She Used to Call Me

About this book

Between the walls of an old library, where the shelves breathe the scent of tales, the story of Amr began with a child's tear that did not yet understand the world's cruelty, and the laugh of a girl with hazel eyes called Mariam, who possessed a special magic for calming fearful hearts. It was no mere childhood coincidence, but a covenant written in warmth before the days tampered with it. Years pass, and Amr finds himself sinking into the vortex of a cold working life, where success is measured in numbers and loyalty to companies comes before loyalty to family. Suddenly, everything stops: a nagging hum, a fleeting blackness, and an awakening in a disjointed world tied to reality by only one familiar voice whispering in his ear with longing: "Amr, don't leave me." As Amr battles to recover the fragments of his lost memory, he discovers that the truth is more complicated than a passing accident. There are secrets haunting him, friends wearing the masks of fidelity while hiding daggers of treachery behind them, and a bitter struggle between a beautiful past trying to return and a frightening present seeking to erase his identity completely.