"The guy is handsome, I like him" Qudrah said as soon as we headed to my car in the parking lot. "But too bad I wasn't the one he sat with"
"Hey," I glanced at her. "I will not dissuade you from falling in love on your first day at school but will certainly warn you to stay away from that guy, he's not a good guy you know?" I said.
"I don't know, he looks good to me" She said.
"Good, right? Okay then!" I said unlocking my car.
"Wow, a brand new Camry!" She squealed.
"No, it is two years old! I've been maintaining it" I said and gestured to her to hop in. "Let me drive you to your destination" I hopped into the car.
"Awwn!" She hopped inside too. "Thanks dear, I live just few kilometers away from here" She said fastening her seatbelt.
"Alright" I said starting the car. Thus, I reversed out of the parking lot and drove us out of the school while we gist. "...my father owns the Bulama Cooperation" I apprised her.
"Wow, that's great" She beamed at me. "My own father is a very crook politician, currently he's the chief of staff of the Kogi State governor. Many people hate him"
"Kogi State? But why then are you guys living here?" I wrinkled a brow at her.
"Actually," She cleared her throat and continued. "He divorced my mother"
"What?!" I squealed.
"Yeah, but he used to take care of us" She said.
"He ought to!" I growled.
"Yeah" She said.
And after that, we both exercised silence until we reached her destination, there she told me to pull over. It was quite a big house. "Thanks for the ride, can you say your number please?" She said, hence I gave her my number and she alighted from the car. "See you tomorrow!"
"Alright, bye!" I smiled and watched as she gently walked into the gate of their house.
Cant believe I've got myself a friend on my first day at school, I thought as I drove away – straight back home.
"Mum, I am back!" I screamed walking upstairs to her room. "Mum, hello!" I opened the door but couldn't find her. "Mum, where are you?" I said heading downstairs – thinking she was in the kitchen...
"She's not around, same as your dad!" Nanny Luba appeared, she had been my nanny since infancy.
"Ohh, okay..." I said walking over to her. "Are you by any means cognizant of where they went to?"
"Barely, your mother mentioned Dropflex..."
"Dropflex?" I wrinkled my brows. "Wow, that means they ain't coming back anytime soon!"
"Yes, I think so" She said and continued. "Let me quickly go and finish cooking lunch, dear"
"What? Lunch isn't ready yet?" I squeaked.
"Yes, I am sorry..." She said as I cut in.
"It's okey, I can wait" I said with a wink.
"Hmm, alright my dear" She turned and left.
I headed back upstairs to my room and got myself changed into a black polo top and a blue jeans trousers. After that I hopped onto my soft bed, switched on my mobile data and logged into my W******p account. Just then, a message from an unknown contact bounced in... together with many messages from my saved contacts.
"Hey Fatimah, t's me – Qudrah. Kindly save my contact"
I smiled and replied her message with, "Alright, I will"
And while saving her contact, my door was pushed open and I had to glare at the person. It was my cousin brother, a four-year-ahead punk who had been living with us ever since he finished his NYSC program. He had started working in my father's company not long ago.
"When will you ever learn?" He said with his arms folded across his chest. "Huh, Fatimah?"
"About what? Screaming my mother's name whenever I am back from wherever I might have been? Well, this is our house!" I uttered with a hiss. "I can do whatever I want to do"
"And it's my uncle's house," He hesitated and continued. "The next time you try that, I will make sure I... You don't wanna know, Fatimah!" He said and then stormed out.
Nonsense. I rolled my eyes and returned back to my W******p. Sadly, Qudrah had already went offline leaving a message for me which reads; "Thank you, let me go and eat lunch!"
That moment, my belly rumbled reminding me that I was hungry as well but considering the fact that our food wasn't ready yet, I just had to exercise patience. Thus, I chatted with some of my online friends before nanny Luba summoned me. "Lunch is ready!" She uttered.
"Alright" I withdrew from the bed and headed downstairs to the dining island. My cousin was already there, and since we weren't friends I decided to fetch my food and go upstairs to my room. We stopped being friends long ago.
"You still hate me, don't you?" He said making me to halt. "I know you still hate me, Fatimah"
"Hate you?" I turned and scoffed. "To say I hate you is an understatement. You shouldn't have even come, Munir. Seeing you makes me to remember what you did to me in the past. You are like the Habib in 'From The Eyes Of A Spinster', only that your case is less worst!"
"Stop comparing me with that rapist!" He said.
"As if you're also not a rapist?" I glared at him.
"Lower your goddamn voice, I only molested you and I was just a teen" He said gritting his teeth. "What do you expect from a teenager?"
"I expect self control!" I squealed. And before I knew it, he had already withdrew from the dining table and swiftly walked over to me.
"You want the whole world to know I molested you five years ago, huh? Fine, but if that ends up ruining my wedding with Khadijah I... I will make sure I rape you this time around" He said and I could tell through his eyes that he meant his words. I was tall but he was taller than me.
I didn't say anything more to him, I just turned and walked upstairs to my room. I was literally fourteen when he molested me and since then, I hadn't set my foot in their house again talk more of spending a night there. I was cautious!
