MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 24

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi) Episode 24

❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

I was feeling like my whole intestines were being grinded....Like every organ in my stomach was going to come out through my mouth.Rai's quickly rushed to were i was and held me...He kept tapping my back and that kind of made the miserable feeling go away.

Ra'is led me to the bathroom and washed my face for me...My gown was soaked wet in vomit and i felt disgusted by myself...."Stay here let me get you something to change into".....Ra'is said sitting me down in the bath tub..

I watched as Ra'is rushed out of the bathroom and returned in no time with a yellow boubou and a towel..."Ruqayya.... Ga towel...take your bath and wear this,I ll be in the parlor".....Ra'is said so lovingly and left the bathroom.

I managed to finish taking my bath and headed straight to the parlor.What I saw when I got to the parlor made tears flow freely down my cheeks

I stood there for about 2mins and Ra'is had no idea...He was cleaning off my vomit tirelessly and wiping off the floor....

"Why are you doing this".....I asked Ra'is as tears flew down my cheeks....Ra'is turned immediately to look at me...."Ruqayya...you are out"......Ra'is said holding a cleaning towel with a smile on his face and a mop bucket beside him....."Why are you doing this?Why do you do everything for me?"......I asked crying....."Ruqayya.... I....".....Ra'is stammered as i ran towards him.. i just couldnt help but jump into his arms...."I am so sorry I shouted at you...I didn't mean to"......I said holding him tight...

Ra'is stood there with his hands by his side,not knowing whether to hold me or not...."I really didn't mean to scream or shout at you...I feel nauseous and the wrong words came out".....I said crying and still holding him...."Hey,it's okk..it's OK..it's totally fine."....Ra'is said hugging me back....

"I am a doctor...I know how nauseous and agitated one feels when the person is about to vomit....I should have known..I am sorry too"....Ra'is said using his hand to hold my head in his chest...

Ra'is and I stood that way for about 2minutes with each one of us having different thoughts on my minds..Ra'is' phone rang and that made us let go of eachother...."Hello Hajiya"....Ra'is said as he answered the call...."Ok tohm,let me open the gate for you".....Ra'is said and hung up..."Hajiya and Umma are here..stay here while I open the gate"......Ra'is said picking up the mop bucket and returned it to the bathroom before opening the gate.

"Sallamualaikum"....Hajiya and Umma said...."Waalaikusallam"....I said hugging them both...."Hubby ya jiki?".....they both asked...."I am fine alhamdulillah"...... I replied shyly....."I hope Ra'is is taking good care of you dai?".....Hajiya asked....."Ah haba..you know Ra'is ae ba daga nan bah".....My mum answered and they both laughed....."Toh Allah ya kara sauqi".....Hajiya said...."Ameen ameen".....I answered shyly.....

"Umma,Hajiya...ina wuni".....Ra'is said respectfully....."Lafiya...how is your patient doing?".....Umma asked...."Alhamdulillah....even though she just vomited but Alhamdulillah"..... Ra'is said looking down....."Toh..what could be wrong...the drugs are not working ne or what?".....Hajiya asked....."They are...dama starting today,there are some injections daya kamata ayi mata".....Ra'is said and paused...

"Where are the injections?".....Hajiya asked....."In my car...dama starting yau ne ya kamata ayi mata.... So in anjuma da yamma zan kaita"...... Ra'is said....."take her where?"...Hajiya asked......"to the hospital for the injection"....... Ra'is replied...

"I thought you said the injection is in your car?"....Hajiya said......"Eh i am taking her to the hospital for the injection".....Ra'is replied....."What would be the need for that?If the injection is in your car then what's the need for you to take her to the hospital?Are you not a doctor? Can't you inject your own wife".....Hajiya said attacking Ra'is..... "No dama wae"....."Dama wai me?"....Hajiya said interrupting Ra'is..... "What is the point of being a doctor if you can't treat your family at home?".....Hajiya added...."You are right".....Was all Ra'is Could utter..

"Tohm we will be on our way yanxu....dama we just came to see how Ruqayya is doing..Allah ya bata lafiya ya cigaba da Baku Zaman lagiya".....Umma said and we all stood up...."Ameen ameen.Umma mun gode".....Ra'is said....

We saw them off and got back into the house..."Can i please have my fried rice now?".....I asked with a smile...."Ofcourse my lady".....Ra'is said and headed to the dinning.

Ra'is served me a plate full of the fried rice he cooked with salad by the side and chicken at the top...."Here you go".....Ra'is said handing me the plate....."You want me to eat myself?....I thought i am your patient...aren't you supposed to feed me?"....I said and Ra'is smiled...

"About the injection???"..... I asked with full mouth....."What about it patient"....Ra'is said giving me a wink...."can i have the injection on my arm or arm?".....I asked not looking into his eyes..

