The CHAPTER CONTAINS MATURED CONTENTS (R-18) READ AT YOUR OWN COMFORT.The next morning Thomas woke up and turned to where Alice was laying down but she was not there anymore. He scanned the whole room and saw Alice sitting close to the mirror with the baby in her arms.Smile creeped his face. He knew his wife was so stubborn and would not get the rest she needed."Do not tell me you stayed up all night my love." Thomas said, as he got up from the bed.Alice turned to him with a smile and Thomas placed a passionate kiss on her lips, they shared the kiss for a while before breaking it."What choice do I have? My love, the baby, needed me." Alice said."Yes the baby needs you and you also need rest. Come on, give me the baby, that is why you have me and Mary here with you."Alice pouted her lips, shaking her head left and right like a baby so Thomas would not take the baby away from her and ask her to go to bed."Come on my love you and I know that you truly need rest please do this f
Flash Back Ten years ago."Honey!!" Come see Edwin walking.""What? Really?" Thomas said, coming out of the room."Yes honey.""Wow this is amazing."Alice Chuckled. "Oh my look at his little legs, I can not believe my Edwin is two years old and flies so fast. I wish Mary were here to see Edwin take his first steps so sad she has to return home. He is so cute and adorable.""Time really flies so fast my love.""Come on Edwin, come on my love you can do it come to Mama." Alice said stretching out her arms so Edwin will Walk to her."Haha, he is really doing it, what a strong kid we have here.""Yes he is strong just like his Papa, wo haha oh my Edwin." She said, Carry Edwin up from the ground.Presently."Mama! Mama! Sorry I took so long in feeding the animals I wanted to look at them carefully and had to make sure Mr Hen was okay before leaving." Edwin said, running inside the kitchen where Alice was cutting some vegetables."It is fine my love, so how is the chicken." She said, givi
"Edwin darling come get ready so you can go with papa to work, papa is already getting ready." Alice said, trying to get Edwin up from the bed when she discovered that his body was so hot."My love, what is wrong? What is happening? You are so hot my darling." Said Alice in a very worried tone."Mama, I am so cold mama and my head hurts a lot mama." Edwin said, with pain as tears ran down his eyes."Your chest?" Alice said, as tears filled her eyes, she never thought of seeing him in so much pain."Yes Mama.""Thomas dear, my love! please come Edwin is in pain!" Alice said, running towards the bathroom but Thomas was already coming out."What is wrong with my love?""Edwin, he is in pain, my love."Alice said, as they both walked back to the bed.Alice covers Edwin with a thick blanket."In pain?" Thomas asked."Mama is cold and I am tasty.""Okay my love I will go get you some water wait okay?" Alice said, and left the room to get water."Edwin" Thomas called, in a sad and worried ton
"Alice please we can not continue like this, this is not us you have not been talking to me for the past three days now.""Thomas, I will talk to you when you choose to show up with the best physician or witch or maybe God himself just to heal my son.""Alice, please can not do this look, Edwin is healing already. You know, I have always been doing my best to see that he is okay and fine. Please do not break our family with this, Alice I miss you, I miss us.""Thomas, I have nothing to say to you. My son needs me. You can also go to work since you have nothing better to do at home." Alice said, as she went to the room to give Edwin his medicine.'Hmm, what wrong have I done to deserve all this treatment from her? All I have ever done is to love her and our son. Where on earth have I gone wrong ?' Thomas said, inwardly as he stared at the roof and finally went out."Mama .""Yes son, are you alright? Are you feeling pain anywhere?""Am fine Mama am feeling much better than yesterday.""
A Raven bird flew across sky, finding a place to rest. It aimed for a building and landed on the roof. A young woman came out holding a basket. She hummed a song and went over to feed the animals in the cage."Hey dear, have you missed me?" She laughed "oh I'm sure you have" she spoke to the animals.She noticed a hen struggling to move with a broken leg "oh no poor you." She spoke, her eyes were filled with pity."You know I can not do anything right?" She whispered as she checked the animal's leg. It was broken bad, probably when it was dragging for food. She thought she gave them abundantly.She stood "I guess it is a goodbye then" she took the animal with her and locked the rest in the cage.The woman went back inside and head to a room with a burning fire at the corner. She placed a pot on top of the fire. "Do not worry Mr hen. I will make sure to remove your feathers gently" she rubbed the back of the hen.After preparing everything, she carried them with her to drop it on the
"Good morning honey." Alice greeted her husband who was already dressed for work."Good morning my beautiful wife.""I see my husband is dressed and looking handsome as always.""Yes I am. And I will see you later in the day when I am back." He said, planting a kiss on her forehead."Huh? I thought you said you are going with me to the market today?""Yes I did say that. But the knights from the palace are coming to get some Swords for the king's guards.""As we all know the king is doing everything possible to keep the kingdom safe for the arrival of his unborn child." By saying that Thomas realized he had made a mistake.Thomas Aberforth was not bothered about the situation. But his wife Alice was seriously in need of a child. that she could do just anything for it.Alice Visited so many temples to pray, so she could get pregnant but everything was pointless. Thomas loves his wife even if she has not given him a child.Ever since they got married it has been seven unhappy years for A
Later in the day. After a stressful day at the market. Alice came home all stressed out and tired. She dropped her things. Went straight to check on the animals as she always does. Then she heard a voice that called her name, Alice turned to see who it was, But only for her to find Rebecca walking towards her."Hi Good evening Alice, how was work today at the market?"Alice was not used to talking about her day with other people, if not her husband. All she did was smile at Rebecca."Sorry I guess I am disturbing you too much." Rebecca said, with a sad tone."Ohh no Rebecca you are not. Actually I do not talk to many people around here. Other than my husband." "I see. And why is that? When you look free to chat with. I mostly prefer you to others I have approached around here."Alice smiles. "Really? I never knew. Well I will be making dinner soon. Will you like to join me if you do not mind?" "Sure, I do not mind. I will join you, so what are you making for dinner?"They both cont
After some few weeks of meeting Rebecca. The two became so close that they did almost everything together. Thomas was happy to see the changes in his sad and isolated wife. And she is now becoming free and open to society.Alice became so free with Rebecca that she confided in her about her search for a child for the past seven years of marriage.Rebecca on the other hand sympathized with her, telling her not to worry much. That there is always a solution to every problem.Hearing this Alice became curiousIn finding out what Rebecca meant by that.One day Alice and Rebecca went to the market together. Alice placed her fruit on a fruit counter. Customers were yet to come as the day was still early.Sooner than later people started coming into the market, the market became very busy, on the other side you can find people pricing things and others buying.beside Alice counter was a jewelryshop. Some buyers were also there. And on the other side was a fabric shop, the trader has a beauti