TBGB

C01

WARONA

Bokang:Isawyoufl
irtwit
hhim,t
hewayhewas
l
ookingatyouwarona,youdon’
ttakeme
ser
iousl
yneh,
youwi
llknowmet
oni
ght
,

*asheki ckedmeont hest omach, t

hepai nsIfel
t
wasunbear able,Itr
iedtopr ot
ectmybabywi t
hmy
hands,buthi skickswer etoomuch, ,Ibeggedhi mto
stop,
butal lthatf el
lonadeafear s,andthat
angeredhi m mor eIcri
edandcr ied,
til
lIlost
consciousness, Iwokeupatt hehospi t
alafter3
days,
that’swhatmybr otherssaid*

War
ona:wher
eismymom,
Iwantmymom#cr
ying#
Larona:
shhhhheverythingwil
lbefi
ne,
im sorr
ymy
pri
ncess,
mom isnol ongerwithus,
shehadahear t
att
ackwhent hehospitalcal
l
edher,
im sorr
ylove
War
ona:
NOOOOOOOOOO abut
inooooooooòooo
Lor
eko:
ever
ythi
ngwi
llbef
ine
War
ona:nonoitwontbe,
Imi
ssher
,mama
mama#cryi
ng#

Iwokeupi nt hemi ddl

eoft henight,t
hedr eam,thi
s
i
swhatIgot hroughever ydaywheni tsjune,5years
agoIl ostmymot her,t
hesamedaymyexboyf r
iend
abusegotwor set hatdayhedi dntjustslapmebut
hedidwor set hant hat,
hekickedme, punchedme
,thatIendedupl osingmybaby, thatmant ookaway
twoimpor tantpeopl einmyl i
fe.

It
sbeen5year sbutIcantseem t
oheal ,
Iwasdoi
ng
myf i
nalyeari
nITatwi t
z,andIj
ustfoundouti
m3
monthspregnant,
butthatdayendedupasmy
night
mare,t
henightmareIcantmoveonf rom,
Igot
upandl ookedatthet heti
meonmyphone, damnit
s
3h00Int hemorning,
Iwentt ot
hekit
chentomake
myselfast r
ongblackcof f
eeandsatonthecouch
browsingonmysoci alnet
worksj
usttopasst i
me,
I
endedupsl eepi
ng,Iwaswokenupbymyal arm.

Igotuptookashowerandgotdr essed,anddrovet
o
thehospi
t al
,
Ipassedbyt hecof
feeshopdownt he
roadtograpsomecof f
eeandmuf fi
ns,goti
nmy
offi
ceandst artedwithwork,
checkingreport
sonmy
pati
entfi
les,
af t
ertheabuseIwentt houghIwent
andstudi
edcl i
nical
psychologyatuniversi
tyof
Johannesbur g.
Im nowwor kingatl i
fefourwayshospit
al.afterI
checkedthef i
lesIwentt oseeotherpatientst hat
wereadmi tt
edaf tertryi
ngtocommi tsuicide,Iwas
onceinadar kpl ace,t
hatItri
edcommi ti
ngsui ci
de,
thatswhatmot ivatedmet ostudycli
nical
psychology,
Iknowt hatpain,
bei
ng
depressed,
depr essionisreal
.
It
sknockof fti
menowi m headinghome, myfri
end
kaonewil
lbevi si
ti
ngmet odayt ospendthewhole
weekwithme, whenIgothome, Iti
diedupmyt own
houseandcooked, l
ateronhercarpul ledonthe
dri
veway,myphonewasr ingingIansweredthe
call
,
itwaslorekomybr other,Ihavetwotwin
brot
hersl
aronaandl ereko.
Phoneconvo
Lor
eko:
myf
avour
it
esi
ster
War
ona:Iam youronl
ysi
sterbr
o,howar
eyou
Loreko:
im good,
howar
eyoumyl
ove,
Iknowi
t’
sthe
day…
War
ona:
imf
inebr
other
,Iwi
ll
bef
ine
Lor
eko:wewant
edt
ofl
yther
elastni
ght
,
War
ona:br
otherIwi
llbef
inedon’
twor
ryabout
me,
kaoneishere
Lor
eko:
thatcr
azyb….
War
ona:
lor
eko!
!!
#war
ningvoi
ce#
Lor
eko:
im sor
ry,
Ihavet
obouncel
aronasayshi
,
he
wi
llcal
lyoul
ater
War
ona:
okaybyeIl
lbewai
ti
ngf
orhi
scal
l
#cal
lended#
Kaonegoti
n,scr
eami
ngmyname,
mybestf
ri
endi
s
cr
azyItel
lyou

Kaone:heywenacomehel
pmewi
thmybags
Warona:
im comi
ng,
whysomanybagswhenyour
vi
sit
ingf
oraweek
Kaone:
wel
ll
#hugs#Igotaj
obatmi
drand,
someI
T
companyhi
redme
Warona:wowcongratsbabe,
fi
nal
yyou’
reher
e,t
his
di
stancerel
ati
onshi
preal
lywaskil
li
ngme
Kaone:
hahaIknow,
soIwantt
ocr
ashatyourpl
ace
foracoupl
eofmont
hs
War
ona:heythi
shousei
sbigenoughforbot
hofus
sof
orgetaboutapl
ace,
youl
lstayherewi
th
me,
comel etmeshowyouyourroom
Kaone:yourt
hebestl
ove,
wel
llet
sgor
oomi
e
War
ona:
Ivemi
ssedyoumyf
ri
end,
ourwi
neday,
Kaone:
wel
lim her
e,hel
pmepackt
hen.

*wepackedhercl
othes,
tal
king,
cat
chi
ngup,t
henwe
cooked,
ateandsl
ept,
thenextdayi
tswor
kforme*

Jayden

Iwasinmyst udylookingatt
hef iguresofbothmy
busi
ness,iml
osingmoneyher e,
l
ooksl ikesomeone
i
tssteali
ngfr
om me, Ipour
edmysel fadouble
scot
chandgul peditdowninonego, t
heresalotof
moneymi ssi
nghere,andsomeonei sresponsi
ble,
Il
l
gett
ot hebot
tom oft hi
s,
Ical
ledmyf ri
endkb
Kb:
real
lymanatt
hist
ime,
i
m busyget
ti
ngl
aidher
e
Jayd:
urghIneedyourhel
pbr
o
Kb:canti
twai
tfort
omor
row,
i
m cl
oset
ocr
ackt
he
nutbro
Jayd:
getyourassher
einl
esst
han30mi
n
AfterIdr
oppedt hecal
l,
Iwentdownstai
rsand
grabbedabot t
leofhei
nekeninthefr
ingeand
gulpedit
,Iworksohardformymoney, andwhen
somecockr oachecomecr awl
ingi
nmybank
accountIcrushthem wit
hmyshoeandwaket he
nextdaywi t
houtanynightmar
esorguilt
.
Ihear
dthecarpullatt
hedriveway,
mmmhhthat
wasfast
,Iopenedthedooronlyt
obemetbykbs
fi
st
Jayd:
whatt
hef
uckman,
thathur
ts
Kb:
that
’sforsummoningmelikei
m oneofyou
wor
kers,damnIdidn’
tevencome
Jayd:hahahasoyouhi
tmef orahoepussy
real
ly,
nxa,
l
etsgot
omyst udy
Kb:
Ihat
eyour
ightnow,
sowhat
sup
Jayd:
lookatthatfi
gur
es,
andthi
saccountsomeone
hasbeentransfer
ri
ng100kever
yweek,t
othis
unknownacc,
Kb,
whoi
sitt
hatj
ustsi
gnedhi
sdeat
hwar
rant
Jayd:
fi
ndoutwhot
hataccbel
ongst
oo,
andwhohas
beent
ransf
eri
ngt
hatmoney
Kb:youcal
ledmereal
lyf
ort
his,
youshoul
dhave
sai
donthephonebro
Jayd:
goodni
ghtkb
Kb:
mxm i
diot

Tobecont
inued

Your
str
uly
N.
M
TBGB

002

JAYD

I
tFr
idayt
odayandi
m st
il
lwai
ti
ngf
orkbt
ofi
ndwho
thehelli
sst eal
ingfrom me,bythewayi mj ayden
magome, 33year sofage,coloured,
mymot herdied
whenIwas10year sold,
andIwast akentothe
orphanagewher el
aterIgotadopted,byamar ried
couple,
theyhaddaught ersonlyandappar entlymy
fatherwantedason, andmom coul dn’tgi
vehimt hat
duet ocervi
calcancer,
Theynevert r
eatednel ikeanoutside,t
heyt r
eated
usequal l
y,
Ihave3si sters,
youngersister
s,t
his
familywelcomedmewi thopenwar m handsInever
l
ackedanyt hi
ng,havingabi gbrai
n, Ifi
nishedmy
mat r
icwhenIwas16year s,at17Iwasaf i
rstyear
studentatwitzstudyingbsci naccountancy,aft
erI
graduated,2yearslaterIwentjohannesbur g
cull
inar
yschool, Il
ovecooki ngandnumber stoo.
IownMAG- JAYpap&gr i
llresturantandMAGOME
ACCOUNTANTS, Iworkedsohar dtobeher e,and
whensomeonest ealfrom me,Ileavenost one
untur
ned,
im agangstergoesbyt hename
spok(
spoko/ghost)
.myadopt ivefatherwast he
l
eaderofthegangcalleddeat hpenal t
y,heresigned
andItookover,
rel
axweonl ydealaboutat msand
casht
ranspor
ts,
andIusebot
hmycompanyt
o
cl
eanthemoney.

Thewhol eweekIvebeeneval uati

ngallmy
empl oyees,aski
ngt hem orshoul dIsayi nter
view
them sot hatIcanf indoutwhost heinsideman, so
farnoonecamef or
war d,
Itookoutt hebr own
envelopet hatcamef r
om mypr ivat
e
i
nvest i
gator,t
heresthissexydoct hatImetatt he
hospital,
shewascounsel li
ngmysi st
er,shewas
depressedaf terlosi
ngherf ianceandchi l
dinacar
accident,
soIaskedt hePIt okindofspyonher ,

Lookingatthepictureshesendme,sheseems
si
ngle,noboyfri
end,shesthei
ndoorper son,her
melaninskin,bi
gbr owneyes,
shortafro,sl
im
fi
gure,wit
hamedi um ass,smallhi
p,shei s
perf
ect,andshewillbemine.

Mmmhhhsheseducat
edt
oo,
that’
sabonus,a
di
plomai
nIT,
anddegr
eei
npsychology,
cur
ent
ly
doingherhounours,
herpi
nklips,
onedayIwillki
ss
thi
slips,Iwasdeepi
nthoughtimagini
ngkissing
thi
spi nkli
ps,whenkbbudgedinmyof fi
cewi t
hout
knocking
Kb:
eit
a
Jayd:learnhowt
oknockbr
o,youcoul
dvewal
kedon
mef uckingmypa
Kb:
eewwwyoust
il
lfucki
ngher
,comeondudeshes
marr
ied
Jayd:wel
lshestheper
fectmatch,
i
t’
sanost r
ings
att
ached,Il
iket
hem marr
iedcausetheywontget
tooatt
ached
Kb:yoursofuckedup,oohhwhatdowehave
her
e#hepickedthephot osofwar
ona#mmmhhh
wowshei sbeauti
ful
Jayd:
shei
s,
nowl
etsgetdownt
obusi
ness
Kb:havealook,t
hisisthepersonwhosbeen
steal
ingfr
om you,yourinsi
deman,andhi
sbeen
usinghisdaught
er saccountwhyIdon’
tknow,
ri
ght
belowthat’
sthecur r
entbalance,
Jayd:
whatt
hef
uck,
i
tsal
mostami
ll
ion,
whyt
hough
Kb:
Idon’
tknow,
theonl
yper
sonwhocananswer
t
hatit
shi
m
Jayd:
tel
ltheguyst
owai tf
orhimti
llheknocksoff
andtakehimtothewarehouse,
noonestealforme
andgett
oenjoythefr
uit
sofmyhar dwork
Kb:
ri
ghtoni
t
Jayd:
thankmanIoweyouone
Kb:yeahandwegoi
ngt
othenewcl
ubt
hat
’s
openingtoni
ght
Jayd:
uhhmannott
oni
ght
Kb:weareontonight,
whateverpl
ansyoumade
cancelt
hem.Illpickyouupat20h00,
ial
ready
bookedtheVIP
Jayd:
okoknowl
eaveandl
ear
ntoknocknextt
ime
nxa
Kb:nt
śha(
dog)
Jayd:
tsek
Kaone

ItsbeendayssinceImovedt oJohannesbur g,
and
sbuhasbeendi stant,
heshoul dbehappyt hatin
aroundsonomor edistancer el
ationshi
p,asif
pretori
awasf ar
,weir
dt hingiswhenIaskedhi mt o
movei nwithhim hebecamedi ff
ensive,hesaidNO
i
nahar shwaythenst artexplai
ninghowhedoesn’ t
l
ikevatensi t,
Imeananymanwoul dvedel i
ghtedto
thatideaofgett
ingacooki eanyt ime,butnothim.

II
canseethef uture,
Icantseemi ne,butever
yti
meI
holdsomeonehandsIseeever ythi
ng,Iwasborn
withthi
sgift
,f
irstti
meIf oundoutitwasthewor st
,I
cursedthi
sgift,
causei twasshowi ngmet hi
ngsI
don’twanttosee,someoneel sepain,
someti
mesIl l
beshownsomeoneIl lhavet omeet ,
whosgoodf or
meandwhosabadi nfluence.

Imetwaronaatwit
z,wewerecl
assmate,
tofl
at
mates,
Ihadavisi
onabouthert
hatshesagood
person,webecamecl ose,Iknewwhat sgonna
happent oher,
butthetimeIhadt hatvi
sioni
twas
toolat
e,Itr
iedtotel
lherthatbokangisnottheone
forher,
butyouknowwhengi r
lisi
nloveyour
words,advi
ceswillfal
londeafear s.

SinceImovedwi t
hhercoupl eofdaysago, Isawher
pain,
hertears,howsgecr i
esf orhermot her
everday,
hermot herhasn’tcrossedyet ,
her
daughterstearsdoesn’ tall
owhert ocross
over,
applyi
ngf ort hatj
obatmi drand,
itwasaplanto
actuall
ybecl oset oher,
shesbeenhol dingupint
he
pastforsolong, sheneedst omoveon.

LastnightIhadadr eam,aboutherwi t
hsomeot her
guy,hehadlightgr
eyeyesanddr eadslocks,t
hat’
sall
Isaw,Ihopesoonal lt
hisdreamswi llbeclear,
and
al
sosawt hi
spastorandsomechur ch, Ihaveto
vi
sitthatchurchsoon.

Ij
ustgothomef
rom t
hemal
l,
stayi
ndoor
sthe
whol
edaysucks,Iwasbusycooki
ngwhenwar
ona
goti
nlooki
ngdrained

War
ona

TodayIhadal ongday,tobeapsychol ogi

stcanbe
drai
ningsomeot herti
mes,somepat i
entswillj
udge
you,t
ell
ingyouhowyouwentt oschooltostudy
humanmi ndbutneverexperi
encedthat,
thatyoull
gotoschoolandchooseanycar eersothatyoucan
getpayedbigbucks.yeahthat’
swhatIgot hrough
witheverypati
entsbefor
etheycanopenup.

Ifoundkaonesi ngingint hekitchen,

cooking,
Iknow
myf riendshecantsi tdownt hewhol edayanddo
nothing,shellr
atherclean,dolaundry,
cook,i
ron,
even
cleaningtheyard,whenwehaveagar dener
,t
hat’
s
howshei s,
andwhenIaskedherwhyshel i
kesto
keepbusy, shesaidshedoesn’ twantt odream,or
vi
sionyahIdon’ tunderst
andei ther.
Kaone:
heybabe,
youl
ookdr
ained
War
ona:yeahl
ongday
Kaone:
goodthi
ngitsweekendandyoudon’
twor
k
onweekends,
sotonightwear
egoingout
War
ona;
nomankaone,
i
mti
redt
oday
Kaone:i
m nottakingnoforanswer,
Illf
ixyoua
bat
h,andsalt
st heyyoucansoakyourbody,when
yougetoutofthatbathyoullfeell
ikeanewperson.
War
ona:
aahhhkaone
Kaone:it
sbeenawhi l
eamont hsincewespend
ti
met ogether
,Icameheretobecloset
omy
bestf
riendcauseImissher,
butyoudon’twantt
o
spendt i
mewi thme#pout#
War
ona:
geezzzf
ine,
stopwi
tht
hatf
ace

*sheranupst
air
stofi
xmeabath,
Iwenttomy
bedroom,t
ookmyclot
hesof
fandsoakedmysel
fin
thetub*
Tobecont
inued!
!!

#unedi
ted#
TBGB

003

War
ona

Al
lIcansay, thebat handsaltshelped,Ifeelso
muchbetternow, Igotdressedinapl um l
eat her
j
eggingandpl um leatherj
acketwithblackl ong
sl
eeve,
andbl ackankl eheelboots,
kaonepl ainted
myhairont hesides, weatesupperandl efttot he
cl
ubaround7i ntheevening,wetookmycar ,
she
wantedtorequestanuberbutIdon’ treal
lyt r
ust
st
ranger
s,alotcanhappen, andwithal i
neofwor k
mybr ot
hersar ein,somycari tssafe.
Wegott othecl ub,itwaspacked, butnottoo
much,wewal kedt ot hebart oplacean
order,
knowingmycr azyB,sheor dered4shooters
andabot tl
eofmoet ,
andhotwi ngs,wewentt olook
foravail
abl
et able,buttheywer eal loccupi
ed,
we
walkedupstairs,notavi psecti
on,wear ejust
standi
ngatt hebal conyl ooki
ngatpeopl edancing.

Kaone:
sobabe,
anydoct
orbaenyana
War
ona:
hahahanope,
Il
ikemypeacef
ri
end
Kaone:
whenareyougonnamoveon,yourmi
ssi
ng
ongooddicksoutther
e,andbyt
het
imeyouwake
uptheywi
llbeallgone
Warona:
youarecrazy,
kidsar
ebor
never
ydayso
di
cksareborneveryday,
Kaone:
mmmhhhIt
hinksbui
scheat
ingonme
Warona:
huhsbunoman, thatguyadoresyou,
he
l
ovesyou,Idon’tt
hinkhewil
lcheatonyou,youguys
havebeendatingfor3yearsnow,nah,
maybeyour
seei
ngt
hingst
hatai
ntt
her
e
Kaone:i
m ser
iousbabe,
Icanf
eeli
t,
Warona:okaywhatmakesyousayt hat?
im surei
ts
notbecauseherefusedtodovatensitwithyou,
I
thi
nkhisawi seman,babe,
stopr
eadingtoomuch
i
ntothis
Kaone:mmmhhi fyousayso,
comel
etsdancewhi
le
wear ewai
ti
ngforourdri
nks,
movet
hathipscome
on,yesyeswenagirl
,

*wavedatt
hewai
tert
hatwashol
dingourdr
inks,
we
satdowntoat
abl
enexttot
hebal
cony*

Jayd
Igothomeandt ookashower,whileImake
somethingtoeatbef
oreIdri
vet othewarehouseto
seethatidi
ot,
Imadeasandwi ch,
ateandwent
upstai
rstogetmyjacket
,wal
letandcarkeys,kbgot
i
n,thi
sguy,hethi
nkshehaveshar esinmy
propert
ies
Jayd:
nextt
imeIwi
llpunchyou
Kb:
whatdi
dIdonow
Jayd:stopbudgi
ngi
ntomypr
oper
ti
eswi
thout
knockingdude,
Kb:
oht
hat
,mmh,
youdi
dn’
tcook,
i
m st
arvi
ngman
Jayd:
lookatthef
ri
dgetheresl
eft
over
sthere,
what
areyoudoingher
eIthoughtwil
lmeetatt
he
warehouse,
Kb:im st
arvi
ngdude,
cantgotothecl
ubonempty
stomach,2dumpi
esthenIllbeout,
noIwantt
o
havefun
Jayd:
mmmhhh#r
aisedoneeyebr
owl
ooki
ngatkb#
*hedishedf orhimself,
ateanddr ovetot he
warehouse,usingmycar ,
Idon’ttr
ustkb,onceatt he
clubandsawaski r
tpass,hellgoaf t
eritandlaterI
l
lber equestinguber,Il
earntmyl essonwi thhis
ass,wegott othewar ehouse,coupleofmyguys
wereher etoo,l
eroy,
thami,andil
eandt bos,that
’smy
squad,greeted,
fi
stbumpandwenti nside,hewas
t
iedt
othechai
r,
thi
sguysr
ear
rangedhi
sface*

Ler
oy:
hisal
lyour
sspok
Jayd:
guyswhatdi
dyoudot
ohi
m
Andi
le:
justf
ewsl
apsnot
hingmor
e
Kb:
mmhhhf
ewpunchesyoumean
Jayd:
getmeabucketofwat
er

*t
hamigotmeabucketofwat er,
Isplashedon
him,i
tswint
eryoucanimagenthat,
he
screamed,l
ooksl
ikehi
sbeensleepi
ng*

Mar
k:si
rim sor
ry,
Idi
dn’
thaveachoi
ce#cr
ying#
Jayd:
weal lhaveachoicemark,
Igaveyouaj ob
becauseyouwer esui
tablef
orit
,butyoutook
advantageofmykindnessandst ol
efrom me
Mark:
im sor
rypl
easel
etmego,
Iwi
llneverst
eal
agai
npleasesi
r
Jayd:whyshoul
dIt
rustyoummmh,
whydi
dyou
stealf
rom me
Mark:
#cr
ying,
shi
ver
ingf
rom col
dwat
er#pl
easei
t
wasamistakesi
r
Jayd:noonestealf
rom meandgetawaywi
th
i
t,
unlessyoutellmewhosentyou
Mar
k:noonesi
r,
pleasei
m beggi
ngyou
Jayd:
*It
ookoutmygunandputasi
lenceroni
t,
and
shothi
slef
tfoot
,hescr
eamedi
npai
n,*
Andi
le:
soareyougonnatal
ksmal
lguybef
orehe
putabull
etbet
weenyoureyes
Mar
k:#cr
ying,
scr
eami
ngi
npai
n#
Kb:ehbroewedon’
thavet
imet
opl
aygames
her
e,t
alknow
Mark:Illtel
lyouwhy,
mydaughteri
sdyi ng,
shehasa
tumori nthebackofherbr
ain,
shehastodoan
operationintwomonthsfr
om now,Icantaffor
dto
payforher ,
wevebeengoinginandputoft he
hospital,
Jayd:
shi
tmar
k!!
goon
Mar k:
ther
ear enospeci al
istoradoct orthatcan
performthatoperati
onher e,i
m sor r
yIst ol
efrom
you,Iwantedtosavemydaught er
slif
e,shesa
bri
lli
antchil
dandt hi
st umori saf f
ecti
ngher ,
it
s
growingeverydayandi taffectedhervi si
onand
spinalcor
d,i
m sorry,
youcanki llme,butpleasesave
mydaught erplease,
pleasepl ease
Jayd:
whydi
dn’
tyoucomeandt
alktomemark,
you
knowItr
ust
edyouwit
hmymoney,mycompany
Mark:yougavemeaj obwhenIwaslosi
ng
everyt
hing,
Idi
dn’twantyoutot
hinki
mtaki
ng
advantageofyourkindness
Kb:
soyout
houghti
tsbestt
ost
eal
?
Mark:
that’
swhatIt
houghtatthet
ime,seei
ngmy
daughterl
osi
ngher
selfever
yday,
brokemyhear
t,
I
wasgonnapaythatmoneyback,i
m sorr
y
Jayd:nextt
imecomet omeman, gentsunt
iehi
m
anddr ophi
m att
hehospi t
al,
markIhopeitwasthe
l
astt i
meyoustealfr
om me,keepthatmoney,
Illpay
yourdaughter
ssurgery,
neverdowhatyoudid
again,
causeIwontthi
nktwicewhenIputabul l
et
bet
weenyoureyes,
andt
hisendsher
e
Kb:
takehi
m,youl
lsayyouf
oundhi
m att
hesi
deof
t
heroadorsomethi
ng.
Mark:
thankyousi
r,
im sor
ryf
oral
lthi
s,
mayGod
bl
essyou
Jayd:
sur
e,l
etsgokb

*thegentstookhi mt othehospi t
al,t
heywi l
ljoinus
attheclubl ater,
wegott otheclub,shiti
tspacked,we
wentandpl acedouror derandwal kedupstairsto
thevip,
itsqui ether e,
wegotoutandl ookedf ora
coucht hat’
sbi genoughf orussincet hegent swil
l
bejoini
ngussoon, butwhenIsatdownl ooking
around,andt hat’
sher ,
war onasitt
ingwi t
hal ady
eati
ng,Ididn’tknowIwasst ar
ingather ,
untilkbruns
hishandonmyf ace*

Jayd:
fuckdude,
Kb:
comeondudethat
’scr
eepy,
whati
fshesawyou
l
ooki
ngatherl
iket
hat
Jayd:
fuckman,
goandaskt
hem t
ojoi
nus
Kb:
meohnononobr
o,
Jayd:
#ser
iousl
ook#Iwasn’
taski
ngyou!
Kb:
fuckyoudude,
i
m notyourl
apdog

War
ona
Wewer eenjoyi
ngourt al
k,
eat
inghotwi ngs,
unti
lthis
otherguy,cametous,youseewhyIdon’ tli
ketogo
out;
causeofthem"men"whent heyseeyousi tt
ing
al
oneorwi thafri
endtheyllcomet oyouand
di
sturbyourpeace,Iwassobored,butknowingmy
bubblyfri
endl
yfri
endshewi l
lagreetowhatevert he
guywi l
lask
Voi
ce:
hel
lol
adi
es!
!
Kaone:
hi
War
ona:
mmmhhh#wi
thabor
edf
ace#
Kb:i
m kb,meandmyf r
iendweareseati
ngover
ther
e,andwellappr
eci
ateiti
fyouguyscankeeps
uscompany
Warona:
canyouelabor
atesi
r,
whenyousay“
keep
uscompany"whatexat
lydoyoumean
Kaone:
fr
iend*Igaveheradon’
tyoudar
elook#
Kb:
okay,
that
’s,
Idi
dn’
texpectt
hat
,wel
lmi
sswhen
wesaykeepuscompany,wenotsayi
ngf
uckus,
Kaone:
#smill
ing#hahahawi l
ljoi
nyou
shor
tl
y,
for
givemyf r
iendher
e,waronar
ight
War
ona:
sur
ekaone#wi
thanat
ti
tude#
Kb:
shal
lwe,
Il
lhol
dyourgl
asses
Kaone:
thanx

Jayd
Trustmyboytodel
iver
,t
heyweremaki ngthei
rway
toourcouch,
andhi
m beingthet
otalgentl
emanhe
washoldingt
hei
rgl
asses,t
heysatdown,warona
wasquiet
Kb:l
adi
est
hat
’smybr
ajayden
Kaone:ni
cetomeetyouj
ay,
i
m kaoneandt
hat
’smy
fr
iendwarona
Jayd:
pleasur
etomeetyoul
adi
es
Kb:Ladi
esIseeyourwi
nei
sal
mostf
ini
shedshoul
d
Ior
deranot
herone?
Warona:ohhunnydon’
twor
ryaboutt
hat
,wi
llor
deri
t
byourself
Jayd:
#smi
ll
ing#mmmhhh
Kb:
nopr
obl
em babe,
sowhatdoyouguysdo
Kaone:i
m anITspeci
ali
standmyf
ri
endher
eshesa
psychol
ogist
Kb:
mmhhhni
ce,
notonl
ybeaut
if
ulandgotbr
ains
t
oo
War
ona:
hahaar
eyoual
waysl
iket
hat
Jayd:
#wowandshecant al
k,
Iguessshedidn’
ttr
ust
us,
that
’sunder
standablet
hough#sowheredoyou
guyswork,
Imeani fyoudon’
tmindshar
ingthati
nfo
Kaone:
Illbewor
kingatI
BM i
nmi
drand,
Kb:
real
ly,
wowwel
comet
hencol
league
Kaone:
youwor
kther
e?
Kb:
yesIdo,
seewear
enotst
ranger
sanymor
e
Jayd:
andyouwarona,weredoyouwor
k*Iknow
wheresheworks,
Ijustwant
edhert
otel
lus,shewas
notcomfor
tabl
esoIwanthertobe*
War
ona:
ohme,
yahIwor
katl
i
fef
our
wayshospi
tal
Kb:
okaysowhi
chf
iel
dofpsychol
ogyar
eyoui
n
War
ona:
cli
nical
Jayd:
that
’sgr
eat
,whenIhavesui
cidalt
hought
sI
knowwher et
ogotothen
War
ona:
andwenawhatdoyoudoj
ayden
Jayden:
me,
uhm Iwor
katmagomeconsul
tant
s
War
ona:
soyou’
ret
henumber
sguy
Jayd:
that
’sme,
War
ona:
okayt
hat
’sgood

*Soont
hegentscameandj oi
nedus, waronawas
nowcomfort
able,
l
aughing,
tal
king,
Ijustcoul
dn’
t
keepmyeyesofher,
kaonewasal lcosywith
kb,mmhhhIseecol leaguesaffai
rsmona,
therestof
thenightwasokay,unti
lwehear sgunshots,
peopl
e
screaming,
allovert
hepl ace*

Tobecont
inues!
!!

Nor
almol
[
01/
03,
07:
51] :TBGB

004

ATTHECLUB

#gunshot
sever
yoner
unni
ngoutoft
hecl
ub#

Jayd
Ohshi t
,Ididn’twanttocomet otheclubtoday,
Ihad
thatgutfeelingbutIi gnoredit
,buti
m gladIcane
causeImetwar ona,haventtoldherhowIf eel
aboutherbutat l
istIgottobecl osetoher,
itwil
lbe
easynow, Il
ookedathert rembli
nginmyhol d,
shes
scaredandIhavet oprotecther,
sheseven
cryi
ng,shitwhydi dwehavet omeeti nthi
s
cir
cumst ancest hough,r
ightknowIhavet omake
sureshessaf e,
poorbabeshewasamess, shaking
i
nherboot s
Warona:
pleasegetmeoutofhere,
Idi
dn’
twanna
cometotheclub,i
m scar
edplease
Jayd:al
lwi
llbewellsweethear
t,
Il
lgetyouout
okay,
Iwontletanyt
hingoranyonehurtyou
Kb:andi
lecheckt
heexi
tdoorr
ightt
her
e
Andi
le:shiti
tsl
ocked,
ohshi
tlookatt
het
-shi
rt
sit
’s
t
heskeletons
Jayd:wehavetogetoutofhere,t
heymusthave
knownwear ehere,
themba,
leroycoverusokay,
kb
takekaonetoyourhouse,
#throwi
nghi skeys#t
ake
mycar ,
babedi
dyoudr i
vehere?
War
ona:
yes,
her
ear
enycarkeys,
Ler
oy:
gogo

*theresalotofscr eamsandbodi es,al

lovert he
fl
oor, wemanagedt ogetoutoft heent r
anceand
rantot heparkinglotwher ekbandkaonegoti nmy
caranddr oveof f
,Ipressedthekeyt oseewher edid
shepar khercar ,
wegoti n,mybabewascr yi
ng,that
kindascaredme, looksl i
kethiswomanhasbeen
throughal ot
,Itwascol d,
Iswitchedont he
heater,
anddr oveof f
,whenIdr oveof fIsawt he
gentsrunningt otgepar ki
ng,phewt heyar esafe
Idrovest
rai
ghtt
omyhouse, waronasmindwas
far
,l
ooksshewasdeepi nt
houghts,
shedidn’teven
hearmeswitchtheengenoff
,Iwentandunlocked
thedoor,
andcametopickherfrom t
hecar,

War
ona:
wher
eam i
?
Jayd:
i
nmyhouse,heyl
ookatme#sherai
sedher
eyest
olookatme#youaresaf
eokay,
noonewil
l
hur
tyouher
e
War
ona:
#nod#canIt
akeashowerpl
ease
Jayd:yeahsur
e,fol
lowme* wegottothemast er
s
bedroom,myroom andwal kedtothebathroom*tat
s
thebathroom,youcant akeashower,
Illfi
xyou
somet hi
ngtowar m youup,whenyourdoneyoul l
fi
ndmedownst air
s
War
ona:okay

War
ona

Itookmycl ot
hesof fandgoti nashower ,todayi t
tookmedownt omemor ylane,somet hi
ngIt hought
Ibur r
iedinthebackofmymi nd,t hedayIl ostmy
father,
Iwas10year sold,butthatf eel
slikei t
happenedyest erday,wewer ehavi ngdi nner, andwe
hear daknock,Iwentt oopent hedoorandt hey
camewear ingblack,tshir
tswi thaskelet onpr int
ed
ont heirt
-shit
s,t
heywentf ormyf ather,
andshothi m
i
nt hehead
Mymom, mybrothers,
wewerej
uststandi
ngther
e
al
lshocked,
tearsfl
owingdown,unt
ilweheardmy
motherfel
ldown, t
hat’
swhenshehadahear t
at
tack,
fr
om thatdaymymot hersuf
feredfr
om hear
t
di
seases.
Seei
ngthem t
odaywear
ingt
hesameshi
rt
s,i
ttook
meback,t
othedayIl
ostmyfat
her
.

Afterawhil
eIgotoutoftheshower,
dri
edmyself,I
foundhist-
shi
rtandrobeplacedonthebed,I
wear edt
hem,andhissocksandwentdownst ai
rs,
I
foundhiminthekit
chencooking,
busysti
rr
ing
somet gi
ngi
nthepot
Jayd:
hey,
areyougood?
War
ona:yahi
mfi
net
hanxf
or.
.
Jayd:
noproblem,
youl
ookal
otbet
ter
,youscar
ed
thehel
loutofme
War
ona:
whati
sthatgr
oupcal
led?
Jayd:
uhmmm t
heskel
etons,
why?
War
ona:
never
mind,
sowhatar
eyoucooki
ng,
i
t
smel
l
sni
ce
Jayd:
it
’sachickensoup,
andi
ttast
edel
oci
ous
too,
shoulIdi
shup
War
ona:
okay,
Jayd:getthesoupbowl
soverther
e*shegott
hem
andIdished,
yourf
ri
endisfi
ne,
shesatkbs
house,
sodon’tworr
yabouther
*
War ona:
okay,
mmmhhhi tsdeli
cious,
whendidyou
l
earnt ocook#si
tt
ingi
nfr
ontofthef i
repl
aceint
he
fl
uffycarpet
#youshouldteachme, mmmhhhi t
sso
great
Jayd:
Illbehappyt
oo,
Iwentt
ocul
inar
yschoolyou
know,
tobeabachelori
tst
ough
War
ona:
hahahayousi
ngl
e,
nagIdon’
tbel
ieveyou
Jayd:
why!
!YesIkl
wim hot
,butIhaventf
oundt
he
ri
ghtwomanyet
War
ona:okay,
Jayd:
andyou,
anymani
nyourl
if
e?
War
ona:
nah,
Ihappybei
ngsi
ngl
e,
Jayd:
mmhhhhehur
tyoummhh
Warona:
canwechanget
hesubj
ect
,Idon’
twanna
t
alkaboutt
hat
Jayd:
okay,
l
etmet
aket
hosebowl
stot
heki
tchen,
Warona:yeah,
i
m Iwannal
iedownuhmmm wher
e
canIsleep?
Jayd:Il
lshowyoucome,youcansleepi
n
here#masterbedr
oom#Illt
aketheguestbedr
oom
Warona:noIcant
aket
heguestr
oom,
i
tsyourr
oom
,yourbed,
Jayd:
noi
tsokbabe,
War
ona:ar
eyousur
e
Jayd:
yeah,
goodni
ght
#ki
ssedmyf
orehead#
War
ona:goodni
ght

*
Igoti
nsi
det
hebl
anket
sandsl
ept
*

Jayd
Itwasintheweehour
softhemor ning,Iheardher
scream,
Iranoutt
heguestroom t
omybedr oom,I
foundhercur
ledi
nthecornercr
ying,Iswtchedthe
l
ightsonandwalkedt
oher,andhuggedhert i
ght
*

War
ona:
theyar
eher
e,Isawt
hem,
Jayd:shhhhnooneishere,
babe,
heynoonewi
ll
hurtyou,i
m her
ebabe,
im her
e
War
ona:
im scar
edt
osl
eepal
one
Jayd:
i
tscol
d,comel
etssl
eep,
Iwi
llsl
eepwi
thokay
War
ona:
okay

*wegoti nsidethebl anketandImadeherputher

headonchest ,damnshedoesn’ tknowhowhappyI
am,andIwoul dliketotreasuret
hismomentf or
ever,
aftershesl eepIlltakefewsnaps,
heyIlove
thi
sgirlamdIpr atthatonedayshellbemine*
Jayd:
whatwereyoudr
eami
ngabout
?wasi
sabout
whathappenedatt
hecl
ub?
War ona:whenIwas10year soldt hatgangcanet o
myhomeandki l
ledmyfat
her,i
nourpr esence,I
thoughtthosegangdoesn’texsistanymor e,
but
seeingthem l
astnightj
usttookmet othatnightmy
fatherwaskil
led,youknowthingsneverbeent he
same,
Jayd:
im sor
ryyouhadt
ogot
hroughal
lthatatsuch
ayoungage
War
ona:
mmhhhhh#sl
eepy#

Jayd:
aftershewentasleep,
Itookafewsnaps,
her
bi
geyessl owlyopenedabit,
thiswomanri
ght
here,
shesmi ne.

Tobecont
inued

Weeksl
ater

N.
M
[
01/
03,
07:
51] :TBGB

005

ATJAYDSHOUSE

Jayd

It
sSat ur
day,i
m aearlybi
rd,
Iwokeupat6i nthe
mor ni
ngandwentf orarun,
Igotbackhomeathalf
7,
didsomesi tupsoutsi
dethenopenedthe
door,mmmhhi tssmell
sgood,l
ooksli
keIfounda
wifemateri
al,
Ifoundherbusysquashi
ng
oranges,
thesmellofbaconmademyst omachcr y
i
nhunger .
Jayd:
mmmhhhhcanyoubemyhousemat
e?
Warona:
ohhel
lno,
yourt
oocleanforme,im sorr
yI
cookedbr
eakf
asti
nyourki
tchenwithoutaskingyou
Jayd:
whoaskt
ousesomeoneski
tchen,
i
m cool
babe,
mmmhhhi
m st
arvi
ng
Warona:
goandt
akeashoweryousmel
lofsweat
br
o
Jayd:
canyouj
oinmef
orshower
War
ona:
#eyespopped#
Jayd:
Iwontdoanyt
hing,
i
tsj
ustani
nnocentshower
War
ona:uhmm t
hat
’saah
Jayd:
ear
ly#shenod#wear
efr
iendscome

*Itookherhandandwentupst ai
rstomyr oom,I
tookmycl othesoffandgoti ntheshower ,
Ihear
d
herclosetheshower ,
Iwasbusywashi ngmy
dreadslockssoIdidn’tseeher,andthesteam off
theshowerdi dn’
thelpeither
,shelookednervous,
Jayd:
rel
axbabe,
Iwontf
uckyou
Warona:
#gasped#wow,
areyoual
waysl
iket
hat
,a
st
rai
ghttal
ker
Jayd:yeahIsaywhati
nmymi
nd,
,
handmeashower
gel
,andsponge
War
ona:
okay,
her
e

*Igavehi mt hespongeandshowergel ,Iwas

nervous,Imeant hisguy, wej ustmetl astni ghtand
heisalreadycomf ortablearoundme, ori shel i
ke
thatwithanyone, anygi r
l,
Iwasdeepi n
thoughts,washi ngmyhai r
,whenIf elthi m washi ng
myback, ohsoheaskedf orthatshowergelt ovat h
mewi thitwow, thewayhewaswashi ngmyback, so
slowandgent l
eandi m surehedi dn’twantt omi ss
aspot,hegotonhi sknees, andmovedt hatsponge
tomywai st,mybut t,i
nbet weenmyt highs,myl egs
thenmyf eet,
Idon’ tknowwhathappenedbutIsaw
myselftur ntof acehi m,hest oodupandmovedt he
sponget omyneck, Iclosedmyeyesenj oyi
ngbei ng
bathedbyamanIj ustmetl astnight,
hemovedt o
mybr east ,
takinghi stime,rubbingmyni ppleswi t
h
thesponge, movedt omybel lybutton,Iwasst andi ng
therefr
ozen, Iwat chedhi m kneeagai n, part
edmy
l
egsandmovedt hespongei nbetweenmyt highst o
myt empl e,
butt hist i
meheusedhi stwo
fi
ngers,r
unni nghi sf i
nger stomyf olds,overand
pveragai n, Icouldn’
tbreat h,hewil
lthinki m
enjoyingit,ormaybeIwantmor esoIj ustclosedmy
eyesandenj oyedthatfeel i
ng,andthef eeli
ngof
war m wat erhitti
ngmyhai randmyf ace,hest opped
withhisf i
nger sandcont i
nuedt obathmyt hingshe
rai
sedmyl eg,ashebat hedmyf eet,
andhedi dt he
samewi tht heotherleg,goshi m sowetr ightknow,
andt hanxt ot heshowerhecantseet hat,heopened
thewat erf r
om si des,
thef eeli
ngofthatwat erhitt
ing
myski n,damn, whathadj usthappened. wegotoutof
theshower ,gavemeat owel ,
Idri
edmysel fand
walkedoutoft heshowert ohisbedroom.

Im soshyri
ghtknowIdon’
twanttol
ookathi
m,he
tookanot
hertowelandhel
peddr
ymyhair,
andhe
camewi t
haloti
on.
War
ona:Il
ldoi
tmysel
fthankyou
Jayd:
youknowIdon’
tmi
nd
Warona:yeahIknow,thanx*Itookt
hetowelof
fand
moisturi
zedmywhol ebody,Iknowhewaslooki
ng
butIblockedal
lthatsothatIcangetdoneand
dr
essup,
hethr
ewagraysweat
pantsandIputon
myt-
shi
rt
*Icanst
il
lwearmycl
othesyouknow
Jayd:IknowbutIthi
nkyoullbecomf or
tabl
ein
thosesincewil
lbespendi
ngthewhol eday
i
ndoor s,
andlat
erwil
lshoponli
neforthi
ngsyoull
need,causeyoumyloveypurspendingaweekend
withme
War
ona:
#eyespopped#what
???
Jayd:
Imeanit
’st
heleastyoucando,
Ipr
otect
edyou
l
astnightr
emember
War
ona:
that
’sbl
ackmai
ldude,
Jayd:
comeletsgoandeatbreakf
ast
,youl
lfi
ndme
downstai
rsgetsomesocksonmycloset
Warona:#sign#mmhhhhandwhathappenedi nthe
showerthough,thi
sguy#speakingalone#Iwent
downstair
sIf oundhim al
readydi
shed,*youknow
i
tsrudetodi shforf
oodyoudi dn’
tcook?
Jayd:
onwhosehouse?
War
ona:
areyoual
wayst
hatar
rogant
Jayd:
i
m notar
rogantIj
ustsaywhat
sonmy
mi
nd,
nowl
etseat
War
ona:mmhh

Weat ei nsilence,Iontheot herhandwast hinking

aboutt hatmomenti nt heshower ,
shitIwant edt o
fuckhert hatmoment ,hersmoot hwel lshapedsexy
body,Iwant edt ofuckhersobad, butnoshesnot
thatkindofwoman, Ihavet orespecther ,
aft
erwe
doneeat i
ng, Iputthem inadi shwasherandt exted
kbtot ellkaonet hatwar onawi l
lbespendi ngt he
weekendwi thme, andt extedmygent st hatim not
around,Iwant edtosendsomet i
mewi t
hherwi t
hout
anyinter r
upt i
ons.

Weweresi
tt
ingont
hecouch,wat
chingsomeacti
on
movi
e,
shel
ayedherheadonmyl aps,
i
tscol
dtoday
sot
hethef
irewasmakingt
hishousewarm

Jayd:
canIaskyousomet
hing?
War
ona:sur
e
Jayd:
doyouhaveaboyf
ri
end?
War
ona:
No,
andyou?Of
causeyouhaveagi
rl
fr
iend
Jayd:
Idon’
tact
ual
ly,
butIdohaveaf
fai
rswi
th
marri
edwoman
Warona:what
??wowwhydon’
tyougetyourown
gi
rl
fri
end?
Jayd:It
ri
edthatbut,
coul
dn’
tfi
ndt heri
ght
woman,soIstart
edtohaveaff
airswit
hmar r
ied
woman,causeIdidn’
twantsomeoneavai l
ableandI
wntedsomeonewhoscommi t
tedtosomeone
el
se,j
usttosat
isf
ymyguyovert here,
nothi
ngmor e
Warona:WOW, mmhaisntyouafr
aidthatt
heymight
cat
chfeel
ingsanddivor
cethei
rpartner
s?anddo
youuseprotect
ionImean
Jayd:
ofcause,
whenwegetint
othatagr
eementwe
tal
kaboutal
lthat
,andi
t’
sanostr
ingsat
tached
thi
ng.
Warona:
okay,
Iguessi
tsgoodt
hatyoumakei
tcl
ear
t
othem.
Jayd:
Idon’
tknowi
fit
’st
her
ightt
ime,
butIwantyou
t
obemygi
rl
fr
iend
Warona:huh* r
aisedmyheadf rom hi
slapand
l
ookedinhiseyes, l
ostwit
hwor ds*uhmm Idon’t
know,Ij
ustmetyoul astnight,Ihaventbeenina
rel
ati
onshipin5year s,
andypuont heotherhand
yourinasituati
onwi t
hmar ri
edwoman,
Jayd:Iwi
llst
opallt
hataf f
air
,andbef ai
thf
ult
o
you,
li
keIsaidit
’sanost r
ingsattachedthi
ng,
Idon’
t
l
ovehavenorhavef eel
ingsforthem.
Warona:
jaydmypastr
elat
ionshi
p
was..
#swall
owed#iwasinanabusi
ver
elat
ionshi
p,
Jayd:givethi
sachance, irespectwomant oeven
l
aymyhandont hem,let
st akeitslow, Iwontrush
ypuintoanythi
ngyournotcomf ortablewith#puthi
s
arm pnthebackofherneck, theirforehead
touched,#l
etmel ear
nt oloveyou, l
ear ntoloveme
too,
im notperf
ectbutIwi llt
rynott ohur tyou
anyhow! !
*sheopenedhermouthtosaysomethi
ngbut
nothi
ngcame,hereachedf
orhermouthandkissed
her,
sl
owly,
ashetastehesal
tymouthfr
om fr
iesthat
theywhereeat
ing,
sher
elaxedandkissedhi
m
back,
reachi
ngforhi
sti
eddreadl
ocks,soist
hata
yesorwhat???
?

Tobecont
inued

N.
M
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ted#
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006

KAONE

Iwokeupandwentt ot
heensuit
ebathr
oom,i
m at
kbshouse,
aft
erwhathappenedatt
heclubofFr
iday
heaskedmet ospendt
heweekendathispl
ace,
well
si
ncewaronawasnothome, sowhynot,
wenot
dati
ngoranyt hi
ng,weevensleptonseparate
beds,
wel llastnightsbusgfcamehere,shewas
abouttogoghet toonme,geezIdon’
tgetwhyt he
l
adiesalwaysgeti ntoafi
ghtwit
hwpman, whynot
beattheguy, causehei st
heonewhopl ayedt hem,I
meanl adieswhy!

Theyhavebeenupal lnight
,f
uckingli
kechickens,
herscreaming,
andIthinkshewasdoi ngthaton
purpose,
IwantedtoleaveatnightbutIdi
dn’thave
waronashousekeys,andIleftmineatthe
house,af
terIwasdone,Iwearhistr
ackpants,took
hisgym backandpackedmyt hi
ngs,andt
oilet
r i
es
thatIboughtyest
erday.
Iwal
keddownstai
rsandf
oundkbbusyonthest
ove
maki
ngbreakf
ast,
Imademyselfacof
fee.
Kaone:
mor
ning
Kb:
heybabe,
howdi
dyousl
eep?
Kaone:
ist
hatatr
ickquesti
on,mxm l
etmeget
goi
ng,mydri
vewi
llbehereshor
tl
y
Kb:i
m sor
ry
Kaone:
ohnoyouhavenot hi
ngtobesor
ry
about
,t
hat
’syourhouseandyourwoman,Iwasj
ust
aguestnosweat.
Kb:
IguessIbl
ewmychanceswi
thyou
Kaone:ypugotthatr
ight
,andyoutraumat
izedme
geezyouguyswer ehavi
ngsexl i
ke
chi
ckens,bangi
ngthewalls,
geezdude
Kb:i
m sor
ryIevenf
orgott
hatIhaveaguest
,
Kaone:nowIl
ear
ntmyl esson,Il
lnevercometothi
s
house,
#abeepatthegate#thantsmyr i
de,seeyou
around
Kb:l
etmewal kyouout
,uhm kaonecanIt
akeyou
outfordi
nnertommorownight?
Kaone:Idon’tthi
nkit’
sagoodidea,
wil
ljustnever
work,you’r
eaplayerkbandimreadytosettl
e
down, st
artafamil
y,haveaf
ait
hfulpar
tner,
youjust
notther i
ghtguyforme.
Kb:ouch,
thathur
ts,
i
m sorr
ythatshecameby, andi
t
wasnicehavingsomeone,
aguestinthehouse,.
Kaone:f
ri
ends!
!
Kb:Il
lset
tl
efort
hatf
ornow,butonedayyouwi
ll
bemine,
markmywordsbabygirl
Kaone:
hahahabyekbseeyout
omor
rowatwor
k
Kb:
heyar
eypugpnnal
eavel
i
ket
hatnohugnyana
Kaone:
#iwentt
ohi
m andgavehi
m ahug#byebye
Kb:
Illcal
lyoul
ater
,andyoubet
teranswermycal
l,
Kaone:byekaybee

Igoti
nmyr ideandhedr ovet
othemal l
,
war ona
hasn’
tcal
ledthatshearr
ivedsoIllj
ustdoabi tof
shoppi
ng,
andgr abtakeawaysforsupper.

Atj
aydsHouse

War
ona

If
eltahear
vybodyonmyst
omach,
Il
ookedup,
its
j
aydensar m,i
tssoheavy,If
inalygotthestr engthto
pul
lhisarm onmybellycauseIwaspr essed, Iwent
totheensuit
epeedandbr ushedmyt eeth,whi leIf
il
l
upthebathtub,i
tscol
dtoday,andabitcloudy, while
Iwasbusybr ushi
ngmyt eeth,
jaydgotin,Icoul dn’
t
hel
pbutst ar
eathismessydr eads,
hisabs, andt he
boner.

Jayden:sweet
hear
tim ypur
s,al
lthi
sisyour
s,why
di
dn’tyouwakemeup
Warona:youwer
esleepi
ngsopeacef
ull
yso
#shruggedmyshoul
ders#
Jayden:
nextt
imewakemeupokay
War
ona:
mmh

*Iwasdonewithmyt eethsoIt ookoffhistshir

tand
goti
nt het
ub,
andr el
axed,Iclosedmyeyest aki
ng
deepbreat
heenjoyi
ngt hi
swar m hothitti
ngmy
ski
n,j
aydgoti
nbehingme, Iwasl yi
ngonhi schest
wit
hmyback,thefeel
ingofhi sbodypr essedwi th
mi
ne,
gotmemoanal
il
*

Jayden:
don’
tdot
hatwoman,
Warona:
imjustenj
oyi
ngthi
smoment ,
si
ncei
tsback
t
oreali
tyt
heweekendIoverandIshoul
dgetback
t
omyhouse
Jayden:di
dyouhadt
oremi
ndme,
i
m gonnami
ss
havi
ngyouaround
War
ona:wi
llseeeachot
hersoon,
Jayden:
yeah,
tomor
rowIhavet
ocal
lof
fthataf
fai
r
wit
hsandy
Warona:
areyousur
eshehasn’
tcaughtf
eel
ingsf
or
you,
Jayden:odon’tt
hinkso,
Imadei
tcl
eart
ohert
hati
m
notinther
ef orlove.
Warona:okayifyousayso,Ij
ustdon’
twant
dr
ama,andIt hinki
twil
lbebestifwecangetaweek
of
fwithoutseeingeachother,
andsortoutal
lthat
.
Jayden:nonowar
ona,
Iwi
llcomeandseeyou
anyt
ime,
whenImi
ssedyou,
don’
tsot
hat
War
ona:
#si
gn#
Jayden: Iwantyou, andonl yyou,andnoonei sgoing
tokeepmeawayf rom you, youar eminewàr ona,and
somet hi
ngyoudon’ tknowaboutmmewhenIl ove,
I
l
ovewhol ehear t
edly,andwhenIwantt ofuckyou, I
will
,therewillbeat imewher eIllfuckyout i
llyou
cantwal k,andso. eot herdaysIllmakel ovet o
you,connectwi t
hyou, wor shi
pyoursexybody, and
youbet t
ernotcheatonmebecauseIwontt hink
twiceki l
li
ngt hatfuckeryoucheat edwith,i
ma
fait
hf ulbustardandr espectwoman, butdon’ t
disrespectme, backt ot hataweekof f,
that’
snot
gonnahappen,

Warona:
okayunderstood*If
eltacol
dshiverr
an
downmyspi ne,
whoist hi
sman?Ikindofscared
nowthatIl
etanotherbokanginmylifeagai
n*

Jayden:heyl
ookatme*Ilookedathim*Iwillnever
hurtyou,
ever
,andpl
easebefait
hfult
ome,ifyou
cant
,t
henbr
eakthi
soff
,causeIdon’
tsharemy
wwoman.i
m sor
ryi
fIscaredyou,
butsthati
swhoI
am.
War
ona:okay,
imf
ine,
youdon’
thavet
owor
ryabout
mecheat
ing.
Jayden:good,
nowlet
sbat hyouandgetoutofthi
s
tub,andgoandmakebr eakf
ast,
andt
heclothesand
toi
letri
esweboughtyester
day,
youcanleavethem,
War
ona:
youdomtmi
nd?
Jayden:noIdon’
tmi
nd,
andnextweekendmy
parent
sinvyt
edmeforl
unchathome,andyour
comingwith.
War
ona:wowwhati
fIhadpl
ans?
Jayden:
that
’swhyIt ol
dyouj
ustnow,sothati
fypu
hadplans,
youllcancelt
hem,
Ial
readytoldmy
parent
saboutyou,soyouwontdisappoi
ntme.
War ona:okay,
butnextti
medon’ tdothat
,askme
beforeyoumadeadeci sionaboutus,wearebot hin
thisrelat
ionshi
p,unl
essyouarei nt
hisrelat
ionship
alone,andsecondlydon’tcont
rolme,mypast
relat
ionshi
pmyexwassocont rol
li
ng,
IVebeen
singl
ef or5yearscauseIdi
dn’twanttobe
controll
ed,
sopleasedon’
t,
orthiswontwork.

Jayden:
insor
ry,
im sor
rybabe,
nextti
meIllaskl
ikea
sweetboyIam,comelookatme,givedaddyaki
ss
it
urnedandkisshi
m,hedeepenedt
heki
ss,
wewere
st
il
linatub,
Ifel
thi
smemberpokingme,
Ipul
led
out
#
War
ona:l
etsgetoutoft
hewat
ert
hen,
i
m st
arvi
ng
Jayden:
mmmhhhonedayyouwontgetachancet
o
runaway#smi
li
ng#
Warona:whosrunni
ngawaymmh, comeon,
thatl
il
t
hing,
real
lybabe,
nahyouj
ustseei
ngthi
ngsthatai
nt
t
here.
Jayden:
hahahahaokay,Ihopet
hisli
lthi
ngwont
makeyoucrythedayIburi
edmyselfdeepinsi
de
you
Warona:#r
andownst
air
s#Icanthearyoumr
magome
Jayden:
hahahar
unaway

LateronIdr ovetomyhouse, asmuchasIwant ed

tospendt i
mewi t
hbae,Icoul
dn’ t
,dut
ycal
ls
tomor r
ow,andkaonendidnttakeherkeys,
Idrovet
o
themal lt
opi ckherupthendr ovehome
together,
havinggirl
stal
k

Aweekl
ater
!!

NM

#unedi
ted#
[
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03,
07:
52] :TBGB

007

War
ona
Iwaswi thmyl astpat ient,
i
tsknockof fti
me, I
packedmyf i
les,
tidyupmyof f
ice,tookmymy
bag,carkeysanddr ovet othemal l
,tolookf ora
properoutfi
tIcanweart omorrowt ohavel unch
withjaydenspar ents,whywoul dheagr eet othi
s,
i
tstoosoon, t
hisr el
ationshipisonaf astlane,we
shouldbeget ti
ngt oknoweachot herf ormont hs
beforehecani ntroducemet ohi sparent s,
IwishI
canbei nvi
sible,urgg,
Im atthisotherbout i
queatthemal l,
l
ookingf ora
dress,i
tswinterwher ethehellwillIgettheadr ess,
Ikeptlooking,unti
lIsawt hi
sredwi nterdress,i
ts
ki
ndofabodycon, Illputonwinterst okingsand
ankleboot sandar edcoat,
yaht henIl lbesor ted,I
pickedthedr essandpayed, di
dsomegr ocer y,
and
gotinthesal on,Ioptedformedium boxbr aids,l
ong
ones,Ifi
nishedlatear ound20h00, t
henIdr ovehome.
Ipackedmycarandt akeoutt
hegrocer
ybags,
and
gotinthehouse,
Ifoundkaonesi
tt
ingonacouch
wit
hagl assofwine
.
Kaone:heyf
ri
end,
wowyoulookbeauti
ful
l,
readyt
o
meetyoursoontobei
n-l
awstomorrow
Warona:pl
easedon’
tst
art
,Iwantt
ojustvani
shnj
e
wi
thoutatrace
Kaone:
hahahaha,
soafterl
unchIguessyoul
lbe
spendi
ngani
ghtwi
thyourman
Warona:uhhhIdon’
tknow,
Idon’
thavet
osee
hi
m,li
kespendaweekendwithhi
m ever
yweekend
ri
ght
,Imissmyownspace

Kaone:
wel
comehoneyt
ithedat
inggame.
Warona:haveyout
alkedt
osbu,
howar
ethi
ngs
bet
weenyouguys?
Kaone:nope,
Ithi
nkheevenblockedmy
numbers,
youknowIj ustwi
shhecouldstopbeinga
cowardandtellmeit
sover,
causeIfeelt
hathis
movedon,Ihadavisi
onofhim withsomelady,
she
waspregnant.
War
ona:
youst
il
lhavet
hosevi
sion?
?
Kaone:yeahandt
heyar
enotgoi
nganyway,
i
tsmy
cal
li
ng.
War
ona:i
m sor
rybabe,
comeher
e#huggi
ng#

Kaone

Iwasst i
llhuggi
ngwar ona,
Icl
osedmyeyesandI
sawher ,
fall
ingdown,
shewaspr egnant,
Iquickl
y
pulledoutoft hehug,
andwentt othekit
chent oget
somewat er,
maybeit
snotavision,
it
sjustmymi nd
playingtrickswit
hme, ori
m dr
unkr i
ght,
yeahit’
sthe
wineyah, SundayIhavet ogotothatchurch,
I
googl editanditsi
nrandburg.

AfterItookdeepbr eathIunpackedthegr ocery,I

orderedpizzawhenIcamef r
om work,
Iputi tinthe
war meranddishedf orbothofus,Iputwar onas
foodbackbt othewar mer,
shesaidshest akinga
quickshower ,
Iwasscr ol
li
ngdownon
Netfli
x,
looki
ngf oramovi ethatwil
lwatch,after20
minshecamedownl ooki
ngfr
eshonher
pyj
amas,
weset t
ledonacouchwatchi
ngamovi
e
whil
esheate.

Warona:f
inal
yit
’saweekendt
omor
row,
Ineedmy
beaut
ysleep
Kaone:
yeah,
Ihat
ewi
nter
,especi
all
ywhenyouhave
t
ogot owork.
War
ona:
youandmebot
h,sowhatar
ewat
chi
ng?
Kaone:
queensono
Warona:don’tpr
essplayyetl
etmegoandpour
myselfaglassofwine
Kaone:
bri
ngt
hebot
tl
ewannar
efi
llt
oo
War
ona:
ok

Jayd

Wewer
eatt
hewar
ehouset
hewhol
eday,
planni
nga
cashhei st,wedon’ tdothathei statt hemal l
,cause
therestoomanyi nnocentpeopl es,sowedot hem
onar oad,kbwasbusyl oggingont heirsystem to
seeWhi chonewear erobbi ngt oday, hi
soutI T
guy,hecanmaket heirsystem cr ashwhi lehisathis
place,t
hat’
swhyal lourheist sar ecl ean,and
untraceable,andbyt hetimet heyf indoutt hatthey
havebeenr obbedwel lbef araway.

Jayd:
i
sever
ythi
ngset
?
Ler
oy:
ever
ythi
ngi
ssetspok
Jayd:
readysni
per
Andi
le(
sni
per
):
allsetghost
Jayd:
brai
nsar
ecamer
aset
,t
ranckerever
ythi
ng?
Kb(
brai
n):
allset
,goodl
uck,
comebackwi
tht
hat20
m
Ler
oy:
youknowus,
seeypushor
tl
y

*
wedr
ovet
owher
ewi
llmeetwi
tht
hecash
transit,
todaywet ookthebl ackti
ntedMer cedes
vito,
andt hemissionst art
ed,sni
perpul l
edat r
icker
ont hebackwheel s,
theylostcontrolandithitthe
tree,weopenedt hedoor sandt hrewat -guess
i
nsi de,t
heresal
wayst osecur i
ti
esatt heback,after
10mi n,
theyweredeadsl eep,wefil
ledourcabwi t
h
thecash, anddroveout ,i
talwaystakeus20mi nt o
gett hecashanddr oveout ,

Wedr ovestrai
ghtt
othewar ehouse,
under
groud
ther
esabi gsafewit
hbill
ions.Wearenowsitti
ngat
thebarareaatthewarehouse,cel
ebr
ati
ngour
successmi ssi
on.

Jayd:
jobwel
ldoneguys
Leroy(
tri
gger
):
ajobwel
ldone,
nowl
etsgetdr
unk
then
Jayd:
i
m of
fguys,
enj
oy,
Ineedt
oseemygi
rl
Kb:
thi
sguyi
swhi
pped
Jayd:
andyoumessedupwi
thyourhoes,
youl
osta
goodwoman
Andi
le:
noway,
whatdi
dyoudobr
o
Jayd: hahahamymanoverher e,shaggedahoe
whileagoodwomani ssl
eepi
ngint henext
rook,andknowinghi
sappeti
te“t
heyhadsexl i
ke
chickens”notmywordbutkaoneswor ds
Theyl
aughedatkb
Andi
le:
wowbr
o,maybeIshoul
dtr
ymyl
uckonher
Kb:
youwoudntbr
o,guyscode
Leroy:oohhi
sscar
edt
hatyoul
ltakehi
simagi
nar
y
gir
l
Jayd:
yourf
uckedbr
o,
Kb:i
m notgonnagi
veuponher
,shewi
llbemi
ne
Theyl
aghed,
mocki
nghi
m,Iwentout
,goti
nmycar
andcal
ledmygi
rl
.

War
ona
Themovi ewasdone,Iwaspr
epar
ingmysel
ffor
get
tinginbed,
Iwassleepi
ngwhenmyphone
di
sturbedmysleep.
Warona:
thenumberyouhavedi
aleddoesnot
exi
st,
pupupu!!
Jayd:
Idar
eyout
odr
opmycal
lwar
ona
War
ona:
shi
t#i
tsj
ayd,
Isatup#ohhey
Jayd:
heybabe,
i
m out
side
War
ona:out
sidewher
e,howdi
dyougeti
n
Jayd:i
tscol
djustgetyoursexysel
fher
e,andopen
upforme
War
ona:
im comi
ng
*Iwentt oopent hedoorf
orhim,
andther
ehe
was,lookingallhansome,
wit
hhisdr
eads
plai
ted,smell
ingallfr
esh*
Jayd:
areyougonnast
andt
her
eandst
areatme,
War
ona:
ofcausenot
,geti
n
Jayd:
youknowmycode
War
ona:ai
ntyouf
reezi
ng

*Iwentt
ohi
m andkissedhi
m,whenhesaysa
code,
hemeantakiss,
wewonttal
ktoeachother
wit
houtaki
ss,
im unl
ocki
nghismouthyeah,
*
Jayd:
#gr
oans#Imi
ssedyou*
mur
mingi
nherl
ips*
War
ona:Imi
ssedyout
oo,
l
etsgeti
n,i
mfr
eezi
ng,
Jayd:
yeah,

*
wegoti nthehouse,Ifi
xedhi
m apizzaand
j
uice,
thent
ookt hem tomybedroom,hewasal
ready
i
nsidetheblanket
s*

Warona:
Fri
daywedon’
tcook,
hopet
hiswi
llbe
enough
Jayd:
i
twi
llt
hanxl
ove,
howwasyouday?
War
ona:
justokay,
l
ikeanyot
herdays.
Jayd:
youl
ookbeaut
if
ul,
l
ikeyourhai
rdo
War
ona:t
hanx

*hefini
shedup,It
ookt
het r
aytothekitchen,
and
grabbedabottl
eofwater
,Igetdehydratedduri
ng
thenight
s,whenIwant
edt ogetinbed,hepull
edthe
blanket
s*

War
ona:
whatt
he….
.
Jayd:im notshar
ingabedwi thmywomanal l
dressedinpyjamas,t
hosethingsareforwhenyou
wakei nt
hemor ning,
notforsleepi
ng,
wellaccor
ding
tome
War
ona:
buti
tscol
dbabe
Jayd:
i
m her
eai
ntI
,
Illmakeyouwar
m
War
ona:
yoursuchabul
ly

*Itookoffmypyj amas,Iwasleftwithalace
bekini
,andIgotinthebed,pl
easeim notreadyt
o
takethisrel
ati
onshipt
ot henextlevel
,”
my
subconsci
oust
alki
ng"
*

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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TED#
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52] :TBGB

008

Atwar
ona’
shouse

Earlythatmorning,j
aydenwokeup, wenttothe
bathroom,f
lushedt hetoil
etandopenthecarbinett
o
l
ookf orasealedt eet
hbr ush,hef
oundone,and
brushedhisteeth,aft
erhewasdonehewentt othe
bedroom andlaydown, lookingatwar
onasnor i
ng,
hejustcoul
dn’tbel
ievethatt
hiswomani shi s,
yeah
eventhoughtheyhaventtakenthenextstepof
i
ntimacy,
butthat’
sdoesn’tmattercause,
every
minutehespendwi thher,
hefal
lsdeeplyinlovewith
her.

