SA'ADAH
Chapter four
Sa'adah
"Next two weeks fah daddy" I said extremely shocked and tensed.
He just came back from office this evening telling me to start preparing for marriage in two weeks time I will be someone's wife,
"Yes two weeks in sha Allah "and I am not asking for your permission I am just telling you because you are the bride and you are supposed to know, he stood up to go before he said"he will come and see you today"he said and leave giving me no chance to say anything again.
I bursted out crying,
"What does he mean mum? What is he saying? Please beg him mummy"I said looking at my mum crying
"Shshh stop crying kinji, everything will be fine let's just continue praying "she said patting my back"just talk to him "
"You wouldn't have heard about it if he had listen to me, I talked to him when he told me about it but I know and you know you dad very well, just keep praying everything will be fine in sha Allah and im sure whoever it is that your father wants you to marry isnt a bad person, no parent will like seeing their children in pain" she said giving me hope.
I went back to my room repeating what my father said.
I will be getting married in two weeks time is bad but me not knowing who I'm getting married to is worst.
I cried so much until I lost my voice, I called my friends (conference call) and told them, they also gave me assurance that everything will come with ease, after ending the call I went to the bathroom and performed ablution and prayed asking God for a way out.
I didn't even know when I slept like that.
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"I swear I'm not lying"I said talking to zuly on the phone, I told them I'm not feeling well and I won't be able to come to school but they refused to believe.
They said said I just don't want to come because of what happened last night, well maybe its the reason because I know I won't be lively today and my head is paining me due to too much of crying that I did last night
"Okay we will come and see you after school bye take care and worry less"she said all in one breath.
I kept my phone and decided to go to my mum's room for mother and child discussion maybe I'll feel a little better.
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Its already af
ter 8pm and I'm nervous or maybe scared, today the man dad wants me to marry is coming to see me and I'm scared as hell.
What if he's an old man? No please let's it not be I said to myself very worried.
Just then my mum came into my room
"Sa'a you are not ready yet? What's wrong with you? You know your dad will scold you I'd he finds out you are not even ready and the guy is already on his way"
she said which made my heart to Start beating fast,
"Let me get ready now "I said tears dropping out from my eyes"its okay everything will be fine"she assured me for the 100th time now and went out.
I stood up and got ready into an atampa gown and sat on my bed waiting for his arrival while my heart keep beating very fast and thoughts running in my mind.
