My dream turned into a Nightmare

Salam

I am in such a deep mess, I don't know how I ended up in this mess. I will just share my story.

There is a local halal store across the street from us. There is a afghani guy who works there, who developed feelings for me. On my first visits, when I stood there to order my take away, he would stand there frozen keep starring at me, I would try to look away. He would apologize, and try to lower his gaze. Like as though he had no control over his own eyes.

One time as me and my lil 9 year old cousin were crossing the street, my cousin demanded I get him an Ice Cream. I kept trying to put it off, but he kept insisting. The only place near by that I could take him was the restaurant. I felt too shy to go there so I told my cousin to go get his Ice cream with the change I gave him. To avoid any weird incidents!

When he got in, I stood in an area where the people in the restaurant couldnt possibly see me. After a few mins, my cousin comes without any Ice Cream and the money!!! "Sis, the guy who works there asked me to call u inside".

I was shocked, I didn't understand. I told my cousin to get the money!! I was planning to just leave as soon he returned. There comes the guy!! With 2 Ice creams, walking up to me....

He said "I don't usually tend to my customers needs outside the restaurant but u are worth the trouble, here are the Ice Creams, I was a little bit shocked and felt emberrassed. How did he know that I was related to the lil boy? I guess he's seen me from a distance...

Weeks, months passed, he proclaimed his love.

I never imagined that this would happen but I ended up feeling the same, but Allah had his own plans.

My brother who went to study overseas returned recently. I couldn't wait a minute I told him all about my adventure that started from the restaurant, that led me to lose my heart. My brother happily agreed to meet . When they met, they both stood there, shocked. I didn't understand, this meeting unfolded many scary things. Apparently my brother already knew him. His older brother had a fight with my brother once, he wanted to stab him, his brother is now imprisoned for what he tried to do to my brother back then, apparently he'll be imprisoned for 7 years.

I knew about the stabbing incident, but I never knew that the guy had a brother in our area, how was I to know?

My brother stormed out, as he asked me to come, later in the car he told me the entire story. My brother wants me to forget everything. I would have never allowed anything to have gone this far would I have known what happened.

I am in complete shock, so is everyone in my family that knows of this.

My brother blatantly considers him his enemy, but he didn't stab him, his brother did. He wants to apologize for what his brother did, but my family will never forgive.

isn't Life so strange?

I love my brother enough to forget but will my heart too?