Chapter 6

                                    

                                          
~~~~"when Allah wants two heart to meet,he doesn't move only one heart, he move both of them. (Unknown) ~~~
                          
Muhsin had just come back from the office after having a long day with samir at the office.He met his parents and his siblings at the dinning table.He said a salam to all of them.
                          
"Ya muhsin ya aiki?"Bahijja asked still holding the the rice in the spoon and filled it into her mouth.
                          
"Alhamdulilah."he answered moving towards the stairs.
                          
"Muhsin ba zaka ci abinci ba?(won't you eat?)."Hajiya Aisha asked knowing her son's habit always skipping dinner.
                          
"Ahh yes I will.I just wanted to take a shower. I will join you shortly."
                          
"Wait. What did you ate for lunch?"
                          
"Actually samir's mom sent lunch for us at the office when he came to visit me."
                          
"Ok.don't stay too long in the bathroom and come down here to have dinner.so that it won't get cold."
                          
"Ok."He replied.
                          
"Wait muhsin.what about what we discussed last week?"Alhaji Ahmad said after being silent for a while making muhsin to halt.
                          
Truthfully he didn't take what they discussed that day serious at all.But hearing this from his dad now again he knew it is really serious than he think.what should he tell them now?No!he can't break their hearts.He doesn't want them to think he didn't take their feelings important...
                          
"Emmmm ...."he said scratching the back of his head."yes.I am still thinking about it in sha Allah."he replied muttering 'Astagafurullah' simultaneously.
                          
"That is good.we await your decision."His dad said smiling.
                          
"Ok.in sha Allah."he fake smiled and headed upstairs.
                          
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He has intended to just take a quick shower to wash away the dust and dirt that stained his body from the office due to some sanitation he did with samir and headed downstairs.
                          
But once the hot water began to wash over him,he could feel all of the tension and the stress of the day hit him with full force,and he stood there for a good five minutes just staring at the wall.The shampoo bottle gripped tightly in his graps,thinking about how things has quickly changed.
                          
He just met with samir today after some days.He hasn't had the chance to meet with his friend because he is so busy these days. Samir had been his childhood friend but three years older than muhsin.Samir also told him about his parents arranging him with a girl his dad knew and about to fix wedding date.samir parents are even cruel he thought.his parents are even better because they asked him to bring his choice home.what a piety for sad.The poor boy had no choice but to say 'yes' for the sake of his old parents.what is wrong with these parents about marriage these days....He stayed like that for only Allah knows how long.
                          
The sound of the shampoo clattering on the tiled shower floor startled him so badly that he jumped in surprise.He hadn't been aware that he had dropped it he was so absorbed in his thoughts and replaying all that had transpired.
                          
Once he had stepped out of the steamy bathroom however,a fluffy green towel that complemented his room perfectly wrapped around his waist and stepped to his closet. He wore his pyjamas and sat on the couch close to his bed.He took his laptop and started typing a speech he will present at his office meeting for a project their company just got awarded with next week.He typed,typed and typed.He became so tired,dropped his laptop and shifted to his bed.He lay down on his bed.His parents wants him to get married.He remembered that 'fact' again.speaking about marriage...