THE LOST PRINCESS : EPISODES 21-30
EPISODE 28
After some minutes the dining was set and they all gathered at the table to eat their food, their granny prayed and the food was served, it left both Ann and Bella staring blankly at the food..
Their parents chuckled and starts eating their food.
“Patricia what are you giving this children over there?” Granny asked.
“Mama don’t mind them, when they are young, i cooked Ogbono soup for them they didn’t even touch the food,they are so in love with the junks they eat over there.
“Well I will eat now”Ann exclaimed rinsing her hands and cutting a bolous of pounded yam then she stick it inside the soup “hmm delicious, granny you are the best” she compliments while the old woman smile sweetly at her.
“Am not eating this” Bella announced.
“Then prepare to go hungry” their dad replied.
“Dad” Bella exclaimed.
Ann rinse her hands and pulled her to a corner
“Bella I know you are crazy but sis you are not sassy,stop doing this, you are hurting the old woman” Ann said and Bella shrugged.
“First you yelled at me in the car that’s so unlike of you don’t think about Christan think about Dave, Dave likes the crazy part of you not the grumpy and sassy part”.
“Am sorry sis” Bella responded “but am not eating that food”.
“Ok 5000bucks for you if you eat the food and you don’t enjoy it”.
“And?”.
“5000bucks for me if you eat the food and you enjoy it” .
“Deal” Bella smiled and they both walk back to the dining.
“Am sorry mum,am sorry dad,am sorry granny” she apologized and starts eating.
“Woah” she didn’t know when she exclaimed.
“5000bucks for me” Ann whispered into her ear.
“Yeah you won this time” she whispered back.
“Granny thanks for this meal, it’s so delicious, you are the best.
Ann smiled at the old woman
“Ada you are welcome” grandma replied back.
After they finished eating they all settled into their rooms.
Ann laid on the bed chatting with Max
Max: how are you princess
Ann: Am fine
Max: do you like our state
Ann: it’s so cool,I finally taste Afang soup
Max:woah i will be in Anambra in two days time.
“Seriously” Ann exclaimed.
“What’s wrong” Bella snapped.
Ann: I will be expecting you
Ann replied and faced her sister
“Bella I know you are just putting on a facade so that you will not pay my 5000bucks but let me burst your bubble am collecting my money” Ann smiled mockingly at her.
“Whatever” Bella scoffs
“You know what, let’s talk about Christan, what’s happening between you too” she asked worriedly.
“I think he’s not committed to the relationship like before” Bella replied sadly.
“Please sis permit me to ask this before we relocated back to Nigeria did you guys talk about the distance remember this is not state apart but continent apart”.
“We did talk, he said he’s okay with it, that was what he told me” .
“What if the poor guy is not okay with it what if he just said that to please you it’s not everyone that could cope with long distance stuff”.
“I don’t know” Bella sighed “but if he wants to end the whole thing he should just tell me”.
“Be patient sis he will tell you and please give Dave a chance the guy adores you I can feel it” Ann replied laughing to the last part.
“Yes thanks sis” Bella replied and they hug
“Oh! yes I know what will make you feel better” Ann suddenly exclaimed disengaging from the hug.
“What’s that?” Bella asked.
“It’s a surprise” she replied,. Took her wallet and walked out of the room.
“Granny! Granny!” She yelled.
“Ada my child” grandma called fondly from the sitting room ” am here”. She rushed towards where the old woman was sitting with her parents
“Gogo where can I get suya?” She asked.
“What? Ann when did you start eating suya?” Her dad asked surprised.
“Huh dad what do you know,suya is delicious” she replied.
“Let me call the driver to buy it for you Ada” grandma replied.
Surprisingly the old woman started calling her Ada since the princess episode.
“Mother stop calling her Ada she’s not our first daughter” their mother said
“Doesn’t matter Patricia that’s my name for her” Grandma smiled. “Akpan! Akpan” grandma called and a middle aged man entered the room.
“My Ada wants to buy suya” grand ma said.
“Oh you mean the princess,am at her service” the man bowed.
“Oh come off it, I will go along with you” Ann replied.
“Bye Ada please be careful out there, Akpan please watch out for her”.
“Yes ma the man replied and led her out of the house..
*?Suya joint ?*
“Good evening I want to buy suya” she said stressing her words.
“Princess how much own you wan buy?” The man asked.
Ann smiled “five thousand naira, please pack it into three places”.
“Oh princess you be good cuistomer I go help you add join” the man replied happily.
“Thank you” she replied “um Mr Akpan” she said facing the driver “I want to buy Yoghurt” she said.
“Don’t worry princess Mama got everything covered,she had stock the fridge with drinks like that”.
“Oh that’s so thoughtful of her” Ann mused “oh thank you” she smiled as the Man packaged her suya.
She entered the car and they drove back home.
When she got home she gave their granny hers then she moved to their parents room to drop theirs.
On her way to the room she shared with her sister she dropped by the kitchen and picked two boxes of Yoghurt with her.
“Sis here is the surprise” she exclaimed when she got into their room.
Bella looked up from her phone eagerly.
“What’s inside the bag?” She asked.
“Ta da!” Ann exclaimed opening the warps of the suya.
“What’s this?” Bella asked clicking her tongue.
“Just taste it a trial will convince you”: Ann replied.
“Huh” Bella snorts collecting the Yoghurt from her.
“Should we get?” Ann asked mischievously.
“No I will pass Cinderella, I will just eat it” she replied taking a piece out of the meat “woah this is delicious, Ann it seems you are learned in all these stuff”.
“Courtesy of Max sis” Ann laughed.
They talked and gisted till the wee hours of the night before they finally call it a day.
But before Ann could sleep she had one thing on her mind.
‘what’s up with everyone calling her ‘PRINCESS’ and this led her to yet another of her dreams.
THE LOST PRINCESS : EPISODES 21-30
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