Chapter 36 / Part 2

Three days after Habbab and Melek's kiss

Habbab

Everything was ready; in fifteen days, we would leave the country and start a new life. We would have a life together. I knew I could make Melek fall in love with me again. I did it once; I could do it a second time.

I had a plan. I would ask her to give me a week, to get to know me better, to tell her everything I needed to say. A week for her to listen to me, and if she still rejected me after that, I would let her go. I would take her out of the country to protect her, but I wouldn't keep her.

I had spent days planning every detail of our encounter. I knew it was time to surprise Melek and show her my determination to make amends for my mistakes and win back her heart. I had gotten tickets to leave the country together, but before we left, I wanted to show her that we could build a new story filled with love and happiness.

Melek sat in the hotel room's lounge, lost in her thoughts. I approached her with a nervous smile and said, "Mele