HIGHNESSES

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8

"Why did you do that? "

He looked at her and continued eating without answering her.
Children of nowadays, you strive to do what's best for them but they never see it, blinded by their own selfish interest..he thought.

"Baba!"

Haruna removed his hands from the food and motioned for his daughter to sit down which she immediately did facing him with anger written all over her face.
" Do you think am wrong by delaying the reply to the king's proposal?"

She looked at him boiling deeply, "No ,but because you wish to reply when it's not even a special proposal!"

"And who told you about that?"

"Mama of course"

"You with that devil of a mother"

"Baba!"

"What? It's true, she does nothing but negates every little decision I have made and you! You  listen to everything she says and do whatever she aks you to do without thinking twice, is that how you want to be the queen?"

She pouts at that.

" Answer me and stop pushing your mouth ,who told you it concerns me whether it stays like that or touches the sky. "

"But Baba ,you always say you want the best for me..."

" .. and the best for you is to be in the palace, you don't even know what I went through to get this proposal at my door step and you are here complaining about special proposal, God help you and that your thoughtless mother. "

" Baba ni dai , ni dai pls delay the reply, don't send it the day you wanted to ..."

" And that will make what happen? Ni fa Ku Mata kuna ban mamaki, please go to your room and let me eat in peace. Habah don Allah " he drew the table closer to him and deeps his hand inside the bowl to wash his hand before he continues to eat.

" Baba ni dai , do something so that they  know am not easy to get .."

" If you don't leave this place this instant am going to throw this plate on you , kaji min shirme, stand up and go to your room and don't come to me again until I send for you . Oyah je ki"

She walked out sulking , closing the door with a bang.

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"How was your night my king?"

He settled down close to her feet and started massaging her legs, " it was fine umma, I had a wonderful night thanks to you! I forgot when last I had such beautiful night rest..."

" Yeah , yeah ,you can say that ,that's why am a wonderful mum, ko?"

"Ah, for sure!!!"

They both laughed at that. She dropped the mug she was sipping from and looked at him lovingly;

" My king , I have sent an invitation to the two houses that responded to the proposal, I hope you know what that means?"

He smiled at her nodding his head .

" What is that my love? You are so calm for all this marriage stuffs, am starting to get scared..."

" Don't say that ma manga, ai duk wannan harkokin naku ne , aha, where is Jakadiya harkoki? I haven't seen her this morning"

"Ta je aike , told you I sent for invitations"

"This gat to be serious umma ,da kanta? It must be from where you wanted most..."

"Aha! You can say that dear, am not taking chances ,there's no good in delay, delay is dangerous! "

He was surprised. In fact, surprise is an understatement. Jakadiya for invitation? Out of the palace? That's once in a blue moon! Those girls are lucky.

"What are you thinking son?"

" Am short of words."

"You look like it"

He laughed and stood up. " I will be around when you need me umma, I have to take care of some stuffs before noon, I don't like working in the afternoon,it makes me weak."

" like father like son..."  She sang merrily.

He smiled and prayed silently for his father.

" Go, let me not keep you here"

" Assalamu Alaikum umma. See you later. " He said while going out of her chambers.

" Waalaikassalam darling son, see you..."

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The wedding date is set to be Friday. Everyone in the palace is busy. The birds sing joyfully ,happily flying above the beautiful penthouse built while some rested on the roof top picking one thing or the other. The large building below it glows with beauty, the walls made of expensive tiles with  beautiful colours that looks feminine. Looking at the exterior , the interior can't be underestimated.

KJJ smiled at the view. Doing his evening adkhar after alot of istigfar, he shifts slightly on the chair he is sitting on in his open garden facing the mansion him and his wives will be occupying soon.

" Ya Allah make it easy on me.." he prayed absentmindedly, who thought he would be marrying two wives at the same time, even his father married one at a time but it always depends on who responded to the proposal first which have been the secret custom of the royal house. Only Jakadiya and the choose queen have access to such secrets and of course, the king.

He concluded his adkhar and looked to the phone beside him. The evening is quiet he thought. Toh what do we expect, it's marriage ceremony in just few days... The two girls will be having a meeting with ma manga this night, and that will be their first duty before marriage. He shakes his head and stood to his feet and thought silently, "  Allah doesn't burden a soul with that which he can't do.. I can't let my coming wedding bother me. It's for the best In sha Allah. We have been praying for righteous wives and I have absolute trust in my creator ,may I be the best for them and them the best for me. "

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Aameen!!! KJJ.

Sorry for the mistakes. And I will try and improve on my updates in sha Allah. Jazakumullahu khair for bearing with me. *Smiles*