As they waited for the doctor, the room seemed to close in around her. Her mind flashed through the events of the day, the forced smiles, the polite applause, the whispered judgments. This marriage, meant to be a solution, had now spiraled into an unforeseen nightmare. She had prepared herself for an uncomfortable night, not this sudden twist of fate that had transformed her life yet again within mere hours.

When the doctor arrived, the staff cleared the room, leaving the girl standing in the doorway, watching as the doctor examined her husband. The moments dragged on, each passing second amplifying her anxiety. Finally, the doctor turned to her, his expression somber.