Abduction

20-Little Janan

Janan

She groan as another knock came outside the door. She opened one eye and saw the slump figure of her mother walking toward her, she sat on the other side of the bed and looked at her daughter.

"Janan?" She calls.

"Na'am Mama" Janan pull herself together and stand up looking at her mothers pale face.

"Your father is calling you. Remove this pijamas and put something on." Her mother said standing up.

"Mama am so sorry for what I did, I hope you will forgive me?" She said holding her hands, her mother just gave a small smiled.

"Of course. Oya you should hurry and go."

"Okay"

Janan changed into a black Abaya, she washed her face and gaze at herself in the mirror. Her puffy face and red eyes scared her a little. She can't asked her mother why her father seek for her, she just know that nothing good will come from it.

She closed the door behind her and made her way to his room inside the main house since her mother already told her where to meet him. After muttering a Salam she push the door then slowly look around the place, she saw him in one of the chairs beside his bed.

Her father was so deep in thought, he doesn't seem to acknowledge her presence as he hold his phone tightly like his going to break it anytime soon, something about it makes Janan curious, whatever his going through seems to be from a call he just received.

"Ina kwana." Janan slowly said her voice barely coming out. She was going to sit on one of the chairs when she just decided to sit on the soft carpet.

Alhaji Muhammad Ghali turn to look at his daughter. His eyes is so emotionless which makes Janan very frightened.

"Lafiya" came his simple reply. Janan drop her head down playing with the end of her veil.

"Janan whatever am doing is to protect you, but it seems like am the enemy now koh? Okay do whatever you want. Work as the executive director."

Protect me? From who?

Janan was so close to asking him that but she push down the urge because it wouldn't end well with him.

"Dan Allah kayi hakuri, I don't feel like working anymore. I will just help Mama with her business." Janan plead looking at her father.

"Just shut up! I would have said that since the day you got the job, but I couldn't, this world is so dark for you, Janan be very careful with the people around you, don't you ever trust anyone! Now go, we're done talking!"

Janan didn't spend a second inside the room, she made her way to her room. Her mind keep on repeating his words. She has to visit Barrister Ahmad again and to do that she has to accept his project proposal since she's now the executive director.

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"Janan I have been calling since yesterday but there wasn't a respond and at the end you switched off the phone." Munira said sitting on Janan's bed. It was noon and she just couldn't help the silence of her friend so she decided to come to there house, she feels like Janan is sick or something bad happened yesterday.

"Am actually okay, I just wake up with a cramp yesterday but now am okay." Janan said placing a plate of cookies and chocolate in front of her.

"Stop lying to me, when did you start getting cramps." Munira asked not buying it.

Janan doesn't want to talk about it, and this is sort of a family matter. Munira is her friend since day one but she doesn't have to know everything.

Right?

"You sound like you know everything about me! Believe it or not." Janan said sitting opposite her on the bed. She remove her scarf and her long raven hair falls on her shoulder.

"Okay whatever idan tayi tsami zamuji ai." Munira said picking one of the cookies on the plate and putting it inside her mouth.

"So how is work today?" Janan asked packing her long hair.

"It was great, everyone was just on my neck asking me about you and yes! Mr Malik told me to tell you this 'how can a good leader be absent on her first day." Munira said imitating his voice while they burst out laughing.

"You're suppose to be a comedian wlh." Janan said, she walked to her elegant dressing mirror and apply some lip gloss.

"And the best part of it is that Becca was absent today! Can you imagine the whole Becca is absent!" Munira laughed.

"Well she must be somewhere else crying her eyes out like a baby." Janan said pouting her lips.

"Janan did you see how cute you look." Munira said laughing.

"I know, right." Janan roll her eyes.

Munira drop the chocolate she's eating, her face turning serious.

"What?"

"Janan we're not getting any younger, I prayed we get suitors before the end of this year and get married the beginning of next year, don't you want to see little Janan running up and down the place. Mama will be very happy..?" Munira stopped babbling as Janan's face changed.

"Pleaseee stop talking about marriage, you have starting to sound just like Mama wallahi." Janan said sitting down.

"Okay shikenan. Dama Baba yayi muku arrange marriage ko auren dole kawai" Munira muttered under her breath.

"What did you say?"

"Ahh nothing." Munira said laying back on the bed.

Whatever!

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