Sebastian's POV
The door exploded open before we could finish our conversation. Maya's entire family swept into the room like a storm of love and tears. Thomas and Margaret rushed in first, followed closely by Penny, Silas, and Arthur. Everyone was speaking at once, voices overlapping in a symphony of relief and joy.
Dr. Quincy had bent the rules for this moment. "You get fifteen minutes," he had told them sternly. "She needs rest, but I know this reunion is medicine too."
"Oh sweetheart!" Margaret practically flew to Maya's bedside, wrapping her daughter in the most delicate embrace, as though she might shatter at the slightest touch. "Thank heaven you're back with us! We've been awake for days straight."
"Mom," Maya breathed, her voice thick with tears as she sank into her mother's warmth.
Thomas appeared on the opposite side of the bed. His weathered hands trembled as he touched Maya's face with infinite gentleness.
