Regrets and Mistakes

Chapter 22

Muna's POV
My first day of being Hastings girlfriend,the day was over,I rushed home from our mini picnic,needed to prepare myself for the next day,I had to my talk to my boss to give me some time off till mom is out of the coma. It was freezing cold outside,my arms were freezing,the door was locked,no one is home I guess,I opened my mini bag buried my hand inside so I can find the spare key,I ended touching my phone which was vibrating,it was a landline,who would be calling me using a landline,with my shaky hands,I accepted the call,pushing my shoes out of my feet,the news I received was confusing it made me so mad,what could samba have done that got her into police custody,these problems will be the end of me,first my mother is dying and now this,I thought of calling Hastings but the thought of him thinking I just need his money crossed my mind so I decided to pass, I quickly got on a cab,I was at the station in no time,i rushed inside where I was informed she was in for questioning,I saw her in a state I have never seen her in before,my little girl was broken,her jittery eyes were bloodshot,her face was pale it was as though she was a different person" what happened " I curiously asked Jorge who pretended not to see me,he ignored my question,I got up from seat walked up to him,I pulled him by his shirt,his sergeants became alert,he lifted his hands to stop," the situation has been rectified ma'am,we are still investigating,you can not leave the city until further notice" I gasped at everything he said,I still did not understand what led samba here,my head was still pounding from not knowing how to act or what to think,there she was,in the most broken version of herself,even if my sister and I are not friends,I loved her,my strict character was just a protective measure I had to take when raising her,I learnt what motherhood was when mom could not take care of her,I sacrificed my childhood for her,my every move was for her,my hard work was always for them. It broke my heart that she saw it as a prison,she felt trapped,she ran towards me with tears rolling down her cheeks,crushing the little energy I had in my bones,I opened my arms to welcome my little girl,I held her so tight,she screamed "N...ni..colas" okay blond moment there I do not know who Nicolas is and why she's here" what happened baby" i caressed her hair leading her to a bench so she can sit" he's gone Muna,my best friend is gone,they took him away" her face was full of realization," you,Muna,you're next,I need to protect you" her hands were hovering all over my face,I could not help but feel guilty,maybe I have been too hard on this girl she did not feel the need to tell me what was going on in her life,I thought I was doing things wrong,her statement triggered the officers to ask her who she was talking about" do you know who might have killed him"
" who did it,samba"
Through their questions I managed to collect some pieces of information,the man she told me she was in love with was murdered and she had an idea of who must have done it,why is she saying I'm next,are they armed robbers"baby,please be quiet " I gently whispered in her ears,Jorge put her on his shoulders leading her to his car,yet again he was our savior,the drive home was quiet,my face was on the window where I felt the breeze hit on my face,relieving the fire that was burning in my chest," if you need anything please do not hesitate to call the police,or me,I am the police " he got embarrassed,I nodded to avoid the situation from turning awkward,I held my sisters hand as we entered the house,I noticed how she held on to her phone,I did not want to disturb her mourning by busting her with a lot of questions,after hours of trying to calm her down she finally fell asleep, my phone beeped,probably a text from Hastings,I decided to ignore it,focusing all my energy on samba.
Mweemba's POV
" brother,have you seen the news" a shaking sibeso asked me," no,why" I asked,taking a bite of the last slice of pie chuma had made for dessert,her eyes were focused on me,she had a strange expression,this is chuma anyway when has she ever had a pleasant expression," Nicolas was murdered " I dropped my fork on the table,bringing chumas attention on my face,she got up from her sit,trying to listen sibeso was saying,chuma was still in the dark about me having a child somewhere on this earth,this was definitely not a way to bring her to light,my heart was crushed,I was anxiously waiting for Nicolas to tell me my child's identity tomorrow,I had a daughter,that was all I knew,I wanted more,her name,lifestyle,everything there was to know about her. I thanked sibeso for telling me the news,there was only one thing I could do in that moment,go out for a long drive,I heard chuma scream when she heard my car sounds in the garage,I drove as fast I could,my thoughts were running wild,my romantic experiences from my past,thandiwe was the passionate one of them all,I hit my breaks hard," shit!" I jumped out of the car.