Chapter 20

Chapter 19

It's Friday morning. As wonted, it has become Zuwairah's habitual to perform this obligations on Friday's after her fajr prayer. She sauntered to her bathroom to pick up a new blade,she trimmed her nails and pick up her Qur'an to recite Suratul Al-Kahf.

"Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on Friday, will be illuminated with light between the two Fridays."

In no any circumstances will she ever cease to remember this important word in her life,and that's what she has been doing for the past years and will never stop as a good Muslim.

After finished reading Surat al-Kahf,she sends alot of blessings upon the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) peace be upon him(PBUH). Decelerately,she slept off on her praying mat with tears on her face.

_____9 HOURS LATER_____

She woke up with stained tears on her face but found her self on her bed. "How comes, I'm now on my bed?" She thought but shrug off her shoulder as she thought it could be her Dad who would help her up.

She stood to her feet and sauntered towards the bathroom to perform another fresh ablution,it's time for Salat al-Jumuʿah.

In her findings, when she tried to read so many scholars books,she learn that, there is a special hour on Friday, during which all prayers are accepted and answered by Allah, all Glory and Praise be to Him. It's is part of the blessings that Allah has blessed this day with, over all the other days of the week."On this day, there is a time when no Muslim stands and prays, asking Allah for something, but Allah will grant that person with it. There is one hour during which if a Muslim asks Allah anything, Allah will give it to him, so do it during the last hour after Asr."

After her Asr prayer, she prays and ask so many things from God. She begged and promise Him,she will do anything and make sure to always worship Him just as Islam had said. She gives so many promising word to Allah and after some hours of prayers,she finally stood up to find something to eat. She haven't eaten since morning and now she's very hungry. Sometimes,she do forget that she's pregnant and she's now 4 weeks gone.

Immediately she walk out of the room,she met her Dad in the living room "Abba, good afternoon" she knelt as she greeted him.

"Afternoon my dear,Ya jiki? how are you feeling now?"

"Alhamdulillahi, I'm fine Dad" she said and he nod his head even though her stained tears didn't go unnoticed by him,he still tried to shrug it off.

"What about the baby? Hope you're okay and the baby?"

"Yes Abba. In fact, I was hungry that's why I came down here to find something to eat,

He nod his again and hummed "Zuwairah, I wanted to talk to you about something Important"

"What's that Dad?" She now turned all of her attention to him.

"My dear,take a seat" She stood up and take a sit beside him waiting anxiously for him to continue.

"I don't want you to go to that boy's place again" she don't need to be told twice before she know who her Dad was talking about. She knew it's Rasheed. The anger is so evident in her Dad's eyes. "But what Abdul could have done to him?" She thought.

"Dad,please what happened? Why are you restricting me from seeing him? Don't you want me to reconcile with him?"

"I want to,I really wanted to, but the situation did not permit any of us Zuwairah" He softly told her.

"But Dad,you know I love him with all of my heart, I can't do without him" she said and her Dad glared at her making her gulp down in fear.

"You won't see him again and that's final. I swear Zuwairah,that's my final warning to you, don't you dare show your self to him again" Again,tears started flowing down her cheeks. Ever since her wedding with Abdul,her best friend since then has been tears, everyday she must shed tears which as at now, is not good for her health.

"But Dad, there must be a reason why you'll forbid me from seeing him"

"I went to his office this morning..." He trail off but stopped.

"You did?" She asked with happy tone. Somehow inside her, she felt there is hope for her "but come to think of it Zuwairah,if there's hope your dad wouldn't have told you not to go see him again"

"Dad,please what happened? What did he say that made you this angry?"

"I went to his office this morning like I've said earlier,you need to see how he disgraced me" Mr Dauda explained everything to Zuwairah, believing that she would let go of Abdul once she heard everything but in her own mind,she still want to go see him for the last time,she wanted to tell him about their baby, atleast may be if he learn that she's pregnant for him he would forgive her and come back to her.

Though she felt bad for her Dad,coz according to what he told her,Abdul really disgraced him a lot, he disgraced and made fun of her Dad but, she believed that it's all because of her. She knows that once Abdul learn about her pregnancy, he might change his mind and even ask for her Dad's forgiveness.

"Okay Dad,I won't go to his place again" she lied.

"Good...just take care of yourself and I will take care of the rest,you don't need to think about anything,okay?"

