And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allah , and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
-Surah Nur
24:22
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* Asher's pov*

I'm glad she prayed ,I wish she would be much better now . I really feel bad with what she was up to, her dark saddened eyes mirroring her broken soul.

I want to be around her but it is not possible with my job .I called mom but she refused to return.Her theory is always beyond my imaginations. She thinks Alisha needs my attention. more and I am the only to protect her in such times.She refused to help me with it , in other words she want me to spend less time on work but to be with her daughter-in-law.

She calls Alisha every day or night to check if I'm paying enough attention to her or not.Like which kind of mother-in-law is she? who cares like this ? Well...I pray Allah will help me with it.

She fears at night mostly, she sometimes shivers while dreaming . I don't ask her how is she feeling because I think she is still not much comfortable telling me, but maybe I'm wrong.

Tonight I woke up thirstly looking for water at late night found her missing in the room.

I went out ,saw her sitting on lounge looking outside the window .The weather was cold .It was drizzling outside.

I knocked the table ,she turned around to check and stared back what she was staring before .

I asked her standing far away," Why are you here Alisha?"

Ohhhh ....Why am I always investigating her like a police inspector.Why can't I be just little friendly? Why would she share me her thoughts if I be like this always. *Me cursing myself.*

Alisha "I am just..."

I cut her answer and said something more appropriate than before," May I join you?"

She smiled yet wondered, " Sure. "

I entered the lounge , stood tilted taking my weight to on the pillar facing the window she was looking at.The search light showing the drizzling while the road was empty.

Me ," Nice view."
Honestly it was.

She nodded.

We sat for a while then she started the converstation.

She with calm words," I like winters, especially the snowflakes .I found it more beautiful than springs."

Me folding my arms agreeing what she said," It is..indeed! "

She, " I once tracedout the flakes , that became my major of mini-thesis." she giggled. " Everyone was working on colorful flowers, butterflies, toys like stuffs and I was setting my portion with blues and white ." She paused " My besty told me ,I carries an old soul and this old soul got the 2nd Best mini-thesis award."

I was pleased to see her smiling or giggling like this for so long.

Me wondering," And who was the first?"

She laughed , "The grey scale theme."

I was shocked .Color themes must be more attractive .

Me," What's wrong with colored once?"

She explained," Color themes were really beautiful but they were in majority ,what stand out were those with old colors."

I smiled back but I didn't get it still but whatever she stood second.That's it!

Me giggling ," You are tallented."

She smiled ," ThankYou."

I went to heatup the fire place insert as night is getting colder slowly.

She ," Do you think dad will return?"

I was not surprised because I was expecting such things.

Me taking the oil bottle down which I was refilling in the fire place," What can I say about it?"

She in a low tone," Aunt called me today ."

Me listening carefully.

She," She don't believe I am still waiting for him."

What can I say to a daughter who haven't seen her daddy's dead body .It's fair that she won't believe.Like how can you believe that the person you loved your entire life is not alive anymore and the his dead body is missing.Especially the most emortional creatures of this world 'Girls' can't get settles to such statements .

She should stand out of it now.How long she been waiting for him?

 
Me," I think Alisha if he would be in any good condition should have been contacted us?"

She was quiet.

Me ," I won't say that surely because Allah knows best."

She ," I will still wait for him."

Me taking long breath ," How long you could you wait? "

She calmly," Forever."

I can't stop her neither I want to.I am always reminded by what have I been through.

But I want her not to put brakes on her life ,I want her to grow like a seed and bloom like a rose.

I went near her sofa .
Me," You remember you wanted to take your career ahead?"

She nodded.

Me," We can plan something now."

She in a hurt tone," I don't want it now."
 
Me," Can I ask you why? I have no issues with your career I told you...."

She stopping me," But still I don't want to.."

Me," What's the problem?"

She," I don't know "

Me in a hard tone, " WHAT IS WRONG?..."

She abrubtly ," I just don't want and that's it!"

Me in a loud tone," Why are you figting?"

I don't want to but I don't know when it happens.I just want her to listen me.

She murmured lowering her eyes ,"No.. I am not"

Me in a sick tone shoking my head," Why can't we discuss things easily? Why can't we be just calm?"

She," Why are you always FORCING me?"

Me getting hyper ,"I AM NOT" Calm down Asher " I am not forcing you okay! but I want a satisfying answer."

I don't want this situation to look like this but....She made it this way.Or maybe I got hyper .

I looked into her blue eyes .

She, " I am ...what? Stop staring me!! I don't have any answer."

I laughed , she smiled.Finally I found someone who get distracted with such things.

Me giggling," Fine ...But still I want you to start up! Your skills can help you get out of this four walls.I want that your skills to get polish."

She," Don't care for me much."

Me looking her with questioning face.

She continued in a low tone," I don't deserve that."

Me," And who set this standard to judge YOU?"

She in irritating voice," oh ASHER stop being this good ..I feels so guilty standing beside you.How could you stay like that with my such rude attitude?"

I was seriously not expecting this from her.

Me smiling ," Shall I take it as a compliment or what?"

She with a naughty smile," Whatever..."

Whatever? Is this any way to make someone happy or unhappy at the same time?
Why won't girls can simply tell her husbands that they like them? They are always in such a confusion that if she like me or not?

Me ," I won't ask you for it's meaning again if I did you would shout that I always kept forcing you."

She laughed.

She ," First stop behaving like an innocent kid because you're not."

We both laughed.

She, " I don't think I can carry on this burden with me or not ."

Me," Why burden ?"

She ," I think I cannot do this."

Me," How would you know this before trying?"

She in a tired voice, " ASHERR..stop it!"

Maybe it's too much but I want her to bright shine with her abilities.

I nodded .

Here the Fajir's Adhan begins ,she went to perform wadhu. I remember those days when she slept under blankets during fajir.

"Alhumdulillah" , I wispered.

*Alisha's pov*

Asher is good or just too good for a girl like me.I actually feels bad for him when things gets bad or I speak something wrong.I feel sorry after shouting at him.Why do he make such innocent face? His glittering eyes let blows my anger away.

I don't know how time passes when I am with him.I on't know what I become when I am with him, I've never been like this with anyone.But it took me time to get easy with him. Enough time.

I cannot resist myself for honoring him for what I'm now.He literally gave me a medicine for my soul.
when I pray for what I really want , after praying my heart want a little less.Maybe it get satisfied, I found peace there .Almost as if Allah is guiding me and to crave me a little less what I could possibly be distroyed by, diverged of the right path, disappointed by , dishearted by, distressed by , puzzled up by. I think I never undermine engaging in conversation with Allah anymore. So long as you ask ,He continue to answer you in a way where your heart understands.

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