Chapter 21
ANDANI
I saw Eugene walking in through the door and I felt something ticking in my heart…it literally skipped a beat. I froze and just starred at the TV. I was busy watching a movie with Tshililo and Thembuluwo. I was happy he was home…I wanted to get up and run to him for a hug but I was afraid of being rejected. What if he was still angry at me? I just looked at the TV until I saw his blurry figure walking towards us
Eugene:” hey guys” he whispered
Thembu:” hey” I looked at him and he was not looking at me.
Eugene:” I had a long day and…uhm…I just wanna rest” yohh I felt my heart breaking and I wanted to break down and cry…he wasn’t even looking my way…he was looking at Thembu and Tshililo…so no hug nothing?
Thembu:” sure bruh” he turned around and walked up the stairs without so much of a look at me…I wanted the world to open up and just swallow me
Me:” uhm…goodnight guys” I said while I try to block the tears.
I got up from the sofa and followed Eugene to our room. I got there and opened the door slowly…I was hoping that we’ll talk things through and reach some sort of an agreement. I walked in and I got a fright when I found him standing just close to the door. I looked at him with my eyes wide open and quickly closed the door and stood with my back against it. I looked at him and I felt a rush of agonizing fear overtaking me. I put my hands against the door while looking straight at his eyes. They were dark and he looked tired…he looked like he’s been smoking something really strong. He slowly moved to me without saying a word. He then stretched his hands and put them on the door with one hand on my left and another one on my right. I felt his sweaty scent and his breathing so close to me. My heart jumped out of my chest in fear…I wanted to cry and scream but this right here was the man that I truly loved and if he was soo angry at me to an extent of ending me then I would smile all the way to my grave because that’s how deep I loved him. Tears started coming out but I couldn’t move so I let them be. Eugene starred down at my eyes and said nothing for a very long time. I was not sure what was happening or what all this meant but what I know is that I was petrified.
Eugene:” I messed up” he whispered to me and I closed my eyes finally feeling relieved that the first thing he said wasn’t him directing his anger to me
Me:” how much?” I whispered back as my heart expand with each breath I took…he gritted his teeth before he could say anything
Eugene:” big time” he was still looking into my eyes
Me:” you’ll figure it out” I whispered to him again. He bent over to me and rested his head on my shoulder
Eugene:” I am so sorry for ignoring you” I took a big sigh of relief and held him into my arms
Me:” I am sorry for disobeying you” he carried me up and I quickly wrapped my legs around him. My baby was back, I was happy to be here with him…I was happy knowing that he was safe
Eugene:” I really messed up” he said while walking to the bed with me
Me:” I trust you to take care of us” I wasn’t lying…I fully trusted Eugene to protect me and our baby
Eugene:” you make me so angry sometimes Andani…I can’t lose you…not at all”
Me:” you won’t lose me” he looked into my eyes
Eugene:”í am scared” I raised an eyebrow
Eugene:” of losing this baby” okay if Eugene was scared then maybe it was about time I get scared too
Me:” what really happened?” he smiled and put me on the bed
Eugene:” don’t worry about it…right now I just want to make my wife happy…is that okay?” I wanted to…I wanted to sleep with him and hope that everything will be okay but nothing was okay…everything was out of control
Me:” no its not” I got up from the bed and stood in the middle of the room. He sat on the bed and looked at me
Eugene:” what?” he looked more shocked than I thought he would be
Me:” people died in this house yesterday Eugene…two people…they attacked us okay? Who are they? Do you know something about them?”
Eugene:” cupcake”
Me:” don’t cupcake me Eugene…do you have any idea how terrified I was? How I didn’t sleep a wink the whole night? I was also worried about you because you decided to ignore me and bailed out on me…on us…on our baby but now you just wanna waltz in here and I am supposed to welcome you with open arms?” I yelled as I sob…he looked at me and said nothing
Me:” you hated me for putting our baby in danger…you punished me for it but then you went and do the exact same thing. I don’t know what happened in Nigeria and I actually don’t care but I do know that having people here last night had something to do with you. It couldn’t have been a coincidence…these people said that they’ve been out of dealings for almost two years now and I come to their house and two minutes after that they get attacked?”
Eugene:” I can explain”
Me:” explain what? Eugene I begged you not to…to…” I couldn’t finish…I just sobbed. He come on to me and held me in his arms
Eugene:” I am really sorry”
Me:” I am scared Eugene…I am trying my best to stay strong here but I am super scared” he brushed my hair
Eugene:” I know but you don’t have to be scared anymore because I am here now and I am never leaving you”
Me:” never?”
Eugene:” never” he said that and kissed my forehead. I held him so tight and sobbed while in his arms.
NDIVHUWO
I hardly slept the whole night. I couldn’t fall asleep. I watched Kate as she slept and I realised that she was actually good looking. She finally woke up in the morning and found me starring at her. She opened her eyes and smiled as soon as her eyes met mine
Kate:” morning”
Me:” hey”
Kate:” it’s rude to stare at someone like that” I smiled
Me:” you want ‘sweet’ and I guess this count as me being sweet” she giggled and then pulled a straight face
Kate:” I don’t think I want you anymore” I raised an eyebrow
Kate:” I blamed my exes for all my heartbreaks because they were to blame but if I let you break my heart then I will be to blame…you are not ready for a real thing and that’s why I was happy with just sex but now that we’ve come to this then I think I should walk away with my dignity still intact and my heart still intact…I can’t take another heartbreak….with you I feel like it could be the worst…you are heartless and would just hurt me and move on as if I never existed so we are done” I raised an eyebrow and sat on the bed
Me:” you can’t be serious” I said half laughing
Kate:” I am serious…you are just a mystery and I am afraid to uncover that mystery so sex was good Ndivhuwo we both know that but you ruined things when you mentioned wanting something more and then treated me the way you did last night”
Me:” so you are ending us?” she gave me her frustrated laugh
Kate:’ us? There is no us…don’t you remember what you said last night?”
Me:” okay I know what I said…I was just in a bad mood please don’t end this”
Kate:” I can’t handle another heartbreak”
Me:” neither can i” she looked at me with a questioning look
Me:” I lied when I said that I am incapable of loving anyone…I actually loved someone…I think I still do…well I am sure I still do but we are done and she is married to someone so whatever you are scared of…I feel just the same. I don’t know if this will work but I do know that I am 31 and have no wife or anyone serious in life. I have a daughter and I would like to have a family with her and someone else” she looked at me and said nothing
Me:” see? You are not alone Katherine…we can do this together…me and you. I don’t want games too, I just want someone to build my life with. I am not gonna lie and say I am in love with you right now because I am not but I can promise you that I won’t break your heart…if we do this then I will never ever leave you. I know myself…once I commit myself to something then I really commit” well I wasn’t lying to the girl…I was telling her the truth. I didn’t love her but I needed someone and she was that someone. She was giving me great sex and if I couldn’t have the woman I loved then I at least deserved someone as good as her. She’d been heartbroken so maybe she was what I needed…who knows…maybe I would learn to love her as time passes…it was not going to be now but I sure as hell knew myself well enough to understand that I was not the cheating type…if she agrees to be mine then I’ll do my best to make her happy
Kate:” you mean that? You want us to try?”
Me:” yeah…if you say yes to this then you must know that you’ve got yourself a steady boyfriend” I smiled at the word I just used. Wasn’t I too old to be someone’s boyfriend? She laughed out loud
Me:” you’re laughing?”
Kate:” no don’t get me wrong…I am just…well I am still trying to wrap my head around all this…I jus…can you even be anyone’s boyfriend?”
Me:” well you don’t know me Kate…get to know me and let me get to know you” and just like that…the decision to finally free myself from Tshililo was made. Kate was a good girl and I was not going to hurt her so she was going to keep me in control and away from them…I didn’t want to hurt my family or divide it so I needed to have a life and Kate was about to be that life
Kate:” I guess we can try” she gave me a shy smile and I smiled too
Me:” so how about a day in Knysna? Or Mossel Bay maybe?” she frowned
Kate:” you want us to spend the whole day together?” I shrugged my shoulders
Me:” yeah…you have other plans?”
