Lyla

I had very little time to catch my breath before the door was closed behind Rashid and his mother and all that was left behind was me, Shane, Charlie, and Hafsa.

She sighed, long and heavy while running a hand over her face. Her fingers scrubbed around her temples in slow circles as she closed her eyes. She looked pained, more so than she had this entire time.

Now that Rashid was gone and his mother wasn’t ...