CHAPTER 25

Sound of a music playing loudly in Raheem's car, shaking his head, singing along with the songs and driving to Basit's school to pick him. He came back from his father's house a day before yesterday and he was the one that came to drop him also bought something for him and his mother too.

Basit and Tomiwa were sitting at a corner in the school compound and at the front of the classrooms, taking and playing. As Tomiwa enrolled to the school, it was Basit that formed his closest friend and like each other. Even Tomiwa always uses to talk about Basit to his mother.

Raheem drove inside the compound, packed at the car park and got down. Greeted the gate man from the far distance and opening the back door, brought out a leather and closed the door. Going to where they always use to sit and put his hand at the back.

Basit stood up as he saw Raheem coming, carried his bag and greeted his friend Tomiwa when Raheem got there.

"Hello guys!! How are you?" Bend down and still putting his hand at the back, didn't wanted Basit to see it.

"Welcome Uncle!! We are fine!!" Two of them said in chorused.

"Surprise!! Surprise!!! I bought Pizza for you and your friend!" Said with smile. Brought one out from the leather and gave the one in the leather to Tomiwa.

"Thank you very much Uncle!!" Showed his appreciation as he was collecting it and holding it.

"Is your mother or Father have been on their ways? Or do you know the address, let me drop you" Showed a care.

"She is on her way already, she just always busy!!"

"Okay then!! Don't miss your friend, Basit let go!" Basit said goodbye to Tomiwa again and leaving. Entered into the car and driving out.

As Raheem's car left that was how Semirat's car drove in and Tomiwa ran to her with happy face. She gripped him and hug each other with smiles and greeting talks.

"I missed you my son, what is that in your hand?" Asked as she off his school bag from his shoulders.

"It's pizza and it's Basit's uncle that bought it for me and Basit too!!"

"Basit's uncle, I hope you greeted him!!" Opening the door for him.

"Yes Mom!!" Entered into the car, closed the door and Semirat too entered and driving out.

On Raheem and Basit's way. Basit closed the pizza and faced his uncle, looking at him for few seconds and spoke out.

"Uncle! Why is people use to be divorced?" Raheem looked at him, think on how to reply him for few minutes and spoke.

"Some people use to divorce because they are not compatible, may be by genotype or other things that they didn't discovered before they got married. When some people divorced because they just want a space and come back together later"

"So! Why did my Mom and my father divorced?" Raheem breathe in.

"Just want a space that is why, they will come back very soon!!"

"Wow!! Are sure Uncle? I will be happy because our teacher said it use to affect the child if his or her parents are living separately and it has been affecting Tomiwa, he didn't know how fatherhood be like at all. It's just only his mother!"

"His mother and his father are not together?" Asked with low voice.

"Yes! They have divorced since he was two or three years. Now it's only his mother, said that his father didn't care about him at all even after the divorced just only to call his mother and still be collecting money from her. Using him to be threatening her that he will come and take him or she should send money. Even that was why they relocated to this place!!" Raheem shook his head.

"That is so bad, don't get yourself worried on that okay!!"

"His mother just started working at uncle Ashar's company (MMO)"

"Really!! What post??" Showed interest to it

"She is the head of Audit department!!" Continued eating pizza.

"Wow!! That is good!" Turned the music and shaking his head.

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It was in the next morning. Ashar had woke up very early and he had started dressing for work. He brought out a lovely and shining shoe from the wardrobe, sat down on the bed and wearing it. After few seconds, he stood up with high speed and leaving the bedroom with his laptop bag.

As he got down to the main living room, the maid that was there greeted him and quickly collected the bag from him. Somia too greeted him and he replied back with a romantic smile, starring at her few seconds and two of them left the living room walking behind the maid.

As they got down to the compound, the driver drove the car to where they were and opened the two back door automatically. Somia firstly entered, Ashar too entered after her and drove out of the house.

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The company was so clumsy as it had started since they had award a contract. The driver drove to the special CEO'S parking place and stopped the car, Ashar and Somia got down and going inside. Door opened automatically and got to the reception.

"Good morning Sir! Welcome Sir!!" The secretary greeted him. Ashar stopped at the front of her and when Somia going to the office.

"Morning!! Where is the director? In his office!!" Asked with loud voice, the secretary looked at him and spoke out.

"Yes Sir!! He is in the office!" Ashar beat his hand on the table and left, going straight to the Director's office.

He barged into the director's office without knocking and with anger showed all over him. The man stood up as he saw the kind of looks on his face and looking at each other.

