Wreckless for a change

He hardly slept last night, thinking of the unexpected incident. He did not expect to run into her through the lost child he tried to help. But as expected, she was with that man again.

Despite his troubled thoughts, he managed a short nap in the early dawn. He could only attribute that to fatigue, if not to anything else. At least his body had regained strength to catch his next flight home.

"Ok. Thanks." He answered his phone when someone from the airline informed him that they were resuming their flights.

But why was he hesitating to book his flight? "Can I call you back in a few minutes?" He ended the call without confirming that he would take the first flight out of that place.

But why? What was stopping him from leaving?

He looked at the mirror in his room and quickly saw the answer to his question. It was all over his expression. It reflected in his eyes.