Kate:” well…I was going to spend a day with my friends…it was my friend’s party last night and we are still going to party today”
Me:” well…we will spend the day with your friends then” I smiled
Kate:” huh?”
Me:” I have already introduced you to my family…its about time I meet your friends…unless you aint as serious about this as I am” she laughed
Kate:” you’re serious?”
Me:” no backing down momma”
Kate:” so I have a boyfriend?” she said that and laughed out loud
Me:’ and I have a girlfriend”
I know we were in the middle of a war and my family needed me but with Eugene and Thembu in the house…I had nothing to worry about and I was sure Xolani would be taking care of everything at home. I deserved a break at least
VHUSANI
Vhusani just got home from work when someone knocked on her door. She went to open and got the shock of her life when she found the two man that were asking Andani questions the other day
Vhusi:’ what are you doing here?” she said while she swallowed….the detectives looked at her and smiled
McCarthy:” how are you ma’am?”
Vhusi:” I want you to leave” she tried to close the door but they blocked it
McCarthy:” before you tell us to leave…I want you to know this…”
Vhusi:” I don’t want to know anyth-“ her eyes were immediately teary
Gregory:” the man you are protecting is capable of killing people, smuggling drug and illegal fire arms, human trafficking and many other crimes” she frowned looking at them
McCarthy:” and protecting such a man when you know something about him means that you are an accomplice to a crime and you deserve jail time for that”
Gregory: “give us any piece of information you know about him…that friend of yours is covering for him but you can tell the truth and free her from that man. He is dangerous…an international criminal who always covers his tracks…tell us what you know?” Vhusani looked from one detective to the next with visible fear in her eyes
McCarthy:” if you promise to stand in court and testify everything you know then we will keep you safe I promise” she just looked at them and blinked
McCarthy:” you don’t wanna go to jail do you? We can take you to a safe house until he goes to jail”
Vhusi:” uhm…I”
McCarthy:” think about the innocent girls being taken away from their homes and used as sex slaves and the teenage boys who are drug addicts because of him…how do you sleep at night knowing that you are protecting someone like that?”
Vhusi:” I don’t want to protect him okay…I am just scared he’ll kill me” she sobbed. The detectives looked at each other and smiled
Gregory:” how long do you think he’ll keep you alive knowing that you know so much about him? Help us put him in jail and you’ll be a hero to 100s of boys and girls who are his victims”
Vhusi:” but how sure are you that he is capable of all that? I don’t think he could be that cruel”
McCarthy: I have a file and you can come to the station and see it for yourself…I am sure seeing what he does will help you make a decision”
Gregory:” we know you don’t know much at the moment but you can try to dig deeper from your friend…you gotta get her on tape”
Vhusi:” what? I will never do that to my friend” she yelled
Gregory:” but she lied to you for months didn’t she? Did she tell you why her ex-husband died? Eugene killed him…we don’t have tangible evidence but you can get the girl to tell you more” Vhusani started crying harder
Vhusi:” no he didn’t…noooo he wouldn’t”
McCarthy:” he did…we’ve been following him around all this time and we know he did. There were lots of arguments between him and his woman about her ex-husband and then all of a sudden he died in a car accident? Eugene is clever and always covers his tracks…we’ve talked to the national prosecutor and they don’t want much to nail him…he is a dangerous animal and there are few regulations that can allow for us to use a recording for someone like him so you have to give us something on a tape please. If that man is capable for killing your friend’s ex-husband…do you think he can spare you? His sister just died so he is grieving right now and that makes him even more dangerous so if you do as much as breathe to the wrong direction then he can just snap his fingers and you are gone” she looked at them and breathed while tears flows
Gregory:” help us put an end to his criminal activities…be a hero and save lives”
ZWI A PENGA – LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
Chapter 22
Vhusani:” you need to leave” she said that and swallowed. The detectives looked at her in shock
Gregory:” you don’t mean that”
Vhusani:” actually I do…if all that you are saying is true then Eugene should be behind bars already…he wouldn’t be a free man now would he?” she wiped her tears and looked away
McCarthy:” come on ma’am just tell us what you know”
Vhusani:” I know nothing” she looked at them still with tears in her eyes
McCarthy:” then why are you crying?”
Vhusani:” be…because I don’t usually have detectives sniffing around in my place accusing my best friend’s fiancée of being a notorious criminal”
Gregory:” but you do know something…you told us that you are afraid he’ll do something to you if you talk”
Vhusani:” correction…he’ll kill me if I talk so if me withholding the little information I have is such a crime then arrest me. I’d rather spend what’s left of my life in jail than dying right after this conversation with you” they looked at her and then at each other and just breathed
McCarthy:” I understand your fears ma’am but we need you here…all these kids that are his victims needs you. How are you going to sleep at night knowing that you had the power to help them but you didn’t?”
Gregory:” we are talking about 13 years old girls being used as sex slaves here”
McCarthy:” boys as young as 10 are selling drugs…you can stop it”
Vhusani:” I jus…I just want you to go”
Sizwe:” the lady said you should go” he said while standing behind the detectives
Gregory:” who the hell are you?”
Sizwe:” her boyfriend…leave” they looked at Sizwe and then back at Vhusani
Vhusani:” you heard him”
McCarthy:” this is not over and we know he is not your boyfriend” they turned around and walked away. Vhusani looked at Sizwe who just walked in uninvited
Vhusani:” so where do you think you are going?” she turned around looking at him while she wiped her face off
Sizwe:” inside” he said that making his way to the lounge. She closed the door and followed him
Vhusani:” I have a man in my life and I can’t have him finding you here…what will I say to him? Just go Sizwe…we don’t have business together so leave and how did you even know that the detectives were here?” he smiled while sitting on the sofa
Sizwe:” I have my ways”
Vhusi:” you are watching me?”
Sizwe:” not really…just listening in…dude you didn’t expect us to just trust you did you? By the way I am kinda impressed…I really thought you were gonna talk…the way you were crying damn girl…I drove like a maniac all the way here”
Vhusi:” I don’t wanna die anytime soon so leave” he smiled
Sizwe:” as long as you know what’s good for you then I am cool”
Vhusi:” now leave with your coolness” he stood up and winked
Sizwe:” good night” he said that and walked to the door with Vhusani behind him
Vhusi:” can’t you at least make them stop coming here?” he turned around and looked at her
Sizwe:” they need to know that you can’t be of help and then they’ll disappear soon” she closed her eyes in desperation
Sizwe:” just keep on been strong okay?”
Vhusi:” okay” he walked out and she closed the door and covered her face with her hands.
ANDANI
The following morning I opened my eyes and found Eugene standing in the middle of the room looking at me. I rubbed my hands on my eyes and looked at him again but he was still looking at me
Me:” what?” I asked with my sleepy voice. He shook his head still with his hands folded on his chest
Me:” what does that mean? I woke up and found you staring at me like I am the last piece of chicken” he smiled and then kept his straight face
Eugene:” I am trying to ask myself why I love you somuch” I raised an eyebrow and sat on the bed
Eugene:” I still don’t get it but for some reason I love you in ways I can’t even begin to understand” he said that with his serious face on
Me:” ow”
Eugene:” we are leaving today” okay now I am shocked
Me:” to?”
Eugene:” our first stop is at Vhusani’s…she is your friend and you need to spend some time with her and then our next stop is at your sister’s and then your home…we could use some time with Omphulusa” I smiled
Me:” what happened to revenge gone wrong? The gun shots the other night? Are they not gonna come back?” he smiled
Eugene:” I aint about to stop living my life because of some guy okay? I went to Naija and killed most of his guys and he is probably pissed and planning on attacking me but I plan on knowing about it before he gets to us” I breathed and said nothing
Eugene:” I know I’ve been acting crazy lately…I haven’t been thinking straight because of my sister but you know what? She is gone Andi and I think this is what she’ll want for us….she’ll want us to continue living our lives” I smiled
Me:” but you’ve already started a fight”
Eugene:” yeah I know that but I also know that Jug can’t beat me in my own country…he wouldn’t”
Me:” uhm…okay” he smiled
Eugene:” we gonna have to go to the Doctor maybe tomorrow okay? Lemme go talk with these guys” he walked out of the room. Last night when Eugene came back he was scared and tired and this morning he was all fired up and ready to have some fun. I don’t think I was ever going to be able to keep up with him…I mean were we even safe? He seemed to have gotten back to his old self though…the self that don’t just act but think about everything before doing anything so I guess this meant that we were finally safe.
