COINCIDENCE

11- DATE FIXED

ABUJA NIGERIA
GWARINPA

                              YO✌️

Seated on my bed looking through the window as the morning glow shines, thinking about everything and nothing,  I still can't believe I am getting married,as in this is really real,it's happening, last two days, abyy informed me about the date going to be fixed in two days time which is today, the house is a bit crowdy not much though only close relatives. As per tradition,the brides family have to give the grooms family some small chops when the date is going to be fixed after they brought the money of (na gani Ina so) i see I want, to take home as a sign of gratitude.

So my close relatives are here helping with one thing or the other. By now my siblings and every close relation is aware of the marriage thingy, my brothers almost created a great fuss about it the day they found out, Minha and hammad we're not happy about it too, Yaa saajid to be precise kept glaring at me every now and then as to why I accepted the proposal while I am still young and have a life ahead of me.

It was granny who calmed them down and explained everything to them,but they still weren't happy about it. That I am still young to them.

I understand that they are worried about  me and I appreciate them for that,I was happy that they care so much but then it's already over now,I can't bring back time and and back off my words and acceptance,as  it says time doesn't wait for anyone." My only problem is that who am i getting married to? what are his habits?his  likes and dislikes? Will I give the marriage a chance?" These are all I'm still yet to find out.

"As per Islamically,he will be my number one priority, I have to take care of him,his foods, needs and all that,hmm... Can I really do it?",  I'm having second thoughts wallah about this marriage of a thing?I should just elope and dump everything.i can't do it,who knows if this marriage will just ruin me and my dear life.

It's a bad idea,I myself know that but at this moment that I'm looking for a perfect decision to make,I wouldn't mind eloping and leave everything behind. "But what about my beloved family? can I just leave them and disappoint them like that,after all I accepted it,no one forced me into accepting it, what about granny?how will she feel after all those advises,pour sand in father's eyes when he finds out?" No I can't really do it,I have to sacrifice my family's love over this marriage of a thing,after all they say love has to do with sacrifice, Thinking about granny's advice made  me come up with a conclusion,I only have to pray to Allah (the all knowing),he knows best and knows what's awaiting me,he knows what the future holds. I just have to keep praying for his guidance.

"Uncle Ahmad(mom's only brother)is here with his family, aunty billy, ya saif and rukayya.ya saif is the same age as yaa saajid while I'm a bit older than rukky with months. Then abyy's brothers are also here except uncle Hisham, uncle zaid(the eldest)followed by uncle Hisham and uncle mas'oud, then Abby And then their only sister, Aunt Samira, she's the youngest among them.

Uncle zaid is married to aunt maimuna with their children (Salman,Ammar, humaira and salma). While uncle Hisham is married to aunt Farida with their children, (aishatu, hauwa, karima, Jafar and Saeed). Uncle mas'oud is married to aunt Maryam with just one kid(Kamila) while on the other hand Aunt Samira is married to uncle kB(kabeer) with just three kids(Abdulmanan, abyy's namesake, basma and Bassam(twins).

I stood up and walk to the vanity table and sat, glancing at my scattered self through the mirror, I was still in my pajamas, my hair is a total mess, the face is still swollen from lack of enough sleep, yeah I couldn't sleep a blink through out the night thinking about my mystery marriage, it was later after fajr prayer around six, that I was able to sleep, my eyes are red and puffy. You know that feeling when you just want to run and leave everything behind, leave all your problems behind, yeah that's what I'm feeling right now, as in I should just leave this place, it suffocate me to death, I don't want to leave here anymore, as everyone is rejoicing about me getting married, while I am here trying thousand ways to escape.