7 Months Later..

on a serene moonlit night, Abir and Misthi sat on the balcony of their cozy home, just days after their joyous wedding. They had always been open with each other, yet Abir had kept a piece of his past cloaked in silence. Misthi, who knew her husband's heart bore a hidden weight, gently took his hand, inviting him to share his burdens.

"Abir," Misthi's voice was soft and filled with care, "I feel there's something that haunts you, something from before our paths crossed. I want you to know you're not alone anymore. Whatever it is, we'll face it together."

Abir looked into her kind eyes, feeling the walls he had built around his heart begin to crumble. He took a deep breath and began, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Misthi, before I met you, there was someone else. A girl I loved deeply, who I thought would be my forever. We shared dreams and made promises... but one day, she just left. No explanation, no goodbye. It shattered me into a thousand pieces."

Misthi squeezed his hand, a silent gesture of encouragement.

"She was like a storm that passed through my life, leaving chaos in her wake," Abir continued, the pain evident in his voice. "She was my first love, and when she left, it felt like I would never be whole again. I've tried to move on, and then I met you, and everything changed. But the nightmares... they still come. I wake up feeling that same loss, as if she's just left me all over again."

Misthi moved closer, wrapping an arm around him. "Abir, your past has shaped you, but it doesn't define you. The pain you've endured has only made your heart more capable of loving deeply. And I am here now. I'm not her, and I'm not going anywhere. We're married, and every single day, I'll choose to stay, to love you, to fight any nightmare with you."

Abir looked at his wife, her words soothing the turmoil inside him. "I'm sorry for bringing this shadow into our life," he said, remorse filling his voice.

"Don't be," Misthi replied with a gentle smile. "We all have shadows, and now we can create a new light together. I love you, Abir, for all that you are, and for all that we will be. Your past doesn't scare me because it brought you here to me."

A tear escaped Abir's eye, reflecting the moonlight. He leaned in, his forehead resting against Misthi's. "I love you, Misthi. More than I ever thought possible. Thank you for being my light."

And in the stillness of the night, with the gentle breeze as their witness, Abir felt the grip of his nightmares loosening. In Misthi's embrace, he found a new beginning, a reason to look forward with hope rather than backward with regret. Together, they would forge a future filled with love and understanding, a testament to the healing power of love and the strength found in the bonds of marriage.