From Zowie To Zuwaira

Sixty three

Four months later

It was past 11am and Tiger just left to the office after contemplating about going. But Zuwaira assured him that she was fine and he agreed to leave. Khairat was the one who drove Zarah to school that morning

She walked into the kitchen with a huge bump on her stomach which made the knee length gown she wore shorter. She looked a lot fairer and her skin was glowing.
She picked up a plate and served herself some potato porridge before heading to the parlor. Switching on the tv she sat down and began changing the Chanel.
Khairat was probably asleep. She cleans the house early and goes back to sleep.
Zuwaira was staring at the tv but her mind was one where else. She has been feeling some pain since last night but she didn't tell tiger because she didn't want to worry him. He has been very reckless lately about her deli every and she saw nothing but fear in his eyes.
Her mind suddenly drifted to the conversation they had a month ago.

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Flashback

It was past 3am when Zuwaira woke up from her not too sweet sleep because she didn't feel her. Husbands warmth close to her.
She sat up and she saw him on the prayer mat his head down on a sujood. She stood up and went to the toilet and when she was back he was still on the sujood. Fifteen minutes later she became scared and wanted to tap him but that was when he came up and she let out a sigh of relief.
He did his salam before raising his hands up high and began praying inaudibly.
She laid back down and she had already began to sleep when she felt him wrap his arms around her and she purred like a cat clinging in more.
"Please don't leave me"he said and she immediately looked up to her
"Am not going anywhere tiger"I replied kissing his chin.
"I.....I won't be able to ...bear ....to..."he stammered his words coming out incoherently. Zuwaira moved back reading his face and she saw worry and fear,she sat up and he did the same.
"Tiger" she cupped his face and that was when she felt tears on his cheeks.
He gently removed her hands from his cheeks looking right at her even in the dark room
"I won't be able to bear losing you panda. I won't be able to leave in this world without you. A life without you is a life I can't ever live in. A life were you don't exist is a life I can ever imagine. I love you panda. I can't loose you. It would be the end of me.Am not strong enough to handle it"he paused placing a hand on her stomach
"You have to be here.You have to be here for our baby for our Zarah...for me,promise me you would make it my love. If I was able to take this all away from you I promise  I would"he  endedwity outmost sincerity
She could see the fear in his eyes. She knew he was a scared because of Abidah but what can we do about destiny.
She used her hand to clean the tears that was about to roll down his cheeks

"Insha Allah nothing would happen"she held his hand
"But tiger,we can't do anything when it comes to destiny.if Allah has planed it then there is nothing we can do but accept our destiny and move on. Allah test us in different ways this might be your test and he wants to see your level of Iman"

End of flashback

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Zuwaira

The sudden pain I felt in my stomach bought me out of my thoughts. I made a light sound and was about to stand up when I felt it again and I let out a scream. But then few minutes later it was gone. I stood up and went to khairats room. She was sleeping peacefully
"Khairat"I called once and she opened her eyes
"Please get the baby bag from upstairs and bring my car keys . It's on the side drawer"I informed and she immediately sat up