Meaning of the quotes in picture☝️:

Be patience so that love does not become vulgar,

God May become beloved but,

A Beloved cannot become a god!!

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Shahnoor's POV :-

'Noor... Mujhse shaadi karogi noor?' His confession again came in front of me like a film projecting in a theater.

"Offo!" I sighed in frustration, I am so tired I haven't sleep at all last night.

"Oho~ what happened? Why are you being grumpy since you came?" Abie asked while writing something on notepad.

"Pata nahi kudrat ne kaisi aafat dhai hai mujhper! (Don't know what kind of problem has fallen on me by the nature.)" I said as I put my head down on the desk closing my eyes.

"Can you please translate that in english?" Abie said, I look at her biting my lower lip.

"Abie~" I said in a little high tone with frustration.

"What my love?" She asked closing her notepad and looking at me.

I closed my eyes for moment than open them again.

"Abie, how should I.. What should I.. Uhh! Everything is so confusing!" I said as I slammed my hands on the desk.

"For God's sake can you tell me what exactly happened?" She asked.

"Nothing happened, I am gonna take half day leave and there is not much appointments today. Here's the list of important appointments that will be held before 5, okay?" I said, she took the list and nodded.

"I hope you are okay." She said looking at me, I nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine after taking a little rest. If anything happens call me, okay?" I said standing up from chair as I took my handbag.

"Okay." She said with a smile.

I walked out of the clinic, the weather is little cold yet soothing today. I feel fresh out here but the inner battle is doing nothing good. I still remember each and every moment from last night.

~Flashback~

"Noor, *Closes his eyes and take breath* Mujhse Shaadi karogi noor?(Will you marry me noor?)" He asked, making my heart dropped at the moment.

My smile fade away in no seconds but his never leaved, even his eyes smiling too. Telling me the honesty of his love.

"Daud..." I licked my lips as they went dry before taking a deep breath.

"I...daud.." I didn't knew what to say, how to respond.

This is the first time, someone ever proposed me like this. And besides he didn't said those three magical words which I don't find so magical, yes I never am fond of such confessions. The confession that I wanted akib to ask me is asked by him.. Daud. He stood up and grabbed my elbows in his hand as I look at them than him.

"Don't say anything noor, please don't say anything. Tumhe pata nahi hai ki kitni himmat juta kar mene yeh alfaz kahe hai. (You don't know how much courage it took me to say these words.)" He said looking at me.

"Daud.." I whispered in disbelief but he put his index finger on my lips.

"Don't make any decision in hurry, take as much as time you want. I'll wait, please try to make your decision in my favor." He said and cupped my face in his cold hands making me flinch a little in the process.

My heart isn't doing any favor to me as well, its beating are ten no! Hundred times faster than ever. He came closer, I clutched the bouquey in my hands and closed my eyes as he put his forehead on mine. Our nose touched each other, even actually our breaths mingled.

"I know you still love him.. But I'll wait noor until you fall for me. I promise you of God's that I won't ever hurt you, never force you but please become my companion till the last breath and after that in jannah (Paradise)." He said as his shaky breath fan over my face.

I opened my eyes and look into his glossy one's, my vision blurred, maybe I am crying. He pulled away slightly his face from mine not before planting a soft kiss on my forehead.

"Say something noor." He said, I casted my eyes down.

"Shall we..go home," I said as I look at him with nervousness, his eyes showed confusion.

"Its quite late, if.. Ammi will wake up what will I say to her?" I said looking at him and the ground time to time.

Than I slowly turn my back on him, closing my eyes letting the tears fall down as I took a deep breath before slowly walking towards the car. Everything's seems to happen slowly, this night is gonna be very long I know. I look halfway back and felt him walking behind me than my steps halted, so did his.

"Will you... Will you break our friendship if... My answer would be negative?" I asked still standing as it is.

There was a moment of silence between us, before I felt him really close to me. I felt his breath over my right ear as he started speaking.

"I have put my everything on the edge of destruction for you, if your answer will be in negative than it won't destroy me just as a wealthy man but I swear noor, I won't be able to look at any other woman and will never fall in love again that means there will be no life for Abu daud." He said making my heart heavy, accusing my answer for his destruction of life.

"Daud.." I said and was about to turn around but he hold my arm and didn't let me move from my spot.

