Have you ever taken a walk near the ocean, surrounded by the city lights of many different buildings and houses? Behind every window of these buildings is a different story with people who live or work a completely different lifestyle. People who are doing various activities as we speak. I, on the other hand, cozied up with nothing more than my teddy bear, a blanket, and tears. It was almost midnight, and I unlocked my phone and went straight to Safari. Before I knew it, my brain started rewinding, like a recording that is going through every event from now to the moment I got sent those messages. Those words pierced my heart, and I knew I wasn’t the only one who had gone through a situation like this. Now, I was just one of many people who have been through a similar experience, a similar association like this. I stared at the already opened tab on my phone that read the verses of Surah Ghafir. It hasn’t been too long, but I have been expecting myself to do this. I had finished the Qur’an twice before without any English translations or understanding of what I read about. My eyes scoured the verses, ravenous for comforting words, advice, or a feeling of hopefulness. I read every sentence in Arabic as well, taking in what felt like the only comfort I ever had throughout the past eight months. I continued reading the English translations, “Those ˹angels˺ who carry the Throne and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord, have faith in Him, and seek forgiveness for the believers, ˹praying:˺ “Our Lord! You encompass everything in ˹Your˺ mercy and knowledge. So forgive those who repent and follow Your Way, and protect them from the torment of the Hellfire” (Qur’an 40:7). “Our Lord! Admit them into the Gardens of Eternity which You have promised them, along with the righteous among their parents, spouses, and descendants. You ˹alone˺are truly the Almighty, All-Wise” (Qur’an 40:8). Loneliness is nothing but a mind game. Sadness is nothing but a mind game. You can feel alone and sad, yes, but at the end of the day, you have a soul, a body, a brain. If one needs social interactions and comfort, then there is yourself. No matter what problem there is going on, it starts from within. I read the same verse again, now with the realization hitting me that I truly wasn’t alone. I had angels praying for me, and God was always listening and seeing. “Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see” (Qur’an 20:46). I wiped my tears, trying not to make any noise. I went back to that message and read it once, twice. A third time. “Only weirdos like you think like that”. I thought to myself, it is so odd how much impact words can have, especially if it is from someone who you considered a friend. Someone you spent years making memories with, just for it to go to waste. It was something I never wanted to confront or experience. But in the back of my head, I knew this happened for a reason. I knew that this very moment was going to happen already. Since I can’t change the past or go back in time, I could work on moving forward. I know many other teenagers, like me, have gone through a tough situation whether they regretted a moment in their life, or have trouble moving on and coming to terms with the past. Grieving that moment isn’t the end, it is just the start of something new. Reading these Quran verses gave me the reassurance I needed to look on the bright side. If anything, reading these verses saved me, and I’d never look back again because we are truly never alone.