Driving to my office at full speed. Papa asked me to bring some files for him which would be signed by some investors. As the MD of the company, I should already be there but this stupid car of mine keeps stopping on the road. I told my driver to take the other car to the mechanic not knowing that this car also had some fault with it.
I honk at the low life driving in front of my car. If he knows he can't ride a car then why buy one, the car is as low as him, that's just the fact.
I knew it was him riding the car because I can see the person's head or rather the man's head through my front glass.
Suddenly Man's car stopped and I hit the car at the back. Does he want to get us killed?
I angrily park my car at the side of the road. I came out of my car and walked to the low life's car. I met him inhaling from an inhaler I bang on his glass window for him to get down, he raises his head to look at me and I was met with the most handsome man I have ever seen.
I became speechless, not knowing what to say. Who is he?
He gave me a questioning look and then came out of the car, that was when I snapped at him. I won't let my guards down even if he is as handsome as The weekend (a/n American singer?)
I pointed at him
" Hey Mr, are you stupid or what? If you know you are sick why not go to the hospital. If I wasn't driving a Range Rover my car would have had a scratch at the front. Take your stupid container out of my face, now I'm late for work all because of you. " I shouted at him and people around came closer to see what was the commotion all about and I don't give a damn that I insulted this low life, he deserves it.
All this while, he only looks stunned at my outburst, I hissed at him and turn to walk away but the stupid man held my arm in a stronghold.
He looks like he wants to strangle me
" Don't ever talk to me like that. I repeat, don't ever shout at me" he angrily gritted out at me, and at the same time, his hold on my arm tightness. It hurt.
"Just because, you're privileged to have fancy cars doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that, you spoilt brat. It's people like you that made people like us insult the rich " he shakes his head in some worth like pity, for me? just look shocked at him. How dare this low-life insult me like this in public?
" if you think you'll be respected just because you are high and mighty, then sweetheart you're wrong. No one would give you the respect you deserve if you don't change this stupid attitude of yours"
I slap him right in the face with my other hand.
" don't talk to me like that" I yelled
People were looking at me like I was crazy. Why wouldn't they? When they are all low lives just like him. All they do is the side with their people. And someone would say I'm the spoilt brat when in fact I'm just doing the right thing by showing them their place.
" Get your dirty hands off me, don't ever touche with those filthy hands of yours"
I struggled to release his hold on my arm but he wouldn't budge so I stomped on his feet and he shouted in pain. I used that opportunity to escape, I ran to my car and quickly step on the pedals and my car came to life immediately. I drove off withoutllookingck.
I drove crazily to my father's company hoping that the stupid, crazy, useless man didn't follow me behind. My heart keeps beating faster for I was scared of what had happened. The death glare he shot at me back there was so scary, I'm glad I escaped his hold.
On reaching the company, I parked my car at the management parking lot and took my handbag before getting out of the car.
Immediately I entered, the male workers greeted me nicely while the female workers were another case. Well, they greeted me with a fake smile which I'm already used to and I didn't bother to answer, I'll deal with them later. Lately, I've been hearing rumors in the office about be being rude, spoilt and so many indecent words you could think of. All the female workers started the spreading of rumors. I know they are just jealous of what they can't have, which is 'riches, beauty, charisma and so on, '.They are all jealous of me.
I catwalk towards the elevator and I heard them secretly making fun of me. Their ugly laugh gave it out.
I turn to glare at them and they quickly shut up and cower in shame.
If my dad would allow me, I would have sacked all of them. They better be grateful right now.
I entered the elevator and press the number to my father's office. The elevator dinged, I came out of it and walk straight to my father's office. I entered without knocking and I met my father going through some files, he looked up at me and smile. I love my dad so much, he is the best thing that has ever happened to me since mom died. Dad is just perfect
He is everything to me. I have a stepmom if that's the right word to describe her as the age difference between us isn't much, she came in ten years after mom died and I don't like her one bit. She has two kids with my dad. I love my little siblings so much but not their mother. If you ask me why, the truth is, I don't know why I don't like her. Quite alright, she is nice and also the perfect match for dad.
The First-day dad brought her home as his new bride, I had always looked at her as a gold digger. I mean, who would sacrifice her young self to marry an old man. Well, she might be older than me by four or five years which makes her 25 years younger than dad and dad is 55. For the number of years, I have spent with her, I think she truly loves dad and I don't like it one bit. Why? Why is it because I'm scared of letting her take away the amount of love dad showers on me? Call me crazy, I don't care.
"How is my little one doing" I playfully rolled my eye at him
" Papa, I'm not little. Stop the teasing dad" I went forward to sit on the seat opposite to dad.
I brought out the files from my handbag and hand them over to him.
" Dad these are the files you requested "
He took them from me and went through them to be sure they are the right ones. But isn't he going to be late for the meeting? So I asked him.
