Chapter 7: Monthly visitor
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The black limo drove through the gate with Felix and I sitting at the backseat.
Immediately the driver pulled to a stop, guards from the cars that followed us behind rushed out and opened the door for me and Felix.
We came out of the car together and met some men in front of the building who were already waiting for us.
“Your Highness, ” one of the men called and exchanged a handshake with him.
“We were informed of your coming and are very pleased to have you here with us.
“Welcome Miss” he turned and said to me.
"Thanks” I smiled perfunctorily.
“Please, come in with us, ” the other man said and Felix and I walked in with them.
We entered the first floor of the building which was more of a reception and took the elevator which took us up to the third floor.
What’s the scheduled time for this meeting?” Felix asked as we walked out of the elevator.
“Oh! That’d be about an hour or so,” one of the men replied. Finally, we got to the meeting hall and it seemed to me like we were the last people to attend.
There was a long table there in the room with chairs arranged round it and the seats were almost occupied.
But the men we walked in with ushered Felix and I to a seat and that was it, there were no more vacant seats.
As expected, everybody stared at us as we made entrance.
A man at the head table was standing and seemed to be making a speech before we entered.
"Hmm…". He paused and cleared his throat.
"Let’s make a special welcome to the Representatives of the Royal Family". He announced and a brief round of applause was made by the people present.
“You’re welcome,” He said again and all Felix did was nod.
“Thank you” I said with a smile.
Then, the ovation died down.
“So” he continued.
“We were talking about the basis of partnership and how we can get to reach our audience at the local stage…”
The pains hit me again, severally.
Oh, God! When will this ever stop?
There was a bottle water on the table in front of me and I opened it and gulped down a little quantity.
Felix itched his head and looked down at the table. He obviously didn’t want to be there, at the meeting.
I leaned my back on my seat and tried listening to what the man was saying. But unfortunately, the pains wouldn’t let me concentrate as it kept niggling at me.
Gosh! It was so painful.
After a while, the man stopped talking and returned to his seat, giving room for others to speak.
A lot of people kept standing and giving their opinions, making the whole thing seem boring to me.
Well, perhaps, it wouldn’t have been really boring if not for the pains I was passing through.
The pain became unbearable that I had to excuse myself to make use of the restroom.
“I…I need to make use of the restroom, ” I told Felix as I stood up and walked out of the room.
I didn’t know my way around the place and had to ask for directions and luckily, I found the restroom.
As soon as I got in, I leaned my back on the washbasin and groaned painfully.
My waist hurt a lot and felt like it wanted to get divided.
And the pains at the abdomen, unbearable.
Oh God! When will they be done with the meeting? I needed to get home and rest.
I shut my eyes and remained in that position for a long time, trying to absorb the pains.
After a long time, I faced the wash basin and washed my hands. Then, I looked into the mirror in front of me, gazing at my own reflection. Have never looked this good and lean, the pains are getting obvious.
I just hope the meeting comes to an end soon.
I sluggishly left the toilet and found my way back to the office. The meeting was still on.
I returned to my seat next to Felix and tried not to groan out loud as the pains came with a full force. I felt like resting my head on the table for a while but figured out it was inappropriate.
I just needed to be home.
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After what seemed like forever to me, the meeting finally came to an end and the thought of it alone made me relieved.
The people in the room stood on their feet and started exchanging handshakes with one another.
I weakly stood up even before Ryan did, but suddenly, I felt a hand pull me back to my seat and I flinched and discovered it was Felix.
Huh?
Why did he pull me back in such a manner?
I looked at him in dismay, expecting an explanation. He was staring back at me.
"There’s a…stain on your dress” he said, staring downwards at my waist.
At first, I was confused. But, I suddenly got what he meant and gasped immediately.
Oh My God!
No!
I was wet!
Oh goodness! Don’t tell me.
I looked at Felix with so much shame and discomfort.
How do I handle this? I can’t believe he saw it.
I took my eyes to the floor and heard him sigh.
Then, he stood up and slowly took off his jacket.
“Here. you can make use of this” he said and stretched out the jacket to me.
Huh?
I gulped nervously and collected the jacket from him. I was so abashed.
I stood up with so much guilt and slowly tied the jacket around my waist. I felt my throat become sore and wished there was a way I could enter into the ground.
I fiddled with my hands and started following him out of the office.
We made use of the elevator which took us to the first floor and as soon as we got out, we headed straight for our ride.
Felix was in front of me as I purposely stayed behind because I didn’t want him to look at me, especially my waist.
We got Into the black limo and sat next to each other and I took in a deep breath as I was finally able to rest my back.
“Why will you put on a white dress on a day like this?” Felix asked and my anxiety increased.
Oh, God! Isn’t there a way the ground would swallow me up?
“I’m sorry, ” I said with my gaze on the floor.
Hold on; why am I apologizing?
Well, I really don’t know either. I was so confused and didn’t even know what to say or do. The whole thing got me cringing.
Felix didn’t say any other thing as he opened his phone and started operating it.
The pains became severe and this time around, I couldn’t help but shriek.
Felix turned and looked at me for a while, but didn’t say a word.
The pains subsided and he took his eyes back to his phone.
I closed my eyes and leaned my back and prayed for the drive to be as short as possible.
I almost dozed off during the ride and was awoken when I felt the car coming to a stop.
I opened my eyes weakly and discovered we were now in the mansion.
Oh! Thank goodness.
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