MELINA MY LOVE

EPISODES 8&9

*MELINA MY LOVE*

*SEASON TWO*

*EPISODE EIGHT*

*AUTHOR: George Haman*

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I took her to one of my maids room which had been well prepared and said to her;

"For the kindness that you have showed to me; this shall be your home as long as I am the king of this kingdom and your sister too is welcome to live here."

"Thank you my king." She replied bowing down.

I closed the door then gently held her by the waist and pushed her towards the wall.

"Monica, I want you to stop bowing before me. I am the new king but my reign is not a reign of seeking to be feared and respected but a reign of unity and industrialization; I want you to be my female adviser." I said to her then kissed her lips.

Monica withdrew her lips from mine then gently pushed me away but in a respectful way and said;

"It is my duty to serve any king who reigns this kingdom. Naomba unilewe tafadhali, sifai kuwa nakaribia hata vazi lako."

She was a stubborn lady to convince. I just got my hands off her waist and went to have my dinner. It was a tradition that the king had to dine with the village elders so I took that as an opportunity to begin to enlighten them.

Days passed by and Monica kept on acting like my servant while she had an option of being a member of my council. Faith would come to the palace only when summoned by any of the elders or by me.

I decided to introduce education and infrastructure in the small village town so as to help the people catch up with the rest of the world but I know that I would face resistance.

I used the people who had been to the cities beyond the woods surrounding us to import teachers from the outside cities and because the village was rich in food but there was no currency yet, I began exporting food in exchange for money.

The changes I was implementing faced several rejections from the strong believers of traditions but after installing electricity in the village, more people began supporting the industrialization plan.

Six months melted down after I had taken over the leadership of the community and the town had taken a whole new face. I was careful not to erode the crucial cultural believes hence among their traditions, I preserved one which they valued most. A king who did not have a queen was required to choose one after six months of leadership so as to give birth to a heir who would take over the throne.

I had no idea how they used to do, so I asked my wise men to organize the ceremony for me and all the unmarried ladies in the village willing to become Queen were summoned. The ladies were supposed to dance the traditional dances in front of me and I was to choose the one I pleased to be my Queen.

Definitely, I had already made the choice in my head but I had to wait until they all danced for me to choose. My eyes were focused on Monica, she was an excellent dancer. After the dance was over, it was now my turn to choose among the many ladies presented before me.