Are You Hearing Voices?

P. 15

Tears welled up in Christy's eyes as she burst out in laughter.

"OMG JASON!" She said while laughing.

"No you're not!"

"I can't stand you!" She added while still laughing.

"Bae but can I ask you a question?"

"Yes Jason?" She said.

"How come..."

"At night time the sky be all black?" He asked.

Christy sighed and gave a short pause.

"Omg Jason IDK!" She said.

"Okay bae but can I ask you another question please?"

"Yes Jason?"

"Do you love me?"

"Yes." She said.

A wide smile spread across Jason's face.

"Yessss!" He said as he grinned.

"It feels so good to be loved."

Christy erupted in laughter again. "Mhmm."

"Bae can I tell you something?"

"Yes Jason?"

"I totally have a crush on you. Do you wanna go out with me?"

Christy began to snicker. "Jason, we're married honey."

"Soo... what that mean?" He asked.

Christy began to snicker again. "It means..."

"Bae can I ask you a question?"

"Omg!" Christy said.

"Yes Jason?"

"Can you be my friend please? I don't have any friends. I'm so alone in this big scary world." Jason said as he began to sniffle.

A big smile spread across Christy's face as she began to laugh.

"Awwww... Why don't anybody wanna be your friend?" She asked.

"Because look at me... I'M UGLY!"

Christy erupted in laughter. "Jason OMG!"

"Jason you're not..." She began to say.

Abdul walked up to the brown bench and sat down next to Jason. He then held out his hand towards him.

"Assalamu-Alaikum brother." He slowly said,

"WALAIKUM SALLAM!" Jason replied as he put the phone down on his lap.

He grabbed Abdul's extended hand with both his hands and shook it.

Then he quickly picked up the phone from his lap.

"Bae lemme call you back!." He said.

Then he hung up before Christy had a chance to respond.

"Broo!" Jason said.

"What is this?"

"What's what?" Abdul asked.

"Ever since you came to me at the hospital and I said my Shahada I just been feeling... good! My heart has this happiness feeling that I can't explain. Whatever this is... I love it bro!" Jason said.

Abdul looked towards Jason and gave a really wide smile.

"It's Allah bro. He guides whomever He pleases. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whomever He misguides none can guide."