Sarah:


    "Oh Ahmed, you are going to be a great man who women will admire."


    Ahmed smirks, and she looks in his eyes:


    "Ahmed, I see that you think alone a lot."


    Ahmed looks away from her eyes, then Sarah smiles in a curious look.


    Sarah:


    "Who do you think of?"


    Ahmed smiles, and his eyes sparkle. Sarah embarrasses him:


    "How is the girl you love?"


    Ahmed laughs while Sarah tickles with his cheeks:


    "Mum!!"


    Sarah cheers:


    "Tell the truth! Tell the truth!"


    Ahmed looks down and smiles:


    "Okay, mum... Yes, I love a girl."


    Sarah:


    "What''s her name?"


    Ahmed:


    "Maryia."If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Ahmed drops his smile:


    "And she does not help me to keep loving her."


    Sarah widens her eyes:


    "Seriously? You are so brave to admit your love."


    Ahmed looks sad again. Sarah continues:


    "Oh dear! Okay, do not be sad."


    Sarah dabs his back:


    "I know that you have been in love since last year. Some of your friends told me that, and I am sorry that I did not care. I thought that she would be a first experience, and it would go with time."


    Ahmed looks at her, and his eyes are full of tears.


    Sarah:


    "Oh, Ahmed! I did not know that she was that special to you."


    Ahmed starts to cry:


    Sarah:


    "Did you tell her?"


    Ahmed wipes his tears:


    "No, mum. It will not help at all."


    Sarah:


    "Why, dear? Is she in another relationship?"


    Ahmed:


    "No, but she does not seem to love me. We did not talk even once. And she did not come to the graduation party."


    Sarah looks seriously:


    "She will not be suitable for you. You are a kind man, and you should marry a girl who loves you. You are a STANFORD UNIVERSITY student! And it sounds like she didn''t enroll in a good university, so she didn''t want to attend the graduation. You also can''t love a girl who you didn''t talk to ever."


    Ahmed keeps silent for a while then moves from the bed:


    "Okay, mum. Excuse me, I am going to sleep."


    Sarah:


    "Wait!"


    Ahmed looks at her with a sad, hectic face:


    "Yes?"


    Sarah:


    "Show me her photo."


    Ahmed smiles with happiness:


    "Umm...okay."


    Ahmed opens his phone, goes to her profile, and shows Sarah her photo in the class picture.


    Sarah comments:


    "Mashallah, you have chosen a perfect one!"AHMED smiles in a hopeful way:


    "Yes, she is."


    Sarah looks at him with a smile and care. Ahmed looks at her with a sad face.


    Sarah:


    "See, dear. If you have a fate to be together, you will be, but know that you must focus on your studies first. Okay?"Ahmed smiles:


    "Inshallah... good night!"


    In his room, Ahmed talks to himself:


    "I''ve never talked to her about our love, or my love... I do not even know if she really loves me or knows about my love."


    He lies on his bed and continues:


    "Or... oh. Who said I love her?! I do not love her anymore. It was some mess in high school, and I am 19 now. We are more mature than before. I must forget these things. I will find a better one. I must move on."


    He looks at the ceiling, opens his phone, and searches for Maryia''s profile.