Forgotten Love

CHAPTER 10: CANDID

Ihsan

Ihsan looked at her phone's screen with so much concentration, You would think she was trying to finish the hardest puzzle ever. But no.

She was trying to take a picture of her family standing beside a painting by one of these well known painters 'leonardo da vinci'. She smiled at the result giving it one final look. She rose a thumbs up to them and they all let out a sigh. Even Nana who was carrying a smile in the picture.

Abdullah and Nana walked around to see more paintings. "It better look nice." Firdausi spoke fixing her veil. "What do you take me for I am an excellent photographer." She flipped an invisible hair. Raising the corner of her lips. "Don't tell me that is a smirk." Both corners lit up now because she knew that smirk was a terrible one.

"You better tag me though, I need me some Instagram followers." Ihsan rose her brows. "Oh, wow...since when did you become interested." Before she could reply Ihsan rose her camera and yelled. "CANDID." Taking a picture of Firdausi with the flash almost blinding her. "Ohh..i would definitely tag you in this." Firdausi shook her head begging her not to use the picture, was a waste of time and asking her to see the picture would make her feel worse. "How did we become friends again?." Ihsan stuck a tongue out at Firdausi, Laughing at the picture one last time.

"Do you still hear from Aisha ever since, that incident?" Ihsan frowned. "Who is Aisha?." Realisation hit her and she rolled her eyes. "You know she works in Abdullah's company so I really don't know what is going on." Firdausi pressed her lips firmly together. "But you trust Abdullah right?" Ihsan gave her a dimpled smile. "With my life." Firdausi wiggled her brows. "Well in that case, I guess everything is fine." They met Abdullah and Nana by the fountain, as Abdullah watched her play with some Arab kids.

"Shall we?" Ihsan nodded and they were all off to eat dinner at a fancy restaurant on the other side of Cairo. "My teacher told us there are pyramids in Egypt. But I didn't see any of them them." Nana finished her sentence poking the broccoli with her fork. "There are pyramids but they are across the river from modern day Cairo. Which is a bit far from here. if not I would have personally taken you." Nana raised her brows. "Mummy please can we go tomorrow." She asked almost falling out of her chair. "Ask daddy." She knew they were leaving in a few hours so it was all up to him. "Daddy please I want to see the Pyramids, Pretty please." She gave a bright cheeky smile. Blinking her big brown eyes more than once. "Little one, In Shaa Allah. Some day." Nana's head tilted downwards avoiding eye contact while she nodded to Abdullah.

He looked at Ihsan with a 'look what you made me do.' Face. She simply mouthed an 'Aww', Forming a fake pout to him, before digging back to her food. "Dont worry baby girl when daddy brings you back I will give you a tour, Kin ji?" She nodded, bringing her smile back.

They got to Firdausi's porch and she came down from the car. Ihsan came down as well walking her to the front door. "I'm so happy you guys came, Wallah." Ihsan nodded with a smile. "I know." They both smiled at each other, they didn't want this moment to go away. It has been so long since she saw her and they had no idea when they would see each other face to face again. "I wish I wasn't so busy with work. I would have called more often and the time difference again. When I am free you probably have class." They both sighed. "So many issues." She added.

"How is Shameel, The guy you were talking about over the phone." She started blushing and Ihsan gave her a toothy grin. Mehn is she going to miss her best friend. "I will tell you more about him on the phone tonight. Don't keep your husband waiting because of me, Abeg." They bid each other farewell and Ihsan went straight to her mother's house. There wouldn't be enough time to see her tomorrow because there flight was at 4am she wanted Nana to be in school before 10 o'clock.