The night has gone and the day as come , Brianna carry her little sister, vanny and his young brother, Daniel carrying a flask containing hot coffee, they hurrying out to the hospital.
It was when they came outside when they met Manoah who run to hug Brianna, so tight as though he knew nothing about her return.
" My dearest Brianna, oh gosh!" Holding her tighter then he pulled out to look at her as he questioned. " How did you escape that monster's kidnap?"
"Calm down, will you. I am safe, right? He did nothing to me so he isn't a monster."
Manoah's face change, when she heard her defending him. His anger for Gabriel is increased. He hasn't paid him a visit already, from where they are holding him hostage. He waits for the better opportunity to go there, but for now, he ordered his man to continue torturing him.
"We are going to the hospital, if you want you can join us."
"Actually I came to pick Daniel up for the same thing. Get in i take you there." He opened the front door for her, but she preffered to sit at the back and her brother in front.
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Gabriel is being hold hostage at an old house built on top of a hill. His hands and legs are tied to the chair he is sitting on and his face covered in a clothe.
Since yesterday when they took him, the've been torturing him that now he was powerless. "Who are you, and what is it that you want from me?"Coughing out blood. "Please talk to me, who are you working for? Or is it money you want, tell me?"Yelled, and they give him several patches on his belly. He screamed in pain and fell, together with the chair.
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Manoah's phone ring the moment they entered the hospital building. One of his men in charge of the prince called him, he had to excuse himself, so Brianna went in alone with her siblings.
The moment Doctor Marcos saw her, he stop freeze in shock. "Is this really you, Brianna?" He asked surprisingly.
in response, she nod.
Without minding about people around them, he pull her in his arms with a warm hug. "I miss you so much!"
He then Pulled off. "I thought I will never see you again." He kept staring at her in great surprise, "Did he harm you? How did you escape?" He asked her simultaneous questions.
"Doctor, calm down." Made him relax. "I am fine, you can see me right?"
He breath out in relax, "I'm so sorry my dear, I have reacted. Come on in, mum will be very happy to see you."
"How as she been?" she asked in a very worried tone.
"She hasn't been well since you went missing. Her blood pressure keeps increasing"
A map of tears could be seen in Brianna's eyes when she saw her mother lying in a hospital bed. She approached her slowly, holding her hand she called, "Mother."
She opened her eyes slowly. Seeing her daughter, tears begin to roll down uncontrollably. She gathered her strength, pulling herself in struggle to sit down. Brianna hurried to help her support her back to the bed.
"Brianna my daughter, is this really you?" Tears continue falling in excess.
"Please mama, enough of tears, I'm here now." She wiped tears from her eyes. "Look at me I'm home, now with you, safe and sound."
In disbelief that she was really the one, she runs shivering fingers on her face. Her tears turned in tears of joy, they pulled in a hug and cried more. "It's okay, I'm here now.
Noise of a mob is heard from outside. The journalists where outside wanting to have an interview with Brianna, now that they know she is back, but without a prince. The noise was getting out of control in a place such as a hospital. She raise to go there, but she was hold back by her mother.
"Where are you going?"
She didn't know what to answer then the police came in the ward, requesting for her statement before the media as the citizens demanded to hear from her where the prince may be.
She went with the police against her mother's wish, giving her a signal that she's will be ok.
As Soon as she came out, the media gathered around her with questions coming from every direction. A journalists for ZNBC asked a question, "Miss, tell us, you where abducted by the Prince, but in turn you came back alone. Can you tell the people how you escaped while he went missing?"
Another media asked, "Is it that you separated ways when he took you with him or maybe you know where he went to?"
Brianna stood freeze before the camera, analyzing what to say. Every eye, watching from their respective homes, they waited for her answer.
Mrs Kumwenda appear unexpectedly and gave the journalists the answers they needed. "It was my daughter who was a victim of abduction, so I don't think she should be answerable for that insolent prince." She answered in search hatred for the man that took her daughter, two months and some weeks
Princess Helena course in anger, over Mrs Kumwenda's statement before the press. "Are you going to stand here and watch this insolent woman, insulting the prince of this great kingdom?" She asked the king.
The king now ordered the guards to take them to the hospital, right away. All the way, Helena kept shouting, complaining about what Brianna's mother had said, but everyone was silent and didn't respond to her until they reached the hospital.
They reached at a time that Brianna was narrating what had happened to them that evening, in the forest before the prince was kidnapped. Just when she produced the evidence of his stained shirt with blood did the royal family stopped by.
Queen Essa almost loose her balance after seeing his son's shirt stained in blood, fortunately, prince Lawrence was able to notice her on time then got hold of her before she reached the ground.
Now that his majesty was here, the press turned their cameras towards him, to hear what he has to say about the prince's disappearance, following Brianna's statement.
They begin their questioning with the king on what he would do about the kidnap of his son in exchange for Brianna's return. Before he could open his mouth to speak, Helena had already made an allegation.
"She knows what happened to the prince," point a finger at Brianna, "soshe has to bring him back home , very soon and without any harm!"
Everyone was shocked by her accusations against the girl who was only but a victim in the prince's hands. Brianna goggled in shock.
Hellen then approached slowly and very furious, "listen to me , young lady."She paused, "You don't know what I'm capable of, that you wouldn't want me as an enemy. Bring back my nephew in 24 hours, or...
"Or what?" Mrs Kumwenda interrupted. Or what , princess Hellen. Stand up to her face. Are you going to threaten my daughter before me and this press people?"
Gnashing her teeth in anger as she continues, "you dearest prince is a criminal, and a kidnapper! He is not worth of a prince!"
"Woman!" The king yelled angrily without minding the press and the public. "Speak not of such insolent words against royalty!"
This is really a shock to both his wife and sister and also his son, that for the first time the king has sided with his family member more less his son against his subject.
King Yachi is a man who believes In the voice of his people, but today, the voice of Mrs Kumwenda has hurt him and also humiliated him before the press.
"Prince Gabriel made a mistake, but don't you think he deserve to live as well?" Thanks king asked Mrs Kumwenda a question she couldn't answer.
The king then turned to the press to speak on the case at hand.
"The search for the prince will continue. The Police will start their investigation with immediate effect." He walked away from the camera, out to the car and the family, the chiefs followed after him.