"Your highness I will like to go to the beach" Linda suddenly said. At first prince Obi looked at her like as if he didn't understand what she just said.
"And what business do you have there?" He asked with an annoying look.
she pretended like as if she didn't see his face and continued. "I just feel like going there instead of staying with you and arguing all day long and anyway you're welcome to join me if you want". She stood up and made her way out .Prince Obi stood up with a grumpy f
ace and followed her . He really didn't feel like following her but he felt like as if she was his responsibility and if anything happens to her ,he will be the one to be blamed.
Linda went in and took the clothes which she wished to wear in the beach . When she and prince Obi got to the beach,it was very cool and peaceful. This was the kind of place Linda loves .
She looked around and could see that there were few people there. So she went and changed into her bikini. Prince Obi was just sitting under a tree shade and taking coconut juice ,he wasn't interested in what ever she was doing so he thought, but that changed when he saw her wearing her bikini and running into the water ,he was just carried away by her beauty.
"What's wrong with me" He asked himself. He couldn't understand whats wrong with him. Everytime he sees her he just looses control of himself.
Linda was enjoying her self as she ran and jumped all over the beach. Suddenly,she came out of the water running towards Prince Obi's direction. When she got to him,he stared at her wet body and said "What do you want" "Sorry for disturbing you but can you please help me take pictures with my phone? I will really appreciate that" She said .
Prince Obi had wanted to say no but something in him just kept on pushing him to say yes and eventually he did say yes..
She was very happy and gave him her phone while she returned to the shore to run around in the water. Prince Obi stood up and started to take her pictures before he knew it other people were already taking pictures of Linda .
"Hey , Linda that's enough for today let's get going it's already getting late" Prince Obi said. Linda didn't want to end her fun yet so she told him that she still wants to enjoy herself for sometime and we return when she has had enough fun.
Prince Obi became suddenly annoyed and angry. He went towards her and held her hand and began to drag her out of the beach." Let me go" she said as she released her self from him. He stood for a while and looked at her ,not knowing what to do as he was already frustrated . People had already started gathering and were watching them .This was what Prince Obi hated most but it seems like his whole life was full with drama.
After standing there for quite a while and not knowing what to do he left in annoyance . Linda didn't even care a bit and went to rest under the coconut tree's shade.
Soon the sun was getting down and that was the moment that Linda had been waiting for . She had wanted to watch the sun descend from the beach . She watched as the far end of the beach changed color and it felt like the sun was going down into the water . Linda had wanted to take a picture of the view but then she couldn't find her phone. At first she thought that it had been stolen but when she remembered that Prince Obi was with her phone she decided to enjoy the moment and store all the wonderful memories with her
Linda was so carried away that she didn't know the time everyone all left the beach. By the time she turned around to see who were still in the beach ,it was vacant . She was there alone .
She quickly got up and dressed up ,she decided to get a taxi instead of trekking. Immediately a taxi stopped in front of her. "Please take me to Mayfield Five Star Hotel" she said and entered it .
Inside the Taxi,she saw another man sitting down and looking out of the window,she didn't even mind as she was in a haste to get back to the hotel as she knew that prince Obi will be waiting for her now to vent all his anger on her.
As the Taxi was moving she tried to check her phone in her purse but remembered again that she was not with it. She looked out of the window and saw that the route the taxi driver was taking seems strange to her. She had watched the road when she was going to beach and already knew the route " Please, is this the road to Mayfield Five Star Hotel?" the driver didn't reply.
"Hey am talking to you, is this the right way?" suddenly the windows were locked then she knew that she was in danger . She tried to scream but the man who had been sitting down beside her since she entered the taxi quickly covered her mouth. He brought out an handkerchief and covered her mouth and she passes within some second.
Prince Obi had been waiting for her arrival he tried calling her but found out that he was with her phone . After he had waited for quite sometime he decided to go back to the beach and search for . When he got there ,it was totally empty as no one was there . He knew right that moment that all was not well. He was really upset as he didn't even know who to blame. Himself for leaving her or she on her own for being so irresponsible.
Linda opened her eyes slowly and heard voices . She tried to open her eye but her head ache. "She's awake " she heard someone saying she looked up slowly and saw the man who had been sitting with her in the taxi." What do you want from me? she asked him.The man gave her no reply.Linda tried to get up but realized that she was tied down to a chair and her body ached.
She looked around the place to get to register her surrounding which was making her feel really scared as it was dark all in. The only light in the room were two candle light which were very dim.
"We won't hurt you all you need to do is cooperate with us and we will free you" .
The taxi driver said. Linda became really frighten and didn't know what to do . She wished she had her phone with her then she will call prince Obi. She didn't know why he was the first person on her mind the first time she got into trouble.
Prince Obi had became worried ,he started showing her picture around to people and asked them if they saw her . Everyone he asked said that they didn't see her . He became really frustrated and didn't know what to do anymore. Suddenly Linda's phone rang ,it was an unknown number. He hesitated before he picked it. He heard her voice.
