Chapter 30

"Where have you been, karima? I've been waiting for you." She ushered her in and they headed into the living room. "I had to get ready of course." She slumped on the soft sofa with a sigh. "So what's up? What's going on?" She asked. Amira hissed, for a minute she had forgotten about her worries. "Can you believe that muhsin is telling me that we're traveling to his mothers homeland next week Thursday. I mean those people are bunch of idiots and they are absolutely disrespectful!" Amira is the most dumbest person, karima thought. The fact that she had no respect for her husband shocked karima but not for once has she had ever shown amira that she was amused about it. She would gladly help her ruin her own marital house since she had been longing to find someone like Muhsin. Amira has gotten the man of every girl's dreams but she's playing with it. "What's wrong in going to his mother's homeland with him? What is even wrong in going there?" Karima asked perplexed. "I am telling you his family hates my guts. Especially his female cousins. They are always all over him." She crossed her arms on her chest as the anger rise more when she remembered his they were always all over him. Perhaps they were in love with him. Who wouldn't fall for muhsin? He's rich, young and handsome. What's there not to fall for? "That is the reason why you have to be there. Or you want to leave him for them to drool all over him, like you said. You want one of them to snatch him away? And I mean, you know how those Fulani girls are so beautiful. You're risking your life by not going." Amira was mute as she reasoned karima's words. She was right, if she isn't there then that give them every chance to drool all over him. "Show them you're the only one he has and wants. Do not allow any of his family to step on you. They fight you, you fight back, that's just it. No one can play with Mrs Muhsin!" Amira suddenly started feeling herself by Karima's last statement. And she was right. They fight her, she gladly fights back. "You see the reason why I always need you, karima? You're the best and you always give the best advice. I can't thank you enough." With that, they changed the topic and continued conversing. Karima cooked for them as they continued chit chatting. Later in the evening, amira took the risk of going out to take karima home. When she got home, luckily he wasn't back yet. *** She heard what amira said but decided to pretend like she never heard her. She was clearly annoyed by everything and everyone. Even though she had complained to mommy she was sick, she still forced her to come clean amira's house. "I said where did you keep my diamond earrings, thief? It's either you bring them out or I hit the living day light out of you and I mean it!" By the time she was done yelling, Dalia was already infuriated but she had no right to fume about it. She felt the sharp pain right below her abdomen again. She winced and kept the mopper. "I told you, I didn't see your diamond earrings. Wallahil Azeem I didn't." Her voice cracked and all she wanted to do was cry, not because of the cramps she was feeling but because she hated being accused and she hated swearing but she had no choice. And it had reached to a point that amira would even call her a thief, over something she knew nothing about. "You won't tell me where you hid it? You won't...." She landed her palm across dalia's face. Dalia quickly held her cheek as she closed her eyes tight. A tear slid down her cheek. Despite how she wanted to hold it in, it came rushing down her cheeks. She closed her mouth with her other hand to avoid screaming. Amira smacked her head hard and dragged her from her ear out of the kitchen as she rained insults on dalia. They almost barge into each other as he wanted to head into the kitchen to go check what was going on when he heard the loud smack and then followed by the wails. "What's going on here?" He asked calmly as he gazed at dalia to his wife. He sent daggers her way and without any second thought, she lets go of dalia's ear. "This girl is a thief, muhsin. She stole my diamond earrings, if not her, who would take it? It has been the three of us in this house since morning. And I could vividly remember that I kept it..." "Amira shut up." He gave her a stern look. She swallowed the rest of her words and folded her arms on her chest. "The earrings you carelessly left on the centre table? I took it away because you don't deserve it anymore. Now kindly apologize for accusing her, immediately." Amira's eyes widened then narrowed. "You know that would never be possible because I did nothing wrong. I only confronted her because I thought she was the one that took it," she mouthed despite how embarrassed she was. Dalia sniffed and wiped her tears. She slowly turned and left the dinning room. "Come back here, dalia," he commanded. She stopped in her tracks and slowly turned but never looked at him. She was ready for the worse. "Apologize to her now." She heard him say to amira. Amira wanted to protest or try leaving the place but he threatened her which she had no choice but to do as he said. "Sorry," she mumbled before walking away. Without glancing at amira, he moved closer to dalia. "Are you sick?" He asked her. She slowly looked up, contemplating wether to tell him or not. She slowly nodded, "but I'm okay."