1986
Lagos the city of hustle, it is always depicted to be a place of hustle bustle. If you no fit wise for lagos you no fit wise for anywhere', Shine your eyes oo' , Eko oni baje o' ...And all the rest slogans you would hear when you arrived in lagos.There was no difference between the day and night, every where was always full with the bestir of people from different walks of life hustling to meet their daily needs.
But to Hajara it was a beautiful and peaceful environment, compared to Kano where she had come from, as a new bride, she got married to the one and only man she had eyes on since the very first day she met him.
Likewise him, it was love at first sight, she was in her first year in polytechnic, while he was in his final year. They bumped into each other, making her book fall on the floor, he bent down to help pick it up.
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Nasreen was about to pull over, when she saw a silhouette from afar that looked like Muhsin, he was walking with Amani, she was so sure that it was Amani, but she wasn't sure if it was Muhsin, they both came out from a corner of the street, and Amani was walking lethargically, the man had to hold her for support.She decided to call him to be sure, so she dialed his number, she was still looking at them, to see if he would pick up his phone but he didn't. They had reached the far end of the street, where she couldn't sight them anymore.A curious Nasreen, came down from her car, and went to the corner where they emerged from, it was a tatty and dingy place she wondered if people lived here, wondering what Amani was doing there.A girl of about eighteen walked pass her, she walked as if she didn't have blood in her body. Nasreen saw that she wanted to fall, so she gripped her protectively
"Babes!!" He said. Nasreen walked up to him and engulfed him in a warm hug, she wept hard, Irfan rubbed her back soothingly. "It's alright Nasreen." He said calmly."Ha...beee...bb!!" Nasreen stuttered. "What about Habeeb, oh my God did he hurt you?" He pulled apart the hug and scanned her appearance, checking every part of her body."Don't worry Irfan, he didn't hurt me, he is gone for good." "Its alright babe, everything is going to be alright." He placed her head back on his hard chest, and Nasreen continued crying. "Stop crying Nas." He too cried a little. Rubbing her back soothingly.********"Hafeez where is your friend Nabeel?" Muhsin asked. "They have come to pick him up already." "Seriously, did you happen to see who came to pick him?" "No, i didn't, miss Debra only took him out of the class." "Okay then lets go home." H
Relationships aren't what happens when relationships are good. In some ways the bad times tell us who we are and who we want to be with. The bad times brought them together and they took it from there. She realized that she didn't want him to go, and then the next day came again and she still didn't want him to leave. "Yeah, I went over to see her and then the next day I realized that I still didn't want to go I wanted to be there every day, looking forward to everything that came through, big or small." He entwined their hands together. "And I wanted him there too, and I know we have a lot of work to do but we were choosing each other over any adversary and adversity." "That is very good, Masha Allah, Sometimes we get comfortable in our lives and we forget to do the work, think of your marriage like, what is Irfan's favorite dessert?" "Angel
"Hey, guys here comes Ira and Najma from Tv."A kid said, and all the other kids turned to look at them."Yes, it's us," Ira said with confidence, this was her moment and she was going to let it shine, it was going to make her the coolest kid in sixth grade. She waved smilingly at all of the people looking and talking about them. It was all fine until Ira started feeling like the boss."Don't take pictures, and most importantly don't make eye contact. Ira said and put on Nasreen's shade. It is okay to feel jealous." It got so bad that the kids in lower grades had to get an eye permission slip from her friend Tiffany just to make eye contact with her they wan
The sunlit clouds drifted across the clear blue sky, the whole landscape was bathed in the warm glow of the sun shimmering over the sea that glittered invitingly, The weather was as clear as a crystal, the breeze blew gently, Nasreen was exhilarated. As she breathed the fresh air of Bahamas from her lungs, gazing at the sea from their hotel room, in the paradise island.  "Nice view babes, Irfan hugged her from behind, nibbling some words in her ears. She blushed gorgeously. "This is going to be one of the most memorable moments of my life Irfan, Just look at us, how did we get here?" "I don't know babes, we have come a long way, and i know it inside of my heart that i will always love you today tomorrow and always, only you, and even if we try to forget that, love will remind us, that
