*
The heat of the sun had somewhat abated as the adhan's call to Asr prayer swept through the city. The sound woke Noor up from her uneasy slumber. She looked around hazily at the room she was in, wondering how she had gotten here. Slowly, she began to remember the events that led to her ending up at the doorstep of this house. It must have been only a few minutes after she left the mansion when she sat down to cry, overcome with grief. Blinded by her tears, she had sat down at the doorstep and placed her bag beside her, not knowing where to go.
She couldn't possibly go back home now, after all that had happened; she wouldn't go back even if she could. But where else could she possibly go?
'Fareed would have known what to do' she thought bitterly. Frankly, none of this would have happ