"It not a venous injection...it's a sub-cutaneous kind of injection".....Ra'is said looking at me with a smile...."Meaning??"....I asked chewing softly and tilting my head a little to the left...."Its is not to be administered into the vein,but the subcutaneous layer of".....Ra'is said and paused...."Of what?".....I asked looking serious now.

Ra'is looked down shyly and couldn't say a word...From the expression on his face,i can tell he was looking for the right word,I don't know if it is what i am thinking,but i would rather hear it from him.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 23

MARRIED TO A STRANGER -(bani da zabi) Episode 23

❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

I don't knw the kind of injection that was administered to me,but i most say it did wonders on me.......

I spend the better part of the morning sleeping and having no idea what was going on around me..It was already 11.30am when I woke up...The sight of what I saw immediately i woke up took me to the moon and brought me back....."Breakfast in bed".....I said sounding surprised....."Ruqayya... You are up".....Ra'is said entering the room....
"I guess I am, expect if this is a dream"......I said super excited......."Why would it be a dream"......Ra'is asked laughing......"Well i dont remember being crowned Queen in reality,but probably in my dream"......I said hysterically.

"Hahaha why do you think  so?".....Ra'is asked joyfully....."Well only Queens get served breakfast in bed".....I said rolling my eyes in amusement....."You are the Queen of my house,home and of my heart".....Ra'is said and looked down shyly....."Thanks for everything"....I said so lovingly....."There's no thanks you between friends"....Ra'is said......"Oh Yea...I remember.. We are friends living together first"....I said jokingly and we both laughed.

"I think you are much better Alhamdulillah"...... Ra'is said....."Yes i am alhamdulillah....I don't feel anything anymore".....I said confidently...."Come here,lets go brush your teeth"....Ra'is said helping me get up.

We got to the front of the bathroom and we both didn't know what next to do....."Why don't you go in...I ll be by the door waiting for you".....Ra'is said and I smiled and headed in.

Ra'is helped me back to bed after I brushed my teeth....."So Chef,what's for breakfast"......I asked jokingly......."Tea...very creamy tea with chip and tomato ketchup".....Ra'is said opening all the delicacies......"Ketchup?why not a little sauce da koh dan ataruhu biyu koh uku?".....I said frowning a little....

"Allah ya sawwake in miki abinci da ataruhu.....har kin manta abunda ya faru jiya???Yesterday isn't a day i am going to forget in a hurry....wallahi for a minute I thought i was going to lose you....luckily kinyi tunanin sending mun 911....I don't know what I would have done if something Terrible had happened to you wallahi".....Ra'is said sadly.

"When you said i should save 911 in my draft in case of emergency wallahi i thought of it as something childish...but yesterday it saved my life....you saved me"......I said smiling and frowning at intervals....."Allah dai ya kiyaye gaba....now eat your food kar ulcer ya kuma dawo wa".......Ra'is said and we both laughed.

I ate every last bit of the chips with ketchup....Ra'is was there all time and didn't move an inch....."I think you should take your bath,our parents will be here any minute".....Ra'is said and stood up and headed towards my bathroom.

"You are not going to stand guard right...I won't die if you leave the room for 30minutes give or take".....I said smiling....
"Okk your majesty"....Ra'is said and went out smiling.

I took my bath and didn't k of what to wear...I finally decided to wear a blue straight gown I have never worn before....All of a sudden, i felt sleepy and decided to sleep for a few minutes.

My phone SMS alert was what woke me up.I woke up a firgice kamar wadda aka tasa....I checked my phone and the received message couldn't be more irrelevant being from a number I have never seen before 433.

I checked the time on my phone and it was already 5pm...."Subhanallahi I must have over slept"....I said getting off my bed...."Ruqayya"....Ra'is said and pushing the door open slightly......"You are up"....Ra'is asked and I nodded......"Wallahi i had no idea when I fell asleep"....I said......."Its normal ae...some of the drugs given to you are to help you sleep...I didn't wake u up kar in dame ki"......Ra'is said smiling at me.

"Hajiya and Umma called and i told them kina bacci...but sunce zasu anjuma"....Ra'is said....."Allah ya kaimu"....I said....."Pray and come out for your late lunch".....Ra'is said and we both laughed....."Ok"....I said and headed to the bathroom to perform Ablution.

I finished praying and got out of my room and headed to the parlor...I got to the parlor and met Ra'is setting the dinning table...."Chef what did you prepare?".....I asked joking......"Fried rice and fried chicken with salad with the minimum oil possible...and babu yaji koh daya"......Ra'is said happily and jokingly.....
"Wannan abinci kamar na babies".....

"Poor me,gashi kuma I am not in the mood to eat"....I said truthfully..."But you have to eat...you haven't had anything since breakfast and kinsan the main cause of Ulcer is hunger".....Ra'is said in a concerned manner.

"Wallahi i can't eat right now"....I said holding my chest....I tried hard to swallow to prevent the vomit pilling up in my gut from coming out.....

