If it was real
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Some love stories don't fade.
They fracture.
Some memories don't disappear.
They deceive.
When Diya Patel moves in next door to Aamir "Zain" Zahrani, neither of them expects their childhood connection to grow into something their families-and the world around them-quietly warns them against.
Years later, all that remains are aching silences and words left unsaid.
"Why doesn't his heart shatter at the thought of never knowing me again?"
-Diya
"How much strength it takes to pretend she was just a figment of my imagination..."
-Zain
If It Was Real? is a slow-burn story of forbidden love, growing up, and the quiet devastation of what could've been.
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'Be mine, Maya' He declared, anticipating for my response. 'I have to go' I managed to stutter, my vision getting blurry with tears. I tried to leave but he pushed me back against the wall. 'Please Zain...I have to go...' I sobbed. 'No' He shook his head, not agreeing to let me go. 'I know you are scared but I have seen it...I know you have feelings for me too, don't push me away...it'll be a sin if we are not together' He moved his hands to my face to wipe the tears away from my eyes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a story of Zain and Maya. The complete opposites. We all know the story of the opposites, don't we? The story of those who shouldn't have crossed paths but did... who shouldn't have fallen for each other but did. But what if the story has a conflict between love and self-respect? And what if there is a dark secret from the past? Can you still fall for the person who isn't right for you? And how can you stop wanting someone you can't have?
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