scourge (On-hold)

chapter nine

Malik stare in amusement as Ramlat confusedly look around the bedroom.

"Hide in the bathroom." She say grabbing him by the arm and malik snort.

"Why?
I'm not hiding or moving an inche from here,
Why will i hide it's not as if I'm doing something wrong,
Come on ramlat i am a straightforward guy, I face my problems not hide away from them." Malik say as the bedroom door barge open gaining both there attention.

"Ke Ramlat." His uncle yell as he turn his gaze confuse to malik.

"And what the hell is going on here?
What are you doing in my wife bedroom?" The old man ask and malik blow some air through his mouth.

"Did you invite him in here to have an affair with him just the way you are cheating with that peasant boy you called a boyfriend?" The old man yell as malik give ramlat a very bored look.

"Malik is only here because i asked him to help me buy some medication and bring for me,
Alhaji Muhammad you know ridwan is in that condition because of me and i didn't see anything wrong if i go check on him." Ramlat say and alhaji Muhammad give her a look of bewilderment.

"I can see you are gradually developing some nerves and wings,
Get this straight ramlatu, the next time you visit that boy your family especially that stupid man you called a father will be the one to face my wrath,
Henceforth i don't want you to leave this house not on any condition, useless girl." Alhaji Muhammad say and exit the bedroom slamming the door shut as Ramlat sit on the bed and breakdown.

Malik who's still standing by the mirror trying to process whatever it is that happened releases a deep breathe.

"Ramlat,
I don't get why you have to endure all this, come on talk to me and i will get you out of this thing,
He's my uncle but that doesn't give him any right to speak the way he did to you, I like you i really do and i am giving you from now to tomorrow morning to think about everything,
If this is a contract marriage or it's all about business deal tell me i will get you out of this." Malik say standing in front of the bed, he's not good when it comes to comforting people.

He scratch his head and sigh before quietly exiting the bedroom.

"And where do you think you are going to?" His uncle baritone voice ask and malik turn from the staircase.

"Stay away from ramlat she's my wife,
I'm old but not stupid, I know you find her attractive but don't meddle into my business malik, you are like my son so i need you to respect me for that."his uncle say and malik stare at his uncle for a while before walking to where the old man is standing.

" you are like a dad to me but if i want something and have interest in it,
not even your elder brother "Alhaji munir Hassan" my father can stop me from getting that thing, she's your wife but you don't deserve her, I like her and i deserve to be with her."malik say and the old man stare at him with a nod.

"Like her all you can but you can never have her, Ramlat will be mine and if she won't be mine then she won't be yours either, i have been in this world longer than you, I have been in the business world longer than you so no matter how smart you act you can't have her, you think you are smart but I'm smart more than you think." His uncle say and malik chuckle.

"Be as smart as you can, but remember it's always better to be wise than to be smart,
I respect you uncle Muhammad but i always follow my heart unfortunately my heart want your wife i don't have a choice than to give it what it want which is Ramlat." Malik say and his uncle just stare at him.

"Have a great day uncle." Malik say and exit the tastefully furnished parlour.

Standing up from the bed ramlat wipe her tears with the back of her hand as the bedroom door barge open.

"Ke,
Stay away from my nephew,
Stay away from malik or your dad will have to pay the consequences,
You think i enjoy keeping you here in my house, you rather stay here for as long as i can keep you until your dad provide my money, the only reason he's still not in prison for embezzlement is because he give you to me and don't think because malik has a mere infatuation towards you, I will let you go, you can only leave if i have my money useless thing." Alhaji Muhammad say and exit the bedroom making Ramlat to crumble on the floor and continue crying.

She hate everyone, her parent for putting her in this situation, Alhaji Muhammad for been a cunning manipulative business man and malik for wanting to complicate her already complicated life.

Closing the apartment door with a sigh malik sit on the bed and grab the laptop that's on the bed, he need to do something, there has to be a way to get ramlat out of this miserable life she called marriage, at this point he doesn't care, malik want ramlat and he will get her however it is, forcefully or calmly, his phone ring and he isn't suprise to see his dad name because he knows his uncle will call him to tell him about everything, Alhaji munir is the only man he respect in the entire planet, the only man that he hate to admit that he's scared of his judgement, the only man malik knows he can't outsmart, his father and mentor, he have a very highly respect for his dad so not answering his call it's like disrespecting him, so he swipe the screen to answer and put the phone on speaker.

"Good evening Sir." Malik say, he do always address his dad with that especially knowing this isn't a personal call.

"Take the next flight to Jordan right now." A baritone voice say and malik didn't even get a chance to reply the call end making him to sigh with a facepalm.

Drop your comments and votes.

Mallam malik Ashe dai you get person wey you dey insecure about his judgement.

I wonder if he will go to Jordan or stay and fight over someone's wife.