DERAILED✔️

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14/03/2022.

While seated on her prayer mat, Nadia raised her hands to ask Allah for all the good things in this life, and the hereafter, she prayed for everyone around her including the dead. She hoped her marriage will be a success, even if it looked like there was no hope. She folded her prayer mat neatly and placed it on the shelf, so she could get ready for the sa lalle(henna party).

"You won't believe who I have here" Basma said pushing the door open,

"who oo, Mrs dramatic" Nadia rolled her eyes at basma knowing this may be one of her numerous pranks,

"I'm sure you're not ready for this" Basma exclaimed, "ok, ok close your eyes then I'll tell you when to open it, no cheating o",

Nadia concurred knowing basma won't let her be unless she did as she says,

"tada!!, you can open your eyes now"
Nadia gently flutter her eyes open to see who the anonymous guest is,

"Aaima!!" Nadia threw her arms around her tightly,

"nadeey, I can't bre-at-h" Aaima said in a muffled tone,

"Sorry, sorry ima" nadia released her hold on her, "We were on video call yesterday, you told me you won't be able to make it" Nadia said, "When did you get back?" She asked,

"I just had to surprise you",
"Did you really think I'll miss my best friend's wedding?" Aaima asked smiling widely,

"erhm, erhm, I think you guys are forgetting me!" basma chipped in,

"basma, you haven't changed up uptill now" Aaima used her hands to struggle her laughter,

"she's worst now o" Nadia said,

"Enough of me guys" basma palmed her face playfully, "The guests have started arriving, so Nadia start getting ready" Basma declared in a serious tone,

"Yes ma" Nadia placed her hands on the side of her head to salute her,

"I'll leave you guys for now" Basma smiled before leaving the room.

****

"I can't believe you're actually getting married" Aaima said while picking out dresses for Nadia,

"I can't believe it either" nadia sighed,

"Hope you remembered to offer salatul istikhara" Aaima asked worriedly,

"yes I did, the night when he declared his intention of getting married to me" Nadia felt happy that she has a friend who always looks out for her,

"you miss them right?" Aaima asked,

"yes I do, every single day I wish they were here" Nadia said understanding that she was referring to the deceased,

"will you go there again this year?" Aaima asked Nadia, Nadia sighed before answering,

"I'll insha Allah, I just can'tstop myself".
Aaima is the only person Nadia could talk about her pains to, she perfectly understands Nadia's plight maybe because she saw how it all happened, she knows how everything was from the start.

Nadia and Aaima's parents were tight friends, making Nadia and Aaima childhood friends, they were more like sisters rather. They attended the same school all through their life, during their studies at Nile university Abuja both majoring in Accounting, they were ahead of Basma with a year. They were always together, not until a year ago, when Aaima went for her master's degree in the UK.

"It will all be well insha Allah" Aaima consoled rubbing Nadia's back,

"Ameen" Nadia muttered in a sad tone, "what about mum, dad and ya fahad?",