Noor was awaken when she felt a tap on her cheek , she opened her eyes to see Fatima trying to wake her up .
'Welcome ' Fatima said with a broad smile .
Noor answered her with a smile too and got out of the car but what she saw shocked her even more, a tall duplex building welcomed her . Noor tried to hide her shock and followed Fatima as instructed.
They both walked inside the building including Zayyad .
Noor kept on walking in the hallway behind Fatima who then turned to face Noor .
'Let me introduce you to Abba ' Fatima said and held Noor's arm making her to stop moving with her boxes .
'Don't worry about that , they'll will take it to your room ' Fatima said and continued to lead Noor towards the place her father is .
Noor was taken to a lavish sitting room and there she saw a direct lookalike of Zayyad but a bit older .
'Abba , here she is ' Fatima said and the man turned to look at the nervous Noor .
'Good evening' Noor nervously greeted and the man smiled at her in return .
'Evening, let me call Aminu and tell him that you've arrived ' He said and dialed some digits into his phone .
He then passed the phone to Noor and said 'speak to him ' . Noor collected the phone and spoke to her father .
She returned the phone back to the owner with a smile , Noor finally felt relieved after talking to her family .
'Fatima ' Abba called and Fatima answered to her father's call .
'Show Noor her room please' Abba said in a calm voice.
'Sure Abba ' Fatima said and led Noor .
Noor was now taken to a wide room with a black large bed at the far end .
Everything in the room is black except for the large white window through which you could see downstairs.
Noor saw her boxes beside the bed .
'I'm sorry , the room looks dull with all black right ? , it actually used to be Zayyad's room but now he has moved to another room ' Fatima said
'No I actually find it nice ' Noor replied
'You find black nice ? Don't tell me your heart shade is black too ? ' Fatima said and Noor shook her head signifying a 'No' .
'I'm happy for you , I'm telling you it doesn't feel nice at all , you won't love , like , you literally won't feel anything apart from hatred and anger ' Fatima said and sat down at the edge of the bed , Noor did the same .
'Was your heart shade black ? ' Noor asks and Fatima nodded .
'How did it change then ? ' Noor asked again out of curiosity.
'You just have to find the right person , it changed when I met Munir in Kano . It's something we all got from our late mother but mine changed ' Fatima replied
'And Zayyad ? ' Noor asked
'Still has it ' Fatima replied and sighed , she got up and left the room and Noor presumed that she's crying .
Noor quickly arranged her clothes in the large black sliding wardrobe. She bath and changed into a maroon Abaya.
Noor was reading the holy book when she heard a knock on the door so she closed the book and opened the door .
'Come down for dinner ' Zayyad said this four words and left not intending to hear a reply . Noor sighed at his attitude and got downstairs after a lot of missing ways .
Noor found the dining table after a lot of missing ways . She reached the large table , everyone was seated already.
Fatima sat down opposite Zayyad while Abba sat at the far end which was probably meant for him but the chair opposite him was empty , probably his late wife's own .
Noor greeted him and sat down beside Fatima .
Fatima served Noor the fried rice , plantain , coleslaw and a peppered soup each in a different bowl .
'Glad you joined us Noor , we were actually talking about how well Zayyad managed my business for me in Kano ' Abba said with a smile .
Noor almost choked on the fruit juice she was taking and slightly coughed .
'Sorry ' Fatima said and passed a cup of water to Noor who then collected it and took some .
Noor turned to look at Zayyad who then gave her a warning glare .
'Yes , he really managed your business well ' Noor said trying to swallow back her laugh .
'You know about Munir and Fatima's incoming wedding right ? ' Abba asked
Noor eyes widen as to why no one at home inform her . ' Wedding !!?? I didn't know ! Congratulations Fatima ' Noor said genuinely happy for them at the same time trying to hide beer shock .
'Thank you Noor ' Fatima replied and slightly blushed .
'Now remaining Zayyad's wedding ' Abba said and Zayyad coughed out his fruit juice upon hearing that .
'Easy..' Fatima said and also passed him a cup of water but Zayyad didn't collect it .
Everyone kept eating quietly, Abba was the first to leave , followed by Zayyad leaving only Noor and Fatima .
'Is Zayyad not older than you ? ' Noor asked
'He is 25 and I'm 23 so he is ' Fatima replied .
'I thought he'll be married before you ' Noor said while looking at the direction Zayyad left .
'He would've been ,but his shade ' Fatima said and Noor mumbled an 'oh'
'I don't want this shade to kill him just like it did to Mama ' Fatima said .
Noor kept quiet not knowing what to say . She went back to her room thinking about what Fatima said .
Noor laid on her bed and thought ' How did Zayyad's mother married Abba when her heart shade was black ? '
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