THE HEARTS REAWAKENING (Preview)

1; TIED.

KANO STATE, NIGERIA.

Yodels of women in their falsettos voice is heard roaming around the whole middle class house. Each and every old woman trying to make her voice louder and ear piercing than the others. Because of the sharpness of their voices, some of the people in the house have to close their ears to not hear the high pitched shrills. Some close their ears not wanting to be part of the happiness surrounding the small compound but must be there to see what goes wrong. Some are just sitting waiting for something to go bad and they will have topic to talk about for the rest of the month.

A bride is sitting on the bed in between her mother's sisters and other family relatives. Friends and family members mingle around with food whilst some have chilled drinks in their hands as there are more than enough brought for them just for the day. There is so much food that even after some people pack for their family in a polythene bag, there is still so much remaining for late guests. Her mother couldn't be happier for having the support she needs in every nook. She didn't let a sweat suffer from her, maids were sent for them along with food items. They don't have to work too much like they did some years back.

Some are there to gossip about what there is and some are only there to see who the youngest Prince's bride is. A lot of them don't even know whose house they are in and can't even point out the mother of the bride because they are there as uninvited guests. The mother didn't mind the uninvited ones as long as they don't steal or cause any scene in her youngest daughter's marriage. They now have a reputation to keep and she won't let it go down drain just like that.

Amirah blushed beneath the veil when her mothers sisters circle her on their middle classed bed. She is all dressed to go to her new in-laws house and that is not a house, it is a Palace, a Castle, where each and every girl wants to find herself in. It is every lady's dream to get married to her prince charming and live in a castle. That story of happily ever after they've read time and time again, is what they aim for.

Everyone around her home is excited to go to the Palace since none of them has ever been there only walked past with longing gazes and wishful thoughts and now because of her, everyone around her family will go in there and might even see the King and Queen. Not to talk about the heartwarming sight of the Princes and the Princesses they heard about. What better way than to push themselves as her family? There is no way the Royals won't let them in when they say they are family so everyone is trying to take that as an opportunity.

They've heard a lot about the Palace and never thought they will be among those setting their feet in the sacred place. The Palace is not where everyone could roam around without purpose and the royal family are hardly to be seen outside. And when they really are outside, they are closed in the confines of their guards or their tinted cars to avoid unnecessary attention. She is soon going to be one of those and she is looking forward to enjoying so much pampering by being a Princess.

Her distant family are all in her mini house, all of them ready to be with the bride's car and off to the Palace. She doesn't even know some of her family members that came because when her other older sister got married, she didn't see much people like that. They were only little, her sister's friends and some of their neighbours. You'd think she has so many friends, she only have two real ones while the other ones are all fake. They showed her just how much they hated her when she caught the attention of the youngest Prince.

"You should not by any chance deprive him of his rights. You are not a child anymore and you are marrying the youngest Prince, don't play with your position. A lot of women out there are waiting for a position like yours so use it wisely." Her aunty, Wasilah said her own point and that is how all her eight Aunts continue to say their gold digging words except for one. Not that she will even pay heed to their words, they were never there for them when they were poor so now they have the right to tell her something to do? Nah, they have another thing coming.