HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 41
MUNEIWA
I was working against the
clock here and even though I didn’t want to admit it myself, I was dead tired
but then I had to keep going and get this done with. Since I was familiar with
Duke’s house and the security measures which I was hoping that they were still
the same…I knew that a better way to enter Duke’s house would be to go through
Mr Botha’s house because I didn’t want to risk using my access code because
chances were that he deactivated it already and even if he didn’t, I just
didn’t want to take the risk or to have him see me as I come. I parked my car
three houses away from Mr Botha’s house which shared the fence with Duke’s
house. I looked at the back seat and took one long look at Jane who was fast
asleep and breathed
“I love you Jane and I am
doing this for us…your dad sacrificed you once and there is no telling what he
is capable of, I just didn’t want to take the risk. He is capable of throwing
both you and me under the bus; he did it once to save his skin and can always
do it again so I have to do this”
I said that and took my two
fully loaded machines and got out of the car and locked the doors and walked
away. The plan was to use Mr Botha’s cat that stayed in its own little house
outside. Mr Botha also had a security system but it wasn’t anything I can’t
crack…nothing like Duke’s security system. The plan was to get the cat close to
the electric fence wire so that the alarm may go off. Obviously Duke will wake
up and check around the videos and realised that it’s the cat. After that he will
be relieved and decide to go back to bed. When the alarm go off again five
minutes later…it wouldn’t really alarm him but rather piss him off that the cat
was keeping him awake. So many things could go wrong with my plan but I had to
take the risk. It was now or never.
…
DUKE
It was in the early hours of
the morning when the security alarm suddenly went off. Duke quickly got up
along with his wife who was obviously scared. Usually he is calm when something
like this happens because he knew no one could possibly come into his house but
then with Muneiwa on the loose he wasn’t really sure. He took the gun from the
bedside drawer and took his phone and walked out of the room with his wife
behind him. `
Alison:“Do you thin-“ the wife
couldn’t finish the sentence because he cut her off
Duke:”Shhh” they went to his
study where he closed the door behind them and went to his computer and check
the security cameras
Duke:”f*** this stupid cat” he
said under his breath
Alison:“Again? We really need
to speak to Mr Botha about this”
Duke:” I will talk to him…this
cat can’t keep doing this to us” his wife was pacing in the room in a dramatic
fashion
Duke:”now that we’ve
discovered that we are safe…can you go back to sleep?”
Alison:”“Not with this thing
making so much noise…cant you switch it off?” he rolled his eyes and started
typing on the laptop until the alarm went quiet.
Duke:”there…you can now go
back to sleep” she looked at him and smiled
Alison:“what about you? We
were cuddling so sweetly” he smiled but then his smile immediately faded when
the alarm went off again
Duke:”f*** this” he said that
and angrily typed on the laptop without checking the security cameras and then
the alarm went quiet again
Duke:’ if this cat do this
again then I am seriously going to that house right now and shoot the damn
thing…I don’t care what time it is but I won’t stay up the whole night because
of their stupid cat”
Alison:“I am off to bed” he
looked at her and smiled
Duke:’ lets go” they walked
back to their bedroom.
They had just got into bed
when their bedroom door swung open and in came Norman. Duke took his gun from
the bedside table and pointed at Norman…Norman was also pointing at Duke with a
gun
…
MUNEIWA
Me:”morning” the look on his
face was priceless. I swear to God that in my years of service with Duke I had
never seen that kind of look. He was horrified
Duke:’it was you” he said
trying to get out of bed
Me:” if I were you I would
stay put…you don’t want me to kill sweet Alison do you?”
Alison:”“Norman what’s going
on with you? What is this?”
I looked at her and rolled my
eyes…I didn’t have time for her, not when my whole freaking life was at stake.
I shot straight at Duke’s gun and he dropped it…before he could make sense of
what was going on I aimed for Alison’s chest and she collapsed after the gun
shot. The gun had a silencer so I didn’t have to worry about the noise. I know
that Alison had been good to me and she treated me like a mother but then I was
a heartless bitch when required…I guess it’s the reason why Duke took my
parents from me…he wanted me to be a heartless zombie
Me:”it’s just me and you now”
he looked over at his wife and blinked several times and then back at me. He
didn’t want to reveal how scared he was but then I could see it through him. He
was scared but he just didn’t want to show it to me but unfortunately I knew
him enough.
Me:”you moulded me into this”
I smiled looking at his wife.
Duke:” you came to kill me? Do
it” I smiled
Me:” you are daring me to kill
you? I will do it Duke, I am not bluffing…with your wife’s body lifelessly
lying close to you then you should know I am not playing”
Duke:”I said do it”
Me:” any last words before I
kill you?”
Duke:” just that you will die
a painful slow death for this…they will find you and they will kill you” I
shook my head
Me:”not if they think you went
on a holiday”
I said that and gave him one
on the forehead and he fell. This was easy…way too easy. I smiled at myself
realising that I still had it in me…with everything that was going on I was
starting to worry that maybe I wasn’t as good as I used to be. I stood in the
middle of the room and looked at Duke and had one good laugh…I did it…Duke was
down and not breathing and it was easy. I was laughing when I heard a car pull
up at the drive way. F*** this…who is this now? I didn’t plan on Duke being
found, I wanted to hide him and the wife and then stage a trip for the two of
them so that I can buy myself some time to get rid of the whole organisation. I
quickly went over to the bed and help Duke sleep on the bed…my problem was that
the bullet hit him on the head. So I put him in bed and covered him with a
blanket and made sure to leave one hand and one foot outside and then
positioned his wife nicely on the bed too. I left her head outside. I then reached
over in the wardrobe and took out one blanket and cover them neatly to cover
the blood on the other blanket. I then took his gun and put it in the drawer. I
got inside the closet and hide.
…
Few minutes later stupid
Ginger walked through the door with a gun
Ginger:”boss” he said when he
walked in but when he realised that Duke was still sleeping he tiptoed
apologetically
Ginger:’eish sorry boss…sorry
to disturb…when the alarm went off I thought…ahg let me leave you to sleep” he
said that and walked out and closed the door.
I took a sigh of relief but
didn’t get out of the closet. Few minutes later I heard him drive away. I
breathed and got out of the closet and started on my work. The job was to
dispose of Duke and make sure that no one can find him. I went to the study
where I sent various emails to his co-workers pretending to be Duke and saying
that I was going out with my wife to clear my head and that I was giving the
whole team a test to see if they can be able to deal with Norman by themselves.
I emphasised that my phone will be off and that when I come back in a month’s
time Norman should be history and that if he is not then heads will roll. After
doing that I switched Duke’s and Alison’s phones off. I then went to the
bedroom and wrapped up his body with a linen and then dragged it out into the
garage and into his car, I did the same to the other body. After that I cleaned
up the house and made the bed nicely. I took all his important gadgets and
everything he always travelled with and took them to the car. I then wiped off
the security tapes and made sure there was no trace of me. I even removed the
car tracker so that nobody could track the car. After that I went to his car
and drove to where I left Jane. I got there and took Jane out of the stolen car
and put her in Duke’s car and hit the road. The tank was full so I decided not
to go to any garage to avoid videos or to stop anywhere. I was wearing a big
jacket and a cap and glasses to try and hide myself.
…
I drove to Duke’s farm outside
town and dug two graves and buried him and his wife. By the time I finish I was
dead tired and it was bright day light and Jane was still sleeping. I couldn’t
risk driving the car during the day with everyone running up and down so I
decided to chill there for a day. The farm was in the middle of nowhere and no
activities were going on there…it was just a very big chunk of bushes and
nothing more. So I knew we were safe…my only problem was food. But before
worrying about that…I needed to take some rest before dealing with Zach and
Cliff in the morning.
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 42
MUNEIWA
I woke up to Jane shaking me
and calling my name. She was finally up. I opened my eyes and found her
standing out the car with the door open and looking at me. I smiled immediately
when my eyes met hers. She looked refreshed and like the usual Jane I knew. She
didn’t look tired and stressed like she was yesterday.
Jane:”I am going to forget
that cute charming smile you are giving me and ask you what you did to me and
where the hell are we? Still in my dad’s forest?”
I don’t know how she was going
to take the news so I had to find a better way to approach this. I yawned and
looked at her and then away. I breathed loudly and then sat up and looked at
her. God she looked so damn good…was it the pregnancy? Or resting was just good
for her? Yesterday she looked all tired and worn out…which was normal if you go
over the day we had. She never rested and that’s why her eyes looked terrible
and her whole body a little out of shape. I guess being tired and too much
stress can do that to a person.
Me:”You look beautiful…you
needed that rest” she rolled her eyes
Jane:”you drugged me Muneiwa
how dare you? Was it the twin bitch who made you do this? How long have I been
out?”
Me:”Enough to relax your
body…uhm before we can talk about anything else and before we start fighting
again…I need to go get us something to eat and then we can talk” she suddenly
held her stomach like she just remembered something
Jane:”Food…damn it I am so
hungry” I smiled
Me:”my baby is too” she smiled
briefly and then looked away
Jane:”where are you getting
the food?”
