She Waited Five Years To Marry The Prince but Was Shocked To Discover His Secret #africantales

a long time ago in the village of Wali one evening as the villagers celebrated the new y festival oisa and duju ran through the forest holding something strange in their hands and coming quickly behind them was uu's father Madu stop there he screamed at the top of his voice uu and oisa kept running because that was the only way to hide uu's secrets unfortunately as they ran oisa tripped on the branch and fell instantly would you Haled and began to help oisa get up but he was deeply hurt would you run I do not want

your father to catch you here he said to her but she refused after all it was her fault that they were running through the forest instead of celebrating with the Villagers soon U's father finally caught up with them you're a stupid child he said to his daughter as he picked up what U and olissa tried to hide it was a bunch of colorful leaves held together by tiny strings he carefully rolled it out and behold it was a lovely dress I knew it have I not told you to stop this nonsense he shouted at the

top of his voice and then just as if he suddenly noticed oa's bleeding leg he jumped in fear my prince my prince he said panicking he lifted Prince oysa on his back and began making his way to the Palace but as he went he stepped on uu's dress scattering the leaves with his feet go home lock yourself in your mother's room and do not come out until I tell you to Madu instructed his daughter oisa struggled on M's back begging him not to allow U to enter that room but M did not care U began

to cry too while picking up the remains of her dress in the past she shared her passion for dress making with her father but he was always against it our village is known for the greatest warriors and herbalists I do not have a male child to become a warrior so you must become a herbalist he would say harshly to her every time severally M would see is the anara Fabrics U used to se when she managed to make a dress he would burn it and when he finally realized his daughter was not going to stop

her craft he burned her from buying fabrics and making dresses at home but that did not bother her because she had oisa her best friend Madu and the King were best friends and their children shared the same friendship oisa supported U's craft with his whole heart he was always fascinated by how well she could sew anything using a needle he allowed her to hide her Fabrics in his quarters and every day she would visit him and sew her dresses while he watched in awe but one day U decided she wanted to try something besides Fabrics

so she asked oisa if they could go around looking for colorful leaves because she wanted to make an elegant Leaf Dress M wondered why she was always Gathering leaves and whenever he asked her she would say papa I am just fascinated by the colors but he knew something was not right regardless he brushed it off but on the day of the new Yam Festival while he was leaving the king's Chambers he saw his daughter and olissa carrying what seemed like a dress with some of those leaves he had seen U with and that was when

he began pursuing them to confirm his suspicion asju walked towards her house in tears she knew she was in so much trouble and when she finally stood in front of her mother's room her heart began pounding in fear was her father so angry that he would punish her by sending her to her mother's room she thought to herself after a long wait outside she bravely pushed the door open and immediately she fell to the floor weeping more profusely it had been 2 months since her mother died and nobody had gone R into her room now

she was forced to accept her harsh reality would you shut the door behind her settling down on the floor she cried until she slept off later at night her father returned and called her name through the window he brought some food for her to eat however he refused to let her come out of the room you will stay there for one month I am sure you will come to your senses soon he said every day after that the maid brought food for U but she barely touched it because she was traumatized from being in the

room alone but on the fifth day in the evening she got very hungry would just sted at the different Delicacies the maid had served her for the day and she quickly stuffed it all into her stomach shortly after that she dozed off when she woke up she was excited because it was the first time she had slept properly in almost a week she realized it was due to the amount of food she had eaten so U came up with a plan to make her time in the room pass very quickly every day she would request

very large portions of food from the mid then she would force herself to eat all of it and minutes later she would feel sleepy and do off that was her routine for the time spent in her mother's room and as expected the days flew by very quickly U waited eagerly for the month to pass by so she could see olisa again she was curious to continue their conversation the last time she saw him he said to her I have something to tell you but I will let you know before the end of the day she

blushed as she thought of his words maybe he finally wanted to admit his feelings for her and she could not wait to tell him she felt the same way to a month passed and her father unlocked the door and asked her to come out but when U came out he looked at her surprisingly you put on a bit of weight in such a short time he said to her but U did not think so yes her belly was protruding a bit and she always felt heavy but it was only because of her eating habits now

