Chapter 29

They left the place and headed to daddy's house. He took his phone and dialled Yusuf's number before he placed the phone on his ear. "To a woni? A andi ko Aunty ve'am na. Ovi sai to miyehi bangal Hadiza bo sai to mi yadi be Amira (Where are you now? You cannot believe what aunty is making me to do. She said I have to attend Hadiza's wedding and I have to be there with Amira.)" Yusuf hummed wondering why he was speaking Fulfulde. "I am at the clinic. Now what's up with the language?" He asked, suspiciously. "Oh I am together with someone and I don't want her to understand what I am saying obviously." He spoke smoothly. Maybe she knew how to speak it too but he wouldn't even care if she knew what he was saying. "Hypocrite. Who are you with? I am definitely telling amira now if you don't bribe me," he teasingly spoke. Muhsin hissed, "be serious here, man. What should I do?" He asked. "You know amira would just embarrass me there and when aunty utters a word, it stays." "I know how aunty takes her words seriously. Erm... you just have to warn amira. Like be serious with her and warn her, that's the only way. I know how you're a mama's boy, you can never skip her commands." Muhsin sighed, "you're right, I will do that instead. We will talk when I get home." He ended the call after Yusuf's response. He dropped her off at home and left after he had entered and greeted amira's parents. Mommy felt her anger rising when she saw them together but she never showed one sign of her anger to anyone. The time when they would realize what she has been complaining was surely going to come. She walked into his room and stood by the door, looking at him knot his tie. She folded her arms across her chest as she waited to hear why he summoned her. She furrowed her brows and looked away before he caught her drooling over him in one of his elegant navy blue suit. She stood there for more than five minutes before he looked at her and cleared his throat. He was going to apologise, she declared in her mind. "We are traveling to Yola next Thursday, you better start preparing and mind you, if you try doing anything dumb or stupid with my cousins or my aunts, amira I assure you, you will regret it." She turned her head and glared at him. So this was why he called her? What a waste of her time. "You should go warn your family members to stay out of my lane not stand here blabbering unnecessary things. And I don't see anyone in this world forcing me to go to that village where I am not respected." Even though her words irritated him, his face looked as calm as it always has been. He shoved his hands in his suit pocket as he stared at her. "Amira when did we become mates that you spill out whatever that comes out of your mouth to me? Or is it because I don't do anything to you? Look, we are leaving Thursday afternoon, so better get ready. And please if you want to see the other side of Muhsin, don't do what I asked you to. Now get out," he yelled at the end. His holler reverberated in her ears like a clap of thunder, such was his rage. It was a roar of pure anger. And by the time he had finished yelling, his voice was so hoarse he could barely speak. She briskly walked out of the room when he started approaching her in a threatening way. She said nothing wrong about his family but the truth. If they won't respect her then there was no way she was going with him. But she knew skipping this would mean lots of trouble for her. She hissed annoyingly as she paced around her room. She picked up her phone and dialled karima's number. "Karima, where are you?" She inquired. "Home of course. Where else would I be by this time of the morning?" She spoke annoyingly. Amira had totally forgotten about what happened few days ago. When she was in need, she never cared if that person was angry with her or not, or she had hurt your feelings. "I really need your advise on something. Could you please come over? You know my husband would never allow me to go anywhere." Karima moved the phone away from her ear and looked at the phone before she placed it back. "What's in it for me?" She questioned which is annoyed amira. "Karima why is it always about money please? Aren't you willing to help me? Aren't we friends?" Karima slightly hissed. "Okay fine, I will be at your place in an hour." She ended the call. Amira slumped on her bed and inhaled deeply before she exhaled. She knew definitely if she told karima her problems she would find a solution for her. What she was sure about is she wasn't going to Yola with him, that was definitely a no. She laid down there waiting for karima for more than an hour but no sign of her. She tossed to the other side to call her but she never picked. She looked at the time, it was past 11 in the morning and she haven't even eaten her breakfast yet. She stood up and headed out to the kitchen to check if she had any leftovers to warm up. She was scanning through the fridge when she heard the doorbell. She swiftly closed the fridge back and walked out of the kitchen to open the door. She heaved a sigh of relief when her eyes met karimas'.