Chapter 2
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Early Monday morning, Hauwa and Mufeeda met at school as usual.
Hauwa; “ Bestie I have a gist for you, I don’t know if you will be happy about it”.
“Go ahead bestie, what are best friends for? Just feel free and tell me everything”. Mufeedah replied.
Hauwa said; “ Saeed came to our house yesterday. They met with my father”
“ WHAT?? What brought him to your house bestie?” Mufeedah asked Hauwa.
“His father sent him to deliver some files to my father
Early Monday morning, Hauwa and Mufeeda met at school as usual.
Hauwa; “ Bestie I have a gist for you, I don’t know if you will be happy about it”.
“Go ahead bestie, what are best friends for? Just feel free and tell me everything”. Mufeedah replied.
Hauwa said; “ Saeed came to our house yesterday, they met with my father”
“ WHAT?? What brought him to your house bestie?” Mufeedah asked Hauwa.
“His father sent him to deliver some files to my father. His father and dad are friends”
Mufeedah replied; “Wow, it’s surprising that we don’t know for all these while”.
“Yes oh, but Saeed knew about it, he only hid it to us”.
Hauwa replied.
“But that’s a normal thing bestie, you don’t expect me to be saddened about this gist”. Mufeedah said.
“That is not the main issue bestie”.
Mufeedah replied; “ What is the issue then?”
Hauwa said; “ Saeed’s father wants Saeed to learn from me, so my father permitted Saeed to always come to our house after school hours for extra lessons.
“WHAT??? Can’t you stop him from coming”. Mufeedah said with an angry face.
“ You know I cannot go beyond my dad's instruction, I don’t like Saeed, but that’s just my father's instruction, I must stick to it”. Hauwa replied.
Till after school was over for the day, Mufeedah wanted to dismantle the say of Alhaji Garba, but Hauwa did not agree to that.
Mufeedah said; “ My dear, when he is used to going to your house, there might probably be a time when your elder sister Hafsat would not be around and your father too, do you know what could happen???”
While Mufeedah asked Hauwa that question, Saeed was walking towards them.
He went and stood immediately behind Mufeedah.
Mufeedah wanted to continue speaking badly about him, but then Hauwa quickly stopped her.
“Hello, Saeed”. Hauwa said.
Mufeedah then realized that Saeed was right behind her. She quickly changed the topic they were discussing.
Saeed greeted them; “ Good afternoon girl”
Hauwa replied; “ Good afternoon bro”
Saeed asked Hauwa; “Sister, can I come over later in the evening please if you are less busy, please?
There are some calculations that I did not understand in our physics class”.
Mufeedah wanted to stop him from coming.
“Hauwa would be very busy, we would be having a group discussion with other friends of yours as well”.
Mufeedah said.
Hauwa suddenly felt something she never felt.
She felt the need for Saeed to be beside her.
She surprisingly stopped Mufeeda;
“ No, it’s okay bro, you can come over, I can squeeze my schedules for the day and create time for us”.
“Thank you, sister. See you later, bye”.
Saeed said with overwhelming joy on his face.
The moment Hauwa told Saeed that he could come over, Mufeedah began to suspect something. She suspected Hauwa of falling in love with Saeed.
She wanted to question Hauwa about the decision she took, but then she decided to give them time, to prove what she was suspecting!
Later in the evening, Saeed went to Hauwa’s house.
He knocked on the door.
Hafsat was seated in the parlor as usual.
“ Who is there”. Hafsat asked.
Saeed replied; “ It’s me, Saeed Zango”
“Oh bro, come in please”. Hafsat said.
She welcomed him in the best way she could.
“ Have a seat, feel comfortable please, this is just like a home to you now. What can I offer you with?” Hafsat asked Saeed.
Saeed only wants to see his crush.
“ No am okay sister, am here because I want Hauwa to put me through some calculations in physics”. He said.
Hafsat wants to discuss more with Saeed.
“Show me the calculations, I can put you through as well, even without Hauwa’s consent”.
Hafsat said with a loving and calming voice that would please Saeed.
But Saeed insisted that he only wanted Hauwa to put him through.
Hafsat went to Hauwa’s room;
“Hey, Saeed is in the parlor waiting for you”.
Hafsat said angrily.
Hauwa blushed a little, she dropped the book she was reading and stood up.
“Let’s go sister,” She said.
They walked to the parlor together.
“Good evening sis,” Saeed said.
“Evening bro, so you are here”. Hauwa said while smiling.
Saeed replied; “I only want to prove to you that I am a serious student now, that is why I came early”.
Hauwa laughed; “Alright then, let us head over to the dining area”.
Then they went and sat down in the dining area while Hafsat sat down in the parlor eyeing Saeed.
Saeed was not comfortable with the way Hafsat was eyeing him. He thought Hafsat didn’t want to give them space with Hauwa, not knowing that Hafsat was eyeing him because she had already fallen in love with him.
