LET ME LOVE YOU

Chapter 19 - the (not so) calm before the storm

Aya

I genuinely thought that this day couldn't possibly get any worse, but I was proven wrong by Mother Nature. The moment I woke up to pray subh, I met a little red surprise, which forced me to go back to bed, and the worst part was that I couldn't even go back to sleep, I kept twitching and turning instead.

I did feel a bit better after taking a long warm shower though, it helped loosen my stiff muscles and give me a chance to relax, something I really needed. But still at that, I was in a really bad mood, which was obviously because of the hormonal imbalance. I just wanted to cry and scream for no particular reason, but I had to hold it in.

"....NENGI!"

Layla's voice bellowed from her own room, making Nengi, who was braiding my hair shake in fright. She froze there for a while until Layla called again, that made her want to run out to attend to Layla, but I stopped her almost immediately "come back here!"

"But Mrs, she...she's calling me" she stammered.

"I called you first and you're doing something for me, so You won't go anywhere till we're done" I replied.

"Please let me go Mrs, you know How she can get, I really don't want to be slapped this early morning" she was genuinely scared when she said that but I found the way she said it funny.

"Let me see her try to slap you" I chuckled and then handed her the comb. She sighed before walking back to the vanity where I was seated and continued to braid my hair. It was only four, and she had already done three at that point, so we had only the last one left.

Just then, the door to my room was bursted open, and in walked an angry looking Layla with piles of clothes in her hands, startling the both of us "excuse me? Are you trying to break my door?" I raised an eyebrow.

She rolled her eyes at me and made her way towards Nengi "didn't you hear me calling you?"

"I-i did, Ma" she replied in a shaky voice.

"So why didn't you come?" She moved closer to her "who do you think you are to defy my orders? Who's your father in this country?" The clothes she was holding were thrown on my bed before she grabbed a fist full of Nengi's hair and started pulling.

"let go off her!" I demanded as I got up and forcefully yanked her hand out of Nengi's hair "I was the one who stopped her from going"

She looked at me "so you're the one giving her the license to disrespect me?"

"Take it however you want, but Respect yourself first and see if I can recruit anyone to disrespect you" I Said "you need to learn how to be considerate, she was already doing something before you called her, at least give her a chance to finish or even explain herself instead of pulling her hair like she's your Slave"

"Look, I'm not here to listen to your lectures, better shut up and mind your own business!" She snapped at me, then turned to Nengi and pointed at the clothes threw on my bed "pick those clothes up, wash, dry, iron, fold and put them back in my closet. Now!" She ordered.

"She won't go anywhere until she's done braiding my hair Layla" i spoke, standing in front of her "there's only one left anyway, you can sit down and wait"