Chapter 41

Lailah Dk
Three years later

Staring at the sky, the moon was staring back at me and I couldn't help the tears that slipped out of my eyes. It was not easy remembering all the memories of all that had happened in my life, it was really scary knowing that I had lost so many loved ones in my lifetime.

"Mama!" I heard the tiny voice of my little son call to me, I turned around with a smile to see him dressed in a pajama, he was looking very cute as he approached me.

"Mama," He called out to me again, behind him was his father staring at me with a smile on his face.

"Why are you standing here all alone?" My husband asked, I smiled and reached out for my son, ignoring my husband.

"Ajmal, why are you not asleep?" I asked, he giggled and laid his head on my chest.

"He wanted to speak to you about something," I turned to my husband and a smile appeared on my face, he looked very uncomfortable as he was staring at me.

"Ajmal, go to your room, okay?" I said to him. He was very little and it made me happy staring at him as I dropped him to the ground. He ran to his room at a very fast pace, I was sure he was thinking about spending time with his sister.

"Haidar, what is it?" I said to him, he made me sit down on the long couch that sat on the terrace and laid his head on my lap, and stretched his leg, he looked very tired.

"The memories of everything feels very fresh, it made me feel a sudden wave of pain rush through me." He said. My mind drifted back to when I had shot Nailah in the head, I killed my sister.

Flashback

She lay on the floor in a puddle of her blood, I couldn't help the tears that escaped my eyes as I watched my sister die before my eyes. Haidar immediately ran over to me and held me as I fell to the ground.

"Haidar, I just killed my sister," I said, he held me tighter and stared at her lifeless body that lay on the floor, next to Adhiva's.

"Adhiva is still breathing!" I said to Haidar as I noticed how her veins popped.

"Yeah, I can see that. Let's take her upstairs to my indoor hospital, we can't let her die," He said, I nodded while staring at Nailah, she was gone.

"And let's call the police to take me, I just took a life." I stupidly said.

"You didn't do anything bad, this was self-defense and you did what you had to do, okay? You're a military woman and this is the role you're supposed to play." He said. I nodded my head, but the guilt of killing my sister made me feel a pain I could never describe.

Hours passed and her body was taken and buried. My brother and mother were not concerned at all, especially after they had heard all she had to try to do to me and Haidar. As for Adhiva, she was treated and regained consciousness after some hours. Ever since that day, my life turned into something else, until the day I married my beloved.

End of Flashback

"All you had to do, you had to do
For a purpose, you saved my life twice Lailah, I can never forget what you had done." He said, I laughed.

"Why are you laughing?" He asked, I smiled, not knowing what to say.

"I'm just pleased that you are in my life, without you, I would have been nothing." She said.

"Are you kidding me? you're the chief of army staff, without me, you would have still gotten it." He said, I giggled, it was the fact that he was trying his best to make me laugh.

"Mama!" I heard Amirah call out to me. I turned around to find my child staring at me with a smile on her face, the twins looked so cute.

"Amirah, Ajmal," I called when I saw Ajmal and his Aunty walk up to me with a smile on their faces.

"Adhiva, when did you arrive?" I asked, she smiled and walked in with the twins.

"How can I possibly miss your Interview with the president on NTA live? I want to be there live." She said, I smiled happily.

"Lailah!" Salim barged into the terrace with my mother behind him, he ran over to me and hugged me while my mother hugged her grandkids.

"You've grown so fat! Is it the pregnancy?" My mother asked once she set her eyes on me, I blushed and Haidar chuckled. Adhiva and Salim were busy setting up the computer, those two have been pretty close and are of the same age. Ever since Salim's girlfriend broke up with him, he grew pretty close to Adhiva and he seemed to love her a lot.

"All set!" They said in unison and we all chuckled. Everybody took their spot on the chairs that sat on the terrace. My mother held unto Amirah while Adhiva held Ajmal and sat next to Salim, like I said those two were getting pretty close.

"It's connecting!" Haidar said, he was sitting next to me, as the king of the north he had to also be here because the interview involved the president, who was a very young man of age 40, he wasn't that old and it still shocks us all how he managed to win the election. As soon as he took power, he appointed me as the chief of army staff, giving me a top rank in Nigeria, and as the first woman to get this position. The screen finally turned on and the face of the president appeared, this interview will be showcased on National television and everyone in Nigeria will watch it.

"If it isn't my favorite people, Mr. and Mrs. Jega!" He beamed happily as soon as he saw us, I smiled. This interview was supposed to take place in person, but the president isn't in sit at the moment and this interview is very important because people began to question me and my records. When I killed Nailah, I was arrested but I won the case and Nigerians feel like I killed her because I wanted Haidar all to myself. This interview is to clarify things, and I hope it does.

"Good evening Mr. President." I and Haidar said in unison. 

"Evening Mr. and Mrs. Jega, I believe Mrs. Lailah Dk has a lot to say." The president said, he was in full president mode.

"Yes, this interview is concerning the murder of a famous business tycoon, Nailah Dk..." I said, I looked at my mother and her eyes held tears, my children were busy playing and Salim and Adhiva stared at me with great pity in their eyes. "...Who I murdered, in self-defense. Nailah Dk was my sister, my twin sister and I loved her a lot, we didn't grow up together because we were separated and thought we were both dead. But, when we found each other, we fought, mostly because of my husband who was her boyfriend at that time, at that time, we weren't aware that we were sisters." I said, Haidar held my arm firmly.

"We fought for so long before finding out we were sisters, I loved her so much and I couldn't imagine my life without her after that." I took in a deep breath as tears fell down my eyes. Haidar's grip tightened on my arm.

"A tragic event happened that led to my downfall, I was shot in the neck and everyone thought I was truly dead. Because my sister, Nailah planned it all very well. She kidnapped me and held me locked up in a room under some dangerous injections that made me unable to wake up. She then tried to get married to Haidar, but my husband couldn't marry her because he loved me so much and wanted to mourn my loss for long." I looked at him, the president had a smile on his face as we stared at each other.

"Haidar struggled with the help of my best friend Adhiva, they managed to get me and when Nailah found out, she tried to kill me but I shot her first and she died on the spot," I said, I turned to stare at my mother, she had her face buried in her palms as she sobbed.

"Till today, I still feel the pain of killing my sister. But, with the help of all my family members, I manage to smile every day, especially because of my husband, Haidar," I said, I made a signal to them and they all got up and stood behind me. My mother immediately hugged me as she came toward me.

"I'm sorry!" I said to her. She hugged me tightly.

"It was not your fault." She said as she broke the hug. I turned to face the screen and the president had tears in his eyes."And these are the people that make me happy." I said. Ajmal and Amirah giggled as they took calm steps towards the camera, shutting it off. We all busted into laughter and our laughter echoed through the palace, this was all I wanted, a happy ending.


THE END
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