Our Fate

Chapter 11

As soon as the flight alighted down, passengers came down from the plane, and after receiving their loads. Basma was the first to sight their cousins and she pointed at them.

"Oh my Goodness! I never knew I miss you girls so much" Zainab grin immediately they approach them

"We miss you too girls" Rahma said hugging them back.

"How was the flight? We miss you all fa." Murja asked.

"It was fine dear, we miss you too."

"Now let get going, mum is waiting for you girls, and daddy is back too with Ya Zain." Zainab inform.

"Oh my Ya Zain, is back? Let go please" Mardiya exclaim and they went to the car.

As soon as they get home, Basma was the first to descend down from the car while the girls tail behind.

"Aunty we are back" they all chorus dramatically while aunty zulaiha came down from her room.

They all hug her happily. "We miss you Aunty, and we miss your hand made cook" Rahma said.

"Awwwn just tell me you only miss my cooking" she teased. And they laugh at that.

"Now you all should go upstairs and take a shower and pray before coming down for dinner." Aunty Zalaiha said.

"Yes Aunt" with that they all went to the room. Basma and Mardiya went to murja's room while Rahma went to Zainab room as usual.

After taking her shower, she change into boubou gown, before saying her prayer and making some supplication. She folded the prayer mat when she was done. And went to check if her sisters were still around.

She open the door and met the room empty, so she was sure there already at the dining room.

Getting there, the aroma of egusi was the first thing that get into her nose. Her stomach grumble and she quickly sat down while murja pass her a wrap of pounded yam.

She unwrap it into her plate and fetch the egusi soup that was beside her inside a bowl.

"God! it been long I ate this, walahi this is my best meal here so far" Rahma complimented.

"I don't think this will even be enough for me, please Murja pass me another wrap from there, let me put half of it." She said and cut half into her plate.

"Did you pound it?" Mardiya asked.

"Keh pound what? We use the machine my dear, and mum made the soup because of you people" Zainab said

"Wow that great" Basma complimented.

"Are my eyes deceiving me this evening or what? Who am I seeing here" he asked coming toward them at the dining.

"Ya Zain!" Mardiya and Basma, both called.

"Oh my girls, how are you" he asked, pinching their cheeks.

"We are good, we heard you're back" Mardiya said.

"Yeah I came back four days ago." He said, sitting beside Rahma who was still busy with her food.

"Miss foodie! Can you turn at least to notice my present?" He said jocularly.

"Walahi Zain stop calling me that or else my husband is going to kill you" she warn, trying hard to keep a straight face.

"Oh she just want to tell me she's getting married this week. That so bad you know

"While you better go and get marry too" Rahma retort.

"I'm still waiting for my wifey to be done before we settle down." He said.

"Sannu Mr wifey, you better get ready or I'm going to arrange you with one of your cousin, you know there many" Aunty Zulaiha said to his son before occupying there seat with her husband.

"Mum have told you severally about this arrange marriage I don't like it" Zain groan on his seat.

"While maybe that what is about to happen soon." She said.

"Good evening Uncle" The girls greeted.

"Evening how are you all? and how was your flight back?" He asked calmly.

"We are fine, and our flight too was okay," Rahma said.

"That good. Rahma I heard you're getting married this week" Alhaji Hashim asked.

"In Sha Allah Uncle" She respond tucking her head low.

"That very good, I wish you an everlasting marriage life in advance," Alhaji Hashim beam.

"Thank you uncle" with that been said, Rahma calmly walk out of the dining room and wash her hand before returning back to the room.

When she check the time, it was already pass 8pm. So she walk into the bathroom and made her ablution then said her prayer.

As soon as she was done, she change into pajamas and lay on the bed, waiting for sleep to over take her when her phone start to buzz.

She pick it up and after checking the ID, it was Hadiza ladan who was calling her so she pick.

"To what did I owned this call for this evening?" She asked teasingly.

"You wish! Anyway stop hyping yourself like I miss you. How was your flight? Are you back to Minna?" She asked.

"Oh just tell me you do babe. My flight was good Alhamdulillah, and no I'm not yet back, I'm still in Abuja."

"Are you even serious at all? Your wedding is this week, tomorrow is Monday and you're still telling me you're not back, when will you have time to do your body repair and other things?" Hadiza asked.

"Calm down babe, we just arrive this evening and you know the road is very bad, our Aunty will not even let us return back today because it was already late. We will come back as early as possible tomorrow In sha Allah. Please inform Amina sarki, Aisha Idris and others about next tomorrow program. It will be starting by 9am."

"In Sha Allah, I will inform them" she said.

"Thank you"

"Have you heard from Khadijah sulaiman?" Hadiza asked.

"Yeah we communicate over there. She will be arriving that next tomorrow with a make up artist from Lagos. The artist will stay over till after the wedding" she inform.

"Everything has already been taken care of and the body repairers too, they will arrive tomorrow from Kano.

"That good then, till we meet next tomorrow. Goodnight latest Amariya in town" she teased before ending the call.

"Silly girl." She said before drifting off too.

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The next morning, they wake up as early as possible. Said their fajr prayer and help with the house chore before taking their bath.

