LANGELIHLE #22
VIRGIN
“Tshitshi can I have the salad?”
I force a smile and pass the salad to her.
I walk back to the kitchen and continue washing the dishes.
I feel a presence behind me. I turn back and it was Mr Miller.
He’s creepy, why is he looking at me like that?
He clears his throat and comes towards me. His eyes are stuck on my legs. He better not dare me, I will slit his throat!
Virgin:Can I help you Mr Miller?
Mr:Uhhh I was just wondering.
Virgin:Wondering what?
Mr:Why a beautiful woman like you is overworking herself in the kitchen?
Virgin:I’m doing this to take care of my family.
I don’t know why he’s bothered. I continue washing the dishes, completely ignoring him. That is until I feel a hand touching my waist. I turn back and it was him, I shoved it away roughly.
Virgin:What the hell!?
Mr:Come on.
Virgin:Come on what you dirty prick!
He touches me on my boobs again. I lose it, the water I was washing dishes with, I took it and poured all the dirty water in it.
Virgin:Don’t you ever in your meaningless life lay your dirty hands on me! Ngizokuqoba ube amathambo! (I will chop you to bones).
Mrs Miller and her daughters comes to the kitchen, hearing the noise. I was so angry I could literally chew a paper.
Mrs:What the hell is going on here!? Honey what happened? Why are you so wet?
Virgin:*Furious*He tried to t_
Mr:Honey this girl just poured this dirty water on me. I think she has mental problems, this was not the first time.
I gasp in disbelief and anger.
“Awww Tshitshi Waze wangiphoxa(You disappointed me Virgin)”, says the brat daughter.
Mrs:Virgin what do you have to say for yourself?
Virgin:Your pervert of a husband is the one who started it. He touched my boobs.
Mr:She’s lying, I would never do that. You know me dear.
Mrs:When Phil recommended you, I thought finally we will have an obeying maid. But you have only caused trouble since you got here. I’m sorry but I have to let you go. Lying against my husband, the father of my children is something I will not tolerate.
Of course she’ll believe her.
I took off the apron and threw it on her face. I clicked my tongue and walked out.
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LANGELIHLE
Sondela:I have to go to the precinct, but I’ll start home to change and eat and then see Zimthele. I’ll be back to see you later.
I nodded.
Sondela:We will be okay baby. I promise you.
He kissed my forehead.
Sondela:Ngiyakuthanda yezwa?
I blushed.
Langelihle:Ngiyakuthanda nami.
Sondela:*Smiling* I will see you later.
He left, I waited for a few minutes and sprinted out of bed.
I wore the clothes I came in with.
I checked if no one was coming here and when I was sure the coast was clear, I headed out.
I requested a cab with my phone, Sondela asked Mlamuli to bring it in the morning.
The driver drove me to the police station. My heart was beating abnormally all the way.
When I arrived, I headed in and told them who I’m here for.
They told me to wait on the visitors area.
I rubbed my hands together in fear. I just need to look at him in the eye and ask him why.
Seconds later he arrived, he didn’t look so good. His face was almost unrecognizable.
He sat down and winced in pain. Serves him good.
I looked at him and what Sondela told me was now fully registering in my mind. Yesterday I didn’t react because a part of me thought it was all a dream. But now that I’m here and seeing the regret written all over his face, I’m convinced he really did it.
A tear fall to my hand and I quickly wipe it away.
He tries touching me but I push my hands back.
I feel dirty, like the whole world knows what he did to me.
I trusted him so much, how could he have done this to me?
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SONDELA
After arriving home I took a long bath. My body is painful from sleeping on that hospital couch. But I couldn’t leave Langelihle alone, not after what that pig did to her! Nxx
When I was done, I made a quick breakfast and ate it.
Now I need to check on Zimthele and find out how she is doing. Especially now since she discovered that the baby isn’t breech, what was Zachary’s motives? But I will get all my answers when I see him. He will answer me.
I was carrying some food for her, I arrived at her ward room and she was changing into her clothes.
I gave a small kiss.
Sondela:Hey..
Zimthele:Hi.
Sondela:Are they discharging you?
Zimthele:Yes.
Sondela:How are you feeling?
Zimthele:I’m feeling better, better than ever now that I know our son is perfectly fine.
Sondela:Yeah me too.
Zimthele:Still can’t believe Zac lied like that.
Why is she calling him Zac?
Sondela:You and him are close?
Zimthele:Of course, he’s my doctor. Have been for years.
I looked at her suspiciously.
Sondela:What do the two of you talk about?
Zimthele:Nothing much, I talk to him mostly when I need health advice.
Sondela:So when was the last time you talked to him?
Zimthele:Yesterday, when he did my scans, during midday.
Sondela:Did he say anything weird or unusual?
Zimthele:Something like what?
Sondela:Oh I don’t know, about Langelihle.
She stopped what she was doing and looked at me.
Zimthele:Why are you questioning me?
Sondela:I just want to know, why? Are you hiding something?
Zimthele:I’m not hiding anything. He didn’t talk about Langelihle, he just asked me how she is doing.
Sondela:That’s all?
She kept quiet for a while and looked down.
Zimthele:Yeah.. Uhm that’s all.
