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This is how we end by Hanmariam

Title: This is how we end

Author: Hanmariam

Genre: School youth, Music, Religion, Romance

Plot:

The lethal and the pure. The black and white. Opposite sides burning each other's souls. Parvana Naia Bukhari and Zeus Vincenticus Ferrer. When she first stepped into his life, he knew she was nothing but trouble. Sweet smiles and prayers doesn't fit with his rock n roll soul. As fast as they catch the burning flame, it spiral down to nothing but specks of dust. What the fuck is love when religion, beliefs and their lives contradicts with each other?

This is how we started

This is how we ended. 

Review: 

Finally, I was able to find something worth to read. This story captivates my soul and my heart. It's my first time to read such a spectacular story that involve two people with different religion and beliefs fell for each other. 

Naia grew up in a very traditional and religious family, deeply rooted by her Islam  faith and beliefs that women are sacred, and should wear hijab to honor themselves. She find it difficult to interact with some other people since she was different from them. But Zeus Vincenticus Ferrer is an exception, He was the bad boy turned rockstar.  She caught him staring at her with awe and admiration. He keeps on doing bold advances to get closer with Naia. He started to embrace every part of her and respected her beliefs without hesitation. Heck, he's even willing to convert his religion just to prove how much he  loves her. 

I loved how the story incorporate the sacred norms of an Islamic believer, how he respects her despite their differences. I guess life is so unfair, people tend to criticized and discrimirate  a Muslim just because of their wrong misconception of them as a terrorist or a criminal. I swear, my blood boils when her Baba accused to kill someone. 

I realize that self-worth is not based on someone else's  validity, and you need to own your own judgment, your authenticity and stand in what you believe in. 

She was infatuated with him but she knew that she shouldn't be since Zeus is not a Muslim. Her family already arranged someone for her and she doesn't want to break their tradition. 

It was really heartbreaking for Zeus-watching the woman that she loved marrying someone else. How can he move on from her when she was deeply engraved to his heart, 

I don't blame her father, he did that to secure her daughter's future. Her father was a very religious man, he was just following their their tradition.

Grabe, Zeus is like your 90's rockstar. His raspy voice could swayed girl's heart, but years passed, he was still longing for her one and only habibi. 

Omg, that endearment was unforgettable. Kinikilig ako everytime na binabanggit ni Zeus yan, parang ako din yung sinasabihan nya haha

Tagal nilang nagtiis, it takes them damn ten years to reconcile again, but boy, Naia is not wearing her hijab anymore and that angered him. Does it mean she gave up her religion for him? 

Seriously, I shed some tears for them, since she made a lot of sacrifices before they finally get together again, then another tragedy happens again that could ruin their relationship and I swear, it was the most painful than seeing her walking down the aisle with another man. I can't even imagine Zeus without Naia. He pictures himself alone in a dull dark empty vast of sky, losing her will be a death of him. 

You are always be my veiled baby, habibti.