I'll Always Find You.

chapter 20

ZWIDE: Well I think we should go together.

NALEDI: It's fine ,go without me if you want to go so bad.

MPHO:Ha aus'Naledi, why ole sour tje?

NALEDI: Oh ke sour nna?

ZWIDE: Ukhuluma iqiniso mama,we have to put everything that happened behind us but ,here comes my but...

NALEDI: Haibo I don't care about your but,I don't want to go there. Finish and klaar.

Honestly my Grandmother's house just brings back memories I don't want in my life anymore. I never want to go back to that place but Mpho convinced me into going, saying that  this was a good opportunity to connect with the little bit of family we have left.

*2 days later *

MPHO:Come on Aus'Naledi we're going to be late!

NALEDI: Yeah yeah I'm coming.
I said as I grabbed my handbag and walk out the house. Zwide was the one who was going to drive, I honestly just want to take a long ass nap on the way.....

I got woken up by laughter in the car and by this point I was very pissed.

NALEDI: Ahh mahn ,la rasa.
I said turning around.

KARABELO: Bathong cars aren't bedrooms.

Naledi:Don't start with me Karabelo. You're getting on my last nerve.
Zwide turned to look at me and opened his mouth to speak.

NALEDI: Save it. Just drive.

Silence finally managed to fill the car when we noticed a roadblock up ahead.

ZWIDE: Shit.

NALEDI: Anything I should be worried about?
He reached for the glove compartment and grabbed his wallet.

ZWIDE: Take out my drivers license.
I did as he said and he began to slow down as cops stood around our car.

I immediately felt anxious, like something bad was about to happen. I looked to the backseat and found my siblings asleep, thankfully. A cop walked to the window and Zwide rolled it down.

COP: Good evening sir.
The officer said as he scanned inside the car.

ZWIDE: Good evening.

COP:Drivers license and ID please.
Zwide handed them to him and the officer let out a loud 'mhmm'

ZWIDE: Everything alright?
He said trying to not seem agitated.
The officer locked back and yelled ''we've got him.'',to the rest of the cops standing by.
Zwide shot a look at me.
I began to get scared really scared.

COP:Please get out of the car Mr Banks.

NALEDI: Bathong, you've got the wrong man. He's not Banks or whoever right? Tell him Zwide.
He said nothing.

ZWIDE: Stay in the car ,yezwa.

NALEDI: What's going on?
He said nothing and got out of the car and  I did the same.

COP :Mr Banks you are under arrest for money laundering, tampering with critical police evidence, entering and leaving the country illegally, smuggling drugs and weaponry in and out of the boarder.
What the fuck.

NALEDI: What is happening?
I yelled as the cop put him in handcuffs and bent him over the police car.

Karabelo walked out the car and ran towards us.

KARABELO: What's happening aus'Naledi? What did he do?

NALEDI: I don't know?
More officers surrounded him with guns out ,pointing at him like he was some dangerous thug ,a monster and not a human.

COP2: Miss ,stay back . You wouldn't want us to arrest you as well.
He yelled pushing me to the ground. I fell down with a thug and hit the gravel.

ZWIDE: Naledi!
He cried out,in attempts to reach for me. An officer from behind pulled out a tazer and brought it up to his ribcage and an electric vibration rang as he fell down to his knees.

COP:Don't resist Mr Banks. The jig is up.

COP2:You have the right to remain silent. Anything and say and do will he held against you in the court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during questioning.
He said as they dragged him to the back of the police van and shoved him inside.

NALEDI: Zwide.
I said under my breath ,defeated and confused and at this point with Karabelo holding my arm and Mpho standing in aw at what was happening.

A female cop walked up to us and kindly asked if we'd be up to driving behind them to see if he arrived safely at the police station. I gave a nod and she offered us a ride because apparently Zwides, Mr Banks car or whoever he ,could be used as tangible evidence .

We got into the car and followed close behind. I had so many questions to ask and I know my siblings did too but how do I approach the situation? So he's not Gondongwana Zwide .He's Godongwana Banks ,right?

COP3:I'm Palesa Mofokeng  by the way. I'm one of the detectives on the Banks case.

NALEDI:The Banks case? Who are the Banks? Why did you arrest him ?

PALESA:The man you where with. He's Dingiswayo Banks.Also known as God Banks

what kind of name is that? She gave a look ,almost like she was reading my mind.

PALESA:I know sisi. Blame the parents.

NALEDI: What did they do?
I asked with fear of what was to be said next.

PALESA:Basically everything my colleague said is true. There are allegations that he's smuggling cocaine in and out of South
Africa from the United States.

This can't be true. Right?.......Well I knew he did some pretty fucked up shit but something this big. Ai I just can't deal.

We pulled up to the police station and he got escorted inside for questioning.