•41•Undeserved Resentment

Adam stared at the woman in front of him, his mind racing a mile per minute, wondering if it was really her.

His doubts were washed away instantly when she suddenly lunged forward, wrapping her arms around his neck in a fierce hug.

"Oh God, Adam. It's really you. Oh my God!"

She pulled back from the hug, cupping his face between her hands as she stared at him in wonder.

"You barely changed!" She exclaimed with a short laugh. "I mean you're no longer boyish and all, but you still look the same!"

She hugged him again. "Oh my God, Adam. It's so good to see you."

"Akua." Adam breathed her name after they pulled out of the hug, the only thing his frazzled mind seemed to come up with.

He'd spent so many years wondering what was going on with her, wondering whether she thought about him, along with a thousand other questions about why she left.

But now that she was finally in front of him after so many years, he wasn't even sure how he felt about it.

Raul cleared his throat loudly behind Ad