Novels by Lulu

Mara and her mother realised that they were in a big trouble. "I should never tried to make my moves towards the prince in the first place, look at us now, we are in deep trouble". Mara said with a trembling voice. Now she came to realise how much the prince was in love for Mary. Her mother looked at her with fury in her eyes. " How could you say that? You now becoming a coward. Let us focus now. I'm trying to think of a plan to get us out of this trouble". Mary's step mother said in a stern voice.She was clenching her fists and gritting her teeth with rage. The thought of seeing Mary winning and getting married to the most sought after man in the town made her to lose her senses. She sneered and seemed to be cooking something in her mind. She jumped with excitement and lifted her hand in while chanting the song she used to chant when she was plotting something evil. She made her famous dance moves she always perform when her plans were coming into succes

Mara became silent for a moment. Her hand was touching her forehead. It was like she was in deep thoughts or she was confused. The prince was looking at her without blinking. " I was asking about your sister, Mary", the prince said with a stern voice. "Oh! Mary, I- I", Mara was stammering while she was still holding her forehead. The prince shifted his hand closer to her direction. He touched her hand. "Are you alright", he said seemed to be concerned. Mara lifted her hand smiling nervously. " I- I'm alright, yes. It's just that I- I", she seemed disoriented this time"No, no, feel free to talk', the prince said standing up to reach her side of the table. He came closer behind her back. He stretched his hand and gave her a shoulder rub. Mara felt a warm gush of blood going down her spine. She felt a tickling effect in her abdomen. She felt her panties becoming wet instantly. She never felt like that before and she was loving every minute of it

Mara made herself comfortable in the prince's dining apartment. She was holding a glass of expensive wine and the dinner table was colourful. There were various dishes and everyone was free to pick whatever suited their palate. It was a three course meal. First for starters there were sea food platters. There were salmons, caviers, sushi, chilled oysters and other seafood dishes. Then the main meal was to die for. There was aubergines parmigiana and some roasted veggies. The meat was exotic Japanese waygu beef and ostrich steak served with red wine and mushroom sauce. The meal was tantalizing her tastes budds but what bothered her was that the prince's guards were sitting around the table dining as well. This made her a bit uneasy as she expected the precious moments with the prince only.She was thinking about what her mother told her before she left her home. " Remember not to give the prince a chance to think about Mary", her mother said as

Prince Albert Nicholson-James-Junior was the people's person. He was a pillar of his nation. Eversince he took reign from his late father, things had been running smoothly in his father's kingdom. He had the back of the trusted members of the royal family. His advisors, guards and royal helpers were keen to help him in any way. The news of his estranged fiancee was the matter of concern to every one who was under his rulership. They did all in their power to help to find their soon to be princess. Mary was already considered as the mother of the nation. Her humbleness and appealing looks had earned her the favour from most of the members of her community.Her step mother and sister were trying by all means to tarnish her name so that even the community would go against the idea of making Mary the wife of their prince. But people who knew Mary could not be fooled like that. They knew that there was more to it than they were hearing. They decided to observe the

"Love is love when you love someoneWhen they give their love back love becomes so sweetLove is so fragile yet so enduringLove is so caring yet so in needLove is in need of another love to make a great loveHow could love hurt someone so in love?Love is so kindTo the point that it is so blindLove is so blind only to see the goodLove is so sweet like a smell of a roseThat is when the rose became a symbol of loveWhen matters of the heart don't matter anymoreLove gives a way for tears to fallWhen tears don't fall anymoreThe heart goes on and onYearning for more love".The prince's heart was yearning for the moments he was with Mary. He could not stop thinking about all the things they used to do while they were together. He did not understand why Mary would vanish like that without giving a warning. " I loved her a

It was a Sunday evening and the prince was reclining in his comfy exquisite arm chair sipping a good wine while he was waiting for supper to be served. He was reading a newspaper hoping to see any news that will connect him to finding Mary. He was purturbed as he came to a realisation that Mary might be in a danger, given the time she was last seen. It was almost two weeks after she vanished. The fact that she was with another man as rumours were roaming, did not sink in his mind. He knew very well that Mary was a high moral young woman who would do anything not to compromise her reputation. The way she was ill treated by her step mother taught her to be a strong women and stay true to herself. She would not do anything that would put her name in shame now that she was engaged to be married to the man of her dreams. He was quite a catch and every woman was dreaming to be his happy ever after. How could Mary jeopardize that? It was not making any sense. She was not seeing any man bef

