LIFE OF AN HEIRESS

Chapter 16

Hannatu's pov

I felt exhausted, I cried and cried until I couldn't anymore. Fatima eventually left after a while, she stormed out for no reason and I didn't ask why. I spent some time alone in my room tryna process the whole day.

A heavy nock on the door was heard, After sometime I realized whoever it was had no intention of leaving so I'll have to check out who it is.

"mama, e oisy" imam says with sleep in his eyes

"it's noisy? I'm sorry" I picked him up and went on to open the door.

I felt my whole body freeze at the person behind it, never in my years of living did i think I'd see him anywhere near me talkess of him coming to my place.

"h-hi" I barely muttered

"when? When were you gonna tell me about him" he asks with so much venom in his voice

A sleepy Imam that had his face burried in my neck decides to wake up and check what the noise is all about, on seeing him Nasir face softened.

"who you?" he asks shyly

Nasir looked back at me with confusion, I gesture for him to come in and went into the living room. I sat on the couch opposites Nasir and placed Imam right next to me.

"Imam so you've been asking me who Dada is?" he thought for a while before nodding

"well that's him right there" I pointed to a nervous looking Nairs..

"h-h-h-h...."

Nasir looked over to me and I nodded, Imam was a stutter. He was born with it because since he started talking he's had it which made it difficult for him to talk and for us to understand.

"slowly baby, slowly" I pat his back

"h-h-he baba?" I nod

He turned to look at him before running over towards him to give him a hug, Nasir picked him up and the tears I saw in his eyes only made me feel sadder.

.. After a while of laughing and talking, Imam went back to sleep holding on to Nasir tightly. He feared that if he slept off he'd leave so it was hard to get him to fall back asleep.

"well there he goes, you can go now" I say with a smile

"no, I'm not doing that. If he's so terrified of me leaving he has to hold my hand I have no reason to betray his trust." I nod

"you're so selfish Hannatu, how can you keep me away from my son? Do even have the heart to face him in the future and tell him why I haven't been in his life for two years?" I shake my head

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to keep my son with me" he sighs before looking away

"I'm taking him with me, at least for tonight. I need him Close" i nod with a smile

Nasir's pov

I enter the house with a sleeping Imam in my arms, I went straight upstairs to my room and laid him down. I felt arms around me and knew it was my wife's.

"so he's really yours huh?" she asked with a tinge if envy in her voice

"he is, apparently she didn't wanna lose him so she lied he wasn't. We've spent time apart and I don't want that anymore." I look over to her hoping she gets what I'm saying

"I hoped this wouldn't happen but who am I to judge, I know how important she is to you" tears run down her cheeks.

"we'll be fine, I promise" I hug her tight