Smoke

I said, "Listen, Haya. You need to remember that everything happens. If Allah decides something, it's best. If me, Allah forbid, or Asim, or Asad, or Nano... if something happens, don't let it put you where your mother's and sister's deaths put you. Okay?"

"Shut up." she deadpanned.

"Promise me," I insisted.

"I don't make promises I might not keep. But I'll try."

***

After her father is kicked out of her life, Haya is ready to finally to get over the deaths of her sister and mother, to finally just be happy again.

But when one more blow hits her, will it send her into a tailspin?

Note: You should definitely read the first book, Under the Starry Sky, before this, otherwise you'll be very confused, since this is the sequel.