Our Fate

Chapter 7

Immediately the driver alight the car into the parking space of Aunty zulaiha husband mansion. They all came down from the car and was immediately welcome by two maid who came to help them with their trolley inside.

"Welcome ma," they both greeted.

"Thank you! Is Aunty home" Rahma asked.

"No ma, but she will be back soon," One of the maid reply and they all went inside.

"Oh my God!" Murjanatul exclaim before engulfing them into a hug. "I can't believe my eyes, you're all in Abuja today" She grin dramatically.

"Stop making it sound as if we've never been here before" Mardiya said.

"Whatever! Ya Rahma please come inside, you need to shower and come down for  lunch, you must be tired from the road journey, especially that of your state own" She said.

"Basma, I think we should gently do the same and come down for lunch, since is only Ya Rahma that is welcome." Mardiya said jocularly.

"Of course, Amarya has to be treated like an egg for now you know" Murjanatu Added.

"Please you all should come inside" She said and lead them to her room.

"What about Aunty and Ya Zainab?" Basma asked.

"Oh they will be back soon, Ya Zainab went to make her hair while mum, I didn't know where she went to, though she asked us to prepare food and keep, that you're all on your way coming."

"I feel relax now, after shower" Rahma said immediately she came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her chest firmly."The road is one of the reason why I don't like travelling wallahi," Rahma complain.

"The road is terrible, especially to bida, that why anytime mum is going I always make excuse of having test" she scrunch up her face.

"Murja bida is fun oh" Mardiya said.

"Like you're free to go anywhere, have fun even in the night you can go out of the house without been question." Basma added.

"You guys should hurry up and shower fa I'm hungry" Rahma said to Mardiya who just stood up to enter bathroom.

30minute later, they were at the dinning table. Everyone eating their food peacefully as silent consumed them all. Zainab walk into the living and her eyes darted toward the dinning room, were she saw her cousins eating peacefully.

She practically ran toward them and engulfed Rahma into a crush bounding hug. "Amarya!" She exclaim."Mardiya, Basma! How are you both? It been long"

"Yes fa, ya zee! It been long. We are fine." Mardiya said.

"You better stop calling me that before I descend on you, and release me this minute before I choke on my food"Rahma warn jokingly.

"Babe, forget that, you know that shall be your name as for now. The latest Amarya of October" she tease.

"Yes fa, Ya zee tell her, maybe she need to hear that from you more often for her to believe it." Basma said.

We heard you went to make your hair" Rahma asked Zainab who was already eating from her plate.

"Yeah, before making the bridesmaid own you know" she said and wink at her before biting a piece of pepper chicken.

"We wanna make this wedding the best ever babe, I hope we already have a wedding planner" Zainab asked.

"Basma want to be the planner" Mardiya said.

"Oh that make more sense, I trust basma with that. Please make it extravagant we need to spend a lot of money that day" Zainab added.

"Sure, that what I'm good at" Basma said and they high five before going to the living room.

"Seem I have to excuse myself for now. I haven't speak to my fiance since we arrive here." She said and stood up.

"Well done, miss fiance Our regard to him"

"Sure he will get it" She said. Immediately she turn, she saw Aunty zulaiha walking toward their side with a smile spread on her face. She quickly ran and hug her before others also came and do the same.

"Ah ah Amarya, you're looking beautiful!" She exclaim. And turn to the sisters" Mardiya, basma how are you? She asked pinching their cheeks.

"We're good Aunty," they said.

"And how was the journey? I know it most be hectic. Have you all eaten?" she asked genuinely.

"Yes Aunty it was, and yes we have eaten. Was just relaxing" Rahma response.

"That good, are you all okay with the food or will like to eat something else" Aunty Zulaiha asked.

"No Aunty we are feed up, already thank you" Mardiya reply.

"Okay, let me go and take some rest please" she said to the girls and walk upstairs to her room while Rahma trail behind her and went to Zainab room also.

After realizing it was even time for Asr prayer, she enter the bathroom and made her ablution. Coming out of the bathroom she lay a praying mat on the marble floor and check Zainab closest for a hijab and  She said her prayer immediately she saw one and supplicated when she was done before folding the mat neatly back on it place.

She stood up, and fish her phone out of her bag. Clicking on it as usual she saw his message.

Some times, when I'm all alone at work and busy,

'I close my eyes and think of you,

and the thought of your love, warms

me inside and make me smile. I love you Rahma!'

From your Nur

The joy of being the person making him smile warm her too, she can never trade his love for anything. She love him so much that even the word hurt her. She smile like a teenager in love rereading his message again. And for the first time in their relationship, she felt like replying him back today, she felt like letting him know what she feel at the moment especially after seeing his message. So she click into reply button and type.

'Heart Can Skip Beats for a While,

Memories can be kept in a file,

A desert can replace the Nile,

But

Nothing could stop a smile that spread on my lips when your name appears on my cellphone. I love you too my Nurul_Hayati'

From your lady!

And she hit the send button. Her heart racing like a marathon. Her phone started buzzing only to see Aliyu calling her. she pick it up.

"Oh Ya Rab! Rahma please tell me I don't have an eye sight problem, tell me what I saw was actually by you. God you just so full of surprises" Aliyu said happily.

"Yeah I was the one and no you don't have any eye sight problem. And guess what?"

"What is it, Rahma?" He asked, given all his full attention to her on phone, after all he has even close from work. Just packing some stuff inside his suitcase before calling it a day.

