Chapter 40 The Hidden Name

• The minutes that passed outside that room felt like an agonizing eternity. Rania stood frozen, her hand gripping Aleksander's arm tightly, her eyes never leaving the closed door that separated her from her own father.
• The hospital corridor, usually quiet at such an early hour, was now filled with palpable tension. The footsteps of nurses passing by sounded unbearably loud to Rania's ears, while every sound from the machines behind the closed door made her heart beat even faster.
• “He'll be fine,” Aleksander whispered, holding her tightly, trying to give her strength even though he himself wasn't entirely sure of his own words.