Chapter Fifty Nine

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Ahmad dropped on his knees and scooped Safaa in his arms, she was ten times heavier than her usual weight but he ignored that, he rushed with her back to the hospital, too panicked to listen to what the security men were trying to tell him. When she was placed on a stretcher, she opened her eyes and winced in pain clutching his hand tight.

"Don't let that man escape" She heaved shutting her eyes when she felt another contraction.

"Will you be fine? I can't leave you" Ahmad's said croakily.

"Just call my Maa and go get that man" Safaa yelled.

"Please be strong for me, I love you" He leaned and pecked her forehead softly.

Ahmad watched as the nurses wheeled her away, he ran around the vicinity of the household, too confused to remember the room his Uncle was admitted, he managed to call Salman and inform him of the situation at hand before stroding to the security office, adrenaline surging through his entire being, he knew if he got hold of that man, he might end up strangling him to death.

The security men were trying to make the man confess when he reached their office. Ahmad gave the man a hard punch, the effect of it making him wince inwardly, the man stared at him unaffected by the blow or the harsh men's whip marauding his bare back.

"What were you doing underneath her car?" Ahmad pounced on him again but the man remained mute.

They spent about thirty minutes torturing him but he remained quiet, Salman and a frightened Hajiya Turai also joined them at the security office. She glared at the man, her look telling him that if he dared mention her name she would be the death of him. The man had become weak and was about to pass out after they had beaten him into pulp yet he still refused to confess. Salman was the impatient kind so he grabbed a gun from the security men and targetted the man's left leg.

"Now talk, or I'll shout you"

"No please don't" The man pleaded, blood spurting out from his nose and mouth.

"Why were you underneath her car?" Salman asked attempting to pull the trigger.

"I..." The man stuttered staring at the gun and then Hajiya Turai who was mouthing a " Don't you dare" to him.

"You idiot, If I count three, consider one of your leg gone" Salman fumed kicking his stomach.

The man winced before pointing at Hajiya Turai.

They all stared at her and then it dawned on Ahmad, the man might be their mother's accomplice.

"No Mama, please not you" Ahmad panicked running his fingers around his messy beard.Β 

"Talk" Salman hit the man again ignoring the duo.

"Hajia paid me to tamper with the brakes" The man confessed.

"He's saying the truth right?" Salman referred his question to Hajiya Turai but she only stuttered, unable to find a lie to defend herself.

"It's the truth" Ahmad's voice was breaking when he said that, he gave his Mama one last disbelieving stare before slowly walking away from the security office.

He was thinking of all what his mother made Safaa go through and had no idea how he would inform her about the man beneath her car when he bumped into his father.

"Ahmadu" Alhaji Sunusi held his shoulders to stop him from falling down.

"Ba...ba" Ahmad croaked dropping on his knees and letting out a heart wrenching sob.

"Ya Salaam" Alhaji Sunusi panicked.

"Why is Mama so evil?"

"Ahmadu, can you calm down and tell me what's bothering you?" Alhaji Sunusi knelt to his level and asked him.

Ahmad had no idea he could cry the way he did while telling his father about Hajiya Turai's newest atrocity. It shocked Alhaji Sunusi and made him more guilt-ridden than he was before.

"Are you sure the man didn't lie to you?" Alhaji Sunusi asked, unable to believe that Hajiya Turai was capable of doing such a thing.

"She was there when the man confessed Baba and she didn't try arguing"

"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihir raji'un, how could she?" Alhaji Sunusi fumed.

"The man pushed Safaa, she's at the delivery room right now, I need to see her" Ahmad said rushing inside the hospital leaving a shocked Alhaji Sunusi who was too taken aback to move an inch.

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When Ahmad walked inside the delivery ward, he spotted his Step mother and Mother inlaw with their faces beaming with smiles. He looked more closely and saw a pink bundle in Mommy's arms, he increased the pace of his footsteps and when he reached them, the sight of the newborn baby, a replica of her beautiful mother made half of the burden of guilt he was feeling melt away.

"And here comes the newest Papa in town" Mommy teased him.

She carefully handed him the baby and everything came to a halt, Ahmad felt like he was in cloud nine as he held her tight, she felt so light yet she was his gem and right that moment he swore never to let her experience an ounce of pain. Ahmad recited the Adhaan in her ears and named her yet after several minutes her sheer innocence could not stop mesmerising him and he only took his eyes off her when Mommy tapped his left shoulder lightly.

"Go and see the mother now Ahmadu" Mommy chuckled.

"Yeah Safaa, where's she?" He asked shyly rubbing his hand over his forehead.

"She was just transferred to the room by your left, we'll be there in some minutes too" Mommy informed him.

Gently opening the door of the room, Ahmad sighted the love of his life leaning on a pillow as she lazily tapped her phone. He walked slowly unable to have an eye contact with her because of guilt. He noiselessly hugged her when he sat on the bed, with their new bundle of joy between them.

She sensed his tensed mood but then it confused her because she thought they were meant to be happy.

"I'm so sorry" He uttered stopping her thoughts.

"Why?" She croaked letting go of him.

"Because I've been nothing but a monster, I was not with you during the time you needed me most, because I have caused you nothing but pain Safaa, My parents have been cruel to you..."

"Sshhh" Safaa cut him off placing her cold finger on his lips.

"Forgive me" He pleaded resting his forehead on hers.

"Yaa Ahmad, Can you stop that? I hold nothing against you and I can swear about that, We're not supposed to be revisiting the past here, we just got what we've been wishing for" She smiled watching the baby as she squirmed in her sleep.

He looked at the baby too his eyes glistening with undying love for her.

"Alhamdulillah for your safe delivery, how are you feeling?" He smiled too intertwining their fingers.

