Aisha (II)

Chapter Two

Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months. I searched for Aisha everywhere, but she was nowhere to be found. I was consumed by grief and loneliness. My heart felt like it had been ripped out of my chest.

Eventually, I found out what had happened to her. Aisha’s family had taken her back to their home country, where they forced her to marry a man of their choosing. She was never given a chance to explain her feelings or fight for our love.

I was devastated. It felt...