Chapter 4: The Hollow Point

The silence that followed the initial chaos was deafening. The nurse remained motionless on the floor, an enigma shrouded in beige scrubs. Mark knew he couldn’t take chances; the shadow of a threat still hung heavy in the air. Without a word, he leveled the pistol at the fallen woman. He pulled the trigger, the muffled thwip of the suppressed shot echoing like a death knell. The room plunged back into an eerie, unnatural quiet.