Yeahsomewi llsayitsearl
y,buthisbeenf ollowing
thiswomanf orcoupl eofmont hs,somewi llcallit
stalking,
buttohi mi spleasinghiseyes,hel ookedat
herl ongnaturaleyelashes,hersmal lt
hickl ips,her
bigeyesnotcompl et
elyclosed,hecoudnthel pbut
smi leandkissedherf or
ehead,wakingherup, she
openedherbr owneyes, andmetbyhi sgr eyeyes
l
ooki ngatherwi t
hasmi l
e,
shej ustsmilledwi tha
mout hcl
osed,
Jayd:
mor
ningsweet
hear
t(Thatmel
tedherhear
t)
Warona:
morningbabe,
Il
lbeback(shewenttothe
bat
hroom,brushedhert
eet
h,washedherfaceand
wentbacktobed.
Jayd:
code!
!!
War
ona:aahhbutyouwokeupf
ir
st
Jayd:
comeher
eandst
opcompl
aini
ngwoman

*beforeshecouldanswer ,
Ishutherupwi t
ha
kiss,mmmhhht hef r
eshmi ntbreath,ìmovedmy
handst oherbutt
,pull
inghercloset ome, herwarm
bodyt ouchi
ngmi ne,
didn’
tmaket hi
ngseasi erfor
juniorcausehewokeup, readytopl ay,
shepul l
edup
aftershefel
tjuni
orpokingherbel lybutton*

War
ona:t
ellmemor
eaboutyou
Jayd:whydi
dyoust optheki
ss,
Iwasget
ti
ng
exci
ted,
whatisi
tthatpull
syouback,
War ona:
Ijustwanttogett
oknowyouf irst,
Iknow
i
tsnevertooear l
yorlat
ewhenpeopl efeelstr
ongl
y
abouteachot her
,Iknowthatevent
uall
ywewi l
l
reachthatstep.
Jayd:
it
’sthesecondt i
meyoupulloutwhenthi
ngs
getheated,
Im notgonnarushyouintosomet
hing
yournotreadytodo,andIguesstr
yingwontharm.
War
ona:
im sor
ry
Jayd:babeitdoesn’
tmatterifwevebeendat i
ngfor
aweekorwhat ,
whatwef eelabouteachotheri
ts
whatmat ter
s,butIseeyournotready,sowil
lwait
ti
llyouareready,
nopressureokay,
Warona:
okayi
tsnotli
keim notr
eady,
Ijustdon’
t
knowwhattoexpect
,i
tsbeen5yearswithoutsex,
so
Jayd:
babeyournotready,i
tsokay,wil
lwait,
when
yourreadyyoullgi
vemeasi gh,youdon’thaveto
dothatbecauseyoufeelobli
gedt osati
sfymy
needs,wewil
ldothatwhenyour eadyandwi l
lbot
h
besatisf
iedokay,
War
ona:wowuhmm okay
Jayd:nowcomeandl ayont opofme#shecame#
mybi ologicalf
atheri sabust ard,
mademymom and
hissidekickpr egnantbutdi ffer
entmont hs,somy
mot herfoundoutandshedumbedhi m,sher ai
sed
meal one,mysper m donornevercar ed,
sowhenI
was10mymot herdi edofcancer ,
thenthesoci al
workert ookmet otheor phanagewher elaterthat
yearthislovingcoupl eadopt edme, t
hat
’smy
parentsyoul lmeetl aterforlunch,
theygaveme
everything,
Ineverlackedanyt
hing,Ihave3younger
si
ster s,
buttheotheroneisoverseasstudyi
ng
medi cine,
Igrewupi nalovi
nghome,
IFini
shedmymat ri
cwhenIwas16, thenwentto
varsi
tytostudyaccounti
ng,
after4yearsofstudyi
ng
gottheint
ernship,
andapermanentpost ,
Iworked
fortwoyearsatthatcompanyanddeci dedtogoto
culi
naryschool,
thenmydadhel pedmeopenmy
company,graduatedfr
om cul
inaryschool,
andhereI
am.
War
ona:youdon’
thaveki
ds?
Jayd: #sigh#whenIwasdoi ngmysecondyear ,
I
metasweetgi rl,
If el
linlovewi t
hher ,weusedt odo
thingst ogether,
thenaf t
erwegr aduatedshegota
schol arshi
pt ostudyabr oadasf ashion
desi gner,
shewent ,
Iwasver ysuppor t
ive,shecame
back, butshewasn' tthewomanIf ellinl
ovewi t
h,she
cheat edwi thmyhal fbrother,
gotpregnant ,webroke
up,mybr otherhadmoneyatt het i
meandIwasj ust
star t
ingmycompany, shewantedmoney, soshe
dat edmybr other,shedi dn’
tknowt hatwear ehalf
brot hers,
Theyhaveasonnow,
Ithi
nkhi
s6/
7year
s.
War
ona:
im sor
rybabe
Jayd:i
tsnothingbabe,
shedidn’
tdeser
veme,af
ter
thatIstart
edhavingaf
fai
rswithmarri
ed
womans, causeIwasnotreadytofaceanot
her
heartbreak.
War ona:l
ooksl i
kewevebot hbeenhur tbyourf ir
st
l
ove,ImetsomeguywhenIwasdoi ngmysecond
year,hewascut e,buthebecameobsessed,
i
nsecur e,contr
olli
ng,
hest ar
tedt ohi tme, causeI
i
nt er
tainotherboysatvar si
ty,Iwasn’ tal
lowedt o
talktomycl assmat e,orbefriendswi thboys, when
Iwasdoi ngmyl astyear,Ij
ustf oundoutt hatim
pregnantatt hetime,hefoundmet alkingtosome
guyaski ngmef orsomenot essi ncehewasn’ tat
class,hedraggedmet omyr oom, beatt heshitout
ofme, Igotadmi tt
edandImi scared, brokenribs,.
Aft
erIgraduated,
Iwentbackt ostudycli
nical
psychol
ogy,andthathelpedmehealt he
wounds,
tri
edt ocommi tsuici
deafterIl
ostmybaby
andmymot heratthesameday,thedayIgot
admi t
tedtheycal
ledmymother
,andshehadahear
t
att
ack,shewasaloneathome,
mybr ot
her
swhere
overseas.
Il
ostal
lint
eresti
nanyt
hingthathasadi
ck,
I
gr
aduat
edandst art
edworki
ng.
Jayd:shhhdon’tcry,
im herenow,im sorr
yyouwent
throughallt
hatalone,Iwil
lneverhurtyou,
Iloveyou
war onasomuch, Iknowitssoon,butthat
’showI
feel.
*
wel
ayedi
nbedt
il
lsl
eept
ookover
*

Kaone

Iwashavingmypeacefulsleep,
andwhenit hought
Illsl
eepti
llmi
dday,
Iswitchedmyal armsoff
,becauseIdon’
twantanythingdi
sturbmefrom my
sleep,
butnonosomesuckerdecidedt owakeme
up
Kaone:
dudeareyoubor
edwhereveryouar
ethat
youdeci
dedtodist
urbmysl
eep
Voi
ce:heybabe
Kaone:
sbu!
!!
Sbu:howar
eyou,
canwemeetl
ateronatt
hemal
l
Kaone:
why?
??
Sbu:
ther
essomet
hingIwantt
otel
lyou
Kaone:
mmhhhIsee
Sbu:
Illsendt
hedet
ail
s,seeyoul
ater
Kaone:
mmhhsur
e

*aftersbuscal l
,
Ididn’ tgetbackt omy
sleep,thoughtsinvadedmyl it
tlebrai
n,i
t’
sthedayIll
meetsbuandhi spr egnantgf,Icanfeeli
t,
itcameto
mydr eams,andt hedr eam thi
sweekcamebackt o
meal mosteveryni ght,Iguessi t
’sawarning,i
ma
biggi r
lIwontcr yforaman, Isawhi mfadef r
om my
face,butIchooset obei ndenial,
kbcall
edbr i
ngi
ng
mebackf r
om myt hought s*

Kaone:kb
Kb:heybabe,
canyoupleasevi
sitmetoday,
I
pr
omi seIdumpedallmysidechicks
Kaone:
hahahahaandi
mjesusswi
fe
Kb:im ser
ious,
Iwantsomethi
ngrealwit
hyou,soi
m
st
il
lcleani
ngupmycl osetsothat
,whenyoube
mine,
thewontbeanyskeletonsinthecl
oset
Kaone:hahaha,
what
ever
Kb:
soyoul
lcome
Kaone:mmhhhl
etsgooutf
orl
unch,
Il
lsendyout
he
t
ime,youl
lpi
ckmeup,
Kb:
real
lyokaymyl
ady,
it’
sadat
e
Kaone:Illsendyout
hedr
esscodet
oo,
don’
t
di
sappoint
Kb:
wil
lnotmyl
ady,

*Iwentbacktomysl eep,i
tssti
llearl
y7h00,
Illget
uparound12,sbusendat ext,
whi chmallwi
llmeet
at,
thet
imeandt herestaurant
,mmmhhhet hinkshi
s
goodatplayi
ngthisgame, wel
lhi spl
ayi
ngwi tha
pr
offher
e*

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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ted#
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009

ATWARONAS HOUSE

Kaone

Iwokear
ound10,
tookabat
handwearmygown
andwentt
otheki
tchent
omakebr
eakfast
,Isaw
j
aydenscarsohi sar
ound,Imadebr eakfastforall
thr
eeofus,dishedandputthei
rbreakfastinsidethe
microwave,andsatonthecouchandat e.Awhi l
e
l
aterjaydwalkeddownthestai
rswithasweat pants
andvest

Jayd:
mor
ningkay
Kaone:mor
ningj
ay
Jayd:Iwantt
omakebr
eakf
ast
,canyoushowme
wherethi
ngsare
Kaone:beatyoutoi
t,bot
hyourbreakfastareint
he
micr
owave, onthet
opcabinetyoufi
ndgl asses.
Jayd:
wowt
hanxbuddy
Kaone:sur
ebr
a

*isendkbat extonwhatheshoul dwear,andhel l

comeandgetmear ound12,wil
lbemeetingatclear
watermall,
Iwentt omyr oom andtookoutclothes
i
m goingtowear ,It
ookoutabl ackleat
herjacket,
a
blackl
eatherleggi
ng,redankl
ebootsheel ,
andred
poll
neck,
Igotdressedandgotbusyput t
ingmywi g
onanddidmymakeup, headadoorknock,Iwent
outofmyr oom,t
ot het
hef r
ontdoorandopent he
door,
wowhel ookshot,
andhi st
heperfectmatch
fr
om mypl an.

Kb:
youcancl
oseyourmout
hnow
Kaone:
mxm wai
Kb:nohuggbabe#wehugged#
Kaone:
let
sgo,
Kb:
whycl
earwat
ermal
lthoughnotmont
ecasi
no
Kaone:
im meet
ingmyext
her
e
Kb:
wowandwhydoyouwantmet
her
eifyour
goi
ngt
ogetbackwi
thyourex
Kaone:
arewebei
ngj
eal
ousnow?
Kb:nxa
Kaone:canyourel
ax,i
m notget
ti
ngbackwi
thmy
ex,
canyoupleaset
rustme
Kb:
sur
e

*afteranhourand15mi nwear r
ivedatthemal l
,we
didabi tofshoppi ng,kbboughtmesneaker sand
wat ch,
andani ngagementr ing,
butIwontweari ton
ther i
ghtfinger,buttodayIwi l
l,
Islidtheringonmy
l
ef thand, weddi ngringf inger,thenwewentt othe
restaurant,t
heyhaventar ri
vedwesatatt hetable
closetot hewi ndow, or deredourl unchandat e,kb
wentt other estr oomsIwasbusyonmyphonet hat
Ididn’tseeaf igur einfrontofmyt abl
e,until
someonecl earedt hei rthroat

Sbu:
mmmhhhel
lo
Kaone:hy
Sbu:ohbabet
hisi
skaone,
kaonemeetmywoman
happy
Kaone#smi
led#nicetomeetyoudear
*kbputhi
s
handonmywai standki
ssedmychick*
Kb:ar
eyougoodbabe
Kaone:
superbabe,
i
twasni
cemeet
ingyouhappy,
Happy:
samet
oyoukay
Sbu:sothi
sistheguyyoubeencheati
ngonme
wit
h,kaone,
yoursuchabi
tch#f
ummi ng#
Kb:
heyheywat
chyourt
ongueboy,
that
’smywoman
Sbu:#chuckl
es#wowandyoucal
lherawoman
Kb:
misspl
easet
akeyourdogaway
Happy:
sbul
etsgo
Sbu:
shei
smygi
rl
fr
iend
Kaone:wasi
diot
,l
etsgobabe
Sbu:
#grabbedkaoneshand,
pul
li
nghert
ohi
m#you
ar
eleavi
ngwithme
Kaone:
yourcr
azyyourhur
ti
ngme

*nextt
hing,
Isawkbsitt
ingonsbusstomach
punchi
nghi m,
peopl
egat her
edaroundtoseewhat
s
goingon,t
wootherguyspulledt
hem apar
t*
Kb:
pleasecal
lthemanagerpl
ease
Manager
:t
hat
’smesi
r
Kb:Illpayf
ort
hedamagesir,
i
m sorr
yforal
l
t
his,heresmycar
d,pl
easeemailmet
heinvoi
ce,
Manager
:okaysi
rthankyou
Kb:sur
e,babel
etsgo,
andyou(
tosbu)myboyyou
don’
twannamesswi t
hmenxa

*hewashol idi
ngmyar m, wal
king,
no,hewas
walki
ng, Iwasr unninglikeaheadlesschickencause
Icouldn’tkeepupwi thhispace,wefi
nalygottot he
parki
ngl ot,t
ohiscar ,
heopenedt hedoorf orme,and
bangedi t,t
hatmademej umpabi t
,hethenwentt o
thedriversside,openedt hedoorandshuti t
,heput
hishandsont hest eeri
ngwheel andbendedhi s
headont othem*

Kaone:i
m sor
ryIdi
dn’
t…
Kb:
it
snotyourf
aul
t
Kaone:
letmeseeyourmout
h,Ihavewi
pesi
nmy
bag

*It
ookt hewi pesinsidemybag, tocleanhisli
p,he
wasbl eeding,
hisli
pswer eabitpink,Idon’
tknow
why,butwewer esocl ose,Imovedclosertohis
l
ips,
andki ssedhim, hedi dn’
trespond,soIpul
led
out*

Kaone:im…so…* hedidn’
twai tf
ormet of i
nish,he
smashedhi sli
psonmi ne,t
hekiss,
itwaswar m,his
l
ipswasabi tsalt
y,andthatmadehi sli
psmor e
tasteable,
thekisstooklongerthatIexpect edbut
Im notcompl ai
ningcauseim enjoyingtheki ssandI
don’twantittostop.

Tobecont
inued

N.
M
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ted#
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53] :TBGB

010

ATJAYDSHOUSE

War
ona

Jaydenneededachangeofcl othes,
sowepassed
byhishousesot hathecanchange, Beforewe
drovetoparktownt ohisparentshouse,for
l
unch,howIwi shear thcouldswal l
owmer ightnow
ohgod,im notreadyt omeethi sparents,our
rel
ati
onshipisstillnew,it
stoosoont omeett he
parent
s,Idon’
tknowi ft
hisrelati
onshipwi l
llast
Ifel
thimtouchmywai st
,hi
sstandi
ngri
ghtbehind
me,Itur
nedandbabykissedhim,hewassmell
ing
good,hesmell
sdif
fer
enteveryday,
howmany
perf
umesdoest hi
sguyhave,
Jayd:
mmmhhhyoul
lbespendi
ngt
heni
ghther
e
ri
ght
War
ona:doIhaveachoi
ce
Jayd:
mmhhnope#smi
ll
ing#

*oohhi ssmi l
ethough, hisperfectteeth,
soali
gned,
l
ikehewentt othedent ist,
hissmilethatalways
mel tsmyhear t
,Icantsayno, i
mf all
ingdeeperfor
thisguy, anditsbeenaweek, buttheloveIfeel
wheni m withhim,it
soutoft hiswor l
d,i
m scared
thathewi l
lgettir
edt hatIdontgi vehim acookie,
eitherwayweat heryougi vehim acookie,you’r
ea
vixeninbed, whenhi sint enti
onsistapandgohe
will,
havingsexwi thyourmandoesn’ tdoesn’t
guar anteeamar r
iage.*

Jayd:
heycomebackt
ome
War
ona:
wha…t
,ohsor
ry
Jayd:
whatbot
her
ingyou?
War
ona:
imf
all
ingi
nlovewi
thyou,
andt
hatscar
es
me*hehuggedme,spi
nni
ngmear
ound,
okay
someoneishappy*
Jayd:
youdon’
tknowhowhappyam r
ightnow,
l
ets
cancelt
hel
unch
Warona:
ohhellno,
thenextt
hingtheywil
llookatme
l
ikeabit
ch,nocomeletsgo,
wear eal
ready
l
ate,
becauseyouhavebeenont hemirr
orforhour
s
Jayd:
hahahahal
iar
,l
etsgo

*Wewal kedt ot hecar ,heopenedadoorf orme, and

cl
osed, t
henhecamet ohi ssi deandanddr ove
off,
ther idewasf un, singingkennyl ati
mor eandt oni
braxtonal bum, aft eranhourandhal fwear r
ived,
pressedt hei ntercom andt hegat eopened, Iwas
l
ooki ngt hr ought hewi ndow,it’sabeautif
ull
mansi on,t
hel andscapi ngont hefrontont he
mansi onitwassobr eatht aking,
thesmel loff r
esh
tr
ees, hitsmynost ri
ls,
looksl ikehisparentsl ove
nature, andsecur iti
esar oundeachcor ner ,whyso
manysecur i
ties,ar etheyf amous, orhavepl entyof
enemi es??Wel lwedon’ tknow
Hewashol dingmyhandandwewal kedtothefr
ont
doorandknocked, ami ddleagedwomanwhol ooks
l
ikeshesinaherf ift
ies,shewassobeaut i
ful,
her
skinwassof awless,l
ikesheuseexpensiveskin
product
s,shesmi l
ledreveali
ngthatdimpl
es,wow
shessobeaut i
ful
,shehuggedj adeandandhugged
me

Mot
her
:hel
lomyson,
Jayd:
mot
her
,howar
eyou
Mother:
im okay,
i
tsbeenawhi
leyoudon’
tvisi
t
anymoreandIseewhosbeenkeepingyou
busy,
hell
omydear
War
ona:
#shyl
y#howar
eyouma
Mot
her
:ohyoursobeaut
if
ul,
comegeti
n
Jayd:
wher
eismyol
dman
Ol
dman:
int
hel
oungeyoungman
Jayd:
ohol
dman,
howar
eyouman
Ol
dman:i
m coolcoolson,
andyou
Jayd:
im goodpa,
ohdadmeetyoursoont
obe
daught
erinlaw,war
ona
Oldman:ohmysoont
obedaught
eri
nlaw howar
e
you,
yoursopr
ett
y
War
ona:
im wel
lpa,
howar
eyou
Ol
dman:
im good,
takeaseatdear
Mother:
ohnono,
shesgoi
ngt
ohel
pmei
nthe
ki
tchen,
Jayd:ohmom pleasedon’
tsl
avemywoman,
she
wil
lrunbef
oreIpopthequesti
on
Mother:
ohsil
ly,
shesingr
eathandsdon’
tworry,
Il
l
evenaddspicesther
eandther
esothatshecan
stayf
orever

*wewal kedtot heki tchenlaughing,

theyhavesuch
awar m per sonal i
ty,fr
iendly,
l
oveable,
ihel
pedher
cook,whil
eshewashavi ngagl assofwineandI
washavi ngaj uice,Ididn’twannaseem
disr
espectfulint heirhouse, r
ememberf i
rst
i
mpr
essi
onsl
astl
ong
Aft
eranhourwesetthetable,i
twasmejadeand
hi
sparents,
weweresit
ti
ngont hesit
ti
ngroom
havi
nglunch,
whenmypat ientent
ered.

Rea:
hel
loever
yone#busyonherphone#
Mother
:myangelcomej
oinusf
orl
unchandmeet
yourbrot
her
’swoman
Rea:#r
aisedherf
ace,
andasmi
lecameacr
ossher
face#WARONA! !
!
War
ona:hel
lodear
,youl
ivesher
e?
Mot
her
:shesmydaught
er,
youknoweachot
her
?
Rea:mashesmydoctor,
shesapsychol
ogi
st#t
hey
hugged#theoneIvebeenseei
ng
Oldman: wowsoyou’ r
etheyoungdoct ort
hat
’s
beenhelpingmydaught ert
oheal,
ohhowcanIever
repayyouf orhel
pingmydaughtergetoutoft
hat
darkhole,
War
ona:
youdon’
thavet
opa,
Iwasj
ustdoi
ngmyj
ob
Rea:
okayhowdi
dyouguysmeet
,JAYDEN
Jayd:
mmmhhhthi
sfoodi
sdel
ici
ousmom,
mmmhhhhh#i
gnor
ingt
hem#
Rea:oohhhj
ayden,
wowwow
Mot
her
:It
houghtyouwher
egoi
ngt
ofet
chr
abiat
t
hemal
l
Rea:mmmht hatoneIswearIl
lneveranswerher
cal
ls,
shessorebel
li
ousma
Ol
dman:
thatoneshewi
llki
llmewi
thahear
tat
tack.
Mother:
sowar
ona,wher
esyourhomet
own,
your
par
ents,
andsi
bli
ngs?
Warona:#clear
ingthroat
,t
ear
swel l
edonhereyes,
i
tssti
llasensiti
vetopic,
j
aydholdsherhandand
squeezeditabitreassuri
ngherthathi
shere,
she
tookadeepbr eath#bothmypar ent
sarelat
ema,I
havetwobi gbrother
s.
Mother:
ohmydearim sosor
ry*
shecameand
embracedher
*ohlove,
wearehereokay,
i
fyouneed
amotherhug,comeanyti
me
Rea:#t
heyl
aughed#mot
hert
houghhai
#theyat el
unch,reaandwaronacl
earedt
he
tabl
e,
t heywerebusywashingdi
shes,
whenthe
rebel
liousdaught
eroarabi
lecametotheki
tchen
wearingclosetonothi
ng#

Oar
abi
le:
ohwow,
Rea:
#bor
ed#r
abi
,
meetwar
onaj
aysgi
rl
fr
iend
Rabi
:#chuckl
es#hahahayoumeanhoe
War
ona:
whatdi
dyoucal
lme
Rabi:
ohshesdeafpeopl
e,*
shef
eltasti
ngonhèr
cheekandthatwi
pedthatsmel
lyat
ti
tudeonher
face*ohnoyoudidn’
t
Warona:
ohIdi
d,andnexttimeyoucal
lsomeone
youdon’
tknowahoe,pleasel
ookatthemirr
or,
you
l
lseethebi
ggestHOE,nxa
Rabi
:ohyouwi
llpayfori
t,
youj
ustsomecr
azybi
***
whosaft
ermybrother
smoney
Rea:
OARABI
LE#shout
ingandt
hatmadet
he
parent
sandjaydcomerunni
ngtotheki
tchen,
they
stoodther
efr
ozen,
behi
ndwarona#
Rabi
:yourj
ustabi
tchaf
terourl
egacy,
youar
eal
l
l
iket
hem,
War ona:
ohbabygi
rl
,Iworkhar dformymoney, I
havemyownhouseandcar ,Im notsomespoilt
womanwhobehavesl i
keateenager ,l
oveyour
self
dear,awomansbodyisat emple,youdon’tgo
aroundwalki
ngonstreetsdressedlikeaprosti
tude
Rabi
:mom dad,youallj
ustgonnast
andt
her
eand
saynot
hing#cr
ying#
Jayd:
babear
eyouokay*
towar
ona*
Warona:ohma,pa,
im sor
ryIdi
dn’
tmeant
o
di
srespectyouinyourownhome#embar
assed#
Mother
:ohnohoneyweshoul
dbet
hanki
ngyouf
or
t
ell
inghert
het
rut
h,
Oldman:ohj
ayden,t
hiswomanisforkeeps,
shesa
rar
ediamond#whisperi
ngi
nhisearsastheyboth
smiled
*rabil
ockedher
selfi
ntheroom,
crying,
mmmhhi t
hurtsi
fherwordsareusedonher,shecri
edlouder
aswar onaswordsanchor
edinherears,
fi
nalyshes
foundhermatch,t
heonethatwi
llstandupforher*

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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TED#
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011

ATJAYDSPARENTSHOUSE

Theywerenowsit
ti
ngoncouchclosetot
hefir
e
pl
ace,
thehousewaswar
m,oarabi
lehasn’
tcomeout
ofherroom, hermotherwenttocheckupon
her,
shelockedherselfi
nherroom,i
twasnowti
me
tosaytheirgoodbyes,i
twassocoldoutsi
de
War
ona:
geezi
tssocol
d
Jayd:
mom,
dadt
hanxf
orl
unch,
Ipr
omi
sewi
llvi
sit
soon
Mot
her
:okaymyboy,
pleaset
akecar
eofher
Dad:nowsincewear
eoldandwecantr
epri
mand
oar
abil
e,
Iknowwhototocal
l#t
heyl
aughed#
War
ona:
ohohshesgonnahat
eme,
maybepoi
son
me
Jayd:
andIwi
llki
llhermysel
f
Mother:heyshesst i
llmydaught
er,
Ihavehopethat
onedayshewi llactl
ikeagrownwoman, andl
earn
howtor espectpeople
Warona:i
mf reezi
ng,ma,pa,
thanksfort
heinvi
te,
I
real
lyhadfun,Iguessmaybei nthefut
ureIwont
havemonst erinlaws.
#theylaughed#
Mot
her
:dr
ivesaf
eokay,
andpl
easedovi
sit
susr
ona
War
ona:Iwi
llIpr
omi
se,
bye,
andgoodni
ght
Dad:ni
ghtkot
i

*t
hecoupl edroveof f
,andtheoldcoupleswalked
backtot hehouse, happy,
inf
acttheywerenotsure
anymoreaboutt heirsons,
thei
rsonsbeinggay
crossedthei
rmi ndsmostoft hetime,
causeit
sbeen
yearssincehebr oughtthewomanhomeand
i
ntroducehertot hem.

Andwhatmadet hatspecialaboutt hatwoman, is

becauseshecanst andupt oher self,
howsheput
thei
rdaughterinherplace,t
heyal wayspr ayedf or
thei
rdaughtertogrowupt obear espect f
ulyoung
woman, tobesuccessful
,i
ntelli
gent, educatedbut
sheturnedouttobet heopposi t
e, af i
rstyeardr op
out,
whosal wayspartyi
ng,doingdr ugs,whathur t
them mostistheyexpectanyt hingf rom her,
t hat
onedayshewi l
ldisappearandbef oundatt he
mortuary.
Thecoupl
edrovet
ojaydshouse,t
heyparkedthe
carint
hegar
ageandgotinsi
dethehouse,butt
he
aromaint
hehouse,
shockedthem,
War
ona:babedoyouhavear
oommat
e?
Jayd:
NO,

*asl
imladycamef r
om t
hekit
chenwear
ingnothi
ng
butj
aydsshi
rt,
wit
hherti
tspoi
nti
ngoutf
rom t
he
shi
rt
*

Voi
ce:
ohheybabe,
IthoughtIshoul
dsur
pri
seyou
t
oni
ght,
whosthi
s??
War
ona:
wow,
i
m Il
lleaveyouguyst
hen,
Jayd:
WHATTHEFUCKTI NA,
andwenawar
ona
wheredoyout
hinkyourgoi
ngtoo
War
ona:
Ihat
edr
amaj
ay
Ti
na:
babewhosi
sshe,
andwhati
sshedoi
ngher
e
Jayd:shesmywomanti
na,gobackt
oyourhusband,
Itol
dyouaweekagothatwearedone
Tina:wowwow,soyoufi
ndagfandtossmeaside
l
ikethatr
eal
ly,
aft
eryouf
uckedmehundredst
imes,

Warona:okay,
that’smyquet oleavenow,Illj
ustgo
andpackmyst aff*Ididn’twaitf orhi
mt otal
k,i
walkedupstair
st ohisr oom, openedhi scl
osetand
tookoutmyst affthatIl ef
thereaweekago, Iput
them i
nhisspor tsbag,iwentt ot hebathr
oom and
packedmyt oil
etries,
andt ookthebagandwal ked
downstair
s,t
hel adywasnowdr essed,
whichIthink
i
tsherclothes*

Jayd:
ti
napleasel
eavemyhouse,
Idon’
tevenknow
wheredidyougetmykeys
Tina:
Imadeacopybef or
ewebr okeup,i
m sorr
yfor
aĺlt
his,
Ithoughtyouwerelyingwhenyout ol
dme
youhaveagi rl
fr
iend,
i
m sorryagainmiss
War
ona:
nod
Jayd:
Idon’tneeddr
amati
na,pl
easer
espectmy
woman,andstayawayf
rom me
Ti
na:
okay

*wit
htear
srolli
ngdownhercheecks, partofmefelt
sorr
yforher,
poorladygotatt
ached,
butshes
weari
ngadiamondr i
ng,
mmmhhhIwonderwhatdi d
j
aydssaidtoherthatmadeherapol ogisetome,I
meanwhenwegother ethisladywasaboutt omop
thefl
oorwit
hme, heratt
it
udesaidso,mmmhhi twas
gonnabetheotherwayar ound.

Afterthei ncidentwit
hbokang, mybr otherstookme
tr
aining,sot hatIcandefendmysel f,
andl earnhow
toshoot ,yesIhaveagun, andwi t
hthelinemy
brothersi sinwasamusthave. speaki
ngofmy
brothers,in3weekst heysai dtheywi l
lvisitf
ora
week,sot hatwecanf i
nalisethingsaboutt he
unveili
ngofourpar entstombst ones.

Warona:whatdi
dyousayt
oherwhenIwas
upst
air
s?
Jayd:It
oldhert
hesamet
hingIt
oldherwhenwe
star
teddati
ng
War
ona:
shameshel
ovesyou
Jayd:
hahahashesmar
ri
ed,
shel
lgetoveri
t
War
ona:
oh,
yourhear
tl
ess
Jayd:
ohyouwantmetocont
inuef
uc*
*ngherwhi
le
wearest
il
ltoget
her
Warona:thatwil
lbet
hedayyousi gnyourdeat
h
warranti
mt el
li
ngyou,
ifyoucheatonmeIcutyour
bal
lsout
Jayd:
ohreal
ly,
youmeant
hisbal
ls,
theonesyour
afr
aidof
War
ona:
whosai
dim af
rai
doft
hem hahaha
Jayd:
real
lygrabthem t
hen,nowbabe,showmeyou
ai
ntscaredofthem*Itookstepst
owards her
,and
shedidtheunexpect
ed,sheranupst
air
s*

Warona:
stayawayfr
om mej
aydandyourbal
ls
pl
ease#l
aughing#
Kaone

Aft
erthelongkiss,wepul l
edout ,anddr oveof f
,t
o
waronashouse,parkedthecarandGoti nthe
house,
Idon’tknowaboutt hatkiss,Il
ikedit,i
nfactI
enj
oyedit
,hispinkishli
ps,t
hewayhel ooksat
me,wit
hhisr ai
sedl ef
teyebrow, whenIcal lhis
name,hei
ssocut e,butthi
sf ace,youcant elljustby
l
ookingatitthathisaplayer ,

Kb:
it
scol
dtoday
Kaone:doyouknowhowt
omakeaf
ir
e?
Kb:heywomanwhatdoyout akemefor,Icame
fr
om rur
alareas,whereweusedt owakeupearl
yin
t
hemor ningt obui
ldfir
esothatwecanmaket he
waterwarmf orbath,
Kaone:hahahareal
ly,
butyouseem l
ikeasnob
nj
e,cheeseboy
Kb:l
etmedoi
tthen,
soonpl
easeor
dersomet
hing
meat
y,i
m spendi
ngt
heni
ghther
e
Kaone:haht
hisi
snotmyhouse,
war
onawi
llchase
yououtdude
Kb:l
ethert
ry!
!
*Hebuil
dthef i
reandi ndeedhedi d,
heprovedme
wrongthen,andhi m spendingthenight
,welli
m not
sureaboutt hat,anywayi tsnotl
ikesomethingwil
l
happen,
no, hisapl ayerthi
sone,andim notgonna
beonhislistofboot ycal l
sno*
Kb:
alldonethen,
canIt
akeashowerbef
oret
he
movi
est ar
t
Kaone:okay,l
etmeshowyou* Ishowedhi mthe
bathr
oom,ithasashower ,
andabathtoo,ishowed
him myroom hestart
edtakingoffhi
sclothes,huh
thi
sguy,i
m notavirgi
nmar yIhavefeel
ingstoo,he
wasleftwithaboxer,
Igavehimtowels*
Kb:soyounotgonnajoi
nme,ImeanIdon’
tknow
howyourshowerworksyouknow
Kaone:hahayourcr
azywena,
goandshower
ill
t
akeashoweratwaronaroom
Kb:
suchapart
ypooper
,sh*
tpl
easepl
easegetmy
bagatmytr
unkpl
ease
Kaone:
wowyougoar oundwi
thanover
nightbag
yousuchapl
ayerdude
Kb:ouchthat
’shur
ts,
Itol
dyouim busycl
eani
ngmy
cl
oset,
andImeanit,
Iwantyou,
andonlyyou
*wehadamomentt here,oureyesl
ocked,Ididn’
t
hearnorseehi
m comet owardsmeunt il
lhiswarm
breat
hhitsmyface,
suddenlymyl i
psbecame
dry,
andsomehowIcamebackt oreal
it
y*

Kaone:
mmhhyeahyourkeys?
Kb:Iputt
hem ont
opoft
hecof
feet
abl
e,
Kaone:
ohyah,Il
lgoandgett
hem,
uhmm bequi
ck
mrdwillbeheresoon.
Kb:
uhmm yeah

*
Irandownst
air
stookhi
skeysandopenedhis
t
runkandt
ookhisbag,
puti
tinmyroom andIt
ook
myt oi
let
ri
es,gownandwentt otakeashoweri n
ronasroom,after30mi nIwasalldone,Iwenttomy
room toputmyt hi
ngs,If
orgott
oknock,actual
lyI
thoughtiwasal one,ur
gh,andwhatIsaw
traumati
zedmer eal
ly,
hewasbut tnaked,Ievensaw
hisP,*

Kaone:ohhol
ygod,
i
m sor
ry,
i
.
I*Iranout,
withoutclosi
ngthedoor,uhm Iputmy
cl
othesandtoilet
ryinthebathroom,
andtherewasa
securi
tycal
l,
Ianswer edandt heyl
etmrdin,ipayed
himthengotbacki nt hehouse.
Mi nlater,
Iwasdishi
ngup, f
orbothofuswhenIf el
t
himt ouchmywai st
,Icouldfeelhi
sDpr essingon
myass, heputhi
scoldl i
psonmyneck, ohhol yGosh
pleasedon’ tl
eadmei ntothi
st emptat
ionpl ease,
his
softlipsthoughtouchingmyneck, oohhhkaybee

Tobecont
inued
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ted#
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012

ATWARONASHOUSE

Kaone

Istoppedwi thwhateverIwasdoi ng,

andturned
around,andkissedhi m,t
hekiss,
Iveneverbeen
kissedlikethi
s,Iusedtohatetonguekiss,
whatdo
theycallitfr
enchki ss,
yeah,
andeveytimeIdat eda
guyIllletthem knowhowmuchIhat ethatkiss
causeIonceki ssedaguyandhi ssali
vawasal l
overmyf ace,
Ihadt oruntothetapandwashmy
facecausei twassmel l
ingbad.
Butthisr i
ghtnow,fel
tli
keheaven,Ididn’tr
espond
causeIdi dn’tknowhowt omovemyt ongue,hi
s
domi nanceinmymout h,mademepl aywi t
hmy
tonguet ooinsidehismouth,
damnt hisisgreat
staff
,l
ooksl i
keIvebeenmi ssingoutal ot.

IFelthimt ouchmybar eski ninsidemygown, I

didn’
tevenseenorhearhi m untiemyr obe,hi
scol d
handst ouchedmyski nandt hatsendshi versdown
myspi net hatIletoutasweetmoan, underneathim
j
ustwear i
ngal acebi kini,hemovedhi shandst omy
pointybreast ,
myni ppleswer eashar dasar ock,he
squeezedt hem abi t,
andt hatmadememoan
l
ouderbi tt
inghi slip,
causet hisplayerri
ghtinfront
ofme, i
smaki ngmef eel weak, andIcantgett his
forei
gnf eeli
ngst hatIhaver ightnow,Idon’tknow
whatt heymean. Hepul ledout ,andIwasst il
llostin
myf antasywor l
d,him whi spersi nmyear sbrought
mebackt or eali
ty.
Kayb:
youaremi
nekaone,
youar
emywoman#bi
ti
ng
myearlobe#
Kaone:#shyl
y#,uhmmm i m starvingl
etmewar m
thefood,
youcanpouryour sel
faj ui
ceor,beersthey
areinthefri
dge,uhmm pleasepourmeagl assof
wine,#mumbling#Ineedt obet ipsycausei t
sgoing
tobeanawkwar dnight
Kayb:
okaymymadam,uhmm l
etmet
ieyourr
obe,
I
don’
twantyoucat
chi
ngcol
d
Kaone:ohI…uhm,
don’
tworryIl
ldoi
tmyself
uhmmm Ineedtogototheuhmm….yeah…t
oil
et,
Il
l
beri
ghtback

*Ididn’twaitforhi
mt oanswer ,
causeImf l
ooding
downt hereineedt ochangemypant ys,Iopendmy
drawert ooktheblackone,tookmywi pesanddr i
ed
mysel f
,putthem onandwal keddownst airs,If
ound
him, onthemi nkblanket,
setupl i
keami ni
picnic,
withawi neandhi sbeer sinsi
dei ce
bucket,heevenswi tchedoffthel i
ghts,
thet vwas
maki ngitlookcosyandr omant i
c,Ij
oinedhi m,and
satopposi tehim,weat e,
whi l
ewat chi
ngamovi e.
*af
tert
hefi
rstmovieendwewatchedanot
her
one,
act
ion,
Iwastipsy,andt
ir
ed.
Kaone:i
mti
red,
Iguessi
tst
imet
ogot
obednow
Kayb:
butIwasjustenj
oyi
ngt
hismovi
e,comeon
babei
tsalmostdone,
30minl
eft
Kaone:
okayI
'l
lli
edownher et
hen,
for
getaboutt
he
movie,
tel
lmemor eaboutyou
Kayb:welli
m kabelomogobye,borninmahikeng,im
theonlykid,
bùtIhavel ot
sofcousins,
Icamet o
gautengtostudy,that
’swher
eImetj aydenfir
styear
atvarsi
tyandsi ncethen,
webecamebest fr
iend
morel i
kebrothers,
youknowwhatIdof orali
ving,
so
yeah.
Kaone:
haveyoueverbeenaser
iousr
elat
ionshi
p?
Kayb:
mmhhwel lnotreall
y,
yesIdat
edgirl
smy
l
ongestr
elat
ionshiplastedfor3months,
thenI
deci
dednottolabelthem anymoreandjusthave
fun
Kaone:
wowokay,
sowhatdoyouwantf
rom me!To
t
apandgo?
Kayb:Iknowyouwontbel ievemewhenIsayIl i
ke
youal ot,
andIwantt otrythisrel
ati
onshipthing
withyou,Ifeell
ikeyouwillbetheonl ywomanwho
cantiemedown, IknowIhaveapast ,
Ihadlotsof
fl
ings,
andt heymi ghtcomet odestroyus,butthe
wayIf eelaboutyou,Iwantt hi
s,
us,t
oseewher eit
willl
eadsus
Kaone:uhm,Idon’tknowkayb,I…mmmhhhim
afrai
dofgett
inginvolvedwit
hamancausewhen
youcheatonmeIwi llknow,
andmyheal
thcomes
fi
rst,
youar
eapl ayerkabelo
Kayb:yesIwontdenyt hat,
butbabeplease, l
etsgive
i
tat ry,Il
ltryt
obef ai
thful
,wheneverim cr avi
ng
this….,
Illcomet oyou,Iwillt
ryandcont rolmyself
from tempt at
ion,
imf all
ingforyoukaone, andIdon’ t
thinkIllbeabl etocontrolmyself
,myt emperi fIsee
youwi thaman, l
etsgiveitatrybabe,
Il lt
reatyou
goodt rustme
Kaone:#real
isi
ngadeepbr eath#mmmhhokaywe
cantry,
butletsnotj
umpt othenextlevelunt
ilwe
bothgettested,
andIknowf orsurethatyoucleaned
yourcloset,
i
m notthetypetofightf
oraguy,when
hecheatIwal
kaway,Idontevenneedan
expl
anati
on,
Iwal
kawayandInevergobackonmy
words,
causemyli
feandmyheal t
hcomesfi
rst
.
Kayb:
okay,
#kissedme#Idon’twantt
omake
promi
ses,butIknowthatyouaret
heonl
ywoman
forme,

*weki ssed,
hegotont opofme, unt
iedmygown, he
stoppedandsmi l
led,looki
ngandmypant ys,and
partedmyl egsandgoti nbetweenthem,Icantget
enoughofhi skissesr eall
y,
hewi l
lstopwheni m
catchingmybr eath,bitemyl i
pandpul l
edthem a
bit,
thenhewi l
lbrushhi sli
psupanddown, leftand
ri
ght ,
andhelldeepki ssme, sh*thi
slipsi
tslikeim
eatingamagnum.

Hemovedhi sli
pstomychi nthenmyearl obe,bi
te
them abit,
andwhispered,
thi
sguyl i
ketowhi speri
n
myear sandt hewayhisvoicesound,makesme
fl
ooddownt her
e,i
t’
sabithoarse,anddeep,Ifel
this
boner,okayhisvoicechangewhenhi shorny,at
li
stI
l
ear
nedsomethi
ngabouthim,hi
ski
sseswentdown
myneck,
bit
ti
ngt
her
eandt her
e,
Kaone:
uhhhhkayb
Kayb:don’
tworrybabe,
Iwontfuckyoutoday,
l
etme
cl
eanmysel ff
ir
stokay,
toni
ghtIj
ustwannamake
youfeelgood
Kaone:
mmmhhh

*Hesuckedmyni ppl
es, pi nchingthem,backt o
suckingt hem,movedal lthewayt omybel l
y
buttom,Ifelthistonguef uc*ngmybel l
ybut ton,oh
gosht hisIssogood, itf eelssogood, het ookmy
pantysof f,
hepar tedthem, hisfinger
smadet heir
wayt omyf olds,
par t
ingt hem, andthewar mt hofhi s
tongueonmycl i
tmademear chmyback, i
tfeltso
good,sogoodt hatIdi dn’ tknowwhatt odowi th
mysel f
,Ipinchedmyni ppl es,
bi t
ethecution,grabthe
minkbl acket,
ohshi t,
kaybeeee

Kayb:
yout
ast
esosweet
,myl
ove
Kaybee(shi
tshemoans, howshemovesher
body,
thewaysher eacttomyt ouch,t
hewayshe
wassqueezingherbreast,
thi
swomani sever
ythi
ng
Iwant,
heracti
vebody,hersexyhi ps,
breast
,Il
ovea
womanwhoi snotshywheni tcomest osex,
Iwant
toknowifshesenjoyingthepleasureorwhat,Ipay
att
enti
onwheni tcomest osex,andImakesur ewe
bothgetoutsati
sfi
ed,
Isli
ppedmyf ingeri
nsi
deherwetjoy,damnshesso
wet ,
Isli
ppedoutandputmyf ingerinhermouthto
tasteherself,
hesuckedonmyf ingerandpl
ayed
withhert ongueonmyf i
nger,
cir
cli
ngit,
shebi
teita
bit,
shitt
hisonei ssonaught
y.

Iateherup,f
uc*dherwithmytongue,movedtothe
cli
tsucki
ngit,
andfuck*ngherwi
tmyt wofinger
,t
il
lI
reachhergspotandshewentcr azy,
moaning,
screamingandshecame, Iwashardas
fuck,
andithurt
ssh*tkaone
IDon’tt
hinkIllbeabletoholdmyself,
Ipull
edout
myboxer ,
shewasst i
llcat
chingherbreat
h,Iknow
i
m clean,
Ialwaysuseacondom, Ijustwantedto
makeherseeandt r
ustme,Iputmybananaonher
cl
it
,r
ubbingitupanddownonhersl ipper
yfolds,
I
puttheti
ponherent ranceandwentt owhisperi
n
herears
Kayb:babyIwantyou,
Iwantt
ofeelyounow
Kaone:
mmmhhh
Kayb:
*okayshegavemet hegoahead,
Isl
idhal
f,
she
moanedlouder
,shut
ti
nghereyes,
archi
ngherbody
back,
Iputmyhandont hebackofherwai
st,
Kaone:
aahhhshi
tithur
tskb
Kayb:yoursot i
ght ,
babe,Ionlyputhal f,
rel
axbabe,
l
ookatme#shel ookedatme, tearsatthecor nerof
hereyes#shoul dIstop,*shesi gnedno, Ifr
ench
kissedher,sher el
axedandIsl idinalltheway, she
moanedl ouder,Imovedsl owl y,sothatj oycan
adjusttomysi ze,shitIdon’twantt oleaveal lt
his,
it
feltsogreat,
Itf
eltli
keherwal lsissqueezingmy
bananasot ight,
butIcantnuti nsideherno, Idon’t
thinkshesonaanypr eventi
on,soIi
ncreasedmy
pace,changedposi t
ionstil
lIfel
tmyballsbecome
war mt hat’
swhenIknewt hatmysol di
erswillbe
shootingsoon, Ipul
ledoutandshotthem onher
stomach, shi
tthatwasgreat,
thebest
Kaone:
uuuhhhhhhhhhh
Kayb:
mmmhhhhhhomonat
ebabe
Kaone:
Iwantt
osl
eep

*Iwentupst ai
rs,t
ookat owelandwetitwithwarm
wat er
,dr
iedmysel fandwentt odryherup,awwwmy
babywasf astasleep,Ipickedherup,
andwentt o
putherinbed, switchedof fal
lli
ghtsandpulledher
closetome, andsleptl i
keaki ng#fi
nalyshesmi ne!
!

Tobecont
inued

NM
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013

ATJAYDSHOUSE

War
ona

Itookof fmycl othesandgoti nt hebath,l

ef tjay
downst airsafterIranawayf rom hisball
s,Ilocked
thebat hroom door,Iwantedtor elax,
andenj oyt hi
s
war m wat er,
aft
erabout30mi nIgotout ,
dried
mysel fandl oti
onedmybody, Iwr apatowelar ound
mybodyandwentt ot
hebedr oom, Iwenttot he
closettol ookformypant ies,
whenIcl osedt he
closetdoor ,hegotin,l
ooksl i
kehi sbeentakinga
showersomewher e,
Ist
oodt
her
e,admi
ri
nghi
m,hi
ssi
xpac,
thatV-
li
ne,
his
tatoos,t
hebi goneonherr i
ghtarm cantmakeout
whati ti
sbutwhatmademecur iousistheoneon
hisleftsideabovehisnippl
e,i
twasat atoopocture
ofawoman, hewaswet ,
hedidn’
tdryhisbody,her
dreadslockswher eplai
tedli
keamor halksincehe
cutherhai ronthesides,mymani shandsome
guys,Isayt omyself
,asIwalkslowlytowardshim.

Andhi slooki
ngatmewi t
habi gsmileof
admi rati
on,It
ouchedhi statoo,
Iwantedtof eel
them, Ial
wayswant edone, t
ohavej ustone
tatoo,maybemypar entsnamesi nchinese,funnyI
cantf eelthem,Icanonlyfeelhispoppedvei ns,
Iwas
socl oset ohi
mt hatIfelthi
smemberget t
ing
excitedfrom thetowel,
mmhhhh

Jayds:
babe#br
eat
hingheavi
ly#whatar
eyou
doing!
!
Warona:whoi
sshe#Iwast
ouchi
ngt
hatf
aceoft
he
woman#
Jayds:
mymot
her
Warona:
shewassobeaut
if
ul,
theper
sonwhodi
d
t
his,
hist
alent
ed
Jayds:
yeah,
uhmm babe
War
ona:
kengbaby,
i
m maki
ngyouuncomf
ort
abl
e??
Jayds:
#beat
hing#shi
tronadon’
tst
artsomet
hing
youwontbeabletofi
nish
Warona:
#select
ivel
y#ar
eyousur
eaboutt
hatMr
magome!!!Mmmhhh
Jayd:
#gr
oans# r
ona
War
ona:buti
tsj
ustat
ouchl
ove,
i
m admi
ri
ngwhat
s
mi
ne,i
sthatasi
nMrmagomesir

*Ikissedhispac’s,i
tsbeenawhi l
e,yearsofnot
feeli
ngamani nsideme, Ievengottir
edof
dil
dos,every6mont hsIllbuyanewanddi ff
erent
one,andnowIhaveamanst andi
ngi nfrontof
me, f
inal
lyIcanexpl orewitharealthing,whywai t
formont hs,i
fheleaveswel li
twasnotmeantt o
be,buttonightIwontletmypastt akeoverand
i
nvademymi nd,Iwontletthem,im creatingnew
memor i
es,hopef ul
lyhappyones, imready,Isayt o
myself,Ilefttrai
lsofkissesal lt
hewayt i
llIpulled
outhist owelandl etitsliddownhi sfeet,
Igotonmy
knees,admi ringawel lbananashapedP, jeckingup
anddown, li
kei t
sdanci ng,Ismil
edasIsawa
precum dr ippedoutandl andedonmyt high,Iput
myt ongueonhi sti
pandl ett
heprecum f ellonmy
tongue,wi t
hmyeyesl ockedwi t
hhis,
Ibethedi
dn’
texpectal
lthi
s,
medoi
ngal
lthi
s,

Icircledt hemushr oom headwi t

hmywar m
tongue, andhej eckedhi smember ,
mmmhhhI
openedmymout hwi der,
tryingtoaccommodat ehi
s
member ,Ifeltl
ikemymout hi scr
ackingont he
sides,butt hatdidn’tstopme, Iwentupanddown
suckinghi m, pl
ayingwi thhi sball
s,chocked,sucki
ng
upanddown, Ir
anmyf i
ngerbet weent henumber2
holeandbal l
s,t
her esaline,thatgoesst r
aighttothe
balls,
li
kei tssepar ati
ngbot htesti
cles,
Imassaged
i
t,andhegr oanslikeal i
on,mmhhhhi senjoying
Jayd:
aaahhhsh*
tbabe,
fu*
krona
War
ona:
doesi
tfeel
sgoodbaby
Jayd:
sogoodl
oveuuhhhmmm,
War
ona:
comebabe,
comei
nsi
demymout
h
*Ii
ncreasedmypace, massagingthebal l
sandt hat
l
ine,
sucki ngupanddown, hegr abbedmybr ai
ds
pull
ingmecl osermorel
ikechocki ngmewi t
hhi sP,I
evenfeltlikehismother
sl unchwi llcomeout ,and
hescreamedmynameasIt astedawar m sli
my
l
iquidfi
lledmyoesophagus*
Jayd:
aaahhhhwar
onaSh*
Tbabemmmmmhhh
War
ona:
mmmhhhknowIj
ustat
emydeser
tthanx
Jayd:
ohnono,youst
art
edt
his,
andyougonnaf
ini
sh
i
t#smill
ing#

*ohohthatsmile,i
s“i
m gonnafuckyout
onight
"I
walkbackwardshim walki
ngtowardsme,
asIfel
lon
t
hebedandt het owelmovedupt omywaist
r
eveali
ngmysmoot hlyshavednana*
Jayd

Shitshessosmoot h,It
ookhert oweloffr
evealing
hersexypoi nt
ybr east,
itouchedt hem,andsqueezed
them abi t
,shegasped, Iranmyt onguetoherhar d
nipples,
upanddown, sher el
easedasmoot hmoan, I
bitthem abi t,
andsuckedont hem li
keanewbor n,I
trai
ledkissesal lthewayt oherbel lybutt
on,alltge
wayt oheri nnerthighs,Itookpr ecious
ti
me, admiringwhatmi ne,aft
eral ongyearsIfeltli
ke
Ifoundt heone, Icanspendt herestofmyl i
fewi th.

Ifinall
yr eachedmyheaven, Iranmyt wol ong
fi
ngersupanddownmynavel ,
yesitsmynaveland
onlymi nealone,i
m veryprot
ect i
vewheni tcomest o
whatbel ongst ome,Isli
dtwooft hem insi
de,sl
idout
andputmyt wofingersi
nmymout h,
mmmhhhh
deli
cious,nisli
dthem again,
movedt hem i
nand
out,
twistingthem nowandt hen, asIsuckonher
cl
it,
withmyeyesf ixedonher,asshegr abthe
mat erialofthecover softhebed, archingbackand
forwar d,pul
li
ngherhi psupanddown, li
keshe
doesn’ tknowwhatt odowi t
hher self
,hegr abbedmy
dreadspushi ngmedeeper ,
If el
therbodyvi br
ate
thenr ealeasedherj uicesallovermyf i
nger sandI
l
ickedt hem clean, youknlwwhennyoul ove
someonewi thal lypurheart,ever
ythingt hi
ngabout
herist hebest ,t
ast esweet,Ididn’twaitforherto
catchherbr eath, Ispankedhernavelwi t
hmy
P,sl
idingt hem upanddownherwetf olds,
the
sensat ionoff eelingherskin,mademyPt oharden,
I
sli
di n,j
ustthet ip,Iheardhercur se

War
ona:hol
ysh*
tjaydi
twontf
it
Jayd:loveitwillfi
t,j
ustr elaxbabe, ’
*Ismashedmy
l
ipsonher s,thekisswasf ullof
passion,l
ust,l
ove,needs,Iwant edthiswoman
now,evenifIscor etodayami nius,Iwontregret
i
t,
never ,
sher elaxed,Ifel
thersqueezemyhi pt o
movef orwar dher,Ithrusti ndeep,allmylengthwas
nowbur ieddeepi nsi deherwar mt i
ghtpussy,Ifel
t
mybl oodr usht hr
oughal lthemyvei ns,
shi
titwasa
beaut
if
ul,
amazi
ngf
eel
ingI
’
veeverf
elti
nal
ongt
ime,

Ifel
thernail
sdigintomyback, butt
hepainofthem
di
dn’tmattercauset hewar mthIwasf eeli
ngwas
outofthi
swor l
d,Istartedthrustingsl
owly,f
eeli
ng
al
lherwallseacht hrusts,
Ilovet hewomanwhoo
makeseyecont actwi t
hme, shegavemet hatsexy
hungryeyes,bit
ingherl owerlips,

ShitIf l
ippedher,doggystyl
eandsl idindeep, givi
ng
hersl owdeept hrust,
hermoansf i
ll
edt heroom, and
i
twasmusi ctomyear s,
Ifl
ippedheragai nandput
herlegonmyshoul derandf uckedher ,
Ifel
tmy
ball
ssqueezedandIknewi m near,Igaveher3
mor edeept hrustreachinghergspot, Iherjuices
maki ngsound, andwi t
hever ythr
ustImaket hey
fl
owedout ,andInut t
edallthewayi n,shitt
hiswas
magi cal,

Jayd:
aaahhhhi
m comi
ng,
War
ona:
uuhhhhhbabyyyyyyf
uckaaahhhhh
Jayd:
Iloveyousomuchbaby
War
ona:
Iloveyout
ooj
ayden

*Ipull
edoutandt ookatowel,weti
twithwar m
waterandcl eanherup,wenttothebasinandwash
myj uni
or ,
Ifoundhersnoring,
snuggl
edinthebed,I
snuggledbesi deher,
holdi
nghersotight,
i
m not
gonnal eaveherside,comehailandstorm,shes
gonnabemywi fe*
Jayd:
goodni
ghtmyl
ove
War
ona:
mmmhhh

3weeksl
ater

N.
M

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014

ATTHEAI
RPORT

TheLeet wins,
wal kedoutoft heai r
portwit
hhol ding
thei
rbags,peopl ewher elookingatthem li
kethey
aresnacks,thewayt heywer esodr essedali
ke,you
wouldn’tt
ellwhosl erekoandwhosl arona,
same
hair
cut,
samecompl exion,
theotheronewasabi t
buff
y,andtheot heronewasbuf f
ybutnotlikelereko,
astheywer elookingf orli
lsi
ster,
wher eshe
packed,awhatsappt extcamet hroughthei
rphones,

Itwaswar ona, i
twasapi ctureofthem l ooking
aroundout sidet heai r
port,
theybothl aughedas
theylookar oundunt iltheyherleaningagai nsther
herT-cross,tgeybot hrant oher,
justso1canhug
herfi
rst,
shesawt hem runningtowar dsherandshe
ransothatt
heycancatchher
,l
aronacatchedher
vefor
eshecanrunfi
vestepsfor
war d,
she
giggl
ed,
fi
nal
yler
ekocatchedt
hem, t
heywhereall
panti
ng,
andhappytoseethei
rpri
ncess.
War
ona:
okayokay,
Icantbr
eat
he
Lereko:#pant
ing#shuuuhandwhydi
dyour
an,
I
needwat er
War
ona:i
tsi
nthecar
,Imi
ssedyou
Lar
ona:
wemi
ssedyout
oo
Warona:
andyoustil
lwear
ingmat
chi
ngout
fi
ts,
you
guyswil
lnevergr
owup
Ler
eko:gi
vemet
hekeys,
youst
il
ldr
ivi
ngt
hiscar
,
War
ona:
Ilovemycarbr
o,andi
tsst
il
lnew
Lar
ona:mmmh
Warona:whati
tsst
il
lnew,
sohowl
ongwi
llyoube
ar
ound
Ler
eko:
wehaventbreat
hedJohannesburgai
rbut
youal
readyaski
nguswhenarewel eavi
ngwow,
War
ona:ohi
m sor
ry,
Ihopeyoust
ayl
ongert
hist
ime
Lar
ona:
mmmhhhsomeonehasbeenmi
ssi
ngus
Ler
eko:
mmhhhal
ot#t
heysmi
ll
ed#
Ler
eko:sof
rom her
ewher
eto?
Lar
ona:mal
l,
wewillneedalotofgrocer
y,t
hisone
eat
sgreenl
eaves,
Idon’twantst
ave,
Warona:Ianbuyi
nggr
ocer
yguyssi
ncekaone
movedin
Ler
eko:
mmmhhhIcantwai
ttoseet
hatsexymama
War
ona:si
bli
ngscodebr
o,
Lar
ona:
whatodei
sshet
alki
ngaboutbr
o
Ler
eko:whatcodepr
incess
Warona:mmmhhhyouknowt hatf
ri
endofyour
s,t
he
whi
teboy,cal
ledl
ast
,andaskedmet ogoonadate
wi
thhim
Lar
ona:
WHAT,
DON’
TPI
SSMEOFFWARONA
Ler
eko:
ohnot
hewhi
teboywi
llpi
ssonhi
sjeans
whenwegoback
War
ona:
soyour
emembersi
bli
ngscoder
ight
Lar
ona,
l
ereko:yeswedo
Warona:good,
#smil
li
ng#andr
elax,
nowhit
eboywi
ll
pi
ssonhi sj
eansasl
ongasyoustayawayfr
om my
best
fri
end.
Ler
eko:
butsheshott
hough
War
ona:keept
hatt
oyour
sel
ves.

*wer eachedt hemal lofaf ri

ca,wet ook2t rol
li
esand
wentt othegr oceryshop, weputever ything,lot
sof
food,t
heywontf i
tonmyf ri
dge, t
hat’sal otof
meat ,
burgers,vienas,hake,
fishf i
ngers,anyt hi
ng
that’
smeat y,younamei t,wepayedandwentt o
game, t
heyboughtadeepf reezer,andpayedf or
deli
very,gavet hedeliveryguysaddr ess, andIcall
ed
kaonet oopenf orthem whent heycal latthe
gate,
aftertheyt ookmeshoppi ng,wellIbought
outfi
tstoof ormybest fri
end,andwewer enow
sit
ti
ngatt her esturanteating*

Jayd
Fri
daysweknockof fearly,
soi twast i
met ogo
home, butIdrovetomyr esturanttoseei ft
hingsar
e
okay,wellIhavethebestmanagersot hi
ngsar e
okay,Ivebeent r
yingtocallrona,herphoneis
off
,hadameet i
ngwi t
hmymanager ,t
elli
ngmeabout
thebookst heyhavethismont h,l
aterIdrovehome,
Tookashowerandst
art
edcooki
ngsupper
,ler
oys
cal
lcamethr
ough
Ler
oy:
heybr
ohowzi
t
Jayds:herdogi
m cool
,
Leroy:
Isawyourgi
rlwi
thsomedudesl
ateronat
themal l
Jayds:
noIdoubt
sthatmywoman,
maybei
ts
someoneelse
Leroy:Il
lsendyouapi
c,hol
don*
hesendapi
cof
herwithohnononotthem*
Jayds:
ohshi
t,
that
’sher
Ler
oy:
andyousawt
heL-
twi
ns
Jayds:shi
tman,
whati
sshedoi
ngwi
tht
hem t
hough
Leroy:
andthat
’snott
heonl
ypi
ctur
eIhave,
Il
l
for
wardthem t
oyou,

*hefor war dedal lthepi ctures,

theywer ekissingher
onthecheeksandf orehead,whatt hehell,
therewas
apictur eoft hem buyi nggr ocery,anddoingsome
shoppi ng,wai ti
sshecheat i
ngonmywi ththet wins,
I
knowt hatt heydat et hesamewoman, t
heyshar e
everyt
hi ng,evenwomans, shitthisareourbi ggest
enemi es,ourbi ggestr i
vals,t
hepi ctur
eofwar ona
l
aughi ng, butIt houghti mt heonl yonewhomakes
herlaughl i
ket hat,
theonl yonewhohaveherhear t
.

Iswit
chedthestove,
andburr
iedmyf aceonmy
hands,
Icantf
ightthem,andt
geywillsurel
ypanel
beatme,i
fIgoforthei
rwoman,Icantloseher
,t
he
ti
mewespendt ogethercamefl
ashinginmymi nd,
I
l
ovevher,
Il
oveherwi t
hallmyheart
,
Ipi
ckedmyphoneandcall
edher
,st
il
lvoi
cemai
l,
I
cal
ledt
hel
andli
ne,
sti
llnoonewasansweri
ng,
shit
.

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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ted#
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O15

ATWARONAHOUSE

Theyt winswasbusywi ththemeat,

(braai
)whilet
he
l
adi esinsidet
hehousemaki ngpap,
and3sal adsfor
braai,
war onal
eftherphoneinthecar,
sheeven
forgotthatshehasaboyf r
iendwhosbeencal l
ing
non-st
opbutittookhimtovoi
cemailcausei
twas
off
,andthatf
rustr
atedhi
m causehewantedt
o
knowwher ehestandwit
hher,

Laterontheysetat ableandate,whilemaki nga

conversati
ont her
e,eyeingonkaone, andt hey
thoughtitwil
lbet hebestt hi
ngifshebecomest hei
r
girl
fr
iend,boththeirmi ndwentwi l
dast heythought
aboutthet hr
eesome, nakedinbetweent hem,as
theyexploreherbodyi nchbyinch,enjoyingher
skin,
witheverykisst heyplaceinherski nandhow
hermoanswi l
lfil
lthewhol ehouse.

