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"Nilou-"
"I'm not here for you Alhaitham."
Nilou glared at him with eyes glowing with rage.
"how can you be so stupid Alhaitham!"
She slepped clover to him with her fist clenched. Alhaitham noticingly backing away slowly.
"It was an act of a political sacrifce!"
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"sacrifice?"
Nilou then turned to look out the window.
"what kind of stupid sacrifice! for you ruined your relationship with Kaveh for what!? Because of the rumors that maybe two people knew!?"
She looked back at Alhaitham her face filling with more rage. Alhaitham looked to a picture he had with Kaveh on his desk. Ever since he became The Grand sage he seemed to be more carried away with his reputation unlive befre where he would careless if he heard people talk bad about him. The accusation of him sleeping with another person while Kaveh was in aru Village with Nilou, and Alhatham's excuse was he was tired from all the work that he has done. and all of this wouldn't have happened if he just go to aru village with Kaveh and Nilou.
"Nilou I.."
Alhaitham responded like he was out of words. where he would usually spill so much.
"I love Kaveh with all my heart. I gave you up so he can be with you because of how helpless he is around you..I know kaveh like my own mind. And you will never. Ever find somebody else who is so trusting and kind as him."
Nilou responed with tears in her eyes.
"..I love him more than anything in this life.. and I would choose her happiness over mine everytime!"
Alhaitham looked away from her avoiding to make eye conact.
"He is the best thing in our lives! so never lose sight of the fact that you have been blassed with the best husband!"
Nilou gave Alhaitham a little push that made him stuble a bit as he walked to the door with one last glance at him.
"Congatulations."
She slammed the door on him.
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"This is stupid dad won't do such thing-!"
"Mehrak."
". . ."
"He wrote it down himself. He confessed everyting that happened that day."
Kaveh took his lamp and got up"
"Go to bed hon I'll be getting air"
He walked out the door with all the letters Alhaitham had written and sat down on a stone bench putting the lantern by hiside. He read the letters he had wrote to him looking at each line to see the "love" he claims he had felt for him, to Kaveh this letters are just a reminder of how Alhaitham betrayed his heart and his promises. He teared up mixed with rage and sadness. his own husbad that confessed to such thing just to make him look clean to the public. But left their lives ruined.
"you became so obsessed with your reputation.."
he took one of the letters and burnt it, he watched it burn showing his self of how fast Alhaitham's words Burnt into ashes to him. He hated him for doing this to him but he stiled had that small part of him that loved Alhaitham ever after what he has done. not everyone was perfect not even Alhaitham, the grand sage of sumeru.
"I hope that you burn.."
kaveh said to himself continuing to burn the papers and leters in his hands. Why would Alhaitham do this. Why would he do this just for the sake of his reputation in sumeru, being the grand sage has changed him. It changed him so much that it hurts. Kaveh grabbed hus lamp and went back inside still tearing up.
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"Mehrak!"
Alhaitham ran to his side looking at hus wound.
"im sorry pa.. I.. I tried..‐"
"..sh.."
Alhaitham held his hand tight trying to confort him.
"I aimed high up.. it was like i reached for the sky.."
Mehrak Let a tear fall.
"No!"
Kaveh's fear struck voice echoed and ran to Mehrak as he fought death.
"No.. Mehrak you can't I.. please.."
He sobbed hugging him like his life depened on it.
"Im so sorry.. i forgot what you said.. I sorry.."
Mehrak coughed looking at Kaveh with eyes filled with sadness and fear. Kaveh wipped his tears away repeating "I love you" over and over.
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Mehrak's heart beat stopped and scilence filled the room.
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"No..!"
Kaveh let out a scream filled with agony. Hugging mehrak's body.
Alhaitham fell silent and darkness swollowed him up.
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Ever since Mehrak's Death Kaveh and Alhaitham leaves to live with Nilou in aru village. Everyday Alhaitham walkes around on his own talking to himself as the people had pity.
Yet he tried to make mends with Kaveh, yet Kaveh just stoopd there quiet and cant leta word out for Alhaitham.
One night Alhaitham leads Kaveh to a beautiful peak to see the moon.
"Look.. I know i dont deserve you Kaveh."
Alhaitham looked at kaveh as kaveh just looked down"
"But hear me out and that'll be enough.."
He felt a sob also come out as he said that.
"I dont pretend to know.. the challenges your facing.. I know there's no erasing what we have lost and you need time.."
Alhaitham let his tears fall looking at kaveh as he saw him also letting his tears fall to the ground.
"But I'm not afraid. I know who I married.. just let me stay here by your side.. that'll be enough.."
Kaveh sniffles as bit as he turned to leave, Al haitham was left there in the moon light.
Though everyday he took walks with Kaveh and Star gazing. Everyday in hopes he'll see him smile again.. and maybe even speak to him.
Again in the moonlight, Alhaitham talked to himself still hoping to hear something from kaveh.
"..It's quiet up here.."
Kaveh looked at Alhaitham his eyes sparked in the moonlight. Alhaitham smiled so wide for the first-time and hugged Kaveh.
'Forgiveness, Can you imagine?'