NOMHLEKHABO MY CHOZEN ONE

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****NOMHLE****

*** well its been four days now and I must say im getting there and my baby’s kicks and movements
are just amazing and priceless cause they just lighten up my mood…..as for jay well let me say he’s
been emotionally distant lately and its worrying me in fact all the brothers are and I wanted to ask
their wives what’s up but I decided to not be like one of those noisy fiancées you know anyway now
jay and I are outside in the garden at the hospital and I can tell jay’s mind is not here…I sighed***

Me: jay

***silence and I shook him and he quickly looked at me***

Jay: themba lam

Me: whats going on jay

***he frowned ***

Jay: what are you talking about

Me: mxm

***I stood up slowly and attempted to walk away then I felt his hand on my upper arm***

Jay: where are you going

Me: let go

***he frowned hard***

Jay: nomhle

Me: what

***he didn’t say anything he just looked at me straight in the eyes until I couldn’t take it anymore
and I looked away then he sighed and pulled me closer to him and he held me tight then a faint kick
was felt and another hard kick was also felt and he quickly pushed me away from him with his eyes
popped out and a smile on his face and he rubbed my belly***

Jay: he’s really ok my little ninja

*** I didn’t say anything and he looked at me and he sighed again***

Jay: im sorry themba lam I’ve been distant It’s just that my mind is occupied with a lot of things

Me: whats going on jay cause it not only you but also your brothers who are moody and distant and
smiso is also ignoring my calls

***he sighed***

Jay: we’re all going through something themba lam

Me: I handled you being part of the mafia and having a beast im sure I can handle anything else jay

Jay: its complicated themba lam

Me: mxm

***I attempted to walk away but he held my hand***

Jay: ok..ok ….shit….ummm we just found out that smiso is our brother

***I quickly turned to look at him and he sighed and let me go and went to sit down and he put his
hands on top of his head with his elbows on his thighs while looking down***

Me: what did you just say

Jay: smiso is our brother, his father is our late uncle, baba’s late first born son, our father’s late elder
brother

***I swallowed hard and I went to sit next to him***

Me: how…when…. how jay I mean….

***he interrupted me***

Jay: it’s a long and a complicated story themba lam and worst part is we don’t even know what really
happened between his parents

Me: wow

Jay: he also has a beast nomhle

***gosh I gasped cause it was without any doubt that he’s a khumalo because of his beast cause I
remember jay telling me that it’s a family thing that is passed on from generation to generation

Me: how…how is he

Jay: I don’t know since the meeting we held four days ago we haven’t heard anything from him and
even snakes said he left the country three days ago

*** gosh ***

Me: why didn’t you tell me all along jay

***he sighed**

Jay: I don’t know themba lam… maybe I didn’t want to stress you up or something ….. eish I don’t
know nomhle

*** I sighed, even though I had a lot to say about this to him especially about his “ keeping” things
from me I just decided to keep quiet cause I can see this is really troubling him

Me: im listening khumalo continue

***after a few seconds he sat up straight and he looked at me***

Jay: no im the one who’s listening cause I know you have a lot to say to me about me keeping things
from you
Me: that is not important now jay ok my time will come and you’ll pay now its your time and im all
ears

***he frowned***

Jay: what do you mean pay

Me: exactly that

***I said that with a wicked smile on my face***

Jay: nomhle I hope you wont shoot me again cause the last time it was horrible themba lam that
even baba laughed at me so please lets talk about this now

***I swear I wanted to laugh at him now because of his facial expression but I decided to hold
myself***

Me: ok I wont shoot you jay now can you tell me how you’re feeling about this whole smiso thing

***he searched my eyes for God knows what then he sighed and rubbed his palms together looking
down***

Jay: I feel sorry for him…he went through a lot themba lam like a lot….. he suffered the first time his
beast took over and I feel kind of guilty that I got to be taught about how to handle it from baba and
pops and he had to go through hell because bab’mkhulu wasn’t there to show him the way

***I sighed***

Me: do you have a problem with him being your brother or cousin

***he shook his head no***

Me: then whats wrong

***he sighed***

Jay: because I have a feeling…in fact me and my brothers have a feeling that his father, the man that
raised him have a hand to his mother and bab’mkhulu breaking up and her ending up leaving the
country

Me: what? why

Jay: themba lam we know bab’mkhulu’s side of the story and he told us her mother’s side of the
story and they don’t match

***what?***

Me: what do you mean

Jay: well baba said bab’mkhulu firstly walked out on her mother out of shock when she told him
she’s pregnant then a day or so later he came back to his senses and he wrote a letter to her
apologising and all also telling her he accept the baby but he didn’t get a reply from her then went
to look for her but he couldn’t find her then he started stressing and all looking for her but nex he
couldn’t find her…..he then out of the blue ran mad and he ran out of the house and yard then he
was hit by a car and died on the spot

***I just put my hand on my mouth shocked by what I was hearing***

Jay: well her mother side of the story is that she told him shes pregnant and he walked out on her
then she received a letter from him which stated that its over between them and he should abort
the baby cause hes not ready to be a father

Me: what? ooh my God

*** I said that shocked***

Jay: the thing is themba lam we believe her mother was his chosen one

Me: what do you mean his chosen one

***he sighed***

Jay: our beast chooses wives for us

*** askies what?…… I said that to myself***

Jay: I don’t know how or when but what I know is that when you meet your chosen one your beast
reacts

***I kept quiet trying to make sense of what I just heard***

Jay: the day I broke your virginity did you hear something strange about my voice when I came the
first time

*** my mind immediately drifted off to that time and yes his voice was different when he came the
first time***

Me: ye…yes

***he looked at me***

Jay: I roared like an animal right

***I nodded***

Jay: that is when the beast confirmed that you are the right one for me, my chosen one

***I swallowed hard…..Jesus Christ***

Me: so any of the woman you slept with since you started having sex your beast has never reacted

***I asked him and he nodded***

Me: wow

Jay: in as much as bab’mkhulu was a rebel but his beast wouldn’t let smiso’s mother go just like that
even if he wanted to and from what baba said bab’mkhulu loved her even though he panicked when
she told him she’s pregnant and he was devastated when she disappeared, he looked for her
everywhere themba lam

Me: did you tell him all this

***he shook his head no***

Jay: he had a heated argument with baba and from there on things went downhill themba lam… and
bab’dlamini said bab’mkhulu is not resting in peace and that he wants the real truth to be revealed
so he can rest

Me: ooh my God

Jay: hes pushing us away nomhle and this thing is killing baba, pops and Ma

Me: ya’ll told her

Jay: baba did

Me: God

***this is messed up for real…… I just put my head on his shoulder and we stayed in silence lost in
our thoughts ***

****NARRATED****

Mr.B: Kwame what’s wrong

***he said that sitting on the edge of his bed while Thorsten was laying on his back looking up…….
Well Thorsten didn’t reply him***

Mr.B: Kwame what’s going on

Thor: what really happened between my mom and the man who got her pregnant

***mr boateng swallowed hard with his heart pounding***

Mr.B: why are you asking me that

Thor: I found the family of the man that got mom pregnant in fact it was the other way around

Mr.B: WHAT? WHERE? WHY?.....

***he took a deep breath***

Mr.B: why would you go look for them Kwame am I not doing my job as a father

Thor: they found me not the other way around dad

***he said calmly***

Mr.B: I cant believe this…after so many years they now have the rotten nerve to look for you

Thor: I asked you a question dad I don’t give fuck about them now what I give a fuck about is the
truth about what really happened

Mr.B: what do you mean, I thought your mother told you what happened

Thor: the only thing she told me was that after she told him she’s pregnant he walked out on her
and days later she received a letter from him telling her its over and that she should abort

Mr.B: that’s what happened

Thor: you know the funny thing is they didn’t know about me all this while until recently, all they
knew is that their son started acting strange and when they asked him whats wrong he told them his
girlfriend disappeared and hes been searching for her and he couldn’t find her and a week later or so
he ran mad and was knocked out by a car and died

***mr boateng kept quiet with his heart pounding ***

Thor: so dad their story and mom’s do not correspond at all and I want to know why

Mr.B: it’s the past Kwame your mother is gone so just let the past be

***Thorsten chuckled and he got out of bed and he walked out with his father calling his
name……well he was back home in Ghana he flew there a day after the meeting with the khumalo’s
with his father and hes been in his room ever since trying to make sense of everything but he was
failing miserably …..well Thorsten bumped into his fathers wife as he was coming out of his
bedroom***

Mrs.B: Kwame I need help with something

Thor: go ask your husband hes in there to help you

***he attempted to walk away but she spoke***

Mrs.B: please only you can help me

Thor: woman I said ask you husband nx

***then he walked away leaving the step mother sulking …the thing is this woman ever since she
came into this house she’s been trying to make a move on Thorsten but to no avail…. She’s attracted
to him to a point that she wishes she was married to him instead and not his old father, its been
years but the mighty Thor still won’t acknowledge her and it frustrated her to the core***

*** well Thorsten was now in a bar having a drink while going through his phone and a WhatsApp
message came through it was from his ex-wife Desiree and it read:

“ hey Thor ummm I know we are no longer together but I just found out im pregnant and you are
the father please contact me so we can talk about this and find a way forward ”

***Thorsten chuckled while shaking his head with disbelief then he decided to call her***

Desiree: hey

Thor: how far along is your pregnancy

***he said that with his scary voice that vibrated in her ear and she swallowed hard***

Desiree: ummm nine… ummm I mean ten weeks

Thor: which one is it Desiree

Desiree: ten…ten weeks

***she said that with her heart pounding hard against her chest cause shes always been scared of
Thorsten cause he intimidated the fuck out of her***
Thor: mmmh look I’ll call you and we will go see a very good doctor to confirm how far the
pregnancy is and if the baby is ok and Desiree, if that pregnancy is less than ten weeks old just know
that im going to kill you and bury you were no one will ever find your stupid body

***she swallowed hard shaking ***

Thor: if you send me that message knowing fully well that im not the father you better run and make
sure I never find you nx

***then he dropped the call and took a sip of his drink and he sighed loudly and went through his
WhatsApp messages and he saw one from nomhle and he opened it and it read:

“ big bro I heard about what happened and im worried about you please call me……you better call
me smiso cause you know stress is not good for me and your nephew”

*** Thorsten smiled and he dialled her number***

Nomhle: hey

Thor: hey how are you and the little one

Nomhle: we are just ok and how are you holding up

Thor: im good

Nomhle: can you do me a favour smiso

Thor: anything

Nomhle: can you pretend to everyone else about how you’re feeling except for me

***Thorsten sighed***

Thor: im really ok nomhle

Nomhle: I see you want me to lose this other baby too because of stress neh

Thor: nomhle…..

***she interrupted him***

Nomhle: I see you want another bullet on your ass this time around neh

***Thorsten chuckled***

Thor: I see the khumalo cray cray virus is also affecting you mmmh

***nomhle giggled then she sighed***

Nomhle: so how are you for real

***Thorsten sighed***

Thor: confused and angry

Nomhle: its understandable so what is your way forward

Thor: I don’t know ZIMI

Nomhle: ZIMI?
Thor: mmmh your father named you Zimkhitha right

***nomhle giggled and Thorsten just smiled***

Nomhle: right

Thor: but don’t worry I’ll be fine

Nomhle: please don’t disappear on me…on your brothers remember they didn’t know anything
smiso they are shocked as you are

Thor: can we not talk about that

Nomhle: why

Thor: because I have unanswered questions ZIMI and my mind is working overtime that I think im
gonna go crazy

Nomhle: then go and see bab’dlamini im sure you’ll get some answers there just don’t disappear on
me smiso, remember you are the only connection I have to my father

***he sighed ***

Nomhle: promise me

Thor: don’t worry I promise

Nomhle: good, now deal with your shit wherever you are then come back home and fix your shit
with your biological family cause they did nothing wrong smiso only your mother and biological
father and God know what really happened back then so please don’t punish people that don’t know
what happened and those that weren’t even born or conceive when that shit happened ok

***he sighed***

Thor: got it

Nomhle: good….. I better not give birth without you in the waiting room, I hope im making myself
clear

***Thorsten chuckled***

Thor: yes mam

Nomhle: ok goodbye for now

Thor: bye Zimi

***then they ended the call and Thorsten chuckled while shaking his head then he gulped down his
drink down then he called the waiter for another drink and the waiter brought it …..he then decided
to call jay and he answered on the third ring***

Jay: smiso

Thor: khumalo can you send me bab’dlamini’s numbers

Jay: ummm ok I’ll send them now

Thor: sho
***then they ended the call then some lady walked to his table holding a glass of wine looking fly
***

Lady: hey handsome

***Thorsten looked up from his phone with a frown on his face and he found a beautiful lady
smiling at him***

Lady: can I join you

***she asked with a flirtatious smile on her face***

Thor: no

Lady: I promise I don’t bite

Thor: fuck off woman I just said no didn’t I

***the lady frowned looking at him***

Thor: you are still here

Lady: you don’t have to be rude jeez

Thor: did I call you here or give you signals that you should come here

***she kept quiet***

Thor: jeez this fucken girl is still here

***he said that to himself and the girl swallowed and walked away…she wanted to insult him, but
she decided against it because of the dark aura around him…… then his phone beeped, it was a
message from jay with bab’dlamini’s numbers and he immediately called them***

Bab’dlamini: hello

Thor: baba its smiso

Bab’dlamini: I have been waiting for your call… are you done running now and also are you ready to
listen

***Thorsten sighed***

Thor: yebo baba

Bab’dlamini: good then come to my house tomorrow so we can talk

Thor: ok

***then they ended the call and Thorsten stood up and took out some cash and paid for his drinks
and he walked out going back home….on his arrival he called his pilot and told him he should
prepare to take off cause they are going back to south Africa then he walked in and found his father
and step mother in the lounge***

Thor: ummm dad im going back to SA

Mr.B: what…why

Thor: cause I have some business I need to take care off

Mrs.B: but you just got here you cant just leave Kwame

*** Thorsten just gave her a mean look ***

Mr.B: Kwame you cant go just like that, we still need to talk about that thing we were talking about

Thor: we will talk some other time dad now I really have to go

***his father sighed and Thorsten went to his room to pack….after he was done his phone beeped it
was the pilot telling him his boarding time then he went to take a quick shower and when he came
out with a towel wrapped around his lower body he found his step mother sitting on the edge of his
bed***

Thor: what are you doing here

***Mrs B just drooled on his muscular body***

Thor: I asked you a question woman

Mrs.B: why are you leaving

Thor: leave my room I need to get ready

Mrs.B: why are you ignoring me Kwame mmmh

Thor: nx you know you should be ashamed of yourself, what makes you think I’ll be interested in an
old wrinkled woman like you when I can have any young woman out there

***Mrs B frowned looking insulted ***

Thor: I don’t have time for your shit you hear me now leave my room before I lose it with you…
you’re even lucky I haven’t told my father about your whoring ways nx

Mrs.B: why are you doing this to me Kwame you know I love you

*** thorsten just chuckled***

Thor: you listen here and listen good you stupid bitch , I’ve rather sleep with a mad woman than to
chow that wrinkled ugly thing between your legs you hear me , now fuck off from my room before I
punch your teeth out and trust me even your husband wont do anything about it….NOW GET THE
FUCK OUT NX

***he shouted the last part and Mrs B jumped a bit and rushed out and Thorsten locked the door
and got busy with getting ready ***

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****NARRATED****

****Thorsten landed last night, and he went straight home and tried to sleep but he just couldn’t, so
he went to his study and did some work. At around 3 in the morning he went to take a nap and he
woke up around 6 then went to his in-house gym and punched out all his anger with his mind all
over the place. He couldn’t believe he was a Khumalo by blood even though since he met the
Khumalo brothers he felt connected and “at home” with them. He kept wondering what really
happened between his mother and his biological father and that if his biological father didn’t send
that letter then who did? So many questions were running in his mind that he felt like his head was
gonna burst so he just continued to punch that punching bag like it was the last day on earth whilst
sweating like crazy. After he was done with the punching bag he went to lifts weights, did some
squats, sit ups, push ups and by the time he took a break it was around 9. He then took his phone
and called bab’Dlamini’s numbers and asked for directions to his house and after he gave them to
him he got up to take a shower and got dressed in ripped jeans, a long-sleeved black v neck shirt,
timberland boots with his military chain hanging on his neck and he went downstairs. He found
breakfast already made by maJoice and he ate, when he was done he left for bab’Dlamini’s house.
After some time, he parked outside a beautiful double story house, got out of the car and walked in
since the small gate was already opened. He walked to the door and knocked and bab’Dlamini
opened the door***

Thor: baba

Bab’dlamini: ndodana (son)

***they shook hands***

Bab’dlamini: come in

***smiso did and he found baba and Ma in the living room and immediately Ma stood up with tears
already running down her cheeks with her bottom lip trembling and Thorsten walked to them slowly
confused as to who this crying woman was and most importantly why bab’dlamini called baba***

Thor: good morning

Baba: aren’t you gonna shake my hand boy?

***Thorsten sighed cause this old man can really get under his skin and it frustrated him… He went
to him and shook his hand and as he took out his hand to shake ma’s but she quickly put her
trembling hand on his cheek with tears gushing out, as for Thorsten he was looking at her
confused***

Baba: this is my beautiful wife, your grandmother

Ma: ooh Nkosi yam ngiyabonga… ooh ngiyabonga ombulazi!!

***She said that with a shaky voice and she just buried her face on Thorsten’s chest and just cried
out loud releasing all the hurt and pain that she has been storing in her heart ever since Jabulani
died and Thorsten found himself wrapping his strong and muscular arms around her body holding
her as her cries pierced right through his ice cold heart, After some time she calmed down and
raised her head, looked up at Thorsten and cupped his face with her trembling hands***

Ma: my…my grandson you are here, I prayed everyday for anyone to walk in my yard and claim to be
Jabulani’s child and here you are… his blood… his seed.

***She said that with a breaking voice and baba got closer and put his hand on her waist***

Baba: Thami its ok mkami please calm down.

***He said pulling her to him and she cried on his chest while he rubbed her back ***
Ma: I thought that was it with him Langa, I prayed every day for anyone to come and say he/she is
his long-lost child…. I prayed Langa and God answered my prayers… He’s here.

Baba: Yes, he’s here mkami he’s here.

***As for Thorsten he stood there looking down not knowing what to do or say, all he could see was
that these Khumalo people didn’t care about anything other than to have him in their lives and he
didn’t know how to react to that. Well baba then scooped up his wife and walked away to the
bedroom he uses when he’s here and laid his wife on the bed and got on the bed and he held her
tight as she also held on to him too ***

Baba: I love you Thami.

Ma: I love you too Langa.

***then he kissed the top of her head***

Ma: He looks like your father even with his dark skin

Baba: I have been preoccupied and stressing about him accepting us and finding out what really
happened that fateful day that I haven’t noticed that my father has reincarnated.

Ma: I can’t believe he’s really here.

Baba: You know it pained me every single day when I thought of Jabulani dying without having an
heir or even a girl child.

Ma: And now he’s here all grown up into a handsome man.

***Baba moved them and now his wife was on the bottom while he was on top and he kissed her
lips and his wife kissed him back which led to a heated and passionate one, with baba’s hands
roaming all over her body, because even though they are grandparents and great grandparents their
bedroom life is amazing… so amazing that it would make many young couples embarrassed at their
own sex lives compared to theirs…***

Baba: God I love you woman!

***He said that while sucking on her neck… and as his wife moaned and he quickly moved from her
neck to her mouth then stopped and unbuttoned his shirt ***

Ma: What are you doing Langa?

Baba: Making you happy, you know I never want to see you cry mkami.

Ma: Nkosi yam Langa this is Dlamini’s house not your own.

Baba: He’s my brother so this makes it my house too.

***He said that whilst taking off his vest now ***

Ma: Can you at least lock the door?

***He side-smiled and went to the door, locked it, took off his jeans and boxers and “senior
mntungwa” stood up firm and hard. He went back to the bed, took off his wife’s clothes and he got
between her legs and he slid in and he groaned deep while his wife moaned, and he bent down and
kissed her lips***
Baba: Every time I enter my sacred place it feels like the first time I did many years ago...I love you
Thami.

***He said that moving in and out of her slowly***

Ma: I love you too Langa

***she moaned and they made sweet love with baba showing his wife that age is just a number…
yeses he showed her flames, he gave it to her hard whilst she was busy speaking in tongues… after
they were done with their love making they lay in bed with Ma resting her head on his chest trying
to catch their breath ***

Ma: You do know you are old right meaning you can’t give it to me like you used to.

Baba: Who’s old?

Ma: You of course haw. One of these days you’ll suffer a heart attack because of your excessive
exercises… if you know what I mean.

**She said that smiling and baba chuckled***

Baba: I’m a khumalo Thami and if I don’t make you scream or make you speak in tongues when I
chow my food…

*** he said that rubbing her naked thigh***

Baba: …then I’ll certainly be embarrassing my ancestors…oKhumalo uqobo lwabo.

***Ma laughed, and baba joined her***

Baba: Don’t worry about him Thami he’s home now and for as long as I live I’ll make sure he
becomes part of the family and learn about our ways, our culture and traditions… and I’ll also help
were I can with finding ways to tame his beast ok?

***she nodded***

*** Then he got on top of her between her legs and the rest is history***

****Back to Thorsten and bab’Dlamini, well they went to bab’Dlamini’s roundavel hut at the back
and they took off their shoes and went in and they both sat down***

Bab’Dlamini: Talk to me I’m listening.

***Thorsten sighed***

Thor: Did my father reject me?

***Bab’Dlamini looked down with his eyes closed, and he kept on nodding as if he was listening to
someone talk to him, then after some time he raised his head and looked at Thorsten***

Bab’dlamini: No. The only thing he’s guilty of is his shocked reaction when your mother told him she
was pregnant and him leaving to clear his head to make sense of what he was told… but after having
an intense conversation with himself he sent your mother a detailed letter apologising to her about
his reaction, saying that he was going to tell his family about her and the baby, and that they’d both
take it from there because he loved her and was willing to change his ways for her and you.
***Then he kept quiet looking down while nodding his head as if he’s listening to someone talk to
him***

Bab’dlamini: your father was a Casanova son, but he suddenly changed after he met your mother, he
wasn’t even aware he has until his friends and your uncle noticed it and told him…. and as he was
still getting used to that or to accept that he’s really changing because of a woman, worst of all an
innocent looking, God fearing and kind woman where else he was used to gold diggers and
straatmates, then your mother dropped a bomb on him by telling him she’s pregnant

Thor: how do you know all this

Bab’dlamini: because your father is telling me all this now

***Thorsten frowned looking at bab’dlamini***

Thor: heh?

***he asked confused as hell***

Bab’dlamini: Im not just any typical traditional healer son, I see things that can make you run mad if
you see them…. I have a serious connection with the supernatural world and I can see dead people
who haven’t crossed over to the other side just like your father…..he’s been roaming around
searching for your mother and you but then he couldn’t show himself to me directly cause he
couldn’t find you or your mother, meaning the was nothing I could do to help him, he was just
roaming around like all the trapped or roaming around souls in the world between the living and
the dead, but since you came in contact with your blood brothers that’s when he started showing
himself directly to me and yeses he’s been a sharp thorn on my ass!

***Thorsten wanted to chuckle like he always does but he just looked down smiling ****

Thor: Then what happened back then cause my mother said one thing and you all are saying another
thing?

Bab’dlamini: well I can not be shown that by amadlosi (ancestors) ….im sure they have their own
reasons just like they didn’t show me where nomhle was or how to help her but eventually she
made it out of that coma but what I know is the truth will come out and you wont like it one
bit….and when that happens remember to stay calm and walk away son cause that will be a good
thing for you.

Thor: What do you mean?

Bab’Dlamini: Just do as I just said …that’s all I can say for now.

***then baba walked in***

Bab’dlamini: Langa usangene (are you mad) ……ungena kanjani endlini yokhokho uhlambulukile
kanjalo (how can you enter the ancestors house while you are filthy like that)

Baba: Mxm…. sikuphi isitsha leso besinamanzi nemakhambi okuhlanza kulo (where is that bowl that
had water and the cleaning herbs in it)?

Bab’dlamini: Phuma maan (step out man) I’ll bring it to you!

***He walked out and stood by the door***

Baba: Shesha bafo maan kuyashisa ngaphandle haw (hurry up its hot outside)!
***Bab’dlamini just shook his head and stood up***

Bab’dlamini: You see what I deal with on daily basis?

*** He said that pointing at baba***

Baba: Hai suka ungazo hlekisa ngam Dlamini (don’t make fun of me dlamini).

***Thorsten just smirked while shaking his head and bab’dlamini took the bowl and baba washed
his hands and face then bab’Dlamini used his cow-tail whisk to dip inside the bowl and sprinkled the
medicine on baba on the back and on the front then under both his feet and he gave him some herb
to swallow then they walked in and sat down ***

Bab’Dlamini: Is your blood cold now?

Baba: Leave me alone ndoda asseblief.

***Bab’Dlamini chuckled shaking his head and Thorsten looked at the two of them with
disbelief….he couldn’t believe that these two old man could actually joke around or tease each
other like teenagers….he was also amazed or shocked of the other side of baba cause from the
research he did about him, he’s known as the devil himself and remember he also had a heated
argument with him days ago and he ended up giving in to the respect he demanded from him cause
he had that thing with him man that thing that makes you bow down to him even though you don’t
want to and that frustrated Thorsten to the core but what he didn’t know is he’s worse than him***

Baba: Let get serious man eish… so, boy boy tell me about your beast.

Thor: Don’t call me that…please.

Baba: Or what?

***Thorsten shook his head in disbelief and he took a deep breath***

Baba: Look I’m your grandfather and I’ll call you boy boy until you get married or find your chosen
one since I didn’t see you grow up, now tell me about your beast

***Thorsten huffed and he just shook his head***

Thor: I cant control it like I would want to cause sometimes I turn without me being aware of it…
ever since that time the witchdoctor back in ghana helped me turn back I can only sleep for three
hours and from there on I have nightmares where I see a man being mauled and ripped to pieces by
a scary creature with him screaming out my name begging me to help him, the dream happens
whenever I sleep for more than 3 hours so now my body has gotten used to me resting for those 3
hours

***baba looked down with his jaws clenched***

Baba : its gonna be well my boy you are with your own people now so we will do anything to make
sure your beast behaves

Bab’dlamini: where is that woman you married

***Thorsten frowned***

Thor: how did you know im…

*** bab’dlamini interrupted him***

Bab’dlamini: the sooner you get used to me knowing things the better my boy

***Thorsten nodded***

Baba: I hope you divorced her cause shes not your chosen one

Thor: yes we divorced…wait what do you mean shes not my chosen one

Baba: our beast chooses wives for us my boy and that girl is lucky to still be alive even today cause it
was a matter of time before you woke up with her ripped to pieces next to you and not know or
remember what happened you are supposed to marry only your chosen one and not just any girl you
meet

***Thorsten sighed deeply***

Thor: she said shes pregnant

Bab’dlamini: mxm its not yours so don’t worry yourself about her whoring ways cause you weren’t
supposed to marry her in the first place

***Thorsten looked at bab’dlamini with a serious look***

Thor: what do you mean the pregnancy is not mine

Bab’dlamini: deep down you know its not yours smiso

***Thorsten looked down angry***

Baba: shes not worth it smiso in fact her job is done

Thor: what job

Bab’dlamini: you were supposed to meet your chosen one five years ago but since your ancestors
didn’t know you they couldn’t guide you to her or link your paths but you will meet her sooner than
expected

Baba: and when you do never and I mean never ever let her go smiso or you’ll die just like your
father did if not worse than he did ,I hope im making myself clear boy

***Thorsten just looked at him***

Baba: I hate repeating myself boy

***Thorsten sighed rubbing his beard roughly***

Thor: I hear you

Baba: “ I hear you” what?

***Thorsten huffed***

Thor: I hear you Mkhulu

Baba: f’tsek do I look like an old man for you to call me Mkhulu

***Thorsten chuckled while shaking his head with disbelief ***

Thor: ok sorry…. I hear you baba

Baba: that wasn’t hard was is

***Thorsten just shook his head with a smirk on his face***

Bab’dlamini: you’re such a bully khumalo

Baba: mxm

Bab’dlamini: anyway is there anything else you would like to know

Thor: did my…the man that got my mother pregnant have any other children

Baba: what do you mean by “ the man that got your mother pregnant”

Thor: that’s what he is right

Baba: and what about the man that raised you

Thor: what about him

Bab’dlamini: Langa don’t please

Baba: hai man dlamini all this rubbish needs to come to an end, you are fucken old to be acting like a
fucken spoiled brat

Thor: askies what

Baba: I didn’t stutter did I, my son never abandon you or your mother your mother is the one that
disappeared and im sure with that piece of shit that raised you

Thor: DON’T TALK ABOUT MY FATHER LIKE THAT

***he roared***

Baba: WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY ABOUT YOU RAISING YOUR VOICE WHEN YOU SPEAK TO ME BOY

Thor: nx

***he said that standing up***

Baba: SIT THE FUCK DOWN NOW

***thorsten looked at baba with a scary look but baba wasn’t shaken one bit***

Baba: I SAID SIT THE FUCK DOWN BEFORE I LOSE MY FUCKEN COOL WITH YOU BOY

Bab’dlamini: sit down smiso man

***after some time, Thorsten did while breathing heavily***

Baba: RESPECT smiso… look, you may be feared out there by all but in our family, you come down
from your high horse and respect your elders, I can tolerate a lot of shit except for disrespect…. I
hope we will never talk about this again cause I really hate repeating myself

***Thorsten didn’t say anything he just looked down with his jaws clenched ***

Bab’dlamini: can we all calm down please….. smiso is there anything else you would like to ask

Thor: why did the man that…why did my father run mad
Bab’dlamini: because his chosen one left him

Thor: elaborate

Baba: please!

***Thorsten huffed***

Thor: elaborate please

***he said that then shook his head while looking down***

Bab’dlamini: if your chosen one leaves you and falls for another man you’ll run man and die

Thor: so the man that….. I mean my father died because my mother fell for another man

***bab’dlamini nodded ***

Thor: so the brothers are with their chosen ones

*** Bab’dlamini nodded***

Baba: even nhlaka and muzi are married to their soulmates

Thor: they don’t have beasts

Baba: no they don’t, your uncle adopted them when they were young so they are also part of the
khumalo clan

***Thorsten nodded…..well they spoke about other things and they went inside the main house and
Ma was almost done with cooking…they went to sit in the lounge and baba told Thorsten to pour the
three of them whiskey and they sat down…..soon after Ma came from the kitchen and set the table
then she told them they can go sit there and eat and they did***

Ma: so smiso do you have kids

Thor: no Ma I don’t

Ma: ok but don’t worry once you meet your chosen one you’ll start making babies

***thorsten just smirked***

Thor: how will I know when I meet the chosen one

Bab’dlamini: your beast will react to her but not in a bad way and when you do, believe me my boy
you’ll never let her go i mean you’ll even follow her to the toilet just like this one does

***he said pointing at baba and they laughed but smiso did what he does best and that being to
chuckle ***

Baba: today you woke up in the morning just to pick on me neh dlamini

***they laughed***

Ma: so my son what do you do for a living

Thor: im a business man I have companies, clubs and restaurants that I own and im also an
independent contractor with our country’s military
Ma: wow im happy you did well for yourself and im sorry we weren’t there to see you grow up but I
promise from now on we will be there for you all the way ok and you must come visit us in kzn so
you can meet the rest of the family

***Thorsten nodded, he could see the love this woman has for him and it reminded him of his
mother’s love when she was still alive… anyway after their lunch Thorsten said his goodbyes to
everyone even though Ma didn’t want to let him go but he promised to come visit her soon….well he
got into his car and drove out***

Bab’dlamini: its time

Baba: time for what

Bab’dlamini: our wife can I have that sweet desert you like to make

*** he said that ignoring his question and baba kept quiet cause he knew he does that when the
ancestors don’t want him to disclose whatever it is they don’t want him to disclose***

Ma: did I say I made a desert

Bab’dlamini: I know you made it cause you know how much I love it

Baba: you should remarry dlamini and stop troubling my wife

Bab’dlamini: I will never remarry khumalo my late wife and I made a promise to each other to never
remarry if either one of us passes on

Ma: that is so sweet

Baba: but you need someone to take care of you bafo

Bab’dlamini: and who said I don’t have that someone

Baba: hehe wadla udlamini

***they laughed***

Bab’dlamini: fosek Langa ( piss off Langa)

***they continued to laugh***

Ma: im happy he is found

Baba: me too sthandwa sami

*** as Thorsten was driving his phone rang and he answered even though he didn’t recognise the
number***

Thor: Yah.

