Book 2: Chapter 4

Amira POV

Three months ago...

I was making dinner in the kitchen when my little cousin's voice broke out from the balcony.

“Amira! Come, look!” 

“What's it, Oluchi?” I asked, covering for the pot.

“Just hurry!” she beckoned.

Exhaling, I wiped my hands on my apron and stepped out of the kitchen. But the second I reached the balcony, my heart stumbled.

There, in the yard, was a face I hadn’t seen in two years. My longtime boyfriend.

“Sammy?” I breathed.

He laughed, that same crooked laugh that used to melt me. “Yes, baby. It’s me.”

I dashed into his arms and he lifted me off my feet. Just like that the lonely nights and the