30 days

Twenty Three

                   * Yusrah *

Nuriya: "Aisha please help me with some hot water"
She said as soon as she entered the kitchen, it was weekend

Aisha: "Ok"
She quickly turned on the heater. I was busy cutting some vegetables for lunch. She stood beside me rinsing a mug.

Yusrah: "How are you doing today Nuriya?"

Nuriya: "I'm good!"
She was wearing a red top and a blue geans,

Yusrah: "And An-noor?"

Nuriya: "He's fine! " She put the hot water in a cup, and made hot chocolate. I went to where she was,

Yusrah: "Do you need help with anything?"

Nuriya: "No thank you" she spoke after some time again,

Nuriya: " I heard you aren't feeling well, it's better you have some rest"
I felt so good inside that she talked to me without being bitter

Yusrah: "I'll manage, thank you" I smiled at her, and she just nodded and left the kitchen, it was enough for me that she at least talked to me today.

Aisha: "I told you she would come around"

Yusrah: "You did indeed, you don't know how happy I am Aisha" She laughed

Aisha: "I'm happy for you"

Yusrah: "Thank you" And then we both continued with our duties.

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Later that day, I went to the living room and met Jafar seated there. He was cooing over An-noor and kissing him everywhere on his face, he didn't even look at the football match going on. An-noor looked so much like his father now that I looked at the both of them together, he looked nothing like his mom.

Yusrah: "I see you both are having fun" I said and sat on the next Sofa and he smiled,

Jafar: "Yeah we are"

Yusrah: "Where's his mother?"

Jafar: "I think she's upstairs resting"
He placed the baby on his chest and caressed his curly hair.

Yusrah: "You care about her so much, and now you passed that love down to her child. Thank you so much for all that you have done for her Alhaji "

Jafar: "I didn't do it because of you Inna, I saw someone in need, so I decided to help her anyway I could that's it"

Yusrah: "Even if your wife is starting to get irritated by it?" he looked perplexed

Yusrah: "I know a lot of things Alhaji" I smiled

Jafar: "Really?"

Yusrah: "Yes! Like first of all, when do you intend on getting married to the mother of your son?"

Jafar: "What?"

Yusrah: "You heard me" I said it with full confidence, this is about my only child. There's no way I will let her become a baby mama.

Jafar: "How dare you say this to me? "

Yusrah: "No, how dare you use my daughter the way you did? You got her pregnant without her consent and now you are acting like everything is OK. My daughter deserves better and so you will have to do the rightful thing by getting married to her as your second wife "
He was quiet for a while,

Jafar: " How did you find out about it? "

Yusrah: " It doesn't matter Alhaji"

Jafar: "Please just answer the question"