She Is Mine
Episode 3
Nigerian setting drama
By Johnson Loveth
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“i turned and it happen to be my step brothers” stephen and stanley
“OMG!! what are you two doing here? i shouted at them.
“Ugo” calm down,we just wanted to have fun with you”And if you agree to do it” we will protect you from mom they said.
“Are you two crazy? you two br@t want to r@p£ me
“God will punish the two of you…small rat like you two, want to sleep with me.
‘ugo, calm down for crying out loud “we are only your step brothers”nothing will happen “stephen said and was trying to come closer to me and i poured the water i fetch on his head and start running.
“””ugo st©p stanley said
i was running fast until i hit my leg in one wood and i fell down”my two legs started bleeding.
“you cannot run from us ugo”he said and the two of them started dragging me inside the bush.
“God help me i cried de-ep down in my heart” i didnot know when h0t tears started coming from my eyes .
“i have always kept myself for my future husband and now i am lost because my brothers are the one that want to take that pride away…
“”help i manage to call out”but no one was coming because it was late alre-ady…
“keep quiet no one will save you today”just allow us to have you and go stephen said and started removing his belt from his trou-ser.
“help ooo help help i cried
“Stanley was about removing the go-wn i wore when a man who heard my voice started calling out.
“who is that? the man said” immediately they heard his voice they wore back their trou-sers and left.
“Ugo is not over”we will still get you they said and ran away
” ugo what are you doing here? “the man who i recognize as mr okereke who is also my grandmom friend said and help me to stand up.
“”Papa”i cried out
“is is is my step brothers”they wanted to r@p£ me ” i cried
“Abomination! Abomination!! want to happen in our land he said .
“look at what Amarachi have cause” two sibling trying to sleep with their elder sister in the bush”that is Abomination he said and carried me because i was unable to walk because of the way i fell.
“soon we got to mama’s house and i saw granny there” she was looking for me because it was alre-ady late.
my ugo who did this to you? grand mom said and help okereke who carried me in his back
“mr okereke explain everything that happened and even the neighbours were surrounding us.
“My children didn’t do such” mama said and poured h0t water on my b©dy.
“OMG!! Amarachi do you want to kill my granddaughter the way you destroy my son. granny shouted.
“shut up old fool, this girl here wanted to sleep with her younger brothers” mama said and all the neighbours open their mouth wi-dely
“Abomination!!! they all said and started laying curse on me.
“No one to defend me”they refuse to listen to granny and okereke,instead they started pouring things on my b©dy.
“is a lie i didn’t do it, i cried out” i didn’t i cried again”
“while granny was on the floor including my sisters crying and covering my b©dy .
“I am innocent”i didn’t sleep with them i cried again.
“We must take her to the palace one of the neighbours said
“my grand daughter is innocent “my grand mom said with tears
“one of the neighbours pushed her aside and they carried me straight to the palace.
“They carry me like a thief and started laying curse on me”
soon we arrived at the palace””.
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(“THE Palace)
“the king and the kins men gathered and even the queen was looking at me.
“The king asked what the problem was
“my mom stood up and told the king lies against me and everyb©dy including the kins men were murmuring among themselves.
“i couldn’t st©p crying”i cried and cried,but no one listen to my side of the story
“What happen is an abomination in our land the king said and his kins men supported him by nodding their head
“”You are hereby s£ntence to one week in the cell over the palace”you will wake up in the morning and clean the full palace ,then when it is midnight you go back to the cell.
“You are not allowed to see any family members and you are not allowed to live the palace till you finish serving your punishment.
“The king said and left most of the kins men where just looking at me while some of the kins men were just shaking their hands and some were saying tufiakwa. (God forbid)
“The queen who normally tease me anytime she see me,started ignoring me.
“its been two days since i have been in the palace”all the maid no longer talk to me except Emeka.
Today is the day the princes are coming back” and i was instructed to stay inside my cell for the opening ceremony.
“i was about going back to my cell when the queen st©pped me
“Ugo she called and i bowed with my kneels on the floor.
“your highness i answered
“Who is your father? she asked
“Why is the queen asking after my father,
should i tell her the truth?
