Chapter 1: Introduction
The bustling eye hospital served as a microcosm for the city that lay outside. Like white blood cells traversing veins of a beating heart, patients trickled through to treat ailments. Here, Ria Malhotra had found her calling.
Ria stood two feet taller than most of her colleagues, at an intimidating five foot ten. Her confident stride turned heads as she strolled down the immaculate hallway to her clinic. Ria's colleagues often marveled at her audacious spirit.