David felt so terrible, he had called his own son a bastard.
"I called my child a "thing"
I feel so ashamed of myself" he said to Harrison closing his eyes so tight in other to prevent tears from coming out.

"I have to see Jessica I have to see my child, I need to tell them how sorry I am"
"Don't worry, we are going to settle this. They will forgive you" Harrison said nodding his head.

***
When Helen came back to room, she couldn't find Jessica and the baby. she was about to shout the maid's name, when she saw her coming holding something in her hand.

"Where is the queen, and the baby" Helen asked breathing heavily.

"She was just sitting here, she asked me to get this for her" the maid tried to explain.

"Holy heavens I am finished" Helen said putting her hands on her head

Then she saw a note on the bed, she quickly pick the note and read it.
Helen was about screaming, when the door open. Then David and Harrison walk in.

"Mom, are you ok? David ask, but helen didn't say anything. She was still holding on to her head with her hands.
"what's going on heren"
David asked again then the maid who was already as white as a plane shit try to talk.

"Where is she? Where is my child? David asked gently this time as his eyes scanned the whole room.

Helen Handed him the note Jessica had left over to David before she spoke.

"She's gone, she as left with the baby. All because of you" helen said sadly looking at David.
"she was scared you,
She was scared you would take her child away from her, since you refused to forgive her" she said and started weeping all over again.
David stood, still like a statue, he couldn't move, he couldn't talk.

"David, she's not fully recover, she don't have anything with her, look that's her phone.
No phone no money nothing she might end up dying with the baby"

David opened the door and left, Harrison followed him.
David was walking faster than he had ever done in his life. So Harrison tried to catch up with him.

"David where are you going to" Harrison ask when he finally got to him.

"I am going to look for my wife and my baby" David replied without turning to look at him.

***
Jessica was still walking hopelessly, she didn't have any thing with her, no money, nothing. she was totally empty.
How could she have been so stupid?
She didn't know how, but she had totally lost her brain, mind and the ability to think ever since she came to palace.

She avoided following the main road so she won't be caught, because she knew David would come after her.

She didn't know anywhere in this kingdom and so she couldn't tell how far she had walked.
But all she could tell was that she had left civilization without even knowing. She didn't know where she was anymore, everywhere was strange. She was so thirsty and her baby was crying.

She needed to get water somewhere to quench her thirst and she needed to give her baby something to eat. He was hungry she could feel it.

Jessica began to walk again and after a while she sighted some houses and people, but they were far away. Her baby's cry was progressively increasing.

She sat on a big stone that was close to tree. The she pull her cloth up bringing out her breast to feed her baby.

Jessica gently directed the baby's mouth to her nipple. the baby gently wrap his little mouth on her nipple and tried to suck. She watched him suck just little and then he started crying again.

what is happening, Jessica tried to check why the baby had removed his mouth and was crying instead of sucking...

After applying more pressure, no milk came out still. She tried the other breast but it only brought out little milk and nothing more.
Then Jessica started crying. she arranged the baby cover round him and started walking again.

***
After searching everywhere, the police returned to the palace and informed the king that there was no trace of his wife and child. But they assured him the search was still on. It was already four pm and Jessica had left since 9:am.

"What did they say"? Helen asked after the police had left.

"They are still searching for them"
David said without looking at his Helen.
He was standing close the his study window, he couldn't sit.

The servants were gossip within themselves. Soon news began to fly all over the kingdom. That the queen had ran away with the baby prince.

Harrison, who was with David, tried to comfort him in every way he could, but it wasn't really helping.

***
The sky was begining to get clouded.
Jessica was walking very fast, she needed to get to those houses before the rain starts. The breeze started increasing and then the rain began to drop.

"Oh God I am so cold" Jessica said crying as she looked at her baby.

"please God help my baby"
she was trying to cover her baby with everything she had.
"I am so sorry, she said crying and apologizing to the baby who was already freezing"
Then she started running gently not wanting to hurt her baby.

She was hoping to reach at least a shade before the rain increased, but it was too late as heavy wind began to blow and along with it was great dust complimenting it.

She didn't know what to do anymore she started crying and was trying to protect her baby, as the wind tried to push her away.
She finally got to a place that had a little shade.

She was already close to the houses.
But she was so tired, she had no strength left in her.
she bent down with her child in between her breast and knee hoping that could keep him save.

She could tell her baby was cold. She felt terrible, she didn't deserve to be a mother, she thought.
"mama is so sorry" Jessica whisper again to the little child.

A woman whose house was close to where Jessica was, sighted Jessica struggling to prevent rain from touching her baby. she quickly got her umbrella and went out to help her.

"Let me help you" the woman said bringing her hand to take the baby away from Jessica.
"No I can hold him myself" Jessica replied as she held her child protectively against her wet and freezing breast.

"Bring the baby and come with me if not you will both freeze to death.

I want to help you" the woman said calmly still holding her umbrella.

