With Pain Come Love 2

Yaya 39

Olona pissed me off. Why do some girls feel the need to be that desperate? I don't like drama but drama just seems to follow me. For some reason I was hoping to meet up with her because the shiit she had been sending me in those months really wasn't flying with me. It's childish and desperate, too desperate if you ask me. I drove to the airport with Ledi to fetch Ash and Serena, plans for my birthday were in progress but I wasn't having it in Durban, here we would just go clubbing and then have a party back in Mthatha, I owe my family that much seeing that I bailed on them in June and last year's birthday. If people wanted to be there then they would have to drive to Mthatha shame. We hugged and then we drove off
Ash: so where to first?
Me: aren't you jetlagged?
Ser: she means later. We want to drink South African alcohol and dance to South African music!
Ledi: my kind of girls! Fuck I'm so glad to finally meet you guys
Me: we can do everything else later. For now we going to our place for you guys to crash
Ser: just because we in your home country, don't mean you gotta be bossy. What happened to a little hospitality?
Me: I figured you ate on the plane
Ash: you of all people know that the food they serve sucks!
Me: sorry! Where do you want to eat?
I looked at Ledi
Ledi: don't look at me
Ash: anywhere is fine really..
Ser: as long as it's food
Ledi: rocco mama's it is
Ash: awesome. Lets go then
We drove off over light conversations. We got there and placed orders, I got a call from my father's wife... I wonder what she wants.
Me: excuse I should take this
Them: sure
I walked to the ladies answering the call.
//Me: hello
Her: hi, I heard you in town
Me: yeah I'm back, you sound stressed is everything ok?
Her: Sino has been admitted to hospital
Me: what do you mean? What happened?
She started wailing which meant it was serious. I haven't spoken to Sino in a while, last time we spoke was last month and she was stressed about exams and stuff. I wonder what happened.
Her: she had an epileptic episode and this one is probably the worst she's ever had. I've been here for an hour and no one has said anything and your father's phone keeps going straight to voicemail. God I'm so scared
Me: breathe. Please just breathe, I'm on my way. Which hospital are you in?
Her: next to Gateway
Me: i'm on my way just hold on//
I sat there on the toilet seat and just took a moment to let the tears roll down. How did I not know she was epileptic? How come she never told me yet she told me everything else? It doesn't make any sense. I wiped my tears and then walked out of the cubicle still wiping my eyes, I felt something covering my nose making me drop my phone and like that I was knocked out.
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-Ledi
Yaya's been gone for an hour now, part of me wanted to worry but part of me told me she was probably talking to her boyfriend now. With her you never know.
Ash: does she normally stay this long on the phone? I mean I'm her roommate but even this is a little too long
Me: her and her step mom aren't that close, she's probably talking to her boyfriend now. I'll go check neh
I got up and went to the loo. I went to knock on all the cubicles and they were all empty. Ok... what the hell??? I called her phone and it rang somewhere around here, sounded like it was under the sink. I knelt down and took a peak and there it was, the screen protector had cracked. Nothing about this makes any sense, she had missed calls from Melo and her step mom. I typed in her password and took down Melo's number onto my phone and just then her phone rang in my hand.
//Him: Babe!
Me: Melo hi
Him: Naledi? Where's Yandiswa?
Me: I don't know. I found her phone on the floor in the toil...
Him: Naledi the fuck do you mean? Where is my girlfriend?
Me: I don't know Melokuhle please just calm down?
Him: where are you?
Me: rocco mama's
Him: i'm on my way!//
I walked out... well more like ran back to the girls. there's no manual or handbook on how to react to finding your friend's phone on the floor in an empty toilet. I mean what the hell do you even do? Yaya is a mama's baby and I know very well that if I had disappeared she would call her mother first so that she can tell her what to do, it's crazy, I know but that's just the person my friend is. She's the type that would call her mother because of a flat tyre... anyway I dialled Mamu'Gxaba's number on my phone and called her but her phone would ring till voicemail... just great!
Ash: wheres Yaya?
I sunk down on my seat. What happened? Who could have taken her and why? She doesn't make enemies mos.
Ser: earth to Ledi
She said waving her hand in front of my face snapping me back to earth.
Me: she's missing
Ash: very funny Ledi. But in the real what's Yandiswa doing in there
Me: she's missing Ashanti!
Ser: how the fuck does a person go missing? It makes no sense
I shrugged my shoulders.
Ash: i'll go talk to the manager
She said walking away from our table. As if that will solve anything. I kept trying to call her mother but to no luck and I don't want to scare her grandmother, she's been through enough. Her phone rang again and this time it was Asemahle.
//Her: hey Yaya where are you?
Me: this is Ledi
Her: where are you guys, I'm bored as fuck! James was called into work today and now I'm bored at his place
Me: Ase Yandiswa is missing
Her: what do you mean?
Me: I mean she's missing. I found her phone on the floor in the toilet without her
Her: it makes no sense thou. Fuck have you told Melo?
Me: he's on his way here now
Her: where are you guys?
Me: rocco mama's.
Her: how does someone go missing in a mall, that place isn't even bug enough
Me: I don't know Asemahle. I'm just as confused!
Her: i'll call you again//
Just then Melo walked in shouting. My word this guy and drama. In all honesty my friend has a good eye. Her boyfriend is quite a looker shame. And no I don't want Melo! I'm just appreciating God's creation.
