The hotel was three blocks from the hospital. The room had two double beds, a radiator that clanked every few minutes like someone tapping a pipe with a wrench, and a view of the building across the street. Brick and windows. Other people’s lives behind curtained glass.
Maya sat on the bed closest to the window, still wearing her jacket, still holding he…
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