WORTH THE WAIT

Episode 26

*WORTH THE WAIT Episode 26*

           ❤️ *Phateemah Taheer* ❤️

*SALIIH's POV*

Seeing a girl with make-up and seeing a girl's natural face are two different things. I know make up makes girls more beautiful or something, but this girl is more beautiful without make up.

She looked so good with make up that i was scared to approach her, knowing clearly that all that beauty could just be make up, but her eyes , by Allah her eyes were so beautiful.

I probably wouldn't have been able to recognize her without make-up, but her eyes are so distinctive, they carried this Sparkle which i have never seen before. They had so much innocence and peace, looking at them alone made me feel lost. I look at her and i zone out of space, into a world of solace and salvation.

I have always been asked how i ll know the right girl when i see her, my reply has always been i don't know, but i ll know when i see her....I look at her and i just know...I just know its her.

"Saliih please muyi addua (lets pray".....a friend of Ahmad said.

We prayed for the newly weds and all got up to leave....."I think we should drop these ladies at home, wouldn't be manly to let them be on their own by this time"......one of Ahmad's friends said.....In my heart i was like,Alhamdulillah i may get to see where she lives.

"Thank you, but we drove here....thank you for offering"....She said in a voice that melted the dura of my brain....

I got to my hotel room with my knee all weak, i couldn't do a thing...all my brain kept asking was..."What if she has someone?...what if she is engaged????What if she is even married?....Noooo she doesn't look married.....i answered myself"....::

I picked up my phone to call Ahmad to Inquire about the misery girl, but i knew it wouldn't be right to call him on his wedding night.

I dropped the phone and went to sleep, waiting eagerly for  sleep to sweep me away so that i will stop anticipating the rise of the morning sun.

I kept turning on my hotel room bed, i couldn't fall asleep.... An email, was sent to me and i quickly opened it to glance it.... It was from British airways,reminding me of my check in time, 7pm Nigerian time the next day.

"There's no way i can leave without knowing her , i said to myself while sending a message to my ticketing agent for a possible change in date, willing to pay no matter what it might cost me.

I stood up and prayed tahajud almost all night....before finally drifting asleep after Fajr prayer.

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I woke at about a quater past 11am.... I took a quick birth, wore a jean, shirt and a base ball cap and headed to the hotel restaurant on the ground floor to have brunch.

After brunch i called for car hire and called Ahmad on the way....."Ango an tashi ne? (Groom you up yet?)".....I said immediately Ahmad answered the call...

"Yes man, i am. My Cousins came early to bring breakfast to my wife and i as per tradition and haven't left yet"....Ahmad replied.

"I am on my way over, it that ok?".....I asked politely.

"Saliiih, this isn't London, you can come over without asking whether its ok or not...ofcourse you know i'd say its ok even if it isnt"....Ahmad said and we laughed in Unison.

"Ok, i ll be there in twenty minutes give or take"....I said.

"Great, we need to talk about something really important".....Ahmad said and i couldn't agree more.

"See you then".....I said and hung up without waiting for his reply.

The drive to Ahmad's house seemed longer than it had ever been. I kept going through what happened last night, and what possibly could happen, wondering if i would win or lose.

"We are here sir"....The driver said...."oh thanks"....I said as i used my card details to pay for the fare.

"As salamualaikum"....I said immediately Ahmad opened the gate and i entered the compound.

"Waalaikasalam"....Ahmad said while ushering me in.

We got to the sitting room and met Ahmad's cousins, sitting with Nadia and gisting while narrating a movie they were watching.

"Hello, they said to me when they saw me enter"...."Assallamualaikum"....I said as i entered.

"Ina wuni"....they all said as i sat....."Lafiya qalau, ya amarya?".....i asked and they all laughed.

"Amarya sun zo takura miki koh?".....i said and they all laughed again.

"Abokin ango ya gajiyar ku?".....Nadia asked smiling......

"Alhamdulillah ya fama da Ahmad"....i asked....She stood up and walked away blushing without saying a word.

I kept looking at the faces in the room hoping to see her face, but she wasn't there.I was so lost in my thoughts that i didn't even realise when Nadia brought snacks,water and drinks and kept them on the centre table.

Nadia and the girls exited the parlor, leaving Ahmad and i alone and ready to talk.

"Saliih man, i know the kind of person you are, and i know what i am about to propose may not be what you want,but i hope you agree and say yes"......Ahmad said and i hoped, i seriously hoped that it was about the misery girl.

"Yea man sure, whats up?".....i asked with my heart literally in my mouth.

"A person very close to me saw you yesterday, and can't shut up about you....She kept calling me almost all through, i had to switch off my phone to enjoy my wedding night....She sent messages and i told her i'd talk to you....She wanted to come over but couldn't make it because she has an exam today, but i promised her i'd talk to you".....Ahmad said and my heart jumped in joy.

"Really....thats great news...i actually saw someone myself yesterday, infact through out the wedding, and i really wanted to approach her but i couldn't, may be she's the one".....I said sounding excited.

"Well, i hope its mutual...let me check my phone , i think she appeared in one of the pictures the photographer sent to me this morning"....Ahmad said going through his phone.

I sat there with my heart beating a million beats per second...

"Here is a picture she appeared in"....Ahmad said handing me his phone with a picture of two girls on the screen.

"Oh yes, she is the one".....i said smiling....I could never forget those eyes, that small cute round mouth.

"No....that's Aryana, the one with the eyes and small mouth is Aryana, Aseeya is the one who can't shout up about you"....Ahmad said and i felt like i had been stabbed in the heart.

"Wait, its Aryana you are falling for?".....Ahmad said, looking at me in disbelief....I sat there looking at the picture, not knowing what to say, not sure if i should say anything.

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