Fatima

chapter 4

Fatimah

Finally, am through with my exams, I can sleep in peace.
Tomorrow is Saturday and I'm going shopping for my engagement and wedding. I observed salat istikhara and the result came out positive so I've decided to give this relationship a try, i just hope he will do the same.

The next day my youngest sister, Fakhira came to wake me up by banging repeatedly on my door saying that I'll be late to the mall. We shopped a lot and returned home in the evening just before the maghrib salat. Now I've to observe all the salat we missed and I'm sooo tired and exhausted.

After dinner my told me to go to bed early as the make up artist will be here early tomorrow. I woke up to the sound of my cousins and aunt, then i was bundled to the bathroom to have my bath, then the make up artist came and it all went on and on. When it was 10 a.m. I heard the sound of greetings in the living room which meant that the groom's family were here, i became nervous.

"Fatima, its time to for the engagement, come downstairs", my mum came to take me downstairs. As we approached the living room i kept my gaze on the tiles and allowed my mum and sisters lead me to my seat.
Prayers were said then his mum came to give me my ring, that was when i sneaked a look at him and behold he was the most handsome man I had ever seen. He must have felt my gaze because he turned to look at me but i immediately averted my gaze. Just one look and I'm hitched.

After the exchange of rings we observed the zuhr salat and they left while i returned to my room. My cousins and sisters kept teasing me but i was in my own world.