It's Sunday and I have to go back to school this evening, baba forgave me and he promise to always stand by me, Hajia didn't say a word to me, that's better because I can't afford to be more stress than I already am
"Baba ga wayyana da na tsaya maka" I hand Him over the two phones and told him one is for Hajiya, I know she won't collect it but I still bought it.
After showing baba everything about the phones, I checked my phone and it was 2pm already, I was getting late.
"Stay" Khairat sobs
I am bad at good byes, my tears always disappoint me when ever I want to be strong, I blink the tears back and hold her face in my palms
"I have to go back to school, I'll come soon" I tried to convince her
After a very hard good bye with the rest of my siblings I manage to leave
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It was a Monday morning, she arrived at Imran's house and start her chores, so she wouldn't miss dr Nasir's lectures
She cleaned up the house, wash all the dishes and went up to get his clothes for laundry
After knocking his door she heard no response, so she assumed he's not home, she opened the door and there! She couldn't believe what her eyes saw, may be she's mistaken but there he is on the bed entangled with a lady, her mind didn't know how to comprehend what she saw so she gave a loud shocking noise and her fingers were racing to put a barrier between them, she closed the door lightly as she heard a voice from the other side yelling
"Are you mad, you don't know how to knock or not" Imran said banging the door open
"I knocked sir, b-but no one answered" she was terrified, she has high regard for Imran, never imagine he is such a person, because back then he saved her honor and she was thankful
she heard he's married with a kid, his wife stays abroad and he visit time to time or is she back?
"Why are you here this early ? It's just 7:30" he asked crossing his hands, there's no shame or regret in his eyes, it's like he did nothing wrong
"I have classes, so I-I" she kept stammering and he could se that she's terrified, so he asked her to leave for her classes
Jidda is not the type to judge people, she believes your life is yours and you'll Account for it and no one else, but what happened today left her confused, she don't know what to think any more
Her class went fine, dr Nasir gave her a make up test which to her was like candy
It doesn't take long before the the moon hands over to the sun and another day creeps
Jidda knows better than to have morning rests, responsibilities are too much on her shoulders
She knows it's just a matter of time.
Imran's house was odd today, there's this feeling she kept having but she don't know what is it
After cooking and the rest of the chores, she didn't go up to call Imran instead she ranged his phone to tell him to come and eat, few minutes later he was down but there's something wrong with the way he was walking, it's like he wants to fall
Is he drunk?
"Sir can I go and get the laundry" she pointed awkwardly at the stairs, he gave her a nod and she left, upon reaching his room she stumbled on a bottle and almost fall, this are alcohol bottles is he drunk she asked herself
After she finished all the work she has, she met him sitting awkwardly on the couch
"Sir, I can't continue to work in this house after this week" she furiously said
"Why?" He asked not even looking her way
"Because I cannot work for a drunken person and a person who has no respect for his wife and his God" she rant
"My wife! Who told you about my wife" he held her hand forcefully, she squirmed in pain but he didn't loosen his grip
Her mouth always gets her into trouble, why did she have to talk about his wife
He pushed her and she fell on her elbow
"Stay within your limits" he warned and walked away
She saw his mark on her hand and her elbow was bruised, she hardly manage to stand up
After cleaning, she left for the hostel an there was Zainab sitting on her bed "where were you?" Zainab asked "not today Zainab" she said rubbing her temple, her friend got the message so she left the room with the intention of coming back latter
She tended to the wound on her elbow, took some painkillers because she was in pain due to the fall but she knows everything will be alright once she wake up
So he hoped but her body was severely in pain when she woke up, she couldn't even breathe properly talk less of move
"Zainab, please come over" she called her on her cell phone and in ten minutes Zainab was in the room, jidda explained to her everything that she's feeling and Zainab was worried, she massaged her back, her legs, her arms and even her cheekbones, after Jidda manage to go back to sleep, Zainab went back to her room and cooked for her, she called her Boyfriend who was doing internship at the school hospital and told him What happened, they all blame it on the fall she had not knowing is something else, he prescribed some pain killers and fruits to help build her immune system
Zainab bought the drugs and fruits and went to see Jidda, she was still sleeping when she arrived so she kept massaging her legs, an hour later she was up, Zainab fed her and gave her the drugs
The next morning she was feeling better, better than yesterday, she made tea and took with some bread, took her drugs and went to borrow ring boiler to boil some water so he can bathe
