CHAPTER 23

CHAPTER 23.

Somia off the alarm ringing continuously on her phone and put the phone back on the bed side locker, cover her face with the blanket and continue sleeping. Few minutes later, Somia jumped up from the sleep and got down with all her power. Just reoccurred to her that she was going to work.

She quickly off the night gown, dropped it on the bed and ran to the bathroom. Took a toothbrush and toothpaste inside the basket, pasted the toothpaste on the toothbrush and started brushing her tooth in a hurry mood. Few seconds later, she cleaned her mouth with water and started taking her bath.

She came out from the bathroom after some minutes with a long beautiful and shinning pure white gown which was brought for her and Nibia from Saudi Arabia by their late father. They were only using it to perform solat and use to wear it to mosque when necessary.

Somia spread the prayer mat and performing her solat. She rolled the mat back after few seconds, off the gown and started dressing for work. She sat down on the chair at front of the dressing mirror and quickly applied a simple makeover. Took a blue bag on the bed and left the bedroom, going to Nibia’s bedroom to see her.

Door of Nibia’s bedroom opened and closed by Somia, met her performing the morning solat with a long beautiful white gown which was the same with Somia’s own. Somia was standing at the door and waiting for her to done praying.

” Good morning Ma, be in my room this morning hopes no problem. Because I don’t use to know when you always use to leave!” Nibia said as she finished praying.

“Morning Nibia! How was your night?” asked with lower voice.

“It was very good, just happy that we are resuming to school fully. Thank you very much Ma!” Said with happy voice. Nibia and Ibrahim just want to resume to school fully and started living in the hostel.

“You are welcome my sister! if you are still in London now, you will have been a graduate by now but still thank God!” said with smile.

“Yes Ma, just starting all over again here!” said with anger.

“let forget about that. What I am here for is that don’t go to school yet still I will come back, I have something to give you guys. Okay!”

“Okay ma! But come on time because we have lecture early tomorrow!”

“Off course I will be back early and you will go today. Am leaving for work, take care!” said and turned back.

“Okay ma! it’s you will be waiting for!” Said louder as Somia leaving the room and sound of the door closed.

Their mother was coming out from the kitchen, wearing a beautiful night gown when Somia got down to the living room. She knelt down on the floor greeting her mother as a respectful Nigeria lady and taking a blessing.

“Go safety my daughter and God will continue to be with you!” Her mother said as she finished blessing her.

“Amen ma! Thank you Ma. Take care of yourself for me and I will be back very early today” carried her bag on the table and standing up.

“Okay my daughter!” looking at Somia going out with smile on her face and going to her room as the door closed.

Somia just down to the compound of their house and opening the small gate when her mobile phone started ringing inside her hang bag. She left the gate opened and brought the phone out from the bag. It was Ashar calling her and she picked up. The tax that she ordered as be outside and the driver looking at her inside from the entrance gate that she opened widely.

“Good morning Somia, how was your night!” said with sweet voice and still laying on the bed with blanket wrapped all over his body.

“Good morning Sir! My night was fine and calling by this time, hope no problem Sir?” Asked with low voice.

“Happy that you have a lovely night. I want to tell you that, I am not really feeling fine so it’s home you should be coming to. We are working from home today!”

“Oh! Sorry Sir, I hope you have been feeling better now?” felt consigned.

“Yes I am! Thank you very much Somia!” smiling and felt comfortable talking to Somia.

“Sir! I can go to work instead of coming to your house and that is why I am your personal assistance. You know that we just won a contract surely there will be many works and projects going on the company. Let me go and handle that as your P.A and I will give you a feedback!”

“The work will be many for only you and can’t let you go through that stress, so come____” Somia stopped him.

“Sorry for stopping you Sir. But that is what you are paying me for, to always replace you where you won’t be available Sir. You rest at home and I will go, working from home won’t be good enough when a project is going on Sir!” said with low voice and with respect.

“Don’t want the stress for you, let the directors and others handle it. The CEO is a little bit sick and his personal Assistance must be with him. Come over!” said with care and hanged up.

Somia hanged up, put the phone inside her and left the compound. Talked to the cab man through the window to change the location and she started the passage side. The man started the cab, turned backward and driving.

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Iqmat woke so early today and it was because her mother was not around, she travelled with Ashar’s mother yesterday to California with one of Iqamat’s father’s private jet and it was about all what they wanted to buy for the wedding. So Iqmat was the Madam now to monitor all the actives going on in the house.

She was with all the female workers talking to them when a young man got there with Iqamat’s phone.

“Ma! It’s your phone, it has been ringing since!” said with respect. The phone started ringing again and it was Funbi calling her.

