Loving Her

Chapter 35

Adnan's POV

It's been two days agonizing days since Amrah had ended things between us. When she called me that day, I thought she was joking, I called her back half expecting her to say 'ha ha gotchu, it was a prank and I'll laugh and say I knew it but no, she was serious.

In those two days, I have tried every possible way to reach her but all my calls and texts went unanswered. I went to her home immediately but once again, she turned me away and refused to see me. Each time I went, her sister Hanan met me with the same answer and a look of pity and confusion. She was as confused as I was but promised to talk to her.

The woman I love so much just left me with no explanations, the pain of it was excruciating. It felt like the ground had been pulled right under me. I raked my brain searching for a clue as to what may have happened to warrant such an abrupt decision but I couldn't find an answer. We were so good, I was so happy, we talked about everything, the future, how life could look like, never once did I have a feeling that she had doubts.

We were deeply in love...or at least I was.

The questions were constantly swimming in my head. I long for just one conversation with her but she shut me out completely.

Yusra advised me to give her some space and hopefully she'll be willing to talk then.

The uncertainty and the lack of explanations are almost as unbearable as the heartbreak itself.

It hurts so much. I never thought anything could hurt me so much.

I admit, maybe I had been too intense, my feelings grew too strong too fast, and that may have scared her. If only she had communicated those feelings, we could have worked on taking a step back. But the way she ended everything was too much, the weight of it knocked me down so hard. It took my motivation and left me feeling utterly empty inside.

Right now, as I sit in my dad's office trying to focus on the pressing issues about the company, my mind is elsewhere. "Are you even listening?. My dad's frustrated voice interrupts my thoughts. I glance up to meet his stern gaze. I quickly straighten up and apologize for my distraction.

He got back the day before yesterday and amongst the countless meetings and discussions, we only got to have our meeting this morning. He looked older than the last time I saw him. The increased grey hairs on his head were a proof of his stress. He has been working for the past few months on the creation of a new business of steel production. He has been going back and forth between three cities now and it was definitely taking its toll on him. Initially when I became CEO of this company, I thought he would retire and completely take a back seat. He tried to do that for a few months and got so bored and now he wants to start a whole new business that was more tasking than this one. That is my dad, a true workaholic, he doesn't know how to relax.

He took off his glasses and moved away the laptop in front of him. "I can see you have come up with a great strategy to move forward, but right now, I want an explanation for why have these accidents have been happening and how to prevent a future occurrence." He said as he gave me a pointed look.

I cleared my throat. "We're still investigating it, but I'm hopeful to get to the bottom soon."

"That is not good enough Adnan! It's been 3 days since the incident, how come nothing's come from this investigation?" He admonished his eyes blazing with anger. His expression reminded me of my childhood when he got angry at me for my mistakes. Actually my dad wasn't very strict growing up he barely got mad but when he did, it's so bad. But when it comes to work, he's a bit ruthless.

He then signed. "I don't think you're taking this seriously, I worked so hard for this company and I cannot let you bring it to the ground by being careless." I listened with my head cast down. I already knew he'll be pissed if I didn't give him any concrete information in fact he's not as angry as I thought he'll be considering the severity of the situation. The thing is I don't want to give him any incomplete information or false information so I want to wait until the former employee who committed the arson is caught.