Forever Yours (A Nigerian Hausa Love Story)✔️

Part Eleven*

I open the door and I feel like falling on the couch and sleeping. The house smells great and chilly because the AC is on. I go to the kitchen and met Fauziyya cooking.

"You're back early today" I say to her.
"And you finally decided to come home"

"What's with the preparation?"
"Oh! I was having a guest but he cancelled but I think you should go to the living room. I'm almost done" she says and I just walk away, I was in no mood to disagree with anyone.

Moments later she comes with a plate of Tuwo miyan taushe soup with chicken and a glass of water. Everything was perfect, the food tasted great, the room was chilly and it smelt good, the water was chilled and I was at peace something I haven't felt since I was born. She also sat there eating her food and watching, the only difference between she and I was that I was seated in a chair and she was seated on the floor watching and eating.

"Give me your number" i say.
"Meneh?" She asks looking surprised.

"I don't have your number. Here save it. I give her my phone.
She collects it and types in the digits before she gives it back to me. She didn't save it, I was hoping she would to see what she'd save her name with so I saved it myself.

"You Locked me out yesterday"
"I thought you had your key with you"

"Oh really?"
She didn't reply.

"So all the nice girl attitude you kept showing everyone. It was all a ruse?"
"Well no, I never knew how I would look if anyone pushed me to the wall, until you".

"So this, this new You is on me?"
"Exactly".

She gets up.
"I'm done. If you're done just call me I'll come take everything myself" she walks away.

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"Oh you two look so good together" Mama says to Fauziyya and I.
"I doubt that" I say back.

"I'll be right back" mama says walking out leaving Fauziyya, Hanan and I.
"How have you two been doing?" Hanan asks.

"You can't imagine" I say back.
"What about you?" She asks Fauziyya.
"Full of regrets" she answers with a bored expression.

We all sit awkwardly after that until Mami comes in.
After the essential greetings we sit back down on the chair
"So it's now you two decided to visit us?"

Hanan gets up and leaves.
"Not because of anything stupid but because she has to go to school and the office is hectic"

"You're making excuses"
"No he's right. The two of us have been so busy" Fauziyya says with an obviously fake smile.

"You two seem to be too obvious"
"Meaning?" I ask her.
"Anyone can sense that it's a arranged marriage".
"It's because you know".

She laughs.

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"Yes I would like 2bottles of coke" I tell the woman in the cafeteria.
She hands it to me and we both go and sit.

"It's actually really surprising to see you here" I say to him.
"It's because you didn't invite me to your wedding" Umar says back.

Umar and I went the the same university but immediately after he graduated he went to Ontario to stay with his sister for a while.

"So you came all the way here because I didn't invite you?"
"It's actually surprising and disappointing that I wasn't invited"
"I apologize".

"So who is the lucky lady?"
"Fauziyya Tafida"

"Wait! As in the daughter of Gen.Tafida?"
"Yeah how do you know her?"

"She goes to the same school as my brother".
"Really?"

"He always told me he liked her I guess you hit the jackpot first".

"Jackpot?"
"I don't know. All I know is that is what he calls her.

We continue talking.

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I park my car and examine the other car in my compound. Like a lazy person I called Fauziyya to come out and within minutes she was standing in front of me.
"Whose car is that?"

"Mine"
"Excuse me?"
"I know it's gorgeous, right?"

"How do you have a car?"
"It was a present"
"From?"

"A guy I know" she blushes.
"You are aware you are married, right?"
"And so? I can't have male friends?"

"I have been quiet about that guy you are seeing but this is too much".
"It's either that or I keep taking napep"

"Couldn't you ask me to drive you".

"We both know you're a hopeless case"
"You're talking to your husband"
"It's now you know that?"

"And Umar calls you Jackpot" I murmur disbelievingly.
"Oh Umar? As in Umar Daura is back?"

"Now it's not surprising you know him".
"He's cute and he is related to someone in my class".

"Return that car".
"Okay. But only the day you return me" she says and walks away.

What did I turn her into.

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Fauziyya's POV.

I did everything for him. The tilaran wuta, food and everything was for him.
I wanted him to come home for once and just have things his way. And from what I got from my source he was going to give in.
And for one day, things seemed fine.

End of chapter.