I got his text message -- one from realization that he missed having me around.

"I missed your call, Mariam. I was going to call you if you didn't. I miss you"

I didn't reply to his message immediately.

I smiled at the thought of having him back.

"He's back, my slow burn is backk", I screamed.

I jumped out of my bed to do a little girly dance, but I didn't notice James had walked in.

"What's the excitement about?" he asked. "You have been beaming all day. Is it Adam?"

"Stop being ridiculous, mister ", I said, with a dismissive wave of my hand accompanying the words.

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