Chapter 22

Yushraf POV

Leaving the Agogo's mansion with so much disliked toward that girl. I drove back to the hospital and met Reedah and Khalid so engrossed in there chit chat that they did not even noticed my present inside the room.

"Salaam to you two" I said drawing their attention toward my present.

"Walaikum Salam" They both said in unison

"Oh Yushraf when did you came in" Reedah asked

"I just came in now but seem like you both were so engrossed that you never noticed my coming in.

"Oh sorry about that" Khalid apologized.

"C'mon I wasn't angry, here is your car key, thank you very much" I said and hand over the key to him.

"Reedah how are you feeling now?" I asked worriedly.

"Alhamdulillah, am much better can't just wait for this stitches to be remove it make me feel more pain and it do scratched me alot." Reedah complain

"Sorry about the pain dear, In Sha Allah it will all be gone soon." I said trying to assured her.

"Oh sorry! Please try to endure and don't scratch, so it will heal soon. And after three days the stitches and the bandage shall be removed" Khalid told her and I could see the bright smile glittering on her face.

"Wow I can't really wait for it to be remove and also be discharge and leave this state for good" she said plainly.

"You're leaving this state immediately you get discharged?" Khalid asked, surprisedly.

"Yes we are leaving, we don't have anywhere to stay again" Reedah said in tears.

"Am sorry, Yushraf can you please enlightened me more about what Fareedah mean by, you don't have a place to stay in this whole of kano state and you're leaving as soon as she get discharged?" He blinked gesturing me to open up.

How could I possibly explain everything to Khalid without getting into our darkest history of life, I don't really want to involved him in our mess life but seeing how he took care of us to this point and show concern whatever it is make me feel like telling him everything without omitting a single word out. Palming my hand together I sighed exasperated and told him "Yes"

"Reedah is right we are both leaving kano in next Three days Insha-Allah, immediately she got discharged.

"Why? I'm sorry is not like I want to indulged myself in your affair. But I can't help it. Can you please tell me why you're leaving I thought you said you both grow up here in kano then why trying to leave all of a sudden?" Khalid asked calmly.

"Yeah it true we were born and raise up here in kano but everything change after losing our parent in a fatal accident, our dad Alhaji Sufyaan Imam was a famous billionaire who owns many companies all over Nigerian and some other few countries. But within 3 month everything was gone. we were asked to also leave our comfort zone due to some loan our dad take which lead to bankrupt, we never got a chance to investigate on it because our uncle was one step ahead of us which was stopping us. We have to leave the house to EFCC and travel to Lagos hoping to stay with our uncle, but unfortunately luck was not on our side has he chase us out of his house with so much hatred and could you believe what he said? Khalid he said, he despised seeing our faces ever again. So we came back to kano and search for a apartment to rent.

"And right now the owner of the apartment we stay in asked us to move out of his house too. You can see how life here is so cruel to us, and why Reedah said it so suffocating." I shrugged sighing loudly.

There was a roaring sound in his ears. He tried to talk normally but his voice came out in a quivering," Did you both went through all this hardship in life?" He stopped, his heart pounding vigorously. His eyebrows arched not expecting all this.

"Indeed my father was right, 'All that glitters is not gold and life is not always a bed of rose.' I'm sorry you both have to go through all this in life, am so speechless that people can be so cruel but that's life for you. Life is full of ups and downs but with prayer and patience we go through the most difficult test and trials and sincerely I sympathize with you both and may Almighty Allah give you people the strength to carry on and guide us always." Khalid said

"Ameen thuma ameen" Thank you very much Khalid.

"Is okay! I truly understand your feelings and all the reason why this place is suffocating, and I won't persuade you people to stay. But can you please stay in my house for a while maybe after she's strong you can leave? please do me only this favoured " He said calmly.

"And trust me my family will welcome you both with open arms pleased" He added proudly.

"Okay no problem we shall follow you In Sha Allah. Thank you very much may Almighty Allah reward you abundantly. I don't know how our life would have been without you."

"Please stop thanking me, am only doing it has a friend concern" He said and smile contended.

"Yushraf" Reedah called.

"Hmmm what happened?"I asked

"Did you get our things pack from that house? She asked a little frightened.

"Huh!" I exclaimed

That was when it down on me that our stuff are still in that apartment." I stood up abruptly.

"Yushraf wait let me come with you" Khalid said and stood up too.

"Please don't worry yourself, you've done more than we could have ever count, just sit back and watch my sister while I go and come back quickly." I said hoping he get my point.

"Yushraf stop making it sound like you're a burden to me please all have done is nothing, I'm sure you will do more than this if you were in my shoes. " He said.

"Let him follow you, I will be fine by myself, am even feeling sleepy just help me lay back on the bed." Reedah said. And I hurriedly went to her side and lay her carefully on the bed.

"We will be back soon Insha-Allah" I said and peak her on forehead.

Khalid was already at the parking lot of the hospital waiting for me. I quickly ran toward him and enter the car.

He drove into the area I described to him and park just in front of the old building.

As soon as he alight the car, we both came down. I quickly open our apartment door and saw Khalid still starring at the building, so I asked him to come inside.

We both enter inside and saw every corner of the house so dusty and everything still as she left it. I sigh in relieved, at least I was able to make it quick before that good for nothing old man come and trash our things out of the house just has he promise to do.

I went inside the room, I pulled our trolley box out from the closest and just pack some other stuff remaining inside and zip it since we already pack our things ready before resumption. On the other side of the closest I saw Reedah iPhone, I could vividly remember the day dad bought it for us, it was during our holiday in Capetown. I smile sadly and put the phone in my pocket and drag the two trolley out checking everywhere for anything necessary that belong to us, since is not everything here that is ours especially the kitchen utensils they all belong to the apartment owner.

"Are you done packing everything" Khalid asked and help me with the other trolley which was Reedah's owned.

"Yes I'm done let leave pleased "I said.

We put everything at the back of the car ready to enter inside the car, when suddenly the good for nothing landlord came forward forming in rage and started insulting me.

"Nonsense! I thought you will both wait for me to come and help you throw all the thrashes you possess inside my house. Shameless wreck Human being, that don't have even a cup to present. Oh you thought I won't remember how you both came here without even a bag in your arms and now you have two trolley buses put inside that car. I thought as much that why I don't want to see both of you in my house again, you're nothing rather than a thief and a sister who is just a pros..... Punch, punch... Khalid could not even let him finish what he was about to say as he gave him another blow on his face making his nose to bleed. He didn't stop the punches he was throwing on his body until I came to his rescue by holding Khalid.

Please let me just finish this man here he can't just insult you that way, and even called you whatever he want. And he even has the gust to called your sis that way? How dare he, insult fareedah?"

"Could you believe it was because of this same old for nothing man that my sister is in that terrible condition. He try to rape her and she ran out of the house devastated only to be knock down on the street, but fortunately you were able to save her." I said to Khalid.

"And you still expect me to calm down?" He asked and raised the idiot man up again and slapped him hard on his face this time around making him fell on his back, I try to hold Khalid back but he already throw him a punch again.

Please spare him for the sake of Allah" I begged and he sigh, brushing hish hair back in frustration.

We enter the car and drove back to the hospital. While I drive.