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The Unforeseen love 31
BY ZEE ASLAM CHAPTER THIRTY ONE Khaleel couldn’t push her away yet he did not reciprocate, he just stood there like a statue. Ramlat held his hand and placed it on her chest and that was when he came back to his senses, he pushed her away and pointed a finger at her saying, […]
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So Much for Love 26
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty six “So, what do you think about the proposal, Malam?” Malam Tijjani looked at his wife briefly and then let out a sigh. An opened book of the risala laid on his lap. He hadn’t read past the first page when she walked in with that. It was […]
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So Much for Love 25
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty five Zainab walked in to the court house with a sense of dejavu. She had been there once for Ali’s sake. Now she was there for his sake as well. Both were for different reasons. Hauwa’u trailed her sister silently. The court clerk desk was occupied by an […]
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So Much for Love 24
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty four Habib sat on the huge log bench under the Neem tree within the compound of his uncle’s house and took his cup to his mouth and began to drink his yoghurt. Hauwa sat just a few feet away, washing a few clothing. He seemed to be invisible […]
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So Much for Love 23
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty three “Assalamu alaikum.” Khadija looked up from the pot of soup she was preparing and smiled as she answered her visitor’s greeting. “Wa alaikumus salam.” She went straight in to her room and brought out two locally decorated wooden chairs and handed one to her guest. They both […]
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So Much for Love 22
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty two “Are you still going to keep on pretending your daughter doesn’t exist, Mallam?” Khadija spoke ever so softly as she placed a faifai (medium sized platter made of straw) that held various types of religious books next to Mallam. He hadn’t acquired western education but his exposure […]
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So Much for Love 21
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty one By the time Malam Tijjani had walked in to the mosque, the last of the mats was spread across the mosque by the ladan. It was almost time for his young assistant to call the Zuhr prayer. Yahuza came to Malam Tijjani as a very impressive and […]
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So Much for Love 20
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Twenty Three days later, she was discharged and was gripped with strong apprehension and reluctance to go home. But her mother had insisted she went with her family since after the incidence, none of Ali’s relative turned up even to check up on her, let alone take up proper […]
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So Much for Love 19
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Nineteen The early morning sun poured its vast rays in to room, the faint smell of antiseptic hung in the air, a quick reminder to Zainab that she was still in the hospital. The single room that served as the female ward contained four iron beds that were so […]
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The Unforeseen Love 30
BY ZEE ASLAM CHAPTER THIRTY Khaleel got home to meet everyone waiting for him with questions and doubts written all over their faces. They all want to find out why he had ran out like a mad man but the expression on his face gave no room for that. He walked passed them into […]
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