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I was so happy infact words are not enough to express how happy i felt inside of me, the happiness is beyond peopleโs imagination, am the happiest person in the whole universe, I can tell people that criticize me for fallen in love with a mad man that the love will share together has restored him even that man that called himself my father will be so shocked when he will see him.
โLook at this girl! How did you escape from that room?
Father shouted as soon as he set his eyes on me, I even forgot that I was home prison.
โYou thought I will be in that room locked up like a prisoner without finding how to escape and see my love, well am just coming back from seeing my heartbeatโ
I said being so bold.
โSo you have grown wings to talk back at your father in that tuneโ
He shouted and hitted me his walking stick on my head.
โStop hitting me that thing, infact you seized to be my father that the moment you called those vigilant to beat up my loveโ
I shouted.
โAngela mind your language, he is your fatherโ
Mother shouted.
He stood up and slapped me.
โOh! I can seen that you have eaten more than you can chew, that witch mad man has bewitched you, you longer have respect for me again, we shall who have this house and that my window you break make sure if you fix it back unless you will see the other side of me you have not seen beforeโ
He shouted angrily and went inside.
โAngela the way you talked to your father this days is so bad of you, how could you?
Mother asked.
โHe made me to be so insultive towards him, you know am humble and respectful daughter but father changed me by not allowing me to be with the man I love and he never care for my happinessโ
I said.
โYour father cares and love you, all he was doing to protect his only child from the hands of the evil oneโ
She sounded.
โProtection! Protection! Protection every day! Am tired of hearing this, what type of protection is that? You know what, one faithful day you and father will go now on your kneels pleading for his forgiveness, just very soonโ
I shouted and walked out.
I know they will be so shocked to see him and they will definitely go down on their kneels pleading and begging for his forgiveness.
I went to my room, I lay down on the bed thinking the great miracle that happened to day, it was just a miracle, just a kiss and he is healed.
I pray he will come back soon to me and shocked those my parents.
I later fixed back the window not because my father said so but simply because it is my room and I donโt want those witches that called themselves misquotes to have my body as their food.
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This is exactly two weeks he left, why is he not coming to see me, he promise me that he will come then what is still keeping him from coming to see me.
He knows fully well that I canโt stay a day without seeing him.
I donโt even know where is he nor his name, how can I look for him?
Let it be that has forgotten about me?
Could it be that has gotten what he wants from me and left me to be with another girl?
What if the love he confesses to me is all fake?
These questions was running into my mind and it was troubling me so much.
My heart was really disturbed, I cried and hope that my fear of loosing him will not come to pass.
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I rushed to Roseโs house crying so bitterly, my heart has been broken into pieces, my worst fear has finally happened.
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I met her on the way.
โAngela what is it? Why are you crying?
She asked.
โRose my worst fear is finally happened, he gave me a fake hope and promises but he has left me for another girlโ
I cried out catarrh was even rushing out.
She hugged me,
โStop crying Angela, he loves you with all his heart and he came never lives you no matter whatโ
โThen why have he not come as he promise?
I cried.
โYou just have believe and hope that he will comeโ
She said consoling me.
โWhen will that be? This is exactly two months he left and I have been hoping and hoping but no sign of himโ
I cried.
โAngela donโt you have faith in your love? He will come maybe he has one or two things that is tiding him upโ
She said.
โAm tired of hoping, I need to go look for him, I donโt want to loose because if that happened I will be a dead personโ
Still crying.
โCโmon Angela! Donโt sound that way, you will not loose him and beside where are you going to look for him when you donโt even know his name nor where he is fromโ
โRose what did you expect me to do? My heart is broken into pieces, I donโt know what to do anymoreโ
I cried.
โStop crying and put yourself together, I know he will definitely come, he have not forgotten you, please stop hurting yourselfโ
She wiped my tears and hugged me so tighted.
โRose are you sure that he have not forgotten me?
โAm hundred percent sure because I know very well that he loves and cherish you so much, please letโs go homeโ
She assured me.
She took me home, I was really looking so miserable.
She took me inside my room and promised to come and see me tomorrow.
I find it difficult to fall asleep, I was crying and hoping for tomorrow to be a wonderful and a miraculous day for me.
Who I want to see tomorrow is my love, I want him to show up tomorrow.
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I was sitting outside at the mango tree, bending down my head and crying thinking about my love, hoping for a miracle to happen today.
Mother came and sat beside me.
