LEFT TO DIE

"Mommy the stranger is awake!" The little boy shouted as he made his way to the kitchen to inform his mother that the lady she had carried last night had regained her consciousness. " Is that why you want to break those feeble legs of yours? Well, go back to the Parlor. Will be there shortly." Were his mother's remarks. But the boy could not go back. Had his mother warned him of socializing with strangers? Wasn't she the one who had taught him how dangerous the strangers in his neighborhood were and could be? How kidnapping was a Common Narrative in his village. Never. Not even in his dead body was he going back to the seating room without her mother.

Just then, the stranger called. "Hello, anybody home? Can someone offer me a glass of water, please? Where am I ?" The boy's mother who was now done in the kitchen heard the soft pleading cries of her guest."Samuel! Samuel! Where on earth has this stupid good_ for_ nothing goat gone to."She poured some water into a jug and took it to her guest."Here you go my daughter," she said while handing her a glass. The stranger seemed to be so reluctant at first but after a series of persuasions from Miss Walker, she finally gave in.

"Do you mind telling me your name Maam?" She finally inquired."Oh yes, my bad. Am Miss Walker and I found you lying nonconsciously in the woods. I am the reason you are still alive and breathing. What is your name?" "I am Juliana and I come from the Kingdom of Far Far Away. My father is a farmer and my mother works for the King. "Do you mind sharing what happened? Why you were lying in the woods and bleeding!"

"As I earlier mentioned, my dad works as a farmer and my mom as a maid in the palace."Juliana began." It happened that one day as I was taking a bath at one of the Rivers in the Far Far Away kingdom, the King's son who happened to be passing by noticed me taking a birth and approached me while I was naked. He started making sexual advances to me but I kept on Obliging. I complained to him that I was betrothed to another man and that he was doing the wrong thing by touching me inappropriately. He continued touching me and pressing on my breast while penetrating me, when suddenly my Fiance who seemed to have sensed that all was not well showed up and struck him down. He hit him with a blunt object that drove life out of him. We buried his corpse with a huge stone that was near the river.

Unfortunately, one of his guards who happened to be patrolling in search of him saw what we were doing. My Fiance in an attempt to extinguish him from the face of the earth got killed as well. He together with the guard died while fighting. Days passed and Weeks flapped by when the missing presence of the prince became azure. The King was alarmed and ordered a manhunt for the search of his heir apparent. Bushes were combed and all households were thoroughly searched until the guards finally opted for the streams where they recovered his already decayed corpse.

Upon carrying out the autopsy, it was discovered that he was murdered! To hit the nail on the head, the Royal Magician reported that his death was after his sexual advances to me failed when he was later hit with a blunt object on the head. She even displayed to the king everything that occurred on that fateful day. How we buried his corpse on a rock and how my Fiance fought a fight to the death with his son's bodyguard. All these were crystal clear in his very eyes. That was when he in rage ordered a manhunt for me.

He ordered my Parents to be killed. My house was not spared. Everything including the livestock together with the crops was burnt down to ashes. His men dragged me to the bush and left me there to be eaten up by wild animals after giving me a proper beating leaving me unconscious. That is all for now Miss Walker."Julina concluded with tears in her eyes. Miss Walker moved to where she was seated and hugged her."Don't worry my daughter. You are safe now. Nobody and I mean absolutely nobody will touch you again. This will be your home from today henceforth.