All Chapters of Enshrouded: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Seated on a chair with her eyes closed, is Aisha. She had found love in the hut a few feet from the garden. She felt as the wind brushed on her bare skin, in pain, Aisha shuddered. A lone of tears cascaded down her cheeks as she remembered her encouter with Mama last night. She had never thought someone would beg her in her life, not ot talk of Mama. She felt a squeeze in her as Mama’s words came back to her. Mama entered the room with her tears rolling down her cheeks, and she met Aisha seated on her bed; clueless. As soon as Aisha saw Mama

Today was his birthday, and only a day left for him to leave Bauchi. It had only been three weks away from Aisha and Abba’s wedding, and Nasir had never felt this nauseous all his life. He was at the office as early as 6am, he didn’t sleep there because he knew Mama will have his birthday present at his door the moment it said 12am, and she did.  He had applied for a transfer in Kano and it got accepted, Nasir couldn’t be more elated. He had parked all that he had in the office and was seated on his chair, lost in his own th

She was seated on the vanity stool staring at her reflection in the mirror. She was no more the Aisha she used to be. And now that she though about it, Nasir made her walked through the most painful phase of her life. It was late at night, but she couldn’t sleep. She had been staring at her reflection, calculating the days left for her life to end. The day she would be married off to Abba Muhammad Tijjani. The most dreaded day ever. She palmed her face and fought her tears back. She was tired of crying that she felt her eyes paining whenever

Abba took his time staring at her while she ate and cried at the same time. He smiled to himself, and wondered why she was crying. Being such a baby was her problem, he knew. She didn’t take more than ten spoons of her food when she stood up and walked towards the basin, he watched as she drank water and silently made her way towards the exit when he called her again.  “Aisha, I’m not done with you, yet.” She walked back to the kitchen island and stared at him. “Sit.” He ordered and motioned for the chair o

Aisha had never dreared a day like she had dreaded this day. She spent the whole last seven days praying for a miracle to happen, the one that will have her out of this marriage, but none did. As she stood up from the vanity stool where the makeup artist had finished dolling her face up; she squeezed back her tears and imagined Mommy by her side. This was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, it was the exact opposite. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled, a rueful smile as she lifted up her hand and touched her cheeks. She wanted to know if this was really happening in her life, if she was

 She sat silently on the bed she thought of hers, in the room they said was hers. But all she could recognize in the room were her clothes and the portraits Nasir sent to her today. She hld the journal to her chest and stared at the set of trolleys lined up for her at the other side of the room. They were the lefe, the traditional gifts of clotes coming from a groom to his bride. But her own lefe was practically bought together with her, because it was Mama that bought it all.  

She wished she were in a dream, all this happened as fast as it shouldn’t. Yesterday night they went home and bid Mama goodbye, eventhough Aisha wanted to cry and beg Mama so he will let her stay, she couldn’t. Mama seemed so happy seeing them together and Abba acted up all a lovely husband towards her. That was how they left Mama while Aisha’s heart was in turmoil. For the two days she had spent with him as her husband, she knew of nothing rather than pain and tears. And today, as she sat down on the passenger’s seat and w

As soon as Abba got down the floor, he smiled to himself and he brougght his phone to his face. He dialed Nuriyya’s number and smiled at himself. He wanted to surprise he. At first he thought he can waituntil tomorrow to meet her but he realized he couldn’t. He just had to see her to keep him sane after all the choas that had been happening in his life lately. “Abba na!” She called, that’s what she called him. And whenever Nuriyya’s voice uttered Abba na with so much possession, he felt walking on the cloud nine

Abba looked at Nuriyya and smiled at himself. It had been a month already, and eventhough Nuriyya spent almost all her time together with him, in his house; he felt he still hadn’t gotten enough of her. They were seated in the balcony, and just like they had made Aisha, she had became their maid and a piece of garbage their threw their dirty clothes on. She was walking in the kitchen, barefooted with hands hoding coander while the other holding a plate. She was in a rush to cook them the breakfast so she can finally rest. Throughout this mon

With pain written all over on her face, Aisha stared unbelievably at Abba. “You slapped me?” That came as a question as she palmed both her cheeks with her hands. She wasn’t looking at his face today, she was loking right through his soul and he felt the fire of her eyes burning his skin. He threw the nylon that had her phone in at her face but she didn’t flinched, her eyes were looking intently at him. “I did, and you dare lay you hands on her again and see what I’ll do to you.” He turned to look at Nuriy