“And it is He who makes (one) laugh and weep.” -Surah an-Najm, Verse 43.
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AYRA
It is funny how wrong your assumptions can prove to be. I had thought of one million ways of telling Rohaan about Maha. This was definitely not one of them.
Outside, night has fallen and it seems like everything is eerie quiet. I can hear nothing beyond the swooshing of blood in my ears. Maybe I’ve fallen into a coma.
I press a hand to my chest, feeling the rapid thrumming of my heart beat, almost as if my heart was battling to burst forth.
Rohaan and I slide into his car. I lounge back against the seat casually, as if everything is fine. As if I don’t feel like I can’t breathe. My nerves are all tense, scattered about like l
