Afterglow.

chapter 22

Malika's POV.

When I saw Aunt Asma'u's call,my heart began to beat faster, I didn't know why bit I ignored it.

I had to go to the rest room to pick the call since we're not allowed to pick calls in the laboratory.

The toilet is so stinky, but I managed to stay in there to hear what she has for me .

From her use of words I knew she was nervous ,I begin to panic ,I thought Abdulhakim is dead .

Or maybe reihana is dead .

Or my parent ,all I could think of was death .

To my greatest surprise ,mama had to deliver the message herself and that made me cry harder .

If mama is delivering this message, then it means I've lost a loved one.

I impatiently waited for her to hit the nail on it's head .

And she said "this foolish husband of yours has gotten that despicable harlot pregnant"

I felt like all the air in my lungs have been knock off, I couldn't inhale nor exhale.

I almost passed out, I had to remind myself that Abdulhakim will never change ,it's left for me to decide if I can still live with him or not.

I tried not to cry ,I was hyperventilating and that made me inhaled the stinky air in the toilet .

I was breathing through my mouth ,I went silent for a while trying to survive ,I felt bites in my heart .

my heart has gotten tired of breaking and mending itself ,so today I feel like something is eating it up.

What have I done? I've promised myself not to cry over Abdulhakim, but here I am , the tears refuse to stay in .

It flowed like a river with no end ,it was hot,I was afraid I might burn my face ,Abdulhakim is not worth burning my face,he's not even worth the tears.

I wish he would just divorce me, then I'll know that I'm completely out of his life ,but he won't ,I don't know what he means by that, is he punishing me,or I'm I punishing myself ?

What a life!

I don't know why Abdulhakim choose to hurt me, what was he thinking ,I thought he has been working on changing for good,but all the same .

he'll never change, if not for reihana I don't think he'll ever see me again.

I could just sue him to court and ask for a divorce, but then all men can be the same ,I don't know who are the likes of Abdulhakim out here, they're probably wearing a mask of kind men,but inside they're all devils .

If I was to judge Abdulhakim by his physical appearance he's that kind of man that you'll think will never look at another woman twice except his wife .

He has that kind of smile that make you think he'll be so sincere , he talk ill about those who cheat on their wives like he don't cheat on his .

I just hope reihana is not taking his footsteps, she's a girl and I'm afraid hers will be worse .

I stayed a little longer in the toilet ,made sure I look nothing like a cry baby, and then walked back to the office .

When I got to the office I found jabir's Dad.

"Kawu good morning" (uncle)

"Morning dear " "can. I see you in camera ?"

"Yes sure"

We walked out of the lab in a secluded  area where we thought was safe .

"Malika I've heard about the mistake your husband has done "