“Alright.”
At first, I thought Simon was just a small pawn in this staged kidnapping. But now, perhaps I had underestimated him.
The next day, Nikolai called, screaming down the line, telling me to rush to the hospital. Amirah had woken up, and after learning the child was gone, she had run to the rooftop, threatening to jump.
“Hmm, got it,” I said, hanging up before closing my eyes for a few more minutes.
Then my dad kicked open the door and hauled me upright.
“Your wife’s about to jump off a building, and you’re still sleeping?”
“She won’t jump, she’s putting on a show.”
“Beast!” my dad spat through clenched teeth.
At the hospital, just as I expected, Amirah stood at the rooftop edge but didn’t jump.
“Amirah, Sevi is here. Whatever you want to say, say it to him. Please, don’t do anything foolish!” Elianna begged, tears streaming down her face.
“Don’t provoke my daughter again. If anything happens to her, I’ll fight you to the death!” Nikolai hissed in my ear.
I walked over.
Amirah seemed to have regained clarity. She stared at me in despair, crying out, “Sevi, why did you make the doctor kill our child?”
“Everyone saw it. You’d already lost your mind. You weren’t fit to be a mother.”