Letters To The Ones We Love The Most

I'm definitely not like you

Habeeba's pov:
We came back home immediately after the dinner party. It was already too late so we got stuck in a heavy traffic ,all i remember was me watching the comments i got on my ig feed post with the girls and sleeping off in the middle of watching it. I woke up to the sound of the door being closed loudly by my mother.Dad went to the mosque to pray

Aleeyah i called out to my cousin who stayed back due to her monthly cramps

ya jiki(how's your body) i asked worriedly

Alhamdulillah she replied back sitting up from the couch in the sitting room

Drugs did you.......

Habeeba!Mom called out from the door of her room

y..yess  coming i stammered

Go she's calling you, I'll be in the room taking a hot bath she said

OK i replied back standing up making my way towards mom room

I entered in with my salam and waited for a response which i got instantly

The other girl who's she? She asked

oh that she's yusrah , i mean she's a....

A maid to bahija's? She interrupted

No...mom she's a family friend to then such as her mom .What makes you think she's a maid mama?

Look...maid or not i don't want to see you ever again with her she spoke authoritatively

You're doing this again...you keep doing this! I answered slightly raising my voice at her

Young woman i am your mother i raised you up not to mingling...

Mingling with poor,low_life like them ,cos they can't be trusted and poverty is a disease i completed her statement

I don't want to be like you ,i will never....

A hot slap was given straight to my face!I raised my eyes up to meet her red blood shot eyes

Next time you speak in this manner to me i will make sure i beat the hell out of you she said pointing a finger at my face

I placed a hand at my mouth trying to control the uncontrollable sobs coming out from my mouth .I wonder what type of mother sets and tries to control her daughters life

Get lost from my sight this instant before i lose it with you! She shouts

I found myself running towards my room past the sitting room,where i found dad watching the television as i entered the room and close the door shut loudly ,finally bursting into tears as i hug my knees to my chest

Habeeba Aleeyah said gently

Come she said hugging me tight as she rub my back soothingly and speaking some words of comfort unto me, i let my tears cascade down my face unto my shoulders

After a while, i finally became calm,quiet and silent. I broke free from the hug and sat upright.I looked unto my sister Aleeya and wiped my tears

Aleeya.....

shhussshh it's aunty right? I understand i know how she's just bear with her it's a matter of time she spoke to me just like every older sister will

Aleeyah thank you for being here for me like you said it's just....

There were noises of loud voices in the parlour and from the looks of things ,things weren't going well .We left the room to see what was happening?

My daughter will never be friends with the poor,i know how it feels to be in poverty she will never be in the midst of poor maybe after when i am dead but not when I'm still alive she shouted unto his face

You can as well slap me ,since you have no regards for my presence he said with his eyes fixed unto the news channel

inalillahi things don't look good i will go talk to mom to please stop I said making an attempt to meet her

My hand was held back as i turned to find Aleeyah shaking her head sideways in a disapproving manner

Habeeba don't go,situations like this you getting involved might make things just worse , you know aunty but situations like this i know what's best

Mukhtar! Mom shouted at the ignorant attitude he was giving her

I will be going to bed now when you're done switch on the tv , i wasn't in the mood to watch the news today but when i saw you were in the mood for drama i decided to play the tv so as not to wake the kids up. When you're done barking ,you can then come in to sleep and rest besides we all had a tiring day.Goodnight

We quickly hid behind the curtain,until dad went inside the room.We peeped into the parlor to find mom soliloquizing  out loud to herself.

He doesn't know how it feels to be amongst the poor ,the mindset and everything is just different,he just doesn't seem to know what good I'm doing for Aleeyah ,i don't want her to repeat the mistake i did i was blindfolded in poverty.A lone tear escaped her eyes as she wiped it away ,looked for the remote and switched off the tv .She made her way unto the kitchen to get a glass of water for herself to drink

Habeeba let's get back to sleep Aleeyah said

uhmmm...we should i replied back

We went in shut the door,switched off the light,well Aleeyah did because she slept at the other side of the bed facing the toilet,while i slept next to the door side with the bed lamp on ,well i always did because i was scared of sleeping in the dark

I was awake for half an hour lost in my thoughts,mom fears and despised such a thing as poverty ok i understand, but how does that have to do with setting and controlling my own life

I let out a sigh as i unlocked my phone and zoomed the picture i took later with the girls.I zoomed at a particular face Yusrah's for a short while before sleep overcame me
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