yildiz confused as she was, she had to finish cooking because she can't just leave the food to burn, she then dished up for the both of them, set a table then called Nathan to come.
"my love I'm deeply sorry I overreacted, I'm not used to you having friends that you spent time with, it has always been the two of us, I'm sorry okay?" Nathan apologized
"it's okay, you really scared me but I understand, so you're coming with me tomorrow?" she asked
"definitely, I can't wait" they then ate, later yildiz went to bed after washing the dishes, Nathan on the other side was on his phone trying to check Kofi on social media, unfortunately there's nothing, she only just started using social media a few weeks ago when promoting her business, she's a beautiful girl but Nathan hated her still.
in the morning the couple bathed together then wore their matching outfits, yildiz was in a red short, above the knees flair plated dress, it doesn't cover her back, it has huge pockets to fit her hands, then wore platform heels, then took a nude hand back to finish her look, Nathan had on maroon pants, they had plates on the front and on the legs with just one pocket at the back, then his pink shirt, he also took his hand bag.
"my gosh, you look stunning, Nathan thanks for coming, I'm glad you guys wore my designs, I've hired a local journalist, would guys mind if they take a picture of you ?" Kofi asked, the journalist was already near, they agreed and so their picture made it to the local newspaper.
the event was fun
"I need to use a bathroom I'll be back now" yildiz said to Nathan, she made her way to the bathroom but got stopped by some guy
"hi, yildiz?" the guys asked
"yes, hi, who are you?" yildiz asked
"gosh, you have a ring on your finger, who would have thought, it's Mike" he said, yildiz seemed to be thinking then she remembered
"Mike, oh dear how have you been?, I haven't seen or heard from you since the interview, did you get the job?"
Mike and yildiz met when they did the prison warder internship at Maputo kingdom, hez actually from Maputo kingdom, they were very close to each other as just friends since Mike is gay, a masculine one.
"I did, and I also went to police training, I'm a police officer, been working for 3 years now" Mike said
"oh wow, I'm happy for you, you can't believe I haven't had got a job from any of the internships, I even opted to going straight to college to study, I'm working at my husband's company now" yildiz explained rolling her eyes, they laughed
"here, let me introduce you to my man, we're not married but we're getting there" they laughed even more at how he said that statement
he introduced her to a very tall handsome very masculine hulk, he's very light in complexion, Mike too is.
after that yildiz then made her way to the bathroom, Nathan was just observing from a distance, yildiz came back and took the two guys by hands leading them to Nathan.
"my love this is Mike, we attended an internship together some years back, he was my only friend, and this is his boyfriend, Robert" yildiz was excited, Nathan faked a smile and shook their hands
Mike and yildiz exchanged contacts, he quickly sent yildiz a text
"girl is your husband abusive?" yildiz read that and replied "no, why?" Mike replied
"he seems like he is, I can smell them from afar, run when you still have time, and delete this texts, don't reply" yildiz did as told, when she was done she felt someone was looking at her, she raised her head to find Nathan's eyes piercing her skin
"are you okay?" she asked
"yes, why wouldn't I be?" He answered then yildiz decided to not entertain his grumpy mood, they continued mingling, since they were wearing one of the designs, they were treated like models, posing for pictures.
it was very late when they got back home, yildiz threw herself on the bed with her shoes on
"what a day" she said
"right, I was standing there like a fool while you were busy with your long lost boyfriend" Nathan said with a very angry tone yet a calm face that confused yildiz
"I haven't seen or heard from him in a long time, it was nice seeing him" yildiz said
"I noticed, you even exchanged contacts, do ke a favor and delete them, no wife of mine will be chatting with other men" Nathan said
"babe he's gay" yildiz reminded him
"so, isn't he a man?" He said taking yildiz's phone to delete the contacts "I'm never going anywhere with you, since you have friends now you're just unbearable, you have the side of you that I hate, it irritates me, it annoys me, you were better back then" yildiz kept quiet
"I'm talking to you" he yelled
"what do you want me to say, you have discovered a side of me that you don't like, okay I heard you, but there's nothing I can do about that Nathan, you have discovered who I really am, I'm am happy and bubbly like that, I mingle and laugh with everyone, that's me, I can't help it" she explained
"you were not like that when we met, you were not like that until you formed this friendship with Kofi, you have changed alot since you became very close to her, she's changing you" Nathan shouted
"Kofi? you got to be kidding me, I've met Kofi at Randy's house, see how long I've known her, you like the depressed me don't you?" yildiz asked
"depressed? you were not depressed when we met, you were you, that was the person I fell in love with, not what I'm seeing here" Nathan was shouting
"stop shouting, you don't know me, you thought you did when you decided to marry me but unfortunately for you, you don't" yildiz then stood up and took off her clothes, headed to the bathroom, she took a very long bath.
