Black Silk

CHAPTER 5

NADIA'S POV

"They are here" I heard my mum shout and I looked out the window to see a car pulling up into the driveway. I looked I'm the mirror one last time took a deep breath than made my way downstairs.

I sat waiting on the sofa as my mum and dad answered the door. My mind kept getting flashbacks to earlier on today but I shook away the thoughts focusing on what's happening I'm the present not past.

I heard them walk in. First was my mum and a older women I'm around her early fiftys she had fair skin and light blue eyes she was pretty in my opinion and she was wearing a hijab. She was probably his mother. Then my dad came in with a man in his sixties with dark brown hair with white strands here and there and Brown eyes.

The last person to walk in behind everyone was tall he had dark brown hair and blue-... Wait it was Malik it was a shock to say the least bit I tried to keep the smile that I had on my face.

My parents sat on either side of me and the same with him but on the other sofa.

"As salaamu alaikum" they said in unison

"Wa alaikum salaam I'm Nadia nice to meet you"

"They know who you are Nadia" Malik said jokingly and everyone chuckled a bit.

"So Malik what do you do for work or are you studying?" My dad spoke up

" Oh umm I actually work with Nadia I'm the overall manager "

Our parents did most of the talking but we would both chip in here and there when they would ask us questions directly.

I could sense that someone was looking at me so I looked up from my hands and our eyes locked together. It was like just the two of us in the room for a few seconds and we just started into each others souls. For the past two years I've known him I never realised how handsome he was. I quickly snapped my head in the aunties direction when I heard her calling my name I could feel my cheeks burning up. When he saw me do this he laughed so his dad nudged him and asked why he was laughing at then he also started to blush but said it was nothing.

When they were done interrogating they left the two of us alone to talk while they went to eat.

"This is kinda awkward ain't it" Malik chuckled as he looked at me

"Yea it is you told your parents about me...why?" I said in an annoyed tone when I looked up to see him looking at me

"Because I really like you Nadia" he said and I could clearly see the red showing up on his face

"So why didn't you tell me instead of ambushing me like this?"

" I wanted to do it the halal way... "

"If you don't like me back it's fine I'll leave"

I looked down to the ground without talking for a minute then said "I do it... Its just that this was a bit sudden you know" in almost a whisper then looked up at him. He was looking at me with a surprised look on his face.

"You do!" He said surprised at the words that just came out of my mouth. You and me both bro

"say it a bit louder why don't ya" I said sarcastically and he was about to but I have him a death stare so he sat back down. " I'm gonna ask you some questions tho so be ready with answers"

"Okay I'm ready"

"What kind of childhood did you have"

"Umm an okay one I guess I grew up with both parents and family. We weren't poor and we weren't rich either. I finished high school then went to college"