KHADIJA

All GOOD THINGS END

Khadija and I have been married for a month now and things couldn't have turned out Better than I'd hope, my two wives were getting along Pretty well, and it was a big surprise to me, Kameela never liked her but acknowledged her as a woman who is willing to do anything for the man she loves.
   The first two weeks wasn't all sunshine and joy, Khadija have made attempt to get close to Kameela as the kishiya but Kameela wouldn't have it, she would always shun Khadija or walk away without uttering a word and that bothered me deeply, if this family was to move forward, they gotta start talking to each other more. I had begged Kameela to give Khadija a chance, to get to known her better and she'll see she's actual a good person, Khadija was bothered and worried as none of What she did ever pleased Kameela, but with time Kameela softened a little,  and she was beginning to talk and laugh more with Khadija and this gesture was highly welcomed and the house was getting bright again, little by little they became best friends and we went Out a lot as one happy Family, I was married to the two women I love and Cherish more in this world , I could never pick one over another and God has given me Both of them, I couldn't Have asked for anything more.
Four years have passed and my Family grew significantly bigger with four kids, two of which belonged to each wife, my Sister had  Finished school and she was now working at a private insurance company,often regarded as an iron lady by her colleagues, men were scared to approach her as her social status as a high class Working Lady scared suitors away.
Most northern men wants a full house wife one who Won't work but take care of The house full time, and that's not my sister.
   A big Aspect of my job at the oil firm involved taking My Team to potential oil mining site, and that included going into thick forest and underground mines searching for the perfect drill hole, and after that we Take readings of PH of The land,then submit our readings to the tech guys and they do the remaining work.
   For a while I couldn't go to work as I was often sick and no medicines worked, I had emaciated from sudden loss of body weight and acute pains, I was taken to dalhatu Arafat specialist hospital in lafia for rigorous test. as the test result came out, it didn't make for a good reading. The doctor said I had been infected with a certain virus that had resided in my Body for a while infecting Other cells and overtime had become cancer, in other words I had Hodgkin's lymphoma which is a fancy way for saying I had cancer Of The white Blood Cells. This news Didn't Go down well with anyone as Khadija and Kameela ordered the test be taken again, the results were still the same ,turns out I had picked up this virus on one of my Many work trips into the forest,  luckily for us none of my wives or kids or My sister had contacted it because it wasn't contagious.
     According to the doctors Nothing could be done about it, not even stem cell or bone marrow transplant. the virus has spread rapidly in my Body to the extent there was a 100% chance I could die during surgery. I was given Really expensive drugs to at least prolong  my life for a little while.
     I stopped work and stayed home Full time my wives and sister Took care of me, they were My only source of joy,  for when I look at them I feel sudden joy and not even my ailments could dent that happiness. I couldn't move around freely as my bones have gotten so weak, so they always helped me Move around  and playfully teased me by calling me old, we laughed all together, my kids none old Enough to understand what I was going through joined in the laughter too and we all laughed consequentially.
My condition had gotten worse and I had been transferred to the hospital. as I was now living off life support, for the remainder of what ever days I had left in this World. Which brings me to the present for as I looked at my Wives and sister who held me Crying, I cried too for I was living my family and  only sister in this world bit I was living Them in good Condition, Khadija never stopped reciting the shahadah, as they begged me not to leave them I told them I don't wanna leave any Of u either , why would I want to? but I had come To the End of my life and I was fading Fast as I could no longer Heard Them aloud, for as I recited the shahadah I told my Sister to take care of my wives and be strong and to give her suitors a chance, she smiled even with tears in her eyes .she knelt close to me and In a tearful voice Said. big brother you are Leaving me Too, I couldn't respond as tears rolled down my eyes, as I recited the shahadah one more Time I told my Wives I loved them both and With the last breath in my Body I said I will wait for both of you in heaven and then I'll  hold both your Hands and say alhamdulilahi we are here.