Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Tehzeeb was afraid to go nearer to them but decided to move on because she don't know what's wrong with the woman that's she's shouting. Immediately she reach there place she shouted "Innalillahi what happened to her mama?" she asked seeing the condition the girl in the woman's hand was

"Help me, Help me, don't allow her to die, if she dies I die to" the woman said crying " save her don't allow her to die. She's my world, and if she dies my life will be meaningless without her" the woman said again crying vigorously. Tehzeeb was already in tears seeing the condition the woman and her daughter was, so she quickly wipe her tears and cleared her throat so the woman would not get a hint that she's crying to "don't worry mama I will help you, In Sha Allah" Tehzeeb said trying her possible best not to breakdown like the woman "Let me get a taxi that will take us to the hospital" Tehzeeb quickly went back to the busy road to get a taxi or anything that will take them to the hospital. She was stopping every vehicles that was just passing by, because she have lost her sanity seeing the condition the girl was. A car parked in front of her, without looking at the car Tehzeeb open the door and hurriedly went back to the woman place "mama stand up, we have gotten a ride, let's hurry up before her condition get worse" Tehzeeb said and helped the woman and her daughter to the car. She opened the car door for the woman to enter before she entered and close the door. "Bay clinic please" Tehzeeb said to the driver without even taking a glance at him. He drove them to there destination without asking any further question. When they arrived at there destination he parked the car "we're here" he said with his melodious voice that will make any young lady weak on her knees but Tehzeeb was not in her right sense to even acknowledge his voice or his appearance all she knows was that he was a taxi driver. Tehzeeb fling open the door and rush out to call the nurses to come out and carry the patient, the nurses hurriedly follow her with the strecher to where the car was parked "mama come out let them carry her" Tehzeeb said to the elderly woman

"No I will take her myself. I don't want anyone to touch her" the woman said refusing to give them the child so Tehzeeb speak up"don't you want to save her again? Do you want to loose her?" Tehzeeb asked while the woman shake her head vigorously "then hand your daughter over to them, you're wasting and prolonging things" the woman immediately give them her daughter and immediately come out of the car and follow them. Tehzeeb was following them but recalled she have not paid the taxi driver so she went back to pay him "am sorry I totally forget to pay you, here is your money" Tehzeeb said handing over the money but the driver just whined the glass up and left leaving Tehzeeb with stretch hand mouth wide agape. She quickly composed her self and walk back inside when she recall what brought her there. She walk in and saw the woman still crying so she went to her place "mama what happened?why are you still crying? Don't worry they will attend to her" Tehzeeb said in a soothing way

"They will not. I don't have any money and they will not commence with the treatment without money. Am doomed what am i going to do? Is this our end?". The woman said sitting down on the hospital floor crying

"Haba Mama stand up. It's not good for you to be saying all these things just pray for your daughter and for the money I will pay so stand up". Immediately the woman heard that she stand up quickly without knowing what to say to Tehzeeb. Tehzeeb know she's out of words for now but she drag her to the counter to pay so that they will commence with the treatment

"Am here to pay for the patient that was just brought in"

"Did she have any card here or she's new?" The cashier asked

"Can't you just collect the money, so that they could commence with the treatment then we will talk about her having card here or not" Tehzeeb said getting irritated already. She just don't know what's wrong with some people they will see the condition in which the patient is but will stand there and be asking irrelevant questions

"That's the protocol" the nurse said

"Will you just take the money for the treatment to commence, or will that useless form filling save her?" Tehzeeb asked hitting the desk with anger because she was on the verge to slap the nurse. The cashier seeing Tehzeeb was loosing her cool quickly call the emergency room to commence with the girls treatment saying she have been paid for. "What happened now when you did that? You're just misbehaving any how because of the slight opportunity you have. Now tell me the price so I will pay you" Tehzeeb said looking at the cashier with try me and see face. The elderly woman was speechless because of how she see Tehzeeb shouting. The woman think that  someone like Tehzeeb could get angry, talkless of shout on someone, because since they met she have been calm, gentle and cool with them

"What's her name mama?" The woman heard Tehzeeb voice in her head. She quickly revive from her thought

"Aisha. That's her name" She answered

"What of her father's name?" Tehzeeb asked again

"Usman. Aisha Usman" the woman reply. The form was filled and Tehzeeb pay for the treatment. She hold the woman's hand and take her back to where there were seats for them to sit on. " Don't worry mama she will be fine by God's will" Tehzeeb said trying to consult the poor woman

"Thank you dear. May Allah reward and blessed you abundantly,because I have nothing to say than to pray for you. You have helped us when there was no one there to help us. Thank you so much for your help" the woman said weeping

"It's okay you don't have to cry. But can you tell me who did this to her?"

"I don't know, I just.." the woman couldn't continue because of the burden she feel in her chest. She curse the person that have done that to her daughter, she will never forgive the person

"It's okay you don't have to tell me now but who so ever that rape her will reap what he sew, because this a pure act of wickedness and evil. Don't cry she will be fine. It's your prayer that she need most importantly now not your tears" Tehzeeb was trying her possible best to see that the woman stop crying even though she knows it's will be difficult for her

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Umma stood up abruptly "Audu" Umma called Baba's name " I can no longer wait for Tehzeeb to call or come back. Am going out there to find my daughter. What if something terrible have happened to her and we don't know. We need to go and search for her" Umma said wearing her shoe heading towards the gate

"Atleast wear your hijab. Am not stopping you this time because am already getting scared my self. Hurry up and wear your hijab so we can head out together" Baba said waiting for Umma to go and put on her hijab for them to go and search for there only daughter. What got them more worried was that, she have never stayed late outside before, today being the first time was not okay with them, that's why they concluded that something have happened to her. They walk out together going straight to the main road to look for taxi that will take them to her working place. "But did you know her working place?" Baba asked Umma when they were about to stop a Keke

"I don't know. But when we reach there Khady's house she will take us there" Umma reply

"I don't think that's a good idea. I don't want us to go to that house these night. You know Mama Khadija is sick, let's not go and put her in another condition " Baba reason

"Then how will we go there, if you don't want us to go to the house?" Umma question

"Since she said it's Ashafa's shopping mall, we will get a Keke that knows the place and asked him to take us there"

"That's a good idea. Let's stop a keke then" Umma agreed finally