The Billionaire and The Niqabi

chapter 16

Don't make promises when happy, decisions when sad and reply when angry.
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Iqraam

Mistake?

What is she going on about?

I lifted her head up again and stared into her eyes

"You are not a mistake Iqra, who told you that?" I asked her

She shook her head and continued sobbing

I pulled her in a hug and she cried more

"Iqra.. shhhh... who said that?" I asked her

Finally after several minutes of silence, she spoke

"Abba... was talking.... and.... Namaan had said that..." she whispered

"What?" I said

Now that made me angry

No one had the right to call my sister that!

He has no idea about my family and yet he speaks

Wow

"Iqra he is no none to tell you that!" I said and she gave me a weak smile

"Ask ammi..." she muttered

I sighed

If it makes her feel better

"Come on, dinner is ready" I said and she nodded

I Waited for her as she went to wash her face and change

Once she was done we walked downstairs for dinner only to see father talking with ammi

I stopped dead on my tracks when I heard our names

"Fatima, i know what i did was wrong..." said father and ammi stared at him

"Wrong? Really Ibrahim? Wrong? You did not wrong us, you had made my kids suffer, Iqraam worked hard to be what he is today! And you say you have just wronged us? Really?" Snapped ammi

This was the first time I ever saw her angry and snap at someone

"I am sorry Fatima.... you know I was compelled.... I did not mean it!" He said

"Sure lying to me for 3 years was not enough? I thought you we're over the lying season Ibrahim!" She said as she walked away from father

I was named after him?

My mother never told us his name nor did I remember as he was hardly home

"Fatima i came back because I loved you! I can't stand to leave you alone and you know that!" He said

My ammi set on the couch, her back facing him

"Ibrahim... can we not do this... last time this happened you and I both know where it landed us!" She said

"Please Fatima..." he whispered sitting on his knees in front of her

"Go... I don't want my kids to know the bitter truth!" Snapped ammi

"The same truth that I cheated on my second wife? Or the truth that Iqra is my child who was unknown to me until a month ago?" He asked ammi

"Ibrahim please for Allah's sake, quit it!" Said ammi her face red.