Several more months have passed, now Brianna is getting used to living a life without her father and so did her mother and siblings. She decide to drop out of school in order to help support her family. Helping her mother with her business and supporting her siblings with school expenses.
Beside being found at the restaurant with her mum, Brianna is working as a baby sitter in doctor Marcos' house. She works there five days and on weekends, she helps her mom at the restaurant, running errands, taking orders to different clients
Very early in the morning as she stands by the road side, waiting to cross the road, on her way to work car stopped by, right beside her. She moved away not realizing that actually that hammer stopped for her. She almost cross the tarmac when the man from the car calls her by name. "Brianna wait." He called.
she looked back and saw Prince Lawrence.
"Prince Lawrence, is that really you?" She didn't expect to see him this morning after a long time.
"Actually, I was heading to your house." "Oh, where did you disappear to?" she asked.
"I'm so so sorry for all the sorrowful moment you went through, all by yourself, Bri." Fell into hugging her suddenly. fell for her.
"It's ok." Pull out gently with guilty conscience while staring around as thouugh afraid of being seen by someone.
He is clever enough to notice her reactions, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hug you." shamefully apologized.
" It's not a problem."
"Are you off to school, should I give you a lift, come on." Made a gesture to a guard to open the door for her.
" I'm sorry, but I'm taking another direction, I'm going for work, not school."
This really made the prince to wonder of what was going on in her life, now that her father is gone. "Brianna, did you drop out of University so you could support your family?" Make a step close in concerned.
Brianna looked away as she hiding tears from him. "What can I do, prince. My siblings are now my responsibility, now that daddy is not with us." Wiping tears from aside. " I have to make sure my brother complete his secondary, so did Vanessa. My University can come later." she said all these, looking away because she couldn't gather the courage to face him.
Nelly has been cry
Lawrence had to make her look at him as he speaks, "We call ourselves friends, Bri, but why didn't you call for my help? Did you even consider me to be a source of your help?"
"I'm really sorry prince, but I can't continue depending on other people for help. I need to have a stance of my own, don't you think so?"
"You are right, but not to the extent of giving up on your career, Bri."
"I'm sorry. hey chill up, I'm ok. I'm not complaining, am I?" make a pay push on him with a smiled, just to make him feel better and as a way of distracting him from continuing with the discussion. He smile back only to support her, but deep down his heart, he knew she is trying not to worry him more.
"I have to go, I'm late already. See you soon."
"Hold on, I have an offer for you, please convince your mother to accept it."
"What is it?" She asked with interest.
"The royal bank is opening this Saturday. The king has invited special guests from other kingdoms to attend it's official opening. On food part, he left it open for big restaurants as well as small local foods restaurants to bring their best cookings for auditions and the best restaurants will be picked to do the job on that day."
"Really?" She amusingly asked. "How many groups are to be selected?"
"Only five. Can you do that for me, by participating in this competition?" Insisted.
"Why not? This is a big contract and an amazing opportunity for small restaurants as ours."
"Thanks, prince, I will tell this good news to my mum, after work, bye." She waved at him and left running. At least he was happy to see her looking so happy after the news. Now he was more Happy to go back to the castle.
Gabriel has not been himself since the encounter with Brianna. Her beautiful face keeps running back in his head even when he doesn't want to think about her. He is trying to keep himself distracted with outings, clubbing with his two puppet friends and club prositutes, but it all doesn't help him from getting Brianna out of his mind.
He hates feeling hopeless, especially for a woman, more less a woman less his status. His ego does not want to accept this feeling, so he is doing everything possible to turn it into anger towards her. pacing around in his room with a glass of wine, he throw it against the wall in anger and it almost hit Lawrence who just enters his room.
"Hey, what's your problem, Do you want to hurt me?"
"You are my problem! Your presence makes me sick!" release his frustration on him, who has just come in. "Haven't I told you to stay away from my room?"
"Relax." Surrender. " I didn't come here to fight with you. I just came to let you know that you will be in charge of auditions that will take place the day after tomorrow. Mrs Barbara, the catering officer will be the one to do everything, all you need to do is to make final decision on her selection, afterwards. Hope it's no of a big deal to you. Bye." Walk out, without waiting for his response since it wasn't a request, but a demand from the king.
After watching him walk out, Gabby sighed and walked to his panting room to do some painting. Panting is part of him, each time he is pressured by something and he's not happy, he comforts himself with those painting blashings. His skill of art is just magical and awesome to attract great buyers, but he would rather paint not for Money, but draws for pleasure and love for art.
Nelly doesn't want to go to school for a talent show. Her granny and Papa has been trying to convince but she kept refusing. Brianna finally arrive, she first greeted Mr walusungu, the doctor's Gardener as well as a gate man. Walusungu is a very friendly man who has worked very well for years with the doctor's family. He has become like a family member whom he call Uncle, Nelly call him grandpa looking at his age. He his very active even in his 60, as compared to some young men. "Good morning, granny." She greeted him with a warm smile.
"Ah, look who is here, the madam of the house." Pass a joke as usual.
She giggle, "Grandpa__! I'm coming back for you, for now you win, because I'm late." She said while running inside.
"I can't go, papa. I am tired of doing the same Sofia drawings!"
"You won't do that again, this time we are doing something different." Interrupted, Brianna.
"Auntie Bri, what took you so long?" Run over to her. Please tell papa that I don't want to go."
"No honey, you have to perform." squat before her, trying to convince her.
"But what, aunty?"
"Have you forgotten about our froze play, we once did, with Dad and grandma?"
"I can't do that aunty Brianna. I have stage fright."
The three looked at each other with question marks.
"Look honey, we are going to do that with you. I your grandma is In for this play."
"Me too." Marcos agreeing with his mom and so did Brianna, until finally she agreed.
