Loving My Cousin (#Wattys 2017)
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  • Reads 6,502
  • Votes 223
  • Parts 14
  • Time 1h 42m
Complete, First published Jul 31, 2016
I put the grocery bags down after coming inside the house, setting my keys on the counter and placing the bags on the table, putting the stuff away, until I heard a voice. 

"FATIMA, FATIMA!" Mama was calling me, hm I wonder what for and why did she sound excited as well? 

"Yes mama? Ana in the kitchen Mama." She came in holding two papers. 

"We're going! We're going to Jerusalem, to see your cousin get married!" That's when my whole world crashes down. 

I'm going to Jerusalem ...that means I have to see my cousin Samer, whom I've avoided for 5 years, since I was 16. Ya Allah help me through this. I even remember when I left Amman 5 years ago, and let's just say that it didn't end well between a 16 year old and a 21 year old. 
••••••• 

Fatima Zain, 21 years old college student  and getting many proposals to get married has a hard time being her usual self after she left Amman, leaving behind her cousin Samer, whom she loves very much, but no one knows except got her close friend and cousin. 

Samer Zaid, 26 years old and is working as an engineer, has a hard time being himself after what happened 5 years ago with his cousin, feeling nothing but empty and guilty. Thought a girl kept being on his mind, but he wouldn't show or express who it is. 

What happens when these two meet again after 5 years of no communication with each other? 

Will Fatima ever tell Samer she loves him before it's too late? 

Will Samer ever tell Fatima he loves her before its too late? 

Will they keep shut about their feelings or will they open up and become close, possibly more, before its too late? 

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