"So, you're just going to give up?Where is my daughter and what have you done with her? I don't recognize you anymore. My daughter always fights till the very end and she definitely doesn't give up so easily.You can do this and you will do this unless you want the rest of you life dictated to you."
Her father was right . Was she really just going to give up so easily?But she was just so tired."Maybe,your daughter is tired of fighting."
"Oh my poor child. I know it's hard but you can't give up now. This fight,right here is the most important one.You can't live the rest of your life regretting this. Don't be like me,Apeke. Don't let anyone force their decisions on you. This is your life."
She knew what he meant. Ajani had never wanted to marry her stepmother,Abeke but he felt pressured to have a male child. So,he gave in to his parents and he had regretted it every waking day of his life.
"Fa..." Apeke was about to reply him when they suddenly heard footsteps. Were they followed there? No,that couldn't be. She would have heard them, right? But how could she when all she could think about on their way here was her impending doom. An whole army could have followed her and she wouldn't have heard a thing.
She remembered what her friend, Omowumi had told her .A rumour was going around that the neighborhing kingdom was planning to invade their lands. It wasn't the first time they had tried but they always failed. This time, apparently,they had a plan. Was this it? Were they going to be attacked in broad day light?
Apeke was stunned to hear the beautiful voice that distracted her from her thoughts."Hi, beautiful."
It was Micheal.