Abaan and Maryam have started becoming close, Maryam considered herself to be in a sandpit - she has fallen in love with Abaan completely, and she has no idea how to get herself out.

What about Abaan? Does he have the same feeling?

"You're telling me, it's Abaan you've become so close with?"

Inaaya and Maryam are in Inaaya's living room. Maryam is telling Inaaya about her relationship with Abaan.

"Wallahi... I'm in love with him - Ever since our eyes met is like I can't stop myself. Here I am, I've no clue if he has the same feelings towards me,".

Inaaya laughed covering her mouth with her hand to stop the laughter, but it seems she can't stop herself. "I'm sorry Bes, I know I shouldn't be laughing, but I never thought I'll see you so in love. We kind of have a problem - Abaan has someone in his life, someone he's going to marry,".

Maryam's eyes widened; she can't decide if Inaaya was joking or being serious, as she stared at Inaaya's unreadable face. She felt her heart stop for a second; she knows she's in a deep mess for falling in love with a man who won't return the same feelings.

Inaaya's unreadable expression changed in an instant, as she laughs. "I'm sorry, I'm only joking, calm down will you... as far as I know I also have no clue,".

Maryam glared at her as a frown clouded her feature. "Inaaya, why can't you be serious for once in your life? Because trust me, If I know what love is like, I would have locked my heart with a padlock to stop it from falling in love... Why can't we decide from our hearts who to fall in love with? The funny thing is the heart wants what it wants,".

"I'm sorry, don't worry I'll make it up to you," said Inaaya and hold her lips firmly forcing herself not to laugh at her lovesick best friend.

"Assalamu Alaikum," They heard Uzair's voice as he walked into the living room.

'Wailakum Salam," Maryam and Inaaya replied in unison.

Inaaya stood up and took Uzair's bag. "Inaaya, we have a special visitor," said Uzair.

"Who's our visitor?" Inaaya asked with a smile, clutching his bag, and swinging it lightly.

"Assalamu Alaikum," Abaan said, walking inside, Maryam felt the tightness in her chest as their eyes met, his gaze was nothing short of electrifying, filled with heat and something deeper that she couldn't put into words.

"Uzair, Have you checked the forecast today? Because I think it's going to rain," Inaaya said.

"C'mon, Mrs Uzair - I should be pardoned. It's work that kept me busy, I've no time for myself too,".

"For now, you're pardoned. I've to sit and think about this, and whether you deserve punishment or not,".

Everyone laughed except Maryam who's is quietly looking at them - sitting on the sofa.

"Why don't you relax while I bring the food," Inaaya said, her eyes shifting to Maryam. "Let's go,".

Maryam stood up and followed Inaaya, she could feel Abaan's eyes on her; it made her uncomfortable and ironic she wants those eyes on her for the rest of her life.

They walked inside the kitchen. "Wait here, I'll take Uzair's bag to the bedroom. How did you feel seeing Abaan?".

Maryam sighed. Inaaya grinned - dimples coming to form. "Let's talk about it later," said Inaaya and trotted out of the kitchen.

Maryam held a tray: plates, serving spoons, spoons and forks and others. She followed Inaaya out of the kitchen to the dining table - with Inaaya carrying the food flask.

Abaan and Uzair are in the dining - Maryam kept the tray on the dining table, close to the food flask.

"Let me bring the rest, Maryam starts serving Abaan. Before I come back to serve my husband," with that Inaaya went back to the kitchen.

Maryam could felt his eyes on her as she ducked her head took a plate and placed it in his front. 'Why is he staring at me, and won't speak a word, doesn't he know he makes me uncomfortable?'

She opened the food flask and start serving him. Maryam slowly gazed into his eyes the look in his eyes is enough to make her heart warm.

Uzair sat at the end of the dining opposite them pressing his phone connected with an earbud to his ear.

Abaan and Maryam continued staring at each other; Abaan mistakenly touched her hand - the serving spoon slipped and fall to his thigh, leaving a saint on his jeans.

Maryam quickly carried the serving spoon off his lap. "I'm sorry,"

Abaan stood up and head to the nearest bathroom to take care of his spoiled Jeans.

'Look at what you did, clumsy' She mentally hit herself for what she just did.

Inaaya came back from the kitchen and served Uzair, as Maryam make sure Abaan's food have everything, she served herself and sat. Abaan came back and joined them.

Uzair cleared his voice and kept his spoon. "Let me introduce you to each other. Maryam, Abaan. Abaan meet Inaaya's best friend. You two saw each other during my wedding?".

"There is one photo, they were very close together," Inaaya grinned.

"She knows me because we do keep in contact,".

Uzair's eyebrows rose in surprise. "Ahhh... don't tell me, she's Maira? Anyway, her name is Maryam...,"

Abaan interrupted him. "I know, but she's the one... Uzair meet Maira,"

Maryam looked at him. "It means admirable," said Abaan with his most charming smile.

A smile spread across her face, the way he said the name and Its meaning with such a tender voice, she wished he could say it again and again.

Abaan rose his right eyebrow looking at her with a smile, Maryam stared at his face, a face that for no particular reason soothed her racing heart.

"It suits her perfectly," Inaaya said, with a smile, taking a spoon full to her mouth.

Abaan shifted his eyes to Inaaya "I know right,".

In Inaaya's backyard - Maryam is sitting on a chair using her phone, searching for the meaning of Maira. A smile plastered on her lips as the result appeared on the screen, she read through it.

"Who's the lucky person chatting with a beauty?" Abaan asked, sitting on the chair facing her.

"I've no such person in my life. I was searching for the meaning of Maira. Why are you calling me Maira?".

"Maryam is my mother's name. She changed her name from Mary to Maryam after converting to Islam,"

"Ohhh,"

"Maira," Abaan says again.

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What do you think about Abaan & Maryam's love story?

I've been very busy lately, I can only be updating Maira once a week, or twice a week though, of course, it depends on the comments.

I don't know why, but comments motivate me to update ❤

Maryam and Abaan will be facing more challenges later on in the story, but the question is will they ever be together?

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