The scars of life(a modern Muslim love story)

With her fingers across the glass that had trapped the little girls picture in the frame, she had curiously wondered who she was. Looking around at the resting memories of a once happy family, the young lady curiously wondered why he had put all these objects locked all alone with the webs of spiders and layered dust.

The deep voice had dropped her early in fear, knowing she was now truly in great trouble.

"What the hell do you think you're doing in here? WHO LET HER IN?!", he rages.

"Zayn, I was just- I was just looking I promise. I swear I didn't touch anything", she manages to utter out of her dry throat.

"Out", he whispers as she stand still lowering her head. "OUT!", he yells shaking the houses roof. Her head instantly snaps up and fear crawling over her blushed cheeks, this was the first time she had seen the most mysterious and quietest boy raise his voice for first time.

"No", she spoke in a hushed tone.

"What?", he asks in a low voice.

"I said no Zayn, not today I won't."

{••••••••}

Ayla badar. A quiet, shy, and awkward 17 year old hijabi who, I would say does not have the most perfect life has to live with years of abuse from her aunt, uncle and her cousin Zoya. Her only shield being her two other cousins/brothers, Raheem and Azaan. Although she is quiet and shy most of the time, she still has hope and believes her God is just testing her. But how much more can she take? Especially after her cruel uncle arranges a marriage with her schools bad boy, Zayn.

Zayn lives a mysterious life and keeps to himself most of the time, other than his closest friends who happen to be Ayla's two cousins, Raheem and Azaan and of course skylar or sky. His usual cold face is up around people, especially around the girls who swoon at his presence in the halls and wherever he and his friends go. But most people have a past right? Zayn may not be the person everyone describes him as, but only he knows that on the inside he is breaking down.

Read mor