Love In A Headscarf

Chapter-23 Leaving is hard

Adeel's pov:

"Yes, put this right here and put this vase on it, okay" Mom instructed the workers.

My room was being re-decorated and furnished as Khadija was coming tomorrow. Mom had bought a new antique dressing table with a big mirror for Khadija as she loved antiques.

Khadija's family wanted to give us a bedroom set but I refused because I wanted us to choose furniture for our house together.

"Where are you lost, come and help me move this" Mom snapped me out from my thoughts

"Yes mom" I answered and helped her move the box

"Oh god! I have to clean and dust your room again and then do it again tomorrow, or else my daughter-in-law will die seeing the state of your room" Mom said looking around at my room

"Don't worry Mom. You don't have to clean it today, I can sleep on the couch. We can do it tomorrow. Okay?"

"Sure?" she asked

"Yes" I answered

"Okay, and listen your suit is ready and ironed right?" Mom asked

"Yes, mom everything is done. You go and rest" I said and pushed her to her room.

I quickly texted Umar to get my shoes and then my outfit would be complete.

"Adee brother, Maryam is troubling me" Ibrahim said as he ran circles around me

"What happened?" I questioned

"She says that her green dress is much better than my grey suit" he explained

"Yes, it is, isn't it brother?" Maryam asked and looked at me showing her green dress

"Both of your clothes are awesome" I answered and Ibrahim smiled

"No, then I guess I will have to go shopping for Valima again" Mariam whined

"No please, Khadija is coming tomorrow and then we have our Valima after 3 days, so no more shopping, okay!" I said

"Whatever" she muttered and went back to her room

I changed my clothes and went to the pray.

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Khadija's pov:

"I'm so restless, and nervous and I don't know what else! What if I mess up? No please no, what if I get up late next day? Okay I'm just blabbering now" I said

"Sshhhhh!" Layla calmed me down "Even I was a wreck but look at me now Alhamdulillah"

"Yes, just calm down" Ayesha assured

"Shut up, you still haven't moved in" I said

"Yes, but we are going to once we go back to NY, after your wedding" Hafsa answered

"And I'm gonna stay single forever, yay" Ghazala said with a dramatic effect

"Not for long, I'm gonna find someone" Sarah said

"Loser" Ghazala snapped

"It's going to be okay.Take it easy Khaji" Fatima said and I looked at her cute bump which was showing.

"Okayyyy" I said and Mom entered

"Khadija dear, please go to sleep and your Dad wants to speak to you, so come oi the balcony" she said and walked out

I quickly took a thin scarf around my neck and went to the balcony. Dad was already there with 2 coffee mugs. Mom joined us too.

"Yes Dad, you wanted to talk?" I asked and he looked up at me

"Yes, sit down" he said and I took my seat

"How's everything going?" he asked

"Good Alhamdulillah" I answered and he nodded

I took a sip from my coffee and dad spoke up "Khadija, you are happy with this marriage right?"

"Of course I am Dad" I answered happily

"Alhamdulillah, it's so satisfying to know that you are happy. I just wanted to tell you something and please keep this in your mind" he said

"Yes Dad?"

"From tomorrow, you are going to go to a new home, have a new family but Khadija no matter what it is, always be good to them and be kind. Follow the values me abd your mother taught you and Khadija always try to make your marriage work okay? Don't become emotional and take decisions in a haste. Sit and talk peacefully and control your anger okay?" dad explained and I nodded

"Yes dad"

"It's so strange. It's like just a few moments ago, you were born and you held my thump in your tiny hands and now you have grown up and getting married MashaAllah, I'm going to miss you so much" Dad said in a breaking voice

"I will miss you too" I answered and we hugged each other and we sat there still, for a few minutes and Dad spoke up again.

"You have always made us proud, so don't let us down okay!" he said and I nodded

After a few minutes of talking and crying with my parents, I went to my room and quickly slept thinking of many things at one time. My mind, my emotions, everything was a mess.

I am going to leave tomorrow,start a new life, a new journey and ,I am going to leave this room, this house, my family, my friends, my cousins, what am I gonna do? I had so questions in my mind

Would I be able to dance on the bed like I do, will I be able to sing whenever I want to, be free, and roam around in stupid clothes of mine? Will Adeel mind all this?

And with this I slept, looking at the 2 suitcases that were going to accompany me to my new house. Tomorrow is a big day.

Leaving is definitely hard.