_BookHound_
She was never the loud one.
Never the favorite friend.
Never someone's first choice.
Hiba was the girl who did well in studies, obeyed her parents, and kept her feelings to herself. Every year, she had one close friend. And every year, that friend slowly became a stranger.
No fights.
No explanations.
Just distance.
In a room full of people, she felt alone.
At home, she felt unseen.
In friendships, she felt replaceable.
"They think I'm angry," she once whispered.
But the truth was - she was just tired of being left.
As her loneliness grew, her prayers slowly faded too. Not completely. Just quietly. She believed in Allah - but she didn't feel close anymore.
Until one night, when the weight in her chest became too heavy to carry alone.
This is not a story about a perfect believer.
It is a story about drifting...
about returning...
about feeling forsaken -
and discovering that you were never abandoned.
📖 *"Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He become displeased."* - Surah Ad-Duha (93:3)
📖 *"And when My servants ask you about Me - indeed I am near."* - Surah Al-Baqarah (2:186)
Sometimes people leave.
But Al-Qareeb never does.