Hlelo
Bonga arrived and I went out to the guest room found my mom and Nyakallo laughing.
Me: Ill be back mom, are you sleeping over?
Mom: No its a school night
Melo: ma???
Mom: No we not sleeping over
Me: Can you leave when am back than?
Mom: Sure.
Me: cool. See you later Nyakallo
She nodded and I walked to the car.
Bonga: Do they know the Queen is with you?
Me: No
Bonga:but?
Me: No buts... am not much of a fan of that side of the family and iv never really kept touch with them.
We got to the palace and they walked us to the right room that has Elders and councillors and all the chefs. I walked in saw my two brothers.
Me: I wasn't told that this is a chieftaincy meeting.
Phakamani: Am sorry but we have to rush for time since at 7pm news this will be they leading story.
Me: Am listening
Phakamani: As the chief of the kingdom ill start with apologising for dragging you here.
Me: We good
Phakamani took two files and passed it to me than I gave them to Bonga to read and he looked at me than looked at Phakamani.
Bonga: This can't be true?
Phakamani: Am afraid its true.
I took the papers from him and read the highlighted part " i leave my throne to my first born son Hlelolenkosi Nkosiyonke Zungu who is from my second wife,I know that its not normal to do so but he is the only one that I trust with my people and the kingdom growth. As for my son Phiwamandla i leave only the business side of things to him and as an business advisor. He has only 25% of shares and they all should be spread equally between all four of them and lastly I have found a Queen that ill like Hlelolenkosi to marry and make her Queen by a name of Nyakallo Pearl Mamothame. A separate contract is made to honour her father. I read it twice than read the one that had Phiwamandla name everywhere where my name was.
Me: You got to be fucking kidding me, did he just commit fruad?
Phakamani: there is more.
Me: what that?
He slid a small paper towards me and I read a customary marriage certificate in my name and her and a civil union certificate in my name and hers dated twelve years ago.
I looked at them puzzled
Me: Didn't they marry?
Phakamani: He only went home kubo with more cows for her father to agree to him saying the agreement was between him and her. They both new what they were doing apart Nyakallo!!
Me: wait a minute, you mean her father knew what he was doing and did it anyways sold her daughter to a fraudster?
Phakamani: his daughter being royal opens doors for him and funds.
Me: This is sick. I don't remember signing my life away like that..
Phakamani: He pointed to the tv and pressed play and I saw myself 12 years ago and I remember dad giving me a few papers to sign while he spoke about marriage in general terms asking me what a great king is like as I spoke signing without reading.
When the clip was done I looked at them.
Me: Am married?
Phakamani: And our king.
Me: Holy fuck!!! What the hell is wrong with everyone here didn't you guys cheek the will when it was being read? It took you guys 10 fucken years to figure all this out? What the fuck???
Bonga: come down
Phakamani slid a paper with authority of all the family business in my name.
Phikelela: He hid all these in his study we only found the originals when cleaning and hence we called you here.
Me: All along Nyakallo was married to me?
Phakamani: Yes
Me: My brother was fucking my wife?
There was silence than at the far end there was a silent no. I turned to see a lady bodyguard standing there.
Me: Who are you?
Her: Anele your highness
Me: Please call me Hlelo. You said no?
Anele: They never consummated they marriage, Phiwamandla had girls to take care of his needs and she looked the other way. The agreement was friends first but things turned before they could get to the husband side.
There was silence in the room.
Me: how do you know this?
Anele: I was her bodyguard and assistant.
Elder:What now?
Phakamani: It was leaked to the news
Me: that bullshit, i know PR... who gave out the information?
The whole room was quiet.
Phikelela: We had to do it
Me: What the story?
Phikelela: After his death we cleaned his room and found out this... so i called as one of the helpers here.
Me: Bonga deal with this
Elder: what now?
Everyone was quiet looking at me.
Me: Now you freeze everything that links us to Mamothame, you get me a list of all our shareholders and investors so I email them. I pointed at Anele.
Me: You make sure that her name is not dragged in the mud and everyone hear her side of the story that she was short sighted as I am and from now onwards you answer to me or her only
Anele: there is something sir
Me: What?
Anele: I have her mother,brother and step brother at my apartment for 2 days now and they would like to see her.
Me: You know her right?
Anele: Yes
Me: Would she be happy to see them?
Anele: Yes.
Me: Bonga give her my address when she done and bring them for breakfast tomorrow.
Anele: Thank you
I looked at my two brothers.
Me: Iv never had any issues with you two. If you want to keep your jobs than so be it of you dont than its cool with me.
Phakamani: we keeping it.
Me: Cool,your mom?
Phakamani: she wont be a problem.
I looked at the elders.
Me: Ill give you guys my answer after iv spoken to her but for now am acting king. Carry out my orders and we will meet in 3 days.
I got up and left with my head spinning. I walked out of the palace and closed my eyes trying to re focus everything but I just couldn't so I got in the car and drove off..
