Chapter 10

Noor bid 'goodbye' to her family and was already going into the car .

  'Make sure you call us when you reach there ! ' Munir said and waved at his sister who's already seated in the back seat of the black car.

     Aminu started driving towards the airport and when they were passing Kabir's house , Noor saw Kabir looking at her and she was surprised not to see Zayyad on the large bench with the rest like he usually does .

          They reached Aminu Kano International Airport and Noor got out of the car .

   'I've already given you his number so when you reach Lagos , just call him and he'll send someone to pick you up '. Aminu said and Noor nodded .

     'He's a very kind and good friend of mine , he'll respect you so don't worry ' Aminu added and Noor nodded again .

      Noor hugged her father before going inside the airport.

        It was a two hours flight and Noor was exhausted when she reached Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos .

         Noor dragged her two heavy boxes and stopped directly outside the Airport. Noor pulled out her phone from her bag and called the number her father gave her .

      'Hello ? ' Noor asked

    'Salam , is this Nooriya ? ' Tha man asked and from his hoarse voice you could guess that he is in his mid forties or so .

     'Yes , it's Nooriya, I just reached here ' Noor replied .

        'Alright, I'll send my son to pick you up now . Is that okay ? Or should I send my daughter ? ' The man asked

        'Anyone sir ' Noor answered and the man replied ' alright I'll send him now '

     Noor already guessed that he's sending his son because of the 'him' he used in his sentence.

       Noor sat down and was waiting for his son . She waited for minutes and then saw a car coming towards her . 

     The car stopped directly in front of Noor and she got up but was shocked to see the person coming out of the car.

           'Zayyad! ' Noor said when she saw the face of the guy she ran away from .

      Zayyad closed the door of the car and called his father on the phone .

    'Abba , sorry .. but what's the name of the girl I'm suppose to bring ? ' Zayyad asked through the phone .

       Zayyad heard his father's reply but still asked 'Abba are you sure ? '

    He then turned to Noor and asked 'is that all your boxes ? '

      Noor nodded and so Zayyad helped her to put it in the booth of the car .

      Noor walked and sat on the passenger seat of the car , Zayyad started driving and Noor kept quiet trying to process the situation.

      'Noor ' Zayyad called which broke her out of her  running thoughts .

      'Yes ? ' Noor answered

    'Don't tell anyone about it ' Zayyad said in a warning tone .

     'About ? ' Noor asked slightly confused .

   'My life in Kano .. ' Zayyad replied

    'So your father doesn't know that you're a thug there ? '  Noor asked putting more emphasis on the thug .

        'Obviously..just don't tell him anything ' Zayyad answered

       'I'll think about it ..' Noor's reply made Zayyad  to frown worriedly , he has realized that she's trying to take advantage of the situation.

             Zayyad sighed and continued driving while Noor fell asleep in the car being supported by the cool breeze from the open window .

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