โMy child please stop crying, I donโt know why you are hurting yourself all in the name of love, please stop crying over a mad man, see how thin you are, you have not been feeding too wellโ
She said wiping my tears.
I did not utter any word to her.
โPlease stop crying, the more you cries is the more I will be feeling hurtโ
She sounded.
โWhy are you begging this foolish daughter of yours to stop crying, if she like let her cry her eyes out instead of her to be happy that ritualist has lost the battle of using her for money ritual she is here cryingโ
Father shouted as soon as he came out.
โHe is not a ritualist nor a mad man, he is my love and very soon he will come and take me away from you peopleโ
I shouted.
โOver my dead body will I allow that ritualist to marry youโ
He shouted and went out.
โWhether you like it or not he is the one I will marryโ
I shouted.
Few minutes later Rose came.
โGood day Mama! How are you doing Angela?
She asked and sat beside me.
โRose help me to talk sense to her and stop crying over ritualist that was pretending to be mad man then rejoice for he has lost the battle of using her for money ritualโ
She sounded and went to meet her husband.
โAngela what are you doing to yourself? See how thin you are, I have told you to stop crying that he will surly come and he has not forgotten youโ
She said tapping me at my backside.
โRose I donโt think if I can take it anymore if he did not show up today I will do something stupidโ
I cried as I rest on her laps.
โDonโt say such thing, have faith with the love you share togetherโ
She consoled me.
Some minutes later, we started hearing a car horn directing to our gate, we wonder who it could be.
Father told Rose to get the gate open.
She opened the gate and we were surprised of what we saw,
Six cars coming inside beautiful ones, we thought of who they could be.
We stood up waiting to see who they could be.
Maybe he is the prince because it is only thr royal family that will come with cars but what could be his mission in our house.
Guards and maidens came out from the two cars, the maidens were holding a basket of flowers while some of the guards spread a red sparkling garment at the third car.
Her Majesty came down majestically followed by the prince, they stood at the red garment while the elders came down from the other cars.
The majesty and the prince walks majestically while the maidens were throwing flowers on them.
They approached to us and were shocked, dumbfounded, speechless with our mouths wide open, I donโt even know the right word to use to describe our expression as the moment we saw them.
โNo! It cant be him, am just dreamingโ
I saw still in shocked.
โAngela see is your love and he is a princeโ
Rose shouted.
He came forward to me.
โMy love is me, your one and only loveโ
He said.
No! It canโt be you, am dreaming somebody should wake me up from this dreamโ
I shouted and wanted to fall.
He raised me up,
โWake up my love, it is meโ
He shouted.
I opened my eyes and i looked into his charming eyes as he hold me on my waist, I was starring at him so speechless.
โMy love is it you?
I managed to asked.
โYes it is me my love I have comeโ
He said.
I couldnโt believe he is the one that is standing in front of me.
After all the drama, they were offered a sit.
My parents was so shocked especially that my wicked father was so dumbfounded that he bend his head and couldnโt look at him.
โAngela he is a Prince, I canโt believe this that someone that was mad is Princeโ
Rose whispered to my ear.
Father cleared his throat and gain courage to speak up.
โMy son!
He started, he is now his son because he is a Prince.
โMy son am deeply sorry, I know I did not deserve your forgiveness, please find a place in your heart to give me for the wrongs things I done to you and the bad things I said about you, please forgive meโ
He pleaded.
โFather I told you that one day you will pleading and ask for his forgivenessโ
I said.
โPlease my child, forgive us, what we did to you was so bad but find a place in your heart to forgive usโ
Mother stood up and pleaded.
โMy child, Words will not be able to ever express
how sorry I am for this,
and I have profound regret and sorrow
for the multitude of
mistakes and harm
I have caused, please forgive usโ
Father said.
โEnough of this apology! I hold no grudges against you beside if am I in your shoe I could have done the same thing, all you were doing is to protect your only daughter so I hold nothing against you, I have forgiven youโ
He said.
Just a kind hearted person, if it is me I will not forgive my father what he did was so bad.
โYou mean, you have forgiven usโ
Mother said.
โI have forgiven you beside I will soon be your son in lawโ
He said.
โThank you my son but why did you do? Where you pretending to be mad or what?
Father asked.
The answer I have been dying to hear has come.
โNo Chief! I was not pretending to be mad beside how can someone pretend to be mad running around the street witht torn dirty clothes?
He said.
โThen what cause the madness?
I asked and my ears were itching to hear it.
One of the elders cleard his throat and said,
โYou know what, as the Prince of our land before you will ascend the throne you have to run mad and at the process of running mad he will also find his bride and only the love of that person will restore him backโ
He said.
