Aisha's Pov
We get down from the plane, and I pull my hoodie so it covers me properly and we trail down the road but the strangest thing was that Fredrick didn't prepare a ride for us which is weird. Why do weird things keep happening, I want peace and quiet. We decide to just go with a taxi and he takes us to a hotel where we just relax and eventually go to bed.
The Next Day
We all get dressed for work and part ways with plans on meeting later. Julie and reach work, and we clearly feel unwelcome. Something is wrong. People look at us, no no, at me with disdain. We hurry to Frederick's office.
"Aisha, can you.."
"Yes, Julie, I can feel it,"
We reach his office and hurry inside.
"Fredric...
"Aisha, what have you done?"
Julie barely manages to close the door before he starts raining on me with huge insults. I couldn't take it anymore, so I yelled on him, yes I shouted at my boss, but it clearly isn't my fault, he's the one who's yelling at me when I'm clearly a victim in the Lavish Awards incident.
"JUST WHAT EXACTLY DID I DO OLD MAN."
Of course, he also yells back at me, while Julie quietly sits down in the corner as if she didn't want to get involved in whatever this is.
"AISHA, MR ABDUL HAS COMMITTED SUCIDE RIGHT AFTER A VOICE NOTE OF YOU THREATENING HIM WAS RELEASED"
"WAIT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY, I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER WHO THIS GUY IS "
Julie stands up and puts her laptop in front of me and plays the audio.
...bla bla bla bla bla, it said everything I said apart from the last name side, but extra was clearly included. Shit just went south. Looks like I'm the main suspect.
"Ok then, I'll go to the police and fess up that it's me, some people already know anyways, besides, i know that I'm not guilty of anything."
"Are you foolish."
"Well then Fredrick, what am I supposed to do?"
"Aisha"
"Yes, Julie,"
"My best advice would for you to lay low, the audio clearly doesn't contain what you actually said, but the weirdest thing is that there are no loopholes, it's a perfect audio, so it's going to take a while to crack, basically what I'm saying is if they were able to create something like this so perfectly, how long do you think it'll take them to pull up a video, annnnddd, there's another issue"
Julie pulls up another video on her laptop and shows it to me.
" Here we see Mrs Mira Abdul advocating for the one in the voice note who she claims is clearly responsible for her husband's sucide to be held accountable and no, she never mentions anything about her husband's unfaithfulness, instead she sounds certain that your the killer, Aisha"
"Gee, thanks Miss Juliana, I really appreciate it, but still I'm sure the cops will do their jobs properly and I honestly don't think running away will solve anything, it won't help at all"
"Aisha, you are wrong, before both of you arrived , I called one of my contacts and they are planning on burying it on your head and since his wife has lead the way, they have decided to follow, but luckily they're not sure of who it is, you have to leave now."
I feel a vibration in my pockets, I go over the messages, sigh, and then Julie opens the door.
"Miss Aisha Green, YOU ARE FIRED!!!"
"What, why, I, I didn't do anything wrong."
"LEAVE"
"FINEEEEEE, BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY I AM NOT COMING BACK"
Julie and I left the office, words of mockery and insults followed us as we left, we got into the car prepared by my brother where J² (my personal security) were already waiting for me, so looks I'll be leaving my country like a fugitive. Julie texted the rest through secret about everything. My brothers were already aware, and so we took off.
We reached the docks and we got on board a big ship, it started moving and I couldn't help the sigh that left my mouth, so this is how I leave Nigeria with my head buried in shame and prayers filled to the brim in mouth. Hmn, good luck to me, and before you know it, tears fall from my eyes, Julie notices and awkwardly hugs me. She's never being much of a hugger.
"Aisha, it'll be ok, I promise, I've already started working on it and so are your brothers and even old man Fredrick, it'll be ok, okay, beside, we're going to a party, not a funeral, what do you want to tell Tina when you see her."
"Congratulations on your wedding is what I'd like to say."
"And you will, so stop crying, there'll also be delicious food ok"
"Julie, how long does it take to get to Boracay?"
"It'll take about two weeks."
I sigh. "Looks like I'll be missing most of the events."
" That's true, but you will still make it in time for the big day, ok."
"Ok."
And I'm practically squeezing Julie.
Two Weeks Later
Aisha's Pov
"I do,"
We made it just in time for me to be able to say I do in my fluffy white dress, haha, syke, I'm just kidding, like I'll ever wear a dress to anywhere.
