Amina Islam knows that when people look at her they do not see her. They see everything but her, her brown skin, her far too dark eyes, and most importantly her headscarf.
A new school means a new start, a way to escape from the demons that make her so different. There is more to her than she will admit, secrets wound with the fabric upon her head.
She didn't mean to draw the attention of Rosewood's most popular, though that is hardly a good description of the three boys that seem to be curious if anything about what makes her tick. Why is she so passionate, so ready to face them, tell them they are wrong?
That's the thing about someone who tells you, you are wrong, you want to know why.
Why does she dress like that?
Why does she speak like that?
Why is she so afraid whilst still being so very brave?
Why, is the question they ask, but Amina is more than a single answer, we all have our skeletons in our closet, each and everyone of them has something to hide.
Follow the story of friendship, and difference, learning to love, and learning to heal.
Life may go on without you, but she will always wait for you.
She wore her hijab with pride.
He wore his faith on his sleeve.
They never meant to fall in love-but destiny had its own plan.
Fatima is the quiet, sharp-tongued girl in abaya, always on top of her class and always under people's judgment.
Mohammad is the charming gym freak on a bike, with a soft heart, spicy cooking skills-and a secret past he doesn't talk about.
They're college rivals, academic competitors, and maybe... something more.
Between stolen glances, heated debates, and unanswered duas, something unspoken grows.
But they know what it means to love in silence.
They know what it means to guard their hearts in a world where love outside marriage is tempting-but never right.
This is not your typical college love story.
This is the journey of two souls who fall in love not by crossing boundaries... but by respecting them.
A story of emotional tension, friendship, family pressure, longing, and the courage to choose the halal path-together.
💌 "How do you fall in love... without disobeying the One who created love?"
Read now and step beyond the veil-where modesty meets desire, and faith rewrites fate.