Zoraya

Jayden didn't come back for a few days after he left. I was starting to think that we would die of hunger when he suddenly showed up one evening.

He squatted before me and rubbed the back of his hand on my cheek.

"I'm sorry," he muttered in his bass voice, making me realize how much I'd missed him.

I was so excited to hear his voice again that I didn't realize that I had made a sound until I saw the raise of his brow and the lines on his forehead.

"I wish I didn't....."

He paused ...