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Episode 28

“Where do you get those oso..?
(Oranges)

“From your backyard Iya…I
climbed up the tree and got all
this…
“I never thought there was still
more fruits in it…the leave are
too crowded…one won’t easily
know there are still big
oranges in there…peel and
bring some here for me…
Dami quickly peel the oranges
and gave it to his grandma.
Who was throwing corn seed
to a hen with its chicks…
“Here is the orange Iya…you
will over fed that hen…and it
will become so fat and lazy to
go and find food for her
children… if you keep feeding it
all the time…she won’t have
strength to even protect the
little chicks from the yellow
eye hawk…
“hahahaha…what do you even
know…the hen reminds me of
your sister…she is being taking
care of, well fed, supported and
loved by total strangers…and
the seed of crown is growing in
good hands…
“Iya…do you see all this things
while sitting here or the gods
reveal them to you while at
asleep…because I don’t even
understand most of them…
Remi being cared for by a
stranger…do the stranger live
in the forest or is he a hunter
who took her home…and
allowed her to…

“shh shhh…don’t say a word…
Dami kept quiet, he continued
with his orange as he watch his
grandma shut her eyes and
raise her face upward…a
strange wind blew and
suddenly stopped. Dami felt
cold and the orange in his hand
fell to the ground, everything
suddenly became normal
again, he felt his normal self
and started peeling another
orange, he was use to his
grandma strange behavior, she
sees and hear things from the
gods. Dami wondered what
she was seeing or hearing
again this time
Grandma return back to her
orange, after sU-Cking off the
juice she started eating the
inside of the orange, Dami
watched silently, he wanted to
speak but doesn’t know if is
okay for him to talk now, but
he spoke out anyway
“Iya there are still more
oranges here…just in case you
want more…
“I know…I’m fine with this my
child…hmmm…ose gan…
“So…what did you see or hear…
that made you to hush me to
be quiet…
“All I live for… is for you and
your sister…my being alive is
mostly because of your sister…
she has a diamond…

“Really…is that what you saw…
real diamonds…wow…if she
sell it she will become
wealthy…are the diamond
much…do they grow in the
forest…aaah…Remi is so lucky…
but is unfortunate that she
can’t sell them…nobody will go
to the evil forest to go and buy
a diamond…

“The Diamond I’m talking
about is her child…I told you
the day Remi gave birth…it
was same day that the Oba fell
ill and I doubt no medicine
man can cure him…most of
them know this, they are
aware that the medicine they
are administering to him does
not have any effect on the king
yet they keep on doing same
thing all over because they
don’t want to be the one to
give the sad news but just to
be around the Oba… the truth
will be out soon because many
will fall sick…not just the Oba,
the Oba’s cabinet men will start
falling sick one after the other
and many other will follow, the
kingdom will be torn apart and
the prince will be heart broken
and confuse, and they will
come running…then he will
remember…
“running to where and he will
remember what exactly Iya?
….will the Oba die…and why…
why did the Oba become sick
on same day that Remi put to
birth…is strange Iya…and you
said more people will follow in
the illness…why is that…will
the Oba die…
“Just ask one question at a
time my child…The Oba will
not die yet…not now…the
diamond in the forest will
come to him and he will see
the seed of crown…

“I don’t understand Iya…
“you should understand
because I am not speaking
latin to you…I speak in a clear
and a very understandable
tongue…try to clear your mind
so that it will be easy for you
to understand certain riddles
and few of my saying, you are
growing into strong man with
a strong mind but not so
strong like your sister…you are
smart, strong and has a good
heart for mankind…Damilola,
your future lies in the heart of
the forest…

“Iya…if I say I don’t understand
again you may start
complaining but I serious
don’t…I sometime get scared
from this riddles…my future in
the forest…how is that
possible…my future is here…
right here in this kingdom…I’m
not going anywhere…I don’t
want to go and live in the
forest…no Iya, I’m not at strong
as my sister…if I’m sent out like
Remi I will just die even before
I get to the forest…at the
mention of forest I have great
fear because I will remember
egbo mi (elder sister) but you
said that she is happy and she
is well taken care off with her
child and that alone is all that
matters to me, just for her to
be fine…but my own future is
right here please…