Romeo's bed was empty and it was made up as if he did not sleep on it at all. They looked around hoping to find him sitting on a chair next to his bed. The chair was empty too. How can a house be locked inside when there was no one in the room? They kept asking each other. After they searched the whole house, his mother looked up to the roof. She saw something that shocked her. Her stomach got cramps and she could not move. Her heart was beating very fast and the knees were weak. She could not believe what she was seeing. Her son was sitting on top of the wardrobe and his head was hanging down. She called him and he did not respond. The young men climbed to reach out to him. When they reached him they found a rope around his neck. Apparently he hanged himself standing on top of the wardrobe. Then he tied the rope in the roof. After he tied it around his neck, he folded his legs so that the rope could strangle him.He was cold and his upper body was s

It was a Sunday morning and Romeo' s mother was preparing to go to church. She woke up very early to do the household chores as usual. She usually went to the river to fetch some fresh water to make tea. Then she would cook porridge for everyone and clean afterwards. She would leave everything spick- and- span. Her daughter would continue to tend the dinner pots that she would leave boiling when she left for church. By the time the church was over the dinner would be ready to be served. She and her daughter would dish up for everyone and even the unexpected guests would get their share. It was a tradition for a royal family to have visitors almost everyday. Some would be there with an intent to get help from the king. The king would settle disputes and give fair judgement in common cases among the community members. So, the king's homestead was a place of refuge to the community members. Everyone received their share of attention in the welcoming arms if the king and

By the time King Khumalo was on his mission to appeasing the ancestors, Romeo's condition was deteriorating. The traditional healer instructed that the boy should be re- introduced to his forefathers for they did not recognise him because of the way he turned out to be. Being a gay was really a curse, according to the traditional healer. So, in order for them to do right by their forefathers, Romeo's father had to slaughter a goat to wash the curse and appease them at the same time. Romeo's father did as he was instructed. He re-introduced his son to his ancestors. A necklace sewn out of goat' skin was tied around Romeo's neck. He was made to sleep on a goat' s hide. As for his health condition, he was becoming weak and had no interest in daily activities. He did not wash himself and sometimes could not even eat his food. His relatives and those who were close to him believed that his weakness was the way of being tamed by the ancestors. They said it was the sign that

After the social workers had done more talking, the villagers started to give more thought on what they were taught about homosexuality. They held the meetings trying to digest what the social workers had taught them. Although there were many who still thought it was the curse, some were starting to open their eyes. Romeo's mother took that opportunity to convince her husband about the importance of accepting their son' s sexual preferences. They both knew it would take time to get used to it but Romeo's father agreed to visit his son in hospital. Deep down in his heart he was feeling embarrassed and despised but he did it for the well being of his son who was struggling to come to terms with the loss of his friend and partner. In hospital, Romeo's condition was deteriorating everyday. There were times he would wake up in the middle of the night and pace up and down in the ward corridors, mumbling things that no one could hear. He was refusing to take th

Romeo was doing well in hospital but the nolstalgic memories and melancholy got the better of him. He became lonely and wished he too was dead when Julius died. He felt like Julius took a part of him and died with it. He was no longer feeling himself. He eventually slipped into depression. He was not coping at all. All he could do was to face the wall and cry. All that was happening was in his life was overwhelming. He just wanted to be normal like other boys in the village. His was put on medication for depression. And it was advised that he should be kept for a while since the doctors were fearing for his life. Reverend Busang asked the doctor to keep him there until the rage of the villagers cooled down. The social workers were sent to the villages to look at the situation at the homes of the boys. They asked the kings to give them a chance that hold a meeting with the villagers. They organised everything so that they could address the villagers about

He realised that his family would not visit him in hospital. His father was still fuming with rage according his sister who sneaked behind their parents's backs to bring him some fresh clothes and delicacies. As for his mother, she was afraid to visit him because her husband made it clear that no one was going there. He was trying to accept that he would get support from few people including Reverend Busang and of course, his sister. His father was still recovering from the wounds he sustained from the battle. There was still a tension between the villages that were in a battle but they are respecting the words Reverend Busang spoke on the battlefield. Romeo knew that he had to choose between two things which seemed to be too hard for him at that moment. He had to choose to leave his village and start a new life somewhere or please his father and become an heir he wanted him to be. Those two options were too much of a burden for him to car

