CHAPTER FOUR
Don't ever wear so many face just to hide your own, being oneself is priceless
_salamatullah
CHAPTER FOUR
Taheera
Today being Tuesday, one of the weekdays I hated the most, I woke up early before fajr, walked to the bathroom and perform an ablution then walked back to the room, sprayed farida's praying mat because I take mine to ammi's room, and starts praying. I so much love the serenity I get while praying two nafils, how the cool breeze calm me and the silence of the night that clear my thoughts and with every sujud I take, I feel my spirit being purified.
After I prayed my two raka'at, I straighten out one leg and bends the other, and sat there saying my prayers before the mu'aazim called the adhan. After praying subh I went back to sleep.
In the morning around 10:00 pm after I woke up, I went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast but found mama steering only God knows what in a pot
"Morning ammi" I greeted
"I thought you guys already made breakfast but found out that you were still sleeping" she glared at me shoving thyme spice container to the cabinet
" sorry ammi we overslept" I pouted doing puppy dog eyes
"Where is kubra and farida?"
"Don't tell me they're still on bed" ammi half-yelled
"Here we are" farida stroll idly and lean against the counter besides ammi
"good morning" farida greeted
"Ammi good morning" kubra greeted too almost at the same time with farida
"Morning" mama answered busy steering the sauce
Yes she's making sauce
as I was leaning on the kitchen counter she turned around and point a dough beside me
"make the gurasa and don't forget to add small water to the sauce because I think it's super thick"
She removed the apron and place it on the kitchen island, before I make any progress, I only meet her retreating figure.
After we ate breakfast, farida started preparing lunch with kubra giving her a hand whereas I roved back to my room and fetched my phone on top of the lamp drawer
I entered the passcode which is azaan's date of birth, I saw two messages from Azaan and a missed call from an unknown number. I viewed azaan's text first and replied it
Azaan: sorry I missed your call yesterday
Azaan: we need to talk T
Me: no it's okay you don't have to worry.
About what? Is anything the matter?
I log out and call that number, on the second ring, the person picked up and it's a guy
"assalamu alaikum" he spoke
"wa'alaikumussalam" I answered
"Who's on the line" I asked
"I am nurain…am I speaking with taheera sadiq?" he asked idly
"Yes this is she…how may I be of help to you"
"I found your wallet in Mai goro plaza a day before yesterday and I have been trying your contact but it's not going"
Thank you Lord for saving me, I withdraw 25k that day and put it in my bag and my ATM in my wallet and suddenly lost my wallet. I wasn't planning to tell ammi because she would scold me non stop.
"Thank you so much and I am sorry for the trouble"
"Where can I find you and have my wallet back" I politely asked
"I will come to you, just send me the address" he said
"Sure, thank you" I thanked him then dropped the call
I texted him my address as I was about to plug my phone to charge, a new message popped up from Azaan and I viewed it
Azaan: on my way to your place
I didn't even bother to reply back, I just plug my phone to charge and matched over to my closet. I brought out red Ankara skirt and blouse with a caramel matching veil and hop on it
I was binding my turban in hauwa indimi's style when my phone started ringing, I straighten out my hand to where my phone is and grab it, it's the guy nurain.
"Assalamu alaikum" I said my hand tossing the turban's edge
"wa'alaikumussalam…I am here opposite to house J11, hope am not lost" he said hilariously
"No you are not... will be there in a bit" I giggled then hanged up
I slide my veil over my shoulder, grab my phone on the mirror desk and slip my leg to one of my favorite slippers and walked out
I met ammi at the parlor watching her favorite Philippines series "betrayal"
"ammi" I called and she raised her head up to spared me a glance
"Where are you going dressed up like this" ammi slightly asked raising her brows
" Azaan will be traveling to Paris for his project next week and his mother regain her consciousness yesterday so he will go see his mom tomorrow morning and spend the rest of the days there before going to Paris" I spiel out and she nodded
"let me go meet him then" I said grinning
She just smiled at me and turned her head towards the television
As I wander out and dragged and close back the gate, I met eye to eye with a handsome young man, wearing a sunglasses, he's tall, way taller than Azaan, caramel in complexion and I guess he's in his early 30's, typing only God knows what in his phone leaning against his white GLK opposite our house.
When he saw me approaching him, he smiled and slide away his sunglasses standing straight
"assalamu alaikum" I muttered
"Wa'alaikumussalam" he said straightening his right hand for a handshake
I give out my hand and shake his politely
"I am taheera the one you have her wallet with you" i said still with a smile on my face
"yeah I know…nice to meet you taheera" he precise
I confusingly smiled and he opened his car door and brought out a cute small bag and handed it over to me
I collected the bag from him and thanked him
"Thank you so much" I render politely
"check and see if anything is missing" he uttered idly
Well, I know nothing about this guy but one thing I noticed about him is that he's so calm and gentle and wow she's freaking handsome
"way better than Azaan!" my subconscious mind interrupted
I slightly nodded and slide open the bag and come across my wallet and small bunch of coin chocolates, I gasped a little and look up at him with an appearance suited to excite joy
"thank you!" I rendered excitedly
"you are welcome…friends?" he gives out his hand
"is that a friend request?" I asked grinning at him And he simply nodded and we both bust into a fit of laughter
"Sure why not" I straighten out my hand too and we shake once again
He glance over at his wrist watch and pressed his lips together
"Okay taheera see you some other time then" nurain muttered
"Ok nurain, thank you" I said once again and he hop into his car and drive away
I was about to push open the gate when I noticed a car similar to Azaan's parked down the street from my house.
I Lean against the gate and brought up my phone to dialed his number when the car speed over to me and parked.
I was right, it was azaan's car, he came out from the car with a frowned face but what shocked me was how he yelled at me
"who was that" he yelled
"What's wrong Azaan? Why are you yelling at me" I half yelled
"Seriously! You have someone new now that's why you suddenly started acting cantankerously right...Who was he?" he yelled again
I didn't even know when I lose it
"language Azaan, language. Don't you dare talk to me like that" I yelled back
"okay fine" he paused and scratch the back of his head then further out
"You choose. Me or him" he spout glaring at me unconditionally
"Oh really? Really!" I looked up at him annoyingly
" Fine Azaan I choose nurain over you and remember I did not betrayed you, you did" I said tears down my throat
He looked at me wide eyed, surprised of what I just said