When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 65

I was woken up from my nap by Boogie licking my face. Me: "Hey honey." I sat up. Lakhe was sitting on the bedroom chair deep in thought. Me: "hey." he looked up. Lakhe: "Hi. How was your nap?" Me: "it was good." my phone buzzed I picked it up and saw Siyanda's name on my screen. Lakhe: "Something wrong?" Me: "No." I silenced it and put it down again. Me: "Is Sandile done cooking?" Lakhe: "No." the phone rang again. Lakhe: "Why aren't you answering your phone?" I answered to avoid an argument. Me: "Hello?" Siya: "Hey, for a second I thought you were ignoring me." Me: "Why would you think that?" I got up to walk to the sliding door, before I even reached it Lakhe grabbed my arm. How did he ... Siya: "Okay, I was hoping I'd see you. I don't have friends here, so I thought maybe we could hang out." I looked at Lakhe, he was nodding. Me: "Yeah that would be cool." Lakhe: "Here." he whispered. Me: "You want to come here?" Siya: "Uhm, I don't want to step on your husband's toes. Would he be comfortable if I was there while he's in Tokyo." Me: "He's actually back. So its fine." Siya: "Perfect. I'll be there in an hour." Me: "See you then." I hung up. Me: "Why are you holding my arm? Lakhe: "Why were you walking out the house?" Me: "I was coming to open the sliding door for fresh air. What in the world are you on about? And why are we talking, are we not taking a break?" he stared at me quietly. Lakhe: "You're right. We are taking a break." Me: "Lakhe is this healthy? What you and I are doing, let's be serious for once. Is it healthy?" Lakhe: "No. It's not." Me: "Then why are we doing it?" Lakhe: "Because I am defensive. Spho, I want to be a good husband. I want to make you happy but it seems like nothing ever will. For example, I let go of that business as you asked. You want me to say it's my decision and that I've grown and seen how wrong it is that's why I let go. That would be a lie. I loved it. I enjoyed the thrill of being that kind of boss. I gave it up because I want to be with you for the rest of my life. That is the honest truth. I'm not going to lie to fit a romantic gesture of me being a better man. The only better I am, is without illegal activity. When I told you about the last shipment, I was being honest. Something I wasn't in the past. I could have just hidden it and pretended to be going out with the guys. I made a promise to you and I am keeping it." Me: "Lakhe, I don't want to married to a-" Lakhe: "Drug dealer, I heard you and obeyed you. What more?" I folded my arms. Me: "You're hundred percent sure it's done?" Lakhe: "Yes." Me: "Okay. I'll be less hard on you. I'm not sorry for judging you though. Drugs are terrible." Lakhe: "Okay. Can we hang up the break now?" Me: "Yes." he smiled. Lakhe: "Perfect. Let me get the guys ready and dinner on the table." I went to the bathroom.

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Sibu and Sands were chilling in the lounge watching TV. Lakhe: "Where is Dumi?" Sands: "He went to wash his hands, he's coming. What's up." Lakhe: "He's coming." Sands: "I just said that." Lakhe: "No I mean Siya-" Sands: "What!! Why!" Lakhe: "Calm down-" Sands: "What do you mean calm down- why would you invite a psychopath in my house?" Lakhe: "Your house?" Sands: "You know what I mean. Lakhe, this is not a good idea." Lakhe: "Sibu, what did you find?" Sibu: "Absolutely nothing. He doesn't even have a speeding ticket." Lakhe: "Any friends?" Sibu: "Surprisingly no. You'll find this interesting. My source says he barely hung out with anyone. Well, that is ever since his best friend went missing." Dumi rolled in his wheelchair. Dumi: "Who went missing?" Sands: "Siya's best friend in Joburg." Lakhe: "What happened?" Sibu: "Well, this guy, uhm Rey something. They would hang out at all times and then one day, they just stopped talking, the next day he never pitched for work. Then days turned into weeks, to a month and two, they found him 4 months later. He'd been mutilated. Ears, eyes and tongue cut out. He had an X carved onto his chest and his skin was decaying. That was it." they all stared at him. Sands: "All this time you're sitting next to me, withholding such information. You're so secretive." Dumi: "Damn." Lakhe: "Why did they stop talking?" Sibu: "Nobody knows." Sands: "I have a theory. Based on him being mutilated, he saw something he wasn't supposed to. He was going to rat and he didn't listen." Lakhe: "Question is, what did he see." Dumi: "Any relatives of Rey? Any other person he was close to?" Sibu: "I haven't gotten that far, why?" Dumi: "The day he stopped talking to Siya, perhaps he mentioned why to someone. Someone could know the reason the two stopped talking." Sibu: "I'm on it." Lakhe: "No, later. I want you to keep eyes on him, all of you." Dumi: "Whm, what do you mean?" Lakhe: "He's joining us for dinner." The bedroom door opened. Lakhe: "Guys I've been telling you to set the table for 8 minutes now. Why don't you listen to me? Is it because I'm not Spho? BABY!!"