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The longest chapter of Noor so far.
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His eyes were set on her, and she could feel his penetrating eyes on her.
She was ready in a blue jumpsuit, her head wrapped in another blue scarf.
A beautiful bag was crossed from her right shoulder to her left waist.
Asad hold her and they head outside. Entering the car, he intertwined their hands zooming to their destination.
They arrived at their destination; the busy hospital; Sedar-Sinai Medical Center. Asad come out and opened the door for Noor. And they walked inside. Hand in hand.
After all the procedure, the two couples arrived at Doctor Anthena's office. She flashed them a smile friendly.
"Hi N.uor." The doctor said calling Noor's name, difficulty.
She already knew about Noor's issues, so they went straight to the point.
"As i predicted, her eyes need surgery!" As Noor heard those words, she quickly grabbed Asad's hand which was already on her palm, she hold his hand firmly, her blind eyes closed tightly.
Asad's eyes snapped to Noor's direction which were on the doctor earlier. He placed his other hand on both their hands that were interlaced.
"Doctor.." Asad starts, after heaving a deep sigh. "I'll do anything it takes for this surgery to be a success." Anthena looked at them, at that time she made up her mind to make sure the surgery become a success.
"We'll admit her tomorrow, get ready" Noor and Asad shakes their head, thanking the doctor. After all the other procedures had been made they left the hospital.
Noor could feel the busy city, through her ears. People walking, by their feet, cars, and motorcycles.
They walked along the road. "Oh it feels so refreshing." Noor said tugging her hand around Asad's arm.
He looked over from the coffee shop he was looking at to Noor.
"Feel good?"
"Uhmm!" She beamed, looking ahead blindly.
"Ok will you have refreshing coffee?" Asad asked, charmingly to which Noor's face brightened up.
He guide her towards the shop, his hand on the small of her back.
Entering, a beautiful woman welcome them with a smile. She guide them to a corner. After they sat next to each she begin to speak.
"What will you order?"
"Two coffee and two waffles." Asad answered her, glancing at the menu. The waitress shakes her head and leave to bring their order.
"She must be beautiful! Her voice says it!" Noor speak.
Asad chucked remembering how Noor called him handsome; well she still does.
"You're so beautiful too!" They heard the waiter's voice. She placed both the coffee and waffle looking at Noor. "Your orders, you're so beautiful can i know your name please." She cheerfully said as she sat opposite to them while Noor beamed.
She shakes her head and the woman extends her hand towards Noor.
"I'm Elvira. Nice to meet you."
Noor blink her eyes as she know the woman held her hand out. Before she talked, Asad grabbed her wrist, directing her hand forward to the woman whose name was Elvira.
As Noor felt Elvira's hand she smile.
"I'm Noor, nice to meet you too." Elvira blink, eyeing how Noor was looking over her shoulder, not her.
Is she really blink?
"We're Africans, from Nigeria." Noor spoke while Asad nod placing her hand on the coffee mug, guiding her to drink.
Noor took a sip and close her eyes. "By the way the coffee tastes and smell heavenly!"
"Of course it was made by the boss, because she like those who ordered it."
Noor couldn't help but laughed.
"Really! Then i must meet the boss and send my regards." Noor whispered said, playfully. "Right Asad?" She turned to Asad's direction and he said a 'yes'.
Elvira couldn't help but ask. "I'm sorry to ask, but are you really blind?"
Noor nod munching on the waffle which melt in her mouth. "Yeah!"
Elvira was surprised, no one could tell she's really blind. She smile as she thought of how Noor accept her destiny. With a smile.
They talk for minutes which Asad was surprised by how they bond. Elvira returned to her work and left the two together. She stand in front of the counter her eyes on The couple she just met minutes ago.
"They're so adorable!" She said, her eyes on them as Noor placed her head on Asad's shoulder.
Asad and Noor finished what they ordered and sat there, their hands interlaced, her head on his shoulder. As they talked; they smiled, laughed out and chuckled, they chat with all their life.
They call their family members, and talk to them, keeping them updated about the hospital issue.
While at home they wished and pray for the surgery to be a success.
Asad help Noor raise on their feet. They arrived at the counter, Asad give the woman his card and she smiled.
"The boss made your orders free." They heard Elvira's voice.
