Abandoned Hearts

Chapter 7

📍 Abuja, Nigeria.

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Upon reaching her humble abode, the gates suddenly opened. She mentally praised the gateman for opening right on cue. She really didn't have the energy to press the horn a hundred times because the gateman spends at least ten minutes before opening the gate claiming he was in the toilet.

She won't blame him Sha, with the amount of nonsense thee "Chef" Ramlat cooks, claiming it's food!
Hmm...

But something was odd, as it opened further, she realized that it wasn't opened for her rather a Mercedes Benz EQ E350 2023.
"Whoever this nigga is has to wait for me!" She said to herself.

As she drove in, she could only get a glimpse of the guy, she couldn't see his entire face because he wore a P-cap. The damn P-cap literally shielded her from seeing him.

"Oh Allah Mai Iko! Who wears a P-cap that literally covers your face while driving?" She mentally asked herself.

"Toh keh Rukkayya Ina ruwanki? If he likes let him wear a blind fold while driving his life or your life?" The banter between her and her subconscious self continued.

The mysterious guy's car soon drove out as she parked her car in it's spot.

Yeah, she named him mysterious guy, cause he looked very mysterious.

She picked her bag from the passenger seat and got out of the car, then sauntered into the house.

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"Assalamualaikum" she announced her presence the moment she stepped foot into the living room."
Something caught her eye rather, it was a plate containing snacks, they looked sooo yum!

"Ouuuu, look what we have here." She muttered to herself stretching her hands to pick a samosa, today's her lucky day- or so she thought.
Before one could say Jack she received a smack on her back.

"Toh Ministar kwadayi! Is it yours? Or kin nada ajiya ney? Ai Rukkayya the day you will eat something that is not yours and you turn to a yam or maggi ... Hmmm." Mama reprimanded, well if it were left to Rukkayya she didn't see any fault in there, she was basically hungry and it's in their house not any stranger's house. Sometimes she can't even comprehend her typical African mother.
Rukkayya just kept shut as her mom kept lecturing her on how she's no more a child, how she should reduce eating junk food and a few smacks here and there.

"Now that I'm done, where are you from?" Mama narrowed her eyes at her daughter while the said daughter just smiled sheepishly.

"Mama na" said Rukkayya as soon as their eyes clashed.

" So you think the moment you reach the age of driving, you can leave the house whenever you want Koh?" Wow just wow, Rukkayya thought and the fact that Mama was the one that helped beg her father to allow her drive is something else.

"Wato ga mahaukaciya tana magana Koh, the old woman is up with her never ending lectures Koh?"

"No Mama is not like that wallahi, I woke up to pray Fajr  when I saw a message from Bas Bas indicating that we have a test early in the morning that was why I left." She explained all in one breath.

"Toh Mey Kuma Bas Bas? Are we trying to produce a song album or what?" Mama said trying to cheer up her daughter, she could sense her nervousness and all. Of course she knew who Bas Bas is; Basma.

Rukkayya burst into a fit of laughter, her mom deserves to be a comedian.
"Basma! Mama!" Said Rukkayya after she finished her laughing session.

"But actually mama I told Ramlat about it before I left."

"Toh Ramlat din uwaki ce?" Her now bossy demeanor back.

" Sorry mama it won't happen again in Sha Allah." She quickly concluded knowing if she added something more it would result to never ending lectures and smacks.

"Okay, next time leave a message for me not Ramlat." Mama replied in a calm voice as if she wasn't the one shouting like there was no tomorrow.

"Now go take a shower, you are stinking.. ewww?" Mama scrunched her face dramatically.
Without any objections she rushed to her room to take a shower, despite the fact that she smells good. Mama just said that in an attempt to dismiss her.
After she was done showering she changed into her PJs and she thought of making a skincare routine video, seeing as she changed her skincare routine to a Korean one. She was setting the skincare products when she received a message from an unknown number.
It read
"I see you are enjoying yourself dear Rukkayya, this is just the calm before the storm!"

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First of, we would like to apologize for the late update and also short chapter, but another chapter is coming up very soon in Sha Allah.

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