RUNNING

Chapter Twelve

asalamu alaekum to you all. finally am updating new chapters today. I guess you will enjoy the continuation of the story. meanwhile, my laptop screen got spoil yesterday.... I know you feel bad for me but don't worry in share Allah I will soon complete the story using my brother's laptop.

so enough of the talk, let's get to real business here. And before I forget, note that I did not proofread so you may find a lot of grammatical error but don't be discourage I promise it will worth it in the end. love you all and have a great week.

@ umayra

"Life will never give you everything you want, no matter the path you chose, you will always miss out in some things. But what matter most is how contented we are on what we are given and how happy we are about the situation in our lives. Always remember you deserves all the happiness life has to offer, so enjoy every moment while it last.”

Afnan immediately turn to Raheela in shock and disappointment, it can’t be that her long time crush Abubakar Abdulazeez is finally getting married to someone else. Ever since she was a child she has always wanted a husband in him, when they were growing up together they were close as a child because Abubakar is Ibrahim’s cousin and they usually spend quality time together until their parents started restricting their closeness due to gender difference but despite that, Abubakar was kind enough to offer her his gentle smile each time they met in an outing.

After traveling abroad, she did not have any contact with him but she always hear one or two things about him from her cousins and every time she wants to ask more about him she tried as much to control her emotions so that her cousins will not make jest of her. one strange thing is that no other man ever capture her heart like him and at a point she had to pray fervently to Allah to assist her from having any emotional attachment with a man who is not her husband and grant her a better spouse that will suffice her in every way so that her heart will not crave for haram love.

She knows that her aunty knows about her feelings for Abubakar even though she always deny it, she wondered how her aunty can be so cruel about breaking the news to her with a smile. She swallowed a lump in a throat and try to hold the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes. She can’t shed tears for a man that does not belong to her, it will be very wrong of her, as a muslim she knows that what miss you was never destined to be yours and what is destined for you will never miss you and Allah is the best Planner therefore if Allah destined that Abubakar is not for her then she believed it is the best choice for her. She prayed silently that Allah will give her heart the strength to accept His judgment as the best for Allah state in the Quran that: “It maybe that you love that which is bad for you or you hate that which is best for you, Allah knows best.  “

“So he is now getting married, when?” Afnan managed to say at last to which her aunty give a knowing smile.

“Why do I have a feelings that you are not happy about the news?” Raheela adjust her seat and direct all her attention on Afnan.

“Why not? Of course am happy for him. which muslim will not be happy for her muslim brother or sister when she heard a good news about them? So tell me when is the wedding?” Afnan said trying more to console herself.

“the time is not yet fix because the bride is yet to give her consent.”

“Oh.” Afnan can’t imagine a woman delaying a good marriage proposal, she wondered who Abubakar is getting married to. A part of her so much want to know the type of woman that was able to capture his heart or perhaps it is going to be an arranged marriage. In both cases she don’t want to ask more about the wedding because it would make her aunty suspicious and she may become more heartbroken so she decide to change the topic.