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Chapter 41
ANDANI
Vhusani:’ so you say it’s
really over?” she said that while she hands me a glass of water and sat next to
me on the sofa
Me:” yeah” I said that and
breathed…she faced me and funny enough, she wasn’t really sympathetic about it,
she looked rather relieved
Me:” you are not sorry are
you?” she looked at me for a long while and then breathed
Vhusi:” no” she said that
and shook her head
Vhusani:” I want to feel
sorry for you or go talk to him for you but Andani this is a blessing in
disguise, I don’t even want to know why you guys broke up, the thing is Eugene
is not good for you, he’s never been good for you so I am fine with this” she
said that and pointed at me with both her hands, I wiped off my tears
Me:” I loved him
Vhusi…well I still love him and I didn’t want things to end, I really
didn’t…all I wanted was for him to prove to me that I still matter”
Vhusani:” I know but
you’ll pull through…you did with Ria”
Me:” I did? Vhusani I
spent four months in a flat and couldn’t do anything and I even quit my job…it
was the worst and probably the darkest time of my life…how do you think I am
going to go through this now? I love Eugene more than I ever loved Ria, Eugene
was just perfect Vhusi, he loved me in a way I needed to be love” I said that
and wiped off the tears
Vhusi:” don’t do that to
yourself” Vhusani didn’t really understand what I was feeling or what was going
on
Me:” You don’t understand
what I have lost in that relationship…I didn’t just lose time while loving him.
I sacrificed my principles and my time as a mother…I gave him everything Vhusi,
every single thing and right now I am stuck with this baby and alone…I am going
to be a single mother to two kids…funny how being a last born worked out for
me….i am my parents’ disappointment, I guess they can’t have perfect kids with
perfect marriages” it was true, all my siblings were married and what was i? Pregnant
with baby number two and breaking up with the baby daddy
Vhusani:” don’t say that
about yourself, you’ll be fine” easier said than done, right now I wasn’t even
sure what direction my life was taking
Me:” anyway, I only came
here to say goodbye, I am going home tonight”
Vhusi:” oww why?”
Me:” Eugene was the only
reason why I was still in Cape Town and now that he is gone I have no reason to
stay anymore”
Vhusi:” come here” she
hugged me.
NDIVHUWO
So I flew back to Mzansi
and the flight was fine and safe. I got to OR Tambo and then hired a car and
drove back home. My car was in Cape Town and I didn’t have time to go back
there. I called a Doctor friend of mine to wait for me at his surgery because I
had an emergency work for him to do. I wanted the DNA tests to be done as soon
as possible so that I can know if the child was mine or not and if the child
wasn’t mine then I would just have to end Katherine. I took Katherine out of
the bag and put her on the back seat. She was going to wake up anytime from now
since the drug only works for 18 to 20 hours. I then drove back to Limpopo. My
mind was racing. I had to do the tests and as I wait for the results which will
possibly be tomorrow then I would have to tell Tshililo and Xolani about the
pregnancy, yeah they weren’t going to be thrilled but I wasn’t pleased about
this either. I got to Thohoyandou round at about 11 at night. I was dead tired
and needed some rest but I couldn’t even let myself rest…not with everything
that was going on. Katherine was up by the time I got to the Doctor’s surgery
but she was weak and looked a bit lost…I guess that’s because she was still
recovering from the drug. She tried to force open the door but she couldn’t
because I locked the doors
Katherine:” what’s this
place?” she was obviously panicking
Me:” you really don’t have
to worry about it” I got out of the front seat and went at the back and opened
for her. She looked at me with her messed up face
Katherine:” Ndivhuwo I am sorry”
I remembered that look, it’s the look I once loved and trusted
Me: “me too” I pulled her
out of the car and she winced
Me:” you better not try to
make a scene because I will forget about this baby and break your neck” I
carried her in my arms and walked inside.
Katherine:” what’s this? A
clinic?”
Me:” I need evidence if
the baby is mine”
Katherine:” what? Now?
That’s not healthy, it’s dangerous on the baby please you can’t do this while I
am still newly pregnant please” she was crying and I completely just ignored
her. I got to the surgery and the Doctor was waiting for me. There was no one
at the reception area
Me:” sure mjita”
Doc:” hey…uhm so are you
sure that you really want to go ahead with this procedure? I mean I told you
that it’s not safe for the baby”
Me:” I want to know now”
Katherine:” please please
don’t do it…I am also a Doctor and it’s not safe on the baby please” she begged
Me:’ you do realise that
your opinion don’t matter right?” I still had her in my arms. Khangwelo, looked
at the girl and then back at me
Doc:” uhm”
Me:” Khangwelo I only need
your assistance with the DNA tests and that’s it okay? How she looks or what
she says is none of your business…are we clear?” he swallowed
Doc:” ye…yeah we are…I
know enough not to meddle in your business “
Me:” I am glad we are
still on the same page…now where to?”
Doc:” come this way” I
followed him to the consultation room and I put Katherine on the bed. I sat on
the chair and waited for the Doctor to do everything
Me:” I want the results tomorrow”
Doc:” I will try”
Me:” try? That’s not good
enough…dude do I have to remind you who the f*** I am?”
Doc:” okay okay Roli I
will make sure that you get them tomorrow, I will personally go to the
laboratory and make sure that they put them first on the line” so he thought I
was my twin brother
Me:” now we are talking”
Katherine:” Roli? Oww my
God who the f*** are you? You are the other twin? Oww nooo now I get it,
Ndivhuwo wouldn’t be this heartless to me…he liked me” I looked at her and
smiled
Me:” well I am both so
don’t flatter yourself okay? None of us like you at the moment, I am speaking
for my twin too” she looked at me and just frowned
Doc:” done” he looked at
me
Me:” that’s cool then” I
got up and walked towards the bed and looked at Katherine
Me:” this is what happens
when you try to betray me” I said that and carried her outside and put her
inside my car
Katherine:” where are we
going?”
Me:’ to meet the very same
people whose life you ruined”
Katherine:” oww God” I
drove off and went home with her at the back of my car. I got home and opened
the gate and then drove in. I parked my car at the driveway and then pressed a
button to close the gate.
Me:” You gonna stay here”
I locked her inside the car and walked inside the house. It was now just few
minutes before 12 midnight and everyone was already sleeping. I went to
Xolani’s room and knocked several times until he answered
X:” what?”
Me:” it’s me…we need to
talk…now”
X:” Ndivhuwo you’re back?”
Me:” yeah I am...i will be
outside” I then went to Tshili’s room and knocked
Tshili:” who is it?”
Me:” it’s me” she quickly
came and opened
Tshili:”you’re back?” she
was worried…I nodded
Me:” yeah I am back”
Tshili:” uhm, okay cool
then” she was smiling as if she was relieved
Me:” we need to talk, come
outside now”
Tshili:” uhm okay let me
just get my gown”
Me:” I will be outside” I
walked out of the house and waited for two of them to finally walk out.
I stood outside in the
garden and just looked into space as I wait
X:’ bruh what’s up?” he
said in a panicking voice. I turned around and looked at him and then I saw
Tshililo walking behind Xolani with her hands inside her gown
Tshili:” yah what is going
on?” I looked at them and then looked at the car
X:” Ndivhuwo what did you
do?’
Me:” I went to Kenya all
by myself”
Tshili:” what?”
X:” Ndivhuwo noo”
Me:” that’s not even part
of the problem so chill because I am still alive” they all breathed
Me:’ I found Katherine and
I was ready to kill her”
X:” wow so you went ahead
and go all the way to Kenya all by yourself? Ndivhuwo we can’t lose any-“
Me:” Katherine is
pregnant” I blurted out. Tshililo looked at me and then laughed…Xolani just
looked at me in shock and said nothing
Tshili:” wow so you woke
us up to crack jokes?” she stopped laughing
Me:” I am not”
X:” pregnant or not, it’s
none of our business…did you manage to kill her?”