she was out she would shed all that fat in no time she thought to herself she apologized to her father again for disobeying him but Madu looked at her with sorrow in his eyes and said my daughter there is something I have to tell you but he was interrupted by the maid who told him that a visitor had arrived to see him Madu told uu they would speak later then went out to greet his visitor when uu was sure the coast was clear she ran out of her house making her way to the Palace to

see olissa and when she got there she was greeted by the queen they exchanged pleasantries and then the queen smiled and said you are a well brought up child although your friend is gone you still came to check Upon Us U was confused gone what did she mean by that gone where she asked the queen did your father not tell you my son went to the Warrior Camp where he would train to become king she answered and immediately uu began to cry oisa always told her that his father did not believe in training at the

Warrior Camp but that was not why she was crying she cried because this meant the next time she would see oisa would be in 5 years U cried all the way home she was upset at the whole world but most especially oisa why would he live without saying goodbye to her she felt so alone first her mother died suddenly and now her best friend who she was secretly in love with left her for five whole years when she got home she went back to her mother's room and locked herself indoors refusing to come out her

father and the maid begged her endlessly but she did not listen and as usual she received her meals through the window daily when uu was not eating she would be sleeping or thinking about the day she would see oisa again 3 weeks passed and Madu was tired of his daughter's sadness so he decided to do something nice for her later that evening he knocked on the door begging her to open you are going to love the gift I have for you please come out and see it he begged her after he knocked for a while

she finally came out and to her surprise she saw her father with a pile of anara fabrics Madu hugged his daughter and told her he would allow her to pursue her dress making passion on one condition attend Mama's training for herbalist in the mornings and in the evenings you can SE your dresses it's only for a year and you don't have to practice when you are done I just want you to learn this skill U accepted his offer without hesitation she was happy her father would let her sww her dresses that was the best news

she had heard in a long time but Madu was concerned about something else too my daughter you have put on some more weights he said but U told him it was due to her time in her mother's room and the facts would all Melt Away now she was outside but she was wrong what she did not realize was that she had trained her stomach to only get satisfied with huge amount of food U had developed a food addiction and even as she stood in front of her mother's room with her father she was starving the

following week uu made her way to Mango's compound as she arrived she met other students on the learning ground what is her majesty doing here someone asked loudly and suddenly everyone began to laugh U did not have to turn her head to know who was speaking it was Nono for as long as she could remember Nono made it her duty to pick on U especially because of her friendship with oisa and it wasn't just noo many other girls in the village did not like U because of oisa is her dress too tight or is she

getting bigger noo said again and as usual everyone laughed loudly U refused to answer rather she sat down quietly and soon after mang GOI began to teach but U was very worried she thought her father exaggerated her weight gain was it so noticeable she asked herself that day U refused to eat the packed lunch she brought from the house she had to find the way to drop the weight and when she got home she declined the food she was giving but at night the hunger she felt in her belly would not let her sleep she

turned and tossed on the bed and finally she found her way to the kitchen and ate and ate until she finished the pot of food U cried herself to sleep how was she going to lose the weight with such a big appetite she thought about oisa he would be disappointed to see her that way when he came back days passed and all her attempts to eat less were ruthless and her M at Mango's Learning Center did not make it easy for her a year finally passed and the training was complete uu was naturally excellent so

she excelled however she was just glad to leave nozu and the others who poked at her because of her weight unfortunately Udu did not succeed in losing weight rather she was way bigger than when she resumed at the Learning Center on the evening of her graduation she waited for her father to come back because she knew he was going to give her a gift for her excellent performance but she was disappointed with what Madu had to say my daughter I have found a wife for myself Madu told his daughter U looked at him in shock

because her mother was barely 16 months in the grave Papa please just wait a bit longer what what if she she treats me badly she asked her father with tears in her eyes but it was too late because Madu had already paid the woman's bride prize he was only waiting for the perfect time to tell his daughter would you you will love this woman and she has a daughter you will finally have a sibling she was at Mango's Learning Center too I'm sure you know her her name is noo he said as soon as U

