Two days after the incident, Maryam was recovering and her condition was stablizing. Everyone around her tried as much as they can to avoid the topic of what happened in the past two days not even visitors were allowed to see her when they came to check on her.
Maryam woke up after zuhr prayer and again the house was quiet but by her side was Anty who was falling asleep from where she was sitting and on the other hand is Khadija sleeping on a couch. She was feeling thirsty and she was trying to reach out to the glass of water on her bedside when Anty woke up and quickly helped her up before giving her the glass of water. Anty woke up Khadija to go and call Haj. Binta when Alh Muhammad suddenly came into the room. He went to Maryam straight sitting by her side on the bed. He took her hands and pressed them smiling brightly and she smiled back at him which does something to his heart. Despite her condition Maryam was strong holding up for her family because if she showing them how worried she is will just add to their own troubles.
"Maryam Alhamdulillah you are awake." Her father said in a soft tone and she nodded.
"Yes Baba i am, how are you doing?" She asked him concerned about his feelings because she knows her Baba will definitely worry himself too much and maybe even blame himself for what ever has happend.
"Forget about me my dear how are you feeling? You know we should be asking you that." She smiled taking in his disturbed expression.
"I am much better now alhamdulillah, nothing pains anymore but i am a little bit tired maybe because of me lying down all day."
"Masha Allah it's good to know that you are now stable and of course you need the rest."
"I know right, but i think i will have to get up soon if not i will get more tired from doing nothing." Her father nodded and it was suddenly quiet. Maryam could see her father chewing his inner cheek or maybe his words, he badly needed to say something she could see it but he doesn't know how or where to start. He started by calling her but she beats him to it.
"Baba please its okay, i know what you want to say and i am fully aware of everything that happned. I am still aware of the date you know, it could have been just five days to the wedding fatiha today, but what to do Allah has other plans for us." Maryam said in a pained and deep voice and that very moment her mother came into the room followed by almost everybody in the house including Yusuf.
"If my wedding has been called off few days to it then it was never meant to be. I can't blame anyone for my unfortunate destiny and i am very sorry Baba that i caused you a lot of pain and shame. In the past two days i have been trying to find myself, i was in a world of darkness, confused of where i am going. I tried as much as i can to pretend as if nothing happened but my heart just wouldn't agree." She finished crying and her mother came to her side taking her into a warm hug.
"Why would you try to deceive yourself when you know it's not possible? How can you just pretend to be okay or nothing has happened despite the fact that your heart almost stopped working?? No Maryam don't do this to yourself please." Haj. Binta said sobbing.
"Mama i have already accepted the reality. I came to know that the sooner i get used to it and put it in my back the better for me because i can't be stuck in one place when the person that has caused me and you all so much pain has maybe already moved on. No i refuse to be stuck, no i won't break neither will i stop living because of this. So many worse things has happened to other people and they are still living their lives in content, then who am i to refuse Allah's decree on me??"
Everyone was silent and at the verge of tears in the room except for the one and only Zarah who was truly enjoying the scene right in front of her.
"This is not neither will it be the end of my world, i have moved on and i have put everything at my back its now a past, my past. Allah knows that i haven't done anything bad that will make me or my family loose our reputation neither have i ever cheated Muhd. If it is his decision to end our relationship before it even starts then i am okay with it. No one is ever going to say a word about Muhd or anything that has to do with him again in this house please...."
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My Sister My Enemy
Ficción General"What...? What do you mean by your sister is your biggest enemy?" Raudah exclaimed. "Yes! You heard me right, I mean my own blood sister is my very own enemy." Maryam replied with a tired and disappointed look on her face. This is a story of a young...
