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Sadiq! Hurry up and get ready it's almost 4:00 and you're meant to go and pick up your brother at the airport around 3:45. I heard aunt hafsat(umma)scolding sadiq.mama I'm coming I just want to get the car keys from baba's room sadiq responded.
Uhhh what a great family they are. Today their brother Muhammed who just finished school from Dubai as a mechanical engineer is coming back home after 5 years of study. I have been living at my uncle's house since the demised of my father who died in a road accident coming back home from katsina. Uncle umar who is sadiq's,Muhammed, Maryam And Anissa's dad took me in and also made a promise to my mum to take care of me. While my elder brother ashraf is staying with my mum because he's already done with his studies and also has a job. I'm in my third year of university and I'm studying computer science. Everyone in the house was busy and preparing the welcoming back of Muhammed. Muhammad is the first son of the family he has an elder sister Maryam who's already married with a son named ashram and a younger brother sadiq that I senior with just a year and their last born Anissa who's In ss2.His father has two wives, his father's second wife who goes by the name halima Aka ammi has a son umar who's Muhammed's mate. Umar and Muhammad don't get along, they despise each other despite being related. They started holding grudges because ammi and Muhammed are very close to each other infact Muhammed is closer to ammi than his biological mum and this made umar jealous.
Hafsat aka umma ( Muhammed's mum) aren't in a good relationship with ammi. Umma has a huge jealous issue. I can remember what happened few years back when I was like 15 years old before my father passed away when umma came to my mum complaining of how uncle Kabir( Muhammed's dad)is distancing away from her all because of ammi and this led to a fight between umma and uncle kabir.
Uncle kabir is a very strict, religious and also a man with cultural values, customs and traditions who hardly smiles or relate well with his children. All his children are afraid of him and whenever his children want to talk to him they always make it formal like a business meeting, sometimes the children practice how they were going to talk to their father with each other, sadiq pretends to be their father and that makes me laugh sometimes watching their little drama.
Oh my god! I heard umma saying while passing my room probably going to sadiq's room because our rooms are kind of close to each other. Sadiq what is wrong with you dan Allah! Just to carry a car key is taking you like a million years,umma was shouting so much that I had to leave my room to go and cool her down because umma despite being a nice and lovely woman can sometimes have anger issues and this normally leads to the rise up of her blood pressure, the doctor has told umma not to stress herself but as the brave woman umma is, she won't listen to the doctor's order.
I carried my hijab and wore it. Well, Abba(uncle kabir) has this rule that every woman in the family must follow. The closing of hair for the women of the family has become a compulsory act in the house. I adjusted my hijab and went out of the room. I could still hear mama shouting at sadiq "ya Allah!!what should I do with you ne sadiq" you're always causing me problems in this house despite knowing my health condition or don't you love your mother ne? No mama don't say something like that. I said as I walked into the room taking their attention.mama sadiq is just a young boy and sooner or later he'll become more responsible. I could feel sadiq glaring at me. Will you keep quiet there!! Just because you senior me with one year then you're now feeling yourself? Sadiq spatted.enough is enough! Mama interfered. Both of you should just keep quiet, Time is running out and you guys are here being childish. Sadiq quickly go and pick up your brother from the airport I'm sure he's there looking for you in that airport.
Okay mama let me go out now!
Anita! Yes mama I answered. Won't you escort sadiq to carry Muhammed? No mama I will rather prefer to stay at home to help you with. the house chores. Okay then Anita mama agreed.
Mama bye bye I'm going now said sadiq. Okay toh Allah ya kiyaye hanya mama waved after.
I went back to my room and entered the bathroom to perform wudu because I remembered that I did not perform asr. I performed wudu and performed salat.
I headed downstairs to help mama with food preparations. Mama is just an African mother that's proud of her son, since early in the morning even before subhi prayer mama woke up and started cooking in the kitchen. Up till now mama is in the kitchen. Mama is putting a lot of efforts in the food that she's cooking.
Anita! Mama called. Yes mama I replied. Please help me chop those lettuce for the salad. Okay mama I answered with no hesitation.
Annisa ( the last born) walked into the kitchen stretching and yawning showing evidence that she just woke up from sleep, annisa is a lazy girl but who would blame her? After all she's the last born.mamaaaa annisa wined dragging mama's name.
Mama ignored her the first time, then annisa called mama again.
Mama was frustrated so she yelled at Anissa.
Anissa what's wrong with you?mama questioned. You'll be behaving like a little child. Shut up and don't disturb me. Anissa got angry and left the kitchen banging the door behind. Hmmm Anissa is such a drama queen.

Assalamu alaikum we heard a males voice. Probably coming from the palour. Anita go and check who it is. Okay mama I answered. I washed my hands and went to the palour closing the kitchen door behind because mama hates it when the whole house is smelling like food and not turaran wuta.
I walked to the palour and the first person I saw was Muhammed. I tried running away from the palour since I saw no one has noticed my presence.but then it was too late because I just made eye contact with Muhammad.
Anita Muhammed said my name
Yessss Muhammed, I began to stammer and started having goosebumps all over my body
Anita it has been a while Muhammed said coming closer to where I was standing..............

Heyyy guys this is the first chapter and I really hope you guys enjoyed it
Tighten your sit belt because a lot of drama's are yet to come 💃🏼💃🏼
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