Diamond In The Forest - Season 1 - Episode 16

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Diamond In The Forest - Season 1 - Episode 16

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Remi set to leave for the palace
that morning, her mother
walked her down, until she
was close to the palace
“Maybe you should tell the
Prince…he deserve to know
Remi…

“Maami, he can’t even
remember that he la!d with me
and took my virginity that
night…he was drunk and I fell
for him while trying to clean
up his chamber…he asked if
anything of such happened
after seeing a blood stain but I
denied it and that was the end,
I did not even know that I have
conceived for him except later
when I miss my monthly flow…
“Still… try to convince him…you
are not asking him to marry
you but for him to know he
got you with a child, I don’t
even want anything from the
palace I love my quiet life
except if the gods’ thinks
otherwise but all I want is for
you to be happy and not go
through the burden of carrying
a child alone…but is entirely
my opinion, if you don’t want
to then is fine by me too…but I
promise to be here for you…as
far as the gods keeps me alive I
will support you with
everything possible…and you
won’t feel the gap or
emptiness of a single mother.

“thank you maami and please
be very careful with Iya Nike,
you, Dami and Iyaiya are all I
have…and I don’t want
anything to happen to you…I
have series of dream about you
and Dami and it do get me
scared…I pray to the gods to
keep you all safe…

“am not afraid of Iya Nike or
whatever she is capable of…I’m
more worried about you
Remi…all I want is for you to
be happy…and to know that no
matter what happens I will
always love and care for you…

Remi thanked her mother
before turning into the road
that will link her to the oba’s
palace

As she got to the palace she
changed over to the palace
uniform and began work
The following day Remi and
the princess stayed back in the
chamber and talk

“his name is Tunde…so he
came visiting with his father
the other day…mother called
me and introduce us, he is fine
looking young man, his father
is a prominent man…he is a
large community leader in
another kingdom, they are
royalties…

“Do you like him…for the first
time I’m hearing you gush over
a young man, many has being
coming but you never picked
interest…

“well because none of the
young men interest me…I think
I like him…he kind of occupy
my mind this days, he will be
coming again tomorrow and I
would have love to take him
round the kingdom… if father
permits me but I doubt he will,
so we will just walk round the
palace and talk…he likes me
too I can sense it and mother
said his father is a good man
and his mother is one of her
close friend…Tunde is their first
son and only son…

“I guess after several meetings
with the Oba then marriage
arrangement may kick off…
“well, even though I would
love it to start up immediately
I also want to follow all the
tradition of the land…I’m glad
because father gave me time
to chose who I love…I hate to
be betrothed to the wrong
person…what about you
Remi…do you love anybody
here or outside here…
“uuhmm…not really, my story
is complicated not like yours
that sound like a fairy tale…
“Just tell me…have you ever
love some one before…or don’t
you want to be married
someday…
“i…I do…but let the gods
decide…i really don’t want to
bury my head in love fantasy
because I hate to be
disappointed…i may end up
loving a wrong person…so i
don’t want to be a victim of
heart break…but I’m glad you
found a man that makes you
happy…you are the princess
and your feeling is very
important to me…that is why
I’m called to serve you…mine
can wait…it doesn’t really
count…

“says who…you are equally
important…do you know I use
to think my brother…the prince
has interest in you…he showed
that in his action and the way
he looks at you before…I know
you are not royalty but you are
the kind of woman I will love
my brother to end up with…
you have served me with all
sincerity and love…and has
never given me any reason to
worry, I find no fault in you
except that you are not from
the royal side, but to me being
royal or not royal is not
important all that matters is
being with somebody that
makes you smile…I don’t know
what happened with him…the
prince seem to be engaging
himself more with father…he
goes out on a royal tour and
recline to his chamber…he
doesn’t have time for anything
or anyone except father…and
visit’s mother sometime in her
chamber…he only stop by in
mine once in a while unlike
before that he was always
coming around and I know is
mostly because of you…did
anything happen between two
of you…

