Tears Of Summayah - Episode 36

A determined Sumayyah returned home and walked toward the room. She ignored her mother-in-law who was watching a movie in the sitting room. All she wanted was to see her husband and give him a piece of her mind, never minding the consequences. However, she wasn’t prepared for the surprise that was about to greet her in the form of Jennifer.

“Hey, where are you going?.”

“It is none of your business. I heard the tap and thought it was Jamiu.” Sumayyah turned to leave the kitchen but she stopped. ”I should be asking why you are here. This is not your home.”

Jennifer laughed long and hard “So you think this is your home too?”

“This is my home, but you ruined it.”

“Tsk tsk tsk someone’s grumpy. You belong where you spent your night yesterday, that’s your home.

“Insult me if you like, but don’t you ever say such awful things about the child.”

“Why do you want to give birth to a child whose father you don’t know… or so you claim. Watch me, I am going to get married to Jamiu, I told you the other day, didn’t I? But you really played your games well. Tell me who deflowered you

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. Do you have a boyfriend?”

Sumayyah’s face was contorted in anger but Jennifer continued undeterred. “I don’t know why you refuse to listen to the truth. You want to give the child of A to B. Thank God your plan didn’t work or else my opportunity to marry Jamiu would have been just 5%. You...”

Sumayyah slapped her before she could continue. “You are crossing the line.”

“You slapped me?” Jennifer held her stinging cheek to her palm

“Yes I did, and I’ll do it again if you say one more word. Now get out of here now!”

“How dare you?”

“I should have done this a long time ago. I am no longer scared of you.”

Jennifer raised her hand to hit Sumayyah but the latter beat her to it. Sumayyah slapped Jennifer again. Jennifer thought twice about retaliating because she knew this was the only chance to prove herself to Jamiu that she was a changed person and Sumayyah was the violent one. She decided to harm herself, so she picked up the frying pan filled with hot vegetable oil and she poured it on her hand.

“Jennifer! Why did you do this to yourself, you burnt your hands.” Sumayyah took Jennifer’s hand and placed it under the running tap.
“Urghhh, let go of my hands right now. You did this to me, so don’t pretend to show any sympathy.”

Sumayyah was still trying to process what Jennifer said when Mrs. Aminat entered the kitchen. “What do you mean?”

“What is happening here?”

Jennifer started to cry. “Mother, she poured hot oil on me.”

“What? Sumayyah, what did you just do to our guest?”

“She is lying. She did that to herself.”

“Jamiu, Jamiu! Come and see what your wife has done to Jennifer.”

“Mother, stop it. Why do you blame me for every wrong Jennifer does?”

“How dare you talk to me like that? You have always been the one in the wrong.” Mrs. Aminat turned to Jennifer. “Okay, Jennifer let's treat your hand first.”

“It hurts mum.”

“Don’t worry. I will give you some first aid treatment before taking you to the hospital.”


Sumayyah could not help but burst into tears when she witnessed the love between them. “Mother, you have never treated me with care. You choose to believe a stranger over me. Do you ever pray to have a daughter and she is treated like this? Please leave and take Jennifer with you, after all you have your own house.”

Jamiu who was within earshot shouted at Sumayyah. “How dare you talk to my mother this way? Apologise right now!”

“Why should I apologise when you all treat me like trash every time and never apologise.? I will never say sorry, so you may as well do your worst.”

“You poured oil on her hand and this is what you say?”Mrs Aminat was shocked.

Jamiu could not believe what he was seeing and hearing. “Sumayyah, you have gone crazy. Do you know the kind of pain Jennifer is going through?””

“Yes, I am crazy. You all drove me crazy.”

Jennifer chose that moment to speak up. “She can't feel it unless she goes through the same pain. I want her to go through it.”

“That is true, she has to.” Mrs. Aminat agreed with Jennifer’s suggestion.

“You want to pour it on me too?” Sumayyah looked at Jennifer like she was crazy. “You dare not.”

Mrs Aminat stopped Jennifer a she was about to reply Sumayyah. “What will you do if I dare? Hit me?”

“I will hit you!”
Sumayyah wasn’t scared anymore. She was ready to stand up for herself no matter the consequences. Before anyone could react, Jamiu dragged her into his room and brought out his belt to whip her.

“What are you trying to do?” Sumayyah asked

“What does it look like? I want to put you in your place before returning to school tomorrow. You insulted my mum, Sumayyah are you drunk?”

“I am not drunk, and I don’t regret anything I said in the kitchen. They wanted to burn my hands Jamiu, and you did nothing. I should be the one asking you if you have been hypnotised.”

“Sumayyah!” Jamiu couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

“I won’t keep quiet just because you want me to. You should be ashamed of yourself. You are not the same Jamiu I met and married a few months ago.”

“You are not the same Sumayyah too, you are an imposter. I will make you speak the truth today and that is why I am going to beat you to stupor.” He pushed her into a chair and tied her, then he began to whip her...using the belt buckle. He didn’t stop until he felt tired. “I am so happy your pretty face is all bleeding. Who would love you or dare to even come close to this bruised face? The next thing to do is abort your child myself.”

“My...chest...my... chest..my...urghhh...my...”

Mrs. Aminat knocked on the door when the beating was over, knowing fully well that Sumayyah had been taught a lesson.

“Jamiu, open the door, you have done enough already.”

“She isn’t dead yet. I want her to die.”

“Please open the door.”

Sumayyah was drifting in and out of consciousness. “Ja...miu...my...chest... You...have...hit...me...on...my...chest.”

Jamiu ignored her and opened the door to let his mother in. Mrs. Aminat rushed in to see Sumayyah still tied up, blood oozing out of her mouth. She looked like she was already dead.

“I will be going out now, just get her some pain-killers and massage her body for her. After today, I know she would never dare to look you in the face not to talk of talking back at you. Mum, please make sure she is okay tonight because we have unfinished business to complete.”

Mrs Aminat smiled, pleased that Jamiu was on her side. She untied Sumayyah and gently placed her on the bed. A few minutes later, Jennifer walked in.

“Eeww, is she dead?”

“She isn’t. Get me warm water and a bowl from the kitchen. I think we have some mentholated balm here to massage her chest.”
“Okay.”
Sumayyah couldn’t breathe properly anymore, she kept praying for death to come to take her soul and save her from the wicked people she was surrounded with. All she could hear was her name being called before finally shutting her eyes. She hoped and prayed not to wake up to see those faces anymore. Indeed, this world is nothing but a trial to us all.

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Hey guys, i think there has been a misunderstanding, Summayah met Aisha in Abuja and not Maryam. Maryam is another character you will get to know about in due time.