“hmmm…nobody is sending
you out of the kingdom…your
sister was chosen by the gods
and that is why she in the
forest, you have no business
going there but you still have
business there… when the time
comes my child you will love
everything from the forest…
“I will love egbo mi and her
child… then the bush meat and
fruits that I have not tasted
before…that is the only thing
that will interest me there
nothing else…I wish egbo mi
will return back now with my
nephew…so I will teach him
how to climb tress and swim in
the river, I will teach him how
to make ridges and how to be
a great farmer…

His grandma laugh before
asking Dami to go and fetch
firewood and he left
immediately.
Nike did not see Leja, she was
told he went out, but as she
got to the gate she saw Leja
coming in, she pushed Leja to
one corner
“I have being suspended…so
I’m going home right away…I
will be away for one week…
“Suspended by who and what
was your offence…what
happened..

“Omooba…he gave me one
week suspension…and he said
you should report to his
chamber immediately….i went
to tell him about the news of
being pregnant but it didn’t go
down well because he
calculated from the last time i
was seen in his chamber to the
present day, he added
everything up and it did not
make sense at all…I never
thought he will have time to
start calculating all that and I
was surprise when he brought
it up Leja…I don’t even know
how to convince him, so you
can try to do that because
everything lies within this child
I’m carrying…i will discuss with
Iyami and know what to do
next….the Oba is critically ill
and can’t attend to anyone…I
would have suggested that me
and Iyami come down to speak
with the Oba if he will listen to
us but as the whole thing is
now we have to think of
another way to get the prince
into this…is the future I’m
carrying here, I know is your
child but the prince has to
believe is this otherwise we are
doom…
“Omooba is not foolish Nike…if
he can remember what
happened the night he caught
you in his chamber then there
is nothing I will say or do that
can convince him…
“Don’t say that Leja, the prince
trust and believes everything
you tells him, you are the chief
guard here too also the Prince
right hand man….only you can
convince him, make him
believe that this child is his…I
don’t know how you will do it
but do it anyway you like…all
that matters is for him to
believe you…Omooba has no
doubt in you…he trust you…
“yes, he trust me and I have
betrayed him severally already,
I took his trust for granted…I
wish I can get off this, I wish I
never even get involve with
this whole mess….the fact is he
will not believe me and I don’t
want him to start suspecting
me in anyway…I will try to
clear my head and…

“clear which head…your head…
hahahaha…you are a joker Leja,
mind whatever you say to the
prince before it backfires…clear
your head and also clear mine
because I am carrying your
child, you can’t get away with
this…the pregnancy did not
enter when it was suppose to,
and you contributed to it…I
will make a solid plan you will
scatter it…what is wrong with
you…if you have la!d with me
continuously like I asked and
wanted you to… the pregnancy
wouldn’t be this late, I have to
force and kept on disturbing
you just for us to get here
finally now the ball fall back to
you…play it well Leja…play it
well and don’t try to be smart
with me…remember we are in
this together…we have gone
deep and can’t get out until the
purpose is all achieve…think of
what to tell Omooba so that he
can believe you…
Ope saw Leja and Nike
whispering something to their
selves close to the palace gate
as she tries to spread the
princess wear, she wonder
what they were always talking
about in a whisper, she
watched them for sometime
and felt anger building up as
Nike talked with Leja, Ope
frown as she stood at a
distance watching them, Nike
looked like she was pregnant
and Leja is responsible no
doubt, maybe the queen
mother found out and sent her
home because she looked like
she was going home, Ope
thought within her as she
turned and walked away with
some of the princess dry cloths
She breathed deeply as she
thought of Remi, she really
missed her and it saddens her
that she is no more, Remi has a
warm presence, beautiful and
hardworking but Nike was
always jealous of her and she
succeeded in making the Oba
to banish her.

