Chapter 21 : Pray
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She was exhausted. She was thirsty. She was dizzy. Everything didn't seem right. Her body didn't seem fine. The travel had caused her dehydrated because George didn't give much water to Evelyn. The weather was hot during daytime. It was strange that such a place could be this cold during nightime. She was shivering. She was staying strong because she had to. The baby relied on her. She had to be strong for the baby. For Rick. She remembered the time when Imhotep took her away from Rick. His eyes looked into hers. Things left unsaid but the love was there. She could feel it. She knew he loves her. And, she loves him too. That was the only reason that forced her to stay strong although she was frightened. She was afraid that they wouldn't have the chance getting to know each other. She was afraid that she had no chance to let him know. She loves him. And now, she knew something wasn't right. The baby would due in no time. She felt a little pain in her tummy. But not too pain that showed on her face. She knew if she was going to give birth at this moment, both of them, she and the baby would not make it. There was no possibility that they could survive in this extreme condition. Even, if they could make it in such condition, there was no way they could survive once they reached Hamunaptra. George probably would not kill her but the baby, Rick's baby would be in danger. The man had no mercy. He hated Rick, not to say his baby. Evelyn was not a girl who pray to the God. But this time, she couldn't do a thing but pray. Pray for a glimmer of hope that Rick would know where she was. That he could make it this time, just like months ago when he saved her from the undead.
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"Master, I am here to inform you that the shadow was indeed men. A camel, a man and a woman. A pregnant lady" Halim reported to Ardeth. "Pregnant lady? Are you sure?" Ardeth asked. "Yes, Master. I am sure" Halim asked. "Master, I spotted two guys routing to Hamunaptra" Hashim reported. "Another two men. Where?" Ardeth asked. "A mile away from the east" Hashim said. "Get everyone ready but wait for my instruction. Don't make any move before I'm back" Ardeth said and left the camp. Ardeth got to his horse and went for checking. He needed to be sure that his instinct was right.
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The night was cold as usual. He was used to the extreme weather in Egypt. He wasn't shivering but he felt cold without his wife in his arms. He missed Evelyn. "Rick?" Jonathan spoke softly. "Yeah... couldn't sleep?" Rick asked. "Nah... don't worry, old mum is strong. She will be fine. She will" Jonathan assured Rick, more like assuring himself. Rick smiled in response. The only thing he could do is to pray. Rick O'Connell, pray for the very first time. The sound of running horse caught Rick's attention. He was in the state to fight immediately, holding gun and prepared to shot whoever approached with bad intention. He lowered his gun when he realized the guy who approached them was a friend of him. They were not really "friend" but they met under extreme circumstance. "It is impossible to move under your nose" Rick said. "My friend, why are you here?" Ardeth asked. "Someone has taken my wife. Don't try to stop me, I don't want to hurt you" Rick said. "Relax my friend. I may know where is your wife. Is she pregnant?" Ardeth asked. "You know where is she?!" Rick yelled. "Of course he knows, old boy. He is the medjai!" Jonathan said. "Come with me, my medjai knows the exact location of your wife" Ardeth said and the men followed him.
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"She's there" Rick said as he spotted his wife through monocular. "So, what's the plan?" Jonathan asked. "I don't know. There is a distance. He will know if we approach near enough. There is no place for hiding. I don't want Evie to get hurt" Rick said as he couldn't come out with a plan. He was distracted from worrying his wife. "We need to wait until he reach Hamunaptra. We have advantage at there. I have another route to Hamunaptra which will make us reach there before them. Then, we can attack. He will not expect us to be there" Ardeth said. "Another route?" Jonathan asked. "There are many things that you don't know yet. What do you think we can stop anyone who try to go Hamunaptra?" Ardeth smiled as he said. "Well, we better move then" Rick said and prepared to fight.
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"We are here" Evelyn said. "Where?" George asked as he was confused. "Hamu... Hamunaptra" Evelyn said softly as the pain getting intense. "I don't see any temple here. Don't you try to fool me" George said. "The place was ruin idiot! Buried underneath that bloody sand!" she yelled as she was impatience to explain further. George lower the camel and helped Evelyn down. "Show me the entrance" George said. "The place was buried under the sand. The entrance was distroyed. I don't know where is the entrance" Evelyn said. "Let me show you" the man behind George said. As they turned around, they noticed the men all in black robes, face covered. 'The Medjai' Evelyn thought. "Who the hell are you?" George swored. "Medjai, the guardian of this place" the man said. "Well, where is the entrance?" George asked. "Entrance is right over there. Please forgive my rudeness, you cannot take any weapons into the temple" the man said as he held out his hand gesturing George to handover his weapons. "Why should I trust you?" George questioned. "That's all on you. Trust or don't. If you insist to take weapons, both of you will get kill. Your odd are not so great" the man said. In fact, there were ten medjai. Knowing he didn't have advantage, George had no choice but obey. George was getting Evelyn close to him all the while. He seemed to have the idea to use Evelyn as a shield when danger was going to knock at his door. The medjai was trying to distract George so that Rick, from the back could have a chance to save his wife. After George took out his weapons, he felt a cold steel was pointing at his head. "Try to move, there will be a hole at your head!" the man who held the gun said. "Rick..." she said as she noticed the man was her husband. "You bastard! Kidnapped a pregnant lady?!" Rick yelled as he punched George at his face. Blood split out from his mouth. "Rick..." Evelyn said softly but he couldn't hear it. "That's enough! Your wife is in pain" Jonathan said. The word struck Rick's head and he ran to his wife. "Hey, you alright?" Rick asked as he knee down, holding his wife. It felt so good to have her in his arms again. "Rick, I think... I think the baby is going to... ahhhhhhhhhh" she yelled in pain and closed her eyes. "Is she going to birth now?" Jonathan asked as he was panicked. "Here?" Rick and Jonathan looked at each other. She was grabbing both men's hands in hers. The men could feel the pain she was suffering. "Take her to my camp. We have people to help your wife" Ardeth said.
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