My jaw dropped.
“Allow us to present you with a dowry,”said Ankh.Nefret came forward and
handed my mother a purse filled with pieces of silver.
“Oh, this is too much!” she gasped.
“Your daughter Kiya is a fine choice for our son,”replied Nefret.
“She’s a charming and beautiful girl.And our families are close because our son
worked with your late husband.”
“There is one more thing.Ramose offers this engagement gift,”said Ankh,presenting
an ornate wooden box to my mother.
Inside was an incredible gold necklace with a huge blue diamond.
Nefret turned to my mother and said,”well,Tameri,do you accept our son’s proposal?”
“Oh,yes!”she answered.”Ramose is a lovely boy and worthy husband.”
“Mother!Why didn’t you ask me first?”Idemanded after they had left.”Can I not
decide whom I marry?”
“Forgive me, Kiya. But how can we refuse such a wonderful offer?”
“Am I a product to you,Mother?”
“Of course not,dear.With this marriage our future is secured.I only want is the best
for you.Besides,you have no secrets from me.Isaw you admiring Ramose when he
worked with your father.”
“Yes,Ilike him but…..”
“But what? You know him.He is handsome,rich and smart.”
“Oh yes,he is smart.So smart that he may soon discover I am not your son Khenti,but
your daughter Kiya!”
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