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Short Story: Memorable Birthday

Nisa awoke to the her poking of alarm clock, the ring seemed miles away. It was 5.45 in the morning as she looked at her mobile phone. She jumped up from her bed and dashed in to the bathroom, preparing herself for work. She carried out her duty as a Muslim. She prayed and expressed her gratitude towards Allah for giving her a chance to live another day. Then, she got dressed herself and she was smiling as she looked at herself in the mirror. “I’m 24 today,” she whispered, as she was applying moisturises on her fair face, “I need to be a better and mature person today.” Nisa was packing her stuffs when the phone rang. It was Azwan, wishing her a happy birthday. “Happy Birthday, Nisa. May Allah bless you,” he said gleefully. “Thanks, dear,” she answered and smiling brightly. They chatted for a while before Nisa went to her workplace. She grabbed her car key hurriedly and started the engine as she was late. It was 6.50 a.m. and she needed to be in school by 7.30 a.m. The jou...