65 I WANT TO STAY.

Omoyenwen you will be fine you hear?

Turning to the elder Ayanna told him in no uncertain terms give her the antidote, she fell into your trap. I don't know what is wrong with people .....I ..I just came out of....of a very long coma.....and you! ...you wanted me to be bedridden right back again by paralysing me? sir I don't have anything else to say to you that's your daughter, and Ayanna left right to her room with Hauwa right behind her.

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Am hungry, I think this much talking has made me very hungry Ayanna said.

I already made supper Mrs Ira Lutra said.

I think you should have some chilled water Prince Ade Ade said to Ayanna, you have been giving us your storynarrative all this while your throat must be perched even we the listening ones are thirsty, this prompted everyone to start laughing.

Oh! my we were so engrossed in the sweet tale some of us forgot to pee Ken said running off, causing another round of laughter to erupt.

You know what I won't go on about every details, I think I will hand pick some of the events that happened over there some are actually very interesting to hear. Ayanna announced, but let's go eat first then I can choose where to start.

Like is it the child that kept coming back to his parent?he will die then then still come back to the same parents, or my fits with snakes when that didn't send me back to China I knew I was in my home country for good then hey! let me not forget the council of ghosts that had me staying at the village square for days passing on their messages to their family members hian! however, in all it was a learning process for yours truly and very fulfilling. Guys now I tell you I can only agree to continue if we get to eat some food and once I finish this we go and catch some sleep and continue this story after work tomorrow.

I agree to that ceo Shen Yi said we still have work right? but you know I leave the office as early as so I can always freshen up before coming over here, I can't miss this Ayanna have you taught of doing an autobiography? your story is a moving one.

Wow! that's a nice point you know Prince Ade Ade agreed.

Maybe I just might do it Ayanna agreed.

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One day after cultivation I met Hauwa in the palace hallway we kind of decided to leave the palace grounds and stroll round the village as usual if i must leave the palace grounds then two guards must accompanyus out, so as we left two of them went with us and started walking like three steps behind us. Benin's soil is majorly made up of red earth but as we strolled on the cool breeze and and serene ambiance rubbed off well on my mind its like it helped to clear my mind and I felt lighter, of course people walking past after paying all kinds of compliment and respect could not help themselves but stare am still trying to get use to that.

Then I met this group of children playing a kind of hand game and singing a rhyme to it, so I asked Hauwa what are they doing?

Princess you mean what is she doing?

No! i mean all these children what is that game they are playing?

Hauwa then asked me, Princess how many people do you see?

I was a little stunned so I asked don't you see those five kids up ahead playing some kind of hand game?

OK I see only a kid and she seem to be talking and playing all by herself, but if you see other kids then they must be mystical kids, I think we have walked into something here, Hauwa finished.

Oh! wow! this is exciting I have never met a mystic child before, let's walk closer.

Walking close I saw that the children all have painted faces except for one of them, their faces all had something like a chalk white paint across half of their faces and once we got close to them and they saw me and saw that i was actually looking at them gesturing to me and back in a question of if I can see them? and I nodded a yes, like on cue they all disappeared leaving the one that didn't have any paint on.

He turned up his eyes to me and asked me a question, who are you?

Am Princess Ayanna and these is my friend Hauwa. Why did your friends leave?

You could see my friends?

Yes I could, Ayanna answered.

But no one can see my friends before, why can you?

What is you name handsome boy??

My name is Ehi

Hmm! Ehi? ...

Yes Ehigiator, but everyone calls me Ehi the boy said while making a face.

Wow! said Hauwa, Ehigiator is a beautiful name for a handsome boy, and it means " The spirit that allow us to live long or to last".

Hey! cute! but Ehi you don't plan on lasting do you? Ayanna asked.

What do you mean Princess? do you also know the secret?

Not really! can you take us to your home?

Yes Princess I can take you, its this way, Ehigiator said and led the way.

Now Ehi am your friend why not tell me why you plan on leaving your parents don't you love them?

I actually started liking them, in fact I love my mother the most, I don't want to leave her but she was the one that made this request you know?

She did? how? Ayanna asked.

Our Queen says mother came to request for me and in her need she asked for a child any child she wanted people to see that she can have a child, even the one that can come and go so now if I go this time it will already be my fourth time and mother is getting old she keeps telling me to stay but I can't.

Am angry and sad, but I love her, why didn't she want me enough to have requested for me to stay, my first friends, when I came to her the first time all are grown ups now, some are getting married already, I don't know how to help her when she herself started this.

Ehigiator let me ask you something as your friend, will you give me an honest answer?

You a Princess is my friend so yes I will answer you truthfully.

Ehi you want to be my friend for a long time right?

Yes, I will get to come to the palace, can I?

Yes! Ayanna smiled and answered.

What about your daddy and mummy do you love them? I really want to know.

Yes I love them and I will like to grow up be a computer Engineer and take care of them, but I can't.

Don't worry about that I will help you Ehi!

I want to make your wish come true but I need your cooperation, now that I know you want to stay let's see your parent first and see what we can do. So lead the way to your house.