Zaydaan. When the doctor did not come out even after the given time, my silence turned into panic. I was done pacing around, I was done feeling helpless. I wanted to know what was going on inside and I hoped to God that everything was alright, because if it wasn't, I would burn this place down. "What is taking so long?!" I yelled out so loud that my mother visibly flinched and my brother rushed to my side. The doctor came out a moment later, looking at me with eyes widened. "Prime Minister Sahab, we-" "How is my wife?" I questioned, staring him in the eyes and daring him to tell me a bad news. "We're working very hard to save her." He started off, carefully looking at my brother and then at me. My brother had gripped my arm so tight, yet I could feel his hand shaking. "Then what is

