Chapter 1: The Hospital and the Color Palette The rhythmic, mechanical beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound tethering me to reality. It was a cold, steady, indifferent noise that echoed off the sterile white walls of the Emergency Room trauma bay. Every time my chest rose to draw a breath, a sharp, agonizing stab of pain radiated from my abdomen, forcing me to exhale in a shallow, trembling gasp. “Blood pressure is dropping again,” a nurse said urgently, her gloved hands pressing a thick wad of gauze against my side. “We need to prep O.R. 3. Has...
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