"I am good, I just feel exhausted" She answered swinging their intertwined hands slowly.

"Our baby is so cute just like her Maa, Ma shaa Allah, Thank you so much" Ahmad kissed her forehead and then the baby's.

"So what did you name her?" Safaa asked.

" I named her after Mama" He answered placing his pinky finger on the baby's closed palms.

"Oh" Safaa mumbled uninterestedly shifting her gaze to the door.

"Habibtee I named her Fatimah, after your Mama" He smiled softly caressing her cheek so she could turn her face to look at him.

"You did?" Safaa squeaked.

"Yes Safaa and we call her Zarah, or do you have any name you wish to call her with?" He asked.

"Yes Yusrah" Safaa grinned.

"Ease?" He asked.

"For indeed with hardship there will be ease, i never thought we'd hold our own flesh and blood Yaa Ahmad, Have you ever thought Kawu Sunusi would come to accept me and love me like his daughter? But he's accepted me, he cherishes me now the way he adores Abidah,Kawu is a completely different person, what can we say if not Alhamdulillah, Indeed a believer gets relieved of his hardships, Kawu just changed three days ago but I feel like all the troubles stopping us from having a happy home has come to an end, I just pray for peace and I hope everything is now over" Safaa reminded him of the verse while she tried her best to stop her tears.

"Shush, I've warned you about crying like a baby, now who's going to stop Yusrah's cries now?" Ahmad teased her using a handkerchief to wipe her wet face.

"Alhamdulillah" Safaa sighed leaning back on the pillow.

"You want to sleep yeah?"

"I'm not sleepy, Did you get that man"

"Errr he's at the security office, I'll tell you all about it when you get enough rest" Ahmad dismissed the topic unsure of how he would inform her that his mother was behind the man's act.

They were still engulfed in looking at their Baby when their parents came inside the room. Mommy teased Ahmad as usual saying he's acting like he had never seen a baby, Alhaji Sunusi defended him and opened his palms to welcome the new addition to her family. The baby opened her eyes when she was in Alhaji Sunusi's arms and also fell in love with her instantly.

"Ma shaa Allah, the rooms in my house won't be empty from now on, Mommy look at this beauty" Alhaji Sunusi beamed rocking the baby back to sleep.

Safaa smiled looking at him with awe, she was still finding it hard to actually believe that she was not dreaming,Β  she was oblivious of Hajiya Turai's presence in the room until Ahmad made a startling outburst.

"You have no shame Mama, take your hands off my daughter"

"Yaa Ahmad what are you doing?" Safaa whispered.

"Ahmadu what is wrong with you, she's your mother remember?" Mommy also scolded him.

"No Mommy please don't stop me, I don't think she's my mother, a mother would never hate her son's happiness so much, a mother would never pay someone to tamper with the brakes of her daughter inlaw's car, Hajiya Turai here almost killed my wife" Ahmad spat unable to even refer to her as Mama.

More than six pairs of eyes turned to look at Hajiya Turai and she slumped on the marbled floor, folding her hands and asking for forgiveness.

"I am horrible, Safaa please find it in your heart to forgive me" She begged but Safaa was too shocked to say a word to her.

"I had no idea she followed us into this room, Turai please leave" Alhaji Sunusi yelled pointing the door for her.

"You heard what Baba said, I don't want to be called the son who humiliated his mother, so kindly leave" Ahmad gritted walking to the window, staring at the busy hospital street.

"Ahmadu you're talking to me like that? I am Mama, Your Mama" She ran to him and held his hand.

Ahmad gripped her hand and forcefully began dragging her out of the room. Everyone at the room was quite, watching the duo, Hajiya Turai pushed him against the wall and rushed to Safaa's bed.

"Forgive me, so my son would forgive me please" She requested but Safaa refused to spare her a look.

"Turai can you stop this, Just go home, we'd talk about it at home" Alhaji Sunusi tried to calm her down.

"No don't tell me that, Forgive me" She yelled clutching Safaa's hand tightly.

"You're hurting me" Safaa croaked trying to move away from Hajiya Turai.

She seemed not normal to her.

"Tell them you've forgiven me" Hajiya Turai wailed moving her hold to Safaa's shoulders and shaking her violently.

Ahmad walked to her tried stopping but her grip on Safaa's shoulders was so firm. Salman came inside the room too and found the newest drama their mother was acting, Alhaji Sunusi and the rest of the occupants of the room refused to say a word to her because they knew how conniving she was and she might be acting desperate for Safaa's forgiveness because she needed her sons to forgive her.

"Salman, Can you tell Mama to stop? She's making fun of herself" Ahmad panicked seeing how franticallyΒ  she was shaking Safaa.

"Tell them Safaa, tell them" Hajiya Turai kept repeating it crazily.

"Please let go, she's really hurting me, somebody help" Safaa winced closing her eyes, she was too exhausted to be handled that way.

"Let her go" Ahmad pushed Hajiya Turai with all his might and she began acting much more crazier.

She was about to run back to Safaa when Alhaji Sunusi's deep voice stopped her.

"Don't you dare touch her Turai"

"Noo, She's bewitched you too, I hate you Safaa, I hate you" She bemoaned like an angry beast, startling all of them.

"Salman, Ahmad, hold your mother and take her to my car" Alhaji Sunusi ordered them urgently when he sensed that Hajiya Turai was not really acting.

He was afraid something huge was wrong with her.

Safaa watched their retreating back as they dragged their mother out of the hospital room. Mommy sat beside her and hugged her, rubbing her palm around her back soothingly while Fadimatu held the baby trying to stop her from crying too.

Safaa rested her head on Mommy's laps and cried silently.

"What the heck was wrong with Hajiya Turai? "

All of them inwardly thought remembering how she really behaved like a maniac.

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