"We will come back later insha Allah. Make sure you lock the door when we leave." Adama put on her shoe and carried her veil.

"Okay" Ruqayya nodded and went out of the room. Everyone is getting ready for the dinner except her. She doesn't feel like going anywhere. She entered Aliya's room and sat on the bed. They were busy getting ready to acknowledge her. She stared at them awkwardly not knowing what to do. She is tired of pressing her phone.

"You still haven't change your mind?" Farida asked,putting on her necklace. Ruqayyah rolled her eyes. She is acting like she is the bride's sister.

"I am not feeling good." Ruqayya was not lying. She feels restless. Like something bad is about to happen.

Farida nodded and told her to help her wear the necklace. She has been trying to do that herself. Ruqayya helped her and went out of the room. She went to her parent's house to take few things she might need. Some of her aunts were in the room.

"Assallamu'alaikum" She muttered. They all replied,staring at her. She told them she wants to take few things.

"She doesn't have to act like it's her room. We know it is." Ladidi, one of her aunt whisper.

"She is just trying to show us it is her room." Zainab whisper, glaring at her. Ruqayya doesn't understand why her aunties hate her so much. They are always complaining about everything she does. She went out of the room with her nighties and went to the next house.

They were all set, ready to leave. She dropped her nighties in Aliya's room and came back downstairs.

"Here are the keys" Adama handed over the keys to Ruqayya and entered the car. They drove off leaving only her in the house. Some of her cousins left with Hamida earlier. She went back into the house and lock the door. She went to Aliya's room to take her bath and pray. She came back downstairs to watch something because she was not feeling sleepy.

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"I have been calling her number but she is not picking." Afnan explained to a furious Adama.

"My keys are with her. The back door is also locked. How does she expect us to enter the house?" Adama asked no one in particular. They came back from dinner like 10minutes ago and they have been calling Ruqayya to open the door for them. They all sat outside, not knowing what to do.

"Why are you outside? Is everything okay?" Sameer asked. He just came back home with Adnan and saw his mum and cousins outside.

"Ruqayya locked the door and she is not picking her call." Adama explained. She was already feeling headache.

"Here's Dad's key. I just collected it from his office." Sameer opened the door and they all entered the house.

"Why is the house so dark?" Adama switch on the light and hissed out loud.

Batoulah screamed gaining the attention of others. They all rushed to the living room to ask why she was screaming. The scene in front of them left them shock. Ruqayya was lying unconscious on the floor. Her cloth was torn and she was bleeding. She had bruises all over her body. No one needs to explain what happened in the living room. She was sexually assaulted.

"What....is this?" Adama asked no one with a shaky voice. She couldn't believe her eyes. Her niece was raped in her house. How the hell did that happen?

"Who did this?" Afnan asked. A lone tear escaped her eye. Who could have done something like this? They were all looking at her. Everyone was shock to react.

"Sameer and Adnan the both of you should leave here. Can't you see she is half naked. Why are you staring?" Adama asked, glaring at them. Everyone is shock but that doesn't give them the right to stare at her like that. They left quietly knowing she is right.

"I will call the doctor. The three of you should take her upstairs to my room." She said referring to Batoulah, Afnan and Fatima. "Yusra you should call Hassana to come here" Adama dialed the doctor's number, patiently waiting for her to pick.

Habibah sat on the floor, staring at Ruqayya. Batoulah and Afnan were trying to lift her up. She didn't know what to do. She was still in shock. Ruqayya has always been a quiet person. She doesn't fight with people so why will anybody rape her?

They lift her up and carried her to the room upstairs. Habibah was still staring at the floor that was stained with her sister's blood. Ikram left the living room to get a rag that she will use to clean the blood.

Hassana came inside the room with Yusra and two of her sisters. "What happened? Where is Ruqayya?" Hassana asked. Yusra came to tell her something bad has happened to Ruqayya. She was in the room with her sisters getting ready to sleep when Yusra came. Adama glared at Yusra. She didn't remember telling her to say anything to Hassana about her daughter.

"Calm down,Hassana." Adama tried to blink back her tears. How will she break the news to Hassana? Whoever raped Ruqayya is wicked.

"I am talking to you Adama. Where is my daughter?" Hassana yelled, startling Adama a little.

