ZwiLife 51-55

ZWI-LIFE
Chapter 51

TSHILILO

I don’t know how long I sat at that parking lot with Ndivhuwo…when Andani called I was still sitting with him. I was now sitting up straight and not sleeping with my head on his lap
Me:” Andani said Eugene is arrested” I said that to Ndivhuwo after Andani’s call
Ndiv:” I know” I raised an eyebrow
Me:” and you didn’t tell me?”
Ndiv:” I didn’t think you needed to know”
Me:” okay uhm…she asked me to go visit him…she has some message she wants me to deliver and she can’t go see him herself…I wonder if you know anything about why she can’t go”
Ndiv:” I am going with you”
Me:” Ndivhuwo”
Ndiv:” what? That nigga kissed you once, how in a world am I supposed to trust that you’ll only have a professional convo with him?” there was sadness in his voice
Me:” not this time around Ndivhuwo”
Ndiv:” what about this time around?” he was looking at me and I looked at him
Me:” this time around I won’t make you compete with anyone for me…this time around you don’t have to feel threatened, this time around you deserve to know that there is no threat” he looked at me with his eyes glistering with tears and then looked away and then back at me
Ndiv:” you mean that?”
Me:” you’ve fought for me more than anyone has ever fought for anything so you deserve to have me and not have to fight for me anymore at least” he smiled
Ndiv:” I am still coming with you though”
Me:” I know” he pulled me to him and hugged me. He got up and went to his car. He came back with bottle of water
Ndiv:” here, you need to drink some water, it’s been a stressful night”
Me:” thank you” I took the bottle and drank the water. After drinking I passed out immediately.

I woke up some time later and it was already morning when I woke up. I rubbed my eyes wondering where I was. I was at this weird place that I’d never been to. The bedding was all white and the walls of the room had grey paint and few paintings on the wall. God where the hell am i? Did Ndivhuwo kidnap me? Last thing I remembered was him giving me a water bottle. I quickly got out of bed and I realised that there was a paper stuck on my top. I looked at myself and I was wearing the sleeping clothes I wore last night.The paper was stapled on my top. I removed it and found that it was a note with Ndivhuwo’s handwriting on it. I shook my head as I read
“I am sorry to do this but you need a break from me, the kids and the whole family. I will come fetch you tomorrow morning when we go to Cape Town to see Eugene. The family will be fine, I will tell them you need a break and I will definitely take care of the kids. I took your phone and everything else. There is food in the fridge as well. Relax and enjoy the day without worrying about anything please, you owe that to yourself”
I shook my head and couldn’t help but to smile. I was at The Elias Resort…I looked outside the window and smiled. I looked inside the bag that was on the table and there were few clothes of mine and a swimming costume. I smiled at this. One thing about Ndivhuwo is that he was always considerate shame. I thought that maybe I could spend the whole day in the pool and maybe have a braai all by myself. I went to the fridge and damn he took everything from the fridge at home and brought all of it here. I laughed at all the food that Ndivhuwo brought for me. I wish I had a cellphone to thank him but I guess he didn’t want me to keep in touch and that’s why he didn’t give me a phone.

ANDANI

I was shaken…I was not sure if the woman was telling the truth or if someone was seriously trying to get to me. If the later was true then my life was in serious danger. I drove straight to Eugene’s house and to my surprise Lusani’s car was parked outside. So he decided to move in huh? I got out of the car and stood there for a while before walking in. I was dreading meeting Lusani and talk to him or even look at him. He was a traitor and I hated him but right now I had no choice but to pretend as if everything was fine. I opened the door and walked in. Like a f****d up boy he was…he was sitting in my lounge eating my food obviously
Me:” hi” I said with a fake smile on my face…can Eugene just come back already; this was going to be harder than I thought. He got up with a smile and walked to me
Luu:” been waiting for you the whole morning”
Me:” it’s not even 10 yet” I couldn’t help but be irritated
Luu:” I know but we talked in the morning yesterday and you said you were on your way” he opened his arms for a hug and I did the honourable thing and hugged him
Me:” I am pregnant so I had to rest here and there….how are things anyway?” I said that breaking the embrace and walking to the lounge and threw myself on the sofa. I was tired and my feet hurt
Luu:” everything is going to be fine. I am going to see Eugene today…I was supposed to go yesterday but running the business aint easy, I couldn’t find time”
Me:” oww I see”
Luu:” you wanna see him? I mean we can go together”
Me:” I rather not go, I am not even sure if he wants me there” I bent down and squeezed my feet with my hands…Lusani walked to me and went down on his knees infront of me and smiled
Luu:” let me” he said with a smile. Oww no…foot massage from him? Noo
Me:” no thanks I will be fine” I tried my best to sound polite
Luu:” you are pregnant and you drove all the way from Venda…what kind of man will I be if I don’t offer you a free massage” I let out a fake giggle
Me:” if you insist”
Luu:” you won’t regret” he took my left leg and started massaging my foot…okay I hated Lusani with every bone in my body and I didn’t want to be here with him but damn the foot massage is exactly what I needed. I closed my eyes and relaxed on the sofa and tried to forget everything for a while
Luu:” when I called you here I thought you’ll want to see him you know” God, why keep talking?
Me:” I want to but I don’t think it’s a good idea”
Luu:” if you think so…I will always be here for you though and don’t worry about your safety, I will keep you safe Andi, you don’t have to worry about anything” exactly what I wanted, safety is what I needed
Luu:” and I was kinda hoping that you’ll refuse to see him”
Me:” really now? Why is that and why did you ask me in the first place?”
Luu:” I asked because Eugene will obviously want you there or ask me about you so I will tell him you refused to come…he will want to know about your safety so I will tell him you are staying here with me for safety purposes and I wanted you to refuse to go see him because you know that I always had a thing for you” oww God not so soon
Me:” but we agreed to be friends right?” I opened my eyes and looked at him…he cracked a smile
Luu:” yeah we are friends” this was going to be a long ride

