He impatiently waited for her call or message after she has missed his call like for the hundredth time. He couldn't take it anymore so he decided to call her friend later to tell her that Maryam is not picking his calls. After like two hours later and there isn't a call from Maryam he decided that its time to call Fatima. Within the second ring Fatima answered the call with a hello.
"Hello Muhammad."
"Hi Fatima, how are you doing and how is school?"
"Well I am cool, all is well with school too, how about you?"
"I am fine. I am just wondering if you have really seeked permission from Maryam before sending me her contact."
"Of course i did, what happened?"
"Well she is not picking my calls."
"Oh I am sorry dear but may be she isn't close to her phone or something."
"Yeah I thought so too but after calling her so many times I think she would have come around or hear her phone ringing."
"Yes you are right. But you know what, just don't worry let me call her now."
"Okay please do, I am kind of worried."
"Okay." Fatima said sighing and wondering why her friend was not picking Muhammad's call after the conversation they had earlier that day. She dialed her friend's contact and after like the third ring, she heard Maryam's voice from the other side of the line.
After her conversation with Maryam on the phone she quickly called Muhammad back telling him all they have said and promise him that Maryam is going to text him now. He felt releived from what Fatima just told him and after ending their call he eargerly waited for Maryam's text.
Some few minutes later, his phone buzzed and the screen lights up showing a new mesagge received. He immediately swipe his phone and opened the text message and after reading it he was already in his call log and he was dialing Maryam's number.
As Maryam saw the familiar number calling her, her heart began to race and pound in her chest but she shook her head, place a hand on her heart murmuring all is well under her breath and finally with a clear of throat, she answeres the call....
"Hello, assalamu alaikum."
"Hi, wa alaikumussalam."
"How are you doing Maryam?"
Maryam felt her butterflies flying in her stomach at the sound of his voice and how he called her name so affectionately but she drew herself back to reality, hardly finding her voice, she answered him.
"I am fine thank you and you?"
"I am fine too alhamdulillah."
"Good masha Allah."
And there was an awkward silence between them but he finally broke it by saying
"I must say i was kind of disturbed that you were not picking my calls at first."
"I am sorry but it wasn't intentional."
"Yeah I have got to know that in your text message."
Oh so you can even remember but you choose to complaign again.... Maryam said in her mind
"Okay."
"So how was islamiya today?"
Look at him cheerfully asking as if he has known me for years....
"It was good as usual alhamdulillah."
"That is good to know."
"Yeah."
"How is mama and everyone at home?"
"They are all fine, thank you."
"No c'mon, you don't have to thank me for that i mean your family is my family too."
Like seriously! Have we gotten to that part already? This man is surely running faster than his shadow....
"Maryam are you there?" he interrupted her thoughts.
"Yes i am, sorry i drifted away."
"Ummm its okay but you sound surprised."
"No i am not, i am fine."
"You sure? Or is it that Fatima haven't briefed you about me before?"
"No she has."
"So what do you think? Do you want to give us a try???"
God he can ask so many questions, he should have been a journalist...
"Maryam..."
"Yeah i am here."
"Yes i know you are there but you did not reply me, do you want to give us a try i asked?"
"Yes sure! why not?"
"Maryam i want this relationship to be out of your free will without anybody forcing you or imposing it on you, so please feel free to tell me what you want."
"See Muhammad i am fine with it. Fatima has told me everything and i am okay with it. I just pray that may Allah choose what is best for us."
"Ameen ya rabbi! I can't tell you how happy i am with you accepting me even without knowing or seeing me but in shaa Allah you will get to from now on."
"Yes in shaa Allah."
"I really want to keep talking to you but i don't want to make things difficult or awkward for us, so we will go slow and its also time for isha. So we will talk later koh?"
"Yes its okay."
"Hey do you use this line for whats app?"
"Yes i do."
"Okay then! I will hala you later, okay?"
"Okay, thanks for calling."
"Believe me, the pleasure is all mine." He said cheerfully and Maryam smiled at that.
"Bye bye Maryam."
"Bye Muhammad." She hung up the call smiling. She must admit that Muhammad is a gentleman from the way he sounded and him asking for her opinion about their relationship and she just hope that everything will fall in place for them just how her friend had teased her earlier that day. She was deep in her thoughts when she felt a hand on her shoulder and when she turned around she saw her mother smiling at her
"Maryam lafiya dai koh? why are you smiling and blushing all by yourself??"
"Mama sannu da zuwa ( welcome back). When did you came back? I didn't hear you coming..."
"Just now and how will you hear me coming when you are busy smiling in your world of thoughts and don't even try to change the topic, so tell me what is it that makes you so happy?"
And just then Aisha chirped in.
"I know why she is being all smiley and blushing!" Aisha exclaimed and Maryam eyed her.
"Mama don't mind this girl, she is not serious and wait a second, were you evesdropping on me?"
"No i had no intention whatsoever of evesdropping on you, i was just passing by when i heard some things."
"Mama warn this girl fa and again gulma ba kyau."
"Okay can you two stop it and tell me exactly what the matter is?"
"Yes mama, i will personally tell you what it is but first let me pray isha now."
"Okay then, i haven't prayed too as i insist on praying at home rather at the neighbours. So let's catch up in my room after the prayer, okay?"
"Okay ma." Aisha replied grinning.
"And who do you think is inviting you there? stay out of this." Maryam warned her sister before getting up to make ablution and pray isha while Aisha pouted and followed her mother out of Maryam's room.
Short chapter right...? I know but this is all i get to write right now so no vex.... comment and send loads of votes pleaseee..... Thanks 😊
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