The arrival of two proposals at her father's desk asking for the hand of his daughters in marriage sends Ayah's life off track.

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At the age of nineteen, Ayah had the dreams any girl her age would have; gaining admission into college, landing her first job, exploring the places she'd only ever dreamt of visiting, and most importantly - getting married to her dream guy, even though she knew how impossible that was.

The arrival of a marriage proposal at the desk of her father asking for the hands of her elder sister and hers in marriage sent her sister fleeing for dear life and leaving her two choices: living in the bondage of an unwanted marriage for the rest of her life, or following her sister's footsteps and diving head first for the wicked world that awaited.

Let the journey through an unforseen path begin.

The Unforseen Path

"Ayah?" Barakah called, her eyes narrowed on Zain who wore a small smile. "I don't seem to understand what's going on here, care to explain?" 


"Y-yes," Ayah said, moving to stand directly beside her sister. 


"You see Zain here, he saved me. He brought me here, didn't take me home." 


"You were caught?" She asked, now facing Ayah. 


Ayah nodded. "If he hadn't brought me here-" 


Then she turned towards Zain. She stared at him for a long time, her narrowed eyes looking at his as though she awaited a signal. 


Ayah blinked. She hadn't been expecting that from Barakah. 


Nice, Ayah thought. She knew it was too good to be true. Barakah couldn't be done just yet. 


"Because I wanted to," Zain replied. "It's the least I could do for her." 


A small blush creeped up Ayah's cheeks and she hurried straightened out, now wasn't the time. 


Chapter Nine