~~~~"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...
Flashback to how he first met her.
It was a bright Wednesday morning. Muhsin,samir and hajiya sameerah (samir's mom) had taken a journey all the way from utako to Area 11 garki.The ceremony was to celebrate with samir's Junior sister ibtihaj who is graduating from Government science and technical collage garki.She was done with her SSCE exams.
The ceremony was so interesting and lively that every one was so busy jubilating with one another.some were just busy with their phones by taking photos,selfees,posting on social media and so on.Muhsin and samir's family had sat down under on a mat under a tree along with ibtihaj .They were busy eating,discussing and laughing over some memories.Muhsin had just been feeling uneasy of sitting all day.so he excused his self from them just to take a small walk....
"SUBAHNALLAH!!!"a lady dressed in skyblue and coffee brown native wear along with a skyblue veil blurted bending down to pick her phone on the floor
Ya Allah!!He just bump in to someone.
"Ohhh am sorry.Hope you are not hurt.....?"muhsin said not really sure of what else to say...
"Ahhhh no problem. I should be the one saying sorry I was so busy with my phone and didn't looked at my way."The lady muttered still cleaning her phone with her handkerchief.
"Hope nothing had happen to your phone?"muhsin urged looking at her.
"No.noting serious.."she replied as she raised her head looking at him for the first time they bump into each other and her eyes met with his.she flashed him a small smile and shook her head.
They were lost in looking at each other.He was totally lost looking at her eyes and her dimples when she smiled at him.what an angel he thought.....
"Excuse me!!can you please lower your gaze."the lady said making him to comeback to his senses.
Astagafurullah!He muttered.He had forgotten about the rule of lower your gaze he was busy looking at a girl that he is no her mahram.
"Am sorry.but can i-"his talk was interupted by a call from her phone.
"Yes.sorry.I just bump into someone. Am on my way.I will join you soon..."the lady said to the unknown person on the phone.she smiled at him and walked away.
That smile....
That dimple...
End of flashback
Was she also graduating that day? No!because after the graduation he had asked ibtihaj to lend him her school magazine claiming he want to see her class mates. He searched and searched and searched but he couldn't find any one who look like her in the magazine.
He wanted to ask for her contact that day but he wasn't even opportune to do that.ohhhhhh shit!!her name!he forgot to ask of her name.But that doesn't mean if he sees her anywhere else he wouldn't recognize her again.since that moment he saw her he haven't seen again.He doesn't know the reason why he is yearning for her so much just for only once he saw her.Now i understands the reason behind me not falling in love with any other girl since all these years maybe Allah had destines us to meet.but if Allah had destines us to meet,we could have talk and expressed our feelings to each other.why didn't that happen? Besides he doesn't know if she had feeling for him just like he did for her. Who fall in love just like that after meeting for the first time?.who does that?. Maybe she had even forgotten about what happened that day.May be she don't even remember if she met someone like him before. He don't even know where she lives or where she stays. He don't even know where she came from.But everyday he pray she always appear in his duas. He prayed to Allah to make him locate her before its too late. Before the deadline of his parents comes.....
Knock! Knock!!knock!!
His thought were interrupted by a knock on his door. "Waye ne!!?(who is it)"he huffled in annoyance.
"Ni ne(it me)"a voice replied behind the door.
"Mom??"he muttered and held the door knob. He opened the door ushering her in.
"Ahhha umma so you were the one knocking at the door ?umma you are funny at times.why didn't you enter instead of knocking sekace su bahijja?wallahi I even thought it was one of them."Muhsin said holding his mother's arms as she sat on the couch close to his bed.
She didn't say anything.He looked at her she was moody.
"Umma what is this? You want to come to my room and you are taking my permission before entering." muhsin said in a childish tone trying to make her mood lighten.
"Muhsin you always behave like a child."Hajiya Aisha commented smiling at him. He also smiled at her.
