I kissed her cheek 'khalisah Abba'. She grinned and replied 'Abban khalisah'. We all laughed at her. We entered the house and laid down on the floor. I told him to go and bath while I arrange the food. After eating we all sat down in the sitting room. 'Noor close your eyes'. 'But why?'. 'Because you trust me'.

I smiled and closed my hands. He told me to open it after 30 seconds. He was holding a car key in his hands. 'Take this from me to you, no objection please and don't worry your aunty will also get hers'. I smiled hugging me, I kissed him on the cheeks, forehead, lips, neck everywhere possible. 'Thank you so much, I love you'. And we stayed like that until khalisah joined.

Alhamdulillah am living amidst my family, I never lack anything. My relatives visit ne any day they wish to but yaya doesn't allow me to leave the house, each week when he returns we visit relatives together.

I never knew staying here will be hell for me. Abdulkadir leaves for work by 7 am and returns before or after Maghreb. Ahmad stays for extra lesson, he returns by 4 and get ready for islamiyyah, which he returns by 6 almost the same time like his father. No one to gist with, am bored. I called yaya saratu telling her my problems 'If you can't stay there tell him to bring you back then Hafsah will go with him. Am sure you've learnt your lesson, you thought she was enjoying. Wanda yaki ji ba zai ki gani ba'. 'Thank you ya saratu, I will tell him when he returns.

When he was done eating I decided to ask him 'Abdulkadir please I will like to go with you tomorrow'. 'To?'. 'Kano'. 'That's nonsense ai, you are not going anywhere unless something important comes up. You can't be playing with my child education. You are spending a year here'. 'But am bored, none of you returns home early'. 'That was how she lived her also, so sabr ya ukhti'. He smiled and left to his room. I sat down there crying.

I'm the morning, I couldn't even eat breakfast. 'Nafisah I will staying there for three weeks'. 'Whaaat? Why?'. 'Hafsah is in her last trimester and her EDD day is not to far from now so I have to be with her'. 'Mallam that's rubbish, her family members are there ai'. 'Your family members were there also when you insisted to come here, so just get it into your head'. I stormed out of the house leaving her in anger.

On Tuesday night we were sleeping when Hafsah woke up reciting hasbunallah. 'What happened?'. 'Yaya my back, no my abdomen, Yaya am in pains please help me'. I quickly carried my car keys and helped her to wear her hijab. I carried khalisah to talatu room and came back for Hafsah. We gently walked to the car, I sat her down and rushed to the driver side.

15 minutes after entering the labour room, I heard a baby crying. I raised my hand up thanking Allah for another gift. The doctor came out informing us that it was a boy and we could see her later. I went to the masjid and performed two nawafil.

'Noor thank you so much for giving me a handsome boy just like me. He's so cute thank you. I so much love children'. 'Yaya this is your third child fa but look at how happy you are, like you've never gotten a child before'. You won't understand how I so much love kids. They are the bundle of joy'. I called Ummi informing her about Hafsah delivery, she was also happy. She was discharged the next day in the morning. I. Called Nafisah 'Hafsah.. ' 'Gender'. Hmmm she will never change. 'She delivered a handsome baby boy, just like me'. I felt a pang on my chest. A boy, she has two kids now. 'May Allah bless him'. It came as a whisper, am not sure he heard me.

The baby was named Al-ameen popularly known as ameenu. He gave Hafsah document to three different houses. One was owned by khalisah, the other one Al-ameen, then me. He also bought a new house for his parents. Ya ilaihi this man will be the death of me. 'Thank you so much yayana, where is Ahmad and aunty's own?'. 'He brought out two document from the drawer, one has Ahmad name on it and the other Aunty Nafisah name.

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