AN AUTANMAMA BOOKS COLLECTION
WRITTEN BY:khadyjatt
JILTED
(Fauziya's Struggles)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Working turns out horrible for fauziya because barely a week after she started working the manager picked interest in her she told him she is a married woman and have kids but he was still persistent when he couldn't get his way with her he fired her barely a week after she started working,
She is back to staying home, she still go job hunting but it's always unsuccessful, so she decide to start selling some little provision at home it didn't work out because her mum said she cannot tolerate people coming and going if she wants to start a business she should get a shop.
Fauziya was on her way back from a primary school where she went for a job interview to take a nursery class the salary was 15k it is not much but she hope she should get the job, her account balance has gone from 3 figures to lesser which was something she doesn't want, many men have pick interest in her but she's married, she still do not get what kind of marriage is this it's been long 6months and she hasn't hear anything about she going to settle down or whatever fauziya is in a complete dilemma when she confronted her mum the woman was furious and blamed fauziya for sending her husband away claiming that he saw her daughter and choose not to come back.
Pushing the supermarket door open she enters with a heavy breath it would have been easier if she was breastfeeding her son because he consume a lot of formula in a week which cost a lot, she do already
Promise to find time and go to the market by weekend to get him some local food perhaps some corn to make the Akamu paste so she could be giving him she has long stop taking him to the daycare since the termly fee was exhausted Amal is the only one going to school and its a lot of responsibility from what she will eat in school to what they will both eat when she got back its a struggle for Fauziya but she's managing.
"Fauziya."the familiar voice call and she turn surprised to see her Ex boyfriend Fahad she scan the military uniform on him and stare at him.
"How are you Fahad?"she ask and walk to the formula Aisle, she grab the formula and head to cashier.
"Mine with the lady's please."he says handing his card to the cashier and Fauziya release a heavy breath.
Once they hand Fauziya her nylon she thanks him and quickly exit the supermarket not wanting to further any conversation with him.
She pick the Raddle her son throw from her back and stand up.
"Fauziya!"Fahad call and she turns with a sigh.
"Where are you going to?
I will drop you at home."he offered as he stared at the boy on her back, he doesn't look like Fauziya but has her bright skin.
"No its fine i am not heading home,
I'm going somewhere."she says and he nod.
"I can still drop you anywhere,
I know we didn't go our separate ways in the most healthy way but I'm sorry,
I just got back in town recently, I joined the Army 2 years ago when things didn't work out for me,
Please I heard your husband died."he says staring at her making Fauziya to shift uncomfortable.
"Yes Anashas passed away but......."she try to find a better word to avoid Fahad.
"Look Fahad lets just love on,
You go your way I am not ready for anything."she says disinterested and walk away as she feels her heart pounding in her chest, how can she even tell him she's married, is she even married?
What kind of life is this that half of the year has gone since she married yet she only saw her husband once, she certainly need to know the stand of things so she can build a life if it's divorce that's the solution let it happen so she can carry on with her life she stops by Amal's school and pick the little girl as the school remind her of the pending debt of the term school fees, Fauziya head home still in quandary.
