Chapter 10: Chapter 10

The next morning

I called jamila to help me pack my bags and so she did,within an hour,we finished and I thanked her,so she went back to work,that was when I saw the bag mummy gave me,I opened the bag and there it was chocolates,cookies,marshmallows,Haribo and a lot more of my favorite things ....and some new clothes; hijabs,abayas,some Native and English wears too,nighties and some girly stuffs.i smiled sadly.

"I closed the bag and before I could stood up,I heard  someone opening the door gently and their I saw mama came in with a smile plastered on her face"I smiled back ,squatting down to greet  her,I ushered her to sit so she did,I was about to tell her about the whole thing that happened but she stopped me saying ya zuzu told her everything so their was no need.

"Okay I said"mama I'm going to braid my hair now,see ya later.okay then sai kin dawo(till you come back.)

"I wore my veil and went to the saloon to braid my hair,I And Halima,we both decided on Shuku"

"Please cut it very small khady"Halima said while smiling.

"Ahh you and tiny braids nawa woo"

"Don't worry I will make million braids"khady joked.

"Ahhh abeg you wan kill me khady"we all laughed as she started braiding.

"Another hair stylish"Ameerah was making my hair while I read a novel on Wattpad Housewife or teacher by Darkey.

"Allah that book will make you think about the impossible wollah,I think I'm in love with that Ahmadidi of a guy ,my bad ass he's just a character.lol.

"After about an hour we were done,so mallam Audu dropped us at fries pizza,we got pizza before going back home"

"I'm so tired,I prayed zuhr and rested for a while then I headed to Muhammad's room, we gist watched movies and ate the whole pizza"

"Ooh how I love my only brother,he's my best sibling,you know he's supper cool and I swear I get along with him perfectly thou he's my step brother"

"So now you will just go and leave somebody at home with those annoying girls Taslim and Yasmin"he pouted.

"Don't worry you will soon start going to school ai,so which of the university's have you decided on going to?"

" I was thinking of your school Nile university,but then Abbah suggested that I go to Paris with him"yayyy I said in excitement.

"I'm so happy for you brazzzzzaaaaa"he laughed at how I dragged the zzzzzzzzaaa.

"So have you thought of a university yet?"

"Yh,I think I prefer American university of Paris"

"Umm course?"

"International business administration"Abbah suggested on that,he was saying I have to start running some of his companies it's best I go for business admin and what not ,but I prefer international and comparative politics.

"Allah Abbah is unbelievable atimes"I laughed wholeheartedly.

"He has already started making preparations on the companies I will be working on so I just choose few to start with you know"

"So which of the companies did you choose lazy ass?"slapped him hard on his chest.

"Ouch that hurt ya know sastra"he said making me laugh a little.

"I choose the most easiest once's thou no work is easy abhi"he winked.

"L'Oréal consumer good"

"Total S.A the oil and Gas"

"A and A insurance"

"De France saint gobain constructions"

"SNCF Transportation"

"Well that's all for now"good to be the only boy,I laughed making him annoyed.

"Haba sastra you gonna help me mana we will be rich together"I laughed.

"I'm a science student and your a commercial student,so pls lemme concentrate on being a good medical laboratories"I winked.

"So are they done with the construction of the lab"Muhammad asked all serious now.

"I asked them not to rush besides I have two more years abhi?"yh he answered.

"Hey lemme go to the mosque imma see you later"he winked.

"Okay bye"I said and stood up to go pray Asr.

"I performed ablution and prayed and this time I heard a very soft and gentle knock on the door,it was a gentle knock without any effort,if I hadn't payed attention I may not have heard it,but later I really thank God i did.

"It was Taslim and Yasmin"wow what a surprise girls,I said all amazed.

"Now come in"I ushered them in.

"Ya Amaani we were bored we just wanted to gist with you,i mean it's been long we had those girly talks and I so much miss your advices"I giggled lightly.

"You know today is Friday there's no islamiyya"came Yasmin's little voice.

"Yh,so what's up,Yasmin how far na?how's SS1 treating you?"i said with all interest.

"Wllhi I hate literature"

"Thank God you ain't in science else you would have hated everything"

"Ni kam I prefer science"Taslim said.

"Thank God I have a partner here"I said hugging Taslim.

"Do you remember those days when you come visit me everyday during break time,tooh Yasmin doesn't even do that"I laughed at how she eyed Yasmin.

