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Nice!
I love this!
You seem to know more about the Islamic shariah and I love that!

Nice write up more grease to your elbow its not easy

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Hello all. I am sorry I wasn't able to make more updates. it's just NEPA wahala. I will try make more updates today God's willing.

If I don't comment that means I'm an ingrate,I'm loving this piece,every update is a massive hit back to back ....ride on boss��

Waiting, boss.. Just can't keep calm!

SokoDobo pls come and continue this story oo. Nepa never still bring light?

oga na wah o u just tie every one down here like that since which day i login expecting to see an update from you but there none if the story is finished pls let everyone know so that we will start looking for something else to read haba babana

Kamal sat behind a desk going through some files. He was confused. He had interrogated virtually all of the girls that escaped five months ago but got a similar story. They could not locate the camp but it was in Kabari Forest.
It was one of the biggest forests in Nigeria. It would take years to explore that place. Then the man who was said to have facilitated their escape worried him. From the girls’ perspectives, he was a nice guy. .But to the law, he was a potential suspect. How did he find them? Why did he not report to the appropriate authorities? Who was he? Where was he? Why did some of the insurgents address him as ‘sir’ before he killed them? Where did he get the truck he had used? Why was he wearing a mask?

Then the latest report he just got which he none of the girls ever told him before: he made the rest escape and took two along with him. The description of one of the girls matched that of Leena.
And when Leena was found, she was with another lady, her child and an infant.
Leena had said they walked to that place. That was a junction close to the main road and the insurgents would never have a camp close to that place.
Had someone dropped them in a car? Was it the man who had saved them? Why would the girls refuse to talk about him? Did he threaten them?
Out of the girls that escaped. Leena interested him most after his latest discovery.
He picked his phone and dialled.

“Hey Derrick.”

“Captain. What’s up?”

“I think we still need to comb Leena Idris. There are developments.”

“We just got a report that she has been kidnapped again. Her fiancé made the report. They had gone to a confectionary and he went in to get some snacks. Just ten minutes and she missing. An eye witness said he saw a man pushing her into a car with a gun.”

Kamal crinkled his hard face.

“I don’t get it. I need more details. I will come over there right away.”







“What is going on here?” Mufty snarled and the astonishment turned into rage. “why is she tied up like this?”

“You have no right to question my actions or judgement.” Jahl turned at her. “You are part of the girls that escaped. Why were you found here?”

Leena was glad to see that Mufty was alive and still around. Her efforts would have being in vain if she found him absent.

“I came back.”

“Why? That means you now your way here. You must have told the law where we are.”

“If I wanted to do that, I would have done that five months ago. I guess I am the only one among the girls that can locate here.”

“That means you are the only one who deserves to die now, huh?” “Am I alive?” she said. “Why do you think I came back? Who wants to marry a girl who is HIV positive? He infected me so I want to die with him. You people took me away from my world and now I can’t live outside this place.”

Jahl kept interrogating her but she gave him very smart answers. He made them untie her and asked her to go with Mufty.

Immediately they left, he called two men.

“This camp is no more secure. We would move to Madina- Mujahid. Meanwhile, put an eye on her. I am beginning to think of executing Mufty. Since this girl came into his life, he has not being the same.
One of the men smiled. Mufty was intimidating. He would be glad if that cold bastard was killed.



“Why did you come back?” Mufty said angrily as they got to his cabin. “Do you know what you are doing? Why? I risked my life to get you back to your life and you do this?”

She had expected to see this reaction.

“I came to take you away.”

“Take me away? Are you insane? You are on a suicide mission. They will plan to kill you. Who said I want to leave? Why don’t you stay away from me? Anyone close to me is prone to death, can’t you see that?”

“I will leave but I need you to just answer one question…”

“What?”

“I understand why you are angry. I just want to know…did you forget me?”

“How can I forget you….” He paused. He did not want to admit that but it was too late. She saw it in his eyes. He was glad to see her. “Yes, I forgot about you. I don’t think of anyone.”

“I could not forget you. I risked my life because I had to see you.”

“How did you make it here?”

