That was never It!!

chapter 23

Sup people?! Check out the pic of how the head of the Finance dresses. I just want u guys to get what I mean when I say 'informal' and crazy!!!

Aliyah was surprised when she was told she had a visitor. She was almost sure no one would look for her at work.

"Let him in." She told Ms. Information on the phone.

"He brought chocolate and a flower with him. Can I keep them for you?"

"No!" Aliyah shouted. Ms. Information only wanted to steal her chocolates.

A few minutes after the call there was a knock at the door and Jaffar walked in with a bouquet of flower and a box of chocolate.

"Asalam Alaykum." He greeted her with a smile. Aliyah replied his salaam and stared at him. He was wearing a thobe! A thobe! (Kanzu). Aliyah could not believe bad boy has gone good.

"I just came to apologise. That picture was -"

"Taken along time ago when you were not engaged to me?" Aliyah cut him short angrily. "I thought you would say something like that. Please leave. I don't need drama in the office."

He placed the chocolate and flowers on the table and walked out. Feeling more than determined to have her back. For some unknown reason he wanted Aliyah back , not as a tool to use against his aging father but as his future wife.

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Isabelle had got a call from a friend of hers. He gave her the greatest news ever. They needed a good photographer and she needed a job. She was so happy she went to Aliyah to share the good news with her.

"Is her name really Ms. Information?" Isabelle looked amused.

"What brings you here Habibty?" Aliyah jumped to give her a hug.

"Hold it right there!" Isabelle pushed her gently. I know I will be getting a lot of hugs after she hears the news. Went the voice in her head.

"Fine!" Aliyah crossed her arms on her chest and frowned.

"I got a job!" She said with a huge silly smile on her face. Aliyah screamed and hugged her tightly.

"I can't breath." Isabelle cried. She finally let her go and felt the urge to hug her again. She was just about to hug her but Isabelle's eyes went wide open as she stared behind Aliyah.

"Good day people." Drex, the head of finance, walked in from Hanif's office. He walked past them but Isabelle was still in a trance.

"Earth to Isabelle." Aliyah snapped her fingers.

"Is that? Did he? How?" Isabelle scratched her head in wonders.

"I am not sure what you want to ask but that is Drex, our head of finance." Aliyah struggled not to laugh at the look on her face.

"Are sure?"

"Weirdo!"

"Don't people wear suits to big offices."

"Well not in this part of the city."

Isabelle saw the chocolate and flowers and smiled. She didn't even ask but grabbed the box of chocolate and ran. Aliyah laughed so loudly that even Hanif who was sleeping in his office walked out.

"You seem too happy today." Hanif said as he rubbed his eyes. He was in his pajamas, Aliyah laughed even more.

"Nah...it's nothing!" She said and burst into laughter again.

Hanif watched her as she laughed and couldn't help but smile.
She is so beautiful, Masha Allah. He thought and immediately lowered his gaze.

Down at the reception area, Isabelle was struggling to take her phone out of the pocket of her tight jeans. One hand was carrying the box of chocolate. She licked her other hand, the one she was using to eat the chocolate.

"Arghh! It better be good." She said angrily. No one messes with her food. She was finding it hard to take her phone out of her pocket since she didn't want to put the box of chocolate down. It's street life rule number one; NEVER put your food down because it can be snatched away. That task would have been easy if her long hair wasn't getting in her way.

"Here you go! Let me help." Drex said and instead of taking the chocolate off her hand he held some of hair back. Isabelle looked at him confused. She took her phone out finally and picked the call.

It was Rukhayah. She was informing her that she will be sleeping out that night.

" Seriously?" Isabelle said angrily. "You ruined a great moment between me and my chocolate only to tell me that!"

Drex laughed.

"Who is that?" Rukhayah asked over the phone.

"None ya!" Isabelle said with a glint of mischievousness in her eyes.

"Nan'yah?" Rukhayah was confused.

"None yah damn business!" Drex laughed even lauder.

"You are a so stupid." Rukhayah said and hanged up on her.

Isabelle was angry she didn't get to answer her. She looked up and saw Drex was still holding her hair and smiling down at her.

"Uuhm, mind letting go." She said and he let her hair go in an annoyingly slow manner.

Weirdo! She thought as she walked away.

"Hey Info girl!" Drex went to Ms. Information. "Find out all you can about that girl."

"Aye aye crazy Drex." She said with a smile.

"Crazy?"

"Well you are the only who barely wears a thing to work and has dreadlocks and -"

"I get it Info girl." He said and walked away.

"It's Ms. Information!" She shouted after him.

"Whatever!"