Surayya's POV

       In Life patience is the key, When my Mother Inlaw was maltreating me, I was patient with her though many people have told me not to take her nonentity. When Khaulat made me have a miscarriage, I still let it go, when she used a charm on me, after my recovery I let it be too, My Marriage was almost ruined, yes, it really pained me.

   Behind every serious and Beautiful relationship, comes obstacles, True love is not easy so if you are facing any problem in your relationship, have patience, one day, it'll be a history and you'll find an everlasting Happiness, Beautiful kids, and a honest and outgoing Spouse.

   I'm in the company and I'll be closing in the next Twenty minutes, First I'll go to Ummi's place and take the twins, School is resuming tomorrow, they had a mid-term break so she said they should come over to her place.

     "Ma, someone is here to see you" The Secretary said through the landline. "Name?" I aksed, "She said she's a friend of yours"
"Let her in" I said wondering who it was. I don't want to take long before going home, I need to cook for my Husband before you gets back home.

    "Assalamu Alaikum" I heard a familiar voice say, I looked up to see who it was and the image before me perplexed me, I'm not mistaking, this is Khaulat!. Can't she walk herself?, why is the secretary holding her hand?, Why is she with a walking  stick and why is she here??. I don't need her here neither do I need to hear any apology from her.

  
     "Surayya, are you there?" She asked, "Yes, I'm here" I said, "Sorry, I can't see" she sobbed, "You can't see?!" I was shocked, how?.

    "Yes, Surayya I can't see, I've been like this for one year now" she weeps, "I am not here to cause trouble I am here to ask for your forgiveness, ever since that issue happened, I've not shad peace in my life, it's as if Allah has turned his back on me, I lost my Mom, I became mentally ill, I later recovered but this Thing happened to me, I became blind" She cried, I really pitied her,my eyes were brimming with tears.

    She looks pathetic, dark, and Tattered, Khaulat is a pretty lady to be sincere but now she looks old and ugly, she has some dots all over her face, Such is Life.

     "I wanted to Ruin your marriage, I didn't love Salim I just wanted his money and it was my Mother that put me in this dirty part, I wanted to Ruin your marriage, what Allah made Halal. I even went further to Associate Him with something else, I did what Allah said is unforgivable, he warned us not to perform Shirk or associate him with someone or something, the priest that did the work for us died" She burst into a loud cry.

    "Please forgive me So I can have some peace of mind and maybe Allah will also forgive me" she went on her knees crying, I pity Khaulat wallahi, since she has realized her mistake and is ready to turn back to her Lord, who am I not to forgive her.

    "Stand up Khaulat, I have forgiven you, may Allah have mercy on us All" I said helping her get back to her sit. I still can't believe this is the Khaulat I know.

      If you do things against Allah's will, He will show you you are nothing but a number of days, when each day passes, a part of you is gone, and if you humble yourself Allah will help you through.

  "You have forgiven me?" She smiled, "Yes Khaulat I have forgiven you Dunya WalAkhira"I was in tears too. "I'll get going now, I heard you now have kids, please forgive me for what I did to your fetus, My regards to them, Tell them An Aunt said Hello" she stood up weeping, "Insha Allah" I sobbed.

    Even if she doesn't say it I know she's struggling financially too, So I unlocked my safe and gave her N200,000 which she collected without any hesitation, She thanked me as if I gave her 10million Naira, I pity her wallahi.

     
   I drove to Ummi's house with Khaulat in my mind, I went out of the car and headed to the Main parlour. She was taking some fruits. "Ummi" I said and sat beside her. "My Daughter you are here?" She chuckled.

     if Ummi likes you, she'll be nice to you, and if she doesn't like you, you'll want to hate your life, Only I know how much her hatred hurt, but in life we need to let bygones be bygones.

     We exchanged greetings and talked a little before I asked her about the kids, "Ai Salim yazo ya tafi dasu(Salim came and took them)" she said, "Really?, We agreed that I was going to pick them up" I said.

    "He came and took them few hours ago" she added, "Okay Ummi I'll get going" I smiled and stood up. I was going to tell her about Khaulat's visit but decided not to, it'll make her feel guilty and she might think I have not forgiven her.

     Wondering what happened to Barirah?, I was disappointed and surprised, Abba fired her and made sure she spent Five months in prison, I felt sorry for the girl's Sister who came apologising, I pleaded to Abba to release her, If not Barirah will have stayed there for a year or more.

    
    I drove home Thinking about one thing or the other, I met Them in the parlour watching cartoon while he was on his laptop, they were all engrossed in what they were doing, they didn't even notice me. "Hello" I said with a chuckle.

   They all ran to me and hugged me, "Mummy" They squealed, "Maama we miss you" they added, "I miss you too My Babies, hope you didn't trouble your Grandma?" I enquired as we sat down.

    "No Mummy, Grandma is fun she use to tell us bed time stories" Nurain said, "And she use to call me sohuwa, Mai sunan sofi(an old woman)" Zahra frowned.

"Really?" I laughed, I miss my kids so much, "Yes, And it's because you're Stubborn and your name is given to only old people" Nurain laughed at her.

    "No!, don't say that again, Fadimatu Zahra is a great name, right Abba?" She turned to look at Habiby, he was looking at us all this while. "Yes Dear, Fatima is a great name, it's the name of The favorite Daughter of Prophet Muhammad" he said.

