she had been beaten blue black. Being the weekend, she and Khadijah decided to visit home for the first time since they got married. Everytime they told their Mama they wanted to come home she wou

knew if she talk, there would be a brawl at the end which will ruin her day. Her phone buzzed and a message pop. 'I won't be back home soon hun. When you finish alert me i will come and take you—mi hero' She smile and smiled again and replied him. "Let's go now" dee barked and halima only looked at dee's scowled expression. "What is it? Sister" Halimah queried. "Khalifah told me that one of his sister is coming to stay with us—she would stay with us till she finishes her school." Khadijah frowned. "Then what's the problem? Why are you deranged?" "I just don't like it leelee. She's staying for good four years; that's too much." "I know right. You are not supposed to show him you are not happy—she's his blood. Your in-law and of course he would love her more than you;the same way you love me more than him." Halimah winked to slacken the emanation. "Okay then. I will apologize to him let's go." They stood up and irrupted into Halimah's EOD. Halimah got under the wheel and they drove to their parent's house; which was located at Nasarawa GRA close to the hospital. On their way, they stopped at grand square:bought ice-cream for their ten year old brother and some few items from the store to the older ones. "Assalamu Alaykum," they both yelled and ran into the house. Halimah walked straight to their baba's room and started banging the door like a child. Khadijah bumped into mama on her way to the kitchen. She hugge

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even sat with her and kept questioning her why she answered to maltreat her. "I need an iPhone that's why" fatiyya had said. Halima promised her an iphone but not the X version. Fatiyya couldn't be more happier. She loved halima like a sister now. .....And good and evil are not alike. Repel evil with that which is best. And lo, he between whom and thyself was enmity will become as though he were a warm friend. But none is granted it save those who are steadfast; and none is granted it save those who possess a large share of good. (Al Quran 41:35-36). Halima remembered the quran verse while she was trying to un-friend fatiyya and that was how it all started and they became more closer. "I will come back sister" fatiyya cried and they bade farewell. Two months later. Amina had been visiting khadijah and khadijah had came to know that she's her husband cousin but she had never suspected anything. Zainab too was gone, saying she had gotten a room in the hostel. Khadijah is still the same. She don't care about her husband's need and he excuse her because he knows he's marrying as soon as she put to bed. The bump has become visible and