TSHILILO
Thembuluwo and I were making breakfast in the kitchen together in the morning. Everything was fine…in fact it was all perfect. Thembuluwo was being a darling and I was falling for him again and again. Ndivhuwo was…well I don’t know. I hadn’t really seen him since he came back from Nigeria last night and that was it. He didn’t come back to the house because the car was still not in the drive way. We hadn’t really talked…last time I talked to him he was angry at me so I guess he was trying to stay away
Tshili:” I love you” I said that and smiled at him...he smiled too
Thembu:” I love you more Tshii”
Me:” I kinda love that new name” he laughed
Thembu:” it’s not like you have a choice” he kissed me and then wrapped his hands around me
Me:” we have to finish with breakfast remember? We are not the only people in this house nana” I said with a giggle…he let go of me
Thembu:” they should just leave” he said and laughed
Me:” don’t…don’t say that” I whispered
Me:” so you and Ndivhuwo last night…did I miss something? You both looked pissed” I really wanted to know what happened with them and if they fought and if the fight was maybe about me….i was really burning to know…he looked at me and smiled
Me:” nahh we didn’t fight…the whole thing with Eugene and his people coming in here didn’t sit well with both of us but we are cool” I smiled
Me:” ow owk that’s good then”
Thembu:” super”
We were busy with breakfast when Eugene walked to the kitchen
Eugene:” morning” he smiled
“hey” we all said
Eugene:” I didn’t know that men were welcomed in this kitchen…I would have been the first one here” he said with a giggle
Tshili:” it’s not really too late…I can always go chill and watch TV as I wait you know” we all laughed
Thembu:” next time my brother…next time”
Eugene:” Thembu can we have a word?”
Thembu:” sure” they walked out of the house together
Thembu:” what’s up?” he said that while looking at Eugene
Eugene:” I am sorry about the other night…I know that you guys are trying to keep a low profile so I am sorry about the shootouts”
Thembu:” it’s really nothing to worry about. We knew that something like that was possible when we agreed to let Andani stay here so don’t sweat it…plus we dealt with it perfectly well”
Eugene:” that’s good to hear uhm…I don’t know if your brother told you about what happened in Nigeria but it didn’t really go as planned but I am not too phased about it though…I know that my contacts will be able to keep me updated if I should worry about anything”
Thembu:” he didn’t tell me…should we be worried?”
Eugene:” not at all…Andi and I will be leaving today and that means that you guys won’t have to worry about any safety issues” Thembu raised an eyebrow
Thembu:” but what about you guys? Are you sure you’re gonna be fine?” Eugene smiled
Eugene:” I’ve been in this longer than I can even remember…the last few days have been strenuous for me because I lost my sister but I’ve gotten used to the idea now and I think I am back to my senses”
Thembu:” we all go through few days of confusion sometimes and I guess you just had yours”
Eugene:” yeah and it was hell…anyway I owe you guys one right now so if ever you need my help with just anything then I am your man” Thembu smiled
Thembu:” now you are talking…we will definitely be in touch if the need arises”
Eugene:” allies now?” he handed out his hand to Thembu who shook it
Thembu:” allies” they turned around and walked back to the house
So Andani walked down just when Thembu and Eugene were walking back to the house
Andi:”morning Tshili” she smiled
Me:” hey”
Andi:” can I help?”
Me:” I am almost done and my baby was helping me” I smiled looking at Thembu
Thembu:” hey Andi…I heard Eugene saying that you guys are leaving us today”
Andi:” yeah I am sure that you guys need your privacy”
Tshili:’ what? You are leaving already?” I looked at her realising that I didn’t want her to leave…I was happy to have her here with us; it was good having someone like her. I mean I had drifted apart from my own friends and Andani had become my only friend
Andi:” I am sorry Tshili but yeah…we will come visit sometimes or better yet…you guys should come visit sometimes”
Eugene:” yeah this is surely not the last you hear of us” I gave them a faint smile
Me:” it better not be….come here Andi” I hugged her
ANDANI
After eating breakfast with Tshililo and her husband….Eugene and I left their house and drove to Cape Town. Ndivhuwo didn’t join us for breakfast, I wonder where he was
Eugene:” we are going to Vhusani first right?” I smiled
Me:” yeah”
Eugene:” she hates me” he said as we were driving to her place
Me:” she is just in shock” well I don’t know about that…I think she really hated him but I couldn’t admit that to his face
Eugene:” I am sorry about the way I’ve been acting lately…i was all stressed out Andi but what happened while I was in Nigeria taught me something…I wasn’t thinking straight and I almost got myself killed and I risked your life…that was me being stupid” he said while looking at me and then at the road
Me:” you are allowed to be stupid just once in your life…I am cool with it…as long as I have my cupcake back now…I am happy” I rubbed my hand on his thigh
Eugene:” yeah grief can make you do stupid stuff I guess… and oww I almost killed Lusani…I fired him after that and he left the country” he said while looking straight ahead
Me:” and how do you feel about that?” I couldn’t tell him that Lusani said anything to me…that would just add fuel to the fire
Eugene:” like kak…I mean the boy was only trying to help” I looked at him and smiled
Eugene:’ what?”
Me:” you are acting like you’ve been drunk for days and you’ve just sobered up and you are trying to correct all the mistakes you made during your drunkard state” he laughed
Eugene:” I loved my sister I really loved her Andi and losing her felt like a dream…I felt like I failed her…like I killed her the same way I killed my parents…it was soo bad. I don’t think I have ever felt so much pain in my life, Rod’s death didn’t hurt as much, I kinda lost it during my grief and the only thing I wanted to do was making it up to her. I didn’t care what anyone else said because I felt that they were not feeling what I was feeling. The nightmares were making it worse; I totally blamed myself for everything”
Andi:” I am just glad I have you back” he smiled
Eugene:” oww yeah cupcake you just did”
Andi:” no more revenge?”
Eugene:” your cupcake never discusses business with you remember? You said you are glad to have me back and this is what you get…nothing about my other life Andi…I will focus on us when we are together and I will deal with other matters differently” okay now I was starting to worry…I was okay with knowing what’s going on…not knowing what’s going on wasn’t going to be good
Me:” and Vhusani…you wouldn’t hurt her would you?” my voice was low…he looked at me once and then back on the road, I tried to read his face but I couldn’t make It out
Eugene:” I honestly don’t wanna lie to you so let’s not discuss her” I closed my eyes in frustration and then looked at him again
Me:” Eugene she is my bestfriend” I cried out
Eugene:” we are not doing this…all I can say is that she is not my bestfriend” and I felt my heart aching…he can’t hurt her, that would kill me
Me:” if you love me at all Eugene you won’t hurt her” he chuckled…was this funny to him?