"Uhm I'm in Abuja!" She said, more like a whisper.

"You're in what? Oh my God! Just tell me you're only trying to pull my leg, remember we spoke even this morning" he said disbelieving her.

"Yeah I'm serious, wanted to surprise you!" She said.

"Damn it! You surely win, because I was so surprise, even right now I can't believe it yet, until I saw you in real Babe. Please send me the address and I will be there ASAP" he said.

After laughing herself out she reply"Sure I will" she said and click the end button. Then send him the address.

She drop her phone on the bed and went back to meet her sisters at the living room.

"What are you girls all talking about behind me?" She asked immediately she sat beside Murjanatu on the same sofa.

"Hey lover girl, you done with your man?" Zainab asked.

"Whatever! So enlighten me about what you girls are talking about" she said

"You know, we are planning your wedding, and the event we want to do"Mardiya said.

"Oh! You all are trying hellbent on making my wedding look memorable" she said.

"Now tell me what and what you girls planning to do?" She asked.

"Bridal shower, Nupe day and dinner" basma said.

"You surely know I'm not gonna do that"

"You will not do what Rahma?"Aunty zulaiha asked, coming from the dinning room as she head the girls.

"Aunty imagine this girls asking me to come and do Nupe day" she complain.

Her aunt chuckle before asking her again"And you don't want to do it?"

"Yes Aunty, It should only be bridal shower without even dinner" she suggest.

And all the girls gape at her like she has just grown two horns on her head or she don't exactly know what she's saying.

"Ya Rahma you surely know it not so gonna happen right? I mean we don't want to have a wedding more like a naming ceremony fa" Basma was the first to speak up.

"Please tell her, see Rahma I understand if you don't want to include Nupe day is okay, but for the rest you don't have a choice" Zainab said.

"Aunty please is it by force?" She asked facing her Aunt who was just quiet observing all they were saying.

"It's not really Rahma, but one thing about marriage, is that it's once in a life time. You only choose to make yourself happy and make it memorable. Okay!"

"Yes Aunty, thank you very much" she said.

Samson, their security men walk in and after greeting them. He inform Rahma that she has a visitor waiting for her outside the mansion.

"Innalilahi, Aliyu came here and even send the security to inform me his outside? He didn't even feel shy?" Rahma thought to herself.

Zainab fake a cough and immediately Rahma look at her aunt, she felt embarrassed and hide her face.

"Please tell him to come in," Aunty zulaiha said to Samson.

"Yes ma'am" And he walk out.

"Wallahi Aunty, I didn't know he was serious about coming." Rahma defend herself.

"C'mon Rahma, you're not a small kid, I'm not complaining okay. After all I also want to see my niece husband to be in future" Aunty zulaiha added to her first statement.

Rahma hide her blushing face.

"Now go in and change your dress into something decent. This dressing is revealing your shape and we want to safe it for him till after marriage" Aunty zulaiha said and Rahma tap her feet on the floor grumbling.

And they all laugh before she went inside.

Few minute later she descended down from the stairs, clouded in a pitch free gown design with a maroon stone from the neck down, she adjusted her maroon veil and walk up to them. Aliyu has already occupy were she sat down before, comfortable having a conversation with her aunt and girls, still in his Navy blue suit guess he just came down from work." Rahma thought.

She went and seat closer to her aunt. "Rahma are you not suppose to go and sit with your fiance? This one that you're coming to seat here again" her aunt asked.

"Girls, you all should go back to your and give them some space" Aunty said.

"No don't worry Aunty, I want to borrow your daughter for one hour please" he requested boldly. And that make everyone laugh.

"Okay, as you wish! But it should not exceed that one hour. I trust my daughter in a good hand right" Aunty Zulaiha asked Aliyu who she was already comfortable with.

"Yes ma, it won't exceed and I promise to bring her back safely." He chuckle. And turn to the girls" I'm sorry I have to take your sister out for one hour" he wink. And they all gave him a thump up.

All this well Rahma, never thought Aliyu to be this lively and jovial. He was so bold and confident at everything he choose to do.

At the parking space were he park his car, he unlock it and open Rahma side before hopping into the driver seat too and drove out of the mansion.

As soon as they arrive at their destination, they came out of the car and intertwined their hand together before walking into ice cream parlour.

"You know we haven't get to spend enough time with each other and this was the best opportunity to use, I'm glad you came." He said before a waiter brought a menu to the them.

"I'm sure this is going to be the only memory we had before marriage and that why we have to make the best use of it. Within this one hour, I want to spoil you with love and happiness."

"So what did you came to do in Abuja?" He asked.

That was when Rahma was able to talk again, ever since they were in the car and even arrive here she has only been staring at him, she couldn't believed she's getting married to this handsome man sitting in front of her with eyes full of admiration and love. "We're going for shopping in Dubai tomorrow" she said.

"Wow! For our wedding right" he asked grinding.

"Maybe" she said.

"Rahma I love you!" He said, squeezing her hand gently.

"I love you too Aliyu" she said. And the waiter return with a tub of ice cream with burger and shawarma.

"And who eat both burger and shawarma at the same time?" Rahma asked.

"Well maybe we will start today" Aliyu respond. And they laugh before taking a bite.

And just as promise, he spoiled her with love and happiness, within the one hour limited he was given they had a lot of fun and catching up before taking her back home safely just as he promise.

"Our next outing shall not have a limit time, and I can also kiss you freely" He whisper to her ear given her all the goose bump as he open her side door.