Chapter Twenty Two

Princess woke up very early the next day being a Thursday and immediately she opened her eyes, her surrounding was a little strange to her. She was about to panic when she heard a gentle voice. "Princess?" She looked at the person calling her and remembered where she was.

"Daddy?" She called. "Am I really in Lagos?" She asked and Christopher nodded. "Wow!! I can't believe this. I can't believe we'll get to stay with you in this big house." Princess said happily.

She suddenly stopped talking and Christopher who came into her room as early as possible got scared. "What's wrong? Don't you like it here?" He asked her worriedly.

"Nothing is wrong dad. I just remembered that I will have to start a new school and make new friends. I am scared of that! What if they don't like me?" Princess asked and pouted her lips.

"Who would anyone want to hate someone as beautiful as you?" Christopher asked after realizing that she was just scared about making new friends.

"Do you think so? Do you think they will all like me?" She asked her father.

"They will and I am sure. You are a great girl and they will have no choice but to love you." Christopher said.

"You are inky saying that because I am your child," Princess said.

"Why would I have to lie about such a thing?" Christopher asked.

"Because it's not everybody that will like you. Mom said that in this world, some people will hate you no matter how good you are while some will like you as well. She said I shouldn't expect everybody to like me." Princess said to her father.

Christopher was shocked by what Princess said so he asked her. "Why and when did she tell you that?"

"Which one do you want me to answer first? Is it the WHY or the WHEN?" Princes asked him.

"The two. Answer the two." Christopher answered her.

"Ok, there was this girl in my class then. Every time in school, she would call me ugly and names like that. She would always look for my trouble and one day, she called my mom a prostitute. I didn't know the meaning but I beat her up because she called my mom a prostitute." Princess said.

"How old are you to beat a girl up?" Christopher asked with amazement.

"I am not a baby dad. I was almost three and she was four years old. My teacher called mom and when mom got to school, I heard my teacher telling her that she didn't train me well." Princess said and the smile on her face vanished. "When we left the school, mom asked why I fought and after explaining to her she told me never to fight like that again. That was when she told me that, not everyone in this works will like you. She said, some people will hate you no matter what and some will like you no matter what. She also told me that I should never waste my strength on what is not worth it." Princess said.

"Wow!! My baby is so wise. You were barely three but you Still remember what she told you? That is wonderful. You are special." Christopher said and picked her up from the bed.

"Where are we going?" Princess asked.

"We are getting you cleaned up and ready for the dad!!" Christopher answered tapping her nose.

"I want to greet mommy first. Let's go to her room." Princess said.

"Your mom is still sleeping. I checked on her before coming to your room." Christopher answered her.

"Mommy is still sleeping? What time is it!?" Princess asked with surprise.

"Yes, she is still sleeping and the time is just a few minutes to seven," Christopher said as they entered Princess's bathroom.

"She must be really tired. Mom never sleeps late. She is like an alarm clock. Always waking up at the right time. I will not go to her room to wake her up. She deserves her rest." Princess said as Christopher put toothpaste on her toothbrush.

"Why does she always have to wake up early?" Christopher asked and gave her the brush.

"On Mondays to Fridays is because she makes sure I get to school early. On Saturday we wake up early to get the house chores done and to wash our dirty clothes... While in Sunday is because we always attend the first mass." Princess explained.

"Wow! Your mom does sound like a busy person. Does she ever go out?" Christopher asked.

"Yes. She is busy and yes she tries to take me out once in a while. I don't like stressing her and besides, I prefer staying at home most of the time." Princess answered like a mature lady.

Christopher laughed at how princes sounded but, said. "Do you think we should make her breakfast? To thank her for being there for the family." Christopher suggested.

"Yes!! That will be great. We should make her Fried rice. No... We should make her Jollof rice. Oh, my God I have the best idea of what to cook. Let's cook her Akara and pap. Yes!! Well, prepare Akara and pap." Princess suggested with excitement.

"Wow, you really have a lot of options. The inky problem is that I don't know how to make Akara." Christopher said.

"What!! You can't cook? That's bad dad. Very bad." Princess said as she shook her head at him.

