(Monday the 27th of September)
I did not understand why anything happens, but things do, and I guess I have to be bold and suck it down my wind pipe, I mean.
It was so strange that I had to try to convince my self that it was a joke, but the truth is I am tired, what in the name of...
"Hello.....? Hello..... ?" Stella was on the phone.
"OK we went out for a walk we would soon be back"
"No, you want us to come back now"
"Now"
"Okay we are on our way"
She said as she drops her phone back in her purse, all I heard were words that came out of her mouth I was not able to listen to the person on the other side I think we are going home.
"Habiba, let's go back"
"Okay why, I don't know, but Muhammad said we should, he wants you to see something important"
"Okay"
Why does he want me to come back?, I mean us this is freely like why?
"Stella, what did he say in particular?" I asked.
"Come home and some other rubbish that I don't care about"
"Okay" I said with a low tone as I looked down to look at the floor so that I would be able to avoid hitting my leg on a stone.
Hmm, a thought just came to me, and really I did miss mom and dad, and no one has set me down to explain why we left in the first place, I mean Stella just told me that my parents are not who they say they are but still I am wondering why she is acting this way, I don't know why we ran away from my mom and dad, and now we are living in a completely different state, and I am scared because who knows how many people might be looking for me right now.
"We are heard" Stella shouted as we entered the house
"Salamualykum" I said as I entered
"Why did you call?" Stella asked.
She was talking to Muhammad, and he was seated in front of the TV, and he points at it clicking on the play button.
The news reporter started the new "Good day Nigerian, this is another day my name still remains Sadat Musa and welcome to the network service of the NTA, and thanks for joining me, as we bring you news from all around the world and today we begin with a breaking news, Mr and Mrs Haruna confirms daughters death after she had a crisis due to her genotype, she was said to have been unconscious for three hours in the hospital, and finally she gave up the ghost, still on the matter, two dead as police tried to free the yunus estate in Abuja, surprisingly the estate was the one Mr and Mrs Haruna stays in, and also they said the shooting was what started late Habiba's attack, let's move all the way to Abuja where Faruk will have more details for us"
"Thank you, well yesterday Habiba Haruna left this world to the next after fighting for about an hour, she was reported dead by her father in a conference meeting yesterday, and he said to have tried different means to save her life but non were worth it, he also thanked God for the life he had made her live, but she was just a seventeen years old university student that arrived from Tokyo just last month after she finished her high school"
He continued "and also late divine and an in identified victim were found dead in the estate, police claims it was during a rubbery of the estate, and it was done by rubbers that have now been apprehended, the chief of police staff assured safety and his condolence to late Habiba's family as this was what led to her death. Also divine was found on plot 232 drainage where the shooting happened, and this was 19 buildings away from Mr and Mrs Haruna, and also late divine's body was found at the drainage, and she was identified by the security men as a prostitute who came there looking for money from rich men, they also said that she was not a resident in that estate, and she had nothing to do there" he paused.
And later continued my name is Farouk zubayru, and we would be back to Sadat after this commercial break thank you" he said as the station moved to break and Muhammad paused the TV back.
My heart froze, and I could no longer hear it beat, I was shocked, tired and scared I did not know why but tears already started dropping from my eyes, I mean Divine was a sweet and gentle girl, she was a darling I mean, she really helped me during rough times and now, they just called her a prostitute that has no business whatsoever in that estate, what a lie.
Come to think of me, I am dead, it means I am supposed to be dead, I am scared of dying.
"Habiba ate you okay" Stella asked with a concern look on her face.
"Hmm, I guess" I said as I was snorting in pain
"What happened was not your fault okay, and besides we all know that this Is a big lie"
"Hmm" I said as I tried cleaning tears off my eyes
"Habiba, you need to rest" she said still looking at me with sad eyes
"Hmm" I was still not able to talk and with the little energy I had I stood up and started going upstairs to sleep, because Stella was right I do need some sleep.