A Beguiling Ruse

chapter 11

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I have to show her what enough is enough'means.
I have reached the boiling point where I can't endure any kind of shenanigans. Everything has it's limit and endurance doesn't mean you can't speak for yourself. You can, just that u have to overlook it to avoid being disrespectful. So I need to talk now, it's a must. I have overlooked so many bad things  but I can't tell, for today I can't just stay mute and endure any kind of insult thrown at me, I just can't.
"Aunt, have a seat please, I have a message for you and your minions, u can't bear to hear it. So, kindly take ur seat pls" my facial expression is just something else because the scowl on my face is obvious. She rolled her eyes then hissed before sitting
"Don't think you can order me, in my own house, don't you think you're been extraordinarily stupid" I just smiled and sat crossed leg
"Hupmhp!! I'm yet to finish ma'am, first of all, stay away from mine and kausar's family, stay at your limit"I warned but more like threatened
"To say you all are worthy of my time is a stupidity" she scoffed
"We all know you're sticked to us, mine is just an advice, you take it or leave it. That's for your own good anyways" I turned and kausar gave me a thumbs up
"Would you get lost from this house or till I have securities thrown you out" she warned aggressively. Like, do I look like I want to stay in this dungeon-like house
"Save your energy ma'am, I also don't enjoy breathing in the same air with you. But I want to make a thing or two clear for you and your minions" I said playing with my nails
"You bas...!"
"Don't please, I don't want you to be worn out, save your energy. Mind your affairs and leave us with ours, is like owning our inheritance isn't enough so you go with the humiliation. Nahh, can't overlook it anymore....." I continued
"I gave you all respect to the best of my ability,but u don't consider it for once. I know you bewitched my uncle thus he also has his own in it. You've did your own and it's high time I show you the me in me" she's just fuming with rage and I'm so much enjoying this
"How dare you talk like you're first to come to world" and like a reflex, I saw hand coming in contact with my cheeks but a hand was quick to hold it.
"Aunt, not with assault..nahh" and that's kausar. Warning before going back to her seat
"The audacity of you" and she was quick to slap kausar. WTH! I was taken aback by this, no we are. *I also am:writer*
"I'm not raised to put my hands on elders but don't even come to think of trying it again"kausar warned taking her handbag, I also stood up and take my things
"We come here in peace, for a visit, with no single intention to make things complicated, and please adhere to my warning. Put in mind that I don't use to bluff" I readjust my veil that is almost out of place and we intertwined our hands before saying our goodbye
"Ma'assalam, we leave you in peace and please our warmly greetings to our very own uncle and cousy" we waved and walked out leaving her in pool of rage.
"You will regret this, for sure. Just wait for it" she vowed in a evil way, fortunately for her, we heard it
"Sorry to say aunt, but God is with us and nothing you do can harm us" and with that we exited the living room and went straight to my car.
Glancing at each other and heaving a loud sigh, we hopped into the car and drove out of the compound. Exhausted, I plead with kausar to stay overnight at our place and she refused, saying I am the one to have a sleepover with them because it has been days since I last slept over.
We kept bickering until I gave up
"Kay then, I will but not today, I have things to take care of at home. Let's do this, we will ask mama and if she agrees, we will go together.... please cutie pie" I did it deliberately to have her submit to my plea. She smiled and nodded. I took a last turn to their house and went in parking. Going in, we met mama in the kitchen with a maid cooking dinner. We taslimed and she turned to us with a smile
"Maama" I went for a hug, after a minute of complaining about having a exhausting day, she suggested I stay and have dinner with them. I wanted to decline but I missed them so much to do that. I called Ammiey and told her I will come after Maghreb before ending the call.
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Sitted on the dining table, we dig into our food and chatted happily.
Ya fuad and ya habeeb were present. It's been a while since we last met, they were all busy with work.
"Ibtisaam, I wondered something Abt your change" ya fuad started
"What was that hamma?" I asked as I take the spoon to my mouth
"You were troublesome back then, causing ruckus wherever you go" and we all laughed thinking Abt my teen life
"She always act like those boss ladies, I remember her beating up a boy in ss3 for asking her out. Can you imagine a ss1 student beating up her senior and a boy for that matter" ya habeeb added much to my embarrassment. Everyone laughed and I flipped my imaginary hair, I never fear men or anyone. Thou, I turned a new leaf, I still am the tomboy.
"She's flipping that imaginary hair, wahala oo" ya fuad pointed out and we all laughed. I nudged kausar and signalled her to ask
"Uhmm.....mama hayatee" she pouted making her best puppy eyes, ya habeeb and ya fuad shared a knowing glance shaking their heads
"Na'am yar mama, what'd you want" mama laughed knowing exactly what she wanted to ask
"Can I go with Ibtisaam, please just for a day before we resume school next week" she plead putting her lips in a pout
"It's either you there or she's always here, just pack your belongings and stay together at one house" ya fuad commented cleaning his mouth with the saviette. I noticed one thing, mama didn't complain about table manners
"Go, how can I say no to you girls. Hurry up and get going, it will be late for you to be outside" she allowed, making me grin so widely
"That's my mama, shukran jazeelan"I cooed,
