Chapter 41

Epilogue

One year later…

It was a late afternoon celebration, where the sun beamed above the trees. Inside, relatives and well-wishers filled the house as they took pictures and celebrated with the man of the hour, Ahmad.

“Congratulations! My best wishes to you for a bright future. You really deserved that promotion.” One of his uncles from his father’s side stated. “I know it is tough to have to celebrate such a wonderful victory without your parents here. May they continue to rest in Jannat Firdaus.”

Ahmad nodded his head. A lump tied up in his throat but he ignored it. Whenever he had to celebrate a victory, it was always tough to go through the day, wishing his parents could just come back to see how successful their son is. If he could ever ask Allah for something or just one wish in life, he would’ve wished for his parents to be with him, celebrate with him.

He had seen a lot of love and hatred in li