Theyar etwins,t
heyshareeverythi
ng,accor
dingto
them theyareoneper son,soi
fanyoft hem sawa
girl
,
theydoal itt
ledi
gup,andappr oachhertobe
theirgi
rl
fri
end,andmindyout heyknowhowt otreat
theirwoman, theybot
hl i
vesinthesame
house,dri
vessamecar s,
theonlydif
ferenceisthe
colours.
Kaonefeltuncomfort
abl
east heywerestari
ngat
her,
andofcausesheknowsthatt heysharea
gfs,
shekickedwaronaandsignedt oher
,shelooked
atherbrother
slust
ingoverherfriend

War
ona:
sibl
ingscodebr
other
s
Lar
ona:
mmmhohyah,
buthaventhi
tonher
Ler
eko:
yeah,
wej
ustadmi
ri
nggodscr
eat
ionher
e
Kaone:
yourmakingmeuncomf
ort
abl
eguys,
Ifeel
sonakedri
ghtnow
Lar
ona:
ohwear
esor
ryaboutt
hat
Ler
eko:
itwon’
thappenagai
n.
War
ona:
Ithi
nkIl
ostmyphone,
haveyouseeni
t
Larona:
youwerepl
ayi
ngmusicwi
thi
twhenwe
drovehere,
maybei
tsi
nthecar
War
ona:
Illchecki
tlat
er.
Ler
eko:
sopl
ansf
ort
omor
rowsi
s
War
ona:
yeah,
wear
emeet
ingwi
thcat
eri
ng
company,
andwi
llseet
hetombstoneswechoosei
f
theydi
dwhatwewanted,
yah,
that
’sal
lIguess
Lar
ona:
okay,
howaboutwehi
tthecl
ubaf
tert
his
Kaone:i
min
War
ona:
aaahguysi
mti
red,
Lereko:
comeonpr
incess,
wewantt
ospendsome
ti
mewi thyou
War
ona:
okayf
inel
etmegoandcheckmyphonei
n
t
hecar
,

*Meanwhil
ejaydspackedout
side,
gotoutofhiscar
andapproachedthedoort
oknockbutwar onagot
outoft
hehouseandsawhowangr yjaydsis,
*

War
ona:
heybabe,
Icanexpl
ain
Jayds:noneedIj
ustcamet
otel
lyoui
tsoverandI
don’tshar
emywoman
Warona:#t
ear
sfi
ll
edhereyesasshelookedi
nhi s
sadface#youdon’
tmeanthat
,whataretal
king
about
,i
m notcheat
ing,
Il
oveyouj
ayden
Jayds:Idi
dn’tsi
gnuptobeasi denigga,
Il
ove
you,
butifl
ovingyoumeansIhavet oshareyoui
m
sorr
yIcant.goodbye,
pleasedon’
tevercal
lme.

*witht hathel eft,

war onalookedathi m
dumbst ruck,shethoughtwhatdoeshemeanwhen
hesai dshescheat i
ngonhi m,shef or
gotwhatshe
wentout sidef orandwentbackt othehouse,t
ear
s
fl
owi ngdownhercheecks, andr anupstair
stoher
room, shegoti nthebedandcr i
ed,aft
er5yearsshe
thoughtshef oundt heone,im notcheating,
shecri
ed
ashisbr otherscamei nther oom, andfoundher
cryi
ng, andt hatbr okethei
rhear t*

Ler
eko:
shhhhhhhi
snotwor
thi
tpr
incess
War
ona:howdoyouknowi
m cr
yingf
oraman
Lar
ona:
weknowyousweet
hear
t,
comeher
e#t
hey
bot
hhuggedher
#
War
ona:Il
ovehi
m,hemakesmehappy
Lar
ona:
wel
lhi
saf
oolt
owal
kawayf
rom youl
ove
Lereko:
hisj
ustaboy,
youdeserveagoodman,
pleasegoandtakeashower,
andhavefun,
don’
tlet
him makesyoucry,
comeletsgo
War
ona:
okay,
getoutIwantt
oundr
ess
Larona:youknowwhebat
hedyouwhenyouwer
ea
baby
Ler
eko:
andweknowyouhaveabi
rt
hmar
konyour
but
t
Warona:
geezthat
’scr
eepyyal
lar
ecr
eepy,pl
ease
l
eaveim gonnagetbacki
nmybedandsleep
Bot
h:okayi
n30mi
n,youbet
tergetoutoft
hisr
oom
Warona: okay*It
ookashower ,gotdressedinahigh
wai
stj ean,bodysuittuckedi
nt hejeanandlong
hi
ghheelboot s,
tookoutmyj acked,l
eftmybrai
ds
l
oose,Ifoundt hem waiti
ngforme, gotinmycarand
dr
ovet ot heclub,Iwaswithkaoneatt hebackseat
,*

Kaone:
whywoul
dhet
hinkyourcheat
ingt
hough
War
ona:Idon’
tknowt
oni
ghtIwannahavef
un,
wit
h
mybrot
hers,
Kaone:
wel
lwehavi
ngf
unt
oni
ght
.

*wegotintheclub,andwentupstair
s,Orderedour
staf
fandsatdown, dri
nki
ng,havi
ngconvo, j
aydsand
hisgangwalkedin,andsati
nt hefarcorner,
we
l
ockedeyes,andIwentandsati nbetweenmy
brot
hers,
andat houghtcameup, t
hatler
oyguyIsaw
him att
hemal l
,
yeaht hat
’swhyhet houghtim
cheati
ng

Mybr othersneverpost edmypi c,

causet heysaidi t
s
formysaf et y,
that’
swhyIneverpost edt hem t ooi
n
socialmedi a,i
m aver yprivat
epersonwheni t
comest of ami ly,
Ionlypostkaoneandme, andmy
brotherstheyar enotonsocialmedia,ast hey
alwayssay, ”Idon’twantanyonet oknowwhati m up
too"that’
st heanswerIgot ,
butIunderstoodt hat
theyareganst ers.
Sbuwal kedtoourt
able,
andaskedforkaone,
you
couldveseenmybrotherstheywer
ealready
standing,
Igoti
nbetweenthem,
Warona:guyscomeon,wecameher
etohavef
un
okay,
that’
ssbu,
kaonesman
Sbu:
Idon’
twantt
roubl
eij
ustwantmywomanxah
Ler
eko:
mmhhhIthoughtyouwant
edt
his
woman(poi
nti
ngt
owarona)
War
ona:noofcausenot,
kaone#wehugged,andI
whi
sper
edinherearstonottel
ljaydsorsbuabout
mybrot
her
s,*
Kaone:
okay,
havef
unthen,
youknowsbuhewontl et
mecomej oi
nyouguys,
andIllseeyouonSunday
l
ate.
War
ona:
byebabe

*
shel eftandisati
nbet weenmybr others,
theywere
f
eedingmewi ngs,
laughingcausetheywher e
t
alki
ngal otmaki
ngj okes,
asongcamet hroughand
t
heyst oodupanddanced, Ilookedatjayds,he
l
ookedpi
ssed,Dr
owninghisbeers,
Istoodupand
wentt
ojoi
nmybr ot
hers,whythehellnot
,he
dumbedmef ort
hem ri
ght*

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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ted#
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016

ATTHECLUB

Jayds
Ivebeenmi xi
ngvodkaandbeer s,themor eIlookat
them al lhappyandl aughing,
dancingwi t
hout
car e,
andi m heredrowningmyspr r
owscausemy
girlfr
iendt urnedtoahoei ncoupleofweekswe
havebeendat i
ng,
allthequestionsinvadedmy
mi nd,thinkingdidn’tIshowhiml ove,ImeanIwas
alwaysmadeherf eelspecial
,Ispendmostofmy
freet i
mewi t
hher,Iint
roducedhert omy
par ents,fuckIlovedherandIt ol
dherever yday.

Idideverythi
ngj usttoseeherhappy,ismylovenot
enoughf orher,
couldn’tshejusttel
lmetodobet t
er
nextti
me, nl
wIl osthertothet wi
ns,t
hefuckentwi
ns
thatshareapussy, fuckIdon’tdesr
vethis,
she
doesn’tdeserveat earfr
om me.
Kb:
ehghost
,spok,
j
ayden
Jayds:
*Iwassolosti
nmythought
sthatIf
orgoti
m
wit
hmygang* yeahsurebr
o
Ler
oy:
comeonman,
stopsul
kingman,
youknowt
hat
wecantst
epont
hei
rter
ri
tor
yman,ypul
lfi
nd
someoneel
se
Jayds:
#chuckles#ofcauseyoul
lsayt
hat
,youdon’
t
knowhowIf eelaboutherman
Kb:j
dIthi
nkyouhadenoughmanl
etsgo,
Il
ldr
op
youoff
Jayds:
don’
tworr
ymanIdr
ovemysel
fher
eandIl
l
dri
vemyselfhomet
oo
Ler
oy:
comeonbr
ayouhadenough,
i
tsf
ine
Kb:
bros#f
istbump#i
m cal
li
ngi
tani
ghtguys,
my
womanisti
red
Jayd:
byeman

War
ona

Apar tofmebr okewhenIsawhi m drawningin

beers,hi
shurt
,IwishIcoul
djustgot ohim andhug
hi
m andt el
lhim howmuchIl ovehim andhi st
he
onlymani nmyhear t
,Icoul
dn’tst
ayher enowand
pretendtobehappywhenal lIseeinhiseyesis
hurt,
Warona:br
other
sIt
hinkIhadenough,
l
etsgohome
now
Ler
eko:
yeah,
l
etsgopr
incess,
Lar
ona:yeahIl
lfi
ndyoui
nthecar
,koshapa69dah
Ler
eko:
okay
Warona:*Ipassedt hem hewasstruggl
ingt
ostand
up,l
eroywasbusyhel pi
nghim walk,
Iwasbehi
nd
them wit
hl ereko,
poorguy,hewaseven
fal
li
ng,missingast ep,
*canIhelpyouputhi
mint he
car
Ler
oy:pl
ease
Jayds:nonopleasedon’tputyourfi
lt
hyonme,You
di
sgustme,Il
ovedyou,Idon’tknowwhybutIdid,
I
guessitwast
hebi ggestmistakei
veevermadenxa
#ler
ekoappr
oachedthem andhehear
dwhatt
his
guysaidt
ohersist
er#
Ler
eko:
whatdi
dypusayt
oher
#punch#

*
ler
ekopunchedhi
mtwoceandhel
ostbal
anceand
fel
lwithhi
sbutt,
l
eroypunchedmybr ot
her,l
eroy
cameandt heybothpunchedler
oyandjayds,
I
screamedandtheystopped*

Warona:st
opst opyouwi llkil
lthem* Iwasnow
curl
edinfrontofmycarcr ying,Ihateviolence,and
theyknowit,
Ihat elotsofbl ood,aftermyf athers
death,
ther
ewast oomuchbl ood,evennowt hat
fl
oodofbloodi sst i
llhautingme, Ifeltsomeone
huggingme, t
ight,Ifelthi
sper fume, i
tsjayden,he
huggedmesot ight,
andIdi dn’
twanthi mt oletgo*
Lar
ona:
stayt
hehellawayf
rom her
*pul
ledj
aydsof
f
me*don’
tevert
ouchher
Lereko:bar
etl
wael
abaf
anabanxa,
pri
ncessgeti
n
thecar
*Idi
dn’twasteti
meIgotint hebackseat,
my
brot
hersbothapproachedleroyandjayds,
Icouldn’
t
hearwhattheywer esayi
ngt ot
hem buttheyall
l
ookedpi ssed,
olaywhatthedealbet
weent hem,I
knowmybr ot
hersaregangster
s,andIknowmy
boyfr
iendisnot,
after5mi ntheygotinthecar,
lookedatmeand
l
ar onadroveof fi
nahighspeed,okaywhatdidIdo*I
wassl eepingatthebackseat,
butinthemprningI
foundmysel finmyr oom,sl
eepingonahar d
chest,okaydidjaydgohomewi t
hme, al
it
tl
esmi l
e
creptonmyf aceasIwakeup, andfoundmybr ot
her
snor i
ng*
Warona:
urghmanyoursnor
in,
geezwhydi
dyou
sl
eepinmybed
Larona:
morni
ngtoyoutoo,youwher
enotokaysoI
thoughti
twil
lbebestt
osleepwit
hyou,
yousawa
l
otofbloodand
War
ona:t
hankyoubi
gbr
o
Lar
ona:
sowhost
hatf
ucker
,t
hatcol
our
edboyt
oyou
War
ona:
hisi
s….
wasmyboyf
ri
end
Larona:
What??
??Tel
lmeyouki ddi
ng,
ypucantdate
hi
m manwar ona,
gaoit
segochoosediboyfriend
urg*hest
ormedoutmyroom andbangedthedoor*
War
ona:
okay!
!!Cansomeonet
ellmewhatj
ust
happened,
Imademybedandgoti ntheshower,
it
s
Satur
day,Iputonmytr
acksui
ts,
kicksandwalked
downstai
rsIfpundt
henmakingbreakf
ast*
*
*
War
ona:
mor
ning
Lereko:
morni
ng,
whati
sitt
hatIhear
dypurdat
ing
thatcol
our
edguy
War
ona:
yeahIl
ovehi
m
Lar
ona:yousureknowshowt opi
ckt
hem,
whycant
youjustgoforanormalguy
War
ona:
wowsoj
aydeni
snotnor
mal
Ler
eko:
ghosti
sagangst
er
War
ona:
whoi
sghost
?
Larona:
yourcol
our
edboyi
sagangst
er,
ohhedi
dn’
t
tel
lyoummmhh
War
ona:
hisnotagangst
er,
howdoyouknow?
Lereko:hi
sourrival
s,
andwedon’tst
eponeach
otherster
rit
ory,
whichmeansyouareourt
err
it
ory,
so
callt
hingsoffwithhin
Warona:
WHAT??Ohnobr other
syoudon’
tgett
otel
l
mewhot ol
ove,
Il
ovehim andIwil
lfi
ghtf
prhi
m,and
youbett
erst
ayoutofourway
Lar
ona:
WARONA!
!!

WiththatItokmyphoneandcarkeys, anddrove
off,
theywer ebusycall
ingmeandIi gnored
them,whot hehellaretheytotellmewhoIshpul d
dateandnotdat e,t
hisismyl if
eImakemyown
decisions,
tohellwit
hthem, Idrovestr
aightt
o
j
aydenshouse, Icall
edhi m butheblockedmy
call
s,i
m nowpar kedint hegate,Ivebeenbuzzing
buthisnotopeni ngforme,andhi saroundhiscar
wasont hedri
veway

Tobecont
inued

NM

#UNEDI
TED#
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017

ATJAYDSHOUSE

WARONA

Ivebeent r
yingt ocallj
aydsl andlineandhi snot
answer ing,hiscellnumberdoesn’ tgot hrough
too,shitIsmackedt hest eeri
ngwheel ,causet his
frustratesmeal ot,
whi l
ei m sti
lloutsidewai ti
ng,t
he
guar dscarpul ledthrough,theyknowme, sothat
didn’tgivemeahussl e,
theyj ustapol ogi sedthat
theywentt oameet ingwi t
ht heirboss, theyopened
thegat ef ormeandIpackedont hedr iveway, there
wer ethr eecars,Iknowj aydsandl eroycausei t
personal isedont henumberpl ates,andt heother
oneIdon’ tknow.
Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,ther
ewasnoone
whowasopeni ngthedoor,
Iwalkedtotheback
yard,
Ifoundler
oysmoking,
heraisedhisheadand
widenhiseyes

Ler
oy:
heyuhm r
ona,
whataŕ
eyoudoi
ngher
e?
Warona:
excuseme!
!Thi
sismyboyf
ri
end’
s
house,
whatdoyoumean?
Ler
oy:
ohyah,uhmm hi
snotar
ound,
hedr
ovet
o
uhmm…ya….gym…,
yesgym..
War
ona:
sincewhendoyoust
utt
erl
eroy
Ler
oy:
me,
ohi
m shi
t

*Imademywayi nsi
dethrought
heslidingdoorto
thekit
chen,
Ipour
edmyselfsomejui
ce,andmade
breakf
ast,
wit
hler
oystar
ingatmelookingnervous*

War
ona:
her
eyourpl
ate
Leroy:
ohthankyou,
uhmm di
dn’
tyouandj
ayds
brokeup,
Imeanyouaredati
ngthet
winsr
ight
Warona:
hahahawowsoyouaret
heonewhot
old
hi
mt hat
,Isawyouatt
hemal
l
Ler
oy:
uhmm don’
tdat
ethem,
weal
lknowt
hatt
he
l
eetwi
nssharewoman
Warona:
#laughedsohardtil
ltear
sfellf
rom my
eyes#wowwow, sotheguyconcludedthatimthei
r
gfwowwow,youknowf oragangsteryouguys
aredumb

Jayds

Igotoutoftheshower ,
nancywasstil
lsleeping,Iput
onmysweat pantsandvest,
Ihar
dlaughter
downstair
s,Iwalkeddownstai
rsandfoundl eroy
withwarona,l
aughing,
okaywhatsgoingonher e
,suddenl
yIgotannoyed, howcanmyf ri
endl augh
withthewomanwhopl ayedme,Iwenttot hefreezer
tookabottl
eofwat eranddrank*
Ler
oy:
wel
lgoodmor
ningt
oyout
oomr
Jayds:
sure,whatareyoudoingher e,
tomakeajoke
aboutwhathappenedl astnightatthecl
ubwhen
yourboyf
riendspickedaf i
ghtwithus!Mmmh
Warona:
wow,ar
rogantmuch,
j
ustsoyouknowi
m
notach…….
*Iwascutupbyt hebl ondegi rl
,holdingjaydswai st
from t
heback,
wear inghi sshirt
,tearswel l
edupi n
myeyes,wow1dayofmi sunder stading,
thatcaused
ourbreakup,
thenhepi cksagi r
lf rom thesideoft he
roadandfuckher,Iswal l
owedt hebi glumpt hat
beenblocki
ngmyt hroat,Isuddenlyl ostappeti
te*

Nancy:
mor
ningbabe,
canwegobackt
obed,
#bi
ti
ng
herl
ip#
Jayds:
yougoaheadIl
lbet
her
einami
n
Ler
oy:
uhm br
oIwaswr
…
*
Icuthi
m of
f*
Warona:Ij
ustcamet ogettherestofmy
st
aff,
#lookedatl
eroy#itdoesn’tmatt
err
oy,
can
i
?(t
ojayds)
Jayds:
yahsur
e,

*Iwal kedupst ai
rstothemai nbedr oom,Iheardthe
showerr unning,t
hebedwasnotmadeandt here
wasacondom wr appersont hefl
oor,sohef ucked
her ,
ont hesamebedt hatweusedt osleepon
toget her ,Iwenttothebathroom,packetmy
toiletries,wentbacktothebedr opom, t
ookal lmy
clot hes,packedt hem i
nhisbag, hellgethisbag
someot herti
mes,Iwalkeddownst air
st ofindhim
talkingwi t
hler
oy,t
heybot hlookedatmegr eat*

Jayds:
wowsodi dyouhavetoli
etol
eroythatt
hey
areyourbr
other
s,wowthat
’ssolowofyou
Warona:#smil
li
ngwithtear
sf l
owi
ngdownmy
cheeks#Ididn’
tneedthereasont
oli
e,
Idon’
treal
ly
car
ewhatyout
hinkaboutme

*
Itur
nedaroundtogobuthimt
alki
ngst
oppedme
f
rom t
aki
nganotherst
eps*

Jayds:
youknowIthoughtyourdi
ff
erent
,butyour
j
ustli
kethem,
aft
ermymoney
Ler
oy:
dudest
opman
Warona:
haveIaskedyouforacent
?noIdi
dn’
t
causemybankaccountsafl
oodedwit
hmoney,
I
don’
tneedyourmoney,

*It
ookstepstowar
dshi m,
unti
llIcamefacetoface
wit
hhim* mmmhhhf oragangsteryourtoodumb
ghost,
orshoul
dIsayspok??Thel it
tl
ehoeupstair
s
shestheonewhosaf t
eryourpeanutsnxaidi
ot
gangster

#wi
tht
hatIt
urnedandwal
kedoutwi
tht
hebagf
ull
ofmyst
aff
,goti
nmycaranddr
oveof
f#

KAONE

Iwaswakenupbyt hesunblazi
ngthroughthelace
curtai
ns,
Igr
oanedcausei t
scuttungmysweet
dreamsshort,
Iopenmyl azyeyesandthear
omaof
baconhitmynose,t
hatIheardmyst omachgrowls,
ìsatdownstrai
ght.
Kb:
mor
ningsweet
hear
t#pecki
ngmyl
ips#
Kaone:
mor
ning,
l
etmewashmyt
eet
hfi
rst

*Iwentt otheensuit
e,washedmyf aceandt eeth
thenjoinedhim onbed,wef edeachother,
Ilooked
atthetimeandi twas10h00, it
sSaturdaysowear e
spendingt hedayindoors,
hewentt oputthepl at
es
atthekitchen,
wear enowr esti
nginbedtalking*

Kb:
Icantbel
ievewar
onahur
tmybr
oli
ket
hat
,l
ast
ni
ghthewaswast
ed
Kaone:
hahahammhhh
Kb:youknowwheseemsi
nnocent
,f
ait
hful
,
wif
e
materi
al,
yeahneh
Kaone:
areyousur
ethatyouguysar
ealgangst
ers,
orl
akashelanj
e
Kb:hahahawear enotgangsters,
Iwor
kwit
h
you,howwil
lIgett
imetodot hatimeanbei
nga
gangster
Kaone:
ofcausebabeypuwonthavet
imet
odo
t
hat#chuckl
es#
Kb:comelet
sgoandt
akeashowerandst
op
gossipi
ng
Kaone:
huhyou’
ret
heonewhosbeengossi
pingkb
Kb:
tuborshower
?
Kaone:t
ubpl
ease,

Atj
aydshouse
Iwaswi thl
eroy,busyont helaptop,
tr
yingtof
ind
somethingaboutwar onaortheleetwins,
but
nothi
ng,wetri
edal lsocialmedia,
nothi
ngthatpoi
nts
them t
heyarer elat
ive,

Jayds:
shi
twhatisshewastel
li
ngthetr
uth,
howdid
sheknowthati
m agangst
er,
shenevermenti
onedit
,
Ler
oy:youguysi
thasn’
tbeen6mont
hs,
howcan
sheencloset
hatpr
ivat
einf
o
Jayd:
Intr
pducedhert
omypar
ent
s,sheshoul
d
havedonethesamebr
o
Leroy:youhavebeenimagi
narydati
ngherfor3
mont hsbef
oreyoufi
nall
yaskedherout,of
cause
youthoughtit
sthatl
ongtoint
roducehertoyour
rents
Jayds:
letmecalmyPI ,
maybehel lget
something,
shesaidshecomespor t
chestroom
,maybehewi llf
indsomet
hing,
anything,
i
fthat’
sal
l
tr
ue,shitIl
osther
Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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TED#
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018

3WEEKSLATER

WARONA

Timepassesbysof ast,
mybrotherslef
t
yest
erday,t
heywenthomet oarrangethe
tombstonesunvei
li
ng,i
tsFri
daytoday,i
m atwor
k
l
aterwhenIknockof fIl
lbedri
vinghomet o
nor
thwest ,
tommor ow it
’stheunveili
ngofmy
par
ent stombstones, t
ommor owIllbeset t
ingmy
mom f r
ee,aswei rdasitmayseem, onMondayIhad
adream abouther ,
Iwaswi thheratsomepar k,
a
l
it
tl
eboywaspl ayingnexttous,hewasj ust4year
s
ol
d,andint hatdream Iwashappy, tal
kingt omy
mom, youknpwt hatmot heranddaught ertal
k.

Andshet oldmet ost opcr yi

ngf orher
,andmy
baby, t
hateveryt
hi nghappensf orar eason,Imaynot
seet hatnowbutIwi llinthefuture,
shetoldme
aboutdad, welaughed, thesmi l
eonherf ace, i
tswas
clearthatsheshappy, andshewant st
ocr oss
over ,
wehugged, thent helit
tl
eboycameandhugged
me, Iveneverfeltthispeacei nmyhear t
,Ididn’t
wannal etgo,
butIvebeenhol dingont othem f or
year snow,it
stimeIal lowt hem togoandi t
st i
meI
moveonandbehappyt oo.

Cantbeli
eveIneverbel
ievedi
nkaonesgif
tunti
lI
tel
lheraboutt
hedream Ihad,
andlat
eraf
terwork
weat tendedaser monatchur ch,whereshe
i
ntroducedmet oapr ophetdonal d,Ihaveneverf elt
atpeacef orsuchal ongt imesi nceMonday, when
prophettoldmeever ythingaboutmypast ,
Icouldn’t
holdmyt ear
s,thepai nivebeent hrough,f
rom losing
myf ather,mymot herandmyunbor nchil
d,it
scut s
deep,andmycr i
esever yni ght,that’
swhatmademy
mom andmysont onotcr ossover ,
im happyright
knowt hatIknowmymot herishappyandf r
eef rom
thatheartdisease,
thatshet akingcar eofmy
son,andImadeapr omi set ohert hatIwil
lnevercr y
forhereveragai n.

Lastweekendbef oremybr otherstraveledt onort

h
west,
itwasmybi rt
hday, t
heyt ookmeshoppi ng,
and
hadlunch,wit
hkaonepr esent ,t
hent heyblindf ol
ded
mewhenwedr oveoutt hemal l,t
henextt hingthe
carstoppedandgotout ,
stillblindfolded,l
ereko
holdi
ngmebr i
dalstyle,
thenextt hingim sitti
ngon
whatfeltl
ikeacarbonet ,
theyt ookoutt hebl indf
old
,Iveneverscreamedl i
ket hatmywhol eli
fe,abrand
newamgc63wi t
hcr eam whi teinteri
or,
Iwasso
happy,Ididn’
tknowwhatt odowi t
h
myself,j
ump,cry,l
augh,Ihuggedt hem andkissed
them alloverthei
rfaceswi thkaonet aki
ngavi deo,
andpost edininstawi t
hacapt ion"Iwouldgive
anythi
ngt ohaveaf amil
ylikethis"
.andthat’
showI
spendmybi rt
hday,Ilovemybr others.

Ievenf orgotaboutthebr eakup,hisbeenbl owing

upmyphone, Ilostcountinhowmanynumber sI
blocked,canthisguyj ustreadbetweent helines
thatim overhim andIwantt oenjoymyl if
e, si
nce
mybr othersleftonSundayIvebeenf eeli
ngl i
ke
someonei swatchingme, i
sfoll
owi ngme
around,maybei mj ustparanoid,
that’sj
ustmy
i
magi nation.

Itwasluncht ime,Itookoutmyl unchandwentt o

warmi tatthest affki
tchen,
boughtadr i
nkandwent
backtomyof f
ice,
Igotinandfoundj aydshol
ding
cream roses,andaboxofchocol at
esandasmal l
paperbag, okaywhati sthisi
diotwant.
Warona:
someonecantf
indpeacehere,
shoul
dIhi
re
asecuri
tyt
ostandonmydoorst ep
Jayds:
uhmm sor
ryI
…..
War ona:howcanIhel pyoumrmagome,doyou
havesui ci
dalthoughts,
orsomethi
ngIcanhel
pyou
with,pl
easetal
kasyoucanseei m onmyl
unch
breakandIhavepat ientsaf
terl
unch.
Jayds:Icamet oapologi
se,
i
m sorrythatIj
umpedto
conclusion,It
houghtyouwerecheati
ngonmewi t
h
thetwins,IknowIfuckedupalot,
pleasecanwetr
y
again??
Warona:
#chuckl
es#soshouldIgoandfucksome
dudetoothenaf
terwecanreunit
eagai
n?
Jayds:WHAT?
?NO
War ona:
soyouwantmet otakeyoubackaf teryou
fuckedsomehoeyoubumpedi nt
o?idon’tthi
nkso,
youdon’tdeservemeormyl ove,
Ineedar eal
man, whowil
lfacemenotconcludesthingsby
himselfandpickagi
rli
nthenextstreetandfuck
her.
im sorr
ybutwear eoversomoveonwi
thyour
l
ife.
nowi fyoullexcusememrmagomeIneedt o
eatmyl unchinpeace.bye
*wi t
hthatIt
ookabi t
eonmyf oodandgotbusy
withmyphonewhi l
eeat i
ng,hegottir
edthen
l
ef t,
goodri
ddancet obadr ubbish,aft
erlunchIgot
backwi t
hwor kti
llitreachknockof fti
me,Itookmy
thingsandgotint hecar ,
Iveal r
eadypackedmy
clothesinmybagi nmyt ruck,
Idrovestrai
ght
home*

JAYDSHOUSE
Idrovestraighthomeaf terIwentt oseewar ona,i
t
hurtssobad, whydi dIlistentoleroy,ImeanIt ŕ
usted
mywoman, Ishoul dveaskedbef oreIdumpher ,and
Iwassobl i
ndt hatIdidn’tseetheir
resemblance, t
hoset winsarelight,
war onais
melaninbutshel ookslikeherbr others,
thosebig
eyesandear s,
nowIl osther ,
Ididn’tseetheneedt o
dobackr oundcheckonher ,
Iwassoeagert omeet
herandaskhert obemi ne,nowl ookatmeal l
miser
able,
Ifuckedup,
nowIllhavet
owatchher
moveonwi thsomedude,l
ikeHELLAINTGONNA
ALLOW THAT, I
FICSNTHAVEHERNOONEWI LL.

Mmmmht hoset
winswil
lneverapproveofour
rel
ati
onshi
pbutIdon’
tcare,
Iwil
lgetmywoman
back,
kbgotinl
ooki
ngtir
edinsuits

Kb:
heywhat
sapp
Jayds:notgoodbr
oIdon’
tknowwhatt
odo
Kb:gi
vehersomet
imebr
oshewi
llcomear
ound
Jayds:
Idon’tknowman, thethoughtofanotherman
touchi
ngher,kissi
ngher,l
aughingbecauseof
him,makinglovetoher,f
uckthataintgonna
happen,notwheni m st
il
lali
ve
Kb:#sign#whydi dyoucallt
hathoe,youcould’
ve
tookyourangeratgym notonsomehoe
pussy,anywaywhydi dyouconcludebyjustlooki
ng
atherpi ct
ures,
shetoldyouthatshehastwo
brothers,
youcouldveaskedheraboutthem,now
youbl
ewi
t.
Jayds:
pleaset
opusht
hekni
fedeeperi
tshur
tsbr
o,
Kb:
mmmhyahi
m sor
ryman,
givehersomespace,
Jayds:
yahwhatar
eyoudoi
ngl
ateron,
maybewe
canhitt
hecl
ub
Kb:nahIllbesleepingearl
ytommorowmor ni
ngwil
l
bedrivingwit
hmywomant opor
tchest
room ,
the
unvell
ingofwar onasparent
s
Jayds:
oh,
uhm IIdi
dn’
tknow,
im goi
ngwi
thyou
guys
Kb:
Idon’
tthi
nki
t’
sagoodi
deaman,
comeongi
ve
t
hegir
lsomespace
Jayds:Iwi
llgetherback,
that
’sapr
omi
se
Kb:whatever
,soIguesswi
llseeyout omor
row
t
hen,keepyouhoesatthebackstreetman
Jayds:
wowwowIseekaonechangedyou
mmhh, yourhi
tt
ingonepussynow,wowInever
thoughyouwillst
opbei
ngaplayerandf
ocuson
onewoman
Kb:
youknowyoucanbeapl ayer,
butt
herei
sone
chi
ckthatcanputdownyourwingsandset
tl
edown
man,
Jayds:
yahIseet
hatnow#l
aughi
ng#
Kb:
letmebounceman,i
m meet
ingmywomanatt
he
mal
l,t
alkl
ater
#fi
stbump#

#mymot
hercal
ledwhenIwasout
sidewi
thkb#
Jayds:
mot
her
Mom:
hell
obaby,yourfat
herhasameeti
ngtogot
o
t
omor
row,canyoudrivemetoport
chest
room
t
ommorowearlyearl
y
Jayds:
whatwil
lyoubedoi
ngt
her
e,youdon’
thave
rel
ati
vest
here
Mom:Idon’
tanswertoyouson,justsoyouknowI
gotani
nvit
ati
onforunveil
ing,
nowyoubetterdr
ess
l
ikeagentl
emanyouwi llbemypl us1
Jayds:
okaymot
her
,
Mom:
howar
ethi
ngsbet
weenyouandmy
makoti
,
jaydenyoubet
ternothur
tthatpoorgi
rlIl
ike
herf
oryou
Jayds:#si
gn#of
causemot
her
,shesmydi
amond
thatone
Mom:goodnowletmegoshoppi
ng,
Ihavet
olook
goodt
omorrow
Jayds:
real
lyma,
womanbyemom

*wowmymot herissomethi
ngel se,mmmhhhgoing
wit
hmymom wel litsj
ustagreatidea,
shewont
t
hinkim st
alki
ngher ,
orhi
sbrotherswontthi
nkso
t
oo,Il
lbeaccompanyi ngmymot hertosome
t
ombstonesunveilingandIl
lpretendIdidn’
tknow
t
hatit
sherpar ent
s.

Il
ockedmyhouseanddr ovetothesalont
odomy
dreads,
thenIl
lgolookforanoutfi
t,
Ineedt
ogetmy
womanback, i
fshethi
nksthatim gonnagi
veupon
her,
wellshebett
erthi
nkagain.
Thenextday
Theunvei
li
ng

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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TED#
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18] :TBGB

019

ATWARONASHOME

Everyonegoti ntheircarandwentt ot
hecemetery
andst oodi
nfrontoft wotombst onecover
edin
sheets,t
hechoirsangandt her ever
endprepar
ed
himselftopr
each, i
nami nitentwar onawasseated
wit
hhisbrot
her
sandot
herf
ami
lymember
s,and
hercousi
ns.

thechoirstoppedandt her evpreached,

and
prayed,
thechoi rsangagain,andaf t
erawhil
ethey
tookourthesheet sandr evealedthebeauti
ful
l
tombstones, hermothersandf at
hers,
i
twasalldone
nowever yonegoti nthei
rcarandwentt owaronas
homef orlunch.

Thef amil
ywerewearingpur plet-shitsbrandedthei
r
names, wi
thbl
ackskir
ts,everyonegoti nthe
tent,
tookaseatandservet hemsel ves,lateront
hey
gotoutofthetentandsatout side,therewer eabar
tentandgazebosallovert heyard,

War
ona

Whenwewer eatthecemeter
yIsawjayds,
andhi
s
mother
,Icoul
dn’
thel
pbutlookathi
m,hewas
l
ookingsoyummy, wi t
hapl um suedbl azer ,
anavy
bl
uechi noandanavyshi rt,
wel ockedeyesf ora
whil
eandIl ookeddown, mybr otherssqueezedbot h
myhandsassur ingmet hatallwi l
lbefine,afterwe
atelunchIwentt ot akeof fmyheel sandweara
sl
eeper s,Iwaswal kingar oundlookingf orjayds
motherandkaone, t
illsomeonecal l
edme, Ist opped
andl ookedback,it
st habiso,heli
vesont hesame
str
eet ,
weusedt owal ktogethertoschool .
Thabi
so:
hey,
l
ookatyoual
lgr
ownup#hugged#
Warona:
wowyoursot
all
,
howhaveyoubeeni
ts
beenyear
shey

Thabiso:aker
eyoudon’
tvi
sithome,
i
m good,
been
aroundwena
War
ona:i
m goodt
oo,thi
splacehol
dssomany
memori
es,
so#shrugged#
Thabi
so:
yeah,
sohowsj
ozibyt
heway
War
ona:
uhm j
ustokayIguess,
wher
edoyoul
ive?
Thabi
so:
her
e,home,
i
tshar
dtof
indaj
obt
hisdays
soIcamebackhome,
War
ona:
whatdi
dyoust
udy?
Thabiso:analyt
icalchemist
ry,
Iwasdoingmy
i
ntershipwit
hphl ebotomy2yearsback,soi
m
l
ookingf orl
abtechj obs
War
ona:real
ly,
youknowwhat,gi
vemeyournos,
and
Iwi
llcal
lyouifIseesomet
hingatt
hehospi
tal
Thabi
so:
real
ly,
thatwoul
dbeawesome,
thankyou
War
ona:
wel
ldon’
tthankmeyet
,

*them wewerei nt
err
uptedbysomeonecl ear
ing
theirt
hroat
,If
eltsomeoneholdsmywai standhis
perfumeandIknewi tsjayds,
great
,heki
ssedmy
cheekohnowweact ingurgh*
Jayds:
heybabe,
ei
ta*
tot
habi
so*
Thabi
so:
sur
esur
ebr
o,okaywar
onawi
llt
alk,
War
ona:
okayIl
lcal
lyou
Jayds:youwi
llcal
lanot
hermanwheni
m her
e
Warona:
Idi
dn’
tinvit
eyouher
e,andwear
enot
dat
inganymor
e,rememberI
m dati
ngmybrot
her
s
Jayds:
pleasef
orgi
veme,
Idi
dn’
tknowt
heyar
eyour
brot
hers
War
ona:
wher
eisyourmot
her
Jayds:
overt
here,
*wewal kedt
oget
her
*Il
oveyou
waronaandim notgi
vinguponyou
Warona:l
oveisoverratedjayds,
youshoul
d’ve
t
houghtaboutyourloveformebeforeyoufucked
t
hathoe
Jayds:Iwashur t,
Ical
ledyouthewhol eday,
andyou
didn’
tanswer ,sowhenIsawapi ctureofnyouand
thetwins,ki
ssingbothyourcheek,Ithought
other
wi se,i
m sorr
ypleaseim beggingyout ogi
ve
meanot herchancetomaket hi
ngsr ightwit
hyou
Warona:i
….*bef
oreIcantalk,
anoisycousinsof
minecamet owardsus,
lookingatjayds,
wowgreat
j
ustgreat*
Lona:
heycousy
Rat
il
e:mmhhhcousyomot
ser
ekaeonayanong
Warona:
notnowguyswear
eint
hemi
ddl
eof
somethi
nghere
Lona:
heycuti
e(toj
ayds)i
mlonaandt
hat
’sr
ati
lewe
arewaronascousi
ns)
War
ona:
#rol
li
nghereyes#
Jayds:
nicet
omeetyoul
adi
es,
i
mjayden,
war
onas
man
War
ona:
#eyespopped#
Lona:
#di
sappoi
nted#‘
Oh
Jayds:excuseuswear
eint
hemi
ddl
eofsomet
hing
Rat
il
e:mxm,
Idon’
tknowwhatt
heyseei
n
her
#mumbli
ng#
War
ona:
let
sgoIwannagr
eetyourmot
her
Jayds:
but
…
War
ona:
lat
erj
ayden

*wer
eachedthegazebot
hathi
smother
,kaoneand
kbwer
esitt
ed,shewel
comedmewit
hawar m
hug,andsqueezedmycheeks, andwesatdown, and
theconversationwasf l
owinglikear i
ver,Ivenever
seenmyf ri
endthishappy,shesevengl owi ng,kbis
treati
nghim well,
i
m notcompl ainingthough, butI
mi ssedmyf ri
end,thi
sdaysshespendl otsoft i
me
wi t
hherman, andhalfofherstaffisatkbshouse,
weonl yspendt i
meonSundayatchur ch,buti m
happyt hatsheshappy,that’
sallthatmat ters.

Kaone:
ronawi
llbel
eavi
ngsoon,
War
ona:
thankyoual
lforcomi
ng,
i
tmeantal
ot
Jaydsmother
:ohhoneypl
easevi
sitnext
weekend,
i
tsbeenawhilesi
nceyouvisit
ed
War ona:wi
lldothat
*wewerestandi
ngnextt
othei
r
cars,i
twasalreadyget
ti
ngdar
k,mybrpt
hersmade
thei
rwayt ous*
Ler
eko:war
ona
War
ona:yeah
Ler
eko:
thef
ami
lymeet
ingwi
llst
artshor
tl
y
War
ona:
Illbet
her
euhm guyst
hisar
emy
br
other
s,l
erekoandl
arona
Jaydsmot
her
:ohi
tspl
easur
emeet
ingyousons
Lar
ona:
pleasur
emeet
ingyouma
Jaydsmother:
yout
ool
ookident
ical
,
howcan
anyonet
ellt
hat’
swhoandwho
#ever
yonel
aughedexceptj
ayds#
Warona:
ifyoucanseecl
osel
yyoucant
ellwhos
who,
Kaone:yeah,
fi
rstt
imeIsawthem It
houghti
m
talki
ngtothesamepersonbutchangi
ngdif
fer
ent
clotheseveryhour,
Lar
ona:
hahahaha, t
hankyoual
lforcomi
ngand
pl
easedr
ivesaf
ely
Jaydsmother:
willdo,i
m happythatIhadtosee
wheremydar l
ingcomesf rom,wil
lseeyounext
weekend#hugged#t akecareokay

*Ihuggedkb,
kaone,andjaydst
oo,
theygoti
nthe
carsanddroveoff
,whil
emeandmybr ot
her
s
walkedi
nthehouseandf
oundthewhol
efami
ly
seati
ngatt
heloungewai
ti
ngforus*

Themeet
ingbegan

Uncle1:t
heunvel
li
ngwentwell,
mychildr
en’sweare
soproudofyouallf
orwhatyoudidtoyour
parents,
wher
eevertheyar
etheyareveryhappyand
proudofyou,
Aunt
:yeahandi
twentwel
l,
Uncl
e2:weareveryhappythatever
ythi
ngwent
well
,
thereasonwecall
edthi
smeet i
ngisbecausea
weekago,Ihadvi
sit
orsatmyhouse, t
heycameto
askwaronaforahandinmarri
age
War
onaandl
eet
wins:
WHAT?
???
uncl
e1:
yesIreceivedacallf
r om mybrot
hert
o
comeandmeett hevisit
ors,
theyweresendbythei
r
sonbokangmooket si
Ler
eko:
WHATDI
DYOUSAY,
THEREI
SNOWAY
THATFUCKERI
SGOI
NGTOMARRYMYSISTER
Aunt
:l
erekowat chypurtoneandmi ndyour
l
anguage,yournottal
kingtoyouragemates,
Uncl
e:wear
enother
et of
ight,
wej
ustt
ell
ingyou
whatt
heycameherefor
Larona:okayuncl
e,
pleaset
ellt
hem t
hatwar
ona
doesn’tacceptt
heirpr
oposal
Aunt:
hehyewenal
arona,
whodoyouthi
nkyou
ar
e,dontst
andi
nyoursi
ster
shappi
ness
Lereko:whathappiness,
mysi steri
snoteven
i
nvolvedwi t
hhim,whoi nthei
rrightmindswoul
d
wantt omarryapersont heyarenotinthe
rel
ationshi
pwith?
Aunt2:
yearsagoourparent
swouldarragea
marri
ageforusorifamanpassbyandseeyouasa
fut
urewifehellcometoyourhouseandaskfora
handinmar r
iage
Larona:wellyousaidit,
year
sago,weli
veinanew
generati
onswer eeveryonehasri
ghts,
pleaseuncl
e
themeet i
ngisover,
thatsuckerwontmarryour
sist
ergotit
Aunt
2:waronaareyougonnast
andt
her
eandsay
not
hing,
speak,
Warona:#tearsf
ill
edhereyes#Iam notgoi ngto
marryintomooket si
sfamil
y,amanwhoki lledmy
mother,
ifIhadntbeenadmi t
tedthatdaybecauseof
him mymot herwouldstil
lbeali
ve,sothismeeting
i
sover,tel
lthem nottocomeagainuncl e,
please
excuseme
*Iwentoutwi
thmybr
other
sfol
lowi
ngmel
ikeal
ost
puppi
es*

Ler
eko:
war
onawai
t
Warona:
Idon’
twannatalkpleasel
eavemeal
one*I
wentandsatatt
hestoep,t
heycameandsatbesi
de
me*
Larona:
weshoul
dveki
ll
edhi
m whenwegott
hat
chance
Ler
eko:
IswearIwi
llhunthim downandthi
sti
meI
wil
lmakesuret
hatIdon’tmisshishead
War
ona:
thankyou
Ĺarona:
wel oveyoupr
incessandwewillnotl
et
thosegreedyfamil
ymarryyoutothatf
ucker
Warona:
Iknow,i
mjustcuriouswhywoul
dhet
hinkI
l
laccepthi
sproposalaf
terwhathedi
dtomehis
si
ck
Lereko:nxa,
whatareyoudoingher
e*Ilookedupmy
eyesmetj aydsdi
dn’thedr
ivehi
smot herbackt
o
j
obur g*
Jayds:
Icam i
npeacel
eet
wins
Lar
ona:wet
oldyout
ost
ayt
hehel
lawayf
rom our
si
ster
,
Jayds:noonewil
lkeepmeawayfrom her
iloeyour
si
sterandIwontl
etanyonecomebetweenus
Lereka:#chuckl
es#you’
vegotsomeball
s
neh,mmh* hepushedj
aysbackwit
hbothehi
sfi
st*
Jayds:
onl
ydeathcankeepmeawayf
rom her
,so
yougonnaki
llme
Lar
ona:
gett
hehel
loutofouryar
d
*waronapunchedj
ayds,
andIgotupf
rom t
hest
oep
andgeti
nbetweenthem*

War
ona:
justst
opokay,
stopst
op
Ler
eko:war
onast
ayawayf
rom t
his
Warona:NO,stopi
mt i
redofthi
sviol
ence,
be
pr
otecti
veyahbutchasingever
ymanIgetinvol
ved
wi
th,r
eall
y,
areyoubothgonnamarryme?Looknow
whatshappeni
ng,st
opal lt
hisman
Lar
ona:
thi
sisnotoverghost
Jayds:
notbyal
ongshotl
eet
wins

Lar
ona:
nxal
etsgetoutofher
eman

*Theywentbackinside,
therewer
ecommotionin
thehouse,
thatIaskedjaydstogoandsi
tbyhis
car*
I
njaydscar

Jayds:
what
swi
tht
hecommot
ioni
nsi
det
hehouse
War
ona:
myexsendhi
suncl
etoaskmyhandi
na
mar
ri
age
Jayds:
what
,whoi
she
Warona:t
heoneItoldyouabout,
hissi
ck,
hisa
psychopat
hthatone,wehaventseeneahotherfor
5yearsandnowhewant st
omar rymesothat’
s
whytheresacommot ion
Jayds:
shoul
dIbewor
ri
ed?
War ona:no,wi t
hmybr ot
hersinvolved,
hahahaI
actuall
yliket oseethem comeher eagain,
Imtel
li
ng
you, hi
suncl eswi l
lcomerunningfrom t
hehouse,
holdingtheirsticksabovetheirheadsrunningf
or
thei
rdearl i
ves.

Jayds:
hahahahahayouronel uckywoman,Ican
seethatt
hosetwinsar
enottobemessedwi t
h,Ifeel
l
ikeanidi
otri
ghtknowthatIbel
ievedj
ustapict
ure
overyou,
i
m sorr
yIshoul
d’veaskedyout
hanj
ump
i
ntoconclusi
on
Warona:
yesIagr
ee,
you’
reani
diot
#punchedhi
s
shoul
der
#
Jayds:oucht
hat
’sabuse
War
ona:
hahahayoursuchaspoi
ledbr
at
Jayds:l
ookwhostalki
ng,
thequeenofspoi
led
brat
s,yourbr
other
saretr
eatingyoul
ikeal
itt
legi
rlI
bettheyevenbuyyoudollshahaha
#t
heyl
aughed,
#

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

#unedi
ted#
[
01/
03,
08:
18] :TBGB
020

MONTHLATER

Somewher
eincapet
own

Bokang

Icantbel ieveshet urneddownmypr oposal,Imean

i
m acat chr ight,
Ihavemoney, everywomanwoul d
behappyi fIpr opose, Iwantedher ,
It houghher
waitingf orfiveyears,hewaswai t
ingf orme, damn
l
eet wins, t
heychasedmyuncl eswithbul ldogs,
li
ke
theywer esomet hi
eves,Iveneverbeent hi
s
embar rassedl i
kethismywhol elif
e,iftheywantwar
Iwillgivet hem way, Iwillnotrestti
llwar onais
mineagai n,comehai l,ortornado,shewi llbemine.
Iwasinmystudy,
drinkingmyf i
nestscot
ch,
when
myPImadehi swayi n,
iaskedhertotai
l
warona,
wher
eshelives, whatsheeatwhoshe
hangswi
th.
Pi
:bossa
Bk:
shosho
Pi
:Ihavenews,
ever
thi
ngi
sinsi
det
heenvel
ope
Bk:*
Itooktheenvelopeandtookwhateverwas
i
nside,
ther
ewer epictur
esofwaronaandmybr ot
her
Ibangedthetable?
WHATTHEFUCKI STHISJOSH?
PI:
looksl
ikeyourbr
othertookyourgi
rl
,Idon’tknow
whuchgamesyout woar eplayi
ngat,
firsti
twas
nel
i,nowwarona,
BK:
NONONOI TCANTBESHEI SMINE#r
oar
ing#
howlonghavet
heybeendat
ingf
or
PI:wel
llooksl
ikeforacoupleofmonths,
amonth
agotheyseparat
ed,t
hatpict
ureisf
oryester
day,
I
tai
ledt
hem beforemyfli
ght,
BK:coul
dn’
tshepicksomer
andom guynotmy
br
otherf
orheavensake
PI:
Idon’tthinksheknowst hatyoutwoare
brot
hers,aft
erthewayt oualmostkil
ledher
,Idon’
t
knowwhat syourobsessionwithher,
youbrokethe
gi
rlf
orheavensake,
shewi
llnevert
akeyouback,
BK:watchyourfilt
hymout h,
Ifeedyou,
Idon’tpay
youforcounseling,
buttogetmei nfoonsome
people,
ifIwantasomeonet otal
ktoIllseea
ther
apist,
nxa,
stayinyourlaneboy,nowgetthef uck
outofmyhouse, Illt
ransf
erthepaymentshor t
ly,nxa
njandini
*t
hati
diotwentout
,Igotmylapt
opandtrasf
ered
moneyonhisaccount,
andcal
ledmyfat
her*
Dad:son
Bk:
pa,
howar
eyou?
Dad:
im goodandyou?
Bk:
im notgoodpa,
yoursont
pokmywoman
Dad:
who?
Bk:
war
onapa,
theonewhor
eject
edmypr
oposalpa
Dad: sonIdon’
tknowwhatt osay,
justl
etitgo,
when
willyoutwostartact
ingli
kebrot
hersthanenemies
though,youreal
lyneedtostopandstarthavi
ng
eachot her
sbacks
Bk:t
hat’
snevergonnahappenpa,heisyour
mistr
esssonandIwi l
lneverf
orgetaboutt
hat
,we
wil
lneverbebrot
hers
Dad:#si gn#Imadeami st
ake,andhi sinnocentinal
l
thi
s,Ichooseyouguys, hedoesn’ tdeserveallt
his
hateyouandyoursi stersisgivinghim, it
sallmy
fault
,Ishoulvecheat
edonyourmot her,ypurmother
forgaveme, whycantyouputt hepastbehi ngwhere
theybel ongandstar
ttobui l
dar el
ati
onshi pwit
h
yourbr other
.
Bk:
Ihavet
ogobye

*Icuthi
m offbefor
ehecouldsaymor e,nxaim
beyondpissed,
howcanhegof ormygi rl,couldn’
t
hefindsomeoneelsenotwarona,damnyouj ayden
magome, Iwontl
etyoutakemywomannever ,I
smashedt hegl
assthatIwasholdingthrought he
wall,
*

Atkbshouse
Kaonewassl eepingonkbschest,l
ooksl
ikeshewas
dreaming,shecriedinhersl
eep,kabel
owokeher
up,causewhatevershewasdr eamingaboutwas
maki ngherbodyt ense,
Kb:
babewakeup
Kaone:
#cr
yingsi
lent
ly#
Kb:
itwasj
ustadr
eam l
ove,
shhhhhh
Kaone:i
tfel
treal
,Ineedt
oseet
hepr
ophet
t
omor r
ow
Kb:
isi
tst
il
laboutwar
ona?
Kaone:yes,shesbeenthroughal otbabe,
howcanI
tel
lherthatIvebeendr eamingabouther,get
ting
shot,andthisti
mei twashermemor i
alservi
ce,i
ts
hurt
sspmuch, t
hatim gonnaloosemybestf riend
andthereisnothingIcandot ochangeherf uture
Kb:shhhhhhhyouhavet i
met ospendwi t
h
her,
makei twort
hi t
,yourknowwhat ,
let
sgoaway
thefourus,maybe
l
ondon,paris,
Thai
land,anywhere,
l
etscreat
e
memor
ies,
mmhh
Kaone:yahIguessyourr
ight
,Il
lgoogl
elat
er,
Kb:ever
ythi
ngwi
llbef
inel
ove,
okay
Kaone:
okay
Kb:
Iloveyou!
!
Kaone:
Iloveyout
oo

Atj
aydsof
fi
ce

Iwasbusywi thpaperwor k,
Ihadlotofwor kthatI
needtocatchupwi th,
Iweekl eavet hatItookjustto
spendtimewi t
hmywomanl eftmewi thapileof
workthatIneedt ogetitdonebef oretheendoft his
week,
itsThursdayandmydeadl inei stomorrow,but
i
m sti
llnotdone,Idi
dn’tevenhadt i
met ohavel unch,

It
snow19h00buti m al
mostdone, i
m onlyleftwi
th
copi
esthatIhavetomake,sinceeveryonehashone
home,andmypal ef
ttoo,
Ipitthepapersaside,my
tableandwr it
eheranotet omakecopi esassoon
asshechecki n,i
nthemor ni
ng,
bef or
emy11h00
meet i
ngcauseIwi ll
needsomeoft hefi
le,
Ipacked
myst affanddr ovehome,Idi
dn’tevengetachance
tocallmywoman, butImadeament alnotet
hatI
willcal
lherafterIshowercauseim so
exhausted,andIlostmyapetit
e,nothi
ngt ast
egood
thi
sdays.

Idrovehome,andl ooksli
kemywomanmi ssed
me,forhert
ovi sitduri
ngtheweek,shemust ’
ve
missedme,shedoesn’ tli
kespendingthenight
duri
ngtheweek, causeshesal waystir
edtodriveto
myhouse,soimt heonewhodoest hevisi
stduri
ng
theweek.

Igotinthehouse,Ifoundhercooking,wear
ingmy
shir
t,mmmhhht hi
sist hesi
ghtIwoul dli
ketowatch
everyday,
herbumsar egett
ingabitbiggerbuti
m
notcomplaini
ng,shessexyashel l
,
Ihuggherf r
om
behindandIfeelj
uniorhardenreadytoenterhi
s
cast
le,
Ibr
eat
hinherscent
,

War
ona:
eveni
ngl
ove
Jayds:
eveni
ngsweet
hear
t,
howwasyourday
War
ona:i
twasgoodandyour
s?
Jayds:busy,
um st
arvi
ngwhatar
eyoucooki
ng,
I
ski
ppedlunch
Warona:notagai
nbabe,
maybeIshoul
dsendyou
l
uncheveryday,
Jayds:
Illbefi
ne,
I
donthaveappet
it
elove,
letmego
showerandjoi
nyouforsupper
War
ona:
okay#pecki
ngherl
ips#
Jayds:
Iloveyousan
War
ona:
loveyout
oo,
l
etmedi
shupt
hen

*aft
er20mi nIwasdone,Ij
oinedher
,andweatei
didn’
tknowwhatt hi
sappet
it
ecomesf rom,
butIat
e
3plates,
andateyoughar
taft
er*
War
ona:
babear
esur
eyourok
Jayds:
yesi
m….

*beforeIcoul danswerIf eltmystomachturn,

Iran
tothet oil
etdownst ai
rsandal lt
hefoodIatecame
out,al
loft hem, If
eltweak,sweaty,
shegavemea
glassofwat er,
Iri
nsedmymout handbr ushedmy
teethaf t
er,If
eelsoawf ul
,ri
ghtnow,Iwentstr
aightt
o
bed,IfeltsadwhenIsawmywomanwor ri
edface*

Tobecont
inues

N.
M

#UNEDI
TED#
[
01/
03,
08:
18] :TBGB
021

ATJAYDSHOUSE

War
ona

Iwaswokenupbyj aydsvormit
tinginthetoil
et,
shamepoort hing,partofmewant edtotellhi
mt hat
i
m pr egnant,butIj ustcoul
dn’tt
ellhim,Idon’tknow
howhewi llreact ,
weeksbackmyper i
odswer elight
anddi dn’
tevenl astfor4dayswhi chisnormaldays
formyper i
od, andIboughtapr egnancytest,and
theresultswer enegative,
soImadeanapoi ntment
withgynaecol ogist,
andIfoundoutim 4weeks
pregnant,appar entl
ywhenIhadf l
u,t
heflu
medicat i
oncl eanedmeup, andmypi ll
sdidntwor k.
Ivebeentr
yingtofi
ndaneasywayt otel
lhi
m,butI
j
ustcoul
dn’ttel
lhi
m,Ical
ledkaone,
maybeshewil
l
givemeanideaonhowIshoul dtel
lhi
m
#phoneconvo#
Kaone:heypr
eggy
War
ona:heybabe,
real
ly,
don’
tcal
lmet
hat
Kaone:
sohowi
shet
aki
ngt
genews,
i
m sur
ehewi
ll
scr
eam
War
ona:
#si
gn#Ihaventt
oldhi
m,Idon’
tknowhow
Kaone:j usttellhi
m,thepoorguyi sdeali
ngwi t
h
mor ningsi cknesseveryday,andhedoesn’ tknow
anything,soonhewi llt
hinkhehasat ummybugor
somet hingjusttel
lthepoorguyt hathi
sgonnabea
dad,Idon’tknowwhyyoursoscar ed,thatguyis
nothingl i
kebokangbabe, hel
ovesyou
War
ona:
okmama,
Iwi
llt
ellhi
mthen,
Kaone:
justdowhatIt
oldyou,t
rustme,Iwil
lbe
si
tt
ingnexttokb,
hewilldef
ini
tel
ycallhi
m,comeon
goon
War
ona:okayokay,
bye

*
Okay,
weeksbagi
wasdoi
ngsomeshoppi
ngwi
th
kaone,
andweboughtj ust2to3t hingsofbaby
clot
hes,socks,
babyssleepers,andavestwr i
tt
en,I
l
ovemydaddy, soIheardt heshowerr uns,Iquickl
y
wenttot heguestbedroom towashmyf aceand
teet
h,t
henIwentbackt othemai nbedr oom,made
thebed, putt
hebabysl eepersont hebed,thena
note,

wri
ttenfoll
owerthosesocks,Iplacedtheotherset
ofsocksont hestai
rs,
thentheot herpai
rdownt he
l
astst ai
rs,
andanarrowpointingt otheki
tchen,he
wil
lfindmewai t
ing,
ont heentranceofthekitchen
doorIplacedthepregnancytest.

Jayds

Ifeelsoawful
,Igotoutoftheshowerif oundthe
bedneatlymade,Iwal
kedt otheclosetandtookout
mynavysui t
sandgotdr essed,IwishIcouldcancel
real
lyIdon’
tfeelsogoodIt hi
nkim comingupwi th
somef l
uorcolds,mynosesar eblocked,i
tsti
meI
wentt oseethedoct or,i
tsbeen3weekssi nceive
beenf eeli
ngli
kethis,andi tgetswor seeveryday,
I
pickedmyphonef r
om t hepedest alandthebaby
sleeperscaughtmyat tention,ohandanot e,
to
followthesocks,okayt hi sisweird,andthenote
agai ntowalkdownst airs,okay,
wher esmywoman,
didshel eavewit
houtsayi nggoodbye, Ifoundthe
otherpair,
andanot ewi thanar r
owpoi nt
ingt he
kitchen,

If
eltl
i
keim st
eppi
ngonsomet
hing,
itwasa
pr
egnancyt
est
Jayds:babewhatt hi…….*il
ookedatmy
babe,holdingavest ,
writ
ten“ ILOVEMYDADDY" ,
my
throatbecamedr y,
Itri
edtoswal l
owbutnot hi
ng
goesdown, t
earsblurr
edmyvi si
on,Il
oosensmytie
sinceIwassuddenl yfeeli
nghot ,andther
esheis
l
ooki ngner vous,t
earsflowingdown, ohmywoman
i
scr ying,
thinkingthatIm nothappy, *
War
ona:
im…….
*Iwasbeyondhappy,Iwenttoherandhuggedher
ti
ght,
thi
swomani scari
ngmybaby, myfi
rstbor
n,I
becameemotional
,hertear
smademeemot i
onal*

Jayds:
thankyou,
thankyou,
youdon’tknowhow
happyIam ri
ghtnow,thankyouformakingmea
fat
her,
i
ncoupleofmont hstocome
War
ona:
areyouhappy?Youdon’
tthi
nkI
Jayds:tr
ickedme!nobaby,
Whywoul dyouthink
that
,Il
oveyou,andther
esnothi
ngthatIwantinthi
s
l
ifethanyoubeingthemotherofmykids,
Iloveyou
warona,
War
ona:Il
oveyout
oo
Jayds:
youknowwhat ,i
m cancel
li
ngmymeet
ingf
or
thewholeday,
aintyougoingtowork?
War
ona:
noIhaveadoct
orsapoi
ntmentt
oday
Jayds:
sohowl
ongar
ewe
Warona:
#giggl
es#mmmhhhhowaboutyouseefor
your
self
,l
etmegomakeabr
eakf
ast
,myapointment
i
sat10h00am
Jayds:i
m soexci
tedr
ightnow,
Ifeell
iket
ell
ingt
he
wholeworl
ds,
letmegoandmakesomecal l
s
Warona:
pleasedon’
tpast
eonsoci
almedi
a,havent
t
oldmybr other
syet
Jayds:okbabe,

*Iranupstair
stookofmysui t
sandputt hem i
nthe
closet,
andtookoutt
racksui
tsandcalledmyf amil
y,
andmymai nmankb, If
eltl
ikescreamingontopof
themount ai
n,aft
eri
m doneIwal keddownstair
s
andf oundmybabymot hermakingbr eakf
ast*

Tobecont
inues

N.
M

#UNEDI
TED#
Wear egr
owi
ngguys,
thankyout
oal
lwhohasbeen
shar
ingmypage,
mxwaah
[
01/
03,
08:
18] :TBGB

022

Atkbshouse

Kaonepar kedgetcarinthegar age, shetookher

bags,laptopbagandhandbagandwal kedinsi
de
thehouseandf oundkbmaki ngsupper ,weari
ngan
apron,sheleanedthr
ought hekitchendoorand
admiredhermancooki ngbusysi ngingal ongtojoe
thomassongs,shedi dn’tknowt hathecansi ng,kb
fel
teyesonhi m andturned,andsmi lled,ashe
l
ookedathi swoman,henevert houghthecanl ove
againsincehegothear tbrokenal mostdecadeago,
andnowhei s,witht
hemostbeaut ifulwomanhe
haseverseen,hewal kedt oherandpeckedher
softl
ipsandhuggedher .
Thistwoar eslowlyfall
ingdeeperi
nlovewi theach
othereveryday,sometimesifyoufeelamandoesn’ t
deserveyou,wal kaway,amant hat’
smeantf or
youwi l
lcome,i tdoesn’tmatt
erwher eyoumethi m,
aclub,socialmedi a,orpouredhim withahot
coffee,i
fyouguysar emeanttobet ogetheryou
will
.

Kaone:heybabe,
Idi
dn’
tknowt
hatyoucansi
ng
Kb:t
heresalotyoudon’tknowaboutmemylady,
butdon’twor
ryyouwillknowwhoskabel
oandwhat
makeshi mti
ck
Kaone:howdi
dthei
nter
viewgo
Kb:i
twentwel
lmyl ove,Ial
readysignedthe
cont
ract
,Il
lbeservinganoti
cefortwoweekst hen
Il
lbeworki
ngatthatcompanyont hefir
stofnext
month
Kaone:mmmhhhchisawenaMrdi
rect
or,l
ooksl
ike
t
heywer epr
epar
ed
Kb:andmychar
m,t
heyj
ustcoul
dn’
tresi
st,andl
et
megonah
Kaone:mmhhhIhopeIwontbedeal
ingwi
thhoes
ri
ght
Kb:Ihaveonl
yeyesf
oryoul
ove
Kaone:bet
terkeept
hati
nmi
nd,l
etmegoand
shower
Kb:howaboutIj
oinyoummhh
Kaone:cantsaynot
othi
s

*heswit
chedtostoveof
f,hewasdoneanyway,
andtheybothwal
kedupstai
rshi
shandsonkaones
waist
,theybotht
ookoutthei
rcl
othesandf
il
ledt
he
tubandgotin*

Kb:#t
ouchingkaonesstomach#babewhenwi
ll
youbereadytostar
tafamil
y,
Kaone:ohm,youwantababy?
Kb:yesi
m al
most31yesIneedaf
ami
lyIcancal
l
myown,
Kaone:ohm ohim notreadybabe,Isti
llwantto
complet
emymast ers,ababyisthelastthi
ngon
mymi ndri
ghtnow,besi dekbwehaven’ tdat
ed
l
ongenough,wear esti
llget
ti
ngtoknoweachot her
,
gooutther
e,travel
,seet heworl
d.

