Eleven
859 Words
"Ummi!"Ya Husna yelled.
"What is it?" Ummi yelled back, irritatingly.
"You know I'm resuming back to school, we have to chat and you'll also know what you'll help me with, before I'm back" she answered while entering her room. She sits beside Ummi, smiling at her.
"Okay, I'm all ears" Ummi answered briskly, replying a text with her phone; blushing.
"Please go to the henna maker and book, also the make-up artist and the hall decorators" she said, grinning sheepishly.
"It's now that you want my help abi? That day i was asking you but you snapped at me, saying you need some space" Ummi said, rolling her eyes; emanating how irritated she was. "Now, i need some space too" she added.
"I'm sorry lil sis, i mistakenly deleted a picture i cherish so much, in my gallery; that's why i was angry" said Husna; pleadingly. "Please" she drawled.
"Okay never mind" Ummi answered, frissonly. "I'm yearning for this marriage" she added.
"Hey! Stop it please" Husna said flintly, smacking her shoulders.
They nattered away for hours before Ya Yusuf came back and they zoom off.
***
"Mama how was the preparation?" Ummi asked intriguingly, sitting on a sofa beside Mama.
"Alhamdulillah, we've ordered the furnitures from Italy, they'll be here in two weeks time insha Allah. And the kitchen wares; we'll fix a date when she's back to go and buy them" Mama stated, looking at her daughter meticulously.
"Ahhh Mama, so we have alot to do" Ummi stated, freakily.
"Hmm, this is just the preamble baby gurl" Mama answered, briskly.
"Mama i want to go to the henna maker's, makeup artistes and hall decorators to book before its late. You know how december's weddings are" Ummi informed.
"It's okay. we'll go tomorrow, I'll drop you. When you're through; call ummaru driver. But be punctilious, we'll leave by 9"
"May Allah extend our time to witness" Ummi said.
"Ameen"
***
"Going out with you is the most loathsome thing one have to face. Hurry up abeg"Mama groaned. She's at the parking lot, waiting for Ummi.
"I'm sorry Mama" She pleaded. She scavenge for her veil, took her phone and headed to the parking lot.
"You're such a loafer, i wonder how you'll cope when you're married" Mama snapped and entered the car.
Ough!Nigerian mothers and marriage.
***
Wedding preps are not easy! Ummi hushed, while entering the living room.
She came back home groggy and frazzled.
"Have you booked"Mama asked.
"Yeah" She answered groggily.
"Okay go and fresh up, you look puny"
"Okay, I'll be back in a jiffy, I'm famished" She puffed and advance to her room.
***
Ummi layed glumly on her bed, reminiscing her school life when Haly intrude in her thoughts.
FLASHBACK.
"Aysha, let's go to the dining hall" Haly declared.
"Okay let's go" Ummi answered haltingly and ensued her.
"Look Aysha, I'm very sorry for all my cruel attitudes towards you. I've always mortify and enrage you, i know you took me as an egoist but i'm really sorry. I realised you're a paragon" Haly externalized, fumbling with the hem of her hijab.
OMG! This is eccentric. I'm ecstatically happy.
"It's okay Halima, I never had a grudge on you" Ummi answered gladdenly, amiability filled her voice.
"Thanks sweetheart" she said enormously and embrace her.
Since then, they became good friends and Ummi realised Haly is a sweetheart.
FLASHBACK ENDS.
Ring..... Ring....
Her phone rings, she smiled and answered the call; it's her friend-crush.
A:hello A'i
U:hi Aminuuuu
A:Ahhh, stop calling me Aminu
U:Stop calling me A'i too
A:But A'i fits you wlh
U:Aminu fits you too
A:Ok, how you?
U:I'm good,you?
A:Same dear. How was your day?
U:My day was hectic, I'm frazzled and groggy.
A:Ahhh, what have you done? you're a loafer.
U:Hmmm, you know Ya Husna's wedding is in three weeks time, so i went and booked for henna,hall decor and makeup.
A:Ahhh, i didn't know.
U:Sorry, you're now invited.
A:OK I'll follow Maami, she'll come to kaduna in three weeks time, to attend the wedding of Abba's friend daughter.
U:Okay, May Allah extend our days to witness.
A:Let me leave this sleepyhead friend of mine to sleep.
U:Don't prank me, I'm pooped that's why.
A:Your wishes my command my lady. Goodnight beautiful.
U:hmmm, bye charming.
She didn't wait to hear what he'll say but she know it will be bizarre, because this is the first time she call him 'charming'.
She smiled and tucked up snugly in her bed, waiting for mother nature to take her to dream land.
"Cling" Her phones notification sound.
A:You cannot read the expression in my eyes, but my lips cannot say what i feel. How can i reveal my feelings? You're the only one i cannot live without. Goodnight cute.
She reread the message for the hundredth time, blushing her life out until she drift off.
LOVE IS AN UNDEFINED FEELING.
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Ayoushaa
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