Tshili:” of course he did”
Me:” the child might be
mine”
Tshili:” but you still
killed her right?”
X:” yeah I know it’s sad
that you had to end her even though she was pregnant but Katherine was too
dangerous, her life couldn’t really be sp-“
Me:” I didn’t kill
her…don’t you get it? I said the child might be mine…mine”
Tshili:” huh? ”
Me:” she is right there in
the car” Tshililo turned around and looked at the car and then back at me
x:” no way” he quickly
charged to the car and I ran after him
X:” you didn’t just bring
the devil here Ndivhuwo”
Me:” she is carrying my
child”
X:” how do you even know
that it’s your baby?”
me:” I did the DNA tests
and I will get the results tomorrow”
X:” this girl….this
fucking girl killed my brother okay? She killed our mom and you brought her
here?” he looked like he wanted to cry. I looked back at Tshililo and she was
still standing where we left her…I guess she was still shocked
Me:” I tortured her and
all…she can’t even walk by herself or touch anything…I plan on keeping her safe
until the baby is born and then we c-“
Tshili:” no” I turned
around and she was standing behind us
Tshili:” Ndivhuwo she
needs to die and if you can’t do it yourself then I will do it for you. I don’t
care if she is pregnant or not…I want her dead” she was breathing hard
X:” I agree with Tshililo,
we can’t risk having her alive”
Tshili:” I don’t know
what’s gotten into you…do you remember how she wanted all of us dead? How she
was ready to have you killed and have me gang raped? No Ndivhuwo she killed my
husband and his mother”
Me:” my word is final…we
are not killing her” Tshililo shook her head and started pacing like she was
possessed
Tshili:” final? So you’ll
fight us if we try to kill her?” she roared
Me:” yes…I will find out
once and for all tomorrow if the baby is mine”
X:” Ndivhuwo don’t do this
to the family, Katherine deserves death”
Ndiv:” she deserve a fate
worse than just death and I have a good plan for that”
Tshili:” and her child? We
will be raising our enemy’s baby?”
Me:” no, my child. You
don’t seem to have a problem raising Bonita’s child” she looked at me and
laughed
Tshili:” Bonita? Wow
Ndivhuwo how can you even compare Bee to that witch huh? Bonita was the woman
that Thembuluwo cheated on me with but that’s all she was…she’d always had our
back…even when she had to choose and put her life in danger she chose us and
risked her life for both of us…as much as I hated that girl, she was practically
family but this little skinny witch of yours right here sold us…she planned on
ending us all, so no I am not going to raise her kid”
X:” it’s not going to
happen” he shook his head
Me:” well this is not up
for discussion…I am keeping her alive until my baby is born…I really thought
you’ll all understand but I know enough to understand that my feelings always
takes a backseat in this family….you all don’t care about what or how I feel,
all you care about is the kind of power I have and how I can keep all of you
safe but other than that you all don’t feel s*** for me. So, should any of you
try anything funny with my child I will forget all about family and make you
pay” I said that and walked to the house and went to the lounge and took the
keys. I then came back and found Xolani and Tshililo still standing outside
Me:” I am going to be
sleeping at Dad’s old house….i plan on keeping Katherine there until she gives
birth”
Tshili:” so you are really
doing this?” she said in a low tone
Me:” I am sorry, I can’t
kill the baby”
X:” I hope it’s not yours”
he said in an angry tone
me:” that will make me
happy too because I wouldn’t have to worry about taking care of Katherine for 9
month but if the baby is mine then I will keep her safe”
Tshili:” I don’t care what
you say but I am going to kill that bitch…nine months is too much” she was
trembling
Me:” Tshililo you
wouldn’t”
Tshili:” mark my words”
she said that and ran to the car and tried to open the door but it was locked
Me:” Tshililo stop”
Tshili:” just leave”
Me:’ Tshililo”
Tshili:” no Ndivhuwo go
and be sure to know that you’ll wake up tomorrow and find her dead” she ran to
the house
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NDIVHUWO
Xolani shook his head and
walked back to the house. I shook my head and kicked the car once. I don’t know
what I expected. Would I have felt different if it was one of them in my shoes
or I would have requested for them to kill her too? I shook my head and got
inside the car
Katherine:” for few minutes
there I felt important, like you loved me” I ignored her, talking to her was
just going to be a waste of my breath. I just looked at her through the mirror
Katherine:” okay I am sorry
that they don’t feel the same way that you do but wait until the results
tomorrow and they’ll be fine”
Me:” this child better be mine
Katherine or you are dead”
Katherine:” it is yours” I
started the car and drove to the old Mudau house.
No one was staying there now
and it still looked the same…we didn’t try to renovate it or anything like
that. I got there and parked my car at the driveway and then went to take
Katherine from the back. I carried her to the house and unlocked the door and
walked in through the kitchen door and all the way to the room I was told
belonged to Thembuluwo. I laid her on the dusty bed
Katherine:” f*** its dusty in
here…where the hell are we?” the house was still in a good condition but it was
dusty, yovhainatshinyai and I guess that’s because no one was staying here or
opening it for that matter.
Me:” this is your home for the
next nine months”
Katherine:” what? I thought
you were going to have me stay in a hotel not in this dungeon” I smiled
Me:” this is what you
deserve…it’s a pity your hands are paralysed now…you were just gonna spend the
rest of tomorrow cleaning it up”
Katherine:” Ndivhuwo”
Me:” I will be in another room
and feel free to call me if you need a toilet or anything else since you can’t
possibly walk”
Katherine:” what? You are
seriously going to leave me here?”
Me:” yes” I said that and
closed the door and walked to the lounge that looked just the same. It was
seriously untidy. I sat on the sofa and coughed due to dust
Me:” f***” I just wanted to
rest for a while
TSHILILO
I got to my room and started
pacing with tears gushing down my face. The fact that Katherine was around here
somewhere made my blood boil. What was making it worse was that Ndivhuwo was
with her and he was determined to keep her alive. He even threatened to hurt us
if we try to hurt her. What if it was true, what if she was really pregnant
with his child…what could that mean for this family? Katherine brought us
nothing but pain…that girl was the reason why my husband and his mother died,
she was the reason why everything suddenly went wrong in our lives….she was the
cause of pain in this family right now and somehow Ndivhuwo wanted to keep her
alive. I got into bed and tried falling asleep but it was not easy.
So I was still sleeping when I
heard Thembu Junior screaming. I ran out of my room quickly and went to his
room and found him lying in a pool of blood. My whole body burned up and I
struggled to scream or to move…my heart ached so much I could hardly do anything,
I couldn’t believe that my one and only son was dead. I was still standing
right there when I saw Katherine standing at the corner with an axe on her
hand. My body quickly charged up and I ran to her determined to kill her but
she hit me hard with the back of an axe and I fell on the pool of my son’s
blood. I held my head feeling the aching pain on my head when I heard Rotondwa
screaming…f*** no. I looked at my son’s closed eyes and hated to leave him like
that…but I had to attend to Rotondwa who was screaming out there. I quickly got
up and ran to Rendi’s room where Ndivhuwo’s daughter was sleeping and I found
Katherine strangling the kid with one hand and an axe with the other
Katherine: ”one more step and
she is dead”
Thembu:” kill her Tshililo”
huh? Was that…? I looked at the far corner of the room and Thembuluwo stood
there with tears in his eyes and blood all over his body
Me:” it’s really you?”
Tehmbu:” you have to kill her
now…she will end the whole family…she will kill everyone” Katherine looked at
me and smiled
Katherine” what?” she was
looking at me
Thembu:” please nana do this
for the kids”
Rotondwa:” aunty help…aunty
help me” the girl screamed and i charged towards Katherine with the speed of
light and just before I got to her she smashed the girl’s head and that’s when
I woke up in a cold sweat.
