Chapter 43

Rakia gulped as Dashtan said his confession. She wanted to interrupt, but on the other hand, she tried to listen to the man's explanation.

"She was two weeks pregnant, but not my child. She forced me to take responsibility after she carelessly joined a party with her classmates back in college in America. On an island for three days. I had forbidden her to go but Dalilah is a party girl and stubborn, so I had no choice and let her go." Dashtan continued his story. Rakia now felt half empty. She was grateful for not interrupting earlier.

"Two weeks later, she confessed that she was pregnant and forced me to marry her and take responsibility because she had no idea who impregnated her. I refused to do so, and she threatened to kill herself, so I told her just to terminate the pregnancy." Dashtan took a deep breath; Rakia did too. For some reason, all her muscles suddenly tensed up as she listened to the man's story.

"After that, we didn't speak to each other for a few days and before