The Acceptance

Mehendi night

Qasifah Nawal :

It was a Mehendi night which is one of the pre-wedding ceremonies. It is to beautifying the bride and groom and preparing them for their wedding day. However, the groom should not see the bride before their Wedding (nikkah).

Aila's house was embellished colorfully with the theme of light and flowers which look exquisite and elegantly. The stage was covered in pastel flowers and candles. Besides, there is a variety of traditional foods and sweets and drinks that you can enjoy.

All you can hear is the roar of the music in the backyard of the house. I was wearing a pastel pink long gown with little gold stones on it. I was going to meet Aila when I bumped into Aila’s mom.

“Masha Allah qasifah you look so beautiful,” Aila's mom said.

“Thanks mom, by the way where is Aila did she get ready?”

“ well that's your duty to find out,now move I have a lot of things to prepare,” she said and quickly went to attend to the guests.

I went to Aila’s room to see whether she get ready or not. I open her door without knocking and I was stunned for a moment, there she was covered in dark pink lehenga with floral embroidery and white stone jewelry she look absolutely stunning and elegant.

I was in awe when Aila snap her finger at me and I blink my eyes several times and I hug her tightly

“Masha Allah Aila you look so beautiful may Allah grant you all the happiness and protect you from all the evil eyes”. I said with a teary eye.

“You look pretty as well Qasifah the pink suit you well,” Aila said while winking at me.

I hit her playfully when we heard Aila’s mom enter the room and she start weeping when she see Aila all dressed up beautifully.

“ aahh bless my eyes Allah, my daughter look so beautiful Masha Allah, Masha Allah and she's getting married tomorrow” Aila mom said while sobbing.

“Mom don't exaggerated Aila said playfully while her eyes tell otherwise”.

“ ok ok stop crying both of you! today, it's her Mehendi night so stop crying and let's go” I try to cheer them up.

We finally bring Aila to the backyard stage which is decorated beautifully and help her sit with the heavy dress.

The henna artist start to put henna on Aila while I stay beside her.

“Come on qasifah put some henna on your hand it will look beautiful” Aila said with excitement.

“Well, I guess no, how am I supposed to help you with your heavy dress”.

“That's not a problem babe I can manage, come on you have to put henna for me come on!!”.

“Ok ok fine” I agree with a sigh.

The other henna artist starts her artwork on my hand and it takes 20 minutes to do it.

The bride team did some dancing with Bollywood song beats and it was such happening night. Aila join the dancing as well and she pull me with her to dance and we did some crazy moves to the song.

Everyone was clapping and cheering for the bride. I was busy eating pani puri when I receive a call from Jason

“Helloo Jason how you doing?” I asked

“Hyee I'm good, would like you to join today's match? It's a big match and a huge sum of money, you might win the match qasifah” Jason said with little hope.

“Well you know today is Aila’s Mehendi night I have to be with her. So I could not come today maybe next match I will be there”.

“Well my bad, I just want to inform you about the match. Okay qasifahh enjoy your friend wedding!”.

Byee!. We both say and hung the call.

I was looking at Aila how is breathtakingly beautiful and gorgeous as ever in her lehenga.

She seems so happy about getting married to tie a knot with someone you will love eternally. However, for me, it's a bit hard you know I have been abused by my own father so I have my trust issues. It was never easy for me to be normal since I have this gut feeling about my father who might appear in front of me someday.

I was busy thinking about my father when I feel dizzy I hold my head and was about to fall when Aila's father hold me before I could fall to the ground, the darkness engulfed me and I give in to the darkness.

I flutter my eyes open to see everything looks white and clean I could even smell the antiseptic of the hospital. I slowly try to sit when I feel something on my hand there was a needle on my hand.

I heard that the doctor coming in with the nurse

“Good morning qasifah, how are you feeling now?”

“Uuhh what happen to me? I just feel dizzy and got a terrible headache?” I said while holding my head

“Well we find out the cause of your fainting and headache pain is that you have a brain tumor qasifah” the Dr said in a serious tone.

I was speechless upon hearing what the Doctor said. I'm having a brain tumor? How unfair this life could be?.

“So Dr what do I have to do? Do I have a cure for this?. when I get to discharge? Did anyone else know about this? I ask frantically.

“Well I have prescribed some control medicines for you and There is no cure my dear since you're in the last stage of brain tumors, yes the family who bring you here knows about your condition, my dear.

Take a rest after the paper works are done you can go back home. The doctor said and left.

A tear slip down my face and I wipe it forcefully, I don't want to cry but the tears won't stop. I see Aila enter the room with a small smile on her face. She walks towards me and hug me with full force and i could not stop my self from crying with her.

We were sitting in silence when Aila’s father enter the room with papers and medicines.

“Heyy we are good to go now are you ready qasifah”?

“Yess uncle I'm ready”. I say with a little smile and get up from the bed and we walk out from the hospital.

“Im so sorry Aila to ruin your mehendi night I'm so sorry. I feel so bad this happen on your happiest day”.

“Heyy heyy it's ok, it's not your fault qasifah” she said while she hug me.

We get into the car and drove off to Aila’s home.