From House Maid To King's Wife - S01 E06

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From House Maid To King's Wife - S01 E06

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From Housemaid To King’s Wife — Episode Six

After the native doctor said the charm cannot be reversed, sadness took over Oge's heart. She walked out of the native doctor’s shrine with weak legs. The harmattan breeze brushed her face, but she did not feel it. Her heart was pounding like stone against another stone. Her mind was unstable. In fact, she was running mad. The words of the native doctor kept echoing in her head like a heavy slap.

She stopped beside a lonely footpath and leaned on a tree. Tears gathered in her eyes like ocean. She tried to blink them away, but she couldn't.

“How can the charm be irreversible? How can a simple love portion turn into this kind of prison? What have I done to myself? What have I done to my future?” Oge asked herself in tears. She wiped her tears, but more came. She cried like a baby.

“My life is finished. The king will never leave me again. He will never return to the palace. Queen Amara has already taken over everything. She has declared him dead. She has become the queen of the whole kingdom. She is powerful now. She has the throne. She has the army and the guards. She has the authority. How can I fight her? What will I use to fight a woman like that?” She asked herself.

She stood there for a long time, talking to herself like a mad woman.

“I thought I would become powerful. I thought I would become the queen. I thought I would carry the king’s child. I thought I would rise from housemaid to royalty. But look at me now. I am trapped. And to make matters worse… I am not even pregnant.” She said.

Her mind went back to the past weeks. Every day, the king touched her. Every night, he held her like a starving man. Every moment, he followed her around as if he was afraid she would disappear. Yet, despite all of that, nothing changed in her body.

No sign of pregnancy. Nothing!

"Am I also barren like Queen Amara?" She asked.

A cold fear entered her body.

“What if the king is impo.tent? What if that is why Queen Amara has been barren all these years? What if no woman can conceive for him? What if I have been sleeping with a man who cannot give me a child?” Oge asked.

She shook her head slowly as the truth began to settle.

“If I cannot get pregnant, everything is over for me. I will lose everything. Queen Amara will destroy me. She will send me away. I will be left with nothing. I must not lose this war. I must not.” She said.

Her tears stopped. She was determined to do something.

“I will fight. I will not lose. I will find another way. If the charm cannot be reversed, then I must use the charm itself to my advantage. The king loves me too much. He will give me anything I ask for." She said.

A dangerous idea entered her mind. She tried to push it away, but it came back stronger.

She remembered Chike, her old lover. The only person she truly cared about before the king entered her life.

“I will call him. He will help me. He must help me to get pregnant.”

Later that evening, she waited until the king slept—his head resting on her lap like a child—before she carefully stood up, tiptoed to the balcony, and dialed Chike’s number.

"Please my love, come and see me tomorrow, I have something to tell you." Oge said.

Chike arrived at the mansion the next day, moving with caution and fear. When she opened the door for him, he looked around quickly.

“Oge, what is going on? You sounded desperate on the phone. And why did you call me here? This place looks dangerous.” Chike said.

“I will explain everything. Just come in.” Oge said.

They went into the guest room and she locked the door. She held his hands and looked into his eyes deeply.

“Chike, I will not lie to you. I have made mistakes. I let greed lead me. I let fear control me. I'm supposed to get pregnant for the king because his wife is barren. I used charms on the king. And now he is completely in love with me. He will never leave my side again. But Chike… the plan is collapsing.”

“What do you mean?” Chike asked. Oge sat on the bed and started crying.

“I am not pregnant. I have tried. I have done everything. But the king cannot give me a child. I am sure of it now. He must be imp.otent.”

“So you collected money to give the king a child, but instead you started playing around with charms. Now, the thing has backfired and you remembered me. So, what do you want me to do?” Chike asked.

“I want you to help me get pregnant.” She said.

“What?” Chike asked.

“Yes. If I become pregnant, the king will believe the child is his. I will pin the child on him. I will become the queen. And when that happens, Chike, I will have money. I will have power. I will have access to everything. I will take care of you. I will give you anything you want.” She said.

"Alright, I cannot do this kind of thing for free. This matter is big. It is risky. If anyone catches me, my life will end.” Chike said.

“How much do you want?” Oge asked.

“I want N2 million naira.”

Oge did not even argue. She knew the king would give her any money she asked for. And he did. Within hours she transferred the full amount to Chike.

That night, Oge sneaked into the guest room where Chike was waiting. She closed the door gently and leaned against it. Chike walked closer.

“Oge, are you ready?” he asked.

“Yes. Let us do it. I must win this battle. I must not lose. Come and get me pregnant." Oge said.

Chike held her. Their bodies met. The room became silent except for the sound of their movements. They made love.

"I must get pregnant." Oge said when they were done.

Watch out for episode 7