normally african funerals, the body would come on Friday afternoon, then the community will be there to welcome the body, singing songs of sorrow, but in this case since it's the king that is no more, they instead of bringing the body home, took a trusted kinsman to where the body is, he will stay with the body until midnight when it's brought home, no one knows about that practice except for the royalties, so the community came to sing songs of sorrow but were sent back home around 10 at night, the only people allowed in the yard were royalties.
"I can't believe this, it's like a dream, we had so many plans, we had so much to still achieve together, what wrong did I do to deserve this, huh my husband, why did you leave me this soon" the queen cried as soon as she landed her eyes on her husband's dead body in the coffin, she cried while members of the family tried to hold her still so that she doesn't fall.
"I'm hurt, you broke my heart death, look at me, what will I be without you, what will I be?, I am nothing without you my kiiiiiiing" she cried even more
"mom please, let him rest, allow him to rest please" Manuela said holding her mom's hand
"let her cry, are you not the one that caused this calamity, let her cry, if it wasn't of that sex tape my brother would still be alive" Manuelas uncle said
"uncle I will not entertain this, in respect of my father, but please don't ever talk to me like that" she warned causing the elders to mumble
around 2 am, it was time for the king to be sent to his resting place. "the seed has fallen, accompany him, he's leaving, he fulfilled his calling, now its time for him to leave" this song was sang by the family as they reached to the secret royal graveyards. a lot of people were crying, it's sad, every death is sad, no matter how bad or how good the person is, death is death, a loss of a person is not like losing a dog that can be replaced in a day, a person's life is precious, once gone, it's gone, all left will be memories.
after the burial they went back home, prepared for the memorial service, that's when the community will come, kings from other kingdoms, distant relatives. a lot of kings had something to share about the beloved king, they had most touching beautiful stories, the community members thay have had an encounters with the king also spoke, every relevant person spoke, and each of them said the same thing, the king was the pillar, he had strong personality and had a good heart.
it was very late when the service was done, the family was tired and drained, they all slept.
the following day, Randy and his parents came to check on his wife and mother in law
"I don't know when they will perform the coronation, but I wish it could be sooner, you know before my brother in-law gets his claws on our crown" Manuelas mother said
"true, I wish my son could agree to be acting king instead of Manuela, she's not yet strong physically and mentally" Randy's father said
"me too, Randy it won't be for a long time, just a few months until my mourning period ìs over" Manuelas mother said
"mom six months is a lot of time, but for my wife I'll do anything, so I will be the acting chief of your kingdom, until Manuela is fit mentally to take over" he said looking shortly at his father who was nodding continuously
"that's okay, Manuela will tell you everything about our kingdom, I'll guide you don't worry" Manuelas mother said
"yes, but the coronation must be as soon as possible before these kids get tempted to leave to the city" Randy's mother said
"it will be, I'm looking at 10 days time, I'll talk to my nobleman and our traditionalist" she assured.
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coronation day came, Randy was indeed made the king of Kwagga kingdom, the crowd bowed down for him as he stood up
"my people, I assure you that nothing will change, I will continue to lead by the rules of our previous king, may his soul rest in peace, your needs will be catered for just like they were, rest assured that this crown or the throne doesn't make me any less of a human, you and I are the same, so whatever bothers you, will borther me too." he said those words and sat back down, tje crowd allulated
"my son, this is a book of rules of our kingdom, this one is for all the partnerships we have with other kingdoms then this is for you, as a king in our kingdom you need to live.by this book" Manuelas mother handed him very huge books, he took them and thanked her
a few weeks down the line, he already was familiar with half of the information in the books, the community and the family seemed impressed, all he needed was a few extra months to put his plans to motion.
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yildiz
"what's wrong with me posting those pictures yipdiz, why do I feel like you are hiding me?" Nathan asked annoyed
"I'm not hiding you, I just don't like being publicly showing affection" she defended herself
"oh is it, they are just pictures, it's not like we are kissing in public, I will not take them down, and you will stop complaining about them, this is getting annoying" Nathan barged out
these two have been dating for a few months now, yildiz doesn't love Nathan, she likes him and is now unable to tell him, she likes the attention but that's all she needs, not a relationship, she only tells Kofi about this, her mother is happy that she's dating someone and have moved on.
