ORNAMENTS: A Love Story

Chapter Twenty

Dasuki State, Nigeria

2022.

It seems like Zainab was waiting for him to land in Dasuki, the moment he started driving she gave him a call. At first he didn't want to pick but he picked up maybe it's something important as he had not talked with her for some time now.

"Thank God of mercy, i reached you today. I'll go straight to the point, Umaimah is giving birth while Asad is drunk and nobody else is in the house i wanted to call yazeed but i decided to try maybe—just maybe this time around your number will be reachable------"

He didn't wait to hear what else she had to say when he hanged up, he turned the direction of the car towards the Yabo residence. He is taking her today come what may, She's giving birth at home and alone? There is a problem and unfortunately he is no doctor!

He pulled the car and entered the house knocking down all the guards after drugging them trying to stop him single-handedly. He saw Zizi and she walked him to Asad's apartment and just as he walked towards her, she passed out. He made sure his face was closed not to get captured by the surveilance camera.

She was soaked in blood and everything yuck! She's a mess. Holy Shit why does he have to do this, he gave the baby who wasn't moving to Zizi and picked Umaimah in his arms to the car with Zizi behind him.

He looked at Asad one last time giving him a we-will-meet-again look and drove off.

Same Old Dasuki!

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Alhaji Yabo scanned the entire place from the living room that was bloodstained to the useless figure of Asad laying there on the floor and the stench the place was wreaking of, it is evident Umaimah gave birth there but the question remains Where is she?

He used one of his leg and hit his son to which he responded by waking up terrified. It's evident he is now sober from lastnight, he held his head probably because it's paining and then his nose.

"What is this smell?" He definitely didn't notice the figure of Alh. Yabo or he did and decided to ignore him till he scanned the place enough to get a hold of the situation, the last thing he can remember is Umaimah shouting right there where the blood laid. She gave birth. The realization dawned on him.

"Where is your wife? Asad" Alh. Yabo asked not moving his gaze one inch from Asad. "The last thing i was told is you were here since yesterday evening till now so WHERE THE HELL IS YOUR WIFE AND CHILD?" Alh. Yabo's gaze still fixated on Asad, he doesn't get it and Asad needs to explain.

"I don't know" Asad replied, the most honest reply he can give at the moment because he really doesn't know. He is still trying to recall what happened lastnight.

"She's been kidnapped" Alh. Yabo said more like a whisper. "Right under your useless body laying drunk, When did you start drinking?" He came home this morning to meet more than half of the security on the floor still not moving, someone tresspassed when they tried to stop him, he drugged them and passed.

"Who is it in his right mind that will come here and steal a mother and baby?" Alh. Yabo still not wrapping a fimger on the situation

"Baba, I'm sorry that i drank yes i knew Umaimah was about to deliver but i passed out. I don't know who and who came in or what transpired"

Nabeel asked Zizi to leave and not get involved while he quietly sat down and watched Umaimah.

She looks pale not the way he saw months ago with Asma and yes speaking of Asma he has been ignoring her since the day he left Dasuki.