Scene 1: Wedding Countdown – 5 Days Left
The village buzzes with excitement.
Traditional musicians rehearse.
Dresses are fitted.
The wedding carpet is being stitched by hand.
AINUR watches from a distance. Her mother places a kiss on her forehead.
MOTHER (soft):
"It's not just your wedding, my girl.
It's your freedom day."
Scene 2: Arman Receives a Warning
Arman is called to the district government office.
There, he's told privately:
GOVT OFFICER (tense):
"You're marrying into a bloodline that was marked… blacklisted quietly, years ago."
ARMAN:
"She's not her father."
OFFICER:
"That's not how politics sees it."
They slide over a file.
Inside: photos of Ainur with Marat… and a stamp:
"Classified: Political Watchlist – Active."
Scene 3: Arman's Dilemma
That night, Arman sits in the dark—staring at their wedding rings.
He whispers:
ARMAN:
"Do I protect her… by letting her go?"
He doesn't sleep.
Scene 4: Ainur Overhears Everything
She walks into his room quietly. She sees the file.
Hears him on the phone with the lawyer.
ARMAN (on phone):
"…If I pull out of the marriage, she's safe. Right? She can start over?"
The phone drops when he sees her standing there.
AINUR (hurt):
"You were going to save me… by abandoning me?"
She doesn't cry. Just walks out.
Scene 5: Gulzhan Snaps Him Out of It
Gulzhan storms in with her shoes in hand like she's ready to beat him.
GULZHAN:
"You idiot. You think love is protection?
Love is standing next to her, not ahead of her.
If you let her go now… you don't deserve her."
Scene 6: The Wedding Day Eve – Apology in the Orchard
Arman finds Ainur sitting on the swing.
He kneels beside her—again. But this time, not to propose.
Just to apologize.
ARMAN (shaking):
"I almost ruined us trying to protect you.
But you were never the one who needed saving.
I was."
He places a tiny velvet box in her hand.
Inside: a bracelet with her father's poetry engraved in silver.
AINUR (softly):
"Then wear it with me tomorrow.
As my groom.
Not my guardian."