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It's been an hour since I and Umar got here but Ya Abdul still wasn't out of the emergency room and the doctors still haven't told us anything
I got more nervous as the seconds passed
I stopped crying after realizing crying wasn't going to help Ya Abdul, but praying for him will
Umar went downstairs and he brought breakfast
Everyone ate but I couldn't even find it in me to even look at the food
I could only think about Ya Abdul
My phone vibrated and i turned to look at it on my lap
I looked away seeing it was a message from Airtel, but I looked back when something caught my eyes
I frowned before I held the phone
It showed on my home screen that I had a message from Rabi'ah two and a half hours ago
I unlocked my phone and I went to my messages
My heart dropped as I read the message
'Hameeda, I didn't really want to disturb you early in the morning by calling you so I decided to send you a message, Ya Abdul came to my house this morning and he left some minutes ago, I was coming back from my morning jog with Maryam when I saw him arriving, I was very confused, Maryam went inside and I went to his car to see him, I was very shocked by what he told me, he informed me about his feelings for me, of all the people in the world I never expected Ya Abdul to like me, I always saw him as an older brother, so I told him the truth, and i also told him I liked Aliyu, he didn't say anything to me but I could see how hurt he was, i tried to stop him from leaving even though it didn't make sense but I Didn't want him to do anything reckless, then he told me there's nothing else to discuss and then he left, I have a really bad feeling Hameeda, please reply me when you see this and tell me if he's back home'
This was all my fault
If I had actually told Rabi'ah about how Ya Abdul feels sooner, he wouldn't be in this mess
But no! I was telling myself to wait for the right time
Now see what has happened
The tears that I had managed to stop started flowing again
Umar was the first to notice
He sighed as he helped me up "Cmon let's take a walk"
I nodded as he excused us from su Aunty and we went out
I tried to cover up my face to avoid stares from people as Umar wrapped his arm around my shoulder
We reached the parking lot
He unlocked his car and I entered the back seat
He turned on the AC before he joined me in the backseat
"I thought we were going for a walk" I murmured with a light chuckle
"It didn't seem like you would have appreciated that" he said as he gave me a little smile
"So tell me" he added "what did you read on your phone?"
I frowned in amusement "how did you know?"
"I was watching you"
I opened Rabi'ah's text message and I showed it to him
He read it before he turned to look at me
I looked away "it's my fault"
"It's not" he says as he held my hand
"It is, Remember when I told you that Ya Abdul and I talked that day, and I said I would talk to Rabi'ah? Well if I told her earlier, Ya Abdul won't be here"
"How sure are you he wouldn't have acted the same way even if you were involved in the matter, don't blame yourself Hameeda, it's destiny, that's how it's meant to be"
"He'll be ok, In Sha Allah" he added
I gave him a smile before I gave his hand a squeeze
"Yesterday.." I said trying to take my mind off Ya Abdul and also because I was curious about how things ended
He looked at me "Yeah, you didn't want to listen"
I frowned a little "more like you didn't want to tell me"
He sighed "of course I told Nafisa Yes"
I frowned at him
He continued speaking "I told her that so she'll come down, she was intoxicated, she wouldn't even bring up the topic again when she's sober trust me she knows I and her can't get married, and even if she does bring it up, I'll sort it out"
I felt childish for saying what I was about to say but I needed to convince myself "so you're not leaving me?"
He laughed "No, I am not"
I smiled at myself
I'm in trouble
I decided to change the topic
"Should I tell Rab'iah about this" I asked
He thought for some seconds before he shook his head "You should, but not now"
"Thank you Umar" I said
He shook his head
I didn't know why I was thanking him, but at that moment it seemed like the best thing to do
My hands couldn't seem to control themselves as they went to cup his face
His eyes turned to me and he held my waist as i raised myself up I moved closer to him
i looked into his eyes that were filled with shock and amusement
Probably wondering where I got my bravery from
He dragged me to his lap and I sat down wrapping my hands around his shoulders
He leaned down and he captured my lips with his
I smiled before i returned the kiss
I could feel his smile too
From my peripheral vision I could see someone walking past us
I moved away from Umar and I nuzzled my face in his neck "we're in a car Umar"
"And?" He asked as he pulled me closer to him
"People can see us" I said
He chuckled as he rubbed my back
I brought my head down to place it in his chest And I picked up his arms and I wrapped them around me
I looked up at him with a little frown "you seem tensed"
"I'm ok" he said
I still couldn't help but feel something is bothering him
I noticed it since yesterday
"Ok" I whispered
After some minutes a laugh escaped my lips
He looked down at me "what?"
"I can clearly remember you threatening to harm ya Abdul if I don't work for you a few months back, now look at you assuring me he's going to be alright" I mumbled on his chest
A chuckle vibrates through his chest as his lips let out a smile "circumstances change"
I smiled when I remembered Ya Abdul telling me the same thing on my wedding
"Umar?" I called
"Na'am" he replied
"Can I ask you something?" I asked
He dragged me closer to him "you already asked something"
I pushed down the urge to roll my eyes at him
I groaned
He chuckled "what is it?"
"What was your plan when you asked me to work for you?" I asked him
I felt him looking down at me so I removed my head from his chest and I looked at him
"Remember the first day you came to my office and I took you back home?" He asked
"Yeaaahh" I answered wondering where the conversation was going
"Can you remember asking me the same question" he asked
I thought for some seconds before I grinned "yes, I do, you told me you didn't have a plan"
He smiled at me "that's still my answer"
I frowned
"Don't frown baby" he said as his thumb tried to ease the crease on my forehead
My heart fluttered
This was the second time he called me that
I wonder why he hates it when I frown after he does it all the time
"So you're telling me you didn't have a plan, you just decided you wanted me to work with you?" I asked
"Yes"
"What?" I asked myself
He chuckled
"That doesn't make sense" I murmured
"Don't ponder on it, it's in the past" he said
I shrugged before I laid my head back on his chest
"Look where your decision brought us" i said
He laughed
"Well done then, high five" I said with a grin as I raised up my head again, bringing my hand close to him
He gave me a weird look before he reluctantly slapped his hand against mine
"You're weird" he whispered
"That makes both of us" I said smiling
at him
Without even knowing I realized Umar took
My mind off Ya Abdul
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