HOLLOW HEARTS
Chapter 36
MUNEIWA
Jane:”I hate this man…I
f*****g hate this man” she said that while she was pacing in the room. I sat
there and pretended like I wasn’t hearing her. I only turned around and looked
at her when I heard something smashing the floor and it was her throwing some
framed pictures on the floor. Okay this girl needed someone to talk some sense
into her. I got up and went to her
Jane:” don’t even dare!” she
said that looking straight at me because she could see I was coming to her.
I don’t know what she thought
I was going to do but it was this kind of behaviour that made me got up in the
first place. Jane needed to learn to keep herself on check. I was trying my
best as a man to stay cool and carter for her because she just lost the people
she loved. I also understood the fact that maybe the fact that she never had to
live a normal life and deal with normal life problems was contributing to her
being this impulsive…but even so…I couldn’t just let her be…she needed to be
straightened up. I got to her and stood in front of her face and clenched my
teeth together
Me:” what am I to you?” she
rolled her eyes and turned away from me and wanted to walk away but I snatched
her hand and pulled her back to me by force
Me:” I asked you a question
and I am not going to have you walk out on me like that”
I hated being this person with
her but being too weak with Jane wasn’t going to work. She was used to this
type of treatment and I guess having a soft man around her was something she
wasn’t used to
Jane:” Muneiwa I don’t have
time for this right now”
Me:” of course you do…the only
reason why I kept quiet and said nothing about my so called dead father is because
yours was here and even though he don’t qualify as your dad I felt like he
deserved my respect…so you don’t get to roll your eyes and walk away from me
when I talk do you understand?”
Jane:”so you are angry because
I mentioned that your father is dead?”
Me:” f*** Jane it’s not about
you mentioning it, it’s all about how you said it and the disrespect you showed
me in front of your so called father”
Jane:” Muneiwa please” she
rolled her eyes
Me:” roll your eyes again and
say ‘Muneiwa please’ one more time and I will hit your head against the wall
like I wanted to….don’t call me bluff because I do lose my temper and I don’t
think you want to see me when I am like that. You throw things around and you
fight and hit the wall and all that crap when you are angry and mad but you can
never imagine what I can do when I am actually really mad so don’t test my
limits Jane…you don’t want us to go there because you will hate me and I don’t
want you hating me” she just looked at me and blinked
Jane:” what do you want me to
do?” she was calmer
Me:” I want you to respect me
and I want you to talk to me like I am your man not some ben 10 boy you are
doing a favour”
Jane:” I am just so mad”
Me:” I get that but you need
to fucking control your anger”
Jane:” you don’t get it and I
don’t think you will ever get it. I can’t control my anger…usually I can
control my everything but right now I am failing dismally, I am finally facing
the truth I never dreamt of facing so I guess it’s just too much” I let go of
her hand
Me:” and you need to control
your temper when you talk to Cliff too” I said that and walked to the couch.
She came and sit next to me
Jane:”I am sorry” she said
that taking my hand into hers and I snatched it back
Me:”I just want you to change
Jane…right now I am questioning lot of things…like that baby…I don’t know…but I
think I am having second thoughts”
As much as I hated the idea of
abortion but Jane and I were way too violent, we’ve been fighting quite a lot
lately and when we do all hell break lose. I was also questioning the so called
love I believed I had for Jane. How do I know I was really in love? What if I
was just fascinated by who she was…which was fake by the way. I fell in love
with the show she put up and everything was staged…from our first meeting to
everything that followed after that…what if I didn’t like who she really was?
What if this violent impulsive person is who she really is? Am I prepared to
deal with someone like this? Someone who won’t even respect me? Someone whom we
will argue every day? I don’t know but I was questioning everything. At this
point there were also smaller parts of me that wished I never ran away
Jane: “you are having second
thoughts about what?” she was looking at me straight in the eyes
Me:”you want honesty?” she
looked at me and nodded, she looked scared
Me:” about everything Jane”
she breathed and clenched her teeth and then put her fists together but then
she immediately stopped
Jane: “everything? Us?”
Me:” I feel like we all rushed
into making big decisions here…in fact the decisions were made for us and we
just went with the flow. I mean my organisation found out the truth about you
and even though I was angry for some time I couldn’t let them murder you Jane
so yeah we ran off and now we are here”
Jane:” what are you saying
exactly?” tears circled in her eyes
Me:” that I am not even sure
if this is us…yes we love each other and all but who are we kidding? Do you
honestly think we will make it? That we can be normal and have a real
relationship?” tears fell from her eyes
Jane:” I believe we can” she
said in a shaky voice and I shook my head
Jane:” Muneiwa we really can…I
believe we can”
Me:” you are saying that
because we are already here and you need my manpower so don’t worry about it…I
will still be with you until we get your siblings and until we get rid of both
our organisations but until then…”
Jane:” Muneiwa are you crazy?
Like are you insane right now? Just few minutes ago you were talking about me
treating you with respect and all that crap and now you are dumping me….no” she
said that crying and got up from the couch
Me: “the more I talk the more
I realise that we are n-“
Jane: “NO” she said that
walking towards the door and I followed her
Me: ‘but J-“
Jane:” I said no….you are not
dumping me Muneiwa…you are mine and I am yours…I am not accepting that…if you
need a moment then fine you can have your moment but….but….but you can’t leave
me” she cried and my heart broke
Me:”uhm”
Jane:” you are all that I have
Muneiwa….you are everything to me…how come you don’t understand just how much
you mean to me? Yes I am a crazy little bitch and sometimes I am rude to you
and I challenge you physically but I love you….you are the only love I
know…don’t take that away from me please” she said that and walked out of the
house
Me:’ where are you going?”
Jane: “to talk to Cliff” she
said that and sniffed
Me:” but you are not okay”
Jane:”I will be” she said that
and broke down….jeez I didn’t expect this. I don’t know what I actually
expected but I was kind of expecting her to tell me to f*** off and leave her
alone, I never expected her to be like this. I walked to her and tried to give
her a hug but she stopped me
Jane:” I am fine”
Me: “babe?”
