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He looked at the bunch of chocolates she was handing him and wondered what he was going to do, he wished he could say no but it would be another problem. Maybe she would say he acted like a pregnant woman next time? He didn’t know the way she thought nor was he able to predict her thoughts. She was so irrotational at times.

“I'd take one, it’s fine, right?” He asked and she reluctantly nodded her head. He picked one of the chocolates on her palms and they all turned their attentions to the front, the movie was getting started.

She had herself immersed in the movie that Yazeed safely stare at her without any obstruction. He slightly turned and fixed his eyes on her, everything she did looked beautiful on her. From the way, her eyes dilated when something terrified her, which was everything because it was a horror movie. To the way she eased herself and a smile began to slowly found its way to her lips, she looked so relaxed and happy even though the moving was thrilling.

Jalilah couldn’t understand how someone could kill himself and use his scientific knowledge to bring himself back to life as a ghost or whatever it was just because he wanted to get back at his ex, because who did that? She turned to look at Yazeed, to say her mind out and today, she met the most horrific and in other words, mind-blowing thing ever. Yazeed had his eyes yanked off from the screen and he had fixed them on her like he was looking at her as if she was the only thing that mattered. This had got to be the happiest she could ever be today.

When he realized she was staring at him, he smiled softly. “Do you need anything?”

She shook her head, but there was an appreciative smile on her lips, so cool that it calmed his mind. “No, I was just wondering how he could kill himself just because he wanted to get back at his ex-girlfriend, not even his ex-wife, what’s his name again? Yeah, Griffin. Don’t you find it weird? And why can’t the police believe her?”

He chuckled softly and shook his head, “I’m not among the filming crew nor am I the writer, we just have to watch and if you aren’t enjoying it we can leave.”

She quickly shook her head, “No, come on. I’m enjoying every inch of it. I'm just curious.” She turned back to the screen and he did that as well.

One of the most horrifying scenes of the movie was flashed and Jalilah didn’t know when she half screamed and took a hold of his hand that was between them. She had her eyes tightly closed as she slightly shivered. “Oh my god, what just happened. If they pass this scene, please let me know.”

He looked at how, how she had clutched her eyes shut and was holding his hand so tight as if her life depended on him. He chuckled and taunted, “Oh come on, didn’t you love every inch of the movie? Open your eyes and watch it.”

She didn't budge, “You brought me here because you know this will haunt me in my dreams for days, right?”

“I just watched the trailer and knew you’d love it, maybe even get some crazy ideas from it.”

She slowly began to open her eyes until she fully opened them on his face, she was still holding his hand and she felt the way he had tightened his hold on her, this had got to be the most amazing gesture she had ever gotten from him. And so far, she had gotten a lot. “I don’t think I need some crazy ideas to form this movie, but I surely need the perfect ways to plan an untraceable murder successfully.”

He made a face and laughed lightly, “Where I'd be your victim without a doubt.” She nodded her head at him and quickly turned her eyes back to the screen when she heard a sound. She knew she had to release his hand, but a huge part of her didn’t want to do that, to him, it looked like he didn’t notice they were holding hands. And she smiled to herself and herself, getting the best she could get from today.

❤︎

The movie was over and the lights were turned on, Jalilah turned to look at him with an appreciative smile that spoke how happy she had been for today. “That was amazing, I think I'll rewatch it at home.”

He wasn’t able to reply her when his phone began ringing and he slipped his hand out of her home, she instantly felt empty and cold and a certain feeling of yearning surged through her heart that she had to place her hand over her chest to calm her racing heart down, that was so bad.

He stood up a few seconds after he had picked the call and the next thing she heard was, “Oh my god! Really? We’ll be in the hospital shortly.” He said excitedly and looked at her with the widest smile she had ever seen on his face.

“Ilham has put to bed, and it’s a boy.” Jalilah instantly stood up, forgetting that she had a leftover of her popcorn and it got splattered all over the floor.

“Oh my god, should we leave already? Can I go and see the baby?” She liked babies, no, she loved babies. Was it because she had never gotten to see one in their house? Because even when Fareeda and Fareed were brought, they were five years old.

He looked at how excited she was and softly nodded his head, “Can we leave already?” He asked eagerly and she chuckled before she nodded her head.

They walked out of the building and Jalilah could see the smile on his face, she wasn’t just exaggerating when she thought that Yazeed had never looked this happy, and even while he drove, that wide smile was still on his face. “You’ve never looked this happy, do you love babies so much?”

He turned to look at her, his eyes twinkling with so much love for the baby but she didn’t miss a gleaner of sadness across his eyes. It was both a mixture of happiness and sadness and Jalilah found that amazing. How could a person have such powerful emotions at the same time in his heart? He surely had a very good soul.

He nodded his head at her with so much innocence dripping from his eyes, “Yes, I love them so much. And this particular one, his name is Yazeed Insha Allah.”

“Oh my god! No wonder you’re so happy, Masha Allah. I can’t wait to see your name jr.” She smiled and looked through the window.

Yazeed stared at her through his peripheral view with a teasing smile, “What’s can’t wait to see your name jr? And what’s my name?”

She looked at him and didn’t miss the humour in his tone, “Your name is your name, you just said it a few minutes ago.”

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