Chapter 17

"Your dad and I were childhood friends, he was the best friend I could ever ask for. we grew up together in the same neighborhood in Nigeria but your dad got a job in Malaysia, so he left and luckily for me I also got called to Malaysia for a job and that's how we ended up leaving in the same neighborhood again. but we separated when I got called for a job in China and when I heard the news of your dad's death I couldn't take it, I came back to Malaysia but I was told you guys mysteriously left there with the help of someone" Amirs dad said in tears as he wiped his eyes. Thinking back to those memories made him extreamly sad. "No uncle don't cry, it wasn't your fault. uncle Uzairu took us away from there" Rumaina said with little tears cascading down her eyes. "Uzairu!,  he is your father's cousin" Amir's dad said. "Yes" Ruma said while wiping her tears. "But how come we never met each other?" Amir who was seated quietly for a while finally spoke. "Of course you met, Rum