Chapter 17

"Your dad and I were childhood friends, he was the best friend I could ever ask for. we grew up together in the same neighborhood in Nigeria but your dad got a job in Malaysia, so he left and luckily for me I also got called to Malaysia for a job and that's how we ended up leaving in the same neighborhood again. but we separated when I got called for a job in China and when I heard the news of your dad's death I couldn't take it, I came back to Malaysia but I was told you guys mysteriously left there with the help of someone" Amirs dad said in tears as he wiped his eyes. Thinking back to those memories made him extreamly sad.

"No uncle don't cry, it wasn't your fault. uncle Uzairu took us away from there" Rumaina said with little tears cascading down her eyes.

"Uzairu!,  he is your father's cousin" Amir's dad said.

"Yes" Ruma said while wiping her tears.

"But how come we never met each other?" Amir who was seated quietly for a while finally spoke.

"Of course you met, Rumaina was Yasmins friend though they were toodlers so I don't think they'll recall and as for you, you were with Grandma at that time but you only saw Rumaina once that was when you came for holidays. but in two days we all left for China" His dad said while wiping his eyes with a tissue.

"Wow" Amir exclaimed.

" I'm sorry I couldn't be there when your parents died" Amir dad said "How's uzairu?" Amir's dad asked.

"He's fine" Ruma said  as she wiped the tears which made their way down.

" How did you end up here by the way?" Amirs dad questioned.

"Amir and I are friends" she lied.

"Wow that's awesome, you know I promised your dad I'll get you both married when you are both grown" Amirs dad said and chuckled at the way Amir, Ruma and Yasmin made their Face

"But Don't worry, I ain't that selfish. with your Approval of course" he added whilst chuckle's.

"RMKZ" she read out loud what she saw inscribed on a document "that's dads company" she added.

"Yes" Amirs dad said "that's why I'm actually here, you know before your dad died he made me swear to him that'll I'll take care of his asset including his houses in Australia , France, serialone and the rest and RMKZ is Amongst them. it was as if he knew he was gonna die" he said "but now that I've found you and musbahu, I think I'll have to give you guys back what's truly yours" he added.

"No I don't think I'm ready for that" she said and Amirs dad chuckled.

"You'll never change" he said whilst chuckle's "if you guys won't mind. I need to rest, we'll talk later Rumaina" he said which earned him a smile from Rumaina. Amir on the other hand sat in shock, All this while he thought of Ruma as a silly villager who happens to be literate.

"Goodnight uncle Salman" Ruma said with a wide grin on her face.

"That's dad to you, I'm also like your dad you know" he said making Ruma let out a tear, She had always thought of him as her dad.

"Goodnight" Amir and Yasmin said in unison as they all made their way out.

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"Wow ,I can't believe my dad knows you and you're the soul heir RMKZ " Amir said as he and ruma sat on the patio . Yasmin on the other hand had gone to sleep for she was exhausted .

"Yeah ,uncle Salman was like my elder  best friend and second dad " she said as she wiped her teary eyes .

"But you never told me about RMKZ " amir said "you know it's one of the best  clothing producing company in Dubai and Malaysia " he added

" yes my dad made some designs before he died ,I think those designs are with your dad because I didn't see them while parking " she said while crossing her legs .

"Imagine us getting married ,how does that sound " amir said in a chuckle . He actually wanted to know if she would marry him but he had no idea of the reason behind he's sudden questioning .

"That wouldn't be that bad" she said chuckling. "But" she said and he raised his brows motioning her to speak up.

"But what?" He questioned.

"But we'll fight allot since we sometimes don't get along "she said chuckling.

"That'll be cute you know " he said smiling at her.

"Maybe, please let's stop talking about marriage it's irking me" she said.

"But what if I would love to marry you,would you agree" he said in words which held emotion.

"I don't know" she said quit uncertain. Even she felt a sudden warmth with the question he asked.

"Don't worry, I was only joking" he said laughing though his laughter was fake because he had wanted her to say yes but he didn't know why, he was quit uncertain.

"Ohh" she managed to say because she felt a little rejected because of his words.

"I'll see you in the morning, I wanna go see mynah it been a while" he said.

"Okay I'll see you tomorrow inshallah then" she said getting up with the help of the wall for  she was already getting a  little bit fats because she's been quit unstressed.

"Bye" he said as they both pathed ways.

Amir walked to the parking lot where he got into his black Bugatti and drove of to mynahs house which wasn't quit far.

In no time or so he was at the front of mynahs house as he parked in front of it and walked out of his car.

He knocked softly on mynahs door forgetting about the door bell.

"Yes I'm coming" mynah shouted as he opened the door.

"Hey fella" Amir beamed as he stormed into Mynah's house.

"What's up, you came here quit late" Mynah said "has ruma left Already?" Mynah asked.

"No dad is at home, he used my PJ so I couldn't take Ruma back to Nigeria" Amir said making himself comfortable on the couch.

"And I'm here because I wanna talk to you about ruma " Amir said as he wiped off the sweat which suddenly formed on his forehead.

"Yeah what about Ruma?" Mynah said while clearing his throat.

"I don't know what to say" Amir shuttered as he spoke.

"Mynah I think I love her, I don't know what is wrong with me but ...." He tried speaking but was cut short by Mynah.

"But you love her" Mynah completed.

"I've known that for quit a while,  you've been acting quit weird towards her" Mynah said.

"Whenever I speak to her I feel a sudden warmth towards her" Amir said smiling "Mynah  can you believe dad said he was planning on getting us married" Amir said which sounded weird to Mynah.

"I don't get you, your dad planned what, does he know Ruma?" Mynah said scratching his neck.

"Yes he knows Ruma, even I was shocked..." He said as he narrated the whole story to Mynah who opened her mouth in shock.

"If what you truly feel is love then I think you should go for it " Mynah said smiling.

"I don't know wallahi" Amir said.

"Then what is it you're feeling then?" Mynah said.

"Crush!" Amir said in a whisper.

"At your age?, You're 26 for goodness sake" Mynah said spanking his leg.

"Whatever!, I don't know. I like her Alot" Amir said smiling widely.

"Her smile, her eyes, her laughter,
I like everything about her infact" Amir said smiling.

"You're in love!, Yes my friend is in love... You're in love bestie" Mynah said happily jumping like a teenager.

"Maybe" Amir said smiling widely "I love her" he said in a whisper "I love her " he whispered.

"Yes of course you do, you love her" Mynah said smiling .

"Yes I do!, I love her, I love her" Amir  said yelling as he and Mynah shook hands.

"You have to propose" Mynah said.

"How " Amir asked.

"In the most beautiful way possible of course, Ruma is a special girl" Mynah said.

"Yes but how? " Amir asked.

"Wait not now but, you have to win her heart before you propose" Mynah said smiling.

"Yeah I have to but how?" Amir said scratching the nape of his neck.

"You're so dryyyyy" Mynah said stressing on the y which made Amir chuckle.

"See you can do this..." Mynah told Amir the plan and he couldn't help but smile at how mart his friend was.