Chapter 21

Chapter 20

Alhaji Dauda and his wife were discussing about her outing with her friend as a call came in for him. With a scrunch brow he looks at his phone confused "He has never seen this number before,who could this be?" He thought.

Nevertheless,he still pick up to know who it was.

"As salamu alaikum?" A voice said.

"Wa alaikumu salam" he replied,and again waits for the person to talk again.

"Sir,your daughter is here at our hospital,she got into an accident"

"What?!" He exclaimed. He had to move away his phone from his ear and look at the screen again. Which of his daughter? Coz, he's sure Zuwairah is in her room and Naja'atu just came in few minutes ago.

"Excuse me young Man,but what exactly are you talking about? My daughter got into an accident? Who are you? And what are-"

"I'm sorry sir,but you should trust me on this. I know what I'm talking about. I was the doctor who attended to your daughter a week ago when you brought her to my hospital. She..she was hit by a car an hour ago,I had to rush her here to the hospital before calling you to inform-" Yusuf wasn't done with his talk as Alhaji Dauda cut him off by hanging up the call.

Seeing his sudden reaction,his wife stood to her feet and asked "Alhaji,what happened? What accident are you talking about?"

"Zuwairah! Zuwairah! I need to go check up on her,she should be in her room. This is a mistake" he muttered before running up to her room and his wife trail off behind him with a confused state.

On reaching there, they found every where clean and silent "Zuwairah!" He calls out her name but got no response.

"Find her for me! Now!!" He shouts.

"Naja'atu come out fah" her Mom called out her attention.

"What happened Mom? What's going on?" She asked repairing her hijab.

"Your sister, she's missing"

"What?! How did-"

"Enough with the talk and look for her!" He scolded.

"Yes Dad" Naja'atu nervously replied.

After three minutes of searching,it now dawn on him that the call he receive earlier was actually true...his precious daughter has gotten into an accident.

He immediately brought out his phone from his pocket and dial the last number that called him. At the first ring,Yusuf pick up "hello sir?"

"The same hospital right?" He asked.

"Yes sir" with that being said, he hanged up.

"Alhaji,what happened to my daughter? An accident or what? This must be a joke right?"

"I'm not sure yet but let just get there first and know what happened.. nothing will happen to our daughter" he assured his wife as he cares her cheek.

"Nothing will happen to her" she repeated.

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"Ma'am, your job is done" the guy whom Zulaiha hired to carry out her dirty job said at the other line of the phone.

"Good. I've done some preparations for you,you need to leave this country as soon as possible. No one must know about this,that is why we need to act fast before they find out the truth.

"Don't worry everything is prepared for you,and I've transferred a sum of 1 million naira into your account for the great job you did,at least you can invest with that and start a new life there.. right?"

"Yes ma'am,thank you so much for everything..okay,bye"

"Bye" she said and then hang up.

Five Days Back.

"Mallam, you wanted to see me?"

"Yes Zulaiha, it's actually about the issue you brought to me the other day"

"What are you talking about? And what issue is that? We did it and it really worked.so what issue are you talking about again?"

"It's about that lady who wanted to snatch your husband away from you"

"What about her?"

"actually,even though your husband now loves you,there's a But to it"

"A But?..."

"Yes a But, she must never be pregnant for your husband" he said and Zulaiha burst into a wicked laugh. This took the Mallam by surprise coz he has never seen this side of her before.

"I'm... I'm sorry, I can't just help but to laugh..... pregnant? Did you just say she mustn't be pregnant for him?"

"Yes...and does this seems like a joke to you?"

"I'm sorry but it just sound funny. How will she be pregnant for him? Up till now, they haven't made love with each other,so how will she become pregnant for him?" She questioned back.

"Good. At least, that's a great news. Coz if she's pregnant for him,it's a bad sign"

"A bad sign?" She asked and he nod his head.

"Can you elaborate?" She asked with a scrunch brows.

"She must not. I repeat, she must not be pregnant for him coz once that pregnancy reach up to nine month, that's, her time of giving birth, everything we did to make him love you more will be destroyed,and there's no going back again. He will hate you more than anything. In fact,no matter what charm we use or you use on him, it won't work"

"What?!!! But..but why didn't you tell me all of this from the beginning?!!" She squeal in fear.

"But you just said she's not pregnant for him,so you're safe...and few minute ago,you weren't disturb about it,so why now?"

"Of course I need to be disturbed,what if she went back to meet him and he got her pregnat?!!!!"

"He won't, coz the only thing in his system is now you,even the love he had for his family is now less..you can control him anyway you like my dear. He's now at your Palm, a little click and he will dance to your tone"

"Really?" She asked with happy voice.

"Yes my dear" he returned the same smile.

