I AM ABLE

Chapter 24 - Fatimah

"And that reminds me, has Yusuf called you yet?" Qudrah quarried as she put on one of my hijabs, about to pray Asr. She had been in our house since in the morning. "Fatimah, I am asking you..."

"Go and ask him!" I snapped at her.

And that made her to scornfully laugh at me. "Don't you worry, okey? School is resuming soon, In Shaa Allah" She said.

"Nonsense!" I rolled my eyes at her and left the room. She loved looking for my trouble, especially when the thought of Yusuf bounced into her head. I didn't know why she desperately wanted Yusuf and I to be in a relationship, and what would I even do with a bad guy? I mulled over as I gently walked downstairs and sat in the living room.

Talking about bad guys, here comes the one in our house. I gulped as I gave him a glare. It was my cousin, the impotent Munir you all know about... and he was walking over to where I was. "Hello to the Queen Of Boobs" He uttered smiling.

And that reminded me my veil wasn't in my body. Actually, I was so used to packing my hair in a ponytail using my veil whenever I was at home. Thus, I quickly untie the veil and cover my body with it. "You're bad, Munir" I said.

"Bad?" He sat on the opposite armchair. "I am not bad for saying the truth, dear"

"Must you say it?" I glared at him. 

"Well," He smirked. "It's a bit surprise that your breasts have grown this big" 

"And what's your business?" I asked.

"My business is I want to know the type of cream you used in making them big so that I can purchase it for my fiancée too" He uttered smiling mischievously.

"Mtsww, wallahi Munir I really pity Khadija Sidi Aliyu if you are the man she wants to get married to" I said.

"Well, she is..." He was saying when my mother from nowhere yelled my name.

"Fatimah, have you prayed?" She asked.

"Yes, mum!" I responded.

"Okey, go and get yourself prepared. Your father is about leaving already" She said and headed back upstairs.

Honestly, today was the day my father planned to visit the CEO of Zaki Group — Ahmad Jaafar Zaki, and my mother insisted I must follow him. She said if she can not give birth to a male child for him, she would not let him chose Munir as the successor of his company.

Just as I stood about going upstairs to my room, Munir said something that touched me. "You can never be able to deliver the service a male child can!"

His words touched me but I pretended like it didn't at all. "Maybe you should ask why we are going to visit Ahmad Jaafar Zaki. It's because Jasraa, the CEO of DAF Limited is too powerful for my father and all his board members. And do you know how old she is?" I queried.

"26, and I know her more than you do. She has a Masters Degree, while you on the other hand have nothing!" He said. 

"I have my father's company, and I do not need any qualification to prove how worthy and able I am to rule it" I said.

"We shall see!" He groaned.

"Yes, we shall see!" I eyed him and left.

When I salaamed into my room I saw Qudrah already preparing for home. I smiled at how chubby she was but yet wearing tight clothes. For men or for what? I had always wondered about it.

I prepared myself as well, and together we went downstairs... where I saw my father already frustrated. "Here she is, I told you she's almost done" My mother said smiling. "And that is her friend..."