The Space Between Duas

Hajara never expected her life to change.
At sixteen, her world is already full-filled with friends who feel like home, a family that means everything to her, stories waiting to be written, dreams she's still trying to understand, and a faith that reminds her to trust Allah even when she doesn't know what's coming next.
She has never needed anything more.
Until someone she has known of for years slowly becomes someone she begins to know.
Muhad is just her brother's friend.
At least, that's all he is.
But sometimes, Allah writes people into our lives long before we understand why they're there.
And sometimes, love doesn't begin with a glance or a confession.
Sometimes, it begins quietly.
With a conversation.
A familiar face.
A name remembered.
A prayer whispered when no one is listening.
A space between two duas.
This is not a story about finding love.
It's a story about finding yourself, trusting Allah's timing, and discovering that sometimes the most beautiful parts of our lives are written long before we ever realise they're beginning.