“They granted me one day bail. What was the emergency? Whose funeral is this?”

With my head hanging low, emitting endless dejection, my heart skipped a beat when I heard Asad’s nonchalant tone, scanning the place.

Gathering my courage, I rose from my seat, placing my hand over his shoulder, giving him a bad omen as I breathed out.

“Saira…”

He blinked in disbelief when I told him everything happened. It took him a few minutes to register the depth of my words.

“Huh?”

My throat dried, things were mute for a few seconds until he uttered that vague resonance. Taking a deep breath, I opened my mouth to repeat...