Monday morning came as usual for Jasmine ,but things weren't the same and she knew it,the breeze that ran across her windows immediately, woke her up fully as she rushed to close them up.
as she moved lazily, stretching her body like a crawling cat,she entered the bathroom and came out,she had read the content in The king's letter and she was stunned by the way the Royales had accepted her and already taken her as their family.
rubbing her body with the heat lotion she had long forsaken,her mom entered the room.
"Morning Mom"she greeted her mum with joy.
"what are you wearing today"Mrs Cole replied as she came to sit beside her daughter who was busy applying lotion to her body on the bed.
"just that"Jasmine replied as she pointed to the ash nude gown she had placed on the bed.
"Ok,darling"she sighed as she pecked her daughter on the cheeks.
"Mum , remember the letter the king gave me"Jasmine asked,
"Yes,what about it"her mum replied.
It was an admission offer to the best University in Europe, the Royales University,and mom guess what,it is owned by the king son himself"Jasmine related the message to her mum happily.
"Woww,Soo...woww"Mrs Cole could not complete her words seeing how happy her daughter was,she wanted to tell her to be carefull,there was something about the Royales that scared her even though she had no knowledge what it was,so she could only sat wow and pray for her daughter to be happy in the life God has chosen for her.
The life the king had for their daughter wasn't the kind of life they could provide for her,all they ever wanted was their only child's happiness,and she prayed the king would give her that,she had seen how the Royales had rapport with them yesterday when they dined with them.
She saw the affection in Jasper's eye towards her daughter.
Remembering that she remembered she had never asked Jasmine how she had met Jasper.
Jasmine however was not sure of the thoughts running in her mother's head,but she knew her mum was worried,I mean who would not be ,first it was the king's closest men who had helped her parent,that asked for her hands and now the king wasn't sparing them as well.
Her marriage would be in three days time due to the king's traditions and beliefs , everything around her was mysterious, Grandma Royale had taken it as a joy in helping her discover her powers,who she was and sleeping early.
Even her parents are ignorant of their daughters life since they had no idea who she was,she could not afford to tell them now maybe later.
"Mom are you okay"Jasmine finally broke the silence between them,snapping Mrs Cole our of her thoughts.
"Yes I'm fine,but sweety are you okay"Mrs Cole asked worriedly.
seeing the concern of a mother in her mother's the she could not help but feel guilty,there had been a lot of things,she could not hide from her,and this had turned outed to be a difficult one for her.
"Mom I'm good"she replied.
"Honey are you hiding something from me"Mrs Cole could not help but ask what was really bothering her"she had not had the time to speak with her daughter,ever since they got back from the king's castle.
"and why would you think I am hiding things from you,I mean I would never do that,you know Mom"if there was a thing she was bad at it was lying.
"Then how do you explain the king man death,you not coming home,Jass you clearly told me you were staying at a friend's place, the only friend I know you with is Thomas,I called him and you weren't there,and then the prince and everything, Jasmine you lied to me"Her mum said as she was at the brink of tears.
"I was scared I thought you ran from home because of the marriage,That was the reason I told you of the king men death"Mrs Cole finally burst into tears, unable to surpress it any more.
Jasmine who was shocked at her mums reaction suddenly felt guilty,she knew how heart broken her mum felt,she had forgotten about the Meeting between her and Jasper.
Since her parents had not asked she had nothing as an alibi,nor had she thought of anything to convince her parents if ever the question was asked.
kneeling in front of her mother,as she hugged her tightly before letting go of her.
still on her kneels "mom I'm sorry if I hurt you,I didn't know what to tell you, but please don't get mad if I tell you this,okay,that was my main reason of not telling you"Jasmine started.
Mrs Cole nodded her head for her daughter to continue.
"so mom I fainted in front of the mall due to my ulcer, where Ella and I both went to shop,the prince was there he took me to the hospital and registered my name as his wife,since he didn't know my name and Ella was with his assistant,"she narrated it all to her mom leaving the breaking,the king men death and the deal out of her story,it wasn't a lie after all,all she said was true,she even told her mum her clothes was changed by the prince because she had puked on hers which was true even though that was not the real reason the cloth was changed.
When Jasmine was done narrating her ordeal,Mrs Cole finally calmed down,"so the prince saved you wow then I have to call my son in-law and thank him",taking her phone out of her jacket she stretched it to Jasmine
"His number miss"Mrs Cole said.
"Mum he's actually coming to pick me up this morning,we are uhm going to one of his bakeries,where I will be...,I think I should get dressed now"saying that,intentionally briefing her mum as she changed the topic once she was done,Both mom and daughter moved to the kitchen fixing breakfast for the family,
"Morning Mom, morning baby"it was Mr Cole.
"Morning Papa"Jasmine mouthed from the kitchen as Mrs Cole came to kiss him on his cheeks,Mr Cole suspected his wifes behavior.
But the man was too hungry to care,"what's for breakfast,I'm starving" he asked.
"coming dad"when she was done she served everyone,once they were all done for breakfast,Jasmine moved to the living room,she did not know if she was to call Jasper or not,she decided to call since he was a busy man and he was doing it for her and she had to care.
Just as she was about dialing his number,her phone rang.
she picked it,"you traitor"the caller shouted causing Jasmine to shift the phone far away from her hearing",it's been two days and you didn't even bother to call me ,how could you forget me, because the prince stole you from me"Thomas was been dramatic one of the reasons they became friends in secondary school,always dramatic causing her to smile.
"Are you done"she asked,adding fuel to Thomas already burning fire causing it to explode.
"Really, am I done"He mimicked her annoyingly,aunt Williams told me you told her you would not be coming any longer, really Jasmine am I your Best friend,you make me doubt our friendship,"Thomas said tiredly.
I'm sorry Thom if I made you feel that way,but how am I going to tell you if you won't even ask,fine it's my fault,I didn't call when I promised to, so I'm sorry but I already scheduled another shopping with Ella tomorrow, would you mind coming with us,we can talk better"she asked.
"Ok deal,and we will talk Jasmine, truthfully?"he asked.
"I will try"Jasmine didn't want to make promises.
"sigh,fine see you later pal,love you"Thomas ended the call ,but Jasmine knew she was not able to convince Thomas enough,would she be able to tell him of her marriage,how would he react she was not sure why it mattered to her but he was her bestie so his reaction mattered to her a lot.
she had promised to try so she would.The door bell sound snapped her out of her thoughts, bringing her to the present.
"I will get it"she said as she rushed to the door and met Jasper standing in front of her with a dose in his hand his look took her breath away for a moment,but she was quick to bring her consciousness back to life when she heard her mums voice sing to her.
"Let the kid in, I want to see him too"Mrs Cole shouted across the room causing Jasmine to blush as she collected the rose from him.