19- Stop

Zain was teaching Hoorain, stealing glances with her from time to time, thinking about Anaya’s words constantly but it was extremely difficult as he didn’t know what his desires were in the first place.

Was it embrace or liberation?

He was stuck in a dilemma and decided to give both of them some time before reaching a final decision.

Was being hers his own choice or merely a duty?

He doesn’t know.

“Hoorain.” He called her. She was engrossed in her work and hummed in response.

“Yes?” Her voice, soft like a breeze as usual, came.

“Sir Kasim told me about your internship offer…” He trailed off, bringing the topic which made her disquiet.

Looking up quickly, her dismay became visible and Zain thought it was because of him,

“What about it?” She asked nervously, tightening her grip on the book.

“You don’t want to? Why?” He asked softly, not making a mistake like before.