Thousands of pilgrims exiting themselves from Masjidil Haram after Isya' prayers back to their respective destination. I realised that millions of Muslims gathered here at Makkah to achieve ONE goal and that goal is to gain Allah's forgiveness and blessings. Looking around,I saw some people are walking and some of them are on their wheelchair. I could not help to feel so overwhelmed with this scenario. How many millions of Muslims around the world willing to devote themselves entirely to ALLAH S.W.T even though they are handicapped but they still stood by of what they believed and fight for. And here I am, so healthy but still complaint with tiredness sometimes. How ungrateful..hmm..
I saw my families waited for me at the shoe rack sitting on the floor while resting and drinking Zam Zam water. Reaching them,suddenly I realised that my slippers were disappeared. Panic stricken, I search every rack in that area. My nieces and nephew help to search for it somewhere else but they too could not find. Given up, I sat leaning against at one of the pillars and thinking on how to go back to the hotel barefooted. My imagination flashes on my brain on how dirty and muddy the road is. Taking a deep breath,trying to calm myself down by drinking the ZamZam water. Then, my eldest niece,Nasreen gave a briliant idea."Acu,why don't we share the sneakers that I'm wearing right now." she said. Puzzled with her suggestion I looked at her and asked "Huh?How are we going to do that?" "One foot we wear the sneakers and the other foot we covered it with a plastic bag,you are wearing a socks right?" she said. I nodded my head and instantly agreed with her suggestions. My family sort of amused with the situation but they are trying very hard not to laughed. After wearing the sneaker on my right foot,my 2nd niece helped to tied the plastic bag around my left foot. Nasreen and I were trying very hard not to laughed and amazingly we were not embarassed with this situation.
We tiptoeing and laughed all the way from Masjidil Haram till to the hotel. Once we reached at the hotel lobby, some of our friends saw us and they were laughing their heads off looking at me with amusement."Masha ALLAH Sue!!What happened to both of you?" Kak Ain asked me. "I lost my slippers so rather than walking back barefooted, my niece gave me this idea to wrapped our feet with a plastic bag" I answered grinning away. They laughed with me and says that I never failed to make them laughed. And then from the corner of my eye,suddenly I felt somebody is staring at me. I turned my head slowly and I frozed...Faiz were sitting there with his friends looking at our direction. Flushed with embarassment, I tore the plastic bag from my feet and gave the other shoe to my niece and walked up to the lift to escape myself.
My heart was thumping loudly as though I am about to failed my biggest examination ever. Refused to look anywhere, I went and sat beside Syikin at the sofa. My family already went up to their room to get some rest. Chatting away with my friends,unintentionaly I turned my head at where Faiz were sitting. There he was,staring and smilling at me when I looked at him. I smiled back at him and shaking my head to get rid the vision of his smiling face from my mind. No..it couldn't be...I may pray to Allah to let me meet someone like him BUT NOT HIM EXACTLY!!!! I was screaming silently in my heart...what is going on? Why is he responding every move that I make and every looked that I gave him? And why exactly is he still staring at me??? Masha ALLAH..this could not be happening. This must somehow a huge crush between both of us. This couldn't be the matchmade by heaven...it couldn't be.
Then suddenly I saw he came up to our place and asked Syikin if she still interested to look for 'sejadah' that she requested few days ago. Syikin smiled and answered "Wow ustaz, thank you for actually remembering that I request for the sejadah from you,and yes I am interested. Can you bring me to the place that you told me about?" "Yes,I can show you the place provided you bring Kak Sue along" he said smilling at me. Frowning and wondering on why the need that Syikin need to bring me along and before I could say anything, Syikin answered "Of course Ustaz,who else should I bring?". I could hear the amusement in her voice.
"I think Kak Sue need to go up and get her shoes before we go,is it not?" he asked winking his eyes at me. Syikin and the others laughed except for Liza. I could see from her face that she doesn't enjoy this situation at all even though she was smiling all the way through. I understood from her eyes that she hates it when Faiz makes me a laughing stock. I patted her arm and gave her a warm smile assuring that I am okay with everything. I got up and excused myself to go up to my room. I turned at Syikin and says "I won't be long, you'll wait here, yeah?" Both Syikin and Faiz nodded their head and from the time I was getting up from the sofa till I went into the lift, I could feel that Faiz staring at me. I turned my head and yes,there he was, staring and smilling at me unashamedly. I shaked my head and went in.
I was texting my cousin when suddenly Syikin jerked me,"Sue!Which one is better?" she asked showing off 2 beautiful 'sejadah' to choose from. Shutting my phone, I went up to her and says "Hmm..for whom are you buying for?" I asked quizzically looking at the 2 'sejadah'. "My husband and 1 is for my mum" she said with her eyes still wondering around overwhelmed with a lot designs. "Okay..then get both, let them choose,if not asked Faiz to choose. He should know better what's best for a husband" I answered. Faiz looked up when his name was mentioned and smiled widely at me. "I think,its best if the wife should choose for the husband,don't you think? As it is,the husband and wife should know each other better." he said. Syikin rolled her eyes at me and I stiffled a giggled. Then suddenly I felt something vibrated in my left hand pocket. I went out from the shop leaving Syikin with her confused decision to answer a call from my cousin. After 20 minutes of telephone conversation with my cousin,I went back into the shop realising that Syikin has still not decided which one she should choose for her husband. Faiz still waiting patiently sitting on a chair waiting for her to choose. "My dear,you still have not decided haven't you?" I asked taking a deep breath to subside the impatient feeling that increases within me. "There is too many for me to choose from..I could not decide! Please help" she said panicking. "Oh dear Syikin, just buy all design and let them choose,hurry up, we going for our qiamullai tonight remember?" I said getting impatient. She nodded her head and told the saleman that she is buying all 20 design. Waiting for the saleman to wrapped all the 'sejadah', I could see that Faiz were staring at me yet again. I went up to him and asked "Why do you like to stare?" I asked with a wonder look in my eyes. He smiled and got up from the place he was sitting.Without answering my question, he went up to the saleman and spoke to him with an Arabic language as to give Syikin better discount from the original price.
Frustrated with Faiz character, I went out from the shop and waited for them. Faiz helped to carry all the 20 sejadah to the hotel lobby. Syikin asked whether we are intrested to have a drink at the cafeteria for awhile. I shook my head and says that "I would like to retire before we leave for our qiam later". Syikin nodded her head and thanking Faiz for bringing the 'sejadah' for her. He nodded his head and turned his head to looked at me.
"Your mother instinct are very strong. You care for people and you laughed a lot. The way you laughed as though there is no problem in this world.From what I see,you are very happy go lucky person...compassion about others and I feel at ease and contented whenever I looked at you..Salaams to both of you"
To speechless to say anything,I stared at him before he went up to the staircase to go to his room. I turned to looked at Syikin who are already grinning away.."Hahaha..what is that all about,dear?"she asked. "I don't know.." I answered with a tiny voice that could only be heard by myself and Syikin.
Puzzled with just what had happened, both myself and Syikin went into our room to get some rest. Lying awake, I told myself yet again...it couldn't be...YA ALLAH..it couldn't be...
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