Him: where is she?
Me: Melo calm down
Him: don't. Just don't ok!
He walked away from me and headed toward the bar, I followed right behind him.
Him: I want to talk to someone in charge
Ash: that won't help at all. The security camera's in the toilet were off, they busy fixing them or something along those lines... well the all of the camera's in this restaurant
Him: that makes no fucking sense!
He stormed off leaving us all just stunned and literally not knowing what the fuck to do. Just then my phone rang and it was Yaya's mom
//Me: Mafaku
Her: Naledi missed calls ezingaka(so many missed calls)
Me: Mama Yandiswa is missing
Her: Naledi you not funny
Me: i'm serious MaGxaba. I don't know where she is, I found her phone in the bathroom. Someone must have taken her
Her: who would take her?
Me: I don't know Ma. I really don't know, I can barely think of anyone
Her: i... I'm on my way there//
Just wow! This cannot be happening. A few days before her birthday nogal. Where do we even start looking anyway? We settled the bill and I drove us to our place. The girls needed to freshen up anyway. Her phone kept ringing to a point I shut it off. I would call Nita but she doesn't need this, she's gonna be stressing and I don't want that, she has a baby to worry about. I called Melo who didn't answer any of my calls which was only stressing me out. I don't get it. Where would she disappear off to?
Ash: we going to find her
Me: how? We don't even know where to start
Her: we can start by asking Thomas. He's in town
Me: Thomas?
Her: he has a thing for her. You never know
Me: or Zuko. Melo punched him not so long ago and on that very same day he told Yaya that she was his and stuff so I really don't know
Her: sounds delusional
Me: you have no idea.
I took my car keys from the table
Ash: where are you going?
Me: I can't just sit and do nothing. I'm going to Zuko's house!
Her: I'm coming with. Let me go wear proper shoes
She was wearing sleepers. I walked out the minute she disappeared. I know it's wrong of me but I'm stressing and just the thought of Zuko taking her was enough to make me go crazy! I drove to his place and barged in. He was in the kitchen
Me: where is she?
Him: who are you talking about? Hello by the way
He was walking behind me as I went in room by room in his flat
Him: Naledi who the hell are you looking for?
Me: Yandiswa is missing. Where is she?
He chuckled. I turned to him and slapped him, his laugh was just annoying and I was pissed
Him: seriously
I walked to the kitchen and searched his drawers and came out with a knife
Him: do you even know how to use that?
Me: Zuko where is my friend?
He had this annoying smug. This guy wasn't even that Good looking, I don't know what Yaya was thinking dating him... let alone losing her virginity to him or maybe not because she never bled nor did she cum... but that's not the point here.
Him: Naledi I don't know where Yandiswa is. She has a whore of a boyfriend. Ask one of his girls
Me: you not funny!
Him: Haike I also don't know! Good luck thou
Me: Zuko I will use this knife
I said pressing it on the side of his neck, he's a little taller than me so you can imagine that image. Yandiswa and tall guys... atleast Melo is tall and buff-ish while this one is just tall and skinny... weed smoker look type of thing.
Him: you know I could get you arrested for this. I'm sure there's a law against what you doing
Me: if I find out you had something to do with this I swear I will kill you with my bare hands!
I put his knife on the kitchen counter and walked out to my car, I had a dozen missed calls from Ash. I called Melo and this time he answered
//Him: what?
Me: found anything?
Him: this person was smart about this. There's literally nothing on these screens that show anything suspicious
Me: it doesn't make any sense. A person doesn't just go missing
Him: yell me about it. I'm as confused as you are
Me: I just spoke to Zuko and he says he didn't take her
Him: don't tell me you buy that!
Me: I don't but what if it wasn't him? Ash tells me Thomas is in town
Him: what's he doing here?
Me: I don't know Melokuhle. I don't know ok!
Him: go home Naledi I'm handling this
Me: she's my best friend Melokuhle. I'm not going to sit back and do nothing
Him: and i'll never forgive myself if you got hurt in the process.
Me: i'm not your problem Melokuhle
Him: you as stubborn as your friend yeses!
Me: what can I do?
Him: nothing. I have my father's people working on this
Me: I can't sit and do nothing Melokuhle
Him: go to my home. It's safer there, Asemahle is there
Thank God this guy is not my boyfriend. He's so controlling and ordering and shiit. It's actually annoying. I just dropped the call//
I drove home. I got there and took down her step mom's number and called her, the amount of missed calls from her could mean it's serious.
//Me: hello
Her: hi. Who is this?
Me: this is Naledi, Yandiswa's best friend
Her: Yandiswa isn't answering her phone. Any idea where she is?
Me: she's missing
Her: I don't understand
Me: we are doing everything to find her
Her: I wish I could help but Sino slipped into a coma
Me: what?
Her: she's epileptic so she had an episode which slipped her into a coma
Me: i'm so sorry
Her: I don't understand why all of this is just happening now. I don't get it
Me: i'll come by the hospital later on
Her: thank you. Please keep me posted
Me: will do. Bye Ma
Her: bye//
Tears just rolled down my eyes. This cannot be happening. Not now! It makes zero sense. What am I missing? Who could have taken her and why?