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His shoulders were stiff, tension radiating from them. AbdulRasheed ran his hands through his hair and sighed, "What do you mean she's not there?" He asked, and cursed himself slowly when he heard his voice crack a little at the end, clearly, he wasn't in his right senses and nothing actually made enough sense to him. Where was Zeenah?

"I'm serious. She's not here, Abdul," Samirah replied, the tension in her voice easily noticed. "What happened? Isn't she at home?"

"I wouldn't have called to ask if she was home," he replied harshly, then realised who he was talking to and decided to soften his voice a little. "I'm sorry, I'm just so..."

"It's okay, I perfectly understand you, Abdul. How long has she been gone?"

"Since yesterday morning," he replied, pacing the room in long strides. "She left to go see Maama but didn't get home. I had planned to go get her myself when I left work, but something came u