"I really can't eat now".....I said again....."You don't have a choice...dole kici abinci".....Ra'is said coming towards me with a plate filled to the brim with food......As Ra'is approached me more the more the vomit kept coming up to my throat.

"I really can't eat...wallahi i feel like vomiting"..... I said still holding my stomach...."You are only saying that because you don't want to eat"....Ra'is said calmly....."Believe it or not,I don't want to".....I said angrily....."Ruqayya please"....Ra'is said again and I couldn't feel more irritated.

"Do i have a crown on my head ?"......I shouted angrily and Ra'is could see the anger in my face......"No".....Ra'is said with sadnesss in his eyes....."Do i speak with a British accent?"...... I asked again angrier this time....."No".....Ra'is replied....."Then stop treating me like I'm Queen freaking Elizabeth".....I shouted at the top of my voice.

Almost immediately i finished shouting, the vomit rushed out of my mouth....I held my stomach and knelt down on my knees and kept vomiting profusely.....I could feel vomit rushing out of my mouth and nose and tears running down my eyes....

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 22

MARRIED TO A STRANGER -(bani da zabi)  Episode 22

❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

RA'IS' point of View {POV}

I have never been put in a situation where I feel I may lose someone so dear to me till the day of my little Brother Abdurrahman's surgery...He was in surgery for 7 hours and those were the most terrifying 7hours of my life.

My second most scary moment was during my fellowship year after residency,when my attending surgeon almost allowed me to drown deep in a patient's heart...I held the heart in my hand putting him on by-pass and i couldn't get the sutures to hold and the patient's blood pressure was dropping...I felt like dying right there and then....I can vividly remember my attending surgeon and another surgeon arguing over taking over the surgery from me, and the reply my attending said to the other surgery has stuck in my head all this time..."allow New doctors and surgeons to sink,but don't let them drown"....and honestly at that moment I felt like I was drowning before I could finally get the sutures to hold,and that day I became a Cardiothoracic Surgeon...

I can't help but wonder if interns or student doctors are the ones taking care of my wife...."probably the doctors are allowing them to sink on my wife and not let then drown".....I thought before I dashed into the trauma room.

"Dr.Rai's you can't be in here..you know family don't treat family"......another doctor said to me....."I just want to make sure everything is OK".....I said to the doctor......."It is...her test results just came back".....the Dr said...."What test did you run,and what is the result".....I asked the doctor....."H.pylori....and it came back positive".....the doctor said..

"I should have known.....I should have understood when she said she doesn't take coffee and when she complained about the yam balls being too peppery....and she spent almost all day on an empty stomach".....I said using my left hand to brush over my hair..

"She ll be OK Dr....she will properly be taken care of.trust us on this".....the Dr said and i felt a little bit relieved....

It was already 6am and i thought about calling my parents to let then know what was going on...."Hello Hajiya".....I said immediately my mum answered the phone......"Ra'is lafiya"....Hajiya said sensing something was wrong considering the fact that i was calling so early...."Lafiya wallahi...I just called to tell you Ruqayya na asibiti...Ulcer ce ta tashi mata...but Ana bata drip yanxu and she is sleeping".....I said calmly...."Subhanallahi....we ll be right there...I will call Hajiya Maimuna yanxu to let her know".....Hajiya said and hung up.

My parents and Ruqayya's parents came around 10am and Ruqayya was awake then...Ruqayya was able to eat too and have a little conversation with our parents.

Ruqayya was discharged at about 10pm and we were all about to leave the hospital...
."Ra'is, i think i should take Ruqayya home with me,I ll be able to take care of her more than you will".....my mum said to me seeming concern......."Nooo...I think nauyi zaa daura muku..I think Ruqayya ta tafi gidan ta...I trust Ra'is will be able to take care of her perfectly".....Ruqayya's mum said and everyone agreed.

We got home at able 10.45pm and i held Ruqayya's arm and led her to her bedroom......"Ruqayya..... Why didn't you tell you have Ulcer, otherwise I wouldn't have made coffee for you or given you peppery food to eat"......I said with so much care in my eyes.....

"You made the coffee for me while I was still in bed,even though it's my responsibility to do the cooking,never-the-less you did what I should have done.....me not eating all day was my fault....and I should have told you the yam balls was peppery.... But you got it for me out of love....there's noway I would have refused it".....Ruqayya said calmly..

"I know...thanks for hurting yourself to prevent hurting me,totally unfair ...I couldn't have asked for more".....I said holding her hand....."I think you should sleep now,you have been injected with something that will make you sleep...you will fall asleep at any moment"......I said pushing her gently unto her pillow and covering her up with a warm blanket.

I turned off the lights and headed out of her room....I have lived with Ruqayya for just 3days,and suddenly I feel like i have loved her all my life...I couldn't have asked for a better life partner..  

