It's been weeks since.

And Zarim was beginning to lose his mind.Every attempt he made to bridge the distance between them ended the same way..Mahnoor slipping away before he could even utter a few words. If he entered the room, she suddenly remembered some chore that needed tending to. If he lingered in the living room, she excused herself upstairs. Even when they happened to cross paths, she kept her eyes fixed anywhere but on him.It was as though she had mastered the art of existing around him without ever truly being with him.