2026-04-09 21:00:37I didn’t think. I just moved.
My blood-stained, bruised fingers clamped around Dr. Seo Ji-Hoon’s wrist like a vise, stopping the plastic syringe less than an inch from the pregnant woman’s IV port.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Seo shrieked, his voice cracking. He tried to yank his arm away, but the sheer adrenaline pumping through my exhausted veins locked my grip in place.
"You’re goin
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CHAPTER 16: VIP Crisis
"Stop right there," the taller guard ordered, his hand resting heavily on the radio clipped to his belt. "This floor is restricted. You need to turn around."I didn't stop. I lowered my shoulder and shoved my weight directly into the center of the heavy double doors, forcing my way past the guards.The heavy doors banged loudly against the wooden stops, echoing like a gunshot in the massive room.The Boardroom was intimidating. A long, polished mahogany table dominated the space, surrounded by plush leather chairs. Large, floor-to-ceiling windows offered a sprawling, beautiful view of the Seoul skyline as the morning sun began to rise.Sitting at the head of the table was Hospital Director Seo Baek-Ho. He was an older, sharp-featured man in a tailored charcoal suit, his gray hair perfectly styled. Sitting to his right was Dr. Seo Ji-Hoon, looking nervous but incredibly smug. To his
CHAPTER 15: Facing the Director
The first thing I registered was the smell of stale laundry detergent and old coffee.I tried to inhale, but a sharp, localized agony spiked directly behind my sternum. It felt like a jagged piece of glass was lodged in my airway. I choked, my eyes snapping open as a violent, wet cough tore its way up my throat."Don't sit up. Stay on your side."A cool, damp towel was pressed firmly against the back of my neck. I blinked against the dim light, my vision swimming until the blurry shapes sharpened into the cramped confines of a surgical on-call room. There was a narrow bunk bed, a metal locker, and a tiny sink.Nurse Jo Hyun-Jung was kneeling beside the low cot I was lying on. She looked terrible. Her usually immaculate bun was falling apart, dark strands of hair plastered to her sweaty forehead. Her scrub top was stained with the same dark, drying blood that coated my own jean
CHAPTER 14: Coughing Blood
The thick red blood vanished down the clear plastic tubing. The rapid infuser whined loudly.Slowly, agonizingly, the numbers on the screen began to shift.BP: 65/42.BP: 72/48.The deathly pale hue of Pyeong Yon’s face didn't completely fade, but the blue tint left her lips. Her eyelids fluttered open, glassy and unfocused, but she was conscious. The left lateral tilt and the massive influx of volume were working. We had restored the mechanical plumbing of her circulatory system.But it was only a temporary fix. She was still bleeding internally."Her pressure is holding at eighty-five over fifty," Jo called out, wiping a streak of sweat from her forehead with the back of her wrist. "Heart rate is dropping to one-twenty. She's compensating.""We need to get that baby out right now, or the placenta will c
CHAPTER 13: Saving Two Lives
I didn’t think. I just moved.My blood-stained, bruised fingers clamped around Dr. Seo Ji-Hoon’s wrist like a vise, stopping the plastic syringe less than an inch from the pregnant woman’s IV port."What the hell are you doing?!" Seo shrieked, his voice cracking. He tried to yank his arm away, but the sheer adrenaline pumping through my exhausted veins locked my grip in place."You’re going to kill her," I rasped, my breathing heavy. The air in Trauma Bay One smelled overwhelmingly of fresh, hot iron and the sharp antiseptic tang of alcohol wipes.I looked down at the patient. Her name was Pyeong Yon. Her face was the color of old chalk, slick with a terrifying, cold sweat. Her eyes were rolling back into her skull, the heavy lids fluttering as her brain desperately fought against the rapidly dropping oxygen levels. Beneath her, the pristine white hospi
CHAPTER 12: The Fatal Syringe
Two hours into the meat grinder. My scrubs and gown were soaked through with sweat. My hands cramped so intensely I had to pry my own fingers open against the edge of a table just to drop a used syringe into the sharps container. The massive influx of patients finally began to slow to a trickle. The frantic screaming faded into low, exhausted moans echoing down the halls. I leaned heavily against the central charting desk, downing a tiny paper cup of lukewarm tap water. My hands shook so hard the water spilled down my chin and neck. Then, the automatic doors slid open one last time. Two paramedics rushed in, pushing a stretcher at a dead sprint. On it was a woman, heavily pregnant, her hands clawing desperately at the white hospital sheets. Her face was chalk-white. The sheets between her legs were soaked in a terrifying, expanding pool of bright, fresh arterial blood. "Thirty-two weeks pregnant! Unrestrained passenger in the rear of the pileup!" the paramedic shouted, completely
CHAPTER 11: Code Black ER
The cold tile bit into my cheek. How long had I been lying there? Ten seconds? A full minute? The automated voice over the hospital intercom kept repeating the same two words, drilling into my skull with mechanical indifference. Code Black. Code Black.I tasted sour bile and old copper at the back of my throat. I squeezed my eyes shut, mentally reaching for the familiar, comforting glow of the blue screen. I waited for the digital text to appear, to tell me what to do, to highlight the next objective. Nothing happened. I opened my eyes to empty air. The harsh fluorescent lights burned my retinas. The System was completely dead. I was blind. I forced myself up onto my hands and knees. Every muscle in my body screamed in fierce protest. My gray hoodie was a stiff, heavy crust of Mr. Han's dried blood, sticking uncomfortably to my stomach. I was suspended. My badge was gone. The logical, legal thing to do was to walk out the rear exit, go home, and pass out. But the distant, frantic
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