Chapter dedicated to saeimarh thank you girl❤❤❤
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Saturdays are the worst. I still go to work. Maryam has been avoiding me like a plague even at work. It bugs me but I think its better than way. I don't need that kind of bad energy. *bad energy stay far away🎵*(wizkid's voice)
Oh and I need to go and get my clothes from her place. Eghhh! I'll do that right after work. By six ugh!
M: what?!!!!
S: Girl back the fuck up don't yell at me. This is the fifth time I'm calling you Maryam
M: I answered didn't I? Now what do you want? Why are you blowing up my phone like I owe you?
S: you know, you should listen to someone else's side of the story apart from Aisha's
M: what do you want?! Zan kashe wayata fa!(I'll end the call)
S: I was calling to tell you that I'm coming to get my clothes from your place, after work.
M: whatever.
Bitch
*call ended*
I sighed.
I pulled up at Maryam's apartment thirty minutes past six pm. The lights were out. I knocked on the door multiple times but there was no answer. Is she really petty enough to leave me locked out here? This evening? I can here the maghrib athan from a distance. I tried opening the door and it creaked open. She's probably sleeping. But sleeping during maghrib is not something Maryam does. Maybe she's not in. But then why's the door unlocked? Something's not right here. What do I care, I'd just grab my things and leave.
I entered with salam and shut the door.
Seconds after I got in, blows after blows rained down on me. What the hell is happening? I can't see a thing. I try to defend myself but the blows were just too many, too powerful and coming from different directions. Pain soared through my entire body. I couldn't even scream. The pain is too much.
Blows were administered to my legs and they gave out, making me slump to the ground, hitting my head on a hard surface. Black dots began clouding my vision until I was out. Pain.Black. Black. Black
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"put out the lights" was the first thing I said groggily when I woke up because it is too damn bright. Its multiplying my head ache for God's sake! I saw Mama sitting on a chair beside me. I'm on a bed, a hospital bed. I tried sitting up but fire spread throughout my body and I screamed. Mama came up to me, touching my head and stuff.
"Stay still. Sannu (sorry)" she said.
"Me ya faru(what happened)" I asked
"Ni yakamata in tambaye ki(I'm supposed to ask you that) I got a call from a guy Peter, telling me he's Maryam's neighbor and that he saw you walk in and then there were crashing sounds. When he entered to see what was happening, he saw you on the ground, Maryam and some other girl holding sticks! He took your phone and called me."
Maryam did not. She couldn't have. She knows me enough to not try such basic shit with me. Is she trying to die? My whole body is aching but I begin to laugh.
"I went to collect my clothes that were with her oo, that was all"
"All these children taking matters into their hands. Kin yi mata laifi ne?(did you wrong her?)"
"Not that I know of" I clarified just then the doctor walks in.
"Your up, welcome back" he smiled. I smiled back in gratitude.
