Chapter 24: Chapter 24

"The devil is back". I glared at her as she tried to walk into the house. "What do you think you're doing?" I blocked her way.

"Shatu what do you want please? Why are you here?" Aasim asked clearly pissed.

"Don't worry, I come in peace" she smiled. "I'm just here to apologize and tell you guys I'm getting married". We both looked at each other and faced Shatu again.

"Oh! Come in" I moved for her and she came in. We went to the living room and settled down. "So you're getting married huh?" I asked still surprised. "Yes, next month Insha Allah" she replied.

"Wow congrats then" I beamed. Finally, no more troubles. I stood up and went to the kitchen with ayman tailing behind, my chewing gum!

I went back with some refreshments for Shatu. "Please feel free, eat" I said. She took a brownie and ate "wow who made this?" She asked eating another brownie. "Aasim made it. He knows how to bake" I said holding his hand.

"You're really lucky I'm telling you" she smiled Sadly. "Listen guys I'm really sorry for the problems I've caused. I was so obsessed with aasim that my jealousy took the best of me. And for accusing aasim of getting me pregnant, that's really a stupid thing to do. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me". Her eyes clearly showed she's telling the truth.

"We forgive you Aisha, right baby" I squeezed Aasim's hand hoping he'd say yes. "Yes" he nodded. "Thank you so much guys. You have no idea how happy I am" she wiped her lone tear. We chatted for a bit before she left. She gave her wedding invitation card before she left.

As I closed the door I hugged aasim "I love you so much honey". "I love you more baby love".

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"Aasim what the heck are you doing?" I met aasim doing only God knows what in my kitchen with a knife

"What are you doing with a knife?" I asked again. "Isn't it obvious, I'm Cutting watermelon" he rolled his eyes. "With sunglasses, in the night?"

"I'm just having some fun" he shrugged. "You're 26 years old but acting like a 10 year old" I rolled my eyes. "You haven't seen anything yet" he jumped on the kitchen counter.

"Join me mana.. Come here" he pulled my Hand. "Noooo Ayman's not asleep yet. Aasim get down now" I ordered. "Make me". This guy is crazy... My husband is crazy I'm telling you... That's why I love him

"Aasim mukhtar galadima get down now" I ordered. "Okay fine" he finally got down. "Where's Chu Chu?" I asked. "I don't know" he shrugged and removed the glasses he was wearing. I rolled my eyes.

I met ayman in the living room stuffing Pringles in his mouth. "Where Did he get all this junk food?" I asked. These two are going to be the end of me.

"We went out when you were taking a nap" he said joining ayman on the floor. "C'mon babe the boy asked for it" he added. "I'm going to bed. There's nachos and cheese on the kitchen counter, help yourself" I yelled walking upstairs.

"Come back we need to talk about something" he yelled. "What?" I yelled back. "Just come back please". I went back to the living room and sat down on the floor close to them.

"We're going to katsina in three days" he announced. "Are you serious!!" I squealed. "Yes, we went there together only once and some of my relatives there haven't met ayman before" he explained.

"Yayyy chu chu lets go start packing" I stood up and they followed suit. I love katsina even Though some of his relatives hate me. I don't care about that actually. As long as his parents love me I don't give a damn about who hates me.

The last we went there was when I was a bride. It was fun yet awful. There's one of his aunt that literally told me 'I don't like you Hafsa and I'll never will' her name is inna jummai. She's alhaji mukhtar's younger sister. Her husband died of brain tumor last two years and left a lot of money. Her three female kids hates my guts except one innocent lady, she likes me. Inna jummai has five children one male  and four females. I've met the male...

"Wife? Is everything okay?" He asked breaking my thoughts. "Huh!! Yes" I smiled. I finished packing and joined my two fave people in bed. "Watchu doing?" I asked looking at the laptop aasim was using.

"Looking at some of your pictures with ayman" he showed me a picture of me and ayman when he was a baby.

This was when he was 5 months old..

This one when he was 6 months old...

When ayman was one year two months...

"I love you two so much. I can't picture my life without you. Hafsa you're the reason why I'm always smiling, the reason why I go crazy. I love you more than anything in the world umm ayman". Those words really touched my heart. I couldn't say anything. I just moved close to him and engulfed him in a really tight hug "I love you too baby boo"

XxXx

"Ayman sit down before I spank you" I ordered. Right now we're in the car on our way to katsina. I'm so happy. "Ayman sit down please before you fall down" aasim said calmly. "No!" I heard him said.

