Chapter 10:
'You can still turn back.'
The voice in my head kept saying as those last words left my mouth. I sat by the waterhole in the afternoon sun, unsure of what I was exactly doing there.
"Simba, have you ever heard of the expression; things change?"
The king sighed as he raised his eyes to look at me before saying, "Sakari, get on with it. Just tell me what you have to tell me."
"I can't," I whispered as I broke eye contact with him, "I can't do this; not to you."
"You started it," Simba began, "Now finish it."
I took a deep breath, trying to stall the heartbreaking news that I had begun to relay to Simba.
'Make something up.'
'Don't say a word.'
'He'll find out sooner or later.'
'He'll find out that you knew all along…'
"Simba," I tried again, "It is true that I went to see Rafiki two times today. It's true that I know something, it's true about Nala."
'You could not have just spit it out; you had to take the long way around.'
A voice screamed in my head and I gritted my teeth against it as I waited to see Simba's reaction.
"What is true about Nala?"
Simba inquired as I stood up and began to pace, "What you suspected about Nala and her cub is true; you aren't the father Simba."
I kept my eyes locked with his own as I relayed half of what I knew to the king of the pride lands. I sat down about a foot away and watched his face.
"I knew it," he said softly as he lowered his head and I sighed.
"There's more," I stood to my paws as Simba raised his eyes to my own; I inhaled as I shut my eyes and delivered the final blow, "Kovu is the father of the cub."
For a moment there was absolute silence before Simba said, "What?"
"Kovu is the father of Nala's…"
"You're lying," Simba's outburst threw me off guard and I quickly sat down.
"I'm not lying," I replied as Simba growled at me.
"This can't be true; you must be lying."
"I'm not lying," I repeated, "Rafiki told…"
"You're after something and that is why you are lying. As for Rafiki, the only reason that you mention him is because you want for me to believe you about Nala."
"Simba," I began as I held up a paw, "For what it's worth, I wish I were lying or making some kind of cruel…"
"Then you are!"
He yelled at me and I flinched, I could see the anger in his eyes; however I also saw the betrayal.
"You want something out of this," he growled and stood up, coming towards me at a slow walk. I then rose to my paws, my heart pounding.
"I do not want anything," I began, "I just wanted to tell you before you found out. That is all Simba; I swear on it."
"I do not believe you," Simba stated as I bowed my head, "I want you out."
I raised my head in disbelief; thinking I had not heard right, "What did you say?"
"Get out of the pride lands," his voice was low and cold his steps halting very close to where I was standing, "Now."
"Now?"
My voice was barely above a whisper as I stood upon shaky legs, "You want me to leave?"
"Yes," Simba answered, "Before I change my mind."
'Change your mind about what?'
I thought as I took a step back, "Why do you wish for me to leave?"
'Why did you ask such a dumb question?'
My mind screamed as I knew the obvious answer;
"You made false accusations," the king stated as his eyes glared at me. Eyes that had once shown compassion towards me and perhaps something else now stared at me with coldness and hatred.
"May I say goodbye to Kiara and the others?"
I inquired, my voice not sounding like my own;
Simba kept his gaze on me as he growled his response of, "No, get out."
"As you wish," I turned my back on him, swallowing a lump in my throat as I took some steps near the waterhole and bent my head. I took a long drink as I wasn't sure how long I'd have to go with out water.
"I'll tell the others that you decided to leave," Simba said in a matter of fact tone.
I said nothing as I lifted my head and turned away, making my trek from the pride lands, the sun not yet set in the sky.
'Was this my destiny? To break up the royal family? To cause pain to others that I care about?'
Musings such as these flooded my mind as with out looking back, I picked up the pace of my walk in to a flat out run. As I pushed through the long grass, another thought had entered my mind.
'Where's the monkey when you need him?'
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