Voice: Hi….ummm is this Thorsten Boateng?

***A sweet melodic voice spoke***

Thor: Who wants to know?

Voice: its Imani, Desiree’s cousin.

Thor: ooh Ok what can I do for you?

Imani: Ummm I don’t know how I should say this so im just gonna say it… Desiree left, and she gave
me a letter to give to you so that’s why im calling.

Thor: What do you mean left and what letter?

Imani: She said I must give it to you once she’s gone so that’s why im calling

Thor: Let me guess… she ran away.

***she kept quiet***

Thor: Mmmmh, I’m on the road now… where can we meet so you can give me that stupid letter?

Jolene: Ummm I’m at Mugg & Bean now at Wonderpark mall.

Thor: Ok

***Then he dropped the call and drove to Wonderpark, even though it was a bit far from where he
was but he drove there anywhere …. After what felt like forever he arrived at the mall and he packed
his car, got out and went inside, ladies were busy drooling at him as he walked inside the mall as if
he owned it. Well he arrived at mug & bean and he took out his phone and dialled “ Imani’s “
numbers and he saw a beautiful lady answering her phone and he went to her dropping the call and
he sat down in front of her***

Thor: hi

***Imani swallowed hard as she stared at Thorsten who immediately intimidated her***

Imani: hhi

***she said with a soft melodic voice and she could tell it was Thorsten by his scary voice ***

Thor: im here so where is the letter

***she quickly took out an envelope and gave it to him and he took it and opened it and he sat back
and read the letter….well it read:

“Dear Thorsten

Im sorry for failing to make our marriage work, im sorry for failing to meet my end of the bargain
and im certainly sorry for cheating. I know you knew all along of what I was busy doing on my trips
and im still shocked even today that you’ve never confronted me or beat me up because of it cause I
got a glimpse of the man you really are that’s why I didn’t even fight you when you asked for a
divorce, I let all the money that you were showering me with get into my head that I suddenly
became wild and flirty with other men thinking I own the world . Another thing is the baby is not
yours and the worst part is I don’t even know who the father is but I know its not yours cause when I
fell pregnant it was when I was in Paris….. im sorry Thorsten, I know you probably hate me now and
that you would land me in ICU for betraying you if you set your eyes on me so that’s why I left…. I
hope you find it in your heart to forgive me some day because I truly love you Thorsten

PS….. Desiree “ ****

*** well Thorsten clicked his tongue and he squashed the paper with his big hand into a roll and he
put it on the table and he looked at Imani…..there was something about her that fascinated him, yes
she was beautiful in fact she was extremely beautiful but he was captured more by the innocence
and pain that was visible on her eyes***

Thor: how are you related to Desiree

Imani: we…we are cousins

Thor: how

Imani: our mothers are twins

Thor: mmmmh….so is your father white or coloured?

Imani: coloured, well so I have heard from my mother

***Thorsten raised his one eyebrow gosh he looked sexy while doing that ***

Imani: ummm I’ve…. I’ve never met him before

Thor: mmmh, so where is your cousin Desiree

***she shrugged her shoulders***

Imani: I don’t know she just came to my house and gave me the letter and your phone numbers and
told me to call you so we can meet and I hand you the letter

Thor: mmmmh…well when she calls you, which im sure she’ll do just to confirm that you gave me
the letter, tell her I say she should continue running fast and she shouldn’t even look back cause if
she even makes one mistake and I set my eyes on her she’ll curse the day she met me…..ooh and
tell her I wont look for her cause she’s not worth it but if I lay my eyes on her…mmmmh……

***Imani nodded looking scared ***

Thor: ooh and the fact that he can strangle you like that it means there’s no love there girly, cause a
man that truly loves you wont even lay his hand on your pretty self

***Imani looked at him with her eyes popped out then Thorsten stood up***

Thor: its blazing hot outside and you are wearing a scarf and you tied it as if its already winter
around your neck and again that blue eye you tried to hide with your make up but failed miserably is
a give away

*** Imani just looked down holding back her tears ***

Thor: girly look here, its either you chose to be a victim of abuse until the day he beats you to death
or you chose to be a survivor of abuse by walking away cause believe me if he’s capable of doing
that to your pretty face then he’s capable of killing you in cold blood

***then he walked away leaving Imani sobbing silently****

**** on his way out, he called jay***

Jay: smiso

Thor: sho…ummm can you call your brothers and let’s meet at my house we need to talk
Jay: ok I’ll tell them, see you in an hours’ time

Thor: nah make it one and a half hour

Jay: ok cool

***they ended the call and Thorsten sighed ***

INSERT…..77

****NARRATED****

**** They were now sited at Thorsten’s lounge and he cleared his throat ***

Thor: I called ya’ll here to talk about the recent revelation concerning my paternity, ummm I went to
bab’dlamini house and we talked in fact I asked questions and he answered where he could

Jay: ok

Thor: and well your grandfather and grandmother were also there

Jase: are you satisfied with their answer

***he sighed***

Thor: well their answers were straight forward and I didn’t get a vibe that they are lying or
withholding information

Muzi: why did you decide to go see bab’dlamini

Thor: nomhle is the one that advised me to……..mmmh can you believe she also threatened to shoot
me on my ass this time

***they chuckled***

Jay: you’re not the only one, she also said im gonna pay for not telling her sooner about you being a
khumalo

***they laughed***

Snakes: that’s why im paying far away from her until she gives birth I don’t wanna be a victim of her
abuses

***they laughed***

Thor: so how do you all feel about me being part of the family

Snakes: well as for me the thing is I don’t like the fact that you are darker than I am

***they looked at him***

Snakes: what? its how I feel haw

***they just chuckled while shaking their heads***

Jay: well I don’t like the fact that your muscles are bigger than mine

Jase: me too bafo

Muzi: well as for me I don’t like the fact that you know a lot about medical stuff, im the doctor here
and not you

***Thorsten just chuckled while shaking his head***

Thor: im serious and ya’ll are making jokes

Jay: who said we are joking

Thor: ok then is that all ya’ll don’t like about me

Snakes: ooh and I hate the fact that you own a club and I don’t

***they laughed***

Snakes: ooh and I hate the fact that you are a retired military man and im not

***they laughed again***

Thor: ok ok I get it now

Snakes: one last thing , I hate the fact that you can wear an orange long sleeved v-neck shirt and it
will look sharp on you where else on me I look like something a cow vomited out

***they all busted out with laughter ***

Thor: ok I get it snakes

Muzi: so where to from here

***Thorsten sighed***

Thor: I have no idea cause I don’t even know where to start to investigate the letter thing between
my mother and biological father

Jay: is it necessary for you to know

Thor: I need to know what happened, I suffered jay and I want to know the person who instigated
that whole shit cause the person who swapped those letters, that’s if they were swapped, messed
up everything for me cause now I believe that if my biological father was still alive I wouldn’t have
been stuck in a beast form for three months and no one would have been sacrificed for me to turn
back to my human form

***the brothers kept quiet***

Thor: I don’t know how this whole shit of being a khumalo will work out, all I want is there shouldn’t
be any bad blood between us

Jase: there’s none whatsoever smiso

Muzi: yeah, we saw how much Ma was hurting when bab’mkhulu Jabulani’s name was mentioned
around her so you being here I know for a fact that from now she’s gonna live in peace and be happy
for real
Snakes: well as for me the only problem about this is that you are darker than me and also your
muscles are bigger than mine, that’s the only problem I have with you

Jay: can you be serious for once man

Snakes: and who said im not

Thor: so what I should do then snakes

Snakes: skin lightening

Thor: jy is mal ( you are crazy)

***they laughed***

Snakes: but you asked mos

Thor: mxm

***snakes laughed***

Snakes: im kidding man, on a serious note we have no bad blood with you…right fozas

***they nodded***

Snake: well just so you know you are the third last in the family, its me, jay, jase, muzi, then you,
princess and Brandon

Thor: well im older than all of you in case you haven’t notice

Snakes: age means nothing so from now on call me bhuti

***they laughed out loud***

Thor: you are mad

Jay: you are getting worse by the day snakes

***they laughed while Thorsten chuckled***

Snakes: f’sek jay

Jay: nawe ( you too)

Thor: so who’s princess and Brandon

Jase: our younger siblings

***Thorsten nodded***

Thor: what about uncles and aunts

Snakes: stay away from Bongi anyone else you can get friendly with them except for Bongi

***they chuckled***

Thor: explain

Snakes: she’s a wicked bitch that’s all i can say

Muzi: you do know she’s your mother in law right

Snakes: fuck her she can go jump off a bridge for all I can, anyone who makes my wife sad, hurt or
cry automatically becomes my enemy

Jay: and you’re not the only one on that

Snakes: she’s lucky she’s family or else she’d be dead by now nx

***then he started laughing and they looked at him like “and now”***

Snakes: eish you wont believe what I did to her last week

***he continued to laugh with tears now coming out***

Them: what

Snakes: she…

**he said that and tried to compose himself***

Snakes: ….. she came to visit, ok let me put it this way she came because she wanted money from
Ntombi she was busy saying her friend brought a new car and she also want to buy a new car cause
she can never be second best to her friend, can you believe which car she wanted…

Jase: which car

Snakes: a fucken Maserati, as old as she is she wanted a fucken Maserati……I don’t even know
where she saw it or how she even know about it but that’s what she wanted, she was busy saying “ I
gave birth to you so whatever I want you must give to me cause it wasn’t easy to push that big head
of yours out” yeses Ntombi was fuming she was even ready to kick her out but I came up with a
better solution…… and damn I taught her a lesson she’ll never forget

Muzi: no snakes, tell me you didn’t…is that why Ntombi brought her to my practice that day

***snakes laughed***

Snakes: yeah she deserved it bafo

Thor: what did you do snakes

Snakes: I sprinkled a lot of Epsom salt on her plate of food with Ntombi watching and my beautiful
wife gave her the plate and she ate like a fucken beggar busy complimenting ntombi’s cooking skills(
which was a first) with us trying so hard not to laugh then half way through her food then boom
her stomach started making funny noises and she excused herself and rushed to the toilet

***they all busted out with loud laughter***

Snakes: she didn’t sleep the whole night fozas and in the morning Ntombi took her to muzi’s practise
cause she kept on saying “ im dying, nkosi yam help ”

***they laughed some more***

Snakes: she stayed two days then she left without even asking for that money she came for

***they laughed some more***

Thor: ya’ll should have just given her the money

Jay: that old bitch is greedy as fuck, she mistreats Ntombi in fact she has never been a mother to her
all she cares about is moola….can you believe she once hooked up Ntombi with some sugar daddy
when she was 18, busy making money using her

Thor: what? mxm you should have poured the whole packet then

***they laughed***

Snakes: can you believe three weeks back she asked Ntombi for R50 000 saying she wants to
renovate her house cause she said in a week’s time she had a Stokvel meeting at her house and she
wanted to buy new couches and fridge and many other stuff and we gave it to her to avoid her
bickering and last week she came with that Maserati shit nx

Muzi: since then did she call

Snakes: nah im sure she’s embarrassed cause Ntombi said she shit on herself that night I poured
that Epsom salt

***they busted out with loud laughter***

Thor: ya’ll are crazy as fuck

Jase: and soon you’ll join us

***Thorsten just shook his head smirking…..he couldn’t believe that the same feared khumalo
brothers are the ones that are acting like stupid teenagers when they are together chilling….and
another thing is he also couldn’t believe that they just accepted him just like that***

****NOMHLE****

***well its been four weeks since I found out about smiso being a khumalo and im glad him and his
brothers ( cousins) are on talking terms and as for me I miss my home, my bed and I definitely miss
sex nkosi yam and this little beast in my womb is kicking like nobody’s business and his double kicks
every time are getting stronger and stronger and I can’t deal, now I just wanna go home***

Jay: themba lam what’s wrong…. Why are you crying

***he said that with a worried look on his face and I just continued to cry…..i didn’t even see him
walking in***

Me: I wanna…I wanna go home jay

***he pulled me closer to him and he held me tight***

Jay: themba lam you know why you can’t go home

Me: what if you find someone who will satisfy you sexually jay, I know you love sex and I haven’t
given you any in weeks

***he let go of me and he looked at me with a frown***

Jay: nomhle

Me: no jay, you don’t even touch me, all you do is baby kiss me and cuddle me

***he sighed looking down***

Jay: you’re in hospital nomhle and you were shot….

***I interrupted him***

Me: so

Jay: what do you want me to do then, tell me

Me: just go jay

Jay: don’t do that nomhle ok, I won’t let you push me away or do whatever it is you trying to do, if
you want me to fuck you I’ll fuck you but don’t tell me to go

***I kept quiet cause he looks pissed off now***

Jay: look I know all this is too much for you themba lam but please understand your situation, we
can’t lose the remaining baby nomhle I don’t think I will survive it that’s why I moved here with you
so you don’t stress too much

***I still kept quiet, mxm now I don’t even know why im crying or why im mad ***

Jay: themba lam

Me: im horny jay, I feel like im not longer sexy for you and it hurts

***I said that sobbing…gosh can’t I just give birth already cause this is embarrassing***

Jay: you are sthandwa sam, believe me you are, the reason why I haven’t touched you like that is
because im scared I might hurt you that’s all

***he wiped my tears and perked my lips then he stood up and helped me stand up too and he
pulled me towards the bathroom and we got in and closed the door then he locked it and he picked
me up and he put me on top of the basin-counter and he took of my pyjama pants and he pulled
down his jeans along with his boxers and mntungwa sprung out, I smiled gosh I missed him ***

Me: can I touch him

***he smirked***

Jay: he’s all yours themba lam

**** I grabbed him and I felt him twitch and I jerked him up and down gently and he groaned….we
kissed with him rubbing my clit, gosh I missed this, he then pulled my lower body closer to his and I
positioned mntungwa on my entrance and he pushed himself in….he went deeper and groaned from
deep down his throat while facing up with his eyes closed while I moaned out loud, then he looked
down on me with a serious face***

Jay: fuck I missed you themba lam, I missed being inside of you…..i love you so much nomhle

Me: I love you too

***we kissed and he started to move, ooh my Lord it felt so good that I wanted to scream out loud
but its like he saw that’s what I wanted to do cause he put his hand on my mouth while his other
hand was around my waist , as for me my one hand was on the counter balancing myself and my
other one was on his shoulder grabbing him…. He increased his pace a bit going in and out of me
faster while groaning here and there and cursing and as for me I felt like I was on cloud nine…. After
a few more thrusts I felt my build up and I held his shoulder tighter and I tried to scream but he
tightened the grip on my mouth and I screamed anyways with his hand still closing my mouth when
an orgasm hit me hard that even tears came out…. Well he increased his pace by the second and I
immediately felt my body come back to life as he went faster and faster while groaning from deep
down his throat, gosh he looked so sexy and I felt my build up again when he hit my g-spot again…. I
held him tight again and I felt his body tense up***

Jay: fuck….wait for me themba lam

***he said that with a deeper voice with sweat on his face ****

Jay: come with me nomhle…..fuck come with me themba lam

*** I immediately let go and my body shook uncontrollably from my head to my toes and almost
immediately I felt his dick expand inside me and he slammed into me hard pushing in deeper and
deeper shooting all his cum inside of me groaning then he stopped groaning and gasped for air a bit
with his body shaking while facing up, then he looked at me with red eyed***

Jay: I hope I didn’t hurt you or the baby

***I shook my head with a lazy smile on my face ***

Jay: I love you and thank you for this

Me: I should be the one thanking you and I love you too

***I said that giving him that lazy smile again….. then he pulled out slowly and he bend and kissed
my belly and those two kicks happened again…ok this becoming weirder, I think I should tell muzi
about them***

Jay: do you feel pain

***he said that with a panic voice when he sees me rubbing my belly with a frown on my face

Me: no your son is doing his double kicks as usual

***he released a “ sigh of relief” then he got closer and rubbed my belly and he kissed it again and
he came with a roll of tissue and he cleaned me up and opened the shower taps and we took a
shower with his giving me another round…..gosh im happy I got serviced people…. Damn i wish you
could see the smile on my face now***

****NARRATED****
***after their shower they lotioned and got dressed and cuddled in her bed***

Jay: nomhle don’t ever and I mean ever think that I’ll cheat on you again cause themba lam I’ve
learned my lesson, I cant lose you for anything or anyone so please get rid of such thoughts ok

***she nodded and he kissed the top of her head ***

Nomhle: so will you talk to muzi about discharging me

***he sighed***

Jay: he’ll disagree cause as much as me and you cant lose this baby he’s also scared of losing the
little ninja themba lam, he’s doing everything in his power to see that, that doesn’t happen

*** nomhle sighed***

Nomhle: I just miss home jay, I miss tiara so much it hurts, our bed, my kitchen and cinema room

***she sniffed and jay held her tight ***

Jay: I know themba lam but can we both sacrifice our wants for our need…. We need our son to
make it so lets sacrifice our comfortable bed and many other things we want please

***she sighed and nodded….. soon after muzi walked in with their takeaways and they ate over a
silly conversation, that’s until nomhle held her baby bump clenching her jaws tight as she felt a sharp
pain on her lower abnormal area and jay and muzi rushed to her***

Jay: what’s wrong themba lam

Nomhle: I felt a sharp pain here

***she showed them, well the pain was now fading away***

Muzi: felt?

Nomhle: yeah its fading away now

***jay was terrified that the little deed they did early might be the cause, he brushed his head
roughly***

Jay: we made love earlier could it be that bafo

***nomhle gave him a death stare and muzi looked at both of them and he just shook his head***

Muzi: so you two couldn’t wait heh ….in the hospital nogal, nc nc nc

***he said that shaking his head with a smile on his face and nomhle just looked away embarrassed
while jay just chuckled .… well muzi called in a nurse and told her to wheel in the sonar machine and
she did, then he applied the cold gel on her lower stomach and moved that device on her belly and a
loud heart beat was heard and jay and nomhle smiled with tears in their eyes with jay holding
nomhle’s hand tight but not too tight…… muzi was smiling until he heard something that caught his
attention, then his smile faded and jay saw that***

Jay: bafo what’s wrong

***he asked with his heart beating fast***

Muzi: listen carefully bafo

***jay tried to say something but muzi put his finger on his lips indicating he should keep quiet and
jay did***

Muzi: listen

***and jay listened carefully as muzi increased the volume of the machine, as for nomhle she was
lost cause her heart was beating fast that she couldn’t even hear whatever muzi was telling jay to
listen to….and jay heard three heart beats, the other one was faint but it was almost beating at the
same singular mode as the loud one and jay’s eyes popped out looking at muzi***

Nomhle: what’s wrong muzi…jay?

***she asked looking worried***

Muzi: its…its nothing serious…

***he then cleared his throat ***

Muzi: I would ask for a second opinion about this but I don’t trust anyone especially with the fact
that she’s carrying beasts in here, they might want to do further tests and shit and we cant have that
cause we don’t know if he’s ok because of the man upstairs or because of his beast

***he said that looking at jay***

Nomhle: what are you two talking about

Muzi: he’s alive nomhle, the other baby is alive

***nomhle’s eyes popped out looking at muzi and tears sprung out ***

Nomhle: wha…what

Jay: he’s still breathing themba lam, our boy is still breathing

*** he said that trying not to break down in front of nomhle***

Nomhle: how… but you said he’s dead

Muzi: i don’t even know how nomhle but now he’s alive

***its been three days since they found out the other baby is still breathing and since then nomhle
has been experiencing cramps every now and then and muzi even attached wires on her belly with
machine surrounding her, he’s been monitoring the twins heart beats and nomhle’s and not
forgetting her blood pressure, the nurse was even ordered to check nomhle’s BP every 15 minutes
so in simple words, he’s not taking any chances***

Jay: how are you feeling now themba lam

Nomhle: the cramps have subsided

***he sighed***
Jay: im sorry you’re going through all this themba lam I wish I can take away your pain

***he said that with a pained voice***

Nomhle: I’ll be fine jay, as along as our boys are ok then all this is worth it

***jay sighed ***

Jay: I love you nomhle and thank you for holding on for our sons

***she smiled faintly, and jay kissed her hand and she closed her eyes and rested and jay stood up
and kissed her forehead and he went to stand by the window looking outside with his hands in his
pockets, then jase, muzi, snakes and smiso walked in and they glanced at nomhle and they could see
she was sleeping so they went to jay***

Jase: how long has she been sleeping

***he whispered ***

Jay: she just slept now

Muzi: lets go outside so we don’t wake her up

***they walked out and stood outside the door***

Snakes: how is she

***he asked looking at muzi***

Muzi: she’s gonna be fine the babies are almost done with turning to face down so im hopeful that
once they are done the cramps will stop

Smiso: so you mean to tell us that all this time the other baby’s heart beat couldn’t be detected

Muzi: yeah that’s why he was declared dead

Jase: I guess this case is similar to kedi’s concerning nqobile

Jay: yeah

Snakes: but on a very serious note muzi, is the other baby gonna be ok

Muzi: yeah I believe so bafo I mean we thought he was dead and we even mourned his dead and all
along he’s been alive so i believe he will be ok, and another thing is she’ll have to deliver through c-
section because of the broken or punctured amniotic sac

***they nodded and jase patted jay’s back***

Jase: she’s gonna be ok bafo…ooh and the girls will come tomorrow to see her

*** jay nodded…..well they spoke some more and jase, snakes and smiso left while muzi went to do
his rounds and jay went inside and he watched nomhle sleep***

.
**** nomhle woke up in the middle of the night when she felt wet on her lower body more
especially between her legs, she touched between her legs and yes she wasn’t dreaming she was
really wet. Then her heart started to beat fast as it clicked that she peed on the bed while sleeping
and tears started coming out with embarrassment washing all over her, she tried to sit up but she
couldn’t as she felt a lot of weight on her lower abdomen….she bit her lower lip with tears gushing
out as she contemplated on whether she should wake jay up or call a nurse, but then she thought of
how nurses are since she once was one, meaning by tomorrow half of the hospital employees will
know about her ”current short comings” cause she once overheard two nurses talking about her
when they thought she was asleep days ago when they came to do their rounds, they were busy
saying that she thinks she’s Mitchell Obama or something with a bodyguard outside her door and
the special treatment she received especially from muzi so she knows she’ll be the talk of the
hospital so jay is the safer option for her even though she didn’t want him to see her like this***

Nomhle: jay

***she called him with a low voice ***

Nomhle: JAY!

***She now raised her voice a bit ***

Jay: mmmh

Nomhle: jay wake up

***he didn’t move for a bit then he quickly sat up ***

Jay: baby….what? ….…are you ok

***he said that getting out of bed and going to her***

Jay: what’s wrong

Nomhle: i….. I think…I peed on the bed

***she said whispering***

Jay: huh

Nomhle: I peed on the bed jay

Jay: ooh…ok umm should I call the nurse

***she quickly shook her head***

Jay: ok I’ll switch the sheets on my bed with yours and we will both sleep here ok

***she nodded not even looking at him and jay made her look at him***

Jay: don’t be embarrassed ok we in this together themba lam

***she nodded and jay wiped her tears ***

Jay: just so you know the day im gonna shit on myself you better not laugh and you better clean me
up with a smile on your face jy verstaan

***nomhle smiled looking away and jay made her look at him and he perked her lips***
Jay: I love you

Nomhle: I love you too

***then immediately a sharp pain hit her on her lower abdomen and she screamed holding her
stomach***

Jay: whats wrong nomhle

Nomhle: pa…pain

Jay: fuck

***he quickly grabbed his phone and called muzi while buzzing for the nurses to come with nomhle
busy screaming holding her belly***

Nomhle: JAYYYY!

***she screamed out loud and jay rushed to her as the nurse walked in and as soon as she saw the
state nomhle was in she rushed out to call muzi…..jay didn’t know what to do and he felt like shit
for not knowing what to do…. Then the nurse walked in with another nurse and they asked jay to go
outside and he blatantly told them NO!.....they kept on asking nomhle questions and she kept on
swearing at them telling them to take out the babies or she’ll rip them out herself ****

Nomhle: TAKE THEM OUT NOW! I SAID TAKE THEM OUT

***she screamed with jay calling muzi again busy looking frightened ***

Nomhle: IM GONNA FUCKEN KILL YOU JAY YOU HEAR ME YOU ARE FUCKEN DEAD YOU SON OF A
BITCH, YOU GONNA FUCKEN PAY FOR GETTING ME PREGNANT YOU FUCKEN JERKASS BASTARD…..IM
GONNA FUCKEN KILL YOU YOU HEAR ME

***jay stood there looking at her with a scared look on his face***

Nomhle: OOH GOD PLEASE HELP ME…HELP ME GOD THIS USELESS NURSES AND THE BASTARD JAY
DON’T WANT TO TAKE OUT THIS BABIES…… TAKE THEM OUT NOW

****then she cried out loud then she stopped and she did breath ins and out and when the
contractions hit her again she wailed out…..jay sat on the floor at the corner of the room with his
hands on his head facing down with his eyes shut as nomhles heart piercing screams and cries
stabbed his heart hard……. After sometime she felt the need to push then she held her breath and
pushed, the nurse saw that and told her to stop cause she’s supposed to deliver through c-section
but she ignored her and pushed again with the nurse screaming at her to stop or she might kill the
baby. Jay quickly stood up and rushed to her ***

Jay: nomhle listen to the nurse you might kill the babies

***he pleaded with her***

Nomhle: ARE YOU THE ONE CARRYING THE BABIES HEH…ARE YOU?

***she quickly held her breath again and she pushed with her legs wide open ….then she stopped
and she did a breath in and out and she pushed again……right then muzi rushed in and the nurse
told him she didn’t listen to them when they told her not to push***
**** well by now jay was waiting outside the door busy pacing up and down listening to nomhle
busy screaming her lungs out with muzi saying she should push one more time and that he can see
the head of the baby, by now nurses were going in and out of the room pushing things inside and
running out, it was just nerve racking nje ….. after sometime he heard a cry of a baby and he froze
then he heard muzi telling nomhle to continue to push or the other baby might suffocate and he
heard nomhle screaming and after some time there was silence……jay then rushed inside and he
stopped on his tracks when he saw all the blood on the bed between nomhle’s legs and he freaked
out***

Jay: nomhle! God nooo…..nomhle!

***he called out for her and she didn’t move ***

Muzi: jay go outside please!

***he didn’t move and one nurse pulled him outside and he didn’t even fight her…he went outside
and tears just streamed down his face as his mind kept on going back to the blood he saw on the bed
***

**** after what felt like forever the door opened and muzi stepped out and he went to sit next to
jay on the floor ***

Jay: please tell me she’s alive

Muzi: yeah she is

***he breathed out with relief***

Jay: and my kids

***muzi sighed***

Muzi: they are alive but the other boy is smaller than the other one, even his cry was low and his
hair is blondish brown and curly and his eyes are light blue in colour and scary if I may add and the
other boy has brown curly hair and grey eyes….i guess your maternal genes are strong neh

Jay: yeah I mean look at ngobile so will they make it, both nomhle and my boys

***he sighed again***

Muzi: yeah, you know nomhle is one tough cookie, even though she lost a lot of blood she’ll be ok…..
you know I cant believe she pushed them out bafo….your woman is crazy im telling you

***jay sniffed and muzi put his arm around his shoulder and they stayed like that for some time ***

Jay: can I see them

Muzi: they are still busy with her once they are done you can go see them

***he nodded***

Muzi: mxm eish I forgot to say this…….congratulations Mr khumalo you are a father to two boys

***jay chuckled***

Jay: and congratulations Mr Ntuli- khumalo you are an uncle to two boys
***they both laughed***

Jay: thank you for making sure they are ok

Muzi: its my job as your brother and a doctor bafo but our blue eyed one is still gonna stay here for
some time until he fully grows and that im sure he’s out of danger

***jay nodded***

Muzi: ooh and the little ninjas are gonna stay in their incubator in their mother’s room for safety
precautions

Jay: ok

****NOMHLE’S POV****

***I opened my eyes and scanned the room and I saw an incubator not far from me and jay standing
next to it with his hands in his pocket, so I really gave birth wow….i cleared my throat and jay quickly
turned and walked closer to me with a smile on his face and he kissed my forehead***

Jay: hey mommy

***I smiled faintly, damn my body hurts and I don’t even wanna talk about the pain that is between
my legs***

Me: can I have some water

*** I said that with my scratchy voice and he quickly helped me drink the water and I laid back***

Me: are they alive

***he nodded with a smile on his face***

Jay: thank you for the precious gifts themba lam thank you so much

Me: mxm you owe me big time

***he laughed***

Jay: I know themba lam trust me I know

*** he then bends down and perked my lips***

Me: and to think I thought I peed on the bed only to find out my water just broke

***he chuckled…gosh he looked happy you could clearly see it on his face***

Me: can I see them

Jay: ofcourse

***he helped me out of the bed with my two drips, one of it has blood in it and the other one has
water in it….. I walked slowly with my legs slightly patted and I stood next to the incubator and I
immediately fell in love with them, the other one has blondish brown hair and the other one has
brown hair ***

Me: they look so adorable jay

***I said that with tears running down my cheeks***

Jay: yeah they do

Me: the one with blond hair is tiny jay

Jay: he is the one that was declared dead but don’t worry he will grow to be a strong boy just like his
father

***I smiled looking up at him***

Jay: I’ll forever be grateful for this nomhle, you don’t know how happy you just made me

***he kissed the top of my head***

Me: im glad he’s alive

Jay: me too…. My brothers and their wives are on their way, so is ma, baba, bab’dlamini, princess
and Brandon are on their way also

Me: including smiso

Jay: he was here and he left but he’ll be back later

Me: ok….so have you named them

Jay: yeah…blondie here is Lwazi Keenan khumalo and brownie here is Lwandile Keagan khumalo

Me: wow I love them jay

Jay: I knew you would themba lam

***he kissed the top of my head****

Jay: lets go and shower before they get here

***I nodded and he took my bag and we went to the bathroom***

INSERT……78

**** JAY’S POV****

****wow im a father to two boys, to two adorable boys and that makes me the happiest arrogant
jerk on earth. I love nomhle even more now that she fought hard for my boys to be born, she’s one
strong woman I must say, and I feel like a boss that she’s all mine and mine alone …. anyway, it’s
been a week since she gave birth and im glad blondie is doing well, he’s growing and muzi said if he’s
impressed with his progress by next week he will discharge him. As for nomhle she’s complaining
that she wants to go home and muzi said she can go with brownie only since blondie is not yet ready
to go home but then she said she’s not going anywhere without her other son, so yah the struggle is
real with her, but I love her nonetheless. Now im in the waiting room with my brothers (including
smiso) ***

Jase: so, baba said in three weeks’ time we should come to KZN and that it will only be for one night
since someone is a new daddy

***I just smiled***

Thor: why did he call us

Muzi: the sooner you get used to that old man doing things his way and not getting an explanation
as to why he does them the better smiso

Thor: ai that old man frustrates the fuck out of me

***he huffed***

Snakes: and you aint seen nothing yet

Muzi: so what about nomhle and the kids cause she’ll be discharged by then

Me: Ma will come this side to help her with the babies

***they nodded***

Me: smiso did you talk to your MaJoice

Thor: yeah she doesn’t have a problem and she will start this weekend

Snakes: and what about you

Thor: I’ll get someone new don’t worry plus I live alone so she’ll be of good use to nomhle

***snakes nodded***

Me: I hope she wont be another Madlamini

Thor: nah shes not, that woman has been my helper ever since I settled this side and shes been good

Me: ok, if you trust her then its all good

***he nodded***

Snakes: so jay you mean to tell me your dick woke blondie up from the dead

***we laughed***

Me: hai fosek man snakes

Muzi: it did bafo, I mean few minutes after hitting it then boom nomhle complains of cramps and
then a faint heart beat is heard on the sonar monitor

Me: really muzi so vele you are going to entertain his crazy theory

Muzi: kodwa its what happened mos

Me: mxm

***they laughed while smiso chuckled….. I noticed smiso never laughs actually, he just smirks or
chuckles …weird neh***
Snakes: you know jay I think we can make money out of your new-found gift

Me: what gift

Snakes: your “waking unborn babies from the dead “gift

***we laughed***

Me: mxm im not even gonna comment…you need help wena

***anyway we spoke some more until they decided to leave and I went back to my family…damn I
cant wait for them to come home***

**** NARRATED****

***Thorsten was now sitting in the lounge sipping on his whiskey with the tv playing, his mind kept
on wondering to that moment he met up with Desiree’s cousin Imani, the freckles around her nose
area and cheeks made her more beautiful so was her slightly pouty lips and glossy eyes made her
one beautiful woman, but the pain and sadness on the same glossy eyes made him wonder what
kind of a monster she was married to, yep he saw the shiny rock on her finger. His thoughts were
disturbed by the door opening and his father walked in with his guard holding his bag and Thorsten
stood up and hugged him and he sat down as his guard put his father’s bag down and he walked
out***

Mr.B: how are you son

Thor: im good and you

Mr.B: im ok is just that I had to deal with your mother before I left

***Thorsten almost rolled his eyes***

Thor: what did she do now

Mr.B: she made a startling accusation about you

***Thorsten raised his eyebrow looking at his father waiting for him to continue and Mr Boateng
sighed***

Mr.B: she accused you of making a move at her, she said you have been trying to get her to sleep
with you for years and she has been refusing you since

Thor: is that so

***his father nodded***

Thor: ok dad now tell me, do you think I would even look at your old wife like that

***his father kept quiet and Thorsten chuckled and he stood up***

Thor: well if you even think for a second I would look at that fat pig twice let alone want to sleep
with her then you definitely don’t know your son and you should be ashamed

Mr.B: don’t call my wife that Kwame you hear me

Thor: shes a fucken pig for the fact that she accused me of making a move on her, me Kwame
Boateng want to sleep with that useless good for nothing fat pig wife of yours really dad you think I
would stoop so low where else I can have any beautiful sexy woman I want nx

***then he started walking then he stopped and turned to look at his father with an angry face ***

Thor: just so you know I suggest you do a DNA test on Jackie

Mr.B: what…what do you mean

Thor: you should ask your dearest friend Mr Dumelo why is that

***then he walked away going upstairs mad as hell***

**** Three weeks later baby Lwazi was discharged and now they were safely home, and nomhle
was happy she was finally home in her own comfortable space and MaJoice has already started
working for them and she’s been of great help, her and nomhle were getting along just fine…….well
now nomhle and jay are standing in the balcony of their bedroom with jay’s arm around nomhle’s
shoulders while nomhle’s arms where around his waist and her head on his chest***

Jay: they are perfect themba lam thank you

Nomhle: but lwazi’s eyes jay….yho

Jay: yeah, eish he has a scary look and he’s just a few weeks old imagine

Nomhle: do you think is because of what happened to him

***jay nodded***

Jay: he’s alive themba lam that’s what is important, and he’s not disabled in anyway so we shouldn’t
worry

Nomhle: yeah, is just that when I look at his eyes I feel a cold shiver run down my spine

Jay: we don’t know what happened cause he was declared dead themba lam, who knows maybe his
little beast is the one that woke him up or it reacted and took over from him when you were shot…

***he sighed ***

Jay: I don’t know but what I know is that anything is possible with our beasts themba lam we should
just be thankful that hes alive

Nomhle: yeah you are right, I just love them so much and I don’t want anything happening to them

***he kissed the top of her head***

Jay: me too themba lam, me too and bab’dlamini said we shouldn’t worry about him he’s gonna be
ok but he’ll be different but not in a bad way

Nomhle: yeah I just hope his beast doesn’t trouble him when he grows up
Jay: don’t worry we have bab’dlamini so we have nothing to worry about

***she looked up at jay and they kissed then they pulled out and stared into each other’s eyes with
so much love in their eyes***

Nomhle: thank you for getting me pregnant

***jay chuckled***

Jay: ooh you are thanking me now but when you were in labour you swore at me shouting that you
gonna kill me and stuff

***nomhle giggled embarrassed***

Nomhle: ooh come on khumalo, what happens in a labour ward stays there asseblief

***jay laughed softly***

Jay: you scared me you know that, I was truly terrified especially of the look you were giving me

***nomhle laughed***

Nomhle: like nhlaka always says, im the mother of beasts so….

