My Sister My Enemy

Chapter Four

Maryam came back home like two hours ago and she was feeling sleepy, so after gisting with her mum for some time she decided to take a nap.
When she woke up after almost two hours, it was already time for asr prayer, so she quickly entered the toilet to make ablution and she proceeded to pray. After she finished praying, she remained on her praying mat and random thoughts kept running into her mind along with what happened in her friend's house during her visit earlier that day and she suddenly felt light and happy that she got to share her heart burden with someone.

Her smile faded when she remembered all the things she couldn't tell her friend due to her untimely departure and she couldn't help but be sad again. She still clearly remember how her own family and sister have chased away her happiness not once or twice. She had many suitors before even they started talking about her sisters getting married, but there were these two people that she liked, she was happy being with them, she could see a future with them but all her dreams were shattered by her own blood. She drifted into her world of thoughts, remebering how everything happened back then....

Two years earlier....

She was chatting with her friend (Fatima) from primary school and they were talking about random things and suddenly her friend told her that she wants to ask her something and immediately Maryam was on guard and she said

"Yes carry on"

"Okay its nothing big actually, I just want to know if you have a boyfriend or if you are dating someone."

"Wow! Why do you want to know?"

"I just want to know, just tell me pleaseee...."

"Okay i have no boyfriend and I am not in any serious relationship whatsoever"

"Yeyyyy!!!! I am so happy to hear that"

"And can you please tell me the reason behind your excitement?"

"Oh! I am sorry i didn't mean that i am happy because you are single or anything but I am happy for something else."

"And what is that thing that just escalated your mood?"

"Well! First of all you have to promise me you are going to give it a try."

"How can i just do that without knowing what i will be trying?"

"You can! I just need you to trust me now."

"You know i trust you."

"Okay then listen."

"Alright! I am all ears."

"Okay so there is this friend of mine, his name is Muhammad and i knew him in school. He has graduated now from civil engineering department in our school ABU and he is now working in Mothercat Kaduna branch"

"Okay now why are you telling me all of this?"

"Ohhhh!!! That is the problem with you, I mean just listen and let me finish."

"Okay am sorry, go on."

"So as i was saying, he has graduated but we are still in touch and he asked me the other day that I should find a wife for him, that he wants to settle down but he doesn't have a girlfriend talkless of marriage. At first i refused because i was like how on earth can i get you a wife? I don't even have so many friends and he was like yes and that is why i know within the few friends that you have i will get my wife there."

"Can you just go straight to the point and stop beating around the bush?"

"Fine! So i finally agreed to find him a wife that is if things workout for you and him."