Everyone was staring at Ashik in shock… why did he want to get married so quickly?
Sadid: Why so soon?
Ashik: I don't want to lose Mim…
Uncle: What do you mean?
Ashik: Please, Dad… I'll explain later. Just agree.
Dad: Mim, what do you want?
Me: Dad, do what Ashik said… I want the same.
Uncle: Come here, Mim…
I greeted Ashik's father. He took out a pair of bangles from his bag and put them on my hands. He had brought them earlier, knowing this day might come.
Uncle: If Ashik's mother were alive today, she would have done this… since she isn't, I did it.
Mom: Ashik doesn't have a mother? Then like Sadid, he is my son too.
Ashik looked at her with teary eyes.
Mom: Won't you call me "Mom"?
Ashik: Mom…
Ashik hugged her tightly.
Shafa (from the door): And me?
Everyone turned. It was Shafa. I ran and hugged her.
Me: Shafa! You're here?
Shafa: Yes, sweet sister-in-law!
Me: Why didn't you come earlier?
Shafa: I was at college.
Mom: Who is she?
Ashik: My younger sister.
Shafa: And your new daughter too!
Mom lovingly embraced her as well.
Uncle: I think they should exchange rings now.
Sadid: I agree. If the wedding is in 7 days… today is the 12th, so Haldi on the 18th and wedding on the 19th.
Dad: Then let's do it.
Ashik's father handed him a ring. Ashik put it on my finger. My mom had already kept a ring for my future husband… she gave it to me, and I put it on Ashik's finger. We smiled softly at each other.
Mom: We should inform everyone from today. There's not much time.
Dad: Yes, do it.
Uncle: Then we'll leave now.
Sadid: Stay a little longer… leave in the evening.
Uncle: No, we also need to inform others.
Shafa: After the wedding, we'll visit often anyway.
After a lot of insistence, they finally left.
Scene Change
Arif felt restless.
Arif: Why do I feel like this… like I'm going to lose Mim? How will I live without her?
He didn't go out that day. If he had, he would have found out about Mim's wedding.
Next Day
Mrs. Chowdhury was getting ready to go somewhere.
Arif: Mom, where are you going?
Mrs. Chowdhury: When you go out, you don't tell me… so why should I tell you? You'll find out later.
Arif left angrily, but nothing felt right. At university, Mim wasn't there—because she had gone shopping for her wedding.
He sat under a tree. His friends came.
Rafi: What happened?
Jihad: Feeling low?
Arif looked up. His face showed deep anxiety.
Rafi: Tell us, Arif…
Arif: I feel like I'm going to lose her… my life…
Jihad: But Mim loves Ashik… she can't even tolerate you.
Arif stood up and turned away.
Arif: She can't tolerate me now… but a year ago, she depended on me completely. She used to follow my every word…
Rafi and Jihad were shocked.
Arif: She used to call me "Arif bhaiya" all the time… bought everything based on my choice… If I told her to choose herself, she'd say I didn't love her. I fulfilled all her wishes… but I never said I loved her. When I finally said it… that was my mistake… or maybe not. Love isn't wrong, but in her eyes, it was. That day, she slapped me and said I was taking advantage of her… my world stopped there. After that, she stopped coming to me… stopped talking… I felt lost. Five months later, I found out she loves Ashik. Now tell me… how do I forget five years of love? You know… I never truly received anyone's love.
Jihad: What do you mean?
Arif: Nothing… I don't feel good. I'm going home.
He left. Rafi and Jihad stood there, stunned.
Scene Change
At home, Arif saw his mother very happy, surrounded by shopping bags.
Arif: So much shopping?
Mrs. Chowdhury: Listen… tomorrow we're going to Mim's house. Your relatives will come too… then we'll go to the community center.
Arif: Why? Is Sadid getting married?
He laughed and started going upstairs—but froze at her next words.
Mrs. Chowdhury: No, Mim's wedding… Haldi on the 18th, wedding on the 19th.
Arif: What?!
He rushed to his room, tears falling.
Arif: This can't happen… Mim is mine. I won't let her be anyone else's… Ashik is trying to do exactly what he said—marry her in 7 days. But I won't let it happen.
Next Day
Everyone gathered at Mim's house. Arif kept searching… finally he found her. He grabbed her hand, but she pulled away.
Me: What are you doing?
Arif: Please don't marry… I love you. I can't live without you… I'll die, Mim… please…
Me: Arif bhaiya, I love Ashik. Just like you can't live without me, I can't live without him.
Hearing Ashik's name repeatedly made Arif furious. He stormed out.
Five Days Later
It was the 17th. Everyone gathered at the community center. Seeing Ashik, Arif burned with anger.
Arif (in mind): I won't let this wedding happen. Mim is mine… now you'll see my real side.
Scene Change
Ashik came to my room. My cousins teased him.
Mou: Brother-in-law, what are you doing here?
Ashik: I came to see my wife.
Tahsin: So sweet… but not now!
They kept teasing while I blushed.
Scene Change
Arif waited outside.
Arif: Let's see now…
Scene Change
I was sitting when an unknown number kept calling. I ignored it… but finally answered.
Me: Who is this?
What I heard made me drop the phone and run outside… there were no vehicles… I started running. Suddenly, someone pulled me into a car.
It was Arif.
Me: Arif bhaiya?!
Arif: I'm sorry… but whatever happens now is your responsibility.
Me: What do you mean?
He pressed a chloroform cloth on my face… and I lost consciousness.
He had called me using a fake voice.
He took me to an abandoned house.
Scene Change
Ashik saw me running and got suspicious. When he found my phone, he checked the call list and listened to the recorded call. Someone had said Ashik had an accident,