FATE

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

Samha

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"What type of question is this?" She asked holding the grape halfway to her mouth, looking at her daughter with one brow raised.

"Uhm...uhm I mean, when did you arrive mum?" She said unconvincingly forcing a smile to her lips, feeling anxious all of a sudden.

Nabil can choose to make an appearance any moment and she's not even sure what brought her mother to her house though something tells her money is involved. She meekly sat on the chair opposite her mother's looking still forcing a smile, she attempted making small talks by asking about her sister zeena.

"Hmm...that stubborn girl, she went to her dad's house since last week" her mother said still stuffing her face with the goodies presented to her as if she isn't at her in laws house.

"Since last week? Zeenat? That's surprising" samha said knowing fully well how zeenat hates being around her siblings, she calls them local. Her dad is from zamfara and he spends a lot of time over there, her siblings all have the zamfara accent that's she doesn't like associating with them, samha and zeenat used to laugh at their Hausa whenever they have a chance to but now samha finds it childish.

"Uhm...don't mind that stupid girl, she asked me money and I refused to give her that was why she left the house but that is not what brought me here. I have been calling you but you refused to answer my calls, so I decided to pay you a visit"

"Actually I was...Uhm...busy neh, I am not ignoring your calls"

"I wasn't born right now,Wato kin girma koh?(so you have grown?) you are are ignoring my calls" she said shaking her head"

"Maama, It wasn't intentional " samha said now fully alert hearing sounds of vehicles entering the house. Her eyes bulged out, tears pricking the back of her eyes. He is home, she thought dreading what will happen once he meet her mom in the house.

"Keep quiet, I don't want your measly excuses. I came her about the money we talked about"

"What money?" He looked from samha to her mom quizzically folding his arms to his chest. He gestured to his body guard to proceed with his bag into the house while waited for their response

"In law, you are back" was her mother's response to his question smiling with all her thirty two teeth.

While samha trembled in fear of what to come,knowing fully he wouldn't hesitate to display his true colors. She refused to meet his eyes even though she could feel them on her, questioning her.

Her strode into the room with gait, filling up the huge parlor with his presence. He sat one one of the chairs, placing one leg on top of the other. He intentionally ignored his mother in laws question and said to his wife.

"You didn't say anything about us having visitors and I don't remember giving you permission"

With a trembling lips she answered "she's my mother I can't stop her from coming and I didn't even know she would come, wallahi"

The mother who by now is looking at both of them with mouth hanged open, trying to process what's happening.

"We will come back to that later" he said to her and turned towards her mother "errhm...I am glad you came here today because it is high time we meet and talk"