Everyone always wants a perfect ending. I won't say I didn't get my perfect ending coz I'm still aiming to that. .

It four years now since the kidnapping incidence and the scars are left hidden. I'm so blessed to have such a marvelous family.

I kept the family picture down after cleaning it. My beautiful family.

" mummy mummy hussaini and daddy are eating the chocolate you hid" my beautiful four years old daughter yelled as she rushed inside the sitting room.

I smiled knowingly at her and pick her up

" I have some left with me darling, don't you worry, we will have it during our girls time Tonight and daddy and hussaini won't have any of it. "

" yes mummy, we won't give them"

" yes darling "

I kept her down in a standing position

" let's go catch them red handed" I held her hand as we tiptoed upstairs to the bedroom were Amir and hussaini are hiding busy eating the chocolate.

We peeped through the peep hole with our water gun in hand.

" they still don't know we are here, on the count of three, we will attack" I whispered and she nodded her head while grinning. She love anything fun like this. I think she got that likeness from me.

" 1,2,3, attack" I shouted and we entered immediately shooting at a startled Amir and hussaini.They recovered quickly and tried escaping the water.

" mummy, my clothes is now wet" hussaini whined.

" you should have thought of that before eating the chocolate with daddy" Hassana reply back with a satisfied smile.

Amir was also drenched. I made sure to finish all the water on him and Hassana did same with her brother.

" love, what have I done wrong to deserve this punishment " whined Amir with a puppy face

" don't give me that puppy eyes of yours and stop acting innocent. This son of yours is just like you"

He walk slowly towards me and I walk backwards slowly too. " you won't get away with this" he said huskily.

" I sure will"

" let me see you try" he challenged

He looked at me in the eye like saying ' you won't escape this'. I pouted at him in a distracting way

" I won't get distracted by that " he said with a smirk

Before I know it my kids shouted " run mummy," they held Amir's leg each. I tongue out at him before running out, I know he can still catch me even if the kids held him down but Amir won't do anything rash that will hurt them. He will make sure to gently free himself from their hold and follow after me.

Those two are always my life saver from Amir. He always get jealous of that.

" mummy he is coming, hide"Hassana shouted from upstairs. I guess he has free himself from their clutch.

I quickly hid behind the chair.

I heard sound of footsteps coming closer

" where are you love" said Amir in a singing voice

I still didn't move

" mummy, where are you" hussaini also tried singing it as his dad but failed miserably with his thin voice.

" let check the chair over there. I think something or someone is hiding behind it" Amir suggested as he walk towards the chair .

Damn him

" Gotcha " he carried me up.

"let me go, please" I screamed out while my kids where giggles at us.

" Nope I won't. " he starts to tickle me.

" pleeeesh lesh mesh gosh" I said inbetween laugh.

" what did you say, mummy" hassana confusingly asked from where she was standing close to her brother.

Amir still refuses to let me go, he kept tickling me

" please, Amir. I promise to do whatever you want "

" promise?" I nodded. He let me go and thought of what he want for a second

" I want another baby girl"

" what!!?" shouted Hassana. " why would you want another baby girl when you have me. I'm your only princess."

I laughed at the way she said it

" ofcourse you're my princess and I want a younger sister for you"

" I don't want any sister. I only want to be the only princess you have" she pouted

" your wish is my command princess. You'll be the only princess I have" he finally said just to bring a smile to her face

" really daddy?"

" of course baby "

She jumped up and kept shouting ' I'm the only princess daddy has'.

In her small mind

" are you still with me in having another princess " Amir whispered in my ears

" you're naughty " I whispered back hitting his chest

" just for you baby"

" less I forget ,I have good news for you. I didn't tell you yesterday because you came home late from the office looking tired" I said

He held me close to him " what is the good news? "

" I'm pr..........

" hello everyone " a familiar bubbly voice interrupted our moment.

Amir quickly let me go as he face his friend, Khalifa. He also has a key to this house,even I don't know how he had access to it.. Khalifa is something else I tell you.

