THE REVERT 16

 Ruby is sitting in the car in front of Parker's house. Still staring at the door. 'Am I really making the right choice?' Ruby wondered. ' I should have got out of here long time ago. But I couldn't. Something is stopping me. I never felt like this before. Something tells me that this might be the destiny I have been longing for.'  Another part of her mind protested! ' What do you mean by the destiny? Are you rethinking Brian's proposal? He is not even Muslim. How could you think like that? All the struggles you have been through so far will be wasted if you take a wrong step.'

Ruby took a deep breath. " I can't break down. I have to be strong. Allah has decided something for me, he is the raziq.", She muttered herself. She got down from her car and started walking toward the entrance with tremendous amount of hesitation. With the single ring of the bell, the door opened. Glory was standing right there with a wide smile. Ruby smiled back, something about this skinny African-American lady with a kind smile, is enough to make anyone's day.

-" Come on in! I saw you sitting in the car for past hour. Why are you hesitating so much?" Glory still smiling.

- Ruby didn't know what to say. She kept quiet.

-" Please dont mind me. I talk a lot and talk like this. Parker told me that you will be staying with me for some time. Honestly, I am more than glad. Tired of staying here on my own especially when parker is out on a mission. Did you have dinner?" 

-" I had something to eat already. Thanks for asking."

-" You are not much of a talker, are you?" Glory asked while observing Ruby carefully.

-" I talk a lot with my friends but the current events shook me up a bit." 

-" I am sorry about that. Why don't you go and change? There's no man in this house, only me. You can take your veils off easily."

-"Thanks". Ruby got up and left.

After staring at Ruby for few minutes, Glory put the kettle on the stove to make hot chocolate.

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As soon as Ruby came to the kitchen, the strong aroma of chocolate filled her nostrils. 

-" Hot chocolate? Sorry I didn't ask you earlier. I can't really take too much of the caffeine with the bun in the oven." Glory laughed.

- Ruby laughed as well. " Hot chocolate will work just fine." Ruby replied while sitting on the chair.

-" Would you mind if I ask you a personal question?"

-" No, please ask away." Ruby replied taking a sip of the hot chocolate.

-"Are you and Brian friends or something? I mean did you guys know each other before? I know what happened today, I am trying to understand the whole situation here."

-" No, we never met until last week. We are not friends either. We never talked that much until today." Ruby replied while playing with the mug in her hand.

-" Then why did he go so crazy to marry you?"

-" I don't know. I can't quite figure him out"

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 Brian is waiting for the airplane to take off leaning forward and staring at his own hand.

-" I never met a man who admires his own hands as much as you are doing." Parker said sarcastically

-" What! Did you say anything?" Brian looked at Parker.

- " What happened? You don't look like you are with us. Why are you disturbed?"

-" Did you talk to your wife before boarding? How is she holding up?" Brian tried to change the topic. He is not ready to face this question yet.

-" She is holding up fine. The friend of yours, is doing fine as well." Parker realized Brian doesn't want to talk about it yet. But he knows fir sure that it's Ruby who is deep in Brian's mind.

Brian smiled in return and looked away. Every mission he has ever been on, he never regretted for once. But this time, he can't stop himself from thinking, what if he can't make it back! What if he can never find out the reason behind his behavior toward Ruby? If he can't come back, what will happen to her, where will she go? Right away, he scolded himself saying, she is not even my wife. Why am I so worried about her? Brian rubbed his forehead with his hand. 

Is it really that bad if I want Ruby as my wife! He couldn't find any answer except a smile appeared on his lips.


To be continued.....


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