CHAPTER 22

Somia and Ashar’s picture that Ashar posted on his Instagram handle had been trending all over the other social medias and blogs. Misinterpreting the words that he wrote under it and saying different things on the way they took the picture, it was all the bloggers that were posting it on their pages with different comments and it had been trending since nine clock yesterday night, few hours after he posted it.

Iqmat was laying on the bed and still sleeping. It was two minutes passed six in the morning and since that she was jobless, she was just sleeping like a baby and turning to the left and right.

Her phone started ringing on the bed side locker and it was Funbi that was calling her. She stretched her hand to the locker, picked the phone and took it to her front.

’’Hello Funb! This is too early to be calling, and for you to be calling by this time hope no problem?’’

‘’Good morning Ma! For what I called you for, it is not too real at all!’’ said with loud voice. Sitting at the front of the dressing mirror doing makeover and preparing for work.

‘’What is it Funbi? What happened?’’ said with low voice, the sleep was really worrying her.

‘’I know that you will haven’t seen it on social medias but I have sent it to you on WhatsApp!!’’

‘’What is on the social media? What did you send to me? Can you please go straight to the point or I should call you back when I have wake finally’’

‘’Call me back on this issue!!. It is your husband to be Ashar, he posted the kissing picture of him and that Somia yesterday on his Instagram handle and said MY GIRL IS HERE!! Called her his girl’’

‘’Kissing picture of him and that is personal assistance!!’ said with loud voice, stood up and resting her back.

“Yes!! They have been taking this to the next level and for him to still have the boldness to post it, it is not a simple issue again Ma!!’’

‘’It is totally a rubbish, Ashar doesn’t respect me at all and he doesn’t respect our marriage too. Calling someone else his girl. What nonsense is that!!’’

‘’I am telling you Ma!!. Let me hold on and you should go and check it, very annoying!!’’ Funbi took the issue personal than Iqmat and shouting seriously on the phone.

‘’You know what!! Let me call that Ashar right now, he must explain everything to me!!!’’

‘’Very good ma!!, load the picture and see it too!’’

“Okay I will!! Bye and I will call you back. Thanks’’ She changed her looks as she hanged up and dropped the phone on the bed side locker back.

‘’I don’t care!! What I am consign about is the wedding, they should finish with the wedding and let me execute my plan!’’ said and laid down back, continued sleeping. Didn’t even care to check the picture that was sent to her.

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Ashar just woke up in the morning and he was in the bathroom taking his bath. He came out after few minutes with his small tower that he always wrapped on this private part, he opened the wardrobe brought out a very lovely office outfits and dropped them on the bed. Went to the dressing table and started dressing up for work.

Few seconds later. He had almost done, sitting on the bed wearing shoes when he heard a knocked at the door and the voice of one of their maids saying ‘Good morning Sir’.

‘’Whoever it is, come in. The door is not lock!!’’ said with loud voice. Door opened immediately and a young female maid entered.

“Sir!! Your mom need you downstairs right now. She said that you should leave whatever you are doing and come down right now” said with respect.

“Mom!! Need me downstairs right now, you hope no problem?” He was so surprised.

“I think there is Sir because as I see her, she is not in good mood at all”

“You know what!! Let us go” him and the maid left the room and closed the door. It was the photo that his mother saw and called him for.

It was his both parent that were in the living room downstairs. His father was sitting on the dinning chair and with his walking stick beside him, when Ashar’s mother was standing with her phone in her hand.

“What nonsense is this that they are carrying around about you? And I need an explanation on it!” His mother said as Ashar got down and gave the phone to him.

“You took a picture with your personal assistant and not just a picture, a romantic picture. I have been watching you all this while and the way you employed her, I have known that you have interest in her!”

“Mom! It’s an innocent picture, there is nothing between me and Somia. We took the picture yesterday after we won the contract and she is-------“his mother stopped him with loud voice.

“So it’s because you won a contract that is why you took a romantic picture, that you kissed each other and also posted it to the whole world. Called her your Girl. How do you want Iqmat to feel when she sees that you are calling another lady your GIRL or how will you explain it!”

“Mom! Go to my own page and read it there. Want wrote is that ‘My girl and I put PERSONAL ASSITANCE in a bracket. Said that my ‘My girl is the one whom let me won a million of naira contact today. Am so happy’ that is what is there. I don’t know the problem of those bloggers”

“So that is why you have to kiss her------“

“I didn’t kiss her Mom! We didn’t kiss, I just peak her and hugged each other normal. She is my personal assistance; will I take a picture with her like a stranger!”” Ashar said with loud voice and with anger showed all over him. The maid had left.

“I am blind or people are blind! Can’t see two of you kissed, or this is not the picture!”

“My wife that is exaggerating! Their lips didn’t even close to each other not talk of kiss!” Ashar’s father said.

“I always trust my son, once he has said that its innocent picture and there is nothing between him and Somia. I believe him even if there is anything he will tell me and he cannot disobey we! His parent or go against our orders. I know Somia too, she is a very good girl and decent. So let accept this as he said!”

