chapter 8

Imani felt like the dancing was going on forever, she and Ahkmenrah were looking into each other's eyes and smiling. Imani never felt this feeling before, neither did Ahkmenrah. After they danced, they went walking around the palace.

He would constantly give her compliments about beautiful she was and how sweet she seemed. Her self-esteem began to grow. They were getting to know each other and learning about each other. But Imani did not tell him about her actual life, for it would ruin everything. After it seemed like hours of talking, they went into Ahkmenrah's room and sat on a bemch near his patio.

"The moon looks so big and beautiful tonight", Imani said while looking up at the moon.

"Yeah.....really beautiful", Ahkmenrah said while staring at Imani, referring to her.

Imani caught on to it and smiled at
him and later her head on his shoulder. She told him how kind, gentle and handsome he was and that she never met anyone like him.

Ahkmenrah lifted her head up off his shoulder and tried to lean on for a kiss. But before they could do so....the clock struck two a clock and the bells rung.

"OH NO, I HAVE TO GO AND I AM SORRY. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU...BYE!", Imani said while running out of Ahkmenrah's room.

"WAIT...I DIDN'T EVEN GET YOUR NAME!", Ahkmenrah shouted while he tried to chase her.

But she was too fast. While she was running, her sandal came off and she forgot it.

Ahkmenrah picked it up and he ordered the guards to catch her and bring her back unharmed. Imani got on her camel and the camel ran as fast as it could. The guards got on the chariots and chased her. But thank Ra that Imani was losing them.

By the time Imani approached Nubia, she returned back to normal. An afro, ripped dress and no makeup. She then heard the sounds of horses and men, so she let the camel go and hid in the bushes until they were gone. Then she ran back home and went back to doing her chores so that when the stepmother and daughter came back home, they weren't suspicious..

An hour later, they came home while Imani was sweeping the floor. Imani started to eavesdrop into their conversation.

"OH MY GOSH, DID YOU NOT SEE THAT GIRL WITH THE PRINCE, SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL, BUT NOT AS BEAUTIFUL AS ME, SHE LITERALLY TOOK THE PRINCE AWAY FROM ME!" Damyra said with such anger.

"EXACTLY, I WONDER WHO THAT WOMAN WAS, SHE WAS STUNNING, THE PRINCE WAS IN SUCH A TRANCE!", Dikeleti said angrily.

Imani blushed at the fact that the prince was in a gaze with her. She decieded to ask the step mother a rhetorical question.

"Who is this woman you speak of?"

"None of your business wench, just some woman whom the prince liked", Dikeleti scowled.

"Ok", Imani said while not paying any attention to the step mother's rude tone.

About an hour later, Imani has finished all of her chores and went to bed. Like always, she prayed to Ra, but this time...it was over the prince. She asked her mother for guidance before going to sleep. But little did she know....the prince was praying to Ra about her too. 

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