Chapter 14

Once again, Adele and Jamal did not utter a word to each other after such an intense talk. They both kept their distances and engrossed themselves in their individual work and even at the dinning, not a word was said.

They finally went to bed without talking about the issue. The night was a miserable one for both of them. No one shook from their spots on the bed and they both kept staring at the walls in front of them till their alarms went off.

It was six am in the morning and it was time for both of them to wake up and prepare for work, even though they had gotten no sleep at all.

Jamal was the first to step down from the bed, while Adele quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be fast asleep. Jamal, who knew she was pretending, walked over to her side of the bed.

"Adele." He called, but Adele did not bulge. "I know you are awake. I forgot to prepare my outfit for work last night, I need you to help me sort that out by the time I'm done bathing. Please." H