QUEEN UGONMA

THE ANGRY PRINCE

" Father father, what have you done? How could you? The Prince shouted as he got to where his father King Eric sat at the edge of his bed, an empty bottle of whisky on the floor while he lifted the remaining in the glass cup to drain the last drink. "When did you get back, son? the king asked. Ignoring his question and still boiling with rage, the prince shouted even much more louder as he banged the door behind him shattering the mirror that hung close to it." Damn it dad, what have you done, how could you, who is that girl and......" before he could finish the father sighed and gently said forgive me my son, its a long story" Quickly the prince interjected," There are no excuses or reasons whatsoever that will warrant you locking a young girl like that in chains as your slave. I am totally disappointed at you" he rushed back to the kitchen leaving the king running after him and calling him to listen to his explanation.

      The Prince got to the kitchen but did not see the strange girl, just then the king came panting. "where is the girl" the prince asked the maid in the kitchen."In her room at the boy's quarters" she said. The king and the prince both went to the room but she was not there. Meanwhile Ugonma who had never seen herself in the mirror since she was turned into a maid,  out of curiosity, went into the main house to look for a mirror to at least see how she looked and how she can make herself presentable to the prince, but what she saw looking back at herself was too much that she lost the will. She took a bed sheet and tied round her neck and jumped off the balcony, as she jumped, Mary saw her and screamed. The prince following the sound of the voice came promptly and lifting the fragile choking girl, managed to save her just in time before the bed sheet could snap the neck, He quickly took the car keys and rushed the poor girl to a nearby hospital.

      The hospital was owned by his cousin and so every body there knows the handsome prince and as soon as he arrived, everyone was at his beck and call. The doctor stabilized her and told the prince that they are lucky there is no much damage done to her thanks to the timely intervention of the prince. The doctor however told him that she is too anemic and that she needs blood transfusion and will have to be treated from a sever case of hepatitis B."Doc please do what ever you can, I will foot the bill" the prince said as went back to the private room assigned to Ugonma. The nurse has been able to sedate her and she is now asleep." My prince, please you will need to allow her to rest" the nurse said " No I will be right here when she opens her eyes" The nurse knows better than to argue with the prince, so she quietly closed the door behind her. Prince George looked at the strange, fragile but dirty looking girl on the hospital bed and was so angry that his own father is responsible for this hideous crime. " He must tell me his reason for this inhumane and barbaric act" he muttered under his breath but for now i want to see this angel open those beautiful eyes, yes I noticed those beautiful eyes and the voice so soft it caressed his skin. Gosh George he scolded himself, how could you be thinking of that right now but he dare not leave the room, he wanted for him to be the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes.

      George sat beside the bed and pondered to himself, who is this girl, what did she do to my father, how long has she been living like this? Looking at her despite her ugly clothes, she is really beautiful like a...... he hesitated but got the word he was looking for"A PRINCESS" he shook his head ,no princess will be treated this way, maybe she is an orphan or a thief. But even if she was a thief, dad should have taken her to the police. So many questions but looking down at this girl, he felt this longing in his heart to comfort her in his arms and let her know that everything will be alright. She is beautiful , there is something about her that he can not place his hand but one thing is sure he feels sorry for this poor girl. He saw a strand of her hair being blown by the fan, he couldn't resist the urge to leave it, he gently brushed it back with his long fingers.As she lay there, he only thought about her,, he forgot every other thing. He just did not want to leave but his stomach was rumbling, a gentle reminder of what led him to discover.... "What's her name" he said to himself realizing that he does not even know her name. A quick look at his time ,made him exclaim, its past noon and he is so hungry.

" I can eat a horse" he told himself as he rang the hospital bell. Promptly a nurse came and he asked if the doctor could come, the doctor came and he told him" Phil" as he fondly calls him " Man , I am damned too hungry" " There is this eatery close by, lets go grab a bit" Phil said " No Phil, i want to be here when she wakes up, I was hoping you could send some one to buy me pizza and coke" he smiled for the first time since got here. "No problem George, but who is she? the doctor asked. " It's a long story" he said avoiding eye contact with the doctor. The doctor sensing that either he is hiding something or he really don't want to talk about it, shrugged and left to order the food. The pizza came just in time he ate and opened the coke and drank" Oh there is nothing sweeter than a chilled coke" he said savoring the taste of the coke against the pizza.