BEYOND WORDS
Chapter eleven
*omniscient*
He opened the door to his father's parlor and entered. He met his worried looking habibty seated next to his father, he knew what it was about and why his father summoned for him.
"Assalamu alaikum "
He announced his presence as he sat down on one of the couches.
"Wa'alaikumul salaam"
They both replied in unison.
"Good evening Abba, good evening habibty"
He greeted them in a formal way because he could see that his father was in a serious mood even though he has never seen him in the opposite.
They replied and his father began to talk.
"I and alhaji habib have already finished talking about the marriage, its now you and the girl's turn to get to know each other so well before the day in Sha Allah "
His father said which felt like very hot water has been poured on him, his father was serious about the marriage stuff? And with that no difference slut? No he can never marry her and she knew it, she and her father were just wasting their time.
He kept quiet still hearing the words repeat themselves in his ears.
"but Abba.. "
Before he could finish his dad interrupted him by saying
"I am not asking for your permission to tie this bond, I am just telling you because I feel you should know, you can't spoil our relationship with Alhaji habib now, we've been friends since childhood and I won't allow your stupid actions to spoil everything now"
the poor Umar still didn't looked up because he could swear his eyes were red at that moment, red from anger and frustration,
"Am I not talking to a human? "
He asked which made Umar just answered with okay.
All this while hajiya sadiya was just looking at her husband with anger and disappointment.
"But alhaji...."
She started but then stopped and looked at umar and gestered for him with her eyes to leave which he did.
"Alhaji I won't allow you do what you want with my children's life especially about marriage "
"You want him to marry that mannerless model when he doesn't even love her?"
She stated tears full of her eyes.
"Hajiya listen to me, you know alhaji habib is a well respected man, and I have no friend like him, he met me and told me he likes umar and would want to make him his daughter's husband, he is convinced that he is a responsible man and would want to make him his son in-law "
He told her trying to convince her but she would never be convinced about this.
"And you concluded everything without mine and the boy's decision? Alhaji when we got married our parents were not the ones that choose for us, you saw me and confronted me, I accepted and gave you the go ahead to meet my parents which you did, how would you have felt if you were in his shoes right now? What alhaji? "
She shouted finally letting the tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Sadiya I want you to understand what am saying, he will learn to love her when they get married with time"
"I am done talking alhaji, by Allah umar will not marry that girl except if I'm breathing no more, he will marry the girl he loves, and I am done talking"
She said and left the room with tears all over her cheeks.
***
He went to his favorite place which was the mosque, after what his father told him earlier today he needed to clear his head, so he decided to went to the mosque and read the Quran, he prayed two raka'ats seeking for Allah's guidance and solution.
He came back home after isha'i and showered, he reached out for his laptop and started working on it, when the door knob twisted and his habibty appeared.
He smiled as she returned the gesture and headed to where he was sitting, she was holding a tray with food flasks on it, she kept the tray on the table and sat beside him, he closed the laptop and focused on her.
"My baby you haven't eaten your dinner, I know what's going on with you right now but I promise you that marriage won't happen except after my dead body, cheer up and eat your food okay? "
She said worriedly as she served him the food.
"Habibty you shouldn't have done that, I heard what happened after I left the room, watching you guys fight because of me is the last time I want "
"But I had to, I don't want to talk much, just eat and go to sleep okay? Don't pressure yourself with work, good night "
She said leaving the room to hers.
He just ate a little and kept the plate aside because he wasn't feeling normal at that moment. He smiled remembering that he got sumayyah's contact now, and only a phone call away and he knew his troubles will disappear in less than a minute.
He reached out for his phone and dailed her number, it was already to 10 so he decided to just chat her since its already almost late, and not everybody like late calls especially when you don't have the contact.
U=hey, assalamu alaikum....
No response
U=its Umar, how you?
S= ooh, I'm fine alhamdulillah, how are you?
U= same alhamdulillah, already ready for bed?
S= not yet.
S= ehm I've been expecting your call you know, I want to say thank you for the surprise, it was really a surprise because I wasn't ever expecting that, but you shouldn't have ordered it for me, it wasn't necessary.
U= i am happy you got surprised, that was my aim. And if you don't mind I'd want to talk to you tomorrow please, are you free?
S=yeah I'm free, you can come.
U= okay thank you, good night.
S= good night.
Summayyah had been waiting for either his call or text but none came.
Her phone was with her all the time expecting his call so she won't miss it but he didn't called. She went to Aisha's room for night gist, they talked before Aisha complained that she wanted to sleep, so sumayyah left the room to hers and got ready for bed. she was about to lie down when her phone beeped, she quickly reached out for it and checked.
It was a message from an unknown number, so she didn't bother replying but then the person sent another message again saying it was Umar......
After he told her he wanted to see her the next day she was more than happy, she slept thinking about him that night.
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