Conflate

Chapter 7

                         (Unedited)
Yahaya's POV

Abdullah Suleiman!!! how dare you?? I pointed my forefinger at Abdullah.

       " you fucking burned my Salvatore ferragamo belt because of Halimatu Sadiya Lawal! You're not well right?" Yahaya shouted angrily.

          " Haba Yahaya how could you? She is a lady for Allah's sake, a teenager for that matter. That was so invalid. You can't do that, she can insult you or worst she will also raise her hands.......what is this? Honestly I didn't expect that from you, haba Yaya, she is our baby sis, remember what Ummi said? Call her, kindly use a soft tone and ask her, she will tell you, no need for beating. And for your information I'm goodie good. Nothing is wrong with me. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disrespect you..
                 
  I was exasperated, I couldn't move, I stood there unable to do anything and that is how I watched and Sadiya being dragged by Abdullah into the house. One minute...two minutes, three........four......five.....twenty six minutes.

    "Yahaya" I heard Ummi's voice.

    "Yahaya" ummi called out softly.

    "Are you okay? She asked again

          I stood drenched in the water, I couldn't talk, I was sad. Why am I sad? Because he burned your one and only expensive belt? Because he disrespected you? Or is it because you wronged her?

     "Hey! I'm talking, can you hear me at all?" Ummi said a little bit pissed.

         " yes ummi, who picked you?"

         "Abdullah, he said you were not feeling well and here you are in water, oya go and change"

           She pushed me lightly and before I know it she was already inside.

           "Go and change, and I pray you are safe! Just hope that sadiya  will not expose you" Abdullah whispered before going into the house.

           "I slowly dragged my wet body  to my room, bathroom, took a quick shower and changed into a blue black pants, a plain t-shirt and sat down on the single-colored couch.

                           ****

The next day, I met ummi cooking. "Salaam Alaikum ummi" Yahaya calmly said.

"Wa'alaikum salaam, how was your night? Ya jikin?how are you feeling?"

     "Fine Alhamdulillah, ummi why are you in a hurry? Where is the house help, laurat?

      "Oh laurat travelled to her to village. Gyaza. This morning , she lost an uncle and yes I need to hurry because we'd be traveling to katsina in an hour. Oh Allah! I need to clean up, sweep, mop this house after cooking and do the dishes. She murmured to herself.

      "Katsina? Why? You and who? And uhmmm....where is Sadiya? Why isn't she helping?

     "Surayya and Nana gave birth last night, and Sadiya is sleeping"

      Aunty Surayya and Aunty Nana are my  maternal Aunties, they got married last two years.

        " We need to wake her up, Aren't we going together?"