Everyone celebrating Brianna's departure, to the University. Almost the entire community gathered at the Kumwenda's house, just to bid her a farewell. It is a loved family by it's fellow community members because of their generosity and cordial.
"Goodbye dear Bri, we will really miss you." The people hugging her, one by one.
" Not so fast, besty." Cheelo suddenly spoke. Everyone turned towards the sound of the voice. "Did you think you will leave me, all alone behind? No way miss." She approached quickly with her bags.
" Cheelo, are have you been accepted too?" excitedly questioned her.
"Of course yes, my pretty Bri." answered grandpa Chucho .
Chucho is 70 yrs old, the only family of cheelo. He ran away from his home kingdom to save his grandchild after the men, sent by the king killed his daughter, cheelo's mum and his wife.Only him found a chance to escape and got shelter in Yashilan kingdom where they have lived for 22 years.
"Oh my best friend__ I'm super super happy that we are going there together." huging each other very tight and very happy.
"Time up__ you have to leave now, you are already late." Mrs Kumwenda Grace said.
The two got into the car and the driver start the engine as soon as possible. Waving at the people as they too wave back until they could be seen no more.
A knock at prince Lawrence's study room, "Come on in." He shout from inside.
The prince's information secretary, just walked in with a blue fill in his hands. " Greetings my Prince." slight bow of head and then raised.
" Greetings, Temba. What news do you have for me today?"
"Your majesty, it has come to our attention that the Universities and colleges in our kingdom are no longer safe for students, especially the female students. According to the report, after an investigation was done, females are being abused by those holding big positions in institutions in order to obtain good marks, even with their hard work and all the efforts they put in, it's never a garantee for their graduation as long as they do not offer their body in return." " This matter has been brought to you, as the one in charge of higher education sector."
"Is this happening in my rule?" Immediate rise from his sit, angrily.
"Yes, your majesty." bow once again.
"Tell me, what do the report say? Which University or college has a higher number of cases?"
"It's a shame that the mother of all other universities, University of Yashilan is the one with high numbers recorded."
Prince Lawrence kept silent for a moment, trying to figure out what to do. "Another information we were provided with is that, the most abused category are those newly recruits. The first years." Added on ,Temba.
"Is there any recruitment taking place at any college or University, as at now?" Asked the prince.
Temba checked through his files, "Yes, Yashilan University is recruiting. Students have already started reporting, as I speak."
"Alright, go pack your bags, we are leaving today. Not as a prince, nor you as my information secretary, but as first year students." Close his laptop.
" But your majesty.... cut short
"No more your majesty! Get used to addressing me Lawrence. In this journey we embark on, no formal addressing. We are going there as friends and as students.Hope I have made my self clear?"
"Yes, your maj.... Lawrence."
"Good, now go. 10 minutes I give to you." Walk out, direct to his room to pack his bags. Lawrence is not very much of a prince, who likes everything to be done for him by maidens and guards, but he's a kind who finds pleasure In doing things on his own. He is humble and tolerant and also very kind. He is more like his majesty and her highness.
Without tell her majersty of his true intentions, of his trip, except of him telling her he is embarking on a business trip to protect her from worrying , prince Lawrence left with his father's full awareness and support.
Yashilan University...
Cars have been coming in the University for weeks now, dropping new recruits from all other parts of the world. A cab Parked at students parking lot and two female students came out of it, staring at the big beautiful building of Yashilan for the've never seen such beauty anywhere before. it's conducive surrounding shocked them even more.
"Wow_ Brianna, can you see the beauty of this place?" Cheelo commented as she kept on staring around.
"This is amazing__, she softly spoke. While slowly Walk in, staring, Brianna.
At the entrance of the building, are men and ladies giving directions of where each person should go before allocated.
" Greetings to you pretty ladies, welcome to Yashilan University of all national and kingdom, my name is Christopher, which program are you here for?" cordially welcome them.
Christopher is a very sweet, but very cunning young man in his early 30s. He is charming but yet dangerous as the messenger of evil, happenings in the University.
"Miss at my left, in what school is your program in? "
Michelo in her naiveness, she answered, " School of art and commerce, handsome." Smiling with so much interest.
He smiled back in interest. "Alright, pretty, Max, please show the miss, the right office to enter." request his colleague who took cheelo with him. Having hugged her best, she left.
" Coming back to my pretty lady, which school, please?"
Brianna swallowed saliva, very nervous, "School of humanity."
" Wow, exactly, my boss's type." He thought.
" Oh, that's my department, then I have to take this honor of escorting you there, myself." cunningly smile.
Brianna, gave out a fake smile too In return. she is not really trusting this stranger. She nod in agreeing.
" After you, my lady." bow head slightly and give way.