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 21

MARRIED TO A STRANGER - (bani da zabi)  Episode 21

  ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

I have never seen a moment when there isn't ray of happiness in Ra'is eyes till today when I told him about Mustapha and now that the phone call interrupted our conversation.

"Hello"....Ra'is said answering the call....."Dr I am sorry to be calling now,but we have an emergency in the hospital that needs your urgent attention"......the caller said......"Nooo that can't be....I am currently on leave..my leave started just today".......Ra'is said smiling......

"I am very much aware Dr,the circular was sent to all the E.R phones and pagers controllers,but i am out of option"....the caller said....."How can you be out of options, I am not the only Cardiothoracic surgeon.... Page Dr Rayhana or Dr Abdurrahman....I believe they are both not on leave"......Ra'is said frowning......"I already did Dr and i was informed both Dr Rayhana and Dr Abdurrahman are away for a conference in Abuja and won't be back till tomorrow afternoon....the surgery was scheduled to take place tomorrow night by Dr Rayhana..we have been monitoring the patient in pre-op but the patient has been coding and you are our last resort Dr".....the caller said super fast.

"What is the current status of the patient?".....Ra'is asked immediately......"the patient is a 1 year old boy with Cardiovascular atrio-ventricular defect, the surgery ought to take place tomorrow, but now he can't wait till then".....the caller said....."Cardiovascular atrio-ventricular defect???  A year old?Why didn't you tell me that sooner.....prep the patient for surgery and book an O.R.....I am 15minutes away"......Ra'is said and hung up without waiting for a reply.

Ra'is stood up immediately and started looking for his car keys...."Are you OK?"....I asked standing up as well....."Not exactly.... I have to go...there's an Emergency at the hospital".....Ra'is said sounding so worried....."Its ok...".....I said not sure if that is what i should have said....."will you be OK sleeping in the house all alone?".....Ra'is said and I nodded and watched him leave.

I looked the door behind him and switched off all the lights before heading to my room...I was a little scared at first but then decided to pick up my phone and play games..It was 10.30 and i finally decided to sleep.

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I woke at about 4.30am and couldn't move...My stomach hurt so badly I could feel my intestines crushing other organs in my stomach....I held my stomach so hard and I could feel my back almost breaking....My chest felt so heavy I felt it would form an alliance with my spinal cord...

I had no idea what to do...I don't know who to call...because I know Ra'is might still be in surgery and it is too early to call anyone else..I picked my phone and dialed Ra'is' number and even then I couldn't even talk....not even a word....

Ra'is picked up and the words just couldn't come...my lips just couldn't form any words....I hung up and went straight to my draft,where Ra'is asked me to type 911 and save it and forward to him in case of emergency.....

Not long after I sent 911 to Ra'is I heard him opening the gate and rushing in....."Ruqayya".....he shouted immediately he saw me on the bed, vomiting heavily and almost life less.......

Ra'is immediately picked me up and put me in the car and we rush to the hospital.... I was hardly conscious but I heard the doctor on call telling Ra'is he had to wait outside even though he is a staff,but family do not treat family....I was almost closing my eyes when I looked at Ra'is looking worried,confused and out of options before I was pushed on a gurney into a trauma room and the door was closed from the inside, leaving Ra'is standing outside with his right hand brushing through his hair.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 20

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi)  Episode 20

   ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

The feeling of being in Ra'is' arms felt really soothing and comforting....I finally put myself together and stopped crying and lifted my head off Ra'is' chest before he let me go....I looked at him and he looked at me in return and out of nowhere my stomach made a very funny groan....

"You really are hunger....Cikin ki na qugi"....Ra'is said pointing at my stomach and going back to sit down...."Yea i guess".....I said and we both laughed so hard.

We both sat properly and started eating again, this time a bit quietly....."Do you love the balls?"......Ra'is asked....."Yea i have always loved yam balls,its a bit peppery but it's awesome".....I said with a smile.

Ra'is kept looking at me from time to time as we ate and i suddenly became uneasy and asked...."What's on your mind?".....I asked smiling at him....."Nothing..I have a proposal, even though i dont know how you will look at it".....Ra'is said looking at the plate of balls......"You are my husband and after what I just did,I don't think I have the right to refuse you anything"......I said looking at him.

"Every relationship built on friendship surprising lasts....it withstand tough times and trials.... So i was think we should be friends first".....Ra'is said smiling and looking at me......"Friends?me and you?"......I asked almost laughing......"You are my wife,and i know very little about you,i want to know more,I want to know everything.... Or atleast almost everything....so let's pretend we are not married...lets pretend we are friends who live together".......Ra'is said filled with smile....

"Nice idea...we are friends who live together".....I said laughing and extending my hand for a high-five ✋....

"This is to friendship".....Ra'is said raising a glass for cheers....... "to friendship".....i said and  we both laughed....

