Chapter three[the promise]
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"let's be serious please, do you really mean it? " jiddah asked holding the hands of her backpack.
"Am serious I'm travelling next week, for my masters in Russia". Muhammad answered her.
" And its now you decided to tell me" she spoke pouting.
"no, i was really busy that's why and your phone isn't going through ".
" okay excuse accepted, and about my phone i just decided to switched it off because our SSCE final exams is around the corner and i don't want distraction.
"so i'm the one distracting you right? Is okay bye" he spoke feigning hurt.
"okay bye and don't let the fly run faster than you " jiddah replied as if she don't care while deep down in her heart, she wants him to stay.
"so you are shunning me away "
"you wished"
"no you wished"
"it's you that wished".
"okay okay I'm sorry" Muhammad pleaded, losing the argument and jiddah burst out laughing.
They kept strolling till they reached jiddah's home and they bade farewell while he strolled back to their school to pick his car. He had pleaded with her to enter his car so that he will drop her at home but she refused that's why he escorted her home by trekking.
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"Urgh!" jiddah sighed angrily as she can't figured out whether it is idgam nakhis or idgam kamil while doing her tajweed islamiyya Assignment.
"mummy look this place in this ayah which kind of idgam is it?"
"jiddah i have forgotten "
"okay mummy".
"brother muhammad how do i understand idgam nakhis and idgam khamil. Jiddah asked after greeting him through the phone.
"you understand idgam nakhis if it's 'ya' 'noon' ' meem' and 'wa' arabic alphabets that comes after 'min' arabic word. You understand me?
"yes brother i really understand "
"if you really understand give me an example"
"okay... For example if i say the ayah 'qalaqtani min naar wa qalaq tahu min din..... ' then the 'min naar' is the idgam nakhis.
"clap for yourself my brilliant girl" jiddah laughed and muhammad continued explaining to her the other questions.
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"Jiddah i will be going tomorrow early morning please pray for me" muhammad said looking at no where but her face.
Jiddah felt a lump in her throat and her eyes brewing with tears.
"you didn't say anything "
"i will" she spoke.
"jiddah i will tell you something i have never told a girl in my life today........ Jiddah i want you to be part of my life forever please" he spoke kneeling before her.
She looked at him kneeling before her, something he had never done before or she had never seen.
"please stand up"
"promise me you will be with me whatever the situation might be."
"i promise you " she stammered.
"do you really mean it oh my God! Jiddah i love you "
Jiddah felt the words so strange. A strange feeling invaded her completely.
"promise me you will never love someone apart from me".
"i promise " she spoke covering her face and smiling shyly.
"stretch your finger" he ordered and slid a silver ring into her finger.
"thank you" she mouthed.
"I will be going but i will call you in the morning before the plane takes off".
Jidsah only nodded as she could not find her voice. She didn't know how it felt to miss someone special till today she had started missing his company.
She wished she didn't know him before if only this is what it means to live without him. Is this intimacy or love? She questioned herself. He had confessed his feelings to her and she feels the same thing.
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"you know i love you my dear, take care of yourself for me please " muhammad spoke.
"i will and you too should"
"should what"
"take care of yourself "
"for you"?
jiddah smile admist her cries and whispered "yes".
"alright the plane will be taking off now"
"safe journey i pray may God bless you "
"ameen my jiddah, wishing you success on your upcoming examination i love you and please answer me.
" i love you too "
"is it the Muhammad you are telling you love him too? " angry jiddah's mummy asked snatching away jiddah's phone.
"mummy its its... "
"will you keep quiet? I thought you two were only friends but it had gone to the level that you even say you love him right? Now let's see with what you will use to tell him you love him instead of you to concentrate on your examination you are here telling someone you love him. now take this" she handed jiddah the sim card after putting back the battery.
"chew it off" mummy ordered.
"mummy please" jiddah gave her a pitiful look.
"i said crush it with your teeth '
Jiddah knew her mummy is not joking she looked at the sim and a hot tear cascaded down her cheek.
"what are you waiting for? "
Jiddah put the sim in her mouth and crushed it untill she made sure that ot won't work again. I will buy another one and i have memorized his number she said in her mind.
"and this phone you will never see it again " her mother said sending her death glare.
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