The Seventh Scene

When Lin Yi walked into that hospital for the first time, he thought he was just here to see a doctor. The second time she started remembering when the nurses changed shifts. The third time she discovered that people in the cafeteria would turn into puppets at midnight. The fourth time she saw the first crossed-out name on the list of missing patients. The fifth time she counted her schedule in the surgery corridor—seven "done" stamps. The sixth time she cried in the morgue. The seventh time, she didn't want to run away.