Sitting under the shade of the Mango tree in the premises of the house, jidda admired the lovely gray sky, even though she doesn't see eye to eye with rainy season she still admired the gray color the sky was wearing today.
But was she really admiring the gray sky or thinking of how to approach Hajiya with the issue of her exams.
"What are you doing there" Hajia asked "are you done pretending to be sick?"
Why does she always have to be this harsh
"Won't you come and make this fire"
Jidda was not fully healed, she still feel pain in some part of legs which makes walking a bit harder for her but what does her own mother care, so she has to be strong for herself
Dragging her self to the kitchen, she tried as hard as possible to make a fire because it's rainy season and the fire woods are wet already
"Hajiya, I-I" she stammered
"Speak it up, don't waste my time"
"I'm done with the fire" she said after trying for almost five times
After Jidda finished praying, she took her Quran to catch up for the days she missed and in that she found absolute solace
"Mamana" Alhaji Bukar called
"Zo kiga abunda na saya miki"
Jidda was excited and immediately dragged her leg outside
Baba displayed a paper bag and mere seeing she knows what that is "kilishi
Baba you bought me kilishi"
Jerky meat is jidda's all time favorite, it's a specialty that the people of Gwandu have, many people across the Country come to Gwandu to buy the special type of meat.
Jidda shared the meat into four places, she took some to Hajiya, gave Baba one and kept the rest for her siblings then vent her frustrations to the rest
"WAEC is starting in twelve days" Alhaji Bubakar said and her eyes almost fall from their sockets
"I-i I've heard" she managed to say
"Don't worry, i heard what transpired between you and your mother, your sisters told me everything and it hurts them to see your mother doing such things to you" he said calmly
Jidda was fighting the pool of tears threatening to fall from her eyes, she doesn't want her Father to see her this way, he is already disturbed she can feel it in his voice and his features, her tears will only add to his worries
"Jidda you should have told me everything, in kin boye mun, wazaki gyama" baba said rubbing his temple
"I will set things right" he assured
The next morning, Baba woke Jidda up and ask her to get ready for school, after she left for school Alhaji Bubakar called his wife
"Zo ki zauna nan" he patted the place next to him
"What are you turning into larai, eh me ki ke son ki zama ne, why so much hatred for that girl"
Hajiya Larai kept quiet
"You know whatever happened was not her fault, Allah ze tambayeki fa"
Hajiya Larai's tears was at the brick of falling
"I don't want to remember that incident, please let's not talk about it" she said
"Allow her to write her SSCE please" Alhaji Bubakar pleaded with his wife
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"Hajiya ina wuni" jidda and her siblings greeted after keeping their school bags
"Ke, zo nan" Hajiya points to jidda
"Kai qarana ki kayi wurin Alhaji ko"
"Aa Hajiya, No Hajiya why will i do that"
Jidda hoped that Alhaji Bubakar didn't make matters worst.
"Listen and listen carefully, i will sanction to you writing your SSCE only if you agree to marry Alhaji Garba after the exams"
After hearing this, jidda was hyperventilating, she had panic attack, why does Hajiya detest her so much, how can she ask her to get married to that man at the expense of her WAEC
"Hajiya are you this heartless, did you even carry me in that womb" Jidda points at Hajiya
The next thing she felt was the sting of Hajiya 's hand on her face.
This is the first time in nineteen years that Jidda ever talked back of her mother, but what can the lady do, she is frustrated and her mental health is starting to get affected.
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Its only two days to WAEC and jidda was fully prepared, Alhaji Bubakar got her more books and warned everyone not to disturb her when she is reading.