It was just one day she woke up and took the biggest decision in her life. She knew it was a very foolish idea, something everyone would consider a suicide mission.

Everyone? Yes, that included her.
She began to learn how to ride a bike. After one month, she became a very good rider. She made a blueprint and got her accomplices.
Five months later, just a few weeks to her wedding day, she put the plan to work.
On that fateful day, she called Adam to come and pick her from her friend’s house.

Adam had seen her elegantly dressed in a green gown. She looked so beautiful he felt so proud of himself to have her.
They were in his car when she said she needed ice-cream. When he went inside, one of her accomplice came and they walked down the street.
She did not tell him why she was doing it. She gave him ten thousand naira for the show. He was following them on a bike.
She was one who also staged the man who said he saw her being kidnapped.
That was how she started her journey to Kabari forest. She had her provisions on the bike, plus extra petrol as she embarked on the dangerous trip.

It was difficult to find the camp because there were no straight roads.
But she saw a truck pass, she his and began to follow the truck. It was at one point she was arrested by their guards. She said she was Mufty’s wife so they took her to Jahl.

Mufty was speechless. He could not talk for a while.

“Why?”

“I don’t know. I know a lot of people will say that I am fool. I know but I just could not stop myself. I am sorry.”

“But you need to be happy and happiness is out there for you.”

“Happiness is not about you alone but also about those that you love. I could not find happiness out there while you are here. It is insane.”

He was silent again.

“But you are hurting those you love out there. Your parents will be worried and prone to hypertension. You can’t do this.”

“You are right. I am confused.”

“The first thing we will do is to let them know you are safe.”

“How? My phone was seized by them.”

“You came with a phone?’

“Yes but a new phone with no single contact or information about me.”

“Good. I will let you use my phone. I have a line that cannot be traced to me. do that first and then…..I will plan on your escape again.”

“I am not leaving without you.”

“What?”

“You are coming with me or else I will knock your head.”

He gave her a sharp glance and he chuckled.

Mufty chuckled!

It seemed the act was very strange to him.

“What are you?” He asked. “The other time, you made me smile and now this. What do you want from me?”

“I want you to have your life back. You are too good to be here. You do not have the bright to condemn yourself totally. Please leave.”

“I told you that I have a terrible past….”

''What past? Someone killed the Prophet’s uncle and annihilated his body but he repented. Did you do that? You are alive so you have the chance. Please.”

“What about your fiancé? I thought you would have been married by now.”

“Not yet.”

“So if I leave here, where do I go to? There is nothing for me out there. You will get married soon and that will be the end because…..I don’t
talk to married women.”

She saw an irritation as he mentioned he word married women.
She gave him a look and their eyes met. They did not speak but something happened at that moment. Mufty felt as if a strange entity just took over his body. He felt different and somehow uncomfortable. It was like trying to force the new being out of him.

“I think you have being sent to punish me.” He said.

“How?”

“To fall in love with you and you leave. I think I deserve that.”

She had not expected this. Okay, in reality she knew it was going to be a difficult one. She was betrothed and her weeding was just a few weeks away. Plus this was an insurgent who had abducted her. How was she going to present him?
No but there was a bigger problem. She was not ready to let him go.

“I am not leaving.” She said and blushed. “ Let me have the phone.”

She typed Adam’s number. He picked it.

“Adam.”

“Leena? Is that you?”

“Yes.”

“Where are you? Did you escape? Who are they? What….”

“Adam…”

“Yes.”

“I have something to tell you and I need your help.”

“Wait. Are you safe?”

“I was not kidnapped Adam.”

Boom!

“What?”

“There are things I want to tell you…….”

THIRTEEN


“I don’t understand what you are talking about. An eye witness saw it happen.” Adam said.

“I know what you are talking about. Firstly, I want you to forgive me. I really hurt you and I feel so chastened. You don’t deserve it Adam.”

“Leena you have done nothing wrong for all I know. I just want to know where you are and why you are there.”

Mufty stood up and went out. He wanted to give her room for privacy.

“I was not kidnapped. I met someone who needed help and I had to help him….”

“Him?”

