A Bullet That Officially Never Existed
Yehia is shot during a crushed uprising the regime calls the 'Disgraceful Events,' and the Gate insists security forces fired no bullets. Because the bullet stays lodged in his body, removing it requires a permit, so he joins the endless queue while his health declines. Meanwhile his X-ray and hospital records quietly disappear, and the evidence of his wound is erased as he waits for permission to treat it.