Mend my heart

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Lulama
She came back with the file and sat across from us and the strip of paper that she did a test on.
Doctor: so yes, you are pregnant. Congratulations.
Me: thank you
Doctor: given your history ill like to take some blood samples and do some tests and also ill like to see you every two weeks just to make sure that all is going well in this first trimester. And for today ill like for us to do a scan just to get a feel to see how the little human in there and also to see if all is good okay.
I undressed and got on the bed and she applied gel on me and J.T was awfully quiet standing next to me observing everything that was happening.
Doctor: now lie down and relax please. I did as she demonstrated and she moved the tiny thing and we both looked at the screen as the heartbeat started beating so strong and she moved it around and looked at me smiling. Then out of nowhere there was another irregular beat and she looked closely and moved around the scan. All of a sudden there was a band of irregular beats happening in there and I looked at her confused and meantime she was smiling as she moved the stick to the side and laughed out loud.
Me: doctor
Doctor: This is going to be my first-time delivering multiples.
J.T; what you mean Multiples. Like you mean there is more than one baby in there?  he looked shocked.
Doctor: let look at the screen please< how many dots do you see here?
J.T; I see 3
Me: I see four with the one on the side
Doctor: I see five. Yes, you are having Quintuplets. We both looked at the doctor shocked beyond words and I had tears in my eyes and so did J.T as he bent down and kissed me like his life depended on it
J.T::5 babies, wow.
Doctor: the good thing with this pregnancy that we have 3 in one sac and we have 2 in one sac that lowering the risk of complications but that means every 2 weeks you have to come in for us to check up and we monitor all well. The highest that the pregnancy can last is 29 weeks okay I nodded and looked at J.T brushed his head in a shocked way.
J.T: am going to be a father? Wow am going to a father not to one, two, three, four but five babies. Wow. He then laughed out oud and looked at the screen.
Doctor: Do you want screen shot of the babies.
J.T: hell yeah. I've never seen him so excited and that kind of made me happy too. Nervous but happy.  the doctor gave us the pictures and took out the blood for some tests and gave me some supplements and told us to book on our way out.

Nkanyiso
I looked at the box of ratex that my mother has in the house than took the food that she gave me and I pour some in it and the sleeping tablets and ate and then dozed off. And I felt my body give away to the pain and the slumber and the last thought I had in mind was of Lulama looking at me with her eyes full of pain and terror.
J.T
We drove out of the medical center and I looked at her smiling and she smiled looking outside the window. She was awfully quiet.
Me; we need to talk you know
Lulama: about?
Me: us, the babies and where too from here.
Lulama: you can drop me at my place first and then go to your parents am sure there is a lot that you guys need to talk about and once that sorted than you can come to my place and we will talk. You can sleep over.
Me: than let go buy some food so you can eat and let call one of your friends
Lulama: I rather be alone
Me: than let me call Duma to come keep you companied cause am not going to leave you alone.
Lulama: I just want to sleep
Me: you won't even know that his there.
Lulama: cool
Me: what are you feeling for?
Lulama; Pizza and orange juice sound nice. So, we went at Romans and got her pizza and ice cream. I called Duma
Me: meet you at the queen place
Duma: sure. We hang up than went to her place and I got in and helped her settle and ate the pizza with her than Duma came and I kissed her forehead and left while she sat by the couch with hands on her flat tummy making it hard to believe that there are little me in there.
Lulama
I sat there after taking a shower wearing J.T pants and hoodie and Duma was watching the news peeling an apple and not saying much. I also didn't say anything and I just sat there.
Me: you know am afraid. Am afraid I'll lose the kids and he will blame himself for it or the universe. I know what kind of a job he has and I know that he must have a lot of enemies that might be after him and one day we might go through that but right now what I fear the most is me losing the kids and him blaming himself and think its karma. I looked at Duma and he looked at me.
Duma: trust in God. I looked at him shocked " yes am a believer"
Me: I didn't know
Duma: there is a lot you don't know
Me: yeah
Duma: You remind me of my wife yazi
Me: You married? I got up and looked at him shocked.
Duma: I was before I meet J.T but life happened
Me: want to talk about it?
Duma: Another day sisi...... there was a knock on our door and he looked at me.
Me: am not expecting anyone
Duma: boss is 10 min away; go upstairs I'll call you later. I got up and went into the bedroom.

Duma
I sorted my gun and walked to the door than checked the house and texted J.T to make it quick then slowly open the door to find a couple that smelt of money and I looked at them as I saw that they were nervous.
Me: hi
Them: hi, we looking for Lulama
Me: and you are? The men looked at me straight in my eye and you could see that he is used to being a leader.
Man: son, can we come in and we shall explain ourselves.
Me: sure. They walked in admiring the house and could see by the way that they were looking around as they sat done on the love seat that Lulama was sleeping on a few minutes ago. I looked at them trying a way to stall.
Me: will you like anything to drink?
The woman: water will be fine, thank you. I walked to the fridge an got two bottle water and rinsed the glasses and walked back to them and handed them the bottle. The woman hands were shaking as she unbottled the water and took small sips. Her husband looked at her and smiled.
Ma: breathe love, he whispered
Woman: mind if you switch on aircon, am feeling a little flushed. Just than J.T entered the apartment and looked at the couple and then threw me the keys.
J.T: please park for me Duma, and where is Lala. I pointed upstairs and he looked at the two.
J.T; babe, he took the steps two at a time and I stood there watching the two as they looked J.t with smiles. I heard mumbling and I heard lulama voice as she got closer.
Lulama; Oh please J.T am fine and I can walk by myself you know. Duma please tell your friend am fine. She walked into the lounge and smiled as she saw the two visitors and she paused as she looked at the woman and they eyes meet and they both looked at each other shooed and just then I realized that the looked exactly alike just that one was younger and the other one was 20 years older......