"Thank you Mallam. Lemme quickly go now, there are some work that are left unkept,I need to finish it before tomorrow"

"Wait! Wait!! Wait!!!"

"What now again?" She annoying whined.

"There's one more thing left"

"What's that?"

"Every 21 days, you must come here so we could copulate with each other"

"What?!!! Why?!!!"

"You must do it,it's nature of the work I did for you. Either you do it or your husband hates you in 21 days after now"

"But you didn't tell me about this before!!"

"Not everything we tell you people, sometimes we need to hide something and later unclose it to you guys"

After so many thoughts, she later succumbed "if I don't do it now,he'll hate me after 21 days and go back to that disgusting girl and if I give in to him,I will be with Rasheed forever. At least,the crazy girl is not even pregnant for him,so I'm free. Lemme just do it" she thought.

"Okay fine,I'll be coming here every 21 of each month,since today is 14, everything is balance then"

"Yeah,you can leave now"

"Okay,thank you. Bye"

"Bye"

Present Day.

"Zuwairah baby,I need to take you out of the picture if I really want to be with Rasheed. I don't know why I'm feeling like you're a treat to me...you might successfully one day make your husband- sorry,I mean my husband to sleep with you and from there, you might get pregnant,and then,boom! Like a magic everything will be over for me.

"Not possible my dear,you need to leave this world for me to succeed my plan. Rasheed is mine and mine alone"

"I know by now,you would have been dead" she keeps talking to her self alone.

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"Doctor! Doctor!! how is my daughter doing?" Alhaji Dauda marched heavily towards Dr Yusuf as his wife and daughter followed behind him with same rythm.

"Please calm down sir, this is a hospital and some of our patients are resting at the moment,this noise won't be good enough for them"

"I don't care! I need to know the condition of my daughter! How is she doing? Where is she? How did she got into an accident? What happened and how did it happened?" He immediately bombarded him with so many questions again.

"Your daughter.....your daughter is fine sir" he replied as Zuwairah's mom took a very deep breath down, she didn't realise she has been holding it in.

"Alhamdulillah" she muttered.

"What about her baby?" Her Dad asked again.

"Both Mom and the child is fine sir,you don't need to worry" he assured again "She just had a few scratches on her head but in few days, all will be gone" he added.

"Alhamdulillahi Robbil Alameen. But,how did you come across with her? I mean you-"

"Let just say, God send me there as at that time to save her,I was there to meet someone and fortunately,I was present when the car hit her"

"Subhanallah! A car hit her? You mean the car deliberately hit her and ran off?"

"According to what I saw and witness,that was what happened?"

"Thank you so much doctor" he said with a smile.

"My utmost pleasure sir"

"I think I need to inform the police right away"

"You don't need to do that sir,I called them earlier and they are on their way already"

"Thank you so much,thank you, thank you. I don't know how to thank you enough but thank you for everything" her mom told him with a genuine smile on her face.

"Sir, Ma'am. You don't need to thank me, I'm only doing my job"

"Can we..can we see her now?"

"Ye.....yes I think so,she should be up by now...I'll be in my office if you need anything"

"Thank you once again"

"I'm glad I was able to help sir,you really don't need to thank me and if the police are here,I will direct them to you" he told him,but there was something Alhaji Dauda saw in his eyes Love? No he might just be thinking otherwise. He tried to shrug it off as they all entered Zuwairah's room and Yusuf walk off to his office.

"As salamu alaikum" they all uttered.

"Wa alaikumu salam" Zuwairah answered with a low voice.

"Dad" she smiled at him but the look she just saw on his face made her keep her mouth shut.

"Didn't I warned you not to go there" he scolded in his stern voice.

"Dad..Dad I-"

"Shut up! Shut your mouth Zuwairah! I warned you! I warned you not to go but what did you do? You were so adamant! You still went ahead and left"

"But Dad-"

"You'll be leaving for Kaduna first thing tomorrow morning"

"What?! Da..Dad! No! You can't do that to me right? I don't want to leave here" she said in tears.

"So you could keep attaching your self with that boy right? I told you times without number, he can never be yours again!"

"First thing tomorrow morning , you'll take your leave to Kaduna. And that's my final decision" he said and then stormed out of the room as he bang the door loudly.

Already Zuwairah was in tears and the door her Dad just bang made her realise that her Dad is so angry with her and there's no going back.

"I, AbdulRasheed Muhammad divorce you three times! I divorce you! I divorce you!! I divorce you!!! Zuwairah Dauda "

"You'll be leaving for Kaduna first thing tomorrow morning"

"Now,both of the man I loves most in my life are now angry at me"

"What have I done wrong? Whom have I offended that wants to make my life miserable?"

"Ya Allah! You're my only strength now" she thought as she burst into tears. Her Mom and sister moved closer towards her and engulfed her into a tight hug.