After about 15 minutes of foot massage I told him that I needed to take a nap and he let me. I left him in the lounge and went to the bedroom. I wished Tshililo could go visit Eugene soon. I had to tell him about the woman I saw at KFC today and I was also worried about being here with Lusani. Maybe I could go to Mexico…the idea of going there was tempting but I figured that staying back here will mean that I get to spy on things for Eugene, I could keep an eye on Lusani.  I went to our bedroom and it looked the same way I left it. I thought about the fight we had before I left and I regretted all of it…what if he never comes back to me? I threw myself on the bed and relaxed for a while.

EUGENE

I made a call in the morning to Ndivhuwo
Ndiv:” hello”
Me:” its Eugene”
Ndiv:” ow Mr prison, how is it going?”
Me:” better than I expected…I have limited time to make a phonecall so I will get straight to the point…uhm  how soon can you start looking into Lusani? The sooner I know who he is working with the sooner I am going to break out of here”
Ndiv:” Tshililo and I will come see you tomorrow so I will give you a report then…I will find out who he has been talking to and who he has been texting”
Me:” thanks bruh”
Ndiv:” I guess this makes us friends of some sort huh? I mean all the favours we keep exchanging?” I giggled
Me:” if that’s the label you want to give us then I am game” Ndiv laughed too
Ndiv:” see you tomorrow”
Me:” sure”
Later around 12 I was called at the visitation room, they said I had a visitor. I wondered who it could be…Lusani first visit maybe? Maybe it was him. I got there and was greeted by his smile before I could sit down. I wanted to force a smile but I couldn’t. The actual thing I wanted to do was to strangle the life out of this boy.
Lusani:” sir” he said that getting up to greet me and all I did was nod at him and sat down
Me:” hey”
Luu:” you don’t look good”
Me:” its prison Luu, it’s not supposed to be fun…contacted my lawyer yet?” making him feel like he was still in control was going to be the hardest game of them all
Luu:” yeah they will come meet you this afternoon…I asked them to start working on bail application” this boy really thought I was dumb...there was no way that a resourceful person like myself could be granted bail…the judge knew that I could disappear without a trace so they weren’t going to give it to me
Me:” good”
Luu:” Andani is back in Cape Town and I tried to get her to come here but she…well…she didn’t want to”
Me:” ow” the thought of this boy hitting on Andani hurt more than anything else, I couldn’t even bare thinking about it
Me:” it’s understandable why she didn’t come…how is the business going? Everything under control?”
Luu:” everything is under control…everyone got the message about me being in charge”
Me:” good, I hope you’ll be able to handle everything and if you ever need my input you know where to find me”
Luu:” I will stay in touch”
Me:” if you don’t mind Luu, I have a nap to take…do you mind if I leave?”
Luu:” uhm okay its fine…the lawyers will be here this afternoon”
Me:” sure” I got up and left him sitting there.

Lusani left the prison and smiled when he walked out of the building. He called Katlego immediately
Katlego:” Luu”
Luu:” damn girl priceless moment I tell you”
Katlego:” you finally saw him?”
Luu:” helpless as ever…it was a beautiful sight to see Katlego…you should come see him too”
Katlego:” I can’t wait to see him”
Luu:” you’ll enjoy it believe me…the powerful Eugene is not so powerful afterall…this is much better than death….death would have been too easy for him but this? This is true punishment” Katlego couldn’t help but laugh

