The Pious lady

Trial Day

Police investigation have been concluded and the state has charged Aunty Khadijah for murder and kidnapping. The case will be heard in court in an hour. "Assalamu Alaikum" says Umma. "Waalaikum salam" I answered with a smile on my face .she Hugged me tightly and set my hijab with glee on her face .we proceeded to the living room where everyone was waiting .Bilkisu being the talkative yelled on top on her voice"khadeejah will finally get what she deserves".Zahrah,Bilkisu and I rode with Zaid while our parents rode together Samaad couldn't muster up enough courage to attend the trail so he choose to stay behind. It was my first time in a real court room apart from the moot court in school.
The prosecuting counsel was led by barrister Ibraheem ,he seemed very assured of himself and there was alot of arguments and counter arguments between the prosecuting counsel and the defence counsel.Zahrah ,Billy ,Fatima and I payed close attention to the whole proceeding at will serve as an experience for us when we resume school .Aliyu my dad's best friend didn't hesitate to confess his crime to the court and also identified aunty khadeejah as being the master mind.Aunty khadeejah gave the court a hard time before she finally owned up to her crimes after intense questioning by barrister Ibraheem.She finally crack open and admitted to her abominable and ordious deeds.As I sat there, I realised that no one is indeed above the law,at least not in the eyes of Allah.The defense counsel made several pleas to the judge to be lenient in his verdict saying that aunty khadeejah is a mother to an only child and that she is a changed person. I tried to stand up and clear that lie but umma pleaded with me to be patient and allow Allah's mercy to prevail. The judge after a few invocation of legal standing abs and moral obligations sentenced aunty khadeejah and Aliyu for many years with hard labour.He was lenient on Aliyu because he was being manipulated by khadeejah.
I was relieved and at the same time sad,my friends and zaid congratulated me as we proceeded home after the judgment. I wasn't exactly sure how I feel and umma's face mirrored the same thing.
Samaad was at peace with the judgment and doesn't seem to be bothered,he was watching a movie and sipping tea like nothing happened.I talked to him for some minutes before joining umma in the kitchen to prepare dinner.she commended the way I behaved and treated samaad with kindness and urged me to be good always." You should put the past months behind you and forge on with your life,the good is yet to come " her words gave me alot of inspiration.I laid on my bed that night and dreamt of a beautiful future with zaid and my wonderful family and friends.