Jane: “you can’t give me a
taste of something and then decide to just take it away” she said in between
the sob and I took her in my arms and hugged her. Maybe it was the pregnancy
but Jane was way too emotional and it scared me a little, she was switching
personalities so fast
Me:” I am sorry” I whispered
as I rubbed her back. After a while we broke the hug and walked back inside.
Me:’ I think you should rest
okay?” I said to her
Jane:’ you meant everything
you said?” f*** I was not even sure anymore
Me:” I just want you to
respect me that’s all”
Jane:” I will, I promise but
you should also not think like that again…we will make each other angry and
fight but you can’t start thinking that maybe we are not cut out for a
relationship every time it happens”
Me:” you’re right” I sat on
the couch and she took a nap with her head on my laps
…
After an hour Cliff came back
into the room. He was soaking wet. He walked past us and then came back a few
minutes later wearing blue jeans and a black t shirt. He came and sit on the
sofa opposite ours and smiled. Jane sat up when she saw him
Cliff: “are we calm now?”
Me:” I will give you guys a
moment” I said that trying to get up
Jane:” no I want you to stay
please…I don’t want to have to tell you everything that’s happened, stay” I sat
and looked back at Cliff
Cliff: “okay…you can ask me
anything you want” he sat back and relaxed
Jane:” Are you the reason why
I was kidnapped? Tell me what led to my abduction and why you never came for
me?” she was calmer this time. Cliff inhaled and then exhaled while looking at
her
Cliff:”yeah I am the reason
why Zack came for you. I worked for him for a while…when I entered his team,
the agreement was that I will walk out when I needed, I only joined through a
friend and it was all because I needed cash and good life but then I happen to
be good. I moved through the ranks much faster than I thought and Zack noticed
me and he liked my work….so I was good…so good he couldn’t let me go when I
wanted to. I tried telling him I wanted to have a family but he refused so I
decided to walk out myself. I knew what walking out meant but then I was
determined to start afresh so I gave Zack the middle finger and walked away. By
that time I knew almost everything about the organisation. I had you at the
time but nobody knew about it and I wanted to take them down and have a life
with you and your mother. More like what is going on now with you and this boy.
That’s why I left when you were one month old…I needed time away…I needed few
years to be away and plan our ultimate freedom. I wanted to make a plan to take
them all down so that we can have a normal life and that’s how I got this place
and this house. I had these computers to track them and all that crap. I was
dating Abigail at the time…not really dating but I was sleeping with her”
Jane:” Wait a minute…Abigail
Abigail? The one I was with in the car?” Cliff nodded
Cliff:’ yeah that one”
Jane:” what?” she whispered
Cliff: “she thought I was in
love with her, I made her believe I was but she didn’t know that I was using
her to get information and I told her that I wanted us to have a life together.
So she agreed to help me bring down the organisation but that was all until she
found out about you…she went crazy and lost her mind…she told Zack everything
that I was planning, luckily she didn’t know about this house. So she told Zac
the only way to get through to me was to take my child and so they did” Jane
sat back on the couch and looked at him with murderous eyes
Jane:’ and?”
Cliff:” I had to use my mind
Jane, I had to think carefully about my next steps so I did”
Jane: “and you decided to let
me rot?”
Cliff:” I did what I had to do
Ayanda. I knew what Zack was capable of, I knew that one step closer and they
will kill me but I also knew one important thing. They were never going to kill
you…you had my genes in your body and as long as my body was not found they had
to hold on to the hope that one day I will come for you” she got up and looked
at him
Jane:” are you hearing
yourself? You gambled with my own life Cliff, do you have any idea how much I
have suffered?”
Cliff: “actually I do…I was
once part of the team remember? So I only laid low for a year and after that I
started looking for you….I was hoping that by then they had stopped their
search for me but then you had disappeared without a trace. I tried everything
I knew and I couldn’t place you. You see all these computers? I was using them
to look for you but you never popped up anywhere….they hid you from me
Ayanda…the organisation left the country and I never thought they would come
back but even so…I didn’t stop looking. So when I found out they were coming
back into the country I took it as an opportunity to track my daughter….i
wasn’t even sure if you were still alive or not”
Jane:”I hate you” she said
that and walked away
Cliff:” you leave now and you
will never get another chance to ask me questions Ayanda, I am only willing to
do this once” she turned around and looked at him
Chapter 37
JANE
I looked at him and didn’t
even know what to say to him
Me:” you just told me that you
are responsible for everything I have suffered over the years, that you are the
reason why I am here in the first place…did you even love my mom?” I know that
finding out about his affection for my mother seemed to be of less importance
but I needed to know if my birth was something special or if it she was just
nothing to him. Cliff looked at me and breathed and I saw a smile creeping in
on his face
Cliff:” Did I love your mom?
