BROKEN HEART

CHAPTER 20

BINTA

I don't know what I should call the look I saw on Aliyu's face when I entered the hall but I will call it surprised
I didn't even bother looking at that of Aisha because I don't care whatsoever

I never knew I was a good dancer till that day, because I became the center of attention and that's what I went there for

After I got tired of dancing I went to the groom and the bride with a smile on face
I wish you guys a marriage full of nonsense and trash I said before hugging the bride so tightly
I gave her the gift I bought
I didn't leave there without taking pictures with both of them
And I made sure I appear in almost all the pictures they took
I wouldn't want them to forget how dashing I look on their wedding day.

I went back home after the dinner packed all my things that I will be needing and left Aliyu's house and life forever

I didn't go back home to mom, because I am still not ready to face her with the news

I recently bought a house with the money I got from Aliyu
I wanted returning the money to him at first but later decided not to after all it's my pension that I got from working as a wife to Aliyu as he said

I decided not to think about Aliyu and the life I have leaved in his house
I deleted his contact and that Aisha because I don't think I will be needing them anymore in my life.

MUBARAK

What do you mean you divorced Binta?
Are you out of senses?
How can you be so heartless?

"I have no choice but to divorce Binta if I really want to marry Aisha
That's the condition she gave me
And I never loved Binta so I have nothing to loose"

What do you mean you never loved Binta?I asked already upset

"Am sorry to say but I only married Binta because I wanted to make Aisha jealous
I have never for once loved her
So technically there is no point keeping her since I have gotten my Aisha back"
I didn't know when I raised my hands and slapped Aliyu so hard on the face after hearing what he is saying

I looked at him with so much anger and said
You are a big fool Aliyu
Ohh you think you are wise ?
You used someone's innocent for your selfish interest
Wallahi I will make sure you pay for what you did
And forget you ever have a friend call Mubarak
I left without looking back

I kept calling Binta but she wasn't picking my calls
I was very worried that I went to her mom's place to see if she went back home
When I noticed she didn't go back home I just pretended to come greet mommy and left thinking of where Binta could have gone to

BASHIR

I dropped from the plane looking all over the place feeling happy and sad at the same time

I won't say I miss the country and I won't say I didn't miss it either

I left Nigeria since the day Binta rejected my proposal.
God knows I love that girl and I was ready to do anything for her

I was really heartbroken that I started feeling uncomfortable
I decided to leave the country for a break but after I left I just don't see any reason to come back anymore

Mom and dad already relocated to Dubai and I was the only one in Nigeria

After leaving for Australia I got married to a Nigerian lady I fell in love with

But our marriage didn't last for long because she died after giving birth to our baby

I named the baby after my first love Binta
Binta is my first love,i have been busy all my life with book and business that I never had the time to fall in love

At first I never believe in love but when I met Binta I knew I was just deceiving myself all along

I kept thinking about her all through my ride to house
I know by now she will have atleast three to two children
I said to myself

I never imagined I will come to Nigeria this soon so I wasn't that prepared
I came in a haste because of a business I want to run myself in Nigeria so i am  planning to leave immediately I finish what I am doing

ALIYU

Finally dream come true I said looking at my new bride

Words alone cannot describe how happy I am today
I couldn't stop looking at Aisha

I decided to take Aisha to visit my parents a week after our wedding
My parents where very happy to see us especially my mom and my siblings

We are eating on the table when my mom asked why I didn't bring Binta along
I couldn't bring myself to tell her the truth so I just lied that Binta is sick and couldn't make it
She believed me and picked up her phone to call Binta but Binta's phone was switched off
Thank God she didn't pick because I was so scared she might tell my mom what had happened

I could see the look Aisha was giving me when I lied to my mom about Aisha I immediate started preparing what to say to her to defend myself

We intended to spend a week but we ended up spending three days because of how Aisha was behaving and I wouldn't want my mom to notice

"Why the hell did you lie to your mom about Binta?
Aisha asked immediately we left Zaria

I am sorry I didn't want my mom to know about it now,I don't want her to force me to take her back,so I have no choice but to hide the truth from her for now, please understand me

I promise to tell her myself when everything settles
Aisha seems to be very angry at me because she did not say a word to me through out our journey back to Kaduna
Even when we got home she still didn't talk to me
I tried all I can but she still ignores me so I just decided to let her be

My problem is now Mubarak who is still not picking my calls
I haven't seen him since a day after my wedding and it's already bothering me
Mubarak has never been this angry with me before
I just hope he comes around soon
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FATEEMAH AMEENU ✍️