RAFAEL NGUBANE

24. LIFE OUT

RAF

I DRIVE TOWARDS THE CAR, FOLLOWING IT FROM MY PHONE.

ME: YOU'RE DEAD

I SEE THE CAR INFRONT OF ME

PHONE RINGS

ZACK BRUVDA*

I DRIVE CLOSER AND CURVE INFRONT OF IT.

BANG!!!!!!!!

SMOKE COMES OUT

I OPEN MY DOOR, COUGHING. I NOTICE THE PERSON WALKING OUT OF THE CAR

ME: WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU ?

I POINT A GUN AT ITS HEAD

ME: TELL ME

??: (LAUGHS)

I HIT IT ON THE HEAD WITH MY GUN AND THE PERSON FALLS DOWN. I PUT MY GUN AWAY AND PULL THE PERSON UP. I SLAP THE PERSON, THROWING THEM ON THE FLOOR, KICKING THEM IN THE STOMACH MULTIPLE TIMES

ME: UYANG'JWAYELA JOE

I CARRY IT AND CHOKE IT WHILE LOOKING INSIDE ITS EYES. I WATCH ITS SOUL LEAVE THE BODY

PHONE RINGS

I LET GO AND THE PERSON FALLS DOWN, COUGHING. I ANSWER MY PHONE KICKING IT

ME: JA.

MO: BRO, LET HER GO PLEASE

ME: WHO ? DO NOT WASTE MY TIME MO...

ZACK: THE PERSON YOU GOT THERE IS MASEGO

ME: WAA...

I DROP MY PHONE AND PULL THE BODY. I PULL UP THE BALACLAVA

ME: (CRIES) FUCK

I GET UP IMMEDIATELY, CRYING

On the line

ZACK: BRO, IM ON THE WAY

I STARE AT HER LYING ON THE FLOOR, CRYING. I FELT, EMPTY. I HURT HER THIS MUCH, TO THIS POINT. FUCK. I GO TO HER AND CHECK HER PULSE.

ME: NO. PLEASE DON'T DIE. PLEASE

I CRY WHILE HOLDING HER 

ME: I LOVE YOU, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (CRYING OUT LOUD)

ZACK ARRIVES WITH MO. MO RUNS TOWARDS US AND CRIES.

MO: WHAT DID YOU DO ? (CRIES)

ZACK: WAIT...

WE CARRY HER AND DRIVE HER TO THE NEAREST PRIVATE HOSPITAL.

1 HOUR LATER,

REA

RAF: (BOUNCING LEG) FUCK (VOICE BREAKING)(CRYING)

I GET UP AND GO TO HIM

RAF: WHY MARA ?

ME: CALM DOWN

THE DOCTOR ARRIVES

DOCTOR: SHES NOT OKAY. THE BRUISES ON HER BODY ARE SEVERE. HER BODY WAS TURNING PURPLE

RAFAEL: (STARTS CRYING)

DOCTOR: SHE'LL NEED TO STAY HERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS

I FELT RAFAEL'S BODY TURN COLD

US: WHAT ?

DOCTOR: WHAT HAPPENED HER ?

RAF: (CRIES)

MO: CAR ACCIDENT

DOCTOR: SHE'LL BE FINE. I PROMISE

MO: (LOOKS DOWN)

THE DOCTOR TELLS US WE CAN GO SEE HER BUT SHES SLEEPING. WE ENTER AND LESEGO STARTS CRYING.

RAF: (LOOKS DOWN)

MO: I'M SO SORRY SIS

RIO AND RO STOOD THERE. I KNEW THEY WANTED ANSWERS

ZACK: WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED ?

THERE IS SILENCE

RAF: (SOBBING WHILE HOLDING MASEGO'S HAND) ITS MY FAULT. I DID THIS.

RO: HUH ?

RAF: (CRIES)

ZACK: WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS YOUR FAU...

ME: ZACK, READ THE ROOM.

HE LOOKS AT ME

ME: PLEASE. YOU CANT EXPECT ANSWERS WHEN SEGO IS LITERALLY IN A COMA

ZACK: MHH (NODS)

THE NEXT DAY

RAF

SHE REALLY WANTED REVENGE. I HURT A GOOD WOMAN. I STARE AT HER WHILE SHES SLEEPING 

ME: (HOLDS HER HAND) I WONT PROMISE ANYTHING. I WANT YOU AND ONLY YOU. ILL SHOW YOU NOW

DOOR OPENS

MA: OH, (CRIES) MNTANAMI

I GET UP AND HUG HER MOM. HER DAD JUST STARED AT HER AND LOOKS AT ME. I LOOK DOWN IMMEDIATELY.

MA: WHAT HAPPENED

MO: IT'S A CAR ACCIDENT MA

MY MOM ENTERS RUSHING IN AS WELL

MOM: OH NKOS'YAMI (SOBBING)

POPS: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED??

MA: (SIGH) BATHI I'ACCIDENT

POPS: KANJANI MANJE ?

MO: THE CARS COLLIDED. NOBODY WAS DRUNK

LESEGO AND ROXXY SAT THERE, AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.

MO: ROXXY, PLEASE GO TO THE MANSION AND GET HER CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR WHEN SHE...

REA: SHE LEFT THE MANSION AGES. SHE TOOK HER CLOTHES

MO: FUCK, WHERE DID SHE LIVE ?

ME: AT AN APARTMENT AROUND THE AREA.

THEY ALL LOOK AT ME.

ME: (SIGHS)(LOOKS AWAY)

MO: WE NEED TO GET HER A CHANGE OF CLOTHES OR ELSE SHES GONNA FLIP OUT AND WANT TO LEAVE

I LOOK AT HER. I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN, I CANT BELIEVE I PUT MY HANDS ON A WOMAN, MY WOMAN AT THAT. WE ALL GET UP AND LEAVE MO ON THE PHONE

MO

ME: SHES INJURED REAL BAD

...: ...

ME: CALM DOWN. ZACK SORTED THE GUESTS OUT. WE ARE GONNA SORT THAT OUT, JUST CLEAN UP THAT SIDE

I HANG UP AND LOOK AT MASEGO. SHE WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME

ME: SHIT. (SIGHS)

SEGO: I NEED TO LEAVE

ME: NO WAYS. THEY ARE ON TO US

SEGO: LIKE I GIVE A FUCK...

DOOR OPENS

"SILENCE"