"So tell me one thing I don't know about you,and i will tell you one thing you don't know about me".....Ra'is said and I laughed out loud......"Ok,you first"....I said smiling boldly...

Ra'is paused for a while tilting his head and winking an eye......"Ok....I am introvert".....Ra'is said and I laughed...."I know you are".....I said laughing....."You turn"....Ra'is said smiling....."I am also an introvert,but i am good at talking....and I talk fast".....I said smiling....."Yea no wonder you chose Mass Communication"..... Ra'is said and we both laughed.

Ra'is and I kept talking at intervals about things we love and hate and things we didn't know about eachother....I must admit,Ra'is I actually fun to talk to,even though i just seem to be realising that.

I don't know why I spilled.... I don't know why....I am just getting to realise Ra'is is the type of husband I have always wanted.....and I am beginning to regret ever telling him about Mustapha...but I know we will be OK in shaa Allah.

"So why Medicine?Why did you choose to be a doctor?"......I asked curiously..... "I didn't choose Medicine,Medicine chose me"......Ra'is said confidently......"How"......I asked sounding confused...

"Some years back,my family had a very trying year when my mum gave birth to Abdurrahman"......Ra'is said and paused....."Which Abdurrahman?Abdurrahman dai naku?"......I asked sounding surprised....."Yea....he was born with Cardiovascular atrio-ventricular defect....and my parents went though a lot...he had to under go surgery in his heart in India when he was only 6months old...I watched my mum go lean eachday...and the terrifying part of it all was that,it wasn't done in Nigeria...there and then, I became determined to be a doctor against all odds"......Ra'is said amd there and then his phone started to ring and his Pager also started to beep...."Who could it be at this time...it's almost 10pm"....Ra'is said frowning.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 19

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi)  Episode 19

   ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

All of a sudden i felt like my whole world was dropping to the bottom of an ocean...What do i tell my parents?What would people think is the reason for the break up of my marriage barely 2days after the wedding.....All these and many more thoughts kept running through my head that i didnt even realise the gate had been opened by baba Tsoho mai gadi.

"Arent you coming out of the car?".....Ra'is said as he got out of the car and left me sitted there....I got the courage and got out of the car and tagged behind him as we made our way into the house.

"Sallamualaikum"....Ra'is said  as we entered the parlor....."Waalaikusallam".....My immediate younger sister Huda said....."Aa Yaya Hubby,yaya Ra'is sannun ku da zuwa"... Huda said jumping on me.....we exchanged pleasantries and Huda headed in to call Umma.

All the time Huda was gone,the only thing running through my mind was what Ra'is will tell my parents..

"Sallamualaikum....sannun ku da zuwa"....Umma said as she entered the parlor...... "Waalaikisallam"....Ra'is replied...."Umma ina wuni"....we both knelt down to greet Umma in unison....."Lafiya qalau.... Sannun ku...ya gida?"....Umma asked full of smiles....."Lafiya"....I managed to say.

"I am sure Hubby pressured you to leave your work and come koh?"....Umma said laughing....."Aa wallahi Umma,i am on leave mah from work...Kawai dai i thought ya kamata muzo mu kaishe ku and mu muku bangajiyar biki".....Ra'is said shyly and i felt so so relaxed....."Ayyah kun kyauta...even though Alhaji isn't home at the moment "....Umma said...."Hubby go in and bring something for your husband to drink mana"....Umma said to me.

I stood up and headed to the fridge to get some drinks,after which Umma and I left Ra'is in the parlor and went into her room.

Umma and I talked about a few things and she furthered advised me to be dutiful to my husband and the rest before finally dai i returned to the parlor and Ra'is and I left soon after..

We got home after what seemed like the 30 most quiet minutes of my life....I jumped to my room to pray Magrib prayer and sat on the prayer mat till it was time for Isha prayer.

I kept pacing Up and down,not knowing if to go and confront Ra'is in the parlor or to just  go to bed..."But how can I go to bed when all I have had all day is Coffee and egg omelette".....I said to myself as i continued pacing and holding my rumbling stomach...

A knock on my door was what brought me back from my thoughts...."Ruqayya".....Ra'is called out from outside my room.....I didn't know if to reply or simply to ignor him...."Ruqayya".....he called out again.

I finally decided to open the door even though my feet could hardly carry me...."Naam".....I said slowly as I opened the door..... "You haven't eaten anything all day,I went out few minutes ago and got some yam balls at Down Town take-away on the way back..why not come out let's eat".....Ra'is said calmly and i Nodded.

Ra'is placed the yam balls neatly on a plate and took out two tumblers from the kitchen cupboard and poured hollandia into both...I just sat down watching TV and having no idea what I was actually watching...."Bismillah".....Ra'is said as he sat opposite on the centre carpet...

I didn't say a word as I picked one of the yam balls and bit on it....It tasted out of this world Allah mah ya sani and dama kuma yunwa nake ji sosai....

