Kamal's pov

"I told you to be be careful!"i shouted and Malak seemed frightened

I hit my hand on the steering wheel angrily

Why on earth will someone kidnap my son?

"Kamal is not her fault she loves him alot"Fareeda tried to reason

"Shut up Fareeda!"i shouted riding on full speed

"Oh are you angry?are you the only one that cares?
Why don't you stop the car and beat us up?"Fareeda challenged smartly

"I am not a coward"i reminded her for some reason trying to calm down

We reached home and I dropped them then I drove away to Yusuf's house,I will rescuse my son
By hook or by crook

"Don't tell me you are done with your honey moon phase cause it's been long you visited"Yusuf teased after he picked the call

"Come out Yusuf,I am not in a good mood that's why I can't come inside"i said angrily

Few minutes later he came out in his police uniform looking worried
I guess he was coming from the station

"Are you okay Kamal?"he asked placing his hand on my shoulder

"Aayan has been kidnapped"i said closing my eyes to stop tears from falling

"Which Aayan?"he asked confused

"My son ofcourse,how many Aayan do you know?"i asked angrily shrugging his hand off my shoulder

He kept quiet for sometime

"Lets go find him"he said adjusting his cap

He collected the car keys while i dailed the number Malak gave me to call.

"I want my son back before tomorrow"i ordered after the person picked

The person laughs" I was expecting your call"

"What do you want?"i asked

"Now listen carefully........."the person began

Malak's pov

"Malak eat ,your starving won't bring him back"Fareeda said

"Neither will my eating"i retorted wiping my tears

"You are so stubborn"Mother said and everyone present nodded

Kamal walks in
I look behind him and no sign of Aayan

"Kamal"i called approaching him

"I have been calling your number but number busy"Dad said worriedly

"Any news?"Father asked

"What do they ask for ransom?"i decided to ask because I knew he called them
He looked down at me cause I was standing infront of him

Kamal kept quiet staring at me then he enveloped me into a hug

"Five hundred thousand naira"he said and I sighed

"Then what are you doing here?go get the money"i said anxiously

"And to divorce You,thrice"he added his chin placed above my head

And it echoed in my ears again and again

Divorce I was told this word before I married Kamal

Am I ready to let him divorce me?

Am I ready to stop handing over labcoat and stesthescope to him every morning?

Am I ready to stop seeing his cheeky smile?

Am I ready to leave this house?

But if it sets my son free I am ready

I am ready for my husband to divorce me in other for my son to be free

But if I walked away am i selfish to want Aayan to always call me mummy?if I leave he might forget about me

I pulled out of the hug took a long sigh before I said confidently "Then do it"

Everyone gasped

"You are not in your senses,no hasty decisions.this person knows you two and Maybe does not want you to be together
That's why the person said that so i suggest we track that number"Dad reasoned

"Gaskiya(true)"Father said standing up

"Yes"Kamil agreed then he asked
"Kamal what's the line?"

"Airtel"kamal replied looking anywhere but me

"After Asr prayers we will go to their office so they will track the location due to last call"Yusuf said

"Lets pray to our Lord for success"mother said softly

All the men left to pray
While Mother,Fareeda,Raliyah,Amina prayed in the living room.

Yes my friends followed me home to give me support even Zainab came but not because she had a choice is because everyone left and nobody to come pick her up and Ismail said he is not going home

Rachel went into the kitchen get a me water when Zainab sat up from where she was sitting and she sat next to me on the carpet

"Well since we are both not praying"she said awkwardly and I looked at her sadly and continued supplicating inwardly

"You know I don't like You but i see the way you yearn for your son and I pray you find him or not so that Kamal marries me"she said with a soft smile

"Okay that was a joke but never mind or do you mind having a co wife?"she asked again

I glared at her

"What?you wanted him to divorce You some minutes ago"she replied bringing her arms forward

"You love my husband that much huh?"i asked looking at her
And she kept quiet
I prayed for Aayan

"Well,I am not ready to talk but thank you for the prayer before your joke"i said with an appreciative smile

"That doesn't mind I still like you though"she said and she nudge my shoulder with hers slightly with a smile

"I don't mind either"i assured smiling back sadly

We stayed in silence before i decided I can't just sit here and wait.

