The betrayal wasn't just a fleeting act. It was a hidden, silent, yet powerful earthquake, leaving fissures in the souls of both Adel and Nelly.
Adel sat on the edge of the sofa after his betrayal, as if he had suddenly fallen from a dense dream, unaware of its beginning or end. He breathed slowly, whispering to himself,
Adel :How did this happen? Where did I go wrong?
Adel looked down and ran a hand across his face, pained; the pain of betrayal, the pain of feeling unworthy of Naomi's trust. He whispered,
Adel :And what will happen now?
Nelly sat near him, smoothing her hair, her face still warm with the past. But in her eyes, there was something else a mixture of victory and defeat, as if she had won a battle but lost herself. Adel raised his head and gazed at Nelly, saying in a sor
