Are you pregnant

Staring calculatingly at zainab, she had added weight during the past few days.

"You eat a lot these days Zainab," Sarana said glaring teasingly at her as she hurriedly feast on her meal.

We were seated at the garden, mother, Sarana, Zainab and I, and ate slowly enjoying our sticks, but except for Zainab, she was feasting hurriedly on her meal like it would disappear any second. She knew it was so unladylike to eat that way but she cared not.

Father had been gone for days and he never said a word about me getting married to general Gandhi, which was a huge relief. How was I going to live with Timi? She would probably hate me forever.

"Mother, has the war with the decresh come to an end?" My curiosity Come over me and I asked. I wanted to know, could it be father had travelled to tell general Gandhi to marry me in exchange for alliance?

"I overheard your father's men say the decresh kingdom hasn't made any move yet, for now I think they have other things to do." Mother said after staring at me for a while.

Great!

I sighed with relief, now I had a month or more to stay with Zainab, Sarana and Mother or maybe Kunshi'.

No I did not want to think about it, knowing fully well I was leaving soon...

As if the time refused to move the day went by very slow, with me thinking and worrying too much. It reminded me of Jamila's wedding day. I had a knot in my stomach that refused to go away and that is exactly how I was feeling.

I hadn't seen Kunshi throughout the last few days, we were now pretty close, he was a very honest and out spoken person, never afraid to say his opinion, I felt some kind of connection with him. It was as if he could understand me and what I was passing through.

As days went by I really admired him more and more. He was handsome with brains, very smart with his words, and was of course a very good worrior.

The next day when I woke up a maid was already present in my room.

" Good morning, princess. Your bath is ready." Normally I love to do things myself, I never like the maids taking care of my needs, it made me look useless, at least that was the only thing I could do for myself in this house, but father gave an order to the maids to do so, well because he was planning on marrying me off and doesn't wants me to lose weight. 

Shaking the thoughts out of my head, I quietly followed her into the bathroom.

I went through the same routine I did everyday. Bathing, putting on new clothes, brushing my hair then eating breakfast, and of course looking beautiful, that was what was expected of a lady anyway.

" You're thinking of him again aren't you?" I heard a voice by the door.

Sighing, I took my robe off and sat on my bed.

" Would you like some tea?" She asked. I couldn't say no, it was one of the best teas I had ever tasted, it smelled so good and tasted delicious.

"Yes please." I said. She poured me the tea and handed it over to me with a smile.

" He would be back Muna, you're thinking too much." Zainab said.

"You think so?"

" I do!"

We just sat there staring into thin air as we enjoyed our tea not untill Zainab quickly ran to the bathroom and threw up.

Weird, was she sick?

I noticed she was now very fat and also gotten swollen legs.

"Are you pregnant?" I asked, she just stared at me with disbelief in her eyes.