Chapter 86
Author: Author K.
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The lift doors closed on the ward and opened on a lobby that already knew too much. A nurse at the desk did not look up. The television in the corner ran the morning step on mute. United behind the trust. Two sons. One line. The caption called it stability. Philip watched his own mouth form the words he had bought and felt the price still sitting in his throat.

Liam stood beside him until the doors opened, then stepped out first. He did not offer the chair. He took it. Plastic. Familiar. His.

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