"I'm just worried he might see the pictures, what if it ruins our chances of getting back together?" yildiz telling Kofi
"yildiz please forget about Randy, oh my bad, king of kwagga kingdom, he's never going to leave Manuela, forget about him my friend, enjoy your time with Nathan, learn to love him" Kofi spilled the beans
"did you say he's the king of Kwagga kingdom?" she was shocked
"yes, it's been a few months now, I thought you knew, my friend listen, I have to go but please take my advice" she hung up, yildiz was shocked, she drove on of Nathan's cars and went to his office
"hey babe, what a surprise" Nathan hugged her and took her to the chair
"Nathan did you know that Randy is now the king of kwagga kingdom?" she asked
"what is kwagga kingdom?" he asked obviously bored
"Manuelas kingdom, he took over Manuelas father" she explained not seeing anything wrong
"so?" Nathan asked paging through papers on his desk
"nothing, I'm just asking if you knew?" she quickly had to put that I don't care about Randy act
"I don't know, I don't want to talk about Randy yipdiz, so you came all the way to ask me about that?" He asked
"no, I came here to take you out" she lied, Nathan stopped what he was doing and looked at her with a smile
"really?" he asked
"well, I need you to accompany me to school, I'm fetching my n6 results, I'm scared so after that I'll take you to lunch" she said
"wow for the first time you said you're scared, and actually asked for my help, it means a lot to me" he stood up and went to her sit "I love you yildiz, I hope one day you'll see that and love me back" he said a bit sad
"I love you too Nathan, what gives you the idea that I don't love you back?" she asked
"your behavior says a different story, but I'm a patient man, I'll wait for the day you'll propose to marry me" he said then they both laughed, Nathan took his jacket then accompanied yildiz to school to fetch her results, she passed and was given a work sheet, so basically she's going to work for Nathan.
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Randy
"are you sure you heard right?" he asked one of the guards he asked to keep an eye on Kofi, the guard heard Kofi talking to yildiz
"I heard right my king, I think the yildiz girl has relationship problems, but what concerned me a bit is whe she told her that you are never going to leave the queen, do you think they might have bad thoughts for the queen?" the guard asked
"no, never, listen this stays between us okay, I like you so much and for that you will be appointed heard of guards soon, I'll pay you enough, just make sure you keep this a secret, can you call Kofi for me?" he said, the guard went to call her
"my king" Kofi bowed for Randy
"Kofi don't even think of lying to me, when last did you talk to yildiz?" he asked
"today my king" she said
"is she seeing anyone?" he asked
"I'm not getting your question my king?" she said
"Kofi I'm asking if yildiz is dating anyone or not, don't lie" he was stern
"she is" she said
"anyone I know?" he asked
Kofi kept quiet
"I asked you a question Kofi, anyone I know?" he asked
"yes my king" she answered
"who?" he was hurt to hear that
"Nathan my king" she said and ran off
Randy quickly took his phone and paged through Nathan's social pages, he found what he was looking for, their pictures were all over, they were beautiful, they seemed happy, yildiz has a very wide smile in each picture, he got jealous and hurt thay his friend betrayed him.
he called Nathan
"what?" Nathan answered
"Nathan after asking you to look after my love, you take her away from me, what's wrong with you?" he asked furiously
"Randy are you not someone's husband, a king in your villages, why not leave the city and what's happening in the city for people in the city?" he askednthen hung up leaving Randy more mad
"what's wrong?" Manuela walked in
"nothing, I need to be alone please" he said
"you have a meeting with the kinsmen in 10 minutes, that's why I'm here to take notes, what's wrong, you seem angry" she was concerned
"Manuela I don't think you should be present for this meeting, rember they were not happy that you raised a point in the last meeting, I'll take notes, or Ebuka can stand in for you" ebuka is the spy guard
"since when?" she wanted to raise her voice but remembered they were in the living room
"my queen just when I'm meeting the elders, you know how traditional they are, besides, the traditionalist will be present today, I don't think we should disrespect him like that, I'll tell you everything about this meeting, ebuka will be there too so you have nothing to worry about, unless you don't think I can do this" he said still angry but tried to be calm
"you know I trust you, it's fine ebuka can stand in for me, but only when you meet the elders" Manuela said
"yes" he said that standing up
"where are you going?" Manuela asked
"geez woman, I'm going to the throne room, or you suggest we have the meeting here?" he didn't wait for a reply.