" what about the meeting with the investors?"
" They called for a change of plan, they said something important came up so I canceled the meeting till tomorrow " oh
" OK. Dad could you believe that some low life insulted me" dad quickly raises his head to look at me.
" What happened? " asked dad with a stern face. That's why I love my papa he always gets alerted whenever something bad happens to me.
I explained all that had happened to him from the beginning to the end and I made sure not to miss a point.
" Rahama, how many times have I warned you to stop calling poor people low lives." dad scolded and I pout.
" Dad, he started it"
"Don't you know that Allah, that made you rich is the same Allah that made them poor? You don't know what the future holds, you don't know whether these riches of mine would just vanish one day. Instead of talking to the young man calmly, you decided to snap at him " dad preached and all was going through one ear and also coming out through the other one.
" Do you want people to say that I brought you up to be rude and disobedient? " I pouted.
" young lady I'm talking to you stop pouting at me"
" but dad" I drawled out
" But what? ....don't but dad me. I want you to change your silly ways, do you think Aliyah is happy wherever she is seeing you behaving like this. Is it a sin that I pampered you so much so you won't be sad for not seeing your mom again? "
I don't like seeing my dad so worked up like this. Whenever he mentions mom's name anytime we are having this kind of conversation, dad always gets sick and I don't want him to be sick. He loves my mom so much. He wouldn't have married another wife if it wasn't for the pressure on him from his family. They kept pushing him to get married and now he had fulfilled their wish.
" I'm sorry dad " I apologize for being rude
" I don't need your sorry, the only person that needs your sorry is the young man you insulted on your way here" he gave me a stern look.
" I'm sorry" when dad saw that I was about to cry he exhaled loudly." Don't cry little one, but you need to be told the truth. You are already twenty four but you behave like a ten years old"" please don't be mad at me dad, I can't help it when you're mad at me. Please forgive me" he sighed and stood up from his seat, he then walk to my side with open arms. I wipe the tiny tears that drop from my eyes and stood up to hug dad." oh papa, I love you" I said when he pull me for a hug. I took in his wood scent and relax in the hug." I love you too, little one"**After I left my dad's office I called my driver to come take my car to the mechanic and also ordered him to bring the other one he took in the morning. But unfortunately,my driver said the stupid mechanic hasn't repair the car yet. Why is it that people are making me angry today?I ask my driver to give me the good for nothing mechanic's number and the address. He sent it few minutes
FLASHBACK"you?"" the spoilt brat? "We shouted in surprise at the same time.Rahama stood tall acting like M. S presence isn't affecting her. But deep down her mind she was actually scared. He folded his hand over his chest, with a smirk that makes him look more handsomeHow can one act like a devil and also look good at the same time? ....she thought" what is the young lady doing in my territory, don't tell me you came to insult me again princess"" Don't call me that" she said in a firm voice.He move closer and looks at her directly in the eyes." what if I don't, what will you do. Will you slap me again and run off to tell daddy"She felt so uneasy with his closeness, so she move to the other side." where is my car? " she asked instead after remembering what actually brought her to the mechanic's shop." which car are you talking about?" a
" come let's go play with my ball" the five years old boy said to the beautiful six years old girl. She offers him a wide smile that shows her toothless front teeth. The little girl loves it when he ask her to play with his ball." ok" together they went to play with other kids. Unknown to them that a particular seven years old boy was at the far end of the garden watching with anger. He hates it when other boys play with the little girl, he always wants to be the only guy friend she has. So, he plan to interfere in their game. One would be surprised at how this seven years old can be jealous and how he even have a mind to hate someone . That someone he hate is his brother. Yes, he hates his junior brother, he hate him with passion.All because, whenever they are out to play, all his friends prefers to play with his junior brother than him.Sadiq is this kind of charming and friendly boy right from time. He is a carefree kid who is full of l
On reaching his post at the garage, he met a man standing close to a nice flashy car. This man must be rich,he thought . He was already thinking of how much he is going to charge the man. That is how most of the mechanics work, when they have richer customers they charge more from them than they charge the lower class. He is ashamed to have join that type of crew but what can he do, he needs the money. How person go do, person go chop na." excuse me sir" he said to the man since the man's back was facing him. The man turn to him with a smirk and sadiq couldn't believe who was standing right before him." Mansir? "" well I wouldn't say it's nice seeing you here because it isn't. Just say what brought you and leave" sadiq firmly said. He wasn't going to let his guards down since he knows how terrible his brother can be, Which was why after he came out of the shock of seeing mansir here, he bravely stood tall without showing any single ounce of fear. It's two
Alhaji Ringim hanged up the call with Mansir. He lightly shakes his head and entered into the lawyer's office.He did what he came to do and they finally round it up." it was nice having you Alhaji "" Thank you so much lawyer. " Alhaji Ringim shakes hand with the lawyer and was escorted outside.The reason why he came to the lawyer's office was very important.It better to do this now than later, he had thought. Who knows what might happen to me.His driver opens the door for him and he got into the car and was driven home.On reaching home, Alhaji Ringim head straight to his study room to take his pills which he forgot to take in the morning. He has been battling with heart problems for a year now but he is under observation by his personal doctor. He was prescribed some drugs to use and that had been what is supporting him all this time together with the unending prayers to Allah." Alhaji? Are you in there?
