(On Hold)The burning candles in our hearts

23

"Sadeeq?!"

"What are you doing here?" Aisha said shocked

"Well I should ask you the same thing what are you doing here?"he replied her

"Don't ask me anything please just answer my question. Are you here with anyone?" She asked hoping he came here with the person she was supposed to meet.

"Oh no I kind of came alone" he said

"You mean you are the person Hajja said was coming all the way from Gombe?" She asked him

"Yes I guess." He said

"Are you sure you didn't plan this? Because I haven't forgotten the last time you told me you were going to get back at me. So tell me is this your way of getting back at me?" She asked him suspiciously

"I swear I didn't plan any of this. Such a small world right?" He smirked

"Well Hajja wanted me to meet you. I never wanted to meet up and guess what?it turned out to be you thats why I had a bad feeling about this.The greatest jerk of our time" she said hissing

"Well that hurts you know. And I promise you I am not the same sadeeq you met almost three years back. Believe me" he said trying to convince her

" for your own good Dont try anything stupid or make any silly move because I am with someone and even if I wasnt i would never waste my time on you" she said rudely and he just smiled at her trying to hide how her sharp words hit him so hard"

"I wont make any stupid move. Don't worry." He said to her

"Well I don't even care if you do or not look I am going in right now. You can take your leave" with that she left him standing there

She walked in and sneaked into the room so that Hajja wont see her. She locked the room and threw her phone on the bed in annoyance. Few minutes later she heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" She asked in a harsh tone

"Hajja is looking for you"

"Urgh! Tell her I am coming"
She got up and went to meet hajja in her room.

"What happened? You just came in and went to the room. You didn't even stay for five minutes . He just came in and greeted me before he left I asked him why he was leaving so soon but he said there was nothing. What happened?" Hajja said trying to scold her

"Nothing happened Hajja."

"Are you sure? I dont want to believe you" hajja added

"Nothing happened. We don't know each other so you don't expect us to chat for long right?"

"Watch your mouth Aisha!"
"Now tell me do you like him?" Hajja asked curiously

"No.. I don't like him. Besides I have someone I am seeing. I just didn't tell you but I think I should tell you now."

"Who is he and where is he from?"

"His name is Ibrahim. He is Maryam's brother" aisha said

"Which Maryam?" Hajja asked

"Maryam Hamma's new wife" aisha said hoping hajja would let it go.

"So you are telling me you want to marry a Hausa man?"

"Yes I want to marry him. Even Hamma married a Hausa girl and you approved of it"

"Well its different. He is a guy besides she is not his only wife. At Least some of his children will grow up with our culture and traditions in them"