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♥ Rumaisah♥
Chapter one___
Rumaisah looked out of the car window, she closed her eyes taking deep breaths, the cool April chilly air hit her causing tiny goosebumps to stand erect on her skin.
Looking at the road, it wasn't crowdy, just passerby's who had their face down, some who walked hurriedly to get home, while some walked as if they had not a care in the world.
Just then they passed by the so familiar road, her eyes stilled, looking at her all time favourite park, it held so much memories, of her and her home.
She asked the driver to halt, a force was pulling her and she signalled to the driver she will be back before climbing out of the car and walked toward the park . she sat on a swing and observed everything around her with an open mind which she had never bothered looking at before. The cool atmosphere, the giggle of children as their parents chased after them ,the laughter of couples ,the chirping of birds as they sang to their heart content.
She never realized what she had missed all her life ,not until now when everything look so beautiful, peaceful, and welcoming. As a child the few times she visited the park with her mom she had just sat by a corner looking at everything boringly while taking a scoop of her favourite vanilla ice_cream despite all her mum's attempt to make her loosen up and join the other kids to play she had refused only insisting on getting a new iPod and they had eventually stopped going when her mum got a new job which needed her time
While she bask in the warm feeling, her eyes took in the greenery park house voluntarily stopping to take a look at the little but cute girl that stood before her.
She took in the girls features discreetly, the girl had the most prettiest honey brown eye which looked so much mysterious... And familiar.
She looked to be about five year old, rumaisah smiled, the girl clearly wanted all the fluffy candies being sold out there!.
It had been so long rumaisah was in kano, due to the long distance between kano and jos, she almost never come home, not like she didn't miss home though
She just hated long journeys, the creeps, the nerves that settles at the depth of her stomach was just everything she hated, the only way she came back was with much pleading from her siblings and mum.
And instead of going home after her long journey, here she was at the park.
Feeling a small figure hovering over her, she was soon retrieved from her cloud walking by the little girl in front of her.
Rumaisah smiled softly patting the girls cheeks " what's your name cutie?" She asked her gracious smile never fading from her face.
"Najma" that was barely a whisper, najma sunk further into the swing, the swing moving in slow rhythm as she moved her legs at a slow pace.
"Najma!, nice name you've got cutie" she complimented, najma's eyes brightened as she doubled over, landing straight on her tiny foots.
She had always been fond of kids, that was for sure and she dreamt of having hers one day In the future.
"Thank you... ?" Najma tilted her head sideways, laying her chin on her tiny hands.
"Rumaisah, I'm rumaisah!" She smiled, so wide najma thought her face would have fall off.
She looked into her small clutch, bringing out a few change she gave it to the awaiting man, who had a big grin drawn across his lips, "two cotton candy, please!"
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And they had the best of chitchat, though a little bit childish, it warmed her especially when najma had concluded her as a friend, and her imaginary angel Anne.
Though she hadn't seen najma's parents much to her despair, though she felt a cold stare at her, ever then and now, it felt as if she was being watched... Closely.
"Najma, with whom did you come with to the park?" She asked, softly lacing her fingers in najma's silky and soft hair in gentle strokes.
"Abba" najma answered, innocently licking off the soft candy that had stuck to the side of her lips, had it been anyone else, it'll had looked hideous.
"Abba?" She repeated air coating with her hands, she did that mostly, whenever she over_concentrated.
"Yes" she piped in nonchalantly.
She should be home now, as it was getting late and getting countless calls from home.
Where was najma's 'Abba?', where was he?, and how could he leave a child on her own, what if she got lost!.
She should probably look for him, not like she had any idea how he looked.
Just as she was about to get up to start her hellish search for najma's dad, a warm feeling erupted from within her, it caused more goosebumps on her skin, maybe from the heavenly men Cologne she had inhaled, he smelt of fresh lavender and had its spicy mint synced in, she could inhale it forever.
She slowly looked up to a pair of brown eyes, his eyes were cold, void of any emotion just like his rigid stance.
He was lean but muscular, he could be mistaken for a military man, he was fit, almost as if he gym-ed all day.
He had curly hair which were jet black like a coal tar, it shined and was tussled back stylishly. He had well trimmed sideburns and strong jaws.
His pale pink lips matched his caramel skin, that glowed in the reddish orange sun. His enviously long eye lashes kissed his cheeks, something all girls would die to have.
But this beauty didn't match his cold stance, she lowered her eyes unable to meet his rigid ones.
After all this years?, why now?, when she thought she was over him.
She felt her insides churning, her heart shattering into million pieces, of all people, why him?.
His deep silky voice, that sent waves of nerve and total different emotions called her attention " thanks..." He paused, " for taking care of her, sorry if I kept you here" she couldn't bring her self to speak so she waved a quick bye before quickly rushing out of the park.
Twig of leaves flew around as air blew, flapping things around, she clutched tightly on her abaya.
She felt a crunching sound as her foot pressed on a dried leave, that was her heart right now, a crushing piece.
Was najma his daughter, they just looked so much alike not to be, but how could he have moved on that fast...
Her life was just soo great, a loud applause to her stubborn tears that slipped freely, unchecked.
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{She was a black rose , a mystery and puzzle unsolved!}
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