I looked around me and found
Nndwakhulu peacefully sleeping. I then ran out of the room and went to TJs room
and he was also fast asleep. I then ran to Rendi’s room and Rotondwa was also
still sleeping. I fell down on my knees and sobbed. I was relieved…I can’tt
even begin to explain the kind of relief I felt. The kids were safe…they were
all safe…so everything was just a dream. For how long were they going to be
safe though? Do we have to wait around for Katherine to finally get up on her
feet and come and massacre all of us again? That girl was heartless and she was
capable of ending us all. I got up and ran to my room. I wore my gown and
sneakers and then went to the safe in my bedroom and took out one 9mm gun. I
know what Nduvhuwo said and how this was going to hurt him and maybe he was
going to punish me for it but I was ready for whatever punishment…I had to
protect the kids from that devil ina
dress. I walked out of the house and got in my car and drove to the
house. I parked the car two houses away. I was honestly hoping that Ndivhuwo
was now sleeping. It was past two in the morning.
I looked around before getting
out of the car and the streets were awfully quiet. I had my gun with me so I
guess I could protect myself. I got out of the car and walked to the yard and
then the house. I had the spare keys with me. I unlocked slowly making sure
that I don’t make any noise. I opened the door and walked in through the
kitchen door. I then went to the lounge and found Ndivhuwo sleeping there. I
tiptoed to Rendi’s bedroom and no one was there…I then went to the main and no
one was there…I went to Thembu’s room and she was sleeping on the bed. I walked
in and stood just about two metres away from the bed and looked at her. I got
the gun ready and put my finger on the trigger…I was about to shoot when I
heard:
Ndiv:” what do you think you
are doing?” his voice was calm. I looked at him with my gun still pointing at
her
Me:” I have a really bad
feeling about this…the child might not even be yours Ndivhuwo…she will kill the
kids and everyone in this family if we don’t do something about it. Imagine
what will happen when Daddy realise that she is gone? He will come down here
and find us…do you think she will cut us some slack if he frees her? Instead of
taking care of her and ensuring her safety we need to be ready for the likes of
Daddy because they are sure going to come to us for this”
Ndiv:” Tshililo put the gun
down”
Me:” no…Ndivhuwo we begged you
not to try anything because revenging was only going to hurt the family but you
went ahead and flew to Kenya and see what you brought back now? We can’t let
her live”
Ndiv:” I am saying this for
the last time…put the fucking gun down” I shook my head with tears in my eyes
Me:” kill me if you have to
Ndivhuwo but I can’t let her hurt this family again…she is an enemy” I shouted
and Katherine woke up
Katherine:” wooooowh...what
the hell?” she was alarmed
Me:” happy to see me?” I shot
her with a smile and she tried to sit up but she struggled to do so…
Katherine:’ ouch” she said
that as her hands failed as she tries to balance herself to sit
Katherine:” Ndivhuwo do
something” she cried
Me:” not even he can stop me”
I said in a voice that scared me too…there was something about how I talked…I
think it was pain coupled with anger and cruelty.
Ndivhuwo:” f*** Tshililo stop
the damn madness”
He roared walking towards me
and I quickly pulled the trigger and Katherine screamed once and then went
quiet…I looked at her and her chest started bleeding right away. I threw the
gun across the room and my body started shaking. Ndivhuwo stood on his tracks
and then looked from me and then to Katherine who laid lifelessly on the bed.
Me:” I had to” I said as I
sob. He looked at me with his diabolic look and walked to me so fast I could hardly
run. He got to me and grabbed me by my neck
Me:” Ndivhuwo!”
I screamed…he picked me up
with my neck and pinned me to the wall. I tried to move my feet that were now
hanging in the air and my hands to try and get him to let me go but his grip
was way too tight. I tried to call his name but I couldn’t because my airways
were closing in on me. I looked at him and he had a cruel look on his face…he
seriously wanted to kill me…I searched on his eyes to see if I could find the
normal him…the him that loved me but I couldn’t find him...it was as if he had
turned into the devil himself. Tears gushed down my face once again and this
time around I could feel that I was close to death. I reached for his hands and
pleaded with my eyes for him to let me go but he didn’t. I gave up and let him
have me…I felt my body going weak and my eyes rolled back as I give up on life.
That’s when he threw me on the floor and I coughed several times. I thought he
was done with me but he picked me up again and looked at me with tears on his
eyes
Ndivhuwo:” why? Tshililo why?”
he roared…I was too scared and too shaken to talk back to him…I’d never seen
Ndivhuwo like this before and he scared me. I just looked at him with tears in
my eyes
Ndivhuwo:” you’re not gonna
say anything? After everything you did you’re not gonna say anything? You just
killed my baby!” he screamed while shaking me
Me:” Ndivhuwo you are scaring
me” I screamed back as I sob.
He hit me so hard on the face
and I fell back to the floor. God this can’t be him…Ndivhuwo cannot be the one
doing this. My body shook in fear because I knew that at this moment I didn’t
have the upper hand I usually had with him…I couldn’t control him…this was the
HIM that he always say he didn’t want anyone to unleash
Ndiv:” scared? You tell me
about being scared? You just killed my f****g child bitch…first you chose
Thembuluwo over me, and then you went on and blamed me for his death, then you
treated me like s*** throughout the funeral and then you even chose him even
after death and told me that I don’t mean s*** to you…you showed me time and
time again that I mean nothing to you and I took it all in but this? F***
Tshililo how could you do this to me? After everything I have lost?”
He screamed and I closed my
eyes because I didn’t want to look at him. He got to me and turned me around so
that I can look up at him…he climbed on top of me and put his hands on my neck
again and I closed my eyes knowing fully well that this time around he will
kill me. He strangled me with both his hands and I struggled to remove his
hands again…I did the only thing I hoped will work…I took both my hands as he
was busy strangling me and put them on his left chest…I couldn’t talk so I
thought that doing this would give him a signal that I was really sorry for
hurting him and for breaking his heart countless times. He stopped strangling
me and I saw more tears coming out of his eyes and that’s when he did something
that I least expected. He bent down to me and kissed me. I just lay there like
a statue and didn’t kiss him back…I was still too dumbfounded to know what was
going on or to even guess what his next move was going to be. After several
seconds he stopped and looked at me
Ndiv:” if I didn’t do this I
was going to kill you…I was trying to calm myself down” he got up and looked
over the bed. I just lay there and was too scared to even get up. He carried
Katherine and looked at me
Ndiv:” come…we are going to
the hospital together….if anything happens to her, I am going to seriously kill
you Tshililo…I’ve been your fool for far too long but now you’ve over done it,
I never wanted you to see me like this but you just don’t f*****g listen…now
follow me” he walked out of the room and I quickly got up and stumbled as I
follow him outside. He put Katherine at the back
Ndiv” stay with her at the
back” I nodded and got in too. Ndivhuwo got in at the driver’s seat and drove
off. We drove to a private’s Doctor surgery…Ndivhuwo made a call to someone
named Khangwelo while he was driving, I guess that was the Doctor. We got there
and he got out of the car and took Kate and walked inside. I followed him
inside. I know that running away from him was no option, that was just going to
upset him more and seeing that he was this angry, I didn’t want to upset him
more. I got there and Ndivhuwo was putting Katherine on the stretcher
Doc:” you’re just gonna have
to wait out here okay? I have to see what I can do…she still has a pulse
though…it’s just weak but I will do my best”
Ndiv:” you better do your best
bruh…you better” t
The Doctor blinked and pushed
the stretcher inside the consultation room. It looked like he was on his own…if
that was the case…how in a world was he going to save her? I was silently
praying that Katherine live through this and mostly…I wanted the baby to be
okay, I didn’t want to see Ndivhuwo that angry again…that was super scary.
