Love starts after Nikkah

Chapter 19-Past

Sahir entered the room where Saba was unpacking his bag. He gazed at
her busy being which was so indulgent in completing her task that she didn't observe him.
While gazing at her, the flashback of their first meet-up came in front of
his eyes.

"After having your introduction, we will start our first lecture with a
William Shakespeare poem."
He was saying this to the first-semester students when the door opened
and entered it.
There was nervousness and shyness in her orbs when she sat on her
seat. A few murmurs and laughter could be heard.
"Keep quiet everyone, and start the introduction from the first person."
The nervous girl was her first impression of him, and it remained for the first whole semester. Gradually, her confidence level improved, and her personality shone.

Feeling the gaze on herself, she turned around to see him standing in
the middle of the room. As her task was completed, she went toward the
door.
"I want to talk to you." His words halted her steps and she gave a
quizzical look to him.
Fishing out his mobile, he showed her images.
"Saba and Zaheer are boyfriend and girlfriend!" This was written on a
chair.
In the second image, a boy was standing on the school ground while she was standing in the background, laughing at something.
She instantly knew who had sent these pictures, and hatred boiled her
blood.
"This is not true." She only said these four words in a cold tone at which
Sahir nodded his head and deleted the images.
"Okay. I trust you, Saba! The purpose of showing you this picture was to
make you aware of the mess people are making." He said while gazing
at her expressionless face.
"I am so sorry for the whole mess. I didn't plan it in this way, but I know it is affecting you. "
Saba became startled on hearing him and gazed at him. He was gazing
at her to say anything but there was confusion and silence on her face.
"We can spend these months in a friendly manner. I seriously don't know how the future will take a turn, but until your last paper, we will have a friendly relationship. Okay?" He asked with hope in his eyes at which
she nodded her head.
"Okay"
"Thank you, Saba! For bearing with me. I hope we both can have a
smooth time together." He said at which she nodded her head.
"I hope so. And, kindly avoid such pictures because they may keep
coming." She said at which he nodded her head.
"I don't know whether they are photoshopped or real, but I will not ask
you." He said with a smile at which she smiled back.
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After having the chat, she was on the rooftop, gazing at the bright moon
which was shining in the sky.
The pictures on Sahir's mobile were flashing in her orbs at which her
heart was thundering. She managed to keep herself calm in front of Sahir, but inwardly, fear encapsulated her being.
Those pictures were not photoshopped. It was one of the errors she made in her teenage years.
Her gaze was on the moon which melted into the school ground where
she was sitting with Asma and Zarina, her only friends.
"So, here is the group photo of our whole family." Zarina was showing
them the pictures of her sister's marriage, and at the end of the album, there were two group photos.
In one group photo, all the boys were standing. And in one group photo,
all the girls were standing with the bride and groom.
"Okay, now tell me, which boy is the most handsome one."
Zarina asked while laughing. She was a bold girl who dared to do every
type of joke with them.
"This one!" Asma pointed toward a boy and said.
"And you, Saba?
She enthusiastically gazed all around the picture and put her finger on
one boy.
"Waoo, You like Zaheer!" Zarina laughed at which a smile etched on her
face.
"You know Saba, he is only stepping away from you at this moment,"
Zarina said at which her heart skipped a beat and eyes rounded due to
fear.
"Where?" She sensed something evil in this scenario, and fear increased
in her body.
Asma and Zarina misunderstood her fear as impatience.
"He studies in the tenth grade on the boys' campus."
Zarina said while turning her gaze toward the lobby which was present in
the corner of the playground.
That lobby joined both campuses in which a discipline teacher's desk
was present. She makes sure that no boy or girl goes to other
campuses.
Zarina turned her head toward her with a smile at which she became
confused.
"What?" She asked at which Zarina smiled.
"Saba?" Mrs Amna's voice halted the train of her thoughts and she
turned around to gaze at her.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing, mama!"
After chit-chatting with Mrs Amna, she went to the room where Sahir was
lying on the bed in his night suit.
"Are you relaxed on the couch?" He asked at which she nodded her
head while putting the duvet on the couch.
"Tomorrow at which time your lecture is? " He asked again.
"9 o'clock"
"Hmm... You will go with me at 8 o'clock and when you wish to come
back you can call the driver. After University, I have to go to the office. "
"Ok!"
She lay down and after some time was in deep slumber. Sahir gazed at
her sleeping body while memories flashed in front of his orbs.
Saba's face melted and Zahra's face came in front of him. The room
dissolved and became a university cafe. And, the flashes of that event started which shattered his trust and faith in love.
The whole night, he kept roaming into the past.
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Sahir sat on his bed and went toward the terrace of his room. Standing
on the terrace, glancing at the lights of the capital city of Pakistan, his
mind kept recalling memories. His gaze went toward the lawn of the
house and a flashback became clear in his mind.