The Promise

Chapter Nine

(The Funeral)

A week later, Danisa's family are carrying her casket from the church into the hearse.

The hearse transported the deceased to the gravesite at the Cremorne Cemetery, in Pietermaritzburg, and family and friends followed in their vehicles.

The cemetery is surrounded by black dresses and suits. Family and friends bowed their heads as the casket automatically being placed into the six feet grave, mourning and showing respect for the dead.

The family members have closure when they witness the decomposition of their loved one.

May her soul rest in peace.

Gwin is quietly sobbing as he stares at the sand burying the casket. He then slopes his eyes far opposite, and he's shocked to see Sane.

She is standing behind Danisa's parents with Andiswa, and Amanda is crying on her shoulder.

The Raging returns on Gwin, and he walks with long steps arrogantly towards them. Pissed, as if hell will break loose. When he's close he binds his paste, and he grips Sane on her neck when she is unexpected.

Everyone is shocked by Gwin's behavior.

Gwin strangles Sane down to the ground, without saying any word until a couple of men comes and grabs him off Sane.

She coughs of relief.

"What the hell are you doing!!!"

Amanda shouts at Gwin while she and Andiswa are pulling Sane up from the ground, dusting her dress on her back with their hands.

"She's the one who killed your sister!" said Gwin, aggressive and furious.

Amanda and Andiswa are puzzled, and Sane releases herself from them and scuttles away to her car.

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After the funeral, in Danisa's home, Amanda and Gwin are outside the veranda.

"How do you know Sane?" Amanda asks, clearly still upset of his barbarian reaction at the funeral.

The angry Gwin shot a glare at her.

"Has she ever told you about a boy that made a promise to her? That's what she's waiting for." Gwin asks, with a soft tone, but with a hint of anger.

"How do you know about that?" said Amanda, her scowl fading away from her face.

"Because I'm that boy." said Gwin.

Amanda's mouth dropped in shock, and she struck a stinging clap on his cheek.

Gwin's facial expression is in pain as he holds his cheek.

"That's for breaking my friend's heart you asshole." said Amanda, with rage on her voice but not loud.

"Would you have preferred I chose you friend over your sister?" said Gwin.

Amanda pouted and leered away from his face and didn't respond to his question.

"Why did you say she killed my sister? She would never do that." said Amanda.

"Listen to me. The night your sister was killed Sane called me earlier. She told me I was going to feel the pain I left in her heart.

Then the next morning after your sister was killed. She called again and confessed to me that she killed your sister."

Gwin explains, but Amanda doesn't want to believe it.

"You lying. Sane loved Danisa as much as I did. There is no way she could have killed her." said Amanda, defending her best friend.

Gwin regrets smashing his phone on the wall because he would be showing her Sane's number and the time and date when she called him.

"I can prove it. I can get her to confess." Said Gwin, developing an idea of how he can prove his accusation.

Amanda folds her arms, absorbing his words.

"How are you planning on doing that?" she asks.

"I have a plan. But you are not gonna like it."