I Am Able - S01 E15

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I Am Able - S01 E15

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 15

Fatimah..

Monday, being the first day of our examination I drove to school as early as possible. I had in the night went through my whole note again and again, I didn’t believe in Adnan’s linkage so I didn’t even bother breaking it down talk more of reading it. I swear, my mind just did not give me. Something told me it was all fake.

As soon as I drove to school I headed straight to our department and met Qudrah and others reading thoroughly in the rest area as if they didn’t read at home. I greeted them and just as I was about sitting with them an unfamiliar guy summoned us. He told us he was sent to assist Dr Marwan in invigilating us thus, he told us to convey ourselves into the exam hall.

Qudrah had always been the type that wanted front seats but not today. I was surprised how she held my wrist and walked us both to the back seat. That was where we stayed until a little adjustment was done when everyone had settled down. There were three empty seats in our front so the invigilator asked us to kindly move forward which we unhesitatingly did.

Few minutes later, we started hearing some noises by the door. It seemed like someone was arguing with our invigilator who was standing by the door — waiting for the precise time for us to start our paper. After the argument or whatever, Yusuf walked into the hall. I wasn’t surprised because he was the type that loved causing trouble. And in no time he began heading towards us – the back of the hall. I turned my face away from him the moment he smiled because for some unknown reason I felt a tingling sensation in my body. It had never happened before but it happened today anyways. Maybe because he was wearing an attractive bodyhug caftaan which made his shapes visible. Trust me, I wasn’t falling for him but truth be told he looked very hot…

“Is everything okey?” Qudrah asked me.

“Nothing” I turned to her with a fake smile.

“I hope so” She huffed.

“And what does that mean?” I queried her.

“Nothing” She gritted her teeth.

“Better” I rolled my eyes at her.

“Hmm, sisi coco” She teased me but I didn’t say anything to her, I only pinched her which made her to scream while laughing. She had forgotten we were in the examination hall.

“Hey, stand up and leave the hall. You and your friend!” The invigilator uttered pointing at the two of us. “Am I not talking to the two of you?”

“No, lets just change her seat!” Dr Marwan chimed in looking around the hall. “Yusuf, exchange your seat with her right now!”

And that was how Qudrah left to Yusuf’s seat, and Yusuf came to mine. He sat so close to me with a smile, I could tell he was happy. He had bit his lip which meant a lot to me, so I hissed at him and adjusted my veil before shifting a bit far from him. Whatever he was thinking, he shouldn’t even go far. I would never be like those girls he used to play with, I would never in my entire life let him lure and ruin my life!

Immediately our question papers and booklets reached us, the happiness on his face vanished. He started murmuring, cursing, and staring at his question paper. Hence the thought of the linkage I told Adnan to send him a day prior popped into my mind. I guess he had depended on it and now that not even a single question from it came out what then would he do? My mind had told me the moment I saw the linkage that it was fake but if I had told Adnan he would not have believed me. Now what? We had landed Yusuf into a big trouble!

I prayed and started answering my questions gently. In no time, he also began answering his questions too but I wasn’t sure if he had prayed. Nearly an hour later, he stopped writing but I didn’t say anything to him. I kept writing until my booklet remained just two lines to full. “Alhamdulillah” I heaved a sigh.

“Done?” He asked me.

“Oh yes” I turned looking at him. His lips were dark but his eyes weren’t that red today. “You?”

“Just… just five” He stuttered looking sad.

“Alright” I gulped. He had really tried, and that means if I hadn’t told Adnan to send him the linkage he might have read all the reasonable areas. It was all my fault and I ought to rectify my mistake. Hence, I quickly exchanged our booklets and went through what he answered before answering the remaining questions for him. “Don’t thank me” I said as I returned back his booklet to him and took mine from him. “Goodbye” I stood and headed to submit my booklet. His handwriting was good and he had tried with the questions he attempted but he lacked something, how to elucidate things.

Immediately I was out of the hall and was about heading out of the department, Yusuf summoned me. “What?” I angrily turned not looking at him but I knew he was so happy.

“I just want to say thank you” He said.

“I do not need your thanks, buckle up!” I said and walked away. He was very stubborn, I had back in the hall told him not to thank me but he still did as if it would add something to me.

I went straight to my car in the parking lot and texted Qudrah to meet me there as soon as she finished her paper. And in just few minutes she arrived and hopped into the car. “Fatimah, the paper really was hot. I only answered 8 out of the 10 we were asked to answer” She lamented.

“You tried, but to me the paper was awesome. I answered the 10” I said starting the car engine.

“Well, you are intelligent” She said.

“No, it’s luck” I said reversing out of the parking lot. “You should be happy, dear”

“I never said I am sad” She said and continued. “It is just that I didn’t do his test, remember?”

“Still, be happy” I repeated driving us out of the school. “And also be prayerful, you hear?”

“Okey o!” She huffed. “Yusuf loves you”

“What?!” I puzzled.

“Yes, I caught him staring at you while smiling. I swear he really loves you, Fatimah” She said.

“You know what, Qudrah?” I asked.

“Tell me, Fatimah” She said.

“Okey, you are nuts!” I squealed.

“Thank you” She said switching on the radio.

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