A story of Prohibited love, of terrorism and war, and the raw lives of a war-stricken land and its people. Tamina, a 19-year-old girl, survives a turbulent time, and meets a soldier named Jacob, from a land which she had never heard of. Despite being different from each other in all aspects, they find love amidst the war between her country and the budding terrorist organisation, the 'Sharias'. The story depicts her journey into adulthood, her land's unstable future in the hands of foreigners, of the terrorist organisation 'the Sharias' and her love that has been nipped by the cruelty of war and invasion by the foreigners as well as the 'Sharias'. A fiction written without a veil or extension, 'Under the merciless sun' is the raw depiction of those people and lands threatened by war, of foreign invasion and terrorism.

Under the merciless sun

Hussain was in his study, going through his favourite books, again and again. Sitting there, he could hear his wife, Nasiyath humming in the kitchen. A smile appeared on his lips, thinking about his wife. 


‘ Nothing had changed. ‘ Hussain said contently. 


‘ What? Did you say something.? ‘ Nasiyath asked from the kitchen. 


‘ Yes, I said I missed my wife. ‘ Hussain said chuckling. 


‘ Oh god, this man! ‘. Nasiyath exclaimed. 


Ten years had passed after their marriage and they were a happy couple and loved each other very much. But God became jealous of their love and took one of the most important thing from their life. Even after ten years of marriage, they were not blessed with a child. Their love for each other had withstand the test of time, but the sorrow of being childless bothered them very much. A knock on the door woke Hussain from his thoughts. 


Chapter 18