Kano
Nigeria
____________Abdullah has just packed his car at the parking lots, before walking into the house, hermana had on a brown and Yellow peplum skirt and blouse on.
Putting some incense burner around the house, hermana smiled at him collecting the bag from his hand. "welcome" Hermana greeted Abdullah who sat on one of the sofas in the living room, opening a white box she didn't pay attention to she walked to the kitchen to get him something to eat.
"Bring your hands" Abdullah ordered, Hermana wasn't sure he was referring to her because his attention was on the phone still, she placed him her hands.
Taking her soft hands in his he placed her right thumb on the front fingers sensor of the iPhone 8 he got her.
"Come and see" he sat her down on his laps showing her how to use the phone she didn't know how to thank him anymore because he was really trying his best.
"Thank you may Allah Bless and reward you" hermana prayed thanking him.
Abdullah felt somehow when she sat on his laps, but he had to fight off the feeling just so he couldn't scare the girl off.
"And guess what?" He asked still smiling at her, his eyes where fixed on her pouty lips which he badly wanted to taste.
"No am not one to guess" she whinned just like a baby about to cry for a lost candy.
"Babyyyy" she whined again because Abdullah mind was obviously not with hers.
Abdullah eyes bulged from out of there socket, out of shock he couldn't come with the fact that she just called him baby like for real her baby wow he thought his mind already doing it bad thought.
Hermana got off her husband laps, still looking at her glass phone, patience is actually everything. Just yesterday she thought of asking for his phone just so she could call her mother, but now it seems there was actually no need for that.
"Your admission letter" Abdullah said after regaining to his normal state from the shock, it was now hermana turn to bulge her eyes out in surprise with mouth hung open like a fish pulled out of water.
Abdullah slightly nodded his head sure to confirm her doubt, "open it" he said pushing the white envelope to her face.
Hermana kept the phone she was holding on her laps and with a shaky hands took the white envelope from her husband which was an admission letter just so he said.
Her eyes nearly pucked out of there socket, she read the later aloud not minding his presence.
Abdullah liked the way she read the later as though she created each word she read, they rolled out of her mouth so perfectly like a native American speaker.
She flashed him a million dollar smile with tears burring her vision how is she supposed to thank this man, resting her head on his chest hermana let the tears fall off her eyes freely staining his clothes Abdullah didn't mind at all instead he wrapped his hands around her small firm tightly.
Monday can too soon hermana didn't sleep a wink cause of nervousness, she kept tossing from one side of the bed to another.
The night became so long, that she kept looking at the screen of her phone after each turn, only to see it was a minute by waiting for the sun to raise up but it seemed noo, the night where just so long normally wen you are waiting for it, just like on an eid night.
Looking at the screen of her phone which still shows it was still 00;58 still one minute pass.
Hermana got up the bed walked straight into the bathroom, and performed her wudu.
She sprayed the prayer mat wore her long hijab then started praying tahajud a thing she dont do except in the holy month.
But here she was doing she found her self happy as if all the burden she felt in her heart where lifted off indeed nothing is greater than the almighty, the mighty the wise the knower of all things.
Hermana sat on the prayer mat saying dhikr asking for forgiveness and praising the Lord not knowing the time slept took her.
Abdul was surprised not seeing her in his room early that morning even when he came back from the mosque for fahr prayer she wasn't in the kitchen or doing chores like she normally does.
He quickly rush to her room to check on her only to find her not on the bed but on the prayers rug making him shook his head with a smile his heart swelling.
Tapping on her leg lightly to walk her up Hermana quickly jerked up with eyes wildly open only for her to see Abdullah and she let go of a sign.
"Good morning" she said in a tiny sleepy voice, "how was your night"
"Alhmdulilah but so long" Hermana said sitting by the bed side to stretch her legs and body because they where soar from sleep on the floor.
"I can see!! Hope you don't want to be late on your first day at school" Abdullah joked laughing at how she wilden her eyes as saucer.
It's actually skipped hermana's mind that she was going to school today subhanAllah her dreams are actually coming though one after the other.
Smiling at her silliness Abdullah excused her and left the room after reminding her to pray and get ready it's almost 6;30 which means she only has 30 minutes to get ready.
Abdullah went to a nearby by restaurant to order breakfast for them which was chips and egg.
She was still not down stairs wen he came back he went to his room to also get ready for the day because he was still in his blue jallabiya.
Hermana watch herself with tears burry her vision from the mirror, Good she looked like those rich bats in the Marron and white set of shirt and long sleeve shirt at 17 she's going to be in ss1 just like Abdullah said.
Picking her phone backpack she walked down the stairs as if afraid she's feeling so nervous her palms where sweaty, how will her first day at school be she thought carelessly walking down the stairs.
She felt her leg in the airs then it's occurred to her that she lost a steps thankful a hand was quick wrapped around her leading her down the stairs more carefully.
"Thank you" hermana thank Abdullah for saving her from falling on the hard flour.
Asalam alaikum
Guys how are you doing
Hope fine
How's the ongoing covid 19 break and end sars protest going on in this country.May Allah Shee us though
Shee you all in two weeks time.
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Aleeyu Xynab
24_10_2020
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