ZWILIFE
Chapter 52

ANDANI

I was napping when I turned around with my eyes slightly open and I realised that there was someone standing in the middle of the room watching me sleep. I got such a fright and jumped off the bed and she quickly grabbed me and covered my mouth, it was the same woman I saw at KFC this morning. God what did she want from me and how did she get in the house? Unless, well, unless she was working with Lusani. I tried to fight her to no avail
Stacy:” stop fighting me okay? Stop fighting I won’t hurt you” how can she say that? She was obviously trespassing and somehow she expected me to believe that she wouldn’t hurt me? She was more than capable of hurting me. She let me go and looked at me
Stacy:” I am Stacy, I wasn’t lying about that” I looked at her
Me:” try something else because that’s not gonna work”
She smiled…I was looking around trying to figure out how I could run away but the door was locked and she had the bedroom door keys on her hands. She reached out of her pockets and I fell back on my bed because I thought she was taking out a gun but she took out few photographs and threw them at me. I looked at her and then at the scattered pictures on the floor. I reached for the photos and looked at them. These were not new to me…I’d seen them before. I looked at her and she removed the wig she was wearing and the eyelashes she had on and she really was Stacy. I looked at her and then at the pics, I saw pictures of her and Eugene and her husband
Stacy:” believe me now?”
Me:” but you are supposed to be dead” I said with my voice shaking, I was in total shock
Stacy:” I know but here I am” she smiled and came and sat on the floor next to me
Me:” he chose well and taught you well…you don’t trust easily and that’s a good thing, it’s called survival instinct and you have it” I was not sure whether to smile and be happy that she was impressed with me or what…I didn’t even know her so this was a little bit weird, did Eugene know that she was still alive?
Me:” so Eugene knows you are still alive?”
Stacy:” he has only seen me once since i was said to be dead and it was only because he was in danger and needed my help so I came for him…he’s never seen me again since then”
Me:” you’ve never gone to see him in prison?”
Stacy:” I went and he looked fine”
Me:” Lusani knows you are here?”
Stacy:” of course not, I just wanted to see you…he asked me to keep you safe” I smiled when I heard that. I knew that Eugene still loved me and he was as worried about me as I was about him
Me:” thank you for showing up”
Stacy:” I am happy to, but I am leaving so do you have things under control here?”
Me:” I think so”
Stacy:” not to worry, I will be looking you up so you’ll be safe on my watch”
Me:” thank you Stacy, I am kinda happy you are here…having someone who knows Eugene is kind of consoling”
Stacy:” you want me to stay for at least an hour before I hit the road?” I giggled
Me:” please do, I want you to tell me stories about Eugene as a teenager” she looked at me and laughed

NDIVHUWO

I was glad that Tshililo was resting and having some time alone. I spent my morning preparing the kids for school with Zoleka’s help of course. I then drove them myself and in the afternoon I went to pick them up. Everyone was okay with Tshililo being away, they all thought she deserved some time alone. Xolani came and apologised to me about the baby being mine and I told him that it was water under the bridge, there was no use dwelling on it now. I managed to sit infront of my laptop and tracked this Lusani prick and the things I found out about him where fascinating, I had no idea how Eugene was going to feel about it all but at least he’ll know the truth.

The following morning I had to go pick Tshililo up so that we can go to Cape Town to visit Eugene. I prepared the kids for school again and they ran to the car while I go talk to Xolani who was still in his bedroom. I got there and knocked
X:” who is it?”
Me:” it’s me” I waited for a while and he came to the door holding his daughter, Zoleka had already started cleaning and the old man had left for work
X:” sure”
Me:” I will be away until tomorrow, I have a business trip so you’ll go pick up the kids from school”
X:” you don’t have to lie to me Ndivhuwo I am not a child”
Me:” excuse me?”
X:” yeah the whole Tshililo need a break thing? I knew you’d follow her” I rolled my eyes unable to believe that this was actually happening
Me:” you are not serious right?”
X:” I am…Thembuluwo’s body is not even decomposed yet and you are already running around with his wife? Dude where the hell is your respect for the dead huh?” I looked at him and pointed at him with my finger while I smile…I seriously didn’t want to believe that this was happening and I was trying my best to keep calm
Me:” so you think I am sleeping with her already?”
X:” aint you?”
Me:” I don’t answer to you Xolani and it’s not like Thembuluwo is going to come back and service her now is he? F*** man I aint sleeping with her but we can’t tiptoe around the fact that I love her…I do love her and soon she’ll be mine so you better get used to the idea”
X:” why her? Why not someone else?”
Me:” because I don’t love someone else, I never loved someone else and you know that too” he looked at me and then away and then back at me
X:” just…don’t do it now at least” I understood what he meant, he had a bond with Thembu and somehow it was still hard for him to accept that Thembu was gone and seeing Tshililo with me will only look like we never cared about Thembu
Me:” I loved Thembuluwo as much as you did and his death really hit me hard so I won’t jump onto her so quick…but it’s gonna happen Xolani, better me than someone we both don’t know, I mean she is still very young”
X:” I know, the thought of it makes me mad…like I still don’t understand why Thembu just died like that you know” he was almost in tears
Me:” I am sorry”
X:” just go”
Me:” okay…uhm Eugene is arrested and I am going to visit him”
X:” ow okay”
Me:” and I am taking Tshililo with me…don’t worry about it”
X:” if you say so” I hugged him and then walked out…see? We didn’t necessarily had to fight about it…Xolani hated the idea of me and Tshililo together but it was going to happen and he had to make peace with it.

