15 Moon comforted star

"Star will go with me," he said firmly.

"This boy is going to be killed by me." star gritted her teeth.

"I've come to pick her," Asfar said, controlling his anger.

"I have come before you." Moon was also stubborn.

"But you are no longer needed. You can go. She will go with me."

"Why don't you ask star.?" Moon spoke with great confidence. Asfar saw star . Star got confused.

"Sorry, Asfar. He gets so stubborn sometimes. You Go. I'll go with moon." She smiled slightly. Asfar looked at her with skeptical eyes and let go of her hand. While a triumphant smile was spread on Moon's lips.

"Ok, good-bye," he said sadly, turning back. Star turned to look at moon with fume.

"What was it? " Star took moon's ear in her hand. Moon knew it was going to happen. He can accept it, but not that star will go with Asfar.

"Ah star. We're standing on the road," he said, releasing his ear. Star left his ear and sat inside. Moon smiled and came to the driving seat.

"Oh god, what will Asfar think that how bad-mannered my cousin is?" star was worried that moon had tarnished her image, but the fact was that this action of moon made Asfar believe that he was not a child.

" I don't care." He spoke casually and started the car. Star slapped him on the head.

"But I have to. Your training is done by me. I am responsible for your actions," she asserted.

"No one is responsible for anyone's actions," he said seriously.

"What happened to you all of a sudden? You weren't so serious before. Why are you behaving weirdly?" star said confusedly.

"You won't understand." He just thought.

"And you're so far away from me now." star complained.

"I'm practicing to be away from you." He smiled sadly. His words touched star's heart. She saw him with wet eyes for a while.

"It's not easy for me to leave you all either. But every girl has to leave her parent's house. It's an unavoidable fact. But I am here yet. Don't get away from me." She was requesting him for the first time. Moon did not understand what to say now.

"Okay. I'll try. By the way, when will uncle, aunt be back?" He changed the subject.

"Maybe by tomorrow." She turned her face to look ahead.

"Then stay at our house tonight."

"I'm not a girl to be afraid of," she said proudly.

"I know you are very brave. But still, I would like you to be at our house today."

"Why not?" she smiled happily. How many days later he found the same moon as before. She could not lose him at any cost.

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She stayed the night in Haniya's room and came home after breakfast. The maid had also come. Star called Baba and asked for his arrival, he said they will reach home at twelve o'clock in the afternoon. Star decided to cook until they arrived.

She started cooking at eleven o'clock and by twelve o'clock she had finished. Then she came to her room and started reading a book. After a while, her phone rang and she picked it up from the side table. Baba was calling. she attended the call in surprise and what was said on the other side had trembled star's body. Mr. Imran and arafa's car had an accident. They were taken to the hospital in critical condition. Now star was also being called to this hospital.

"No ..." Her lips moved silently. There were tears in her eyes and signs of pain appeared on her face which showed the condition of her heart.

Soni, who had come to her room to ask something, was worried by her condition.

"Madam! What happened?" She hurried towards star. Star looked at her blankly.

....

It was the scene of a hospital lobby where star and Sikandar's whole family were present at that time. Sitting on a bench outside the operation room, star was crying profusely and Haniya was trying unsuccessfully to console her. Moon was hurting by her crying. He was standing against the wall with his eyes closed.

Arafa had only external injuries due to which she was kept in ICU while Imran's condition was critical. The car window glass had penetrated his head. Doctors were operating but the chances of survival were low.

After an hour of waiting, the operation room's door opened and the doctors came out. Star got up and walked towards him.

"Doctor ..." Sikandar said impatiently.

"Sorry ...He is no more." The doctor had said in a disappointed tone, and star felt as if she could not breathe anymore. Her heart stopped. She couldn't believe it for a moment. How could her father die?

"No. It can't be. Baba is alive. This doctor is lying." Everyone else who had been shocked by the news came to their senses.

"Nothing can happen to Baba." She stammered. Moon moved forward and held her. She was gasping.

"Star ...!" Moon was barely handling her.