Kb:t
hebabywontst opustotravelaroundt geworl
d
andcompl et
ingyourmasters,Iwillbethereallt
he
way,givingyouloveandsuppor teverystep,can
youatl
istthi
nkaboutit
Kaone:uhm okay,Il
lthi
nkabouti
t
Kb:Ivet
alkedtojaydsandhesai dweshouldstart
wit
hPari
s,t henafternewyork,wejusthavetoput
onamonthl eave,willspendaweekinPar i
s,then
aweekinnewYor k,Austr
ali
aandmozambi que.
Kaone:wowr
eal
ly,I
m soexci
ted,whencanwego
Kb:iwasthi
nki
ngint
womont
hs,butwi
ll
confi
rm,
onthedat
e,
Kaone:youwant
ingt
ost
artaf
ami
ly,i
sitbecause
j
aydsandr
onaar
eexpect
ing?
Kb:of
causenot
,Il
oveyouandIwantt
ospendmy
l
ifewi
thyou,
andim get
ti
ngol
d,i
m 31andIdon’
t
haveaki
d,
Kaone:okay,l
etsgetoutoft
hiswat
eri
tsget
ti
ng
col
dnow
Kb:sur
elove

*t
heygotoutofthetub,dri
ed,loti
oned,puton
gownsandtheywentt oeatsupper,l
ateronthey
bothwashedthedishes,
madeloveandsl ept
*

Atj
ayds

Itwasint heeveni ng,theybothfini

shedcooki ng
supper,t heybothsett hetableandate,ear li
er
todaytheywentt oseet hegynaecologist
,t heyeven
sawt heirbabymovi ng,andthesmileonj aydsface
waspr iceless,theywer ebothdeepi n
thoughts,thi
nkingaboutear l
ier,t
hedoct oreven
prescr
ibedvi
tami
nsforwaronaandpi
ll
sforj
aydst
o
helphi
m withmorni
ngsickness,
Jayds:heyar
eyouokay
Warona:yesimfi
ne,i
mjustworri
edaboutmy
br
others,
Idon’
tknowhowwil
ltheytaket
henews
Jayds:heydon’
tworryaboutthem,Iwi l
lhandle
that
,okayIdpntwantyoust r
essing,youhear dtge
doctorri
ght
,fir
sttr
imesteri
ssensiti
vealotcan
happen,andsinceyouoncelostthebabybef ore,
i
tsgonnabeabumpyr oad,butknowt hati
m her e
okay,
War
ona:yeah,t
hankyouf
orbei
ngher
ewi
thme
Jayds:t
hisiswhereIbel
ongbabe,andyouve
mademet hehappi
estmanonearth.
War
ona:
#nodsmi
ll
ing#
Jayds:heylookatme#hewentandkneel edinf r
ont
ofher,withhishandonherinvisi
blebump#Il ove
you,andIwi llf
aceyourbrot
hersokay,evenifthey
fi
ghtme,IwontbecauseIwi l
lbedoingallt
hatto
showt hem howmuchIl oveyou,andmyunbor n
baby,theyhavear ighttobeangr y,honest lyIl
ove
howpr otecti
vetheyar etoyou,iml iket hattomy
si
sterstoo,t heyloveyou,andt heyj ustwantyout o
behappy,andi fthem beati
ngtheshi toutofme,
wil
lmaket hem acceptme,Idon’ tcar e,butIwilldo
anythi
ngj usttoseeyouhappyokay. idon’tknow
howyouguysdo,youknowpayi ngdamagesand
al
lthat,butIwi lldothatokay,don’tcr y,Iloveyou
somuch

War
ona:
#cr
ying#Il
oveyout
oo
Jayds:Idon’
twantt
oseeyousadokay,l
etsf
eed
mypr i
ncessthen
War
ona:whosai
dit
’sagi
rl
,Iwantaboyf
ir
st
Jayds:Iwantagir
l,mypr
incess,
shewi
llbe
daddy’sgi
rlt
hisone
War
ona:huhnochi
l
dofmi
newi
llbespoi
lt
Jayds:hahahalookwhostalki
ng,damnyour
brot
hersaremakingt
hingshardformet
ospoilyou.
War
ona:hahahaha
Jayds:nowt hi
sIsahappyf
aceIwantt
osee
everydayokay
War
ona:
nod

*t
heyfi
nishedupeati
ng,washedthedishesand
sl
ept
,tomor r
owitsworkf
orjayds,waronatook
l
eavefortwodays,si
nceitwasThursday,shewil
l
begoi
ngt oworkonMonday*

Bokang

Iwasonapl anet ojohannesbur g,wehavent

boardedyet,Icouldn’tst
opt hinki
ngaboutwar ona,
thedaywemet ,
hei nnocentfacewhenIaskedher
out,whenIt ookherpur i
tythatni ght,t
hatbl
issfull
nightImadeherawoman,Imadehermywoman,
andt hewaysheusedt omaket hef i
rstmovewhen
wewer ebehindcloseddoor s,Imi ssedhersmi l
e,
cantbeli
eveitsbeenf i
veyear ssincewebr okeup,
andIvebeendr aggingmyf eett ogobackt oher,ifI
wentearl
iert
ohernoneofthi
sthat
’shappening
shoul
d’vehappen,nowsheswit
hmybr otherand
hewil
lnotleaveher
,Iknowhim,histoostubborn,

Ibookedahot elthatIwi l
lbestayingatforcoupl e
ofweeks,Idon’ tknowhowl ongwi l
lIbetheref or,
butitseemslikeitsgoingt otakemonthst ofinaly
getmyhear tfrom him,andhewontgi veupwi thout
afight,Icantbeli
evehi st
oryitsrepeat
ingitself
again,meandmybr otherinl
ovewi tht
hesame
woman,Ioncewonl izzyshear t
,andIwi l
ldefinit
ely
winwar onashear tagain,whatcanIsay,i m mor e
ofamant hanmybust ardbrotherandheknows
thathecantcompet ewi t
hme.

I
nsowet
o

Ayoungwomansatont hest
oepwat chi
ngonthe
str
eet
s,peoplepassi
ngby,someeat ingkot
as,you
knowhowbusykasiis,someplayi
ngsocceronthe
str
eet
s,shekeptbr
ushi
ngher4mont hsbump,
smill
ingtoherselfashermindi nvadedwiththat
nightofpassion,
howt heyhadar oughsex,andshe
onlyfoundoutamont hl at
erthatshespregnant,
eversincethatday,shenevermett heguyagain,
butsheknowswher ehewor k,andhi shouse.They
metatt heclubanddrovetohi shousewer eallt
his
tookplace.

Shewassohappyt hatf
inall
yshewi llgetoutofthi
s
place,andt hisbabyshewascar i
ngwashert icket
outoft hisplace,shecanpi cturehim holdi
ngher ,
takingcar eofthem, makjngsur eshedoesn’tfal
l,
orpi ckupheavyt hi
ngs, herthoughtswas
i
nt errupt
edbyherst opmother ,
shehasbeenonher
ner vesaskingheraboutt hefatherofherbaby.

Tobecont
inued

Weeksl
ater
N.
M

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ted#
[
01/
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023

I
nsowet
o

Buhl esfatherisat ruckdr i

ver,hisalwaysawaywi t
h
wor k,hewi llcomehomeaf ter3weeks,somet i
mes
hewi l
lgof or3mont hsto6mont hs,dependson
wher ehist ravell
ingtoo,hegothomewi t
hplasti
cs
ofgr ocery,shef oundherdaught ersitt
ingoutsi
de,
hepassedherdaught erwi t
houtgreeti
ng,hewas
sti
llangryaboutt hepr egnancy,heal wayswant ed
whatbestf orherdaught ersinceherlatewife
passedonwhenshewas15,butbuhl edidn’
tsee
that,shewasr ebell
ious,didn’tcareaboutschool,
shemanagedt opassmat r
ic,butshedi
dn’
twantto
fur
therherst
udies,
alwaysoutpart
yingwi
thf
ri
ends.

Hegoti nthehouse,heputthepl asti

csinthe
kitchenandwentt othebathr oom totakebathand
sleep,si ncehi
swifewasst i
llatwor k.
buhlegoti n
thehouseandpackedt hegr ocery,thi
ngsbet ween
herandherf at
herwassour ,t heynevertal
kedl i
ke
bef or
e,shewasdaddysl i
tt
legi rl
,buttge
dissapointmentonhi sf
ace,wasnoti nvisi
ble,herli
l
sistergotinandhelpedherpackt hegrocery,she
topkoi tthemeat,anddefrosti t.
Akhona:daddyi
shome?
Buhl
e:yeah
Akhona:ar
eyouokay?
Buhl
e:Iwi
llbef
inedon’
twor
ryaboutme,howar
e
mockexams?
Akhona:t
heyar
eokay,Iwant5di
sti
nct
ions,so
t
hatIcangetabur
sarytost
udyabr
oad
Buhl
e:youwi
llgett
hem,
Akhona:Ihopesohey,andIreal
lyhopet
heyaccept
me,Iwantt ogetoutofthi
splace
Bubl
e:youwor
rytoomuchhun,Iwi
llmi
ssyou
whenyouover
sea,
Akhona:wi
llt
allever
ydaysis,haveyoutri
edt
alki
ng
t
odad,aboutgoi ngtovar
sitynextyear
?
Buhl
e:noIhavent
,hewi
llneverpayf
ormyf
ees,
soI
l
lhavetoappl
yfornesf
as,
Akhona:ohkay,i
tshurt
stoseeyouguysl
ooki
ngat
eachotherl
ikest
ranger
s,
Buhle:yeahbuyl
if
egoesonr
ight
,hel
pmepeelt
he
veges
Akhona:okay

*t
heycookedlaterontheirmot her,akhonasmot her
,
whoi sbuhl
esstepmot hergotin,wear ingher
nurseunif
orm,sheisnur seatt hecl i
nic,sheput
herlunchboxi
nt hezi
ncgr eet
edt hem andwentt o
herbedroom,whereshet ookofheruni for
m,and
j
oinedherhusbandinbed, astheymadel ove,
maki ngupforthepastmonthwithoutit
,supper
ti
me,t heysatonthedinnert
ableeatingsupper,
everyonewasconcent r
ati
ngont hei
rfood,thei
r
fat
herclearedthethr
oat,t
heylookedathim”

Buhlesdad:akhonaIsawyourj
uner
epor
t,youdi
d
wellmychild
Akhona:
thanxdad
Akhonasmom:cont inuetomakeuspr oudmy
angel,
anddon’tbear ebel
li
keyoursi
ster,
educati
oni st
hekeytosuccess,andboysand
part
ieswillmakeyourstomachgrowandl at
erhave
afatherl
esschil
d.
Buhl
e:excuseme
Buhlesdad:andwher
edoyout
hinkyourgoi
ng,
eat
thatfood
Buhl
e:Il
ostmyepi
ti
te
Akhonasmom:youseehowshebehave,t hi
sis
whatIdealwithever
yday,nowt
gatsheknowshow
t
oopenherl egsshethi
nksshet
hequeenofsheeba.
Buhle:mxm * Itookmyf oodandwentt ositinmy
room,Icoul dn’teveneatanymore, Ir
ubbedmy
bump, t
hisbabywi llbemyownmi racl
e,i
twillsave
mef rom thisemot i
onalabusefr
om mypar ents,I
tookmyphoneandbr owsedonmybabydaddy,
facebook,i twasapr of
ileofhi
m andhi sgf,witht
he
capti
on, “
Ineverknewt hatloveexi
sttil
lImether ,
myqueen”Isendhi m aninbox,t
hatweshoul d
meetandt alk,Iwentbackt omypage,l ikedfew
pict
uresandst atuses*

I
nmaf
ikeng

Kbpar kedhiscaront hedr i

veway,hewentand
opent hedoort okaone,t ookherhandandwal ked
i
nt hehouse,meanwhi lehismotherwasbusy
prepar i
nglunch,cooki nghersonsfavouri
tefood,
kbsf atherwassitt
ingatt heloungewatching
super sport
,thecoupleknockedandgoti t
,he
mot hercameoutt heki tchendoorholdi
ngadi sh
cl
othonhershoul ders,shehuggedhi sspn,and
gavekaoneawar m hugtoo,
theyallwal
kedto
l
oungeinandrespecti
vel
ygreetedhisf
ather
,who
welcomedkaonewi t
hawar m smil
e
Kbdad:aomakot
i
Kbsmom:howareyoudear
,yoursobeaut
if
ul,
she
wil
lgi
vemebeaut
if
ulgr
andchi
ld
Kaone:
#bl
ushi
ng#i
mfi
nema,howar
eyou
Kbsdad:wearefine,f
inal
lymysonisnotgay,we
vebeenwait
ingtomeetourdaught
erinlawfor
year
sthatwewereaccepti
ngthati
twil
lnever
happen,sokaonegaekekokae?
Kaone:i
mfr
om Rust
enbur
g,monoor
dpa
Kbsmom:real
ly,mysi
sterl
ivesinmount
ain
ri
dge,
comeandhelpmesetthetabl
e

Att
hel
ounge

Kbsdad:soshei
stheonemmh
Kb:yesdad,It
hinksoonIl
laskyout
osendt
he
l
ett
er
Kbsdad:I
’
llbehappyt
odoso,sheseemsl
ikea
ni
cegir
l
Kb:shei
s,
dad,howhaveyoubeen
Kbsdad:i
m good

I
ntheki
tchen

Thel adieswer esocomf ort

ablewitheachother,
theywer echat t
ingl i
ket heyveknowneachot herfor
years,butsomet hingmadekaonenoteasy,t he
moodschanged,shesawsomet hing,andshe
didn’
tknowhowt otellhermot herinlaw,whatif
shedoesn’ tbelieveher ,notever yonebeli
evesin
thiscalli
ng,soshekeptqui etabouti t
,andsmi l
ed
tohidet hat,theysett het able,t
heat ewhil
ekband
hispar entsconver sed,shewasqui t
eallt
histi
me,
shewasdeepi nt hought saboutwhatshesaw.

Kb:babear
eyouokay?
Kaone:
…..
Kbsmom:dearor
ight
?
Kaone:
mmhhohsor
ry,
Kb:l
ovear
eyouokay?
Kaone:i
mfi
ne,
Iwast
hinki
ngaboutsomet
hingel
se,
Kbsdad:youl
ookti
red,sonshowhert
heguest
room,maybeshesti
red
Kaone:ohnopa,Il
lrestaf
terIwashedt
hedi
shes
Kbsmom:don’twor
rydearIl
lwasht
hem,goand
restyoul
ookt
ir
ed
Kaone:ar
eyousur
ema?
Kbsmom:don’
twor
ryaboutt
hat
,goandr
est
dar
li
ng

*kbwalkedhertotheguestroom,shegotunderthe
coversandslept
,everyt
imeshehaveavi si
on,it
s
drai
nsher,shesaidasil
entprayerandsl
eeptook
over,hopeful
lywhenshewakesup,shewi llbe
fi
ne*
Tobecont
inued

N.
M
#unedi
tt
ed#
[
01/
03,
08:
19] :TBGB

024

Atwar
onashouse

Waronawassl eepi
ngont hecouch,put t
ingher
headonjaydslap,bot
hherhandsont heirsmall
bump,theyare3mont hspr egnantnow,t heywhere
j
ustchi
lli
ngwat chi
ngtv,whent het wi
nsbudgedi n
wit
hangryfaces,waronaandj aydsraisedthei
r
headst
obemetbyangr yf aces,thebr ot
hersdidn’
t
wastet
ime,theymar chedf orjaydesandpul l
edhim
outoft
hecouchandl aronapunchedj aydsjaw,as
hestaggeredback,hitti
ngthewallwit
hhis
back,
whilehewant edtobalancehimself
,catchi
ng
abreath,lerekopunchedhim ontheothersi
de,the
l
eebr ot
herspul l
ed him outandt
hrewhi minthe
boot,andt heydroveoff
,
War l
nacried,scream,beggingthem tolethi
m go,
butthebrotherswerehavingnoneofi t
,tgeydrove
tosomeol dbuildi
nginsomef arm si
tuatedout
j
ohannesbur g,theydraggedhim outofthecarboot,
totheoldhouse,t heystr
ippedhi
m naked,andt ook
tur
nsi nbeati
nghi m
Het r
iedtofightthem butthistwower et al
lert
han
him andbuffytoo,sohedi dn’tstandachance,
theybeathimt i
llhelostconsci ousness,that’
s
whent heyreali
sedhowf art heyt ookthi
sf i
ght
,they
tookhimt othecarandspedof ftoli
feforways
hospital
,
andhewast akent othei cu.
Ler
eko:shi
twhathavewedonenow
Larona:shi
twhatar
ewegoingt
odo,Imeanwe
bothknewthathist
heonl
yguythatcanpr
otectour
babysis,andwemessedupbigti
me,shewi l
l
neverf
orgi
veus
Lereko:Itol
dyout ost
op,butyouwenton,it
sli
ke
youwer esettl
ingscor
ewit
hthatbkidiot
,andwe
cantli
et owarona,wehavetocallher
Larona:nononowecantcal
lhernow,l
etswaitf
or
thedoctor
,hewil
lbef
ine,hehastopul
lthr
ough
Lereko:wehavetostoptr
eati
ngronasboyf r
iends
l
ikethis,shewil
ltel
luswhentheyareabusingher,
thi
sguywedi dabackroundcheckonhi m andhis
notli
kebokang,weshouldvestoppedallthisand
acceptedhim wi
thoutt
eachi
nghim alesson
Lar
ona:i
tsal
readydone,canyoushutupman
Ler
eko:don’
ttal
ktomel
ikei
m youngert
hanyou,
watchyourt
one
Larona:i
mtheol
dest,soof
causeyouryounger
thanme,nxa,Ineedfr
eshai
r
Lereko:nxa*
Itookmyphoneandsendwar onaa
messageofwher eweare,Iknowshesgoingto
panick,Ihat
et hatshewillcr
y,weshoul
dvedid
thi
s,nowourl ilsi
sterwi
llgethur
t,Iwi
shwedone
theopposi
te,orpunchedhi
mt wicethenleavehi
m,
butlar
onastempergotusinthi
ssituat
ion*

After30mi nthehospi t
aldoor sopen,andshe
camer unning,wi t
htearsflowingdown,andt hat
sightbrokemyhear t
,lordknowshowmuchIl ove
mybabysi sterwi t
heverythingIhave,andt osee
herbrokedownl i
kethatinmyhands,punchi ngme
withhersmal lf
ist,Icouldn’tstaybrave,buttocr
y
withher,apologiseforhurtingherlikethat
,ifshe
forgi
vesus,Iwi llnevertr
eathi sbfsli
kethi
sever,
until
lIsawherinbr uises.
Laronagotinandwegrouphugged,whisper
ingi
m
sorrycount
lesst
imesonherear
s,shepulledout
aft
ersomet imeandl
ookedatuswitht
earyeyes

War ona:whydidyoudothatfor?di
dntypuseehisa
greatman,abet termanthanbokang,thatman
l
ovesme,yeswehadourupsanddownsbuthe
neverraisedhishandsonme, Iam happybecauseI
foundlove,ivebeengi
venachancet oofal
l
pregnantagai
n,eventhoughthedoctorssai
dmy
wombwasscar ed,whattoyouwantmet odo,look
atme,i minpains,mychestinburninginpains,
youbrokemyhear t,nowImightloosethefatherof
myunbor nbabybecauseofmypr otecti
vebrother
s.

Larona:wearesorr
yprincess,wewantedtoteach
him alessonnott
obreakyourheartbutweended
breaki
ngyourheart,wecantsleepbecausebokang
i
soutt hereandweknowt hathewil
lcomebackf or
you,
Lereko:wecanttrackhi
m,andwewant edtoghost
toknowt hathecanthurtyouwhenwear esti
ll
breathi
ng,andthef i
ght
,wear esosor
ry,pl
ease
fi
ndi ti
nyourheartandforgi
veus,i
twil
lnever
happenagai n,r
ightl
ee
Larona:wepr
omi
sewi
llr
espectyourr
elat
ionshi
p
fr
om nowon,

Doc:
#cl
ear
ingt
hroat
#magomesf
ami
ly?
War
ona:wear
e
Doc:ohdoct
ormi
ssmooket
si,howar
eyour
elat
ed
t
othepati
ent
Warona:hismyfi
anceandt
hisar
emybr
other
s,
dochowi she?
Doc:hehas2brokenr
ibs,
andhisfaceisswol
len
buthewil
lli
ve,mayIaskwhathappened
Lereko:ohdocwef oundhim outsi
dej
oburg,he
wasbeat enandleftontheroad,andwebrought
him here,wereal
isedthat’
sourswaar,and….
Doc:okay,youcanseehim,mi
ssmooketsi
,hisin
ward24,hissl
eepi
ngfornowbutyoucanseehim
War
ona:t
hankyoudoc,Il
lbeback

*waronarushedtothewar d,andwhatshesaw
brokeherheartt
housandst i
mes,hisf acewas
swollenwit
habandageal loverhisface,and
anotheroneonhischestandacr ustonhi sl
eftl
eg,
shewentandsatt othechairnexttohisbed,and
holdhishand,andcried*
Atmaf
ikeng

Lateronaround18h00,kaonewokeup,wentt otge
bathroom andr i
nsedherf ace,washedherteet
h
andheadt ot gediningroom wherehefoundkbs
andhi sparentswat chi
ngsoccer,mmhht heyarea
fanofsoccershet hought,

KBsmom:heydear
,howdi
dyousl
eep?
Kaone:l
ikeababyma,t
hanxf
oraski
ng
Kb:
comesi
tnextt
ome
Kaone:Ineedacupofcof
fee,canyouhel
pme
makeone?
Kbsmom:pl
easemakeacupf
ormet
oonana
Kaone:okayma,paoshap?
Kbsdad:
teai
sforl
adi
es,Il
lhavemyscot
ch,t
hank
youkot
i
Kaone:
okaypa
*kbf ol
lowedkapnet otheki
tchenwher
ekaone
swi t
chedont hekett
le,andkbstookoutt
hingsshe
willneed,hewant edtoaskherwhyshewasf eel
ing
ti
redear l
ieron,heknewhehadavi si
on,andwas
afraidtoaskher*
Kb:babe,youknowyoucant
rustme,andIl
ove
youri
ght!
!
Kaone:Iknowmyl ove,Ij
ustneedsometi
meto
pr
ocesst hi
s,andhaveatalkwit
haprophet
,it
s
ki
ndascar yt
oseethingst
hatnoonecansee
Kb:okaybabe,whateveri
tis,don’
tbeafr
aidt
o
tal
ktome,Iwon’tj
udgeyouandt hat’
syourgi
ft
,
yoursoluckyt
ohavethatgi
ft,
Kaone:i
tsnoteasy,itsscaredmemostoft hetime
especi
all
ywhenitsaboutpeopl ecloset
ome,
causeIfi
nditdi
ffi
culttoprotectt
hem,ortel
lthem
aboutwhatIsaw,itsfrust
ratesmemostoft he
ti
mes
Kbs:hey,godgaveyouthi
sgif
t,i
tsyourcal
li
ng,
andyouhavetocherushit
,andbehappythatyou
canchangesomeonesli
fe,Iloveyouwit
hal
lmy
hear
t,andim sogr
atef
ulthatim par
toft
hemost
i
mpotantpersoni
nthewor l
d
Kaone:hahahaokay,myki
ng,i
m honour
ed
Kbs:noi
m honour
ed

*t
heymadecoffeeandservedhermot
heri
nlawa
cupofcof
fee,andtheysatdown,wat
chi
ng
soccer
*

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inued

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025
Att
hehospi
tal

War
ona

Iwassl eepi
ngont hecouch,i twasn’
tcomf or
table
though,mybr otherslef
tintheearlyhours, j
ayds
hasn’twokenupyet ,im gl
adhi snotinacoma, they
gavehim strongdr ugssot hathecanr est,Igotup
onthecouch,myneck,i nfactmywhol ebodywas
i
npai n,Imi ssedmycomf ortabl
ebed,Iwentt othe
windowandst retchedabit,thedooropenedand
l
erekogoti nhol di
ngmyspor tsbag,andt ake
awayspaperbag,

Ler
eko:mor
ningpr
incess#hugs#
War
ona:mor
ning,i
sthatmycl
othes,
Lereko:yeah,sor
ryt
hatIwentt
hroughyour
pri
vatesstaff
,youknow
Warona:youcansayi
t,youknow,pant
ies,i
ts
womansunder war
e,t
hattheyweart
ocover
pr
ivat
es,
Ler
eko:
geezsi
sIknowwhatapant
yis
War
ona:hahaha
Ler
eko:howi
she,i
m sor
rysi
sforal
lthi
s
Warona:i
tsokay,imjusthappyhi
ssti
llal
ive,
andI
under
standwhyyoudi dthat
,butpl
easestopwit
h
thi
sviol
enceplease
Ler
eko:Ipr
omi
se,i
twi
llneverhappenagai
n
War
ona:wher
eisl
arona?
Ler
eko:Ilef
thimint
hecar
,butwebot
hknowt
hat
hecantfaceyou,
War
ona:yeahtel
lhi
m If
orgivehi
m butyouwillhave
t
oapol
ogisetohim#poi
nti
ngatsleepi
ngjayds#
Ler
eko:goandt
akeashower
,youl
lfi
ndmeher
e
*Iwentt
ot heshowert
hat
’si
njaydsward,af
ter30
minIwasdone,changedint
ofreshcl
othest
hatmy
brot
herbrought
,ti
edmybrai
ds,andwenttot
he
ward.isatdownandate,itwasfrui
tsal
adand
yoghurt,andmangojuice,wewherejusttal
king,
unti
lweheargroans,itwasjayds,hemusthave
groanbecauseofpai
ns, Iwal
kedtohim andhold
hishand*

Warona:heybabe,yourawake,don’
tmovet
oo
much,yourinthehospit
al
Jayds:oh,
whobr
oughtmeher
e?
War
ona:mybr
other
s,howar
eyouf
eel
ing
Jayds:li
keIvebeenhi
tbyat
ruck,howar
eyou,
are
mygi r
lsokay?
Warona:yeswear
e* t
hismancompletesme,his
hur
t,onthehospi
talbedbuthi
saskingaboutus*
Ler
eko:heybr
o
Jayds:i
m notyourbr
o
War
ona:babebeni
ce*
squeezi
nghi
shand*

Ler
eko:heyj
ayden,i
m sor
ryt
hatweputyou
here,
wel oveourli
lsist
erandwewantwhat sbest
forher,whenwegothermessagewej ustpacked
andcomeher e,
aft
erwhatoursi sterwentthr
ough
andwewer enottheretoprotecther,wemadei t
ourmi ssi
ontoprotectherallthetimes,hopeyou
understandourbehaviourtowardsher ,
shewi l
l
alwaysbeourpr i
ncess.

Jayds:
#rel
easeabreath#Iunderstand,im gl
adt hat
youacknowledgeyourmistake,Il
oveyoursister,
andshetoldmeaboutherpast ,Iwil
lneverhither,
abuseher,Iwasraisedbymyadopt edparentsand
theyrai
sedmewel ltoneverrai
semyhandt oa
woman.

Ler
eko:i
m gl
adyourok,andweset
tl
edt
hebi
ll
Jayds:youdi
dn’
thavet
o,mymedi
calai
dwi
llcover
that
Lereko:unfor
tunatel
yyourmedicalai
ddoesn’
t
coverthishospit
albuti
tsokay,gladyouokayman
Jayds:sur
e
Lereko:im sur
eyourhungr
yandweallknow
hospitalf
oodsdoesn’
ttast
egood,whatwouldyou
l
iketoeat ?
Jayds:nandospl
ease,makei
thot
,andl
emonand
herbformyqueenhere
Ler
eko:sur
e,Il
lseeyousoon#hecl
osedt
hedoor
#

Jayds:Imi
ssedyou
Warona:Imissedyout oo,im gl
adyourawakelet
mecallthedoctor,thenIllf
eedyousaladokay,
ypumustbest arvi
ng
Jayds:kagor
atawaut
lwa#il
oveyou#
War
ona:or
atwakenna#il
oveyout
oo#

Atkbshouse(
jobur
g)

Kaone
Wedr ovebackintheear lyhours,becauseIwant ed
toattendtheearlyceremonyatchur ch,Ihavet o
talktoprophetaboutt hisvi
sion,andt hatvi
sionI
sawkbsmom i npai n,unabl et
owal k,todo
anything,Ievenfeltherpain,Ididn’twannawai t
l
ong,Ihavet ohelpher ,Ididn’
ttellkbs,Iwant edto
figureitoi
tfi
rstbeforeIcant el
lhim,sheshi s
mot her,anditwil
lhur thim.

Icouldn’tsleep,weleftmaf i
kengatmidnight,
kabelowasf astasl
eep,thet i
mewas7h00,Igot
offthebed,maki ngsureim notmaki
nganysound,
tookashower ,andgotdr essedinal
ongf lower
dress,putonadoek,di dmymakeupandwent
downst air
st ocookoats,after15minIwassi tt
ing
onahi ghchai reati
ng,whenkabel owalkedin.

Kabel
o:whydi
dn’
tyouwakemeup,want
edt
ogo
wit
hyou
Kaone:youdr
oveal
lthewayher
esoIf
igur
edyou
wantt
orest
Kabel
o:whatt
imewi
llt
heser
vicest
art
Kaone:
9h00
Kabel
o:greati
ts8am,letmetakeaqui
ckshower
,
pl
easefindmesomet hingt
owear
Kaone:okay,

*heindeedtookaquickshower,Idrovewhi l
ehe
eatonthecar,wear r
ivedandtheservicewas
abouttostart
,wesatdownast heservicest
art
ed,
at12h00thechurchwasover ,Iaskedhi mtogo
andwai ti
nthecar,

sot hatIcanspeakt othepr ophet,heexplainedto

mempr eabputmygi ft
,t hatsomeot hert
hingsI
canpr eventthem from happeni ngandsomewas
boundt ohappenaccor dingtoGod,andwedon’ t
questionthat,it
sal lGodspl ans,andhet oldme
thatIneedt otel
ltheper son,nomat t
erhowhar dit
i
s, del
ayingwi l
ltauntmeever yday.
Iwenttot
hecaraf
terourtal
kandwedr
ovehomei
n
si
lent
,Iwasdeepi
nt hought
s,

thinkingaboutallt
his,tel
li
ngkbthatsomeone
burri
edast rongmut hiatthei
rgat
e,andthat
personisabi t
termistresstohisf
ather
,it
sgoingt
o
beal ongconversati
onandIhavet obegentl
ewhen
Itel
lhim.
Wearri
vedhome,andweorder
edlunchandstar
ted
t
akingoutmeatsot
hati
tcandefr
ost
,forsupper
l
ater

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inued

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026

Aweekl
ater

Atj
aydshouse

War
ona

Babydaddyisgettingdi schargedt oday,soIwas

busycookingforthem,mybr ot
herswentt of et
ch
him,theybeenvisitinghim everyday,theyeven
grewcloseri
nashor tperiodoftimebuti m not
complaini
ng,theygetal ongsowel l
,laronacame
aroundtoo,andapol ogi
sedtojayds, t
heywi l
lbe
geresoon,Iwentupst ai
rstothemai nroom and
tookashower,thengotdr essedinacomf ort
able
clot
hes,whicharel egginsandbaggyt _shi
rt.

Iaskedt
hehel
perpr
epar
ethemai
nbedr
oom 2,
that’
sdownstai
rs,Idon’
twanthim str
aini
ngt hat
l
eggoi ngupanddownt hestai
rs,sowemoveda
bitofourst
aff.
heaskedmet omovei nwithhim,the
dayItoldhi
mi m pr
egnant,
butim notsell
ingmy
townhouse,it
spaidoffsoiwil
ljustkeepitforrai
ny
days.

Iwaswatchingtvwheniheardthecarpullonthe
dri
veway,Ipeekedonthewindowitsthem,I
walkedout
sideandhuggedhim,ithasn’tbeenni
ce
l
ivi
ngaloneinthi
shouse.

Jayds:wel
lsomeonehasbeenmi
ssi
ngme
Warona:i
m happyyourhome,i
thasn’
tbeent
he
samewi t
houtyoui
nthisbi
ghouse
Lar
ona:andwear
einvi
sibl
ewow
Jayds:heyleaveusalone,howsmypr
incess
doing#t
oichingherbump#
War
ona:shesbeenbehavi
ng,canyouwal
k
Ler
eko:her
ear
eyourcr
utches
Jayds:t
hanxman
Lar
ona:i
m st
arvi
ngdi
dyoucook
Warona:youandfood,Iwonderwheret
hey
di
ssapeartoo,bi
gbroyoueatalotandyounever
gai
nwei ght
Lar
ona:waronat
lheket
shwer
eket
lal
aao(
war
ona
i
m hungry)
War
ona:okay,l
etsgoi
nsi
de

*Idon’tli
kedishingespeci alyf ormybr others,Ill
j
ustputapi eceofmeatandt heywi l
lgobackt otge
potsanddi shedf orthemsel ves,SoIputal lthe
foodsincont ainersandputt gem onadi nnertable,
foreveryonet oservet hemsel ves,Idishedf ormy
manandI ,theydi shedf orthemselves, j
ayds
parentsgotinwi thhissi ster
,event hebr atandshe
changed,dr esswel ltoo,likeal adyifyouknow
whatImean, theydi shedf orthem selvest oo.

Jaydsmot
herwasl
aughi
ngsobadaf
terj
aydst
old
them whoputhiminthehospi
tal,ever
yonewas
happy,lat
erj
aydsfri
endscamet oo,kbcamealone,
shewasnotwi t
hkaone,Ihaventseenherthi
s
weekbutwet al
kedonthephone,sheseemed
kindaoff
,Ihopekbisnotabusingmyf r
iend.

Iwaswiththel
adies,makingpapandsal ads,the
guyswhereoutsi
debr aai
ng,wer eal
lydidn’tpl
an
thi
s,welli
t’
sawelcomi ngpartynowf ortroy,where
i
tstar
tedasaluncht oabraai,butim not
complai
ning,i
m gladthateveryonewasher e.

War
ona:myphonehasanyoneseenmyphone?
Ler
eko:i
tsont
hecouch,
Warona:okay,thanxbr o*Iwentandi ndeeditwas
onthecouch,Iwal kedoutsidewher eeveryone
were,andcheckedmymessages, f orm kaoneand
mycolleaques,andt herewasanumberIdon’ t
know,Iopenedt hemassageandr eadit
Myhear
twasbeat
ingsof
astt
hatIdr
oppedmy
phone,andtr
iedtobalancemyselfwi
thjayds
shoul
der,Imissedhi
sshoulderandIalmostfel
l
whenmubr ot
hercatchedme
Lar
ona:pr
incesswhat
swr
ong,war
ona
Ler
eko:comeonpri
ncessbr
eat
h,wear
eher
e,
comeonmyl ovebr
eat
hinandout
,

*
tear
swher estr
eamingdown,andIcoudntcontr
ol
t
hem,everyonewasshocked,worr
ied,Ibr
rathed
i
nandout,til
lmybreathi
ngbecamenormalagain*

Jayds:babear
eyouokay
War
ona:hi
sback,hi
sbackl
ereko
Jayds:babewhosback?
Ler
eko:ohshi
t#cur
sing#checkherphone,
l
arona
Larona:
#checkedthephone,andhesawa
message#ohf uck,waronahewontcomenearyou
okay,hewontt ouchyouagai
n
Jaydsdad:what
sgoi
ngon?
Jaydsmom:ohdearl okatyoushi
ver
ing,comel
ets
getinsi
de,gethersomewaterpl
ease
Jayds:dadpleasrtakemom home,willcal
lyou
l
ater,guyspartyisover
,canyouallexcuseus
pl
ease
Kb:sur
ebr
o,guysl
etsgi
vet
hem space
Ler
oy:t
alkl
aterbr
o#f
istbump#

*t
heguysdr oveout,andjaydsparent
stoo,her
motherdi
dn’twannaleavemewhi leimthismess,
onl
ythebratstayed,butshegaveussomespace
aft
ershegavemewat erwit
hsugar,Iwassleeping
onler
ekoslap,scaredthathiscomingforme,for
mybaby,hecanthur tmybabeagai n,Iwontlet
hi
m,ohGOD*

Atkbhouse

Kaonethoughtshewil
lhaveti
meandspaceto
t
hinkofawayt oappoachthi
smatt
er,shesbeen
goingtoworkearl
yandcomesbacklate,t
akea
bathandsleep,
shewasdeepinthoughtsthatshe
didn’
thearkbscarpul
lint
hegar
age,shesbeen
avoidi
nghim.

Kbgoti nandputhi skeysont hecount er,grabbed

abeeronaf r
eezerandwentt ositoppositekaone,
l
ooki ngatherstr
aightint heeyez,hissuspecting
thatsheischeati
ng,al ltheearlyhoursandl ate
nights,Imeanthat’shim,hi sbeeni nthisindustr
y
forlongenoughtoseet hesigns,theysleepont he
samebedandt heyveneverki ssedt hewhol eweek,
evenmakel ove,andshewasavoi dinghim,t hathe
felti
tsenoughnow.

Kaonewashi sgazeandshif
teduncomfort
ably,
shehaveneverseenhimlookatherli
kethat
,he
l
ookspissed,shebreat
hedinandout.
Kb:don’
teventhi
nkofgoi
ngtobed,toni
ghtwe
goi
ngtotalk,
youhavebeenact
ingweir
dforthe
wholeweek
Kaone:i
m…sor
ry!
Kb:sor
ryf
orwhat
?Areyoucheat
ingonme,
Ihope
nowcauseGodwontbeabl
etoholdme
Kaone:what
???Nonowhywoul
dyout
hinkt
hat
,
wow
Kb:sowhosbeenkeepi ngyouleavehomeear l
y
andcomeshomel atemmhh, *heputhi sgunontge
tabl
e,nexttohi
sbeer,kaoneshiftedabit,shewas
soscared,sheneversawagunt hisclosetoher*
Kaone:pl
…..
se…putt
hataway,yoursca…r
ingme…
Kb:i
m gonnaaskyouthel
astti
me,whoi sthedude
t
hat’
sbeenkeepi
ngyouawayf r
om spendi
ngtime
t
ogether
,doyoulovemekaone?
Kaone:of……cause….
.i….
love….
you,pl
easeputi
t
away,Illt
ellyout
hetrut
h
Kb:
mmmhhhyouri
nnoposi
ti
ont
omakedemands,
ar
eyougoi
ngt
otel
lme?
Kaone:i
m notcheati
ngonyou,Iloveyoumore
thananyt
hing,i
tsjusti
tsnoteasyt
otellyout
his
kabel
o
Kb:Idon’thavet
imef
orgameskaone,don’
tbi
t
ar
oundt hebushman,tal
k!!
Kaone:yourfat
her
smistressburr
iedsomemut hiat
yourparent
sdate,
tokil
lyourmother,thereIsaidit
,
areyouhappynow,thisissohard,itssohar dto
bemeandaccept i
ngthisgif
tkabelo#sobbing#
Kb:
W….
ha….
.t
!!
!

Tobecont
inues

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027

ATKAYBEE'
SHOUSE
Thecouplesatdowni nsil
entfor30mi nut es,no
onewasl ookingdown, deepinthought s, kaonewas
worri
edaboutKay- Beewhohasbur i
edhi sf aceon
hishands,itwasahugebomb, somet hingt hat’
she
neededtimet oprogressinhismi nd,allthistimehe
thoughthiswomani scheati
ngonhi m, andt he
thoughtoflosinghisonlyheart
, t
hatcut sdeep, the
wayhef eelsaboutkaone,hesawaf utur ewi t
h
her,
shecompl eteshim.

Shest oodupgoi ngtotheki t

chent ogethim some
water ,shecamewi thabot t
leofwat erandsatnext
tohi m, patt
inghisback,shef eltbadf ortel
li
nghim
thatway, shethoughttheywi l
lsitdownandt alk
calml ybutno, shegavehim abot t
leofwat erandhe
drank, hiseyeswer eredlikesomeonewhosbeen
crying, hedidn’tevenwantt olookather ,hestood
upt owal k, butkaoneholdshi shandandmakehi m
sitdown, shewentandsatonhi sl apandputhi s
headonherchest ,busyrubbingi twi t
hhersoft
smal lhands
Kaone:babeim sorr
y,Ishoul
d'vet oldyout heday
wecamebagf rom Mafi
keng,butIdi dn’tknow
how,andthisl
eavingearl
ytowor kandcomehome
l
ate,Iwastryi
ngtof i
ndawayt ot ellyou,im sor
ry
thatyouthoughti
m cheati
ng,Iloveyoukabel oand
youtheonlymanf ormeokay, don’teverdoubtmy
l
ovef oryou
Kay-
bee:
im sor
ry,
itsj
ustt
oomuchtotakei
nri
ght
now,Ij
ustneedsometimeal
onepl
ease
Kaone:babedon’
tpushmeawayI
..
..
..
.
Kay-
Bee:Il
lgof
oradr
ive,
don’
twai
tup
Kaone:
kab..
..
#hetookhi
scarkeysandshutsthe
doorhousebefor
eIcanfi
nishmysentence#

Kaone

Thingsaremessedup,howcanibet hereforhi
mif
hedoesn’tal
lowmetobe,godpleaseprotecthi
m
whereverheis,
gui
dehi
mt hroughthi
spat hand
bri
nghi m home, Il
ovethismanwi thever ythi
ngI
have,
im onmykneesGOD, Iaccept edmygi f
tto
helppeople, andyougavememyf irstt
askt ohelp
themanIl ove,andhisfami ly,
ifyouwantt otestmy
fai
th,
please, bri
nghim homesaf e,
hi snotont he
ri
ghtmi ndt odrive,
Ihadtot ellhim,andIknow how
muchhel oveshi smother,pleasebr inghim home
god,Iturnedof fthe3candl est hatIusual l
ypr ay
withandgoti ntheblanketsandsl ept .

Iwast ossingandtur ni
ng, mymi ndwastiredbutI
couldn’ tbri
ngmysel ftosleep,somuchwasgoi ng
throughmymi nd,i
fkabelot ookt hi
snewsl i
ket hat,
howwi llItel
lmybestf ri
endt hatshewi l
lgetshoti n
coupl eofmont hs,whi l
eshespr egnant.It
ssohar d
tobeapr ophet
,andyoudon’ tchoosewhosef uture
youwantt oseeit
sjusthappen, someti
mesIl lfeel
acr yofsomeoneandIhavet ophahl asothati tcan
ber evealedt ome,thatnowadaysIavoi deatingat
restaurantorshoppi ngcauseIl lseesomeones
pain.i
tssohar dtomekaone.
Idon’tknowwhendidsl eepover
tookmythought
s',
Iheardthebedmoveandsomeonesnuggl ed
behindme,Iknewit
smyman, Icoul
dn’
twakeupand
askhimi fhi
sokay,
Ijustputmyhandonhi sand
sl
eep.

ATJAYDSHOUSE

Thebr ot
hersgotbusyont hei
rlaptopst r
yingto
hackontot hi
snumber ,thatmaybet heywillgett
he
l
ocat i
ngwheret hi
stextwassent ,andt he
regist
rat
ionofthesim cards,it
sbeen30mi nsbut
theyhaven'tf
oundanyt hing,t
heybot hdi
dpc
engineer
ingandmaj orinsof t
ware, yeahtheyar e
twinsaft
erall,
theybothhavet hesamemi nd.

Jayds

Itbr
okemyhearttoseemygi r
lli
kethat,
Ihadtogi
ve
hersleepi
ngpi
ll
sthatwontharm ourangel
,andshe
slept,Ipromiseyousweet hear
thewi l
lneverhurt
youagai n,notwheni m st
il
lali
ve,Il
lmakesur eof
that,Ilef
thersleepingandwalkedtocheckt he
twins,theywer ebusyontheirlapt
ops,andIasked
mysel fwhyt heyalwayscarrythei
rbackpack
everywher e,
andIf i
nall
ygotmyanswer .
Iwalkedt
okitchent
ogetthem somebeer
s,and
gavethem andsatdown

Ler
eko:
shi
tdammi
t
Jayds:di
dyouf
indsomet
hing?
Lar
ona:br
o
Lereko;thi
smft hinkshi
ssmart
,Ifoundthelocat
ion
wher ehesendt hetexk,
butt
hesim cardit
snot
regist
ered,eventhephonehewasusi ng,
Jayds:shi
t,wehavet
ofi
ndhi
m
Lar
ona:whatt
helocat
ion,
Icanhackthecct
vthat
’s
i
nthatar
eaandmaybewi l
lseehi
m, oncewehave
hi
sident
it
y,wil
lknowwhowear edeali
ngwit
h.
Ler
eko:pr
emi
erhot
el,
inORTAMBO
Lar
ona:dumbmovebk,dumbmove,
thatar
eai
ts
sur
roundedbycamer
asallover
,

*l
aronagotbusyonhi slaptopf oral
mostanhour,I
stoppedlookingatmywat ch,Iwasslowlylosi
ngmy
pati
ent,Itr
iedcall
ingkay-bee, hisphonewas
ri
ngingandt ookmest raighttovoicemail,hemust
besleeping,Itr
ustmybr o, i
fhewasher e,he
would'vefoundout .
8

Lar
ona;Igothim.Thisguyt hi
nkshi
ssmar tbuthi
s
adumbass, Ifoundhim,thatMfisgoi
ngtopay,
andthi
sti
meIwontmi ss,wehavetofindhim,
bef
orehehur tourpr
incess.
Jayds:whoi
she?
Lar
ona:seef
oryour
sel
f

Jayds:what
???
?Hi
m..
..
..
Lereko:areyouokay,
looksl
ikeyouj
ustsawa
ghost,ghost

Jayds:itcantbehim,his.
..
...
.hi
s..
..mybrother.
..
*he
sai
dt hatpartwhisper
ing,
butt hetwinsheardhim
andtheybot hstoodupmar chedf orhim,wit
htheir
fi
stfolded*Iwontdot hatifIwher eyou
Ler
eko:ar
eyouandyourbr
otheral
ias

j
ayds:WHAT,AREYOUFUCKENREALRI GHTNOW,
HELLNO,IHATEHIM ANDTHI
STIMEILLMAKE
SUREHEDIES,ILLFUCKENKI
LLHIM MYSELF
Lar
ona:howcanwet
rustyou,
youbot
hhavet
he
sameDNA?
Jayds:andyout hi
nkIlll
ethim hur
tmygi r
ls,well
youdon’tknowghostthen,yeswear ebrothers,
we
notclose,
neverbeen,wear eenemies,
wedon’ teven
standeachot hert
ohimi mthebustardson,the
proofofhisfather
sinf
idel
it
y,soyeahIwontt hink
t
wiceofki
ll
inghi
m
Ler
eko:mmhhhcanwet
rustyouwi
thourgi
rl
,
Jayds:Il
lprot
ectt
hem withmyli
fe,
theyaremy
girl
sandmyf amil
y,i
fanyonecomesaftert
hem,
theywil
lfi
ndGHOSTwai ti
ng,
Lar
ona:wecant
rusthi
m.
Ler
eko:
nod

ATKAY-
BEESHOUSE

Thenextdayi ntheearl
yhour s,
around4, Kay-Bee's
phonevibrat
ingindi
catingincomingcall,
itrangf or
awhile,
til
lhereacheditont hepedestalanswer ed,
andwhoeverwasont heotherli
ne, sai
dsomet hi
ng
thatmadehimj umpof fthebed.
Kay-
Bee;i
m onmywaydad
Voi
ce:pl
easedr
ivesafe,
pleaseson,
thedoct
orsar
e
st
il
ldoi
ngsomet est
Kaybee;Il
lbet
her
esoondad
#phonecal
lended#

Kay-
bee:babewakeup,Im dr
ivi
ngt
oMaf
ikeng,
I
don’
tknowwhenwi l
lIcomeback

Kaone:yourmot
herhasbeenadmi
tt
edi
m comi
ng
wit
hyou
Kay-
Bee:ar
eyousur
e,i
m..
..
..
..
Kaone:yes,
Iam,it
sdoesn’
tneedawester
ndoct
ors,
i
m coming,anddon’
tyoudaretr
ytost
opme,go
andfi
llt
hetub,Il
lmakeupthebed

Tobecont
inued

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M

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tt
ed#
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028

ATJAYDSHOUSE

Thel eebrothersleftintheearlyhour stosleepat

war onashouse, beforetheywentt osleept hey
arrangedf orwaronat ohavet wobodyguar ds,and
adr iver
,whowi l
lwai tforheratwor keveryday,and
theyputat r
ackeronherphone,andwhenevershe
receivedacal lortexttheywillreceivethem to,but
acal lwil
lcomeasat ext,aconver sati
ontext.

Jaydsorderedapendant,andt ol
dhisguystoputa
tr
ackeronit,andinallhi
sbags,andaccessories,
j
usttobeont hesaf
eside,Idon’tt
rustmybrot
her
atall
,andthisti
mehisnottakingmygi r
lli
kehedid
backyearsago,Idon’tcareifshesherexorwhat,
waronaismi ne,Iwon’tl
etanythi
nghappenstoher
ormyunbor nbaby.
Ijustcoul dn’tsleept hewhol enight,war onawas
havingni ghtmar es, toassurehert hatshesokay
andsaf ei nmyar ms,Ir ubbedherbel lywhenever
shehadani ghtmar e,shewascr yinginhersl eep,
beggi ngbokangt ost op,i t
swassohear t
breaking
towat ch,shef ear shim, andim wor r
iedaboutbot h
herandmyunbor n,thedoct orsaidshemustt ake
thingssl ow,nott ost r
essal otcauseshemi ght
mi scar r
y,andherl osingt hi
sbabywi l
lpushhert o
theedge,t hat’
swhyIt oldhertomovei n,Iwant
hercl oset omesot hatacanbet hereforthem.

Iswearonmymot her
sgraveIwillkil
lbokang,we
mayshar eabl oodbuthi
snot hi
ngt ome,i fhe
comesf ormywoman,Iwi llputabulletonhisskul
l,
andallhislapdog,shemovedabi t,bringi
ngmet o
planeteart
h
Jayds:mor
ningsweet
hear
t#ki
ssonherf
orehead#
Warona:morni
ng,l
etmegotothebathr
oom*
she
gotof
fthebedandwentt
othebathr
oom,aft
er
10/
minshecamebackandj
umpedi
nbed,I
massagedherbump*
Jayds:howdi
dyousl
eep
Warona:i
m scar
edjayden,notonl
yformebutour
baby,IknowbokangwillmakesureIl
oosemy
baby
Jayds:heydon’tbescared,im her
e,andIwi l
l
makesur ethathedoesn’thar
m youorourbaby
okay,Iloveyourona,andIwi l
ldoeveryt
hinginmy
powertomakesur eyouar esafe,anddon’tar
gue
withme,f rom Mondayyouwontbedr ivi
ng,and
youllhavetwobodyguar dstoalwayswalkwith
around
Warona:comeonbaby,that’
sext
remebabe,im
notsomepresi
dentdaught
erbabe,Iwi
llbef
ine
wit
hjustadri
ver
.
Jayds:noandi
tsnotupfordi
scussion,l
etme
washmyf acet
henwillmakebreakf
ast
War
ona:Il
lmakei
tyouneedt
orestbabe
Jayds:t
hedoct
orsai
dImustwor
kar
ound,i
tsan
excer
sice,besi
deIwantthi
scastof
fsoon,sothat
Icanbeabletoprot
ectyou,uhmm babeIwantto
tal
ktoyouaboutsomething
War
ona:okay,i
m al
lear
d
Jayds:rememberIt
oldyouaboutt
heexfrom
varsi
ty,wholef
tmeanddatedmybr ot
herandt
hey
hadababy!!
War
ona:yeah,
Iremember
Jayds:hi
snamei
sbokangmooket
si
War
ona:
WHAT?
Jayds:babe,
li
steni
m notmybr
otherokay,Iwi
ll
neverrai
semyhandonyou
Warona:uhm i
tcantbe,outofal
lthemaninwhole
ofj
oburgyouhavetobehisbrother,Godi
str
stung
myfait
hseri
ous,Ineedsomeai r,
Jayds:babeyoucantgoout
,war
ona!War
ona!
Babe

*
shei
gnor
edmeandl
eft
,It
ext
edt
hebr
other
sto
l
ookathert r
acker
,andIaskedoneofmysecur i
ti
es
toaccompanymei nthecartolookf
orher
,bokang
i
soutt her
eandim sureheknowswhereIstayand
someonemaybewat chingher*

AtMaf
ikenghospi
tal
Thecoupleparkedthecarandwal kedinthe
hospit
al,t
heyfoundt hei
rfat
hersitt
ingonthe
benchlooki
ngallti
red,theybroughthimlunch,
they
greet
edhim amdsatdown.
Kbsdad:t
hankyouf
orl
unch,Ididn’
twantt
oleave
t
hehospit
ali
ncaset
hedoctorcomes
Kb:okaypa,howi
sshe,hast
hedoct
orsai
d
anyt
hing
Kbsdad:no,they’
vebeenbusywi
tht
estsi
ncewe
gother
elastnight
Kaone:l
etmegiveyousomespace,babeIllj
ust
gonnatakeawalkout
sideokay,sot
hatyoucan
tal
ktoyourf
ather
Kb:okaybabe,don’
twal
kfar
,youl
lgetl
ostand
whet
ewi
llIf
indyou
Kaone:Il
lbeout
sidei
nthebenchesokay

Kb:dadIhavesomet
hingt
hatIwantt
oaskyou?
Kbsdad:okayson,whati
sit
Kb:whatmymom has,wester
nmedi
cinewonthel
p
her,yourmi
str
essbewi
tchedmymot
herbecause
ofyou
Kbsdad:WHAT,WATCHYOUTongueboy,
Im your
fat
herkabel
o
Kb:soIshouldwatchmom di
e,becauseofyouand
yourinf
idel
it
ies,st
opbei
ngproud
Kbsdad:nxai
m notyourmat
eboy,i
m yourf
ather
*
thedoct
orcl
ear
edhi
sthr
oat
*

Doct
or:ar
eyouGl
adysf
ami
ly
Kb:yeswear
e,dochowi
sshe
Doct
or:unf
ort
unat
elywecantf
indanyt
hing,wedi
d
thetestt
wiceandst
il
lnothi
ng,It
hinkthi
sis
beyondwesternmedi
cine,i
tsspi
ri
tual
Kbsdad:whatexact
lyar
eyousayi
ngdoc
Kb:hi
ssayi
ngi
tswi
tchcr
aft
Doctor:yessir
,somedon’ tbeli
eveinthi
st hings,
butwecantr unawayf rom ourcult
ure,seeinga
tradi
ti
onaldoctordoesntmeanal lt
hem arewi tches,
therearegoodones,andIsuggestyouseeone
Kb:t
hankyoudocwi
lldo
Doct
or:i
mjustdoi
ngmyj
ob

Somewher
einj
ozi
Anonymous:boss
Voi
ce:mmhh
Anonymous:shet
ookawal
k,it
sclearnowthatshe
st
ayswit
hghost,andshel
ooksl
ikeshespr
egnant
Voi
ce:IDONTPAYYOUTOTHI
NKDAMI
T,Gether
medical
s
#cal
ldr
opped#

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inued

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ted#
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029

WARONA

Ifoundmyselfinapar kdownt hestr

eet,t
herewer
e
picni
cs,withfamili
es,kidsplayi
ng,Ifoundan
avail
ablebenchthanIsatdown,Iknowi t
s
dangerousformet ogooutal one,butIneedsome
ti
meal one,toprocessallt
his,thi
nkingabout
bokangandJayden,al i
lofresemblanceit
sthere,
haveIbeenbli
ndedbylovethatIdi
ntevenseet hat
thoset
woarelookali
ke,
jaydsiscolouredand
bokangisbl
ack,butl
ightincomplexion.

HowIhat ebokangwi thever ythinginme,thi

nking
abouthim,andwhathedi dtome,makesmybl ood
boil
,howhel eftmet opickupal lthepi
ecesinmy
l
ifewithoutmymot hershol d,Iwasal lal
onewith
mybr others,aftermysui cideat tempt,Ihadto
movei nwi ththem atcapet ownf ort
hewholeyear
whereIwast rai
nedtodef endmysel fandhowto
shoot,It r
ainedforbokang,t histimehewontfi
nd
mehel pless.

Thisfreshair,thesmellofnat
ure,i
tssor efr
eshing
thatIstart
edimagi ni
ngabouthowmyl ilgir
lwill
l
ookl ike,wil
lshehavejaydsgreyeyes,andhi shair
,
maybemynoseandmybody,andherdads
ears,mybabyki cked,Ir
ubbedmybumpwher eshe
kicked,im solooki
ngfor
war dt
omeetyoumyl ove
Voice:i
m solooki
ngf
orwar
dtohel
dheri
nmyar
ms
forthefi
rstt
ime
War
ona:hi
Jayds:hey
Warona:i
m sorr
yIwal
kedoutonyou,Ineeded
sometimealone
Jayds:babeyouknowi
tsnotsaf
etowal
kal
one
Warona:yeahIknow,Iwasn’
tthi
nki
ng,Ij
ust
wantedtogetoutoft
hathouse
Jayds:i
ssheki
cki
ngagai
n?
War
ona:yeah,youl
lswearshespl
ayi
nganet
bal
l
t
her
e
Jayds:i
m sor
ryt
hatIdi
dn’
t….
Warona:
shhhhhh,i
tdoesn’
tmat t
er,andwedi
dn’t
knowthatweweretal
kingaboutthesameper
son,
i
tsoklove
Jayds:Il
oveyour
ona
War
ona:meandwal
onal
ovesyout
oo
Jayds:wal
ona,mmmhhIl
ovei
t,andt
hesecond
name,ashley
Warona:wal
onaashl
eymagome,mmhhhi
thasa
ni
ceringtoi
t
Jayds:#smi
ll
ing#l
etsgohome
War
ona:l
etst
akeawor
k,i
tsheal
thyyouknow
Jayds:
okay#t
extt
hedri
vert
ofol
lowthem behi
nd#
Befor
ewego, t
her
essomethi
ngIwanttoaskyou
War
ona:okay,yourscar
ingmenowbabewhati
sit

*hebendononeknee, wi
ththeotherlegthatdidn’
t
haveacaston, hetookoutabluevelvetboxand
openedit,arosegoldengagementwi thabigrock,
everyoneattheparkwasnowwat chingthecouple,
aypungmetwhohasacastonhi ssleg,andst i
ll
for
cedt obendonkneeandpr oposetohiswoman,
somet ookli
vevideos#
War
ona:
#gasped#j
aydenwhatar
eyoudoi
ng?
?
Jayds:war
ona,wi
llyoudomet
hehonourand
becomeMr sme,Mrsmagome?
#peopl
emadenoi
se,scr
eami
ng“
sayyes”
#
War
ona:
#nodr
epeat
edl
y#
Voi
ce:wecanthearyou,sayyesal
ready,
thepoor
manisinpai
n
#t
heycr
owdl
aughed#
War
ona:yesyesyes
Jayds:#sl
idt
heri
nginherf
inger
#nowcanyou
hel
pmest andupplease
War
ona:Il
oveyou
Jayds:Il
oveyoumor
e

#theykissed,evenfor
gotthatpeopl
earewat
chi
ng
them,wel lt
hevideowentvir
aloninst
aand
tweeter
#
Somewher
einj
ozi

Bokang

Ithoughtitwillbeeasytogetmywomanback,but
i
twontbeeasy,Iwasl ookingatt heirvideoofmy
brotherpoppingt hequesti
on,damn,Ibangedt he
tabl
e,Il ovethiswomanandi m notgonnal etmy
brothertakeherawayf rom me, shemaybebe
carryi
nghi sunbor nbaby,that
’sal lhisgonnaget
from her,Iwillwinherheart,mybr othershould
knowt hat,allhisladi
esalwaysendupwi t
hme,
l
ikel i
hle,

Bokang:wel
lbustar
dbrot
her
,youknowyoucant
beatme,youwillal
waysl
oose
Voi
ce:boss,yousawt
hevi
deo
Bokang:yesIdid,andim sur
et heleebrot
hers
alr
eadyknowt hati
m around,theywilldoanythi
ng
toprot
ectthei
rsist
er,wehavet otakethem out,
wi
thoutt
hem ont
heway,i
twi
llbeaneasymi
ssi
on,
Voice:youknowghosti
snott
hesamenaïve
brotherhewasyear
sago,hewontsi
tdownandl
et
yout akehi
swoman
Bokang:
MYWOMANDAMI
T
Voi
ce:yesboss,yourwoman
Bokang:nowgett
hef
**koutofmyof
fi
cenxa

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inues

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030

Amont
hlat
er
Kaone

Kay-beehasn’tbeeni nagoodmoodl ately,thatI

evenconsidercancel l
ingthistri
p,event houghi t
s
shortnoti
ceandwontgetr efund,Imeanhowar e
wegoi ngtoenjoyour sel
ves,whenmymani s
grumpy,hedoesn’ twannat alktohisfather,he
onlyanswershermot herscal l
,wellpastweekher
mot herhasbeenr eceivi
nghel pfrom t
radi t
ional
healer,andherfeetar ebetternow,shenowcan
walkwi t
houtcrutches,

TodayIknockedear lytodosomeshoppi ng,

toi
letri
es,causeIdon’tpl
antodomyshoppi nghere,
whileimt r
avell
ingtoPari
s,hellno,Ididmy
shopping,andabi tofgrocer
yt oo,thendrove
home, andstartedcooki
ngsupper ,mybfgoti n
whileIwasbusycooki ng,havingagl assofred
wine,justtogivemeepi t
it
e,withsoftmusicplayi
ng,
Ifelthi
spresencebehindme, hishandswentt omy
waistwhilehiscoldli
pstouchedmyneck
Kay-
bee:howar
eyoubabe
Kaone:i
m goodandyou
Kay-
bee:i
m good,
readyf
orourt
ri
ptomor
row
Kaone:#si
gn#babedower eal
lyhavet
ogo,you
haventbeenyour
sel
fthepastweeks,
Kay-bee:yeahIwasst r
essi
ngaboutmymum t
hatI
evenforgotthatIhaveabeaut
if
ulwoman,whoI
l
ovemor ethananythi
ng
Kaone:mmhhh
Kay-bee:ahbabe,ther
essomethi
ngthanIwantto
tal
ktoyouabout ,
uhm areyoudonehere,l
etsgo
shower,
Kaone:yeahi
m done,
whati
sitt
hatyouwantust
o
t
alkabout
Kay-
bee:wel
ltal
kaboutt
hataf
tersupper
Kaone:okay,l
etsgoshowert
hen
*weundr essedandgoti nashower,wellnotsome
i
nnocentshower ,no,babewalkedputandl eftme
there,dryingmyhai r
,andwhenIgotoutoft he
shower ,thererosesonthebedshapedhear t,and
therewasabl ackvel
vetboxopen,andabl ack
diamondsi l
verbandcaughtmyeyes,suddenl yit
becamehot ,Iwassweat i
ng,
kabelogotinfrom the
varanderwher ehemadeacandl eli
tdinnersetup,
hegotonhi sknees*

Kay-bee:Icantwaitanylonger ,wevebeen
togetherf
oracoupleofmont hs,andt hedayIset
myeyesonyou,youcapt ur
edmyhear t
,youmade
met hehappyman,youmademebel i
evei nlove,
youshower edmewi thlovethatInevert hought
exists,Il
oveyoukaone,andiwantt ospendt he
restofmyl i
fewit
hyoubymysi de,correct
ingme
whenIdi dwrong,holdingmyhandwhenIgoi ng
throughsomeshit,willyoumar r
yme?
Kaone:
*bythet
imehefinishedhisspeechmyface
wasmessedupwi t
htears,mucus,myhai ral
lover
myface*yesIl
lmarr
yyou,Il oveyousomuch,and
thankyouf orchoosi
ngme,Il
oveyou,Il
ove
you#heslidtheringonmyfi
nger
,anditf
it
perfect
ly#
Kay-
bee:Il
oveyousomuchmyqueen#weki
ssed#
Kaone:l
etseatt
hen,i
m st
arvi
ng
Kay-
bee:okaymyqueen,l
eadt
heway
Kaone:hahal
ookatyouact
ingal
lromant
ic

*weatewhi l
et al
kingaboutl obola,heaskedhim
mothertotalktohi suncleandsendal ett
ertomy
famil
y,Igavehi m addresstomyhome,andIsend
mymot herat extthatshemustexpectpeopl esoon,
hismoodwasbet t
ertoday,
Ihopehest ayli
kethi
s
thewholetri
p,l i
kemykb,af terweatewewasged
thedi
shes,andr eti
redtobed*

Jayds

I
tsmyl
astdayatwor
k,Il
lseet
hem agai
nina
mont h,wear egoi ngonavacat ionwithmywoman,
kbandkaone,wear e5mont hspregnantnowand
mywi f
eissupersexy,mmmhhnowt hatsonofa
B**hhi sstil
lonthel oose,andt hi
stimehe
disappearedwi t
houtat race,mygangi shelpi
ng
tr
acinghim,andmygangandl eebrothersgang
hadt owor ktogether,tof i
ndthatbustardbefore
shehur tmywoman.

