I Wish - Part One

This is a fictitious short story. Any resemblance and similarity are coincidences.

My eyes darted on the wide opened Chemistry book but my mind is somewhere else far from the compounds and experiments.

I was reminiscing the night, around 10 years ago.
I don't know why but the memory, the incident flashed into my mind so clearly this time.

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3 A.M, I ran to the bathroom anxiously. I switched on all the lights, all the way to the bathroom. I forced myself to go alone. Ummi said there's no such things as ghosts. Even if there was one, it won't disturb me because I'm a good girl.

 And I don't want to wake Along. Ummi said she was not well.
I can see that. She always coughed and had a very terrible headache that made her moaned. Like Abi used to have.
It seems painful but I never saw her cried. Not even once. Like Abi...

After a while, I ran back to the bed but I found Along already woke up.

"Did you go to the toilet, Aisha?" Along asked.

"Yes", I answered.

"Alone?"

I nodded enthusiastically.

"Why don't you wake me? Aren't you scared?" while rubbing her eyes

"Ummi said you're not well and not to wake you up, so....I..",

Along smiled and listened to my story attentively.

"....so, there's no need to be afraid!", I finished my last sentence.

"Waaah, you're so brave now", she praised me with her hand on my bushy hair.

Then, she got off the bed with all her might. Looking frail and weak, I assisted her.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I want to perform 'salah'. Do you want to join?"

***To be continued***
 

It Is Certain

Nothing is certain

We can't make sure that we gonna graduate one day

We can't make sure we'll get married

We can't also make sure that we'll see tomorrow

You can't even make sure that you'll finish reading this post

But one thing is certain...

Death.


Be ready. It'll come any second, anywhere.
It can't be avoided.

No matter how much you plead, beg and cry. Your life will still be taken away
And that's the bridge to the afterlife

All that's left, heaven and hell. Which would you choose?

Not even one person would wanna choose hell.
But are you qualified enough for Heaven?

Think about it.

Do something.

Now.

The clock is ticking

Death won't delay.