Impersonating her sister

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Hey loves!
What are we grateful for?
There are countless blessings that Allah has bestowed on us, from our Ability to see , to talk, being alive and a  whole lot!
So let's say "Alhamdullilah" 10 times!
Let's show Allah how grateful we are for the blessings of life.
Jazakumullahu Khairan ❤️

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Today, Saif Yusuf wore his best outfit to go visit the sweetest and cutest being on earth,Najmah.
She shines like the glistening stars in the sky, living up to her name. He wants to make her his, but she has been resisting, saying she's too young. He agrees though, since she just recently graduated from secondary school.
He parked his car outside the gates and took out his phone to call her out.
She will be going to Abuja for her registration into Nile University the next day, early in the morning, hence the hasty decisions to meet up.

"Hey darling ...I'm waiting outside "he said, immediately she picked up.
"Just a minute" she said softly before ending the call and hurriedly throwing her brown hijab,which covers her petite frame up to her feet.

She held it up as she rushed out of her room and skipped down the stairs hurriedly,telling her mom who was in the kitchen, that she needs to collect a message outside.

Najmah walked across the large compound of the palace with quick strides towards the gate, not noticing Nana, her step sister ,glaring at her from her room balcony

An oblivious Najmah greeted the uniformed guards, some dogarai and the gatemen before she made it outside.

She took small steps towards the camry parked just two houses away from theirs.

Saif saw the adorable girl approaching so he unlocked the door, with a huge smile plastered on his face.
"Assalamu Alaikum...Ina wuni" she greeted shyly as usual, as she settled in the front seat, looking down at her small hands. The AC as usual was on and the car smells like Saif.
Najmah wasn't comfortable with this, seating in his car alone. She would usually take her younger sister, Nadia along, but she has left for islamiyya.

"Waalaikumussalam darling...lafiya Alhamdullilah, where's Nadia?"
Saif asked, noticing the absence of the little girl .

"She's left for islamiyya" Najmah said, as she fiddled with her fingers.
Saif was so tempted to reach out and entwine her tiny, soft looking hands with his, but he knew she wouldn't allow it, so he reached out to the backseat and took the shopping bags that contained different types of chocolates and candies and dropped it on her lap saying
"Here you go...for Nadia"

She looked up at him for a millisecond, before looking back down, a shy smile spreading across her lips, making her dimples pop.

"She can't accept it. But thank you " she said in a tiny voice, as she clutched the handles of the shopping bags.

Saif knew the struggle he goes through before she accepts his gifts. She's always reluctant about it. So he just dropped the topic for now.

"Okay love. So are you anticipating going to university ?" Saif asked focusing on the cutie before him. He cannot imagine her being in a university like Nile. She's too young and vulnerable for an environment like that. But who was he to argue with her dad on his decision.

Najmah again, felt heat creeping up her neck at the endearment Saif used to address her. He liked to make her flustered.
She realized she was yet to answer his question hence, she formulated a reply depending on her thoughts. On one hand she wasn't looking forward to university, especially one like Nile that she knew she wouldn't fit in. But on the other hand she wanted to have a little experience of how the outside world feels.Being free, having friends and all that.