“Hmmm…yes.”

“What do you mean? What kind of help?”

“It is a private issue. I just need a favour from you. Please do not tell my parents this. Just tell them I called you and told you that I have escaped….” She said this but remembered that she was not sure if they could make it out of this place alive. “But we are still finding our way out here.”

“This does not make sense to me. Are you saying you are out there with a man? A man that is your non-muharam? You have left since yesterday.”

“What are you insinuating? That I am sleeping with a man?”

“No.” He detected the note of anger in her voice. Yes, he had that feeling but he was not going to tell her that. How could a responsible girl leave her house with the pretence of being kidnapped to go and save a ‘he’?

“Wallahi it not what you think.”

“Okay, now that you have saved him, are you coming back?”

“It is a long story. I did not tell you that I have saved him. I don’t know if I can save him. I just need a favour from you. Please let us postpone the wedding…..”

“What?”

“I am confused. I know what I am doing or saying would not make sense to anyone….”

“Thank God you admit it.”

“I don’t even what is driving me to do it. I would have insulted any girl doing what I am doing. I am being foolish and annoying but I can’t help
it. Adam, please do not be angry with me…..”

“Just tell me in a single word. Are you breaking up with me? Have you fallen in love with ‘him’?”

Leena hesitated.

She was not sure if it would work out with Mufty. She did not know even he would be accepted. She hoped she was not making a mistake. The best thing for her to have done is tell Adam no and go on with the marriage plans.
This was the most difficult question she had ever being asked.

“No, Adam. I am not breaking up with you. You have been one of the nicest person I have met. I have no reason to hurt you intentionally. My heart just happens to be pulling me. I just want us to pray about it. may Allah chose what is best for us…..”

“Just a few weeks to our wedding?”

“Are you saying because it is just a few weeks left, we don’t need prayers?’

He took in a deep breath.

“No, we need prayers but……you have not answered me. are you breaking up with me?”

“No.”

“Are we going on with the wedding?”

“I don’t know. May Allah chose what is best for us.”

“Hmmmm….Leena, I am not against your tauheed today and yes, that is a general prayer but let me tell you something as a man. When a girl is not hyper or interested in marrying you, she becomes full of tauheed and you cannot challenge her because it is tauheed but deep down, you know she is no more interested. If you know you are no more interested, please tell me.”

“I did not say I am no more interested. I just need more time.”

“Hmmmm….more time? Leena. Do you love me?”

There was a pause.

“I don’t know. I don’t hate you. I like you. You are a nice person.”

“Hmmm…I do understand your answer. You are twenty-four, right? And I am thirty-one. I think we do understand each other but let me give you time to think about it. I will give you three days. Meanwhile, I have been round many police stations, written statements and looked for you all over. The ATOF Captain have been all over me. What do you want me to tell them?”

She paused, confused. She had nothing against Adam. He was a nice guy, handsome, caring and had the qualities many girls would love. He had passed the test, and her parents accepted him. They knew his family, his job and character.
Mufty was an uncertainty. She barely knew him. In fact, he was a man with a murky lifestyle. How was she going to present him? What would she say? He had not proposed or said anything about getting married to her.
What was that thing about Mufty was holding her captive? What was that thing that made her stuck to him? Something so strong that she risked her life to come back to a death camp. Something so intense that made her forget her troubles immediately she saw him again.
He had that thing that made her feel fulfilled. And the fact that she made him smile, and chuckle before he admitted falling in love with her made her felt there was that chemistry between them.
Was he lying? Why should he lie? He had no reason to that. It was a fact that he was not after her body. If he wanted that, he would have gotten it. He meant it but there was also something holding him back. Something that may have made him develop a phobia for women. He was never comfortable around women.

“Just tell them I called and told you that I just escaped and the line went dead. That would be a form of relief. About us, we will talk more when
I come back insha Allah.”

“When are you coming back?”

“I don’t know. We are trying to figure out our way.”

“are you with the ‘him?’”

“He is just a little boy.” She lied and felt guilty.

“Have you fallen in love with someone else?”