"Yar larabawa don't speak much Arabic as she used to do,what changed?" ya habeeb and ya fuad said at the same time
"Oh yes, nothing. I'm hausa Fulani, so I must engaged in those part too" I retorted with a tease, and they laughed it off and stood up with Bismillah, making their way to the living room. we also finished and took the plates to the kitchen. After clearing off everything, we met the two yaya's watching a movie, we sat on the couch and shooed kausar to get her things and get on way. We gisted with the family for close to 15min before kausar's arrival.
"Mama, we'll be on our way" I said picking up my bag.
"Okay then, I have to ask you this...hope you didn't do anything there" she asked hoping nothing has occurred when we visited aunt queen bee. I smiled and say "nothing, just passed a sweet and spicy warning to her, don't get us wrong. We did nothing mama" we have our hands surrendered, when we saw the look she threw us. ya habeeb cut in asking
"Where and what did they do? To who did you passed a spicy warning?" He interrogated looking straight at kausar and i.
We kept quite and their patience is running thin
"Talk!" Ya fuad commanded startling us
"The thing is, we visited baffa bashir's house and aunt queen bee...." Kausar started explaining but was cut off by ya habeeb
"Manners" he warned
"Aunt Rabi went with her petulant behavior, raining insult here and there, see, she even slapped me and attempted to do same to ibti" she showed her cheeks that had a small pink tinge on it that is rearly noticable. Ya habeeb fumed in anger and Mama's hand just flew to her mouth in disbelieve
"Can't believe she can raised her hands at you" mama lamented
"This woman is full of disbelief!" Ya fuad sighed and ya habeeb kept quite sighing
"Just don't be disrespectful next time, but I must surely do something about it" ya habeeb added
"Go, it won't be nice when you drive late at night. Just go, talking won't undo anything" mama reminded to get away with the talk. I glanced at my wrist watch and it's pass 8pm. We all sighed and took our bags before we were excorted outside
"Drive safely, am going back to the BQ" ya habeeb kissed our forehead before waving, we bid goodbye to both of them and they went back inside. We hugged mama one more time before getting in and driving out. I sped to go home in time and in a few minutes, we arrived home. I noticed the bulky men were only outside at night, wondered where were they in the day. We dragged our knackered selfs to the house. Stepping in with taslim, we met Ammiey sitted on the loveseat that's in the far end of the living room, hands on cheeks and deep in thought. We shared a glance then shrugged and made our way to her place. Kausar salamed again and that's when she saw us, she answered but something was off with her, is like she isn't in a good mood
"Anything off?" kausar hesitated before asking. she raised her eyes and set it on us,
" Why did your aunt called me when you promised to do nothing" she asked and that's when we know we are doomed, oh ya Allah not with this again. We both sat at the floor, beside her legs and proceed to tell her everything
"She slapped you!?" She yelled in anger, turning to kausar. And she nodded, we left the part where she made mention of getting back at us unsaid, to avoid chaos. She grumbled something under her breath and heaved a sigh
"She called and talked nonstop blabbering about you disrespecting her, and even quiring that I send you to her" she said
"Anyways, I won't let her spoil our moods, so cheer up babies. And don't talk back at elders again" we beamed and hugged her, rocking her forth and back. We took a seat on her each sides on the loveseat and stayed silent
"Ammiey.." I called and she hummed in response
"He's coming to meet you tomorrow at your office" I said having a shy smile on
"Okay then. Will be waiting to meet him" she replied with a teasing smile. Kausar was raising her brows questioningly, not getting what we saying.
" I don't understand this smile fah, yalla tahaddath; la'afham(oya talk, I don't understand oo)" she continued teasing and we laughed along with kausar. I also don't understand this constant smile when his name has been mentioned
" la! La shay'a, sadaqani(no! Nothing, believe me)" I grinned and she has a face that says 'i don't believe it and I won't press it'. We chatted so much forgetting to go up and changed. We moved back to the living room and continued talking about anything before a yawn slipped off my mouth.
"You're all tired, oya bed time" Ammiey clapped as kausar leaned on my body. We stood up and off all the lights and went to our bedrooms.
"Tusbih ala khayr(wake up to the good)" I prayed
"Halla sabbena(good night) "kausar added in shuwa and I giggled.
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We went into my room and I onn the air conditioner to have a cozy room.
We kept our things in it's rightful places then removed all the accessories putting them into the box on the dressing mirror.
Afterwards, We took turn in taking our bath and changing to our night pajamas. Plugging our phones, we both hopped on the bed and kausar started bombarding me with questions
"What was that about? Are you hiding something from me?" She asked in one breath. Oh yeah, I wouldn't get away with it. I explained all what happened from the day of the abduction attempt to date. The girl is grinning like I told her she got a ticket to Miami.
"That's superb!" She hyped taking a pillow to lay on her hips before continuing
"So 'lifesaver' is Amaan and that was what actually happened, phenomenal!" She did as if she's thinking about something mischievous, did I tell her something fishy? Help me to ask ooh
"But we met several times after that and you never thought of telling me, why?" She frowned. That's when I decided to talk, I've been silent since
"I've been meaning to tell ya but something came in between and then, it slipped off my mind completely, sorry" I apologized with a pout