"But your all grown up now fa,then you were in primary 2 and now your in jss 3 but your still complaining she doesn't visit you during break time"

"Just leave this girl,she ain't serious wllhi"

"That's why ya Amaani is my favorite sister"she said hugging me.

"Imma miss you when you go back to school Ya Amaani ni"she said teasingly.

"Ya Amaani when I'm done with school you gon buy me the type of your phone,I'm in love with the case"she said picking up my phone.

"Don't worry imma buy you iPhone Xi"

"Ooooh imma love you like everyday,every time"she said making the o shape with her mouth.

"But some of my friends have phone in school fa"i could here the bitter feelings expressed in her voice.

"You know the tradition in this house,you will have to graduate before using a phone okay?that's how Abbah want it and it has always been like that"I said patting her back.

"Yh Yh we got that over protective supper man"here comes Yasmin's voice,we all laughed.

"But imma get a phone a year before you ntoorrr"Yasmin said with her tongue stock out.

"Ya Amaani just see what she's doing"Taslim complained,I laughed at their little drama.

"Now c'mon selfie"Taslim again.

"We took millions of selfies on my phone, after posing for the last one,a call just pop on my screen intruding our last selfie, revealing the name MAMI"

"Tooh ya Amaani hajia Mami dey call you ooh"she said handing me the phone.

"Assalamualaikum Mami" I said putting the phone on speaker.

"Walaikumusalam salam BiBi na"ooh how I missed how she calls me this name.

"She said in her all cheerful voice"I chuckled lightly.

"Mami Ina wuni"

"Lafiya kalau,now it's been ages you called me"she said sounding a little upset.

"Ayah Mami sorry willhi I was a little busy with school preparation"

"Tooh how have you been?you didn't even come to say goodbye abhi"

"Mami sowieeeee"I said and laughed a little.

"You want to start ko?she said and chuckled lightly.

"How is your mother?"she asked.

"Mami she's fine"

"I hope you went to say good bye to her dai abhi that wicked step mother of yours didn't allow you to go?"yh i did,I answered.

"Haba mami"Yasmin and Taslim gave me a questioning look.

"Ehnmm now"

"Yasmin and Taslim wants to say hi"I handed the phone to them before she could even reply.

"Mami good evening"they said in unison.

"How are you both?"

"Fine"

"Oya abeg the phone to BiBi"she said and I could see how sad they looked.

"Bibi hope you are okay dai ko?no one is pestering you ko?"

"Kai mami I'm fine fa,I'm going back to school tomorrow inshallah"

"Tooh May Allah bless you abundantly,safe journey my dear"

"Ameen Mami,thank you"

"Oohkay make sure you give me a call oo I don't want to hear excuses wai your busy and all kinji ko?"

"Inshallah,how's uncle J and uncle Alee?

"They are all fine oo"

"Okay ,my regards"

"Ba kina da numbern su ba,call them now ai kun fi kusa(shey you you have their number)you guys are more close")

"Inshallah I will call them,ai sun manta dani(they've forgotten me)"

"Why won't they?when their busy enjoying there married life"she chuckled lightly.

"Abhi oo"i said and laughed.

"Tooh sai anjima ko?(till later abhi?)"

"Okay bye Mami"with that I ended the call and faced my sister's who looked a little sad and confused of course"

"Why the sad faces?"I asked

"Nothing,just don't know why Mami doesn't like us and our mother"

"My dear everything shall come to end inshallah,she will realize her mistake of not liking you all and inshallah that very own day shall come and all this shall come to pass,Allah test us and inshallah we shall pass his test with flying colors so don't worry too much okay?"

"Okay Ya Amaani inshallah"they said while hugging me.

"So come on let's pray and have a movie night ko?"there their faces lit up with a beautiful smiles,that smile I would always love to see them wear.

"Yh I love my siblings a lot,thou we are not too close because they see me as a mother figure,Yh a mother,you freaking heard that right,i was their nanny from day one and so there's that respect they always looked up to me with,I love babies yh babies,but the moment they start to grow then I don't seem to like them that much,I just love to see them being babies lol.if only people knew my story,if only I would tell you my life experiences and all the sufferings of this world,if only you knew what and how I got to where I am right now,people wouldn't be so astute about me,but I know this is a test and inshallah I will pass it with flying colors,I always tell my self "Know that there is much good in being patient with what you detest, victory will come with patience, affliction will come with relief, and 'with hardship will come with ease."

