Chapter 93: Chapter 93

Somia didn’t say a word, she just held Ashar’s hand and taking him away from that place. Ashar didn’t know what Somia was trying to do or where she was taking him to, but he just decided to be following her.

Somia released Ashar’s hand as they got to a corner at where the hospital made special for their patient’s relative to sit and stay there as well. The place was at another entrance of the hospital and people were entering through it especially the relatives.

Somia sat down on a chair putting separately and facing back to other chairs that were there, Ashar looked at Somia and he sat down on the second chair which were the only chairs that were standing separately and two of them facing their back to the other chairs.

“My father’s name is Yahaya Abubakar, the founder and the late CEO of OP&P Company and the person that everyone knows as one of a billionaire in African” Somia stopped talking and took a breath, Ashar looked at her and didn’t say a word. He just faced front and looking at the wall facing them.

“It’s true that I finished from University of London, just did my youth service so that I could get job, as Nigeria policy required. I and my siblings didn’t based in this country even we are not born in this country at all. We came home after our father’s death, and with the aim of going back after we finished with the warming of our father’s death. Without known that things are going to turn out this way!”

“What really happened? Why is Mr. Umar Abubakar keeps saying that you are not Nigeria and you guys too don’t show up, and didn’t tell anyone” Ashar said with low voice, but Somia didn’t say anything to that just continued talking.

“Few months after our father’s death, my uncle who is known as Umar Abubakar showed out his true colour. He took over father’s properties, share few to the other member of the family and sent us out of our father’s house which is inside the same estate that your house is.

He didn't care about us at all, he froze the accounts both local and foreign that belong to my mother, I and my siblings and also told us not to come closer to him again or try to tell an outsider” Somia stopped talking again, and looking with anger showed all over her.

“I and my siblings are always ready and want to fight for our right, collect our inheritances back from that man. But Mother is the one that doesn’t allow us, keeps saying that my uncle is deadly, and she doesn’t want us to cross his part. She always say that she will take care of us, we too will make our own money and live a better life again”

“Anytime we think of the past, and the kind of life that we are living now. I and my siblings always want to fight for our right, confront that man and make our life better again. That is what Ibrahim wanted to do, that led him there-----“Somia busted out with tear rolling down on her cheeks.

“We should have keep listening to Mother, and didn’t try to disobey her. What if he has dead now! I supported him that mean I killed him, our disobedience killed him!” Ashar moved his chair closer to Somia, held her shoulder, rest her head on his left shoulder and petting her.

“Thank God that he is alive now! Thank God for that” Ashar said with low voice. Somia removed herself from Ashar, wiped the tears and sat down properly.

“Yesterday, because of what happened to mother’s shop and also saw that my Uncle on television lying against us. Ibrahim decided to go to our uncle’s house to confront him and to tell him to release our inheritance back to us” Ashar looked at Somia, and looking so calm as usual.

“What we heard after few hours he had gone is gun shot, and met Ibrahim in a pool of blood at the front of our gate. My uncle ordered his boys to kill him!” Somia said with loud voice.

“What! What!! But can Mr. Umar Abubakar did that----“Ashar said with low voice.

“Oh! That is the look, everyone uses to look at him as Man of People! As Man of God!” Somia giggles.

“But I want to tell you that my uncle Umar Abubakar is deadly than snake” Somia changed her look, and said with loud voice.

“People can’t be trusted from far!” Ashar said with low voice.

“Do you want father to come into this, I think he can help you. I believe he can help, should I tell him?” Ashar asked with low voice and starring at Somia.

“No! No!! I don’t want third party in this, or put another person’s family in a risk” Ashar held Somia’s hands and looking at each other.

“We are in this together now, and if father heard all these I am sure that he will wants to help. Trust me Somia, believe in me!” Ashar said with low voice.

“But my uncle can wipe off the entire family include my family, and nobody will knows. There won’t be evidence or trace that he is the one that do it at all, listen to me Ashar!” Somia said with loud voice as she removed her hands, and facing her left hand side.

“Is he that deadly and evil?” Ashar asked with loud voice and so surprised. Somia turned her face back to Ashar, and looking at him.

