Still.
Focused.
But not on the monitors.
Not on the doctors.
On her.
On Rose.
His expression shifted.
Subtle.
But unmistakable.
Something in him—
Softened.
I looked back at her.
At Rose.
At the girl who, just hours ago-
Didn’t exist.
“You’re safe now,” I said quietly.
“And now…”
I brushed my thumb gently over her hand.
“You exist.”
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Iris
Amber POV
The room had settled.
Not calm-
But quieter.
More contained.
Rose rested on the bed, her small hand still loosely wrapped around mine, like letting go might make everything disappear again.
I stayed there a moment longer.
Just enough to make sure she felt it.
That she wasn’t alone.
Then I turned.
The older girl was still watching.
From the edge of the second bed.
Still tense.
Still unsure.
But no longer frozen.
I walked toward her slowly.
Careful not to startle her.
“Hey…”
She looked up at me immediately this time.
Still cautious.
But present.
I sat down beside her.
Not too close.
Giving her space.
“You said you didn’t have a name.”
She nodded faintly.
I tilted my head slightly.
“So…”
A small pause.
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“If you could choose one..”
miled gently.
“What would you like to be called?”
She blinked.
Like the question itself was unfamiliar.
Like no one had ever asked her that before.
“…I don’t know,” she whispered.
Her fingers twisted together in her lap.
“I’ve never…”
She trailed off.
“That’s okay,” I said softly.
“We can figure it out.”
I studied her for a moment.
There was something steady about her.
Even through the fear.
Something that had endured.
That hadn’t broken completely.
“Do you know who your family is?” I asked gently.
She froze.
Her body going still again.
But not in fear this time.
In uncertainty.
“…No,” she said quietly.
“I was just… there.”
I nodded slowly.
“Then we’ll fix that too.”
Her eyes flickered toward me.
Confused.
Hopeful.
Afraid to believe it.
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I smiled softly.
You don’t have to decide right now.”
A’small pause.
“Names aren’t something you’re given anymore.”
“They’re something you choose.”
She swallowed.
Nodded slightly.
Still holding onto every word like it mattered.
Because to her-
It did.
I glanced briefly toward Rose.
Then back at her.
“Rose chose something soft,” I said gently.
“Something beautiful.”
I tilted my head slightly, meeting her eyes.
“But you…”
A small pause.
“You feel different.”
I let the silence sit for a moment.
Then said it.
Softly.
Carefully.
Like offering-not deciding.
“What about… Iris?”
She blinked.
“Iris?” she repeated.
I nodded.
“It’s a flower too.”
A faint smile touched my lips.
“But it also means something more.’
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I held her gaze.
t’s the part of the eye that lets you see.”
A beat.
“To understand.”
“To choose.”
Her breathing slowed slightly.
“Iris…” she said again.
Quieter this time.
Like she was trying it on.
I didn’t rush her.
Didn’t push.
Just waited.
And then-
A small nod.
Barely there.
But real.
“…I like it.”
Something in my chest eased.
Just a little.
I smiled.
“Then Iris it is.” 1
For the first time-
She smiled.
Small.
Careful.
But hers.
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She wasn’t just surviving anymore.
She was becoming.
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I didn’t move.
Nouldn’t.
Not when I heard it.
Not when I saw it.
Not when she said it.
“Rose.”
The room felt… different after that.
Quieter.
Softer.
Like something fragile had just been placed in the center of it.
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