"I am going to miss you." She said with the expulsion of breath. "It's alright Nas, before you know it I'll be back I promise.""But one year is long it feels like forever, I don't know if I can stay that long without seeing you, Habeeb." "I will always be with you Nasreen.""Virtually but not physically Habeeb, you should come to see my parents first, they are not going stare at me for a year...""Finally !!! Nasreen do you know how long I have been waiting for you to say this?" He let out a sigh of relief."Seriously Habeeb you never gave me a hint.""Now you know, so expect me in the next two weeks wifey, and then I will sweep my princess off her feet once I get back." "I am not your wifey yet, can't we just run away?" She let out a repressed giggle."No, Nasreen we can't do that, I want to be with you more than anything, and I also want it in the right way,
Nasreen prepared herself mentally before entering the lecture hall. It seated just about one hundred students. The Hall became quiet as soon as the students saw the lady standing in front of the podium. She was mildly anxious. She hoped it went well. Thanks to her dad, for not allowing her to wallow in misery. He made her do something instead of seating at home all day doing nothing, crying over a boyfriend, who left her in the lurch for three freaking months. She never heard from him, but she heard from his friend that he had gone to America. That was all.One evening he told her he did not like seeing her like that that she should get something doing. "But dad I don't know what to do." "You have a lot to do my child." "Like what dad?" "Nasreen, you were the best graduating student in your Ph.D. class, you don't know how proud I am of you, it hurts me a lot to see you in this state thinking
"Chabb!! daddy Irfan!! Irfan is it the Irfan that I just met that doesn't know how to laugh... Shikenan, Na shiga uku, ai ni gwara naje na fara Shan rubutu in sa a kawo mun gobe, bazan iya ba. I am finished dad, I am in trouble, it is better I go and start drinking rubutu, I'll have them bring it for me tomorrow I can't do this, Please reconsider dad." "If you would tell me one person now that is ready and willing to marry you, I swear I will grant your wish." Nasreen thought deeply of all the side guys she had and she couldnt come up with one, she called their names in her headFaisal ( Talks way too much)Adnan,( Very short, God fearing)Farouk,( Minister, Flirt)Alhaji Buba,( Billonaire, three wives, poor grammar)Farid( Former President's son, Very childish)Sarki,(So uncouth, wore the same clothe thrice in one week to visit her )Yusuf (Governor's son, un
The sunlit clouds drifted across the clear blue sky, the whole landscape was bathed in the warm glow of the sun shimmering over the sea that glittered invitingly, The weather was as clear as a crystal, the breeze blew gently, Nasreen was exhilarated. As she breathed the fresh air of Bahamas from her lungs, gazing at the sea from their hotel room, in the paradise island.  "Nice view babes, Irfan hugged her from behind, nibbling some words in her ears. She blushed gorgeously. "This is going to be one of the most memorable moments of my life Irfan, Just look at us, how did we get here?" "I don't know babes, we have come a long way, and i know it inside of my heart that i will always love you today tomorrow and always, only you, and even if we try to forget that, love will remind us, that
"Hey, guys here comes Ira and Najma from Tv."A kid said, and all the other kids turned to look at them."Yes, it's us," Ira said with confidence, this was her moment and she was going to let it shine, it was going to make her the coolest kid in sixth grade. She waved smilingly at all of the people looking and talking about them. It was all fine until Ira started feeling like the boss."Don't take pictures, and most importantly don't make eye contact. Ira said and put on Nasreen's shade. It is okay to feel jealous." It got so bad that the kids in lower grades had to get an eye permission slip from her friend Tiffany just to make eye contact with her they wan
Relationships aren't what happens when relationships are good. In some ways the bad times tell us who we are and who we want to be with. The bad times brought them together and they took it from there. She realized that she didn't want him to go, and then the next day came again and she still didn't want him to leave. "Yeah, I went over to see her and then the next day I realized that I still didn't want to go I wanted to be there every day, looking forward to everything that came through, big or small." He entwined their hands together. "And I wanted him there too, and I know we have a lot of work to do but we were choosing each other over any adversary and adversity." "That is very good, Masha Allah, Sometimes we get comfortable in our lives and we forget to do the work, think of your marriage like, what is Irfan's favorite dessert?" "Angel