The princess was suppose to be
getting married soon but since
her father is ill they have to
postpone the wedding until
the Oba gets better.
Ope has become the princess
personal maiden, the princess
chosed her and asked her to be
her personal maiden in place of
Remi, and she has tried to
serve with all her heart just as
Remi had done, she is taking
Remi’s step to serve the
princess wholeheartedly.
Ope knew that she will never
be able to fill the gap or the
emptiness that Remi left in
everyone’s heart.
The prince walked along the
corridor and Ope who was
carrying some of the princess
dry cloths ran into the prince
unknowingly and quickly knelt
down to apologise
“ejoo…I mabinu omooba…(I’m
sorry my prince)
“kosi wahala… (No problem)
you serve my sister now?
“ben ni, (yes, I do)
“Good, and hope you serve
well just as Re…Remi when she
was here. Be sincere in your
dealing and also be
trustworthy and you will win
the princess heart…by the way
have you seen Leja around…
“Yes, my prince…he is at the
palace gate side…talking with
Nike…

“Nike, the maiden I sent for
one week suspension?, what
are they talking about…go and
call Leja immediately…and tell
that Maiden to leave the palace
at once…

Ope dropped everything in her
hands and ran off to the gate,
she wondered what Nike did
wrong for the prince to send
her home on suspension, she
was glad that Nike was sent
home.
on getting there, Nike pause
from what she was saying to
Leja to face Ope…
“Witch…what do you want
here…what are you looking
for…
Ope decided to drop few insult
for Nike first
“Getting pregnant for Leja is
that the way you intend to
become the next queen, you
told me that I should watch
out and you will become the
queen of this kingdom…and I
am still watching and all I can
see is that you are pregnant for
Leja and the prince sent you
home on suspension…what a
pity,…

“You are an idiot Ope, who told
you I’m pregnant for Leja, I’m
proudly carrying the Prince son
in my womb, and I am not
going on suspension but to
visit my mother as the prince
asked me to…deal with it
jealous fool, because I will
become the Queen of this great
kingdom and people like you
will become my footstool, I will
banish you from this kingdom
when the time comes, just like
Remi was banished…enemies
like you are threat to this great
kingdom, you are meant to
become food for the wild
animals in the forest…that is
where you will belong…is a
matter of little time and it will
happen…
“hahahaha…may the gods
curse that your lying mouth for
saying you are carrying the
prince child, the prince said it
himself that you are on
suspension and I should tell
you to leave the palace at once.
Leja, he asked you to report to
him immediately…so Nike, go
home and serve your
punishment and all your evil
deed will catch up with you
one day, Remi deserve to be a
Queen, she was truly carrying
the prince child just as the
princess has even testified but
you feigned her up and got her
banished with a child in her
womb…you are so heartless,
and mind you…the gods
maybe crazy but they are wise
and they will bring judgement
to you and to the womb that
bore you…Leja the prince is
watching and he wants you to
report to him at once and he
said you should push Nike out
of the palace, push her so hard
or better still drag her out of
this gate before going to
omooba…Leja do it…the prince
is watching you now…
Leja got scared as he hard that
the prince was watching him
which wasn’t true. He turned to
Nike and asked her to leave,
Nike slapped his hand off her
shoulder

“so you want to push me out…
you are crazy…can’t you see
I’m pregnant with the prince
son and this evil witch is so
bitter because of that fact…she
will die of jealousy…don’t
touch me before the gods
strike you down…
“Nike, just cooperate and
leave…the prince is watching
us…don’t make this more
complicated than it is already,
just leave at once as the prince
commanded….please.
Nike quietly started walking
towards the gate as Leja
followed her to make sure she
was out, Nike pause at the gate
to look at Ope angrily from
head to toe, she gave a heavy
hiss before walking out.
Ope started laughing at her as
she walked away.
Leja went to see the prince
while Ope went back to the
princess chamber.


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