AMAANI

Chapter 2

"Okay toohm ki gaishe ta and my grand kids too.

"Inshallah , Allah huta gajiya"with that I left to go and get dressed .

I dressed into a black and white palazzo trouser and a white top then I threw my black kimono which has a dotted white all over , I wore it on top and pinned my hijab , I slipped in my jimmy choo flat shoe and my Gucci Quilted shoulder bag with my yazole flower quartz watch on my left hand i headed outside. I called my personal driver Audu and we headed straight to ya Zuzu's house.

"Assalamualaikum” I said pushing the door

"Walaikumusalam..what a surprise came ya Zuzu's voice.

"She hugged me and I hugged my two little cuties.

"Anti amished you ..they pouted

"Ayy I missed you too sweethearts come here" I said picking Affan up to my shoulders.

"Look what I brought for you ...I said raising the chocolates up for them to see.

"Yayyy ...they said in unison I gave Aisha and Affan the chocolates and they ran to me hugged me and pecked me on my cheeks before running to there room saying mummy will not let them eat all....ooh how I love this kids.

Ya Zuzus am going dama I came to tell you I'm going back to school on Saturday ne” I said standing up to leave .

"So soon” She said in a sad voice.

"Halima must be waiting for me we are going for shopping ...my regards to ya Khalil.

"Inshallah ..safe trip Babess.

"Okay bye !she walked me up to the door and we drove off before she headed back inside.

"By the tell tale ping of the notification I knew it was a new message , I quickly looked up to my screen and saw a new message from Halima saying "Hello Dumbo! Where are you ? anyways meet me up at the new restaurant i will be waiting for you...pls be quick it's getting late.

“ I didn't reply her message knowing am at the gate of shop rite.

I quickly went up and to my surprise I found my girl with her man being all lovey dovey...I smiled at the site , they didn't even recognize I was standing there for almost about 2 minutes , I cleared my throat and they all turned up to look at me.

"Hello I said raising my hand"

"Amaani" finally your here.

"She said while standing up to hug me....hey hey sit quietly" I said pointing at the chair.

"I exchanged pleasantries with Farouk who has been staring at us with a huge smile on his face ...seems like he's enjoying our little drama...came my inner conscience.

"I'm gonna leave you two here, I will be back in an hour” I said and headed to the shopping mall "I picked a basket and headed inside where all the girly stuffs are...I packed some sanitary towel, panty liner and some inner wears for me and Halima , I then headed straight to buy some chocolates and cookies for us ...when I was done I went straight to pay the bills .

"I handed the cashier my card but before he could collect it , a young man looked nothing short of 25 summers handed him his card.

"I looked up immediately and told the cashier to use my card, when I heard farouq's voice telling the stranger .... I'm here with her young man and then he handed his card to the cashier.

"I and Halima stood there staring at them blankly, when I heard the stranger called farouq's name in surprise.

" looked like they know each other” came Halima's voice.

"Yeah yeah whatever , the guts of this guy make me wanna throw up , how dare he? halima was just laughing at me as we made our way to the car, seconds later Farouq came out with the shopping bags in his hands and the stranger tail behind him.

"He handled everything to my driver" and then I thanked him, I can still feel the strangers eyes on me.

"How disgusting” came my inner conscience.

"Babeee” came farouq's deep voice.

"Meet my friend Aymaan"

"Hello he said waving his hands at I and Halima"

"Hi" Halima said raising her hands .

"Uhmmm I'm so sorry Mi lady I didn't mean to” came his deep husky voice” I almost flinched he's voice is scary and full of confidence.

"Raising my head up , I took a glance at him for the first time, he was wearing a white spandex tank top and a blue jeans trouser , he's a black handsome with brown curly hair , light brown eyes , he's kinda tall and he has a long pointed nose and a muscular body not too muscular thou ...huh! Mashallah , not bad came my inner conscious again” I didn't bother to reply him ...I turned to Farouq .

"Uhmm Farouq I'm going it's getting late, ajebo are you coming with me or your boo ? came my calm voice.

"Nah lets go , I think this two need to catch up"

"Hey babe, you know I'm gonna miss you so much” She said making us laugh .

"Yeah babeee, imma miss you too Bebe” he winked at her.

"Okay imma go inside the car I can see you both can't get enough of yourself , Altata two minutes , I'm giving you just two minutes then come drop your fine ass let's go” I said in a serious tone , without

waiting for her reply I entered the car and sat down.

CHAPTER 4

"You looked pissed off" Halima interrupted my thoughts.

"The guy has a lot of guts"

"The f**k he did that to me , imma ripe his head off when next I see his f*****g face staring with a lot of confidence at me, your boo saved his ugly ass today but next time his gonna regret doing that to me .

"She laughed wholeheartedly....he's farouq's friend as said, and his handsome you know” She said raising a brow at me .

"I'm not boy crazy you know” I said in a serious tone .

