Tale of Zainab(Completed)

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Zainab
When i pack my bags to leave Amina's house i feel guilty for trying to hide the fact that i did know her husband, I wanted to leave yesterday but then Amina stop me, I don't have to think deep to know for a fact that Ammar was the on that pressuriz her to do so,

"You will stay in this Zainab, not because i want you to but because only you can finished what you've started,
My marriage wasn't perfect but I definitely don't want my husband to be with another lady, you will live here,
You will convince Ammar that I'm enough for him and you will leave willingly without crushing my marriage,
You will do that Zainab because it's the only way you will prove your loyalty to me" where Amina's last word before i follow her back to the house,
I would have leave that day regardless whatever amina say but I don't have anywhere to go and i certainly don't have enough money to help myself out.

I haven't set my eyes on ammar since yesterday, I have been inside this BQ apartment wondering how i will face Amina again, I feel really guilty, I know for sure i don't have any feeling for the doctor but at thesame time i couldn't help but ask myself why isn't everything going as i want it to.

"Ummah I'm hungry."kamal say looking at me and i nod.

Even I myself I'm hungry we didn't eat anything since yesterday lunch and it's past 2pm already , I'm so scared of going into the main house, I'm scared of facing Amina, at this point I know regardless whatever it is i will say to Amina she would never listen to me,
She won't believe me either because she have loss all trust in me.

"Ummah."kamal call and i look up at him.
"They are knocking at the door."he say and i nod before quickly exiting the bedroom as another Knock on the parlour door makes me fasten my steps, I adjust the hijab I'm putting on before opening the door.

"Zainab."Ammar call and i just stare at him, he's wearing a mint green doctor scrubs, I look down not knowing what to do or say.

"You haven't come in since in the morning,
How's kamal?
Have you eaten?"he bombarded the questions and I sigh.

"Ammar please let me leave,
I know you were the one that ask amina to stop me.......I pause and look up.
I don't want to be the reason of your marriage to.

"Zainab,
My marriage was wretched even before you walk into this house,
My marital problems have nothing to do with you,
I understand Amina and you used to be good friends,
But I like you.... alot."he say and i shake my head.

"Ammar I'm older than you,
Not with one year or two but 5-6years,
I have a grown up daughter old enough to be your wife,
I'm a widow, let's not forget the fact that i don't even know who i am,
There are alot of things that make this wrong and........

"Wrong?
Zainab Islamically there's nothing wrong about this,
The society might judge,
That you are older than me and you betrayed your friend but that's a big lie because...........

"Ammar please don't complicate my life already,
I just want to work here, earn some money and leave to take care of my children,
You have an amazing wife, give her a chance to be a part of your life and forget about all this,
Because it's never going to happen."I say and he stare at me for a while before shaking his head.

"Zai.......

"What's going on here?'Amina voice ask as i look up and she's walking toward the door.

"I come to check on Zainab.
Do you have a problem with that?"Ammar say almost very rude and amina glance at me before turning her gaze back to Ammar.

"It doesn't matter whatever between you two,
Amina is still a maid and i am also here to ask why she didn't show up to do her chores."Amina say and i look down.