Flowers and Praises

1:Decisions

Maruva

My father wants to marry me off to save our country from war.

Sazodia our neighboring country to the south has been trying to over power Dzikasvi ,my county and only home. It's all I've ever known and not just me but 10 generations of the Mutapa clan.

Dzikasvi not only my home but the home of my father's ancestors. A land they fought for with more than just blood, sweat and tears. It is a land which cost them their lives.

A land where each and every citizen's forefather hoped their grandchildren would live peacefully and as a free person

Dzikasvi is more than a country, but it is also a save haven where everyone has a role to play in the development of the country.People from other surrounding countries whether there has been war,famine or any natural disasters we'd welcome people with open arms.

It's a place of refuge.

A place to start over form all the past mistakes in life and Sazodia has been craving to take all of that away.

War with Sazodia means no more safe haven, no more Dzikasvi and the most dreadfull part about all this is that we the Mutapas are at stake.

A threat to the country is a direct threat to the throne and we wreak of royalty.

It wasn't alway like that in the beggining though. Sazodia and Dzikasvi had once been the best of allies in the whole of Africa.

Dzikasvi had helped Sazodia in countless times of cyclone disasters and we depended on Sazodia to back us up if ever there was a threat of war upon us.

Our country is very small, but has been blessed with abundant minerals and rich soils so mostly we decided to focus on feeding the hungry,clothing the naked and offering jobs to the jobles to end poverty.

I know it sounds stupid and a bit too farfetched but only 10% of the population is left to reach a 100%poverty free country. The goal was to improve our country and extend the improvement to other countries.

If you haven't figured it out were a peacefuĺ country, but I can't say the same for Sazodia considering were on the verge of war.

I'm not really big on politics but ever since the ruler changed there has been a lot of tension between us. I think the king there died or something and his son, the bustard I have to marry has wedged war upon us.

What is his deal anyway now I have to marry him and actually sleep with, cuz you know that how getting pregnant works but I'm not ready to be a mother,let alone a wife or the queen of two countries but I'll have to make due because I love my people and I'd hate to be the Mutapa that sent the country to war after several generations of peace.

Some time in the future

After all this time I really hoped we'd reach peace and I wouldn't have to be married off to some guy just to save my county. I cant believe ill never see MK again, and even if I did it's not like we can be together.

What at MSU doesn't even matter now cause I am Maruva Mutapa and I will save my country through this marriage, even if it means I will never find love for myself like I already did at at college.

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Dear Prince

My Prince I have bad news. Your father has fallen ill and is currently receiving intense medical care. He does not want you to come back home unless it is to take the throne. In the meantime I will be region until that is if ever you are ready to take the throne.

Your sincerely

Musoni

Well at least he's not dead. If he does die I'd have to go back home and take the throne.

I am no where near ready for that. Becoming king means more responsibility and worst of all marriage.

The thought of it gives me chills. Us royals usually don't get married for love, we  get married  to get stronger allies and prepare a better future for the country.

I'm not ready to have a roommate that I'll be forced to have babies with, well that is how my parents were before my mother died.

With the thought of his mother he felt a bulge form at the base of his throat. The memories of his mother's death were all stiil too raw, a delicate topic for him to even think about, let alone move on from her death.

I want what my parents never seemed to have. I want that excitement of having to be with the one you love, not the resentment I saw in my mother's eyes every time my father tried to talk to her .

Now that I'm grown the realisation that my parents weren't happy hit me hard and if i become king I'll have to suffer the same consequences.

Oh dad please don't die on me, he silently prayed

I'm no where near ready to get back home and face the consequences of my actions,all because of my refusal to take the throne.

One might wonder why I wouldn't want all the riches in the world, or have girls swoon when they hear my name or grow weak in the knees when I pass them by, not to brag but even if i didn't have the title I'd still have girls swooning and dem knees weakening.

Nudge nudge wink wink if you know what I mean.

Ok yah that was a bit too much but hey it's true I've got great physique especially with the training I've gotten since I was a toddler just in case there was ever an invasion and I had to defend myself.

If I'm anything like my father as a leader I'd be fit for the part, but as a husband to someone I don't love, I'm not so pretty sure about that.

I do have to see dad though and tell him that I'll be ready to take the throne but just not now.

I do hope I don't fall for anyone in the meantime.

I just hope I sont fall for anyone

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Hello there persons reading this book. Yes I said persons.

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By the way these countries are completely fictional. Dzikasvi and Sazodia are non existent African countries.

I'll admit was too much of a coward to pick actual countries.

Questions

What's Maruva talking about with the whole love of my love and not getting married to him?

Does the Prince seem a bit arrogant and too much of a scaredy cat?