***jay laughed out loud and nomhle joined her***

Nomhle: so how long will you be gone

Jay: just one night

Nomhle: mmmh

Jay: I’ll be back the following day ok

***she nodded holding tight onto jay and jay inhaled her scent ***

Jay: I love you nomhle and too much that I think im going mad most of the time because of the love
I have for you

Nomhle: I love you too jay, a lot too

***then they heard the twins cry through the baby monitor and they went inside***

*** they just landed in KZN and they were now driving to the mountain cave where bab’dlamini was
gonna do a ritual for Thorsten. The brothers where using one car while pops, baba and bab’dlamini
where using another one and the guards where on another one, where else Ma, princess and
Brandon were at jay’s house with all the wives, their children and their nannies just until the
brothers come back***

Jase: I hope security is enough for them

Jay: it is don’t worry even though I have some kind of bad feeling
Snakes: me too jay, its not too much but its still there

Jase: me too fozas

Muzi: lets hope its nothing serious

Snakes: or maybe we will see lions where we are going

***they laughed***

Jay: really snakes lions

Thor: you know snakes everything you say nowadays doesn’t surprises me or shock me anymore

Snakes: don’t start with me smiso please

***they laughed***

Jase: what’s troubling you man

***he said that looking at Thorsten***

Thor: nothing I cant handle

Muzi: we are brothers smiso meaning we share our troubles with one another and we find solutions
together

Snakes: there’s absolutely no “I” in our family man its always “we” or “us” so speak up

Muzi: heh?

Snakes: mxm

Thor: snakes you do know im older than you right

Snakes: no, I told you you are the third last born in our family so im your elder bro

***Thorsten showed snakes the middle finger and snakes showed him a fist and the twins and muzi
laughed***

Jase: so what’s up

Thor: my father’s wife is a problem, can you believe she told my father that I made a move on her

Jase: well did you

Thor: she’s shapeless, old and fat man jeez

Jase: ooh ok then

Snakes: are you sure you didn’t I mean we wont judge you for liking them big, shapeless and old

Thor: f’tsek snakes

***they laughed except for Thorsten who just shook his head***

Jay: ok, on a serious note, why would she tell her husband that

Thor: cause she’s been making a move on me for as long as I can remember
Snakes: for real?….so she offered free pussy to you and you declined, ai uyis’lima shem( you are a
fool shame)

***Thorsten smacked snaked at the back of his head and snakes just laughed along with his
brothers***

Thor: when you meet her you’ll see why I declined all these years and plus she’s my father’s wife
man ok im not like that

Jay: don’t mind him smiso you know his sickness so what are you gonna do about it

Snakes: uzonya jay

Jay: mxm

Thor: nothing, let’s just say I know a lot about her shenanigans she’s been doing all these years
behind my father’s back and I just planted a little seed in my father’s head concerning them so she’s
in a lot of shit when he finds out the truth

Jase: so you just gonna sit back and watch

Thor: and enjoy while at it

***they laughed***

Muzi: damn you are definitely a khumalo Smie

***they laughed again……well they arrived where the trees started on the mountain and they
parked their cars and they got out and jay went to the boot and he took out a tied up goat and they
left their guards there to guard the cars whilst they started their long climb to the cave, the
brothers exchanged carrying the goat on their shoulders amongst themselves ….. after an hour or so
they arrived there and they stood outside the scary cave then out of the blue Thorsten started
grunting like an animal and they all stopped and looked at him and the brothers quickly got away
from him when they saw what was happening and he fell down on his knees….baba and pops quickly
went to him and they took off his jacket and shoes along with his socks and they left him with his
golf shirt and jeans, well bab’dlamini told them to leave behind their jewelleries( including their
wedding rings) behind. Then bab’dlamini started talking ***

Bab’dlamini: usekhaya manje s’lwane , ngena uhlangabezane nomenzi wakho (you are home now
beast, get in and meet your maker)

***he grunted some more looking down , he was now on his knees with his hands on the ground
***

Baba: ngena futhi uhlangabezane nomenzi wakho, sekude isikhathi eside s’lwane (go in and meet
your maker its long overdue beast)

*** when he looked up his brothers cursed moving backwards when they saw his face, he had small
horns all over his face and his teeth where longer and sharp on its edges and his eyeballs where all
black in colour…bab’dlamini blew some muthi on his face and he growled out loud, he tried to stand
up but he fell on the ground then growled some more ***

Bab’dlamini: ngena endaweni yakho yokuzalwa s’lwane, NGENA (crawl into to your birth place
beast, crawl in)
***he shouted the last part and thorsten’s beast continued to grunt, luckily his face was the only
part that changed but his upper body was more buffed up that his golf shirt was tighter around his
body and it was starting to tear…. Bab’dlamini blew that muthi on his face again and he growled
louder now digging the ground with his fingers ***

Bab’dlmini: bheka le ubiza wena s’lwane umenzi wakho, ngena manje ( look over there beast he’s
calling you your maker , go in now )

***the beast looked up and grunted and crawled to the thick entrance of the cave and once they
were inside baba started calling out the clan names of the Khumalos and praising the Khumalo
surname ***

Baba:

“ Mntungwa,

Mbulaz’omnyama,

Nina bakaBhej’eseNgome,

Nin’enadl’umntu nimyenga ngendaba,

Nin’enadl’izimf’ezimbili ikhambi laphuma lilinye,

Lobengula kaMzilikazi,

Mzilikazi kaMashobana,

Shobana nogasa kaZikode,

Zikode kaMkhatshwa,

Okhatshwe ngezind’izinyawo nangezimfushanyana,

UMkhatshwa wawoZimangele,

UNyama yentini yawoZimangele Mabaso owabas’entabeni kwadliwa ilanga lishona,

BaNtungw’abancwaba,

Zindlovu ezibantu,

Zindlovu ezimacocombela,

Nin’abakwaMawela owawel’iZambezi ngezikhali,

Nin’abakwaNkomo zavul’inqaba,

Zavul’inqaba ngezimpondo kwelaseNgome zahamba,

Nin’enalukudl’umlenze kwaBulawayo,

Mantungwa Aluhlaza,

Mantungwa Amahle,

Bantwana benkosi,

Nin’abakwaNtokela,
Inkubele abayihlabe ngamanxeba,

Abakhule ngezinyawo ezimfishanyana nezimaghukulwana,

Inyang’abathe beth’ifil’uZulu kanti isiyetheswe,

Yetheswe ngoNyakana kaMpeyana,

UBando abalubande balushiy’uZulu,

UNtshwintshwintshwi kaNoyanda noNdaba,

UNkone evele ngobus’emdibini,

Maqhaw’amakhulu!

***he said that dancing, he would raise his right leg up in the air with his arms crossed together with
his hands in a fist mode and when he dropped his foot on the ground hard with his arms apart now
and he pointed forward with his left hand while his right arm was next to his ear pointing up with his
body slightly twisted, he then raised his right leg again and hit it hard on the ground praising
Ombulazi abahle. The brothers all along were busy clapping their hands while whistling when
Thorsten was busy crawling to the pond in the corner of the cave that was full of water, he was now
fully transformed into a beast that his golf shirt was now torn into pieces , as for bab’dlamini he was
busy encouraging the beast to go towards the pond where the ghost witchdoctor was now waiting .
He finally reached the pond and he went inside and he growled out loud and deepened his head
inside the water and he quickly got his head out of the water and quickly deepened it inside again as
if he was being dragged inside the water by someone or something. Things went on like that for
some time as if the beast was fighting with something that was dragging it inside the water, after
some time the “fighting” stopped and there was silence for a few seconds then Thorsten pushed his
head out of the water gasping for air and bab’dlamini helped him out of the pond and he laid down
on the ground trying to catch his breath, his face now was back to normal***

*** they were now sitting in a circle with a huge fire burning inside the circle while bab’dlamini was
busy mixing different types of herbs in a stainless steel bowl, he then poured a little bit of some
liquid muti then he stood up and baba gave him a machete knife and he put down the small bowl
and he smeared some muthi all over it and he picked up the bowl ***

Bab’dlamini: stand up all of you

***and they did then he went to the first one which one muzi and he gave the knife to muzi***

Bab’dlamini: you know what to do

***muzi nodded and he slit his palm on his left hand with the knife while clenching his jaws and he
let the blood drop inside the bowl then he gave the knife to snakes and he did the same, so did jase,
jay …. and Thorsten also did what the brothers did, then baba and pops also slit their palms and
dropped their blood inside the bowl too. Then bab’dlamini hand-picked a little soil on the ground
and poured it inside the bowl and mixed it with a small stick and gave it to Thorsten***
Bab’dlamini: drink it

***Thorsten gave him the “ are you crazy” look ***

Pops: drink smiso

***and he hesitated and jay took the bowl from him and he drank a bit from the bowl and he gave it
back to Thorsten and he took a deep breath and drank from the bowl too and he gave the bowl back
to bab’dlamini and he passed it to everyone and they all drank from it….. then baba and pops went
to the tied goat and they untied it and slaughtered it***

***they were now sitting around the fire with Thorsten trying to dry his jean on the fire while jay,
jase, snakes and muzi were busy cutting the meat of the slaughtered goat and they started to grill it
on the fire since that was gonna be their meal this night cause they are gonna spend the night in the
cave***

INSERT……78 (CONTINUATION)

Thor: so why did we drink each other’s blood

Jay: why didn’t you ask that question back in the cage

Thor: because I was still processing what was happening so now im on my right senses that’s why im
asking

Snakes: why don’t you ask those old men upstairs

Thor: your grandfather frustrated me man I don’t have the energy to deal with him

***they laughed***

Muzi: you do know he’s your grandfather too right

Thor: you don’t have to remind me

***muzi just shook his head***

Jase: what’s your problem with him

Thor: none…im my own man and I do what I want and when I want to do it and I’ve never bowed
down to anyone let alone being forced to respect someone….

***he sighed***

Thor: im a lone walker so now the old man is forcing me to act and behave a certain way and that
just frustrated the fuck out of me to the core
Jay: well don’t worry soon you’ll get used to him and his ways

Thor: I doubt it

Jay: believe me you will by fire or by force

***they laughed***

Thor: you know I can’t believe he’s rough, hard core and heartless to everyone but soft and caring
when he’s with his wife

Muzi: im sure they already told you by your chosen one right

***he nodded***

Muzi: then you’ll get your answer the day you meet your chosen one cause the only way for you to
truly understand why he’s like that with Ma is when you are with your chosen one

***Thorsten just huffed, and he leaned back on the couch…..they were now at home***

Snakes: well to answer your first question, we drank that blood for the bond between us to be so
strong that not even witchcraft will be able to break it, from now on we are one and whatever we do
we do together and the shouldn’t be any secrets between us

Jase: mmmh from now on you fuck up, all of us fucks up

Jay: and if anyone of us betrays us or one of us he will die the most painful death ever

***Thorsten was listening intensively ***

Muzi: even if you find yourself in a sticky predicament just one call and we will drop everything and
be there for you and the same applies to you about each one of us

Snakes: but that doesn’t mean you should abuse us with the emergency calls asseblief

*** the laughed while Thorsten chuckled***

Jay: you kill we clean up and visa versa

Jase: and the most important thing is we never let anyone in our circle, it doesn’t matter how well
you know the person or how much you trust them we never let anyone in our circle period

Muzi: I don’t know if you’ll join the family business or kanjani but if you do know that we discuss
everything and find solutions together, like snakes said there’s no “I” in our family especially in out
circle

Snakes: ooh and just know that we won’t accept any woman you may date or be with except for
your chosen one, that will be the only woman “we” your brothers will also protect with our lives and
even take a bullet for her and the same applies to you with our wives cause with the kids I don’t
even have to say anything because they are your nieces and nephews

***Thorsten sighed rubbing his beard taking everything in***

Jase: ooh even if you need help with your businesses, we are your brothers and we got your back
always

Thor: I’ve never had anyone who got my back before, like I said I’ve been a lone walker my entire
life, so all this just feels weird
Muzi: we understand but you are not long alone smiso, you have brothers now, brothers that will kill
for you and take a bullet for you, so you should just except it

Thor: and to think I despised all of you especially you jay

***they chuckled***

Snakes: it was two bulls and one kraal kinda thing

Jay: yeah, I mean you have the same aura as us especially me even though yours is way darker so the
quarrel and that pushing each other’s wrong buttons was all about who’s the alpha male between us

Snakes: and who’s the alpha male if I may ask

Jay: me ofcourse

***they laughed***

Thor: I beg to differ on that one cause im the alpha male

Jase: well for peace’s sake im the alpha male

***they laughed***

Snakes: nope im the alpha male I mean I make you all laugh all the time , and im the only tech guy in
the family , and Im also the only man in our family who married “ our cousin” Ntombi and managed
to shut our ancestors up about that “ abomination” which the noisy family members complained
about which is my greatest achievement ever, to shut the ancestor up that is and im the eldest since
smiso is automatically the third last born in the family, so I am The Alpha Male period …case closed
and I hope we never discuss or argue about this ever again

***they busted out with loud laughter***

Muzi: ai I give up with you

***they laughed again***

Jase: you know I think now its time we dealt with that stupid cult cause im sure they are relaxed now
thinking they are off the hook

Jay: yeah now it’s time to strike

Snakes: yeah plus our Greek God here is no longer our enemy

Thor: you thought I was your enemy

Snakes: dude you came from nowhere with your dark aura and walked like you own the fucken
world and as If that was not enough your detailed identity is protected by God knows who and we
couldn’t even break the wall

***they chuckled***

Muzi: if only we knew that you are actually one of us

Snakes: and you owe me I’ll send you my invoice

Thor: for what now

Snakes: dude I used my resources on trying to break that wall that I even called in favours from
some fucked up asshole and he still failed even after I paid him, so you owe me

Thor: you are mad, first of all I didn’t ask you to dig into my past

Snakes: angithi you were busy walking around with your dark aura as if you are lucifer himself or the
creator of those leviathans I once read about and plus I didn’t know you are our brother, so you owe
me

***Thorsten just shook his head ***

Snakes: ooh and I don’t need cash, a bottle of the oldest and most expensive and finest whiskey will
do

***they laughed***

Thor: im not even gonna comment

Baba: dlamini are you ok

***bab’dlamini sighed***

Bab’dlamini: I don’t know Langa something is not right or something bad is about to happen, eish I
don’t know

Pops: I also have a bad feeling baba but at the same time it’s a different kinda bad feeling to what i
usually feel when something bad is about to happen

Baba: I understand what you trying to say son because I also have that feeling

Pops: could it be that danger is approaching

Bab’dlamini: it could be

***he sighed***

Bab’dlamini: I even threw the bones down, but I just see darkness and nothing else, and that
happens when the ancestors don’t want me to know what is about to happen…the same thing
happened before my wife died so eish I don’t know

***baba took out his phone and called one of the guards back at jay’s house and he asked him if
everything is ok and he said yes then he instructed him to tell the other guards to be on alert, then
he dropped the call and looked at pops***

Baba: tell the boys we are leaving and call the pilot and tell him we are leaving in an hours’ time

Pops: ok

***he stood up and walked out***

Bab’dlamini: something bad is about to happen Langa I can feel it in my bones, but I don’t know
what

Baba: lets just hope it happens to us here and not back in Pretoria
***he started to groan like sangomas do then he took his bag and took out the small bag that has
the ancestral bones inside and he also took out the small goat- skin made mat and he put it on the
floor and he knelt down and blew inside the bag and he threw them on the mat and he looked at
them then he sighed frustrated as all he saw was darkness***

***Back in PTA, the ladies were sitting outside the front porch drinking juice while chatting away as
Mnqobi, lwandle and Brandon ( Bandile) were playing soccer on the open space in front of the
veranda where the ladies where sited at, noma had Lethu on her lap who was now asleep and
nomhle’s twins where sleeping inside with Ma watching them and Nqobile, Gugu and Tiara were
playing with their toys in the lounge with Ma watching them and the sleeping twins***

Ntombi: I think im pregnant

***she just blared that out and the girls just kept quiet with their eyes popped out***

Kedi: ummm wow did you tell nhlaka

***she asked that with a smile on her face***

Ntombi: no, I was gonna go see a doctor today, but we are forbidden from leaving the yard, I wanted
to tell him im pregnant not that I think I am

Nomhle: wow congratulations Ntombi, yho nhlaka is gonna be over the moon with happiness

***they laughed***

Noma: yeah yho he’s gonna be happy shem…. congrats babe

Ntombi: geez girls I said I think I am not that I am

***they laughed***

Kedi: ok then congrats in advance and im happy another addition in the family is on the way

Nomhle: yho maybe a mini Ntombi might tone down nhlaka’s craziness

***they laughed***

Kedi: yeah…. I pray that you are pregnant mntase

Ntombi: me too hey

Noma: are your symptoms the ones that alerted you that there’s a bun in the oven

***they laughed***

Ntombi: yeah, I’ve been vomiting lately, and I missed my periods and im also gaining weight…. well I
didn’t see the signs until I started vomiting and plus I stopped taking a pill five months ago

Kedi: im happy for you mntase, yho I wish to see nhlaka’s face when you tell him

***they laughed, and they noticed noma was lost in thoughts***

Ntombi: noma are you ok

Noma: huh
Ntombi: are you ok

***she sighed***

Noma: I missed my periods too, I think for two months now

***they all kept quiet staring at her with their eyes popped out***

Nomhle: wait so you also think you are pregnant?

Noma: I…I missed my periods and I’ve been having stomach…..ummm what I think or let me say
what I thought were stomach bugs lately and plus im also gaining a bit of weight, but I thought it’s
the pill since im on contraceptives but I know my body so its possible that I might be pregnant

Nomhle: ooh… my… God

Noma: I wasn’t aware I missed my periods until Ntombi started talking about hers now

Ntombi: ooh my God not again

***she said that and laughed***

Nomhle: what

Ntombi: Lwandle and Gugu are the same age just different months and im afraid if we are both
pregnant then these babies too will be the same age too

Kedi: no man I think these men discuss it before they plant their seeds in your wombs

***they laughed***

Nomhle: nkosi yam kedi

Kedi: what? once is pure coincidence but twice no man it’s on purpose

***they laughed some more***

Ntombi: soon people are gonna call us incubators

***they laughed***

Kedi: mxm let them talk, haw when the dick is good is good. It’s not our fault that their men aren’t
stallions in bed

***they busted out with laughter waking Lethu in the process***

***Ma quickly stood up when one of the twins started crying and when she stood next to the cot
bending to pick him up he saw Lwazi’s (blondie) eyes open but they were now all white in colour and
he wasn’t even blinking and his tiny body was visibly shaking as well, as for Lwandile (brownie) he
was just crying his lungs out…. She quickly picked blondie up and called out to nomhle ***

Ma: NOMHLE!

***she called out to her and nomhle quickly rushed in when he heard Lwandile crying, she could tell
it was him because of his voice, it wasn’t as deep as blondie’s voice which was deeper…. Nomhle got
in and when she saw Ma’s facial expression her heart skipped a beat and she ran to her and she saw
blondie shaking then she panicked***

Nomhle: wha…what’s wrong with him mama

Ma: look at his eyes

***and nomhle did and her eyes popped out and she looked at Ma who was busy dialling her
husband’s numbers, tears where now running down nomhle’s cheeks and she tried to take blondie
from his grandmother***

Ma: leave him nomhle calm Lwandile down

***she nodded quickly and picked Lwandile and she hushed im***

Ma: NTOMBI! NTOMBI!

***she called out to her and right then baba answered***

Baba: mkami are you ok

Ma: its Lwazi baba, his eyes are pure while and he’s shaking I don’t know what to do…should we take
him to the hospital

Baba: WHAT! WAIT….

***then he spoke in the background telling bab’dlamini what was happening while Ntombi was now
with a crying nomhle trying to calm down Lwandile***

Bab’dlamini: tell nomhle to give you the mpephe (traditional herb) I gave her and burn it for both
the twins

Ma: ok

***she didn’t drop the phone***

Ma: Ntombi take Lwandile from nomhle and nomhle go get the mpephe that dlamini gave to you
and bring it with matches***

***she quickly gave Ntombi brownie and rushed upstairs crying and she came back with the
mpephe and matches and she gave them to Ma who quickly gave her blondie and she quickly
rushed to the kitchen and came back with a plate and she put the mpephe on the plate and burned
it and she blew the smoke to blondie’s face busy calling OMntungwa, and she also did to Lwandile
who then calmed down, as for blondie he only stopped shaking but his eyes where still all white in
colour but at least he was now blinking but he was busy talking in a baby language loud while
looking up with his all-white eyeballs…all this while nomhle’s phone was busy ringing, it was jay
then Ntombi’s phone also started to ring but she couldn’t answer since she was busy with
brownie***

Baba: THAMI!

***he called out to her and she quickly put the phone in her ear***

Ma: khumalo

Baba: how is he now

Ma: he’s calm but his eyes are still all white and he’s busy speaking out loud with his baby language

Baba: dlamini says it’s his beast, don’t worry we are on our way ok

Ma: ok

Baba: call me if something else happens

Ma: what about his eyes

Baba: dlamini will see what to do when we get there as long as he’s not shaking anymore dlamini
said he’ll be fine until we get there

Ma: ok

***well she trusted her husband and dlamini, so she calmed down a bit…. They then ended the call
after baba told her to be strong he’s coming, then ma put down the plate and she took blondie from
nomhle ***

Ma: answer your phone before he loses his mind

***and nomhle did while Ntombi sat down with brownie and she also answered hers, right then kedi
and noma rushed in with their phone on their ears***

Nomhle: jay

Jay: why aren’t you answering your phone nomhle

***he was breathing heavily now, they were now on their way to the airport….ma called baba as
they were preparing to leave the house***

Nomhle: I… I was busy with Lwazi

Jay: how is he now

Nomhle: he…he’s calm but his eyes…his eyes are still white

***she sniffed as more tears were running down her cheeks***

Jay: ok im on my way ok themba lam, you need to be strong for our sons hlehle you can’t break
down now please sthandwa sam

***she nodded forgetting that jay can’t see her***

Jay: nomhle!

Nomhle: ye…yes

Jay: now I want the mother of beasts out and not the vulnerable and weak nomhle ok…please

Nomhle: ok

Jay: I love you ok

Nomhle: I love you too

Jay: I’ll call you after we take off ok

Nomhle: ok
***they ended the call and nomhle wiped her tears while kedi took brownie from Ntombi and she
walked around the lounge with him in her arms ***

Ma: where are the boys

Noma: outside let me go call them inside

Ntombi: no, its ok let me

***she walked to the door***

***Back in KZN in the car that had baba, pops and bab’dlamini, bab’dlamini froze as he had a vision
and he saw fire and screams in his vision and when it ended he screamed putting his hands on top of
his head and the guard pulled over on the road side which made the driver of the brothers’ car to
also pull over and the brothers got out of the car and rushed to the other car***

Baba: dlamini what’s wrong

***he kept quiet while shaking trying to find his voice as he saw who was burning…. the door
opened, and the brothers stood outside, and they looked at bab’dlamini who was shaking ***

Jase: baba what’s going on…why did you stop… bab’dlamini?

Bab’dlamini: NGOZI LANGA…UMLILO….BA YA MEMEZA…. UYASHA (danger Langa…. fire…. they are
screaming…. he’s burning)

***he said that with his body shaking and his eyes popped out***

Pops: who’s burning baba

*** immediately baba called his wife while jay called nomhle with his heart pounding***

*** Back in PTA***

Ntombi: BANELE, COME INSIDE ALL OF YOU

Brandon: but sisi we are still playing and im winning

***he said that with a smile on his face ***

Mnqobi: yha mama we are still playing man

Lwandle: yha mama aah

***she just smiled shaking her head and she told the guards to keep an eye on them and she went
inside and Ma and nomhle’s phones rang ***

Ma: baba

Baba: GET EVERYONE DOWNSTAIRS TO THE BASEMENT NOW, THE CODE IS THE SAME AS AT HOME

Ma: what’s going on khumalo

Baba: DO AS I SAY THAMI PLEASE DO IT NOW

Ma: ok

Baba: don’t drop the call

Ma: ok

***with nomhle jay was just asking about the twins especially blondie, he didn’t hear what baba said
to Ma as he was not next to their car now***

Ma: NTOMBI BRING THE BOYS INSIDE NOW AND NOMA CALL THE HELPERS TO COME AND HELP YOU
WITH THE KIDS AND TAKE THEM DOWN TO THE BASEMENT

Noma: Ma what’s going on

Ma: JUST DO AS I SAY MAN NOMA I’LL TELL YOU ALL LATER BUT FOR NOW JUST DO AS I SAY

Noma: ok

***they all stood up and Ntombi rushed outside ***

Ntombi: BOYS COME INSIDE NOW GOGO IS CALLING YOU ALL

***she said that as lwandle was kicking the ball to Brandon and it passed him***

Them: AAAHHHHH

Ntombi: I HATE REPEATING MYSELF OR YOU WANT ME TO COME THERE AND PINCH THOSE EARS OF
YOURS

Brandon: NO SIS

***he said that running to pick the ball up***

Mnqobi: NOO MAMA

Lwandle: NOOOO

*** right then a hand grenade was thrown inside the yard from outside over the wall and it landed
closer to where the ball was and immediately one guard ran to Brandon while another guard ran
Mnqobi and lwandle ***

Guard: GET DOWN!

***he screamed and the other guards got alarmed and another one also ran to Mnqobi and lwandle
while the rests of the guards drew their guns taking cover….Ntombi screamed running to Brandon as
she saw what was thrown in the yard and as soon as the guard grabbed Brandon and attempted to
run away with him, the hand-grenade went off and exploded lifting both the guard and Brandon to
the air and they both landed on top of the car with their clothes on fire…as for the other guard he
pushed Mnqobi and lwandle to the ground and covered them with his body…..the other guard that
was running to where Mnqobi and Lwandle changed his direction and ran to Ntombi who was
running to where Brandon was and he grabbed her and rushed with her in his arms towards the
door….three more grenades where thrown in the yard over the wall and one of them landed under
another car and seconds later it exploded making the car to fly to the sky also exploding, by now gun
shots where loud with loud screams all over then immediately two more grenades went off…… the
other guard stood up and picked the now crying boys and he ran inside the house with them and he
went outside and he covered the guards who picked the guard that tried to save Brandon along with
Brandon and they rushed inside the house with them and Ma quickly ran to them as they put them
down and she screamed out loud with her hands on her head when she saw the state Brandon was
in and one guard told kedi to hit the emergency button and kedi quickly went to the emergency
button and all the doors and windows and also sliding doors in the house were immediately shut
down by stainless steel doors that slides from up all the way down covering the entire windows and
doors and it became dark inside then the lights turned on ***

*** Back in KZN as soon as they heard those loud explosive in the background baba called out to his
wife but his wife’s phone fell on the floor as the explosions started while she took cover with the
wives while they screamed for the kids which were outside and Ntombi “ it was when the first
explosion happened and before they were rushed inside” , and the men lost it and immediately
everyone took out their phones making calls while they got inside their cars and the guards driving
off in full speed to the airport , as for jay, when he heard those explosions and nomhle’s loud
screams he lost it and screamed out nomhle’s name over the phone and immediately the line went
dead when nomhle’s phone fell on the tiled floor cracking its screen as she rushed to Tiara, Nqobile
and Gugu who were on the floor playing but were now crying as the loud explosives startled
them***

*** princess rushed in the lounge from the cinema room as she heard the cinema room shake and as
soon as she saw Brandon on the floor with blood all over him she screamed out loud then fainted
and Ntombi rushed over to her…. Ma was busy pressing the wounds that were oozing out blood on
his stomach and chest with her blouse that she took off, she was now left with a vest busy crying as
Brandon was chocking on his own blood ***

Ma: don’t do this to me Banele, please hang on for me…don’t leave me my boy please

***she said that crying as for noma she was busy pressing the wounds on the wounded guard, and
nomhle was busy calling an ambulance with kedi’s phone while kedi was holding blondie who’s eyes
were now back to normal but he was now crying hysterically…as for the rest of the kids, they were
now in another room with their nannies trying to calm them down…… then Brandon stopped
moving and chocking on his blood and he laid there with his eyes opened looking up without
blinking, Ma knew he was gone and she closed his eyes with her hand and she released a loud cry
***

Ntombi: BANELE WAKE UP, WAKE UP PLEASE…MA WAKE HIM UP…PLEASE WAKE HIM UP

***she said that crying while holding princess in her arms on the floor***

****TO ALL THE KHUMALO WIVES IN THE GROUP……. NGITHI ALWEHLANGA

LUNGEHLANGA,SENGATHI INKOSI INGABANANI KU LESISIKHATHI ESIBUHLUNGU 😢😢***

INSERT……79

****NARRATED***
*** nomhle went to kedi and she took blondie from her and she strapped him on her back while
kedi rushed to noma who was still trying to revive the now dead guard and she held her***

Kedi: he’s gone noma

***she said that pulling her up and she went with her to the bathroom to wash her hands and
nomhle went to fetch two sheets upstairs and she covered Brandon and the guard from head to toe
and she tried to help Ma up, but she refused, and she let her be as she was sitting next to Brandon’s
body crying then she went to Ntombi and helped her up and they carried princess and they went to
lay her down on the couch then nomhle rushed to the kitchen and she came back with a glass of
water and they sprinkled some on her face and after some time she opened her eyes and as soon as
she remembered what had happened she continued to cry cause she saw the state Ntombi and
nomhle were in, their eyes were swollen and Ntombi’s face was pink so she knew she wasn’t
dreaming***

Nomhle: Ntombi take her upstairs she can’t see the…. Ummm You know… she’s not strong enough

*** Ntombi nodded and she helped up the crying princess and she went upstairs with her. Nomhle
knew she had to be strong for everyone and she did promise jay she’ll be strong and that’s what she
was doing and plus everyone else was close to Brandon where else she just met him that time she
went to kzn for the first time and a few more times since then where else the wives knew him very
well and where close to him especially Ntombi so she had to be strong for all of them…... then kedi’s
phone rang and it was jase so since she was holding it she answered***

Nomhle: hello

Jase: my hea…

***nomhle interrupted him***

Nomhle: its nomhle jase, kedi is busy helping noma

Jase: ok an ambulance is outside go to the alarm system and punch in 147896 to disarm the panic
button system so they can help Brandon and the guard

Nomhle: there’s no need jase, he’s gone so is the guard

***she said that and quickly wiped the tears that fell cause she had to be strong***

Jase: wh…wh…what do mean nomhle

Nomhle: he’s dead jase, they killed him…they killed him and the guard

***She said that and sniffed as tears where coming out now***

Jase: no, no, no

***then the line went dead and nomhle sighed as she continued to wipe the tears then kedi’s phone
rang again it was jase again***

Nomhle: hello

Baba: nomhle are any of you hurt…. where’s my wife

Nomhle: physically we’re not hurt except for Mnqobi and lwandle they have minor scratches and
princess fainted when she saw Brandon and Ma is just siting next to his body crying

***baba sighed a painful sigh***

Baba: and Lwazi?