"Don't make it sound like it's a very bad thing. I only said I don't know how to make Akara not that I don't know how to cook." Christopher answered her.

"Well, that means we'll make fried rice. I want us to make her fried rice." Princess said.

"There is going to be a problem there as well. Why don't we just make her something simple? Like yam. Yes! Let's make her yam and eggs." Christopher suggested. He didn't have the nerves to tell her that, he wasn't that good in the kitchen. The only things he can make very well are noodles and other light dishes.

"That will do. Let's make that when I finish bathing." Princess quickly bought into his trick.

"Ok. Should I help you out?" Christopher asked.

"Yes, dad. Help me to pick an outfit. I want to look good because I need everyone in this house to see and like me. Mom says the first impression matters a lot and it can not be changed." Princess said.

Christopher laughed at her and went into her closet to pick out an outfit for her. He picked out a cute pair of jeans trousers and a white top that had writing on it which says, 'I look like my mom and I love that. He picked out cute white sandals that had a beautiful flower design and I blue headband. When he finished setting out the outfit, he went back into the bathroom to help her out and was shocked by what he saw. "What are you doing?" He asked her.

"What does it look like?" Princes asked. She was in the small jacuzzi that was in the bathroom and she had succeeded in getting the floor wet.

Christopher laughed at her and said, "you are enjoying yourself. That's what it looks like." He answered.

"Yes. I am enjoying what you put in my bathroom. I have seen people bathe like this in movies and it always looks cool." Princess said.

Christopher didn't want to spoil her fun so he said, "don't you want to make breakfast for your mom anymore?" He asked her.

"I want to. Why do you ask?" Princess said.

"You are wasting time. What if she wakes up before we finish cooking? We need to hurry up." Christopher said.

"That's true," Princess said and tried to stand up. She tried but kept slipping si she said. "Help me. I don't know why I can't stand it. What's happening?" She asked her father who was watching her with a smile on his lips.

He helped her out and took her to the shower to bathe her. After cleaning her up, he picked her cute little bathe towel and tied it around her. They entered the room and he helped Princess get dressed in the clothes he picked out for her. They both rushed into the kitchen after making sure that, Rose was still sleeping. They prepared boiled yam and egg sauce and they were satisfied with the outcome. "This looks great!" Christopher said as he dished out food for them.

"That's because I helped you out. It's all thanks to me!!" Princess said.

"Yes, it's all thanks to you. You are a great cook. Let's go and check up on your mom." Christopher said and picked her up. He held her in his arms as they walked out of the kitchen. Before they could get to the stairs, they heard a greeting from two people who just walked in.

"Good morning sir!"

Christopher turned in the direction of the voices and answered. "Good morning. You girls are late today. What happened?"

"I woke up late sir!" One said while the other person said, "nothing."

"You are both taking your jobs as a joke, right? Because I traveled for how many days. You have both turned into late comers, right?"

"No sir," one answered.

"Sorry sir, it won't happen again." The other person said.

"Anyway, we have new people in the house. Meet my daughter, Princess." Christopher said and gestured at Princess who was looking at the people who just came in with interest.

"Princess, this is Ene and Blessing. They come here every day to clean the house." Christopher. Said.

"Good morning," Princess greeted.

"Sir, did you just say your daughter?" The one named Ene asked.

"Yes, she Is my daughter."

"Wow! She looks so beautiful but, oga are you married?" The other one named blessing asked.

"Yes she is my daughter and yes, I am married. You will all meet my wife later." Christopher answered them.

"Wow!! So we now have a madam. And, It's not madam Cindy?" ENE asked.

"You have a madam and her name is Rose. I will introduce you all to her once she is awake." Christopher Said. "Now go and do your work." He said and walked up the stairs with Princess in his arms.

They got to Rose's room and knocked on the four gently. When there was no replay after some seconds, Christopher pushed open the door gently. They peeped into the room and Rose was still sleeping. He closed the door gently and they both walked back away. They had their breakfast and went out to walk around the house. They got to the back of the building and Princess didn't want to continue on their tour again when she saw the puppies in the cage with their mother.

He had to promise to give her one of the puppies and then left her there with Audu the Gardner while he went back into the house.