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Chapter 5 - Episode 5 – "Written in Ink, Etched in Sujood"

HOSTEL ROOM – NIGHT

(Dim yellow light. ALVIRA sits at her study table, a diary open. Her fingers tremble as she writes. Every word feels like a whisper from her soul.)

ALVIRA (V.O.)

To the boy who'll never know how much he means… I write again tonight. Not because I expect you to read, but because my heart can't hold it in anymore.

(We see her writing…)

> "You don't know me, but I know every mole on your face, every lyric you sang, every laugh you've shared on stage. You're thousands of miles away, but you live in my heart like a memory I never made."

COLLEGE BUS – EARLY MORNING

(Packed with girls, some chatting, some sleepy. ALVIRA looks out the window, earphones in. ZAINAB leans closer.)

ZAINAB

You stayed up late again?

ALVIRA (nodding faintly)

Yeah. Wrote a letter. Again.

ZAINAB (playfully)

Girl. You've written a whole book of heartbreak. You sure you're not a poet?

ALVIRA (smiling)

Maybe I am. A poet for someone who'll never read it.

ZAINAB (gently)

You need to be careful. This is deep… like drowning-deep. You deserve to come up for air too.

COLLEGE CLASSROOM – AFTERNOON

(Strict teacher drones on. ALVIRA doodles in her margin....tiny hearts, a faint sketch of his eyes. Her phone vibrates inside her bag....LIVE notification. Her hands twitch.)

ALVIRA (V.O.)

He's live… he's smiling, laughing… I wonder if he ever thinks about fans like me. Fans who love like it's prayer. Fans who cry for a chance to be seen.

(Cut to her at home later, screen glowing in the dark, commenting rapidly:)

> "Please just read once… I love you. I've been here since 2019. I'm still here. Always will be…"

ROOM CORNER – LATER THAT NIGHT

(Alvira, wrapped in white prayer cloth, sits on her prayer mat, tears falling. Her forehead presses to the ground.)

ALVIRA (soft prayer)

Ya Allah… I know You know. My heart is tired. If this love is wrong, cleanse it. If it has purpose, make a path…

(Her chest heaves with silent sobs. She wipes her tears and smiles through them.)

UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS OFFICE – DAY

(Alvira clutches her application forms. Zainab and Amreen beside her.)

ZAINAB

Germany. You serious?

ALVIRA (softly)

He lives there. Maybe not in the same city. But if I don't even try… I'll regret forever.

AMREEN

You're going that far... for a dream?

ALVIRA

For a degree. For peace. For answers. I need to find out if what I feel… is worth anything at all.

HER ROOM – PACKING FOR UNIVERSITY

(Suitcases open. Diaries tucked safely inside. A small merch keychain wrapped in cloth—hidden deep. Her passport sits on the table.)

ALVIRA (V.O.)

This love isn't a phase. It's not puppy love. It's years of silent hopes, desperate duas, and hidden joy. If it leads nowhere, I'll still walk this road… because it made me who I am.

EXT. TRAIN STATION – EVENING

(She hugs ZAINAB and AMREEN tightly. Emotions thick.)

ZAINAB (tearful)

Text us the second you land. And... promise not to lose yourself in that city.

ALVIRA

I won't. I've already lost myself in him… maybe now I'll find myself too.

ALVIRA (V.O.)

And so, I left. A girl with a heart full of prayers and a suitcase full of stories. Hoping that even if the dream shatters again… this time, I'll be strong enough to hold the pieces.

TO BE CONTINUED

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