Hilda's Visit (Pt 2)

“They’re not ugly… just… Someday we’ll destroy MegaCorp!” Nilima’s eyes burned with the hatred she had been raised to feel towards MegaCorp. Nilima looked around Yule at Hilda. She did not know what to make of the woman. She had helped them to escape, but for such a long time she had willingly been Duuk’s favorite mate.

Hilda offered Nilima a sad smile and held out a familiar item in a small box. “Pregnancy test. Just to be sure and give some comfort. I'm not sure if the last bit of birth control was good enough or not. Jasper was good at sneaking it to your room, but we had to use…unconventional ways to retrieve it from outside Amihan.”

“W-who are you?” Yule asked.

“Oh, how rude of me…Hilda. My name is Hilda.” The woman explained, so used to people already knowing her. It was odd.

Jasper, of course. Nilima looked at the pregnancy test anxiously. “What was wrong with it?” Nilima asked, feeling sick with worry. She did not want to have Doron’s baby, or anyone’s. Her hands shook.

“I'm not sure, but Jasper mentioned the pills looked a little different when he snuck them into your room. You know how he is. Despite having one eye he's very good with details.” Hilda replied and let out a deep breath before pulling Nilima into a tight hug. “I'm so sorry for all you went through, Nilima. I tried to convince Duuk not to make you go through the Conversion, but…” She closed her eyes, fighting back tears for the first time in front of anyone.

Yule stepped away to give them some privacy.

Taw had been the only one to ever express any sympathy for Nilima’s Conversion. She had never expected anyone else to be sorry for it, much less Hilda! Nilima was shocked. She stood still with her arms at her sides. Her eyes filled with tears as she remembered the Conversion. It was terrible. She had never been so scared. Duuk was the first one.

After a moment, Hilda released Nilima. “Sorry, I just…I needed to do this.” She explained as she wiped away her own tears before they could fall. “I put on a face and did what I had to in order to survive that monster.” She had almost blown her cover trying to convince Duuk not to put Nilima through the Conversion. She's even tried to get him to give her to Jasper, knowing the one eyed man would never harm her, but it hadn't worked.

She only wished she could have done more to help the girls in Amihan.

Nilima did not know what to say to that. She had been tortured, healed, then tied down and gang raped, then spent the past year with one of the rapists trying to get her pregant. Hilda’s apology was just… inadequate. Nilima looked down at the pregnancy test.

“I know my apology is meaningless, Nilima, but I want you to know that if you need help, I'm here.” Hilda explained. “If you need to talk, I'm here.” She thought it was time to show them who she truly was. For years, Hilda had run from her fate, but once her father had caught wind of her relationship with Az as a teenager, he'd dragged her back to Amihan to face her fate - her mate. Duuk. She never told anyone about her past, though.

Maybe she should.

Nilima did not feel she could ever talk to Hilda. She did not think she could ever talk to anyone about what she had gone through.

“Take your time with the test, by the way.” Hilda told her as the pinkette answered the door once more. It was another pink haired girl and they hugged before stepping out of the room to chat. “I suppose I should go.”

Nilima did not think putting off knowing would do her any good. She had heard that outside Amihan women could end pregnancies. Maybe that would be an option here if… She remembered the last time Doron had tried to get her pregnant. He was annoyed that she had failed to get pregnant for so long and, well, Nilima did not get to sleep much for several days.

“If you are pregnant, there are many different options here for you to choose from.” Hilda explained as she adjusted the jacket she was wearing. For once, she was fully covered, not forced to show off her cleavage. “If you want, one of the doctors here can help you abort it, but if you wish to carry the child to term, the child can be adopted. There are many people here who want a child but can't have one of their own due to complications.” She had obviously spoken to medical about how things worked in this place. “Just know I'll help you, but let's hope you're not pregnant. I know you didn't want children.”

It was weird to not see Hilda with her boobs about to pop out. Nilima nodded, still not saying anything.

Hilda let out a sigh. “I’ll go for now, but if you need me for anything, I'm going to be with Az in the family section of this place.” She had two sons to raise, after all.

With that, she finally headed for the door.