(On Hold)The burning candles in our hearts

24

"Where are you going all dressed up?"

Mummy asked aisha as she walked into Aisha'a room and met her all dolled up.

" I am going to Hamma's house. Maryam Invited me over" she replied her mother as she tried to fix her silky scarf.

"And you are just telling me you should have told me since last night."
Mummy said nonchalantly as she opened Aisha's wardrobe rummaging through Aisha's clothes 

"Oh sorry! She called me late last night and you were asleep."

"Its okay. Just don't stay long." Mummy told her

"Don't worry about that I wont take long."

"Come here before you leave . Come and show me your clothes that you don't wear anymore"

Aisha walked to where her mother was standing and she brought out five set of clothes. Meanwhile Mummy's eyes fell on Aisha's two favorite ankara gowns and she pulled it out.

"But I still wear those" Aisha quickly said

"I know. You are always wearing them everyday" mummy said exaggerating the whole wearing thing

"Mummy I didn't even wear the pink one in almost two months and the other one I wore when I was in yola last week"

"Well I am tired of seeing you in them. I am giving them out and its good to give out what you like the most. You father is traveling with Muhammad to Kaduna for a wedding Fatiha on Saturday. I have picked some of your sibling's clothes too . I have an old friend that lost her husband few years back and they are living a hard life at least I know she will be happy if I send her these because she is always asking me to please keep your old clothes for her children" mummy explained why she was giving them out

"And besides it will be nice if we give her the ones that are still good looking. Don't you think? " she said more like she was asking Aisha for her opinion.

"Yes. May Allah bless your kind heart" she prayed for her mother

"I should get going. I wont take long"
she said before she left the room. She entered Mummy's room where Adda zee was now staying.

"Adda zee mi vurti(i am going out)" she told her sister.

"Wodi ko a yidi na( do you need something?) Aisha added.

"Yes please get me those dried garden eggs please." Adda zee replied her

"But the ones that are not too dry please take your time and choose those for me " she added

"And the shawarma from afficent. Get me two small ones. Okay?"

"Okay I will do that. Bye" Aisha closed the door before she shook her head

"Pregnant women and their wahala" she said to herself as she met Amira on her way from the kitchen with a plate of indomie with alot of chili in it cooked with red oil. Amira told her it was Adda zee that asked the house help to cook it with a lot of chili in it and red oil.

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Aisha got there and she met Maryam already in the kitchen. Aisha had asked her to help her bake a cake for her parent's 30th wedding anniversary.

"Have you greeted Adda Hafsat?" Maryam asked Aisha as she came back from the room. She went to keep her bag and veil.

"No. I didn't see her car as I was coming in so I thought she wasn't around" aisha replied her