❝... And verily, with every hardship, there will be ease.❞
The words echoed through Nabil's car just as Erin opened the passenger door. She paused for a moment, hearing the calming words of the Quran.
Nabil smiled as she slowly entered his car, dressed in formal wear, her hair neatly pinned into a bun. It was her second interview that week.
❝How are you?❞ Nabil asked. Erin blinked. Her thoughts had been drawn to the verse she had heard from his radio, so his question caught her off guard.
Eventually however, she managed a smile. ❝Good,❞ she replied. ❝A little nervous,❞ she anxiously added. But Nabil was quick to assure her. ❝You'll be fine.❞
Erin watched him drive, his eyes focused on the road before him. This man was the reason she was going for this interview, and she didn't know how to thank him.
She had repeatedly thanked him numerous times over the past three weeks. But she knew a simple thank you would never be enough.
❝Do you believe in that verse?❞ She found herself asking. Nabil chuckled, before slowly nodding. ❝Of course I do,❞ he answered, ❝and you should too.❞
A small smile crept onto her lips. Maybe I should.
And she knew, she had to get this job. For her sake; and for Nabil.
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The verse was taken from surah (or chapter) ash-Sharh 94:5 :)
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Fanfictionnabil bentaleb -- [short story] not freedom from the storm, but peace from within it.
