IF ONLY.....

CHAPTER 27

Cole: they are here
Kgosi sighed and he got up and he cleared his throat....The house helpers stood by the door and soon it opened and the King walked in then the helpers bowed, he greeted them and walked in followed by the elders and his bodyguards and they all stopped on their tracks frozen with their eyes popped out when they saw Kgosi.
Kgosi: my King and my elders
They all couldn’t talk because of the shock they just looked at him with their eyes popped out.
TheKing: Kg...Kgosi?
Kgosi: father
TheKing: is this you?
Kgosi: yes its me....im back father
The King looked at Cole and Cole looked down.
UncleBaboloki: ooh praise our ancestors....Badimo ba rona ga nkake ba re latlha!( our ancestors will never abandon us)
The King slowly walked to Kgosi and he put his hands on his shoulders and Kgosi looked down with his jaws clenched.
TheKing: you are alive.... you came back son...you came back
Kgosi: yes father
Then out of the blue he hugged him which surprised Kgosi cause they never hug especially like this, they just shake hands....after some time they broke the hug off and he turned to the elders.
TheKing: he’s back my elders.....my son is back!
He said with a proud voice and the elders came closer and they also hugged him.....Kgosi looked at Cole with a raised eyebrow and Cole tried to suppress his smile looking at him.....They went to sit down.
TheKing: what happened...where were you?
Kgosi told them everything that happened except the gory details of the extreme things he did and they all were shaking their heads shocked by what he told them.
Cole: then days ago he showed up at my door
TheKing: im just glad our ancestors saved you and that they brought you back home
The elders nodded.
Kgosi: we were still planning on our trip back home then the following day Tirelo disappeared....we didn’t know where he was and Cole remembered that he had a tracker on his watch and that’s how we found him stabbed and stashed in the boot of his car
Mothusi: why is it that you come back and your brother dies Kgosana? (prince?)
Kgosi: askies?
TheKing: Mothusi!
The King warned him.
Mothusi: im just asking Kwena, this can’t be a mere coincidence
Kgosi gave him a deadly look that send chills down his spine and he swallowed hard.
Mothusi: im...im sorry Kgosana ( prince)
He said looking down and Cole shook his head pissed by Mothusi’s remarks.
Kgosi: he said they are working together before he took his last breath
TheKing: who?
Kgosi: I don’t know father but whoever they are looks like he knew them
He said and looked at elder Mothusi and Mothusi frowned then Kgosi looked back at his father and Mothusi looked at his brothers but they weren’t focusing on him.
TheKing: our ancestors will deal with them for us.....they all will feel their wrath cause no one and I mean no one kills a Kwena and gets away with it
Kgosi: well that’s if they get to them first before Cole and I do
He said looking at Mothusi who frowned again and he looked at his brothers then Kgosi’s gaze went back to the King.
Mothusi: hebanna!
They looked at him.
Mothusi: its...it’s nothing
He said and cleared his throat, then the helpers brought drinks for them and they bowed and left.
Cole: my King was princess Mmabatho told?
The King sighed.
The King: yes, I just feel for that girl....she just miscarried and now she lost a husband
Mothusi: she’s lucky cause Kgosana here is alive so he’ll take over from his brother
Kgosi: take over what?
Mothusi: his household, Mmabatho is our daughter in law and we don’t owe her family so she still needs to bare us a child
Kgosi: udakiwe lo Qophelo ( he must be drunk Qophelo)
He whispered to Cole, who smirked shaking his head.
Mothusi: o reng? ( what did you say)
Kgosi: I said its better you find someone else to take over from father cause I know my ancestors will never curse me like that
Dingaan: what do you mean by that?
Kgosi: I survived death so I know important things in my life now and marrying Mmabatho it isn’t one of them
Mothusi: so taking over from your father isn’t important 
Kgosi: marrying Mmabatho isn’t now can we change the subject.... you are here because of my late brother and not to discuss my future as the heir
Cole: right!
The King all this time he was looking at Kgosi and he could see something was different with him.....he wondered how much trauma did he go through in Congo.
Cole: my King everything is ready so after eating we should get going
Mothusi: Kwena I don’t understand why this boy is even here....he’s not even family but he’s busy running things
Cole looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
Kgosi: keng you wanted that useless son of yours who goes around planting his useless seeds even inside prostitutes to run things?
He said with an angry voice and Cole held his arm to calm him down.
TheKing: Kgosi that’s not how you speak to your elders!
He reprimanded him.
Kgosi: my apologies father
Mothusi: this boy lacks manners I thought almost dying in that foreign country would humble him but I was wrong nxa
Kgosi clenched his jaws looking at him and Mothusi looked away also fuming with anger.
Kgosi: who knows maybe you have a hand in that happening to me
Cole: Kgosi!
TheKing: enough!
They kept quiet with Kgosi still looking at his uncle Mothusi with a scary look on his face.
TheKing: Kgosi I said enough!
Kgosi moved his eyes away from Mothusi and he smirked looking down.
Kgosi: im sorry my King
TheKing: my son....a prince in our kingdom  has passed on.... we didn’t come all the way here for all this nonsense we’re here to take my son back home where he will be laid to rest with his ancestors  I hope im making myself clear!
He shouted looking angry and they all agreed they also apologized bowing their heads.