Before I realised how short this life is, how something you think belongs to you can be snatched away at a moment’s notice. She would probably still have been checking out my hair, the stud in my ear, my light eyes.īut that was last year, practically a lifetime ago. Even when I was in a relationship, I was a mega flirt, I had to admit it, and I’d have had that girl’s number so fast, she wouldn’t even have had time to notice the tattoo on my right forearm. Back in the day, I wouldn’t have hesitated. So, getting girls’ numbers was definitely out. And don’t allow yourself to get into any sticky situations, keep your distance.’ But you can do it – you just need to practice a little self-control. ‘Oh, I know it’s hard, son, we’ve all been there. Plus I was still thinking about my ex-girlfriend, Amy. And all the girls in their summer dresses didn’t help things, trust me. Some days, I thought I would literally go crazy, I was so tense and wound up. There’s no point pretending it wasn’t hard. I took out my phone and started to play a game, hunching my shoulders to show that I was not interested.Ī year earlier, when I had started praying regularly and paying attention to halal and haram at last, Dad had reminded me of the Islamic guidelines on girls, now that I was finally ready to hear them: no second look, limited interaction, definitely no dating and, of course, no physical contact of any kind before marriage. I caught the look she gave me, just before I sat down by the window on the bus.
Of course, she was expecting me to turn around and look at her again. You know how it feels when someone is staring at the back of your neck it’s as if they’re sending off radio waves or something. She was still looking at me, I could feel it.
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