I was super excited to share this update I was thinking publishing it yesterday but I had to do some editing so I didn't.

But, HOLD YOUR HEARTS.

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"He asked me to marry him". She told Baba the next day of Henna function where he asked her

"Marry him". Baba said smiling

"But-". She started

"Don't overthink. Do what your heart wants". He said smiling, "Invite me".

"You will be the first one there". She said teasing

He smiles, "Before you go into this know that you are entering into something big. This is not something to be treated badly. It is something pure as long as you keep it".

"How do you know I will say yes?". She asked confused

"You love him". He said softly

Her eyes widen, "No".

"Yes, you do". He said laughing at how red she gets, "You will see".

"What about your sons?". She asked changing the topic

"They are out there doing something they shouldn't". He said sadly, "I was making them a man forgetting they need to be human too. Man and woman are bids in a marriage for a reason they are what others aren't. They complete each other. While teaching them to be a man I took her privilege to teach them to be human. I took such a big privilege from her creating monster. While trying to make them man I made them the worse animal in this society that looks at every woman like it's prey".

He cried.

He cried with sorrow. His heart ripping apart.

She just sat there listening to his cries of desperation. Desperate to erase what he had done.

There was no erasing.

******
She stands in front of the mirror in the bride avatar. She didn't want to wear this dress. But Samia had her forced to do so.

Her wedding is with Samia's.

She had called Baba many times to come faster but his taxi broke down so Bilal went to bring him here. She waits desperately for him while Samia already made her entrance.

"Beta (daughter)". Baba said entering inside

She turns around when he speaks again, "MA shaa Allah".

He looks at him in his same ripped clothes making her frown, "I will send you off in what I have".

"Baba". She said sighing

"Come on, your groom awaits". Baba said smiling

She takes steps with him towards the door when the door opens blinding her with lights. With every step, she takes she feels her heart beating louder. She finds Bilal smiling at her and his eyes shining in amazement and glee.

"I am handing my daughter in your care to he cherished for the rest of her life". Baba said as she stops in front of Bilal

Bilal smiles at Baba, "I will until my last breath".

With that, the questions raise to who Baba was and what he was wearing which angers her she stayed quiet only for Baba.

She finds him standing in a distance smiling with tears in his eyes. No shame from the words of the people but the shine remains on his face. The glow on his face seems new which surprises her.

He waves his hand at her smiling even wider making her smile.

Then he was gone.

She didn't find him at all in the event after that making her worry but since she was at her own event she cannot do much.

She turns to look at Bilal who smiles with his friends and she finds herself focused on him. His eyes were a ball of sunshine like someone places light in it which was dead before.

He turns to find her eyes on him and he asks her if something is wrong and she just shakes her head.

"I don't even know how you married her". Her mother said sitting in the lounge after they came back home

"There is something I am curious about though". She said looking at her mother smirking, "Did your new husband kicked you out?. Or did you children that you are always here questioning my life?".

"How dare you?". Her mother said angrily

She leans back, "I think I have been daring for a while. So tell me how come I didn't find your husband you kicked me out for?. Or your children in the marriage?".

"It's all your father's fault. He came in my wedding trying to stop it causing a scene". Her mother screamed

She scrunches her nose, "Unlike you who had a choice of choosing a husband I had no choice of choosing my father or my mother because if I did I wouldn't have asked for both of you. Before you blame him look what you have been doing. No one else knows but I know exactly how good of a wife you were to him".

"What does that mean?". She asked angrily

By this point, everyone looks at her anticipating her next words.

"You were just as much as wrong as him. You didn't allow him to have a single free breath. Always at his neck. Asking for things he can't afford. You made him go insane. You were so into these things". She said removing her gold bangles, "That you made him steal money from his company just to keep you happy. Am I wrong?".

She throws those bangles towards her stopping at her feet as she looks at them.

"You were a self-centred woman who cares just for things". Caria screamed angrily

"No, your father never deserved me". Her mother said angrily, "I thought he was Italian so he must have lots of money and give me a better life but he took me to dump".

"You deserved dump. You were ungrateful woman no matter what. You almost have him kill himself". Caria said walking in front of her mother, "You were a woman who almost got him killed not once but twice".

Everyone gasped.

"You had him killed by the company he stole from and then he tried to kill himself later. The moment you found that he was doomed and that it's dirt will come on your clothes you ran away. You divorced him saying he was abusive when he wasn't". Caria said walking away

"Is it true?". Her nana asked after Caria walked away

"No, she is lying". Her mother cried, "She is lying. She was just a child-".