“I don’t know. Please I have to go now. Please just keep this to yourself and tell them what I told you to say. We will sort it out.”

“Have you thought of the fact that I have got a wedding plan? What do I do now that you told me this?”

“Were you planning the wedding when you thought I was kidnapped?”

“No.”

“Then let the plans stop until I arrive safely. I am not totally safe now.”

“but you were safe. You chose this upon yourself. It means our relationship was not important to you.”

“You are wrong. There was somebody’s life at stake. I could not take him off my mind and I knew no one would let me go. I risked my life for what I believed in.”

“Leena….I am broken.”

“I have not said I am no more getting married to you. I said we should pray for the best. If God says I am your wife, then nothing will stop it.”

“Hmmmm….that tauheed again.”

“What tauheed?”

“The tauheed girls use when they are not interested.”

“Do not misconceive me. You are special to me . Just pray I return safely.”

“Okay.”

“I miss you.”

“Hmmm…I miss you too.”

She ended the call before taking a deep breath.


Leena, she called herself, I hope you are not making a big goof.

yes Leena
yu r making a big goof.
who d hell goes back to sambisa
too bad Stockholm syndrome fall on yu

Please come and update oooo.

okeyben10:
yes Leena

yu r making a big goof.

who d hell goes back to sambisa

too bad Stockholm syndrome fall on yu

This one is more than Stockholm syndrome....ahhhh

Mufty is always making the wrong choice when it comes to women

That leena is dumber than dumb.anyway sha this is a fiction so anything can happen,if it were to be reality,anybody that tries that is a dead meat.nice piece sokodobo,you're great.

haha interestng leena already side in her call with adam that sometimes you do the most meanest of all things for love so on my part she right we guy today do the same some guy can do the unthinkable for love so lets sit back relaxe and see where the journey is going......

Jahl rested his big hands on a table inside his palace. He had been thinking for a while. He raised his face and then used his hand to pull his beard slowly.

“I think the video should have gone viral now.” He said. “And the name Sadiq Jahl is now a household name. I am not scared of anything, or anyone when it comes to the work of God. But I have been thinking seriously about Mufty.”

“What about him, Sir?”

“I am very uncomfortable with him. A moment ago, as he struck that boy, I saw the fire in his eyes and I was glad, but since he saw that girl, it became more of love for her. I think she has to die now…..”

“Yes, Sir.”

“And with a heart deep in sorrow, I regret to order the execution of Mufty. He should go with her. We will give him a befitting burial with twenty three gunshot salute. Mufty is a force to reckon with but a girl destroyed him in the end. May his souls rest in peace.”

“Amen.”

“May Allah forgive him his sins.”

“Ameen”

“Forgive him for failing in the end to serve God. May Allah punish the girl for diverting his attention from serving God. May she rot in hellfire.”

“Ameen.”

“She should be beheaded but Mufty should just be shot. Please just five bullets but make sure he is dead.”

“Yes, Sir.”

Three of the armed insurgents went out.

“The day I have been waiting for has finally come.” The leader said. “ He just stuck Barde this evening. Barde passed out. So full of himself.”

“I hope you will become the next Mufty.” Another man said.

“No! I want to become myself and not him. Never say that again!”

Adam stood in a katzenjammer, subconsciously squeezing the phone he held, trying to convince himself he was not hallucinating. The phone call he just received was one of the most shocking and annihilating conversation he had ever had.
He could feel every word spoken resonating with him, padded with sputtering sounds and magnified echoes that threatened his ear drum. He knew this was not in a nightmare. He should have seen it coming. The quiddity was not so esoteric but he was blinded. Now, he began to add things up. He had been a fool not have detected the quirks and subliminals.

Now everything made sense to him. He felt niggling, and a part of his head ached.
He stood still, trying to calm his nerves, and tumultuous brain.
He walked groggily to the bed, dropped his balk and closed his eyes. He had to talk to someone. The police needed to know this, and that should extend to her family members. This was a secret too hot to handle.
What was the use? There was no evidence, or clue to exact location.