heard no s name it was like shock went through her body every time she forgave her father for hurting her he managed to do something worse than what he was forgiven for she cried but her father thought she was exaggerating because the woman was not her biological mother after his conversation with u things began to move pretty quickly n and her mother moved in and nobody was as happy as no her new father was a very wealthy man she could not wait to enjoy all the benefits from a father who was the right hand to

the king Madu gave noo uu's late mother's room and this broke uu's heart the most although she initially hated going in there the room had now become a place of soless for her 2 years passed and noo had managed to make uu lose all her confidence especially because of her continuous weight gain her stepmother AMA tried her best to prevent noo from hurting U but noo refused to be cautioned by her mother U would hide in her room eating or sewing her dresses just to avoid no's numerous insults but despite everything she had gone through

she would think of oisa hoping that one day he would come back and ask her to be his bride one morning heard her father shouting at the top of his voice she did not want to come out of her room but she was also curious to see what the problem was it is obvious you cannot pay me my money Madu shouted U stood at a corner and saw her father in a meeting with an elderly couple and a young man who seemed quite familiar Stood Beside them she could not help but notice how attractive he

was but the next words her father spoke brought her back to reality it's either I lock your parents up in the king's dungeon or you marry my daughter uu Madu said angrily uu was shocked she tried to run back to her room but she mistakenly hit a pot of water which got the attention of everyone thank God you are here I was going to send somebody to call you Madu said to U she slowly walked towards them embarrassed what was her father thinking he wanted to exchange her for an unpaid debt her eyes caught the

young man's eyes and she quickly looked away there was a brief silence and finally the young man spoke sir as you may already know I only returned yesterday please give me 6 months to pay my father's debt and if I fail to do so I will marry your daughter as you have requested uu was embarrassed she blamed her weight for the man's rejection she did not know how much his parents ow but who would give up an easy way out just to avoid being with her when the young man and his family left Madu said

to his daughter get ready to be married in 6 months there's no way he can repay me in a short period of time oo looked at her father and asked Papa why would you make such should doal without informing me do I not deserve a say but Madu believed he was doing his daughter a favor nobody has come for your hand in marriage but your sister no has had countless suitors or is just someone cutting you secretly he asked U did not know how to tell him she was waiting for oisa so she said please

give me 2 years and if I do not get married I will go ahead with whatever you have have planned for me she answered but immediately M knew the reason for her condition my daughter this is about oisa right what if he does not choose you or did he ask you to wait for him if he did his father would have mentioned it to me enough of this conversation my decision is final get ready to be married in 6 months uu cried herself to sleep she made up her mind to visit the young man the

next day so they could find a way out of their problem even if she had to borrow him some money she inquired from the maids about the family that came the previous day and where they lived then she set out to find him but on her way out of the compound she saw him walking towards her house they exchanged pleasantries and uu asked what he was doing at her house I love the dress you wore yesterday it's looked perfect on you I came to ask you where you got it so I can get something similar

for my mother I am sure it will put a smile on her face he said to her after hearing his compliments uu felt the anger she had for him disappear you can't ask about my dress she asked shyly well if you must know I made it myself she said to him the young man looked at her very impressed and introduced himself as Iuka then he asked her what her name was even though he already knew U introduced herself but she could not shake the feeling that she had met him before afterwards Iuka asked her if

she would like to take a walk with him and she agreed because it was the perfect opportunity to talk about the Dilemma they both faced they walked for a long time and U learned about Iuka and how he was sent off to war 6 years ago where he got injured in battle Iuka was captured and sold to a man whom he began to work for when news about Iuka got to his parents they thought he was dead so his father became very ill and in a bid to treat his illness his wife borrowed a huge

amount of money from Madu which they had not been able to pay off for years how did you escape your master would you asked curiously Escape my master let me go I did not have to escape he said Iuka told her that his master was someone they called a negotiator in their Village Whenever there were important decisions to be made in the village his master had to be present and even when people wanted to make business Deals they would pay his master to ensure they got the best out of of the de Iuka looked at

