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At my chamber
It was already 7:00pm, the palace was so quiet, all the guest have left and it was a mourning atmosphere. I sat on my praying mat after praying maghrib prayers and was reciting the Qur'an, suratul nahl. I just needed to do something that will relieve me of my pain, Quran is the best solution I thought. After the isha prayers, I laid on my bed, my head was pounding. I took my phone and called Tanzeel but she didn't pick it, I felt I have to confront her. I took my veil and dashed out of my room, it was already few minutes past 8 , the palace was so quiet, I went to mum's chamber to tell her I was going out but was told she was with the King, if I was to go to the King I will have to make more explainations. Uff I have to go, I went towards my car and drove out recklessly, I heard the security greeting me but I wasn't in the mood for accepting any condolence. I headed to Tanzeel's house, I was almost there but I changed my mind and turned back to Katie's club. I parked my car and headed inside. I looked left and right searching for a familiar bar tender, the one that served us drinks. Uff I saw her serving some customers, hey I smiled as I walked towards her hello princess she replied smiling back at me, I think she knows nothing about this I thought because she was looking at me with confidence, but I still have to question her, please do you mind sparing me a minute I asked politely, princess you don't have to ask just give me a minute I'm coming, ohk I will be waiting for you in my car I said as I headed towards my car, yes princess she said and slightly bowed. It was hardly a minute before I saw her walking towards my car, I hope I didn't keep you waiting princess? No I said as I forced a smile. Please I need you to be honest with me I started, this is about the entire kingdom, ohk princess. Please what's your name? Yvvone she answered. Yvvone! About five days ago, I was here with some of my friends and you served us, remember? Yes I remember Princess. My drink was spiked that night, spiked? She asked in surprise, yes Yvonne spiked. Princess nothing like that happened, I served you the drink myself but we have CCTVs camera around maybe that will help. CCTV! Why didn't I think about that, there were CCTVs camera at the palace too, I could check who dropped Ammar's corpes. Yes please that will help, then follow me princess. It was a mini room upstairs filled up with computers showing every corner of the club. You are welcome princess I was greeted by a man who was controlling the computers. How did he know me? I asked myself oohhh silly I almost forgot I was a princess. Thank you I replied. Can you please show us the footage of Monday, Yvonne asked, ohk he answered, It was more easy because I was a princess I thought. Please night precisely I requested, okay ma'am he answered as he forwarded the footage, stop! Stop! I shouted rewind it a bit I said as I concentrated more on the computer, A man entered the club, he was wearing the same shirt the man on the bike was wearing, he was not Mr red but the man looks so familiar, I wondered where I knew him. You can forward it I said more like a whisper, ohk ma'am. I saw myself taking the drink after that I began to doze off and then stood up again that was when I went to the restroom, uff I slept off there, I was there for like 30minutes before a bar tender came and dragged me out. I was really surprised, if I was in the restroom the whole time then when did he take my pictures? Are you sure these footage was not tempered with? I asked, yes princess, I'm the only one that have access to this room he replied. Okay thank you so much I thank them forcing a smile out and trying to hide my confusion, the pleasure is ours princess they said in unison, you can come back if you need anything Yvonne added, okay thank you guys I really appreciate your efforts, bye, bye ma'am, please can I have your digits in case anything poops up, sure princess she replied as she dialed her number on my phone. I sat down in my car for over 10 minutes trying to figure out what was going on. OMG I'm so late it's already 9:10pm I have to get going I thought.
I got home exactly 9:30pm, I didn't bother to go to my mum's chamber because I know she will be spending her night at the king's chamber. I went straight to my room and freshened up, changed into my pyjamas. I sat on my bed, ohk Amaal now you have to think logically, you have to get to the bottom of this mess I murmured to myself, I went to my closet and bought out a pen and a book, wrote down all the information I've gathered from mallam Jibril down to Yvonne. Wait! Wait! I picked up my phone and checked the pictures Mr red sent to me, could he have edited my face? That's crazy but at least some relief. I zoomed the picture, I couldn't look at it properly when I first saw it, I only gave it one glance but I just realized the body wasn't mine just my face. What a relief! But why was I feeling so sleepy that night? No one spiked my drink in that footage I watched earlier then what was wrong or perhaps.. No no it can't be possible. I didn't eat anything that day before going out just a glass of milk or was my milk spiked, but who will dare do that. CCTV? My system was connected to the CCTV camera in my small private kitchen even though I don't cook their, I bought out my system and searched for the footage. Rabi was there in the kitchen preparing my milk, she bought out a tablet from the first aid kit in my kitchen and was about to take the drugs when I heard my voice calling her, I asked her get me panadol as my head was pounding,she mixed up the drugs, I remembered the day it happened, I didn't even look at the tablet, I took it from her and swallowed it. It must have been sleeping tablets but why was she taking sleeping tablets well I don't care but at least it's already resolved. I yawned, I was so tired I didn't even know when I fell asleep.
