Ruqayya went back into the house and lock the door after her aunties left for the dinner party. She went to Aliya's room to take her bath and pray. She entered the bathroom to take her bath. She perform ablution and prayed.

Ruqayya was still on the prayer mat when she heard a knock on the door. "Who could it be?" She asked herself. Everyone went for the dinner so who could be knocking?

"Who is that?" She yelled.

"It's Yusra. Please open the door." Yusra yelled back. Ruqayya opened the door after checking the pinhole.

"I forgot something in the room. I am here to pick it up." Yusra explained to a confused Ruqayya. She nodded and entered the bathroom leaving Yusra in the room. Yusra was no longer in the room when she came out of the bathroom. Ruqayya didn't pay much attention to it because she thought Yusra must have gone back to the dinner. She locked the door and sat on the bed, watching a movie on Aliya's laptop.

After about 30 minutes, there was a knock on the door again. Ruqayya got up and check the pinhole. She opened the door only to see a nervous Yusra. Her hands were shaking. She smiled weakly at Ruqayya and entered the room. Ruqayya closed the door, finding the whole thing strange. She noticed the blood stain on Yusra's cloth and asked her about it.

"Why is there blood stain on your cloth?"

"Time of the month." Yusra replied and entered the bathroom. Ruqayya sat on the bed, watching the movie on Aliya's laptop. The blood stain was in front of her cloth, but Ruqayya doesn't want to question her. Yusra can be rude sometimes.

"Yusra came out of the bathroom few minutes later wearing the same type of cloth. Everything was the same with the previous one. Ruqayya find it strange but didn't say anything.

"I am going back to the dinner." Yusra said and left the room. Ruqayya locked the door and continued watching her movie. It was after she left Ruqayya remembered to ask her how she entered the house. She didn't have a spare key so how did she enter? Maybe aunt Adama gave her the spare key.

Ruqayya continued watching the movie for almost half an hour when she heard a loud shrill cry. She jolted up, wondering where the sound came from. She heard the sound again, making her tremble in fear. But the voice sounds familiar to her. She is sure she has heard that voice before.

She picked up her phone and quickly dial her mother's number. The number was switched off. She tried calling her aunt, but it was also switched off. She was about to call Afnan when she heard the sound again.

Farida!

That voice sounded like Farida's voice. Ruqayya quickly got up from the bed. She wanted to open the door, but remembered she doesn't have anything to defend herself with. Her eyes landed on the knife Aliya used to cut apples before they went out. She carried the knife and opened the door. Everywhere was dark so she put on her phone's flashlight. She walked down the stairs, slowly. Her body was shaking due to fear. She slipped on the stairs, making her phone fall on the floor. She covered her mouth so she won't make a sound. She saw someone's shadow in the dark. She screamed and attempted to run away.

Keyword; attempted

There was someone standing in front of her making her scream. She couldn't see the person's face in the dark. Without thinking twice, she stabbed the person with the knife she was holding. The light came on, before she could push the person's body away. Her hands were covered in the person's blood. She look at the person on the floor and her eyes widen in shock.

Farida!

Farida was lying on the floor lifelessly. She was almost unrecognizable. The knife was still on her stomach. With shaky hands and legs, Ruqayya walked near her body and pulled out the knife.

"Farida!" She called, shaking her body. "Farida!" She removed her veil and tied it around her stomach to stop the blood from coming out. She let out a loud cry after it all occurred to her that she just killed her friend. She killed Farida!

"I am sorry, Farida! I didn't know it was you. Please wake up! Wake up, Farida. I can't live with the guilt of being a murderer. Wake up, Farida!" Ruqayya shake her body, crying. She was too emotional to notice the bruises on Farida's body. Her cloth was also torn to pieces.

"Hello there, murder."

Ruqayya turned her head, slowly to see who just called her a murder. "Junior?"

"Ruqayya?" He called and chuckled.

"I-I didn't kill her purposely. I swear it was a mistake. It was a mistake, Junior." She wipe away her tears that won't stop coming out. She didn't notice the two other guys staring at her. She thought it was only Junior until she heard Sameer's voice.