Eugene:” I have already proven to you time and time again just how much I love you and how much you mean to me which is practically everything so let’s skip the emotional blackmail part please, it’s not gonna work” I looked at him with nothing but shock. This was him…the old heartless calculating Eugene was really back
Me:” Eugene” I whispered while holding my chest with my hand
Eugene:” what?” his voice was calm
Me:” so this trip…us going to see her…is this goodbye?” I said with my heart racing
Eugene:” let’s just enjoy the day now shall we?” his words ripped my heart apart
Me:” she wouldn’t rat you out Eugene I promise…I will talk to her, let me talk to her for you please…just don’t take her away from me” I begged. He pulled out on the side of the road and stopped
Eugene:” we are going to stop here until you’ve dealt with your emotions and then when you feel fine you’ll clean yourself up and we will go spend the day with your friend”
ZwiLife
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THEMBULUWO
With Andani and Eugene gone it was now just me and my wife. I was happy that we had the house to ourselves. It felt great to finally have our own space again. I was not sure about Ndivhuwo but after our convo last night he was supposed to stay far and far away from us so hopefully he will do what we discussed. So I was chilling with my wife watching TV in the evening when I got up and switched it off
Tshili:” what the hell?” I looked at her and smiled…I connected my phone to our sound system and put on ‘Zayn ft Taylor Swift – I don’t wanna live forever’ she just sat on the sofa and giggled…
Tshili:” how the hell did you get hold of that song? I’ve only heard it play on TV and that’s all” I just smiled
Tshili:” okay what’s this?” she asked with a smile. I stood in front of her and just smiled
Tshili:” God I can’t believe that I have known you for so many years and yet you still look so cute to me” I giggled
Thembu:” this is us celebrating being alone in our house…we can finally have sex in the kitchen, right here on the couch or just in the passage or anywhere else for that matter because it’s just me and you now” she covered her mouth with her hands and giggled…so I could still make her blush huh? We stayed quiet for a while and listened to the chorus of the song
“I don’t wanna live forever cause I know I’ll be living in vain, and I don’t wanna fit wherever,
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home, I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home”
She giggled as we listened to the words and she just sat there in front of me with her feet on the couch and her hands wrapped around her legs and her chin rested against her knees and just smiled
Me:” but it’s not like I am gone Thembu…I am never gonna leave you so you don’t really have to play me that song” She said with a shy smile
Thembu:” I know you are not gone nana but I know the feeling of losing you and….i want this” I went down on one knee and she quickly stood up and looked at me like I was going crazy
Me:” what? Nana we are already married” I shook my head
Thembu:” we were married Tshii…we divorced remember? And you died…well I thought you died and when you came back we didn’t do or say anything about marriage…we just treated each other like husband and wife but the truth is we are divorced so re-marry me Tshili…let’s get married again” she looked at me and breathed. She put both her hands on her hips and walked around in a circle and then looked at me again
Tshili:” if you are doing this just to please me then-“
Thembu:” it’s not to please you” she looked at me with a pained look
Tshili:” we’ve been through so much together and it’s really a miracle that we are still standing here together…I have come to not care about the actual formalities of being married because after everything I’ve been through all I wanted was to have you here with me. It never occurred to me that we are actually not married anymore. I just…you really want us to do this again?”
Thembu:” again Tshii” she giggled
Tshili:” you mean the rings, the pastor and …uhm and the white gown and everything?”
Thembu:” I wanna pay lobola for you again…I wanna make things right and I want to be able to mean it when I call you my wife. You are everything to me Tshili…we’ve been through hell and back together and it’s only fair for me to do right by you” she smiled
Tshili:” as much as I love the idea of getting married and wearing your ring…you do know that all that is not really important right? What’s important is what we share”
Thembu:” I know that and what we share is very much special and we will keep it that way” I reached inside my jean pocket and took out a ring…it wasn’t in a box and she just giggled
Tshili:” when did you manage to get that?”
Me:” just accept the ring baby” she walked to me while giggling…she handed me her hand and I looked up at her with my one knee on the floor
Me:” with this ring I promise you nothing less than just love Tshili, be my wife” I put the ring on her finger and then got up to hug her
Tshili:” I can’t even explain how I am feeling right now Thembu” she held me tight
Me:” the feeling is very much mutual”
The song I was playing for us ended and then ‘Zayn – Pillowtalk’ started…she held me even tighter and rested her head on my chest. I ran my hands through her hair as we were into each other’s arms. So we were standing in the middle of our lounge and I was in my grey jean which was hanging low a lil bit and my grey OldKhaki round neck t shirt…Tshililo was in her grey Adidas track pants and a tank top…we were both barefoot. We were still holding each like that when I heard her sing lightly
“Pillow talk…my enemy…my ally,… prisoners, then we’re free, it’s a thin line. I’m seeing the pain, seeing the pleasure, nobody but you, body but me, body but us, bodies together…I love to hold you close, tonight and always, I love to wake up next to you”
I held her tight and felt this contentment that can never really be explained…being here in our house together was all I wanted. I broke the hug and cupped her face and then looked at her
Me:’ you are everything that I want Tshii, everything” I whispered to her
Tshili:” you are all that to me too…I can’t imagine life without you” I smashed into her with such a force and she kissed me back. I then let go and looked at her…I pushed her backwards and she fell on the couch
Me:” so you said yes to eternity of this?” I said with my charming smile
Tshii:” an eternity of us” she said while taking off her tank top with her eyes not leaving mine. I went to the couch and climbed on top of her and started kissing her…I was kissing her moving all the way down to her neck when we heard the door open…we stopped kissing and I rested my head on her chest with nothing but serious disappointment
Me:” Ndivhuwo if this is you then I am seriously going to kill you” there was anger in my voice…I was still not looking at the door
X:” well I am not him” I rolled my eyes and looked up to find my brother Xolani and Zoleka smiling at us. I got up from the couch and gave Tshililo her top which was on the floor
Me:” whatever happened to notifying people before showing up in their houses” I said smiling and walking to Zoli
Me:” Hey Zol Zol” I said offering her a hug…she came to me and hugged me
Zoli:” I told you I don’t want that name” we broke the hug
Me:” and you also brought little you?” I said with a giggle and took their daughter
Xoli:” yeah we did”
Tshili:” hey guys…I can’t believe that you didn’t even tell us you were coming…come here” she went to Zoli and hugged her
Thembu:” exactly, they should have at least told us…I mean we were just starting to celebrate being alone in the house and then they showed up”
Xoli:” I am sorry bruhh…anyway where are my hugs? Erybody is hugging Zoleka and I get nothing?” Tshililo went to him and hugged him
Tshili:” oww I am so sorry…feel better now?” we were all smiling
X:” much better”
Zoli:” wow I kinda missed this place”
Me:” Xolani come…we need to have a word” I took Xolani’s hand with a smile and dragged him outside…I wiped the fake smile out of my face as soon as we walked out of the house
Me:” what do you call this?” I said with my hands in the air
X:” what do you mean?”
Me:” what are you doing here at this time Xolani? We are not even sure if we are safe yet…you are supposed to be home ensuring that everyone is safe” I said with my worried face
X:” you called me this morning telling me that Eugene and Andani left and that meant that we are safe…I booked the flight right after you told me about them leaving”
Me:” why though?”
X:” I called Ndivhuwo last night and he didn’t sound fine…he mentioned something about a fight with you. I called him again this morning and he told me that the two of you aint even talking anymore…I was trying to hear his side of the story as far as Eugene is concerned…he don’t even know about Eugene leaving” I shook my head with my hands on my hips
Me:” you risked everyone’s life because of him? he is not a f*****g child and everybody in this family need to stop fusing over him like he is some orphan….geez” I spitted some saliva while I started pacing….i was losing my cool, I don’t know what this meant but Ndivhuwo was not really my favourite person at that moment…in fact I hated him for being so selfish
X:” that…that is why I had to come here…you are angry at him Thembuluwo what’s going on? The two of you are crazy enough to kill each other so that’s why I came”
Me:” and you brought your wife and kid too? They are also here for him?” Xolani shook his head
X:” Zoleka didn’t wanna leave my site so I brought her along. Tell me what happened with him?” I stopped pacing and looked at Xolani who was looking back at me
Me:” I miss the days when it was just me and you” I said angrily
X:” okay Thembu what is going on?”
