/please don't forget to breathe while reading this chapter lol it gets a bit intense.../

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17

All I saw was white.
Was I dead?
Why was everything bright?

"She's awake," someone said

"Saima?" Mama whispered

"Salaam Mama," I croaked out.

Omar Bhai then passed me a glass of water beside him; Zara stood staring as if I would crack any second now.

"I'm here. I'm here. How is she?" A tall lady said, running into the room, her hijab on the verge of falling off.

The lady then stood beside Bhai.

"Saima, Saima, are you okay," She said, caressing my cheek.

I flinched and moved away.

"Who's she?" I whispered, looking at my family

They all looked at me like I was crazy.

Baba then yelled

"DOCTOR!"

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"Temporary Amnesia," I heard the doctor say to my family in the hallway.

Amnesia? I had amnesia? He must be wrong!

Zara then came in with a small smile. Slowly closing the door behind me so I could no longer hear the lies, the doctor's told my family. Zara then sat down on the chair beside me.

"When are we going home? I have my Quran competition tomorrow," I asked.

I had finally memorized Surah Baqarah, and I was asked to recite it at the Qur'an competition. I was so excited!!

Zara furrowed her eyebrows. She looked so big when did she get so tall?

"Quran competition? Appi that was like 5 years ago."

I looked at Zara like she was going insane because she was. I was literally at the rehearsal yesterday.

I didn't realize that Bhai and that lady were holding hands, standing by the door. The lady at tears in her eyes and Bhai looked frustrated.

I then looked at their hands and looked wide-eyed at Bhai.

"BHAI, why are you holding a girl's hand!! You know that's haraam!! You have to wait for your wife" I asked what was wrong with him what would Allah think.

I then raised my hands and made dua.

"Oh, Allah, please forgive my idiot brother for being so unfaithful and not listening to you. I've told him so many times that it was haraam, but he never listens-"

I was then interrupted by Mama, Baba and the doctor coming in.

"Mama, say something. Bhai has a girlfriend, you know that's haraam."

"Saima, she's my wife," Bhai said he sounded so sad. When did he get married? Why would he get married without me? Why was he so sad did he not want a wife then why-

"Ms. Rahman, when you... uh got choked, there was not enough oxygen and blood flow going to your brain, but then you hit your head on the desk. You got a concussion and fell, causing a temporary memory loss... and you may be a bit ... delusional, but don't worry with some Brain training, it should take about 31 days for you to fully recover and remember... I mean, you have the least severe concussion, and not much was damaged... you will be fine," Dr. Patel said with an awkward smile.

Okay, now I was going insane.

What?

My head was spinning, and the bright lights were not helping. I felt like I was going to puke.

"Doctor Patel, can we have a moment alone?" Baba asked him

Then all the voices were muffled. My head was spinning. I had amnesia? Why was I getting choked? Who choked me?

Questions questions questions

So many questions

My head was spinning like a carousel.

Someone's phone started playing the adhan, and that's what broke me out of my thoughts. I threw my leg off the bed when Bhai was pushed back onto the bed.

"Where are you going," Bhai asked.

"To do wudu and pray," I stated, pushing him out of my way.

What else would I be doing? Why would I delay my Salah?

"Saima, we need to talk," Mama said, pleading.

I got up and looked back at them.

"After I pray," I said and walked into the bathroom.

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Subhanallah

Alhamdulillah

Allahu Akbar

I finally finished my dhikr, and everyone was staring at me. I looked at everyone sitting in the room.

Mama was sitting on the chair beside me, beside her sat Zara, then Bhai and his supposed wife and Baba.

Everyone just stared at me for awkwardly for a solid minute before Bhai cleared his throat and spoke.

"Tell us the last thing you remember," He said, his voice shaking like he was scared to know my answer.

" Sister Rania tells me to stand on the stage recite Surah Baqarah, and so I did, and then Khizrah and I went to the Starbucks beside the masjid, and I got my Double Chocolaty chip Frappuccino, and while we drank it Khizrah told me something that I promised I wouldn't tell anyone," I said

I was not going to break my promise to my best friend.

"Was it that she was dating Ali?" Bhai's supposed wife said

I gasped

"How do you know!!!"

"You told me."

"What day is it today?" I asked

Zara grabbed her phone. When did she get a phone? And why was it so big?

"October 5, 2020," She said, showing me her phone

"The Quran competition is on July 16, 2015," I whispered.

"I have Amnesia" I announced, but really I said it to myself.

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hello future reader and yes i'm actually writing this on oct 5 2020 heheh but this probably wont be up until oct 9 or 10

that's if i decide to upload this version or my other version of this chapter which is a lot more simple and less dramatic but i wrote it and it didn't feel right. But this one feels right for the plot of this story so we'll see but I think this is the winner tbh. Would you have prefered a more basic chapter or do you like this one? Also I am NO doctor this is what I got from google so if there are any mistakes/inaccuracies please let me know :))

anywayzzz until next time... if you decide to continue reading LOL plz do tho!! this chapter will make sense later on i promise <333