"Murder!"

She saw Sameer, smiling bitterly at her. "I am not a murder. I didn't kill her purposely." She shake her head, crying on the floor.

"But you have her blood on your hands. Your fingerprint is on the knife. No one can prove you did not murder her." Junior narrowed his eyes, smiling mischievously .

Ruqayya continue crying, staring at the girl she just murdered or so she thought.

"It won't be a bad idea having a taste of you before you go to jail." Sameer smirked, looking at her bare legs. She was wearing a short nightgown. She forgot to wear hijab because of how scared she was.

"You are right, dear brother." Junior chuckled.

Ruqayya didn't listen to what they were saying, she was just crying on the floor.

"Are you guys out of your senses? This is Ruqayya you are talking about." Adnan was struggling to keep his eyes open. Everything looks blurry to him, but he understands what they are saying.

"This is not the time to preach, Adnan. We want to have our way with her. Don't forgot the Mukhtar brothers get whatever they want." They laughed out loud, making Ruqayya cry harder on the floor. She still don't understand what they were saying. She was confused about the whole thing.

"You guys can't do this. She is family." Adnan tried to walk closer to them, but he fell down flat on the floor. This action seems to bring Ruqayya back to her senses. She look at Adnan on the floor and let out a sigh. Adnan was intoxicated, struggling to keep his eyes open. Ruqayya could see traces of a white substance on his nose. Her eyes widen in shock. She is not one to judge people, but it was clear the white substance is cocaine. The way he was struggling to stand up says it all. Ruqayya knows Sameer and Junior take drugs, but Adnan? Only her and Afnan knows about the fact that they take drug. They mistakenly caught them taking drugs, but that is a story for another day.

Sameer chuckled and glance at Adnan that passed out on the floor. He got up and left to his room. He came out shortly with a pill and a bottle of water. He tapped Adnan to wake up and forced the pill and water down Adnan's throat. Like a magic, Adnan got up and scratch his eyes. He look at Junior who had an amusing expression on his face. His gaze landed on Ruqayya, making him smile lustfully at her. Ruqayya widen her eyes, wondering what they just gave him to take.

"Ruqayya!" Sameer called, tracing his hands on her bare legs. She quickly pushed him and shift back. She didn't notice when he came closer to her earlier.

"Come on, baby." Junior attempted to touch her hand, but she held his hand and slap him on the face.

That seems to get him angry because he unbuckled his belt and hit her with it. "How dare you slap me?" Junior dragged her hair and held her neck tight, almost chocking her in the process.  She tried to push him back, but his hold was tight on her neck. She kneed him in the groin, making him release his tight hold on her neck. She tried to run away, but she should have known better. Sameer held her hand tightly and slapped her hard across the face. She stumbled due to how hard he slapped her.

Adnan was still smiling lustfully. He didn't even attempt to save her.

"I will teach you a lesson."  Sameer carried Junior's belt on the floor and hit her with it. "I will deal with you today." He hit her with the belt,  frowning his face.

"Help me!" Ruqayya cried out. She was feeling pains all over her body because of how Sameer was hitting her with the belt. He dropped the belt on the floor and untie Ruqayya's veil around Farida's stomach. He tied Ruqayya's hand with the veil that was soaked with Farida's blood. Ruqayya tried to fight him, but she was feeling very weak. She silently prayed someone comes in and help her. She will be doomed if no one helps her.

"You think you are smart? Let me see how you run away."  Sameer unbuckled his belt, sweating furiously.

"I won't spare her now." Junior limped towards her body and slap her hard causing blood to ooze from her mouth.

"Enough guys! Let's punish her the right way." Adnan said, walking towards her. She widen her eyes, shaking her head.

"Don't do this to me! Please don't!" She beseeched, crying on the floor. Sameer ignored her and tore her nightgown.

"Leave me alone! Please don't do this to me. I will do whatever you want, but please don't rape me. Please don't do this to me. Help me!" Ruqayya cried out, struggling to free herself from the monster's clutch.

They ignored her and raped her brutally until she passed out.