HEY CRUSH!!!!

Ayrah is maimunatu(6)

Imam's POV

I was pacing around in my office waiting for taofeeq, it's 5min already why is he not here?

I am already frustrated as it is wlh i just can't wait for him to come and tell me dat ayrah and Maimunatu are thesame person...

And if that is the case how will i approach the matter  i have already told ayrah to leave me alone but deep down i didn't like what happened..

It was Taofeeq's salam that brought me out of the train of thought i was in..

"Wslm where were u? I was waiting for so long"
He then laughed and said "haba malam it's 7min fa" "what do you want to know?"

"Do you know Maimunatu Abubakar in your class"

"Yes i know her,she is my friend and she is a nice person wallah" "but why are you asking is she in some kind of trouble"

I heaved a sigh then proceeded to ask d question i have been wanting to ask

" do you know her on a more personal level like her nickname or something" " do you have her picture? i want to see"

"Yes i said we were friends fa malam😅, we call her ayrah sometimes and here is her picture"

I can hear my heartbeat i was dumbfounded i couldn't answer him my heart was beating so fast but why?ohhh i know why coz she is maimunatu the maimu i kindaa like..

I collected the phone to look at the picture again and yes it's her Maimunatu that cried in my office but what should i do now?
Taofeeq is still seated and he is looking at me so i decided to play coy because i don't want him to get any idea.

"Okay i see,one of my colleague talked about her d other day and i was so curious to know who she is but it's alright thank you so much u can go back to your shop"

"Okay thank you malam"

Today is going to be a long day for me i can feel it so many thoughts going through my mind but what is next, should i continue playing dumb like i have no idea who she is,,i can't even think straight but what will be will be i know...

Ayrah's POV

"Umma i am not going to school today,because we don't have any classes"

She looked at me warily and said "are you sure you are not dodging classes because the way u are acting is very suspicious"

I immediately sat down putting on a straight face so that she won't understand because omoo i am not going to that school after the embarrassing thing i did..

So i lied again so that umma will allow me to stay at home " no maaaa i am not dodging classes all d lectures has been canceled thats why,the class rep posted it this morning" i said looking at her expression

She sighed and said "okay oo"

I went straight to my room thinking of how i will continue going to school without seeing him but it's kindaa impossible coz most of our lectures takes place in the building where his office is located.

With that thought i dozed off waking up around 4pm,i prayed and ate.

We talked about things with umma and watched our favorite shows it kind of felt like our bonding time it was nice. Before we know it was bed time already

"Goodnight umma"i said while walking to my room
"Goodnight don't forget to pray"

I am in bed wanting nothing but to sleep but noo I couldn't so i decided to message him (crush) i took my phone and pressed on the WhatsApp app messages where popping up
but i decided to ignore it all.

Slm malam i can't give up,even though u specifically said not to message u again I will continue liking u until a day comes when i don't feel any ounce of love for u..

And understand this even if it's not me anyone that says he likes you that person means well and even if u don't like that person don't show it because the feeling of being rejected is painful take care malam bye.

He read the message without replying this shit hurts wlh i know he thinks of me as a desperate buzzoo but i don't care..

"But i like him so much" I said to No one den i started crying "oh dear God pls help and save me you are the Almighty pls remove this feeling from my heart if it not khair" at this point i am sobbing uncontrollably.
I didn't know what time i dozed off.

I woke up the next morning with a swollen eye and a massive headache i don't want to go to school but i know umma will not believe my lies again.
I showered quickly prayed, got dressed into a brown abaya i picked my phone and my bag then went to the parlour to greet umma.

"Good morning maa,transport fare i am going"
"Morning student u look good,go to my room and take the money it is on my bed"

I did just that and off i go
Upon arriving i went to my lecture hall while watching out for malam imam and Alhamdulillah up until my classes were done we didn't meet.

"Slm umma i am back" i said rushing to my room because i want to pee so bad"
I heard her muffled reply

After my bussiness in the toilet i brought out my book to start reading for the upcoming test it was quite easy so i finished early..

Did my night routine and was in bed in no time i want to sleep but decided against it and started chatting Imam up,even if he will not reply since he sees the messages i will manage i know someday he will come around it's just the matter of time...