Yaccine's POV
If only I had listened to Amne, now she's deep asleep and I'm up to trying to watch a movie. If I'm being honest Fàànilè was better than what I expected, we are having so much fun thanks to Salman and the Queen, she's made sure we never lack anything. I sincerely think before I leave for Maiduguri I'll weigh 5kg extra. I looked at Amne sleeping peacefully beside me and I feel like I wanted some ice cream so I decided to go to Hadjo's main kitchen to get some. I walked silently to the kitchen only for me to stop in my tracks, what I saw made me stop it's the crown prince I mean Kamal in all his manly glory.. I decided it's best not to face him now so I hid behind the kitchen doors.
The way he abruptly turned told me he heard the noise I made, but he pretended not to attend to it or he thinks it's nothing. I watched him like a hawk, he moved from the back sliding door to the fridge with so much grace, I silently watched as he picked a bottle of water from the fridge and walked to the kitchen table, he was wearing black sweatpants and an armless Hilfiger tee, I still watch as he proceeded to remove his tee, I gulped and still didn't take my eyes off him. Damn! He has an amazing body, he's literally a greek God but of course what was I expecting? He's in the army for goodness sake. Can someone please drag me from here? I know It's haram what I am doing but I can't help it. This guy is too much, I swear I feel like he's flexing his muscles on purpose and I'm here gawking like a little smitten teenager.
"You can come in when you are done ogling you know? better yet take a picture, will you? It lasts longer" Kamal's voice came as a shock to Yaccine.
Oh my Allah can the floor just swallow me 5 ft under now, please.. I turned to run away but decided 'aikin gama ya gama' so I went into the kitchen and ignored him.
"aah okay, so you are ignoring me after checking me out Querida? you hurt my poor heart" he said dramatically
"I am not ignoring you and I wasn't checking you out" she whispered but apparently he heard.
He chuckled and said "it's okay you know, I don't mind since it's my wifey to be.. or you rather another girl check me out?" he asked.
"You know what? I don't care if another girl ogles you but believe she's going to wake up without her eyes the next day" I said and he laughed..
"here thinking you don't care, you do care after all" he winked. I was left speechless for two reasons, I realized he was flirting with me and 2nd I also realized he has the most beautiful smile I'd ever seen.
"By the way, just know that if it was the other way round and some guy was checking out what's mine? I'd kill him with one blow. I mean what's mine is mine Querida" He said and walked out of the kitchen.
Oh the nerve of him, he called her his she'll be lying though if that didn't leave butterflies in her tummy. What will it feel like to be completely his? In soul and body? Gosh! snap outta it Sainey.. I took out the ice cream from the freezer and a bottle of water and exited the kitchen.
Unknown to her Kamal was lurking in the shadows.. His heartbeat was erratic. This girl won't be the death of him.
The morning Yaccine woke up from the hushed up voices in her room, why was everyone whispering? After saying her morning azkar she stood up and went to take a shower ignoring all the whispering and weird looks they were giving her.
She came out fully dressed from the bathroom and sat on the vanity table, she was drying her hair when Shamsiyya came into the room in a rush
"Ranki dade the crown prince," she said
I stood up and was about to ask if he was okay when he came into the room with a Salam. Ya Allahu, he was wearing his khaki and boots and his shades were placed on his hair.. he looked so mashaAllah! But why is he in his khaki?
"Sorry I came in without a proper notice, I was called back to duty after Subh, I have to be in Marine Corps training depot in Parris Island in the next 14 hours" He spoke
"Querida look at me" he pleaded. I realized I was looking at my feet all this while. I raised up to meet his eyes and I felt tears that I had no idea of threatening to fall and immediately looked down.
"Yaccine" he called.
"Please don't cry, I should be apologizing in fact for not coming to see you as expected of me, I mean we didn't even get to know each other very well. But I promise princess, next time we see each other you and I will have a lot of getting to know each other to do" he smiled
"May Allah protect you and bring you back to us safely in shaa Allah" she replied
"Ameen. I got your number from Amne, I promise when I get the time I'll ring you" he said.
I totally forgot my hair was still dripping wet, and I didn't even use a scarf to cover my hair when he came in.
3rd Person POV
The crown prince was hurting, leaving behind a worried father and a concerned mother isn't easy. He had actually lied, well partially lied. There was indeed training in Parris Island but that was because he was part of the team going on a special mission. Mission Middlebelt... It's considered to be one of the most dangerous missions. It'll hurt him also to leave the princess he has so gotten used to behind. He vowed to come to his family alive. He has to! With the help of Allah.
see you next time
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