"You never let me be a child". Caria said coming back, "You never allowed me to be a child".

"Caria, tell us clearly". Her nana demanded

"You don't get to use that tone on me after everything you all have done". Caria said pissed

"Please, beta (daughter)". Her Nani said

"You know everything already". Caria said making the men gasp

"You knew about this?". Her nana asked shocked

Her Nani didn't speak.

"Beta (daughter), tell us". For the first time, her mamo speaks

"Oh, you have a voice now". She commented chuckling, "What do you want to know?".

"Everything, please". Her nana pleaded

"I don't know what you want to know". She said shrugging

"She has no proofs". Her mother said desperately

She glared at her mother, "Proofs?. Is the debtor I have been paying for your fucking bangles enough of a proof?".

Her mother gasped, "How do they?".

"You send me to my father. You send me to them". She screamed holding her head as she feels herself getting dizzy she chuckles, "Want me to call them?".

"No, don't. We trust you". Her nana said holding her hand that she pushes away immediately

"Don't touch me". She said gritting her teeth then she glares at her mother, "You and my father are the same you poisoned me to make it all easy and he killed me to save me".

Everyone eyes widen.

She chuckles, "What?. My father trying to kill me is more shocking than the person who is my mother?. At least my father killed me so those people don't use me as a sex toy. You killed me to make your life easy".

She feels everyone losing their tongues as she speaks, "They came to him after you left him to collect the debt but when he couldn't pay they choose me. He throws me into the river when I was asleep or so he thinks".

"Then how did they find you again?". Her mamo asked

"When you go that high you can't stay hidden". She replied, "I was found by a remote area people who helped me for some years until I escaped to Paris. But my father came after me to kill me again because he was sick that I survived bringing those men along with him".

"Then?". Bilal asked watching how she looked broken now

"They killed him". She said making everyone gasp, "They killed him when he attacked me on my first show and then I became their creditor".

She heard a slapping sound making her look at her mother who was slapped by her father.

She chuckles, "She doesn't care. I don't even care enough to even think that hitting her would ease what I have been through. I only hope that you suffer for a long long time".

With that Caria left.

*******
"She said that my father destroyed her wedding". She told Baba

"What is your story?". He finally asked

She sighs taking a deep breath, "My mother was an Asian and my father was converted Italian who lost all his wealth from his family because he changed to being a Muslim. My mother's family thought that marrying her in a foreign country is a blessing. They were good for a few years but then she started to demands things from him that he can't fulfil. She never took care of me and used to stay out and someone my father even took me to his work. Then when I was about 6 she divorced him after he stole money from his company and the debtor was on his neck. She came back and told everyone that he was abusive beside her mother who knew the truth. And like every mother she covered her daughter sins. She got married into a very rich family who didn't want her to bring her child (Caria) with her. So she throws me in her parent's house but they never accepted me and treated me like an outcast. My father also rejected to take me in for years and I was to be thrown around. My mother's side used to be fed up with me and send me to her and her husband would pressure her to send me back until she decided to poison me when I was 9. I survived because of Bilal, Samia and their mother. She took me to the hospital on time. Then, at 10 she booked our flight and just throw me in front of my father house running away. He had no choice but to keep me even when he was living with 10 other men in the same house. His creditor was after him day and night until they found me. They said I was a pretty face who will be a good toy in the market so my father threw me in a river. I survived yet again and this time I stayed hidden in an orphanage until I knew I was strong enough to escape to Paris. I started building my life again working day and night at all type of jobs. Then, my father found me on my first show and attacked me which left a mark on my shoulder where he stabbed but those creditors were there too so they killed him and have me pay his debt".

She cried.

For the first time ever she cried.

She feels the pain in her chest becoming too much.

"How is that the one who did this to me are still happy?. How is that who were wrong are still living?. Why is that I am always hurting no matter what?". She cried harder

"Forgive them". Baba said softly

She looks at him, "Them?. For the sins, they have done to me?. Why?".

"I know. You are hurting because of the hatred you are feeding. The more you feed it the more it will hurt you. It's time for them to pay and you to be free. For that, you need to forgive them so that the Lord shows his power to those who have done you wrong. So, that he shows how when they hurt child- who he loves the most in this world how he makes them pay". He explained patting her head, "I want you to be free now. I want you to start your married life learning from all of our mistakes and leading a much better life to show everyone a good example. I want you to have your children who you love and care like you wanted to. I want you to be passionate with your husband like you have wished your mother to be. For all this, you need to let this go today. Leave this country after you forgive them for good this time so there is nothing holding you back here".

She nodded.

