A Halal Love Story #Wattys2019 - BEING EDITED

Chapter 11

Recap...

When we finish the food, Hamza helps with clearing the table, and I help by drying the dishes. When he goes upstairs, I know I'm going to hear it from Lubna Auntie, an mom.

"So Layla, are you excited to finish high school?" Mom asks casually, but I know that this conversation will soon turn south to Uncomfortable-ville in a matter of seconds.

"Yes Subhan Allah, I'm excited." I say.

"So tell me, when should we prepare for the wedding?" Lubna Auntie asks in a teasing tone, and now I welcome you guys to Uncomfortbale-ville.

"After semester 2, when things are a bit more certain." I tell them both, suddenly shy.

"Well that isn't too long for now." My mom says.

"Ya, I know." I say.

"Well, Jaza Kallah Khair for drying the dishes." Auntie Lubna says.

"Wayakum." I tell her and go upstairs.

I do wudhu once I get upstairs, so I can read Isha, and almost start reading but then I decide to tell Hamza to read Isha as well.

"Hamza, it's time for-" I don't get to finish because I see him already reading Isha Namaz; Subhan Allah. I close the door behind me and go back to my bedroom.

Once I am finished reading, I decide to finish a couple of pages more of my book on the Prophet's life. Once I am about to start the part where he is about to go to Madina, I decide to put a bookmark right there, and go to sleep.

I change into my pyjamas rather quickly, and read my Surahs, and Duas. I then let sleep overtake me since I was extrememly tired.

Chapter 11

I wake up to the noise of the Azaan and realize that it's coming from downstairs. Everyone is up, and I decide to read Fajr too. Once, I'm finished, I decide to not go back to sleep because now that winter is nearing, Fajr timing is getting close to the time that I wake up to get ready for school.

Once I'm done Fajr, I check my backpack for everything, and decide to take a shower as well. Today, I'm wearing nice patterned harem pants, a crème thick cardigan, a black t-shirt, and a maroon scarf.

Once I'm finished breakfast, I go outside for a while but the cold air among me is unmistakeably freezing me right now, so I decide to go back inside, and get my winter parka.

Umme calls me a while later and tells me that she and Saafiya are here. I leave the house after saying Allah Fiz to mom, dad, Auntie Lubna, and Uncle Nasir.

When I enter the car, we all say Assalam O Alaikom to each other and talk about everything that we've missed. Just as we approach school, I see Hamza getting out of his car. He sees me staring at him and smirks and enters the school.

I feel my cheeks turn pink, and I look away because if Saafiya and Umme knew why I was blushing...then I might be equal to dead.

I go to my locker and place my parka inside it because I don't want to carry it around all day. I close my locker and go to my biology class, where Saafiya and Umme are waiting for me.

I take out everything I need for biology class, and decide to make the format for my poster that Mr. Chase assigned me to do. I was finished all the notes, so all I really needed to do was print everything and place it on the poster.