A string of events that led to both of them meeting each other.
Aina dreamt of forever with this stranger she met whereas Amaan just wanted revenge...
and he succeeded but with consequences..
He fell in love with Aina along the way, and it killed him to hurt her.
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"He runs his fingers over my walls like they are the most exquisite thing he has ever seen.
It is ironic, Is it not? Who the heart beats for...
And i hide my vulnerabilities from him, not because I fear falling for him but because I already have...............................
And now I know what it feels like; to watch the one you ache for fall like raindrops and not feel a single thing.
And to finally realize that all that love inside them was never meant for you but as a mere blanket to hide their inner demons."
~AINA
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"I did not forget you........How could I " Amaan said teary eyed
"Then why is everything so different now???" Aina rose the question I have long waited for her to ask
"I think we both are finally who we were supposed to be, on the road to a new life of healing and forgiveness" I say
she gets on her toes and hugs me as tightly as she can, leaving no space for anything to pass between us and whispers in my ears, "This is what I have been waiting for, for you to forgive yourself before forgiving others."
Her breaths clash with my neck and after a whole lifetime without her.....
After struggling and drowning in my own sins, I can finally breathe.
Hushed voices and deep breath are all we can hear.
"...Don't show that you cared about my happiness, when you actually didn't. I doubt if you ever truly did care." I whispered the last part menacingly at him, clenching my jaw as my eyes filled with tears. The way his face hardened and his eyes dilated, I assumed he heard me as a muscle in his jaw ticked. I lowered my pointing finger and wiped my tears furiously from the back of my hand, looking away.
"It's good that you got to know about everything before this marriage facade got out of our hands. Now, you'll realize that you never had any feelings for me and it was just an infatuation." He scoffed, looking away. His adam's apple bobbed as his veins popped out lividly.
"Don't you dare insult my love, Wali! My love for you was so pure. You know what? You don't even deserve it." I told him, swallowing the lump in my throat. My voice came out harsh as my breath grew thin and ragged. I tried to control myself, reminding there were people in this house.
Ya Allah, who was this man standing in front of me?
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Meet Wali Rehman Khan and Aleyha Shaikh.
They both grew up together, they were cousins by fate but best friends by choice. Wali had always been overprotective of her and deeply cares for her, fulfilling her every demand.
She thought he loves her the way she loves him but how can he love when he hates even the thought of love?
She had believed he would always be there for her but how wrong she was!
He left and was back after five painful years.
She no longer was the same teenager he last saw or knew, she had changed and changed for good.
But still, around him, she didn't know how to feel. She tried but her heart was no longer in her control and she paid a heavy cost due to that. Was the payment worth it?
Was it all along Allah's plan?
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