Chapter 35 XXXV

A few hours has gone by since we got the devastating news about Abeela s disappearance. Ismail was able to get the pilot to get the plane ready in record time. We are currently flying back to America. Fatima has been crying so much I feared she might make herself sick. She is sleeping now, finally agreeing to rest. I can t imagine what Fatima is going through at the moment. The uncertainty of what is happening to your loved one makes the imagination go wild. You don t know if the person is well or is being treated well. You don t know if the person is fed or not. You don t know if they are torturing your loved one or not. The horrors the person might be facing might be unbearable. The uncertainties are so many, you might lose your mind. I can t imagine anyone from my family getting kidnapped, like maybe Waheeda s children or even Ismail. No! I should not let my imagination even go there. My life would feel like it s been shattered from the horrors I will face if I were to lose him. Ism