Me:”not sure yet…do you mind
staying here for an hour or so while I go look?” she looked at me with worry in
her face
Jane:”do you mind explaining
to me what is going on here?”
Me:”I know you will flip so we
both need something to eat in order to have this conversation…please stay here
for a while so that I can go get us some food”
Jane:”Okay”
Me:”take the bag and take
something to sit on and chill under the tree over there, I will be back
shortly”
I was actually amazed that she
didn’t try to fight me or say that she wanted to follow me or try to get me to
tell her what’s going on right away. I was honestly in shock, I mean, lately
everything had been a fight between us.
…
I left Jane there and drove
towards the main road. When I got closer to the main road I left the car on the
side of the gravel road where it wasn’t visible from the main road and then
walked to the road. I was wearing a cap to try and hide my face. I took some
money from the car as well. I tried to find a lift but it happened to be much
harder than I anticipated. But finally after a while a bakkie stopped for me
and I told them that I was going to the next garage. After about 15 minutes we
got to the Shell garage where I got out and bought food. I bought lot of
chicken meat, some rolls, coldrinks, juice, and hell lot of junk food. When I
was done I stood at the side of the road and hiked back.
By the time I got back to Jane
she was still sitting under the tree where I left her. I looked at her while I
drive back to where I left her and I felt awfully guilty when I thought about
how I was lusting over her sister last night. I got there and she walked over
to me. I gave her the plastic bags and we sat down under the tree and started
eating….damn I was starving
Jane:”so…you finally slept
with her?” she said while swallowing a big chunk of meat while chewing more of
it. I handed her an apple juice and she took it and open it
Me:” your level of calmness
while you are asking me this kind of question is a little alarming, especially
after how you’ve been acting lately”
Jane:” I guess I needed to
rest and even though you had to drug me in order to finally do it…it worked and
right now I regret most of the s*** I did and said to you” I smiled looking at
her…maybe she was going to understand why I did what I did after all
Jane:’ back to the question” I
stopped eating and looked at her
Me:”no I didn’t sleep with
your sister and I will never do something like that. I simply drugged you
because you needed serious rest Jane…you were tired and after everything that
happened I was afraid that you were going to somehow lose your mind”
Jane:”okay so where are we?” I
breathed looking at her
Me:”Duke’s farm and that’s
Duke’s car over there…I killed him” she raised an eyebrow
Jane:” all of that happened
while I was out? Just one night? Or how long have I been out anyway?” she was
seriously puzzled
Me:”you were only out for one
night and yes I killed him in just one night…the fact that you are surprised
that I pulled something like this without your help is a little insulting” she
smiled
Jane:”sorry” she said while
eating
Me:”Anyway…my plan extends
beyond just killing Duke…besides wanting you to rest, I also had another reason
why I had to make you sleep”
Jane:”I am listening” her
facial expression was changing
Me:”staying with your father
was diverting our attention from the real problem...he was holding us back and
you were too stressed because of him and I feared that after everything he had
done to make you end up as you are then we couldn’t trust him”
Jane:”what did you do?”
Me:” I made a deal with Zach”
Jane:”what? You cannot make a
deal with Zach…he is like the devil himself and don’t know what it means to hold
his end of the deal…what the hell did you do Muneiwa? What deal did you make
with this devil?” she was screaming
Me:”I offered him your dad in
exchange of your freedom and your siblings and he agreed” she looked at me once
and let out a very heavy sigh and then continued eating without saying a word
Me:’ I know it’s a dangerous
move and all that crap but then mentioning your dad’s name was the only way to
get Zach to actually agree with me on something…I have a plan at hand Jane and
just like how I managed to execute Duke without any fallouts, I plan on making
this work too” still no response, she just continued eating like nothing was
happening. I looked at her and waited for a while but she still said nothing
Me:”babe this silent is not
on…please tell me what you think?”
She stood up and started
pacing and circling around with her hands on her hips. I stood up too and stood
with my back against the car and looked at her
Me:”Jane…shouting or trying to
beat me up will be better than this”
Jane:”my mom was killed
yesterday…she was killed before I could touch her…before hugging her, before I
could tell her that I am alive…before I could call her mom again. They killed
her and you were with me when we found her body. I found my dad…he explained a
little bit of what happened to me…I found out about a twin sister too and now
you are telling me that you wanna take them away from me too? What do you want
me to say to that? At least I should have been allowed a chance to say
something in this stupid plan of yours but I guess I am not worth it…you
decided to drug me and then sell my family out…that’s what you did” she was
standing there pointing at me with her fingers
Me:”your dad sold you once and
given the chance he would do it again to save his own skin Jane…he is not
someone we can trust, how do we even know that he was telling us the truth huh?
Cliff cannot be trusted and I couldn’t put our whole future into his hands…I
couldn’t trust him with both our lives” I was trying to make her understand
Jane:”right now I don’t think
I trust you too…and as for Cliff…well, he is still my dad” she screamed
Me:”for all we know he could
be your uncle” she looked at me in disbelief
Jane:”are you seriously
defending yourself for what you did? This little plan of yours will end with
both of us dead anyway”
Me:” I am just trying to make
you see the truth and reality for what they are…I know you were looking for
some fairytale story where you and Cliff would runoff and play house as father
and daughter and make up for all the years that the two of you had lost but
it’s not like that Jane. No stupid fairytales with our dads and that’s the
reality of our situation right now. Your father cannot be trusted and you need
to use your mind as an assassin right now, not a mind of a girl whose mother
died yesterday and who yearns for a parental love because it’s that kind of
weakness that will get you killed” she looked at me and blinked
Me:” I know you hate me for
this but right now I don’t need the weak little Ayanda because she will get us
both killed along with our child…I am looking for the fearless fierce and
strong Jane who survived hell and come back…I need that girl here so that we
may survive the war to come” she looked at me and tears started falling
Jane:”I just wanted to be his
little girl for a while…I wanted him to be my father for a while Mune…does that
make me weak? I needed more answers” I walked to her and tried to pull her to
me but she yanked away
Me:”but Jane you are my little
girl…is that not enough? I can even be your dad for a little while just like
how you wanted him to…I can sit here with you and listen to you rumbling about
the things you used to dream about when you were young…I can be your father
Jane…I don’t have the answers of your past but I can give you ones for your
future” she looked at me and then away
Me:”we can play house
together…just for today…I can play Cliff and you can play little Ayanda”
Jane:”you wouldn’t do that” I
smiled
Me:”I would do anything for
you….now come here” I walked to her and pulled her to me and hugged her
Me:”see? You can be my little
girl and I can be your superman…your dad, because that’s what I am to you right
now and that’s what you are to me right now…you are my everything and I am your
everything…whatever you want me to be then I can be just that” I kissed her
head while I held her in my arms. I thought about Yolanda and hated myself for
how I wanted her
Me:”I wanted to have sex with
Yolanda…your twin sister…I didn’t do it but everything in my body wanted me to.
I don’t know if it was the tiredness speaking but I was so into her last night
and right now I hate myself for it…I feel like kak” she held me tight for a
while and then slowly let go.
Me:”Jane I am so sor-“ I swear
it felt as if my teeth were gonna fly outta my mouth when she fist me so bad on
my left Jaw.
Jane:”you are an asshole” I
didn’t have experience when it comes to relationships and maybe I wasn’t
supposed to confess but I honestly couldn’t deal with the guilt and knowing
that I was lying to her
Me:”don’t you get it? I am
telling you this because I love you and I don’t want to hide anything from
you…I can’t hold you in my arms and know that I am lying to you Jane…that
should count for something”
Jane:” yeah, it count for the
fact that you are an asshole and that the little Yolanda is gonna die” she said
that walking away from me and standing in a distance
Me:” I love you” I said that
and swallowed
Jane:”I wanna kill you”
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 43
CLIFFORD
Cliff and Yolanda left the
house immediately and left to look for Ayanda and Munei
Yoli” Now that I am doing this
with you, I need answers” Cliff kept quiet and just walked
Yoli:”Dad, my mom was alive
all these years and you lied to me about it…I want to know why?”
Cliff:”it was for the best” he
said while walking
Yoli:”for who? Me or your
safety?” she sounded like she wanted to cry
Cliff:”you aint about to go
all Barbie on me and start crying are you?” that made her mad and walked to him
and yanked his shoulder and turned him around to look at her
Yoli:”you think this is a
joke? This is funny to you?” she was screaming
Cliff:”you know better than to
manhandle me like this” he said that and removed her hands from him and he kept
on walking
Yoli:”dad, but why are you
this foolish and self cantered? You allowed Ayanda to be kidnapped by that man
and he used her for years while you stand on the sidelines and watch but I over
look all of that because I thought it made sense at the time but now I just
found out that you lied to me? That all this time I needed a mother she was
here somewhere?” she was angrily walking after him
Cliff:”she would have made you
weak Yolanda and I wanted you to be strong” she turned him around again and he
was about to open his mouth when she hit him hard on the face…he looked at her
puzzled and she hit him again. He looked at her and laughed shaking his head
Yoli:”I am done with you” she
said that turning around
Cliff:”stop being dramatic
Yolanda”
Yoli:”I let them go…Ayanda and
her boyfriend…I drove them out of here and let them go” she said with tears in
her eyes
Cliff:’ you what?”