And when I remember that this world is no more than a test in which all humans are bound to face some hardships and challenges that reveal their patience and steadfastness.

The forms of this test are numerous and diverse: Some people suffer poverty, some suffer physical illnesses, some live in a state of insecurity, some are deprived of their cherished and beloved ones, and still others suffer psychiatric disorders.

"A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good.

Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it.

(If you are afflicted in any way), do not say: 'If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,' but say only: 'Allah so determined and did as He willed.' The word 'if' opens the gates of satanic (thoughts)" (Muslim). when I remember this I always say Alhamdulillah ,remembering the words of Allah and the Hadith's of the prophet(PBUH) you will find peace,you will find your self,your true self and that's what has been keeping me going.

" I performed ablution and we all prayed"so we all decided on watching làcàsà dè pàpèl,huh tonight's gonna be lit"

"We all layed on the bed watching the movie on my MacBook laptop,their with pop corn , pancakes,coffee,chocolate cake and some zucchini banana and chocolate chip muffin"

"We all payed attention to the movie and i think I fell in love with the profeššor lol."

"We finished with episodes 3 and with that we called it a sleepover in ya Amaani's room ,we showered,changed into our P.J's,said our sleeping Azkhar and slept off.

"The next morning I woke up as early as 5Am I prayed nafila before fajr,I got ready and at 6:30Am I went to meet Abbah and Mama to do their usual preaching,they preached until they got tired,mallam Audu had arranged my boxes and everything,he was just waiting for me,I headed to Muhammad's room and we chatted a little then I went to Yasmin and Taslim they hugged me and I bid them good bye and their I heard Halima's voice exchanging pleasantries with mama,ooh what a surprise I said,so you couldn't even wait for me to come pick you up"I said while raising a brow.

"Your the lazy ass here,and I don't want us to be late"

"Not forgetting my most precious and valuable thing (MY DIARY) let's go I said dragging her"

"Mama,Abbah and my siblings walked us to the door after biding us goodbye they went back inside and we drove off in Mercedez Brabus G70o car"

"Abj here we come ptwfffffff"and that was Halima.

"Where your life becomes miserable for years"

"Hey just 2more years to go"

"Inshallah"

"I can't wait to see Abeeda and Yusrah,those twins are killing me"she said all excited now.

"It seems like we all are resuming today"

"Yeah yeah and we have a lot to catch up on"she winked.

"This girlll you won't kill me"

"Farouq is spoiling you way too much wollah"

"I know right"she winked.

"Shameless girl"

"She was about to speak when the ringtone of our phone interrupted us, I thought someone was calling me,yeah Cx we have the same phone and ringtone,imma change mine now"I said

"Talk about the devil and the devil appears"she said and picked the call.

"Farouq i know"

"I put on my AirPods and played suratul Ahqaf before sleeping off.

"Amaani Amaani ,wake up"came Halima's annoying voice.

"What,we their already?"I said in my sleepy voice.

"Nah babe,ain't you hungry?we can stop at KFC and grab some chicken wings ya know"

"Nah I'm not in"

"What did you eat for breakfast?"

"Nothing,I ain't hungry"I said while sitting upright.

"Your always not hungry,this girl you don't like eating food wllhi just chocolate ko?"she said while eyeing me.

"Wareva"

"Mama packed some food for us ya know,I forgot"

"It's right here in this bag lemme get it"

"And their the smell of the food hit my nostril and I could here my stomach groan"

"Hey what's that,smells like Quinoa and chia porridge"

"Yh,and some Quinoa fruit salad"

"Uhmmm yummy"I said and we dig in our food.

"It's 1:pm already,mallam Audu drove us to Dominos pizza and cold stone,we grab some ice cream and pizza before he dropped us at school"

"And this is where your life becomes miserable for years"I said

"We both called our parents and informed them about the success of our journey,not forgetting to call Mami too then we bid mallam Audu goodbye"

"We went to our room and started arranging our stuffs"

"By 3:pm we were done,we freshened up and changed into fresh clothes"

"We ate our pizza and ice cream then we headed to the next room"

" Abeeda,yusrah,zeenat,Maryam And fatiti where gisting"

"Before we could say a word we both found ourselves in the room on the floor enveloped in a big family hug"

"Wllhi you Nigga's ko"Halima said and we all laughed wholeheartedly.