We shooked our head,
โHow can run mad just to be a king?
Father said.
โWhat a ridiculous tradition?
I said.
โIt our custom and tradition and we respect it, this tradition has been going on since our forefathers were bornโ
Another elders said.
โWhat if you were not able to find love at the process of running mad it will be the fate?
I asked.
โThe throne will be taken from your lineage to another lineage and that person must undergo the same processโ
Said by the third elder.
โThat means the person will remain mad forever in his life?
Father asked.
โThe person will still be mad until his Chi will decide to restore him or notโ
The fourth elders said.
โThanks to the gods that our noble Prince undergo the process and passed the test and thatโs the most important thing we are here todayโ
Said by the fifth elder.
โOnce the Prince has succeed in finding his wife we the elders will make a decision to go and her peopleโ
Said by the sixth elder.
โGurads bring those thingsโ
The queen said.
The queen looked so beautiful and the Prince is exactly carbon paper of his mother.
The guards brought out all the beautiful things they came with, it was so much that I canโt mention.
โAngela he is going to ask for hands in marriageโ
Rose smiled and whispered to my ear.
โChife, I Prince Joel came with my kinsmen to ask for your beautiful daughterโs hands in marriageโ
He said.
Prince Joel, his name suited him very well.
โMy son has told me so much about your daughter, how she loves and cares for him without minding he was mad, you know it impossible for someone to fell in love with a mad person but your daughter here made it possible, so we have come to take this such a beautiful damsel to our landโ
The queen said.
โWho am I to turn down such a marriage proposal and no need of asking my daughter if he we should go ahead with the marriage because she is ready to be his wifeโ
Father said.
After all the marriage introduction and date was fixed for the traditional marriage.
I took the Prince to the backyard.
โI have missed you so much my loveโ
He said and hugged me so tight.
โYou almost broken my heart, I thought you have left me for another girl, you promised me that you will come but you didnโt show up until now, I even wanted to kill myself if you did not show up todayโ
I cried resting on his shoulder.
โAm so sorry my love, I was so busy tiding up so things at my company that almost took me so much time to get it done and you know that I can never leave you for any girl because my heart beats for you and it will always beats only for youโ
He said and kissed me at my forehead.
โIt find it difficult to believe that you are a Prince and you ran mad all in the name of tradition, what a ridiculous tradition? I donโt want what happened to you to happen to my son ooooโ
I sounded.
โYou donโt have to worry as far as I have ascend the throne I will make to abolish the law beside we are in the digital world and not in the 80โsโ
He said.
โI canโt wait to be your wifeโ
I said
โEven me I canโt wait to be call your husband and have you in my arms everydayโ
He said.
We starred at each other romantically, we kissed passionately.
โI must confess this your lips is so sweet like strawberry and am dying to kisses it everydayโ
He said drawing his lips to kiss me but I pushed him.
โGo joor!
I smiled.
โJust give me one more kissโ
He said coming closer to me.
โNo I will not give youโ
I said doing shakara for him as if I donโt want the kiss, you know we girls we like to pretend too much.
โCโmon just one more kiss, your love is beggingโ
He and I want and kissed him.
โI need to start going nowโ
He said.
โNo! I donโt want you to goโ
I sounded.
โI have to go beside the marriage will be soon, I will take you to my place and we will not miss each other so muchโ
He sounded and peeked me.
โI love you so muchโ
I said.
โAnd I love you moreโ
โNo! We love each other moreโ
I said.
We held hands together as we walked out from the backyard to the front house, his people are done with their discussion and gists, they were waiting for us.
The both families exchanged greetings, I hugged the prince and they zoomed out.
I donโt think if I have ever be this happy in my life before, my dreams has finally turned to reality.
โSo Angela after the marriage now, you will leave meโ
She sounded sadly.
โWho say I will leave you in this community? Once am done with the marriage you are going with me his placeโ
I said.
โAre you serious that I will travel with you?
โFor sure, you will come with usโ
I said.
โI canโt to share this good to my mother that said nasty things about you and your love the prince, I know he will be so shock to find out that the mad man before is a princeโ
She said.
โShe need to hear the good newsโ
I said and hugged her as she left.
My parents came and asked for their forgiveness towards the way their treated me saying that they were only protecting me as their only child.
Thereโs nothing I can do if not to forgive them beside they are my parents.
I canโt wait to be called his wife.
I slept like a new born baby without having any worries in my mind