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Chapter Fifty Six.

Chapter Fifty Six.

"Not everyone wishes you well."

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A Jackfruit !

Mafungwashe was the size of a jackfruit.
That's big, which would also explain why her kicks were so hard and precise in here but I loved it all. Today I have my midwife appointment and this one would be the last one until it's time to push. My home birth plans were also set in motion and I hope nothing goes wrong that would cause me to end up going to a hospital. I wanted to give birth to our baby in the safety of our home.

I wanted her to absorb the good energy of this house and it's warmth. Also I felt like I'd be more comfortable giving birth in a familiar environment and not some cold hospital.

"Looks like my dad wants us at the palace tomorrow," Bangi says as I put my phone away.
"Yoh more traveling. I'd rather stay at home though... Enjoy some TV and my own space. Did he say why he wants to see us?"
"Nope."
"I guess a few sacrifices won't hurt. You going to be fine going back there cause I know for sure your brother will be there?" I ask and put my legs on his lap for a bit of elevation.

The guy –Alakhe– was making moves too it seems, trying out the moves we made over the last two years. Yep, he was building houses too somewhere on the northern side of this Kingdom. I don't know what was funnier, watching him go to disadvantaged people with cameras or watching him bragging about how he was going to make the nation better than Bangi has. I love to see the fact that he was helping though but not how he was going about it.
Whatever he's planning... surely meant he was the only person that understood its magnitude, which was nothing for us to fuss and worry about.

"I know my place. I'm never fighting that idiot again cause it always ends up 10 times worse than when we started."
I nod with a smile creeping its way to my lips. Good. No more fighting will do us both a massive favor. "If it gets hectic we leave."
"Definitely. I'll confirm our absolute appearance to this formal invitation," he says and I chuckle. He just had to be dramatic right when all he could've said was we'll be there.

Just as I was about to close my eyes the intercom rings and I had a feeling it was my midwife, Hellen.
"I'll get it," Bangi says gently removing my feet from his lap.

It is Hellen walking in with her labour assistant, carying a bag of things. I'm excited. I get up to greet them with a hug and welcome them into our place.

"How are you feeling today mommy?" she asks me as she set up in our lounge. Bangi is sitting next to me, holding my hand which he occasionally blesses with his comforting kisses.

"I feel normal actually," I shrug.
"She has a waddle now. That's very abnormal to us baby." Bangi says.
"You want to laugh at me again don't you?"
"You're making me sound like a terrible person now."
"Maybe you are," I chuckle and look back at ny midwife. We're that comfortable with the both of them around since they've been the ones who were here every other week to conduct their check ups. A tedious process if you ask me, but all in the name of being on the safe side. "Hellen, I guess I should mention that I feel more pressure on my pelvis than I did before."
"That's a good sign." she removes the sphygmomanometer from my arm nodding to herself and tells her assistant, Celia to write down the results. "Your blood pressure looks good mama... I'm proud. Okay uh, the reason why I said it's a good sign is because your body is showing signs of being ready for labour."
"Wait, what?"
"I'm not saying she's in labour now my Prince. In fact at this pace it could probably be in the next 2 to 4 weeks."

I breathe out. She checks our baby's heartbeat and movements before I get up and have her measure the size of my belly to check for any growth.
When that is done we have an ultrasound, followed by her checking how my health is and if I have any problems. There's another urine test and vaginal swab for hectic stuff. By God's grace, I'm cleared and basically get given another booklet that is just as informing as the previous one she gave me.