Aweekago,wewentandpayedl obolatoher
famil
y,wel
lshesoff
icial
lymrsmagome,on
Wednesdaywewentt ot hecourtandgotmar r
ied,
butyouknowmymot herisverytradi
ti
onal,soshe
wanthermakotisendof fri
ght,withathoseblue
ski
rtsandwhit
eblankets,yeah,butwi l
ldothat
ceremonyaft
erwecomebackf r
om ourtri
p,

Ipackedmyt hingsandlefttheof f
ice,drove
strai
ghthomet ocookformywi fe,whenIgothome,
Ifoundhercaratthedriveway, Igotinthehouse
andIf oundhercooki
ng, IneverthoughtIllgett
o
seethi
s,beaf at
her,t
hisherearemylif
e,t
hisare
thepeopl
eim gonnaspendtherestofmyli
fewit
h.

Jayds:mywi f
e,andmypr
incess#peckherl
ipsand
hervisi
blebump#
War
ona:hel
lodaddy
Jayds:howar
emyl
adi
esdoi
ng?
War
ona:wear
egood,wecantwai
tforPar
is
Jayds:sur
eyouar
e,needanyhel
p?
Warona:yespl
ease,
makeagr
eensal
ad,i
m done
her
e
Jayds:okay,
Icantwai
ttohol
dmyangel
Warona:hahahayouknowyouhavesl
eepl
ess
ni
ghtsri
ght
Jayds:Iwontmi
nd,imready,tofeedheratni
ght
andshushhertosl
eepagain,changehernappy
you
War
ona:hahahat
hatIhavet
osee,
Jayds:andwhythehel
lam Iat
tendingthose
cl
asses,tohelpyoumylove,Illevent
ake3weeks
l
eavejusttohel
pyou
Warona:r
eal
lybabe,t
hankyou,wal
onai
sso
bl
essedtohaveyouasherdad
Jayds:shesgonnabedaddyspr
incess.

Unknownl
ocat
ion

Voi
ce:bosswhydpntyouleavethatgirlal
one,i
f
youloveherl
ikeyoucl
aim youdo,letherbehappy
wit
hghost
Bokang:no,Iwontl
ooseagi
rlf
orhi
m,noor
anyoneelse
Voice:youbrokethatgir
l,whatmakesyout hi
nk
shewi l
lloveyouagain,shelostenoughbecauseof
you,youdon’ thur
tpeopleyouclaim youl
ove
Bokang:youknoweversince,Ialwaysmadeitmy
missi
ontotakemybust ardwomen’s,butthi
sti
me
i
tsnotabouthim ,Ivealwayslovedwaronawit
h
al
lmyhear
t
Voice:youwi
llenduppayingwit
hyourl
if
e,you
t
hinkleesbrother
swil
lsitdownanddonothi
ng?
Bokang:bel
ievemeIl lki
llanyonewhokeepsme
awayfrom her,evenmybust ardbrot
her
,noone,
Voi
ce:andyouthinkki
ll
ingmor
eofherf
ami
lywi
ll
makeherloveyou?
Bokang:t
hisconver
sat
ioni
sover
,Idon’
tpayyout
o
quest
ionmyplans,buttomaket
hem r
eal
,nkwf**
k
off

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War
ona

It
sbeenadaysi ncewel andedf rom NewYor k,we
start
edwi thNewYor k,thenPar is,Austral
iaandwill
endourvacat i
oninMozambi quet henbackhome,
i
t’
samont hvacation,willbespendi ngaweeki n
eachcount ry,igotup,If eelsomuchbet t
er,a15
hourf l
ightistoomuch,wewer esot ir
edthatwe
sl
eptf orhours,Iopenedt heglassdoorandl ooked
outside,admi ri
ngt hepl
ace,t hest reetbuzzingwit
h
peoples,yel l
owmi nicabshoot ing,t hegentle
breezehi t
ti
ngmyski n.

Ifeltapr esenceofmyhusbandbehi ndme,hi s

handswr appedmywai st
,reachingformybel l
y,he
brushedi t,andmyangelki cked,mmhht hatfeeli
ng,
IneverthoughtIllexper i
encethis,andit’
sabest
feeli
ngever ,getmarriedtothemanyoul ove,who
treatsyoul i
keaqueen,andasuppor t
ivefat
her,my
angelhasn’ tbor
nyetbutt hismani shandson,we
attendclassestogether,hisreadingbookstoo, hi
s
soexci
tedmoret
hanme,heevensendmelunch
ever
yday,andanot
if
icat
iont
otakemypr
egmeds.

Jayd:
heybabe,hel
lomyangel
#pecki
ngmyl
ips
andmybump#
War
ona:hey,t
hisonedoesn’
tloveme
Jayd:
Itol
dyou,shesdaddy’
sgi
rl
,howdi
dyou
sl
eep?
War
ona:wel
lthanx,If
eel
bet
ternow,
Jayd:Iorder
edroom ser
vice,youvebeensl
eepi
ng
forhours,yourst
arvi
ngmyangel
War
ona:whydoIfeel
li
keyoul
ovewal
onamor
e
t
hanme?#pout
ing#
Jayd:Il
ovebot
hmyqueensequal
ly,i
t’
sar
oom
servi
celet
sgoandf
eedmyangel

Att
heot
herhot
elr
oom
Kaone

Kabelowasonacal lwit
hhisuncl e,tal
kingabout
thelett
erthattheyhavet osendt omyf ami l
yt his
week,t oaskf ormyhandi nmar riage,aftersbuI
thoughtthatIwi llneverfal
linloveagain,but
kabelomadei tpossi bl
etolovehim,hemakesme
happywi thoutmaki ngal ot
sofef fort,hewas
wear i
ngashor tswithoutat-shir
ton,andi m glad
thathispastst ayedwer eexactlytheybelong,i nthe
past.
Kabel
o:st
opdr
ool
ingIknowImakeyouwet
Kaone:sof
ullofoursel
far
ewe?
Kabel
o:i
m al
lyour
syouknow?
Kaone:Iknowyourmi
neandi
mjustadmi
ri
ng
whatsmine
Kabel
o:comeher
e
#weki ssedi
twasgett
ingheatedunti
lwewere
distur
bedbyhisphoneri
nging,buthedr
oppedthe
callandcont
inuedwit
hmaki nglovei
nUSA,who
wouldn’t
,wet ookashowertoget
herandjust
order
edr oom ser
viceateandj
ustl
azyaround,
tomorrowwest artwit
hshoppi
ngandsightseethe
town#
Kabelo:babehaveyout
oldwar
onaaboutyour
vi
sion?
Kaone:#sign#Itr
uedt otel
lher
,butshet ol
dme
shedoesn’twanttoknowaboutherfuture,shejust
wanttoenjoyherpregnancyandmar r
iagewith
peace,sheunderstandthoughaboutmygi f
t,soI
j
ustletherbe,Itr
iedreal
ly
Kabelo:yeahyoutri
edbabe,maybeshedoesn’
t
wantt olookdownhershoulder
sever
yti
me,butIl
l
tel
ljaydstoalwaysbecaref
ulandputext
ra
securit
iesandbody
Kaone:pleasecauseIhaveabadf eel
ingaboutt
he
resur
faceofbokang,histooobsessedwi t
h
warona.
Kabel
o:yeah,somyuncleswil
ldel
ivert
helet
teron
Wednesday,thenwil
lwai
ttohearf
rom your
par
ents,haveyoutol
dyourmother
?
Kaone:yesIgavehersomeheadsup
Kabel
o:Icantwai
ttomakeyoumywi
fe
Kaone:Icantwai
tei
ther
,Il
oveyou
Kabel
o:Il
oveyoumor
e

Somewher
einSout
hAf
ri
ca

Bokang:anynewsf
orme
Voi
ce:yesboss,t
heyl
eftt
hecount
ry,
Bokang:
wher
e?
Voi
ce:USA,Idon’
tknowwhenwi
llt
heybebackbut
Il
lworkonthat
Bokang:aft
ertheyar
rive,weputourpl
aninmot
ion,
andmakesur ethatt
hehouseisdonesoon,we
cantwaistmoreti
me.
Voi
ce:i
tsal
mostdone,andi
tsi
nasecl
udedar
ea,
Bokang:goodgood
Suddenlythereweregunshor t
sout si
de,bokang
tookthesecretexit
sandranout ,theleebrothers
gangandghostgang,shotever yone,notl eaving
anyonemovi ng,theymadesur ethattheyalldead,
buttheytookbokangsrighthandmanhost age,and
theyburntdownt hehouseinthefarmj ustoutside
magalies.

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inued

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AtUSA
Thecoupl egoti ntheItali
anrest aur
antandset t
led
i
nt hei
rt ableoffour,thewai tercamet ogettheir
orderast heybusydr inkingtheirdri
nkswhi le
waiti
ngf ortheirfood,theyhadaconver sati
on,
l
aughing,t il
lthewai t
ercamewi ththeirorder,t
hey
atehavingl i
ghtconver sati
on,andl aterdrovetothe
hoteltheywer estayingat ,withthei
rlotsofpaper
bagsf ul
lofclothesandbags. thecouplewentt hei
r
separaterooms.
Jayds
Isohat eshoppi ngwithwoman,t heymake
shoppingmor edi ff
icul
t,whenIgoshoppi ngiknow
whichst oreswi l
lIgoto,andi nanhourim done,
anddr i
vehome,butwi t
ht hem,theymakesur e
thattheyentereachandever ycl
ot hi
ngstoreinthe
mall,Isweari fshewasn’ t,Iwoul dhavestayedin
tgi
shot elandr est,
thi
swomandr ainedal
lmy
energy.
Wegotinourroom andwentstr
aightt
othe
bat
hroom andshower,af
ter20minofshower
,I
foundmybabesleepingsopeaceful
ly,Iputat
hrow
onherbodycauseitwasabitchil
ly,andputon
trackpant
s,al
ongsleevet
-shi
rtandtextedkbt
o
meetmedownst ai
rsatthehotelbar
Kb:sur
ebr
o
Jayds:yah,
howst
henegot
iat
ionscomi
ngal
ong?
Kb:unclewenttheretodayt
odroplett
er,sohi
s
wait
ingfort
heircall
,im sur
ebefor
eendoft hi
s
weekt heyl
lcallandsetupameeting.
Jayds:goodgood,whatdi
dshefeedyou?No
off
encebroyouwerenotthecommitmentt
ype,
si
ncenosibrokeyourhear
t.
Kb:yeahIwonderwher
esheis,
anywayt
her
es
somethi
ngIwantustotal
kabout
Jayds:mmhhim al
lear
s,anot
herbeer,wai
ter
,
canwehavetwomor ebeer
s,thanx
Kb:mywomanhasagiftt
oseet
hef
utur
e,andshe
sawwaronabei
ngshot
,
Jayds:Idon’
tbeli
evei
nthoset
hingsmanyouknow,
nooffencethough
Kb:nonet
aken,your
ememberaboutmymot
her
Jayds:
nod
Kb:whenIwenthomet oint
roducekaonetomy
parents,shesawsomet hi
ngabouttohappentomy
mot heranditt
urnedt
rue,Im notsayi
ngyoubeli
eve
onthose,butjustbecauti
ousallthet
ime,and
doubleupyoursecuri
ty,rat
herbesafethansor
ry,
okay
Jayds:yeahIhear
dyouman,Il
ltal
ktowar
ona
Kb:Idon’tt
hinki
twil
lbeagoodidea,kaonetri
edto
tel
lherbutshetol
dhershedoesn’
twanttoknow,
shejustwanttoenj
oyherpr
egnancyinpeace,the
factt
hatbokangwantstomaleherli
femiser
able,I
guessthat’
swhy
Jayds:yeah,Iknow,andshedoesn’twanttohear
hi
sname,whenIgetmyhandsi nt
othatfucker
,I
swearIwillmakesurethatIbl
owhisbrai
nsout,
andsendi tt
othatsper
m donornxa.

ATSA
Bokang

Shit
,shi tshit
,theyar eafterme,howdi dt heyknow
whereIam,Iwasatt hef arm,howdi dtheyknow,
wouldt hey’
vebeenf oll
owi ngme,ormaybeputa
tr
ackeronmycar ,wait
, t
heymust ’
vehadasni tch,
aninsideman,i m nowi nal ex,r enti
ngashackt o
stayforcoupleofweekst il
lmyf athersendmea
l
ocationt othepl acewer eIl lhavet oli
elow,
mmmhhIunder esti
mat edt hem,t heywi lldo
anythingtoprot ectthei
rsi ster.

Ineedaphone,Isawal adypassi ngby,Iaskedt o

buyherphone,Igaveher1000r,i twasasmal l
phone( l
epopotane)Igavehert hesi m card,and
boughtanot hersim cardat“myf ri
endsspaza”
goodt hingthati
twasnotr egi
stered,Iwentbackt o
myshack,boughtabunnychowanddr i
nk,Ihope
myf athergetmeapl acesoon,mycarhi -j
acki
ng
businesshasn’tbeendoi ngwel ll
ately,beforeIsor
t
oi
ttget
winsIhavet ogetr
idoft
hati
diotwhotook
mybusiness,aft
erIgetmywomanback,Illneed
moremoneyt osurvi
ve.

TheTwi
ns

Lar
ona:howdidt
hatmot
herf
***
rgetaway,shi
thi
s
sosli
pper
yli
keasnai
l
Lereko:wewil
lcat
chhi
m,likewedi
d,ri
ghtnowhe
willl
aylow,sowehavetobemoresmart
erthan
him,
Lar
ona:yourrightbro,l
etssee,i
fgeweret
olay
l
ow,hewi l
lhideinashacks,wedon’tknpwwhi
ch
si
debutwillf
igureitout
.
Ler
eko:yaya,howsghost
,havet
heyt
ravel
ledsaf
e?
Lar
ona:yahItext
edjayds,hesai
dtheyaref
ine,we
j
usthavetofi
ndbkbef or
etheycomebavk,Idon’
t
wantanyt
hingtohappentoourli
lsi
ster
Ler
eko:l
etmegetamap,andt
ryt
oexpl
orewher
e
wil
lhehi
de.
Larona:sure,l
etmegetbeer
,toni
ghtIneedsome
fr
eshp* **y.
Ler
eko:pl
easearr
anget
hat
,Icoul
ddowi t
hsome4
some,getathi
ckoneandasl
enderone
Lar
ona:youver
eadmymi
ndbr
o,oni
n.

Aweekl
ater
!!
!

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MONTHLATER
ATORTAMBO

Thecoupl ejustl
andedf r
om vacati
ons, t
hetwins
wer ewaiti
ngforthem att hedeparture'
sarea,
they
j
ustcouldn’twaittoseet heirsi
sterbutthewor r
ied
emot i
onsont heirf
acewasvi si
ble,theyhavent
catchedbk, t
hefoll
owi ngdayaf t
erher anoff,t
hey
turnedalexanderupsidedown, t
heyf oundashack
thathewassquat t
inginandaphonewi th
unregist
eredsim card,theytookthesi m car
dand
managedt ohackoni t
, andthelastcallhemade
wast ohisfather
,nothi
ngmor e.

Theyar ejustscaredf ortheirli

lsist
er,aslongas
bokangi soutt her
e, hersisteri
snotsaf e,andthey
canthelpbutf earfort hewor st,
hisobsessi onabout
thei
rsisterbroughtangeri nthem andal ltheywant
i
st oburyhi m sixfeetunder ,wherenoonewi l
lfi
nd
her.

Ler
eko:
wher
ear
ethey,
theyshoul
dbel
andedby
now
Larona:
theyl
anded,
theyprobabl
yget
ti
ngtheir
l
uggage,woul
dyoupleasestop,
webothworr
ied
aboutherandshewil
lnoti
ceoncehereyesl
andon
you,
Ler
eko:Icanthel
pthat,
hisgoi
ngt
ohur
therbr
o
Larona:Iknow,Ifeelt
hesame, wehavetoprotect
herman, that
’sourpri
ncess,wemadeapr omiseto
mom anddadt hatwewi l
lprot
ectheral
ways,that
shewi l
lbeourf i
rstpr
ior
it
y,herhappi
nesswil
lcome
fi
rst
Ler
eko:her
etheyar
e
*waronasawhi sbrothersandwal kedt othem,she
wassohappyt oseet hem, andherbi gbumpwas
makingherlegsdif
ficulttowalkfasterorr un,
they
sawt hatshehavi
ngdi ff
icul
tywithwal kingfasterso
theyrantoherandhuggedherl i
ket heirli
fedepend
onher .
*
War
ona:guysyoursuf
focat
ingme
Jayds:comeonbr
o,shesbr
eat
hingf
ort
woandshe
doesn’
thaveenoughai
rspace
Ler
eko:wemi
ssedher
,swaar
!!
#fi
stbump#
Jayds:
bros,
howsyou
Lar
ona:wear
egood,
kaybee,
one
Kaone:
lee"
skeshapl
ona
Kaybee:gr
andgr
and,
bros
Ler
eko:l
etmehel
pyouwi
thyourl
uggage
Jayds;t
a

*theygotint hecar,theyf ir
stdroppedkaoneand
kaybee,anddr oveof ftoj aydshouse,waronawent
totakeashowerandsl ept ,
theguysmetatt he
basement ,wheret heyf ound,leroyandking( I
T-gur
u)
busyont hecomput er,thebasementwast ur ned
i
nt oapcr oom, bigscreens, allovert
hewal l
showingal langlesoft own.Bkwasl ayi
ngl ow, and
thatfr
ustratesthem thatwher everheismustbe
plani
ngsomet hingandt heywontknow*
Jayds:gent
s#gr
eet
ingl
eroyandki
ng#anyl
eads?
Ler
oy:noghost
,it
sli
kehevani
shedf
rom t
hispl
anet
Ki
ng:maybewearelooki
ngatthewrongdi r
ecti
ons,
l
ookifyouwer
ewantedbygangster'
s,especial
ly
t
wogangs,whatwouldyoudo?yousur el
ywont
wal
karoundwit
hyourfaceshowing
Ler
eko:damnr
ight
,
Larona:takeaphotoofhim andputhimi nthat
screen,face,hei
ght,
wei
ght,
bodystruct
ure,now
highli
ghtthatandruninonthatsearchserver,
and
pasteitinallangl
esofthi
spc''
s,i
fhishere,wi
llfi
nd
him,disguisedornot
Ki
ng:
damnyourgoodl
ee,
let
sthesear
chbegi
nnow
Ler
oy;
letmeor
derf
ood,
im st
arvi
ng
Ler
eko:
mor
emeatpl
ease

Somewher
einHI
LLBROW

Bokang
Hewai tedinhi soffi
cewai t
ingfornewgi r
lstocome
i
n, t
heyar ri
vedt odayfrom zimbabwe,bokangisa
heartl
essmonst erwhot akeadvantagesofyoung
womanwhogr ewupi nthedisadvantagefamily,
andpi mpt hem, somehesel lsthem,someuset hem
forprosti
tuti
onanddr ugssmuggl e.
hisri
ghtman
knocked, f
ollowedbyyounggi r
ls,l
ookingallscared
andterrif
ied.

Zane;bossyougotami
nut
e?
Bk:
pleasecomei
n,wel
lwel
lwhatdowehaveher
e
Zane:welcomenewbi es,thi
sisourbossMr .
anoymous, letmebriefyou,anddol i
stenver
y
caref
ull
y, whateverdangeryouar ein,
youdon’tt
ell
whoeveryourbossesname, yousayyoudon’ t
knowokay, beli
eveme, wewi llki
llthewholeofyour
famil
y,thisisSA,wegetawaywi t hanycrime,
gotit
??
Gi
rl
s:yessi
r
Bk:
ifyou’
reavi
rgi
nrai
seyourhand
Gi
rl
s:'
#150fthem r
aisedthei
rhands,
andt
hatmade
bksmil
e,heknewthattheywil
lbri
nghiml
otof
money#
BK:goodgood,youdidwellzee,youcanrewar
d
yoursel
fandpickone,butdon’ttoucht
hose
tr
easuresokay
Zee:Iwil
ldef
ini
tel
ywil
l,
letmet
aket
hem t
othei
r
rooms,i
m def
ini
tel
yhavi
ngathr
eesometoni
ght
.
Bk:useacondom br
o,l
etmeanswert
hiscal
l
Zee:
sur
e

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inued

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DAYSLATER

I
NSOWETO

Buhl
e

Im ei
ghtmont hspregnant ,
myst epmot herhasbeen
onmycase, t
ell
ingmeIeatal ot ,Ifi
nishallt
he
grocer
y,thatitdoesn’
ttakeamont h,Ivebeent r
ying
togetintouchwi t
hkb,lefthimi nboxt hatheshoul d
callme,hehasn’trepli
edt othem, Ineedt ogetoutof
thi
splace.i
tsbeen4mont hssincemyf atherl
eft
,
andIthinkthat’
smor ereasonwhymyst epmot her
hasbeenangr yallthetime,it
ssal tsneh.

Shegotinallsmi
les,t
hatcanonlymeanonet hi
ng,
amanwhoIdon’ tknow,shewashol dingedgars
pl
asti
cs,
shepassedmel ikeshedidn’tseeme,busy
hummingasongknownbyheronl y,shecameback
aft
eraboutam hourIthi
nkandshef oundme
cooki
ng.
St
epmom:
hel
lodear
Buhl
e:hel
loma
Stepmom:whatareyoucooki
ng,
yourf
atheri
s
cominghome,forgood,
Buhl
e:oh,
whyi
sher
esi
gni
ngsosoon
Stepmom:thei
rcompanyisret
renchi
ngsohet
ook
earl
ypackages,Icantwai
ttowakeupnextmy
husbandagain.
Buhl
e:oh,sowhataboutli
lsi
ster
,howwillshegot
o
uni
versi
tynextyear
,whowil
lpayforherf
ees
Stepmom:yourf at
herhasbeenwor ki
ngforthat
companyf or30year s,wil
lbeabletopayherfees
forthewhol e4years,butIknowmydaught erwil
l
passwi thdisti
ncti
onandgetabur sar
yor
scholarshi
pt ostudyabroad,
sheknowswhatshe
want ,
andt akeseducati
onseriousunli
keyou
Buhle:
wow, whydoyouhateme,Iaccept
edyouthat
yourmyf at
herswi
fe,Ir
espect
edyou,whyisi
tso
hardtolookatmeli
keyourowndaughter,
Imade
mistakesandIl earnedf r
om them, allIwanti sa
secondchancet ocorrectmywr ongs, i
m upgr adi
ng
mymat r
ic,
applyforvar si
ty,
butnoonedoesn’ t
seem tocare,it
sbadenought hatyoupoi sonedmy
fatheragai
nstme. #crying#andyouf orgetthat
that’
smymot hershouse.
Stepmom:Ivebeennot hi
ngbutamot hertoyou,I
feedyou,whatmoredoyouwantmet odo, i
m not
theonewhowentoutt heregetmi xedwiththe
wrongcrowd,rebel
li
ousandl ookatyounow, im
sureyoudon’tevenknowt hefatheronthebaby
yourcari
ng,t
hat’swhyyoudon’ twannat el
lus,so
thatwecanreportyourpregnancy
Buhl
e:mmmh, whenl astdidyoucareforme, t
he
onl
ypersonyoucar eabouti nthi
shouse,isakhona,
whenlastdi
dyout akemeshoppi ng?Ayearafter
yougotmarri
edtomyf at
her,whenIwas17, and
her
eyoudon’tincludemeonmyf ather
sreti
rement
money,youonlyincludeyourdaught er
Stepmom: #sl
appedbuhle#don’tevertal
ktome
l
ikethat,showsomer espect
,andyesIdon’ t
consideryouasmydaught er,
yourmot heris
dead,
soshootmef
ornotcar
ingf
oryou,
Idon’
tneed
to
Buhle:
thi
sisthelastti
meyouputyourf i
lt
hyhands
onmyf ace,andwillseeaboutmyfather
smoney,
hewontpayf orakhonasfeeswhil
ehisoneand
onlydaught
erstrugglewit
hmoneyt opayforher
fees,
St
epmom:#eyespopped#whatdi
dyousay,
how
di
dyou……
Buhle:howdidIknow!mmmhst epmot
herdon’
t
everunderest
imat
eme, andunl
ikeyou,
Iknowwho
mybabydaddyi s,
getoutofmyf ace

*Ileftherthere,withhermout hopen,Ivebeenqui et
aboutt hissecret,hopingt hatshewil
lbeamot her
tome, andIdidn’twantt ohurtmyfatherand
akhona, butthiswomanmadei timpossibleforme
tokeephersecr et.howshewaspl anningf orher
daught ersfuture,howshesbeenmani pulati
ngmy
father,poisoninghi m againstme,yesImetabad
crowdayearago, andt hisyearIvebeennot hing
butagoodgirl,
Ihaveonefri
end,andInol
onger
partyl
ikebef
ore.Unt
il8monthsagoIwentclubbi
ng
andhadaoneni ghtstandt
hatleadtomebeing
pregnant.

I
NPot
chef
str
oom

Inearlyhour sthemar ri
edwomenwi t
hbl uelet
oise
skir
ts, whi t
eblanketsonthei rshoulderandbl ue
doeksgoti nacab,theydrovet oPot chefstr
oom,
theywer esendtocol l
ecttheirmakot i,
meanwhi l
eat
potchef stoom t
hebr i
dewasget t
ingready,weari
ng
hermakot iatt
ir
ewhi chisletoiseskirtandwhi t
e
blanketwhi chisknownandt oina,herauntshelped
herwr apherheadwi thadoek, shewasl ooki
ngso
beautifulinhermakot iatt
ire.

Aft
eranhour ,
peoplegat
heredinat entasthey
watchmarri
edwomenwi t
hmakot iatti
regoti
nthe
gat
eallqui
etandsatdownont hepavement ,
and
twoofthem stoodupandapproachedt hetwo
el
derswearingthesameandwhi speredonthei
r
ears,t
heyrespondandbothsmiled,andbot
h
ulul
atedasthegroom appr
oachedthem andstood
upnexttothem wait
ingforhi
sbr i
de,

War onagotoutl ooki ngsobeaut i

fulinherat t
ir
e,the
bothhel dhands, themusi cpl ayedast heydanceda
weddi ngstep, af
ter30mi ntheygoti nthe
house, t
heyfoundel der ssitt
ing,theysatdown, and
el
der sgavet heyadvi cesonhowmar ri
agei s#go
l
aiwakaSet swana#af ter30mi ntheululatedand
gotoutof fthehouseandsatatt hetentwher ethey
servedt hem lunch,af t
er1t heygoti ntheircar,wit
h
hisbrothers, andf r
iendst oo,anddr oveto
Johannesbur g.

I
NJOHANNESBURG

Peopleweregoi ngupanddownmakingsure
everyt
hingisset,thebr
ideandgr
oom wher
eon
thei
rwayt ojaydshome,ever
ythi
ngwasnowr eady,
thecar spacketonthegate,andever yonegotout ,
thedjpl ayedaweddingsong, astheymadeal ine
anddancedwhi let
heygotint heyard,everyone
j
oi nedtheque,somewi thaprons,andsomewi th
tradit
ionalclot
hes,
afteral
litwasat raditi
onal
cer emony,

War onaandj aydsgoti nthei

rseparat
er oom and
weart heirtswanatradition,
waronawaswear i
nga
l
ongdr ess,
(bluelet
oise, wit
hitsmatchingdoek
,beadsneckr ing,
andjaydswaswear ingal et
oise
blazer,withwhi t
eshirttrimmedwi t
hletoiseanda
blacktrouser,thecoupl egotoutandj oi
nedf r
iends
andandf amilyatthet entandatelatelunch.

War
ona:i
m of
fi
cial
l
yamakot
inow

N.
M
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034

2WEEKSLATER

KAONE

It
sSundayt odayandwear egoingbackt o
Johanesburg,wel
lthisweekendourl obolawas
fi
nali
zed,andIwaswel comedatt hegroomshome,
unli
keuswewearawhi t
ebl anketoverour
shoulder
swi t
hletoi
seski r
t(t
oina)inMaf i
kengwe
wearabluecheckbl anketandr eddoeks, wewere
packingourbags,Iam fi
nal l
yMr s.kay-bee,andi
m
sohappy.Mymot herinlawgoti nwhi l
eIjust
fi
nishedpackingourtoil
etri
es.

Kbsmom:makot
i,doyouneedhel
p
Kaone:yesmai
m al
mostdone
Kbsmom:youknowInevergott
imet
othankyou
properl
yaboutwhatyoudi
dtome,
ifi
twasn’
tfor
youIllbe…#si
gn#
Kaone:ma…i
m gl
adt
hatyourf
inenow,
itsal
lint
he
past
Kbsmom:yoursuchablessi
ngt
othisfamil
y,
al
waysknowthatokay,
andyouwil
lalwaysbeour
makot
i,al
ways
Kaone:t
hankyouma,
areyouokayma,
youl
ook
sad
Kbsmom:makot i
,therearepeopledownst ai
rs,I
cametofetchyou,butpl easewhateverit
s
downst
airsjustknowt hatIloveyoul i
kemyown
daught
er,andbest rong,‘’
mosadiot shwar
athipa
kafobogalengngwanaka’ ’l
etsgo,putadoekon

Wewal keddownst ai
rst
othelounge,okaykabel
os
unclesandauntwer ear
ound,andsomeot herl
ady
andmi ddl
eagedmanandal adywhowaswear i
ng
ablanket,
Igreetedandsatnexttokabeloonmylef
t
andhismot heronmyr i
ghthandside,okaywhat
goi
ngon?
Kbsuncl e:wel
cometoourhome, asyoucanseewe
j
ustwel comedourmakotiyest
erday,wearestil
l
celebrat
ingmynephewswedding.imtheelderuncle
ofthisman, t
hat’
shi
sfat
her,hi
suncle,hismother,
hisauntsandhiswif
e,howcanwehel pyouelders.
Buhl
esstepmom: asyoucanseeourdaught
erher
e
i
spregnantandsheabouttogeti
nthehousesoon
Kbsuncl e2:pleasemam r espectourhouseandour
tradit
ion,
don’tinsul
tsus,onlymeni nthehouset alk
fi
r st
,Idon’
tknowhowyouwer eraised,buther
ewe
respectheadoft hefamil
yt ohandlefamilymatters,
asaspokeper son.
Buhl
esst
epmom:mxm
Kbsaunt
:excuseyounxah

Buhlesdad:myapol
ogiesel
ders,
im sorr
yformy
wifesbehavi
or,mmhhhmydaught erherebuhl
eis
pregnantandthewhol
e8mont hswevebeenasking
herwhomadeherpr egnant
,shejustt
oldus
yesterdayt hatwhywecameatt hi
stime,we
apologiesf ortheinconvenienceofcominghere
withoutcal l
ing,pl
easeacceptmysi ncere
apologies.ivebeenwor ki
ngaway, t
ravel
li
ngfr
om
countryt ocount r
y,haven’thadti
met otal
ktomy
daught eraboutal lt
his,
Kbsaunty1:i
yooh,
whydidhewaitti
llt
helast
month,
orshedidn’
tknowwhothefatheri
s
Kbsaunty2:exact
ly,
sheprobabl
ysawmynephews
t
radi
ti
onalphotosonfacewhatwhat,
anddeci
ded
t
oruinthei
rday
Uncl
e2:mmat
hapel
o#war
ningt
one#
Mat
hapel
o:nod
Kbsdad:sonwhatdoyousayaboutt
hismat
ter
Kb:papa,el
ders,idon’
tknowwhatt
osay,thi
snews
cameasashockt omet oo,
weusedpr
otecti
on
#embarrassed#
Buhl
e:i
tmust
’vebr
okethen,
ifyoudon’tbel
ieveme
youcandoaDNAtestnextmonthafterIgavebi
rt
h
Kbsmom:kabel
otot
amar
eoedi
tseng(
kbwhatdi
d
youdo)
Kaone:pl
easeexcuseme
Kb:babe,
babe
Kbsmom:l eaveheralone,youjustmarriedand
alr
eadyshesaboutt odealwit
hbabymot herdr
ama,
Ididn’
trai
seyoul ikethi
skabelo,howar ewegoing
totell
herpar ent
swhenwej ustbroughtmakoti
homeyest erday,urghmane

*Ijustcouldn’twaitsitther
eandl i
stentoal lthat
,
howcankbbecar elessli
ket hi
s,am Ievensaf e,
im
notsureanymor e, t
helastthingIwanti sdiseases,
i
m mor edisappointedthanhur t,causeIwasn’ ti
n
thepicturewhent heymet ,sohedi dn’tcheaton
me, Iwenttoourr oom, searchedf orpainkillersI
foundt hem andt ookabot tleofwat erthatwaon
thepedest alanddr ank,mot heri
nl awgoti n*

Kbsmom:
ohmydeari
m sosor
ry,
#hugged#
Kaone:
it
snotyourf
aul
tma,
imj
ustdi
sappoi
nted,
howlongwi
llanotherwomanshowsupwi t
ha
bumporababyma, Icantdealwi
tht
hatma,t
his
babymamasar esuchapai n
Kbsmom:Iknowhowyoufeeldear
,j
ustknowthat
i
m her
eokay,nowl
etsgoandchasethem away
Kaone:hahama,
that
’syourunbor
ngr
andssonma
Kbsmom:howdi
dyouknowhi
scar
ingaboy?
Kaone:di
dIsayt
hat
,noIdi
dn’
tma,
let
sgo
*wewalkeddownstai
rsandfoundever
yoneseat
ed
wheretheywer
eseated,
wesatdon,kbheldmy
handandsqueezeditabi
tandwhisperedi
nmy
ears*
Kb:
Iloveyoummamooket
si
Kaone:
#gi
ggl
es#
Kbsuncle2:makot i
,wejustwel
comedyoutoour
famil
yjustyest
erday,andwereal
lyar
esor
ryabout
thi
smat t
er,
asournephewswi fe,
youcandeci
de
aboutthi
smat t
er
Kaone:keal
ebogamalome,
uhmm myelder
s9to
buhl
esandkbsparent
s)weacceptt
hebabyand
wewi l
ltaker esponsibil
it
yandsupportourchild,
but
thebabywi llbestayingwi t
hthemother,wil
l
arr
angevi sit
ations,im notgoi
ngtokeepmy
husbandf rom doingwhati sri
ghtforhi
schild,andI
l
lapreaciateitifbuhlecontact
smewhent hebaby
needssomet hing,shewonthaveanycont actswith
myhusband.
Aunt
1:wel
lsai
dmydar
li
ng,
Uncl
e2;wel
lsai
dindeed,
sonyouhavedi
amond
t
here,
don’
tmessthi
ngsup
Kbsmom:
ali
li
li
li
lii
li
li
li
,makot
iwaka
Buhlesdad:thankyouallf
orthismeet
ing,
that
’sall
wecamef or
,wehaveal ongtri
paheadofus,we
apreaci
atetheti
meyouvegi venusandnewlyweds,
congrat
ulati
on’sonyourunion,Il
lmakesurethat
thi
syoungwomanr espectyouruni
on,t
hankyou
Kbsdad:t
hankyou,
haveasaf
etr
ip
Buhl
esstepmom:weforgott
otal
kaboutthi
s,
whenshegi
vesbi
rt
h,whosgoingt
akecar
eofher
Aunt2:excuseme,
youar
ehermot
heryoushoul
d
t
akecar
eofher
Stepmom:i
m wor
king,
Iwontbear
ounddur
ingt
he
day
Buhle:Icanmovei nwitht
hefat
herofthebabby,
hi
sthef atheranyway,
hehavetotakeparti
nhis
babyslif
e
Kbsmom;met l
hol
oruri,
mydearyournotour
makot i
,andyoumothershoul
dtakecareofyou
afteryougavebi
rt
h,yournotmovinginwit
h
them,sho
Buhlesdad:
for
givet
hem,weknowhowtradi
ti
on
work,t
heydon’
tknowanyt
hing,
wil
lbeonourway
now

#buhl eandherstepmom wal kedwi that ail

betweentheirl
egs,buhlesdadwasf eeli
ng
embar r
assedwiththeirl
astconversation,hewas
disappoi
ntedwithhowhi swifewasbehavi ng,and
thisti
mehesawt hatshedoesn’tl
ovehi sdaught er
andwonder edhowshesbeent r
eatingherdaught er
whi l
ehewasal waysaway, andhemadeament al
not
etot
akeherdaught
eroutsot
hatt
heycant
alk#

I
nkbscar

Thecoupl
ewhereont hei
rwaytoJoburg,
soft
musicwaspl
aying,kbseyesfi
xedontheroad,
kaonei
ndeepthoughtslooki
ngout
side
Kb:
love,i
m sor
ryf
orever
ythi
ng,
Iloveyoumma
mooketsi
,
Kaone;shoul
dIpr
epar
emyselff
oranot
herbaby
mamaknockingonourdoor
Kb:l
oveIveal
waysusedprot
ecti
on,Idon’
tknow
howshegotpr
egnant
,Iswearbabe
Kaone:i
mti
red,
Imt
aki
nganap
Kb:pl
easedon’
tshutmeoutpl
easel
ove
Kaone:Ineedsometimet
oprocessal
lthat
,Idi
dn’
t
pr
epareforthi
s,i
tcameasashock,wakemeup
whenwear ri
ved
Kb:
#si
gn#
N.
M
#unedi
tt
ed#
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035

JAYS
It
sbeenal ongtwoweeks, withthatpcbodydet ect
wemanagedt ofindhim andt r
acedhi m butthatled
i
ttoadeadend, hefoundsomeonewi t
ht hesame
height
,bodyst r
uct ur
e,andt heywaswear i
ngt he
samecl othesandweendedupf ol
lowingt hewrong
person,whobecameusel ess,andIshothi m dead,
hedidn’tvaluehisl i
fe,
hisnotasel lout,t
hat’swhat
hesaidbef oreIputabul l
etbet weenhi seyes.

It
sli
kewechasingaghost,
whosealways10st
eps
aheadofus,
Iknowthathewil
lst
ri
kesoon,
itwi
llbe
easierifwenowwher ehest ays,Il
ookedatt het i
me
andi tsalmostknockof ftime,Ipackedmyt hings
andl eftt
hecompany, Ifoundmywi f
e
cooking,singi
ng, happy,thisiswhatIwantf omy
wife,
herhappi nessmeansever yt
hingtome, andthe
thoughtoft hatMFr oami ngaroundinvisi
ble,makes
mybl oodboil
,Iwentandhuggedherf rom behi nd,
as
mydaught erkicked,yesbabydaddyi shome

War
ona:
myl
ove
Jayds:
Imi
ssedyouguys,
i
tsbeenal
ongday
Warona:i
m sot i
redtoo,Iappli
edforear
lymat
erni
ty
l
eave,
soimj ustservi
ngthislastt
woweeksthenIll
berer
sti
ng,carryi
nganot herhumanbeingi
nyour
st
omach,thewhol e3,4kg,it
stoomuchweight
.
Jayds:7weeksl
eftl
ove, t
henwil
lbeholdi
ngalif
e
proofofourl
ove,Il
lfi
nishup,
let
ssitdown,Il
l
massageyourfeet
War
ona:
okayImetkaonef
orl
uncht
oday
Jayds:shedi
dn’
ttel
lyouabouthervi
sionordr
eams
r
ight
,Idon’
twantyouupset
ti
ngyour
sel
f
Warona:r
elax,
shet
oldmeaboutkbssoont
obe
bor
nbaby
Jayds:yeah,Iwasshockedtoo,hi
sstressi
ngout
,in
factheaskedmet oaskyout otal
ktoher,hi
s
worri
edabouther,shedoesn’twantt
o
communi cat
ewi t
hhim.
War ona:wet alkedt oday,shej
ustneedt i
meto
processallthat ,
shesawi sewoman, shewil
lmake
awi sedecision,relax,shessomuchi nlovewit
h
kabeloandt hebabywasconcei vedbeforet
heycan
evensealedt heirrelati
onshipwithakiss
Jayds:yahIguessyourri
ght
,letmecheckt
hepot
s,
Il
oveyou#peckont heli
ps#
War
ona:Il
oveyoumor
e

Atwar
onast
ownhouse

Thet
wins
Thi sboysdon’ tr est,theyvebeendi ggingsome
i
nf ormationonbk, andt heyf oundthingst hathe
thoughthehi det hem, butknowi ngthet winsand
howsmar tt
heyar e,theyf oundever ything,event he
offsur eaccount s,andt heysetat i
meront hem, and
createdtheuntr aceabl eaccount ,andt hatti
meri t
transfer500kaday, andhewontevennot i
cet hat
themoneyi sgoneunt ilafterthreemont hs, onl
yifit
happenshegoesover seasandt r
ytowi t
hdr awthe
money, .
Bloodmoney, t
hemoneyt hatheearnbyusing
i
nnocentgi r
l,ki
dnappingthem,anduset hem f
rom
prosti
tut
ion,nowt hetwi
nsbecamemor eworri
ed
thathemi ghttraf
fi
cthei
rl i
lsi
ster
,thatmadethem
toworkhar donf i
ndinghi
m andkillhim.
Ler
eko:IswearwhenIgetmyhandsont hatMFI
swearIwil
lcuthisbal
lsoutwhi
lehi
ssti
llal
ive,
I
wanthimtofeelever
ypainhecausedmysisterand
mymot her
.
Lar
ona:Iwantt
otoucherhi
m,gr
indhi
sfi
nger
sone
byone,Iwanttohearhi
m scr
eam andcryli
kea
wh**e,Iwanthimtobegmef orput
ti
ngabul l
et
thr
oughherheart
,toendhismiser
ablel
if
e
Ler
eko:Ineedwhi
sky,
ast
rongone,
Lar
ona:maket
hem t
wo
Ler
eko:br
oweneedtohi
tthecl
ubt
oni
ght
,maybe
wil
lendupinat
hreesome
Lar
ona:wel
lwi
llgot
othecl
ubl
ateront
hen
Lereko:wear eget
ti
ngol d,wemustlookf
oralady
whowi llhavebothofus, mar
ryherandli
vehappi
ly
everafter,
andshewillbehavingt
woofussoshe
wontevenhavet hatitchofcheat
ing
Larona:hahahather
essosuchathappi
lyever
aft
er,Idon’
ttr
ustt
hosecr
eat
ureswecallfemal
e,
Ler
eko:justt
hinkabouti
tbr
o,orshoul
dIgetmy
ownwife?
Lar
ona:si
ncewhen,youknowweshar
e,i
tsei
ther
bot
hofus,ornot
hing
*lat
eratni
ghttheyhitt
hecl ub,wit
hbot hthegang,
bookedtheVIPsecti
on, t
heydr ankmi ndi
ngt hei
r
ownbusiness,
andnoonewasawar ethatsomeone
putahitononeofthet wins,t
heygotdr unk,butnot
toomuch,dancedwi t
haboughtgi rl
,
agi r
lwhowas
payedtoseducethem, si
ncet heyintoshari
ng, t
he
guysdidn’
tseethatasasetup.

Atmidnightt heguyswal kedtot heircars,laronawa

sodrunkt hathewasst umbl i
ngwhenhewal ks,li
ke
hiswalkingonf ire,theal lpackedt hei
rcar si n
undergroundpacki ng, thecardr oveof fasl arona
wasopeni ngthepassengerdoor , t
hesoundsofgun
fi
resstartledthem, 3bul letspier cedt hroughhi s
chest,
hegotonhi skneesbutbef orehecoul dhithis
headont hefloor ,
lerekocat hedhi m, whilet hehit
menspeedup, l
er yr eversedhi scarcr ashi ngon
thei
rcarwi t
hf ullspeedt hatt hecarl ostcont roland
j
umpedovert heedgeofapar kingl otal
lt heway
down, t
heywer eont he3r dfloorpar ki
ng, the
secondi thitthegr oundi twenti nf l
ames.
Theycalledanambul ance,hewasl osingalotof
blood,chokingonhisblood,theambul ancedi
dn’
t
takelong,hewasrushedtot hehospital.

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tt
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Att
hehospi
tal

Theambul ancerushedtothehospital,notstopping
onthetraff
icli
ghts,t
heguyswer erushingvtotge
hospit
altoo,itwasmi dni
ght,t
heroadswer eempt y
notraff
icwhatsoever ,i
nlessthan20mi nt
hey
wereatthehospital
,theyrushedatt heemer gency
doorfoll
owingtheparamedics,thatjoinedbyt he
doctorsonthecorr
idor,andl
eftal
loft
hem ast
hey
rushedhimtotheintensi
vecar
eunitwher
ethey
start
edwithoperat
ion.

Hewasshott wot imesi nlungsandt woti

mesi nt he
stomach,t hedoct orshadt ooper atehi
m before
theydobl oodt ransf usi
on,duet ol ossofblood,
theyr emoved3bul letsfi
rstthatwer enotinar i
sky
area,t heystr
uggl edwi ththeotherbul l
etbecausei t
piercednexttot hehear t,after8hour sofoperation,
i
twassuccessf ul,t heoper ati
onwentwel l,butdue
tolossofbl oodhewasi nacr it
icalcondit
ionandi t
willtakeami raclef orhimt owakeup.

Theywheel edhi mtot hepr i

vatewardwi t
hpipesall
overhischest ,l
ookingal lpalewit
hdr yli
ps,the
doctorcal
ledaf amilymemberandl erekowentto
hiswhat,thesecondhesethi seyesonhi sbrot
her,
hefeltpai
ni nhishear t,hewi shedhecouldvetook
thebull
et,orsawwhatwasaboutt ohappensot hat
hecouldpr otecthi
st win,al umpbui l
dinhisthr
oat
andheswal l
owedwi thtearsf l
owingdownher
cheecks,het ri
edtobl ockthem buttheywere
uncontroll
able,hegotonhi skneesandcriedhis
ball
sout ,yesmandocr y,hidi
ngapai novera
bravefaceitwi l
lgetyoudepr essed,youneedtolet
i
talloi
tandyouf eelreli
evedaf t
er.

Hewentbackt ot
hegent s,itwas9oclockinthe
mor ni
ng,t heothertwoguyswentt obuybreakfast
,
whileotherswentt oinvest
igateaboutt
heshooting
attheclub,hesatdownandputhi spal
msonhi s
facecrying,l
eroypartedhim ontheshoul
der,its
wasasadmomentt here.

Ler
oy:Ical
ledghost
Ler
eko:whyIdon’
twantmyprincessst
ressabout
al
lthi
s,shesnoti
ntheri
ghtst
ate
Leroy:Iknow,thi
ngsl
ikethi
swecantkeepita
secret,i
tsbett
ershef
indoutfr
om herl
ovedones
thaninsocialmedi
a,Itr
ustj
aydshewillmakesur
e
shescalm.
Ler
eko:Icantbel
ievethat’
smybr otheri
nther
ewi
th
al
lthemachinesalloverherchest.
Ler
oy:hewi
llpul
lthr
oughbr
o,hi
saf
ight
ert
hat
Lereko:Iwil
lfindt
hatbust
ardandhewi
llpay,
puta
hitonhisfather
Ler
oy:what
,youdoknowi
tsghostf
athert
oo!
Lereko:Iknow,hjsoneofusnow,t hatmannever
l
ovedhi m ortr
ytoreachforhi
m,t ohim hi
sthe
bustardsonthatalmostdest
royedhismarri
age.
Ler
oy:butwehavet
oaskf
orhi
sopi
nion,j
ust
l
oyalt
ybro
Lereko:Iknow,Il
ltal
ktohi
m,t
heypr
obabl
yon
thei
rwayt othehospi
tal
Leroy:letmegoandgetyouchangeofcl
othesand
toi
let
ries,pleaseeatsomebr
eakf
ast
,bestrongf
or
yourbr o,cheers!
!

Atj
aydshouse
Hehasbeenawakesi ncehegotacal lf
rom the
brothersaboutt heshoot ing,hedidn’
twantt oleave
hiswi fealone,sohewai tedforhertowakeupi n
themor ning,het ookashowerandmadef r
uit
saladf orwar ona,shewokeupat8am,because
thelilprincesswashungr y,jaydfi
xedherabat h,
whi l
eshesr el
axingonat ub,hemadeupt hebed
andt ookouthermat erni
tydressandeverythingshe
willneed,andwentbackt othebathroom tohelp
herbat h,

War
ona:whatwoul
dIdowi
thoutyoumar
a
Jayds:hahayoul
lbeal
ooki
ngl
ikeahobof
orsur
e
War
ona:t
hat
’snotni
ce
Jayds:Il
oveyou,evenifyoul
lbel
ooki
ngl
ikea
hoboIwillst
il
llovesyou
Warona:Il
oveyout
oo,babe,If
eell
ikei
m gonna
hear
dsomebadnews
Jayds:whywoul
dyout
hinkt
hat
?
War
ona:myhear
t,i
tsl
ikei
m scar
ed,Icantexpl
ain
t
hisf
eel
ingbut…
Jayds:l
etsgetyououtbef
oret
hewat
erget
scol
d.
War
ona:okay

*shegotoutwi ththehel
pofj ayds,andhel pedher
dryherup,l otion,anddressup,heevenhel ped
hert i
eherhai rupinaponyt ail
,andwal kedtot he
kit
chent oeatherbr eakf
ast,al lt
histi
mej aydswas
quiet,checkinguphi swatchonhi swristand
cell
phonel i
kehi sexpecti
ngacal lormessage,af t
er
war onawasdone,hecr ouchedt oheronhi sknees,
andt ookwar onashandonhi s,andt hatti
me
war onaknewt hatshesgoingtor ecei
vebadnews,
herheartwasshowi nghersi gns.

Jayds:l
ove,honey,Il
oveyousomuch,pl
ease
staycal
m,Idon’twantyoubl
oodpr
essur
ehigh
okay
War
ona:whati
sitj
ayden#t
ear
swel
ledup#
Jayds:r
ememberyourpr
egnantwi
thourpr
incess,
andifyourbl
oodpressur
eri
sesyoul
lgetourIl
l
pri
ncessatri
skokay
War
ona:
#nodwi
tht
ear
s#
Jayds:lar
onawasshotl astnightatt
heclub,hisat
thehospit
al,j
ustgotoutofsur ger
ynownow,t he
doctorsayshiscrit
icalbutstableatt
hemoment ,
hewi l
lpullt
hrough,heast rongoner i
ghtther
e
Warona:
#crying#whywhyhi mj ay,whymybr ot
her
j
ay,Icantlooseanotherf
ami l
ymember ,whyis
Godpunishingme,whatdidIeverdot oangerhi
m,
Il
ovemybr otherspl
easeIcantloosethem,ohGod
pl
ease,pleaseifIsi
nnedpleaseforgi
vemeplease

#sobbingsohardt hatitmadejaydsshedat eartoo,

hehasn’tseenhiswi fesobrokenlikethi
s,andt hat
brokehisheartmill
iontimes,hehel dherinher
armsandr ubbedherback,l et
tingthatal
lout ,he
rubbedhertummyt oo,prayi
ngt hatshedoesn’ t
str
essthebaby,t heysatthereforawhi l
etillshe
hadnot ear
sinhereyes, thenhegaveheragl assof
waterwithsugar,anddr ovetothehospital,al lt
he
wayshewasquit
elookingout
sidewi
th,l
eani
ngher
headont
heglasswindow#

#unedi
tt
ed#

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Att
hehospi
tal

War
ona

Assoonaswepar kthecarIopenedmydoorand
marchedthroughthedoorthatopened
aut
omat i
call
y,Iaskedther
ecepti
onf ormybr
other
s
ward,Ididn’
twastetime,Iwantedtoseemy
brothersobad,Iwant edt
obewi t
hhim atthis
moment ,Il
eftjaydsincar,assoonIenterawar d
andsawmybr otherlyi
ngther
ewithpipesallover
hi
schestandbandagesont hewoundsmyhear t
brokeintoti
nypi eces,mykneesgotweak,myl egs
wobbl yasItrytor eachhi
sbed,IguessIwas
aboutt ofal
lonmykneesasIf el
tapairofhandson
mywai st
,myhusbandshands,It urnedandcr i
ed
onhi schest,
Seehiml i
ket hatbroughtal lmemor ies,whenmy
fat
herwasl yingtherei napoolofhi sblood,whenI
l
ostmyf irstunbor nchild,mymot herdyi ngofa
heartattach,nowmybr other,Icantloosehi m,I
cantlooseanot herfami l
ymember ,afterIcalm
down,j aydshel pedmet owalkt oachai rnexttohis
bed.heeassopal e,lookinglif
eless,wi t
ht hose
machi neshel pi
nghi m br eat
he,Isadt herel ooki
ng
athim wi t
houtsayi nganyt hing,Ireachesf ormy
bagandt ookoutmyl i
bbal m andmoi stur i
sehis
l
ibscauset heywer edr yandpeel ing.
Warona:pl
easedon’tl
eavemebr other
,Iwi l
lnever
sur
vivethi
scruelworl
dwithoutyou,pleasethi
nk
aboutmeandyourni ece,shewillbeheresoon,
don’tyouwannahol dher,takehertopreschool
,be
aroundwhenshecel ebrateherbirt
hday,andbuy
herthebestpresentli
keyoualwaysdi dtome,
pl
easef i
ghtforus,comebackt ouspl ease,don’t
l
eaveme,pl easeIneedyou,IknowIdon’ tsaythi
s
al
waysbutIl oveyoubi gbrot
her,Iloveyouso
much,

*thenextt hingt hemachi nesmadel oudsoundt hat

Istooduppani cking,NONONol aronadon’tgive
upplease#scr eami ng#t hedoct orandnur sescame
running,yel l
ingatmet ost andoutsi de,Icouldn’t
move,j aydsscoopedbr i
dalst yleandwentoutwi th
me,Iwasnumbl i
keapar tofmybr ainwasnot
functi
oni ng,wesatont hebenchj ustoutsi
dehi s
ward,l erekowal kedtoust hat’
swhenmybr ain
start
edt ofunction,Istoodandwal kedt ohim ,as
hehel dmesot ightinhischest ,rubbingmybagas
Icri
edhyst eri
cal l
ytil
lIfeltlikeIcantbr eat
he,like
mychesti sclosi nguponme,Ipul ledbagt r
yingt o
fi
ndabenchsot hatIcansi tdown,i twaspainful
mychestwasbur
ning,If
eltl
ikemyoxygenwas
l
eavi
ngmybody,Igotweakandt henextt
hingI
sawablank.

Hour slat
erIopenedmyeyes,t hesmel lthebeep
machi net hatwasmaki ngnoi se,t hat’
swhenmy
mi ndcamebackt hatimint hehospi t
al,Ireached
formybumpandi tssti
llhere,thankGod,It r
iedto
sitproperlybutt hi
sbandonmyst omachwasso
ti
ght,itsf orababy,t heyputt hi
sonmet omoni t
or
mybaby,Il ookedonmysi de,jaydshadhi spalms
onhi sface,Isqueezedhi sarm andhel ookedat
mewi t
hr edeyes,wasmymancr ying?

Jayds:lovear
eyouokay,youscar
edme,war
ona
don’teverdot
hatt
ome
War ona:*
whenshecal l
smebymynamehi svery
pissed*im sor
ry,* t
hat
’stheonl
ywor dIcouldatt
ar,
thethoughtoflosingmybabyagain,andl oosi
ng
mybr othermademechokeonmyt ears,j
ayds
embr acedmewi thawar m hug,
thi
smani slif
e,he
gi
vesmel
if
eandsomuchpeacei
nmyhear
t,*
Jayds:i
m sor
ry,t
hebabyisf
inet
hough,l
etmecal
l
thedoct
or*thedoct
orcame*
Doct
or:howar
eyouf
eel
ingMr
smagome
War
ona:If
eelsomuchbet
ternowdoc
Doct
or:youluckyyouhadapani cattachwhileyour
i
nthehospitalmam,i fyouwer enotherewe
woul
dbet alki
nganotherstor
y,yourbloodpressure
washightooduet oapanic,butIseeitgoingdown
now,pleasedon’tst
resstoomuch,j ustt
wo
monthsawayt henyoullbeholdingyourbuddleof
j
oy.
War
ona:yeahandIcantwai
t,
Jayds:Il
lmakesur
eshesnotstr
essedi
nanyway,
wejusthear
dbadnews,herbrot
herwasadmi
tt
ed
that
’swhyshehadapani
cattack
Doctor
:oht
hat’
sunderst
andabl
e,butj
ustknow
t
hatyourbr
otheri
singoodhands,hewil
lpull
t
hrough,
Jayds:t
hankyoudoc
Doct
or:letmegoandcheckot
herpat
ient
s,wi
ll
di
schargeyoulat
er,j
ustr
estf
ornow,
War
ona:t
hankyoudoc.
*
thedoct
orl
eft
,ler
ekogoti
n*

Ler
eko:howar
eyoupr
incess?
War
ona:i
m okaynow
Ler
eko:pl
easedon’
teverst
ressmel
iket
hat
War
ona:i
m sor
rybr
o
Ler
eko:uhm ghostcanIt
alkt
oyouf
orami
n
Jayds:Il
lbebackokay!Il
oveyoubot
h
#att
hehospi
talcor
ri
do#
Jayds:what
supswaar
Ler
eko:i
tsbk,hei
stheonet
hator
der
edt
hehi
ton
mytwin
Jayds:dammit,wehavetokil
lthatdog,bef
orehe
fi
nall
ysucceedinki
ll
ingoneofus
Ler
eko:Iwantt
oor
derahi
tonaper
sonhecar
es
aboutmost
Jayds:l
etshur
thi
m wher
eithur
tsmost,hecant
hurtoneofusandl
ethi
m enj
oyoursuf
feri
ng
Ler
eko:ar
eyousur
eImeanhi
syourf
athert
oo,
Jayds:Idon’
thaveafat
her,andmakesurehedoes
tevenupinahospit
al,Iwanthi
m dead.

#withthathelef
tlerekostandi
ngther
ewi thajaw
dropped,hedidn’tknowthatjaydswil
ltakethi
s
easy,letal
onewishdeat huponhisfatherli
kethat
,,
hecalledsni
per#

Atkbshouse
Hejustcamefr
om thehospit
alt
oseelarona,when
hegothomehef oundkaonecooki
nglunch,he
huggedherf
rom behi
nd,butkaonepull
edout
Kaybee:howmanyt i
messhouldIapologi
se,that
happenedbeforeweevendate,Idi
dn’
tcheaton
you,Ineverdid,wejustgotmar
ri
edforheaven
sakewhyar eyoupushingmeaway,dammi tkaone
t
alkt
ome

Kaone:im notreadyt otalktoyouokay,don’

tyou
thi
nkitseasyf orme,i m yourwif
eIshouldbethe
onecarryingyourfirstchil
d,nowImf orcedt
o
acceptyourchi l
dbecausei twasconceivedbefor
e
wegott ogether,it
st oomuchokay,Ineedsome
space,

Kaybee:wedon’tneedspace,weneedtodealwi
th
t
hatmat t
er,hewillbebornsoon,i
ncoupl
eof
weekstime,kaonedon’tyoudarewal
koutonme
whenItalktoyou

Kaone:GOTOHELLKABELO

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tt
ed#

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ATMOOKETSIRESI
DENCE

Kabelowokeupi nt hemainbedroom, hedi dn’t

sl
eepatal llastni ght,
theyhadahugef i
ghtl ast
nightwit
hwor dsthattheybothendedsl eeping
withoutsolvingt hatmat t
er,
thehugef i
ghtwas
aboutbuhle, whohasbeeni ncontactwi thsbu, t
hey
even,metatt hemal ltobuybabyclothes, and
kaonescol l
eaguesawt hem andsendapi c.

Kaonewassohur tandf eltbetrayed,shewantedto

moveout,butthat
’snothowawi feshouldbehave,
asshethoughtaboutwhatt heelderssaidtoher,
‘
’mosadiotshwarathi
pakaf obogaleng,awise
womanbui l
dsherfamily.andbuhl eont heother
handwantstodestroyhismar ri
agesi nceshest
he
onecar
ryi
nghi
sheir
,Idon’
tgetwhywomenst
il
l
thi
nkaboychi
ldwoul
dkeepaman,

Ladi
esandgent l
eman,amanwi lll
eavenomat t
er
what,chil
dornochi ld,
wesawmenl eavethei rbaby
mamasandwentt odateawomanwi thlot
sofki ds,
andweaskour sel
fthatwhathappened, odlile,that
l
adyomodl i
sitse,no,t
hereissomethingthatmade
hi
mt obeat tractedtothatwoman, maybe, her
humbleness/ herrespect/
love,t
hewayshet reathim,
nochildwillmakeamanst aywithyou,andit
doesn’tmatterthegenderoft hechil
d.

Kabel
o

Iwokeuptookashower,i
t’sabeen2weekssi nce
wegotmarri
edandthingsbet weenmeandmywi fe
i
tsbeensour,
Iknowit
smyf ault
,Ishouldvetoldmy
wifet
hati
mt aki
ngbuhletobuybabycl ot
hes,I
shoul
dhavesaidsomethi
ng, wewer enotont alki
ng
ter
msbutIshouldhavesaidsomet hing,andwhy
thehel
ldi
dn’
tIsayanythi
ng,Imeanshecoul
dhave
bumpedtoustogether
,Il
ovemywi fesomuch,
but
Imessedup,
Idon’tknowhowt ofi
xthis
Aft
erIshower
edIwentandmadebr eakfastf
orher
,
i
t’
saweekendsoshesnotgoingtowor k,
Iwasbusy
wit
hbreakf
astwhenIheardadoorbell
,okaywho
coul
dthatbeatt
hist
ime,Iwentandopened,oh
HELLNO!!

Buhl
e:mor
ningbabydaddy
Kb:dammitbuhlewhatdoyouwanthere,t
his
housebel
ongt omywifes,
youdon’
tgettoshowup
herewheneveryouwant
Buhle:
#fakingtears#It oldyouthi
ngsarenotgood
athome,im dueanyt i
mef r
om now,andIdon’
twant
compli
cationsdur ingbi r
th,whati
fIdi
eandleave
mysonal oneint hi
scr azywor l
d,
Kb:#si
gh#yourcausingprobl
emsi
nmymar
ri
age
buhle,
youneedtorespectmymarr
iage
Buhl
e:ai
ntyougonnai
nvytmei
n,yourbabyi
s
heavy
Kb:Ihateyoubuhle,andIregr etmeet i
ngyout hat
ni
ghtattheclub,nxa#iopenedt hedoorwider,Iwas
al
mostdonewi t
hbreakfast,Idishedupf orherand
myself
,andmywi f
e,speakingofher ,shecame
downstair
sohershor tpjys,thosesexyl i
ps,we
haven’
tmadel oveashusbandanwi fe,#

Kaone

Wowgr eatjustgreat,nowt hisgir

liscomingtomy
housenow, fi
rstitwascalls,thenshoppingnowshe
getsherel
ikesheownt hepl ace,andmydear
husbanddoesn’ tevenseet hatshehasamot i
ve,I
wenttothekitchenmademysel fafrui
tsalad,
Ifeel
bl
oatedlat
ely,andIonl ywantf rui
ts,orfr
uitsi
sthe
onlythi
ngIcanst omachrightnow, probablyi
ts
becauseIllbeonmyper iodsoon.

Ihummedagospel
song,
i
tsbeendayssi
nceIl
ast
gotonmykneesanphahl a,andpray,
Ivebeenso
st
ressedthatIfor
gotaboutGOD,ourcreat
or,
the
MANabove, Iwashummi ng,If
eltmyhusband
huggingmef r
om behi
ndandkissedmyneckand
whispered

kb:
Iloveyou,
andi
m sor
ryf
orever
ythi
ng
Kaone:#hummi ng,mindi
ngmyownbusi ness,
cutt
ingthefrui
ts,af
teri
m doneIwenttositatthe
couch,Ifoundthissl
ut#f
orgi
vemegod, butshe
deservethi
s*Ichangedthechannelshewas
watchingandli
stenedtogospelt
hatIrecorded*

Buhl
e:don’
tyouseet
hatIwaswat
chi
ngt
v,sho
Kaone:youcanst
eponkabelostoe,
butnotmi
ne
dar
li
ng,yourwaybel
owmyl evelhun
Buhle:kabel
o,ar
eyouj
ustgonnasi
tther
eand
l
ist
ent ohertal
ktomel
iket
hat
Kaone:youknowwhatbabygi
rli
mfedupwit
hyour
at
ti
tuderightnow,
nxa,
thi
sismyhouseandi
fkwa
enogabagor utamaitseo,welli
nthi
shouse,bef
ore
youst epi
nyoul ll
eaveyourslutt
yatt
itudeatt
he
gate,anddearthisi
sthel astt
imeyousetyourfi
lt
hy
feethere.

Iwentandcal l
edthesecuri
tyatthegatetocome
anddr agheroutofmyhouse, t
heydidn’tt
akel
ong,
theycameandpi ckedherupandt hr
ewherout ,
she
wasi nsul
ti
ngme, Idon’
tcare,
shewannaactghet t
o,
wellIshowherghet t
o.

