My Knight: Dakota's Second Chance

CHAPTER 18

I huff and throw my last black dress on the bed. It doesn’t fit me. Nothing does with this big baby bump. When Londy said she is going shopping for a funeral outfit, I just said I will wear something from my closet, but turns out I have nothing which is black and proper for a funeral that fits me. We are traveling with Ndabe’s private jet. Sometimes I forget how rich he is. If he didn’t inherit some of his wealth from his father, I would’ve said he is a gangster because wow. I put on a floral maxi dress, black sandals and a blazer. After packing some of the things I might need in my bag, I head downstairs and Ndabe frowns at my outfit.

“I thought…” I raise my hand to stop him from continuing.
“We are going to pass by Noluh’s boutique. I have nothing to wear.” I come to a halt in front of him. He smiles and takes my bag.
“You should’ve just came with me yesterday. You wouldn’t have encountered this predicament.” Londy says making her way down the stairs. She is wearing a pencil skirt, a blouse, stiletto heels and a blazer.

“You look good.” I say and she smiles. We head out and climb inside Ndabe’s car.
“You will direct me to this boutique.” He says and I nod. “And the Sitholes are coming with us. Jobe asked me last night if he could ride with us. We will meet up with them at the airport.”
“I have no problem with that.”

We make small conversation along the way and we finally get to the boutique. He parks the car and we head inside. I choose a black mock neck heart mesh sleeve bodycon dress which hugs my bump and makes it look so cute and adorable. I pay for it and then we head out. We start by buying some food for the flight because a pregnant lady is always hungry and I didn’t eat breakfast.
When we get to the airport, we find sis Lwah and Luvuyo already waiting. We exchange pleasantries and then board the plane. After take-off, I eat a burger with fries and then doze off.

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Cape Town is a really beautiful city. Sometimes I just wish to tour the Mother City for a whole week but I don’t have time for that. A big tent greets us as we turn to the street where Asher’s house is situated. I guess they didn’t opt for going to a hall or church. That’s okay because I don’t think some Cape Town gangs wouldn’t have wanted to provoke us, thinking we are at our lowest. People don’t know that when a gangster is grieving, they are not down and out. They are just looking for an easy predator to make them forget about the pain for a time being.

We climb off the car and head inside the tent. Seems like the service has already started. Someone ushers us to the third row and we get settled there. Someone who looks so much like Asher is talking at the podium. He shares some of Asher’s jokes which makes people chuckle but you can’t mistake the sadness in his eyes.

One of the few things I won’t miss about being pregnant is the constant need to go to the toilet. Gosh, it’s like the fucker is stomping at my bladder. I take my bag and stand up. Ndabe asks where I am going and I mouth ‘toilet’. I am definitely not going to use the public toilet, not in my condition. I walk inside the house and greet some of the Pride members on the way. The second door inside the house is the toilet. I sigh in relief as I get inside. I quickly pee and wash my hands. Just as I am about to open the door to head out, a voice stops me.

“Yeah, I am inside. I just told them I need to use the loo. You know these bouncers would be fooled by a female batting their eyelashes on them. Hang up so that I can go look for a safe. I am pretty sure that while fucker left at least a few millions lying around for his bitch.” a female with a coloured accent says. I take out my gun from my bag, put a silencer on and take it out of the safety mode. Hiding it with my bag, I step out of the bathroom. The lady is standing is opening a door not so far from where I am. She turns to me and smiles. “I was actually looking for the loo.” I give her a fake smile and point at it with my head. “Thank you.” she comes closer to me and as she is about to pass, I press the gun on her chest and pull the trigger. She gasps with her eyes popped out.