“Thank you Dad for trusting me, the picture is nothing. It’s just all those bloggers that turn it other hand!”

“Just call your wife to be and let her know the truth. Don’t let her call you first”

“I know that is where you will end it to ‘I trust me’, he is my son too and I trust him in some aspect but this I don’t because I know what I am seeing. Listen to me Ashar, if I see anything like this again. I will sack that girl calling Somia!” said with anger and loud voice.

“There won’t be anything like this again my wife! Ashar start going to work before traffic hookup!”

“I heard you Mom. Thank you Dad and bye both!” Ashar said and going out. Ashar’s father pet Ashar’s mother, told her to let it go and him went upstairs.

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Somia arrived to work, wearing a lovely short blue gown and carrying brown bag also tie brown turban. Somia too had heard about the news trending around about her and Ashar, it was her friend Nana that woke her up on the same issue. Not because of anything but because of jealous in her body and wanted to know the real truth, so she may know the next step to take.

Funbi too just arrived and she was with the secretary signing in. Somia got there, greeted two of them and waiting for Funbi to done. Funbi faced Somia as she done signing and looking at each other.

“I want to see you please, after you have done here. Meet me over there!” dropped the pen and leaving. Somia didn’t said a word just draw the book closed to herself and signing in.

Few seconds later that she had done. She decided to honor Funbi’s invite and walked closed to her.

“Hi Funbi!! Please be fast Ashar must not meet here!!”

“Oh!! Wow!! It’s even Ashar you are calling him now!!” said with smile and changed her looks.

“I have known this from day one that there is something between you and Ashar, you are just pretending but now you can’t deny the picture of you and Ashar trending on social media. I just call you to remind you that Aahar has a wife to be, so there is nothing you can gain from him except from heart break or unwanted pregnancy because he can’t leave Iqmat for you. Also let me tell you Ashar’s wife is not a gentle lady at all and also she can take this job from you” Somia didn’t said anything.

“Let me ask you, why don’t you face your job and think of how to get your family out of poverty or you think you can achieve that through Ashar. It is capital No because I as Iqamat’s friend will not allow that, monitoring you to anywhere if I am still in this company and make sure that your plans don’t accomplished”

“Let me advice you my lovely friend on what you don’t know______” Somia stopped her with a sign did with her hand and looking at Funbi with annoying face.

“Madam!! Listen carefully. There is nothing! Absolutely nothing between me and CEO, for that picture it’s just normal picture. Also check people’s background very well, before you vomited rubbish out about them!” showed that her London’s accent very well for Funbi to hear.

“I can see that you are pregnant. If it’s a girl, keep your advice for her still she grow up. Excuse me!!” Said with loud voice and left, going to her office. Funbi looked at Somia going with bad face and she too left.

Ashar just arrived to the company after another delayed by the reporters. Replying those that were greeting him and going straight to his office.

Door of his office opened and closed, meet Somia sitting on a chair and just arranging her corner.

“Good morning Sir!” Greeted with low voice. Ashar put his two hands on Somia’s deck, bend a little bit and looking into her eye balls.

“Don’t bother yourself with the rubbish that all those bloggers are carrying around consigned the picture. Don’t listen to what people may be saying and don’t reply any of those reporters if they come to meet you!”

“Okay sir! I heard you!” said with low voice and looking at him.

“If it’s not because of the wedding. I will have come out openly, tell them what they want to know and chapter closed!” Ashar said as he stood up straight and going to his own corner.

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Iqmat just woke up few minutes ago and she was at the dining room serving her food. After finished serving her meal the maid packed the remaining foods and took it to the kitchen.

Iqmat had almost done eating when she saw her mother coming downstairs with high speeds and with her phone in her hand.

“What nonsense is this that Ashar started doing, another lady with him in romantic posture and called her HIS GIRL. Have you seen it Iqmat? And has he explain it to you?”

“I have not seen anything. What is that Mom?” She pretended totally like she didn’t know anything.

“Take a look at this nonsense! It is all those bloggers that let it be trending!” Gave the phone to her. Iqmat dropped the phone on the table and stood up with anger.

“What rubbish is this! Mom, you have to call him and talk to him. I tolerated everything he is doing when we are just dating but now that our wedding is at corner I won’t take it , is this how he will be doing after wedding. Carrying different girls and now he has even had the gut to be posting it around!”

“It’s very disrespected to you and this family!” her mother too said with anger.

“Call his mom and let Dad too call his father, all of you should talk to him. I have been complaining all these while, I don’t want to be reporting him to you guys after the wedding!”

“Just please calm down my daughter! I am promising you now that we will talk to him!”

“You better do! ---- even I am going to call him right now. My phone is upstairs, let me call him there!!” Left the dining room with anger and going upstairs. As she walked down to the living room and very far from her mother, Iqmat changed her look.

“I am calling nobody! It’s none of my business. I don’t care, what I care about is the wedding!!’” said loudly inside her maid.