Living A Liar’s Life
(American Story)
Episode 18
By : Kebby NG
EMMA POV
“why are you suddenly asking me that?”I asked
“I just want to know,You once came to me before, Saying you wanted Brian all for yourself and now you are saying you don’t want him and that you are going to help the two of us to stay together but am beginning to doubt that” She said
“Now let’s make one thing clear Nina,I don’t like nor do I love Brian and you can be assured that he loves you”
“So tell me! What do you really feel for him ”
“Nothing okay! What I feel for Brian is nothing,To me he is some one who I made a deal with and am sure that he thinks of me the same way”
“Is that really true?” She asked
“Yes it is, You can doubt me but don’t doubt Brian, If he is being considerate towards me it’s only because of you, He rubs it in my face all the time,The only one he loves is you”I said
Those words came out easily but why do I feel strange after saying it
Its the truth after all, Brian is not in love with me and why that thought cause a bit of pain Is unknown to me
“Oh am sorry,Am sorry for mistrusting you and Brian “She said as she came to sit on the bed holding my hand
“Its no problem Nina,I know that this is hard for you but I can assure you that at the end of it all,You will be with the man you love”I said to her and she gave me a smile.
BRIAN POV
“Has he talked yet?”I asked Andrew as I waited for his reply on the man that threw the vase at me
He had been caught while trying to escape the palace and has been held in our custody but the bastard won’t say a thing.
He won’t tell us who sent him and that really is pissing me off.
“He won’t say any thing,Even if we beat him to death,He won’t spill a thing your Highness”Andrew said
“Why don’t we just hand him over to the cops,They will know how to make him talk” He added
“No,Not yet,I will do the interrogation myself”I said walking out of the room
“I don’t think that is a good idea your Highness”
“I want to know who is threatening my life,I won’t sit back and let them succeed”
Knowing it was a lost battle,Andrew followed me silently
We got to the storage room and I went in, He had been put on a chair all tied up,Looking bloody and dirty.
On seeing me he smiled “So his Highness finally showed up, Have been expecting you a while ago”He said
“Really? And why would you?”I asked
“To see your face for the very last time”He said
“But why would you see my face for the last time,You won’t be dying soon”
He laughed before starring at me again “And who told you that am talking about me,Am talking about you,Very soon you will die and we won’t be seeing your face”He said and was rewarded with a punch by one of my guards.
“Why are you so sure that I will die?”I asked
“Your death is in his hands, Very soon you won’t be able to escape and he will surely kill you”
“Who is this person you are talking about?”
“Do you think that I will tell you?”
“You will have to tell me who it is!”I said
“NEVER!!!”
“There is only one option left! I didn’t want to use it but you leave me no choice”I said
“There is nothing you can use against me,You can’t use a thing to make me talk”
“What about your family! I believe that right now as we are speaking,My guards are at your house holding your wife and kids hostage”
“That’s a lie!”he yelled at me
“Andrew!”I called and he brought out his phone and did a video call,Showing the man his wife and kids
“You leave them alone,They don’t have any thing to do with this!”
“Not until you tell me who sent you to kill me? Who wants me dead?”
“I can’t tell you! He is a very dangerous man,he will kill me if I talk”
“So you are willing to let your family die in my hands right? I might be a prince but when it comes to protecting myself and also my family,I can be a m©nster too”I said
“I really can’t tell you! I made a vow and if I break it,They will kill me”He said
“Who will kill you? Look am ready to protect you and your family only if you co operate”
“Now tell me who he is?”
“I don’t really know his name but I know that they call him THE BOSS”
“THE BOSS, Tell me more”
“From the little I heard while staying with his men,I know that he is some one rich and he married a powerful person and also he has some one in the palace working for him”
“Some one in the palace? Who?”
“I don’t know the name but I know that she is a girl”
“This will be hard! There are lot of female maid in the palace,How will we ever find her your Highness”Andrew asked
“I can identify her,I saw her once,Even though it was once I know that I can never forget that face because she is very beautiful”He said suddenly
“Good then,Andrew get all the female maid ready,I want to know who has the guts to spy on me in my own home”I said looking so very angry.
