Maryam's POV
Why did she hate me so much? This is the first time of seeing each other and she hate me a lot! Did I really kill my Mummy and Daddy? Ya Allah please guide me on this. I was busy thinking about my self when I heard there voice arguing and now it getting louder
"Daddy! Your brother and his wife are having an argument over me,what do I do now?" I muttered to my self
"She's living this house Jawad" daddy's wife said walking out from their room
"No she's not going anywhere"
"Ehn....Jawad?! Jawad?!! You're looking for trouble ooo, I said this witch will not live in this house with me,I can't live in a house where I know that very soon I'm going to die" she said stubbornly and my Daddy sigh before saying
"Please Nana let her stay in this house with us, I'm pleading you,please I promise you that she will never cross her boundaries"
"Eh! You said it ooo Jawad! If I should smell anything f
I ran to my room and cried silently. "Daddy where are you? Why did you leave me? The only person who cared for me now is not around again"Stupid girl what are you doing here crying? Did I touch you? Did I do anything to you?" She ask angrily and I nod my head crying"Oh! You're still crying?! Wait for me OK? Aren't you eager to weep? Don't worry I'm going to help you, just wait for me" she said and quickly went out to where God knows what she was about to doI was so afraid of what she's going to do,and before I could know she came in with a cane"Why are you crying? Whip Did I touch you? Whip just because I told you that you won't go to school again? Whip stupid girl so you want to finish my husband money?! Ehn! Is that it?!" Whip"No Ma""Shut up! Did I ask you to talk?! Whip and for that you're not eating food in this house for good three days! Stupid girl" she said using her right leg to hit me on my stomach before walking away"
Maryam's POV"Ja....jawad....jawad what're you doing here?...I thought you said till the next five month before you return?" Aunty Nana ask looking so stunned"I just ask you a question Nana what's going on here? What are you doing to the poor girl?" He ask looking so angry"I....I'm.... I.....I don't care Jawad! I really don't care! do your worst!"she said to daddy before walking out in annoyanceI was still lying on the floor groaning in pain when Daddy asked me"Maryam are you OK... Let take you to the hospital first you need to be treated" he said as he pick me up**********"Maryam how are you doing?""I'm fine Daddy thank you....Daddy why are you back so early,I thought you said you're going to stay long?""Yes Maryam but the school I registered you to called me and told me you haven't resume with them,I was so confused, that's why I came home" he said and I nod my head"Is this what your Mom has been doing to you?"S
Maryam's POV"I'm sorry Ma,I didn't mean to do that! It's a mistake walahi" I said to her"Mistake? Did you just say mistake witch?" She ask before slapping me"Walahi I didn't mean for this to happen, please Ma forgive me""Stupid girl stop showing me that foolish look of yours,I won't ever fall into your trap" she said beating me with both of her hands"Please Ma I'm sorry " I beg crying"Stupid girl! Why don't you just die! Please die and leave me and my husband alone in peace, I'm tired of seeing your face! I hate you so much, go away from here witch""Nana! What are you doing again?!" Ask an angry voice of DadHe pushed her away from me and picked me up "Maryam are you hurt?! What happened?""Jawad what do you think you're doing? Don't tell me you cared for her more than me?" She ask glaring"Nana everything has limit,you are starting to cross your limit Nana " Dad warned"I'm crossing my limit?! Did you just say
Maryam's POV\\\Three months Later///I woke up early today just to make Aunty happy,since daddy asked me to always make her happy I've been trying my best to do thatJust that sometimes she do eat my food and sometimes she get angry and said some mean word to me,but still I always try to follow my heart. The only thing I keep telling my self is that she's still angry at my Dad and I'm ready to correct the mistake.Even though I'm still very young, I promise to always make her happyI cooked her favorite food,I finished everything and set it on the dinning table then I walk up to their room,I click and open it slowly peeping to see if they're awake but they both seem to slump into a deep sleep"Daddy!" I whispered to his ear but the most funniest part is that he only smile and turn to the other side"Oh no!" I thought face palming my self"Daddy" I whispered again shaking him a little coz I didn't want to wake her upHe opened his eyes
\\\Sixteen years later/// 01-01-2019Maryam's POV"Good Morning Aunty""Morning, are you done with your work?""Yes Aunty I'm""It been sixteen years now that I've been living in this house,though she don't get mad at me anymore but that doesn't stop her from making me do all the chores,she even did it to the extend that I can't further my education, the moment I was through with my secondary school, I was given scholarship by Mrs Abdulazeez but she declines it for me,she said if I want her to fully accept me in the house I should continue her business for her.And that's because, most of her customers likes me so much"Hey are you even listening to me?""Huh?! Sorry Aunty you were saying?""Never mind go prepare,we're going to shop""OK Aunty" I said running to my room to pick up my bag*******"Oh my God! Maryam I forget the shop keys, can you go get it for me? I left it on my bed"
