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"Ibrahim..." Zynah's voice trailed.

"How have you and Adnan been?" He inquired, his voice carrying the familiar warmth.

"Surviving," She responded. "We have been fine, I guess. How are things over there?"

"I had been expecting you'd call to check up on me, but you didn't," he voiced, his tone laced with disappointment. "I guess you've been extremely busy to do that."

"I..." Momentarily, Zynah trailed off, not knowing what to say. "I'm sorry about that, I have been preoccupied with things. It wasn't intentional at all."

"I know," he said. "But at least you should have called to check on me. We're supposed to have each other's back, you know." He added, then paused for a while. "By the way, I want to know how the divorce process is going."

Zynah heaved a sigh. "I haven't even spent a month here yet. Quite some time left before the divorce is finalized."

Ibrahim's response was a low grunt. Then, a bombshell. "What if I told you that you don't have to wait for that