Hauwa on the other hand, begins to have feelings for Saeed as he gets closer to her.
After they were done with their explanations, Saeed wanted to leave.
Hafsat said; “Can’t you wait a little bit, so we can have dinner together”.
Saeed was in a rush, he said; “I'm in a hurry sister, but I promise to have it some other day”. Then he left.
The next day, Hauwa was at school, desperately waiting for her friend Mufeedah to come, so she could gist her of what happened yesterday.
Mufeedah walked into the classroom.
She saw a wonderful smile on Hauwa’s face. She walked to her, wondering what Hauwa was going to tell her.
“Hot gist as always bestie,” Hauwa said.
“And am all ears as usual bestie” Mufeedah replied with a smile on her face.
“Saeed came to our house yesterday evening as he suggested.”
“Is that the hot gist, bestie? I knew he was going, even before he went. There is nothing new”. Mufeedah said with an angry face.
“That’s not the point.”
“What’s the point then”. Mufeedah asked
“Bestie, Saeed is a good and cool guy. We have always misunderstood him as a rude guy.”
Mufeedah replied;“ With only a day that you spent with him, you have figured out all these bestie?”
“When you are a good person, it can be figured out even in a minute bestie”.
Mufeeda’s mood changed immediately to the extent that Hauwa noticed it.
“Is everything okay bestie?” Hauwa asked.
Mufeedah replied to her;“ Yes my dear, everything is okay.”
But deep down, she never wanted any male friend to come close to Hauwa.
Mufeedah didn’t want to hear the gist about Saeed anymore, so she came up with a new gist that got Hauwa even more excited.
Mufeedah said; “Girl, me too, I have a gist for you, that I know you even have forgotten about”.
Hauwa guessed one or two things, but she couldn’t guess the gist Mufeedah wanted to tell her.
Hauwa said; “ my dear, tell me, what is it??”
Mufeedah replied with a big and excited voice; “your birthday is this coming weekend”
She stood up and hugged her excitedly.
“You know it has escaped my mind, bestie,” Hauwa said.
“I know bestie, the books that you always read will wipe away everything in your brain one day”. Mufeedah said while laughing.
” Oh, you must be kidding. Now any preparation for the bestie?” Hauwa asked.
Mufeedah said;“ Let’s celebrate in your house since your dad is not in town.
Thou Hauwa knew that when her father heard about her celebrating her birthday in his house, he would almost bury her alive.
But she said; “It’s okay bestie. I will speak to my sister about it if she agrees, then we can celebrate.
Mufeedah was happy about it.
She thought she had a special place in Hauwa’s heart and that whatever she came up with, Hauwa agreed to it. She even began to think of cutting off the good relationship between Hauwa and Saeed.
Meanwhile, the only reason why Hauwa agreed to Mufeedah’s advice was that she was thinking of inviting Saeed over, so she could have a good time with him on her birthday.
But something keeps on worrying Hauwa.
Will her sister Hafsat agree to her request to celebrate with a male friend in their house?? His father and dad are friends”
Mufeedah replied; “Wow, it’s surprising that we didn’t know for all this while”.
“Yes oh, but Saeed knew about it, he only hid it from us”.
Hauwa replied.
“But that’s a normal thing, bestie. You don’t expect me to be saddened about this gist”. Mufeedah said.
“That is not the main issue, bestie”.
Mufeedah replied;“ What is the issue then?”
Hauwa said;“ Saeed’s father wants Saeed to learn from me, so my father permitted Saeed to always come to our house after school hours for extra lessons.
“WHAT??? Can’t you stop him from coming”. Mufeedah said with an angry face.
“ You know I cannot go beyond my dad's instruction, I don’t like Saeed, but that’s just my father's instruction, I must stick to it”. Hauwa replied.
Till after school was over for the day, Mufeedah wanted to dismantle the say of Alhaji Garba, but Hauwa did not agree to that.
Mufeedah said;“ My dear, when he is used to going to your house, there might probably be a time when your elder sister Hafsat will not be around and your father too, do you know what could happen???”
While Mufeedah asked Hauwa that question, Saeed was walking towards them.
He went and stood immediately behind Mufeedah.
Mufeedah wanted to continue speaking badly about him, but then Hauwa quickly stopped her.
“Hello, Saeed”. Hauwa said.
Mufeedah then realized that Saeed was right behind her. She quickly changed the topic they were discussing.
Saeed greeted them: “ Good afternoon girl”
Hauwa replied; “ Good afternoon bro”
Saeed asked Hauwa; “Sister, can I come over later in the evening please if you are less busy, please?
There are some calculations that I did not understand in our physics class”.
Mufeedah wanted to stop him from coming.
“Hauwa would be very busy, we would be having a group discussion with other friends of yours as well”.
Mufeedah said.
Hauwa suddenly felt something she had never felt.
She felt the need for Saeed to be beside her.
She surprisingly stopped Mufeeda;
“ No, it’s okay bro, you can come over, I can squeeze my schedules for the day and create time for us”.
