I paced to and fro the living room, my body restless. I tried to seat but I hoped to my feet again, my hands trembling and my body damped from worry. He had not come home. I looked at the clock and the anxiety that surged my body grew worse. Ya Allah, where has he gone to. His number was unreachable. I called Vincent who said he left work after Asr. Amir had not called me. He did not come home.
My chest compressed with my heart dancing with fear. What am I going to do? It was few minutes to twelve and when I tried his number again, it was still unreachable. I looked back at the dining room where food laid out but untouched. I can’t even eat. Ya Allah, please protect him. My interlocked hands quivered. Many thoughts ran through my head, most of them terrible. I strode to the dining room wh