Yoli:”I am glad I did…you
don’t deserve happiness and I hope Ayanda dies wherever she is so that you can
be miserable for the rest of your life….that’s what you deserve” he angrily
charged at her
Cliff:”I am still your father
and you haven’t earned the right to talk to me like that”
Yoli:”I am telling the truth…I
hope you burn in hell for what you did to me and Ayanda…..we both deserve
better than you so I am done with you…I am done being your little stupid girl…I
am done” she started walking but he held her hand tight
Cliff:”Yolanda?” he warned
Yoli:”what are you going to do
to me? Give me a beating? Disown me? Threaten to leave me by myself? I am done
with you dad” she said that and walked away
Cliff was devastated for a
second. Not once had Ayanda ever talked to him like that or hit him. He thought
that somehow she would understand because he raised her well and loved her and
always protected her but now he was getting an idea that maybe everything he gave
her wasn’t enough and maybe having a mother was important to her
Cliff:”are you angry only
because I didn’t tell you that your mom was alive? Yolanda I had to do it to
keep you safe….when Zach took Ayanda from your mom I couldn’t risk giving him
another child…if I allowed you to have a relationship with your mother then I
was going to risk you being taken away from me….i couldn’t give Zach another
daughter” he was walking after her and she turned around and looked at him with
such hate and Cliff couldn’t tolerate the piercing hate being directed to him
so he looked away
Yoli:”no…this wasn’t for my
safety…you raised me to be strong and trained me to be the best…you could have
introduced me to her once I was a teenager…Zach was already out of the country and
there is no way he was going to recognise me…you could have told me the truth
and then allow me the chance to be with her but no…you chose to tell me that
she died” she walked back to the house and Cliff didn’t have a choice but to go
look for his other daughter.
He realised as he was walking
that he didn’t know where he was going to look for her. Maybe he needed to
check the traffic videos first before making a rush appearance out there which
might even put him in danger. He walked back to the house and then went to
Yolanda’s room. She was busy packing a suitcase. Cliff rolled his eyes
dramatically
Cliff:”the f*** is this now?”
Yoli:”I am leaving”
Cliff:”to where?”
Yoli:”it doesn’t matter…I just
wanna be out of here” Cliff closed his eyes and then opened them again
Cliff:”I know what I did was
wrong but please Yoli don’t leave, you are the only one I have and if anyone
can put the pieces together after spotting you then I might have to lose
you….please” she sat on the bed and looked at him
Yoli:”you denied me the chance
to know my mom” she said that wiping off her tears
JANE
I was not sure what to feel or
what to do anymore. The fact that Muneiwa managed to kill Duke by himself
proved something to me. It proved that being with him wasn’t a mistake and that
he was capable of protecting me but it also meant that he was more of my equal
than someone I could just decide to leave behind just like that…I wasn’t even
sure if I could fight him and win and that stressed me because I felt as though
I wasn’t in full control of everything.
Then there was an issue with
my dad. That pissed me off…the fact that he sent me into a sleep in order to
betray my family made my blood boil but then his reason for doing what he did
also made sense so I wasn’t sure which one was right. Muneiwa was right not to
trust Cliff and it’s his instincts with regard to this issue and how easy it
was for him to do something he knew would upset me that made me fall in love
with him more. I know it doesn’t make sense but I loved the fact that he saw
danger and had a solution and even though the solution wasn’t favourable to my
social life…he did it anyway with one important goal…to keep me and his baby
safe. He wasn’t weak and that’s what I loved most. He didn’t let my hunger for
family to stop him from doing what needed to be done and those qualities are
hard to come by in a man. Even though what he did was upsetting, I knew he did
what he felt was right and it was great that he did it. Even though his
strength and his sense of thinking scared me…I knew he was smart enough to keep
me safe when I was weak and maybe I needed someone like that in my life.
And then the issue with my bad
bitch twin sister Yolanda…I didn’t know what to think about this. He said he
had some sort of feelings towards her and that alone was enough to make me want
to murder her and him both. As angry as I was…I appreciated the fact that he
told me about it
I looked at him as he was
leaning against the car
Me:”So If given another
chance, would you sleep with her?”
I didn’t even know why I was
asking that kind of question…Muneiwa was a damn f*** boy and getting that
mentality out of his brain wasn’t going to be that easy. I know that at this
point I was supposed to be the bad bitch Jane who doesn’t care and just walk away
but the thing is I did care. I cared so much I wasn’t about to just leave
him…not for anything and definitely not because of my sister. Muneiwa was
someone I could actually fight for. Yes I can get angry and promise to kill him
or I can even engage with him in a physical fight and cry and hate him but I
loved him…I loved him in a way I couldn’t even understand…I loved him so much
it actually hurt
Mune:”I already told you that
I would never do something like that to you…you didn’t believe me?”
Me:”you sent me to sleep and
betrayed my dad and killed someone and lusted over my sister….do you blame me
for not believing you?” I don’t know where it was coming from but then I felt
this foreign sharp pain in my chest as I tried to envision him and her
together…it hurt so much I couldn’t take it so I sat down were we were eating
and looked away from him. Is this love? Is this what they mean when they said
that love hurt?
Mune:”I would never do
anything to hurt you without a reason Jane…I did what I did to your dad because
it’s our only shot to actually get to Zach okay? It’s our only shot to track
him and find him ourselves. He is not going to kill your dad, I know that for
sure…he will want to have him as his prisoner and torture him for few months
while he trying to get him to tell him about his disappearance”
Me:”but he will eventually
kill him”
Mune:”not before we take Zack
down…after finding your dad, Zack will be too excited to stay in hiding like he
always does…he will want to meet his long lost friend in person and that’s how
we get to track him” I looked at him and knew why I fell in love with him. He
was smart…way too smart for my liking
Mune:”Do you now see where I
am going with this? Your dad won’t die…I am glad we met him because he is our
bargaining chip to get your siblings and your freedom and after that we can
execute a plan to get rid of Zack permanently”
Me:”a lot can go wrong with
this plan”
Mune:”it’s a risk we have to
take…this is the only way we can be able to solve this whole puzzle…or do you have
anything in mind? A plan that can free you, get your siblings and kill Zack? Do
you have it? Because if you do then let’s talk about it and see which one is
the best” I looked on the floor realising that I had nothing planned. I was
nothing but merely an assassin and everything I had done in my life had been
planned for me by someone else
Me:”I have nothing” He walked
to me and sat beside me
Mune:”do you get why I did
what I did though? Does it make sense? I want to know if you are on my side
Jane…if you are against this whole thing then let me know” I looked at him and
breathed
Me:”I have nothing”
Mune:”so…do you support the
plan?”
Me:”you’ve already initiated
the plan so it doesn’t matter what I say now does it? If I say I am against it
will you stop?” he looked at me and breathed
Mune:”just tell me what you
want first”
Me:”I support the plan…like
you said…there is no other way to do all this so your plan it is” he smiled
Mune:”thank you”
Me:”and if I wasn’t supporting
your plan…what were you planning to do?”
Mune:”I was gonna tie you up
somewhere and keep you there until everything is done” I frowned looking at him
Me:”you are lying” he didn’t
smile
Mune:”I love you Jane but
there can never be a day where you will stop me from doing something to protect
us…I would do anything to keep us safe and that include keeping you locked up
if you are a danger to our safety”
Me:”seriously?” I was in shock
Mune:”just try me one day and
you’ll see” he said that and smiled and then kissed me on the forehead
Me:’what’s the next step?”
Mune:”the next step is this”
he said that kissing me on the mouth. I stopped him and looked into his eyes
Me:”Muneiwa I am serious…I
don’t like to be in the dark”
Mune:”I know…but please just
give me this first” I looked around the farm as if expecting someone to walk in
on us
Mune:”no one can walk in on us
Jane…we are km’s away from the main road so please” I smiled looking at him and
he smiled leaning over to me
Mune:”you have no idea how
much I miss you and how much I miss all of this”
Me:”really?” he was kissing my
neck with his hands were all over my body
Mune:”really”
After we were done and already
dressed he took his phone and switched it on
Mune:”it’s time to put the
plan in motion”
Me:”what’s the next step?”
Mune:”calling Zach”
Me:”okay” he dialled something
on his phone and then put the phone on his ear and put the phone on the
speaker. It rang twice and then someone picked up and I heard Zach’s voice
Zach:”I made sure that all
your calls comes straight to me”
Mune:”okay…this call will be
very brief in case you are trying to get my location”
Zach:”I have no plan to”
Mune:”Good…so what have you
decided?”
