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Kamal chuckled. “I can think of quite a few things that could help me relieve the tension, but unfortunately, you are thousands of miles away.”
“Kamal!” she said tightly. “I’m with your parents!”
“I know. I didn’t mean to embarrass you,” he said tiredly. “Look, I’ll let you go. Tell my parents that I said hi.” For some reason, he felt almost empty inside when he tried to say goodbye.
“Kamal, I miss you. I don’t want you to work yourself to death, but I am waiting for you to come home. And I have my phone by my side all day, so you can call whenever. Okay?”
He smiled. “Thank you, Jada. And I miss you too.”
“When you get back, we’ll work on relieving that tension.” She hung up the phone, and Kamal didn’t feel any better.
The car stopped, and Kamal looked up. “We’re here sir.”
“Would you like to join me?” Kamal asked politely, but he asked every night, and every night, the driver declined. The car service was professional, but Kamal needed company, and the service didn’t include that.
“No, sir. I’ll wait for you here.”
“Right.” Kamal got out and walked into the restaurant. It was late, the place looked fairly empty. Instead of taking a table, Kamal walked straight to the bar and ordered a beer. Sipping on the cold liquid, glanced over the menu, but nothing looked appetizing. Ordering something random, he tipped the glass up again.
He needed to get back and get work done, but he also really just needed to relax. His father had warned him that it would be a ton of work, but he didn’t tell him how lonely he’d be. And he didn’t understand why. He’d buried himself into work for a long time now, but he’d never felt so lonely.
“Hi. I’m here to place a to-go order.”
As someone sat him down near him, Kamal froze. He knew that voice. That voice haunted hm for a long time, and for a moment, he hoped that he was wrong.
“I’ll take a cup of coffee,” she said.
Kamal stared down at his beer as he felt his inside seize. Closing his eyes, he tried to push it out. Block it out. Do absolutely anything to look to his left and verify what he already knew would be true.
“Kamal?”
Putting the beer down, he swallowed hard and slowly turned his head.
“Hello Sara.”
A brilliant smile spread over her beautiful face. “It is good to see you.”
With a snort, Kamal tipped the beer and drained it. “Yeah. It’s good to be seen by you,” he muttered.
“Oh, Kamal. You’re angry with me. I never thought I’d see you again, but I’ve imagined it over and over again. And I had hoped that you wouldn’t be angry. I suppose that it’s stupid. Of course you would be angry with me. I hurt you.” The bartender came back and dropped the coffee down.
“Are you ready to order?” the bartender asked.
Sara stared at the coffee and then stared at him. “You know, I think it’s probably best if I go. I’ll just pay for the coffee. Thank you.”
“Wait.” Kamal shook his head. “I shouldn’t be angry. You made a choice, and it wasn’t me. We’re older now. We’ve moved on. And we should be at a place where if I ran into you on a business trip in America, even though this is a large country and the odds should have been impossible, that we can sit together and have a pleasant conversation.”
She raised an eyebrow and stared at him. “Really?”
“Really.”
With a smile, she slid over so that she could sit on the barstool next to him. “Good. I’m glad you said that. Because there is quite a bit that I want to say to you, Kamal.”
His phone rang, and he looked down. Jada. Taking a deep breath, he silenced the phone. “There’s quite a bit that I want to say to you too.”
Gesturing to the bartender, he ordered another beer. It looked like his night was about to get much more interesting.
Chapter Eight
