CHAPTER 16: FEELINGS
Suhad was immediately taken to the hospital without any delay. He was taken to the emergency room before they realized that his injuries needed immediate surgery so they took him to the operation room and the doctors didn't waste a second as they tended to his injuries.
Thankfully some of the nurses know him so they immediately contacted his family to inform them of the current situation so they'll get there.
Daihaah whom had came for checkup and was by the nurses when they made the call turned her head to look at them. She walked to the counter and smiled at the nurses that stood at the other side, "Excuse me did you just say something about Suhad Sagir?" she asked making the nurses nod with a grim look on their faces, "Can I know what happened to him?"
"Are you related to the patient?" One of the nurses asked.
"Well...no. But he's my husband's best friend" she explained hoping that will be enough to allow the nurse to tell her what happened to him.
"I'm sorry ma'am. I can't give out patient's information without any family relation"
"Please just tell me, he and I are really close" she said with concern lacing her tone. She saw the hesitation the nurse's eyes, "Please..."
The nurse sighed, "He got into an accident"
Daihaah gasped as her eyes widened, "W-what's h-his condition right now?"
"I'm sorry ma'am. That I can't tell, really. We have to wait until the doctor comes out from the surgery he's undergoing first"
Daihaah nodded as she gulped, "Ok, thank you"
"You're welcome ma'am"
Daihaah pulled out her phone out of her handbag as she walked away. She quickly called Prince and waited for him to pick up the call—which he did after four rings, "Hey...You need to come to the hospital now. Something's happened to Suhad and I'm having a bad feeling about it"
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Jakadiya whom got to the hospital before the others waited outside the operation room as she paced about the place trying to think of some sort of plan before Suhad's mother arrives. She knew without a doubt that when she gets here Mamita will ask for a full report and though Suhad will be unconscious that time Jakadiya knew well that isn't what he wants.
And he'd always trusted her to have his back and this is one of the times she has to save him.
When Mamita and Fatimah arrived Fatimah already had tears streaming down her face while Mamita being the stone cold woman she is had her usual stoic façade on. But anyone who knows their family will know that underneath she's crumbling because as of the moment her most prized possession—the son she's flaunting with is fighting for his life. Obviously she'll be worried sick, she just won't show it.
"Ma'am these are his belongings that were found with him" A nurse said as she handed Suhad's phone, wallet, and others things to Mamita whom took it with a curt nod. She touched the now cracked screen of phone making it immediately come to life and his home screen wallpaper took her aback. It was still the picture of Jannah he had gotten from Fatimah.
Her brows creased up as she wondered who the girl is. For a fact she wasn't just an ordinary girl he goes out with since he made her picture his profile picture but she also isn't among the girl that Mamita had and will pick to be his bride. She scoffed slightly as she turned the phone off.
So it was because of this girl that he refused to be with Bilkisu? She thought. Nope, not on my watch.
Prince Aamir arrived along with Daihaah whom was already at the hospital to show their support which Mamita very much appreciated as she had always liked Aamir—or more like fear the boy knowing how vulgar he can be no matter who a person is. Daihaah however, she liked the girl because in a way she changed the boy she covertly fears. So, she had to tolerate and like them both. That is a must.
Shortly after, Didi arrived but this time clearly Mamita wasn't happy about it because she stood up from where she was sitting and approached her co wife. "What are you doing here?" she asked glaring at Maleeka who was earlier staring ahead but flicked her eyes to look at Mamita sideways.
"To offer my support" came her reply; her voice stern yet soft just enough to be polite and rude at the same time without crossing either limit.
Mamita scoffed, "I don't need your support"
Maleeka turned around to look at her co-wife fully, "I never said it was for you did I?" she asked not bothering to hide the rudeness in her tone.
Mamita clench her fists sideways. Maleeka had always been able to get under her skin because the woman never backs down when she threw something at her. One of the many reasons she irked her to the core. "Stay out of my son's life" Mamita retaliated through gritted teeth.
Didi rolled her eyes slightly, "That is not something for you to decide Your Grace" she mocked, "You can rest, I'm not here to cause any problem because I'm sure Suhad won't like his two mothers arguing when his future is undetermined"
Mamita glared at Maleeka who didn't look away but rather maintained eye contact with her co wife. "You're not my son's mother, you'll never be"
Didi huffed slightly. She didn't go there for drama but that woman was surely asking for it, "That's not what he thinks"
"Let me repeat this to you again because it seems like you don't understand anything. You.are.not.my.son's.mother! You'll never be"
"There's no need to argue..."
"Then leave!"
"I will not" Didi replied calmly waiting for Mamita to retaliate but before she could Prince Aamir stepped in between them noting the aged women will cause a scene if they aren't stopped.
"Mamita. Didi" he looked at them when addressing each of them. "Arguing will not do any of us any good. We are all here to show our support to Suhad and that's all that matters so please, both of you should just stop this" he said calmly keeping his voice low so that people will not overhear their conversation.
Mamita looked at him with eyes widened slowly. Did the Prince Aamir just use 'please' in a sentence? Ha! He had changed a lot for sure.