He hesitated. He could not make a decision now. He was flummoxed, dejected and mentally lassitude. He switched off the light, and closed his eyes again but he knew he was not going to sleep. He remembered the first time he met Leena three years ago but the shocking phone call would not let him think straight.
He picked his phone, checked the time and hesitated. It was a few minutes after 11:00 PM. He scrolled down the call log then dialled a number.

“ Hello, Adam.” A ladies voice emerged.

“ Haneefa.”

“ I am surprised you are calling me this late.”

“ I am sorry about that. I could not wait till morning.”

“ What is it?’

“ I just received a phone call. It is about Leena. I got a very bad news.”

“ Oh my God! I hope she is not dead? I was told there has not been any demand for a ransom.”

Adam took in a deep breath.

“No. It is not what we think.”

“What are you talking about?”

He hesitated.

“I don’t think Leena still loves me.”

“What are you talking about?

“She called me to tell me that she has escaped.”

“That is a good news. What is the bad news? You should think about her safety first.”

“She is safe now. She told me something else. It seems she has fallen in love with another person.”

“Adam just relax and sleep. We will talk about this tomorrow.”

“Do you think I am worked up?

“You have gone through a lot. Leena has always being for you….”

“Before now.”

“Are you sure she called you? Because I would have expected you guys to talk about her safety and arrival and not this. It is strange Adam. Is there something you are hiding from me?”

“Everything is hidden from me.” He said. “I am confused but I promise myself to get to the root of it all.”

“Now I feel there is something more to it. Can you come and see me tomorrow?”

“Yes.”

“Please do. Just take it easy. I know everything will be alright.”

“I hope so.”

“Good night dear.”

“Goodnight Haneefa.”

adam is definitely going to spill the beans and am guessing he will talk to the ATOF captain

Hmmmmm


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The way these insurgents think is really baffling. Their brain is completely warped. Imagine ordering murder and still praying for God to punish one and grant mercy to the other..really?

excelmerry:
The way these insurgents think is really baffling. Their brain is completely warped. Imagine ordering murder and still praying for God to punish one and grant mercy to the other..really?

Its serious menticide o. Totally brainwashed.

Well done Sokodobo

excelmerry:
The way these insurgents think is really baffling. Their brain is completely warped. Imagine ordering murder and still praying for God to punish one and grant mercy to the other..really?

Although the story is fiction, but the fact I you raised is unfortunately a reality.

Oga well done
abeg come update polio, I dey refresh d page like mad, those insurgents Don mad

excelmerry:
The way these insurgents think is really baffling. Their brain is completely warped. Imagine ordering murder and still praying for God to punish one and grant mercy to the other..really?

I noticed dat u voted twice. Pls remove one so ur vote will be accepted. Our SokoDobo must win!

Ignoring some errors here and there...
It was a story well narrated so far and i marvel impressively at the individual behind the keyboard striking it confidently.

Indeed the story has an infectious aura.

Another star is Born!

Plz.....this suspense is killing oooo biko update update update�

FOURTEEN

Leena heard the door get opened. She thought it was Mufty but the three brutal looking men she saw got her trembling.
The man in front split his wide face into a devilish grin.

“Daughter of the devil.” He said. “The time has come.”

“What?” She demanded with fear.

“You are an evil. You destroyed Mufty but we are glad you did because you gave the chance to do what we have always dreamt of.

“Please don’t kill me.” She cried but the evil smile they wore scared her the more.

One of them removed a knife.

“Are you going to slaughter her in here or outside?”

“In here. Wait, where is Mufty?”

“He went out.” Leena replied in trepidation. “Please shoot me instead.”

“Where is Mufty?”

Boom!

There was a sudden loud sound which was obviously from a bomb blast that shook everyone there.

“Ya Jabar! What was that?” One of them pondered.

Boom!

Another explosion which raised soil, flame and dust. From the loudness of the sound, it was very close and that meant there was an attack on the camp.

“You!” An insurgent pointed at Leena. “You brought them here. You brought the military!”

“Shoot her!” Another one said.

Bang! Bang!!

Two bullets escaped through the barrel and slashed into the heart. Blood, moans and death followed at once.
The two men watched in horror as Mufty came in fully armed while their colleague lay dead on the floor.

