"Don't make this harder for you. I would never agree to that even if you wait for a thousand

years. I can't live up to the dreams of my friend," she said with a determined tone. "A happy

life she had always imagined with you that would make her giggle like a child, hoping a day

would come when you would be able to convince your mother and bring her along with you

to ask for her hand."

"I understand it all, Sheharzaad, but can you understand my predicament? Can you just for

once put yourself in ...