"Good morning Ashar! Hope no problem with this your look?"

"Morning Sir! When you needed an urgent sign yesterday, why didn’t you call me? Why was that it's my father you called? If something is not fishing within this company!"

"I wanted to call you Ashar but Funbi told me that you are a little bit sick that you couldn’t come, so that was why I called your father to quickly come and help us to sign it!" Tried to explain.

"Am the CEO! Am the one you suppose to call. Truly I am not a little bit fine but I have a P. A and I will send her down to you not that you will just called my father. What if my father is outsider the country, he will come down here to sign? This is doesn’t right!"

"I am very sorry for that Ashar!!" Apologizing.

"Anything consign the company, call me first! I am the CEO and if I am not capable enough, father won't put me in this position!!"

"As you said and I am sorry once again Ashar!"

"No problem Sir! Have a lovely day!!" Said and leaving. Sound of the door closed and the Director sat down back.

Few hours past morning that works had started fully at MMO company. Raheem’s car drove inside and packed at where the security guard instructed him to pack, came down from the car and shanked with the security guard. Greeted him with smile and Raheem left going straight to the entrance door.

Semirat was coming from the restaurant within company and with two bags in her hand, she went to buy food for her and Somia. Semirat and Raheem got to the entrance door at the same time and their hands touch the handle button at the same time, two of them starring at each other for few second and Semirat spoke out.

“Oh!! I am very sorry; you can go in!” stepped back as she finished talking.

“No! you first, go in!” Said with romantic smile on his face and opened the door for her.

“Oh! Thank you!” Said and entered. Raheem looked at her still she gone far with lovely smile on his face and him too entered. The secretary greeted him, replied and going straight to Ashar’s office.

He locked at the CEO’s office door and entered. Somia used her head to greet him as she busy working on the laptop. Raheem too replied and greeted her well. He sat down on the chair at the front of Ashar and put his two legs with the shoes on the table.

“Guy! Have office manner now!” Ashar said as his put his legs down.

“I am using that to tell you to be fast. Am not starting long here!”

“Guy! You will calm down and let me done with all these works on my table. So no hurry here!”

“Just be fast guy!” stood up and went to the refrigerator at a corner of the office, opened it and brought out a very chilled bottle water. Went back to the seat and sat down.

“Guy! I met a lady as I wanted to enter, we got to the entrance door at the same time and our hand touch each other. The lady is beautiful, very beautiful!”

“Lucky for you!” Ashar said with low voice and without raising his hand up.

“I must know the department that she is, her name and how again to locate her and it’s you that will do that for me guy!” Ashar raised his head up as he finished talking.

“As if I know the lady you are talking about. Or you want me to carry public address system and stared announcing that ‘Which lady did my friend met at the door!’ You are not serious!” Said with loud voice and Somia smile.

“I will get her by myself. I will be coming here often now and be standing at the door so that to meet her again”

“You are not okay guy! Turn yourself to a security guard instead. I beg let us go, I will come back to finish the work, let us quickly go!” Said and stood up.

Door opened and closed as Raheem stood up and Semirat entered with Somia’s food, greeted two of them and faced Somia. Raheem lost in thought totally and just standing like dull baby.

“Guy! Let us go!” Ashar touched Raheem and two of them left. Semirat looked at them still the door closed.

“Me and the CEO, s friend jammed each other at the door and passing whom to enter to each other!”

“Oh!! You are the one that he was telling Ashar and said that he wants to know more about you!”

“Really! Well I quickly brought this food for you, am going back now. Have many work on my table”

“Oh!! Thank you very much!” Said with smile and Semirat left.

Raheem stood walking and faced Ashar as they got down to the compound. Ashar looked at him and asked why he stopped.

“The lady that entered your office and went to meet Somia, was the one I am talking about!”

“Semirat! She is Somia’s close friend. If she is the one, guy forget about it!”

“Why? She is married or what!” Asked with loud voice.

“Any friend you see with Somia, is not all those kind of girls you carried at club and dropped. No!! and I won’t want Somia to be seen us as the same. I am now a changed guy okay!”

“Me too have changed now, did you see me in club again! And about that, its serious relationship I want to have with her. You won’t understand how I felt as we met, I have never had that kind of feeling for a lady before!” Ashar busted into a loud laugh and beat Raheem on his shoulder.

“You really sound serious for the first time of your life!”

“Stop! I really like her!” Said with loud voice.

“Get into your car! I will help your mystery guy!” Ashar said with smile and opening his car’s door. Two of them entered into their and driving out of the company’s compound.