CHAPTER 31

It was very early in the morning. Somia's uncle's wife was in the kitchen with the maids cooking meal for her husband as usual and for Yusufar too that was on his way, the two maids were just helping her to pass all the necessary things that she would need and returning them back.

Another two maids were inside and outside doing other domestic works. Cleaning the entire living rooms both upstairs and downstairs, and the one that was outside was cleaning the pool and hut side and other place.

The driver was washing the car and cleaning them. It was all the cars that he uses to wash because it was any of them they could take out anytime they like and because of the dirty job Somia's uncle was doing, it was different cars his boys use to take out. The driver was cleaning the last car when Strong came out from their apartment and going to Somia's uncle's apartment to see him, he was the one that called him.

Sound of the door opened and closed, Strong entered and met Somia's uncle in the living room watching news. He greeted him and standing at his front.

"My son will arrived to the airport few hours now, you and the driver should go and pick him. Go right now and make sure you have been there before he arrives, I have sent his picture to you for you to identify him and the number of the jet he was coming with!" Watching news and talking to him.

"Okay Sir! I have seen the picture!" Said with respect.

"That is the car key! And when you arrived, you and others should come and meet me at the hut I have an assignment for you to carry out tomorrow!"

"Okay Sir! I will leave now Sir!" Took the car key on the table at his front, greeted him again and going out.

Sound of the door closed by Strong and got down to the compound. The driver had finished cleaning the car that was drying and already standing beside the one that they would take out, Strong threw the key to him as he got to the garage and two of them entered into the car, started the car and drove out. Gate closed automatically as they left.

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At the airport. Yusufar came out from their father's private jet, with a jacket on his shoulder and with his phone in his right hand looking round the airport on the same spot that he was standing. Strong and the driver walked to him with respect greeting, they had been waiting for the jet at where it would land and to pick him.

"You are Daddy's bodyguard right! Strong? He has sent your pictures to him for me to be able to recognize you" Said with low voice. Yusufar was chocolate in complexion, normal in stature and tall. He was very handsome and worth twice look.

"Yes Sir! Welcome Sir!" The driver and Strong collected the two big travelling bags from the pilot and taking them to where they packed the car, a little far from the jet.

Strong opened the back door for him as they got to the car and Yusufar entered, he put the bags at the boot and him and the driver entered the front seat, started the car and driving out of the airport. Face the right direction as they came out from the airport and driving home.

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Sound of door opened and closed. Somia's mother entered Somia's bedroom and saw her on the bed still sleeping, turning her body on the bed. Her mother beat her on her leg gently and calling her name waking her up.

"Why are you still sleeping? That I thought that you will have finished dressing for the birthday party, not know that you are still sleeping!"

"Am not going Mom!" Somia said with low voice.

"Why now? It won't good enough. Shukuran begged you and now she will be expecting you so won't good if she doesn't see you again, she will be angry!" Somia stood up, sitting on the bed and looking at her mother.

"You know that party is among all those billionair families. What if one of them at that party knows me, maybe we school together in London. This will now expose me more to the world, you know that all those reporters have been on me because of what they are thinking it's between me and Ashar. Now if they hear this, they will still what to carry it and started doing investigation on it to know the truth, and in other hand it's a big problem for us because of my Uncle!" Her mother breathe in and Somia continued with her talks.

"It won't take anything to wrap us off for people not know what happened and about all the lies that he had been tell them about us that we are not in Nigeria that is why he is managing the company. Mummy! Am not going"

"I understand very well but that can't stop you to be depriving yourself from good thing. You have to go because Shukuran will not be happy at all, also anybody that what to be saying like he or she knows you, chang it for him or her. Pretend that it's not you, even she too will believe that it's not you because he or she won't believe that you can be working as someone's PA. So my daughter, get up and dress for the party!" Somia look at her mother.

"Get up! Dress very nice and go for the birthday party. Nothing will happen to you, living your life and stop depriving yourself because of an idiot called your uncle!"

"Okay mom! Let me go and bath!" Got down from the bed, off the pyjamas and going to the bathroom, her mother too left.

Few minutes later. Somia came out from the bathroom with a towel wrapped all over her body, she opened the wardrobe bought out a lovely, shining and beautiful gown that she took yesterday that she would wear to the party.