***The self-contain room sadiq and Jafar lives in needs lots of repair. Their ceiling for example is leaking,epecially now which is rain season and they've repaired it for almost five times but still the leaking just won't stop. The carpenter adviced them to change all the zinc. But how can they even waste money on a house that isn't their's? so they came to a conclusion to complained to the landlord and all he told them was , he has no money to repair anything and if they can't cope with it then they should leave. Since then ,they never brought the conversation up again and the Two friend came with the decision to put a plastic bowl under the direction where the water is dripping from ." seriously, if it isn't because of condition , we would have pack to another house. This dripping water isn't allowing me to even sleep with the way it sound. " a frustrated jafar said while sadiq chuckled .Sadiq has gotten used to the sound already but for Jaf
Standing in front of the mirror is Sadiq, dressed in a corporate wear. All five companies he submitted his credentials called to let him know that he wasn't given the job but he still haven't given up. One of his garage friend made mention of a company to him, to see if his luck would shine. So, he had already apply for the vacancy position and was called early in the morning to come for the interview, which was why he is well dressed for this. He wants to impress whosoever is giving him this interview at this company he is about to go.After all, dressing also matters, who would give an office job to someone dressed in a dirty clothes, of course, no one would, Sadiq thought to himself" what is the name of this company you're about to go again? " asked jafar as he went through sadiq's credentials .Sadiq turn to look at his friend like he wasn't serious " I can't believe that you keep forgetting the name. I have repeated the name for more than th
" Don't let me disturb you with my misery. " his face turn to a happy one,like someone who wasn't about to cry.He clears his throat " This morning, when I entered into my office I received a call from my business partner, Alhaji Ringim. I'm sure you know him" at the mention of Ringim, a blush crept up rahama's face. She bow her head down to hide it from her dadHe noticed her bowed head" dear, are you ok?" asked a concerned Alhaji dabo." I'm fine dad,continue what you were saying "she quickly raise her head up." Before I continue, I would love to ask you this particular question ,little one"She gave him a confused look " what is it dad? "" Do you like the young Ringim who came here last week? " she became speechless. How can she be comfortable talking about her love life with her dad, she wonders" Dear, do you hear what I said? "" erm -erm dad I ---He noticed her Scarlett face then he laughed loudly " I can se
It's two weeks now since alhaji ringim passed away. The death shocked alot of people. Some didn't even know that he was sick. It came as a total shock when it was announced on TV and radio. People are mourning for him. He was a good man indeed. Badiyya hasn't said anything since the day he died. She kept herself locked up in his room. Her daddy was gone. He is never going to come back. Her heart breaks miserably.She hugged herself so tight wishing he was here hugging her " my daddy "He was her hero. Her everything. Why does he have to leave too soon?. He promise that he wouldn't leave but he disappointed her. The door kept knocking but she wasn't answering." Badiyya?" rahama called from the other side of the door. " I know you're listening to me, please open up. Talk to us, sakeena and I are worried sick for you. Your brothers are also worried. Please badiyya always remember that we are now family and family sticks together. "She still didn't
ONE MONTH LATERHappinessHappiness is when you see your children happy and together. Happiness is that emotion you feel when the two sons you thought might not reconcile finally proves you wrong. Happiness is when you have peace of mind. Happiness is everything.Alhaji ringim couldn't help but watch his two sons finally getting married. His heart warmth at the smile on their faces. He also knows that their wife's will surely take good care of them from where he had stopped. Even if he was gone ,he knows that his children are in good hands. They will continue his reign from where he had stopped.It came as a surprise to him when the two brothers decides to marry at the same time.On a second thought, alhaji heart aches at the fact that he was leaving too soon. Soon enough for him to even see more of his grandkids. At least he was able to see Mansir's son.He hasn't told anyone about his deteriorating health which he had bee
" are you sure you don't remember anything?" aunty yasira asked again" no I don't " rahama answered with a confused look on her face " am I supposed to remember that? "" yes you are " yasira nodded" I think I should call the doctor" she turned around to make her way to the door. The moment her hand held the door knob, she was stopped by the sound of rahama's laughter she quickly turned with eyes wide open" did I just fooled the almighty aunty yasira? " Rahama wiggled her brows " of course I remember everything about the accident. Infact I'm still surprised that I survived it"Yasira gasped " Did you just lied to me? " she was totally shocked. She made her way back to rahama's bed and raised her hand to hit rahama on her arm " I can't believe you got me fooled! "" ouch! your hand hurts alot!. Can't you take a joke for once?"" A joke? You called this a joke? " she scoffed " we all have been worried sick that maybe the fall you
The ash car made a stop when it reached a house painted in green. They both got down and went into the house.Sameer recheck the picture he took. He made sure to snap the drivers face in other to be easy for the police man to arrest them. He paid the bike man and the man left immediately. It seems as if the two people in the car lives in the house they entered. ThankGod he was able to see the drivers face but not the other man's .Sameer then dialed in the first number on his screen. The other person at the other side of the phone didn't waste much time to pick up." Hello"" I think I've found the car. The same car that hit miss rahama"" How?! "" let's leave how I found the car aside. The important thing is for you to bring the police to the address I just sent to you. They might escape if you don't make it fast. "" We're on the way already"***The two culprit brought out the package they went to collect .
