Dragon King 28 The Maid Called Avina

Everyday, the court lady and chief maids take head count of all the maids working in the palace, it works like an independent government managing its people and resources but is subject to the king, madam Maggie the chief maid, a woman in her fifties, fat and short like a balloon, a strict disciplinarian who always play by the rule and take no s.h.i.+t from her girls, she is always the ideal of her girls dating, as it have proven to always get in line of their duty

""""Alright girls line up and answer your name, something tell me someone is not here, I pity her salary"""" madam Maggie giggles all alone to herself and the girls all hurried and cl.u.s.tered outside, in different group everybody with her own friends waiting for madam to perform the final ritual for the day

"""""lilly!!... jen!!,...….lena!!..."""" madam Maggie is busy yelling out the names of the maids, hoping to catch someone to cut her salary, but today is a bad day for her, as the prince burst in unannounced, the presence of the prince really change the mood around the maid chamber, all the girls immediately humbled themselves, forming a cell of roll and column and giving off charming smile, it is the dream of every maid to marry the prince, having him talk to them was more than enough, some even have day dream about it, the girls all have wild thought of the prince going home with one of them, that have to be the reason why he came visiting in the night, the mere gossip of that made the girls almost jump onto the prince and his subordinate,

""""quiet girls, quiet!!...... your highness, you are welcome, what an unexpected but a pleasant visit ..... this way, please have a seat""""" madam who Is still shocked about the prince sudden appearance maintain her composure as she try to control the uprising commotion

"""""" don't get all nervous madam Maggie , the mummy of the palace, worry not yourself ma, was just pa.s.sing and decided to stop and say h.e.l.lo, it's been long we saw ourselves......meet my bosom brother Aglovale """""" Fredrick introduced him, trying to ease off the tensed madam

""""" you are welcome son, hope you are enjoying your stay in the palace...... my prince, you still have not inform me what brought you here, did any of my girls caused trouble"""" madam Maggie return the greeting and instantly turned to Fredrick, the nervous att.i.tude of madam amused Aglovale, who had been quietly observing the whole event unfolding

"""""relax madam Maggie , am here just to pick one of your girl to be serving my brother.... He is new here and getting one maid to serve him will be such a great ideal...what do you think madam""""" Fredrick throw a rhetoric question, to madam who understood fully well, what the prince need of her

"""" line up girls!!, the prince here need one of you as him and his new found brother, you know what that means right ..... the prince will make the selection himself, so know it that is is base on luck and fate, and not on your hard work because you all are lazy bunches""""

( look at how they all line up like kinder garden children waiting for lollipop and the prince and his friend to choose the lucky one, who will believe my girls will actually follow instruction without complaining ) madam Maggie smile to herself, watching her girls she shook her head and went for her seat

""""" bro, I don't know the girl you seek, you better fish her out....""""

"""""""" I can't find her, maybe we should come back tomorrow, it already dark and we can't see clearly, picking the wrong girl is something I wish not to do""""" Cutting Fredrick as usual as he turn to leave

"""" are you kidding me?, you don't expect me to a.s.semble the whole maids and end up not picking, what kind of joke do you want play with me, let just pick one and later come back for her """"""" Fredrick in a bid to save his dignity, in the presence of the girls, hold back his pal, as both of them are thinking of what next to do,

"""""hey stop right there....i knew it that someone is not here, and it will be no other person than you Avina...….. now come over here and explain to me where you are coming from"""" madam Maggie caught someone , with her high pitched voiced she yelled at Avina, who obeyed the command like a haunted kid who is waiting for his turn to die

( I pity the person, Maggie caught, she is so so busted ) on hearing madam Maggie voice so loud, Fredrick sympathize with the defaulter """"" hey bro, just make your choice let leave, before I will be force to intercept madam Maggie judgment """"" walking back to balcony where madam Maggie is sitting

"""" bro, I think she is the defaulter """ Aglovale who have observed the girl as he approached the balcony with Fredrick """" so her name is Avina.... What a nice name """"""

""""what!!, she is the girl"" sighing out loudly ( always putting me in a tight corner ) """" alright let go save your girlfriend """"

"""""" she is not my girlfriend, at least not yet """" Aglovale replied as he take the lead

"""""" Madam Maggie, calm down stop yelling at the poor girl please...…. What is the punishment for defaulting? """""" Fredrick asked, as he take a seat, consciously backing the others girls to avoid their l.u.s.tful stares

"""" on giving reasonable excuse, they will be pardon and if they don't, depending on how long the person is gone, she might be asked to do the laundry or dishes or ...…."""" Madam Maggie not expecting the prince to interfere replied feeling uneasy

""""" so in summary they will be asked to do community service??"""" Fredrick asked

"""" yes my prince """ the mini crowd of girls still standing, waiting for the prince to come and make his choice gasped not believing what they are hearing { madam Maggie don't usually asked them to do community service but rather deduct their salary

"""""" Avina, why did you come back late """" Aglovale asked , hoping he will be able to do some thing, his voice so gentle, it will calm a rampaging beast

""" I have to go see my sick dad, I can seeing permission but when I got here you weren't around, and I really have to leave , am sorry am going back now, I had to spend some time with him"""""" Avina answered hoping her lies is very convincing

""""son what will her punishment be??"""

""" she will do the laundry of everybody for one full week""" madam Maggie reluctantly, knowing fully well that she can't touch her salary

"""" very well then, do to her as please...… back to what brought me here, bro since you brought the ideal of having one personal maid, I think you should get the privilege of choosing one person who will serve us""""" stepping back for Aglovale to make the choice

( you are one b.a.s.t.a.r.d smart dude, removing yourself from the center so that all this girls will hate me if I don't choose any of them...… am sorry but I can only choose one of you ) after going through the girls again so as to avoid the suspicion that they came specifically for avina, he turn around and spoke out aloud, picking his word, as not to hurt further, the disappointed girls """" I choose avina bro.... don't get me wrong ladies, you all are beautiful and good, all equal to the task but I have made my choice, avina is your personal maid""""

"""avina do you this day, accept to be my personal maid, keeping everything and anything you heard with you, treating it like a secret; keeping me your priority and receiving orders directly from me except the king""""""

""""" yes my prince"""""" the excited avina composed herself and try to answer calmly

""" very well then...… let it be known to you all that, from today avina is my personal maid, as the personal maid of the heir apparent to the throne, you all are to treat her with some respect and accolade, now that does not mean she can do things for other nor does it mean that other girls cannot serve me""""" Fredrick spoke out authoritatively, sending out an aura of power and royalty

""" you all can now go to your room""" madam Maggie dismiss the heart broken girls ( I still can't believe, she will be enjoying all this privilege, there is even something like the prince personal maid, I would have projected my daughter since and hopefully she will seduce him to marry her, that would have been one quick and fast way of climbing the power and social status Well I guess I will just have to win her favour) Maggie thought to herself trying so hard to hide her disappointment

"""""" men that was harder than it seems, dude did you notice all those eyes staring at you, when you made your choice"""""" on their back to the their respective chamber, both pals reflect on the whole drama

"""" I felt like vanis.h.i.+ng from that vicinity, what amaze me more is the look on madam Maggie's face...…. Was she expecting me to pick her as your maid?? When my avina is there??""""

""""" even if avina is not there, I bet you will still choose those pretty girls over her""""" amidst laughter Fredrick chipped in

"""""what will I do with her??, imagine you rolling with such epitome of beauty like Celina and I will following her?? ......….why on earth will she even conceive such ideal in the first place??""" Aglovale asked holding himself from falling down due to laugh