Zach:”I want him and I want
his location” Muneiwa looked at me and smiled
Mune:”Good…I want the kids
first and your word that you will let Jane go and then we have a deal”
Zach:”I will let Jane go…in
fact at this point I want nothing to do with her…she is of less importance
compared to what you are offering so you can have her and as for the
kids….where and when do you want them?”
Mune:”I want to do this at
night so how about 8:00 on the dot tonight…in the middle of nowhere…N1 road, 50km out of
Polokwane while heading to Pretoria…how does that sound?”
Zack:”perfect”
Mune:”immediately after I get
hold of the kids then I will give you his address and you will do as you please
with him”
Zach:”I sure will”
Mune:”I will see your guys
tomorrow”
Zack:”I do hope that you will
hold your end of the deal because if you don’t…boy if you don’t…”
Mune:”we never know if we will
cross paths again in the future so I will make a very good first impression
just for further business communication”
Zach:”we will see about that”
Mune:”sure” he hung up the
call and looked at me with a smile…I looked at him with my nervous smile
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 44
ZACH
After the call with Muneiwa,
Zach sat on his study in Francisco and wondered if he should really trust this
boy. He didn’t have much to lose by trusting him though so he decided to give
it a try and see how it goes. One thing was certain…if he find out that the boy
was bluffing then he was going to hunt him and Jane down and kill Jane’s
siblings while they watch and then torture them for as long as he would feel
satisfied. He sat on the chair and thought about what it could be like to have
Clifford back with him…to have Clifford as hi prisoner. He sat there and hoped
that Muneiwa better keep his end of the deal. He had so many questions to ask
Clifford and so many business to discuss with him. He smiled at the thought of
finally having Clifford back with him. If he get Clifford then people like
Ayanda wouldn’t matter much…Clifford was all he needed….he thought about all
the vile things he could do to him and that was enough to make him smile for
real.
He took out his phone and
called his PA. The lady picked up the call immediately
“Boss”
Zach:”Charlene I want you to
book me a flight ticket to South Africa” he said with nothing but excitement in
his voice
Charlene:”for which date sir?”
Zach:”the sooner the
better…tomorrow is perfect”
Charlene:”but you had a
meeting wit-“
Zach:”this is more important
Charlene…all my meetings and appointments are gonna have to wait” he didn’t
care about the petty meetings for his legit business…nothing could beat the
feeling of having Clifford all to himself…that’s all he needed…to spill
Clifford’s blood while keeping him alive.
Charlene:”okay noted…so do you
want me to organise transport and a place to stay as well?”
Zach:”yes…I have a base that side
so you know who to call and organise my reception into the country. It better
be safe and not public Charlene…I have serious business to take care of in
South Africa and I can’t afford any unnecessary drama”
Charlene:”I think that since
Terry is out of the picture and Abigail is still in critical condition I will
talk to Blade…he will give you the best reception”
Zach:”get to it my girl….iv
been crouched in this place for far too long”
Charlene:”let me get down to
it”
He hung up and spun around on
his chair and then dialled Mondi…Mondi picked the call immediately
Mondi:”boss”
Zach:”how many guys do you
have at the moment?”
Mondi:”five why?”
Zach:”I have a task for you”
Mondi:”I am listening”
Zach:”you are all driving up
towards Polokwane using the N1 road and once you are exactly 50km away from
Polokwane then you stop by the side of the road and wait”
Mondi:”what will we be waiting
for?”
Zack:”more like what will you
be delivering…you will be delivering Jane’s siblings…keep them with you in the
car and that Norman clown will come pick them up”
Mondi:”uhm boss, I don’t mean
to question your decisions or anything but why are we giving them away?”
Zac:”you are right, don’t
question my decisions…you haven’t earn the right to do so”
Mondi:”uhm okay I will get it
done sir” Zach hung up and smiled alone
.
MONDI
After the call with Zach,
Mondi breathed and decided that this was his time to give Duke something
useful. If he tells Duke about Zack’s plan to give the kids over to Norman then
Duke can easily manage to get Norman and the kids at the same time and Mondi
will score himself a good record with Duke. He thought about the implications
of all that, but then there was no way that Zack would suspect him…between him
and Norman…Zach would suspect Norman of foul play and not him. He smiled and
walked out of the flat and called Duke while standing at the passage. Duke’s
phone took him straight to voicemail. He frowned and called him again but the
call took him to voicemail again, he tried calling again and then still
voicemail. He decided to leave Duke a message so that he will call him back
when he gets the message
“Hi it’s me…Mondi…I have
something you can use…something very important so please give me a call
immediately after you get this” after that he hung up and turned around to walk
back to the flat and he found Abigail standing at the door. She gave him a
fright and he jumped a little
Mondi:”f*** Aby you gave me a
fright, aren’t you supposed to be in bed? You’ve just been in the car accident,
in fact you were supposed to be in hospital” she looked at him and rolled her
eyes
Mondi:”I know…but are you sure
you saw him? I mean wasn’t it a bad dream or something?” she shook her head
Aby:”I saw him Mondi, like I
told you a 100 times before…he tried to kill me” he shook his head and went to
her and carried her back inside the flat and to her bedroom
Mondi:’you need to rest”
Aby:”you were on the
phone…what’s up?” he put her on the bed and put his hands inside his pockets
Mondi:”he wants me to give
Jane’s siblings to Norman…can you believe it?”
Aby:”did he tell you why?” he
looked at her
Mondi:”no obviously…I don’t
even understand why”
Aby:”I know Zach…Muneiwa must
have made a deal with him”
Mondi:”a deal like what?” she
looked at Mondi and smiled
Aby:”like Clifford…it’s the
only way he would let the kids go” Mondi looked at Aby and realised that she
might be telling the truth
Mondi:”f*** you are right” Aby
looked at Mondi and then away.
She knew what Zach was going
to do to Clifford if they found him. He was going to torture him for real and
she wasn’t sure if she wanted that for him. Yes he betrayed her and all that
crap but that was years ago and she had never been able to find a man ever
since he disappeared…not that she didn’t want to but she wasn’t allowed. She
was also afraid of Clifford spilling the beans about them dating. Would it
still matter? It’s been so many years and Zach should be able to forgive her
right? She sat there and breathed and battled to hide the worry on her face
Mondi:”what now? Your face is
sour all of a sudden…what’s going on?”
Aby:”nothing, Clifford tried
to kill me…I don’t know if I want to ever see him again” Mondi frowned
Mondi:”since when do you get
traumatised by a near death experience? If anything you are supposed to want to
see him and torture him yourself…you’ve never been a softie” she rolled her
eyes
Aby:”just get out of my room”
Mondi:”okay” he walked out and
tried calling Duke again but his phone was still off.
.
MUNEIWA
I know I had a perfect plan
laid out but then a lot could go wrong and I was a bit worried about that. I
was at the edge of my seat the whole afternoon because I couldn’t bear the
thought of anything going wrong and ending up losing Jane for instance. We were
still under the tree and lying down and looking up at a tree
Me:”You’re gonna have to stay
back here while I go fetch your siblings okay?” I was worried about her. Yeah I
was very much aware of Jane’s abilities to take care of herself but then I
didn’t want to risks
Jane:”I am doing no such thing
Mune…I am coming with you”
Me:”Jane…you are pregnant and
maybe you have to start acting like it” she sat up and looked at me
Jane:”I know that I am
pregnant but that doesn’t mean that I have to let you walk into a death trap
all by yourself” I raised my eyebrows
Me:”is that what you think?
That it’s a death trap?” she let out a heavy sigh
Jane:”I worked with Zach for
many years…uhm let me rephrase that…I was his prisoner all my life and he is
not someone you can trust Munei…this plan can easily go South so let me be your
back up please”
Me:”i can handle it”
Jane:”I know…you handled Duke
by yourself but let me be there with you…I will be sick out of my mind sitting
here while waiting…please”
Mune:”okay…but you stay in the
car…hidden…okay?” I was not happy with her coming with me…if things go South
then I wanted them to go South for me and not for both of us…at least if I
don’t make it then I wanted her to survive with my child
Jane:”okay”
Mune:”we need to get a car…we
can’t use Duke’s car to drive around so we will drive out of here and leave his
car hidden close to the main road and then try and get a new car” she smiled
Jane:”you mean steal a new
car?” I laughed
Me:”yeah that’s another way to
put it”
Jane:”we’ve been doing a lot
of that lately”
Me:”but all the cars we stole
are being recovered…I mean we always leave them somewhere so we are not at all
bad”
Jane:”and our fingerprints are
all over those cars” she said with a smile
Me:”you’ll be surprised Jane…mine
are not on the database…I don’t know about yours”
Jane:”you and me both…and even
if they had them…how in a world where they going to find us?”
Me:”I love you” I meant that…I
deeply meant it
Jane:”I love you more” we
looked at each other and smiled
.
