Love In A Headscarf

Chapter 7- The Secret Is Out

SATURDAY:

Adeel's pov:

Finally dad was back, Alhamdulillah and now I want to speak about Khadija as soon as I get some time with him today.

I stood outside his room in sweats, preparing myself for the "talk". "Come on Adeel, calm down! You've got this! You have to this!"

"Dad" I said in a hoarse voice as I finally entered his room.

"Hmm" he answered tiredly from his couch

"I wanted to tell you something"

"Yes?" he asked diverting all his attention from the newspaper to me

"Umm..How was the trip?" I asked

"I thought you said, you wanted to tell something, not ask!But my trip was good Alhamdulillah. Things went well, so the deal is done" he said

"Alhamdulillah" I answered

"So....?" he asked

"So nothing,actually I have to go" I said in a rush

"Son, sit! Is this regarding Afra?" he asked

"No" I answered honestly

"Then? I know something is there. You can't lie to me. Come on tell me.It's okay. Wait did you do something illegal or something haram?" he asked suspiciously

"No, Astagfiruallah Dad, I didn't"

"Then?"

"It's umm about. Ok so it is about someone I am interested in. Her name is Khadija and I would like to marry her "I disclosed

"Woah! This is shocking. You are actually interested?"

"Yes"

"Where did you both meet and how?"

"Actually we didn't and she has no idea about this" and after telling him about the whole incident Dad looked at me and then had a good laugh about it

"So you are so interested that you even followed her?"

I nodded my head

"But I don't know if she is single" I said

"Ya Allah, okay i will find it out on Monday when I go to meet them InshaAllah"

"Thank you so much!" I said gratefully

"It's okay, now let me go and inform your mother"

And as I waited in Dad's room I heard Mom's voice "The secret's out" and then I heard Mariam saying "Brother's choice will be good, I trust him. Mom you are going to get a daughter-in-law"

"Only if she is single" Mom said in an irritated voice "He didn't even find it out if she is single or married"

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Khadija's pov:

"We can jog together each morning now" I said happily as I sat in the plane with my friends.

"You are excited about jogging and I'm excited about Layla's wedding" Hafsa said excitedly

"Yes, of course I'm excited about that too, but it's just that it's a long time since we didn't jog, or do things together" I said in a sad voice

"But now we will InshaAllah" Layla said

"InshaAllah" Ayesha joined in and then went back to reading her book

"Hey Khadija, when are you coming back to London?" Hafsa asked

"Next week, InshaAllah"

"But that's too soon!" Layla whined

"I know but spring break will be over and school will start so I have to be there" I said

"Why did you study medical if you had to teach?" Ayesha asked

"I'm going to join a hospital after the school is over and it was my dream to teach in a school and I'm doing that" I replied

So after long chats and remembering old times, we finally reached our destination New York and I recalled the old memories back.

This week is going to fly by so quick-I thought

"So tomorrow, Friday we have to go to parlour, then on Sunday we will have a girls night out, our last slumber party with Layla before her marriage, on Tuesday her wedding, on Thursday we all have to attend a party hosted by her-to-be-in laws and on Friday, our princess Khadija goes back" Hafsa said telling us the schedule of the whole week

"You forgot to tell us our eating and sleeping, and bath times" Layla teased

"Shut up, let's get out of the airport, our Dad's are waiting" Hafsa said

"I can't wait to meet them" I said