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e house, cook a meal for Basit and wash the bowls afterwards. Don't leave the house to that pathetic school until

. Or even by her name. Roti made sure that Hikma a

was probably given to her by her illegitimate father who happened to be disap

was without doubt that when she was promised marriage by a man she was seeing who turned out to be a phone

ployed simp and petty thief still lived with her. So the fact that she had to

l and wage free slave and a burden be

er hard causing her to burn her arm on the gas stove for not arranging the dirty clothes

lled the meek young girl, Ugly and Useless. She grew up to think of herself as ugly as a

and make me break

with meditated steps o

oom. She had to sleep on the bed beside the dirty bathroom whi

t would only tell her that she was just having a fever and would merely give her painkillers. Only God k

. Because of her disability, she had to know pla

ale and her lips became line. She looked like a vulnerable doll. Her old

self on her. But something would just stop him. She always feared him. He c

ear left her eye. She tried to move away from him and ended up bumping into another p

l it. She could he

her by the wrist and pu

an ear pie

he begged as this strange

this" Basit whispered to

the house with that stupid friend of yours!!!" Aunt Roti's

is friend looked hurt by the ve

Basit whispered seductively to her making her f

ay and stomped out

floor. She hissed in pain. She managed to get up and dre

done, she dressed up and got re

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f you were alright" Sara explained to the maiden as she sat with her at the gate leading to the little n

at ease since their car knocked down the maiden. She got fed up o

her and decided to

good second hand clothes since her aunt insisted that she wore rags. The rest of the mo

tand. Please don't worry abou

you, I'm getting engaged soon and I'd like to invite you. As

y herself loo

probably be useless at a wedding. Besides, my cou

this girl was going throug

giggled at that. It was her first time noticing her happy face. It was beaut

ow unpleasant she can be." the maide

to call it a day when the maiden had to

yet. I don't want to be calling my bestie by

gave me. But from what I remember, my cousin sometimes calls me H

ely name and I do hope your parents rest

den smiled an

if I don't get home now" Hikma complained wret

n't complete the statement when a h

it was Hikma's cousin, Roti. A drop of cold sweat slid down Hikma's face. The mere tone in which h

ecognised the young lady before her. She was the only daughter of the woman she wo

atting with her employer's daughter. It seemed like they were good fr

ur cousin. Well we met just a few days ago w

bout an hour ago, so I'm going to have to go h

se to her on Gabriel's behalf and also invite

rised but kept a calm

ight in the young girl's eyes. There was this unpleas

going to inform her mother immediately about R

am" Roti waved Sar

irl. The girl had no idea what was going t

iting Range Rover and aske

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breath. She was scared. She was hoping her cousin wouldn't beat her up or starve her or collect t

pulled viciously into the ro

Hikma. Hikma knew failure to speak would

her b-brother's car knocked me down. S-She

r tone. Hikma gulped. How did she know that ? Had she perhaps been eavesdropping on

ear piercing scream escaped her. Her head banged against the ironing table closer to the bed

solace in people" Roti growled at her. Hikma lay on th

d to meet him. I bought you a few dresses. Choose one from them. I don't care if you can't see what they look like, just choose

And she knew that worse days were coming. What was g

nce she wouldn't have to face the wrath of

ulnerable. Too innocent was she that, many, especial

eing naive ? Being bl

y when the burdens of the world seemed to heavy for her to ca

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