"Again!" Noor asked, unbelievably.
"Yes she's Noor's friend after all." Elvira smirk leaning on the counter, while curious Noor stare at the dark.
"Uhmm?"
"Aren't i your friend?"
"You're the boss?!"
"Yes I'm."
They left after exchanging phone numbers and address. Noor told her she'll be admitted tomorrow and Elvira promised to visit her....
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"Yes grandmother, I'm meeting with Zeenat at her house." Samaira said through the phone.
She came out and took in a deep breath as she scan the mansion. With the help of Zeenat's secretary Samaira found herself in the living room.
Zeenat entered looking at her, a smirk that says so much on her lips. They hugged each other and exchanged pleasantries.
After they sat down Zeenat hold her hand. "Thank you for coming, it was a pleasure."
"Of course I have t0, walking with you is a dream come true," Samaira smiled. "And i had an ulterior motive."
Samaira let out a chuckled the moment she saw how Zeenat's jaws drop.
Her lips tugged in a smirk. "It meeting my role model, Rayhana. Oh she is really cool." Samaira said and Zeenat sighed.
It's obvious, any model will wants to associate with Rayhana. After all she's very famous and popular.
Butlers brought some refreshments; they pour a refreshing juice and hand them over to both the women. They click their glasses.
"Well it unfortunate, she left for work." Zeenat said. "But if you can wait for her. I'll introduce you two." Samaira clicked Zeenat's glass, nodding elegantly in approval.
Malika
Her phone ring and she took it after some seconds, not knowing the number.
"Hello?" She said after seconds of silence.
"Mother it me," Malika raised an eyebrow, confusingly. "Your daughter. Noor." The corner of Malika's lips tugged into a smile as she recognized Noor's voice.
"Oh i see!" She said while from the other side Noor smile. Her hopes risen into many levels as she heard Malika. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, i was just admitted this morning." She squealed making Malika to shook her head.
"Ok,"
"I prayed the surgery is a success." She trailed off. Before Noor answered her she beat her to it. "I have to go."
Noor was disappointed, but knowing her relationship with her mother in-law she knew better; it was improved.
She removed the phone from her ear and eyed the number, without thinking twice she save it; Daughter Noor. Just like how she save both Balkees and Rayhana.
Malika continue her work, she came down elegantly after she finished. Entering the living room, Balkees and Rayhana chorus as they greet her. She answered them and sat on the couch next to Kilishi; her mother in-law.
"Did Aysher returned?" She asked her secretary.
"Yes ma'am, Billy informed me. In her part, sleeping." Malika shooks her head.
Her secretary leave and Kilishi along with Rayhana and Balkees talked; which was mostly about Noor.
She listened to them as they talked about Noor's friendly, carefree and honest behavior.
"Hi guys." The chat was interrupted as they heard Zeenat. All of them looked at her as she came inside, an unknown woman tailed behind her. "Mother meet Samaira, she's now among our model." Zeenat beamed.
Samaira greet them and looked at Malika; whose eyes were on her palm, dominating her chair. Holding all her elegance.
Zeenat looked at both the two and smirk. "Samaira, she's my amazing sister in-law. Malika" Zeenat said gesturing towards Malika.
Samaira's eyes were set on Malika, trying to hide all her emotions. "Malika nice to meet you." She said and Malika looked up to her.
The moment she spotted Samaira, Malika abruptly rise on her feet. Shocked. Flabbergasted. And strangely, scared.
They followed her action, looking at her as she gazed at Samaira, intently.
'It can't be her!'
'Yes this woman is younger than her.'
'Lord have mercy!' Those were what Malika's subconscious mind says.
Samaira walked to her, stand right in front of Malika. "I'm Samaira. The pleasure is all mine." Her words bring Malika back from her trance.
She close her eyes, trying to compose herself.
Regaining her demeanor, she opened her eyes and found both Zeenat and Samaira looking at her with the eyes she can't comprehend while Kilishi and the two daughters in-law confused.
"What is wrong Malika? Did you know her?" Kilishi asked and Malika's eyes snapped to her.
"Yes sister in-law did you know her?" Zeenat followed in. Malika try and bring out a smile.
"No," she looked at Samaira. "But she resembled someone i know. Samaira can i asked your mother's name please."
