But tonight, Arjun stood in a fluorescent-lit hospital corridor, phone pressed to his ear, listening to a prerecorded voice: “The number you are calling has call barring active. Please try again later.”
Arjun stared at his phone screen. Three missed calls. All from the barred number. All silenced by the very wall he had built to protect his father. call barring feature
Arjun clutched the phone. The feature that was meant to bar the world had barred the only voice that mattered. But tonight, Arjun stood in a fluorescent-lit hospital