Rakia was stirring her milk when morning sickness struck her. She quickly moved to the sink not far from her and vomited there. She tried not to make too much noise but no matter how hard she tried Dashtan’s hearing could still pick up the sound as she vomited. Rakia washed her mouth after vomiting enough to make her lose energy.

“Tell me what’s wrong?” asked Dashtan as she lightly massaged his wife’s shoulder. Rakia remained silent before finally turning towards Dashtan and looking down. She then lifted her gaze and looked at him for a long time, they were silent for a moment waiting for each other’s statements, but...