Halim Retibeck

Halim Retibeck is a fictional character in the Ananse Series. He is a secondary character in Ananse and Illusion of the Madu.

History
Halim is the third child and only boy between Old Man Retibeck and his mother Habibah Alli El-Shabazz (birth name Dallas Thompson).

Ananse
Halim is Tayron’s best friend, Alex’s voice of reason and the mediator between Alex’s company and the rival Chapel & Sons, headed by Benton Chapel who is set to buy Retibeck Industries after Alex lost several hundred thousand dollars of stock.

Halim encourages Alex to stay away from his friend Tayron and focus on the foreclosure, but Alex makes it very difficult for her brother to do his job. Alex sees her kid brother as a ‘little troll’ who had tormented her when she was a teen by doing things like lobbing her own tampons at her whenever she had a boy over the house when their father was away.

Halim is a devout Muslim and is engaged to his fiancée Deja. Halim was the best man at Tayron’s wedding and says that Tayron’s example is what encouraged him to propose to Deja. Halim usually gets stuck taking Wilma home after she and Tayron get into an argument.

Halim always tries to be the mediator in some situations; other times he is the bully lawyer who threatens people with legal jargon. Working with his big sister has proven to be the greatest challenge (and a pain in the ass). Halim watches everyone, namely his sister. He is a fair guy, but not a fall guy. He will stand up for family and friends, but stand against those who seek to harm the ones he feels matter the most.