Chapter 1

ABUJA, NIGERIA khairs POV "Khair get up it's time to pray subh (obligatory prayer) " Ummie tapped me lightly on the shoulder as she wakes me up. "Ummie (mother)  good morning " I  greeted while scratching my eyes to fully awake from my slumber. "Khair pray to Allah before you great me" ummie says and yeah she is right  for Allah is our creator and we should pray to him first before greeting anyone. "OK I'll do just" I said before entering into my bathroom where i performed wudu (Ablution) . I came back into my room to find out that my mum had left so I prayed peacefully knowing she won't be here to disturb me about prostrating properly. I prayed for long making dua (prayers)  for my late dad and I also prayed to Allah to protect my mum and give her a long life. I finished my prayers and decided to go shower, I bathed and wore a yellow chiffon gown with a cute black veil to do the finishing touches. I ran downstairs,  and went into the kitchen where I greeted the maids and decided to take Ummie's food to her room. "Asalamualaikum (peace be unto you) " I said as I entered into my mums room. "Walaikumussalam khair (peace be unto you too khair) " mum responds, I entered and sat on the bed next to her, I dropped the food on the matrass and served it. she ate and I collected the rest and devoured on it. "Khair Aunty kamila called she wants you to come to her house, Aaron is coming back from Saudi tomorrow" my mum said while gulping down some lemon juice. Aunty kamila is my mums best friend, she's the mother of Prince Aaron.  he is a Prince but I don't know what kinda prince he is, but mum says that his dad is a king. Aunty kamila is a very loving woman, she is literally like my second mother and my second family. Aaron on the other hand is a rude and grumpy person though he is every girls dream boy. I had a crush on him but I got over him the day he was so rude to me just because I mistakenly poured tea on his room carpet, it was the day I went to their house because aunty kamila called and she is always asking me to go to Aaron's room even though she has allot of maids to do that. *FLASHBACK * "Asalamualaikum (peace be unto you) "I said before Entering into Aaron's room, where he was seated on the bed and using his phone as always. "Walaikumussalam (peace be unto you too)" he responded bluntly. "Umma (mum) asked me to bring you your tea" by umma I meant his mum. "Oh, Keep it on the center table" he said, pointing at  the centre table without even looking at me. he was busy scrolling through his phone. I walked towards the centre table but I stumbled onto Something Which Led to me shattering the tea cup, thus, letting the hot tea spill on his perfectly white carpet. "Kina hauka ne (are you mad?) " I never knew he could speak Hausa but i'm amazed that he can speak his mother's tongue. Because Aaron is from Saudi Arabia, he is the son of king Jamal, king Jamal and aunty kamila are divorced but Aaron usually comes to see her like every three years and each time he comes aunty kamila usually calls me over even though i know I'm not needed. "I am so sorry Aaron" I said, fighting back the tears that threatend to spill. "Can't you see?" he said with his Arabian and Hausa accent, which was a really good accent if you ask me it sounded like a normal English but with an Arabian touch . "Sorry" I said with my head lowered down. "Foolish Nigerian girls, they're so stupid" he said growling, "please get your ugly face out of here" he said pointing towards the door so I walked out, but he stopped me by saying. "Next time wear something decent, you're always showing off your curves which is harram (Forbidden)  in Islam" he said not even Sparing me a glance.  **** "I don't know what is wrong with him" his mum said Immediately I told her all that happened, she Hugged me and promised to speak to him but I cried instead because I was hurt by him, he called me ugly Which was so foreign To my ears. "sorry I'll speak to him"  she said While  hugging me tightly. *END OF FLASHBACK* "Khair"My mum called my name so loudly bringing me out of my thoughts. "Ummie Iam sorry I was lost in thoughts" I mumbled. "Khair you're going there today, she has something to tell you and whatever she'll tell you, is for your own good and I promise it'll be the right decision" My mum said in an assuring tone and I simply nodded. "OK mum inshaAllah (Gods wiling)" I said with my eyes on my Plate of food. "Yes, get ready, Because you'll be going right away" my mum said making me nervous. "OK Ummie I'll get parking then" I stood on my feet. Aunty kamila leaves in maitama while we stay in gwarimpa, so its not gonna be a that long Of a drive. I got parking and I had to change my cloths because of Aaron, I wore a very big Abaya. though it was a cute one, it was black and it had pink polka dot all over it. "Ummie bye" I said as I dragged my suitcase on the floor, I took so much cloth Because  I know I'll probably stay there for like 3 weeks or so. I got into the car and the driver drove out. never forget you by Zara Larson played from the speakers. It was a 30muite drive and eventually we arrived at the big mansion. the gate flung open on their own, they were electric gates. We drove inn and to my surprise I saw aunty kamila outside and she was dressed elegantly, which meant she was going out. "Mumy" I said while engulfing her in a bone crushing hug. "Khairy welcome home dear" she says and I hugged her even more tighter. "Mumy where are you going?" I asked. "I Am going to the airport, Aaron is coming back today" she said and internally rolled my eyes "will you come with me?" she added and I nodded absentmindedly. "OK mumy" I said, entering the car along with her, we chatted on our way to the airport. we got there and  the driver held a big board that says *Aaron Jamal*, but we both sat in the car lost in our charting. "Excuse me I am Aaron Jamal" a masculine voice said and aunty kamila jumped hooped right out of the car. "Aaron" she yelled before hugging him so tight. "Ummie I missed you" he said in a pout which made him incredibly cute. "Khair come" Aunty Kamila said gesturing at me to come out of the car and so I did and said my sallama (Greetings)  and he answered me with a frown on his face. "Let's go in" his mum said trying to kill the awkward moment. we all got into the car and he sat at the front sit with the driver and we drove away. We got home very early, he grumpily went upstairs without even saying anything or even greeting the maids, how rude!. "Khair please come help me with my zip"Aunty kamila called so I ran to help her with her zip. "Khair how old are you again?" she asked making me chukle. "Mumy you know my age" I said still fighting with the zipper of her cloth. "Just tell me" She said looking a bit serious. "I Am 17 years old" I said. "Yauwa, I will speak to you later on something important. And please khair don't let me down, promise me you'll accept my wish" she said with a serious expression displayed on her face. "OK mumy"  I said. "khair can you do me a favour by Calling Aaron?" she asked and I nodded with a forced smile on my lips, like seriously who would be happy if they were sent to their worst enemies den, Yes, Nobody.