Turning Table

Part 150

*** Accidental Celebrity ***

Liyana

[A week later]

Nstika and I have kept our relationship mostly private, so I've stayed out of the public eye, If it was for me I would have kept it that way. I want absolutely no fame. I think it causes only trouble. But here I am being dragged to the Mnguni Funeral.

I swallowed and looked at him, so this is my life now, I'm an accidental celebrity just because I fell in love with the King, shoot me for being optimistically worried, this is the first time that I will be seen with him in public, I'm sure his high-profile friends, family, business partners and worst the media are behind those doors!

What a worst time for him to choose that I get thrown in the deep end, I'm at a weird place mentally. Seeking my father and worried like crazy about what that can of worms will bring to my life, not forgetting that I'm very much still angry at Nstika for the decision he made regarding my mother, so I'm scared that being in the limelight will end up causing things to be worse. Which in return will course certain areas of my life, like my career and health, worse. It's not like I can reverse the decision, either. Once it's out that I'm his love interest, something the media seems very interested in knowing, I can't take that back. Any future employers will always see that if they Google me, whether we remain together or not. I'm worried about being threatened or doxxed online, not because I've done anything wrong, but because some people are just horrible. I know I'm overthinking and being unreasonable, but do you blame me? I know how the media works they will dig for dirt from my past I know I don't have much garbage besides the fact that I had debt as tall as Mount Everest and let's not forget my bad job choices, working in a strip club, ooh lord, I could see it now "The Queen stripper "on the headlines of social media page.

"Just breathe and remember that this funeral is not about the person who is no longer with us, but you are here for the family and friends of this person who has been left behind, please see this as a great honor rather than as a duty or burden "

Ntsika said holding my hand tight as the car came to a halt, I look outside my window, and I'm blown away, the Mnguni mansion is breathtaking, this place alone is just another world on its own.

Me: I shouldn't have come "

Him: nerves are killing you I know, but this will be your life now attending events like this for highly profiled people "

I swallowed a huge lump in my throat, I took out my makeup mirror from my bag and looked at myself for a thousand times,

"You look beautiful can you stop with this "

I looked at him and my heart melted, so here I am being a supportive partner I have this life and I need to come to terms with it, the shy, insecure girl needs to take a back seat, I know now that every relationship needs patience and understanding to work. For this kind of relationship, I will need more "buff" than normal relationships. I will have to learn how to live with having him absent at home, sleeping alone most times, sharing him with the world, with his people, facing the media, smiling nonstop till my jaws become stiff and so on, So it a must that I learn how to sacrifice because I have to do a lot of that if I want this relations to work.

"ok, I'm ready, " I said taking a huge breath

Him: are you sure? "

Me: yes, I am, but I have a few conditions "

He raised his left eyebrow and smiled "Yes my Queen I'm listening "

Me: you will hold my hand throughout this service, you will not leave my side, you will help me fit in, and when you see that I can't answer half of the questions these people will be asking me, you will step in, I need you to calm my nerves, control my anxieties and make this experience as smooth as possible "

Him: your wish is my command; I will do just that "

Me: thank you, now can we go "

He nodded and told Key that he may open the car doors for us, today is using his electronic wheelchair, and the public and most people have not seen him on his feet so he say that "The wheelchair is part of my image, " while I just think its good that his using it cause we don't know how long the service will last and that alone may strain his legs

The meet and greet was very minimum in this place and thank God the guest list was not long also halleluiah to the fact that there was no media in the royal ground but just one guy who took pics in the most district manner, one of the ushers lead us to the dining hall, and I gasped in amazement at how extraordinarily beautiful this place looks.

"The house was designed by Sbusiso Ngcobo and built on a large wedge-shaped plot of land, he described this land as Fronting spacious grounds, since it was situation Between Swaziland and South Africa,

Mvelo wanted something different, not your ordinary palace, so Sbu infused Greek, Egyptian African, and a bit of eighteen century Europe designs, he architected, and help build the palace and he was in the four front of the interior and exterior designs, The central four or is it six-story block with a pediment supported by four ionic columns was flanked by two-story pavilions. With its stately facade, handsomely proportioned rooms of varying shapes, and Neoclassical decoration of great refinement, The Mnguni Place is regarded as the second prestige and modern as the Lansdowne House in London"

Me: and you know this how? "

Him: I read my love "

I giggled and we were escorted to our seats, I was greeted by the warm smile of Queen Bhengu, and next to her was a beautiful woman with eyes like Sbahle and a face like Dudu's.

"That's our cousin Nwabisa, " Nstika said pulling my chair for me

"Oh ok, " I said seating down, I leaned next to Nstika and whispered in his ear, " I thought you said we attending a funeral ?"

Him: Inkosi ebekwa before the sun comes up my love, we are only here to attend the memorial service "

Me: what? So, the person who died was also king...I thought Mvelo was the only leaving king in this kingdom."

Him: The Mnguni leave a very private life, my love, I too am part of this family cause my sister married Mnguni, but I too don't know a lot about this family "

Ntsika said looking at his phone, he bite his lip and quickly switch off his phone

Me: what was that, is there soothing wrong"

Him: Mlondi and Mangalisa found Ziqubu, there are on their way to Bhengu royal house"

Me: what? they found my father? Where? how and ...."

" Good Morning All, the royal house would like to welcome you to their space ... " The program director started talking making every one eye focus on the center stage

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To be Continued