chapter 2

Ibrahim's POV:

I wake up hearing the azan(Islamic call to pray). I went to the washroom to perform my wudhu(Islamic procedures for cleaning parts of the body) and prayed my fajr prayer. Then I took my phone to check work-related information. Then I went to my dadu's(grandma) room, She was reciting the Quran. So I sat beside her.

I remembered my mother used to recite Qur'an like this every morning. I miss her a lot. Suddenly grandma wiped my tears and I realized I was crying." why are you crying? you are missing your mother, right? I know that. she is now in a better place. So, just pray for her." grandma said.

"I know grandma. But what can I do? Baba(father) doesn't even talk to me. I don't even know what's my fault. Why doesn't baba like me anymore." I said while hugging my grandma and crying. She wiped my tears and said "Just pray to Allah. Everything will be fine"

"OK, Now get ready we are going to the hospital for your check-up." I stand up and said. I went to my room and changed my clothes.

The doctor said that grandma need full bed rest and he prescribed some medicines for grandma. I dropped grandma home and called Islam."Assalamualaikum(greeting in Arabic) so, where are we meeting?"I ask him." come to my house I'm sending you my address." he said. Hearing his voice I understand that he is very excited to see me.

When I was near his house I saw him standing outside, waiting for me. I hugged him and I was very happy. We entered the house and his house is small but very beautiful.

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He told his maid to bring some snacks and we sat on the couch. Then we discussed our plans. Everything went well alhamdulillah.

I went to my house and tell everything to Grandma and she also became very happy.

Surat's POV:

In the morning vai(brother) told that his friend is coming. That's why my brother told me not to go downstairs. My brother is very protective.

After vai's(brother) friend left my brother told me that he is really happy today because his dreams would come to Inshaa allah.I'm very happy for my brother, it's his dream to start his own business. I congratulate him and demand an Ice- cream treat. He told me to get ready. I went to my room to wear my abaya and niqab then we went out.

My brother is my best friend, I can share anything with him, though he is older than me. We can back home and went to our respective rooms. I know vai(brother) is missing our parents.

After a 1-week he started working with his friend and after my parent's death, it's my first time seeing him truly happy. So far everything is going well. It has been 6 months.

I don't know why but I'm feeling something bad gonna happen. I prayed to Allah for my brother. In the morning when my brother was going to the office I don't know why but I tried to stop him. I told him to take care of him.

Ibrahim's POV:

It has been 6 months that we started our business. Alhamdulillah, everything is going fine. Today we will go to a construction site. We are currently working on an old building. we will shift to our new building as soon as the construction of our new building will be completed.

Ismail told me he will meet me there and he also told me that there is some problem with that site. I went there and saw Ismail was talking with the workers. He and I went to the 2nd floor.

The workers were showing us something that time I got a call from my grandma. She was saying that she was going to her friend's house.

Suddenly I heard some shouting so, I went there and what I saw I was not prepared for that. Ismail fell from the 6th floor and blood is coming from his head. My hands were trembling. I went near him and took him to my car.

I took him to my car when I was driving I heard him saying"Please take my phone and tell my sister to come to the hospital. I want to see her." he gave me his phone."What's her name?"I asked him ."Surat. Her name is Surat." saying this he became unconscious.

With trembling hands, I call her, after 2 ringings she received the call and said"assalamualaikum vai(brother). Are you fine? please vai come home. I don't know why I'm not feeling ok.hello vai!hello!"I snapped from my thoughts.

Her voice is so good. I never heard this kind of sweet voice. Astagfirullah what I was thinking!"walaikumassalam I'm your brother's friend Ibrahim. Can you come to xx hospital ."I told her." "why? where is my brother? I want to talk to him. Please tell me nothing happens to him." She asked me. I can't say anything to her now so I said "please come to the hospital, Allah Hafiz "and cut the call.

We came to the hospital and the doctor took him to operation theater and after sometimes later one girl come towards the operation room.she was wearing abaya and niqab. I was just staring at her and was remembering my mother. she used to wear niqab and my father used to shout at her for wearing a niqab.

She took her phone and call someone. I felt the vibration from my pocket and took the phone. Now I understand she is Ismail's sister. I went near her and I can feel she is afraid ."hey hey don't get afraid I'm Ibrahim, your brother's friend."I said and I can feel she is not comfortable around man.

By looking at her and seeing her gestures I can say that she is very innocent."Where is my vai(brother)? What happened to him?" she asked me and she was crying a lot. I went near her and tried to comfort her but she backed away from me and said "Don't come near to me."

I was shocked, girls die to come near me and here this girl I'm trying to help her and she is thinking wrong about me." hey I'm sorry. Don't get me wrong" I said.

That time doctor came out and came in front of us and said "Patient's situation is not good, anything can happen. Who is his family member please we need sign here." Ismail's sister was crying very badly. So, I told the doctor that I'm his family member and sign on the papers.

Then the doctor told us that Ismail wants to meet us. We went to the room and there he is in a very bad situation. His sister runs to him and hugging him.

She was just crying and was saying "Please vai don't leave me. I will die without you. I have no one without you." "sshh listen beta(kiddo), don't say like that. Allah is with you," he said and told me to come near him.

He told me"Ibrahim I know you are a good man. I trust you with my life. I don't know I will survive or not. Can you fulfill my last with please?" he was pleading to me." "Why not brother? You just say what you need. I will do anything for you. Just don't say like that, nothing will happen to you.keep faith in Allah."I told him.

And what he said next, I was shocked. He told me to marry his sister right now.

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