The head nurse, whose name tag read “Nurse Jenna,” moved with quiet determination. Her hands, though steady and practiced from years of medical experience, trembled slightly as she held her phone. She was well aware of the gravity of the situation, the life-and-death stakes playing out in front of her. The oath she had taken to save lives and provide care clashed violently with the cold indifference of Officer Mills.
“Please, Officer, let us through,” Nurse Jenna pleaded, her voice carrying a note of urgency that could not be mistaken for anything other than genuine concern. “This woman and her baby are in critical danger.”
