Destined Hearts

Chapter 46

Madeenah's POV

Something was wrong. I could feel it the moment he came downstairs with Inayah in his arms. He was pulling away from me and I was unsure why.

We sat together in silence at the park until Inayah got tired. I thought we would head back home but instead we ended up at Mami's house.
I didn't mind because I missed them all.

Inayah enters the house running as I follow behind her while Muhammad parks.

Asma is standing by the door, rocking on the balls of her feet when I walk up. She immediately wraps me up in a hug.

"I missed you so much Deenah." She says as she sways us.

"I missed you too." I smile.

She pulls back and studies me. "Girl you are glowing." She squints her eyes. "Are you pregnant?"

My heart stops for a beat before it jumpstarts aggressively. Pregnant?
No. I can't be.

"Of course not." I scoff at Asma even as dread spikes up in me.

"Are you sure?" She asks.

"Yes I'm sure." I quickly answer when I hear Muhammad's footsteps behind me.

"Hi Yaya." Asma says as she goes to hug her brother.

I walk away as fast as I can to head upstairs to my old room.

"Mami is out. She'll be back later." I hear Asma over the ringing in my ear.

Pregnant.

I basically crash into my door as I open it and head to my old bed to sink into it.

I can't be pregnant. Can I? I have been vomiting every morning for the past week and I can't stand certain smells or taste of things I used to love. But that doesn't mean I'm pregnant does it?

I bury my head in my hands as I run through the last time I had my period. I had spotting a while back but it didn't even last two days.

Oh my god. Have I been pregnant this whole time and I didn't know?

"You think you're pregnant don't you?" I snap my head up to look at Asma standing by the door with a sad smile on her face.

I open my mouth to try to deny it but instead nothing comes out. Instead I just nod slowly.

Asma immediately comes over to hug me as a sob wracks my body. I don't know why I'm crying but it feels like that's all I can do.

"You'll be okay. We can do a test just to confirm." Asma says.

"What?" I sniffle.

"There's a pharmacy close to here. I can send Yaya to get a pregnancy test."

"No. Don't tell him." I immediately say.

"Why not?" Asma asks.

"I-I just need to know for sure." I say as I wipe my eyes.

"Okay I'll go get it myself." Asma gets up from the bed. "Just wait here for me." She says then walks out.

I sit here, in my old room, as I wait for my sister-in-law to go buy me a pregnancy test.

How could I have missed this? I just thought I was a bit sick but not once did being pregnant cross my mind.

Of course I wanted to have kids but I didn't think I would have them now at 19 while still in university. And besides I was already a mother to Inayah and it was taking up all of my time, imagine me now with a newborn.