IF ONLY.....

CHAPTER 40

KWENENG KINGDOM

Seer: the is no need for me to throw the bones to tell you that prince Kgosi is telling the truth my king
Motlalepula laughed angrily already imagining what she will do to Mmabatho and her mother.
Seer: I knew about this the day I was told about the arranged marriage of the late prince Tirelo and princess Mmabatho
Everyone: what?
Seer: my king you know how the ancestors work....they told me to let everything unfold because I did warn you about getting a wife for either one of the princes but none of you listened.....the was a reason why the ancestors wanted the princes to find their own wives
He then looked over at Motlalepula then back at the King and Kgosi read between the lines then he sighed and sat back.
Batho’sfather: so my daughter did give birth to that child
Seer: eeh Kgabo ( yes Kgabo)
Batho’sfather: then why did our royal seer say something different
Seer: some people can be bought Kgabo that is why you should always listen to your instinct and to your ancestors when they communicate with you in your dreams.....you were not chosen by mistake Kgabo
Batho’s father nodded then he looked at King Kwena
Batho’s father: Kwena excuse me my wife and I we need to deal with this accordingly as a family first....I’ll keep in touch
King: go siame Kgabo ( its ok Kgabo)
Batho’sfather: Kgosana ( prince)
Kgosi: Kgabo Mokgatlha
He bowed a little and the King stood up so did his wife and they walked out followed by their guards....no one even walked them out the way things were tense.
Motlalepula: mxm
She got up and walked out and Queen Boitumelo rolled her eyes then she stood up.
Boitumelo: let me go prepare something for you
Kgosi: ma let one of the maids to go pick morogo for ntate Kabongo kwa tshimong ( wild spinach for Mr Kabongo in the vegetable garden) 
Boitumelo: ok my son
She walked out too.
Seer: I see you didn’t call the elders
King: you can now sit on the chair wise one
Seer: ke a leboga Kwena ( thank you Kwena)
He got up from the floor and sat next to Kgosi on couch.
King: I didn’t want drama...i just wanted to deal with that disrespectful girl and get it over and done with....they would have dragged this unnecessarily while it’s just a small matter I wanted done quickly
The seer nodded.
Seer: but once they find out about the meeting they’ll cause a ruckus
King: I’ll handle it when that happens
The seer nodded again...then the King looked at Kgosi.
King: explain Kgosi
He said with a serious tone and Kgosi cleared his throat.
Kgosi: I did background check on her before I left for Egypt....i was gonna tell you all about it when I came back after a week but things happened
The King sighed.
King: why did you do a background check on her
Kgosi: I just didn’t trust her my King and I didn’t understand why Tirelo was forced to marry that girl specifically cause they are good princesses from other kingdoms that he liked
King: mmmmh
He said staring into space with a serious frown on his face.
Seer: he’s not the heir to the throne by mistake my King....he has an eye for certain things
Then he sighed.
Seer: but he fails at keeping a special woman happy and stress free....and just so you know, your brother is not happy with you my prince
Kgosi frowned and the seer raised his eyebrow at him and Kgosi looked down with a clenched jaw.
King: what special woman
Seer: his chosen and the one his heart longs for
Kgosi: my heart don’t long for anyone
He said defensively. 
Seer: are you calling me a liar my prince
Kgosi kept quiet.
King: what did you do Kgosi?
Kgosi: nothing I can’t fix my King
King: you better fix it whatever it is you did
He said with a firm tone and Kgosi nodded.
Seer: come to my house later at night you need to be cleansed again
He gave him a “you know what you did” look and Kgosi nodded.
King: I don’t even want to know
He said as Queen Boitumelo walked in carrying a tray with their food while a maid walked in holding a basin filled with water for them to wash their hands.

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Kgabo: BAHUMI....MOTLALEPULA!!!
He roared as he walked inside his royal house then a royal maid walked to where the King is and she knelt not far from him looking scared because she could tell he was angry.
Maid: my king
Kgabo: where is Queen Bahumi and princess Mmabatho!!
He asked looking angry.
Maid: they haven’t gotten back since they left with you my king
The king clicked his tongue and started walking away.
Kgabo: CALL THE ROYAL SEER HERE NOW!!
He shouted and they all jumped with fear.
QueenSeriti: go call the guards!!
The maid got up and rushed to call the guards.
QueenSeriti: Bahumi never learns hai nxa

