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BHAGYA- A destiny that brings luck.
Soon, the blue hues were replaced by the blazing red and oranges in the sky. The sun sang his goodbyes for the day,along with his feathery friends. Across the field, near the pond that was blooming with lotuses, sat a young woman with radiant eyes as she admired the bright lotuses.
She dangled her feet, which were beautifully adorned in red dye with intricate designs. Her anklets dazzled, making a symphony of jingles as the water below glistened.
A few months ago, she hated the sound of those anklets as they made her feel restrained and caged. She hated that she could be heard, the rhythm along with the piercing eyes that followed her wherever she went.
But now she loves the tune of her anklets, the ones that helped her gain wings, the anklets that embraced her femininity, retold her the power it holds, the capabilities she had long forgotten.
The very old anklets that brought BHAGYA to her.
Yusra Amiri loved Zerdad Aydin for a long time.
In her college days, she couldn't gather her courage to tell him how much she loves him but she always prayed that one day, Zerdad would feel her heart and her love.
Two years later, when they crossed each others path in an event, he invited her to his wedding. "He is going to marry his girlfriend?" It shattered her soul. She cried in silence and finally left with her broken heart.
On her wedding night when her husband touched her, she burst into tears and exclaimed that she doesn't love him.
He interrupted her with 'ssshhh' and leaning towards her, he whispered into her ears-"You may not love me, but I love you and I will steal your heart."
She was about to raise her head to look at the man saying such a thing but to her surprise, his lips lightly touched her forehead.
She shut her eyes tightly and with her soft hand, she clinched the red veil over her bosom because her wounded heart could never be fooled again believing that the du'a can bring love.