Wow” He stood up and looked at me with a smile that warmed my heart. I was
angry at him, yes but there was something about the way he looked at me that
really warmed my heart
Cliff:” your mom was my first
love, not just my first but my only love. I loved her Ayanda, I really did”
Me:” but you left her” I
screamed at him
Cliff:” because I had to. I
didn’t have a choice. I had to walk away for your own protection and your mom
and me agreed to it, I told her everything and she agreed with me that I needed
to leave okay? I loved her Ayanda you have to believe me. She was everything to
me. I was obviously a difficult person to be with, I was stubborn and
everything but your mom knew how to deal with me and I loved her for that” I
looked at him and waited for him to say more
Cliff:” when she gave birth to
the two of you I was beside myself…I was happy and that’s when I knew I had to
leave that house and separate you guys just in case something happens ”
Me:’ the two of us?” I looked
at Muneiwa who also had a questioning look and then back at my dad
Cliff:” sorry I thought you
knew…uhm you have a twin” I swear to God I almost collapsed…like I couldn’t
take it anymore…as if everything else wasn’t enough
Me:” I have a what?” I could
literally feel my whole body getting darker, like honestly, if I was white I
would be looking pale
Cliff:” we had to separate the
two of you just in case something happens, we couldn’t bear the thought of
something happening and losing both of you” okay I couldn’t, I couldn’t take it
anymore….not with my mom’s death still hanging on my head and my siblings
disappearance still haunting me and the unwanted baby inside my tummy. I
couldn’t do it anymore
Me:’ I can’t do this anymore”
I said that walking towards the door
Cliff:” I told you this is the
only chance you have t-“
Me:” I don’t care
anymore…matter of fact I don’t want to be here with you anymore…I am gatvol” I
said that and head for the door and Muneiwa followed me
Mune:’ love…Jane” he said that
the moment I made my way outside
Me:” I can’t…Muneiwa I can’t”
I said that while pacing
outside the house. Muneiwa came to me and pulled me to him and hugged me. I had
never been so thankful to have someone like him in my life. I was failing to
cope with everything and for a second I needed an escape.
Mune:” we can leave if you
don’t want to deal with this anymore” he said that and looked at me. I needed
sex….i could feel it in my body…I wanted him to do me
Me: “I just…can we make love?”
he broke the hug and looked at me as if looking for some sort of an assurance,
I don’t know why he was doubting that I wanted him to make love to me, I mean,
we used to do it every day before all this drama started. I really needed it. I
felt like it was the only thing that could keep my mind at ease at this very
moment
Mune:”love, all you need right
now is to clear your head not sex”
Me:” no…I want you right now.
You are the only thing that make sense in my life right now and that’s why I
want you” it was on this moment that I heard someone clapping hands in the
dark. I turned around together with Muneiwa and looked out in the dark and saw
a girl walking into the light and towards us
“You are actually begging for
sex” I frowned looking at her
Me:” the f*** are you?”
Girl:” your worst nightmare
maybe?” I charged at her and was about to throw in a punch when she caught my
hand mid-air. I was beginning to feel like a real failure…all my attempt to
beat someone up had been a failure since yesterday and it was freaking me out
Girl:” I am your long lost
twin love” I frowned…the bitch looked nothing like me…she had nothing of me so
I couldn’t even understand why she was my twin. I shook my head and walked back
to the house
Me:” is this a game? Is this
some sick game? Are you trying to play me? The bitch outside is calling herself
my twin sister and she looks nothing like me. The bitch looks twice my f*****g
size” I said to Cliff who looked at me horrified, maybe he wasn’t expecting the
girl to be here. He looked over to the door where the girl walked into the room
with Muneiwa behind her
Cliff:” not all twins are
identical you know”
Me:” but there should at least
be some sort of a resemblance”
Mune:” the resemblance is
there…she is just a little bit bigger but she do look like you” I turned around
and looked at him
Me: “whose side are you on?”
Mune:”yours obviously”
Me:” I think we’ve overstayed
our welcome here…let’s get out of here please” I said walking to the door
Girl:” you can never make it
back…I don’t even think you still remember the way”
Mune:” can we get our own room
please”
Cliff:” the second door in the
passage”
Mune:’ thanks” he took my hand
and walked me to the room.
…
I was numb for a second. All
my strength and fierceness was all gone. I couldn’t even think straight for a
second. I mean how do I add having a bitchy twin sister into this equation? I
wanted to go back to the time when Muneiwa knew nothing about who I was and why
I was here. I needed to go back to that moment because life was easy then. All
I had to do was enjoy his company and pretend to my organisation that I was
still working for them.
We got to the bedroom and Muneiwa
closed the door.
Me:” I don’t know what to do
or how to deal with this” I said that pacing in the room. I was feeling so weak
and I hated it. I missed the old bitchy strong me. Muneiwa grabbed my hand and
looked deep into my eyes
Mune:” can I give you what you
wanted earlier on? That’s if you are still up for it” I looked at him and
breathed
Me:’ please” I said and
swallowed. I’ve never felt this vulnerable and weak in my life. I’ve always
tried my best to keep strong over the years but this was hitting me way too
hard. Harder than my mind was prepared to take in
Me:”uhm I am sorry for being
an emotional wreck baby I am just…i-“
Mune:’ stop” he said that and
cupped my face
Mune:” I love it when you are
an emotional wreck…it’s a little bit more attractive than when you try to
physically challenge me…I love this little fragile girl you turn into sometimes
and I love the fact that you turn to me for strength so don’t feel ashamed
Ayanda…I am falling in love even more…even though few moments ago I was ready
to call it quits but I guess it’s all part of getting to know each other” he
said that with his eyes focused into mine and that made me even more weaker
Me:” I am also worried about
the kids and m-“
Mune:”stop…I know there are so
many things going on in your head right now and we won’t magically make it all
okay but we can enjoy this moment…let me make you happy okay? I haven’t done
this in a while so give me the moment to make it special and try not to stress
too much because you have a baby in there”
Even though I wasn’t happy
with the idea of having a baby I didn’t want to start arguing about it now.
With everything that was going on, I honestly couldn’t afford to have another
argument with Muneiwa, not when everything was going South. He slowly took me
to bed and I sat there looking at him. He smiled looking at me as he slowly
takes off his clothes. Damn it…I felt like I was watching a strip show except
for the fact that I was really enjoying this strip show because Muneiwa was my
stripper.
After taking all his clothes
he came to me and helped me out of my clothes slowly without saying a word to
me. I decided not to ruin the moment and keep quiet too. I don’t know what this
was but damn my whole body was in shambles…like I couldn’t keep it together at
all. I was already ready and yearning for him. How crazy is that? Especially
coming from someone like me. After taking off my clothes he went down on his
knees and open my legs apart and looked into my eyes
Mune:” I love you” I was
suddenly shy
Me:” maybe we should go to the
shower first” he smiled
Mune:” you think I give a s***
about that?” he said that and bent down to the cookie jar.
