Chapter One Hundred And Twenty
The heavy, suffocating silence from Khalid stretched into the very next day like a thick, unstoppable winter fog.
He didn’t call me. He didn’t send a single text message. There was not even a simple, sweet "good morning" text like the ones he usually sent me every single day without fail. The complete and total absence of his presence felt significantly louder, heavier, and more terrifying than any loud argument we had ever had in the past. It felt like the air had been sucked completely out of our relationship, leaving me gasping for any sign that he still cared.
I tried my absolute best to stay focused while I was at work at the youth outreach center, but it was a completely useless effort. My hands moved through paperwork and my mouth spoke words to th
