"The right person will make you fall in love with yourself too".
~Rose.
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Love really does makes a person turn blind!
Who would have thought that the cold and rude Asad Suhail could turn so soft and warm.
Asad didn't know that he had this side of him in him.
Nawal's presence in his life really changed him and it was starting to make him a better person in terms of religion and his education.
His character was still bad but Nawal was there for him.
From spending all his time with Kamal and his clique, Asad started spending all his time with Nawal and trust the duo.
They went on countless adventures and dates together.
Nawal taught Asad how to swim, ride a car and also a bike, she taught him how to make some basic dishes like rice , Tuwo and many more.
She even went as far as teaching him how to dance which was fun for both of them because Asad was a very shy person but Nawal always had her way with him.
Meanwhile Asad always took Nawal star gazing late at night and they would have long night talk till they both fall asleep right there at the spot.
Other times , he would use his hard earn money to take her out for fancy dates and treat her with love and tenderness.
Asad loved reading and so did Nawal , so the duo were always found in the library as well.
Asad would hold Nawal in his arms while she reads for them till they drift into another world.
The duo both had phones, but they prefer to write letters to each other from time to time.
Each one a line or two.
Asad was a poet and he loved to Ink down things and so he would write long and sweet letters to Nawal and stop by her hostel and give it to her before heading to class and Nawal would reply late at night then they will proceed to go star gazing from there.
Soon the first semester was over and everyone went on Holiday.
Aunt Nafisa was very happy and impressed to see this new side of Asad and always thanked God for sending Nawal into Asad's life.
Aunt Aisha was also happy as well, she was glad that Nafisa was happy and so was Asad.
Asad's nightmares did not leave him , but they had reduced by far and Asad was glad that he could sleep like a normal person does.
The time started going fast and everyone resumed for second semester.
Asad and Nawal became much more closer and Asad took Nawal to his both his Aunt's and little Hiba.
The day that Nafisa set eyes on Nawal, she just engulfed her in a warm hug.
Nawal was treated with so much love from Nafisa and Aisha that it made her tear up.
Nawal loved Asad's family and Asad was glad about that.
He made sure to take her whenever he got the chance so that she could get use to them very well and they could get use to her as well.
"Thank you so much for what you have done to Asad"... Nafisa hugged Nawal on one of their encounters.
"Noo Aunt, do not thank me. I have to take care of what is mine, don't I"...Nawal gave Nafisa a cheeky smile.
Nafisa smiled back at Nawal.
"Nawa...Nawaaa"... Hiba happily ran in and hugged Nawal.
She was now 3 years old.
"Little Hiba... what's up"... Nawal carried Hiba up and playfully pulled her cheek.
"Nawaaa"... Hiba happily called.
"Yes little Hibatuuu"... Nawal teased her.
The whole scene looked heart warming to Nafisa and she could not help but smile.
"Nawal we would love to meet your family as well"... Nafisa stated.
She hardly hears Nawal talking about her family.
Nawal's happy facial expression suddenly turned sad as she dropped Hiba down.
"My mother is late and my father abandoned us since when I was a child"...Nawal sadly stated.
"Sorry about that my child"... Nafisa says as they both sit on their bed.
"It's fine... at least mine is not that bad. When Asad told me what happened to his parents, I could not help but cry"...Nawal stated.
"Yeah...Asad has gone through a lot. His whole world has been filled with darkness and he has been living in the past for a very long time"...Nafisa stated remembering all what Asad had to go through.
"He will find peace and happiness, give him time"... Nawal gave Nafisa a reassuring smile.
"Mama.. Nawa smiling... Nawa smiling"... Hiba clapped her hands.
"Yes our beautiful Nawal is smiling"...Nafisa smiled at Nawal which made Nawal emotional.
She can't remember the last time that she was treated with so much love.
"Nawal dear , please don't leave Asad , I know he can be hard to deal with at times but he loves you very much"... Nafisa knew if Nawal left Asad now, he would be crushed and go back to being his old self and she did not want that.
