Chapter 21

Deejah POV

Sheriff saw me but still has the nerve to avoid me like a plague and drove away. It was just too painful, I wish I never ran after him.

I sauntered out of my room to the living room and saw mum so engrossed on Sunnah TV listening to tafsir. I wish I could just go back to my room but was too late as she look up and stare at me gesturing me to have a seat and listen to the tafsir also.

That was how I sat down and listen attentively too. The lecture was all about egotism. He said egotism is induced by our temper laments which is either increase or decreased depending on our childhood training love, youthful, experience, education and religious upbringing.

"You can see what I always warn you about 'Egotism' people will always point finger at me because am your mother and will think that how I train you you to be not knowing your father is the cause of it all and not me. Wallahi deejah I don't want you to ever regret the reason why you were born into this world. Am not praying for anything to happen am just asking you to be careful. This duniya is a small world and anything can happen. You don't know the condition you might found your self one day, don't treat people so low, you don't know anything about their story. "Remember tongue is powerful. Through it a marriage is initiated and consummated, through it a statement can destroy a 25 years marriage over night, through it karma can befall on you. Therefore mind your tongue and speech toward people all this glitter are not gold." finally mum end her emotional lecture and smile at me.

Mum surely know her ways to always make me emotional after her every lecture. This was beyond my imagination mum's lecture sound suspicious like she knows what transpired last week or how I look down on low people. I blink back the tears. I can't breakdown in front of mum she might think my conscious is judging me or so.

What happen to your eyes that are red?"mum asked.

I can't bring my self to tell her what happened. So I just lied and told her something enter my eyes that why my eyes is watery.

I will rather go and apologies for all I did to them, than to let mum know anything that happen in her absent. Even if it has to hurt my self esteem.

Mallam Umar, our security man came in and greeted us and after we exchanging pleasantries with mum he greeted me again and inform me that I have a visitor waiting for me outside our gate.

I ask him to go and open the gate for him immediately, forgetting that mum was still in the living room with me.

I draped a veil on my head thinking it was sheriff that came to apologies about his recent behavior toward me. Not knowing it what will change my life forever.

A sleek flashy car drove into the house and it parked just beside my eyes. He intensely set his eyes on me and it make me squirmed uncomfortably. I doubt if it sheriff because he don't normally parked his car this way.

I try to peep but was not able to see the one through the tinted glass of the car.

He hopped out and my eyes wide agape. it can't be true maybe my eyes are deceiving me. He walk majestically as ever toward me. I could feel a little fire burning in me and the undeniable crush feelings rush back as he set his watery eyes on me making my heart skipped a beat just like the first time I ever saw him.

In an instant I got a grip of my self when he was just an inches facing me.

"What did you you want in my house?" I asked in an arrogant manner.

"I'm not here for anything you think" He said showing his two side dimples as he made that sad smile. His dimple that always weakened my knees and flutter my stomach.

"Then leave my house this minute I don't want to ever see your face again" I said pointing at our big fancy gate.

"Well I did not come here just to have a glimpse of what this house look like and by the way I did not also wish to see you ever in my life again, you already cause a lot into our life and you still think I will forever like to see your face again. Only if you knew how I despise that face of yours" He retort back and his word hit me like a bullet shoot directly to my chest.

"Excuse me young man what going on here" mum asked looking at me suspiciously.

"Nothing mum is just a little misunderstanding we are trying to settled" I lied hoping she will just believe me and get inside.

"Never mind, I will take my leave now but before then I have to thank your daughter for all she has done to us. The memory shall forever be embroidered in our heart" He said and his brows knitted.

I could see a pout forming on his lips, and tears blinding his vision. He turn about to leave but mum called him back.

Her face squeezed in confusion. She rubbed her hands against each other absentmindedly not grasping what exactly was going on. for a moment she seem to be confused.

"Young man what happened between you and my daughter? And what did she do that you are thanking her?" Mum asked in a calm voice.

I hope he won't reveal anything to my mum.

"What happened between me and your daughter is not something secret because is this same house they turn my sister into a slave" He said motionlessly.

"What! Mum exclaim bitterly. The truth has been reveal, were should I hide? too late to think.

"A slave in my house? When and how did that happen that I did not know anything about?" Mum asked in bewildered.

"You can asked your daughter, I guess she has answer to every of your questions" He said bluntly. Who will not after all I did to them I won't expect him to have any manner toward my family.

"Young man can you please tell me everything yourself that transpired between the both of you? I was not around throughout last week" mum kept pleading with him and even offer him to come in which he refused stubbornly saying his okay and also in hurry to go and meet his sister in hospital.

After several pleading by mum. He told her everything that transpired between us.

He was at the verge of tearing up but still try to stay strong. I'm regretting my actions too I really went too far and wish I can ever retrieve my mistake back but No it too late. I never knew my action will go to the extend of getting his sister into an accident due to frustration and desperate and even lost her womb. Ya Allah what have I done to myself? Could they ever forgive me I can't even bring my self to ask for there forgiveness, for they will never even spare me a glance.

I look up with my watery eyes and saw him inside his car already. Not even glancing at my side he smile brightly toward mum and ignited the car and drove out of our mansion.

"Khadijah follow me" I heard my mum's stern voice, preparing myself for another round of sermon.

I trailed behind her and enter inside her room together with her.

"Everything that young man said just a minute ago was it true?" Mum asked, blazing in anger.

I kept quiet with my head low in shame. I can't tell mum No or Yes. Not like she will even believe me when the truth has already been reveal.

"Khadijah am asking you for the last time is that true" Mum asked straight in fury. Mum sound serious from the name khadijah.

"I'm sorry mum it's true" I said and tears prickle out of my eyes.

"I can't believe this!" Mum exclaimed loudly and slapped me hard on my cheeks. I try holding my cheeks and got another resounding slap instantly making it Echo around the room.

"Mum you slapped me for him?" I asked in mixed of tears trying to gulp down the lump forming on my throat.

She slapped me for the third time again making me fall on my knees.

"Yes and I will still slap you for him hundredth times more if you did not repent. I never knew your thinking and madness stinks to high heavens" she exclaimed.

"Even if you say No, I already believe him because his eyes reveal the secret. The truth came upon his eyes immediately. Who did you think you her? A millionaire daughter or heiress to your father's company, that will make you think low of people. Answer me you this little spoiled brat I called a daughter" mum shouted facing me.

"Mum I'm sorry can you please reduce your temper." I said not able to even shed, just dumb!

"You're sorry! After the deed has been done? Can't you see the vacancy in his eyes, resentment and grinding depression in his expression, can't you also see the deepest emotions that came into his eyes has he reveal everything. Why? Khadijah why for crying out loud, just why?" Mum was so angry, frustrated, and above all she was in emotional state.

"Listen to me attentively. You have only one chance, which is to amend for your mistake before it too late. For life is a journey as love and chances. To learn what it takes, to give and received. Khadijah if you ever want to find the key to your happy ever after again you must chase after that young man and his sister and seek for there forgiveness or else" Mum said with finality.

"Else what? Rukkayya what will you do to my daughter?" Dad budge in and asked in anger.

"Dad enough!" I said. Dad is getting out of limit putting me more in trouble and saying harsh word to mum. All because of me! Why?

Mum looked at both of us in a state of anger and hissed loudly storming out of the room, leaving me and dad in shocked.

I was still on the marble floor wishing for ground to just swallow me from this earth. Oh Ya Allah what have I done to my self!

Dad try to lift me up but I shove his hand away.