"Noor, you are my only life now. I will do as you say, if you won't marry me its okay but don't expect me to marry someone else and start a new life. I won't force you noor, how can I? You are so gentle, so naive, so sensitive, so kind.. You light up my world, so how can I destroy you just for my selfishness. I will never noor, I love you very much.. God damn! Even this words aren't enough to express my feelings for you. Whenever you will need me, I'll be there for you always.. Remember noor always. No one will ever take your place in my life and about breaking our friendship is like breaking ties from you, and how can I break ties from my own life. If I do so, how will I live? Abu daud will only live for his noor." He said making me whimper in agony. I turn around as he let me this time but to only froze as I look at his torn expression.

I put the flowers down on the ground, as my steps came closer to his. I hold his arm, rubbing them slightly as I look at his chest.

"Ca-can you ple-please te-tell your heart to.. Wait for a bit? I ne-need some - sometime.. To think." I said looking at him, he smile slightly before engulfing me into a hug as I took no time to hug him back.

"Of course, it's abu daud's heart.. Won't it take my permission before taking in the action?" He said sarcastically, I chuckle, so did he.

We broke the hug, he bent down than took the flower and gave it to me. I took it before looking at him.

"I love you..." he said.

~End of flashback~

That's it, after that he dropped me off at home and fade away in the night's darkness. Making me restless whole night, his words, his eyes, his smile, his tears, everything about him is so refresh in my mind.

"Taxi!" I called out for the cab.

The cab halted just a little forward, I walk upto it and settled in. I told address to the driver as he started the car. After 30 minutes of drive, I reached home.

"Assalamu alaikum." I said as I enter in the hall.

"Walaikum assalam, you came early today." Ammi said as she came out of the kitchen.

"Ji ammi, I took half day leave today." I said as plopped down on the sofa.

"Why? are you okay?" Ammi asked as she came forward and checked my temperature with the back of her hand.

"I am okay ammi, just tired a little bit." I said while moving her hand away Slightly.

"You don't look okay meri bacchi(My daughter), tell me if something has happened." She said with concern.

I closed my eyes as they felt heavy, my stomach growled in hunger.

"Ammi, I am hungry." I said with tired tone.

"Okay, I'll make paratha for you. You go get freshen up." She said, I nodded and she left towards the kitchen.

I walk in my room, removing my niqab and watch. I took my simple yellow Pakistani kurti and white salwar from the closet and walked in the bathroom.

After taking a quick fresh shower, I did ablution as it is zuhr salah time. Getting out of the bathroom, I offered my salah. I prayed to Allah to show me the right path, I don't want to hurt anyone nor I have courage to love someone. My stomach growled in hunger, so I went in the kitchen and saw ammi placing my paratha on the small dining table. I went towards her and sat on the chair.

"Ammi," I called her as she pour the tea in the cup.

"What?" She asked not looking at me.

"Ammi, do you..remember when.. Humair came at our house?" I asked, she nodded as she hold the cup of tea and brought it towards me.

"Yeah, what about him?" She asked, placing the cup in front of me and taking a seat.

"Ammi, you said na.. That if he.. Will *clears throat and looks elsewhere* he will.." I didn't know how to talk to my mother about my own proposal.

"If he will what?" She asked getting confused, I shut my eyes in defeat and bite my lower lip.

She smacked on my lips making me flinch, I look at her getting confused.

"Ammi..what?!" I asked putting my hand over my lips.

"That's not a good thing, you shouldn't be biting your lips. And look how swollen they became." She said sternly, well this is nothing new. Ammi hates when I bite my lips.

"Sorry." I mumbled looking down.

"Its okay now tell me what happened? Why are looking so upset?" She asked placing her right hand's forefinger under my chin as she scan my face.

"I am not upset ammi, I am..confused." I said sighing in tiredness.

"About what?" She asked.

"Ammi..uff! Yeh itna mushkil kyun hai?(why this is so hard?)" I said stomping my foot on the ground.

"Don't think too much shahno, tell me I won't shout or say anything to you." She said.

"Okay~" I said and took a deep breath.

I told her everything about daud's confession, just about his confession nothing else. She listen to my each and every word perfectly without reacting. I look at her for any comment or expression but no, nothing at all.

"Ammi?" I look at her with a nervous yet awkward smile.

"Paratha khalo, thanda horaha hai. (Eat your paratha, its getting cold.)" She said in a Stern yet soft voice.

"Ji (Yes)." I said and nervously started eating.

After eating, I put the plate and cup in the sink and walked out towards my room. A soft knock made me come out of my unleavened thoughts.

