Life Of Ibrahim

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IBRAHIM
CHAPTER ONE

"Rukayya i say i will pay the school fees before you start exams,
I don't have money you yourself know,
Do you want me to steal?
I will pay i promise,
It's not even as if i wasn't the one that have been paying your school fees for the past 2years,
Is it now that you are finishing that i won't?
I will pay,
Shey the exams is in 2weeks time?"the light skin tall 6'2 man ask but the lady ignore him as she flip the white uniform and put it on.

"Rukk.......

"What is it ibrahim?
So you must now remind me all the time that you are the one that pay my school fees?
Before nko who will pay?
Was i not schooling when you marry me?
And why won't you pay my school fees when my responsibilities is now yours?
Don't just upset me this morning i beg of you, I have test to write and the last thing i want is your extra  problem this morning."she say with a hiss and nudge him by the hand crossing to the other side of the bedroom and grab the black shoe.

"Toh I'm sorry."he say looking at the lady who's just grumbling to herself as she get dress.

Ibrahim life wasn't always a perfect one, born into a middle class family of 5 and as the first born his life isn't always smooth, there are happy moments, sour moments and tough moments, his dad was a civil servant who died just when he was about to graduate from the university, his mum is a normal housewife who own a small kiosk outside there gate, he have 2 younger brother's and a younger sister who's the last born,
After his dad death the responsibility to take care of the family is all his, his dad left just some few money that was exhausted within a short period of time because of his younger ones school, ibrahim isn't one of those lazy youths that always wait for a white collar job, he hustle and do all sort of work in as much as that will earn him some few bucks and put some food on the table, As the years past and with alot of effort and hard work he got a job at one of the construction industry, it's one of the best day of his life because he knows he will be able to take care of his mum and younger ones without much stress,
2years after he got a job he met rukayya he was smitten at first sight and he believe she's the perfect wife material for him or so thought.

"Ibrahim!"Rukayya yell from the parlour gaining his attention and he sigh.

"Why will you put the mayonnaise on the bread I told you several times,
This boy doesn't want it,
I'm late oo abeg,
I cannot talk too much."she rant grabbing her backpack that's on the dinning table and grab the children lunch bag with her.

Ibrahim sigh and pick the little boy with him as they all exit the house,
He click open the blue Rav4 Toyota and put the boy in his car seat before heading to the gate, pushing it open at once.

"I'm coming,
I know and I didn't forget."Rukayya say and end the call putting the phone in her backpack as her husband climb the car.

"The money for the handout i told you about since last week."she say and ibrahim just look at her as he close the car door with a sigh, he glance at the little boy and start the car before turning his gaze to rukayya.

"If we reach the school i will give it to you."he say and drive the car out of the house, he come down and close the gate before climbing back the car and start the 5 minutes drive to the school that's just down the street.

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IBRAHIM POV

I won't say I'm scared of my wife because I'm certainly not,
but I'm just scared of her leaving me, when i first met rukayya 4 years ago it was a love at first sight for me, she was this beautiful, classy young 19years old girl she still is tho just the unnecessary tantrum and nagging that I'm now used to,
I married rukayya a year after we started dating she was 20 at that time and is in her second year in the university,
Rukayya was withdraw do to poor performance and i decide to enroll her in the private college of health in the state since she couldn't pass the exam for the one in the government college of health, she chooses the community health course I'm not sure it's a nice idea because i know rukayya isn't very smart but she oblige, it's by  the grace of God She's graduating this year,
I love my wife but the only problem we have is rukayya is inconsiderate and very materialistic,
Despite knowing i don't earn much and the many responsibilities on my head all she care about is herself,
When we first married I was doing fine, I was working with a construction company that pays me well but the company has been shut down and I'm just managing some few site which I'm not even gaining much yet rukayya fail to understand, it's frustrating and tiring if one doesn't have a supportive spouse it's one of the emotional traumatizing experience.

"The money ."Rukayya ask as rude and commanding as always.

I put my hand in my trouser pocket and remove the few money inside,

"One, two.....I didn't get to finish counting it she snatch all of it from my hand.

"Rukayya."I call seriously and she look at me.

"Ibrahim this is 5k,
The handout is 3k and I'm using the 2k for my lunch for this week."she say and i sigh.

"Please just give the 2k to me so i can top my fuel and go to site,
I promise if I come back today i will give you back,
I told you they are sending me some money today for the site work."I explain and she hiss opening the car door, I look at the dashboard with a sigh as i put my hand inside all my pocket hopefully.

"Bye."she say and i slightly wave at her, I watch until she enter the school before i turn my gaze back to my son who's now asleep, I will just take him to the daycare and head to site, hopefully my car won't disappoint me,
The only money i have is the exact money i will pay the workers for today work, I don't even know where to start from,
My mum called this morning about my junior siblings school fees,
I push all thoughts away and start driving to start my day.

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