The elevator doors opened again. Amir led Serena out onto a glass-enclosed balcony. All around her were blue skies and white clouds and the sparkling city below. It looked like something out of a fairy-tale and she couldn't help her delighted gasp, despite the situation. "The view is very beautiful, but it is not going to change my mind."
"Yes, isn't it beautiful?" He moved in beside her at the railing and pointed towards the horizon. "What do you see?"
"Well, I see buildings, factories, parks, and homes. A hospital over there. All the stuff that makes up a city, I guess," Serena replied.
"My family and this company helped build this city. AL-Aman Oil owns a majority of the buildings. We help fund the schools. We helped build the hospital. We do it all to help the people of Aman. This i
