Brave and Beautiful

Episode two

Abeerah have to do something funny in order to escape, she have to escape and it most be quick, she got a rope in the wardrobe and tied it on the balcony window, she knows she is taking a very big risk but she is a business woman she have to bear it, the thought of falling down and hurt herself flash in to her mind but she's almost there "calm down abeerah, calm down" she thought to herself when she suddenly turn to met Abeer's eyes, she not willingly and intending to release the rope, without expecting it, she can sense a sweet perfume closer to her in a soft hands, her eyes were closed because she already give up her life.

"why aren't I hearing people's‎ voice, why aren't anyone coming to my aid?" she thought as she suddenly opened her eyes to meet Abeer's sharp eyes, he stare at her for a while before he put her down gently, he glance at her. "so... you want to escape?"

To abeerah, ‎This is a rhetorical question question, she is helpless, but she still act stubbornly, Abeer is now busy with his phone, he turn to Abeerah and showed her a video-live, it is her sister Rhoudah having a talk show with city tv gombe:

‎City tv gombe state: Abuja Businesswoman Reported Missing — Her Sister Speaks Out

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‎Rhoudah: I know my sister is innocent and I have no doubt my sister always maintains positive relationship with whoever she is interacting.

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‎Speaker one: what about enemies? I mean, she is a famous young business lady and if you look at the situation, the kidnapper or kidnappers did not call or demand anything so definitely they are after something big.

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‎Rhoudah: possibly but for now we are not suspecting anyone close to her.

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‎Speaker one: okay alhamdulillah haj.Rhoudah thank you for cooperating we really appreciate it.

‎Speaker two: this is the end of the interview with Rhoudah Abdussamad.

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‎Ummey is at the main parlor seating in one of the royal chairs, she is having a meeting with Imran, her sister's eldest son who is blindly in love with Abeerah who did not take him serious, he is Ramlah's ex, Abeerah's mum death and from there, Abeerah was handed to ummey, her step mother and her step sisters -mufeey, Ramlah and Rhoudah, Rhoudah is the most generous amongst ummey's three children, she is just 17, then Ramlah she is 19, she is a trouble maker and a little disobedient, Mufeey (mufeedah) is the eldest, and she is in her early 22s, she graduated the same year with Abeerah and she is the most quiet and calm among ummey's children but did not care much about the people living around.

‎ Ummey take the glass of juice and hand it to Imran, he silently collect it and put it down on the table and sigh, he leaned back on the chair, cross his legs and said- "since the day Abeerah was reported to me missing, I wasn't able to sleep in peace but everything here seems to be alright"

‎Ummey take a deep breath and said "we are trying our best on the investigation but in vain". Imran look up surprised and said "I didn't understand 'in vain'..."

‎Ummey smile and said "based on the investigation, Abeerah was not kidnapped, she ran! I have been warning you, today is two months to your wedding with her but she run away because she never love you in the first place and I am not saying it because I am Ramlah's mother, but because the morning she left, her eyes showed it clearly, hmm (she sigh) I saw her walking in a hurry about to leave the house without my knowledge but she claimed that she is going to meet a client. I also heard her talking with one of her mother's relative that she is forced to get married"

‎"to be honest I am totally shocked" (Imran said and continue) "but I would never believe Abeerah could do such thing to me" he stand to take his leave, leaving Ummey there annoyed when he meet Ramlah at the door.

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‎ "so is only Rhoudah that is truly concerned about me? So I am alone in this journey?" Abeerah said aloud after she finished watching the video while wiping her tears, she turned to leave when Abeer who was deeply touched by the few sentences she said turned and muttered "you are not alone" he said and point his finger to the sky "Allah is with you"

‎Without turning, Abeerah said "thank you but just remember that there is no negletion that I did not face before so no matter how you are going to keep me here, it has no effect, hmmm (she take a deep breath) remain two months to my wedding with Imran, the wedding that would ruin me, the wedding that would cause my sister Ramlah to cut all ties with me, the wedding that would make ummey's sister (Imran's mother) take me a daughter in-law not a daughter or maybe love me and care for me which would be the end of there relationship with her sister"

‎Abeer come closer to her and said gently "wh... Who is Imran?"

‎She wipe her tears and come back to reality "why am I sharing all this with you?!"