JAUDAH

CHAPTER 10

It's been weeks since Zain and Jaudah's engagement, both parties were busy preparing for the big day except one person and that's ZAIN. Ummi has been trying to get him involved but he always finds an excuse telling her he's busy with this or that and with that she stopped bothering him.

Hawwar and Khadeejah went on a trip to Dubai for Jaudah's shopping of the kayan lefe (clothing material that the groom presents to his bride, well arranged in traveling bags), IVs were been distributed to friends and family, venues were been booked, decorators, make up artists, photographers, caterers were all booked for the day.

On Jaudah's side the gyaran jiki (skin care) is going on, every necessary thing is in place, her friends were busy with the preparation, her Ammi and aunts were also busy going to the market every now and then, they all want everything to be perfect, they want the best wedding for Jaudah, she's the only female child in the family and they want the best for her.

ZAIN'S POV

I was sitting in my office with a pile of work on my desk but I couldn't even concentrate on what I'm doing, this Jaudah girl is really making me go crazy, I don't know what she wants and why she's doing this but what I know for sure is she will regret ever crossing paths with me, she will regret saying yes to this marriage and she will regret whatever it is she's doing now.

I was lost in thought and didn't know when Akram came in,
"Hey bro, hope you're good? I've been knocking on your door with no response", he said shaking my hands.

"I'm not good bro, I've been trapped with this girl, there's no way out for me again other than to marry her", I said disgruntled.

Akram sighed looking at me with pity in his eyes which I hate.

"Don't look at me like that", I grumbled

"Like how?", he inquiried

" Forget it", I dismissed

He didn't nag me about it instead he said

"Why don't you let your mind be at rest, this girl you are about to marry is a teenager, a 17-year-old girl to be precise.."

"Soon to be 18", I rectified

"She will be 18 under your roof dude, you can simply control her the way want, send her to school, make her the woman you want, you want an educated wife? Send her to school. You want a wife with an hour glass body shape? Then she is the one", he said.

Fascinated by his last words I asked " and how did you know the type of body shape she has?",

"I saw her picture, Fareeda showed me her pictures the last time I visit Ummi", he shrugged

"Well what if I tell you that I don't feel anything for her?", I asked

"With time you will learn to love her", he said

" I don't think so, this girl we are talking about is not my type, I don't want her, I don't love her, I don't want to be with her, she's too young and too childish for my liking, she doesn't have the qualities I want in the woman I want marry, I can't see her as my wife, I just can't, there is no way I'm relinquishing my life to her, no way", I replied.

Sighing Akram said "well best of luck on what you are planning on doing to this girl, I hope you don't regret this later in life", and with that he changed the topic to how his sister is crushing on Khalifa.

Akram, Khalifa and I have been best friends since high school, we played soccer, tennis and all kinds of game together, we were so close that you can call us the inseparable. Akram has always been the gentle one amongst us while Khalifa was naughty the one, always flirting here and there, and me, I'm always the serious one, we went to university together where I studied architecture, Akram studied Medcine while Khalifa studied banking & finance. Akram is working at cedarcrest hospitals Ltd. While Khalifa is currently the MD of Sterling bank, don't be surprised because in Nigeria everything is all about connections and with Khalifa's Dad being a politician getting a job in Sterling bank and becoming an MD in less than two years is nothing.

We chatted a little more before Akram got a call from the hospital and has to leave, after he left I sat and thought about all he said regarding Jaudah but I don't think I could do any of the things he said, the only thing I can assist her with is her education and after that nothing else.

JAUDAH'S POV

In three weeks time I will be married to Zain, to say I am nervous is an understatement, I don't know what will become of me after this marriage, will I be able to overcome my fear? Will I be seeing a therapist again? Will I be going through another sessions of therapy? Will my parents and other siblings find out after my marriage? For sure Zain will find out but will he inform my parents? What will they think of me? Will they find it in their hearts to forgive me? Will they support me when they find out? Will they blame Faruq for helping keep such secret?

There're many questions I don't have the answers to, I'm getting married to Zain for my own benefit, I know I'm not been fair to Zain, I know I'm being selfish but deep down inside me I feel something for him and for that I'm not letting him go, all I wish and hope is that I have a happy married life with Zain even if he doesn't love me.

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