Under the Knife

BEATRIX'S POINT OF VIEW the

BEATRIX'S POINT OF VIEW

"Hold still, please."

Dr. Bianca Silva’s gloved fingers firmly gripped my chin, tilting my face upward directly under the blinding, clinical lights of the examination room. Her dark, scrutinizing eyes mapped every contour of my skin, every subtle dip of bone and curve of flesh. She possessed the unwavering, intense focus of a master sculptor s