Behind The Cold Curtain.

TEN

Chapter TEN:

After a hectic week, Waheeda went back home as soon as her last lecture on Friday was over. She got home the same time as Habiba who was now a Jss1 student.
Mummy had cooked her favourite traditional dish, Tuwon shinkafa da miyan taushe. She didn't waste a second as she served herself and dug into her plate.

Surprisingly, Suraj didn't tease her when he saw her eating like a homeless girl, he just quietly got his own food and sat beside her as he asked her how she was faring.

"Have you heard? " he whispered.

"Heard what?" She asked him in the same manner.

"Hamma Moh has finally got a girl........ Maybe."

"So Anty Fadee finally got him a girl?" Hida asked happily.

"Yes. Finally. And he likes her."

"Awesome. But why are we whispering?"

"To create the gulma mood" he whispered back.
Waheeda just laughed and shook her head.
Her brother was simply something else.

Later that evening, Habiba's Albino tutor came for the usual daily lessons.

"Simon. How far? It's been a while." Waheeda greeted him.

"Ah.. Adda Hida you know nah. The usual stuffs. School and life. How are you?"

"Am fine oo. So two more years to go right? How are you coping with the medicine and all."

"You know nahhh. E no easy. But we thank God." He answered her as he got a cup of water for himself.

That was when Habiba walked in and greeted him with a smile before pulling out a seat.

"So how's mama? I haven't seen her in a while." Waheeda continued.

"She's fine oo. She was even telling me the other day that Blessing was talking about you saying she hasn't seen you in forever."

"Eyya. You know school nah. Please send my regards. "

"In sha illah." He replied

"I told you it's In sha Allah. Not in sha Illah." Biba corrected him.

"Ooh. I keep forgetting. Because of that 'lillahi ma fi samawati wa ma fil ard....' I don't even know how I keep mixing them up." Simon chuckled.

"In Sha Allah really isn't difficult to say but you're getting better. Have you memorized suratul Adiyat yet?"

"Almost perfectly you won't even believe it. Gosh am so smart." He said smugly making Biba laugh and shake her head in disapproval.

Waheeda was just watching them in utmost surprise. When did they become so close? She asked herself.

"I learnt more than three years worth of studies in less than a year. Who is smarter?" She smirked.

"We will know who is smarter when we both submit our memorization of the translation of suratul khafirun"

Waheeda who had been watching them in aww finally found her voice and spoke.
"Ikon Allah." She stated. "When did you two become so close? I mean how?"

"Naturally." Simon smiled. "She's been teaching me the Quran. It's beautiful."

Hida was still in a daze. When was it that Biba was crying saying that Simon was really pissed at her and he might suck up her blood?

"Oohhh. I see. So Biba you aren't scared that he might...mmmmmmmmmmm" Habiba quickly covered Waheeda's mouth with her hand making the rest of her sentence pure murmurs.