Chapter 22

Chapter 21

Time flies so fast,seconds turn to minutes, minute turn to hours,hour turn to days and day turns to months. It been three months already that Zuwairah was now in Kaduna. She now lives with her crazy aunt 'Aunty Hauwa' though she has been nothing but sweet towards her ever since she has been living with her. She takes good care of her and never let her lacks anything.

Zuwairah is four month gone now,five more months to go and she'll put to bed insha Allah.

"Aunty,where are you going to?" She asked with a confused look.

"I need to go to the super market to get some food stuff, we're shutting out of food" she replied repairing her veil.

"I'm sorry I didn't know about that. You can give me the money I'll go and get the stuffs" she suggests stretching out her hand to her so she could give her the money.

"No no no,you stay at home and relax I'll go there and be back before you know it"

"I refuse to stay Aunty,either you give me the money or you don't go. You choose"

"Geez! You're just like your daddy,very stubborn" she glared at her.

"Thank you! I'll take that as a compliment"

"Fine! Let do it this way. You go up to your room and put on your hijab. Then,we can go together"

"You still don't want me to go alone" it's a statement not a question.

"I can never let you in this state of yours"

"Aunty, nothing will happen to me"

"I know...."

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Rasheed has turned to Zulaiha's house boy ever since four month ago. In fact, it has been two month two weeks that he has step foot into his company, Zulaiha has now taken over,she's now the boss. She turned him against his parents and his siblings.

"My love"

"Yes my Wife"

"Do you know that my clothes are dirty?"

"I'm so sorry my love, I never knew they are dirty,should I go wash it now?"

"No no,you should rest for now. May be later you'll do that"

"What about the plate,have you wash them?"

"Yes I did my wife"

"And our room it's all clean?"

"Yes Madam" he teased.

"Ok my love...I love you"

"I love you too"

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"Zuwairah I forgot to get my vegetables from Mallam Rabiu,and I can't ask you to follow me there again,it's far..."

"Aunty where exactly is that place and where are we right now?"

"We're now in Taiwo road by Calabar street and where I'll get my vegetables is Ba kin Dogo"

"Oh! I can wait for you in your car Aunty,sorry I can't follow you"

"Oh never mind,but are you sure you can stay alone in the car?"

"Yes I'm and moreover nothing will happen to me right?"

"Okay then, take the key, wait for me I'll be back before you know it"

"Okay Aunty"

And just as Zuwairah was about move closer to her Aunty's car,she bumped into someone "I'm so sorry" she apologize not even bothering to look up.

"Hey! It's you Zuwairah" the guy said with happiness laced in his voice.

"Do I know-" she stopped on her mid sentence as her face came in contact with her doctor. The doctor that has been helping her all this while. The one whom actually save her from that accident.

She spends more than three days in that hospital and Yusuf has been taking good care of her,she almost trip for him but thank God she's didn't,she still believes that her husband will come back to her. She believes,if she's very prayerful, God will help her and make her husband forgives her. But what if he eventually forgive me? I had to marry another man in other to marry him again but who?

"Your answer is in front of you" her subconscious told her.

"You?!!" She asked looking surprise. She was indeed surprise coz she didn't expect to see him here.

"Yeah me,here we meet again" he smirked.

"Wipe that thing off your face, I wouldn't mind slapping if off for you?" She smirk too. Without thinking twice, Yusuf did as she just said pouting.

"You're mean" she decide to skip his comment as she asked.

"What are you doing here....." She trail off "in Kaduna"

"I'm building a new hospital here in Kaduna,so I came to do some little things"

"Really? That's good.. atleast you'll become a boss of your own" she said smiled.

"Actually, I own that hospital too" he said scratching the nape of his neck. Though they kind of became friends three months ago but not that close to the extend of sharing personal things about them.

"Like serious? You mean you own that hospital too?!!"

"Yes"

"That's good,I'm.. I'm happy for you"

"Thank you. What are you doing here? Or you came with your husband?"

"Husband?" She scoffed "I'm a divorcee"

"What?! Subhanallah! How comes?"

Zuwairah explained everything to him and he felt so bad for her.

"Wow! I feel so bad for you but you know you're at fault too and you caused everything that happens to you"

"How am I at fault?"

"You shouldn't have trusted your friend in the first place to the extend of confiding in her"

"Yes that was my mistake" she hummed.

"So what now?"

"I don't know seriously,I only pray for God's miracle coz up till date,he wasn't aware that I'm pregnant for him"

"This is my opportunity" he thought.

"Don't you think,it's the best time to forget about him? I mean he already divorce you,there's no going back"

"Yeah I know that but...can we just forget about that for now?"

"Yeah,may be some other time. Give me your number,so I can give you a call"

"Who was that?" Her aunt asked with a scrunch brows.

"Erm...he's..he's-"

"He's...he's who?"

"He's a friend"

"The last time I checked, you don't know anyone here and moreover this is your third time of coming to Kaduna,so how comes?"

"Aunty can we go now? I'll explain in details" she said and she shrug her shoulder and they both entered the car.

Five Months Later.

Time for Zuwairah to put to bed has come,she has been in labor for the past three hours. Earlier as she felt her contraction,she called Yusuf on phone, thank God he is in Kaduna at the moment, and he has completed everything at his hospital. So he came and rushed her to the hospital with her aunty.

Aunty Hauwa phoned her parents and they are on their way already.

Aunty Hauwa has been praying for her niece to put to bed safely and Yusuf at the other hand is not himself,he's scared and he doesn't even know why. Zuwairah has lost alot of blood and only Allah can save her at the moment now. He has used all the tactic he can as a doctor but it's not working.

A lot of tests has been done and the result shows that Zuwairah has low blood pressure and it might affect either she or her baby if she didn't stop bleeding. With this information that Yusuf got from his colleagues,he couldn't help as tears start flowing down his cheek. For the first time in his life,he cried for his best friend.

Few weeks after they met at the market, he called her and they meet up at a nice restaurant. There, he told her his feelings,he expressed how much he loved her but Zuwairah turned him down. She told him she preferred them being friends,he felt bad but has no choice but to oblige. If that's what will make her happy then he's ready to do anything for her and that was how they became best of friends. They don't even hide anything from each other.

Yusuf couldn't handle it as he leave his colleagues to take care of the rest "he needs to do something for his friend,he can't just loose her just like that" he thought walking out.

"Yusuf how far?" Aunty Hauwa asked.

"Aunty, Zuwairah has low blood pressure and she's loosing a lot of blood"

"What?! Innalilahi wa'ina illahi raji'un!"

"So what do we do now?"

"I need to go somewhere,I'll be back soon"

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"You're back"

"Yes Aunty,any good news?"

"Not yet..may be you should go in and talk to them?"

"Okay let go"

Just as he was about to open the door, one of the doctors in charge of Zuwairah's delivery came out with a sad face.

"Doctor Yasir,what happened?"