This is my fate

Chapter 5

Aslam's POV

I have made up my mind that I'll try and put an effort into making my marriage work since I can't disrespect my parents by divorcing her I have hurt them enough I can't do more and its also not tasleem's fault yesterday I asked her if she wanted to work and she said she wanted to go for catering school I have a friend who owns a catering school so getting her in will be easy, we went shopping together yesterday too I still don't know why I went with her I just know I didn't want her going alone and she doesn't have a car yet "she was dressed in a res fitted gown I was waiting for her to go change first before we leave bit she came out with just a veil I couldn't let her go out like that its just for me to see wait want I can't believe I just said that so I asked her to go back in and change or get a hijab which she did and about an hour and half we were done and dusted with shopping I dropped her back at home and left

My dad called me after I dropped Tasleem at home asking me if I could please go pick Noorie at the airport I didn't want to but I said sure "Noorie is my cousin her mom and my dad are siblings right from when we were kids I didn't like Noorie but she keeps following me around I dislike everything about her she claims she's in love with me I keep pushing her away but god she keeps coming back she comes to our house for holidays she calls me and stalks me on social media its so annoying and irritating I can never be with her  I picked her up from the airport not saying a word to her she kept talking an touching me one of the things I hate about her she keeps throwing her self at me "I didn't even look at her I dropped her at home i said hi to her home before leaving not knowing that Noorie followed me in a taxi   getting home the gateman opened the gate we got in my driver then told me he spotted a taxi following us on our way home I got out to check and there was the devil she followed me home is she mad or what "what the hell are you doing here Noorie I asked her with an irritating look oh I heard you got married I came to see who the bitch was she said I hissed and left her there she followed me in, for the love of God please leave me alone Noorie Noorie will never be with someone like you you're just wasting your time I'll rather die than be with you don't you get it I don't want you  I said "Noorie it was Tasleem wait how she knows Noorie but how I was thinking of that trying to figure it out but what I heard next brought me out of thinking Noorie slapped Tasleem and called her a bitch and pushed her to the floor I stepped in front of her "get out of my house Noorie before I end up doing something to you hell I will end up killing you and the next time you lay a finger on my wife I'll make life miserable for you now get out she stormed out not before saying I'll be back be ready to Tasleem who was still sitted on the floor trying to process what just happened how dose she know Noorie I have to ask her I gave her my hand trying to help her up she toke it her hand felt so soft in mine I pulled her with me making her sit on the couch I sat down next to her we were quiet for a while before I finally broke the silence "how do you know Noorie I asked she looked at me before saying she and I are best friends we met in harvard she was studying medicine and I was studying Law we met one or two times at the coffee shop next to school I came to know she was also a Nigerian we became so close that we shared an apartment together I graduated before her she's my best friend I still can't believe she did this to me "Tasleem was in tears when she finished telling me how she and Noorie came to be best friends I don't know why but I pulled her to my chest hugging her she hugged me back still in tears I started rubbing small circles on her back shhhhhhh it's okay she cried herself to sleep still in my arms I picked her up bridal style taking her up to her room I placed her on bed pulled the quilt over her to cover her up because of the cold weather I was about to leave when she held me hand "please don't leave please she begged I don't know why I stopped myself from leaving so I got on the laying next to her I pulled her back into my arms I like the way she feels in my arms it feels like home she didn't resist when I pulled instead she snuggled into my arms more and got back to sleep

No no no no khalil no please don't leave me please khalil no I screamed I felt a hand on me trying to wake me up it was Tasleem "shhhhhhh its okay its okay am here she pulled me to her hugging me I started having a panic attack shhhhhhh and then she started to recite the Quran in my ear I stared to calm down she kept reciting till I finally spoke can you please get me water "okay she said getting up she let go off me it feels empty to be out of her arms she came back holding a glass of water she gave it to me I drank it then dropped the glass on the bed side cabinet "do you want to talk about it she asked me no not today I said laying back on bed she turned off the light laying down next to me but a bit far I couldn't take it so I pulled her next to me

Heyyyy she shook me a little trying to wake me up heyyyy i said trying to get up do you want to pray with me she asked I didn't want to but it felt peaceful earlier when she was reciting in my ears so I said yes we got down from bed she went into her bathroom and I left for mine I came back to find her waiting for me we prayed together for the first time today after two months of being married and it felt good I wouldn't mind doing this from time to time after praying she started reciting the holy Quran I brought out my phone to record her I was still sitting next to her when she was done she got up and dropped the Quran on the shelve in her room then turned to me "are you going to work today she asked No I don't think I can I'll work from home today I said getting back to bed come here I said patting the space next to me she sat down without saying a word I turned her to look at me I know you are still trying to figure out how I also know Noorie well Noorie is my cousin her mom and my dad are siblings, she has been in love with me ever since we were kids but I never liked her I didn't then and I don't now and I never will she keeps following me around she comes to our house when ever she can but I never acknowledge her I thought she gave up when she left for harvard but yesterday I found out I was wrong please don't let anything she says get to you, you are way better than her just ignore her and I'll make sure she doesn't ever come here again talkless of letting her harass you okay I said looking at her "okay she said wiping the tears away from her eye heyyyy don't cry let's sleep I said pulling her to me she laid down putting her head on my chest I played with her hair she fell asleep leaving me to my thoughts I know I was practically forced into this marriage but am willing to make it work now I know I pushed everyone away when khalil died but now I don't want to khalil wouldn't like me doing this to my self its high time I move on I miss my mom I miss how close me and dad used to be and now I have a wife who needs me too so its time I move on I kissed Tasleem on her forehead then closed my eyes to sleep I want a new start to my life a new beginning and a new me I want to be a good son and a good husband to Tasleem she has been putting up with me its time for me to make it up to her she deserves it with everything I do I push her away I give her silent treatment but she still takes care of me now I want to take care of her "I also need to fix my way about my religion it felt good when I prayed today ya Allah please forgive me and guide me through the right part

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