Complicated
956 Words
Suhaiba
As I entered ya Samira's house I ya suhaila and ya Salim were in the living room sitting and conversing. I, ya suhail, saffiya and safwan just arrived. every Saturday we got together in either ya suhailas house or ya Samira, it was more of a reunion. I sat down gulping water down my throat, I was so thirsty. Soon ya samira came in with a try of blueberry muffins, croissant and soft drinks.
"oh my God I miss your croissant" Safwan said taking a bite
"why would you? Mama's own is way better than mine and I'm sure If you ask her she'll make it for you." Ya Samira joked
"of course hers is way better but I thought of complementing you." He rolls his eyes taking another bite
"this boy is something else, yesterday asabe [the maid] fried plantain and egg with sausages for breakfast, but this boy said he didn't feel like eating it, so mama specially made him pancakes." Saffiya complained
"seriously? I miss her pancakes!" Suhaila whined
"tell me about it!! So saffiya I heard munir sending his parents to talk about marriage." Samira wiggled her eyebrow teasing her
"yeah he is, I'm not sure when though cause mama and baba are still talking and they've not decided yet." Saffiya mumbled blushing
"yh plus baba is traveling next week and he's probably gonna take longer than usual, it's a serious project I went through it yesterday. so at least in a month or two give of take" Ya Salim advised
"can't believe you're getting married to him after 8 years of dating, is he blind?"ya suhail and munir have been friends since jss1, in other words best friends
"probably the luckiest guy alive!!" Saffiya twirls around with a condescending look on her face
"so-o-o, I heard you are getting married too" Samira turned to look at me. Honestly I was trying so hard to avoid that topic seeing as it's a bit complicated.
"yeah that's what I heard." I kept my answer short
"are you OK with it? Because I'm not. you've never seen this guy before." She complained not comfortable with the whole arrangement
"yeah I'm against the Idea as well, I heard from baba that he's on a project in China. he doesn't even know about this marriage proposal." My eldest brother snap
"Yeah I'm not comfortable with the idea too" Safwan stared at me worried
Suhaila sighed "what if he's an ugly guy with a huge belly, omg it would be terrifying." Ever the drama queen, Ya suhaila cares a lot about looks, her husband is so handsome.
"I'm gonna do a background check on this guy and I'll tell you what i find afterwards." Sahil states with conviction
"guys calm down, wether he's ugly or terrifying it doesn't matter, baba chose him for me and you know there's nothing I can do about it." I try to calm them down with a heavy heart, they all had a valid point.
"you're right, but still we're gonna try to talk to him about this." Safwan protested
"yeah we have to, I can't let you marry someone you don't love." Salim agreed
"seriously guys it's OK, it's not like i had anyone, who knows maybe that's why baba decided on this, because he knows that I wasn't capable of doing it on my own." I voice out my thoughts, After I said that it dead silent, like a cat caught their tongue.
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We came back home so exhausted I went straight to my room. I laid down on my bed facing the ceiling while my thoughts ran wild. What is this guy like? How does he talk? Is he friendly? Is he funny? How do I spend the rest of my life with him?
I felt questions upon questions running through my head, I was confused. So I performed ablution and prayed nawafil, after my prayer I slept off on the praying mat without knowing.
I half awake when I heard mamas voice calling my name, I sat up Still felling sleepy,.. "It's time for Sallah suhaiba". I stood up went to the bathroom and performed ablution. I came back to find mama praying in my room and I was surprised, We usually pray at the living room all together. I dismissed my thoughts and started praying as well. I made my dua, turned to mama and said..
"good morning mama"
"good morning suhaiba, how did you sleep?"
"It was okay, a bit wrest-less" she nod with a smile
"these past few days you've not been yourself, I know it's this sudden marriage proposal" she questioned concerned
"mama I'm ok, just been doing this and that"
"i know you're not, if you don't want it I can advise your dad to call it off"
"mama its ok, I'm okay just got a lot on my mind" I stare down at my fingers
"I know you're worried and anxious but it's going to be OK, everyone including your Dad is worried about you.I know it's sudden but I looked into it and he's a decent man, you shouldn't beat yourself up. don't forget you have all of us, we're here for you, worrying is for people who have no one to confide in." She held my hand in hers
"thank you mama, i feel a lot better knowing you're all here and concerned about me and it encourages me."
"that's good, try to get some sleep before the sun comes up." She picks her rosary before leaving my room closing the door quietly.
The talk with mama made me feel a lot better and before I knew it I drifted back to sleep a dreamless and Peaceful sleep.
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