scourge (On-hold)

Chapter eighteen

Ramlat find herself in a dilemma,
There's Alhaji who she need to please to prevent her dad from going to jail,
There's malik who she hate the fact that he's married but she doesn't know what exactly she is having for him, there's the mysterious man that shows up in her life making endless promises of making things right for her, but all that doesn't matter, as of now all she will want is someone that will get her out of this helpless marriage.

The door to her bedroom open making her to instantly stand up from the bed as the man walk in.

"Sit Ramlat,
I'm not here to quarrel today." Alhaji say and Ramlat sit on the edge of the bed, it's weird to see the old man in a good mood, he sit on the couch in the bedroom and give the little girl a pitiful look,
shaking his head pathetically as he remember the previous conversation he had with her parent.

"There is a cheque of 5million naira inside."he say handing the white envelope to ramlat who stare at him in bewilderment.

"Your dad doesn't want to pay my money and now he's snitching around me, I haven't married you yet ramlat,
I keep you here with hope your father will eventually pay me my money and i will let you go."alhaji say with a pause.
But with no intention of him paying me back my money we are going to get married and this time for real."alhaji say and ramlat look up at him shock.

"You didn't marry me all this while?"ramlat say and alhaji clear his throat.

"You don't owe me Any explanation,
The five million is for your lefe,
The wedding will hold in two days time, you will become my wife and you will take responsibility,
You will stay away from my nephew and that mysterious man you think no one will ever find out about,
You will be a devoted wife ramlat and only then will you have your freedom back, Malik might tell you all he can, give you as much hope as he can but the only way out of this is me ramlat,
Your family where right about you,
You are nothing but a scourge you bring nothing but trouble to everyone around you,"Alhaji say bitterly and ramlat cringe, the words might seem hurtful but alhaji is right.

"Thank you."ramlat say and alhaji stand up.

"They say until we learn to accept our fate only then things will be right, believing in fate is good,
accepting it is dedication, if you don't learn to accept your fate ramlat you will forever be in grief."alhaji say and leave the bedroom.

Ramlat open the envelope and ofcrse the cheque is there, she sigh and grab her phone from the bed.

At this point she's ready to take the risk of anything, alhaji mistake is telling her he is not married to her and if she can convince someone to marry her before this two days then there's nothing alhaji can do but to set her free since she's already married, she sigh and stand up, she deliberate between Malik and the man she love,
One of them will be her husband but that person have to be smart and Malik seem like the perfect catch for this but then that means she giving up the man she love, she sigh and exit the bedroom, she need something to clear up her head.

"You didn't do as i requested,
Did you Ahmad?"Malik say to Ahmad and Ahmad sigh.

Sure Ahmad did the opposite of what he was told, he did know for sure if he did as Malik requested they would have nailed it all and convince the investors,but Ahmad have his own reason because this whole thing is gradually turning into a complicated mess.

"Does it matter?
Malik this girl is married,
She doesn't even love you."Ahmad say and Malik Furrow his brow.

"And how is that your business?
You are my friend but that doesn't mean you will do as you pleased,
What the fuck is going on?
I left for two days and you ruined everything,
I know you Ahmad and i know when you are up to something,
If i find out myself you won't like the consequences."Malik say and Ahmad roll his eyes tiredly.

"I met ramlat and i fall in love with her."Ahmad break the news and Malik look up at the man he hate to call his best friend.

"You met her and you fall in love with you, you ruined my plan for your selfish reason?"Malik screech and Ahmad sigh.

"You are married Malik,
Why won't you just..............

"You love her right?"Malik say with a slight chuckle.

"If i can't have ramlat then nobody will have her, not you, not my uncle or anybody, stay away from my business henceforth."Malik say in finality and stand up.

He enter the bedroom and slam the door shut, surprised and betrayed isn't enough word to describe his emotions, Ahmad has brutally betrayed him and he knows exactly how to avenge this, the only way to make Ahmad feel the same way he's feeling is by having ramlat to himself, conceal as his wife, but how can he do that, he scratch his forehead and sigh.
The bathroom door open and he's surprise to see falak coming out of the bathroom she have her towel wrapped around her body, she instantly turn to go back to the bathroom but slam into the door, for some reason Malik find it funny and he roar into laughter , as he watch her quickly saunter to the bathroom.

"I need to think."he say to himself as he deliberate on wether meeting his uncle to discuss about ramlat is a good idea, sure he doesn't have a healthy relationship with his uncle but he's good with words and Malik is convince that he convince his uncle to make ramlat his beside he believe ramlat doesn't deserve the old man, she deserve to be with someone like him, he exit the apartment and is surprise to see ramlat having a really heated intense conversation with Ahmad, Malik Furrow his brow and decide to joim the two.