C3 THREE

INDO'S POV

"Did my parent get me married to a mad man? that was the question I kept asking myself".

It's only a mad man that will do what he did to me.

I was in so much pain as I left his room for mine.

After searching for sometime I found a first aid box,I cleaned up the injury and bandaged it.Thank goodness I was part of our first aid group back at school.

I retired to my room and rested,I was lost in toughts when I heard a knock from the parlour door,I wore my hijab and went to check who it was.

Behold there were two young girls standing which I believe to be my sister inlaws"they brought our breakfast.

We greeted each other, the eldest was nice but the other wasn't,I made them sit.

I got up to get them refreshments, they ate a little and were about to leave when one of the girls which I later found out her name is saudah looked at me and noticed the bandage on my forehead.

"Yaya Indo what happened to your forehead?" She came closer tilting my head with care.

"Hey Sauderh, it's nothing serious I mistakenly hit my head on the edge of the kitchen cabinet."

"What were you doing in the kitchen?, anyway be careful next time please Addah Indo."

"InshaAllah thankyou"i said with a smile

"How about yaya alee??let's greet him before we get going "

"So his name is aleeyu"i said to myself

"Well,he went out not long ago "I said trying to cover up for him

From my voice someone could clearly point out I'm lying,which groom goes out a day after his wedding?

The other girl which I found out is his cousin scoffed and left the parlour, I didn't feel bad because the problem I was trapped in was enough for me to worry about.

They left and I was left all alone to think about my misery.I ate a little from the breakfast that was brought by his sisters

I didn't notice that time flied so fast till I heard the mosque close to our house calling the adhan, I quickly got up from the sofa and left to take my bath, I prayed to Allah for changes in my husband's attitude.

After praying and pouring my heart out to the all hearer, a deep and painful slumber took over me.

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After I was done praying isha I slept off,I was in my slumber when I heard noise from downstairs, which seems like people were arguing.

I had to gather a lot of courage to go and check what was going on because, it never came to my mind that my so called husband will be there Watching the people arguing so loudly without beating the hell out of them.

What I saw that night made me believe my husband was a beast.

Immediately I opened the door to my room heading downstairs, I heard the sound of things breaking.

what I saw downstairs really terrified me,my husband sitting on the sofa drinking what I guess should be alcohol and looking at the three girls arguing and breaking stuffs with pleasure.

I stood there looking at them with disgust not realizing my so called husband noticed me and was already approaching me.

He was already in my front before I could notice it, I was about to runaway when he held my little hand.

I tried freeing my hand to leave the environment.

Tears were already rolling on my cheeks because I knew,I was in for it today, he came closer to me,facing me and staring into my eyes with a wicked look.

"Ya rabb, please not today" I Said in my head.

"What were you looking at?

Are you up already?" Aliyu said in one breath.

I couldn't stare back into his eyes talkless of answering back because my mouth betrayed me,

I had to stand still looking at the tiled floor with tears gushing from my eyes.

Before I could say "I am sorry"

He slapped my left cheek then the right, then the left again, then the right again till my whole world turned blank.

I couldn't recall what was happening in my environment anymore, seeing what was happening made the girls leave immediately, he removed his belt and started flogging every angle on my body till I couldn't breath anymore,I guess he finds pleasure in tutoring my gender.

He left my lifeless body there, leaving the house with his car key.

I didn't wake up until 12pm, with a severe headache and massive body pain,I thought my limbs were cut off due to the pain I was in, I tried standing up but damn who was I kidding with,Aliyu can beat a human to death crawling was the only option to go to my room.

When I got into my room, i locked it and crawled to my toilet. I hopped into the jacuzzi tub to get some relief from this unbearable pain, my scream was the last thing I heard before passing out due to the unbearable pain I felt when water had contact with my body.

I later woke up and started crying.

"Ya Rahman this is the worst pain I have ever experienced in my whole life"

I came out of the Jacuzzi and went to bed, I didn't wake up until two at night with sobs, sadly the only person that will console me was myself.

