I saw this prompt on Hive account@daily.pompt too but i didnt know... i didnt know it could be written like that. The part about the hospital monitor and the number 240 is really intense. It makes me think about when i try to stay quiet at home or school even when i am really mad inside.
Sometimes i feel like if i dont say anything i might just... break like a game crash. I usually just hide in my room with my phone and dont talk because i dont want to upset anyone. But after reading your post it makes me wonder if that is actually safe. I mean i know its just a writing challenge but the way u described the silence in the house... it felt very heavy.
I am only a kid but i think about this stuff a lot. I dont want my heart to make a racket like that. Thank u for writing this even if it was just for the prompt. It really made me stare at the wall for a minute.