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Unbroken; A Road to Forever
Chapter 1 Life Between Lines
soft haze dusted the corners of the room, caressing the pill bottles lined up on her des
. Her thoughts drifted far from the pages of biochemistry-toward a persistent ache in her chest. Not physical.
hough love, marriage, or even the idea of it was a cruel j
es was no
r allowed herself
om the military barracks she once called home, was her father's idea.
t. It was Aisha who had searched endlessly for the perfect space, ensuring they'd be
calm, Alia couldn't ignore the sha
ma
ndless nights. In the faint scent of his cologne that clung to the corridor some mornings. I
Even through the rain, when thunder rolled through th
wn her line in t
ot be someo
ven J
ill, h
anded. Never
ent when she didn't want to talk. Once, he even left a worn leather-bound b
h the slow, deliberate way he showed up for her. It frightened her how much she noticed.
, she h
sn't meant for
hat's what
shut her textbooks and pulled her shawl tighter around her. Her pho
ard it
knocks on
art st
kn
was
t. Then, slowly, she walked
izzle. His uniform jacket clung to him, a dark olive silhouette
she said softly, tryin
smile. D
sta
" he said quietly. "I come t
oat tig
, and without touching her
dded.
ather filled her space. She turned away, busyi
le stronger, "I told you. I'm fine.
"But I will. Until the day
fr
otebooks, flipped through a few pages, then set it down aga
tirred some
with unsaid things, she fina
d at her
the only thin
you let in," he said. "Even if it takes years. Even if all I get is
ay, the heat behind her
kind that waited through silence an
she
o
