Chapter Twenty Six

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Ahmad and Safaa always find a way to sort out their misunderstandings,their relationship progressed without any glitch,No one amongst them brings up the issue of Hajiya Turai.They continued living in harmony,forgetting about her completely,unaware that she's way too deep into planning their break up.

"How could you be lazying around,don't you have work " Safaa complained while Ahmad was helping her knit some dough.

It's not a work free day but he suspended all his schedules and decided to be with her at home.

"I want to spend some time with my wife"

"We are always together"

"Yeah right,I'm going out now since you hate seeing me" Ahmad said feigning hurt.

"Noo I didn't say that" She smiled abandoning the vegetable she's chopping.

"What does that mean then?"

"Well it means am concerned about everything that has to do with my dearest husband"

"Uhm mhmm" He mused not okay with her explanation.

"That's all" She cocked a brow.

"Mama will move in today,We should go and bring her,it's been a week" He suggested making Safaa's demeanor change immediately.

"Alright,I'll get ready after we eat lunch" She tried her best to smile.

"Alright" He smiled back.

Safaa dislikes how her mother inlaw treats her so much,that she abhors her presence,when Hajiya Turai mocks her it always create a rift between her and her husband,she wishes to see him defend her,to stop his mother just once but she's sure that will never happen,because Ahmad loves his mother so much,no words can describe how much he loves her and when Hajiya Turai says a thing,he never defies her unless it's against his religion.

"Are you done?" Ahmad startled her when he came inside her room to find her lost sitting idle by her vanity table almost an hour after their meal.

"I guess" She sighed wrapping her veil round her head.

"Don't worry" He squeezed her hand,just to assure her that he will be there for her but Safaa is tired of him just being there.

He calmly watch his mother say hurtful words to her.

She recalled how her father always stand up to her Maa.A lot of his relatives curse and rain abuses on her Mama just because she has one daughter not even a son but one day,her Baba came back all tired from work and heard them saying their usual habaici,He was so mad to the extent of asking them not to come to his house ever again if they will keep on insulting his wife like that.

Safaa wants Ahmad to be like her father,but she knows it's impossible,she's aware that he love his mother much more than he loves her or himself so he can never ask his mother to stop hurting her.

"I have been talking to you babe" He tapped her shoulder lightly.

"I'm sorry"

"I said we are here" He said unbuckling his seatbelt.

"Oh we are here already?" She asked doing the same too.

"Safaa..." He softly began.

"No don't worry,I can handle this In shaa Allah"

"Let's go in then" He took her hand and they walked into the house together.

They found Hajiya Turai seated majestically as always laughing to a joke Zarah told her.Safaa found a place on the carpeted floor and sat down,she greeted her more than twice but Hajiya Turai acted as if she didn't hear her.

"Maa she's been greeting you" Ahmad said sadly.

"I didn't hear her,Ni din ma har sai ta min yanga ne? She should learn to greet people much more loudly" Hajiya Turai hissed.

Ahmad's heart constricted when he looked at his wife whose eyes potrays how hurt she is for being treated as such.

"Mama you know her voice is not so loud and there's no noise so..."

"What? Ahmadu are you trying to defend her for offending me,toh nan gaba in ka sake sai dai wata uwar bani ba" His Mama cut him off.

"I'm so sorry Mama" He panicked.

"It's okay,just be careful next time" She glared at Safaa.

Safaa quitely moved outiside,she needed some fresh air and she made a promise that she's done crying because of her mother inlaw,so to avoid an outburst she left the living room.

She saw a small child trying to cross the road and she ran to help her,the girl must be three years and Safaa wonder why her parents could be so careless,though the road is not so busy since it's in a quarters but still a child shouldn't be left alone to cross the road,it's so reckless.

"Thank you" The little girl smiled at Safaa and continued suckling her thumb.

"Baby girl where's your Mommy" Safaa smiled at her playing with her braids.

"She's inside,come let me take you to her" She dragged Safaa to Aunty Rabi's house.

"Here's my Mommy" She girl pointed Aunty Rabi's maid.

"Oh really" Safaa beamed.

"Raina where have you been? I've been looking for you" The mother hugged her baby taking her away from Safaa.

"I went to play with Charlotte,Mama this lady helped me cross the road,she's so nice"

"She is" The mother chuckled.

"Thank you so much Ma'am"  She said with a curtsey.

"Oh please,call me Safaa and don't do that" Safaa smiled scooping the baby up.

"I'm Rahma,I work for Aunty Rabi" She pronounced the Rabi with a poor hausa accent.

"You're Arabian right?" Safaa chuckled.

"Yes I am" She smiled.

"Nice meeting you Ummu Raina"

"Take your hands off her daughter,do you want to affect her with your barrenness" Hajiya Turai howled from the kitchen.

Safaa pretended like she didn't hear Hajiya Turai and proceed to tickle Raina,the laughter of the little girl made her regard her mother inlaw as a statue and Hajiya Turai never takes that,so she gave Safaa a push until she stumbled down,hurting her elbow.

"Subhanallah" Rahama gasped helping Safaa to get up from the floor.

"Next time I try speaking to you pretend like you didn't hear me again and You" Hajiya Turai seethed pointing Rahama.

"Yes Ma'am" Rahama trembled.

"Take your child and go to your quarters now,Are you even allowed to  talk to our guests,Leave!" She barked flinging the kitchen towel she's holding.

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Ahmad got tired of staying with Zarah,she's so annoying and gets on his nerves so he decided to go look for his wife,he's aware that she's so hurt by his mother's outburst but he just couldn't make himself go after her because his mother will misunderstand it.Safaa never fails to understand him and he knows if he explains why he had to stay with Mama instead of going to see if she's okay,she'll understand.

