FATE

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

Noor and fahad

Hello sweethearts, how have we been? Sorry about the long absence. We are all disappointed by the postponement of elections so this is a little something pacify us, a dosage of fahad and Nooriyya. May Allah see us through the elections in good health and peacefully, Ameen🙏🏽

The atmosphere around them has completely changed, they seem cheerier. Throwing warm smiles at each other every little chance they get, amazingly fahad can't seem to stay in the office for long. Immediately he steps into his office after he drops Nooriyya at school, he anticipate the time he will go and pick her putting whatever work he has on hold just to go and pick her up. He picks her up and drops her at the charity foundation she volunteers at and rush back to the office to complete whatever he kept on hold.

Everything in their life seems to fall into place. Right now, he is seated behind his huge mahogany chair looking at the head of Human Resources department giving him an update on some staffers, he kept nodding to the older looking man who with all honesty was busy giving a detailed account while fahad kept glancing at the huge wall clock situated right above his door which is opposite where he sat. The time says quarter to 3, he should be on his way to pick up his wife. He promised to be there by 3 and at the rate the man is speaking he will not be able to leave the office anytime soon. He groaned in frustration which made the poor man look up confused if he said something he wasn't suppose to.

"Errmm...excuse me sir have I said anything wrong?" He anxiously asked looking at his boss expectantly.

Trying very hard to contain his frustration,he flashed him a smile, "Not at all Mr Benjamin, I just remembered something"

"Oh...okey, should I continue then?"

"Yes please, go on" he said glancing at the wall clock yet again.

"Okey...then," he continued with his explanation trying to make it as brief as possible noticing how his boss looks ready to bolt out of the door.

He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel feeling frustrated at the driver in front of him who seem to be driving at an old woman pace.

"Finally!..." he shouted to no one but himself when he finally turned the corner to Nooriyya's school.

He found a space where he usually parks to wait for her and parked the car, craning his neck to see if he would see her and also dialing her number in the process.

She pulled her phone out for the hundredth time, checking the time.

"Oh Allah, he is on his way already. I am sure of that" Ameera said when she caught her checking her phone once more.

"But he was supposed to be here since, I hope everything is okey" she said suddenly feeling panicky. What if something happened to him that's why he is late? She held a hand to her chest suddenly feeling queasy.
Suddenly her phone started ringing, she let go of the breath she was holding feeling relieved.

"Uhm su love manya! Sai ki kwantar da hankali, since he is now calling you" Ameera said laughing

She ignored her completely and eagerly tried to pick up the call but then she suddenly remembered she was angry with him and waited till the call almost came to an end before she picked it up.

"Gulma(gossip)" Ameera coughed teasingly

"Habibty I am here" he said immediately she picked up the phone.

"Uhmmm..."came her reply, she cut the call.

"Pretender, I know deep down you are jumping with joy. You have been looking forward to seeing him since we came out of that tutorial and now here you are pretending as if you don't care" Ameera said