Jadwa

It's Wednesday and I still didn't know when we're leaving here,

I'm so lonely here and i miss Amla and I'm not really close to the maids here,

And this Haidar is not making things easy for me at all because any chance he gets he want to have a conversation with me and i always avoid him because I'm the last person he wants close to him,

Honestly he's so nice to me and he's also handsome but i know all the kindness he's showing me is out of pity,

"How's your leg" a familiar voice asked which made my heart skip a bit

"It's fine now thank you" i said packing the clothes i was folding

I heard him muttering Alhamdulillah but i hurried and left because i have nothing to say to him again

"Jadwa hurry you're leaving right now" Ammah said waking me up from sleep

It was Friday morning and i had no idea we were leaving that day so I rushed and washed my face because the cars were already ready and I don't want to be left here alone so i cleaned and wore my hijjab,

I picked my bag and went outside to meet then, 2 minutes later i saw Sultan coming out in a hurry,

We reached Zaria in the afternoon finally

"Jadwa!!!!" Amla shouted trying to suffocate me with her hug

"Um-i..can't breathe" i said tapping her shoulder

"Ouch sorry sorry" she said releasing me

Then she looked at me up and down "Ayyah Jadwa kin rame" she said with a sad look on her face

I just smiled and nodded

"I've been sick but now I'm okay"

"But why did you take so long to come back Allah I taught something happened and Mami didn't even say anything to me" she started blurting

"I didn't know too but he had to reschedule his meeting because of me" then I told her everything that happened and all the insults I received from him that day,

"Everything happening is temporary Jadwa but i know Our Allah won't watch injustice without doing anything about it" she said hugging me slowly

I didn't even know i was crying until Amla said "shhh it's okay the tears won't change anything will it?"

I said no gently and she used the hem of her shirt to clean it for me,

"Let me bring food for you kinji you look starved" she said patting my shoulder and leaving

I finished eating but Amla didn't allow me to do any work that time,

"You will serve him dinner then zamu tafi ki huta kinji"

I went inside his chambers trying to clean since we haven't been around for a while,

I was exhausted by the time I finished, it was almost dinner time so i just got his food,

When he came he just sent me away and I gladly left because I'm feeling sleepy,

"Arrange them in the closet" Sultan said as the guard handed me the shopping bags full of different types of shoes

I quietly collected them and entered his walk in closet arranging them carefully,

Only God knows when he's going to wear these shoes because there are plenty things in this place that haven't even been touched,

"Yayaa" a soft girls voice called out as i came out of the closet

"Sannu da zuwa" i said when i saw her, she gave me a disgusted look up and down

She was on a very heavy makeup and her perfume was so strong that it made me dizzy, she wore a blue fitted gown and was holding a bag that looks expensive,

"Who are you?" She asked and I didn't know what to say,

"Are you deaf?" She asked rudely

"I'm a maid" i managed to say and she just pushed me aside entering the Sultan's room with the sound of her heeled shoes hitting the tiles with every step she take

"Orange juice for me" she said

I went and served her the juice taking it back to the room for her

"Halima what are you doing here?" I heard Him asking her when I opened the door

He didn't look happy seeing her and when I entered he gave me a warning and annoyed look

I just left them and headed out,

Few moment later they came out together when i was cleaning the furnitures around

"Zanje gurin su Ummah Yaya but I'll see you around" she said all happy and he nodded

Immediately she the door closed i felt a presence behind me,

"What is wrong with you?" He asked sounding so pissed

"How dare you let a stranger enter my room?"

I didn't even know what to say to him because by the looks of what happened he knew her since he even called her name,

"Don't you ever and when i say ever i mean never ever allow any stranger into my room am i clear??" He asked in annoyance and i nodded without even turning till I heard his foot stomping away,

"Well thats new" i said to myself when he left without waiting for my reply or throwing an insult.

"Who was the lady that came earlier" i asked Amla but she said she didn't see her

"He called her Halima" i told her and she chuckled

"She's back kenan" she said and i raised my eyebrows in question

"She's Amma Laraba's niece" she said but she knows I don't know the Amma Laraba

"Amma laraba is the king's second wife, so Halima is her niece and she was Sultan's childhood friend so she thinks they're going to marry" she explained and i nodded

"She's rude though" i told her remembering what she did earlier today

"It's in her blood" Amla said laughing

I just smiled and looked at her, she was in a very cheerful mood today which wasn't normal so I had to ask her what's up

"Why are you in such a happy mood?" I asked giving her a curious look

"Its the Royal family gathering this Saturday" she said smiling and i gave her the clueless eye

"The what now?" I asked waiting for a more detailed explanation

"Well" she started

"Its done twice a year and its like a ceremony where every member of the royal family gather here in Zaria more like a get together" she stated

"Soo why are you happy about it?" I asked her because i see nothing that concerns us there

"The rules doesn't really apply much when the palace is full so you can do some things you don't do on normal days"

I couldn't help but ask her "Things like?"

"Going out" she said and my eyes widened

"All the maids in the palace will work together to cook and do everything so work is reduced for us I guess" she said again smiling

Then she decided to spoil the little happiness in me "Its a different case for you though" she said

"Howwww" i asked sounding so sad

"Sultan doesn't eat the food made during the feast so I think you will be his personal chef until the end" she said breaking my heart "since you're obviously his personal maid" she added

"Awwwnnn i was hoping to get enough sleep fa" i said pouting

She just laughed at me and laid down yawning "you'll get enough sleep" she said sounding so sleepy so we decided to call it a night

The palace got 10times busier than usual because of the gathering and I don't even have time to sit and talk to Amla during working hours,

Sultan on the other hand is moody and more annoying than usual,

"Get this thing away from me" he said pushing the plate of food he was about to eat,

For the past 3 days now he haven't been eating the food from the general kitchen, he either make me cook noodles for him or make pancakes,

I hurried and started packing the food and left,

"Someone will just be acting like a newly pregnant woman 🙄🙄"

"What" he asked and i froze

I started shaking as if i was about to be eaten by a lion

"Did I actually say that out loud?" I asked my self and the answer was already clear

"I am dead"

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