The initial plan was to begin shopping as soon as they got to London. The weather started out bright and sunny but not for long before the sky turned grey and it started to rain. The new arrivals still felt jet lagged and lazy to go out in the rain so they all decided to stay indoors and get acquainted. Dave sat quietly, enjoying Naya and Leila chat away; he only chipped in when he was invited into their conversation. Surprisingly, the two hit it off, even though they were from different worlds. Naya was young, inexperienced and spent all her life in the village, Leila was a little more mature, a model and an aspiring fashion designer much more exposed than Naya was. They clicked so well, probably because they found in the other what they needed to advance themselves. Naya thought
“Finally I meet someone who knows what I am talking about” while Leila thought
“She could be my pet project”.
Naya quickly forgot her best friend Nima, her escort and confidant on the trip. Later that evening, Jeremy served a feast for dinner- grilled beef steak, served with baked potato with creamed parsley potato filling and boiled carrots, garnished with English parsley. Nima didn’t join the others; she requested that her dinner is served in her room. Naya and the others relished every bit of the meal, she was used to more spicy foods but the taste of this was simply perfection as she and the quests commended the meal. The evening ended with a call from Kenny, he briefly said hello to Dave and Leila and they left well feed. Eager to speak to his beau and find out how she was faring, he was also a little annoyed that she had not bothered to ring him since she arrived.
Kenny spent the Sunday evening entertaining his two best mates in his quarters in the palace. It was obvious he wasn’t too pleased with Naya during the call. Since he did not come out to tell his friends anything about his relationship, they felt uncomfortable asking him any questions. After the call they broke the ice on the topic and bombard him with question.
One of his friends said to him “For someone like you with your experience, I’m not too sure you have gone about things rightly. You’ve been thinking with your heart and not your head. Who is this Naya we’ve been hearing about and how long have you been seeing her?”.
There had been gossips in Ndovlo tabloids about the prince’s engagement. His friends had expected it would be to someone in their circle but she was totally unknown to them. The only glimpse they had of her was pictures from papers and magazines.
“Guys I called you here for this, my parents have chosen a bride for me, and I intend to get married soon. I have known her a little over three months now, we get along very well, everything is happening so fast and it feels right. She is a sweet girl; a little too young for me and a bit of a free spirit but that’s what makes me enjoy being with her”. Kenny answered to the probing questions of two of his best mates in Ndovlo.
“When you say a little too young, how young are you talking about?
“She is 18”
“You cradle robber” one of the guys said and the other one burst out laughing. “Well I guess it is good to catch them when they are young. Ten years is a lot, but we still looking forward to meeting your Naya”
“She only just left yesterday and she will be away for a month”. Kenny replied them.
Naya’s first point of call was the cosmetic surgeon. Nima stayed back at home still insisting on not being a part of the adventure. Leila went with Naya and they promised to be back for Nima so they could all go to the mall. During the consultation she told the Dr She wanted liposuction on her tummy, ties and butt but wanted to increase her bust. Confused the Dr asked " are you sure you want to increase your breast or reduce, seems to me you need a reduction more than an addition, you are a D cup, Isn't that big enough? Naya affirmed she wanted a bigger breast “I would to be a double D” carrying her breast from under “I want them perkier. “Your breasts are firm for its size and there isn’t much difference between a D and DD cup, you are still young after a few kids you can come back for breast enlargement or maybe a lifting then” the doctor said trying to crack a joke which Naya didn’t find funny. Naya spat back at him “there is a difference between the two sizes and if you are unwilling I would have you know there are a hundreds of other doctors I could switch to in a matter of minutes”. Reluctantly he agreed to perform the session on her. And she wanted it immediately so the doctor asked her to return in two days. On her way back home Naya decided she didn’t want to do any shopping until after the operation so she would buy clothes suitable for her new size.
Nima had been busy researching on the side effects of Naya’s latest quest. They had always been partners in crime in all their mischief but this time around she was opting out. As soon as Naya arrived Nima presented it to her. Naya looked through and as soon as she recognised what it was about she threw it back to Nima .
“Nima you will not become a kill joy, I am going through with this nothing you do or say can stop me”
“I agree. But at least talk to Kenny about this. You say you doing this for him and he doesn’t know about it. Why don’t you ask him what he wants?”
He doesn’t own my body, at least not yet. I know Kenny he might not agree to this but when I am done I can assure you he will like it”
You know what Naya; you are doing this for you”
“What if I am? If the case was reverse you know I would support whatever decision you took and stick with you till the end. Do same for me Nima. I would appreciate it if you mind your business and mention nothing to Kenny”. Then she stormed out of the house without Nima, got into the car where Leila was waiting and they drove off.
Left in a dilemma between her loyalty to her best friend and her reliability to carry out the purpose for her accompanying her best friend on the trip; Nima decided she was going to tell Kenny, she valued her credibility to her family and the prince of Ndovlo, than her loyalty to her friend. After all she felt she was looking out for her friend, and preventing her from a decision she might come to regret later. This was not the holiday overseas she bargained for- she came to have a good time – touring, shopping and doing other things, fun things with Naya. Something could possibly go wrong with Naya and if it did, she might not be able to live with herself knowing she could have done something to stop it..
Naya returned late in the evening she got make up presents from the mall for Nima but Nima had already gone to bed and locked the door to her room. Suspecting Nima might have told on her, she inquired from Jeremy who Nima might have spoken to that evening. He told her they had tried a few numbers but the network was so terrible, Nima could hardly make a conversation so she decided to go to bed. Naya went upstairs to Nima’s room, since the first night they argued Nima decided to sleep in a separate room from Naya. Naya stood in front of her room, she listen for any sound but there was nothing so she went to sleep.
Leila kept Dave up with all the girls were up to because Kenny had placed Naya in care of Dave. He knew everything, but Leila was discrete about Naya’s planned surgery. if he found out Surely the surgery would never happen worse off Kenny could come down to England, pick a fight with Naya and possibly call off the engagement.
The day before the surgery, Nima still maintaining her stance, spoke sparingly to Naya who acted overly nice to Nima so she would not tell on her. Throughout the day she stayed so close to Nima, even to the point of wanting to go into the toilet with her so she could be aware of whatever Nima was up to, that is the extent to which she was ready to guard her mission for surgery.. They spent the day visiting the London eye, madame tussauds, sea life London aquarium, the London dungeon and London eye river cruise. Nima was having fun with the two ladies but when she felt she was loosening up she would tighten up again, just to prove she stood by her disagreement. All the while they managed to keep the day of the surgery hidden from Nima. Before they went to bed they spoke to their families and to Kenny, they let them know they were fine and having a good time. There was no way Nima could report, Naya glued her on eyes on her until she hung up.
Leila arrived before the two ladies woke up, she had to leave the house early before Dave detected she was tense. She had been having her own share of doubt. She though Naya might be going too far with the breast enlargement. The repercussion of keeping all this from the boys might be much worse than she had thought; she might even end up losing Dave, he took the job of care taker for Naya so seriously. “Was all of the risk worth it for a pet project” she thought to herself. Until they arrived at the clinic she and Naya continued to argue in hushed tones in the car. Naya was not going to be swayed from going through, she checked into the clinic and immediately was ushered into the doctor’s office. They waited outside the doctor’s office as she went in to see him. Shortly she came out. She came out announcing “I am going through with this”.
The moment of truth arrived, as she was wheeled past Leila and Nima into the operating room they both stared at her with anxiety written on their faces. Nima rushed to her for a last try and held her hands and said “Naya please don’t do it”, Naya freed her hand and shouted “Get thee behind me” turned her face from both of them and taken away for surgery.
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