Dasht-e-Ulfat Novel By Shazain Zainab

Dasht-E-Ulfat Ep # 12

In a long white frock, the lively and playful beauty walked towards him. The young man, seated in a beautiful garden, had been smiling for a while, watching her innocent antics. He stood up from his place and slowly walked towards her. She was leaning down to touch the water in the stream when the young man immediately grabbed her soft, delicate hand. Her hand felt gentle in his, but she quickly cupped some water in her other hand and splashed it towards him. The next moment, she pulled her hand away and ran off, laughing.

"Be careful while running," the young man called out as he chased after her, smiling all the while.

The playful girl ran and stopped in front of a dark, dense forest.

"Don't go any further," the young man said, seeing her pause.

"I'm going in," she replied mischievously, smiling as she moved towards the forest.

The young man ran after her again. Just as he took a few steps forward, a piercing scream echoed through the air. He immediately rushed towards the sound. The scene ahead was like a nightmare for him.

The playful girl lay on the ground, drenched in blood. Another figure stood nearby, his face covered, holding a knife from which drops of blood were still falling. It seemed to be her blood.

"No, this can't be happening!" he cried, running towards her. But before he could reach the masked figure, he disappeared into the mist.

The young man hurried to the girl's side. Her white dress had turned red with blood.

"You can't leave me... I have a lifetime to spend with you... Open your eyes!" Tears were streaming down his face, but the body in his arms was lifeless.

"No, you can't leave me... No... No..." Suddenly, he opened his eyes. He was drenched in sweat, his eyes wet with tears.

"Oh, God, thank You! It was just a dream." Finding himself in his bed, he began to thank God, but a deep fear had gripped him.

What was this dream trying to tell him? He had no idea. He was unaware of how this dream was about to change his life.

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"Zuraiz... Zuraiz..." Durab called out to him for the third time.

"Yes, what?" Zuraiz, lost in his thoughts, finally snapped back to reality at Durab's voice.

"What's going on? Where are you lost?" Durab asked, looking at him with concern.

"Nothing. Tell me, what did you want to say?" Zuraiz said, turning to Durab.

"Forget me. First, you tell me why you've been so lost lately," Durab said, sitting down directly in front of Zuraiz.

"Lost? Me? I haven't been lost anywhere," Zuraiz replied, trying to deflect the conversation.

"Those honey-colored eyes..." Hadid's voice came from behind, and in his hands was the same pendant that had ended up with him after he accidentally bumped into Jaza two years ago.

Zuraiz turned around in surprise, and as soon as his eyes fell on Hadid's hand, he stood up.

"Hey, put that back before I break every bone in your body!" Zuraiz warned, moving towards him.

"You'll break them eventually anyway, so might as well tell the truth now," Hadid said, standing up and stepping aside.

"Give it back like a decent human being, Hadid," Zuraiz said, glaring at him.

"Tell the truth, and I'll give it back," Hadid said with a teasing smile on his face.

"I'm going to break your face! Give it back!" Zuraiz shouted in anger.