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QueenBahumi: we can’t go back Mmabatho
She said pacing up and down.
Mmabatho: but ma we can convince dad to consult with the seer and he will tell him what he told him years back
QueenBahumi: sometimes I wonder if you’re really my daughter wena....im sure the seer from Kweneng Kingdom already told him something different Mmabatho and not to forget that useless things called Kgosi already planted a seed of doubt in his mind
Mmabatho sighed....they booked into a BnB in Brits.
QueenBahumi: and it’s your entire fault....you said you will take care of that boy Kgosi
She said angrily.
Mmabatho: let me call Modiri and hear what happened
She dialed Scarface’s numbers and he answered.
Scar: Batho
Mmabatho: what happened Modiri....you promised to take care of that fool Kgosi and now our daughter’s paternity is out in the open!!
She said sounding angry.
Scar: eng? ( what?)
Mmabatho: YOU PROMISED MODIRI AND I TRUSTED YOU
She said standing up.
Scar: bona man Batho my guys, the ones I send to take care of that bitch and that fool Kgosi are missing...i can’t get hold of them
Mmabatho: ooh Modimo wa mosa ( ooh God of mercy)
She said feeling defeated.
Scar: I don’t know what happened baby but I’ll fix it I promise...i send some of my guys to go search for them
Mmabatho: o useless Modiri...fokon useless nxa aaah ( you are useless Modiri...fucken useless)
She screamed then she dropped the call and started pacing around....then Queen Bahumi laughed clapping her hands.
QueenBahumi: nywe nywe I got this nxa...o useless le wena....fucken useless nxa..o useless go tshwana fela le papao wa lerete le le nnyane nxa ( you are also useless....fucken useless....you’re as useless as your father with his small dick nxa)
Mmabatho: mama
QueenBahumi: fotseke....how can you trust that thug Mmabatho...bona nou....bona fela....im sure your father already hanged the seer after he confessed and we are next after he learns of all we did Mmabatho...of all I did!!!
She shouted.
Mmabatho: papa would never hurt me
QueenBahumi: you clearly don’t know your father wena.....yena ba ganne go mo fa mo pele but pelo empe ba mofile shem....yho ka tla disappointiwa ke ngwana ke mmelege...yho ( he wasn’t bless below his belt but he was blessed with a cold heart...yho I’ve just been disappointed by a child I gave birth to)
She said with her hands on top of her head....Mmabatho sighed feeling scared.

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AROUND 8 AT NIGHT

Kgosi: is it done?
Jabu: yeah they are about to drop the boxes at his place
Kgosi smiled.
Kgosi: ok
Jabu: I can’t believe you did that to those bodies man
Kgosi: that’s nothing compared to what I’ll do to the fuckers that killed my brother
Jabu: yah neh...anyway e re ko bona mamasita waka ko tseya one nyana go fokotsa stress ( let me go see my lady and take one round to lower my stress)
Kgosi chuckled.
Kgosi: Cole told me about mamzalwane gore o chunneng ( Cole told me about your church lover, about what she did)
Jabu sighed.
Jabu: sanchaela ka selo seo (don’t tell me about that thing).....i can’t believe she did that to me mara a go na flopo a ka se lokele ke nex kao chaela ( but its ok nothing good will come her way im telling you)
Kgosi: she should be dead in a ditch somewhere nxa
Jabu: that would hurt my kids so mo tlogele o satlong gopola ( so let her be she’s gonna miss me)
Kgosi: hai women
Jabu: we can’t live with them but at the same time we also can’t live without them
Kgosi chuckled....they spoke some more then they ended the call and Kgosi called Cole and they also spoke for some time then they also ended the call....He sighed and called Dineo’s numbers and she answered after some time.
Dineo: hello
Kgosi: hey
Dineo: prince Kgosi
He clenched his jaws.
Kgosi: ok  enough Mmabontle...can we be ok now
Dineo: askies
Kgosi: can we go back to the way things were...please
Dineo chuckled.
Dineo: just like that
Kgosi: yeah just like that
Dineo: waitsi Kgosi I don’t need this in my life....im pregnant and wena o busy ongfakela stress ( stressing me out).....you called me a home wreaker with daddy issues so ntlogele (leave me) with my daddy issues....we’re not friends so stay in your lane and I’ll stay in mine...have a good night
She dropped the call.... he rubbed his eyes sighing then he called her numbers again...she answered but didn’t say anything.
Kgosi: im sorry for all the hurtful  things I said to you....you have a sharp tongue and respect means a lot to me...can we be civil towards one another for sake of peace and Gauta
She didn’t say anything.
Kgosi: I know I can be too much Mmabontle but I care about you....alot
He sighed.
Kgosi: can we do it for our princess please
She sighed.
Dineo: yeah whatever
Kgosi: Mmabontle
She sighed.
Dineo: you hurt me Kgosi and im hardly shaken by people’s opinions about me but wena you had to hit where it hurts the most
She said with a breaking voice.
Kgosi: and im sorry
She sniffed and Kgosi clenched his jaw.
Kgosi: let me make it up to you
She sniffed again.
Dineo: you hurt me Kgosi....it’s not my fault that my father ran away, I didn’t ask to be born and I sure as hell didn’t know your brother was married and when I did I broke things off with him but he wouldn’t let me be
He sighed....he felt like shit now.
Kgosi: im sorry Mmabontle....
Tu tu tu she dropped the call.....he tried to call her but it would ring once and get dropped.....he quickly accessed the cctv cameras planted inside the house and outside and he saw her crying sitting on the couch....he swallowed hard and he typed a message for her and send it to her and it said;