I dropped the kids at school and then went to The Elias Resort to Tshililo. I parked my car at the parking and went to her room. I knocked and she came to open. I looked at her and smiled…I couldn’t wait for her to finally be mine
Me:” hi” I said with a smile…she was already dressed.
Tshili:” hi”
Me:” you got my note?”
Tshili:” yes and according to the note we are supposed to go to Cape Town”
Me:” yes” I walked in and looked around and then took her bag
Me:” you’re ready?”
Tshili:” yes but I have to call Andani, she has some message for Eugene”
Ndiv:” we will do that in the car…uhm…how was this?” I had my serious look on and she smiled…after seeing that smileI knew it worked, she had a good break
Tshili:” it’s what I needed”
Me:” you look good by the way” she looked at her self shyly and shook her head. She wore the clothes I packed for her. A black skinny, black and white Nike sneaker wedge and a black vest….she looked good, like really good. She had lost a bit of weight and the jean was a bit loose but it wasn’t bad. I think she was too stressed out and that’s why she lost.
Tshili:” thanks but…”
Me:” but?”
Tshili:” it’s too you”
I laughed…black was my colour and I kinda wanted us to go black. I wore my usual black jean…chocolate brown military boots and a black plain t shirt…I don’t even know how many pairs of black jeans I had…I mean it’s the only colour I used to see when I walk into a shop
Me:” I know right?” we smiled and left the room. We went to the reception to sign out. Tshililo called Andani as soon as we got to the car. Andani picked up the call immediately and she told her that he was on my way to Cape Town…she said she’ll send her an sms to read out to Eugene and she sent it few minutes later. After calling Andani we left for Cape Town. We drove to OR Tambo and then flew to Cape Town…we then drove to the prison.it was around four when we got to the prison.

We went to the visitation room and waited for him. He finally walked in and came to us
Gee:” I didn’t expect you two…him I expected but you? I didn’t expect you”
Tshili:” Andani sent me” he raised an eyebrow, yeah he was obviously shocked
Tshili:” I know it’s shocking but she did”
Me:” so do we start with my report or Andani?”
Gee:” the good news first”
Tshili:” okay here is my phone”
Gee:” it’s not allowed so you can read it to me”
Tshili:” ow okay…here it goes ‘hi cupcake, I don’t even know where to start. I miss you so much and every minute I sit and regret the fight we had. I should have stayed and enjoyed your last hours of freedom together but I was too stupid to do that…I am really sorry about everything and always remember that i love you and always will. Stay strong for me and our baby please. I met Stacy…I didn’t believe her at first and thought I should get your opinion at her but she showed me the pictures of you and her and I believed her. She is sweet and we spent an hour together. I wanted her to stay longer and it made me feel special and close to you. And ow…she told me about your first day in varsity and the first day she met you…she is really fond of you Eugene. I honestly didn’t want her to leave but she told me about how risky it is for her to show herself in public. Well there is also Lusani. He is walking around in our home like he owns the place. He doesn’t suspect anything though,  I am playing my cards right and he thinks I know nothing. I love you and I want you to think of me every second of everyday because I am doing the same over here. I know what you said about me looking into other people and all that crap but I am not going to do that. I love you and only you Eugene…my heart beats for you. I sent Tshililo there to give you this message, just so that you can be reminded that you have me and our baby in your corner. Please give her a reply; I could use a sweet message from you’
After reading Tshililo looked at me and then at Eugene…Eugene looked at us nervously
Gee:” I should have asked for bad news first”

