*At 5pm in the evening, Khaleesat came out of her room into the parlour.*
She turned the window and was peeking at the garage to see her housemate’s car, a sign that he was home.
She turned and went to the kitchen to dispose of the takeaway she had eaten.
From the kitchen window she saw him sitting on the lawn behind the kitchen, on a call.
*She came back to the kitchen to get water for herself because her throat was dry.*
She stood by the kitchen window for a bit, then turned and left the kitchen.
She went back to the parlour, stood looking at the living room door handle.
Then she went and picked up the book from the floor and started checking it.
After finishing looking through it and seeing nothing, she went back to her room to lie down.
Seeing he was still on a call, she quickly went back to the corridor in front.
She stood in front of the door thinking about whether to do what was on her mind or just forget it, that she was just wasting time.
She closed her eyes, then put her hand on her room door handle and carefully opened it and entered.
Her heart was beating.
She saw that the room was neat and tidy.
Then she looked around again carefully.
She didn’t see anything on the bed.
She felt that something was wrong and went further in.
She looked around the room in confusion.
*One of her phones on the side of the bed lit up, a sign of an incoming message.*
She looked at the screen but didn’t see anything important, she just felt a little fear.
She went to the side of the bed, and with her left hand she touched the bed.
Dollar came out, a big man, and quickly rushed her.
She looked to one side, closed her eyes and heard the sound of keys at the counter inside.
She quickly looked at the keys on the parlour door keychain.
Without saying anything she went and stood at a spot where she could hear.
She stood by the room door and stretched her hand and was looking from a distance.
After a few seconds she heard "Come out."
She was too shy to answer at that moment, she was ashamed.
So she just stayed there.
Then he said again "Give me the key".
For a moment she didn’t answer, then she said "What’s the point, I won’t give it to him."
He said "So you’re here checking if I’m coming into the room?"
She didn’t say anything and kept looking at him.
He didn’t say anything to her, he just went and took the key from the side of the bed and the door and came out to face her.
She left the room and went and closed the door.
Then she heard movement inside the room on the bed.
After a few minutes, Khaleesat was sitting on the carpet, and when it was time for prayer she was sitting there.
Then she remembered what her housemate had said to her and tears started coming to her eyes.
She went and told Abdul that she wanted to leave the house, just like Safiyyah had told her from the beginning.
*She picked up her phone from the side of the bed and saw it was Mustapha calling.*
She picked up the phone and answered, but she ended the call, then after a while he called again.
She was fed up thinking it was still Mustapha so Abdul called again this time.
She answered the call carefully and picked it up to her ear, greeted him and said "I heard your voice like this?"
She was quiet thinking about where to start telling him the situation at hand.
Her voice was low because she was thinking about it, and he was quiet and said "Hey, tell me, I’m not going to be quiet for you."
*She told him everything from the beginning, how a man had come because of a problem yesterday.*
"I'm feeling unwell, and I haven't covered up, so don't bother about it"
He said "No, don’t stress yourself studying, you are not dull.
Your life depends on it, read a little and get enough rest, I know you will pass, may I not cry for you tomorrow."
*She muttered and said calmly "Ok"*
He said "Have you eaten?"
She shook her head and said "I haven’t eaten"
He said "Ok, get something to eat, then when you finish call me again"
She said "Ok"
She ended the call, went to check WhatsApp, but there was no reply from her neighbor.
She also still hadn’t replied to the WhatsApp message, yes, for two days now they hadn’t talked to her mom.
*She dialed Sha'awa’s number and called directly, and she answered immediately.*
She greeted Khaleesat and said, Sha'awa answered “I’m fine Khaleesah, how are you?”
