my village prince and I - Season 1 - Episode 9

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my village prince and I - Season 1 - Episode 9

AFAMEFUNA POVAda has left after about two hours of talking with me, I must confess she is fun to be with and won’t mind keeping are close as a friend, I later woke up after having a nap, Ada has joined me in eating breakfast in the morning before she left so I rested my head a little, I decided to goto the place I met Amarachi hoping I could meet her there, I called Nnamdi who came rushing into my room.NNAMDI: yes my prince.AFAMEFUNA: get ready we are going out.I said getting up from my bed.NNAMDI: let me call the men servants.AFAMEFUNA: no, am going on a simple wear today and you too.He seems surprised but I had no time to explain myself, I got ready putting on a blue jeans with a white t-shirt, a white Gucci sneakers, and a leather wristwatch, I wanted to look simple, didn’t want to draw attention tome since I didn’t have the mind of using the car or the guards, I came out of my room to see Nnamdi dressed in a black trouser, a blue t-shirt and a black sneakers.AFAMEFUNA: not looking bad.He cross check himself and a smile appearedon his face.AFAMEFUNA : now listen, we are not taking the car okey.I said in more as a whispered.AFAMEFUNA: we are going on foot.NNAMDI: but where are we going to.AFAMEFUNA: that left for you to find out.We walked out of the building heading to the gate, it wasn’t easy to convince the security tolet us pass but not wanting to lose their job for disobeying the crown Prince, they allowed us pass.The walk from the palace to the place I met Amarachi was more like a forty minutes walk, and believe me I enjoyed it, Nnamdi didn’t bother to ask me any more question and I appreciated it.NNAMDI : I knew you were coming here.He voiced out as soon as we got there.AFAMEFUNA: Good, now since you knew, you will just follow me without another word and one more thing, my name is Nnamdi not my prince.I saw his jaw drop.NNAMDI: but that is my name.AFAMEFUNA: and now it’s my own name, so you better start looking for another.NNAMDI: what are you up to my prince.AFAMEFUNA: Nnamdi is my name, okey at least it’s not that hard for you to pronounce your own name.I said going into the bush, he kept quiet and followed me, I just needed to arranged things just in case I meet her there and as I had thought I did, my joy knew no bounce when I saw her sleeping so calmly in same spot, Nnamdi gave me a questioning look which I ignored, I signed for him to keep shut won’t want to wake her up in a wrong manner, I slowly walked up to her without making any noise, I bent down stared at her beautiful face,if only she knew what she was doing to me, I touched her cheek and with this she slowly woke up.AFAMEFUNA: hello sunshine.*******************************AMARACHI POVI was shocked and same time happy to see him but I wasn’t going to let him know that, hewas all smiling like a child who just found his lost teddy bear, I got on my feet dusting away the dirt on my blouse and skirt, he too stood up as I did.AFAMEFUNA: sorry for disturbing your beautiful sleep.Why does he like apologizing this much over nothing.AMARACHI: what are you doing here.AFAMEFUNA: well I came to see you.I was surprised at his responsesAMARACHI : you came to see me, does here look like my home.AFAMEFUNA: well since I don’t know where you stay I came to the only place I knew I might find you and guess what, I was right.AMARACHI : you are something else.AFAMEFUNA: so are you going to offer me a sit or you prefer to keep me standing.He was very funny and free will no doubt, and his words brought smile to my face, I looked around and saw a branch connected from a tree.AMARACHI: we can sat down there.I said pointing at the branch, we both walk there and sat down that was when i saw that he wasn’t alone.AMARACHI : won’t your friend join us.He turned at the side his friend was standing and gesture him to come which he did.AFAMEFUNA: Emeka is his name, and he is my very good friend in the palace, Emeka meet Amarachi.I saw the shock in his eyes but quickly dismissed it, saying a hi to me, I knew he wasn’t pleased with my presence and this brought sadness to me.NNAMDI : my… I mean Nnamdi, I will be waiting for you there.He said this and left.AFAMEFUNA: what is it.I quickly force out a warm smile.AMARACHI: nothing, am fine.AFAMEFUNA: no you are not, so tell me or is it because of my friend.AMARACHI: no am fine.AFAMEFUNA: Amarachi, I know you are hiding something and you don’t want to tell me, I know I am a stranger to you but I want tobe a friend.AMARACHI: you can’t be my friend, you won’t want to be my friend if you know my story.I said bowing my head I just couldn’t look at him in the eyes, I was trying hard to fight the tear from coming out.AFAMEFUNA: then tell me, I want to know.There were a lot of things going through my head, didn’t know if I was ready to loose a friend I just made.****************************AFAMEFUNA POVI looked at her expecting her to say something, her head was still bow down refusing to look at me, I needed to know why are name was rejected in the lips of many if not everyone, what crime has a beautiful damsel done that has made everyone hates even her name.AMARACHI: I am not really from this village.She started her story.AFAMEFUNA: go on, am listening.I said encouraging her to continue.AMARACHI: my mother was banished from her village because she was accused of killing my father, she had no where to go so she wandered the forest but fell into Labour on the firth day, an hunter that was passing byheard her scream so he helped her put to birth right there in the forest, the hunter and his wife were the ones that took me in.I knew she was crying, I wanted to console her but kicked against it, it is good to cry oncein a while to ease your pain, but I was confused, what was the crime in her story.AFAMEFUNA: then why are people afraid of you.AMARACHI: because they said I was given birth to in the forest and it has never happened before, so they said I am an abomination.With this her crying increased i immediately took her into my arm and let her soaked my shoulder with her tear.AFAMEFUNA: it’s okey, it’s alright, all will be fine.She stopped crying few minutes later, she sat up while I took her hands.AFAMEFUNA: Amarachi, look at me.She didn’t lift up her head.AFAMEFUNA: look at me.I said more calmly, and she did.AFAMEFUNA: you are nothing like a curse, a curse is an ugly creation with big horns and sharp teeth, but you are nothing like that, you are a beautiful creation that I have ever came across in my entire life, you have the heart of gold, and a brave one, so even the people that has condemned you are so blind, there is nothing wrong with you, do you hear me, and Iam glad to meet someone so special, you came into this world for a reason and a time will come those who mocked you will bow at your feet and this I promise you.*******************I later went home after having the best evening with Amarachi, she lightened up afterlistening to everything I told her, she doubted me at first but when she saw the sincerity in me she gave in, I told her about myself but leaving the part that I was the prince, I neededto keep that away from her for now, didn’t know why but I want to.I entered the palace with Nnamdi and headed to my room but was met with one of my fatherpersonal men servants at my door, he looks like he has been waiting for me for a long time, he bow to acknowledge my presence.MEN SERVANT: The king request your presence at the throne room.AFAMEFUNA: I will be right there.He left after delivering the message.AFAMEFUNA: call the men servants I need to change.I said entering my room, the men servants came almost immediately and in not time I was prepared, I sent Nnamdi away so he too can go change to his attire and I headed to the throne room.The guard as usual opened the door granting me passage to the throne room, I entered and saw five chiefs sited, I greeted my father then the chiefs which they reciprocated.EZE NWANYI: son, where have you been, I sent for you but was told you went out.AFAMEFUNA: so sorry father, I needed to see the four corners of the community, sorry I didn’t inform you about it.EZE NWANYI: no problem, I sent for you because the chiefs had