(On Hold)The burning candles in our hearts

15

"Please make it fast. I don't want her to keep waiting for us when she lands!" Mummy shouted from her room.

"God I thank your for this woman! " Aisha mumbled to herself.

Like who goes to the airport two hours before the plane lands.. Yep only my mum. Adda zee was coming today from port harcourt. Her husband travelled to UK for a 6 months course. He told her to come home for as "long as she wants "she said Weird right? For as long as she wants?

"Aisha! Wallahi min dillan min accama (we are leaving without you) mummy yelled again.

" Amir go and tell your sister to get her lazy ass down here right now!"
She told Aisha's younger brother

He opened the door to her room and he saw her rushing to get the veil pinned neatly on her head.

"Adda Aisha mummy said you should come down now"

"What does it look like I am doing? Playing?" She replied him angrily

He gave her a sad look for replying him that way before he turned to leave me.

" wait! I am sorry. I am just in a bad mood. Sorry"

"Why are you in a bad mood?" He asked her innocently

"You wont understand amir" she said. It was just that time of the month where everything irritates you and you want to break a glass on everybody's head.

Just come give Adda a kiss. Show me you are not sad I replied you that way.

"Ewww no!" He quickly ran out of the room.

" I must get my kiss you know me" she said loudly before she finally got the pin perfectly pinned on her silky veil. She hurriedly took her side bag putting her wallet and phone inside.

"This is why I don't like going out with you" mummy said starting the car.

"You take forever before you get ready" she added. Aisha didn't say anything  

They waited for long before they heard the announcement that the plan had landed( seriously thou who else doesn't understand what that woman is always saying in Nigerian airports? The one that talks like her tongue is tied? What do you call her? I understand the other women from other airports but not the Nigerian woman)

They moved closer to the arrivals and waited again. Amir yelled "Adda zee"! After waiting forever. They all looked up and saw her coming out with a porter behind her.

Aisha hugged her tightly not wanting to break the hug"God! Its been like forever! I missed you so much" Aisha said to her sister. She could swear she felt a small bump on her sister's tummy after hugging her.

"I miss you too baby sis" she said breaking the hug. All her other siblings hugged her before she finally hugged her mother.

They all went back to the car. Adda zee was now sitting at the front  where Aisha was sitting when they came to the airport while their mother was driving

"Zainab all these bags? Are you staying forever?" Mummy said to zainab

" No not forever mum. Just a few months." She replied her mother

"You mean after you have the baby?"
Her mother said.

"What baby?"zainab replied. "Theres no baby" she said all in one sentence.