Here is the thing…those who
haven’t had money and live the fancy life would swear that all that a person
need in this life is money. But no…I highly disagree….I’ve lived a life in
which I was on top of everything…I had
money…so much money I couldn’t even make out how much I had…I stayed in a damn
hotel with my bill exceeding 6 zeros monthly due to my expenses…I f****d
different girls almost daily, I travelled the world, I killed those who were
deemed dangerous, I had the freedom to buy whatever I wanted and to just do
whatever I wanted but…a very big but is that none of that s*** can beat the
feeling of being in love and being loved. I thought I had it all, I thought I
was happy and I thought I was missing nothing but that’s because I didn’t know
that there was something else out there that could beat it all…and that
something is called love and Jane was my love. If given the chance I would
still take the decisions that I took…I would still betray the organisation
because at this point and time I couldn’t imagine life without her. So yeah…I
was willing to do anything possible to keep her alive and happy and that
included betraying whoever I needed to betray…eve if that person was her dad.
.
I looked at her and felt my
heart aching. All it would take is her death and it will bring me down to my
knees
Jane:”what?” I started playing
with her weave
Me:”you really need to take
this crap out…this is not the kind of s*** you need while on the run” I said
with a smile…f*** man I was in love
Jane:”Is that what you’ve been
thinking while looking at me?”
Me:”not really….but the weave
really need to take a hike because soon it’s gonna be like a steelwool” she
giggled
Jane:”well…I am not doing it”
I giggled
Me:”do you really want another
sleeping pill so that I can remove your weave?” she laughed
Jane:”dude, don’t make a habit
of it or you will hurt my baby” she said that and immediately stopped smiling
as if it came out wrong…I smiled looking at her
Me:”you’re right…it’s your
baby” I think she was finally coming to terms with the whole pregnancy thing
Jane:”I still think it’s a bad
idea” she swallowed
Me:”I know”
Later around six we left our
spot and went to the main road and scored ourselves a car. It was getting dark
by then. It didn’t take us long to score a vehicle and remove the stupid
tracker. Once we got it we hit the road and drove to the spot where we were
meeting Zach’s people. We had two guns each and they were all fully loaded with
extra bullets
Jane:”uhm…music? Let’s see
what this person was listening to”
Me:”okay…let’s see what this
USB has for us” he switched on the radio and started playing music.
Me:”f***…some Barbie s***” I
said that trying to skip but she held my hand and stopped me
Jane:”wait…it sounds like
Pink’s voice” I raised an eyebrow…God please…stop her from making me to listen
to this crap
Mune:”the f*** is pink?” I
said looking all irritated and she smiled
Jane:”I love her songs” I
sighed and looked away…I knew that smile….there was no stopping her because she
was giving me that cute smile I loved
Me:”it sounds boring to me” I
was looking straight ahead
Jane:”it’s her new album
Muneiwa…and maybe you should start listening to the song…its really nice”
.
Okay I won’t lie…I hated
everything about the song but as if Jane was just trying to torture me…when the
song finished she played it again…and again…and again…and again…by the time we
got to where we were going I was actually singing along and I realised while
listening carefully that it was actually a love song…I wanted to hate myself
for enjoying a Barbie song but I couldn’t. The songs name was ‘Beautiful
Monster’ and I looked at Jane as she sang along and enjoyed watching how happy
she was. I wanted to keep her this happy…the look of happiness in her face is
what was driving me…I wanted everything to end so that she could be happy and
free
“it was you - the pill I keep
taking - the nightmare I’m waking, there’s nothing, no nothing, nothing but you
– my perfect rock bottom – my beautiful trauma – my love, my love, my drug oh”
I laughed so hard as she sang
the words pointing at me and making funny faces…damn guys…why did I wait so
long to find her? To finally fall in love?
The drive to where we were meeting Zach’s guys
felt like a five minutes drive because we were having the time of our lives. I
put the music down when we approached the two cars parked on the side of the
road
Me:”they are here” Jane
breathed looking at me
Jane:”I have your back”
Me:”I know…we are two well
trained professional assassins Jane…we can’t be scared” she looked at me and
nodded. I parked my car about 10 metres from them and switched it off.
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 45
MUNEIWA
This whole thing was a big
risk but then life itself was all risky…there is just no safe zone so I had to
take the risk in order to do what needed to be done and to get freedom for my
Jane. I looked at her and smiled once more. The smile wasn’t real; I just
wanted to prove to her that I was okay and that I had it all under control.
Truth is, I had nothing under control…in fact every card was on Zach’s hands…he could choose to flip on me and take
me and Jane in and torture us instead of trying to get hold of Clifford. What I
was betting on right now was that his thirst for revenge on Clifford was
stronger than anything else and I was hoping that my suspicions were correct. I
cupped Jane’s face and kissed her on the forehead
Me:”let me do this” I said
that while breaking the physical contact and looking at her…I kept the smile on
my face so that I don’t stress her
Jane:”I have your back”
I don’t know if this was even
the right moment to be thinking about the things I was thinking about. But
honestly speaking…Jane was everything I ever wanted in a woman and more. Even
though I always felt the need to keep her safe and to protect her at all times…I
also deeply loved how fearless and strong she was. She was the kind of woman I
could rely on. I wasn’t down with letting her get things done or give her
control of things because I always wanted to prove to her that I was the man
and that I was stronger than her but other than that…I really loved her
fierceness, it was bloody attractive
Jane:”what’s that look you are
giving me?” I smiled for real this time
Me:”it’s the ‘I am the
luckiest f*** boy in the history of f*** boys’ Jane…I got to be in love and be
loved by you…it still feels like a dream” I watched her melting into a
beautiful smile that made me fall even more
Me:”I am the luckiest assassin
in the world Jane…lemme do this for us” I kissed her once more and got out of
the car
.
I looked back at her and she
got her two guns ready and nodded towards me. it was at this very moment that I
experienced something penetrating deep into my being…I had never felt it
before…at least not this strong…at least not after I became the agent. It was
fear…fear of dying. For the first time in my entire life as an assassin I
thought of dying and it scared the s*** out of me. I looked at Jane and knew
that I didn’t want to leave her alone in this world. I didn’t want to die
before meeting my baby…I didn’t want to die before making her my wife…the more
I thought about it while walking to the guys the more scared I got. I felt as
though I just started living and dying would be a great injustice…I felt as
though I had more to live for. In the past I used to think about death and
believe that if I die while on a mission then I would die a proud agent but now
it was all different…I wanted to live…to survive.
.
One of the guys walked towards
me as I walk towards them and he met me half way. I stood in the middle of the
two cars and the guy stood in front of me
Guy:”mhm the famous Norman…so
you’re the one she fell for right?”
Me:”that’s me” I said with a
cocky proud smile
Guy:”I’ve been with her
too…I’ve f****d her too I mean” he said with an equally proud smile and I
switched on to my assassin personality and controlled the anger that was
fuelling inside me…I wanted to jump on to him and kill him right away but then
I needed him to be alive in order for the plan to work so I swallowed saliva
and with it my anger disappeared
Me:”Good…then you know how
good she is”
Mondi:”well…I won’t argue with
you on that on-“
Me:”I am sure Zach didn’t send
you here to discuss your lousy sex life with my girlfriend…so let’s get down to
business…can I get the kids?” Mondi looked at me and scanned me carefully
Mondi:”you do know that if you
play us then we are capable o-“
Me:”I am really not in your
league boy…I’ve seen much more scary faces and have heard much more scary
threats so just bring me the kids and
put Zach on the phone so that I can give him what he wants” he looked at me and
frowned
Mondi:”boy? Did you just call
me a b-“
Me:”the fact that you are
dwelling on that one little word within that whole sentence is the reason why I
called you a boy and the main reason why you are still doing small jobs like
this one…now let’s be snappy…I have a girlfriend to f***” I said that with a
smile and looking back at my car and then back at Mondi
Mondi:”you really are a douche
bag”
Me:”a dangerous one…now the
kids” Mondi turned around and looked back at his guys and gave them a sign and
then one of the guys got out of the car and after him came out two kids…a
teenager and a toddler. I took a sigh of relief and felt like running to them
and drive out of there before anything goes wrong
Mondi:”you’re tryna be tough
but I can see through you…you’re nervous”
Me:”keep hallucinating” he
smiled and looked at the kids as they walked towards us. They were blind
folded. He took out his phone and dialled a number and put the phone on his ear
Mondi:”he is here…yes…okay” he
said that and handed the phone over to me. I took a sigh of relief and took the
phone. I gave Zach detailed info about Clifford’s house and where it’s situated
and how to get there. I also told him that if the bakkie is not at the
beginning of the walking trail then it means Clifford went out with it so I
advice them to go there in the early hours of the morning…preferably that
morning in order to catch him off guard
Zach:”it was nice doing
business with you Norman…I hope you didn’t lie to me” he said to me after I
gave him everything I had on Clifford
Me:” the info I gave you
didn’t sound like lies now did it?”
