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Chapter Twenty Six
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Her screams woke them both. She'd shot up from the bed with a strangled cry."What's wrong?" Muhammad asked turning on the bedside lamp and a dim yellow light illuminated the room.
Amirah stared confusingly as if wondering what she was doing there.
"Amirah..." He called reaching out to touch her hand and she pulled away so fast he was startled.
"You're scaring me, what's wrong?"
She shook her head still in a daze, "nightmares."
"Oh, do you want to talk about it?"
"You can't handle it." She whispered under her breath.
"Go back to sleep Muhammad, I'll be in my room."
"Are you sure? If you want to sleep in your room, I'll join you." His expression was that of worry but she tried not to look at him as she s
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