The Young Scholar Chapter 2 Episode 17

Amina – (smiling) oh yeah it’s about Abdulrasaq.

Khadijah – Just gist me the deal already. Why are you this excited?

Amina – Well he told me that he wants to get the introduction done and fix the Nikkah as soon as possible. He’s finally in love.

Khadijah – that’s really a good news and it calls for celebration. Let me call my husband.

Amina – is he around?

Khadijah – No he escort some of his friends that came a while ago.

Amina – Okay no problem.

Khadijah – (calling her husband’s phone)

Amina – I think he left his phone… Can’t you hear the ringing tune?

Khadijah – Ohhh… Now I can’t reach him. I wanted him to buy something for me on his way back.

Amina – okay… But I can help you go get it if you want.

Khadijah – No don’t worry (she went inside and picked up her husband phone) Let me see if I can still reach him through his friend he escorted. (She was about dailing a number when another call came in from an unknown number) someone is calling him (she picked the call)

Unknown number – Hello… (A deep voice)

Khadijah – Yeah hello… My husband is not around, how can I help you?

Unknown number – Please kindly send me your home address, I’m your husband’s close friend and I’m in Apelle stranded.

Khadijah – Ohhh so sorry… Okay (she quickly called her home address)

Unknown number – Thank you very much ma.. I’ll be there

Khadijah – okay (she ended the call)

Amina – who was that?

Khadijah – I don’t know, he said he’s my husband’s close friend. And he’s stranded in Apelle

Amina – I don’t trust that person, you shouldn’t have given him your home address.

Khadijah – Well, you are right but what if it’s someone that needs help. Then it would be like I’m a bad wife, I don’t want that.

Amina – Okay oo… My sister the good wife (she joked with her)

45minutes later …

Amina was sleeping on the couch and Khadijah was inside preparing dinner.

Khadijah – (Felt there was someone behind her) (without turning around she said; Hey honey, are you trying to scare me?)

Man 1 – (cover Khadijah nose with an handkerchief and then she passed out) Hey (he call on another gang member) Let’s take them out of here.

Man 2 – (assist in carrying her)…

Curtains…

Yakub returned home only to find baby Maryam sleeping on the couch. The whole doors was left wide open and he could sense that all wasn’t right. He quickly picked up his phone and saw the last call… He swipe and played the call recording.

Yakub – (listening to the record) Oh no it was a trap honey, you shouldn’t have picked the phone (he beat himself up)

This is all my fault he said to himself. My deed has caught up with me and now, my wife and his sister had been kidnapped by my gang.

_To be continued…._

*Written by Masud Umoru*