Chapter three:first meet up

The day he will finally meet his wife to be finally came and a dead fish looked even more happier than Aryan did,honestly he didn't want to do this,he was only doing this his Abba,even though he hasn't been there emotionally,he did everything for them financially,he gave them a roof over their heads,gave them cloths and fed them with the best of food too and took care of their hospital bills when the got sick, he did everything for him,so he couldn't say no to him,he was his role model when it came to business and other stuff except he wasn't too good in the category of being an emotionally supportive dad,why that is they had no idea.

He was lost in his very long train of thoughts until the ring of his phone brought him back to reality.

"Abba na? you remember what today is koh?" His sweet mother enquired in a very calm way

"you have to go else you dad will be mad at you."

"Today? What's today umma? Your birthday?  Or is it a National celebration? " I asked pretending not to remember.

"zan bata ma rai! (I'll deal with you)today is the day you're going to see your wife to be,did you get anything for her,seeing that it's the first time you guys will be meeting you have to get her something.

"yes umma,I got her a gift box that contains chocolates of all kinds,got her a dress and heels to match,with a set of jewelry,is that OK maa?"

"it is,love,come home early so you'll make it there on time."

We talked for awhile and then the call got disconnected from the other side.

He was done with his work and decided to rush home not because He was eager to see her(his fiancée) but because Ammi  will be mad if he doesn't go home soon to prepare for his very exciting visit ( mark the sarcasm)

After going home he didn't even go to greet his mom,He just went straight to his room,freshened up and then went to see his ammi before heading out,For some weird reason he felt super nervous, He doesn't even know why,it wasn't like he was into this arranged B.S to begin with,sometimes he wishes he was not the only male child to their parents,at least then He wouldn't be made to start something he wasn't happy about with a total strange.

Thirty minutes later.

He finally arrived at the residents of his soon to be in-laws,his feet were rooted to the ground,he couldn't enter cause he felt nervous,why that is,only Allah knows,He was freaking out from within, it was unlike Aryan to be nervous about seeing a girl,or was it the thought of seeing her parents that freaked him out? why was this affecting him so much? Was all he thought about.

After a while he finally mustered the courage to enter the house,he said his salam and entered,there he was greeted by his mothet in law and then she left after showing me to the living area,where he could have a seat then asked a lady to bring refreshments for him.

After a while,he heard some whispering coming from the passage in the house, he didn't mean to eavesdrop but laid back anyways to listen .

"maaa! I don't want to,I don't know what he is like,his thoughts, maaa what if he hates me? and I hate being in the same room with people that aren't you people,maaa please help! I don't want to do this,Can't Abba and his friend just tie the knot?.

He smiled at the very angel like voice of his fiancée, it's very obvious she's a shy one.

"Baby? C'mon princess,listen to mommy okay? You'll do just fine and have you seen him? He's so gentle, he'll never ever hurt you okay mi amor,maaa loves you baby,now...you promised Daddy you'll go through with this,be our brave little girl and go meet your husband to be."

By the sound of how she's been treated like an egg,he knew she was a spoilt kid. After a while he heard a very faint  Salam,which he could have missed if he wasn't paying attention. She came in looking very shy and tiny,is she even of age? Ya rabbi he didn't want to be given a baby to babysit,if at all this was happening,then he needs a woman not a baby.

"wa'alaikissalam,how are you doing today? I'm Aryan Muhammad kabir." He greeted waiting for her to raise her head up which she never did.

"Good evening,my name is Inaya Ahmad kasheem and I'm doind good alhamdulillah." she has a lovely voice,its too bad though,all these were arranged,he wasn't  ok with it but what could he do? he had no other options,he decided to just try and make everything go smoothly for now,cause Allah knows i am not on board with this.

"Where are you schooling? And what course are you majoring in?"

"Uhmm...i don't go to school. I am being home schooled,taking online classes at Harvard and i am studying Business administration,i also have my finals coming up soon insha Allah." Shy and smart too,nice.

"you're being home schooled? Wow! And congratulations on your up coming finals,i wish you all the best." she answered with a thank you and then an awkward silence fell in the room.

"I'll take my leave now,will come and see you again when i get the chance." she just nodded and got up to her feet,he was half expecting her to ask why he was leaving so soon amma nothing came,so he just walked out of the room. Aryan that all girls die to be with is not even acknowledged by this small girl,its ok shaa,we'll soon be married and the he will show her what she was missing out on.

He wallked out of the living room and met alhaji Ahmad on his way out.

"Aryan my boy,how are you? Leaving so soon? "

"Yes abba,we have seen each other and i have work to do kuma its getting late."

"Ok dear,hope all is well dai? I mean...were you guys able to settle things? The date and all?"

What ! We're they expecting them to fix the date? As if they had known each other for long and couldn't wait to be together..huff!! that's not cool yar.

"No Abba,we haven't yet,my abba will be the one to fix that and yes Inaya and I are ok." He nodded and said his good bye.

After driving for awhile he parked the car opposite the house to think about things before going in to face his mother who would most definitely be waiting on him to hear all the details of his first meet up,sometimes his mother acts like a teenage girl,the thought of that brought a smile to his face,he loved his mom so very much and wouldn't be able to have come this far without her. Alhamdulillah for his mom's life and good health.

He just hope he was not getting into the wrong hands? wait a minute...why was he thinking like that,its not like they love each other and she is a spoilt brat. More reason to want nothing to do with her.

After pondering over the entire situation for a bit,he drove the car inside the compound and went straight to his room to freshen up and relax before ummi(his mom) gets here.

thirty minutes later

He came out of his head when he heard a knock at the door which made him smile to himself knowing who it was,he knew she was going to come sooner or later and here she is.

"Ummi! What brings you here? " he asked smiling,pretending not to know what she came for.

" I came to ask how it went,did you work things out?"

"Ummi i don't think you realise how awkward it is for me to talk about my fiancee with you,amma it was nice,we talked a little,she's still acting shy,for now amma,she'll get over it."

My mom laugh at that.

"Abba na,she's not acting,that's how she is,she's a reserved girl,you'll get to see that someday. And Aryan I'm glad things are working out because i really love that girl,i have known her for awhile now and she's a real gem. Please take care of her when you're both married."

" I will try my best ummi,i will try to take care of her to the best of my ability  insha Allah."

"that's my baby boy,now i need you to send me some money so that i can start preparing for the lefe,her wedding attires and bridal treatment And what not."

"Ok mom,i will send you some money tomorrow in shaa Allah and please don't hesitate to come to me when you need anything."

"Sure my son,i will do just that for now the lefe,bridal treatments are the only things to do. you'll take care of all the events won't you?"

" sure mom,i will hire an event planner to take care of all those things cause i have a lot to do.

Good night sweet mom,see you tomorrow morning insha Allah."

Finally his mom will let him have a breather,God! He needed to go out with his friends to forget about his dilemma.