Chapter 56. Surprise!

“Just nine months… only nine months left,” she kept whispering to herself as she paced back and forth in her room. Like a remoted doll, Bushra trooped to her bedside and picked up her phone. She dialed his number again — it wasn’t going through. He must’ve blocked her. For the past seven days, she has called Muhammad to explain herself but he never picks up her calls or return any of her texts. It was torturing. She’d prefer if he yells at her, say mean and hurtful words to her, rant out his anger to her than go completely silent.

It was tormenting…

She tossed the phone across the bed and plumped down, heaving a sigh of frustration. She held her head that has been splitting with pain for hours, in her hand — his thoughts and the event swirling in her mind. She had cried so much for the past one week that she had gone numb and couldn’t tear up anymore.

And for the past 7 days, she hasn’t laid her eyes on Mahir — it wasn’t what she wanted, but she has to face it and