#BeLieVe………….
[you’re my heart’s crown👑]
#SEASON_2_EPISODE_33
the queen collected water quietly from Ebere…
oh my god,she watched me from head to toe!.
say something about me…
am really going crazy.
do I have infections!!.
Lotanna saw it with his eyes,I just moved back and smiled happily.
finally,my efforts didn’t go in vain.
I almost died fetching water 202times but i remembered no one will bury me if I do.
I smiled.
“huni open up”the queen said and move the cu-p to hisl-ips.
he didn’t talk,he closed his eyes and did not open hisl-ips.
“but you have to drink water”she said again,
he didn’t open his eyes.
what am I still doing here?.
“thank you ma’am” I still said to the queen before leaving.
Ebere followed me quietly.
“don’t tell me you risked your life for that powerful sacrifice, what if you didn’t make it back”she said.
“now am here” I said.
“you really tried but jokes ap@rt, I can’t really try that” she said,
I laughed.
“and do you have issues with the queen,see the way snubbe-d you there” she said.
“did she snubbe-d me? I can’t remember her doing that” I said and pretend as if i didn’t know what she’s talking about.
“and I must commend your voice”
she said..
“Daálu(thank you) but first I nee-d to get a sleep” I entered the maids quarter,I felt so refreshed as I covered up myself.
no way to speak with Lotanna,
I forgot my phone in his bathroom.
I enjoyed my sleep until Ebere woke me up,she said the queen calls for me..
“why???
“what did I do again??
I watched my face twice
then I left.
I met her in the throne room where she was sitting.
“long live my queen”I hastily knelt down..
“good morning moth…ma’am”
I sturtled,I remembered she warned me about calling her “mother”.
“good morning Ife”she responded.
I got so happy.
aaaah I will smile throu-ghout today cos she replied my greetings.
“I will be asking you few questions” she said avs I nodded.
“firstly,what exactly do you want with my son-Lotanna?”she asked.
I stayed quiet.
“and you were the one at the unveiling p@rty during his runaway show at banana island”she said.
“well–
“you still didn’t answer my questions, what exactly do you want from my son”she said.
“nothing” I shakes my head lowly..
“the dream in which you imagine marring him,do you know what it is called–
you know who and what my son is or have you forgotten you’re nothing”
she said.
I took myl-ips in,
as I look at the ground intently.
“no,I didn’t forget and I do not dare dreaming of marrying your son.My mere pres£nce there is wrong and then t©uçh his cu-p to give him water…am very sorry my queen. If punishment is my reward then am re-ady for it but plea-se Ife mustn’t go back to her step mother” I said.
“no one is s£nding you back to your stepmother-
Lotanna alre-ady made a wish for you to remain here but do not trespas-s”
she said,
I nodded.
“now,you deserve a reward for saving my son tell me whatever thing you want and I will do it for you willingly. should I build you a house,buy you a land–do you want me to get you educated abroad…..whatever”
she said.
“thank you ma’am…but am really okay like this”I said.
“its impolite to reject gifts from elders”she said.
I smiled.
“thank you my queen but you see those things,I don’t nee-d them and I didn’t help your son so as to get all those things and I might not even get comfortable having those things because it’s not my money in used in ma-king them.
if there’s anything I want,it will be for you to always respond to my greetings.If you can do that,I will be very happy” I said.
A maid c@m£ in.
“she will attend to you” the queen said and left.
I followed the maid whose name was Amanda.I got many gifts from the queen,I had to take them all since she said it’s impolite to reject things from adults.
I took the gifts in,
chioma was the first person to exaggerate.The girls knew what would happen next so they surrounded me,there were like 15.
I shared everything among them and kept most shares for ngozi.
“thanks”dumebi said.
“I love this” Ebere said.
Jesus,I still nee-d to sleep…the queen even ask Mrs okafor to cut my work short and she said I should always come to meet her whenever I nee-d something.
Adanna’s p.o.v🙅🎤🙅
I hastily ran into olamma’s house without knocking,
her mother quic-kly pu-ll-ed away from a man…
ohh my god!!! were they trying to make out??
