J.T
We all sat down on the table. It was my father, the president, director of hawks and my mother and Lulama. Everyone else was excused from the meeting but the President guards were on guard outside.
Dad: so old friend, how are you?
President: Good. He said shaking and sweating and I knew my dad held more power than he lets on. I had Lulama hand in mines and was drawing mini circles and my mom was looking at me from across the table.
Dad: if I wanted you dead I would have done it this morning when you were having tea with your wife or I would have done it when you were planning against my son this morning at your 8am meeting or better yet I would have done it last week at your granddaughter recitals . Now relax and let talk like old friends that want what best for the country and of cause our family as you have heard that I'll be a grandfather too. He smiled at Lulama who looked down. The President was sweating more than being relaxed and my father smiled at him one of the most evils smiles.
Jabulani
Me: now let get down to business why did you want to kill us? He shifted and so did the director.
President: you went against our advice and got married and even had a child even though we told you that the type of men that you are that impossible.
Me: yet I do the exact same for the Americans that side and for our Embassy and the relationship that we have that side, and I still get to keep my family and be in a loving family. Now how come in South Africa a place that is my home I couldn't? He looked at me shocked.
PresidentL: you work with the south African embassy board? How come I don't know that?
Me: there are things that you wouldn't know sir that are beyond your pay grade. I smiled at him and I saw my son grinning.
Me: moving along let talk about J.T
Lulama
I looked at the family of these special people and I felt myself be questioning everything that they are and what they stand for. I watched as the president and J.T father go back and forth on things and I just sat there thinking about my current situation. "are we okay" I heard J.T whispers and I nodded as his mother was watching us closely. "the baby?' he asked as his voice full of worry and I looked at him and for the first time I saw fear in his eyes and I got it why he was scared. Given my situation I should be too but I somehow had faith or I was in so much shocked that it wasn't registering that am not okay.
Me: After this can we go to the doctor? He nodded and he took his hand and brushed it on my belly and I swear I felt a small thud and I looked at him.
J.T: what?
Me: I think the baby moved... and just than there was a bag on the table and Mr Liwa was standing with his both two feet's and had the gun pointed at the director who was now pink in colour.
Jabulani
I looked at him with so much hate.
Me: you chased me out of my country, made us believe that our son was dead for years than had the audacity to do the same thing you did to me to the same child that you robbed of parents and now you telling me that there is no deal. Director I want you to think very carefully you do not want to make enemies' out of us. We got into the most secured building in the whole country un detected, so tread lightly. He looked at me and I lowered my gun and J.T got up with his girlfriend on hand.
J.T: I will love for us to go through the past get the why, the don'ts and whatever it is that went but I can't and that so unfortunate but I have bigger issues that I have to handle but do know if Lulama and my unborn child come to any harm all hell shall break lose. If I ever have to see your face ever again, I'll shoot and ask questions later. I want nothing, literally nothing to do with this agency and you people or all the work that I've done for you over the years will be on every tv broadcast in the whole wild world. If anything, happen to my parents or my asset ever again, I'll kill every living human being that you have ever watched, you will attend a funeral daily. Now I want my retired fund in the next 2 hours and I never want to see you guys or your people or anything that governmental people. Now if you will excuse me today was supposed to be the most amazing day of my life yet here I am conversing with dirty old men. Dad I take you know where I stay? I nodded at him. He moved and kissed his mother forehead. "I'll see you at my house than" he walked out with the young lady holding his hand. I turned and looked at two people.
Me: who is InCharge of our retirement fund?
President: The Fianaince department.
Me: who takes after him if something happens to him? I pointed to the director who was in charge of the order of killing me and my wife.
President: the commissioner of defense. I pulled the trigger and his brains were all over and the whole room was covered by soldiers.
Me: that was for ordering a hit on my wife and if you guys kill us or take us than you will pick up your President in pieces because the belt his wearing is wired. I saw him sweat and I smiled.
Me: have the money my son is owed and am owed in two hours and ill deactivate. It was a pleasure seeing you again old friend. I walked out with my wife and left the building.
Mr Phongo
Me: Uthini?
Mr Nxumalo: am saying we are here about our daughter Lulama . I looked at the man as if he has lost his marbles than my wife was busy repeating am sorry and I knew what the men was saying is true. I told him the Johannesburg address and the excused themselves as they left with the guards that were travelling with them.
Me: what the hell?
Her: I couldn't have kids, and your family was busy calling me names and you were going to take Suzane as the second wife. I had no choice but to formulate a plain and then I meet Busisiwe who was young and didn't know what to do and her boyfriend disappeared so I offered to take the child for the time being until she finishes school since you were working in Johannesburg it was easy for me to forge the pregnancy.
Me: but I would come back every four months.
Her: I will make the pillow tummy and if you remember you were scared to sleep with me thinking you will hurt the baby. I looked at the person that I thought I knew.
Me: I want you out of my house right now and I never want to see you ever again. You take me for a cartoon. I got out of the house and into my car and drove off.
Mr Nxumalo
" are you okay?' I looked at my lovely wife and smiled through her tears as the driver dove us to our jet again as we were making our way to Johannesburg now.
Busisiwe: I hope that she is okay, I sensed tension. There were no photos of her anywhere on the lounge. I just hope she had a better life and that she doesn't hate me and understands my situation at that time.
Me: if she is your child, she will love you regardless of all your actions. She will understand and will be grateful that for the past 25 years you have been looking for her. So, stop stressing and let go find our daughter okay. I took her in my arms and she cuddled looking a little worried about the journey at hand.
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Mend my heart
Ficțiune generalăA story about a young woman by the name of Lulama Phongo as she navigates herself through love, life, family, friends and mostly career