Chapter 93: Time
Milan and Fariya moved to a new place away from the city to another. She didn't want Fairya to live in a place where things happened. Fariya was 6 months pregnant and healthy. She looked plum and chubby, cute in every way. Her mood swings have been difficult for even Milan to handle. Putting her to bed getting her to sleep has been the most difficult. Fariya often talked about nightmares where she was captured and attacked and she often sees a creature killing a man who is trying to save her.
Milan couldn't tell why she still recall stuff though her memories about Aizen has been completely erased. Milan would use spells for Fariya to sleep sound for the sake of the baby growing inside her. Fariya grew very stubborn as days passed by and always sneak out of the house behind Milan.
"Not again sis," Milan caught her while she was sneaking out again. Milan ran over Fariya towards the gates to bring her back. "I won't let you off this time," she got angry.
"What is wrong with you? This is my life, Why the hell should I stay away from everything just because am pregnant? You made me quit work, okay I accepted that because it was embarrassing to be pregnant after one night stand in the office when I was not even dating a soul, and it is a one night stand I can't even remember, taking the factor I blacked out, i never drink in my life either, but I let everything go and accepted the fate, then I was reported that my house is being taken away I became a laughing stock in front of my family, then now an here, imprisoned by you, I mean why hell is my life going down the hill? What did I do so wrong?" Fariya screamed standing in the middle of the pavement. People who passed by looked at both of them.
"Relax I understand you're going through some hard times, but please you must be careful, you should, your temper would effect the baby, you told me you want to take care of the baby, how can you fall sick then? If you're upset, baby would be too,"
"Aisshhhh stop it, it is not like am drinking or doing drugs, I just want to step out and look around staying inside home is putting me in depression," she said and walked back into the frontyard.
"I will take you, you ask me, why do you have to hide and sneak it is not like am going to stop you," Milan said.
"Really? Babe you're strict and I hate that, I agree that you look after me now but I don't want you to tell me what to do," Fariya spit out. Milan clenched her fists. She controlled her temper and stayed too calm, giving all her best.
"Fariya, let's go, do anything you want, we won't come back until you finish everything you wish to do okay?" Milan said and walked out of the gates calling her.
"Are you coming along?" Fariya asked.
"Yes,"
"No need, then what freedom do I have? Don't act like my mom,"
"Fine go on your own, I don't care, if you feel that suffocated with me, am moving away, you can live alone here, I don't want to accused of things I never did or behaved like," Milan talked back in the same angry tone Fariya did, giving a try to a trick, to scare her.
Fariya then immediately caught a cab and took off. She did not care at all. Milan shook her head and walked back into the house. Why do I feel like I have become a house maid? Am a princess, a princess, the official ruler in the Water Realm, but what the heck am I doing on earth taking care of the grumpy lady for the sake of the baby, Aqua you better lay me back when some day you get back home," Milan kept talking to herself. Milan cleaned the mess Fariya had done inside the living room, earing all over the place, leaving waste, leaving the leftover food open, leaving empty bags everywhere and vomiting in between.
Milan got tired of cleaning the house, cooking, doing laundry dry and handling the mid swings all the time that she started to feel depressed at time when Fariya failed to understand her and value her hardwork.
"Aqua is this your way of paying me back? To have fought with you when we were young? Are you trying to show to me what a cool sister you were? If it is that then I agree, " Milan spoke out loud, tearing up and sat on floor crose legged. "I miss you," she cried. She reached for the tissues and wiped her tears and her nose. Around that time, Milan's phone started ringing. It was from an unknown number.
"Hello," Milan answered her phone as she sobbed.
"Milan, " it was Fariya. She was crying on the other end of the phone.
"Oh my God what happened?" Milan jumped up as she heard Fariya's voice.
"Am scared, I feel lonely, " Fariya kept on crying.
"This is why I asked you to not go out alone," Milan stopped crying.
"Come for me," Fariya said sobbing hard.
"Where are you? tell me, I will come right now," Milan said and hurried outside the door and came back inside again.
