Chapter 45

• That morning, Rakia woke up early after checking her cell phone notifications last night and getting a message from her boss to fill in the morning news. That meant she had to leave for work early in the morning. She looked at Dashtan, fast asleep beside her; last night had been draining for both of them. Dashtan, with his sexy finesse, is making love to her. She also didn't understand the man's anger when she told him her heart forbade him from doing things like this often. She didn't want to get so deeply attached to him either; she feared her heart breaking again if the separation came. But the sensation the man gave her when he touched her could not be denied.
• Rakia sighed loudly, then shifted slowly to the side of the bed and lowered her legs. She tried to use her legs to stand without the help of a cane, and the result was satisfactory. She moved her initially painful leg with gentle movements, and it didn't hurt anymore; it was just stiff. With slow steps, she headed to the bathroom with nothing on her body, leaving Dashtan still fast asleep. It was half past six in the morning by the time she was perfectly ready in her black Daily Singapore uniform, a short-sleeved shirt with the station's logo on its right sleeve and left breast, just above a buttoned pocket.
• Rakia made coffee and a simple but filling breakfast, a sliced meat sandwich. She also made breakfast for Dashtan, and when she was done, she wrote a note on the fridge for Mrs. Hunt to heat the bread for Dashtan before he ate it. She left by ordering an online taxi after her breakfast was finished.