Three cars drove inside the hospital compound and which were Ashar’s father, Iqmat’s father and their Chairman’s cars. The drivers parked at the same time and off the car’s engine. Ashar’s father’s driver got down from the car and opened the back door for Ashar’s Father.
Ashar’s father took the walking stick beside him and trying to come down from the car.
“Well done Sir, and gently” The driver said with low voice and looking at him as he was coming out. Ashar’s father came out from the car and going inside the hospital with others. The driver closed the door and stayed inside it.
The door of the hospital opened automatically for them and three of them entered into the hospital; it was club house that they were coming from so none of them had gone home.
“Good evening Sir” the receptionist greeted them as they entered and standing on her feet.
“Good evening beautiful lady, please which ward is Somia and her mother? I mean the gunshot victims that they brought here this morning” the chairman said.
“As you have mentioned Somia, I have known her. She has a patient here before she and her mother too be our patients so I know her too well”
“Come with me Sir” the lady said with low voice and going at the front. Three of them followed her and walking behind her.
“This is the ward that they are, you can enter Sir” the lady said with low voice.
“Thank you my lady” Ashar’s father said. The lady passed beside them and going back to her post. Ashar’s father knocked at the door, pressed the handle down and opened the door.
Those at the door shifted to a side and left space for them to pass; the laundry man, Ali and TJ decided to excuse them and to go and stay outside because the room had been clumsy.
“Good evening Sir, Thank you for coming and to check on us” Somia said with low voice and talking to the Chairman.
“No! No!! We are all in this together, for something to happen to you that mean it’s happened to every member of Perfect of Billionaires club. So how are you now?” The man asked with low voice.
“Hmm! I am doing well and I am happy that I am still alive” Somia said with smiles.
“Ma, how are you too? Are you doing and hope no problem?” Ashar’s Father asked Somia’s Mother.
“I am fine, we thank God and we know that now we will be at peace” Somia’s mother said.
“We thank God, and I am happy now” Iqmat’s Father said.
“I can’t believe that Umar could do this, attempted to kill three people because of their right. Look at everyone, if it’s not for God we don’t know what could have happened maybe it’s be something terrible than this” the chairman said.
“If it’s not that he died, what the club wants is that it’s you that will judge him and anything you say is final” Somia just giggles and didn’t say anything.
“Just lets us forget about that, I am just happy that I am alive and my children too are alive. He is dead now, he will face his judgment so just let us forget about him” Somia’s Mother said with low voice.
“Where is Mother? Why didn’t she come with you?” Ashar asked his father.
“Its Club house we have been since the incident happened, and that is where we are coming from” Ashar’s father replied.
“Oh! I see” Ashar said with low voice.
“We have something important to say and that is what we were talking about when the incident happened” Ashar’s Father said.
“He has want to break the news, my surprise for you” Ashar said with low voice to Somia and he was sitting beside her.
“We first want to apologise to all Abubakar’s Family, we are sorry for this because we know that you have right to say NO to it. But it’s just for the sake of our children especially Iqmat” Ashar’s father said and took a breath.
“Yes, we are sorry to all Abubakar’s Family and we think this will benefit both of us” Iqmat’s Father too said
“Its okay, what really happened?” Somia’s Mother asked.
“Since all that had happened that Iqmat had lets us know the truth and instead to kill herself if we forced her to get marry to Ashar. We tried to find the way out and since Suleiman has agreed to marry one given to him by Perfect Billionaire and he had removed his sister Iqmat from the picture; but still the wedding must hold so this is what made us to think of the way out and the only way out is from your family” Ashar’s father took a breaths.
“We want to use you Somia to replace Iqmat, and the wedding should be between you and Ashar----“
“What did you just say?” Somia asked with a kind of voice that everyone had to keep silent for a while and looked at her.
“We know that your father and your Uncle had paid penalty for their family but we are already to pay back half of the penalty as the law said” Iqmat’s father said.
“This is just the only way out, and normally the wedding doesn’t suppose to be between Ashar and Iqmat but we fought for it. So if we take it to the club and discussed it with other members, it’s will be a big disgrace on us and that is why we planned it like this” Iqmat’s Father said and kept silent.
“We know that we can’t force you because of the penalty that your family has paid but to beg you” The chairman said with low voice.
“Also it’s because I see that it’s like you and my son like each other that is why we planned that, but with this your reaction it’s showed something else---“Ashar’s father was talking when Somia said with loud voice.
“No! No!! It’s nothing, I am just happy. I am just shocked to hear that” Somia said with smiles.
“Wow! Wow!! So you love that the wedding should been between us?” Ashar asked.
“Yes! Yes!! I love you” Somia said with smiles and be the one to kiss Ashar.
“Oh! I love that” Ashar’s father said and everyone was so happy.
“Finally, our wish comes true!!!” Semirat said with loud voice
“Yes! Yes!!” Somia too shouted, she and Semirat hugged each other with joy.
“And which wish is that?” Raheem asked with low voice.
“To be family friends forever” Somia and Semirat said in chorused. Ashar and Raheem looked at each other and that was their own dreams too.
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Some hours later; the Private jet that Yusufar’s mother collected from Somia’s Uncle landed at the airport and their driver had been there to pick them. it was all of them that came to Nigeria except from Zanib’s husband, even Zanib came with her baby and Daud too came with them.
“Welcome back MA” the driver said with low voice and he had opened the doors for them; all of them entered into the car and the driver entered with them.
“It’s not home that we are going, take us straight to IT’S GOD HOSPITAL” Yusufar said and he was sitting at the front with the driver. It was from the news he saw the name of the hospital and that was how he knew where Somia and her mother were.
“Alright Sir!” the driver replied and leaving the airport.
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Ashar’s father and co had left the hospital and some other people, it was only the laundry man, Ashar, Raheem, Semirat and Somia’s siblings that remained and all of them were in the room with Somia and her mother. Ashar’s mother just arrived and wanted to be going home together with Ashar; she was sitting in between Somia and her mother and she was very happy to see them doing fine.
“It’s for you too to prepare well that is why we reschedule the wedding still next month and the announcement will be make to the whole world tomorrow morning that the bride has been replaced, it’s now my beautiful Somia here” Ashar’s mother said and Somia giggled.
“And it’s like I have seen this coming, I can’t believe it anyways”
“I see, and that is why you are so harsh on her” Ashar said with smiles.
“Oh! No I am not, even just shut up and don’t say that again” Ashar’s mother said with smiles and everyone laughed.
“I am just happy that finally i am going to get marry to the love of my life” Ashar said with low voice and Somia looked at him with romantic smiles on her face.
“I love you!” Ashar blew kiss to Somia, Somia just giggled and with her heart full with joy.
They were talking when the door opened widely and the receptionist showed up to them.
“Sorry for disturbing you, it’s just that you have some visitor and they want to see you” the lady said and everyone looked at each other.
“Who are they?” Somia’s mother asked with low voice.
“WE ARE THE ONE” Yusufar’s mother replied and all of them showed up and standing at the entrance.