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Chapter Sixty One.

Chapter Sixty One.

"Monday."

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Death? My death? How can they assign such a huge dream to someone like Zonke? A whole liar and a cheat. How do you start believing someone who's been believing her own lies for so long?

Make it make sense.

The question I have now is what do I do? Go to the palace and 'See the conundrum myself' or chase this woman out of here and call bluff. The second one seemed more practical, but there's a possibility that the man we've been looking for, for so long is actually going to that palace for God knows what.

I'm not giving her this phone back, until I have everything I need. She has her lips jammed between her teeth in what I'd describe as a look of anxiousness. I take a look at the conversations between tweedledee and tweedledum before taking screenshots. She hears the sound and reaches for her phone but I move it away giving my older sibling a stern 'no' look. The mannequins are not so quick to step in and hold her back, but I proceed to then send the screenshots on my email.

"Why should I believe you Zonke? You of all people know who you truly are and what you've done to not only me but everyone around you." The words leave my mouth.
"Because it felt real, " she says.
"You want us to be real? Can we start by talking about you and Zwelibanzi, what's going on there... Or rather what Alakhe means with you'r-..." The front door shoots open disturbing my questioning fest. Bangi steps in and in a matter of seconds he's next to me.

Actually in front of me. Zonke looked terrified.

"Zanokuhle why is she here?" him.

Yoh. I don't even get a greeting when I missed him so much?

"I tried calling you," I say.
"That's not good enough. Get her out of here." he says and Deliverance and his men drag Zonke out of here while she called out for her phone. I did not think that would be happening right here and today. The silence that invades us the second she's no longer in our presence doesn't last long before he turns to me.

"What do you call this Zanokuhle?"

"I had security around me. I was handling this. I told you I tried calling you Bangi and you didn't answer my calls."
"One call and you give up just like that, like I don't have men around me?"
"It was two..." I mumble.
"Angizwa?"
"Alakhe is going to the palace."
"What?"
"If you bothered listening to me instead of shouthing and going crazy at me for something I had under control then you would've known. I have texts here on Zonke's phone that prove everything."
"Don't start with me Zanokuhle. I'm still angry at you." he says and sits down next to me.

I know he's angry but so am I. I highly want nothing to do with Alakhe or Zonke but here we are again. Also, why is he fighting me and not the situation at hand. Entlek he's pissing me off even more. I take my pissed ass and go check on Nandi and my baby for my own sanity.

They're both sleeping and I don't bother them. The moment I turn back, I bump into my angry husband. He's just looking at me with an expression I can't read but I don't think I can be bothered to even do that.

I shrug. "So are you just going to stand there and breathe down my neck?"
"Give me the phone."
"No."
"Zanokuhle."

Mhmm.

I place it in his hand and move past him before feeling him grab me by my forearm. "Bangizwe," I sigh irritated.
"You're staying behind. I want you nowhere near the palace."

You're mad. He's mad guys.

"I know you think I'm crazy, but I don't want you getting hurt."
"Who said anything about me getting hurt?"
"I did. Deliverance make sure she stays put. I don't want her out of your sight," he says and looks back to the man who comes into my view.
"I'm not a child Bangi. You can't keep me here like that crazy fool wouldn't hurt you too."
"Rather me than you." he says and lets me go.