Chapter 24

Sadiq finally blew out a breath.Atlast, some silence . He couldn't believe the fact that Rahama was Mansir's fiancee ,it so surprising. That isn't the least of his surprise, the worst of all is that she is the step daughter of Aunty yasira. This is getting so interesting

He Press on the door bell again since Rahama lock it with her key. He knew Aunty yasira must be at home.

He heard a faint " coming "

He waited for the door to open and when it did open__

" ahhhhhhhhhhhhh " aunty yasira screamed in surprise and went forward to pull sadiq in for a hug

" I can't believe it's you, Sadiq. "

He chuckled at her surprised face " ofcourse it's me in the flesh. Surprisingly "

" wow!! come in, come in" she open the door wide open for him to enter. They walk to the living room. She took her seat and Sadiq also did same.

" look at you, you're all grown up. "

" look who is talking, aren't you also grown up already. You're already a mother of two kids. Where are they? "

She wave her her hand,dismissively " they are in school. The driver went to pick them up"

" oh"

She excused herself to bring some refreshments for him.

She later came back with a glass of orange juice. She served him and sat in the couch facing sadiq.

" Manage the drink before the food gets done"

He took a sip of the orange juice " i have all the time"

" yeye boy kawai"

" am no more a boy. Didn't you see all this, it call muscle. I'm a man" he arrogantly said while flexing his muscles

" as arrogant as always, I see"She couldn't help but stare at him

" you're already scaring me with the way you're looking at me like this " he jokingly said.

" I just can't believe that you are now a grown man. Last time I saw you,you were still in secondary school . You've changed alot"

" well, people change. I change, you change. "

" but your witty remark hasn't change at all. You are still witty as always "

He laughed loudly " haba, how can you say that. Am always gentle"

" for where"

He became serious now " so how have you been? I hope your step daughter isn't giving you much trouble? "

" she isn't I promise. Did you see her on your way in? " asked aunty yasira

He scoff remembering the event that just happened outside " yes, with her supposed fiancee "

" Mansir was here? "

" yes. Why didn't you tell me all along that Mansir's wife to be was your step daughter ?" asked sadiq with raised brow

" I also found out about it this morning. I never knew about it " she defend.

He sigh " I wish I smacked his face harder "

Aunty yasira look at him with wide eyes " don't tell me you both ended up fighting outside? "

" it's nothing you should worry about " he chuckled

" don't tell me not to worry, I need to worry. I don't like seeing you like this, sadiq"

" Don't worry about it. In fact I have gist for you "

She quickly sat upright at this " tell me, what this gist is all about "

" it about your step daughter "

She squint her eyes " what is it about her? "

" if I should tell you that we've met before, would you believe me? "

" it a lie " she said in bewilderment " please tell me how it all happened. "

He started by telling her about the first time they met. He made sure to tell her everything.

Her smile never seems to waver . She was too surprise at the story coz it so much sounds same as the mechanic man Rahama once told her about.

" she once told me about you. Are you the mechanic man who threw torn pieces of paper on her ? "

He chuckled " of course it's me"

Aunty yasira burst into series of laughter

" you should have seen her face that day.Didn't you tell her who you are? Does she know you're the second son of Alhaji Ringim ?"

" of course not, I didn't. I don't care about that name. He has disowned me,already "

" what?!!, when did all this happened? " asked a shocked aunty yasira.

" Mansir came to my work place to relay his message"

Aunty yasira hit him on the head " and you believed him?

" ouch, why wouldn't I. He is father's favourite after all"

" please stop talking like this" a concerned aunty yasira said

" I have told you to stop worrying about me, I'm doing alright "

" but _

" don't worry yourself, please "

She sigh " OK, if you say so"

" I'm famished already, go check on the food . It ought to be ready by now " he rub his flat stomach

She shook her head at him " always a foodie "

She stood up to go check on the food

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