Chapter 1
"Ary Anaya, stop! Please, that's enough. I'm exhausted, yar. I'm getting dizzy. I don't have the strength for anymore."
Saira said, sitting down on the ground. Her dupatta was soaked with sweat and she was out of breath. The heat of the park and the continuous rides had exhausted her. She rested her head on her knees and took a deep breath.
Meanwhile, Anaya was ignoring her and heading towards the ticket booth. That same stubbornness and mischief was on her face that always got her into trouble. She didn't look tired at all. There was a madness for swings in her eyes.
"Brother, give me two tickets for Discovery, quickly."
She said with a mischievous smile, looking at Saira, and with her eyes silently pleaded for just one last ride. Promise. Just one more time.
But Saira was no longer falling for her words.
Saying "last ride", Anaya Sahiba had already taken five more rides.
Saira was now worried about Baba's anger. He had only allowed them two rides, and strictly told them to be home within an hour. The house was only a ten-minute drive from the park.
"Our house is only a ten-minute drive from the park," Saira reminded her. "And we get this permission only once a year. When Anaya Sahiba comes to stay here with her family."
Anaya would go crazy at the sight of swings. She had loved rides since childhood. Saira always indulged her tantrums.
"The car's tire got punctured, and we couldn't get any help," Anaya said, grinning, making an excuse.
Anaya always had a made-up story for getting home late. And she was an expert at thinking up new excuses. It was a different matter that this time she was about to get caught. Oblivious to this, she was busy enjoying life.
"Look, if we don't go on this ride, these tickets will go to waste. And I will never let that happen. If you don't sit with me, I swear, I'll sit with some unknown girl."
Anaya came in front of Saira and threatened her with ultimate stubbornness. She knew, no matter what, Saira would not refuse her this time. Saira had a weakness for Anaya.
"Ary, O Chanchal Haseena, would you like to enjoy this beautiful ride with this wandering cloud? Sir, we will not let your ticket go to waste."
Before Saira could say anything, Anaya heard a low, but arrogant voice near her ear.
She turned around to see a boy in a black designer dress, standing with some of his cocky friends, showing off. His friends were chanting "AK AK". It was clear he was not an ordinary boy. There was immense arrogance in his manner.
Anaya looked him up and down once. She had a strong dislike for such arrogant boys.
"Excuse me, but I have no interest in taking a ride with any stray animal. Anyway, you can pity an animal and throw it a bone, but you cannot sit with it."
The entire park fell silent for a moment.
The boys chanting "AK AK" were stunned by AK's insult. No one had ever spoken to their boss like this.
On the other side, AK's face turned red with anger. There was fire in his eyes. His ego was hurt.
Before he could teach this rude girl a lesson, one of his sensible friends grabbed his arm and stopped him. "Leave it, man. It'll become a scene. She's a girl."
"Oh sister, what stunt was that? Do you even know what you did? Do you know who he is?"
Saira said in astonishment, while Anaya walked ahead in her own world, as if nothing had happened.
"Yes, I know exactly what I did. I reminded a rude person of his place. Before making a lewd comment on a girl next time, this Anaya and her sharp slap will definitely come to that scoundrel's mind."
Anaya said smugly and opened the door of the Discovery ride car and sat down.
While Saira, mourning her intellect, quickly sat next to her. Her heart was pounding loudly.
The ride started. The strong wind hit their faces. But Saira's heart was sinking.
"Ary you fool, that comment was not made by the guy in the black dress, but by the guy in the yellow shirt standing next to him. The guy in black spoke later."
Saira said, panicking, informing Anaya of the truth.
Anaya's senses flew away. Both of them were standing behind her, so Anaya couldn't tell the difference.
"What? Oh God, what happened! Stop it! Let's get off quickly, let's go home."
Anaya said, worried, and as soon as the ride was over, both of them rushed home.
Meanwhile, in the park, AK adjusted his jacket and brought a dangerous smile to his lips. "A new drama is brewing for the Mehr family..."
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They had just entered the house when their steps faltered at the thunderous voice of Sardar Sikander.
"Where were you two?"
Silence fell in the hall. All eyes were on the door.
"Um, Uncle, we went to the park," Anaya replied with difficulty, mustering courage. Her voice was trembling.
Farooq Uncle was as friendly and soft-spoken as Sikander Sahib, who was also Saira's father, was strict and principled. He placed the family's honor above all else.
"What happened, brother? Why are you shouting? We allowed the girls to go out for a walk," Sardara Bibi, Saira's grandmother, immediately supported Anaya and Saira, seeing their frightened faces.
"So, Mother, did you also allow them to slap other boys in public at the park and create a scene?" Sikander Sahib said angrily, showing the screen of his mobile to everyone.
Hearing Sikander Uncle, everyone in the hall was surprised, while the souls of the two girls seemed to leave their bodies. The video had gone viral.
"What are you saying, son?" Sardara Bibi asked in surprise.
"I'm telling the truth, Mother. Look, the girls of the Mehr family have gone viral. They have ruined our honor," Sikander Sahib said, playing the park video. In it, Anaya was slapping someone. Whispers started in the hall.
"Oh, so what? The boy must have done something wrong, that's why Anaya slapped him. This girl is very sensible," Sardar Saraj-ud-Din, Anaya's maternal grandfather, said, entering the hall and immediately supporting Anaya. He loved his granddaughter very much.
"For God's sake, Father, please don't support them now. And if she is so sensible? Then tell her to show her sensibility at home, not in parks,"
Sikander Sahib said angrily and picked up his coat and walked out of the house. Everyone in the hall was silent. The atmosphere became very heavy.
