He kept tossing his car keys,staring at his phone with a painful smile, it's been a month since he lost his loved ones, only for Kakus who was discharged from hospital the previous day, she was shocked to the core when she heard of her only surviving son's death. So she had to visit the hospital she vowed not to, she was there for a month and immediately she was discharged she swore by Allah she wasn't going to spend her night in the city, she said she was going back to Gaya, it was Ado that brought her to Rijiyar Zaki in Kano after Shu'aibu's death and now that he is no more, she had nothing to do with city.
He didn't know that he loved her until when she kept calling Zara'u on her sickbed, claiming to have loved her since day one but for the fact that her co-wife who was from the same country with Zara was so mean to her,she decided to paint herself vicious in her eyes so that she might be afraid of hurting her, She even went extra miles to have knelt down in front of him, crying her heart out, seeking for his forgiveness on behalf Ado,Saudat and Zara, that it was her fault they died, she forced the marriage, she wasnt grateful to Allah for having only one grandson, and then in the cost of getting fat, she lost weight.
"Aboki you need to cry out your pains" Ashraf brought back to the world of reality.
"Do you think I will restrain myself from crying, I'm not intent of holding back, I'm lost, completely lost. " He replied flailing his hands.
"You haven't cried even for once, and I can see the tears, please force them out atleast your mind would be at rest. " Ashraf placed squeezed his shoulder in a soothing manner.
"You won't just understand. " He shook his head.
"May Allah perfect your bereavement Muhammad,Insha Allah Aljannatul Firdaus is their home. "
"Insha Allah ."
He is now living with the Sunusis,Ashraf's house, since Kakus has left to Gaya with Sumayya, yes it was no accident they a kind of carried along on his birthday, Sumayya agreed to follow Kakus to the village and all the necessary arrangements were made, he was the only one left, his paternal aunts,stepaunts to be clear rejected him, and that was because of their strong aversion to his grandma, father and in some way to him.He had no other option than to relocate to Zoo road, Alhaji Sunusi's residence.
"May Allah reward you all,I can't imagine life without you Ashraf, please extend my profound gratitude to Baba and Mama. " The unshedded tears kept stinging him but he had forgotten how to cry, he couldn't think straight, all he did was to eat, and somehow sleep, as for school, he hadn't registered for JAMB he was lucky to have sat for WAEC, even when Ashraf rebuked him on his failure to register, he said everything of him was closed, he knew that he couldn't make it, why wasting money and time?
"I'm glad I'm done with maths Aboki,I can now face Law confidently. "
"Yeah congratulations, but I pity the day when your child will ask you to teach him-"
"Hey save that, I'm going to marry a maths Guru Insha Allah "Ashraf cut him mid sentence.
"Talking about marriage, I hope my birthday gifts are still well kept because I'm damn serious you're going to wear them on your wedding day. "
"There's nothing like marriage in my Agenda, I've told you several times, I ve locked my heart forever, so there's nothing like love not to talk of marriage, I can't risk another heart break, my loved ones keep leaving me."
"Haba Muhammad, do you think your parents will be happy about this decision if they were alive, they wanted you to be a strong person, please warm up and make them proud. " Ashraf said nudging his shoulder in a playful way just to cheer him up.
"Hmm"
"Daddy I've caught you clying, wallahi don't deny it" Zara said pouting.
He didn't deny it instead he hugged her tightly and carried on crying, he felt her tiny hand rubbing his back, and he could hear her faint sobs also.
"I miss them Zara" He said sniffing.
"Take heart Daddyn Jala" She replied pecking him on the cheek .
"Here's ish the paper Abbana" She said handing him a paper .
"Which paper? "He asked a bit confused.
"Daddy you shaid I should bling you the paper 'Anty Prenursery Shanimu 'Alaye' gave me."
"Oo now I remember."
"O my God Zara are you for real " As if he wasn't the person crying a minute ago, he was now laughing amidst tears.
"Daddy why are you laughing " She accused hands akimbo.
"Her name is Firdausi Saminu 'Karaye Zara". He said clenching his stomach and she smiled
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Zara
RandomHer? Oh how he missed her. He thought life was perfectly perfect when he met her, alas, it was an illusion,a freaking perfect one. She was Allah's gift to him that he would forever cherish. Alhamdulillah. He was shattered,yet she picked him piece...
