  &quot;Mairam,&quot; she shook her head to cut him off. Since she had finally mustered the courage to speak to him about it, she was going to do it before she couldn t do it anymore.
  &quot;You don t have to say that you won t, just because you ve seen these tears on my cheeks. By now, you should know that they re somehow one of the most natural things to easily come to me. I'm a burden to you, I know.&quot; She breathed at last, ducking her head down as she played with her fingers while she said the words out. 
  &quot;My father begged you to marry me and you accepted it not because you wanted but because you pity us and I'm indebted to you for not letting him die wishfully. But really, Captain, you can get married to her, I know you will. She's obviously the daughter of a rich man and a rich woman herself. She s the type of woman you can proudly show off to your friends and family...

  He had knocked and they were waiting for Bilkisu to open the door for them when he turned to look at her, &quot;I m going to the barrack, don t give Bilkisu a hard time, okay?&quot; He didn t know how to say goodbye to her, just that he knew this might take a week or less, but he didn't want her to know that. &quot;Incase I don t come back today, I'll ask one of soldiers to come and take you to the hospital, you all know them, right?&quot; He asked and she was just looking at him as if she didn t know what he was talking about. 
  &quot;Talk to me, Mairam. I have little time on my hands.&quot; He said impatiently and she shook her head. 
  &quot;The doctor said she will collect your number and will call you when she wants to speak to me. I don t have to go to the hospital for the time being.&quot; He sighed and closed his eyes at the surge of relief. Nothing will have to get her out of

  &quot;Wait, do you think that you might be heavy or something? And you aren t a whole human being, you re half.&quot; She groaned in annoyance and before she replied, he had pushed a spoonful into her mouth and her words were made guttural by the food. 
  He fed her and in between the breaks he gave her, Maryam spoke incessantly that the began to wonder what had gotten over her. Yet he understood she was just being enthusiastic about the henna and the hair she could already feel its softness without touching or even seeing it in the mirror. &quot;Can we continue with that movie now? It s boring here.&quot; She said at last and Na im thought that maybe he could get the silence he badly wanted without her questions ringing in his ears.
  He brought his phone out and played the movie while she rested her head on his shoulder. The way she did that, Na im was sure she didn t know where she 

&quot;Mairam,&quot; she shook her head to cut him off. Since she had finally mustered the courage to speak to him about it, she was going to do it before she couldn t do it anymore.
  &quot;You don t have to say that you won t, just because you ve seen these tears on my cheeks. By now, you should know that they re somehow one of the most natural things to easily come to me. I'm a burden to you, I know.&quot; She breathed at last, ducking her head down as she played with her fingers while she said the words out. 
  &quot;My father begged you to marry me and you accepted it not because you wanted but because you pity us and I'm indebted to you for not letting him die wishfully. But really, Captain, you can get married to her, I know you will. She's obviously the daughter of a rich man and a rich woman herself. She s the type of woman you can proudly show off to your friends and family...&quot; She let her words trailed off, and not just Na im that was awestruck at where she got the wor

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