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ng the street. The café was relatively quiet, its dim

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ada, and I don't understand why you hate hearing my

love you, and I never will. Go find another gi

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the tension

at's wrong, Ghada? Tha

eps calling and sending me message

to St

bed, leaning agai

uffocated a

his phone and

a choked v

he phone: He

feel suffocated. I need to go

t. Your Uncle Hussein has returned

table beside my bed. Tak

ay. Thank

ke care,

: Goo

got out of bed, and wa

lway, he m

: What happene

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you go. I just want

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table beside the bed, put t

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l were sitting

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ive with me. They have no one else in this world but me. I have had to take on the roles of both father

a are your brother Nasser's children. I'

Why didn't you tell me? In circumstances

burden you. I know you're always bu

hese, you should have told me. You f

Nasser was always healthy and took good care of h

y sad story. Not now

a wound that still causes you p

right. That was

by disturbing anxiety and nightmares. They haven't been able to live normal li

saddened me by telling

Ghada - F

g to destroy yourself over a man

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bbed her bag, and p

and the two women he

the wheel, with

ke me home. I w

you going to do

eel suffocated, and I

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rives A

he street, breathi

istened to music as the cool air

le, his mood b

while, the faintest hint of

Amal - The B

ued driving until they

d in front of

e horn and waited

ate o

: Thank God you're

hank you,

e the car in

d the gate

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e car in front

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ou're always making

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he car door an

: Go

: Goo

ed toward

nce, she noticed that the s

ael standing i

topped

watching me too?

won't let you go. You don't know what you mean to me.

once that I could never be with someone lik

belong to anyone els

nor anyone else.

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ulled her into a forceful embra

voice echoing throug

sharp metal blad

he ground as blood p

o the darkness, convin