Mine Forever .

m

ore than a wink of sleep in the last two weeks.. I was trying to force some food in my mouth but the darkness was

prayer). I lazily strode to the bathroom to perform ablution, I prayed and started recit

n you if you don't wake up! Are you dead?" My obnoxious be

led hoarsely and turn

eat" she screeched. What? Did she say two thirty?

y didn't you wake me up

en blaring since One thirty, disturbing my ea

and pray. I took a bath and fixed up my room before i was done it w

he nags me in that same manner. I smiled widely at her disheveled look. She saw me and

slept that much, thanks for waking me u

patted my back and go

te cake I baked when i was studying last week. Yeah, i bake when I'm frustr

er eating and moved t

. Ahmad is her boyfriend, they have been together for three years now and

it" she says nonchalantly. I could tell somet

What's going o

s lying. "Liar! I have been hearing the midnight fights these

ad has been talking to him about sending elders for a formal introduction to my family.. And he doesn

three unmarried half sisters and her father thinks it's not right to marry her off fir

ays babied by everyone. Ya Khadija is thirty two years old, has two daughters Nasreen and Fareeha with her husband Mustapha. Ya Fahad is thirty years old. He and

ou tried talking to Mommy? Maybe she can persuade hi

tell me to be patient and wait for my time.." She half scream

out itself inshaAllah and you and Ahmad will be together

ope s

er assertively and ga

or my last paper but my mind kept wandering off, sometimes i find it so hard to concentrate it's so annoying. I heard

d with so much excit

and Fareeha squealed, jumping ar

iss you so much."

oo.." They say

your graduation" Nasreen said and

thousands of miles away from home but I'm kind of used to it. I have been in the UK s

I want to speak with Aunty Ama

bye

hirped, popping o

you"

xams going?" Sh

ne more to go and in about two months I'm g

d I blushed . "I remember the day you first left home and how had you cried.

hern Nigerians, it was normal that a girl my age is properly settled in her matrim

fall" i said lamely. Don't get me wrong, the thought was appealing but w

e a beautiful, well mannered woman and any man will count himself lucky to have you as a wife," she tried to cheer me up and i se

st son Shattima right?" She quirked her

t him a couple of times" I had a feeling she was goi

was confused and she knew it "you know how they always wanted to be not j

have to do with me?" I

on behalf of his son" my heart sunk deep into my

kind of joke?" I a

with him. Baba would never agree if he thought he was a bad person" I was too shocked to move or

nuinely excited about this and nothing will be

s like his own and his wife Aunty Ameena is a lovely woman, always sending me gifts and spoiling me rotten.. I know all their kids, his sister Zarah and i grew

er than i am and is apparently a no nonsense kind of

ill stand by me" i said with all seriousness. I knew i wasn't bei

"of course I

dulge them so they can stop but I'm sur

Love comes from the strange

ange as it get," I

said with a lot

m happy even if it meant this. Besides i knew the guy will be some kind of snub or freak show and t

try"

't regret it