AN AUTANMAMA BOOKS COLLECTION
WRITTEN BY:khadyjatt
JILTED
(Fauziya's Struggles)
CHAPTER TEN
Braiding her daughter's hair Fauziya sigh and let the girl enjoy her sleep, Amal now in her 10months could stand and even take 2 to 4 steps before falling,
There's very little Fauziya to hold onto its been 10weeks since Anas dead and she would have been done with her iddah period by now if it wasn't for the pregnancy she's carrying, it's the one thing if she remember had her worried especially with the current feeding prediacament she's in, Amal's diapers and other things that is necessaties,
Her mum barely give her time, sometimes Fauziya would stare at her mum and its impossible for her to believe she's the woman that gave birth to her,
She thought of when their father was alive how caring their mum was, what happened ?
She's ask herself that question several times but life happens and perhaps people change,
Her siblings has contributed and paid for their mum umrah trip, the news was unexpected to Fauziya she gets to find out 2days ago when nusaiba came home,
According to nusaiba all 3 of her siblings with the exception of she and Abeedah who no one is yet to know if she's okay wherever she went to, hajiya Maryama kept raining praises and blessing on the three, tomorrow she would be leaving and Fauziya knows she would be at peace for some time.
"Fauziya!"her mother call and she quickly exit the bedroom.
"Yes Ma."Fauziya says standing by the door of the bedroom her bumps doesn't show much unless perhaps she wears a tight clothes.
"Hope your daughter is asleep?
Hurry up and go collect the message I sent you,"hajiya Maryama says and Fauziya head back grab her hijab and come back to collect the transport fare.
"You couldn't contribute to my progress now I sent you and you still want me to pay for your transport fare."Hajiya maryam says annoyed as she remove some money from her handbag and throw it on Fauziya.
She pick the money and leave, this two weeks her mum would not be around she will certainly use it to relax, sometimes she has to remind her mum she's still on her iddah period because of how the woman sent her, but that doesn't stop her mum from sending her so Fauziya chooses to keep quiet she rather run the errand and come back home for peace.
She exit the house and take the short route that lead to the junction to get a bike, she stand by the road exhausted, there seems to be Bike scarcity perhaps it's due to the high rate of the fuel, A black Ford SUV pull up in her front and she just quietly looks ahead,
Couple of time men would stop her and she never pay attention to them heck even if she's not in her iddah period she doesn't want anything that has to do with a man she just want to be a mother to her children.
"Fauziya."the familiar voice call and she looks down.
"Ohh Hi."she greets with a smile.
"How are you?
Get in I will drop you wherever you want."he offered and Fauziya deliberated.
"Don't bother."Fauziya says but the gentleman was persistent he opened the door from the inside for her and Fauziya releases a heavy breath before she enters.
Mustapha is Anas best friend, the two have a healthy relationship and even after his best friend dead he did tried once in a while to call and check on Fauziya so she respect him a lot.
"Where are you headed to?"he ask and Fauziya mutters the address to him and he nod.
The drive was a complete silence, she don't know much about him to she knows he's married and he even came when Anas was alive twice with the lady.
