Sultan

"Are you okay?" Ummah asked for the second time again looking at me

"Nothing" I replied laying my head on her laps

"Aaban!" She called slowly stroking my hair with her soft hands

"I know you more than you know yourself so spill" she said again

"Yeah yeah spill, well I'm in love with a maid who i dont even know whether she wants me or not"

"Ummahhhhh" I dragged her name and sat upright to hold her hand

"I'm okay" i said looking into her eyes to assure her because i know how worried she gets when she suspects any change in my mood,

"Allah yasa" she said expiring deep air,

"When are you going to greet your Abba Yusuf? He's been here for a week now" she asked

"I'll try going in the evening, when is he going back to jigawa?"

"This coming weekend, but salma said he's flying to india for his check up" she said

"In shaa Allah I'll go in the evening" i said getting up to go back to my area

"Jameela yaushe kika dawo?" I asked my step sister when i saw her sitting in my parlor

"Since yesterday yaya" she replied

I nodded and sat down without saying any word because I don't really talk freely with them

"Ya karatu?" I asked since the last time i saw her she came to tell me she got admission to study law in China

"Alhamdulillah" she replies smiling

We sat in awkward silence there till i heard loud noise coming from the kitchen,

"Ke dawa kika zo?" I asked because i know Jadwa won't stay there talking to herself alone,

"Halima ce" she replied "she went to get water"

I didn't know when I excused myself and dashed into the kitchen immediately,

If not for the respect i have for women I would have slapped Halima right there and then with what i saw,

Jadwa was kneeling there crying her eyes out and Halima was standing there scolding her,

"What In gods name is happening here?" I asked and immediately Jadwa got up and left without saying anything to me,

"Sannu da zuwa yaya" she greeted and I didn't even know what to say so I picked the landline and dialed numbers

"Bakaki" i said into the line

"Allah yaja za....." I didn't wait to hear the full whatever i just cut him off immediately

"The next time i see Halima inside my house will be the last day all the guards will be working in this palace" i said and dropped the phone immediately

I pointed at the door and just said "get out"

She knows me so well to even think of saying anything so she just whispered "I'm sorry" and left

"Sai anjima yaya" Jameela said getting up to follow her partner but I didn't even glance at her side i just pushed the bottom for the emergency lock

I took deep breaths and headed to jadwa's room

Jadwa

I instantly woke up from sleep with tears in my eyes because of the dream i was having,

Its been 2 years already since my dad passed away and I constantly dream about him almost everyday,

That was what happened this morning and when I woke up I couldn't stop crying still,

I dressed and went to make breakfast for Sultan and we ate quietly, none of us said anything to each other,

The only word we exchanged today was greetings, I greeted "Good morning" and he replied morning,

Already he was dressed so immediately he finished eating he left to where I don't know because he wasn't dressed for office,

I was sweeping the kitchen when i heard the doorbell sound so I dropped the broom and went to see who was there,

I didn't even greet them Halima just pushed me and entered with a slim girl following behind her

"Kaman yaya baya nan koh?" The girl asked Halima and they sat there,

Since i was in no mood for any drama i closed the door and went back to continue my work,

The kitchen door open but I didn't bother to open it,

"Ke!!" She said and I ignored

"Magana nake yi miki"

"Na'am" I replied trying not to sound rude

"Lallai ma, 'yar bola ta zama 'yar gari har ta fara rashin kunya"

I still said nothing because I'm used to being looked down upon

"Listen and listen good whatever your name is, just because Yarima support you doesn't mean you're special"

"You're Nothing but a filthy dirty bastard and thats what you will ever be, hm only God knows why your mum and dad couldn't keep you"

I felt as if buckets of iced water were splashed on me

"My parents did nothing to you" I quietly said

"What?" She asked but I didn't reply her because I clearly know that she heard me

"You dare have the gut to talk back at me huh?

"Tell me" "do your mother even know who your father is?"

I didn't know when I started crying loudly

"My parents did nothing to you hal..." before I finished talking i felt her palms right on my left cheek,

"That will teach you to never talk back at me" she said and just then i heard the door open again and i smelt sultan's perfume,

I didn't wait to hear what he will say to her or what she will say to him i just got up and rushed to my room,

I sat on the floor with my head on the side of the bed crying heavily,

I gently removed the only picture of my mum and dad that i have and looked at it feeling my hear breaking,

"Why did you leave me alone in this cruel world? Why didn't we all go together?"

Immediately I heard someone open my door i hid the picture immediately

"Cupcake" Sultan said

I hurried and wiped my tears but more kept coming

"Sorry about whatever Halima did or said to yoh kinji"

Still kept quiet because I have no idea what to say at that moment

"Please"

I nodded and was about to get up to leave with my teary eyes when he held my hands,

"I'm an orphan" I blurted and I didn't even know why i told him that, but after those words came out of my mouth i got the confidence to continue talking,

"I can take any type of insult but not the ones involving my parents" i said with my voice cracking and before i know it i broke down crying again,

"Jadwa please" he said in a voice that surprisingly calmed me down

I just nodded and tried releasing my hand from his grip but all in vain,

We stood there for over 5 minutes I guess but he still didn't release my hand

"Your highness can i go and continue my work?" I asked knowing that he will get angry but I didn't care because i was so angry too

He turned me to face him,

"Jadwa" he called and I answered with tears still rolling down my cheeks

"Death is not something we can stop" he started

"We're all gonna die someday and it's not because Allah hates us no, it's because he loves us so much that he takes us closer to him" he said wiping my tears with his two thumbs,

I started calming down and he hugged me lightly as if i was an egg he was afraid to crush, i kept sniffing his intoxicating scent which calmed me down and made what i felt for him increasing,

"I know it hurts and if you remember them you have to cry" he said in a gentle voice

"But prayer is what they need now okay?" He asked and i nodded

"Thats my girl" he said making my hear beat to increase

"He just called me his girl" i said to myself smiling in his chest,

"Promise me you won't shed tears again"

"I promise" I whisper

And just for that moment I totally forgot the fact that I'm a maid because he made me feel like I actually belonged here,

I didn't know when I hugged him back and whispered a "thank you"

"I love you Jadwa" he said and this time i felt the urge to reply him but my lips didn't allow me so I smiled

"Why wont you say that you love me too Jadwa?" He asked

"Oh God i love you so much Sultan, i loved you the very first day i set my eyes on you and every day the love i have for you is increasing, what am I going to do? I don't belong here"I mentally told myself then I released myself from the hug and looked at him

"Do you hate me?" He asked raising an eyebrow and I turned my head sideways gesturing no

"So you love me?" He asked and i smiled widely heading to the door

"I cant say" I whispered to myself

I saw him smiling before he followed behind me..........

😬😬😬 late update I know but you guys bear with me because i think i will update just 2 times this coming week🙏🙏🙏 Votes!!!!!!!! Votes!!!!!!! Votes !!!!!!!! Comments!!!!! Comments!!!!! 😘😘😘😘😘