Ra'is has been so nice to me and all I have been doing had been hurting him...Even though i know its not my fault for feeling the way i do,and i totally understand how He feels about me....yet he has been so sweet and kind and loving and has never been anything but,which is making me feel so so sorry for him .....

"About what I said this morning I really didn't mean to".....I said with tears rolling down cheeks and definitely not looking at Ra'is...."Don't be...and dan Allah stop crying...I feel terrible each time you cry wallahi"....Ra'is said looking at me...."I can't help it,you are too nice,you have never been anything but,yet I hurt you in the most cruel way"......I said and broke out in tears.......

"Ruqayya...you can't help it,same way i cant help feeling the way i do about you".....Ra'is said looking at me filled with pity...

He kept looking at me as I broke into tears....Ra'is stood up from where he was sitted and came over to me...I kept crying uncontrollably because honestly at a point today I thought Saki nah Ra'is zaiyi....."Its okk.stop crying now"....Ra'is said holding my head up in his arms....I kept crying uncontrollably and holding tightly onto my husband....because right now,i feel like his arms is the only place I want to be.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 18

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi)  Episode 18

  ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

It's not a surprise for people to go completely mute and their mouths completely dry when a bomb is dropped unexpectedly upon them.....All my life, i have never realized how true the say that "the heart wants what it wants" really is...sai yau.

Ra'is and I kept looking at eachother without saying a word...I finally took my eyes off him and looked at my empty mug of coffee wishing some was still left to moisten my dried tongue...."Ruqayya baki ce komai bah".....Ra'is said looking down at his plate......"I know this is all new, all sudden...and I don't know how or when it started but......."...Ra'is said and stopped to look at the tears rolling down my cheeks.... "Ya sallam...I didn't mean to hurt you by saying what I just did"....Ra'is said kneeling beside me and cleaning my face with his handkerchief....

"Yesterday I lied to you.. I wasn't crying because I miss my family, I was crying because of something else".....I said wondering if I should tell him the truth about Mustapha.....

"Why then were you crying?Did I do something to hurt you?".....Ra'is asked lovingly......."No...I did something to hurt me".....I said looking at my fingers....."You did something to hurt yourself?but how and why?".....Ra'is asked curiously and confused......

"I fell in love with the wrong guy".....I said bursting to tears......"You did?..It's totally okk we all make mistakes".....Ra'is asked looking sad and confused....."I know I am your wife now...and all my attention should focus and be on you but I just can't help it wallahi..... I can't help feeling what I feel for Mustapha..I know i should long be over him but wallahi i am not"......I said crying furiously...

Ra'is said nothing but stood up and started pacing....."I have always had the suspicious that dole akwai wanda kike so before we got married,but i never asked because it's wasn't any of my business....even though right now it shouldn't be but it has to be...Ruqayya you are my wife,and no sane man will be happy or comfortable with the fact that his wife has feelings for someone else".....Ra'is said calmly with so much concern in his voice.

I said nothing but ran straight to my room and locked the door behind me......I know i have been unfair to Ra'is..... I atleast shouldn't have brought Mustapha up,but what he said took me by surprise and i became emotional and just had to say something....even though i ended up saying the wrong thing.

I picked up my phone to dial Meenal's number because now is really the time for me to talk to someone...."I need to talk to my bestfriend..... I need my bestfriend".....I said as I dialled Meenal's number and waited impatiently for her to pick up......

"Hello"....Meenal said..... "Hello Meenal".....I said trying to conceal the fact that i have been crying....."Hubby ya kike?"....Meenal said and I could tell something was wrong from her voice....Just like me Meenal sounded like someone who has been crying all day...."I am fine...you?".....I replied....."Lafiya...Hubby so sorry but I really can't talk now....I ll Call you back anjuma please".....She said and hung up without waiting for me to reply or say anything.

I looked down at my phone and wondered what to do...Different thoughts kept running through my mind until finally I was able to sleep off.

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I woke up at about 3pm and rushed to pray...I sat down on my prayer mat even after praying until about 4pm when I stood up and performed Asr prayer..

Even while praying, astaghfirulla the events that had happened today kept coming back to me...I removed my hijab after praying and sat on the stool across my mirror and looked at my pale face.....I can't help but keep wondering what was wrong with Meenal....She definitely didn't sound like her normal self....

I kept drowning in my thoughts until I heard a knock on the door of my room....I stood up quietly and opened the door only to see Ra'is standing by it...."Get ready zamu fita...I will be waiting in the car".....he said and left immediately.

I kept wondering where he was taking me to as I got dressed in a black Abaya and rolled  tarha (nadi)  around my face.

I got to the car and said nothing as I watched Ra'is drive and we zoomed off....No one said a word,not even one...

I kept looking at my fingers and didn't even realize we had gotten to our destination sae da naji mota ta tsaya before I lifted my head up and saw my father's house,staring at me in the face.

