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Chapter 21 - She Chose Him Loudly-Now the World Has to Listen

Scene 1: The Proposal—Again, This Time For Real

Arman stands under the night sky, holding something behind his back.

Ainur sits on the swing outside her house, braid untied, finally calm.

He kneels again.

But this time, with a real ring, engraved with the words:

"Bir kez uşındım. Ekin bolsyn."

("I bent once—for love. Let the future grow.")

ARMAN (softly):

"We did the hard part. Now let's do the beautiful part."

Ainur smiles.

AINUR:

"With you… even silence felt like poetry."

She says yes again. But this time—it's public.

Scene 2: Wedding Preparation Begins

🎶 Montage time!

Aunties argue over wedding dress colors (traditional red vs. modern white)

Ainur gets henna on her hands while Gulzhan sings old folk songs

Arman carves their initials into a piece of wood that will hang over their future home

Ainur's mother quietly stitches pearls onto her duppi (traditional cap), whispering forgiveness

MOTHER (softly to herself):

"She was never mine to control. Only to protect."

Scene 3: A Letter from the Grave

While cleaning out old drawers, Ainur finds a sealed letter from Marat—her real father.

She opens it with shaking hands.

"My daughter,

If you're reading this, they told you the truth.

I didn't leave you.

I was taken—by duty.

But I loved you through every poem I wrote,

Every verse I buried in the wind.

And now I hope you're in love too.

One that fights the way I never could."

She clutches it to her chest and cries—not out of sadness, but closure.

Scene 4: A Whisper of a New Enemy

But peace never stays too long.

In the background of the ceremony prep, a new man watches.

Dana's brother? Long gone.

But this man wears a government pin.

He eyes Ainur's name on the guest list.

UNKNOWN MAN (to himself):

"Marat's daughter? Alive and… marrying into the Serik family?

We're not finished yet."

He leaves. No one notices.

But the threat lingers.

Scene 5: Arman's Promise

That night, before the wedding, Arman finds Ainur alone in the orchard.

He wraps a shawl around her.

ARMAN:

"Whatever comes next…

even if the world tries again—

we won't run.

We'll stay.

We'll grow.

We'll win."

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