Chapter 96

• With her eyes closed, lost in an abyss of darkness and silence, when a distant murmur began to fill her ears. Initially, they were just undefined echoes, sounds that floated on the periphery of her consciousness. But gradually, these fragmented sounds began to solidify into something more recognizable: voices, machines, the sensation of a familiar place.
• She blinked her eyes slowly, feeling the weight of her eyelids. Slowly, the world around her began to reveal itself. It was a white hospital ceiling that stretched above her, with fluorescent lights casting a cold and sterile glow. A machine beside her emitted soft beeps, like a heartbeat in the background, monitoring her condition.
• Ellis tried to move, but a gentle, firm hand held her. She looked at the nurse who was next to her bed, a woman with kind eyes and a comforting expression. The nurse gently asked Ellis to calm down while calling for the doctors.