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".......she's two months pregnant!"
"Pardon?". Juwairiyyah asked shocked.
"You are two months pregnant miss". Repeated the doctor.
"Na shiga uku ni Juwairiyyah! Meya kaini fara wannan game din? (I am doomed! Why did i start this game?) Arfaat you've ruined me, you've ruined my life. What can i do to you to make you feel the type of pain am going through right now?" Juwairiyyah sobbed.
"Will you keep quite! Kaga mun ja'irar yarinya (look at this foolish girl)" Scolded Hajiya Azumi.
Alhaji Abbas sat there dumb, he was surprised___ shocked, and at the same time happy. Happy that he is going to be a grandfather, but not this way. And not Arfaat being the father of the child.
"Thank you so much doctor, we'll take our leave."
*
"Mama am sorry please, you should at least listen to me before judging me. I did the right thing."
"You did a right thing by ending a conjugal bliss? Am disappointed in you, so disappointed."
"Mam......"
"I don't want to listen to a single word from you again! You did what you wanted without asking for some advice. Live your life the way you want it, i won't stick my nose agaiin."
"Mama, does that mean we are not going to see Aunty Juwai anymore?" Khadeejah asked sadly.
"Come here little one, forget about what your brother did, anytime you guys want to go see her, I'll support you". Mai Kunu said cuddling her.
"Yaa Arfaat, sincerely speaking am not happy with what you did. Aunty juwai is beautiful, honest, caring, obedi....."
"Shut the hell up Fatymah! Had it been you know wh....."
His speech was cut off by the ringing of his phone.
"As salaamu alaikoom, good morning Alhaji."
"I didn't call to listen to your greetings. I want you to come over right this instant". Said Alhaji abbas angrily, and i just can't seem to understand the reason he is angry.
"Alright, i hope everything is okay?"
"You fool! You expect everything to be okay when you've ruined it all. I don't want to wait long!"
*
"Pregnant? You mean to say Juwairiyyah is pregnant?" Arfaat asked surprised.
"Yes she is__she is pregnant with your baby. And that saddens me the most. You being the father of my grandchild."
"This is funny Alhaji, we had a contract marraige, for that i didn't fo close to Juwairiyyah since that incident four months ago. So tell me, how can i be the father to that unborn baby". Asked Arfaat in a serious face.
Alhaji Abbas stood there stunned, suprised, shocked and angry. What the hell is arfaat trying to say.
"Are you trying to tell me you are not the father of the baby?". Alhaji Abbas asked hoping that he'll agree to it that the baby is his.
"Of course yes Alhaji! Am not the father of that baby. Ask your daughter to reveal its dad, cause am not!"
"Yaaa Arfaaat! Don't do this to me dan AllahAllah (please)"
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