Chapter 13

Humaid

"Walida, walida " I screamed on entering into her room. she was seated on the floor and doing yoga.

"Yes humaid what is it ?" She asked doing a pose that even i myself know I can't.

"Remember I told you about a product that needs permission from the FCG's ? " I ask and she nods.

" Well, I've gotten permission to lunch it and south Africa, Ghana and USA "have ordered for it". I said and she was so happy.

"Congratulations"she beamed.

"thank You, and there is a lunching party to welcome my product next week. are you gonna be my date to the lunching party? "I asked.

"Of course I will be your date " she says getting up from the place where she sat.

"oh my God, what am I gonna wear, is there a dress code ?" She asked.

"Nope, I think you should put on a dinner dress. we'll be having the party at Sheraton hotel"I said laying on her bed.

" Awww, but I don't own a dinner gown" she said, making a sad face.

"Don't worry I'll get one for you"I said.

"my favorite color is black,so let it be black"she said and i nod.

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Safeeyas POV

" I don't remember"I said to Zaki as we sat in the leaving room together. we were talking about our lives.

"Well, my own childhood was amazing"he says sipping the kunu Aya which I made.

"Can I get Some peanut?" He asked and i nod,I stood up and walked to the kitchen where the peanut was .

I grabbed a bottle and left for the living room where he was seated and watching the show playing on the Television .

"Do you really like zee world?" He asked as I passed him the peanut.

"Not really,I was just bored before you came"I said.

"oh okay ,do you know what?"he arched his brows.

"No I don't,what?" I ask.

"you are very nice lady and humaid is very lucky to have you as his wife"he said.

"thank you"I smiled.

"but can I ask you a question?"he said.

"yes sure"

"why does humaid dislike you?" His question was shocking.

"He doesn't dislike me"I said" he loves me".

"but his words don't explain that" he put some peanut in his mouth and chewed on them gently.

"How?"

"nothing,just forget"he said.

"Please tell me" I pleaded.

" No, just forget"he repeated.

" Zaki,  Aren't we now like Friends?, you've been with me for the pass two weeks now"I said, trying my best to convince him to speak.

Zaki has been coming to my house, he comes here to rest while his house is being fixed.

"Okay, humaid always calls you smelly and disgusting. He always insults you which painted you ugly in my eyes. The day I first came here and saw you, I was shocked to see such a beauty, which made me wonder why humaid says things like that about you" he said,I couldn't believe my ears. humaid tells his friends about me,smelly?, Me?.

I sat and kept shut, I didn't understand what I just heard. My eyes became watery as tears made their way out.

"No don't cry, this is the reason why I didn't want to tell you" he said which made me sob more.

He came over to where I sat and wipes my tears with his hand,

"If humaid isn't here for you, trust me I'll always be here"he said holding my shoulder which I immediately jerked from his hold.

We remained silent, but what baffles me was what if Zaki was telling a lie. i don't think humaid will say such things. I had suspected Zaki had a liking for me from the very first day I saw him, he looked at me so lustfully the first day he came but I just let that slide and decided to act cool.

"I don't believe you"I said"humaid loves me" I said, though I myself doubted his love too.

"Why will i lie?" He questioned.

"I don't know" I said.

"I'll prove that what i am saying is true, humaid doesn't love you. and he also has a girlfriend whom he spends all day with"zaki's words pierced my heart terribly.

"that's enough, you may leave now"I was pissed off.

"I'll prove it to you"he muttered before leaving.  A part of my heart wanted to believe that what he had said is the truth but I decided to throw a deaf ear at it.

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