Uyangijabulisa

chapter thirty-three

He is a dead man.

I might have been young when he treated my mother like shit, I might not have had the balls to end his life because at the end of the day, he is my father, but this? The fucking last straw. It seems every chance I give him, he takes advantage and I'm not having any of it anymore!

Once the call ends, I track Rorisang's bracelet. I got it for her when we made up, knowing that my life isn't the safe kind. At least with the bracelet, an inconspicuous piece, I can locate her easily even if they disable her phone and throw in it the river.

Ga-rankuwa? I think to myself as I stare at the location on the screen. What the fuck is in Ga-rankuwa? We don't own anything that side, but I guess that's the whole point. If I didn't have the bracelet location, I probably wouldn't have guessed that side. I give him props for the smarts, but I'm twice as smart as he could ever be, it's why I became the leader way before my time.

I round up a few of my men. We meet at Wonderpark to discuss strategies. I don't want anything going wrong. My dad is a loose canon, one wrong move and Rorisang's life might end. The thought of it alone is enough to make me shudder in fear. That would be my worst nightmare.

After finalisations, we head to Ga-rankuwa, my blood boiling, ready to have his head in my hands. I'm so sick and tired of him.

It's a miracle that I arrive at the location in one piece. The way I was driving is risky enough to have me killed. But knowing how sick my father is has me unnerved, he could do more than just pour her with water. He gets a twisted feeling of power whenever he beats on women, or the defenceless. I still don't get why my mother forgave him. If that is love, I don't want what they have at all, I'm good with Rori and my love for her.

The location is at an open field, with high grass and one house in the middle of it. It is not small by any means, and it looks out of place in this big high grass field. We park far away from it, closer towards civilisation and track on foot. My guys and I close in on the house, hiding our bodies with the grass. We can't mess anything up, especially without the chance of even trying, and thankfully, the dark kept us out of sight.

It's heavily guarded, just like I had expected. There is a guard at every door and window, seriously looking out into the field, ready to attack with their rifles. With a signal from me, everyone gets in position, trying to find the perfect spot. We are as quiet as mules as we all round the house up, there's ten of us so coverage is more than good, especially because they don't see us. And then, once everyone gives me confirmation of a clear shot, I give the go ahead to shoot.

Bodies drop one by one to the ground. None of them had a fighting chance, none of them were expecting this, which is why it was easy to wipe them out. As for my guys, they are heavily trained, and wherever my dad got his, well, let's just say they couldn't measure up. A few moments pass with no action from the other side, so we know for sure we are clear to come closer.

My guys cover me as I near the door. Two go ahead of me and lead the way. No one is inside, clearly my dad underestimated me, which serves me well because now I can show him that him and I aren't on the same level. The house is lit, so navigating through it is more than easy.

We follow the noise of whimpers. My heart breaks because that can only be Rorisang, my feet increase their speed as I imagine the worst. What exactly was he doing to her? The fucker doesn't even hear me open the door, too busy focused on beating on my woman. The rage that consumes me colours everything red.

I don't even think twice, firing a shot straight to his skull. His body drops instantly and my guys quickly rush to check on him while I run to the love of my life.

"Fuck!" I curse at the sight of her. My blood boils, watching as she looses consciousness. If he isn't already dead, I'm sure as hell putting him six feet under. Without any more thought towards him, I pick Rorisang up bridal style and rush outside. It's not looking good at all.

One of my guys had the mind to bring up my car, so I rush her inside and take her to the hospital. On the way, I call my private doctor. I don't need to be questioned about what happened, I need her to be attended to quickly. He's there when we arrive. He takes her into a private room, hooking her up on a drip. Her face is all busted up and bleeding, so that's what the doctor attends to. I'm hoping nothing major was injured, but I knew recovering from the bruises on her face was going to be a hard journey.

He checks on her body if she has any injuries. I have to hold myself back and remind myself that he's just doing his job as he tears her top, my heart breaking because I know how excited she was when she got that outfit.

Thankfully, no other injuries, the knowledge of it allowing me to release a sigh of relief. Only her face is battered up, and while that isn't okay, at least that's the only thing she'll be recovering from physically. I grow increasingly angry as he cleans up her wounds. I am sure that Rorisang will end things with me permanently because of this. The thought makes me even angrier!

•••

My guys just called me. He's dead.

I don't even feel anything when they reveal the news to me. I tell them to get rid of the body and hang up. The hard part would be telling my family, but I have zero regrets about what happened.

It's been an hour since we arrived. Rorisang is still unconscious but the doctor assured me she'll be fine. I'm sitting on the chair beside her, my hand holding hers as I pray to the one being I've never spoken to ever since before my first kill. I've never prayed like I did today. I mainly pray for her to forgive me, even if she doesn't want to be together anymore, I hope she won't hate me. That would kill me inside.

"Thabo?" Her voice is groggy. I jump up from my seat and coddle her. Her eyes are only open in slits, but tears still stream out of them regardless. My chest constricts at the sight of her.

"Yes baby?" My voice breaks, I can't fucking handle this. My dad got the easy way out, if only I could wake him up and make him take all the abuse he inflicted on my mom for years and Rori tonight, I would.

"It hurts so much," she cries, voice shaky. Yoh? How is a nigga supposed to breathe? I can't, this is too much to handle. I'm never letting her get hurt again because of me!

"I know baby, I'm so sorry this is all my fault," I say guiltily, wishing I could take all her pain away and bear it for her.

"Promise me," she says and I quickly nod, coming closer to her face. I do anything for this girl, buy the whole world and have everyone move to Mars if I have to.

"Anything my love," I reply waiting to hear her request.

"Promise me you'll leave this life. Promise me it all stops today. I can't stay if you continue. I love you with all my heart, God knows just how much, but I won't stay Thabo, I won't," she croaks out, the words struggling to come out of her mouth, but I'm patient. I eagerly nod my head at her request, I wasn't lying when I said would do anything. And honestly, this price is easy for me to let go of.

"Done. I'll leave this life! I'm so fucking sorry Rorisang, so sorry." I break down and cry on her chest. All of this because I chose to bring her in my life, fully knowing it wasn't safe for her. She rubs the back of my neck with her hand comfortably, which makes me cry even harder. I don't even care if this makes me seem weak.

"I love you baby, so so much," she says once my cries quieten down. My heart soars at her words and I clutch harder on her hand.

"I love you so much more Rorisang, you're my fucking heart babe. It bleeds only for you."