Chapter 36 Humairah
Ahmad told me more about his family's decree of one wife only and I wasn't surprised at all. Most affluents are like that, I just hoped that our undercover marriage should workout. But the big question here is, what if I ended up not being able to conceive before everything blow up?
"Just like he said, everything should be done secretly. We are not going to invite anyone. The Imam will tie the knot tomorrow by 2pm. I hope the boxes and everything are complete?" I heard my uncle said with his husky voice.
"Yes, everything is complete. But one thing is not clear to me, Baban Faridah" Aunty Aminah said.
"What is that?" My uncle queried.
"It is about the..." Aunty Aminah was saying when my phone began ringing. They never knew I was by their door eavesdropping on their conversation until now, thus I ran to the parlor.
The caller was, just like you might be thinking right now, Ahmad. "AsSalama Alaykum (peace be upon you)" I calmly said like a baby as soon as I picked the call.
"Wa'alaykumu Salam (peace be upon you too), my wife to be. Can you please come outside?" He said.
"Okay, give me a second" I said terminating the call. Hence I walked to the room I was sharing with Faridah, applied a little powder on my face, put on a pink lipstick and took my veil from the bed.
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Immediately I stepped out of the house, Ahmad gestured to me to come into his car. I wore a smile as I gently walked into the front seat.
"You really look hot, Humairah" He said smiling.
"Thank you" I coyly turned my face away.
"I bought a house for you" He apprised me as he started the car. "It's a four bedroom flat, few kilometres away from the factory" He added.
"Wow" I covered my mouth with my hands in bewilderment.
"Yes, my wife to be" He said as he began driving the car. "Also, the compound of the house is very big"
"You are amazing!" I uttered not even knowing what else to say, my happiness knew no bound.
Ahmad had done a lot for me and to say I was happy is an understatement. The boxes he bought for me were complete and everything was certainly dozen. When uncle Habib told my parents about everything, they expressed how happy they were for me and promised to come see me after the marriage. I just couldn't wait for tomorrow. I would finally be my boss' wife.
"And here we are!" Ahmad announced as he pulled over by the gate of the house.
"Wow, this... this is amazing!" I said storming out of the car. The gate of the house alone surprised me. We went inside and indeed, the compound was big. There was a parking lot and a black G-wagon parked inside it. I smiled wondering whose car it was. Perhaps Ahmad's new car. He loved changing cars, you know!
We went inside the house and Ahmad gave me a brief orientation. The house was fully equipped with practically everything. There were beds, Android TVs, Air-conditioniners, couches, armchairs, kitchen equipments, name the rest.
"Here is the document of the house with your name allover it. All you need to do now is to sign the papers and keep them with you" Ahmad said as he handed everything to me.
"Oh my God!" I did not even know when tears began rolling down my cheeks, tears of joy. I promptly gave him a hug and held him tight.
"It's okay, baby. I will surely do more as long as you keep believing in me" He said with his hands on my waist. "I love you and will always love you, Humairah"
"I love you too!" I absentmindedly uttered.
The house was really amazing. I signed the documents, and after that we took some pictures, rearranged some things before walking out to the compound.
"The G-wagon over there is..." He was saying when I cut in.
"Ahmad please don't say it's mine, this is too much for a poor girl like me" I said in tears.
"Well, it's yours" He said smiling.
That moment, I felt like I was the happiest woman on earth. I was so happy that tears kept rolling down my fragile / soft cheeks.
Ahmad drove me home and I bade him goodbye. I ran inside my uncle's house and I told him and his wife everything. They were so happy for me. I showed them the documents and they congratulated me. Wow, Allah was good to me!
