Piece Of Our Hearts

Sisters(3)

On a Saturday night.

Maryam is already fast asleep. Probably she is exhausted. I blew her some few du'as and then lay beside her. Hell knows where Afreen is, she is probably doing Taddi.

I was about to sleep when Afreen came in crying.

"Afreen". I called out.

"Sister, Sadiq just broke up with me.

I hissed.

"Is that why you are crying?". I asked.

"I'm 24. Just this year Dawud left, Kabir, Jamil, Isa, Farouq, Saeed, and now Sadiq". She said.

I closed my face.

"You should be more worried about how to get a job. All you think about is men". I complained.

"I can't just get over him". She wiped off her tears.

"Hell Afreen. Are you mad? Can't I just sleep in peace?". Maryam said waking up from sleep.

"You don't need to overreact " I shunned her.

"Safreena, Afreen is mad. Maybe you should take her to the hospital to check her brain. How can she just be thinking about guys. With this your small brain?". She hissed.

"I wasn't talking to you so shut your mouth up," Afreen said.

"The day you will have peace is the day you stop loving men and they stop breaking your heart. How foolish". She lay down.

"It's okay Maryam. Keep quiet and go to sleep" I placed my hand on her back pating her. "And you," I said to Afreen. "You have included this guy in your prayers, you have prayed plenty of times even this morning. I'm sure you included him in your prayers tonight. Maybe it's not khair( blessing). Let him go" I said.

"Is that what you will say?" She asked.

"Even me your oldest, I'm single," I said.

"Cause you chose not to" She stood up and left.

"You don vex?" I said behind her back.

"Sisi you are the best," Maryam said hugging me.

"Rubbish, go back to sleep," I said.

I laughed. My sister is so dumb.

Afreen's pov.

I sat on the floor in the compound with my legs folded.

It's a big compound with over 20 apartments some has 2 bedrooms and some are one like ours. I cried as much as I could.

I continued dialing his number but he won't pick up.

I placed my hand up.

"Ya Allah, please bring Sadiq back to me. I beg you". I prayed.

Someone placed their hand on my shoulder.

I hissed thinking it was Safreena.

"Hey," she said as she tapped me.

"What?". I looked up to her.

She is a tall lady, cause there is light I can see the color of her skin, she is so fair and beautiful with her hair relaxed on her back.

"I'm sorry if I disturbed you but I was sitting over there". She pointed somewhere. "Then I saw you crying. Hope all is well?" she asked.

"It's nothing"I lied.

"Okay, I'm Jessica. Igbo by the tribe. Me and my fiance just moved into that room. He is always busy and I don't know people in this area. Can I be your friend?" she asked.