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LIZZY
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I received a call from seer of Ntabentle and he needs me to bring Nompumelelo with me. How do I convince Mbuso. Maybe it won't be that hard to convince him since he wants her to marry Qophelo but now Qophelo is married. Oh wait he has a brother. I can use the brother. I can just tell him that the brother can marry Nompumelelo. He is also his brother's advisor and personal guard. That should work. I walk to Mpumi's room a knock. She allows me in and to be honest I don't like how she looks. Something is definitely wrong with her. She tired, more like drained.
"Baby are you ok?"
Nompumelelo: I don't ma, I just feel tired and on the edge all the time.
"I see. I need you to get ready. We are going to Ntabentle Kingdom. Your uncle really wants you to be married to the King. The King is married now, so the next best option is his brother Mxolisi, since you don't want to be with Zibusiso." I tell her and I see a hint of a smile on face. She nods and agreement and I leave her in her room to get ready. Now I need to talk to Mbuso. I find him in my husband's office. This thinks too much of himself. He has basically just taken over in the few days that my husband has been in hospital. I walk in and take a sit on the seat opposite him.
Mbuso: My beautiful Queen. What do you need? "He asks walking over to me and kisses my forehead. My stomach at that gesture and everything I ate already want to come out. I control myself and watch him lean on the desk next to me. Arms folded across his chest, legs crossed at the ankles, you would think he owns the world the way he is so full of himself.
"I know you heard that Qophelo is now married."
Mbuso: I heard and that is going to derail my plans. I needed Nompumelelo in that palace. Now I'll just have to find another way to get what I want.
"I know that whatever you are planning is going to benefit us all in a big way, so, I was thinking about Mpumi marrying the brother, that way you still get what you want. I am going to go with her now. I don't want her going alone, she might just mess up since she was dead set on marrying Qophelo.
Mbuso: I guess that could work and the sooner it happens the better. So yes my love you can go. You guys can go but you need to be careful ok. "I nod in agreement. I stand so that I can leave, he pulls him and makes me stand between his legs and kisses me. We hear someone clearing their throat and we look, it was Layla."
"I have to go anyway. I'll see you later." I walk out leaving him with his baby mama. I don't want to part of whatever conversation they are going to have. Just then I bump into Mpumi, she is ready to go. I quickly grab my bag, my phone and car keys and we leave. I need to get there quickly. The last thing I want is to lose my daughter. We drive in silence. I can see she has on her mind. She keeps whispering to herself which is something new. I wonder what Mbuso and Madubela did to her. I drive and park where the seer told me to park. One would think we are in the middle of nowhere but we have arrived, now we just have to wait to be allowed into the Kingdom. The seer assured me that he'll make it happen. Right on time, he appears out of nowhere, he asks to drive us and I let him. We can't even see where we are going, the heavy mist all around us but soon we the beautiful Kingdom. He drives to what I believe is his house. This place is beautiful and peaceful. I am admiring the beauty of this place, when Nompumelelo starts shaking in her seat, her eyes are closed and she is whisperings things I cannot hear.
"What is wrong with her?"
Themba: Don't worry she is going to be fine. The energy in her is reacting to the energy of our Kingdom. Our king has a protection that protects it from bad spirits and daughter is carrying one of them.
"What do you mean?" He parks the car, we get out the same time, he goes around the front passanger seat and gets Mpumi out carrying her into his hut.
Themba: Your brother in law and your Seer did something to her. Your seer is playing with dark magic and it's going to kill him. "I watch him as he lights up candles around Mpumi on the grass mat that she is laying on. He takes the incense and burns it moving it over her body. That seems to stop the shaking. He takes a few dried herbs mixes with incense, pours the dried mixture into small bowl and places them between the candles surrounding Mpumi and he lit all the bowls, the smoke is moving around her. Someone walks in wearing a traditional healer's cloth. He looks like him.
Themba: Mbuyiselo, thank you for coming. This is Queen Lizeka and this is her Nompumelelo. She needs our help. Lizeka, there is a driver waiting for you outside. He is going to take you to the palace. The Queen is expecting you. "What, does he mean by that? I can't leave my child here." She is going to be fine. You don't need to be here. Now go.
Hesitantly I get up and walk out getting into the car, the driver drives off to the palace. I cannot get over the beauty of this place. It hasn't changed much since the last time I was here. They have made some changes and I see they are adding an extra wing, very well intergrated into the existing structure. I'm sure when it's done it won't even look like it was just added. Whoever their architect is, they are very talented. The driver parks, I see the Queen waiting at the main entrance.
Queen Lona: Lizeka my dear, it's so good to see you. How have you been. "She is one of the few people that never shorten my name and I love it. I prefer it actually."
"Under the circumstances, I am ok Lona. It's been a while."
