Without Him.

Chapter 21

NALEDI :Karabelo let's go! Mpho let's go!
They quickly finished packing their bags and stuffed them in the back of Katlehos car.

KARABELO: I thought Zwide was coming with.

NALEDI: Well he's not.

KATLEHO: Trouble in paradise?

NALEDI: Learn to mind your own business. I'm driving.

The drive back to Alberton was long but it was fun. Katleho was being the jokester he is and Karabelo and Mpho weren't at eachothers necks the whole time so that's nice.

KARABELO: Are we not going home?

NALEDI: Home where?

KARABELO: Bathong..Ha abuti Zwide.

NALEDI: Exactly, that's his place,not ours. We don't have a home remember?

MPHO: Aus'Naledi did you guys have a fight or something?

NALEDI: Heiiyy wena !o tseba eng ka di fight?
I drove to lihles place and we squatted there for the night.

ZWIDES POV:

OUTGOING CALL TO NKOSIYABO:

ZWIDE: Bafo.

NKOSIYABO: Mfanakithi.

ZWIDE: I fucked up and I fucked up big time.

NKOSIYABO:What happened?

ZWIDE: I ..I hurt Naledi and she left manje angazi ukuthi uguphi...(now I don't know where she is.)

NKOSIYABO: What do you mean? Did she leave?

ZWIDE: Yes.....yesss. Remember that tracker Bheki gave to us years back?

NKOSIYABO: Yeah?

ZWIDE: Do you know how reactivate it?

NKOSIYABO: Yes why.

ZWIDE: It's in a necklace I gave to her a couple of months back,if it's with her I'll be able to track her.

NKOSIYABO: Give me thirty minutes, I'll call you back.

NALEDIS POV:

LIHLE: He did what?

NALEDI: Yeah. I couldn't believe it lihle.

LIHLE: Yoh. Why are you even still with that man?
I ask myself that question one too many times.

NALEDI: Love I guess.

LIHLE: You guess? Come on Naledi.

NALEDI: Its not just about me anymore.
I said as my hand went down to my stomach.

LIHLE: You're pregnant?!

NALEDI: Yeah.

LIHLE: But I thought...

NALEDI: Me too. I can't just think for myself anymore.

LIHLE: Congratulations Naledi!
She yelled hugging me. We ate some pizza and went to bed.

....:Naledi, Naledi wake up.

NALEDI: Hmm?
Why is she waking me up ai!

LIHLE: There's someone at the door for you.

NALEDI: Mang.

LIHLE Get up.
I wore my gown and slippers and went to the door.
Why am I not shocked to see Zwide standing at the door with a fucking gun in his hand.

ZWIDE: Let's go.

NALEDI: Over my dead body.

ZWIDE: Don't make me cause a scene.