"what are you still doing in here?" Nathan asked her since he has finished showering an hour ago
"I'm relaxing" she said
"yildiz come to bed" Nathan said and left, yildiz got out of the bathtub, she wasn't in a rush for anything so she took her time still, after she was done, she went to bed, got in the sheets and faced the other side.
.....
"what's wrong Manuela?" the king asked Manuela who was holding her stomach
"oh, I didn't see you, the baby is kicking, but I feel terrible pains when he does" she lied
"my dear I think you need to see the doctor again, let me call Randy and your mother's to come back" the king said
"no father, let them enjoy their day, I'll manage, I'll tell ebuka to drive me to the doctor now"
when she got there, the doctor gave her a blood like substance, three small sprays, then as usual wrote on her maternity book that she's got complications, then later she went back home.
"where is Manuela?" Randy rushed in the house
"she's resting" the king said
he ran to their bedroom, he was shocked to see Manuela holding her stomach crying, when he got closer, there was blood on the sheets, and down, the blood actually made a mark until the bathroom, Randy went to bathroom, he found very disturbing cloths or remains, he was scared he screamed, the parents came running, Manuela started crying louder.
"what happened Manuela?" the king asked
"I felt very pressed, when I done using the toilet I found that, and the pain on my stomach was much worse, I couldn't move that's why I'm here" she cried
randy just stood there not knowing what to do, what's in the bathroom looks like human skin that was ruptured.
"I think we should take her to the hospital to take out what's left" Manuelas mother said, they all agreed and called her doctor.
they sat out waiting for her, after a while the doctor came
"it seems like the baby was rotting inside her, it's actually a miracle thay she survived, I took out the remaining parts, I know it's not a pleasant picture but if you'd like to see the boy's head you're welcome to" they all shook their heads no
"okay then, are you taking him home to burry or you're leaving him here?" the doctor asked
"we are burying him" the king answered
"okay"
randy organized a coffin and his mother was calling the close relatives.
Manuela had a scar on her abdomen showing she was operated, but she needed to burry her son too, so she got discharged.
in the wee hours of morning, around 2 am, the family went to the royal graves and buried the boy, after that all the relatives had to leave because in their culture when an innocent is dead and buried, no one else should know, so hence the 2 am burial and by leaving they don't want to draw attention.
during the day, Randy took food to Manuela who didn't eat breakfast
"babe please eat, I know it hurts, I know believe me, I need you, our son needs you to be very strong and to move on with your life, you can't cry forever my love, please " Randy said trying to feed her, she refused
"not now Randy, can I please be alone?" Manuela asked
"yes my love, I'll be back later, if you need anything shout okay?" he kissed her then left.
Manuela went to lock the door, she had food hidden under the bed, she then dung in, making sure to eat enough until when her mother is able to sneak in supper, then she hid the plates, then went to unlock the door.
"I feel very sorry for Manuela, her first child, and she had to go through that" the queen said
"imagine seeing your child at that state, I can't take that picture off my brain" the king said
"me too, Maybe we should consult, normally there's a ceremony to name the child right, we should see our healer and find out when we should do the ceremony" the queen said
in agreement they called the seer, then went to his hut.
"I am glad you came, where's the prince?" the seer asked
"we left him" the king said
"call him to come here" they called Randy, it took him a few minutes to get there since the hut is in the yard.
"welcome my prince, your grandfather is confused here, why are you mourning, who are you mourning?" the question was directed Randy
"I'm mourning my son" Randy answered, the seer dramatically enchanted "what are you talking about? my king you have stained the royal grounds with a blood of a commoner, what is wrong in this house?" the seer was roaring
"which royal grounds?" the king asked
"we are actually here to find out when we should do the naming ceremony for our grandson that we have just burr..." she couldn't finish the words
"you have buried a commoner in the royal graves, innocent blood yes, but not royal blood, you need to cleanse this yard, you need a ceremony to purify the graves again, you will slaughter 10 cows in the graves and tell your ancestors why you dare disrespect them like that, whose child is buried in the graves my prince?" he frowned
"mine?" Randy
"no, you don't have a child, who's child is buried there?" he asked again
"mine, Manuela and I lost a child" Randy said
"no, no, you don't have a child my prince, the blood that's in the grave is not royal, therefore not even Manuela is the mother, you will dig that grave, take the poor child out and burry him in the normal graves, you can name him any name you wish to, tell him you're sorry to bother his spirit, put a tombstone for him, don't tell Manuela or her mother about this, do this right away, the gods and God will bless you for rescuing his spirit, but your forefathers refuse to give him space in their kraal" the seer then dismissed them.
they were very confused but he did as told, it was very late at night when he was done, he made his own tombstone since the modern ones take time to be delivered, he build a mini house as a tomb for his spiritual adopted son, he named him Thamsanqa meaning Lucky.
he was very tired when he went back home, he went to bath then slept, he kept on dreaming about a woman that was brutally raped, he'd wake up but the dream would come back until he saw that the woman got killed and left in the bush