Love And Revenge✔️

Twenty-Seven

Fuad sat down with Khadijah shaking his legs rapidly.
"You seem nervous. What's up with you?" She asks looking like she was expecting nothing but trash from him.

"I'm sorry about Rumaisa's brother".
"We are done with that. All is forgiven" she says back smiling.
     
"Come on we both know it's not, not after they forced you to drop the charges against Salam".
"I don't know the boy's name but how did you know they forced us? Was Rumaisa part of it too" She asks with a straight face.
      
"No she isn't. I heard it from him when I asked" he lied.
"Ohhh but she has nothing to do with it so why are you apologizing for him?"
"He is my brother in-law and for him it was a mistake"

"Killing someone is a mistake?"
"He doesn't know Bashir died. He was never told by anyone"
"How is that possible?"
      
"He was young, they knew it would scar him for life. He was just a child he can't live with that burden so young".
"It's true. His brother is the one to blame" she says.

"Well I'll be going now I have to get home for dinner"
"Your wife is waiting?"
"Yeah I guess".
         
"Okay. I'm sorry Fuad is still in school" she say apologetically.
"What name does he use in school?"
          
"Fuad Ibrahim M just like you"
"And he doesn't ask questions about the difference from his siblings?"
      
"He did once but I don't know what mama told him to stop him from asking".
      
"Okay then. Tell him that I'm coming back next week but right now I have to prepare for Hadiza's wedding which I hope you are attending".
      
"Of course. I'm one of the bridesmaids"
He laughs.
"I guess your friendship has really gone that far"
"Yeah all because she fell in love with the wrong guy"

His smile disappears.
"Ruin my joy as usual, evil woman" he says walking out.

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He kept looking at Hadiza like he couldn't believe it, there she was standing next to Ismail, the guy that irritated her whenever she was around Fuad.
She's getting married a year after him that's when he realized how unlucky his life has been. To top it all of Rumaisa was now walking towards him, although he did call her.
  
"You called me" she says when she stands in front of him.
"You are my wife you should stand beside me as we go in, not beside another guy" he tells her and she smiles.

"Please don't think about anything irrational, it doesn't mean anything has changed I just don't want people noticing that we aren't together through out and you had to stand with another guy when you have a husband"

Her smile disappears.
Everyone stands with his partners and they go in immediately the MC introduces them and the music starts playing.

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Fuad couldn't get his head straight. Regrets, he had too much of them because he knew he would have been the one marrying her but she had to force him to marry her just to inflict pain on him.

"What would you like to eat?" Rumaisa asks getting his mind off Hadiza.
"Nothing I'm fine" he says back coldly.

She goes back to her seat, still looking at him.
"Why aren't you eating?" Fatima asks when she approaches him.
     
He stays quiet.
"Let me get you some rice" She jogs away before he could stop her.
She gets the food, drink and keeps it on his table.
"There you go. Fried rice, chicken breast, moi moi and cur-slaw. Hope you enjoy it" she says before she walks away.

    Hadiza was just his girlfriend and yet he feels like he's at his cousin's wedding. His mother is one of the bride's mother's friends, his sister is one of her bridesmaids and so is Khadijah, his dad is currently at her parents house discussing with her father and all because she was madly in love with him. He didn't know if it was Ismail's luck or his loss or maybe both. He lost her to someone who got lucky and now he is stuck with someone he can't stand and she didn't even have the decency to let him make his choices.

Everything was done and now it was time to take the bride to her new house. Fuad knew he wouldn't be able to take it any longer, watching as the woman who kept pestering him has found someone else and he was worse than ever, although he was happy for her.
  
So when Ismail came out he went to talk to him.
"You aren't coming?" Ismail asks a bit disappointed.

"Yeah I have to go to Abuja tomorrow and I'm taking the 6am train, it's already midnight I don't want to be late"
    
"Okay, becareful"
"Sure thanks. Tell Hadiza I am very sorry but I'll come by next week" He says before he walks away.

Rumaisa was standing beside Fatima waiting for the driver to take her home when Fuad came.
"Let's go" he tells her.
She stands looking at him.
    
"Wait what?" She asks shocked.
"Let's go home why are you standing here?"

"Okay" She says back in a giddy tone and follows him to his car.

The ride throughout was so quiet. No words were exchanged not until they got home.
He parks outside the gate.
"Okay, go in"
   
"Wait what? You're not coming in?"
"Just go on in Rumaisa"
    
"Look Fuad I'm so sorry about everything".
"I know but it's just that whenever I look at you I get so irritated and angry"
     
"What can I do?"
"Just give me time"

She nods and gets out of the car not even turning back once.
After a while he drives off.

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He knocks on the door.
She opens the door and sees Fuad standing there.
She smiles. "Come on"

They both enter the living room and sit.
"I think I have been a little to hard on you lately and I'm sorry but I need you to promise me you'll leave behind whatever it is that you have done or have been doing."
   
"I promise I will and I'm sorry for being selfish"
He stands up and sits next to her, holding her hands.
"Let's give ourselves a little break from everything"

"Really?" She asks.
"Where do you think we should go?"
"Hungary?"
    
"No I think somewhere new that we can start fresh for a while".
"Let's check the map then"
     
"What about Athens?"
"Greece?"
     
"It's fine right?"
"I love it" she says hugging him tightly.

   
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