I raised my one eyebrow at her.
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At Gladys’
Virgin arrives infuriated by what happened at the Millers’.
Her mother rushes to her and make her sits down..
Gladys:Virgin what is it? Why are you so angry?
Virgin:At this day and time, we still have men who take advantage of women because of the jobs they have!?
Gladys:What are you talking about?
Virgin:Mr Miller tried to harass me today but I defended myself. He then lied to his wife that I have mental issues and they fired me. Just like that!
Gladys:He did what!?
Virgin:I’m telling you mama. I have never been so disgusted by a man like that before. I should have stabbed him.
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Back at the Police Station.
Langelihle’s hands were in the table and she kept saying that she trusted him, with her eyes closed.
Zachary looks at her.
Zachary:Langa.. I’m sorry.. I didn’t think what I did would have what effect on you. I was selfish and thought of satisfying myself with you.. I’m really sorry..
Langelihle:I trusted you..
Zach felt the room getting hotter. He tried to touch Langelihle again but quickly moved his hands back, she was so hot.
Zachary:Langelihle… open your eyes…
She slowly opens her eyes and the light from her almost burns him. He covers his face with his hands. He felt like he was melting. He looked at where Langelihle’s hands were, and the table had marks of her hands, burnt.
Zachary:What the…
He looked up to Langelihle but quickly looked back down.. The light coming from her was seriously burning him, and he was sweating so much like he’s standing over boiling water.
Langelihle stood up from her seat and stood near him. She grabbed him by the collar and threw him against the wall, Zach cried feeling some bones breaking..
She went to him and lifted him up with her one hand, grabbing him by the neck now.
“ I am Langelihle … Taiyō wa watashi no ishi ni magaru. Don’na aku mo watashi no me kara nogareru koto wanai .”, she said in a foreign language that Zachary didn’t understand, with her eyes still open and she had a tight grip around Zachary.
Zachary kicked his legs feeling out of breath. He coughed, he felt like his neck would break into two.
Langelihle got back to her senses and quickly let him go, she looked around at the place and ran out terrified.
Zachary regained his breathing pattern. An officer came in to check what’s happening.
Zachary:You couldn’t come in seconds earlier!?
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Langelihle runs and runs until she reaches the place she saw in her dreams.
She looks around the place and sits down. She lies on her side and closes her eyes..
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A little girl runs around laughing. She goes inside a house, carrying a beautiful bird.
She smiles at her mother and shows her the bird.
“Look what I have mommy. Can we keep her?”, she innocently asks her mother.
“Let me guess, you have named her/him”, her mother asks her back smiling.
“It’s a she, her name is Yellow. Because she is yellow. She is beautiful”, she replies.
“Okay you can keep her, but you have to be responsible for her. Take care of her.”
“I will. Thanks mommy.”, she runs out.
She goes to her room and places the bird on the birdcage of her previous bird.
“I will take care of you.”
The bird flaps its wings and the little girl laughs in admiration.
She hears commotion outside and takes her bird going to check it out..
She screams when she sees her mother being held by two men, and the whole village was being held against their will.
“Ataru hashiro.. Hashiro!!! …”, her mother shouts at her.
The men look at her and she hides behind the barrels.
She sees one of them butchering everyone, including her mother.
She cries silently and closes her eyes..
She feels the men’s voices growing near and she stands up, running away.. She runs and she never looks back..
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Langelihle wakes up rubbing her eyes. She looks where she is, and wonders how she got here.
She realizes she’s at the place she saw in her dream, and the dream she just had now! It is buzzing in her head..
What was this one about now!?
And she didn’t recognize anyone in the dream. The little girl, she has never seen her before.
She sighs and stands up.
She walks towards the road and hikes a ride back to the hospital.
Luckily, a kind woman gives her a lift and she drops her off at the hospital.
She goes back to her ward room and get back in bed.
They have to remove the baby soon. Another pain she has to endure. Once again she has to look at her baby’s dead body.
Once again, she has to bury yet another child.
She shakes her head crying. The tears won’t stop coming out. She’s now thinking of what Zachary did to her. And what she almost did to him.
Her phone rings, disturbing her from her crying session.
It was Gende.
Langelihle:Hello.
Gende:Iskhathi asikho Langelihle, hamba ELangeni(There isn’t much time, go to Elangeni). He is gaining strength wherever he is, and he’ll come back more strong and ruthless. You need to go back home and be with your people. They will help you defeat him.
Langelihle:*Sighs* Not to sound rude or anything, but Mdabuli is the last thing on my mind. I just lost my baby and someone violated me. So forgive me if that man isn’t on my priority list right now. I just need to bury my son in peace, you keep on saying the ancestors are looking our for me. But I don’t see that, they can’t watch me going through so much pain and do nothing. How much more do I have to suffer before they can protect me? This is the 4th child I will be burying. Where have they been all along? And now I’m told that I have to defeat some power hungry man, and not just any man, my father. I can’t gogo, I’m sorry. But my mind isn’t in the right place right now.
Gende:Ngiyakuzwa, ngiyazi futhi ukuthi ukhathazekile.(I hear you, I know that you are not okay).When you have the time, come and see me.
She hangs up..
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To be continued….
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