"Ooh how we miss you two"and that's Abeeda.

"Amarya's how far"I said teasingly.

"How married life na?see as wuna don fresh,abeg come tell me the secret"Halima said and winked teasingly.

"Fine alhamdulillah"Yusrah said shyly"

"Awwwwwwwwn we all said and laughed"

"Ooh how I missed you all wollah,how have you girls been?fatiti it's been ages?"I asked.

"We dey oo,our sugar daddy's were keeping us busy"

"This girl you bad oo"And that's Zeenat.

"Ahh ahhnn MRS.Umar how far na"I asked zeenat.

"I dey oo,abeg remove the MRS."

"By the way you sound,something is definitely wrong babe"

"Nothing out of the ordinary my love counselor,we have a lot to catch up on"she said all serious now"

"You girls won't stoop calling me that damnnn name ko?"i Eyed her.

"Cx your good at it"

"Wareva"

"I have a new catch babes" Maryam said.

"This girl won't kill me,how many guys are you dating now?"Halima asked.

"Hey hey slow down he's just a crush"

"Ooh wow"I said.

"So are we the only once's who paid for private rooms This year too?"I asked.

"Yh,just the two rooms is okay ai,since we are seven"

"Abeeda is with Halima and Ammani,and we four will be here okay?

"Okay"

"Assalamualaikum,a dark beautiful lady Appeared,we answered her salam and ushered her in,sorry uhmmm excuse me is there anyone called Amaani here?she asked

"Uhnmmm yeah,I answered"

"Sister theirs someone waiting for you outside"she said.

"Okay I will be their in two minutes"I said looking all confused"

"They all gave me the who the fuck is that look"

"Hey hey I also don't know who y know"

"Well let's go see"came Zeenat's voice"

"I tied my veil and picked up my phone,hey girls ain't you coming"

"Nah we good"they all said"

"I and zeenat went down to see who it was,it was a young looking man, his back rested on a black Rolls-Royce Phantom II car in a white kaftan and a zanna bukar cap and his iPhone xi on his hand"

"As we were getting closer he looks much more familiar thou all his attention was on his phone"

"But there's no one here,except for that sexy guy standing there"I hit her hard on her hand.

"Ouchh,y'know that really hurt"

"And their I heard a familiar voice salamed"

"We both turned and it was that guy I met the other day in the mall ,the guy with so much guts,I hate him"

"We both answered"

"Sorry for calling you now Amaani,I just wanted to apologize about what happened the other day,I'm really sorry,I didn't mean it like that"

"Ooh wow so he knows my name now"came my inner conscious

"Well,thank you"I said and was about to leave when he called my name again.

"By the way My name is Aymaan Muhmmad sheikh"

"Well who cares"I said

"I care,I do care a lot"came his deep scary voice

"Where you following me?who gave you the right to come see me?"I asked all annoyed.

"As I said earlier I came to apologize"

"Mind if we could be friends?"

"Nah thank you"I said and dragged zeenat who was so much interested in the drama.

"Babe whose that?"she asked all interested.

"It's a long story"

"Mehnnn he's so handsome wllh,can't wait to tell the girls.

"You ain't serious"

"Yes I am,why were you so angry back there"

"You don't get it,I hate his guts"

"C'mon he's too handsome to be hated"

"And that's your problem"

"Hello girls,we are back"and that's zeenatu

"Did you see him,mehn he's so sexy,every girls dream wllhi,Ooh he's eyes"stop exaggerating girl.

"Who was that Amaani?"Halima asked all concerned.

"Aymaan or wareva"

"Ooh the guy we met at the mall the other day,farouqs friend.

"I wanted telling you I gave him your number"she frowned.

"Without my consent"I said almost shouting.

"How could you even do that without even telling me"

"Calm down Amaani"Abeeda said touching my shoulder,I pushed her hand immediately.

"What was that Halima?You know well I hate it when it comes to stuff like this,you know well,you know better"I said shouting at the top of my lungs.

"So tell me what the fuck was that?tell me now,why the fuck did you give him my number without even telling me"

"Calm down Amaani"came Yusrah's voice.

"Why are you even angry Amaani?" Zeenat asked.

"We can sort this out okay?Maryam said.

"I hissed and left the room"