The American (A Forbidden Love Story)

believe it’s due in two weeks. I just finished performing Dhuhr (Afternoon) prayer, and I am getting ready for class. I did not have lectures in the morning; that’s why I am still at home.

eet’s tall, has a solid build, with dark brown eyes, has a tan skin tone that he gets f

ykumu s

oing sis,” Usm

g great,

I will be coming to California next week. I hop

ou are coming with my amazing nephew,” I miss m

cause it’s only my son you care about,

ime I pass the love to your son, and w

is three years old and has his mother’s features and looks cute as ever. He has the same fair skin tone a

y cutie pie, but

hings I have coloured” He says showing me his textb

o beautiful

e same thing too,” He says with a

close by so I coul

-law says, coming into my line of view. Amina is fa

friend. Amina and I went to the same secondary school and have been best fri

se of these two boys in my life. They are keeping me preoccupied”

r. I did not call Adina for you guys to talk”

mply end the call wi

can, but d

r you,” I

saying, I am coming to California next w

next week In Shaa Allah,” I say an

versity, and on my way to class; I am stopped in the hallway by Eth

be of help,” I say wanting

ay at the ca

should I

se I s

o are you to tell me wha

say without asking why?” E

tell m

s and walks away, not caring to know if I would be able to make it or not. Alhamdulillah, I don’t ha

assroom when Mr Jacob calls Ethan and me to his desk. The question he asks both of u

ssignment coming

smile while Ethan just nods his head bec

what are you gu

to do last time. So it would be the same thing

not expecting him to say. There is no way Mr Jacob is

the assignment is going

nth. We will have something mind-blowing for you” Ethan says with so much confide

ven though Ethan might just be talking without having any i

waiting. You can l

fternoon) prayer. I am trying to get some assignment done before I meet up with

h my eyes closed. His pitch-black hair and broad shoulders will always give him out. In a way, you could say he is handsome, but I won’t admire him. Even though admiring a guy is Haram (Sinful) in

” Ethan says looking at his w

in front of Ethan, and another guy who I am yet to know who h

says with a deep edge to his voice

I here,” I say c

ver her name is, I don’t care,” Ethan says with total di

mind our behaviour around one another,

and I must say you are a rar

t his compliment, but it’s s

at is what she is,” Ethan says

I say finding it annoying that Ethan hates the fact I was called b

ike it that such a nice word like bea

used to describe my features. It’s none of your business” I say irrita

to fight. So both of you should get yourselves together” Sam says to both of us like we

stem for it, for our assignment,” Ethan says, and I am totally dumbstruck by wha

ding it because it won’t do me anything to say beautiful things about him. That is also one of the differences between Et

s nonchalantly. ‘I wonder why I even complimen

Adina,” Sam

k at Sam. Sam is actually a nice pers

in or not,

t,” I say feeling excited to have some

after our last cl

fine w

opefully by the end of the month we will have an operating system

we will, and see

beauty,” Sam says and wi

I say

ne,” Ethan says o

I ask c

add my phone numb

that?” I say getting mor

nyone’s number?” Ethan

icate with the person,” I say not under

ou asking stupid questions. Give me your phon

and not insult me,” I say trying to get my phone out of his hand, but he stops me with his oth

say it out for you, I will. I want to give you my numbe

O

ere. I will call you and tell you what time we shoul

ve you my number. So how a

my phone. I have never met someone who can’t just say things straight out. He is always talking to