AHNAB

chapter three

This chapter is dedicated to my lovely sister halima alhassan. I love you

    Zainab woke up with a splitting headache.she rushed to the toilet and performed her wudhu.

  After praying she folded the sallaya and slumped back on her bed still wearing her hijab.

Her body ached from the running yesterday night.faruk had followed her down and back upstairs again till she ran into her room and locked the door.

    A knock came on her door and she reluctantly got up to open the door. It was Rahma, already dressed up for breakfast.

   " why are you still in your pyjamas" Rahma asked

      "Owk I'm seriously not the morning type" zainab said lying on the bed

"why? "

" because I'm too lazy" zainab said in a sleepy tone

  "I can see you still need sleep, we'll catch up later." Rahma said making her way out

      "you are a darling, thanks for understanding" zainab said blowing kisses to her

  "just make sure not to skip breakfast"

     "akay"

  

   She merely closed her eyes when Faruq bumped into the room.

   "what again? You've already caused enough pain by following me up and down yesterday" zainab groaned, her head deep into her pillow.

   "ummee said she's giving you five seconds you are already down for breakfast" faruk said with a mischievous smile

       
         "I've heard" zainab said standing up and pushing him out.she locked the door and did her inaudible shouts before slipping into a white shirt and black sweatpants with a black cap.

      "what were you doing up?" ummee asked with a glare

  "I was um.......um......brushing"

She greeted mamma and gave raihan and Rahma a smile before setting down.

Abii and uncle Ali have gone out already.

"where's Ahmad?" mamma asked raihan

    "Mamma i don't know,i haven't seen him since yesterday" she replied. Raihan is 16 and the last born.

    "they went jogging with amir, they're on their way" Faruq said.

The others were half way into the food when they entered.zainabs eyes widened at what she saw and she prayed nobody else noticed

     Ahmad was wearing a white shirt and black sweatpants just like hers only that he wasn't wearing a cap.

    Ahmad was surprised when he saw her staring at him so he took a close look and realisation dawned on him.

   "how was the exercise?" ummee asked serving them food

"it was okay Alhamdulilah" Ahmad replied with a smile

    "Masha Allah"

"Zee get me the soya milk from Hannah in the kitchen" ummee said

   "owk"

Zainab collected the milk and moved back to the table, just then Ahmad stood up to answer a phone call and they collided into each other thereby staining their clothes with the milk

    "bismillah" zainab muttered as the bowl fell from her hand

       "my God, I'll call you back" Ahmad ended the call

Zainab clenched her fist in an attempt to control herself from hitting him.

  "I'm so sorry that wasn't intentional, I was carried away on the phone. I didn't see it coming" Ahmad said with a thick Arabian accent

       "it's Owk, you were on the phone" ummee said with a smile

  "I'm sorry ummee, I wasted your milk" Ahmad apologized

Zainab watched in shock the way her mom took it lightly. She would have gone head over hills if it was her.

  "your clothes are all ruined up, let me call a maid to clear the mess so you could go clean up" Rahma said moving to the kitchen

   "ya Ahmad your designer tee is all messed up now" rabia said indifferently giving zainab a look

       "they are wearing the same clothes" raihan said with realisation

   "ya Ahmad's is fubu" Rabi said

       "zainab's is fila" Faruq said with a smirk

    "I'll go and change" zainab said annoyed

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   Zainab was settled in the parlour eating and watching food network when Rabi entered. She was wearing a black body hug and a three quarter jeans.

    Zainab looked away immediately their eyes met.doesnt she know that this is not their house? Faruq and amir are not her muharrams so why is she dressing like this?

     "give me the remote please? "Rabi said with a stretched hand and eyes on the TV

Zainab looked at her with a surprised look on her face. She really has guts

   "I'm making use of it"

"I don't want to watch this channel" she said turning to look at zainab with a commanding tone

      "there are other tvs elsewhere, I'm sure there's one in your room" zainab said rolling her eyes

  "I want to watch here" she yelled standing up

     "and I'm not changing it because this is my father's house" zainab said. She didn't want to say that but Rabi has pushed her to the wall

  "is it because of this rat trap that you want to insult me? " Rabi said putting her hands up

     "if it's a rat trap why are you here? "

   "necessity"

"necessity isn't an excuse because we have hotels all around" zainab said angrily

    "what's going on? " amir asked entering the parlour with Ahmad following behind

        "ya amir she just called our house a rat trap so i asked her to get out " zainab said panting angrily

  "Rabi are you crazy? What has gotten into your head" Ahmad asked surprised at his sister's words

      "I told her to change the channel and she refused telling me it's her father's house" Rabi said with no sign of remorse

   "well then let's see if your father's house is going to be bigger" zainab said and walked out

   Ahmad yanked Rabi and dragged her to Mamma to tell her what she did.

   Rabi is looking for trouble, zainab has been ignoring for quite a while now but after calling her father's house a rat trap, she sure is going to give her back all the troubles.

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