Sheena Ryder had always been the kind of person who fixated on the cracks in the pavement rather than the sky above. For years, she’d worked a steady but soul-numbing data entry job, lived in a tidy but colorless apartment, and maintained a small circle of acquaintances she called friends but rarely confided in. Her routine was a fortress—predictable, safe, and utterly silent.

Once I have more context, I'll do my best to provide a helpful report!

And beneath that, in smaller letters: “P.S. My hands still shake. I do it anyway.”

’s life was defined by the relentless pace of military medicine