Our Fate

Chapter 10

"Just like yesterday, it been five days already since we left Nigeria and we will be returning back tomorrow "Basma stated.

"So, you don't want us to go back?" Mardiya asked.

"I feel like we should stay for a week more, it too soon" she said.

"Well me and Ya Rahma will take our flight back tomorrow and inform Abba and Umma that you said you are not ready to return back to Nigeria. You know it is as simple at that. " Mardiya utter packing their clothes inside trolley.

"So what about the wedding? Did you expect me to miss it for anything?" Basma asked.

"My dear you can, you know we can still do without you throughout the wedding" Mardiya reply sarcastically tonguing at her.

"Ya Mardiya, I never knew you hate me this much huh!" Basma stated feigning hurt.

"What going on here girls" Rahma asked, coming out of the bathroom with a white towel wrap around her chest.

"Ya Rahma, imagine Ya Mardiya suggesting I should skip your wedding" She said.

"Ya Rahma for Allah sake why can't I say that when she said she wish we can spend a week more here. And I gave her an idea that she should do so and for the wedding we can still do it without her. "Mardiya defend herself.

"Exactly Mardiya you are right. So little sis are you still wishing for it?" Rahma tease.

"You both are not fun, I'm out of here" She said and storm out of the bed.

The sisters laugh at her reaction and Mardiya continue arranging the trolley.

Rahma dress up and pick her phone up then dial Aliyu Number.

"To what did I own this special call this early morning?" He asked dramatically immediately he pick.

"Stop exaggerating as if have never call you before."

"Well is the truth. Did you so much miss me that you could not resist?" He was pulling her leg knowing she's mostly carried away by his tease.

"Nurrr!" She yell groaning internally and tapping her feet unto the marble floor.

"C'mon just tell me you miss me that fine, okay stop hiding it" He said, still trying hard to suppress his laughter.

"God! Nur, why are you so full of yourself, I mean why will you think I will even miss you?" She was trying to get back at him.

"Well it obvious, and I'm full of myself because you bring the best out of me, you make me smile always, and the love I had for you is what making me full of myself. The love is so special and the feelings is just so overwhelming. And again I'm full of myself because I know someone far away from me is missing me so badly that she couldn't even say it out.

"You wish! Nur what can I do with you? You're always rendering me speechless with your word. Can I ever do without you? I guess No. So how are you doing my love? Have you taking your breakfast?"

"I also can't do without you babe. I'm doing good, but I miss you so much that I wish I can just turn from my bed side and see you laying beside me."

"So you're still on bed? Not to even talk of breakfast? You better hurry up and get up before you get late for work" Rahma said.

"Yes  Ma'am! I will do has you said, I still have 40 minute left." He said.

"Then you should use that and get out of the bed this minute before I knock you" she tease.

"I will gladly accept the knock from my heartbeat, after all she will be with me"

"You won't be the dead of me Aliyu" she said and they both laugh heartily.

"So babe, any plan for today? Since you're returning back tomorrow?" He asked.

"Basma suggest we visit another Amusement park today again. Though if it Up to me, I will only sleep and wait till they return with my goody bag" she said.

"You better follow them and create that memory together babe, you know it fun been with them so don't skip it" he advise.

"That why I like this uncle Aliyu Walahi" Mardiya chirp in immediately she over heard his voice.

"Please convince her about it, she has been complaining that she's not going since we wake-up." Mardiya said immediately she snatch the phone from her sister hold.

"Don't worry, she's going with you girls" Aliyu said smiling at Mardiya's word.

"That better, thank you. I even has a complain to lay, both me and Basma are very angry with you," Mardiya said.

"I hope I'm safe ladies, what did I do to anger both of you?" He asked surprising.

"You never asked of us anytime you call Ya Rahma, ah ah is that how life is?" Mardiya asked.

"Ahh you know I can never do that, I always asked of you girls with her and she do tell me you're both fine. Even when I call yesterday I told her to give you the phone but she told me you're both asleep, she's the only one left." He said.

"That true then, sorry for judging you. So how have you been? And how is work?" Mardiya asked.

"Alhamdulillah, everything is fine, just missing your sister,"

"Ahh toh she will soon be back, here she is," she said and hand over the phone back to her sister. "You people will not kill me with your love" she said and left the room to join Basma who was busy watching Kdrama on her system.

"Basma what the tittle?" She asked sitting beside her on the couch.

"Are you a human too. Very interesting you need to start watching kdrama too Ya Mardiya" she said.

"Please spare me, you know I'm not a fan, I rather watch my zee world. Please what for breakfast? I'm hungry" she said yawning.

"I just order for pancake and chocolate syrup with some tea." Basma said.

"I hope they bring it soon, I'm done with packing our clothes inside trolley" Mardiya said.

A knock came at the door and Mardiya quickly went to open it because she was sure it was their waitress that brought in their order.

"Thank you" she said after collecting the tray.

"Wow this make more sense with a chocolate syrup, you know we usually make ours with sausage." Basma said sipping her tea.

"It is. Ya Rahma, breakfast is ready, you don't want to miss it come out" Mardiya inform.

After a minute of ending her call with Aliyu she went and join her sisters and they all ate their breakfast having some little talk and making jest of each other.

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Finally they change the idea of Amusement park to have some tourist around Dubai and after browsing some of the best tourist in Dubai they decide to visit Dubai Aquarium, one of the largest aquaria. Which was located directly at the Dubai Mall they went for shopping.

It is one of the largest walk in Aquaria in the world.