"Come in." I said and sat on the bed.

Ammi came inside and sat next to me. She hold my hand as she look at them for a moment than her eyes locked with mine.

"Can you tell me his.. Exact words when he proposed you?" She asked with a emotion, I couldn't define.

"Y-yes," I said looking down remembering his exact words.

'Noor... Mujhse shaadi karogi noor?'

"Mujhse..shaadi karogi.. Noor? This were his exact words." I said looking elsewhere.

"That's it, nothing else did he said?" She asked, I smiled as my vision became blurry.

"He said many more things, things which cannot be defined in words. His eyes speak the honesty of his love while his...smile made each and every moment breathtaking. Am-ammi, I.. I don't want to break anyone's heart.. His heart." I said and hugged her as she hugged me back.

"Shh.. Meri bacchi (My daughter) you don't need to break anyone's heart, first tell me do you like him too?" She asked stroking my hair.

"I don't know ammi, I am confused. Moreover I am afraid to form a new relation, when I witnessed your and baba's relation than it becomes ten time harder for me to think about a relationship." I said as I slowly broke the hug.

"Why do you think negative my child? You should ask Allah to grant you the best and about Humair, do you know what kind of man he is?" Ammi asked, I nodded.

"Until now all I saw is his kindness, gentle behavior and caring nature. I won't lie his secretary told me that he is an arrogant personality." I told ammi, wiping my tears.

"That isn't an issue, it's a woman's purpose in a man's life to make him a better person and I know my shahno has those capabilities." She said while tapping my chin with a smile.

"I hope so, wait! Does that mean..."

"No, As a mother I still have some doubts. I want you to tell him to bring this marriage proposal in front of your baba, this way we'll get to know more about him." She cut me off.

"Okay, I'll tell him." I said.

Third person's POV :-

The atmosphere felt thick and heavy as Abu daud rotate the half filled glass of grape wine. His mind occupied with the thoughts of last night.

'Did I took everything very fast?' He thought.

"Lala, don't think too much. I am sure this time Allah will grant your wish as you choose his path to get your love." Moiz said to abu daud.

"I don't know moiz, this is the very first time, I am feeling afraid that someone will reject me and moreover that Allah will punish me for my deeds. Damn! This heartbeats isn't doing favor to me." Abu daud said walking towards the balcony as he put the glass down on the table.

"She has changed you a lot." Moiz commented, Abu daud nodded as his mind still occupied with her thoughts.

"Yes, she does changed me a lot. And I find it hard to go back to that Abu daud cause I honestly don't remember how he was anymore. She...killed him, and left no traces of his existence." Abu daud said looking at the evening purple, blue and pink ombre sky.

"But she did it for good, isn't she?" Moiz said.

"My parents, to hell to those parents! You know what moiz? I never had any plans of forgiving them but because of her, I kneeled down in front of him.." Abu daud said as he pointed towards the sky referring to his creator.

"And I said...I forgave them my lord, so you too forgave them, even if they had made me..hate you." He continued and looked down as he felt tears pooling his eyes.

He quickly wiped his tears thinking what has became of him. Who could have think that the great arrogant Abu daud ghazi will become this weak in front of a naive girl.

"You should go and meet her. We are waiting to meet her as our bhabhi (Sister-in-law)." Moiz said with a smile, Abu daud turn around with a smile.

"Who else is waiting?" Abu daud asked moiz on the mention of "We".

"Everyone, the bodyguards and the maids. They all liked her the day they met her and is really happy for you." Moiz said.

This news made a sensation of happiness ran through abu daud's body, now he couldn't wait anymore. He wanted to meet her, tell her that how much everyone wants them to be together. He wanted to see his noor.

"Okay, I'll be going." Abu daud said but stopped when he remembered something.

"Moiz, what about those girls?" Abu daud asked moiz.

"Don't worry lala, I'll send them back home safely but the one's who are sold, we can't do anything about it." Moiz informed.

Abu daud's lips formed into thin line as he thought for a while than nodded. He knew he couldn't do anything about those 46 girls who he sold out this time nor he can do anything about the one's he sold all his life until now but he can free the ones who are still under his prison. Definitely he can free them for the sake of his noor, he too is getting freedom from the darkness of his life. So why not them? He even thought of freeing the sweepers that he was about to sold in the new auction for slavery, sexual purpose and many more like that. He will leave this business and will start a new and descent life with his noor, that's what his plan is.

"What about the sweepers?" He asked moiz.