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Well, since no one cared to ask I'm Amir Ahmad Billo a 25 year old, an only child and a successful business tycoon and the heir to the Billo Enterprise which we called BE for short. My family moved to Abuja when I was 12 years old moving me away from my cousins in Minna which made me unsocial in our new place of stay since I wasn't really good at making friends but would rather prefer keeping to myself and being an only child only made it seem depressing although it wasn't all that fun growing up in a financial stable home for me all the things I could wish for but not a sibling but my misery ended when I met Jafar Umar Gusau my long time best friend, brother and partner in crime.
Jafar was one hell on an influence always dragging me into trouble but never forgetting to pull me out. Jafar was three weeks younger than me which he didnt acknowledge despite my constant repetition on how was supposed to respect me which only made him annoy me more just so he could prove how three weeks meant nothing.
Oh well enough about my best friend and back to me, my dad is the third child and only son from his parents which left him as the heir to their empire which he was sure to make sure that all six of his siblings had a share in it.
Aunty Asmau the first child of my grandparents is married to Uncle Bashir and they are blessed with four girls namely Farida, Fauziya, Hafsat and Madina whom are, alhamdulillah all happily married.
Aunty Fadila the second child of my grandparents who sadly passed away years back leaving a mentally unstable husband and two beautiful kids Maryam and Bilal whom in present day times are now based jn Dubai and handling the clothing line part of Billo Enterprise
The third being my dad who has only me and has given me the responsibility of running six sessions of the Billo Enterprise while he oversees it all.
Aunty Khadija my favorite of them all has three boys Ibrahim, Kamal and Jamal. Ibrahim is rounding up his service while both Kamal and Jamal are in their fifth year in Bayero University Kano studying medicine, their choice of discipline led to the erection of the multi-million dollar Billo Medical centre.
Aunty Aisha the fifth child has one child Asiya due to complications from her first pregnancy and is married to Dr. Hamza Abubakar a successful and trustworthy doctor in kaduna where she is based. Asiya is in her second year in school and is studying mass comunications and is set to be the head of public related issues for Billo Enterprise.
And finally Aunty Halima named after my granddad's Mum so she is called Ummi by us all. She is married to a Shuarab from maiduguri where she is now based and is blessed with the twins Hanifa and Hadiza and a son Mustabshir. The twins study pharmacy and engineering respectively and are students at Rayville here in Abuja in their first year while Mustabshir is in his SS2 in the Nigerian-Turkish Nile secondary school also here in Abuja.

I get it my family is large but what keeps us together through each fight and misunderstanding is the unconditional love we have for each other.
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Back to me again, I had just received news that I would only be allowed to head the family business once I am married which doesn't seem possible as of yet because this bachelor hasn't met anyone yet. And recently met a young lady, Fatima, whom I keep bumping into, I had only met her twice but I already felt a connection between us, as I was lost in thoughts of my mystery girl my very best buddy, Jafar decided to break me out of my reverie.

"Hey buddy, let's head out for pizza I feel bored sitting down around doing nothing" Jafar said and surprisingly this didn't sound new to my ears as I was used to his frequent distractions

"Let me round up on these files and then we could head out to dominos, okay?" Came my ever so ready reply which I was sure that would he still argue with.

"They can wait but I'm sure your tears won't once you hear I'm dead" he said looking at me with his signature smirk

"Okay then, but I'd have to go submit this to the boss first" I said referring to my dad .
So we stepped out and headed to the top floor to hand my dad the files so he could go through them, as I knocked and was ushered in my eyes met a rather familiar pair whose were none other but the lady of my every thought Fatima. I was received with my dad replying my salam and then he went on to introduce Fatima as Miss Mustapha and telling me that she had come there as a representative of a computing firm in other to help with the arrangements we were undergoing for our annual award banquet here in Billo Enterprise that was created to help appreciate our workers.
"Meet my son Amir he's in charge of such affairs, I was just about sending for you" came my dad's voice and he further informed her that she would be working with me for as long as she was required which she replied with a shy affirmative with her eyes fixed to the ground.
"So Amir show her to your office after you drop the files on the table because I'm heading out to watch a football match at home where my beautiful wife is" Said my dad with a love sick grin on his face as he walked out of his office leaving us in each others faces.

"Miss Mustapha" I said finally breaking the silence a while after my dad left as I walked towards his desk dropping the file and back towards the door signalling for her to follow me which she promptly did still with her gaze lowered and I must mention Ma Sha Allah she was looking beautiful in her red Abaya that perfectly matched her skin and get it wasn't too revealing and a black scarf wrapped around her head in a classic manner that spoke life of her easy going personality.

Fatima's POV
That morning went as routine but on getting to the office I was called in by the boss only to be sent out as a representative of our firm to head the workers working at a certain 'Billo Enterprise' so as usual before I left for such a meeting I was sure to go through details about the costumer so I would deliver my best service.
The Billo Group from my research seemed to be a really big and ultra modern group of business that had its heir as a certain Mr Amir and its Overseer as his father Mr Ahmad Billo who is a well known multi million naira business tycoon.
The meeting was scheduled for eleven a.m. that same day so I hurriedly gather my points and headed out to Maitama with the office car and I met the receptionist a lady in her mid thirties I guessed, who was really kind and showed me up to the waiting area where I was supposed to wait before being ushered into Mr Billo's office.
An hour went by with me sitting in patience and then the big glass door that I had been staring at for the pass hour was open by a lady also in her thirties who was dressed in a black abaya with her hair wrapped up in her hijab which indicated that she was a Muslim and she greeted me with the salam which I replied before apologizing on behalf of her boss for the delay and told me to go in.

" Salamualikum" I said before walking in.

"Walaikumusalam" Came a man's voice as he turned his chair around to face me and he looked in his Seventies.

"I apologize for the delay, I was holding a meeting which took longer than expected" He explained.

"Please sit down my dear" He said pointing to the chair opposite his desk.

"Thank you sir" I searched for the right words to start with as I wasn't really a fan of beating around the bush.
My explanation went on for about 20 minutes before he said he was going to direct me to the person in charge while he heads home and just then the door opened revealing a very handsome figure as he was all dressed up on his black suit and was wearing his signature smile as his face depression( dimple) which I was only just noticing and it was none other than Mr Amir the guy I had bumped into twice in the past week.

"I was just about sending for you" came Mr Ahmad's voice making sure to break us out of our staring contest and reminding me to lower my gaze.
"My dear" Mr. Ahmad said looking at me "Meet my son the man incharge he would should you around and explain what is to be done" he said to me before looking at Amir saying
"Son meet Miss Mustapha she is in charge of the workers from the computing firm in charge of the event to be held In the next week make sure to show her around but as for me..." he said getting up from his sit and walking towards the door "I have a wife and match to get to" he added with a love sick grin on his face which made me chuckle as he walked out leaving us both in each others faces. Amir walked towards the desk and dropped some files before breaking the silence and showing me out.
Walking out I stepped on my abaya making me trip and fall into his arms while he catches me and balances me yet again which led to our eyes meeting again but once again the moment was short lived as a guy about Amirs age came towards us calling out Amirs name and telling him to hurry up as he was starving.

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I tried and this is the longest chapter I've written so far and it is dedicate to the talent pool family for inspiring me to keep wrirting I love all of you lodi lodi and yes it includes you @harpsertuh.

Who wants to know what happens next?
Some secrets are to be unravelled in the chapters to come so stay tuned because there is a side to our Mr Amir and Miss Fatima everyone has a skeleton in their cupboard but whose own would cause more damage keep reading to find out.

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