EVE

The Royal residential area was so far away from the rest of the population. I drove for a good 3 hours and I still hadn’t arrived. Why did they have to live so far away I grumbled to myself?

   Finally, I arrived at their security check point. After a long and very intrusive search by the guards, I was permitted to enter. When I say the search was intrusive, I mean it was intrusive. Those guards searched down to my dentals, just to ensure I wasn’t carrying anything harmful.

   Driving in, a beautiful scenery filled with perfectly trimmed beautiful flowers greeted my vision. Mansions with low fences were aligned along the streets. They had the largest windows I had ever seen. The style of architecture was completely different from the one I was familiar with. I have never seen houses so beautiful. I could see what looked like a children park not too far away from the street I was driving through. This kids would never understand how privileged they are. Scented trees were arranged perfectly along the walkway at an evenly spaced distance from each other. The shrubs were placed strategically to enhance the beauty of the scenery. It all screamed perfection. This looked nothing like my neighbourhood and I lived in the best neighbourhood in the capital.

     I drove to the address given to me by the guards when I told them who I had come to see and parked in front of the house. Another set of guards came to verify my identification and another check was carried out on me before they lead me to the entrance of the mansion which was luxuriously decorated with carved golden sculptures. On entering the mansion, there were golden ornaments everywhere. From the grand staircases to the luxury carpets and the bronze railings, everything was magnificent. It was classic and very beautiful. The butler led me to the private reception where I waited for a while before I was ushered into the prince’s chambers. The maid leading me stopped not too far away from the door. Unsure of what to do, I stopped as well.

    I could only recognise his mum and his sister because I had seen them before. Every other face present was new to me. I put on my best smile and greeted respectfully as Archie had shown me. As a healer, I greeted a royal with a bow. I got no response from them but went ahead to deliver compliments.

    “You have a beautiful home,” I said. They gave me no response, just continued staring at me. The atmosphere in the room wasn’t hostile, it felt more like a group of people worried about their loved one.

    “Can I see him?” I asked and waited patiently for the reply. His mum gestured for the maid to bring me in and I was led to the bed where the prince lay.

    He looked so pale and thin. I would mistake him for a parasite if I didn’t know better.

    Quickly, I read his source, comparing it to everything I saw from Archie’s files and treatment procedures, and documented my own conclusions.

    “Can you help him”, Princess Vivian finally spoke after observing me for some time.

    I didn’t want to give her any false hope, so I answered truthfully, “I will do my best.” I glanced at the other two males by her side. The resemblance to Lady Vivian was very glaring. They must be her sons as well.

    Turning over to the prince's personal caretakers, who were also present in the room, I give them instructions on what to do and asked them not to administer any more drugs until I brought new drugs tomorrow.

    Everything went well. I didn’t feel unwelcomed or disrespected in any way. They asked me to join them for dinner, but I respectfully declined. I wasn’t ready to eat at a royal table just yet. I guess when you are told you are less for so long; you begin to believe it.

    I wanted to do well. For the first time in my life, I wanted to do something good for the Royals, not because of them. It was because of Archie. All I needed to do was to keep the prince alive, and I was going to do it by all means necessary.

    It was dark when I arrived home. Archie was already asleep. I put together a quick dinner for myself, and then retired for the night. I had a lot of work to do tomorrow.