#THE_LOST_PRINCESS
©Sir Zach
EPISODE 4
“Sis am sorry I couldn’t buy the pizza, that man almost kill me with work” Ann begged her sister when she came back from work.
“What man?” Bella asked.
“My boss,he is so mean, I worked my bu-tt out on my first day can you imagine” Ann replied.
” Is he handsome?” Bella asked.
“Seriously? Is that what you can think off, I said am tired,well he’s handsome”.
“Awwwn is he tall? Is he my type of guy?”.
“Wow Bella , you are too much, leave me alone, what did you prepare?”.
Bella laughed before replying her ” who is your cook, mum isn’t at home and you didn’t bring my pizza, sis no food for you”.
“Bella please am tired, you know you are a good cook and I love your cooking’s please” .
“Quit whining,I will get you the food on one condition”.
“What is it, tell me,I will get you anything”.
“Hmmm” she replied mischievously” you will get me a picture of your boss” .
“A picture of my boss where will I get it?”.
“You will take the picture on your phone dummy”.
“What Bella don’t be ridiculous, how can I do something like that” she replied shooting daggers at her.
Bella smi-rked” then no food for you, infact I made your favorite food and it’s mouth watering”.
“Bella please, you can’t blackmail me” .
“No food” she replied in a sing song manner.
“Fine” Ann replied defeatedly “I will but don’t be surprised if I come back early tomorrow,I might be fired”.
” Nah that can’t happen”.
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She was dressed in a long flowing blue gown she had a crown fixed firmly on her head, she held an horse tail, her ne-ck was adorned with jewelries every aspects of her body speaks of royalty.
A man and a woman came to her,the man was dressed like a King and the woman like a Queen, they faced her and told her it’s time! It’s time!! It’s time !!! And they disappeared.
“What time? She screamed and woke up.
She stood up from her bed to the bathroom,wash her face then she laid on the bed and slept off again.
Five men sat down in front of a vacant throne, the expression on their faces shows that everything is not well,their faces was masked with worry and sadness.
“Hmmm it’s been twenty years now since we lost the princess” Chief Itolu retorted.
“Hmmm it’s really saddens after all efforts I still can’t believe we couldn’t find her” Chief Imazi replied.
“What to do? The throne has been vacant for twenty years and the Oracle said that except the princess no one can sit on the throne” Chief Anderson replied.
“No one knows her where about, we have to be patient as the Oracle says she will comes in her self” Chief Mazi enunciated “But when?”.
She was seated on a throne,she had a crown on her head, people are giving respect and accolades to her ,she looks very happy.
A man tied a red cloth around his body,he had a chalkish mark round his face, “my princess it’s time” he said.
Then she woke up
“Gosh Again?” .
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*The next morning*
“Mum have been having this dreams over and over again” Ann complained to her mum.
“Anna am also fed up” her mum replied.
“Mum could you believe it’s been eight years already” she informed.
*Flashback*
She found herself in her school back in California,she was talking to her friends when a man and a woman suddenly appeared to her.
“Marietta it’s time”! They said.
“Who is Marietta?”she asked screaming .
Her voice attra-cted her mother who rushed inside (Ann) her bedroom.
“Mum!Mum!! It’s time” she panicked.
“Ann what happened?” Her mum asked.
“Mum I had a terrific nightmare”.
“It’s ok dear” her mum soothed.
*Present*
“Mum the dreams are coming more often and often, and it seems so real all the time but what I can remember is that they always tell me that it’s time”she cried out.
“It’s time?” Her mum asked.
“Yeah mum I don’t know what time is it gosh am fed up” she complained pathetically.
“Hmm what can I do”her mum sighed.
“Mum am off to work,see you in the evening”.
“Ok dear, hmm this is getting more often and often” her mom thought.
‘she looks so disturbed today’ Max thought to himself.
“Mr Max, Mr Max”Ann called.
“Ms Ann what’s wrong you looked disturbed” he asked.
“It’s nothing sir” she replied.
“Are you sure?” He asked.
“Yes sir am alright sir”she smiled.
“If that is the case then what can I do for you” he smiled back to her.
“Hmm sir”she smiled.
For a spilt second Max thought his heart twitched.
“Ok I know this may sound awkward,can I take a picture of you?” she asked cautiously.
“What! My picture for what?” He was shocked ‘this Lady is sure full of surprises’ he thought.
“Hmm just a shot sir, just one”she pleaded.
