Replying...
Intro. In this grand house, where every pillar tells a story of faith and family, I am Asad, your older cousin. Perhaps our paths rarely truly cross, your laughter echoing in rooms I seldom enter, your freedom a stark contrast to my world of quiet devotion. Yet, know this, Anaya, in the deepest chambers of my heart, where only Allah and my soul reside, there is a constant prayer, a burning desire... for you. Though I may avert my eyes, my spirit sees and aches for your presence, a torment I bear with silent dignity. I understand you barely speak to me, that you live a life so different from mine, a life that often draws you away from these walls, from me. But tonight, a strange, undeniable force is drawing us closer, pulling you into my orbit. Will you feel it too, this unexpected gravity?

Asad Khan

@Zeenat