Kb:
babe!
!
Kaone:youwannaf
oll
owyourbabymama,
your
fr
eetodoso
Kb:shespr
egnant
……
Kaone:wasIt herewhenyouguysmadet hatbaby,
don’tdi
srespectmekabelo,
Ididn’tf
orceyouto
marryme, ifyouwannagoandpl ayhappyf amily
wit
hher ,yourfr
eetogo,Iwontstopyou,nxa,wa
ntl
waelawena.
Att
hehospi
tal

It
sbeen2weekssi ncelaronawasshot,hisstil
lina
comma, noreflect
ions,orsi
gns,not
hing,i
sl i
kehis
dead,andthemachi nesamaki nghi
m ali
ve, t
he
woundsar eslowlyhealing,andnoinf
ectionswhat
soever,thedoctorscantsaywhenhewi llwakeup,
orhewi l
lwakeupf ine,

wi t
hnodamageathi sbodyyet ,
sor i
ghtnowa
prayerwi lldo, hisroom wasf i
lledwi thf l
ower s,
balloons,t hegangsandf ami l
yvi si
tedhi m everyday,
andt heyhadt oputasecur it
yatt hedoor ,aslongas
bkisst i
llal i
ve, hecancomeandf i
nishhi m,
especiallywhenhi saboutt olooseaf at her,t
onight,
buthedoesn’ tknowyet ,hethinkshi si nvisi
ble,
untouchabl ewel l
.Kill
inghisfatherwi llmakehi m
vulnerableandhewi llgetoutoft hehol ethathas
beenhi dingi n.
Jayds:soi
tsdone,
theywi
llt
akehi
m outt
oni
ght
?
Ler
eko:yes
Leroy:whenhi
seat
ingdi
nnerwi
thhi
sli
tt
lepat
het
ic
family,
Jayds:andwi
llseehowdaddysboywi
llf
eelaf
ter
hefoundoutt
hathisbrai
nisdead
Lereko:t
hatmanbettermakesur ethathedieon
thespot,hi
sfamil
ywillsurvi
ve,
hedoesn’tgettoput
ahitonmybr ot
herandst ayathil
browdri
nkinghis
fi
newi neli
kehi
suntouchable
Leroy:youknow,
Iwi
llat
tendt
hef
uner
al,
andt
hrow
thewhiterose
Jayds:i
m defi
nit
elygoi
ngto,Iwantt
obidmy
bustar
dfather
,andseehim gotoHELL

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tt
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039

Atbkshome

Thefami lywer egather

edatt hedinnert able,two
si
sters,mot her,
fat
herandbokang' sson, whowas
vi
sit
ingf oraweekend,bokangwasr unningl at
e
duetot raff
ic,everyoneprayedandser vedt hei
r
sel
f,
theyat ewhi lehavi
ngasmal lconvo,t hedoor
bel
lring,andt hesecondbornwentt otaket hedoor,
shecamef acet ofacewit
hasi lencergunpoi nti
ng
onherf orehead,shemovedbackwar dsast he3hit
mensi gnalledhert omove,showt hem t hewayt o
herparents.

Shewalkedbackwardstil
lshereachedthedi
ning
room whereever
yonelookedather,wit
hherhands
rai
sed,the3mencamef acetofacewit
hthefamil
y
buttheywer ewearingcartoonsmask, t
heydi dn’
t
sayanything,theynewt hattalki
ng,inthef ut
uret he
gir
lsmightrecognizet hei
rvoicesomeday,sot hey
didwhattheycamef or,theoldmanr eachedunder
thetabl
etogr abhisgunbuti twast ool ate,t
hey
shothim 10timesint hechestand1i nbet weenhi s
eyes,thewi f
eandf ami l
yscreamed, crying.
Thehi
tmenwentt
othei
rcaranddr
oveof
f,l
eavi
ng
anotewr
it
ten
“
bloodf
orabl
ood”

Theyothersi stert
ookouthercel l
phoneandcall
ed
emergencynumber ,t
heambul ancewasont heway,
poli
cetoo,t heysister
ssattherenumb,br oken,
theycoul
dn’ tcryanymor e,t
herewasnot ears
comingout ,t hei
rmotherwascr yingonhi
s
husbandbloodychest ,bl
ooddr i
ppingof
f,butshe
didn’
tcare,shecr iedhyster
ical
ly,

Aft
ercoupl
eofmi nutestheambulancedrovei
n
fol
lowedbythepoli
ce,theothersi
sterhi
dethenot
e
,t heparamedicsgotinwithastretcher
,t heysaw
thattherewasnol i
fether
e,theycalledthe
forensi
cs,theydidn’tt
akelong,theypar kedthei
r
bakkieandt ookoutthei
rcasesandawhi t
ecover
toputt hebodyin,itwasnowacr imescene.

Theywer ebusydoingthei rthing,t hef amil

ywas
wai ti
ngout side,thenoisynei ghbor swer estandi
ng
out sidelooking,theycouldn’ tbelievet hemighty
kingpi nisdead,somewer ehappyt hatthei
rkids
mi ghtbesaf eknow,ever yonewhoknewhi m was
happy,het houghthi st
heki ngoft hi
st own,kids
wer egoi ngmi ssi
ng,andt hepol icedi dn’
tdo
anyt hing,becauseher unst histown,heownst he
policemen,pol it
ici
ans,mayor s,ever yone,now
themi ghtykingpinhasf allen.

Bokangsawhisst
reetf
ullofpeopletil
lhereached
hishome,hegoti
ntimeast heforensicshel
da
bodybagandputiti
ntheirbakki
e,hef rozef
ora
second,par
tofhi
m knewt hathisdad,according
tothebodyst ruct
ur eofthebodybag,buthedidn’t
wanttobelieveit,heraninsi
deashebumpedi nto
theparamedi cswheel i
nghismot herwi
thanoxygen
masktot heambul ance,shestoppedthem and
heldhi
smot her’
shands

Bk:mot her,pleasebest rong,okay,f orus*he

wenti nsi
deandf oundhissistersnumbst arr
ingat
thepooloft heirfathersbl
ood,nochi ldshouldsee
thi
s,t oseet heirparentsbeingmur deredinfrontof
them* ohmyl i
lsis,im sosorry,whoeverdidthis,I
willhuntthem down,andt heywi l
lpay

Sist
er1:youseenowthatt
hisgangt
hinghasdone,
howmanyt i
mesdidwetel
lyoutost
op,
Si
ster
2:It
hinkt
hisbel
ongst
oyou

*bktookanoteandlookedatit
,andthrewthejui
ce
j
aracrossthewal
l,heknewwhodi dthat,andhe
wasangry,whatdidhethought
,thathi
s
untouchable,invi
sible,wellt
hat’
sthepriceyoupay
formessi ngwithotherpeoplesli
feandthinkyours
i
si nvisi
ble,t
heygothi m wereithurt
s,latert
he
police,f
orensi
cs,dr oveoff
,t hefamil
ywenttheir
separ at
ewayst otheirroom*

Atj
aydshouse

Theyguys,l eroy,lerekoandj aydsweredr i

nking
theirf
inestwhiskycel ebrat
ingthedeathoft he
fal
lendruglord,wi threggaemusi cplayingon,
l
uckydube,f r
eedom pl ayi
ng,theywer etogether
whent heygotacal lfrom untraceabl
enumber ,as
theybothknewi t
sf r
om t hehitmen,tell
ingthem
cheers,andt heyknewwhathemeant .

Lereko:nowicantwai
ttoseet
hesoci
almedi
a
tomorrowwithacapti
on“t
hemight
ydrugl
ir
dhas
fal
len”
Jayds:t
hatIgot
tt
aseedamnl
if
eisgood,r
esti
n
peacesper
m donar
Ler
oy:cheer
stot
hat

N.
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040

WEEKLATER

#Thedayoft
hef
uner
al#

Magomer
esi
dence

Theguyspar
kedout
sideont
hedr
ivewayast
hey
allgotoutoft heirLambor ghi
ni’
s,di
fferentcolours,
i
twaskaybee, Leroy,l
erekoandt habisoakasni per,
theytookf ewsnapsbef orejaydsgotoutoft he
housewi t
hhi swi fe,whowant edtoseewhat sgoing
onout si
de, t
heywer ealldressedinblack
tux,l
ooki
ngal lyummywi thshadeson, andf r
eshly
haircuts,youl lsweart heywer egoingt osome
events,t
hosehi ghclassevent sofblackt i
e,butno
theywant edtoseet hemi ghtydruglordsendt ohell.

Jaydski ssedhi swi feandgoti nhisyel low

Lambor ghini,kaybeeswasdr i
vingt her edone,
l
erekot hewhi t
eoneandt habi sotheor angeand
l
eroythel imeone, theydr oveoutt ot hecemet ery,
whent heygott herethef uner alhasntar ri
vedyet ,
but
i
tdidn’
tt akel ongtillitarrived,theygotout ,
alleyes
onthem, girl
sdr ooli
ng, t
heymadet hei rwayt othe
crowdbutst ayedal i
ttl
ef urthertot hecr ownbut
theycoul dseeever yt hi
ng, t
her everendpr eached,
thechoirsang, mostpeopl ewhoat tendt hefuneral,
werepol it
ici
ans, drugl ords, humanpi mps, corr
upt
mayors, poli
ces, andpr obabl ythenei ghbors.
bokang

Thefuneralcontinues,
fol
lowingpr ograms, itwas
ti
mef orthecaskettogodown, bkwasl ooking
downal lt
histime,whenhesawt hem arrivemaki ng
astatementheknewt hatit
sthem t hatkill
edhi s
fat
her,t
heirappearanceprovedhi ssuspi ci
on.And
hewasboi li
ngi nanger,
hismother sandhi ssi sters
cri
es,madehi m shedat ear,
itwasnowsi nkingt hat
helosthisfather,whenthecasketwasgoi ngdown,
wewentandt hrewsoilintheholeandwhi t
er oses
ontopoft hecasket.

Ithurt
ssomucht oseemysi sterandmymother
cryi
nglikethat
,welostourfather,t
hemanwhoput
hisfamilyaboveeveryt
hing,
whomadesur ethatwe
don’tl
ackanything,andwehadahappychildhood

Themanwhomademet hemanIam t
oday,who
foughtf
orhi
sfamily,
whomadeenemiesbecause
hehavetoputfoodonthetabl
e,t
ocl
otheus,t
o
bui
ldahousef
ormymot herandsecur
eourfut
ure,
hewasahardworker
,themanofhonor,RESTI
N
PEACEFATHER!!
Afterawhil
epeoplewal kedtothei
rcarsanddr ove
tobokangshome, t
owasht hei
rhandsandshar ea
mealbeforetheygot othei
rseparatehomes,the
guysstayedforawhi l
e,atthecemet er
ylooki
ngat
thestonescoveredthegraveofbokangsf ather.

Jayds:t
hisbust
ardi
sdeadf
orr
eal
Kb;yeah,
areyougoodt
hough,
hewasst
il
lyour
fat
her
Jayds:i
m good,Ineverknewhim,weneverhada
rel
ati
onship,
soim good,hewaslikeast
rangert
o
me,don’tsweati
tbro,thedevi
lwentt
ohell
Ler
oy:yahl
etsgohome
Thabi
so:
hai
bowehavet ofoll
owthem homeand
washhandsthenwi
lll
eave,wedon’twantt
ocar
ry
hi
sbadluckhomecomeon
Jayds:t
hatt
hisi
sreal
?Nahyourj
oki
ngman
Kb:comeon,l
etsgoandwash,
thenwi
llgr
absome
l
unchatyourr
estaur
ant
Jayds:sur
elet
sgo

*Wegoti nourcar sdr ovetobokangshomewashed

ourhandsandwedr ovet omyr estaurantforlunch,
Icheckedonmywi fe,mymot herandsi sterad
kaonewer ewithher ,Ijustdidn’tli
kehert obeal one
eventhoughhel persandsecur ityarethere,justa
famil
ymembert obear ound, somyl adi
esar egood,
weor der
edl uncht henaf terlunchweor deredbeers
too

Laronahasn’twokenupyet,buthi
swoundsar e
heali
mg,andnosi gnofi
nfecti
ons,hopehegetwell
soonandcomebackt ous,whil
ewear est
il
lchil
li
ng
outsi
de,bokangandhisrat
smadet hei
rwaytous,

Bokang:wel
lwel
l,
Iseeyourcel
ebr
ati
ng
Kaybee:hahahawear
eact
ual
ly
Bokang:mayIaskwhatar
eyouguysar
e
cel
ebrat
ing
Jayds:boywear
enotyourmat
es,
Bokang:mmhhhourfat
heri
sdead,
andyouar
e
cel
ebrat
ingt
hatr
ight
Jayds:
ohohholdon,yourf
ather,
hewasn’tmy
fat
her,andi
m gl
adhisdead,mayhissoulbe
welcomedinHELL,
druzapleaseanot
herroundmy
guy
Dr
uza:sur
ebossa
Leroy:nowcanyoupleaseexcuseus,
wear
eint
he
middleofsomet
hing
Bokang:youal
lgonnar
egr
eti
t,especi
all
ythi
s
bust
ardson
Lereko:hahahahawowt hel
ilboyi
soutoft
he
shellnowthatdaddyi
sgone,
#t
heyl
aughedatbokangandhi
smonkeys#
Bokang:t
hat
’sapr
omisebrot
her,
youknowyou
cantt
akemeon,Il
lputabull
etonyoubef
oreyou
saymyname
Jayds:BLOODFORBLOOD

*her ememberedthatnote,andt
ri
edtopunchjayds,
butjaydshel
dhislit
tl
efistandgr
abbedhisneck
pushinghimtothewall*
Jayds:you’reasmallboy,don’tevert
hi nkofput t
ing
yourfi
lthyhandsonme, Illcrashyousonandsend
yourmot herandsist
erstoNigeriaforpr osti
tut
ion,
that
’swhatyoudor i
ght,
don’tpissmeof f,yousee
unli
keme, therear
eyourf amilynotmi ne,thishere
i
smyf amily,nowgetyoursti
nkingassoutofmy
proper
ty,nxa#her el
easedhim, gaspingf orair
#

Bokang:youbett
ersl
eepwithoneeyeopenbr o,
soonyourwifewil
lbebreat
hingbeneathme,she
wil
lbemi neandIwil
lrai
seyourbustar
dchil
d,li
ke
fat
herli
kekid

Ohhedidn’
tjustsai
dthat
,jaydst
ookouthi
sgun
andshotbot
hhi sl
egswhil
et her
estoft
hegang
waspointi
nggunsatbokangsmonkeys,he
screamedinpai
nast heysur
render
edandtook
bokangtothecaranddrovehimtothehospi
tal
,
cryi
ngli
keabit*
*allt
hewayt othehospi
tal
.

N,
M

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042

AWEEKLATER
*wellbokangwasadmi t
tedtothehospi t
al,
hei sstil
l
atthehospital,
bothhislegswereshotandt hey
werebot hbalancedonast ret
cher,hewasi nal otof
pain,hetri
edtobr i
bethedoctortoreleasehim, but
thedoctortooknoneofi t,
hewasn’tgonnar isk
l
oosinghi smedicalli
censehewor kedsohar df or,
al
lthosesleeplessni
ght
sbeforeexam,allt
hose
pract
ical
’
st hathehadtovomitsaft
erhelpi
ng
someoneorhel pgivebi
rt
h,yeah,sobokanggave
up.

Hefel
thelpl
essbeingst
uckonthebedthewhole
dayandhisbutthurt
salot
,buthi
splanswer
estil
l
onmotion,
andthatwasgonnahappenonFri
day,
hi
sguysgotin
BOKANG
Bokang:sur
egent
s
Them :sur
ebossa
Man1:howar
eyouf
eel
ingboss
Bokang:i
m goodguys,
howst
hepl
angoi
ng,
Man2:ever
ythi
ngi
ssetboss
Man3:shehastheappoi
ntmentonFr
iday,
sowi
ll
bewai
ti
ngoutsi
deattheentr
ance
Bokang:whataboutt
hatcol
our
edboyandt
heot
her
twi
n
Man1:Idon’tknowaboutt
hetwin,hespendsmost
ofhi
stimeinhospit
al,
andyourbrot
herwil
lbeina
meeti
ng,herpatol
dme
Bokang:goodt hen,Iguesseverythi
ngwillbeset
,
andIllasksomedoct ort
ot r
ansfermereatlif
e
hospi
tal,sothatIcanbecl osetoher,att
hattime
then,
goodj ob
Man3:yeahitsal
lset
,ohyahthemer
chandisewi
ll
bearr
ivi
ngthi
sThursday,
sothebi
gguywillbe
handl
ingever
ythi
ng,
Bokang:yeaht
hanxguys,wi
llcal
lhi
m askhowhi
s
copi
ng,thanxf
orst
oppingby

AtMooket
sir
esi
dence

Kaonewasbusycookingi nthekit
chen,shet ooka
si
ckleaveshesbeenfeelingti
redandthest r
esstoo
wastakingatol
lonher,shecookedwi t
haf ace
muskon, t
hesmelloffoodespeciall
ymeatwas
makinghernauseas,
shessuspect edthatshes
pregnant,butshej
ustrubbedt
hatt
houghtoffcause
shesgoingt hr
oughalotri
ghtnow,
wit
hwor kand
hermar r
iage.

Sheknewt hatheri
nl awsar eonthei
rway, soshe
cookedforsupper,shelookedatthewallwat chand
sheknewt hatsoondear esthubbywil
lbehome,
aft
ershewasdonecooki ngshewentt otakeabat h
andgotdressedinal ongl oosedr
essandsl eeper
s,
ti
edherhairwithascar fandwentt owatchamovi e,

Shel ookedatt hewal lwatchagai n,andits18h30,

kabel oshouldbehomebynow, shet r
iedhim on
hercel l
,butittookherstraighttovoi cemail,she
startedtogetwor ri
ednow, soshecal l
edhis
assistant,hetoldherhecancel edal lhismeet i
ngs
fortoday, hesaidtheresbeenanemer gency,he
wentt ot hehospit
al,sohisassist antdidn’
task
mor e, andhedi dwhatheaskedhi mt oo,andthat
brokeherhear t
,sherant oherbedr oom andt he
mi nuteshecl osedthedoor ,shesl i
ddownwi thher
backont hedoorandcried,
ithurstsobad,she
hear
dt hecarpullovert
hedriveway,i
tmustbeher
i
nlaws.Shet hought,sheri
nsedherf ace,
andwent
towelcomet hem.

Kaone:mme,
rre,
wel
come
Kbmom:ohmakot
i,howar
eyou
Kaone:i
m wel
lma,
howwast
het
ri
p
Kbsdad:hel
lomakoti
,wher
eist
hathusbandof
your
s,cal
lhi
mt ocomeandgetourbags
Kaone:
#shel
ookeddown#hi
snothomeyetpapa
Kbsmom:att
hist
imewher
eishe
Kaone:Il
lgoandpi
ckthem uppapa,
pleasesi
t
downandmakeyoursel
fathome
*Iwentandpickedtheirbagsandputthem ont
he
guestr
oom downstairs,andwentbacktothe
l
aunge,Ifoundthem sitt
ing*

Kaone:canIgetyouanyt
hingt
odr
ink?Youmustbe
st
arvi
ngIcooked,
let
ssi
tatt
hedi
ningt
abl
e
Kbsdad:makotiwaterwi
llbefine,andpl
easecome
andsitdown#icamewithajugf ul
lonwaterand
twoglasses,
andpouredforthem andIsatdown
nextt
omot heri
nlaw#
Kbsmom:makot i
,youcall
edushere,weareher
e
now,pl
easemychildtel
luswhatswrong,whyyou
cal
ledusher
e,andwher ei
syourhusband?doeshe
al
wayscomehomel at
e?
Kbsdad:don’tbeaf
rai
dmakot
i,f
eelf
ree,
anddon’
t
pr
otectkabel
o
Kaone:#tearsroll
eddownhercheeks# af terwe
cameback, t
hingswasnevert hesame, Iwas
fi
ndingithardt odealwithbuhle,soIjustneeded
ti
met oacceptt hat,IknowIputabr avef aceatthe
meeting,butdeepdownIwast ornapar t
, myhear t
wasbr eaking,i
tsnoteasytoacceptt hatyour
husbandi sexpectingachildwiththeot herwoman,
soIwassl owlyaccept i
ngthesi t
uati
on, butkabelo
andbuhl emadei thardforme, thenextt hingthey
arei
ncont act,thengobabyshoppi ng, andbuhl e
hasgut
stoshowhersel
fatmydoorst
ep,
now
now…………#sobbi
ng#

Kbsmom:t
ake,
havesomewat
ermydear
,shshsh
sh……
Kbsdad:Isweari
m gonnaki
llt
hatchi
ld,
#fummi
ng
wit
hanger#
Kbsmom:pleasemylovecalm downokay,
please,
don’
trai
seyourbl
oodpressur
eplease,
Kbsdad:Isosor
rymakot
i,wher
eishenow?
Kaone:hi
sbeenatthehospi
talt
hewhol
eday,
im
sor
ryma, excuseme
*wi
ththatIranupstair
stomybedroom andcri
ed,
t
hisistoomuch,Ifeltpai
nsinmyabdomen,my
motherinl
awgoti nandr ushedt
ome,witha
worr
iedface”*

Kbsmom;makot
i,ar
eyouokay,
areyoui
npai
ns
Kaone:mai
thur
ts,
aahhhhh
*shecalledherhusbandandt heyt ookmet othe
hospital
,Iwasi npain,partofmeknewt hatim
pregnant,andthethoughtofl osingmybabyscar ed
me, Iwasr ushedtotheemer gencyr oom,mybl ood
pressurewasskyhi gh,theyinject edmesomet hing
toeaset hepain,andtheydi dascansi nceItold
them Ithinkim pr
egnant ,andi ndeedIwaspr egnant,
6weekspr egnantandt hedoct orsaidhewi l
lkeep
meoverni ght
*

Kbsmom:ohmyangel ,
howar
eyouf
eel
ingnow?
Sti
llexper
ienci
ngpai
ns
Kaone:i
m okaynow, buttheysaidtheywil
lkeepme
herf
orthenight
,theywilldischar
gemei nthe
morning
Kbsdad:getsomer
estdear
,andt
akei
teasyokay
Kaone:Iwi
llpa,
ma,
thankyou,
ifyouwer
en’
tther
eI
don’
tknowwhatIwoul
dhavedone
Kbsmom:don’
twor
ryaboutt
hatokay,
wil
lseeyou
i
nthemorni
ngokay,
doyouneedsomet
hingt
oeat
bef
orewego
Kaone:Ial
readyor
der
edsupper,
pleasedr
ivesaf
e
Kbsdad:goodnightmakot
i,andt
akecar
eofmy
gr
andchil
dthereokay
Kaone:Iwi
ll
,goodni
ght
.

Theyl eft,andIwasal onei nthewar d,Iremember

thosehappymoment s,f
irstdayImetkabel o,t
he
holiday, t
heweddi ng,thehappyt i
mes, Iwishhewas
herewi thme, holdingmyhand, It
houghtmar r
iage
i
sf un, butIhaven’tenjoyedmymar riageevenf or
thef i
rstmont hnje,butthedayaf terourwedding,
troublecame, Ijustwonderi fthi
smar r
iageisworth
allthi
s, maybeIshoul ddivorce,andr aisemybaby
alone, maybel oveisnotforme, maybet hi
shappy
everaf terdoesn’texi
st,

N.
M
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ed#
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42

Att
hehospi
tal

Kaone

Iwasturningandt ossingthewholeni ghtthinking

aboutmymar r
iage,Ifeltalonei
nthismar ri
age,I
almostlostmybabybecauseoft hismar riage,I
call
edmyi nl awher etocomeandi ntervene,when
wegetmar r
iedwear egivenadvicethatwet alkto
ourinlaws,weaskt hem foradvi
ce,asawi feItalk
tohisparentsandashet al
kt omypar ents,that ’
s
howIwasadvi sed.

Theyputamoni
toronmybabysi
ncemybl
ood
pressurewashigh,sot hatt heycanmonitorher
,
andhear i
ngherheartbeat ,
itwassobeautiful
,
and
thi
s,her,Ihavet oprotecther,Iwanttoholdher
soon,atlistsomethi
ngwonder fulcameinthi
s
horrorofamar r
iage.

Final
yImanagedtosleep,Iguessmybabi
eshear
t
beatitbecameal
ulabye,whenIwokeup,Iwas
metbykbsmom,smi l
li
ngatme

Kbsmom:youl ooksobeauti
fulwhenyoursleepi
ng,
i
ml uckyt
ohaveyouasmydaught er
,Ialways
wantedadaughter
,IhopeIwasnotbeingcreepy

Kaone:mor
ningma,noi
tsokay,
Kbsmom:Ibr
oughtyoucl
othes,t
oil
etr
ies,
br
eakf
astt
oo
Kaone:t
hankyouma,youcameal
one?
Kbsmom:yes,It
ookanuber
,yourf
atherwant
ed
t
otal
ktokabel
o,hecameear
lyt
hismorning
Kaone:
#si
gn#
Kbsmom:dar li
ng,youhavetothi
nkaboutthebaby
yourcaring,yeshismysonbutIdon’ttol
eratewhat
hisdoing,yourhiswife,heshoul
drespectyou,
don’tt
akebul l
shitf
rom mannever
,
Kaone:MA!
!
Kbsmom:yes,Iwontt ellyouthatshitt
hatthe
el
derssaywhenyougetmar ri
ed,youhavet ostand
onyourtwofeet,don’tstayinamar ri
agewhen
yournothappy,marriageisabeaut i
fulthi
ngifboth
ofyouareinit
,yourhusbandshoul dbeyourf ri
end,
yourni
ghtandshinningar mour,yourhomeshoul d
beaplaceyoulookfor wardtoowhenyouhadabad
day,
yourcomfortzone,notani ghtmare.
Kaone:Ihear
dyouma,Iwasthi
nkinglastni
ght,I
wanttomoveout,
Idon’
tknowma,Ialmostlostmy
babyand,Ineedsomepeacema,
Kbsmom:yournotmovingoutofyourhouse,
neverevermoveoutoft
hehouseyousharewith
yourhusband,hel
lmoveoitnotyou,butdar
li
ng
areyousure?
Kaone:yesma,Ilovemyhusbandsomuch,butI
l
ovemybabyt oo,Icantdealwi
thkabel
oandhi
s
babymamar ightnow
Kbsmom:Iunder st
andmyl ove,putyourbabyfi
rst
beforeanyt
hingel
se,Illstaywithyouforawhile
okay,Illgobackaf
terf
irsttri
mester,whenIknow
thatyourbot
hsafeokaylove
Kaone:t
hankyouma,andi
m sor
ryf
oral
lthi
s
Kbsmom:honeyyoudon’
thavetoapologi
se,
that
boyhur
tyou,i
m happyt
hatyourokay,
Kaone:l
etmegoandt
akeashower
Kbsmom:Il lgoandsi
gnyourdi schar
gepapers,I
bumpedintoyourdoct
orandhesai dyourr
eadyto
go,butyoumusttakeiteasyokay.
Kaone:okayma,

*Iwentt
ot akeashower,aft
er30minIwasdone,I
wentbackt ot
heward,Ifoundmymotherinlaw,
wetookmybagandl eft
,theuberwasalready
wait
ingforus,wegotinthecaranddr
oveoff,we
foundthekabelocookingintheki t
chen,Idintgreet
him Ipassedhim andwenttoourbedr oom,tolie
down,i twasnoonwhenIwokeup, tookawar m
bathandputonamaxil ongdr ess,andwent
downstairs,l
ookslikeIcameatt heri
ghttime,my
i
nl awswer esi
tt
ingdownf acingkabelo, hi
sfaceon
hispalms*

Kaone:dumel
angbagol
o
Kbsdad:makot
i,pl
easesi
tdown
Kaone:okayr
ra
Kbsdad:kabel
otel
lypurwif
ewherewer
eyoul
ast
ni
ght
,andwhatt i
medi dyoucamehome,
Kaone:#si
gn#
Kabel o:MmaMooket si
,whenIwasatworkI
receivedacal lf
rom buhl
e,shewasinpai
ns,and
shewasal one,soIpockedherupanddrovetothe
hospi t
al,shewasi nl
abour,
Icamehomethis
mor ningaf t
ershegavebirt
htomyson,im sor
ryI
shoul dhavecalledyou,
Kbsmom:t hat’
snotenoughkabel o,urghmanI
didn’traiseyoulikethis,whydi dyoumar rythi
sgirl
i
fyouknewyournotr eadytobeahusbandt o
her.whydon’ tyousetherf reeifyoursti
ll
entertainingt
hatbuhl egirl
,wakeupson,t hatgir
lis
tr
oubl e,youwi l
llooset hi
swomanandyourunbor n
babynxa,Ineedf r
eshai rbeforeIstr
anggleyour
sont odeat h.
Kabel
o:whatdoyoumean,babear
ewepr
egnant
Kaone:#nod#
Kbsdad:kabel
o, t
hat ’
snothowwer ai
sedyou,
makotiwasadmi tt
edl astni
ght,thisyounggi r
l
doesn’
tdeser
vet hi
s,youneedt ochoose,i t
sei t
her
youwanttobewi thyourwi f
eort hatbuhlegirl
,if
youwanttobewi thyourwi f
eandsor tthi
ngsout ,
youneedtostopal lcommuni cat
ionwi t
hbuhl e,yes
shesthemotherpfyourson,buti tendsthere,do
ri
ghtbyyourwife,ort akebackthismymakot ito
herhomeifyoudon’ twanttobei nthismar r
iage
anymore.
Kabelo:papa,Ilovemywi fe,andIwantt osor tout
mymar r
iage,myl oveIknowIhur tyou,pleasegive
meachancet ocor r
ectmymi st
akes,t oshowyou
respectandlove,im sorr
yflral
lthethingsIpityou
through,pleaseallIaskisachance,i mr eal
ly
sorry,Il
ldoanyt hi
ngyouaskmet o,anythingmy
l
ove
Kaone:pleasemoveout,gi
vemespace,Ial
most
l
ostalmostmybabybecauseofthest
ressyouve
beengivingme,Ineedspacet
obreat
he,thi
nkand
youdot oo,youdon’
tknowwhatyouwantkabel
o,
pleasegoandsortoutyour
sel
f.
Kabelo:pleasel
ovedon’tsot
hat,don’tchaseme
outplease,wecant al
kaboutthi
s,pleaseIloveyou
kaone,mpr ethananythi
ng,papaplease
Kbsdad:kabeloson,respectyourwi f
eswi shes,
sheneedstime,somepeaceandunt i
llyoupr ovet
o
herthatyouwil
lstopallthatnonsensewi t
ht hatgi
rl
,
putyourfamil
yfi
rstson,shecomesf ir
stbef ore
ever
ything.
Kabel
o:Iunder
standpapa,Il
lgoandpack.
babe
canyoupl
easehel
pmepackpl
ease
Kaone:okay

Att
hebedr
oom

Kabel
o:babe,i
m sosor
ry,Idi
dn’
tknowwhattodo,
sheneededmyhelpandIhadtohel
pher
,shewas
car
ingmyson
Kaone:
#chuckl
es#mmmhhr
ight
Kabel
o:Il
oveyoukaone,andthankyouforcari
ng
myseed,im sohappyr
ightnowthatyourcar
ing
mybaby,
Kaone:letsnotgot hereplease,i m notinthemood
toplayhappyf amil
ywi thyou,nowIhavedoubt s
aboutyou,aboutt hismar ri
age,i tfeel
simi nthi
s
mar r
iagealone,Ididn’tsi
gnupf ort hi
s,kabelogao
respectatall
,yournotevenl ett
ingmeon
everythi
ngyoudo,youj ustgot hereanddoyour
thi
ng,yahkaonewi llbefi
ne,t hat’snothow
mar r
iagewor k,t
hismar ri
agel ackscommuni cat
ion,
sotaket
gisspaceandaskyour
sel
fwhatdoyou
want.
Kabel
o:Iknl
wwhatIwantandi
tsyou#shout
ing#
Kaone:don’tr
aiseyourvoi
ceatme,i mrightbesi
de
you,im notbuhle,andyouwillr
espectme,nxah,
takeyourbagandl eavepl
ease.

N.
M

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ed#
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43

Fewdaysl
ater

Bokang
Iwast
ransf
err
edt
oli
fef
ourwayshospi
tal
,sot
hat
Icanbeclosert
omywoman,andi twi
llbeeasyto
adaptherfr
om whil
eimi nsi
dethi
shospital
,i
twil
l
beeasier
,Iwastransf
erredhereonWednesday,its
Fri
daytodayandmypl ansforget
ti
ngmywoman
back.

Icantwai ttoseemybr ot
hersr eacti
onwhenhe
fi
ndoutt hathiswi fewasadapti nthehospi t
al,t
he
j
etwasr eady,andat her oom thatIturnedtoa
hospi t
alwasr eadytoo,nowl etmer elax,Ivebeen
wai t
ingfort hi
sf oralongt i
meandi tsfinall
y
happeni ng,shet urneddownmyl obolaandmar ry
mybr ot
her ,afterthehumi l
iat
ion,theypi tme
through,Imeanwhot urndownt hemar r
iage
proposall ikethat,ever ywomanwantt oget
mar ri
edr i
ght.

Jayds
Ihadameetingintheaf
ternoonthattookt
hewhole
3hours,Il
ookedattheti
meandImi ssedt
he
appoi
ntment,Ipackedmyf i
lesandplacet
hem on
thefarcornerofmyt ableandt ookmyl aptopbag
andcarkeys,anddr ovetothehospi talt
opi ckup
mywi fe,Icall
edherbutshewasn’ tanswer i
ngt hen
Icall
edherbodyguar dsTol ethim knowt hati m on
mywayt opickthem up,hesai dshesst il
lbusy
withthedoctor.
idrovet othehospi talandpar ked,I
checkedmymessages,andcal ledlerekoi ftheres
anychangeaboutl arona,butt heresst il
lnothi ng,
butlucki
lyhewasbr eat hi
ngonhi sownnow,we
j
ustwai t
ingforhimtowakeup.

IgotoutofmycaraswhenIsawmywi fewalki
ng
outofautomatichospi
taldoors,lookingbeauti
ful
onhermat ernit
ywear,3weeksl eftt
henIllbe
holdi
ngmypr incess,t
henur seryiscompleteand
readyforher
,andweal readygotanannyt ohelp
with,Iwassmi l
ingadmiri
ngmywi fewalki
ngt ome,
Idon’tknowwhathappenedaf ter,

Acarpassedbyspeedi
ng,andtheyshotmywife,I
r
antoherthebodyguar
dscaughtherbef
oreshefel
l
onthepavement,hemadesuret hatshedoesn’
t
fal
lonherbump,Irantothem asmor eshotwere
fi
red,peopl
escreami
ng,theotherbodyguards
waslyingonthepavement,hegotshotwhilehe
wasprotect
ingmywife,

ThetimeIr eachedmywi fe,lyi

nghelpl
essont he
pavementsuppor tedbyt hebodyguardhands,i
pockedherupandr anwithhertotheemergency,
thedoctorsmetmehal fway,shewasputont he
str
etcherandt otheicu.

Jayds;Godpleasesavethem,pleasesavemywi f
e
anddaught er
,*Iwaspacingupanddownont he
corri
dor,shecantdue,Icantl
osethem ,noohGod
pleasecoverthem wit
hyourbl
essedblood,and
protectt
hem,pr ot
ectmyf ami
ly.

Thepolicecametome,andaskedmei fIcanmake
astatement,Imeanthat
’ssick,howcantheyask
met hatwhenmywi f
eisintherefi
ght
ingforherl
if
e,
ohthi
sismessedup,andi
thasbokangwr
it
tenal
l
overi
t.

Pol
iceman1:af
ter
noonsi
r
Jayds:sur
e
Pol
iceman2:wewoul
dli
ket
otakeast
atement
Ler
eko:#wal kedin#areyouki ddi
ngrightnow,my
si
sterisfi
ghtingforherli
fe,andyou’r
eher etot
ake
astatement,whydon’ tyougoandl ookatthecctv
andst opbot
her i
ngmybr othernxauseless
Pol
iceman2:
mindyourl
anguageboy
Ler
eko:doyouseeaboywhenyoul
ookatme?
Jayds:broleavethem,wi
llgi
veyouast
atement
l
ater,pleaseleave
#t
heyl
eft
#

*
aft
er3hour
sofwai
ti
ng,f
inal
lyt
hedoct
orcame*
Doct
or:Mr
s.Magomesf
ami
ly
Jayds:i
m herhusband,aret
heyokaydoc,i
smy
wif
eanddaught erokay?
Doct
or:
im sosor
rysi
r….
.
Jayds:NoNoNO

Kaone
Iwasi nmyoff
icebusywi thwor k,
Igrabbedawater
bott
lenextt
omet hatIhavebeendr i
nkingon,buti
t
wasempt y,
Idialednomat herecepti
onl adyt
o
bri
ngme2bot tlesofwater,aftercoupleof
minutesaknockcame,It houghtitsnoma,I
smelledhi
sperfumeasi t

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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ted#
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08:
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044

Kaybee:heybabe
Kaone:hi
,Iwasn’
texpect
ingyou,It
houghti
ts
noma
Kaybee:Ibr
oughtyoul
unch,i
m sor
ryIshoul
dhave
cal
led
Kaone:i
tsokay,
* hesatdownonacouch,nomagoti twi
tht
wo
bot t
lesofwat erthatIaskedhertobri
ng,Ist
oodup
andwentt otaket hebott
les,theminutemyhands
touchedt hebot t
les,Ihadavi si
on,waronawas
l
yi ngdowni napoolofbl ood,Idon’
tknowwhat
happenedaf ter*

Kabel
o
Idecidedtosur pri
semywi fewithluncht oday,
thingsarestil
lthesame,bet weenus,i t
sbeena
weeksi nceMovedout ,i
m stayingwi t
hl erekoat
war onastownhouse, myl if
eisamess,bi hle
doesn’twantmet oseemysonaf t
erIt oldherto
stopcalli
ngme,wear enotacoupl eandIwont
l
oosemywi f
eandbewi thher,Iputheronherpl ace
andnowhi sdenyingmemyson, im gonnal etherbe
fornow,mymai ngoalrightknowi stof ixthi
ngs
withmywi f
e,togai nhertrust,tomovebackhome
thenIll sitdownwi t
hherandf i
ndawayf orward
aboutmyson.

Im atheroffi
ce,Icatchedherbeforeshefelldown,
shefainted,Iquickl
ypi ckedherupandrushedt o
theelevator
,nomapr essedthebutt
on,shewas
holdi
ngherbagf orme,Il ai
dheronthebackseat ,
putaseatbel ton,grabbedherhandbagf rom noma
anddr oveoffwithouther.

Ir
ushedhert
oli
fef
ourwayshospi
tal
,thenur
ses
rushedtomewi thast r
etcherandshewast akento
theward,Iexpl ai
nthatshespr egnantandshe
fai
nted,luckil
yshedi dn’tf
ellonthefloorand,so
shewi l
lbeokay,andt hebabyt oo,theyexplai
ned
howmostpr egnantwomanf aintespecial
lyonfir
st
tri
mester,Iwasr eli
eved,Iwal keddownt he
corri
dortositatthewai t
ingcouches,If oundjayds,
l
erekoandl eroysit
tingont hecouchwi ththei
rface
burri
edont heirhands,

Kaybee:heywhat
sup
Ler
eko:ohheyIl
eftyouvoi
cemai
l,
Kaybee:Iswi
tchedmyphoneof
f,Iwant
edtospend
somet i
mewithmywife,wai
twhatsgoi
ngonhere,
i
sitlar
ona?
Ler
oy:no,war
onawasshot
Kaybee:
WHAT!
!!
,
how,when
Ler
oy:ri
ghtoutsi
dethehospi
tal,t
woguysshother
andspedoff,i
thappenedsofast,
thedoctorwas
j
ustheretotel
lushowisshebuther ushedout
bef
orehecant
ellus,
Kaybee:i
m sor
rybr
o,shewi
llpul
lthr
ough,
#t
hedoct
orcameback#
Doctor:myapol
ogi
es,itwasanemergency,uhmm
yeah,mrmagome, wemanagedtoperfor
m ac-
secti
on,andcongr
atul
ati
ons,
yourbabygi
rl,
shes
healt
hy,
Jayds:whataboutmywi
fe
Doctor:shesinacoma,wedon’ tknowwhenshe
willwakeup,shel ostalotofbloodandwe
managedt otakeoutt hebull
et,
i
twasver ycloset
o
herspinalcod,
theremi ghtbesomedamaged
though,wewai ti
ngf ortheswollentogodown,
theywillbeabletoseewhatdamagedi tcaused.
Jayds:ISWEARI
M GOI
NGTOKI
LLt
hem
Doctor:Illl
eaveyougentl
eman,shewil
lbe
t
ransferredtoherwardinthemorni
ng,sheneeds
t
obemoni tor
ed.
Jayds:canIseet
hem docpl
ease
Doct
or:shesi
nicu,youwi
llbeabl
etoseeheri
nthe
morni
ngsir
,butyoucanseeyourdaught
erandt
he
nur
sery.
dut
ycal
lsgent
lemen
Jayds:ler
oyhavkt hehospi
talcct
v,andfindout
whodi dthat,
getmyboysandf i
ndthatboysand
takethem totheundergr
oundwar ehouse,Ineedt
o
bewithmydaught ernow,cal lmewhenyougot
them
Ler
oy:oni
tboss
Ler
eko:I
m goi
ngt
ocheckonl
arona,
Kaybee:sureIm goi
ngt
ocheckonmywi
fe,she
wasadmi tt
edher
Jayds:i
ssheokaybr
o?
Kaybee:yeahshewillbef
ine,shej
ustf
aint
ed,so
t
hedoct orsai
ditki
ndnormal
Jayds:seeyoul
ater#f
istbumb#

*Iwenttomywifesward,shewassl eepi
ngso
peacef
ull
y,Ipul
ledachairnexttoherbedandsat
down,holdi
ngherhand,pl ayi
ngwithherri
ng
Kaone:
hey
Kaybee:heybabe,howar
eyouf
eel
ing
Kaone:i
swar
onaokay?
Kaybee:mmhhyeahbabe,uhmm
Kaone:Isawherget
ti
ngshot
,that
’swhyIf
aint
ed
Kaybee:shesi
nacoma,i
m sor
rybabe
Kaone:howsherdaught
er,ohGOD,Ihavet
osee
her
Kaybee:heyheyhey,t
akeiteasyokay,shesina
coma,inicu,youl
lseehertomorr
owl ove,now
l
etsf
eedyou,youhaventeatenanythi
ng,
Kaone:I
m nothungr
ykabel
o
Kaybee:heyyournoteati
ngforyour
sel
fonly,
you
needtofeedmychi l
dthere,nowopenyourmouth
Kaone:i
m not
…..
Kaybee:don’
tmakemer
epeatmysel
fkaone!
!
Kaone:mxm
*sheopenedhermout
handat
ethewhol
efood,
anddesertt
oo*

Bokang

Iwasdeepi nthoughts,thi
nki ngaboutmyfather
,
mom andmysi ster
s,Icantbel i
evemyol dmanis
nomor e,mymot herandsisteraregoingfor
counsell
ing,t
ohel pthem dealwithtraumaof
seeingmyf at
herbeingshoti nfr
ontofthem,my
thoughtswereinter
ruptedbymyr i
ngingcel
lphone
Bk:t
alkt
ome
Voi
ce:bossi
tsdone,weshother
Bk:i
sthebabydead?
Voi
ce:uhm bossno……
Bk:whatdoyoumeanNo,dammi tsti
xItoldyout
o
putabull
etonherstomach,Iwantthatbustar
d
chi
lddead,Iwanttoseemybrotherloose
everyt
hing,hi
smind,Iwantt
oseehiml oosehi
s
wifeandbaby,dammitmakethathappen
Voi
ce:bossi
tsgoingtobehard,hewillputguar
ds
al
lovert
hehospit
al,andeventhepoli
cearearound,
wecantdothati
nt hehospi
tal
,it
stoorisky
Bk:bri
bethenurseorsomethi
ng,bet
teryetweara
nurseunif
orm andi
njectt
hebabywithpoison,I
wantthatbust
ardchil
ddead
Withthatsai
dIdroppedt
hecall
,Ihopet hosehi
t
manal r
eadyfledt
hecountr
y,Icanthave
everyt
hingcomingbackt
ome,dammi tsti
x

N.
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045
Att
hehospi
tal

Kaone

Thedoct orsiskeepingmef ornighg,Ihat

e
hospit
als,thesmel lnj
e,ofpill
smakesmenauseas,
kabel
owentt ogetmyt oil
etr
iesandchangeof
cl
othesf ortomor r
ow,suddenlymyeyesbecame
heavy,Idon’ tknowIjustwokeup,Il etmyeyes
cl
oseandsl ept.
Iwaswi t
hwar ona,wewer einapar k,t
her ewasno
onetherejustthetwoofus,ourgi r
lswer eplayi
ng
notf
arfrom thebenchwewer esit
ti
ngon,t hey
l
ookedbeaut i
fulinthei
rpr i
ncessdresses,Il
ooked
atmyf r
iendlookingallsad.
Kaone:heywhat
swr
ongbabe
Warona:i
m sadt
hatIwontbeher
etor
aisemy
daught
er
Kaone:whatdoyoumean,
youher
edear
War
ona:youl
lunder
standsoon,pl
easet
ellJayden
t
hatIlovehi
m somuch,andhewil
ldoagr
eatj
ob
r
aisi
ngourdaught
erwit
houtme,
Kaone:war
onadon’
tsaythat
,yourher
ewi
thme,
l
ookatourangel
sri
ghtt
here,
Warona:youl lunderstandsoon,don’ tgiveupon
me,IknowIal wayst ellyouthatIdon’ tbelievei
n
yourcall
ing,butthet ruthisIdo,Idi dn’twantt o
knowmyf ut
ur e,what sgoingt ohappent henext
day,im sorr
yt hatIwashar shonyouwhenyou
sawsomet hingaboutme,pl easetakecar eofmy
daughter,
hernamei swal onal ennymagome,
Kaone:don’tsaythat
,don’tl
eaveme
please#cryi
ng# you’
retheonl
yfri
endIhave,your
l
ikeasi st
ertome,pleasedon’tl
eaveme
War ona:pl
easet
ellj
aydst
oprot
ectmydaughter,
tellhi
mt ot
akeherhometoni
ght
,bef
orei
tstoolate
please,

*t
herewasabr i
ghtl
ightandshedi
sappear
ed,I
l
ookedatwalone,whowascr yi
ng,shewasabout
5year
sold,
Iwenttopickherup,andshushher
If
eltsomeoneshakingme,Iopenedmyeyes,andI
wasmetbyapai rofbrowneyes,
looki
ngatmewit
h
worri
edface,

Kaone:hey,whendi
dyoucame
Kabelo:coupleofminut
esago,ar
eyouokay,you
wereuhm,l ikesushi
ngababyorsomet
hing,in
yourdream
Kaone:oh,j
ayds,wher
eishe,
*Igotof
ffr
om the
bed,Ineedt
ot al
ktohi
m,wherei
swalona,shesin
danger
Kabel
o:babecomedown,youllr
aiseyourblood
pr
essure,pl
easecomedown,okayIllgoandcall
hi
m
Kaone:pl
easehur
ryokay,gogo

*kabelowenttocal
ljayds,Ihopehefi
ndhim,Iwas
pacingupanddown,i nmywar d,t
hedooropened
andt heybot
hcamei n,*
Kaone:ohthankGodyou’
reher
e,pl
easeyouneed
totakewalonahometoni
ght
,shesnl
tsaf
einthe
hospit
al,pl
ease
Jayds:why,shewasjustbor
ntoday,Idoubtt
he
doctor
swillal
lowt
hatsosoon,waithowdidyou
knowhername
Kaone:waronatoldme,pl easejustl
istentome,I
knowyoudon’tbelieveinmygi f
tbutpl easeim
beggingyou,t
akeherhome,t hedoct orswontgive
youahasslesinceshesheal t
hy,andyoul lt
ell
them youdon’
tfeelsafeleavi
ngyourdaught erhere,
onthesamehospi talt
hatyourwi f
ewasshoton,
Jayds:Idon’tknowwhatsgoi
ngonher
e,dudet
alk
toyourwife,shesact
inguhmm
Kaone:crazy,yeah,imtryingtoprot
ectmyni ece
here,someonewi l
lcomet onightandinj
ectyour
daughterwithapoison,pleasetakeherhome, you
wil
lseethenewst omorrowwhenyouwakeup, Iwil
l
neverli
etoyou,
Jayds:Idon’
tknow,whywoul
dtheywantt
ohur
tan
i
nnocentsoul
Kaone:yourbrotherwantstodest
royyou,take
awayyourfami l
y,yout ookhi
sdadawayf rom hi
m
andhewantt otakeawayt hedaught
erthatbinds
youandwar onat oget
her,
Jayds:howdi
dyouknow,uhm,
Kaone:Ihaveagi
ftt
oseethef
utur
eevent
hings
t
hatyouhavedoneghost
Jayds:Geezwoman,comeon,okayIwil
laskt
he
doctort
odischar
gemydaught
erthen,l
etmego,
kaone,Ihopeyourr
ight
!
Kaone:t
hankyou,youwi
llsee

*
hel
eft
*

Kabel
o:ar
eyouokay?
Kaone:mor
ethanokaybabe
Kabel
o:youcal
ledmebabe!
!
Kaone:di
dI,imjusthappythatwalonawi
llbeokay,
i
tmustveslippedonmyt ongue,canIhavethat
f
rui
tsal
adpl
ease
Kabel
o:#di
ssapoi
nted#okay,her
e

*Isawhowdi sappoint
edhewas,wel li
tsjustthe
beginning,i fhewantmeback,hewi llhaveto
sweati t
, r
ightnowi m enj
oyingmypeace,this
separationwi llmakehim seewhathetookfor
granted,Il ovehim yes,butIwontl
ethim walkall
overmel i
ket hat*

Bokang

Iminmywar d,itssucksnottobeincont r
ol,both
myl egshotandIcantevenwal k,Ifeell
ikea
vegetabler
ightnow,cantdoanyt hi
ngbymysel f
,I
praytheydischargemesoonsot hatIcant akemy
gir
lflyfarf
rom johannesbur
g.

Ial
readyt
alkedtoadoct
or,assoonasIkidnapmy
queenhewillbeont
henextfl
ight
,tost
artwitht
he
procedure,thisghostandl eebrowontseewhathi t
them,Ihavebi gpl ans,Iwanttoseethem cryevery
nightfortheirsister,hir
ebestPItofi
ndt hei
rsist
er,
andIhavet omovemymot herandsisteroutofthis
country,theywi llbeoutofthiscountr
yt hi
s
weekendbef oreIpr oceedwit
hmypl an.ivealr
eady
havetheirpasspor t
.

Tomor r
owwhenIwokeupIwantt oseethe
headlines”ababygi rlwasfounddeadandt he
nursery”im goingt otakeever
ythingfrom my
brother,hi shappiness,l
oveandf utur
e,hewi l
lbe
miserabl etoapoi ntwherehejoinshismot her,they
areusel essanyway,nxa,goodr iddancetobad
rubbish,t heywillal
waysbeme,t hekingofj ozi,no
oneel se,.

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046

AWEEKLATER

Atj
aydshouse

Jayds
Iwaswokenupbyamyangel scriesthrough
monitor,Icamehomeear l
yfrom thehospital,my
wif
eisst il
linthecoma, shehasn’
twokenup, the
swoll
enf rom thespinalcor
disreduced,sof arthe
doct
or ssaiditdidn’
tdamageherspi nalcord,wejust
wait
ingforhert owakeupandmeetherpr i
ncess.

Iwokeupandpickedmydaughteratthe
nur
sery,
thi
sonecancryyoh,
IswearIl lneverhave
morebabies,
tot
hinkIwaswait
ingforthismoment ,
butthi
sone, duri
ngthedayshesandangel ,butat
night
,shecriesalot,
Illchangehernappy, bathher
,
feedher,andshesleepsf oronly30mi n,
Iloveher
somuch, andIwasr eadyf orher,
Ijustcouldn’
twait
toholdher,t
hatthisl
ilangelshesnotwhatI
expected,
godpleasewakemywi f
e.

Ibathedher,andchangehercl othes,l
ayheronmy
bedandshesuckedt hebottl
e,Iquickl
yt ooka5
minshower, yes5mi n,in10mi nIwasdone, I
brushedmyt eetht
oo, iputonmyboxer ,andpicked
herup,rubherback,aftercoupleofmi nutesshe
burped,Iputhernmychestandl iedownwi t
hher,I
readont hebooksthatbabieslovethat,andthey
somehowconnectwi thus,andthepar enttobaby
skinisgoodforthebaby

Yousee, shedidn’
ttakel
ongt osl
eep,i
t’
sadayright
soshesanangel ,Iguessit
shernight,
Il
ayedheron
mybed, putt
ingapil
lowbesideher,andIgot
dressedandwentdownst air
st omakebreakf
ast
,
notf
orgett
ingthemonit
or,If
oundt
hehel
pert
aki
ng
outi
ngredi
entsforbr
eakfast
Jayds:mor
ning
Hel
per
:mor
ningsi
r
Jayds:don’
tworry,Idon’twantanyt
hingheavy,
Ill
makemysel facerealthanx
Hel
per
:ar
eyousur
esi
r,
Jayds:yesi m sure,
* Imademysel facerealand
strongr ooi
bos,sot hatIcantakeanap, before
goingt othehospital,Iswit
chedmyphoneon, and
wat chedenews, t
heyar esti
llt
alki
ngaboutt he
i
nci dentthathappenatt hehospital
,kaonewas
ri
ghtcantbel i
eveIdoubt edher ,
andhercal l
ing,she
war nedmeaboutt heshoot i
ngandIt ookitli
ghtly,
event houghIgotherbodyguar ds,Ishoul
dhave
donemor e,acallcamet hrough,
it’
sthehospitalI
answer edwhi l
eIstoodupt oputmydi shina
dishwasher *

Kaone
It
’sal azySat urday,ijustwanttorest,mymot heri
n
l
awwasst i
llstayi
ngwi thme,yes,
Ithoughtshewas
j
ustsayi ngwhenshesai dshewil
lleaveaf tert
hree
mont hs, andt odayshesi nagoodmood, Iwalked
downst air
s, fol
lowinghersweetvoi cesinging,
mafikizolo-l
ovepot ion,andshesagr eatsinger.

Kaone:mor
ningma
Kbsmom:mor
ningmakot
i,howdi
dyousl
eep?
Kaone:Isl
eptwel
lmaandyou?
Kbsmom:li
keanangelmyl
ove,
myhusbandi
s
comi
ngtoday
Kaone:mmmhhIcant ellbyt
hemoodyouri
nma,
whendidkabel
oleave?
Kbsmom:hedi
dn’
tleavehesleptatt
heguest
bedr
oom,
howaret
hingsbetweenyou
Kaone:sti
llt
hesamema, Idon’
ttr
usthi
m andpar
t
ofmef eel
slikehewi
llhur
tmeagain
Kbsmom:myangel ,
sometimeswehur tpeoplewe
l
oveunintent
ionall
y,Idon’
tcondonewhathedi d,
butsomehowIunder st
and,thatgir
listroubleand
shewasgonnagi veyoust r
ess,Ithinkthat’
swhyhe
wentanddidallthathedid,
hewasn’ tawar ethathis
hurt
ingyou,hethinkshewaspr otecti
ngyou.
Kaone:Idon’tknowma, Iwantkabelot
odrawal i
ne,
thatgirlmustknowwhereshebelongs,i
fkabel
o
doesn’tdothat,
putheri
nherplace,wewil
lneverbe
together

Kbsmom:Iunder standwher eyourcomi ngfr

om
nana, whent heysay“ l
enyalol eboima” theyare
tal
kingaboutt his,
thatever ymar ri
agehave
obstacles,t
heobst aclesofl i
fe,weal lbeenthere,
youknowhowIwasbewi tchedf orlovingmy
husband, youneedt obest r
ong, prayforyour
marriage,prayforfami l
y,anddon’ tletsomel oose
gir
ltocomebet weenyouandyourf ami l
y.
Kaone:si
gh,letmemakemysel
facupof
rooi
bos#kabelocamedown,
wear
ingasweatpant
s,
andnot
hingont opandthoseabs,
damnIwi shI
coul
deathim upthentosshi
m asi
de,
Icouldn’
t
keepmyeyesoffhim,yesIwasdrool
ing#
Kabel
ommmhh#cl
ear
ingt
hroat
#
Kaone:what
,uhmm,uhm yeah….Iwasmaking
myselfacupoft
eauhm yeah,youneedone
Kaybee:ohIllmakei
tmyl
ove,
youcanwat
chme
makeust ea
Kbsmom:youngl
ove,
#si
ngi
ng#

Kaybee:sohowdoyouwanti
t
Kaone:mmhh….
.ohbl
ackwi
thhoney
Kaybee:okay,

*hemademeacupandpul l
edabarchairnextt
o
meandsatdown, bot
hsi l
entenjoyi
ngourtea,t
he
carpul
ledoffonthedriveway,i
tskbsdad,thedoor
,
Iwasabouttogoandopen, butmotherbeatmetoit
,
shewasalldressedinabeaut i
fuldr
ess,
makeupon
poi
nt,
ohl
ala,
wej
ustl
aughed,

Sheopenedt hedoorandhuggedhi
shusband,and
Frenchkissedhim, okaynowweareunderage,we
cantwatcht hisscene

Kbsdad:mor
ningmor
ning,
son,
kot
i
Bot
h:mor
ningpa
Kbsdad:i
m st
arvi
ng
Kbsmom:comeandsi
t,Il
ldi
shupf
oryou
Kbsdad:t
hat’
smywi f
e, ehsonIgotyourmessage,
wil
lgoandseethem l
ateron
Kbsmom:seewho
Kabel
o:uhmm ma,
…
Kbsdad:#chewi
ng#kabel
otol
dmet hatbaby
mamadoes’ntwanthi
mtoseehisson
Kaone:
wow,
wow
Kabel
o:babeIwasgonnat
ellyou,
Idi
dn’
tknowhow
t
o
Kbsmom:haikabel oman, yousucha
di
sappoint
ment,cl
ear l
yyoudon’ tlear
nfr
om your
mist
ake,doesn’
tmat t
eryournott alki
ngt
oyour
wif
e,youhavetotellher,
whenwi l
lyougrowup
mare,t
alktoyourson,makot i
!!

*Iwentupst airs,Icantbelievehewi l
lsti
lll
etthat
gir
lcontrolher ,youseewhatIwast alki
ngabout,he
doesn’tcommuni catewithme, i
tsli
kehi smarri
edt o
astatue,haikabel ootlombor a,iwalkedtothe
bathr
oom, andf il
ledthetub, anddippedmybodyi n,
Idon’tneedt his,stressisnotgoodf ormybaby,
#rubbingmyi nvisiblebump#

Kaybee:canIgeti
n
Kaone:whatdoyouwantkabel
o
Kaybee:Iwantedtot
ellyoul
astnight
,butt
hemood
wewer ein,youweresohappythatim wi
thyou,
andwewer eplanni
ng,andIdi
dn’twanttospoi
lal
l
t
hat
Kaone:kabel
owhenwer eyougonnatreatmeli
ke
yourwifemmhh, respectme,askformyopini
ons,
howIfeel,t
alkt
omewhent hereissomethi
ng
bother
ingyou,t
ellmewhydi dyoumar ryme
mmhhh?
Kaybee:Imarri
edyoubecauseIloveyou,
andI
wanttospendtherestofmylif
ewi t
hyou,i
m sorry
thatIdi
dn’
ttel
lyou,i
m sorr
ythatImadeyouf eel
l
ikeyoudon’texi
st,
Illbeabett
erhusbandfrom
nowon, pl
easemosadiwaka
Kaone:pl
easel
eave
Kaybee:kaone
Kaone:notnowpl
ease
Kaybee:okay,
letmehel
pyououtt
hen
*Hehelpedmeoutoft
het
ubandhel
pedmedr
ymy
body*

Atj
aydshouse
#Phoneconvo#
Jayds:hel
lo
Hospi
tal
:hel
locanIspeakt
oMr
.magome,
Jayds:speaki
ng,
ist
her
eachangewi
thmywi
fe
Hospi
tal
:si
r,uhmm,Icantel
lyouovert
hephone,
pl
easecomeher eassoonasyoucan
Jayds:mi
ssyoubet
tertel
lmenow,
ifyouknow
whatsgoodf
oryou,
talk
Hospi
tal
:uhm si
rIcant
,pl
easecomet
othehospi
tal
asap.
#cal
lended#

Ididn’twastetime,Itookmycarkeysanddr oveto
thehospi tal
,i
nlessthat15mi nIwasatt hehospi
tal
door, t
herewerepoliceofficer
sandf orensi
csevery
where, theywerefewdeadbodi est
oo, myheartwas
beatingsof ast
,prayingthatmywi f
ei sokay,
Pol
iceman:sor
rysi
rit
’sacr
imesceneyoucantgo
i
n
Jayds:thehospi
talcal
ledmet
ocomeher easap.I
don’tknowwhathappenedher
e,butIwanttosee
mywi fe
Pol
iceman:yourmrmagome?
Jayds:yes
Poli
ceman:youcantgothrought
hatway,
the
doctorsai
dIshoul
dletyouin
Jayds:sure*Igoti
ntheyal
lstoodup,
Iremember
thedoctorthatwasperf
orminganoperat
iononmy
wife,
Iwentt ohim*

Doct
or:uhm si
r,l
etst
alki
nmyof
fi
ce
Jayds:okay,
isever
ythi
ngokay,
mywi
fe
Doct
or:Idon’
tknowhowtosay,si
raft
eryoul
efti
n
t
hemor ni
ng,yourwi
fewasabuduct
ed,
Jayds:
wai
twai
t,doct
or,
whatar
eyousayi
ng
Doct
or:yourwi
fewasn’
tinherwar
d,wewat
ched
cctvandsomemancamewear i
ngblackandthey
tookher,
kil
ledal
loursecur
it
ies,i
m sorr
ysir
Jayds:DAMMI T,THAT’SNOTTRUE, HOW CANYOU
LETTHI SHAPPEN, BRINGMYWI FEBACK,ORILL
CLOSEDOWNTHI SHOSPI TAL,DON’TTRYME#I
wentt oherwardandshewasgone, gone,
damn
youbr ot
herim goi
ngtokil
lhim,i
thurt
ssobad, i
turnedthatwardupsi
dedown, Icoul
dn’
tbel
ievethat
theytookmywi fe#cryi
ng#

N.
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047

Atkaybeeshouse
Kaybee

Iwalkeddownt hest ai
rsafterkaonef ellasleep,I
real
lylovemywi fe,andIprayever ydayt ogi vemea
chance,shessost ubborn,butshei srightt hough,
shellratherIhurtherwi t
ht hetrut
ht hanhur ther
withli
es, causethathurtmor etruth,Ifoundmy
mom anddadwat chi
ngtv,Iwentt otheki tchenand
tookabot t
leofwat ert
henjoinedt hem int helounge,
Iknowt heywi l
lgivemeamout hfuladvi ce,maybe
shoutatmet oo,that’
swhatpar entsar ef or.
Kbsdad:sont
ellme,
whatdoyouwant
?
Kb:dadIwantt
ofi
xthi
ngswithmywi
fe,
Iloveher
,
whichi
swhyIcall
edyouher
e,
Kbsmom:Ireal
lydon’tknowgor
eongwanawaga
mang,
yourdefi
nit
elynowmyson
Kbsdad:myl
ove
Kbsmom:okay
Kb:buhl
edoesn’
twantmet
oseemyson,
sheonl
y
cal
lsmewhent heyneedsomething,shewantsme
andhertoraiseoursontoget
herasaf ami
ly,
what
shesaskingfrom meitsi
mpossiblecauseim
committedtomywi fe,
andIdon’tlovebuhlepa,
I
l
ovemywi f
e
Kbsmom:thatgi
rli
ssi
cki
nthehead,
shet hi
ngs
shest
heonlywomanwhohavewomb, nxa
Kbsdad:takei teasymosadiwaka, wil
lseethem
l
aterwhenmakot iwakesup, causesheneedst obe
presental
lthet ime,kabeloIdon’ tl
ikehowyout reat
yourwife,
sheshoul dbeyourf riend,apersonyou
thi
nkofwhenyourhavi ngchallengesineverything,
youneedt otellhernomat t
erhowhar diti
s,orhow
muchi twi
llhur ther,
beherlover ,herfr
iendandher
husbandatal ltimes.
Kb:im sorr
ythatIdi
sappoint
edyou,especi
all
ymy
wife,
from her
eonIwi l
ltakeyouradvi
cesand
pract
icethem t
obuil
dmyownst rongmarri
age,
thankyou
Kbsmom:yourwel
comeson,
giveher
eti
me,
Ithi
nk
youshoul
dmovebackhome,shewas
disappointedinthemorning, shet
houghtyoulef
t,
anddon’ tpressureher
,shel ovesyou,
shedoesn’t
trustyou,babysteps,don’tpushher,j
ustbether
e
forher,shewi l
lcomear ound
Kb:Iwi
llmom,
letmedi
shupf
orher
,
Kbsdad:okayson,i
m gonnali
edown,whenIwake
up,
willvi
sitt
hem,Ial
readycal
ledhi
sfat
her
.
Kb:okaydad
Kbsdad:hauMor
atuwa,whyar
eyoust
il
lsi
tt
ing
t
here,
Iwasnotmissedkant
e
Kbsmom:#gi
ggl
es#kat
lal
ovey#shy#

Idi
shedformywi feandtookherbreakfastt
oour
bedroom,
yesevenifIsleptatt
heguestbedroom,
i
mj ustgi
vingherspacesheneeds,Ifoundher
awakeonherphone, iputthet
rayonthebedand
j
oinedher
Kaone:br
eakf
ast
,thanxbuti
m nothungr
y
Kb:youhavet
oeatandst
opst
arvi
ngmygi
rlt
her
e
Kaone:hahawhosai
dshesagi
rl
,
Kb:Iknow,andshewillbespeci
all
ikeyou,
beautif
ul,
wit
hyourbrowneyes,andmybushy
eyebrowsandlashes
Kaone:ohwow, #l
aughing#okayl
etseat,
together
orel
seim noteati
ng,i
m notgonnabefatalone,
Kb:Iwontbefat
,Ijogeveryday,
andgot
ogym
ever
ydaybabeafterwork
Kaone:maybeweshoul
dst
artj
oggi
ngt
oget
herl
ike
ol
dtimes
Kb:r
eal
ly,
andletsnotf
orgetaboutt
hosepr
egnant
womanclass,
Illbewit
hyoueverystepoft
heway
Kaone:t
hankyou,
thi
smeansal
otbabe
Kb:yourt
onguedi
dn’
tsl
ippedt
hist
ime,
babe,
canI
comehome?
Kaone:yeah!
!
Kb:wai
tdi
dyousayyes,
yes,
yes!
!!
Kaone:
#nod#
Kb:#danci
ngskhot
hanedance#
Kaone:#l
aughi
ng#st
opst
op,
please,
myl
ungshur
ts
Kb:thankyouforgivingmeanot herchance,I
promiselove,
from nowonIl lneverdothings
behi
ndyou, Il
lrespectyou,
Iloveyousomuch
Kaone:Il
oveyout
oo

*hearhersayt hewor dsIvebeendr eami ngofsince

wesepar ated,Ivebeenl ongingfort hi
swor ds,
Ilove
thiswomanwi t
hever ythinginme, sheismyl i
fe
andIhur therint hewor stpossibleway, without
wast ingtime, Ismashedmyl ipsonher s,atfi
rstshe
froze, af
tersheki ssedmeback, t
heki sswas
passi onate,mor eli
kehungr yforeachot herthatwe
wer enowbot hnaked, Ilaidheront hebedandgot
ont opofher , makingsur ethatIdon’tputallmy
wei ghtinher s,Idon’twantt ohur tmygi r
l.

