Episode 17
By : Kebby NG
EMMA POV
I limped into the study,Hoping to see Brian there but he was no where to be found
I went out of the study only to hear some one voice at the balcony.
Could it be Brian? I thought as I went there,Hoping it would be him
I got to balcony and saw him there and he was on the phone.
I noticed that some thing was wrong because of the expression he had on his face.
I was about calling out to him when I saw some one up stairs,Holding a glass vase and I was sure that he was going to drop it on Brian.
Quickly I ran towards him,putting pressure on my injured feet, Though it hurts but Brian safety was more important.
Immediately I shoved him fout of harm’s way, The glass vase fell and shattered into pieces.
I layed on the floor with Brian holding unto me.
We were like that for a while,Even after the vase had been broken
I stared at him and saw him starring back at me,It was the pain coming from my feet that got me moving.
“What is it?”He asked as he stood up
“It hurts a lot,It hurts so much”I said holding unto my injured feet
“If you knew that it was going to hurt you so much,Why did you run in here to safe me? You could have been injured too! ” He said
“Your Highness,Is every thing okay” Five guards run in at the same time
“Does it look like we are okay! Where were you all when She came out with her injured feet?”He yelled at the guards and they all bowed their head in guilt
“We are sorry your Highness”Andrew who was the chief of security apologised
“I was almost killed right now and if it wasn’t for her,I would have been dead!”He yelled at them.
“Just let it go Brian”I said holding his arm
He was so angry,Maybe he is angry because of his guards incompetence or maybe he was angry because I had put myself in danger just to save him
“Instead of shouting at them,Let them help me to my room”I said wanting to cool the atmosphere a bit
Andrew walked towards us and bent down wanting to carry me but the angry look he got from Brian made him stop and before I knew it, I was in Brian arms.
“One of your guards can take me to my room”
“And risk having you injured again,Hell no”He said and I was quiet until we got to my room.
He put me on the bed and brought out his phone to call the doctor
As soon as the call was made,He stood there starring at me
“What is it?”I asked
“You’ve saved me once again ”
“Oh,That,You don’t have to thank me,I just happen to be passing by and then I saw you and…….”
“I wasn’t thanking you”
“You weren’t?”
“I was only stating a fact,A fact which I find to be odd”
“What do you mean by odd?”I asked
“Why is it that the two times that my life have been threatened,You are always there protecting me”
Is this it! Will he find out the truth now? I thought feeling nervous and agitated
I couldn’t answer because the phone beside my bed rang breaking the silence that had erupted after he asked that question
I picked it up and when I heard the person voice I became more nervous than ever
“I had told you not to meddle!!!”Micheal yelled at me
I stared at Brian who was starring at my reaction
“This is not a good time to talk,I will call you back “I said
“Is he there with you?”Micheal asked
“Yes he is”I replied
“Now listen if you dare say a thing to him,I w…… ”
“I know what you will do okay! So stop thre………. I will call you later”I said and cut the call
“Who was that?”Brian asked
“No one”
“Are you sure?”He asked
“Yes I am and please Brian stop questioning me,I would like to be alone now”I said ending what ever discussion we were having before
I layed on the pillow,Pretending to be asleep and I thought he had left not until I heard him say
“If there is any thing or any one bothering you just tell me about it, Whatever it might be,I will be willing to listen” The door closing behind him was the indication that showed that he has left the room
If only it were that simple, Once he finds out that am not the real Dora but a fake,He will surely hand me over to the cops before he listen to my reasons,Am never going to tell him,Never.
NINA POV
I was in the kitchen preparing Dora food, The glass vase incident has been the talk of every one in the palace
Brian life had been threatened and Dora had saved him once again
It’s some thing I should be feeling grateful for but I don’t know why I keep on feeling uneasy about it
A while ago Brian had called me into his study, I had thought that it was because he wanted to see me just as he always did before but the only conversation we had was about Dora
“She is injured Nina,I want you to give her your utmost attention”He had said
“But she is being taken care of by her parents and other maid”I said
“I know but and am sure that Dora wouldn’t want those people with her,From what have seen between you two,I notice that she is more comfortable around you”
“What If am not comfortable around her”I asked
“You might not be now but you will be later on, All am just asking is that you take care of Dora”He replied
“Why do I feel that you asking me to take care of her is very important to you?”I asked
“Yes it’s very important! We both know that without her there can never be us,She is our only source to happiness and if she is hurt we will be losing a great deal”He said assuring me that his feelings wasnt getting tangled around Dora Baxter.
And I hope it stays that way, Brian is mine and I won’t let any one take him from me, I thought as I prepared the food.
“Ahhhh…….The issue with his Highness bride to be is really wearing me out” Mary a maid working in the palace said as she walked in
“Why do you say that?”I asked
“His Highness is so worried about her,He had gotten up to five maid to serve her alone and with her over bearing mother there,It’s really frustrating”Mary said
“His Highness got Five maid to serve her?”I asked
“Yes he did, Even the queen doesn’t have up to five maid serving her”
“She is sick and the scare they both got this morning made her injury worse”
“More like his Highness is going nuts about his new bride to be”Mary said gently
“What do you mean by that?” I asked
“Its what ever one is saying,We all believe that his Highness is falling for his new bride”She said and the plate I had in my hands fell on the floor
“Hey did that shock you? Don’t be so shocked,We all think it’s a good thing, From the rumours that have been going around,His Highness and lady Dora don’t want the wedding but due to some thing we don’t know they have to marry each other” Mary continued talking
I bent to pick up the plate that had fallen from my hand
“You know it would be good if they really fall for each other,They would be a perfect match and am sure that their children would be as………..”
“Enough of your nonsense!”I yelled at her angrily and she stopped talking
“I don’t want to hear any more of your darn gossips,So it’s best that you shut up”I said to her and continued my work
“Whatever”She muttered behind me before leaving the kitchen
Fall for each other! That will not happen cause I won’t let it.
No one will steal Brian love from me,I won’t let it happen,I thought angrily.
EMMA POV
“There is no need to have the maid here”I told Dora mom who insist on putting two maids in the room to watch over me
“But there is? What if those ba$tards come in,It’s their job to protect you,So they should stay here”She said
“You two can leave,I will take care of myself”I said to the two tired maid whom had been harrrased all day by Dora mom
The girls left the room before she could stop them
“Really? There are times that I wonder if you are truly my daughter”She said angrily
Well am not your daughter and you won’t ever see your daughter because she is dead,I thought sadly
There was a knock on the door and Nina walked in bringing my food
“You shouldn’t have bothered”I said giving her a smile
“Its her job,She should be bothered”Dora mom retorted before leaving the room
“She is just so unbearable at times”I said to Nina
If I would have a maid here it would be Nina,I feel more comfortable with her and I don’t even know why.
“I made this soup for you,Eat it while it’s hot”She said looking a bit worried
“I sure will”I replied smiling at a her,A smile which I noticed that she didn’t return.
While I ate,Nina stood by the window starring outside
I kept on wondering what was wrong with her,She is the sort who talks a lot but today she is quite different
“what’s wrong Nina?”I asked
“Tell me some thing, Do you like Brian ?”she asked and the food which I had been chewing was spilled out of my mouth
“What?”
“You heard me right ! Do you feel any thing for Brian”She asked again
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