# Episode-02
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At dusk last afternoon, the crimson sun had just set in the western corner. The birds are flying back and forth in the red sky in search of their return. Runa and Nehal are facing each other at such twilight. Nehal is staring at Runa with her cool gaze. There is no harshness in this vision, there is only a lot of love and fear of losing. Breaking the pin-drop silence, Nehal said,
- "How are you Runa?"
Runa looked at Nehal with a timid look, lowered her eyes again, and said in a low voice,
- "I'm fine."
- "Don't want to know how I'm?"
Runa stood silently without saying anything in answer to Nehal's question. Seeing Runa standing silently, he began to say again,
- "I'm not good, Runa. The fear of losing you always haunts me. I can't sleep at night for fear of losing you. I sleep all night."
Runa was still standing silently. Nehal began to say again,
- "I want you so much that I have completely changed myself to make you my own. I have stopped doing all kinds of bad things just in the hope of making you my own. Now there should be no more problems in making me your own."
Runa said in a low voice,
- "Actually...
Nehal frowned at Runa and asked,
- "I don't understand the real-fake. If you agree, I'll tell my father today and send a marriage proposal to your house."
Runa was shocked to hear about the marriage and said,
- "Give me a little more time to think about this."
Nehal was silent for a while and said,
- "Okay, I gave you two days. Think about what to do."
Runa nodded and agreed to go home. Nehal looked at Runa's departure and said to himself,
- "Whatever your decision, you have to be mine. Because without you I am zero. And to fill this void you need me, very much needed."
Saying the words, Nehal also went to his house. He let out a sigh.
It was twelve o'clock at night. Twelve in the village means many nights. There is silence all around. A gentle breeze is blowing in the south. At the same time, the call of crickets is being heard. The full moon has risen in the sky. The light of the full moon has cut the darkness and filled the surroundings with light. Runa is standing alone by the window on such a moonlit night. He is staring blankly at the front. There is no trace of sleep in the eyes. Thousands of thoughts are floating around in my head. The words of the afternoon are constantly making him think. What will Nihal answer after two days? Runa has not yet told anyone in the house about Nehal. Runa doesn't want to put any extra pressure on her father. Her father is very worried about Runa.
Runa cuts the thread of thought in the question of Zara. Zara said with sleepy eyes,
- "Apa you haven't slept yet?"
Runa heard Zara's words and moved away from the window and said,
- "I couldn't sleep so I stood by the window."
- "What happened to your sister?"
- "Nothing happened."
- "If nothing else, why does your face look so dry?"
Hearing Zara's insanity, Runa said,
- "Stay, you don't have to do Paknami anymore. Sleep like a good girl. You have school tomorrow. If you don't wake up in the morning, your mother will beat you severely. But then I can't save you."
- "Oh God, thank you so much for reminding me of Amma. I forgot about Amma."
Runa smiled softly and patted him on the head and said,
- "Crazy girl, sleep now."
Runa lay down next to Zara. Zara hugged Runa and went back to sleep. And Runa spent the rest of her sleep without thinking about the sky.
On the other hand, Nehal went home and went straight to his house. Shortly after leaving Nehal's house, her father Samad Mia also entered Nehal's house. She doesn't like Nehal's behavior. She has only one son. She has many dreams about her son. But Nehal has not had any work for the last six months. Guru is serious all the time, he has changed a lot. So he came to talk to the boy's face to face. He must know the reason for his son's change. Samad Mia came in front of Nehal's house and said,
- "Dad, can I come home?"
Nehal was surprised to see her father in front of the house. Said softly,
- "Yes, Daddy came in."
Samad Mia came to Nehal's house, pulled up a chair, and sat down in front of Nihal. He can't think what to start with the boy. Seeing his father worried, Nehal said,
- "Dad you came to my house so late at night. Say something?"
- "No, Dad, you haven't slept yet, can you?"
- "I was studying for a job, Dad. That's the exam ahead."
Samad Mia was surprised to hear about the job and said,
- "Can you work, Dad? All the property I have is yours. If you don't have it, I will give you more property. You will be able to eat on your feet for the rest of your life. Your father would not have to do all these jobs."
Nehal listened to her father and said,
- "I want to stand on my own two feet, Dad. I want to make a different identity."
- "But Dad...
Without letting Samad Mia finish his speech, Nehal said,
- "Say no more, Dad. I will build my identity through my hard work. This is my last word."
Samad Mia remained silent for a while after hearing the boy's words. Then the Guru said in a serious voice,
- "Dad, what is the real reason behind your change?"
Nehal said in response to his father's question,
- "Every man finds a ray of light in his life so that he can cut through the darkness of his life. I have also seen that ray of light, father. I am purifying myself for him. As if the stigma of my dark life is on the ray.
It doesn't matter. "
- "Who is he?"
- "Her name is Runa."
- "Which village do you live in?"
- "She lives in our village. Ashraf is Kakar's daughter."
- "Ooo. See what you understand."
Then Samad Mia left without saying anything to Nehal. Because he knows who Nehal says nothing will happen. Nehal will never come back from his decision. Ashraf Mia has to say that. He decided in his mind that he would call Ashraf Mia tomorrow. She would not let her son move away from her. If the boy goes away, his influence will also decrease. Because Nehal was his right hand in all his illegal activities.
Runner woke up at the sound of the call to prayer in the morning. He got down from the bed and went to the edge of the tap to do aju. After performing ablution and praying, Runa sat down with the Quran. This is Runa's daily work. After reading the Qur'an, Runa went to help her mother. Then the red sun had just risen in the eastern sky. The rays of the sun have spread all over the village. Mintu came home at that time. He looked at Runa and asked, gasping for breath.
- "Isn't your father at home?"
Runa looked at Mintu and said to herself,
- "What is this guy doing in our house so early in the morning? And why is he looking for Dad?"
Mintu saw Runa silent again
Said
- "Can't you talk, girl? Your father is not at home."
- "Yes."
- "Then give me a dyke."
- "Okay."
When Runa went home and told her father about Mintu, Ashraf Mia came out of the house in Punjabi. Then he said to Mintu, who was standing in the yard,
- "What's up Mintu Mia? Aila came to my house so early in the morning?"
Mintu smiled at his drinking teeth and said,
- "The chairman is calling. He has told you to go."
Ashraf Mia said worriedly,
- "Okay, let's go then. Let's hear what he says."
- "Let's go."
Then Ashraf Mia and Mintu walked out towards the chairman's garden house. Runa also stared at him.
It will continue
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