Chapter two
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Complete your sentence stupid... That sentence hurted me more than the slap I received because I know ya ameer was innocent. It happens to him many a times when he's trying to advice me.
I sighed, "oh God, come to my rescue and protect me from any calamity that may befallen on me" Before I finished I heard her voice
"oh I am now the calamity right?" I stammered "umma wallahi (i swear i am not referring to you).
She hissed and rolled her eyes. "that's your own burden" she spoke as she left.
Ameer's POV
I wonder why umma loves maltreating azeezah.
poor her!
"Ameer what's going on?" Umma asked, I answered while smiling "ah uhm nothing really"
"yess I can see" was all she said and walked out of my room.
I stood up, prayed asr and heed to the girl's part, I saw their Islamic lesson teacher sitting patiently waiting for them, I salamed and he answered me, I said "umm where are the girls?"
He replied "they said they are coming", okay let me help you call them again... I went straight to room only to my full surprise I saw her ( my sister) dancing to the music tuned in her phone.
I shouted which kind of stupid girl are you the teacher is there waiting for u you are here doing nonsense. Will u get ur hijab and go there? I asked but not in need of an answer, before she went out I said
where is azeezah? Aren't you two attending the lesson together? She answered,
yaya I have never knew that you are like this... How would somebody like me move along with that witch.
As she said this I felt a sharp pain in my heart, I have that feeling for azeezah, that brother-sister feeling. I replied my sister it's okay I will call her my self, she rolled her eyes and said who told you she's allowed to attend? Hmmm bro I can see this girl and her mother have cast a spell on you I raised my hand to slap her but she's smart enough to escape. I said to my self which kind of life is this for goodness sake???
I went back to my apartment,grabbed my keys and went out to get some relief.
Azeezah's POV
I was overwhelmed with joy on hearing that the lesson teacher has arrived, I quickly grabbed my hijab from my drawer and carried my Qur'an. As usual I hid behind the chairs carefully listening to the teacher, I also heard the encounter between ya ameer and his sister. I prayed silently in my inner self asking Allah for more guidance.
The teacher left finally, I came out from my hiding area and quickly rushed to my room, on reaching I met Umma examining the room which she complained its smelling of dirt and alot, for the first time she handed me over a packet of detergents and soap demanding that I should make sure I washed my bathroom and my clothes, I nodded in affirmation and mumble a "thanks" she left without answering.
As she left, I began to set to work I finished everything around maghrib. Wow I love the smell of the room now, I used to be a tidy and neat girl I could remember my mum scolding me if I get my clothes stained with food after school hours , the memory flashed to my head as I remember my friends.... Sa'adatu isah, shema'u aminu and alit of them... I missed school badly I'm supposed to be in jss3 by now but ever since my mum left I couldn't proceed I was banned from going to school by Umma saying that house chores suits me more, isnt that too cruel? I always asked myself
I heard the adhan( for Isha) I prayed and drifted into a long slumber because that's the only way I can get rid of my problems.
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