Queen Of The Plains ( The Matriarchy Series Book 2)✔️

🐐 Chapter Four 🐐

LULU'S POV

I felt like I was in a Disney movie when I woke up to the chirping of birds, a soft breeze swaying over the trees and the quiet only a serene environment could bring. There was light pouring into the room and on checking the time it was five minutes to six. Talk about an early sunrise. As my mind cleared up memories of the previous day and the handsome vet I'd met invaded my mind and I found myself smiling like a fool. It was too early to be having such thoughts about him so I set them aside to revisit later.

I sat up in bed rubbing the sleep from my eyes before I did my morning prayers. Marini had made sure we kept our faith since God had been faithful to us so I was remaining faithful to him.

I got out of bed walked into the bathroom, washed my face before putting on a pair of sweatpants, a cropped hoodie over my tank top and some running shoes. I grabbed my phone and air pods setting out for my morning work out.

Everyone was already up and I waved to a few people on the way way to the gym I had spotted the previous night on my way in. It wasn't the best equipped gym but at least they had a treadmill and weights. Going through my usual routine, I worked out for an hour before going back to my room for a shower. For such a humid place the mornings were quite chilly so I got dressed in a pair of black rugged jeans, a hoodie over a blue t-shirt and sneakers.

Since I didn't have much to do I ordered breakfast from the kitchen before I started unpacking my stuff. I started with the bathroom before moving on to the closet. I put my empty suitcase at the top of the wardrobe after I was done unpacking. Before I could get to the kitchen there was a knock on the door and I opened it to reveal Saldona with my breakfast.

"Good morning Lulu. Sleep well?"She asked politely.

"Yeah I did. You?"I asked just to be kind.

"I did too. Since your new to the area would you like me to get you a guide to show you around?"She inquired.

"No I'll find my own way around for today but I'll be expecting company tomorrow so I might take you up on your offer soon."I replied knowing my team would like to be shown around.

"Always at your service."She smiled grabbing the dirty dishes I had used the previous night and taking them away.

She hesitated at the door and before I could ask her what was wrong she turned to face me and voiced out her concerns.

"Miss if you don't mind me asking what is the purpose of your visit. I don't want to be rude but we've never had anyone book a cabin for more than a month at a time let alone a whole year."She asked and I smiled at her, deciding not to correct her after she referred to me as miss.

"You're not being rude at all. I'm happy to answer your question. Do you know who my sister is?"I asked her.

"I know she owns Zuri Safaris. We've hosted a few of her guests here over the years."She answered and I nodded.

"Yeah that's her. My sister is involved in a lot of humanitarian projects around the country. Helping the less fortunate and about a month ago this place came to her attention. Not here particularly but the surrounding villages especially Ndoto so she sent me here to help out."I explained and her face lit up in happiness.

"Oh my God miss that's so great. Everyone will be thrilled but what are you going to do all alone?"She asked.

"I'm not alone. My team will be arriving tomorrow. The plan is to turn this place around. Wells, a school and a few green houses."

Before I could comprehend what was happening, Saldona had put the tray down and pulled me into a hug. I hugged her back chuckling at her enthusiasm. When we pulled apart she was wiping tears away from her eyes and I felt sad that just the simple thought of what I was going to do was bringing on such great joy. I was just providing the basic necessities not building them a mall and it showed just how much we needed to do a lot more to help the needy.