Me:” I hate him X…I hate him”
X:” why though?” he shouted
Me:” he is still in love with my f*****g wife bruh…the nigga can’t even hide that s***…it’s disgusting, what kind of a brother does that?” Xolani looked at me and swallowed
X:” you guys need to grow up…both of you…you are old grown ass man and you are still fighting for icherry? For Musidzana? Just a girl?Intombi bruh? Ahg noo man” he looked pissed…I walked to him and held him by his neck
Me:” that’s not just a girl…she is not just a girl bruh…that’s my f*****g wife…I come a long way with that woman and I can’t have Ndivhuwo lusting over her every damn day” Xolani removed my hands from his neck and held me by my neck
X:” I am sorry this is happening bruh I know you love Tshililo a lot but at least Ndivhuwo is not trying to take her away from you right?” he let go of me
Me:” and that’s supposed to be okay? He got some nerve calling me and asking if she is okay…what kind of fuckery is that huh? He acts like she is our wife Xolani” I was shouting
X:” but we can’t provoke him Thembu…he can kill us all if he decides to go all psycho” I looked at him and laughed bruh…I laughed like full blast laughing…I finally stopped and looked at Xolani
Me:” so we have to live in fear of him? We have to tiptoe around him? Is that what you are saying?”
X:” that’s not what I am saying…we have to keep the peace…he is accepting the fact that she is your wife…he is just…he still loves her and I think the fact that he is not trying to pursue her should mean something”
Me:” we can kill him” Xolani shot me a death stare and quickly walked to me and hit me so hard on the face
X:” never ever think about that ever again Thembu…I am team you and Tshililo because I know we come a long way together bruh but I aint gonna let you kill our brother for this s***…you need to trust your wife…Tshililo loves you and she chose you” I covered my face with my hands and then removed them and looked at Xolani…I could start fighting him now but it was not worth it…I needed him
Me:” you have no idea what it’s like to know that your brother loves your wife and she loves him too. I can try to act dumb but I know there are parts of her that still loves him…she just loves me more but she wishes she had him too. Xolani I tried living with it but damn” Xolani came to me and held my hand
X:” she loves you” I looked at him and he looked at me too
X:” I know she loves you and you love her too…that should be enough right? Please let it be enough, she chose you” I breathed and shook my head
X:” where is he?”
Me:” I don’t know…I told him not to ever come over here again unless he has to”
X:” we are a family and we need to resolve this so let me talk to him…I will try talk some sense into him okay?”
Me:” imma just gonna go back to the house” I walked back to the house and left Xolani outside
Xolani dialled Ndivhuwo right away
Ndiv:” hey”
X:” hey Ndivhuwo where are you?”
Ndiv:” why do you ask?”
X:” I am at Thembu’s”
Ndiv:” oww uhm I am in my hotel with my girlfriend” he was calm…Xolani was shocked to hear about Ndivhuwo and the girlfriend
X:” you have a girlfriend?”
Ndiv:” and you are so shocked wow”
X:” I am at Thembu’s house and what time are you coming back to the house”
Ndiv:” I am not”
X:” Ndivhuwo come on”
Ndiv:” I really don’t want to get into it right now bruh…just halla at me if you happen to come around here and we can hang out…when are you leaving?”
X:” I am not sure but maybe soon”
Ndiv:” okay…we should at least meet up before you leave”
X:” you and I need to talk so I will come by tomorrow”
Ndiv:” cool”
EUGENE
Andani finally dealt with her emotions and we drove to Vhusani’s place. We were about to drive into her complex when I received an sms. It was coming from Sizwe
“make your way to your business house as soon as you can Gee…something is up” I replied immediately’
Me:” I am already in Cape Town so I’ll be there in a few” I put my phone away and looked at Andani
Me:” babe there is change of plans…I won’t be able to stay here with you and Vhusani…I have some business to take care of, I will just drop you off okay?” she just looked out the window and said nothing
Eugene:” cupcake don’t do that” she still didn’t say anything. I shook my head and drove to Vhusi’s complex. We got there and I parked my car
Eugene:” go in there and surprise her…she’s already back from work and hopefully she is in there and have no company so that you can spend some more time together” she just opened the door and walked out. I parked there for few minutes and then reversed out of the complex and drove to my house. I got there and parked the car at the drive way and quickly walked inside. I found Sizwe and Dendron in my lounge with a laptop in front of them
Me:” what’s up?”
Dendron:” we’ve just spotted jug?”
Me:” where?” I said that with my hands folded on my chest…the boys started swallowing
Sizwe:” jus…just sit down…I really think you should sit for this”
Me:” just talk”
Dendron:” Jug is having a meeting with a guy they call daddy”
Me:” am I supposed to know who that is?”
Sizwe:” he is an enemy to the Vhadaus” okay now I was confused
Me:” but they said they are clean and have no enemies anymore”
Dendron:” that’s what they think, well that’s what Daddy want them to think…he…he was a friend with a guy named Diesel and word has it that are saying that Diesel was last spotted in Msanzi while fighting the vhadaus and that was the last anyone ever heard of him”
Sizwe:” that’s not all…the vhadaus destroyed one of Diesel and Daddy’s business in Kenya and sent the girls home…that Daddy nigga had been laying low for a while now…he was waiting for them to relax and then strike”
Me:” f***… and you say this guy is meeting up with Jug?”
Sizwe:” an enemy of my enemy is my friend…I think that’s the main topic of their meeting…you’ve teamed up with the vhadaus and their enemies practically became yours and your enemies are now theirs”
Me:” s*** where are they meeting?”
Dendrom:” Kenya…it must be important for Jug to travel all that way for a meeting” I smiled
Me:” I guess we are that much of a threat”
Dendron:” you aint scared?”
Me:” there is no need to be…let them discuss us and let them come…I gotta call the vhadaus” I took out my phone and dialled a number
ZwiLife
Chapter 24
EUGENE
Ndivhuwo’s phone rang several times before he picked up but he finally picked up at the end
Ndiv:” I heard you left George and you didn’t even call me”
Me:” hi to you too Ndivhuwo”
Ndiv:” why did you leave so soon?”
Me:” there was no need for me to stay and I didn’t tell you because you were not in the house…I told your brother though and I figured that he’ll let you know which I am sure he did because otherwise you’d still be in the dark”
Ndiv:” are you safe though?”
Me:” it’s good to know that you worry about me but don’t worry I am fine”
Ndiv:” don’t flatter yourself, Rod’s dad asked me to keep you safe…so what’s the call about?”
Me:” we might have a little problem…depend on how you see it”
Ndiv:” I am listening”
Me:” you guys took out a guy by the name of Diesel right?”
Ndiv:” yeah he is a rotten corpse by now”
Me:” well…”
Ndiv:” well? Don’t tell me he woke up because I buried that nigga myself”
Me:” nahh he didn’t but he had an associate”
Ndiv:” as in a business associate? How did you know about all this anyway”
Me:” just know that I know, anyway Diesel’s associate’s name is Daddy…yeah you know that he is crazy when you hear his name…who calls themselves daddy? Anyway he is on to you guys”
Ndiv:” let’s say for some crazy reason I believe you…that Daddy you are talking about has never showed his face or try anything for that matter so why are you telling me all this?”