…
He was busy down there doing
the deed when the bitch calling herself my twin sister opened the f*****g door.
God I felt like hitting her head against the wall. Muneiwa stopped what he was
doing to me quickly and went to look for something to cover his manhood
Mune:’ the f*** do you think
you are doing?” she rolled her eyes and looked at me. I was now sitting on the
bed with my murderous look on. How dare she interrupt this moment?
Girl:” sorry to interrupt but
if you still wanna leave this place then I can walk you out provided that you
don’t tell my dad about it?”
Me:” why do you care about me
making my way out of here?”
Girl: “because you’ve just
disturbed my f*****g peace…I want you gone. My twin sister or not…I want you
out of my life and my dad’s life and I can help you disappear if need be”
Mune:’ we don’t need your
fucking help”
Girl: ‘you don’t want me as an
enemy…you really don’t so I suggest you get out of here with your pride still
intact and your heads still attached to your stupid necks” I looked at her and
she looked really serious. Even though I didn’t like this girl, me and her had
one thing in common. We both didn’t want this twin story to work and that was
good
Mune:”get out of here”
Girl:” the offer expires in
two hours” she said that and turned around and walked away
Me:” maybe we can take
whatever we will need from here and walk out of this place and go get our
freedom.”
Mune:”but what about your
dad?” i got up and started getting dressed
Mune:”you’re getting dressed?
Why are you getting dressed?” I looked at him as if confused
Me:” the moment is gone” he
threw himself on the bed in disappointment
Chapter 38
ABIGAIL
Abigail sat in her ward
horrified as hell as she recalled the events that took place earlier that
evening. She hadn’t felt so scared in a long time but having Clifford in the
same room as her after so many years was enough to scare her. She always knew
that Clifford was strong and found it hard to believe that he had somehow died
but then how did he manage to keep himself hidden for so long? And why didn’t
he come for his daughter if he knew she was alive? She sat there and recalled
how he almost killed her until a team of a Doctor and his nurses barged through
the door and Clifford immediately made his way outside. She was not sure if him
not killing her was actually what he wanted to do or if the interruption from
the Doctor and the nurses is what made him stop. It couldn’t have been them
though, she was sure as hell that if Clifford wanted her dead then a group of
lousy Doctor and nurses wouldn’t have been able to stop him. So, could it be
that maybe he wanted her alive? She was not sure about that and had no plans of
finding out…all she needed was to get out of the hospital because Clifford
could easily come back. After the Doctor and the nurses checked her up they
were leaving the room when she asked one of the Nurses to use her phone. The
nurse gave her the phone and she made a phonecall to Zack
Zac: “what?”
Abigail:” Zack I don’t have
enough time in my hands but please I need help right away. I am in Thembisa
hospital and need to get out of here ASAP”
Zac:” Mondi told me about the
accident…he mentioned something about you guys being in hospital and him not
being able to come…but I didn’t think it was serious, where is Terry?” she breathed
Aby:” he is gone Zack…Terry is
gone” even though she didn’t really care about him, she felt heaviness of some
sort in her heart…maybe it was because they worked together and they were
friends.
Zac:”f***…and Ayanda?”
Aby:”I haven’t seen her….i am
in a bad state and can’t even get out of bed” her voice was low. She had an
injury on her spinal cord so she couldn’t possibly leave by herself
Zac: “okay I will send people
right away”
Aby:”there is something else?”
Zac: “who else died?”
Aby:”Clifford is alive” the
line went quiet on another end…
Aby:”Zack?” still quiet
Aby:”Zack are you there?”
Zac:” how do you know he is
alive?” his voice carried power as he spoke
Aby:” he was here and he was
trying to suffocate me until the Doctor came in and he stopped so I don’t know
what else he might do…he might come back for me” she was scared of him. She
knew that he was angry for how she betrayed him so there was no telling what
could happen if he come back to the hospital
Zac:” f*** how the f*** did he
manage to stay off the radar for this long? I mean if he is there then it means
that he has Ayanda already”
Aby:”my thoughts exactly”
Zac: “okay I am right on it”
…
DUKE
He stayed in his study at
night. He couldn’t even leave the study, not with Norman still roaming the
streets. He needed to know how the progress looked like for the day. He decided
to stay quiet the whole afternoon and not try to follow up with anyone because
somehow he wanted to believe that they would do a great job. He took out his
phone and called his security manager Mr Patrick Shezi
Duke:” Patrick”
Pat: ‘boss”
Duke: “how is it going?”
Pat:”uhm….ehh…”
Duke:” talk already”
Pat:’ we lost him” Duke stood
up and started pacing
Duke:” the f*** do you mean
you lost him?”
Pat:” we spotted him at some
BnB in Potchefstroom and we went there but then he….uhm he….sort of like knew
we were coming and we lost him” Duke put his one hand on his fore head
Duke:” you are not making any
sense right now…make me understand what really happened? Last time I checked
you had the girl’s mother and you were supposed to use her as bait”
Pat: “she is gone” the old man
closed his eyes for a second and tried to calm down
Duke:” what do you mean?”
Pat:”Mondi killed her after he
was given an order by Terrence”
Duke:’ dead Terrence? The
f*****g dead Terrence gave an order to kill the leverage?” he was shouting
Pat: “what? Terry is dead?”
Duke: “he is and s*** is about
to hit the freaking fan”
Pat: “the kids are still alive
though, and we have them” he relaxed a bit
Duke: “now you are talking,
now what’s the plan with finding Norman and his girl? They couldn’t have
possibly disappeared and leave the country so soon”
Pat:” we are running their photos
against any system we can find and we managed to hack most of the cctv footages
in the country so as soon as they make an appearance anywhere then we will
catch them…don’t worry”
Duke:’ worrying is my job damn
it” he said that and hung up the phone.