Ndivhuwo turned around with his red eyes and I looked away because I was afraid
of him…for the first in my life I knew I couldn’t trust him with my life at
this moment. He came to me and I looked away with my heart beating out of my
chest
Ndiv:” if that baby dies and
we wake up tomorrow to find that its was mine then consider your life over
okay?” there was something about his voice and how he was looking at me…he
meant everything he said
Me:” Ndivhuwo I am sorry” I
said in a low tone. He eyed me once and walked out of the room. I just sat
there and didn’t know what to do. He came back seconds later
Ndiv:” come…I have to get you
home”
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I dragged my feet and followed
him. I’d never been this scared of him before…I Knew that Rolivhuwa was the
crazy one and that when he was angry he battled to control himself…what
Ndivhuwo failed to tell me was that he also had that in him…just like his twin
brother…Ndivhuwo could be an even worse animal. I got to the car and opened the
backseat. I wasn’t about to sit with him at the front. My heart was beating out
of my chest the whole ten minutes drive. We got home and Ndivhuwo parked the
car at the drive way. I quickly got out of the car and was running to the house
when he got out and called my name
Ndivhuwo:” Tshililo!”
NDIVHUWO
I don’t know what happened to
me back there, what I did scared me too. I almost killed her…if she didn’t
touch my chest I would have killed her and that scared me to death. I never
wanted to hurt her but she just…well, what she did hurt me and I knew I had to
put her in her place for repeatedly treating me like I was a robot. She quickly
stopped running when I called her name…she really was scared. She didn’t look
at me
Me:” Tshili” my voice was
softer now…I wanted her to know that I wasn’t the same animal I was back there,
I was now calmer…as much as I feel that she deserved what I did, I didn’t want
her to fear me like this
Me:” Tshili look at me” she
slowly turned around and looked at me. She looked on the floor and not straight
at me…f*** I messed up
Me:” uhm i-“
X:” the f*** is going on here?
I heard the car drive in” he said that holding the gun while standing at the
stoop
X:” don’t tell me that the two
of you are-“ Tshililo quickly ran to him and got there and hugged him tight and
sobbed
Tshili:” Xolani lets just go
back in please” she said that with her feat jumping up and down while in his
arms….she was terrified. Xolani broke the hug and looked at her and then at me
X:’ Tshililo what did he do?”
Me:” Tshililo please don’t”
X:’ Ndivhuwo what did you do?”
Xolani said that walking to me and Tshililo followed him. She took his hand and
tried to pull him back
Tshili:’ Xolani leave him
alone...Xolani he will kill you…X please don’t do this” she sobbed so hard…I
looked at her with my horrified face…what the f***? Did I scare her this much?
Xolani turned around and looked at her
X:” what do you mean? What did
he do?”
Tshili:” I tried to kill
Katherine X…well, I think I killed her and he almost killed me”
X:” what?” he turned around
and looked at me
X:” you almost killed her?”
Xolani charged at me but Tshililo ran and stood between us
Tshili:” Xolani I am begging
you, don’t provoke him…you can’t see what I saw…he practically strangled me
please I don’t want to lose you too…Zoli and I can’t take care the kids all on
our own…don’t fight him, just let him be” she pleaded with him and my heart
broke in so many pieces
Me:” Tshililo stop” she
ignored me and looked at Xolani
Tshili:” let’s just let him be
okay? He can keep Katherine alive I don’t care anymore”
X:” you almost killed her?”
Xolani was obviously shocked…I just looked at him and swallowed
“Dad?” A small voice said
behind us and we all looked up at the stoep and my daughter was standing there
with her pyjamas
Rotondwa:” I heard the noise”
Tshililo ran to my child and took her hand and pulled her inside the house. I
followed her but Xolani tried to block me
X:” you are not going in
there”
Ndiv:” f*** that man” I pushed
him and followed Tshililo to my daughter’s bedroom but she wasn’t there. I then
went to Tshililo’s room and I stood at the door and opened it is slowly
Rotondwa:” why are you
crying?” Tshililo hugged my daughter in her arms
Tshili:” nothing baby”
Rotondwa:” did my dad hurt
you?” she brushed Rotondwa’s hair
Tshili:” no of course not…I
miss uncle Thembu that’s all”
Rotondwa:” I miss him too”
Tshili:” I know”
Rotondwa:” can I go see my
dad?”
Tshili:” no baby…daddy is
upset right now okay? He also misses his brother so how about tomorrow? You can
sleep here with me I don’t mind”
I looked at them and my tears
fell. What did I do? Even after I hurt her somuch she was still trying to
protect my child from me…did she thought I was going to hurt my child? I
knocked on the door and Tshililo showed Rotondwa to the bed and then walked to
the door. She just stood there and looked at me and wiped off the tears
Tshili:” please, I know you
want to talk to her but it’s my duty as a mother to keep these kids safe
Ndivhuwo...so you’ll see her tomorrow…just go please” she pleaded as more tears
fell
Me:” I will never hurt you
again”
Tshili:” I have two kids in
here, I can’t have this conversation with you” Xolani walked to us
X:” everything okay?”
Me:” I just want to sleep” she
closed the door on our faces.
X:” Ndivhuwo what is going on?
Did you really tried to kill her?”
Me:” I am not about to explain
myself to you” I said that walking away
X:” but Ndivhuwo…”
Me:” no, I am not doing this
with you”
EUGENE
I spent the whole day in my
business house. I was trying to give Andani her space. I had no idea what all
this meant…all I know is that my head was going insane with each passing
second. I got tempted to drive back to the house and tell her to stay so many
times but I also felt like maybe she needed to be away from me. I still loved
her a lot and my heart was in f*****g pieces because she was leaving me, infact
I was going insane with each passing second…I was tempted so many times to go
out there and hunt someone I could hurt but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.
Andani didn’t want me to be that person anymore and if I still wanted us to
work then I had to keep myself in check. So this is what I did the whole day….i
danced until I was tired and then cooked some food for myself and then sat
there and tried to watch TV but that didn’t work so I went back to my gym and
exercised my butt off…I needed to sweat, I needed to let off some steam and
somehow that seemed to have worked some magic. When I was done I went to the
shower. I actually sat there for about an hour. By the time I got out I was
feeling fresh and much better. I couldn’t believe it though…since I met her,
Andani had become the centre of my attention, she was the thing that kept me
sane…like the only thing I looked forward to every morning. With her gone, I
felt like I had no purpose. I hated myself for ruining us, I should have acted
better after my sister’s funeral but I lost it and resented her and failed to
show her that I loved her. And this Tshililo chick…why didn’t I just agree to
kill her? If I did that Andani would still be with me right now. I shook my
head as I got dressed. I wore my white track pants….white vest and my white
sneakers. I also took a black cap and wore it. I sat in my lounge and took my
phone and dialled Andani’s number…I shook my head and put the phone away. I
wanted to give her the space she needed.
I decided to go back to the
house in the early hours of the morning. I was sure that Andani would be gone
by then. I parked my car at the driveway when I arrived and got out of the car.
I was walking inside the house when my phone rang. Deep inside I hoped it was
her but I was wrong…it was a number that I didn’t know so I picked up
Me:” hello”
Sizwe:” Gee”
Me:” hey boy zkhiphani”
Sizwe:” well…nothing is
actually khiphing boss”
Me:” what do you mean?”
Sizwe:” the popos….they got
us” I stopped walking and stood in one place
Me:” the f*** do you mean
Sizwe?”
Sizwe:” I was chilling in my
place with Dendron looking on Jug as usual and listening in on Vhusani and all
the other people you instructed us to look into when the cops just barge in
with a search warrant and next thing we knew we were getting arrested”
Me:” what? f*** Sizwe…dammit
f***” I screamed
Sizwe:” we kinda need you to
organise bail for us”
Me;” before we talk about s***
like bail…I want to know…did they take anything?”
Sizwe:” uhm…”
Me:” Sizwe talk to me?”
Sizwe:” they took our computers
and laptops and hardrives” I closed my eyes with my one hand on my head and
started walking in a circle
Me:” Sizwe what did they
take? Exactly what do they have on me?”