Me:” he has been waiting for the right moment, he has been waiting for you guys to relax and then strike. Now seems to be about the right time for him to strike. As if that’s not enough…there is more”
Ndiv:” uhm okay give me more”
Me:” he is meeting up with Jug as we speak…an enemy of my enemy is-“
Ndiv:” my f*****g friend…yerrrrr”
Me:” so they are obviously discussing us. I also heard about the brothel of some sort that belonged to both Diesel and Daddy that you destroyed”
Ndiv:” yeah that was me…why didn’t I hear of this Daddy person? F*** I am not sure I want to go back to this”
Me:” you just have to be prepared from your side…I will do the same here…I will keep looking into them and since you are a computer geek of some sort you should also look into them and if anything comes up just let me know…I will do the same here”
Ndiv:” sure I will have to look them up…yerrr I can’t believe this”
Me:” xap neh”
Ndiv:” sure” I put the phone in my pocket and looked at the boys
Me:” you should keep tabs on these guys…we need to know if they are coming here”
Dendron:” we’re on it”
ANDANI
I got to Vhusani’s door and knocked. After some time she came and opened for me. She stood at the door and just looked at me
Me:” hi” I smiled
Vhusani:” I can’t believe this” she walked in and left me standing there. I walked in too and closed the door
Vhusani:” so what happened to your life being in danger? Last time I checked you couldn’t be here”
Me:” vhusani don’t be like that” I followed her to the lounge
Vhusani:” like what huh? You didn’t tell me that your fiancée is also a human trafficker…he abduct young girls and use them as sex slaves, he forces young boys to use and sell drugs…oww my God Andani how do you sleep with such an animal?” she was pacing. I just stood in the middle of the room looking at her
Me:” that’s not true”
Vhusani:” are you sure?” well I wasn’t sure…Eugene don’t really tell me about his business and after killing Ria and his threat to kill Vhusani…I was left to believe that there was more I didn’t really know about him
Me:” yes I am sure, Eugene wouldn’t do that to girls. Yes he do have drug operations here and there but it’s not like he is pointing people at gun point to use the damn drugs” Vhusani laughed with her hands on her hips
Vhusani:” are you even listening to yourself? You are crazy…you are really going crazy, how do you stand there and defend him for what he is doing?”
Me:” okay I am not doing this with you Vhusani. He is my fiancée and I love him. There is no need for you to be judgemental about it. He is sleeping with me and not you so just get a damn grip okay? I am pregnant and I really can’t take all this stress anymore so tell me to leave and I will leave. If you don’t wanna see me anymore just say so and stop this” I was shouting. She looked at me and walked to her bedroom. I breathed and sat on the couch…I really didn’t want her to tell me to leave but I just couldn’t take her judgements anymore, it was all becoming a little bit too much. She came back to the lounge and sat next to me
Vhusi:” I am just finding it hard to believe that this is us now, that we have cops coming in and out asking questions, that you go in hiding because your life is in danger…Andani how did you get here?” she was not pissed anymore, she was just being a concerned friend
Me:” love…that’s the only explanation I have”
Vhusi:” and Ria? They told me that Eugene killed him” what? How did these detectives know about that?
Me:” Rialivhuwa died in a car accident, you know that too…he wouldn’t hurt me like that” okay I was lying obviously….Eugene did kill my ex-husband because he was jealous, he wasn’t even sorry about it. That’s the thing that worried me the most, he could kill Vhusani and still smile about it. I mean he had done it before with my ex husband
Vhusi:” I just don’t know what or who to believe anymore, you’ve been lying to me for too long”
Me:” but this is not something that you can just share, it’s not easy”
Vhusani:” I can’t believe all this”
Me:” so…you won’t say anything will you?” she looked at me
Vhusani:” seriously? So you think he could kill me if I say anything?”
Me:” no of course not, I just…I can’t lose him that’s all”
Vhusani:” I am not stupid Andi, I don’t know enough to put him away so I am not going to put my life on the line for nothing”
Me:” okay…so we’re cool?” I gave her my hopeful smile
Vhusani:” I don’t know Andani, I really don’t know. You are welcome to stay here for as long as you want. I’m gonna go to the shower and if you want something to eat then help yourself” she said that and walked away…I fell back on the couch and breathed…I hated Eugene for this.
NDIVHUWO
So I spent the whole day yesterday with Katherine...i thought spending the day with her and her friends was going to be weird but it turned out to be okay. I woke up this morning and found her gone. She wrote a note for me
“Have to go to work, will talk later”
I didn’t even hear her leave, she must have sneaked out on me, I was sure she didn’t want me to be up because I was going to offer to take her to work and then I would know where she works…I laughed, she knew me well enough to understand that I would come in anytime just to see her. Yep a day together as a couple is all we had up to so far but it was enough time to learn stuff about each other. I found myself clinging to this girl the whole day yesterday…it was an embarrassing act but I enjoyed it. It was a step towards a good direction, I was finally doing my best to get rid of Tshili. I was with Kate when I received Eugene’s call yesterday, I don’t even know what to make of what Eugene told me. For some odd reason I didn’t have any fight left in me anymore. I was planning on being normal and settling down with this Kate chick so I wasn’t even sure what I was going to do. One thing for sure, I didn’t feel the usually zing! Feeing I get whenever the possibility of going on war occurred, I didn’t even want to do it anymore so I don’t know what was gonna happen. Xolani called me while I was still in bed saying that he was coming to check me up. Well, it was past 9 and I was still in bed.i was drifting off to sleep again when someone knocked on the door. I suspected that it was Xolani …I angrily went to open the door and yeah I was not wrong.
Me:” I know I said you should come around but I didn’t mean you should come this early” I said turning around and walking to my bed
X:” it’s close to 10 already”
Me:” exactly, it’s still early” I got in bed and Xolani stood against the wall and looked at me
X:” where is the girlfriend?” he asked while looking around
Me:” work” he smiled
X:” so she really exists?” he laughed
Me:” I am not gay so don’t be too surprised” he laughed
X:” it’s not that, it’s just that…wow” I rolled my eyes
Me:” so you don’t believe me?”
X:” I don’t know” I smiled and took out my phone and went to my photos and gave him the phone…we took lot of pics yesterday…I was finally feeling a bit normal and I also enjoyed spending time with her friends
X:” wow it’s really you” he tossed the phone at me
X:” so if you have a girlfriend then why are you and Thembu still fighting?” I knew that Xolani was here to try and be Dr Phil for both me and Thembu
Me:” I am not fighting with him…he chased me out of his house and told me to stay away…I am doing what he asked me to do, I am staying away”
X:” why did he do that? Did he just woke up and told you to stay away?” I got out of bed and shook my head and laughed a bit
Me:” I heard about the shoot outs in the house while I was in Nigeria and I was concerned so I called him with my panic mode activated and asked about her safety, I wanted to know if she was safe and he got pissed”
X:” Ndivhuwo you really need to let her go”
Me:” I am letting her go Xolani; this is me letting her go…what else am I supposed to do? I love Tshilio and I am not going to apologise to anyone for that because Thembuluwo is the reason why she ran to me in the first place. He is the reason we fell in love, He was treating her like s*** and I picked up the pieces and treated her right. Now they are back together and I am expected to just robotically stop carrying? Just f*** off man…just leave me alone Xolani”
X:” Ndivhuwo I am not fighting, I am here because you and Thembu need to find some common ground, we are a family”
Ndiv:” common ground my foot; I don’t wanna see him or his wife ever again. And oww maybe you should stop with the ‘common ground’ matter and hear about this…Diesel had a business partner who is now meeting up with Eugene’s enemy, so if you are wise enough you’ll be able to understand that the war is upon us…so maybe you should start worrying about that”
X:” Ndivhuwo what are you saying?”
Me:” just what I told you” I sat on the bed and Xolani started pacing
X:” so you are saying that there is someone out there who is as bad as Diesel and he is coming for us?”
Me:”apparently he was waiting for us to chill out and then attack”
X:” why do you seem relaxed about all this? This is war”
Me:” I don’t have the strength to worry and get ready for something I have no idea when it’s gonna come…I just wanna start living my life for a while please”
X:” But Ndivhuwo-”
Me:” I am not doing this Xolani”
X:” you are good with these type of things, you can find out what they are planning and when they are planning to do it”
Me:” I will see what to do…right now I have to go see my woman” I smiled and got up and then walked to the shower, Xolani followed me
X:” where is she working?”
Me: I am not sure yet but I will find out when I am done here and then I will pay her a five minutes visit” I said with a smile…Xolani shook his head and giggled…it felt good to have someone in my life again, I’d been sad for far too long
X:” imma just gonna chill here and wait for you to finish, we will leave together and please after your five minutes visit to her you need to look these guys up Ndivhuwo, we need to know more about them”
Me:” sure”
So I showered and then got dressed in black everything…black jean, black military boots and a black long sleeved shirt….i folded the sleeves a bit. Xolani and I left my hotel room together, Xolani left for Thembu’s house and I left for Kate’s work. I had already found out where she was working. The girl was a Doctor…I don’t know why she never told me this…she even made us go to another Doctor for our tests a while back; she could have done them herself.