Zeenat chuckled while she ducked her head down, painfully.
"I don't have a mother, she died two years ago, I leave with my grandmother." Samaira answered her and Malika sniffed, deeply.
Malika flashed them a smile and left the room. She couldn't really tell how she arrived at her part, but she found herself there, matching back and forth in her living room.
Her life, her life can't reverse back! She can't walk through it for the second time.
She heard the door opened, Looking over to it she gives Ameen Hamood a defeated look. Ameen hold his beloved wife, calming her down with sweet words but it was in vain.
"Ameen, i saw someone in this house who resembled Zuwairah, she looked just like her." Malika's said, surprisingly tears roll down her cheeks.
"I saw her too, but she's way too young to be Zuwaira, we were told she died and she don't have a child..." Ameen try to calm her, but deep down he was scared and surprised too when Zeenat introduced the girl to him....
Throwback
Malika as said earlier, was a princess of Maiduguri kingdom. She grew up loved by her family. A mother, father, stepmother, two brothers, and one younger half sister. She was loved and spoiled by her family but that doesn't make her a rich spoiled brat.
She was a care free princess that love and respect people above and below her league. Her friends who were princesses and daughters of wealthy people always scold her. Because she wasn't like other princesses.
Despite having all those fancy friends she had a close friend who was a maid, Zuwaira was an orphan. She was Malika's friend, they love each other and had a special bond.
Malika's life took an unexpected turn when her beloved mother died, her life that was perfect shattered losing her mother. Plus her father had a heart attack and become paralyzed for the rest of his life.
Her older brother was crowned the king, two years later her father died because of shocked which was unknown to anyone of them.
She was engaged to Ameen and Zuwaira and her older brother fall in love and got married, one years later he died due to poison and the family were devastated.
Zuwaira was pregnant at the time, while Malika's second brother was made the king, Zuwaira give birth to a son, it was a happy occasion for them as they welcomed a son and Malika an oldest daughter got married to her husband Ameen.
They stay in Maiduguri, still being friends with Zuwaira who she took as her family. Zuwaira's son was two months when Malika convinced her brother; the king to marry Zuwaira.
He agreed and the wedding took place. Life showed Malika the opposite when she was told her only brother was hospitalized due to poison, again.
She was devastated but together with her half sister and her stepmom they stand and investigation was made. The police question everyone, when it was Zuwaira's turn Malika told them she was a family and a wife.
The police agreed and suggest them to let them carry their work. To cut it short, Zuwaira was proven to be the culprit.
She admitted to killing both Malika's parents, and her other husband. It was an open case so Zuwaira was sentenced to life in prison, two weeks of being admitted Malika's last brother left the world, and Zuwaira's son who was the child of Malika's late brothers, died.
Malika was traumatized beyond imagination, she lost her parents, two brothers and nephew she loved with her whole life. All in the hand of the woman she love and took as her own family.
She love Zuwaira, took care of her when she was brought to the palace but Zuwaira proven to be her worst enemy.
She killed her family just because her father died in the palace due to heart attack; which was not known by anyone.
The royal family were love by the commoners due to their love and care for the citizen. Had they known about her father's illness they would have help.
All her life Malika spent it as a princess; the daughter of a king, the daughter of a princess from another kingdom, her late late grandparents were known to be Royal, but neither her father nor her mother ever told her to look down on people below her.
She grew up with that, she lived, play and laughed with the maids including Zuwaira, But Zuwaira stabbed her in the back and made her an orphan!
She scattered her world!
And that was why Malika become reserved, the once bright, cheerful and simple woman become cruel as she struggled to live with the betrayal of her best friend, loosing another brother, pregnant with Ameer.
She become a woman who hate and despise lower people. She believed trusting them and being close to them will made a person lose something precious, either for money or revenge!
She became Malika, a wealthy woman who had no heart for living things below her league!
She witnessed a life, full of betrayal. And she wouldn't wants to had that life again. She can't stand a her family that she built become scattered just like how her last family was.....
Malika's reasons are now revealed!
Did you guys justified her reasons of hating Noor?
Who is Samaira?
Is she really Zuwaira?
If she's, what is her motive?
Well Zeenat! What's her connection with Malika?
Why is she out for revenge?
Follow me and find out.
Noor
by
Balkeesatu ✍️