***he asked in a painful voice***

Nomhle: his eyes are back to normal but he’s crying

Baba: ok hold on

***he knew his wife was in no state to talk so asking to talk to her was gonna be a waste of time
***

Jay: themba lam

Nomhle: j…jay

***she said with a low voice***

Jay: we are about to land ok, im on my way

***he said that with a pained voice***

Nomhle: ok

Jay: be strong ok I’ll be there in no time

Nomhle: ok…. should I open the doors

Jay: since there’s no one who needs immediate medical attention don’t open them, we will open
them when we get there ok

Nomhle: ok

Jay: I must go

Nomhle: ok

***they ended the call and nomhle sighed then she went to the kitchen and she made something to
eat for the kids and the helpers since they have their hands full with them because they still look
scared and traumatised especially Mnqobi and Lwandle***

*** pops was quiet all along ever since he was told Brandon didn’t make it, silence filled the whole
jet no one said anything ever since they found out that Brandon is no more except for Thorsten who
was sitting alone busy talking on his phone with his boys giving them orders that they should go to
jay’s house and guard outside the yard and that they shouldn’t let anyone in until they arrive***

Baba: nomhle said Mbalentle fainted and Mnqobi and Lwandle suffered some scratches due to the
explosions
***pops looked at baba but its like he lost his voice cause he wanted to say something but he
couldn’t as for the brothers they just clenched their jaws looking down with their hands clenched in
fists ***

Snakes: is she ok and the boys

Baba: I don’t know, I didn’t want to ask too many questions to nomhle because I could tell she was
trying to hold it together

***he nodded and jay’s heart ached as he asked himself how she’s holding up cause she’s been
through hell lately and now this happened ***

***Back in PTA, nomhle was sitting in the room where the kids were and they were now asleep after
the nannies/helpers fed them, she even gave Mnqobi and Lwandle a spoon of liquid panado so they
can rest cause they still looked scared and as for the nannies/helpers they were sitting there quiet
…….she was now busy breast feeding brownie since she was done with the now sleeping blondie, as
soon as she finished feeding brownie she kissed his forehead and burped him and soon after he fell
asleep and she put him next to his brother in their cot and she stood up and walked out and she
went to the open space where the bodies where and she saw Ma lying down next to Brandon’s body
and she wiped a tear that fell from her eye……she went to the storeroom and took out an aero-space
sponge and she pumped it up and went to where Ma was with a pillow and she shook her***

Nomhle: Ma please get up and lay on top of this instead on the hard floor please

***she didn’t fight her she slowly sat up and nomhle helped her up and laid it down properly and
she put the pillow on top and Ma laid on top of it next to Brandon’s lifeless body and nomhle went
to get a throw blanket and covered her then she went to the kitchen to clean it , she wanted to keep
busy before she loses her mind, right then kedi walked in the kitchen while wiping her tears and
nomhle left what she was doing and she went to her and hugged her tight and she just cried….after
sometime she calmed down***

Nomhle: your hubby called saying an ambulance is outside, so they can take Brandon to the hospital,
but I told him he’s no more and the line went dead then baba called and said we shouldn’t disarm
the security alarm or whatever it is until they get here

Kedi: ok, did they say they’ve landed

Nomhle: jay said they will soon

Kedi: ok

***then she sighed***

Kedi: noma is not ok, she even has stomach cramps and so does Ntombi

Nomhle: ooh my God, maybe you should try jase and find out if they have landed or something and
tell them about noma and Ntombi, so they can hurry
***she said that giving kedi her phone and she dialled jase’s phone, but it went straight to voicemail,
he tried all the brother’s numbers as well but they went straight to voicemail too, well except for
Thorsten’s cause she didn’t have his numbers and nomhle didn’t know it by heart since her phone
fell and cracked the screen***

Kedi: damn it their numbers aren’t going through

***nomhle sighed***

Nomhle: I hope they are ok

*** well 30 minutes later they saw the stainless steel doors going up on the kitchen window and
light shining in and they went to stand on the open space not far from the main door and they saw
as the door opened seconds later….. they all walked in looking like walking corpses and as soon as
their eyes landed on the covered bodies on the floor a sob escaped from pops mouth as he went
closer to Brandon’s covered body which made Ma to start crying too, so did nomhle and kedi….he
kneeled down as he sobbed and he pulled off the sheet that covered the body and he sat down and
pulled his upper body and held it tight as his cries were getting louder by the second….. the brothers
sat down butt flat on the floor and they also sobbed looking down while hugging their knees, pops
cradled Brandon back and forth while crying ***

Pops: wake up boy boy, please wake up for dad…. Please wake up my boy…... please

***he said that crying ***

Pops: Ma tell him to wake up please he can’t leave me just like this, he should be the one to bury me
and not the other way around…...please tell him, he listens to you, so he’ll wake up

***he said that crying….his words and cries cut right through everyone who was nearer’ hearts, as
for the brothers they were also sobbing while bowing their heads….then the door opened and
guards walked in carrying bab’dlamini and they went upstairs with him and baba walked in and as
soon as he saw the state his wife was in his heart ached, he felt like someone just stabbed him in his
gut…he went to his son and squeezed his shoulder feeling helpless and looked at his grandson with
his jaws clenched tight and watched as pops was busy rocking Brandon’s body back and forth, he
then went to the body of the dead guard and he bend down and pulled the cover off his face and he
sighed then covered him again and he went to his wife and he extended his hand to her and she
took it with her bloodstained hand and he helped her up and he picked her up bridal style and went
upstairs with her in his arms***

Ma: I can’t leave him like that Langa

***she said that sobbing ***

Baba: let him cry all the pain out Thami cause when he’s done all hell will break loose…let him deal
with Banele’s passing now cause once he goes on his nighthawk mode even I won’t be able to stop
him

***she didn’t say anything she just held on to him tight***

.

*** Thorsten was busy talking to the police outside and the guards while an ambulance was busy
taking the injured guards to the hospital***

Kedi: muzi

***she called out to him and he raised his head and looked at her with red eyes***

Kedi: noma and Ntombi are not ok

***he frowned and stood up so did snakes, jase and jay ***

Snakes: where are they

Kedi: upstairs

***snakes and muzi rushed upstairs and jase went to kedi and hugged her while jay also went to
nomhle and hugged her tightly too ***

Jay: im sorry I wasn’t here for you and our kids, im sorry themba lam

Nomhle: its ok

***he cupped her face and perked her lips ***

Jay: where are the kids

Nomhle: tv room

***he kissed her forehead and walked there***

***the mortuary people came, and they took the bodies after the police and their forensic people
did their thing and nomhle and kedi cleaned the blood on the floor since noma and Ntombi are
sedated by muzi, so they can calm down since they told him they might be pregnant……. Well later
on pops called everyone to the lounge, well except for princess, Ntombi and noma since they are
sedated***

Pops: I have an announcement to make

***he said that with a hoarse voice from all the screaming and crying, his eyes were also bloodshot
red***

Pops: Brandon won’t be buried until the people that killed him are dead

***kedi and nomhle gasped at that “dead” part***

Ma: Bongani hai don’t…

***he interrupted her***

Pops: Ma…please

***he said that with a low voice and she kept quiet while shaking her head***

Jay: do you need help

***nomhle looked at him but he ignored her stare ***

Pops: no, my boy I got this one, I only need a week to deal with them my way

***the brother’s nodded***

Thor: what about in finding the people involved, don’t you need help there

Pops: I’ll take care of everything smiso don’t worry, what I want the five of you to do is to make
sure our family is safe, you should also make sure that his body flies to KZN by tomorrow to our
mortuary back there and with dignity and its Wednesday today so he will be buried next week
Saturday, im sure I will be done with them by then…... and as for the three dead guards make sure
you talk to their families and that they are all buried this weekend and make sure you combine their
funerals to be one big funeral and that they are buried with dignity, they died trying to protect our
family

***the brothers nodded, as for baba he was quiet looking at his son turning into someone that will
make the underworld shake with fear from now on , he then sighed and clenched his jaws ***

Pops: don’t forget to compensate their families well

***they nodded***

Pops: nomhle and kedi since noma and Ntombi and Ma aren’t well make sure everything is ok within
the family ok

Them: yes dad

Pops: Ma please make sure my princess talks to someone, her and Brandon were close they lived
more like twins even though she’s 10 years older than him so please get her some help when im
gone

***Ma nodded slowly***

Pops: baba

*** he then took a deep breath and he exhaled slowly***

Pops: please make sure bab’dlamini is ok you know what happened the last time

***baba nodded***

Pops: ok…. Boys see me off

***then he went to his mother and kissed her forehead***

Ma: come back in one peace please

***he nodded and shook his father’s hand and walked out with the brothers behind him ***
.

*** baba was sitting on a chair in the bedroom bab’dlamini was in while bab’dlamini laid in bed ***

Baba: I hope you won’t go into that dark place you went to the last time

***bab’dlamini sighed***

Bab’dlamini: why do they do this Langa, I could have saved him, but they hid everything from me
until the last minutes just like they did with my wife’s death

Baba: just like Thami always says her God does things for a reason I believe abaphansi (ancestors)
know why his death happened

Bab’dlamini: they visited me in my dreams when I was asleep and spoke to me and its not good
news Langa

Baba: what did they say?

***bab’dlamini sighed and he sat up and leaned back on the headboard ***

Bab’dlamini: they said it was a life for a life

Baba: huh

***he said that confused***

Bab’dlamini: Lwazi was brought from the dead by his beast so a life had to be taken in his place

***baba stood up***

Baba: what are you trying to say dlamini…...that Banele had to die because lwazi’s beast woke him
up from the dead

***he nodded, and baba brushed his beard roughly and he went to stand by the window***

Bab’dlamini: Lwazi was dead Langa that’s why his eyes are like that, they are the eyes of his beast
meaning him and his beast are one thing he is his beast and his beast is him…… you all get a warning
of a feeling from your beasts when danger approaches while with him he sees everything that will
happen before it happens and exactly as it will happen, more like a vision when danger occurs

Baba: heh

***he was now looking at him with a shocked look on his face***

Bab’dlamini: meaning he’s beast is the alpha male beast to all your beasts

***baba sat down***

Baba: so Banele died cause Lwazi was woken up from the dead by his beast

***bab’dlamini nodded***

Baba: but nothing like this has never happened before in our family dlamini
Bab’dlamini: and no one has never been woken up from the dead by their beast before khumalo

***then he sighed***

Bab’dlamini: there’s still a lot we don’t know about the beasts khumalo and what just happened
proves that

Baba: so, you want to tell me abaphansi orchestrated this whole bombing and shooting that
happened…. hai suka dlamini I can’t believe that

***bab’dlamini just sighed ***

Bab’dlamini: khumalo, Banele was gonna die whether it was today, tomorrow or even in 10 years to
come, they choose him cause his beast was weak since his mother wasn’t the chosen one, the same
applies to zandile(Tiara) she’s weak cause her mother was not nkosenye’s chosen one…that’s why I
told these boys to never impregnate any women they meet except for their chosen ones….
remember

Baba: yebo

Bab’dlamini: because that was the instruction I got from the witchdoctor in the cave, but they never
listened now look at the repercussions of that

Baba: so, you want to tell me that if Banele was Bongani’s chosen one he wouldn’t have died

Bab’dlamini: yes cause Lwazi wouldn’t have been woken up by his beast, he would have really died
in nomhle’s womb Langa but the fact that Banele was given birth by not Bongani’s chosen one, it
was chosen that Lwazi lives and Banele takes his place, it could have even been zandile(tiara)

***baba sighed while looking down***

Bab’dlamini: it was made clear Langa that the male species of the family that correspond with the
lineage of the man who sacrificed himself for this beasts being your great grandfather in the
khumalo family should only marry their chosen ones and only have children with them, that is why if
your chosen one leaves you or falls for another man you will run mad and die, all the chosen ones
until today have accepted your beasts even though they get scared at first but none of them have
left you all because of it, not every one will accept you all for having it Langa and also learning that
their children will have it too

Baba: so, the beast choses the ones it knows will accept it

***bab’dlamini nodded***

Bab’dlamini: for example, if you could go to Thami and tell her you are a psychotic serial killer she
won’t leave you Langa, but she’d rather find a way to help you change instead, that’s why she prays
for you more that she does for herself especially concerning you being part of the mafia

***baba sighed***

Bab’dlamini: but she will walk out on you and your marriage if you cheat on her

Baba: yah…. that’s why she almost did those years ago when I fell for temptation when Jabulani was
5 years old…... eish kunzima dlamini where will I even begin to tell Bongani( pops) all this especial
about Banele

Bab’dlamini: wait until after the funeral when he’s calm and back to his right senses
***baba nodded***

Bab’dlamini: but for now, I just feel sorry for the person that killed Banele, he’s gonna wipe out his
entire family for this

Baba: so Mkhulu or that witchdoctor took advantage of the attack on us to take Banele

*** bab’dlamini nodded***

Baba: all this is fucked up…. really fucked up dlamini

Bab’dlamini: everything has consequences or repercussions Langa and what just happened is in a
way one of those consequences and we better learn from them…... Ubatshele bayeke ukumithisa
ngaphandle ( stop impregnating women out there)…. Is’khathi sa ma popeye s’phelile khumalo, sit
down with these boys and talk to them properly bazwe or amasimba la ayenzekile namhlanje( the
shit that happened today ) will happen again, abaphansi aba benywa khumalo abas’intsango
uyangizwa ( don’t mess with the ancestors do you hear me ) especially umkhulu (the founder of the
beasts)

**baba just sighed**

INSERT……80

****NARRATED***

***It was now night time and Nomhle just put her twins to bed and also helped Kedi with the other
kids….. noma,Ma and ntombi and princess ate and went to bed while the brothers went out to deal
with some things…..it was quiet In the house so she decided to go prepare for bed so she went to
shower…….she came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body and she dropped
the towel and applied lotion her body, after she was done she wore her pyjamas and knelt next to
the bed and prayed. Its been a while since she got down on her knees and talked to God, she felt
the need to pray cause everything was just too much now, her heart was heavy and she felt like
brandon’s death was the last straw, she couldn’t cope anymore and the best place to let it all out
was to God…. After some time of her pouring everything out to the man upstairs she said her Amen
and she wiped her wet face that was filled with tears with her pyjama shirt and as soon as she
looked up she found jay sitting on the edge of the bed facing down, she didn’t even hear him walk
in***

Jay: come here

***he said that sitting up straight pulling out his hand to her and nomhle stood up and took his hand
and he pulled her to sit on his lap and he held her tight and they stayed in silence for some time until
nomhle broke the silence***

Nomhle: let me go and dish up for you

***he shook his head no***

Jay: im not hungry themba lam

Nomhle: jay…. I know you are in pain and I don’t wanna be a nag to you cause you might end up
snapping at me out of frustrations so please for peace’s sake eat…. please

***he sighed and kissed her shoulder***

Jay: ok I’ll eat

Nomhle: ok let me bring you your food

***he nodded while loosening his grip and she stood up***

Nomhle: where are your brothers

Jay: in their bedrooms

***he said that while he lay on his back on the bed***

Nomhle: ok

***nomhle wore her gown and went out….. she got to the kitchen and she dished up for the
brothers and put two plates on the tray and went upstairs and knocked on the bedroom Kedi and
Jase were using and Kedi opened looking drained***

Kedi: hey

Nomhle: did he eat

***she shook her head no***

Kedi: he doesn’t want to eat

Nomhle: is he dressed

***she gave him a confused look***

Kedi: ummm yeah

Nomhle: ok can I come in

***kedi moved from the door and nomhle walked in and she put the tray down and took one
plate***

Nomhle: jase

***she called out to him and he opened his eyes and he was surprised to see nomhle***

Jase: nomhle what’s wrong

Nomhle: please sit up and eat

Jase: nah im good

Nomhle: please sit up and eat jase

Jase: IM NOT A SMALL CHILD NOMHLE I SAID I DON’T WANT TO EAT NOW JUST GO

***nomhle swallowed hard***

Kedi: JASE!
Nomhle: mxm how can you be this selfish jase, you know how you refusing to eat does to your wife
and you are here acting like brandon’s death affected you only …. What about us heh we saw him
die in front of our eyes and we couldn’t do anything to save him and we still have to clean, look after
your little brats and also cook for your ungrateful asses then on top of that you throw all of that to
our faces….. YOU WERENT THERE WHEN THOSE BOMBS WENT OFF WITH OUR KIDS OUTSIDE AND
NTOMBI, YOU WERENT THERE WHEN BRANDON WAS BROUGHT IN THIS FUCKEN HOUSE BURNED
AND BLEEDING HEAVILY WHILE CHOKING ON HIS OWN BLOOD, WE WERE THERE AND WE STILL
TRYING TO ACT STRONG FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. NOW THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS EAT THE DAMN
FOOD AND STOP BEING SELFISH MAN NX

***she said that shouting while breathing heavily with an angry voice, and with tears running down
her cheeks leaving kedi and more especially jase shocked to the core….. she gave the plate to kedi
and she wiped her tears***

Nomhle: make sure he eats

***then she picked the tray with another plate on it and walked to the door***

Jase: nomhle!

Nomhle: just eat your food for kedi’s sake jase

***she said that and walked out, closing the door on her way out***

Kedi: now eat khumalo or else I’ll call her back in

***jase just sighed and he sat up and took the plate from kedi and he started to eat with nomhle’s
outburst all over his mind***

*** well nomhle went to the bedroom that muzi and noma are using and she knocked then muzi
opened***

Nomhle: your food

Muzi: nah im good nom…..

***she interrupted him***

Nomhle: im in no mood to be arguing with you muzi I did that with jase, now you better take this
food and eat it I’ll come after some time to take the plate…take

***muzi sighed and took the plate ***

Muzi: thanks

***nomhle nodded and she walked away going back to the kitchen and she took two more plates
and she went to snakes and ntombi’s bedroom and she knocked then snakes opened***

Snakes: nomhle is something wrong

Nomhle: your food

***she said that pointing to the plate with her eyes***

Snakes: put it in the oven I’ll…..

***she interrupted him***

Nomhle: I don’t wanna argue with you nhlaka I already done that with Jase and muzi please don’t
drain the last ounce of strength I have in me by arguing with me just take the damn food and eat I’ll
come back for the plate

***snakes looked at her with a shocked expression ***

Snakes: ummm sho

***she nodded and went back to the main bedroom and she put the tray on top of the bed and
shook jay***

Nomhle: sit up and eat

***he sat up***

Nomhle: go and wash your hands first

***he sighed and went to wash his hands and when he came back he went to the double cot that
was next to the bed and he checked the twins and they were sleeping peacefully, then he went to
nomhle and he sat next to her and took the plate and started to eat***

Jay: im sorry I wasn’t here to protect you and our kids hlehle

***he sighed***

Jay: I feel like I keep failing you every chance I get

Nomhle: jay don’t do this please

***she said with a drained voice***

Jay: you are not yet my wife but already you have been shot three times because of me and now you
survived bullets and bombs, im sorry themba lam

Nomhle: jay please don’t do this, I know who you really are and your other life and I have accepted
all of that now please stop blaming yourself instead just blame the person who did all this ok

***he didn’t say anything he just continued to eat***

****JAY’S POV****

***To say im hurt is an understatement, im broken to the core and I blame myself just like all my
brothers blame themselves… I mean this is the time for us to be happy that ntombi and noma are
pregnant but we can’t because some fucken assholes decided to attack our women and children in
our absence nx fucken cowards….as for themba lam I can see she’s trying to be strong for everyone
and I can also see that she’s failing dismally, she looks drained and last night was proof enough that
she’s traumatised. She woke up screaming brandon’s name begging him to breath and not die, she
woke up panting and sweating like hell and to tell you the truth that got me worried and it also
broke my heart cause this woman is my life…. Anyway now my brothers and I are sitting in my study
waiting for pops to call since he said he will once we are all gathered here so we had to wait for
smiso…the phone rang and I put it on speaker***

Me: we are all here pops

Pops: I know who killed Brandon

Snakes: wow so fast

Pops: I had to cause princess needs me, I feel like shit for leaving her in that state

Muzi: yeah this morning she looked….. I don’t even have the right word to say how she looked

*** pops sighed***

Pops: I’ll be back by next week Monday, I have a message to send to the underworld to never fuck
with me or my family before I bury my son

Jase: we understand pops, so who was responsible for the attack

Pops: Mancera and vladimir’s brother

Us: what?

Pops: yeah don’t worry I got this

Snakes: damn so that old man didn’t learn with what happened to her daughter

Jase: and as for vladimir’s brother nc nc nc…. First of all we had no beef with his dead brother but he
chose to stand with boogyman and take us on probably to make a name for himself and now his
brother also tried his luck

Me: and he sort of succeeded

Pops: well he won’t live to enjoy his victory

Us: make them pay pops

Pops: you know I will….take care of the family and things that side, shap

Us: shap

***then he ended the call and Thorsten was standing by the window looking outside with his hands
in his pockets just like how baba likes doing….. damn he’s definitely a khumalo***

Thor: im the one who killed Katrina and wounded her father

***we kept quiet looking at him***

Muzi: we thought it was brimah

Thor: now you know it was me, uncle brimah told me about what Katrina and boogyman did to
nomhle and I told him I’ll take care of it, after her it was going to be boogyman but shit happened, I
got a contract with the government I needed to take care of fast and when I came back my uncle
was in hospital

Us: mmmh

Snakes: what business do you have with the government Smie

Thor: im an independent contractor snakes, meaning important people or government people hires
me to take care of their enemies and threats

Snakes: just say you are an assassin man

Thor: mxm something like that

Me: elaborate

***he sighed***

Thor: ok during those xenophobic attacks in the country, remember boko haram send a message
that if Nigerians are harmed they will launch an attack on South Africa, so the government hired me
to sniff out any boko haram sleeper-members in the country cause they suspected the was a coup
being established in the country and that i should take them all out without causing a national panic

Snakes: wait, that message wasn’t a prank

***he shook his head no***

Muzi: wow

Snakes: wow you are my hero man

*** we chuckled***

Jase: how many where there

Thor: 49

Us: WHAT?

Thor: yeah, it was hard man especially making sure that we take them out quietly without alerting
other members or the leader back in Nigeria and making sure we do that under wraps, but my team
and I did it, even today south African citizens don’t know that boko haram was slowly building an
army ready to take over the country just like ISIS did with Iraq, Syria, Iran and so forth

Us: wow

***we all sat down taking in all this***

Thor: there are many other things that happen in our country that people know nothing about,
things that could’ve brought this country to its knees but my team and I defused the threats before
people noticed

Snakes: like I said you are my hero man, our very own superman, batman, iron man, steel man…… no
no no, you are our very own Black Panther dude…. Wakanda my brother

*** He did the wakanda sign and we laughed out loud***

Snakes: anyway what about the Guptas

***we laughed again***

Thor: what about them

Snakes: they are a threat in our country so why are they still alive

Thor: I don’t deal with those kind of threats man snakes….wena why didn’t you hire a hitman and
take them all out I mean you pay your taxes too, they would have suspected other politicians for
that and not a rich zulu man living in centurion

Snakes: yeah, these three should have done that while I wiped out their bank accounts and leave
them broke… fuck why didn’t I think of this nx I would have made some easy moola mos

***we laughed mxm snakes is crazy***

Jase: heh you won’t believe what happened last night

Muzi: what happened

Jase: nomhle lashed out on me for refusing to eat

Me: what?

Muzi: well he forced me to eat too

Snakes: me too…eeh majita the look on her face made me take the plate and eat as if I haven’t eaten
for days…..she definitely is the mother of beasts bafowethu

Jase: you need to talk to her jay, she lashed out about us not being there when the attack happened,
just talk to her before she busts

Thor: mmmmh, she’s bottling things inside man and it’s not good

*** I nodded***

Me: i know man, I know

Snakes: so smie do you have a woman in your life or you are one of those who just hit it and pass

***Thorsten chuckled***

Thor: im actually a divorcée

Us: WHAT?

*** he chuckled***

Thor: ya’ll should just see your faces right now…..priceless

Muzi: so you are just joking

Thor: no

Snakes: but your status said single when I did a background search on you

Thor: well I was married to some whore named Desiree and she cheated and got pregnant by
someone else

Me: and shes still alive

***he nodded***

Thor: she’s not worth it man, she left broke and without a cent from me

Jase: I would have chopped her to pieces

Thor: I didn’t love her or even care about her,even when she cheated I knew about it and I just didn’t
care to even confront her about it ….so she wasn’t worth it and she still isn’t

Snakes: so any new woman in your life

***he shook his head***

Thor: well there’s this girl Imani , I can’t seem to get her out of my mind

Muzi: then why don’t you make a move

Thor: she’s married

Us: ouch

Thor: yeah, but still at that she occupies my mind more than my missions does which something like
that has never happened before

Snakes: mmmmh so you want to tell me no woman has ever occupied your mind before

Thor: no in fact I’ve never loved a woman before well except for my late mother, I’ve never cared or
loved a woman before…. In fact I’ve never given a shit about anyone except for my mother, father
and uncle brimah and as for my siblings I just tolerate them and I think all this is because of my
unstable beast

Muzi: then why did you marry that Desiree chick

Thor: her job was to make me fall in love with her but she got consumed by my money and she
forgot about the deal we made

Us: yho

Thor: mmmmh….. but this girl Imani just….eish I dont even know what to say

Me: maybe you are in love bafo

Thor: I don’t even know how love or how being in love feels like, with my parents and uncle brimah
it’s more about care than love cause what I read about love is not what I feel about my parents or
uncle brimah ….i’ve never felt it before and even if I felt love before my beast reacted the first time i
think those kinda feeling died that day…. Im just an empty shell with a stone cold heart that even
lava from the strongest volcano won’t be able to melt

Me: that’s messed up smiso

Thor: I know jay…I know

Snakes: who knows maybe this Imani chick will be able to melt you stone cold heart if she hasn’t
already

Thor: she’s married dude

Snake: mmmmh but she’s all you think about

Thor: you know what let’s just change the topic

Snakes: mxm….Imani Imani Imani Imani

***he said her name over and over and we laughed then Thorsten threw an ashtray at him and he
caught it instead of ducking it……well we spoke some more and they went to make the final
arrangement to fly Brandon and the dead guards’ bodies to KZN while I asked noma,ntombi and kedi
to watch after the twins cause I needed to take nomhle out of this house so she can breath before
we all head to KZN today…… I walked in the kitchen and she was busy washing the dishes since the
house helpers were ordered to take care of the kids since the ladies aren’t in their right state of
minds to give the kids their undivided attention, I held her from behind and she almost jumped …ok
now im really worried ***

Me: hey relax its me

***she took a deep breath***

Nomhle: askies I was lost in thoughts

***I sighed***

Me: go and get ready I want us to go somewhere

Nomhle: ummm with the twins

Me: no just the two of us , noma,ntombi and kedi will look after them

*** she sighed***

Nomhle: ok let me finish here

Me: no someone else will, just go and get ready themba lam we still need to come back and start
packing

Nomhle: ok

***she wiped her hands and went upstairs…. After some time she walked downstairs looking
beautiful and she went to kiss the twins and we went to my car and drove out…… after some time I
parked on the side of the road and I got out of the car and went to open the door for her and she
also got out …… the beauty of the open fields where we parked was breath taking…..i leaned on the
car with my back and I held her from behind as we both faced the open fields***

Nomhle: why did you park here

Me: these open fields are beautiful neh

Nomhle: ummm yeah

*** I sighed and we both kept quiet but after some time I spoke***

Me: im sorry I wasn’t there themba lam, im sorry you witnessed all that traumatic horror

*** she didn’t say anything***

Me: when I heard those bombs going off and your screams I died a thousand deaths, I’ve never been
so scared like the way I was nomhle I wished I could teleport from where we were to where you
were instantly
***she still kept quiet***

Me: talk to me themba lam please

Nomhle: I was so scared jay and worst part not for myself but for everyone else, ntombi, lwandle
and mnqobi were outside when they started

***she sighed***

Nomhle: then it was lwazi with his white eyes…. I just….i don’t know jay, and when I saw Brandon i…
i

***then she broke down and I turned her and I held her tight***

Nomhle: I wanted to save him jay but I dint know how or where to begin…..he died and I couldn’t
save him jay

***she continued to cry and her cries got louder and louder***

Me: let it all out themba lam, let it all out, its ok…its ok

***she just continued to cry holding me tight…. After what felt like forever she calmed down and
was only left with hiccups and I just continued to rub her back gently, as for my shirt it was soaking
wet with her tears…. I cupped her beautiful face with one hand and I wiped it with my shirt and I
perked her soft lips, fuck I love this woman people***

Me: don’t blame yourself themba lam, the same way you said I shouldn’t blame myself please also
don’t too , its hard but I know it will get better with time, and remember you can act strong to
everyone else but with me take all those walls downs and cry if you want to ok…this

***I said beating my chest with my hand***

Me: this is your safe heaven remember, this is where you can be vulnerable and weak all you want
cause it’s your safe heaven ok

***she nodded with more tears coming out and I perked her lips***

Me: I love you nomhle and we will get through all this as a family ok

Nomhle: I love you too jay

Me: and I promise I’ll up my game now and I’ll protect you and our kids ok

Nomhle: I know jay and the fact that we were attacked when you all went away shows that
whomever did this waited for this opportunity to presents itself so he or she can attack

***I sighed***

Me: yeah you are right themba lam

*** I kissed the top of her head since her head was on my chest***

Nomhle: what about lwazi

Me: we will talk with bab’dlamini after the funeral ok

***she nodded***
Me: I love you ok and month end im sending a letter to the kanis and the following week it will be
our traditional wedding where you’ll be welcomed officially as a khumalo wife and if you want a
white wedding then you’ll have four months to plan it

***she looked up at me and I smirk ***

Nomhle: you want to marry me as in yesterday neh

Me: you have no idea

*** I perked her lips ***

Me: I love it when you smile, you just make my heart skip a beat themba lam

***she hid her face on my chest blushing and I laughed***

Me: you good now

***she nodded and we kissed, fuck the kiss was so passionate that even mntungwa down there got
excited….after some time we broke the kiss and I kissed her forehead***

Me: I love you

Nomhle: I love you too

Me: lets go and pack

Nomhle: ok

***we got in the car and drove back home and we went in and packed and the married couples
went to their houses to pack and soon after they came back and after some time three hearses
drove in the yard ***

****NARRATED****

*** Well Jase and snakes took out the small casket out of the hearse and they walked inside the
house and put it down exactly where Brandon took his last breath and jay, muzi, Thorsten and the
guards took out the other caskets out of the hearses and one guard, muzi, Thorsten and jay walked
inside the house too with the casket of that guard that died inside the house while other caskets
where outside where the other guards died..... the ladies were all in tears as bab’dlamini was busy
with the ritual of collecting their souls to follow their corpses until they reach their final resting
place…… after bab’dlamini was done with everything including with the guards that died outside
they took the caskets back to the hearses and locked up then they drove to the airport***

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.

