MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 6

MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 6

❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

I got to school a bit earlier than usual because staying at home,bored and thinking about my predicament was driving me nuts.

Ra'is seems like a really nice guy,he is a doctor,he is quiet,he is shy,she talks calmly,he lowers his eyes each time I turn to look at him(real definition of a morally sound Muslim),he is my favourite aunt's son (because honestly his mum is more than just my mother's friend),and most importantly he is my parents' choice....yet with all this I just can't get to make myself atleast feel something for him..even if it's just to say to myself 'i like him'.....I just can't.

"Hubby....don't kill yourself over something you know you have the power and every right to change"....Meenal said after staring at me for minutes before finally deciding to talk to me...."I can't change this,I can't change what is happening, I get change what I know will happen..which is my marriage with Ra'is....I have already given my consent and now I can't go back on that...I just can't".....I said stammering and trying to push back the tears that were building up in my eyes....."Do you know how many times Mustapha has called me lately?More than I can count har na fara gajiya da picking calls en sa....he wants you back,he has learnt his lesson the hard way and I am sure this time things will definitely be different".....Meenal said popping her eyes open like a tigress....."Nothing will be different....we go back to being together and things are cool for a while and then things start going back to exactly the way they were...or probably things continue to be good between us and then we get married and he starts expressing authority over me....Meenal take it or leave it..I would rather marry Ra'is who I don't love and live happy rather than marrying Mustapha and live a miserable life because of some stupid feelings I know will fade with time".....I said angry at the fact that I know I still have feelings for Mustapha...

"How sure are you you will be happy with Ra'is...you don't even know him..he don't know the first thing about him....how sure are you he will make you any happier than Mustapha will?"... Meenal demanded to know and for a while I was lost in my thoughts...."He will...he might be a stranger to me and me to him but I know he will make me happy even if not for anything else then for the friendship between our mothers...Meenal just wish me the best....please"....I said with pitiful cute face...."Tohmmm....I just want you to know there's a limit to yima iyaye biyayya"....Meenal said with a grim...."No there isn't...when it comes to obeying parents we have no choice...it's not an option not to obey them"....I said with all seriousness.

"My wedding with El-Abdool has been fixed...it was fixed over the weekend...I wanted to call you to tell you but I thought the news might sadden you more".....Meenal said with a grim...."Woow really?..finally something good is coming out of this year for me..I am so happy for you girlfriend....so when is it?".....I asked hitting her by the shoulder and sounding super excited for my dearest bestie..."In two weeks the lefe will be brought over to my parents' and a week after that the wedding".....Meenal said sounding a bit not as excited as I expected her to be......"C'mon why the long face???It will be yours and El-Abdool's wedding soon..You should be turning the world upside-down in cheers and happiness"......I said tapping her by the shoulder again...

"Hubby you and I have been friends, bestfriends for like ever...I hate to be married leaving you single".....Meenal said super concerned..... "Silly you...who knows God's plans....Ra'is....I am considering Ra'is....he can't be worse than Mustapha...plus he is a doctor so he will be busy all the time".....I said with a grim......"Wait....he is a doctor?....gross that means he is probably like 35 or 40 or older for him to be a doctor and ready for marriage".....Meenal said squeezing her face in disgust......

"That's the mysterious part....he is 28..."......I said in annoyance...."28?And a doctor and has a master's?"..... Meenal asked finding it too hard to believe...."Well whatever"....I said carefree.

"Hubby you can't love this guy....just a few minutes ago you were happy for me...and mere mention of Ra'is is making you sad"......Meenal said..."Well the heart doesn't want what it doesn't want".....I said sarcastically....."Well it sure does want what it wants".....Meenal and gave me a high-five ✋.......

"Hello wifey and friend"..... A familiar voice said and we both turned...."El-Abdool.....what are you doing here?"......I asked surprised...."Hello Husby...you are here"....Meenal said giving him a wink....."Yea..shall we go..last day of lefe shopping".....El-Abdool said...."Yea sure...Hubby come along Dan Allah...we won't be long I promise"....Meenal said and I tailed behind them..

The love story between Meenal and El-Abdool is really amazing....I have always wished for a guy who will pamper me the way he pampers Meenal...If wishes were horses beggars will ride to their deaths.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 5

MARRIED TO A STRANGER ( bani da zabi)  Episode 5

   ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

Meeting someone new is like a clean slate...You get to be truthful,honest and sincere,but that's only if you are the type of person who builds every relationship on those virtues....