ZwiLife
Chapter 53

NDIVHUWO

Me:” she got you huh?” Eugene kept a straight face
Gee:” she sure did”
Tshili:” do you want to tell me what to type on the reply or you’re gonna talk business first?”
Gee:” let’s get it over with”
Tshili:” okay…what should I write?” she had a phone ready and looked straight at Eugene
Gee:” uhm…cupcake…you had me almost in tears over here. Thank you for everything and for staying strong. I am glad you finally met Stacy. She came just to check on me. Please stay strong and I promise you that you won’t have to stay strong for long because I will come back and hold your hand. I love you so much and you’ve given me something to live by. I will come back for you and our baby. Thank you for loving me and I really appreciate it” Tshililo finished typing and looked at him
Gee:” that will be all…now let’s get down to business” he was trying his best to stay strong but the sms got him emotional
Me:” you want to know who Lusani is working with?”
Gee:” yes please”
Me:” you were right about one thing. He isn’t working alone and he planned this very well. He knew that if he takes out your computer geeks then you are unprotected and you won’t have anyone to wipe your crimes off the record or to do any computer magic so he knew that with those two boys in jail with you then you are disarmed”
Gee:”the first thing I want to know is who he is working with” I sat back on the chair and looked at him
Me:” a girl named Katlego”
Gee:” what?” he started coughing immediately and then looked around like he saw a ghost and then looked back at us
Gee:” Katlego? No Ndivhoho you got to be mistaken”
Me:” uhm its Ndivhuwo not ndivhoho and yes…she is his partner in crime”
Gee:” oww no…Katlego can’t…no she didn’t” he was in denial…well, obviously the girl stabbed him in the back. He should ask me…these bitches can pull something this strong…Katherine also did a number on me
Me:” I am sorry boot but she did” he sat there and breathed for a while
Gee:” so Katlego want me to fall? She wants to see me down? Is that it?” he roared
Me:” I am afraid so”
Gee:” dammit” he hit the table with his fist and looked around to see if the cop was looking and he was…he gave us a questioning look and we apologised
Me:”that’s not all…they have direct contacts with the cops. They are talking to that McCarthy champ directly and he offered them an immunity deal. This is not just a case about the cops having evidence against you Gee. They have evidence but they also have two witnesses who are willing to testify against you on the stand”
Gee:” f*** Lusani” yeah this s*** was real, that Lusani boy meant business
Me:” still not all. They are trying to get more people to testify as well…they want this to be a hard case and they are succeeding, they don’t want you to get out Gee, you are going to pay for every person you’ve killed and every drug you’ve smuggled and every illegal money you’ve made”
Gee:” but the people will never testify, no one will agree to it because doing so will be signing a death warrant they know that”  his eyes were immediately teary and his hands were shaking
Me:” not if you remain inside and never set foot outside which is exactly what’s going to happen if you let this trial take place. You signed off some papers to Lusani…papers saying that he owns your legal companies in your absence and you also gave out a signal in your black market business informing everyone that Lusani was now the boss. He has the power that once belonged to you and he is promising people better lives if they testify, he is promising them safety and money and anything else you can think of because according to you…he is the boss now. So believe it or not Eugene…this is out of your control and Lusani and Katlego took their time to plan this” Eugene sat there and breathed…he shook his head…this was too much to stomach all at once
Gee:” I can’t believe they are doing this to me”
Me:” you have a plan?” he looked at me for a long while
Gee:” my plan is not going to work because these people are going to testify and if that happens I will never make it out of here”
Me:” I can get you out you know….you just have to say the word”
Gee:” how?”
Tshili:” Ndivhuwo you are not going to do anything to endanger yourself are you?” she was panicking and worried about me and I loved that
Me:” I won’t” I said looking at her and then back at Eugene
Gee:” so how can you help?”
Me:” I can make sure that the docket disappear and then wipe off the digital evidence they have against you which is basically all the evidence they have because they gathered it from those boy’s computers. I can then wipe off the cctv footages of this prison and then make sure there is no trace of you ever being here. McMarthy and his crew…well I will face them and tell them the truth about what I had done knowing that they can’t do anything about it because they have no evidence at all…nothing at their disposal so they won’t have a choice but to let you go. I will give them an ultimatum…either they let you go freely or I break into this prison and get you out myself and if that happens then other prisoners get to run too. I will let them decide on that.  I know the security of this prison is not airtight so I can get you out. It’s really that simple”
Gee:” you son of a b***…who the hell is your mother?” see that? That was a compliment from a thug to another thug. I smiled looking at him
Me:” see that’s the thing…mom never got the chance to claim all this you know” we smiled
Gee:” if she is dead neh? The b*** that killed her deserve to die again” Tshililo couldn’t stop laughing
Me:” so is this a ‘yes you can go ahead and get me out of here Ndiv’?”
Gee:” I think so”
Ndiv:” but you do know that this is a debt like no other right? I am pulling all the stops here”
Gee:” I know Ndiv” we were both serious now
Ndiv:” and owww that little kiss that happened between you two…should I be worried about it happening again?” Tshililo gave me a death stare and I ignored her…Eugene was shocked, so he didn’t know that I knew huh?
Gee:” uhm…it…it was just a mistake” I gave him my wicked smile
Ndiv:” that’s what I heard…I just wanted to make sure that such mistakes cannot happen again Gee. You know what I am capable of and it will be a shame to see this beautiful friendship go to waste because of something as little as a kiss”
Gee:” it’s never gonna happen…I promise”
Ndiv:” after I pull this off you become indebted to me…highly indebted bruh. We have a war coming so you will be expected to pull all your resources to be in our corner and we will do the same for you like we are doing now. Basically we are families now…I look out for you and you do the same for me”
Gee:” done”
Ndiv:” I can destroy Lusani in just a snap of a finger but I bet you want to deal with him your way…I mean if someone betray me like this I’ll want to deal with him myself”
Gee:” leave him to me”
Ndiv:” I am glad the visit was productive”
Gee:” same here”
Ndiv:” I better get going…I will start working on everything…it won’t take a day…it might even take a week or sometimes less depending on how fast I am working but you’ll get you out of here soon”
Gee:” thank you” I smiled
Me:” don’t mention it…tomorrow you’ll be the one bailing me out. Remember how you saved my family back then? I knew from that moment on that you are the friend I want to keep close”
Gee:” is that a complement?” he smiled
Me:” sounds like it” we both smiled and Tshililo and I got up
Tshili:” it was nice seeing you Eugene”
Gee:” sure” I looked at him once and we nodded at each other and Tshililo and I walked out.

