Chapter 8: Kadeer

When my text notification chimed, I chuckled seeing that Devyn responded so quickly. She said she would text me later, so I wondered what encouraged her to get back to me so fast. Whatever the reasons were, I had to admit I was feeling good about it. After our conversation the night before, I knew we were going to remain in contact. It was surprising she beat me to it.

Exiting my bedroom, I followed the sounds of laughter coming from my daughters. Sadia, Ariah, Layla, and Danai were in the middle of the living room floor playing with their dollhouse. It made me feel like a proud father seeing how Layla and Danai were still behaving like little girls at the ages of seven