MRS RÓDRÍGUÉZ - EPISODE 51

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Ever since Alex returned to the palace, she has never been herself.
What she saw in the woods kept playing afresh in her head.

Immediately Mario rode off, she came out of her hideout and scurried back to the palace. She was so too scared too look back.

If only she had known, she wouldn’t have trailed that lady which she assume is dead by now. A knife drove into her body, there was no way she’d survive that, she lost too much blood.
Besides, it’s the woods, wild animals must have dealt with her remains.. her blood would have attracted them.

Shee stayed indoors all morning and refused to come out. The bumps that appeared on her body refused to clear off. She was too scared to step out or tell anyone what she saw.

It’s best she act like nothing happened.. she never came out that hour and she never saw anything.

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Few minutes later, she walked out of the bathroom. The cold shower seem to have done nothing to subdue the pain she was feeling inside. The ache all over her body increased instead.

Her head felt too heavy for her neck to hold,.. her body was heating up.

She got hold off her dress and tried putting it on when she suddenly collapsed on the ground.

Her legs were too weak to stand. Her Breathe suddenly turned hot.

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Tarsia waited for Audrielle. It’s noon already and she’s yet to see her friend. Won’t she like to go out to Montane field, or at least, the Market square to watch some new pranks?.

She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a small snack and water. She had skipped breakfast thinking audrielle would show up in her Chambers and ask they eat together, like they’ve been doing before.

Aside that, she hasn’t laid eyes on Sally. Was it that she was not in the mood to bug Audrielle or she happened to talk some senses into the maid yesterday?

Or wait,..

Did the princess go out with sally without her notice.?

A frown appeared on her face, causing her brow to furrow. She walked up to a kitchen servant..

“Have you seen the princess this morning,?”

The kitchen servant shook her head. “No, I haven’t. ”

“What about the head maid, Sally. Do you know where she is?”

Yet again, the maid shook her head.
Tarsia breathe a sigh of relief. She nodded and walked away from the servant.

What was going on?..

Does it mean the princess is still in her Chambers?.. probably sleeping? At this hour?
No, that can’t be.

To kill her curiosity, she carried the small tray in her hand and headed towards Audrielle’s chamber.

If she doesn’t find her there, then she’ll know she went out with the Sally of a maid. And that will only infuriate her patience.

She picked up her pace and found herself standing before the door in no time. She tapped on it gently but got no response.

Was her friend sleeping?

She shook her head in pity and pushed the door open.

Her eyes dilapidated in shock the Moment she saw the figure on the floor. Her tray of snacks came crashing down from her hands.

“Audrielle?..”

Tears welled in her eyes as she rushed to meet her friend, who laid helplessly on the ground.

***

Antonio smiled with his guests. They just arrived and he attended to them in the throne room.
His guest happened to be the Duke and his wife from Ismech kingdom.
A small village, not too far from where he dwelled.

The princess was yet to show up and slowly, he was growing out of patience.

“I do not see your wife my prince,.. I hear she’s a beautiful one.” The Duke’s wife complimented,

Antonio forced a smile to cover his impatient expression.

“She’ll be here in no time. I wonder what’s keeping her this long. “He stated. Sipping his cup of wine.

“Well then, let’s begin with why we’re here. Ismech kingdom is having a festival in the next two seasons and I’ll want your presence there. And oh, your wife’s included”..

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“What Happened to you. Talk to me Audrielle. You are burning up.” Tarsia’ couldn’t control her tears as she tried to help the princess up.

” I’m in pains.. tars..ia” her voice broke out in whispers.

“What happened?.. why are you this way.?”

“We… W..e consumated”.

Tarsia was taken back by her statement.
They finally consumated.

Oh no, did the prince hurt her?..

She carried the princess up for she was too weak to stand on her own.
She carefully placed her on the bed… But just then, her eyes fell on the bloodstains on the bedsheet.

“He hurt you”… She cried out.
“He took you without mercy”… Tarsia felt her heart stop beating for some seconds.

She stared back at her friend who was almost oblivious of her surrounding.

Audrielle was burning up.

“Lie down, I’ll take care of the sheets “. She tried to soothe her friend, but the tears in her eyes couldn’t be held back.

She helped audrielle into a loosed dress as she laid weakly on the bed.

Tarsia carefully pulled off the sheets and replaced it with a new one.

She’ll wash them herself. But right now. She has somewhere to go.

She wiped her teary face and marched furiously out of the room.

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“I want you to get out of my way for I want to see the prince”..

Tarsia said aloud.
The guard won’t let her in. She was running out of patience. And the more they delayed her, the more she grew angry.

“The prince is having a meeting with the Duke of Ismech kingdom. He do not want to be Disturbed”.

“A meeting while is wife is dying?.. get out of my way and Don’t make me do something I’ll regret” she threatened.

The guard ignored.

Audrielle tried forcing her way into the throne room but the guard held her back..

Furiously, she kicked him on his balls and threw him a punch which sent him crashing to the ground.

When he was successfully out of her way, she forced the door open.

And there he was,
Happily chatting with his guests.

She grabbed their attention with the way she barged in

“Is she the princess we’ve been waiting for..?” The lady beside the Duke asked.

“She is not the princess..” Antonio quickly replied.

Tarsia has never been this angry her entire life. Right now, she didn’t care if he was the crowned prince or if he was with some guest.

She Marched forward.

” How much of a beast can you be?. Do you have no humanity in you?. ” Tears fell freely from her eyes as she spoke in anger.

Antonio got up.

The shock on their faces was one no one could explain.