So I drove to the hospital and got to the reception, I asked to see her and was told that she was busy with the patient. I asked them to call her and told her that her husband was at the reception…the receptionist did that and Katherine came running to the reception…she was wearing that white coat…she looked disappointed when she saw me
Me:” hey” I smiled
Kate:” what are you doing here?” she took my hand and we walked outside
Kate:” how did you find out I work here?”
Me:” I have my ways…so this is you at work huh?” she smiled
Kate:” Ndivhuwo I have patients please, we will see each other after my shift”
Me:” I am not really here to stay…I just wanted to see your face…come here” I pulled her to me and kissed her. She giggled after the kiss
Kate:” I will see you after work okay? And what about you? Don’t you work?”
Me:” I am the boss”
Kate:”oww owk…goodbye then mr boss”
Me:” bye bye Doctor”
Kate:” I am walking you to the car and make sure that you are gone…I can’t be disturbed again” she said that while laughing. I got inside the car and waved at her as she smiled and drove away.
Kate waved at Ndivhuwo as he disappeared and then quickly took out her phone from her pocket and dialled a number
“Hello”
Kate:” he was here, at my work” her voice was almost a whisper and she was panicking
“Why?”
Kate:” he said something about missing me…I mean I told you how I finally made him crack...he is slowly letting me in. He is calling me his girlfriend and all that crap now…what do I do now? Do I go with the flow and wait for your instructions?”
“you are doing great so far Katy, be a good girlfriend and find out more about him…has he said anything about the twin brother yet?”
Kate:” no not yet, he just introduced me to another boy and his wife…he doesn’t really look like him though so it wasn’t the twin”
“You need to get to know his family; I want to know everything when I finally come for him”
Kate:” I am doing my best”
“Katherine?”
Kate:”yes”
“Don’t make the same mistake as the last…don’t fall for him” she breathed
Kate:” I’ve been sleeping with him for months and believe me the sex is good but he is not my type, I feel nothing for him…this is strictly business”
“Good, now call me when you have something…be a good girl and make him fall for you so hard”
Kate:” okay sharp”
ZwiLife
Insert 25
NDIVHUWO
After visiting Kate at her work I drove to my house in the farm. As much as I wasn’t looking forward to working or going back in the game I knew that I wouldn’t really have peace if I don’t look into this Daddy clown. I had to find out more about him so that we may be prepared. I wasn’t ready for a fight but if the need arises then I had to be ready. I hated this though, I was starting to enjoy life with Kate and then this happens? What if I put her life in danger? I didn’t want to turn the poor girl into another Tshililo, I didn’t want her life to change the way Thembu changed Tshili’s life…even though I didn’t know Kate that well, she didn’t deserve it. She deserved something normal with me. She didn’t even want this in the first place and I think that maybe it’s because she’s been hurt in the past so I better not disappoint her.
I got to my house and went straight to my computer room. I had nothing on this man, no picture and no location…all I had was his street name. I called Eugene as soon as I switched my computers on
Gee:” sure”
Me:” can you send me Daddy’s picture? I need to look him up now”
Gee:” I will send it right away”
Me:” sure”
I waited for few minutes for Eugene to finally send me the picture….a picture it’s all I needed in order to know everything there was to know about this guy. He sent me a picture and I immediately sent it to my PC and I started hacking on to different systems trying to find out who he was. Okay his real name was Leonard Kirena from Kenya…he was 52 years old…so he was an old man and probably had lot of experience too. I looked over and found out more about his family…he had never been married and had no kids. Okay that had me worried a little bit. How do you begin to fight someone who don’t have a family and kids? You literally can’t have leverage on that person and that could only mean that the guy was as heartless as f***, he probably had no idea what it’s like to be a father or to be in love so killing people even kids may be very easy for him…my guess that he wasn’t the one to involve feelings when doing business. He was really associated with Diesel…they had few businesses together and the businesses had been running smoothly even after Diesel’s disappearance. I kinda got caught up in the moment and I spent hours sitting in front of the computer screen. I wanted to make sure that I knew everything there was to know about him. I was still busy in front of the computer when I received a call on my phone. I smiled when I realised that it was Kate
Me:” hey you”
Kate:” hey, I am finally done with my shift…what’s the plan?” I giggled
Me:” you didn’t tell me to make plans”
Kate:” well, since you spent the whole day with my friends yesterday, we are going to spend tonight with your friends…call them and make plans” she sounded happy
Me:” mhm we might have a problem with that…I don’t have friends”
Kate:” are you trying to hide me from them?”
Me:” no of course not momma, I just don’t have friends, all I have are my brothers”
Kate:” an evening with your brothers then…call them and make plans, I am not taking no for an answer, you bullied me into spending the day with you yesterday so I am doing the same” God this girl neh? She was bossy and I loved it
Me:” okay consider it done then”
Kate:” cool, I will go home and prep myself and then drive to the hotel…we will drive to the house in your car”
Me:” fine by me Doctor” she laughed
Kate:” don’t call me that, I am not your Doctor”
Me:” I think you are”
Kate:” see you in about an hour papi…I gotta drive home”
Me:” xap” we dropped the call and I smiled.
I looked at her contact numbers and her pics on my phone and was tempted to look her up. Should I trust her or not? If I was doing this with this girl then I better find out who she was. i typed up her name and started looking her up. Okay she was 29 and graduated last year…so she was still a new Doctor. She was born in Eastern Cape and studied in Medunsa and only moved here when she started working. She had nothing attached to her name, no criminal record and nothing funny, she’d never been married and had no kid too. Well she was squeaky clean and I felt bad for ever doing this or maybe I should just be thankful. I wanted to look at her phone records but I decided against it, the girl was clean and there was nothing dodgy about her so I stopped. I switched my computers off and walked out of the house and drove to my hotel room.
I got there and called Xolani informing him that I will come for dinner with Kate. I really didn’t want to go to the house and see Tshililo and Thembu but if I wanted to move on then I needed to do this for Kate. I didn’t know what it was going to feel like to see Tshililo again…hopefully I was not going to have butterflies and the whole funny shebang. After the call with Xolani I then took a shower and got dressed and then waited for her. She called me few minutes later telling me that she was waiting at the parking lot. I walked to the parking and I found her waiting for me. I smiled when I saw her...my little Doctor
Me:” hey” I hugged her as soon I got to her”
Kate:” hey”
Me:” you look stunning” she blushed.
Kate:” you don’t think it’s too much?” I laughed. She was in white skinny’s, I nice body fitting red top, pink blazer and red heels…she looked good. Her weave was well combed and was hanging down all the way down to her shoulders…she had lot of make up on her…I was not really a fan of make up but Kate kinda looked good on it so I didn’t mind
Me:” too much? Wait until you meet my brother’s wives…they tend to be too much at times so you won’t feel left out…plus you’ve already meet Tshili, she is more like you” she smiled
Kate:” that’s good to hear” I opened the door for her and she got in. I got in on the driver’s seat and we drove to Thembu’s house. We got there and I parked my car outside
Kate:” what does your brother do? This house is wow…I wanted to ask the other night but we were still just f*** buddies” I smiled
Me:” we…we have a family business” I don’t know but maybe as time goes by she’ll get to know more about us but for now I couldn’t tell her anything. We got out of the car and I took her hand and walked to the door
Me:” how is being my girlfriend treating you so far?” she giggled
Kate:” I am enjoying it…I feel like we’ve known each other for a very long time”
Me:” we have…we just never thought of dating” she smiled
Kate:” yeah you’re right” I opened the door and walked in with Kate’s hand on mine. We walked to the lounge where we found Xolani, Thembu and Zoleka watching TV. It was already dark outside
Me:” hello family”
X:” hey…you must be Kate huh?” Xolani said with a smile
Kate:” yeah that’s me” she smiled too. Xolani got up and hugged her
X:” welcome to the family dear” he hugged her and then patted her bag
Zoli:” hey girl” she hugged Kate too
Kate:” hello”
Zoli:” I am Zoleka and that’s my husband Xolani…he is Ndivhu’s brother”
Kate:” it’s so nice meeting you guys” Thembu shot me a death stare and then got up to hug Kate with a smile
Thembu:” I am glad you are back again Kate, it means that everything is going well then?”
