Marriage Before Love

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"How is she?" Mr. Knight asked just as the doctor was about to acknowledge Mrs. Knight.

"Well other than the fact that she had lost one of the babies, she's fine. She has a few bruised ribs, nothing serious"

"Babies, what do he mean by babies?" Mr Knight asked me

"She was supposed to have twins" I murmured angrily before asking if I could go see her

"Yes she needs all the support she can get" he said before starting to walk away "follow me"

We all walked into the room to see Zanya crying. I rushed up to her, feeling the need to comfort her. I didn't care that her parents were here. I just hugged her, careful not to hurt her.

"I couldn't keep her safe" she said also bringing me to tears

"It's not your fault" I said sniffling

"She's gone and she's never coming back" she cried which caused her brother to come hug her too

"Look at the bright side, you still have one" Zane said and she pushed us both away

"No!.." she shouted "I want both my babies. I want both my girls" she started to cry harder

Both Zane and I seemed to have the same idea when we both walked out.

"Where are you going?" he asked. I didn't reply. "She needs you more than anyone else"  he said

"She has her parents" I shouted then apologized, running a hand through my hair

"What's up with you man. The Maliky that became my friend at work is calm and quiet, not a shouting imbecile"

"I have never in my life looked forward to something. And when I finally found something to look forward to, this happened. And it's all my fault"

"It's not your fault" he said resting his hand on my shoulder.

"But it is" I said shrugging off his hand "I was always fooling around with the slutty type of girls. Then your sister came and I...and they..."