Meant to be

Chapter six

Maryam💗

Jumma'at kareem!❤️❤️

"Mami" Tasneem yelled from her room.

"Mami! mother! Mama! Mum! mami" She kept yelling, obviously having fun now.

Mami briskly ran into the room, frightened
"Tasneem where are you? Minene ya faru ne? What happened? Why are you calling my name?"

"Haba mami calm down, its nothing" Tasneem shrugged "I was just searching for my other islamiyyah hijab, have you seen it?"

"When are you ever going to grow up fisabillahi tasneem? Uhm?" Mami chided.

"Mami! What did i do?" Tasneem whined.

Mami gave her that african-mothers-look (Are-you-even-asking-me?) and Tasneem immediately got back to her senses.

"Zanyi maganin ki" Mami nodded and tsk-ed "Its there inside that third drawer and don't scatter the clothes" with that she gently walked out of the room. Before long, tasneem heard a sallama from the courtyard.

"Wa Alaikumussalam, who's there?" She asked, lifting the room door's curtain.

"Good evening ya tasneem!" A boy, around 8years old chirped, showing his two missing front teeth.

She came out of the room and smiled  "Fardeen, how's schools and your siblings?"

"Fine Alhamdulillah"

"Thats good, so what's up?" She raised her eyebrows.

"A man asked me to call you" He replied.

"What? Me?" Tasneem gasped "A man? Do you know him?" She paused when she realized how stupid her question was.

"Yes a man, a fat man" The little boy said.

She paused for a moment, wondering who the honey would be calling for her, before she spoke "Tell him I'm not around"

"Fardeen go and say she'd be coming in a jiffy" Mami, who heard the whole convo, interrupted.

The little boy nodded at mami, greeted her and walked out.

"Mami.. How?... Innalillahi.. mami I don't even know him" Tasneem said and groaned.

"You should always be nice to your guest, aren't we known for our hospitality? Go and wear your hijab" Mami ordered and walked back to baffa's room.

Tasneem grudgingly did as mami said and went out. She stopped dead in her tracks once she saw the man.

Alhaji jabeer!

By Allah, she'd completely forgotten about his existence. Its been one week since their encounter and he didn't for a second come across her mind.

"Malama tasneem!" He said with a wave.

She stood, rooted on her spot, contemplating whether to go meet him or go back to the house. Remembering mami's words, she manned up and walked to him.

"Good afternoon! Ina wuni?" She greeted, squatting a little.

"Lafia lau 'yan mata, how have you been?" He inquired.

"Good Alhamdulillah" Was her simple reply.

"I know you didn't expect me ba? Sorry i wanted to come the day after we met but somethings came up, i had to go back to jigawa" He explained but internally admiring how beautiful the girl is.