He was still contemplating about it when she took the picture.
“Wow it’s indeed a nice shot” she compliments.
“What! Did you just take the picture?” He asked.
“Yeah” she smiled happily, “let me show you the picture” she moved towards him and bend in a way that they were only few inches from each other.
Max took in a de-eper breath, he inhaled her perfume, she really smell nice, he felt his heart twitched again before it started beating again ‘what’s wrong with me’ he thought.
“Sir! Sir! She called again “thank you very much sir” she smiled brightly “am off to my office”.
“Ms Ann can we have lunch later today?” He proposed.
“Nah,I will pa-ss, thanks for the pictures” she replied and exit the office.
‘what’s wrong with me?’ Max asked yet again.
#THE_LOST_PRINCESS
©Sir Zach
EPISODE 5
“Bella this is the picture, are you satisfied now” Ann said showing the picture she took earlier to her sister.
“OMG” Bella screamed” Annabelle you didn’t inform me that you are working with a freaking Greek god”.
“Ha ha ha ha” Ann laughed “baby don’t forget that you are in Africa”.
“Come off it Ann, this guy is freaking handsome, look at those nice pink li-ps, gosh look at his eyebrows”.
“Hey it’s my boss we are talking about here”.
“Ann cutie please send me the picture” Bella said.
“What? Come again, I can’t, I know what you can do I can’t ok” Ann said.
“Ann please” she begged.
“Nope” Ann said firmly.
Bella can be crazy sometimes and she had this vibe for cute and handsome men, there was a time, Ann was walking at a restaurant back in California,she told Bella about Ca-ssie her colleague and Bella requested for his picture she went as far as editing her picture and that of Ca-ssie together and boom she posted it on social media, it was really embarra-ssing for Ann, Ca-ssie swore not to take pictures with her and Ann wouldn’t want history to repeat itself.
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She was clad in a white wrapper from her brea-stdown to her hip,she carried a Calabash surrounded with cowries and white wrapper,three men followed her and they were chanting some songs after her, then a man came in front of her and said “it’s time” before he started chanting incantations.
“Oh my God, not again, what’s really happening to me” she cried.
“What! She jumped up “am late” she rushed to the bathroom to take her bath and hurried out of the house.
“Good morning sir, you are scheduled for an 8:00 flight this morning and you are to go with your personal a-ssistant” The secretary informed Max.
“And where is she?” Max asked.
“She’s not in yet” she replied.
“What? He checked his watch it’s 7:50 already, “we ought to have been on the way now” he complained.
Ann rushed inside looking disorganized.
“Am sorry sir” she apologized.
“Ms Ann” he called.
“Sir?” She flinched.
“Ms Ann what’s wrong with you?” He asked with concern evident in his voice.
He moved closer to her and whispered softly to her “come to my office”.
“Yes sir”.
“Ms Ann what’s the problem, since the past few days, you have been different and that’s so unusual of you”he asked.
“Hmm” she sighed “sir I have a serious problem have been battling with since eight years ago”.
“Hmm problem like what?” He asked.
“Sir am sorry sir I don’t want to burden you with my sad story” she said.
“Ann do you remember that problem shared is half solved”he protested.
“Yes sir”she paused “it all started eight years ago when I started having this nightmares at first I thought it was just a normal dream until it started coming frequently and it becomes a daily routine, though the dreams are not different from others but recently it’s utterly different from the ones have been having, am tired” she cried.
Max looked at her and hug-ged her closely “it’s ok,stop crying, it’s fine” he soothed.
“Can you tell me the content of the dreams” he said.
She raised her head up to meet his gaze “it’s just a strange man and woman telling me it’s time but the problem is time for what,I just don’t know am fed up”.
“Hmm it’s ok”.
She suddenly stood up “am sorry sir, what about the flight we want to catch”.
“Ann it can wait I will schedule another meeting with them , just take a leave and ease off your problem tomorrow by six pm am going to pick you up for dinner” he smiled.
“Pardon, excuse me sir,why will you do such a thing?” She asked.
“Don’t you worry, it’s ok, you have my word and don’t keep me waiting tomorrow” he smiled.
“Ok sir thank you sir” and she left.
Max couldn’t help but have mixed feeling, he was feeling so sorry for Ann and at the same time he couldn’t contain his happiness because since the rift between them he found out he has been thinking more about her recently and he couldn’t place the type of feelings he’s having.
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