Silence was all you could hear, except the sound of your soft breathing. Despite the car being parked on the side of the road, Alhaitham's gaze remained fixed ahead, his fingers tapping against the steering wheel as he concealed his feelings beneath a carefully crafted facade.

"Do you ever think about what we once had?" he broke the silence, unable to resist the urge.

He needed to know, that you longed for him just as intensely, that sleepless nights plagued you as they did him.