Chapter 85

I helped her walk. Khadijah was finding it difficult to walk. And I had to make sure that she got to her husband. But with all the firing going on around us, it was proving difficult. But thank God, once we neared the fence, we spotted Shehzad. Khadijah broke into sobs in her joy and relief to see her husband. As we neared, Shehzad ran towards us and quickly scooped up his wife in his arms, hugging her closely with her face buried in his neck as she cried.

"I'm sorry. So so sorry." She kept on saying.

"No no baby. Never." I heard Shehzad say. And even though I had met this man only once before where he gave me a cold glare and a calculative outlook, but right now, the man I saw was a man in love. His gaze on his wife was so soft and his smile; it was enough to melt any heart as he kissed his wife's forehead.

My heart almost skipped a beat. And my unwanted and unfulfilled desires resurfaced as bitter tears welled in my eyes.