đź“– Episode 15: On the Edge of a Secret
The morning looked just like the one before — but something inside Aaniya had changed.
Ever since returning from Fariha's boutique, only one question kept echoing in her mind:
> "Which secret are you ready to face, Aaniya?"
Aaniya had stopped being afraid of the truth.
Now, she was ready to understand it — no matter what.
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Scene: Suleman's Office
Suleman saw Aaniya walking through the glass door and immediately stood up to meet her.
> "Aaniya, is everything okay?"
> "You helped me reach Fariha… now I need something more."
Suleman, slightly nervous, asked,
> "What now?"
Aaniya placed the photo in front of him.
> "I know you're hiding something from me."
Suleman looked away.
> "You don't want to know, Aaniya. Not every truth works in your favor."
> "Let me decide what's good for me — and what's not."
Suleman took a deep breath. Then he opened a drawer and pulled out an old diary.
> "This is Fariha's diary. She sent it back to me after we separated."
> "Is there anything in it about the woman with the tattoo?" Aaniya asked.
> "Maybe… but some pages were torn out."
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Scene: Aaniya's House
Aaniya opened the diary. Each page told a new story of heartbreak — Fariha's love, her pain, and her separation from Suleman.
Then on one page, a name appeared:
> "Areeba… the one I always melted for."
Aaniya kept reading that name again and again. Then she found something else — a half-written address:
> "Karachi - Gulshan Block 4, Noor Apartments… flat no… (page torn)"
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Flashback Insert: Aaliyaan and Areeba
A memory sparked in Aaniya's mind.
She remembered a time when Aaliyaan had casually mentioned a girl's name:
> "She was just a friend — Areeba. I never really understood what she meant to me…"
Back then, Aaniya had brushed it off.
But today, the cracks in that relationship made a lot more sense.
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Scene: Nighttime
Aaniya closed the diary. Her eyes were full of determination, though her heart held a flicker of fear.
> "Areeba… who are you? Why was Fariha so connected to you? And Aaliyaan… what was your bond with her?"
She picked up her bag.
> "This search is no longer for someone else's secrets… it's for the decisions I need to make for myself."
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