MEMOIRS OF COLD TEMPERED LOVE

HAPPINESS OR SADNESS 4

It took us thirty minutes to clear up the kitchen, which was my job on Saturdays,as mum asks the maids to leave earlier

"can we be friends?"

"no" I neglected trying  to move out of the kitchen, tho he was following me, I sat on the sofa, playing with my fingers

"I don't take no for an answer moreover we must be friends as we would be meeting often in the future" 

although I couldn't understand what he meant, I still felt good, my heart was confused, I was silence and he was staring

"is not good to stare" I repeated his earlier statement

"am not staring am observing"  he keeps staring

"observing what?"

"your beauty" he uttered slowly

I was still playing with my fingers, when he stood up and moved towards me, picked my phone and dialed

his phone rang

"these are my digits, save it" without hearing me out he moved towards the door and waved me smiling

"goodbye, my regards to mum and dad"  he jam the door bind him

whatever happened today I have questions, serious questions, which I believe only my parents can answer, so I took the phone and saved him 'As life goes on'

After magrib prayers, mum was offering her evening dhikr when I entered the room, a very sweet scent I believe humrah welcomed me, I sat down waiting for her to finish which took her thirty minutes more,

"what is it?" she asked staring at me

"why did that man came over for lunch, dad has never done that, is he a family member or someone I have to know? it baffles me the more I think of it" I said  avoiding her sharp gaze

" You came all the way to ask, well if you must know, he is not a family member but will soon be, treat him nicely, as he's my future son-in-law"

gbam!!! my heart felt

last time I checked I was the only daughter, not daughter the only child in my family, so who is mum referring to?, oh God is this kind of a dream come true?, I hide my happiness, and gave a suspicious look to her , our eyes met, and she concluded

"he asked to marry you, and your daddy accepted, not knowing your dad has already planned for it for years,his family accepted too, they are our family friends I believe you know Dr.Yusuf, sa'ad is his first son, you might not know him because he  schooled abroad, am just asking you to be nice, don't think your daddy overruled you, don't decline him, think of it, he's the best husband material for you now, your daddy's general manager as your husband, afteroll you are the heiress to the company" she kept quiet after the long speech

Now the fact here is I forgot the love I have for him  and looked at her

"mum you haven't justify my life, dad could have ask me instead of giving me out without my consent, what is this?, are you people kind of selling me out to protect your company? are you that selfish?, you couldn't even tell me?, I have to ask first, "

before I could finish my mum gave me a hard slap which threw me down, my back throbbed with pain from the solid contact of the concrete walls bind me,

"believe or not we gave birth to you, don't you ever talk back to us, not even in your dream,now if you could just stand up and get out of my room" she was very annoyed and it showed all over over

i moved out  dragging myself by the wall, tears rolled down my cheeks, why would they do this to me?,I now collected the missing sentence, my family (paternal) never allow you to choose a husband for yourself, they choose who they think is right for you, and you must obey, but I never thought that rule wll apply to me being the only one in the family, although I love him but they have to let me settle it first were are they rushing to?  I felt a warm contact and it was my dad, he applied the sorry face all over and dragged me to  my room.

" Aliya!, I've always been proud of you, you are a damsel and I thank God everyday for the gift, I know I didn't do it right neither was I a good parent, but in other words I am, Aliya! Sa'ad is the best man for you, I hold him firmly because I wanted you to marry him, I gave him the general manager because of you, i can't give my company to a stranger, being the c.e.o today doesn't mean I will last forever, he's so nice,gentle,handsome,religious everything to be a good man. Whatever you are doing just know that mummy and daddy loves you much" he stood up and move out and I couldn't stop crying, I dragged my phone to check the Facebook notification that came in, it was Nad

she sent me Sa'ad's  picture saying,

"how does he look?, so cute yha?, best am going crazy, I can't wait till Monday to show you some stuffs"

what should I do?, should I just tell my best friend that the guy she loves so much is my fiance?, how should I put it?,I felt like am in a trauma.