Chapter 10: The Agonizing WaitAfter another restless night, Amal decided to get out of bed several hours before he was due at work and go for a walk by the shore, hoping it would clear his head. He set out for Corniche Beach, where Stuart had spent hours during his visit while Amal had been at work, Amal constantly warning him to use a sunblock of at least fifty SPF to protect his light Arian skin from the strong Middle Eastern sun. But as soon as he sat down on a bench looking out at the beach, all he could think of was Stuart. He crossed back over the main shoreline thoroughfare to Lake Park and took a seat by the pond full of ducks.
One of the Arabian sand cats who roamed wild throughout town came over and rubbed against his leg, hoping for a handout. Then it jumped up onto the bench a
