Chapter 39 Father's Last Words

• Rania sat in the hospital waiting room with trembling hands, her eyes red from tears that hadn't stopped since the ambulance sped through the night streets. Isabel, who had been contacted and immediately rushed to the hospital upon hearing the news, sat beside her, gripping her hand tightly as a form of silent support.
• The fluorescent lights in the waiting room flickered occasionally, hospital announcements occasionally sounded from the speakers in the distance, and the distinctive antiseptic smell filled the air, a combination that made Rania increasingly restless waiting for news about her father's condition.
• "He'll be okay," Isabel whispered, trying to comfort her though her own voice wasn't entirely certain. "Your father is strong, Rania. He'll pull through."