Safaa

After a lot of pestering and petting from Mommy I stopped crying but I got a throbbing headache as an aftermath of all the hassles.

The next day Abidah tried her best to make me go with her to a friend's birthday but I refused,though I've never been to a birthday except those we celebrate at school in the hostel and it's just a crazy celebration.

I've been in bed since morning,tossing from one side of it to another and when Abidah left I felt at peace.I don't know what's more awful than my headaches,because when I'm having a headache I dislike even the screech of a door or the tapping sound the foot of someone makes when he's walking.

And I hate light.

Mommy knocked on our door before carefully walking to the bed to check up on me.

"Safaa how are you feeling?"

"Kind of better I guess" I mumbled shutting my eyes close.

"Do you need to see a doctor?" She asked checking my temperature.

"No"

"If you need anything,call me or the maid" She whispered and left.

I began having an agonising pain like someone is stabbing me on my abdomen constantly and then gradually the muscle cramps began too and then the nausea.

Why did my Tom choose today? It's supposed to be in the next two days.

The poor me can't even handle the headache talk more of another trouble..

I rushed to the bathroom and pour out the contents of my empty stomach.I have no strength left in me to walk back to the room so I layed in a fetal position in the bathroom,hoping Mommy will be back to check up on me again.Several minutes passed and there's no knock on the door so I dragged myself back to the room and then it occurred to me that I have a pain killer in my bag.

Gulping the pills down I closed my eyes and finally after lots of attempts to get a sleeping position that makes me feel the pain lesser I dozed off to sleep.

I woke up after an hour nap feeling peckish,so after having a warm shower I walked to the kitchen having some slight pains in my lower back and abdomen.

"Ma'am do you need anything?" The cook asked.

"Yes please"

"Chocolate cake?" She chirped.

"No Thank you,No sugar for now,Can I get ginger please and lemon?" I asked massaging my forehead.

"We have some in the fridge" She answered.

"Thank you,I'll make tea myself,but what's for Lunch?"

"There's fried rice and coleslaw and there's......"

"Yuck,don't even list them,I want something that's just plain,something I used to have at home" I complained almost crying.

"I don't think there's anything simple Safaa,if you want me to make it for you then I'll do that" The Cook consoled me.

"Can you make rice and beans for me please" I begged.

"Yes Ma'am"

"I'm sorry for troubling you,Am not feeling too well actually,I could've cooked it myself" I added.

"Don't worry,it's my job afterall"

"Thank you" I beamed.

I got up to make ginger tea,it helps with my cramps sometimes.It's so easy to make so I finished within some minutes but I had to wait for my "garau-garau"(rice and beans).I told her to get me lettuce,onion and tomatoes,there's no way I can eat rice and beans without those combinations.The mere thought of having garau garau made me forget I had a fight with Fadwa,it almost made me forget of my cramps too.

"Here you go" She said placing a bowl on the table.

"Thank you so much" I smiled.

"You're welcome Safaa" She replied and left.

The first spoon I ate made me remember Aisha,my bestfriend.I miss her terribly and her Mom makes the best rice and beans I've ever had.

"This is weird,who cries while eating?" A masculine voice brought me out of my thoughts.

He sat on the dining chair opposite mine scrutinizing my face.

"Stop looking at me like that,I'm not a ghost or something" I said grounding my teeth.

"You're weird and rude,that's something unusual" He said with his voice that annoys me already because it sounds like he's demeaning me.

"Whatever" I said totally ignoring him maybe when he gets tired of the silence he will leave.

"I'm Ahmad and you are?"

"It's none of your...." I began.

"Ahmad,the son of the owner of this house" He explained cutting me off.

"What a show off" I said under my breath.

"You said something?" Ahmad asked.

"Nope,I said nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too,the girl that cries while eating" He smiled and for the first time since we began conversing I smiled too.

"I'm Safaa and I thought you're not nice" I whispered the last part making sure he didn't hear me.