"I promise you I won't"... Nawal promised but then promises were made to be broken weren't they?
But Nawal kept her word and soon dating of year was soon clocking it's fourth year in a few months.
Nawal was now in her final in university while Asad had one more year to go but he was doing very well and it was all thanks to Nawal.
Nawal had gotten much more closer to Nafisa and Hiba became very fund of her.
Even when Hiba started talking well... she still calls her Nawa.
Anas decided to lie to big boss about Nawal.
He concluded that he would allow Asad become happy and heal from his past in which he has and now he was so attached to Nawal that losing her might feel like death.
He was just scared about what might happen to Nawal if big boss finds out that Asad has been with her for roughly 4 years and he has become the exact opposite of what he wanted.
He knew their love story won't last he just hoped that a miracle would happen.
Over the last four years, Anas and Asad had gotten closer , like a lot closer but then at the same time Kamal and Asad had gotten a lot as well.
Asad was now a public figure in his school and he became nearly every girl's dream guy.
Some knew him because of his love story with Nawal and many were waiting to see their happy ending together.
As for Asad's twinkle star, she was getting married in which everyone was happy for her but she wasn't happy.
It was an arranged marriage.
"You will be fine twinkle"... Asad said to Noor who was crying.
"No Asad, My father is sick, he is fighting for his life in the hospital and I am being forced to marry someone I don't love, what could be worse than that?"... Noor cried out.
"Allah(God) is with the patient, so bare patient"... he stated.
He still does not know how to comfort a person who is crying so the highest he could do is to say an Islamic prayer or quote to the person and leave.
So after he said that quote to Noor, he left her to cool down and get herself together.
He then went to look for the love of his life.
He met her in her apartment, playing music as she baked.
Nawal loved cooking and baking and that made Asad write a mental note to himself to design a very lovely bakery for her and make sure they build it.
He was an architect after all.
Well ... he did not have money for the building but he will surely hustle for her.
Nawal hummed the song she was singing as her hips swayed to the music and Asad could not help but stare in Awe.
He then tipped toed to where she was and hugged her through the back making her scream.
The flour that she was mixing in a bowl flew out of her hand and landed both on Asad and Nawal.
"Asad.. look at what you have done"... Nawal angry stated.
Asad found her angry face cute and just tightened his hands around her.
"I love you my baby"... He whispered into her ear and turned her so that she would look at him.
Nawal kept on frowning but her frown disappeared when she looked into those cloudy eyes which had no pain in them, instead they were covers with flour.
His whole face was.
"I love you too mine"... she hugged him with her flour body.
She carried more flour and poured it on Asad's face and Asad also did the same.
They duo kept on playing with flour not minding the mess they were making.
Just then, Nawal's new roommate walked in and gave Asad and Nawal a look of disgust.
"What childish behavior is this?"... Nasha hissed as she observed how the whole was covered with flour.
"Uhmmm."... Nawal didn't know what to say.
"We will go and clean up"... Asad covered up for Nawal and dragged her out of the apartment.
The duo chuckled as they made their way to the river bank.
"Last person to reach the end of the pool will take the winner out on a date"... Nawal screamed as she ran and dived into the pool.
She knew she could swim faster than Asad and that is why she made that proposal.
As she dived in, all the flour on her body got washed away.
Asad also dived in after Nawal and tried catching up to her pace but she was far ahead.
"Catch me if you can"... Nawal laughed out loud as she made her way through the water like a fish.
Asad enjoyed the sound of her laughter. It was a sweet melody to his ear in which he could never get tired of listening to.
He decided to act funny and swam deeper into the water and caught Nawal's leg then pulled her in.
Nawal happily screamed as she pulled Asad into the water with her.
Asad watched her golden hair freely float under water and her eyes looked perfect under the water.
He held her hand and pulled both himself and her up to catch their breath before going under the water again.
Nawal smiled at Asad, in the process melting his heart and then use the opportunity to swim away.