Tshili:” you just had to mention the kiss huh?” she said when we walked outside
Me:” I had to make sure that we were on the same page Tshili…he can’t just kiss you and expect it to just disappear…I had to remind him what’s at stake
Tshili:” I thought you trust me”
Me:” I do and from what I hear you didn’t kiss him…he kissed you so I needed to talk to him” she rolled her eyes and opened the door and got inside the car. I opened mine and got inside too
Tshili:” so you’ll pull this off?”
Me:” you are doubting my abilities?”
Tshili:” of course not…I want you to help him so that we can lay low for now” okay she was worried about my safety I guess
Me:” there is no laying low with Katherine dead Tshili…Daddy will know that I took her and we have a fight coming and its inevitable so instead of ignoring it and acting like all is well, we need to be prepared and that’s why Eugene has to get out” she breathed
Me:” I know you want safety for the kids and a little more of that afternoon we spent as a family but we will have that…just not now”
Tshili:” I know”
Me:” do you want out?” I felt like maybe I was dragging her with me and maybe she was exhausted and didn’t want this life anymore, I mean she could finally have a normal life
Tshili:” out of what?”
Me:” all this…me and my family” okay I didn’t want her to say yes because I truly loved her
Tshili:” will you easily let me go?” I laughed out of desperation
Me:” I have done that before…I love you enough to be able to watch you be happy without me…if I am not your happiness then I can’t force you to stay”
Tshili:” I don’t want out” I gave her a questioning look
Tshili:” I am serious Ndivhuwo…yeah it gets stressful and too much sometimes but this is the life that we both chose…we will be happy again” I smiled
Me:” I will make sure that we get there at the end…I promise you”
Tshili:” thank you”
Me:” now we go home”
Tshili:” and we are in Cape Town”
Me:” so?”
Tshili:” we’re just gonna drive back? No rest at some expensive restaurant or site seeing? At least for two hours…I mean we are in Kapstaad”

ANDANI

After Stacy left I took another nap. I woke up from it feeling fresh but I got puzzled when I found piece of papers on the bed. I sat up and took them. It was copies of….ow my God…it was the copies of my message to Tshililo…the message that was meant for Eugene and pictures of me sitting on my bed with Stacy. F*** this was the end. Lusani knew I’d been playing him. God he was going to kill me. I ran to the door and opened but I found him standing at the door with a smile on his face. I breathed looking at him with nothing but fear on my face
Me:” I can explain” I said that backing away…he had a cricket bat on his hand…ow no
Luu:” really? You thought you could fool me?”
Me:” Lusani it’s not li-“ I didn’t finish talking because he hit me on the head and I spun around and fell on the floor and then saw darkness