**** TWO DAYS LATER****

Pops: well well well if it isn’t Johnny Mancera and Felix Rasputin , ooh and family

***they all had their mouths taped….it was Mancera and his family and Felix with his family too
when I say “families” I mean even their children too….. Mancera tried to say something but his
mouth was taped***

Pops: mmmmh im very disappointed in you Mancera and as for you Felix I just feel nothing but pity
for you nc nc nc, you let this old fool, fool you into taking me and my family on…. Well I lost a son
but you all will die with your entire families

***he said that shaking his head then he looked at the wives***

Pops: wives…wives… wives…. tell me, since they killed my son in cold blood , which of your sons
should I burn alive first

***the wives cried trying to scream and to free themselves and pops laughed ***

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****NARRATED***

Pops: kids are you scared

*** He asked the kids and they nodded with tears running down their cheeks and pops sighed***

Pops: it’s all your dads’ fault you know…. They attacked my family and worst of all killed my son in
the cruellest way ever ….. They waited for us to go away and they attacked defenceless women and
harmless children in my family…. They are actually cowards you know but I have ways that I deal
with cowards…. I would have loved to torcher all of you first but I have to go and bury my son and
my daughter needs me since she witnessed her brother die so she’s a mess

***he was talking with the kids ignoring the adults who were busy crying and trying to talk but they
couldn’t because of their mouths were taped and one of the guards was busy taking a video of the
whole thing with pops’ permission ofcourse…. He was gonna have it encrypted that after it plays it
will crash and immediately get deleted automatically so that no one will copy it or send it to another
person…. He’s gonna send it to all the bosses in the underworld to never fuck with him or his family
members ever again or they will experience more than what Mancera and Felix just experienced….
That’s gonna be a caption that will go with the video ***

Pops: im a cruel man but I have a soft spot for kids, I don’t know why but I just do you know
***he said that still looking at the kids***

Pops: hammer

Hammer: boss

Pops: im sure the kids are thirsty so bring them juices to drink….you are thirsty right?

*** he asked the kids and they nodded one after the other and as for the adults they tried
screaming while crying but their mouths were taped….. Hammer came back with a tray with plastic
glasses and juices inside and he put the tray on top of the table***

Pops: guards untie the kids

***and the guards did with Mancera and Felix begging with their eyes but pops ignored them and he
took the tray and went to the kids and told them to take a glass each and they did with their hands
shaking***

Pops: relax I won’t hurt you ok and forget about what I said to your mommies I was just joking ok

***they nodded slowly while looking scared***

Pops: drink up so uncle hammer can take the glasses and go wash them ok

***they nodded looking at him while the adults were trying to shout warning them not to drink the
juices but kids are kids you know, well they drank their juices and gave hammer the glasses and pops
smiled at them***

Pops: was it nice?

***they nodded***

Pops: good

***as for the adults they were crying looking at the kids with Mancera and Felix trying to swear at
pops but he ignored them…. Soon after the kids started feeling weak and almost immediately one by
one fell on the floor, some fell on their backs while some fell on their sides ( they were all sitting on
the floor) , well the kids were seven ( one was mancera’s last born child who was 14 and two others
were his grandchildren, then another two were Felix’s kids and one was his grandchild) the adults
screamed through their taped mouths while crying looking at their dead children***

Pops: now that we are done with the puntsununus now its your wives and older kids’ turn

***Mancera tried to say something but pops ignored him as for Felix he was just looking at his kids
and grandchild laying on the floor as if they were sleeping while crying, he regretted ever listening to
Mancera when he proposed that they should go after the khumalos, he was warned about them
but he ignored the warning as he let vengeance and anger cloud his judgement…. He wished he
listened to his wife when she begged him to let it go and let God deal with the people that killed his
brother but no he decided to act like “John wick” and take the most dangerous family in Africa and
one of the top ten dangerous families in the world on***

Pops: hammer my man, bring the petrol and lighter

***the adults cried hard trying to beg him to spare their lives but like always he ignored them, it was
like he was in his own world …. Hammer brought the petrol and lighter to him and he opened the lid
of the 12litre of the big bottle and he went to the wives and older kids and he poured the petrol on
them and the dead kids and he instructed the guards to move Mancera and felix far from their
families and he looked at both Mancera and Felix with cold and dark eyes***

Pops: my son burned up when the bombs went off…. He had a hole on his stomach and chest and
part of his hair was burned and it looked like he choked on his own blood because of the amount of
blood that was on his mouth and the one that trailed down his cheeks and dropped on the floor

*** he then exhaled loudly***

Pops: you two excuses of human beings killed my son and traumatised my family members after
your daughter “Katrina “ Mancera connived with that dead bitch ass nigga boogyman and your
useless brother “Vladimir” Felix and shot my daughter in law

***then he took a deep breath again as he felt his beast trying to take over but he fought it back as
he couldn’t afford to let it loose cause he was far from home***

Pops: but it’s all good now watch as the rest of your families’ burn to ashes right in front of your eyes
and the best part is there’s nothing you two can do about it

***he said that with a smirk on his face and he lit a stick of matches and he threw it on the wives
and children and they immediately caught fire with Mancera and felix trying to scream out loud with
tears all over their faces…. Pops watched them as they burned to ashes with the smell of their flesh
all over the room….. after they were done burning to ashes he took a chair and sat in front of
Mancera and felix who looked broken to the core…all they waited for now was death cause they had
nothing to live for now***

Pops: hammer my man bring me that bottle of acid

***and hammer did…. Then pops opened the glass bottle and moved the chair closer to them***

Pops: well let me see……

*** then he cleared his throat***

Pops: this one is for my guards that you killed

***then he poured a bit of the acid on their legs and he watched as it ate the fabric of their trousers
and also their flesh with them screaming with total agony***

Pops: the pain is nice neh

***he asked them smiling and they just continued to try and scream***

Pops: ok….. and this one is for traumatizing my daughter, my mother, grandchildren along with their
mothers to death

***then he poured a bit of the acid on their thighs this time and he watched as the acid ate off the
fabric of their trousers and flesh, the acid ate their flesh that their skeleton bones were showing
where he poured the acid***

Pops: and this one is for having the fucken nerve to think you can take me and my family on

***he poured the acid on their shoulders and he watched it as it ate their flesh with them trying to
scream through the tapes on their mouths and pops chuckled then almost immediately his eyes
became cold and dark***
Pops: and this one is for killing my son….see you in hell motherfuckers’ nx

***then he spat on their faces and poured all the remaining acid on top of their heads and he
watched as it ate right through their hair, flesh and also eating their flesh while it ran down their
faces all the way to their upper body and they fell on the ground…. They now looked like something
out of a horror movie with their skeleton faces with a bit of flesh left here and there***

Pops: boys pour petrol on each and every room in this cabin and also on these fucken corpses

***they nodded and did what he ordered them to do as he watched them and after they were done
he threw a lit stick of matches and they quickly went out and watched as the whole cabin was
burning to the ground….. After it was burned to the ground pops took the phone that one of the
guards was recording the whole scene with from him and they got in their cars and drove straight to
the airport***

***it was now Monday in the afternoon and princess was sitting in the pool house thinking of her
time with her younger brother Brandon and how he used to tell their friends that they are twins
even though it was clear that princess is older than him , she was 10 years older than him…… he
even forced princess to call him bhuti can you imagine, so their relationship was unique like that as
brother and sister…… well snakes walked out from the house going to the back to smoke cause he
really needed one before he lost his mind and he spotted princess busy wiping her tears and he went
to her***

Snakes: get up

***she did and snakes sat where she was sitting and he pulled her to sit on his lap and he held her
tight as she rested her head on his chest sobbing softly and snakes let her cry until she calmed
down***

Snakes: can you believe he used to force us to call him “THE DON” and he would get mad when we
called him by his name Brandon

***then he chuckled***

Snakes: I wonder where he got that nickname from

Princess: he loved gangster and action movies

Snakes: mmmmh so what are you gonna miss about him

Princess: im gonna miss him scolding me every time I called him by his name, he wanted me to call
him bhuti every time

*** Snakes laughed and princess giggled***

Princess: I always got mad but I would end up calling him bhuti

***they both laughed***

Snakes: he was one of a kind…. And him, mnqobi and lwandle are birds of the same
furthers….whenever they were together they caused havoc, they acted like little Osama bin laden
terrorists

***they laughed***

Princess: I miss him bhuti….. why did he have to die….. I will miss him so much

***she started crying and snakes brushed her back gently as she cried***

Snakes: I’ll miss him too my love, just know that he’s in a better place and he’ll always watch over
you like the big brother he so wanted to be to you ok

***she nodded***

Snakes: now look at me

***she looked at him***

Snakes: you’ll get through this ok, it wont be easy but you will ok

***she nodded and snakes wiped her face and she rested her head again on his chest…after some
time snakes saw pops walking towards the pool house and he smiled***

Snakes: princess look over there

***she raised her head and her swollen eyes landed on her father and she stood up from snakes and
ran to her father and she threw herself to him and he caught her and held her tight in his arms as
she cried***

Pops: shhh daddy is here everything is gonna be ok now

***he said that while rubbing her back and snakes walked to them***

Snakes: pops

***they shook hands***

Pops: son, you good

Snakes: getting there, its good to see you without a scratch on your body

Pops: I told you boys I got this

Snakes: yeah you did

Pops: where are your brothers?

Snakes: with their wives

Pops: and wena why are you not with your wife

***snakes chuckled***

Snakes: shes resting, the exercise we were busy with got her really tired, if you know what I mean

***he winked at him and pops chuckled while shaking his head***

Pops: sies man nhlaka, sizilile ( we are mourning) man for God’s sake
Snakes: well tell that to your daughter in law/ niece haw

Pops: you know what im not having this conversation with you man especially not in my daughter’s
presence….take

***he said that with a smirk on his face and he took out a phone from his pocket***

Snakes: you brought me a phone wow pops thanks hey

Pops: mxm you know I think that time Michelle beat the four of you for messing up when you were
teenagers, she hit you hard on your head

Snakes: and its all your fault cause you snitched on us to her

***pops chuckled ***

Princess: mom once beat them up daddy?

Snakes: no she didn’t…. you see now pops

***pops laughed***

Pops: just make sure the video in there is encrypted and that once someone opens it and it finishes
playing it crashes and gets deleted automatically, then send it to the big bosses in the underworld
with a message I will send to you just now…. Make sure you send it before sun down tomorrow

Snakes: noted…. So I take it the mission is completed

Pops: yeah

Snakes: ok let me get right on to it

***he walked away and pops cupped princesses face and kissed her forehead***

Pops: im sorry you witnessed all that traumatising scene ok my love

***she nodded***

Princess: I miss him daddy

***he sighed***

Pops: I miss him too my love….i miss him too

***he wiped the tears that fell from her eyes***

Pops: go and wash your face and meet me by my car, im taking you out for some fresh air ok

Princess: ok daddy

***they walked inside the house***

***the week went by fast and it was the day of the funeral and they just laid Brandon to rest just
like they did with the guards few days before, and now they were all in the hospital cause Ma
collapsed as they were walking back to the cars in the cemetery and they rushed her here…… the
brothers except for muzi who was busy with her were all pacing up and down in the waiting area
while baba was just sitting down with his head bowed and bab’dlamini sitting next to him busy
telling him she’s gonna be ok and as for the wives, the guards drove them home so they can make
sure everything is ok back home ……well pops was sitting on the far corner quiet staring into space
until he heard someone say “muzi is coming” and he stood up and joined the others***

Jase: how is she?

***muzi sighed***

Muzi: she suffered a minor heart attack but she’ll be fine since it didn’t cause any damages…. All she
needs to do is rest and stop stressing

Jay: but you just said she suffered a heart attack muzi

Muzi: minor heart attack bafo but she’ll be ok, in fact she’s ok since it didn’t do any damages

***they all breathed out with relief***

Muzi: baba she said she wants her husband or else she’ll discharge herself

*** Baba sighed and nodded then he walked to her ward with his guards behind him***

Muzi: well fozas also tell your women that she said she won’t eat and I quote “ the horrible hospital
food” so tell them she said they should make sure they bring her home cooked meals from
breakfast to supper here until she’s discharged

***they all laughed***

Snakes: well people, our very own sphalaphala Mthaniya( beautiful Mthaniya ) , Shaka’s mother…..

***pointing at pops with his eyes***

Snakes: is ok so ya’ll can relax now, let’s go home and eat before the food is finished ekhaya( at
home)

Jay: too soon bafo man

Bab’dlamini: hai uyangihlula manje nhlakanipho ( I don’t know what to do with you anymore)

***he said that with a smile on his face***

Thor: and when I say he needs help he shows me fists and middle fingers

***and snakes showed him his fist***

Thor: you see

***they laughed***

Pops: fuck im glad she’s ok

Brothers: yeah

Jase: lets go see her and head back home before snakes collapses too with hunger

Snakes: mxm…but muzi you said she asked for baba mos , what if we get there and find them busy
Jay: snakes hai man

Thor: I give up with you man

Pops: busy with what

Snakes: don’t tell me you’ve need done the deed in hospital with mom before pops mina im not
prepared to walk in into something that with traumatise me for the rest of my life

Bab’dlamini: hai mina I give up with you nhlaka

***he said that laughing softly and he walked away to Ma’s ward

Snakes: bab’dlamini im serious, knock before you enter

***he just laughed walking to the ward and the brothers just chuckled while shaking their heads***

Pops: wena ufuna induku nje( you just want a hiding) and your craziness will stop

***they laughed***

Snakes: well im your son so that means ngifuze wena pops ( I take after you)

***pops charged towards him and snakes ran away with pops chasing him and the brothers laughed
…… as for Thorsten he was chuckling but his mind was to the fact that he’s actually relieved that Ma
is ok cause he can see that she’s actually the glue that is keeping the family together besides the
blood drinking ritual thingy they did and he was glad in a way that he’s part of this crazy family even
though he just found them or they just found him or they just found each other, so yeah he was just
glad that he’s related to these crazy people***

*** Three days later Ma got discharged from the hospital and seven days later bab’dlamini did a ten-
days ceremony to cleanse the family and two days later the brothers, the wives and kids went back
to their houses and pops stayed back with his daughter while baba took his wife away for a mini
vacation in Mozambique so that she can relax while bab’dlamini went back to his house….. now
Thorsten was getting ready to go to one of his father’s functions as his father always asks him to go
with him and he always goes with him even though they bore the fuck out of him, he actually hates
them***

Mr.B: you ready

Thor: no but we can go

Mr.B: will you stop sulking who knows maybe you might meet a nice woman there and finally settle
down and give me grandchildren

Thor: dad we are definitely not having this conversation especially now or else you’ll go alone to that
boring function

Mr.B: as if mxm lets go

***they walked out with Thorsten wearing a tailored and body fitting navy three piece suit, a white
shirt and brown formal shoes without a tie and he had his most expensive watch, a ULYSSE NARDIN
CLASSICO HANNIBAL MINUTE REPEATER on his wrist… he took his car keys, wallet and phone and
they went to the car and drove away***

Mr.B: it seems like you and the khumalos are getting closer

Thor: we getting there

***he didn’t wanna say they are pretty close cause he knows his father despises them***

Mr.B: well I don’t trust them one bit

Thor: why do you say that

Mr.B: first of all they are just a bunch of criminals who hide behind suits and they think they own the
fucken world where else they don’t

***Thorsten took a deep breath***

Thor: dad you might not like them for your own reasons but they are my family too

Mr.B: I just don’t understand what you want from them, am I not a good father to you

Thor: father don’t please you know you are a good father to me but I also need to know them and
my origin, tradition and culture… you are a traditional African man and you know how important it
is for me to know my true ancestors and my origin, tradition and culture….. so please

Mr.B: you are a Boateng Kwame those bastards cant just come from nowhere and claim you, they
don’t know what I had to go through to make sure you and your mother are mine

***Thorsten frown***

Thor: what do you mean by that

Mr.B: ummm I mean….your …your mother was still hurt by the letter so i… I had to work hard to win
her heart and…..and to have her agree to marry me and move to Ghana with me

Thor: mmmmh

***he said that with his deep scary voice and it vibrated inside the car with a frown on his face and
his father swallowed hard as he nearly spilled the beans out of frustration…. As for Thorsten his mind
was all over the place, he kept asking himself what his father really meant when he said “ they don’t
know what I had to go through to make sure you and your mother are mine” anyway after a while
they arrived at the building the function was to be held at and they got out and went inside…… they
walked in and the place was packed with women dressed to kill and men in suits, Thorsten huffed at
that cause he hates crowed places full of men who thinks they’ve made it in life where else they not
even close to making it ***

Thor: how long are we supposed to be here

Mr.B: behave Kwame please

***Thorsten huffed again and took a glass which had whiskey inside from the waitress that passed
them and he gulped it down and took another one from another passing waiter and put the empty
glass down on his tray and he walked further in behind his father, then a voice called his name and
he turned to look and it was Benson Tau aka “bra psy” short for psycho. He used to serve with him in
the military back in the days until he was dishonourably discharged and sentenced to 10 years in the
military prison for killing defenceless male children in Congo where they were stationed when
Thorsten was still a soldier, he shot them execution-style and his reasons where that they were
gonna turn into rebels when they grow up so he did what was needed to be done, well he even
went for mental evaluation cause they thought maybe he was mentally unstable when he did what
he did but he wasn’t so he was dishonourably discharged and send to prison and now Thorsten
couldn’t believe who he was with****

Ben: the beast himself

Thor: psycho

Ben: no one calls me that anymore man

Thor: the same goes to my beast nickname

Ben: ok fair enough…. How are you man

Thor: good…you?

Ben: good too

Thor: Imani

***he greeted her with a frown on his face asking himself what the hell she was doing with this
psychotic motherfucker at the same time admiring her beauty…he started feeling things in his
stomach moving when he looked at her, well it was more of a feeling than actual “things” moving
***

Imani: hey Thorsten

***she said that with her soft voice and Thorsten felt something literally move in him when she
spoke….he didn’t know what but it did and he had to take a deep breath to calm himself down***

Ben: you know my wife

***he asked with a frown on his face and Thorsten glanced at Imani and he saw fear in her eyes and
that made him mad but he had to play it cool***

Thor: yeah, I was married to her cousin

Ben: what…. wait when, why don’t I know that

Thor: because it was a court thing no one was invited even Imani wasn’t

Ben: ok which cousin, wait is it bonolo

Thor: no that whore named Desiree

*** Ben choked on his saliva when Thorsten said that and he started coughing….. After some time
he calmed down ***

Ben: who

Imani: my blood cousin Desiree who is now your second wife because you cheated on me with her
and got her pregnant!
***she snapped***

Thor: WHAT?

***he said that looking at her but she looked away but Thorsten saw pain in her eyes when she
said that and that pain was almost immediately replaced with fear***

Imani: ummmm….. i…. I need …to…. Ummm use the… the ladies excuse me

***she rushed away and Thorsten looked at Ben with a deadly frown, not because of Desiree nooo
but because of what he saw on imani’s eyes after she snapped about Desiree being ben’s second
wife…..her extreme fear in her eyes and him knowing the real Ben “aka psycho” he asked himself
how is it that Imani is still alive cause the man was a psychotic bastard who doesn’t deserve to be
married to a woman like Imani ***

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Thor: what are you doing with Imani Ben?

Ben: askies

Thor: you know the kind of monster you are now why are you doing with a girl like her

***ben chuckled***

Ben: her presence makes my demons to behave

***Thorsten just looked at him with a scary frown on his face ***

Thor: ok then if that’s the case why that bitch Desiree

***ben chuckled***

Ben: she’s carrying my child man and I didn’t want my son to be born out of wedlock

*** Thorsten just smirked looking at him then he shook his head***

Thor: ok then if Imani makes your demons to behave don’t you think you should be treating her like
the queen she is and not a punching bag

*** Ben frowned***

Ben: askies

Thor: I didn’t stutter did i?

Ben: look beast what happens between my wife and I is none of your business

***Thorsten smirked looking down while brushing the beard on his chin gently but when he looked
up, his face was hard and scary with his eyes cold and dark and he took a step closer to Ben who
started to feel a bit uneasy***

Thor: well Im making it my business psycho

Ben: beast take a step back and mind your damn business, what I do to my wife it doesn’t concern
you

Thor: well I just said im making it my business psycho or you want me to repeat it again

Ben: you are overstepping your boundaries beast

Thor: you know that’s my speciality

***he said that with a smirk and it quickly disappeared***

Thor: you know I should chop off your small dick for sleeping with my ex-wife while she was still
mine you know

***ben swallowed hard and he clenched his jaws cause even though he’s not that scared of
thorsten but he knows how he is and that he’s a heartless beast and can make life difficult for him(
well he doesn’t know he can turn into an actual beast) ***

Ben: well she’s mine now, the fact that you lost her means you didn’t deserve her in the first place

***thorsten chuckled for real and he pat Ben on his shoulder still chuckling***

Thor: that whore slept with every dick and dom here in south Africa and overseas too while she was
her stupid trips and the fact that I didn’t kill her shows you that she didn’t and still doesn’t mean shit
to me, ooh and did you know she tried to pin that pregnancy on me and I told her were to fuck off
and she saw you as her next target and like the dumb fuck you are you fell for it… nc nc nc…..but
you’ve always being dumb and stupid so im not surprised

Ben: don’t insult me beast

Thor: well im telling the truth and you know what they say, that the truth hurts right

Ben: you know I have better things to do than to listen to your annoying self

***thorsten chuckled***

Thor: before you go im just gonna say this, an eye for an eye psycho my man and I hope you won’t
fight me just like I didn’t fight you now

Ben: what are you talking about?

Thor: read between the lines man, don’t make it obvious that you as dumb as they come

***thorsten walked away leaving Ben angry also feeling insulted to the core***

.
***Ben went outside to calm himself down cause he could feel that he was about to lose it….and as
soon as thorsten saw Ben walking out he went to the direction of the bathrooms and stood outside
the lady’s bathroom and soon after Imani walked out of the bathroom after she was done with her
crying session, it the only way she deals with everything or else she would have committed suicide
when the abuse started when Ben’s family started question her fertility as she has never fallen
pregnant before even though they don’t use protection with her husband, she even went to see a
specialist to get checked out but she was told nothing is wrong with her and that she’s as fertile as
they come but the abuses from her husband and insults from her in laws never stopped…. It’s a
conflicting situation for her cause when Ben brings out his good side she falls in love with him all
over again but when his demons take over she hates him to the core and lately his demons has been
in control almost all the time and it’s been hell on earth for her and the worst part is he threatened
to kill her mother and younger brother if she even attempts to leave him…..Anyway as soon as she
walked out she was met by thorsten waiting and she stood still then she started to walk away with
her heart beating fast and she didn’t understand why she feels like this when she’s around thorsten
or whenever she thinks about him( yep she did) but thorsten stopped her on her treks when he
spoke with his deep, hoarse scary voice***

Thor: im waiting for you

***she turned and looked at him and she figured that maybe he wants to know about the Desiree
issue and she slowly walked to him and stood next to him while looking down and heath put his long
finger under her chin and pushed her face up gently and their eyes locked for some seconds and
Imani looked away as she couldn’t maintain the eye contact cause she saw nothing but darkness in
his eyes***

Thor: you have been crying

***she took a deep breath but she didn’t say anything***

Thor: walk with me

***he said that showing her the way but she hesitated ***

Thor: I don’t bite Imani let’s go

Imani: my husband must be looking for me

Thor: he’s not and if he does you’ll tell him you in the restroom trying to calm yourself down

***she sighed***

Thor: let’s go

Imani: wher…where are we going

Thor: woman…. let’s go before that hooligan of yours starts looking for you

***she sighed and walked with him to the opposite direction where the hall was***

Thor: how long has the abuse been going on

***she kept quiet***

Thor: Im waiting for an answer

***he asked annoyed a bit cause he hates repeating himself (one of the Khumalo traits)***
Imani: can we not…

***he interrupted her***

Thor: answer my question Imani

***she swallowed hard cause this man walking besides her intimidated the fuck out of her***

Imani: it’s been 3 years now

Thor: how long have you two been married

Imani: 5 years now

Thor: and your age?

***she sighed cause she didn’t know why he asked her all this questions***

Imani: 25

Thor: mmmmh… so let me guess he said that he’ll kill you and your family if you leave him right

***she nodded slowly while facing down…. They were still walking along the long passage slowly***

Thor: my question to you is do you want to leave him

Imani: there’s a lot at stake if I do

Thor: his money?

Imani: yes because he pays for my mother’s medical bills, she suffered a major stoke after my father
passed away and as for my little brother, he enrolled him into one of the best private schools in the
country and he also takes care of them financially

Thor: so in other words as long as your mother and brother are well taken care of you don’t care
about what he does to you?

Iman: it was an arranged marriage thorsten ok my mother was in a public hospital fighting for her
life and they told us she might not make it and we had just buried my father so her twin sister(
Desiree’s mother) told me she has a solution to our problems and she arranged the marriage for me,
she told me the guy already knows me and he likes me so it wont be hard for me to fall in love with
him, she said I should do it for my mother and little brother cause the guy promised to get my
mother the best care in the world so I told her I’ll think about it cause I couldn’t bear the thought of
losing her, I had just lost my dad so I just couldn’t lose her then the following day my mother was
moved to a private hospital and three days later the doctors said they are impressed with her
progress

***she sighed deeply***

Imani: so in the end I agreed to the arranged marriage with the condition that he takes care of my
mother and he did more than that by also taking care of my little brother too

***thorsten was listening attentively all along***

Thor: so you sold yourself to that thing so your mother and brother can be taken care off

Imani: yes and I’ll do it again if I have to, her and my step father were the best parents a child could
ask for, I grew up in a warm home because of them and what I did for my mother is the least I could
do for her it’s a pity my step father passed away before I could show him my appreciation for all the
love and sacrifices he made for me

***she wiped off the tears that ran down her cheeks……even though he wasn’t her biological father
but he was the best father a child could ask for and she missed him every day…thorsten stopped
walking and he looked at her as she also stopped walking***

Thor: he’s gonna end up killing you Imani you know that right…. That boy is a psychotic maniac with
multiple personalities which he created himself cause he was fascinated by people with multiple
personalities disorder , im sure you’ve seen how his moods changes especially when he’s angry or
pissed off right

***Imani nodded because she witnesses his moods change on daily basis…. When Ben is happy he’s
loving and caring and treats her like an egg that could break any moment and when he’s pissed off
that’s when she gets a beating….. but when he’s angry he locks her in the “ vault” as he calls it which
is the basement in their house after she gets the beating ofcourse for days as a punishment***

Imani: yes…. Thorsten I’ve accepted my life as it is, as long as my mother is getting the best care and
she lives long enough to see Lefa ( her little brother) grow up and also as long as Lefa gets the best
education and makes it in life then it’s all worth it cause even if I leave him and he kills Ma and Lefa
or even kidnaps them then I’ll have nothing to live for

***thorsten was looking at her intensely as he felt his cold heart beating faster than usual and it was
strange to him cause it only does that when he just fucked some woman or after his gym time or
after his jogging moments so now its beating fast and he can’t even explain why…. He took a step
closer to her and he pushed her face up with his finger and she looked up at him since he’s taller
than her even though she’s wearing heels and her heart started beating fast as his intoxicating
perfume hit her nostrils ***

Thor: well im afraid I have bad news for you….. Im about to make your life a lot complicated

Imani: huh?

Thor: besides the fact that there’s something in me that forces and pushes me to take you out of
that hell you live in and to protect you, that psychotic fool you call your husband slept with that
bitch Desiree while she was still my wife so im gonna take you from him while he watched and guess
what

***he smirked***

Thor: I won’t force you and you won’t stop me…… you’ll come willingly

*** Imani swallowed hard then her phone rang and she quickly took it out of her clutch bag***

Imani: Tau

Ben: where are you?

Imani: still at the lady’s bathroom

Ben: don’t fuck with me Imani, you’ve been in that toilet for a fucken long time unless you are taking
a shit you better come out of there

Imani: ye..yes I was just scared to come out cause I misbehaved in front of Desiree’s ex
Ben: the vault is waiting for you so you will spend three days learning how to behave in public…. I
won’t have a straatmate as a wife nna, now come out and lets leave this fucken place nx

*** Tears ran down her cheeks and thorsten clenched his jaws***

Imani: ye…yes

***then he dropped the call***

Imani: I have to go

*** She said that wiping her tears and thorsten got closer to her and he put his hands on her waist
***

Thor: come with me Imani

***she shook her head no***

Imani: I have too much to lose thorsten and he’s my husband remember … I’ll be fine im used to this
life….. ummm thanks for the walk by the way

*** then she giggled a bit but thorsten didn’t smile ***

Imani: riiightt…. Bye

***she attempted to walk away but he tightened the grip on her waist***

Thor: do you still have my numbers

***she nodded***

Thor: ok

***he let her go and she started to walk away***

Thor: IMANI!

***he called after her and she turned ***

Thor: he better not touch you or even hurt a tiny string of your hair or else im gonna turn you into a
widow

***she smiled faintly and started walking away… well she knew what was gonna happen to her
when they get home cause he already told her the “vault” is waiting for her… three days in the dark
without taking a bath and having only two meals a day and with him having rough sex with her as if
he’s fucking a worthless whore is what she’s gonna experience for next three days ***

**** Its already month end and yes jay send a letter to the kani family and they replied that the last
Saturday of the month the khumalos can come, and well now its Friday and they are already on
their way to Eastern cape since the following day is the day the negotiations will take place…. Its
ntombi, snakes , jay and nomhle only since thorsten is already there and muzi and noma couldn’t
come cause the morning sickness is showing her flames so she’s not well…… So noma, muzi, Kedi
and Jase are staying back to look after the kids with Ma and princess also there to help and baba,
bab’dlamini and pops will arrive later on***

Jay: are you ok

Nomhle: just the thought of dealing with Buhle and her sidekick frustrates me

***jay cleared his throat***

Jay: ummm themba lam Buhle and your uncle Bongani have been missing for some time now and
Akhona or whatever her name is, is not well upstairs anymore

Nomhle: ooh my God what

Jay: yeah so you can relax you won’t deal with them

Nomhle: what do you think happened to them?

Jay: I don’t even know themba lam and the truth is I don’t even care

Nomhle: can’t smiso look for them

Jay: well the truth is smiso tolerate the Kani’s because of you and before you he tolerated them
because of your father so I don’t think he’ll even bother looking for them

Nomhle: ooh

Jay: yeah

Nomhle: mmmmh I wonder where Buhle and uncle Bongani are and what happened to Akhona

Jay: your aunts are called by their names and Bongani is uncle mmmmh

***he said that looking at nomhle with a smirk on his face***

Nomhle: well Buhle and Akhona don’t deserve my respect and as for uncle Bongani he did nothing to
me so yah he’s uncle Bongani

*** jay just kept quiet and he thought of how she will feel if he were to tell her that she was shot
and left in a coma because of Buhle, Akhona and the same uncle Bongani but he knew it would
shatter her already fragile heart so he just kissed her forehead and held her tight***

Jay: I can’t wait to make you mine officially themba lam

Nomhle: well I can’t wait to be your wife

Jay: I love you themba lam and thank you for sticking around even though it was hard to

Nomhle: it wasn’t easy im not even gonna lie but all of it was worth sticking around

***jay smiled and kissed the top of her head***

Jay: I haven’t forgotten your present for pushing those two big heads out

*** Nomhle laughed***

Nomhle: mmmmh I wonder what the present is

Jay: what I know is you’ll love them

Nomhle: them?

Jay: yeah, one present per head haw

***they both laughed***

Nomhle: I should give birth to twins only from now on mos

***they laughed***

Jay: fuck….. you make me happy nomhle

Nomhle: I love you

***she said that snuggling closer to him….. then snakes and ntombi came out of the bedroom that is
in the jet and they sat down facing jay and nomhle***

Jay: mmmmh the cake was good for you to be smiling like that neh mamba

***nomhle pinched jay and he laughed***

Snakes: for your own information yeah it was, to a point that im even thinking of going back to
mamezala ( mother in law) to pay lobola for her again that’s how good it is

***they all laughed***

Ntombi: really nhlaka?

