AN AUTANMAMA BOOKS COLLECTION
WRITTEN BY:khadyjatt
JILTED
(Fauziya's Struggles)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Miles away from home Fauziya find herself missing home and already in regret to why she even leave,
Its been two days since they arrived in the south,
Hajiya lantana kept them in a shabby bedroom in the ghetto it was horrible she would leave early in the morning and comes back in the evening then promised Fauziya tomorrow will be the day, she's surviving on the 2000 Naira Humairah gave to her and after today she's not sure if she will have anything left with her, she wished she has a phone she could have contact someone for help.
"I want more."Her daughter says handing her the empty cup, all they depend on is a cassava flakes with sugar the cost of living here is incredibly insane.
"Amal wait first,
I can't buy anything yet this 300 naira I'm saving it for tomorrow."Fauziya says collecting the cup and drop it aside.
"I want more!"Amal scream grabbing the cup and start crying.
"Okay wait."Fauziya says and grab the last cassava flakes and turn it into th cup she add the water and sugar and hand it to her daughter, she doesn't even know what time is it but she has prayed dhur already hajiya lantana promised to come back early today and take her to the place she will work Fauziya is hopeful, the call for the Asr prayer begin and she sigh, she glance at her daughter who's busy with the cup and spoon before she exit the bedroom, there's a cue in the bathroom this is the first time Fauziya is seeing something like this, the compound consist of about 8-12 of them yet they get to share a single bathroom, she head back inside the bedroom and decide not to Make use of the bedroom, she grab the kettle from the mattress side and spot the Red stain on the bed that got her quickly turning to check,
She sigh frustratedly, she rummage through her suitcase with hope she could find a pad but there's nothing, she sigh and stare at her daughter, she grab a piece of her Ankara clothe and tear it,
She feel like screaming all her life she's never use a piece of clothe during her periods no matter the condition but today she's in this position, she peek through the door to see if the bathroom door is clear but there are about 4 more people she sigh and decide to change like that, Fauziya find herself crying out of frustration, her heart aching as memories of Anas hit her hard,
What has she done for the almighty to test her like this?
She though of Dr idris this days she thinks a lot about him Fauziya knows she has started to generate a certain feeling for the doctor which was very wrong since she knows she is married, she thought of Ali and a faint image of him sitting in her mum's parlor as he gaze upon her introducing himself pops up,
She clean her tears after she was done changing and sit on the bed, guess her life trouble has taken away the constant period pain, the bedroom door open and hajiya lantana walks in.
"Welcome."Fauziya says and the woman nod.
"Lets go ive gotten you a house for the work."she share the news and Fauziya sigh in relief.
"But they said they would pay you 40k every month,
I will get 30k from it every month for a year."hajiya lantana says giving Fauziya a questionable look about her request and Fauziya releases a heavy breath.
"Ok,
Its fine."Fauziya says, this is absolute cruelty her thoughts says to her and she pushes all whispers away, she knows 10k is too small for her to survive on she only took the job to come this far because she was hopeless back home hajiya lantana grab her handbag while Fauziya grab her suitcase with her, the two leave the house Fauziya's destination unclear and her fate uncertain.
