Chapter 100: Chapter 100

It was very early in the morning, and it was around 6:00am. Iqmat’s phone was ringing not stop on a bed beside locker that she put it, she was sitting on the bed and looking at the phone ringing but she decided not to pick it.

Iqmat went to the hostel with her California’s boyfriend and didn’t go since yesterday, they left the house immediately Ashar and Somia left and that was since she had stepped her foot into the house. Now it was her father that was calling, and she had known what he could be calling her for.

Iqmat was looking at the phone ringing, folding her hands together and looking like a person thinking and franking her face. She took the phone on the locker as she heard a sound of text message entering into her phone.

‘Come home now, the entire family want to see and don’t dare to be late or do anything stupid’ She read the text message that her father sent.

Iqmat got up from the bed, took the jacket on the bed and wearing it when her boyfriend came out from the bathroom. He was wearing a shirt and a long trouser, he just finished taking his bath and just coming out.

“We have to go to my house now, they want to see me and they will see me!” She said with loud voice.

“Hope everything is going to be fine?” The guy said with low voice, and looking at Iqmat.

“Sure! They want to know the truth, and they will. This is my life, and I need to have joy and happiness from the man that I will be with” Iqmat said with loud voice.

“Let go there, and clear everything. If everything will scatter it should! Let us go” Iqmat took the car on the table in the room and going out. Her boyfriend followed, and closed the door from behind as they left the room.

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Ashar’s car and his father’s car drove inside Iqmat’s house, and parked behind each other. It was their house that they put the meeting and to clear air to what Ashar told them by seeing Iqmat herself and asked her some questions.

Ashar got down from his car together with his parents from their own car, and going inside with a look on their face. The look couldn’t be say maybe they were angry or something, just frank the face and going inside.

Sound of the door opened and closed, and they entered into the living room. The head of the maid greeted them with smile on her face and offer them a seat, Ashar’s father asked for his friend who was Iqmat’s father as they sat down. The maid went upstairs, and to help him to call Iqmat’s father.

Ashar was just sitting, crossed his leg and keeps charting with Raheem. Gisting him about everything  that was going and he was so happy, and his prayer was that everything shouldn’t work out so that they could free to marry any one that they want.

“Hey friend! Good morning!” Iqmat’s father said with low voice as he got down and with his wife.

“Good morning Ma and Sir!” Ashar greeted them with respect and continued pressing his phone, and also looking at them.

“I don’t think this morning is good, you know what let see and talk!” Ashar’s father said with low voice, and he and Iqmat’s father leaving that place and going to the second living room.

“Where is Iqmat? She should come now, what kind of play are they playing” Ashar’s mother said with loud voice.

“She is not in this house, since yesterday she didn’t step into this house even I didn’t set my eye on her” Iqmat’s mother said.

“What is all these? She is telling us now that Ashar is right, that everything he said is true” Ashar’s mother said with loud voice.

“I and her father had called her number several times but she didn’t pick. Her father has sent a text message to her and he has said that if she doesn’t show up still evening, he is going to fix her account, sell her investment in that California and block the airport that she won’t be able to leave this country!” Iqmat’s mother said with loud voice.

“Iqmat! I can’t believe she may want to do this, she took their relationship more important than Ashar self and I see that she loves Ashar so much. What is now all these?” Ashar’s mother said with strong emotion.

“I don’t understand as well, and that is why I want to see her and ask maybe she is playing because I am sure that she is playing!” Iqmat’s mother said.

“It’s must be a play, because this wedding must hold. What is wrong with all these children?” Ashar's mother said and sat down.

“Any plan that she has, it's for her not for us. This wedding must be done!” Iqmat’s mother said with anger as she too sat down beside her friend.

“You mean that Iqmat is not in this house, and she didn’t come home yesterday?” Ashar’s father said.

“Yes! But I have sent a message to her, if she is not here still evening she won’t believe what I will do to her” Iqmat’s father said.

“What to run away after the wedding with one boy, who does that----“Iqmat’s father was talking when they heard the sound of a car drove inside the compound and through the window.

