BACK TO LOVE.

06

AT THE MORGUE....

Axel asked his wife if she was coming with but Ayanda just shook her head no. The officer explained to him that he needed to call someone so he called his father and friend . Ayanda went up to their bedroom to wait for him. Praying it was not her little girl.

' Do you want me to go in with you?'

' I think that would be best. Since I don't know what I'll find.'

The officer ushered them into the morgue and they walked in. The coroner walked away from one of the bodies. Axel took a deep breath before slowly walking towards two smallest looking body. The bodies were all respectfully covered in white sheets. His feet felt heavier with every step, he wanted to turn and run but slowly his heavy feet pulled him towards the corpses.

HOURS LATER

Ayanda ran downstairs as soon as she heard a car stop in the driveway then waited anxiously in the kitchen for twenty minutes waiting for her husband. When she heard the sound of the front door unlock she ran into the hallway. Axel looked up when she stopped in the center of the hallway. No words were needed to be shared, she knew by the look on her face.

'' No! No! No!''

Ayanda screamed as he grabbed her by her shoulders when she slowly collapsed onto the floor where she stood. He lifted her bridal style and walked her into the living room. He held her through out the night while she sobbed onto his chest. Her hands were wrapped tightly around his waist as if she did not want him to leave, so he sat with her on the couch until she fell asleep.

'' Hey dad...... yeah she's asleep........As soon as I walked in, she knew, I didn't need to say a word........ How did mom take it ....... mmmm........ mmmhhmm.......''

Axel continued his conversation on the phone with his dad and hung up thirty minutes later. He called his family spokesperson and notified him of the recent developments and to make a media statement on their behalf. He hung up the phone and wiped a stray tear off his cheek before placing his wife's head on a cushion. He fetched a blanket from one of their closets and covered her.

" Hey man.''

He said dabbing his longtime friend Andrew as he walked into his front door then into his porch to drown their sorrows in beer. Axel let him come over since he was the only one who would not ask him ninety-nine questions. They quietly sat outside drinking till late and more calls from family and friends came in with condolences.

'' I need to go check on my wife. Thanks for coming and since it's late you can crash in the guest room. ''

'' I need to get home. I haven't told Emily what happened and I know she will want to come over. Goodnight man and stay strong.''

It was half past two in the early morning when Axel got into bed next to his wife. He held her, spooned, and realized by the damp pillow that she had been crying. He helped her onto another pillow this action woke her up and her tears started all over again. Axel was woken up four hours later by the ringing of his doorbell.

'' Did we wake you up?''

His mother and Ayanda's mother walked into the house as soon as he unlocked his front door. They each embraced him. He welcomed it since he himself was feeling defeated and exhausted from his own emotions plus the fact that he too did not sleep much.