Me: Gugu ufunani la(what are you doing here)?
Her: It was supposed to be you.
Me: Excuse me.
Her: It was your car, you were supposed to get in the crash not Nkosinathi.
I feel my eyes burning with tears and I remember uBaba. As I'm about to call, she snatches my phone, does something and throws it against the wall.
Me: What the hell?
Her: "What the hell?" What the hell is how you stole the love of my life.
I look at her, I've been so emotional I didn't care to look at her. Her hair is messy, eyes red and bags under them.
Me: Gugu hamba(go) before I call security.
She looks at me like I'm crazy and starts laughing. She starts walking towards me slowly while I back up too.
Her: You know I get it,I was away, surely he could not have waited for me for so long but you.
She says pointing at me
Her: You stayed even after I warned you countless of times but you just would not stop.
I'm backed up against the wall and I know exactly what she's talking about. About a week after meeting her at the shop, I got a note on my windscreen that read 'Run while you still can'. I told Nkosi about it and he said he'd sort it out and a few months later my back tire got slashed and 'My man, my man' was written on my windows. I did not tell Nkosi, I just told Sfiso and asked him to keep it between us, however there were more messages here and there. I didn't really think that much of it, I thought it was someone who knew about the Ndlovu's real business.
Her: You just couldn't listen, now look!!!
She steps away a bit, I kick her in the stomach and push her.
Her: Bitch!!!
I run to the kitchen and search the drawers for a knife and I can't find any, infact the drawers are wiped clean.
She walks in holding her stomach and laughing like a mad person.
Her: You should not have done that. Looking for this?
She pulls a knife from behind her.
Her: Yazi my life was perfect before you came along.
She says pointing the knife at me. We are standing on opposite sides of the kitchen island.
Her: No one is coming to help you Ayanda. It's just you and me, we're finishing this today. Don't worry about uLanga, Nkosinathi loves him and what's Nkosi's will be mine.
Me: Gugu, what do you want from me.
Her: I want my life back!!!!!
She screams startling me.
Her: I want my life back, but you...you're the only reason why that's not happening.
Her: It was supposed to be you, you always drive that car. You were supposed to be in the accident not... not him. But don't worry he'll wake up, he has to. He has to right!!!
She keeps scratching her hair. What did I do to deserve this? Huh, if it's not bullets, it's kidnapping or crazy exes holding my hostage. I pay my attention back to Gugu.
Her: I don't get it, I was everything for him. He found me living my best life and loved me so much that I would have done anything for him. I stayed after the countless cheating, heck I did everything and anything to fight for us but I was sent to a loony bin.
She laughs after saying that. My start prickling with tears.
Her: You know why I eventually agreed, because I was doing it for us. For him, so....so we could be better. Right? I got out and I married him, had his babies and he left me, he left me for YOU!!!!!
The shock on my is very much visible, I never knew Nkosinathi was married when I met never mind kids.
Me: I....I didn't know.
Her: LIAR!!!!!
Her: You are a liar. You both know what you did, you took my man from me and destroyed my family. You destroyed my life!!
Me: Gugu please I didn't know, I didn't mean to.
She chuckles.
Her: And now it's your turn.
Me: What do you mean by that!!
She smirks and walks around the counter with me walking away.
Me: Gugu please, I...I'll do anything.
Her: It's too late for that now....it's too late. I tried talking to you but you wouldn't listen. Now..now it's time for action.
She charges towards and I trip getting away. She lands a few slaps and I kick her away and knife flies from her hand. I get up and try reach for it but she pulls my leg and we get into a scuffle. She grabs an object and hits me on the head and I let go of her. She gets up gets the knife and comes towards, she stabs my knee and I scream.
She's about to stab me when we hear a baby cry. Langa I think to myself. She stops and gets off me.
Her: Mommy's coming baby.
Me: Gugu please!!!! Not my baby!!
I notice that the knife is still in her hand.
Her: Mommy's coming.
She starts humming a song. I don't know where the strength came from but I helped myself up using the cupboard.
Me: Gugu!!!
I could still hear her humming so I leapt in the direction, I was now closer to the stairs and I could see her at the top. There was blood oozing from leg but, I need to try for Langa. I leapt up and when I was on top I charged for with the energy I had left. I jumped on her and she screamed, I got up and headed towards Langa so I could at least lock him in. I felt her pull my hair backwards and I fall on my butt.
Her: You bitch!!! You never learn.
I reach for her hands and try to loosen them as she's dragging me.
Her: You can never be me!!!! You don't know him and you can never be what he needs!!!!
I reach for her leg and pull it before I hear her scream and silence. I turn around and realize that I am by the stairs, I get up and see her at the bottom, eyes open and blood oozing from head.
Me: Gugu!!! Gugu!!!! What did I do?
My hands start shaking. I can still hear Langa crying. I take of my pyjama shirt and tie my leg and if hurts. I pull my body to the room and find Nkosi's other phone and dial. Shit, I can't go to jail, I'm sobbing mess and I have blood on me.
Sfiso: Guluvakazi.
Me: I need your help.
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To be continued.
