AN AUTANMAMA BOOKS COLLECTION
WRITTEN BY:khadyjatt
JILTED
(Fauziya's Struggles)
CHAPTER THREE
Wiping her tears with the back of her hand Fauziya enters the bedroom and sits on the couch.
"Me I don't know what your problem is,
This man is nice, isn't it better if you marry him,
At least you took some burden off Mum's shoulder since he assured Mum he would let you go to school,
I will pay for the JAMB for you to write and mummy will make sure you do the registration if you get admission before you marry if that's your fear,
You are unbelievable."Abeedah says applying the lipstick with a hiss.
"Why is she even crying?
Stay in the house if you don't want to marry,
The one stayed last year no do you."Rashidah says grabbing her work uniform from the bed.
Fauziya just listened to them without a word, ever since Anas came into her life she knew for sure things would be difficult, Abeedah's wedding had been postponed as usual it's the 3rd time for some reasons best known to her, Anas kept sending all these things that make hajiya Maryam go insane its barely a week since Anas came and he does already showered so many gifts to Fauziya, yesterday was Hajiy Maryama birthday, Fauziya posted on her status and Anas show up with this giant cake that makes her mum happy.
This morning Hajiya Tani came and she was not sure what they were discussing with her mum but when her mum asked her if she had been talking with Anas she was honest with her that they were talking but she let him know she was seeing someone, her mum didn't even give her the time to talk she rain insult on her making Fauziya to cry.
One after the other her sisters leave for their daily lives, leaving her by herself in the bedroom, she feels like dieting at the moment, she knows nobody can remove her from the predicament she's in except if Anas says he doesn't want to be with her again which will only makes things worst since her mum will say it was her attitude that sends him away, her phone starts ringing and she picks it up from the bed, she answer it and place it on her ear.
"Hello," she says as she listens to Fahad who tells her he's in town and hopefully they can meet.
"Maybe later,
I will call you if I'm free." she says and they talk for a while she finds herself in a much better mood before she hangs up, if her mum knew she was still in contact with Fahad she would be hysterical, the bedroom door open and she looks up.
"I'm going to the mechanic workshop to check on the car, I don't know what you will cook for noon I have to drop my bedroom keys on the table just in case Abeedah comes back." her mum says and she nods.
"Okay,
Goodbye." she says and her mum leaves, she waits until she hears the parlor door locked before she grabs her phone and calls Fahad, she tells him to meet her at her elder sister's Area downtown, she calls her mum and tells her she is going to Zakiya house which she said it's alright and remind her to carry Zakiya plates she brought the food for her on her birthday back to her,
Fauziya takes her time to get ready as she thinks of her life, some days she feels like there's very little that life is offering her and perhaps death will be better for her.
اَللّٰهُمَّ أَحْيِنِيْ مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِّيْ ، وَتَوَفَّنِيْ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِّيْ
