IN TWENTY ONE DAYS (Preview)

9; BAMBINOS.

ABUJA, NIGERIA.

And now, Amani is going to see her mother as it is Sunday. She's missed her mother, father and brothers a lot so she got up early and finished the last touches of some aso ebi that will be collected the next day. She knew she is going to spend all her day there and so will her husband with her brothers. She's missed her banters with her brothers a lot and can't wait to go and disturb their peace. They never are too playful but with her, it's on another whole level.

She finished sewing and meandered to her kitchen to make something quick for the three of them. Deciding on making simple pancakes and soak it up with their favorite Burberry syrup, she made chocolate mousse and placed them on the table. She made her way to the bathroom to take bath when Mika'il joined in with a mischievous grin etched on his lips. She only shook her head with a smile and scold him before they took the bath together.

She got dressed into another set of ankara with admiral plus patterns and white canvas. She sew it into two step flying peplum and matching blue belt she made with silk around her midriff and the hand is layered then the neck bateau. The skirt is fished in a mermaid like way that has her hips flaring and the back is longer with some inches sweeping the ground gracefully. She left the room not tying the head tie and letting her full blown Fulani hair resting behind her in curls.

"I'll drop you and spend some time with your brothers then go to Zara." Mika'il said from the closet coming out in metal slacks and v-neck sand dollar dress shirt with short sleeves.

"Okay then. You can come and pick me up when you're done." She replied and kissed his cheek then made her way to Anaan's room.

She met her playing around the edges of her bed as she claps and stand on it. That is not the first time she is standing with the support of furniture but it doesn't stop Amani's heart from fluttering seeing her like that. She took her in her arms and played with her then made her way to her bathroom and gave her a quick bath while playing with her in the water. She wouldn't leave the bubbling suds and kept playing around then raise her hands up when she was tired.

Dressing her into an azure Victorian neckline baby shirt that has glitters all around it, she grinned. For the skirt, she removed Aegean wrap skirt that stopped a little above her knees and she encased her legs in the white Zara baby shoes Kulthum brought her some days back. She took white headband and tie it gently on her head. She admired her baby by taking too many pictures like always then they took many selfies with filters as Anaan kept grinning with each filter that comes up.

"I hope I'm allowed to join." Mika'il walked in with a simple grin and together they made it a photography day.

After their breakfast, Amani made her way back to their room and removed her Aegean slippers, matching purse and white veil. She tied her head tie in a side fan and made good pleating like an expert before they left the house to her parent's. It is a thirty minutes drive from her own home which they make memorable with their endless chatter and like of music that kept changing in the car.

"Assalamu Alaikum mutanen gidan nan, the people of this house." She yelled out loudly walking into the house Anaan in her arms while Mika'il holds her purse and Anaan's baby bag with him.

"Waalaikum assalam bakin gidan nan, guests of this house." She heard her mother replied from the stairs as she slowly descended in her poise enigmatic steps which Amani always tried copying when she was young but couldn't.

"Mami na." She ran to her mother like she was still a kid when her daughter is still in her arms and the skirt is not helping the matters but that didn't stop her from settling in her mother's arms as she landed on the last step of the stairs.