Sehrish kept darting her eyes nervously, her hands shaking as she clapped them together repeatedly.
“I’m finished… everything is over,” she whispered in panic.
One look at her face and you’d instantly see the depth of fear written all over it. She was completely lost, terrified, desperate—she had no solution left. That was why she rushed to Azmi, begging her to cover up for her. Body trembling, she fell to her knees in front of Azmi.
“I know I’ve done wrong, but I have no other way out. Please, aunty Azmi, hide this for me just like Allah covers your flaws,” she pleaded.
Azmi stepped back, exhaled deeply and said, “I’m sorry to say this… but I can’t. This mistake affects both of us. This lie is too big. At my age I can't support such a thing. Besides, if the soldiers in this house find
