LANGELIHLE #48
SEASON FINALE.
Weeks later.
SONDELA
I was now able to take slow walks, I’m no longer using a wheelchair but crutches. It’s better, much better. My memories keep flashing day by day, I remember a few stuff. I also remember the day of the accident that led me to be like this, I found out that Langelihle was planning to steal Zimthele’s baby and that Zimthele lied about Bayanda being mine, I then drove out to calm myself down. But I got into an accident. If only I didn’t leave, things wouldn’t be messed up like this. But it happened and we can’t change the past, we only have to find a way to move forward.
That Thembalihle is still here, I don’t know why. I’ve never seen a long visit like this. And the dude is creepy, he’s always snooping around. I don’t know what’s the deal with him.
I take the glass with water and go back to the bedroom.
I put a straw inside it and she sipped through it.
“Thank you”, she thanked me with her muzzy and dazed voice.
I brushed her forehead and she went back to sleep.
Well, Langelihle haven’t been feeling well for weeks now. She can’t get out of bed, she can’t talk for long as she runs out of breath and gets tired. I don’t know what’s wrong with her, we called the doctor and she didn’t see anything. Gobi can’t also tell, I hate seeing her like this. She looks so weak and out of strength.
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NONGCEBO
She sneaks behind Thembalihle after she heard his phone ringing. He was standing over the balcony.
He answers it and speaks to whomever was calling him.
Thembalihle:I haven’t found the room..
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Thembalihle:Yes I know we are running out of time.
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Thembalihle:This is taking too long mother, father will start suspecting us.
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Thembalihle:Okay I hear you, I’ll try harder. She’s sick yes.
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Thembalihle:Bye…
He hung up and sighs. Nongcebo sensed that he was stressed.
She cleared her throat and decided to confront him.
He jumped a little, since he thought he was alone here.. Thembalihle:Uhh how long have you been standing there?
Nongcebo:Long enough to confirm my suspicions. What exactly do you want here?
Thembalihle:Look this is all a misunderstanding.
He laughs nervously..
Nongcebo takes out her phone
Nongcebo:I recorded you, I will take this to the Queen and elders and you will be banished forever in this Kingdom.
Out of panic, he moves towards her to snatch the phone but Nongcebo backs away and move towards to where he was standing.
Nongcebo:You won’t get it.
Thembalihle:Just give me the phone.
He moves towards her and pins her against the wall. They struggle for a few seconds fighting for the phone, until he accidentally pushes her over the balcony and she falls all the way down to the ground.
Thembalihle looks over to where she fell and there was blood surrounding her and she looked dead. He picked up the phone and checked for the recording but there wasn’t any.
“Damn it!”, he cussed.
He ran to his room and wiped his fingerprints off the phone. He was excessively sweating and scared. He wore plastics on his hands to use as gloves, and took a pen and paper, he then started writing a suicide note. When he was done, he peeped outside his room if no one was nearby and it was quiet. He tiptoed to Nongcebo’s room and placed the note with her phone and walked out.
He disposed of the plastics and went to his room thinking about how a terrible accident that was.
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ZIMTHELE
I haven’t been called back for all the interviews I’ve done maybe I really flopped. Most of them didn’t go so well, they wanted someone with experience and I had none. And the questions they were asking were tricky. Virgin keeps on encouraging me that it will get better, that I mustn’t give up. She offered to give me something, to cook for her husband’s team when they are working at a faraway place. I’m still thinking about it. I have a small baby to look after, so I can’t be away from him for too long. Banele is growing, too bad his father is not here. We once went to see him but as usual, it was awkward. We didn’t hold any conversation, but I did tell him about Bayanda. I couldn’t tell his expression so I don’t know whether he’s mad or what. Elangeni is a beautiful place, it is peaceful. I heard many people have relocated there since new houses were built and land was cleared out. Langelihle really did well, it is excellent I’ll commend her for that.
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VIRGIN
HE was painting my toes and he was failing miserably. I was laughing at him.
Phil:Stop laughing, you are distracting me.
Virgin:I’m sorry but this is bad.
Phil:So ungrateful.
Virgin:Okay it’s not that bad.
Phil:You’re only saying that to make me feel better.
Virgin:You know me too well. I’m glad you are home today.
Phil:Me too, I have missed you.
Phil’s workload was getting too much day by day. I keep telling him to open an office and hire more people but he says he’s not ready yet.
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MLANDO
I had to turn back the people who were here to see Sis Langa, she’s not doing okay and the villagers don’t have to see her like this. Gobi is trying her best to find out what is wrong, but we haven’t gotten the answers.
Nongcebo is still suspecting Thembalihle that he has bad intention. It is seriously weird that he arrived here and Sis Langa became sick.
Speaking of Nongcebo, where is she?
No one knows that we are dating yet. I walk back inside and head to her room to look for her. It was closed, she must be sleeping. I open and it was empty. I noticed a paper on her bed. I sat down and unfolded it.
My jaw dropped as I realized what it was, this was a suicide note. No no no, Nongcebo wouldn’t do this. We were happy, she was happy, everything was going so well. I speed out of the room to look where she is but I hear loud noise and cries coming from outside. My heart skips a bit, could they have found her? I run to the direction of the noise and it was at the backyard. People were wailing with their hands on to of their heads.
I moved through them to see what they are crying about, but I wish I didn’t. A loud cry escaped my mouth, it was her. It was really her.
“She must have fallen from the balcony”, one of the people comment.
I kneel next to her and try to wake her up but it was no use. She’s gone. Her eyes were wide open, and she was bleeding from her head. If she really threw herself from the balcony, no way she could have made it. But I don’t understand, why would Nongcebo kill herself? It doesn’t make any sense.
“She’s at a better place ndodana. Let her rest.”
My tears fall on top of her and I close her eyes, saying goodbye.
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LANGELIHLE
I couldn’t feel any limb of my body, and my tongue feels bitter. I’m drained of all my strength. I can’t see any vision to help me figure out what could be causing this. Ataru has also been quiet, I’ve tried calling out for her. Seems like I’m alone in this. I still have a mission ahead of me, how will I fight when I’m weak like this? I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the work of my father, he’s trying to weaken me so that I won’t be strong enough to defeat him. He has a powerful witch by his side, so anything is possible for that man. I’ve lost so much weight that I feel hanged on my clothes.
Sondela was the one taking care of me, he does everything for me. At least he’s not in a wheelchair anymore, he’s using crutches and his progress is impressively amazing.
Speak of the devil and he shall appear, he enters the room looking rather sad. He moves his mouth and I can’t hear what he’s saying.
He moves closer to me and snaps his fingers in front of me.
“I can’t hear you”, I tell him.
I see his lips moving slowly and from what I could get it seems like something happened with Nongcebo.
“From the balcony”, his voice spark like a speaker to my ear.
Langelihle:Now I hear you. What’s wrong with Nongcebo?
Sondela:She committed suicide. She threw herself from the balcony.
What!?
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To be continued…