“Mufty.” The leader said. “Peace be upon you. There is an attack.”

“I know because I am the attacker. If not for the innocent kids and women in this camp, it would have been settled at once but at least, some of you will die.”

“Muf…..”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He killed the two men.

Leena got up, crying and nearly hugged him subconsciously but he declined. He was now wearing that mean and dangerous expression. He rushed into the inner room and pushed the mattress aside. He had a secret hole underneath. He pulled the cover open and brought a backpack. He hung it over his back and carried his guns.
The AK47 hung over his shoulder; a pistol in his left hand while he put some ammunition inside the bag.

“Come on.” He said before he peeped.

The camp was in a pandemonium. Women and children screamed.
Jahl looked calm but his brain was in turmoil. How did the military find them?
He looked more mean than ever . He was standing in front of over five hundred armed men.

“Troop A: Ma’awiyan Battalion, get the children and women in one place and get ready for evacuation. Troop B: Salahudeenan Battalion, make sure the gates are sealed. Let the arsenal be opened and move the weapons inside the trucks. We don’t know where they are. The satellite can’t pick anything. Mufty. Where is he?”

“I think he is dead.” An insurgent said.

Jahl frowned. He had forgotten that he ordered his execution. This was a time he needed him most. Why did that daughter of evil come into his life? She was nothing but a fame fatale. But wait….the men did not come back to make a report. Was he really dead?

“Open the arsenal!” Jahl ordered and the men went in. About three hundred of them began to move the heavy weapons. Most of them wondered how they could acquire such weapons. There was no doubt that there were high powered men behind this.

Mufty and Leena were hiding under a truck. He asked to wait and then he crawled out. He could see the men going in and out of the arsenal, loading the weapons into a truck. He felt like laughing. They did not know that he was the one who set all of the bombs and he got them from the arsenal. There was no single military man out there.
He saw Jahl and three men go into his cabin, probably to confirm his death.
That was the moment he had been waiting for.
He pushed his thumb on the detonator and the scary sound emerged.
Boom!
The flame that followed the blast lit the camp momentarily , then a cloud of dust and scattering of particles.

Jahl was dead. Mufty grinned.
He pushed his thumb on the second detonator and the arsenal was blown. Most of the men had no time to scream. They were reduced to mere tiny particles. Some of them who were outside but within the arsenal were also blown off, with body parts loitering, while some escaped the blast.

“This is what you do them. Have a feel.” He whispered. “Come on, Leena.”

She crawled out and they got into the truck. He started the car and sped off. He knew he to face the men guarding the gate.
He stopped before the gate, set his gun and fired three shots. Two men fell down and he ran the car with an incredible and crashed the gate. The bumper of the car pulled of and one of the headlights broke.
Leena screamed out of fear. Mufty did not stop or waste any time. He pushed his leg on the gas pedal and the truck receded into darkness.




“Are you okay?” Mufty asked Leena who was sitting on the edge of the bed in one of the rooms of a hidden lodge located in a sequestered area in Maiduguri.

She nodded.

“I am okay.” She said. “I just can’t believe we made it out of that place alive.”

“We thank God for that.” He said and heaved.

When they got out of the forest, he carried his weapons and dug a ground to hide the AK47. He had buries three of them there, marked the place and put two pistols in his pocket.
It was very late so they slept in the car. He did not sleep but sat watching over her.
At dawn, after they woke up and prayed, he set the car to fire and they took a long walk before they got a cab to Ring road. They now took bikes and stopped some kilometres before the hotel. He wanted to avoid any track.
He looked at her. She had just woken up. They lodged in around 7:00 AM. Both of them need a sleep so they slept off.
Mufty woke up two hours later while Leena just woke up. It was 11:00AM.

“I got toothbrush and tooth paste.” He said. “I had my bath already.”

She looked at her dirty clothes and felt disgusted. what was she going to wear after the bath?

“I got you some clothes too.”

“Did you go out?”

“Yes, while you were asleep. There is a boutique down there. There is brunch over there.”

“Where are the clothes?”