Anyways Tina looks so beautiful that I feel tempted to just steal her away but still she's happy though, I'm happy she's happy but I'm also kind of unhappy, my issue hasn't been resolved yet, we have no idea on what else to do. Julie being trying to crack the voice note for two weeks but nothing, the only loophole that she found is a slight glitch in saying the name Abdul but other than that, nothing else, the glitch didn't help much and my brothers have been using their influence to slow down the progress of the case because the officers are determined to rope it all on me but they still haven't found anything but oh well, it looks like this is my last scent of freedom, I'll enjoy it to the brim, and so I quickly grab a cocktail, it's sweet until it just turns bitter, it looks my 'favourite' alma mater couple are here, and by that, I mean my ex-boyfriend and the innocent girl he cheated on me with but according to most people in our alma mater, I'm the one who stood in the way of this two, I'm the interference, the unwanted glitch that made the sweet couple have issues, I don't blame the girl though, she was simply unaware of me as I was of her, evil bastards, some of my friends switched sides so they could bring me down and they did but not anymore. It looks like I'll need fresh air, Lacey is coming this way, and I currently don't have the patience to deal with her. Lacey is a very good 'frien-hyprocite', she only stays where she believes she'll gain something and she hates me with fiery passion, but I on the hand just simply dislike her not hate, she's a classical bullying diva, and I was the hoodie girl who put her in her place and then stole her place according to her, she's so full of herself, I don't want to fight on Tina's big day, so I'll just step out to avoid her.
"Oh WoooOOOOOOW, ISN'T THAT ASHIAATS."
Hmn, you guys can it right, her voice wasn't that loud but she purposely made it louder in order to draw the attention of people, let's see how she wants to play this game today. I dramatically turn back and flip my hair, and I'm pretty sure I heard people sigh. Why, because I'm too beautiful.
"Oh hi, Lacey, how are you and how can I help you?"
"OHH, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WAS YOU, WON'T YOU GREET YOUR FRIENDS." She moves closer to my ex's girlfriend and side hugs her to mock me while I just smile and put on my naive face. It's the perfect weapon against Lacey.
"Lacey, you and I aren't close enough for me to greet you but now that you mentioned it, I'm quite worried about you" She looks shocked, she's clearly lost her composure while I'm still keeping my naive face on.
"WhatWHATTTT DO You mean ASHIALL."
"HMN, LACEY, IT SEEMS THAT you just confirmed my worries (change expressions to mirror pity), Lacey. It seems that you have a brain issue."
"What the, No I DONT Ashialll"
"ARE YOU SURE, BECAUSE everything we meet you call me Aisha but today, you called me Ashiatt and now Ashiall"
"WHAT THE, I III I DIDN'T REMEMBER"
"You didn't remember, then maybe it's a brain issue, because it's such a small detail, how can you not remember your friends name, unless it wasn't a mistake and you (shocked sound)
Intentionally did it, because how can you make a mistake three times and Aisha isn't that hard to pronounce, but I know you wouldn't purposely make mistake only in my name to mock me so it most be a brain problem, right Lacey"
Lacey was too stunned to speak, her cheeks turned red and she looked like she wanted to run, it wouldn't have been a big deal but her reaction made it a big deal, she kept glancing round and just as she was about to run, my ex's gf cane forward to help.
"Miss Aisha, I'm so sorry for the mistake she made, she must be missing my Grandma, which is kind of like her own grandma, her name's Ashia, she just passed on recently."
"Oh, may her soul rest in perfect peace, but is it Ashia or Ashiall."
"It's Ashia, Lacey understands not the way to pronounce Muslim names"
"I see, I understand, Ashia means truthful and trustworthy, what a beautiful name, anyways, Lacey here,"
"WHAT THE, YOU YOU HANDED ME A PSYCHIATRIC....."
"WHAT, omg Lacey, I'm so sorry, ( i pull out another card and collect the other one)
Here, it is this one. "
"You purposely gave me that card, BITCHHH,"
"Lacey, It was a mistake (I bring out a few tears)
We all make mistakes, I only have that card because my friend Grace gave to give people who might be in need of help, when you made a mistake, I was worried about you but when I made a mistake, you call me a bitch ( I shed some more tears and Lacey gets horribly insulted), it seems I need some fresh air, Tina, I'm so sorry, and I'll be back soon I promise."
I quietly head back to the room to meet Julie.
This chapter is not complete but it will be soon