Someone Else's Diary

07. Are you insane?

"Muezza isn't sick Dad!" Mariam squealed.

"Then why is she shouting all night, maybe she's in pain or something?"

"She's simply shouting, Just avoid it please dad?"

"Fine, if you're so stubborn."

Sulaiman said in frustration as he left the room. Mariam didn't want to take her cat to the vet, she knew what was going on with her cat.

Her cat wasn't actually sick, It was on heat.
Meowing and yowling, Sometimes to the point of sounding as if she is in pain. Muezza frequently prowled around the house wailing or vocalizing. sounded like a plaintive, distressed cry and her meows were so loud and long enough to keep everyone up at night.

Everyone loved their house cat and they treated as if it was one of their family members.
However, Mariam didn't want to spay (sterilise) her cat as she wanted kittens.

The next day,
Mariam went to the hospital and it was her first day practising as a doctor, she was thrilled and scared at the same time, Mariam was practising to be an obstetrician/ gynaecologist.

It was the same hospital where Zahran worked, he had vacated London and got settled here because who wants long distance relationship anyways his parents are also here. So it was her first day and she knew whom she would meet if she went. But Mariam decided not to tell him that she was going to be coming to the same hospital. Just to keep it as a surprise, Mariam drove the car till the hospital and she had the struggle to park as usual.

It was midday with the sun blazing outside. Mariam and her friend Hira decided to get something from the Hospital Cafeteria, she didn't see Zahran till then. But she wasn't too worried about that.

Hira bought some salad which Mariam didn't like and Mariam bought a tuna sandwich wich Hira didn't like.

Mariam carried her tray till the dining table and she bumped into someone dropping her sandwich and opened water bottle thank god it didn't spill on her but it spilt on the other person's coat and shirt of course.

"Shit...I'm sorry! I didn't see you co-----"

Her voice trailed off as she saw Zahran with stained clothes as he stood there with surprise and awe.

"What are you doing here? Why u never told me? Did you say some other hospital? Why did you lie."

He questioned without leaving any gaps for her to talk or him to breath.

"Hey stop! Let me also talk Mr.Zahran Ibrahim. I'm here since morning and I'll also be working here," Mariam said smirking sideways.

"But you said another hospital anyways it's good that you'll also be here with me, But you never told me this?"
He asked making a puppy face.

"Just to give you a surprise."

She stuck her tongue out and laughed between her words.

That's ugly Mariam!!!

"Hello, both of you! What's going on? what are you both doing? Whose this person Mariam?"

Hira interrupted totally confused, she thought Mariam knew no one at this new hospital.

Mariam and Zahran burst into fits of laughter and she explained, as they all ate their lunch and Zahran left leaving the two girls as he had to conduct a surgery within half an hour.

So Hira was astounded that finally, her friend was in love as Mariam was a shy shy woman at Uni and she hardly spoke to men.

Zahran came out of the OT removing his surgical gloves and mask. He smirked at Mariam and went into his cabin.

Mariam almost forgot her zuhr prayer. It was nearly Asr when she finished her prayers. She felt new new things diverted her from praying for which she felt ashamed. now at the hospital, Mariam's time ran so fast and she was very tired when she returned home.
She made sure that she prayed Isha before she slept off.

All of a sudden her phone rings, it was Zahran's number she wondered why he called so late.

"Hello..why now?" Mariam spoke in her sleepy voice.

"Mariam I'm at the hospital there's a woman who has got her labour pain and the doctor has not come yet...please come fast."
He spoke with panic in his voice.

"What are you blabbering, I have just started practising and today was my first day!! there is a night doctor. I know," Mariam replied scratching her tousled hair.

"Come now she's screaming, there's no time for question answer session Miss. Investigator."

Mariam had no time to get ready she wore her abaya and ran downstairs and barged into her father's room

"I got a call saying an emergency and that there's no doctor."

"Oh, my dear! but how will you do this? And this is all new for you!" He spoke with fear.

"Dad I don't know I'll go there and see whom to call or what to do. Please do not worry," Mariam spoke as she took the car key.

"Assalamu Alaikum take care, my dear," Sulaiman shouted from the balcony as he saw her rushing out.

"Walaikum asalam," Mariam shouted from down.

As Mariam was on her way to the hospital. Zahran called once again to make sure she was coming and he told her to wait outside the hospital when she reached, she wondered why he said that but she didn't question him.

"Are you crazy? Why have you come out, why are we here when there's a woman in labour pain," She questioned angrily looking towards the hospital's entrance.

Zahran got in the car and said "I beg you not to kill me for this now."

"What do you mean?" She shouted only for him to hear.

"I'm sorry there's no woman in labour pain, I'm sorry I'm sorry I was hungry and wanted to see you and so called to go and have some ice cream," He said thinking Mariam is going to hit him with an iron rod.

But she burst out laughing and it was his first time seeing her laugh so freely and she said

"At this time of the hour? Are you insane?"

He remained silent.
Mariam pressed her lips into a straight line.

"Yeah, since we met."

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Glossary:

Abaya: full-length, loose outer garment or cloak worn by some Muslim women.

Yours truly *trying on my best abaya*
~storiesfromahijabi