Why has Ra'is brought me here....why did he bring me back home....What does this mean???Does this mean Mustapha has ruined my marriage...... Or rather my stupid stubborn feelings for him have ruined my marriage?

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 17

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi)  Episode 17

  ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

You know that moment when you go to sleep with something on your mind and wake up the next morning with the same thought or worse even dream of it...that was exactly my night and that is exactly how I am feeling this morning...

I finally managed to get out of bed, took a bath and then headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast....Immediately i entered the kitchen I saw Ra'is already there making egg omelette and making a toast....."Good morning".....I said sounding surprised and stammering....."Morning Ruqayya...how was your night?".....Ra'is asked in a soft voice.

"I am the wife here,making breakfast should be my responsibility and not yours...I know you are only trying to make me feel at home,but please let me do what I should do"......I said softly and  looking at Ra'is with so much care and respect....."Ruqayya you were in a bad mood yesterday night...you miss home and that made you cry to sleep,its only fair that i try to make you feel and know that I am your family too".....Ra'is said standing very close to me with an apron on and holding the frying pan containing the already fried omelette....

I couldn't help but burst to laughter...."Why are you laughing?"....Ra'is asked smiling softly....."You look like".....I said and couldnt complete my sentence because of laughter...."I look like what?"......he asked laughing along with me......"You look like a professional Chef".....I said making mockery of the apron and gloves......"atoh....I told you I am s good cook ae".....Ra'is said with a laugh....

"Unhum....let me be the judge of that".....I said and we both laughed......."Ok..now you have done enough.let me take over dan Allah"...... I said grabbing the Spoon and frying pan from him....."Its ok, i am almost done here".....Ra'is said......"No...let me please".....I said insisting......"No no no".....Ra'is said dropping the pan on the cooker and holding me by the hand and dragging me out of the kitchen and straight to the dinning area..

"Where are you taking me".....I said laughing and wondering......."Sit here like the Queen that you are and wait for your meal".....Ra'is said as he pulled the chair and sat me down on it.

I kept smiling at how sweet Ra'is has been as I watched him dash in and out of the kitchen with my plate of served omelette, toast and a cup of coffee......"Coffee?".....I asked as I looked into the Mug....."Yes....freshly brewed just for you my lady".....Ra'is said jokingly and i smiled looking at the coffee...."What's wrong...you don't like the coffee?"..... Ra'is asked having noticed the way i was looking at the coffee...."Noo it's fine...but why not tea?".....I asked curiously......"Yesterday I couldn't sleep and I was up almost all night doing nothing...it was a very boring experience.....so i choose coffee this morning because I don't want you to sleep in the afternoon ki kasa baccin dare and be bored like i was...plus as a professional Chef....egg omelette and toast tastes so much better with coffee than with tea....but if you'd prefer tea,i would make tea for you right away"......Ra'is said and was about to leave when i held on to his hand....which made me feel embarrassed.

Ra'is immediately turned to look at his hand which was in mine and smiled....I immediately let go and looked at my plate....."Coffee is fine,thank you".....I said and held the Mug with both hands.

Ra'is rounded up in the kitchen and came to join me at the dinning table...."Kayi kokari,tastes great"....I said with all sincerity..Ra'is didn't reply and just kept looking at me...I pretended not to feel his gaze or notice the fact that he was looking at me,but i just couldn't..

"You are staring me down....why?".....I asked...."I don't know why".....Ra'is said and looking down shyly......"ok".....I said and said nothing else....."Its funny".....Ra'is said looking at his plate and smiling....."What is funny?".....I asked looking at him....."Wouldn't it be funny if I told you I am falling in love with my wife".....Ra'is said and I immediately felt like I have been stabbed.

My mouth suddenly went completely dry...I opened my mouth but no words came out of it....I kept looking at Ra'is and he just keep looking me in return...My heart kept racing and racing...Hearing what you never expected out of nowhere just takes the breath out of you.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 16

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi)  Episode 16

   ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

I have always heard of ghost of the past coming back to hunt you....in my case Mustapha is my ghost of the past...He isn't perfect,but then again I admit no human being is perfect...I know our relationship wasnt the fairy-tale kind of relationship everyone would wish to have,never the less it had it ups and downs....even though with Mustapha it was mostly downs...I needed his attention and couldn't get it....I tried so hard severally to get him to even call or text or care,but all to no avail....and now that I am gone....now that I am married,he is giving me the attention I have been longing for....

I laid in bed not sure if to call him back,or to ignor the fact that i saw his missed call...A voice in me kept telling me to call him back and finally i succumbed to my inner self.

My heart beat kept racing as the phone continued ringing until finally I heard his voice...."Hello"....Mustapha said....."Hello"....I replied without saying anything further....."Hubby I know it's wrong for me to call considering the fact that you are married to someone,amma zuciyata ta kasa daure tunanin ki...na kasa cire tunanin ki...you are in my thoughts every sleeping and waking moment....I just don't know how I made the very big mistake of letting you go".....Mustapha said and paused for a bit....

