TREASURES AND THORNS

Chapter 40

"Whether one moves slowly or with speed, the one who is a seeker will be a finder."
- Rumi

AHMAD
<PURE JOY>

UNEDITED

Salim's call was what made me look away from the screen before me. I had been thinking about him for a while now because it'd been sometime since we last met.

"I just got off the phone with Hammad, he told me about Amarya's accident. How is she now?"

"She's fine, Alhamdulillah. Its been a while man, we should meet up."

"I've been in and out of town wallah. I'm presently in Kano supervising a project. I'll come greet Amarya as soon as I'm back In shaa Allah."

"May Allah keep you safe."

"A'ah AK! Marriage suits you fa! Look how prayerful you've become, you sound so cool."

The guy was out to get me especially since its been a while, he is going to try to tease me for all the time passed.

"What do you mean? I've always been cool."

"Yeah yeah...please does Amarya have younger ones?"

"Why do you ask?"

"So I can ask Hajiya Mammy to hook me up!"

I couldn't help the laughter that followed.

"You are out of your mind!"

"You think so? Stay there and be laughing, I'll tell Amarya myself, I know she'll be kind enough to hook me up."

I scoffed internally. The thought of the Casanova near dimple didn't sit well with me. "Man do not bring your madness anywhere near my wife!"

Salim dissolved in to a resounding laughter. "This is exactly what I am talking about! Sannu Ahmadu, knight in shinning armour, jikan Romeo (Romeo's grand son)."

I laughed too. "So Hafkay was at my wedding dinner.

Salim was quiet for sometime. Who told you?"

"Hammad."

"She must have made an appearance by now.

"We've met." I did not bother saying how often.

"I see. What was her excuse?"

"A good one."

He scoffed. "Please, she herself is an excuse."

Salim had never liked the girl. He put up with her for my sake but never liked her.

"It isn't justified but.."

"She is manipulative Ahmad, don't let her get to you. Just forget about her and move on with your life."