"It all happened when........................"
"STOP!!" Rasheed cut her off. He was so confused, he doesn't even know what to say anymore.
"What i meant to say was that......I didn't mean to..I didn't mean to say this, but I think Zuwairah is suffering from a mental illness "
"What?!" Everyone in the room chorused together.
"Yes..coz I really don't understand her anymore. First,it was the false HIV and now.....,she is accusing me of being a rapist,murderer and a kidnapper? Haven't anyone ever thought about it? Isn't she acting weird? I mean, who told her all these lies about me? Who was the one deceiving her?" He asked calmly but still Zuwairah kept mum.
Should i say it? I think I should, at least all his bragging will be over once I let out the truth
"ANSWER ME ZUWAIRAH!!!" He yells angrily making her flinch in fear.
"I really don't understand what's happening here. Can someone enlighten us more on what's happening? Who is saying the truth? Rasheed or Zuwairah?" Aunty Hauwa asked staring from Rasheed to his wife.
"First let ask her where she got this fake information from?" Rasheed said as he glared at her.
Zuwairah was surprised, she expect her husband to be scared by now,she was very sure he was the one, according to what her friend Tracy narrated to her but what's happening right now is the opposite. She was the one getting scared and Rasheed is so confident that she couldn't even utter a word.
"What happened? Did cat caught your tongue?" Her husband asked smirking.
Rasheed is not scared at all. He was very sure that he didn't do anything wrong then why she he get scared? Instead, he wanted to know the reason why Zuwairah was lying against him. Why would she create such a big mess just because she doesn't want to marry him. He look up and saw his wife's face,she looked terrified and her face has become pale all of a sudden. Even at this moment, he still smile looking at his wife's face,he truly love her so much and no matter what happened she will still belong to him, he promised himself. He couldn't stop admiring her beauty. From where should he start praising her? Was it from her beautiful caramel skin? Or her beautiful eyes that always capture his heart and make it beat rapidly anytime his eyes came in contact with hers,or her beautiful long pointed nose that made her look like a Fulani girl or those sexy lip that he has been longing to kiss for so long.
"Rasheed!!" He sighed when he heard his name being called. He turn to his friend and he smirk which Rasheed only roll his eyes at him. Abubakar gave him the look of 'I know what you're thinking' but he choose to ignore him.
"My dear wife, will you please tell us the reason for your fake lies,we all have work to do but your drama is preventing us from doing so " he said narrowing his eyes at her and Zuwairah glared in return.
"I....I... It was.... I...." Zuwairah was still stuttering not finding the right word to start with as Aunty Hauwa beat her to it.
"Ke Zuwairah! Say what you have to say and if you don't have anything to say,it's better you keep your mouth shut, pack all of your stuffs and go back to your husband's house" she advise her.
"No please lemme talk,I will tell you all everything, please don't just send me back to him" she begged.
"Then let the cat out of the bag!" Aunty Hauwa muttered in an annoyed tone.
Flask black
Tracy came out from the club feeling so tired to even walk. Normally, her friends do give her ride but she had to leave early coz she had test the following day,she wave at her friends and left the club.
She tried to get a cab but she couldn't so instead, she decided to keep strolling down the street if she can get any,unknown to her that three men were following her. She keeps walking until she started having the feeling that someone is trailing behind her,she turned slowing and saw some guys following her. 'Her instinct were right after all' she thought
She decide to run but luck was not on her side,immediately she decide to take an attempt to escape,from no where two guys stopped in front of her smirking "going somewhere beautiful?" The giant guy among the two guys asked her.
With an attempt to run back to the club,she tried to take her step back slowly but her back only collided with one of the guys who were trailing her.
"Boss needs you beautiful " and with that, they took her into their car and drove away.
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"Please I'm begging you,please just let me go please" Tracy begged.
"Did you just talk" the kidnapper's leader asked her sounding so angry.
"I just ask you a question, did you just talk?" He asked again and Tracy shook her head not daring to utter a word.