EMMA POV
I woke up after a long,Sweet dream,There was no one in the room and I needed to have some water
I got out of bed, Limping to the door to call out to the guards when I heard their conversation
“I need to go down stairs”I heard one of them say
“What’s wrong?” The other asked
“The prince has a man with him who can identify a spy who lives in the palace, They need as much help as possible”He said
“Okay,You can go,I will stay here to watch over lady Dora”The other guard said .
I stood against the door feeling shocked and nervous
They found a spy and the man can identify the person,If he sees me then he will surely know that it’s me, I thought
I need to do some thing,I need to call Micheal,He got me into this,He has to get me out of it,I thought as I took the telephone
On the third ring Micheal picked the call “Am a very busy person,You can’t be calling me when ever you want,So it’s best that you say what ever you have to say before I lose my patience and cut the call”He said to me
“I think I will be found out”I said
“What? Found out?”
“Yes,The man you sent to kill Brian has been captured”
“I told the fool not to get caught!”he said angrily
“But He has been caught and now he has told them that there is a spy in the house and as of now,Brian has asked all the female maid to come out so he can identify who the spy is,He will surely know that it’s me”I said
“Calm down,There is no way that Brian would suspect you”
Just then the door opened and Nina walked in
“Sorry to disturb you Dora but His Highness has asked that you join him downstairs”
“Join? Why?”I asked
“We have a spy amongst us and he wants all the female in the house to be present”
“All the female? Does he think am a spy too”I asked
“It isn’t that,He just wants to be sure,Even Your Mom was checked,She is so furious now”Nina added
“But I can’t,My foot?”I said
“Don’t worry about that,A wheel chair is being brought up stairs,All you have to do is to get ready”She said and went out of the room
“Did you hear that Micheal,All the female in the house are being checked and now have been asked to come down too,What if he recognise me, Your plans will be ruined and I will be sent to jail”I said
“Just take it easy,Nothing will happen”He said
“Easy for you to say”I retorted angrily
“I will be sending one of my men there”
“To do what?”
“To take you away from the palace,The only thing we can do right now is for you to leave that place until I know how to handle this situation”He said
“And how will you handle it?”
“Leave that to me,All you have to do is to get out of that house and as soon as possible”He said and hang up the phone.
I quickly changed my clothes and took the necessary things I need, Taking one of the crutches,I used it to get downstairs and luckily for me,No one saw me.
Instead of going through the room that will lead me to the entrance,I went through the back door and out into the garden and while doing all this no one saw me.
I got out of the back gate and then into the car that was waiting for me feeling save, But unknown to me Andrew had seen me leave.
BRIAN POV
“She is not the one”He said again and again and again
For the past hour now we have been searching for the spy amongst the female workers but nothing and it’s becoming frustrating.
“Is this every one?”I asked my guards
“Well apart from Lady Dora and the maid Nina,Every one is present”One of my guard answered
“Why isn’t Dora and the maid here?”I asked
“I saw lady Dora leaving the palace a while ago”Andrew said
“But where is she going to?”I asked
“I don’t know,I didn’t follow her because I had to be here with you”He replied
“What about The maid?”I asked
“She is no where to be found”He replied
What’s happening? Why can’t Dora and Nina be located.
Could there be a reason behind it? I thought……..
DORA POV
It was late in the Evening that I returned to the palace with Nina behind me.
By now every thing would have been back to normal,I thought as I opened the gate and walked in with Nina
“They are back!”Some one said and immediately the guards ran to us
“What’s going on”I asked
“We have been searching for both you and The maid” Andrew said coming towards us
Just then Brian walked into our midst along with the man who tried to kill him earlier
I stood shocked,Why is he still here? I thought feeling scared
“Where have the two of you been?”He asked starring at me
“I…… I went for a wal………..”
“She is the…….she is the one”The man yelled pointing at me or was it at……………..Nina
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