Khalifa walk in with his two years old son already asleep in his arms. I love that boy with passion, he is such a sweet boy

" bring him" I carried yusuf from Khalifa's hand. He is sound asleep unaware of the noise over here.

" where is my sister? " asked amir

" You know how your sister is, she is outside making sure that everything in the car is here with me" explained Khalifa as he hand over the polythene bag in his hand to Amir. Amir went to the kitchen to drop the bag which contain the ingredients for cake.

Don't be surprised ,Khalifa and sadiya got married last two years. Although, Khalifa had wanted to end their relationship when he found out about how she became an accomplice of the kidnappers. Amir was also in support of that too, he still hasn't completely forgiven her but he will get there soon.

Whereas, I have fully forgiven her, I just don't want to hold any grudges,it leads to no where. I want peace to reign. Sadiya never gets tired of asking for forgiveness each blessed day we meet she makes sure to keep asking for forgiveness till now she still hasn't stop. Sometimes it isn't directly but through her behavior you would know that she still felt guilty.

" Aunty sadiya " my kids shouted immediately Sadiya entered. They ran to give her a tight hug

" my loves, how have you been" she knelt down to their height and kissed their cheeks each. She love those two.

" I'm fine aunty Sady . " they answered at the same time

She ruffled their hair

" did you bring the chocolate for us? " asked hussaini.

That boy and chocolate ehn

" of course I brought it along with me. " she said and finally stood up to greet the rest of us.

She greets Amir and then came forward to hug me. I already lay yusuf on the couch, the boy can sleep for Africa.

" This one that you're glowing like this, are you expecting ?"

She whispered close to my ear. I playfully pushed her and nodded at her. She wanted shouting out in happiness but I quickly indicated that she shouldn't coz Amir hasn't known yet.

" congrats dear" she quietly said.

The men where busy talking about business and politics unaware of what Sadiya and I were talking about.

We busied ourselve in the kitchen

" what could be taking Aisha and your brother long" wondered Sadiya.

"I called them already. They said they was hold up on the road ,they should be here few minutes from now "

We all plan to meet here today. It a tradition we followed since the three of us got married. We always make sure to meet at least thrice in a month which isn't much coz we are all busy. Sometimes we do the gathering at Sadiya's house while sometimes in Aisha's house but now it our turn which is why we are here today gathered in my house. This is done just to increase the bond among friends.

The three of us graduated last four months with a excellent GP. Still yet to serve, although our husbands suggested that we don't need to serve coz they will bribe it off for us.

Sometimes, I wish like hitting Amir's head anytime he say such thing.

I also suspect that they are behind the reason why our names hasn't come out yet on the corper's list. I just want to complete everything in the right way and don't want to regret not doing it in the first place. Like for instance when I find myself in a situation where people are talking about their camp life, I will be able to say my own experience coz I have gone through it too. I don't want to be left out.

A sound of car honk brought me out of my thoughts.

" I think they are here already " I said to Sadiya who was busy mixing the cake.

" wow atlast. Finally I can get to see my son's wife" she was referring to hussaini. The way we argue about this issue, you would think that she gave birth to the twins and I yusuf

" Nope, she is yusuf's wife. Who dash that yeye boy of yours that fine girl "

" we aren't serious wallah. See how we're arguing over who Aisha's daughter will marry" said Sadiya,laughing at our foolishness

" I'm telling you. I better go and open the door before an impatient Aisha begins to yell at me"

I quickly went to welcome them in. As I open the door the first face I met was my beautiful baby yusra. She is one years old.

She smile wide at me Struggling to come to me from her mother's hand

" finally you guys are here" I said as I took a now crying yusra. She quickly shut up when I carried her.

I open the door wide for them to come in. I side hug Aisha and greeted my brother, kabiru.

Yaya kabiru went to join the guys in the sitting room,he is now close to Khalifa and Amir. He also has started building his own company. That brother of mine can plan big and he is almost a millionaire . I still am surprise at his achievements at just a young age.