UD and said you know what they say about the student and the master I soon learned my master trade and when I was confident I asked him how many deals I would have to close for me to regain my freedom let's just say I made a lot of money for my master before I left and because he's a kind man he let me go when I fulfilled my end of the bargain uu was fascinated by Iuka stories but she was also tired of pretending like she was not out of birath from the amount of walking

they had done so she slowed down and leaned on a tree to catch her breath I'm sorry but I'm tired she said to him but he assured her there was nothing to be sorry about then he ran to fetch some water for her to drink uu was pleased by how nice he was to her whenever she panted at home out of tiredness non so made sure to insult her would you finally ask him about what had been disturbing her all night please I need you to assure me that you would pay off the debt in

6 months as promised she said to Iuka don't worry about it I will pay it off he responded nodding his head and although she had not known him for a long time she felt she could believe him ESP especially because of his story they both began to make their way back home and just as they were reaching U's house she knew she wanted to see Iuka again because their conversation was the best she had had in years I'll make your mother's dress but you don't have to pay me it's a gift U said to him

but IA refused he insisted he was going to pay her for her services but before he left he promised he was going to update her regularly of his progress to put her heart at ease time passed and uu and Iuka found every opportunity to spend their free time together even when they had no reason to meet up they would find a way to meet each other would you shared stories with him about her one true love olissa and how she was eagerly waiting for his return on the other hand Iuka fought hard to pay off

his father's debts he approached land owners who were ready to sell and negotiated a deal with them afterwards he found them a worthy buyer and at the end of the deal he would be rewarded with a certain percentage he also worked for small businesses negotiating contracts and soon news about how good he was spread amongst Traders and land owners Wu cheered him whenever he closed the de and often they would celebrate with a meal by the Riverside where they would have long conversations forgetting about life's problems Iuka also thought U his negotiation tricks every time

he would say to her it's not enough to make these fantastic dresses and keep them to yourself you should sell them and in no time you would make a fortune they would both go to neighboring Villages and sell of uu's dresses to interested buyers their friendship was wonderful if you had seen them from afar you would think they were lovers one day U said to Iuka oisa we'll be back in less than 2 years I wish to lose with but I do not think I can do it Iuka looked at her and responded well I

believe you can if your mind is made up but I really think you should lose weight for yourself and not for anybody's sake he told her that he was willing to support her in any way possible and she gladly accepted his help uu and Iuka began to take long walks to exercise her body and as for her diet whenever he could he helped her cook fresh highly nutritious meals which they would eat together for dinner by the Riverside as usual sometimes she would over itat and begin to cry but Iuka would comfort her he never

judged her rather he assured her that there would be better days it was the sixth month the time for Iuka to pay his family's debt he took his parents to M's house and made the payment Madu was very disappointed he took his anger out on his daughter and her step sister also mocked her saying I'm sure you were hoping he would fail to pay his parents death and marry you why would such a handsome man want you uu began to feel that Iuka really had no reason to talk to her anymore so though it hurt

her she decided to keep away from him several times Iuka waited for her at their usual spot but she never came but one day he found an opportunity to ask herid to call her and out of respect for their friends ship in the past U came out to see him and he asked her why she had not been coming I did not want to seem like a burden to you anymore you have paid the debt perhaps you'd like to move on to other things she said to him Iuka was very disappointed that she would say

that to him he thought they were friends then he revealed something shocking to her would you I had the complete money to pay your father by the third morning but I enjoyed your company so I held on to it because I was scared you would stop talking to me when the debt was paid U's heart felt so warm but what she heard him say next warmed her heart more than she expected I want to marry you would you I know your heart belongs to another but I'd like to ask that you give me a chance

to prove myself U blushed she never thought Iuka saw that way you had a chance to marry me but you chose to pay off the debt she said shyly to him what kind of man would I be if I married you in that manner I had to prove to myself that I am capable of taking care of you he responded Iuka paused for a few seconds then asked do you not remember me U was puzzled by his question when I was younger my mother would send me to your house to deliver firewood one day I

