OUR DESTINY

part 1

Zakiya P.O.V

After 3years of school am finally going for my NYSC very soon I wanted to do my master in the UK before coming back home but my dad didn't agree he said I can do my masters later after getting married since in my second year he and mumy has been pestering me around to bring someone I want to marry well if you asked I wasn't ready for marriage then maybe even now but unfortunately I fell in love with my friend's brother saleem we never talked even once each time he sees me he either keep staring at me without saying anything or just walk pass me while me being the crusher that I am whenever i see him i smile from ear to ear sometimes I feel shy just been around him this guy has made me really crazy I was crushing on him from the moment I first saw him his smile was what caught my attention then his personality and attitude and the way he treats his lil sister masha Allah I must say his good with women I always love seeing him with halima my best friend and his sister we met during our secondary school year and thankfully we did our university together and we both stayed in Abuja my dad isn't that rich I even went to oxford university with a scholarship and with a little help from halima's parents they're quite well to do, I even thought then that baba won't agree but I did my best in convincing him together with mumy and my elder brother umar his my ride or die always there to support and guide me through, he got married when I was in my 3rd year in university his married with one kid Ahmed and his wife balkisu she's a great and nice woman she loved me like her own blood sister and we're really close to each other which I admire more about her than anything she was the first I told about saleem and she advice me not to make it obvious to him or anyone maybe expect his sister since she's my bff he will find out one way or the other I know you all must be wondering who I must be well before I go any further let me  introduce myself

My name is zakiyi IBRAHIM am the second born to my parents I have an elder brother umar and my dad his into small business import and export while my mum hajiya fatima she's a complete house wife yaya Umar his an artichiture his doing well in his own business while am still a student studying law in oxford university I did my secondary school in Kaduna that's when I met halima since then we've been friends due to it was boarding school so we were roommate she's fun to be with lovely caring and supportive but a troublemaker also then her parents use to visit us more than mine used to and we became really close with her siblings Khalifa and nadiya her mum she's a little bit weird she doesn't like me that much well don't ask me how I met saleem yet we will get there soon enough after our graduation I thought my dad was going to get me married because that was his wish since it was remaining a year for me to graduate but thankfully halima's dad came over and talk to him to allow me go to the university and he complained about his financial condition but her dad said he will get me scholarship and even pay  half of the balance he just want me to study further seeing halima she will be all alone there in London with so much convincing from mumy and yaya umar he agreed despite all my uncles were against it but Alhamdulillah we plan Allah plan and his the best of planners after our graduation we started preparing I was praying for the best out of it each and everytime I pray and Alhamdulillah we went and things weren't that difficult seeing halima was there with me and she's been here oftenly so it was easier for us to settle down and we quite made some friends around our school and our neighbourhood because we stay off campus her dad got us a very nice apartment not far from the school and we turn it into our home I don't even know how to thank her and her parents enough I will always be grateful to them no matter what and whatever it takes in life for me to do for them I will definitely do it without a second thought that was a promise I made until I met saleem.

It was our graduation day when me and halima dressed in the same ball gown golden with a bit of red on it and masha Allah we both looked stunning yaya umar came with his friends and halima's siblings came also her dad came but late I called my parents they both wished me luck even though I was unhappy that they couldn't make it but I was glad someone who cares about me equally like his own daughter came he was like my second father I feel so blessed and Alhamdulillah after the graduation our class set booked a hall so we could party I hate parties but it was our Last day in school we danced had fun snap memorable pictures moments yaya Umar's friend kabir was overly friendly with me but I didn't take it to be something I was also friendly with him we even exchanged numbers and at first I thought it was just because of yaya Umar or something casual but no he was more interested than just friendship I couldn't say I wasn't interesting because I wasn't dating anyone then but still I didn't give him the impression to feel or think like he has a chance with me I told him that I needed to further my studies before any serious relationship instead of being understandable he was acting like he was my boyfriend or husband to be I wasn't happy with the whole situation but I let it go it wasn't like I wanted to have any serious relationship so I was fine that time my only aim was to study hard and become the best barrister and make our parents proud both me and halima our first year was a little difficult trying to cope with their ways of studies and the people around but still we managed it really well and made some few lovely friends sam, sarah and Steve they were not judgemental non were there looking down on us in fact they showed us around the school environment we hangout together and study together most of the time during weekends we go to cafe or cinema or even have our own small picnic parties at our apartment or park anyone the groupies agreed on we got along really good.

Halima's P.O.V

Becoming a graduate of oxford university wasn't easy but Alhamdulillah done and dusted since we came back I couldn't talk to zakiya I wanted calling her but with the situation on ground I couldn't. My name is halima mansur am the second born to my parents I have elder brother saleem and two younger siblings Khalifa and nadiya my two souls I really love them while yaya saleem love me the most out of them all they feel so jealous most of the Time but I can't help it that things were like that I know you all must be wondering how my friendship with zakiya all started well it was a lovely start and she was my bff very close to my heart I loved her like a sister and my dad treat us equally but things changed when she and my brother saleem started seeing each other I know you all must be curious to know how they met and how things even turned out to be this difficult that I couldn't even help her out mom contact her well I was forbidden by my umma who I can't say no too but I really wished I could help one way or the other but hopefully it's for the best that's my thoughts for now maybe a miracle might happen and the whole situation will change and things will be back to normal just like from the beginning but Allah knows best and we can only pray for the best for now and nothing else to do or say but honestly speaking I really miss my bff we haven't talked for a while now since during our last semester in oxford things just took a new turn that we all didn't expect and never hoped for it to happen I don't know why umma thought it was necessary to do all these but she's wrong and we will prove it to her one day in shaa Allah

Hello lovies here is my first chapter guess you all must be curious and wondering what happened why it happened and when did it happen well stay tuned and don't forget to vote like or comment keep thinking about the whole situation and let me keep giving you the confusion and challenges thank you