Halim's POV

"Yes, and papa you know what they'll be here within 2 hours" I say.

"I'm as excited as you both are. Can't wait to see him" He says.

"Ughh why is London so far away?" Mum says.

"I wonder" He says.

"We'll be waiting for you like this, one day Halim.." He says.

"Papa? I'm not gonna get married this soon. Ok?!" I say.

"My Princess, it's the rule of this world. Every daughter has to leave her dad's house. Every daughter has to get married. Every daughter has to sacrifice things. And none could change this rule" He says.

"He's right Halim. It's the 3rd last semester of your study. And you have to think about this now" Mum says.

"But mama papa I'm too young for this at the moment.." I say.

"Ma Sha Allah (Allah had willed) you're 22 years old now. And you must, at least, get engaged by now..." He says.

"He is right Halim. No excuses this time. Your brother, and your sister-in-law are coming and together we all will decide something good for you" She says.

"Ok. As you guys wish..." I say as I lower my gaze.

"Aww, my little shy baby. Mama loves you so much" She says as I get up and walk towards my room.

Part of me is happy and excited, but the rest 90% part of me is broken, tired, fucked up. You know it's really hard to think about someone else.

I'm crazy for him and he is crazy for Mashal. I wonder what he saw in Mashal which I lacked. I wonder why did this happen to me. I know I'm not the only one who's suffering from this, but when you suffer through something, especially the heartbreak, the urge to live dies within you.

It's horrible to endure such pain. It's impossible to be able to speak about your devastation completely. You feel distraught most often. And when it gets extreme you sob and scream like a little baby. But there's nothing in the world which can change your despaired thoughts.

Beep..Beep..Beep..

"Hey Ghazi, How're you?" I say.

"Fine and you?" He says.

"Pretty excited" I say.

"Yeah obviously, your brother's coming after almost a year" He says.

"Yes.." I say.

"Hey...you sound upset. Is everything alright?" He says.

"Yeah..I'm pretty fine..." I say trying to sound as normal as I could.

"Weren't you thinking about him again?" He says.

"How do you know that?" I say a little surprised.

"Come on I'm your best friend. You can't hide anything from me, even if you wish to" He says.

"That's what you think Ghazi" I say.

"What do you mean by this?" He says.

"I mean you don't know his name" I say.

"Try to move on Halim...He is getting married with someone else. You deserve so much love Halim. You ain't supposed to live like this" He says.

"Yes..hey wait...Mum's confabulating with them...THEY'RE HERE!" I say as I hang up and run downstairs.

"OMG! CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE ALREADY HERE!" I say giving Faria a bone crushing hug.

"Hey Loser. How're you?" I say and chuckle.

"Come on easy...Halim...you energized bunny on crack!" Mum says as they all laugh.

"I guess you've been waiting for your sister-in-law the whole year" Affan says.

"Huh. Someone's jealous" I say and chuckle.

"Ouch" He says as he turns his face towards sofa.

"Awww, dear brother, I..." I take a pause he turns his face towards me narrowing his eyes and maintaining his smirk. "Really hate you" I complete my sentence and smirk.

"Fuck off" He says without voice.

I run towards him and crash into a hug. That's what brothers are. They tease you, but believe me they love you the most!

Midnight, Him and me...

"Why sitting alone?" He says.

"Hmm..Nothing..." I say still lost in my thoughts.

"Thinking about Ghazian right?" He says.

"I love him so much. You know what he has those magical brown eyes and they've captivated me, he has that  alluring smile which beguiles my heart, his voice sounds like the music, his words are my favourite lyrics and...and his existence..his presence....it's like that bubble which won't burst..." I tell him as tears trickle down my face.

"And since when you became this crazy for him?" He says. It's when I realise that I've been crying since so long.

"I don't know. I can't get him off my mind. He..he is always there. I mean...I just can't.." I say and the hot tears flow more freely now.

He gathers me in his arms and strokes my hair gently while I sob away.

Brothers are such a blessing.

"I'll help you get through. Mum dad have planned your marriage. We're just waiting for a good proposal" He tells.

"I'm afraid. I wouldn't be able to love my husband. I wouldn't be able to give him the place he deserves..." I say.

"It's just an erroneous perception of yours. Once you get to know whom your husband would be, you'll fall for him. Don't worry" He says.

"I can't help but brood whenever I think about us. There's no point of us getting together. He wouldn't accept me. I can't wait for a miracle" I say as tears spring into my eyes again.

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