Sekinat Amazing Stories

  Zainab: (laughing out loud) Fine!! You caught me... (laughing uncontrollably as Ridwan tickles her) Please stop, do you want me to pee in my pants? Baby, stop! (still laughing) Ridwan: (happily admiring her smile) I could watch you smile all day, my love. I can't believe I took away this angelic laughter of yours for so many years. I'm so grateful to have another chance. My queen, thank you. (stops tickling her as they fall onto the couch together) Please, let's stay like this for a few minutes. Zainab: Do you want me to choke? Let go of me... Ridwan: (obeys and sits very close to her, unable to take his eyes off her) Baby... Zainab: Yes, Mr. Ridwan? Ridwan: I'm so sorry for everything... Zainab: It's okay. The past is in the past. Let's focus on the future. Ridwan: I won't mind if we have a child or not; all I want is you. Zainab: I never knew it would take you almost five years to understand me, but it's okay. I'm glad you're back to your sen...

  Zainab wakes up suddenly in her office, panting heavily. She realizes it was just a dream.] Zainab: Innalillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un! Ya Allah, please... Nothing bad should happen to my husband... Please, don't test me beyond what I can endure. (Tears drop from her eyes when suddenly her phone rings. It's her husband. She hurriedly picks up the phone.) So it was all a dream? Is Allah sending me a warning? A day nightmare? (The call ends.) I need to call him back. (Suddenly the phone rings again, and she hurriedly picks it up.) Hello! Ridwan: Baby... I just want to tell you that I'm still outside your station, hoping you'll change your mind to have lunch. And I want you to know that I'm not leaving this place without you today. I just want you to forgive me. Please, my love. Zainab: (Tears stream down her face.) I'm coming out now!! Don't go! I'm coming. (Ends the call and begins to pack her things, ready to call it a day.) Ya Allah, please protec...

THE NEXT MORNING 5:40AM [The living room of a modest home. Zainab opens the door, startled by her husband Ridwan, who stands there, tired but smiling weakly, holding a tray of food.] Zainab: (Startled) Subhanallah! Ridwan: Good morning, my angel. How was your night? (Forcing a smile) Zainab: What are you doing? Ridwan: I've been awake since 4 AM trying to give you breakfast in bed, my love. Zainab: I never asked for it. I need to pray. Ridwan: Baby, baby— (Quickly sets the tray on the nearest table) I’m sorry. Let me make it up to you, please. Zainab: Look, Mr. Ridwan, it’s too early for another talk. Aren’t you tired? For the past two years, you haven't stopped talking. Haba! (Heads to the living room to get her prayer mat) Move out of my way. Ridwan: Baby, please. Will you at least eat what I prepared with so much love? [Zainab enters her room and slams the door.] Ridwan: (Swallows his saliva, regretful) Zainab, nowww! I don’t even have enough strength anymore... I won’t rele...

  Ridwan: zainab (as he was about to take few steps closer to her she gets on her feet) Zainab: dinner is ready sir.. let me go and set the dining table (she walk away) Ridwan: zainab.. (sigh heavily and began to scan the living as everywhere was peaceful and quiet) Rasheedat!! You are my biggest mistake… you made me forgot how peaceful my home used to be (he fell on the couch and pull of his sock) Ridwan! I never realize how stupid I was until now.. and I think I am being punish for my stupid choice. I swear I don’t deserve Zainab.. at all…I just hope she will forgive me. Zainab: the table is set (she pick her phone and was about to head to her room when ridwan run to catch up with her) what is it? Ridwan: (panting heavily) uhm.. arnt you hungry? Come.. have dinner with me. Zainab: no! because I have eaten. Ridwan: (touch her hand) but I insist dear. Zainab: (scan him for a while then speak) what of rasheedat? Ridwan: (covers his ears immediately) please!! Don’t call her name eve...

  THE NEXT MORNING Scene: Morning, in the Kitchen Ummu: Habibah! Maryam, go and call Habibah for me. She’ll be late. Maryam: Where is she going? Ummu: She’s going to school for clearance. The last time she went, she complained about the crowd and delays. So, the earlier she goes, the better. Go and call her. Maryam: Okay, Ummi. Iya Beji! (Runs out of the kitchen) Ummu: (Jaw drops) Can you see the girl? Calling her sister 'Iya Beji'? You kids won't kill me. Abu: (Enters the kitchen) As-salamu alaykum, my lovely wife. (Embraces her from behind) Ummu: (A bright smile on her face) Abu Habibah, what are you doing? What if the kids see us like this? Abu: What’s wrong with that? I'm hugging my wife, of course! By the way, you’re looking stunning and prettier these days. What are you using? Ummu: (Chuckles) At my age? What would I be using? It's nothing but the blessings of Allah. Abu: Masha Allah, I love that. And so shall the blessings of Allah increase. Just don’t blind ...

At the hospital Rasheedat: doctor!!!! My baby!! Ridwan and zainab: (panting heavily) doctor!! Nurse! One of the doctor and two nurses come to their aid. Doctor: (grab the baby from ridwan) what happened? Ridwan: she isn’t responding! Doctor: (he rush the baby to the pediatric ward and began to perform C.P.R and neonatal resuscitation) c’mon!! Ridwan, zainab and rasheedat stand by the window watching as the doctor and nurses trying their possible best to bring her back to life. When suddenly rasheedat feel on her knees and cry uncontrollably Ridwan: (breathing heavily) please yah Allah! please!! Don’t take her away please. Zainab: (already soak in tears) yah Allah spear my family! Pleaseeee…. I know there is nothing you cant do pleaseee. After several minutes of the doctors trying their possible best they finally concluded and shake their head in disappointment and walk up to them. Doctor: I am sorry mr and mrs. Ridwan but you brought a dead child to us! I am deeply sorry to tell you th...

After several hours of ranting by Rasheedat who was stuck in the living room cried for hours and laying so much curse on ridwan and his wife without any of them showing up to her face.. she later give up and rest her head on the wall already falling asleep..  Ridwan: ( snoring on the bed while the baby keeps crying) who is crying now? Cant you breast feed her? ( He kept turning on different angle to comfort his sleep when suddenly he jump out of bed realizing he was alone with the baby) Ahhh! My babyyy.. I'm so sorry ( he move closer to her and carried her) I am sorry I didn't mean to make you cry this much ( her cries Increases) you must be hungry, let me take you to your mother ( suddenly staring at her for a while ) i am sorry you are in so much pain because of me.. i forced you into the world.. you deserve to live and growk Curtain) Zainab finally comes out her room, majestically walk into the living room, she noticed Rashidat rested her head by the wall dozing off on the...

Rasheedat: would you please hurry up? My baby must be hungry! Ridwan: (looking so tattered) I am coming.. I just need to get the car key? But I cant find it.. Rasheedat: is everything you cant find… as if you didn’t use the car today? Was it not the car you brough us home? Ridwan: I’m coming now.. take it easy.. I’m also worried about our baby! Rasheedat: (walk away) come and meet me outside. Ridwan: ahh! Where did I drop this car key? I have checked everywhere now… Rasheedat: Ridwan!! If anything should happen to my baby all alone there I wont forgive you I swear to God. Ridwan: can you just relax woman? do I look like am playing here? Rasheedat: then get on with it! Ridwan: you know you’ve been testing my patience since you put to bed.. if you hadn’t given birth to a sickler we would have been living fine and happy! Rasheedat: (she furiously barge inside back to confront him) what did you say? So now it my fault! It my fault for our child being SS? Ridwan: assuming you’ve told m...