I turned my back avd covered my face…
this is going to hurt olamma so bad, her mom is seeing another man from her father and even had the gut to bring him to her husband’s house!
“Adanna wait!! she said.
the man alre-ady tied the rope of his trou-sers..
“umm where’s olamma?”I quic-kly changed t©pic.
“she just left for the market to get new dress for the feast,I heard the prince is healthy again” she said.
“okay” I said avd wanted to leave.
she dragged me back.
“what you saw….wasn’t anything, you can’t tell olamma,will you?”she asked
“I will just pretend as if I didn’t see anything” I said.
then I left..
I headed to the market,
the exact place she used to buy clothes.She was even coming.
“Adanna,hi” she said as she got to me…
“Akuna has s£nt me to you,it is very urgent—“.
I was still saying,
then something soo dirty landed on both olamma and I..
sooo smelling water!!.
Jesus!!
what’s this!!!
we were now both soa-ked with the dirty water someone poured on us.
we turned,it turned out to be ngozi.
“am sorry,I don’t know you were coming”ngozi said.
“chineke eeeeehhh!!
I smelt my b©dy,what type of water is this that smells so bad!
ohh my goodness we look so dirty.
“my new clothes, ngozi you will buy another one” olamma screamed.
Chinemerem,a very fat girl turned.” you this girl have started again, no wonder your leg bend like what I don’t know….
You were at fault and couldn’t even apologize properly” she said.
“and how does that concerns you oye asiri(gossiper) did the water t©uçh you?”ngozi faced the fat girl.
“ain’t you a witch alre-ady!!
olamma shouted.
“your mother who looks like a masquerade is a bigger witch, anuofia….oya flush away in front of my mothers sto-re,I won’t tell you what I will do when next I see those two crayfish bended legs parading here..
Jobless goats….” ngozi said.
Olamma fummed,
snapped at her and left,I followed.
Adeife♥Adeife♥ p.o.v🎤
the chattering from my fellow maids made me open my eyes,i had just returned from ngozi’s place not quiet long…
“the seven days feast will be starting tomorrow,its in that seven days the prince who will be our next king will search for his queen….
hmmm but who will be the future queen….” I heard dumebi.
she has started talking to me recently and does not always backbite me like before…I wonder what she sees in me that makes her have a change of heart towards me.
“umm Ife,have you selected what you will wear–“Ebere said.
“I trust her,she always dress best” Vicky said.
“shey you will buy cloth for me” Rhoda the youngest of us said.
I smiled.”cloth for what p@rty?” I ask.
“don’t you know the journey of lotanna’s kingsh!phas begun… although he still doesn’t know, I don’t know how the queen is planning to make him agree” dumebi said.
I checked time,
it was time for me to deliver meat sauce for nkem…why did I sle-pt so much…
I left for the kitchen and hastily prepared it the way he always want it then I dished it into two sets of plates and placed it on a tray.
his wine!!
I opened the freezer and saw the br@nd,then I carried the tray and headed to the prince empire.
I pas-sed Lotanna’s suite door,
I looked at his door,
female sli-ppers….
what’s—-
The door opened and Akuna walked out like the world his hers,
my eyes wi-de-ned.
she wore a pink princess regilia but it was very very expo-sed, she held her phone then de-eped her leg into the white sli-ppers.
“do and return from where they s£nt you….you have something to do for me”she said like I was nothing, even the queen doesn’t talk to me like that in as much that she doesn’t like me.
I bashed my lashes and approached nkem’s door.
“did you just eyed me?”she said.
“and are you just seeing it that my lashes are naturally long” I replied and went were I was going.
I met the queen and greeted her,
she answered wholeheartedly.
I felt relieve,there’s a change in the way she now speak to me.
I will just try more to let her know that not all people who are called abomination are bad,
I still want her to see me as good.
finally,I attended to nkem.
then I went back to Lotanna’s suite door so I can attend to Akuna.
“is that maid?”she asked.
“yes”I replied and opened the door.
She alre-ady took off her princess jacket and was left in the inner wears
it was very very short…
is this a simple visit?.
