Chapter 32

3 Hours ago.

Alhaji Muhammad Agogo was rush to the emergency room immediately were blood test and other necessary treatment such has Echo-cardiography and cardiac cauterization which show the image of the blood artery. To help doctor decide treatment to be used.

Aspirin was immediately given to him to stop the blood clotting that may make the heart attacked worst before Bypass surgery.

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Deejah hesitated for a while, before pushing open the door and stepping in. Her mind was full of nervousness and worried has she sat down on the chair gesture to her by Dr muhsin. She was so anxious to hear the news of how her father health was.

"Doctor please what wrong with my father? She enquire, her voice lace with worried.

"Hmmm" He uhm.

"Please go on doctor" She tap the table impatiently.

"Due to the sudden news your father might have had after the called, just as you explain earlier gave him a heart attack. His Blood pressure was already high after your news hit him. His health is already deteriorating gradually that why I told Hajiya to avoid anything that will shock him especially sudden news is not good for his health."

"She never expected the news to be shocking wallahi" She stated tears streaming down her cheeks.

"We have to do Bypass surgery for him immediately within this 3 hour before it get worst" Dr muhsin explain.

"Innalilahi wai'ina illahi raji'un! Bypass surgery? All because of me" Tears well up in her eyes again.

"Please never blame your self for anything that happen believed it qadr from our creator, everything happen for the sake of Allah, and each human being is fated with one thing or the other. Okay!"

"My dad is under going a Bypass surgery?" She asked again unbelievable.

Dr muhsin only nodded his head to her question. She rest her head at the headrest of the chair with her hand place on her head. She was so lost in her thought, her breath hitch for a moment as she think of her dad condition. All because of her! She can't just stop blaming herself, never!

"Please go through this and signed immediately we don't have much time left for his cardiography test show how is heart is pumping and the areas that ain't pumping well too. So we need to do quick surgery to open the blocked artery and lessen the damage."

"What the chances of Bypass surgery success please?"

"Uhm everything is Almighty Allah doing. Our record of patient undergoing heart attacked surgery successfully is 87% and failure is 13%. Most of the failure occur when the surgery get delay or when the patients is old."

"Be rest assure we will try our best and live the rest to the best of all insha Allah. Just keep praying for the success please " Dr muhsin assure and gesture her to go on.

With a shaky and trembling hand she nodded and go through the paper and signed, her eyes blur with tears.

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Today been Monday Reedah will resume class. She wake up very early and made herself ready she was so eager to meet her colleagues for it been a while. She tap Aisha, her course mate who was still sleeping to wake up. Aisha has been her only friend and a room mate from day one.

"C'mon wake up before I pour a glass of water on you" Reedah warn jokily.

"You're too mean! I'm awake joor "Happy huh?" She asked emphasizing the word. She amble toward bathroom and lock the door behind her.

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They walk swiftly to the classroom for their already getting late. Unfortunately they sighted the lecturer already entering inside the class and before they could approach the door he has already lock the door behind them. " Oh no I can't afford to missed this lecture." Reedah voice out sadly

"Me too. Let stay by the window side and if we are lucky enough he will let us in" Aisha thought.

Few minute later Mr Ahmad sighted some students at the window side. He was about to asked them to leave the window side and he got a glimpse of his favourite student among the stranded students out side. " Fareedah Sufyaan" He called gently.

Reedah was astounded at first__ for she never knew their is a lecturer who even knows her name. " Yes sir" She respond.

"Why did you come to my class late? It very rare of you coming to lecture late and by the way have not been seeing you around since school resume. What happened " he enquire.

Reedah was surprise has his question for she never expected it. Not even on the list of the expected lecturers to know her name or even notice her. After all is very strict to his student, she thought again.

"Answer me faridah " Mr Ahmad emphasize strictly.

She wipe away the the sweat forming on her forehead and massage her neck gently. " erm sir" She called. "I just resume school yesterday and wake up late sir" She responded.

"You can all come in for her sake" He said and continue with his lecture while some student started whispering to each other.

Mr Ahmad lecture came to an end and lecture hall became more noisy. Everybody now talk about Reedah and Mr Ahmad wondering what was going on, while Reedah didn't even give a damn about it. She just pack her stuff into bag and asked Aisha to meet her for she's already leaving.

She left the hall and ignore all the murmur thatbwasnt pleasant to her hearing. A phone call jolted her out of her revelry. Checking the called ID she smile sheepishly to herself before picking the call. Placing it on her ear she refused to talk first.

"Asalamu-alaykum" just the greeting from his voice make her smile, it make her forget the moment, everything that happened just now skipped her mind. For she crave to hear from this voice more than anything, She yearn for it ever since she arrived Abuja. " Wa'alaykum salam" She reply.

"I'm sorry I didn't called to check on you yesterday to know if you arrive safely. I was actually... " He trailed off.

"Is okay, Khalid I understand you don't have to explained. Is not like I'm someone so important to check on my safety. Alhamdullilah we arrive safely."

"Hmmm" He uhm. Please don't say that Riri you are very important to me as well. I should have called since yesterday but something came up. I'm very sorry, please pardon my ignorant for once." He pleaded."

"Is okay"

"I hope I'm forgiven" he asked over the phone.

"Yeah you're forgiven." She Reply smiling.

"So how are you, and your first lecture? He asked.

