Chapter 6 - Should i be worried
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Ahmed's POV
Another day finished at the office. It was so crowded on the train but I just couldnt wait to get home. Today was THE DAY. Mum had told me last night that she would be phoning Aunty Sara to officially ask for Aliyahs hand in marriage. The last 10 days had felt like a whole year to me.
Since the day we got back I was waiting for my mum to tell me when she would phone. But I just about managed to keep quiet. I knew how stressed out and tired she was last week when Ali got ill so I knew it was best to wait until she thought it was the best time to ring them.
As I got off the train and walked the short distance to my house I stopped for a second. I couldnt believe it, I was actually whistling. Astaghfarullah I thought to myself what was a doing but I still couldnt keep the smile off my face.
I walked through the door and went straight to the living room where everyone was sitting having the usual evening tea.
I gave everyone salaam and we just sat there having the usual daily chat about how everyones day had been. It was just when I was about to go upstairs to change out of my stiff work clothes and get into something more comfortable when my mum stopped me.
'Ahmed I rang Sara today and officially asked for Aliyahs hand. I could tell they are as happy as we are with this proposal. However she asked for a few days before giving thier answer, which will be yes Im sure, Inshah Allah' mum told me' but beta if there is anything you want to know or maybe anything you want to ask Aliyah, now is the time. They will set up a meeting.
'No mum, I am more then happy already. You already know how I feel, lets just wait for their answer' I said ' ok im going to go change and then it will nearly be time for Isha'.
20 minutes later i was showered and changed, on my way to Masjid. Because of my work I didnt get the chance to pray at the masjid as much as I wanted so I made the most of the Isha prayer.
I got to the masjid early and decided to read some extra prayers to thank Allah SWT for everything that had happened to me recently. Slowly the masjid started to fill up for Isha namaz.
After namaaz I was just leaving the masjid when I heard someone say 'Asalaam Alaikum Ahmed' and turned to see it was my best friend Abdullah.
Me and Abdullah had been best friends since nursery. We were more then friends we were like brothers. We both had been through so much together. He was the one and only person who knew me apart from myself.
'Walaikum Asalaam Brother. How are you and how is your family?? Not long to go now.'
'Alhamdulillah everyone is well. I hope everyone in your family is well too Inshah Allah.'
'Alhamdulillah all is well. I still cant believe it....any day now you will be a dad Inshah Allah...you who is still a big baby' I laughed as he punched me jokingly.
'Ahmed you are making a joke about me after everything I have done for you. Your wife hasnt even arrived yet and your already forgetting your oldest friend' he pretended to act as if he was hurt by my comment.
'Oh brother I was kidding how could I forget what you have done for me, your not just my friend you are like my brother' I told him.
We carried on walking and joking about general stuff like work and football. It was only when we had reached the top of my road that Abdullah looked quite serious.
'On a serious note I am glad I managed to bump into you because I was going to call you anyway. But this is better, atleast I can speak to you and convince you face to face' he said.
'Convince me for what?' I asked worried as I had no idea what he was going to say.
'Well Aliyah is coming to london tommorow. She asked Samaa to ask me to arrange a meeting with you. She wants to speak to you before the final decision is given.'
'Speak to me about what?? I told you and I told my family. I dont care about her past and what happened with her ex fiancee. All I know is that she is a good person and thats all that matters.' I said starting to get abit irritated.
'Look I know you dont care but you have to see it from her point of view. Maybe she cant make an informed decision until she speaks to you direct. Not everyone is like you Ahmed'
'Whats that supposed to mean' I asked him a tad angry.
'Hey dont get angry bro. Im just saying you are content with marrying her without getting to know her but she might need some more information. You can understand why she might want to speak to you direct. Its not a one two day thing. Its marriage Ahmed. You cant expect her to leave her whole life family and everything and just marry you. She has the right to make sure its the right decision'
I listened to what he said carefully and realised he was right.' Sorry bro I didnt mean to get so angry with you. You are right. Cool I will be there tomorrow just text me the details ok. Its jummah tomorrow so I finish early anyway.' I told him.
'Cool will do bro. Anyway gotta go the old ball and chain is calling me' he said quickly shaking my hand ' Allah Hafiz'.
I said Allah Hafiz back and started to walk home, my mood alot different to the mood on the way to the masjid.
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