"Come on, let's go, we are late." Grandma said.
They arrive at Nelly's school when it was her turn to be on stages. Quickly they put on their costumes. Brianna walked on stage as Else, Singing their theme song, "Let it go." The audience where silent when she starts the first stanza, she went on singing while Nelly, her dad and grandma doing the play as the lyrics says. It is a unique play that everyone liked. They left the stage with thunderous appluase from the audience.
It was amazing, for the first time Nelly has gotten a first prize. In celebrating this achievement, they passed through the mall to ice land where they ordered ice creams . Madam Theresa left for an emergency meeting at her work place, just after they left Nelly's school.
Nelly wanted to join the other children on a jumping castle, she requests her dad to pay for her. "Daddy, please, I want to jump too!" She insisted, watching at other kids having fun.
"Ok, let's go. Hold on Brianna, I will be back." Holding her by hand they left, leaving Bri sitting at the ice cream cafe.
She watched from a distance, with s smile, seeing how happy she looked as she was put on top, to do the jumping. She burst into laughing when Marcos is forced to jump with her. He looked back at Bri who raise a thumb up for him and they jumped, father and daughter.
Gabriel came by the ATM opposite from the ice land, from a distance, he spot Brianna who seemed very engrossed in watching the doctor and his daughter, doing the jumping.
His legs stiffens, he stood there watching her like a movie, but she noticed him not. He looked forward to see what was making her to smile this much, his eyes stopped on Nellyand then he turned back to her and thought of leaving. A part of him stopped him, it desires just a word with her
"My prince, are you alright?" Asked Musa.
He turned a gaze at him. "Come with me." He approached her, looking very angry with her for no proper reason. He stoped on the way of her view, "Having fun, with your new boyfriend, cheating on my brother, right?"
"Prince Gabriel." She stood up for him, being a prince.
"How dare you, evil woman! You are coming with me, now!" Grab her by hand, forcing her out from the place.
"Hey, let me go, are you mad?" She screamed, struggling to free from his grip.
"I'm not leaving you, Come on!" Dragging her with him.
" Prince Gabriel, please let her go." Musa pleaded with him.
People are now watching they are afraid to stand up against a rude prince as him after the last incident when he ordered some men to weep innocent people on a certain mall.
Marcos saw her being dragged from a distance, so he came running, leaving Nelly in the care of a woman in charge of payments for the castle.
"Hey, prince, stop it!" Hold Brianna back by the other hand."
"Who do you think you are, you good for nothing!" Descended on him, thrashing him. People begin to scream in fear. Musa summoned other two guards, guarding him, plus the driver, who quickly came to separate the prince from the top of the doctor.
Doctor Marcos was bleeding by the time they separated them. Some people already called the media who captured what so ever happened there.
News about the prince's mischievous behavior has gone viral. He is now the topic of the day. Brianna and the doctor reached home , she rushed and got an ice to massage his blouses. "Here you go, doctor. I'm so sorry the inconvenience." She apologized looking very guilty.
He made her sit beside him, holding her hands close, "It's alright. I only did what I was suppose to do..... For you." He stared in her eyes affectionately as he gently touch her by the cheeks. Doctor Christine came a long time ago, watching them, staring in each other's eyes affectionate. She couldn't hold back anymore when she clear her throat to break the romancing.She jumped up guilty.
"I need to take my leave now, i_i will come to check on you." She grab her hand bag and hurried out.
Doctor Christine escorted her with a look, then turned back to Marcos. She offered herself a sit and take the ice from him and begin to massage him. "Tell me something Marcos, Have you fallen in love with her?"
"No, Why do you ask?" Raise up in guilty, looking away.
She turned to him, "it's obvious that you are lying to me, when I see how you behave around her."
Can we not talk about this, Christine? Why are you here?"
"Oh, really? Now I'm no longer welcome in this house, right?" She is annoyed.
"I didn't mean that. I meant to say what you came to say."
"Nothing, I came here as Soon as I saw your fight with the prince on paper."
He sigh. " So now the news is everywhere?"
"Yes, but it's not so much about you."
Madam Theresa came in rushing after seen the incident on television. "Son, are you ok? How did you find yourself in a fight with the the prince?"
"Mum, He was harassing Brianna. I only stood up for her."
"Where Is she now?"
"She left."
"Are you in pain?" Checking him out.
"I'm okay, it's nothing serious."
"You are welcome doctor Christine."
"Thank you mum. I will be leaving now. Make sure you take the pain killers again, in the evening."
"I will."
The people are now losing trust and respect they had for king yachi because of his son's mischief. They demand an explanation from him over his behavior. A mob is protesting outside the castle, demanding to see the king himself. A majority of them are marketeers from Mulobezi, who's market he ruined.
inside the castle, is a wrangle between the king and his stupid son. "Who are, you, imposter cause I can not have a devil like you for a son. Who sent you here to destroy my reputation and this kingdom?" Grab him by the shirt in anger.
"Honey, what do you mean, he's your son!" Cried the queen.
"Stay back, woman! This is between this demon from the pit of hell, and me!" He raised his voice in anger more than he should and suddenly get an attack.
"Your majesty!" Lawrence rush to his aid and so did the queen and the guards.
"Call the doctor!" Commanded prince Lawrence as guards carried him to his court. The royal doctor came in as soon as possible and examined him.
"Doctor, what happened?" The royal chief asked.
"He got an heart attack, though it's not very serious, but proper care is needed. He is too stressed and need a better rest with quietness."
They all sighed In relief.
"Thank you, we will do just that." Answered the chief.
" My queen, please talk to prince Gabriel. His behavior is getting out of hand. Do it now or the council has to decide on what to do with him." Walk out looking very unhappy. Lawrence addressed the angry mob who give them a week to amend their mistake.