Thought it was Khayr✅

Chapter 48: Observation

A/n: i changed my mind and decided to update now. Love you too guys 🍝

Sabira's POV

Abideen told me the directions. We parted. He was probably sent on an errand. I held a sleeping Adeeli carefully with his head leaning on my shoulder as I walked to the new ward Khayr was moved to. As said by Abideen, she was put in the rows of separate VIP rooms. Room 26 to be precise. I got into the hallway and nervously marched down, reading the numbers on the doors. Twenty, twenty one, twenty two...

Mama Suwaiba and Dr Umar came out of the sixth room in that corridor, on the right hand side. It was the 26th, the room Khayr supposedly is in. There were rooms on both sides of the corridor.

"An Isa barka(congratulations), Sabira. Allah kara lafiya" Dr Umar wished me pleasantly

"We're the ones to thank you, Doc. You did a splendid job, Allah ya biya(may Allah reward you)" I breathlessly said. I've never felt so overjoyed.

"It's Allah who did his stuff" he reminded "I'll get going now. I'll be meeting your father any minute now"

"Thank you Doc, thank you"

"Mungode sosai likita(thank you so much doc)" Mama added to my gratitude

"Alhamdulillah, Sabira" she held my hand, her eyes sparkling with relief

"Alhamdulillah, Mama. Allah shine abin godiya(Allah deserves all thanks)" I smiled back

"Alhamdulillah.. Toh, ni zan tafi(alright, I'll get going)" she said

"Where?" I asked. Why was she suddenly leaving?

"I'm a little bit tired. I want to go home. You should stay with her. Inbiya miki da Adeel naga yana bacci? Zamu dawo dadare( should i go with Adeel for you? He's sleeping i saw)...." She suggested

"Amma Abideen ya tafi(but Abideen is gone)" I argued. How is she going to get back home then?

"Aah, nace ya tsayan(no i actually asked him to wait for me)"

"Oh okay...

Adeel...what if he wakes up? Banson na wahalda ke Mama(i don't want him to suffer you). You've already been through enough trouble"

"Okay then. You two should talk well okay, word has already gotten out so people will start coming any minute " Mama emphasized. Now I get it. She wanted to give us space so we can talk. But I think it's too early to talk to Khayr about it. What if she overreacts?

"Uhhh..." I hesitated

"Sai anjima(later)" she turned away and left, not allowing me to protest.

I took a deep breath and turned the door knob. I entered and closed the door. Khayr's neck was balanced across the headrest with a plush pillow, her head slumping sideways. Her eyes had sunken and became smaller.

She was staring at the floor, unaware of my prescence. She had thinned out greatly and her skin was pale. I guess we have to do something about her diet. One more thing, her lips were moving. She was whispering to herself, something similar to what the doctor had seen her doing before she became comatose.

What has Sulaiman turned you into, Khayr?

You were perfectly okay when we took you to him.

How? Just...

I didn't know about the tears which slipped out of my eyes until I felt myself wiping them away.

"Sabira?" Khayr called. Her voice sounded terribly weak. Fragile. Like that of someone on thier deathbed.