Theodora and ThaboTheodora was leaning on the table as she and Thabo were catching up after a long time since they first met each other on their trip to overseas. She was giggling non- stop and Thabo was telling joke after joke. Thabo had a good sense of humour and Theodora had a day of her life listening to him cracking jokes. Larry was a gentleman and he knew how to treat a lady, but he was not as humorous as Thabo. Most of the time they discussed about the serious matter concerning their future. One of the qualities that Larry admired in her was her maturity and intelligence. Most men love independent women and maybe that was what made Theodora more attractive. She was smart and successful, apart from her beauty she was a goal to be achieved to most men. Larry worked very hard to win her heart as she was those women who were the 'play hard to get' type. When her heart melted, they became a perfect match, a goal couple. Most if their peers envied their

Theodora the explorerTheodora woke up the next morning feeling like she was run over by a train. She had heard it when people complained about having a hangover but it was her first time to experience it. Larry made her a cup of strong black coffee. He brought it to her while she was lying on the bed. "I think this will help you to blow away your hangover. "Oh! Thank you, a coffee in bed" said Theodora smiling as she sat on the bed. She sipped the coffee and Larry was looking at her. "I doubt you had one glass of wine, the way you were looking last night", Larry said looking at her fishing for answers. " It was just a glass of wine. Remember it was my first time to drink wine", she said remembering very well when she drank almost the whole bottle. Lucy was just holding a glass and sipping a bit between countable minutes while she was pouring a glass after glass for her. She did that in the name of showing her a good time, just like any friend would do. Those were

Lucy and TheodoraLucy was was driving a her car slowly to Larry's house to drop Theodora. She pressed the music button in her car's music system. A song by Mary Blige was serenading them and it lifted their spirits as they were singing along. She and Theodora were singing on top of their voices like school girls. They had the time of their life" And I can't sleep without U bab-e-e-e! H-o-o-o-h-o-o-o-oho, and I can't sleep without bab-e-e-e", they were singing with their heads held high in the air and lifted their hands waving them while they were singing. "Uh-u-u, this is really cool man. I wish we can do this all over again", Lucy said with a voice full of satisfaction and she felt like her plans were coming along. They carried on with the lyrics of the song and laughed in unison. "Thanks Lu for teaching me the song. I really like it girl ", said while shifted her body side by side making some dance moves. Lucy smiled to herself. "Big up Lu you are a go

The best friends "It's time to eat now, baby girl", Lucy said while she was taking the glass away from Theodora. Theodora was drinking the wine, glass after glass until Lucy had to intervene. She was not a drinking type though. She was that kind of girl who would drink her juice instead, even in big parties. But now Lucy had insisted she should take a sip. "I'm not an alcoholic but this wine of yours has that thing", she said gobbling another glass. "Yeah! Wine is a good combination of joyful moments and good food. You should try it more often. It's good even for your heart. Just one glass a day will make a cardiologist far from you. I learnt that somewhere". Lucy said bursting out laughing. Theodora burst out laughing as well and there was a splash of wine that was sprinkled all over the table while she was laughing. Lucy shyed away as she felt a bit of awkwardness. She smiled and gave herself a silent congratulatory remark. "Not a bad job you are doing there Lucy, not bad at all", s

Lucy loose all tiesIt was a beautiful Saturday morning and everyone was enjoying their weekend break after the hectic days at work. Lucy and Theodora had joined in the groove of weekend and were in a beauty spa. She managed to coax her into accepting her offer to take her to a spa treatment. They were lying on their stomachs on the spa beds. They were having a full body massage. It was a long ago since Theodora went to a spa treatment, so she enjoyed herself. After the body massage, they did facials then pedicure and manicure. All along they were sipping champaign. " We should do this more often", said Lucy to Theodora. "Yes, I agree. This is good, infact it is therapeutic", said Theodora sipping a last drop of wine from her glass. Lucy smiled when she noticed that she had won Theodora's heart. "The way to a man's heart is his woman', she thought to herself. She could not believe she was doing all that to get to Larry's heart. "A girl has to do what a girl has

Mr CEOLarry was having a busy morning as usual. He had back to back meetings with the potential clients from different companies. He asked Lucy to re- schedule his diary for the following day so that he manage the intervals between the meetings. Lucy was over the moon. She could see her plans coming together. " Mr CEO is mine, nomatter what comes my way I will deal with it", she thought to herself. The memories of the previous weekend were replaying in her mind. The party she organised was a hit. They enjoyed themselves and Larry seemed to appreciate what she did for him and his fiancee. Little did he know that she was doing it for her gain. She performed her daily duties with too much zeal that morning insomuch that she did not even noticed what time it was. She got signals from her colleagues that it already lunchtime. She even organised a lunch for Larry who was indulged in his work like there was no tomorrow. After she had finished sorting out

