Chapter 6
We arrived at the skating rink, it was barely anyone here. It was Muslim day here and for that we're grateful. "Lils, come and skate with me", Jannah says pulling me over to the place where you get your skates from. I haven't skated in like years, well ever since I was like maybe eight. Who knows, I might still got the skill. "No not now, how about the jumpy house", I say with a smile. I've been eager to jump on those things ever since I saw it as we pulled up into the parking lot. "Fine then", Jannah says.
We race over to the huge jumpy house and immediately Ayah runs over to us. "Can I jump pwease", she says. "Sure", I say pulling her up. "Do you know my name?", she asks. "Yep", I say nodding my head. "Really? Then what is it?", she asks with her hands on her hips. "It's Ayah", I say. "Who told you that?", she asks with a frown on her face. "Jannah", I say putting my hands on my hips. She walks over to Jannah and kicks her hard. "You're an ass hole", she say. "No no no. Don't say that", I say to her. "Shut up, I'm telling my brudder", she says climbing out of the jumpy house. "Go tell him", I say to her. Ten minutes later the both of them come back. "That girl right there", she says pointing at me. "What?", I ask. Dulamah looks at me then he looks at Jannah. "What's going on Jannah?", he asks. "Nothing too serious", she says. He roll his eyes then he glares at me. I glare back at him.
"You don't have to listen to everything a little girl of your sister says you know", I say to him. His face goes hard. "Are you telling me that my sister is a liar?". I nod my head. "Pretty much", I say with a shrug. "Ya Allah, you're twenty one and she's only four. Don't you see the age difference? come on be smarter", he says burning a whole through me. "Dude what ever this is ridiculous", I say. He eyes me hard. "What if one day I want to have children with you....Are you going to act immature or are you going to act your age?", he asks. I glare at him. What he saying that I'm immature? Hello!!! I get my menses ever month.
Or was he talking about Brain maturity? Couldn't tell.
He looks at me like I'm dumb then he walks away. "My brudder will whoop your ass", Ayah says running off behind him. I curse under my breath as a tear falls from my left eye. Pretty much I had just got chomped out by my supposed to be future husband. He probably doesn't want to marry me anymore. Well good then, back to college it is for me.
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After that episode Ayah came up to me and apologized. I'm pretty sure her brudder made her. Well I don't care anyways. I just forgave her and then I just moved on. I sat down at the table where my ummi, Umm Jannah and a lot of other sisters sat discussing about the wedding. I really didn't want to hear any of it because it gave me a headache and I had only wanted to go home and rest. I feel stupid!!!
Jannah comes up to me to apologize about that unfriendly episode. I just waved it off and I looked around this place. "Do you wanna skat now?", Sge asked. "No thanks", I said. She sat down beside me and asked what was wrong. I still felt hurt about what had happened earlier. I feel so guilty. What did I do so wrong to make him hate me? What am I starting to fall for him? Do I actually want to marry him? This is a whole new Jalilah Yahya for sure.
"Nothing, I'm ok. I'm just tired that's all", I say to her. "Well then here the hell up", she whispers into my ear. I look at her and I roll my eyes to say "please shut the hell up!". She gets the message and walks away from the table.
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The day goes by quickly as a rocket ship alhamdulilah. We all headed to the local park to have a cook out alhamdulilah because the children were complaining that they were hungry including Ayah. "Gosh Dulamah let's go", she whines. "Laa", Umm Jannah says hitting her on her leg. She starts to cry then she runs over to me with her arms out expecting me to pick her up. I pick her up then I soothe her. "Shush! we're going to be leaving soon", I tell her. She looks at me and her bottom lip quivers. " I want my brudder", she whines. Dulamah appears coming out of the bathroom. She sees him and she starts to cry. He glares at me and I glare back at her. I place her on her feet. She runs over to him and he scoops her up in his arm. "Now now Hawa. I'm here I'm here", he says to her.
She crys on his shoulder and he soothes her better than me. "Auntie Athilah what's wrong with her?", he asks. "She needs a nap", Umm Jannah says. Ayah whines louder and Dulamah tells her to be quiet. She doesn't though instead she gets much louder. "I want my abi I want my mommy" she whines. She wants her parents. Her mother was murdered in front of her and he abi left them then he remarried no that was messed up for sure.
"Please Ayah calm down", he says. "I'll be leaving. We'll be at the park inshallah" he says leaving out. I watch as they leave. Ummi pops me upside my head with a small laugh telling me to lower my gaze. "What ev ummi. He's my man", I say with a small smile. it seemed cool to say that. "Not yet. You keep on and you'll marry him today", she says with a smirk. I roll my eyes.
"Not happenin boo", I say walking away from them.
We all piled into the car to head to the park for lunch. Yay I couldn't wait!
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"Down the slide huh?", I asked Ayah. "No. I want to go on the swings", she whines. "Aye ok", I say to her. I help her into a swing and I began to push her. "What's your name?", she asks. "Jalilah", I say to her. "Oh sweet", she says. She doesn't talk for a while. "My brudder said you are going to marry him. Is it true?", she asks. "Depends", I say to her. "What does that mean?", she asks turn around to look at me. "Maybe a 50/50 chance", I say to her. "I like you. You seem nice. Do you like me?", she asks. I don't know if I like this little kid. She's crazy. "Sure, I like you", I tell her. "You don't have to lie. My brudder says you probably think I'm nuts", she says quietly. Now why would he tell her that, although its true I can't help but smile. "Well you tell your brudder that's not the case ok", I say not pushing her anymore. She nods then she jumps off of the swing set.
"He'll whoop your ass I tell you", she says. I give in a small laugh. Whoop my ass funny!
I just smile at her as she runs to go and tell her brother. A few minutes later age runs back to me with his reply. "My brudder said that when he marry you he'll whoop your ass for sure", she say with a smile. "Well you tell your brother that I say screw him!", I say. "Alright", She say running away from me. I head over to the picnic tables and take a seat beside my ummi. "Lils!!!", I look up and I literally jump out of my seat. I ran up to my best friend Aisha who moved away to Dearborn to live with her father. "I missed you", I say squeezing her tight. "Are you trying to kill me?", she asked."No, I missed you silly", I said. We unembraced each other and then we smiled. "You look gorgeous", I say with a smile. "And you look beautiful as you always do", she says. I smile then I hug her back. "It's good to see you", I say. "Good to see you too".
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Another chapter finished. Aisha is her other best friend. She'll be in the next chapter inshallah. Ayah is also going to be around more and pretty soon the families will began to discuss the wedding soon. It should be easy. As for Dulamah... he will continue to think that Jalilah has a freaking problem lol! she nuts just like Ayah.
I will update as soon as I can inshallah
As Salaamu alaykum
Love,
AswadMuslimah
Peace to the Middle East y'all!!!
