For the next couple of days, Arshe continued to send messages to Tahra, followed by midnight calls with the excuse of checking up on her.
At first, it was good, and Tahra didn't mind, except for the part where Arshe insisted on helping her repair the house. She refused, and he even went as far as offering to lend her the money, something she had no intention of accepting.
"Thanks, Arshe, really! But I'll just wait until my apartment is repaired!" she said with a smile, delighted to see just how much Arshe cared about her. But they had just said their goodbyes, and the phone had just slipped down from Tahra's ear when a daunting realization slowly sank in—one she couldn't bring herself to accept.
