Their Chemistry✔️

Twenty two

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SubhanAllah
Alhamdulillah
La ilaha illAllah
Allahu Akbar
SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi
SubhanAllahil Azeem
Astaghfirullah
Allahumma salli ala Muhammad wasallim

Fauziyyah

The glare I was giving Ilham could send her six feet under if it was possible. It didn't make her hold back her laughter though. She sat up straight on the bed after she sobered up.

"It's nothing serious, babe. Karki dauke shi da zafi"

"Can you hear yourself? You don't know the gravity of what you've done ko?" I paced the room, my body emitting anything but calmness.

"Toh sorry na"

"Wallahi Ilham....you know what? Let's do this later. I don't trust the words that'll come out of my mouth right now" She got the gist and slowly walked out of my room.

Silence engulfed the room. My mind however was restless because of the different thoughts going through it.

I remember vividly, the day Mr Anas told me how nice it felt when I checked up on him. I was puzzled because I had no memory of what he was talking about. That was a month ago.

Last week, he said the same thing to me. It got me wondering which one of us was going crazy.

To my utmost surprise, or should I say shock, I caught Ilham while she was about to 'check up on him'.
With my phone!

My biggest worry right now is him getting the wrong idea.
I think luck is on my side though, tomorrow is Monday so I can tell him about all this before it escalates.
As for Ilham, she would answer to me.

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Did I mention luck? Well forget I said that.
I woke up with a pounding headache accompanied by fever.
It's been so long since I felt so useless because of a sickness. I just realized how ungrateful I have been to my Lord for my health.

The same Ilham I was planning to beat black and blue helped me with Panadol and also went with me to the hospital.
Turned out the mosquito bites I've been disregarding are now ready to showcase their talent. 

I lay in bed for most of the day and only sat up to eat, pray or use the toilet.

Three days later, I was recuperating well.

The experience wasn't nice but I can't say I didn't enjoy the pampering I got from Bappa Sadu, Amma and Ilham. Even Umar bought me sweets.

I just woke up from my afternoon nap. I looked into the mirror in the bathroom and my sunken eyes stared back at me. I lost a good amount of weight too but Alhamdulillah I'm back on my two feet.

I performed ablution and prayed Zuhr then went downstairs, my phone in hand.

"A fini na? Noi bandu ma mai? ( You're awake? How are you feeling?) " Amma walked over to me and put her palm to my forehead.

"Alhamdulillah,much, much better!" I grinned.

"Good to know. Come sit, the food is almost ready" She literally sat me on one of the dining seats before disappearing into the kitchen.

While they were working in the kitchen, I remembered that I asked Ilham to send a message to Mr Anas about the reason for my absence. I turned on my phone to check if he replied or not.

My eyes dilated when I saw the 'message' I asked Ilham to send.

Monday

"Hey Anas, Just wanted you to know that I won't be showing up for work for a couple of days. Try not to miss me😌" 7:05PM

Mr CEO
Hello, Fauzeeyah 😂
Why is that?
7:35PM

Tuesday

Mr CEO
Fauzeeyah? I hope everything is okay.

Thursday
Are you okay, really?

The latest one he sent was early this morning.

How do I deal with Ilham danAllah!? 'Try not to miss me'? Is she mad?

Few minutes later, the food was ready. Ilham sat beside me so I used that opportunity to talk to her while Umar was going on about his day and Amma's full attention was on him.

"Me and you," I pointed at myself with my spoon then poked her with it on her chest "we need to talk!" I whisper yelled to make her understand how angry I was.

She bursted into a fit of laughter then quickly covered her mouth. With raised brows, and I couldn't help but admire her full black brows, she asked,
"Oh...you saw it?"

"What's happening to you, Ilham?" I couldn't help but ask honestly. I don't know this side of her.
I didn't get a reply though.
After we were done eating, I dragged her to the backyard.

"So, explain please."

"No reason." she shrugged with a smile. The smile was genuine so I couldn't use that to find out if she was lying.

"Then why would you go around chatting up my boss? Making it look like me too. Also acting way to friendly when we're anything but close...." I trailed off. I was more curious than angry at the moment.

"I just....I wanted to..."

"Wait, do you like him?" I cutt her off. This time around, I laughed so hard.

"Wait what? Eewww no! " I doubled up in laughter and she joined too.

"What's eewww there? He's one handsome man ai" I pointed out when we sobered up.

" Yeah and I want him for you" she murmured, loud enough to reach my ears.

" Are you crazy?" I exclaimed then dragged her farther away from the house. Bappa Sadu and Amma will get furious if they should hear this conversation.

"I'm not Fau. I feel so guilty that you saved us with your hard earned money. I wanted to get you a rich man because you're going through so much. You gave up university against your will and if your parents were still alive, you would've been in school"
My eyes welled up with tears. I definitely wasn't expecting this. I sent a silent prayer to Allah to illuminate the graves of my parents and have mercy on them.

"But I'm not complaining, am I? Money isn't everything and we're managing well. I got a job too and now, I have enough to last me about two years. You didn't stop for a moment to ask yourself if I saw Anas in that way or if he himself liked me"

"I'm sorry I got blinded. I really didn't think of that. I'm sorry you're going through a hard time" She moved forward and hugged me tight.

"I'm not going through a hard time, sis." I hugged her back, enjoying the warmth.

"Now, you're going to come with me to the company and explain yourself to my boss. How can you make it look like I was hitting on him, Ilham? I feel like strangling you when I remember that wallahi" I smacked her lightly.

"I don't have classes but I have to take Umar to school. I can't come with you"

"We'll take him together don't worry. You must go and confess."

"Hhh fine. I'm feeling a bit embarrassed now" She covered her face with her palms and let out a squeal.

"Zaki yi bayani. Nonsense. "

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Well here was I thinking Ilham fell in love with my Mr. Man

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