Zwi a Penga – Life As We Know It
Chapter 54

ANDANI

The thing that really took me to the panic mode was the baby. That was the only thing that flooded my mind as I hit the floor. I was praying silently and begging for God to at least spare my baby’s life...i couldn’t lose another baby. I fell on my left side and my head hurt somuch as it collided with the floor. Everything went quiet for a while and my world started spinning and my vision went blurry. I saw a blurry figure which was obviously Lusani walking over to me
Luu:” you think I trusted you? I bugged your phone Andi, I wanted to know every conversation you were going to have and I wanted to watch your every move and that’s why I called you here…I wanted to see if you could be trusted and….well…” his voice echoed loudly as he said all that and somehow his voice irritated me to the last degree. I held my stomach with both my hands and prayed to God to keep my baby safe. Lusani came and squatted infront of me and by now my head was better and my vision had become fine
Luu:” you’ve been playing me…Eugene knows I am behind this huh? That s*** changes everything Andi” I looked at him and winced trying to get up but my tummy hurt and I held it tight with tears on my eyes…I didn’t want the baby to be hurt
Me:” ho…s…pi…tal” I said the words as pain cut so deep
Luu:” are you f****ng kidding me? Hospital? Seriously? You’re gonna have to suck it up Andani because I am not going to take you to the damn hospital and oww I listened to your convo with Stacy…I know she has people watching you and she planted a bug over there just to watch you…I programmed it and to her you are still sleeping right now” Lusani was cleverer than we both thought. The mistake that everyone made here was underestimating him
Luu:” with Eugene knowing the truth I can’t afford to be sloppy when I am dealing with someone like him…he groomed me and made me more like him...i can think as fast as him and I know the kind of things he could do to try and get to me”
Me:” Luu please” I was trying to get up from the floor but I couldn’t…I felt like my insides were being ripped apart...oww God it can’t be happening
Luu:” I am sorry Andi but you are just collateral damage”
Me:” it’s just a baby…you can’t hurt the baby…something is happening and I need to see the Doctor” I screamed
Luu:” but hurting the baby hurts him…nothing can hurt him that much…I was willing to compromise and keep you safe but you are a snake so you can’t be trusted”
Me:” I am sorry Luu, I promise you I will be faithful, I won’t try anything I promise. You can take my phone and my everything please just make sure that I get some medication”
Luu:” it’s already too late Andi…come” he grabbed my hand and pulled me to him and forced me to stand up and the pain just got even worse. He carried me and walked with me outside the room
Me:” Lusani you are not a bad person…I know that”
Luu:” I am sorry Andi…you are a good girl, you are but you loved the wrong person sweetheart…you should have chosen me when you had the chance, I tried to make you see the light but you told him about it. I would have done all this with you and we will be happy together and maybe you’d be carrying my baby right now but you chose him and you’ll have to be collateral damage in this whole charade” he walked with me to the basement…God I was now seriously petrified…what was he going to do to me? Was he going to torture me? I started kicking and screaming as I saw him walking down the stairs to the basement. The kicking didn’t help because he held me tighter
Me:” Lusani what are you going to do to me?”
Luu:” you’ll see” he walked down the stairs with me on his arms.
Okay I had to ignore the pain and work on trying to escape because this wasn’t the same Lusani that I knew. This was the power hungry Lusani that was determined to prove that he was as powerful and as ruthless as Eugene. He put me down as soon as we got to the basement and I knew that it was now or never. I kicked him hard on his genitals and then ran for the stairs. The basement door was still unlocked so I pushed it open and ran outside. I headed to the kitchen entrance door because it was the closest. I opened the door to get out and there at the door I found two guys who looked at me with smiles on their faces
Me:” please you have to help me…I am sure you work for Eugene please help me get out of here” I said trying to push them but they didn’t move but just blocked the way for me
Luu:” they work for me now” I turned around and found Lusani looking as vicious as ever. God please…I looked at him weakly and went down on my knees. I had no choice but to beg him
Me:” please Lusani please spare my life” he grabbed me by my hair and pulled me back to the basement. I had no choice but to walk on my knees and follow him…the pain in my tummy had grew worse. He got to the basement door and opened it and then helped me up and signalled for me to get in. I was slowly walking down the stairs when he pushed me down and I rolled down to the bottom of the stairs. I passed out for few minutes and by the time I woke up Lusani stood close to me with an injection on his hand
Me:  what do you want to do?” I said shaking with tears gushing down...the first thing I thought of was that he wanted to terminate my pregnancy and the thought was enough to send me to my grave. I was not even sure if my child was going to survive all the falling but I had to have faith
Luu:” this right here is an injection to put you in a temporary sleep as I remove the baby out of your womb”
Yohh that sentence alone broke me completely and I started shaking uncontrollably…not my baby, I couldn’t let him mess with my baby. I quickly got up and ran to him to try and fight him. If he wanted to kill my baby then I was going to die trying to stop him. I held him by his waist and hit him several times…I was busy fighting him when I felt something stung at my arm…I looked at the arm and saw the injection on me with the medication that quickly rushed to my body. I looked at Lusani and my heart broke into million pieces…I can’t explain the kind of pain I felt at the realisation that I was going to sleep and he was going to remove my baby. It hurt so terribly
Me:” why?” I asked weakly
Luu:” I can’t have his DNA walking around here Andi, this baby has to die, I can’t have it claim my empire tomorrow. I can give you the pill or ask someone to do it but I want to make sure that it’s really done”
I sank to the floor and could feel that the injection was sinking in…my body was getting weaker with each passing second. I thought of the pain that Eugene was going to face and I hated myself for failing to protect our baby yet again. I hated myself and I blamed myself for everything that was going to happen. This was going to put Eugene to his grave
Luu:” I won’t kill him…he has to live with himself knowing that I killed his baby while he is rotting in prison” I fell down and looked up on the ceiling and everything started to go blurry
Me:” Eugene” I said weakly and struggled to let out a sob

