"Jadwa" hurry and clean the parlor my visitors will soon arrive"

"Jadwa I'm going out come iron my gown i have a dinner to go to"

"Jadwa is the food ready yet"

"Jadwa....... Jadwa.....!!!!!!!"

Here and there Jadwa

You're probably wondering how many Jadwas were there that everyone is calling right?

Well its just one

"How many hands does she have then"

Just 2 like every other human being

Hello readers, I am Jadwa Ahmad Abubakar And this is my story.

My dad is a successful businessman here in jigawa, I was his first daughter and my mum was his only wife,

His business started blooming and his friends advised him to marry another woman maybe she will give him a male child that will be the inheritor of his business since my mother cannot get pregnant again,

He didn't accept the idea at first but with time he taught it was the perfect idea,

That is when Aunty Salma came into the picture, she was a devil in disguise or what we call a two faced devil,

She came in all lovely and happy showing my dad that she loves me so much but she couldn't hide her hatred for my mother,

After a year Aunty Salma put to bed a lovely twins but unfortunately they were girls,

But still she gave me the same care she gave her daughters,

Then the downfall of my life happened when my mother died of poison attack when i was 10, that was when i know all what Aunty Salma's plans where,

The care she used to show me suddenly started decreasing as her girls started growing, we looked like age mates when you see us but i am older with 2 years,

As time goes by Aunty Salma's true self started showing, she was all caring and loving when my dad was around but turned into a monster immediately he set his foot outside our gate.

You're probably wondering "Hm another Cinderella's story" right?

But NO not this one

Aunty Salma got pregnant again and daddy was so happy thinking it was going to be a boy but still it was a baby girl "Amal" such a nice name for a nice little girl,

I became Amals Nanny/mother since when i was 12, Amal is 3 now and daddy is on his dead bed due to cancer of the lungs,

It was the most terrible thing that ever happened to me,

Aunty Salma knows her ways around fortune tellers and witches that can disrupt your destiny so after my fathers death my uncles thought it was a good idea for Aunty Salma to raise all of us in our fathers house since he left enough for us before he passed away,

Since he paid for our full secondary school tuition, i had the chance to finish my SS3 clearly passing WAEC and NECO with straight distinctions.

That brought us back to the present, here i am now Jadwa, A complete maid in her fathers house

And due to Aunty Salma's greediness, all that our father left for us was finished within years so now she's into little businesses to help her support herself and her children.

Nabila and Na'ima are the twins and they are no different from their mother

Then Amal who was only 6years old but understood all the bad attitudes of her mother and sisters towards me,

Aunty Salma tried so hard to separate me and Amal but the connection was too strong that she has no choice than to accept faith.

"Ku 'karata chan keda ita mai kashin tsiya" she will tell Amal whenever she comes to eat with me. * * * * * * Back to present day.................... "Ina Zuwa Aunty" i said picking the broom up to sweep the parlor

"Aunty Jadwa lemme help you with the sweeping you can do other things" Amal said holding the packer

"No baby, kinsan halin mummy koh?" I said looking down at her

She pouted "but"

"No buts okay Amalili na I'll be back yanzu" i told her and dashed out of the kitchen to clean the parlor

Then I hurried to Na'ima's room to iron her gown then i went back to the kitchen and saw Amal sitting there waiting for me,

We sat down and played a little before the food was ready when Aunty Salma's visitors arrived

I served them the food and went back to pack the plates when one of the friend asked Aunty Salma

"Where did you find this hard working maid ne Salma"

"Ke Larai, diyar mijina ne ai Jadwa" she said giving me a wicked smile

"Awwww lallai 'ya mai 'kashin tsiya zaki ce" the other friend said

I hurried and left but couldn't help but to eavesdrop

"If not that she's a child of the house Salma da kin kwashi kudi a nan wallahi" the other woman said to her

"Kudi?" Aunty salma asked surprised

"Eh,kinsan yarima 'dan sarkin zazzau ya dawo last month, to jakkadiyar sa 'kawa ta was telling that they were in need of palace maids because he couldn't stand the ones he met when he came back so duk an kore su" she told her

My heart dropped and tears started rolling down my eyes "what will Aunty salma say" I don't want to know so i took off,

"Jadwa" Aunty Salma's voice woke me up at exactly 6:30am, which is my usual waking up time.

"Ina kwana Aunty" I greeted her

I was about to enter the kitchen when she called me back

"Ke" she said looking at me

"Adama my friend came with a great news and i think its a good idea"

My heart instantly dropped because I knew what exactly she was talking about

"Kinga what your father left for is is over now koh" she asked and i nodded my head then she continued

"I cant sponsor you to university now Jadwa because I already have the twins fees on my head and little Amals" she stated

"So the emir of Zaria is looking for 10 girls he wants to sponsor to the university and you know Adama is from there so she can find a way for you to get the scholarship" she added

"But Aunty I taught daddy said me and twins are going to the same university" i asked her

"Didn't you hear what i said, i dont have the resources to sponsor you, ga Sauqi Allah ya kawo" she said sounding pissed

"But i........." she cut me off immediately before I finish my sentence

"I am not asking you Jadwa i am telling you" she shouted

"Adama is coming on Saturday morning and you are going with her, She will drop you off at the palace and you will live there until it's time for jamb" am i clear? She asked

"Yes but will i write jamb in the palce?" I asked her

"Ke, You are not the only one getting the scholarship, so when it's time all of you will write it and those of you that pass will get the instant admission into ABU to study any course of your choice" she said getting up

I didn't know what to say because during my eves dropping i heard a wrong thing but questioning what she has already set her mind to will only make it worse for me

"Ya Allah ga baiwar ka nan Jadwa, choose what is right for me in this life and make whatever hardship I'm going through now easy for me ya Rabb" i prayed to Allah crying before I picked the broom to start sweeping because it will be another story when Aunty Salma wakes up from her second round of sleep and the house is still not clean.

* * * * * * "Please Aunty Jadwa lets go together" Amal said holding my hijjab

"Amal you know i cant take you to my own school koh" i said hugging her

"Please don't leave" she said crying

I tried so hard to swallow the tears that were finding their way down my face,

"I will be back very soon kinji Amalili na" i said wiping off her tears

"I will come with lots of dolls and chocolates for you okay" i said cupping her face with my hand

She hugged me so tightly and i hugged her back faking a smile

"Jadwa hurry up we don't have all day" Aunty salma shouted

I pecked Amal's cheeks promising her that i will be back as soon as possible.

And with that i entered the car and drove off.

Thats it, me going to a totally different place where I don't know anybody and i have no idea what awaits me😩😩

**** A republished chapter🙈🙈 some parts were deleted from my first update I'm so sorry 😁😁