"Nobody said it was going to be easy"
"But nobody said it was going to be hard to"
I looked at this man wearing a white satin cloth all over his body and red beads on his wrists and ankles
"Everything happens for a reason "
"No Mina I am tired "
"Ziyanda"
I turned around to see where the angelic voice came from , i shrieked as I saw my late grandmother with the prettiest smile she was wearing a blue robe with a white doek
"I am watching over you mntanami "
"Gogo"I ran to hug her how I miss her
"I am sorry Gogo I know I disappointed you "
"No mntanami you are on the right path I'm proud of you but you can't join me yet "
"I want koko, relieve me from this pain I can't do this anymore "
I hear a baby screaming , it's wailing a man reappears with a baby I squirt my eyes to look at the baby and it's a boy wearing a white romper , he looks so much like Ibanzi
I touch my stomach and it's still there ,the man hands over the baby to koko
"He's finally here "
"That's my baby koko, let me hold him ,"
"Me and Siphosami are watching over you at all times "
"SiphoSami?"
"Yes name him that because he uyisipho empilweni yami angeke ngisabhoreka "
"Gogo no !!!no !!"
"Siphosami is always watching over you okay you and Ntandoyenkosi bye Sthandwa Sami we will see each other at the promised land "
I wail and I scream for my baby
I open my eyes wide open and I am at the hospital my body feels so numb realization hits me that I didn't die I'm still on this painful earth and that was all a dream I didn't actually see koko I was just dreaming
That wasn't exactly my Gogo it was my grandmothers mother
The door opens and the doctor comes in followed by Likhona ,the last person I expected to see
"Thank goodness you are awake "
He stands far away from the bed and puts his hand in his pockets
Just before I can respond the door opens and Ouma and Andrew walk in my Heart starts beating fast as the events resurface , the bad memories
Likhona notices this and looks at Andrew wearily
"As I was still saying , I have news for you Miss Khumalo you were in a very stable situation the wrists we managed to stitch back thank goodness you were brought just in time "
I nod my head
"Where is my baby ?"
I brush my stomach and it's still swollen
The doctor heaves a deep sigh and looks at me
"You were carrying twins and unfortunately the other one couldn't make it "
I look up at the ceiling and feel the tears stinging my eyes , I killed my siphosami he even has his fathers features
I let the tears slip down from my eyes and the doctor continues explaining what happened to the baby and that I can only give birth to my dead child at 7 months and bury him mind you it's only been 4 months
Finally the doctor stops and likhona speaks
"When is she getting discharged?"
"You can discharge her today "
My heart starts beating fast knowing very well that I have to go back to the cottage and be a victim of rape
The doctor leaves the room and two bodyguards enter the room I get a glimps of these two men walking in with their black suits
"Now listen This afternoon I'm coming to your house to fetch all of Ziyanda's clothes she's moving in with me "likhona says that in a demanding tone if I want tired of men I would declare it sexy just not now
"Who are you to tell us what's going to happen in our house ?"
"Likhona Zulu "
"That is not going to happen you puss , that's our house "
"Listen I am not playing any games with you okay "
"Neither am I over my dead body "
"That can be arranged okay "
He takes out a gun from his pocket and Ouma looks at it with a shocked expresssion she looks so shocked what I don't understand the most is why is Likhona so interested in moving in with me
What if he's going to rape me too ?
Ohhh god can this end already
"Wait my man let's talk this out "
"You said over your dead body now I might as well kill you now"
"This is a bloody hospital "
"Shut up grandma "
That's Andrew
He finally agrees about me taking my stuff and me leaving the cottage how the hell did Likhona even find me
Likhona's POV
I left one of my bodygurads at the hospital to guard Ziyanda while I walk with the other one to the parking lot
I grab my phone and make a call to Sabrina
She picks up the phone on the third ring
"Sabrina I need you to arrange my apartment in Mount Edgecombe"
"Which one sir "
"I need the family one ,four bedrooms and I need you to arrange the en-suite "
"What do you need me to add sir "
"Clothes ,girl clothes you know fashion sense for a person who is a size 30 and is 19 or 20 lapho nje"
"I am on it sir "
"I need you to make it fast I need it by 16:00"
"Sir that is three hours from now "
"Don't I pay ?"
"Yes sir you do "
"Then make it happen "
I drop the call and get into my black Maserati and drive off the hospital a black SUV with my bodyguards following me
After a 15 minutes drive I park my car outside the Smiths household the place where Ziyanda used to stay in her old home I have a feel the Andrew guy was abusing her but I don't know how I am going to find out
I am guessing they already told the gardener because he is the one that lets me in with no questions asked
I walk to her cottage with the help of the gardener it's not locked there's blood on the floor and her clothes scattered on the floor
I take her handbag I'm guessing with her important document I don't want to take any clothes from this cottage she's going to get a new wardrobe
I grab the files and all things I think she would consider important and walk out of the cottage
I get into my car and drive off Back to the hospital right after passing at Krispy Kreme to buy some Oreo doughnuts and a crappy drink I once heard her saying she loves dunk wings don't ask me how
I buy some dunk wings and MacDonalds chili cheese fries just to get her appetite up ohhh and some chocolate I'm sure pregnant women love chocolate
I leave the stuff in the car and walk inside the ward and it's empty my heart starts beating fast at the idea that the white family left with her but I hear the water running in the shower and i feel at ease a bit maybe she's still taking a shower
