THE LOST PRINCESS : EPISODES 11-20
EPISODE 13
“Have never been so embrassed like this in my life” Ann cried after Max picked her up from where she stayed .
“oh God did you see how she called me a slut, my mum has never call me that, she’s just lucky that she’s your mum, I know what I would have said” she seethed with tears cascading down her eyes.
“Ann, it’s ok stop crying, am sorry about that am really sorry” Max begged.
“It’s ok just take me home and please next time don’t take me to your house” she said firmly.
“Annabelle you are still angry” he stated.
“Am not” she replied softly.
“That reminds me what up with the name Marietta” she asked looking intently at him.
“Oh don’t mind my mum, Marietta is my betrothed and she’s the princess of our land” he replied.
“Oh I see, so that’s why she tends to attack any lady she sees with you” she scoffs.
“Don’t mind her” he laughed “she’s just too much”.
“Oh ok can you please play me shape of you by Ed sheeran” she requested.
“Nope I don’t have his music here but let me play you what you will like” he replied.
I really like you and it’s true
There’s only one but you
I found it hard to say I wish you knew
Am on your Instagram all day stalking you
here in my life is all about hoping for if you go be mine here and forever I wan talk my mind to say how am feeling inside
But i feel you won’t, you won’t feel the same for me ooh if she loves me hallelujah she says she loves me hallelujah
ooh if she loves me hallelujah
She says she loves me hallelujah
“Wow I like the song, it’s good who sang it?” She asked swaying on her seat.
“It was sang by two famous Nigerian artists Johnny drille and Simi” he replied.
Am sorry for the fact that I left you home
I was on the road and you are alone
Am sorry for the fact that I have to go
Am sorry for the fact that i did not know
She sang happily along with the stereo
“I guess you really like Akon” Max asked smiling.
“Like? She asked chuckling ” I love him” .
“I know my mom offended you but can I take you around Lagos as promised” he proposed.
“No problem but I hope one of your bches are not going to attack me, never come across them except Bella of course” she grinned.
“Never come across them except Bella” he mimicked ” you just talking as if you aren’t a Nigerian, one of the reasons why I have to take you around Lagos”.
“Whatever” she replied sticking her tongue out.
Max stopped by her house and he walked her inside.
“Thanks for your help, my regards to your mum” she beamed at him.
“Hello” someone whispered softly in her ear.
“Steven” she yelled excitedly whilst jumping on him.
“It’s good to see you here, no wait what are you doing here?” She asked happily.
“I came to fetch water” he replied laughing placing a kiss on her cheeks
“Oh ” she exclaimed when she realized Max was still inside
“Max see you tomorrow my regards to your mum” she said dismissively to Max. “Wow have you seen Bella” she asked.
“Nope your crazy sister is not home, Ann is that your boyfriend? He asked hitting his shoulder against hers.
“Are you for real? He isn’t my boyfriend, he’s my boss” she replied rolling her eyes.
“Your boss?, What are you doing with him?” He smirked.
“He’s taking me around Lagos” she replied “but wait are you jealous?” she asked tickling him.
“Stop” he laughed ” am not jealous,am not even your boyfriend,I was just wondering when did you start having boyfriend that I did not know?” He asked.
“Well since I arrived to Nigeria” she laughed.
“What?” He asked wide eyes “did you have boyfriend here?”.
“Steven quit whining, I don’t have boyfriend, well how is Anietta?” She asked.
“Anietta is cool,she sends her greetings” he replied.
“Am so greeting her” she stated sacastically ” I hope she’s happy now that I have traveled out of the country”.
“Belle please don’t be like this,we have been over this already” he complained.
“Alright am so happy that you are here,let me call my sis” she said piked her phone out and place a call at her sis.
“Bella guess who’s here?” She asked energetically
“shut up? Who the hell is Dave? I think it’s high time you introduce me to this Dave of a guy, well Steven is here ewww…. Stop shouting you are not a kid” Ann yelled bringing the phone out of ear so that Bella won’t block her eardrums
“Crazy girl he’s here, No he isn’t here with Anietta oh ok” she replied passing the phone to Steven.
“Hello baby” Steven cooed “I bought all your favorites, did you ask me to bring bags? I will transfer the money to you, what? Please don’t play pranks on her, 50,60 what? 100,000 dollars for what? Okay deal bye” .
“Am whipped” Steven lamented “you shouldn’t have given the phone to me”.
“Well good for you” she stated sticking her tongue out “you didn’t bring my favorites but you bought hers”.
“Am sorry” he begged
“Deal with her when she comes back cause half of what you bought are already in my custody” she smirked.
