FATE

CHAPTER 10

Sweethearts, I am so sorry for my absence. I wrote a whole chapter and it got wiped I had to re-write but it didn't just feel right, but please manage this.

Happy sallah to all of you out there may we have a blessed and joyous celebration! Don't forget my sallah goodies😊😊

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Nooriyya

"Masha Allah, everything looks nice and expensive" one of hajiya mariya ' s friend said picking up an expensive looking jewellery and others nodded in agreement. They were all spread family and friends in hajiya mariya ' s sitting room, viewing nooriyya's kayan lefe( the bride's clothing brought by the groom before the wedding, a very essential of marriage ritual in the hausa fulani culture).

The wedding spirit is in full force, the marriage is going to take place in less than a week, family and friends have been trooping in from all over the country, because ummah had taken in nooriyya as one of her own and her family accepted her too without questions asked because she is an incredible person and we'll respected by her relatives and she is always involved in their various affairs that's why anything that has to do with hajiya Mariya they troop in to show support whether to support, celebrate or sympathise.

"But you know doing this is absolutely  necessary right?" Sofie said looking at noorie like she grew a second head.

"No, I am not passionate about that can we just skip the kunshi and just jump to when I get married?" She said feeling defeated. Nooriyya isn't a kunshi person, she doesn't like those designs drawn on the body in beautification during celebrations like weddings and doing kunshi is very essential for the bride because of the need for her to stand out among other people, to shine more and grab all the attention because it is her day.

"Haba noorie I will call munnir right now to report you, we have been talking about this for how many weeks now and the designer is already here please corporate " Ameera her friend said .

"Okay, you guys win. Let's do this and be done with isn't it unfair that you guys made me go through all that painful experience with that beautician for 2 weeks straight and  now you are forcing me to do this" she said pouting like a small girl.

"Heheh, good girl now we are talking. I was about to go and drag ummah from her people to come and talk sense into you. I have never seen a bride resist any type of beautification for her wedding like you" said Sofie heading over to the toilet to wash off her henna design that had dried up.

"Don't mind her, she is acting as If she doesn't want to get married while we all know she can't wait to see herself in Munnir ' s house" Ameera said in a jest while everyone laughed, nooriyya begrudgingly sat down for the henna design telling the designer how little she want the design to be.

A phone started ringing, it is the bride's phone. It sat on the bed where she was sitting before she was forced to seat for her henna design. Ameera who is closer to the phone picked it up and saw Qalbie❤ written on the screen and she quickly picked the phone while noorie looked at her and shake her head because she can't stop her even if she try, her leg is already being designed on.

"Hello darling" she said in very tiny voice trying to sound like noorie.

"Oh hello sweetheart" he answered in his usual cool manner.

"How are you?" She asked stifling a laugh that she could pull up an act of being  noorie and the groom couldn't detect.

"I am fine and can you please pass the phone to my wife " he said sweetly.