*Zain: Small girl.
*Ruqoyyah: Baby boy.
*Zain: Where were you?.
*Ruqoyyah: Sorry, I was searching something online.
*Zain: Miss researcher.
*Ruqoyyah: Thanks.
*Zain: Aren't you supposed to be preparing for your exam?.
*Ruqoyyah: Nay! Forget about that but I needed to do something online.
*Zain: I pity you.
*Ruqoyyah: Thanks Mr Samaritan.
*Zain: Which university are you choosing?.
*Ruqoyyah: Me? I'm picking Abu-its my dream school.
*Zain: and it's one of the best schools in Nigeria.
*Ruqoyyah: I know hun, it doesn't call for karamo (exaggeration).
*Zain: Me, uhn?.
*Ruqoyyah: Yes babe.
*Zain: If I catch you ehn!.
*Ruqoyyah: Catcher catcher duh.
*Zain: What are you going to study?.
*Ruqoyyah: Well, I'm thinking of Arabic education but I'm already studying at IOU. I think I will go for English education in shaa Allah.
*Zain: May Allah make it easy.
*Ruqoyyah: Ameen thuma ameen.
*Ruqoyyah: wait! Zain, I want to ask you something?.
*Zain: What rukky?.
*Ruqoyyah: Are you married?.
*Zain: ......
*Ruqoyyah: Do you have kids?, if yes how old are they?.
*Zain: I'm married.
*Ruqoyyah: Maa shaa Allah, my baby boy is married *sniffing and weeping my imaginary tears*.
*Zain: Ruqoyyah and Muhammad.
*Ruqoyyah: Maa shaa Allah!.
*Zain: Ruqoyyah will be 19 this year while Muhammad is one plus.
*Ruqoyyah: Wow, you've an adult child, barakallahu fih and I'm calling you baby boy .
*Zain: laughing, but I'll be marrying Ruqoyyah as my second wife soon.
*Ruqoyyah: Are you crazy?!, your daughter.
*Zain: Yes duh.
*Ruqoyyah: Leave Me alone!.
*Zain: No, I'm not.
*Ruqoyyah: Whenever I ask you questions, you always dodge them. Leave me alone.
*Zain: sorry, awelewa mi (my exceeding beautiful woman).
*Ruqoyyah: Leave me alone!.
*Zain: please do ask me.
*Ruqoyyah: Are you married?.
*Zain: Yes,I'm.
*Ruqoyyah: Do you have kids?.
*Zain: Yes, I've a son-muhammad, he's a year and four months.
*Ruqoyyah: Okay.
Days passed, weeks passed. I and Zain's chat has been going deeper. I was comfortable with him, and he became someone special to me.
I've been trying his number since a week ago but it was going through and I decided to borrow someone's phone to chat with him.
*Ruqoyyah: Hey Abu Muhammad.
*Zain: Hi umu Muhammad.
*Ruqoyyah: Are you okay?.
*Zain: Yes, I'm.
Wait, what do you think or say about the second wife?.
*Ruqoyyah: I've nothing to say about it duh.
*Zain: Can you marry a married man?.
*Ruqoyyah: Sincerely, there's nothing I can do if that's what's written for me but I never pray to be a second wife!.
*Zain: Why?.
*Ruqoyyah: Most of the second wives are house wreckers, sincerely I've seen and heard a lot and mom happened to be a victim of it.
*Zain: Oh sorry!.
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*Ruqoyyah: Hey.
*Ruqoyyah:Assalamualaykum.
*Ruqoyyah:Answer me now!.
*Ruqoyyah:Are you busy?.
*Ruqoyyah:I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you.
*Zain: Oh sorry rukky, I've been busy lately and have some commitment to do.
*Ruqoyyah: That was why you were neglecting me?.
*Zain: No, you are not to be neglected.
*Ruqoyyah: Why?.
*Zain: Because you are different.
*Ruqoyyah: How?.
*Zain: You are special.
*Ruqoyyah: Everyone is special and unique in his or her own way.
*Zain: You are beautiful, intelligent, funny and smart.
*Ruqoyyah: I'm blushing.
*Zain: Sincerely Ruqoyyah can you believe?.
*Ruqoyyah: Believe what?.
*Zain: Since I've been talking to you, I always am at ease.
*Ruqoyyah: Ehn ehn.
*Zain: The first day I heard your voice, I wish you should never stop talking.
*Ruqoyyah: Are you okay?.
*Zain: And the first day you sent your picture, you've never left my dream or day...
*Ruqoyyah: Are you okay?.
You are married!.
*Zain: Yes, I know but Ruqoyyah... I think I'm falling for you.
*Ruqoyyah: You can't! , I just take you as a friend.
*Zain: A boyfriend.
*Ruqoyyah: Are you okay?, I mean you are my course mate and friend.
*Zain: What is my gender?.
*Ruqoyyah: A man.
*Zain: And what am I to you?.
*Ruqoyyah: My friend.
*Zain: Then?.
*Ruqoyyah: Then what?.
*Zain: I'm your main friend. Ruqoyyah, I know it sounds absurd but I swear since the first day I heard your voice, I've known that I'm a goner.
*Ruqoyyah: I heard but I don't love you. I like talking to you as a friend, I just like you.
*Zain: That doesn't mean.
Love me or not but all that I want you to know that I love you from the sky to the earth.
*Ruqoyyah: What of your wife?.
*Zain: I never love her; she was forced on me but what I'm always grateful to her for given birth to Muhammad.
*Ruqoyyah: What you are saying is absurd. This is called bullshit. Another day, I'm going.
*Zain: Ruqoyyah, I'm sorry. If it is what I said, please forget about it but please don't leave me. Please talk to me, I don't think I can live my life without not talking to you. I won't disturb you again. Please just talk to me.
And I went offline feeling angry...