When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 97

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Komander looked at Zama, then at the door Spho walked out of then back at Zama. Kom: "What did I do now?" Zama: "Sandile has passed away." Kom: "What does it have to do with me? Am I gonna be blamed for everyone's death now? I wasn't even there." Zama: "She says it hasn't even been an hour, well probably an hour now but he just died. She doesn't want to tell me how." Kom: "So why was I being yelled at?" Zama: "I'm really not sure. What did you do?" Kom: "Nothing! We were talking in hospital and everything was fine, she even invited me for supper, I told her to solve things with San.....Oh No." Zama: "What?" Kom: "I'm not entirely sure but I have a hunch. We need to get going. NOW." he walked to his car, Zama locked the house and climbed in after him in the back seat. Kom: "Drive." he commanded the chauffeur. The car went into full force down the road. Zama informed him where to. Then looked at Komander. He looked stressed staring out at the road, his elbow on the window and fist on his chin. Her heart fluttered. Why did he have to be like this? Kom: "Stay away from me." Zama: "What are you thinking?" Kom: "Don't try to understand me Zama." Zama: "I can't. You know how much I care about you." Kom: "He's back." Zama: "Your father?" Kom: "That thing is not my father." Zama: "What are you going to do?" Kom: "You knew he was here, didn't you?" Zama: "How could I have known that?" Kom: "Why are my thoughts blocked Zama?!" Zama: "I didn't know anything." Kom: "You're lying to me." he looked at her. She shuddered. Kom: "Look at me." she refused to. Kom: "Zama." her ears perked up. Kom: "Look at me." Zama: "I can't." Kom: "Wow." he returned to his previous pose. Zama: "I'm not lying. I swear." Kom: "Then why can't you look me in the eye?" she kept quiet. Kom: "Hm." She looked at him. He looked back at her. Their gaze held for a while, memories swapping back and forth. Thoughts, feelings, obstacles. She looked down at her hands. Kom: "I'm sorry it had to be like this." he held her hand. Kom: "Does this happen every time? You really feel this strongly about someone so cruel?" she took back her hand. Kom: "Talk to me." Zama: "I don't want to talk. It doesn't matter. You married me off to your best friend because I wasn't good enough for you." Kom: "I can't love you like he does. I would have hurt you." Zama: "Obviously didn't hurt Miriam so I'm the one too damaged to love." Kom: "This is about being my children's mother?" she looked out the window. Zama: "I told you I don't want to talk." Kom: "I didn't love her. She didn't mean anything to me. You know that. You saw where she was kept. You saw her life. Why would you want that? Being an object?" Zama: "She still got to touch you. And bore your children." Kom: "I never intended to make her pregnant. It just happened. I'm sorry." she held back her thoughts and stared blankly out the window. Kom: "Now why would you do that? I'm trying to talk to you." Zama: "I said I don't want to talk." Kom: "I know it hurts loving someone like me. But it would hurt ten fold if I were yours to keep." Zama: "Then why didn't you let me decide for myself!!" Kom: "You would've chosen to die for me, I couldn't let that happen. What I did is in the best interest for you and our child." Zama: "You mean Miriam's child." Kom: "You are Spho's mother regardless of who gave birth to her. She is more of you than she is of her biological mother. But I need to know one thing." Zama: "Yes, I knew he was here." Kom: "Why didn't you tell me?" Zama: "You know he would have sent for me if I did." Kom: "So you don't trust that I can protect you." Zama: "Not from your father, NO!! He does not hesitate. Seeing him is........." a tear rolled down her cheek. Kom: "I'm sorry." the car arrived at Lakhe's house, parking by the gate. Zama: "Can you summon your powers to do something useful like opening the gate?" Kom: "Now you're just being spiteful." Zama: "Spho will never let us in." Kom: "Maybe somebody else will. Who's that?" they looked at the front door. Zama: "Luke." Kom: "So why is an old white man living with my children?" Zama: "He helped Babalo from getting killed in the hospital and he helped Sibu with his demon possession." Kom: "What is he, some type of God?" he chuckled. Zama: "He works With God. Are you sure you'll be able to stand being in the same space as him?" Kom: "My only concern is Spho." the gate opened. The car drove in and parked. Kom: "He looks vaguely familiar." Zama: "He was in the news a few years ago for burning his house and family to death." Kom: "Lunatic Luke. And I'm the evil one?" he got out the car walking to the door of the house.