Something inside me broke—cleanly and without a sound.
A doctor approached, flipping through her chart. “She’s stable now, but she arrived dangerously late. A few more hours…”
He didn’t finish.
I nodded, but I wasn’t really hearing him anymore. My gaze drifted to the officer standing near the door—hospital protocol had already escalated the situation.
“Do we know who left her there?” I asked.
He checked his notes. “A hotel shuttle driver found her alone near the luggage pickup area. No adult present. We’re tracking the last known location of her parents.”
Parents.
I looked down at Olivia, then back at him.
My voice came out low, steady, and colder than I expected.
“They’re about to have a very different kind of vacation.”
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