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“Mrs. Mason,” Elena said, keeping her voice calm. “You need to come back to bed.”

She never spoke of it again. But every night at 2:47 a.m., the staff at the long-term facility would find her standing at the end of the main hallway, barefoot, facing the exit—waiting for a name no one else could hear. janet mason only

Yet there she was.

They got her back. Barely.

Janet turned her head slowly. Her eyes were not the eyes of a sedated stroke patient. They were dry, clear, and focused with an intensity that made Elena’s chest tighten. “Mrs

Instead, she stood straight as a lamppost, one hand resting on the fire extinguisher cabinet. Her gray hair was loose, hanging past her shoulders—nurses had kept it braided. Elena noted this because the braid was still on the pillow in 412, cut cleanly at the elastic. But every night at 2:47 a