“ I know I crossed the line and im sorry, im not used to a woman challenging me or even talking back at me...you’re a different breed altogether and I’ll learn to accept that you’re nothing like all the women im used to...im sorry Mmabontle”
He then went back to watching her and he saw her reading the sms and he sighed.
Kgosi: I’ll fix things I promise

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He heard a knock on the door, he was busy in the kitchen while his girlfriend was having a bath in the bathroom....he wiped his hands and went to check who was knocking while holding his gun since it was late at night and the gate was locked and he only found two boxes by the door....he quickly closed the door and walked around the house with his gun ready hoping to find whoever dropped those boxes but nothing....he went back to the front door and scanned the boxes, he thought it might be bombs but the foul smell that came from the boxes made him doubtful.....he slowly opened the first box and what he found inside turned his stomach and he vomited to the ground....he moved away from them closing his nostrils.
Scar: fuck!!
He cursed.
He then went inside the house and came back with his phone and he called one of his guys and told him to come to his house immediately.....he dropped the call and went back to the boxes and he opened another once and it was another chopped up body with what looked like his intestines put inside a transparent plastic bag.....his stomach turned again and he threw up again....he saw an envelope attached inside the second box and he took it and slowly opened it and it read;

“ your little puppets you send after me....i made them pretty for you, I hope you like what I did to them
Ps... King Kong ”

He swallowed hard and he quickly closed the boxes and he started pacing up and down.... he then dialed Lebby’s numbers praying that he answers and he heard the phone ringing inside one of the boxes and sighed looking down.
Scar: fuck!!!


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THE FOLLOWING DAY

Tibi’s mother was worried about him, she has been calling him nonstop and his phone just rings without being answered and it didn’t help that his daughter has been off since yesterday running a fever and crying nonstop.....she prayed for him almost all night hoping he’s ok wherever he is....Anyway she was now sitting outside under a shadow made by her shack eating porridge when she saw a woman and a man walking inside her yard.....she put the bowl of porridge down and she waited for them to get to her....they greeted her respectfully and she returned the greeting and went inside and came back with chairs and they sat down.
Woman: mama my name is Amanda and this is Sydney...we came here with regards to Tebello
Her heart started beating fast as she looked at them.
Tibi’smom: what...what happened to my son....where is he?
The guy took out his phone and pressed on it then after some time someone spoke...he turned the screen to Tibi’s mother and she saw her son.
Tibi: ma....mama
He could hardly speak...he looked horrible, his face was bruised badly...Tibi’s mother started crying when she saw her son in that state.
Tibi’smom: Tebello...ooh ngwanaaka.....ooh Modimo waka....go diragetseng ka wena Tebello ( Tebello....ooh my child....ooh my   God... what happened to you Tebello)
Tibi: mama I...i need you so please come with that woman and man to Pretoria....im badly hurt so I need you
He said slowly.
Tibi’smom: what happened to you Tebello?
She said crying.
Tebello: Mama please take all the important papers like my certificates, nana’s birth certificate and our IDs and pack a bag too and come with them please
Tibi’smom: where are you?
Tibi: at a hospital in Pretoria...they’ll bring you to me
The guy then dropped the video call and Tibi’s mother wiped her tears off.
Woman: you should go pack ma
She got up and went inside crying silently, her son’s bruised face was stuck on her mind.
Man: im glad King said we should approach her this way....we would find it hard to take her by force with how close this shacks are and how crowded the streets are...look at that old bitch peeking through the window
The woman laughed.

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Cole: yeses you’re trending man....I’ve been getting calls all morning about your resurrection
He laughed and Kgosi just chuckled.
Kgosi: yeah my siblings have been getting calls too...these vultures are a little too late though
Cole: yeah fuck them nx but you sound offish what’s up
Kgosi sighed and rubbed his eyes.
Kgosi: it’s this issue with Mmabontle....im tired of all this shit man
Cole: look I know it’s too early for what im about to say but im gonna say it anyway....Fuck taking things slow and giving her time to heal just fuck her brains out and she will forgive you
Kgosi: what?
Cole laughed.
Cole: give it to her pretty good and she’ll forgive and respect you...use your dick as a whip to discipline her its as easy as that....who said she cant use your dick to heal, Marang did and today she’s my wife
Kgosi laughed.
Kgosi: you’re crazy
He continued to laugh.
Cole: im telling you
Kgosi just shook his head.
Cole: and about that Tibi boy
Kgosi: he works for us now
Cole: what made you give him a second chance at life...you don’t give second chances man
Kgosi: he’s a single father and he’s a desk job employee not a field one which is a mistake that fool Scar did....he should’ve used his brains instead but retarded small time  thugs thinks using their small balls instead of their small brains
Cole chuckled.
Cole: yeah but can we trust him
Kgosi: no but we gonna make sure he earns our trust.....and his mother and child are leverage, he’ll be forced to be loyal to us cause we will protect and provide for them....don’t worry I have a plan for him
Cole: mmmmh
Kgosi: yeah let me go get ready for the council meeting...I’ll see you later
Cole: sure...remember fuck her no more Mr nice guy.....you should learn from me man
Kgosi: tsek
Cole laughed and they ended the call.