"Meet you at the finish line"... she happily swam away.
'Oh God! I can't get enough of her'... Asad smiled then continued swimming.
When they reached the end of the river, they were both soaked with water so they just laid flat on the beach sand and watched the sun set.
"Baby"... Asad called out.
"Hmm"... Nawal hummed in response.
"Your eyes shy brighter than all these stars , they are so beautiful and innocent and your smile is so hot"... Asad stated.
Nawal blushed in response.
"It is so hot that it always got my heart melting each time you smile".
"I love you"... Nawal intertwined their hands.
"I love you too and I can not wait to make you my wife. I promise you the world and more Nawal"... Asad tightened his hold on her hand.
"I want to take you out on a date later on since you're the winner."... Asad stated and Nawal nodded.
Late that evening, Nawal and Asad met at a private restaurant.
It was one of the best Lagos had and Asad had made reservations for just him and Nawal.
It took him a lot of time to save money for this.
He wanted to make it worth it for Nawal.
The duo dined and chatted about how their lives will be from now on hence forth and they were both eager for what the future holds.
After they finish eating, a slow song began to play.
"Would you dance with me my baby"... Asad extended his hand for Nawal to carry.
"Always"... Nawal gleefully took his hand and they both stood up.
He placed in one of his hand around her waist while she placed one of hers on his shoulder.
They intertwined the other hands together and swayed to the melody of the song.
"Hand in hand , you and Me, together we shall stand for eternity, today , tomorrow and forever"... Asad kissed her knuckles as he made this promise to her.
***
Big boss angrily glared at Anas while Anas avoided making eye contact him.
"What was my statement about that girl?"... Big boss angrily asked.
Anas lied to him that he got rid of her four years ago meanwhile the duo have been playing love throughout the four years.
"You said I should get rid of her"... Anas stated.
"Good, thank God you remember. Now here is what is going to happen. I am giving you 24 hours to get rid of her or else I will not only get rid of her , I will tag you along with her"...Big boss promised and he does not make empty promises .
Anas felt a lump in his throat as big boss brought out a gun.
"Should I kill her or just keep her far away from Asad?"... Anas asked, fear was dripping from his voice.
"I don't know what or how you are going to get rid of her, just remove her from his life"... Big boss stated and Anas nodded.
"24 hours only, now get out"... the gun never left Big boss' hand.
Anas left the place not knowing what to do.
He did not want to hurt Asad and he also did not want to die.
'Noo I am the enemy. I was brought into Asad's life to cause pain and nothing more'... Anas reminded himself.
But then his heart, watching Asad grown for 11 years was no joke.
He really likes the guy and was fund of him and till date, he has seen nothing wrong with Asad that is making big boss hate him like this.
Anas heaved a heavy sigh.
He can not kill Nawal.
Asad loves her and if she dies, Asad might go through a heart attack.
'Okay what should I do?'... Anas thought long and hard before coming to a conclusion.
"I will expose her secret to her roommate and show Asad her true color"... Anas concluded as he went to his hostel to get dressed then and went in search of Asad.
He met Asad in the Cinema with her.
Nawal.
His hand was over her shoulder as they sat and watched a movie.
Nawal was feeding herself and feeding him with popcorn and Asad would hold her hand at different intervals and kiss it gently.
'Poor guy'... Anas thought as he left the place and went to Asad's apartment where he met Kamal.
Kamal and Asad decided to rent an apartment off campus and have been living there for about 3 years now.
"What's wrong with you? You look like you just saw a ghost".... Kamal said to Anas.
"It's complicated Kamal".
"Eyyah, I know what will solve your problem"... Kamap suggested with a serious face.
'Does he know about Big boss?'... Anas asked inwardly.
Kamal smiled mischievously "Go and drink Garri with groundnut. It will help".
Anas hissed and walked out of the apartment and went straight to Nawal's hostel.
If he can not convince Asad to leave Nawal , then he is going to kill her one time.
He is going to do what he should have done long time ago.