Mamita glared at Didi one more time before she turned around and sat back in her seat. Maleeka thanked Prince Aamir as he gave up his sit for her to sit and she flashed Daihaah a small smile which the girl reciprocated.
All of them sat in silence for the hours that followed. Some of their relations that resided in Abuja had already came to support them including Jameel whom came alone as no one still knows about his wife Sarah. And he wasn't planning on telling them any time soon, if ever.
Mamita didn't know how long they stayed there but when the doctor finally came out she stood on her feet and approached him, "Doctor, how is my son?" she managed to keep her voice from sounding shaky and high. She sounded calm contradicting her feelings internally.
The doctor sighed as he looked around. His gaze met that of Jakadiya's narrowed ones and he immediately understood what she meant, "The surgery was successful as there were no broken bones or internal bleeding. He's stable now but will be in the ICU for monitoring before we move him to another room"
Mamita along with the others release a sigh of relief, "Alhamdullilah. Can we see him?"
He nodded, "Yes but one person at a time. And don't make noise please. Just wait for them to move him to the ICU first"
"Alright. Thank you Doctor"
The doctor nodded before he walked away leaving the family alone.
Once Jakidaya noticed that Mamita's attention isn't on her she slipped away from them and headed to the doctor's office. She looked back to make sure that no one was trailing behind her before she closed the door. This made the doctor look up.
"You did a great job" she said sitting on one of the two chairs situated opposite him.
The doctor sighed, "Ma'am I can lose my job for not giving them full information on what happened to her son" he complained.
"You can also lose your job if you give out confidential information that's between you and your patient" she retaliated making him look down for a second because he knows she's right. "Look I don't have all day, take care of Suhad and any further information you have on his health should be given to him directly when he wakes up especially about the accident"
"But ma'am..."
"That's what he would've wanted and I rather we keep it that way okay?"
"Ok Ma'am"
"Good"
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To say that Jannah was taken aback will be an understatement. At first, when she heard of what happened to Suhad she felt a lot of emotions all at the same time. There was fear, there was confusion, but the anger she felt earlier was still there as prominent as ever. Though, as much as she hated to admit she was worried about him.
I just saw him earlier, he was fine. She thought in her head as she paced in her room. Maybe if I hadn't been so rude to him he might not have gotten into an accident. Yeah maybe that's it.
No he deserves it. The devil in her thought shrugging off the matter.
How can someone deserve an accident?! The good part of her thought and she agreed with it. No matter what no one deserves an accident.
Eventually she turned her phone off and locked her room door refusing to pick any of the numerous calls she keep getting—mostly from Daihaah who's trying to get her to go to the hospital. If this was some other circumstance she would've ran to the hospital the moment she heard what happened to him.
But things aren't that easy anymore.
And she wasn't going to just go running back to him.
The next day went by the same way, and the following day, and eventually a week passed. Her original plan was to avoid Fatima at work but thankfully she didn't have to do that because the girl had been absent. Clearly, what happened to her brother took a toll on her. She might've already asked Anna for permission because not once did the woman ask of her.
In due course Jannah realized that she had to go to the hospital for two reasons. One, to visit her father and two, to visit Suhad because she just had to. Kamal agreed to take her to her father's room and since it's the same hospital with Suhad she'll just go and check up on him. Ever since her father was admitted after he had gotten immediate surgery she didn't visit him nor heard anything from him because her mother won't let her anywhere near his room that's why she asked Kamal to help her get in .
After work she drove straight to the hospital. She was nervous because she knew she will come across Suhad's family members other than Fatimah and Didi. She jus hoped this goes well.
It was at times like this that she thanked her best friend because the girl had left her tons of messages including Suhad's room number just in case she wanted to check on him. In the beginning she thought of deleting it because she had no intention of visiting him but now she was glad that she didn't.
She grew more nervous as she walked towards his room number. Her palm became sweaty and her heart beats became faster than it was. She felt like she was about to pass out when she stood in front of the room door. At a point she thought of jus turning back and running away because not only did she not know how to face his family, she also didn't know how to face him after how their last encounter went. She might've been the cause of his accident.
She raised her hand and gripped the door handle biting her lower lip in contemplation. She quickly removed her hand and exhaled slowly before attempting to hold the handle again but decided against it again. She thought it'd be rude to just walk in like that so she decided to knock first.
She raised her hand and was about to knock after minutes of contemplation when the door opened abruptly making her take a few steps back in shock. Her eyes dilated slightly as she made eye contact with the woman that stood watching her with a stoic face.
Mamita however quickly recognized Jannah as the girl that was on her son's wallpaper. She closed the door behind her once she was sure that Suhad and Fatimah didn't see her. She maintained eye contact with Jannah whom looked at her nervously.
Pathetic excuse of a girl, she thought.
"Follow me" she said to Jannah lowly as she walked away.
Jannah hesitated and looked at the door one last time before she followed Mamita after gulping.
This doesn't look good.
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Hey!
So y'all that are going back to school, hostel in particular, this is for you!
Alright so Mamita finally meets Jannah! What's going to happen next?
Ok so byeeeeee
Love, Jannah.
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