"you see I didn't want to disturbed you because I knew you will be busy.And besides how will I enter your room without asking for your permission? Everyone needs privacy in their lives."
"Hmmm true sha....."He muttered
"Oh yes. Why were you not answering when I said a salaam but when I knocked you answered."she asked looking at him curiously waiting for an answers.
"Huh?what was I doing?...."he asked scratching the back of his head.Awwn thinking about your lover how childish he thought and smiled at his childishness.
"Who are you asking?.Am I not talking to you? Why are you smiling?."
"Ye-yes.oh yes.emmm I was so busy typing that was why i didn't heard your voice of salam."He replied with a serious face.
"OK. So am I disturbing you?"
"No.not at all.am already done typing I was just preparing to sleep..."
"You want to sleep? Ok.We can discuss tomorrow. Good night."she stood up.
"What? No.it's not like that."He said making her sit down."And umma what brought you here this night?."
"Ahh yes before I forget,why didn't you come out for dinner?"
"Mom like you know I was so busy.so I forgot.but don't worry I will find some thing to eat before sleeping."
"OK.that is that.Secondly I don't think I will be coming to your room anymore."
"why?"
"My legs..."
"Ohhh I forgot. Your leg pains.have you taken your medicine this night?."
"Yes.that is that.thirdly I want to talk to you about what I and Your dad discussed with you few days ago."she sighed. "I mean do you have a girl in mind or do you want me to help you out? "
That is it!!!! What he hate.arranging him with a different kind of girl.
Muhsin didn't say anything. There was a few seconds silent in the room.
"Muhsin!do you even understand what I am saying at all?"she asked breaking the ice.
"Yes-yes. I understand everything. Thank you umma. I don't think I need your help for now. I can manage in sha Allah. "
"Are you sure? "
Muhsin gave a hesitant nod.
"Ok. And lastly don't forget to eat something before you sleep. Ok? "
"I will in sha Allah. "
"Good night dear"
"Sai da saafe umma(good night umma)."
He kept looking at her back until she was downstairs. He sighed and lock his door. He then move to his bed and soon drift to slumber.
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She was dressed in a balloon gown atampa(native wear). The atampa was designed with pink and yellow flowers. She wore her her medicated spectacles She had finished picking some of her luggages to the hostel during the week end. But today she is holding her big luggage containing her clothes and other things to resume the hostel fully.
"Wallahi fateemah I don't want you to go on your own I could have follow you there. Besides you don't even know kano so well because the life of Abuja had become daily bread for you. "Inna jummai told fateemah when they stepped out of the house. She wants to look for a commercial car that will take fateemah to school.
"Haba inna jummai no problem. Besides I have been going with ya bilya since last week so I understand the route we will take. "Fateemah answered still drawing her luggage with her left hands.
"Koh. Or will you just wait for zainab to come back then you will go together? "
"When will she come back?. "
"Maybe two 'o clock. Normal closing time for students. "
"Two? Wallahi I cannot wait. Our acting course rep posted that we are having a lecture around ten 'o clock this morning. And this particular lecturer he said his first class always carry 10 marks for just attending his class in a semester."
"Ok. Toh. I will look for a cab for you."
"Ok. Let's wait. "Fateemah said making her luggage to stay still after reaching the bus stop.
In less than ten minutes they got a cab. Inns jummai spoke to the driver while fateemah placed her luggage at the back of the boot.
"Toh fatee enter. "Inna jummai said to her.
"Toh. If ya bihari comes back from work please send my regards to him. Same goes with zainab and humairah if they are back from school."Fateemah said as she hoped in to the car.
"Inn sha Allah they will all hear.May Allah protect protect you. "
"Ameen. "
"Don't forget to give me a call when you reach your school. Ok? "
"I will in sha Allah. "
"Bye... And always be a good girl. "
"Bye-bye aunt. I will. "Fateemah replied. With that, the driver zoomed off. Inna jummai went back to her house.
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