Scars of undying grief

Chapter 49

With mere disgust and anger Fuad glared at Hibba before he took his leave.

He didn't stop as he walked until he got to his wife's room, where he found her sleeping all curled up like a fetus who was reluctant to be born.

And their heavenly made cutie, was sleeping peacefully with a smile on her face, he then remembered his mum once told him that when you find a baby smiling then it's the angels playing with the baby.

His lips curved and then he leaned across to pick her up, and be hold her lips widened into a broader beautiful smile, the man had never seen a smile as cute as hers all his existence, and so then and there he decided to call her happiness as she brings nothing but Happiness to his entire existence.

As he took more time to admire the baby, he felt a bit heavy as a hand landed on his shoulder, it was Zayba's, she cajoled him to face her directly with her soft palms on his cheek she said "she's all yours, why don't you let her rest."

"You now have my time after sending me away hours ago." He said.

"I'm sorry, I really feel somehow about this whole thing, I disgust myself talk more of you, everything pisses me off, and plus I think I'm smelling bad you know the whole blood and sweat thing."

"But I'm not even complaining, you don't smell bad even without perfumes, and you're not sweating the AC is still working."

"Yes, true, but I'm not comfortable, and mama suggested we turn off the AC for mine and the baby's health."

"And why is that?"

"I really don't know, but she mentioned that a little heat will help with my numbness."

"You feel numb?"

"Yes, numb, tired, angry, lost of appetite and I really don't like this hot water."

"I'm sorry babes, I pray you heal as soon as possible."

"Ameen, it will take about forty days to get this leak to stop."

"That's forty days of me being off of you?"

She let out a sly laugh before saying " of course."

He had a quick thought of maybe considering Hibba's offer and quickly shoved the idea with an "A'uzubillahi minash shaidanir rajeem."

"What?" The all smiley woman asked.

"Nothing, I was just praying."

"I should say the khutba immediately to the baby's hearing, that's after we suggest a pretty name."

"So are we naming her after Hajiya?"

"Not now, I was thinking your Mum first, I mean whoever gives you a good wife has done everything for you."

"Awwn, sweet baby, but don't you think it will bring up small talks, having Hajiya around me is already exhilarating, this one too will bring up matters."

"I know but not everyone has to know, so what should we call her?"

"I have a few names in mind, but let's use our dictionary of Muslim names." She says as she dragged her phone from under the pillow.

"We'll call her Nazia."

"Beautiful! The name is quite simple and unique, I love it, but why Nazia?"

"Because it means so many things that I love, in India it means a queen or a princess, in Urdu Arabic it means Pride, purity, delicate a companion, a honest one and so much more, someone whom we are going to be proud of."

"Beautiful, with all this meaning I trust she's going to be great someday."

"Of course, she's going to be as strong and beautiful, as a queen, a good friend, sister, daughter and wife, as a companion, and in between make us proud in every corners of her existence."

"Nazia it is." He smiled and then says the khutba the baby's tiny ears and lays her back to sleep.

"We could call her baby Ziya, ziya means light, so she'll spark up our lives." Zayba added.

"Baby, you know too many things."

"Oh come on, it's just a few." She said as he held her tiny hands in his large ones.

"I love you so much." He said.

"I love you so much more." She replied.

"You should rest too, I'll use the other room, so you'll have all the space in the world."

"Thank you for always understanding the best husband in the world."

"You're most welcome the very best wife in the world." He said smiling before he asked.

"So you said it will take forty days to get you off of those pads? Or were you just exaggerating."

"Hahah, I wasn't but that's the highest days for every woman, we don't know how many days mine will take, so we'll just keep an eye on it and see."

"Wow, great, I should go to bed now, it's already past 10pm."

"Alright good night, sleep tight."

"You too." he said as he shut the door behind him.

The man laid on his bed that was covered with a maroon sheet as he took out time to think profusely about the whole forty days thingy, he argued with his self that he could not wait that long.

Even if as a bachelor he had waited longer than that, but that was all before Zaybah, with her in his life everything had a better taste.

He kept on debating on accepting Hibba's offer or not.

No please, don't accept Hibba's offer cause whuutt??! Hmm!

Not me flaunting my name in the middle of this story, haha, well that's that.

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Love, Nazy💙