The Royals: A Kings Heart

Chapter 42

NKOSI'S POV_

I was really missing Thembisa. It was evening and I was with Mthunzi in the house having a drink.

Mthunzi: "I'm upset."

Nkosi: "Hm."

Mthunzi: "You want to know why?"

Nkosi: "Why?" I sighed.

Mthunzi: "You're not even pretending to enjoy my company."

Nkosi: "Sorry."

Mthunzi: "What's on your mind?"

Nkosi: "I was thinking of my dream. Early in the morning. I was not here. In a place I've never seen. I woke up to my eyes staring at me in the form of a baby girl. She was sitting on my chest. When I woke up, she smiled, the most beautiful thing in the world. I took her out the room, Thembisa was out in the garden, resting with a cup of coffee and a book. It felt so real. There was no guards, no pressure, no all of this nonsense. Not in this world. I was really happy."

Mthunzi: "No wonder you didn't want to wake up."

Nkosi: "Yeah. Just feeling something I don't like."

Mthunzi: "What?"

Nkosi: "My heart hurts. Physically. What does that mean?"

Mthunzi: "Maybe it's because you're missing her?"

Nkosi: "What if she's in danger or hurt?"

Mthunzi: "Call her." I dialed her number, putting it against my ear as it rang.

Sasa: "Hello."

Nkosi: "Hey baby."

Sasa: "Hey."

Nkosi: "What's wrong?"

Sasa: "Nothing. How are you? I heard the village voted for the center. That's amazing. You did a great job."

Nkosi: "Thank you. My work here is done. Can I see you tomorrow before I leave?"

Sasa: "I don't know baby. My dad is pretty angry right now."

Nkosi: "Why?"

Sasa: "He knows about us. He wants me to choose."

Nkosi: "Choose what Thembisa?"

Sasa: "Between you and him." Oh fuck, my chest tightened. This would hurt. Thembisa loves her father. It's her father. Unlike my father, her father was a loving caring parent and would continue to be so. Unconditionally. I only invited danger to her life.

Nkosi: "Oh."

Sasa: "Found out from my mother the reason why."

Nkosi: "That he won't accept me?"

Sasa: "Yeah." Doubt it will make a difference.

Nkosi: "What is it? What have I done?"

Sasa: "Not you. It turns out, the village your grandfather burnt to the ground, was my father's home. He was the only one that survived. He was 11 years old when he escaped." No... No... "He believes that your family use non royals and kill them for sport." I was too embarrassed to even respond. I've never paid too much attention to my family history. I knew obviously my grandfather was the cruel king and I thought I'd left all of that in the past. My father himself is cruel, I'd hate to admit that he isn't as bad as Papa but I'd be lying. He is just as bad when provoked.

Sasa: "Nkosi."

Nkosi: "Your father is right, Thembisa."

Sasa: "I'll try talk to him."