Epilogue
One Month Later...
I breathed in the now-familiar smells of the oasis. In a weird way, this was starting to feel like home, even though I only spent one night a week here. Maybe it was because this was the only place I felt like I could truly be myself.
Abu already stood in front of the pool of water, anxiously looking around as if trying to spot me. He was always here early. I was reasonably certain he liked watching for me and seeing that I was heading towards him.
I waved, and even from this distance, I could see his face lighting up. He longed for these moments as much as I did. He waved back.
Without thinking twice about it, I half-ran to him and jumped into his arms. Our lips met, and I relaxed for the first time in a week. He had that effect on me.
We'd fallen into