"I heard that,I'm just really nice because I want something that's yours"

"Uhh?" I began confused.

"Yes what you are eating" He winked and made me blush.

"Abidah said he's also mean Safaa,don't share it with him " My subconscious scolded me.

"You want some?" I asked not wanting to sound impolite.

"Yes the aroma drove me in here" He rang the bell and one of the Maids came.

"Bring me a spoon" He ordered and when she brought it,he began eating from my bowl,leaving me staring at him in shock.

"What?" He asked.

"What's what? You can't eat from my bowl,I don't eat with strangers and I don't eat with boys" I said taking away the bowl.

"We're too old to be fighting for food" He groaned.

"I don't care,I will get you yours,just don't touch mine"

"I don't want another one,I want this" He said authoritatively collecting the bowl from my hand.

I glared at him before leaving for the kitchen and when I came back I found him already leaving the dining room.

"Thank you Safaa" He waved and left me shaking my head and thinking why the rich people always get what they want.He just snatched my food and got away with it.

Abidah came back later with lots of sweets and snacks and we ate almost all of it together.The cramps may decide to kill me even if I don't eat the sweets then why should I deprive myself.

"Abidah I met your brother" I told her while we're getting ready for bed.

"Which one?" She asked.

"Ahmad,he's sort of nice but he took my food" I frowned.

"Ahmad?" She asked her eyes wide.

"Yes what?"

"He was all that nice really? I never knew he could be nice,he's that type of strict elder brother to me" Abidah explained.

"Well maybe,he's overprotective of you"

"Oh please,He came back from Abroad some months ago but I think he smiled at me only once"

"Kaii Abidah stop exaggerating" I said within giggles.

"Fine,don't believe me"

"Maybe he changed" I reasoned while tying my hair into a bun.

"I hope so" She said getting on the bed.

I got on the bed too with several thoughts going through my mind.Admission will be out next week and In shaa Allah,my name will be on the list,but how can I convince my father to let me go.I have goals and a lot of aspirations and I dream of achieving all of them,a simple mistake shouldn't make Baba stop me from attending school.He's the one who always encourage me and he knows it has always been my wish and he promised to fulfill it.

Why then must he break the promise because of what Kawu Sunusi told him,which isn't the truth?.

I closed my eyes with one thing on my mind.I will talk to Kawu Sunusi the next day even if it means to beg him,I will beg him to understand that nothing was going on between me and Moudu.

And he has to make my father understand that too and let me go to the university.

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The shrilling sound of the alarm made me wake up with a jerk.I used Abidah's phone to put up an alarm so that I could wake up on time to meet Kawu Sunusi.Turning it off,I tiptoed to the bathroom careful not to wake her up,they're used to sleeping late and waking up late.

I had my bath and dressed up in a casual A-shape gown before leaving for his side.I found him having his breakfast and I crouched to greet him.

"Good morning Kawu"

"Morning" He answered not looking at me.

"Kawu...ermm.." I stammered.

"Tell me what you want already" He spat.

"Kawu admission will be out next week and I need you to help me talk to Baba please"

"Leave my presence,I can't help" He said dismissing me.

Tears kept blurring my view as I left his living room.I didn't go back to our room,I went to the garden instead.

I cried my heart out,regretting why I was so stubborn not to heed to Aisha's advice when she told me not to meet Moudu.

"Why do I always find you crying?" Ahmad asked coming inside the garden,He came back from the gym from the look of what he's wearing.

"Leave me alone" I croaked burying my face in my palms.

He didn't say a word after that,he let me cry to my heart's content before talking again.

"Wow you have enough tears" He exclaimed staring at me.

"Now tell me why you were crying?" He added.

"No I won't,you don't even know me just leave me alone"

"Then I want to know you"

"There's nothing to know about me" I said stubbornly.

"Then please be my friend Safaa" He asked using the word Safaa doesn't hear from anyone in that house.

"Please"

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