My Path

Chapter two

Our ride drove towards us and we quickly got in.

" Is everyone here " the driver asked.

"Yh" we all said, he then started driving fast but unfortunately everyone's tryna get out of the park from that gate.

Since the gangs came through the other gate and you obviously won't survive following that gate, we finally managed to get out when the shooting was nearing our direction.

As we started driving home we all sigh in relief.
"OMG Alhamdulillah nobody was hurt  " I said finally taking steady breaths.

"I hope the rest of the people get out safe though.. " Cammie said.

"Yh I hope so too " Amira Ilyas and Sal
said the same time and made eye contact.

They first drop me at home since my home was the nearest and then took off.

"Salam Alaikum (peace be unto you) " I said getting in the house.

"Wa'alaikummus Salam (peace be unto you too) " My mom answered glaring at me.

"What are you wearing ? " She asked sternly.

"Cloth...." I said looking at her.

"We need to talk " My dad said from the parlor.

My mom looked at me disapprovingly
disappearing to the parlor I also joined them.

"Salam pops" I said sitting down.

"Wa'alaikummus Salam Noor" He said not smiling "Why are you wearing that out ?!!! " he added.

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing  " I said trying not to sound annoyed cuz I was.

"You shouldn't be wearing that out you've grown up" He said angrily.

"Umn... Pops my clothes aren't tight and I'm covered...  It's only my face and my hands that are visible and that's allowed...? " I said trying to sound obedient.

"Didn't you hear what he said stop wearing jeans and shirts out, start wearing either long hijab or your abaya's, just mostly your long hijab's from hence forth!!!" My mom commanded.

I looked at both of them unbelievably and went up straight to my room and locked the door before crying. After I was done crying I washed my face and started writing in my new diary.

Hey diary I'm Noor Muhammad
And you are...?  Yes I know (I laughed at my self)

So my parents don't treat me fairly as they treat my siblings yh Isma'el
Is our second born we have an elder sister Nazreen almost done with her uni in Doha Dubai

And yes we live in Maitama district Abuja Nigeria so they're gonna make me wear that long hijab when my sister doesn't even mostly wear a scarf I know it's not that much of a deal but it's haram in Islam and it is much of a deal to me cuz even when I don't wear or don't wanna wear that long hijab I dress modestly I only mostly leave my face and my hands open and those are the only part of your body you can leave open in Islam duh.

So dairy I can't write all that I've been through before you but amma keep you up to date with my life from day on😊.

So bye for today 💞.

By the time I was done writing in my new diary I felt better and decided to contact my friends we were all admins in our what'sapp group so I decided to ask Sal in Skype whether I should add Amira Ilyas to our group or not.

I went on a group Skype (in my laptop) with all of my besties which are Sal an Cammie luckily there were all online.

"Hey guys "  I said

"Hey " they both replied.

"Umnm....  So I was thinking of maybe adding Meera to our What's app group since she's now Sal's girly and our new friend ?"

"Agreed" Cammie said chearfully to annoy Sal and I chuckled.

"yhhh... alright !" He said blushing.

"I really need to take a pic of your blushy face right now " I said immediately taking one with my phone before he covers his face.

"Yeeeh " I squealed happily seeing the photo was taking correctly I smiled showing it to him.

"God!  really please delete it " Sal said.

"We both know that's not happening "

"Amma keep it for now and send it to her when I feel like  " I said smirking.

"Please, please Noor wat do you want me to do for you, say anything, I'll do it but you have to delete that photo and not send it to anyone especially her... " Sal quickly said.

"Kk buddy I have nothing for you to do for me now but when I do I'll inform you "  I said laughing with Cammie chuckling.

"You guys are the worst you know that right " he said sighing.

"Yh we love you too " I and Cammie both said smiling widely to annoy him.

"Hhh, Guys I'm off amma sleep" Sal said.

"Yh alright, same " Cammie said.

"Alright then, bye guys Sweet dreams " they both smiled at me ending the Skype.

I closed my laptop lid keeping it on my bedside drower while plugging head phone and listening to some music in my phone before I fell asleep, yh I switched it off before sleeping.

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I woke up from the sound of my alarm  I immediately switched it off  before lazily doing my morning routine.

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"Hey " I said sitting next to Cammie in my physics class, Sal happens to have Math as his first subject.

"Hey " Cammie replied smiling.

"Did something interesting happened that I don't know of ? why are you all smiley".

"Should I be angry then" She replied.

"Lol,  you know what I mean " I said.

"Okay then, I met this Jace guy... And I know you might not really like him cuz he's kind of into stuff and you might he's a little dangerous for me!!"

"Okay..  Umn Where did you meet him? "

"He was once my brothers friend" She replied.

"Okay so what's about it ".

"Look dude I know you are gonna be really mad but please don't be. That's the exact reason I was faking good mood earlier " Cammie said almost like warningly.

"Cam what's up, you are starting to freak me out ".

"Alright" She said taking a deep breath " So the attack at the park wasn't exactly how it looked like. It was a fight between two gangs and.. One of the gang was the gang Jace's currently in the two group of gangs were fighting and the fight somehow lead itself to the park" Cammie said in one breath.

Hope you like the chapie ✨

Love you guys 💞

Maryam💖