A GIFT

Susan was quiet suddenly, trying to process the new information her mother just released. She wondered if her father was discriminating amongst his children. However, she has known her father to be fair, kind and compassionate so she couldn't believe it.

"Mummy are you sure of what you are saying? Because I know my father and he is not a partial man". Susan said.

"Oh please stop trying to be naive. Daddy loves Special more than any of us including you and his grand child. Special is more valuable to him." Treasure argued.

"That is why I didn't want her to be near any of you while growing up. She is going to take away your birth right and I cannot sit back and allow her to eat my children's inheritance" Hope declared.

"Please relax mummy, before you build castles in the air, did you see that he gave everything to her yes?" Susan asked as she was finding it hard to believe as each second rolled by.

"Yes he did. I read in the will that Special being his first child is to be the administrator of his entire will and estate"Hope shouted in tears.

" Oh, is that what it says? I see.... Mummy you are just behaving like an illiterate for nothing. You are sounding like One who did not enter the four walls of a university. Being an administrator does not mean you own everything. It simply means you share everything and from what I know Special will be a very good administrator unlike Treasure here."

"Why are you comparing me with that Witch?"Treasure attacked.

"Well you see that witch as you can her, is very kind, compassionate and thoughtful. I think Daddy did the right thing" Susan concluded and continued eating the apples with her.

"How can you talk like that? How can you support Special? Did you see the way she pushed our mother this afternoon in front of us? Someone who was begging her, all thanks to your outbursts. What if she decided to take our father's properties away from us? what do we do then?"Treasure asked.

"Our father's property, our father's property, Aunty will you call down. You have said it so many times. In case you have forgotten or your mind is refusing to process the fact that Queen Special is his first child before we became. So she has rights to his properties even more". Susan stated

"Ooh my God who has BeWitched you Susan? In this critical time, you still choose not to take your mother and your sister's side after all the facts before you." Hope cried out.

"Which critical time? oh please for heaven's sake, calm down Mummy you are blowing the subjects out of proportion and it is not funny. You and Treasure cannot pitch me against my sister. My own flesh and blood.What daddy did was very right. Besides, how did you even get to see the will and testament? Did Daddy show it to you?"

"Obviously not, I called his lawyer Barr Clement shortly before Treasure was born and even every two years afterwards. I always try to find out about it, just to see if your father has changed it. But it has never been updated till now. Your father is not the fair man you claim Susan."

"Oh i see. That was why you treated her so bad when we were growing up. You frustrated her as an adolescent till her teenage years. Even as an adult, you are still trying to make her unhappy. Which is so bad."Susan told her mother.

"I did everything for my children because I didn't want her to grown wings and start fighting with you guys. That girl has the capacity to take everything I suffered to secure leaving you guys on the streets." Hope explained gently.

"Please hear yourself mummy? Why is it that whenever someone treats another person badly, they always give a reason for their evil actions. You made sure she didn't travel abroad but you couldn't stop her from being in the king's life. You can never stop a destiny ordained for greatness and Queen Special is one of them.

"Oh that abroad trip, did you know that your father was going to sell one of his prime properties to send Special abroad leaving you people here?" Hope asked loudly.

"I don't know why Daddy love this girl so much more than us."Treasure cried out.

"I wonder why oh" Hope added.

"Please Madam drama that is not true. Daddy is a damn good father and I support every decision of his 100%. You see this life.....Ah ah ah" Susan exclaimed holding her stomach.

"What is it Susan?" Hope asked in panic.

"My stomach hurts." Susan shouted.

"Oh so sorry why is it happening?"Treasure asked.

"Its the both of you. You're unnecessarily stressing me up and down but I just want to reaffirm it that whatever you are planning, it will not work just so you know"

She stood up slowly assisted by her mother and left the sitting room. "Mummy what are we going to do. I'm so sorry that Daddy did this to us." Treasure said.

"Just leave this issue. Its so painful Susan wouldn't even see my reasons for doing all I did for you and your siblings but I know you my daughter, you see reasons."

In the other suite, the Queen woke up later to discover she was alone on her bed with a bunch of roses displayed besides her and a note which simply says "Do join us for dinner" from the king.

"All she had to do was put on a light powder on her face and she walked out of the room. Entering the dinner hall, everyone was there including the king who stood up prompting everyone else to stand. She felt like royalty as she watch the faces of Hope and Treasure who smiled at her.

Knowing it was not sincere, she frowned at them and suddenly chuckled. This was unlike her, she does not frown at anyone but I guess things change. The king hugged her and whispered into her ears "you look beautiful my wife, my beautiful piece of mind".

He had always called her that from the beginning and she wished in a heart she was truly his peace of mind because after this weekend it will be entirely impossible to be with anyone else but the king.

"I have a surprise for you my daughter" Professor John said as soon as the Queen sat down and everyone else did too.. "What is it dad? What do you want to show me?" "Your father has requested that you see some people tonight and they will help put you in a better frame of mind."King Derek explained.

"Who are they if I may ask?"Special said. "Please let them come in" The king instructed the guard at the entrance of the door. An elderly woman in a 90s, still standing upright but had grey hair everywhere on her head, walked in with another elderly woman accompanying her.

The second elderly woman was much younger than the first

"Daddy who are these elderlies?" Special asked innocently.

"That's Felicia your grandmother and your aunt Uwa"John stated.

"oh my God!" Hope exclaimed

"This is so weird mum." Treasure whispered while, Susan greeted the duo smiling.

Special stood up from her seat and hugged her grandmother. "You look so much like Dorothy" Felicia said.

"I could never walk past you. You are truly her daughter!" Uwa stated "Wow! I didn't even know you were royalty your highness"Uwa added.

"Please don't call me that. How are you ma and where have you been?" Special inquired.

"Oh it's been a long story My Queen but finally we could put our differences aside knowing Dorothy left us a gift. Which is you" Felicia stated.

Specials was in tears as usual and the king stood to hold her, leading her back to her seat, guilding her in such a way that the stewards immediately brought extra seats so her grand mother could also sit close to her.

"Thank you so much daddy for doing this" Special said as she asked her grandmother to sit down. The elderly woman in her 90s was very fit and giggled as she moved to her seat.

"Happy birthday John. You don't look a day over 40"Felicia teased.

"Ha! I know you're just teasing me mama" Professor John replied. "But of course you look so young at 65" Mrs Lola complimented.

"Yes MY Husband is very young, agile and active at 65 because I am taking very good care of him" Hope exclaimed and gained the attention of everyone on the table.