Maryam's POV"Where are you coming from" she ask with so much rage on her face"I...I'm...I...I saw...walahi Aunty, I wasn't doing anything bad" I began as tears flow down my cheek.Well you might be wondering why was I crying...even at this my age, a very twenty three years old I'm been flogged or punished anytime I offend Aunty, she doesn't care if I'm old enough which anytime I made her angry she won't hesitate to beat the hell out of me"Why are you even crying?! Did I touch you?! If you know you haven't done anything wrong then why were you crying?!""Walahi Aunty I only save someone I didn't do anything wrong""Eh! Eh! So when did you become a helper or lemme put it this way saver? The last time I check you're only a girl living under my roof working under me""Walahi Aunty on my way coming I saw this lady lying lifelessly in her car then I decide to take her to hospital""Will you keep your mouth shut! That filthy mouth
"As salamu Alaikum""Wa alaikumu Salam....Maryam?" She called smiling to me"Ma""Welcome home my dear,please take a sit" she motion"Thank you Ma""So how was it? Hope it wasn't too difficult for you to get here?""Not at all ma""OK dear"We gist a lot and I must say I'm very fond of Mrs Abdulazeez,I feel so happy and secure whenever I'm with her"Maryam you see the reason I invited you here is because I've observe you a lot and you appear to be a very decent and good girl,you're very brilliant and also a religious girl""You see, I've two children, a male and a female,one is named Kareem and the other is named Kareemah. Kareemah is a very stubborn person but very friendly, while Kareem...though he's nice,he lavish money as he likes,he drinks a lot but he do pray, I won't lie to you. And you see this girl he was dating was only ruining his life more,I and his Dad has advised him so many times but he's not ready to change"
Maryam's POV"As salamu alaikum.....Good morning Mr Jawad,Mrs Jawad" Mrs Abdulazeez said immediately entering the room"Wa alaikumu Salam....Good morning to you two" Dad replied smiling"Welcome to our home...please take a sit"Said Aunty"Thank you""Oh my God,her husband is so handsome. Handsome is even an understatement, I thought she's beautiful but not only but also her husband,no wonder. Now I know where Kareem got his handsomeness from, but he's so rude,I can't even tolerate him for a minute at first. Thinking about him, he made me remember our conversation last week agoLast week ago"Hello?""Hello please am I speaking with Maryam?""Erm.....yes you're.. Please who are you?""I'm Mrs Abdulazeez's Son 'Kareem' ""Kareem?""Yes....can we talk? Actually I'm outside your house presently""O....Okay" I said hanging upI put on my hijab and walk out, thank God aunty is not around if not, I don't kn
Kareem turned slowly, expecting to see his wife lying lifelessly on the floor but what happened was the opposite, it wasn't Maryam on the floor but Safeenah,Safeenah lied down with blood hovering all of her body"SAFEENAH!!!! " Kareem screamed as he ran fastly towards where she was lying down,Mansur and the rest also did the same thing while Maryam stood there like a robot,she couldn't move her hand nor her legs "did she just take the bullet for me? Did she just saved me?" Maryam thought"Now Khalid! We need to take her to the hospital, she's still breathing, now!" Kareem said to them,he saw Mansur looking panic too. He wanted to punch him,talk to him,ask him so many questions but now isn't the right time for thatHe stood up and move closer to his wife "are you OK?""Kareem she..she saved me,she did save me" she panicky said"I know""Will she be fine? Nothing must happen to her Kareem""Nothing will happen to her,she's a strong girl,believ
"Why? Why are you lying? Why are you trying to cover up your crimes? I...I saw you...I saw you with my two eyes. It was you Kareem!" Safeenah uttered with shivering voice"Did you see my face?.. Answer me finah, Did you?" Kareem asked waiting patiently for her response"No I didn't " she replied back shaking her head"So how sure were you that I was the one who killed your sister?""Your car. I saw the plate number and when we track it, we find out that it was your car""You're mistaken. I wasn't driving but Mansur was""Mansur took the car to do something urgent that very day. Though I never wanted to give him the car coz even though I was the owner, I never drive. I have a driver who drove me from school to home. We scope my driver that day and that was how he was able to take the car out. When we learnt that he hit your sister,I got furious and scared at the same time. My parent find out and got angry so much,I told him or in fact I begged him
"What are you doing here?" Khalid asked with a glare immediately Mansur barge into the house. Even Kareemah was surprised and so was Mufeedah too"Khalid I'm sorry" he begged not breaking the eye contact with him. He knows he has wrong them,even though it was Kareem he wronged,he couldn't still deny the fact that Khalid was also affected too,they were all friends right from their kids and he ruined everything. Inwardly, Mansur just couldn't stop blaming himself"Just tell me exactly what you're doing here Mansur " Khalid inquired again"I'm here to confess""What confession do you intend to make?" Khalid asked. And in the next seconds he wide out his face in shock "wait a minute....Were you?....were you the one who kidnapped Maryam?""What?! No!...no I wouldn't do something as terrible as that" he replied immediately defending himself"Well you did worse than that years ago" Khalid replied sarcastically"So what then are you here for?
