"This is a halal love story of Mohammed Ahmed (Kim Taehyung) and Aira Khan, who were classmates from 1st grade until 6th grade. Taehyung fell in love with Aira, but her cold demeanor caused him to move on. After sixth grade, they were placed in diff...
I stopped in my tracks as I saw that he noticed me and was coming towards me. My heartbeat started to rise quickly when he came near and stopped. I was just staring at his dark brown eyes and his messy, permed black hair. He was wearing a casual white oversized t-shirt and black trousers. Then my eyes fell on his lips, which were freshly wounded. It was clear he hadn't treated the wound, as the blood was still visible. I was so lost staring at him that I didn't realize he had said my name.
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"Aira?" He looked at me with a confused expression and then, in a more direct voice, repeated, "Aira, I'm talking to you."
With that, my thoughts broke, and I came to my senses. "Oh... hey, Assalamualaikum, Ahmed. How are you?"
He replied, "Walaikum Assalam, I'm fine," and then left without even asking how I was. I was still processing what had just happened, stunned that he walked away without looking back. With a slight twitch of my lips, I headed to the washroom to clean my hoodie.
Ahmed's POV
As I was driving my car, I realized I had seen Aira up close today for the first time in years. The last time I saw her this closely was when we were in 5th grade. After her cold and rude behavior back then, I started to ignore her, even though I liked her so much. She never paid attention to me or my feelings. I don't even remember if I ever confessed my love for her when we were kids in 2nd grade. But now, I don't think of her that way anymore. I always choose to ignore her because I know I'm not going to have her, and she is not going to have feelings for me like I once had for her.
When I saw her in the restaurant, she was still the same-confused and uncomfortable-but no doubt, she is so beautiful and pretty cute. However, nothing is going to happen between us. First, we are both Muslim, and all this relationship stuff is Haram for us. Her parents are very strict, and besides, I don't have any feelings for her anymore. So, why waste time on something that is not worth having?
My thoughts broke when I realized I had reached my apartment. I handed my car keys to the guard to park my car and took the elevator to my apartment floor. Once inside, I went to my bedroom, freshened up, and went to sleep.
Aira's POV
We reached home after dinner at 11 pm. After freshening up, I offered my Esha prayer and then went to my study table to prepare for my next exam, which was the day after tomorrow. I had enough time to study since it was an English paper, and it was very easy for me. After studying, I started to scroll through my phone, but his thoughts came to my mind again. I was still processing why he called my name in the restaurant if he had nothing to say to me.
I realized that I saw his face up close for the first time in years. He has become so handsome and was looking so attractive in that oversized t-shirt and trousers. I don't know why, but the wound on his lower lip made him look even more attractive. As soon as my thoughts broke, I said to myself, "Astaghfirullah, La Hawla Wala Quwatta Illa Billah. Aira, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you thinking about him so shamelessly? It's Haram, and I love my Deen. I don't have any right to think about any na-mahram in that way. It's totally Haram for me. I'll never betray my Allah for anyone!"
