?The 12th
Dîsciplê??
(His Royal Majesty)
Season_2
Episode 17
By: Faith Lucky
Hanuel
I stared into her face for answers, but she wasn’t giving me any.
“Kim!” I called huskily. “Talk to me. Why’s Danica’s blood different from ours? That shouldn’t be possible”.
Her face was pale as she didn’t say a word, still. Goodness. What’s going on?
I looked at the doctor who was having a suspicious look on. No, this wasn’t the right time.
“What do we do now, doctor? I….I think there’s a little complication, a….a little mix up somewhere. My daughter and I will talk about that later, but for now, how do we get blood to her since ours doesn’t match?” I faltered in speech.
“Well…..we could get from the blood bank. But that’d warrant you paying extra money”, he answered.
Good lord! Where do we get extra money from?
“Give it to her,,doctor. I’ll take care of the expenses”,I suddenly heard the prince say and snapped my head to look at him.
“We don’t need your help, my prince. We can….”
“With all due respect, ma’am. Time isn’t on our side. We need to carry out the blood transfusion”, the doctor cut me off, making me keep my mouth shut.
Dmn it.
I glanced at the prince, then took my eyes away.
“I’ll begin the process”, the doctor noted and left.
“But…how’s it possible? Why’s Danica’s blood group different from yours?” I heard the prince ask and glared at him. Then, I turned to look at Kim.
“We need to talk. Now!” I said bluntly and walked out, expecting her to follow
She followed me out to a quiet place.
“What’s going on, Kim?” I stood to face her. “What the hell is going on?? Talk to me!” I yelled x but they didn’t seem to have any effect on her as her face remained cold.
I scoffed and shook my head.
“I’m sorry, mum” I finally heard her say and uncannily, she ran away.
What??
“Kim!!” I called after her but she didn’t stop to look at me.
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Duri:
“You pathetic scumbag!” I punched him hard in the face.
“How could you fail an easy job?? How?? All you had to do was shoot Nathan, but you ended up shooting an entirely different lady. Are tiu so worthless??”
His nose was bleeding and he struggled to maintain his stance on the floor where he sat.
“I’m sorry, My prince. The lady had gotten in the way and….”
“Shut up!” I rasped and hit him hard in the face again.
“Don’t use your incompetence as an excuse. If you had been focused, there’s no way you’d have missed the target!”
I lifted him by the collars of his shirt.
“If you don’t finish this up, I’ll kill you”, I warned and pushed him roughly on the floor.
Pathetic failure.
“Tomorrow morning, you can finish it up. But for tonight, I want you to target someone else – Eric”. I gritted and he bowed immediately.
“Yes, my prince”.
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Nathan
I was alone for a long time, just resting and on the verge of sleeping.
I was so tired, my muscles were weak, my eyes were heavy, but I couldn’t think of leaving. No, I couldn’t. Not without saying Danica, at least.
It was more than an hour and I think I must’ve slept off a bit but was awakened by my phone.
Oh! Not again.
I looked and as expected, it was mum. Maybe, I should just calm her down a bit.
“Nathan!” She squeaked as soon as I picked up.
“Mum” I mumbled.
“Goodness! Where have you been, Nathan? I’ve been calling you for like…uncountable times now. Even your sister called, the guards called, we….”
“I know, mum. And I’m sorry. I just….” I paused and itched my brow. “I was just busy”.
“Busy? Busy with what exactly? I got some news that there was a gunshot at the party where you went. Are you alright? What happened to you?”
‘I’m fine, mum. Please, don’t worry about me.
“Of course, I’m worried, Nathan. Where are you?”
“I’m fine, I promise. Just…don’t worry about me, please. I need some time alone. I promise, I’ll be home soon”.
“Nathan….”
I ended the call.
Oh, geez. I wasn’t in the mood to talk much.
I dropped the phone beside me and leaned back on the wall.
Where are the women, by the way? Danica’s mum and grandmother. Where did they go?
The thought niggled at me, but I decided to wave it off and have some rest.
Shorty, I heard footsteps and opened my eyes to see the doctor. I sprang on my feet immediately
“My prince”, he called, his face giving some encouragement.
“How’s she, doctor?” I asked, my voice really dull.
Dmn…I needed some sleep.
“She’s fine now. And she’s awake”, he replied and instantly, every trace of sleep vanished from my eyes.
What??
“She’s awake??” I asked, astonished and he beamed with a nod.
“Oh goodness! Can I see her?” I asked.
‘Of course. Come with me, please”. He replied and started leading the way.
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Hanuel
I sat alone in the passage for a long time, unable to think clearly.
I felt bothered – troubled. Yes, cause I knew there was trouble.
What was Kim hiding from me? What exactly? How can Danica’s blood group be different from ours? That isn’t possible.
Her father was A+. Her mother is A+. So, why would hers be O+? That doesn’t make sense – no way.
My head was bent towards the floor for a long time as it felt so heavy.
After a while, I felt a presence and lifted my head to see it was Kim. I stood on my feet immediately.
“Kim!” I snapped.
She was looking sullen.
“You finally decided to show up, didn’t you? Where did you go?” I asked, but she was mute.
“You better don’t give me the silent treatment this time around, or I swear, you’ll see a different side of me. Talk to me, Kim! What do you know about this?? Why’s Danica’s blood group different from ours?”
“Just let it go, mum. I came to ask if you have any cash with you. I need to borrow some money. Please, its urgent”, she answered, making me gob smacked.
What??
Immediately, I walked closer to her and slapped her.
“Do you really think I’m joking?” I asked.
Her palm was holding her cheek, shock written on her face.
“Do you think this is some worthless joke??? Danica’s blood doesn’t match ours and you’re asking me to forget about it? Are you insane??”
“You really wanna know the truth?” She half yelled, her palm leaving her face.
“You really wanna know the truth, mum?? Well, that’s because Danica isn’t my daughter!!! That little br @t can never be my daughter, but the pathetic daughter of Maya!!”
My jaws dropped.
What?
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