Chapter 294

Roshanay listened to the words, their meaning sinking into her heart like a stone. She had hoped, against all odds, that Moosa would wake up and everything would be okay. But the truth was that even if he did wake up, the road ahead would be long and uncertain.

The weight of it all pressed down on her, breaking the last shred of hope she had been clinging to. She left the hospital that evening, her steps slow and heavy, and found herself standing on the roof of the building, the city sprawling out before her.

The wind whipped through her hair, cold and biting, and she wrapped her arms around herself. The darkness was comforting, a shroud that hid the pain she was feeling. For a moment, she thought about letting go, about stepping off the edge and ending it all.

She had no reason to live anymore. She had lost her baby, the child she had grown to love despite the circumstances of its conception. She had lost Moosa, the love of her life, the man she had spent years se