The height of more than eight meters makes it astonishing. The tank also hold about ten million liters of water.

They bought ticket for boat trip with glass bottom. It gave them a better insight into a colourful underwater world. Rahma was scared to feed the sea dweller, she was even scared of the boat trip, only the girls were able to convince her.

"That's the largest world's crocodile you're seeing" The information board said to them.

"Oh my God!" Rahma exclaim from were she hide under Basma back.

"Now you can come out of your hiding spot right" Mardiya asked.

"How old is the crocodile?" Basma asked ignoring her sister.

"King krok is at the age of 40, with over 5 meters long. It has a weight of over 750 kg. In the next few years it will even be bigger and heavier than this" The young man explain.

"Wow, it even older than us" Basma utter.

"Yeah it is. The shark feeding hour has pass, you all could have feed them."

"What, I can't feed a shark!" Mardiya respond in a high pitch making everyone to laugh at her reaction.

"I thought I'm the only scaring being here,"Rahma said still laughing at her sister.

"A special highlight of the Dubai Aquarium is the tiger shark." The information board said.

"Does animals here have any record?" Rahma asked astonishing.

"Yes the space in this aquarium underwater offer 33,000 animals including about 300 sharks and rays" he explain.

"That a lot, this place, truly is a tourist not to missed. We surely experience a lot and has a lot of fun not forgetting my scary sisters here" Basma said while she earn knock on her head.

"Yeah numerous fish, rays and even sharks attract several hundred visitors every day." He said.

"Wow it thoroughly a sight to be hold indeed." Mardiya utter admiring the rays at they passes.

A visit to the aquarium is definitely worth it. Only in this way you can get close to the sea creatures in the Aquarium tunnel.

"What the name of this fish?" Rahma asked.

"Oh that jellyfish"

"Wow"

"Thank you so much we thoroughly have fun especially with you telling us the necessary things we should know." Rahma said to the young man before they descend down from the boat.

"Oh my God! I'm glad I never miss this, I'm going to gist Umma and Abba about this." Rahma said dramatically.

"Says who wanted to sleep" Basma mutter quietly.

"Can we go and get ice creams? I want to even taste their shawarma here."Basma said.

"Yeah let just get into that Dubai mall there, I'm sure they as this ice cream parlour and then maybe we will check for any location for shawarma twist." Rahma suggested.

"That true let go" And they stroll to the Dubai mall, after getting their ice cream then they  hire a taxi to Shawarma twist.

They order shawarma, and ate silently.

"Walahi this is good but I feel like eaten something from street, I mean anything salty and delicious. I'm tired of all this classic restaurant food." Rahma complain.

Let stroll and check for one or maybe contact our chauffeur then buy it on our way home?" Mardida suggest.

"That will seem better and easier on our way home. I'm even tired and feeling sleepy but before then I should get something on my stomach."

Ya Rahma with food and complain" Basma mutter under her breath and shake her head before chewing on her snack.

Few minute later when their chauffeur arrived. They all went into the car and told him what they want, then he took them to one of the popular local restaurant.

Immediately he alight the car, they drop down and went into the restaurant. A menu was brought to them.

After going through it Basma suggest they should go for different one each, so they will know the one that taste best in case of next time.

"That a good Idea, I will order for this Al machboos" Mardiya order.

Rahma choose Mandi, while Basma choose Tabbouleh, and they order.

"Even the names sound weird to my lips" Rahma remark.

"I'm telling you Ya Rahma, I just hope the food doesn't even make me have running stomach before our flight" Mardiya added.

A lady return with their order in takeaway and they paid her before returning back to the car.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting"Rahma beseech to the chauffeur.

"Is okay Ma'am" He respond and drove them back to the hotel.

After thanking him all, they return back to the room. Basma lay on the sofa feeling so tired.

"Walahi today is very hectic" Mardiya said removing her gown.

"It surely is, I don't even know maybe is even more hectic than during our shopping" Basma added.

"Don't even compare them girls" Rahma said returninh with a plate in her hand.

"Let me give Umma a call, and brief her a little.

"Yeah do that before we forget, you know when we get back now every one will be busy with one thing or the other for the wedding." Basma said and they dial Hajiya Raliya number which she pick at first rang.

"Assalamu alaikum girls!" They heard her voice from the phone.

"Walaikum salam Umma! How are you and the preparation?"

"I'm fine girls, just can't wait to see you all back, I missed you all terribly."

"Awwm! We missed you too, so much Umma" They chorus over the phone.

"How is Dubai? I hope you girls are enjoying your stay over there?"

"Yes Umma we're and could you imagine Umma we went to Aquarium underwater zoo" Basma uttered.

"And you girls were not scared?"

"Umma you won't believe we trip into the underwater through glass bottom. Umma it was scary but honestly we have a lot of fun, right Ya Rahma" Mardiya asked.

"Sure Umma we had a lot of fun" Rahma added.

"Wow that so impressing, I hope you're back to hotel now?"

"Yes Umma, we are back, and right now you won't believe the food were tasting here" Rahma said starring at food again.

"I hope you lock the room?" Umma asked again.

"Sure Umma we did, chill no one is going to kidnap us here we are safe" Basma said and they all laugh.

"Okay then, bye girls! I have to go. I love you all, take good care of yourselves."She warn.

"Yes Umma we will, love you too bye" They chorus before ending the call.

Mothers with their insecurity, their protectiveness is what we can't trade for anything. They are surely the best. May Allah bless our mothers, and forgive the once that already passed away.