Aasim connected his phone with the aux and played ice prince marry you. He started singing along with ice prince

Right to marry you, oh yeah. Right to carry you, carry you.

I for like to marry you, marry you...

I for like to marry like to marry you. Like to carry you, like to carry like to carry you...

You no say you no say I'll like to marry marry you,

I for like to marry like to marry you.

I for like to carry you, right to carry right to carry you..

He kept singing and touching my face, winking at me "you've already married and carried me so stop touching my face" I rolled my eyes. I looked at the two of them dancing and doing crazy stuff. "Aasim concentrate on the road please" I pleaded.

They kept doing crazy things and before we knew it, we were in katsina. Alhamdulillah! We arrived around 7:40pm. We went to our house close to liyafa hotel. I unpacked our clothes and took a shower. I offered my maghrib and isha prayers.

"So where are we going?" I asked folding the prayer mat. "Inna jummai's house" he uttered. My jaw immediately dropped midair. "Okay" I murmured.

I dressed up in a simple pink and yellow Ankara gown and tied my head with the dankwali. I wrapped my veil and took my MK hand bag. I sprayed some perfume and wore my flat shoes made by Regalia.... I didn't put on any makeup, only lipstick.

I took a sweater and cap for ayman cause the weather is cold here. I went out of the room and met them in the living room watching tv. "You look beautiful, as always" he beamed.

He was wearing a black and grey buttoned shirt with black jeans. Looks hot as always. Alhamdulillah for this amazing husband....

XxX

"Ayman zoh nan (come here)" inna jummai gestured him to come but he refused. He was on my laps hugging my torso and hiding his face.

"This boy is so entitled. You never bring him to katsina, how will he know his father's relatives. You should've bought him for vacation" said inna jummai. I felt the urge to roll my eyes but that will be disrespectful. My boy is not entitled

"Haba inna jummai he's just one year old fa. Ku Bari ya kara girma (wait till his older)". A smile find its way to my lips. I can't leave my baby here... Not now...

"Ai dama I know you won't agree cause you're under your wife's charm. The way you're acting, you stopped talking to your cousins like you used to do. Even me you don't respect me like before. Kawai kin ma dan mu asiri (you charmed our son) " she kept complaining.

My eyes started getting watery. Oh Allah! What have I done to Deserve this kind of dangin miji (husband's relatives). I blinked to push the tears back, my head was down.

"Where are the girls?" Aasim asked changing the topic. "Oh they're not around except maimunatu. Maimunatu!!" She called out facing a door by her left.

Maimunatu is the only girl that likes me. She's really beautiful and religious, that's what I like about her. She doesn't dress anyhow unlike her other sisters. She came out with a full length hijab.

"Lalala hafsa, aasim!! Am I dreaming or what? Why didn't you guys tell me you were coming to katsina. Amma bakku da kirki da Baku gayan ba!!"  Maimuna kept talking before settling down close to me. "Ayman, please come" she gestured him to come but he didn't.

"Ayman she'll give you bobo Fa" I said and he went to her. "He likes bobo right?" She asked and nodded. She stood up with ayman and went in. They came out with a happy Ayman sipping his bobo.

Maimuna and I went in while I left inna jummai with aasim saying she needs to talk to him alone. "Ya abuja Hafsa (how's Abuja?)" she asked.

"Lfy alhamdulillah. Yaushe zaki zoh (fine, alhamdulillah. When are you coming?)"

"Ina nan Zuwa wata rana, Kawai Ni banni san dogon tafiya (I'll come one day, I just hate long journeys)". I chuckled at how she pouted And how she speaks Hausa.

"Su wa’innan matan sun fita da marece har yanzin basu dawo ba (those girls went out this evening and they're still not back)" she said glancing at the wall clock. It read 9:07pm.

Ayman was already asleep in maimuna's arms. Aasim came in shortly and told me it was time to go. We bade them goodbye and went home. Throughout the drive home aasim was quiet. That's so unlike him... What happened? What did inna jummai said to make him sad? What happened to my husband that never keeps quiet?

I slipped into my night gown and joined aasim on the bed. "Habiby what's wrong?" I asked closing the laptop he was using and kept it aside. He hesitated before he replied "nothing, I'm just tired" he shrugged.

"Are you sure? Cause I feel like you're hiding something from me" I gave him a questioning look. "Don't worry beautiful I'm fine" he kissed my lips and laid down covering his body with the duvet. He turned off the lamp beside him "good night" I heard him said. "Night" I replied.