"I told you to keep a close watch on her. I gave you just a simple assignment but of course you failed. Is there anything you are even good at?" Hassana glared at Habibah and hissed out loud. She knows she is just looking for who to blame about Ruqayya's condition. She told Habibah to keep a close watch on Ruqayya Incase if anything happens,but Habibah was too engross in the game they were playing.

"I am sorry." Habibah apologized knowing her mum is right.

"Sorry for yourself incompetent fool." Hassana hates to say this,but Habibah is just like her father. Hassana was very annoyed sitting in the hospital. There is never a good news for her in the hospital. Habibah gulped and wipe away her tears. Afnan simply stared at Hassana and Habibah. She doesn't care about what they are saying. All she cares about is Ruqayya.

"I..." Habibah started but stopped when the doctor came out of the room.

"How is she doctor?" Hassana asked.

"Alhamdulilah she is conscious." The doctor replied. They all let out a sigh of relief. It was the same doctor that treated her in Adama's house. "Do you know the people that raped her?" She asked.

"No" Hassana replied.

"I would have suggested exposure therapy to treat her anxiety but we can't do that because we don't know who raped her."

"I...." Hassana's phone rang,stopping her from talking. She answered the call without checking who was calling.

"Hello" She said,waiting for the person to talk. The person didn't say anything though. "I will end this call if you don't speak up." She threatened. They should know she is not in for any prank call. She was about to end the call when she heard her friend's voice.

"Hassana" She said. Hassana knew there was definitely something wrong with that voice. She sounds like someone that has been crying.

"What is the problem? Is everything okay?" Hassana asked. She doesn't want to hear any more bad news today.

"Farida's body have been found."

"Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun (we surely belong to Allah and to Him we shall return)." Hassana's phone fell down from her hand. She didn't believe her own ears.

"Is everything okay?" The doctor asked.

"What happened aunt?" Afnan asked. She picked up the phone from the ground. Hassana didn't answer them. She was too shocked to even hear what they were saying.

"What is the problem mum?" Habibah asked.

"Mrs Omar! Is everything okay?" Doctor Aleena tapped her shoulder repeatedly.

"She is dead. Farida is dead." Hassana said barely above a whisper.

"Inna lillahi wa Inna ilayhi rajiun. May Allah forgive her. I have other patients to attend to. Please excuse me." Doctor smiled at her and left. She will like to comfort Hassana but she has other patients to attend to.

"What!" Habibah eyes widened in shock.

"Farida is dead?" Afnan asked not believing her ears. Is this how people die? She saw Farida last week and she is dead. Indeed every soul shall taste death. Would Farida have believed if she was told last week she will die this soon?

"You should stay with Ruqayya. I have to go and see Farida's mum." Hassana isn't really sure of her decision. Her daughter needs her and her best friend also needs her. She doesn't know what to do,but she believes Ruqayya will understand.

"I will take care of Ruqayya." Afnan said. She can see Hassana is confused. She nodded and walked out of the hospital.

"Why is all these happening?" Habibah asked no one in particular. Afnan ignored her and went inside the room to see Ruqayya.

"Assallamu'alaikum" She muttered.

"Wa'alaikum sallam" Ruqayya replied. She was sitting on the bed,staring at her legs with a frown on her face.

"How are you doing?" Afnan inquired. She sat on the bed close to Ruqayya.

"I am fine." She replied.

"Uhm..." Afnan trailed off. She doesn't know how to break the news to her. Ruqayya raised her eyebrows waiting for her to talk.

"Farida...is dead." She gulped, staring at Ruqayya. She expects her to be shock and cry but she didn't even act like she heard her. "Did you hear me?"

"I did. Loud and clear." Ruqayya replied. Afnan was finding it hard to understand how she is feeling. She is not showing any emotion on her face. She is just staring at her legs like Afnan said the most obvious thing in the world.

"You are acting indifferent about it? Is there something I should know?"

"I can't pretend and act like I don't know about her death when I killed her." Ruqayya said and rolled her eyes.

Afnan eyes widened in shock. Is Ruqayya suddenly mad or what? She just confessed to killing her own friend. Afnan doesn't know how to react to this new found news. She feels like Ruqayya is lying but a part of her tells her she is telling the truth.

"That night was....eventful." She chuckled,still staring at her leg. Afnan look at her legs to see if there was anything on them. She has been staring at her legs since she entered the room. "Will you like to know what happened that day? How I killed Farida?" Ruqayya asked,smiling. Afnan was staring at her face. She doesn't want to believe what Ruqayya is saying. She is too innocent to harm anybody. Afnan is not so sure if she wants to hear what happened that day.

"Y-Yes." She replied. Ruqayya look up and stared at her briefly before nodding her head.

Habibah entered the room with Hakeem before she could talk. Afnan hissed under her breath. Why do they have to come in now that Ruqayya was just about to tell her everything? They came inside with three other people. Aunty Baby, Sameer and Yusra.

Great

"My baby! How are you?" Adama walked closer to bed and hugged her. Ruqayya didn't hug her back. She was just frowning on the bed.

"Fine" Her reply was curt. Adama mistook her attitude for something else.

"How are you feeling,Ruqayya?" Yusra asked. Ruqayya glared at her and hissed out loud. She didn't care about the five people staring at her. All she wants to do is yell at them to get out of the room.

"Uhm...we should go home. You have been discharged." Adama said. Ruqayya wanted to cry to let her stay in the hospital for few more days. That house feels like hell to her. She is suppose to be happy she is going back home,but she is sad. She won't even call that place home. Her father never made it a home for her in the first place.

Assallamu'alaikum

How are you doing?

What do you think about Farida's death? Did Ruqayya truly kill her?

Goodnight❤️