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.....with the passing of time   spending the time together traveling both  became friends  from  co travelers  mainly because their life circumstances were so similar,  zara s only brother  nadir  five years ago had  died in a  road accident  after him mother couldn't  live long and  had raised her both children   single handedly  after her husband had cheated on her  and she also left for the  afterworld, mother had  big dreams in her mind  for nadir and zara

Zara lived in the same town  studying  when her mother and brother were alive,  she sold off her house in sahewal and bought an apartment now where she resided, she worked and studied  , getting her degree she applied for  small jobs in various companies  till she reached   sales manager  s position  in the store, she was  earning a decent salary and  working on  improving her life 

Sayyad s story was almost similar,  he lived with his elder brother after his parents were dead,  mayaz was five years older to him,  he had become his guardian,  magazine and ama  helped sayyad complete his studies,  when he was in his third year  software engineering  ama died of a heart stroke,  it was a great loss for both the brothers 

Ama had in her lifetime  married  magazine to samya  the daughter of the Haji next door neighbor