“Thank you, sister. See you later, bye”.
Saeed said with overwhelming joy on his face.
The moment Hauwa told Saeed that he could come over, Mufeedah began to suspect something. She suspected Hauwa of falling in love with Saeed.
She wanted to question Hauwa about the decision she took, but then she decided to give them time, to prove what she was suspecting!
Later in the evening, Saeed went to Hauwa’s house.
He knocked on the door.
Hafsat was seated in the parlor as usual.
“ Who is there”. Hafsat asked.
Saeed replied; “ It’s me, Saeed Zango”
“Oh bro, come in please”. Hafsat said.
She welcomed him in the best way she could.
“ Have a seat, feel comfortable please, this is just like a home to you now. What can I offer you with?” Hafsat asked Saeed.
Saeed only wants to see his crush.
“ No am okay sister, am here because I want Hauwa to put me through some calculations in physics”. He said.
Hafsat wants to discuss more with Saeed.
“Show me the calculations, I can put you through as well, even without Hauwa’s consent”.
Hafsat said with a loving and calming voice that would please Saeed.
But Saeed insisted that he only wanted Hauwa to put him through.
Hafsat went to Hauwa’s room;
“Hey, Saeed is in the parlor waiting for you”.
Hafsat said angrily.
Hauwa blushed a little, she dropped the book she was reading and stood up.
“Let’s go sister,” She said.
They walked to the parlor together.
“Good evening sis,” Saeed said.
“Evening bro, so you are here”. Hauwa said while smiling.
Saeed replied; “I only want to prove to you that I am a serious student now, that is why I came early”.
Hauwa laughed; “Alright then, let us head over to the dining area”.
Then they went and sat down in the dining area while Hafsat sat down in the parlor eyeing Saeed.
Saeed was not comfortable with the way Hafsat was eyeing him. He thought Hafsat didn’t want to give them space with Hauwa, not knowing that Hafsat was eyeing him because she had already fallen in love with him.
Hauwa on the other hand begins to have feelings for Saeed as he gets closer to her.
After they were done with their explanations, Saeed wanted to leave.
Hafsat said; “Can’t you wait a little bit so we can have dinner together”.
Saeed was in a rush, he said; “ Am in a hurry sister, but I promise to have it some other day”. Then he left.
The next day, Hauwa was in school, desperately waiting for her friend Mufeedah to come, so she could gist her of what happened yesterday.
Mufeedah walked into the classroom.
She saw a wonderful smile on Hauwa’s face. She walked to her, wondering what Hauwa was going to tell her.
“Hot gist as always bestie,” Hauwa said.
“And am all ears as usual bestie” Mufeedah replied with a smile on her face.
“Saeed came to our house yesterday evening as he suggested”
“Is that the hot gist bestie? I knew he was going, even before he went. There is nothing new”. Mufeedah said with an angry face.
“That’s not the point”
“What’s the point then”. Mufeedah asked
“Bestie, Saeed is a good and cool guy. We have always misunderstood him as a rude guy.”
Mufeedah replied; “ With only a day that you spent with him, you have figured out all these bestie?”
“When you are a good person, it can be figured out even in a minute bestie”.
Mufeeda’s mood changed immediately to the extent that Hauwa noticed it.
“Is everything okay bestie?” Hauwa asked.
Mufeedah replied to her;“ Yes my dear, everything is okay”
But deep down, she never wanted any male friend to come close to Hauwa.
Mufeedah didn’t want to hear the gist about Saeed anymore, so she came up with a new gist that got Hauwa even more excited.
Mufeedah said; “Girl, me too I have a gist for you, that I know you even forget of”.
Hauwa guessed one or two things, but she couldn’t guess the gist Mufeedah wanted to tell her.
Hauwa said;“ my dear, tell me, what is it??”
Mufeedah replied with a big and excited voice; “your birthday is this coming weekend”
She stood up and hugged her excitedly.
“You know it has escaped my mind, bestie,” Hauwa said.
“I know bestie, the books that you always read will wipe away everything in your brain one day”. Mufeedah said while laughing.
” Oh, you must be kidding. Now any preparation for the bestie?” Hauwa asked.
Mufeedah said;“ Let’s celebrate in your house since your dad is not in town.
Thou Hauwa knew that when her father heard about her celebrating her birthday in his house, he would almost bury her alive.
But she said; “It’s okay bestie. I will speak to my sister about it. If she agrees, then we can celebrate.
Mufeedah was happy about it.
She thought she had a special place in Hauwa’s heart and that whatever she came up with, Hauwa agreed to it. She even began to think of cutting off the good relationship between Hauwa and Saeed.
Meanwhile, the only reason why Hauwa agreed to Mufeedah’s advice was that she was thinking of inviting Saeed over, so she could have a good time with him on her birthday.
But something keeps on worrying Hauwa.
Will her sister Hafsat agree to her request to celebrate with a male friend in their house??
- Writer
