HAZE OF HOPELESSNESS

Chapter three

Yasmeen POV

I wake up to the ringingtone of my phone

Ugh,i said picking the phone ,after seeing who it was, my lips was curve into a cute smile

I look at Amaar before tiptoeing to the bathroom

Sis, you did not even call me, don't you know how much i have miss you, fareeda said

Am sorry auta, I was busy, i lied

Oh I see, my brother in-law did not give you the chance to even call huh, she said teasingly

Only if you know what had happened, only if you do, I said to myself

Don't be silly. How is mum and yaya, I said trying to change the topic

Both of them are fine. How is my brother in-law, hope he didn't stress my sis last night

Why shouldn't i when your father can huh

Amaar word echoes in my head. Tears tears go away, please go away, why must you always come back everyday, please just go away, I said but still, it was flowing so fast

Sis,are you there or his with you huh, fareeda said

Fareeda, I will talk to you later, Amaar need something, i said and cut the call before she could even reply

I wipe the tears and went downstairs to make breakfast, I love to cook but now am a housewife,have to even if I don't love it

No one was in the parlor to ask for the way to kitchen and the house was just as big as ours

Oh ya Allah help me i said nervously

Good morning MA, I heard two female voice said and i turn to look at them

Morning i said smiling and realise it was the house helpers, they once brought some gift to our house before the wedding but never knew their name

Am Hajara but you can call me Hajo while she is, Hanisa but you can call her Hani ,she said as if she was reading my mind

And am Yasmeen but you can call me Yasmeen not MA, after all we are agemate I said smiling while they both smile back

I ask them for the way to the kitchen and they show me and help me to make breakfast

I was serving Amaar when i saw Aunty Rukkaya which they call Aunty Rukky with Aunty Asmau, Amaar Aunties with they mum

Good morning aunt, morning...

Taaaaaaaaaw,a sound slap landed on my left cheeks,thanks to Aunty rukky, I would have fallen to the ground

You're so useless, how can you serve me with mango juice when you know I hate it, Amaar said after slapping me

You better do what pleas me if not am going to send you back okay, he added before walking out

Hey, this not your father house okay, you're just like a slave here so behave like one. You're a wife here and i guess your mother would have told you that every woman is like a slave in her husband house and your duty is to take care of the family ,satisfy the husband and give birth ,get it, mum said or should I said my mother in-law

I stood there like a statue, tears flowing freely on my pale face. I turn around and saw Hajo, Hani, aunty Rukky and aunty Asmau looking at me with pity so i just gather some strength and walk upstairs

I was so torn as i sit alone, wanting to end this bitter pain for some relief but can't so i close my eyes, holding on to my memories and hatred . I can't explain how my tears run blood along my veins. I want to let go the pain but his voice continue to echoe in my head

I remember how it all started. I was a happy and young little girl. That day, he came to say goodnight expect that he stayed a little longer before he turned off the light. He really hurt me that night. I lay in bed that night, hurting inside and out as tears stream down my face.

I put that tragic night to the back of my head, hoping and wishing it never happened again until when he did it, in front of my mum, i shout and scream out my soul, wishing she will save me but she just stood there, crying and begging my so called father to let go off me

Yasmeen, I heard Hani voice and i turn to look at her

Mum is calling you, she said and left

I stood up and clean my face before walking downstairs where I saw mum, sitting and chatting with Aunty Rukky and Aunty Asmau

Mum, you called me, i said with a smile

Yeah, actually i want you to prepare Amaar best food before he comes back from work and also some snacks, his coming back with some of his friends

Go and meet Hajo, she will tell you what you need to know, she added without even sparing me a glance

I walk to the kitchen and was about to enter when I heard Hajo saying something and I couldn't help then to stop and listen

I hope what happened to Aunty Abeedah shouldn't happen to Aunty Yasmeen ,Hajo said

Me too,she is so innocent and friendly, Hani said

Let continue what we are doing, I don't want to be sack, Hajo said

Who is Aunty Abeedah? What happened to her? Is she okay? Different thoughts were running through my mind

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