CHAPTER 35

Phone started ringing on the bed, Olawale was coming out from the toilet when the call cut. It was Zinara that was calling him, she had arrived to Nigeria and she was at Murtala Muhammad international airport, she loves Olawale and didn't wanted to loss him that was why she quickly packed her things and came to Nigeria to stay with him permanently.

Olawale cleaned his hand with a cloth and picked the phone up on the bed.

"Zinara! What is she calling me for, you better call back because I won't call you" wanted to drop the phone back on the bed when her call entered again and picked it.

"Hello!" said like she was someone that he was fighting with.

"Hello Olawale!" Said with unhappy voice and she had fed up of his behavior.

"What is it? What did you want to say?"

"Ah! Olawale, okay! Am at the international airport now!"

"What!, which airport are you?" looking surprised.

"We just land in Nigeria now and am at Murtala Muhammad international airport. Yes! That is the name written on it"

"Okay! Okay!!, stay there. Am coming now to pick you" he was very happy just hid it for her.

"Okay! I will be expecting you!" she hang up.

"Oh! My God! It's like a dream, thank God! I win!" Said with smile and ran out from the room down to the living room, took the car key and ran out with joy. It was like someone gave him money or something very precious. Entered into the car, gate opened and he drove out.

It took him some hours to get to the international airport, it was a little far from their house. He packed his car at where the security man instructed him to pack and got down, Zinara was at a corner sitting on the chair there with two travelling bags at her front when her phone started ringing, she picked it and using it to communicate so that they could located each others.

"Olawale! Olawale!! Olawale!!! Am here!!" stood up and raised her hand up.

"Okay! Okay!!, have see you!" raised his hand up too and hang up from the call. He walked closed to her with smiled and hug her.

"How are you? And you now gave me second side of your attitude" complained.

"Am good! It's the frustration giving to me by mother, am sorry and Welcome to Nigeria! "

"It's okay and thank you!"

"Let go, I packed over there!" carried the two bags and she followed her. When they got to the car, he opened the boot put the traveling bags inside it and closed it. Went to the front at passenger side and opened the door for Zinara and she entered, closed it and him too entered the driver side and started driving home. Zinara was looking around as the car was moving.

"Wow! This is my first time in this country and I can't believe I can be here"

"This is Nigeria, my country and am proud to be it citizen!" said with smile.

"It's not bad as people uses to say it but this weather is hot!"

"Yes! The weather is hot but you will later adapt to it, I too complained when I first arrived"

"Wow! Nigeria!!, so how is Mom?"

"She is fine and she is at home now!"

"Okay! Am so happy that I came to my Father's country today!"

"Hmm! Am so happy to see and I can't believe that you can come!"

"Me too am happy to see, am not happy with the way you are behaving so that is why I come and I don't want to loss you because of work!"

"Mind you, you are not going back to United state!" looked at her.

"I know now and I have ready to live here forever with you!"

"That is lovely! Just be going there for vacation!"

"It good and I agreed!" looked at him and smiled.

"Am happy to see you here!" Repeated.

"I can't wait to see mother!, just can't Wait!"

"We will soon get home and see each other!"

"Okay!" looking at the street flowers and every where.

"Sarana too should have find someone, I pray oh!" talking to himself.

"I hope no problem!" Seen that he thinking of something.

"Nothing at all, we at home!" horning at the gate, gate opened and he drove inside. Packed at the garage and two of them got down, the gate man was looking at them.

"Wow! The house is lovely, I love it!"

"Welcome and beautiful lady!" said with smile.

"Thank you!, let go inside" Door opened and closed, his mother was in the living room watching movie when two of them entered and with her travelling bags.

"Where are you coming from that you didn't tell anybody before you left!"

"Am sorry mom! I went to pick Zinara at the airport, meet my Mom"

"Good afternoon Ma!" knelt down like African girl.

"Stand up! Afternoon my daughter and how are you?"

"Am good Ma and how are you mother?" Sat down on the chair.

"Am good!, feel at home okay!" Their house maid came out from her room.

"Welcome back Sir and I greet you Lady!"

"I greet you too!" Said with respect.

"This is my girlfriend, her name is Zinara and Zinara! Our housemaid" introduced.

"Welcome once again Sister!" said with smile and looking at her.

"Am happy to meet you too!"

"Take her bags to the room beside Mom's room and clean it"

"Okay! Sir, welcome Oyinbo! (White lady)" Smiling and taking the bag to the room.

"So! When are you going back? A week or months or a year!"

"She is not going back Mom!" Olawale replied.

"Why?" Asked with surprised.

"Nothing!, we will be running the company together and be living together!"

"You are planning to marry each other right?"

"Yes Mom!" Looked at her may be she wouldn't agreed.

"It good and also this is what I want from the start and you will live long together!"

"Ameen! Thank you Mom!" He was very happy.

"Thank you MA for welcoming me to your house!"

"Don't mentioned, my Son love you and I too have to accept you"

"Let me get juice for you, am coming!" He stood up.

"Okay! Thank you love!"

"So Zinara how is Mom and Dad over there?"

"They are good Ma and sent that regards to you MA!"

"That is good!" Continued watching the movie, Olawale got there gave her the juice and sat down.

Sarana too was at Adam's place, came again to meet his father and his stepmother as the mother that remained for Adam and she just got there. So all of them were in the living room.

"So! My daughter, what it's your father's name?"

"Mr. Tayo Sir!"

"Okay! You are from which tribe? "

"Abira Sir!" saying with respect and like some that was doing oral exam.

"Abira! Good!" shaking his head.

"Yes Sir!"

"Did you really love my Son!"

"Yes Sir I do!, I love him!"

"And you are ready to marry him?"

"Yes Sir!, I really love him and want to live together with him!"

"Just to follow what prophet Muhammad said, tell your parents that we want to do introduction and plan on Nikha too. It's not that you can start living together if you have not ready just to know that you have been husband and wife in case if there is pregnancy or something"

"Yes Sir, they too have been saying it and that is what they too want!"

"They should tell you the day and you should call my son so him will tell us"

"Okay sir! I will do that as I get home"

"Adam! Get her something to drink!"

"She said she is okay for now!" Adam looked at her.

"Yes Sir!, am fine for now!"

"Look here my Daughter! This is your house so be free!"

"Yes Sir!" Said with lower voice.

"See me as your father because now you have been my daughter and ask me for anything! "

"Yes Sir!, I heard you Sir!"

"My husband! Let me set the table now!"

"It will good, I have been hungry!" She stood up.

"My wife follow me!" Talking to Sarana and going to the kitchen.

"Yes ma!" stood up and following her.

"She is a good girl! And a descent girl!"

"Yes Dad! She is!" Looking at her going.

"Am so happy as you and your stepmother is doing now!" Adam giggled.