Zac:”let’s see how this end
Norman”
Me:”great” I gave the phone to
Mondi who put it on his ear again
Mondi:”ow okay…cool then” he
hung up the phone and looked at me
Mondi:”it was nice doing
business with you”
Me:”likewise” I said that and
took the kids’ hands and walked towards my car.
.
Jane was already outside the
car and waiting there. I expected her to break down and cry in excitement, I
mean that’s what normal people do right? But my woman wasn’t normal. She just
stood there like a trained military woman and looked at them. I got to her and
smiled
Me:”here” she breathed and
removed the blind folds from the now crying kids
Jane:”it’s okay kids…you can
now relax” I frowned looking at her…there was nothing in her voice…no emotion,
no love…she sounded so cold. I looked back at Mondi and his guys as they
started their cars and drove away
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 46
JANE
I looked at the older kid and
could clearly see my mom’s resemblance. I hated the kid so much. I had several
reasons why I hated her. 1…I hated her for being such a weakling; the damn
thing couldn’t even protect itself or its mom or the little boy for that
matter. 2, I hated her because she got the chance to know my mom, she was
raised by my mom up until this age and she couldn’t even protect her so that I
could at least have a hug with my mom and lastly…I hated her for the mere fact
that she was now my responsibility…how in a world was I going to protect
myself, be on the run, protect my pregnancy and a grown up teenage girl who
obviously couldn’t even hold a damn gun?
Me: “okay girly this is not
the time to cry okay? Do you have any flipping idea how much trouble we had to
go through in order to save you from them? A little gratitude will be
appreciated geez” Muneiwa shot me a death stare and I looked away from him and
back to the girl
Girl:”I am sorry…I’m
just…we…uhm-“ I impatiently shook my head
Me:” what’s your name?”
Girl: “Jennifer”
Me: “and him?”
Girl:” Zweli” I looked at the
small boy and shook my head realising that when I was his age I was no longer a
virgin and could definitely operate a gun…but I was certain that this little shit-head
knew nothing about life…I mean he knew zero thing about what was going on here
ME: “get in the car”
Jennifer:”uhm…if you don’t
mind me asking who are you? And why are we here?” she was sniffing
Me:”I am a no body and you are
here for no damn reason…now get in the car” Muneiwa shook his head looking
straight at me. He went to the girl and put his hand on her arm and I hated
that…
Mune:”she is your sister” the
girl raised an eyebrow and looked at me and then to Munei
Girl: “my sister?”
Mune:”your mom didn’t mention
anything about her daughter who went missing?”
Girl:” the twins?” my heart
flipped…I don’t know if it was gratitude that at least my mom told her about me
or more anger. I looked at her and tears in her eyes flowed even more
Girl: “you’re…uhm Ayanda or
Yolanda? You are one of the twins?” there was too much emotion as she talks and
it made me sick
Me:”get in the car…we are
still not safe” I said that opening the back door for the kids. They got in and
I closed the door.
Muneiwa came to me and grabbed
my hand and looked into my eyes
Mune:”Jane…my love they are
your siblings…why are you acting like this? They are the only link you have to
your mom” I looked at him and blinked
me: “but they are not her
Munei…these kids are not my mother…I don’t know but I thought that when I see
them something magical will happen and that I would be happy but I am not…in
fact I hate the fact that they are here…they are two weak little things that
will do us nothing but slow us down and get us killed” he looked at me with
nothing but shock
Mune:”Jane you don’t mean
that”
Me:” I mean it…I really mean
it…I’ve never had to take care of anyone in my entire life and now all of a
sudden I have siblings? We don’t even have a place to stay because your
organisation is still looking for us”
Mune:”but your organisation is
not looking for us anymore so that should be a good thing and once they take
Clifford then we can go stay in that forest house…its safe there…once Zach get
hold of Clifford he will be off our backs for good”
Me:” but we will still need to
kill him”
Mune:”of course…but Duke’s
organisation will be the priority” I looked at him and breathed
Me: “I know I am a shity
person so you can just say it” he looked at me and smiled
Mune:”no you are not…you are
just trying to figure out how to make everything work and you are doing the
best you can” he opened the passenger door for me and we got inside the car. I
looked back at the kids and tried to force a smile
Me:” nothing is going to
happen to you now okay? You’re safe with me” the whole thing sounded so wrong
and stupid…the bloody kids were obviously not safe, especially with someone
like me
Zweli:”they killed our mom…the
bad guys killed my mom” the boy said that and sobbed. I looked at Muneiwa with
a frown because I had no idea what to say to him. He squeezed my hand and
nodded
Mune:”you got this” he
whispered while he starts the car. I looked at the back seat again
ME: “I know…she was my mom too
but they won’t hurt you okay? They won’t” I looked at Muneiwa again and he
nodded with a smile.
Jenny:” so which one are you?”
Me:”Ayanda”
Jenny: “and where is Yolanda?”
I breathed
Me: “it’s a long story
Jennifer…I am just glad that I have you guys now and that you are safe…I tried
to save mom too but I couldn’t”
I turned around and looked
straight on the road as Muneiwa drove and realised that my life was never going
to be the same again…the girl that Zach created was disappearing with each
passing second…the big question was that…who was I going to become now? And was
I going to make it work? How in a world was I going to start playing happy
family with these kids and be someone they can look up to? The whole thing
seemed pretty horrifying.
There was one thing that made
sense in my mind…the fact that after we are done with Munei’s organisation and
after we are safe then I was personally going to have to kill Zach myself.
Maybe not kill him…maybe keep him and just play with him for as long as the
pain he caused me disappears. I was not going to let him get away with what he
did to me…but there was no way in hell that I was going to let him get away
with killing my mother.
Mune:”what’s wrong?” he was
looking at me as he drives. I looked back at the kids and then at Muneiwa
Me: “Zach will have to pay for
what he did to my mom…when all of this is over I wanna make him pay”
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 47
Clifford spent the whole
afternoon trying to look for his daughter Ayanda and her boyfriend Muneiwa to
no avail. He tried to question Yolanda about them but she was still angry at
him and was not saying much. He tried to tell her about the danger that Ayanda
was in and that’s when Yolanda told him that she didn’t know where they went
because all she did was drop them off at some club. He checked he security
footages around the country for a full day and nothing popped up. He was
tempted to go out and look for her but then going out in public without as much
as a clue as to which direction she took was too much of a risk. He didn’t want
to risk being caught by the wrong group of people.
He had a really long day with
Yolanda sulking and ignoring him more than half of the time. He tried to talk
to her but she brushed him off each time. Late that night around 11 he went to
bed. He tried falling asleep but he couldn’t…he kept on tossing and turning the
whole night. He sat on his bed and felt everything weighing up on his
shoulders. He put his hand on his chest and could feel his heart beating faster
than normal…even though he was not a psychic…something was awfully wrong…his
instincts were telling him that something was wrong. He thought of Ayanda and
assumed that maybe Zach got hold of her again. The thought of Zach using his
daughter all over again cut him deep. Even though he laid low all these
years…this time around he was planning on doing something…Zach had taken too
much from him and he wasn’t about to let him take Ayanda again. He got out of
bed and went to the kitchen and got himself some water. His instincts were
still telling him that something was terribly going wrong. He decided to go for
a swim in the hope of calming down a bit. He walked out of the house and all
the way to the lake…the lake was about 10 minutes’ walk from the house.
Yolanda was fast asleep when
she heard someone opening her bedroom door. She was a light sleeper and could
easily hear when something is happening even though she was deep in her sleep
Yolanda: “get out of my room
dad….i didn’t run away if that’s what you are afraid of” she said that while still
inside her blankets and not even looking at the door.
She waited few seconds for her
dad to say something or to leave the room but instead she heard the clicking of
a gun and knew that it was someone else…an intruder. Even though she hated her
twin sister and wanted her to disappear…at this minute she hoped it was her
because that would mean that they were still safe but if it was someone else
then it would mean that the twin sister betrayed them and sold them out to the
wolves. It couldn’t be a coincidence for her twin sister to leave last night
and for them to be tracked by someone else the following day. She slowly turned
around and found a man standing in front of her bed and pointing at her with a
gun
Mondi“Hey sunshine” the guy
said and Yolanda knew that they were busted
Yolanda: “stupid bitch” she
said under her breath. The other guy walked in and looked at the wall and
switched on the light. The two guys looked at her and then at each other
Guy1“Jane?” the one at the
door said
Mondi“Nahh it’s not her…they
are just…well…they are obviously siblings” see? The fact that they knew about
Jane only meant that she sold us out…Yolanda thought about that while sitting
on her bed
Mondi “Okay love…we are not
here for you…we searched the whole house and you are the only one around
here…where is Cliff?” she had no idea where her dad was but the fact that he
was unaccounted for only meant that he ran away and that he had a chance to
save her
Yoli:”who is Cliff?” after
that question she quickly got out of the bed and went to her purse that was
lying across the room and took out a hand gun and pointed at the guys
Yoli:”leave” she said that and
set the gun…the guys looked at each other and smiled
Mondi: “why don’t you just
give it up alr-“ he didn’t finish his sentence because Yolanda shot the guy at
the door…her gun had a silencer so it didn’t make noise…she was about to shoot
Mondi when Mondi aimed for her gun and it fell. She looked at her hand in shock
when she realised that Mondi was able to only shoot her gun and not hurt her at
all
Mondi: “I could have killed
you but like I said…I am not here for you and you are too pretty to die for
this” he said that and grabbed her by her arm and pulled her out of the room to
the lounge. They got there and he threw her on the sofa
Mondi:”hey J…go check on Nino
in the room…the bitch shot him” J looked at Yolanda and then walked off to her
bedroom.
