Everlasting Love ✔

Chapter Twenty Four: The battle 1

~•°•° 24| The black cat •°•°~

@Majeed's P.O.V

Maitama, early at night.....

After coming out of the bathroom, I dried my body and put on a navy blue rob i walked down to Raihana's room, I was desperate to be with her the whole time, it was obvious I couldn't spend much time without catching a glimpse of her. she was standing over the window gazing at the scintillating stars. She Was dressed in her white pyjamas, her belly has bulged beautifully outward, for a seven months pregnancy, it has grown much bigger than expected. She looked so motherly and much more matured.

She seemed to be in a daze that she didn't even notice me. My heart ached whenever I see her in such situation, not to mention that she has her mood swings too but normally she will be bored and weary of everything when she's on her menses, as for then I was really worried about what made her this way though I know it has to do with the pregnancy, at least she had been carrying it for quite some time now and she must have grown weary of it.
I walked gently and wrapped her in my arms from behind, and cupped her bosom with my hands.

"What happen?" I asked warmly but she remained silent for a while and later turned and hugged me tightly, I felt a warm liquid wet my shoulder. My heart skipped a beat. I held her tightly listening to her sobs, I already lost my brain as my breath became more and more uneven, still I have to control myself and be strong for her.

I sat her on the bed and kneeled below holding onto her hands, I brought her a glass of warm water and handed it to her, after taking it I sat back on the bed beside her and asked again.

"What happen? Is it about the nightmare?"

"You don't Wanna talk now?"

"I don't think there is anything that is worth hiding, especially from me, I feel terrible when you keep things to yourself. Do you even trust me?"
I felt so detached, so stupid for not knowing how to even make my woman trust me. What a husband I turned out to be.
She was so abashed that I started to faze. She looked me in the eyes and said.

"No don't think that way ya majeed, i trust you and no matter if its in the past or in the future I will always trust and be truthful to you, if I can't tell you straightforwardly I will definitely find a means to tell you" she looked away and left out a sigh. "The thing is that....
I feel like I'm not gonna make it through this pregnancy, the more it grows the more scared and uncertain I become. I'm loosing my hope and confidence" she lamented. I felt a fang of pain dropped on my heart, she's so stressed to the point that she thinks she couldn't even make it, I wished I could ease her pain or take it all away from her.

"Don't even say this again cause by Allah you will definitely make it, we're going to do this together okay?" She nodded and smiled warmly. I sat her on my lap and embrace her.

"Don't over think it, and about the nightmare, you shouldn't worry much about it, it was just a nightmare we don't have a cat in the house, have ever seen one? No..and even if we do it can't pass all doors and come in here. And even if it do come in here, I'm right here by your side. I'm not gonna let anything hurt you, i will protect you with all i can, So relax okay?"

"Now come have Some rest" I pulled her to the bed in my embrace and laid her on my chest.

"Should we go see mum tomorrow?" I asked coaxing her soft hair.

"Sure, its been a month since we've been at home" she said.

"True, they were all blaming me for not taking you frequently"

"Yes you are to be blamed" she smiled.

I tried to comfort her though I knew deep down her she was enervated. But she was going to have a little more faith and it will be over, I've seen many young girls put to birth some will pass through successfully, and some or the baby or even both couldn't make it.
But Raihana will make it, by Allah she must not quit living with me, because if something bad happen to her I won't forgive myself, before then I won't even survive it. Our souls were long mated and linked up just like our heart beats for each other. But what will happen to me if I was to lose her?....
I stared at her innocent face, she had grown a bit more pale and swollen than usual looking sick. I left a bitter sigh, so that was what it takes for a mother to bear a child. It was never easy.

@Adama's P.O.V

My heart was pounding so fast daring to pull itself out of my cavity, i felt like bursting into tears but i couldn't cause i didn't know what to tell madam and Hanne when they caught me crying. I knew i was going to pay for not attending the sisters club meeting on time for I've read about the penalty in the book of the club.

"Madam my head is aching me, can i go get some tablets?" I asked, i knew madam would free me by saying so.

"Sure, you can go have some rest. Will ask baba Mariya to come help Hanne with the rest of the work" madam said.

I hurried to our room and twisted my wand which I have transformed into a ring. I made some incantation before lying down, the world immediately darkened and i stumbled in to the meeting hall. Everyone had arrived and were waiting for me. Oh god I definitely won't get away with this. Sisters were all seated in their black gown with dark make up on their faces. Their heads were bowed not even mistakenly picking up. I hurriedly raised my wand and cast a spell on my dress, I appeared in black and sat in my sit next to Asmie.

"You have kept an important thing a secret to the club and will receive a punishment" the witch stood from the throne and walked towards us. We all await for further explanations, I prayed it wasn't me.

"Adama who is pregnant in your apartment?" The witch asked holding chair holder. There was nothing the witch wouldn't know about a member, I wished I could hide just this one thing from her but I can't, I was aware she knew everything now.

"My Mistress, your highness" I answered with a panic. My heart skipped a beat as a string of sweat appeared on my forehead. No no..this must not be happening, it was what I've been hiding the past months.

"Good to hear, how would you like sacrifices? Something you cannot escape it has turned out to be. We promised to sacrifice a new born baby to Jabrah, and failure to make the sacrifices will make the god's anger descend on us, do you want to lose your hearings or your vision over your so called Mistress that you don't even have feeling for? How dare you choose someone else over your club?" The witch roared. She's quite angry, her eyes had became reddish and more frightening than before. God.. She must not transform into her spirit beast. I've watched how she tore a sister in her tigress form when she got extremely annoyed. By now i have begun to tremble.

"I cannot afford to anger the god, your highness" I whimpered.

"Do you know this meeting is all about your mission? The most important mission of the year. We have three targets but we want the one from you, doing this will please the god and jabrah will accept you completely and increase your powers. You must not feel guilty, for its an act of worshipping your lord and you must not be afraid cause we will be there by your side to protect you. You have your wand to assist you and your switches to hide you. I know you can do this, no sister has ever failed such mission neither will you" the witch smiled sweetly for the first time at me. I felt waves of courage and strength flooded down my blood streams. I felt a sudden eagerness in me, why can't I do it? I felt like i can even sacrifice madam herself.

"I can do it, your highness" I accepted.
"Good, you must come back and seek for jabra's blessings. Summon us when needed.
The meeting is over!" She said and disappeared into the great nothing.

We all did the same disappearing back to our houses, I woke up instantly as my soul returned back to my body.

It was already late in the night, Hanne was fast asleep. I sat up, hugged my knees and began to think, how do I start this mission? What if I got exposed, how do I pull myself out of the mess if created?

Whatever I was going to do it.

Okay this is something my readers must note, I have made some amendments starting from chapter thirteen to the current chapter. Its all about a girl Adama who was brought to leave with Raihana and Majeed as a house helper while they got her admitted into a secondary school, she got initiated into a cult club, she was ordered to haunt and sacrifice Raihana's new g to come. Will majeed let that happen after all the promises he has been making; he will protect Raihana? What will Hanne do when she finds out about Adamas mission? Let's read in the next chapters if Adama's mission will be accomplished, aborted or exposed. How about Madina and Kabir? We must read a lot about them too in the next chapters.
Yours lazy writer😉

Aisha_geidam🥀