Brianna walked ahead very nervous, the man only took a step when his phone rang, someone very important calling, "Miss, I'm sorry I have to attend to this person, it's very important. I know you are Claver to find your way to the head of school's office for humanities. Just take your left, along that corridor, you will see a post on one of the doors, there you should enter." winkled an eye at her and left while talking on phone.
Feeling relief, she took a deep breath and hurried the long corridor to make a turn before he comes back. Walking and staring around suspiciously, she made a turn as directed without aware of the other person coming from the opposite, they bump on to each other and her old suitcase flipped open on the floor, letting some containts out.
starring in each other's eyes, "Wow, indeed this world is very small. Who would have thought, I will see her again?" Prince Lawrence thought.
" Hey, watch where you are going, next time!" She quickly got up and started packing her things back.
The prince liked her courage and the drama she last created. "really, I'm now to blame, of not seeing where I'm going?" join in, helping her packing things.
" Yes you are, you bumped on me!" she grab her things quickly out of his hand. " Just leave it, I can do it on my own."
"But I'm helping you, and you are not showing any appreciation. Are you this ungrateful?" Just to piss her off, he said.
As she is trying to zip the bag, he hold the other side of the bag just to help, but instead, the whole zip flipped open again and this time, everything dropped out of the bag. Very annoyed "Are you crazy, Mr?" push on him.
"Let me help, miss, calm down." intrudes, Temba, just to end the craziness and the disrespect against the prince.
" No no, let me do it, i guess it will make her happy." Winkled an eye at her then hurried to pick the things, back into the bag. As he was packing, he came across a pant and did know how to tell her to pick it herself. Instead, he kept clearing his throat, but she couldn't get the concept.
" What's wrong friend?" moved close in concerned.
He made a gesture to him, and he saw what he was trying to say. He also joined in, clearing a throat. Seeing how the men where staring at each other, she grasped something. "Let go, I will finish up." Grabbed the brouse from his hand and push him out. She saw what the men where trying to say, she felt embarrassed and grabbed the pant quickly and hides it down the suitcase then zip the bag immediately.
"Hey, what's happening there?" Asked Mr Mwaliteta, head of humanity school.
They immediately turned and faced the man. " I ask again, whom are you looking for?"
"On my own, I'm looking for his honor, head of school for humanity." She looked at Lawrence, waiting for him to say.
Lawrence didn't even bother which department to start from, in wanting to annoy her more, " me too." Smile scoldfully.
Brianna glare at him.
"Young man, come in first." Turned to enter the office, when Lawrence said something that made him turn angrily
"Sir, I would prefer, ladies first. Don't you think it's more polite to start with a lady?" stupidly smiled.
" Are you teaching me how to do my work, now Young Man?" seriously asked.
"Not at all sir, I'm only speaking of the etiquettes here sir." smile again and winkled at shocked Brianna who kept staring at him, wandering of a man he was.
"Where are you from?" moved close with a scaring stare at him.
" Oh, sir, I'm a born and bread of this great kingdom!" Jokingly said, without any fear.
"Specify your location, young man!" very pissed.
" Sir... moving back in pretending fear.
He kept moving ahead as well, " Get it from me, young fellow, kids of such your character, doesn't stay long in this University, before they are expelled." pose a threat.
Upon hearing these words from him, he and Temba looked at each other suspiciously and a first culprit is identified.
"Come on in young lady." called on Brianna as he walked in and she followed after looking at Lawrence then she was ordered to close the door behind her."
"Did you hear that Temba?" surprisingly asked.
"Yeah, I heard him very clear." sadly answered.
" I'm going in, right now before he does something stupid to that Innocent girl." Without thinking, he hurried to knock, but Temba hold him back, "wait my prince.
"What did I tell you, no more my prince!" Whispered a shout.
" Sorry. We can't just get in without an explanation. We need to think of what to say when we are inside."
"You are right. I didn't think about it." Admitted.
Thinking of what to say once they are in, Brianna came out looking very worried. Both Temba and the prince run to her with bunches of questions. "What happened, did he touched you anywhere sensitive, or Said anything stupid, or__ cut them short
"Stop it both of you! push them off. " You are the ones harassing me now!" Raised a voice at them.
At the sound of these words, they realized that she was right over their behavior towards her. "Sorry miss, but did he touch you anywhere?" Running after her as she rushed to avoid them following her, but the men kept following her, without giving her any space nor chance.
"Why are you so concern, huh? " Suddenly stop. " Why do I feel, you are not ordinary men and that, you came for something you heard, huh?" Raise an eyebrow in suspicion.
"Ah___ , you are mistake again." Stuttered. "Fine, we are leaving now, bye. Come on." prince grab his companion by arm and they disappeared.
Brianna gave out a sigh in relief. " May our path never cross again." She said to herself and walked away in search of the hostel Matron, whom she found in no time who as soon as possible allocate her to the room in which she found Michelo, given a top banker with other two girls.
Of all that happened to her since she arrived, this was the good news to calm her down.