“What how did you do that?” He asked puzzled “Ann please release it you know how Bella can be” he whined.
“Well deal with her at least am not asking for fund am i?” .
“You know sometimes I forget your guys are Nigerians” he groaned
“Fuck you” she replied laughing
THE LOST PRINCESS : EPISODES 11-20
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*Monday morning (in the office)*
“Good morning sir” Ann greeted.
“Good morning Ann ” he smiled”sorry for the other day please my mum is not always like that”.
“Oh” she smiled back at him with a raised eyebrow “well anyways no offence taken, what I saw that day was a woman trying to protect her son from another woman in case his betrothed appears suddenly like the flash” she grinned while saying the last part sarcastically.
“Oh” he smiled “well dinner tonight then,six pm”.
“Huh?” She casted him a surprise look.
“Yes dinner tonight and you can’t deny my offer, you must accept it” he stated firmly.
“Oh ………ok ” she replied looking at him strangely.
*Fast forward to dinner*
“So Ann do you know the part of Nigeria you came from?” Max asked over a plate of fried rice and chicken with wine.
“Yep mum said Anambra” she replied while munching her food slowly.
“What?” He asked surprised ” come again!”.
“Anambra state” she grinned.
“Wow” he muttered “what part in Anambra?”.
The ijele’s part” she replied. “Wow” he exclaimed.
“What happened?” She asked blankly
“We are actually from the same state and the same local government area, isn’t it romantic?” He exclaimed smiling to himself.
“What? Romantic? Gosh you’re so funny’ she laughed placing her cup to her lips .
“So tell me about the state, I don’t know anything about the state, never been there before” she said.
“Well let me start by telling you the reasons for the drama you witnessed in my house” he enucidated
“Like twenty years ago,King Lawson ruled ijele kingdom, the ijele kingdom is a very rich and prosperous kingdom in Anambra and it was ruled by the king and his wife, they had a sweet little girl Adaobi, her other name is Marietta” he narrated.
“Marietta?” She interrupted.
“Yes,do you perphaps know anyone by that name” he asked.
“No… not at all” she stuttered.
“One unfortunate day” he continued ” king lawson and his family travelled from Anambra to Lagos for a vacation where they met with their doom, they were involved in a gashly motor accident which costs them their lives well of course expect the life of the princess, but the princess couldn’t be found until now”.
“Wow that’s so sadden, but how did they die? I meant the parents?” She asked.
“They were burnt to ashes” he replied sadly.
” Did you say burnt” she grimaced ” that’s an inhumane way to die”.
“As the tradition demands after the demise of a king there must be a successor but no one can sit on the throne as the princess is no where to be found till date” he narrated.
“Oh oh so how do you come into the picture?” She asked.
“My father is a chief in Ijele’s kingdom and he was the king’s bosom friend, they grew up together, married the same day but my dad got lucky he gave birth to me before the took in three years later..
My dad and the king want to heighten their relationship and the king’s daughter was betrothed to me.
I and Marie grew up together with Nelson as friends though I have once proposed to Marie when I was nine and she was six, seriously that young girl accepted to marry me” he narrated.
“What? Are you for real?” She asked smiling.
“Yes” he replied staring into space.
“Apart from I and Marie being betrothed to each other, I think we love ourselves dearly, am like an elder brother to her like a knight in shining armor thing and I don’t joke with her.
But Marie being a beautiful girl and a princess she has always been showered with love and adoration,her parents adores her so much infact people started asking for her hand in marriage since when she was two”
“Wow” was all she could muttered.
“One day we were playing in the palace when we overhead her parents discussing that they want to betroth her to someone. Marietta started crying saying she doesn’t want to marry anybody, that if she wants someone then it would be me. Then I asked her jokingly if she would marry me and to my surprise she accepted seriously. So we both took the bold step and went to meet her parent in the palace. It was there marie broke the bombshell, she told them they shouldn’t betroth her to anybody that we are engaged . Gwed if you see the embrassment, the king and the queen bursted out laughing. The king actually said no problem that he will cancel the other plan to betroth her to someone else”.
Ann was wowed that she couldn’t utter any word for some minutes
“It was later they went to Lagos and met with their doom, the princess vanished into thin air, we searched and searched but we couldn’t find her” he completed sadly.
“Then what happened to the throne?” She asked curiously.
“The throne has been vacant since then, the Oracle says the princess will walk in herself” he replied.
“Wow,what if the princess is dead or she doesn’t come back are you gonna stay single for the rest of your life?” She asked.
“Firstly she’s not dead secondly I don’t know about that but time will tell” he said more to himself than her.
THE LOST PRINCESS : EPISODES 11-20
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