Ipartedherl
egswithmyt hi
gh,
Iwantedtof
eelthe
warm ofmyheaven, i
tsbeenawhil
e,si
ncewegot
mar r
iedIhaven’
tmadelovetoherasmywife,and
todayim makingl
ovetomywi f
e,Itr
acedki
sses
fr
om herearl
obe,bit
ingherearlobe,
al lt
hewayt o
herneck,
twins,andmyf avorit
epart
, herbell
y,
wheremydaught erwil
lbegr owingforthenext
coming8mont hs,Icantwaittomeether ,hol
dher
andkisshergoodnight,

Andnowmyheaven, looki
ngshavedandsmoot h
wit
hsmal lfl
aps,t
hisiswhatIcallbeautyofnature,
I
movedmywar mt onguetoherflaps,part
ingthem
wit
hmyt ongueandr eachedtheclit
,whereIbi t
eita
bi
t,andt hatmademywomant oacheherbodyand
moanedsof t
ly,i
tfel
tsogreat
,wemadeasl ow,
passionatelove,
welatershoweredtogether,andI
warmedt hefood,weateanddrovet oSowet o

AtSowet
o

Buhl
e

Mysoni
saweekol
d,hei
ssohandsomel
ikehi
s
father
, andhi ssuchapeacef ulbaby,hesleepsalot
,
andheonl ycrieswhenheneedsanappychange, or
abot t
le,Iador emybabyal ot,andIcantstayaway
from him, nowal lIwanti
sf orherfat
hertocome
backt ous, andraisehim asaf amil
y,together
,I
wantt ogi vemychi ldt
hebestl i
feIneverhad.

Wel lmyf at
herandIt hi
ngsar ewor ki
ngout,wear e
beingcl osernow, andhewi llpayformyf eesnext
year ,
wellmyst epmot her,shemovedoutwi thmy
stepsi ster,
weeksbackIdon’ tknowwer etheystays,
haven’taskedmysi st
er,shewashear tbrokenwhen
myf at
hert ol
dhert hathisnotherf at
herand
showedherDNAt est,i
tswasr eall
ysad,shewasa
goodl ilsist
er,al
wayshadmyback, i
m gonnamiss
her.
Mydadt ol
dmet hatkabelosparentsar
ecomi ngto
seethei
rgrandchil
d,andbr i
ngthingsforthebaby,
accordi
ngtothei
rtr
adit
ion,theyhavetoslaughtera
l
amb, andbuylot
sofgrocery#dijotsamotsetse#
andbabyclot
hestoo.
Myf atherhiredahel per, tohelparoundt hehouse
sinceIjusthadababy, Illneedsomeonet oalways
bear ound,causemyf at herisbusywi thsome
businessvent ures,
shesagoodcookandcl eantoo,
I
fi
shedupbat hingmysonukuhl e,Inamedher
okuhlekhut shwayo. ibat hedt ooandmadesur eI
l
ookgoodi nmyl ongf l
or aldress,mycleavagewas
outtoo,Itiedmydr eadsi nabun, Il
ookedmysel fin
themi rr
orandIl ookedbeaut iful
,Iheardt hecarpul
l
offoutside,Ipeekedt hrought hewindowi tsthem,
andmyf ather,ohfuckwhyi sshehear ,nxa,Iwant
kabeloandhewi l
lbemi ne, shehavet ogo, nxah

Theysatatt
heloungewhil
emam mavi
sfixedt
hem
dri
nks,
lat
erIwascall
edtocomewit
hthebaby

Buhl
e:dumel
angbagol
o
Kbspar
ent
s:ageebuhl
e,unj
ani
Buhl
e:ngi
yaphi
la,
her
eisukuhl
ekhut
shwayo
Kbsmom:handhi
m overt
ome,
ohl
ookathi
m,hi
s
socut
e
Kbsdad:sont
hisher
eisyourcopy
Kabel
o:wi
shIcoul
dsayt
hesamebutIwasdeni
ed
t
oseehim.
Buhlesdad:wearereal
lysorry,
yousupposetosee
him whenyoucomewi thyourparent
s,i
t’
sa
showingusrespectandthatyouaccept
edthathi
s
yourson,sor
ryson
Kb:
#nod#canIhol
dhi
m
Buhl
e:#bl
ushi
ng#yes*Ihandhim overt
ohim,t
his
momenthereIwantitt
olastf
orever
,unt
ili
twas
spoi
ledbyhernxah,
*

Kaone:heyyou,
heybaby,
ohhi
ssocut
ebabe
Kb:hei
s,heyson,
youwil
lhaveali
lsi
stersoon,
yes,
andyougonnabeabigbr
otherr
ight
,
Buhle:mmhhIhavetof eedhi m,excuseme* Iwent
tomyr oom,Iwasboil
ing,shitshit
,hewillf
orget
aboutus,Ibetshedi
dn’ttakeaaf t
erpil
ltotraphi
m,
damnyoukaone,l
aterIwentback,
Iwascal
med
andpr
etendedasfuck*

Kbsdad:babakabuhl
e,that
’snotonl
yther
eal
reasonwecameherfor
Buhl
esdad:i
m al
lear
s
Kbsdad:youdaught erhereiscausingproblemsto
mysonsmar r
iage,shecall
smysonevenatni ght,
sheevencamet othei
rhousewi thoutcal
li
ng,Iwant
yourdaughtertorespectt
hiswoman, hi
smysons
wif
e,nowshet hreatenedthatifhedoesn’tl
eavehis
wif
e,hewillneverall
owhimt oseehi sson,somy
sonherewantt osaysomet hing
Buhl
esdad:
#nod#hecant
alk
Kb:Iwantbuhlet ounderstandt hatherandIwe
wereneverinar el
ati
onship, andwewi l
lneverbei
n
one,causeim happil
ymar ried,ifshethi
ngsshewi l
l
keepmysonf rom me, f
ine, whenmysoni sgr own
hewillf
indme, andIwilltel
lhert rut
h,causeIwas
neverabandonedhim, t
hat ’
sal lIwanttosay,
Buhlesdad:Ihearyouson, andIlldothesametoo
i
fIwasi nyourshoes, buhl
ewhendi dyoubecome
thi
sbittermt anami,t
heyaremar ri
ed,youshoul
d
respectotherpeoplesmar r
iage,don’
tbeahome
wrecker,Ididn’tr
aiseyouli
kethis,i
fyouwanna
keepthatchi ldfr
om hisfat
her,whenhisgrownand
hateyoudon’ tbl
ameanyonebutyour sel
f.

Thiswomanher e,#t
okaone#iseeagoodwoman
whosf ullofl
ove,whenyougot ouni
versit
ynext
year,
shecanhel pyouraisehim,whatyoushould
bedoingi sbuil
dingaf r
iendshi
pwithher,causeas
muchasukuhl eisyoursonshesher stoo,andshe
wil
lneverharm her .
noteveryonei
slikemyexwi fe,
i
m sodi sappoint
edi nyourbehavi
our

Buhle:i
m sorr
y,kaoneim sorr
yforshowingatyour
house,andthephonecallsseekingatt
enti
onfr
om
yourhusband,Ishouldknowbet t
ercauseIwas
rai
sedbymyst epmot her,whonevercaredabout
me,whot ur
nedmyf at
heragainstme,andIdon’t
wantmychi
ldtoexperi
enceallthat,
Iseeyou’
rea
goodwoman,i
m sorr
y,pleasef
orgiveme
Kaone:weal
lmakemistake,
wear
ehumans,
I”l
l
for
giveyouononecondit
ion
Buhl
e:yes
Kaone:i
fyouwantmet otreatoursonandour s,
youhavetorespectme, andr espectmymarr
iage,
youwontbeincont actwithmyhusbandbutme
onl
y,t
henwil
lhaveapeacef ulparentshi
p.
Buhl
e:wi
lldot
hatt
hankyou

N.
M

#uneddi
ted#
[
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28] :TBGB

048
ATJAYDS

Ivebeenst arr
ingatmyl aptopt hewhol enight,i
t’
sa
cctvf ootageoft hehospi t
al,whent heyabductmy
wife,Icoul dn’tsleeporeat ,it
slikeit’
sadr eam thatI
willwakeupf rom, shewasi nacoma, underthe
careoft hehospi tal,
hoet hehelldidt heyknowher
war d,andmedi cati
onstime, ont hevideoaf t
erthe
nursegavehermedi cation,shel eft
,andbef or
eshe
enteredherwar dshegavet wobodyguar dsabottl
e
ofwat er
,andt hatmeanst hewat erwaspoi soned,it
didn’ttaket hem t i
met olieont hef l
oor ,t
hen4guys
gotof fthel i
ft,wear i
ngscr ubs,wi t
hst ethoscope’s
hangi ngont heirneck,theywer eal ll
ooki ngdown,
l
iket heyknewwher ecamer asar e.

Thi
slookslikeaplannedmission,Ineedsome
smoke,Iwalkedt
ot hebal
conyinourbedr oom and
smoke,theguysdrovein,
Iwalkeddownst ai
rsto
meetthem andwentstrai
ghtt
ot hebasement,
wherewesetupourl ab,
Leroy:
heybr
o,wewi
llf
indyourwi
fe,
wewontst
op
ti
llwefi
ndher
Jayds:
#nod#
Ler
eko:Ivebeenl
ooki
ngatt
hef
oot
age,
ther
ewas
aninsi
deman
Jayds:shesawoman
Lereko:yes,
lookatt hatscreen,hernameispalesa
dial
e,bornfrom Rustenburg,shehast woki
ds,
heresheraddressandshewi llbeworki
ngnight
shiftt
onight
,at7, sni
perbet herebefor
eshearrives,
andbr i
nghertot hewar ehouse.
Jayds:andl
etherbeanangelandseeherkids
suff
er,j
ustl
ikemydaught
er,shehasn’
tfel
tthe
motherl
yhug.
Ler
oy:bosswedon’
thur
twoman,
Jayds:t
hatwasbef
oret
heyki
dnappedmywi
fe.
Lereko:backt othescr eenboys,thisguysthought
theycount edallthecamer as,buttheyforgotthi
s
one,it
shiddeni nt herecepti
on,thisaretheirf
aces,
andgotal lthei
rideas,stumangett hegangandget
t
hem,taket
hem t
othewar
ehouse,
Itr
acedt
hei
r
l
ocat
ion.
St
uman:sur
ebossoni
t#t
heyal
llef
t#

Jayds:haveyout
rackedhi
smot
herandsi
ster
s?
Lereko:yes,theresaguyIknowappar entlythat
i
diotusedhi mf orfakeidenti
ti
es, Ishowedt hem
thei
rpictures,andhegavemet heirnewi denti
ties,
assoonast heystartusingtheideas, bankcar ds
,dri
vinglicenseIllknowwher et heyyah, fornowI
cantdoanyt hingcauset heytookapr i
vat ejetand
hemadesur enott odisclosetheirlocation.
Jayds:Istillcantbeli
evethatshet ookmywi fe,I
thoughthewassi ckbutno, hisfuckedup, howwi llI
raisemydaught eralone,thi
sismess, shewas
l
ooki ngforwar dtoholdingourdaught erforthef i
rst
ti
me, whati fweneverf indher,howwi llIexplainto
mydaught erwhenshegr owsup, thathermot her
didn’tabandonher ,shewaski dnapped.
Lereko:bropl
ease,shei
smylilsi
sterandIwont
restti
llIf
indher
,lar
onaisr
ecover
ing,hisbr
eat
hing
onhisown,soonhewil
lwakeup,
andwi l
ltur
nthis
worl
dupsidedown,t
il
lwefi
ndher,andwewillbr
ing
herhome.
Jayds:Idon’tknowman, weunderestimatedhi
m,
wedidn’tknowt hatheist
hissick,
obsessed,If
eel
l
ikeIfai
ledmywi f
eandmydaught er
,Ihavetof
ind
herman, t
hatidiotrunsabrot
hel
Lereko:hewillneversel
lhim,hi
sselfcentr
ed,
he
wantherf orhimself,
andhewontriskputti
ngherin
publi
clikethat,al
readyshesati
nthemi ssi
ngaler
ts.
Jayds:Idon’tknowwhatt odo,Icantevenlookat
mydaught erorholdher,causewhenIl ookather
,I
j
ustmi ssedmywi fe,
itssohardman, it
shurstsso
bad#crying#
Lereko:wewi l
lfi
ndherbro,mynieceneedher
fat
hernowmor ethananythi
ng,pleasedon’
tnegl
ect
her,shewil
lmakeyoust rongerandhavefait
hin
fi
ndingmysi ster
.
Jayds:Idon’
ttr
ustt
hepol
ice,
whentheyask
questi
onswedon’tknowanyt
hing
Ler
eko:t
hosear
eusel
ess,
im sur
esomeoft
hem
t
her
ear
einbokangspayr
oll
Jayds:l
etmegoandseemydaught
er,
wil
lmeet
l
ateratt
hewarehouse
Ler
eko:ki
ssmyni
ecef
orme
Jayds:
#nod#

ATTHEWAREHOUSE

Lat erthateveningar ound20h00, thecar sdrovei n

andpar ked,whi l
etheresscreamsi nside,jaydsand
l
er ekogoti n,alltheaccomplices’wer eallsit
edi n
theirchairs, handsandf eetti
ed, ontheot herside
ther ewasat ableful
lofsharpobj ects,theycallthat
tabl eabutcher ,ontheotherside, t
herewasat able
withchemi cals,andthethir
dt ablewasweapons, all
kindsofweapon, axe,guns,dril
lmachi ne,cutt
ing
machi neet c,thepoornur seevenpi ssedonher self
Jayds:pal
esar
ight
?
Pal
esa:
y…e…s…#shaki
ng#
Jayds:im sodisappoi
ntedinyou,you’
reawoman,
butyouhel pedamant okidnapmywi fe,
whosi na
coma, youshouldbeloyaltoyourgender,Imeanin
al
lthiscampai gnaboutGBV,nxnxnxandyou’ r
ea
nurse,youwor kwit
hwomanever yday,somer aped,
abused,whydidyousellyoursoultothedevil
,
Palesa:i
m sor
ry,
Ineededmoneyf
ormysons
schooltr
ip
Jayds:soyousoldmywif
et hatcheap,youknow i
f
youreall
ywantedmoneyforyourson,youshould
haveasked,
Pal
esa:Iwasdesper
ate,
im asinglemot
her,andI
madeapr omi
setomyson,Ididn’tmeanto
Jayds:youknowmywifejustgavebi
rt
hdaysago,
shehasn’tgi
vent
hechancetoholdherdaught
erf
or
thefi
rstti
me
Pal
esa:i
mreal
lysor
ry,
pleasef
orgi
ve,i
m al
lal
one,
noonecant
akecareofmykids,pl
ease
Jayds:ohdon’
tworr
y,ther
ear ebesthomesfor
orphans,
andunli
keyou,Il
ltakethem t
othebest
home,
Pal
esa:pleasedon’
tki
llme,
please,
im sor
ry,
#cr
ying,beggi
ng#

*It
ookagunandconnect edasi
lencerandshother
bet
weent heeyes,
Il
ookedatot
herguys,Iwalked
outforasmoke*
Jayds:youcandowhateveryouwantwi t
hthem,
butdon’tki
llt
hem yetunt
ilt
heysaysomethi
ng,
im
goingforasmoke

SOMEWHEREOVERSEAS

Somewher earoundt heworldt oanunknown

l
ocat i
on.Thesist
ersmadebr eakfastandsett
he
tableandatewiththeirmother,whowasqui et
,
sinceherhusbandpassi ng,shedoesn’tsaymuch,
onlywhenshef eeltheneed, shesalwaysinher
room readi
ngabookorgar den.
Bkssi
s1:ma,
pleaseeatsomet
hing
Bksmot
her
:Ishoul
dhavedonesomet
hing,
Ishoul
d
havetookbokangf
orcounsel
li
ng,
hehassomuch
anger
Bkssi
s2:mapleasenott
hisagai
n,hi
sagr
own
man,don’
tbl
ameyoursel
f
Bksmot her
:whenyourfatherhadanaffai
r,Iwas
broken,
heknewwhatIwentt hr
ough,andhehated
hi
sbr ot
her,hehat
edtheinnocentsoul
Bkssi
s1:mom,
please
Bksmother
:soonhisangerwil
lki
llhi
m,t
hisanger
i
sdri
vinghi
m str
aightt
ohiscoff
in
Bkssi
s2:Il
ostmyappet
it
e
Bksmother:pleasemygirl
s,don’
tletanger
consumeyout oo,whenyourhurtlear
nt oforgive,
youwil
lbesettingyoursel
ffreef
rom thisdemon,
angeri
sademon, t
hankyouforbreakfast
,Illbeat
thegar
denwhenyouneedme, whenhecal lsjust
tel
lhi
mi m sl
eeping.

SOMEWHEREI
NSA
UNKNOWNLOCATI
ON

Bokang

Whenwel andedatt heai r

por t
,wet ookahel i
copter
tomyf arm,thevi ewf rom her e,i
tsver ybeauti
ful
,it
wasf encedwi thelectricwire,andt heguardswher e
alloverthefarm, Idon’twantanypr oblems,we
settl
edronaont hemi nihospi talroom, Iwantherto
heal,
andnotl ackanyt hing,thedoct orthatI
requestedfrom over seawasal readyher e,hewil
l
uset heexperimentt hathisbeenwor kingon,onher,
Icantwai tt
oseet hosebr owneyes, Icantwaitto
holdheragai naftersomanyyear s.
Ipouredmyselfagl assofscot
ch,cheer
sbr
other
,
haveamiserableli
fe,yournomatchforme,
and
youdi
dn’tseeitcomi ng,hahahahahaha

Thef
oll
owi
ngday
News:4menand1womanwher ef ounddead, their
bodieswher efoundont hei
rdoor stepsoft heir
houses, withthesamemar k,oftheskul l,
policeare
i
nvestigat i
ngt hi
shomicides,thei
rf amili
eshave
i
dent i
fi
edt hem, andtheirnamewi l
lber el
easedl ater
today,thepol i
ceaskanyonet ocomef orwardwi th
i
nformat ionregardi
ngt hishomicides, i
fyouknow
somet hing,pleasegetholdofcapt ainMol oi,onthe
numberbel ow.

News:aboutaweeksago, DRwar onamagomewas

shotrightonthedoorstepofthehospital,andaf ter
aweekshewast akenofffrom thehospit
al ,shes
beenkidnappedandsof artheresnosuspect ,her
famil
yispleadingwit
hthepubl i
ct ohelpfindher ,or
for
wardi nf
ormationi
ftheyknowanyt hingt hatwi l
l
helpt
hem f i
ndingher
,it
ssosadt hatwomangoes
missi
ngever ydayandnooneknowsanyt hing,just
i
mageni fshewasyourdaught er ,
sist
er,wepl ead
wit
hyoual ltohelppr
otectyoursister
sf r
om t his
abducti
ons.
I
tsl
erat
omol
aot
si,
andt
hat
’sal
lfornow,
good
mor
ning.

N.
M

#UNEDDI
TED#

3year
slat
er!
!
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28] :TBGB

049

3year
slat
er

Kaone

It
sbeenthewor stpastyears,evenknowwe
haven’
tst
il
lfoundher,Iprayed,fast
ed,sot
hatt
hey
canshowmeaway, butnot
hing,Icantconnect
wit
hher,nothi
ng,Itri
edtaki
nghershi r
t,butst
il
l
nothi
ng,
Imi ssedhersomuch, li
fehasn’tbeenthe
samewithouther,atli
sti
fshesnomor e,maybe
fi
ndherremains,sothatwecangetcl osure.
Irememberl astyearwhenwepl annedamemor ial
forher,andt hetwinsgotf uri
ousandwecancel l
ed
thewhol ething,j
aydsresortedinalcoholtonumb
herpain, buthemadesur et obet her
ef orherangel
,
everydaywhenshecel ebrateherbirthdayitendup
i
nt ears,causeaweekaf t
erwar onawaski dnapped.

Ithasn’tbeeneasy, ayearago, j
aydsmovedonwi t
h
hisli
fe,metsomewoman, Idon’treall
ylikeher ,
I
feelli
keher epl
acedmyf ri
endsosoon, Ionl ygo
theretopickupl ona,Ijusthatet
hegi rl,
If eell
ike
shest aki
ngadvant ageofj aydsbrokenhear t,
she
painti
ngher sel
fasmi ssperfect
,loving,l
ikeshes
“allt
hat”
Iwasdeepinthoughtsgoi
ngdownmemorylane
aboutwhathappenedthr
eeyear
sback,
unt
ilmygir
l
rat
icamer unni
ngfoll
owedbyherbr
other
okuhl
e,andstar
tedjumpi
ngonmybed, ohGODi
ts
Satur
daycantIgetagoodrest
,
Rat
i:mummymummy,
wemadeyoubr
eakf
ast
Okuhl
e:daddyi
scomi
ngwi
thi
t,heputaf
loweri
na
gl
assto
Kaone:r
eal
ly,
wowi
mthatspeci
almmhhh
Okuhle:yesyouaremummy,nowgoandbrush
yourteeth,r
ememberyoual
waystel
luswecanteat
breakfastwit
houtbr
ushi
ngourt
eeth
Rat
i:yesmummy,
gogo,
Kaone:okay,Im goi
ng*
Iwenttotheen-
suitbrushed
myteethandwashedmyf ace,
thenIwentbackt o
bedr
oom, Ifoundthem,andwhenIcamet heyhide
whatevert
heywer ehol
ding*

Okuhl
e&r
ati
:happybi
rt
hdaymommy
Kabel
o:happybi
rt
hdaysmyl
ove
Kaone:ohmygodIf
orgot
,thankyoumyl
ove,
thank
youmymunchi
es
Kabel
o:nowl
etseatbr
eakf
ast
,thenwear
etaki
ng
youout
Rat
i:mommy,
thi
sonei
sfr
om me,
openi
t
Kaone:okay*Iopenedandi twasaneckl acewit
ha
heart
,asil
verheart,Iopenedit,
andont helef
twas
apict
ureonmyandkabel o,
ont her
ightwasa
pi
ctureofourkids,*ohbaby,thankyouitsso
beauti
ful,
mypr incesscomegi vemeahug
Okuhl
e:nowi
tsmyt
urn
Kaone:okaymypr i
nce,l
etsseewhatyougot
mummyt han*Iopenedit
,itwasasilverbrazelet
,
wri
tt
enkaonewi thdiamondsandahear tattheend
ofmyname*ohmypr i
nce,Ilovei
t,t
hankyou, come
her
e,Iloveyouguyssoomuch
Kabel
o:wel
lit
smyt
imenow,
okay,
comel
etme
bl
indfol
dyou,
Kaone:whydon’
tyouj
ustshowme,
wit
hbl
indf
olds
Rat
i;mommydaddyspr
esenti
sbi
gbi
g,
Okuhl
e:yesmommy,
hecantl
if
titup,
itssooobi
g
l
ikebi
gbi
gbi
g
Kaone;okayokay,givemeyourhandsthen,
you
havetomakesur ethatIdon’
ttr
ipokay
Rat
i:yesmommy

*Ifel
tthecoldbreeze,Iknewt hatweareout si
de,
okay,Iwonderwhatt hatbigpresentis,hetookoff
thebli
ndfold,
andIgott heshockofmyl i
fe,ared
rangeroverEvoque,withcr eam whi
teinteri
orwit
ha
touchofred,t
henumberpl atewaseven
personal
izedkaone2,Ijumpedonhi m andhugged
him,li
kemyl i
fedependsonhi m*
Kaone:t
hankyou,
ohmyGODbaby,
Ilovet
hiscar
Kabelo:Iknowmylove,
im happywhenyourhappy,
sinceyoucametomyl i
fe,
youchangedme, Iam
themanIam becauseofyou,younevergaveupon
me, t
hankyouforbei
ngmywi fe,
nowletsgo
change,andgoforl
unch
Kaone:yes,
let
sgo,
andi
m dr
ivi
ng
*weal lr
anupstair
st ooursepar aterooms,the
helperbathedthekids,andhubbyandIgoti na
shower ,
hedoesn’tknowt hatIhaveasur pr
isefor
,
wellhewi l
lknowbef or
et heendoft hisday,wegot
dressedanddr ovetoMont ecasi
no*

Jayds

Iwokeup, thedr eam Ihadaboutmywi fe,shewas

sti
llt
hesame, sobeaut i
ful,hercontagioussmi l
e,
thatbrowneyes, Imisshersomuch, andIwi l
lnever
l
ovesomeonet hewayIl oveher ,shewi l
lalwaysbe
i
nmyhear t,andever yti
meIl ookandmypr incessI
seeal otofhermot heri
nher ,hersmile,shehave
myeyesbutshel ooksal otli
kehermot her,
her
personali
tytoo.
YesImovedonbutt hatdoesn’
tmeanIst opped
l
ovingmywi f
e,l
onaneedsamot herfi
gurei nher
l
if
e,butIhaven’
tfoundthemot her
ingtype,yesI
wanttomoveonwi thmyl i
fe,
Ivebeensear chingfor
mywi f
e,f
orthewholethreeyearsandst i
llnothi
ng,I
evenl osthopethatwillfindhim, t
het winsandIwe
don’tgetalongsinceIst areddat i
ngagai n, i
ts
nothingseriousthough, butwi l
lsee,weexchanged
hurtf
ulwor ds,sowedon’ tseeeyet oeye, theyl lcall
tocomeandpi ckupl ona, shestheirnieceandI
cantkeepherawayf rom them, shest heirsisters
daught erandsomehowt hatconnections, theyf eel
i
ttoo, sotheyllcal
landcomeandpi ckherup, fora
weekend, evenholidays,Idon’thavepr oblem wi th
that,Igotupandt ookashower ,
aftercoupl eof
minut esiwasdone, Iwearmyboxer ,tookmy
l
ighterandmyboxofci garetteandst oodatt he
balcony,andsmoke

Nt
ombi
:mor
ning
Jayds:mor
ning
Ntombi:youneedtotakei
teasyont
hat
,it
sst
il
l
earl
yinthemorning,
Jayds:yournotmywif
e,youdon’
tgett
otel
lme
whatIshoulddoornot
Nt
ombi
;whydoyout
reatmel
iket
his,
stophur
ti
ng
mewithyourwor
ds,i
m notwi
thyout
orepl
aceyour
wi
fe,
shecouldbedead…
Jayds:heyheywat
chyourt
onguemissy,youdon’t
gettotal
kaboutmywi
feli
kethat
,thi
sisherhouse,
Ntombi
:andyetyouf
uckmei
nthesamebedyou
usedt
ofuckheron
Jayds:t
akeyourthi
ngsandgo,nxa,
yoursucha
pi
eceofshitnxa,
getthehel
lout
,gol
ddiggi
ngb**
*
Ntombi:don’
tcomeknocki
ngonmydoor ,when
yoursagsareful
l,
andneedtor
elease,
idi
ot
Jayds:LEAVE!
!

News

Newspr esenter:afternoonpeopl e,ther

ewasaf ire
atthefarm,neart own, t
hehousei scompletel
y
burneddown, andwedi scoveredabody, thepolice
haven’ti
denti
fiedt hatpersonyet ,andthecauseof
thefi
reit
sst i
llunknown, theforensicsaresti
llbusy
withthetest
.
Therewasat ipofftothepoliceaboutthe
contai
ner sthatarri
vedlastnightfrom ashi
pment
,
andwef oundlotsofyounggi rls,
from ot
her
countr
ies, l
ooksliketheyhavebeenabduct ed,
we
arel
ooki ngatacaseofki dnapingandhuman
tr
aff
icking,t
hat’sallf
ornow, thankyou

Endofnews

N.
M

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tt
ed#
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050

Fewdaysl
ater
News

Newspr esent er
:eveni ngathome, it
s19; 00news,
i
ml eeannesmi th,thebodyt hatwasdi scoveredin
thebur nedf arm bel ongst oBOKANGMOOLETSI ,
thet estcameback, andi tshowst hathewaski l
led
befor et hewhol ef arm wasseti nafire,t
hef orensi
c
haver ecover edmor ebodi esofmansandwoman,
theyhaven’ tbeeni denti
fiedyet .Wereceived
i
nf ormat i
ont hatthedeceasedwasaki ngpin,drugs,
andwomant raf
ficking,thepol i
ciesgotat i
pof f
aboutt hebr othelinhi l
browt hatbelongst othe
deceased, andt hecont ainerthatwher efoundwi th
l
otsofyounggi rl
s, pointedtot hedeceased.

It
ssuchahor r
orthatwomanarebeingkidnapped
everyday,
takenwithoutt
hei
rknowledgeandt ur
ned
tosexslave,Iwouldli
ketot
akethi
s5secondt o
prayforGBV,…………. #momentofsi
lence#amen
Thi
sisJohannesbur
gnewsi
mleeannesmi
th,
t
hankyou

Thel
eebr
other
shouse

Nadi
a/war
ona

Iwassitt
inginmyr oom, wat chingthenews, f
inall
y
hisdead,i
t’
sal ongstory,i
m sur eyourwonder ing
whyim nadia,andim notthesamewar onat hatI
was,Ivechanged, t
hatmanchangedever yt
hing,
yesimlookingatthemi rr
orandal lIseei sa
dif
fer
entpictur
eofmysel f,Idon’ tknowt hewoman
i
ml ooki
ng, thi
sisnotmyr eflecti
on,Ithinkofal lt
he
thi
ngsheputmet hrough,allthemedi cinetoer ase
mymemor y.

Imfreenow, andsafe,youmustbewonder i
nghow
i
m alive,Imanagedt ostealaohonefr
om oneofhis
bodyguar d,
andtextedmybr other
smyl ocati
on,
gi
vingt hem ever
yinfo,t
hewhol etwoyearsIwas
studyingthatplace,howmanybodyguar ds,cctv
camer as,
pincodes, andImanagedt ohackbokangs
l
apt opandsendal ltheinfoabouthi sbrothel,
his
i
llegalbusinesses,ever
ythingabouthi mt omy
brothers,
Ist ar
tedcommuni cat
ingwi t
hmybr other
s
after2year s,t
hat’
swhent heystar
tedplanningt o
getmeoutofher e,Iam freenow, f
rom hisabuse,
rape.

YesIdi dn’
tloosemymemor y,afterIsawthepi l
ls
theywer efeedingme, Iknewwhatt heyarefor,so
everymor ningwheni t
smedi cat i
ont i
me,Illhi
de
them undermyt onguethenspi tthem out,
Ihadt o
pretendthatIdon’trememberanyt hing,
Ididn’
t
wanthist osuspectanyt hi
ng,andendupchangi ng
them toinject
ion,anditwasn’tgonnabepossi bleto
takeoffthatinject
ioninmybody.

Ilookedatt
het i
me,Igotupandmademybed, the
therapi
stwi
llbeheresoon,yesmybrot
hersthought
i
tsbestItal
kt osomeoneaboutwhatIvebeen
throughsot hatIcanmoveon, andl eavemyl i
fe,but
Iwi l
lneverbewar onaIusedt obe, Iam br oken, I
l
ostmydaught erandmyhusband, yesIknowabout
Ntombi ,Iwashur twhentheyt oldme, itt
oremy
hear ti
npi eces,i
m doingthisther apyf ormy
daught er,tobethemot hertoher ,
tol ovehert he
wayamot herissupposet oloveherdaught er,my
brothergoti n,Ihatethewayt heycheckuponmy
ever ysec,theythinkImightendmyl i
fe,Iwillnever
endmyl if
e, Ihaveresponsibi
li
ties,mydaught er
needsme, i
fIkil
lmyselfwhowi llprotectherf rom
allthepsychosoutt her
e,wel i
vei nacr azywor ld
fi
lledwi t
hgr eedandpowerhungr ypeopl e.

Warona:i
m okayyoudon’
thavet
ocheckmeever
y
sec
Lar
ona:Ivemissedyou,
wel
ostyouonce,
andwe
won’tl
oseyouagain
Warona:theonlythreatisdead,
soimf ree,andhe
won’tbecomi ngback,relax,
Iwi
llnevertakemyli
fe,
mydaught erneedsme.
Larona:im sor
ry,
Idi
dn’
tmeant
omakeyou
uncomf ort
able
Warona:i
tsokaybi
gbr
o,di
dyougetmyi
dand
cer
ti
fi
cates
Lar
ona:yesIdi
d,t
heyar
einast
udy,
whatar
eyou
pl
anni
ngt odo
Warona:f
ornowIwantf
ocusi
nmysel
f,heal
,
and
meetmydaughter
Lar
ona:that
’sgood,l
erekowenttopi
ckherup,
si
nceit
sholidays,
shellbest
ayingwit
husfora
week
Warona:Iwoul
dli
ketomeether,shesther
easonI
f
oughtsohard,
togetoutoft
hatplace
Larona:youwil
lmeethersoon, come,
Itoldthe
therapi
sttogohome,Iam takingmyli
lsister
shopping,andyouneedtodoyourhairtoo, wednt
wantyout oscaremynieceright
War
ona:hahahaokayokay,
letmeshowert
hen,
oh
t
her
esnolimitr
ight
?
Lar
ona:nol
imi
t
Warona:goodthencauseIwantt
obuymy
daught
erthingst
oo,Icantusemycar
ds,
jayds
mightt
racethem
Lar
ona:speaki
ngofhim, hi
sst i
llyourhusband,
whenareyougonnatellhim youralive
War
ona:#shrugged#idon’
tknow,
Ineedt
osor
tout
myl
ifef
ir
st,hemovedonmos
Larona:hest
il
llovesyoubabe,
butt
akeyourt
ime
okay
War
ona:t
hankyoubr
o,f
orever
ythi
ng
Lar
ona:youmybabysist
er,Ihavet
opr
otectyou,
whatwouldl
ikef
orbr
eakfast
Warona:
#headingtot
heshower
#gr
easybr
eakf
ast
wi
lldobrothankyou
Lar
ona:comedownst
air
swhenyoudoneneh.

Ifi
ll
edthebathtub,andsoakedmysel foni t
,it
surel
yfeelsl
ikehome, myskinfeel
sforeigntome,
i
tsbeen3year snow, maybeitsti
meIaccepti tnow,
Icanttakebackmycol our
,li
kemyt herapistsays,
”
whatmat
ter
siswhatsinmyheart,
hemayhave
t
akenmycolourbuti
nsi
dei
m sti
llme,
warona
magome’
’

Afterthatrelaxi
ngbat h,Igotoutoft het ub, putmy
clotheson, fi
xedmyhai r
,justcombedi tandl etit
l
oose, tookmybagandwal keddownst airstoj oin
mybr other
,weat ebreakfastandl aterdr ovet omal l
,
todoshoppi ng.Wear ri
vedatt hemal landst arted
withsal on,whil
emybr otherdidhiscut ,andaf terhe
wasdonehewai tedforme, Iwaspl aiti
ngboxl ong
boxbr aids,aft
er2hour sIwasdone, andhemade
medomani cureandpedi cur e,af
ter3hour sIwas
done, andwest artedwi t
hshoppi ng, clothes, shoes,
Iwasshoppi ngf orthewhol ewar drobe, l
ikenew, I
gotmyangel4t o5out fi
tthatmat chwi thmi ne, and
shoes, sneakerst oo,tomor r
owwear egoi ngt ol ion
spar khar t
ebeest ,weboughtt akeaway, thendr ove
home.

Whenwegothome,
ler
ekoscarwasont
he
driveway, andt her evolumewassohi gh,t
heywer e
danci ng,singing, Itookmyphoneanddi davi deo,
that,seeingmydaught erthi
shappy, ohmygod
shessobeaut iful
, hercurl
ybrownhai r,
shehasmy
eyes, andlips, shet ookhisfathercol
our,nose,
thosebi gear s, l
ookatmebl abbingabouthim and
hisf eatur
es.Wecl appedourhands.

Ler
eko:heysi
s,Iseeyouhadagr
eatt
imemmhh
Warona:wedi
d,ohIhavet
hebestbr
other
sint
he
wholeworl
d
Lar
ona:andt
her
eismybeaut
if
ulpr
incess,
come
her
Wal
ona:ohuncl
eImi
ssedyou
Ler
eko:ohcomemeetsomeone,
thi
sisyourm….
.
War
ona:uhmm,
youraunt
y,i
m aunt
ynadi
a
Walona:hel
loaunt
ymynamei
swal
ona,
butyou
cancallmelona
War
ona:youhaveabeaut
if
ulnamepr
incess
Wal
ona:yes,
daddysai
dmymom i
stheonegave
methi
sname
War
ona:
wow,
uhm,
that
’s…….
Lar
ona:soanyonehungr
y,weboughtt
akeaways
Lona:
bur
geruncl
e,bur
ger
Lar
ona:
yessweet
hear
t,
wegotyourhappymeal
Lons:
yesyes

Wesatatt hecarpetandat e,talking,laughing,and

mydaught erwassitti
ngonmyt highs,cantbelieveI
l
ostthewhol e3years, Iwassol ookingf orwardto
t
hesleeplessnight,
taki ngherfirststep,f i
rstwords,
f
ir
steverythi
ng,shesnowatpr e-school ,
at earran
t
hroughmycheeks, Ifeltsmallhandsonmycheeks

Lona:aunt
ywhyar
eyoucr
ying,
didwemakeyou
sad?
Rona:ohsweethearti
mjusthappy,
thatIf
inal
ymet
you,yoursobeaut
if
ul
Lona:
yoursobeaut
if
ult
oo,
youl
ookl
ikeme
Rona:Ido
Lona;
yesyoudo,
#t
heyl
aughed#

Avideocal
lcamet
houghl
erekosphone,
i
twas
j
ayds

Ler
eko:hol
don,
shesher
e,l
ona,
itsdaddy
Lona;
hel
lodaddy
Jayds:howi
sdaddyspr
incessdoi
ng
Lona:
ohdaddyIhaveaf
ri
end,
meetmyaunt
ydi
a
Jayds:hel
loaunt
ydi
a
War
ona:hi
Lona;
shebeaut
if
uldaddy,
Jayds:shei
smylove,
okay,
haveagoodni
ghtokay,
Il
lcallyout
omor
row
Lona:
okaydaddy,
Iloveyou
Jayds:Il
oveyoumor
esweet
hear
t
Lona:
nightdaddy
#vi
deocal
lended#

Lona:
aunt
yar
eyouokay,
uncl
eisaunt
yokay
Ler
eko:shesokay,
shesj
ustt
ir
edokay,
Lona:
okay,
canIsl
eepwi
thher
,
Ler
eko:doyouwantt
o?
Lona:
yes,
Iwantt
o,Il
ikeher
Ler
eko:l
etsgoandaskhert
hen,
come,
piggybag
Lona:
yeah.

Tobecont
inued
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lchapt
er51
TBGB
051

ATJAYDS

Icoul dn’
tsleepthewhol enight,t
hatvoi
ce,noman
i
tsoundssi milartomywi f
es,ormaybeit
sher
sibli
ngIdon’ tknowof f
, oracousinmaybe,butwhy
doesshel ookwhi t
e,orhismot herwasacoloured,
andf atheriswhi t
eorviceversa,buthereyes,
remi ndedmeofmywi fes,nahshemustbea
relati
ve,yahthat’swhyhervoi cesoundsli
ke
war ona.

Maybei mjustmissi
ngmywi fe,yeahitmustbethat,
Iwokeupear lyf
oramor ningjog,thi
nkingaboutlot
ofthi
ngs,mymi ndwasr unningonci r
cles,
about
Ntombi,we’vebeentoget
herf orayear,andIve
beentreat
ingherli
keab* **h,andshesbeen
nothi
ngbutagoodgi rl
fri
end,andshesgoodwi t
h
l
ona,andl
onali
kesheralot
,ifmydaught
er
appr
ovesofher
,shemightbeagoodwifetome,
Idon’twanttodatemulti
plegi
rl
s, Iwantawi fe
mat er
ial
,amotherfigur
etomyangel ,maybeI
shouldstar
trespecti
ngher,f
ir
stIhavet oapologi
es
toher,maybetakeheroutfordinner,yeah,Igot
home, andtookashower ,
atebreakfastand
fi
nishedthereportt
hatIwassupposet ofi
nishon
Fri
day.

Lateronaround7Iboughtherf l
owersand
chocolat
e,Iaskedhertobeready,andwearcasual
cl
othes,Iarr
ivedatherpl
ace,andknocked
Nt
ombi
:im comi
ng#sheopened#
Jayds:hey
Ntombi:whatdoyouwantj
ayden,
youcamet
o
i
nsultmeagaininmyhousethi
sti
me
Jayds:no,
thi
sar
eforyou,pl
easeforgi
ve,Iwas
wrongtocompar
eyoutomywi fe,andtocallyou
names.Youvebeennothi
ngbutthebestgirl
fri
end,
I
wasn’tr
eadytogivemyhear ttosomeoneelse,but
you,youvebeenpatientwithme, whenIcal
ledyou
waronawhenwemakel ove,Iwasajerk,
andforal
l
thati
m sor
ry,am If
orgiven?
Nt
ombi
:okay,
yourf
orgi
vencomeher
e#hugged#
Jayds:yousmel
lsosweet
,t
hankyouf
orgi
vingusa
chance
Ntombi:i
fyoudon’
tfeelt
hesamewayast
imegoes
on,pl
easetel
lmeokay
Jayds:okay,
soyourmygi
rlf
ri
endr
ight
Nt
ombi
:yousoundsohi
ghschoolr
ightnow,
Jayds:i
sitsaf
etodot
his
*Ismashedmyl ipsonher ,
blockingmyt hought
s
aboutthatvoi
ce,ofauntydia,shewaswear inga
robe,It
ookitoff
,andpickedherbr i
dalst
yleand
walkedtoherbedroom wher eIlai
dheronbed, took
offmyclothes,
andki ssedherpassionatel
y,It
ooka
rubberandputiton,andmadel ovet oher

Webot
htookashowert
oget
her
,andgotdr
essed,
anddrovetospur,wegoti
nandsatonacor ner
tabl
e,andorder
edourfood,
whil
ewewer esti
ll
wait
ingforourfoodweorder
eddrinks,
Ior
dered
beeer,whi
lesheorder
edacocktai
l
.
Iwasseeingthesi
deofNt ombithatIneversaw,
or
i
sbecauseIwashopi ngformywi fetocomeback,
andbetogetherwi
thoutanydrama,
Andt hatl aughcaughtmyat t
enti
on,thatl
augh, its
mywi f es,Ilookedatt hedoor,andshewast her e
standingwi thl
eebr othersandlona,Iknowt hat
l
augh, oureyesl ocked,myangelr antomyt ableand
j
umpedi nmyt hi
ghsandhuggedme, lookwhos
beenmi ssingme, it
sbeenadaybutshehugsme
l
ikewehavemont hswithoutseei
ngeachot her ,
GODknowsIwi l
lalwayslovewar ona,andIwi l
l
alwaysbegr at
efulforgivingmesuchapr ecious
soul,thatIl ovedear l
y.

Jayds:l
ookwhosbeenmi
ssi
ngdaddy
Lona:
daddy,
Imi
ssedyou,
hel
lont
o
Nt
ombi
:hel
lopr
incess
Lona:
daddyyouhavetomeetmyauntydia,
aunt
di
acomemeetmydad#t heleebr
osandwarona
madethei
rwaytothei
rtabl
e#
Ler
eko:heybr
o
Jayds:sur
ebr
o,l
arona
Lar
ona:
#nodpi
ssed#
Jayds:andyoumustbeaunt
ydi
a,i
tsni
cet
omeet
you
Nadi
a/war
ona:
hey,
youmustbej
ayds,ni
cet
omeet
yout
oo
*Idon’
tknowwhy, buthereyes,hervoi
ce,
whydoes
shehasmywi feseyes,andhervoi ce,
Idi
dn’
tknow
i
m star
ingatheruntilNt
ombir ubbedmyhand*
Nt
ombi
:babe!
!
Jayds:
#cl
ear
ingt
hroat
#yah,
uhmm,
pleasej
oinus
Lar
ona:wedon’twantt
odi
stur
byouandyoursi
de
chi
ckoverher
e
Nt
ombi
:excuseme!
!
Lar
ona:yout
hinki
tsl
ippedonmyt
ongue,
your
nothi
ngbutasidechi
ck,nxasi
slet
sgetourown
tabl
e,
bef
oreIsaysomething
Nadi
a/war
ona:l
etsj
ustf
indourt
abl
ebr
o,byeguys
Lona:
okay,
byedaddy,
byeaunt
ynt
o
Att
het
abl
e
Ler
eko:di
dyouhavet
osayt
hatbr
o
Lar
ona:t
heydeser
vei
tnxa,
thi
sguypi
ssesmeof
f
Lona:
whati
spi
ssesof
funcl
e?
Warona:i
t’
sabadwordbaby,don’
tmindhim okay,
her
esyourmenu,whatwoul
dyouliketoeat
?
Lona:
uhmm bur
gerandf
ri
esandmi
lkshake
War
ona:yougonnaf
ini
shal
lthatbyyour
sel
f?
Lona:
nope#gi
ggl
es#
Warona:brosplease,
hecanmoveonwi thhi
sli
fe,
hedoesn’tknowim sti
llal
ive,
soi
tsokay
Lar
ona:
noi
tsnotokay,
damni
m goi
ngovert
her
e
War
ona:wai
tdon’
tpl
ease,
Lar
ona:#atj
aydst
abl
e#Iseeyouf
orgotaboutmy
si
sterandmovedwi
tht
hist
ramp
Nt
ombi
:whot
hehel
ldoyout
hinkyouar
e?
Lar
ona:i
m nott
alki
ngt
oyoub*
***
h
Jayds:pl
easebro,youknowIl
oveyoursi
ster
,andI
wil
lalwaysloveher
Larona:i
fshecomesbackwouldyousti
lll
oveher
l
ikeyouclai
m?Wouldyoust opal
lthi
smadness
andtryandfi
xthi
ngswithher
Jayds:of
causeIwill
,Il
oveherman,youknowthat
,
i
tsbeenthreeyearsandImtryi
ngt
omoveon, l
ola
needsamot heri
nherli
fe
Larona;don’tyoueventrythatwithme, lonahasa
mat t
erandt hisb***
hwillneverreplaceherorany
otherskir
t,Iwillmakesureofthat,nxa,andIhope
whent het i
mecomesyouwi llmoveonl ikeyou
al
readydi d,andletmysisterpi
ckupt hepi eces
al
one, andwi l
lbetheretosupporther ,causehis
husbandf ail
edt odoso,
Jayds;i
m sor
rybr
o,Idi
dn’
tmeant
omoveon……
Lereko:youmeanti
t,andIhopeyoudon’tr
egretit
,
yournotamanenoughf ormysister
,shedeserves
better
Warona:#cr
ying#guysplease,
letsgohome,
his
notwort
hit,
theyarenotworthit
Larona:
#huggingher#im sor
rysi
s,Ij
ust
…Igot
angryim sor
ry,l
etsl
eave
Ler
eko:Il
lgot
akeouror
der
,sor
rybabe

#theylef
t,okaywhatt hehellj
usthappened,why
wereshecr ying,Il
ostmyappet i
te,
Itookmywal l
et
andcarkeysandpai d, Idr
oppedntombit oher
apart
ment ,shewasn’ thappyeither
,Ijustneeded
myt i
meal one,toprocessal lt
hathappenedt oday,I
drovehome#

N.
M
#unedi
tt
ed#
Todaysi
nser
twi
llbepost
edl
ater
!!
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08:
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052

War
ona/
nadi
a

Iheardsomesmal l snorebesideme,It urnedt o

l
ookat ,it
smydaught er,
hesnor esjusthisf ather,I
l
ookedatherper fectf ace,longeyelashesandbusy
eyebrows,wi t
hat humbonhermout h,
shesso
beautif
ul,
Icantbelieveshesmi ne,thatIfinall
yhel d
herinmyar msaf ter3year s,thishereismyl ife,I
maynothaveahappi lyeverafterinmymar r
iage,
butshesismyhappi l
yeveraf t
er,thelightofmyl if
e,
i
tstruewhent heysayt heresalwaysal ightatt he
endoft hetunnel
.

Igotupmaki
ngsur
ethatIdon’
tmakeanynoi
se,I
ti
pt oedt otheensui teandt ookashower ,got
dressedi naj eanandcr opt op,Il ookedatmy
tatt
oot hat’sonmyback,behi ndmyneck,I
remembert hedayIgott histattoo,Iwasj ustfound
outt hatim expecting,andcal ledherwal ona,Iwas
sohappyt hatIf oundloveagai n,andbl essedagain
tocar ryheronmywomb,t hatItattoedhername,
whent heybleachedmywhol ebody,i tdidn’
t
disappear ,infactit
snowcl earer,Iwentdownst air
s
Ifoundmybr othersmaki ngbreakf ast.

Lar
ona:mor
ningpr
incess
Ler
eko:mor
ningsunshi
ne
Warona:i
m oldnowbro,st
opcall
ingmet
hat,l
ona
i
syourprincesscomeon,whatar
ewehavingf
or
br
eakfast
Lar
ona:pancakes
War
ona:myf
avor
it
e
Lona:
myf
avor
it
etoo,mor
ningf
ami
ly
War
ona:mor
ningangel
,howdi
dyousl
eep?
Lona:
likeababy
Ler
eko:butyouababy
Lona:
exact
lyuncl
e
Theyl
aughed
War
ona:wel
llet
sgetseat
edt
hen
Lona:
um si
tt
ingnextt
oaunt
y
Warona:wel
lcomesi
tdownbaby,chocol
ateor
cher
rysauce?
Lona:
bot
h
War
ona:okay
Ler
eko:i
m happyt
oseeyousmi
leagai
n
Warona:shesmymedicati
onbro,im sohappyand
Iwanttostar
tbui
ldi
ngthatcent
re
Lar
ona:t
hat’
sgoodnews,Il
ltr
ansf
ert
hatamount
,
Il
lbeyourf
ir
stsponsor
,
Lereko:Il
lbeyoursecondsponsor,youwillbe
doi
ngagr eatj
obsis,manywomanssuf ferint
he
handsofmen,andt hatcent
rewillgi
vethem a
chancetorebui
ldt
hei
rli
fe,t
oseet
hei
rwor
th,i
m
proudofyousis
Warona:yal
lgonnamakemecr
y,t
hankyou,
thank
yousomuch
Larona:wear
ejusthappyt
hatyouar
eherewi
thus
al
ive,nowaft
erbreakf
astwil
lgoandsear
chf
ora
l
and,
War
ona:yesssssssss

Kaone

Icouldn’tsl
eep,soIwokeear lytofi
nishwor kthatI
broughthomeonFr iday,Il ookedatt het i
meandi t
s
8h00i nthemor ni
ng,Ipackedmyf i
lesneat lyonthe
deskandwentdownst air
st omakebr eakfast,I
didntknowwhatt omakesi nceeggsmakesme
nauseous,t hesmel leeeww,sosi ncei m craving
forsomet hi
ngmeat y,Imadebacon,sausagesand
homemadebur gerswi thmushr oom sauce,Iset
thetable,andtheyhaven’ twokenupyet .
Wellhubbyissleepi
ngalotwhil
eIdon’tevensl eep,
i
tsnotfair,
imtgeonewhoneedsr estmpr ethan
hi
m, i
mt heonewhospr egnant
,Ineedt hatsleep,
ohtheretheyare,oursl
eepi
ngbeautiesjustwoke
up

Kabel
o:mor
ningsweet
hhear
t,andmor ni
ngt
oyou
t
oomyboyboy#kissi
ngheri
nvisi
blebump#
Kaone:mor
ningbabe
Kabel
o:sl
eepl
essni
ght
sagai
n
Kaone:i
tssohard,i
m sot
ir
ed,uwantt
osl
eepat
ni
ght,butIj
ustcant
Kabel
o:maybeyoushoul
dresi
gn,ort
akeal
eave,
youneedt
orestlove
Kaone:Icantresi
gnbabe,beahousewif
eno
t
hanks,Illthi
nkaboutaleavet
hough,Ineedt
o
rest
Kabel
o:smel
lsni
ceher
e,andi
tlooksdel
ici
ous
Kaone:Iwant
edsomet
hingwi
thmor
emeat
,soI
madethis
Kabelo:i
m hungr
ylet
ssi
tdown,guysbr
eakf
asti
s
ready
Them:wear
ecomi
ngdad
Kabel
o:yourf
oodi
sget
ti
ngcol
dguys
Them:wear
eher
e,mor
ningmom,dad
Kaone:mor
ningpumki
ngs
Kabel
o:sosonar
eyour
eadyt
ovi
sitmamat
his
weekend?
Okuhl
e:yesdaddy,Imussedumakhul
utoo
Kaone:t
hat’
sgreati
m surehemissedyout
oo,
*the
doorbel
lrang*Il
lgeti
t,ohheycomein
Buhl
e:hel
lof
ami
ly,hel
lomyboyboy,Imi
ssed
Okuhl
e:Imi
ssedyout
oomama,
Kaone:j
oinusf
orbr
eakf
ast
,Il
lbr
ingyouapl
ate
Buhl
e:t
hankyousi
s,hel
loangel
Rat
i:hel
loaunt
y
Kaone:her
ehel
pyour
sel
fdear
Buhl
e:hausawobonaubabakar
atinokuhl
e
Kabel
o:hibuhl
e
Kaone:soareyoureadyf
orgr
aduat
ion,haveyou
foundtheoutf
ityet
Buhle:yoohsi
skaone,Ihavent
,Ihavebeengoi ng
upanddownl ooki
ngforanoutfi
tIjustcantf
ind
one,im evenhavi
ngsecondthoughtsaboutthe
graduati
ons.
Kaone:youknowwhat
,Il
ltal
ktoaf
riendofmine,
l
eago,shesadesi
gn,maybeshewi
llfi
ndyou
something
Buhl
e:wai
twai
t,theeleago,
theownerofl ee
cout
ure,t
hebestdesigneri
nthewholeofSA,t he
onewhosmarr
iedtothathandomebill
ionai
re,
Kaone:yept
hat
’st
heone
Buhle:#scr
eaming#aaahhhhhhhhohmyGOD,
thankyou,thankyou,herdesi
gnsareunique,
classyandsoobeauti
ful
,ohmy,ypurar eindeed
anangel
Kaone:don’tt
hankmeyet,shesoutofthecountr
y,
butIl
lcallherl
atert
oday,
andIllgi
veyoufeedback
okay
Buhle:yeahhhhhhhhhhwowt hankyou,Iknow we
start
edont hewr ongf oot,butypuhavebeen
nothingbutthebestmot hertomyson, youlivehim
l
ikeyourown,yout r
eatedhimt hesameway,you
didn’
thavet obutyoudi d,yougavehert hebest
l
oveandcar e,whenwasi nvar sit
y,Ineverhadt o
wor r
yaboutmyson,t hathesl eptwit
hahungr y
stomach,orhedi dn’
thavecl ot hest
owear ,andf or
thatIwillal
waysbegr ateful
,thankyousi st
er

Kabel
o:nowyourmaki
ngmywi
fecr
ybuhl
e,
Kaone:i
m okay,Idon’
tknowwhatt
osay,
Kabelo:comeher
e#hugs#don’
tcr
yyoul
lupsetmy
sonthere
Buhl
e:ohmyGod,congr
atul
ati
onguys,#hugs#
Kaone:t
hankyou,
Buhl
e:wowyouar
eal
readyt
hebestmom,Iwi
sh
youal
lthebest
,andhayshoutifyouneedsome
ti
metogoforspa,Il
lbabyseatokay
Kaone:bel
ievemeIwontf
orget
,
Kabel
o:l
etseatpl
easewoman
Buhle:yohshescar
ingt
hebaby,andyourcar
ingal
l
thehormones,
Kaone:l
eavemyhusbandal
onewena,r
etl
ago
koba
Buhl
e:hahahaokay,sor
rybuddy
Kabel
o:mxm Il
ostmyappet
it
e
#t
heyl
aughed,askabel
owal
kedupst
air
sal
l
gr
umpy#
Buhl
e:wowhahahait
sgoingt
obealongni
ne
months,howar
eyougoi
ngtodealwi
thabi
gbaby
Kaone:ohgosh,youknowIneedthatspanext
week,youwillbebabyseat
ingt
hem
Buhl
e:noprobl
em dear
,yourf
oodaresodel
ici
ous,
youshoul
dgivemesomecookingl
essons,
Kaone:t
hat
’swhyt
her
ear
ecul
unar
yschool
sal
l
overt
hecount
ry,
#t
heyl
aughed#

6mont
hsl
ater

N.
M

#unedi
tt
ed#
[
01/
03,
08:
30] :TBGB

053

War
ona/
nadi
a

Im sad,IwishIhandledthi
ngsdi f
fer
ently,IwishI
tol
djaydsthemi nut
eIgotbackhome,i twasn’t
easyf orme,Ihadtogof orcounsell
ing,for6
mont hsandIfeelbet
terbutim hurtt
hatIml osi
ng
myhusband,i fIhaventl osthim al ready,I m
holdingmyphone,andt heresapi ctureon
i
nst agram,sheswi thnt ombi ,hewaspr oposingt o
heratsomer estaurantinsandt on,i thurtssomuch
thathef orgottenaboutme,hemovedon,i tshurts
sobad,IknowIshoudvet ol
dhi m,howdoyout ell
aper sont hatyounol ongermel anin,i m whi t
e,
whenIhaventevenaccept edthiscol our,
thatIwas
bleachedwi t
houtmyconsent ,
thepastmont hswas
thewor st,Ihadt otalkaboutt heki dnappi ng,rape,
abuse,physi call
y,andemot ionally, t
of acemy
demons,somepeopl ewontunder standwhatIve
beent hrough,yest hatcostmemymar riage,butI
willbef i
ne,im st r
ong.

Iwasatt hecentre,it
sdoneandr eady,wil
lbe
openingitonSat ur
dayevening,thatwhereIllbe
reveal
ingmyi denti
ty.
igotupfrom mychairinmy
offi
ce,tookmycarkeysanddr ovetowhatusedt o
bemyhouse,l ucki
lyhiscarwasont hedri
veway,
andanot hercarIdon’tknow,causeallhi
scar sar
e
personali
sed,Iknockedont hedoorandnt ombigir
l
openedthedoorweari
nghisshi
rt
,andnothi
ng
underneat
h,causeherpoi
ntyni
ppleswer
evisi
ble

Nt
ombi
:hyhowcanIhel
pyoumam
War
ona:i
m Mr
sMagomedear
,War
onamagome
Nt
ombi
:w….
.what
,youcantbe
War
ona:pl
easecal
lmyhusband
Nt
ombi
:hi
s……not
….her
e,comebackt
omor
row
War
ona:ohIknowhi
sher
e,ar
eyougoi
ngt
oletme
i
nmyownhouseorwhat
Jayds:babewhost
hat
?
Nt
ombi
:uhmm j
ustnoonebabe,pl
easego
Warona:ar
eyouchasi
ngmeoutofmyhouse,nxa
moveoutofmyway
*Ipushedherasideandwal
kedin,Ifoundhim
wearingatowel,busybr
owsingchannels,If
elt
angerbuil
dingupinsi
deme,theyhavebeenf u*
**,
wow*
War
ona:#cl
ear
edmyt
hroat
#mmmhhh
Jayds:ohheyaunt
ydi
a,Youcamet
oseewal
ona?
War
ona:ohnoIcamet
oseeyou
Jayds:ohokay.
.
Nt
ombi
:babeshecl
aimst
obewar
ona
Jayds:
WHAT…nono#l
aughi
ng#
War
ona:canwet
alki
npr
ivat
e?
Nt
ombi
:im notgoi
nganywher
e
Jayds:that
’scr
azy,youmayhavet
hesi
mil
areyes
andvoicebutyournotmywif
e
Nt
ombi
:babeshescr
azy,r
ightpl
easel
eave
Jayds:not
ellmewhydoyout
hinkyouar
emywi
fe
Warona:Iknowyoudon’tbeli
evemebutIam
warona,yourwi
fejayden,rememberthedayatt
he
par
kwhenyoupr oposedtome,peopl et
aki
ng
vi
deos,thedaywenamedourpr i
ncesswal
ona!
Jayds:nonoyournotmywife,war
onamustvetol
d
youthis,andyouwantt
otr
ickmeintof
all
ingf
or
you
Warona:remembert
hist
att
oo*Itookoutmyshi
rt
andpull
edmyweaveupsot hathecanseet
he
tat
too
Jayds:i
sthi
ssomeki ndofasi
ckjoke,youpl
anned
al
lthi
s,getthehell
outofmyhouse,yournotmy
wif
e,yourwhite,

*hetookmybagandt hrewitoutsi
deandpushed
meout si
detoowher eIalmostlostbalance,Iturned
tolookathim,hewasangr y,hisfacewaseven
pink,Icouldn’
tcontrolmytears,Ithoughthewi ll
givemet imetoexplainmyself,Idon’tthinkIlldri
ve,
Igotinmycaranddr oveoff,Icouldn’tseether oad,
Ipackedont hesideandcr i
edtillt
herewasnomor e
tearsleft
,Igatheredmyst r
engthanddr oveto
kaoneshouse,myhusbandr ej
ectedme,andnow
mysi sterwil
lrej
ectmet oo,butIhavet ot el
lthem.

