We went trough this.

Chapter 8

They sat across each other waiting for the food to be served as Daneen observed everyone around her, who completely caught her off guard with their aging.

“ Are you excited?” Her mother in law to be Fatima asks placing food near her.

Daneen shook her head eating, Bassam who kept on making funny faces across her got a little kick on his knee, as she continued to speak to everyone seated there. It was easy for her, they already knew what type of an individual she was, she always went over for dinner when her half-sister was out with her friends. Even if their status was different, she still felt like she was in her second home.

“ How was your day?” Liyah asks handing her the first aid kit

“ It was okay, just fell on my way out of the restaurant.”

“Didn’t Bassam catch you?”

“no, he stood there laughing at me for at least two minutes before sending his sister to help me up.”

“ I bet he was the only one laughing, we both know he's not the romantic type, ” Liyah said laughing

“ if you want to join him on my temporary block list, keep on being a dimwit.”

Liyah swallowed her laughter instantly, packing up the plasters and ointments laid out on the couch, before leaving for a business trip. Daneen sat there with her foster mother as they looked at pictures of venues and wedding dresses. After the compulsory ceremony at the masjid they wanted to have an old-fashioned wedding…then head of to mind their own business…

“ you sure she got on the right plane?” Daneen asked squeezing Zhareefah

“ most certainly double-checked, now can you stop trying to indirectly murder me?”

Daneen let go sitting down beside her near the bus stop, “ are you okay?”

“of course I am, my istikara went well…I just feel a little bothered by something.”

“what do you mean?”

“Daneen…shes out here working and traveling when she literally confirmed the divorce not so long ago.”

“ aren’t you happy for her?” Daneen asks looking into her eyes

“ Are you that dumb, that must have been the most difficult thing she’s ever done in her entire life, and I saw her shed zero tears?”

“We all saw ut coming, she knows what she’s doing. Stop worrying okay or you’ll make me worry then her you know the drill.”

“Hmm, I guess your right…bus’s here, let's get going…”

Was Waliyah really okay…