" There was an accident along the road and the hold up was to much . Why am I even explaning myself" said aisha as we walk to meet Sadiya in the kitchen. This girl is something else, one time she is being nice and next she just change to being rude and I'm very sure that she isn't pregnant.

" whatever" I said

We entered into the kitchen

" sadie babie, I've missed you" Aisha said and Sadiya immediately left what ever she was doing to hug Aisha

" I miss you too Aisha"

"I'm so jealous right now. So you all didn't miss me? " I asked wiping my fake tears.

" you that like killing people with your everyday calls. How do you expect me to miss you" mocked Aisha while sadiya laughed at me.

I look at baby yusra with a pout while she giggled at my funny face.

" you see your mom ko. She hates me so much and I don't even know why. Whether she likes it I'm going to marry you off to my son. Zamu zama enuwa ,mamanki saide ta mutu ( whether your mother likes it or not I must marry you off to my son) "

" see this mumu girl oo. We're already family since I married your brother. " said Aisha

" who is talking about hussaini. I'm going to marry her off to yusuf. " I explained

" wallahi the two of you are something else. You can confuse people's head and you still haven't stopped with this your change of son. Here I thought she was talking about hussaini" Aisha look at Sadiya and I like we were crazy

We laughed at her confused face.

" God forbid it. If it's like that, I'm not marrying my daughter into house filled with crazy people like you"

Baby yusra as if knowing that her mom was talking about her, she began to talk in her gibberish baby voice.

" you see, my daughter even heard what I said"

We continued our gist while making food.

" mummy mummy, I'm tired of playing with boys. I now want a sister. Give daddy the other princess he asked for the other time" shouted Hassana as she ran into the kitchen

" why darling?"

" because hussaini and yusuf don't want to play with me. They said I'm a girl and they don't want to play with a girl" she pout.

Aisha and sadiya chuckled under their breath.

" Take baby yusra to play with you" I said handing baby yusra to her

She grinned and moved forward to take her. She love carrying baby Yusra " but promise me that you will give daddy another princess so that we can play when ever baby yusra is not around " she said in her childish voice

" of course darling, I'll give daddy another princess"

With that she went out to play with baby yusra.

Aisha was full blown on laughing right now same as Sadiya.

" you and your husband don't have Shame, so you were talking about how to create another baby in front of the twins?" Aisha teased inbetween laugh

" that's not how it look like"

" whatever it look like I don't care. You two are hilarious. "

" At least now she can give Amir another princess " said sadiya

" what do you mean? "

" just look at our friend and tell me you haven't noticed any changes in her" sadiya pointed at me

Aisha scrutinized me for a second, she still seem oblivious of what Sadiya was trying to say

" I noticed that she is becoming chubby and she is more fair than before" she turn to look at me again after putting two and two together "Wait!!!......could it be that you're pregnant? "Shouted Aisha.

I nodded at her shyly.

" wow, this is really a good news. Does Amir knows about it?"

" Nope. I plan on telling him this night"

" OK . You better not give birth to a boy. I want a girl as hassana has said" Aisha said

" May God deliver you. How do you expect me to know what I'm going to give birth to when I'm not God"

" whatever. All I know is that we don't want another Amir. Look at hussaini for instance, that boy has every features of his father both the eyes, face and behavior. Let's not forget their arrogant behavior , at least yusuf is a player like his father. He is more fun to be with unlike that arrogant hussaini"

" Abeg o leave my son alone. Girls in school still likes him like that" Sadiya playfully defend hussaini

"I think I need to have a talk with my brother " I said out of the blue thoughtfully

" about what? " asked Aisha when she heard her husband's name.

" To betroth baby yusra to hussaini " I playfully said to get a reaction out of Aisha.