Just as Tracy witnessed the scene infront of her when she saw the kidnapper's leader mate with two ladies and had also killed a woman who is at the mid of her 40's.
She was shaking badly on the floor as all of this was scaring her. Right this moment, she hated her self,she regret having this kind of a life. "Why did she engage her self in this parties and all other things? why didn't she just focus on her studies instead of going to parties?" She scolded her self mentally and his voice brought her out from her thought.
"Come lay on the bed" he said flatly with no emotion on his face.
"Please don't let me, please " she beg crying and shaking uncontrollably.
"Abdul!" One of his men call his name as he barge into the room.
"What? Can't you see that I'm at the middle of something important " he said sounding irritated.
"We found the girl, she lives at No. 22 Solomon street. It's just four street away from your friend's house"
"What?! How come we never knew?" He asked looking surprised.
"Actually.....presently, she's living with her friend named Mujeedat and she's always indoor coz she's scared someday you might find her" the guy finished saying and Abdul smirked.
"Well...too bad she didn't hide enough...now that I've gotten her whereabout she can't do anything,could she?" He smirk.
"Let have some fun before we go meet the princess....don't you think?" He said to the guy and they both smirk at each other.
The guy went towards Tracy and scoop her up roughly "please put me down" Tracy squeal in fear but instead he drop her on the bed roughly making her wince in pain.
"Stand there, when I'm through with her you can take over " Abdul said to the other guy and he smiled happily at him.
"Thank you boss" he answered licking his lip in process.
Abdul move closer to Tracy and tore her cloth roughly "please don't do this..... please" she begged crying.
"Shut up!!" He said as he slap her.
Still Tracy was so adamant, she can't let him take advantage of her but what could she do,she keeps struggling trying to prove stubborn and this got Abdul angry. His eyes became red all of a sudden.
"You little witch!" He yell as he slap her again "I was thinking to make it two before,now all of my guys will have fun with you and there is nothing you can do about it"
Truthfully, Abdul stick to his word. All his men mate with Tracy and due to that she couldn't take it anymore as she passed out and when she woke up the next following day, she met her self at the hospital with her friend Zuwairah beside her.
"Zu....Zu..Zuwairah" she burst into tears whilst her friend hug her tightly trying to calm her down.
FlashbackTwo weeks later"Tracy please calm down, please""Zuwairah how could I? How could I? My life is ruined already,can't you see?! My life is ruined! " she frustratedly said. She's in so much agony that she can't even tell how she's feeling right now,she only knew that she had lost everything in life."Please just try to calm down,we can find a way" Zuwairah tried to calm her down giving her some hope,even though she knew there's nothing that can be done, she still want to say some good words into her"Did you just say we can find a way?" She scoff as she laugh dryly."Tra-""Tell me what is the way out of this?" She cut her off."I think-""Do you think there's a way out for me? What way could be for someone that's infected with HIV positive?" She cut her off again."I just lost all the right of b
"Zuwairah, take this" Zulaiha said as she pass a small bottle which contains black leaves inside to her friend.'Wh....what...what's this again Zulaiha?" She stuttered as she stare blankly at the bottle in her hand without making an attempt to accept it."Just take it you idiot!" She whispered softly to her,she doesn't want people to know what they are doing.Today is the big day, Zuwairah's wedding and she's not happy about it. She was scared that she had to tell her friend that she doesn't wish to get married to Rasheed but Zulaiha was so good in convincing her. Now, they are in her room with some other relatives and guest dressing up."Take" she then accept it with a shaky hands."What do I do with this?""This will make your husband loves you so much Zuwairah,he'll love you more than his first wife..I know you love him,you can never hate him and it's all written on your face. Th
