Broken Tears Episode 7

"Saffy please eat now, you have to eat so you can take your drugs." Maryam tried to feed her sister who had been ill for almost a week. Saffiyah was always falling ill, she was the number one reason why they didn't stay in the hostel anymore. She wasn't used to the whole hostel lifestyle and so little things got to her. "I can't eat much Maryam, I don't even like the smell of food! I'm just tired!" Maryam stared at her sister sternly, she thought about what was going on in her mind... She wondered if Saffy was really in love with Gaffar, because the big head was never there. Anytime her sister fell ill, he would come when she had gotten better and tell them about how he'd been busy with school work, like they were drop outs and didn't know what school was like! Its been 4days and the human being hadn't showed. Of course she knew the kind of guy he was, but her sister wouldn't listen to her, she had found what her parents wanted and that was final. She always tried to talk to Saffy about it but she would shove her off, pointing out that Idris was from kwara too, and that Maryam was judging her boyfriend unfairly. She said yes to him in their year 2 and in second semester Saffy let him deflower her, what was that her flimzy reason then ooo... Oh yeah! Girls were disturbing him and she didn't want him to leave her so she gave herself to him, because she believed he would love her more. Bullshit! How could Saffy be so naïve?? Dupe was really pissed at her and they didn't speak to each other for two weeks! Maryam hated Gaffar's guts! She knew the kind of guy he was! While she was busy looking for a guy like Jamal, her sister was loving a fool because he was from kwara! Gad! She didn't say yes to Idris because he was from kwara. Infact she didn't know until she helped him print out a slip he wanted to submit in school! And it didn't make her love him more or less! Infact if Idris fucked up today, God help her, she would leave him! Just to prove to her sister that it wasn't all about the tribe. The door opened and Dupe walked in with Idris; "Maryam I'm so sorry for taking time, I had to use the ATM machine and the queue was a bit long. Has Saffy been able to eat?" "No o, I'm still begging her." Idris bent to feel Saffiyah's temperature; "You have to eat something dear, you've really lost weight, and remember the doctor said, if you don't eat, we should bring you back for injections, we both know you don't want that, or do you?" Saffiyah rolled her eyes and searched for an excuse; "I just don't want food! I think I would even prefer snacks or something." She knew they would have to go out again to get snacks, and everybody was tired, so she had won! Or so she thought, her heart shattered when Idris reached for his bag; "Oh that's okay, I got you meat pie and Coke, the meat pie is hot, and the coke and cold. So you'll eat now and take your drugs and then we won't have to go for injections. Do we have a deal dear?" "Yeah." Saffiyah answered dryly. Maryam smiled and sighed; "Thanks so much Idris. You saved the day." Idris smiled; "its okay dear, I got the rest of us fried rice, I hope you girls are ready to eat, because I am dying of hunger!"






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Saffiyah sighed as she stared at the pile of handouts on her table. She had four make-up tests to write, the lecturers had considered her because she had been a serious student from her year 1. That fever really weighed her down. She couldn't wait to graduate and have a house of her own so she could sterilize everything she came in contact with. She wondered how Maryam and Dupe rarely fell ill. She picked up the first handout to read and then her phone rang; "Hello dear" she answered, it was Gaffar. "Saffy whatsup? How are you doing?" "I'm fine, how are you too?" "I'm okay, I just finished one test now. I'm coming to see you. Is there food? I'm seriously hungry." "Errr there's no food but you can come I'll make you something." She dropped her handout and went into the kitchen to prepare something for her boyfriend, she thought of what to cook, they hardly allowed her into the kitchen since she fell ill, saying she had to regain her strength. She lit the stove and started to heat water, noodles would do. After a while, she felt a little dizzy and held the edge of the kitchen table to steady herself and just then she heard her sister's voice behind her. Wrong timing! "Saffy what are you doing? And why do you look so pale? Ah ahn! I left rice in the cooler for you now, why are you cooking again?" "Its not mine Maryam, I've eaten the rice, I'm not hungry. But Gaffar is coming over, and he says he's hungry." "Gaffar is coming over, and he says he's hungry, and this place looks like a restaurant? Does he even remember you were ill? And you came into the kitchen to cook for him, with all the heat from the stove, see how pale you're looking. Saffy what is wrong with you? This guy didn't even give you paracetamol when you were sick and you're here almost killing yourself for him! Saffy think! He's supposed to even take you out and buy you something to eat, not this crap you're doing!" Just then there was a knock on the door. Maryam turned around to go check who it was but Saffiyah grabbed her arm, knowing what would go down if it was Gaffar; "Maryam please, just let it go. Please." Maryam stared at her sister for a while, she was so pretty, and it made her heart melt to see her doing all this for an idiot! She stumped out of the kitchen, opened the front door and almost walked through Gaffar, leaving him at the door with a confused look on his face.