was very hungry and he were eating just outside your house I guess you were tired of me Ying but you asked me to eat with you that day Iuka said to her U thought for a while she always thought he looked familiar the first day she saw him they had met each other over 15 years ago and Iuka carried her act of kindness in his Heart All Those Years although he never saw her again after their encounter he thought about her once in a while and when his parents led him to M's house again he

had no doubt he would pay the debt he just wanted to see uu again U stood there confused not knowing what to say but Iuka soon broke the silence I will give you time to think about it but for now let's take a walk I promise to help you out and I plan on keeping to my word u objected she did not know how to feel she kind of felt she was cheating on oisa but Iuka assured her that he was not going to speak about his proposal after the walk they went their separate ways

but U had another surprise waiting for her in her compound it was no so sitting with her friend they were both laughing at the top of their voices but when they saw her began to he noo Our Queen nobody else deserves to be Queen but you as she said those words noo stood up and twirled around for her friend to admire her beauty U did not care to understand what they were saying her mind was occupied with ebuka's proposal U are you not going to greet your queen or are you jealous that I will will

be marrying oisa next month noo asked At The Mention Of oa's name U stopped to understand what noo was talking about which oisa you marry next month U asked her sister noo laughed and responded I thought you were his best friend anyways for your information oisa came back yesterday he had to return quickly because the king is very sick and he may need to ascend the throne earlier than expected uu was crushed but noo still had a lot to say well he needs to get married before he becomes king and papa informed me that he

and the king have chosen me to be olya's bride would you burned with anger why did her family always find ways to hurt her but most of all why had ol not come to look for her she stormed into her room refusing to cry she was no longer going to cry for people who did not care about her but later that evening the maid told her that oisa was outside waiting to see her all the anger she felt for him immediately disappeared she pissed around her room in panic what if he's disappointed with the way

I look she asked herself yes U had lost a bit of weight but she was still very big suddenly she heard another knock uu the prince is outside he's still waiting the maid called again hu made up her mind to go and see him what did it matter he had already chosen noo to be his bride as she walked down the passage leading to the front door her heart beat in anticipation finally she could see oisa again and when she finally set her eyes on him his warm smile melted her heart he screamed at the

top of his voice as he went to hug her she broke down in tears that moment felt unreal it was everything she had imagined it to be they looked at each other in happiness and Alissa cleaned her tears uu could not help but admire him he had always has been handsome but seeing him now he was more handsome than she remembered H waral Camp looks good on you U said teasing him and he laughed exposing his perfect dentition they both sat for a conversation andisa began to apologize for leaving the way he did I thought

I would have a chance to tell you before I left but but my father sent me away in the middle of the night he said he did not want anyone to know the exact day I was leaving to avoid attacks from his enemies oisa said and the Jew forgave him they chatted for a long time and to Jew's Amusement he never mentioned her we skin rather he complimented her on how beautiful and grown she looked but then he said to her U I came to discuss something with you as you may have already heard my

father is Gravely ill and I may have to become king soon U's sadness returned because she knew he wanted to talk about nosu but she was wrong U I have to get married and I know that we have not seen each other for a long time but I want to marry you olissa said looking hopelessly into U's eyes U was surprised this was different from what noo told her me she asked oisa you you want to marry me she asked again but oisa looked at her with a smile and said who else would he be

would you our hearts belong together U was confused in less than 24 hours she had had gotten proposals from two men who meant a lot to her oisa could see she struggled to answer he was disappointed because he did not expect such a reaction from her is there somebody else he asked politely but U shook her head she told herself she did not need time to think about it this was the same oisa that she had kept in her heart for years hoping for the day she would reunite with him no there isn't anyone else