"Mustapha dakata"....I shouted with authority....."You know what is wrong and what is right  as much as you did before you decided it was over between us and started giving me attitude ...you took me for granted and Allah ya bani wanda ya fika...I shouldn't be talking to you now,but i am because I want to make one thing very clear to you....dan Allah don't call me again...if you don't respect me atleast respect the fact that i am married to a guy you could never,not even half as much"......I said in tears and hung up on him.

I know it took all the might in me to say all the things I said to him...but nothing I said wasn't the truth....my heart knows I still love him,but my brain keeps telling me the difference between right and wrong...My thoughts were cut loose when I heard a knock on the door.

"Ruqayya".....Ra'is called out from outside my room and knocking...."Ruqayya".....he called out again with his voice growing tensed......I just couldn't bring my feet to move towards the door and open it...

Ra'is became worried and opened the door and headed straight in...."Ruqayya why are you sitting in the dark?"....Ra'is said as he switched on the lights....."Subhanallahi....Ruqayya why are you crying?"....Ra'is asked squating in front of me as I let the tears flow freely....."Ruqayya if I offended you in any way dan Allah tell me and i ll apologize"..... He said with so much sadness in his eyes and i Nodded my head left and right to indicate he didn't do anything...

"Then why are sitting here and crying your eyes out?"....Ra'is asked sounding very worried...."I just miss home"....I lied....."Ruqayya I know you do,you have to miss home....every girl misses home when she is married,but its just a matter of time and you will adapt...it's only been a day....our marital journey started just yesterday, its normal for you not to adjust for now,but you will".....Ra'is said so lovingly I felt like jumping into his arms...

"I just miss my family"..... I said this time sincerely....."I am your family too".....He said using his hand to wipe off my tears...."It will be okk..just go to bed now so you won't think too much".....Ra'is said and watched me as I lay in my bed and placed my head on my pillow.

Ra'is rolled up the blanket to cover me up,kissed my forehead and was about to leave when i held his hand to stop him from leaving...

He immediately turned to look at me...."Thank you so much"..... I said before letting go of his hand....He used his thumb to tap my Cheeks before he switched off the lights and shut the door behind him.

I laid in bed thinking about Mustapha and how he could never be even half as perfect as Ra'is...but I still feel like I love him...but then again...I care alot about my husband Ra'is and couldn't have asked for a better spouse....Ra'is is a really nice guy and easy to fall for,I know it's just a matter of time.....just a matter of time.

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MARRIED TO A STRANGER Episode 15

MARRIED TO A STRANGER (bani da zabi)  Episode 15

  ❣ Phateemah Taheer ❣

I have always had this fantasy of going on a long drive with my husband at a certain point in time,especially when I was with Mustapha...It was somehow always the only thing I could think of,but having strict parents,that never came to pass.

Luckily now I am living my fantasy with my husband,even though it's nt as romantic as it ought to have been considering the circumstances surrounding our marriage.

We got to Ra'is' parents house after about 20minutes drive...The gate was opened by their security guard and Ra'is quickly got down and opened the door for me,which made ne feel a bit embarrassed even though no one was looking.

We got into the parlor and met Ra'is' little sisters busy with their home works...."Sallamualaikum"....Ra'is and I said in Unison....."oyoyo,yaya and anty".....his two little sister Nana and Ummi said hugging me..   "Yaya, Anty....sannu da zuwa".....Humaira said standing up and heading towards us.."Yauwa".....Ra'is said while I kept mute.

Humaira headed on and called Ra'is' mum...She was as nice to me as she had always been,except even nicer now that I am her daughter-in-law...Mama gave me a lot of things before Ra'is and I finally left.

We got into the car after biding them farewell and headed to Bake_n_flake-Kn where we bought all sorts of snacks.......even the ones I didn't pick Ra'is picked..

We finished with the snacks  shopping and headed straight home...

We got home both tired and sat down to eat all the stuffs we bought....I quickly headed to the kitchen and brought back glass cups and juice from the fridge...

"Ruqayya, this is your home...you don't have to be moving about the house with veil or Hijab"....Ra'is said looking at me...All I did was nod but still didn't remove the Veil...

After eating the snacks and all,I asked Ra'is to excuse me as I went into the my room to take a shower....I saw a missed call on my phone which I left in my room and decided to check who it was....Lo and behold... Mustapha....."What could he be calling me for?".....I said to myself in fear and anger....A part of me wanted so badly to call him,to hear his voice because honestly I really do miss him,but another part of me knows I am a married woman.

My mood totally changed from Happy to devastated.i stood up,locked my room with key and slammed onto my bed....to think about why even though i am married to Ra'is, i still love Mustapha with all my heart

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