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There is a knock on the door
I wake up because of the noise but I feel too lazy to open the door
Zaria
it's me, zaria, can I come in?
my vision was quite blurry but I successfully opened the door
Zaria
Good morning young miss
Amina
Good morning big sis
Zaria
young miss, I told you to stop calling me big sis
Amina
well I told you to stop calling me young miss
Zaria
fine, fine you win this time
Amina
why did you come here so early?
Zaria
Mr. Hamza sent for you
Zaria
I don't know, but it sounded urgent
I became scared when I heard this. I don't know why I was scared though.
I could feel my whole body , shaking in fear as I walked to t study
I slowly walked into the study
Mr. Hamza
ah, Amina you're here , have a seat
I felt relieved when I heard his voice, it didn't seem as though he was mad at me
Mr. Hamza
good morning, how are you?
Mr. Hamza
you seem really tensed though
Amina
I'm just really curious as to why you called me here
Mr. Hamza
oh yeah,I just wanted to tell you that you will be getting married
Mr. Hamza
I was shocked, when I heard those words
Amina
do you know who you are talking to?
Amina
my name is Amina, I'm not Altine or Azumi
Mr. Hamza
of course I know that
Amina
I'm your youngest daughter
Mr. Hamza
I'm aware of that
Amina
it's like you don't understand what I'm saying , I'm 17 years old
Amina
I plan on going to the university in a few months
Mr. Hamza
my daughter, listen. You're not getting married now
I felt so relieved when he said this
Mr. Hamza
you're getting married when you turn 18
Mr. Hamza
your husband to be and his family are visiting in a few hours, so go get ready
Mr. Hamza
no buts , go and get ready, my words are final
I left the study with tears gushing out of my eyes, I was so confused
I walked into my room, there I saw Zaria getting my clothes ready
Zaria
what's wrong? why are you crying?
Amina
my father wants me to get married
Amina
I don't want to get married, I'm still so young
Zaria
just take your bath first and change your clothes
Zaria
we'll think of something after that
Amina
when did you get here ?
Azumi
that's not important right now
Azumi
just get ready to see the guests and also, stop crying, it'll ruin your pretty face ☺️
I felt so glad when I saw Azumi, I felt like there was still some hope left for me
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