Fatahurrahman wasn’t in the office when they went to the office to help Ayatullah apologize, it seems that Fatahurrahman went to the mosque for zuhr prayer.
They saw him from afar walking majestically as if he didn’t want to step on soil. They greeted him after he came closer to them ” hope you are not waiting for me?” he said smiling, Khadija smiled back and say “we are.”
He raised his eyebrows and thought for seconds “Ok then come in” he showed them the entrance to the office after he opened the door.
He showed them the chairs and asked them to sit, before he opened the windows and sat “what happened why are you here?” He asked, looking at his computer.
Ummi adjusted herself first before saying “it is about what happened a few hours ago between you and our friend, she turned and looked at Ayatu before she continued. Please forgive him, he really regrets it.”
Fatahurrahman looks at her with surprise on his face, he doesn’t know they are so close like this, before he could say something Khadija’s begin saying ” Please sir forgive him” he doesn’t know that his friend has the courage to befriend women.
He clears his throat before looking at Ayatu briefly. He is looking at his phone ” but why isn’t your friend saying anything, he made the mistakes but you are the people apologizing” he said with a serious voice.
Ummi looked at Ayatullah ” it’s your turn, say something” she said with her eyes.
Ayatullah put the phone in his pocket before looking at Fatahurrahman “sorry Sir I made a mistake which is unfortunate” he said sounding like he wanted to cry.
Fatahurrahman’s gentleness almost departed him with the way laughter kept pushing itself, he exhaled ” I just don’t get how a serious student can end up befriending someone not serious with his studies like him” he said looking at them.
“No sir, he is actually serious with everything, it’s just that he doesn’t want to go to lectures,” Ummi replied to Fatahurrahman.
He smiled “ok I understand he is your friend you can depend him, but make sure you unfriend him if he continues with his attitude of skipping classes” the way he said it made them say, “ok Sir.”
“You can go but make sure you do as I said or else I will show you the bad side of me” he said while they are leaving. Ayatullah glared at him icely before leaving.
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Ayatullah was so happy about how the two girls back him up he doesn’t know he is so important to them like this, despite the fact that they are so fearful but still they speak confidently because of him.
His only fear is who the actual person among them he loves, he keeps confusing himself , a sudden idea comes to his mind he quickly logs to Twitter and synthesizes his contact. The person he actually loves is the same person on Twitter. The happiness on his mind can’t be explained.
He was busy chatting on WhatsApp with his Saudi students when he hard His brother Jabir saying ” well-done so after making Dad to waste his time just to get you admitted and this is how you decided to humiliate him, by skipping lectures”
Ayatullah keep the phone and face his brother ” “Am very sorry but you are misunderstanding Fatahurrahman is lying”
“What did you just say? He is lying, isn’t he your teacher? I don’t want to hear such kind of words from you beside he is not the one that told me, didn’t i see you myself or may be is your twin we don’t know about,”
“You either concentrate and do what is proper or stop wasting your time and quite the school is not necessary” Jabir said angrily
“Ok sir I will change” Ayatullah said while Jabir hissed “Stupid boy” he said before leaving the room.
The next day in the morning Ayatullah woke up early and preferred himself. He left for school on time, he moved directly to level 3 lecture hall, like always the habitual late comer khadija didn’t come so he asked Ummi to regard his greeting to her when she arrived.
He forced himself to study hard, he only went to level 3 lecture hall in his free time.
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The fact that Ayatullah is directly acquainted with level 3 female students Ummi and Khadija made his co-level 2 students hate him; they all think of him as a nasty arrogant person.
He was actually the present subject of gossip in level 2. A lot are saying he will be back to his senses when the result is out, while females hate the fact that he’s handsome and never speak to them.
A presentation was given in Ayatu’s absence, the lecturer instructed 5 students to choose their group members. The fact that they see Ayatu as unserious made none of them choose him as a group member.
The lecturer had no choice but to instruct Ayatullah to lead carryover/repeating students and other naughty students.
Ayatullah’s group was the last to present, none gave attention to them, the lecturer included as he thought they would only ramble like every carryover group.
Almost everyone in the hall gave back their attention to Ayatullah, the moment he introduced himself, his group and their topic of discussion, the attention he got is all because of the way he speaks his tone is as if he’s an Englishman, albeit he studied in Arabs country, but his way of speaking English is just wow.
Lot of student kept whispering that speaking correct English doesn’t mean intelligence while others listen to him to find his fault.
The lecturer was flabbergasted at the same time, impressed as such he never saw a Nigerian student speaking confidently and correctly like this, and the amazing part is the student was marked by his co-student as unserious.
The lecturer’s announcement of the last group scores became the topic of the discussion the whole day in level 2 and others classes.
Students are angry by the fact that the last group got 19 out of 20 despite being the fact that not a single Student ever get the chance of having at least having 17 Out of 20 in Malam Aminu’s course lot of students regards him niggardly if it comes to marks
His comment surprised the whole architecture department ‘ “the group deserved 20 out of 20 i gave them 19 only because it’s my policy not scoring students all but still i had no choice but to add 3 bonus marks to the group leader, as his presentation, pronunciation and way of explation was remarkably excellent. ” Like a thin air the presentation news already circulated within the department lot come to see the Lucky guy…
The group members thanked Ayatullah for his efforts and for being the reason of their success, he made sure that they understood what the topic is all about, by explaining everything in Hausa to them, this is how they manage to answer any question asked to them during the presentation.
After the presentation a lot of men in level 200 hate Ayatullah for gaining fame from the female side.
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Amatullah wasn’t in the mood to speak today due to the fact that she wrote a difficult test. Ayatullah and khadija did all they could to make her talk but all their efforts seemed in vain.
They have no choice but to let her be and keep chattering .
The girls coming towards them started whispering saying “look at him he had no shame at all befriending females and your seniors at schools,”
“Well that’s the main reason I refuse the meeting but I have no choice since I don’t want to fail one” among the girls lamented.
The girls announced their presents to them, Like always khadija replied, a grin plastered on her face, “may I help you” she added.
One of them glared at her awfully before saying “we are not here for you.”
Khadija felt embrace at the same time but she concealed herself through her facial expression said her mind “oh sorry for interfering” She said and continued reading.
Ayatullah was vexed with the way they responded to Khadija but he needs to know why they are looking at him, maybe they are here for him.
One of the girls looks at him confidently “We are actually here to asked for a favour to please help us and be guiding us in our courses.”
He flick at Ummi and Khadija sideways non of them seems to be with him he sniffed ” But I don’t think I remember knowing you, I am level two student, i can only guide the members of my class.”
The first girl that spoke, hummed “Yeh you might not know us because you are always with level 3 members, we are actually in level 200 “
“ok I will look in to it, I will let you know the time I fix,”
They thanked him then left.
“Did you see fear on his face, the way he keep looking at those girls when speaking to us is weird, is as if he is seeking for their permission to speak to us,” the shorter one among the girls said as they moved
“This is why I replied harshly to that girl,” the one that responded to Khadija said and they both laughed.
Ayatullah turned to Khadija and Ummi after the girls left, “What’s happening why are you all wearing this hard look i don’t like it”
Khadija rolled her eyes, squeezes her lips and hummed, ” Am disappointed in you, how can you say yes to them after all the disrespect i got from them.”
He smiled ” Is that the reason for all this, am actually angry at them too but hiding knowledge isn’t a good thing you already know that.”
Ummi who is busy with her phone listening to them rose up, ” am coming” she said and left before any of them say anything, they already know the person they are with, she’s sometimes like a mute person they will spend hours without her saying anything.
MashaAllahu Allah ya qara basira