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

Tamina stepped out of the bus with Amir trailing behind her. They were supposed to pretend as wife and husband with fake names, Nusaifa and Akhtar. She was informed that everything was ready for her, a house near Yusuf’s house and a job waiting for Amir . Tamina’s heart was pounding, her curiosity was killing her. Before her arrival, she spent the whole day trying to imagine how her son Arham might look like now, after fourteen years. She couldn’t wait to see him, talk to him, and give him kisses on his forehead. The mother in her was yearning for her son, but a dangerous part of her told her to stay away from Arham, which she purposely ignored. 


After reaching Bayadar, both walked towards the residential area, where their house awaited them. It was near Hussain’s and Nasith’s house. 


‘This Is it, commander.’ Amir said spotting a little house in the middle of other two houses. 


Chapter 25