"What trouble had befallen you, Anaya Sahiba, that you had to raise your hand on that boy? Would you care to shed some light on this incident?" Faiza, Anaya's mother, came forward to scold Anaya for upsetting her elder brother, so that she could set her straight.
"Ary Faiza Apa, be quiet now. Look how upset the girls are. Come on, dear, go to your room and relax. No one will say anything more now," Farooq Uncle said, seeing Anaya's tearful face, while the two girls quickly ran upstairs so no one else would start.
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It was evening. "Ary, I heard my elder sisters were highly honored today," Arsalan, who had just returned from the market with Hashim Bhai, ran upstairs to tease them.
Although he was only a year younger than Saira and Anaya, he acted with the full authority of being older.
"Arsalan, if you value your neck, get lost from here," Anaya said, picking up a cushion. Her mood was already bad.
But he was Arsalan, roaming around with a degree in stubbornness.
"By the way, you should have found out who you were slapping. You slapped AK Khan without thinking," Arsalan said, making a face and showing surprise. "AK Khan, the sole heir of Khan Industries and a renowned businessman." Saira's furious face was giving him a lot of pleasure. Today he was going to settle all old scores.
"Arsalan, my dear little brother, it is not necessary for me to Google who the person standing in front of me is before slapping him. And it is also not necessary for me to keep giving you chances by forgiving you again and again. So it would be better for you to get lost from here," Anaya said, throwing a cushion, which hit Hashim Bhai who was passing by.
"Ary brother, what happened? Are you going to take out Uncle Sikander's anger on us now?" Hashim said, catching the cushion and laughing. He was the oldest among all the cousins, but he would become a child with them.
"Hashim Bhai, you have also joined everyone. I am not going to come here again," Anaya said, making a face. Upstairs, Saira was also sitting with a pout.
"Okay, sorry, sorry. I won't say anything more. Come on, my princesses, let me take you both out for ice cream," Hashim said with a loving smile. He had no sister of his own, but he treated Mahi, Saira, and Anaya like real sisters.
Hearing the word ice cream, both of them forgot their humiliation and happily got ready to go out. Sikander Sahib's anger, the video, AK Khan... everything was forgotten for a moment.
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Scene: Result Day
A month later. Saira's lounge was filled with tension. The laptop was open, the WiFi signal was full, but both girls' hands were trembling. Today was the day their M.Sc result was to be announced.
Anaya was at Saira's house. "Class is the same but the university is different. That's why the tension is double," Anaya said, staring at the laptop screen.
"Yar, I can't breathe," Saira grabbed Anaya's hand tightly.
"Recite Bismillah. Allah will do what is best," Anaya tried to smile, but her fingers were also trembling.
"Enter the roll number quickly," Saira said.
As soon as she pressed enter, the screen loaded... and both of them screamed.
"Saira! 1st Position... Punjab University!"
"Anaya! 1st Position... Lahore College!"
There was silence for a moment. Then both of them hugged each other tightly. The laptop was saved from falling off the table.
"Allah Akbar! Our dream has come true!" There were tears in Saira's eyes.
Anaya raised her hands towards the sky. "O Allah, thank you."
With tears of joy, both of them sat on the prayer mat. They prostrated and prayed, crying. "O Allah, please make Baba agree. This Function Designing course is our last dream."
At that moment, Arsalan, Saira's younger brother, came into the room, waving his mobile. "Oho, the pious ladies have woken up? You made so much noise at the result as if you won the lottery."
"Arsalan! Shut up. What do you know how big a day this is for us," Saira glared at him.
"Okay, baba, sorry. So when are both the toppers giving a party?" Arsalan winked.
Anaya immediately got up and picked up the phone. "I'll call Baba right now."
"Baba... please... please agree," Anaya started crying on the call. "Please allow me to stay at Mehr House for a year. There is a Function Designing course there. This is our childhood dream. To study together, to become something together."
Baba was silent on the other side of the phone. Then he said: "Okay, beta. One year. But promise you won't lose focus on your studies."
"Promise," both of them shouted together.
In the evening, to celebrate, the two of them went to an expensive restaurant with Mahi and Arsalan. Laughter, cake, cold drink. The atmosphere was completely different.
"Here you go, a treat from the Topper Sahiba," Saira raised her glass.
Anaya got up laughing to order from the waiter. In her hurry, her hand bumped into someone. The coffee mug she was holding flew in the air... and fell straight onto a boy's expensive black jacket.
"Oh! Sorry... I'm so sorry!" Anaya panicked.
But the boy's back was towards her. He did not turn around. He just clenched his lips looking at the jacket.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Anaya grabbed Saira's hand and both of them ran away. "Run! Run quickly!"
The boy turned, but there was no one there. Only coffee stains on his jacket. It was AK.
He angrily called the manager. "One minute. Arrange a new dress for me immediately. And turn on that camera. I want to see who spilled this coffee."
The manager was drenched in sweat. "Sir... my apologies. The camera where the coffee fell... it's broken. It hasn't been working for the past week."
AK's jaws tightened. He looked at the stained jacket and smiled slightly. "So... Unknown Enemy. Interesting."
On the other side, Anaya was hiding at the corner of the street, panting and laughing. "We got away... we got away by a hair's breadth!"
Saira slapped her arm. "Have you gone mad? What if he had caught you?"
"What if he had caught me? I am Anaya. I am not afraid of anyone," Anaya winked mischievously. She did not know that the one she ran away from was about to become the biggest storm of her life.
The shadows of the night were getting darker... and fate had started its game.
---end off epi 1
**A/N: Author's Note**
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