The Wife

Chapter Eight

The baby started crying. I got up and shushed him. Ndaba was still standing there frozen. The baby calmed down, I went to sit down on the chair and rocked back and forth...

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NDABA

The cat finally let go of my tongue. She was smiling but I could see the burning anger in her glassy eyes.
Me: Please put the baby down.
Bianca: Why? Is he so precious that I can't hold him? I'm gonna be his nanny soon so we better create the bond. The sooner the better.
Me: Let's go home and talk about this.
Bianca: No I wanna talk about it here. I wanna know how...

She put Iba on his rocky and went to untie Lebo.
Bianca: When, And why. Take a seat honey. Where do you wanna seat? Next to your baby or babe?

Lebo was shaking.
Me: Bianca
Bianca: What? Come sweetie, seat next to your baby he needs some milk.
She pushed her to the chair she was sitting in. She took out s glove out of her jeans back pocket. She put in on whistling. I finally put down the takeaways and walked towards her.
Bianca: Don't you dare take another step.

She pulled out a gun from her coat, my gun. I stopped.
Me: Baby please.
Bianca: Sit down loose pants!
She pushed a chair to my direction. I sat down.
Bianca: How long has this shit been going on?

Silence.
Bianca: Are you gonna answer me? I don't wanna put this into use so you better start talking now! Did you know he has a wife?
Lebo: No.
Bianca: Oh so you lied charma boy. Where did you think he was all those nights he didn't spend with you?

She stammered. She slapped her so hard I clenched my teeth. I hated it that I couldn't help her with anything.
Bianca: Oh, so you're lying to me. Aren't you? You knew and you went ahead and gave him a baby hoping he will leave me.
Lebo: No I'm sorry. It was a mistake.
Me: Bianca please stop this. Deal with me.
Bianca: Oh no honey be patient I'm coming to you.
Me: It's me who cheated! I am the one you should be slapping.
She laughed mockingly
Bianca: I will not slap you Ndabezitha. I will do you so bad when a dog barks you'll say 'yes ma'am' thinking its me. Sit the fuck down or I'll shoot this baby!
Lebo: Bianca Please.
She begged crying.
Bianca: Can you please tell her how much I feel about noise?

I just looked at her.
Bianca: Put the baby on the rocky.
Lebo held on tight to Iba. She slapped her again, I tried moving close but she pointed the gun at me.
Bianca: Remember that right now I'm looking at a woman you've been fucking behind my back and y'all kid. I will not hesitate to put a bullet in your head. Take a step back!

I've seen her angry before but this was a different type of anger and the possibilities of her shooting me were very high. I stepped back.
Me: Lebo do as she says.
Lebo: I will not give my baby to this mentally ill bitch!
Bianca laughed.
Bianca: Sweetie you haven't got a glimpse of how crazy I can get. I will show you crazy.

She slapped her once again and took Iba.
Bianca: Take a rope out of that bag and tie him. If you do not follow my instructions I will throw it out of the window.

She walks to the window.
Bianca: Sit still Ndaba!
Me: Ok ok ok. Lebo do as she says.
I sat back down. Lebo got up crying and did as she said.
Bianca: Tie his ankles together too.

Lebo: I will loosen it.
She whispered.
Me: Do not talk back. Do all she says. She's really crazy. She's gonna kill us.
Bianca: Ok stop fucking over there. Your turn now. Come with that chair.

Lebo looked at me and took the chair. Bianca laughed and put Iba on the counter.
Bianca: He can save you from anything and every one except for me. Sit down.

She forced her down and tied her. She exhaled loudly when she finished and came to me.
Bianca: You should've known better Ndaba. I've always thought you were smart, cheat on me? Really? You're so dead.

She whispered into my ear and tightened the rope both on my hands hands and ankles. There's no escaping here...

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BIANCA

This is a very comfortable bed. I slept like a baby. I woke up twice to feed baby infidelity. He's a little angel, it's like he could sense that I was tired and needed a good sleep.

I took their phones off the charging sockets and went to them in the kitchen. The baby was still fast asleep.
Me: Morning family.
Lebo mumbled something under the tape.
Me: Sorry I can't hear you.
She shook herself hard still mumbling.
Me: Ok you're getting too loud. More than I can handle. Did you sleep well? I slept like a complete baby. What do we have for breakfast?

I opened the fridge.
Me: Mmmh. English breakfast will do.

I turned on the coffee machine and made breakfast.

I put their plates before them. I removed the duck tape from Lebo first.
Lebo: Where's my baby?
Me: I killed it.
She screamed. I clenched my jaws and taped her mouth again. She cried. She's so annoying!

Me: Are you also gonna be like your bitch and scream?
He shook his head no.
Me: Good boy.

I snatched it off, he grunted in pain. I went to sit on top of the counter and started eating.
Ndaba: How are we supposed to eat?
Me: Make a plan. You're adults for Christ's sake.
Ndaba: Untie us Bianca. Lebo's brother is coming today, he's a policeman.
Me: I'll tie him to the chair too.
Ndaba: While you can just untie us, we leave and discuss this at home?
Me: I want us to discuss it here. I want to know where did it all begin, how you saw each other and when. I want to know why you fucked me over like this.
He sighed and dropped his head.
Ndaba: I'm sorry.
I laughed. He's so funny.
Ndaba: I really am.
Me: Sorry that I caught you?
Ndaba: No, for cheating on you.
Me: You weren't sorry yesterday when you made me believe you were leaving for work.
Ndaba: Can you atleast untie her to eat. She needs to eat so that she can produce milk.
Me: And my forehead is written I give a fuck?

I threw a cup of hot coffee at him it landed on his chest and the coffee spilt all over him, he groaned.
Nqaba: Ahhh! Are you crazy?
Me: Yeah.

I got off the counter and went to tape his mouth. I took the cup and their plates.
Me: Since you wanna have 2 women. We'll all stay in this house, eat together like a great family that we are. Except I will be the only one who can move as they please.

I giggled. I went to sit on the high chair and ate as they watched me...

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I finished getting ready. I put baby infidelity to his stroller. I pushed him out.
I moved his parents to the lounge before I went to bath so that they do not get bored while I'm away. The famous brother came and I told him Lebo went out, I'm baby sitting. Did he not believe me? He did.
Me: Look fam I'd like to spend the whole day with you but I've got things to do. Atleast you have each other's company and channel 100 will keep you entertained.

I left. I drove to the mall to get a few things. On my way back I pulled up next to a restaurant. It was getting dark so nobody could see me that I was breaking down. I looked back at their child.

I failed to control my sobs. I ignored the knock on the window.

"Come stand in the rain. Nobody will notice you're crying cause everyone inside is looking at you now"

I didn't even realize how hard it was raining. He moved away from my window and ran to his car.

I started mine and sped off.

I found them still in position I left them. I put their baby on the space between them.

I circled them in with petrol. I lit a candle and put in down.
Me: You better pray it doesn't burn out.

Their sobbing and groaning was music to my aching heart. I locked the door and took the stairs down to the parking lot.

I called Patrick.
Pat: Badass.
Me: I need a lawyer
Pat: What have you done?
Me: About to kill my husband, his bitch and their kid.
Pat: Let me come and clean up evidence.
Me: There's lots of it.
Pat: My team can go as far as erasing footages  from union buildings, Mandela square and Melrose arch.
Me: Just get me a damn lawyer!

I hung up and drove off.