Chapter 26: Chapter 26

I heard a loud crash that made me to jump in horror from the couch I ran to the kitchen. I met aasim and ayman in front of a broken glass plate. "Who broke it?" I asked, my hands on my waist.

"I said who broke it?!!" I yelled. "Don't look at me, ayman did it" he shrugged walking out. I dragged his ear "come back here. Now tell me who broke the plate?" I asked again. "Ouch Hafsa let go. I'm sorry please... Ouch... Ok ok it was me" he finally confessed.

"You did and you were trying to blame it on a one year old. You're a bad daddy. Clean it up please!" I slowly walked to where ayman is and placed  him on my waist.

I heard aasim murmuring somethings while sweeping the glass with a broom stick. "Repeat what you said" I furrowed my brows. "I didn't say anything.... I love you" he yelled. "I love you too" I yelled back.

"Mummy this" he picked my phone. "What?" I asked sitting beside him on the bed. "This" he striked a pose like he was going to take a selfie. "Ohhh!! Come let's take a selfie".

"Watchu guys doing?" Aasim asked slamming the door shut behind him. "Not breaking plates and blaming it on people that's for sure" I said not even looking at him.

"C'mon I'm sorry mana" he wrapped his hands around my waist and placed his head on my back. He moved his left hand on my boob. "It's so soft" he kissed my neck. "Your son is here wait till he's not here please" I slapped his hand. Like ayman understood what I was saying he stood up and ran out.

He turned and jumped on my body sitting on my stomach. He moved close to my face. He placed his forehead on mine "I love you" he whispered. "I hate you" I pouted. He chuckled "that's a big lie".

He moved closer almost touching my lips when someone barged in without knocking. Aasim quickly got off of me. "Oh hey guys, did I interrupted something?" She smirked. "No!" "Yes!"

We said at the same time. I looked at him in disbelief. "No you weren't, oh where are my manners welcome. Let's move to the living room" I wore my hijab and we walked to the living room with munira and aasim tailing behind.

There I met all of inna jummai's daughters. Shamsu is the first born of inna jummai, he's married living in My home town, Kano. Maimuna is the second born, followed by munira, asiya and lastly their last born bilkisu.

"Sannun ku da zuwa (welcome)" I greeted and they all answered. I turned to see aasim behind me. That's why the three devils answered me. If he wasn't around, it's either they ignore or hiss or insult me. Maimuna is the only girl that likes me. I don't know about shamsu tho.

I went into the kitchen and arranged different kind of drinks and snacks. "Meh zan dafa muku? (What should I cook for you guys?)" I asked placing the tray in front of them.

I settled down beside aasim holding his hand. Munira glared at me before moving her gaze to her phone. "Munira lafiya kuwa why are you glaring at Hafsa. Don't lie, I saw you". I squeezed his hand to keep quiet.

"Not... Nothing yaya" she stammered. "Then why were you eying her? Is she your mate?" He yelled. "Aasim it's okay" I whispered. "Apologise! Now!!" He yelled. "I'm sorry" she murmured.

I moved my eyes to maimuna "what would you like to eat?" I asked once again. "No Hafsa don't worry this is okay" maimuna replied. "Are you sure?" I asked. She nodded and gave me a reassuring smile.

"Baby ayman taho nan (come here)" said bilkisu. He shook his head and got off maimuna's laps to me. "Kaii ayman zaka karya nine (do you want to break me?)" I pushed him to aasim.

Aasim stood up and left saying inna jummai wants to see him. He left me alone with the girls. I just ignored whatever they said and concentrated on maimuna is telling me.

"All this smiling and giggling is useless you know, oh you don't even know" munira laughed. Maimuna was pinching her to keep quiet. "Leave me maimuna I must tell her. You know that Maimuna will soon be Aasim's wife, Right?". The world stopped working. Everything paused. The clock seems to stop working. The next thing.... I blanked out

"No aasim please don't leave me.... Don't... Ple... Please. I'm begging you" I pleaded holding his baban Riga tight.

"Hafsa leave me alone. You want me to be late for my own wedding" he pushed me away and walked out of the house.

"No no no!!!! Aasim no please don't go!!". He slammed door shut. I heard his car drove out of the compound.

I slide down and curled up in a ball, sobbing. He doesn't love me anymore. He.. He's getting married. He left me.. He left me....

