"Come on guys I need one of you to be my chaperones Maria your obligated because all this is because of you." I complained to both Maria and Isabel
"Are you sentencing me to become the third wheeler? That's cruel. It'll be weird to be having a chaperone especially on your first date." Maria said first
"Didn't know there was something as a halal Date." Isabel inquired
"Well it can't be just the two of us the third will then be shaytan and someone's got to chase him away." Maria answered her
"It doesn't only have to be you. We could invite someone else make it like a group thing both of you can come."
"I can't do it tonight mi abuela is coming in tonight. A few weeks till graduation you know what that means a lot of family coming into town. But seriously if it's a group thing Then that wouldn't be considered a Date." Isabel said
"Maria this is all your fault you have to help me out." I blamed her a bit frustrated
"How is this my fault?"
"I don't know you and your persuasive psychic thing got me into this mess."
"How exactly is this a mess and when you were laughing at all his jokes yesterday and kept looking in his direction when you thought know one else would notice. Made it clear you didn't mind one bit. It's a date woman up girl. Carpe diam Amiga ."

"How exactly am I going to seize the day when I'm walking on thin ice. If your not going to help me I'll ask Hanaan..."
"Muhammad are you wearing a freaking bow tie right now? And suspenders?"Maria called out out of the blue looking ahead of us and there he was wearing suspenders and a bow tie with a red converse
"What bow ties are cool."
"I think it looks cute." Isabel said between her laughs 
"Yea Rab. Seriously man you need serious help and only God can help you. If anyone asks if I don't know you anymore."
"He's in is Whovian moment just let him be." I told her silently laughing. Only Muhammad could pull that look off and not seem like a total dork.
"Hanaan can't do it she's busy babysitting today remember but okay I'll be the sacrificial friend and chaperone you guys."
"Thank you. Thank you I love you Maria."I called out to her as she ran after Muhammad
At lunch I got a call from Daniel it made my heart jump. I shakingly answered the phone
"Assalamu 'Alykum!" I said first sounding like an idiot on too much sugar.
"Wa'alykum Salam to you."
"Hey so I'm not sure exactly how this works your the first guy who's actually asked me out I hope it doesn't get weird if I bring a friend along with me as a chaperone or something." I told him getting start to the point.
"That's exactly what I was calling you about." He chuckled through the phone " I was about to ask Yahya a friend of mine to come chaperon but though it would be too weird for you to have two guys."
"It would be awkward."
"So your vegan right?"
"Just making sure I got everything right."
"What are you planing."
"Well I guess you'll have to wait and find out."
"Hope you don't surprise me too bad and give me a heart-attack."
"Can't make any promises but anyways see you later."
"You too." I said before I hanged up smiling.
"So did he where exactly is he planing on taking you on your first date." Maria asked coming out of nowhere
"I'm not sure what he's planning."
"Dude there better be good food in the menu if not I'm so making you pay for takeouts."
"I'll so owe you big time."
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I got ready with just a simple black skirt I borrowed form Maria and a over sized white blouse and a light grey wrap around hijab. I was ready just before I heard a knock on the Maria's door. Lucky the only person home was Adam and he was in his room playing a game or something. Because if any of her older siblings or parents were home she would get in trouble. Her brothers have no chill when it comes to other guys. They don't even like Muhammad at least that's only Seth and Talha they scare the shit out of me. Zubair has always been more comfortable to talk to. He's more chill sadly he was stuck in the hospital since the day before yesterday because of his condition. anyways as I opened the door I was for the first time staring at Daniel's beautifully sapphire blue eyes they literally struck me almost making me lose my balance.
"Oh my god you guys are matching." Maria said out loud breaking the trace I seemed to have been stuck in. I noticed he was wearing a white half opened dress shirt with a white wife beater under that sculptured his front figure very well. With a black Demi jeans. With a grey hat
"Sorry so are you guys really to go."
"Yes we are lets move it chica." Maria answered first heading out to the driver and car waiting up front
"So I hope neither of don't get sea sick."
"I don't know I've never been out to sea and I'm not sure of Maria at the moment."
We drove for a while a talked about random things Maria had on her head phones the whole ride which didn't seem to bother Daniel much he made me laugh and be myself around him which was nice. But the ride came to an end at a deck full of boats.
" holy shit your taking us on a yacht!" Maria finally exclaimed with surprised
"I hope I'm not over doing it."
"You're officially the best I've always wanted to be on a boat."she squealedI think before she jumped out of the car way before the driver opened it.
"An approval I suppose."
"You crossed one off her bucket list."
"So you don't mind if you will be my assistant in cooking would you."
"I'd love to..."
"So which one is it Prince Charming."
"The One written Clair."
"Who's Clair."
"It's My Mom's name. Don't worry."
"Why would I be worried."
"Well nothing I guess... Just for get it."
"You guys do to what you got to do or say what you got to say my earphones are on and the volume is up max, I  wouldn't hear what the cheesy things you have to say to each other unless you go all weird and start shouting. Then I'm taking my Amiga away from your crazy a** self before you go all psycho on us. By the way chico your so making my meal as well. are we clear?" Maria said to him all of a sudden as we got in. The driver was right behind us Daniel had told me he was driving the yacht around for us. Since he couldn't do it himself
"Alright alright. I got you loud and clear."before we went to a table place full of food and put on aprons. I think he looked adorable with an apron on
"Can I take a picture of you with that on." I asked sounding like I was giggling. Which was weird because I never giggle, I think.
"Sure as long as we take it together and your in the photo with me." he answered giving me a smile I couldn't say 'no' to. I took out my phone and took a really awkward selfie with him. He turned out to be a surprisingly good instructor in cooking even though me made a mess he made me laugh and smile a lot till my cheeks hurt. After the food was cooked Maria come back took her plate and sat back at her place watching the landscape as me end Daniel sat at the table