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LATER IN THE EVENING

The door opened and he walked in....he heard music playing in the kitchen and he put his bag and car keys on top of the table and he walked there slowly....he stood by the entrance with his hands inside his pockets and watched her as she moved around cooking...he cleared his throat and she jumped quickly turning and as soon as her eyes landed on Kgosi she breathed out holding her chest.
Dineo: jeez man...don’t ever do that...don’t scare me like that!!
She half shouted at him then turned and held on to the kitchen counter to calm her nerves down....she didn’t hear him come in so when he cleared his throat she nearly peed on herself cause according to her knowledge she was alone in the house cause their house help asked for special leave to go assist her sister who just lost her husband in Ga-Rankuwa.... she then went back to chopping vegetables and all of a sudden she felt hands on her waist and she froze....his hands moved to her baby bump and he rubbed it slowly.
Dineo: what are you doing?
Kgosi: fixing things between us
She swallowed...and he closed the space between them.
Dineo: Kgosi...
Kgosi: I messed up Mmabontle please let me fix us
Dine: we agreed to be civil to each other so there’s no need for all this
She said with a low tone and he slowly turned her around.....her heart was beating fast.
Kgosi: I want us to be more than civil
Dineo: huh?
She asked  confused....he moved closer to a point that his face was an inch to hers and she took in his intoxicating fragrance which made her a little dizzy cause he smelled good.
Kgosi: I miss Mmabontle wa me....not this cold and distant Dineo I don’t like
She tried to say something but he stopped her.
Kgosi: shhh
He cupped her face and she swallowed hard and her body gave her up....she felt herself getting wet down there.
Dineo: Kgosi...
Kgosi: im gonna fix things between us Mmabontle.....Gauta needs to be born into a healthy and warm home
She swallowed and looked away.
Kgosi: im a hard man to live with Mmabontle I can be cold and hard when I feel disrespected or pushed to my limits...i know you always have to defend yourself but that doesn’t mean you have to be disrespectful while doing that
Dineo: you burned my dildo Kgosi and I need it
Kgosi: you don’t need it you have my dick to satisfy you
She gasped looking at him like he’s crazy.
Dineo: you’re Richard’s brother Kgosi for God’s sake
Kgosi: so
Dineo: it’s wrong Kgosi in so many levels
Kgosi: why is it wrong?
She tried to push him away but he didn’t move.
Dineo: Kgosi...
Kgosi: if you were Tirelo’s wife I’ll be forced to take over his household more especially because you’re pregnant, that’s how our tradition works so me wanting to satisfy you sexually isn’t an abomination Mmabontle
Dineo: im not his wife
Kgosi: more reason why it shouldn’t be a problem for me to give you what you long for
Dineo: I don’t even know why we’re talking about this cause its so wrong
Kgosi: and I asked you why it is wrong and don’t tell me about Tirelo being my brother
She frowned at him.
Dineo: Kgosi just....stop please
Kgosi: do you want me to be more convincing cause I can see you think im playing
He said moving his face closer.
Dineo: kg...Kgosi
He quickly perked her lips and she stood there frozen......he moved back with a slight smirk on his face and his hands inside his pockets.
Kgosi: im done playing it safe with you Mmabontle...im not one to beat around the bush and im done giving you time to heal....from now on you’ll heal with my head between your legs and my dick buried deep inside you....im gonna fix things between us and you need to meet me half way
Her eyes popped out, she couldn’t believe he just said that to her.
Kgosi: add a plate for me too....let me go freshen up
He then walked away leaving Dineo with her eyes still popped out....she was shocked and also confused at the same time by what just happened...she then blinked fast trying to take in what just happened.
Dineo: what the.....what just happened....did he just say.....
She said to herself with her heart still beating fast.
Dineo: ooh Richard o swelang mara ( ooh Richard why did you die)
She shook her head and turned then she continued with what she was doing with her mind all over the place....she's supposed to still be angry at Kgosi but instead she's feeling somehow and that feeling isn’t anger.

TO BE CONTINUED......