"You seem so quiet"....Ra'is said pulling me out of my cloud of thoughts...."Yea....I am thinking of an opening"....I said still gazing down at my feet......"OK...here we go...I am Ra'is...that's my real name..I am 28...I studied Medicine in University of Washington,Washington DC".....Ra'is said and my eyes popped open.....

"wait,you are 28 and a Dr and a master's degree holder???At 28?"....I asked wondering the kind of genius he is......"Yea...I graduated from secondary school at 16...I started Med school at 17....I graduated at 22.....,did my horsemanship at 23,I served at 24....I worked through 25-26 and I decided to take a break and go for Master's....and I came back about 4months ago and I am back to work".......Ra'is said after talking calmly for about 5minutes....."Masha Allah"....I said in appreciating of his efforts....

"Your turn,what's your story?".....Ra'is asked again looking at me....."I don't have a story...I am just a girl".....I said and smiled....."we all have stories,except if you are not willing to tell me yours".....Ra'is said and I managed to look up at his tall figure...

"I am Ruqayya....I am called Hubby by 95% of the people who know me....I am currently studying Mass communication,in my last semester at school"....I said with no expression on my face....."That's hardly a story right?".....I added......"ofcourse it is....it is your story,and it's a nice one.".....Ra'is said and I liked his positivity....

"So I know we don't rely know eachother, other than the brief introduction of ourselves which we just came to know now...our parents want us to get married...my mum actually,talked your parents into this..... Hubby...I can call you that right?".....he asked nicely and I nodded in agreement..."Hubby I don't know if you are in  support of this or not....I am good at reading people's facial expressions, but you I can't...I can't read you....I don't know what is running through your mind...and I want to know....I really do....I don't know if you agreeing to marry me is against your wish and will...

"...Ra'is said and I interrupted him......"It isn't I agreed it to willingly"....I said calmly with my eyes fixed to the ground....."Why?.. Why did you agree??"....Ra'is asked curiously...."I could never refuse my parents anything..I have made bad relationship choices in the past and I don't think I want to go through any futile relationship with anyone again...not anymore....so when my parents talked to me about you I had no objection,especially because my parents were not forcing anything on me,they were asking for my approval..and I have known and loved your mum ever since I was a baby.....so it made me making up my mind but this a bit easier".....I said calmly and without using hand gestures which is so unlike me....

"It's awkward".....Ra'is said smiling....."What is awkward?".... I asked wondering why he said that...."Our mothers have been best friends for like ever and we never met....and I have dropped her here severally and sometimes I even came to deliver messages to your mum from mine...still....we never met".....Ra'is said looking at me...."May be we did and can't remember it happening".....I replied not looking at him...."Could be"....he said...."So Ruqayya... It's a yes from you?our marriage?"..... Ra'is asked and I nodded gently...."Okk....I ll tell Umma once I get back home".....he said and I nodded and he entered his car and turned to leave....

He got half way near the gave and reversed back...."Ruqayya"....he said and I turned to look at him...."We forgot something"..... He said smiling....."What's that?".....I asked wondering....."We didn't exchange numbers..here's my complimentary card...please do call me so I can save your digits"......he said and I took the card and smiled....He smiled back and then drove off.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 4

MARRIED TO A STRANGER -(bani da zabi) Episode 4

   ❣Phateemah Taheer❣

I have been on the phone for about 2minutes now and I absolutely have no idea what to say to Meenal...."Hubby....are you still there".....Meenal asked...."Yes....yes Meenal..I am right here"....I said stammering...."Hubby you can't do this...you can't get married to someone you don't know...someone you don't love".....Meenal said full of concern...."Meenal my parents know him so he is not a stranger...I will get to know him...get to love him....Meenal his mother is my mother's bestfriend and I have known her since I was a child..she is the kindest person I know,so I know her son won't be any different".....I said not sure if I am making any sense...

"You don't know that.Not all children are like their parents...Some children are very terrible but have nice parents"....Meenal said super sure of her self....."Meenal you should be positive for my sake"....I said with concern....."I want to be positive Rukky..I do....but I also have to be realistic..Rukky you don't have to do this for your parents' sake...do this if you want to"....Meenal said over sure of herself...."Meenal I am following my parents' choice...Meenal I have loved and I have been hurt..there's no point...love is over rated...I am a girl and dole someday I have to get married...and I know I have been hurt to the point where I do not want to love again....and my parents aren't forcing me,they gave me a choice...and I chose this because I love anty Hajara".....I said and sighed...

