MISTAKEN TRUST FOR HER
Queen Amancia boarded a cab to the shopping mall, before she got there, her friend Mrs Claudia Robson, was seated already in the car patiently waiting for her.
She was just troubled to know the Emirs 'reaction if he finds out her friend, the Queen branched to somewhere else, his facial expression would be a priceless one.
Mrs Robson finally saw her when she came down from a cab and tipped the cab driver a generous amount, she quickly dialled Queen Amancia's number to let her know they were already seated inside the car.
Queen Amancia hurried over when she saw their car, Aamina opened the door of the car with a hideous smirk plastered all over her face, Queen Amancia did not notice Aaminas' facial expression, she was so busy thinking about everything that had transpired between her and Floyd.
"You really took a left turn, anyways how did it go?", Mrs Claudia Robson asked.
Queen Amancia was breathing so hard, she tried to calm her breathing down, she was almost scared that Mrs Robson would bomb her with a shocking news that her husband, the Emir called asking of her.
"Aamina, tell the chauffeur to drive back home, immediately, he should speed up", Amancia commanded Aamina.
"Yes, My Queen", she answered.
"Back to what you asked me, my dear friend it kind of went well though, hope all the clothes you took, you found all dashing.
I am so sorry, I had to leave on you like that, maybe when next we go for shopping, I will treat you out, please I sincerely apologise", Queen Amancia said.
"No problem, until then", Mrs Claudia replied.
"So when will you guys be travelling back?", Queen Amancia asked.
"Are you already bored of my company, that you are already asking me to take my leave?", Mrs Claudia teased.
"Ohhh no, don't see it that way, I was just curious, you know you could stay as long as you wish", Queen Amancia assured.
"That's good.... yeah that's true, it almost slipped my mind though, I wanted to discuss something important with you, it's actually about my daughter though", Mrs Claudia said.
"Your daughter?, Allah!!!, what is it, I hope nothing is wrong", Queen Amancia babbled.
Mrs Claudia smiled, "So you still have not gotten over this hyper actions of yours, is not something that should scare the shit out of your pants though, it's something we should have discussed and something you already know", Mrs Claudia tittered.
"Alright?, so what is it?", Amancia asked.
"I and my daughter, Luciana, we were having a very intense discussion last two days at night, she was saying something about your son, Rashid.
You know, I had almost forgotten about him, but you know the poor girl, she can't ever forget him, I have been meaning to ask of his recent location, I haven't ever seen him, since we came visiting", Mrs Claudia said.
Queen Amancia furrowed her brows, she had almost forgotten about him for weeks, now the thought of her son, Rashid Zadir, suddenly brought out her urge to puke.
"Ohhhhh, that boy!!!, his father sent him to look over a company in Jamaica", she briefly replied.
"Ohhh, but I thought the work is meant for the second son, which is Madok, while Rashid stays here since he would take over the throne of Al Zayed from his father", Mrs Claudia emphasized.
"Noo.. nooo, Noo, my husband, Abdul, would never make such a mistake or take such drastic decision, I think he does not want Rashid to take over the throne of Al Zayed, Rashid is not capable of ruling this great empire.
Left for me, I would do the same, he's just better when it comes to handling of companies, but when it comes to understanding people and taking decisions which is for the greater good of the people, Madok is the best", Queen Amancia concluded.
"Ohhh I see, but Rashid seems to me like the perfect man for the throne of Al Zayed, so kind and helpful, I still won't forget how him and my daughter, Lucy always play around even unfer the rain and when she had gotten cold that night, he had blamed it upon himself.
You know, I overheard them that night, when my daughter, Lucy was shouting at him because he told me it was his fault that she got cold, and I could not help but wander, how good of a husband he would make for my only child and daughter, Luciana.
Even at that tender age, I had began making plans for their wedding", Mrs Robson said.
Queen Amancia was angry, she felt like rebuking her friend Mrs Claudia, for saying all those good things about her son.
"Why does everyone think Rashid is good, everyone thinks he is the perfect son, and whenever people spoke so highly of him, she always try countering it, but they always made her feel like she is a very big fool and does not know what she is saying, like though she is not his mother", she thought.
She felt a tap on her shoulder, she had zoned out.
"Are you okay?", Mrs Claudia asked.
"E-er-er-eeerm, y-yeah, I am perfectly okay", she stuttered.
"Sooooo, I was saying something before you went off in a trance, when is he coming back?", Mrs Claudia asked.
"I really don't know, I don't, maybe next year or... infact I don't know, but I am sure he would be there for the coronation celebration of his brother Madok", she jabbed.
"You don't know?, but he is your son!!!", Mrs Claudia exclaimed.
"Yeah, he always keeps telling me not to worry, that he would be back soon, but he never tells me the particular date, he keeps saying he wants it to be a surprise one for me", Queen Amancia disclosed.
"You keep saying coronation celebration, are you sure?", Mrs Robson asked.
"Yeah,very sure, that is why I want the marriage celebration between your daughter and my son, Madok to be done fastly, I want this reunion of marriage ties, because of the friendship and bond between both of us to continue.
I want our children to strengthen the bond of your friendship, and there is no other way to do it, than for your daughter to accept my son", Queen Amancia convinced.
"You know Amancia, left for me, I would accept to it, but marriage is something that both of them would decide for themselves, afterall they could speak for themselves, I don't want something that would make my daughter to hate me tomorrow.
Let me make it known to you, Amancia, my daughter does not want to be a Queen, she just wants Rashid, and I am afraid, if it is not Rashid, then no one else, because I would tell you the truth, she does not want Madok.
You know that, when your family have you out to Abdul, just because of business partnership, I had seen the look on your face, you were not happy, now see what that unhappiness is making you to do.
Amancia, you are defiling your home, you are still sleeping with your ex-lover, which is very much against our Islamic law, as long as you are not married to him, you have no right to give your body to another man.
How would you feel, when you later find out that my daughter is cheating on your son with another man, would you be happy", Mrs Claudia asked.
Queen Amancia said nothing.
"My friend, I can't accept the marriage tie you want with Rashid, I won't even bless the marriage, just give your daughter out to Madok and you will see that our friendship would improve greatly", Queen Amancia said.
"Sorry to say,my dear friend, if you would take wrong decisions for your children, I won't do that, I respect marriage a lot, marriage is for better for worse, it's a lifetime bond, and I won't want my daughter to take a wrong step, just because she wants to please me", Mrs Claudia snapped.
"It's left for you, my dear friend, anyways there are other men outside there that your daughter can get married to and not Rashid", she said calmly.
"Amancia, don't make me to use blackmail on you, we could do this as childhood friends and get over it, or if you object we would play it the wrong way.
I think you have forgotten how dangerous I am", Mrs Claudia cautioned.