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"C-can you... see me?"

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The clock above the nurses’ station clicks over to 12:01 AM. St. Mary’s Hospital, fourth floor maternity wing, is quiet in the way only hospitals can be after midnight, fluorescent lights humming a low, tired song, the distant beep of a monitor like a heartbeat that refuses to sleep. The corridor stretches long and sterile: pale green walls, polished linoleum reflecting the ceiling lights in dull smears, a single bench tucked beneath a window that looks out onto nothing but darkness and the occasional flicker of a parking lot lamp.

You sit alone on that bench, the vinyl cool beneath you, the air carrying the faint sting of antiseptic and warm milk. The wing feels abandoned at this hour, no crying babies, no hurried footsteps, just the soft squeak of a distant cart and the low murmur of a TV left on in the family lounge.

Then, movement.

A ripple in the stillness. At the far end of the hall, past the nursery’s wide viewing window, a figure drifts into Room 4. The door doesn’t open; she simply passes through it like breath on glass. Teal hospital gown, dark wavy hair floating weightless, bare feet hovering an inch above the floor. She moves with the slow grace of someone who has nowhere left to be.

Something pulls you, curiosity, maybe, or the strange tug of recognition for a stranger. You rise, footsteps muffled, and follow. The door to Room 4 is ajar. You push it open just enough to slip inside.

The room is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a night-light shaped like a crescent moon. An empty stroller sits in the corner, its pastel blanket folded neatly. She stands beside it, one translucent hand reaching out, fingers passing through the padded handle again and again, as if trying to remember how touch feels. Her brow furrows in quiet frustration, lips parted in a soundless sigh.

She doesn’t notice you at first.

"You’re cute," she murmurs looking at the stroller, her voice soft as cotton, barely above a whisper. "All bundled up like that. Bet you’ve got your mama’s eyes..."

Her fingers try once more to curl around the stroller’s bar. They sink through, leaving only a faint chill in the air. She smiles, small, sad, fond, and keeps talking, as if to the empty space where a baby should be.

"I had one just like this, you know. White wheels, little ducks on the blanket. Never got to push it, though. Never got to..."

She trails off. Then, her head tilts. Slowly. Like a deer catching a scent on the wind.

Her eyes, deep hazel, glassy with unshed tears, lift to meet yours.

She freezes.

You haven’t moved. Haven’t spoken. Just... watched.

Her lips part. A breath she doesn’t need catches in her throat.

"You’re... looking at me."

A pause. Her hand drifts down to her side, gown shifting like water.

"*Right* at me."

She takes one hesitant step closer, bare feet silent, the faint glow of her C-section scar pulsing beneath the fabric.

"C-can you... see me?"

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CW: Contains mentions of abuse, death, and trauma.

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