"Leave me alone!
Leave me alone!!
No!!!!
Let me go
Please! Please! ! Please!!!"
"Laila! Laila!!
Tashi tashi
You're dreaming
It's okay ..."
My Aunty voice woke me up from a painful terrifying dream.
"Oh My God
Your crying
It's okay it's okay "
I might be awake now
But the tears keep falling
I Can't control them. Instead I hugged my Aunty and cried all night.
My temperature increases and i keep sweating .
"Ya coming down with something
As early as possible we'll go to the hospital okay dear stop crying"
I began to shiver and my poor Aunty didn't sleep one bit the whole night.
Every time I closed my eyes the dreams come rushing back
And immediately I wake up and that cues the water works again.
Morning
"Tashi muje hospital .." my worried sick Aunty tried to drag me to hospital. But I wouldn't have it
She nursed me well, my temperature went down and now I'm okay.
"Aunty ummie I don't want to go
Allah I'm okay
It was just one night sickness"
"Ai baki isa bah.. tashi muje Oyah!"
She seriously won't let this go huh?
"No!" I tried
"Kina wasa dani " Okay now she's threatening me.
Somehow we agreed to just go to a pharmacy and get drugs after continued nagging and trying.
She explained my symptoms to the paint covered face lady. i mean who wears makeup this early
I was given some drugs
And now I'm back home in my comfy bed
While she gets ready for work.
I know it's Sunday but she got and emergency call. That is a bonus for me.
Finally I can get her out of my hair for some hours.
She left around 9:30
I turned on the tv to watch phineas and ferb on Disney XD.
This might be the relaxation I needed. Since yesterday's didn't go as planned.
"Kon kon!
Kon Kon!!" This is the Nigerian way of disturbing ones sleep.
"Kon! Kon!"
Maybe if I refuse to get up it will go away who ever is that the door.
"Laila! Are you sleeping"
I don't even recognize the voice.
Instead I increase the volume.
I really just want to be alone right now.
The banging at the door went away. That gave me the opportunity to sleep the drugs most be working
The next I woke up it was like 1;30pm
My Aunty isn't back.
My whole body hurts
The bruises are starting to dry. So it made me feel crappy all over.
I managed to the toilet door
But I hesitated to go in.
Last night the shower cap frightened me
I'm not sure I want to see it again.
Eventually I go in.
Taking my bath was the weirdest thing
I kept scrubbing and scrubbing till I finished half the soap.
Brushing my teeth too
Although my gums hurt I kept brushing and brushing as if I was trying to remove something
But no matter how hard I scrubbed or brushed
I still feel ...............
'Ya Allah Ya Rasul
Protect young innocent girls
May they ever experience what I've gone through
Ameen'
I concluded my prayers, wore comfortable clothes (shorts and black tank top) and fell back to bed for another round of sleep. Since I didn't get enough last night.
But then
"Kon Kon!
Kon Kon!!" Please who the fuck is this bastard!
Angrily I got of the bed to get the door!
This stupid knocking has been disturbing me for hours
Who da fuck is it.
I opened the door and stood next to me the founders of the bomb squad
I had to squint my eyes because I haven't since the sun all day
"Are you gonna let us in...?" Chuck said with the widest smile I've ever since plastered on his face
He is making my neck hurt
I have to elevate it to look at him
