Tales Of Maryam | Completed✔

Zapped

I knocked at my room door severally without getting any response. I then used my key, to my ultimate shock I saw Sarah and a girl doing only God knows, trying to convince myself that this isn't real I tried moving and looking away but it was impossible, I just stood there froze

"Maryam It is not what it looks like" Sarah said wrapping herself with a towel "Of course it isn't" I said with a straight face not knowing what to think or how to react, I simply packed a few books and a hijab "I can explain" she said "How could you?" I asked looking at her disappointed as I walked to the mosque leaving her dumbstruck

Setting my books on the carpet, I performed ablution and observed two raka'ah, I read the holy book and seek refuge of the devil from Allah. Flipping through my books but the memory kept distorting. Sarah? Of all people? This is so hard to believe, I would never look at her the same, No wonder she had always hated men and how she had stared at us whenever we have less clothing on. God all the times we undressed in front of someone who we taught might be checking our flaws but instead it is a guy who might had possibly be comparing who's got a bigger this or that... Sarah has let the devil use her. I want to get this off my head and talk to someone, I can't wait to tell the rest of the room members

"Assalamu alaykum!" I heard a familiar voice greet over the microphone
"Wa'alaykum salam!" we responded to our Amira (Asiya) "A short announcement! After Maghrib prayers we would have an Islamic scholar to guide us with a few words from the Qur'an" she said as we all cheered, we had a chitchat afterwards and there was call to prayers shortly

We observed Maghrib prayer and then he was called out to be introduced
"And we would like to introduce Mallam Salim Ali" Our Imam said, well that name sounds familiar.... too familiar I'd say. He walked in and to my dismay It was Johnson.... I mean Salim. This can't be real, he doesn't seem like someone with a lot of Islamic knowledge. He looked at me and I could tell he was internally smirking, he winked at me and began his sermon.

I am shocked twice in a row for today, well at least I learnt something today not just from his speech, I know better than to judge a book by it's cover and not to always trust everyone

"Don't be too quick to react to a situation..." he preached and preached and I was impressed in fact I think I am fully in love with this man. I no longer hid my face, I looked him straight in the eye and I could tell what I am doing is having an effect on him as he began to stutter, I dug my head into my palms and smiled

He rounded up with some du'as and left as we observed the last obligatory prayer for the day. I skimmed my books and called it a day, I packed my books and made my way back to the room... I dread going there

I knocked at the door and they all yelled enter.
"Maryam how far? You scarce these days o" Amanda said "Yes I was actually studying at the mosque" I replied "Why didn't you just study in the room?" Khadijah asked kicking her shoes off and bounced on her bed "Something made me go there" I said, making Sarah snap to look at me guilt and disappointment written all over her face

"I actually came to the room and then something very unusual happened..." I was saying, she looked at me with tears threatening to fall "I got invited to the mosque" I said as she sighed wiping her eyes "Sarah what's wrong?" Khadijah asked concerned "Yeah I was going to ask also, she's been like this all day" Amanda interrupted "Well I guess it's exams, you know everyone's scared of failing, isn't that so?" I asked her as she nodded with a little smile as I smiled back

My bed isn't laid but I am too tired to be fixing things. I pushed my clothes and books to the corner of the bed and was set to sleep, only ofcourse after setting my alarm. I then got a text

Sarah🤗: Thank you!

I hate this, I really cannot imagine staying in the same room with a gay. She's had my back several times, I wanted to gather everybody not just in my room but the entire block to expose her but I couldn't