"But dear,
Their is sun after rain,
Love after pain."

"You need a job right?":The bulky man asked Latif who was nervously standing..

"Yes,I can do anything":he replied..

He really needed a job,after he was found in the river drowned he was taken back home and Maryam and her husband took care of him,after his recovery he decided to leave their house and live in the mosque before he finds somewhere to stay..

He needs food to survive and he doesn't have that so he decided to take any job to get food into his stomach..

"Okay you have to fix that car":The man said pointing at an old car..

Latif looked at the car closely then looked at the man,he knows how to fix cars because he once joined a mechanic shop during holiday and now it is been of some use..

"Check under the car":the man said standing up..

Latif got all the things required and lied down on the ground then entered the gap under the car as he start searching for the place he needed to check..

The car started getting down and his eyes dilated..

It is falling on him..

Will luck ever be on his side?

"It is falling on me help me":he shouted..

Latif opened his eyes panting at the memory..

It was just a dream he said trying to calm himself down,Umair and Madyan went to a party yesterday and he didn't follow them because he was tired..

He sat down with his hands on his hair as he breath in and out trying to slow his heartbeat..

His phone beeped indicating a new message..

"Who on earth will message me at this hour":He asked himself as he grabbed the phone..

Unknown:Assalamu'alaikum it is Ablah,I got your number from the file..

And now what is she up to?

He asked himself as he threw the phone away from him and it beeped again..

Unknown:The two raka'ats of fajr prayer are better than this world and what it contains..

He scrunched his face in confusion..

Is she telling him to go and pray?

Seriously..

He rolled his eyes waiting for another message from her but it never came..

He slowly lied down on his bed again trying to get back to sleep,he stood up and took his pills but still he was wide awake..

He had never woke up by this time and now the call for prayers is disturbing him,he groaned as he closed his ears so that he won't hear it again but he felt like it was increasing with each passing minute..

He closed his eyes and what he saw made him open his eyes..

He saw a sixteen year old Latif calling for fajr prayer and saying Assalatu khairan minan naum(Prayer is better than sleep),he saw his Abba smiling brightly as he looked at him holding the loudspeaker..

Latif felt tears forming in his eyes,he felt his heart clenching in his past memories..

He stood up without thinking twice and made his way to the bathroom to perform ablution..

He finished and looked around but their wasn't any trace of prayer mat in the house so he decided to use a clean bedsheet..

He said his prayers,he didn't know what..

Was it because Ablah messaged him or was it because he saw himself calling for prayer when he closed his eyes..

Tears formed in his eyes while he was praying..

He didn't even realize that he has missed being a good muslim until now..

He finished saying his prayer and went back to bed..

"Why on earth am I doing this?":He asked himself again but still no answer..

He knows the answer but he doesn't want to believe that he missed every bit of islam..

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"What is wrong with you Latif?":Madyan asked worriedly..

"I need to clear my head off Madyan am losing my mind":Latif said gripping at the steering wheel..

"I am going crazy":Latif shouted frustrated..

"Just calm down":Umair said calmly..

"What is wrong with you":Umair asked calmly..

"I don't know,I just don't like what am feeling":Latif said as he turn the wheel..

"Is it the flashbacks":Madyan asked..

"It would have been easier":Latif said as he scratch his eyebrow..

"Am beginning to question out decision":Umair stated..

"Which decision?":Madyan asked..

"Of leaving islam":Umair said..

"Yesterday when we prayed":he started but kept quite..

"It felt so great":They all said in unison..

"We have quit drug dealing a long time ago":Madyan said..

"We should get back to Allah":He finished..

"You two should go back but I won't":Latif said getting out of the car..

He entered his cabin only to find the face that have been hunting him since yesterday..

"Good morning sir":Ablah said smiling..

"Nothing good will come as long as you are still here":he replied sitting down..

He felt like it was deja vu..

Someone used to say this to him..

Amma..

He kept quite as he looked at her blabbing..

"Do you like books?":She asked him smiling..

He kept quite as he looked at her blankly..

"I love them but I don't like the end":She said frowning a little..

"But everything have to end afterall":she said as she shrug her shoulders..

"Did you receive my message":She asked smiling..

Her smile makes his heart heart beat..

He wonders how she always smile despite having her personal problems ..

"How do you do it":Latif asked looking at her..

"What?":she asked confused..

"Smile all the time":He clarify..

He saw her lips twitching into a broader one..

"What if the person talking to me is having a nice day and I frown at that person because am having a bad one":She said smiling brightly..

He kept quite looking at her..

"I don't like being around you":he said truthfully..

A frown formed on her lips..

"Why?":she asked..

"You are making me do things I have never ever thought of doing even in my wildest dreams":he said as he closed his eyes a little..

"I wish she got the language"

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Question of the day:What is your favorite color?

Random interesting fact:The idea of including Tanzeel,Madyan and Umair came after I started writing this book..