Hurdles

CHAPTER 11

Surah At-Taubah, Verse 15:
وَيُذْهِبْ غَيْظَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

And remove the rage of their hearts; and Allah turns (mercifully) to whom He pleases, and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

Navid

"Mami its something urgent that needs me, I have to go won't take long"

I said hastily exiting the house to attend to the heart gladdening call I just received which put me in a state of euphoria and at the same time tensed at what I might discover.

"Hello dude, care to come down at my place by 4:00pm"

I said while driving back home to catch up on missed time, which has being quite a while I relished that ever since that incident happened making me close out on everyone with the exception of Faruk,who always tolerated my moods and never left me be despite my attitude.

The words I heard when I received a call some hours ago is one of the best if not the best news I've gotten ever and going to the source has being the best decision I've ever made which brought me unimaginable joy, peace and happiness that I have lost for the past one year and the state I was in made me changed my decision by gracing the reception I intended ditching which was holding on my behalf hence my call to Faruk, seizing that opportunity to make up for my actions towards them and to help me wade off those relatives that would gush all over one and keep matching you up endlessly with their girls who keep smiling like loons and I never care to give them a second glance and as clueless or rather dumb as they are of 'the not interested hint' I do give them they keep clinging to me on any encounter giving me headaches, for only if they know, nobody is an option to me and a substitute of her's.

"Navid Aliyu Mafa? Faruk questioned with a tone full of surprise

"One and only" I answered chuckling

"Wait, am wide awake so this ain't a dream,  but you inviting me over to keep you company is a shock to me because if I could clearly remember you avoid us like a plague

"Ohh touché one would assume I am mean"

"Well that you are"

"Guys ain't smiling right? And oh yea I want you to help me invite Habib and Umar over, couldn't call them myself because I know to them too I've being a..a..."I stuttered on lack of word to describe my attitude.

"A jerk is the word you are looking for, you've being nothing less than a jerk and snob to everyone and not everyone is like you_you know, they will surely honour the invitation and for the record Mami invited me earlier so dont think I came for your sake"he ended.

"Whatever" I said with an eye roll as if he could see me and terminated the call.

When my family's name is mentioned then going extra mile and surprises should always qualify them for I was nothing short of stunned at the extremely grand reception they aforementioned to me to be a small affair and considering the number and personality of guest there,  you could tell it was far from that.

An euphoric feeling so immensed settled in me when I came back to meet Yaya Abdul right before the party began and it was only then I realized how much I've missed him since our relationship has also being strained over the time cutting down our communication. Proving more to his amazing personality he had engulfed me in a brotherly hug which took longer than the usual, each of us internally relishing the moment and not wanting to let go. He had being all sweet on me expressing how proud and impressed he was on my success and bringing up conversations upon conversations like old times but as much as I tried acting like before, something kept holding me back leaving me giving off forced smiles and nods which didn't go unnoticed by my family members in the room_well they turned me into that right?