Until He Changed

Zahrah didn't expect much from a casual reply to a story-especially not from Zain Masood, the quiet, well-put-together guy who always seemed just out of reach. What started with a book recommendation turned into long conversations, inside jokes, and late-night texts that felt safer than they should have.

Zain wasn't sure what he was feeling. Caught between confusion, expectations, and the pressure of figuring out love, career, and life, he didn't know how to name the connection growing between them-so he never did. Until silence hurt more than words.

As Zahrah began to feel more, Zain pulled away-conflicted, uncertain, and scared to feel anything at all. She stayed, hoping he'd become the version of him she once glimpsed-the one who made her believe something real could exist.

But love can't survive on potential. And betrayal has a way of rewriting everything.

This is the story of the girl who saw him before he saw himself. And the boy who had to lose her to finally change.