in the mirror watching how she was glowing in the dark red dress of her wedding with the shining jewellery covering her. She smiles looking at herself dressed so beautiful.

She looked down at the pure red bangles on her hand caressing them and then looked back at the mirror and her smile fell.

"Kabir? What are you doing here?" She said shocked

"I need your help. You can't marry that man".

She stood from her seat looking at him a little scared,"W-What? Why?"

He stepped closer and she steps back,"I can't tell the details. But, please, I need your help. Please marry me".

Her eyes widen, "But, what will we say to everyone?"

"Please, I promise I will not hurt you. I need your help".

Before she could have said something she heard the loud banging on her door and the door opened with her family members watching her standing in front of their biggest rivals.

"How can you do this? How can you marry the son of our enemy? Why did you insult us in front of the whole society?" Her father yelled angrily slapping her hard

She fell on the ground crying,"No, Baba (father)-".

"Don't ever call me that or speak to us again. You have brought shame on all of us". Was her father last words to her

Then, he had taken her to his family she only stand with him while his father praise him for bringing her family down.

It was absolutely hideous act.

Her family and his family had been political rivals for years. She was grown into hearing things but she never involved in her father activities neither she ever thought about her father job to have this kind of effect on her life. She had always remained far away, in her own innocent world. The darkness was always kept away from her.

Maybe, she shouldn't have kept away from it. She might have dealt with this situation better.

His mother took her to his room and she wanted to ran away but there was nothing to have her back. She was sure her friend cannot contact her yet because she doesn't actually have anything on her right now to reach them.

For a week, she had stayed in his house away from him and his father. She understand the man in this house were not humble like her father they were controlling and the one who think woman should not have rights.

She was scared he might uses her for his needs just to destroy her further but thankfully she had slept in the corner while he takes the bed. She wanted to continue her study and she knows that he had to send her to her university to maintain an image to show to the society.

The next day, she walked the path she used to walk from her parents house to her university. She was content that her parents house was on the same streets as Kabir's. She can maybe have a glance of them each day.

However, she found her father man who works in his party standing outside her door and looking at her disgusted. They did throw some words at her which break her innocent heart but she walked to her university with her head down.

"What happened, Jahan". Her friend asked worried as they met

She explained the situation to them. No one could actually do anything but she felt better by meeting and sharing her concerns. The classes started, unfortunately, Kabir and his friend were in same university. He never had ever did anything in university and she never thought of him as a bad person.

She wasn't sure now.

She looked through her book finding it hard to concentrate while eating a bag full of chips in her hand. The subject was a little trouble for her but she had to focus in order to score well. She feel everyone eyes on her and she could hear the gossips but she tries hard to ignore it.

But, her heart hurt, each time someone mentions her actions.

"How can she be so heartless to hurt her own father?". Someone said

She clench her hands under the table looking straight at her book but not actually reading it. She loves her father he was a man she had admired for so long. He was humble, generous and kind. She knew she had hurt him so much to hear those kind of words from him. It did hurt to hear them, to even repeat them again, but she knows she had hurt him first and only to save him.

She hadn't agree to the marriage until she saw the man with the gun pointing on her family especially her father. She was scared and confused which lead her to this marriage she wasn't so sure about.

"Did you ran away from me this morning?". She heard Kabir say

She squeal causing few people to look at her which caused a small blush adore her cheeks.

"I didn't knew you were waiting?". She said not sure

He shrugged taking her bag of chips,"From tomorrow, wait for me and we will come together".

She looked at him wide eyes not really paying attention to his words instead looking at her chips in his hands. She snatched it back from him hiding it behind her. He narrow his eyes at her she looked down a little sad but not ready to give him her chips.

"Aren't you just a saviour of everything?". He said smirking

She sighs,"And you are after everything".

"She speaks back". He said smiling

She bites her lips as her cheeks flush,"N-No, I was just saying".

He chuckle,"Of course, you were. See you around".

Jahan looked at him amazed that he was actually being....normal?. She wasn't sure when it comes to this man. In front of his father, she had seen him strict and almost hard to recognize as person with feeling. But, she had secretly seen him with his head in his mother laps one time.

She sighs.

She closed her books walking to rest of her classes which were a burden to begin with. With everyone interested in knowing the whole story, other glaring and some misbehaviour it was exhausting. She had never faced hate so she wasn't sure how to deal with it without being hurt by every word and actions.