There, in that moment Duke
realised that maybe letting Norman go wasn’t such a bright idea. Yeah he did
him wrong but maybe he should have let him be in love with the girl and they
wouldn’t be here. Norman knew every trick in the world on how to deal with
something of this magnitude because he learned from the best. Duke took his
phone and called Patrick again
Pat: “boss”
Duke:” I want the security in
my house to be changed and upgraded as in yesterday…I want people here tomorrow
morning to work on the security system in my house” the old man was sweating
Pat:’ consider it done”
Duke dropped the call and put
his phone on the table and started sweating immediately. He didn’t understand
why he was so stressed out. Was it because Norman was a threat? They had taken
much more dangerous threats than that boy. Was it maybe because he knew the
organisation in and out or maybe because he cared about him and he hated losing
him to the world?
Duke felt confused by his own
feelings
…
JANE
Me: “okay maybe we don’t have
to leave now but we do need to start coming up with a plan to free my siblings
and then figure out how we can live in the world where we have dangerous people
trying to kill us. I mean we can’t rely on this man that I just met now”
I was busy getting dressed and
Muneiwa was clearly bored to death…he really wanted to make love. I wanted that
too because it’s been a while but I was just not in the mood anymore…the damn
twin bitch whose name I didn’t even know killed the freaking mood.
Mune:’you do realise that you
had a really long day right? Your mom, the accident, your siblings the running,
your dad and now the twin? You need to rest and we will start coming up with
plans tomorrow” I looked at him and smiled
Me: “do you really think we
are safe here? That they wouldn’t find us?”
Mune:’your dad was here for
years so I guess we will be safe”
Me:” maybe you are right”
Mune:”how about you take that
shower and I go out there and see if we can’t get something to eat? We have to
execute our original plan whether your father is in or not…we have a baby on
the way and therefore we need a safe environment”
I just looked at him and nodded.
Muneiwa walked out of the room and left me inside. I threw myself back on the
bed and looked up on the ceiling. My heart was pounding. Everything kept on
going South and I was failing to deal with it all. I got up and decided to go
to the kitchen before taking a shower. I wanted to invite Muneiwa to join me.
Even though I didn’t like
being here and being with this Clifford character….i was feeling safe and that
was something I hadn’t felt since Muneiwa learned the truth because we’d been
running ever since. I had never been this free to be somewhere and I was loving
the feeling. I got out of the room and went to the living room that also
happened to be the kitchen. It was before I could avail myself when I heard
voices and I stopped on my tracks
Girl: ”You know what…refuse me
all you want but what’s left is that I have slept with you before and I loved
it” I frowned and stood still…that was the twin bitch talking
Mune:” wow you are good with
jokes”
Girl:” you think I am joking?
Once we found out that Zack’s organisation had a target on someone’s head in
South Africa we wanted to know who the person was and if the person was worth
saving….so yeah, I went to Pretoria and found myself in a hotel room…Protea
hotel to be precise and yeah you showed me a good time, don’t deny it” time
froze along with my little shaken self
Mune:’you are lying” he
sounded nervous…I heard her giggle and by now my blood was boiling
Girl:” okay do you want me to
tell you how big your D is? Or maybe that you have a birthmark on your thigh
between your legs? Or do you want me to tell you everything that happened that
night? I know you are a f*** boy but you must remember me…I was there with
another girl…the threesome?” yohh by now I couldn’t even stand straight. I
stood against the wall and felt like vomiting. Muneiwa slept with her? On a
stupid threesome? I knew Muneiwa was messed up and that he was a f*** boy but a
threesome with my damn sister?
Mune:’ no I don’t believe you”
his voice was shaky and at that moment I hated him so much
Girl:” I know sleeping with
girls was just a game to you and that you hardly looked at our
faces…anyway…maybe if I was identical to your little Ayanda then you’d remember
me but naahhh I am not identical to that floozy…I am the better version…better
ass and better everything” okay that was it…I couldn’t take it anymore. I
walked into the room and charged at her
Me:’ what the f*** did you
call me?” I was breathing fire
Girl:” I don’t fight pregnant
women so relax” she said that and walked away…I felt paralysed…I wanted to run
after her and hit her hard but I couldn’t move
…
I looked at Muneiwa and felt
nauseated. In fact I was angry and I hated him. I looked at him once and I felt
the vomit quickly making its way up my throat. I ran outside and fell down on
my knees and threw up. Muneiwa was by my side kneeling and holding my head. As
soon as I got control of myself I wiped my mouth with my hand and shoved his
hand away from me
Me:’ don’t touch me” I yelled.
I was trying my best not to cry. I’ve been crying way too much and I didn’t
want to cry anymore
Mune:” Jane don’t let her get
between us”
Me:” you slept with that
nameless bitch? You actually slept with her? How could you?” even though I was
trying to keep it together but the tears failed me …at that moment my whole
body was itching…I don’t know what was wrong with me but something was terribly
wrong
Mune:” I didn’t know I was
going to meet you Jane, you can’t be angry over something that happened before
we met” I looked at him and laughed a little
Me:” well I am angry because
that bitch over there has seen you naked and by the looks of things she still
wants you” the thought of him with my twin bitch hurt so much
Mune:” I will never ever
betray you like that” I looked at him and laughed at my own stupidity
Me:’ you are a fu*****g f***
boy…what the hell was I thinking? I was just being plain stupid”
Mune:”babe you are letting her
win”
Me:” when did it become a
race?” I was totally drained and tired.
Chapter 39
MUNEIWA
Me: “I am trying okay? I am
trying my best to be strong and to support you here but damn Jane you have to
meet me half way…f***it” I said that and walked back into the house. The twin
was now back in the lounge and sitting on the sofa
Me:” do you have some sleeping
pills?” she looked at me and smiled
Girl:” yeah but…”
Me:” but go f*** yourself…give
me some sleeping pills or I can look for them myself” she looked at me and
frowned and then went to the bathroom and came back with two sleeping pills. I
was being rude to her because the thing is I liked her and I hated myself for
it
Me:” thank you…what’s your
name again?”