He opened the wardrobe and brought out a gown.

“Here. It is just something to cover your body.”

“Yeah…anything is better than this grubby thing. But it is cool. A typical Borno gown.” She chuckled. “Let me wash myself up. I stink.”

He went out of the room and stood on the balcony. That was what he used to do while she lived with him in the camp. Anytime she wanted to use the bathroom, he would leave the room.
While standing on the balcony, having a view of the beautiful trees, sky and city, he felt something different but yet, very uncomfortable.
Everything seemed strange. The life of insurgency had taken a lot from him. He did not feel comfortable with the normal people. In the past, he had seen the normal society as a world of infidels and dirt. He hated the system and felt it was only them who were truly worshipping God and fighting for him. Now it was from a different perspective. He felt everyone looked at him as a killer.
He was filled with guilt and regrets. Now he was not sure if he would ever be normal again.

“I am through Mufty.” She said from behind him. He turned and saw her.

“It’s no more Mufty.” He said. “ Manga.”

She nodded.

“No. It is MM.”

“MM?”

“Muhammad Manga.”

He smiled.

“Yes.”

Oh no! He had one of the most cosmic smiles she had ever seen. He looked so different when he smiled. There was life in his eyes and somewhere beneath those hard features of his was that mildness she craved for. She was in love with him and never wants to leave him.
Then she thought of Adam. She did not want to hurt Adam either. She could not just bring herself to discard Adam just like that. They had a history. It was not going to be fair.

“Come for brunch.” She said softly.

He went in and they had breakfast. After the breakfast, he sat on a chair and looked at her.

“You know you have to go back home today, right?”

“Yes.” She said. She was happy that it was all over but scared that there may be a drama ahead. She was confused.

“And that should be soon.”

“Are you getting rid of me?”

“I am getting rid of the troubles and pains of your family, friends and ….fiancé. They would be worried. They need to know that you are safe and if they know this, then you have to leave at this very moment.”

She felt her heart thumbing.

“And you?”

He paused without a word for the meantime.

“I don’t know.” He said. “ I don’t know what to do with my life, if it could be called a life, or what to do.”

“Do you plan to leave?”

He nodded.

“I need to time be alone for a while and figure out what next. I just want you to know that you are one person that I can never forget. I still can’t believe you came back for me after everything. I mean the risk you took. No one evr showed me such love after my ……my mother passed on.”

“I am sorry about her. May her soul rest in aljanna.”

“Ameen.”

She wanted to more about him but did not want to force him.

“I had to do what I could. You did the same for me.” she said but she knew it was more than just gratitude. “You saved chastity and life. I owe you.”

“You don’t owe me. I got you into the mess. We set up the bomb in the first place.”

“Let us not go there. I am happy you got the chance to realize your mistakes before you die.”

“Yes and you are instrumental to that.”

“So…does that mean that after I leave here, you will gone forever?”

He said nothing.

“What about the love you said you have for me? Do you think of how I will feel?”

“Leena, I must confess to you now. I had fallen in love before but since I met you I feel not just in love but I’m made of love. Even when my heart was protected by a three kilometre thick steel door that repelled all girls, you passed through with an ease that melted the door and turned it into a golden door where only you have the key. What I had before was just a fantasy but with you it’s a dream.
The sword stuck in my back can only be removed by the Diamond Princess. I was in the lands of the Diamonds but none of them could remove it so I stayed with the pain. You came without the diamond crown, but just a smile and the sword was removed. I now sae the diamond in your heart and realised you were the one.

You took me out of discomfort, pain and literarily made me smile again. Can’t you see that you are something out of a different world? If I say I love you, that could be an understatement. What I feel for you has no words of description. But I have to leave because I am not good enough for you. I find it hard to act normal. And when I said I thought you would have being married, it was just a blind shot. But I realized that you have a fiancé and I can’t ask you out. But there is one question I need to ask you and that would facilitate my final decision. Your boy fiend, has there being any formal arrangement? Has he come to formally seek your hand in marriage?”

Boom!
This time, it was not a bomb blast but blast Leena felt in her mind. She was in a dilemma.