“I think she is the one that arrived, let go to the living room!” Ashar’s father said, and two of them leaving the main living room.

Two of them got down to the living room, sat down beside their wives and waiting for Iqmat to enter. Focused at the door and with franking faces.

Sound of the door opened and closed after few minutes; Iqmat entered with her boyfriend, she was holding the guy’s hand and two of them walking closed to their parents.

“Good morning all!” Iqmat said with low voice, and released the guy’s hand.

“Where are you coming from? And who is he? Answer me now!” Her father said with loud voice.

“I don’t think where I am coming from is important now, but he is my boyfriend!” Iqmat replied with low voice and looking at all of them.

“What did you just say? Did you know what you are saying at all?” Her mother said with loud voice.

“Yes! I know what I am saying, he is my boyfriend and the man that I love!” Iqmat replied with loud voice.

“So you still have the gut to say so, what are you up to Iqmat?” Her father said.

“I don’t want everything to turn out like this, but since it has been I am sorry!” Iqmat said with low voice.

“How do you want it to turn out, keep deceiving us as you have been doing and run away after the wedding with this unknown man. How dare you?” Her mother said with loud voice.

“What are you thinking? What is wrong with you---“ Her father was talking when Iqmat spoke out with anger.

“Nothing is wrong with me Daddy!” She said with loud voice and continued talking.

“Since you are not after our happiness, we will plan on how to be happy by ourselves. It’s the certificate for the wedding that you need, and that is what I want to get for you and after that I will go for my happiness because you are not after our happiness at all!” She was burning inside her.

“This is the man that I love, and who I will continue to love. Ashar too is in love with Somia and he is happy to be with her, so why don’t you just leave us alone than to be selfish and after wealth or whatever you perfect billionaire are after” She said with loud voice.

“You are stupid for you just said!” Her father said with loud voice.

“We are planning your future, want the best for you and you are vomiting rubbish out from your mouth. Saying that it’s certificate that we want, how dare you!” Iqmat turned her face.

“Iqmat! Ashar! You guys don’t know what we are doing for you, we are building better future for you and that is our plan!” Ashar’s mother said.

“Better future can only be built if you are with the person that you love, leave us and stop forcing us!”

“This is the man I love and want to be with. Leave us alone!” Ashar wasn’t saying anything just looking at them.

“Look at me Iqmat, face here and listen to me!” Her father said with loud voice.

“This wedding is going to hold, and two of you are getting marriage. And don’t ever think that your plan is going to hold” He took his phone and making a phone call.

“Hello perfect billionaire’s secret agent” Iqmat’s father said with loud voice.

“I want you and your boys to encircle the entire nation; none of the new perfect billionaire’s couple to be should leave this country even still after the wedding until you receive an order from me or my friend!” Iqmat looked at him with a look on her face.

“Start carrying the task out now!” He hanged up from the call and looked at Iqmat.

“Let see how you want to leave the country now, nonsense! Arrant nonsense!!” Her father said with anger.

“Fine! Fine!! Listen to me Daddy, for me not get marry to the man that I love than ready to bury my corpse!” She said with loud voice, and faced her mother.

“Mother! It’s you that it’s will pain most here, father still has the opportunity to have children outside even if he hasn’t!” She said with loud voice and going upstairs with anger.

“Iqmat! Iqmat!! Don’t try this at third time, don’t try it!” Her mother stood up with fear and running after her, climbing the staircase with all her energy.

“What is this? Want to commit another suicide again!” Iqmat’s father said and all of them had been on their foot, and know that she could do it because she tried to commit suicide before and it had been second time, in American and California.

“Something must be done, she must not try it at third time. Something must be done friend!” Iqmat’s father said.

Ashar’s phone started ringing as he was just standing and looking.

“Hello!” Ashar said with low voice.

“Sir! The five hundred trillion naira contract has been approved, and it has been sent to MMO Company so start working on it!”

“Alright! Thank you for the information!” Ashar said with low voice and hanged up.

“The five hundred trillion naira contract has been approved and sent!” Ashar said with low voice and telling his father. He just looked at him but didn't say a word.