Dangerous Love

The Prince quarters 2

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Truly like they said, the palace was indeed a paradise. Aramade's eyes was everywhere admiring the whole palace. She  entered the large office big enough to turn to a one room and parlour apartment for a family to live in. She greeted the fair, fat woman sitting comfortably on one of the most beautiful chairs Ara had never seen before. The woman was obviously older but not old enough to give birth to her. Right on her table were junks and snacks. Ara wondered how she was eating everything at the same time because half of it were all opened.

She didn't make Ara struggle with her thoughts when she chewed on one jam donut, followed by sussage roll, well diced crunchy chinchin, and eating as much as she could from the fried cray fish hot enough for Ara to see it sweating from the white plastic.

"Hmm...you are Aramade Agboola right?" She finally said looking at her with a sudden strange look that were so obvious for Ara to know something wasn't right. Ara wasn't sure what was going on but the looks got her scared a little. Instantly, Ara voiced out what she could do if the woman wasn't going to ask her any question. "Ma, I can---"

The woman's hand stopped Ara before she could finish her sentence. "I haven't asked you anything miss. You see, we've been told not to interview you and I don't know why either. Which means you have the job already whether you are qualified for it or not."

"What! Really!" Ara couldn't contain her happiness. Like, it did happen like she expected. She got the job. "But wait...just like that?" She laughed.

The woman sitting, and the lady standing close to Ara didn't find it amusing at all. Instead, their faces expressed the sad feelings they felt for Ara and at the same time, jealous of her. They wondered why she didn't have to go through the normal procedures everyone of them went through to enter the palace. They could remember the hell they went through just to get their jobs.

The woman dropped the bottle of 5alive in her hand, facing Ara. "Well, you won't be working in the main kitchen as we thought. But at the second prince quarters."

"Oh!" Ara said. All she knew was they were hiring. She didn't know who or where she would be working. "Thank you so much ma. When will I resume so I can go back home and pack my things."

The woman shook her head at her. "I'm sorry, but your work starts now."

Start.... "What!" This time, the tone which the word came out of Ara didn't carry any hint of excitement at all. "But why? Why would the Prince just ask me to resume without my belongings?"

The woman who knew she dare not ask the Prince the same question Ara threw at her dipped her hand into her crunchy chinchin and chew before replying. "I guess you will have to meet with the Prince himself and ask him why? If there isn't any reasonable question for me, I will like to attend to others waiting outside." The woman eyed her with pride, finally seeing how beautiful and fairer Ara was than her which made her even more jealous. "Kunbi, take her to the second Prince quarters."

Ara didn't care so much about how she responded. She got the job after all. Ara looked up and finally saw the tall melanin girl instructed to take her to the second Prince quarters. She got up with her bag and walked out through the same door she came in. Sincerely, to her this was crazy. How could he not allow her to go home and pack her things? What will she wear? Was he thinking she brought her things or what? How did he expect her to live without any of of her things with her? Now, she really wanted to know the second Prince who gave such a stupid order.