Finished

Today is Mother's Ash Day...it has been a few months since she ceased to exist and this is a ritual I have to comply with no matter how absurd it is or sounds

For me, I have never really grown to like bloody things but now...who cares about that...the blood of my enemies is like a golden river good to watch...

Father left all his duties behind to remind me about today's importance.

" We are here...this used to be your mother's house..she was gently and naive..so clingy!" It was obvious that he was still hurting by her sudden death.

The house was well furnished after all these years... " I always send someone to clean it up every month" he valued our incomplete family to this extent.. I saw a huge picture on the wall...

" That's your father....he was the regent of Life Valley..he loves nature and scenery that's why his house is here...quite peaceful and silent."

I nodded as I followed him to show me around the place I never knew about it...

" If I find more time... we'll go to your ancestral home..to meet your people"

" Will they accept me...? They don't know if I existed" I bowed my head down..

" Of course they did...they just didn't support your mother marrying that cursed life form" he squeezed his face in annoyance.. definitely there were many people who didn't support their marriage but a foolish mother of mine didn't listen...

" There is something I have been meaning to ask" I remembered that I planned to ask him but joyous moments didn't let me..

" Go on.." Opening past wounds is going to hurt but this is inevitable...

" Why did you rape my mother...?" I gave him a stern look to show my seriousness

" Well...it was something I didn't regret because I have you by my side now... I thought if I did.. Zuma wouldn't want her anymore..but he took her to torture her "

" Any other reason...? Didn't you feel your love to be obsession..? Did you ever realize that if you didn't go through with what you did she'll be alive?" I was getting upset at his flameless excuse

" You are right... I did think about it.. and I felt pained. Well, Zuma didn't trigger me... I wouldn't have done it!" He sighed and couldn't look at me in the face... guilty conscience?

" What did he do... I'll gladly add it to my list of his crimes and list of a thousand ways to make him feel pain." Zuma is a reckless brat...so cunning

" He killed your grandfather..." He spilled it out without any cover and it hit me badly...

" What...?" I was astonished thinking of what Zuma got to do all this...?

" He started by poisoning him bit by bit. I ended my sojourner journey here because the regent is indeed very wise. The poison kicked off at the third full moon and he was in pain... I examined him and found it weird to find such rare poison in his body. It was his allergies to carrots that made the poison come up.

Seeing that he hasn't died yet...he came personally and finished him to death.." he clenched his fists tightly

" Why...?" My voice shook slightly...

" Because he was against their marriage. He felt that Zuma was insincere with Vera. Even Vera didn't listen and planned to run away with him. It was when her wedding was close that he died in his hands. I saw it with my own eyes..he really took the old man's breath away...

I vowed to make him pay but Vera was with him... I tried telling her but she yanked me off calling me a traitor for not telling her and her family that I was a prince on a sojourner journey... I didn't do what I did hoping that she'd stay while I took vengeance for her but she didn't "

I felt like collapsing and hitting him on the face...even if she yanked him off she had the right to know but now she would just get to know in her grave in the afterlife...

"Whatever you did brought about my existence and suffering...." I looked away trying to conceal my anger

" And am sorry for that... I didn't mean for you to suffer. I just wanted you to open her eyes. I know that Zuma is trustworthy right from when I saw him.." he fought back his tears... seeing him like this made me sad

" It's okay... what's done is done... I had to be strong.... and I am stronger it's for the best" I hugged him... it's only him that can see how much I need a father's love... I waited for Zuma to love me turns out my love isn't in his heart

" Thank you, dear... I promise to do everything for you.." he embraces me tightly.

After the little truth and dare we went to my mother's grave in wine, roses, and other things she likes. I bowed severally as custom demanded and Father did the same.

He said so many things that made him cry in all the name of seeking forgiveness he wept and I pulled him in for a tight embrace to comfort him. The sooner we leave... the better..we left and off to the palace we go

"You are finally back... I missed you Father..."