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

The bus from Belgarath has reached Bayadar after half a day of excruciating journey. Fourteen years have changed so many things in both the villages. Now Belgarath had electricity, a windmill farm, public water supply and adequate transportation which includes a bus service to Bayadar three times a day. Kaidan stood up from his seat and stretched his back which felt numb because of continuous sitting for hours. He picked up his small bag and stepped out of the bus as it has reached its last stop. The journey was stuffy, and Kaidan felt relieved to reach his destination. 


Chapter 22