Lovable Zainab

chapter 43

Chapter 43

Yusuf's POV

We met Fatima outside the female ward of the hospital and she led us to the room where Zainab is admitted into.

"Listen you better be fast because if Ahmad comes back and find you here it won't be funny" she warned us then opened the door and let us in.

I saw Zainab laying on a hospital bed looking so sick an IV connected to her wrist, her chest going up and down showing that she's probably having a hard time breathing.

"How bad is this?" I asked Fatima.

"Well the fever has subsided, her headache is still there but what is scaring us the most is the ulcer the typhoid triggered. The doctors said we were lucky we brought her on time."

"But other than that she'll be fine?" Teejay asked.

"Yes we hope so. She was awake sometime ago and she was just saying nonsense. By the way Yusuf she hates you now."

I don't blame her though. I just wish she will get well soon so she can forgive me.  I can't believe I caused this i made the young lady want to end her life ...... Wait a minute! Zainab is being hospitalized because of typhoid not because of she drank sniper. Fatima lied.

"Fatima you said she tried to take her life that's why she in the hospital!"

Fatima and Teejay laughed loudly making Zainab to stir in her sleep.

"So you believe that." Teejay chuckled.

"You guys were lying?" To be honest I was relieved. The thought Zainab being sucidal was   scary and unsettling.

"So you think my girl would try to take her own life because of you. Common cousin don't go feeling too special I'm sure Zainab has threw your memory aside and moved on."

"It's been like how many days?" Teejay asked surprised just like I am.

Who moves on that easily. It's not even up to a week and she's moving on. Did she ever feel anything for me. I remember the look on her her the day I humiliated her she looked genuinely hurt or was she just pretending maybe she never cared.

"I didn't mean move on to another man I meant she just forgot about Yusuf's insults and carried on with her life like nothing happened. That's Zee Mama for you no matter how hurt she is, she always try to hide it with a big grin and stupid jokes." Fatima explained stroking Zainab face.

Zainab is really beautiful even in her sick bed one could see it. She didn't posses feature that makes you go wow at first glance but she had a natural beauty. For example her lips is a shade of pink tinged with yellow and it's so inviting.

"Why did you hurt Zee?" Fatima suddenly inquired.

Because I was stupid and blinded by jealousy.

"Fatima I...." I shut up when Zainab stired in her sleep.

Zainab eyes flutter open and I forgot how to breathe. How would she react if sees me,  Does she really hate me now?

"Stupid drip." Zainab muttered glaring at the drip she didn't acknowledge the people surrounding her. " Nurses are unreliable set of people." This time she adjusted the IV so it would go faster.

"Zainab allows it to drip normally." Fatima scolded her.

"Ya Allah! If it continues dripping like this I won't leave this hospital please I hate the smell of hospital." Zainab voice was husky she was still glaring at the drip. When she finally took her eyes of the IV it went directly to me. She stared at me for a while I tried to say something but she muttered something about hallucinating and immediately layed back and closed her eyes.