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Chapter 23 - Where Love Stood Taller than Faith

"Two people. Two faiths. One love strong enough to silence every 'but' the world ever shouted."

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🌅 A New Morning After the Storm

Weeks had passed since the Manali attack —

since Rohit's selfless sacrifice gave Avni and Mohsin another chance at life…

and at love.

This time, they weren't running.

They were choosing each other — in the open.

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👪 One Last Door: Avni's Family

Avni had already received Mohsin's mother's blessing.

But now, they had one final step —

Avni's parents.

Her father was quiet when they arrived. Her mother's eyes were cautious.

But Avni stood tall.

> "Papa… I've always respected your decisions.

But this one is mine."

Her father looked at Mohsin.

> "Will you protect her faith, even if it's not your own?"

Mohsin nodded.

> "With my whole heart, Uncle.

I will never ask her to change. I'll only grow with her."

Her mother's eyes softened.

Years of worry melted into one tearful smile.

> "If your hearts already belong to each other,

who are we to stand in the way of God's plan?"

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💒 A Wedding of Two Souls

They didn't run away.

They didn't hide.

They celebrated both their worlds.

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🌸 The Hindu Wedding

Beneath a flowered mandap,

Avni wore a red saree and Mohsin placed sindoor in her hair.

The fire burned bright,

but their love burned brighter.

Seven pheras —

Seven promises —

One forever.

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🌙 The Muslim Nikah

That same evening,

under soft white lanterns and the sound of prayer,

Mohsin said "Qubool Hai" three times,

and Avni became his forever — in eyes of both love and faith.

She wore a rose-pink sharara.

He wore the peace of a man who'd finally found his home.

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💌 The Final Scene

Later that night, they stood on the same rooftop.

The stars were back.

The fear was gone.

> "We made it," Mohsin whispered.

> "No," Avni said, smiling, "We chose it.

And love chose us back."

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🌟 Epilogue: A Faith that United

They didn't erase their beliefs.

They honored them.

They didn't fight the world.

They rose above it.

And in doing so, they gave love a new definition.

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> "Love doesn't need a religion to survive.

It just needs two hearts strong enough to believe in each other." 💫

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🕊️ The End of Crossed by Faith

— A story where belief didn't divide… it made love stronger.

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