Chapter 26: Chapter 26

Sadeeq's Point Of View.

"I'm sick" I blurted out without even looking at her eyes. I can sense her eyes all over me. "I've been examined Umm Amirah, And I need a favor to ask from you" I said, looking at her this time around.

"Let's get married on Friday Umm Salimah. I don't want to wait any longer" I said, running out of breath. I couldn't seemed to understand why.

Her eyes almost bulged out of there sockets. She looked shocked!

"What's wrong with you? We have two weeks to go before the wedding and you want us to get married on Friday? This is Wednesday Abu Amirah" She replied.

I didn't know how to explain things to her, the weird feelings I was having these days... strange headaches, stomach ache and feeling restless. She still wouldn't understand even if I tried to explaining, right?

"I just love you so much, and I can't wait any longer. Please, let's get married on Friday".

"How do I explain this to my parents and siblings? I can't just go and tell them that I want to get married on Friday and not in the next two weeks. Come on Abu Amirah... we've waited this far, please endure a little".

I only nodded in response because I knew she still wouldn't understand me. I'd wait.

Yes, I'd wait.

"So how are you doing?" I asked further.

"Not good" Came her slow reply.

"Are you okay?" I asked again.

"Are you?" She asked, looking straight into my eyes.

"Yes" I answered quickly, trying to act all good. "I am as healthy as a horse".

"No you're not" she said sounding serious all of the sudden. "You just told me you are sick. Why don't you just tell me what's wrong".

"I'm okay" I answered quickly, avoiding her gaze. "Uhh, and Salimah said she'll be coming over tomorrow. Will it be okay if she spends her weekend here?" I added changing the topic.

She smiled and gave me a knowing look before replying, "I'll love to have her over here. She's welcome".

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"Stop crying please. I'll be back before you know it" I tried calming her down.

"No, don't go. I don't want you to leave me Hamma Abu. Please, stay with me".

"Don't you want me to be a pilot one day? If I become a pilot, then oneday... I'll fly with you above the sky and you'll smile, look at me and say thank you Hammah na. You like it don't you".

"Yes I do" She beamed, "you'll take me to Korea so that I can see Lee Minho right? I also want to see Jumong and Choi Kang Chi" She added clapping her hands.

"Yes. Where again do you want to go?".

She looked up, as if trying to think before she shouted her answer, "I'll just go any place you want to go. We'll go together, right?".

"Yes. Goodbye hussy. Take care of yourself and grow up to be a good girl please".

"Bye Hamma Abu. I love you".

Husnah's Point Of View.

"Salamu alaikoom" I chirped in as soon as I picked the call.

"Husnah?" A certain familiar voice asked. I

knew the voice, but I couldn't remember where.

"Yes. Who's this please?" I asked.

"This is Fareedah. Your ex co- wife" the lady answered.

"Fareedah? Reedah?" I asked, not wanting to believe what I heard.

She chuckled before replying, "Yes. It's me. I need to see you... can we meet?".

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"It was I, Fahad, and Amrah who planned to separate you from Nabeel. I was the head, and I did all that because I was jealous. I just couldn't bear to share Nabeel with anyone. I didn't know the motive or the reason why Amrah decided to help but for Fahad, he loves you and that was why he contributed. Remember the photo you received through MMS of Nabeel with another lady right? We all planned it. I sent it to Nabeel, and Fahad sent it to you. You remember the one from the day Nabeel divorced you right? We made it too. But then, I realized that Nabeel never loved you... and after seeing that picture he loosed it all. (Took in a breath) I know I am stupid for doing what I did. I know I was heartless and didn't even think of the consequences.... Right now, my life is a total mess Husnah and I know it's what I sow that I'm ripping".

"You did all this just so that Nabeel could divorce me? Have you ever considered putting yourself in my shoes?" I asked bitterly. I felt nothing out of sympathy for her.

"I know... I know what I did wasn't right, but did you know why Amrah helped in all this?" She asked.

I shook my head negative and focused my gaze on her more intently.

"Because she loved Nabeel. Let me cut it short... I found out that she has been sleeping around with Nabeel just three months back. She's blackmailing him" She ended crying so hard.

My heart suddenly warmed up to her, even though she had hurt me a lot, I couldn't help but pitied her.

"How? How is she blackmailing him?" I asked.

"He said that, he got drunk one day with her, and after that he couldn't recall what happened. The only thing he knew was that he woke up and found himself in a hotel room with a crying Amrah... claiming that he raped her. She lied right?".

I couldn't even give her an answer. Amrah? Amrah who claimed to be my best friend was all part of my pains? And then, all those doubts I had over her before I became a divorcée flahed back.

"She sure is lying. So she uses it against him all the time?"

"Yes" Fareedah replied, tears already soaking her khimar "and right now she claim to be pregnant. She came home yesterday and told us that". And she broke again. I couldn't help it but break down with her too.

I know life was cruel, with its ups and downs... but I never knew people could be this heartless. I never knew people don't even consider other people's feelings and only do what they seem to like. Subhannallah! This life is something to be afraid of.

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"I'm dying" He whispered slowly. Abu Amirah has been unconscious for the past two days, and as soon as he opened his eyes those where his first words.

I remember coming back from where I've agreed to meet Fareedah, after listening to all she had said... I couldn't keep any more grudges against her. I mean, my heart wasn't made of rock right?

It was around 9pm when Salimah called using her daddy's phone. She was crying so hard.

"Pappy is sick Ummi. You need to come over... we just took him to the hospital" Those were what she told me, and I rushed down to the hospital. The rest of the family met us later.

I asked his mom what was wrong with him, mama just won't talk... it was more like his own sickness had affected her too. She only sat down looking at him, only getting up when it's time for prayer.

"No Abu Amirah. You won't die now In Shaa Allah. We'll get married and have our kids... marry them off and even see our grandchildren".

His eyes fluttered open. He looked surprise seeing me beside him. He tried talking again but couldn't. I ran to get the doctor.

"He's coming round again. But there's no guarantee that he's going to live... with the level at which the cancer has already eaten up his brain".

"What do you mean doctor?" I asked shocked, praying silently that I heard him wrong.

"He has brain tumor".

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