I really can't believe I'm back to Nigeria. Mansur thought as he take a look around for a moment. "Now is the time to mend the wrong deeds of the past Mansur" he told himself with a small sighMansur has been keeping a very deep secret from someone dear to him. He can't cope with the way everything was going on,he has to correct his mistakes. The mistakes he once started without bothering to end. The mistake he thought he will be free from, not knowing that it will only cause hatred between the woman he loved and his friend. He really needs to let Kareem knows about the truth and then he will make sure to find his love and make her hisMansur was about to take a step away from where he was standing when he recalled that he has been a big jerk to Maryam,when he left that very day believing that he was suppose to be angry, later on wards he realised that his heart still belongs to the one and only girl Safeenah. Of all people he was the only person who knew that Safeen
Kareemah's POV"Hey! What happened to you? Why have you been restless for the past 30minute?" Khalid ask raising one of his eyebrow"Khalid you can't understand " I answered frustratedly"Then make me""It's Maryam""Maryam? What happened to her?" He inquired"Nothing... I mean I'm not sure yet,she called me some minute ago and said she will be here soon. I don't know what happened exactly, but I'm sure this is about my brother""Kareem gosh! What have you done this time around?" Khalid said mor like to himself as he rub his right hand on his face annoyingly"Khalid I'm becoming to get scared already...what if something bad has happened to her? She's not here yet!""Calm down my love,I'm sure something reasonable is holding her up, she will be here soon" Khalid assured me as he excuse him self to make a callFive minute later he came back and his eyes hold a guilty gaze "what happened?" I asked"I think we
Maryam's POVI and my husband are here in the police station waiting for Safeenah to come out. Kareem has talked to his friend and now she will be released. She came out and the moment her face came in contact with us most especially my husband, you could see the hatred clearly written on her faceI told Kareem about what she told me few weeks ago and Kareem was so surprised but we decide to confront her and hear the truth from her today, to know the reason why she hate my husband so much"Look who we have here" she mockingly said"The beast and the queen of the beast" she smirkIt is clearly seen on her face that she didn't regret all her actions"What has come over you Safeenah? Why are you like this? You aren't like this before " Kareem said. His voice shows that he's hurt and also disappointed in her at the same time"Are you seriously asking me? Do you really want to know? Do you want to know the truth? Fine! I'll tell you!""I ne
Maryam's POV"This is wonderful! I haven't witnessed something as this before in my life. Kareem you're such a great man for standing up for your wife. You trusted her a lot to the extend of arresting that woman" a fair Lady said smiling at my husband,she looked at the mid of 40's"Yes,I haven't witness such thing before in my life,for a husband to stand by his wife this much,it means she's really a great wife and a good daughter in-law. I'm sorry Safiya for misjudging your daughter in-law at first,judging by your son action,it is very clear that she really is a decent woman""Yes.....,but Kareem how sure were you that your wife was innocent? " A lady askedKareem smiled as he take a look at me before he started speaking "well,it all started when I came back from work some weeks ago,I met both my wife and her in the kitchen but what surprised me most was that Safeenah's hand was covered in blood. She claimed that my wife hurt her and that was the biggest mist
Maryam's POVFinally today is my best friend's wedding,best friend more like a sister. Everyone has been moving up and down in the house. Actually we're in my mother in-laws house preparing for the Nikkah"Hi baby" I felt someone kissed my side neck from the backWho dares do that if not my husband. I smiled and turn to him "hello there bad boy""Calling me that name only, I wish to ravish you here""What?! Kareem are you crazy?! Today is Kareemah's wedding and especially your best friend...what are you doing here in the first place?""To see you...I missed you a lot""But we saw each other this morning" I reminded"Well you didn't specify...I saw you 4:10am and it was only a glimpse""Kareem!""Can I get a kiss?""Ka-""I promise, I'll go once I have it""But anyone might come in here,this is the kitchen""I don't mind,after all you're my wife""But I... I...we can't-"
Maryam's POVI felt someone kissed my forehead "wake up beautiful, its morning already"I don't need to be told who it was. Of course it's my handsome husband"No please, lemme sleep" I whined"Come on today is Saturday, you have to get up,we really need to go to Faruq's house""Oh! The routine visit!" I whined again still not opening my eyes"Can't they come to our house?" I asked finally opening my eyes showing him my puppy face"They came last week remembered? " he asked again"Now I need to bath my baby girl,so stand up or I carry you my self...you choose""Kareem!" I exclaim and he only gave me a mischievous smile"I love you baby,now up""I can bath my self!" I insist"And who said you can't?""But you just-""Can't I bath you? Enough with the talk baby, now stand up""But-" Kareem cut me off as he scoop me up and walk towards the bathroom door******I can't belie