LANGELIHLE #46
SONDELA
The doctor was here to check up on me and see my progress.
Doc:Well all seems fine Mr Mthembu, your hands are still freezing?
Sondela:From time to time.
Doc:Your dislocations have healed, and the damage to your brain was temporary so it’s healed and it was grade III.
Sondela:Does that mean I will get my memories back?
Doc:Eventually, but it won’t be now.
He touches my legs and turns them towards each other.
Doc:You need to go to a hospital and get some X-rays so we can see how your legs are.
I nod.
Doc:When is your appointment for the hip replacement?
Sondela:It is tomorrow.
Doc:Okay, I will be there. It won’t take long.
Sondela:Thank you.
Doc:How is your neck since we removed the collar?
Sondela:Much better, I can move it freely.
Doc:Okay, I will see you tomorrow. I think you can remove the cast now on your leg.
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LANGELIHLE
It has been amazing having Thembalihle here. It’s nice to get someone who relates to this royal thing.
Today I don’t have much to do, except going to the clinic site and find out how far they are. Though I doubt there’s much that is done.
Thembalihle insisted to go with me. I agreed and went with him.
Thembalihle:So they are building it straight from the ground?
Langelihle:Yes, it will take long.
Thembalihle:Maybe you should hire more people.
Langelihle:No, I don’t want them to feel pressurized. They finished the school on record time. I will let them do their job.
Thembalihle:Wow you really are a Queen.
Langelihle:I’m sure your Kingdom is also great.
Thembalihle:It is, but I’m not involved in many decisions making, because my father is still very much hands on.
Langelihle:So you are not the next in line to the throne?
Thembalihle:I am, I’m the only son they have. My siblings are girls.
Langelihle:I’m surprised they haven’t found a wife for you.
Thembalihle:*Laughing* Trust me, they’ve tried before, many times. But I wasn’t ready to get married, but due to recent events I think I am ready. How about you?
Langelihle:Well I was married before I found out I was royalty, but turns out I wasn’t meant for him and our union wasn’t blessed by my ancestors.
Thembalihle:Are you looking forward to getting married now?
Langelihle:Maybe, I don’t know. But I would like to enjoy a single life a bit. My last marriage had its own complications, and I think I just need to get a break a little while.
Thembalihle:I hear you, and I think it’s a good thing. So that you can enter a new relationship with a new mind and peace.
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VIRGIN
Nambita was showing me how to apply at Unisa, she told me that applications for next year were still open. She is also studying there, I don’t know how she juggles work and studies..
An email comes through confirming my application.
Nambita:And we are done.
Virgin:Thank you Nam Nam.
Nambita:It’s a pleasure, studying while working is best. The workload does get too much at times but when you tell yourself that you want this you will make it work. I’m on my third year now. Soon I’ll be graduating and it will be worth it.
Virgin:At least you are almost done and you can leave this job. The customers are rude yeer!
Nambita:Tell me about it, but as long as I get paid. I will take it..
Me and Nambita have gotten close since I started working here.
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Zimthele throws away the paper and it falls on the other pile of papers she has been throwing for the past hour. She’s trying to write an application letter but is failing miserably, and she can’t even find her Matric Certificate nor her Identity Document(ID). She has been on the internet all day trying to see how to write a CV but nothing.
She decides to call Virgin and ask her to come over after work so she can help her.
Maybe she’ll be helpful because right now, she is stuck.
Bayanda left with Sana to formally introduce him to his parents.
Banele is forever sleeping, that she sometimes wake him up.
She makes a mentally note to let Langelihle know that she will be arriving soon to see Sondela.
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The following day, Langelihle and Sondela left for the hospital. Thembalihle walked around the royal house admiring the place. The garden looked so peaceful that you can even nap while standing next to it.
He goes back inside to the throne room, his eyes land to the sceptre and he walks towards it.
He touches it but get zapped and he quickly remove his hand. He takes a good look at it.
