chapter 17

"I was on a business trip out of the country, I couldn't come earlier, I flew as soon as you called," Hamza said.

"what! You were not in the country!!" I shouted.

He nodded as if it was a matter of fact that needed no question and no surprise.

I just couldn't believe that man!

"Hamza, did you come back just because I called you?" I asked both taken aback and burdened.

"Yes"

"you could have just told me you were not in the country! I would have spoken with you in the phone,"

"I didn't come because of you Inaya, don't get that wrong" he soon interrupted me.

He leaned on his desk, closed his eyes, and while exhaling he said,

"ever since the accident, I started to have this terror, And this regret, I have to keep an eye on you all the time and I have to come as soon as possible when you need me to, I have to do that or else I'll go crazy"

Hearing those words from the man who never cared about anything I really felt sad.

I know all about uncontrollable terror.

In the past years, I never wo