The Muhammad's Mansion was as quiet as grave yard. Visitor's keep coming from different places when they heard about Rasheed's death. It was a painful death to everyone. Everyone loves him,most especially their relatives, from his paternal and maternal came with a broken heart, just to console his parents.His wife was sitting beside Habiba,while Mardiyya and Habib sat beside their uncle, Rasheed's Mom and Dad sat close to Zuwairah's parents and some other relatives were there consoling them most especially Zuwairah for her loss.Zulaiha badge in with tears already in her eyes "Innalillahi wa'ina illaihi rajiun!" She muttered dramatically as she burst into another tears."Wayyo! What happened? How did it happen? What killed him?" She asked her friend with fake tears on her face."How could this happen! How could Rasheed of all people be dead?" She ask again with tears running down her cheeks."Zulai
Flashback"Where are you going to?""I need to use the restroom, I'll be back" He said and she nod her head.Just as Rasheed was out of her sight, she sit up straight and quickly pour the portion into the food. Immediately she was done, she quickly lie down back to her pretending of a sickness thing. Unknown to her that her husband saw her"What was Zuwairah doing with my food?" Rasheed thought. He finished his business and sauntered back to the bed. He took a sit beside his wife."Erm.. you're back?""Why are you doing this?" He asked going straight to the point,he doesn't even understand her anymore. First, she was acting strange since the day they got married to each other and now, she's ill? He was sure she was okay this morning, so why is she like this all of a sudden? And that thing she was pouring inside his food?-"Why are you doing all of this Zuwaira
A Month laterIt been already a month after the fake death of Rasheed,everything had been in places except Zuwairah. She couldn't forgive herself even though her husband had did that already. Most of the time, she will space out or cry her self to sleep. This action of her got her husband worried, to get a glimpse of sleep is now an issue for him too. He tried to talk some senses into her for so many times but it was all useless.As usual, Zuwairah was in her deep thought without realising that her mother in-law was already in front of her. She looked up to meet her in the eyes with her blurry eyes. Mrs Hindatu was shocked to see Zuwairah in that state, her veil was soaked with her tears."Zuwairah! What happened my child? Why are you crying?!" she asked, with a concern tone."Mom I...I don't know why, but I just can't find it to forgive my self,I can't believe that I almost kill my husban
"What has gotten into Rasheed all of a sudden?" Zuwairah thought whilst tears flow down her cheeks slowly.We were both fine few minute ago,so why the sudden change? Did I do something wrong? or was it the call? But he seems calm even after receiving the call. "No, no it's very clear, it's not about the call but me" she shook her head.But what was my offence? I thought he had forgiven me? Ya Allah, I know I'm a true sinner but I hope my husband will forgive me, coz I can still see that he haven't."Rasheed, please forgive me" she muttered.•Rasheed got to the address Zulaiha gave him, he hop down from his car as he glance over everywhere. He hoped he will get a glimpse of her but no. He had been trying her number but it's wasn't going through.He was really getting frustrated. He entered his car and that was wh
"What has gotten into Rasheed all of a sudden?" Zuwairah thought whilst tears flow down her cheeks slowly.We were both fine few minute ago,so why the sudden change? Did I do something wrong? or was it the call? But he seems calm even after receiving the call. "No, no it's very clear, it's not about the call but me" she shook her head.But what was my offence? I thought he had forgiven me? Ya Allah, I know I'm a true sinner but I hope my husband will forgive me, coz I can still see that he haven't."Rasheed, please forgive me" she muttered.•Rasheed got to the address Zulaiha gave him, he hop down from his car as he glance over everywhere. He hoped he will get a glimpse of her but no. He had been trying her number but it's wasn't going through.He was really getting frustrated. He entered his car and that was wh
"What has gotten into Rasheed all of a sudden?" Zuwairah thought whilst tears flow down her cheeks slowly.We were both fine few minute ago,so why the sudden change? Did I do something wrong? or was it the call? But he seems calm even after receiving the call. "No, no it's very clear, it's not about the call but me" she shook her head.But what was my offence? I thought he had forgiven me? Ya Allah, I know I'm a true sinner but I hope my husband will forgive me, coz I can still see that he haven't."Rasheed, please forgive me" she muttered.•Rasheed got to the address Zulaiha gave him, he hop down from his car as he glance over everywhere. He hoped he will get a glimpse of her but no. He had been trying her number but it's wasn't going through.He was really getting frustrated. He entered his car and that was wh