"thank you" Jessica said handing her baby to the woman. And the woman immediately rapped the baby in her dry wrapper and then lead Jessica to her house.

Deborah was a widow, she had lost her husband when their daughter was just six. After his death Deborah had struggle to take care of her daughte Ann. Ann was now Happily married to a fine young man. They lived in another kingdom with their two lovely boys.

Deborah could tell by the baby's breathing that he was very cold.
So she quickly boiled water and bath the baby, and also made the room so warm that they were all sweating despite the cold that was coming from the outside. after that, the baby began to sleep.

After two hour, Deborah was shocked at the improvement of the baby
he was now awake, but his wasn't still breathing well anyone could tell he was struggling to breathe.

Jessica woke up when she heard the cry of her baby.
She had fallen asleep, after eating almost all the food Deborah had in her pot.
She had also had her bath and change into one of Deborah's dress.

She was better now and her breast felt heavy, she could feel it. her eyes were also heavy, she needed to sleep.

"you should feed him he's hungry" Deborah said to Jessica.

Jessica fearfully pick her baby up. What if no milk comes out of her breast again, what would she do?
Oh God please help me. She prayed silently as she guided her body's mouth to her nipple.
She was so happy, when she saw milk as the baby began to sock.
Jessica looked at Deborah smiling joyfully. Deborah smiled back at her.

"I am so sorry baby, you are so tiny and adorable I won't allow anyone take you away from me" Jessica said in her mind.

"you can call me Deborah" so you are?
"Jessica"
"What is his name" Deborah asked smiling at Jessica.
Jessica looked up at Deborah.
she hadn't come up with any name for her child, all through her pregnancy.

"I don't know, I mean I haven't thought about a name yet"

"David" she thought.
"I think, I will love to call him David" Jessica said looking at Deborah, her eyes becomeing watery. She quickly remove her eyes from Deborah and look at her son.

But she couldn't stop the tears from falling. It fell and drop on the baby's cheek.
"that's a nice name" Deborah said smiling
"I an sure he likes it"
"thank you" Jessica said and then swallowed back tears.

Deborah wanted to ask Jessica who she was and where she is going with her baby alone. But she didn't want Jessica to feel uncomfortable. She looked so young and scared.
She took notice of the ring in Jessica's finger it looked very expensive. She was running from something Deborah could tell.

***
5:45am in the morning Jessica notice little David's was finding it difficult to breath, and his body was very hot.

"Oh no, my baby is going to die" she shouted fearfully as she began to shake all over her body.
"What is going on"? Deborah asked jumping out from her.

"It's my baby he is dying, his going to die, you have to look at him, please do something to help him " Jessica sounded totally confused.

Deborah collected little David from his mother and held him close to her chest.
"We have to get him to the hospital now" Deborah said and handed David to his mom and quickly pack somethings.

It was a thirty minutes walk from Deborah house to the hospital. When the got to the hospital, little David was instantly taking to the IC unit.

"What about his father?" Deborah asked when they were in the waiting room waiting for the doctor.
"I am all he got, he has no father" Jessica told Deborah.

"What are you going to do now? This is the only money I have, I don't have much. You will have to pay for the bills and it not going to be a light payment I can tell "
"I don't know what to do" Jessica said using her hand to cover her face.

After a while, the doctor came and met Jessica and Deborah who were waiting for him.
"where is the father of the baby" the doctor asked
"whatever it is just tell me doctor I can handle it. I am his only family"Jessica lied pleading with her hands.

"Your son was exposed to a terrible cold, he might be having pneumonia. He is finding it difficult to breathe.
And his lungs are working more than there are supposed to. which is very very bad. All his results would be out soon.
But I am going to tell you the truth, the chance of his survival is very slim you just have to pray hard maybe a miracle would happen" the doctor said.
He is presently in the IC unit and it is require alot of money"

"I am so sorry madam" As the doctor was still talking, Jessica began to shake.
She was finished, no her baby can't die. She thought shaking her head in disapproval as hot concentrated tears began to drop from her eye.

Deborah pull Jessica closer to her trying to comfort her, she was also crying.

"I am such a bad mother.
I should have just allowed his father take him, he would have had a better life with him.

I couldn't stand him been taken away from me.
I was so selfish, I didn't think about my child, I was only thinking about myself.
I don't deserve to be a mother" she said crying slowly but more intensively.

"Will my baby ever forgive me? Jessica ask looking at Deborah.

"yes dear, he will, because he knows you love him so much" Deborah said weeping slowly.

"I need to call David" Jessica said pulling out of Deborah arms.

"David"?
Deborah asked

"yes"
Jessica nodded
"the father of my baby" Jessica said.

"you should know him, he is the king".

before Jessica could finish what she was saying,
Deborah's hand was on her mouth.
"oh my God!"
"that's the king son?
"yes" Jessica said slowly nodding her head .

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