(Tuesday the 28th of September)
I slept very comfortable today knowing fully that I am home, it was just yesterday we arrived and things has started happening, I mean the big news yesterday really left Habiba has not yet recovered from the shock that she had, I felt so sorry for her, but there was nothing I cod do, she even left the parlor yesterday before I cod Ulster a single word, but I hope she gets past it fast.
But I did sleep well which was very unusual as my head was lost in my thought of habiba and also because I was frightened for her, I hardly sleep comfortably but today was nice and special I guess I found peace right where it all began, it's the beginning of a new dawn and I know it is.
I woke up by 2:21am and I did laylatul fajir (the night prayer) I also prayed and read five pages of the holly Qur'an, I did this till it was 4:00am, I was now sleepy and tired, so I decided to go back to bed, which I did obviously, I prayed mostly about Habiba and her health I did not want the shock to make her go mad or something, I did want the best for her and there was only one way for her to be able to find peace now she has to find her self and I believe it is all in her past.
I woke up a bit late afterwards as it was now 5:29am, and I was late for prayer, I hurried and went to the Masjid as I had already performed ablution outside the compound of the house, I waited for the Adan to call the prayer turns out I was very early as I also waited for the imam come and to start praying we finished praying by 5:57am and after Tue prayer I decided to walk home and the mosque was very close to my house it was not even up to a building g away, so I think I really did not have an option but to walk home, and also I had to do it fast as I also wanted to go home so that I can get a little nap before I begin my day, because me and Maryam and Stella had a lot to talk about, and it was a topic we needed to bring to the table, I walked fast to my house as I was trying to save more time for sleep, and so I reached my apartment by 6:00am I went directly into the bedroom, not paying attention to everyone in the house I dashed to my bed, and so I did go back to my last dream as I sleep deep, it was as if I was a baby.
"Good morning sir" a maid greeted as she opens the window of my room
"Morning" I replied to her in a low voice
"Sir what would you like for to break fast this morning?" She asked.
"Whatever the guests wants" I replied with a tired look on my face
It has been a long time since I was given this type of VIP, treatment it was a really nice one I was really shocked to see her in my room by this time of the morning
"What's the time?" I asked her, and she looked up to the wall clock in the wall which was over my bed.
"Sir 8:15am" she said as she left the room
I stood up and went to the bathroom I was felling a little tired as my head ached, and I needed to get a relief, I bent my body down folding myself into two now making the height of the tap and my head to be equal, I did this in front of the washing hand basin and switched on the tap and kept my hand like a bowl i n front of it, water rushed in, and I poured it on my face, it was nice I also repeated this again, but now the water was going to my mouth.
I stood up straight now and took out my tooth brush I added a toothpaste on it and started to brush my teeth, after I finished I walked to the water closet or the W. C as my bladder already started to hurt, so I went there to relief my self which I did properly.
Furthermore, I went back to the room and sat down on my bed, I placed a call to mom as it had been long I talked to her.
"H e l l o?... H. e. l. l. o" she said as I could not hear her voice properly
"Ma" I replied as her voice was breaking on the line
"H.a.m.m.a, .h.a.m.m.a.d" she said as I was struggling to hear what she said
"Hello, hello" I tried to reach out to her
"H.e.l.l o ?, h.a.m.m.a.d" was the last thing I heard her say as I cut off the call
"The costumer you are calling is currently unavailable please check the number and try again layer, thank you" the service provider said as I dropped the phone on my bed, it was off no use to me as I was strands the only person I could talk to was not available at the moment, my mom was one of the few people I call and there her number was not available.
"Knock knock" I heard a sound of someone knocking at my door
"Come in" I said as I had nothing to hide
"Good morning sir, break fast is ready" the maid said after which she left the room after closing the door behind her, the strange thing was that I had already seen her this morning, she was the same maid in my room why did she greet again I wondered.
I stood up from my bed and opened my door I left the room and closed the door behind me, I walked to the dinning table and sat on a chair.
"Good morning" Habiba greeted
"Morning" Stella also greeted
"Morning" I replied both their greetings at once
"Habits has decided that she wants to go out and discover Lagos, she also wants to be familiar with the states people and so on" Stella said
"I want to know how many people are suffering from problems like this, and I want to be able to help them, I also want to know who is behind all this illegal activities in the country" Habiba said
"Well that would be nice, like I could you my mom has a foundation for women with problems of different kinds BT they specialize mostly on we men with marital problem, financial problems, or emotional and mental problems, I think you can start from there maybe by interviewing the women I believe you can begin your search from there" I replied her
"Well I think we need to put the people that did all this to you behind bars"
"To us"
"I don't think anyone could have been able to stop what happened to me, but I am happy that I would make sure no woman or girl ever faces this type of challenge again, and I would begin from my self" she added
"True" Stella commented on her speech
We sat down on the dinning table for a while as we all ate slowly and continued to share our personal opinion in the story, I did wanted to catch a bigger audience and I would really like that.
"So basically what's next?" Stella asked with a mouth full of food.
"Hmm" I said as I continued eating
"I guess from here on out it's going to be my own discussion to make" she paused as she tries to swallow the food in her mouth.
She continued "this is my own path and I choose to follow this road" she said with a sad but unemotional voice.
What about your friend Maryam?, are you not going to look for her?, I thought she was the main reason why you wanted to come out?, all these were the questions in my throat, but they were hocked on it like a fish bone.
"That's all" Stella asked as she was shocked by Habiba's response to the situation.
"What?, you want me to go on television to say I am not dead, I hardly know what goes around in this country, but I know that what ever happens to me is no bodies business, it's mine and the only thing I can do about that is take it all in, I should not be used be looking for something that does not exist." She said with an even sadder tone.
I wonder what was going on her mind, what was she thinking about?, I wonder what her life would have been like without all this madness and everything, I really did wander.