"I think maybe he just wanted to impress you by paying your bills, not knowing my friend here is a billionaire” I laughed at her.

"I don't blame him , you know girls of nowadays all they know and see is cash, they are after material stuffs and all , they can even sell there virginity for money, that's why men always do that to win there heart , after getting what they want they live you for good , while you stay single for the rest of your life, they get to marry fine , beautiful women, while at the last minute you fall sick , you go to the hospital for test and boom , they get to tell you the most sadden story of your life, your a HIV victim.

"Yeah girl it's true, your an agile ya know"

"Well he thinks I'm one of them , he thinks I'm parsimonious"

"Hey, your father is a billionaire, he owns companies all around the world, and that makes you a billionaire"

"Hey, hey cut the crab lemme build my own future we shouldn't depend on our fathers property, we gonna marry someday and become some assholes wife and people will see us with whatever they have .

"Ahh I love you so much Bebe, you gah so much sense , I couldn't even think of all that “ She said in a serious tone .

"When all you see and hear is Farouq how will you even think of all this stuffs” I laughed at how she rolled her eyes and covered her face with her palms. come here I hugged her and followed her to greet Ma.

"Halima gave a gentle knock on the big wooden door"

"After some minutes a beautiful woman in her mid four ties opened the door with a beautiful smile plastered on her face.

"Bonsoir ma"(good evening Ma)I said squatting down to greet her.

"ma fille se lève"(my daughter stand up)Ma said in her splendiferous voice .

"viens ma chérie"(come in my dear )

"How are you dear ? Ma asked.

"I'm fine Ma" how are you too?

"Fine Mon Cherie” I can see you can now speak French very well, she said in her British accent.

"I chucked a little nodding my head" Ma I have to go it's getting late .

"Auwwww, so soon” She said in a said Voice.

"Okay I'm coming” She said while standing up , she came back with a takeaway in her hand and she bestowed it to me .

"Ma all this is too much , thank you” I said with sincerity in my voice.

"C'mon mon Cherie I made some French food and I want you to have a taste of them"don't ever thank me again your also my daughter okay ?

"Okay Ma thank you again” I said while hugging her.

"She walked me up to the door saying her regards to Mama and my siblings and Halima walked me up to the car , she hugged me and bid me goodbye , two days to go oo , make sure your ready she reminded me.

"Okay bye” I said and mallam Audu drove off.

"How I wish I also have a beautiful family like this, how I wish mum and Abbah could ever be together , how I wish I was this happy, how I wish my family was one to be admired"a lone tear escaped my eye and until then I realized I was crying. i was so most in my thought I didn't even realized we've reached home, until when I heard mallam Audu clear his throat, I cleaned my tears and opened the door.

"Sannu mallam Audu"(Weldone mallam Audu)yauwa sanu Amaani , (weldone too Amaani)he said in his calm deep voice.

"Aa bashi zan shiga dasu"(don't worry I will enter with it)i told him collecting the shopping bags.

"I headed straight to my room, I freshen up and wore my Cocktail Print Pajamas, I sprayed myself with my Paris Hilton can can perfume and headed to mama's side” I salamed and entered the room , her room is very simple yet elegant, A single light burned, casting light on a chintz couch and an antique Quaker chair , Improvised kitchenette off to one side Walls and ceilings were covered with mirrors, a high-tech bordello. Furnishings looked Rich, black-painted. A worn mustard-yellow bean-bag chair, her bed in the center Of the room, a relic of the seventies. An old tape deck and a towering set of speakers whose cloth was fraying. when I sited her sitting on the yellow bean-bag chair.

"Assalamualaikum Mama"

"Waalaikumusalam"Amaani come sit here, she pointed a small spot close to her and I went and sit down.

"How are you"?ashe kin dawo(ooh so your back).

"Yes mama not long ago thou, I went to drop Halima off at home that's why I was a little late...Ma said I should send her regards and she gave me some French food insisting I must go with it.

"Ayyah i will visit her some other time inshallah"

"I opened the take aways and the smell of fresh French food hit my nostrils, i Can here the smell of Chocolate soufflé , Flamiche, Confit de canard, Salade Niçoise.

"Ooh how I missed her cookings" mama said

"You know back then in school she always prepare this amazing French food for us , the first time i tasted it, it was like heaven wallahi” I chuckled a little, while we munched on our food.

"Hajia zainab is a very kindhearted woman, she's one in a million, she's unencumbered , a very religious and a very splendiferous woman indeed and I'm forever grateful that we turned out to be best of friends, you know back then in the university of British Columbia were we attended, we were one of the best students of our set and we were always together, doing everything together all the time ..... we go to their house and her mother late Sofia Mohamed Mael a very beautiful and strong hearted old woman, she looked up to me like her own daughter and she never in her life separated us for once's including clothes and everything, we stayed in hostel but at times she's rancorous we don't dare argue with her when she says we are staying at home for Week or more .