“I want those beads counted,then you arrange my hair”she said.
count beads…is she doing this intentionally?
“did you hear me at all?”she asked.
“what did you say?”I replied.
“are you deaf?”she asked.
“am sure you are not having problems with sights…can’t you see my ears”I replied.
“do you know who you’re talking to?” she asked.
“of course…Akuna! I scoffed.
I could see the queen throu-gh the door, cos it wasn’t locked.
I quic-kly move to Aku back and start arranging her hairs.
soon someone approached from the stairs…Lotanna!
I alre-ady know the sounds of his walking steps.
“excuse me”Akuna says and pushed my hand away from her hair.
she walk upstairs until she met with Lotanna who was coming down.
“my love, are you okay now?”
I heard her…
I didn’t get to hear the rest of what the said as Lotanna didn’t come down again.
only Akuna c@m£ to sit.
I continue arranging her hair,
Lotanna c@m£ down 30mins later, that was when he saw me.
he had a yellow band aid di-pped in his hair then wore a gold colored tracksuit with a little glittering earring on one ear,
then a pretty gold sli-ppers.
he watched me quietly from my hair to the nails of my toes,
I quic-kly look away as our eyes locked and continued Akuna’s hair…
say something obim….
am really going crazy.
or did you perhaps realize am not your clas-s???
he moved out and quietly close the door…
oh god.
#BeLieVe👑🎷🎺…………..
[you’re my heart’s crown👑
#SEASON_2_EPISODE 34
I bashed my lashes to prevent looking sad
then i smiled…maybe i over pas-sed my boundaries,next time i will not fall in love with someone that is too perfect to be mine.
lotanna finally realized am not good enough for him.I feel so pained but after all he went for his clas-s.
“your hold on my hair is too ti-ght”
Akuna said.
“but I didn’t even hold it ti-ght”I replied
she sat well like the world is hers,
she smiled for no reason and ordered me to bring her phone which is just beside her.
is this how you treat your maid?
how many maids do you have?
I got her phone for her and continued with her hair,
then she picked a call.
“Xara will you come?”I heard her say
“okay,am on my way”I heard again.
soon I was done with her hair,
it was so pretty.
then she took the mirror.
“will he like it like this?”she smiled.
that was when i got more confused,
first she called him “my love”
she dressed soo expo-sed like this alone with him in his room…
I felt more pained,
I know they are d@t!ngnow,
this visit can’t be ordinary.
now I don’t have someone to call mine again…only ngozi.
“okay,you can go”she said.
I left and went back to my room,
the girls c@m£ to my side,they have been waiting for me since I promised to buy them cloths for tomorrow’s p@rty where the crowned prince will choose his queen..
“what happened?”ebere asked.
“what’s this mood?”Dumebi said.
“I think am sick….I won’t be able to follow you guys to the market again” I said and dried my tears as I rush to where my belongings was..
I brou-ght out the money i collected from “mama D” another place where I save…
“dumebi just share the money among others,this should be enough”I said.
she took the money happily.
“thanks Ife but should we get for you?”Vicky asked.
“nothing…I don’t want” I said.
“but you alre-ady give out all your new clothes,don’t tell me you’re wearing old clothes tomorrow”Rhoda,the youngest said.
“am not attending”I said.
“but why??????they all shouted.
“I just said am sick”I replied.
“but you nee-d to attend…we all know you’re now the prettiest, we want you to dress well and disappoint Akuna for us” ebere said.
when I didn’t answer them,
they left..
I dried my tears with the back of my palms..
am I not being stupid with tears?.
Am confused like mad but I don’t want to over think
over thinking makes me get sick..
I st©pped when i remembered no one will pay my hospital bills.
I had to wash my face twice,
then i return to l@yon my be-d and tried not to think…
in as much that I don’t want to,
I started thinking.
I started from Onome..
