RAFAEL NGUBANE

38. MAYBE IF...

SEGO

I PACK SOME OF MY CLOTHES IN A BAG AND TAKE SOME OF MY BABIES BAGS AS WELL.

DOOR OPENS

I KNEW IT WAS HIM SO I CONTINUE DOING WHAT I WAS DOING

RAF: BAE..

ME: PLEASE TAKE THESE DOWNSTAIRS

I HAND HIM THE BABY BAGS AND FINISH OFF.

RAF: I NEED TO DO THIS

ME: OKAY

I ZIP UP MY BAG AND MOVE WITH IT TO THE ELEVATOR. HE SIGHS AND JOINS ME. THE DOOR CLOSES AND I STAND THERE, WAITING FOR HIM TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO HEAD DOWNSTAIRS

RAF: YOUR SAFET..

ME: PRESS THE BUTTON

RAF: PLEASE

ME: I KNOW YOU GUYS DID THIS SO YOU CAN FIX YOUR BROKEN FRIENDSHIPS. ME AND MY BABIES ARE NOT GOING TO BE PART OF WHATEVER GAME YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS LIKE PLAYING ON EACH OTHER. AND THE PROTECTION YOU KEEP BLABBERING ABOUT? THEY NEVER WORRY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THEY STAND 10 TOES DOWN FOR THEIRS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT 1 OF YOUR DEAREST FRIENDS MADE IT A HABIT TO DISAPPOINT THEIR LOVED ONES, MARA NINA, YALL TAKE THE CUP UNDER THAT CATEGORY.

I PRESS THE BUTTON AND THE ELEVATOR MOVES.

ELEVATOR CHIMES

THE DOOR OPENS AND THEY LOOK AT US

ME: (WHISPERS)JUST SP YOU KNOW, WHEN I WALK OUT THAT DOOR. I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN, WHILE IM PREGNANT.

HE LOOKS AT ME

I PULL MY BAG AND WALK TOWARDS REA, WHO TAKES MY BAG. I NOTICE HIM GIVING L AND ROXXY THE BABY BAGS. I LOOK AT ALL OF THEM AND FINISH OFF MY GAZE AT HIM.

ME: (SIGH)

MO

THEY WALK OUT AND MASEGO DROPS SOMETHING ON THE STAIRS. SHE DIDN'T LOOK BACK.

GLASS BREAKING

I LOOK AND ITS RAFAEL. HE HIT THE GLASS ON THE SIDE TABLE AND WALKED AWAY

RAF: (CRIES OUT LOUD) NOOOO

ME: SHES DONE

MOAGI LOOKS AT ME AND LOOKS DOWN. HE WALKS OUT WITH THE MEN AND THE CARS DRIVE OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES.

LATE AT NIGHT

IT WAS TENSE IN THE CRIB. WE DID NOT GET ANY VISITORS AND NO, THE HOUSE WAS NOT SHOT UP. I FIND RAFAEL CHILLING BY THE EDGE OF THE POOL, LOOKING DOWN AT HIS PHONE

ME: YO

HE LOOKS UP

RAF: WADDUP THO?

WE FIST BUMP AND I SEE HIM LOOKING AT PICTURES OF HIM AND SEGO

SWITCHES PHONE OFF

I LOOK AT HIM

ME: I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITY THIS. HE LITERALLY SHOT ME AND SAID WE ARE BEEFING BECAUSE I LET SHIT SLIDE WITH YOU

RAF: (SIGHS AND LOOKS UP) ITS OKAY BRUV. SHES GONE EITHER WAY, SO I CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS

ME: SO WHATS THE PLAN ? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ? HARVEY IS SAYING WE BETRAYED HIM

RAF: HE BETRAYED ME FIRST SO NOW THAT 1 OF MINE DOES IT TO HIM, HES OUT FOR BLOOD (CLICKS TONGUE)