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Ayana
Its been a week since iv been here healing from cracked and bruised ribs. Head injuries and a cracked jawline. My doctor walked in with the lovely nurse that been taking care of me.
Doctor:Am discharging you, you healing physically mentally i suggest you visit her. He gave me a card and I took it.
Me: I can leave today?
Doctor: Yes but the room free till tomorrow, want us to call your friend?
Me:No
Doctor: You sure
I nodded. He left.
Nurse: I have a room you can use at home.
Me: Thank you but am fine. She gave me a peace of paper with a number on it.
Nurse: Its a crisis centre number. Call them.
Me: Thanks. She left and I walked slowly to the window and looked out of the parking lot. I turned after a while to find Detective Xaba by my door.
Detective Xaba: sorry
Me: its fine
Detective Xaba: I hear you are discharged.
Me: I am.
Detective Xaba: Do you have a place to go too?
Me: Am okay.
Detective Xaba: You not answering my question.
Me: doctor says this room is available till tomorrow.
She looked at me for a minute than walked in and sat on my visitors chair.
Detective: want to know why I became a cop?
I looked at her.
Detective: my father was a heavy drinker. When his drunk he used to show my mom flames. In the morning ill ask her what happened and she will make excuses and say she fell or bumped on a wall or something. Until i grew older and the beating got worse and I understood what was happening. When i was in my matric year my mom killed my father with the same kitchen knife that he used to give me this scar.
She lifted her left hand and I saw a small circle in the middle of her hand.
Detective: few months later she jumped off a bridge leaving behind a confused girl. Now am not offering you help because I pity you, am offering you help because I know what you going through right now, iv lived it and carried it with me for years. Let me help you...
We were both silent for sometime.
Me: sorry about your mom
She nodded and I looked out the parking lot.
Me: I need a ride to the nearest bus station to Johannesburg.
She kept quiet for some time.
Detective: I don't mind.
Me: Thank you.
Detective: a pleasure.
Me: Am not running away
Detective: I get you okay.
Me: he will kill me if he finds out am alive. I have to leave the city and disappear.
Detective: I can help....
Me: You already have. More than you can ever imagine detective.
Detective: Sindiswa... my name is Sindiswa
Me: Ayana.
I walked up to her and squeeze her hand with a smile.
Me: Don't blame yourself about your mother.
She smiled at me with teary eyes. I took out sweatpants and a black hoodie and went to change.

Mdu
Its been 2 weeks and no reports about a woman found by the side of the road. No cops have come knocking on my door. Nothing. Its like everything that happened with Ayana didn't. I closed my eyes for a second and I could smell her and I felt my dick go hard. Maybe she has learnt her lesson and wants to come back home. I buzzed my assistant.
Me: Look for my wife!!!
He nodded and left.

Ayana
Its been 3 weeks since iv moved to Johannesburg. With the money that iv been saving and stealing from Mdu iv managed to rent a room in a 3 bedroom apartment with two girls. I saw the ad on the notice board at pick and pay when I first got here. It was a furnished apartment which was nice and cosy. All i needed was a bed which I got and blankets. I moved in the day I got here. The first two days was me just sleeping than the 3rd day my room mate knocked on my door.
Her: I work at a club down town and one of the waiters left do you by any chance want to work there?
I nodded and told me to be ready at 6 since the shift is six till 3 am she will call her boss and let him know she found someone one. I nodded.
That should help. Yes i have money but its better to save than to just use it like that. So iv been working my shift and coming home bath sleep and wake up eat bath and go to work.
I woke up to go make food and bumped to Zizo my co worker and now friend.
Zizo: You up early
Me: hungry. I opened the fridge took out cheese and placed it on my bread and ate while going to my room.
Zizo: You had a call earlier on.
I turned and looked at her. I used her phone once to call Nozipho and Sindiswa just to let them know am fine and that was weeks ago.
Me: did they say who is it?
Zizo: detective Xaba
I smiled and walked closer to her.
Me: Can I call her please?
Zizo: sure. She gave me her phone and her called her and she answered.
Sindiswa: You good?
Me: am okay, what up?
She cleared her throat and I felt the air in my lungs slowly hitch
Sindiswa: Mdu opened up a missing persons file
Me: what?
Sindiswa: this morning
Me: why?
Sindiswa: I don't know.
I felt tears roll down my face
Me: his going to kill me.
I felt all my blood leave me and I felt my lungs close in on me and I couldn't breath. Next thing i was struggling with Zizo calling Tumi to come help and they did panicking with Sindiswa on the phone screaming. When I was calmer Zizo took the phone and spoke to her while Tumi helped me nurse a glass of water.
Me: Thanks
Tumi: you good?
I nodded and she looked at me for sometime.
Tumi: I know we not best of friends but talk to us.
Me: Am going through a divorce and ny ex husband is a horrible man. I ran to Johannesburg thinking if I disappear he won't care but now he has lodge a missing persons case, now the police will find me and drop me off at his house for him to kill me.

Tumi
She had tears rolling down her eyes and  i felt for her than she picked up her top and i felt myself get wet. In all my life if never seen this.
Ayana: He carved me with a knife, marking me saying am his but no one else.. she had sharp long knife wounds all over her stomach going back it was horrible. Some were too deep that they were stitched.
Me: His not going to take you.  There a gym like thing around were i work at Northland business park. We going there now to sign you up so when they find you or he finds you. You show him who you are.
She looked at me with her big green eyes and I walked slowly to her.
Me: Hey you got this far dont give up.

Ayana
I looked at the two strangers that just became my family.
Me: Thank you.
Zizo: A lot of things make sense now.
Me: sorry
Zizo: Its okay, your police friend said she coming to check on your this weekend.
I nodded.
Tumi: Take a quick shower its my day off I can drive you there anyways I needed a gym session.
Zizo: am coming with.
I looked at them with a smile and tears of gratitude.
Me: Thank you...