Bayanda's pov:
"Thando bro just call her, she'll answer cause she'll think it's me" I tell him for the 100th time now.
"But she'll hang up if she finds out it's me"
"Now how do you know she'll hang up?" I ask because clearly he's just overthinking
"I know her phela mina,she was once mine. I mean she's actually mine,she just doesn't know it yet" he says proudly
"Iheeh who would've thought. The whole Thandolwethu Sangweni scared to call a girl?" I laugh after that. He rolls his eyes. My phone rings in his hands. I take it from him. I answer the call smiling
"Baby" is the first thing I say and Thando looks at me about to burst out in laughter.
"Hey Yanda" she says sounding rather down. She calls me Yanda just like Siyamu
"What's wrong sthandwa se nhliziyo ka Bayanda?"
"You know I miss you right?" she asks sniffing
"Baby I've only been gone for 2 days" I tell her. She just breaks down crying and I start panicking
"I'm coming there now, please don't cry. Baby I'm coming okay,I'm booking a flight now" I tell her before hanging up. Lwandile has got me by the balls,not in a bad way though. Yes,you heard right. It's Lwandile Nyathi, remember her from the trip to Joburg?that's my girl
"You have a girlfriend boy boy?" asks ugly old Thandolwethu Sangweni
"Atleast I'm not scared to call a girl" well after saying that I was expecting him to run after me,wanting to hit me but he just sat there and sighed.
"Give me your phone" he demands
"Woah easy tiger and make it snappy,I want to book a flight"
"Must be nice being a working man" he says taking my phone. Yes,I'm working now at Dhlongolo Accountants,which is a company for accountants, chartered accountants,etc. I got in by my dad,his friend owns the place so it was really a quick thing. I bet they didn't even look at my CV.
"Yanda,you finally called me"I hear Siyamu say bringing me out of my thoughts. He actually called her,he's been scared for days. Lol
"It's not him...uhm it's me,hi" he says
"Who is me?" she asks and I almost laugh
"Come on Siyamthanda,I know you know it's me. Thandolwethu"
"No"
"No what?I haven't even said anything"
"Whatever you want to say Ndo,the answer is no" she replies
"Siyamthanda I just wanted to check on you,nothing more"
"Oh I see you've vomited the love potion,good for you. Too bad I'm taken now" there is utter silent before Thando ends the call
"That went quite well" I say trying to ease the tension
"Let's just go!" he angrily says and storms off. Well he has no right to be mad at me,I didn't do anything. I book my flight while on my way to his car. We're in Joburg,our parents house. He starts the car as soon as I get seated. The whole ride is quiet,with soft music playing. We finally arrive and he parks infront of the slaughter house after what feels like hours. Before I can open the door he speaks
"Bayanda,I was angry at the world,the universe took my soulmate away from me and she's moving on happily without me" he says. Is it so hard to say sorry?
"I don't care about your explanations,all I wanted was an apology"
"Sorry" he says lowly
"What was that?I can't hear you"
"Sorry bro. I'll never shout at you again" after he says that,I just nod. We both walk inside greeting the guards outside. We finally make it to his room and the guards open up for us,letting us in while the lights are being turned on. In the far corner,he flinches adjusting to the light. We just stand there watching each other,rage visible from my brother's face. Andile?he just looks pissed,he has some nerve. The staring contest is ended by dad walking in.
"Bafana bami(my boys)" he says
"Sho tymer" I respond and Thando just nods. "Let's get the game started"
I tie the shivering Andile onto a steel chair,he doesn't even fight anymore. His shirt torn in multiple places,stained with his blood,left eye swollen and purple,scars on his cheeks. He looks up and Thando laughs before punching him on his stomach
"Ready to talk?" he asks Andile. Andile keeps quiet
"Wrong move Andza" I say watching what is about to unfold. Dad grabs a chair sitting down,old age is playing with him. Thando fetches a bucket of boiling water,he pours the whole thing on Andile. His screaming falls onto deaf ears.
"You still ain't gonna talk?" Dad asks,his voice laced with sarcasm. He starts crying and mucus makes its way down to his mouth. He sniffs
"That's disgusting" Thando says before taking a hammer, throwing it on his neck,skull,he even breaks a finger or two. Andile screams out of pain. Blood makes its way out of his nose and mouth as he coughs."This seems too light for you" he takes out his sjambok,long and black. He whips Andile on his head,his thighs and face
"I'm sorry,I'm so sorry, please let me go" he shouts
"You should've thought about the consequences before bewitching me"
He beats him for about 3 more minutes before Andile decides to scream "it was Ntando!" and Thando stops.
"What did you say?" Dad asks
"Ntando was mad that you put him in a wheelchair so he decided to take away the woman you loved most"
"Next stop from his wheelchair is his grave" Thando says throwing multiple punches on Andile's stomach. He unties Andile,to say Andile was happy is an understatement. "Thank you so much,God will bless you" he says. Little did he know...Thando grabs him by his arm walking out while me and dad follow behind. Dad said we shouldn't do anything,this is Thando's battle. We walk into another room and there's a big plastic tank here,too bad it isn't just any tank. It has worms,not just any worms. Blood suckers,this will be fun
"Any last words?" Thando asks
"Keep her,she's a real dime" he says before Thando walks him up the stairs and throwing him into the tank full of these killer worms. He tries to swim out but fails. We watch him die,slowly. They head off to other prisoners but I must be on my way now,I get one of our drivers to drive me home so I could get my luggage and then to the airport. I board after 5 minutes of waiting,the whole flight I was restless thinking of my baby. I arrive in Cape Town after 2 hours and rush to her apartment. I knock,left myself in since nobody is answering. I find her asleep in her room,I sigh. I wonder what's eating her up. I put my suitcase in the lounge before making my way to the bathroom to pee. When I'm done,I wash my hands but something catches my eye. I take the box out of the bin,home pregnancy test. I open inside and find a test with two lines and I wonder what it means. I read all the instructions on the box and she's pregnant. Oh fuck I'm going to be a dad. I put it back inside the bin and walk out taking my jacket off and snuggling closer to her. She's frightened by my cold hands but recovers when she sees me
"Hello mommy bear" I whisper to her and she smiles.
"How are you papa bear?" she replies
"I'm over the moon that there's going to be a little bear"
"How did you find out?" She asks shocked
"Bathroom bin, pregnancy test"
"Well let me show you how much mama bear and little bear missed you" she says kissing me. I'm complete,this is all I've ever wanted.