"Baba ..." When the dead body of Mr. Imran was brought out of the operation room on a stretcher, she freed herself from moon and ran towards him screaming. He had a white sheet over his face. Star could not pull back the sheet even though she wanted to. She ...…

Arafa had regained consciousness. When the accident happened, she thought she was dying, but now she was surprised to find herself alive. The first thought that came to her just grabbed the stretcher and started crying. Mr. Sikandar also came near the stretcher, shedding tears. While Haniya and Moon were also crying. Star fainted and fell in moon's arms. Everyone was there had tears in their eyes.

mind was of Mr. Imran. The news of the death of her beloved husband caused her so much pain. They lived together for 23 years. A cruel death had split them apart. There was no limit to the grief. She burst into tears. She forgot even about star. She remembered only Imran whose memories were tormenting her intensely. That night was so painful for everyone. Mr. Imran's funeral was held and he was buried. But star and Arafa still couldn't believe that their guardian was no more. They were in bad condition. All the family members had gathered at their house. Tania was hosting the guests. External matters were handled by Sikandar. Asfar was also helping him. While Maria was trying to handle star. She had not slept all night but had fainted several times. There was a double whammy for moon. On the one hand, he had lost his beloved uncle, and on the other, star's condition was making him cry. He wanted to console her but he could not do that. He can't see tears in star's eyes.

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"Mama ...!" star called Arafa in a trembling voice who was constantly crying. Today was the third day of Imran's death but the grief had not abated. Seeing her mother's condition, star had taken control of herself.

"Why are you crying and hurting me?"

"I have no choice but to cry. Your father left me alone," she said, weeping sadly.

"You are not alone. I am with you. Please take care of yourself, Mama. It was destiny. Baba will never come back. Believe it," she said in a soaked voice.

"I can't believe it. It looks like a nightmare. When I open my eyes, he will be in front of me." Star pursed her lips in silence. Tears welled up in her eyes and flowed down her cheeks.

"I wish I had died instead of him. I wish he was alive." Arafa said with regret

"Don't say that, Mama. Now I have only you. I don't want to lose you." Star hugged her. She was comforting Arafa, but who could comfort her? Asfar had offered condolences to her but did not support her as he should be and did not handle her broken condition. Maybe someone else had to take care of her wounded heart.

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"Baba .... why did you go? ..... leaving us alone in this world. How can we live without you?" star holding a picture of her father sitting on the ground near the bed and crying.

"Everything was good when you were there. Nothing looks good now. We are feeling very insecure, Baba." She was scared.

"You never let us face any difficulty. By enduring every adversity on your own, you kept us safe from the bad people of the world. Now, who will support us? To whom will I speak my heart's desire? " She was lovingly touching Baba's picture. Tears were running down her cheeks. There was pain in the red swollen eyes which was also causing pain to someone else. Moon stood outside the window watching her cry. He could not bear it now and hurried to her room.

"Star!" He approached her and sat down. Star could not hold back her tears and saw him with wet eyes.

"Moon ...! I am missing Baba very much. What should I do? How can I meet him" she asked helplessly? Moon saw her in silence for a while. He could not find the words to comfort star.

"I never thought he would leave us so suddenly. An accident separated them from us. He has been in so much pain when his car hit. Every time I think about it, my heart begins to burn again. My breath stops. I want to die. " She started crying. Moon sighted and held her close to his chest. Star felt as if she had arrived at a safe shelter.

"Stop it, star. This is what was written in destiny. Everyone has to leave this world one day," he said, wrapping his arms around her and caressing her head.

"It's very difficult to be patient. I feel very helpless. Baba left us alone. I became an orphan." She shed tears of uneasiness in her heart.

"hush. Never consider yourself an orphan. I am with you. I will protect you like your father. I will never leave you alone." Moon saw in her eyes. She smiled sadly.

"Thank you for comforting me," she said and began to weeping again. Hesitantly, Moon wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"Be silent. I can't see you crying." He spoke in a slightly commanding tone. Star rubbed her cheek and nodded her head in affirmation.

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