“Let me have it and Thank you!” she collected it and the boy left.

“All of you should hear what I said clearly and changed your patters, I don’t like it and I know mom too doesn’t like it, she is just tired of complaining!”

“Any ways! Any question, if there is let me hear?” all of them looked at each other and a lady said NO

“If it’s no, get back to your post. And the chefs, when you are done cooking come and call me before you set it on the dining the table. Okay!”

“Okay Ma! I heard you Ma!” head of the chef said and leaving. Iqmat started calling Funbi back as she was going to the hut to sit down.

She draws a chair out and sat down on it, crossed her legs and still calling Funbi. One of the male servant got there with small chops and wine, put it on the table and left.

“I was outside talking to all these workers when one of them inside brought the phone for me. So how are you?”

“I am good. So what did Mr. Ashar said on the picture because he told the reporters that it’s just an innocent picture and the bloggers said that child of an ordinary commoner Somia refused to talk to any of the reporters on the same issue!” said with loud voice that her driver whom was driving her to work looked at her from the mirror.

“It’s the same thing that he said. He was the one that called me and started saying some sweet words and explained that it’s just a normal picture. That is what he told our parent too!”

“Don’t listen to him at all! There is something between him and that Somia, and this is from day one. It’s like they have known each other before that Somia came for an interview and that is what I am trying to find out!”

“I too observed it. You know what, I need your own personal investigation. The direct one from you, he can’t delay that or hook any story together and as you said it to me like this, I will send it to own parents!”

“I am doing a secret investigation ready but right now I will put more effort to it!”

“Help me to be doing that and don’t forget to be sending them to me as you are getting some----!”

“Trust me now! I will send messages to you and also be calling you often, even if there is picture I will be sending them to you. We can’t just sit and realize, you husband to be is a very rich and a young popular billionaire so many ladies will want to be on his neck. It’s you that won’t allow that!”

“I have complained a lot about all those club girls he carries around but still he didn’t change, but on this one that he wants to be doing indirectly to me. I won’t accept it”

“It’s that Somia that we are going to deal with and frustrating her in that office! The cares that he is showing her is too much and she is not his first personal assistance. He has had a female personal assistance before and she had never be in the same office with him, entered his car and also buying food for her before!”

“Just do as I said, give me all the necessary information that I will need to comfort him and that girl!”

“Off course I will do that. Be expecting my calls anytime, bye!”

“Take care and have a lovely day at work!” Iqmat hanged up and dropped the phone on the table.

“Why did Funbi take this issues personally than I. I don’t care about all these, my issue is the wedding!” said with loud voice and uncaring looks.

“Why is Iqmat really care about the wedding and doesn’t care about the man she wants to marry to. She is like two side person!” one of the male workers standing behind her at the hut said and talking to the second guy.

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Somia just arrived to Ashar’s house and entered into the compound, greeted the gate man as she entered and going inside. The door opened as she wanted to open it and the laundryman whom was her family formal worker came out and greeted each other with joy and him left.

Ashar was coming out from the kitchen with a hot tea in his hand when Somia entered and two of them got down to the visitor living room at the same time.

“Good morning Sir! How is your body and how are you doing now sir?” Somia said with care.

“Morning my P.A and thank you for the care. It’s not something really serious, I just need a rest. lovely outfit!” Showed a comment with smile on his face.

“Thank you for the comment Sir!” Said with low voice and standing straight.

“Have you sit and if you need anything call one of the workers or I personally. I can go and errand for you!” said with a romantic voice and going upstairs.

“How did I want to do it? I must go home early today____”

“You can go home anytime Somia, okay!” Somia shocked and shook her head telling Ashar YES. She was just talking to herself lowly and did know that Ashar would heard.

She sat down on a chair, brought out a laptop from her bag and started working and also replying to mails.

Few minutes later that Somia had started working seriously on the laptop, Shukuran got down and ran to Somia with happy looks.

“Somia! You are here, how are you? And I missed you!”

“I am good and how are you doing?” Asked and busy pressing the laptop, didn’t rose her head up.

“Am good and thank you very much for the assignment you helped me with last week, am the one that scored highest marks even on others too. I am so happy!”

“That is good and I hope you understand it very well in case of exam!”

“Yes I am! Am very happy that we study the same course, look at me now!” Said with baby voice.

“Sorry! I am very busy, there is a lot of mails to reply to and there is a project going on in the company. Even we are supposed to be there, it’s because the CEO is not really feeling fine. So I am really busy!”

“Okay I understood, let me give you space to work then!” said with smile and going to the kitchen.