The ash car made a stop when it reached a house painted in green. They both got down and went into the house.Sameer recheck the picture he took. He made sure to snap the drivers face in other to be easy for the police man to arrest them. He paid the bike man and the man left immediately. It seems as if the two people in the car lives in the house they entered. ThankGod he was able to see the drivers face but not the other man's .Sameer then dialed in the first number on his screen. The other person at the other side of the phone didn't waste much time to pick up." Hello"" I think I've found the car. The same car that hit miss rahama"" How?! "" let's leave how I found the car aside. The important thing is for you to bring the police to the address I just sent to you. They might escape if you don't make it fast. "" We're on the way already"***The two culprit brought out the package they went to collect .
Enjoy ?☺Mansir straightened his shirt then blew out a quiet breath before he opens the door. At first, he acted confused upon seeing two police officer together with his brother, sadiq" Hello Officers?" he said more like a question. He then looked at Sadiq "what is this all about ? " he asked pointing at the officers" They're here to question you" sadiq answered with folded arms." excuse me? What offence have I committed ? Haven't you done enough? "The officers moved forward when things was about to get heated" Mr ringim, we know this is a sudden visit for you but we're only here to do our job"" Really " he folded his arms " what might that job be? ""we're here to question you concerning his fiancee who met with an accident" one of the officers explainedMansir cocked a brow " and how is that my business? "" officer I told you he is the one,see how he is behaving. Arrest him" sadiq said angrily
FearThat word was particularly what Sameer was feeling. He has never witness such a brutal accident as this one.This was totally brutal and pure wickedness. The car which hit rahama didn't even stay behind to save her, instead it fled immediately. It was as if it purposely hit her. People can be so wickedSameeer pace round in worry as the doctors were taking time to tell him how she was doing. He wanted calling the police but decided against it . He hasn't called any of rahama's family since he doesn't have her number. Thank God he found a phone on her but unfortunately the battery was dead so he pleaded with one of the nurses to please help him charge it.He heard the sound of the emergency door open, he quickly stood up and rush to the doctor " please doctor tell me she is going to survive this? " almost in tearsThe doctor heaved a sigh " I'm sorry, we are still trying our best on her. Are you the family of Miss.... " he trailed off
RecapWHAT THE HELL!"Everyone turned towards the person that shouted out the last statementPresent" Rahama are you OK? " Jafar asked quizzically " Do you know Kamila From somewhere? " he just couldn't understand why she just shouted out the way she did...Rahama glared at the lady standing close to him" ask her" she said pointing at KamilahHe looked at his sister " Kamila is there something I should know? "Kamila's fingers kept shaking in fear " i_i_i i know her " she broke down in tears" please talk to me " Jafar pleaded calmly at the sight of her tears" I use to go out with her ex fiance " she confessedJafar still does not understand " are you talking about Mansir? " Kamilah nodded " yes"" We still don't get what is happening. Rahama can you please explain more better? " sadiq asked from where he is sat.Rahama heaved a small sigh " Mansir was cheating o
Sadiq was having second thoughts on whether he should go to the RINGIM GROUP OF COMPANY or not. Something inside him has been pestering him to go. He groaned annoyingly and then got out of bed." It's best I go. Let's hear what that man has to say once and for all" he said to himself.He wanted the visit to be a surprised one which is why he hasn't called anyone not even his father.Sadiq took the towel which was laying flat on the couch. He went into the bathroom to do his business. Then finally, he was out 15 minutes later. He quickly prepared. He wants the visit to be a fast one, wouldn't take more than an hour or even thirty minutes because he has other places to be.He made sure to send a morning text to his darling rahama before walking out of the room. There in the living room was Jafar who is watching the morning news. Jafar has been an absentee for almost a week now. Well, sadiq doesn't blame him, he has been busy with his now completed h