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...she was looking for the outlet there  when she saw salman , she was stunned to see zony was with him , holding shopping bags , evidently they had done their shopping , they were heading towards the cash counter , she stood there watching them , salman paid  for their bills before both exited the mall , she followed them out , they were walking tiwards the fuve star hotel across the riad instead of the parking lot , they entered the hotel , her worst doubts were confirmed , standing there she felt her body go limp and lifeless , eyes flooded overwhelmingly, she  sat  in the waiting area trying to gatger herself  for very long time  before she could muster to gi back home, the emoty house echied nore noisily than the deadly silence inside her emoty self

She went to the library and started checkung salman s writing tabke drawers