Replacement Bride

Chapter 10 - Hamid

"Guy, just forget about Rahmat!" Hafiz said as he brought a glass of water to me. "Forget about her and move on with your life kawai!" he continued. "Besides, you have a beautiful wife at home so why worry about Rahmat?" 

"You won't understand, Hafiz" I huffed staring at him as he sat in the opposite chair. "There is a strong bond between me and Rahmat, I don't have that with Amani"

"Not yet zaka ce (is what you should say)!" he snapped at me. "Just try and open your heart for her to enter, wallahi that girl is a good girl and she's undeniably beautiful too" he crossed his legs. "She may not have all the things Rahmat has but who knows tomorrow?"

"You still don't get me, Hafiz. I just don't feel anything for Amani, we've been cousins for so long and I still see her as my cousin!" I said as a matter of factly.

"Just forget about Rahmat and see how you will love Amani. By the way, Rahmat is gone and won't be coming back. I wouldn't come back too if I were to be in her shoes" he said as I glared at him.

"Why, if I may ask!" I muttered.

"So that people will not point fingers at me and say, 'hey, that's the girl on that xxx video' Think about it please Hamid, I believe Rahmat cannot afford exposing herself to the public right now" he said rendering me speechless.

Just then, my phone began ringing. It was Amani, and even though I didn't want to pick the call I just decided to pick it anyway because she hardly call me unless she has something serious or very important to tell me.

"Excuse me please" I said to Hafiz as I stood and headed towards the window of his room. "Hello!" I said the moment I picked Amani's call.

"Hi, good evening Ya Hamid" she said with some noise in the background like a running TV.

"Evening, what's that noise for?" I queried.

"Sorry, it's... it's nothing, just a television program" she said and just then the noise went away, she must have left the place or reduced the volume of the TV. "I am in our family house," she continued. "Can you come over please Ya Hamid? Kaka (grandma) wants to see you urgently"

"See me? Why?" I asked.

"Nothing, just come please" She said and then hanged off the call.

Useless girl, only God knows what she did there that they wanted to see me! I hissed.

...

"Guy, hope everything is fine?" Hafiz asked pulling me out of my trance.

"Oh, yes bro! Just that," I gulped and continued. "Amani says my attention is needed in our family house"

"Wow, sounds like she reported you for not consummating you guys' marriage" he sarcastically said as he withdrew to his feet.

"That's stupid, I don't think so!" I said heading towards the door about leaving.

"You don't think so?" he asked trailing me.

"Yes, I don't!" I muttered.

"Really?" he sarcastically asked.

"Yes, please!" I muttered again.

"Okay, I heard you" he chuckled.

"You are really funny, Hafiz" I hissed at him and proceeded as we left his room. "How do you expect that little girl to worry about me not sleeping with her? What does she even know about s*x?"

"Hmm! The fact that she's seeing her period, she ought to know about s*x. By the way the world has changed now, get that into your skull!" He said making me to roll my eyes at him with a sigh.