The sight of blood gushing out from his wife's hand tore his heart,He can't even remember the last time Safaa got a wound.

"What happened?" He asked sprinting towards her.

"Nothing,just a small wound" She whispered trying her best not to let her tears betray her.

"A small wound? Ya Allah you're bleeding" He panicked dragging her away from the backyard.

"Kai Ahmadu She said it's a small wound,she can handle it,she's a lady afterall" Hajiya Turai chirped in.

"But how..."

"Stop asking question and help her if you want to" She hissed going inside the house.

Ahmad walked right behind her and came back with a first aid kit to dress Safaa's wound.

"Safaa where were you looking at? Just be careful next time,I hate to see you hurt" He scolded Safaa while cleaning her up and his last statement only made her chortle.

"Okay fine,tell me what happened" He asked her calmly.

"Why don't you ask your precious mother" Safaa said hoarsely,she's been trying her best not to cry.

"Don't tell me that"

"What do you want me to tell you then? An accident happened that's all"

"Ahmaduu!!" Hajiya Turai called his name from inside the house and he strode to her leaving Safaa's wound half cleaned.

"Mtsss" Safaa hissed and carefully cleaned the wound,dressed it up and walked away from the house.

She has no idea where she's going to but she ended up in a small park and found a place to sit.She cried not because of Hajiya Turai but because she doesn't know how on earth she could live with her mother inlaw in the same house,she can handle her tortures but she knows she'll eventually burst and Ahmad's love for his mother can never make him understand or see her fault.

"Assalamu Alaikum" A man about Ahmad's age sat near Safaa but she's way too lost to recognise his presence.

"Helloo" He waved his hand close to her face after a while startling her.

"Subhanallah,Hi"

"Wow you're really lost" He chuckled.

"I guess I am" She laughed nervously.

She felt uneasy around him,since the issue of Moudu,she's been cautious of men and strangers.

"You're African right? This park is too serene for my liking it tends to get me absorbed in thoughts " He started a conversation.

"I'm African,I should get going" Safaa adjusted her veil and stood up.

"My name is Taha and am a Sudanese" He smiled at Safaa.

"Nice meeting you" Safaa waved and walked in long strides back to Aunty Rabi's house.

"Where were you?" Ahmad rushed to her giving her a hug.

I needed that some minutes ago but you were too busy worshipping your mother.

Safaa wanted to say that to him but she didn't.

"I was around,there in that park' Safaa tried pointing it to show him.

"Don't just leave like that" He sighed lingering in her warm embrace for a while.

"Usehh" Hajiya Turai hissed.

One might think she's a snake...Safaa thought before letting go of Ahmad.

"We are going already,do you have anything inside the house?" He asked Safaa.

"Noo but I'd love to say Goodbye to Raina" She smiled.

"Who is Raina?"

"The little girl I met here"

"No one is going inside the house,I am tired already so Ahmadu take us home,let her give birth to her own if she really likes kids" Hajiya Turai spat and that was when Safaa looked up to see her with Zarah waiting by the car.

"Safaa you know what? I'll bring you here another time,just to see Raina,can we just go now?"

"Ahmadu are you even asking her? Allah ya kiyaye 'da na ya zama mijin Hajiya,Take us home before I lose my temper"

"Yes Maa" He answered unlocking the car.

"Zarah to the front seat now" Hajiya Turai ordered.

"Yes Boss" Zarah giggled.

"Enter the car sweetheart" Ahmad dragged a numb Safaa to the back seat.

The drive home was so quite each of the occupants of the car had something on his mind.Hajiya Turai is happy that her first plan was a success,Ahmad didn't say a word when she suggested that Zarah should stay with her in his house,that way they will keep on conspiring against Safaa and achieve their goal.Zarah's thought are all about how she can lure Ahmad back to her,she wants to wrap him around her fingers,she wants him to be answerable to her,just the way he is to Hajiya Turai whereas Safaa's mind is occupied with endless questions regarding what she has ever done to deserve so much hatred from her mother inlaw.

"We are home" Ahmad announced getting off the car to get to his mother's side so he could open the door for her.

"Bless you my son" Hajiya Turai smiled going outside.

"Ameen Mama"

Safaa was still unaware of her surrounding,she's so lost in deep thoughts and Hajiya Turai decided to make use of Safaa's delay of getting out of the car to harass her.

"Are you waiting for him to open the door for you too your highness" Hajiya Turai roared.

"Ikon Allah" Safaa mumbled.

"What did you just say? You should say it loudly tunda dama kin raina ni,marar kunyan yarinya"

"She didn't say anything Maa,just go inside we will be right behind you" Ahmad tried calming her down and she left the parking lot after glaring at Safaa incessantly.

"Go to her,you always have to go to her she's your Mom" Safaa smiled painfully.

"Habibtee..."

"No,it's okay,you must love her so very much..." Safaa sniffled cutting him off.

"And I love you as much" He cut her off too.

"And I am so afraid,a day will come when she will ask you to choose,God! I shouldn't have married you" Safaa croaked.

"Subhanallah" Ahmad let go of her hand,her words hurt him.

"I told you she will never like me didn't I? Not giving her a grandchild is making matters worst and I told you she said..."

"It's okay" Ahmad stopped her by capturing her lips in his.

"You shouldn't keep stopping me" Safaa grumbled.

"But I had to,Safaa you're my strong wife,don't make her break you" He said fiddling the ring on one of her fingers.

"She's trying so hard to break me"

"I know and about the grandchildren,when it's destined to be,we will give her hundredths of them"

"Seriously?" Safaa rolled her eyes.

"Okay ten"

"No way" Safaa gasped resting her head on his shoulders.

They stayed in the car forgetting about Hajiya Turai and Zarah completely and from the balcony Zarah gazed at them with envy,determined that she must get back her happiness one way or another.

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