Chapter 47

I can't help most times feel in need of space, I will gladly trade my position as a prince for a peasant if it will give me the quietness I crave.

I would rather not rule the kingdom, but I will have to one day.

I'm the only son and that's what's expected of me, to lead our country forward, not backwards.

I wish I were born as a girl, that way I can be married off to a king that will take care of me.

I know I will have to marry a male, but that didn't make it all the easier, my helper might be like me.

He wouldn't like the hurdles of the throne, if that happens, what am I to do? I can't force something on someone like it was forced on me.

“Is it only me or does Reddy's introductory essay of us somehow creepy?”, Blondie whispered.

I shrugged, "it creeped me out that he knew more than I thought I knew myself, without even having a nice talk with me”, I whispered back.

“ Nice talk, by the way, how did you know so much about me?”, I asked a smug-looking Reddy.

 

He winked (Reddy winked?

Paint me shocked with a tint of surprise. 

Like he winked at me, or was I imagining things? Okumu must have frozen over for that to have happened), “you don't know what you learn by just silently studying others”.

“ You meant to tell me you study only I and Blondie?, what do you hope to gain by that?”, I can't believe a person will leave everything important to do and study others like case files.

He shrugged, “Who else am I to study if you two wouldn't shut up for once?”, he glared at me, “it's worse I see you every day, but to see you in my dreams is uncalled-for”.

“ You dream about me? How is it possible? I thought I _”, I shook my head," forget I said anything”, I turned towards Blondie.

“ Forgetting is the most difficult thing a person copes with, I might pretend to have forgotten, but I didn't forget entirely”, I heard him whisper.

The proximity of his breath to me made me shiver to anticipatee something I don't know, nor did I explain its feelings.

“ No, let's move on to the next partners”, Miss Amara clapped as Kwofo and his partner walked to the front. 

So far, it's been ten partners, Kwofo and his partner are the eleven partners so far. 

Kwofo locked eyes with me when he bowed, his meaning clear as the day. “I only will bow to you, my prince."

this was his promise to me years ago when I asked him where his loyalty lies when he caught me doing something my father warned me against.

I was afraid then that he will report all my crazy deeds to my father, but he didn't. Instead, he cautions me, nothing more, I can still vividly recall most of those incidences and my little shows of rebellion.

Those were my crazy young rebelious days.