" Hello prince Obi" he heard her panicking voice. " Hello your Highness,please it's Linda " and the call was over . He tried calling the number again but the phone was switched off. He became really worried because he sensed that something was wrong somewhere . He decided to go to the police station and report the case .
" So you had the audacity to steal our phone and make call with it" Linda's kidnapper said as he gave her a slap. When Linda was left alone in the room, she had tried to release herself and successfully did so . As she was about to find her escape route she heard the men speaking . They had planned on kidnapping her so as to ask for ransome from prince Obi before she would be released .
Although Linda doesn't like prince Obi,she wouldn't want to be a trouble to his life . By her side she saw a phone and quickly took it . She had wanted to dial prince Obi's number but then she realized that she doesn't know his contact number,then she decided to dial her own number with the hope that he would be holding her phone.
When she dialed her phone number prince Obi picked it ,she was very happy as she tried to tell him that she was the one on the phone the kidnappers came in ,snatched the phone from her hand and switched it off. She was panicking as she saw the anger in the eyes of the men . The man who drove the taxi she was in suddenly gave her a resounding slap. She held her checks as the pain was too much for her to bear and she began to cry.
" The police are here " The kidnapper said in panicking" How did they know we are here?" "I think it's through the call she made ,we've go to get out of here " The other one said. " But before then let's make her pay for causing us alot of trouble" Linda was shaking like a leaf ,she didn't know what these evil men wants with her.
They dragged her towards the chair , tied her there then carried kerosene and poured it around the chair she was sitting on before lightening it with a matches. They quickly made for their escape , trapping Linda in the fire.
When prince Obi had gone to the police station to report the incident they had refused to listen to him at first saying that he had to wait for 24 hour before he can say that his wife was missing but when they learnt that he was an important person they quickly went into action.
They had tracked down her location using the call she made to prince Obi a while ago and they were able to track them down.
As they came into the room ,they could see smoke coming out of the room and the fire brigades were quickly alerted . Prince Obi ran past them and into the room. When he got there he saw Linda and she was already chocking in the fire as a result of the smoke. He tried to get pass the fire and save her but it was too much and will burn him if he tries to enter it.
He began to look for something that will get him pass the fire. Linda was watching prince Obi as he made effort to save her .She wondered why he wants to save ."Does he really care about me ? she asked herself. Soon her sight were becoming blurry,she couldn't see properly anymore.
Prince Obi found a big blanket and covered himself with it. Before the police could stop him he ran into the fire and carried her. Linda passed out immediately he carried her . The flame of the fire were really getting too hot prince Obi had no option than to pass through the flame and while he jumped with her out of the flame he burnt his legs.
"Wow you're really a hero.You must really love your wife passionately to have risked your life to save her" One of the officer said. Prince Obi did like as if he didn't hear what the police man said. Soon the fire brigadiers arrived and quenched the fire . The police men had searched around for the criminals but couldn't find any of them .
They took prince Obi and Linda back to their hotel and promised to catch the criminals behind what happened to Linda. When they got in, prince Obi laid Linda on the bed and called the doctor to come and examine her. When the doctor came and examiine her,he said that she was okay and fainted due to the smoke from the fire and will soon recover. He prescribed some medicine for her to take when she wakes.
The prince was so restless and was watching her face all the while for her to open her eyes . In the process of watching her face he got carried away and was just staring at her face . He couldn't believe what was happening, was he starting to fall for her? He couldn't answer the question. His eyes went to her lips and he didn't know what got over him as he slowly bent over and kissed her on the lips. Immediately his lips touched hers she opened her eyes. He was too shocked to back up as they both stared at each others eyes intensely.
Linda got up slowly and sat on the bed then she hugged him . He was surprised at her action even Linda on her own was shocked by what she did and quickly retreated when she realized what she just did.
" Am..am...am.so...sorry " she stammered looking down at her feet.
" I was just too happy to see you ,thought I won't see you again" she said again making the prince to stare at her with unbelieve. He just couldn't figure out what exactly was happening,does that means she's developing feeling for him or what ?
Linda too doesn't understand what was going on with her. Seems like the incident that happened suddenly opened the truth for her. When she saw him in the place she was kidnapped ,she had watched him frantically searching for a way to save her and the last thing she remembered was when he jumped into the fire and carried her.
She really felt like crying. Prince Obi stood up to walk out but leaped as he felt pain in his leg ,he hadn't noticed that he was hurt until now. " You're hurt !" Linda exclaimed and quickly stood up to take care of the wound but she fell down on the bed back dizzily. " Are you okay?" The prince asked with concerned look. He helped to her to sit up properly. " Am okay she said ,please get the first aid kit let me tend to your wound" she told him.
"It's okay" he said and stood up to go " please I want to help you treat your wounds or else it will get worse . You saved me when I got into trouble can't I do this to repay you back ?" she asked pleadingly. He couldn't refuse her and went to get the first aid kit. While he was going,he kept on thinking on the turn of event and said to himself "hmmm... I don't know what's going on but I think am falling for this girl at everytime I set my eyes on her ".