| �The Pharaoh, Hapy, gave this to his lover, not his wife, Neffertiti. Neffertiti was more than upset, so she threatened his lover, also the high scribe called Tefnut. She said she was never to wear this in her presence. And she never did. One day, the Pharaoh ordered his scribe to wear it, and she did, and Neffertiti saw it and that night, Neffertiti walked into the scribe�s room, and with a long sword, killed the scribe. Neffertiti than took the necklace and wore it. Except, it was too heavy and she slowly lost her strength. Hapy saw her wearing it one day and was shocked, knowing who had killed his love. He told Neffertiti that she shouldn�t have done that, yet she didn�t heed his warning. But one night, the night that Hapy wanted to kill Neffertiti, he walked into the room and saw her dead, the necklace ripped off her neck. Hapy thought someone had killed his wife, yet he couldn�t place the blame on anyone. The necklace and his love for another woman, was nothing but trouble for Hapy, yet he ordered his high priest to bring his scribe back to life. His high priest obliged and brought her back, but as a mistake, Neffertiti was brought back. No one was sure as to why she was back, they all thought it was a mess up, but it wasn�t. When his scribe walked over to him, Neffertiti was right behind her. Hapy asked what was going on and Neffertiti explained that you couldn�t have one and not have the other one. Neffertiti said it was a cruse that she had put on the night that she killed his scribe. Hapy could never have his scribe; she wouldn�t allow it. It was said this necklace was destroyed and yet, this is it.� I kept my eyes on the man, thinking back to my dream. �No way, this is not the same.� �Can you come back tomorrow, I�ll prove it.� �Of course.� �Great. Good bye.� I nodded my head and Howie and I left. I walked to the store, alone in my thoughts. I was curious about this necklace. About the story and if it was true. I walked into the store and waited for the man to come out front. �You�re back?� �I have to talk to you.� �What can I do for you?� �I want more to the story.� �That�s all there is.� �There has to be more.� He sighed but nodded his head. �Have a seat. As I told you yesterday, this was a special necklace and it was destroyed, or that�s what Hapy wanted everyone to believe. One night, when he was out walking around his room, he saw a figure, a ghost of Tefnut. He honestly didn�t believe she would come back to haunt him, but she did. She told him never to destroy the necklace. It would keep her alive. At the time, he wasn�t certain what she meant. But when he got really lonely, he would pull out her necklace and she would appear. Finally, after a while, he asked what he should do. She told him that one-day, before he died, he would meet a woman that would wear that necklace and it wouldn�t kill her. He asked her what she meant and she explained to him that the night Neffertiti killed her, she put a curse on that heavy, dreadful necklace. If it weren�t the true love that was wearing that necklace, than the person wearing it, would die. That necklace would suck the life out of the woman. She told him that he could only love that one person that the necklace was only meant for his true love. He asked her how than would he met this woman and she just smiled and said he would see. Right before he died, he met his true love, Sunna, but it was Tefnut reincarnated. He married her and she bore him a child, a daughter who was the watcher of the necklace. Yet, the keeper was just as evil as Neffertiti.� �That�s it?� �Yes. Like it was known, this was supposed to be destroyed.� �Who destroyed it?� �What do you mean?� �I mean, if after Hapy remarried Sunna and she had a daughter, everyone would have known that the necklace was there, not destroyed.� �Yes.� �So than how did the story come about that it was destroyed?� �His daughter, named Raytha, had a son, yet Raytha wouldn�t let her son give that necklace to anyone. She claimed it was evil and destroyed it. She smashed it with a rock, as the story goes.� I kept the necklace in my hand and stared at the man. �Are you positive?� �I swear.� �This is all so odd. And something inside of me says that doesn�t make any sense.� �I�ll find the proof for you.� �Please do.� I left the store and headed home. I climbed up the stairs to my room and lay down on the bed, letting the story rerun in my mind. ~*~*~* She stood there, back tall, hair down, her dress white and her make up, flawless. �Do you love him Tefnut?� �Love who Neffertiti?� �My husband, who else?� �I can�t answer that your highness.� �Oh, but you can, you must.� �Yes, I do. But, I won�t do anything for I know he�s married.� �Very true Tefnut. I have something to tell him tonight at dinner.� �Which is what your highness?� �I am with child.� �Wow, the Gods have answered your prayers than.� �Yes, they have. They have found favor in their child.� �Neffertiti, is this why you asked me to come here?� �I asked you to come here so I could tell you that once this child is born, I want you to stay away from my husband.� �You do not love him yourself.� �How do you know that?� �As a scribe, you know quite a bit that you must never lent on. As a sorceress, you know even more. Should I tell the Pharaoh that this child might not be his? They child could belong to the man they call Atum, another one of Hapy�s Medji?� She stormed across the room and stood in front of me. �You have ruined my life as it is. He once loved me. But I will make him love me again.� �As you wish your highness. He is yours and if you think he loves you, I will not stand in the way.� �That�s very wise of you.� |
| Sands Of Time By: Resa Dorough (thanks to Terri for the title) |
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