Chapter 41 XLI

The time has gone by so fast since we came back from Iceland. A lot has happened, but Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) things are looking up for the better. Fatima and Udar plan to get married by the end of the month; I am more than happy for them. They deserve all the happiness the world can offer. Abeela is doing very well. Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) she was not too traumatized by the kidnapping. She should be going back to school any time soon. She studies fashion design at the Institute of Technology in New York. Austin and Emma are also happier than ever, and Emma is adjusting well in her new role at her family s company. Things between Ismail and me are wonderful too. We are closer than ever and although it is not helping with my feelings for him, I can t bear to be away from him for too long either. I start to miss him, and I don t like missing him. But right now, there is nothing more I want to do than pour this coffee I am making on his head. Ismail and I