CHAPTER 6

Sakana Tour...

Several days pass after my last discussion with The Prince. I am still his servant but I do my best to avoid him. In fact, I am lucky to have Bélinda with me because everything Prince Mosi asks her to do, she does it without hesitation.Today, we have to accompany the Prince during an election campaign in Sakana the capital City of Namby. I’m super excited.

I wear a white chiffon top with a satin part, and my back is naked, then down, I wear a short skirt in loincloth with several colored patterns. Around my waist, I put big orange kidney beads to represent our village. This new outfit was presented to us by Dorcase last night, and without lying to you I’m happy to change my uniform, this one represents more my madness.

This is the first time I’m going in the big city, I’ve never been there. Apparently, it’s very nice.

So I’m opening the car door while I wait for The Prince. He arrives a few seconds later, and we greet him and he enters in the car, answering Bélinda with a smile. I roll my eyes with a feeling of jealousy?

No. That can’t be possible..

Since our discussion in the kitchen, him and I have been avoiding each other. There is a chilling tension between the two of us that I cannot explain.

I close the door and Bélinda and I quickly get into the second car.

Bélinda- I am going to see for the first time the great capital of Namby.She said by arranging her hairstyle. Do you think the King will be there?

-Why ? You want to seduce him too ?

Bélinda- Ah ah.. I’m just asking.

I shrug my shoulders, looking through the window at the trees and the little houses passing in front of my eyes. My father had already told me about this kind of election campaign, it’s something new for Prince Mosi. That’s why he’s been tense for the last few days. An election campaign is only the period before an election, during which candidates and their parties promote themselves in order to collect as many votes as possible.

And here in Namby, Kings and Princes of other villages get together to, “help” some candidates to finance their promotion, but for me, it’s mostly a big discussion between them to predict who will be the president of Namby. So I don’t know why they call it an election campaign. These people always amazade me.

Bélinda- Hey. She says by touching my leg. How do I look ?

- Beautiful. I say coldly.

Bélinda- Beautiful and that’s all? You..

-Please leave me alone, I am already tense enough today don’t come add your questions. I say when I feel my nerves rising.

Bélinda- This is it. I’m just trying to make conversation with you.

-Oh yeah? Today, you want to have a conversation with me? I ask her when I start to get angry. After all the trouble you’ve caused me, you want to talk to me? Bélinda don’t try to be nice, I’m already supporting sharing a room with you.

Bélinda- Calm down, otherwise I might repeat it to the Prince. She says with a smile at the corner.

-It’s your hobby to bring everything back to him anyway.

Bélinda- Why are you so upset?

-I don’t know. I say turning my head.

Bélinda- Too bad for you. She ends by turning her head.

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A few hours later we finally arrive in the capital. I am dazzled by this city, apparently considered the most beautiful city in the country thanks to its architecture and historical monuments. And I can approve it, it’s beautiful. With its towers, its steeples, its high walls, our city presents on all sides an aspect of magnificent fortress. The suspended houses have a bold architecture and very colorful facades. Sakana is one of the most attractive cities in the region due to the exceptional character of its living environment.

I’ll dream of living here.

Bélinda- Stop dreaming and get out of the car. She said, taking me out of my thoughts.

I get out of the car, to join the Prince who was already greeting the other public figures. So we stand behind him, smiling. Normally we shouldn’t be here, but for some reason he asked us to be with him.

While he talks with The Prince of Zango, a village close to our Kingdom, I watch him quietly. This elegant, smiling, calm side of the Prince, I don’t have the opportunity to see him like this.For some reason, he’s not arrogant, or contemptuous. I prefer him this way, maybe he understood how a real future Prince should behave.

The Prince- You two will be waiting for me here.

I nod my head without saying anything.

The Prince- Yes, my prince? He insists on looking at us.

Bélinda- Yes, my prince!

-Yes, my prince! I repeat regretting what I had just said.

I feel his gaze on me and I raise my head to look at him straight in the eyes. Our first gaze in days. We haven’t spoke and even look at each other for a while. And now I see his light brown eyes looking at me. This moment feels like an eternity, I feel for the first time to be able to read his emotions. I can feel distress in his eyes, what’s going on?

The Prince- Humm.. He starts by turning his head. I’m going.

Bélinda- Good luck, my prince.

-See you later, Prince Mosi.

He enters the company where the other politicians and Princes are waiting for him. I don’t know why, but I have a knot in my stomach. I hope everything goes well for him..

Bélinda- Hey! She says by grabbing my arm violently.

-What? Let go of my arm!

Bélinda- You think I didn’t caught your little game?

-What game? I say not understanding what she’s telling me. Bélinda please stop hallucinating.

Bélinda- Me hallucinate? Don’t play the innocent.

-Can’t you enjoy the beautiful view? I say changing the subject.

Bélinda- I warn you, you will not steal him from me.

-Yeah, I don’t want him anyway.I respond rolling my eyes.

I walk towards the car away from Bélinda. I don’t want to start arguing with her, I already put up with her every day, I don’t want to go home with a headache because of her nonsense. She has nothing to fear anyway, I doubt that The Prince is looking at me like that because he had something for me. Quite the contrary.. The both of us in a relationship, it can’t never work. I don’t want him anyway.

Tendaji- Are you okay? He says when he lowers the window of the car.

I nod and smiled at him.

Tendaji- Are you sure?

-I’m just a little confused. I admit to my best friend.

Tendaji- You shouldn’t. Look around, you have a chance to be here for free and you prefer to be sad? Take a deep breath and smile. At least for me. He says by caressing my cheek.

-Thank you. You’re right.

I take a deep breath as I relax. I close my eyes and let the wind pass over my face. The fresh air of Sakana does me a lot of good in the moment, that’s all I needed. A feeling of security and peace invaded me and I smiled under the admiration of my best friend.

Tendaji- That’s how I like to see you.

I face him with a smile. I don’t know how to thank him, he’s so special to me.

Tendaji- Next time you fight with one of them comes to me. You know I’m here to cheer you up.

-I know, but you always traveling.

Tendaji- I admit it’s true, but you know you can count on me.

-Yes. I give him a kiss on the cheek and thank him.

The Prince- Let’s go!

I am startled by fear when I see him pass behind me. Is this a joke? Why he always appears at the wrong time.

I throw one last smile at Tendaji and head for the second car when I see the Prince lowering the window of the car. I stop surprised, thinking that he was going to ask me something important. He gives me an insistent look and then he continues:

The Prince- You ride with me.

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The Prince and The Maid