Life with Love✓

Chapter 15

Hauwa's POV

"So how did he look?"the young looking man asked me for the hundredth time while stroking his hair.
"I already told you it was dark, I couldn't see the face."I banged my fist on the table.
"How did he smell?"he asked.
"Umm...."I tried recalling. "He smelt of a mixture of tropical and citrus perfume."I replied.
"Okay," the police scribbled down some things on his notepad. "What was he wearing?"
"A hoodie and a blue denim jeans."I replied as if waiting for the question.
"Colour of hoodie?"
"I think black."I adjusted myself on the seat.
He asked me some other questions and I gave him answers to the ones I knew.
After I was done with the police, Layla also got interrogated.
"Yeah I saw his face."Layla said and I sat to listen to more, but the police said I wasn't supposed to be there, so I went upstairs.
Yaseer had left for an important meeting, so he had the house under high security so nothing could happen again.

Yaseer's POV

"But please I can't do that."I pleaded with the masked guy.
"Then if you don't, you'll be dead, and your dear wife will mourn you her whole life."
"You can do anything to me, but don't harm my wife."I felt a trail of sweat roll down my back.
"Then i'll just have to do it the hard way."he pointed the gun at me.
I pulled out my phone and was about to dial the police number, but the guy shot it.
"You think the police can get me? Well you are wrong Mr."
"If it is the matter of money, then just state the amount and stop all these!"I said all at once.
"You got three seconds to agree,"he walked to where I was and put the gun on my forehead.
"Three, two..."he counted.
As he was about to utter one, I kicked him in his 'p' and he immediately pulled the trigger I tried  to dodge the bullet, but it had already met me in the arm badly.
I picked up the gun, and made my way to my car with blood staining anything I touched.
I had lost my phone, so I had to look for a landline or somewhere to call.
The area was deserted, but I successful found a call center.
I wanted to call Hauwa and tell her not to leave home, coz the blackmailer and his gang already planed out an attack for her.
I overheard it from the blackmailer when he was receiving a call.
"Hello, baby girl."I said struggling to hold the phone to my ear as I also stopped blood from gushing out of my arm.
"Hello Yaseer, hello,"the line began breaking.
"Oga(sir), the credit for that phone no plenty o(the airtime on the phone is not much), your money don reach #259 already (your money has reached #259 already)."the lady in charge of the service told me.
"Hello, can you hear me?"I moved around to find good signal, but the call was terminated.
I slowly removed the phone from my ear.
"Your money na #399 now(your money is now #399)."the lady spoke again in her clear Nigerian tone.
I hurriedly pulled out three thousand naira cash and flung it at her before getting into the car and zooming off....

Hauwa's POV

Yaseer called, but I couldn't hear him coz of the bad network.
Nigeria!!!
The police had left after Layla's interrogation.
I decided I was going to make lunch, so I went to the kitchen.
"Let's get started."I tied the apron and rubbed my palms against each other.
...
After I had successfully put all the dishes in the  coolers, I heard my phone ring.
It was AMAR!!
What did he want.
I wiped my wet hands on the apron and picked up the call.
With the phone placed by my ear, I spoke.
"What do you want?"I asked wanting to know.
"Hmm.... I just called to congratulate you."his voice sounded like he was grinning.
"For what?" I furrowed my eyes that my brows almost touched each  other.
"For getting pregnant and loosing it by getting  ummm.... Raped..."he started. "Hmm... Rape isn't a good word to use I guess, am sure it wasn't a Rape, you just slept with one of your sugar daddies and come around saying it's a Rape, such a cheap slut."
I promised myself that I'd hold back my tears and shed no tear.
I inhaled and exhaled heavily before talking.
"So are you done? You seriously wasted your airtime to come talk about what isn't your business? Well guess what Mr Amar Sadiq Gumell, I don't care, wait, did you forget when I told you our friendship was over? Or you just can't resist your love for me? Say all you want, I don't care! In fact I don't have your time, I got better shit than you!"I ended the call.
I never thought the Amar Sadiq Gumell I knew could be so heartless and foolish.
He could go date whoever he wishes, I didn't care, our bond had been broken.
I don't think I can ever forgive him.
With the thought of how my life had metamorphosed within just some months going through my mind, I got another call.
It was the security.
"Madam, e get am for somebody wey wan see am for you(There is someone that wants to see you)."Musa said.
"Who is the person?"I asked.
"Wallahi I never see am before(I have never seen the person before)."his pidgin almost made me chuckle but I didn't coz I respected him so much.
He was just like a father to me.
"Okay, send the person in."I told him.
"Ma? Watin you talk?(what did you say)?"he asked.
I forgot he didn't understand English a lot, so I just had to speak in pidgin even if I knew I wasn't a pro in speaking it.
"Make you allow the person enter house.(Allow the Person to enter the house)."I managed to say.
"Okay madam."and he ended the call.

As I opened the door, something heavy just hit my forehead, and everything went black for me.

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It's been a while,
Sorry for the late update, I was occupied..
Hope you enjoy this chapter.

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