UNDER 168 HOURS [BOOK 1, 168 HOURS SERIES]

Chapter 64: Back To School

On Monday, Humaira got back to school. Luckily, she only missed couple of tests. She met the lecturers and they agreed to a make-up test only for her. Because they knew she was the serious type.

Everything went well, Firdausi took care of Humaira but still planning about executing her friend as soon as possible.
'She must not give birth to that baby alive, I'll make sure of that!'
This has been her only mission since Humaira stepped in back into her life.

Firdausi got Humaira registered for antenatal care into a near by hospital. Everything was going on smoothly when Firdausi poisoned Humaira.

She specially prepared bread and tea for her that morning. It was just a month after Humaira started living there.
'It's time I stopped this witch from living! I can't keep up with this pretence for long. I'll end her life this morning.' Firdausi took out a portion of the secret powder into her cup tea.

She took a silver spoon from a cup and mixed the tea.
"Oh! I forgot to put sugar." She said to herself and added a spoonful of sugar.

"Ermmm... Let me taste it." She took one sip and then another, forgetting that she had already poisoned it.

"Subhanallah! I'm in soup! This girl has killed me!" She cried and ran immediately to Humaira. She was still sleeping and the noise woke her.

"What's it, Firdausi. It's just 7:00 a.m and today's weekend. Why the noise?"

"It's because of you, Humaira! You caused it!" She cried, unable to explain things in clearer terms.

"What did I do? I don't understand!"

"Auuuch!"

Firdausi held her stomach in a deep, sharp pain.

"Firdausi! What's wrong with you?!" Humaira rushed to her.

"Auuuch!!" She cried again. "My stomach!!!"

"Tell me...what's happening?!!" Humaira held her close. "Are you alright? What did you eat?"

Soon, she started coughing and suddenly passed out.

"Firdausi talk to me! Hey... God who am I going to call right now? What am I going to do?" She cried and managed to lift her up. She opened the door and quickly stopped a taxi

"Please help me sir! My friend is dying."

The young man rushed into the room and carried Firdausi into his car. Humaira too followed as he drove them to a nearby hospital.

The nurses took her into the emergency room and she was attended to immediately.

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Later That Evening,

The doctor called Humaira into his office.

"Sit down madam." The doctor with clean, transparent glasses offered her a seat.

"How are you related to the patience ma."

"She's my friend. I mean... We're roommates."

"Okay,  that's good. So from the authopsy we carried, we found out that your friend, Firdausi was poisoned. Do you have any idea about what she ate?"

"No sir. I was sleeping when she came to me crying about something. I couldn't even understand."

"You really need to monitor what she takes madam, She almost died today for this. It's all in your hand, I trust you can take care of your friend yourself. From the result, she took tea this morning and the particles were found there."