In a moment, the light vanished from her eyes, as if something shut the door to life completely before her. She couldn't believe or accept what she heard, and was unable to react, only astonishment moved her. She wanted to do much but chose silence. As for me, I kept looking into her eyes like someone seeking mercy for a wrongdoing, searching for a path to redemption, or perhaps seeking forgiveness for a foolish act. I said before words were lost further, here’s more if you can hear me. I will pour all the letters in front of you, hoping you can comprehend them in a way that frees me from what I have immersed myself in. Confessing before you is my true beginning, my purification from sins and wrongs clinging to my soul, my path to return to how I once was, as you knew me, and as you love me to be.

Ziad Ahmad Mahafzah, a Jordanian national, resides and works in the United Arab Emirates. He holds a Master's degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Management Science. He has organized and participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and workshops addressing diverse strategic, political, and cultural issues. He has written and published many studies, articles, and political research papers. The novel 'Yesterday I Was There' is his first literary work.

Publishing house: Dar Al-Farabi Publishing and Distribution

Number of Pages: 336

Year of publication: 2009