My Priceless Jewel - Episode 16

"......do you feel the same?". Arfaat asked.

   Juwairiyyah felt her heart beat increasing, is Arfaat really sure of what he is saying? Did he just say he missed their moment together?. Does that means he feel the way she is feeling?

       "You missed the moment we shared together or you missed me yaa Arfaat?"

"I missed the moment we shared together, but i miss you more juwai. Especially those lips, thou you've never allowed me to kiss them the way they deserved to be kissed". Arfaat said smiling, and that very moment feeling like he should grab her and kiss her like a wild animal. He really meant what he said, yes! He's missing her and he's still missing her, missing every single thing about her.

    "Why did you start it Juwai? Why did you start the game? How could you have accused me of a thing like that? Me raping you? Juwai lemme be frank here, you've hurt me a lot with that word. And i don't even know when am gonna forgive you."

     "You started the game Yaa Arfaat, you were the first person to slap me since the day i was born. You disgraced me in front of those filty poor people

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. I took revenge for that slap."

     "Lol, Juwai kenan. I see you're still a kid, had it been you know what i have in mind for you now, you wouldn't have start that game. Am deeply hurt!"

"And so am i! You denying your fatherhood hurts more than anything. Dad doesn't even wanna see my face or talk to me. I only have some peace of mind when i am with mom, thou she's also angry but she also pity my condition."

    "And our grandma?"

"Hajiya is the Best grandma on earth! Thou we always fight, but she's still by my side. Yaa arfaat, pity me dan Allah. Go now and tell them the truth, tell them that the baby is yours please". Juwairiyyah said crying.
  
      "O come on baby, don't give up so easily, lets play the game to its end. This is just the beginning."

    Life for Juwairiyyah has took a new dimension. Her dad doesn't talk nor answer her greetings, sometimes he even try beating or slapping her. The juwairiyyah who is popularly known for her lack of respects for elders and poor people, now turned out to be cool and sympathetic.

Arfaat took her for her anti-natal every week, and by that time juwairiyyah is damn very sure she's in love with Arfaat, a type of love even she can't explain how or why!

       For Arfaat, it seems like he doesn't even seem to care about what she's going thru, the only thing that is bothering him is his relationship with his mom, which is still not stable. He has tried all what he can but to no avail, mai kunu is still standing on her point of view. Juwairiyyah must go back to her matrimonial home before everything is settled. 

      *9 months later*
 
  Juwairiyyah's Tommy bulged, she looks big and swells all over. Some even thought or wondered if the babies she's carrying are twins or triplets.

  "How you feeling Juwai?". Arfaat asked looking at her with a lot of sympathy in his eyes.

"Yaa Arfaat, i feel like am going to die. I've swollen up everywhere. Look how big i look". Said Juwairiyyah tears rolling down her cheeks.

   "Hey! Look at me Juwai, come on lily don't talk that way. You'll live a very long and healthy life in shaa Allah."

"Am going to  confess what i did to you Yaa Arfaat, i have a bad feeling about this. I don't want to die without clearing the mess I've started". Juwairiyyah said still crying.

       "Look at me Juwai, look into my eyes and tell me what you see."

Juwairiyyah couldn't move an inch, and didn't also look up at arfaat. Her heartbeat increases and she feels as if she started loving Arfaat that very instant. 

"Juwai, won't you look up at me?"

    "Yaa Arfaat, its been a gr......" Juwairiyyah couldn't complete the sentence she started, because of the sharp pain that pinched her.

 "Yaaa Rabbi! I told you am dying Yaa Arfaat!". Juwairiyyah screamed in pain.

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     "Pass me the syringe". Said the doctor.

"Here you go sir."

  Blood  gushed from Juwairiyyah's body. The doctor are trying their very best in stopping it, but to no avail. Blood kept gushing fast.

"Clean the baby Rita! What are you still doing there holding it without washing it". Said the doctor again.

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. This time around referring to the nurse who is holding the baby.

     "Call my parents in, call in Yaa Arfaat. I don't want to die without seeing them". Juwairiyyah said in pain, crying so hard.

"Shhhhh.....keep quite and keep calm Lily, am right here with you. Nothing is gonna happen to you in shaa Allah". Arfaat said tears running down his cheeks.

     "A...a..am..m..m so...sor..sorry...y..yaa..a...arr..faat. F.or...give m..y stu...pidity. Am g..lad yo..u are st..ill by my side. Thank y..ou."

"Juwai, keep quite, you are too weak to talk, am right here with you."

    "I..i..yaa..". She suddenly started gasping for breath, gasping so hard!

"How is she doctor?". Alhaji Abbas said coming into the room.

 No one cared to ask about the baby, they all focused their attention on juwai. And i really don't think she's gonna make it!