"Babes!!" He said. Nasreen walked up to him and engulfed him in a warm hug, she wept hard, Irfan rubbed her back soothingly. "It's alright Nasreen." He said calmly."Ha...beee...bb!!" Nasreen stuttered. "What about Habeeb, oh my God did he hurt you?" He pulled apart the hug and scanned her appearance, checking every part of her body."Don't worry Irfan, he didn't hurt me, he is gone for good." "Its alright babe, everything is going to be alright." He placed her head back on his hard chest, and Nasreen continued crying. "Stop crying Nas." He too cried a little. Rubbing her back soothingly.********"Hafeez where is your friend Nabeel?" Muhsin asked. "They have come to pick him up already." "Seriously, did you happen to see who came to pick him?" "No, i didn't, miss Debra only took him out of the class." "Okay then lets go home." H
Nasreen was about to pull over, when she saw a silhouette from afar that looked like Muhsin, he was walking with Amani, she was so sure that it was Amani, but she wasn't sure if it was Muhsin, they both came out from a corner of the street, and Amani was walking lethargically, the man had to hold her for support.She decided to call him to be sure, so she dialed his number, she was still looking at them, to see if he would pick up his phone but he didn't. They had reached the far end of the street, where she couldn't sight them anymore.A curious Nasreen, came down from her car, and went to the corner where they emerged from, it was a tatty and dingy place she wondered if people lived here, wondering what Amani was doing there.A girl of about eighteen walked pass her, she walked as if she didn't have blood in her body. Nasreen saw that she wanted to fall, so she gripped her protectively
1986Lagos the city of hustle, it is always depicted to be a place of hustle bustle. If you no fit wise for lagos you no fit wise for anywhere', Shine your eyes oo' , Eko oni baje o' ...And all the rest slogans you would hear when you arrived in lagos.There was no difference between the day and night, every where was always full with the bestir of people from different walks of life hustling to meet their daily needs. But to Hajara it was a beautiful and peaceful environment, compared to Kano where she had come from, as a new bride, she got married to the one and only man she had eyes on since the very first day she met him. Likewise him, it was love at first sight, she was in her first year in polytechnic, while he was in his final year. They bumped into each other, making her book fall on the floor, he bent down to help pick it up.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It is said that if your face is swollen from the severe beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man. And that was exactly what she was doing, she was trying her best to be normal again, Irfan had cut her deeper than she could ever imagine.As the blurred days crept into one another. She grasped for thoughts, or things she would do to take her mind off him, but instead her heart kept crumbling over and over again. It had been two weeks since the incident, marking it one month since she moved out of the house. Irfan had come thrice but she refused to let him in. He had tried every means he knew, but still, she won't even look at his face. He dare not call his father or brother, or even Imran, what would he say to them, so he decided to call the one person that would understand and listen to him. He dialled her number. "ya Sakinah please I need you right
She had been feeling queasy for days now, she thought it was because she was stressed though. She sat on the bed leg crossed with the second bowl of prawn crackers. crunching it hungrily.She had even forgotten she took a test, until she picked the remote from the bed side drawer, and the kit fell on the floor.She picked it kit up, and the result stared back at her. The plus sign was so prominent, she was definitely pregnant.She looked at carefully again, in utter disbelief, though she had an idea of what was wrong with her, but it was strange now.She kept it aside and placed her hand on her flat tummy. She didn't even know what to do, she definitely didn't see that one coming.Wow pregnant Nasreen.. Are you thinking of raising this child alone? I know you can, but the child would need his father someday, are you going to continue be
"Amani the way you are smiling like this, it is like everything went well." Habeeb said scanning her appearance."S.O.D!!(son of the devil) Amani teased him. How did you come up with such a smart plan, I never thought it would work, only seen it in movies." "I don't know, it just hit me, and I have always been a smarty pants, or may be a should movie producer don't ya think?""Yes that would be better than doing nothing all day." "Who says I am doing noting all day?" He whispered in her ear and without any warning he captured his lips on her lips.Amani was taken aback by his swift force, she could do nothing order than respond to the splendor of the kisses, and in one swift movement he lifted her up and took her straight to his bed.******When they arrived at the pent house, they met the two security guards. "Aha me kuke yi anan. What