Snakes: what? Im being honest mos

Ntombi: mxm

***she just shook her head with a smile on her face and she lay her head on his shoulder and they
locked hands***

Jay: ladies you know the drill mos when you get there

***they nodded***

Snakes: and baby this time around you shouldn’t act or behave like van damme or Jackie Chan or
even Bruce lee, remember you are pregnant so its nomhle’s turn to be van damme this time

***they laughed***

Ntombi: ok….im sure you heard that hlehle

Snakes: don’t worry she got this, she’s not called “mother of beasts” for nothing baby

***they laughed some more***

*** Soon after they landed and found cars waiting for them and they drove to the kani residence
and they parked outside then they got out and took the ladies bags out, it was busy in the yard…..
there was a cow tied on a tree and a goat also tied to another tree and the was even a tent erected
in the yard and people going up and down, nomhle sighed***

Nomhle: so this is really happening

Ntombi: yep few hours left and you’ll officially be Mrs Nkosenye khumalo

Nomhle: you forgot Jayden haw

Ntombi: nah Jayden will be added after your white wedding for now is just Nkosenye cause im sure
OKhumalo don’t know a Jayden but only a Nkosenye and im sure they can’t even pronounce it

***they just laughed ***

Jay: like husband like wife… mxm birds of the same feathers

Ntombi: mxm

***they laughed***

Snakes: leave my wife alone man bafo

Ntombi: tell him baby

*** They laughed again and jay pulled nomhle to him and hugged her then they kissed***

Jay: take care of yourself and ntombi ok

***she nodded***

Jay: and if you need anything tell smiso or call me or snakes ok

Nomhle: ok

Jay: and don’t let anyone bully you or ntombi, remember she needs to rest and she shouldn’t lift
heavy thing or strain herself

Nomhle: ok I promise

Jay: I love you themba lam

Nomhle: I love you too khumalo

***they kissed and jay hugged her again and also hugged ntombi and nomhle hugged snakes and
snakes kissed ntombi and they went inside then jay called smiso***

Thor: bafo

***yep he knows how the khumalo boys roll now***

Jay: we are outside

Thor: ok im coming

***they ended the call and soon after smiso walked out of the yard and he got to the brothers and
bro-hugged them***

Thor: where are the ladies?

Snakes: they already went inside

Thor: ok

Jay: you good?

***thorsten sighed***

Thor: Imani hasn’t called for three days now

Snakes: you know I thought you were fucking with us when you told us you made her promise to call
you every two days just so you know she’s ok, after what happened at that function

Thor: why would I fuck with you haw

Snakes: cause she’s married

Thor: mmmmh to a psychotic motherfucker

Jay: who we suggested that we should just take him to the slaughter house and have fun with his
body but you talked us out of it

Thor: ben is not just an enemy jay, he’s a fucken good one…yes he’s dumb and stupid most of the
time but that’s what makes him dangerous and unpredictable, remember I told you he has multiple
personalities so that motherfucker is fucken unpredictable im telling you

Snakes: but you know him so we can use that to our advantage

Thor: yeah but remember from now to four months to come it’s an important period of time for
nomhle and the whole khumalo family so I don’t want anything that might jeopardise that, nomhle
has been through shit so let’s not mess this happy time for her by going to war

Jay: you right bafo this is her time to be happy and to shine

Snakes: mmmmh and we just buried THE DON( Brandon) so this is gonna be a good time for the
family too

Jay: yeah

Thor: but now im worried about Imani, yesterday I even made my PA call her numbers and pretend
to be her friend for just in case that motherfucker answers her phone and guess what he did nx

***he said that frustrated***

Snakes: what did he say?

Thor: that she’s busy and she’ll call her when she’s not busy …. And now it’s been three fucken days
and still nothing from her…. Nx im really tempted to walk into his house and take her by force but I
can’t do that because of her mother and brother, that sick bastard might kill them

Jay: and even if we take the mother and brother away for safety you know how mother in laws are
when it comes to their son in laws who takes care of them financially

Snakes: yeah eish she might even tell him of our plan cause im sure he acts like a saint in front of her

Thor: yeah she might even refuse to leave with us and if we force her, her condition might worsen
and that will kill Imani cause I can tell she lives for her so I just have to wait for Imani to be ready to
leave him until then the isn’t much I can do cause she always tells me she got a lot to lose if she does
being her mother and brother
Jay: I understand her fears smiso the same shit happened with nomhle, I waited for three years…
fucken three years before she gave us a chance cause she was scared of butholezwe

Snakes: that bastard installed so much fear in her that I once thought it was gonna be an impossible
task for her to give jay a chance

Jay: she was terrified of butholezwe that when he called her she would shake while answering his
call so I believe that psycho motherfucker installed the same fear in Imani and its gonna be a long
ride for you bafo

Snakes: so I take it she’s the chosen one for you Smie

***thorsten sighed***

Thor: I don’t know snakes, I feel some typa way for her and I don’t even know how to explain it,
things move inside of me when I talk to her…..

***then he chuckled***

Thor: eish its crazy Im tell you

Snakes: uthando bafo (love bro) is what you are feeling for her

Thor: but how can she be my chosen one I mean she’s married

Jay: dude your beast is unstable not to mentioned you once stayed in a beast mode for three
months, what Im trying to say is don’t expect things to go like the way they did with us

Snakes: well I suggest you go pay bab’dlamini a visit he might clear some things for you

Thor: yeah you right

***well thorsten is glad the brothers have his back and that he can tell them anything and that they
don’t judge him instead they try and help out, he has never had someone he can talk to before, he
was always a lone walker who did things by himself but now it wasn’t the case cause the brothers
are there for him and for once in his life he can finally breath and get help without having to owe the
person a favour and it was the best feeling ever for a heartless beast like him…. Right then his phone
rang it was Imani and he quickly answered***

Thor: where the hell where you woman

Imani: wow hello to you too

***she said with a low voice***

Thor: Imani don’t piss me off ok, now why didn’t you call like you were supposed to

***she sighed***

Imani: I couldn’t ok…

***then she kept quiet***

Imani: look I have to go I just called to tell you im fine

***thorsten kept quiet feeling his rage rising by the second***

Thor: he beat you up right

***she kept quiet***

Thor: HE BEAT YOU UP RIGHT

***he shouted***

Imani: I’ll…I’ll be fine thorsten don’t worry about me

Thor: I TOLD YOU I’LL MAKE YOU A WIDOW IF HE TOUCHES YOU DIDN’T I

Imani: thorsten please ok I told you im ok, look I have to go

Thor: DON’T YOU DARE DROP THIS CALL ON ME IMANI

Imani: he went outside to give his dogs food so he might walk in any moment thorsten ok I’ll call you
tomorrow I promise

*** Thorsten didn’t say he just clenched his jaws***

Imani: im ok Thorsten look I have to go bye for now

*** then the line went dead and thorsten slammed his phone on the ground hard and it shattered
and he pace up and down trying to calm himself with his jaws clenched, he looked so scary that even
a fly passing next to him will tremble with fear so he looked terrifying that he wasn’t even aware
that his face had changed, the skin of his face was hard and it even had bumps and scales on them
and his eyes were bloodshot red…. luckily no one was passing by ***

Jay: smiso you need to calm down now… you are feeding your beast too much of your anger, even
your face has turned

***he warned him and he stopped moving and he touched his face and he could feel that his skin
was hard and he started doing breath ins and outs until he calmed down, then he started having a
nose bleed (whenever his beast takes over its either he vomits blood like he did when he turned that
time or he has a nose bleed when only his face changes) that’s how unstable his beast is….… right
then snakes phone rang it was Jase and he answered it***

Snakes: bafo

Jase: is everything ok there my beast just reacted a bit

Snakes: it was smiso but don’t worry he’s calm now

Jase: what happened?

Snakes: Imani happened nx that bastard beat her up

Jase: eish we need to do something bafo cause I have a feeling she’s his chosen one

Snakes: we also think so but we can’t take that mother fucker on bafo this is nomhle’s happy time
and we can’t mess that up for her cause remember we are dealing with a psychotic fucker with
multiple personalities like smiso told us so he’s unpredictable and that makes him dangerous and
plus he’s an ex-military man so he’s not someone we can just take on nje we need proper
strategizing and planning and again Imani has to comply with us or else all that shit will be for
nothing

***Jase sighed***
Jase: yeah you right

Snakes: hai man you know what we should just ask bab’dlamini to prepare a vicious lightning, im
sure he’s not called “ THUNDER ” for nothing and I’ll even volunteer to send it myself to that
bastard, it will strike him once and it will be Amen for him and Smie will take Imani, marry her and
have many babies and they’ll live happily ever and after …. And if bab’dlamini won’t do it then I’ll go
buy the lightning myself, I know someone who sells them and we will deal with that nigga once and
for all

*** Jase and jay just laughed while thorsten just smiled while shaking his head, his face was now
back to normal***

INSERT……83

****NARRATED***

Well the lobola negotiations went well and even the uncles weren’t stubborn during them, well they
were intimidated by the Khumalo’s so they didn’t even waste time arguing or anything, after the
lobola was paid in full the ceremony began and the Khumalo’s went to their cars and brought in the
gifts they bought for the kanis from the list the khumalos received with the letter the kanis wrote
confirming the date for the lobola negotiations….. and truthfully speaking everything went well that
even some rain drizzled a bit and everyone said it’s because the ancestors blessed nomhle’s day and
marriage. Even though nomhle was happy she was wary of her surroundings because of what
happened that time a ceremony was done for her to be introduced to their ancestors, jay and
ntombi kept assuring her that nothing bad will happen this time around but now she was ready for
anything unlike last time even though she was assured nothing bad will happen…. It was now late in
the afternoon and people were now drunk and dancing, even the uncles were enjoying themselves.
As for baba, bab’dlamini and pops they have already left…… well Jay, nomhle, snakes and ntombi
and sihle ( akhona’s daughter) were sitting together just chatting away while thorsten was busy on a
call***

Ntombi: when are we leaving jay

Jay: tomorrow morning but you won’t sleep here tonight …. Shame You look tired

Ntombi: yeah it’s been a long day and yes nomhle made sure I don’t strain myself or lift heavy things

***they laughed ***

Jay: ok, I trust my wife

***nomhle blushed ***

Ntombi: but you don’t trust me

Jay: because you like behaving like van damme even when we warn you not to

Snakes: you can say that again bafo I have a Cynthia Rothrock as a wife

***they busted out with laughter then thorsten called them looking agitated and they kissed their
wives and went to him***

Sihle: im happy for you cuzzy

***she said that to nomhle and nomhle smiled***

Nomhle: thanks sihle

Sihle: I just wish my mom was here to celebrate with us

***ntombi rolled her eyes and nomhle saw her ***

Nomhle: what happened to her?

***sihle sighed***

Sihle: nobody knows, it’s like she just went mute just like that…. She doesn’t say anything, all she
does is stare into space

Nomhle: ooh my God, what did the doctor say?

Sihle: they can’t explain what’s going on with her cause they say her brain activity is normal….. then
we took her to a traditional healer and he said some disturbing things…..he said she saw something
she wasn’t supposed to see

Ntombi: something like what

***she shrugged her shoulders***

Sihle: he didn’t say

Nomhle: so can he help her

***sihle sighed***

Sihle: he said he can’t… he said no one can cause whatever she saw was evil and not supposed to be
seen by just anybody… he said mom did something terrible and since she doesn’t have an evil heart
like her sister this is her punishment

Ntombi: that is some creepy shit

Nomhle: you can say that again

Sihle: I just wonder what she did that made her turn out like this

Ntombi: well she’s the only one who knows

Sihle: yeah and… he also said uncle Bongani and aunt buhle are no longer on the land of the living

Nomhle: meaning they are dead?

***she nodded looking sad***

Nomhle: this is messed up

Sihle: he said both of them and mama did something terrible and they got punished severely by
death while mom is punished like this

***she said that with a breaking voice as she wiped her tears and nomhle sat closer to her and
brushed her back***

Nomhle: im sorry all that is happening, I can tell its weighing heavily on you

Sihle: I know my mother is a “follower” of bad people but she doesn’t deserve all this

Nomhle: yeah she doesn’t

***ntombi rolled her eyes again and nomhle didn’t see her this time ***

Ntombi: guys I know all that is painful and all but today it’s a happy day, it’s a day we celebrate jay
and nomhle’s traditional wedding, look im not trying to sound insensitive or something cause im also
still mourning my nephew’s death but today I want to celebrate and be happy and not cry and look
sad…it’s a good day people, tomorrow is the day we can be sad all we like about our miseries and
worries but today we celebrate this lovely union ok please

Sihle: yeah you are right im sorry

Ntombi: its ok we understand your pain I mean my nephew and jay and nhlaka’s little brother was
shot and killed in front of us so I know how you are feeling but today I chose to be merry and have
fun and celebrate

***sihle wiped her tears off***

Sihle: ooh my God im sorry for your loss

Ntombi: its all good, now can we stop with the sob stories and have fun

***sihle laughed while nodding and nomhle just smiled while shaking her head cause she can tell
ntombi wasn’t interested or sympathetic about sihle’s situation***

***jay and snakes where standing with thorsten not far from the tent***

Jay: what’s wrong smiso

Thor: Imani hasn’t called and her phone is off

Jay: maybe she can’t make the call cause that dickhead is always with her

Thor: then why is her phone off then

***snakes just shook his head while looking down***

Jay: cause she’s scared you might call her since she can’t call you

Thor: THAT IS BULLSHIT JAY AND YOU KNOW IT, HER PHONE ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE OFF….. ATLEAST
WHEN ITS ON I KNOW I CAN TRACK IT AND KNOW HER WHEREABOUTS , NOW LOOK I CANT EVEN
DO THAT OR GO TO THAT FUCKEN PLACE AND CHECK IF SHES OK MYSELF
Jay: calm down man, im sure she’s fine

Thor: nx this girl is gonna give me hypertension I swear

***snakes laughed and they looked at him***

Snakes: like I once said to you jay, falling in love at old age should be illegal…look what is happening
now

*** he said pointing at thorsten and jay chuckled***

Thor: don’t start with me snakes ok im not in the mood

Snakes: well you gonna be on the mood whether you like it or not cause this whole new love of
yours is also affecting us ngoba siyathethisiwa ngaphandle kwesizathu manje ( because we are being
shouted at for no reason now ) while the culprit is having a soothing bubble bath while drinking a
fine glass of wine

***jay laughed and thorsten just shook his head feeling defeated***

Snakes: now as the oldest im ordering you to make Imani yours fast cause there’s no where in hell
am I waiting for three years or more like this one did……

***he pointed at jay***

Snakes: …… with nomhle to make Imani yours assomblief…… im about to go through 7 months of
horror with my pregnant wife and ya’ll know my phobia with pregnant women so I don’t need to
deal with an old man suddenly turned teenager, playing hide and seek with the woman he clearly
loves tuu im too old for that shit

***they looked at him like “wtf”***

Thor: I see already ntombi is showing you flames

Snakes: mxm…eish its hard being a man im telling you….. can you believe some girl here was busy
staring at me with those lustful eyes and ntombi saw that and even though I wasn’t entertaining the
chick at all or interested at her, my lovely wife decided to threaten me her handsome husband…. She
told me point blank on my face that she will cut off my balls in my sleep and feed them to spotty (
her puppy) if I even look at another woman here or anywhere else, she said if she catches me
looking at another woman I should make sure I sleep with one eye opened from there on….. imagine
bafowethu

***jay laughed out loud while thorsten chuckled forgetting that he was just mad about Imani going
MIA on him***

Jay: that’s ntombi for you

Thor: damn

Snakes: and believe me she might do it fozas that’s how crazy she is….. now I close my eyes
immediately whenever my eyes land on another woman

***they laughed again ***

Snakes: but Im crazily in love with her nonetheless

Thor: now who’s in love at his old age

***jay and snakes laughed***

Snakes: hai suka I have been with her since we were teenagers so that doesn’t count haw

Thor: mxm

Snakes: so back to you Smie….. how can we help

***thorsten sighed***

Thor: I don’t know, If only she could just switch on her damn phone nx

Jay: be patient man maybe that psychotic bastard is watching her like a hawk, you never know

***thorsten just sighed***

Thor: maybe but if she doesn’t call by midnight today, im going to her house tomorrow

Snakes: heeeeh and say what to her husband

Thor: nothing, I’ll just kidnap her

***snakes and jay laughed***

Snakes: fuck I thought Jay and Jase were worse but you heeeh ingathi kusazonyiwa shem ( I think its
about to get rough)

***jay laughed***

Jay: you know, I have to meet this Imani chick that is making you behave like a mad man

***thorsten just showed jay the middle finger and jay laughed…. Well they talked some more and
later on the brothers, ntombi and nomhle said their goodbyes and left even though the elders
wanted nomhle not to leave, they suggested that she leave the following day but jay would hear
none of that and thorsten backed him up until the elders gave in, so now they all in their respective
rooms at the BnB they booked at since they were gonna leave the following day. Nomhle
immediately lay on the bed after they got in and jay got on top of her and smiled looking down on
her***

Jay: hi

Nomhle: hey

***he perked her lips***

Jay: I love you Mrs Me

Nomhle: I love you too Mr Me

***they both laughed softly***

Jay: I can’t believe you are finally my wife even though the most important ceremony is that of next
weekend at KZN where they’ll sprinkle gall on you and you’ll officially be a khumalo wife and I’ll
even get to dance for you

Nomhle: dance for me?

***jay nodded***
Jay: mh the traditional Zulu dance themba lam

Nomhle: you are joking right? You want to tell me you can dance the traditional Zulu dance khumalo

Jay: yeah im a proud Zulu man themba lam, I may look coloured but im a hard-core Zulu man at
heart

Nomhle: mmmmh my handsome, hard-core Zulu man I can’t wait to see you dance for me

*** she said that smiling and jay laughed***

Jay: trust me you gonna fall in love with me all over again when I do wearing ibheshu

***nomhle laughed then they kissed…..the kiss got heated and jay tried to stop cause Ma told them
they have to wait at least three months before they have sex and its only been a month and a few
weeks***

Nomhle: don’t stop jay please

Jay: you sure

***she nodded, she wanted him as much as he wanted her***

Jay: are you healed down there

***she nodded***

Nomhle: I didn’t get stitches so im good

Jay: ok

***jay smashed his lips on hers and they kissed hungrily with jay taking off her clothes and he also
took off his….. he wanted her so bad that he didn’t want any foreplay, he just wanted to bury
himself in her……as soon as they were both naked he positioned himself while kissing her hungrily,
without any warning he pushed himself in hard and he groaned out loud while nomhle screamed
since it was painful and jay kissed her lips and whispered to her***

Jay: im sorry themba lam I’ve just been craving you for weeks now and I couldn’t wait

***nomhle nodded and jay kissed her then he started to move slowly which made nomhle to call
out jay’s name while moaning***

Nomhle: mmmhh jaaay…

Jay: fuck you are tight themba lam….shit I don’t think im gonna last long

***he said that as he increased his pace and that drove nomhle absolutely crazy …. He went fast and
hard while groaning out loud…. He was slowly but surely losing himself in her, he called out nomhle’s
name as the extreme pleasure he was feeling was rushing all over his body, as for nomhle she was
just screaming out loud busy digging her nails into jays back as she felt like she was floating on air
while jay’s dick was going in and out of her fast …. Jay pulled her leg up and continued to pound on
her hard and soon after he felt his build up and he went faster hitting it hard***

Jay: fuck, come with me themba lam

***he said that still hitting it hard***

Nomhle: GOSHHH….. JAYYYY

***she screamed out loud as he was giving it to her like nobody’s business***

Jay: LET GO HLEHLE…LET GO THEMBA LAM….

***he said that going faster and faster ***

Jay: FUCK IM….SHIT LET GO HLEHLE

***she finally did and her body shook from head to toe and she screamed jay’s name out loud as an
orgasm hit her hard and guess what, jay didn’t stop instead he fucked her right through her orgasm
and he went faster and faster then out of nowhere he slammed hard into her and he released his
cum hard inside her while pushing in deeper and deeper and a loud roar escaped his mouth from
deep down his throat which made nomhle to get startled a bit then he gasped for air for some time
and he cursed and collapsed on top of nomhle…. After catching his breath he raised his head and
looked at nomhle with a tired smile on his face ****

Jay: are you ok

***she nodded***

Jay: wow even my beast is happy

***he said that with a huge smile on his face***

Nomhle: I aim to please khumalo

***they both busted out with laughter….. jay perked her lips and pulled out slowly and he went to
the bathroom and came back with a wet towel and he cleaned both of them and they laid in bed
cuddling while naked***

Jay: I love you themba lam

Nomhle: I love you too khumalo

*** she kissed his chest and he tightened the grip around her body and he inhaled and exhaled
loudly***

Nomhle: Im glad everything went well today

Jay: me too even though I was ready for anything

Nomhle: me too…. Ummm I’ve been thinking

Jay: im listening themba lam

Nomhle: before that I need to know something….. Did your parents have their own house or they
stayed with your grandparents?

Jay: they had their own house were we all grew up until my mother passed away and we all moved
to baba’s house

Nomhle: ok, so did your father sell the house

Jay: ummm no it’s still vacant even though pops goes there when he wants to feel mom’s energy
around him or he wants to be alone
Nomhle: ok so I was thinking that we could have our wedding vow ceremony and reception there,
well that’s if your father will agree and again if the will be enough space to have both the
ceremonies

Jay: you sure about this

Nomhle: yeah

Jay: ok, but what made you think about all this

Nomhle: I don’t know, I just started thinking about how your mother would have treated me and
how much she would have spoiled the twins and my princess tiara, look I will never get the chance
to know her so I’ll like to do this for her, to have one of his sons get married at her house

***jay sighed and kissed the top of her head***

Jay: I love you nomhle and thank you for being mine

Nomhle: I love you too khumalo and thank you for being mine too

Jay: I’ll talk to pops, Ma and baba and get back to you even though I think they won’t mind at all

Nomhle: ok…. I miss my babies’ jay

Jay: we will see them tomorrow themba lam and you’ve already called Ma to check on them a
thousand times

Nomhle: they are my nunus khumalo so I can check on them a million times too if I want and plus
my breasts are even full, im sure they are crying for their natural milk

*** she said that with a pained voice ***

Jay: tomorrow themba lam, for now can we enjoy this moments cause from tomorrow onwards im
gonna be fighting with the twins for you breasts and I know I’ll never win so please let me enjoy in
peace

*** Nomhle laughed and jay quickly flipped them over and he was now on top and he entered her
slowly and nomhle gasped***

Jay: I can never get used to how tight you are, you know that

***nomhle smiled and they made love again and after they were done they lay in bed cuddling ***

Nomhle: I think you overdid things khumalo, my nana is sore

Jay: what? no ways themba lam, I haven’t even done anything to you yet and already you’re
complaining

*** nomhle looked at jay with her eyes popped out and jay laughed***

***Thorsten was busy in his room on his laptop when his phone rang next to him and he answered
with a cold tone when he saw who was calling***
Thor: what?

Imani: ooh…ummm…. Hi

Thor: what is it Imani

***he asked annoyed***

Imani: ummm… no…nothing ….. ummm…. Sorry to…. To interrupt

*** she dropped the call with a pained heart and thorsten sighed trying to calm down and he dialled
her numbers and she answered after the third ring***

Imani: hello

***she said with her soft voice and she sniffed ***

Thor: where the hell were you?

Imani: he was home the whole day so I couldn’t call

Thor: do you know how worried I was

***he said that with a softer tone now***

Imani: im sorry

Thor: I want to see you

Imani: huh

Thor: I said I want to see you

Imani: I cant…

***he interrupted her***

Thor: Tuesday 10h00 am you’ll tell that dickhead you call a husband that you are going to Lethabong
Day Spa near waterfall mall for some pampering and you’ll find me there… when you get at the
reception call me ok

Imani: thorsten i…

*** he interrupted her***

Thor: I told you to call me smiso didn’t i

*** she sighed***

Imani: yes umm smiso he might say no

Thor: sell it to him Imani I need to see you…. Its either that or I’ll come pick you up myself

Imani: what? no…no …ummm I’ll come

Thor: good and don’t be late

Imani: I won’t

Thor: ok then have a good night

***she sighed***

Imani: good night

***then they ended the call and thorsten smirked***

***At Desiree’s house, yes he bought her a house not far from Imani and Ben’s house……Ben had his
hand on her throat while pinning her to the wall, the grip wasn’t tight but the scary look on his face
made her pee on herself***

Ben: im gonna ask you this for the fucken last time, who’s the father of the baby you are carrying

Desiree: its… its yours Ben I swear

***she said that crying***

Ben: but your dearest ex-husband doesn’t think so….in fact he told me you first pinned the
pregnancy on him but he refused it and don’t fucken lie to me cause I know he wouldn’t lie to me
cause I could tell he doesn’t give a fuck about you or else you’d be dead by now for cheating on him
now talk!

Desiree: i…. I said it’s his at first cause I knew you are married to my cousin and that you love her so I
was scared you might tell me to abort it with the fear that Imani might leave you

Ben: first of all Imani will never leave me cause I’ll never let her and secondly, you had the rotten
nerve to try and have my son be raised by another man you fucken whore

***he said that through his clenched teeth with nothing but rage on his face***

Desiree: no… Ben I was just scared…

***she didn’t finish her sentence cause a hard slap landed on her face and she cried out loud***

Ben: I WILL NEVER HAVE A WHORE AS A WIFE YOU HEAR ME, DON’T THINK YOU ARE DOING ME A
FAVOUR BY CARRYING MY CHILD CAUSE I MIGHT JUST DECIDE TO KILL YOU NOW AND FIND
ANOTHER BITCH TO CARRY MY CHILD, DO YOU FUCKEN HEAR ME

***Desiree nodded while crying not believing what was happening to her, she started thinking
about thorsten that even though she cheated on him and went away for weeks without seeing him,
he has never raised his hand to her and now Ben slapped her even though she’s carrying his heir***

Desiree: ye…yes

Ben: yes what?

Desiree: yes my husband

Ben: nx…you are lucky you are pregnant or else you would be spending a week in the Vault to teach
you manners and how to be a good wife just like Imani nx…. I mean you can’t even fucken cook, no
wonder thorsten didn’t give a fuck about you I mean which man would …. All you know is to suck
dick and open those fat thighs of yours for different men nx
***he let her go and she slid down and cried some more…. She always envied Imani and her
marriage cause Ben did everything for her and she also envied the love he showed her in front of
people, so she made it her mission to make Ben hers cause she knew thorsten doesn’t love her and
will never do but she didn’t know all this will happen to her, she thought getting pregnant by him
will make him love her more than he loves Imani or that he might even divorce her and be with her
instead since Imani can’t fall pregnant, so she didn’t expect this treatment from Ben but what she
doesn’t know is she’s in a lion’s den and there’s no way out except through death***

Ben: now get the fuck up and bring me my food and the food better be good cause I didn’t leave my
wife back home with a scrumptious meal cooked for me with love to come and eat rubbish food
here……. I don’t pay for your cooking lessons for nothing so the fucken food better be good for your
sake nx

***Desiree stood up and walked to the kitchen while wiping off her tears off***

**** JAY’S POV****

***my wife, fuck it feels good to say that…. Well today is Monday and Ma and princess went back
home yesterday and its now its just me, MY WIFE and kids in the living room watching TV ( cartoons
to be specific ) cause princess Tiara wants to watch them while her little twin brothers are sound
asleep in their double cot …. Yesterday I called pops and told him about nomhle’s request and he
didn’t have a problem with it in fact he was happy my wedding will be held at his house. Ma and
baba also didn’t have a problem with it….. well MY WIFE and his sister-wives are going shopping
tomorrow for the gifts she’s supposed to buy for her new in laws, she’s gonna give the gifts to them
on Saturday when she will official be my wife…… ohh and apparently ntombi “volunteered “ to be
our wedding planner, ai im not even getting involved on that ***

Nomhle: Mbulazi I was thinking

*** I smiled at her ….. fuck if only she knew how much my heart dances ivosho every time she calls
me by my clan names***

Me: im listening themba lam

Nomhle: I need to look for my mother’s sister Tinyiko….. I want her to be there went I walk down the
aisle, to at least have someone from my mother’s side of the family present that day…it will really
mean the world to me

Me: don’t worry I’ll take care of it themba lam….. don’t worry about it ok

***she nodded and I kissed her lips… shit I love this woman people, I can’t even explain it with
simple words just how much I love her…. She’s my ride or die and when im gonna say “ UNTILL
DEATH DO US APART” in four months to come, I’ll mean exactly that cause im never ever letting her
go ***

Me: I love you

Nomhle: and I love you Mbulazi wam omuhle

***fuck I smiled like a fucken retard ***

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Imani: Tau I…. ummm….. can I go to a Day Spa tomorrow, my… my body hurts especially on my lower
back

***she was talking to Ben over the phone since he spend another night at Desiree’s house and he
was gonna come back on Thursday ***

Ben: since when do you go to a Day Spa, that’s Desiree’s thing not yours

*** a tear escaped her eye and she wiped it when he mentioned her name…. its hurts deep to know
that your husband cheated on you and got the woman pregnant while you have been trying to fall
pregnant but to no avail... and the worst part is the woman is your cousin someone you thought had
your back instead she had your man so Desiree being a second wife to her husband really broke
her****

Imani: my body hurts Tau so I thought I might get help at a Spa since my ointments are no longer
working on my painful body

***Ben sighed cause even though he abuses her but her truly loves her to death, he just can’t help it
but take out his frustrations on her but all that will stop “ he thought to himself”…. Once Desiree
gives birth she’ll take Imani’s place while Imani takes a breather from all the tortures, rough sex and
the beating even the vault’s visits will be done by Desiree cause the truth is he doesn’t love her he
only married her because of his unborn child***

Ben: what about your scars

Imani: I won’t show off my whole body I just need some massage with their relaxing oils on my
lower back only

Ben: ok then so which Spa do you want to go to

Imani: there’s this one called Lethabong Day spa next to waterfall mall, its mostly woman who work
there so no man will touch me

***Ben smiled when she said that cause he would go berserk if another man touches his precious
and rare jewel***

Ben: ok then but you are going with your driver there

Imani: its ok Tau and thank you

Ben: ok then good night my love

Imani: good night papa

***ben smiled and they ended the call and Imani breathed out loud while shaking, she has never
lied to Ben before and she was scared what if he finds out but then he’s busy with his new
“pregnant” wife so he won’t suspect anything….. well she was also nervous and scared with her
meeting with Thorsten cause even though she feels at peace when she talks to him “ well not when
he’s pissed off at her every time she fails to call him” but any other time besides that she feels at
peace inside when she talk to him over the phone but yho shem he intimidates her and also makes
her uncomfortable at the same time with his giant body and huge muscles and those dark and
soulless eyes of his but nonetheless she wanted to meet up with him***

***At Desiree’s house, Ben lay back on the bed after the call with Imani and he was hard again
when his mind drifted to Imani and her beautiful naked body….. he just had a steamy session with
Desiree and she was now lying next to him hurt that he talked to Imani and even called her “my
love” in front of her and on top of it all his dick grew hard when he was talking to her***

Ben: and now wena why is your face sour now

Desiree: how can you disrespect me like that Ben, how can you call her while im next to you and
even get hard on your dick

Ben: hai voetsek man, Imani is my wife you hear me …. The only woman who managed to make this
cold and heartless heart of mine love for the first time ever so the sooner you accept that the better
for you

*** Desiree tried to get out of bed angry as hell but Ben grabbed her hand***

Ben: where the fuck do you think you’re going

Desiree: let go of me Ben

***he laughed***

Ben: wow you are jealous

Desiree: no, im not jealous ok…. I mean what is there to be jealous about with Imani, im pregnant
with your heir while she’s barren so she’s….

