Embracing Love [✓]

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Nothing was easy
It was familiar yet unfamiliar
All those times have gathered
To make this moment freeze

It was a bit hard
This new world she faced
Sometimes, she felt awkward too

But then she remembered this feeling
That she felt on her fingertips
With another miracle, she won't forget this.

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In the morning

"Why are you sitting here alone?"
With a coffee mug in her hand, Azeen asked Imraan who was sitting on the swing in the backyard.

"Why? Am I not allowed to sit here alone?"
Imraan asked back, making space for Azeen to sit on the swing.

Narrowing her eyes at him, Azeen sat beside him before asking,
"Did you fight with Ayana?"

"Before you ask anything let me inform you Ayana didn't say anything to me."
Imraan was about to say something when Azeen cut him off.
"It's just evident from the way both of you are avoiding each other."

Instead of replying Imraan simply looked ahead. The cousins continued to sit in silence when Imraan break it.

"Zee!"
Azeen looked at Imraan questionably.
"If I ask you something will you answer that truthfully?"

"Why will I lie to you?"
Azeen confusedly turned towards him.

Imraan took a breath before speaking,
"Recently I saw something. A distant memory perhaps."

"Memory?"

"Of my family."
Imraan nodded.
"My actual family."

Instantly Azeen's mood changed as she asked in a nervous voice.
"I thought you didn't remember anything."

"I thought so too, but it seems like they are coming back. My memories are coming back. In pieces."
Azeen gulped inaudibly listening to him.

"Do you perhaps have any idea about my past? Did Ma ever share anything with you-"
As soon as Imraan questioned, Azeen's mug slipped from her hand as some coffee splashed on her dress.

"Oh shoot! You okay?"
Quickly taking the mug from her hand, Imraan got up before Azeen could spill more coffee on herself.

"I... I need to clean..."
Pointing at her messy dress, Azeen excused herself before almost running from there.

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"I... erm... I could have taken a taxi or Uber. You guys don't have to drive all the way just to drop me off."
Awkwardly Imraan spoke from the back seat of the car.

"Dude, chill. We don't mind dropping you off."
While driving the car, Ayyan spoke. Beside him, Reeha was sitting and in the back seat, Ayana and Imraan were seated.

Initially, Imraan was about to go with Fawad and Azeen but the duo had some urgent work and they left early leaving behind Imraan.

"Imraan bhai, do you have some time to spare?"
Suddenly Reeha asked Imraan.

"Yeah, I'm pretty much free today. Why?"
Confusedly Imraan asked back whereas others looked at Reeha.

"I heard that there's a fair going on here. So I was thinking maybe we could stop by there."
Reeha suggested.