68: A Tender Peck

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They arrived at home in the late evening, some mosques were even proclaiming the Magrib salah-Amna wasn't crying anymore, but there was stain of tears on her face, and she couldn't utter a word. Umma was just dragging her feet, as they opened the house and met the person they've never imagined. "What brought you back?" That's the first question Umma flared at a comfortably seated Tahir, he was nibbling on dates and other traditional fruits. He looked up from the leather and flashed her a factitious smile without looking at where Amna was walking to. "Good Evening, Umma. I came back and couldn't see any of you. What happened? You look a bit tensed," he asked, sounding so innocent, as if he wasn't burning of rage within. Umma ignored the looked he flashed her and sat beside him on the ma

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