Trapped In a Jungle - Episode 22

 

HUSNAH

If there is one thing I've always dreaded is seeing a guy as sweet as him. May be i thought nabeel looks handsome and hot. Hell No! This is what i call a perfect definition of a handsome guy who's hot and the first guy who my heart almost missed a beat for him at first sight. Yaa subhannallah....lord! I really am not ready for this.

I tried talking but the words just won't pop out. Damn! . I cleared My throat, adjusted my black veil and smiled.

"As salaamu alaikoom. Good afternoon".

"Afternoon. How are you?" He replied smiling at me.

Okay, okay... Lemme get things straight! This guy is sure going to drive me super crazy!. Maybe i wasn't myself when i find Nabeel's voice attractive... Or maybe i was too dumb to notice that his voice were not as sweet and husky as i thought.

"How are you?" He asked again.

"Am fine" i replied smiling.

"Mummy, this is ancul Sadeeq". Amirah said happily hugging the guy by the side.

"Mummy?" He asked looking at me "is she your mummy?".

"Yes" amirah answered quickly "and i lobe her" she added.

Oh lord! this girl won't be the end of me.

"I love this girl" i heard him say. His eyes were set on hamma khaleel but i can feel like he's referring to me

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. "She's so sweet and adorable, i bet Salima and her will make good friends".

Hamma khaleel gave out a hearty laugh, Addah summy only chuckled and i couldn't help but giggle even thou i don't know why they were laughing.

"Kaman ka sani kuwa (like you know)" hamma khaleel said between laughter "I pity that one person that is gonna take care of them both" he added.

"Bari kawai (it won't be easy). Those girls will surely drive a person crazy" the mystery guy said. Ugghhh! Its so annoying that i still don't know his name. Why am i even bothered?.

"Sis" Addah summy called me, tapping me by my shoulder "i need to talk to you".

"Sure" i said, getting up quickly. I was very nervous and my palms are all sweaty. Lord! What the hell is happening?.

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"Me kike jira har yanxu baki fitar da miji ba? (What are you still waiting for without getting married again?)" Addah summy asked being serious all of the sudden as soon as we were in my bedroom. "You think you're growing any younger ne?" She added.

I screwed my face up, turning to the other side and avoiding her gaze. Why does she have to bring this up at a time like this?.

"Magana nake fa (I'm talking to you)" she said again a little bit irritated.

"I still haven't found the right guy for me" i said slowly.

"You are crazy Asma'u, Nace bakida hankali ( i said you are crazy). How many guys have come and go in the past five years? What the hell is wrong with you? Kina ganin kinma kanki adalci kenan (do you think you're helping yourself) or what?. you're here suffering yourself while nabeel and his wife are out there happy in each others embrace. Snap out of this life you want to put yourself to...its not the best husnah...kina jina koh? (Do you hear me?"

Damn hormones! Why do tears have to roll down my cheeks? Am done crying...i don't want to cry anymore over that piece of garbage called nabeel...i don't want to even think about him at all. But how could that be possible when i have his blood over here with me? How can that be possible when that one person i love most in the whole world looks exactly like him? Why does she even have to look like him? I was hoping she'll look like me but the girl went up to her dad's sleeves.

"Where is fahad?" She asked when she noticed am not ready to answer her.

"I don't know and i really don't want to know" i replied absent mindly.

"Why won't you marry him ne wai?".

"Kai Addah!" I said angrily "Allah ya tsare ni nikam! (over my dead body!) Please, dan Allah don't bring him up right now. Addah am not ready for any relationship right now. I have a broken heart i need to tend to. And a four years plus old daughter. please, am still too young to face issues like this" i said crying bitterly. Everything seems like it just happened right that very instant...and i just couldn't stop the tears from falling. Yeah...I'll let them fall..maybe I'll feel better.

I felt Addah summy hugging me by the side.... Trying to calm me down and i just broke into another series of tears. Damn those tears!.

"Am so sorry sis" she said... Her voice was low, and i know she's fighting to keep her tears "i just want you to be happy again".

"You want me to be happy?" I asked, removing myself from her hug "then please stop bringing up marriage issues. I seriously can't handle them".

"But i can't seem to understand why you can't give fahad a chance. You guys can work things out mana Asma'u" Addah summy said sounding very angry this time around "don't tell me you're shunning him away because he's nabeel's best friend" she added bitterly.

"How can you expect me to marry fahad? Even if he's not nabeel's friend he was used to frame me. Ashe ma so nake a yadda nayi abunda ake zargi na" i replied sounding very hurt.

"To hell with people's thought. Why are you so stubborn ne? Can't you for once think about Aminah's (Amirah) future, she needs a dad miss. A fatherly figure".

"Then am going to return her to her dad". I said closing my eyes.

"Have you forgotten he told you he knows nothing about that baby? He denied ever being her father miss. if you're being ignorant about that fact then let me remind you".

Ughhh! I hate you more than anything in this world Nabeel. Only Allah can judge the case between us!. Wawa..dan tusa kawai!.

"Can we please drop this issue?" I asked sounding defeated.

"If you wish. But please husnah...think about Aminah's future. She needs a dad real soon. Allah zaba mafi alkhairi (May Allah choose the best for us)."

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"Na kusa in mareki fa (I'll soon slap you o)" i scolded Amirah "stand still and let me finish dressing you up else we're going to leave you behind".

"Am sorry" she said pouting.

"I look cute" she said jumping up. "Yeeeeyyyy!".

"Mmmmnnn....I'm more cuter" i said, showing her my tongue and winking at her.

"Nooo" she whined "i am more bitiful" she added pouting. What's this girl and pouting?.

"Fine, you look super beautiful angel" i said kissing her cheeks.

"I lobe you mom" she said kissing me too before rushing outside.

Read " From The Eyes Of A Spinster " by the same author ( Murjanatu Alkali )

. I sighed, i love you too baby, i mused to myself.

I dressed quickly in my brown kimono with make up too.

But i was super baffled when i saw the mystery guy standing outside holding his car keys with all the kids around him.

"Mom, kijo mu tafi (let's get going)" Amirah shouted.

"Just who we were waiting voice" said the mystery guy in his husky voice "you wouldn't mind if i drive you out to the park right?".

How the hell can i say no to him? I can't, even if i want to!. I nodded and strolled with them over to his car.

We had fun. And i just don't know why i feel comfortable around him. This is a weird feeling!.

TWO WEEKS LATER

My headache is becoming worst and i know its all due to the stress and ups and downs. Who said handling your own mall is easy? Its hell!.

I was seating in my office, my head buried in my hands which were resting on the table.

My telephone buzzed and i wanted ignoring it, but i didn't know why stella is calling so i just picked it up.

"Yes stella" i said, trying to be myself.

"Sorry to disturb ma'am. But you have a visitor".

"Who's that?" I asked.

"He's not giving name and he sounds desperate" 

"Send him in" i said.

By Allah, if i only knew, just if i knew...i wouldn't have tell stella to let him in. What the hell is Nabeel doing here?.

"Am here for my daughter husnah" he said quickly before i could even say a word. 

Whaaattt?! Did i just hear him right?

"I want to take her with me. She needs a fatherly figure and i also needs my daughter with me". He said again.

I couldn't even bring myself to say a word, i just stood there, stunned at what he's saying and couldn't even find words in my mouth.

Nabeel is nuts!.

"excuse me mister. But i seriously don't like the idea of you visiting my fiancée. I'm the jealous type and just hate it when i see a guy around her" said a voice i never knew will come at a time like this!.