Brianna reached home and meet her angry mom.
"Where did you go?" She asked in unfriendly tone.
She looked at her brother and friend, Michie, instead of answering her mother's question.
"Oh, I know, to the hospital, right?"
No response.
"Have you suddenly become mute?" Shout. "Brianna, what business do you have with the royal family, huh?"
Brianna opened her lips to speak when she interrupted. "Pay attention, mother Theresa. Royalty is nothing but full of evil and corrupt people, with no room for good for nothing like you! So stop wasting time trying to create friendship of the sort with them, because in the end, they will just use you for their personal gain!" yelled on her face. "Let me not hear you have gone to the hospital again. If you dare to disobey me, I will disown you as my daughter." She now even walked I side the house, leaving everyone shocked over her hateful words.
This is really unbelievable to Brianna. For every mistake she has ever made against her, not a single day has she had never used such words on her. Not to talk of disowning her, then what is with her and royalty? Why has she shown so much resentment for royalty?"
"Brianna, please don't take what mum has said, right now to heart". Her brother try to comfort her with words.
"Yes Bri." Michie added up.
"Why would mother thought of disowning me, over some common association with those of the royal household?"
"Didn't you see how rude, princess Helena was with you and your mother? I'm sure aunty took that to heart. and I do conquer with her, that woman has no regard, What_so_ ever for our statuses. She is rude, just like her evil nephew prince, Gabriel."
The moment she mention Gabriel, Brianna rebuked her. "Don't call him that!" She got angry with her, suddenly.
Now she was embarrassed to know that she could no longer stand anyone, not even her best friend, speak ill about him, so she run in the house, very ashamed.
"What's wrong with her? Did she just stood up for him?" Michie asked Daniel. Michie is sometimes insensitive with reading people's emotions. Even with her best friend, she seem to overlook and relate to her emotions and action, to see the difference, but Daniel is a very sensitive young brother. He is observant with every little changes she sees in her sister.
"Oh no.... I just pray that my instinct, ain't right, that my sister had fallen in love with..... No no, I don't want to think about it. Come on Michie, let's go to the market." Raise up and drag Michie with him.
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Central Hospital
The nurse came out from taking the vital signs and took the report to doctor Marcos. She enter the office, the doctor was busy on his laptop. "Doctor, these are the results for prince Gabriel."
"How are they? Is there any improvement?" He asked without looking at her, instead,he focused on his laptop.
"Over the night, he was improving, but this morning, his blood pressure has increased."
Then he closed his laptop and took the file from her to check on the results. "He was doing fine, all along, then why this?" He questioned the nurse in unhappy look.
"Sir, the prince keeps uttering a lady's name, and when he does that, his blood pressure increases."
The doctor is now curious to know, "Which name?"
"Something like Brianna."
The doctor's face turn pale. He raise from his sit looking so worried.
"Doctor, is everything alright?"
He turned his look to her and said, "yes."
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Brianna on the other side, stayed in her bedroom, praying for his well being with a broken heart. Daniel has been standing by the door to her room for more than thirty minutes, just listening to his sister's complaint to God. When she said, amen and turned, she found Daniel looking at her sadly.
She knew for sure that he heard everything, and so, she made no single move, but stand there like a statue. He approached her, took her hand in his sympathizing with her. "You've fallen in love with his, right?"
Brianna wiped tears from her eyes without giving a answer. She is afraid of being condemned.
"You don't have to be afraid about it, sister."Held her hands tighter. "I can understand, because, my sister's choice can never be wrong."
Brianna got emotional when she heard this from her brother. She throw herself in his arms in tears. "I'm so sorry for turning you down."
He pulled out,"Stop it. You haven't turned any of us down."He wiped tears from her eyes, "You are following your heart. In these few months you've stayed with him, I'm sure you have learnt his true nature. We only see him from a distance, but had personal contact with him."He gave out a smile, after saying this. "Come on, go and see him. He must be missing you."
"He's right, Bri, go."
They both turned, only to see Michie, who also approached. "You don't have to feel bad about it. He may be the right man for you, unlike that good for nothing criminal." Referred to Manoah.
They all burst in giggling and they hugged.
The royal family visiting the hospital again, with them, is princess Shelly and her family. The doctor gave them the report on the prince's improvement which is not very favorable, but he didn't disclose What the reason could be. He did so to avoid commotion between Brianna and his cousin, princess Shelly. Knowing her very well, just how tough she can be and merciless.
"Your majesty, we are trying very hard to improve his situation, and we are still trying." He gave them assurance.
"Cousin, your best, isn't enough. Please try harder, I can't afford to loose him, not for anything." She bend and gave him a kiss as everyone watched.
"Prince Lawrence, I would like to have a word with you." He request of him on his way out. The prince followed after the doctor to his office and a door was closed behind them.
Having offered him a sit, doctor Marcos opened up to why he called him. "Sorry to call you here in privacy, I couldn't tell this news to the entire family in front of princess Shelly. Prince Gabriel's blood pressure increased high this morning, He keeps calling Brianna's name and everytime this happens, his blood pressure rises."
"What, doctor are you sure?"
"Of course I didn't believe it when the nurse in charge of him told me this, but I had him do so when I went there earlier." He took a deep breath.
"Invite Brianna over, so that he can hear from her. He is still holding on to old memories that she might still be in danger."
"But doctor....
"Do it for his Health's sake, otherwise he won't get out of comma." He interrupted.
"Ok."Took a deep breath. He raised and extended a hand shake. Shaking hands, he said, "Thank you all, so very much for being conscious with the matter. I will see what I can do to make this happen."
"You are welcome."
When everyone left, prince Lawrence decide to take another route without telling them where he was going. He took a turn to the Kumwenda's house, in a while he parked by Brianna's compound.
Brianna came out to leave for the market to help her mother when he found Lawrence's car parked outside. She didn't know who was inside it until prince Lawrence came out from it.
She hurried over nervously, "What are you doing here? Is he ok, tell me what happened to him?"
"Nothing happened, calm down. I need you there, Brianna. Gabriel keeps mentioning your name and that's what is making his blood pressure high."
Brianna, swallowed hard fearful.
"Please, dear. You need to come with me, right now, or he will get more critical.
Daniel came out of the house and told her to go with him. "Go with him Bri, I will cover you up with mum. The siblings hugged and they drive off together.
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At the hospital, Brianna , prince Lawrence and the doctor went in the ward. Alone, she draw close to him, holding his hand so tight. Feeling her warmth, he moved his fingers.
"Hey," she bend to his ear, "I'm ok my darling, please open your eyes for me. I love you so much."
When he heard her say, I love you, he opened his eyes, slightly then closed them again .
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At the market, Mrs Kumwenda has been expecting Brianna, when it was her son who showed up. "Why are you the one here, what has happened to Brianna?"
Daniel didn't know what to say, he has never lied to his mother before, but he has to do so, today in order to save his sister from her wrath.
"Mother, l... ... I
Saved by the bell, Brianna showed up, look guilty.
"Why are you coming this time? I thought I told you to come on time?"
"I'm sorry mama, I was still doing something, that's why I had sent him to go ahead of me."
She went in without speaking further. The siblings looked at each other and sigh in relief, then followed her in.