She walked back to his house just as she steps in. She found few older men smoking and drinking (wine) which disgust her. She walked inside quickly but her father-in-law stopped her asking her to serve the men. She didn't wanted to be here especially alone.

She looked at mother-in-law for help but she already knew she couldn't help her when no one here allow her that power. She took the bottle of wine with her shaking hand as she feel uncovered even in her covering clothes with the men passing comments and looking at her with lust.

She didn't even raise her head to look at any one of them just proceed to quickly leave from here.

"He had a daughter like that in hiding?. If I knew it I would have kidnapped her and have some fun". A older man chuckle while other join him

She shuddered stepping back wanting to ran away before she hear anything more. Just as she did, the same man hold her hand pulling her closer to him. She tired pushing him which only resulted in receiving a slap across her face and whimper on the cold ground begging Allah for some help.

"What are you doing?". Kabir said angrily walking inside the exact moment the man was trying to force himself on her again while she struggles helpless on the floor

Kabir pushed the man away taking his jacket off and covering her with it. He hold her tears filled face in his hand gently to find bruises which anger him to no bound. He turned towards the man again punching him hard on his face as he fell down. Kabir straddle him punching him even more.

"How dare you touch her?". He yelled punching him again

"Kabir, what are you doing?". His father yelled

His father asked Kabir's friends to hold him back while the unconscious man along with other was taken away. Kabir looked over at her standing on her shaking leg in the corner clearly scared which increases his anger.

"What do you think you are doing?". His father said angrily

Kabir looked away from her and his red anger filled eyes meet his father's,"How can you allow him to touch her like that?".

"What do you mean?. She is not our family she is our enemy daughter. We can do whatever we wish with her". His father said

Disgust filled him,"You will allow any woman who is not your family to be raped by your men?. How can you even think so low, Abba (father), she is someone sister and daughter. Would you like someone doing the same with Appa (sister)?".

He didn't even wait for his father reply as he hold her hand taking her inside their room.

Just as she felt a little safe she break down. She was never met with such situations and it breaks her heart to think that people could actually go to the extent to hurt anyone.

"Jahan?". He said sitting in front of her

She looked at him scared,"I-I-".

She couldn't even speak because she was weak now. The exhaustion was catching to her body making her numb.

"Just sleep". He said genuinely

She nodded laying on the bed closing her eyes to the pain and walking into darkness.

He feel her shaking in her sleeps immediately moved closer to have a look at her. She was moving from side to side begging in her sleep. He knows she was innocent for any of the filth of the world. He knows he had to protect her from everyone around her.

She opened her eyes when he called her and looked at him scared.

"It's ok now, Jahan, you are fine. I am here". He assured her

The next week took her whole to be assured that no one will harm her and that Kabir will protect her. His father hadn't spoken to her ever since and she was content with that. She doesn't show herself in front of him. Kabir did wait for her to walk her to their university and few more words exchanged.

It was another day, she had to walk herself because Kabir had a errand to run so she took the same street again in hope to find her father. She hadn't seen him all this time.

She looked at the men looking at her angrily and she wanted to know about her father. Her heart stopped as she finds him coming from the door and she stood there unable to move.

"Baba (father)". She said as a lump form in her throat

Her father eyes turned to her soften for a moment but they hardened.

"I told you not to call me that". Her father said angrily

"I-". She started but was cut off

"No, you are not my daughter anymore". Her father said piercing her heart

She walked away a little faster not wanting her father or anyone who knew her to find her crying. She walked to the end of the street until a sob escape her body.

"Aren't you late?". She heard his soothing voice

She sniffed looking at him with a frown,"You are not supposed to be here".

He grinned turning to her,"Who said that?".

She frowns more,"I did?".

He chuckle,"I know I wasn't suppose to be here but you forgot your favourite food behind I had to come".

He forward her bag of snacks she always munch on all the time. Junk food was her life she could eat her whole life. She grinned at him taking the bag and picking the chips she likes opening the bag and munching on them.

"Tsk tsk. What will I do with you?". He said smiling as he cleared the tears away from her face

She smiled cute-ly at him and his heart skipped a beat. He looked in her innocent eyes looking at him and placed her scarf back on her head smiling.

"I am running". She said wide eyes

He was still disoriented so he didn't understand,"Running what?".

"Late". She said running away a little but she stopped turning back at him,"Will my father ever love me again?".

He smiled genuinely,"He never stopped".