The Unexpected Meet

CHAPTER TWO

HUSSEIN’S POV:

I can not believe what just happened, How I can click with one person with just one meeting.

It is very unusual for that to happen to me especially being who I am. People are hardly honest with me but there she was telling me how she can easily fall for me if we meet again.

On the roof top cafe opposite Jabi lake, she Saida seated opposite me with a table in between, a cup of tea in front of her with a plate of chocolate cookies, While me just a cup of coffee.

“I don’t know… meeting you is a risk for me, I might fall in love with you. I’m trying to keep myself at crushing levels” She blurts out with no control or care that I was here.

I stare at her for a while trying to understand if this crazy lady right here is serious about what she just said

“what? You are thinking… thinking if I am serious right?” she asks me

“I am thinking yes, but I am thinking if this is your crush stage? I’d like to see your in love stage”

I tell her waiting for her response which I expect to be very direct. I smirk and think

“She thinks this is our last meeting, talking without filter”

“Too bad you can’t see that stage because after today we are parting ways” she tells me. Not the reply I expected.

“well then I will just have to keep this bead as a token, At least your crush has a souvenir from meeting you” I say trying to push that direct button, I like the carefree blabbah mouth Saida

“Hussein, I really can’t. I am serious, I meant what I said. I’ll fall for you if we ever meet again”

“She meant it!” My heart skipped a beat.

“So I’m keeping the beads?”

“Like you said, At least my crush will have a memory of me”

“You would really let me go to Awsan with your bead”

“I made it with you in mind so it is fitting you have it”

I actually didn’t expect her to let go of her bead so easily. So I remove my glasses the one that has my name written by the side of the frame. And hand it over to her.

“I will not take your bead without anything in return, You should take my glasses as a token”

She smile, as if she was expecting me to actually give her one. She collects it saying

“About time”

“Who knows, when we meet I might get you your very own customized glasses by me” I tell her.

I don’t plan on not seeing her again. I don’t know what kind of relationship I want with her but I know, she definitely has to be in my life.

“I don’t think we will meet again Hussein Ibn Abdullah”

“We’ll see Saida Abdullahi, We’ll see” is all I tell her.

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Fast Forward To October 16 2022

Location: Awsan

Event: A beautiful outdoor desert themed wedding dinner

Couple: Crown Prince Hussein of Awsan and Princess Saida

She looked beautiful and fit into royalty even before she was dubbed the HRH tittle. Dressed in her turquoise blue emerald fish gown, decorated with a beautiful bead work. The gown was a gift by the groom who started liking bead works since she gave him her bead.

Saida and Hussein’s main Nikkah was done in her country Nigeria, At the central mosque of Nigeria. But he being the crown prince of another country, there has to be a wedding for the people. Hence the lavish private dinner in Awsan.

It was a beautiful celebration with mixed performances, Celebrating the union of two different people from different background and social circles.

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