EXTRA MILE FOR LOVE

39: Spending quality time together

"Stop all these drama and eat. I didn't know what you'd like to eat, So I got Shawarma and wings." He declared. "You got wings awwwwn! So you still remember that I love wings?" She squinted, as she reached out for the take away.

"What about you? What will you be having for dinner?" She asked. "I'd just have some coffee or tea, I don't know. I'm not really hungry." He announced as he took the remote and changed the channel.

"I will make some tea for you then." She announced keeping the take away on the center table. "Don't give me that look, I'm still very mad at you for all your sins. But I still have some humanity left in me unlike you. You helped me today after all. Take it as a returned favor." She announced. Nabil shook his head and looked away. He can't deal with Najma anymore. Before he says one word, she has said twenty!

She called for room services, a staff came and Najma went to the door and explained to the lady the kind of herbs she was looking for. She informed her that she could only get it at a tea store that was not really far away from the hotel. Najma thanked her and went back to the room.

"We have to go out, please don't say no. Just listen to me first." Najma declared as she sat down beside Nabil. "Stop leering at me like that, I won't be able to tell you." She said pouting. "Just look away, don't look at me while I'm talking." She announced. He shook his head and looked away.

"Actually, there's this special tea that Mummy makes, and by Allah it's the best tea you'd ever taste in your whole life! It's common amongst Maiduguri women, it's a secret. So I want us to go to a nearby store and get the herbs, I want to make the tea for you." Nabil almost bursted out into series of laughter.

"Did I tell you I want that tea? I can easily just get tea in this room without going out. There are so many tea bags. How can we possibly go out in this heavy rain?" He asked.

"You see the problem? You're just being an ingrate here Nabil Mukhtar Maidawa." He loved how she called out his full name when she wasn't mad at him. She always called out his full name in two circumstances, When she was extremely mad at him or when she was ranting.

"It's just a way of me saying thank you! You should be happy I'm going through all these troubles for you. You know I'm still mad at you, It will be at your best interest to not make angrier." She warned. Najma wanted them to go out so that she could escape and refuse to come back to the room. As much as her heart wanted to spend the night there, She knew It was not a good idea. It was just going to make it harder for her to get over Nabil.

"You're underestimating this rain. It's because you haven't gone out. Come over here, let me show you." He announced as he grabbed her hand, he walked to the bedroom and opened the door that was leading to the balcony. Najma was shocked to see the current at which the rain was falling. He abruptly closed the door and went back to the living room. Now Najma gave in, She knew she'd have to spend the night there.

A call came in through the room's telephone and Nabil picked up, "It's for you." He announced handing it over to Najma. The staff told her that she checked the kitchen and she got six out of the ten herbs Najma wanted. Najma thanked her and told her she'd use it.

Soon the staff came knocking, she asked Nabil for some money and he gave it to her without asking what she needed the money for. She gave the staff the money and collected the herbs. She headed to the kitchenette and proceeded making the tea. She came back with two cups of tea and handed one to Nabil, which he reluctantly collected.

Najma was about to head to the room when he called her back, "Come and sit with me for a while. But If you disturb me, I won't think twice about throwing you out of this room." He threatened. "Is that a threat or what?" She asked. "Nabil why can't you be nice for once in your life? You won't die If you politely ask me to come and keep you company you know." She uttered placing her right hand on her waist.