She froze. She could not move. His words were harsh, but they carried something else too. An indirect warning. A hint at something deeper. Her heart seemed to stop in that instant. Her eyes widened in surprise, as though his words had shattered something right in front of her. A strange pressure tightened in her chest, making it difficult to breathe. Then, suddenly, she turned toward him before walking away completely. Something strange fluttered in her stomach. She felt embarrassed... and something else too, something that tickled her nerves. Could those be butterflies fluttering inside her right now? ❈-❈-❈ She opened the apartment door with the same smile still lingering on her face. Distracted, she tossed her bag onto the first chair she came across, her mind still stuck on his words. It could have been an ordinary sentence. And yet, somehow, it wasn't. She felt that there was something hidden behind it. She noticed Esraa sprawled across the living-room sofa, watching
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