THE REVERT 22

 Ruby is holding the baby and looking right at her. Those dark little eyes are so mesmerizing. Ruby touched those black curly hair that felt like tiny fur balls. She felt like she is holding the most beautiful doll in the world that Allah gave her to play with. She still remembers the doll she had when she was 6 years old, she never let that doll go from her side until her mom threw it away. A sudden phone ring got Ruby out of her thoughts. 'The ringtone sounds familiar, is that my phone? But I left mine in the house. Then who...' Ruby found the phone next to her pillow and picked up the phone while holding the baby in her other hand. It's her mom.

-"Mom" Ruby felt her voice is almost breaking.

-" Yes, how are you?" Shirin asked. Her voice sounded almost emotionless. 

-" I am good, alhamdulillah. How are you guys? How is dad?" Ruby asked while keeping her as calm as possible.

-" He is good."

Both of them stopped talking as if they lost their words. May be the hatred that Shirin nurtured in her heart made her go far away from her own daughter. The baby started crying all the sudden and both Shirin and Ruby startled.

-"Hold on a second!" Ruby told her mom. She reached for the baby formula on the side table and started feeding the baby. 

"I am sorry mom. I am a bit busy now . Do you have anything else to say?"

-" Where did you get the baby from? Don't tell me you slept with someone and resulted this!"

-Ruby's face hardened. She couldn't believe the words of her soft-spoken mother. 

" I got the baby from the one who created her. She is my daughter that's all you need to know."

-" Is that Brian's?" 

-" Why are you talking about Brian here? It shouldn't matter to you whether it's Brian's or someone else's, should it?" Ruby kept her voice as steady as she could but her eyes went out of control. Tear rolled down her cheeks.

- "You are right. It shouldn't matter to me as long as you don't bring that daughter of yours in my house. What am I gonna tell people my practicing daughter is going to marry a trained killer and popped a baby before their marriage? "

-" What are you talking about?" Ruby asked in astonishment.

-" Brian told your father that you two are getting married and you adopted a baby. I am sure that's a lie. Who's gonna let you adopt a kid while you have any place to stay or a job. My guess was right, it's yours!"

-" I must say mom, you know me very well. It was nice talking to you after a long time. I have to burp my daughter now. If you ever feel like seeing you granddaughter, you are welcome to stop by."

Ruby hanged up the phone but her mom's words kept ringing in her ears. 'Where am I gonna take her now?' she asked herself. I can't stay here in the base anymore.' Ruby looked at the baby, "Only Allah knows what he has planned for both of us. I'll never leave you inshallah." Ruby kissed the baby!

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-" Your wife is looking for you." The middle-aged nurse spoke.

Brian looked at her, "Alright, I'll be there!" He got up and started walking toward the room Ruby was in. He is preparing himself in his mind for the hard blow from Ruby. She is only woman who made him feel nervous for the first time in his life. Why does he want her in his life? This is the single question, he never found the answer of. ' May be Parker was right. May be I am in love.' Brian thought. But another part of his mind protested, ' How can you love her? There is no similarity between you two.' Brian gave up! May be he will never find the answer. He released a long breath and knocked on the brown door and got in.

-" You were looking for me?" Brian asked.

-" Since when did you become my husband?" Ruby didn't even bother with the greeting.

- ' This woman is never gonna let me behave decent even for once.' Brian thought. "Since the day I decided." Brian replied.

-" Did I ever say that I want to marry you?"

-" You didn't but I did." Brian replied with a smirk behind the curtain.

-" You are talking childish. You can never be happy with me. You are christian and I am Muslim, you are white American and I am Indian and now I have a African-American baby. Why do you want to ruin your life with us?" Ruby's tone softened.

-" First of all, I am a Muslim now. I converted few months ago while I was away. If I would be worried about the race and skin color, I wouldn't have proposed you in the first place. Now cut the crap and let's get married."

- " I can't please try to understand."

- Brian lost his temper. He moved the curtain and went in. " Do you think I don't know what's going on in your head? You are hesitating because you are a born Muslim and I am a revert. You call me racist but it's you who is real culprit here. Is that what you have learned from islam?" Brian asked while looking at Ruby in the eye.

-" When did I say that I don't want to marry you because you are a revert. I don't want to marry you because..." Ruby didn't know what to say. She really doesn't have any strong reason left to refuse him. At the same time, she didn't want Brian to ruin his life by marrying her. 

-" I am still waiting for you to complete the sentence. " Brian put both of hands in his pockets.

-" Because... You look like a woman!"

To be continued.....