“There is no intelligence like planning, no nobility like good character, and no piety like restraint.”
─ Hadith (Sayings on the Prophet (s.a.w.)): Bayhaqi, Shu’ab al-Iman.
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ROHAAN
Out of all the scenarios I had thought up of, the ways in which I thought I could handle this situation, nothing could have prepared me for this.
Ayra and I peek our parents happily greeting each other from the see-through glass of the door like creepers.
We share a troubled look and just when I turn my head to the front, I notice Wali watching us. He gestures with his thumb and I immediately get what he’s saying.
I jerk my head in a nod of thanks but when Wali just glares at me, I look back at Ayra.
She’s gnawing on her bottom lip like her life depends on it while staring ahead in a daze.
“Hey,”
