Chapter 7

"How could he say that ,what's wrong with him?" she thought as a hot tear dropped from her eyes to her cheeks, she could remember exactly what he said to her and her family.

FLASHBACK

He walks into Ruma's compound where he sat on a wooden bench, "Amir sheik?" Zarahu said the minute she saw him seated magnificently on the bench with his legs cross, and his colored spectacles placed on his face.

"Excuse me come here" he said using his hand usher her to come forward which she immediately did.

"Call that sister of yours" he said as he uncrossed his leg.

"Ruma?" Zarahu said and he nodded.

"yeah" He said and zarahu ran to get ruma and her dad, mum and siblings.

They all came out.

"Amir?" Ruma said as she walked out of her room alongside musbahu and her other family members.

"Rumaina!" He said out loud as he stood up dramatically and walked to where Abdulmalik stood.

"Hey man!" he said, punching Abdulmalik lightly on his arm making Abdul Malik angry so he tried slapping Amir, who Held his hand in the air.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you buddy" Amir said with his eyes staring directly at Ruma who sent him a very deadly glare, what could he want, she thought while tying her veil properly arround her head.

"Abdulmalik remember what happened to Basira" Amir said referring to Basira who happens to be Abdulmalik's ex girlfriend whom he rapped, those question that came from Amir, made Abdulmalik shiver, a shiver that made his ribs hurt.

"you still walk freely, after what you've done. you're supposed to be in jail" Amir said walking towards Ruma's uncle.

"Mr sumaila" he said referring to rumas uncle who puffed his cheeks angrily. He hated Amir so much.

"Remember how you bribed Basira's father with just fifty thousand to keep shut?, well I could just reopen the case in just a blink of an eye and your stupid son will rot in jail" he said with a straight face. He was angry about what Abdulmalik had done, he also had a sister and would never want to see her in that situation.

"And believe you me, you both will be in jail for twenty something years or so" he said with a smirk playing on his face.

"please don't do this" rumas uncle was quick to beg, knowing  fully the repercussion of his and his son's action.

"Please what do you want?" Abdulmalik asked in tears. He was very scared.

"RUMA" he said, pointing direct at ruma who seemed to had lost her voice all these while.

"Ruma?, What do you want with Ruma?" Her uncles said with confusion clear in his hoarse voice.

"I want her to work for me, that's all"  he said with a straight face.

"Don't refuse, Unless you want to land in jail!" he said with no emotion or so taking form in his heart.

"I'll go with you but please spare them" Ruma said looking at him.

"I'm glad you're ready" he said with so much joy in his voice.

"Rumaina you're going no where" her uncle said to her and that made Abdulmalik furious.

"Abba its not that he's going to kill her or something, please allow her to go with him" Abdul malik said with no emotions and that got him a slap from his father.

"You heartless soul, its your fault we're in this mess and you still have the guts to talk. I'm ashamed of you" Ruma's uncle said to Abdul malik who was looking more than angry already.

"I'll leave you guys to decide whether to give ruma to me or To go to jail" Amir said calmly before walking away with Ruma trailing behind him.

"Why are you doing this?" she said with a straight face.

"Because of you" he said pointing at her.

"Then focus on me and let them be" she said with so much arrogance in her voice.

"Take" he said passing her a card "my phone number, you'll need it" he said before walking away, he went into his car and gave her one last stare before going away. A stare that held a great smirk!, He knew he was going to WIN.

END OF FLASHBACK

She walked slowly into the entrance of her room but stopped mid way because she heard her uncle and aunts voice higher than usual, they were arguing, so she decided to stop beside their room door to hear what the argument was all about and she was right, it was about Amir sheik "wallahi idan yarsanda sun kama yaro na bazan yafe maka ba (I swear by Allah If my son is caught by the police I'll not forgive you)" Aunty Rabia said while crying, which was audible to Ruma who felt broken. "Mai kina sun inyi? In barshi ya daukei ta?, Kin ban kunya wallahi.(what do you want me to do?, Should I allow him take her ?. you've brought shame to me I swear)" her uncle said holding onto his wife's arm.

"Abba Dan Allah stop" Rumaina said as she walked inn.

"Uncle I'll go with him" she said in one breath.

"Rumaina you don't have to do this" her uncle said.

"I have to, I'll tell him I accept his demand" she said wiping the little tears that where on her cheeks.

"Aunty ki kwanta da hankali ki, zanje dashi. ke'kki damu (aunty I'll go with him, don't worry)" Rumaina said as she wiped her aunties tears with her palms.

"Ruma nagode" her aunty said whilw hugging her and that was it, she is going to him.

"zanma kirachi ein gaya muchi zan je (I'll call him and tell him I'll go)"she said to her aunty who had a smile on her.

"Abba please your phone" she said and he passed her his phone and she took the little card in which he gave her earlier and she called him and he picked up.

Ruma :its ruma I'll go with you "she said slowly"

Amir : I'll come pick you from your house in the evening and we'll be off to the airport "he said in a one breath"

Ruma : OK "and with that she hangs up "