In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful;
blessings and peace be upon Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
Lost in her thought, Sameera was startled by the phone ring. Bubble looked up and meowed as if telling her to quickly pick up the phone. "Okay...okay, Bubble! I'm going..."
"Hello."
"Wa alaykum salaam...Mama?!....I'm fine, alhamdulillah...They left an hour ago... How's everyone at home?...Good, alhamdulillah. Dr. Shukry? Who is he? Oh, I see. When? Okay, I'll let them know. Yes, I will, inshaAllah. Love you, Ma. Salam alaykum."
Sameera walked back to the kitchen still wondering about the letter. "Oh, I'd better not get carried away with his little game. I'll ask him soon, inshaAllah. Right now, I need to get all my chores done and finish my work upstairs. Then, you...", she picked Bubble up, "...and I have a date with the vet!" She had promised Maryam two days before to take Bubble for his regular check-up. She sat Bubble near the window and started with her chores.
It was nearly 11 A.M when Sameera sat on the couch for a break. Guessing from the time that the meeting was over, she decided to call Maryam to inform her cousin about the call from her mother.
"My mom called. We're having a visitor this weekend, inshaAllah." Sameera gave all the details and was about to hang up when Maryam asked her about the letter.
"I don't know, Kak Yam. Like I told you before, after the Eid gathering, I met him twice at the park when I was cycling with Johan. He was all by himself. Johan must have told him about our regular park visits."
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