Behind You

ceived unexpected news. Events of what happened flashed through my mind. *** We were eating dinner when dad announced he wants to talk to me, I was a little bit excited because I kne

es flickered to dad but he didn't even glance at me. He's still angry. We made our way toward the car and drove off. ••• It’s a simple modern house, with a black gate the walls painted in milk and white. I pressed the doorbell. A young-looking girl opened the door. “Assalamu alaikum aunt” “Assalamu alaikum uncle” she greeted my parent with a smile on her face. is she the girl? I find my mind asking. She led us inside the house which is also simple with 4sofa, a plasma TV, and wall frames hanging on the white wall. I sat on the 2sitter sofa while mom and dad sat on the 3sitter. A woman who will be almost the same age as mom came hugging mom she must be the mother. I was busy with my phone when I heard a soft voice greeting mom I looked up and my eyes met with a beautiful one's she is wearing a maroon abaya, with a lipstick matching her outfit and a scarf covering her head. The moment she noticed me staring at her she quickly averted her eyes, my lips form a smirk. so she's the girl I'm getting married to. Not bad. The greetings were over, we were seated at the dining eating, all the families were chatting which I have no interest in. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Farah focused on one direction. It was her mom’s voice that brought me back from my thought. “How's Netherland Jawad?” she asked “Fine ma'am” I croaked a smile. a fake one at it. *** As we're through with eating, the families are now in the living room discussing. giving us space to talk to know more about each other. Farah is leading us outside and I'm walking behind her. We sat on one of the benches outside, no one speaks a word. I bet she's nervous. What she said almost made me laugh but I held it in. “Salam I'm Farah” she started. So she thinks I don't know her name. “I'm Jawad” I spoke back without showing any emotion. “You must have heard about me from your parent, so tell something about you”