Love And Revenge✔️

Twenty

*Chapter 20 *

"I hate walking outside" she complains pouting.

"You said you hate strolls in the morning so I decided we should have it in the evening and now you're telling me you don't like them at all? Just like you literally forced me to drink that ginger tea, you are most definitely going to walk with me every evening I get back early from work" Fuad says back.

    "But the tea was for your health"
"And this isn't? You'll thank me for this one day".

"I thought you'd be too exhausted from work to even lift a book".
"How unfortunate for you"
  
They keep walking.
A man comes out from a house they just passed.

   
"Fuad!' He calls him.
He turns around and smiles widely.
  
"Mukhtar? How are you?" He asks walking over to him and they shake hands.
"Great. Two days"
   
"How is Khadijah?"
"Oh you only remember her now?"
  
They both burst out laughing.
"How has she been it's been a long time since I saw her, how is she holding up?"
He asks as his smile disappears completely and turns into a frown.
   
"She misses you"
"I do too. Honestly I don't know how to face her"
"Give me your number, I'll send you her contact"
"Oh okay thanks, 08123***126"
   
"Who's that?" He says looking at Rumaisa.
She comes forward.

   "Oh this is my lovely wife, Rumaisa"
"Oh My God! Fuad Ibrahim Maitama is married, what a surprise. If anyone asked me I would think you'd prefer to live the rest of your life as a bachelor"

He and Fuad laugh but it wasn't funny to Rumaisa not at all she just kept smiling.
   "Anyway I'm so glad to meet Fuad's wife. Wait!....are you Engr. Ali Bature's daughter?" He asks.
 
She looks at him confused.
"She is. How did you know?"
    "Oh I remember someone telling me Mutassim's sister was getting married and he told me her name was Rumaisa and that I'd never guessed who she married"
   
"Why is it shocking I married Fuad?" She asks curiously.
"Like I said no one would have guessed Fuad would get married".
   
He and Fuad laugh again.
"Laughing every time he mentions it means you must have been one heck of a bachelor, right?"
  
He notices her tone.
"Well we have to get home, I have to go to the mosque".
  
"Okay see you later then".
They tap and they (he and Rumaisa) walk away.

:

He sat down watching when she comes in and sits shaking her legs.
"I'm coming, let me make a phone call first" he says calling someone.

Hello. Dijah?

Fuad? So you know I'm alive?

How have you been?

Great. After years you remember me?

it's not like you remembered me.

Ohhh. I was the one always calling to check up on you I got tired and then it was like you disappeared no one knew where world's #1 bachelor was spending his nights anymore.

Don't say that. People change.

Not you.

So how are my babies?
Rumaisa glares at him but he just smiles.

They are here missing you.

I miss them too. And I miss you as well.

So how has it been?

Great. Are you still in 'the' house.

Hell no! I packed out 3 years back.

OMG! My girls are all grown up now.

They are but they still remember you.

How is my look alike. Which class is he now?

Js one.

I missed everything. I'm really sorry, I was selfish.

At least you're not now. So how is bachelor life? I told you I can hook you up with someone.

Come on. I'm married.

You're lying.

Do I lie to you?.

OMG! How? Who?

Don't worry I'll come over on Friday to see you and the children and fulfill my duties, it's a promise.

Duties? Like what exactly?

While you meet my wifey, we will go have ice cream and catch up.

Alright but i really have to meet your wife.

Don't worry you will.

Mama is calling me I have to go.

My regards to her.

She'll be so excited if she hears from you.

Bye.

See yah Bach.

   She hangs up.
He looks at Rumaisa and she wasn't smiling, he was in no mood to argue so he got up and went upstairs. Through out the night he was smiling, even when they went to bed and Rumaisa couldn't take it anymore.

  
"Who is this Khadijah girl?" She asks.
"Are you jealous perhaps?"
  
"Fuad Who is she?"
"All you need to know my darling is that you and I are going shopping tomorrow so that we can get gifts. We'll take to her on Friday, alright? Goodnight" he plugs in his ear plugs and covers his head with the duvet.

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