ROYAL GAMES

36: Revelations

"where are they all?". He demanded. He didn't ask why jabbar had sent for him but he has every of his bone telling him something was about to terribly go wrong and there was nothing he would be able to do about it.

"They are all in his chamber Mai martaba". The guard that jabbar had sent to call him replied with his head bowed down.

He didn't say anything only nodded and the man Left. He stood up ready to go when his wife spoke.

"Isn't he supposed to come here and see you if he wants to why is he sending for you". She said clearly not liking how Mai martaba was quick to respond to the call.

"For him to ask me to come, you should know it's really important. Or have you ever heard him do such?" He asked her. He didn't know why she was suddenly including herself in issues that has to do with his children.
She's never the one to involve here.

Mai martaba walked out of the throne room and made his way to jabbar's chamber with two dogarayi behind him.

He successful got to the chamber and making a salam he entered. He scanned the room, every one of them having a worried sick expression and some were mixed with curiosity.

Instantly he knew something was wrong but he didn't change his calm demeanor. He walked further inside getting a sit to seat down. He saw his sons and thier wives sitted.

They all greeted him and he answered. He turned to look at jabbar who was sitted alone unlike the rest that had thier wives by thier sides.

"She's asleep now". The all turned to Nawal who just spoke while coming down from the stair case.

They were able to wake hajiya Binta up after she fainted. But she had slipped back into unconsciousness only this time she was sleeping.

Nawal scanned the sitting room looking for a space to sit when her eyes landed on Mai martaba. What was he doing here, when she took her mother upstairs he wasn't here. Her mind was throwing different questions at her but when she looked at jabbar and saw him looking at her she remembered what he said.

He wasn't joking after all.

She finally settled on the empty space beside Asmau.

"Come here". Jabbar's voice said in a commanding voice. Nawal halted. She looked around. Was he talking to her?.

"I'm talking to you" he Said seeing as she wasn't understanding the message. Nawal wanted to hiss and still sit down. Gone are those days  when that voice scared her. But seeing Mai martaba quietly watching everything happen in front of him without saying anything, she changed her mind.

She walked quietly to him and sat leaving space between them. She hopes he knows he's added to his pile of sins after playing such stunt with her in front of everyone.

"Why are we all here". Mai martaba said after clearing his throat. His staff in his hands.

"Your just going to clear some misunderstandings." Jabbar said after looking briskly at his father then he rose his head to the two guards standing behind his father." Both of you get out". He didn't bother being nice about it. Since when has he been nice.

They nodded in respect before leaving the room. Jabbar brought out his phone and dialed a number, the person picked at the first Ring.

"You can bring him in". That was all he said before ending the call and placing the phone back from where he picked it. A table by the edge.

Everyone exchanged glances wondering who is going to be brought in and why. And that has to require Mai martaba's presence. Nawal examined thier reaction. They should wait for it.