Chapter 28

Abdulmalik sat calmly on the chair which was in the soap cafe, he was busy going through some messages on his laptop. He made sure he came earlier than Rahmat, he couldn't let her show off that she came early and he knew very well that she would walk in with a pout on her face if she is to meet him here.

"Mr Abdulmalik you are on the wrong table" He heard a voice behind him and he turned arround to find Rahmat staring at him, she was dressed casually in a blue floral gown.

"And you are late" He said, he had arrived at 11:30 so he couldn't be late.

"Well you win this time, but please let's go to the other table. Its more quiet over there" She said and Abdulmalik nodded while standing on his feet and followed her and indeed the Reserved table was extremely welcoming.

"So what would you have?" She asked calmly.

"I've had like four cup of coffee so no, I'll just have a strawberry smoothie" He said.

"Jerry, please two strawberry smoothie please" she said to Jerry who nodded and made his way to do as told.

"So about the stairs, I like the way you designed it. I went through the design all through the night and I must say, I'm contented" she said while dipping her hand into the bowl of jelly bean before her.

"Thanks Rahmat" he said. He didn't know how to tell her that he knew her but he definitely wanted to, he liked her. That he knew from the very first day they danced five years ago.

"Here are your orders!" Jerry brought their order and placed it on the table before them.

"Thank you" They both said in unison and jerry simply smiled before walking away.

"So Let's begin" she placed her laptop on the desk and began narrating how her designs should be constructed along with his.

"I think the Railings should have a pinch of a floral design, just to make the place a bit homey" He said while sucking on the straw that was in the smoothie.

"Hmm, you are right. I Like how you think" she said.

"You do?, but you hate the way I dance" he remembered how they usually quarreled over simply dance steps.

"Dance?, Have I ever seen you Dance before, Mr Abdulmalik you have to be serious with this project of ours. My father has invested one billion dollars in this already" she said.

"And I have invested all my money in this, so technically if I lose this project. I'll go bankrupt" he said while sucking on his straw again.

"You've gotta be kidding me" she said and he chuckled.

"I'm not joking, my company is worth Two billion dollars, I invested 1.5 billion dollars in this" He said.

"Oh My God, you are a Pycho" she said and he agreed with a nod.

"So if I lose, the Money with me will just be like some silly change so that means I'll be bankrupt in America" He said.

"Wow, Then we must conquer this and win!" She said and he nodded in approval.

"But are you sure your choice of Cafe is Right, like the noise here is disturbing and wait, are the having a Christmas party?" he asked on seeing the decorations and costumes around them.

"Oh shit, yeah they are having a party" she said with a sad pout taking form on her face.

"You forgot huh?" He asked and she nodded.

"Well we can always talk about the project tomorrow, because I will not be able to concentrate in this environment" he said and she Chuckled.

"Then let's go to another Cafe" she suggested and he nodded in the negative before saying.

"And miss the party over here?,no way" he relaxed his body properly on the chair.

"Seriously, we need..." She was cut short by the loud voice that came from the loud speaker.

"Welcome to the Soap Cafe, well guys today we are having a little Christmas carol and we hope you all stay with us to celebrate, Thank you so much" The voice of a lady said and Rahmat immediately made an angry pout.

"Well I hate parties" she said while arranging her files.

"You did not change one bit Rahmat" he said while staring at her and she immediately paused.

"You are acting weird, Do you know me from somewhere?" She sat back down and asked.

"You did say my face looks familiar and so does yours and yeah I remember and now it's left alone for you to remember who I am" he said and she raised her brows.

"Try Rahmat, Think back to five years ago at a wedding in Abuja. A wedding where you were do dance with a prince charming" He said.

"You are Abdul, I did say I recognized you from somewhere. Abdulmalik, The cousin to Ruma. Oh My God, you've changed so much" her voice held great surprise as she spoke.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yeah, this is not the Abdul I saw at the wedding. What happened to you?, And wait I thought you had studied Mathematics, how did you get here!?, Like how did you become an architect?" She asked all at once.

"I went to Turkey for an MBA" he said and she nodded her head in great shock.

"Wow I'm highly impressed" She said.

"So how's your mum?, The one that hates chocolate" she recalled how Aunty Rabia disliked anything chocolate, including the big wedding cake.

"She's doing good" He said. "Ruma was even the one that made me recognize you, if not I had completely forgotten all about your face" he said.

"How did she know we were together?" Rahmat was quick to ask.

"We were on the world business news" he said.

"Oh wow, really?" She asked and he nodded.

"It great to finally meet you again, and sorry about the airport stuff. I was angry from home" she said and he chuckled.

"I told you, I told you you would apologise" he said and she Chuckled.

"Yeah..." The loud voice interrupted her again.

"Well everyone will be served free chicken and a medium size cake. This is how we celebrate the Christmas carol over here, we hope you are enjoying the music" The lady asked they all said a yeah in chorus. People were indeed enjoying the party, which entailed dancing and Lots of Eating.

"So let's dig in please, I'm extremely hungry" He said and she Chuckled.

"So about your Company, when did you begin?" She asked.

"Well three years ago, and with the help of Amir and God I am finally where I am today" he said and she smiled. She had really liked him from the beginning but Rahmat was a type to show her love through harshness.

After the long eating at the cafe, they decided to leave. He drove them to a park where they both sat on the bench facing the kids park.

"Seriously I never knew I would meet you again, I had totally forgotten about you" Abdulmalik said.

"But well, I didn't forget about you. Like how could I forget my horrible dance partner" she Chuckled.

"I know right, but I can dance now" he assured which earned him a loud laughter from her.

"I doubt" she said.

"Well I'll show you on the opening of our project" he said..

"Oh well, okay" she responded.

"Oh wow, see who is calling?, It's Ruma" he said while answering the incoming video call.

"Hey guess who is here?" Abdulmalik asked.

"Rahmat, I'm totally seeing her besides you" Ruma said while waving at Rahmat.

"Rahmat how are you?, It's been quit long. Or as we say in Nigeria, Long Time ooo" she said and they all erupted into a pile of laughter.

"I know right, Dad appointed me as the acting CEO of his company so I have been so occupied over the years" she said.

"How are the kids doing by the way?" She asked.

"That are doing okay" she said.

"Oh well that's good and how is my big brother?" She asked over Amir.

"Work, Your Brother is a big Workaholic. But he is doing fine, we thank God" Ruma said. They kept on talking with Abdulmalik staring at Rahmat as she spoke, well maybe he had indeed found a soulmate. The soulmate his father had been begging him to bring, and as for his big project, he knew they will Ace it. Well Abdulmalik was sure that he had found the girl and, the right girl and person just like every other member of his family, he knew him too is going to be happy and has been able to burry his terrible past of Rapping his poor ex girlfriend.

THE END