#THE_LOST_PRINCESS
©Sir Zach
EPISODE 38
“Hello boyfie” Ann said sweetly into the phone.
“Wife how are you doing?”.
“Am fine love”.
“What are you doing now?”.
“Sitting idle in the palace learning more about culture and crap” .
“Wow Ann that’s strange, you love our culture don’t you?”.
“I do but am not finding it interesting anymore it bores me” .she whinned.
“Hold on love I think someone is by the door”. He said walking towards the door.
“Are you expecting someone?”.
“Nope am not expecting anybody and if it’s my mum she won’t knock” he replied opening the door.
“Suprise suprise” she smiled sweetly at him.
“Am speechless, I don’t know what to say” he said.
“Well you are actually talking” she replied.
“Come here” he said pulling her into a hug. “I love your suprise” he smiled.
“You are welcome husband” she said placing a ki-ss on his li-ps.
“So what should I cook for you?” He asked.
“Me?” She laughed “don’t worry I will cook my self, dear husband what should I prepare for you?” She asked sweetly.
“Egusi would do” he replied.
“Don’t worry husby, sit down and wait for your wife” she said walking into the kitchen.
“Hello lawyer can you please come over by four this evening, yes I will be expecting you”.
“I feel good pararararan” Ann sang in the kitchen.
“Wife the food must be delicious oo” he yelled from the sitting room.
*
“Wow this is delicious but love tone down on the salt okay”.
“Yes your majesty, open your mouth” she said picking up a piece of meat and she put it into his mouth.
An hour later,
“Max are you expecting someone?” She yelled.
“Yes is someone by the door please open the door for the person” he replied.
“Ok ” she replied.
“Good evening your highness”. The stranger greeted.
“Huh do you know me?” She asked casting a confused look at the man.
“Well am lawyer Adebayo your late parents lawyer” the man introduced himself.
“Oh Ann, you have met with him, he was your late parents lawyer and he is here to do the handing over of your father’s business”. He explained.
“Oh ok that’s nice” she nodded in agreement.
“But there seems to be a problem now” lawyer bayo said.
“What’s it?” They both asked.
“The names, the names on the properties your parents left for you is different from your name now”.
“What am i going to do?”.
“You will have to do change of name”.
“Yes but does that mean I will leave my current names?” She asked.
“Yes” the lawyer replied.
“But isn’t there a way for me not to drop the surname, I don’t want to leave their name behind, they raised me” she said.
“I really don’t know” the man replied. “You really have to do this because some of your father’s properties are with his family.
“You know what can you remove Marietta out of the names and put Richard, like the name will be Lawson Adaobi Richard”. She said.
“Yes we can use that too” the lawyer smiled.
“What about me you gonna get my name when we get married” he said.
“Oh till then love” she replied.
“Thanks for your time your highness, I will like to be on my way” the lawyer said and walked out of the house.
All the process and procedures for Ann to take over her father’s properties was done and sealed, Ann herself couldn’t believe the amount of properties her parents acquired.
After she had completed the needful she traveled back to Anambra.
Ann did traveled home but on getting to the palace she met Unice bantering with the guards in the palace.
“What’s going on here?” She asked while getting down from her car.
“Adaobi please hear me out, have been coming here since the past one week” Unice begged frantically.
“Hey what’s wrong is there any problem?” She asked politely.
“Nope I really want to see you and beg you” Unice begged.
“Ney you are embarra-ssing yourself, come inside” she said gesturing her inside.
“Please your highness forgive me and my father, please we are so sorry,am so sorry” Unice begged on her knees after they entered inside.
“But Unice what are you begging me for, I’m noll angry at my father’s family for killing him, am only angry at you because you tried to get my boyfriend killed” she said looking intently at her.
“Emm about that am sorry for that too please forgive me I won’t go after Max again please” Unice begged.
“Is that why you are kneeling down and begging, nah that bad am not like some god or what so ever, have forgiven you” she smiles at her.
