Fated

Chapter 10.

Asalamu alaikum. Here's another chapter for y'all. Enjoy.

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Quote from the Holy Qur'an: Yunus (10:26)

۞ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ ۖ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

Lillatheena ahsanoo alhusna waziyadatun wala yarhaqu wujoohahum qatarun wala thillatun olaika ashabu aljannati hum feeha khalidoona

To those who do right is a goodly (reward)- Yea, more (than in measure)! No darkness nor shame shall cover their faces! they are companions of the garden; they will abide therein (for aye)!

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"What's your name?" Liya heard her father ask him. Her heart was running at a mile for some unknown reason. Her hand clutched the tray full of cookies and milk tightly when she felt her hands shake.

Breath Yasmin, breath.

"Imran" she heard him answer as she made her way to the sitting room.

"Well, I can't say much but thank you very much young man."

"It's nothing sir"

"Don't be silly. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have found him"

"He seems to like getting away a lot." He said, his attention moving to Liya who had just come inside. She placed the tray on the table and stood back. Musa didn't miss the way his eyes kept flitting back to liya.

"Why do you say that?"

"Well...." He glanced at Liya briefly again before switching to look at Musa who had a knowing smile on his face."I found him wobbling right around the corner down the street a few days ago. If it hadn't been for her timely arrival," He gestured towards Liya with his head

"I would have taken him away. He's so cute Ma Sha Allah"

All eyes turned towards the little boy who was standing on Yasmin's legs in her wheelchair. His hands were digging into her hijab , probably thinking where'd all her hair go? ,As he srunched up his face in absolute concentration. Yasmin laughed at his antics, both obvious to the conversation going on a few meters away from them.

Musa beamed at him. "Well thank you very much again, young man."

"It's alright sir. I...." Paused to glance at his watch. "......have to go now"

"Stay a little while for some cookies?" Habiba blurted out cutting off Liya's sigh of relief. What was she doing!!!!!

"Uh ma'am......"

"Please, that's the least we can do to thank you. Just saying thanks isn't enough for what you've done for us."

"Um ok...if you insist"

Habiba grinned. "Great, Liya serve him some cookies, "

She hesitated. "Come on, what are you standing there for, you wouldn't want to keep him waiting." She didn't miss the challenging glint in her mom's eyes as she slowly made her way towards him. Her mind went back to the conversation they had just a few minutes ago in the kitchen.

Flashback

"What?" She all but snapped when she couldn't stand her mother's unwavering gaze on her any longer.