Halima wipes her forehead and winces remembering that there's a slash made by Sa'eed's belt this morning. She doesn't even remember what she did but she knows it's something stupid as usual.
The previous week has been hell for her. She's married to Sa'eed but it's like Aleesha is the wife. She gets beaten up by Sa'eed as per Aleesha's order and then she'll be asked to work. She hasn't been allowed to go to the hospital for the weekly checkup Doctor Maryam recommended to confirm if the diet is working.
But she's Halima Audu Kalshingi, so she sneaked out immediately Sa'eed and Aleesha left for one of their 'dates' and went for the checkup. It has been confirmed by Doctor Maryam that her ovary count has increased by five point two six percent - 5.26%.
She squealed so loudly the workers at the psychiatric ward which was close to the gynecology ward ran into the consultation room. She has been advised to mul
Sa'eed drops the special whip he bought for beating Halima. He had used the strong thick handle of the whip to hit his mother on the head, hard. He goes over to hold a hysterically crying Aleesha, while his mother lays unconscious on the ground with Halima trying hard to wake her up as tears stream down the latter's face unstoppably."Haba Sa'eed what have you done?! Just take a look at Ammi, she's your mother for Allah's sake!" Halima says to Sa'eed who ignores her as she, with shaky hands tries to call either Amal or Afnan. They both know how to drive so they can get here fast. Amal picks the call and Halima almost shouts in relief. She's too confused to drive. Moreover the car Sa'eed gave her as birthday gift has been snatched by yours truly, Aleesha AbdulMajid." Amal come to my house fast." Amal utters and okay and before she can even ask what's wrong Halima cuts the call and calls Doctor Maryam to tell her to please help her with
"Baby it's okay." Sa'eed says and Aleesha sniffs before taking another scoop of her chocolate chip ice-cream."Why can't your mom just accept me and love me like she does Halima? Am i a bad person?" Aleesha sniffs looks up with hopeful eyes at Sa'eed."No you're not. She's just trapped in that girl's spell. Don't worry okay?" Aleesha nods and she decides to voice out a plan of hers which will completely get rid of Halima."Why can't i worry? I have to. What do i do when you want to get married to me and she refuses to consent. Even if we get married i can't live with a hateful mother in law!" Aleesha cries."So what do you suggest we do?" Sa'eed asks."Let's get rid of Halima. Once she sees that Halima isn't available she'll have to let you marry me.""Let me quickly write a divorce letter. That's the easiest way." Sa'eed o
"Are you sure it's her?" Zulqa says with furrowed brows."Yes, I'm very sure. And I heard Larai talking about it that the house help that works at Alhaji MaiDakwa's house." Zulqa's immediate younger brother who's a detective and private investigator living in the States - Aws - says and Zulqa nods still not believing what his brother has said.He pulls out a picture of Lash and shows him making Aws laugh."Yaya I'm sure it's her. I have proof too." Aws shows him a video of Lash gouging out a pure black goat's left eye. Another one follows showing her eating a plant popularly known as poison ivy then her pupils change colors to red and green simultaneously.Zulqa gulps and pauses the video feeling defeated, asphyxiated and trapped in a hole of maladroit and taut. He has to ask Lash what this is about even though he has an inkling of what it is since he was once.... He stops his
With the remaining ounce of strength Halima has, she drags the dirty stinky tattered oversized black Jalabiya over her head then carries her raped bruised pained body outside the warehouse to be met with the scorching heat of the sun as it sets which burns through her, turning her shattered heart into ashes.She thought marriage was a bed of roses or something similar to what wattpad stories portray. Heck she was hoping that she'd live a romantic life similar to that of her parents but alas this is the life ordained for her.She never imagined being dead scared of her own husband but here she is whimpering due to the pain he has caused her. She looks at the three lanes confused on where to go. There's one facing her, another by her left and another by her right. Deciding that the best road is the right one, she takes that particular lane and walks till she starts to feel utterly dizzy. She has nothing on her and she hasn't seen a livin
"Retaliate mana Sa'eed." Aleesha shouts and Sa'eed slaps Audu. As they both have eye contact Audu notices the color of his eyes and the way they're stagnant still and distant. Before you know it, Audu is out of the house. He calls his wife and she comes out saying she can't find her daughter. He asks her to enter the car and they drive back to the hospital.As they enter, Audu calls Abba outside as he needs to speak to him."Sa'eed is under a charm. Anyi masa asiri {he has been sorcerized}." Audu says immediately they're outside the hospital at the parking lot. Abba looks at him baffled and just as he's about to ask how Audu knows Audu replies him."I lived with my grandfather who's a skilled hunter and malam. He uses verses from the holy Quran to bewitch animals into falling into his trap by changing some certain words in such verses. One day i followed him to hunt and i saw how he did his work. I then
Lash deletes all her email accounts, her social media accounts and anything else that'll connect those same people to her. She needs a complete new beginning. She inserts her new SIM card and searches for any house that's for sale far away from Jabi. Luckily she finds one and immediately she calls the agent, he picks and within an hour she goes to see the house and she falls in love with it instantly.It's a simple two storey building with a beautiful backyard in Asokoro. It has a huge kitchen just fit for a chef like her on the ground floor, a parlor and a dining room. A beautiful balcony and an open roof top are what make the house all the whole worthwhile. Then the beautiful space meant for gardening at a part of the house. The first floor has a small parlor two rooms and a theater like room for her blogging.After an hour, she buys the house and man did it make a huge dent on her account. But she knows that once she sells her
Halima opens her eyes to look around, she's in a white room with everything white. Maybe she's already in heaven, afterall she deserves it because even devil knows that she's suffered a lot from Sa'eed in the name of marriage and Ibadah. Just as she turns, she meets two large eyes looking intently at her soul, they're creepy and awfully close to her face. She screams and scrambles to the other side of the bed, ignoring the protests her body is giving in form of pain from every part of your body."Hey calm down, be careful, don't open up your stitches." The man says smiling amusedly."Stitches? Who are you? What do you want? Where am i? And most importantly, how did i get here? I thought i wad in heaven?" The man laughs as Halima throws questions at her."My name is Doctor Aliyu Kwami. I'm a general surgeon and i was going to my house when i saw you three days ago lying in the middle of the road so i bro
Lash wakes up and checks the time. She jumps, fretting as she realizes she's missed her Subh prayer. As she stands up, she feels herself damp. Looking down, she sees blood and almost screams. She takes her bath and scrambles her drawers for a sanitary pad. She finally finds two pads and she almost squeals in joy.After getting dressed, she hears the bell being rung so she wears her Hijab and rushes outside. After collecting her orders and signing, she goes inside and organizes everything. She picks her phone and sees a message from Zulqa. Smiling like a loon, Lash takes her raspberry veil and drapes it over the slate Atelier Vedahno gown she's wearing. Adding butterscotch Ray-Ban spectacles to shield her eyes, she slips on ebony Fendi heels and takes her phone and the key to her Porsche before securing all her doors with locks.Once outside, she locks the main gate with a huge padlock before hiding the keys in her pigeonhole before loc