Sizwe:” I am so sorry boss”
Me:” I don’t want you to be
fucking sorry, I want you to answer me”
Sizwe:” they came unexpected
and we didn’t have time to hide anything or to put security on it and…”
Me:” Sizwe what do they have?”
I screamed
Sizwe:” the security we put up
is too light and I am sure an IT specialist will crack it”
Me:” Sizwe!” I screamed even
louder
Sizwe:” proof that you are
running thee house…the brothel I mean…reports about how many men come and go
from the brothel…then the firearms deal in Tanzania…all the details are
there…and then there is-“
Me:” f*** f*** f*** Sizwe how
do you keep stuff like that lying around huh? Damn it Sizwe do you have any
idea what you’ve done? Any idea at all? Things like that are supposed to be
kept safe” my whole body started to itch
Sizwe:” but it’s month end and
all the reports just came in…we hadn’t stored them anywhere yet” me:” s***
boy…we are all over!”
Me:’ what are they charging
you with?”
Sizwe:” illegal hacking and
laundering money online and all the other illegal crap that we do”
Me:” s*** this is the end”
Sizwe:” I am sorry”
Me:” like hell you are”
I dropped the call realising
that someone snitched on me…this obviously had nothing to do with Sizwe and
Dendron…the cops were actually after me. Someone told them they can get
everything from Sizwe and Dendron and that someone knew that we were now busy
with reports. I put my hands on my head finally realising that I was actually
going down. The cops had enough to take me into custody. I took out my phone
and dialled Ndivhuwo with my hands shaking…Ndivhuwo immediately picked up…I was
shocked by this, I actually expected it to ring for a while…I mean he was supposed to be sleeping.
Ndiv:” whatever you have to
say you better make it snappy…I am not the most friendly oak in the planet
right now” okay he sounded like he was pissed
Me:” did you snitch on me?” he
laughed
Ndiv:” bruh tell me why you
called or I will put the phone down” he sounded like he was driving
Me:” I am serious
Ndivhuwo…some b*** snitched on me and now Dendron and Sizwe are in custody and
I am sure the police are coming for me next”
Ndiv:” and you suspected that
I had something to do with it? I don’t do cops…they don’t exist in my world…If
I wanted you out I would have done it myself and not even involve the police so
no that’s not my style” I breathed…I didn’t understand who would want me down
Me:” I get it…someone is on to
me and I have no idea who”
Me:” and Jug? Maybe he looked
onto you and decided that you deserve jail more than death…ever thought of
that?” I shook my head
Me:” that doesn’t sound like
his style…well we’ll talk later, I have few phonecalls to make”
Ndiv:” sure…I wish I can offer
to help but I am in a crisis but if your life happen to be hanging by a thread
don’t hesitate to contact me”
Me:” sure” I hung up and
dialled Lusani immediately
Lusani:” hello” he said in a sleepy
voice
Me:” I need you in my house
now”
Lusani:’ what?”
Me:” I know I have been
grooming you for this since I took you in and lately you’ve been acting
strangely but Lusani it’s about time you take on the ropes”
Lusani:” huh?”
Me:” they are going to take me
into custody me and you have to remember every little s*** I taught you okay?
You already have signing powers for my company…I will just extend it for until
I am available again…as for the underground deals…I will give out a signal to
everyone saying that from now on you will be dealing with everything on my
behalf…they will all have to respect you as much as they did me”
Lusani:” woooo woooo wooo
Eugene what really happened? I mean I am confused here…what do you mean you are
going into custody?”
Me:” I have no time to
explain…just get here now…I will be drafting letters in the process and
contacting everyone to let them now that you’ll be handling business on my
behalf”
Lusani:” uhm…well….ahh…I will
be there shortly”
ZwiLife
Chapter 44
EUGENE
I was trying to think of who
could have possibly sold me out. I couldn’t come up with any name. I thought of
Katlego but I don’t think she was capable of pulling this off…she knew me
enough to realise that I’d kill her without thinking if she betray me like this
so why would she risk her life like that. All the people I deal with wouldn’t
really involve the police…killing me I’d understand but getting me arrested? I
was battling to get it. I went to my study and started working on a contract to
leave Lusani in charge of all my operations for as long as I was away. I sent
out signals informing everyone that Lusani will be attending to all my
businesses from now on and that he’ll be responsible for everything.
I sat in my office and thought
about it. I had a choice though, I could run and the Police can never find me
but I didn’t want to live like that, I didn’t want to run away and live in
hiding all alone. That would turn me into an even bigger animal so I had to
face whatever was coming like a man and stop running. I thought about Andani
and knew that I’ll have to call her and inform her…she was obviously going to
freak out but she’ll be strong I guess. Lusani knocked and walked in…the door
was wide open.
Luu:” I drove here as fast as
I could…what’s up?” he looked nervous
Me:” someone snitched on me” I
said that while sitting on my chair looking straight into his eyes…he blinked
several times
Luu:” what happened?”
Me:” Sizwe and Dendron are
taken into custody and their computers are also in custody because they are
being used as part of evidence, they are being accused of some illegal hacking
s***….so I am certain that once the police have gone through the files in the
computers they will be coming for me next”
Luu:” what? Nothing is
hidden?”
Me:” everything is in the
open” I stood up
Luu:” why were they careless
though? Weren’t they supposed to hide everything and lock it in the cloud or
something like that? Instead they camped at Sizwe’s house with computers that
had everything? Damn man” okay hold on a minute? What did Lusani just said? He
knew nothing about the arrest until I told him about it but now he was telling
me about how Sizwe and Dendron got arrested while at Sizwe’s house…how did he
know that? Unless….f*** unless he….no he didn’t, Lusani couldn’t have
Me:” so I signed everything
over to you okay?”
I said that as the realisation
sunk in. It all made sense, why Lusani came back just in time and how he easily
forgave me for wanting to kill him. He had a plan to get me arrested and get everything
that belonged to me. He knew that if he killed me Paps might find out who did
it and assign someone to be in charge and make him pay…but this…well this was a
genius plan…I rot in jail while he rip the fruits of my hard word…this boy
thought long and hard about this. i had to be smart about this. This boy was
obviously not working alone and the fact that he knew everything about me and
that he also know where my sister or Isabella was meant that he was an even
bigger threat so I had to let him believe that I was still in the dark
Lusani:” are you sure?” I
smiled
Me:” I trust you Lusani…yeah
we’ve had our quarrels as a family but you are the only person I trust with my
life” I wanted to strangle him and kill him on the spot but I had to find out
who he was working with. I didn’t want to kill him and then lose everything
tomorrow. I was worried about Andani and her safety. Keeping Lusani close and
making him think that I was still in the dark could keep Andani safe for now
but if I overreact then it might cost me way more
Lusani:” thank you…so are you
just going to wait here and let them arrest you or you gonna try to hide? I
mean what’s the plan? Do you plan on getting rid of the docket or what?” I
smiled…so he wanted to fish more info out of me huh? Well he wasn’t going to
get s***
Me:” I am still getting used
to the idea that someone snitched on me and that Sizwe and Dendron are in jail
and that I am following so I haven’t really thought of anything else right
now…since I am leaving you in charge with all the resources, I am guessing
you’ll come up with something”
Luu:” I sure will”
I looked at him and couldn’t
believe that he was really stabbing me in the back. I adit that I had done him
few wrongs and treated him like s*** lately but what does that mean huh? Does
that erase the fact that I took him in and made him who he is? Does that erase
the fact that I was there posing as his father and brother all these years when
no one was? How could he do this to me? How could he possibly decide to plot
against me with God knows who huh? As angry as I was that he did this to me…I
was mostly hurt and felt betrayed. I tried my best to keep myself calm
Luu:’ what is it?”
Me:” huh?”
