All The Way From Home

chapter 21

Firdaus's pov

It was fully winter now and I'm at the back at Luton with halima to get my stuffs
I'm going home tommorow..I've been repeating this to myself ,I honestly can't believe it
I'm going to see everyone . Ammi, abbu, my two terror siblings , Mustapha which I doubt is at home and I just got the good news That helwa is at home

I'm really excited about going home

"So I guess we're done here"
Halima interrupts my thoughts while standing at the door side in a slanty position and hands crossed

I guess someone's already missing me

"Halima please dont ruin the fun, we still have time before tommorow "
If she gets in this mood now we'll get to do nothing before I leave

"Okay...I'm in "
She declares and then smiles

"Thats the spirit ...now how about we watch that new movie I saw on Netflix tonight ?"

I have tottaly forgotten the name but i know she likes horror

"The conjuring ?...let me go get popcorn "

She hurries up and I just smile from how her mood instantly changed
I'm really going to miss her

Uncle jalal has made preparations on who'll drop me at the airport and he said he'll be around 9 am sharp

Also to my return...a driver will be around
I can't believe I'm going home !

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" No I don't want to see her "
Ok..so halima wanted to watch this movie and she's been closing her eyes half through the movie .I don't even think she knows what's happening now

"Halima the woman has gone , you can open your eyes now "
By this time I have laughed, rolled across the bed and made a mess with popcorn on the sheets

"Stop laughing "
She said , but joins me eventually

"You're the scaredy cat here"
I say and sit upright while removing popcorn from my hair
Did I forget to mention that my hair has become from reponzel to after reponzel got a hair cut ? * note the sarcasm * but i have a long hair tho

Masha Allah

Just that this time...it's no guy that cut it
This weather seems to have a problem with my hair
Ammi will surely talk about it

"Firdaus i dont think we should continue watching this movie "
Scaredy cat wants to change her mind now

"Then what should we do ?"

"Lets call haneef and say hi "
Wait...what ?

"Why should we do that ?"
I ask wanting to know the possible reason why she wants us to call haneef this night

"Because I'm sure he's thinking of you "
She says while pressing her phone to dial him

Not on my watch

I pounce on her struggling to collect the phone but its already too late because I can hear haneefs voice saying hello weirdly

My hand presses speaker and we both can hear him now while both screaming
"Give me that phone " at eachother

"Helllo ?...hellllooo " hellllllooooo?"
Haneef said on the phone , voice clearly evident of curiosity on what's happening

She then gets a good grasp on the phone and gets off the bed while standing at the doorway

And i just sit on the bed knowing I won't get the phone

"Please don't give me "
I whisper to her

But this time she was half through the conversation and was about to give me because I saw her famous eyebrow wiggling

Oh those thick eyebrows

"Okay let me give firdaus the phone "
I just glare at her as she says this and walks to me to give me the phone

And then she walks out of the room

"Hello "
I say to him

"Hello firdaus ... I heard you're leaving tommorow "

He says and I can't help but smile at the thought

"Yes I'm in shaaAllah "
I quickly reply

"Well have a safe flight and this time no more seat fight with someone "

We both laugh at the end of his sentence

"As long as there's no haneef in That plane then i guarantee you no fight on the plane again "
I say , stating the obvious
He's the one that acted as tho he didn't know it wasn't free sitting

" Well I'm glad you won't "
Clearly he's out of what to say and there's a hint of exhaustion in his voice

I'm also a little bit sleepy

"Sure you would "
I yawn while saying this while halima walks in with a glass of water and smiles at me

This girl

"You should inform me when you get back tho"
He said , and that just screams that he cares . And i know he does

"I would in shaaAllah "
Yawn number 2 comes again

"All this yawning...don't eat me up firdaus , go sleep "
I don't hesitate to say no because I know I'm truly sleepy and just say goodnight to him

"Well done halima "
I say sarcastically and just hand her the phone

She just kept on laughing and I laughed a little too but i was too sleepy

I slowly drifted

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Halima has said goodbye and hugged me for the millionth time now , the driver seemed so patient at first but he couldn't help it but show he's actually waiting for me

"Halima I promise to call in shaa Allah when i land safely "
I say to her while adjusting on the backseat chair
Then shut the door

"Bye Firdaus...take care "
She shakes me and hits me playfully through the window

"Bye halimaaa......

Then the car drove off and I know I'm going to miss it here

Home here I come