Maria the care giverIt was a Sunday afternoon, Maria was just chilling in the verandah overlooking a well groomed park that was in the back of the orphanage. It was a warm Sunday afternoon and she was just coming from the church. She was wearing a flowered frock and sandals. Her natural hair was neatly combed and shiny. An alice band that matched her dress was neatly tied around her head. She was feeling beautiful, although the clothes she was wearing were not expensive. The dress she was wearing was from a bundle of clothes that were donated to the orphanage by the Red Cross Army. She chose it first because she was among those who were distributing the clothes among other orphans.The dress fitted her nicely and it showed her curves and figure. She was reaching an adolescence stage and some features in her body were starting to show up. She was starting to glow. Although meals at the orphanage were limited, there were organisations t

The light Maria was lying in her bed later that day and was recalling all the events that took place earlier that day. Her heart was heavy with pain. She could not control her feelings when the thought of missing a chance to go to boarding school crept in. The tears were pouring uncontrollably and her pillow was wet. She missed her family. She missed being her parents's child. Most of all she missed being at home. They did not have everything they wished for but at least they were happy. She enjoyed being at home with people who loved her unconditionally. That was something she lacked and longed for at that particular moment. always heard the stories of children who grew up without parents and had to spend their lives being slaves to the relatives and their children. Her grandmother used to tell them the folk tales when it was evening after they had eaten their supper. They would sit around the fire listening to the fascinating stories her grandmot

The matchIt was obvious that Maria was not getting away from the snare of being pinned on being a thief. Everytime she opened her mouth, it seemed like she was putting herself in more trouble. Her tears were in vain. Sister Mary was not moved by her cracodile tears, as she( sister Mary) described Maria's crying. She was even tempted to slapping her but tried to control herself since other nuns were watching, not that she was shaken by the fact that they were looking at her but she was trying to act as professional as possible. Deep down in her heart she wanted to sort the matter by getting physical with the little girl who was already about to wet herself because of the pressure she was in."Not a fat chance, you are not gonna get away with this nonsense of yours", said sister Mary as she left the room. Everyone had no clue where she was off too. The only thing they were sure of was that she was not going out for a good cause. Maria f

Not having everything she wished for was part of Maria's life but to take what did not belong to her was not the part of it. Her mother taught her very well that if she wanted something she should ask nicely so that she could be given. She knew very well that if she wanted something that was pricey and beyond her parent's affordability, she should wait until it was the right time for her parents to afford it or she would make a little effort to do a little work in return for a reward. She offer to wash her father's socks so that she would give her few coins. There were many things she would help with to win the favour of the elders. Sometimes she would fetch water for an old lady who was their neighbour. The poor old woman was living with her young grandchild who was only three years. Her mother left her to go and work in the remote city and she never came back. The old woman was struggling to do other household chores as she was feable and sick. So, Maria wou

Karma will pave the wayMaria woke up quickly and made up her bed. She just folded the blanket, rolled the mattress and grabbed her coat and gumboots. She put on the big cowboy hat and it made her look like a shepherdess. Sister Mary gave her an axe to chop some wood so that she could be able to make fire. The big black pots were already filled with water to cook the porridge. She chopped the woods with trembling hands. It was so freezy and the frost was covering the surface of the ground. Her hands were frozen and it was difficult for her to continue with the chopping but she had no other way to avoid her duty.Tears started to roll down her face as she was struggling to continue with the chopping. Her father used to do that when her mother was about to make fire. Now it was her who was doing all that work. She knew if she took a long time to finish the chopping, sister Mary would be on her as there would be no porridge for children to eat before t

Karma paves the wayMaria's duties were extended to the kitchen. She was among those who were making sure that a big black pot of porridge was boiling and ready to be served at six o' clock every morning. The children would make a queue for the porridge and at seven o'clock they would leaving for their classes. Maria and other girls would was the dishes and sweep the floor before they were off to school. When the school was out they would rush to dish up for everyone. They would serve a plate of samp and a small portion of veges. Most of the time some kids would want more as the food was not enough. They would get scolded by the hot headed sister Mary.One day Maria got a good hiding by giving an extra plate to some of the children who were asking for more. Her plate was taken and she went to bed in an empty stomach. It was stressed that no one was allowed to get an additional amount of food no matter what the circumstances were. So, she learn