When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 102

SPHO**

Sandile and I were out in the preschool street. Indeed there were two other cameras facing the school. Unfortunately one of them wasn't working. We were now waiting for the second one to load. Sitting in a small cramped office with a pink faced chubby man with white hair. "You know all my kids went to this school. All four of them. It is absurd how something like this could happen. How did nobody see anything?" he asks. Sands: "Really crazy." I wasn't in the mood to talk. My mind was on Julie. Finding her. Bringing her back. Hopefully unharmed. "Here you go. I saved one for the police." Me: "Thank you sir." we walked out to my car and sat inside, watching the video. It was a little blurry. Sands: "Can you make out the plates?" Me: "No." a white Benz parked in the lot. I couldn't make out the plate names. The man got out the car and looked directly at the camera then continued to the school gate. Sands: "Do you think he did this on purpose? You saw him stare at the camera right?" Me: "Yes." I rewind a bit and pressed pause. Sands: "And?" Me: "Its him." I shot a picture of the screen and sent it to Komander as well as the car. Me: "start the car." Sandile pressed start. Me: "I'm seeing something. I need motion. Just drive." I put on the seat belt and relaxed in my seat with my eyes closed. He drove the car. There were two voices, screaming at each other and I couldn't figure out what they were saying. Something about stupidity. Then a name. Saurus. Who was Saurus? Then gun shots. I jumped in my seat. Sands: "What? What is it?" he stopped the car. Sands: "Did you see her?" Me: "How is this possible? That I can see in another dimension? Another space?" Sands: "I think its pretty cool. Your father has all kinds of demons. Maybe some good ones too and they rubbed off on you." I looked out the window. Me: "I need to know who Saurus is. Someone got shot. Two guys were arguing about Saurus, and I heard a gunshot." Sands: "That Saurus name sounds familiar." my phone buzzed. A message. Kom: "Sent an alert out. Is there anything else?" Me: "Where are you?" Kom: "My house. I told you I'm going home." Me: "You don't have a house here. So where." he sent me an address. I gave it to Sandile and he drove. Sands: "Who's address is this?" Me: "Rednom." Sands: "You're taking me to his house?" Me: "You're the one driving." Sands: "Spho I am a wanted man by his demons. They will swallow me alive!!" Me: "You've been around him for days and only now you're worried?" Sands: "This is his house!" all the while he was still driving. Me: "Sandile let me try again maybe this time I can get a location." I closed my eyes. Sands: "Try and locate my ancestors too, introduce me while you still can because I do not see myself surviving past an hour." I ignored him, focusing on receiving a connection. It wasn't happening. I kept getting blank. Why did I think I could do this again? I'm no Wonder Woman. I don't have powers. I just saw this dude's face because I was watching the video footage. I'm not special. Sands: "Here we are. You okay?" Me: "Yes. Just can't see anything." Sands: "Maybe you need to be angry to see." he did have a point but I wasn't in the mood. I looked at the almost normal house in front of us. I got out the car, followed by Sandile up to the gate. It opened. Two dudes stood on the inside of those high walls. They looked like statues. Same mask Kompany had, they had as well. The door opened and we went into the beautiful ordinary house. Me: "I thought you didn't have a house." Kom: "Problem is you don't ask, you simply assume. Which is a disease you and your brother need to get rid of." Me: "I have a few questions." Sands: "What's that burning smell?" Kom: "Probably my food." Sands: "Is it human flesh? It smells human fleshy." Kom: "Why did you bring him here?" Me: "He insisted." Kom: "Sit. Do you want some juice?" Me: "I'm fine." Sands: "Same." we sat down. Me: "I am confused." Kom: "About the things you see?" Me: "Yes." Kom: "You have a special gift. You have an eye on the top of your head that sees. With proper training, you have the ability to see as you wish. On command." Me: "I don't want an eye on my head. That is just creepy. Make it go away. Please." Kom: "I can't. Not even your grandpa can remove this from you. Which is why he ran when he saw you." Me: "He didn't run." Kom: "He didn't follow you either. He saw who you are. And he hasn't come back since. We'd be drowning in him right now. He sent Sibulele to you instead." Me: "Why would he send Sibu?" Kom: "He'd rather lose a weaker version of him than his actual self. Father cares about nobody and nothing. He has the ability of making you comfortable in his protection until he needs a sacrifice. Unfortunately that is what Sibu is to him." Me: "What else can I do?" Kom: "A lot of damage. Not just seeing. Unimaginable strength. The universe responds to you. You dictate what needs to be done." Me: "And Sibu?" Kom: "He is more similar to me. Just that his grandpa has limited him." Me: "Why then is mine so dangerous." Kom: "Because you're not pure evil. Spho, I wish I had more answers. All I know is, after being with you these few days, I know you're not like us. Nothing like us at all. It is so fascinating to watch. The way you put things together and take care of everyone. You