Khethiwe

𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑬𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑵

♥︎Khethiwe♥︎
AT THE PALACE
IN KHETHIWE'S BEDROOM
05:00

~~KHETHIWE'S DREAM~~
Ayanda: Let me help out.

Fast tracks, dinner table. Family having dinner.

Ayanda: Enjoy your food, Khethi. It was made with love.

Khethiwe grabs a spoon and tries to eat, Sibandi slaps the spoon away.

Sibandi: Ungadli, ngiba uzo shona. Nengane izo shona. {Don't eat that, or you will die. And the child will die too.}

  ~~END OF DREAM~~

Me: (Screams)

Qhawe: (wakes up) Khethiwe, yini? Baby...{Khethiwe, what's wrong?}

I looked at Qhawe and he sat up. He pulled me close and held me in his arms.

Qhawe: Yini? Kwenzenjani? {What? What's wrong?}

Me: (Panting) I had...I...had a bad dream.

Qhawe: Shh, I got you now. Don't worry. It's alright. Let's get back to sleep.

He gave me a kiss on the forehead and rubbed circles on my back. I fell asleep on his chest.

What did that dream mean?

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♥︎Ayanda♥︎
AT A SANGOMA HUT
IN THE HUT
06:00

Sangoma: (Trances) Vumani boh..

Me: Siyavuma.

Sangoma: Weh ntombazane, lento ufuna ngiyenze inzima kakhulu. Lomonto akasu muntu k'phela. Uvikelwe ngama dlozi. {Young lady, the thing you want me to do is very difficult. This person is not just any person. She is protected by ancestors.}

Me: I don't care, but I want her dead.

Sangoma: Are you sure that's what you want to do? Cause if things don't go as planned, the consequences are on your back.

Me: I am sure. Ngimufuna efile. {I want her dead.}

Sangoma: (Trances) Kulungile. Lalela keh, lento engizok'nika yona, inzima kakhulu. Uyisebenzise ngedlela ngik'tshele ngayo. Uyangizwa ntombazane? {Okay. Listen, what I'm about to give you is dangerous. Use it exactly they way I tell you. Do you hear me, girl?}

Me: Thokoza.

She proceeds to give me instructions on how to use the muthi. She tells me the advantages of this muthi and the disadvantages. To be honest, I didn't give a f**k. All I wanted was to kill Khethiwe.

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♥︎Sibandi♥︎
AT SIBANDI'S HOUSE
IN HER NDUMBA
07:00

As I was mixing up all my herbs to help another client, I fell into a trance.

Sibandi's Vision:
The palace
Dinner

The ancestors are seated having dinner.

Gogo: Weh Sibandi, khona uzodla nathi maduze ume ngabe awuvimbi lomhlangano. {Sibandi, someone is going to join us soon if you don't stop that meeting.}

Me: Umhlangano? Muphi umhlangano? {Meeting? Which meeting?}

Mkhulu: Umhlangano nabantu bakwa Nkosi. Indodakazi yabo ifuna uk'thatha impilo yaka Khethiwe. {Meeting with the Nkosi family. Their daughter wants to take the life of Khethiwe.}