Guy2:”he was here…check the
photographs and all these computers…he really was here” Mondi looked at the
girl and smiled
Mondi: ”you’re gonna have to
talk little girl” he said that taking a knife and walking towards Yolanda. He
was half way to her when the door opened and Clifford stood at the door. He was
dripping wet and was obviously shocked to see people in his house…having unexpected
and unwelcome visitors was the last thing he expected
Cliff: “who the f*** are you
and what do you want?” his mind was already racing and trying to find the
answers to the questions he was asking himself. Like who the f*** were these
guys and who sent them and how did they know that he was here. There was only
one simple painful answer to his questions…Ayanda…Ayanda ran off with that big
headed ugly boy and sold him off to Zach or to Duke or whoever was willing to
pay more but all he know was that he was sold to the highest bidder by his own
daughter.
Mondi: “your worst nightmare”
he said that and one of his guys threw an electric shocker at him and he fell
to the ground at that very moment. Yolanda cried and ran to him but the guys
stopped her and threw her on the sofa. She screamed some more and tried to
fight them so they shocked her too and left her on the floor while they carry
Clifford outside.
.
Yolanda woke up some moments
later and had no idea how long she was unconscious. She looked around the empty
room as her memory finally comes back and she remembered everything that took
place. She panicked and went to her bedroom and got herself a gun and ran out
of the house and all the way inside the forest. She didn’t have shoes on and
she didn’t care about the pain she felt as she ran through the rough walking-trails
from the house. Her mind was on her father and what these people were going to
do to him. She finally got to the end of the trail and the bakkie was nowhere
to be found. She couldn’t go back to the house because that was not going to
help her with anything so she walked through the gravel road as tears gushes
down her face and regret filled her now heavy heart. She regretted letting
Ayanda go…she wished she had listened to her father. She was running out
through the road and was tired as hell when suddenly she saw headlights of a
car and she stood in the middle of the road and looked at the car. The car
stopped in front of her and the two front doors opened and out came her twin
sister and her boyfriend…the nerve though…Yolanda thought to herself as she
took out her hand gun.
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 48
JANE
The moment she reached for
something on her waist I knew that it could only be a gun so I looked at
Muneiwa and shouted
Me:”Muneiwa hide” Muneiwa and
I got back inside the car as quickly as we possibly could
Me: “Jennifer”
I screamed her name and hoped
for the stupid kid to get the message while I bend down to hide from my twin
sister’s gunshots. Even though her gun had a silencer I heard bullets hitting
the car and glasses breaking and then pieces of glasses falling on us. After
few seconds the shooting stopped and all I heard was a clicking sound of a
gun…it was the kind of sound that the gun makes when it has ran out of bullets.
I took a sigh of relief and sat up straight to find Yolanda standing close to
my door. I opened the door and got out
Me: “what the f*** was that
huh?”
Yoli:”you stupid b***” she
said that throwing a fist at me and for some reason I found it funny so I threw
one back at her.
Me: “if this is how you wanna
play it then let’s play twin sister” I said that and gave her my ‘game on’
smile. Muneiwa came and stood between us and I rolled my eyes in
disappointment…how dare he? I wanted to settle this one with this bitch once
and for all so that next time she don’t think she could have her way with me
Mune:”there is no need for all
this”
Me:”Muneiwa just let us do
this and get it over with…let us figure out who is the eldest” Muneiwa looked
at me like I was going crazy
Mune:”hell no” he turned
around and looked at Yoli
Mune:” I don’t know what
you’ve been smoking little girl but what the f*** was that? Trying to kill us?
For what?”
Yoli:”you sold my dad right? You
two are a spineless little team who used my dad to get whatever you wanted from
whoever…who did you sold him to?”
Me: “your dad? Seriously? We
are talking about a man who sold me out to his former boss and never bothered
to come look for me so please don’t come here and tell me about the ‘my dad’
crap…he doesn’t deserve to be a father”
Yoli:”he wasn’t your dad I
understand that but he’s been a father to me and for that-“
Mune:”okay both of you stop
okay? I understand that Cliff is you dad, I get that but he is one foolish
bustard and you both need to realise that and stop fighting. Maybe you don’t
know it and maybe you need someone else to tell you about it…you are a
family…you are twins and therefore you need to start acting like it”
Me: “that bitch is not my
twin”
Yoli:”the feeling is so damn
mutual”
Mune:”Yoli do you know that
your mom had other kids? I am guessing that maybe you’ve bonded with them since
you were out here so can the two of you stop fighting for the sake of the kids?
Please? I have a plan to free your stupid dad but you need to start getting along
for it to work” Yolanda looked at Muneiwa and then at me with a frown
Yoli:”kids? What kids?” I
looked at her and smiled when I realised that Clifford was more f*****d up than
I thought
Me: “wow…so you never knew our
siblings too? Wait a minute…did you even know our mother was still alive?” the
look on her face told me everything I needed to know…Clifford didn’t tell her
anything about our mother or the kids
Yoli:”so my mom was not just
alive but she had other kids too? Like there was a whole family out there I
didn’t know about?”
Me: “you’re the one crying for
daddy dearest…look who got her heart broken by daddy now” Muneiwa looked at me
Mune:”f***…stop it” he
whispered to me
Me: “I am just saying” I said
rolling my eyes
Mune:”I have the kids in the
car with me…that’s if you wanna see them” she blinked several times
Yoli:”how many?”
Me: “two…two little weak
things” she stood there for few seconds without saying another word
Yoli:”he told me that mom died
and that you were taken and that’s it...he lied to me all my life” tears
started falling from her already red puffy eyes. Muneiwa looked at me and
signalled for me to go to her…I shook my head immediately
Mune:”please” he whispered.
Me:”ahg f*** this” I huffed
and went over to her and hugged her.
Surprisingly she didn’t object
or try to fight me…she hugged me back and clung on to me and sobbed. I just
stood there with my hands wrapped around her and didn’t know how to
feel…honestly speaking I wasn’t really moved…I felt absolutely nothing…my
mother just died…I was in no mood to play big sister to the whole world
already…I wanted to mourn too
Me: “if it makes You feel
better…I sold him off to get the kids back…the same people who killed mom and
kidnapped me for years had the kids so I had to take them back…I couldn’t let
them go through what I went through…I am sorry for taking your dad” she broke
the hug and looked at me while she wipe her tears off
Yoli:”you did the right
thing…I don’t think I ever want to see him again…not after all this” I smiled
Me: “the kids are in there” I
pointed at the car and she gave me a nervous smile and then walked over to the
car. She opened the door and looked at the kids. I couldn’t help but walked
over to her and stood there with her
Me: “guys this is Yolanda”
Jennifer looked at us and smiled and then got out of the car and hugged us both
as she cries
Jen:”when they killed mom I
thought it was over…I never thought I could be free again…let alone have a
family again” she said that and sobbed. Ow Jesus son of Marry…Family? We were a
family now? Why was this happening to me? Why was the universe shoving this
whole family thing on my throat? We broke the hug and looked at each other
Jen:”Zweli come here” Zweli
got out of the car and stood there shyly
Jen:”these are our
sisters….they were lost but now they are here…we have a family again” she said
that with tears in her eyes and I just stood there with half a smile and half
frown of disgust. How does this family thing work again? if I was to have a
family right now I’d prefer being with my mom and be a kid all over again…not
an adult who actually have to take care of people…three people at that…and then
the small baby on the way and Muneiwa on the side…how was this going to
work?
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 49
JANE
After all the creepy hugging
moment we got in the car and drove to the same spot where Cliff used to park
his bakkie. We parked our car there and then got out
Zweli:”where is this place?”
he asked as soon as we both got out of the car and were ready to start walking.
Yolanda went to him and carried him up in her arms
Yoli:”this is home love…we are
going to walk a little bit but we will eventually get there and you’ll be safe”
she said that and kissed the boy. Well, better her than me. The only person I
could loosen up around was Muneiwa…he had the ability to make me feel like a
human but I guess I had to start working on accepting what was right in front
of me. I was now part of a family and I had to start acting the part
Mune:”don’t over think it” he
whispered in my ear while he held my hand. I looked at him
Me: “over think what?”
Mune:”the whole situation…I
know you are wondering if you will make it work but you will”
Me: “all I want right now is
to start working on your plan and that’s it” he smiled and kissed me and then
we all started walking.
