SAMEERAH'S P.O.V

"They found Aisha" Kabir says, breathing hard. I tensed up and my heart sped up. For the first time in my life, I was actually scared. Scared of another human being. Hammad grabs my hand in his and kissed it to comfort me.

He had told me over the phone that it was Aisha. I had felt immense pain and anger. I so badly want to claw out her insides but although I hate to admit it, I was scared. Who knows what next she has planned?

"Where is she now?" He asks.

"Police custody "

"Police?" His mother interjected . She doesn't know?

"Hajiya, Aisha poisoned Sameerah, causing her to lose the baby" Hammad murmured.

My mum froze, then she started.

'Innalillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun '

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HAMMAD'S P.O.V

After a week of Aisha in custody, I was released by the doctors and I was more than ready to send her to jail, or to hell. I wanted to go straight to the police station but Sameerah insisted that we go with mama so we'll inform my father.

He was stunned. Didn't believe it .

"You mean Aisha did all this?" He asked again. I can see that he is dissapointed and heartbroken although he is trying to hide it. Aisha was his daughter.

"Have you gone to the police to see her?" He asks.

"We're going there from here" I answered.

"Do just that. I'll call her father. Where's emm..your wife?"

"Down stairs with mama"

He just nodded. I know he feels guilty about the whole ordeal and the way he treated Sameerah but you know how parents are. They'd rather die than admit they're at fault.

We left about thirty minutes later, Sameerah was driving because my leg is broken. Almost healed though. I'd like to believe she's almost completely fine. She was driving us home?

"Baby girl wha-"

"I'm not ready Hammad" she says sounding panicked with tears threatening to spill. She parked the car.

"I'm not ready. What if she stabs me or does something as crazy-"

"You know I won't let that happen"

"But she can hurt you too. I don't want her to hurt you. I'm afraid. " my heart clenches. My fearless Sameerah is in hiding. I won't say gone because I know she'll be back.

"Nothing will happen in sha Allah. You stay home and I will go see her"

She shook her head 'no' so I let her be. I missed my house, but I missed my wife in it. And you all know I'm going to that police station.

*****

SAMEERAH'S P.O.V

I was trying to sleep when the doorbell went off. I groaned. People of the earth let me sleep! I rushed down to get the door. A middleaged police man in blue smiled back at me.

"Good morning madam"

"Good morning "

"Are you Mrs Babangida?"

"Yes" I answered apprehensively.

"I'm inspector John Abdul and I'm here to ask you a few questions about a certain miss Aisha..."

I tried hard to avoid this confrontation but here we are, my problems following me home. Hammad has been going to the police station for the past week. It's time I played my part. So I invited the police man in with Hammad's permission.

He interrogated me for I while and then promised me that Aisha will go away for a long time if not the rest of her life.

I briefed Hammad on the police's visit over the phone. His leg was completely healed and he was back to work. I'm also starting work on Monday. Losing my baby gave me the worst case of depression but I think I'm ready to move on now.

"We're almost there baby girl, you don't have to worry about Aisha anymore" he said making me smile.

****

A case was opened and we began going to court. We went every month till I began losing hope. It's been almost a year. Oh and turns out, Maryam was Aisha's accomplice! She gave Aisha the poison since Aisha wasn't exactly bright enough to know formaldehyde. She studied English or so...

I was told that Aisha's father bailed her out so we had to be extra careful. She was free until proven guilty. That was hella unsettling. There were atleast two police men at our house 24/7. Hammad did morning shifts and came back home as soon as he could. He even suggested that we moved to their house but I wasn't comfortable with living in a house together with his brothers and father. Aisha was staying with us for the meantime.

***

We were at the gym. It's a bit scanty today. Since we both were bedridden for a while, we had to exercise more to get back to our normal selves. Hammad almost fainted when I told him he was getting a pot belly.

A guy came onto the treadmill next me. Hammad was in another room lifting weights. I tried to ignore his presence but I know he looks familiar. Freakishly big and muscular.

"Sameerah " he whispers. Umm what??

"Excuse me do I know you?" I ask politely.

"I definitely know you" he says smiling, inspecting my moving body. Eww!

Although I was well covered, his eyes bore holes into my soul making me shudder with disgust. I heard that guys can undress you with their eyes so I stopped the treadmill. He smiled wide.

"How?"

"You're so beautiful. In every sense of the word" that's it.

"Please could you stop? If not I'll have to get the authorities " I warn him, my voice raising. Hammad, this is the best time for you to come! He just chuckled.

"I'm not doing anything, just admiring God's work "

I ignored him and got back to my training, some two treadmills away from him. We're almost done sef. It's been two hours.

*smack*

He.smacked.my.butt.

I saw red. I punched him in the mouth. He fell off the treadmill and smiled with blood in his mouth. What the hell?!!!

I got of the machine and began walking away quickly. A strong hand came over my mouth. I panicked and began to scream but it was all muffled. We were the only ones in this section of the gym? When did the other three ladies leave???

He threw me on the ground, his hands still over my mouth. I was trapped between his log like thighs. He started trying to get rid of my clothes, his nails digging into the side of my face causing me pain. I cried. What??! Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun. I kicked around frantically. His hand slipped and I got the opportunity to bite. I bit down on his palm hard. He released my mouth and I screamed. He groaned and slapped me hard across the face. It stung and I saw black dots. My tears multiplied.

"I told you I'll have you someday, since from the university. You laughed at me because I was short and small. Now I'm big enough to handle you and Your little husband can't do anything about that so shut up " I heard someone come in running but didn't see who because i was still dazed from when he hit me.

***

Where is she? Why is this woman always testing me? I told her to stay where I can see her! I didn't even realise when she slipped out. Am I overreacting? She probably went to the restroom.

A scream pierced my ears, straight to my chest. I almost dropped the weights. I ran out frantically. It had better not be my wife screaming. How many rooms are in this damn gym??? Where is she???

I ran into yet another room and what I saw made a chill run down my spine. A sense of de ja vu overwhelmed me.
A man, trying to force himself, on my wife. I iced in rage. I tackled him and I let hell rain. I punched and punched till I didn't know where his blood stopped and mine started. I felt someone pulling me off him. I let go and went to Sameerah who was crying, a black eye forming. My rage came back anew and I rushed to the man but I was stopped. When did the police get here??

I was furious. Furious and scared at the thought of what almost happened. First it almost happened to Aisha my sister years ago, now with my wife. What is with these men? Do I have to kill someone??

The police took the man away and I took Sameerah home. What the hell?

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