Cursed - My Name Is Karma

CHAPTER 28

I open my eyes and look around. Wow. I have never been admitted to a hospital before. The only time I laid in a hospital bed was when my mother brought me to this world. May her soul rest in peace. I wonder how she would have been is she found out I was cursed like this and I am living a lonely yet pleasant life.

I never thought one day I would play hero and gamble with my own life. What shocks me the most, is that bullets penetrated my body and I nearly died. I thought karma can’t die. I guess there are loopholes in everything. I sit up. My body is aching. I have to get water from the white river. It will definitely heal me faster. I climb out of the bed and head to the door I suspect is the bathroom. There is a toiletry bag filled with my toiletries. This is definitely Sibabalwe’s work.

I shower and then get dressed in my black attire with of course a face mask and some glasses. I have removed the bandage that was covering my face. Sometimes I think Sibabalwe understands me more than anyone. In fact she does. I pack my things and then walk out of the ward. I step out of the elevator and just as I am about to walk out of the main door, someone calls my name.

Sibabalwe: “boss.” I turn and I nearly fall down when I see my brothers standing beside her. What in the actual fuck? “You are healed.” She excitedly comes and hugs me tight. I groan and she quickly release me from her hug. “Sorry. I just got too excited.” She looks at me and swallows hard. “Please don’t kill me.” I chuckle and shake my head.

Me: “as is I could. The goddesses love you more than me.”
Sibabalwe: “please don’t chase me out.”
Me: “you should’ve thought about that before you brought them here. My car keys.” She hands me them and I walk out.

Baphuncumo: “are you just going to pretend as if we don’t exist?” He shouts as soon as I reach the parking lot. I feel my body heating up. This is something new. What is happening to me?
Me: “I have lived the past 7 years of my life without you. I can continue living in peace like you don’t exist.”

I get in my car and drive out in high speed. I am pissed that Sibabalwe brought my brothers here. She may have had good intentions but she has just made a big mistake. She has placed a target on their backs. Now they might die because of her stupidity. I scream and bang the steering wheel. Fuck! I do some few breathing exercises and then drive myself home. I find Sabina in my yard with a bottle that contains white water. I take it and drink it.

Me: “thank you. Where is Phoenix?”
Sabina: “she couldn’t heal you because it wasn’t a supernatural attack. She said many things and I think she would have to come and say those things to you because I might leave something out. Also you should know that the other human is in town.” She flies away.

What does she mean the other human is in town? Is Monte in town? What could he be doing this side? Maybe it’s a work trip or something. Let’s hope so. Just as I am about to walk in, two cars drive in. it’s my brothers. God I don’t need this right now. I walk inside the house and go change to a baggy t-shirt and shorts with slippers. I head to the lounge and find them sitting.

Me: “this is how I look now.” They turn to look at me and start cursing. It doesn’t take Sikhanyiso a few moments to pass out. I have always known him to be weak when the going gets tough. I go to him and place my hand in his forehead. “Surgit.” He gasps and sits up straight, opening his eyes in the process.

Baphuncumo: “what was that Kwenama?” I sigh and go sit on the vacant chair. I look at Sibabalwe and she quickly walks away.
Me: “the day you last saw me, I went to the mall and I met a strange woman. She didn’t say anything to me. She just held my hand and muttered a few words in a language I didn’t understand. Well back then I didn’t understand but as time went by, I got to learn that she was transferring the karma curse to me.”

“Few days after that encounter, I woke up in this house. I was expecting to be terrified for being in a foreign place but that emotion didn’t come. When I looked at myself in the mirror, that’s when I saw that I have changed completely. I was like this. I couldn’t cry. There were no tears and no emotion that could make me tear up. I revenge people who are broken physically and emotionally. I take out my rage on their abusers and that automatically free them from any emotional prison they are in.”

“I am a great asset in the dark world. As much as I do good sometimes, in other times I do things that can make you question your sanity. And the dark world said it, there has never been a karma better than me. I kept distance from you guys to keep you safe. Few months back, I got close with this guy. On one evening, he was attacked by the goddess of darkness. I had to make him pack and move away without his knowledge and concern. I don’t want that to happen to you guys. Any human I befriend has a target on their back. That’s why I am always with Siba. She has somehow become a weakness of mine.” I sit back and look at them.

Sikhanyiso: “wow. Talk about a bombshell.”
Baphuncumo: “so it’s the strange woman’s fault that we lost our mother?” I swallow hard and nod. “She transferred the curse to you? Now why can’t you transfer it to someone else?”

Me: “living alone with no friends for 7 years can fuck you up. Worse you have a terrible job of sometimes harming innocent humans. I don’t wish that even on my worst enemy. There are two ways to get rid of the curse. Falling in love and transferring it to another woman. I know no one can fall for me while I look this hideous but I am willing to walk this earth looking like this till the day the guardians decide to have mercy on me and take the curse.”

Baphuncumo: “this is fucked up. Really fucked up. Now that we know you are alive, we can’t just walk away from you. We wanna have a relationship with you. We don’t care how you look. You are our little sister.”
Sikhanyiso: “yeah. We do love you. All of you and we wouldn’t trade you for anything. Now that we know you exist, we aren’t going to walk away from you.” they both stand up and open their arms. I smile and go hug them. Sibabalwe comes and joins in on the hug.

Sibabalwe: “yeah. Sibabalwe saves the day. Call me ‘Khumbule Khaya’.” We laugh and break the hug. I turn to her with a serious face.
Me: “I am mad at you. You violated my privacy and endangered my brothers’ lives. I will never forgive you for that.”

Sibabalwe: “but I thought…”
Me: “you thought wrong. You put their lives at risk. You also disrespected my direct orders and wishes. I am not going to chase you out but I am just not happy with you.” I walk to the kitchen.

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