Halima's POV

I wake up quite early because all the females in the house are supposed to have a session with the gyaran jiki crew.

I dress in a black leggings and a black short sleeved top then tie a black turban on my head. I don't even have my breakfast before Teemah comes and drags me out of the room into a large parlor.

I have my gyaran jiki session. It's though my skin looks beautiful and smooth but still. I leave to go bathe and sleep but Teemah's aunt - the mother of the brides, Aunty Maryam - stops me.

She asks me to take sone food to where the gyaran jiki session is being held. Albeit I'm tired, famished, drained and sleepy I can't say no to her.

I end up taking seven big trays filled with snacks and ten packets of soft drinks together with the maids. How they are going to finish all of it, I honestly don't know. I start going to the room when she stops me again and says I should please help her take some snacks around the house.

I open my mouth to politely decline when Ya Sa'eed comes and takes it from her.

"Let me help you with that. Keh ma fah you're a bride, you can't be working like this." Aunty Maryam smacks him and waves me away. I send him a smile that spells thank you and he winks at me. I can't help but blush.

Ya Sa'eed has been such a sweetheart, saving me from his Aunt that keeps on taunting me, the one that insulted us the day we arrived whose named happens to be Aunty Nana. He has been helping me and i can't help but say that I might be falling for him.

And though I haven't returned any of the sweet words he throws me indirectly or the messages he sends at the most random times, he's still being as sweet as ever. I can't help but think, he seems too good to be true.

I walk to our room and lay down to sleep. I sleep off only to wake up some minutes to 10am. I hurriedly take a cold bath and change into an A-lined material gown with two pockets and a high neck. I pick my phone and check it. The battery is drained. I can't risk leaving my phone here and getting it stolen so I rush outside to Mummy's car. The driver arrived yesterday with mummy and daddy's luggage.

He greets me and we enter the car, we're going to pick mummy and daddy. I plug my phone into the car charger and play music in the car. We arrive at the airport at 1pm dot.

We wait and once their plane lands we drive back and arrive some minutes to 3pm. We pray Zuhr and Asr then eat. After everything I collect mine and Teemah's Saari and leave them to rest.

We start helping to make the wedding preparations. I help with the food, snacks and all other edibles while Teemah helps with the decorations of the event centers since the brides' father said he isn't paying for anything other than food and clothes the brides will wear. Apparently, it's part of the punishments.

The rest of the week is whiled away like that and then the day for the Kamu comes. Since the wedding was rushed only the brides' friends wear anko. The color of the day is wine and black. The brides and their respective grooms wear wine and cream while the friends wear wine and peach. The whole decor is on point.

We dance a lot. After all the dancing I move out of the hall to receive some fresh air. I feel the hair at the back of my nape stand. It's as if someone is following me. I turn and see a guy who should be around nineteen to twenty years old. He's wearing a wine kaftan and a black cap perched perfectly on his head.

He's emanating a diminishing aura. The type that makes you feel smaller or inferior to him. I look up to his face and the idiot is smirking. I square my shoulders and look him in the eye.

"Excuse me, is there any problem?" He gives me a once over and his smirk grows wider.

"Nothing. I just want to talk to you. Can you lend me a minute?" I look at him expectantly.

"I'm Abuddaar Umar. A younger brother to the groom. I've been noticing you and I must say you are quite beautiful."

"So you followed me from the venue just to tell me I'm beautiful? Thanks. Excuse me will you? I have to make a call. Thank you." I call Teemah.

"Hello, Halli bazan jinki bah {i won't hear you}. Just text me." Teemah ends the call. I quickly turn on my data still feeling the hair at the back of my neck stand. I turn and the Abu whatever is still there. I roll my eyes then continue to text Teemah.

Where are you?

I'm on the dance floor.

Come meet me outside.

I turn to the Abu guy who's starting to annoy me.

"Don't you have anything worth doing? I don't mean to sound rude but you're making me really uncomfortable. So if you could excuse me please."

"I just want to have a few words with you. But since I'm making you uncomfortable can i know where you live?"

"Abuja. Why?"

"Okay, so you're here on holiday?"

"Yeah. Is there a problem?"

"No, nothing. So where are you staying for the holiday?"

"Why do you care? Just say what you want and leave. You're really disturbing me and invading my privacy."

"Oh. I just think you have all what I need in a wife. So, can i have your contact number?" I scoff and before I can reply someone talks from behind me.

"Why are you disturbing my younger sister? Is there any problem?" I turn and see Amir. I don't even know when my mouth says his name out if it's own accord. But it comes out more of a question because I'm beyond surprised. That is when his words register in my head.

Sister?

"Hey bestie." I turn to see Ya Sa'eed standing behind Abu, his hand over the guy's shoulder.

"Sa'eed." He says, annoyance dripping off his tone. Ya Sa'eed briefly looks at me and Amir before turning to Abu.

"Ashe an fara iya dressing {so you've started learning how to dress}. Great to know you took my advice. Why are you disturbing this beauty?".

"Sa'eed, why do you always have to be involved in everything I do?" the guy hisses and leaves angrily. Ya Sa'eed turns to Amir.

"And you, what's your problem? Leave Halima alone!" Amir raises his hands in surrender.

"Dude chill. I was just trying to help. The guy was following her so I said she's my sister." He leaves me with Ya Sa'eed who walks to Abba's car. I follow him and he enters.

"Get in." I do as told and he drives us to some place named Dee's catering.

The walima happens the next afternoon and the dinner will be in the night. For the walima me and Teemah wear the matching Saari mummy designed. I make up our face and we leave like that.

Due to our dressing, we are asked to sit on each sides of the brides since mummy brought matching Saaris for them too. It starts around 2pm. The walima is a women only event and a malama was invited to give Sermon which lasts for three hours. 

Once it's 5pm we all disperse to get ready for the dinner. The next day is the day the knot will be tied and then the brides will be conveyed to their matrimonial homes. Adda Afrah is going to be conveyed to Abuja while Aneesah to Kaduna. They are both going to be conveyed by plane.

For the dinner I dressed in a red french lace sewn into a mermaid gown. Teemah ties my head tie into some sort of beautiful design. She also wears something similar to mine but hers is a brown lace sewn into a mermaid skirt and peplum blouse that looks like a gown.

I do our makeup and Mashaa Allah it's flawless. Ya Sa'eed drives us to the venue in Abba's car and Teemah leaves with Amir saying that we might not meet again till she returns home so I should go ahead and have fun. Her excuse is that she needs to catch up with some of her friends and cousins that she hasn't seen since our Jss3 holiday.

I know what's happening. I kind of read her chats with Amir and I read that they are going to share their first kiss. I could've talked to her but I just got my best friend back and I don't want to lose her again so I just let her be. Moreover, the junior secondary school Islamic studies teacher said that we should let her be because if we make her sad and she cries the Jinn might use it as an opportunity to get back into her body.

I go ahead and eat, have fun and make new friends and chill. I go back home around 12pm because I'm tired. I wanted to stay longer but ny body isn't having it. Once I enter our room I hear sniffles.

I see Teemah sitting on the ground with her knees up and her head in between them shaking uncontrollably. I move over to her and once I touch her she flinches.