Maybe this is wishful thinking, probably mindless dreaming, but if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right. ~ Back to December Pratap was working late in his office when Shakti knocked. He eyed the watch briefly to see it was well past nine when Shakti peeped in. “I’m going home, so I wondered…” “ I’m in the middle of something. Why are you still here?” Pratap rebuked him. “Heer would be waiting for you. It’s not good to make her wait now.” “She is at her mother’s place.” Shakti smiled a little faintly at his worry as Pratap nodded and looked away. “Umm…” Shakti stood at the door as Pratap went back to work and stopped typing. “Is there anything else?” Pratap enquired. “Maasa was… umm… in Udaipur with Ranima yesterday.” Shakti eyed his brother, sighing with a nod. “It was not wise to leave Heer alone, more so for you.” “Chote Papa was here.” Shakti shrugged, putting his hands in his pockets. “He did not go.” Pratap looked up at him. “Why?” He asked as Shakti shrugge...
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“You had to make your own sunshine…” Opalite “I’m pregnant.” Rukaiya gasped at Ajabdeh’s words as her hand stopped at the trolley. “Does he…” She sounded unsure. Ajabdeh shook her head. “None of them deserve to know.” Her words were firm, and Rukaiya held her cold hands tightly. She knew Ajabdeh was being emotional with her choice, but she also knew better than to not support her after what she went through. “Do you want to keep the baby?” She asked, a little scared. Ajabdeh smiled faintly at her words. “I do. I want to be the best version of myself as a mother.” Ajabdeh answered without any hesitation. Ajabdeh did not expect the entire family to be there when Rukaiya took her home that fateful day. She was yet to get over her shock when Sultanam and Hamida hugged her, and Humayun insisted she could stay as long as she wanted. She knew Jalal was there too, standing in a corner, perhaps as hurt as she was from Pratap’s accusations. He did not dare to talk to her about it. She did not da...
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