I'm I'm I'm just surprised that's all I will marry you oisa of course I will U said to him oisa rejoiced loudly he told her how he hoped and prayed she would remain single all the time he was in Camp his celebration got the attention of Madu and the entire family and they all came out to see what the noise was about and Alissa gladly told them no adjective could be used to describe the look on no's face U looked at her hoping to feel satisfaction but she felt empty this moment was not what she

hoped it would be all she wanted to do was see AA and go on a long walk with him nothing beat the moment they both shared together preparations for the wedding began as oisa had to be prepared to be crowned King if necessary often times he walked around the Village Square with his soon to be bright and everyone envied them the girls who had initially mocked U wanted to be friends with their future Queen now it was nso's turn to hide in her room she had told everyone that she was going to be ola's bride

Iuka on the other hand heard about the wedding he tried to meet with uu several times but she refused to meet with him but he did not fail to send her his usual highly nutritious Delicacies through her meid which uu ate but deep down her heart she wanted to eat with him by the Riverside U spent her days with oisa to take her mind of Iuka just like before she spent her time sewing her dresses while oisa watched with Keen eyes as they chattered away it was a week to the royal wedding and uu was

feeling suffocated she could not help but feel she was making the wrong decision one day she sat down deep in thoughts when her father interrupted her are you okay my child he asked her andu nodded they both sat in silence for a while and Madu spoke up again you are not happy U you have always wanted this but your mood has been sad since oisa proposed to you U looked at her father and tears roll down her cheeks Papa I do not want to marry him she said she did not even know where she found

the courage to say that to her father but she just had to speak to somebody my daughter I have not been the best of fathers to you but I know you to a large extent olissa is your friend and not your husband U's eyes widened at her father's Revelation those words gave her the confidence to do what she knew she had to do so that evening uu set out to the Palace to end her engagement with oisa as she stood in front of his Chambers she wanted to go back home in fear of breaking her

friend's heart but she had to do the right thing surprisingly the guards were not in front of his Chambers so she assumed they escorted him somewhere U decided to sit inside and wait she sat there silently waiting for oisa to come back but soon she heard something fall on the floor She also heard oisa shout slightly in annoyance U did not realize oisa was at the other end of his Chambers she slowly began making her way to him but when she saw oisa her mouth dropped in shock the prince was wearing one of the dresses

she sold with a full face of makeup striking poses at the mirror oisa what are you doing U asked in shock oisa was afraid so he quickly ran into a room to hide himself would you please leave I do not want to see anybody now he said in fear but refused she wanted to know what her friend was doing after several pleas he came out very embarrassed oisa what's happening U asked concerned U I'm sorry I'm really sorry I have tried my best to change I have really tried he said in tears oisa began to

tell her how his father caught him many years ago wearing U stresses and sent him to the Warriors camp because he thought it would make him more masculine U I like men my father knows this my mother knows this and I have known it for a very long time U cried with her friend she couldn't watch him sad they spoke about how he had struggled for a long time and he apologized to her for trying to trick her into marrying him and duu told him the marriage was off because her heart belonged to somebody else

oisa do not worry your secret is safe with me she left Alisa's chambers that evening as she walked home her mind was filled with so many thoughts everything made sense to her now she remembered how oisa was quick to ask her to SW her dresses at his place when Madu burned her from sewing then he would force her to make certain Styles it was obvious it was his choice of clothing it was what he wanted to wear she thought he just wanted to spend more time with her but she was clearly wrong she was so

deep in her thought that she did not notice Iuka standing close to the road that led to her house Iuka called out as soon as as uu set her eyes on him she ran and hugged him and Iuka reciprocated she told him that she had called off the engagement with oysa and if his offer was still on the table she would marry him Iuka was over the moon with excitement he showed her the delicacy he planned to deliver to her that day my wife I brought you chicken and some fresh vegetables he said laughing uu

held his hand and they both walked to the Riverside where they enjoyed their meal together Iuka and U eventually got married they were the perfect pair it took four years but uu finally got to a healthy body size with the help of her husband who supported her at her down and happy times and of course with his nutritious healthy Delicacies he became very rich due to his negotiation skills and duu finally had the freedom to focus on her dress making business which she grew to be very successful with ebuka's negotiation skills and her exceptional Talent

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