"This might sound weird and weird and stupid but I like hearing your voice. It's very soothing. It's has sounds very enchanting. Weird I know but I'm attracted to your voice it has a certain melody to it."
"It does sound weird. In a nice kinda way."
"I wish I could see how you look like I'm sure you're beautiful because it does seem like you have a beautiful personality." Daniel said out of the blue after sitting in comforting silence for a while
"I'm pretty sure I can describe it to you in words and you can use your imagination to paint a picture of how you think I look."
"Do you think it's haram for me to touch your face to get a feel of how you look like."
"I'm pretty sure that's haraam and a bit too intimate."
"So if I want see your face through my finger tips I have to marry you?"
"You don't have to do anything I can just describe it to you and you can just imagine it."
"But I'm sure that wouldn't do just to your look."
"How would you know if you haven't tried it yet. Just Trust me I'm the writer here." So I told him how I looked like. Me with my basic brown eyes that I had a that was between medium dark and medium dark skin tone that was a bit tanned with a round face with thing brown eyebrows that looked a lot like a guys one.
"See I knew it wouldn't do justice."
"How do you know."
"Your making your self sound average your voice contradict it."
"Oh well that as an old saying goes beautiful is in the eyes of the beholder."
"I guess it's true but in this case ears or hearing." He laughed teasingly smiling making me smile
"So the other night at you place I got a bit of hostility from your mother did I do something inappropriate to piss her off."
"No totally not it was all my fault."
"How so?"
"I hate that my mom is pushing me to get married she doesn't get that I'm not really interested in the guys she's trying to pair me up with. She wants me to marry her close relatives so that my future children have more Desi blood in them and so that she could always be there to control my life."
"Wait your not like full Indian how is that even possible? when both your parents are Hindi. were you adopted?"
"No my real mom was Brazilian she died when I was just a baby and my father got remarried."
"So she's your step mom?"
"Yeah in technical terms but to me she's like my mom. She's the one that raised me and brought me up as her own even when I don't share a drop of her blood and for that I will always be grateful to her and have the deepest respect for her but I don't want in life what she want for me. She wants me to marry her one of her nephews for some absurd reason I don't know."
"Do you have to marry the person your parents choose for you?"
"Not Necessarily. I can't get forced into marrying someone and I can't marry someone who my parents don't agree with mostly a male parental figure it's a both way kinda thing but I have the final say. Force marriage however isn't Islamic, it has nothing to do with Islam it's a form of oppression. Many people confuse the concepts of forced and arrange marriages. They are completely two different things."
"I know that so are love marriages common."
"I'm sure there are many people who marry for love but honestly don't know many married people other than my parents Aunts and Uncles but my birth mother and Dad married for love at least that's how it seems in my dad's journal."
"Wow so your dad keeps a journal just like you."
"He's the one who inspired me to start my own journal."
"That's really nice growing up I never really saw much of my father. He's always been busy at work a bit disconnected I think the longest conversation I had with him was after my accident and it wasn't a really good one."
"Try talking to him he's still your dad. I guess he's just doesn't know how to talk to you but I'm 100% sure he cares about you. He just doesn't know how to express it."
"You could be right. My dad isn't one to express his emotions. So are you ready to be officially graduating this year."
"Honestly can't wait to be done with high school."
"When is your graduation?"
"In about two weeks..." Before I could add more I got a call looking down I saw that it was my uncle Bilal.
"Wait up my uncle is calling me give me a moment." I told him before I answered my phone.
"Bhateeji! Where you at right now?"
"I'm out now."
"Whoa, what do you mean your out?" His tone getting serious fast.
"....I'm hanging out with people I know."
"Are you out with a guy? Do I have to track you down to find out."
"Chacha don't worry I'm not alone I'm with my friend Maria as well."
"So you are saying your on a date with a guy and you have on of your girl friends chaperoning you two."
"Pretty much yeah and it's not the kinda date I'm sure you have pictures in your mind."
"What's that's supposed to mean." Asked innocently seconds before bursting with laughter.
"You exactly what I mean, if you want to meet him you'll have to wait this is just our first date."
"Damn I can't believe my little niece is growing up, next thing you know I'm going to be getting a call for your wedding."
"I got to go call you later."
"If I don't here from you in two hours I'll calling in SWAT time to search for you."
"Whatever you say bye chacha." I told him before hand up the phone. Most people would find it odd how my uncle and I interact like we are brother and sister more then we are uncle and niece, but to hell with them. I like my relationship with my uncle.
The date sadly had come to and end way too soon even though we were together for about four hours.
"We should do this again."
"So I passed to earn another date?"
"Yeah I guess you did."I answered giggling, I think which is weird because I've never pictured myself as the kind person that giggles.
"I call you later."
"I'll see you around."

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