“Thank you thank you thank you” Unice said.
“Hey stand up” she said.
“Um Princess please can I hug you?” Unice asked.
“You mean you want to hug me?” She asked scratching her head .
“Can we leave the hugging part?” She asked.
“That means you haven’t forgiven me” Unice said.
“Ok ” she said pulling her hurriedly into a hug.
“Am sorry for bullying you while we were Young” Unice said.
“You are all forgiven” she replied.
“What about your new family do you like them?” Unice asked.
“Like? You said like?” She asked smiling. “I love them, when you were bullying me when I was young had it been my sister was there she would show you hell that you will regret bullying me” she replied.
“Well Max did show us hell, you see anything we did to you he always come back to beat us up, he tried it the first time I and my sister all beat him up so he results to another way of punishing us” Unice explained.
“How?” She asked excitedly.
“He cuts our favorite clothes,toys shoes and everything we like he destroyed everything and he warned us not to come near you again” Unice said.
“Wow” Ann smiled “can you now see he is meant for me from the beginning”she concluded.
“Yeah” Unice rolled her eyes disgustingly.
“I saw that” Ann said.
“Saw what?” Unice asked confused.
“Nothing” she replied.
*
*TWO DAYS LATER*
“Good evening ” he greets Amaka the head maid.
“Good evening your highness” she greeted back.
“Where is the Princess?” He asked.
“She’s in her room” she bowed and left
He walked into her room and he met her sleeping peacefully on the bed.
He walked slowly to the feet of the bed, sat down close to her face. He looked at her face lovingly.
He decided to play a trick on her. He peppered ki-sses on her face but she just move away from him muttering incoherent words.
He tried again but it seems she is enjoying her sleep , he took off his clothes and got into the bed with her, he laid her head on his ch-est and she smuggled close to him , they both slept off.
“Ohh I slept so long” she said stretching her self on the bed.
She looked around the room and her eyes met with some clothes on the floor.
“What the hell happened here?” She whispered looking around the room. She got up from the bed, brushed her teeth and walked down the stairs.
She was suprised to find the whole palace quiet.
“What’s wrong?” She asked herself “Amaka! Amaka! Head maid!” She called.
She saw a shadow walked out of the kitchen and she gripped her heart fearfully.
“Who are you?” She asked in fear.
Another shadow ran in front of her.
“Who is there?, Amaka?” She yelled.
A shadow walked slowly on the staircase towards her.
“Don’t come near me!” She said pointing her hands at the person.
Slowly the person got on their knees
“Hey why are you kneeling down?, Who are you?” She asked.
“Have known you since twenty four years ago, and have been out of your life since eighteen years ago, what am saying today I should have say it since six years ago but circu-mstances couldn’t warrant it”.
Suddenly a light shown on her
“What’s happening?”.
“Marietta have loved you since eighteen years ago”.
“Max!” She exclaimed happily rushing to hug him.
“No don’t come near me” he yelled.
“What is wrong?” She asked fearfully.
“Hmmm” he shakes his head.
“Ok” she said with tears spilling out of her face.
“Marietta, Adaobi, Annabelle, Richa-rd Lawson betrothed or not, Will you grant me my wish and do me the honor of being my wife?”.
“What?” She asked her mouth hanging wide open.
“Princess say something, my legs hurts” he said
“Yes” she snapped out of her daze “yes I will” she said happily.
And he sli-pped the ring into her hands and she hug-ged him happily.
People started clapping as the light in the palace was resto-red back.
“Congratulations Princess” the guards and the maids greeted.
“Thank you” she said shyly.
“Get dressed we are going for a date” he said.
“Date?” She smiled “that sounds interesting” she said walking into her room happily.
“This place is so beautiful” she gushed.
“Yes I know, were you scared then?” He asked.
“I was scared to my wit” she replied picking up some flowers. “Wow how do you know I love gardens?”.
