OUR JOURNEY TO FREEDOM

chapter 16. it will be "our journey to freedom"

Monday, March 28, 2022
Dedicated to everyone with a dark past . Darling , your scars makes you beautiful!!!

Apparently, this was sabiqa's way of saying goodbye. She said she had a feeling her freedom was near and this freedom was her death. She has been through so much in life yet shows up with the best smile , unperturbed by her predicaments , before us all like the angel that she was. Sabiqa may have left us , but her legacy shall live forever . Selfless is a name that best suits her. Everyone else was engrossed in their thoughts . It was an opportunity that reminded them about the finality of death . The fact that you can never come back to correct the mistakes or bad decisions you made to please the world or hug your loved ones to say good bye . Everyone knew this truth yet we act like tomorrow has been promised...

After what felt like hours , the silent room came back to life and the back and forth voices of the ladies filled the room . It was either a memorable saying of sabiqa or a funny joke cracked to lighten up their moods.

Ray: words are failing me today. Reality has hit me so hard that i don't think i can continue talking without apologizing to you all. Everyone here has a dark story yet when i showed up, i woke you up from you sleeps every night because of my nightmares. I was just engrossed with my problems and forgot you all have lives too .

Ameenah: come on Ray, those were your nights of battle , where you decided to face your fears without holding back. The cries and outburst freed your caged soul. Besides, when last did you have a nightmare ? you have grown beyond your fears ! And this was something you couldn't control so don't blame yourself ...

Nuur: indeed, don't blame yourself too much . I don't even have a story to tell you all because i don't even know who i am or where i come from. The bits that i can recollect is the fact that my teenage parents couldn't handle me at the time and handed me over to mama Ayi so they can continue living. They promised to come for me when they could finally take care of me which i hope they do . I have never had a life outside these walls like some of you. I took my first step here and today i am here blooming beautifully. Even in our ordeals , some of you may be better off than me ...

Humaira:you may be right but i wouldn't side with you if you say you do not have a story because you just told us . I hope your parents come for you one day .

Nuur nodded in affirmation...

Ray: summy , don't look at us with a sad face, moving in after Sabiqa automatically makes you family and you can tell us your story too...

Summy: where do i start from ? My story is a Tragic one and i don't want you all to look at with with eyes if pity please. This brings back a lot of memories and i don't even think i can handle it. But you know what , keeping this for years is also traumatizing so let's see. My name is Sumaiya Umar Simba , the second daughter of the late surgeon, Dr. Umar Farouk Simba and of course my beautiful mom, who doubles as the principal of one of the best art colleges in the country. I am not saying this to seek validation but you see, mine and Fawzan's life was perfect. our parents brought us up with so much love . Dad was a busy person but he always spent his leisure times with us . Our mom , oh mine she sighs bitterly..was everything we ever wanted to have . She was always there for us too. Due to the nature of their work, we couldn't go for vacations in different countries. It was always interrupted by an emergency call for surgery or something mom has to do for her college. One faithful day, dad came home quiet early which sent him questionable gazes from us . It was a surprise , a beautiful one because we could finally go on a vacation and everyone was happy . Our flight was in the next hour so we rushed to pack our bags and off we headed for the airport. I don't know how to explain vividly but dad's breaks failed him , it was a highway which made it impossible to stop or asked for help. We crashed into a fuel tank and boom! was all i heard. I woke up at the hospital where i was told to have been in Coma for a month . When i asked about my family, the kind nurse told me i was the only survivor of the accident. At that point, my life came to a halt, it took me another week to come to terms with reality. I was broken beyond physical repairs , i wanted to ask Allah why He made that happen to my family. But A reminder of qadr came when a patient next to me couldn't come out of his coma. I was given another chance to live yet i couldn't realize it because i was engrossed with the lives of those i could never in a million years bring back . I accepted my fate and joined Darussalam after i could walk by myself again . Here, i found myself again and I am happy Allah blessed me with a beautiful family again. It sucks knowing i wouldn't see my big brother , mom or dad again but i hope we meet again in the garden of Allah , where we would not have any worries or ordeals to face . It will just be eternal happiness . In Shaa ALLAH