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The King's Destined Love 00 // SWEET 16
The party was in full swing as the guests mingled at every corner of the hall. It was such a massive occasion for the kingdom, their prince was celebrating his eighteenth birthday a day earlier before his coming of age ceremony tomorrow. But it was more than that. I used to think that sharing a birthday with Lincoln was a blessing, we had celebrated every single birthday together in the last sixteen years. My mother once told me that Queen Gladys grew to hate her the day I was born, on her son’s second birthday. She relived that the queen had said that such precision was a bad omen and went as far as accusing her of witchcraft. It was no wonder she hated me, and the hatred did not show any hints of floundering when she realized how inseparable Lincoln and I had grown to be. Lincoln always said that the biggest gift the Zion forefathers had ever granted him was me, and his life was meaningless before I came along. I laughed at him every time he alluded to it, and reminded him t
The King's Destined Love 01 // UNTIMELY
I've always wondered what it felt like to die. What was it like? Was it like in the movies, where one dies peacefully with a smile on their face?I always wanted to know from the day my father died, had he been in too much pain? He died a painful death, and I still carried most of his pain in my heart, but I wondered how his last seconds were, if it took him all his will to breathe his last breath.Maybe that was what was killing me, the painful remnants he left in me. It was as if there were glass shards constantly piercing at me, as if to remind me that this could be my last day.It was so strange, I was not in pain, but I was hurting. My heart was bleeding over my failed dreams and short life, and yet, I had somehow found a way to make peace with it.My mother did not look bothered either as she moved about the kitchen, singing and moving to her favourite song as she cooked a storm. Occasionally, I think that perhaps we had both come to terms with the situation because bo
The King's Destined Love 02 // UNFORSEEN
Talk about awkward! The queen stood there for a minute before putting on a smile and a show as she leaped forward and into her son's arms.“My son! Look how grown up you are, you look just like your dad.”Prince Lincoln hugged her and then moved to give Queen Shekinah a bear hug. “Mama, you are even more beautiful than you were the last time I saw you! I missed you.”It was the first time he spoke, and his voice was as delirious as ever. That small gesture saw his mother's face change as Queen Shekinah blushed furiously and slapped his arm. “Ugh, man, Lincoln, don't mess with me!” She laughed. Lincoln laughed and moved on to greet the king. “Baba.” He shook his hand before they hugged each other briefly. I could never understand men or why they hated embracing each other.“Goodness, Lincoln. It feels like I'm staring into a mirror. I can't believe how grown up you are, you are ready to take over the throne now,” the king said in astonishment. “Dad, don't exaggerate
The King's Destined Love 03 // APPOINTMENTS
One thing I admired the most about my mother, Daisy Kunene, it was the fact that she knew when to put up a good fight. She did not bring up the issue of the heart transplant the next morning, she woke up and prepared breakfast for me. It was nothing fancy, at least not something I would prefer, but as she always said, “Doctor’s orders.” I had to eat ‘healthy,’ the doctor had put me on a strict diet—greens, greens, and greens all the way. But I did not complain, I was used to it by now, and the fun part of it all was that my mother never left me to suffer through this alone. She ate whatever I ate, well, except for the palace food, which by the way I’d forgotten to bring for her last night.I finished breakfast, grabbed my book, and went to sit in our garden.Neither of us could ever say it out loud, but our garden was probably the most priced possession in our yard, not even the house measured up to it.This garden was a memory fountain, it reminded us so much of dad. I remem
The King's Destined Love 04 // HIGH RISK
It is my birthday in a few days. You probably think it is a big deal, but not to me. The day which marks my entire existence would be the same day my heart stops beating, the day my body would separate from my soul once more. I was going to die.For most people, birthdays call for celebration, to celebrate life and our loved ones, but for me, it spells death, grief. It was not something that happened every year, just as birthdays had stages, so did my death. It first happened when I turned sixteen.From a young age, there was always a strange occurrence that always happened on the eve of my birthday, a heavy storm. I don’t know why, but Lincoln and I always loved it. We would go and sit at our favourite spot as the clouds gathered, and we would wait until the rain poured over us before rushing back home.However, that night was different, and I will never forget the horrified look on Lincoln’s face when everything unfolded. We never told anyone abo
The King's Destined Love 05 // FATE & FOES
The initial plan after leaving the graveyard was to go straight home and lock myself in my room for the rest of the day. But as I paved my way through the forests, buried memories of the past flooded my mind like a waterfall on a rainy summer day.This forest was like a history book, filled with chapter after chapter of an endless streak of memories, good and bad, but mostly beautiful ones. Life. Such a strange phenomenon. I still remember how about a few years ago, I was walking down this same route, skimming through the thick woods of Zion; smiling and laughing as if nothing else mattered in the world. I was happy, free – in love. Yet here I was years later, counting every breath I take. It just felt surreal, like a dream; one minute it was there, and the next, everything just went up in smokes of nothingness. Every time I come here, I wonder if he ever dreams of coming here; if he ever thinks of me. If he still loves me, or perhaps hates me. Funny how I wonder what he
The King's Destined Love 06 // UNINVITED
Lizzy could not keep her mouth shut when she arrived at the palace, she blabbed away to her colleagues about how she would be joining Azania and her mother for dinner with Azania's doctor boyfriend. Come noon, not only had the news reached Queen Shekinah, but Prince Lincoln as well, and before she knew it, Lizzy was barred from leaving the palace that evening.I know that I'm usually petty, but that was not by any means the reason I missed all of Lizzy's phone calls until it was far too long. I had not touched my phone since my mother saw it fit to invite Alex over for dinner, and I didn't care to find out where she had put it afterwards.As soon as Lizzy left, my mother started preparing the menu, while I only joined her later to help with the cooking. It felt like being back at the palace, where I prepared everything the doctor had ordered me never to eat again. My mother went all out for Alex, and she was willing to forget about “our” diet for the day, claim
The King's Destined Love 07 // SOMETHING ABOUT THE EARTH
The nightmares resurfaced, again. I can’t remember the last I felt my heart beating so slow, it felt as though any second now it would stop. We did not sleep at all, my mother’s face had gained a few wrinkles, I could tell that she was worried about me and was dying to ask me what was wrong.I think she blamed herself, she kept apologizing all night and saying that none of this would have happened had she not insisted on the dinner. I had to escape from home because she would not let me out of her sight.After promising to accompany Lizzy to the farm and that I would be there on time, there was no way I could disappoint her now, although I was strolling from the moment I left home. My mother had been too distracted with having a bath, she would be frantic when she finished and found me gone.I needed a distraction, I needed to keep my mind busy so that I didn’t think about all those events. I could not believe Alex let my secret slip, w
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