Married To A Captain

Chapter 32

Maybe because I'm a total sweetheart 😂

You know there's a certain feeling when the people you love the most hurt you, but you always have someone to go to. What do you do when the person you always turn to is the one who has hurt you? When that person is the one after your life, after everything you hold dear? The person who has destroyed everything you've ever worked for? Your own mother.

How do you face someone who should have protected you, but instead, has become your greatest adversary? How do you move forward when the very foundation of your support is crumbling?

Muhammad's mother was behind everything. She had plotted against Fatima and tried to ruin his life and all he had worked for.

Why would she do this? Why attack Fatima and destroy his achievements?

The person who should have supported him had become his greatest enemy. It felt like a deep betrayal, making him face the painful reality that his own mother was the source of his greatest suffering.

Muhammad kept accusing Aliyu, believing he was the one responsible for everything. Meanwhile, his mother was the real mastermind behind it all. The truth was painfully clear now, and the false accusations only added to his anguish. The betrayal cut deeper knowing that the person he should have trusted the most was the true enemy.

Muhammad struggled to understand why his mother would betray him so deeply. It seemed inconceivable that someone who should have been his greatest supporter was behind the attacks on Fatima and his downfall.

Muhammad struggled to understand why his mother would betray him so deeply. It seemed inconceivable that someone who should have been his greatest supporter was behind the attacks on Fatima and his downfall.

Muhammad looked at Aliyu and asked, "Since when did you know about my mother's involvement?" His voice was filled with a mix of frustration and disbelief.

Aliyu replied, "I found out a year ago when she accused me of trying to kill her. Every time I tried to communicate with you, she blocked me. Baba didn't want to hear anything against her, so he sent me away."

Muhammad asked, "But why?"

Aliyu sighed and replied, "I don't know exactly. All I know is that she's working with someone dangerous. I couldn't find out more because she kept blocking me and  Baba wouldn't listen."

Muhammad apologized for doubting Aliyu. "I'm sorry for accusing you," he said sincerely.

Aliyu smiled and replied, "It's fine. Don't worry about it." With that, he left, leaving Muhammad to ponder the new revelations.

***

In her room, Sauraniya muttered to herself, "Foolish boy. I told him to be careful, and now he's ruined everything. Years of planning and conspiring, wasted. Wawa kawai."

A maid entered and informed Sauraniya, "Mai Martaba wants to see you."

Sauraniya said, "What does the boy want now? Does he never let me rest?" Sauraniya replied, "What does the boy want now? Does he never let me rest?"

She sat down, and Muhammad laid his head on her lap. As she stroked his hair, he asked, "Can I ask you a question?"

"Yes," she replied.

"Why?" he asked. She gave him a puzzled look and responded, "Why what?"

"Why everything?" Muhammad pressed.

Muhammad looked up at her and asked, "Why are you trying to harm me and my wife? What did we ever do to you, Mama? Why do you hate me so much?"

Sauraniya's face faltered, but she remained silent.