“Yes! He is, even than that” Somia said with low voice.

“Ashar! I don’t want to put your family into this problem, don’t tell him anything for now because he may close to my uncle. Don’t want my family to be in any problem or sadness again, so can you do this for me?” Somia asked Ashar.

“Yes! Anything you want, come closer!” Ashar moved Somia closer to him, put her head on his shoulder and calming her.

“Everything is going to be fine, don’t worry okay!” Ashar said with low voice.

“Hmm!” Somia did as she rest her head on Ashar’s shoulder, and closed her eye.

“With this that you have done Uncle, I will collect back the inheritances from you no matter what it takes and don’t care if lose my life in it. This is family war, and it has started!” Somia said loudly inside her mind.

“What did you say?” Ashar asked with low voice, Somia forced out a little as she said “It has started” but she didn’t know.

“Nothing!” Somia said with smile, positioned herself very well and balance her head on Ashar’s shoulder also with her eye closed.

“You can take your time off from work, so to take care of Ibrahim” Ashar said after few minutes of silent, but Somia had slept off. She didn’t sleep throughout yesterday; so as she seen a very soft and smooth body, she slept off.

“Oh! She has slept!” Ashar said with low voice as he looked at her, smiled at Somia and him too rest his back gently on the chair.

One hour later. Semirat and Nibia arrived back to the hospital, entering into the hospital with big bags on their hands. Packed many clothes for Ibrahim because they haven’t know how long he could spend in Hospital, and packed just one cloth for others.

They passed beside the nurses that going up and down, and going to the ward that Ibrahim was. Two of them entered into the ward, met Ibrahim sleeping and Somia’s mother sitting beside him and praying.

“Welcome back my daughters!” Somia’s mother said, and two of them too greeted her.

“This bag is for Ibrahim, we packed only his things inside it!” Semirat said and wanted to put it on the locker.

“Why don’t you just put it inside the locker, and put the other bags on top” Somia’s mother suggested.

“Alright ma!” Semirat did as she said.

“So have you eaten Mom?” Semirat asked.

“Yes! I took pap with bean cake, including Ibrahim too before he slept”

“Food is here now, so should I serve you? And when Ibrahim wakes up, he will eat”

“No! Still leave it, I am okay for now!” Somia’s mother said with low voice.

“Alright Ma! Where is Somia?” Semirat asked.

“I have no idea, but she will be around the hospital with Ashar” She replied.

“Lets me go and look for her, and give her the phone. She had have a lot of miscalls” Semirat said and going out.

As she came out, she met the laundry guy at entrance and came to see Somia as he heard of what happened from his friend which was a driver at Somia’s uncle’s house. So it was Semirat that picked Somia’s phone and told him the name of the hospital that they were.

"Oh! You are here" Semirat said.

"Where is Somia?" He asked and that was the first word he utter out.

"She is the one I am looking for, you can come with me so to look for her together" Semirat said and two of leaving the ward.

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“Ah! Hmm!! I don’t even know when I slept off!” Somia said as she woke up.

“It’s shows that you are really tired!” Ashar said with low voice, and Somia stood up.

“Yes! I am, I need to go to the ward now” She was talking when Semirat and the guy got there.

“Somia! I heard of what your uncle did to your brother. That my friend in his house called him this morning and just telling me, I abused him! He should had called that yesterday night” The guy said with loud voice, Ashar got up and looked at the guy.

“How is he now?” The guy didn’t even notice that it was Ashar at all, he was just burning inside him.

“So it’s true that I was right, you know each other. So why are you both denying it?” Ashar said with loud voice.

“Ashar! Will talk about it later. Thank God you are here, let’s talk!” Somia held the guy’s hand, and walking far from Ashar and Semirat. Ashar was just looking at them and didn’t understand Somia.

Somia released the guy’s hand as they walked far from Semirat and Ashar but still inside the same place.

“I am ready! I am ready to do it now” The guy looked at Somia.

“Yes! I am ready, gather the boys. Call them together, and I am ready to do it!” Somia said with loud voice and her look had changed from her normal friendly and smiling face.