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"Take her away". His mother (Noor) said crying

"But-". Bilal started

"Please, take her away". His mother pleaded

"Why?". He asked confused

"Because someone who didn't speak against the wrong is just as wrong as the one who did wrong". His mother said wiping her tears, "I don't care about anything. I want her to live happily now. I want her to be at peace. Promise me you will always support her".

"I promise". He said softly, "I have always listened to you, Ammi. Don't worry".

His mother nodded opening the door to find Caria standing there.

"You are not the one who should be paying for them". Caria said, "You were the reason I managed to survive in this. Because Samia used to bring me food and Bilal used to play with me in your room. Because you gave me Samia clothes and you made me think in a better way".

His mother cried as she speaks, "Your husband died and you had no power in this house anyways still you did so much more than the one who had power. If we (her and Bilal) leave this house you will come with us".

His mother embraces her in a hug holding her tightly, "I am so sorry, beta".

She sighs.

She wraps her hands around his mother and her eyes find Bilal who smiles at her.

After that, she sits in her room sketching some of her new collection when she finds the bed dipping.

"What is my biwi doing?". He asked smiling

She raises her head looking at him, "Preparing for my next collection".

"Make me something". He said grinning

"I make only for woman". She said rolling her eyes placing her iPad away looking at him

"Come on, you can make for your husband at least". He said fake sad

She sticks her tongue at him, "No".

"No, huh?". He said smirking at her

She moves back nodding, "Yes".

"That's it". He said

He charges at her making her fall down on the bed tickling her making her laugh. Her laughter made his heart skip a beat as he stops just looking at her beautiful face and her eyes looking at him.

"Your eyes". He said dazed, "They-They- you-".

He couldn't complete his sentence because her eyes reminded him of the woman who was on her mind all this time.

She grins, "You finally realised".

"I knew you looked familiar. I never thought it would be you". He said still trying to calm his mind, "I had no idea".

"You couldn't". She said softly, "You thought I was with my father in Italy".

He shudders when her hand reach to cup his face as he speaks, "That was horrible".

"I know". She said smiling

His eyes find her and just as he thought before.

This time they were calmed making him feel the soft breeze of the garden. They held so much in them like....needs.

His own eyes reflected the same emotion as his eyes fall down on her lips and unconsciously she licks her lips making his deep hunger awakening and that was it before he brought his lips down at her.

Fireworks.

That was what they felt before they gave into the tenderness of what their heart desired and longed for.

******
"I forgive you all". Caria said sitting in the lounge, "That doesn't at any point means that I am ready to resume any relationship with you. I don't have any relationships with you like before".

"I am sorry, beta". Her nana said

"You should have done better". She replied, "I want you to know why she (her mother) is always here".

"Her husband send her here. After you went away they started having fights and then he sends her here". Her nana explained

"What about her children?". She asked curiously

"They-". Her nana started

"Meet your siblings". Her mother said entering inside the house

She turns around to find two grown men with her coming inside. From their appearance, they look hideous or more of a gangster.

"Hi, sis". One of them said making her cringe

The other tried to pull her in a hug but she pushed him away.

"Stay away". She ordered stern

"Come on, we are siblings". He said

"Not mine". She replied

"That's why a woman shouldn't be let free. Their tongue and attitude do get sharp". He said

She gritted her teeth looking at her mother, "You haven't told them about your wonderful actions?. No wonder they think you are the one who gave me wings. Just for you two information my wings are drawn and made by me. And men like you can never cut them down. If anything you should be locked down so the woman can roam around freely".

Her stepbrother moves forward to slap her but Bilal holds his hand pushing him away.

"Don't even for a second think that you can raise your hands on her". Bilal said angrily and his anger pumped through his veins

"Woman like her need to know their place". He said

"No, they know their place. Men like you need to know her place. You are thrash for men who use fake strength against her big dream to downgrade her". Bilal said angrily taking a step when she holds his hand

"What are we talking about?. I brought them to meet you so can know each other better-". Her mother said fake happy

"And take them with me to Paris". She said rolling her eyes making her mother eye widen, "I think I have a clear idea why they are here. And if you think I will ever do that you are so wrong. You are a failure for a mother who raised her son to leech of others and use a woman as they pleased. I hope when they do that you see that with your own eyes and suffer".

"No". Her mother said angrily

"I said before that I forgive you and now I have left everything on my Lord". She said walking away

Those words.

Those words made her mother feel a burden so hard on her shoulder that she fell on the ground passing out. It wasn't only her who felt it.

Everyone did.

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"Baba passed away". Bilal told her