Kate:” seems that way” she giggled. We all sat down
Tshili:” I am done with d-“ Tshililo was walking from the kitchen to the lounge and stopped on her tracks when she saw me and Kate. She was in a black maxi dress, white sandals and a long weave…she looked good, I looked away because I was trying not to stare
Tshili:” hi Kate…you’re back” she said that and smiled
Kate:” yeah I am”
Tshili:” that’s good…anyway I am done with dinner and I have already set the table for all of us…unless ya’ll wanna eat here while watching TV”
Zoli:” with the new lady in the family I guess we should do a formal dinner…I am happy with the dining room”
Thembu;” yeah that’s fine”
Tshili:” cool…I am just gonna be a minute in the bathroom, you can all go to the dining room so long” Tshililo was walking away when Kate said
Kate:” Tshili can I come with? I also need a bathroom”
Tshili:” yeah follow me” she said with a smile and Kate followed Tshililo to the bathroom.
They got there and Tshililo just starred at herself in the mirror
Tshili:” the toilet is over there” she showed Kate who walked to the toilet and peed…after peeing she found Tshililo still standing in front of the mirror
Tshili:” nice heel you have there” Kate looked at her and laughed a bit
Kate:” cut the bulls*** now will you?” Tshililo looked at Kate in shock
Tshili:” what?”
Kate:” you think I am dumb? I know everything sweety….i know you don’t like me because I am with him” Tshilio raised an eyebrow and folded her hands on her chest
Kate:” you’re shocked? How about this…you love him…tell me...how does it feel to love two brothers huh? To have slept with them both? Who is better at it? Even though I have no idea how Thembu is like my bet is on Ndiv…he is an animal and I am sure you miss him” Tshililo looked at Kate carefully
Tshili:” who the hell are you?” she asked calmly, Kate smiled
Kate:’ your family’s downfall” she said sarcastically
Tshili:” so you….”
Kate:” yeah I am at work as we speak. I know you act like a queen and you have two brothers worshipping at your feet. One day I wanna see your little face when we have Ndivhu and Thembu and ask you to choose which one to live. Believe me, it’s always been my goal to see you suffer the pain of losing one of them…worse…you’re gonna choose which one to lose, I will make sure of it…if you don’t choose one both of them will die” Tshililo looked at Kate in shock
Kate:” still wondering who I am? Does the name Svig ring a bell? Maybe Diesel? Sound familiar?”
Tshili:” oww my God you are related to them?” she said finally realising that they have welcomed an enemy in the house
Kate:” related? We are a family and this is me slowly approaching my revenge”
Tshili:’so what do you plan to do? You’re just gonna kill me right here so that I say nothing to them? Is that it? Because I am going to tell them everything”
Kate:” oww really? You think I am dumb? Go out there and tell Ndivhu any stories about me and see if he’ll believe you. You are the girl who broke his heart and you’ll be seen as nothing but a jealous ex-girlfriend and as for your husband…he’ll think that you are only making up stories because you are not happy with the fact that Ndivhuwo finally moved on, Thembu will think you want Ndivhu back. As for Xolani…well he is a good guy and he will tell you to stop being delusional and be happy for Ndivhuwo who is really happy at the moment. Xolani is happy that at least his brothers won’t be fighting over you so he won’t let you ruin that”
Tshili:” you are evil” she said calmly
Kate:” evil is what you all are, anyway I only told you all this so that it can eat you up every day…you won’t be happy from now on…you’ll try to make little plans to follow me around or do whatever but girl I am highly protected and even if the computer geek Ndivhuwo look into me he won’t find anything…I am a normal girl who is nothing but a Doctor…nothing and I mean nothing tie me up to Diesel or Svig…not even a picture”
Tshililo looked at Kate and wanted to strangle her to death but she knew that doing that will only make Ndivhuwo hate her…Thembu will leave her too because he’ll think that she did it out of jealousy about Ndivhuwo and then whoever Kate was working for will still attack them…she needed a plan
Kate:’ that’s what you deserve Tshili…a slow painful death is what you deserve…now let’s go back to the table shall we? Try keep a secret or else everyone will think you are obsessed with Ndivhuwo and you’ll end up losing both of them…you can’t lose them now…i have a special plan in place for that” Tshililo looked at Kate with nothing but hate. She had so much to say but she found herself saying nothing. This was still shocking, she had no idea that someone will come back for revenge…she was still trying to process everything that just happened. The ladies walked out of the bathroom without saying another word to each other.
The ladies finally came back from the bathroom
Me:” I was about to follow you ladies” I said looking at my Kate
Kate:” we didn’t even take that long” she giggled.
Tshililo looked unhappy but I wasn’t going to let her ruin this for me so I decided not to focus on her. We had dinner together as a family. It was great…wentalked and laughed together. There was no tension between me and Thembu anymore…everyone was chilled. Even though I could see that something was worrying Tshililo, she was trying her best to engage in conversations and to laugh. After dinner we all helped washing the dishes…it was Tshili’s orders. It was good to do something together as a family. After the dishes we chilled in the lounge and play some music as we chat. After 10 pm Kate and I decided to call it a night
Thembu:” you can stay the night Ndivhuwo…you have a room here, you really don’t have to drive this late”
Kate:” but I have work tomorrow”
Xolani:” he’ll drive you early tomorrow morning”
Zoli:” you’re not leaving guys”
Kate:” mhm Tshili what do you think?” she said that smiling at Tshililo…Tshililo smiled back
Tshili:” you should really stay”
Kate:” okay cool them” we chilled until after midnight. Everyone said good night and went to their rooms. I felt thirsty before going to bed so I left Kate in the bedroom and went to the kitchen. I found Tshililo there drinking some wine
Me:” wine this time?”
Tshili:” I need it” she said that standing with her hands on the kitchen table.
Me:” Tshili?” she poured another glass and downed it
Me:” Tshililo what’s wrong?” she closed her eyes as she swallows
Tshili:” she is not who you think she is?” she said in a hoarse voice
Me:” God you mean Kate?” so Tshililo was jealous? I didn’t expect this from her
Tshili:’yes her…Ndivhuwo did you look her up? I mean like serious research on her…Ndivhuwo she is not good. She told me that she is here to bring us all down when I was in the bathroom with her. She even told me that if I say anything you won’t believe me…Ndivhuwo I know you are trying to move on but-“
Ndiv:” but go to bed…I expected you to be supportive Tshililo, to be happy knowing that I have someone in my life, you said you wanted me to be happy. Where you lying? You wanted me to be the miserable puppy that follows you around right?”
Tshili:” what?”
Ndiv:” you are sleeping with my brother…why can’t I be happy with her?” I pointed to the direction of my room
Tshili:” you can f*** the whole country for all I care but just not her…she will kill us all” I laughed
Me:” do you have any idea how crazy you sound? You are delusional…Kate can hardly hurt a fly…she is just a Doctor and yes I looked her up. She’s never done anything bad in her life”
Tshili:” so you know her parents?”
Me:” I know i looked them up too and they are a pretty much normal family”
Tshili:” she obviously covered her tracks”
Me:” you are crazy…I love you, I do but we can’t be together and you know that so let me be. Go to your husband and stop drinking, its not sexy” she looked at me in shock…okay I regretted saying that…I shouldn’t have said that
Me:” f*** I am sorry” she looked at me and shook her head
Tshili:” she is good…she…she turned you against me…she will kill you Ndivhuwo…us all” okay I never expected this type of drama tonight so I didn’t even know how to deal with it
Me:” go to your husband and let me get killed by her okay? You chose him and I am now choosing someone who chose me too. You don’t have to be bitter about it” she looked at me once and then walked away. I stood in the kitchen and shook my head
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