ZWI-LIFE
Chapter 55

TSHILILO

We went to V&A Waterfront and looked for a nice restaurant
Me:” I just want some good meat” Ndivhuwo looked at me and smiled
Ndiv:” but you had a hell lot of meat in the fridge, didn’t you cook?”
Me:” I was busy trying to relax” he shook his head. We went to City Grill Steakhouse. We got there and placed our order and then chilled
Me:” it’s fancy” I said as I look around
Ndiv:” you deserve fancy though” I laughed a little. I was reminded of the time I came here with Thembuluwo for the first time. I was insanely happy with this town
Ndiv:” thinking?”
Me:” never mind…uhm Xolani told me that the family is going broke”
Ndiv:” not really” I raised an eyebrow
Ndiv:” I will make a plan”
Me:” he asked me to claim the Road Accident Fund money and I plan to do it but how long will that last us? So I was thinking”
Ndiv:” oww now I am seriously interested”
Me:” how about one last hustle…together as a family” the waiter brought our food and we thanked him and he walked away
Ndiv:” I am more interested on your plan than this food…what do you have in mind? What kind of a hustle are you talking about?”
Me:” I am not sure Ndivhuwo but something like one last shipment or bursting an atm or bank…whatever plan that can get us sorted for life…we need lot of money to keep us afloat” Ndivhuwo looked at me and didn’t blink. The way he starred at me kinda scared me
Me:” what?”
Ndiv:” I am flattered, really I am”
Me:” but?”
Ndiv:” but you need to stop…somehow you have to draw the line…don’t get me wrong love I love everything about you…the fierce fearless woman you are…it’s all a turn on but Tshili you can’t be ordering us to do such things…that’s more my thing than it should be yours” there was no trace of a joke on his tone or the way he looked at me and that only meant that he was serious
Me:” I am only trying to look out for both of us”
Ndiv:” I know that, I do but just don’t let all this consume what’s left of the real you okay? I will take care of the finances and you don’t have to worry about it. I have few properties and can hank into some rich company and score myself some millions so don’t worry about money Tshililo”
Me:” so that’s your plan?”
Ndiv:” yeah it can keep us afloat”
Me:” so you plan on stealing…wow”
Ndiv:” not different from your plan” I sighed and just appreciated the fact that at least money problem was going to be handled…one less thing to worry about. This is what I really loved about Ndivhuwo, he was capable of making things happen.
So we ate and we were all smiles as we eat. After the meal we did a little site seeing and I also found myself doing a little shopping. After that we decided to hit the road. We drove to the airport because our flight was leaving between 6 and 7 at night. Ndivhuwo was driving when we got to the intersection and a truck deliberately drove into us and then blackness.

ANDANI

I woke up after…well I don’t know after how long. I opened my eyes and it was difficult to do so because the room was too light for my eyes…I finally braced myself and opened my eyes and looked around the room I was in. I was totally confused. Where the hell was I and what was happening? I started crying and trying to get up but a nurse rushed to me and tried to calm me down
Me:” what happened to me? Why am I here?” my mind finally registered everything and I remembered that the last thing I actually remember was being at the basement with Lusani. What happened then? Why was I not at the basement anymore? Did someone saved me and took me to the hospital maybe? That was the only explanation
Nurse:” someone brought you in here ma’am…you have to relax otherwise you’ll make your condition worse" condition? I had a condition? A door opened and Stacy walked in. She had a doek covering her face and only her eyes were visible
Nurse:” she brought you here” the nurse said looking at me and pointing at Stacy
Me:” Stacy what happened? Am I still…I mean…the baby?” my heart ached so much
Stacy:” give us a minute please” the nurse walked out. I tried to sit up on the bed and my whole body hurt so much so I fell back on the bed…I was stitched on my tummy. Oww no
Me:” tell me you got there on time…Stacy please tell me you got there on time…tell me I still have my baby inside of me”
I said that and sobbed and even with my whole body aching I didn’t care. I looked at Stacy with hope that she was going to tell me what I wanted to hear. She had a difficult face to read. I couldn’t tell if she was in pain or not so I couldn’t guess what had happened
Stacy:” I realised when I was looking at the footage of your room that something was up. Fortunately I was still in town so I went to the house and I found two guys guarding the door. I dealt with them and that’s when I knew that something was wrong because the footage I had showed no activities happening in the house at all” I looked at her and wanted her to get to the part where she found me…I wanted her to tell me about the baby
Stacy:” I ran inside the house and looked everywhere and I couldn’t find you. So I went to the guys and tortured them until they told me where you were. I went to the basement and there…lying on the table I found you. Lusani was stitching you up. I was devastated Andi…I have never been in so much pain since my husband’s death. Lusani saw me and got away but I couldn’t follow him…I was trying to grasp what he had done to you and my grandchild. There…lying lifelessly on the table beside you with blood everywhere was the baby. I fell down on my knees an-“ I blocked her out right at that minute. What did she just say? My baby on the table?
Me:” Lusani killed my baby? Is that what you are saying?” I screamed at her
Stacy:” I am sorry…I failed you and Eugene, I should have been there”
Me:” oww noo” tears fell down and I sat there and sobbed for my dear life. Not this again…not another baby
Me:” I want my baby back…I want my baby” I sobbed uncontrollably. My heart hurt so much…everything in my body hurt. I put my hands on my chest trying to get it to stop aching but I couldn’t. I cried to a point where I couldn’t cry anymore and then my body started shaking and that’s when I lost control of everything and I felt my body shutting down and I let it. I couldn’t live through the pain of losing another child…I felt the nurses running in and Stacy shouting for me to fight but I didn’t want to fight anymore….i wanted to escape the pain that was going to follow this predicament.
“ Doctor she is leaving us…please hurry”
Stacy:” Andani don’t do this to my son…Andani please fight…Andani please” she screamed