Luu:” you are looking at me
like I did something wrong” I cracked a smile
Me:” I am just a bit worried
about you…what if whoever did this comes after you when I am gone. Who is going
to look after you? I am supposed to look after you remember? I am kinda
worried”
Luu:” I got this boss, I got
this”
Me:” cool…do you mind leaving
me alone in the house? I just want to be alone for a while please”
Luu:” totally understand” he
walked to the door
Me:” here is the contract…I
have notified everyone that you’ll be in charge. I will hold onto my phone for
now but it’ll be yours as soon as I go in”
Luu:” thank you for trusting
me Gee, I won’t let you down” I handed him the documents
Me:” I know you won’t” I
walked him outside and I saw him drive out of the gate. I then called Ndivhuwo
again
Ndiv:” I’m trying to sleep bro
what’s up?” he was irritated
Me:” I know who sold me out”
Ndiv:” see? It was not me”
Me:” I need your help”
Ndiv:” we’re allies now so
just shout”
Me:” Lusani…my right hand man
is the one selling me out so I am playing dumb and playing right on his hands
because I don’t know who he is working with so I want you to keep an eye on him
when I am gone. I want to know what he does and who he talks to or meet up
with. I want to know everything he gets up to so that I can find out who is
working with him”
Ndiv:” so you are really going
to jail huh?”
Me:” it’s a small
sacrifice...i won’t stay long but I want to see how far Lusani’s plan goes…I
want to see how big his balls are”
Ndiv:” I am sorry that a
friend is determined to bring you down”
Me:” yeah I know…and one more
thing…please just protect Andani. That boy has tried once to make a move on her
so with me inside there is no telling what he could do…she is back in Venda”
Ndivhuwo laughed a bit
Ndiv:” I love the boy
though…quiet ambitious and a go getter” I shook my head
Me:” he learned from the best”
Ndiv:” I can help you not to
go in you know? We can make the evidence and the docket and even the cop
leading the investigation disappear…I have the means and the resources” I
smiled…teaming up with this guy was never a mistake
Me:” no thanks I will pass…I
really want to see how Lusani’s plan will unfold plus acting rational might
ruin everything, I still don’t know who he is working with or If he is teaming
up with Jug”
Ndiv:” makes sense…if you
change your mind; you know where to find me”
Me:” sure” I dropped the call
with Ndivhuwo and sat back on my chair and felt like crying. I was finding it
hard to believe that little Lusani was doing this to me. How could he do this
to me…me of all people? I breathed and dialled Andani
Andani:” hello”
Me:” hey…you’re home already?”
Andani:” no, still in
North-West and sleeping at a BnB”
Me:” ow okay…uhm I just want
to know how you are doing so far?”
Andani:” I am fine Eugene” she
was still pissed…well, I better get to the point then
Me:” have you talked to Lusani
lately?”
Andani:”uhm…n…no why?”
Me:” Andani something is
happening and I want you to be honest with me…have you talked to him lately?”
Andi:” well…he…he came to the
house just after you left” I breathed
Me:” what did he want?”
Andi:” nothing, he was looking
for you” she was lying, Lusani couldn’t come to the house looking for me, if
that was the case he would have just called me
Me:” I don’t know if you plan
on sleeping with that good for nothing prick now that you left me cupcake but
Lusani cannot be trusted and right now I want to know if I can trust you
Andani…I am very serious right now…can I trust you?” I was shouting and pacing
in my study
Andi:” Eugene you are scaring
me now…of course you can trust me”
Me:” are you sure?”
Andi:” of course you can trust
me”
Me:” how do I even know that
you didn’t plot this together huh? Is this a coincidence that you leave me this
morning and then all of a sudden I am getting arrested and Lusani is the man
behind it? The two f you h-“
Andani:” wait wait wait…what
did you say? You are getting arrested? What? How? Why? What happened ?”
Me:” so you don’t know?” I
felt my body relaxing…yeah finding out that Lusani plotted against me was
tragic and heart-breaking but if Andani was in on it? Damn I don’t know how it
would have felt like
Andi:” Eugene you are really
scaring me right now…what happened?”
Me:” Lusani happened, he sold
me out to the cops and they have everything on me Andi…everything I have ever
done they have proof. All the footages of the crazy things I have done are in
the hands of the cops plus my filled up foreign accounts with different
identity and all that s***, they have it all”
Andi:” what? Eugene how? Oww my God Eugene you have to run…I don’t
care how you do it I just want you to disappear please”
Me:” cupcake just relax okay?
I want you to be strong and I want you to promise me something”
Andani:’ what?” she was really
panicking now”
Me:” you won’t tell Lusani
anything about what I told you. He doesn’t know that I know and I left him in
charge of everything while I am away…I can’t withdraw from that because he will
suspect something and as long as we both play the cards right with him then you
and the baby will be safe…he cannot know that I know because whoever he is
working with can hurt you or my sister and I can’t let that happen”
Andani:” oww my God…Lusani did
this?”
Me:” I know…I am beyond myself
over here as well but you have to be strong and play the cards right….he can
try checking up on you or hitting on you…you just have to play your cards right
for your safety” I couldn’t even believe that I was saying this to her…but I
was
Andani:” Eugene what are you
saying?”
Me:” I am not saying sleep
with him…don’t sleep with him but he is better off as your friend okay? Just don’t
be rude with to him or anything like that. For the first time since I knew
Lusani I have no idea what he is capable of so keep him closer”
Andani:” okay”
Me:” I know we broke up but I
love you Andani and I am sorry about everything”
Andani:” I love you too”
Me:” keep our baby safe
please, I promise to come back and be there for our baby”
NDIVHUWO
After the call with Eugene I
closed my eyes again in that lounge and fell asleep. I was trying to rest because
I hadn’t had any rest in a while. I woke up some time later and checked the
time and it was past 8 in the morning. I called Khangwelo immediately and he
picked up
Me:” how far are you with the
DNA tests?”
Khangwelo:” I have submitted
them to the lab about than 30 minutes ago and I told them that we need the
results ASAP and that it’s a matter of life and death so we shall have them by
this afternoon”
Me:” good enough…how is….uhm
the patient?” I was kinda praying that the baby was still fine
Khangwelo:” uhm, she is fine
and the baby is fine too….she just bled a lot and was quiet weak but she will
be okay….she is strong” I took a deep breath and smiled a bit…I actually wanted
this baby to be mine, I really did. After everything that’s happened and
everything I had lost, I could use some happy news
Me:” okay then…I will come
check her up this afternoon, just make sure that someone is watching her 24/7”
Khangwelo:” Ndivhuwo I just
walked in to her room right now and…”
Me:” and?”
Khangwelo:” and…uhm”
Me:’ umh what? She died?” I
felt my heart broken…not with the baby
Khangwelo:” the nurse who was
supposed to look after her is sitting here crying”
Me:” what?”
Khangwelo:” I think she is
gone…I mean run away I think”
Me:” what? She can barely walk” I screamed
Khangwelo:” Cecilia what
happened?” he said to someone else
Me:” Khangwelo get back to me
now”
Cecelia:” she was here and I
just went to the bathroom and when I came back she was gone…and she asked for
my phone so I was giving her some privacy to talk to her mother like she asked
and I came back and found her gone…she is nowhere to be found Doctor” f*** …the
b*** played me again…f***
Khangwelo:” uhm Roli they said
that sh-“
Me:” I heard every f*****g thing bruh…consider your life over…I won’t
spare you for this…you were supposed to make sure that she stays there…how the
hell did she run huh? Did she promise to pay you and you let her go is that it?
Did you feel sorry for her? Which one is it? The b*** can barely walk” I was
screaming
Khangwelo:” i…i…re…really
don’t know what happened…I just got back now from the lab”
Me:” f***” I hung up and I
started pacing realising that I have put everyone’s life in danger once again
andTshililo was obviously going to give me the ‘I told you so’ s***. I dialled
her number right away…she had to be aware of what’s happening so that they can
just be alert
Tshili:” what?”
Me:” Tshililo where are you
and the kids and everyone else?”