"She is in my room upstair. We came back home and met her on the floor unconscious. It looks like she was raped." Adama explained. Hassana was too shock to react. She stared at Adama trying to process what she just said.

The doctor entered the house after knocking. She told the gateman to allow her inside. "Assallamu'alaikum" Doctor Aleena muttered. They all replied her greeting. She was surprised to see much people in the house.

"She is upstairs. Let me show you the room." Adama left the living room with Doctor Aleena. She explained to her what happened to Ruqayya. They are not exactly sure what happened, but she told her what they assume happened.

Adama entered the room with Doctor Aleena. Afnan and Fatima were sitting close to her on the bed. Ruqayya was wearing a new cloth when they entered. Courtesy of Afnan and Fatima.

The doctor nodded and checked on Ruqayya who was still unconscious. They all stared at the doctor doing her work.

"She was repeatedly raped" The doctor sighed,removing her spectacles. It always saddens her when she sees a victim of rape. Why should you destroy someone's life simply because you want to have your way with them?

Adama gulped, wiping away her tears. Ruqayya doesn't deserve to be rape. She is not saying any other female deserves it, but Ruqayya is the least person she will ever think of something like this happening to. The poor girl will be devastated when she wakes up. "When will she wake up? Is she going to be okay?" Adama was worried about her. She might not be her biological daughter but she loves her dearly.

"I gave her some injections. She will wake up tomorrow insha Allah. Although she might still be in a state of shock. I will prescribe some drugs for her. They will prevent sexually transmitted diseases and also pregnancy" The doctor explained to which Adama nodded.

"Thank you so much. I will go and get the drugs now." Adama smiled weakly at the Doctor.

"You don't have to go out now. It's late. You can get the drugs tomorrow morning." The doctor said. Adama was looking very worried. She has never seen her that worried.

"Okay." She escorted the doctor out who insisted on going back to the hospital that night. Adama told her to sleep in her house but she refused.

She went back to the house to meet her sisters and their children. She explained to them what the doctor said and pleaded with them not to tell anybody about what happened this night. Is it possible to hide the smoke coming out from fire?

Hassana was still in the position she left her. She was crying on the floor, blaming herself for what happened.

"I shouldn't have left her here alone. I should have force her to go to the dinner. Ruqayya will never forgive me for this." She cried out. No one made an attempt to calm her down. Sometimes you just need to cry. They don't expect her to act like everything is okay after her daughter got raped by some useless people she don't know.

Adama went back upstairs to her room without saying a word to Hassana. She doesn't how to console her.

"I will take care of her. You can go and sleep." She said dismissively to the three ladies. They left knowing they can't argue with her. She sat on the couch and sighed holding her head. Who could have walked into her house and rape her niece? It doesn't make sense to her. The gateman told her no one came into the house after they left. Whoever raped her must be close to the family. She checked the cctv cameras earlier when they were waiting for the doctor but the last footage she saw was of when they left the house. The culprit off all the four cameras in the living room. Whoever it is must be very close to the family to even know about the hidden cameras.

Hassana came inside the room. She finally summon the courage to see her daughter. Adama smiled weakly at her and got up from the couch. She went to the bathroom to take her bath giving the mother and daughter space.

"Ruqayya!" Hassana called,blinking back her tears. She doesn't want to cry in front of her daughter even though she isn't awake. Whoever raped her daughter must be very wicked. Ruqayya has always been gentle. She doesn't fight or argue with people. How can they cause so much pain to her? How will she act if she wakes up? Hassana has so many questions running on her mind. Why will that person decide to do something like this on her sister's wedding? This whole situation has a big question mark on it.

Adama came out of the living room wearing her bathrobe. She wore her nighties and sat on the couch. They are suppose to be sleeping,but here they are staring at Ruqayya. Her mother couldn't sleep. Not after her daughter was raped. She wept quietly beside her daughter. Whoever raped her must face the consequences. She will make sure that person goes through the same pain her daughter is going through. She can't do anything until her daughter is perfectly okay.

She carried her phone and called her husband. She explained to him what happened to their daughter. He promised to come back to Nigeria the next day. He travelled today with Adama's husband for an important business meeting. He promised to be back tomorrow. Adama was already dozing off by the time she finished talking to her husband. She sigh and rest her back on the headboard. Tomorrow will be a long day.

Assallamu'alaikum

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