They walked into the hall which was
almost looking like a judgement throne.
Khalid was there, Becca was right next
to him, and some other members of the
clan were present as well.
"You b*tch!!" Becca rasped as she ran
towards Octavia and gripped her by the
hair, pulling it hard.
"You b*tch! You animal! How dare you?
How dare you!"
Octavia was being held by the boys beside her and so, she couldn't fight back even if she fighted to.
Mica was right behind, but couldn't do
anything. She had been expecting the worst.
"You killed my baby! You're a murderer!"
Becca yelled ruefully.
Khalid, who had been watching quietly
from his throne like seat, signaled the
boys to restrict her.
And immediately, they rushed to Becca
and forcefully pulled her away from Octavia.
"Don't touch me!! Let me gol!" She
rasped and pushed them off by the time
they had taken her back to Khalid.
She was panting heavily, her eyes glaring hard at Octavia and wished there was a way she could just eat her up.
With a push of his fingers, Khalid signalled the boys to bring Octavia forward and they did.
And as she went closer, Becca's anger only increased.
She fisted her hands beside her, trying
to stop herself from going right at her
again.
"What happened, Octavia?" Khalid finally
asked after a long silence.
If not for how silent the room was,
Octavia prolly wouldn't have heard him
because of how cold his voice was.
She couldn't even look him in the face.
"I..." She paused and gulped hard.
"While I was still in your room, Ma'am
Becca showed up and woke me up. She kept asking why I was in your room but... I didn't give her a reply. I dressed up and tried leaving, but she stopped me and pulled my hair..."
"Liar!!" Becca snarled and Octavia paused, giving her the moment.
"She pulled my hair" she continued.
"And seemed very mad at me. She... She
warned me to stop getting on her nerves. And then I...I told her to come to you if she's having a problem with me. And the next thing... she slapped me"
"She insulted mel!" Becca yelled, almost
losing a grip of herself.
"If you hadn't insulted me, there is no way I'd have hit you!"
Another silence descended. Well, Octavia didn't want to drag words with her. So, each time she cut her off, she just allowed her speak until she was done.
"I got angry and..and used my powers
on her, making her hit the floor. I had no
idea she was pregnant". She further
explained.
"Of course, you didn't, you witch! How
would you ever know?!" She yelled again
and rushed towards her to hit her to
slap her.
The slap stung like a bee on Octavia's
cheek, but she didn't really feel hurt.
Somehow, she felt so bad for Becca.
But she didn't blame herself for what she did.
Becca was taken back to her stand by
the boys but she continued glaring hard
at the lady who made her lose her child.
She couldn't wait for her punishment; to
hear what Khalid would do to her.
Oh!
The Khalid she knows would kill for
something like this.
Khalid was silent for a very long while,
thinking about the whole thing. His hand
was on his jaw, and finally, he adjusted
and spoke out.
"Take Octavia back to the room. I'Il
come up with a suitable punishment for
her soon".
Becca's eyes dimmed.
"No!!!" She yelled just before the boys would take her away.
They all stopped and looked at her.
"No!! That isn't possible!! Never!! Its
not possible!!" She didn't mind if she
was acting insane.
"Becca..." Khalid tried calling.
"Never, Khalid! Not even in death will
let this lady go unpunished!"
"I never said she was going unpunished.
I'm definitely going to-"
"It has to be here and now!! Pass your
judgement now, Khalid!! Now!"
Oh! She was breaking a lot of rules, but
she didn't care.
First, she went against his command, opposing him. And secondly, she
interrupted and yelled at him.
If it had been any other day, Khalid
would've had her tongue for it. But, well
today was different. Today, she wasn't
acting like his girlfriend, but she was
acting like a hurt mother.
"If you don't punish her, Khalid" she
whimpered. "I swear, l'll do nasty things
and take the consequences for it".
Khalid wasn't moved by her threats -
never. But, looking into her eyes, he
could clearly see the pains she felt.
His eyes bored into hers for a long time
and finally, he stood up from his seat,
ready to pass his judgement.
Longer silence passed as Khalid just
stood, staring into space.
Becca was the most impatient; the one
who couldn't wait to hear how the b*tch
would be punished for taking her child
away.
"She'll be punished by 30 whips" he
stated and a light mumbling ensued.
Octavia's eyes dimmed.
On, good lord!
"Khalid!" Becca shirked, not feeling
satisfied at all.
"That's my final judgement, Becca and nothing can be done to change it" Khalid snapped back at her.
Octavia was almost feeling like choking.
30 whips?? How on earth would she
survive that? How? She was definitely
going to pass out by the time they'd be
done with her.
Becca's chest was rising and falling
heavily due to how angry she felt. She
finally decided to gulp it down and
accept things as they were.
"I'Il do it"
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To be continued!