"Girl! Guess what?" I yelled

"What?" She answered uninterestedly

"Ya jiddarh is getting hitch" and that was what took her to shout, I was so quick to cover her mouth with my palm. Too late, as Ammiey have already come knocking. Seeing it isn't locked, she popped her head in saying why are we shouting this late at night,
" Go to sleep and stop shouting, 
You don't want neighbors coming, thinking something happened or do you?" she warned before going back to her room. I leaned on the headboard of the bed and continued
"You see your life, must you scream...."
"Werrey...I'm happy for her wollah" she smiled.
"So now our Amaan is meeting his mother in law, interesting" she teased, ohh this girl
"He's never our Amaan and will never be, you jumped into a conclusion that he's already a in-law to Ammiey, may God forgive you" I shooked my head denying her stupid thought
"Na you Sabi....but don't go back on your words afterwards, as I know you both have something for each other with the way you just talked about him" she pointed out leaving me to think. She isn't the first person saying so, and I wondered, what's so obvious about me that made them think such thing to be of existence. Is like I also don't get it, is it impression or some sort of respect, or even cru.. no Ibtisaam don't go there. I shooked my head denying it, a snap of finger made me jolt out of my reverie
" I know you're denying it, sweetheart, don't even stress yourself. The truth is obvious" she said nonchalantly before slipping into the duvet saying her sleeping prayer
"Kausar..." I called out
"Uhmm.." she said in her sleepy voice, eyes half closed
"Goodnight" I said and allowed sleep to take me.

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