"Are you out of your senses? What did I hear about you asking for Ruqayya's hand in marriage. Do you even know what you are doing?" Adama hissed out loud and sat on the bed. She glared at Sameer and shake her head. Mukhtar was typing on his phone, ignoring his wife and son.

"Why are you angry about this? You are suppose to be happy mum."

"Happy? Did you just say happy? Happy that my son wants to get married to a rape victim."

"But she is Ruqayya. Your beloved niece." Sameer smirked, staring at his mum. He doesn't understand why his mum is deceiving others that she likes Ruqayya.

"I don't care, Sameer. You will not get married to that girl. She disgusts me."

"Why are you always around her? Why do you act like you care?" Sameer questioned.

"I care about her, but I can't let her marry my son. She was sexually harassed, Sameer. I can't have a daughter-in-law like her." Adama's voice was surprisingly calm. She knows why Sameer is asking her those questions and she is not ready to answer him.

"You don't care mum. You hate her. We both know what I am saying and you should just admit you hate her. Stay away from her and Aunty Hassana. Stop playing with their emotions." Sameer walked out of the room, ignoring Adama who was calling him back.

"You should talk some sense into your son's head. I can't deal with his nonsense." Adama said to Mukhtar. She even forgot he was still in the room.

"Sameer is right, Adama. You should stop playing with their emotions. The wedding will be happening in few weeks. You should get ready." Mukhtar removed his spectacles and got up from the bed. He left the room, leaving a flabbergasted Adama in the room. She expect him to at least support her, but she should have known better.

There is no way she will allow Sameer get married to Ruqayya. The only person that can help her is Hassana. She is very naive. It won't be hard to convince her. Adama wore a hijab and went to meet her sister. The earlier she convince Hassana, the better it will be for her. She can't allow her son to get married to someone that was raped. The mere thought disgusts her.

She was about to open the door when she heard Ruqayya and her father arguing. She got curious and eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Because Sameer, Adnan and Junior fucking raped me! They raped me!" She heard Ruqayya yell from the living room. She closed her mouth before she will make a sound. Her eyes widen in shock. How could Sameer and Junior do something like that? Sameer was preaching to her and he isn't a saint. She doesn't want to believe.

"How do you expect me to marry someone that raped me? Tell me!" Adama sighed and entered the living room. She needs to confront Ruqayya. Sameer and Junior can never do something like that. Although Junior is capable of doing something like that but Sameer?

"Are you out of your senses?" Omar raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face. "How can you lie about something like this? Do you realize those three are your cousin? I never knew you were a liar."

Ruqayya fell on her knees. She knew something like this will happen. They will never believe her. Everyone will call her a liar. That's why she doesn't want to say anything.

"I am disappointed at you, Ruqayya. How could you lie about something this serious? Those innocent boys are harmless. I am not saying this because Sameer and Junior are my son. We all know they are not capable of something like this. I know you are going through a hard time but you don't have to lie." Adama said, calmly. All she wants to do is slap Ruqayya and bang her head on the door.

"I am sorry Adama. Ruqayya has obviously gone mad. She doesn't know what she is saying. I am sorry." Hassana apologized. She wipe away her tears and glared at Ruqayya. "Nothing can stop you from getting married to Sameer. Not even your stupid lies."

"You also think I am lying?" Ruqayya asked her mum. Isn't her mum suppose to believe her?

"I don't believe you, Ruqayya. Those boys are very gentle. They won't do such a thing."

Omar hissed and left the living room with his wife. Adama smiled in triumph. This is what she always wanted. This is the perfect time to step in and act like she is the only one that cares about Ruqayya. She will poison her mind and tell her Omar and Hassana doesn't care about her. But that doesn't mean she believes her that Sameer, Junior and Adnan raped her. They were also at the dinner party that day so how is it possible they raped her?

"Ruqayya" She called in a sweet voice. She pulled her up and hugged her. "Don't worry about anything, Ruqayya. I know you are just confused about everything. You can trust me my baby girl. Tell me the truth about who raped you."

"Your sons and nephew are responsible. You should believe me if you truly care about me." Ruqayya walked away from the living room, leaving Adama there. Adama glared at her back, wondering if she has truly gone mad. She might be a bad person, but she didn't train her children to be bad like her. She thought them to always respect women. She believes Ruqayya is just looking for who to blame.

She completely forgot what brought her here in the first place. She went back to her house knowing she can't convince Hassana now. She will have to sit and think about what to do. She met Sameer and Junior in her living room talking. She remembered what Ruqayya said about them. She wanted to confront them but decided against it. She shouldn't be doubting her kids. She went upstairs ignoring the both of them who didn't even spare her a glance. They were engross in whatever they were talking about to notice her. She entered Aliya's room who was sleeping on the bed.

"Aliya! Aliya! Aliya!" She yelled startling her. She jolted up and stared at her mother with sleepy eyes.

"What?" Aliya asked, glaring at her. She hates it when someone interrupts her sleep.

"Talk to me with some respect, girl. I am your mother." Adama hissed out loud. She was tired of how her children are always disrespecting her. To the world, they are one perfect family. An outsider can never know the kind of relationship they share. Not even her niece and nephews that live with them understand how things work in her house. She always make sure her family looks perfect to everyone. She has earned a lot of respect from people and she won't allow anybody ruin her hard work. That is why she can't allow Sameer get married to Ruqayya. Any daughter-in-law coming to her house must come from a respected family. Not from a disgraceful family like her sister's family.

Aliya rolled her eyes at Adama. "You don't need to pretend, mother. It's just the two of us here."

Adama glared at her and left the room. She entered her room and slam the door behind her. She wanted to tell Aliya to help her, but the girl just annoyed her. She is clearly alone in this. She has to do something to stop this wedding. It won't happen because she doesn't want it to happen.

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