The Acceptance

Glimpse of flashback

QASIFAH NAWAL :

As the morning sunshine stand proudly in the sky I was standing outside the school gate wait for the students to enter.

When the school bell echoed through the school the students jump into the classroom and wait for the teachers to come in.

I like teaching but that was not my dream job, I always wanted to be a Lawyers however, fate decided something different for me. I sigh as I was thinking about my fate and went into the class B to start my teaching.

“Good morning students, how was your weekends went?” I asked as the students start to answer simultaneously and I had to calm them down to answer one by one. The class went pretty smoothly and it's time for us to go back.

I was waiting for the bus opposite the school as I was waiting there was a cute boy with a school uniform who came to me with a flower saying “ you have pretty eyes” he said in awe tone while giving me the flower.

He looks so adorable I pinch his cheek and took the flower from him and say thank you. After that he run toward his mother and wave his hand saying byee.

After waiting for 10 minutes the bus finally arrived and i sit on the empty seat. I was scrolling my i********: when I received a message from Aila.

- come home tonight babe its only 2 days for my marriage. I need you beside me ?. ~Aila.

Will be there ❤️. ~ Qasifah.

I replied and sigh thinking about what am I suppose to give her for the wedding. She's my only best friend and she's getting married I was about to cry went the bus halted. I quickly went out and walk to my house.

I went inside my house and throw my side bag aside and went to take a hot shower. I put some bubble soap in the bathtub and jump inside.

My body is all covered in scars and stitches from what my father did all those years. I used to cover my bruise and scars on my hands with foundation and went to school so that nobody could notice them. There was a big s***h on my back, I could remember the time it happen vividly when my father did this to me.

FLASHBACK

It was 11 pm he came home drunk and was sitting on the couch and started yelling my name and ask to come down.

I was startled when he start yelling so loudly I quickly went down to see what happen this time. There he was plopping on the couch with one leg up and another one down like he didn't care about anything in the world.

I started to ask him what he wants “ yes baba,” I said softly and he glared at me for no reason and I started to scurry in fear he stood up and walk step by step to me and I walk backward in terror thinking what might he do.

Nonetheless, he stand in front of me and he slapped me in the face until his handprint could visibly see on my cheek and I fall back from the hitting. He didn't stop and didn't listen to all my cries and screams.

“Babaa ple-esseee stoppp I'm begging you!!! What did I do baba!! What did i do !?” I start screaming alas he didn’t care. “ shut up you b***h just shuttt upp! its all because of you all the bad luck that happen to the family is all because of YOUUU. Your mother die because of YOU.!! Its only BECAUSE OF YOU. I wish you die in your mother's womb. All those words he uttered stabbed my heart I wish I die like my father said.

He yank my hair and drag me to the table which has a knife on it. He takes the knife from the table and slashed it on my back. As i scream in agony and in pain I collapse on the floor. “ this is your lifetime punishment for being born in the family”. He whispered and smirk and he starts walking to his room and that's the only thing I see before everything fade and went dark as I closed my eyes from the pain.

The next day, my eyes flutter open as I look around I was still on the floor as the memory hit back of what happened last night played in my mind like a movie. I was unable to stand up, a cry erupted from my mouth as the pain was unbearable I cried and cried until there is no tear left.

“ oh Allah, what did I do to deserve this punishment ya Allah let me diee” I sob my heart out.

The blood on my back was dried up I try to stand up by holding the stool. There was no sight of my father probably must be sleeping somewhere.

Slowly I went to the washroom to take the first aid kit and try to aid my back but that was impossible as my arm cannot reach my back. I try to look at the mirror and I was able to see a glimpse of the nasty s***h that my father gifted me on my back. The tear was flowing from my eyes like a river as I have to endure all the torment he is giving me.

Despite the pain, I took a bath to try to clean all the blood from my body the pain was seriously unbearable. I hope one day my father will regret the things he did to me.

-END OF FLASBACK

I snap back from the past and quickly wash my body and took the towel and wrapped it around my body went to my room to get changed.

I wear a dark blue abaya with a white shawl and went to prepare dinner. The dinner was just a simple menu which is chicken curry with white rice. While eating I receive a call from none other then Ailaa.

“ yes ailaa I'm going to come now can you be patient” I said. “ to hell with patients i cant be patient it’s already late and you didn’t come home yet”. Aila said in a angry tone. Angry Aila its not a good thing ufff I sigh and said “ will come soon ailaa” “Well good then” she said.

Well i have to pack my things as fast as possible before i got another call from her. I sigh and went to pack my things.