Chapter 41 - What Happened?

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After eating, the couple left the chamber and washed the dirty dishes in the stream.

Sabrina looked at Rhett and asked, "What if after we return there in the chamber and Amara will request you to take her to the toilet again, what will you do?"

"I will tell her to try to walk on her two feet," Rhett answered. "Just to avoid offending you and making you jealous, I will no longer carry her to the toilet," he added.

Sabrina smiled. "That's good!" she said.

They finished their business in the stream and went back to the chamber.

Sabrina placed the clean utensils on the table.

As expected...

Amara looked at Rhett and smiled sweetly. "Can you please carry me to the toilet? Pretty please?" she begged.

Rhett sighed. "Sorry, from now on you have to do it on your own," he said.

Amara's face turned sour. "B-but I still can't walk because my feet are still numb and painful!" she insisted.

"Wait for a moment..." Rhett left the chamber.

When Rhett returned a moment later, he was holding two sticks in his hands and gave them to Amara. "This will help you reached the toilet. Just walked slowly and you will be fine," he said.

Amara pouted for a moment but smiled afterward. "Thank you so much, Rhett, for the stick! I appreciate your kindness," she said.

"Don't mention it," Rhett replied.

Sabrina looked at Rhett and exited the chamber without saying anything.

Rhett followed Sabrina outside. When he had overtaken her, he asked her. "Are you okay? Are you mad at me?"

Sabrina looked at him and smiled. "I'm not mad at you. I'm happy that you finally learn to say no to Amara's request. From now on, she needs to do it herself. You're not her servant that she can order around!" she said vehemently.

Rhett pinched her nose affectionately. "I'm glad I did the right thing. I'll do anything to please you, my love!"

Sabrina smiled happily. She was elated after witnessing the annoyed expression on Amara's face when Rhett refused her request. Serves her right!

The couple proceeds to the entrance of the cave to spend the rest of their morning there.

Back in the chamber.

Amara smiled wickedly while looking at the stick that Rhett had given her. "Who needs such a useless stick!?" she said and left the chamber with her two feet, going to the toilet.

...

Hours went by.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the cave.

The couple was trying their best not to talk about Amara. They just want to enjoy their moment together.

They saw Grandma Azere approaching the cave.

When Azere reached the entrance of the cave she put the basket on the rock. "Where is Amara? Still in the chamber?" she asked when she can't find the one she was looking for.

"Yeah, she's still in the chamber, Grandma," Sabrina replied.

Azere took a small bottle from the pocket of her skirt and showed it to the couple. "Give this to Amara and have her drink it in one go. This will speed up the healing of her feet due to the scorpion bite," she said and put the bottle on the rock beside the basket.

"Thanks, Grandma!" Sabrina said.

"Anything else? I hope you have no problem anymore," Azere told her charge.

"I'm perfectly fine now, Grandma. Thanks for asking," Sabrina stated.

Azere was trying to read the expression on Sabrina's face. Her reflection looks better now compared to earlier. "Good! Eat your lunch and enjoy the rest of the afternoon," Azere said.

"Thanks Grandma!" Rhett spoke in a grateful tone.

"Ah, Grandma. I want to suggest that I will be the one preparing our food everyday. We can cook inside the cave, unfortunately, we are lacking of ingredients and firewood," Sabrina suggested.

Azere shook her head. "No need. The whole bringing of the ingredients here is also time consuming and cumbersome on my part. Don't worry, if I can no longer prepare the food, that will be the time that I will agree to your suggestion," she said.

"Okay..." Sabrina said with a sigh.

"I'll go now," Azere spoke and walked away, going back to the hut.

While walking...

"It looks like Amara is taking her time and holed herself in the chamber," Olga commented in her invisible form.

"After Amara drink the medicine, you will see her soon," Azere replied confidently.

"Are you sure?" Olga asked.

"Yeah. The medicine I give them is more effective than the balm. If Amara's feet can't still be healed after drinking the medicine then she might be faking it. Or she's made of a different kind and no amount of medicine can cure the scorpion bite on her feet," Azere elaborated.

"I can't wait to see her!" Olga said. "If only I can enter the cave, but Mother forbid us from entering that forbidden place or else we will suffer additional punishment!"

"Hold your patience, you will get to see her tomorrow," Azere replied.

"I hope so! I'm getting impatient!" Olga stated.

...

Back at the cave.

The couple went to the chamber and Amara wasn't there.

They looked at each other in confusion.

"Where is that woman?" Sabrina asked.

"I don't know... " Rhett replied.

"OMG! She went to the toilet alone?" Sabrina asked in shock.

Despite their dislike of the woman, they rushed out of the chamber to find Amara.

On the way to the toilet, they found her lying on the ground, unconscious. Based on her position she was trying to return to the chamber but lost her balance and fall to the ground.

Rhett lowered himself to the ground and peered at Amara's face, trying to feel her breathing with his fingers.

"W-what happened to her?" Sabrina asked.

"She's still breathing. I need to bring her back to the chamber to stabilize her," Rhett said looking at the medium size rock a few inches away from Amara's head. "She probably hit her head with the rock when she fall into the ground," he observed.

"Okay, you can carry her back to the chamber!" Sabrina permitted him.

Rhett lifted Amara's body and carried her back to the chamber.

When they reached the chamber, Rhett lowered Amara's body gently into the bed and stepped back.

Sabrina took over and inspected Amara's body for any signs of injury, she found none, only the scorpion bites.

"How is she?" Rhett asked.

"She's fine and her breathing is normal. Maybe she just need to rest for now," Sabrina said. Although she's jealous of the woman she can't help but feel worried about her condition. She also feels guilty that she prohibited Rhett from bringing Amara to the toilet earlier, if only she did, Amara won't encounter an accident like this.

She released a deep sigh, grabbed the blanket, and covered Amara's body with it, then she left the bed.

"What's wrong, my love?" Rhett asked and went to her side.

"Nothing, let's just eat lunch," Sabrina replied and removed the food from the basket. She put them on the platter.

The couple consumed their lunch in silence while occasionally glancing at the unconscious Amara.

After they finished eating lunch, they went to the stream and washed the dirty dishes.

Rhett filled the jug with clean drinking water.

They returned to the chamber.

Sabrina looked at Amara. "She's not awake yet. What could be the problem?" she asked worriedly.

"Give her body enough time to rest. I think she hit her head with the rock really hard," Rhett said.

"Okay..." Sabrina murmured.

"I'll go to the entrance of the cave," Rhett said.

"Go ahead. I'll just stay here to look over her," Sabrina responded.

"Give her the medicine once she wakes up," Rhett reminded her. He lowered his head and kissed her cheeks affectionately. "I love you!"

Sabrina smiled brightly and replied, "I love you too!"

Rhett pinched her nose and left the chamber.

Sighing, Sabrina stared at Amara with a mixture of jealousy, guilt, and pity in her eyes.

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