She removed the towel and remained an underwear, wore the gown and sat down at the front of the dressing mirror started doing makeup. Few seconds later, she finished the makeup, she took a hair tie and tie it.

Somia checked herself well at the front of the mirror, took a sandal at the shoe rag and sat down on the bed wearing it. She took a beautiful small handbag on the bed and left the bedroom, going down to the living room.

"Wow!! See my beautiful daughter! You are very sweet!"

"Thank you very much Mom! I will be on my way!" Pecked her mother on her front head and left the house.

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Car drove inside Somia's uncle's house. They just arrived back home from the airport because of the serious traffic jams on their way. Yusufar opened the door and got down from the car, their mother had been outside waiting for him after she had done in the kitchen.

"My sweet Mom! I have miss you!" Hagged each other.

"I miss you too my Son! Finally you come home still!" Said with low voice, looking at him.

"Yes oh! I must know what is going on. Mummy! How are you doing?" Put his hand across his mother's neck and going inside. The maids were looking at them.

"Am good my Son!" Door opened, two of them entered and door closed. Yusufar's father stood up to Welcome his son.

"Welcome home my son!" Hugged each other and beating his hand on Yusufar's back.

"How are you doing my Son?" Sat down on the chair.

"Am good Dad! Nice to meet you Dad" door opened and Strong entered, standing and looking at them.

"Come with me! I have cook your favourite food!" His mother said and taking Yusufar to the dining room.

"I will call you when I am ready Okay!" Said with low voice.

"Okay Sir!" His wife looked at Strong as she was serving Yusufar, she had know that they had been on another mission.

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A police officer directed Ashar's car to where he would pack as they got to where the birthday party was taking place. Three of them got down from the car and going inside the hall. The two bouncers at the door, greeted Ashar and Shukuran respectful and opened the door for them.

A young lady walked closed to them with greeting and leading them to the seat, Shukuran asked about the birthday girl and following the lady to the room that the celebrant was. Ashar and Somia sat down and looking at the celebration going.

"Bro Ashar! Good afternoon Sir!" The brother of the celebrant said with smile and happy to see him.

"How are you doing? Where is the celebrat?"

"Am good Sir! Still in the room, you know female now! I will go and tell her that you are"

"Okay!" Said with smile and the guy left. Somia was just pressing her phone and didn't say anything.

"Am not sitting with a stranger right!" Ashar said as he collected the phone from Somia's hand.

"Am sorry Sir!" Said with low voice. Somia always uses to shy anytime she was Ashar and without doing anything.

"Feel free to eat anything or you want me to serve us, I don't care in our in public. I will go ahead and serve us!"

"Don't Sir! I don't want to thread again by those reporters!" Ashar smile and Somia started serving her and Ashar.

"Can I ask you a question Sir!" Said with low voice.

"Off course! Go ahead?" Looking at her with smile.

"Why did you first refused to come here with your girlfriend? Also why did you decide to come now?" Ashar smile.

"You know something! Mind always use to go out with someone that they like or care for!" Smiled at Somia and drinking a wine, Somia looked at him and continued eating.

"Forget about that! Nice and lovely outfit, I have want to show my comment since!" Said as he put cup down.

"Thank you very much Sir!"

"Let take pictures together, we can't just sit down here and be looking!" Somia looked at him and said.

"Am sorry Sir! I don't want any trouble again because we don't know maybe one of those reporters are here Sir!"

"I understand, it fine!" Starring at Somia and smiling. Somia looked down and eating, feeling shy.

Iqmat and Funbi ran to the celebrant's elder sister with smile as they entered, pecking each other and greeting themselves. The celebrant's elder sister was very happy to see them especially Iqmat.

"Where is the celebrant, let go and greet her!"

"Okay! Still in the room here, dressing up!" Iqmat eye went straight to where Ashar and Somia were.

"That is not Ashar?" Said with loud voice and with anger.

"Yes it's him! And who is that lady with him?" Funbi asked with surprised and looking at them.

"That is Somia! Somia!!, Ashar came here with Somia!" Iqmat said with anger inside her and burning.

"Yes it's Somia! So Ashar rejected you because he want to come here with Somia!" Funbi too said with anger.

"This is a great insult! I can't take this and don't care where I am, this party will be on fire today!" Removed her hand with anger and forced from the celebrant's elder sister's hand as she was trying to calm her down and with a red eye.