From Zowie To Zuwaira

Chapter fifty_one

Third person POV

The hospital was filled to the brim with family and friends . Everyone was glad that he has finally recovered. Abidah's  father and uncles also went to check up on him.And to my surprise I saw the old man Rayan helped on the road as Abidah's father.
At first Rayan said he doesn't want to see anyone apart from Mama and Baba . He cried his eyes out because the death was long but it was new to him. This made a lot of people cry and Abidah's death all over again again.Zarah who kept on crying saying she wanted to meet her papa. Immediately when she entered the room he smiled and opened his arms for her which she rushed into. She looks so much like Abidah. Now it has been two days after his recovery and he got discharged today because the dr said everything was normal only some slight head aches he will be having .
Zuwaira on the other hand went back to her parents house on that day. Since after what he did to her  she decided to just go home saying now there is no place for her in his house. And she did nothing but cry and sleep she didn't allow anyone to see her only Ammi and Abbi they kept on asking her what was wrong and she said nothing. Yusrah,Alamin and Walid came over to try to explain but she won't listen. Only khairat was allowed to enter the room. Zayad will knock for hours but she won't look up talk less of answering. Rayan was also at Mama's. He said he didn't want to go home. Mama wanted to disagree but Baba said let him be. Mama agreed not because she wanted.
Today being weekend Abbi was at home so he called Zuwaira to ask her what's going on.
She entered his room with her very puffy eyes. Him and Ammi confronted her about why she has been like this since after Rayans recovery and she began to cry her heart out saying "Rayan doesn't love her now that he remembers his second wife she doesn't even have a chance"she also told them that when she entered the room that day he told her to get out that he doesn't want to see her. Ammi and Abbi  didn't even know what to say they only looked at their daughter with so much pity.

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Seconds turned to minutes,minutes turned to hours,hours turned to days and days turned to week. Now it has been almost three weeks since Rayans recovery. He has already resumed work since last week. He tried as much as possible to engross himself in his work. He has even gone back to his house. He has turned her room to his room. He missed her so much but whenever he remembers what she did to him. He angrily leaves the room. Zarah was still at Mama's . Mama has been quite all that while thinking if Rayan went back home Zuwaira will also go back but it has been almost two weeks now but still. Today when he came back from work he went straight to Baba's house  to eat as usually before going home
Baba and Mama asked him why he hasn't gone back to pick Zuwaira he couldn't tell them so he began to stammer .
"I........em.......is......I....."mama shut him up by asking why he was stammering or is it part of the side effect of recovery"she eyed him

"Mama am sorry I think we should just let her stay at home and rest a bit"he said
"Are you normal at all Ayan"baba snapped angrily
"Am giving you now till tomorrow. Go and take your wife back home. Am sure Marwan hasn't spoken because of the respect he has for me. But you are here busy saying  rubbish."Baba concluded hissing .
He angrily stood up and went to his room . Mama turned her direction back to Rayan.
"What wrong"she asked trying to read her son but he only shook his head saying good night.
"What of the food?" She asked again but he shook his head this time too. He walked out of the house with a lot of thoughts in his head.
Walid who was in his car consoling a crying yusrah. This has been going on for weeks . She feels like this is all her fault. Rayan who drove out of the car ignored Walid car and drove off.

"Listen let's just explain everything to Rayan am sure he will understand "Walid said to Yusrah.
"You don't get it. Even if he does understand that won't make Zuwaira forgive me.I am so terrible."she cried
"It's not your fault. You where only trying to help." Walid tried to make her feel better.
"Yh it is my fault and I helped in finally destroying their relationship."She sobbed
"I should have just listen to you when you told me not to."

That night after the talk with Dr tahir. Walid decided to give yusrah a surprise . After a lot of pleading she agreed to go with him to a date. In a very beautiful sight. He displayed her pictures everywhere from her birth toddler, and teenage years most pictures she doesn't even know it existed.
"I have been in love with you even before I knew what love meant?"he confessed.
"I can't promise you all rainbows and sweets living with me but I can promise you love. I promise to love you in every humanly way possible"he said kneeling in front of her with a ring.
"Marry me"he breath and Yusrah  quickly closed her mouth to stop the sob that wanted to escape.
"What of the girl Umma want you to marry ?"she asked and he shook his head.
"Everything is settled ,only your answer is needed"he stated looking at her with so much hope and fear of rejection. He picked her up immediately when she nodded twirling her around before putting the ring on her finger. They sat down and began to eat talking about nothing and everything enjoying each other's company. He began to tell her how he used to send her gift when she was in school and say it was from Rayan.
"Where did you get all this pictures"yusrah asked looking at her teenage and childhood pictures .
" I got some from your album years back when I came over to meet Rayan. I took the pictures . You have no idea how much I suffered to retrieve them"he sighed and she laughed.
"This are just small . I have them plenty on my phone. I took some when we come to visit you in school in am Rayan."he said showing her the pictures on his phone.
She collected the phone and began to swipe through looking at Walid and Rayans secondary school pictures. Some in their hostel doing madness. Some in classes. She got to their university pictures. Some she knew them but most she doesn't. They where all their secondary school and uni friends. She kept on laughing at some silly things they where doing.
"Walid" yusrah called her eyes widened looking at the screen on his phone.
"This girl looks so much like Zuwaira" she showed him he collected the phone and nodded
"I knew that I have seen that face somewhere" Walid sighed.
"Am confused. What is she doing with this guy? Who is he?"yusrah asked
" I don't know him actually it was one of my friend that send it to me . He said the boy was his cousin. We where in uni then so we where just joking around . He sent it captioning "Wahala for who no get babe oo"
"Small boys are having girlfriends us we still dey single😂😂😢"he joked
At that point we just laughed it off and fashied .

Yusrah let out a sigh she didn't even know she was holding.
"So this is the past Zuwaira is hiding"
"I always knew she was hiding some dirty past"she paused
" but I won't judge her . She was a teenager at that time she will only follow her heart" she concluded and Walid nodded resting his back on the chair.
"But wait ......we could use this to make ya Ayan jealous"she beamed
"No that too expensive"Walid sat back down shaking his head.
"It's the past. It's not like she is doing anything now."she shrugged
"No yusrah"Walid said collecting his phone from her.
"Rayan and Zuwaira's relationship isn't that strong to play this kind of risk with them" he reasoned and she nodded.
"I just want to help my brother get out of danger." She began to sob
"Come on don't worry Rayan will recover soon insha Allah"he tried to calm her down........

Walid later excused himself and that was when she used the opportunity to send the pictures and videos to her phone and deleted it before he came back.

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