Bowled Over By The Broken

Chapter 14: Say What?

December 28th, 2016

Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the Accepting ofrepentance, the Merciful?

[Qur'an]

Chapter 14:

Say What?

"I still feel you settled down too fast," Shamaaz said, lighting a cigarette as he inhaled the air.

"I didn't see the point in waiting after I found the right girl," Fadil replied, grimacing at the amount of smoke that polluted the earlier clean air. "Would you stop attempting to die of cancer?" He asked.

"One cigarette isn't going to kill you."

"One cigarette won't, but its addiction will."

"Who says I'm addicted?"

"... says every addict," Fadil replied, rolling his eyes. "What's got you this stressed anyway?"

"I hate going to University for those stupid back logs! I can't believe that old man had to bring in the new rule this year!"

"While I know you hate it, is that the only reason for your sour mood?"

"Mariam asked me to go on a date with her," Shamaaz started.

"And here I was thinking you had some serious issues."

"This is serious!" Shamaaz insisted. "She wrote me a super cheesy letter."

"Considering that you fell for her, I'm sure it must have been super cheesy!"

"She didn't write it herself, someone else did. I must say, she was very eloquent. She wrote it just the way you'd expect Mariam to."

"You seem impressed."

"She's good at writing, I don't know if she knows it. You know how it is, sometimes you get so held up in academics and books, you forget to credit yourself for the talents you have. I mean, look at me. I have no regrets for having shortage of attendance and ending up with these back logs. The training I received for cricket was worth it. I hope she knows that she has scope in writing."

"Ok, let me guess. You fell for the girl who wrote the letter?"

"WHAT?" Shamaaz all but shouted. "That's insane. I didn't even think about it."

"Then why are we discussing the girl who wrote the letter instead of the girl who gave the letter?"

"I was just stating my thoughts, don't need to get deep," he replied. "Fadil, you know how I've been rejecting girls all my life, right?"

"Of course, playboy. It's been your job to flirt but never get into a serious relationship."

"You don't have to throw it in my face, you know," he sulked. "Who wants to get committed, anyway."

"Alright, go on."

"I don't feel like rejecting such Mariam's offer. She has a nice personality, and you can see it in her eyes that she likes me. And she's hot, so, you get the point! A complete package!"

"So you think you're in love?"

"Oh oh! Please, cool it! That's too far. I'm just thinking of giving it a try."

"You want to try falling in love?" Fadil laughed.

"I still don't understand how you people say love is something that just happens without realizing. What nonsense. I've met plenty of girls and it never happened out of the blue. No harm in trying, right?"