Chapter 35: Chapter 35

REVELATION

"It's so nice to see you again after five years", MAMA said as she took off the black sunshade from her eyes.

"I've missed you", she continued.

Fiona stared at her unblinkingly, she snorted once she heard the last words of MAMA.

"I find it ridiculous coming from someone like you. You missed me or you missed my services and the income you got from me", Fiona arched a brow.

"Whichever, you were one of the best, infact the best. I liked you and developed a high interest for you, because there was something about you. Something spectacular. No matter how much anyone tries to break you, there's this innocence that emitted from you. That's why you were highly sort after by the men", she dabbed a face wipe on the tears streaming down her face.

That was when she really caught Fiona's attention, "You are sick," it wasn't a question, rather a statement.

MAMA couldn't even deny the fact, she had become so skinny and it got worse by the day.

"What happened?", Fiona questioned.

"N-no-nothing", she stammered.

"Okay, maybe you should just get down", Fiona shrugged off, acting like she doesn't care.

"No-no wait, er-errem. Once you left, there was this man, he seemed to be viral in terms of sex. The men from the club bargained on paying him and I, a whooping sum of money if we both are able to go rounds and rounds..," she paused.

Fiona increased the air conditioner of her car, as she loosened the shawl around her neck and removed the hijab.

"Okay!!!", she pestered.

"We did it, I needed the money. Once you were gone, the girls began leaving gradually, especially the exclusive ones, for me to retain the club, I began borrowing, from the Drug lords and the Mafia Dons. That wasn't just it. Since I perfected the bargain with the man whose identity I still don't know. They wanted more", she dabbed at her face again and sniffled.

"They wanted me to make a porn video with the man, all through, there was no medical checkup to know how healthy the man is. In my state of making more money and paying off the huge debt I was owing, I didn't remember the major thing. Later, I found out I was infected, presently I'm an AIDS carrier", that was when torrents of tears began rushing down her face.

Fiona really felt sorry for her, the woman hadn't helped young girls in a positive way, but the best she could do, she offered and really lives were changed both positively and negatively.

"You'll send me you account details, you need to get an anti-reteroviral drugs, I guess it costs a lot that's why you haven't been getting it and your condition is worsening, you didn't go to Khalid for help?" she asked.

"Khalid?, No. Ever since you left, I haven't ever set my eyes on him. He never came here and he stopped patronizing", MAMA scoffed.

Fiona smiled, Khalid was really addicted to her, just like she is.

"I have a little problem", Fiona said.

"Problem?, Please if it's something I can handle tell me, I'll do anything", MAMA replied hastily.

"I want to know everything about my working under you. How I was brought here?, Who really are my parents and if I was sold", Fiona rasped.

MAMA'S eyes widened in pure horror, her face turned pale and very white.

"E-er-er-eeerm

"Is it too much to ask from you?", Fiona asked.

"Ohh no, remember I said anything and yes, I'll tell you everything. Everything, everything revolves around the Queen of Al Zayed, Queen Amancia. If you can get around there, you would know everything, she gave you out to me when you were only but seven. Your father wasn't around, he fled the country according to her and she didn't want to have anything to do with you, because you reminded her so much about your father", MAMA paused as she looked through the window at the couple holding hands, talking.

"How did you know she's a Queen?", Fiona asked.

"Er-errem, it was that easy, I had my way. If she hadn't given you out to me just like that, I wouldn't want to prod further, but she gave you to me without a price, so I knew there should be more to it", MAMA deadpanned.

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Janelle delved onto her bed, sniffling it, the smell from the bedsheet was so familiar. According to the contract, it was a new apartment, but everything looks like someone had been using it. Or still is.

The smell was just so familiar, and it was a very nice smell.

It smelt of Rashid. Yes, it's his smell. She quickly shrugged it off, pinning it as being a coincidence.

Grabbing her phone from the head rest of the bed, she dialled her cousin's number.

Renee picked up with a worrisome smile on her face, "Hey baby", she called.

"Hey, you don't look good", Janelle said, observing her features.

"I should be asking you that. I've been so worried, I feel everything isn't okay, how's is your new job as a manager of a top company?", Renee asked.

"Hmmm", Janelle sighed.

"I shouldn't even be talking about this, Rashid. He planned this all out, I still can't believe that he's the owner of this company and had single handedly plotted my being transferred here", Janelle sighed.

"You ain't serious, like what you said doesn't rhyme at all, how can he?, Wait... how did he know?", Renee kept firing unending questions at her.

"That's it, my dear cousin. After I told him about the divorce stuff, he bluntly told me I wouldn't be getting a divorce from him and now I'm really worried. He said his father wants to see me, I do know what the father would say and I'm not ready to come in terms with it. I can't break the man's heart, he had been so good to me while I was there... and....", Janelle didn't complete her statement as she broke down in tears.

"Janelle!!, I would advise you as a friend, a cousin and more of a sister and a family. Don't be too hard on yourself, we all make mistakes, if the feelings come to hard on you, take it up, give in to it, let go of the past babe. You have to let it go, the children need their Dad. They would forever be mad at you if they grow up without one in their life and find out later that you just didn't want then to know their father because of what happened between you two", Renee comforted.

"It's too early for that Renee, how do you expect me to just... you know what, Yes, certainly I would meet the Emir, but I do hope, I wouldn't be seeing that scumbag", Janelle snapped.

"Anyways, it would be better you told him he has kids than he finds out himself, that would be very bad, I can't see myself drawing a picture of what would happen in my head. So er-errem, what about Dante. When last did you hear from him?", Renee questioned, twirling with her hair.

"Dante?, He er-errem, he wasn't happy about my coming to Qatar, the last time we talked was the night before I left for Qatar. He wasn't a bit happy about my having to stay that far from him", Janelle recounted.

"So you both are quarrelling or what?", Renee questioned.

"No, not that. He's been supportive, just don't like the idea of me being so far from him, I was going to give him a call once you get off. So how are the kids?", Janelle questioned.

It's been long she saw them, she misses them so much and she was mad at herself for not being so free to be able to have and spend some fun time with them, she hoped that once she gets Rashid to sign the divorce document she would make things right again.

"Sleeping as usual", she chided, a smile replacing her before worrisome look.

Janelle took a deep breathe.

"You know what Renee. I'm fûcking going to meet the Emir, tomorrow unfailingly. If the dude should come.... hell!!!, what am I saying?", she fussed.

"You love him yeah and you can't wait to see him. Your face gives out how much you're yearning to meet him. Face it Janelle, you still love him. Now, to get things right, talk to him, try to know what in particular made him think you're cheating. Tell him you need an evidence and how you would want to make things right if he stops keeping you in the private phase." Renee said.

Janelle arched her brows in disapproval, "I'm not doing that. Tomorrow I would meet the Emir, once I'm done. I'm getting the fûck back to my apartment", Janelle snapped.

"You won't be able to fight off the attraction for too long babe, Especially now that you're less than five kilometers away from him", Renee drawled as the line went off.