There was a very big
difference between me and Yolanda…she was family oriented simply because she
grew up with her dad and she knew what it’s like to be part of a family but it
was a different story with me. All I ever experienced as a child was rape and
learning how to shoot and learning how to manipulate man into giving you what
you want. The family I grew up around were my rapists and the women who did
nothing but caused me pain.
.
After a one hour walk we
finally got to the house…we all got in and Yolanda seemed all too happy. I was
feeling a little bit out of place…I really didn’t know what to do with myself
Yoli:”kids this is your home
for now okay? I don’t know if you are hungry or maybe want to bath first”
Jen:”food please” Yoli smiled
Ýoli:”the fridge is over
there…help yourselves” Jennifer and Zweli walked over to the kitchen and left
me, Mune and Yoli in the living room
Yoli:”I am sorry for trying to
kill you guys…I really thought that maybe you gave him up for your own selfish
reasons…I am happy to see the kids….they changed everything”
Mune:”it’s okay”
Yoli:”so are you guys planning
on staying here?”
Mune:”yes”
Me: “no…we…uhm we wanted a
safe place for the kids and this happen to be it”
Yoli:”ow okay…I know that you
and I started off on the wrong foot Ayanda but whether we like it or not…we are
the same blood and we can’t run away from that and even though I don’t really
like you…we have the same responsibility right now…those kids need us” I looked
at her and folded my hands on my chest
Me: “I get what you are saying
Yolanda but do you really need me? I mean you are good with kids, I don’t think
I am needed here”
Mune:”babe what are you
talking about?”
Me:”Yolanda can take care of
the kids while we went along with the plan”
Yoli:”what plan?” I looked at
her and breathed
Me: “can I trust you?” she
rolled her eyes
Yoli:”what the f*** did they
do to your brain? I thought I was messed up but you seem worse”
Me: “just know that I never
got to play like other kids and my virginity was broken at a very young age and
that rape was the only sex I knew for a very long time so being a hit woman and
making people disappear is more of my thing as opposed to…all this” she smiled
Yoli:”maybe you should stay
here some more…we can all sit down and talk about this plan that you guys have”
I wasn’t sure about staying here with her
Mune:”we will stay for few
days”
Me:”you are not forgetting the
fact that we are running off the clock with Duke’s people right? Imagine what
will happen when they finally find out what truly happened to him? How long
until one of Zach’s guys start talking and then people start coming to this
house just to check who is occupying it now? Yes we are off the hook with Zach
but Duke still has the whole team looking for us…that’s what we should be
focusing on right now and Barbie over here can baby sit the kids…she is good at
it”
Yoli:”wow…you’re calling me
Barbie?”
Mune:”Jane…a day or two won’t
hurt okay? I want you to relax…I am sure the baby need the break too” he said
that and kissed me on the cheek and walked away.
Me: “can I tell you
something?”
Yolu:”yep”
Me: “if you ever do as much as
look at him the wrong way then this little family you are trying to build here
will be history…I will end you without a second thought” She looked at me and
blinked
Yoli:”you are a cold heartless
bitch do you know that? You still don’t feel anything for me do you? That Zach
dude really did a number on you”
Me: “and I might do a number
on you if you don’t watch your mouth”
Yoli:”don’t worry…we are
twins…you are my sister…my family…I will never do you like that” something in
me moved…I don’t know what it was but something moved
Yoli:”come here” she signalled
with her hands for me to move closer to her
Me: “why? You wanna stab me in
the back?” she smiled
Yoli:”you really are damaged”
she said that and walked over to me and hugged me
Yoli:”hug me back please” I
rolled my eyes and did as she asked
Yoli:”I always thought that
dad was the only family I have…the only person who shared the same blood as me
but there is you. You are my sister, my twin…we shared mom’s womb for 9 months
you know…yes we didn’t grow up together and we hardly know each other but you
must feel something for me…just a little something Ayanda…I want to know that
you are not all gone…that there is still a little bit of a human in you…a
little bit of my sister” she said that as her hands tightened around me
Me: “I am scared” I said that
and broke down
Yoli:”it’s okay…Ayanda its
okay”
Me: “no…you don’t get it…I’ve
never done this s*** before and I don’t even know how it works” I held her
tighter too
Yoli:”I know how it works and
I will teach you…you’ll do great” I broke the hug and looked at her and then at
my tummy
Me: ”I am pregnant but I am so
scared to admit it or to start loving the baby…I feel like I will ruin the damn
thing’s life…I don’t think I can ever love it…I am scared” she held my hand and
smiled
Yoli:”it’s not an ‘it’ or a
‘thing’…it’s a human being…a he or a she…that’s where you should start…start
calling him or her a person and you’ll fall in love…the same way you fell in
love with your boyfriend…you will want to keep this baby with you the same way
you don’t want to lose him”
HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 50
CLIFFORD
Even though he had no idea who
the guys were…he was pretty sure that they were working for Zach…there was
nobody else who would want him other than Zach. The fact that his own daughter
Ayanda sold him kinda hurt…he expected the girl to accept him as her father and
to start acting like family not to throw him under the bus like this. He was
also worried about Yolanda and her safety…he had trained her well but was it
enough to make her survive without her dearest father? He was thinking about
all of this while he was in the boot of the car, hand cuffed and blindfolded.
He had been living a simple normal life for the past 18 years…yes he trained
and all that crap but he never had to deal with anything like this or anything
to put his life in danger for 18 years. He wasn’t really scared for himself but
was scared for his daughters.
After a very long drive the
car finally stopped somewhere and then he heard the doors closing and then footsteps
walking around and people talking. After few minutes someone came and open the
boot
“Hello grand pa” a guy said
and helped Cliff out of the boot. He was trying to get him out of the boot when
Cliff hit him with his head and then tried to remove the hand cuffs
“Wow” Mondi appeared from no
where
Mondi: ”you really are a piece
of work…Zach is coming here so there is no way that we will lose you…never” he
said that and called one of his guys and then got Clifford out of the car and
inside the house. They took him to an empty room and tied him up to a chair.
Mondi: ”get me a bucket full
of ice cold water” he said looking at the other guy. The guy nodded and then
walked away
Clifford: “you said Zach is
coming?”
Mondi: “yes” Clifford smiled
Clifford: “tell him not to
come because coming here will be the end of him” Mondi raised an eyebrow
Clifford: “I will kill him…I
don’t know how but I will get it done this time”
Mondi: “keep dreaming old
man…keep dreaming” the guy walked in with a bucket of water
Mondi: ”Zach gave an order to
keep you busy until he arrives and this is how we start the party”
Mondi: “get me another bucket”
he said to the guy and then took the bucket and walked over to Cliff
Clifford: “that’s not gonna
work on me…try something a little…well…a little bloody, maybe it could
work…just maybe” Mondi just looked at him sarcastically and took a bucket of
icy cold water and pour it over his head
Mondi: ”we are just warming up
grand pa” the other guy brought the second bucket
Mondi: “hold his mouth open…I
am gonna make you drown bruhh” the other guy did as he was ordered and held
Cliff’s mouth open.
Mondi took the bucket of water
and pour it over Cliff’s open mouth…Cliff started panting as the water go
through his mouth and his nose and he battled to breathe. He tried to scream
but the more he tried the more water he gulped. His hands were tied up and he
tried to remove the cuffs so that he could hold onto something but he failed.
Finally he couldn’t fight the water anymore and stopped fighting and that’s
when Mondi stopped. Cliff finally took a breath and then fell down along with
the chair as he coughs.
Mondi: “still warming up”
Clifford looked at Mondi
Cliff: “you’re a dead man” he
coughed
Mondi: “you’re not the first
man to say that” he walked out of the room and closed the door.
After that he walked outside
and far away from everyone else and tried calling Duke again. Duke’s phone took
him straight to voicemail. This was unlike him…a business man like Duke don’t
stay offline for this long. He really wanted to update him on what was going on
so that he could prove his loyalty on both sides of the teams but Duke was
making it hard for him. He remembered that there was another cell phone number
that Duke provided him in case he was unavailable. Mondi browsed through his
phone and found the cell phone number. He dialled the number and then waited.
Finally the phone rang and he smiled
Mondi:”yess!” he said with an
obvious smile on his voice. After this call with Duke he will be free of Duke’s
threats.
“Hello” the voice on the other
end of the line answered…it was obviously not Duke
Mondi:”Uhm hi…I got this phone
number from Duke…he asked me to call it if he is unavailable”
“Who are you?”
Mondi:”I am Mondi…I was
supposed to give him some crucial info but I can’t get hold of him”
“He is on a holiday and will be back in a month or so” what? Holiday? That’s not what he said the last time he spoke to him
“He is on a holiday and will be back in a month or so” what? Holiday? That’s not what he said the last time he spoke to him
Mondi: “but I am sure that
maybe you can reach him…this is very important and it’s something that he
really wanted two days ago” the line went quiet for a while
Mondi: ”hello”
“He…went on a holiday two days
ago…ow s*** I am gonna have to go” he said that and hung up
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