"In the TQ mall, nearby the house," Fariya gave her the address. Milan hung up and changed her work dress. Within ten minutes, she apparated and reached the place right on time.
"There there," she walked towards Fariya who sat in front of an ice cream shop having a two scoops of mango ice creams. Milan's heart ached as she saw the sight. She recalled how Aizen, Fariya and She along with them would spend their free times passing time at malls eating ice creams Fariya would choose for all after their meals. And to think Aizen is her family was even weirder that she thought it would be. Then her mind wandered back to Aiden instantly.
"Milan," Fariya called her interrupting her thoughts.
"Am here, stoo crying," Milan said and took out more tissues from her handbag to wipe Fariya's face. "You are worse than a baby would be, big mom baby," Milan said and pinched Fariya's ears.
"Then here take the fetus from me and carry it yourself," Fariya snapped at Milan.
"At thus rate I might really find a way to do such things, it is better to do that than have my head eaten by you," Milan joked and sat opposite Fariya. Then they walked around the mall for sometimes, did some shopping and watched an animated movie before they returned back home for the night. Milan did not forget to get her dinner.
And just like that several other weeks passed again. Milan couldn't help but wonder what her parents are doing back at the Water Palace delaying their plans to come to earth.
Fariya turned 8 months pregnant, but her condition began to drop a little. She was no longer moody and gloomy, but always in pains. Her joints, sometimes even her belly. Even though the doctors said to her that it could be the contractions, to Milan things were doubtful. She wondered about the crystals acting up in the womb since the fetus is growing up day by day. Fariya stopped complaining and whining and weeping buckets. Instead she turned extra hungry and wanted to have all sorts of food. But Milan had to be careful everytime she cooked either since Fariya threw up often having certain food that only tempted her to vomit more.
Milan completely avoided sea food since the smell made Fariya feel nauseous even though she would crave for them. Milan also reduced Fariya's caffeine intake since she always had trouble falling asleep.
Fariya on the other had grew more silent and spent time reading and wiritng. Milan was surprised to see how Fariya was coming up with a novel all by herself. Even though Milan asked her a thousand times to read it, Fariya never gave her saying she would not give anybody until she publishes it.
A few more weeks passed and Fariya looked round and full. She had entered the 9th month of her pregnancy. Milan's and Fariya's bond grew even closer. Whenever Milan remained silent, Fariya would ask her to not stop talking and share about Milan's childhood stories and always thank her for accompanying her through the most difficult times of her.
"You don't have to thank me, think am your sister and am doing this for my family, " Milan would advice her. Fariya would tear up and hug Milan.
'Am hungry," she would say then opening her mouth saying, "Aaaaaaaa,"
Milan found Fariya struggling and finding it hard to walk for more than five minutes and sit soon, panting hard. Fairya looked easily tired as her date was approaching.
Fariya's water broke one night while they were having dinner and the pain began. Milan grew tensed not knowing what to do and she immediately cleaned up and changed Fariya into new pair of clothes to go to the hospital. Milan took the bags she packed to go to hospital weeks back that had all the items necessary for the mother and the baby.
The time had arrived but not her family from heaven. Milan couldn't help but wonder what was going on. She called for the cab and went to the hospital anyway. Fariya was sweating a lot and clutching on to her hands tightly, biting her lips along, to suppress her pain. Milan had read in the books she bought for Fariya that being in labour is equal to the pain of breaking all the bones in the human body together and Milan couldn't imagine it. She kept wiping Fariya's face and asked her to keep taking deep breaths.
"Relax, you must relax and keep your thoughts cool sis, we are going to have our little angel out soon, then we will take good care of her okay," Milan tried to encourage her.
Fariya's lips tore as she kept biting on and started bleeding. "Hey hey, hold on to this, " Milan said and gave her other hand. "Don't wound yourself," but Fariya was not listening to anything crossing the fine borders of life.
"Milan, I..." Fariya tried to speak. The driver stepped on his accelerator and took them to the hospital immediately seeing the pain she patient was at. "Milan,"