MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 10

MARRIED TO A STRANGER -(bani da zabi)  Episode 10

  ❣Phateemah Taheer ❣

Ever since I was a little girl,I have had troubles controlling my anxiety,it probably could be due to the plane crash I almost had in 2001 when Nigerian airways was still flying the skies of Nigeria ...if it were that,then this anxiety would clearly be a post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),but i know clearly deep inside me that this isn't that....This uneasy feeling I have in me right now isn't making things any easier for me and i know definitely not for Ra'is.

Our marriage is not the typical one where the groom unveils the bride after all the bride and groom's escorts are gone....definitely not....I managed to  look and steal a little glance at Ra'is who was sitted on the chair right infront of the bed rear....probably counting his fingers....We both kept quiet for what seemed like the 20 longest minutes of my life before Ra'is finally stood up and came towards me...."Ruqayya I know this is awkward for us,but never-the-less let's try to make this a little less awkward please....will you try?".....Ra'is asked and I nodded standing up right next to him facing him still with my Alkebba covering all of me.....

Ra'is raised his hands,then put them back to his side..he did that for 3 more times before he finally summorned the courage to open up my face...."You look beautiful Ruqayya.Welcome to my home".....he said shyly and with a smile...All I did was nod my head with little or no expression at all on my face....."Yesterday I came here to lock up everywhere and i discovered the other room is mine and this is yours...so i ll go and freshen up,you do the same then sai Enzo muyi Sallah kamar yadda Addini yace".....he said and left without waiting for me to reply...

I stared at his back as he left the room with me standing there not knowing what to do next....

I finally got to move towards my bathroom to take a shower...Thoughts kept running through my mind through out the time I was in the shower,mostly about my just beginning married life and what will come next.

I got out of the shower, prayed Magrib and Isha and put on a long gown afterwards....I was folding the clothes I had been brought to my house in when I heard a knock on the door......"Ruqayya".....Ra'is said from outside....."Naam I said and quickly put back the Hijab with which I prayed before opening the door..

Ra'is came and took a deep stare at  me before finally talking....."Muje parlor muyi Sallah koh?"....he said and led the way with me following him behind.

We prayed 2 rakats as religion entails and he placed his right hand on my head which really put me in an awkward situation and prayed for a peaceful marriage.....

"Ruqayya....this is the begining of a journey I am hoping will be forever for both you and me...I am not perfect and I know you are not too,never-the-less I am willing to try to make you as much comfortable as I possibly can....and please don't hesitate to ask for anything...anything at all".....Ra'is said looking at me shyly and with so much concern......"Allah ya bamu zama lafiya".....was all i could utter......."Ameen ameen".....he said and stood up....."I think you should go to bed...it's been a hectic week".....Ra'is said and I stood up and headed straight to my room without saying a word.

I pushed the door quietly and rested behind it listening to my racing heart beat....I was becoming a bit relaxed when I heard a knock on the door....."Ruqayya".......Ra'is said from outside...."Naam"....I said opening the door....."Here, please eat something before you go to bed"....he said with so much care in his eyes handing me a plate of roasted and grilled turkey and a pack of hollandia and a cup...."Sleep tight"....he said and made to leave.."I ll
,thank you".....I said collecting the  things and closed the door behind me.....

God knows I have no to desire to eat anything,but the care in Ra'is' eyes made me eat a little,before finally going to bed.This feels awkward, very awkward.....definitely not how I pictured my wedding night.....

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