Third person's pov
"I want to talk to you and Kaka." Noorie uttered, nervously. She has to do this.

"You look nervous. Are you okay?" Goggo asked,worriedly.

"Yes i am okay. I just want to talk to you and Kaka."

"Okay you can come back by later when we finish praying Isha'a. I hope it nothing serious? Is there something i should know?"

"Nothing. I will come back later." I don't know why am scared. I have to tell them before it gets late.

"You are back." Asmau uttered,immediately she entered the room.

"Yeah." She replied,curtly.

"So....uhm.....did you tell them?" She asked,nervously. I clearly know what she is talking about but since am not in the mood i will just act like i don't know what she is saying.

"What are you talking about?" I asked with raised eyebrows. Asmau can be very annoying sometimes. What is her business with my life?

"About Affan." She blurted out. Asmau talks without thinking. She just blurt out whatever comes to her mind. Rubbish girl. She mentally rolled her eyes.

"What about Affan?" She asked,feighning ignorance. Let me see if she will still go straight to the point.

"Uhm....aren't you.....just forget it." She muttered with a fake smile. She obviously wants to act dumb about it. Two can play the game.

Noorie chose to ignore her and proceeded into the toilet to perform ablution. It's time for prayer. Immediately she finish praying and said her dua(an islamic invocation) she folded the praying mat,hijab and went downstairs. It will take atleast 10minutes more before Kaka finish praying. So it better to just walk around the house.

Noorie was deep in thought when Habiba informed that Goggo called for her. She rubbed her hands together,nervously and headed towards Goggo's room.

"Assalamu'alikum." She muttered,immediately she entered.

"Wa'alaikum sallam." They replied in unison. "Your Goggo informed me that you want to talk to us. I hope everything is alright?" Kaka asked,worriedly. I guess they are really worried.

"Everything is okay. I just want to....uhm.." she trailed off. Why am i nervous? I have to do this. This isnt the time to be scared.

"Sit down please." Kaka beseeched. She went forward and sat on the couch opposite the bed. "You don't need to be scared. We are your grandparents. Feel free,okay?"

"Okay." I replied and took in a deep breath. "It's about me and mahmud." She mumbled but loud enough for them to hear.

They looked at each other and smiled. "What about Mahmud? Is there a problem?" Kaka inquired.

"There is no problem. I...i...uhm.." she swallowed and continued "i am in love with someone else." She blurted out. Her grandparents were taken aback. Kaka was very surprised that Noorie said that out. Noorie has been a shy person since she was small.

"Who is that?" Kaka asked,calmly. She didn't expect him to act so calm about it. She took that as a clue to tell them everything about Affan.

"His name is Abubakar Habib Lamido." She replied, nervously.

"You love him?" He asked,staring at her with an emotional face.

"Yes i do." She replied,shyly. She doesnt even know if kaka is angry. His face is just neutral. She desperately want to know what is going on in his mind. Goggo on the other side was looking into space. Maybe she is trying to process what i said.

"If you think we will cut off the wedding between you and mahmud,then you are nothing but a joker." Goggo snapped,looking at me with a murderous gaze. "You are just wasting your time. I can't believe this. After everything we did for you." Goggo roared,looking at me with a disgusting look.

"Safiyya!" Kaka called. "No Ameer,i am not going to keep quiet about this. I have been keeping up with her mother's stupid behaviour. I can't take that from her. I have done everything a mother will do for her daughter. Everything a grandmother will do for her granddaughter. What else do you want Noorie? Answer me." She roared.

"I...uhm....am sorry. I shouldn't have come here. Am sorry." She blinked back her tears and left the room.

"Safiyya what is your problem? Are you trying to force her into an arranged marriage? We shouldn't do this. It is very wrong,safiyya. Please let's not do this." Kaka beseeched.

"What should i tell Mrs modibo? Noorie is very naive. She doesn't know what she is saying." Goggo shaked her head,dissapoint written allover her face.