Tshili:” home…it’s a weekend”
Me:” keep the kids safe and
make sure that you and Xolani and Zoleka are in the look out and have guns ready”
Tshili:” what happened?” she
said in a calm voice and i went quiet
Tshili:” Ndivhuwo”
Me:” all I wanted was to keep
the baby, yeah what I did was risky and all that but I couldn’t kill my baby”
Tshililo breathed
Tshili:” she ran right?”
Me:” I promise you I will fix
it”
Tshili:” wow” she hang up
ZWI A PENGA – LIFE AS WE KNOW
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Insert 45
I called Khangwelo again
Khangwe:”hello”
Me:” make sure no one leave
your surgery Khangwelo, she couldn’t have gone far…she is too weak to go
anywhere and if someone came to fetch her you should have seen the car or
someone should have seen her walk out of there. So just be on the lookout okay?
Make sure no one leaves that building and someone must watch the parking lot as
well…I will be there in 10” I hung up and ran out of the house and to my car. I
drove to Khangwe’s medical surgery. I got there and parked my car and looked
around outside the building. I was on the lookout while I was driving but I
didn’t see anyone suspicious. I walked inside the building
Receptionist:” sir you can’t
j-“ I turned around and eyed her without saying a word and she cracked a
nervous smile and looked away
Me:’ I thought as much” I
walked past her and ran into Khangwelo in the passage
Me:” so what really went own?”
Khangwe:” the nurse is not
sure…she only left Katherine alone for about 10 minutes”
Me:” exactly my point…she is
still in here”
Kahngwe:” you think?” I
frowned
Me:” you are too dumb to be a
Doctor…I don’t know how you ended up being a Doctor” he started talking fast
and I blocked him out and started to think. If I were Katherine and was in a
condition where walking was too painful and was desperate to run…what will I
do? I wouldn’t possibly leave the building immediately because I would be found
but instead I would linger around until it becomes quiet and then I can make my
quiet exit. I smiled
Khangwe:” that’s why I was
sa-“
Me:” listen”
Khangwe:” huh?” the poor
Doctor was really scared
Me:” get two of your staff
members and look at every bathroom and every dustbin and every drain around
this building. This girl is inside here somewhere…check every storeroom and
every place where a person can possibly hide”
Khangwe:” uhm okay”
He ran off and I entered one
of the consultation rooms and started looking around for any sign of Katherine.
I thought about it, there was no blood trail or any sign of someone trying to
run…I ran to the consultation room where Katherine was…she got to be inside
there somewhere, she couldn’t have left that room…I got there and looked under
her bed and then in the cupboards. The nurse was only out for 10 minutes so
Katherine couldn’t have gone far in her conditions, the girl could barely walk
or use her hands…getting out of bed alone could have been a real struggle. I
then looked at the dustbin. They had one of those tall dustbins you find in
public settings, a person can easily hide in there…I removed the lid and then
the papers on top and there….wearing a plastic bag in her head…Katherine was
sitting inside the bin with her hands wrapped around her legs. She was covered
in blood…I think the stitches that the Doctor stitched on her gunshot wound
were getting off. She looked up at me and started shaking and silently wept
Me:” hello momma” I smiled and
tears gushed down her face…she looked powerless and weak. I can’t explain the
kind of relief I felt when I found her. This girl was the definition of a
problem and I had to make sure that something like this never happened again. I
walked to the door and called on Khangwelo…he came running to me…
Me:” I found her so you can
all stop looking” he took a sigh of relief
Khangwelo:” I am so sorry that
s-“
Me:” just save it okay? You’ve
proven to be an unreliable ally so I am gonna leave with her”
Khangwe:” but i-“
Me:” I don’t even know if you
actually hid her or what and for that you should be kissing your life
goodbye…be glad that I am feeling a little bit generous okay?”
Khangwelo:” uhm”
Me:” leave”
Khangwelo:” Rol-“
Me:” get out of my damn face”
he stumbled and walked away from me. I turned around and closed the door an
went back to Katherine
Me:” you could have bled to
death Katherine…all this pain you are feeling now…you should have just stayed
on that bed and I would have taken care of you for 9 months but no…you took the
Nurse’s phone and called someone…who did you call?” she looked up at me with
her red eyes
Katherine:” no one” I smiled
Me:” I am a computer geek and
it will only take me seconds to find out who you called so save me the seconds
and tell me” she swallowed
Katherine:” Daddy” I knew
it…Tshililo and Xolani were right…the bitch wasn’t going to make it easy for me
to keep her.
Me:” you just don’t listen
Katherine…why? Why did you do that huh? I just had a fight with my family
because I wanted to keep your ass safe but you just have to go and give me a
reason to kill you why?”
Katherine:” I am scared Ndivhuwo”
I finally got it
Me:” the fucking baby is not
mine huh? That’s why you are trying to escape? The whole story about me being a
dad was just you trying to buy yourself time? Is that it? You know what…come” I
took her out of that dustbin and she winced in pain. I put her on the bed…she
didn’t look good at all, I was even wondering how she got out of the bed…it
must have taken a lot of strength and determination to do so but then again…if
your life is hanging by a thread you can withstand any type of pain to save
yourself…that’s what Katherine did. I wrapped her up with one of the linens and
walked out of the consultation room
Me:” you better behave
Katherine…one wrong move from you and I won’t hesitate to kill you okay?” she
didn’t say anything…I think she was in too much pain to cause any drama. I got
to my car and put her inside. I then called Tshililo before starting my car.
Tshili:” hello”
Me:” I found her so you can
all relax for now” I heard her breathing
Tshili:” oww thank you”
Me:” can you and Xolani leave
the kids with Zoleka and meet me at the old family house at Ha-Tshisele”
Tshii:” why?”
Me:” just come please”
Tshili:” okay” I dropped the
call and drove to the old Mudau house. I parked the car at the parking and
walked inside the house with Katherine in my arms. I got there and put her in
the same bedroom I put her before. She started looking around as soon as I put
her on the bed
Katherine:” I need medical
attention Ndivhuwo I am in pain please? I don’t think I will survive this” I
looked at her
Me:” it won’t matter in a few
minutes momma…I am going to let them kill you…you are going to be too much work
and I think I need to start thinking about the strategy to deal with Daddy
instead of baby-sitting someone like you. You are the one who gave him a call
anyway. You’ve proven to me that you will make this hard for me so I can’t risk
you hurting anyone in my family...especially my daughter” she started crying
while shaking her head
Katherine:” please, Ndivhuwo
please I promise to behave” I shook my head
Me:” the idea of having
another baby is appealing and I am sure my daughter will appreciate a sibling
but at what cost huh? So tell me the truth Katherine, is this my baby?” she
closed her eyes as if in pain and then looked at me again and winced
Katherine:” it’s yours” she
said that and closed her eyes again. I walked to her an grabbed her by her neck
Me:” Katherine who is the
father?” I said that while I shook her
Katherine:” you are…Ndivhuwo
it’s you” she broke down and I let her go. I was desperate for her to say that
I wasn’t the father; it would have been easy that way.
