Lovable Zainab

chapter 48

Chapter 48

Zainab's POV.

Today is my wedding day! The day I officially become a wife. I'm I nervous? Yes of course but the hunger I feel surpass my nervousness.

Just because I'm a bride doesn't mean I should be starved. I believe there's nothing like bride dieting it's just something my sister Amina came up with to torture me. Just yesterday we did the bridal shower hosted by Fatima since she's also a bride can you imagine that I got the smallest piece of cake. I mean me Zainab had the smallest piece of cake.

Oh I'm so going to show them that I can't be starved. I'm going to sneak out of the house and get real food but I'll be back before the officiating of the wedding.

I wore my long hijab that was sweeps ground and put on a  niqab I took from my stepmom without her permission. I don't want any one to recognize me because they'll stop me from going out.
I could easily send Maryam and she would gladly sneak in  junk food for me but I just wanted to have a taste of the freedom of being single one last time.

I successfully got of the house that is now filled with relatives and their children. I have been suffocating silently in the house for the past one week and now I can finally breathe. Being a bride is not easy. They try to make you beautiful. They don't let you bath yourself and everyone teases you, worst one is they control what you eat.

I walked to the woman selling akara balls. God knows I need a good meal. I order the amount I needed and waited for her to serve me. She eyed me suspiciously first before serving me.  I handed her the money for the akara and left there to find a quiet place where I can sit and eat peacefully. Then I remembered Kauthar her place can't be far away so I made my way there.

Kauthar brother Nazir sat at a nearby shop purchasing some beverages so I walked up to him.

"Nazir." I called when I got closer to him.

"Huh."

"Its me Zainab." I said raising my niqab up he could see my face.

"Zainab." He gasped. "Whaaat are yuuuu doing heree!" He drawled.

"I want to eat food." I cried out.

He looked at my hand and then shook his head in amusement. "Aren't you getting married today?"

"Yes I am." Wait he didn't slur he made a whole sentence without slurring. "You talked normal."

"It happens someeeetimes." And he's back at it again. "I hope yuuuu are nnnnot planning to ruuuunn awayy?".

"No I'm just hungry and I needed to get out I'm not used to all the special treatment I'm receiving." I took a sit on bench I saw and he also did.

"Kinda looks like you are having cold feet." He said speaking normal this time.

"No I love Yusuf. I'm just.... I don't know."

"I'm going drop you home let me get my sister because if they see both of us coming together that will suspect a scandalous accccttttt." He slurred the last Part.

"Ok." I agreed hoping no one will notice I'm gone

Kauthar and Nazir took me home. I bid them goodbye and snuck back to my room where Amina attacked me with questions which I answered because I finally had strength to.

Two hours  later I was officially married to Yusuf.  I was a wife....

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The next day the reception took place. I and Fatima were escorted to the venue by my sisters, some cousins and friends which includes Judith, Kauthar and so many people.