The Sleepover

ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ９

Rayyana was being shaken, she could feel it. she could also feel the tight grip whoever was shaking her had. Rayyana winced and opened her eyes just to come face to face with Marium's moustache. She let out a large scream as she pushed herself back absolutely terrified with the way the girls were huddled so close to her. 

"Finally you're fucking awake!" Fatima said giving Rayyana some water. She gulped it down greedily sighing in relief as if she hadn't had water for years, which to be honest she probably hadn't. "What happened?" Her voice was hoarse and tired from the lack of sleep she was getting. "You passed out, cause of the lack of food." Marium explained breaking the bread in half and giving it to Rayyana. 

Rayyana bit into the bread trying to recall what had happened before she passed out. They were locked up and then the two princess came and...Rayyana froze looking around for the princess but they were gone. "Where's sunflower and Titan Arum?" God, that name was a mouthful. "They left as soon as you passed out." Rida said. 

"By the way, do you remember what they said before you passed out? We couldn't understand." Rayyana remembered all right, and she was horrified. "Titan Arum is the first wife of Alejandro, Sunflower is the second wife, but she is also Alejandro's step-mother." Rayyana explained as slow as she could trying to fathom what Titan Arum had said. "So...Alejandro married his step-mother and his step-aunt?" Marium said scrunching her face in disgust. 

Rayyana nodded sipping on her water that was running out. "God damn, does this mean we figured out what the huge secret is?" Rida asked perplexed. Fatima hummed in response, I guess they did figure out what it was. Fatima was beyond disgusted at this, and quite frankly uncomfortable.

"We did it guys, we figured it out. now what?" Rayyana said in-ridiculously. This information was worthless, Alejandro was a cheap skate and a liar...oh my god. "Guys that's it!" Rayyana jumped up but slowed down holding onto the wall, damn iron deficiency. "This is our big breakthrough! We need to escape from here and get to Alejandro's palace to tell Rumaisa the truth. Once she finds out Alejandro's a liar, she will leave him and we can go home!" 

The girls all excitedly cheered at the prospect of going home. For the first time since they had got here, they were happy. "Group hug!" Rida said opening her arms but Fatima and Marium shook their heads "Hell nah." they both said. Rayyana shrugged and hugged Rida, both of them jumping up and down. 

"What is all this hurtling?" They heard a voice bellow. They stopped jumping to see Sunflower glaring at them, her hands on her hips. "This hurtling is us celebrating." Fatima said but she quickly stopped when Marium hit her on the arm. "celebrating what?" Sunflower asked, her eyebrow raised. 

fuck, they couldn't tell Sunflower the truth. Rayyana thought quickly and said "Uh because we found you guys!" The girls looked at Rayyana who gave them a look that said play along. "what doth thee cullionly by hath found us?" Rayyana smiled walking forward until she was almost against the bars. She didn't want to get too close again in hopes she wont get her hair fucking pulled again. 

"You see, Alejandro had us go to the woods so we can find you and Titan Arum. He wanted to send his deepest apologies for neglecting both you and your sister, and wanted to make it up by inviting you to his and Rumaisa's wedding which is taking place in two months time." Sunflower stared at Rayyana, contemplating whither to believe her or not. "Uh he also wanted to invite you and Titan Arum to live with him along with Rumaisa, as a apology of course." 

At that Sunflower perked up "hat gent wanteth us to liveth with that gent?" She said as if she couldn't believe this. "Yes of course. Uh may I ask, how many weddings is one person allowed to have here?" In islam, they were allowed 4. Maybe the system was the same here, since Alejandro was moving onto to his 3rd wife.