IRREPLACEABLE BOND ?

CHAPTER 5

AFEEFA'S POV:

I woke up by the sound of the alarm. I opened my eyes and saw Leila smiling at me

"What?" I asked

"Ahhh Nothing" she said

"Go and pray!" She yelled and I was suprised by her mood swing. I dragged myself to the bathroom and made Wudhu. I came out and prayed Fajr. After I was done, I climbed back onto the bed and I dozed off unknowingly.

"Feefa! Feefa!" I heard my name

Then I heard silence I snuggled more into my pillow when a very loud and annoying sound hit into my ear

"Aaahhh!!!" I screamed as I fell down on the floor

"What's wrong with you?!" I yelled at an annoyed cousin

"Finally. I have been trying to wake you up for the past 30 minutes" she said

I stood up and folded the praying mat and the hijab.

"Sorry" I said as I made my way to the bathroom

After I was done, I wore a pink floral gown with a pink hijab. I sprayed my favorite Arab perfume. I twisted the door knob when I heard my phone vibrate on the table.

I picked it up and saw 70 missed calls and 7 messages

Mom: Feefa are you there yet?

Mom: Feefa why are you not picking up your calls?

Mom: Feefa i'm starting to get worried

Mom: Please call back Feefa

Dad: Princess have you reached there yet?

Dad: Pick up the call.

Ameer: Little sis, why are you not picking up our calls?

I smiled at the messages. These people are the best. I decided to call mom first and luckily for me they were all together. I told them I was sorry I didn't pick up and after talking to them all I pluged my phone to charge and I went downstairs and saw Leila was done with her breakfast.

"I have to go Fee" Leila said as she stood up

"Where are you going?" I asked her

"To work" she said in a duh tone

"Oh right. Where's Na'ima?" I asked again

"She went to school and mom went to work too" she replied

"Ok. So I am all alone?"

"Relax gurl, don't be a scary cat. Nothing's gonna happen to you Insha'allah" she said and I laughed

"Ok. Byeeeee" I said and I started pushing her out of the door

"Wait!" She said and I stopped

"Lemme get my phone an car keys" she said and I shook my head.

She picked them up and went out waving.

I went back in and ate my breakfast. It was pancake with syrup and fresh mango juice. After I was done I cleared the table and washed all the dishes.

I climbed upstairs to my room and unpluged my phone and went back downstairs. I hoped on the couch and logged into w*****d. I literally screamed when i saw the last chapter update of 'Against My Wish' I was so happy. I started reading it.

After I was done reading the chapter I decided to go lie down in the room.

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I woke up by the call of the Adhan. I performed Wudhu and prayed. I decided to read The Qur'an. I was in the midst of reading when I heard a knock on the door. I kept the Qur'an back in the drawer and went downstairs. I peeked through the eye hole and saw Aunt Salmah. I quickly opened the door and welcomed her in.

"Aunt where's Na'ima?" I asked her as I collected her hand bag

"She's coming" Aunt replied and before her lips could close, the little angel of my life walked in slugishly with her school bag

"My little princess" I said as I picked her up. Her face was all sad and gloomy

"What's wrong?" I asked her

"I'm tired" she cried

"Ok darling. Let's go and freshen up" I said as I walked towards her room. I gave her a bath and dressed her up in a cute pink gown with black polka dots and a bow by the side.

"Ukhti Feefa"

"Mmmh" I hummed as she touched my face. She gave me the cute puppy eyes and I smiled. God! I love this girl so much. She is the most adorable little girl ever.

"What is it princess?" I asked her

"Can I have ice cream?" She asked staring into my eyes.

If it was my dad right now he will be like 'toh ki kalla cikin kwakwalwa na ki gayamini ya color din yake' (look into my brain and tell me what color it is)

Oh how i miss them so much. I laughed

"Ok my little cutie" I said as I pinched her cheeks

"Where do you want to go?"

"Omaya!!!" She yelled and I smiled

Omaya? I love that place. I used to go there with Ameer, especially on weekends. I can't believe they are still here

"Okay" I said. I went into my room and picked my purse and phone.

I looked for shoes for the both of us and we headed downstairs

"Aunty salmah"

"Yes?"

"Can we go to Omaya, please?"

"Yes of course but don't allow Na'ima to have too much"

"Yes ma" I saluted her. She laughed at my craziness and then we waved her goodbye

Omaya wasn't far away from the house. It was just a 5 minutes walk so no need to take a cab or anything. It amuses me that I could still remember my way there, seems like it was just yesterday.

We got in and we easily found a seat because it was not crowded. The place was still thesame, nothing has changed. Well except some few workers.

"What would you have princess?" I asked Na'ima

"I would like the mille fille please" she replied and I stiffled up a laugh

"It's called the Mille Feuille Princess not mille fille" I corrected her and she nodded hed head

I went to the counter and ordered the Mille feuille for Na'ima which is a made up of puff pastry, pieces of chocolate and vanilla

I also ordered Twix which is made up of chocolate, biscuit and vanilla.

I was about to go back to our seat when a niqabi lady bumped into me

"Sorry" she quickly said.

I was speechless. That voice, that sounds exactly like mine

"No problem" I finally said in utter confusion. She then looked into my eyes and I looked back. Oh My God, that eyes.....

Just before I could utter anything more, she just walked away

I sighed and went back to seat with Na'ima. I shooked my head maybe it was just my crazy imagination.

A little while later the icecreams were later brought and we dug in

"So Ukthi Feefa" Na'ima started as she fisted her hands together and place her chin on them

"How long will you be staying with me?" She asked in a journalist tone

"I will be here for long because I am going to start schooling here" I replied

"And what about Aunt Nabila, Akhi Ameer and Uncle Muhammed? When are they coming?" She asked

"I don't know. I guess when they have time" I shrugged.

We kept on chatting and chatting until someone interrupted us

"Umm....excuse me?" A lady tapped me

"Yes? I said as I turned

"Afeena?" She asked

"No. I'm sorry. I think you got the wrong person" I replied

"It's me. Nour, Nour Mohammed. Your best friend since childhood? We just moved back here. I told you that a while ago and I promised you that I will come tomorrow" she said and I was looking at her in confusion

"I'm sorry but I have never seen you in my life"

"But I am very certain that you are Afeena. You are Afeena Ibrahim Sadiq right?" She asked. And I shooked my head.

"No. My name is Afeefa Mohammed Souleiman" I replied and she nodded and said sorry before she left

I felt a strong gaze on me and I saw the niqabi lady looking at me from the corner of my eye. But when I turned she immediately averted her eyes away from me. Something fishy was going on around here and I am going to find that out.

After we were done, I decided to buy some icecream for Aunt Salmah and Leila.

I bought Bounty and Strawberry Tart

Bounty is made up of coconut, vanilla and pieces of chocolate while the strawberry tart is made up of strawberry, biscuit and vanilla.

I also bought 2 big family sized icecream. One containing chocolate and the other containing vanilla.

We walked back home and just as we reached i heard the Adhan calling for Asr prayer. I prayed and went into the kitchen to help Aunt with dinner.