*** yho she didn’t finish her sentence cause a hard slap landed on her face and she saw stars for
some time***

Ben: Imani is more of a woman that you’ll ever be, so call her barren again and you’ll see the other
side of me that will traumatise this empty skull of yours for the rest of your miserable life nx….. now
come and do what you are only good at and ride me to ecstasy

***he said that pulling her up as tears ran down her cheeks***

Ben: voetsek wipe off that shit off your face before you make me angry
***and she quickly wiped off her tears***

Ben: nx we were having a great time and you had to ruin it by being your stupid self nx

*** the following day Imani prepared herself, she wore a beige long sleeves shirt ( she was hiding
her scars on her body and upper arms) and a ripped jean and a pair of Luis Vuitton wedge sneakers,
she also put on a hairband on her curly hair and she only put face cream on her face and put on an
eyeliner and a nude lipstick on her lips and she finished off her look with a summer scarf around her
neck (to hide “strangulation” bruises on her neck area) then she took her things and went out, she
found her driver waiting for her and she greeted him and got at the back and they drove out with
her heart pounding hard against her chest….. after some time they arrived at the Day Spa and Imani
got out of the car and went inside the Spa and as soon as she arrived at the reception area she took
out her phone and called thorsten***

Thor: tell me you have arrived

Imani: ye…yes I have

*** she said that sounding nervous***

Thor: ok now pay on the front desk for a massage and nails using his card so that he can see that you
really went to a Spa

Imani: ohk

***she did as she was told and they asked her to sit down on the couch and someone will come and
take her for her massage treatment …… well a minute or so later a beautiful white lady walked
towards her***

Lady: Mrs Tau

***she said with an English accent and Imani nodded***

Imani: yes that’s me

Lady: im Lindsay please come with me mam

Imani: ok

***she stood up and followed Lindsay, they got in an elevator and went to the upper floor and it
opened and Lindsay walked out with Imani behind her until they stood outside a closed door…. She
could see this was one of those upper class Day Spas cause everything was just top class…. Well
Lindsay knocked on the door and after a few seconds it opened and thorsten stood there looking
handsome even Lindsay swallowed hard while biting her lower lip when her eyes landed on the all
mighty Thor***

Thor: thank you Lindsay I’ll take it from here

*** he said that to her with his very deep hoarse voice and she nodded and walked back to the
elevator and Thorsten made way for Imani to get in and she did with her palms all sweaty from being
nervous then Thorsten closed the door and turned to look at Imani with his hands in his pockets and
a frown on his face…..Gosh he looked sexy as fuck***

Thor: take off that scarf and shirt

***Imani gave him the “ are you fucken crazy” look and he just kept his serious look on ***

Imani: askies what?

Thor: you heard me now take them off

***she looked at his face and she could see he wasn’t joking, he was dead serious***

Thor: im waiting

Imani: i… can’t….you know what, this was a mistake I shouldn’t have come

Thor: im waiting Imani

***he said that with a stern voice and tears started coming out of her eyes***

Thor: why are you crying now

***she didn’t say anything she just took off her scarf and Thorsten saw bruises on her neck and he
clenched his jaws…. Then she slowly took off her shirt with tears running down her cheeks, she now
regretted coming here cause she thought maybe he wanted to sleep with her , after she was done
Thorsten formed his hands into fists as he looked at Imani’s upper body filled with scars and
bruises***

Thor: im… im going to kill him

***he said that with an angry voice with Imani looking down***

Thor: HE’S DEAD YOU HEAR ME, HE’S FUCKEN DEAD….. HE CLEARLY DOESN’T REALLY KNOW WHAT
IM CAPABLE OF, HE’S GONNA CURSE THE DAY HIS MOTHER DECIDED TO KEEP HIM INSTEAD OF
ABORTING HIM NX

***he said that pacing up and down, then he stopped and touched his face and it was normal luckily
his beast didn’t react which was strange cause when he’s angry it does without him even noticing….
He stopped pacing and looked at Imani who was sobbing softly then he got closer to her, she was
still looking down while hugging her scarred body***

Thor: Hwe me. Imani…. Look at me

***he first said it in TWI language and imani looked up at him with tears on her face and Thorsten
untangled her arms around her body and he cupped her face ***

Thor: DeꜪ Ↄresu su kↄso ara ne nsↄreꜪm. in plain English I just said; He/she who weeps cannot weep
beyond the cemetery Imani and the meaning of this Ghananian phrase is; even sorrow has its limit….

***he said that looking into her teary eyes***

Thor:…… so what im trying to tell you is that your sorrows are about to end cause I will not sit back
and watch that psychotic bastard continue to kill your soul bit by bit, im a heartless monster Imani to
those who harms those I hold dear and now that you are in that category of those I hold dear im
gonna show that thing that married you what I do to man like him out there
***Imani swallowed hard cause all she saw was darkness in his eyes, they were now bloodshot red
and he had veins popping on the side of his head and forehead***

Thor: get dressed

*** he let her go and she did and he pulled her to the couch and he lay on his back on it and pulled
her to lay on top of him and she hesitantly did….. he could feel she was uncomfortable and tense as
he brushed her back gently***

Thor: can you do me a favour

Imani: wha…what favour

Thor: relax…. I can tell you are uncomfortable and tense… I won’t do anything to hurt you Imani,
now relax ok

*** she nodded and she exhaled loudly and relaxed a bit***

Thor: so are you ready to leave him

***she kept quiet***

Thor: you know I hate repeating myself Imani

Imani: my mother and Lefa smiso

***she said that with a low tone***

Thor: he’s gonna kill you imani…. Did you see your body?

***she didn’t say anything for a bit***

Imani: he’s a saint in front of my family members and especially my mother and Desiree’s mother
smiso and im sure he treats Desiree well since she’s carrying his child so they might not believe me
when I tell them what he does to me

Thor: you can show them your scars Imani

***she sighed***

Imani: he’s gonna kill my mother and little brother smiso and I can’t…. I can’t…. She’s the only parent
I have left

***she said that trying to get off him but he tightened the grip around her***

Thor: if I find a way of taking your mother and brother to a safe place will you leave him

Imani: ye…yes but how will you do it cause mama loves him and she sees him as a good man

Thor: don’t worry about that

***she kept quiet***

Imani: im scared smiso… wha…what if he finds out about you trying to help me and he kills them or
puts me in the vault for months this time

Thor: wait what do you mean by “ put you in the vault for months this time”

***she kept quiet***

Thor: IMANI!

***he half shouted and she jumped a bit cause his voice is scary so imagine how it is when he
shouts***

Imani: he…he locks me in the basement at our house for days as a punishment

Thor: WHAT?

*** he said that getting her off him and she sat up straight looking down while he stood in front of
her looking angry***

Thor: I asked you a question

Imani: every time I go MIA on you for days it’s when im locked in the “vault” as he calls it as a
punishment when I pissed him off or made him angry

***thorsten walked to the window and stood there with his back against imani with his hands in his
pockets, he was fuming with anger but trying so hard to keep calm for Imani’s sake …. His jaws were
clenched and he was even breathing heavily, he wondered how deep Imani was broken by Ben and if
she can be fixed but one thing he knew is he was gonna make sure she leaves him and he'll kill him
in the most painful way ever***

Thor: how are you still holding on

Imani: my mother and little brother are the reason im holding on or I would have committed suicide
long time ago

***he clenched his jaws hard then he breathed out and turned to look at her***

Thor: come here

***she stood up and walked to him slowly and he cupped her face and looked into her teary
eyes***

Thor: im gonna get you out of that hell you hear me

***she nodded and he brought his face closer to hers and their lips touched, he perked her lips and
looked at her eyes again. As for her, she was just frozen with her mind contemplating what just
happened she didn’t know what to say or how to react…. Right then Thorsten kissed her lips again
and this time he sucked on her lower lip and she doesn’t know how or when it happened but she
found herself kissing him back, his one big hand went to her ass and he grabbed it and squeezed it
pulling her closer to his body while his other hand cupped her face, her small hands were holding his
shirt tight on waist…. Well the kiss went on until Imani came back to her senses and she broke it and
tried to move away from him but he didn’t let her go***

Thor: you felt that too right

***he said that looking at her and she just looked anywhere else except in his eyes***

Thor: look at me!

***he commanded her and she did***

Thor: in four months time you are leaving him and I’ll make sure your mother and little brother are
safe before you leave him and im not asking for your permission but im actually telling you. I hope
you understand me

***he said with his authority voice and Imani nodded quickly***

Thor: good… I’ll see you again in two weeks’ time here again so you better make another
appointment again on the front desk

***she sighed***

Imani: ohh ok

Thor: and don’t worry I don’t own this place so even if he does a background check on it he won’t
get anything suspicious

Imani: ok

***he breathed out loud***

Thor: now go do your nails or whatever it is that you women do here and I’ll expect your call tonight
since he’s with that bitch Desiree ok

*** she nodded and he smashed his lips on hers and they kissed again, the kiss was heavenly and his
lips were cold and soft… and as for his grip on her body it was manly and it made her feel safe… she
didn’t want to feel like that for Thorsten cause she’s a married woman but she couldn’t help it, he
made her feel good even though he’s scary and intimidating .… after some time they pulled out from
the kiss and he kissed her forehead***

Thor: we will talk later tonight ok

***she nodded with her heart pounding hard against her chest…. He loosened the grip around her
and she went to where her bag was and she picked it up with her shaky hands, she was feeling some
typa way and she didn’t know why. As for thorsten his heart was also beating fast, he could feel the
ice covering his heart melting, he looked down trying to control his breathing then she spoke and he
looked at her***

Imani: ummm bye

***she said that putting the scarf back on her neck and thorsten walked closer to her and he kissed
her forehead again***

Thor: tonight right?

***she nodded and he perked her lips and she walked out with her knees shaking a bit and as soon
as she got inside the elevator she breathed out loud balancing herself with wall and she looked at
her shaking hands***

Imani: God what is happening to me, im married I can’t fall for him and Ben will surely kill me and
mama and Lefa so please stop this feelings, please stop them cause nothing good will come out of
this except death on my side so please stop them for me

*** she said that to herself with her hand on her chest***

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.

*** well immediately after Imani walked out, Thorsten held his chest while bending a bit as his
heart was pounding hard as if it was about to explode….. His beast roared out loud and for the first
time ever he felt that his beast was trying to take over. He had never experienced what he was going
through now before, it was a painful feeling, he felt as though his whole body was on fire and that
his muscles were expending ready to bust…. He had experienced extreme pain before so he just
clenched his teeth not wanting to make noise as he fell to the ground…. he didn’t understand what
was going on with him and immediately his phone rang and he slowly tried to take it out of his
pocket but he was too slow cause the call was dropped but then it rang again, it was Jase and he
answered***

Thor: ba..bafo

Jase: our beasts reacted are you ok

Thor: he..he..l…p

Jase: FUCK….. OK WE ARE ON OUR WAY ….HANG IN THERE BAFO

***then he dropped the call and smiso lay on the floor as every inch of his body was in pain and his
veins and muscles felt like they were about to explode….. after what felt like an eternity for Thorsten
the door opened and jay and snakes rushed in…. well thorsten was now sitting straight up on the
floor leaning on the couch with his back, the pains on his body were now fading away. His shirt was
soaking wet with his sweat and he had blood coming out of his nose ***

Snakes: shit… what happened smie

***he said that as they crouched next to him***

Thor: I don’t know my beast just reacted some how

Jay: how?

Thor: for the first time ever I felt it try to take over and I fought against it

***he breathed out***

Thor: I have never felt it waking up before and trying to take over……before now it just did without
me noticing

***then the door opened again and muzi and Jase rushed in and thorsten felt at peace seeing that
his brother’s dropped whatever they were doing to come to his rescue***

Muzi: what happened?

*** they told him and Jase took out his phone and called bab’dlamini and he put it on speaker***

Bab’dlamini: Nkosi

Jase: baba you are on loud speaker and we are all here….. it’s Smiso’s beast

Bab’dlamini: don’t worry he’s gonna be ok, his beast just connected with his chosen one on an
intimate level remember smiso’s beast is unstable and smiso didn’t grow up being trained on how to
control it and one thing you should know is she’s his beast tamer… smiso im sure your beast
behaved when she was around you right

Thor: ummm yeah I was extremely angry and not even once did it take over until she left

Jase: wow ummm ok …… so let me get this right, imani is really his chosen one

Bab’dlamini: yes and its long overdue if you ask me , they should have met before she met that devil
………. Smiso!

Thor: baba

Bab’dlamini: remember I once told you that there’s a reason why that girl you married was in your
life in the first place

Thor: yeah I remember baba

Bab’dlamini: her job was to make sure you and your chosen one meet and you two did

***thorsten kept quiet trying to take all that in***

Muzi: wow

Bab’dlamini: smiso how did you two meet, you and your chosen one

Thor: she called me and said Desiree left a letter for me when she “apparently “ ran away

Bab’dlamini: well that Desiree girl could have sent you an sms or called you but she asked your
chosen one to give you a stupid letter mmmh

Snakes: yeah now it makes sense baba… wow

Bab’dlamini: well now that you have found your chosen one smiso never let her go and make sure
she leaves that evil man she’s married to or else you’ll die just like your father did and we have just
buried Mbulazi omcani ( Brandon) so you better make sure nothing happens to you or your
grandfather will wake you up and kill you himself ngithemba ukuthi ngiyacaca smiso ( I hope im
clear smiso)

Thor: yes baba

Bab’dlamini: good cause it won’t be easy making her yours cause that husband of hers is the devil’s
incantation but from what I’ve seen you are worse than him so go take your chosen one

***thorsten sighed***

Bab’dlamini: ok then I’ll see you all during the weekend

Them: ok baba

***then the call ended***

Snakes: like I said smie, im not waiting for three years for you to make her yours so you have until
after nomhle’s wedding to make her yours since we all know her husband is a psychotic asshole so
he might ruin hlehle’s wedding…. Siyazwana angithi( we understand each other right)

***they looked at him***

Snakes: yini nang’hlahlela amehlo kanje? ( why are you looking at me like that)
Jay: nothing… just that I think I should buy ntombi a thank you present

***the guys laughed***

Jase: yeah I should buy her one too

Muzi: me too fozas

Thor: me three

***they laughed again***

Snakes: for what

Jay: for falling pregnant, I mean I missed the serious nhlaka and for the remaining time of her
pregnancy I think we gonna see more of him, isn’t that great bafowethu

Muzi: its fucken great believe me

Snakes: mxm…foseg nonke

***they just laughed***

***** NOMHLE'S POV *****

**** mmmmh my life neh, yho to say im happy is an understatement cause I’ve never been this
happy before. I love my husband people, yep I said “MY HUSBAND” and I can’t believe he’s all mine.
Everything is perfect between us and the twins are growing just fine and my princess is also happy
and growing too… well the truth is it’s not easy raising three small kids but jay makes it worthwhile
cause he’s always hands on, he’s playing his part as a father and that makes me respect and love him
even more…. Anyway today its Saturday, almost a week has passed since our traditional wedding in
Kzn happened and it was lit shem no lies and I must say everything went well. I mean even jay
danced for me like he said he would wearing ibheshu and he looked sexy as hell people, they even
sprinkled that gall thingy on me and I even gave the family members their gifts and even got to whip
jay with a stick which was fun…. Wow I can’t believe now im officially a khumalo bride…. Gosh im
happy people and it’s all thanks to the man upstairs and jay and now I can’t wait for our white
wedding when I’ll get to tell him how much he means to me in front of God and our family and
friends….. anyway now jay, myself and our kids are on the way to “ wherever it is he’s taking us”,
ok…ok well jay said he has a surprise for me and now he’s taking me and the kids to it and I wonder
what that surprise is***

Jay: will you stop looking at me like that wifey

***I just smiled***

Me: please tell me where we are going at least khumalo

Jay: nope….patience is a virtue my black pearl

*** I just sulked***

Jay: stop sulking we are almost there

***well after some time he parked next to a huge gate and he pressed a remote and the gate
opened then he drove in and Jesus Christ of Nazareth the house was huge more like a mansion, he
parked the car and he got out and came to open the door for me and I carried tiara out of the car
while he carried out the twins along with their double car seat and we walked to the door***

Me: who are we visiting khumalo

Jay: you’ll see

***then he opened the door with a key and I gave him the “ you better start talking “ look and he
just chuckled….we got in and the house was breathtakingly beautiful inside goshhhh and the décor
was just exquisite no lies yho, we walked further in and jay turned to me with a smile on his face***

Jay: you like it

***I nodded and I looked around admiring the décor, its lounge was light grey and dark grey with a
touch or silver, it was just wow***

Jay: well im glad you do cause it’s our new home

***I looked at him with my eyes popped out***

Me: wha…what?

***he perked my lips ***

Jay: it’s our new home themba lam, I saw how you always jumped with fear whenever I sneaked up
on you back at our soon to be old house after that shooting and bombing scene because of all those
who died in that house and yard

***I looked down cause I thought he didn’t notice***

Jay: hey look at me

***I did and he perked my lips***

Jay: I understand cause what you experienced in that house is big and traumatizing and I don’t want
you to live in fear in your own house themba lam so I brought this house for us… well i still need to
turn the rooms in the basement into a secret room and medical room but other than that we can
move in even now

***gosh tears just streamed down my cheeks with my lips trembling , he put the twins down and
took tiara from me and he put her down too then he hugged me and I held him tight while sobbing
softly ***

Me: what did I do so great to deserve you jay

Jay: you were conceived and born themba lam that’s why

***he said that wiping my tears off then he smashed his lips on mine and after a while we broke the
kiss***
Jay: come another present is waiting for you

Me: huh

Jay: come

***we picked the kids up and we went through the kitchen all the way to the garage and there was a
brand new black and gold LAND ROVER which is number one on my list of “my dream cars” it had a
pink ribbon on it and the number plate was personalised to “ MRS ME GP” I giggled with tears just
running down my cheeks.… God thank you for making Jay mine, thank you God “ I thought to
myself”…. He kissed my forehead and whispered to me***

Jay: ooh and I found your aunt, she now lives in Mamelodi with her son and she has a daughter who
is married

Me: ooh my God Jay

*** He perked my lips***

Jay: I love you Mrs Me

*** I smiled with tears all over my face***

Me: i… I love you too khumalo and thank you for all this

Jay: well you aint seen nothing yet themba lam cause there’s still more to come

*** God if this is a dream let me not wake up from it please “ I thought to myself” ***

∞∞ FINALE PART 1∞∞

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****NARRATED***

Thor: so im seeing you tomorrow right

*** he asked her over the phone***

Imani: ummm yeah but only if he doesn’t change his mind about me going to a Day Spa like he did
the last time , remember he’s unpredictable and I don’t wanna get in trouble with him

***thorsten sighed…. He was getting tired with this whole hide and seek bullshit, he’s a very patient
man cause his job forces him to be, so he has adapted to that trait but now with this Imani issue he
was seeing himself losing his patience bit by bit especially when she cancels their meetings because
of Ben..…. He didn’t know what was happening to him, and he hated the fact that all of a sudden
he’s weak and soft when it comes to a woman…. It frustrated the fuck out of him***

Thor: if he refuses then you better come up with another plan to come and see me, it’s been three
fucken weeks since I saw you so it’s either that or im coming there

Imani: please don’t I’ll make a plan I promise

Thor: good, tomorrow ok

Imani: ok

Thor: goodnight

Imani: night

*** they ended the call and thorsten sighed while clenching his jaws***

**** well the following day came and luckily Ben didn’t prevent imani to go to the Day Spa this time
and she was now standing outside the door alone without anyone accompanying her since she
already knows the way, ready to knock, she was still nervous about her meetings with Thorsten even
today and she didn’t know why cause they have met a couple of times now….. anyway she knocked
and seconds later the door opened and thorsten stood there looking handsome as always, he made
way for her to get in and as soon as he closed the door he turned and pulled her into a tight hug…….
after some time they pulled out of it and Thorsten stared into her eyes ***

Thor: im glad you here

Imani: im glad too

***she said that looking down and he made her look at him and he perked her lips and she
blushed***

Thor: come

***he pulled her to the couch and they sat down… the table in front of them had food on it and
drinks***

Thor: you good

***she nodded***

Imani: he’s going away for some business meeting next week Monday for a week

*** she blurted out and thorsten smirked***

Thor: and what do you have in mind concerning the coming week Me AhoↄfꜪ ( my beauty)

*** she just blushed looking away cause he already told her what it means and thorsten just
chuckled ***

Thor: ok I guess I’ll make plans for us then

Imani: what plans

Thor: you’ll just have to see

***she looked at him with raised eyebrows and thorsten just perked her lips***

Imani: smiso

Thor: Me AhoↄfꜪ ( my beauty)

Imani: what’s going on between us, I mean im married and I shouldn’t be doing this with any other
man besides my husband

*** thorsten just got way closer to her***

Thor: what I can tell you is that you make me feel things I never thought existed imani, I thought I
would never feel like this about any other woman except for my late mother cause I only read about
love but never experienced it. I don’t even know how to explain it in simple terms what im feeling
cause im a man of few words so I’ll just show you

***she didn’t say anything because her mind was still processing what he just said….. he turned her
to face him***

Thor: and I want one thing from you for now Imani

***she swallowed hard***

Imani: wha…what?

Thor: for you to trust me

***she looked down and he made her look at him***

Thor: I know you have trust issues imani and believe me I understand but for now please take this
leap of blind faith and trust me

***she didn’t say anything and he leaned over and kissed her and she didn’t fight it cause she kissed
him back, well the kiss immediately turned into a hungry one and thorsten pulled her to sit on top
of him and they continued to kiss hungrily… her head warned her to stop but her body and heart
didn’t want her to …… the kiss went on and on with his hands all over her body, he was grabbing and
squeezing her in a more sensual way. He then stood up with her in his arms and he went to the table
and put her on top of it and pulled her shirt off and her bra followed too while they were still kissing
hungrily and he cupped her pointy breast while still kissing her and she moaned while he groaned
when he felt the softness of her breast in his hand***

Imani: s…..smisoooo

Thor: Me AhoↄfꜪ ( my beauty)

***he said that and continued to kiss her, he couldn’t suck any part of her body cause he didn’t want
to put her into trouble with Ben so he only grabbed her and squeezed each and every part of her
body……he then took off his shirt and vest and Imani’s jaw dropped when she stared at Thorsten’s
muscled and buffed up body, it had tattoos all over and scars ***

Thor: a picture last longer you know

***he said with a smirk on his face and he wiggled his chest muscles and Imani swallowed hard ,she
has never felt like this before and it was even worse cause Ben is the only man she’s ever been with
before now ***

Imani: smiso I don’t think….

***he interrupted her***

Thor: sssshhhh….don’t fight it imani our souls wants this

***he said that and kissed her some more and she pulled out of it***

Imani: im scared… I’ve never chea….

***he interrupted her again by kissing her***

Thor: I got you ok

***she nodded and they continued to kiss then the kiss became heated with thorsten between her
legs, he wanted to do more to her, he wanted to suck, kiss and gently bite every inch of her body
but he knew he had to be careful for her own safely…… but one thing he knew was that he wanted
to bury himself inside of her as in now, even his huge anaconda was twitching inside his jean even
his boxer is wet……her then took off her jean and her now wet underwear followed, he then pushed
her to lay on her back on the table and he spread her legs open and started planting soft kisses from
her foot all the way to her nana and he licked it and he went up again and kissed her other foot all
the way to her nana and he licked it again which send tingles all over Imani’s body….. he then started
eating it up, he licked, sucked and gently bit her pussy lips while his hands where on her breast…..
yho his tongue was doing wonders on her nana that she couldn’t help but moan out loud….she was
busy moaning out loud with her body jerking up and down while thorsten was busy doing wonders
on her nana….. he ate her up until she felt like she was losing her mind while thorsten was busy
feasting on her nana…..when a second orgasm hit her, he stopped with her juices all over his mouth
area and chin….. leaving her panting out loud unable to move an inch of her body. Then out of the
blue she felt his tip on the entrance of her nana and she froze… he pulled her upper body up and
when her eyes landed on his scary huge and hard anaconda with veins popping her eyes popped out
with nothing but a bit of fear and shock, it was huge, black with its tip pink… she swallowed hard and
she wanted to say something but her voice failed her, it refused to come out …. She swallowed again
and She tried again and this time only a whisper came out ***

Imani: s…smiso I don’t think it….it will f….fit

Thor: it has to Me AhoↄfꜪ( my beauty) cause this is his new and permanent home

***he said that with a smirk on his face***

Imani: maybe we should….

*** he interrupted her by trying to push himself in but it wouldn’t go in and she screamed a bit as it
was painful…. She felt as though she was losing her virginity again***

Imani: smiso maybe we…..

***he smashed his lips on hers and he kissed her, well more like shutting her up then he pushed
himself in again but still he couldn’t get in and he tried again and still nothing, he then deepened the
kiss and he quickly pushed himself in her hard and he finally got in but only half of it was in but
already she felt like he was deep inside and he pussy was ripped apart……well Thorsten groaned with
his lips still attached to hers and Imani just screamed in his mouth when she felt him expand her
inner pussy walls, her back ached and her insides felt funny more like uncomfortable and she held
on to him for dear life…. She fought her tears back and she just bit her lower lip to stop herself from
screaming out in pain…… as for thorsten as soon as he went in and her inner walls hugged his dick
tight he felt tears in his eyes, what he was feeling was foreign to him he didn’t know whether to
scream out loud with his deep and a bit scratchy voice, or to curse or even to just go crazy and fuck
the daylights out of her***

Thor: look at me Imani

***and she did***

Thor: I have no clue what im feeling for you, my brothers think its love and also think so even though
its foreign to me, you are not my one nightstand or one day stand ok so don’t overthink things or
regret this cause this is special to me regardless that its happening in this office, know that this is
special ok

Imani: o…ok

*** they kissed again and when smiso pushed all of him deeper imani felt like she just lost her
virginity again…. Tears came out of the corners of her eyes and thorsten wiped them and he perked
her lips and he started to move in and out of her slowly while groaning and imani just clenched her
teeth together…. The way he moved his waist and the way he went in and out of her brought an
intense mixture of pain and pleasure for imani, he was moving in circles while they kissed with his
arms around her tiny body holding her tight, she has never felt what she was feeling now before and
she didn’t know what to do with herself cause her body wasn’t under her control anymore, the
mixture of pain and pleasure she was feeling was driving her absolutely insane and she didn’t know
whether to scream out loud or to cry out of pleasure….. then thorsten increased his pace a bit and
he raised her leg up and he went faster, when he increased his pace some more and went deeper he
just lost all sense of reality as a wave of pleasure took over for both of them and that pain imani was
feeling was replaced by extreme pleasure…. Within a blink of an eye an unexpected orgasm hit imani
so hard that her toes curled and her entire body shook and she gasped for air as she felt like
someone was sucking air out of her lungs and guess what, thorsten didn’t stop he increased his pace
some more and he hit it hard and when a second orgasm hit her that’s when he stopped, pulled out
and he kissed her lips and took her off the table……..as soon as her feet landed on the floor they
became weak and she couldn’t stand and thorsten held her before she could fall to the floor, then
he turned her around and he bend her over……her upper body laid on the table and he spread her
legs apart and he entered her from behind and as soon as he slid in going deeper imani felt her body
coming back to life and she moaned out loud and she heard thorsten growl out loud when he felt
her warmth and tightness on his huge cock***

Thor: FUCK….FUCK…OOOH SHIT IMANI!

*** that’s what he said out loud with his deeper and scratchy voice and he held her waist with both
his big hands and he started to move…..he hit it hard going fast with their bodied making a phaa
phaa sound, the room was filled with Imani’s screams and Thorsten’s loud groans…….by now imani
had already had two orgasms and thorsten was still going on hard ….. she didn’t know what to do
with herself as her whole body was now numb, all she could do was to scream out Thorsten’s name
and to hold on to the table with the last strength she had left cause the force that was coming from
behind her was strong, she felt as if his dick was poking her womb and that feeling made her breath
to shorten a bit …… after what felt like forever for she felt his grip on her waist getting tighter as if he
wanted to break her into two half’s ….. The grip got tighter and tighter and he was going faster and
faster every muscles on his body tightened and tensed……by now imani was screaming out loud like
a mad woman when she felt his dick expanding inside of her, while thorsten was busy groaning out
loud as he went faster and faster and without warning an extremely hard wave of orgasm hit him
hard and he slammed into her hard pushing in deeper and deeper while he shot his load of cum
inside of her and his body shook and a loud “animal like” growl escaped his mouth (which startled
imani) and he gasped for air for some time and he cursed out loud with a scary voice while looking
up***

Thor: FUCCCCKKK!

*** then he stood still for some time trying to catch his breath with his knees shaking and sweat all
over his dark skinned body then he pulled out slowly and he bend down and kissed her back***

Thor: fuck that was good Imie …..don’t move I’ll be back ok

***she nodded slowly and he slowly went to the in-suite bathroom with his huge dick wiggling
from left to right busy hitting both his thighs and he came back with a roll of tissue and he helped
clean her up as she winced with pain cause her pussy was burning up and he also cleaned himself
and he picked her up bridal style and he went to the couch with her and he put her down and he
went to pick their clothes up and he went back to her and cleaned her sweat off with his vest and he
also cleaned himself too and he lay down on the couch and pulled her to lay on him and he held her
tight***

Thor: you ok

***she shook her head no***

Imani: im sore smiso I don’t think I’ll be able to walk and…. And he’s going to kill me once he put two
and two together

Thor: didn’t I say trust me

Imani: you did

***she said that softly***

Thor: then trust me

Imani: ok…ummm we didn’t use protection

Thor: and we will never use one

Imani: huh? But smiso we….

***he interrupted her***

Thor: im clean and I know you are clean too cause Ben fears getting sick and dying so I know he
won’t infect you, im sure he even took Desiree to get checked out before he hit it, that’s how he is

***he felt her body tense up***

Thor: what he does with Desiree or any other woman shouldn’t hurt you anymore M’akomam’ tↄfe (
my sweetheart) cause you are mine and no stupid piece of paper will stop me from making you mine
ok
***she nodded slowly***

Thor: good…. And about that growl you heard im sure you are curious about what happened or what
was that

***she nodded slowly again***

Thor: well let’s just say the beast in me accepted you and he was happy as much as I was that finally
I was buried inside of you

Imani: huh?

***she raised her head up looking at him with a confused look on her face and thorsten chuckled***

Thor: you won’t get it now but some day you will so for now just know that the mighty one in me has
accepted you

***then he perked the tip of her nose with a smile on his face and imani just laid her head back on
his chest and she inhaled his scent ***

Imani: it was scary

Thor: I know but don’t worry you are safe with me ok

***she nodded***

Thor: good now let’s get dressed

***she got off him and they slowly got dressed and thorsten went to open the window for fresh air
to get in ***

Thor: im going out for a bit and you should rest until I get back

Imani: you leaving me here alone

***he kissed her forehead***

Thor: just for some time and I’ll be back, don’t worry no one is allowed to come up here, im going to
get things to help ease the soreness down there ok

Imani: ooh ok

Thor: good now just eat and rest I’ll be back ok

*** she nodded and he kissed her lips and he took his phone, wallet and car keys and he left and she
ate a bit then she laid down on the couch and immediately sleep took over………an hour later he
came back holding a plastic and he found imani sleeping and he sat on top of the table facing her
and he admired her beauty…. Her small freckles on her nose area that she likes to hide with her
make-up and her deep dimples made her a goddess and he just smiled when his mind drifted off to
what just happened and he felt his dick get stiff……he breathed in and out then he shook her lightly
and she opened her eyes and when she saw that it was thorsten she sat up straight while rubbing
her eyes***

Imani: you back

Thor: yeah… take

***she took the plastic from him and looked inside and she saw a pink container inside, a packet of
pads and a packet of frozen veggies and she looked at thorsten confused***

Thor: the packet of frozen veggies are to minimise the soreness down there, I couldn’t bring ice
cubes cause the melt quicker and the packet of pads is to fake a period until you heal down there

Imani: it…it won’t work cause he always checks my pad whenever I say im on my periods

***she said that looking down and thorsten chuckled while shaking his head with disbelief, he knew
Ben was crazy but this was just too much ***

Thor: Ben is a fucken psychopath, I mean who does that…. Anyway it’s like I knew he would do that
since I know how crazy he is so I also brought fake blood

*** she looked up at him***

Imani: fake blood?

Thor: yeah I got connections in the entertainment industry

Imani: ooh ok so you want me to….

*** he nodded and she breathed out loud ***

Imani: ok… thank you

Thor: I told you I got you

***she smiled and looked down***

Thor: the bathroom is over there so go do your things

***she looked away shyly and thorsten chuckled….. well she stood up and badly limped to the
bathroom and as soon as she got there she took off her jean and underwear and did her things….
After she was done, She then got out and found thorsten lying on the couch***

Imani: im done

***he stood up and went to her and he hugged her***

Thor: how are you feeling now?

Imani: much better

***he nodded and he gave her one of those cheap phones***

Thor: from now on use it to call me and make sure he doesn’t see it even its charger, never use your
phone to call me from now on ok

***she nodded and she put it inside her bag along with the packet of pads and the pink container
containing that fake blood and he kissed forehead***

Thor: my numbers are stored in there and it has unlimited airtime and it is also on silent mode…… so
I’ll expect your tonight

***she nodded and they kissed***

Thor: ME DO WO. (I love you)

*** he said that in Twi/ Akan language while looking deep into her eyes***

Imani: huh?

