Summary

Chapter 5

Ahmed brings Faheemeh and Pasha over to Zari’s. They carefully sneak over so the neighbors won’t see them hanging out together and start talking. Pasha is extremely nervous around Zari, but the rest of the group is quite comfortable which gives him a chance to learn a little more about Zari. Ahmed keeps trying to bring up impressive facts about Pasha, such as his intelligence, that he wants to be a filmmaker, and the fact that he’s a boxer. Zari brings Pasha inside, wanting to give Ahmed and Faheemeh a chance to be alone. Since he declared his love for her, her arranged marriage seems to be off, but she is forbidden from seeing Ahmed.

While in the kitchen together, Zari comments about how good of a couple Ahmed and Faheemeh are, admiring the fact that they fell in...