s with a gut-wrenching lurch, li

of my own burning flesh filling my nostrils, my colleagu

sy, familiar chaos of the ER, the

own at my hands. They were steady, unscarred, clad in blue nitrile gloves

e been staring at that ch

my confusion. He stood beside me, h

t for a second," I managed to s

ll read 9:02 AM. I remembered this day. I remembe

ly Hayes arrived. This w

t in its usual no-nonsense expression. Trailing just behind him was a young woman in a new s

mily

start her career. No one could see the poison coiled behind that s

our new resident, Dr. Emily Hayes. Show her the ropes, get her up to speed. Hayes, this is S

smile. "It' s an honor, Sarah. I' ve

k cracking on my face. "Wel

tension, a current only I could

ert of the day blared through the speak

, let' s move!"

ys, grabbing supplies, readying ourselves for the incoming wave of patients. I wa

athing shallow. We descended on him, a whirlwind of activit

r the wounds. She just pointed a f

ste your ti

ost detached. The entir

will only put others at risk, you' l

room. You could hear a pin drop ove

p shade of red. He rounded on Emi

you just sa

g to die. I can... see it. It' s better t

Get out of my trauma bay right now. I don' t know what kind of medicine they taugh

sunderstood sorrow. She gave a small nod an

hell was that? Is she crazy? 'I can see it.' You' re the one wit

eam. In the first timeline, I had laughed, dismissing Emily as a

at him. We cracked his chest, we pushed meds, we tran

before, he die

in defeat, I saw Emily watching from the doorway. She wasn't g

t me, her eyes holdin

ld y

was palpable. The whisp

by the nurses' stat

ediction," I said, k

t a prediction, Sarah. It was a certainty. I

r pen hovering

g. Much more. You sho

d speakers crackled to life again,

eclared. Chemical plant ex

calated into a frantic rush. Everyone was s

re, a look of grim certainty on her face, as i

was the only one w