"You know i was not in support of the marriage. I see no reason why i will force my granddaughter into a loveless marriage." Kaka snapped,angrily.

"They will learn to love each other after the marriage." Goggo snapped,loosing her cool. One glare from Alhaji Ameer was what it took for her to keep shut. "I...i..mean after marriage they will learn to love each other. The love will even be stronger." She said,calmly.

"I. Ameer. Muhammed. Maigoro. Will. Never. Force. My. Granddaughter. Into. An. Arranged. Marriage." Kaka enunciated each word clearly. "Do you understand?" He asked her angrily.

"Yes...i...i...do." Goggo stuttered.

He carried his phone that was on the bed and dialled a number.
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"Alhaji your phone is ringing." Mrs modibo yelled.

"Who is calling?" Mr modibo asked after coming inside the room.

"It's Alhaji Ameer." She replied him,applying body lotion on her body.

"Assalamu'alikum." Mr modibo muttered,after picking the call.

"Wa'alaikum sallam. Am sorry to disturb you this late."

"It's nothing. I hope everything is okay?"

"Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah)"

"How is your family? Hope the wedding wasn't stressful?"

"It wasn't stressful. Alhamdulillah. I want to talk to you about something important."

"Okay. What is that?"

"It's about Mahmud and Hauwa."

"Mahmud and Hauwa? What about them?" Mrs modibo looked up from her phone, starring at her husband. She hopes there is no problem.

"Uhm..you see,Noorie actually told us she is in love with someone else. It won't be right if we force them into the marriage. I hope you understand what am trying to say?"

"I understand you,Ameer. You don't have to be bothered about it. I understand perfectly. Allah will give them pious spouses." Alhaji was not happy about it,but there is nothing he can do about it. Mrs modibo was confused when she heard her husband's conversation. She hopes it not what she is thinking.

"Ameen. Thank you very much. You have made everything much more easier for me. I am very sorry for the inconvenience."

"You are like my brother. There is no need to apologise."

"What happened?" Fatima asked,immediately he ended the call.

"Uhm...the wedding between the two families has been cutoff." He replied,nonchalantly. He sees no big deal in it. Maybe the two weren't destined to be together.

"Just like that? How is that even possible? Why....why was the wedding cutoff? This can't happen. How can they just cutoff the wedding like that?" She bombarded him with questions.

"One question at a time. Noorie is in love with someone else." He replied her and shrugged.

"So,what if she is in love?" She asked,nonchalantly. She clearly sees nothing wrong in forcing her into marriage. Noorie can't make a decision by herself.

"Fatima! Are you seriously saying this?" He glowered. He never expected something like that to come out from his wife's mouth.

"What do you want me to say?" She snapped,angrily. "Am tired! Am tired of everything!" She yelled. "I have two grownups under my roof. They are both unmarried. For Allah's sake is that normal? Aneesah and Mahmud will be 33years next month. What will people think of me. I am tired of everything." She cried.

"Stop crying my love. Everything will fall into place soon. The both of them will get married soon." Mr modibo consoled his wife. "Noorie isnt for our son,fatima. He will get married when his time comes. You don't have to cry about it." Honestly he is also tired of everything. He still can't believe his own blood brother raped his 14years old daughter. His blood boils by mere thinking of it. He has caused so much pain to his family. He can't ever forgive him for doing something like that to his daughter. He understands why his wife desperately want Noorie to marry Mahmud. For the past 6years Mahmud has refused to get married. He feels like he is betraying Aneesah by getting married. It was a miracle that he agreed to get married to Noorie. So his wife's action is justified. But it not right to force someone into marriage.

"When will the time come? I...i..can't continue watching my children like this. I have to do something. They are destroying their lives without even knowing."   They are not destroying their lives,fatima. God's time is the best. Let's not force things. Please freshen up and sleep. Okay?

"Okay." She replied,sniffing.

Did Noorie do the right thing by telling her grandparents?

I hope you all understand why Mrs modibo is acting like that?

I hope you are all excited to meet nawal? Because i am !!!