28.5 Aaryan

Mary Mary Mary, I can't keep her out of my mind

Mary Mary Mary, I don't think I can live without her. I thought I would forget about her with time but it turned out to be a false hope. It's been more than a month and I love her the same.

She has become a part of me. Mary is affecting me badly, she won't leave my mind. The memories are haunting me. I can bear this.

At least I can try, but there is something inevitable for me. Something that hurts more than this separation.

What if Mary dies as a disbeliever? I can't hold this thought. I can't see her burning in the hellfire forever. I know she thinks her religion is the right way. It's normal to think like this for everyone, but in the end, I know, and we all know that there is one way of life.

I can at least pray for her guidance because in the dark, there is always hope, and I just have to hold that hope tight. In Sha Allah Mary will be guided.

Mary will be mine— Mary, Mary, Mary

I want to see her. Mary is always looking at me. I can feel her gaze at me. They are so light, so soft, so lost. She is different now. Mary never used to talk much, but now she is always silent, other than when she is with Ray.

I know the way I am behaving with Ray is not right. I don't want to treat him like this but I am afraid to go to him. What if something happens and it throws me back to the past? What if I become the person I used to be? I despise that self. I never want to go back to it. One day I will go to Ray and talk to him about it In Sha Allah. Ray won't understand simply. I know my friend, but if I keep on trying then mayb– In Sha Allah, I will bring him back too. Because my friend deserves it and he is a good person

I am happy that Mary has Ray, at least there is someone she can talk to. Ray would never approach Mary with the wrong intentions, and I am sure of it because he knows that Mary is mine— Mary! If I don't stop thinking about her, I might lose my mind soon. I want her– I need her– I can't have her, not at least now. There is a hope there is a possibility…

There is hope for me.

There is a hope for it and it feels like a miracle happening right in front of my eyes. Amy told me she saw Mary visiting Dr. Sarah in her office many times.

Amy and Mama became close to her in the mosques. Amy asked Dr. Sarah about Mary and she said Mary is asking some questions about their religion. I didn't believe it at first. I can not believe that Mary is interested in Islam. How did it happen? Was it even possible? What made her interested in my religion? I started asking too many questions but then I believed it could be possible because the One I asked for help is The One who can turn impossible into possible with just a word

I have been praying for her after every Salah. I have my Tawakul in Him, I believe in Allah Subhanu Wa Ta'ala, and I know my Lord would never leave my prayers unheard. This is a test, and all I have to do is to seek help with Sabr. I have to be patient because 'Fa inna ma'al usri yusra. Inna ma'al 'usri yusra'

'So, surely with hardship comes ease. Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease'

In Sha Allah, my ease will come soon.

And Mary will be mine forever