Eclipsing Her

23. Mine!

"How's my kitten doing?"  A shiver ran down my spine at that sentence.

I immediately hid behind Yuhani.

"Whah what happened?" Yuhani asked in a confused tone. If she knew how his brother is like. A beast.

"Wow. Fabulous!"  I could hear him near. "13 years! I've been with her for thirteen freaking years. And at the end she hates me. And it took you two hours to make her love you?"  He sounded sarcastic but I could tell he's mad. I was shivering so much that I grabbed her sides for support.

"Mariana come out" he ordered through clenched teeth

I didn't wanted to face him so I just grabbed onto her more tightly.

"Zain! What's this? Give her space. She's scared" Yuhani said in scolding voice

"Mariana come out" he again ordered in a monotonous tone

I mumbled a "no" only for Yuhani to hear

"Listen, she has to take a bath. I'm taking her"  she grabs my shoulders in a comforting way heading towards the stairs. As Zain loudly growled in anger making me flinch. Never have I ever felt so vulnerable and irrelevant in my life..

"Thanks"  I blurted out as she made me sit on the couch.

"You sound tired. I'll make a bath for u" she smiled and was about to go but I grabbed her hand.

"You visited my Grandma"   I remembered her

"Long story, darling"  she sighed "what about you take a bath first?"

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I lay on the greyish big tub decorated with rose petals. The water felf different. It was sucking away my tiredness, dizziness. Now that I was alone , I could tell how tired I was...

This is my first time seeing a bathroom like this. It was elegantly beautiful.
Jinns have great taste.
It has a giant space with a luxurious basin , tub and separated washroom

Yuhani made the tub..I was searching for a body wash when my eyes drifted to a greenish bottle.

I froze at the sight.

It was  my favourite body wash my Grandma made me. Last time I used it , when I was 10.
How? From where he got it? 

I took the bottle in my hand and opened it. It had that perfect fragrances every girl dreams for.

I rubbed it on my body gently. I don't know when i started crying. I felt like gummy was so close to me. So close. Like she never left....

If that accident wouldn't happen, she would have been close to me.

(Flashback):

I was drawing my self on my sketchbook when mom called me.

I sprinted towards her

"Yeah momma?" I asked and immediately my voice became shaky seeing tears in her face

"Mom?" She handed me her phone . I asked her who was it with my eyes

As I held that phone to my ears my breath got stuck

"Ma-ru ba-b--y"  gummy's voice was breaking as if she was trying so hard to talk

"What? Gummy? What happened to you!! Gummy?" I was afraid to hear any bad news

"He-he wil--l comee...th-ey will t-ak-e y...ou". 

"What? Who? What are u saying?" I was already crying

"I lov - e you my ba-by"  she was making it sound like it is the last time she's saying it

"I know I know I love you too! But"  my voice was above a whisper as I cried loudly

"I-lov love you-u"  what happened oh god, please why she's talking like
this.  

The phone hang up.

(Ends)

And later we found out that she died after the phone call not giving us enough time. Making me alone for the time being.
The reason of her death was heart attack. But she never ever had a heart related disease nor she had minor heart attack.

I sighed...

I dipped my body further more in the water,closing my eyes.
I thought about every incidents on the need of connecting the dots.

Who my grandma talked about that day? She knew Zain would take me...

Why Zain said that I belong to him...

My stomach coward thinking about that.

Eventually I got up and dried my body wearing the white dress Yuhani given me, did wudu. Afterwards went out of the bathroom.

I tiptoed the other room to find it empty.  I huffed in relaxation.

What time it is?  I didn't saw a single clock in this mansion till now.

I walked towards the balcony. Suddenly someone put a hand on shoulders I squealed on that touch.

"Who! Oh sis"  I sighed the fear out of me knowing it was Yuhani

"How you feeling?" She asked joining me looking at the same direction

"Ya better. You knew my grandma?"  I was mentally dying to ask this question

"Yes, Hafsa. She was a good human-"

I stopped her asking " she's older than you , why do you call her by first name?"

She started laughing "do u know my age" she narrowed her eyes sarcastically

"No"

"I'm centuries older than her"  my mouth took that "O" shape again and she continued to laugh

"Are you married" my teenage self couldn't find anymore questions!

Her smile faded..she kept looking at the trees . My mind says she's hurt by words

"I'm sorry , I shouldn't have asked" I apologised

"No no, it's not your fault" she gave me a small smile and said "I was married"

I kept silent.

As she said "it's Johor" a beautiful Azan could be heard... My ears are blessed.

"Who's Giving Azan?" I asked out of curiosity. She was living but stopped and answered

"Zain.."

.........

What?
.....

There was Matt for praying evident on the bed and I prayed. I prayed extra seeking help from the maker of this universe

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A/N
(Azan: is the call of prayer in islam)
(There's five times to pray in islam. Johor is one of them. Muslims pray Johor in mid-day. Asor in afternoon, magrib in evening, Esha in night and lastly fazor before the sunrises)

How was this chapter my fellows!!
Let me know. And how do you feel
About being locked up in a big mansion?