The Fast and the Qur'an are two intercessors for the servant of Allah of the day of Resurrection. 

The Fast will say: "O Lord, I prevented him from his food and desires during the day. Let me intercede for him."

The Quran will say: "O Lord, I prevented him from sleeping at night. Let me intercede for him" And their intercession will be accepted.

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Aminah.

"Hello?" I answered confused to an unknown number. I heard someone sighing on the other side before a familiar voice spoke.

"Aminah?"

"What do you want?" I asked him with a bored sigh. I really don't know why he is calling me when I told him, I had nothing to do with him.

"I want to meet you. Come at café near your house at 5." Was all I heard before the line get cut. I was getting angry by his demanding. I am not going to meet him, not now, not ever. I don't want to see his face.

I thought it would be easy to ignore meeting Shehroz, but it wasn't. After he tell me to come at café, he message me every hour to tell me about it. I don't know what I should do. If I should go and meet him or I should stay at home, ignoring him like I planned.

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I step in a cafe and look around. I walk on my right to corner where he was sitting doing something on his phone. Suddenly my phone vibrates, making me look down in my hands. I saw a message from him and looked up to see him already looking at me. I take few more steps to stand in front of him. He stood up and give me a smile, but I didn't bother to return it. I take my seat across him and look around

"Um... Hi." He say, trying to start conversation. I look at him blankly before slowly nodding.

"Walaikum Assalam. Can we please set this formality aside and get to the point? Why you call me here?" I asked him after rudely telling him to stop showing how respectful he is. I know I am rude to him, but he deserves it. He did so many things wrong and I will never get over it to forgive him.

"If you want it like that then fine. Tell me why are you marrying?" He asked me and I didn't miss the anger in his voice.

"What you mean? I can marry if I want, you had no right to stop me. You aren't my Dad or someone who tell me what is wrong and what is right for me. If you done then I am going." I started to get up, but stop when he grabbed my hand. I roughly pushed his hand away from mine and walk away without giving him a chance to explain himself.

Shehroz.

I slammed the door behind me. I walk up to the bed and sit down, resting my head in my hands and I heard Aminah words in my mind.

'I can marry if I want, you had no right to stop me'

I close eyes and release deep breath as I feel the anger start boiling inside. She is right, I had no right to stop her, but I can't see her marrying someone. How can I see the true love of my life, marrying someone else? I always thought the girl who ruined my life was my first and true love but I was wrong. I was only attracted toward her, but Aminah. I really love her from my heart and I can't do it.

I pick up my phone and dial the number of that person who can calm me down. Who can help me right now. After a few rings, he picks it up.

"What you want?" I heard his sleepy voice. I let a deep breath and calm myself.

"I am in Texas. Can you please come here?" I pleaded with him. I heard some shuffling on the other side.

"What are you doing there? Stay where you are, I am coming to you right now." He order me and hung up after I tell him where I am staying. I laid back on the bed, staring at the ceiling blankly. It will take almost 3 hours for him to get here.

I don't know what I am going to do now but right now I just want my other half to hear me out and to tell me what should I do. He is a good listener and helper. He always helps me whenever I am in trouble. He is always there whenever I need him. I am not really sure why I was thinking when I made the biggest mistake in my life. I was thinking only thinking about Aminah that time and I didn't think what I will do when she refused to marry me or refused to accept my love for her. I don't want to force her into anything and make her mine because I know it will make her hate me more.

I jumped when I heard someone banging on my room door. I stretch when I feel my back stiffen. I yawned, not knowing when I fell asleep. I open door rubbing my eyes and sigh when I saw Shaheer looking at me worriedly. I step aside to let him come. We walk inside and I let him sit before going in the bathroom to freshen up.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were in LA." Shaheer says as I step back in the room. I shrugged and sit on bed after grabbing my phone.

"Asim and Zoya visit me with their family. Hadiya and Mustafa want me to come here with them to spend some time here and beside that I want to meet someone and want to find some answers of my question, but I didn't find any." I mumble and check my email on my phone to see if everything is okay in office. I could feel his confused gaze on me before he sigh as he understand about what I am talking about.

"Shehroz, I think you should stop going after her. She is getting married next month and you can't do anything in that. She doesn't even want to see you or to hear anything about you. I don't understand why are you still going for her?" I sigh and put my phone aside before looking up at him.

"I-I love her Shaheer. I really love her and I can't see her marrying someone. I feel pain in my heart when I think about her marrying someone. I don't know what I am going to do if she really marry. I-I don't know I would be able to leave if she marry." I told him honestly. He sighs and stood up to walk over and to sit beside me.

"I know Shehroz and I can understand what you are going through right now, but Shehroz there are more girls out there better than her. Just let her go and find someone who deserve you. I think this is what your destiny wants you to do, let her go and be happy in your life again." He says softly. I look at him and shake my head as my eyes burned at the thought to let her go away from me.

"It is easy to say Shaheer but it is difficult to do for me. I c-can't. I already loose so many people in my life that now I am afraid if I let her go I will lose her as well."

"You will lose her if you didn't let her go. Do you really love her?"

"Yeah."

"Then do it. If you truly love her then let her marry someone she love. If we love someone, then no matter where they are and with whom, we will be happy to see them happy and safe. I am so sorry to say, but Aminah is not your fate and destiny." He says with a sad smile. I look down and think about it. He is right.

If Aminah was written in my fate than she would be with me. I am going for something that I will never get in my life. I should stop going after her and leave from her life to let her live happy in her present and in future. I don't want to make her sad I just want her to be happy. It really hurt me to say, but if she is happy without me then I am fine to go away from her. I am not sure if I find someone in my life again better than her, but I will try my best to make others smile and happy. Maybe it will let the guilt go a little down that was filled in me for doing bad things in my past.

I look up at the hopeful gaze of my brother and nodded slowly making him smile softly and pulling me in a hug. I close my eyes and take a deep breath to control my tear. From today, I will not go after Aminah or cry for her. I will make other people smile and happy. I-I will try to become a better Muslim from now. With that promise to myself, I let everything flow away from me.

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