A Muslim Girl's Love Story [COMPLETED]

To Understand The Situation [Part 1]

Samaar's POV

Yesterday was the day I met Sheath. Today was just as unpredictable. I went to school, looking extremely tired. Well, I did sleep late at night with an extended curfew which was pretty sad because Aakifah kept me up as we Skyped our parents. I mean I have a bed time, and if I don't follow it, then I'll be mad and grumpy the whole day. Sareena, the girl sitting beside me, had me playing 'rock, paper, sissors.' We were both board, especially since the professor came late. 

"I'm usually not into other peoples cultures and religions but I wanted to ask you something." She said. I nodded telling her to go on. I didn't have the energy to talk. I yawned without realizing it. She laughed. "You didn't get enough sleep, did you?" She asked.

"This time, my parents kept me up..." I put my head on the table. "So what did you wanna ask?" I asked, resting my eyes.

"Well, have you ever had a boyfriend?" She asked. I got up, and shook my head. 

"In our religion, love comes after marriage. In other religion and cultures love comes before marriage." I replied. My hands automatically jumped for my stomach. I was having cramps. Bad ones. "Oh god, my day just keeps getting worst and worst, doesn't it?" I asked myself in pain.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Cramps." I whispered. She shuffled through her bag and gave me a pill.

"It works." She said, smiling, My face sparkled as I looked a the pill. This will save my life! "Where's the professor today anyways?" 

"Who knows. Does this mean we can sleep?" I asked, excited. "Oh, where's your boyfriend?" I asked looking straight at her. She sort of faked a smiled.

"We broke up?" She said in a sad voice. My face became twisted.

"For what reason?" I asked. 

"He... caught me with another guy..." She said, slowly.

"Are you guilty of cheating on him?" I asked her in a low voice. She shook her head. She was about to cry. I furrowed my eyebrows and made a retarted face. She laughed. "Don't cry! He doesn't deserve you if he can't trust you. Has he even tried talking it out with you?"

"Nope. He hasn't even called yet."At the door, I saw the professor come in. As we started class, we ended up working in silence. After class, I talked to Sereena again.

"If you're still feeling depressed, I could hang out with you for another hour or so?" She was extremely depressed. 

"I think I should just go home and sleep." She said.

"Nonsense! You need to forget about him completely." I said, jokingly. 

"I guess." She replied. "So where are we going?" She asked. I grinned. 

"Hmm... Pizza?" I asked. "I'm seriously craving it!" She slapped herself and grinned.

"Let's go." She said in a twisted tone. We wen't to the closest (halal) pizza store we could find. Luckily   it was only one street ahead. We found a spot at the park and sat down. 

"Wanna do prank calls?" I asked. "What's your boyfriends phone number?" I asked, not waiting for her reply.

 She sighed, then told me. We told him it was an important phone call from the university asking him o drop out immediately. He got scared and we hung up. I wonder if universities actually do that though...

After spending the day at the movies and everything we finally went to the library. She was actually really interested in religions. She kept asking me over and over again about Islam. At one point it actually got on my nerves so I started asking her about Christianity because I assumed she was when all she ever said was 'Jesus Christ!' in all the scary situations she's ever been in while I was present. She answered them as I expected but in the end I found out she was actually a Hindu. When I asked her why she still ate pork and everything she replied that she was a Hindu at heart but a Christian in name and action. She sort of reminded me of Pi from Life of Pi...