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Chapter 30
"So you are telling me that Amani is back in Nigeria, and works as your PA?"
"Yes Nas, I don't know how she did it, I know she is up to something again, I couldn't fire her, because Mr Oladimeji said the command came directly from dad himself, I can't wrap my head around this honestly."
"So what exactly are you angry about now?" Nasreen asked.
"I don't know everything." "You are angry she stole your money and she betrayed you?""I don't know Nas, I don't know. I know she is up to something?" "You can't be so sure about that Irfan?"He let out a snide, "You have such a good heart Babes, It is only the one who lives in the house knows where the roof leaks."
"Take a chill Irfan, you are making a big deal out of nothing, she can't get to you if you don't allow her."
"What do you mean by that?" He said hotly."Look what I am saying is that if you are not
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Then came you. Chapter 31
"Amani why are you so home early today?" Habeeb was sitting on the couch, his legs stretched out on top of the table drinking a cup of tea."He told me to go home." She collected the cup of tea from him and drank it all."And you came back, he fired you came back just like that?""Nope he didn't fire me, I kissed him, we kissed, that was why he sent me home." She said blandly.Habeeb's eyes widened like saucers, he was happy, "Then why are you so sad, is it not part of our plan, it's going smooth yeah?""It is not going smooth Habeeb, what if he really fires me, I need this job, he loves his wife so much that I know he would do anything for her."Habeeb gripped the chair tightly, pangs of jealousy had evaded him. "Look, you are not getting fired Amani, you do what you have to do okay you can't mess this up.""I don't kno
Then came you. Chapter 32
"Amani the way you are smiling like this, it is like everything went well." Habeeb said scanning her appearance."S.O.D!!(son of the devil) Amani teased him. How did you come up with such a smart plan, I never thought it would work, only seen it in movies." "I don't know, it just hit me, and I have always been a smarty pants, or may be a should movie producer don't ya think?""Yes that would be better than doing nothing all day." "Who says I am doing noting all day?" He whispered in her ear and without any warning he captured his lips on her lips.Amani was taken aback by his swift force, she could do nothing order than respond to the splendor of the kisses, and in one swift movement he lifted her up and took her straight to his bed.******When they arrived at the pent house, they met the two security guards. "Aha me kuke yi anan. What
Then came you. Chapter 33
She had been feeling queasy for days now, she thought it was because she was stressed though. She sat on the bed leg crossed with the second bowl of prawn crackers. crunching it hungrily.She had even forgotten she took a test, until she picked the remote from the bed side drawer, and the kit fell on the floor.She picked it kit up, and the result stared back at her. The plus sign was so prominent, she was definitely pregnant.She looked at carefully again, in utter disbelief, though she had an idea of what was wrong with her, but it was strange now.She kept it aside and placed her hand on her flat tummy. She didn't even know what to do, she definitely didn't see that one coming.Wow pregnant Nasreen.. Are you thinking of raising this child alone? I know you can, but the child would need his father someday, are you going to continue be
Then came you. Chapter 34
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It is said that if your face is swollen from the severe beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man. And that was exactly what she was doing, she was trying her best to be normal again, Irfan had cut her deeper than she could ever imagine.As the blurred days crept into one another. She grasped for thoughts, or things she would do to take her mind off him, but instead her heart kept crumbling over and over again. It had been two weeks since the incident, marking it one month since she moved out of the house. Irfan had come thrice but she refused to let him in. He had tried every means he knew, but still, she won't even look at his face. He dare not call his father or brother, or even Imran, what would he say to them, so he decided to call the one person that would understand and listen to him. He dialled her number. "ya Sakinah please I need you right
Then came you. Chapter 35
1986Lagos the city of hustle, it is always depicted to be a place of hustle bustle. If you no fit wise for lagos you no fit wise for anywhere', Shine your eyes oo' , Eko oni baje o' ...And all the rest slogans you would hear when you arrived in lagos.There was no difference between the day and night, every where was always full with the bestir of people from different walks of life hustling to meet their daily needs. But to Hajara it was a beautiful and peaceful environment, compared to Kano where she had come from, as a new bride, she got married to the one and only man she had eyes on since the very first day she met him. Likewise him, it was love at first sight, she was in her first year in polytechnic, while he was in his final year. They bumped into each other, making her book fall on the floor, he bent down to help pick it up.
Then came you. Chapter 36
Nasreen was about to pull over, when she saw a silhouette from afar that looked like Muhsin, he was walking with Amani, she was so sure that it was Amani, but she wasn't sure if it was Muhsin, they both came out from a corner of the street, and Amani was walking lethargically, the man had to hold her for support.She decided to call him to be sure, so she dialed his number, she was still looking at them, to see if he would pick up his phone but he didn't. They had reached the far end of the street, where she couldn't sight them anymore.A curious Nasreen, came down from her car, and went to the corner where they emerged from, it was a tatty and dingy place she wondered if people lived here, wondering what Amani was doing there.A girl of about eighteen walked pass her, she walked as if she didn't have blood in her body. Nasreen saw that she wanted to fall, so she gripped her protectively
Then came you. Chapter 37
"Babes!!" He said. Nasreen walked up to him and engulfed him in a warm hug, she wept hard, Irfan rubbed her back soothingly. "It's alright Nasreen." He said calmly."Ha...beee...bb!!" Nasreen stuttered. "What about Habeeb, oh my God did he hurt you?" He pulled apart the hug and scanned her appearance, checking every part of her body."Don't worry Irfan, he didn't hurt me, he is gone for good." "Its alright babe, everything is going to be alright." He placed her head back on his hard chest, and Nasreen continued crying. "Stop crying Nas." He too cried a little. Rubbing her back soothingly.********"Hafeez where is your friend Nabeel?" Muhsin asked. "They have come to pick him up already." "Seriously, did you happen to see who came to pick him?" "No, i didn't, miss Debra only took him out of the class." "Okay then lets go home." H
Then came you. Chapter 38
Relationships aren't what happens when relationships are good. In some ways the bad times tell us who we are and who we want to be with. The bad times brought them together and they took it from there. She realized that she didn't want him to go, and then the next day came again and she still didn't want him to leave. "Yeah, I went over to see her and then the next day I realized that I still didn't want to go I wanted to be there every day, looking forward to everything that came through, big or small." He entwined their hands together. "And I wanted him there too, and I know we have a lot of work to do but we were choosing each other over any adversary and adversity." "That is very good, Masha Allah, Sometimes we get comfortable in our lives and we forget to do the work, think of your marriage like, what is Irfan's favorite dessert?" "Angel
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