Letters To The Ones We Love The Most

The dinner party

Yusrah pov:
we arrived at the dinner hall in no time. It was such an exquisite place to be at with slow jazz music played. There were lovely smiling faces both from the nation and international sitted at lovely decorated sofas placed at every corner of the hall,the atmosphere was filled with postivity.Everyone was happy for one reason or the other,well i just had to go with the flow not that i wasn't happy just that it all felt like a pretence to me

Ladies first ,Please take in their orders Bahija dad said to the waiter with a  gentle smile on his face

of course he replied courteously

Everyone took in their orders,i realised mom took something less expensive.It was my turn to choose

Ma'am The waiter called out

Uhmmmm....ohhh sorry i said goung through the menu once again

I'll have the chinesse rice with locust fish soup, 2 burgers,with an extra french fries, a chilled cup of hibiscus drink .

The waiter stammered before answering. Guess he realised i wasn't going to finish it

Should it be packed for you ma'am or you.....

packed please Bahija answered interrupting him. Yes she will have it packed  she answered back smiling

Ok he replied back and vanished

A loud slap was given to me at my back,immediately an ouch!escaped from my mouth only for me to turn an angry looking woman coming face to face in contact with me .This woman! my mom

Mama....I pouted dragging her name

C'mon will you shut up! she harshly spoke.What was the meaning of that nonsense you just did,Do you think we're hear to waste expenses huh?

Tears brimmed my eyes but i tried hard to push them back i know what i did was wrong but can't i have a day of living a life worth riches. A life not mine!.Everyone started looking towards our table,all eyes were now on me not on someone else's

Mom......bahija said standing up to meet mom, it's okay please,aren't we all one,besides what's there because yusrah ordered all that,after all it's a day worth to celebrate she said rubbing her shoulder and calming her nerves down.

Here you go.The waiter said coming back with our orders,trailing behind him was another waiter holding a big transparent nylon with packs of food in it.I believe it was mine because i was the only one that ordered a packed one

Here this is for you ma'am he said handing over my nylon to me

Thank you I muttered totally ignoring mom's look I could still feel her angry looking face on mine she was trying hard not to hit me on my face.I felt hand on my leg and before I knew it I was pinched harshly which mistakenly made me hit my leg under the table making them all give me the "what's wrong dear look?" Especially Bahija she gave me a look of sympathy  every damn time as if I was ever in need of it

You okay? she asked me worriedly

Yes I answered faking a smile

OK she answered back innocently

The dinner went well after that ,mom engaged into talks with Bahija's mom who in return invited her to some of her friends , Bahija and I talked for a moment I let my greedy and selfish side go away I never was like this not until I realised dad was soon to go bankrupt and couldn't afford to pay my educational fees I became so jealous of the life my best friend was lucky to have.

Bahija was being called to meet her mother's friends,she was introduced at properly just as every rich man's daughter would.For a moment it was like everyone forgot my presence and existence no one asked"Who's I". I stood there beside her smiling only when I felt to ,everything felt forced to me like I was a third wheel trailing behind her back.I know the power riches come with now I promise that I must be rich one way or the other with  all means

An extremely pretty lady in a peach bubu gown was sitted close to a girl in a straight grey gown with her head totally uncovered revealing her dark brown hair smartly pressing her phone."Who are they"I thought inwardly

Girls..This is Hajiya Aseeya and her daughter Habeeba .Her husband is the next in rank right after your father, her mom is a business woman. Why not you guys sit here and make friends we will be right back.
They said

It was an awkward moment for us all. Bahija wasn't as outspoken as I,I was outspoken but wanted to impress before I make a move to speak, the girl on the other hand wanted to break the silent atmosphere but didn't know where to start from

Do you live around here? She asked breaking up the silence .I can tell she mustered the courage to say so

Yes we both replied back

Nice she said flashing a smile.
Ironic! I thought she felt so full of her

Hi I'm Habeeba once again ,and you are she said exchanging her hand for a handshake to me and for the first time in my life I felt a bit special and put first

I'm Yusrah I replied back immediately after shaking her hand

Nice to meet you she said back

You...she looked unto Bahija

Oh I'm Bahija ,bahija simply said not bothering for a handshake,only smiled and went with the flow

Ahh..bahija it's a rare name, it's actually nice,so what's the meaning Habeeba asked curiously getting more and more comfortable with us

Bahija laughed out loud ....
It means joyful

Nice she replied back impressed

I noticed a camera sitted on her lap so I asked.. The camera?You do photography

Oh no! She bursted out laughing ,I only take shots of nature, wildlife, my paintworks and make vlogs with it which I'm really good at she replied back

Wow! Can I ...I mean may we see it I asked
Sure please come closer let me show
u girls what I find fun doing at my leisure time

She put on her camera and showed us lots of her arts .I mean she was really good at them.

Here let's take a selfie and I will upload it on my IG feed she said rotating her camera to the front view.

Click! We snapped a picture

Can I have your contacts she asked?

Sure bahija said unlocking her phone .Here you go she said passing her phone towards her

Thank you she replied after taking bahija's contact

You.....
Ohhh that I don't have a cellphone yet I replied back sad

It's okay. Now that I know where you live I can come from time to time no worries whereas I have bahija's contact

Sure I smiled a bit

Ahhh just right in time look at them heading towards our seat Habeeba said
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LOL adorable NAYA