Laila knew that life was too short to be wasted on brooding over the past. Unlike what she’d always hoped for, she’d never been lucky in love. She’d had her heart broken several times and she was exhausted. On most days, she didn’t have it in her to try again. Watching all her friends settle down in domestic bliss, she wondered if the problem lay in her. Maybe she was too demanding? Maybe she asked for too much? Maybe she should have done what they all did and compromised? S