Lotanna why did I fall for you?.
that day you asked me out
it felt real,
I thought I was dreaming,
you said I meant something
and i suddenly forgot my pains when you bec@m£ my friend,
I didn’t even feel sad I have no family.
now i saw you with Akuna,
it makes me feel so lonely like am back to square one to start my pain afresh…you see am not even happy you left me..
is my sin that much?.
is my behavior not too good?.
are you not happy with me again?
am I still something to you???
anything at all……
mom😭😭where are you?
have called you more than a thousand time but you don’t even care…I wish I was in a life where I can be with you, even if dad still disown me I won’t mind..
being with you is all I want,I won’t even try falling in love again let me just be my mother’s heart crown alone.
Am so lonely at least if you won’t show up,come and console me in my dreams…
I beg of you plea-se come to me,
I don’t want to be in this palace anymore…
so I won’t get to see and be around lotanna anymore,
he doesn’t know who Adeife is anymore…
him asking me out was just a joke in the end.
I f0rç£d myself not to think,
then I went to ngozi’s place but i won’t still tell her what happen..
she will make jest of me since she has told me the queen doesn’t like commoners, she would say I pluck pain by myself with plucking stick.
Akuna’s p.o.v🎤🎤🎤
the cab I took st©pped at zubi kingdom.
now where is Xara.
I checked my phone and saw the address,she s£nt it alre-ady.
the cab man took me there,
it was Xara’s resting place.
I met Xara waiting for me outside in a short black polo which was as low as her h!ps.
“finally” she breathed out as i c@m£ out of the cab.
I followed her in.
“why didn’t you bring your car?”
she asked.
“for some reasons”I said.
“now,are you sure about tomorrow?” she asked.
“Lotanna didn’t speak to me ..
am only forcing myself on him and he only allowed me in his suite because his mother spoke to him..
he had no choice than to allow me in,
he always obey his mother..
buy I don’t think he fell plus he knows Ife performed the sacrifice for him”I said.
“Chai…tomorrow might be a bad day for you Akuna,
Lotanna always obey his mother does not mean he will choose you as his queen…”Xara said.
soon,someone knocked.
“our guest”Xara whispered and went for the door.
“good morning ma’am” xara greeted.
“god bless you my daughter” she replied..
this woman is a pretty one,
she had Ife’s face too,she looks so h0t..
now,I can see where Ife got her curvy shape from… her mother is a sh0t and of course a big hit.
“who’s Akuna…isn’t that the person that am suppose to meet”she said.
“yes am the one”I smiled.
“thank God.Where’s my daughter,did you bring her for me,where is purity?”
she asked.
I looked at Xara.
“forget about money aspect, I will pay two times of any amount you call. All I want is purity”she said..
“but your daughter isn’t here,she’s in Jeariah kingdom, she stays with Onome her step mother,
Chief Kelechi her dad and Olamma her step sister” I said but I lied with the name if the kingdom.
I just wanted her far away.
“umm..yes you’re right but there are some things that are ma-king me confused.I don’t have a s£nior wife, did my husband remarry?….
Anyways,am not even concerned about that. All I want is “Ifedioku”.
I will be going to Jeeriah kingdom right away that means I will have to stay there for like two months so I can find her.I promise to reward you if I find her” she said..
a guard then c@m£ in.
“Mrs Adesola,we are–
“I know”she cut him off and collected the nylon bag he was holding.
“my daughters,manage this for me”
she said and gave the nylon to Xara.
she then left with the guard’s.
Xara followed them.
she c@m£ back one hour later and gave me a high five.
“aku I just checked,they headed towards the south…Jeeriah kingdom” she said.
I smiled and she opened the nylon, it was filled with money.
Adeife❤Adeife❤……
I didn’t meet ngozi at the market, so I went to her house where I met her.
gaad,I don’t want to remember what happened again.
“let’s go out,I nee-d to get cloths to..
tell me,what will you wear tomorrow?”she asked.
I smiled, I dare not tell her i won’t attend.
She took me to another dress sto-re entirely,only royalities buys clothes here….did we miss road.
Ngozi entered there with so much confidence.
“ngozi!!!! I called.
“come in and st©p shouting” she said
I entered.
We were given chairs to sit,
I was starting to get confused,even when i have the money i don’t always come here.
I sat,Ngozi stood up and started selecting expensive dress.
