"What are you doing?" Hermon asked .
"I'm making arranging my sleeping spot" I answer.
"There is no need for you to sleep on the floor , you can take the bed and I'll sleep on the couch."
"No you are my husband now and I must take of you , what will I say to my in laws when you wake up with a lot of pain on your neck . Listen I'm a woman and I'm from a poor family I can endure the floor."
"Hey.. listen to me I'm not so soft that I'll get pain from sleeping on the couch for one night. And I'm not mama's boy that you need to report everything about me to her." He said sounding angry.
"Are you sure? Because you seem soft and the mama's boy type for me."I said challenging him.
"That sounds like a challenge and I accept it . I'll sleep on the couch and shoe you."He said setting up the couch.
How could he take my childish challenge so seriously , thought to myself confused. The strangest thing about this man is that he never touched me when I'm conscious.
I went to sleep while Hermon was busy with his drama.
In the morning when I woke up I was shocked to find Hermon sleeping next to me on the floor , his skin was glowing in a way that I couldn't understand . When he woke up he touched my hand and suddenly I could hear sounds and I could see strange images which made my head spin.
He drew a distance between us as if he knew what was happening. "See I won your stupid challenge now get ready and we'll go have breakfast." He ordered avoiding the situation.
I got ready and waited for Hermon to be ready so that we can go downstairs together. He came out of the bathroom and we went downstairs to have breakfast. Hermon's twin siblings Michael and Matilda both laughed at my attire , I was wearing a very long dress and I covered my hair with a cloth.
"Michael see how our old fashioned our sister in law is" Matilda teased me and the whole family laughed I felt smaller than an ant.
"Matilda she is my wife don't you dare disrespect her"Hermon defended me. I felt like hugging him at that moment but when I remembered what happened when he touched me I threw that thought out of my mind.
I needed to see mom and tell her about this but a girl was never allowed to leave her husband's house before three months and I couldn't wait that long , so I thought of jumping our of the window at night when everyone is sleeping.
I spent the entire day helping Mrs Smith with the house chores and I also helped Michael to do garden work . Michael is funny I actually enjoyed his company.
My husband came home and I prepared hot chocolate coffee for him but he didn't even complement it.
We got ready for dinner and we had dinner peacefully. Mr Smith was so strict , he didn't anyone to talk when we're having dinner , during breakfast he have it in his room.
We finished dinner and said our goodnight and went to bed. Hermon slept on the couch and I took the bed. The same dream of me running and a lady calling out for me woke me up and I realised that I had to meet mom.
When I scanned the room Hermon was not in the room , I checked the whole room but he wasn't here. I ignored that and I jumped out of the window and I went to meet mom.
"Mom I'm here" I said softly though we were in the middle of a forest. "I'm glad you did my dear but what was so urgent that you wanted to talk to me about at this hour?" she asked worriedly.
I told her from Hermon skin glowing in the morning and the touch. Mom just smiled as if I was telling her a fairytale.
"That means my quest was successful" mom blurted.
"What do you mean mom? And don't tell me I'll know when the time is right" I asked giving her a serious look.
"My dear I'll tell you everything I promise , just be patient with me and listen to me" mom said calmly.
"listen to what mom?" I asked confused.
She took off the cloth that covered her head and she stood up and said "I , Mariam Tau. The princess of Nosega realm of the Nogase Mountain hereby ask for my serpentine powers back." I laughed from behind thinking she's just joking.
I saw her hair getting done by itself and I saw her skin slowly turning into snake scales. "M..mom" I said getting panic attacks and finding it hard to breathe.