Its A Wattpad Thing

Chapter 7

"Hello," he groaned.

"Akeel how are you?" he heard his sister's voice from the other end of the line.

"What do you want Ya Nawal?" He asked straight away.

"Are you still sleeping? At 2:00pm?" Her voice showed how surprised she was. When he didn't answer her she added "I am sure Baba doesn't know about this,"

He kept blinking as he adjusted to the light. Even though his curtains were not opened as it was already past noon, the room was iluminated with light. He yawned as he asked her what she wants again.

"I need to you to take me to my friend's wedding, she is my very close friend, I can't miss the wedding. Ismail is not in town so you are my only option,"

"I thought you can drive," he groaned.

"I can but I can't now you know?"

"When is it?"

"Now," she surprised him by saying.

"But I'm  sleepyyy," he pouted even though she couldn't see him.

"Really? Sure go back to sleep, I will just have to call Baba and tell him about this, Bye bye, take care,"

"Wait just give me 20 minutes to get ready. I will come and pick you up,". With a laugh his sister cut off the call, she just knew how to make him do what she wants.

He jumped out of his bed and started getting ready. Five minutes later he was fidgiting with his car keys. He met his sister and Mom in the living room.  He greeted his mom and told her he was going to take Ya Nawal to a wedding. He pinched his sister on her cheeks making her squeal, before putting his shoes and heading out.

When he reached Yaya Nawal's house just as he expected, she was waiting for him. Dressed in a yellow and blue ankara gown with a yellow head and with her baby hump now quite visible, she was sitting by the door with two sandwiches in her hands. Immediately she entered the car she passed the sandwiches to Akeel.

"Oh my God, you are the best Yaya Nawal," he screamed as he ate the yummy sandwitches.

"I know you didn't take anything since morning and I want you to take me to the dinner too tomorrow,"

"Are you bribing me with sandwiches?" he asked glaring at her.

She hid a smile, " Look at the road dummy, you see, Ismail will be coming back tomorrow and he would be so tired to drive,"

"Sorry I already have plans for tomorrow night," He informed her as he parked the car.

"Pleaseeeeee,"she gave him her best puppy dog eyes.

"I have two cards, I will give you one,"

"We are here," he said instead of answering her.

"The angwaye are already here. I am really late," she said looking at a group of ladies all in the same atampa as hers.

She picked her phone and bag before hopping out of the car.

"Do I have to come and pick you up?" Akeel asked.

"Don't bother I will find someone to drop me,". He sighed in relief. Waving at him she walked inside. Akeel was about to reverse the car when the ladies in the ashobi blocked his way. Among about 30 ladies, there was only one girl that wasn't wearing the ashobi. When the girl came closer, he noticed how familiar the face looked, those bushy eyebrows, that dimpled smile, those eyes, but he couldn't place where he knew her.

Even as he drove home, he kept trying to remember where he knew her. He found his sister in the living room using her phone. Plugging his own phone to charge, he slumped next to his sister and asked , "watcha doing?"

She said only a word which made him remember who the earlier girl was.

"Wattpad,"

"Wow, it's Nabeela," he shouted.

His sister watched him confusedly as he jumped up and ran to where his phone was charging. Opening wattpad, he checked the only book he had in his library. He scrolled down to the chapter where the author posted their pictures. Do you know that moment when you really want to load something and your service will just be too bad? Akeel felt like throwing away his phone.

After what seemed like forever, the picture finally loaded

"It's Nabeela, it's  really her, I saw Nabeela today,". Just to confirm futher more, he messaged Nabeela04,

Are you the one in orange dress?~ A

"Which Nabeela,"  Waleeda asked from the couch.

"The Nabeela from wattpad,"

His sister adjusted her sitting position on wattpad. "Wait you mean the one you fought with?"

"You know about the fight too?"Akeel asked.

"Every Nigerian on wattpad knows about it, it was tooo....... as in have you seen how the screen shots have gone everywhere"

"You are kidding right?"

His sister shook her head.

"Have you even apologized? I understand you acted that way because of Niima but still you acted so arrogantly, the opposite of how you really are,"

Akeel bowed his head in shame. He could never forget the comment he made about her mom, if only he could rewind time and never even download wattpad in the first place. His phone vibrated and he looked up to see a notification from wattpad.

Did you see me?~N

Immediately he saw her message his eyes lit up. He dialled his elder sister's number. His sister picked up on the third ring. He heard her voice with a loud music coming from the background.

"Whats up bro?"

"Urhmm are you sure you have someone that is going to drop you,"

"Speak loudly I can't hear you, wait give me a minute I will call you back,"

She called him back five minutes later. And this time there was no music in the background.

"Do you have someone to drop you at home?" He asked her.

"Yes, what's the matter,"

"Uh-oh, nothing, I just called to inform you, I have cancelled my plans for tomorrow and can take you to the dinner just because of how much I love you," he said and quickly ended the call before his sister asks him why he really changed his mind. He turned to his little sister and saw her laughing really hard.

"Are you going to apologize again?" She asked and he nodded his head.

"That's the brother I know?" she said with a smile, he smiled back hanging his arm around her shoulders. With his other hand he replied,

Yes, I couldn't help noticing you. You were the only one not wearing the ashobi ~ A