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"Khalid can we go for lunch later today?, you always decline, why don't you just agree for once" Pamela asked into the phone as I got into my car. " Pamela I'm busy" I answered as I connected my phone to the Bluetooth of my car. " You're always busy Khalid, you don't even have time for me anymore, this isn't how it's supposed to be"
" Pamela, leave me alone, let me be, what are we supposed to be?"
" You can't just get rid of me like that Khalid, you and I are expecting children, twins for that matter Khalid" I sighed as those words tore my heart into pieces over and over. " I'll see you later" I said bluntly and hung up the call.
Pamela seduced me into sleeping with her. Approximately five and a half months ago. She found me drunk in a bar, something that was so unusual of me. She helped me out of there
——————Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur——————————Edwards Residence ( Three Months Later)Living with my family made me realize more that family meant more than anything in the whole world. We were so very happy.Firdaus and Naim got married last month and are currently on the their honeymoon in Qatar.I got to find out about my real family since they convinced me to move in with them and Ummi got an apartment for herself. I wasn't comfortable leaving her all by herself but she was the one who insisted I joined my real family.So I didAnd we bonded.I found out that I had cousins and a maternal aunt and uncle, Uncle Haneef and Aunty Haneefah and my cute cousins and their partners also. They were all so nice and friendly and not to
——————— Nigeria, Kaduna———————————Kaduna Airport(8 Months Later)" Well the surrounding's different and why's everyone looking at us Khalifa" I pouted as I looked at Najmah in front of me. " Well you hardly see many foreigners in Nigeria, so they stare when they get an opportunity, and besides most of the foreigners that come here are usually ugly, so you and Najmah are a different case" He said and it made me laugh a little.We were in Nigeria, Kaduna State to be precise. I came along with my daughter, Khalifa, Farouk and my parents, along side Ummah, Naim and Firdaus. One big happy family.Najmah was already 8 Months old, she grew up to look more like Khalid but still had some of my features. She always reminded me of Khalid and the perfect and happy family we would've made. But Khalif
——————Kaduna State, Nigeria————————11:00pm, Gwamna Road.I got along more with his Father than any of his family members. They were quite a model family, rich, beautiful and happy. MashaAllah.Khalifa's Father, Muhammad Kassim Danesi, was from Edo state, Nigeria. He was from, and I quote "Etsako West" part of the state. He also told me how popular his family was. They were a royal family. He also told us the story behind him and Mama Arafah's marriage. It was chaotic.I had to think Khalifa lied when he told me that his father was strict and reserved. He seemed free and very okay with me. I liked that fact, he was funny, like Khalifa.Khalifa sat by me, holding my hand in his throughout the night.Najmah was playing with Aneesah, Ruqayyah and Mama Arafah.
———————Valentine's Residence——————————Los Angeles, California." She's getting married to the man she cheated on me with" I snapped as Ethan collected Kim from me. " You see that is your problem, how can you say you want her back when you still think she cheated, Khalid stop confusing yourself" Sophia answered." look Khalid let me ask you something, if you see Faryah what's the first thing that's going to come to your mind?" She asked. " the video" I answered almost instantly. " you see, it's not supposed to be like that, you love her, accept that she didn't do that, deep inside you I know you know the truth, Khalid think about it, even if you want to talk to her and sort things out, you won't know what to say, you need to find it in your heart to genuinely trust her and forget about what happened, even if it's n
-----Marafa Estate------------10:00am, Morning of The Wedding Day.The evening I spent with Khalifa last night made me forget all about my worries. We went to Havilah ice cream and we spent about two hours there. We talked a lot and bonded more.Raihannah's Mother found us a makeup artist and a woman that ties amazing headscarves for us for the event. But she was to come later after the nikkah.I was going to wear an Ankara material that was sewn into a real beautiful gown. It was simple but something I could wear, Raihannah's tailor made it for us here, for I, Firdaus, Ummah, Ummi and ammie. The men were going to wear something called gezner.White in colour.I couldn't wait to see how my parents were going to look.We were definitely going to take a family picture and we were definitely going to rock the Nigerian look.Najmah's dress was just like mine, I couldn't wait to see how my baby was going to look also. Miriam
—————Marafa Estate, Kaduna.————————— 4:00pm.Luckily here again, the prayer time for Salatul Asr here was 3:34pm. Khalifa took I and Najmah to a restaurant to get lunch and I gave Miriam my keys to take my car home.We had already done our makeup and headscarves and I have to commend how creative Nigerians were in head-tie tying.The others had lunch at Raihannah’s place, they were now husband and wife. I was so happy for them. Alhamdulillah.My Brother and My Best friend made the perfect couple, I was so happy and proud of them.They were blessed Ya Allah.And Insha’Allah their marriage was going to be a peaceful one. They understood each other and they didn't keep secrets from one another. They trusted each other no matter and they wer
————————Kaduna, Nigeria.———————————Marafa Estate, 11:30pm.It started raining when we left Grandma Humairah's place by 11:00pm. The cool breeze the rain brought was so nice and refreshing. I prayed Salatul Maghrib and Isha in her place and she served I and Khalifa Pounded Yam and Egusi soup with different kinds of assorted meat.It was more than delicious.Their meals were probably going to make me gain more weight.We talked about my situation with Khalid and she also advised me to talk to him as soon as possible and resolve all unsettled matters I had with him.Deep down, honestly I was scared of meeting Khalid again. I didn't want my heart to ache again when I had found peace and moved on already. I was happy and satisfied with those I h
------Los Angeles, California.-----------Khalid's Condo, 11: 00pm" I'm worried about Father" Sophia said as we set the plates for brunch. She had already gone over to the mansion and brought some mother's things here. " He'll be fine" I answered. " He won't be fine, he's letting guilt eat him up and it is not right, he isn't to blame for anything at all, no one is to blame, he's all alone in the house what if he commits suicide like Grandpa did" I couldn't have her break down. Kimberly needed a strong woman for a mother. " Sophia, Brandon is a strong man"" You didn't see him, even I didn't see him. He didn't let anyone into the study, he locked himself up and who knows what he doing to himself" She said as she sat down on a dining chair in the kitchen." we need to find a way to fix all of this, we need to, the only person I feel can fix everything is Faryah, you guys hurt her enough and now