The Wedding Bells

Chapter 13 : The Wedding Bells 

Campus was just one big rush .

My timetable this semester hardly gave me free time .

I came home at half 4 after pracs and just fell into a deep sleep .


My social life started to take down slide I felt I was drifting further and further from everyone .Everyone seemed to have they whole life figured out .I started to feel lonely like I had nobody and everyone around me was getting proposed or into a serious relationship. 

Where I was just me and my books , I started drifting away from my school and campus friends...



It was a Saturday night and unlike when I was in school I use to go to Musgrave or Gateway with my friends for movie or ice cream. 

I was at home doing an assessment.

Ahmed came into my room looking a bit worried and distressed..

He had started going  to see a few girls as prospective brides 

So my mother stopped worrying me for a bit 

He hadn't like any girls yet but last night  we had went over to my father’s friends house Ahmed was to see a his daughter Maryam , you could see the spark in his eye afterwards , I  think he liked her...

“Sara can I talk to you” Ahmed said bring me out of my thoughts

“Jee” 

“You promise you won't over react..”

“I won't promise” 

“What you think of Maryam? He asked quietly I almost missed what he said  

“She's nice, I like her she actually made an effort to talk to me unlike that hijaab Barbie you went to see the week before and those pies where yummy” I said dreamily thinking about those pies 

“Sara! Sara listen to me ....”  Ahmed scolded me

“I think I want to ask for an official proposal” he said seriously and his cheeks flooded up red I have never seen my brother so embarrassed


“Omw! you blushing“ I teased him and shouted

“Yumnah ! Come here“

All of a sudden I was tackled down..

Ahmed started tickling me 

“Stop! stop !” I started screaming I hate been tickled

“ I will BBM Maryam and tell her you like her” I threaten  him , she and I  had exchanged BBM Pins  as we had realized we had loads in common ,we enjoyed the same series and she cooked some delicious  desserts  , and I told her I will be her tester

“What happened? “ Yumnah came running into late

“Ahmed is in love” I said in a sing-song voice as Ahmed tried put a pillow over my face so I couldn't speak  

My mother walked in “what's all this screaming?”  

“Mummy Ahmed likes Maryam “ I started singing

Red in the face Ahmed looks up at my mum 

“Well you're in luck Auntie Ayesha  just phoned to say Maryam feels the same way” Mummy said smiling with tears in her eyes  

I hear the wedding bells 

I started dreaming about yummy burfi, pretty dresses and heels 

“Some ones getting married” I started poking Ahmed 

“Stop it!” he got up and walked away 

I have never seen my brother so shy. ..