Standing next to the mirror was Rahma, looking at her headgear before draping a matching veil to her Ankara dress. She look beautiful with the skirt and blouse she wore. It been more than a weak she wore one.

Checking her make up one last time on the mirror, she dash out of the room to meet her sisters in Murja's room.

"Girls how did I look?" She asked turning around.

"You look beautiful Ya Rahma, the clothe fit you well." Murja complimented.

"Awwwn thank you darling!" She reply walking in.

"Why are you complimenting her? When she has a husband to do that?" Zainab asked.

"And why won't she compliment me when my husband is not here? You jealous?" Rahma asked tonguing at her.

"Jealous my foot. By the way I saw the gift you girls brought for us, Oh my God! I love the gown, I'm going to wear it for the walimat." Zainab giggle.

"Whatever!" Rahma said and wave a hand.

"Me too I'm going to wear my, that day, on Thursday right, Thank you so much" Murja said hugging Rahma.

"Awwn you welcome darling, I hope it fit your body perfectly?" She asked.

"Yes it did" she respond.

"Ain't you gonna asked me that too" Zainab feign hurt.

"Durr. Hope you girls are ready? We are leaving this morning." She said to them since their also going with them today.

"Yeah babe we are. Just left with the breakfast, let go to the downstairs" Zainab gesture.

"Where is Mardiya and Basma?"

"Basma still in bathroom, while Mardiya should be downstairs with Ya Zain" Murja inform.

"Basma with one hour bathing. Let be going then. Basma you better don't take forever in there, we are leaving now hurry up" she warn before ambling out of the room to the down stairs.

They met Zain and Mardiya laughing at something they don't know about. "I thought you girls will take forever before coming down for breakfast" Zain said.

"So, what your business if we do? You going to finish all the breakfast?" She asked folding her hand on her chest.

"Am not a foodie like you, I will still spare them for you! Heck even sacrifice my for you" he said.

"I hope you get a foodie as a wife then so you will know what exactly Mrs foodie is" Rahma retort.

"Trust me she's not gonna be so. I pity your husband when you're pregnant, your kitchen store will be times two of when you're like this. I wonder were your food is getting into, not this your tiny body" Zain tease.

"Zain I'm so going to kill you right at this minute" she said and throw a pillow at him." And you better let my husband be, before I squeeze that mouth of yours." She warn pointing a finger at him.

"As if you're not the one that ate two and a half wrap of pounded yam yesterday imagine" She retort back.

"That because am a man babe, I need muscle to be fit and healthy, while girls crush" He wink at her.

"Oh please, spare me that trash, I already pity your wife that will spend her entire day in the kitchen" she said and was about to add something when Aunty Zulaiha interrupted.

"Must you always be a cat and rat at the sight of each other? Can't you both tolerate each other for a minute" Aunty asked after listening to their exchange word from afar.

"Aunty he was the one that started it fa, imagine calling me a foodie" Rahma complain.

"Then call him a glutton, I'm sure he deserve the name more than anything. Now come and have your breakfast, don't mind him" Aunty Zulaiha said holding her hand.

"Mum!" Zain whine, storming his leg onto the marble floor. Muttering some word internally.

"See how his behaving like a baby" Rahma said and laugh heartily at him then tongue out.

"That remind me, Rahma thanks for the shoes, it beautiful and has quality, Basma brought it to me yesterday, but when I came to check on you girls only Mardiya was awake you were already asleep in the other room." She said.

"Aunty is okay, I hope the shoes size you" she asked.

"Of course it did, I was even surprised and wanted to asked how you girls know my size."

"We called Zainab and confirm from her" she said.

"Awwn thank you girls I really appreciate" she said warmly before they ate their breakfast.

"You welcome Aunty.

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Finally everyone was set and were about to get into the car. Aunty Zulaiha wish them a safe trip and promise to arrive next tomorrow.

Zainab was inside Rahma's car with their driver while Murja, Basma, and Mardiya were in Zainab car with their driver too.

Zain came out of boys quarters and saw his cousin and sisters already leaving, so he walk toward the car. " Hey Amarya is already leaving" he asked with a caring tune now.

"Yes glutton, you better don't missed my wedding for anything" She warn.

"Yes miss foodie I won't missed that for the world you know, I have to be there to advise your husband on how to always store your kitchen with a lot of food" he said and earn a knock on his head.

"No wonder Mardiya told me you can't do without a knock, I just hope our dear husband to be doesn't get that often as well" he teased and they all laugh before promising to be arriving on Thursday.

"Good for you bye, take care Mr glutton"

"Safe trip miss foodie" he teased back and the driver drove out of the mansion.

"Murja and others didn't even wait for us" Zainab said.

"I'm sure is Basma that urge them to be going so they will arrive before us. She said she has a lot to do today immediately they arrive." Rahma said.

"No wonder. Halima yusuf wanted to even visit today" Zainab said.

"Oh halima! I'm sure she will be angry if she knew I was in Abuja and didn't visit her.

"Yes I told her we will be leaving to Minna today while she promise to be coming on Wednesday before the bridal shower.

"Awwn I can't wait to see her, and the baby" she giggle.