Beyond the Boundaries

A Few Hours Later The ICU doors finally opened. The crowd waiting outside hadn't thinned even slightly. Relatives of the Sharma family immediately stood up as soon as they saw the doctor approaching. But no one dared to move ahead. No one dared to stand between the doctor and that man. The doctor walked straight towards him. There was something in the doctor's expression. Something that was impossible to hide. Something that the man clearly didn't want to hear. But he said nothing. His eyes remained fixed on the doctor. Almost as if he were trying to read the answer from his face before the doctor even spoke. The doctor stopped in front of him. He opened his mouth. Then paused. He cleared his throat. “I'm sorry.” The man's fingers slowly clenched into fists. The doctor took a breath. And finally said the words that shattered whatever little hope remained. “She is no more.”