“No…not at all…he is the prince
and I’m a maiden…whatever
that will happen will just be
rendering service when I’m
asked to, aside that…nothing
my princess…

“Do you notice that he likes
you… do you like him too or
you like another…maybe Leja…
don’t be shy to tell me
anything…it will just be
between us…

“Nothing to tell princess…the
prince, your brother is good
looking and a nice man, almost
all the maiden of the land will
love him…so if I say I’m among
those that adores your
brother…nothing special and
don’t have any special one…
“Will you love to have one, I
mean a special person in your
life….
“Yes…but until then let me go
and do your laundry…
“hahahaha…I guess you are
trying to skip from the
question…we will continue
when you are done…
After two days Remi thought of
what her mother said about
meeting with the prince, she
couldn’t sleep that night, it was
not yet obvious to everyone
that she was pregnant, she
wish she can stop work before
it began to show.

Leja has being trying to talk to
her about something but she
did not want to give him any
attention.

She was mostly with the
princess who never stop
gushing over Tunde, her new
found Love, indeed the young
man came visiting and he was
just as the Princess described
him, he was not only jovial and
filled with smile it was also
obvious that he love the
Princess very much.
Nike has being acting all
suspicious, she was keeping
malice with Remi who doesn’t
give a care to whatever she
does, Nike stayed cleared off
Remi’s path, Remi was either
seen with Ope or with the
princess.
That morning as she woke up
she has made up her mind to
go and meet the prince later in
the day and to tell him the
whole truth.

When it was time for her to go
her heart started beating but
she pushed her self forward
towards the prince chamber
She met Leja on her way, after
greeting him she walked to the
prince chamber ignoring him
as he speaks to her, Leja
quietly followed her and watch
as Remi gently tapped on the
prince door.
she hard his voice asking her to
come in
She went in and gently closed
the door behind her, the prince
who was sitting, turned from
what he was doing to look up
at her
Since Leja told him that Remi
was his woman and she loves
him very much, the prince has
tried to stay far from Remi, he
has moved on even though he
sometime wish Remi was his
but he do quickly waves such
thoughts off his mind
He thanked the gods that
nothing intimate happened
between him and Remi before
Leja broke the news he would
have being so broken.
“Good day My Prince…
“You said you wanted to see
me…is everything alright…
what of my sister is she okay?
“Yes, everything is fine and the
princess is very okay my
prince…

“So to what do I owe this
visit…how may I help you…?
Remi wondered why the prince
was acting all serious with her,
something wasn’t right, he did
not look at her the way he use
to do that makes her have
butterflies, he acted so serious,
making her feel she was like
every other maiden which was
unlike him.

Remi had thought of her visit
before coming and her mind
was made up to tell him the
truth if not she would have
turned back and leave, Remi
sense Leja was at the door and
with somebody, probably Nike
so she decided to speak slowly
but the prince voice was high
as he ask her what she want.
“i have something to tell you…
i’m…uhmmm…do you
remember the night of…of…
uhmmm

“What is the problem…tell me,
I’m listening…what happen
Remi…

That was the first time the
prince was calling her name in
a different way, so casual, no
s£nsat!on in his voice, she felt
like turning back but she stood
there, with her head bent,
stammering, Remi was confuse
on how to tell the prince that
she was carrying his child, but
she eventually did and it came
out like a bomb

“mo ti loyun…(I’m pregnant)
“kini… ki lo nso (what did you
say)

“mo ti loyun…I’m pregnant …

“hmmm….ko ye mi…(I don’t
understand) I mean you are
pregnant…so…why are you
telling me…what is my
business with that…is Leja
aware…you should tell him…

you are telling the wrong
person Remi…I’m still
wondering why you walked
straight here to tell me that
you are pregnant…
Remi started shaking as the
prince speaks to her but she
stood her ground and released
the last bomb that got the
prince standing on his feet.
“You are responsible my
prince… is yours….
The prince stood in shock with
his eyes widely open as he
stare at Remi.
Remi looked up at him
wondering what will happen
next.