“ngozi are you sure you want to buy or you want to use them to pla-y…
if you know you want to use them pl@yyou better let’s get out”I said.
she smiled.
“you’re smiling…do you think this place is like old nana’s place!I asked.
“Am picking that one” she pointed to something more unique,
the exact cloth I saw Akuna br@gging about buying..
is ngozi joking or what.
“where did you get money?”I whispered…
she still smiled.
“are you sure you want to buy,they don’t always pl@ytrick here”I whispered again..
“Excuse me madam, who is wearing?”the woman in charge asked
“her??”ngozi pointed at me.
“whaaat,did I tell you i want to buy cloth” I said.
the woman got confused..
“how am I sure you really want to buy”the woman said.
ngozi shocked me by bringing out a hvge coin bag.
The woman smiled…she took my hand and dragged me in.
Jesus!!!!
what’s all these.
“Tiara!!! Tiara!!! Tiara!!! bring a chair, we have a special customer” the woman shouted.
“yes mama,am coming” I heard a girl.
“am sorry dear”this woman almost knelt down for me all because of money..
A little girl c@m£ in with a pretty clean chair she even helped me sit down.
“Which one first?”she asked..
I got so confused.
Ngozi c@m£ in smiling,I glared at her and followed the woman to the dressing section.
she won’t st©p smiling.
“all the clothes suite you,so which one are you taking?”she asked.
“everything”ngozi chirped in..
the woman didn’t wait,she packed everything and in watch in amusement as ngozi paid,
she even got change..
It doesn’t even look like the money in her hand reduced at all.
“my lady what about you,are you not buying?you only bought for your pretty friend! she said.
“no,the money is her’s not mine”
ngozi said..
ohh good lord am confused.
I followed ngozi out.
“where did you get money,just tell me now or—
“I will tell you once you plait your hair”she said and entered a saloon.
is this girl kidding? I followed her in.
she met with the stylist,
the stylist was ma-king Akuna’s hair.
I don’t know what she told the stylist, the stylist left Akuna’s hair and c@m£ to me…
someone else took over Akuna’s hair.
special sit!!!
okay,I sat down..
Akuna looked at me,I looked away.
“madam sorry, but I can’t let go of this opportunity”the stylist said to Akuna..
what does she mean by her words!
am not even concerned about that, I want to know where Ngozi get money from!!
The hair took soo long,
night c@m£,she still wasn’t done.
what type of hair is this??
soon she was done!!
finally,I stood up…
“this hair suite you”she said.
“thank you ma’am”I said.
“you’re pretty as well”another said.
“what cream do you ru-b?”another asked..
“and your hair,have you relaxed it, what product do you use on it?”.
another asked.
I don’t even know what to answer first..as I turned to ngozi.
“my friend now look different…just smile”she tea-sed.
“am not laughing okay,tell me where you get the money and I will laugh”
I said..
“can I see you?”the stylist c@m£ tome
“I would like to introduce you to Davic and Dreg Fashion,you can become a millionaire overnight….”
she started.
“what does that mean?”I asked.
“like using your beauty to advertise product for people in the city and abroad,trust me the pay is good” she said and handed me a card.
“call me if you’ve had a rethink” she said..
I nodded like I un-derstand what she said ..you see it’s good to be educated.
I followed Ngozi out,
I was very curious.
“now can you tell me about the money”I asked.
“do you want to know everything?” she asked.
we approached her house.
“fine,I will tell you who gave me the money once you clock 100years old” she said and ran into her house.
I stayed outside knocking,
this girl alre-ady locked the door.
“Adeife go,I can’t tell you who gave me the money” she said..
I sighed and left for the palace.
The front gate was guarded with so much guards…I will get quiried for coming in so late,so I went to the back door where I knocked.
someone opened,
I turned…it was lotanna.
our eyes ran into each other he stared at me like in movies,I quic-kly look away and closed the door quietly.
did he stay there waiting for me?
aaah noo,it can’t be.
“Ifeeee”he called with so much care
he wanted to t©uçh me,I shift back.
I don’t know what happened,I ran away….
TBC