All The Way From Home

chapter 35

Firdaus's pov

If anyone would've told me that I'd enjoy my stay here with Mubarak, I'd have called that a big fat lie
But now ...I just can't believe it
I really enjoyed our stay here . Truth be told , from the start it wasn't interesting but I don't know what happened to him . He just changed

But now our stay here is all over

"Hey ...."
I get out of my trance when i hear Mubaraks voice

I turn back and look at him and see him standing by the door side with one hand holding the door knob

"What are you thinking about ? I've been calling you since "
I really didn't know I was that deep in my thoughts

"I was just ...."
I contemplate whether to tell him or not

"I was thinking how this has come to and end. It was honestly nice "
I tell him being completely honest about my thoughts

He looks at me in disbelief but then later smiles

"Firdaus . I've had a really great time with you too even though it wasn't easy at first "

He walks across the room and stands me up from my previous position of sitting down on the bed

"Maybe this is all because of something..I mean..we work out well now "

He looks at me deep in the eye while I was trying to understand what he meant by those words

He raises my chin and brushes my lips lightly and before I knew it , I opened my eyes to see him leaving me standing while walking out of the room

It was almost as if he was holding something back
But what could it be?

We're leaving tomorrow and I can't just wait to go home

But it strikes me really hard that its not really my home now
I have my own home to build with a different man

.......

"Firdaus the way you're glowing anyhow it seems like you really enjoyed your stay there "

Endless topics have been brought up between me and helwa . She's been really happy about our trip and she doesn't even know when she brings another topic while I'm not done telling another one

I bought gifts for everyone and knowing Ammi would complain about me going there for a honeymoon and not to get gifts ,I explained to her that Mubarak thought it was a nice idea

She gave me a look to see if i was lying or not
I laughed it out telling her wallah it was his idea

Ammi !
I really missed her

.........

"Just take the left turn halima ..."

I've been on the phone since when halima and rukkayah decided to come visit me
My cookies almost got burnt from pacing around looking for ways to make halima get to the house

"I have and I don't see the hou.."
She stops talking and it looks like she's finally seen it

"Wait I have "
She lets out a little chuckle and I hang up walking to the entrance

The security man opens the gate and halima parks while I just wait to see them and how they'd bombard me with endless talks

Thank God Mubarak left for work early

"Sannu su yan Paris (well done Paris people )"
Rukkayah said while walking towards me

"Just leave her ehn...we'll squeeze every tiny little detail out of her "
Halima joins and we all hug when they got closer