***Landokuhle's POV!
I watched as all my siblings ran to her , I just sat there busy with my phone. I could feel myself getting worked up and my heart beating so fast.
Mama : "I'm okay guys , now lay off me!"
BabuNkomo : "I apologize to you my grandkids for hiding this from you but it was the only way to keep your mother safe. That girl uses some real strong muti , ngiyamuvuma."
Mama : "So when I actually 'took my last breath' it was them calling me out , befuna ukungithwebula. I never got to the mortuary , uBabuNkomo saved me. The first year , I was temporarily paralysed because the muti had done a great damage to my body. I fully recovered late last year and I have been tying off some loose ends." She said that looking at my older brothers who seemed kinda shocked.
Zamo : "Why weren't we told? We had to suffer and believe that you were no more and then you just show up nje?!"
Mama : "Don't shout at me Thandolwethu. And yes we kept it from you , for my own good."
Khanyi : "If only y'all knew how bad mama's passing affect us , especially Lando." She better not.
Mama : "I know and I'm really sorry for that. I deeply apologize and I hope that y'all forgive me." After sometime the meeting is over because they now were talking about anything and everything so I managed to slip out and go home.
When I arrive in my house , I find Kabelo and his twin watching tv. I'm okay with my husband's twin except for the disrespect she has for their mother.
Me : "Sanibonani. Have y'all eaten?" I kiss my husband's forehead and try to walk away but he holds my hand and pulls me to his lap.
Katleho : "Hi skwiza and yes we have ate"
Kabelo : "You okay sthandwa sami?" I nodded
Me : "yeah , I have a headache and I just need to sleep a little." He nods unconvinced as he is. I go to our bedroom leaving them still watching whatever. I undress then get in bed and I start crying softly. I hear the door open and I know it's my husband , he gets in bed with me and just cuddles me silently as I cry my heart out.
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Ukuthetshulwa or ukuthwebula is a Zulu word which refers to a process whereby a person's spirit is taken/captured or used for witchcraft. Ukuthwebula normally happens as soon as a person dies so their spirit can be used for witchcraft. Ukuthwebula can also be done on someone who's alive. Umuntu othwetshuliwe can communicate with you through dreams and let you know that they don't know where they are or that they alive.
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Silent Pain : Landokuhle's Story
General FictionBook 3 of KwaDlamini. Tears are the silent language of Grief.