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"Ummi wake up,it's fajr time" baba called.

"Okay baba" she answered and prowled to the toilet,perform her ablution and exited the toilet.

She is still on the prayer mat ruminative Ya Allah! I can't get over this, did that means i was jilted by Al-amin yesterday or what? She hushed. Just the thought of it terrifies her.

She slept on her prayer mat pouring her mind out to Mudabbirul Umur, she can't bear loosing Al-amin, Allah knows she love him dearly, Fisabilillah.

***

"Ummi what's wrong with you today? You're no more yourself, you kept playing with your food it's almost Asr time;eat something mana"said aunty sympathetically sitting besides her in the dining table. She didn't come out until rabab came back from school and she shangai her to come out and eat something,aunty had tried her best but the young girl seems to have a shangaing prowess.

"Aunty it's nothing wallahi,i'm just thinking about my future. I don't know if i'll study medicine or not,that's what is disturbing me. You know baba,he's adamant of what he says albeit we didn't talk about anything concerning my studies"she laid albeit it's also disturbing her but deep down she's ruminative for what happened yesterday. She don't even know who the girl is and Al-amin didn't call her to apologize. May be he really needs the privacy.

"Whatever it is you should'nt starve yourself to death ummi, you have to talk to him in the first place before going all day glumly ruminative about this,in lieu of you to keep praying for the best"said aunty lugubriously.

"Ok aunty i'll talk to him today insha Allah"she gave her a ruefull smile amd dug in her food.

"Aunty i want to get some nap, when Rabab is back tell her not to wake me up please,i had a terrible night yesterday"she said and advance to her room claiming she wants to get some nap but she knows she can't. Who's she kidding.

"I want to get some nap but his face always pooped in my head. I don't know what i've done but he treats me so bad, he should have called and apologize even if he's not around that girl *don't know her name* picks the call he should've call amd ask my well being, but he didn't,i'm broken. But why can't i get him off my mind? It's not even two weeks that we started dating but his love embedded in my heart, Ya Allah i was so dumb of not being astute before accepting his love, may be it's palpable he's going to cheat on me, break me, but i'm too stupid to realize it. Ya Arhamar Rahimin see me through this."she wiped away her tears with her thumb,scribbling the last words and closed her diary.

"Rabab what are you doing here? Didn't aunty tell you i said you shouldn't wake me up?"she said suddenly rather glumly.

"She told me to come and wake you up, may be you didn't pray asr and the it's time for maghrib already just that the adzhan is not yet called"she answered and sits beside ummi looking at her ostentatiously.

"Oh my god! I've thinking about a guy who didn't even care about me that i've forgot pray and pour my heart to the all-hearer" she scurriedly advanced to the toilet,perform her ablution and come out monotoning "Astagfirullah".

When they finished praying,ate their dinner and watching a korea film melody of love❤ rabab came and sits beside her with a book in her hands probably it's an assignment. "Ya ummi please help me do this assignment i can't"said rabab pouting her lips and fiddling with the hem of her shirt nervously.

She's never nervous around ummi but may be the way ummi treats her coldly today made her be.

"Yes ummi please, it's English and you know i don't understand this your English,help her please she've done the rest"aunty chirped in sitting on one of the sofas focusing her gaze on the TV.

Aunty is from cameroun, she doesn't understands English but French, and she can draw like hell.

"Bring it let me see" and she thrusted her the book and a pen.

They finished the assignment and ready to go to bed when baba salaamed.

"Wa'alaikumis Salam" they answered in unison and rabab runs to her room because she knows baba will scold her for not sleeping early.

Ummi turned around to leave when baba called her.

"Ummi come here, What's wrong with you?"

"Help me askes her please,she'd been quit and glum today i had to force her before she eats her food"aunty chirped in gaving her the You-can-say-your-mind-out look.

"Baba it's nothing wallahi, i'm kinda sick and that's all but it's nothing"she gave him a ruefull smile not meeting his gaze because he can know wether she's lying or not by seeing her eyes.

"Why can't you tell him?"said aunty a little bit frustrated.

"You can tell me then since she can't"baba sterned "come back and sit down".

"She told me that it's about her studies, you know she want's to study medicine so she didn't know your opinion about it, and the worst of it all is she didn't score her jamb well"said aunty.

"Well...that's not a problem ummi,you should'nt worry about it at all my dear. You can rewrite your jamb next year if that's what you want,but keep praying also"

"Thank you baba. Goodnight aunty"and she advance to her room i little bit relieved.

She finished her business, wore her pj's and plooped on her bed when her phone started ringing she thought it's Meeno calling so without looking at the caller ID she picked the call.

U:Hey bestfriend! It's like you know i need you wallahi. She broke in tears.

A:Subhanallah! Aysha what's wrong? He asked baffled at her sudden outburst.

U:Ya ilahi! I did'nt know it was you i wouldn't have picked the call and for your information i'm hanging up. She snapped.

A:kitty cat please let me explain dan Allah don't hang up. He pleaded.

U:Okay i'll not hang up, it's only for me to hear,nothing else. I'm all ears.

A:Iam sorry for not calling nor replying your textes, what happened was....