Girl:”Yolanda”
Me:” okay and was it true?
What you said about us?”
Yolanda:” why would I lie
about such…I can already see that she drives you crazy and takes you for
granted…I wouldn’t do that, you wouldn’t have to beg me because I would be all
yours….i am everything she is Norman…everything and more and yeah…after my
first night with you I couldn’t forget you and I do hate my sister because she
has you” she said that and walked away before I could have any chance to say
anything.
I looked at her ass as she
walked away from me and wondered if I really bonked that and then if I really
did…was it as good as I was imagining? I shook my head and felt awfully guilty
all of a sudden, like Jane was watching me or could see what I was thinking
about. I loved Jane I really did but then why was I suddenly thinking about bonking
another girl? Her sister for that matter? Was it because Jane was forever
stressing me? I shook my head and went to the kitchen. I had a new plan I
wanted to execute and that plan involved me staying away from Yolanda, I
couldn’t risk myself going back to the old me…I felt as though Yolanda had the
ability to make me feel like that. I mean even though she was not identical to
Jane…she looked like her and was probably as fierce as Jane and maybe she
wasn’t as nagging as my Jane was. F*** Muneiwa what the f*** are you doing? You
love Jane period. There is no need to overthink it or try to think about the
twin or what she could be like…the bottom line is that you love Jane and isn’t
about to cheat on her…I thought about her as I pour some water into a glass and
then put in the two pills in the glass to dissolve. After the pills had
dissolved I took the glass outside where Jane was sitting on the stoep looking
into darkness.
…
Me: “here” I said that giving
her a glass of water
Me: “please drink up” she took
the glass and looked at me
Jane: “I am sorry, I am just
scared of losing you” she said with obvious fear in her eyes
Me:” you won’t…not to anyone
and definitely not to her” I was not sure about that anymore. I hated how I was
feeling but I couldn’t help but feel it. She drank half the glass of the water
and then put it down
Me:” let me go get you
something to eat”
Jane:” thanks, sometimes I
feel like you are too good for me” I leaned over to her and kissed her on the
forehead and walked away. I got to the house and no one was in the lounge. I
then proceeded to one of the rooms and I found Yolanda sitting on the bed with
her laptop
Me: “about what you said
earlier on”
Yolanda: “I’ve said lot of
things”
Me: “about getting us out of
here” she looked at me and smiled.
I was standing over here
frowning and making sure that she don’t see through me. You’re wondering what
she could find if she could see through me? Well the truth is I was just some
horny s*** who wanted nothing but to have her right on that bed but I couldn’t
let her see that. I had to appear like a brother in law who hated her
Yolanda:” how do you plan on
convincing miss?” f*** man I was feeling things for this bitch and I hated
myself for it
Me:” the pills were for
her…are we doing this or not? From what you said…we only have two hours until
your father resurfaces again”
Yolanda:” I am game” Thank
God…I really wanted to get out of her face because I couldn’t really trust
myself around her…not when I am this sex starved and Jane acting out
Me: “thank you…I will come
back to you in few minutes” I was really thankful that she was getting us out.
Yolanda: “sure”
I left her and swallowed as I
did….i felt as though she was using something to get me to feel like this. I
had never felt like this by any other woman ever since I met Jane. She had been
my world and I never thought I could feel the need to f*** any other woman
again but here I was feeling the edge to f*** her twin sister. For a moment I
wished I remembered my night with her…it’s a pity that I was a damn f*** boy
who slept around so much so that I couldn’t even remember the women iv slept
with.
…
I walked out of the house and
found Jane sitting where I left her. As soon as she saw me she gave me her lazy
eyes
Jane:’ what did you put into
my drink?” she asked me
Me:” I had to…you need to rest
love” tears started falling from her eyes
Jane: “you wanna f*** my
sister while I am sleeping?” I wish I could f*** her but I loved Jane enough
not to want to mess things up like that
Me: “of course not”
I carried her in my arms and I
saw her fighting and struggling not to close her eyes but there was definitely
no arguing with the pill. I was not sure if the pills were good for the baby
but I was also sure that staying up and not sleeping wasn’t good for my baby so
I did what needed to be done. I carried her back to the house and put her on
the sofa and went to Yolanda.
Me: “she is out” I said
looking at her with my heart rate rising
Yolanda:’ you’re sure you
don’t want anything from me? Not even one round?”
Me:” I will be waiting in the
lounge”
I said that and gave her my
back and then went to the living room and tried to switch on one of the
computers. The computer needed a password and I didn’t know it so I let that
slide. I then looked through the book cabinet and checked through the documents
quickly. I was looking for anything regarding Zack…anything I could possibly
use. I finally got a document that had some contact details…it didn’t
specifically said Zack but it just looked like the right document. I took it
and folded it and put it inside my pockets. I then went to the room that Jane
and I were in and took our bag and everything that belonged to us and then made
my way to the lounge. I got there and waited for Yolanda who showed up shortly
after that
Yoli:”we can go”
Me;” can you carry the bag for
me” she took the bag and then I carried the sleeping Jane on my back. We walked
out of the house and into the woods.
Me: “so you really want us out
of here?”
Yolanda:” not you but her” she
was walking in front of me
Me: ‘may I ask why?” she
turned around and looked at me and then looked back in front of us
Yolanda: “because for as long
as I can remember I have always had my dad’s undivided attention…he did mention
something about me having a twin who was abducted but then I thought the bitch
was really gone as in dead. Now all of a sudden all that my dad talks about is
her….the man even risked his own life for this bitch so yeah I want her out of
our life for good. I don’t know her and therefore I am not attached to her and
I bet she feels the same about me and dad”
Me:”ow…so you are daddy’s
little girl?”
Yolanda:” and that’s not about
to change…not because of her”
Me; “okay I get it” she turned
around and looked at me
Yoli:”you do? You’re don’t
hate me?”