are dominated by your goodness, your kindness and purity. That is where the danger lies. I'm not sure how but I think father knows. He sent Sibulele to steal the baby once its born. Its not to hurt you, its to anger you. He wants the darkness to grow in you so that he can control you." Me: "Why would he send Sibu and not do it himself?" Kom: "I told you Sibu is his sacrifice." Me: "You think I'd kill my brother?" Kom: "You could but because of the person you are, you won't." Sands: "Is there a membership form I can fill in or an admission fee I need to pay to be able to join your family activities." Komander stared at him. Sands: "Never mind." Me: "So I'm a Komander now." Kom: "No. You're Spho. You don't let this define you. Yes, its going to be an inconvenience at times, other times it will be great. But you live your life regardless." Me: "I would think you'd encourage me to embrace the name." Kom: "My father forced it on me. I never had a choice. I grew up so painfully. I can't even feel pain anymore. I have permanent scars. I was trained with demons. Ate with them. Killed with them. And when I thought I would die..." he smiled. Kom: "He brought me back to life. Holding me up with my spinal cord and vowed to never let me break unless I was in his hands. I would never do that to you. Or Sibulele. I don't know what kind of animal could look at an infant they've created and feel hatred." Sands: "Maybe its the only love he knows." Kom: "Tell me what you saw." he leaned back on the couch. Me: "Nothing. I just heard voices. Two men arguing. I couldn't hear exactly about what but I heard one say Saurus. Then a gun shot." Kom: "So Saurus took the child." Me: "Who's Saurus?" Kom: "Saurus is a drug dealer. He's been knocking on my door for a while." he whistled and one of his statues walked to him. Kom: "Find me Saurus." the guard nodded and walked off. Sands: "Is he human?" he whispered. Kom: "No." Sands: "I had a hunch." he moved closer. Kom: "Why are you scared?" Sands: "I'm not scared. I'm just trying to be comfortable." he looked around. Sands: "But why do you have non-human beings roaming about?" Kom: "Nobody else was hiring and he needed the job. Plus I like things I don't have to have a conversation with." Sands: "So I...oh...I get it." he kept quiet. Me: "How do you know Babalo?" Kom: "I was wondering when you'd get to that." Me: "Hopefully, you'll tell me the truth." Kom: "I've never seen Babalo. I don't know who he is." Me: "and that stare?" Kom: "That's something that usually happens when our blood connects." Sands: "Heee, how did potato-head Babalo get an application form though? He's dumber than me." Me: "If your blood connects to his, and mine doesn't....?" Kom: "You probably thought you hated him and wanted to strangle him to death instantly. That's the connection." Me: "So...he's what, a brother?" Kom: "I don't think so. I'm the only child. You and Sibu are my only as well. Perhaps a cousin." Me: "Wouldn't he had been able to fight off whatever it was strangling him in the psych ward if he was a Komander." Kom: "Until you know who you are, your strength is dormant. He probably doesn't know." Me: "Aren't you curious to know who he is?" Kom: "No. The less people involved, the better. Father is building an army. If Sibu is to have kids, that's him multiplied. He probably already knows about Babalo seeing that he tried to kill him once, which means his days are numbered. He might drop dead any minute." Me: "And you won't do anything?!" Kom: "He's better off dead than alive." Me: "How long are you going to keep avoiding your father?" Kom: "Its safer." Me: "For you. Everyone else is suffering. You can't let innocent people die for nothing. And why would he want to kill Babalo? Why not recruit him?" Komander looked thoughtful. Kom: "You're right. There's something Babalo has that he needs to get rid of." Sands: "What could that be." Kom: "I have no idea but I'm going to figure it out." I looked at him, he looked at me. The guard walked back in and a grouchy deeply unnatural voice spoke: "I found him, boss." Already? He is so efficient, I need him in my house. Kom: "How long will it take till he gets here?" Guard: "34 minutes and 22 seconds sir." Kom: "Good. You can prepare." The guard walked off. Kom: "You two might want to get going." Sands: "Awww. I thought I had screen time." Kom: "You want to see real live demons?" Sands: "Spho let's go. Its late and I'm trying to work some sleep tonight." Komander chuckled. Kom: "I'll send them to come tuck you in." Sands: "Spho!!" Me: "Leave him alone da- I mean sir." I stood up. Kom: "It was nice of you to come visit. Even under the circumstances. It kind of feels nice to have someone want to come find you and talk." he stood up. Kom: "but I need you to leave and never come back here." his voice had completely changed, rattling the furniture out of place. His eyes were ablaze and I wondered where it all went wrong. Kom: "L e a v e." he growled. Sandile grabbed my arm and dragged me out. My mind had just gone blank again. Only when he drove away I got my consciousness back. Me: "Its the guard." Sands: "What?" Me: "The guard is preparing him to be in full demon mode when Saurus arrives that's why the sudden change." Sands: "Ooooh Thank God! I thought I pissed him off or something. Pheww." and he's wild if he thinks I'm never coming back.