"I'm fine and the first lecture uhm I don't think I can even put a meaning to it. Can we skipped that please" She beseech.

"Oh yeah we can. So where are you heading to? Don't asked how I know too." He warn with tease.

"Huh! Well I'm heading back to my hostel."

"Alone?"

"Yeah though I left my friend behind she will catch up soon. " Okay let me keep you company as you walk before she catch up.

That how they kept talking and having fun on phone, until Aisha came and interrupt.

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Walking to and fro in front of the theater room. Her eyes couldn't stop starring at the red light of the theater room. Her mum has try forcing her to sit down but all to know avail. All she wishes for is for her dad well being for he mean a lot to her. Her life will be incomplete without him.

Hajiya rukkayah on the other side was just so lost, everything happen in just a span of a week and her family came crashing down. Her heart was so full of pain and no one to revealed it too or share her pain with. She bleed internally out of sorrow.

A doctor emerge out of the theater room, just on clues Deejah maneuver toward him" How is my father, doctor? His he alright? " She asked absentmindedly.

"Calm down please, Alhamdullilah it successful. He will soon be move to a private ward. " Dr Adnan assure.

She exhale a long breath she never knew she as been holding up. Tears of joy prick out of her eyes. Her mum engulfed her into a crush hug and they both cried on each other shoulder.

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"Mina have you heard from deejah? I mean how she's coping? " Hafsat asked worriedly__ for she knows Mina is more close to deejah than her.

"Yeah! I heard she as regain her consciousness.

"Oh Masha Allah, I'm happy wallahi. Can we visit her later after lecture end? I can't wait to see her" She squeal happily.

"I'm not really feeling good today. Have been having some stomach upset and headache. Let make it tomorrow please." She beseech feigning to be sick.

"Oh so sorry! Why did you come to school even when you're sick?"

"You know we are suppose to have test today before it got cancelled, and I don't want to misses it."

"Yeah that right. I hope you recover soon!"

"Insha Allah, thank you."

"What about Fatima? Have not been seeing her this days. Hope she's fine."

Yeah she's fine, just busy this days with lectures and test. And she told me they have some guest at home that why she leaves school immediately after her lectures end. " Hafsat reply.

"Did she know about deejah? " Mina asked again.

That was when Hafsat hung her mouth open, with her eyes wide open like someone who just saw a ghost, she tap her forehead lightly. " innalilahi, I didn't tell Fatima any if this. It totally skipped my mind. Perhaps it been long we saw that why." She try explaining.

"That so bad. Fatima hamza shettima will kill you for keeping this away from her, trust me." She said and roll her eyes

"I know right, you don't have to say it loud to my face. Will visit her immediately after the end of this lecture. Hope she's still at school."

"Hafsat I can't endure this pain, I have to go. My regard to Fatima please" She hold her forehead feigning sick.

"I wish you quick recovery dear, let me walk you to your car " Hafsat said.

"No don't worry, I will be fine okay." She gave a tight lips smile assuring her with a nod of head.

"Okay no problem, just take care of yourself please. " Hafsat beseech and wave at her.

She nodded and zone out of the class and walk toward the parking space. She unlock her car and drove out of school. She stop hafsat from walking her out because she don't want to be seen driving herself. She fool deejah of not knowing how to drive so she could always drive her home__ she wanted to be in control of deejah's life. Everything about her piss her off. All she wish for is to damage her life more, anytime she remember how her friend life is full of roses, she wishes for the same too. She was feeling guilty and remorseful of what she did to her friend already and thought that was just the end of it all but No a call from sheriff was all it take for her hatred to developed again. She was secretly crushing on sheriff but he never notice her and asked her friend out, nobody notice her beauty or compliment on it only deejah was praised. She vow to take back what belong to her one day, she vow to make her life miserable, she vow to change her by breaking her.

She arrive at her destination and honk at the gate. A security man peep at the gate first and swung the gate open while Mina drive in.

Sheriff was already at the front door waiting for her arrival from the car immediately he heard a honk of a car. He stare at her figure from head to toe just has she dash out of the car and walk majestically toward him. She gave him a quick peck on his cheek and wink at him while sheriff wrapped his hand around her back and walk into the main living room.

"Welcome to my house. What should I offer you first?" sheriff asked lustfully.

"Thank you! Such a big and beautiful mansion" She complimented " Did you stay alone in this whole mansion? She asked surprisingly.

"Yeah, mind staying with me?" He wink

"Wish I can but No my mum will kill me before my time I guess." They both laugh it off.

Few minute of getting alone, Mina came up with a question, she has been so curious to see his react toward "You haven't asked about your girlfriend. Why?" She stare at him.

Please don't go there. I mean could you just stop calling that whore my girlfriend? I wish I never met her or perhaps approach you rather than her. Could you believe she has never visit me before just as you did now. Everything about her is just so fucking boring. "Will you be my new girlfriend? He asked just out of no where." Don't say no please, you've been my admirer even before she came into the picture.

She uhm for she was out of word. All her life this was what she has been craving to hear but here it is and she think it was just too soon. Different scenarios were playing on her mind as she think deep about it.

"I know you feel like you've betrayed your friend but trust me you didn't, we can even keep it a secret if that what you want" He assure with a smile plaster on his face.

"I will think about it." Was all she could voice out of her lips.