Novel

" Humnava "

Writer: Arisa Rashid

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Episode 1

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“I didn’t do anything, teacher! Teacher, she was the one who was shouting,” she cried—but the person in front of her didn’t seem to care at all. He poured a full bottle of cold water over her.

“Hahahaha!” laughing loudly, they all walked out of the classroom, while she stood in the corner, hiding her face and crying.

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Arisa Writes

Sir Asif poured water on me,” Kainat said while crying to the teacher.

“Asif, you are becoming too naughty,” the teacher said while holding his ear. “Do sit-ups right now!”

He obeyed shyly and started doing sit-ups.

“Now stand up and apologize to Kainat,” the teacher said after five minutes. He went to Kainat, holding his ears, and said sorry.

“If you do this again, I will call your parents. Understood?”

“Now everyone go back to your classes.”

All students left. While leaving, Asif whispered angrily to himself, “Kainat, you got me punished from the teacher… now you won’t be spared.”

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Arisa Writes

Asif was an 8-year-old mischievous boy from a rich family, while Kainat was a 7-year-old innocent and beautiful girl.

When she was 5, her father died in a car accident. After that, her grandmother threw her mother out of the house, calling Kainat unlucky.

Kainat’s father had secretly bought a flat, which only Kainat’s mother knew about, and that flat was in Kainat’s name. After leaving her in-laws, her mother moved to her own mother’s house.

Her maternal uncle had moved to Dubai with his wife, so Kainat’s mother stayed with her mother and rented out the flat. She didn’t want her daughter to suffer in the future, so she worked as a school teacher and admitted Kainat to an expensive school so she could become strong and independent.

Her mother even rejected other marriage proposals just for Kainat, believing that a real father is only a father.

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Arisa Writes

At school leaving time, all children were going home. Asif’s eyes were searching for Kainat. He saw her sitting on a bench and walked toward her with a mischievous smile. He opened her small tied hair and messed it up before running away.

Kainat’s school van arrived, and she went home crying.

“Mom… Grandma… where are you?” she asked while entering the house.

“Your grandmother is not back yet, dear. And what happened to your hair?” Shazia Begum asked.

“I’m hungry.”

“Wash your hands and face, I’ll give you food.”

After eating, her mother arrived. Kainat ran and hugged her.

“Mom, there is a boy in school who troubles me a lot! Look at my hair—it was him! Tomorrow come with me and beat him up,” she said innocently in one breath.

“Sit here,” her mother said.

“We should fight our own battles; we should not depend on anyone except Allah,” she said.

“Yes, my child, we should only ask help from Allah.”

“So children’s fights should not involve adults, it makes things worse. You must learn to handle it yourself,” her mother said while kissing her forehead.

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Arisa Writes

Next day…

When Asif came to class, no one was there. He saw Kainat’s bag and took out her math copy and left.

After assembly, the math teacher came and asked everyone to take out their books. Everyone did, but Kainat couldn’t find hers. The teacher hit her hand with a stick, and she started crying while writing in another copy.

At break time, Asif came to Kainat and told her he had her copy. He would return it only if she apologized.

Kainat refused.

Asif tore her copy page by page. In anger, Kainat slapped him. Everyone feared Asif, but he was shocked.

That was the first time Kainat stood against him. She left, and Asif couldn’t react.

His friend Rehan didn’t like this behavior but stayed silent.

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Arisa Writes

Seven years passed…

Time changed everything. Both had grown more beautiful and were now in matric class.

Kainat was happy that she would finally be free from Asif, but she also felt sad as she would miss the school.

Asif started troubling her more, knowing they would separate after matric.

One day in class, Kainat was studying for a science test when Asif came and sat beside her. She ignored him.

Suddenly, he threw ink from his pen on her white dupatta and left.

“Stupid, disgusting person,” she said angrily.

During the test, the teacher left. Asif took advantage and threw a lizard on Kainat’s hand.

She screamed loudly and fainted due to her allergy.

Teachers rushed in, sprinkled water on her face, and tried to wake her. Asif poured the whole bottle of water on her.

When she woke up, the teacher scolded him badly.

He felt guilty but didn’t say anything.

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Arisa Writes

That night, Asif couldn’t sleep. He kept thinking about his behavior.

Next morning, he was already ready before his mother even woke him up.

His mother was surprised.

“I didn’t sleep well, Mom.”

“It’s okay, go to school and sleep later.”

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Arisa Writes

After assembly, Asif looked for Kainat but she wasn’t there.

He went to the library and found her there.

She was standing on a small ladder when he coughed. She got scared and fell, but he caught her.

He quickly removed his hands and she fell again.

“Ouch! Don’t you have manners? Why are you here without telling anyone?” she said angrily.

“I came to apologize for yesterday,” Asif said without looking at her.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“I will forgive you on one condition.”

“What?”

“Take down that blue file.”

“Okay,” he said, climbed the ladder, and brought it down. But when he was about to give it, he pulled it back.

“Give it to me.”

“First apologize.”

“Yes, I forgive you.”

“Promise?”

“Yes, now give it.”

He finally handed her the file.

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To be continued…