So I got up and performed ablution to pay the salat I have missed because of my cruel husband.

After praying and begging Allah to ease my suffering, I laid on my praying mat to read the glorious Qur'an to ease my pains, halfway of reading suratul Mulk my stomach started rumbling which reminded I haven't eaten since the day I was brought to this hell hole as my husband had said clearly the night I was brought here.

The kitchen was easy to locate despite the darkness, the problem is I Don't know how to switch on the light on the corridor because this wasn't the type we have at our village.

The food was still on the kitchen island where I left it.

I had to open the warmers and fetch the food before hunger drags me to my grave, the food was too sweet for my taste bud which made me forget the problem I was in

"Oh I forgot to tell you guys I am a foodie, am in love with food and no matter what kind of situation I find myself I always made sure I eat.

When I was done eating I washed the plate I used and took the food outside to give the gateman not Caring about the time because I just can't let a healthy food like this one go for waste.

I opened what I assumed to be the kitchen's backdoor and left to give the Oldman the food because I noticed him the day I walked my sister in-laws to the gate.

He greeted me with respect that day even though he was old enough to be my father, that reminded me of my uncle and also my parent.

"How are they?" I wondered.

I came back from my train of thoughts when I bumped into a cage close to the gateman's room which I had no idea what was inside.

"Woooooh! Woooooh!" If my ears aren't failing me its the dogs barking I heard. My heart skipped a beat when I saw dogs in the cage. Dogs are the last things I will ever like to see in this life.

I got frightened and ran to the gate man hitting his metallic door like someone that just lost her sanity.

"What's wrong madam" the old gateman said, quickly coming out of his room holding a stick and a Cutlass.

Been the scared girl I was,I ran into his room forgetting that it was not my room.Before I could even get a grip of myself I heard a car horning outside, the sound was blasting everyone's ear in the estate.

The gateman ran to open the gate cause he knew it was the owner of the house, the spoilt brat AKA the wicked beast, Aliyu Abdulmaleek my so called husband.

Realizing where I was made me shudder in fear and I quickly jumped out of the room. It was too late because Aliyu has already drove in, I stood still in front of the gateman's room and I Wished I knew a spell to disappear at that moment because I knew I was going to be died meat today.

I tried to run for safety, anywhere inside the house. But I didn't make seven good steps when Aliyu quickly opened his car, in a flash he grabbed my hijab making me tripped and fall on my stomach, my head hit the ground opening up the injury on my forehead.

I was trying to stand up when Aliyu turned me and stared into my teary eyes, he pulled me up, and then slapped me hard on my cheek ignoring the blood gushing from the injury on my forehead.

"A..a..a..Ali..Aliyu I came to give him the food mama sent for us but then I got scared of the dogs and ran into his room for safety, please don't hurt me I will always obey you"

I said in the midst of my tears.I am just 16 but this guy doesn't remember that.

He looked at me with no emotions and hissed, I wasn't expecting that from him.

Because of the way I was begging him and crying, I thought he would give a listening ear and forgive me.

Alas I forgot who I was talking to. It's boss Aliyu.

He dragged me to the cage mercilessly where the dog were still barking.

"Aliyu please I can't go there. Àaaaaah" I screamed.

" Shut the f*ck up! B*tch. I'll show you what fear means. You are spending the night in the cage"

"I am dead, please don't. I want to live, I still have dreams to achieve. I want to see my parents one more time" I cried.

They were not good to me but I still love them with all my heart

"Aliyu please "I said still crying my heart out.

He dragged me to the cage and threw me In, not forgetting to lock it with padlock.

"To hell with your dreams. You have to pay for coming into my life. You have to pay for..."

He left without completing his sentence, and yes I am still wondering what I did to deserve all this cruelty.

"Wooooo!" The dog barked....He came closer to me sniffing my body while I kept screaming for help.I was too scared that i didn't even know when I passed out.