"Hubby do not let what your parents want,cloud what you need"....Meenal said calmly..."Meenal this is my choice..and even if it weren't, even if it were my parents' I'd still choose this".....I said with assurance...."are you kidding me?Let your parents choose who you get to spend the rest of your life with for you?.. I can never let that happen to me..even if they were to choose for me Allah ya sani I will not be able to obey them on this"....Meenal said.....

"Hubby,your guest is here"....our maid said entering my room and dashing out at about the same time...."Meenal I have to go...Ra'is is here...I am meeting him for the first time and I don't want to keep him waiting".....I said talking so fast...."Hubby please think about what I said".....Meenal said...."OK...got to go...bye"... I said and hung up.

I looked at myself one last time in the mirror before stepping out...I am not in the mood to compliment myself, but I know I always looking dashing in Abaya,which is why I decided to wear black Abaya and black loafers..

"Sallamualaikum"....I said as I entered the parlor.....'waalaikisallam"....Ra'is replied and I must confess his voice is rather amazingly rhythmic....."Ina wuni"....I said bowing a little before sitting on the couch opposite him...."Lafiya qalau"....he replied with a little smile and I noticed his too obvious dimples....

We sat there for about 10minutes without altering a word to each other apart from pleasantries...I looked at the clock and it was 8.30pm already...I kept trying to steal gazes,to look at him,but eachtime I stop when my eyes get mid way......"I think I should go koh?"....Ra'is said and It sounded surprising because we never said anything to eachother and he was talking of leaving already...."OK"....I replied and we both stood up....."Would you show me the way"....Ra'is asked nicely...."Sure lemme see you off"....I said and I led the way.

We got half way towards his his ash colored murano when he looked at me...We got to the car and he leaned on his car....."I am not exactly leaving...I just thought we should talk outside because you seems uncomfortable inside"....he said with a smile....."So were you.."....I said with a smile and we both laughed....."Yea...so Umma won't tell me anything about you,she said what ever I want to know I have to ask you"....Ra'is said looking at me and smiling....."What do you want to know?"....I asked looking down at my loafers...."Anything...What's your story"?.... Ra'is asked and I had no idea what to say or where to start from.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 3

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (Bani da Zabi) Episode 3

    ❣Phateemah Taheer❣

I dont know if the promise i made to Abba is what i need,but the truth is it was the right decision..I know it wont be easy for me to forget Mustapha easily,but i alway know its not really working out between us because....."Hubby....what is wrong with you?".....Meenal asked cutting me off my thoughts.

"Nothing,never mind".....i said using hand gestures......"Never mind??You have been acting AWOL all day MIA in class and totally unaware of what is going on around you".....Meenal said getting pissed off...."I am aware of what is going on around me mana".....i said rolling my eyes in annoyance......"Oh yeaaa,if you really were aware of what is going on around you then you probably would have noticed Mustapha has been calling you on phone,but because you are so absent minded you didnt even hear the phone ringing".....Meenal said pointing at my phone....."I saw it,i just chose to ignor it".....i said carefree.....

"Lol....since when did you start ignoring Mustapha's calls".....Meenal said sarcastically......"Since the moment i decided i should ignor his calls".....i said being sarcastic too......."You cant ignor his calls intentionally,you are head over heels for him,werent you almost dead inside last week because you had a fight?".....Meenal asked now being serious and curious......"That was Last week,this is this week".....i said and moved towards the Mosque......"What is going on ne wai,what are you not telling me?".....Meenal asked catching up to me......"Something i cant tell you yet".....i said with super sad eyes....."Can't tell me or won't tell me?....Meenal asked in a cold voice......"Meenal at this point i am very very......

"Mustapha,you are here?"......Meenal said looking over my head...."Here where?".....I asked and turned around and saw Mustapha standing just over my head......

"What are you doing here?".....Meenal asked....."I came to see why your friend has been ignoring my calls,not replying my texts and totally forgettin i exist".....Mustapha said......"I have to go my driver is here".....I said and headed towards the car......

"Ruqayya"....Mustapha shouted because that what he usually calls me when he is angry,my real name....."What?You want to shout at me like you usually do?Or you want to ignor me for weeks like you have always done?Or you want to break up with me and then crawl back after weeks like you have severally before?...or you want me to call you and cry my eyes out asking for forgiveness because you came to my house and waited for 10minutes ban fito bah?"......i said at the top of my voice.....

"Do you know who you are talking to?".....Mustapha asked super surprised....."Yes i do,Mustapha Usman....I am talking to you....i am talking back at you for the first time..I am talking to you about all the times you have taken me for granted but i chose to stilk be with you and put up with your controlling attitude towards me ".....i said with my eyes filled with tears.......

