Chapters seven
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In a big room, capacious and well decorated. Two women and some maids could be seen, standing around and looking sober.
Queen Nosheba could be seen, sitting on the bed with swollen eyes. While the two women stood beside her, trying to convince her to carry her child.
“Please, My Queen”‘ the one with the child pleaded.
“I understand how you’re feeling, but this is still your flesh and blood. She needs your motherly touch and needs you to feed her.
Please….”
“I hate repeating myself, Ahiga” The Queen stated hoarsely.
Her voice was so rough and pain-filled.
“Take that curse away from me. I don’t want a female child, I want a MALE!!!”
She picked up one of the plates of candies beside her and threw it to the floor, crashing it to pieces.
That was the fifth plate she was breaking.
Ahiga. That was the mid wife. For over an hour, she’s been pleading with the Queen to get hold of her child, but she wouldn’t listen and had been acting like an insane woman ever since she got to know she gave birth to a female.
“But where do you want her to be? Don’t you care at all?” Ahiga asked worriedly and Nosheba glared at her.
“I DO NOT CARE, Ahiga. You can take her to my mother, so she can join her sister over there. I don’t want to have either of my female daughters around me!” She barked.
“Okay; fine. Fine. You can send her to your mother when she’s of age. But for now, she’s nothing but an infant and needs to be nurtured. Please, My Queen, I’m pleading on her behalf. Please… don’t forget you carried her in your womb for nine months.
And don’t forget you’re also a female. Please….”
Just then, another presence was sensed as the door was opened with Queen Chaska walking in.
With the space in the room, the door was quite far from the bed and it gave Chaska some time to stare properly at Nosheba’s pathetic face. Her maid was following up behind her.
Nosheba glared at her as she walked in, her chest rising and falling heavily.
“Greetings, My Queen” the women and maids around bowed as soon as Chaska got to the bed.
“Oh! Greetings, you all” Chaska smiled and returned her gaze to Nosheba, then, tried putting on a doleful look.
“Hello, Queen Nosheba….”
“What do you want?” Nosheba snapped in immediately, her hands fisting and it was taking Chaska a lot to cloak her smiles.
“Keep calm, dearest. I’m not here for trouble. Actually…” She paused and turned to her maid, signalling her to proceed with the basket of fruits.
“I came over to give these to you”.
The maid bowed as she placed the small basket of fruits on the bed beside Nosheba.
“When I heard you’d put to bed, I decided to rush to the market myself to get you some fruits so you can eat and be refreshed….”
Before Chaska could finish up her words, Nosheba grabbed some of the fruits in the basket and threw it at her direction.
“Get out of my room, you demon!!” She cursed angrily.
“I don’t want even a pin from you and don’t want your cursed presence around me. So, get out…!!”
Chaska finally let out the smile she’d been hiding. It felt so good seeing her that way.
“Calm down, Nosheba, will you? Why being so bittered?” She asked calmly.
“Did I do something wrong by going to get you some fruits? Or…am I the reason you gave birth to a female child who was called Badnews by her father?”
Nosheba’s eyes glinted.
“No…….!!!!!!!!!” She roared and threw the entire basket of fruits on the floor.
“I hate you, Chaska! I HATE YOU!!!! Guards!! Get out of my room!”
Chaska laughed menacingly and scornfully; her laugh echoed with so much ridicule, it tore Nosheba apart.
The mid wives in the room thought of asking the Queen to leave since she was troubling the wounded mother, but they all didn’t want to get on Chaska’s bad side because they knew she could be really deadly.
“Enjoy your sorrow, Nosheba” Chaska said and finally left.
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