Turning Table

Part 88

***Heaven did not seem to be my home, and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth***

🌹Mpume🌹

What started as a road trip to freedom, easily end up a nightmare, my smile, my excitement was worn off, the drive was mostly uneventful,
But everything just happened in a flash,  I saw a glimpse of metal. Before my brain could even register what I saw, it was crashing through my windshield.
My brain panicked, but my body knew what to do, but at the same time was just in shock and all I could do is scream.

I tried everything I could to avoid hitting the steal bar, but the narrow mountain roads were so unforgiving.
The next thing I knew, I am hearing the loudest sound of crunching metal I’ve ever heard and the sound of glass breaking. For some reason, I just wanted to get the car away from the cliff, but I couldn’t drive it. It wouldn’t even move but just went straight down. I just kept thinking, “this is a nightmare. I will wake up from this in a minute.”  It was a nightmare, but it was real.

The car flipped and started rolling down into a valley, tossing me and Lubanzi around inside. With no seat belts on we were rolling with every turn, the airbags helped cushion some of the impacts but it felt like we were tomatoes inside a blender.

When the car finally came to a halt, I was dizzy, and my head was pounding. I made my way out of the car and could hear moving water. A couple more flips could have forced us into the river. I was only a few more flips from catastrophe. It was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me,

My mind clicked that Lubanzi was in the car, but when I got off he was not there, so I started calling out for him and looking for him and he was not there, I started crying dragging my body around the car looking for him, moving like a serpent who knew this day would come when my true form will be shown, everybody knows that I am the queen of spades, I am the wasp that stings, I am the dark serpent. I am the invulnerable animal who passes through fire and is not burned. How the fuck did I survive this crash?

" Lubanzi!!!!!"

I screamed holding my head, my hands came back soaked in my own oozing blood, but I did not care, It took me some time to really realize what had happened to me as I moved around the car, dragging my body, I blame the adrenaline my body pumped during the crash... Or could it be the fear of losing Lubanzi? I didn’t even feel pain right away.

I looked at the  driver’s side door it was  completely crushed but Lubanzi was not inside, I'm panicking and I even forgot about the men who were shooting us till I heard a male voice screaming
" I got him... "
When I turned I saw a man with flashlights coming my way, I knew that I was going to die, I could not run nor hide anymore,  and I did not care.
With the light shining bright in my face, It blocked whatever clear vision I had

" Nkosazana ukahle?"
A deep male voice said, spoke on deep Zulu, I frowned for a minute, no ways this are Oyama's Man it finally hit me that Banzi cane with his man,
Me: Lubanzi uphi?"
Him: we need to get you away from the car... It may engage in flames, "
He was not answering me, the next thing I know I was in his arms, he carried me as if I'm light as a further or leave.

Banzi's car went in flames as he rushed me up the hill,
" she does not look too good take her to the hospital now!!"
He said as he put me on the passenger seat
Me: where is Lubanzi!!???"
I keep asking, it's dark and this man all look the same to me black, big and speak farm Zulu,

" relax we taking you to the hospital"
He said slamming the door on my face, I start feeling dizzy, or was it pain in my arm that I was feeling, or was it my leg or back,  ooh God my heard,
The car speeds off as I cry in pain, the blood from my head is now running down my face, I try to lift my head up, but the car or was it me spinning in the car again? and just like that the lights went off.

I woke up to beeping sounds, I slowly opened my eyes and looked around this white room...damn it!! it's no heaven,  it's just a bloody hospital room,  it's now I recall that I have cheated death yet again! 

I felt tears rushing down just thinking about the traumatic experience I went through, the car accident, the shooting, you know being inside the danger zone when disaster strikes can expose your life to vulnerabilities in a second, I keep asking myself how did I survive?... But with all the pain I feel in my body at the back of my mind and deep inside my heart I still have that unshakable fear, I try to recall what it is, and my heart almost stops as I froze.

" Lubanzi!"

I panic just thinking about him, firstly where is he? Is he alive? ... God please don't punish me like this! Don't take him from our kids...don't take him from his family...he has a whole lot to leave for than me, why save me? What would I tell my kids, the Dlamini will hate me... Ooh God, why was Banzi even there?

I cried trying to sit up straight but my whole body ached, I try to scream but my voice was not loud enough, the nurse rushed in
Her: mam don't move please you going to hurt yourself"
Me: where is Lubanzi... Where is the father of my children!!!"
I'm screaming like a madwoman fighting her, taking off this drips from my arm, the Dr walked in and gave me informant that I was not looking for
Dr: mam, you suffered from multiple broken bones and ruptured a few of your vital organs, please stop moving... Or else I will be forced to sedate you!"
Me: fuck you!!.... I asked you where is LUBANZI!!?"
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