As Vanessa sits in the hospital waiting area, the minutes tick by slowly, each passing second feeling like an eternity. She watches as doctors and nurses rush past, their urgent footsteps echoing in the sterile corridors. Despite the bustling activity around her, Vanessa feels a sense of solitude settle over her like a heavy blanket.
Glancing through the window, she sees the sun dipping below the horizon, casting long shadows across the hospital grounds. A pang of anxiety gnaws at her insides as she thinks about her father lying in the hospital bed, his condition still uncertain. Vanessa longs to be by his side, offering him comfort and reassurance, but she knows that her mother needs this time alone with him.
