Fatima's POV

I open my eyes to the scrunching of something. Where am I?

After some seconds I feel someone helping me sit up. When I open my eyes again I see Ya Sa'eed with a bag of chips in hand.

"I'm coming. Don't move." He goes out and minutes later he's back with a tray. I watch as he feeds me. When I'm done he leads me to the bathroom and walks back to the room.

I take my bath and pick my robe that's in the toilet. When I walk of the toilet the room is empty so I quickly wear my pyjamas, knowing it's past evening already.

I sit on the bed the same time Ya Sa'eed comes in.

"Fatima." I hum in reply, not really paying attention.

"I love your friend, Halima." He ducks his head low and I chuckle.

"Of course you love her. She's my bestie. Ai if you don't love her sef we'll fight." He shakes his head.

"No you don't understand. I love her. Like ina sonta as in soyayya {like i love her as in love her}. You get. As in love love not brother and sister love, or..." Now i remove my eyes from the wall and turn to him.

"You're joking right?" The serious expression on his face doesn't fall making me gasp.

"Are you serious? I hope you haven't told her. Ya Allah she's crushing on Amir and she...." He cuts me off with a scowl on his face.

"She loves Amir? Amir as in Amir Aliyu? You've got to be kidding me! Why does he always have to make his way into my life. What is his problem? I hate that guy!" Ya Sa'eed is  angry and I don't even get why.

"Fatima wallahi that boy is bad news. He's a player. He.... Even if i try explaining you won't understand so you should just stay away from him."

"But Ya Sa'eed, I want to say something. Don't interrupt me please. So Halli told Amir she loves him and he rejected her almost immediately. But now we're together..." He cuts me off again.

"You're together? You mean you guys are dating? Fatima gaskiya you better break up with him because I can promise you he'll break your heart." I raise my brows at his words. How can he be so sure?

"Never mind. I just hope he takes care of you for me. But just know. No matter what, I won't tolerate him and I'm against this relationship." I simply nod. His approval would've been of much help, a small sigh escapes my lips.

Halima's POV

I've been laying on my bed trying to sleep but I just can't sleep. I turn to the other side and bury my face in my pillow. I hear the door open, knowing it's mummy I don't move from my position. She's probably here to take something.

"Keh kuma wake up. Is this the right time to sleep? Kinsan dai bah kyau baccin yamma koh {you do know it's not good to sleep in the evening right}? You better wake up. Since that you came back from school you didn't remember to sleep. It's after Asr that you know that you're not meant to sleep that's when you want to sleep koh? Toh before I open and close my eyes get and start saying your evening Adhkar. Kai infact Lauratu! Lauratu!! Ke Lauratu kina ina ne {hey Lauratu where are you}? " Our maid, Lauratu comes  yawning.

"Oh. Waton kema bacci kike koh {so you are also sleeping, right}? Children of nowadays it's when they say you shouldn't do something that's when you want to do it. A hana ki sata ki koma sane. Kai nikam i don't even know what to do with you. Oya Lauratu zauna {sit down}. If Halima sleeps slap her for me." I glare at our maid. She won't dare to slap me.

"If you don't slap her wallahi ni I'll slap you double." Mummy says noticing the evident surprise and fear in Lauratu's eyes.

She walks out and I eye Lauratu before starting my evening Adhkar. Once I'm done, I lay back down and start playing with my phone and before I know it, I fall asleep again.

Pa!

I wake up to a tight slap on my face. It was very painful it brought tears to my eyes. I open my eyes to a scared Lauratu. I raise my hand to slap her back but I receive another one, this time, from mummy.

"Baki da hankali koh {you don't have sense right}? I asked her to do something and you want to slap her for doing it? Okay why don't you slap me? Ai i was the one that asked her to slap you koh? Yara banda rashin kunya bah abunda suka iya. Waton ke rasa kunya beran danga koh? {the only thing children know how to do is disrespect}. Is she not your senior? A aihuwar akuya bata haifeki bane? Wallahi be careful with me. Toh. Now apologize to her." Kini?

"Haba mummy. How do you expect me to apologize to this house help. Mai aiki ce fah daga kauye...{she's just a house help from the village...}."

Pa!

Another slap. This time I don't hold it in. I hold my stinging cheek, tears streaming down my face. Normally when I insult house maids mummy just says "halima be careful". But today, she slapped me, TWICE!

"Wallahi if you don't apologize to her I'm not giving you food kuma you're not stepping a foot out of this room."

"Hajiya Dan Allah leave her. Halima tashi {get up} it's okay. Take water. Sorry it's all my fault." Even though I can't see Lauratu I can hear it in her voice that she's scared. I push the water away plop on my bed angrily.

"Don't think of coming outside till you are ready to apologize to her. Lauratu let's go." Mummy says turning to leave.

"Hajiya Dan Allah forgive her she's just a small girl please."

"Nace muje koh {I said let's go}. Bring her laptop with and don't you dare give her food if not you loose your job." Mummy says exiting the room.

"A'ah be kai haka bah hajiya {it has not reached that point} I'm sorry." Lauratu tails behind mummy with my laptop in hand.

I lock the door to my room and cry my heart out. After about 30 minutes I hear my phone ring. I put it on total silence mode and throw it on the bed. After another set of sobs I wash my face in the bathroom and look around for anything I can eat.

I open my bedside drawer and five samosas, three spring rolls and a small chivita stare back at me. I taje them and munch on them.

After an hour of reading the second of the trilogy titled BFFs by an upcoming writer named meemxy on Wattpad, I'm hungry again. I search my room and realize that I have only few things to eat - seven bars of chocolate, a bottle of Pepsi, a take away of mango harbanero chicken wings and a pack of popcorn.

I finish eating everything and I'm still hungry. Why is it that it's only the slim people that don't get full easily?

I plop down on my bed and suddenly remember that someone called me. I check it and call the person back.