Fallen. (Series of Dairies of a Royal Book 1).

|7|- The Wedding Dinner.

~Live your life according to your plan.~
                                                      ~Zahra.
Dinner Time.
The Royal Palace Kano.
Layla's POV.

We arrived in Kano around 5:00pm. People came to see the new bride. I am the new bride which is weird to me. I am still yet to digest it. I am in Aunty Sadiya's side. Maryam came to see me with her own group of friends. I was the hottest gist in Kano.  It was after Magrib and I had prayed Magrib just waiting for Isha to roll in which is in ten minutes.

Anisa came towards me. "Go and perform ablution." She said. I stood up and I went to perform, after perform Anisa started with my hair we were the only ones in the room. We prayed Isha and she did my makeup.

She got my red gown with it's long cape. I wore the gown and she put my crown like headtie on my head with my matching heel. Kiki and Maryam came in later. Maryam helped me in putting on jewelries on me. Kiki snapped pictures of me as I walked down the small stairs to the main living room. Almost everyone had gone off to the venue.

"Ya Mukhtar is coming." Maryam said sounding excited. She was dressed in a purple gown with her matching shoes and head tie. Anisa too was wearing something similar to maryam's. Kiki was wearing a purple shirt as well.

Yarima Mukhtar entered the living room dressed in a black kaftan with baban Riga with golden embroidery and Zanna Bukar cap. He was scenting of oud. "Is everyone ready?" He asked. I nodded my head. "Yes." I said. "Let's go then." He said. "Wait, pitcures first." Kiki said. We posed and she snapped pitcures. 

"Now please place your one hand around her and Layla put your hands on his shoulder." She said. I froze up when his arm came around my waist, I placed my hands on his shoulder as I turned to look at him. He smiled at me and his dimples winked out at me. I smiled back as she snapped and I heard awwn's. "Ya Salman look at them fah."

I turned my head and I saw Salman standing beside Maryam."Gaskiya kam. Come let's get you married too." He said and I laughed and detached myself from Yarima Mukhtar. "Gaskiya not now." She said as Amiss and her assisted me with the cape. We walked to the cars. They assisted me into the car. "You fool if you like don't dance." Maryam said. I smiled a wild smile at her and I saw a flash go off. I turned to Kiki.

"What?"

" You were looking cute." she said and closed the door.

We reached the venue. Yarima helped me out of the car. We entered the venue, people started snapped pitcures which was making me uncomfortable but I smiled at them. We took our seats and the event started.

"I will like the bride and groom to come on the dance floor." The MC said. Yarima and I went to the dance floor." I am not really the dancing type. "DJ please hit us up with a slow song." The MC said.

As the song started playing. I stood and Yarima also stood. We were just looking at each other. Maryam came to me and whisper. "Slow dance with your husband." And she disappeared to Mukhtar's side. She whispered into his ears. He looked at her then me and shook his head. She whispered something again and pointed at a table. He nodded his head. She left and he stepped closer to me and I furrowed my eyebrows.

He held my hands. "Don't do anything just dance with me." He said and he swayed me along with him on the dance floor. The lights were dimmed and fireworks and smoke were all around us. People were cheering and snapping pitcures. He twirled me around and I came back landing square on his chest. "Sorry." He whispered.

"It's okay, I guess." I said as the song ended. We went back to our seats. Dancing in heels is not really comfortable. After everything we were called to cut the cake. I placed my hand on the knife and he placed his hand on mine and we cut cake. We fed each other and we went back to our seat.

After the dinner we went back to the palace. I was taken to my side of the Yarima's Quarters in the palace. "This would be your room, everything is inside, Alright. I have placed a night gown in the toilet for you and everything is ready." Maryam said. I nodded my head. "Thank you." I thanked her as I walked her to the door.

"By the way come closer, I have something to tell you." She said. I came closer and she whispered into my ears. "I am not willing to be aunt so soon, so you know avoid anything illegal." My eyes widen. "Get out. Get out." I said pushing her out.

"Good night." She said and I replied her with a don't forget to pray. I went back inside. Had my bath changed into my long, long sleeved nightie. People might think I will wear lingerie or find one but trust me, I know my friends. Nope I didn't  find anything of that sort. I took out a long hijab from my box and I wore it.

Yarima came into the room. "Ready to pray?" He asked. "Yeah." I said following him to another room. We offered two nafils. His recitation was so Masha Allah. Like it was so nice and heart touching after we made supplications. He looked at me for a brief second before he cleared his throat.

"I wanted you to know that I don't expect much from you really because you are like a younger sister to me and I will like us to get to know each other before we jump into doing our martial duties but I will still care for your needs." He said and I nodded.

"Do you have anything to say like I want this marriage to be more like an arrangement that we are both comfortable with."  He said hinting a bit of British accent. He got put a fresh paper from a bedside drawer with an expensive looking pen.

"We will write down our agreements so that we can be fair to each other." He said. "Okay." I replied. After hearing his side of the agreement, I shouldn't go out without him, maryam or a royal guard. I should be mindful of where I go and things about his do's and don't's. It was my turn.

"I will cook for us." He nodded wrote it down. "I will do the laundry and cleaning of the house, no need for a maid." "I don't mind a co wife but I will like to know her first before you get married to her in case." I said and he laughed.

"Trust me, I am not interested in adding another wife." He said. I looked away. "We won't do the 'THING' till I am ready for it." I said feeling embrassed and awkward. It has been on my mind.

"Okay no problem." He said. I told him my do's and don't's. "I will print out a copy for you so that you remember everything." He said standing up. He held out a hand out to me and I took it. It felt weird but at the same time so right.

" Are you hungry?" He asked and I shook my head. "No I am not."

"Alright, let's get you to bed." He said leading me to my room. "Good night." He said as he stood by the door.

"Good night Yarima." I said as I shut the door. I climbed into bed and turned off the light. It felt weird and extremely out of proportion that I am married at 21. I hugged the second pillow after I removed my hijab. This is going to take a long time getting use to.

My phone vibrated. I picked it up, it was a message from Maryam. "Good night, In law. Matar Yarima." I dropped the phone and I rolled my eyes. Minutes later I was off to dream land.