"Mustapha i think you should go,you guys are creating a scene,just go".....Meenal said and held my hand and dragged me towards my car...

"Hubby,what are you saying...So Mustapha has been doing all these terrible things and you never told me?Why?".....Meenal asked almost at the point of tears....."How could i tell you my boyfriend and i dont get along when you and El-Abdool have a perfect relationship?i coudnt bring myself to feel belittled by you or looked down upon"....i said crying softly.....

"You know i would never belittle you.You are my best friend...You are like a sister to me..I know you and Mustapha dont get along,i noticed he hardly calls you,i noticed he doesnt treat you the way a guy should treat his girlfriend,but those were just hunches,i wasn't sure,i didnt know for a fact that your relationship was that bad".....Meenal said hugging me......"Yea i know".....i said crying and hugging her back.....

"I am so proud of you,i am happy you did this to him,he deserves it".....Meenal said with a smile....."I never thought i could do this to him,but i had to...I had to at this very point in time".....I said crying softly....."You had to?Why?Not that what you did is wrong but what made you do this?".....Meenal asked confused and curious........

"I am getting married Meenal".....i said and Meenal's eyes popped wide open in shock,confusion and surprise.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 2

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (Bani da zabi) Episode 2

❣Phateemah Taheer❣

My parents have always been my role models..My dad is a kind of man who is very passionate about his wife,children and their general well being..I must say being born into a loving family is more than a blessing....

My parents both belong to the working class group of people with my dad being in high ranker in civil service...Being the eldest daughter,my siblings look up to me for advise and support,but right now,i feel i am not in the right position to advice anyone because i can hardly even advice myself......"Yaya Hubby what are you thinking of?".....My younger sister Huda asked....."I am emotionally unstable to even know what i am thinking of".....i replied holding a mug between my two palms......"I have no idea what you mean,but whatever Abba wants to see you".....Huda said and turned to leave...."See..... me?"....I stammered....."yea thats what i just said".....Huda replied and left...My heart kept pounding in my chest because i know what this might be about...

"Sallamualaikum".....i said as i pushed slightly the sliding door to Abba's parlor....."Waalaikisallam"....Abba replied...."Hubby,come on in".....Abba said and i increased my pace and sat down close to his feet.....I looked at Abba,then at Umma and i knew something was wrong.I know my parents well enough to know they only speak with their eyes when i am in some sort of trouble or when they have something serious to talk to me about.....

"Hubby,about 3months ago,right here in this parlor,we had a discussion about something,i want you to tell me what that discussion was about"....Abba said and i swear it was just what i somehow guessed he was going to talk to me about....."Abba you said i should tell Mustapha to make things official between us if he is really serious about me".....i said with my head and eyes fixed to the ground and my heart pounding in my chest....

"Alhamdulillah....Hubby its been 3months and har yanxu nothing from this guy...Hubby i am your father,and apart from being your father i think i am old enough to see things more clearly than you can...i dont think this guy is serious about you at all...I have been monitoring your relationship with this guy and i can cearly tell he is not serious about you...i mean no guy who is serious about a girl will go a month,sometimes even more without coming to See her....i am not saying he should spend heaven on earth for you,but i know how relationships work,because i had one with your mum...Ask your mum,eachtime i was going for Zance back then i atleast take Something nice to her because i was trying to win her,but with this guy its not the same....what has he ever gotten for you...ai ance kyauta na kara dankon soyayya,and kyauta from time to time koh abun 5 naira ne ae da dadi,but nothing,not even on your birthday,not when you were sick,not ever...dama i gave him those 3months to see if he would change,but nothing".....Abba said and wallahi everything he said sounded so sensible....

"Abba you are right wallahi...nima i have thought about it wallahi"......i said acknowledging the fact that my dad is actually right...

"Hubby,i will never force you to do something you do not want to do,but i have something to tell you and whatever you decide is totally fine by me".....Abba said and at that minute i became more and more sure that i have the best father in the world...."Abba kasan babu abunda zaka ce inyi banyi bah".....I said calmly to my dad....."Hubby you know Hajiya Hajara,your mother's best?".....Abba asked and i began to wonder why this was heading....."Yes Abba,i know Anty Hajara".....I said .....

"Her Son just complete his Masters in the UK and is back in the country...Being the first Son,his parents  so badly want him to get married and give them grandkids,and he has stayed out of the country for quiet sometime now and have not had the time to meet anyone,so he gave his parents the responsibility of choosing him a bride...His mother pleaded with Ummanki to make you her son's bride because ta yaba da hankalinki,your upbringing,your intelligence and also thinks you will make a perfect wife for her son".....Abba said and i felt like a bomb dropped on me.....

