Maryam's POV
New year came and pass,time flies really fast,lectures where going on smoothly and my bump too though growing every minute
Mama Sa'a has been very supportive even ASAD too and Juwy
Presently I'm in my 8th month of pregnancy and 2weeks away from putting to bed,so I was taken to my parents house for observations and some other things
On one Saturday afternoon everyone was sitting in the sitting room talking about random stuff but more like lecturing me on how to take care of my baby (still no one knows I was going to give birth to triplets) Asad didn't come today because he had an emergency call at the hospital,So I was eating my coconut and listening to their lectures and they were even scaring me when I asked them to explain the process of child birth
"Har kara ki za'a yi in kin kasa sai a dinke kuma (they'll enlarge the hole and stitch it back if the hole is too small)"Mama explained
I couldn't even imagine my self and I was just two weeks away!...
"And they'll remove the stiches afterwards"it was mama sa'a that spoke this time
"DanAllah mama ku bari,you are scaring me"i said hugging a throw pillow tight
They just laughed and started teasing
"Salamu Alaikum"came a very familiar voice
"Wa'alaikissalam"we answered in unison turning our faces towards the door
I lost appetite and dropped the coconut I was eating on the floor
"Get out of this house,you know you aren't welcome anymore"mama spoke with cracked voice and glossy eyes
"Mummy please I'm sorry,I know i've wronged you but find a place in your heart to forgive me please" She went on her knees pleading
"What did you call me!?,you know I'm not your mother right....so get up and lea...."
"Mummy please lets not make things worse,at least let her explain"I cut her off
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and suffocating for a moment then she gestured her hand towards the sitting room for Safiya
I managed to walk to where she was kneeling and gradually walked her to the sofa where she sat down
"Speak up,we don't have forever"Mummy commanded
Mama Sa'a looked so confused that she couldn't say a word,she was just quite and glued to where she was sitting
Safiyah Started "I didn't know what came over me on that day that was supposed to be my wedding with Asad,at that time I was madly in love with a named Yusuf,he promised me marriage so I asked him to come see my parents but he was giving me excuses so I let him be,waiting for the time he'd be ready,I couldn't imagine my self with another man,and when I told him about the arranged marriage with Asad,he gave a suggestion that we should run out of town,I escaped through the window of the guest toilet downstairs on that day,I met him at the motor park and we made our way to Kano because that's where he's from.
We got married and,started living in a room apartment,he just finished NYSC and therefore he was jobless,we eat once or twice a day,things were really hard and to make it harder yusuf changed to someone else,when he comes home to meet no food he beats me up,he abuses me almost every night even when I'm on my period, I tried reporting to his sister but he threatened to divorce me
I got pregnant eventually and I hated it,he became a monster in my eyes,he beat me up on day and I had a miscarriage,I was happy for that,then I escaped from the house one evening,I ran to an old woman who rescued my life and gave me shelter,I narrated my story to her and she gave me transport money,that was how I left kano for Abuja and here am"She finished narrating her story and trust pregnancy hormones,I was crying like a baby who was scolded
