CHAPTER 55

We ate dinner not too long ago. I prayed Isha (Night) prayer and went outside to the backyard. I am sitting down, looking at the stars. While I am admiring the stars, someone comes and takes a seat beside me.

“What is this beautiful lady doing here all by herself?” Ismail asks.

“I am just looking at the stars wondering how it would feel again to live with less worries in the world,” I say clearly affected by the compliment, but I have a lot on my mind right now.

“Don’t worry, In Shaa Allah, everything will be over soon” Ismail says smiling reassuringly.

“Ameen,” I say smiling a little, understanding that he is trying to cheer me up.

“Speaking of over… I am sure that by the time you are able to go back to work, you will have finished your internship at my company,” Ismail says, sounding a bit sad.

“Most likely,” I say also feeling a bit sad. Because now I kno