Me:” I don’t want her close to
him either so yeah we have the same goal”
Yoli:’So…you used to be a bad
ass assassin…why quit all that for a girl? I mean you met different of them
every single day…you had the money and the name that carried weight…why give
all that up for a girl?” I adjusted Jane on my back as we walk
Me: “because for the first
time in my life I realised that there is something that is worth more than an
image or money or 100 pussy’s”
Yoli:”and that’s Ayanda?” she
didn’t sound pleased
Me: ‘no….its happiness and
Ayanda happens to be my source of happiness…I only started to really live after
meeting her…before that I was just a pawn and nothing more…I was an agent and
not a human being…she made me human” I waited for her to give me some crazy
remark regarding what I said but she gave me silence instead
Me: “you are not going to say
anything? Like I am stupid or something?”
Yoli:’No” that was a shock
Me: “why?”
Yoli:’because you are the
bravest man I’ve ever meet…braver than my dad and anyone else I know and it’s
that kind of bravery that’s making me fall more for you” that was my queue to
keep quiet. I couldn’t say anything anymore…not with Jane on my back….i didn’t
want our conversation to continue because I was going to end up with my pants
on my knees and Jane down on the floor sleeping.
Yoli:’you’re not going to say
anything?”
Me: “no”
…
The distance to where we left
the car seemed longer this time around. I felt like we took longer to get there
and maybe it was because I had Jane on my back.
After what felt like years we
got to where the car was and we all got in
Yoli:”you have a plan to get
the car right?” I smiled
Me: ‘just take me to one of
the clubs and I will get myself a car” I have no idea what time it was but it
must have been close to or after mid night so a club seemed to be the right
place to get a car. We drove out of the woods and out of the gravel road and
all the way to the tar road. She then stepped on the accelerator until we
reached Potch. She then drove around until we got to a club
Yoli:’here”
Me:” let me get a car” I got out
of the car and walked around the parking lot and then spotted one guy outside
his car and peeing. I looked around and nobody seemed to have been looking at
him. I got to him and hit him on the head with a gun and then got inside the
car and reversed to where Yolanda was with Jane. I got out of the car and went
to Yolanda
Me: ‘thanks for this” I said
that taking Jane. Yolanda got out with a bag and went to the car with me. I put
Jane at the back seat and closed the door.
Yoli:’see you around”
Me:” I don’t know about that”
she looked at me straight in the eyes and she made me feel the exact same
things Jane made me feel. I was so glad I was partying ways with her because it
wasn’t going to work
Yolanda:” bye”
Me:’ sure” I took the bag from
her and put it on the front seat and waved once and then drove off. I looked at
her once and knew that she was going to hate me for what I was about to do but
then my hands were tied
…
I took out the paper I got
from the house as I was driving. With Jane resting I knew I could get it over
and done with. I looked at the paper again and realised that even though Zack’s
name wasn’t there…there was something written with a pen…it was written
“0123456789…whenever you need him” my guess was that ‘him’ was actually Zack so
I took out my small phone and dialled the number.
“Hello” a woman’s voice
answered
Me: “I need to speak to Zack”
I was taking my chance here but I had to sound like someone who was 100% sure
that this number could get me to Zack
“Who are you?”
Me: “someone he will be
interested to talk to”
“Not enough”
Me:”Norman…Ayanda’s man” the
girl went quiet
“Okay hold” I held the line as
it went quiet. I held for about five minutes and then suddenly the line came
alive
“I hear you wanna talk to me”
his voice wasn’t as scary as I imagined…I was kind of disappointed to be honest
Me: “yes…I want you to let
Ayanda go…to stop looking for her and to release her siblings”
Zack:” and why would I do
that?”
Me: “because I have something
better for you”
Zack: “what could be better
than a girl I trained for years and then turns out to be such a disappointment?
Just give it up and bring her to me or kill her yourself to save her the
suffering”
Me: “how about I give you the
man who disappeared on you for two decades huh? The man who owes you much more
than what she owes you”
Zack: ‘and who could that
possibly be?”
Me: “I can give you Clifford
if you give me your word that you will let her go free” right there was a
beautiful smell of freedom. If I could manage to make a deal with Zack then I
would only have my own organisation to deal with and that wasn’t going to be
much of a hustle because I knew the damn organisation in and out…all I had to
do was to bring my game face on.
Chapter 40
Zac: “how do I know that what
you are saying is actually true? That you have him?”
Me: “You’ve been in this game
longer to know that a man like me wouldn’t give you a call for a stupid bluff…I
do need allies and maybe we don’t necessarily have to be foes”
Zac: “and you say all you want
is Ayanda’s freedom and her siblings?”
Me: ‘yes”
Zac:” I will get back to you”
Me:” I don’t trust you Zack
but I am hoping that you will choose to do the right thing here. One wrong move
from you then you will have me teaming up with Cliff to deal with you…make the
right choice”
Zac:” and I hope you know what
you just did…if you are bluffing then consider yourself, Ayanda and her
siblings dead”
Me:” I wouldn’t risk the kids’
lives…I wouldn’t do that”
Zac: “good then…we both have
something to lose if we mess up the deal” he said that and dropped the call.
I looked at the back seat and
starred at Jane who was fast asleep and wondered if she would be happy with
what I did. I knew Jane enough to understand that she wasn’t going to be happy
with my plan and with me drugging her to sleep but then I was doing all this
for her own protection. She was too stubborn and with Cliff and Yolanda in the
picture…I felt as though our focus had shifted and the more time we spent in
the woods the more we were going to delay our own plan. While Zack was busy
trying to think about the deal…I planned on going to Duke’s house and do the
job and be out of there within minutes. I drove to Sandton with my heart rate
out of place.