"Al-amin come out mana it's almost eleven and they said you should be there by 12 and we have to go to hajia's you know" ya ibrahim
snapped,irritated at his sluggishness.

"Oh my god! Let's go mr.punctual"he said sarcastically.

"Hey! mind you i'm just helping you guys if not i'm in my office now resting"

"Sorry big bro, drive fast please you know that girl knows how to waste time,let me call her sef"Al-amin said and dailed laila's number.

"We're by the gate come out" he hushed and hung up.

He's been cold to her since she told ummi he's her fiànce so he have to prove her wrong. He never loved her, didn't love her,and will never love her!

"Kai dan iska ne,what if she comes out and didn't see us? It's unfair wallahi and you know hajia ubanmu zata ci"said ya ibrahim smacking his shoulders.

"Ouch!it hurts uno"

They parked in front of hajia's house. Lo and behold she's not out yet.

"You see what i told you ko?"Al-amin said and hissed "we can even wait for good thirty minutes before she's out wallahi"

"Stop nagging please,she's out" said ya ibrahim gesturing at laila's who's face is painted like a new brides house. A rich one sef.

"Ohhh god ya ibrahim see how she painted her face as if we're going to a fashion show" he hissed and yanked from her sight not wanting to glimpse at her. She irritate every nerve and fibre of his body.

"Good morning ya ibrahim" she said as she sits at the back smiling at Al-amin but he snubbed it "ya ibrahim let's go please"he blurted.

They ride hushedly when ya ibrahim broke the silence " yan biyun(twins)hajia are you fighting?" He chuckled.

Al-amin and laila are called yan biyun hajia because of the bond they shared.

"Stop it ya ibrahim please. Which kind yan biyu? I was born single nothing like yan biyu wallahi"Al-amin groaned "just the thought of it is annoying uno"he said shooting daggers at laila through the rear mirror.

"Hmmm you know what ya ibrahim?" Laila asked lugubriously.

"What is it laila"

"I brought up the issue of our marriage,so that it can be solemnized before we leave but he went all angry and frustrated on my;saying he have the one he loves bla bla bla"said laila narked.

"Eyyah lil sis so sorry dear, try solve things out between yourselves"ya ibrahim said and turned off the ignition when they halted in front of the embassy.

"Let's get going guys"

****

"Ahhhh yarannan sai yanzu kuke dawowa (ahh these children you're coming back now) since morning, but you went somewhere abi?"hajia asked while munching on her dinner. It's already 8pm.

"Yes we went to ya ibrahim's friend's house"laila answered and sprawled on the couch beside hajia looking shagged and frazzled.

They chatted for a while their cousins;Uncle mustapha's sons and daughters came to greet hajia so the parlour was in fracas when khadija says "i want to eat pizza wallahi" pouting her lips. "And ice cream too" an-bebi chirped in.

"Let's go and buy something for the dessert guys" said mukhtar standing up and they all left the house leaving their phones in the parlour charging.

"Urgh who's phone is that" says sa'adatu a little bit irritated. "It's been ringing since let me go and check"an-bebi said and stood up. "It's Al-amins phone wallahi, he don't want someone to pick his calls so ba ruwana"she added and plooped on the sofa she was sitting on.

"Yes! Perfect time"laila said and stood up.

"To do what?"khadija asked but laila didn't spare her a glance and picked the call.

"Urgh! Please we need some privacy,you've been calling and texting him since but he didn't pay heed, aren't you a girl? Be classy please;emphasizing the 'classy'" laila said smirking, a truimphant smile tucked her lips and she ended the call.

"What did you just did?"khadija snapped. Before laila could utter a single word the boys appear laughing hysterically at something.

They ate their delicacies but through out the girls kept shooting daggers at laila but she snubbed them and kept enjoying her meal. Yes she really enjoys it.

A: I didn't check my call log nor message log until now, please understand me.

U:But who's the girl that picked my call? Saying you guys needs privacy? And so many rubbish.

A:Wallahi i don't know, but for sure laila was freaked out when i came in and took my phone but i didn't pay heed because i warned them so many times not to pick my calls. But their is no doubt she's the one. Iam very sorry Aysha please.

U: it's nothing, I thought you know.

A:Thank you soo much dear I Love You❤.

U: same. But why did you went to the embassy? Where are you going? Why did she have to be involved?.

A: umm-umm we're leaving for US together. We've gotten admission in Brown University.

She ended the call without saying a single word. She knew this is likely what's going to happen, she just knew it.

Finally!!!

I'am very sorry guys😑 my uncle died today😭 please we need your prayers.

May his soul rest in jannatul firdaus. Allah ya jikanka Uncle Nura,Ameen.

Pray for ummi to study medicine. Who wants her to be a doctor? Raise your hand☝.

Who thinks Ummi exxagerated things?

Who wants anty to draw him?

One word for laila...

What are they up to? Withe the idea of going to the same university?😭😭 wallah i pity ummi😢.

Iam tired wallahi😤 my head is paining due to over-thinking😂.

HBD HALIMAH❤ AMINA💓 HAUWA💝 BREAK THE RULES IT WAS YOUR DAY @ HALIMA AND AMINA,AND IT'S YOUR DAY @HAUWA.

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