"good morning" she greeted
"morning" yildiz greeted back "breakfast will be served soon, we are just waiting for your parents" yildiz said
"okay" she said, she was looking down
"sit down Nnena" yildiz again, Roman was now scrolling through his phone, it was then that he saw the naked pictures, he shook his head and laughed
"just when I thought this was dying down, then voilla" he said showing his mother the pictures, yildiz didn't comment
"let me join your father, I'll be back" she stood up and left them
"I'm so sorry Roman, I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me" she said
"oh thank goodness your parents are here, let me call my parents, you can go cry to yours now" Roman said leaving her there
"welcome to our home, you must be tired" yildiz said to the parents
"it was such a long drive" the king said
"I know hey, let's have breakfast first then we can talk about the reason for the meeting" yildiz said, they went to the dining area, they had breakfast in silence, Nnena wasn't eating that much, she couldn't even look at anyone at the table, she kept her face down.
after breakfast they went to sit in the seating room
"so my king, we called you here because our kids have encountered problems in their marriage, so we thought it would be wise for all of us to intervene" Randy said
"I hear you my king, I'm very ashamed of what has transpired, honestly I was very surprised when you called this meeting because I was expecting to see Nnena come home with her bags" the king said
"that wouldn't have Happened, we are very fair people, and we believe that talking things over might somehow lead to a solution" Randy said
"thank you my king, that's true" the king said
"so I'll let my son speak" Randy said
"well my wife here is a cheat, she's very unfaithful and she disrespects me, it all started when I tried to call her to order for wearing short clothes, she told me that I'm not her father, and she also shouted at my mother who also tried to talk to her, that led to a reason why we moved out, because I didn't want them to hate each other, her friend from USA then came, she went awol on me, when she came back, the following day she sneaked out, I had to fetch her from a club dancing half naked, kissing guys and other touching her thighs, I didn't leave her then, because I thought it was just a spur of a moment thing, but she didn't stop, she continued partying and sleeping wherever she wanted to be, she had an affair with her boss, and her colleagues, I went to Ghana for a business for two months, I kept seeing headlines about my ghetto wife, I got so used to it that it didn't hurt anymore, but what I saw when I came back, that is very out of line, and I don't know how many times she had done that since I left, but no man cam tolerate tha, I found Nnena with her friend's fiancé having sex on my bed, in my bedroom in my house, she brought a man, her boyfriend in her husband's house, and right now as we speak, her naked pictures are trending" Roman said
both the parents kept quiet, this was a very hard situation.
"I've lost respect for nnena, I don't trust her and never will again, I disgust her, so I'm sorry but she will have to go back to her parents" Roman added seeing that the parents had their tongues tied.
"no my son, we can resolve this, you two are still young, such mistakes were expected, we understand that what nnena did is shameful, but I beg of you to forgive her, think about the good times" the queen said
"mama that's the thing, there are no good times, your daughter is stubborn, I had to keep my opinions to myself because if I say a word, we fight, besides mama, if it was me she found in bed with another woman, would you convince her to stay?" Roman asked
"yes, marriage is not easy, we forgive and move on" the queen said
"I'm sorry but I can't forgive her for this, it's too much, she might as well just walk naked in the streets because everyone knows her nakedness, and I should continue with such a woman? a future queen of my kingdom? what are we teaching our people? that it's okay to drink, disrespect spouses, I'm sorry, I can't forgive Nnena" Roman said
"Roman my son I hear you, you have seen a lot and to ask you to forgive is very unfair, we will take nnena back with us, we apologize for the embarrassment, we hope you heal and find a befitting queen for this kingdom" the king said
"no, we will not take nnena back, that won't happen, Roman you married nnena so you will have to stay with her, for better or for worse, this is it, no daughter of mine will return from marriage, never" the queen was furious
"we can't force him to forgive her, what Nnena did is unforgivable" the king said
"Roman you can take a break, take as much as you need, but don't make my daughter a laughing stock I beg of you, please" the queen kneeled
"mama please stand up, Nnena can remain in the house then, but I'm not promising that I will forgive her, if I do, it won't be anytime soon, I'm hurt, my pride as a man is stripped off by her, my ego and dignity are worn out, people see me as a husband of a stripper, that's what they call her, this is not the kind of life I need, I need peace, I didn't take a wife to be laughed at, I took her because I loved her and wanted to show the world that marriage is not such a bad thing, I guess her doings did a great job, she can keep the house for now, until further notice" Roman said
"son, you are a very good man, you don't have to give her the house, but I know that coming back home will kill her spirit, so thank you so much for allowing her to stay, you are not forced to make any decisions, take your time, heal and then time will tell if you still love her enough to oversee all the things she did" the king said
"wise mad thank you for you understanding" Roman said
"we wish this was a friendly visit, but we had to come here for this, we are sorry my king for tarnishing your kingdom like that, I'm very ashamed" the king said
"we will take care of your daughter so long as she's this side, we are sorry too thay we had to call you for this, but I'm glad we spoke and reached a final decision, their union would have been a very beautiful one, i was hoping for the most, but where there's will there's hope" Randy said
"yes my king, where there's will, there's hope" the two kings shook hands
"we will be on our leave now, Nnena will take us to her house, we would like to have a private conversation with her, Roman, thank you so much" the king shook theor hands and left, nnena looked at Roman and mouthed "thank you" Roman just clicked his tongue.
"I didn't know you're this grown Roman, my gosh I feel so emotional" yildiz said
"mom stop" Roman pushed her away, they laughed
"but seriously, you handled that meeting very well, I'm proud of you" She said
"your mother is right, you're old enough to stand fore in the council meetings, and I'm glad you didn't sent that poor girl home, it would have been a very sad sight, I wasn't ready" Randy said
"yeah, she would have broken down, you will heal son, then you'll decide if you still want her or not" yildiz said
"mom would you allow me to take her back?" Roman asked
"Roman your mother and I have been through the most, but we are here now, much tighter than before, love conquers all" Randy said
"well, I'll see in the future, but for now I don't want her near me" Roman said making his parents laugh.
nnena and her parents got to the house, her father scolded her, her mother was just looking at her in a very nasty way
"nnena your brothers are married, all of them, their wives were once young, some are still young, your age or a year older, they went to schools, came back to their men, they do go out with their men, they have fun, with their men, they know that they are young, but they chose to get married, no body forced them, so they behave like married women, they dress accordingly, fashion is okay, but they don't get naked, so wjere do you get all this nonsense you have been doing from? you are the ine who proposed to Roman, you should have thought about all that before you went through with it, when you're married, you don't keep friends, your friend is your mother in-law, and your husband period, nnena Roman might not forgive you, and you will have to come back home, but if he does, I do not wish to come back here because of your behavior, you're not a small kid anymore, grow up" her father said