A SIGHT OF HIM

Today is Saturday I sat on my bed, with my legs fold under my duvet. On my hands are a sheet of paper and a pen, listing things I needed to get from the super market "thinking" I remember I didn't include a cake board on the list.

Since when I was a child I have always had a passion for baking, and when I was done with my secondary school my mum took me to a baking and catering school which lasted for three months and I got a certificate of a well trained Baker on all kinds of pastries. Also I have enrolled myself in some online classes where I learnt more about baking, making yoghurt and cocktails and I obtained a masters degree certificate from LEEMAH online baking classes. She was quite popular on social media for being a professional Baker and also catering services,so I have been a Baker since up until now that was even before I got admitted into the university I take orders from clients and baked with love, deliver it to them in return I got a lot of praises from satisfied and happy customers. Their reviews were a lot of encouragement for me. It gives me a lot of happiness and joy to see that they appreciate my work which I love doing so much,my dad was not supportive of the Idea of me going into business of baking while still studying, he asked me to stop immediately I got admitted into the university because he thinks I won't concentrate on my studies.. I have to plead to my mum to talk to him so he will allow me continue with the passion I love that is baking. He agreed only on one condition that I won't take orders unless I was less busy in school and don't have any tests or exams, I agreed, promising him I will abide by what he said.

I got an order yesterday from a client, who wants a birthday cake and two box of cup cakes for her niece, I have been listing down what I needed to get for the work.

I finished writing down what I needed, folding the paper I put it inside my purse which was laying down on my bed placing it on my dressing mirror which was at the side of my bed I got up from the bed and head straight to downstairs where I saw my mum in the sitting room and my dad.

"Asalama'alaikum"i said

"Wa'alaikumu salam"my mum answered..

Good afternoon momma..

How are you?

Am fine momma,,,

Walking to where my dad was sitting I sat opposite him.

Daddy good afternoon..!?

He was staring down at the news- paper which he held in his hands, hearing his daughter's greetings he raised his head and responded..

Ahlif what's up with you "what have you been doing inside your room since?

Nothing daddy was just there.

Later am going out to get some things from the super market I got an order..

He stares at her for a while before dropping his gaze down and continued with his reading.

" guffawed" to her self Ahlif understood his attitude, I wonder what with him with this baking I love doing, he never had problem with this baking until I decided to make it a business while still studying.

Ahlif Mrs Aisha called cutting Ahlif off from her thought, averting her thought to her mother she "replied" yes momma

You know your brother is coming home with tauheed later I guess, upon hearing that name Ahlif heart skip a little bit. Oh no momma I forgot he is coming today, did khaleed say they re on their way already?

No but they should be in some time from now..

Okay,,,

Go into the kitchen and prepare some fruit juice and also help me check if the timing I set on the oven has reached, the chicken should be done by now.

Getting up from where she is she walk straight into the kitchen..

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I was putting on a cream colour camisole with a maroon kimono, and a Vail which also was maroon coloured which I tie round on my head like turban.

I could hear my mum's voice from up here in my room ,if I guessed well our guest have arrived I thought to myself "rolling my eyes" with a final touch of lip stick I look at myself again at the mirror. I don't like wearing much makeup I only applied some liner and mascara to my eyes and a little bit of powder and the last one is just a nude lipstick..

I walk out of my room heading down stairs I could here my brother's voice talking with my mum in the kitchen so decided to join them on my I could sight our guest sitting in one of the coach in the sitting room my dad was there with him too I could only see his back my dad notice me and was about to ask me to come say hi , immediately I saw him raised his hand gesturing for me to come over ..

Oh here comes Ahlif .....

Ahlif my dad called before he could say anymore I rush into the kitchen pretending not to have heard him calling, I went into the kitchen with my heart pounding in my chest I saw khaleed drinking some juice while my mum was trying to pack some of dishes to the dinning room .

Ahlif you are here..

please help me bring some water from the fridge and that bowl of salad on the table to the dinning my mum said, while walking out of the kitchen

Ok momma am coming right away ..

Hey kiddo I hear my brother called out ..

How you I said to him without looking at him while take out some bottle of water from the fridge

Am doing good ,I have something to discuss with you but that will be when we done eating right now am very hungry

Oh I see ,no wonder you were drinking that juice like you have been on hunger strike I said to him playfully

He threw the napkin he use to wipe his mouth at me and hurried out of the kitchen before I could say a word at him

I just shake my head and smiled and then took the salad on my right hand and water on the left ..

I saw all of them seated already on the dinning and my mum was already serving the food I went straight to her side and dropped the things I collected from the kitchen ...

I raised my gaze and I couldn't believe my eyes ..

I was shocked beyond words I couldn't believe it was him in front of me right in my house..

He looked towards my side and I could say he was shocked to,to see me

I could hear my mum talking but I could not asses what she was saying to me ,

Ahlif, Ahlif she repeated before I get out of my thought I look towards her and said yes.... Momma

I said this is tauheed your distance cousin won't you greet him?..

I smiled at her and said.. that was what I was about to do before you called.

I averted my gaze back at him and we locked eyes to together..

And I said ,

Hello... ...