Wanting Her(#1)

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"Alhaji.Ismail we already made a deal and I have granted you more than enough time to meet up with your own side of the agreement. Why are you giving me excuses now? Don't you think it's rather too late for that?"

The man who is in his early thirties,dressed in an expensive armani suit,seated magestically on a mohagony chair,with one leg on the other shaking his feet that was covered with an expensive leather shoe spoke,puffing out the inhaled lighted tobacco smoke in the air.

"Yallabai, please,I am begging you in the name of God to give me more time. Considering the situation in the country,my business has not been doing well,its almost impossible for me to arrange that huge amount of money. Please I am on my knees begging." Terrified fifty year old Alhaji.Ismail begged the dangerous man before him who was known for being merciless and ruthless.

"Well,I guess you know the consequences of not being able to meet up to an agreement,don't you think I've been more merciful to you than I should have been? You dare open your mouth to utter flimsy excuses? What do you take me for?" The dangerously,well sculptured man rose to his feet in anger. He was ready to behead the man kneeling in front of him.

A knock came on the door shortly after a man entered "Sorry for interrupting you sir but this is an emergency" the man dressed in a black suit,Said with fear rushing through his spine.

He observed the man closely,he does have something of great importance for him to barge in like that.
"Everyone out" the boss shouted. "And you..." he pointed to Alhaji.Ismail, "wait for me outside, I am not done with you yet".

He sat back in his magestic chair "speak!"he ordered.

"It's that girl..." he contemplated on telling his boss the new found information.

The beast rose instantly from his seat,holding the scared man before him by the collar of his suit.

"What happened to her? Did I not tell you to watch her for every second of your miserable pathetic life?" He roared like the beast that he is,eyes red and his veins at the verge of explosion.

"You did,...I..mean...I did...and ...but I..." the frightened man stammered,he was almost at the verge of peeing right there but he knows better,if not he would be a dead man tomorrow.

"You what? Speak to me you buffoon" he order.

"She's ...she's...his daughter,...I mean,...her father is him...yes him" he said terrifyingly.

"Who is her father? You know better,don't test my patience " he asked impatiently.

"Ismail, Alhaji.Ismail,...is her father" he hurriedly replied.

Letting go of the scared guard,he took his seat again. Smiling evilly as he stroke his chiseled jaw. Wicked thoughts invading his sinful mind,connecting all the dots in his head,finally coming up with a perfect plan.

"Send him in" he ordered.

The room was dead silent,fear has swallowed the old man who cursed the day he first came here. Now,he has dug his own grave with his own hands. If only he would have been more patient,if only he had waited longer? If only,bit it's too late now.

"I am refraining myself from killing you but I am not pardoning you. There is a price you have to pay for your incompetency,but since I am in a good mood today,I will let you choose the best punishment for yourself. What say?"

The old man exhaled loudly,feeling a little bit relieved but not for long I suppose. He thought deeply but he couldn't find any punishment for himself. Heck,who would want to punish himself anyway?

"Anything....anything" he said instantly looking up at the beast in front of him and he immediately regret his decision.

"What was that you said? I didn't hear you properly,it's like you said anything?" The devil said in an unnatural calm voice.

"Yes,I will do anything you say,please don't kill me,I have a family who rely on me,I beg of you,please!" He desperately begged.

"Well,since you have decided on what to do to yourself,I am glad you said that yourself just made my plans a lot more easier,so let's get to the final decision,shall we?" He nicely,yet dangerously said.

"I accidentally happened to sight this young girl,and from the information I have gathered,she is from your household.I might have developed interest in her."

"Wh...who..if I may ask?" The man silently prayed it's not his princess,for he has been recieving many young men's proposal for her hand in marriage.
And there's is no way he has seen her,no! It's impossible.he hoped.

"A fat birdie told me she is your daughter,for the exchange of your life,i want her." He evilly said.

"My daughter? I have three daughters,i don't know which you have picked interest in." He asked in fear,hoping and praying she's not the one he's talking about,any of them for that matter.

Give me that folder" boss ordered the man beside him.

In a few seconds,a brown folder was brought in and was respectfully handed over to the boss,who had a smirk plastered on his godly face.

"Her," he said,throwing a number of pictures at his prey.

With shaking hands,he picked up the pictures and immediately,tears clouded his eyes,it's her. On different days,dressed different attires , it means that he has been following her,for a long time.

"Oh Allah",he muttered. What has he done? Why her?

"Well,you should say something,I don't have all day" the boss spoke impatiently.

"You want her?but I have an elder daughter who is yet to be married,I can't give her to you,but her,she's too young for an honourable man like you." He blabbed all that came to his mind. He can lose her to this beast! No! He can't.

"Unfortunately,it's her that I want,only her!" He voiced dangerously.

" I will give you two days to decide,just two days. As you can see,I can take her anytime I want,any where I want,decide wisely." He curtly said.

The fifty years old man was sweating furiously,not knowing what to do,looking for solution. He knows clearly that he can't run nor hide,he will fish him out within hours,kill him and take her. 'What to do?' He asked himself.

"You can go..." the boss's voice interrupted his far fetched thoughts.

"But remember,her and her alone" he reminded venomenously.

Alhaji.Ismail left the residence,terrified,scared and broken. His one mistake will ruin his princess. He felt his heart pounding furiously,he was confused,walking aimlessly under the scorching April sun hitting his bald head.

He know not a solution out of this mess but he'd rather die a thousand death than let his girl be tainted by that animal of a man.

But how will that be a solution,he dies and the beast takes her,he lives still the beast takes her,there is no possible way out of the endless tunnel.

Ya Allah,ka temake ni (Allah,help me).

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