I was in 3rd standard when it happened.
It was the first day of summer vacation.
A new family had moved into the house in front of ours. A girl named Aafiya lived there. She was one year younger than me. I had always been very friendly since childhood, so naturally I went to introduce myself.
Soon we became friends.
My best friend Sumera was already part of my daily life. The three of us started spending our summer days together — playing games in the society, laughing, running around until sunset.
Those were the days when happiness was simple.
Then one day, Aafiya's relatives came from Abu to stay with them.
They had two children.
A girl named Tehshin
and a boy named Rayyan.
And strangely enough…
That was the moment when my real story began.