Journey To The Half Of My Deen

Chapter Three

LAIBA P.O.V

everyone was already in the dining room including Abdallah uncle and his sons I didn't look their way because I was afraid of seeing him

so I looked towards Abdallah uncle and said my Salam with a smile and he smiled back and replied "Masha'Allah you look so beautiful! last I saw you when you were a small girl and now look at you all grown up " he said, I giggled at him as i felt so shy and had no idea what to respond.

I walked towards where Halima was seated and sat down in between her and Lubna. We talked for so long and made so many jokes that I couldn't help but laugh at them.

both of them are crazy as they kept on talking about how many stupid things she did in her school, anyone will think that Lubna is a very shy and polite girl yeah right!

She's a troublemaker which makes her more of what guys look for in a girl and honestly she has got so many hands in marriages but shuts them down all the time, Which her mother hates and they argue about it. 

which her mother then complains to my mother about it. All mothers do that don't they?

as I was lost in my thoughts I felt someone's gaze on me which made me subconscious and I looked up to see him, there he was handsome as ever.

He looks so different yet I recognized him as I've known him all my life. I saw something in his eyes, if I am not wrong I saw pain, sorrow and regret. I don't know why but that made me so uncomfortable and I immediately looked away and repeated Astaghfirullah all the time and I don't know why but I hadn't eaten anything yet I felt full .

I got up quietly and left my food and gave it to Halima and she asked why but I told her that I don't feel like eating, mum encouraged me to eat but I refused and said I felt tired and to throw up so I need to rest and they agreed,

I went upstairs to my room and sat on my window seat and felt exhausted physically and emotionally so I immediately got up and did kadha of the salahs I missed today and once I was done I just went to sleep

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I got up to the adhan of Fajr so I prayed and went downstairs to find for something to eat because I felt really hungry

when I went downstairs I saw Musab, Irfan, Arif, Kareem, Zaid and Him praying Fajr together I smiled and walked towards the kitchen and saw there was Nutella and bread so I had some and made tea and started making breakfast for everyone i made some aloo ke parathe

When I came out of the kitchen and saw all of them sitting and talking and when I was about to get their attention but saw him staring I felt something in my stomach turn so I rolled my eyes at him and totally ignored him

"Assalamu Alaikum breakfast is ready" I know it's really early but this is the time we have our breakfast sometimes.

 "Alhamdulillah! I was so hungry!" Musab said 

I giggled but so low that no one would hear and they all went to the kitchen and served them all and sat across them, I scrolled through Instagram like I usually would but then a notification popped up of a follow request and saw his request with a shocked expression I turned to look at him and already see him staring. seriously?

I accepted his request but I didn't follow him back and the second I accepted I got a message

_zeesh_ : hey :)

I looked up at him then ignored it and thought '_zeesh_?' Internally scoffing, 'Really?' I felt like laughing at that username.

_zeesh_ : you look different from the last time I saw you, honestly you look gorgeous ;)

I glared at his message, yeah like I will start talking to him. I may have accepted his request but no way am I ever talking to him! It's not allowed and I don't want to end up doing something I would regret. 'Yeah keep telling yourself that' my criticizing self -consciousness said back and I rolled my eyes at myself.

_zeesh_ : if looks could kill I would probably be dead by now ;)

I rolled my eyes again at the phone hoping he had seen that and I turned my phone off so that I wouldn't get more messages.

*Flashback

I was sitting in the tree house drawing some dress designs that I saw and decided to make my own twist in the same fashion. I heard zee coming up the tree house "looking for me?" i smirked at zee while drawing

"yes but how do you do that? Like you know i'm here before you even see me" he asked while sitting next to me "well i just know" i smirked while sketching in my book i felt his stare while he didnt say anything

i looked up "kya huwa? Aise kya dekh rahe ho? ( what happened? Why are you staring at me like that?)" he sighed still staring into my eyes '' bas main duniya ki sabse haseen larki ko ghoor raha hun ( i'm just staring at the world's most beautiful girl) " i laughed in denial 

"seriously aur koi nahi mili tujhe aise flirt karne ke liye? (you didn't find anyone else to flirt with?) " he laughed " arey koi girlfriend mil jaati toh phir usse hi flirt kar leta lekin mera kaha aisi kismat ( if i had found any girlfriend then i would have flirted with her but it's not so in my destiny)" i shook my head at his stupidness.

I continued sketching my dress "  what are you doing?" he sighed, i looked annoyed at him " you can't see or what?" I rolled my eyes

"no, no I have buttons" he rolled his eyes at me sighing again "I'm getting bored let's go do something" he whined as I was drawing.

"seriously, what else can we do?" I looked at him raising my eyebrows.

"let's go have ice cream" he stood while pulling me even after denying

*End of flashback