  &quot;That seems perfect, Lieutenant. Thank you.&quot; He smiled at him, &quot;Thank you for the phone as well.&quot; He chuckled at the expression that covered Hafiz s entire face and waited to hear all that he had to say. 
  &quot;I've had this whole conversation planned on my mind but it seems like the words had run off. Captain, do you still intend to divorce her?&quot; He asked and he could see the turmoil his question had stirred in Na im. 
  He shouldn't have been hesitant the way he was now, Na im thought as he still wasn't able to answer his question. But then he remembered everything and from the look Alan Gubro was flashing him, he knew that it wouldn t take long before he spoke to him about getting married again. And this time, Na im thought it wouldn t be as long as it used to take. It wouldn't give him enough time to forget about the would be bride.
  &quot;Yes, I guess I

  Na im sighed, bringing her even closer to his body as he closed his eyes and hugged her a bit tighter. He had been back to the palace since yesterday in the late evening and for the decision he had finally come up with, Na im decided that it would be best if he didn t come to see her or to even know that he was back. But it seemed his heart was stronger than his brain and when he found himself tossing and turning, not being able to even breathe properly, he knew he just had to come and see her even for a few minutes. But he had to.
  She was still crying when he lifted her face from his chest and the smile he had lost for the last seven days came back to his face with a full bloom. &quot;Why are you still crying?&quot; He asked with a soft voice and Maryam pouted her lips. 
  &quot;I thought I'd never see you again. I kept waiting...but that soldier friend of yours has never come back.

  They had chatted away on the phone in a way that was enough to show him he had forgotten about the fact that Hafiz was still there waiting for his phone. It had been so long since when he had been as happy as he was now and when Maryam reminded him of that, he gasped and they burst out laughing together. He bade her goodbye and she was reluctant before she heard him ended the call and took the phone outside to Hafiz. 
  He wasn't sulking like she imagined he would, rather, he was watching the tv and it seemed like Bilkisu had entertained him as a guest, which was a good thing. He turned to her the moment she walked into the room and when he saw the wide smile on her lips, Hafiz couldn't be more truer with his speculations. She had went into the room crying as though that was the time her father had lost his life, and she was back now with the widest grin? That s a good start. 
  &quot;

&quot;That seems perfect, Lieutenant. Thank you.&quot; He smiled at him, &quot;Thank you for the phone as well.&quot; He chuckled at the expression that covered Hafiz s entire face and waited to hear all that he had to say. 
  &quot;I've had this whole conversation planned on my mind but it seems like the words had run off. Captain, do you still intend to divorce her?&quot; He asked and he could see the turmoil his question had stirred in Na im. 
  He shouldn't have been hesitant the way he was now, Na im thought as he still wasn't able to answer his question. But then he remembered everything and from the look Alan Gubro was flashing him, he knew that it wouldn t take long before he spoke to him about getting married again. And this time, Na im thought it wouldn t be as long as it used to take. It wouldn't give him enough time to forget about the would be bride.
  &quot;Yes, I guess I still have this decision and nothing would ever change it.&quot;
  Hafiz nodded his head and sat 

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