“Uhm what are you doing there?”, he got frightened by Nongcebo asking him that. She looked at him suspiciously.
Thembalihle:Oh I was just looking around, I hope I didn’t overstep my boundaries..
Nongcebo:Your Highness the Queen is the only one who touches the sceptre, it obeys her commands.
He nods..
Thembalihle:I didn’t know, I’m sorry.
He quickly walks out.
Nongcebo fixes the chair and shakes her head, she doesn’t like this Prince who just came out of nowhere. He is too suspicious, there is a war brewing and she doesn’t trust anyone. What if he was sent by Mdabuli or he has other ulterior motives? She will keep an eye on him. But she won’t tell the Queen, because Langelihle trusts everyone, she won’t see what she’s seeing.
She sneaks into Lwando’s room and they giggle. They have been dating secretly behind everyone’s back.
Mlando:You said you were going to get ice cream for us.
Nongcebo:I forgot. I found the Prince snooping around Sis Langa’s sceptre.
Mlando:What did he want there?
Nongcebo:He said he was just looking around. I don’t trust him.
Mlando:Is there anyone that you trust?
Nongcebo:I’m telling you, something is off about him. I don’t know what it is but something is amiss. He just showed up out of nowhere, and already Sis Langa is smiling with him. Maybe he used a love potion on her.
Mlando:Yoo Nongcebo!
Nongcebo:I will keep an eye on him.
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Mdabuli shoves his weapons inside his bag.
Mkoti:Where are you going now?
Mdabuli:I heard there’s some supernatural activity happening elsewhere. My men are ready to go.
Mkoti:Mhh okay, what about Langelihle?
Mdabuli:Don’t worry yourself about her.
Mkoti:Tell me your plan.
Mdabuli:You remember what I asked you to do months back?
Mkoti:Yes.
He laid out his plan to him.
Mkoti:It might work.
Mdabuli:It will, I need to go. We need to be there by dawn.
Mkoti:Mdabuli you need a son, someone who will continue this work should anything happen to you.
Mdabuli:Nothing will happen to me and I don’t need a son. I don’t want to have another child that I will have to hunt like I am doing with Langelihle.
Mkoti:I hear you.
He walks out and Mkoti continues watching what is happening at the royal house using his dark magic mirror.
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LANGELIHLE
His surgery was done over an hour ago and now they are doing x-rays to check if his bones have completely healed.
I was called in by his doctor, we have a new doctor, not that one who was in cahoots with Mthembu to kill Sondela.
Doc:From his x-rays, it looks like everything is good to go. His fibula is fine, so we can remove the cast. I think he can start doing physiotherapy now, he was able to take a step today.
Langelihle:Really?
I asked in disbelief, a part of me feeling guilty. I promised him that I would heal him but I haven’t done anything to try.
Doc:Yes, he may not be able to walk completely, but he can walk with crutches. I’m impressed with your progress Sondela, when I first examined you I thought you wouldn’t make it. But you are healing and you will be okay, I don’t know whether it’s the extra work of God and the ancestors or what. Apologies if I’m offending you.
Langelihle:No it’s okay. Thank you very much Doc.
He continued updating me, and I got thirsty. I went outside to get some water but someone bumped into me so hard that I almost fell.
“I’m so sorry.”, she apologized repeatedly.
Langelihle:It’s okay, it was a mistake..
She walked away like someone was chasing her. I continued with my path of finding water.
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THEMBALIHLE
I was on the phone with my mom.
Thembi:So how is it going?
Thembalihle:We hit it off the first day I arrived. It will take some time, but I believe I will get her to trust me.
Thembi:And once the two of you are married, it will be easier to move along with the plan.
Thembalihle:I won’t disappoint you mother.
Thembi:Make me proud son.
I smiled and hung up.
I went back inside and stopped when I was felt like someone was behind me. I didn’t see anyone so I continued walking, to the room I’m using.
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To be continued….