While driving Adnan home he decided to drop in BeePrime GameSpot, it was our usual place of playing both offline and online games like GTA 5, RDR 2, FIFA and so on. After dropping him there and was about driving home he persuaded me to play some games with him first. "Look Adnan, I'm very tired, I need to...""Rest? You can do that after we are done playing GTA online, okay?""Fine then, fine!" I said alighting from my car."Yes!" He joyfully uttered.We went into the GameSpot, played for more than an hour before my phone began ringing. It was my mother, the only person that cared about me in our house. "Hey man, I gotta go. My mum is calling me" I said as I stood from where I was sitting in, it was a swivel chair designated for gamers. There were 200 more."Gosh, okay see you tomorrow!" Adnan said."Alright then" We shook hands and I left."Come back home!" My mother said as soon as I picked the ca
Today my timetable said I had lecture by ten in the morning but while snoring after Fajr prayer, Qudrah called and told me the timetable had been changed and that our new lecture time for today was eight dot. I was astounded, thus I withdrew from the bed and began preparing myself for school. The time now was quarter to eight, meaning I was about to be late. But why would the department change our timetable without notifying us beforehand? I wondered. I was so angry, the new timetable had ruined my morning sleep which would have given me more strength to concentrate during lectures.After preparing for school, I took my car key and G-Tab before biding my mother goodbye and driving to school. It was a swift drive, I parked the car in the faculty's parking lot and I headed to the department to check the new timetable even though I was few minutes late already. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't fed the wrong news.While walking towards the notification board m
Yesterday Adnan met me in L-Spot, together we ate breakfast and waited patiently for our lecture time. While waiting, Fatimah and her chubby friend arrived. I couldn't take my eyes off them because I was so surprised, I never thought they would be there. I stared at them as they ordered for food, glanced at me and then smiled while they talk to each other."You know them?" Adnan asked."Of course, yes. They are in 100 Level. I met them in that fool's fucking lecture" I uttered."Dr Marwan?" He smirked. "Just because you have his carryover doesn't mean he's a fool""Yes, and just because you don't have his carryover doesn't mean he's not a fool" I snapped at him."Hmm, okay" He said checking his wristwatch with his wide eyes. "Time's almost up, let's go""Come on, we still have 20 minutes more" I said as I checked my own time and then glanced at Fatimah. "Let's wait, Adnan...""Oh, is it about
Today I woke up as early as possible because I was having Dr Marwan's lecture again, and while driving to school I bought some snacks and coca cola along the way. When I arrived at our lecture venue, I met Qudrah and few other students already in the hall. Qudrah waved at me to come and sit close to her, she had secured a seat for me already in the front like she always used to do. She was a good student, always coming to school in time."Good morning" I said walking closer to her, she was wearing a black jallabiya today with a qhimar which fitter her perfectly the fact that she was fair though not as fair as Yusuf."Morning, Fatimah" She said clearing the seat she secured for me. "How are you and how was your night? I hope you slept well?""I am fine Qudrah, and yes... I slept well. How family? Hope they are fine?" I uttered."They are fine, dear!" She said and just then Dr M
Ever since I gave Adnan a go ahead to court Fatimah, he had always been disturbing her with calls. I know I didn't love her but to tell you the truth I was already beginning to be jealous. Don't ask me why, I also didn't know!On my part, however I couldn't quit smoking but I had minimised the amount of beer I used to consume. And about women, forgive me but I didn't really think I would stop as of now. If I ever had the chance, I would definitely do it.Please don't blame me, blame my evil family. The more my father and sister put pressure on me, the temeritous I become. I didn't want this life but what could I do? I was already getting used to it, people should know this by now.Yesterday was fresher's orientation day, and in the night a party was thrown in Eko Hotel. I was there and I had fun with lot of my friends except Adnan whom was somehow devout, and even more godfearing ever since he met Fatimah. Bo
As promised, Adnan called me while I was in my room preparing to sleep. He seemed good, he even asked me to try performing ablution and make sure I pray before sleeping. I wasn't used to performing ablution... but that day, I did it before sleeping. In the morning, his call woke me up and when I picked up he greeted me and told me to pray. I was so very happy.And that was how our life together continued, we became so close to each other as time went by and I saw him only as a biological brother I never had. He provided me with all his past handouts and other necessary materials that I should study ahead of my lecturers. I thanked him and he told me, "No thanks between us".Yesterday our department held an orientation for us; the freshers and I was happy because I learned a lot. We were told how to live a very successful academic life and so on. They also shared us bulky novels concerning the evil of cultism, dating and also scho
After so much drama with Dr Marwan, I was finally home. Could you believe despite wasting my time by staying till evening and helping him with his bag to the parking lot he still refused to reconsider me? I wonder what kind of heartless human being he was. Well, I had given up. If I fail his course again I still had two more years to reseat for it. Smiles!The house was quiet today, the drama queen and our father weren't around. It was only our mother and the maids. After taking shower, I went to the dining room and ate dinner before expiating all the prayers that I had missed.After that, I wore my nightwear about sleeping when my system beeped. It was a notification sound, so I walked over to it and then pulled it open. Hence, I saw an update from DailyTrust."Alhaji Bulama of Bulama Cooperation visited burnt down factory with wife, daughter and nephew. — Reported by Khadijah Sa'id Jagaba"
After driving Qudrah to their house, I drove home and took a warm shower before changing into another outfit and going downstairs to my parents. They had already prepared. Same as Munir, he was standing close to my father with a black suitcase unyielded in his hand."Wow, kin hadu" My mother said as she looked me from head to toe. She loved my new outfit."Thank you, mum" I said while coyly smiling. I thought my father would also comment on the outfit but he didn't say anything, he headed out of the mansion with Munir gently trailing him."Come here, my baby girl" My mother held my hand, thus we headed out of the mansion too.According to her, we would use my father's limousine to the airport and then board an AreaShuttle helicopter to our destinations."Great idea, it would be more faster" I said."Yeah" She smiled at me.&