The Serendipity of Us

Chapter-15

It was 4 AM. Umar woke up to the sound of the alarm and picked up his phone from the side table to turn it off. After turning off the alarm, he woke up and said,Wake up, biwi it's time for Fajr prayer." Half-asleep, Haleema replied, "Yes, I'm getting up."

Umar smiled, got up, and went to the washroom. After a while, he came back after performing Wudu (ablution).He saw Haleema sitting on the bed, dozing off, and he smiled involuntarily and said, "My wife is so cute." Then he sat on the sofa and said, Wake up, biwi. Haleema immediately opened her eyes wide and said, "Look at my eyes; do they look like I'm sleeping?"

Umar laughed and said, Yes, I can see that you are awake. I'm saying quickly perform wudu (ablution) so we can offer the Fajr prayer together.

Haleema said, "Alright, then wait; I'll be right back. After a little while she came back and they both offered the Fajr prayer together.

After the prayer, Haleema said, You stay here and I'll bring the Quran. I'll recite Surah Yaseen and also blow it on you, and you can listen.

Umar said, Okay I'll wait.

In just a few moments, Haleema came back with the Quran and sat down. Before starting to recite, she said Bismillah and start reciting quranshreef.

Umar sat there the whole time, watching his wife, who was reciting in a very sweet voice. After completing the recitation, she ran both hands over her face and then blew on her husband. Umar smiled slightly as she did this.

Haleema asked, "What happened? Why are you smiling?"

Umar replied, Nothing, I was just smiling. It's morning now, so I'm going to follow my regular routine. If you want to sleep, go ahead because everyone usually rests after Fajr prayer.

Haleema said, "No, I don't want to sleep. I have a lot of work to do. We have to leave for the trip tomorrow, so I need to finish packing today. I'll do some of it now and whatever's left, I'll finish by tonight."

Hearing this, Umar felt a bit sad and stood up, saying, "Do whatever you think is right. I'm going now, or else I'll be late." Saying this, he left the room.

Haleema immediately thought to herself, "What happened to him? Did I say something wrong this early in the morning? Anyway, let me get to work; I'll deal with this later."

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After jogging, Umar sat down at a table in the park. He was both annoyed and amused by his wife's insistence on the trip.

Faraz came over and sat next to him, putting a hand on his shoulder and saying, Hey bro, how's it going?

Umar looked at him and said, When did you come back? You didn't even tell me.

Faraz replied, Sorry man, I forgot. I came back just last night and saw your call when I got up for Fajr prayer. What's up, is everything okay?

Umar said, Yeah everything's fine. I just called to tell you something.

Faraz said, Yeah go ahead, what did you want to say?

Umar said, "You're coming with us on the trip tomorrow. I've already booked your tickets."

Faraz couldn't believe what he was hearing and immediately said, "Wait a minute, what did you say?"

Umar, gritting his teeth in frustration, said, "Are your ears clogged? Didn't you hear what I said?"

Faraz laughed and said, "Man, why are you going on a trip now? You just got married. You should be going on a honeymoon trip."

Umar, glaring at him, said, "I was going to go on a honeymoon, but thanks to my wife's insistence, the honeymoon trip has now turned into a family trip."