Eight

The meeting went well, they showcased more than what Khalid had expected. He liked their human resource management. He was impressed and they put up a reasonable project. At least he knows where his money will be going to and how it will be managed, he signed the contract right away. He was also invited for a dinner at the CEO's  house but he refused, saying next time as he will be staying in Lagos for a little longer. Now laying on his hotel bed he remembered how he and Lawisa used to celebrate when ever they close a good business deal.

"Today's investors can deny the fact that we impressed them, he couldn't just take his money back home." Lawisa smiled sitting next to him on their gigantic marble dinning table.

They were eating their favorite pineapple cake and vanilla flavored ice cream for Khalid and chocolate ice cream for Lawisa.

"And that's why Bita's bakery had a good sales today, many people have benefited, and you know that Bita's are using the flour from our company, in their bakery, now i understood why we have those advance machine." She gasped dreamingly and he stared at her in awe.

"And that's why you are busy praising our advance flour machine, because the flour turn out great and made a wonderful cake. But make sure you never eat cake with any guy beside me and little Fahad."

"Abbah, will very proud of you. Well, he is always proud of you. One day you be one the most eligible CEO in this country in sha Allah." Khalid look at her lovingly and smiles showing his two deep dimples, he loves the way she always prays for him.

"And you know the saying, that behind any successful man there will be a woman that stand by him." She pouted at him and pushed a spoon of cake into his mouth.

"Who is that woman that will stand by you?" He holds her hand as that's the only physical contact they had ever shared. Even though he always fights the devil in him not try anything stupid.

"Who else beside the love of my life, the only woman i can see, everyone called her Lawisa, have you seen or heard of her?" Lawisa smiled and  removed her hands from his.

"You mean your secret girlfriend?"

"Come on, they knows that we love each other, we lived under the same roof. Even if they don't know we will tell them very soon, beside Hajiya always says that we are good pairs, like made for each other." Lawisa gasps and take a bite of her cake.

"But no one paid attention when ever she says that."

"I rather we talk about when i become the number one richest man in the world, and no guy will dare look at you because you are beyond their class and reach. Just like that idiot investor's son who had been looking at you to through out the meeting, i don't know if he even got what we said there."

"Oh my goodness, Khalid. Not all the guys out there have interest in me." She told him a little irritated.

"That dumpo was looking at you though, stupid vice President." He interrupted her. Hearing what he said she smiled at his jealousy, even though she dislike the fact that he is always jealous and over protective of her. She won't deny the fact that sometimes she likes it and it makes her feels important.

"No, you were imaging it, and beside you are also a vice president, stop insulting the poor guy." He glared at her as he swallowed what he was eating.

"I know that but i am not stupid, okay. And why do i feel like you are depending him?" She pouted and took a full spoon of her chocolate ice cream and moan with eyes close just so she could avoid him.

"Ya ilahi, promise me when you became the world's number one richest man, you will let all the poor people in this world have free ice cream, this one is too good."

"They will make me poorer than them, if i were to give them free ice cream, the last time you said free mango juice and extra large orphanage in every country, are you for real?" She gasped and take a spoon of cake from his plate as she has already eaten all her own.

"Uhmm, money is not always that important..... "

"I know, they are the most important, babe." He interrupted her again. She grimaced and says.

"That's not what i meant, i mean it doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor, what matter is having your loves ones around you, and having good health and always having faith in Allah. I rather have my family and have nothing, at least my family stand by each other. But when you're the richest man and have all these, that means you're perfect, and no one is perfect. Beside it will be charity, a life investment and reward from Allah."

"And even after you finished all the cakes and ice cream in this world, and you end up looking like a big mama, i will still love and marry you, don't worry." She grimaced as she dropped the spoon on his empty plate.

"Did you just called me fat, were even listening to i was saying?"

"Ooops Ya Rabba, i didn't mean to said that out loud. I am sorry, love. You will look so beautiful slim or fat."

"Ya Allah, you just called me fat again, Mr khalid Mutallib Ali."

"I love you."

"I won't fell for that, I won't talk to you till two week after my charity function." She notified and then dozed off for a while before murmuring, "two week is kind of too long, i will just leave it as one." And he heard her but he pretended.

"Hey, i didn't kill anyone that punishment is very severe."

"One week then".

" No!"

"Yes!"

" No!"

"Yes!"

" Yes!"

"No!"

"Good love, no punishment then, Thank you Lord."

Khalid felt that his face has become so wet. Only then did he realised he was crying. The memories were so pleasant and soothing yet so painful at the same.

"Where are you, now that your prayers had been answered,  i am the most eligible CEO and entrepreneur in this country, did you know that, when will you come back home? Why am not happy now that i am one of the top richest people in the world, why? Is it because i didn't  fulfilled all your promises? But i built a big orphanage for you and the children there have ice cream when ever they like and they went to good school and they are well taken care of. Isn't that what you always dreamt of? Then why are you still away from us, uhmm?

He asked the lonely room as Lawisa was no where close to him and his questions still remained unanswered.