3rd of June.
"I think we should move through see"
"No let's continue moving through land"
"Let's split into groups"
"No let's..."
"I disagree let's...."
"Stop!!!" I yelled out to them, "what's going on?" Suddenly my voice became heavy, I could feel it in my throat like a lump grown there.
"The news is lying right? Mom and dad are still alright, yeah? Grand ma looked at me with a sob face, like she felt pity for me but she has to act strong. I know she wasn't going to say anything but I wanted her to, I want to hear what she has to say.
"Enikpi" granny pulled me closer for a hug admits all the chaos.
"Let's get out of here first, we would talk when we are safe" we both entered the next car with grandpa, before I knew it went speed off into the distance.
"Where are we going? Who is this intruder?" I couldn't help but ask my self a million and one question, funny how I did not know the answer to even one of them.
"Let's go to our neighbouring country Anyingba, we should be safe there" grandpa said from the car as we speed off.
"Ahh, I wish you went with prince adekunle. None of this would have happened" granny said, I knew she didn't mean no harm but how could she say that? Is this happening because I am here?
"I wish you were safe my grandbaby, maybe then I wouldn't be struggling so hard" granny said as she placed her head on my shoulder.
"Listen to me carefully" grandpa began his speech "I don't know what might happen so enikpi you are our last hope, I am sorry but the news you saw was true, your parents are no more. Rest in peace to their souls, we decided to buy sometimes making someone look like you so he would think he got the entire family, whoever is doing this" grandpa paused to take a breather.
"I hope we are able to move you out of here alive darling, we are 25 that successfully made it out of Ida, at least that is the numbers i am aware of. You are the princess, so protect your people" grandpa stoped again to wipe tears steaming down from his eyes.
"Here" he said as he passed me a locket, "this is the royal seal, show it to anyone and they would know you are the true heir to the throne. There are books in the trunk" grandpa decided to do it all by himself, even though he was clearly crying. There is no need to act all strong and brave though, his son just lost his life and would not be getting a proper burial.
"There is something called the 'history pose', it's a book that contains everything from history that has happened from the King's point of view, I took them all darling. They are at the back of the car, when we get to anyingba I want you to read them all, okay?" Grandpa asked of me.
"Yes" I was still a bit confused with everything that is going on but I have to step up, everyone else is going well under this pressure except me.
"Hello, yes" Jonathan interrupted the conversation with his loud noise as he answers a phone call.
"Okay cool" he said as he hung up the call.
"Sir, anyingba was also invaded, so was Ofu also" Jonathan said as the car began to slow down, the 3 countries which shared boarders and other resources have all been attacked? By who?
"Stop the car" grandpa yelled.
"No, no! This can't be happening, 3 countries successfully attacked?" Grandpa said in total disbelief.
"Let's go back, let's go to Nigeria" he said as the driver tired the car around and began driving back the way we came.
"Ahhh" you mean all these hours we have spent it going in the wrong direction.
"Move it" grandpa said as the car began to speed uncontrollably.
"What other information did you get from him? Where is their king and Queen?" Grandpa asked Jonathan.
"Let me call him back to hear more" Jonathan said as he picked up his phone to do the needed.
"Enikpi, read those books. In them might be answers to some of the questions you are asking" grandpa continued lecturing me.
"Please enikpi, promise me that whatever...."
"They are still alive sir, the king and Queen of both nations. News that is spreading says they wasted the royals of Ida because they have the strongest military out of all 3 countries, and their royal guards don't play about the royal family" Jonathan interrupted grandpa yet again.
"I hope we make it out of here alive" granny said as she placed her hands on mine which was laying on my thigh.
"Pop" new information entered my phone.
"I dare not look, but what could be worse than the news I got earlier today?" I was contemplating on what to do.
"BREAKING NEWS: Royal families of both ofu and Anyingba are being held captive by unknown gunmen"
"BREAKING NEWS: New video's of how the Ida royal family were decapitated are circulating the internet"
"BREAKING NEWS: the royal guards that were set up to protect the royal family of Ida, are being sacrificed also" why? What did we do? Why is this happening to people in Ida?
"No! No! It can't be" Jonathan began to break down after he saw the news, I can only tell how he feels when that could be you first of all, secondly these are people he works with, and now they are all gone, like magic puff.
"I am sorry about that" granny said to Jonathan.
"What about me? Who is going to tell me sorry? Didn't I also loose people that used to work for me?" My thoughts were getting the best of me, I could barely control them and they were so distorted and a bit out of touch from my reality.
"Can someone confirm of Nigeria is safe?" Grandpa asked everyone in the car.
"Let's know for sure" granny backed him up.
"It is sir, just received information" Joseph said from the back.
"So truly only 25 people made it out of the war? Shoot... We are not even out yet, but you mean to tell me after all the millions of citizens in Ida. I am so disappointed and surprised at the same time, but who am I to say anything? If not for my parents and grandpa would I even know what to do in crisis?" The amount of people about to make it out is alarming to be honest.
"Are we ever coming back? How would 25 people take back a kingdom? How are we going to get it back?" Questions like these kept coming up in my mind, how can I possibly do that? How could I? I am a princess and all I do is sit down and be served, how am I going to revenge the death of my parents? How?
"Calm down enikpi, one thought at a time" granny said as she began to grab my hands tightly.
"I am calm" well I am handling this situation very well, I have not even gone through a psychotic break, well that's not bad at all.
"Your face doesn't match with your words, you look tensed and stressed out"
"Well my parents just got killed and the only reason why I wasn't was because someone took my place, I don't know what to do honestly. But yeah my sound is amazing don't you compare, maybe I should fake a smile to make you happy?" That wasn't the best response but I felt like it needed to be said, granny has been all up in my business lately.
"How far you talk to your grandma in such a tone?" Grandpa scolleded me, funny how after all I just said, it was the tone that everyone noticed not the information I was passing.
"Sir, I think an unknown vehicle is following us" the driver said