When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 96

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Zama entered the hospital room, finding Komander sitting on the chair. Zama: "Sir." Kom: "I told you to stop calling me that." Zama: "Old habits." she sat on the other chair. Zama: "So the operation was successful and he still refuses to wake up." Kom: "He wasn't supposed to wake up. Its going to take a long time for him to be awake." Zama: "What do I do in the meanwhile?" Kom: "You wait. He's still your husband. No matter what. You only take over from him once he's dead." he held his head squinting his eyes. Zama: "What is it?" Kom: "I heard my name. Its probably nothing." Zama: "Have you seen Spho?" Kom: "Yes. She was here. We had a chat. Such a beautiful, well mannered child. I wish I could take credit for it." Zama: "We all know what kind of person Miriam was. The good that Spho is, comes from you." Kom: "There's no good in me. It was just a stroke of luck that she is like that. I'm grateful for it. Sibu on the other hand." Zama: "he's still giving you a hard time?" Kom: "My boy wants nothing to do with me. I think my father planted something in him. This can't all be natural." Zama: "What do you plan on doing?" Kom: "Not sure. I don't want to force it. I hope he'll come around eventually." Zama: "He will. You have wonderful kids. If you need a place, you're welcome at my house. There's plenty of space and privacy." Kom: "Where will you be?" Zama: "In my house." Kom: "I don't think that'll be a good idea." Zama: "Why." Kom: "If I touch you, I'll never stop. You'll never want me to. Then that means I'll have to kill Khaya. Then my life would be at risk. I can't afford that, not even with the money I have." Zama: "Does it have to result in touching? I'm just offering shelter and healthy meals. Nothing more." Kom: "You really expect me to believe that?" Zama: "Yes. Because its true." Kom: "Okay. But my answer is still no." Zama: "Very well." they kept silent and watched over Khaya. Komander held on to his head again. Kom: "Who the hell." he whispered. Kom: "Whoever is summoning my name will regret this!" he walked out the room. Zama looked at Khaya. Zama: "The house is really lonely without you. I need you to wake up Khaya, I can't even face Spho!" the doctor walked. Doc: "Mrs Ngudla. Good day." Zama: "Why has my husband not woken up yet?" Doc: "To be honest ma'am. He is awake. Mentally. His body is yet to respond. We're not sure why he hasn't responded yet. Everything is working perfectly in the scans. There's activity in his brain. Either he's thinking or dreaming. What is most confusing is, he's supposed to have at least opened his eyes." Zama: "So what do we do now?" Doc: "We wait until he's ready." Zama: "Is it possible that he might slip back into a coma?" Doc: "Yes but highly unlikely. Not easily with this progress." Zama: "What are the odds?" Doc: "The odds being him falling badly and bumping his head, swelling his brain." Zama: "Oh...." Doc: "Not only just falling, anything interrupting the motion of his brain is very dangerous to him. Any blow from now through the next six months might just kill him." Zama: "I see. I'll make sure he's safe even put a helmet on him all day if possible." the doctor smiled and walked out. Zama: "You heard that? Komodity if you die, I'll have to take over from you and I cannot take over your gruesome work. You better wake the hell up or I'll be the truck sending you to your grave. And I'll follow you there, leaving Spho with Komander... Wake. Up."

Lakhe held his brother down. Lakhe: "Did you call him?" Sibu: "He's on his way. What's wrong with him?" Lakhe: "He's heating up. Where's Luke?" Sibu: "He went to the shops with Vicky. Spho isn't talking to me. Your dad has disappeared." Lakhe: "Sandile? What's going on? Talk!!" Sands: "Leave!" he twisted and turned trying to get loose. Lakhe: "I'm not going anywhere!" Sibu: "Maybe we should pray." Lakhe: "if I close my eyes right now Sandile will break loose and kill all of us. Go check on Siyanda and light a fire under his ass!" Sibu walked out the room. Lakhe: "Sandile, I know I said this was an act but right now you're scaring the shit out of me. At least blink and let me know you're okay." Sandile grabbed his chest trying to push him off. Lakhe: "Damn it Sandile!!" Sibu came back in with Siyanda. Siya: "What did you do?" he stood in the room with his medical bag. Lakhe: "Nothing!" Siya: "Who else is in this house?" Lakhe: "Spho, Dumi and our kids." Siya: "Let Sandile go." Lakhe: "He is restless." Siya: "Let go of him. Get out of here. I'll call you when I need you." Lakhe let go, Sandile's body fell limp on the bed. Lakhe: "Siyand-" Siya: "I'm fixing YOUR mess so don't even try tell me how to do it. Get out. And whatever you hear, do not open this door!" Lakhe: "You don't need to yell." Siya: "I seriously don't know what Spho saw in you." Lakhe: "Don't piss me off, Siyanda." Siya: "Or what? You gonna throw me out?" Lakhe: "Mxim." he walked out closing the door behind him. Siya: "What in the world were you trying to do?" he took out a syringe. Siya: "Sandile. I need you to be still." Sands: "Get out..." he breathed. Siya: "I can't go anywhere. You brother called me to help you get better. I know how to get you better" he injected the needle in Sandile's arm. Siya: "This is just to relax you. I'm not here to hurt you." Sands: "He's......" Siya: "Who?" Sands: "Ko..." Siya: "Don't worry about him. He doesn't have to know. Its our little secret." Sands: "wants....kill me..." Siya: "That's not true. If he wanted to kill you, you'd probably be dead. You have a barricade of strong cement protecting you. Open your mouth." he held his chin. Siya: "Now I'm going into mode. This will hurt a lot. You have to keep strong and wait until I'm finished. Okay?" Sand: "O...k...." Siya: "This will really hurt. I won't be able to hear you. Try not to break me out of the trance because I'll have to start all over again and I can only do it once a day." he went to close the windows and curtains. He locked the door and stood at the edge of the bed. Siya: "Hoc mando tibi relinquo. Fiat ire et liberum esse." (I leave this to you. Let him go and be free. Sands: "No.." Siya: "Hanc sine corpore. Patet me mea facta est in domum suam." (This one without a body. I have made my home clear) Sandile screamed holding on to the bed. Sands: "Leave me alone!!!!" Siya: "Hunc errorem anima tua paenitebit." (Your soul will regret this error. Sands: "HELP!!!!!" he cried. Lakhe banged on the door from outside. Lakhe: "Open this door!!!!" Spho: "What the hell is going on! I heard the scream from the cinema." Lakhe: "Baby. We need to get him out of there. This was a huge mistake." Spho: "Get who out of there? What mistake?" another piercing scream from inside. Spho: "Lakhe who is inside there!" Lakhe: "Its Sandile and Siyanda." Spho: "What are they doing!!" she tried the door. It was locked. Lakhe: "I can't explain everything right now but I think Komander put the suicide spell thing on him. He's been trying to kill himself. Siyanda came to help calm him down. I have to break open the door. Step back." Sibu: "He told us to stay out and not try to open no matter what." Lakhe: "He is trying to kill my brother!" Rob: "What on earth is going on?" Spho: "Komander did this?" Lakhe: "Yes Spho! What more must happen? Who must die in order for you to understand that man is a demon, he does not care for anyone!!"