Tshililo and Xolani walked in
at that moment…Tshililo took a sigh of relief when she saw Katherine on the
bed. I looked at Xolani and then at her and opened my mouth but I couldn’t say
what I wanted to say because she started talking
Tshili:” we talked and if it’s
the baby you want then we will help you take care of her”
X:” I will personally do it…I
can keep her tied up in my house and make sure she don’t escape”
Tshili:” we’d rather have you
far away from her because you are too soft and too personally involved and she
can manipulate you into letting her go so Xolani and Zoleka will keep an eye on
her”
X:” and after giving birth
Tshililo will kill her”
Tshili:” yeah that’s my cup”
Me:” I want you guys to kill
her now” they all looked at me
X:” what? Ndivhuwo we’ve been
hard on you we understand but we are trying to show you that your feelings also
matter…we will make it work together and if she escapes we will face the
consequences together as a family” I shook my head
Me:” After today I have
realised that Katherine hardly cares about the physical pain we can inflict on
her guys…she tried to run looking like that…her hands and feet are swollen and
could hardly work and she has a gunshot wound and is pregnant but she tried to
escape…imagine nine months keeping someone like that caged up…it’s about time
we accept that she is not just a girl…she is a monster who wanted to end all of
us once and given the chance she’ll do it again”
Tshili:” Ndivhuwo w-“
Me:” I have a daughter and I
will be damned if anything happens to her because of Katherine…it’s enough that
I brought her into our lives but I can’t let her hurt us again”
X:” you are trying to be
selfless and we get it but now is not the time…lets save your baby” I shook my
head and took out my gun that had a silencer and handed it over to Tshililo
Me:” do it…think about the
kids Tshili…our family, Thembuluwo…do it” I said that with my eyes teary
Tshili:” you’re sure?” she was
shocked
Me:” yes”
Tshili:’ but I can see it in
your eyes, you don’t want me to do it” I looked at her while getting impatient,
I didn’t want her to overthink it, I just wanted her to do it
Me:” it doesn’t matter
Tshililo, I will deal with her death like a man…all I know right now is that
she need to go” Tshililo looked from me to Xolani…Xolani nodded
X:” yeah” she looked at
Katherine who was pleading
Katherine:” I am pregnant with
his baby Tshililo you can’t do it” Tshililo looked at me and Xolani for more
approval and we both nodded looking at her. She pointed the gun at Katherine
Tshili:” for Thembuluwo and
the safety of our family” she said that and put her finger on the trigger
Katherine:’ Tshililo please
you are a mother….think about the innocent baby…Ndivhuwo please just wait until
the results,its yours, the baby is yours I promise” she said while she
cries…Tshililo looked at me as if asking if she still had to do it and I nodded
again. Tears started coming out of her eyes and she looked at Katherine with
her gun pointing at Katherine and her hands shaking. She closed her eyes and
almost pulled the trigger but she didn’t
Tshili:” what if it’s really
your baby Ndivhuwo…I know I want Katherine dead so bad but I also can’t kill
your baby…the Mudau baby…I love Bonita’s baby I am sure I can love this one
too…we all can” she said that while wiping off the tears…I looked at her and
knew she was not going to do it…she looked at me with the eyes that only says
that she loved me and that she was doing this for me
Tshili:” after how you almost
killed me…I knew at that moment that you needed this…you are scared of what
Katherine is capable of and we get it but you a-“
She didn’t finish her sentence
because with the speed of light I was already close to her and snatching the
gun from her hands…she looked at me perplexed and before she could say another
word I pointed the gun at Katherine and blocked my thoughts and every voice of
mine begging me to spare the child’s life and walked to Katherine lying on the
bed and pulled the trigger once, twice and then thrice. My hands started
shaking and I looked at her lifeless body finally realising what I had done…the
gun was still pointing at her so I shot her twice more…I wanted to make sure
that she dies. I threw the gun on the floor and walked out of the room and
Xolani and Tshililo ran after me
X:” Ndivhuwo!”
Me:” what?” I said in a tired
voice
Tshili:” Ndivhuwo wait!” I
stood in the middle of the lounge
Me:” what!” I screamed and
realised that I was in tears…what if that was my baby? Xolani ran to me and
hugged me, Tshililo followed and hugged me too
X:” I am so sorry bro” I held
them tight and sobbed
Me:” I wanted that baby…I
really wanted that baby…but…even if it’s mine Katherine is too dangerous…she’s
played me and I just can’t trust myself to keep her away from the family,
that’s why I had to kill her”
X:” we get it and we are
sorry”
Tshili:” it’s okay Ndivhuwo”
Me:” I had to do it”
Tshili:” shhhhh Ndivhuwo we
know that”
ANDANI
I finally got home. No one
knew that I was on my way back. I got there and parked my car at the drive way.
I got out of the car and saw my son playing outside. A smile crept on in my
face and I got out of the car. Omphulusa saw me and quickly ran to me. I ran to
him and went down on my knees and hugged him. He giggled while in my arms
Me:’ my boy” I said that and
smiled…I wanted to cry with joy and with regrets. I regretted ever leaving him,
I hated the time I wasted while running behind Eugene instead of being with
him. I carried him up while I kiss him and walked to the house. My mom was
walking outside and I ran into her at the door
Mom:” Andani?” she was shocked
to see me. I smiled looking at her
Me:’ yeah that’s me” she
giggled and gave me a warm hug and I knew I was welcomed. There is no place
like home people, there is just something about being home that gives you peace
even though you are not supposed to have any
Mom:” you didn’t tell me you
were coming back” I smiled while we broke the hug
Me:” it was a last minutes
thing” we walked back to the house together
Me:” where is dad?”
Mom:” out…wow my baby is back”
she was happy and I couldn’t help but giggle
Me:” mom, don’t” I said with
excitement. It was good to be around someone like her after finding out about
Eugene’s news. Thinking about him gave me a funny feeling in my stomach. There
were parts of me that hated myself for what I was feeling but I knew I couldn’t
help myself.
Me:” mom give me a minute
okay? I need to make a call” she frowned
Me:” please just a minute…I am
back home for a very long time so we will catch up, don’t worry” I walked out
of the house with my son. I went to my car and took out my phone. Yeah he was
in a bad space and we agreed to break up but I loved him and I wouldn’t forgive
myself if he go to jail for a long time without me telling him this. I was
dialling his number when my phone rang. I checked the caller ID and it was him.
I laughed. Omphulusa laughed too. I played with his cheeks and put him down and
took the phonecall
Me:” hello”
Gee:” I should have agreed to
kill her…it’s what you wanted and I should have just done it for you…you’ve
done way more for me but she is our friend and I didn’t want you to regret
doing it later plus she has kids, I couldn’t let the kids lose another
parent…Andani I am sorry” I smiled and knew that no matter how much I try,
loving Eugene was one thing I wasn’t going to just stop
Me:” it’s okay”
Gee:” no its not because now
you will be stuck at home alone thinking that I didn’t care enough. I love you
and I do care Andani…I want you to know that I will always care and that you
are still everything to me…that’s all I want you to know. Do you believe me?”
he sounded desperate
Me:” more than you think” I
smiled
Gee:” seriously?” he couldn’t
believe it
Me:” yeah seriously”
Gee:” Andani…you do know that
I might be away for few years right?”
Me:”I know”
Gee:” and I love you enough to
want you to be happy so if anyone else can make you as happy as I have made you
then I am willing to let you move on”
Me:” Eugene don’t say that” my
heart broke at him saying something like that, I didn’t want him to say it, I
didn’t want anyone else but him
Gee:” no let me say it Andani.
I know we love each other and there is no secret about that but being in love
means doing things for one another and making sacrifices and after all the s***
I have put you through you stayed with me so this is how I can pay you back. I
want you to promise me that you’ll be happy and as long as that someone is not
Lusani then I will give you my blessings”
Me:” is this you breaking us
up again?” my voice was shaky
Gee:” what? Of course not…this
is me doing something for you. Do you think I will be happy to see you with
someone else? The idea of it alone is enough to fuck with my head…it’s just
that I am not sure if I will still be the same when I come back…what if I am
even more dangerous and inhuman when I come back? I wouldn’t want the kids to
see that side of me and I wouldn’t want you to deal with all that…you deserve
something and someone who will go easy on you”
Me:” Eugene I only love you”
Me:”you are saying that
now…can you say the same after a year or two? I don’t know how soon I can make
sure that I get out Andi” I breathed
Me:” I love you”
Gee:” I love you more
cupcake…I am sorry, for everything, for the fact that you’ll be alone through
the pregnancy and for the fact that you’ll be a the single mother to two kids,
I didn’t plan to be away”
Me:” I know”
Gee:” I am sorry”
Me:” I know you are...Omphu is
looking at me…I think he wants to talk to you” he giggled, more like he was
crying
Gee:” give him the phone” he
sniffed
Me:” here is the phone my
boy…talk to daddy” I gave my son the phone
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