   "Salallahu Alaihi wasalam" they said, they look Lovely.

    "Go up to your room and start revising your book, food will be ready in a while" I ushered them, I know they've been watching this cartoon since they came back.

    "But Mummy we are not hungry, we ate in Grandma's place" Zahra pouted, "Yes, but you still need to revise your books, school is resuming tomorrow, remember?" I said, "Okay Mummy" Nurain said and stood up, "Help your sister out okay?" I said, "Okay Mummy" he smiled.

    "Mummy I can do it myself" she rolled her eyes, she just rolled her eyes, this little girl. I looked at Ya Salim amazed and saw he was staring at me the same way. He gave me that look of she-inherited-it-from-you-look.

   "Zahra don't do that with your eyes again, okay?" I scolded and she nodded her head and went up to meet her brother. Habiby burst into a loud laugh, what's so funny.

   "What?" I asked, "Nothing, so you're just seeing me now" he eyed me. "Sorry Habiby" I pouted, "You're too old for all this, you know right?, only if you want Zahra to be doing what she's not supposed to at her age" he laughed.

   I hit him softly on the chest and stood up to go but he held me back, "Where are you going too?" He winked at me, "Upstairs" I said, "How comes you came back home early?" I asked, "I'll tell you later" he smiled, "Okay, let me have a quick shower and prepare something for you" I stood up and went upstairs.

   Later in the evening

   "How was your day?" I aksed massaging his soft beard, we are seated in the Garden watching the Sunset while the children are playing inside. "It was good Alhamddulillah, you?" He asked, "Same, Khaulat came to my office" I said looked up at him to see his Expression.
   
   "She did, I warned her not to" He shook his head sideways,I told him everything and he also had pity on her, "May Allah make it easy for her" he said, "Ameen" I smiled.

    "I'm going to UAE for a Workshop and I want us to go all together, after that we'll branch to Saudiya to perform Umrah" he said, "Aww really?" I smiled.

    "Yes, we are going with the kids too" he informed. "Okay Allah ya kaimu" I chuckled.

    "Zahra and Nurain want a Baby" he teased, "They told you that?" I eyed him playfully, "Yes, I aksed them if they want a Baby brother or sister just like Hanif and they said yes, we should get them one" he lingered kisses on my neck.

     "I'm still healing from the pain of their birth" I rolled my eyes, "How old are they?" He enquired, "Five years old" why is he asking when he knows. "And you're still healing?" He laughed, "Do you know how painful it is to give birth, twins for that matter" I hit him,

"I kind of know since My Wife was crying and screaming Habiby I Love you, even if I don't make it please take care of my Babies for me" he mimicked my voice.

   "Stop" I laughed, it was painful, I can barely remember what I said. "You really tried My Love, I need another Baby, I mean it" he chuckled.

   "Okay, I Love you" I kissed his cheeks.
   "I Love you more Hayatee May Allah unite us in Jannah" he said playing with my hair, "Ameen. Tell me about Jannah My dear Husband" I enquired.

        "Jannah is the final abode for those who fear and Worship Allah, for those who Allah has mercy on, For those that act on Sayings and doings of the prophet, it is for those who Give out to the poor, who pray, fast, and have imaan u in them, it is for those people who did even the slightest good thing that may attract reward, it is for those who made sure not to anger thier Lord or do something that goes against his will"

   "In Jannah there is no sickness nor sadness, no stress, just Fulfilment of every wish and a stress free eternal life. Imagine yourself in Jannah, imagine meeting Rasulullah and witnessing his smile, May Allah Grant us Jannah and may he unite us there together" what an amazing short speach.

     "Ameen thumma Ameen"

     "To get Jannah you have  to live a good life In Dunya, May Allah give  me the strength and ability to take care of  you and Our kids" he placed a kiss on my forehead.

   Last words

Khaulat; Fear the Sins that you commit in secret, Because the witness of this Sins,is the judge himself. Don't do anything to hurt your fellow human, cause at the end it will backfire in a hard way.

Ummi: If she is religious, hardworking, has manners and your son loves her, let him be and don't hold unnecessary grudges on her, don't make life miserable on her, because in turn, it will hurt your son more than it'll hurt her. Don't hate your Daughter in-law, remember she left her parent's house to marry your son because she loves him, have pity on her and respect her. Same goes for your daughter, don't force her to marry whom she doesn't love, let her get married to the Man she loves and in turn he loves her back, as far as he doesn't have a bad habbit, that will be of peace of mind to all of you.

Salim: Dear Men, close your eyes. imagine you gave a Daughter, imagine she is with a Guy like you, Did you smile, No. Then stop destroying other people's Daughter. Allah stressed the right of your wife and Daughter on you, Take care of them and your entire Family. May Allah bless you.

   Surayya: If he pays good attention to his Deen, makes you laugh, kisses your forehead, says he's sorry,makes effort, hold your hand, attempts to understand you, then believe it or not, he's quite perfect.
  when you're in a relationship, you are going to argue,fight cry,have trust issues, haters and of course people who are trying to break you apart, but no matter what you gotta stick to each other and struggle together to find that happiness irrespective of what people might say or think!, TRUE LOVE AREN'T EASY AND EASY LOVE AREN'T TRUE.

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