JESSICA LIKES ABDULLAH

Everyone could tell that there is something wrong with Darifa's actions. She just kept quite and stares at Abdullah for a while. "Alright." She says bluntly after the stare.

"What is wrong? Why the long silence?" Asma asks.

"Nothing." She replies and faces Ella. "What type of message did she send to you?"

Miss Smith is almost peeing in her pants when she heard the question, she had no idea on what to say. If she told them the real message, they might try to question her real identity. "Just a random threat message." She whispers with a bit of fright and moves her eyeballs.

"Are you okay ?" Asma asks, she could clearly notice her friend's eye movements.

"No, I am fine." Ella sighs and gulps down some water in the glass cup in front of her.

"So everyone got a threat message except Abdullah?" Darifa asks sounding super suspicious and confusing.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Abdullah asks.

"It means what it is supposed to mean Abdullah. Come to think of it, everyone got either a threatening message or call and you got just a warning."

"Darifa, just get straight to the point and stop beating around the bush." Ella says and drops the glass cup.

"Actually, the truth is, Jessica has a crush on Abdullah." Darifa whispers sounding serious.

The room grows silent as a grave yard for some seconds and everyone burst into laughter except Darifa.

"Are you joking?" Asma asks and continues laughing.

"That joke was too expensive." Ella adds with laughter too.

"How can she bully someone she likes?" Abdullah asks.

"You all should stop laughing and just hear me out." Darifa says with a lot of seriousness and her friends obeys. "Look, I know it might sound so funny but it is the honest truth. Jessica had her eyes on Abdullah all along." She stops and faces Asma. "Why do you think she bullied you?"

"Nothing special." Asma says and shrugs her shoulders. "I felt it was because she derived pleasure from that."

"No." She shakes her head. "It was because you were close to Abdullah. She also disliked Ella immediately she set eyes on her because her friend was Abdullah."

Ella wants to speak but the words didn't seem to have any access to come out her mouth. She picks the glass cup and drinks some water again, then cleans her mouth and faces Darifa. "So, you mean all the hate I got from Jessica heated up because of Abdullah?"

"Yes." Darifa nods.

"Then how come she bullied me too back in school?" Abdullah asks not yet agreeing with the fact.

"She didn't want to make you feel different or special from anyone else, you yourself could tell that you were bullied less."

Abdullah rests his back in the couch and sighs. "So what do you think we should do now?"

"We have to just stand as one and protect each other from that monster. Look, I know her very well, she is the type that will and can go any length to get what she wants in life." Darifa says to her friends.

"Now, I am getting so scared." Asma whispers.

"Don't be scared young lady." Malik cuts in.

"Father!" Ella calls with smiles.

"Welcome sir." The friends choruses.

"I over heard all the discussions you had here, right from beginning to the end." Malik says and sits close to his daughter.

"What do you think we should do now? Jessica is the most dangerous human being I have ever met on earth." Darifa says with no fear but just confidence.

"I will fix it my dear, I will try my possible best to do so." Malik promises.

"It won't be easy because she already knows everything about us. She even has our contacts." Abdullah says with a bit of fear.

"Earlier today, she was at my house and then my pace of work and then the restaurant where I always have lunch." Amsa reports.

"Definitely she has been watching all of us for quite a while. As it is, even I am not safe anymore." Malik whispers to the young lads. "What is the name of the restaurant you do have lunch?" He asks Asma.

"Tasty Yummy sir." She replies.

"I will check there tomorrow and see if I get footages of all that happened and make sure to search for her."

"Thanks so much sir." Abdullah appreciates.

"I will suggest that you don't go home this night, because we don't know whatever she has in her mind to do next. You can pass the night here." Malik suggests.

"That is a very good idea, I will even suggest that we all don't go to work till everything is sorted out. If she can try to attack me in such manner today, then she can do worse to anyone any day." Asma adds.

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Jessica drops the bags which contains the dresses she bought for herself and her mom on the small couch close to her. "I am home."

Emerens walks out holding a bottle of alcohol. "How was it?" She asks and gulps some alcohol.

"As planned, she ran for her dear life. We are gradually achieving our aim."

"That's good." Emerens exclaims with joy and frowns a bit when she notices two boutique bags on the couch. "What is this?" She tries to open the bags.

Jessica quickly yanks the bags from her. "It's non of your business."

"You had better not get distracted, that's what best for me and you. I hope you know that."

"Emerens come on, I can never be distracted . After all that has happened to me and you? I actually got these dresses for me and my mom. For the first time in ten years, I will be meeting her and talking to her even though she might not understand whatever it is I am saying. Trust me, I wouldn't want to show up in a big polo and face cap."

Emerens drops her bottle of alcohol on the small glass table at the center of the sitting room and holds on to her friend's hands. "A nice dress is not the only thing you need, you need a nice hair cut and make over." As she speaks tears drops from her eyes.

"Please stop crying dear, I need you to be strong so we can pay those people back with the exact pain and sorrows they gave us years ago."

"Yes." Emerens nods and wipes off her tears with the back of her palm.