"WHAT!!?... I'm never gonna allow it. Never" shouted aisha

Sadiya was busy laughing at us

" what do you think about it, Sadiya? " I asked playfully

" it really is a great idea. Maybe Aisha will finally change her attitude towards the two grey eyes men" joked sadiya

" Zan ci uban ku( I'll deal with you two)" Aisha yelled as she pursued us out of the kitchen with slippers.

Sadiya and I ran to our husbands for help.

" what's going on here " demanded Amir

Aisha rolled her eyes and finally drop the slippers. She has been acting this way at Amir since the day she heard of the fight between us when she came to visit me at the hospital four years ago. She said it will be hard for her to forgive him for what he has done to me but she will at least try to act civil with him.

The way she is acting now is better than before. Then, she doesn't even talk to Amir and she always shoot daggers at him with her eyes. My brother talked some senses into her that is why she reduced the cold shoulder.

" Aisha why are you pursuing them with a slippers? " asked yaya kabiru .

Forcing a smile on her face and said " don't mind this two they want to give me hypertension "

" how?" khalifa asked confused

" Yaya it about the marriage stuff I once talk to you about" I said while shooting a teasing smile at Aisha. If looks could kill, I would have been six feet buried underground.

Yaya kabiru remembered " That's why you are pursuing them with a slippers?" he questioned his wife

" How can she wish for something like that to my daughter. "

" what is happening? We are lost over here" asked Khalifa

" OK the thing is I joked about planning an arranged marriage between hussaini and baby yusra when they grow up. Aisha here disagrees with it so that was why she was pursuing us for suggesting something like that".. I explained

" why did you disagree?" Amir asked confused

I noticed that Aisha is going to retort back with a sarcastic reply which is why I quickly stopped her before she does.

" food is already ready and this topic is close. The kids aren't even twenty yet and we are talking about marriage for them. Let's forget this subject and let everything work on it own. Aisha, and sadiya come let's bring the pastries and the food out since they are all ready" I said

The men agreed with me and continue whatever conversation it is they were saying before we interrupted them.

Aisha and sadiya came along with me to the kitchen

Aisha sighed" I'm sorry for this behavior of mine"

I was surprised that Aisha was apologizing.

" you don't need to apologize we were just joking "

" I know. It just that past few weeks I get emotional and my hormones are always all over the place so I went to see the doctor last week" she explained

" what now happened when you visited the doctor? " Sadiya asked

" I found out that I'm two month pregnant " she said feeling down

" wow! That's a good news" I happily said

" but you don't seem happy with the news" said sadiya

" I also found out that I have fibroid in me and it may affect the baby" she said and began to cry.

Ya allah

We quickly went forward to hug her. She needs us right now.

" what did the doctor say about that"

" well ,he wrote some medicine for me to take. He also said he has a friend that works abroad and know more on fibroid so he called that friend for me and gave me the feedback"

" what was the feed back? "

" I'm going to be operating and he is 99% sure that I will survive it since it's still in it early stage. But for the baby, he isn't sure the baby is gonna survive " more tears begins to pool down.

No wonder she doesn't call me on the phone like how she use too. I didn't know about all this happening

" please don't cry. In shaa Allah (by God's grace) you and the baby will survive it. "

" I pray so too" she wiped her tears.

" My brother didn't think of telling me all this "

" I told him not to. I wanted telling you two myself" she explained.

" Don't forget that it's Allah who gives and takes. I have believe that he will guide you through out the operation and the baby will survive it in shaa Allah. " said sadiya

" Ameen. Thank you all for always been there for me" she group hug us

" we love you "

" Thank you"

" what's taking you people long" we were interrupted by my arrogant son as Aisha used to refer him.

We pull away from the hug and Aisha was looking at me saying ' you see what I mean'with her eyes

Sadiya chuckled and said " go wait for us in the sitting room hussaini. Food is on it way" he ran to the sitting room

" that son of yours is something else I tell you"

**

Happiness, is what I feel right now. I thank Allah for keeping my family alive through out all this years. They are my number one priority, their really is no one like them.

I quickly changed into my pyjamas as I got into the room. Ameera is in the bathroom, taking a shower.