LANGELIHLE #23
SONDELA
I arrive at the precinct, and I’m told Zachary is receiving medical help, due to an incident that occurred earlier.
He doesn’t even deserve medical help.
“I will go to the hospital to ask her a few questions, and get the evidence from the doctor”, the detective tells me.
I nod.
“I will call you when he’s awake”
Sondela:What happened to him?
“He says he was strangled. I don’t know what kind of person can strangle someone like that. His neck is red and you could almost see the skin tissues.”
I swallowed hearing him say that. It’s just making me think if it wasn’t Langelihle, but I left her at the hospital. How could have she made it here so quickly?
Sondela:I will go with you. I’m going back there anyway.
“Okay let’s go.”
I follow him and get to my car, he drives behind me.
We arrive at the hospital and head to her ward.
She was with the doctor.
“Good day”, the detective greeted.
“I am Detective Mabaso. I’m here to ask a few questions to Langelihle if that will be okay.”
Langelihle nods.
The doctor left.
Mabaso:Do you need him to leave?
Langelihle:No he can stay.
Mabaso:Okay, I need you to tell me everything that you remember.
Langelihle:Yesterday, I was visiting my children’s graves and I was emotional after that. I didn’t want to see anyone; my husband came home and I ignored him until he left. I just wanted to be alone and cry. Then a while later, my doctor, Zachary called me. He asked me where I was and I told him, he then asked if my husband was with me and I said no. He said he will come and check up on me, I told him no because I didn’t want to see anyone. But he insisted, and promised it was a doctor’s visit. I agreed and then told him to bring food..
He came and gave me the food. We sat on the couch and he asked me what was wrong. I then told him about my visit to the cemetery. I ate the wings that he had brought for me, I gave some to him but he said he was on a diet. I ate them all, I didn’t think there would be anything wrong with it. Then I started to feel very sleepy, I don’t remember what happened after that. I woke up here yesterday in the hospital.
Mabaso wrote in his notebook and nodded.
Mabaso:Okay, thank you for answering. He will get what’s due to him. We have a strong case here.
I nodded relieved hearing that. I really hope he rots in jail.
The detective left and I sat next to Langa.
Sondela:Did you go to the police station today?
Langelihle:*Sighs* Yes.
Sondela:Why?
Langelihle:I just wanted to look at him in the eye and confirm that he really did it. The guilt was written all over his face.
Sondela:Then what happened after that?
Langelihle:The same thing that happened with Nono, I almost strangled him to death, I felt very powerful during that moment. Like I wasn’t myself, like someone was holding my hand. But I quickly let him go, and ran out. I found myself in that place with flowers again, I laid down and had a very disturbing dream. There was a girl and she had a bird, named Yellow. She witnessed everyone being killed in front of her, including her mother. And the mother spoke in a language that I don’t understand. “hashiro Ataru”.. I don’t know what that means. And those people looked different, I don’t know what race they were but definitely not black. Even their accents resembled no African accent. I woke up and came back here. Then Gende called me and told me that I need to go Elangeni, apparently Mdabula is gaining strength and he’ll come back even more ruthless. I honestly am tired Sondela, whatever happens will happen now. I’m tired of fighting with fate, if Mdabuli comes back, I’ll gladly give myself to him. He can kill me or mutate me, I don’t care anymore. I just don’t care.
She turned the other way and I heard her sobbing painfully.
I touched her and didn’t say anything. I wish I could carry the pain for her. She deserves a break.
We are disturbed by the doctor entering with two nurses.
“Mrs Mthembu, it is time.”
Sondela:Time for what?
“To remove the baby”
I looked down and my heart became heavy. Yet another child we are losing, another grave that will lay next to the three present ones.
I nodded and kissed Langelihle on her forehead.
“I’ll be right outside.”, I whispered to her.
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VIRGIN
I am still angry at what Mr Miller did yesterday, but I won’t dwell on it too much. It’s time to move on, and find another job. At least they paid me for the weeks I’ve worked there. So we have enough to sustain us for the time being.
Phil enters our room and takes off his cap. Phil is slowly slipping into depression. He is always thinking, and sad.
He feels like he’s not doing enough to take care of his family.
I stand up and hug him. He doesn’t even have that heart-warming smile anymore.
Virgin:How did it go today?
Phil:Same as yesterday, they can’t hire me with my record.
Virgin:I’m sorry baby, I’ll also try harder and look for another job. I’ll drop off my CVS at retail stores tomorrow, maybe I will be lucky.
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At the hospital.
It is hours later, and they have successfully removed the baby from Langelihle womb. They placed him on those glass containers.
Langelihle was still drowsy from the drugs and injections.
The nurse brings the baby to her and shows her.
“Here he is. I’m sorry once again. He will be moved to the hospital’s morgue.”
Langelihle touches his face and he was not breathing, nor moving. He wasn’t crying.
“Wake up for mommy boy”, she begged him.
Her hands moved all over his tiny body and she cried. This is the fourth time, the 4th time she has to go through this. To see her baby dead, before even holding him/her in her arms.
She got out from the bed and removed all the intravenous drips around her arms and hands.
The nurse tried to stop her but she pushed her away.
She took the baby out and held him close to her chest.
“Please wake up, please wake up. I need you. Please wake up”, she begged him but he looked pale as ever, with his eyes closed and his body tiny and almost slipping from her hands.
Other nurses managed to take the baby away from her and made her sit back on the bed. She squirmed under them.
“I want my baby, I want my son!!”, she screamed and shouted. The nurses looked at her in pity.
“He’s alive, he will wake up. I know it. Please give me my baby.. He needs me to feed him.. He is hungry..”, she said again with tears all over her face.
The nurses held her down and the doctor injected her, sedating her to sleep.
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To be continued….
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