*** she said that confused cause she didn’t understand what he said and he cleared his throat and
smiled a bit***

Thor: nothing I just said take care of yourself

***he lied***

Imani: ooh ok I will, take care of yourself too ok

*** he nodded and he perked her lips and walked her out and she made sure she doesn’t walk
funny***

****JAY’S POV***

*** well everything is good between me and nomhle and we even moved to our new home and our
kids are growing just fine, to say im happy is an understatement cause im over the moon and im glad
and happy that I have nomhle as my life time partner, I love that woman people I really love her.
Anyway we found out something interesting about nomhle’s aunt, well we found out that her
married daughter is actually Imani “ smiso’s Imani” and I must say this world is small, I mean who
would have thought Imani and my nomhle are related. Well I must say she’s really beautiful and
thorsten is one lucky son of a gun and by the way I see things, Ben or whatever the fuck his name is,
is in deep shit cause I don’t have to know smiso for a long time to know that he’s already obsessed
with her even though she’s not his yet, so this is gonna be one hell of a bumpy ride for him, imani,
ben and all of us……well now we are on our way to Mamelodi to meet nomhle’s aunt and her two
kids im with Jase and my black pearl, apparently Imani’s older brother died in a car crash a few years
back, and concerning imani, well nomhle only knew about her existence but they have never met
face to face before and again she only knew her as Nkateko which is her middle name and not as
Imani which is her first name. Anyway we arrived and parked outside the yard and got out of the car
and I held nomhle’s hand cause I could see she was nervous and we walked inside….. Jase knocked
on the door and Imani opened the door, mmmmh she’s really pretty but she got nothing on my
black pearl***

Me: hi

Imani: hello

Me: you must imani, we talked over the phone

Imani: yeah jay right

***I nodded ***

Me: this is my brother Jase and my wife….

***she interrupted me***

Imani: nomhle…. Wow you still look the same

*** she said that looking at nomhle and nomhle looked at me and back at her***

Imani: I mean you still look like the way you looked on your 21st birthday pictures mama has…..
Ummm excuse my manners, im just shocked that it’s really her….. please come in

*** We did and she ushered us to the lounge and there sat the motherfucker called Ben and an
elderly woman sitting on a wheelchair ….. we greeted and sat down then imani introduced the
dickhead as her husband and the woman sitting on the wheelchair as her mother ( nomhle’s
aunt)***

Imani: mama its nomhle, aunt nyeleti’s daughter

Aunt: no….nomhle

***she said that slowly, you can tell she had trouble speaking***

Imani: yes mama she’s here

***by now nomhle was crying silently and that broke my heart…. She stood up and went to the aunt
and knelt in front of her and laid her head on her lap and cried, the aunt was crying too so did imani
and I just looked down with my elbows on my thighs as nomhle’s cries pierced right through my
heart……. After a session of crying and comforting each other they calmed down and nomhle was
now sitting next to her aunt holding her hand***

Nomhle: what happened Nkateko

***imani smiled***

Imani: wow only mama calls me that

Nomhle: and me too cause aunty only called you Nkateko and not imani when she used to tell me
about you

Imani: wow ok

***she smiled then her smile faded and she sighed***

Imani: she suffered a stroke on the day we buried our father

Nomhle: oooh my God

Jase: we sorry for your loss

Me: yeah I can’t even imagine what you went through

Imani: it wasn’t easy but by God’s grace we pulled through and mama got a second chance at life
cause I thought I was gonna lose her too

Ben: yeah it wasn’t easy for her

*** nx and now who invited this dickhead on this fucken conversation***

Me: mmmmh
Nomhle: I heard about boy-boy

Imani: yeah it’s been years now since he passed away after he was involved in a car accident on his
way from work

Nomhle: may his soul rest in peace

Aunt/imani: Amen

Imani: and aunt Tintswalo and her children…. How are they?

***I know that this aunt Tintswalo is a twin to Imani’s mother and she’s “Desiree’s mother”…. I
heard Ben clear his throat and imani getting uncomfortable***

Imani: they are good

Nomhle: is she still the black sheep of the family?

Imani: she’s about to be a grandmother again now so she’s no longer that troublesome

Nomhle: Desiree is pregnant?

*** Imani nodded looking down…shame***

Aunt: how… are…you…nom…nomhle?

***she said that slowly probably to change the subject as for the dickhead he was sitting there like
this is his fucken house***

Nomhle: im good now aunty but it hasn’t been easy, I found out that butholezwe isn’t my father and
my real father found me but he died before we could get to know each other

Aunt: i… knew he… he wasn’t your… father…. Nyeleti told… me on her… death bed….. and she
begged me to… to take you away with…me…. but butho threatened to have me…. killed if....if I take
you away

Jase: did he know that she wasn’t his

***she nodded slowly***

Aunty: he knew… she … she was pregnant…. Before they got… together and ..… she… she told him
she’s…. she’s pregnant and the baby’s father… dis… disappeared so he said… he… he doesn’t mind…..
raising you… as his own

***fuck butholezwe was a fucken evil man***

Nomhle: aunty that man is evil, I remember how you used to tell me that you suspect he was
responsible for mama’s death and it’s true he was

***tears ran down her aunt’s cheeks and nomhle wiped them***

Aunty: i.. I knew it…. I knew… it

Imani: let me get us something to drink

*** she stood up and walked away***

Ben: so nomhle what do you do for a living

Nomhle: im a registered nurse, a wife, a mother and a millionaire

*** I smirked looking at her and I saw ben looking shocked***

Me: point of correction themba lam and a “multi billionaire”

***she just gave me a bored look but with a hidden smile on her face and jase chuckled***

Aunt: you… you have a child

***nomhle nodded***

Nomhle: a girl who is two and a half years old and twin boys who are three months old

Aunt: so which… one of these two is…is your husband

**nomhle pointed at me ***

Aunt: come let me touch your hand my son

*** I stood up and went to her and she held my hand***

Aunt: what is… your name?

Me: Jayden

***she nodded***

Aunt: it’s nice to meet you mkhwenyana ( son in law)

Me: it’s nice to meet you too ma

*** she let go and I went to sit down***

Nomhle: and that is his twin brother Jason aunty

Aunt: come… my son

***jase also went and she held his hand and she said “ its nice to meet you my son” and let him go
and jase sat down….. then imani walked back in and put the tray on top of the table and poured
juices for us***

Ben: wait jay and Jase aren’t you the khumalo brothers

Jase: mh…. which khumalo brothers are you talking about

Ben: killer’s grandchildren

***Jase and I clenched our jaws looking at him nx fucken imbecile, how can he say that in front of
the women***

Jase: mmmmh

Ben: so are you his grandchildren

Me: and what if we are

Ben: then it’s good that we are family you know…… I have some business I need to talk to you about
but not now since this is a reunion for the ladies and ma here so we should meet for a drink one of
these days
***I smirked thinking of how he will suffer a massive heart attack when he finds out that smiso is
also killer’s grandson***

Me: ok

*** he smiled like a stupid retard and I wanted to punch his teeth out this instance but I held myself
and as for jase he didn’t hide the fact that he was annoyed by him…….. anyway we chatted some
more and imani’s little brother came back from work and imani introduced him to us, well he’s a
respectful little fella and nomhle even invited them to our white wedding and imani and her
mother were happy for nomhle and they promised to come to the wedding…… later on we decided
it’s time to leave and it immediately became emotional for the ladies cause they were crying again,
ai women. Anyway we said our goodbyes and imani and ben walked us out and imani and nomhle
hugged for the longest time and nomhle even hugged this bastard Ben and imani hugged Jase and
when she hugged me, I whispered in her ear***

Me: my brother smiso says hi and that he misses you

*** I felt her body freeze and we broke the hug and I innocently smiled at her***

Me: relax or else you’ll get in trouble with your psychotic husband

***I whispered to her again and she swallowed hard and smiled weakly and I shook ben’s hand***

Me: see ya’ll in the wedding

***they nodded and we got in the car and drove away after hooting ***

Jase: I don’t like that motherfucker

Me: me too bafo I don’t like him one bit

Nomhle: even his smile is creepy and Nkateko looked like she was scared of him somehow, I wonder
how he ended up with her cause she’s a sweet heart

Jase: maybe it was an arranged marriage themba lakhe

Nomhle: mmmmh im sure it was, ai he’s creepy that guy

***well the marriage was arranged, that’s what smiso told us but one thing for sure is she won’t
stay married to that bastard for long***

∞∞ FINALE PART 2∞∞

****CONTINUATION OF INSERT 85****

****PLEASE READ TO THE VERY END****

****NARRATED***

***it was the day of the wedding and everything was set and in order, the vow ceremony and the
wedding reception was gonna be held at pop’s house. She wanted a simple, intimate but fancy
wedding with family and closes friends ( which are few,” friends” that is) only, she didn’t even want
the brothers’ business associates at the wedding that’s how simple the wedding was gonna be and
they didn’t have a problem with that since it’s her big day and she didn't want bridesmaids but only
flower girls and everyone understood . When jay told pops that nomhle wanted to hold the wedding
ceremony at his house he was happy and he didn’t have a problem with it, anyway now its 30
minutes before the vow ceremony starts and nomhle is in jay’s bedroom and the makeup lady just
finished doing her makeup and she asked the ladies to excuse her cause she wanted some time
alone before she walked down the aisle, she was sitting at the edge of the bed thinking about all the
things she’s been through, and the day she met jay for the first time and all the things both good and
bad that she’s been through since she started dating jay, well as bad as some of the things were, she
knew would go through them all over again if it meant all of that will lead her here about to get
married to the love of her life cause the truth is the good that she went through with jay outweighs
all the bad things she’s been through, and as frustrating as jay’s controlling and obsessing tendencies
are, she’s fine with them now and she has also accepted that it’s all him and he will never change or
tone down on them so now she has learned to appreciate them and also see the good side of
them….. a tear escaped her eye and she quickly wiped it off not wanting to mess up her make up as
she wished her mother and father (kani) were here to witness her marrying the love of her life……
then she felt the room get cold all of a sudden and a male voice spoke***

Voice: im proud of you zimkhitha

***it echoed in the room and she quickly stood up frightened but when she heard “zimkhitha” she
calmed down a bit cause only kani calls her that***

Nomhle: da…dad

Voice: never change who you are zimi and embrace all the bad things that you went through cause
they made you stronger and also made you who you are today and believe me, you wouldn’t have
met your husband if you didn’t go through them so embrace them

***another voice spoke***

Voice2: my baby remember everything happens for a reason, you had to go through what you went
through to be where you are now

Nomhle: m…mom

Voice2: yes my baby…. Now walk down that white carpet with your head held high cause your father
and I will be walking besides you ok

Nomhle: ok

Voice1: I love you zimi

Nomhle: I love you too dad

Voice2: I also love you my baby girl

Nomhle: I love you too mama

Voice2: now shine hlehle, shine my baby this is your time

***then the was a knock on the door and she wiped her tears off and went to open and it was
thorsten…..he frowned when he saw that she was crying***

Thor: what’s wrong?

Nomhle: nothing

***she said that making a way for him to come in, he was wearing a black three piece body fitting
suit with a white shirt and black shoes and without a tie ( he hates ties cause they make him feel
uncomfortable around his neck and whenever he has one on he feels like it kind of strangles
him)***

Thor: you’ve been crying nomhle

*** she sighed***

Nomhle: I miss my parents smiso, I wish they were here to see me walk down the aisle

Thor: they are here with you nomhle in fact they are with you always

Nomhle: even when me and jay are…. You know….. busy?

***thorsten frowned ***

Thor: aarg man sies nomhle

***nomhle laughed and thorsten just smiled looking at her***

Thor: stop being foolish and get ready before you get late for your own wedding

Nomhle: yes sir

Thor: come here

***she went closer to him and they hugged****

Thor: now call back the person that painted your face to come back cause your black and brown
paints are melting on your face

***nomhle busted out with laughter and thorsten just chuckled and he walked to the door***

Nomhle: paints… really smiso

***she laughed again***

Thor: yes your paints are leaking haw…… ohh and I’m glad I made you laugh

***he winked at her ***

Nomhle: huh?

*** he smiled at her and he walked out and nomhle called back her makeup artist still laughing
about what thorsten said about her makeup***

**** Gugu, Nqobile and Tiara just walked down the aisle wearing their white princess dresses
looking adorable while throwing the rose petals all over the place except for where they were
supposed to throw them being on the white carpet….. other people where laughing while others
were doing the “ncoooh” sound….. when they arrived where jay and his brothers were they raised
their hands to their daddies and they picked them up while snakes picked Tiara up since jay couldn’t
take her and they waited for the queen to arrive, even though jay and nomhle had already signed at
the magistrate court and now she’s officially “Nomhlekhabo Pearl Khumalo” as it now says in her
new smart card ID, he was still nervous.***

Snakes: maybe she changed her mind bafo

Jay: fosek mamba man

***the pastor looked at jay***

Jay: askies pastor

***the pastor just shook his head looking down and the brothers chuckled***

Snakes: I also wouldn’t want to wake up next to your ugly ass for the rest of my life

***the brothers laughed and jay showed snakes the middle finger and pastor gave him a death
stare***

Jay: hai pastor nawe you are watching him say stupid things to me and you are not saying anything,
im nervous as it is and he’s making it worse

***the pastor just shook his head while looking down with a smile on his face… then they heard the
bride’s song playing ( it was Amanda Black ft LaSause--I DO) and everyone stood up with jay’s heart
beating fast….. Then she walked in with smiso, she asked him to walk her down the aisle even
though he is a khumalo and he was happy to***

Thor: you ready

***she breathed out ***

Nomhle: yeah

Thor: good lets go

***she nodded and they walked in slowly with her arm wrapped around Thorsten’s arm…. Everyone
was busy complimenting about how beautiful she looked, she was wearing a white mermaid lace
wedding dress that fitted her perfectly even though she has gain a little weight, the dress showed
some skin on her back and her hair extensions were styled up perfectly and her makeup was on
point, she looked so beautiful…..as for jay he rubbed his eyes as tears came rushing down his cheeks,
he couldn’t hold them in as she got closer and closer…. Jase squeezed his shoulder and muzi and
snakes patted his back, as for noma and ntombi they were busy crying “ hormones” were showing
them flames and as for Kedi she was smiling looking happy that finally jay and nomhle find their
happy ending ***

Snakes: you are one lucky son of a bitch bafo

*** he said that to jay and the pastor just cleared his throat looking at him***

Snakes: aow Ncese bab’mfundisi (sorry pastor)

***and the pastor just shook his head defeated…… well nomhle and thorsten finally got to jay and
stood in front of him and the pastor***

Pastor: who gives this bride to this man

Thor: I do

***then thorsten looked at jay***

Thor: boy-boy if you hurt my daughter know that I will hunt you down and find you and cut off your
balls and feed them to my dogs you hear me

***he said that pointing at jay mimicking an old man’s voice and everyone laughed so did nomhle
and the pastor just shook his head while laughing too***

Jay: yebo baba

**** He said to thorsten and people laughed again and thorsten said “good “ then he kissed
nomhle’s hand and he went to sit down….. Right then imani, her mother, brother and Ben walked in
and they sat down at the back and nomhle smiled wide when she saw them….. And thorsten just
smirked at his brothers when they gave him the “ your girl is here” look….. then the pastor cleared
this throat and started***

Pastor: ok then we may begin

*** nomhle and jay turned and looked at each other while holding hands***

Pastor: Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to unite these two in holy matrimony, their
decision to marry has not been entered into lightly and today they publicly declare their private
devotion to each other. The essence of this commitment is the acceptance of each other in entirely
as lovers, companions and friends.......a good and balanced relationship is one in which neither
person is overpowered nor absorbed by the other, one in which both give their love freely and
without jealousy...... marriage ideally is a sharing of responsibilities, hopes and dreams and
remember it takes a special effort to grow together, survive hard times and be loving and unselfish

***he continued ***

***

●do you both pledge to share your lives openly with one another and to speak the truth in love?

● do you promise to honour and tenderly care for one another, cherish and encourage each other
and stand together through sorrows and joys, hardships and triumphs for all the days of your
lives?.... then he looked at both jay and nomhle***

Nomhle/jay: we do

Pastor: good, now can I have the rings please

*** muzi gave them to the pastor and the pastor continued***

Pastor: may these rings be blessed as a symbol of your union, as often as either of you look upon
these rings ,may you not only be reminded of this moment but also of the vows you have made and
the strength of your commitment to each other...i believe the bride and groom would like to say
their own vows

***jay and nomhle nodded***

Pastor: Nomhle

*** she took the mic from the pastor and started talking with a smile on her face***

Nomhle: Baba ka zandile

***everyone laughed and jay smiled***

Nomhle: im overwhelmed by a feeling of pride right now…. Im so proud to call you my husband
Nkosenye,I admire so much about you khumalo, your strength of character, how you live your life
with purpose every day, your kind heart and cold but also warm soul….. you always make me feel
loved, safe and protected and not forgetting comfortable while setting something better for me to
strive for….

*** tears were now running down both jay and nomhle’s cheeks and she sniffed***

Nomhle: thank you for being this person for me Mbulazi, thank you for always being my knight in
shining armour, thank you for loving me even though I didn’t love myself, thank you for seeing me
worthy to be your wife, thank you for making me a mother and for also making me part of the
khumalo family, thank you for being my confidant and best friend and my boyfriend too, I promise to
be a good and loyal wife to you, to take care of you, our family and the life we about to create
together…. Thank you mntungwa, Mbulazi wam omuhle…. I love you so much my king and yes I take
you as my husband, my sofas’lahlane, my beast and my everything through sickness and in health,
for better and for worse and for richer and for poorer until death do us apart

*** she then gave the mic to the pastor and ntombi gave her a tissue and she wiped her tears
making sure she doesn’t mess up her make up then jay took the mic from the pastor and he wiped
his tears and also cleared his throat ***

Jay: wow am I lucky or what people

Everyone: yes you are!

***and jay chuckled***

Jay: you look breathtakingly beautiful themba lam and I can’t wait to rip that dress off your body
later on

Everyone: HAI JAY….

*** everyone chanted at the same time then they laughed***

Jay: wow my black pearl, finally we are here…. After everything we’ve been through we are here
themba lam

*** nomhle nodded and jay smiled***

Jay: I love you themba lam a lot in fact more that I love myself, I can’t imagine life without you hlehle
wam. Thank you for not giving up on me and for putting up with me and my troubles, thank you for
accepting me as I am and for also making me a father and for loving tiara unconditionally, I promise
to hold your heart tenderly and to protect it always, I promise to also be supportive, loyal, faithful
and honest with you….. I promise to cherish, value and protect our family and to cuddle you every
night and be yours and yours alone…… everything in life takes work and unconditional effort themba
lam so I promise you that I will never stop working on us
***nomhle was a mess, she was crying as jay said his vows looking straight at her eyes through the
veil***

Jay: thank you for choosing me cause I choose you for all of my yesterday, especially my today, the
days to come and past that, I love you my queen, themba lam and my back pearl and know that to
me death won’t do us apart cause even in the afterlife I will still search for you and make you mine
again that’s how much I love you Mrs Me

***then he gave the mic to the pastor***

Pastor: well after those vows there’s nothing more to say but to ask if the is anyone sited here who
thinks this two shouldn’t be married, well if there is such a wicked person here speak now or forever
hold your peace

*** the brother’s put their baby girls down and pulled their suit jackets up showing their guns on
their waist to the crowd while pointing their fingers at them and everyone laughed out loud and
thorsten just chuckled while shaking his head, as for baba and bab’dlamini they were just amused by
what was happening so they were also laughing***

Pastor: ai I give up with you boys

***and people laughed some more***

Pastor: well Nomhlekhabo and Nkosenye I now pronounce you husband and wife, you can now kiss
your bride my son

***jay smiled and got closer and he lifted off her veil and he looked at her with a smile on his
face***

Jay: damn you are beautiful my wife

Nomhle: and you are handsome my husband

*** she giggled and jay chuckled then he smashed his lips on hers and he immediately deepened it
while everyone ululated loud while clapping their hands, the kiss got heated and jay grabbed
nomhle’s ass tight pulling her closer and closer while they kissed passionately forgetting that people
were watching ***

Ma: HAI NKOSENYE KULUNGILE MANJE HAW ( its enough now Nkosenye)

***everyone laughed and they pulled out of the kiss and they laughed with everyone and jay kissed
her forehead***

Jay I love you themba lam

Nomhle: I love you too my king

Snakes: EVERYONE I GIVE YOU MR AND MRS JAYDEN NKOSENYE KHUMALO

***he shouted and Everyone ululated and clapped hands for them while other screamed and threw
red rose petals on them as they walked through the white carpet ***

.
*** well the couple came back from taking photos and the reception was now almost over,
everyone gave their speech and well snakes was the MC and he left everyone in stitches…. The bride
had already tossed her bouquet and it landed on imani even though she was not standing with the
single ladies who were queuing to catch it, she was sitting down not far from them and it just landed
on her lap and Ben was unhappy about that….and more especially when he found out that thorsten
is a khumalo, he felt like dying that instant when jay introduced thorsten pretending as if he doesn’t
know that they know each other…. Well nomhle introduced imani to the girls and they were happy
to meet her and she even introduced her aunt to the khumalo family….. as for imani and thorsten
they kept on stealing glances at each other until thorsten came up with a plan to see her in private
through ntombi***

Ntombi: hi guys

Ben/imani: hi

Ntombi: ummm ben can I borrow your wife for a minute please , I need her help with carrying some
things, noma is also heavily pregnant too and Kedi is busy and I can’t ask these other fake bitches
here with cheap nails they’ll give me one excuse after the other

***ben laughed***

Ben: ooh ok no problem … you can go with her baby

***she said that to imani***

Imani: alright

***imani kissed his cheek and she stood up and followed ntombi upstairs and when they got in one
of the bedrooms they found thorsten sitting on the edge of the bed and imani’s heart almost
stopped***

Ntombi: once you done “ TALKING” smiso! make sure she goes down with those plastics on the floor
and you can go put them in the kitchen imani, in one of the cupboard as a cover up so that husband
of yours doesn’t get suspicious

***thorsten and imani nodded and she walked out going to another bedroom to pee***

Thor: Me AhoↄfꜪ ( my beauty)

Imani: hey

***she said that looking shy***

Thor: you lost weight

***she looked down and thorsten clenched his jaws***

Thor: he locked you up in that dark place right

***she nodded***

Thor: FUCK HIM…. HE’S GONNA FUCKEN PAY I SWEAR IT….HES GONNA PAY

*** then he pulled her in his arms and he held her tight as she laid her head on his chest inhaling his
scent***

Thor: I missed you

Imani: I missed you too smiso

*** he then cupped her face and they shared a deep and passionate kiss and after some time they
pulled out of it and they stared into each other’s eyes***

Thor: soon you gonna sleep and wake up in my arms every day for the rest of our lives ok

***she nodded***

Thor: hold on for me ok all this will be over and you’ll never have to live in fear anymore ok

Imani: ok

***he kissed her lips and the tip of her nose and her forehead***

Thor: you look beautiful by the way

**** she blushed looking down***

Imani: thank you, you look handsome too

***he kissed her lips again***

Thor: you should go back before he starts looking for you

Imani: ok

*** she moved from thorsten and picked the shopping plastics bags and she walked to the door***

Imani: smiso

Thor: Me AhoↄfꜪ (my beauty)

Imani: please hurry, I nearly committed suicide four days ago after I came out of the Vault, it was
really bad this time… please hurry smiso I can’t anymore, my will to hold on is slowly fading away
even for my mother and brother

***then she walked out fighting back the tears leaving thorsten distraught by what she just said to
him***

**** well the bride and groom just said goodbye to their family members and they were now on
their way to the airport, they were going to their honeymoon in Dubai, they were gonna spend a
week there, well they wanted to spend more than a week there but they figure a week alone is too
much without them seeing their kids so more than that will be hell for them cause they might end up
cutting it short, well the boys were now on formula milk now and they were gonna stay with Ma
until they come back***

Jay: im happy nomhle… thank you for being mine

Nomhle: and thank you for choosing me my king, im happy too

*** they kissed ***

Nomhle: nhlaka is crazy khumalo

***jay laughed***

Jay: yeah that’s nhlaka for you, that’s what we get from him each and every day themba lam

*** they laughed***

Nomhle: ooh well he’s a breath of fresh air

Jay: yeah he is

Nomhle: jay

***she said that looking down***

Jay: themba lam

Nomhle: I have something to tell you

Jay: sounds serious

Nomhle: well it is

Jay: talk to me

***she sighed***

Nomhle: there’s no easy way to say this so im just gonna say it

Jay: ok

***he said that looking at her intensely ***

Nomhle: im…. Im pregnant

Jay: heeeh? Askies?

***he asked with his eyes popped out***

Nomhle: im pregnant jay, again

***she said that with her tears now coming out and she started sobbing***

Jay: hey hey no themba lam don’t do this ok, its ok baby

***he said that holding her tight***

Nomhle: its not ok jay the twins are still too young

Jay: yes its ok nomhle cause we are married and in love

***he kissed her forehead***

Jay: fuck….. I can’t believe we are pregnant again

***he said that with a wide smile on his face***

Nomhle: but jay the twins are still too young

Jay: so…. Look themba lam I don’t care if they are a day old ok im happy you gonna make me a
father again…. Fuck im happy… thank you…thank you themba lam

***he said that kissing her all over her face which made her giggle, then he took out his phone and
dialled his twin***

Jase: miss me already

Jay: I DON’T SHOOT BLANKS BAFO, THEMBA LAM IS PREGNANT AGAIN…. FUCK WE ARE
PREGNANT…. SHE’S GONNA MAKE ME A FATHER AGAIN BAFO…. FUCK IM HAPPY

***he said all that shouting over the phone then he dropped the call just like that and smashed his
lips on hers and they kissed with nomhle giggling clearly amused by the way jay is happy about her
being pregnant again as if this is their first pregnancy***

*** all I can say is, nothing happens in life without a reason… so whatever trials and tribulations you
are facing now know that God is not asleep and that he’s not watching nje and not doing anything….
Remember God’s delays are not HIS denials and that he always gives his toughest battles to his
toughest warriors and also know that no matter what you are going through in life no matter how
hard it is always remember, THE IS BRIGHT LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL so don’t give up and
don’t forget to pray always. I have also realised that, THE TOUGHER THE BATTLE THE GREATER THE
REWARD ( just like nomhle’s journey) she went through hell and back and look at her reward now,
she’s in a happy place and she finally got her happily ever and after, even though they just started
the real journey together as one but the is a saying that goes “ ITS BETTER TO SUFFER NOW THAN
LATER” yes she suffered so now its her time to shine and finally live to her full potential…. So you too
don’t give up cause your reward is on its way too……. Well with all that being said……Stay blessed
and thank you for walking this rough, thorn-filled path with me and for staying loyal and supportive
towards me….. the words of encouragement and support I got from each and every one of you are
what kept me going so guys; THANK YOU, NGIYABONGA, BAIE DANKIE, KEA LEBOHA, ME DASE!, E
DUPE, ASANTE, JE VOUS REMERCIE, OBRIGADO, DAALU, ENKOSI, NDO LIVHUWA, NDZA NKHENSA,
KE A LEBOGA, NGIYATHOKOZA*****

∞∞∞ THE END ∞∞∞

(it’s two days after jay and nomhle’s wedding and thorsten, Jase, snakes and Muzi are sitting in the
lounge discussing their plan of “kidnapping” Imani’s mother and brother before “kidnapping” imani
in three days to come, then Thorsten’s phone rang on top of the table disturbing them from their
discussion and as soon as he saw who the caller was he smirked)

“ mmmmh the only person who makes you smile like that is none other than Mrs Beast aka Imani ”--
- Snakes

( Jase and muzi laughed and Thorsten just showed him the middle finger and he answered the call)

“ Me AhoↄfꜪ ( my beauty)”--- Thor

(He said that with his deeper voice and a smile on his face)

“Well well well, if it isn’t the mighty Beast himself”--- Ben

(Thorsten’s smile faded immediately and he quickly put the phone on loudspeaker for his brothers to
listen too)

“ what is it Benjamin”--- Thor

( he said that without even a pinch of panic in his voice while his brothers were surprised )

“ so you thought we wouldn’t find out mmmmh, that you are fucking Ben’s wife ”--- Ben

( he said that and laughed an evil laugh)

“ ooh I guess this is psycho and not Ben mmmmh ”---Thor

( he asked with a calm voice and Ben laughed)

“ mmmmh I like that you have a sharp mind my man”---Ben

“ so what can I do for you psycho”---Thor

( he asked with an annoyed voice)

“ I have someone here who would like to say hello…. Say hello sweetheart”--- Ben

( then they heard a cry in the background and Thorsten’s heart started beating fast)

“ smi… smiso hel….help me pleaseeeee”--- Imani

( she said that while crying and thorsten quickly stood up)

“ so I guess you were serious when you said and eye for an eye that day mmh”--- Ben

“ and here I thought you are as dumb as they come but no you are just slow in the head”--- Thor

( he said that and chuckled)

“ FUCK YOU, YOU HEAR ME FUCK YOU BEAST YOU PIECE OF RUBBISH. YOU GONNA PAY FOR
SLEEPING WITH HER AND IM GONNA MAKE SURE THIS BASTARD BABY SHE’S CARRYING DIES”---Ben

( Thorsten frowned and he looked at his brothers)

“ what baby”--- Thor

(he quickly took Jase’s phone and he typed “ Imani’s mother and brother” and he grabbed his car
keys and wallet and rushed outside with his brothers following him)

“ ooh so you didn’t know she’s pregnant…. Mmmmh interesting I must say ”---Ben
( thorsten threw the car keys to Jase and they got in the car and Jase drove out in total speed with
Thorsten’s heart beating fast but he kept his cool)

“ it could be yours you know”---Thor

( he said that cause it was clear now that he knows about him and Imani and his brothers looked
shocked by how calm he was cause if it was one of them, they would be throwing threats and insults
at him and also panicking)

“ I know she can never bear Ben children beast cause his traditional healer said only the one chosen
by her ancestors for her will be the only man who will get her pregnant and guess what Ben is not
the chosen one , so since she confessed to fucking you after I beat the truth out of her…. I guess you
are the guy we’ve been looking for since we found out the news about the chosen one bullshit”---
Ben

( Thorsten swallowed hard then he clenched his jaws while Jase was driving like a mad man on the
road)

“ so let me guess you gonna kill her and send her body to me right ”--- Thor

“ smie!”--- Snakes

( he whispered to Thorsten cause he was worried about his reaction to this whole thing that is
happening, he was way too fucken calm for his liking )

“ nah, we love her so killing her will be like killing our inner selves, and remember Ben once told you
that she has the ability to calm his demons, one of them being me so im just gonna teach her a
lesson and kill the bastard in her womb if he/she isn’t already dead you know”---Ben

( Thorsten clenched his jaws some more and he hit the head rest of the car seat with a fist then he
sighed calming himself down)

“ do you know what an egg once said psycho my man”---Thor

( his brothers looked at him with that “ really” look on their faces)

“ what?”--- Ben

“ it said: im authority, if you crush me I break and if you let me go I fall and break into pieces on the
ground….. and well my dearest retarded Ben or psycho, the moral of this proverb in simple terms for
the likes of you is, power needs to be handled carefully my man. So every decision you make from
now on you better be ready for the extreme consequences that will follow”--- Thor

“ well Beast im not scared of you so bring it on bitch, ooh and just so you know this is all your fault….
And ooh since Ben has a conscience then I’ll do the honours myself”--- Ben

(then two bullets were heard being fired over the phone and Imani screamed out loud)

“NOOO… MAMA…. LE… LEFAAA… NOOO….. NOOO….. MAMAAAAAAA”--- Imani

(And she released a loud heart-piecing cry and Thorsten just clenched his jaws with his eyes closed
while looking down…. The anger he was feeling was indescribable… his hands were shaking with
anger and he could feel his muscles get tight all around his body and his heart beating as if it was in
his throat ready to come out….. he opened his eyes still looking down and he saw the skin on his
hands was hard and it had scales on it and he knew his beast was awake….. as for his brothers they
looked shit scared cause the beast they were seeing now it wasn’t the one they saw that time it
killed buhle and bongani )

(Then he heard what sounded like someone or something being kicked with imani’s loud screams
also heard and he shouted out loud at Ben)

“RUN BEN AND MAKE SURE I NEVER FIND YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FUCKEN FAMILY YOU PIECE OF
SHIT”--- Thor

(he said that to ben over the phone with his voice scratchy and scary and Ben aka “psycho” just
laughed out loud)

“Catch me if you can Beast and ooh if she makes it tell her Ben is coming back for her, she’s his wife
after all”--- Ben

( then he dropped the call while Jase was driving in high speed on the highway, as for muzi and
snakes even though they looked shit scared they knew deep down that Thorsten’s beast won’t harm
them in anyway so they were busy begging him to calm down)

∞∞∞ BOOK 3 OF “#THECHOSENONES” SERIES IS COMING SOON ∞∞∞

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