"Hubby we will never force any of our kids into making a decision they wont make if given a choice....this is totally up to you...I watched Ra'is grow into the fine young man that he is.He is calm,diligent,peaceful and very ambitious...but whatever you decide is final"....Umma said making gestures with her hand.....

"Umma,Abba,i know this is totally my decision to make,but from the way you both sounded just now,i think you are very ok with Ra'is' character and all....so yes,if its a yes from you then its a yes from me too"....i said still looking down...."Masha Allah...Allah yayi miki albarka...Hubby who ever obeys his or her parents will always see the brightest side of life wallahi...Allah ya miki albarka....As for wannan Mustaphan please forget about him,infact koh call enshi kar ki kara dauka...he doesnt have your best interest at heart...Allah ya miki albarka".....Abba said and i stood up and left.

I know i still love Mustapha,and will probably continue to do so for a long time to come,but he isnt worth it...Abba made me realise things the love i have for him have made me fail to realise....I dont know Ra'is or what he is like,what he likes or what he hates,but i believe my parents will never make a wrong choice of a husband for me.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 1

MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 1

    ❣Phateemah Taheer❣

As a girl,you can't always discount the possibilities of having ups and downs in life...Having rough edges in every human relationship on earth is a constantly evolving process,but how we handle these rough edges determine just how strong or weak we can be.

Mustapha and i have been together for like ever now.Its hard for me to get my mind off him even after the last argument we had...I can hardly wrap my head around the fact that this might actually be the end of the road for us...but how will i will be able to take this is what i do not know......"Ke...Hubby..what are you think of?"....Minal said coming out of nowhere and sitting beside me......"Minal...nothing important"......I lied looking at my loafers....."Hubby,you and i have been bestfriends tun mana yawo a pampers...you think you can actually lie to me?".....Minal said super sure i was hiding something from her....

"Hubby i know this has to do with Mustapha,but please please and please let this go...If something is meant to be yours it would definitely come back to you".....Minal said being so thoughtful....."Minal its not the fact that Mustapha and i Nodded in agreement....."Minal i know its just not as easy as you think".....I said  filled with sadnesss...."Its Mustapha,you will bounce back together like you always do".....Minal said with a smile and i felt relieved....."Yea you are right...we always bounce back together".....i said with a broad smile....."Yea....Lets go,we are done with today's lectures ae....plus My sweets will be here any moment"....Minal said and i threw her my usual off look.....

"You and El-Abdool gara dai muyi muku aure mu huta"......I said with a smile as we both stood up....."Gaskiya kam,nima nafi son haka,after all there's nothing else left".....Minal said....."I wish i could say the same for Mustapha and i wallah,we have the weirdest kind of relationship.one minute we are lovey dovey the next minute we are so not..i just cant get this straight".....i said sounding confused....."Hubby komai yayi zafi maganinsa Allah...praying harder than you ever have is the best you can do for yourself...Prayer solves everything".....Minal said and i gave her i very tight hug....."Thanks puff puff,you just made my day".....I said with a smile.....

"Allah ya kama ku"....El-Abdool said coming out of nowhere....."Dame fah".....Minal and i said in Unison and laughed ....."I have always wanted to know the meaning of the PP you are always calling my wifey,yau gashi naji...so its stands for puff puff...how awesome"....El-Abdool said and laughed...."Sweets Allah if you call me puff puff zan sake ka saki dubu".....Minal said da irin shagwabar nan and we all laughed...."Thank God maza keda saki a hannu bah mata bah"....El-Abdool said and we laughed again....."Are you ready?"....Abdool asked...."Yes we are"....Minal replied....."We?".....i asked looking confused......"Yea...Abdool and i always argue when it comes to shopping and you know muna siyan kayan lefe na,so we need a third wheel incase we need to vote for something,you will be the tie breaker"....Minal said with a smile...."Ok..but i have to be home by 4pm".....i said and we entered El-Abdool's car and zoomed off.

Minal and El-Abdool's kind of relationship is one i have always wished for...he tells her everything and so does she.They are always together,always laughing,hardly fight and never argue except for the fun of it....I wish Mustapha and i could be like that,but i know that is impossible with a capital "Very".....Why am i in this mess?...At 21 my life feels a lot more complicated than that of a 60 year old....I look up to you ya Allah,you are the kings of kings,lords of lords...make things easy for me.

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