Lona: Yes it has. Come, we can sit this side. Our Seer told me why you are here. I can promise you that your daughter is going to be fine. You are going to have to leave her hear.
"I can't Lona. What am I supposed to say to her uncle? He is going to ask a lot of questions."
Lona: He won't. Your daughter is a big girl. She can sleep out, can she not. I mean she is an adult. Besides the reason you are with Nompumelelo, what's going on Lizeka? I can't help if you can't tell me what's going on. You our kingdoms have never been at war with each other. We've always been good to each and I would like to believe that we have a relationship.
"A lot is going on Lona and it all revolves around Mbuso." I think this is why the seer wanted me to come here. I take a deep breath and proceed to her everything that is going including the plan that is in place.
Lona: In that case, you can leave her here. Tell I invited her to stay because I want to get to know her. Honesty, she cannot leave until Themba is sure that whatever is in her, is completely out. We'll play along with your plan and I'll brief my children as well. You don't have to worry. We have your back as always.
"Thank you Lona. I really appreciate this. To honest with you this is taking a toll on me." I tell her feeling exhausted. We continue with our chat until it was time for me to leave. I hope and pray that Mbuso believes everything I tell him tonight. He seems occupied lately.
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IYANA
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When I turn, I am alone in bed. It looks like he's been for a while. What time is it now? I try to get up but my body does not allow me. It hurts. I feel like I've been hit by a train or worse. I try again but this time I scream feeling my bones crack a little and he rushes in, concern written all over his face. He wearing short only, I guess we are alone this side today.
Qophelo: What's wrong baby?
"Everything hurts." I say letting the tears fall. He looks at me smiling. Can someone please tell me why this man smiling like an idiot whilst I'm in pain. What is wrong with him. He tells me he is going to run a bath for me. I watch him walk to the bathroom. I try to adjust myself and f**k this is painful. What the hell did he do to me. I'm trying to remember everything that happened last night but my mind is a little foggy. I know we ended up in the cabin from the forest. What happened after we got here. He walks while I'm trying to figure out why body hurts so much. He lifts me, bridal style to the bathroom and places me in the tub that smells like fresh herbs. What did he put in this water. It smell good in here.
Qophelo: Do you remember what happened last night? "He asks while helping me bath, massaging my muscles with a towel."
"I remember but I don't remember what happened after we arrived here." He smiles again. He needs to stop smiling like that. That smile is doing something to me. I can feel my clit throbbing. Ok what is wrong with me. My body hurts and I still want this man to hump me again. Ok, I need a mental check up.
Qophelo: When we came back, you changed back to normal and we made love again and again. Your morphed three times last night leaving your marks on me. I think you have healing powers love. Look. "He shows me the scars on his chest right where the heart is. I remember the first scratching when I morphed for the first time. The eight lines of scars and those are from my paws and he has a paw print on the left side of his chest. I reach out and touch the paw." You have one two, right where your heart is. "He says pointing to my chest. He gets up turns around showing me his back, I can see my hand prints on his waist. That's what was happening when I felt the burning sensation on my hands." You also have my hands on your back and we both have our teeth marks on the nape of our necks. We became one last night. We are one. We feel what the other feels. You are in pain right now because you morphed three times, I think it was part of the mating process. The bath should help. I'll let you soak for a while while I finish making us food.
He kisses my forehead and walks out leaving in that tub to enjoy the the water. I must say, my body does feel a little better. I close my eyes let the warm do it's job. After a while I try to get up and I manage to. My movements are slow so that I don't hurt myself again. After I am done, I walk into the bedroom, the bed is made, the fleece blanket is laid out, I guess I am getting back in bed. I take the t-shirt that he placed on the bed and wear it. He walks in just as I sit trying to get on the bed. He places the tray food on his side, comes around to my side and helps me onto the bed. There pain is not that much anymore. He said I have healing powers, I wonder if I can heal myself. He goes around to his side and puts the tray in the middle of the bed and joins me. He switches on the tv and chooses something to watch for us.
"Oh my gosh, I forgot I had a meeting with the Queen today. Oh she must think I am so unprofessional. Oh my gosh."
Qophelo: Hey, don't worry about. I called her and told her you won't be available today and maybe tomorrow depending on how your body heals. She's fine. She has other things keeping her busy. Lets eat, relax and this bubble of ours. Once we come out of this bubble, you are going to wish to come back to it.
"Tell me about. I have so much to do. I still need to sort out the flower shop and hire more people."
Oh yes, the flower shop. I gave the queen my plan and she was so impressed. She funded me on the spot. There is a lot that I still have to do. It's the first thing that I can safely say I got it on my own and I intend on making sure that it is success. After we are done eating, he takes the dishes to the kitchen. He comes and we just cuddle talking about everything and anything..