RIDWAN POV
It's been two days now in South Africa for our Science research trip, it's been amazing, fun and educative i must say, plus we are given a day more to ourselves in order to explore the city a little more before heading back home , my friends and I seized this opportunity to indeed explore and have fun plus also relax from school work, but I couldn't wait to get back home just for one person, Layla, I swear she had been on my mind all these days have been away from home, I can't express how I have missed seeing her and this distance is killing me slowly, I just want to get back home and marry her straight away.
" Hey man, what are you seriously thinking about huh?" Ali called out to me as he starred at me questionably tilting his head a bit. ...we are here at a pub having some drinks and just hanging around. The music is quite high so it's quite difficult to hear, Farouk decided not to come because he says he doesn't enter into this kind of places, well that guy has a serious problem, I wonder why he is taking life so serious.
"Layla man, I Am thinking of her, I really miss her you know, I want to try and be a better man for her. She deserves just the best " I opened up to Ali
"Oh man, you have fallen pretty hard " Ali says to me and chuckle, then looked serious all of a sudden ,and further said.
" Yes, you really have to wed her soon before someone takes her away from you"
What! Any one taking Layla from me? NO, I will never let that happen, I felt my anger risen up
"What the hell man, watch your tongue dude, no one is taking Layla away from me, you hear me" I confronted him in anger
"Hey hey hey man relax, it's Just a conversation we are having here, I was only giving you a fair advice, I mean no harm man, trust me " Ali quickly responded holding up his hands in the air.
"Yhh, ...... K, ....i guess I overreacted a bit but just the thought of losing her scares me to death, God forbid from that happening....its getting quite late, let's head back to our apartment " I calmly said to Ali after gulping down my cocktail drink, it's already night time.
"yhh let's get going " Ali replied then we stood up to take our leave, but before leaving I paid the bar attendant.
The drive to our apartment was not a long one, I pulled over at our apartment after exactly fifteen minutes, then walked to our room. Farouk, Ali and i share one room with three separate beds, Farouk was already asleep when we walked in, and Ali said he was also very sleepy so he went straight to bed too, I also decided to go to bed since the next day would be quite a long one, we are heading back home.
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"Asallamuaikum Warahmatullilahi, AsalamuaAlaikumWarahmatullahi" I woke up to the sound of Farouk and Ali's voice, they had just finished praying fajr after they said their salam in the last sitting (Rakat /Prayer) . I went straight into the washroom to take my bath and got ready since we were told the bus will be leaving to the airport by ten in the morning... After I was done bathing i walked back into the room.
"Hurry guys, we don't have all day " I snapped at them because they seem so relaxed laying on their beds.
"Hey take it easy man, there's still enough time to get ready, it is only six o'clock in the morning, besides you know we are not girls who keep that long dressing up " Farouk replied back to me with a smirk on his face
I suddenly felt something soft hit my hand, it was a pillow which Ali had just thrown at me. " I know why you are in such a hurry to go home... Layla, Layla, laylaaaa " Ali says to me in such a teasing way as he laughed out loud and ended up using Layla's name as a song, Farouk couldn't help but also join in the laughter with Ali and I stood there like a fool, grinning from ear to ear, just the call of her name appeases my heart. God what has this girl done to me? She has indeed cast a love spell on me which I don't want to ever be set free from because it makes me so happy.
"Hey okay, enough with the teasing guys and please go get ready, " I finally gathered the courage to speak.
Farouk took the lead to the washroom, then after he was done and came back, Ali went in. Within few minutes, he also walked back in well cleaned, after dressing, we went out to have breakfast in a nearby restaurant then headed back to our apartment to prepare for our flight back home.
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HIS LAYLA ( #COMPLETED)
Fantasy"NO!!!!" my mom screams out so loud and fainted right at the spot. I stood still, unable to move, i feel i am suffocating, am i also dying, NO this cant be happening , my dad was in tears as he stood up from his seat accompanied by the two police me...
