Red Lace

Chapter 55

NICHUME SIPHOSETHU MNGUNI

I think it's safe to blame my good heart on my biological father and the man that raised me. Now, don't get me wrong, Miss Mihlali is an amazing mother, and she is all kinds of good but there are things that she would never involve herself in. In fact, she advised me against talking to Adae or even involving myself in their family drama but how could I not involve myself when this is my children's family and will probably be my family in future? I may hate Adeyemi Ibrahim now, but who is to say that tomorrow things won't be different? I have allowed myself to be driven by emotion and maybe it's time things changed and I actually took my father's advice. Maybe in order for us to find the twins, i need to work with their father and be on the same page as he is but I also believe that there's no fixing us without him and his family working things out. In order for us to work out, he needs to have a good relationship with his family because I do believe that you cannot love an outsider if you have no love for your family where exactly would you have learned to love if not from your family? And also, I would like for the twins to return to a stable home. I am on the phone with my sister while dad is with Adeyemi and his father trying to figure out a way to find Brianna.

"How are you holding up?" I ask her.

She lets out a sigh, "I mean it doesn't make any sense Chume, he was good to us. He treated us right, and he did everything right," she says. I just told her about Akin's involvement in my children's kidnapping.

"It was so that he could gather enough information about us I guess. I haven't seen him or spoken to him. After I went to see Adae, Adeyemi forbade me from seeing any more prisoners in the dungeon," I say and she laughs.

"Forbade? What are you? 5 years old? Girl please, if you wanted to see Akin, you would but maybe you are still mad at him for the role he played in the kidnapping of the twins, who knows?" Ntando says and I nod. She's right.

"I don't know how to face him, who knows what I will say to him when I see him? I hate him Ntando. He's to blame for everything that happened. Akin played you and he played me even more. This whole time he was never genuine. He was there to play us, to play me. He did everything he did so that he would get closer to me and closer to my babies who have now been missing for two whole days Ntando. So no, I have nothing to say to Akin either than words of hate." I say and she lets out a heavy sigh.

"I understand, no need to bite my head off. We were both played by the same man sis," Ntando says very chilled and unbothered.

"How are you so calm and unbothered?" I ask her because she needs to teach me.

"Because there's nothing we can do about him playing us sis. It's no use crying over spilt milk honestly. Mom and dad warned us, but we didn't listen and here we are today. It's been a learning experience, now we move on." She says

KHAYALETHU MNGUNI

"So what's the plan here?" Shadow asks walking into the office, it's Adeyemi, Olayemi, Adiche and myself.

"You should be in bed," I say turning to him.

"Don't be my wife, there's a reason I don't want one," Shadow says proudly sitting on the chair beside me.

"Good to see you up and walking," Adeyemi says shaking Shadow's hand. This man bores me, I don't even know how he is my best friend but we are here now.

"So?" Shadow asks proudly. I shake my head and let him be because there's nothing I'm going to say that's going to make him change his mind after all.

"Kwanda says she has managed to locate them, they are in a motel but I told her not to alarm her or try anything in case the twins are in harm's way," Olayemi explains.