That night, Aaliya sat by her window and watched the moon.
Her father's threats echoed.
Her mother's silence suffocated.
But inside her, something unbreakable had awakened.
She whispered, "I won't live without love, and I won't live without dignity."
At dawn, she walked out with nothing but determination.
Arhan waited outside—eyes bruised by waiting,
but shining with faith.
They didn't run away out of fear.
They walked away to choose life.
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