I was writing in my diary when Mom called me downstairs. I always keep
track of my daily life because I want to look back at the years in which I was
young, and also I wanted my future children to know how their mom lived her life.
Noora always thought it was silly but I got so used to it that I can't help but write
in it every day.
"We are going to the park," Mom tells me, "go get extra clothes for Fatima and get
ready".
"The park," I asked.
Yes"
"It was the weekend today and I wasn't doing anything so I thought it would be fun
to go and have some air at the park," said Mom.
I am so happy that we are going to the park because there is this spot at the park
where I love to sit down and just read or write in my diary. It has a lake and trees
and everything you need for a quiet place.
We arrived at the park and I asked mom if I could go there. Mom knew I loved that
spot so she let me go.
"Ahh, it's always the same when I come here, no one bothers me or annoys me at
all and since I got permission I can stay as long as I want.
I started writing in my diary yesterday. It was yesterday that I met the guy who was
named "Rahan".
"I wonder what he's doing right now," I asked myself.
As I continue to write, I hear footsteps, but I guess it's just some people taking their
daily walks.
"As-Salam-u-Alaikum," said someone from behind me. I didn't know who it was
so I turned around to see who it was.
It was him, Rahan.
I was frozen, I couldn't move at all. I just stood there like a statue.
"Ehh '' I yelled when I finally got my brain back to reality, I got up and tried to run
but my legs were stuck. They were frozen to the core, I couldn't move at all.
Instead, I tripped and fell on the sand, he was looking at me. It looked as if he was
about to help me up but retreated right away. Instead, he said, "Are you okay, I
didn't mean to scare you".
"I, I, I" words couldn't seem to get out of me. Instead, I got up from the ground
and was about to run away when he said "Please don't run away again, you can
stay. I'll leave, okay .''
"No, no don't leave, you stay I'll leave," I said as my heart panicked to keep calm
from screaming out of my chest.
"There's a lot of space, you can sit there and I can sit there," he said as he pointed
to the spots.
"Amm okay" I finally managed to say. It was weird that the guy I fell in love with
at first sight was sitting only A few feet away from me.
He seemed to be nervous, he just watched nature for a few minutes when he finally
asked "Why did you run away last time at the masjid ''.
I didn't know what to reply to, so I stayed silent. Then he asked, "What's your
name?"
I just stayed silent for a few seconds before I replied "Omayra".
"And you are Rahan right," I asked without looking at him because I was scared I
might faint if I did look at him.
"Yes, how do you know," he asked me curious
I didn't want to lie, so I told him "I overheard the man at Tim Hortons mention it
yesterday".
"Oh," he said and that was it. We didn't speak or make a sound for a long time, we
just watched as the river did its work.