"Hafsa!!! Hafsa wake up please". I opened my eyes and sat up right. "What happened?" I queried looking around the living room. Why am I on the floor?

"You fainted" maimuna spoke wiping her tears. "Aasim is already on his way" she added. I looked around to see the three witches sitting on the couch comfortably. "Is Aasim really going to marry you?" I asked slowly.

She kept quiet. "Tell me" I ordered. "Yes whore he is, get it over with already!" asiya said bitterly. I didn't know when I blanked out again.

Aasim's POV

I ran out of inna jummai's house to my car. My heart was beating fast. What happened to my wife? Maimuna just called and told me she fainted. I asked her what happened but she didn't tell me.

I heard my phone ringing tracing me out of my reverie. "Hello Maimuna where's Hafsa? Is she awake? Give her the phone lemme talk to her please". All I could hear was Maimuna sobbing.

"She... She woke up and fainted again please hurry up aasim. I'm scared" she said crying. "Stay close to her, I'm almost there" I hung up and concentrated on the road. I just hope my wife is alright!! That's all I care about right now.

I finally arrived home and hopped out running as fast as I could. I saw Hafsa lying flat on the cold tiles. I picked her up and walked as fast as I can to the car "Maimuna take ayman home with you guys" I said and drove out of the compound.

I drove to the nearest hospital. Hafsa was taken away to only God knows where while I wait. I sat down, my face buried in my palms. I prayed silently for my wife.

"Excuse me please" someone tapped me on the shoulder. I raised my head to find the doctor staring at me smiling. "Doctor where's my wife please? Is she alright? Can I see her?" I bombarded the doctor with questions.

"Don't worry sir, your wife is fine. She just lost consciousness and oxygen that's all. She needs a lot of rest and try not to make her upset else she'll panic and pass out like she did" the doctor instructed. I listened to him carefully.

"Can I see her please?" I asked. He nodded and showed me to her room. I met her sitting down on the bed, crying. The pillow supporting her back. I felt my heart broke into thousand pieces. My wife, crying. What I hate in the world is to see my wife crying.

I walked further into the room and sat on the bed. I held her soft hands in mind but she  yanked her hands from my hold. "Habibaty, what's wrong?" I asked gently. "Leave me alone" she murmured. She placed her head on her knees hugging her legs.

"You promised" she murmured. "You promised".... "You promised" she kept saying those words shaking her head no. "Hafsa look at me, what's wrong? What happened? What did they tell you?" I tried to raise her head up but she slapped my face "don't touch me!!!" She yelled.

She removed the tube connected to her vein and stood up. I quickly grabbed her when she was about to fall. "Leave me alone You cheater!!! You've betrayed me!! I'm never going to forgive you!!" She yelled crying.

I hugged her firm till she calmed down. "Why would you do that to me aasim why?" She kept shaking her head. "Hafsa tell me, what happened". I sat her down on the bed sitting beside her. Tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Munira told me you... You're.. You're going to marry Maimuna" she blurted out. My jaw dropped midair. Inna jummai wants me to marry Maimuna but it's not going to happen, it's never going to happen. Not now nor ever. Hafsa is enough for me.

"Hafsa when will you believe that you're the only one in my heart?" I asked. She didn't say anything. "Look at me" I raised her chin up. "I love you okay? I'll always do and you're the only one for me. You're the only wife Allah destined for me to marry Insha Allah. Stop bothering yourself kinji baby? Tell you what, we're Leaving tomorrow". Tears still rolling down her cheeks.

"Stop crying mana, it's okay. I'm not going to marry any girl please! Baba knows I'm not willing to get married again so stop bothering yourself" I added. She finally stopped crying. I gave her a bone crush hug.

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I loaded our suitcases in the trunk and closed it. I hopped into the car. Hafsa was facing the other side, her hand on her chin thinking only God knows what. "Hey, you okay?" I asked holding her hand. She turned and looked at me. "Yes" she smiled.

Right now we're about to leave katsina. We stopped by at many places to say goodbye. I didn't bother going to inna jummai's house. She caused a lot of trouble. I called baba and told him. Now she's not even talking to me cause I told baba about it.

No one messes with my beloved wife and gets away with it! She's my soulmate. She's to die for. Hafsa is just an angel in disguise...

I promise to always make her happy no matter what. She deserves it. She sacrificed a lot for me. She always try her best to make me happy. She blessed me with a child which I'm praying she'll bless me with another child. She's just the best wife any man  could ask for.