"I.. I really don't want to bother you with my worries." She smiled and shook her head. "Please tell me, maybe I can help. In sha Allah." She smiled, a very appealing and feminine gesture. He nodded gently before he narrated everything to her. By the time he was done, the knot tied in his throat pained him more and more as he tried to hold back the tears.

"Subahanallah... innalillahi wa'inna ilaihir rajiun." She kept muttering. She looked at him with a desolate face and shook her head. ...