"Okay Dad. What about Mom?"

"She went to meet one of her friend,they were thinking of going to Dubai next week to get some goods,so she went to meet her so they could discuss on how to start their preparation"

"Okay. Does that means, till evening before she returns back?"

"Hum" he hummed.

"What about Naja'atu? Is she not back from school yet? Today is Friday"

"Calm down Naja'atu's Mom, she also called me earlier that they have some practicals to do in school,she will be back by 6:00pm"

"Alright Dad,lemme find something to eat" she said with a tight smile as she stood up to go and eat.

......

Zuwairah secretly went out of the house immediately she sense that her Dad was no more in the living room.

Presently, she's outside Rasheed's building and the guards are preventing her from going in. She begged and cried but there were so adamant. Not that they don't feel pity for her, but they were only following orders given to them by their boss. Meanwhile,Abdul is not even in his office at that moment which they told her the truth about her husband whereabout but she didn't listen,the only thing she want is to see her husband.

They were still dragging the issue when she spot her husband's car coming down the street and she tried to walk towards him.

Immediately Abdul spot her, he cursed under his breath "What the hell is she doing here again?!"

"crush that thing if she doesn't move out of our way" he told his driver with no emotion in his voice.

"What?!" He exclaimed surprised.

"Are you deaf or something?!! I said crush her if she doesn't move away from there!"

Meanwhile, Zuwairah is already few mitres aways from the car as she stretch both of her hands on her side trying to prevent the car from passing.

"First, the Dad came by this morning and now the daughter?" He scoffed.

The driver was scared by his boss orders, "what if I kill Madam?" He thought.

They were getting closer towards her and she didn't budge "Even though he's now heartless,he won't be that heartless to the extend of killing her and his baby" she thought as she stubbornly stood right in front of the car. Just few more seconds for the car to hit her,Rasheed stopped the driver all of a sudden.

"STOP! STOP!! STOP!!!" He yelled making the driver to step on the break roughly.

"Idiot! Did you really want to hit her?" He scolded.

"But sir,you said-"

"Shut up! Idiot! Must you follow every orders I give you? So you'll seriously hit her if I didn't stop you right? Is that what you're trying to say?"

"I'm sorry sir"

You're fired" he said in his cold voice.

"Si...sir?" The man asked confused.

Wasn't I just following his orders?

"I said you're fired,get out of my car. NOW!!"

"Sir please forgive"

"Out! Don't let me see you again. Your job is over here with me..now out!!"

He hop down from the car and Zuwairah smile at her victory,she knew her husband well, she knew he won't hurt her.

"Abdul" she smiled as she walk closer to him.

"What the hell are you doing here woman?" He asked with a cold tone.

Zuwairah composed her self before talking "I...I wanted to talk to you"

"We have nothing to talk about. Now out of my way" He tried to walk away but Zuwairah blocked him with her small figure.

"No! You will listen to me Abdul"

"And who are you for me to listen to?"

"I'm..I'm...I'm your wife" she stuttered.

"My wife?" He scoffed with a wicked smirk on his face.

"The last time I checked, you were not"

"But you didn't divorce me right? Our divorce was only in papers...and please, there's something important I need to-"

"I don't want to listen to you woman..and thank you for reminding me this,I've been meaning to do this for the past weeks now"

"I, AbdulRasheed Muhammad divorce you three times! I divorce you! I divorce you!! I divorce you!!! Zuwairah Dauda "

"What?!!!"

"No! No!! You can't Abdul! I'm your wife! Your love!" She shout in tears.

"That was in the past woman. Now, I love no one else but Zulaiha,and only she has the right to be my wife! Now out of my way!"

"Out of my way!" he pushed her and entered his car. Already, his driver left so he drove back to his building.

"He divorce me?! Abdul divorce me? Subhanallah! What will I do now?" She keeps talking to her self with tears on her face.

"I'm now a divorcee. He divorced me! What about my baby? ......What about our baby? Who will now father our baby Rasheed, now that you've divorced me? Why?.....Why is this happening to me?......How could you leave me and go for my friend?..... She betrayed us and you love her instead of me? ......Why Abdul? Why?" She kept talking to her self with her face full of tears.

Unknown to her that a car was coming her way. The next thing,she was hit by the car and slowly, everything went black.

"Wow! Now my job is completed" The guy driving the car quickly reverse back and ran off.