…
MONDI
After Ayanda and Norman managed
to get away Mondi and Tebza decided to drive back to Pretoria. They went to the
flat that Terry and Abigail were staying in and decided to crash there for a
while. Mondi was battling to fall asleep when his phone rang. He checked the
caller ID and it was Zack
Mondi: ”boss?”
Zac:” where are the kids?”
Mondi:” kids?”
Zac:” damn Mondi are you
drunk? Ayanda’s siblings dammit!” f*** Mondi scratched his head because Duke
also wanted to keep the kids to lure Norman and Ayanda in. He had to decide
which boss to give in to…which one to give the kids to and then come up with a
good excuse to the other so that he don’t end up with his head detached from
his body. Zack was in the dark about Mondi’s exercises with Duke but then Duke
was aware about Mondi working for Zack but wanted him to be a spy of some sort
Mondi:”uhm…the…th…the kids?”
Zac:” dammit Mondi if you
don’t have them then consider yourse-“
Mondi:” I have them” he said
quickly and slapped his forehead realising that he had to start coming up with
an excuse to Duke. It was going to seem more like he was more into Zack’s team
than he was in Duke’s and that could put his life in danger
Zack: “Good…where are you
now?”
Mondi: ”Terry and Aby’s flat”
Zack:” and judging from the
information I have at my disposal right now your trip to Potch wasn’t
productive”
Mondi:’ yeah when we got there
it seemed as if they al-“
Zack:” just zip it…keep the
kids safe…I am going to need them shortly” he sighed because he dreaded going
to the safe house were the kids were being kept
Mondi: ”okay”
Zack:” I want you to
personally make sure the kids are safe Mondi, I can’t have any problems
regarding this do you understand?”
Mondi: “may I ask what’s the
new development?”
Zack: ‘the less you know the
better” f*** he wanted to have something to feed Duke at least
Mondi: “okay”
Zack hung up the phone and
Mondi quickly dialled Duke.
Duke: “You better have some
good news this time around…I heard that you killed the girl’s mother” Mondi
swallowed
Mondi:” I had no choice boss,
Terry ordered me to and I didn’t want to seem suspicious, if I don’t give in to
their orders then they will know that I am playing for both teams and that
would mean trouble for both of us…I would be dead within minutes and you won’t
have a chance to know anything else going on at the organisation”
Mondi said with his palms
sweating. He was already regretting taking the offer to be a damn spy. When he
was approached last week with a bag full of money, he thought the job would be
easy but then it wasn’t and he was already regretting but there was no way out.
Working for Zack alone was okay but now working for Zack and Duke? It was too
much
Duke:” so what’s happening?”
Mondi:”uhm…Zack want the kids”
Duke laughed
Duke: ‘what’s the reason for
you to work for me if you won’t stop things from happening?”
Mondi: “there are things I can
stop and things that I can’t stop boss…some of the things may result in me
dying sooner than we both want”
Duke:” f*** Mondi…f***….you
are supposed to give me information and everything I ask for and I asked you
for the leverage and now you want to take it away from me?”
Mondi:” I have to boss or else
Zack will see through me…I…I…Uhm after Terry’s death he is all over the place
and I can’t risk upsetting him”
Duke:” and now you’ve just
upset me” he said that and dropped the call. Mondi stood there and didn’t know
what to do. He dialled Duke again but he didn’t pick up. He dialled him again
and this time around he picked up
Duke: “what?”
Mondi:” Please I will make a
plan to get you something from Zack, I promise you…just give me until tomorrow”
after he said that Duke hung up the phone. Mondi was left confused and not sure
if Duke agreed to give him until tomorrow or not. He needed to find out why Zack
needed the kids, maybe that would be something interesting for Duke.
…
CLIFFORD
Cliff walked into the house
and found Yolanda sitting in the lounge with her laptop
Cliif:” girly” he said with a
smile
Yoli:”any luck?” he shook his
head
Yoli:” I told you that you
should quit doing this” Cliff smiled
Cliff:” it remind me of my
days as a boy...i can’t just stop”
Yoli:” so you’d rather go
hunting every night and not catch anything?”
Cliff:” where is your sister?”
Yoli:”she left” Cliff observed
his daughter carefully
Cliff:”Yolanda what did you
do?” she looked at him
Yoli:”me? Nothing” he looked
at her with his teeth clenched
Cliff:” Yolanda if you did
something to make her leave I swear to God i-“
Yoli:” you’ll what? Kill me? For
the child that you just met now? This…the weakling you’ve become because of her
is the reason why I am not sad about her departure…I mean I j-“ she couldn’t
finish her sentence because Cliff was already down on her and giving her a back
clap of the decade. She put her hand on her cheek and looked at her father in
horror
Cliff: “I don’t ever want to
see the day where you’ll again call me a weakling…ever” he said that and walked
past her and then turned around and looked back at her
Cliff:” get ready we are going
to look for your sister”
Yoli:” what? I am not going
anywhere”
Cliff:’ I don’t remember
asking you”
Yoli:” I was also not asking
when I said I am not going anywhere dad…Ayanda doesn’t want to be in our
lives…why don’t you get that?”
Cliff:” because she is our
family and she is in danger okay? Why don’t you understand that? She won’t
survive a day out there…Zack is hunting her up and down”
Yoli:” I wish I cared about
her but I don’t and I guess that’s your fault…you are the reason why we
separated” the old man charged at her
Yoli:’ you wanna beat me
again? Go ahead and do it” he stopped on his tracks and looked at her and
breathed
Cliff:” they have already
killed your mom today…they have your siblings and now they are going to take
Ayanda again…Yoli we need to do this together” she looked at him with a frown
Yoli:” my mother? Did you just
say my m…mo….mother?” Cliff took a deep breath and walked away. Yolanda got up
and followed him
Yoli:”dad you don’t get to run
away from this” she screamed after him
Cliff:” I said get ready
Yoli…I will answer your questions on our way out of here” he said that and gave
her his back and walked away
Yoli:”my mom? She was alive
all this time?” she whispered
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