“Well when we were Young, we use to sneak out of the palace together to play, it was one of our escape mission that we found this place, then you said you would love to make this place a garden, course the queen had a little garden in the palace” he explained picking up a flower and sticking it in her hair.
“Wow I don’t know, does the garden still exists?” She asked hopefully.
“Sorry to disappoint you but no the palace has been extended to garden”.
“Hmmm” she replied sadly.
“But” he said looking into her eyes “I got this for you”. he said gesturing around.
“Wait? Are you kidding?” She asked in shock.
“Am not love, after you went missing I told my dad to secure this place for you that every thing should be in your name because this is where we spent most of our time away from the guards and all” he explained.
“Uhh” she looked at his face lovingly “you are so sweet” she Said ki-ssing him.
“I love you” he said.
*
“Ann how una be” Unice asked with fake excitement.
“If you are asking how I am, then am cool” Ann replied using her hand to dress her hair.
“What is that?” Unice asked pointing to the ring on her finger.
“Max proposed two days ago” she replied shaking her fingers.
“What?” Unice exclaimed.
“What? Why are you sounding so surprised,with or without him proposing I will still get married to him” she replied.
“Oh sorry” Unice spat bitterly. “I will have to be on my way see you in the evening” Unice said and walked out of the house. While Ann shrugged and starts eating her food.
*EVENING*
“Princess the food is ready” a maid called and Ann walked to the dining and sat down.
“Please bring the food” she said while the maid set up the table.
“Who is there?” She asked.
“It’s miss Unice”.
“Oh ok” she replied opening the lid of the plate “wow this looks appetizing” she said picking her spoon to scoop the food suddenly she stopped.
She looks intently at the food
“Amaka!” She called.
“Yes my Princess” Amaka replied.
“Call the maids that prepared this food” she said and Amaka went inside to bring a maid.
“Answer me who prepared this food and who are you, have not seen you before” she snapped.
“My princess am the one that prepared it ” the maid replied.
“Lies” she yelled “I will ask you again before I do something drastic to you who the hell prepared this food?” She snapped angrily.
“Please spare me my princess it was prepared by miss Unice” the maid replied.
“Unice? Interesting call her here” she said to Amaka “and you” she said pointing to the maid “pack your stuff and get out of the palace, that’s the beginning of rubbish, when did Unice starts preparing my food,get out” she snapped.
Unice walked into the room and Ann gestured to her to sit down.
“Princess what’s the problem?” She asked innocently.
And Ann smiled at her facade
“Nothing much my sister, join me as we eat” Ann said pushing her plate in front of her.
“Am not eating” Unice said.
“Why?” She asked.
“Am not just eating is that a problem?” She asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Oh sis you don’t want me to do it the ha-rd way do you?” Ann asked throu-ghgritted teeth.
“What do you mean by that?” Unice asked.
“Just eat the damn food or I will break this plate on your head, you can try me” she commands angrily.
“What?” Unice asked fearfully.
“Don’t you get it,am gonna break this damn plate on your head, I swear on my parents graves if you don’t eat the fu.cking food you prepared” she said calmly .
Unice took the spoon fearfully and started eating she hadn’t taken four spoons. She started groa-ning in pain .
Ann stood up alarmed, “Unice what happened?” She cried.
“My…… Stomach……..is on………fire” she groa-ned with tears spilling out of her face.
“Guards! Guards!!!” Ann yelled
“Marietta…… please….. forgive……..me……… I ……was……. only……. following…….instructions…….” She said and gave up the ghost.
“Unice! Unice!” Ann yelled shaking her ” please don’t die, please don’t die” she cried.
“Amaka bring my phone” she yelled.
“Hello Jessica” she said.
“Princess what’s wrong why are you crying?” Jessica asked.
“Inform your parents and all members of the family that there will be an emergency meeting in the palace now” she said and hang up.
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