I got home safe and sound.
At first I was scared but hearing laughter I calmed down a Bit.
The guys had me board a cab and I left them back at the train station.
"Umma?" I rushed to meet my sick mum laying on her bed
"Umma.." I wanted to start crying as she embraced me in a hug.
"Laila?"
"Yauche ki ka dawo(when did you arrive)"
She sounded sick very sick
" yanzu..(just now) " I said or at least that's what I meant to say seeing as it came out as a muffled sound.
I spent the rest of the day with my mum in bed as I told her all about Abuja.
And how I meet some guys that paid for my ticket here
Of course I didn't tell her it was a bad guy kind of group
I just said a group of guys.
After talking and talking I finally left her to sleep.
She seemed very tired
With the all the drip going into her blood stream she must be weak.
I dragged myself to my room which was really dusty
No one comes in ne?
Where are my siblings?
I haven't seen them all day.
I sat down at my table looking at old sketches, the I heard my ringing tone and quickly searched my bag for my phone.
The number wasn't saved.
It wasn't a Nigerian number because it started with +971 instead of +234.
My heart beat started to race.
Could it be Atman?
Of course it is
It has to be Ayman
My Ayman!
"Hello.." I said
"Laila" the guy answered and I my heart skipped a beat, how is it so easy for someone to do that by just saying my name?
"Ayman? " I said earnestly
"Laila" he said back in the same manner
"Ayman"
"Laila"
We kept doing this for like two minutes
Till he said
"I miss you"
And I felt my heart melt away.
Oh wow
I clutched the phone tighter to my ears
"I've missed you so, so, very much. How are you doing?"
He asked but I couldn't answer
"I see you went shopping you should have spent more" He said Humour evident in his voice
"Oh that" I started to burn with shame
"Yeah, so did you get a new phone?"
"Yes I did"
"And...? "
"I got an iPhone and Oh My God it's so amazing, just looking at it is mesmerizing"
"That's great, Oyah take a selfie and send it to me, or better still let's video call"
I've never actually done a video call before.
"Hey! Pull the phone from your ears and please oh please you need to clean them, like damn are you keeping the dirt for something ne? Oh my God I feel some in my mouth" He said dramatically.
I quickly pulled back and and I can't explain the type of smile I had on my face. It's Sha that type that makes your entire face hurt and it's all because I saw my best friend through the phone
He looked breath taking as usual, But this time he look extra gorgeous.
Unlike me on the other hand I looked well...... Let's just say not very presentable.
"Have you been crying?" He asked noticing my eye bags
"Yeah that's another story ... where are you right now?"
"I'm still in Dubai, It is taking for ever to finish the transfer and whatnot" He sounded tired and bored.
"Oooh so how's Dubai!" I tried to change his mood
"Boring without you" he said pouting his lips.
Those lips
"Aww want me to come over?"
"Yes!"
"Oyah open flight mode I dey come"
