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58~kidnapped

Najib's POV:

"F*ck!"

"Babe calm down, why are you getting so tensed? She isn't a kid, she will return home."

"But what do we do? She still hasn't returned."

"Najib, calm down...

"Zaitun shut up! Can you just shut it for a second!"

"What? Why are you transferring your anger to me? What wrong have I done?"

"You keep telling me to calm down, how the hell do you expect me to relax when she is nowhere to be found still by this time? Only God knows where she is, I hope she is fine."

"So now you care! Huh?"

"I'm just scared, you know how everyone is possessive of her, what if she doesn't return and we don't find her either, what will we tell Grandma and the rest?"

"Is she a child? She will return, I'm sure of it."

"How sure are you? If only you kept your mouth shut and allowed me to handle things my way, she wouldn't have found out!"

"Oh please! How do you expect me to know that she already figured out the truth...

"You are to blame for this."

"What? I can't believe you're blaming me right now... You know what? I'm glad she found out, we don't need to pretend or hide this from her anymore...

"You don't know the consequences do you? If anything happens to her coz of this then we will be screwed."

"Why will we be in trouble? She can vanish to hell for all I care, I hate her and I'm happy she found out this way, that will put her in her place...

"Can you hear yourself right now?!" I snapped hearing her speak without remorse.

"What?" She glared.

"Zaitun, we are guilty, and whatever happens to her is our fault."

"Maybe yours but not mine, I don't even get it, why do you suddenly care, why so much concern for her?"

"Because we're human, and humans are bound to feel guilty when such things happen, how will you feel, put yourself in her shoes."

"Oh please! I will never be in that slump girl's shoes."

"I accept I love you not her, but that doesn't mean I don't feel bad when we hurt her like this, we're good people, just circumstances turn us to this...

"Well I don't care Najib and what has gotten into you? I really want my old Najib back, I don't even recognize you anymore."

"It's pointless talking to you, please give me a break...

"I should give you a break you say? Don't worry, once I leave you will know my importance and I hope you're still working on the time I gave you?"

"Zaitun please, not now...

My head was aching, I didn't sleep even for a second throughout coz I was dead worried for Habiba who has gone missing. Where could she have gone? She knew no one in Lagos.

Keeping our animosity aside, Abdul and I paraded the whole of Lagos in search of her, still, we haven't received any news, and the police we gave her search warrant to are yet to respond either.

The last solution I had was to place a reward for whoever found her, I don't mind if I had to sell any of my property, I had to find her at any cost, or else, I don't even want to think about the consequences that might follow.