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Episode 4
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“your highness my father does not stay in our village i lied without telling her the full story.
“Really she replies me and walk close to me.
“Ugo is that woman really your mother? she asked
why is she feeling concern about me.
“i nodded positive and i didn’t realise that i was crying.
“Come here, she said and hvg me like a mother to a daughter, i thought she hate me because of the lies against me.
“could it be that she is like this because she has no daughter.
“I will talk to the king on your behalf to re-lease you, And i will also want you to be close to me she said and left with her maid.
“The gate to my cell was lock and i sat down on the floor singing to the tune of the music pla-ying for the arrival of the princes.
Ugo, how you dey? Emeka who sneak in to give me food said
“”i dey fine Emeka, how is granny and my sister ?
“don’t worry,They are okay he said.
“he brou-ght key out in his pocket and open the gate for me
“Emeka Why are you opening the gate.””?”
“haba don’t go and put us in trouble i shouted
“Since you are scare of trouble why don’t you stay inside,why are you coming out he tease me and i could’nt st©p laughing.
“i decided to give him a hvg when the queen interrupted us by clearing her throat.
“Your Highness we both said and kneel”
“she stare at us and smile”
“i hope she is not misun-derstanding my friendsh!pwith emeka ooo
“Ugo i hope you stay away from trouble from now on she said and left
“i didn’t even get the chance to tell her thank you.
“Emeka and i stood up”the head maid instructed me to go and help to cook in the kitchen.
“The guest have started arriving little by little”
“after we finish cooking”the head maid order us to stand outside for the arriving of the princes” and once their car drove in we should kneel and bow till they walk inside the palace.
“i stood close to emeka because the rest maid still didn’t want me to near them because they call me abomination.
“Are you nervous emeka asked.
“yes na, i don’t want to get into trouble again i whisper.
“”soon a white Ferrari drove in,followed by a white benz, follow by another Ferrari”
“i saw the guard including papa running and arranging themselves in their position.
“sometimes i feel pity for him because he is too old for this kind of job”and mama sit at home all day waiting for money.
“all the cars enter and about 25 securities c@m£ down from different cars”
“we quic-kly kneel as instructed by the head maid”
“one of the guard open a car and a princess walk down from the car”
“i thought the queen doesn’t have princess who is she.?…….i asked emeka”
“That is princess Ugo,she is your namesake and she is the future queen of our land.
“is she married to the crown prince i asked.
“They are not married but they will get married soon”princess ugo was bethroded to the the prince since they were children.
“she is from the neighbouring village and she is very dangerous”so be careful”don’t fall for her smile. he said
“but she is very beautiful i said to him.
“Are you even listening to me? i said be careful with her”her father is also dangerous and diabolic emeka said and used his f!nger to press my forehead.
“soon two princes walk from their car and emeka said they are the adopted prince.
“so were is the crown prince? i asked”
“will you two keep quiet one of the maid said”
“k leg what is your business? i asked her”
“At least i am better than you” i did not try to sleep with my brothers she said and they all started laughing at me.
“i didn’t know when tears started coming out from my eyes”
“i was cleaning the tears in my eyes when a young man walked to me and the crowd started murmuring.
“he gave me an handkerchief and walk away.
“i didn’t see his face very well because of the light of the c@m£ra’s.
“i stare at the handkerchief and the little knowledge i have in my br@in”I was able to re-ad what was writing on it.
” Obinna was writing on it.
“That is the crown prince Emeka said and the rest maid who was insulting me earlier were telling me if i can borrow them the handkerchief.
“i quic-kly stood up and ran to the maid room.
I stay there for about one hour staring at the handkerchief. when Emeka c@m£.
Ugo!
Emeka called breathing like someone that has been chased
“What is it? i asked feeling nervous
“Ugo there is fire on the mountain he said and was still breathing heavily.
“What fire i asked because whenever emeka tell you there is fire on the mountain it means is a serious fire.
“princess Ugo wants to see you in her room right now.
“Ewoooh Am i in trouble?
“Ugo this fire is very heavy and h0t like h0t pepper soup ,that is the last thing emeka said before he left.
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TBC
do you think ugo is in trouble with princess ugo?.