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π 3
β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’
Hawa stepped away for a moment.
βIβll be right back,β she told them, heading toward the restroom.
The moment she disappearedβ
Zainab grabbed Mariamaβs arm.
βNow.β
They didnβt hesitate.
They walked straight toward Sheikh.
Confidence on the outsideβ¦
intentions hidden underneath.
βGood evening, sir,β Zainab said softly.
Sheikh looked at them.
Curious.
βAnd you are?β
βHawaβs friends,β Mariama added quickly.
Recognition flashed in his eyes.
βAhβ¦ yes.β
There was a pause.
Then Zainab leaned slightly closer.
βWeβve heard so much about you.β
Sheikh smirked.
βOnly good things, I hope.β
Mariama smiled.
βDependsβ¦ are they true?β
The tension shifted.
This was no longer casual conversation.
This was⦠a move.
Sheikh studied them.
Carefully.
Then said:
βAnd what exactly have you heard?β
Zainab didnβt blink.
βThat you take very good care of peopleβ¦ you like.β
Silence.
Dangerous silence.
Then Sheikh chuckled softly.
βInteresting.β
At that exact momentβ
Hawa returned.
And what she sawβ¦
made her heart drop.
Her two best friendsβ¦
standing too close to the man who changed her life.
Smiling.
Engaging him.
Competing.
Hawaβs voice came out colder than she expected:
βWhatβs going on here?β
Zainab turned slowly.
Smiling.
βOhβ¦ weβre just getting to know yourβ¦ sponsor.β
Mariama added:
βYou never said we could also benefit from your connection.β
The air froze.
Hawa looked at them.
Disbelief. Hurt. Anger.
βAre you serious right now?β
Zainab shrugged.
βRelax. Thereβs enough Sheikh to go aroundβ¦ right?β
Sheikh said nothing.
He simply watched.
Interested.
Observing how far this would go.
And in that momentβ¦
something broke.
Not just friendship.
But trust.
And what was about to followβ¦
would destroy all three of them.
To be continuedβ¦
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