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Chapter Forty Eight.

Chapter Forty Eight.

"Givers need to set limits because takers rarely do." x Rachel Wolchin.

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Zonke has done it again. She has managed to destroy someone else's life once more and this time around...I don't know man. But I was just as angry because Zonke's choices have once again caused heartbreak. I'm thinking of how many things Thokozani had to sacrifice in order to be the best father he could be to Luthando.

I remember him even having to ask me to take care of Luthando while he worked during the evening and this woman refused. Did she even know all of this or is she just as shocked as we all are cause I could bet all I have right now that this would've never crossed my mind even once.

I'm even thinking if this was something Thokozani deserved — not that anyone deserved to be lied to but I'm just thinking. I don't know the dynamics of their relationship and I still didn't but I knew that they loved each other like crazy once upon a time. There was no Zonke without Thokozani just like there was no Thokozani without a Zonke...until there literally wasn't.

It's like something just set off in Zonke's mind and now we're here with a grown 30 something year old man getting dragged out of here like he committed the biggest crime in history. I turned my focus to my sister who's acting like she didn't understand why any of this was happening. I think we all turned our attention to her waiting for how she was to handle this bizarre turn of events.

Remember, she said has no child so this thing that just happened here is 'freaking' her out too...I chuckle and sit down trying to feel if I really was fine and confirm that I truly felt normal. Very normal. I thank the Lord.

"Would someone explain what is going on here!" The King demands.

I take a dekko at Bangi who has his arms folded in front of her chest, waiting like everyone else in here. "Zonke. Talk. Who was that man?" The Queen asks, her tone softer than what I would've ever expected.
"Isn't it obvious, this thing has once again fooled us all. That was her man and child," Khethiwe chuckles. She must be eating all of this up.

"That is not true." Zonke.
"I believe him. This child looks exactly like her," Amandla says walking forward. Funny enough, it's only now that I realise Luthando kept quiet the moment Thokozani left the room. "So someone better start telling the truth here."

The King turns to me and I swear I wanted to disappear cause I knew deep down inside that I was going to be dragged into this mess once again.

"Don't you even start with my wife Baba. You should be questioning that woman over there, she's the one lying," Bangi says.
"Oh so you did know about this and just had us continue living with a liar. We are family but there is no unity here. No honesty. Eve or Zonke or whatever you are I suggest you start speaking the truth or I'll have you personally thrown out of here!" The King roars.

Alakhe? Zithini?

Oh he's looking at me again. Geez.

"I...I..." Zonke stutters.

"Khuluma!" Bangi's impatient father snaps.
"I know nothing about this child mina My King. I know nothing about that man you just had removed from your presence and Palace. He's just a crazy sick man who obviously just wants my attention. He's lying my King." She cries.

Well there it goes running out of the palace gates, the last glimmer of hope I had in this woman to truly be honest with herself and others. She just dug deeper into her pit of lies and there was clearly no stopping her.