I am following them when they come back

Amina and Rachel came back patting my shoulder softly

"Malak they will find him in sha Allah"Raliyah spoke and we all said "Ameen"

Just then Kamal walked in to carry something

"We are going"he said to mother

"I am coming along"i said standing up and adjusting my veil

"Stay here Malak!"Kamal shouted when i came closer

"Please Kamal for Allah's sake"i said taking his hands in mine

He sighed

We walked away and Kamil drove us to airtel office nearby

Yusuf arrived with the police squad as they explained the situation to airtel managers and they agreed to give out the information

***

After few minutes drive we arrived at a very big mansion

Kamal rang the bell and we heard a voice say"who is it?"

"Open this door"Kamal commanded holding my hand tight

"My madam said I shouldn't open the door for anyone"the voice said again

The security guard said the same thing but when saw the police force with us
He trembled opening the gate

"Do you want to be jailed forever?open it woman!"Kamal shouted
And i pressed his arms softly to calm him

Then Yusuf walked up to the door

"This is Acp Yusuf Bomai,I will count from one to three if you don't open the door.anything that comes after,you are to be blamed for"Yusuf said in a professional voice
And she panicked twisting the door handle like she want to open it but she let it go

"Listen,I don't know if you are mother yet or not
But this is a mother's plight
I promise you they wouldn't do anything to you if you let me see my son
For the love you have for the woman that gave birth to you,give me back my son"i pleaded softly hitting on the door

Some minutes after we heard the door clicked open

And an old woman stood there

"I was never abled to become a mother but i had one and I knew I loved her enough to give up everything for her"she said tiredly shifting from our way to see a sleeping Aayan on the sofa

I ran towards the sofa planting soft kisses all over his face and he immediately woke up
And he wrapped his small hands around my neck and I smiled with tears of happiness rolling down my cheeks

I felt Kamal wrap his arms around the two of us and it turned into a family hug.

"What is happening in this house inna Saliha?why is the door unlocked...don't y....."we heard a voice locking the door when she turned and found everyone she froze

"Lawisah"Kamal,Kamil and Yusuf called in unison

"Lawisah?"i asked looking at from head to toe
I have heard this name before
Then it clicked to me that it's Kamal's lover
So this was Kamal's lover
She had the perfect shape,perfect complexion,perfect face.why did he never married her?

One of the police women that came with Yusuf handcuffed her immediately

"What have I ever done to you to deserve all this?"Kamal finally asked and she rolled her eyes

"You made me love You! and then you just shut me off one time Kamal.i never wanted to harm your son as you can see he is being well cared for but all I wanted was for you divorce your witch wife, she snatched you away from me"she exclaimed crying
And i approached her after handing Aayn over to Kamal

"Have you heard yourself?how can a wife snatch her husband from other woman?isn't it the other way round?"i asked angrily
Kamil collected Aayan from Kamal before I felt his presence by my side

"Malak I have something to confess.Lawisah and I were just friends we just used to meet at club to discuss here and there
I have never smoked or got drunk well I am a doctor I practice what I learn,I know is not good for my health and we have never ever shared a bed
I have never shared a bed with any woman
I just had this bad boy facade to scare everyone off but i couldn't scare you off and you succeeded in changing me"he confessed softly taking my two hands in his and I smiled

"So Lawisah she didn't snatched me,she changed me for good"he turned to Lawisah and said

"Yusuf son,take her away" Dad said then sighed

"Well is a must you people filled a complaint unless you withdraw it she will remain in our custody"Yusuf said

"The Bikr family take care,I will see you later"he added smiling

"I will come back and marry you just wait and watch!"Lawisah shouted as they took her away

"This is the worst kidnapping I have ever come across,I always knew Lawisah had nothing upstairs but i didn't know it was that empty" Kamil confessed and we all laughed softly

"Whatever it is I'm glad my son is back"i admitted and they all nodded

Dad,Father and Kamil drove away in one car because Kamal said we will take his car just when we were about to enter his car we heard someone calling.

"Thank you dear you kept your promise"she said after I turned to face her
It was the old woman Lawisah employed to take care of Aayan

"From the looks of everything you took good care of my son and I promised you before you opened the door that they wouldn't do anything to you"i admitted smiling

The old woman smiled and Kamal growled pulling me with him

We entered the car and Aayan exclaimed "bye bye!"waving at her and she smiled with tears in her eyes before Kamal drove away

There you go
Lawisah came back with a small bang😂😂😂😂
Our Aayan is free

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