Atkaoneshouse
Kaonewasl ayingonacouchwi t
hherbigbump,
eati
ngbi
ltong’swithchocolat
esauceandmi l
k,a
doorbel
lrangandshest r
uggledtogetupfrom the
couchaft
eral otofstr
uggleanddeepbr eat
hshe
gotupandwal kedslowly,sheopenedthedoorand
sawawhi telady
Kaone:hel
lomam howcanIhel
pyou?
War
ona:myf
ri
end
Kaone:nonoi
tcantbeyou,war
ona?
War
ona:mamar
ati
,kenna
Kaone:ohmygodmyfri
enditi
syou,how,what
happened,i
m,geti
n,canIhugyou?
War
ona:
#nodcryi
ng#yes,Imi
ssedyousomuch
mmamooketsi
Kaone:ohgod,t hankyoulor
d,thankyou,Itri
edto
fi
ndyou,f ol
lowyourscentbutIcoul
dn’
tfindyou,
i
m sorrymyf ri
endthatwemovedandf orgotabout
you#cryi
ng#
War
ona:shsh,i
m her
e,don’
tcr
y,wedon’
twant
youget
ti
ngi
nlaboursoear
ly,andcongr
atul
ati
ons
babe
Kaone:t
hankyou,ohgoshi
m sohappyt
hatyou’
re
her
e,waitl
etmegetyousomethi
ngtodr
ink

War
ona:pl
easewhi
tewi
ne,Ihadar
oughday
Kaone:okay,
*Igotthewineandaglass*ohmyGodyourhere,
yourf
inall
yhere,i
m sohappy,doesj
aydsknow?
Warona:#sad#yeahIj
ustcamef
rom ourhouse
andhechasedmeout
Kaone:what
?Hedoesn’
tbel
ieveyou?
War ona:yeah,hethinkimf akingthat ,ithurt
salot
,
him outofallpeopl
et houghthewi lbelieveme,I
showedhi mt hetat
too,Itoldhi m aboutt hedayhe
proposedbuthet hinksimt r
yingt otrickhimt o
fal
li
ngi nlovewithme, #cryi
ng#i thur tssobad,and
thatntombigirlwaswear i
nghi sshi rt
,naked
underneathinmyownhouse,wi t
hmyown
husband,Il osthi
mf ri
end,
Kaone:im sosor
rymyfriend,givehi
mt i
me,hewill
comear oundandwil
lgobackt oyourhouseand
thr
owt hatb**
*houtofyourhouse,Ijusthat
eher
Warona:hahahai
tfeel
sgoodt
ocomebackf
ri
end,
t
hankyou
Kaone:nothankyouf
orcomi
ngback,nowt
ellme
whathappened
Warona:okay,letmegetabi
tti
psyt
henIwi
llt
ell
youwhyI m evenwhi
te
Kaone:i
m sorr
ywewerenotther
ewithyou,we
t
ri
edeverythi
ngtof
indyou,i
m sorr
ymyf r
iend
Warona:i
tsokaybabe,
youwereallchai
singt
he
melani
nwaronanotthewhiteone,that
’swhyitwas
di
ff
icul
ttotr
aceme,andt hatmanmadesur eto
hi
demef or3year
s,andchangedmyski ncol
our.
Kaone:soar
eyougoi
ngt
ogi
veuponyour
marri
age
Warona:hegaveuponfi
ndi
ngme, hemovedonli
ke
Idi
dn’tmatt
ertohi
m,soim notgoi
ngt
ofightf
ora
per
sonwhodi dn’
tdot
hesamet ome,af
terthe
l
aunchofmycent re,Il
lsi
gnt
hedi vorcepapers,I
alreadyaskedmyl awyert
odr
aftthem,andi m
takinghalforever
ythi
ngheownes,thathouse
belongstome.
Kaone:babethat
’suhm harsh,youl
ovet
hatman,
pl
easethinkaboutal
lthat
Warona:ohIdid,youknowhi sf
iancéntombididn’
t
wannaletmei nmyownhouse,bl ocki
ngthedoor
i
nmyhusbandshi rt,andthatmademef uri
ousI
wantthem outoft
hathousesoonaf t
erthel
aunch.
Kaone:wow,um….idon’
tknowwhatt
osaybabe,
i
m sorryt
hatyouwental
lthr
ought
hatandcame
outst
rong,Il
oveyousis
Warona:Il
oveyout
oomyf
ri
end,l
etmedr
ivehome
i
tsgett
ingl
ate,
Kaone:yournotdr
ivi
ngi
nthatst
ate,l
etmer
equest
bol
tokay,
War
ona:okay#hugged#

N.
M
#unedi
tt
ed#
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054

Dayoft
hel
aunch

Jayds

Idon’ tknowhowt ofeelrightnow,i tsbeendays

sincenadi acameheranddr oppedabombshel lon
myt hatshesmywi fe,Idon’tbelieveher ,what
wer eshet r
yingtoachieve,whywoul dshesayt hat,
andwhynowsi nceshesbeenar oundf or7mont hs,
yesshehasmywi feseyes,butthagdoesn’ tmean
shesmywi f
e,GODknowshowmuchIl ovemywi fe
butt hatwomani snotmywi fe.
Igotoutoftheshowerandputonmyt ux,ntombi
wasbusydoi ngherface,ifIdidn’tknowbet terIl
l
sayshescompet i
ngwi thsomeoneornotbutpast
fewdaysshesbeendoi ngshoppi ng,andyoul l
swearshesl eptwit
hamakeuponherf ace,whatis
i
tthattheysay,ohyahshesal waysonf l
eek,I
fi
nisheddressingwhileshestil
ldol l
ingupherf ace,
Jayds:youl
lfi
ndmedownst
air
sbabe
Nt
ombi
:okaybabe,ki
ssl
onagoodni
ghtf
orme
Jayds:sur
e
*Iwentst rai
ghttomyst udyandpourmysel fa
glassofscot ch,Ilookedatt hebigpictur
ebehind
mychai r,whenmywi feswas6mont hspregnant
withwal ona,shewassobeaut i
ful
,i nawhitelong
mat er
nitydress,Iwaskneel inginfrontofher,my
handsonherbel ly,Iremembert hisdaylike
yesterday,wewer esohappy,t hiswomanwasmy
wor l
d,myf utur
e,myever yt
hing.

Irai
sedagl
asslooki
ngatthatpi
ctur
e,andcheers
tomywifewhosnowwhite,yeah,unbel
ievabl
e,a
knockcamet hr
oughmydoor ,itsntombi
,Igulped
myscot chandt ookmycarkeys,Iopenedadoor
forherandgotont hedri
versseatanddrovetothe
hotel
,i twasal aunceandachar it
yevent
sofsome
l
ady,Igott heinvit
eandIdeci dedtogoanddonate
somet hing,Iwasanor phanbef or
eIgotathebest
famil
ywhoadopt edme,andIam whoIam
becauseoft hem,andIwoul dliketomakea
dif
ferenceinot herkidsli
fe.

After30mi ndr i
vewer eachedourdest i
nati
on,it
waspackedf orsureandcl assytoo,theperson
whobookedt hi
slaunchsheknowswhatshewant ,
Ipar kedmycarandopenedt hedoorformyf i
ance
aswest eppedont heredcar pet
,snappedsome
fewpi ctur
esbef or
ewewer ewelcomeby
champagne,andt hewai tr
esswal kedustoour
table,andgaveuspr ogram,howt hi
slaunchis
gonnago.
Nt
ombi
:wowt
hisi
scl
assy,
Jayds:i
tisIl
ikehowt
heyt
reatus,
Ntombi
:Igot
taseet
hehostoft
hisevent
,she
knowsherst
aff
Jayds:yeah,l
etsor
der
,im st
arvi
ng,wai
ter
Wai
ter
:eveni
ngsi
r,howcanIassi
styou
Jayds:
uhm,letmel
ookatthemenu,yah…..
medium
rar
esteak,wi
thmushr
oom sauce,but
tter
nutand
spi
nachandbakedpot
atoes,t
hankyou,
Wai
ter
:not
edsi
r
Jayds:babeai
ntyougonnaeat
Ntombi:ohyah,canIhavechi
ckensal
adwi
th
cheesethanx
Wai
ter
:oni
t#nod#
Nt
ombi
:soyourgoi
ngt
odonat
e?
Jayds:yeah,
Nt
ombi
:ohhowmuch
Jayds:excuseme?
Ntombi
:Ij
usthopeyouwontdonat
emuchsincewe
havet
ogetmarri
edsoon,youknow,Iwantmy
weddi
ngt
obeaweddi
ngoft
heyear
Jayds:t
hat’
snoneofyourbusi
ness,andIdoubti
t
wil
lbeaweddi ngoft
heyear,wi
ththewayyou
shopeveryday
Nt
ombi
:Iwaschangi
ngmywhol
ecl
oset
Jayds:sur
e

Kaone

Wegott othevenue,andi m soproudofmygi rl

,it
s
sobeautif
ul,classy,wepi ckedglasseofwine,of
causeIpickedjuice,andjoinedjaydsandntombi
gir
lontheirtabl
e,wel laccordi
ngt ot
heinvi
tati
on
card,wesatdownandor deredfood.
Jayds:kay,youl
ookbeaut
if
ul
Kaone:t
hanxj
ayds
Ntombi:comeonbabe,shelooksl
ikeawhal
e,l
ike
shesgonnapopanyminute
Kb:br
oputyourbi
tchont
hel
eash
Jayds:nt
ombij
ustshutup
Kaone:
#chuckles#sot
ellmemoset
sana,soyou
don’
twantkids?
Ntombi
:hel
lno,Illr
atherhi
reasur
rogat
e,Iwantt
o
keepmyfi
guredear,
Kb:i
yoohhaekbr
oyousur
eknowshowt
opi
ck
t
hem
Kaone:yahneh,wel
lshesj
ustapassbyt
hough,
Ntombi
:whatdoyoumean,deari
m heret
ostay
hun,mymanhasmoneyandim surehewonthave
aprobl
em wi
thsur
rogat
e,i
twontevenhur
this
wall
et
Jayds:qui
te#annoyed#i
tst
ime

War
ona

Iwasatthedressingr
oom,getti
ngdressed,gett
ing
readyf
orthelaunch,Iwasdonenow,Isear ched
formybrother
s,theyweresi
tt
ingatt
herf arendon
thecouch,
Imademywayt ot
heirt
ableandsat
down,t hemcwast al
kingnow,Idon’ tknowbutI
fel
tli
kesomeonewasl ookingatme,It urnedand
rai
sedmyeyes,andt herehewas,l ookingso
handsomeonat ux,ilookedfor
wardagai n.

Mc:eveningladiesandgentl
emen,iti
swit
h
pleasur
ethatyout ookyourt
imeandcametobless
uswi t
hyourpr esence,andmyqueensyoual
llook
exquisi
tetoday,
Theguest
:#cl
appedhands#
Mc:i
mt hatoandIam t
heMcoftheevent,
befor
e
weproceedletmeexpl
ainabi
taboutt
hiscent
re
Theguest
:#nods#

Mc:thiscentr
ei sforallabusedwoman,men,
chi
ldren,weliveinasickwor ldwerekidsare
abductedeveryday,arebeingt r
aff
icked,recent
ly
onthenewst hereshighr at
eofkidnapingorwoman
abusetoo,thiscentr
eisnotawomen’ scentr
e,isa
centr
eoffallhumanbeingswhohasbeenabused
andneedhel p,ithasacent
reforjobtr
aining,drug
andalcoholrehab,chi
ldabuse,t
hiscentreisgivi
ng
thosepeopleasecondchanceinlife,t
or eal
ise
thei
rworth.
Theguest
:#cl
appedhands#
Mc:thankyou,If eelsoemot i
onalri
ghtknow,we
arel
osingourki ds,oursisterseverydaydueto
genderbasedvi ol
ence,women’ sarebeingviol
ated
atworkplace,homeevenont heirwayt o
ever
ywher e,theyareleavinginfear,nowt heycant
evenaskf oralif
t,becauset heyarescared,they
don’
ttrustusmen, thi
smengaveust hebadname.

Youknowcoupl eofweeksago,itwasr aining,

heavil
y,andIpi ckedmykidsfrom schoolandon
ourwayhome,wepassed3ki ds,theydidn’ thave
anumbr ell
a,theyweresoakedwet ,Iofferedt hem
ali
ft,thosekidsran,ranfort
heirl
ifebecauseof
thi
sgender ,
wellIdon’tbl
amethem,t hispeopl e
madeusmonst ers,andweneedt ochanget hat,
hel
psomeonewi
thoutexpect
inganyt
hingi
nret
urn.

Theguest
:tr
ue#noddi
ngt
hei
rheads#
Mc:lookatmet al
kingtoomuch,ladi
esand
gentl
eman,Iwonttakemuchofyourtime,pl
ease
meattheownerandf ounderofWoman
EmpowermentcentreofGBV, Mr
sWar onaMogome
tothest
ageplease
Theguest:
#clappedhands,somegaspedsi
nceshe
wasallovert
henews#

*jaydsont heotherhandwasshocked,breathi
ng
heavi l
y,ntombigir
lwasshift
ingofherseat
uncomf or
tabl
y,whilekbandkaonesmacked,and
thet winsweresmill
ingyoucouldseethei
rback
teeths*

Mc:everyomelet
scl
aphandsf orthisstr
ong
woman,myqueent hestageisallyours,pleasel
et
herspeakthenyoul
laskquesti
onsaf t
er,thank
you#r
efer
ingt
othemedi
a#
Warona:eveni
ngladi
esandgent
lemen,thankyou
forj
oini
ngustoday,tohel
pcel
ebrat
etheopeni
ng
ofmycentre,
Theguest
:#cl
appi
nghands,somewer
edr
ool
ingat
her
,shewassobeauti
ful
#
Theman:youar
ebeaut
if
ulmyqueen
Warona:thankyousir,l
etmeint
roducemyself,I
am Waronamagome,havebeengoi ngbythename
ofnadi
af orthepast3year
s,andsomehowIgot
usedtothename. wel
lIwasabducted3yearsago,
i
m sureyouveseenorhear dt
henews,yeaht hat
wasme,
Jour
nali
st1:canyout
ellusyourst
ror
yabi
t,i
fyou
wantto
Warona:#r
ealeasi
ngadeepbreat
h#it
sst i
lla
woundtome,socanyouaskmeaquest ion,what
youwouldli
met oknow,t
hatwayitwi
llsavetime
Jour
nali
st1:okay,mrsMagome,youwer emelani
n,
whathappenedt oyournat
uralcol
our
,Ihopei
m not
of
fendi
ngyousomehow
Warona:ohnodear,yesIwasmelani
n,butmy
abduct
orwantedthepol
iceandmyfamilytostop
l
ookingforme,sohehiredader
matologi
stfr
om
over
seatobleachme,
Theguest
:#gasped#
Journali
st2:howdidyouescape,ImeanIwas
fol
lowingyourcasefort
hewhole3months,who
wasyourabduct or
?
Warona:unfor
tunatel
yIcantdi
scl
osenames,well
howIescaped,Istoleaguardsphoneandsend
mybrothersalocati
onwhereIwas,andalongtext
expl
aini
ngeverythi
ng,

Jour
nal
ist3:wowImustsayyouar eastrong
woman,sohowdoyouf eelaboutthi
scolournow,
Imeani
m suresomepeopledon’tbel
ieveit
syou
Warona:welli
twashardtoacceptthiscol
our,I
wasbornmel ani
nnowIlookwhite,itwashard,I
f
eltl
ikethi
smant ookmyfreedom,myhappi ness,
myjoy,Ilovemycol
oursomuch,throught
her
apyI
gott
oacceptwhoIam now,howIlooknow,he
mayhavechangedmyskincol
ourbutdeepdown
i
m sti
llwaronat
hemelani
n.
Thewoman:youar
eindeedast
rongwomandear
War
ona:t
hankyoudear
Jour
nal
ist1:youaremarri
edtoMrjaydenMagome
ri
ght
,nowhowdoyouf eelabouthi
m get
tung
i
ngagedtoanotherwoman
War ona:#Ifeltmyeyeswel lup,butIt oldmysel
f
thati m notgoingtocr y,yesi m hurtthatmy
husbandf orgott
enaboutme,butIwontcr yinf
ront
oft hispeople#Illappr eci
atet hatifwekeepmy
privatelifealoneplease,wear eher eaboutt
he
cent reofGBV,l etssticktot hat,thankyou
Journal
ist2:okay,mr
smagomehowdi
dyouf
ami
ly
reactwhentheysawyoudi
ff
erent
Warona:wel
lsomeaccept
edmewi t
hwarm hugs,
somethoughti
mt hei
mposter
,butwear
eokay
nowandim happytobehomenow.
Jour
nali
st3:sowhati
nspi
redyou,
mot
ivat
edyout
o
openthi
scentr
e?
Warona:bei
ngi nthatsituati
on,it
swhatinspir
edme,
andIfel
tveryluckt obef oundali
ve,lot
sofyoung
womanar ebeingshi ppedf r
om unknowncount r
ies
andtheydon’t(nowhowt heycouldcomeback
home,theydon’ thavedocument s,it
sreall
ysad
that
,theycantseet heirfamili
es,
Journal
ist1:i
tsr
eal
lysadi
ndeed,andwhatyouare
doingri
ghtnow,yourdoi
ngaremarkabl
ejob,you
areagodsent
Journal
ist2:nomorequest
ionsf
rom me,wel
come
backhomeMr sMagome
Warona:i
tfeel
sgr
eatt
obehomeagai
nthankyou,
i
sthatall
?

Tobecont
inued!
!!

N.
M
#unedi
tt
ed#
[
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055

Chapt
er54cont
inues!
!

Att
hel
ounge

War ona:andbef oremyspeechcomest oanend,I

woul dli
ketoappr eciateeveryonewhodonat ed,
fi
rst,myt winbr othersaret hefi
rstsponsorswho
helpedmest artthiscentref rom t
hescratch,allt
he
constructi
onsandl and,mydearbr ot
hersthankyou
somuch,i fi
twasn’ tforyoursuppor t
,forhelping
mer eachmydr eam, itwouldn’thavecomet rue,
andf orbeli
evi
ngi nme,Il oveyou
Leebr
other
s:wel
oveyout
oopr
incess
War
ona:mrsmi
thandhi
scompanydonat
ed50
comput
ers,thankyoumrsmithher
eisyourt
hank
yougi
ft
*Ihandedhim af
inebott
lei
nagif
tbag*
Theguest
:#cl
appedhands#
War ona:mrmol epoandhi scompanydonated
readingbooksforourlibr
ary,itwil
lhelpour
people,webel
ieveeducationisthekeytosuccess
andever ychi
ldhavether i
ghttoaccesseducation,
thankyousomuchsi r,here’
syourgiftandplease
enjoy!!
Mrmol
epo:t
hankyoumydear
Warona:mrmodi sethankyouforal
lthestat
ionary
youdonated,heresyourgif
tsi
rpleaseacceptitas
atokenofappreciat
ion,
Mrmodi
se:t
hankyou
Warona:mrandersonandhiswifedonat
edlot
sof
cl
othesandtoi
let
ri
es,weareverythankf
ulf
orthe
supportsi
r,mam#gavethem gi
ft
s#
Mranderson:wear
ehappyt
hatwecanmakea
di
ff
erence
War
ona:mrl
ekwakwe,
thankyouf
ordonat
ingbeds
andblanket
s,ourpeopl
ewillbesl
eepi
ngi
n
comfort
ablebedst
hanktoyouandyour
company#handedhim agi
ftbag#
Mrl
ekwakwe:pl
easur
eisal
lmi
neMr
s.

War ona:#t helistwentonandon,l otsof

compani esdonat edl otsoft hings, l
ikecleaning
suppl i
er s,f r
uitnvegedonat edvegesandf ruits,
somecompanydonat edsani t
arypads,somemeat ,
somedonat edmoney,l otsofi t,Icansayi mr eall
y
happyt hatIgotl otsofsponsor s,andsome
doct orswi llbehappyt odohour si namont ht ohelp,
psychol ogisttoo,evenSAPSwi llbecomi ngt ogive
selfdef ensecl asses,andsomet r
aini
ngcol leges
offeredt olearnershipsever yyear ,beforeIst art
ed
thinkingaboutopeni ngawomanabusecent reI
didn’tthi nkIllgetsomuchhel p,Iopenedt his
becauseIwant edtohel pvict i
mswhohavebeen
abused, causeIknowhowi tfeels,Iknowhowi t
canbr okeandpi ckingupt hepi ecesi t’
sthemost
diffi
cul tthing,im ver ygr atefulf orallthesuppor t.
War ona:thankyouver ymuch,youdon’ tknowhow
gratefulIam t
hatyoual lmadethi
spossi ble,f
lral
l
thedonat i
on,itreal
lyisgoingtomakeahuge
dif
ferencetotheirli
fes,i
m happythatIwillbeable
tomakeadi ff
erenceinsomepeopl esli
fe.
Jayds:
#mmhh#sor
rymam
War
ona:yessi
r
Jayds:Iwoul
dliket
odonat
e2mil
li
onandt
oavai
l
myself2Saturdayi
namontht
ocomeandhel
p
around
Theguest
:#cl
appedhands#wow
Ntombi:ohyougot
tabeki
ddi
ngme,j
aydsyoucant
#whispear
ing#
Jayds:nt
ombi,yournotmywi f
estopacti
nglike
one,nxayougetti
ngonmyner veswoman,t hat’
s
mymoneyandIwi l
ldoasIplease,whenwecr oss
ni
ghtsatvar
sit
yyouwer ebusywal ki
nghal
fnaked
al
loverSAshowingyourbodyof f
,
Nt
ombi
:howdar
eyout
alkt
omel
iket
hatj
ayds
Kaone:i
fyoucantt
aket
heheatgi
rl
,showyourf
lat
sel
fthedoor
Nt
ombi
:at
li
sti
mfl
at,notawhal
eli
keyou
Kaone:kemosadidear
,that
’swhyIhavewomb
Nt
ombi
:takemehomej
ayds

Warona:#cl
eari
ngthr
oatthr
oughami
c#uhmmm
canIhaveyouratt
ent
ionovert
her
epl
ease
#j
aydstabl
e,t
heykeptqui
te,t
her
ewer
eat
tr
act
ing
at
tent
ionfr
om ever
yone#
Kaone:myapol
ogi
es
Warona:uhmm Mrjaydenthankyouver ymuch,i
t
wil
lmakeadiff
erencetoo,pleaseacceptmy
appreci
ati
ongi
ft
,thankyousi r
Jayds:anyt
hingt
osuppor
tmywi
fe

*Igavehi
m adeathstare,buthedi
dn’tcar
ehewas
smirki
ng,goshhowImi ssedthatf
ace,butit
sal
l
overnow,wellever
ythi
ngwentwell,l
ateron
ever
yonewasgoinghome,Idrovewit
hmybr ot
hers
homeandslept
,Iwassot i
redandIevenski
pped
showerandwentstr
aightt
obed,Iwaswokenup
byti
nyhandsonmyf ace,t
ryi
ngtoopenmyeyes*

War
ona:heybaby,
Lona:
heyaunt
y,
War
ona:whobroughtyouher
esoear
lyi
nthe
mor
ningbabe
Lona:
aunt
ythesuni
sout
Walona:
*Il
ookedatthewatchit
sjustaf
ter11,I
must’
vebeentir
edtowakeupt hi
stimeonaday,
mystomachcrumbled*okay,l
etmegoandt akea
bat
hokay
Lona:
canIbat
hwi
thyou
Wal
ona:okaybaby,l
etmef
il
lthet
ubwhi
leImade
upt
hebedokay,
Lona:
okayaunt
y
*Imadet hebedandwet ookabat htogether,Im so
i
nl ovewithhernatur
alcurl
yhai r
,Ibat hedher ,and
driedher,andtookoutclothesIbroughtf orher,we
wer ebothweari
ngshortjeansandwhi teaddidas
croptop,withfl
ops,andIt iedherhairintwo
ponytail
sandwewentdownst ai
rstomakebr unch*

War
ona:whatwoul
dyoul
iket
oeatl
ove
Lona:
uhmm,eggs,bacon,uhmmm Idon’
tknow
War
ona:andyoul
lfi
nisht
hem?
Lona:
yes#r
oll
inghereyes#
Warona:heyyoungl
adywhot
aughtyout
orol
lyour
eyesl
ikethat
Lona:
myf
ri
endatpr
eschool
War
ona:wow,Iwoul
dli
ket
omeethersomeday
Lona:
yesyouwi
ll
,
Warona:okayl
etsmakebreakf
astt
hen,youwi l
lsi
t
overt
hereokay,anddon’
tmove,youllf
allokay
Lona:
okay
*j
aydsgoti
nwhil
ewewerebusybeat
ingeggs,
makingbr
eakf
ast
,ooh*
Jayds:heyguys
Lona:heydaddy,aunt
yisteachi
ngmet
omake
breakf
ast,wouldyoujoi
nus?
War
ona:i
m sur
edaddyhaspl
ansbaby
Jayds:act
ual
lyIdon’
thaveplans,andIwoul
dli
ke
totast
emyangelsfoodrightbaby
War
ona:
#rol
li
ngeyes#
Lona:
yeah,aunt
yyour
oll
edyoureyest
oot
Warona:Idi
dnobaby,Ihadsomet
hingi
nmyeyes,
l
etsfi
nishupokay,t
henwil
lgotot
hepark
Lona:
yeahdaddywi
llgowi
thusr
ightdaddy
War
ona:ohgod
Jayds:anyt
hingf
ormypr
incess

*Itookourpl
atesandwentt
ositbythepool,and
ate,thi
sisgoi
ngtobealongday,canitendalr
eady,
heshouldbewi t
hherfi
ancépl
anni
ngthei
rwedding,
thatt
houghtnjemademewannavor mi
tallt
gis
food,mybrotherscameandbythel
ookofthei
r
facetheywer
enothappy*

Ler
eko:pr
incesswhati
shedoi
ngher
e
Lar
ona:areyoul
ost
,don’
tyouhaveab*
**hf
iance
wai
tingf
oryouatmysist
ershouse
Jayds:IknowwhatIdi
disunf
orgi
vabl
e,Ij
ustcame
toapologi
es
Lereko:apol
ogi
esmyf oot
,getoutaf
tert
heway
yout r
eatedmysist
eryouhavegutst
oshowypur
facehere
Lar
ona:gett
hehel
lout
Lona:
aunt
ywhyar
etheyshout
ingatmydad,
Warona:myl
ovegoupst
air
sandgetmyphone
okay
Larona:di
dn’tyouhearme,gett
hef
uckoutofmy
houseandi nmysister
shouse
War
ona:PLEASESTOP!
!,don’
tdot
hati
nfr
ontof
myddaught
er
Ler
eko:HEHURTYOU!
!
War ona:yeshedid,andIcanf ightmyownbat tl
es,
Iwantt oseemydaught erwheneverIwantandI m
sureypudon’ twantmydaught erresent i
ngyoubot h
forshoutingatherfather,therearet hi
ngst hatyou
canandcantsayi nfr
ontofmychi ld,ifyou
continuetobehavelikethisIllmoveouti fyoucant
controlyourt
emper s,thisisnotaboutyouregos,
butmyangelImi ssed3year sofherl i
fe,start
acti
ngl i
keunclesplease.#withthatIwal kedinside
thehouse,If oundmyangelcr ying,Irushedt oher*

Warona:baby,shhhwhat
swr
ongmyl
ove,i
m sor
ry
okay
Lona:
uncl
elee,t
heydon’
tli
kemydad
Warona:t
heylikehi
m,t heyj
usthada
misunder
standingokay,youllsee,t
heywi
lll
ike
hi
m again
Lona:
#nod#canwegot
othepar
k
Warona:okay,l
etmewashyourf
aceokay,you
l
ookbad
Lona:
#gi
ggl
es#

N.
M

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056

Att
hepar
k

War
ona

Ibr
oughtabl
anket
,abasketf
ullofgoodi
es,
bil
tong’s,st
rawberri
es,yoghurt,fruitsal
ad,snacks
Isetupeverythi
ngandwesatdown,asmy
daughterrunsaroundwi t
haki t
e,wewer eboth
watchingherrunningallover
,fall
ingt oo,shes
thr
eeyear sbutyouthinkshesfive,thewayshe
tal
ks
War
ona:Icantbel
ieveImi
ssed3year
s
Jayds:yeah,ever
yti
meIl
ookathersher
emi
nded
meofyou,al ot,
War
ona:Iwantt
ospendmor eti
mewi
thher
,maki
ng
upf
orthepastt
hreeyear
s,shesmyl
if
e
Jayds:yeah,uhmm whenwi
llyout
ellhert
hat
you’
rehermom
Warona:Idon’
tknow,shestooyoungt
ounderst
and,
Il
ltel
lhertocal
lmemom notaunt ydi
a,assoonas
shesoldenoughIwil
ltel
lher
Jayds:sheknowsthathermom i
swarona,maybe
i
fyout el
lheryourr
ealnameshewil
lknowthat
you’
rehermom
War
ona:yeah,
canshesl
eepover
Jayds:sure,uhmm,im sor
ryfort
hewayIt
reat
ed
you,Ithoughtyouwer
eani mpost
er,
Warona:itsokay,Ididn’
texpectt oyouthrowme
outli
kethat,butIunderstand,i fawhit
emanknock
onmydoorst epandtell
smet hatheismyhusband,
Il
lreactthesame,andIgeti tthatyou’
vemovedon,
i
wasgonef or3year
s,soi twasboundt ohappen.

Jayds:uhm Im sor
ryf
oreveryt
hing,andforwhat
youwentt hr
ough,butIl
oveyour ona,Inever
stopped,Itr
iedtowai
tforyou,uhmm
#hisphonerang,helookedatmeandiknewt hat
i
tsher,andIdon’tneeddramainmyl i
fesoIstood
upandwentt ojoi
nmydaught er
,wewal kedtothe
i
cecream taxiandboughtit
,Ibumpedintoahard
chest
,andthewholeofmyi cecream messedup
hershi
rt

Warona:oohim sosor
rysi
r,Idi
dn’
tlookwher
eI
waswalking,
Voi
ce:i
mtheonewhossor
ry,Iwasn’
tlooki
ngmam
Warona:*Irai
sedmyf aceandIwasmetbyapai r
ofl
ightbrowneyes,adar kchocol
ateski
n*pleaseI
wil
lrepl
aceyourshit
,Iwasl ooki
ngatthi
sangel,
i
m sorry
Voi
ce:hel
lopr
incess,shesbeaut
if
ull
ikeher
mot
her,whati
syournamepumki ng
Lona:
im wal
onabutmyf
ami
lycal
lsmel
ona
Voi
ce:i
m musa,andyoubeaut
if
ul
War
ona:i
m war
ona
Lona:
butyouraunt
ydi
a
War
ona:yespr
incessmyot
hernamei
swar
ona
Lona:
#nod#
Musa:wai
tyou’
ret
heownerofWEC,
War
ona:yesIam
Musa:wowit
ssuchanordert
omeetyou,
Ihear
d
t
helaunchwer
esuccessf
ul
War
ona:i
twasi
ndeed#someonecl
ear
edat
hroat
,I
j
ustnewi
tsj
ayds,If
elthi
shandsonmyshoul
der
#
Lona:daddyl
ookwhatmom di
d,shemademadei
t
di
rty
Jayds:ohr
eal
lypr
incess?
Musa:wel
lyougotyour
sel
faspokesper
sonher
e
War
ona:hahahaIknow
Musa:i
m musabyt
heway
Jayds:i
mjayden,t
hehusbandandaf
athert
othi
s
youngangel
Musa:pl
easur
emeet
ingyousi
r,war
onaIl
lseeyou
ar
ound,
Warona:sure#hel
eftdamnhissohot,t
hewaywal k,
hi
sstrongarmsandbuf f
ychest,t
hosebracketl
egs,
mmmhhht hismanissofine#

Jayds:r
eal
ly,yougonnal
ookatsomemenwhi
lei
m
wit
hyou?
Warona:yes,youmovedonandi
m al
lowedt
o
moveon
Jayds:wi
llseeaboutt
hatnxa

Jayds

Iwassopi ssed,Isawmywi f
efli
rti
ngwithmusa
guy,andshebl ushed,howcanshedot hatinfr
ont
ofme,shesst il
lmywi fe,ifshethingsshewi l
l
divorceme,wellshebet t
erthinkagaincausei m
notletti
ngmywi f
ego, t
hist i
mear ound,Ipickedup
myangelandwentt othecar ,shepacked
everythi
ngandwedr oveback.
Lona:
daddyi
m hungr
y
Jayds:doyouwantMcDonal
ds
Lona:
yesdaddy
Jayds:okayangel#idr
ovepastMcDonal
dsdr
ive#
doyouneedanyt hi
ngbabe
War
ona:babe!AnywayIl
lhaveaf
olderwi
thcoke
Jayds:canIhaveki
dshappymeal
,1chi
ckenf
older
andmcf eastki
ngsmealandt
wocokes,1
cr
anber
ryj
uice
Voi
ce:okaysi
r,pl
easedr
ivet
hrough,t
hankyou
*wepayedandcol lect
edourfoodandIdrovetomy
house,ourhouse,Iwantust otal
k,havesome
privacy,wegothome,satonacar petandatei
n
sil
encewhilewatchingsof
iathefi
rst
,thedoorbel
l
rang,Igotupandopenedt hedoor,ohnoshe
didn’t
*
Nt
ombi
:whydi
dn’
tyouanswermycal
lsbabe
Jayds:t
hisi
snott
her
ightt
ime,wi
llt
alkt
omor
row
Ntombi:whoareyouwit
h#sheopenedthedoor
widerandmadeherwayin,iguessshewas
shockedthatshef
oundmyfamilyher
e#Whatthe
hellar
eyoudoingher
e
War
ona:babe,j
ustgot
oyourr
oom okay,
Il
lbe
t
her
esoontobathyouandr
eadyoubedstoryokay
Lona:
okayaunt
y,byeaunt
ynt
o
Ntombi
:whydon’
tyougobacktoahel
lhol
eyou’
ve
beenhi
dingi
n,wedon’
twantyouher
e
Jayds:youdon’
tgett
otal
ltomywi
fel
iket
hat
,
di
dn’
tyourpar
ent
steachyousomemanner
s
woman
Ntombi:j
usttheot
herdayyouthrewherout,don’
t
yousee,shesnotyourwif
e,shesanimposterwho
cametomakemyl if
ealivi
nghell
,getoutofthi
s
house
Warona:j
aydentakeyourb***
houtofmyhouse,
mydaughterneedsmenl w,Idon’
thaveti
mefor
desper
atesl
utsnxa,want l
waelawei
tse
Nt
ombi
:namiuyanj
wayel
a,ghost
Jayds:getthefuckoutofmyhousent ombi,nxa#i
threwherout,shewascr yi
ngbuthertearsdi
dn’t
touchme,Iwant edt ofi
xmymar r
iage,andshejust
madet hingswor se,goshwheream Igonnast ar
t,
whydidn’tIwaitforher,atli
stayear,nowthings
wouldbedi f
fer
ent ,wewoul dbeahappyf amil
y,I
satonacouchwi thmyf aceburi
edonmypal ms,
l
ateronshewal keddown,pi ckedherphone#

Jayds:canwetalkpl
ease,i
m sor
ryaboutal
lthat
,
waronaIsti
lll
oveyou,
Warona:Idon’
tneeddram i
nmyl
ife,andIdon’
t
haveenergytof
ightf
orwhatsmi
ne,canyoudri
ve
mehome.
Jayds:okay#wegoti
nt hecaranddroveof
f,i
n
si
lence,Ipackedonthedriveway#pl
easegi
veusa
chancet ofi
xus,ourmar r
iage
War ona:
youneedtofixyour
sel
ffi
rst,
thi
smar r
iage
cantbef i
xedunt
ilyouknowwhoyouwantf ornow
canweco- par
entinpeace,whenyousortedout
yourlif
eyouknowwher eyoucanfindme.good
night
Jayds:i
twi
llal
waysbeyouwhohavemyhear
t,I
l
oveyoummagol ona,goodni
ghtmyl
ove,
*
Iunl
ockedt
hedoorandshegoti
nthehouse,I
r
ever
sedanddr
oveoff
,Ineedtogetmywifeback,
*

2mont
hsl
ater
!!
!

N.
M
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057

ATMAGOMECONSULTANT

JAYDS

IwishIcoul dsayt hepasttwomont hsim backwi t

h
mywi fe,andwear ehappil
ymar r
iedbutno, she
evenst ayswi t
hourdaught erathert own,shegave
meaweekt omoveoutsi ncet hishousewasi nher
name,andyouknowcour tsfavorswoman
especiall
yifyouhaveki dswi th,
soIpackedmy
cl
othes,irenteda2bedr oom apar tment,I
’ ve
beggedher ,evencr i
edbutsheshavi ngnoneofit,
andIt akefullresponsi
bil
it
yf oreverythi
ng, I
shouldn’thavemovedon, especiall
ywi t
hapsycho
Nt
ombi
,

Shef oundoutt hatim agangst er

,andweboom
atm, t
hatill
egals* *
t,nowshesbl ackmail
ingme,
nowIhavet ostayi nal ovel
essrel
ati
onship,
I
shouldbef ixi
ngt hi
ngswi t
hmywi feri
ghtnow,
creati
ngnewmemor ies,makingupforal
ltheti
me
wel osttogether,
Icantevenconcent rat
einmy
work,aknockcamet hroughitsmyguykaybee

Kb:sur
ewhat
sup
Jayds:heybr
o,ei
shmyl
if
eisf
all
ingapar
t
Kb:t
hatBdoesn’
twantt
oleaveyou
Jayds:yeahandwaronasai
dshewontwai
tfor
ever
,
eventual
lyshewil
lmoveonandfi
ndl
oveand
happinesselsewher
e
Kb:mmmmhIt
oldweshoul
dsmoket
hatS*
*t
Jayds:shehasafil
e,shesendmeacopywi
thal
l
ouroperat
ion,
Icantletmyganggodown
Kb:mmmhhwhydon’ tyouaskl
eetwi nstohelpyou,
thosetwoaremaster
sincomputers,andtracki
ng
everyt
hing,
Iknowyouguysdon’tgetalong,you
onceclosebefor
eyoumovingonyeahyeah,
Jayds:thosetwogott
emperbr
o,l
astti
mewe
crossedpathsIwokeupi
nthehospit
alwi
tha
brokenleg
Kb:theycantbemadf or
ever,Imeanyouwanttodo
ri
ghtwiththeirsi
ster,
andsinceshesthei
r
weakness,im suretheywil
lbehappytohelpyou,
j
ustgot here
Jayds:youki
ddi
ng,
Idon’
thaveadeat
hwi
sh
Kb:comel
etsgo,
Illbet
her
ewi
thyou,
theywont
ganguponyou
Jayds:#si
gn#

WARONA

Att
heWECf
orGBV
Idroppedthecall
, itwast hesponsorwhohavea
medicalpracti
ce,hewant edtoofferhisservices,
thathewillcomebyonceaweekt ocheckon
pati
ents,
IcantbelieveIdi dit
,IopenedaCent reand
sofarIhavel i
ke20sponsor swhoar ehel ping
me,whowoul dhavet houghtthati
twi l
lbet his
successful,
Ievenr eceivedalett
erf r
om POWA, t
hey
wanttopar t
nerwithme, haven’
trepli
edt othem yet.

Sof arwehave100womensandchi ldren,t

hey
comesf rom di f
ferentbackgr ounds, somear est r
eet
kidswef oundt hem undert hebr i
dge, andwet ook
them in,andenr oll
edt hem inapubl icschool ,
theres
abust hatpickst hem upont hegat eever ydayand
dropthem of fattheCent r
eaf terschool ,
Ihave5
helperswhohel psatt hekitchen,Samsung
companydonat edelectronics,washi ngmachi nes,
fri
dge,mi cr
oovens, imjustgl adthatIam maki nga
diff
erenceint heirli
fes.
Assist
ant:bosslady,
someonedr
oppedt
his
beauti
fulfl
owersandacard
War
ona:oh,
whowasi
t
Assi
stant
:itwasadel
iver
yguy,
ther
esacar
dinsi
de
openit
Warona:
”mayyoupleasejoi
nmefordi
nnertoni
ght
i
tsbeentwomonthsaskingyouonadate,
l
oveM”
Assist
ant:wow.MrM cantgi
veuphey,comeon
bosslady,gi
vethemanachance,i
tsjustdi
nner
,
thenyoulldeci
deaft
er,
givehi
m abreak.
War
ona:l
elogetoutofmyof
fi
ce#l
aughi
ng#

Acal
lcamet
hroughaf
tershewal
kedout

War
ona:hel
lo
Voi
ce:ohyourvoi
ce,
sosweet
,
War
ona:excuseme,
Ithi
nki
t’
sawr
ongnumberbye
Voi
ce:wai
t,i
tsmemusa
War
ona:
ohhey
Musa:hy,
haveyour
ecei
vedmygi
ft
Warona:Ivebeenrecei
vingyourgif
tseveryweek
musa,whydi dyoudeci
detocallnow,whil
eyou
haven’
tcall
edthewholetwomont hs
Musa:Iwaski
ndofscar
edofr
eject
ion,
soIwant
ed
t
ogiveyouti
me
Warona;youareapati
entmanmusa,
ifIwer
eyouI
would’
velonggivenup
Musa:goodthi
ngyournotme,Irunhotel
s,Ihadt
o
l
ear
nt obepati
enti
fIwanttosucceed
War
ona:okay,
Musa:soaboutt
hatdi
nner
,whatt
imeshoul
dIpi
ck
youup?
War
ona:haven’
tagr
eedmos
Musa:pl
ease,
itsj
ustai
nnocentdi
nner
,
Warona:okay,
Illber
eadyby7,
Illt
extyout
he
l
ocati
on
Musa:yesss,
uhm yeahl
ooki
ngf
orwar
dto
War
ona:okay,
Ihavet
ogoseeyoul
ater
Musa:
sur
ebabe…uhm r
ona.Yeah
#cal
lended#
Anot
hercal
lcamet
hrough
War
ona;j
ayden
Jayds:nohibabe,
howar
eyou
Warona:ar
eyour
eadyt
ofi
xourbr
okenmar
ri
age
j
ayden?
Jayds:uhmm eeeh,Ical
ledyoubecauseIwi l
lpi
ck
uplonaatpr
e-schooltoday,
andwillvi
sitheruncl
es
Warona:ohohkay,
Illbegoi
ngoutwi
thaf
ri
endf
or
supper
,soIllpi
ckherupaft
er
Jayds:war
onawhot
hehel
lishe,
yourst
il
lmar
ri
ed
dammi t
#angr
y#
Warona:
don’
tyoudarer
aiseyourvoi
ceatme,
Ill
dr
opyourcal
lri
ghtnow
Jayds:yourst
il
lmar
ri
edt
omewar
ona,
yourmy
wif
e
Warona:saysamanwhosdat
ingapsychonxa,
don’
tboreme,youdon’
townmeMagome
Jayds:andyetyoust
il
lkeepi
ngt
hatsur
namenxa,
#cal
lended#

Hisgot tabeki ddingmenxa, whodoeshet hi

nk,
youknowwhat ,
letmeknockof f,
andgoshoppi ng,
i
fhet hinksIcantmoveonbecausehi saround
whileIm sleepingal oneinacoldbed, whilehehas
hissidechi ck,nxa,Ipackedmyt hings,l
ockedmy
offi
ceanddr ovet othemal l
,Istart
edatt hesalon
causei twasnotpacket ,Iputonabl ondeweave,
andhi ghli
ghtedi twithbrown,putoneyel ashes,and
Iwentshoppi ng,lookingforasexydr ess.

Atkaoneshouse

Kaone
Ivebeenpaci ngupanddownt oeasethispai
ns,
theyaregettingtoomuch, i
m 8mont hsit
stoosoon,
okayIneedt ocal m down,mymot heri
nlawshes
busywat eri
ngt hegarden,
thekidsareatschool,
the
paincameagai n,Iscr
eamed,call
ingmymot heri
n
l
aw, Idon’tknowwhathappenednext .

*kabel
osmot herranfr
om thegardent othedini
ng
room,shefoundkaonel yi
ngont hefloorbleedi
ng,
shequickl
ycalledtheambulanceandkabel owho
wasonhi swayt othetwinshouse,theymadeau-
turnanddrovehome, wheretheyfoundhi smother
kneeli
ngnexttokaone,withawett owel,shewas
breat
hing,

Kabelopickedhiswifeandwalkedtothecar,
where
sheputherwi f
eatthebackseat,herheadwason
histhi
ghsbr ushi
ngherhair
,sheopenedhereyesa
bit
,andsmi led,
sheknewitwashert i
me,shesaw
angelssurroundingherwi
thwhitewings.
Kaone:letthem safeourson,andIknowt hatyou
l
oveourki dssomuch, andyouwillbeaperfect
father
,justbepatientwit
hparent
ing,youwillget
there,
myf riendwar ona,
buhl
etheywi l
lbethere,
andbabewhent het imescomespleasefi
ndl ove
again,Iwil
lalwaysloveyou

Kb:babyno,kaonedon’
tsaythatpl
ease,don’
tleave
me,jaydspl
easesteponthataccel
erat
orman
*theygotinthehospit
alandt henur sesr anwitha
stret
cherandtheyrantot heicuwher etheyputa
dripandoxygenmusk, theyinjectedherand
perfor
medac- sect
ionmeanwhi leinthewai ti
ng
room kaybeewascr yi
nglikeababy, heknewt hat
shewassayi nggoodbye, theyhavepl ans,heloved
hiswifesomuchandhecoul dn’tl
ivewi thouther*

Doct
or:
kaonesf
ami
l
y
Jayds:t
hat
’susdoc
Doct
or:uhm i
m sor
rysi
r,wedi
dwhatwecoul
d
Kaybee:NONONONO#cr
ying#
*thedoctorl
ookedathim wit
hsadness,hehat
ed
thispar
t,toannouncewhathappenedtothepat
ient
,
alwaysbringabitt
ertast
einhist
ongue*

N.
M

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058

TheDayOfTheFuner
al(
Mahi
keng)
Theser vicewasst arti
ng,everybodywasseatedin
thechur ch,asthechur chchoiropenedtgeservi
ce
withachoi r,i
nt hef r
onttherewere3photoframed
ofkaonesmi l
li
ng,i twasapi ct
ureofherwedding
day,wear i
ngtswanamakot iatt
ir
ewithwhit
e
blanketandnki t
singearr i
ngs,wi t
habeauti
ful
smi le,shewasi ndeedabeauty,nexttoher
pictureswashercasket ,wi
thabeaut i
fulblanketon
topofi t.
theystart
edwithaprogram,ther everend
preached,f ol
lowedbychurchchoirs,cl
osef ri
end
talkedabouther ,itwasasadmoment
Allthisti
mekabel owascr ying,hisbr oswhosj ayds
andl eroywherepat t
inghisback,r atiwascr yi
ngon
waronaschest ,shewascr yingbecauseherdad
wascr yi
ng,shedidn’tunderstandwhyhermot hers
picturewherealloverthechur ch,thef uneralwent
tothecemet eryasever yonegotint heircarsand
foll
owedt hequet othecemet r
y,theypar kedatthe
parkinglotandwal kedtowher ethey wher egoing
tolayhert orest
.

Atthecemet r
yt heprogr am continued,t
hemoment
hercasketwaswasr ol
lingdownont hebands,i nto
thehole,kaybeecr i
edl oudly,hewant edtoget
i
nsidetheholet oo,buthi sbroshol dhimtightas
hecriendonthei rchest,hiscr i
esmadeever yone
emotional
,war knadi dn’tholdback,shewascr ying
too,nexttobuhl ewhowascr yi
ngsi l
ent
lypatti
ng
waronasback,ratiwasonler
ekosthi
gh.l
arona
walkedtohersi
sterandhuggedherti
ght,hercries
remindedhi
m ofthedayofhisfat
hersfuneral
,she
cri
edsomucht hatshefai
nted.

Themenhel pedfil
lthehole,
allt
hefamilykidswent
toputflowersallaroundtheholeandont opt oo,
thi
swasi t,shewasgoneandshesnevercomi ng
back,thelovelysoulwasr estedinpeaceleaving
prematuretwinboys,anda3yeargi r
lorati
le,she
l
eftsosoon,soyoungatt heageof28,ayoung
l
adywhohadabr ightfut
ureaheadofher ,mayher
soulrestinpeace.

Everyonedr oveinaquet othehomewher ethey

shar edamealandj uiceandwentt ot heirseparat
e
homes, i
tbrokeeveryonewhenr at
istartedasking
forhermom,shecr i
edr unningaroundsear chi
ng
everyr oom l
ookingforhermot her,ont heot her
sidekabel olockedhimselfinhisfathersstudy
drinkinghislif
eaway,hewant edthepai nt ogo,he
wantedhi
swifeback,hewascr yi
ngallbyhsel
f
l
ooki
ngatherpict
ures,hewi shedhehadmether
10yearsagomaybethiswoul dhavebeenbett
er,
maybethepai
nwasn’ tgonnabet oomuchli
kethi
s.

Kabel
o

Idon’ tknowhowt oexpl ainhowIf eel,themoment

shet oldmet ot akecar eofourki ds,It houghtshe
willmakei t,itwasj ustf eart al
king,butnoshewas
sayinggoodbyet ome,i fIknewget t
ingher
pregnantwasgonnat akeawaymywi fe,Iwouldn’t
havedonei t,nowshel eftmewi thsmal lbabies,
wedi dn’tevenknowwear ehavingt wins,thisother
onewashi dingf r
om usf orthewhol e9mont hs,I
wishshewasher e,raisingourki dstogether,but
shel eftme,al lalonewi t
hpr emat uretwins,whydi d
Godt akeher,shewassoyoung,wehadourwhol e
l
ifepl anned,
Idosedof
fonthetabl
e,Imusthavebeentoodrunk,
Iwasinourhouse,myboyswherepl
ayingontheir
playmat swit
ht hei
rtoys,andmywi
fecamewit
h
drinksandcookies,shewassobeaut
if
ulont
hat
shor twhi
tedress.
Kaybee:youar
ebeaut
if
ul,i
m gl
adImar
ri
edyou
Kaone:t
hankyoubabe
Kaybee:t
heyareallgr
own,t
heyweresoti
nywhen
yougavebir
th,knowtheyar
ebig,cr
awli
ngand
toubl
esome
Kaone:babe,pl easetakecar eofthem, namethem
givenandgift,loveyouhavet oacceptthati
m gone,
i
twasmyt ime,don’ teverhatethem becauseIdied
givi
ngbirt
ht othem,i tsnottheirfault
,itwasmy
ti
me,andt ellratiIl
ikegersomuch,andshewi l
l
seemeof ten,t el
lherIlef
theral etteronherdr
awer,
shewillr
eadi twhenshet ur
ns16.
Kaybee:babewhatareyout
alki
ngabout,yournot
dead,babelookatus,ourf
amilywearehappy
Kaone:shhhhh,theresal ett
erforyou,waronaand
buhle,gi
vethem thoseletter
s, i
tsonmyl ast
drawer,ever
ythi
ngyouneedt oknowand
underst
anditsinthatl
etter,Iloveyou,andIwil
l
al
waysl
oveyou,
Kaybee:babest
opplease,yourhur
ti
ngme,kaone,
kaone#screami
ng#

#thebangonthedoor,wokemeup,Imust ’
vefel
l
asleeponthet
abl
e,Igotupfr
om thechai
rand
unlockedt
hedoor
,Iwasmetbyj aydsworri
ed
face#

Kaybee:younear
lybr
oket
hedoordude
Jayds:sor
rybr
o,Iwaswor
ri
edaboutyou
Kaybee:i
mfi
ne,Ineededsomet
imeal
one
Jayds:okay,let
sgodownstai
rs,come,ratineeds
youman,Il lmakeyousomecoffee,youneedto
bestrongforyourki
dsman
Kaybee:Iknow,howi
sshe
Jayds:r
onamanagedt ocalm herdownandlayed
herdown,shessleeping,theyneedyouman,t odo
thesamemistakeIdid,ialmostmi ssedpr
ecious
momentwit
hlonawhenronawasabducted,don’
t
l
etpai
nandalcohol
,thet
winsneedthei
rfat
her,r
ati
andkuhl
eneedsyou,weareheart
osupportyou,
Kaybee:t
hanxbro,Iappr
eciat
eever
ythi
ngt
hatyou
di
d,helpi
ngwithfuner
alarr
angement,
Jayds:t
hat
’swhatbr
other
sarefr
om man,l
etsgo
andmakethatcof
feeandchi
llwi
tht
hegang
outsi
de.
Kaybee:yeahsur
e.

War
ona

Thisweekwast hemosthardest,pai nfulweeki t

tookmebackt omyf at
hersfuneral,itopenedt he
woundt hatIthoughti t
shealedyear sago,Godi s
notfai
r,howmanymor epeopleshoul dIl ose,Ilost
myf at
her,mot herandmydaught er,nowIl ostmy
bestfr
iend,theonl ypersonwhounder st
oodme,
shewast hebi ggestpartofmyl i
fe,Ir emember
backdaysatvar si
ty,shewasaf reesoul ,she
wasn’
tonetoholdgr
udges,shewaski
ndcr
azy,
i
m sogonnamissher
.

IwishIwast hereholdingherhand,wasshei npain,

shedi dn’tgetachancet oholdhersons,shewas
thebestmot her,forwhatshedi dformydaught er
whenIwasnotar ound,shewast hereforher,
taki
nghert osalon,shoppi ng,shewast herefor
parentsmeet i
ng,parties,daycarecelebrat
ions,
shepl ayedamot herroleinmydaught ersli
feand
that’
swhati m goingtodo,Il lmakesurethather
kidsar ewelltakencareof ,Iwontreplacethei
r
mot her,butIllbeamot hertothem.

Iwaspl anningasur pri

sebabyshowerforher,
everyt
hingwasal lsetfornextweek,nowIhavet o
canceleverythi
ng, i
thurtssomuchthatshesgone,
whowi l
lIlaughwi th,shewasmyonl yfri
end,Ill
missourmovi edates,lunchdat
es,whowi l
lli
sten
tomewheni m st
ressed,shewasmysi st
er.
Idri
edmyt earsandputami nibl
anketonr
ati,and
walkedoutmakingsur eIdon’
tmakeanynoise,I
walkedoutsi
delookingforachai
rand,Iwentand
satbythegardenalone,Ineedamomentalone,

N.
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059

2mont
hsl
ater

Kabel
o

I
tsbeenhel
lthepastt
womonths,thepassi
fmy
l
if
eandtaki
ngcareofourt
winboys,wel
lmymot
her
andbuhl etheyhavebeenagr eathel p,Iwi
shIcould
sayim copi ngbuti
m not,Ivebeenst r
uggli
ngal ot
,
thatIresignedatwor kandhaver esort
edinalcohol
,
that’
showIdealwi t
hmygr eef
,i thurtssomuch
thatalcoholhelpsnumbt hepain,i m notreadyto
bondwi thmyboysyet ,whenIl ookatt hei
r
presciousfaces,allIseeismywi f
eandi t
stoo
much,Idon’ tf
eelr
eadyatal lt
ohol dthem,

Mymot herandbuhl etheystoppednaggi ngme

aboutthebondi ngwi t
hthet wi
ns,al lIdoisspend
thewhol edayi nmybedr oom,t heybr ingmyfood
here,breakfast,lunchandsupperi nmybedr oom, I
washol dingourweddi ngalbum,l ookingather
beautif
ulpictures,t
hefir
stdayImetheratt geclub
andshespendaweekendi nmyhouse,andhowi t
tookmont hsf orhertofi
nall
yagr eetobemy
woman,andt hatdayIsawmyf uturewi f
eandIjust
couldn’
twai ttomakehermywi fe,Iwi shGod
couldnhavegavehermor eyears,t
he4year she
gaveuswasnotenough.
Aknockcamet
hrough,i
twasmybr
ojayds.
Jayds:heybr
o
Kb:sur
eboy,
Jayds:howareyoufeel
ingtoday,
itsst
uff
y,*
he
openedthecurt
ainsandwindows*
Kb:
#shr
ugged#
Jayds:yourmot hertol
dme,br othosekidsneed
you,allfourofthem,r atidoesn’
twantt ocome
homebecauseshemi ssesyouandyoudon’ ttalkt
o
her,thosekidslosttheirmotheryouar ethei
ronly
parentthattheyhave,youneedt obet hereforthem,
whatwoul dkaonesay,j ustt
hinkaboutitbro
Kb:#cryi
ng#howdoIl ookthem i
ntheeyes,how
wil
lIexpl
aint
othem howt hei
rmotherl
eftthem ,
how,Ilostmyfuckenwife,Imissher
,IwishIwas
theonewhodiedman,i t
shur t
ssomuch,
Jayds:
#hugged#Iknowbro,Iknowthatpain,
i
ts
hurt
ssomuchbr o,Iknow,ever
ythi
ngwillbewell
bro,
Kaybee:Ineedhel
p,Icantdot
hisonmyown,i
m
l
osi
ngmysel
fbr
o,i
fIdon’
tknowwhatt
odo,
Jayds:i
m here,bro,
im her
e,goandtakeashower
,
putoncleanclothes,andwil
ltakeadri
ve
Kaybee:yeah,t
hanxbr
o

*Iwenttot akeashower ,af

ter20minIwasdone,I
putonat racksuit
,sneakerIfoundj
aydsholdi
ng
myboys,Ipi ckedupgivenandwewal kedoutt
o
thegarden*

Jayds:f
ir
stt
hingweneedt
ogetyout
oar
ehab,AA
maybe
Kb:yeahIhavet
odot
his,f
ormyki
ds
Jayds:yeah,t
heyar
eourgi
ft
sfr
om God,
Kb:yeahpleaseremindmewhenyouleave,it
’sa
l
ett
erfrom kaone,sheaskedmet
ogiveitto
warona.

Jayds:okay,uhmm sowhendoyouwannast
art
att
endingAAclasses,wecanat
tendatwar
onas
centr
e,ifyourcomfor
tabl
e?
Kb:Monday,yeahi
mf i
newi
thhercent
re,howdi
d
i
tgowiththel
eebrot
hers
Jayds;mmmnhwel litwentgoodactuall
y,they
hackedntombisphone,anddeletedeveryt
hing,
theywenttoherapart
mentandt r
ashedt heplace,
theyfoundl
otsofcopiesandori
ginaltoo,
Kb:t
hat
’sar
eli
evebr
o,wher
eisshe,Ihopeshes
movedon
Jayds:ei
shbroweeishsometimeswepickup
tr
ashesandtaket
hem hometomaket hem wi
fes,
i
m sodone,Idon’tneedanot
herpsychoinmyl i
fe,
Kb:yeah,howar
ethi
ngswi
thr
ona
Jayds:shesmovedon,shehaventf
il
ledf
ordi
vor
ce
yet
,soIkindofhavehope,
Kb:i
tst
hatboymusasomet
hing?
Jayds:yeah,man,IjustprayIdon’
tfi
ndhi
m atmy
house,Illbr
eakallhisbonesdude
Kb:Idkntt
rustt
hatguy,andIdon’
tbel
ievei
nthat
coenci
denceshi
t,di
guphi
spastman,
hehavet
hat
facedude,hi
suptosomet
hing
Jayds:Ijustdon’
twantronatot
hinkt
hatimjeal
ous
besi
det hatshewontlist
entome,shewil
lbemine,
i
mj ustgivingher,herfr
eedom,shewil
lcometo
me,im aver ypati
entguy
Kb:hahahayoupat
ient
,wel
lwi
llseeaboutt
hat
Jayds:theytwi
nsar
esocut
e,Iwi
sht
ohaveason
i
nt hefutur
e
Kb:Ivebeenmi ssi
ngal
othey,t
hankbr
ofor
comingheretod,youmademeseehowmykids
arei
mportanttome
Jayds:youwer
ether
eformet
oobr
o.

War
ona

IknowIwantedt omoveon,butIdon’knowif
musai sther
ightguyforme,ormaybei m
compar i
nghi
m wi t
hjayds,
hiscar
ing,l
ovi
ng,he
respectme,hedoesn’tevenrushmetohavesex
withhim,butt heresnospark,Idon’tf
eelhim,hi
s
romantic,hetellsmeabouthi sfamil
y,hi
slate
brother
,Icanseet hati
tshurt
inghim,het al
ks
abouthim everyday,het ol
dmehowhi sbrot
her
foundhim,t heywer ehalfbr
others.

Wellhehast woki ds,Isawt heirpictures,t heyar e

beautif
ul,heownsahot el,yest hehot elthatIwas
hosti
ngt helaunchofmycent re,itshishot el ,weve
beenspendi ngt i
me, onweekends,hei sani ce
companybutt hespar kisnott here,from mysi de
though,todayi t
’salazySat urday,andIpr omi sed
thi
srascalsamovi e,butwi llbewat chingi tathome,
withthiscoronaai r
bor nedisease,Idon’ tt
hi nkits
safeforthem togot ocinema,soIboughtt he
moviesandwi llwatchr i
ghther e,andi tsraini ng
andtheweat herisnice,abi tcold,

Igotupfr
om mybed,t
heyarest
il
lsl
eeping,yes
theysl
eepwit
hme,rat
imovedinwit
hus2mont hs
ago,andit
sbeenf
unhavi
ngheraround,she
remindsmeofmyl at
ebestfriend,Iboughthera
bedandputi tinl
onasroom,sot hatshecanbe
confort
ableandtoalwaysknowt hati
tsherhome
too,thepassingofhermother ,i
twashar donher,
soIhadt ostepupandbeamot hertoher
,kaone
wasamot hertomydaughterwhenIwas
kidnapped,shetookcareoflonamadesur eshes
happyandi m doi
ngthesamet oo.

Iwenttotakealongbat h,t hengotdressedanda

l
eggingandbaggyshi rt,socksandwent
downstai
rstomakebr eakfast,pancakes,theylove
them,Itol
dmusat hatwillmeetdur i
ngtheweek,
thi
sweekendi m gonnaspendi twit
hmygi rl
s,they
cameinwal ki
nglikezombi es,
Rat
i:
,mor
ningmommy
Lona:
mor
ningmom
Rona:mor
ningsweet
hear
ts,ar
eyoubot
hokay?
Rat
i:noi
m notokay
Rona:whatwr
ongmyl
ove?
Rat
i:Ihadadr
eam aboutmama,
Rona:ohsweet
hear
t,comeher
e#huggs#al
lwi
llbe
wellokay,
Rat
i:okay
Rona:nowgoupstai
rsandandundressokay,il
lbe
ther
esoonsothatyouguyscanbat
h,letmef i
nish
upwithbr
eakf
astokaydarl
ings
Lona:okaymom,canyoucal
ldad,Imi
ssedhi
m,
andtellhi
mtobr
ingpi
zzapl
easemommy
Rona:okayl
oveIl
ltexthi
m okay

*Itextedj
aydsanddel i
verhi
sdaught er
smessage,
hedi dn’
trespond,Ifi
nishedupwi thbreakf
astand
wentt obaththem,Imadesur etheywearwar m
clothessinceit
’sabitcold,Iwenttomybedr oom
andmademybed,cl eanedupabi tthenweat e
breakfast
,Iputt hedishesinthedishwasher,
cleanedthekitchen,andputmywi neinthefr
eezer
,

Wewat
chedmovi
est
hewhol
eday,
atesnax,l
ater
around7j aydscamewi t
hpizza,weatewhile
wat chi
ngcartoonsmovie,Ifi
nishedmyfi
rstbott
le
ofwi ne,Iwasont hesecondone,theki
dsfell
asleep,
Rona:Il
lgoandf
ixt
hei
rbeds
Jayds:okay,Il
lcomewi
thonet
henIl
lcomet
o
pi
ckupt heotherone
Rona:okay*hefol
lowedmehol di
ngr at
i,heputher
onthebedandwentt opickuplona,tuckenheri
n
andswitchedt
helights,Idi
dn’
tclosethei
rdoor,
myphonewasr ingingIrandownstai
rstopicki
tup,
i
twasmusa,Ianswer ed*

#phonecal
l#
Musa:heysweet
s
Rona:heyyou
Musa:Imi
ssedyou,Iwi
shIcoul
dseeyou,eveni
f
i
tsf
oramin
Rona:aahnott
oday,imti
red,ihadal
ongday,wi
ll
meetduri
ngtheweekend
Musa:#si
gn#okay,haveagoodni
ght
,Il
oveyou
Rona:sweetdr
eamschar
mer
,#cal
lended#

WhenIt urnedar oundj aydswassocl oset ome,hi s

mintybreathhitmynost ril
s,that’showcl osehe
wast ome,Ir aisedmyf ace,hi spinkli
psl ooks
ravi
shing,yesIwantt ot ast
et hem, hi
schangedhi s
morebuf f
yt hanbef ore,hisdr eadsarever ylong,
hjsl
ightgreyeyeswer esexyashel l,Itookast ep
back,isitwine,t hat’
swhyIf eelsohotr i
ghtnow

Rona:uhmmm sor
ry,Idi
dn’
tknowyour
Jayds:yeah,canwewat
chuhmm somet
hing
Rona:uhmm i
tsl
ateai
ntyougoi
ngt
oyourhouse
uhmm
Jayds:no,Iwantt
ospendsomet
imewi
thyoui
m
notsleepyso
Rona:okaywhatdoyouwantt
owat
ch?
Jayds:f
if
tyshadesdar
keri
tsokay
Rona:wooi
snti
t………
Jayds:Il
iket
hatmovi
e,l
etswat
ch
Rona:,okayIsatdowni nabl anket,
*hesatnext
me,ver yclose,themovi epl ayed,Iwasdr inki
ng
mywi ne,hewasdr inkinghisbear ,whent hatpart
ofthem makel ove,If el
thishandcr awli
ngunder
myt -
shi rtt
omybr east,Iwasn’ tweari
ngabr a,I
wasi ndoorsandbr asomehowmakesmei tch,he
squeezedmyni ppl
eandt hatmademegasp,i ts
beenawhi lesinceIhavef el
tlikethi
s,thisisthe
manIl ove,

thenmanwhomakesmybl oodrushtosome
certai
nareaswhenIt hi
nkabouthim,Ididn’ twaste
ti
me,IknewIwanthi m,soIsmashedmyl ipson
hisandIsatonhi m wit
hbothmyl egsont hesi de,
wepassi onat
elyki
ssed,soontheclotheswer e
fl
yingaround,ourmoansandgr oansf i
ll
edt he
whol ehouseashemadesweetl ovetome, wesl ept
ont hecarpet
,hewassnor i
ngsosweet ,If eltl
ike
someonei swatchi
ngme,Isawashadowofaman
f
igur
eout
sidet
hewi
ndow*j
aydsj
ayds

Jayds:mmhhhwhati
sit
Rona:someonewaswat
chi
ngus,It
hinkIsawa
shadow
Jayds:what
,wher
e?
Rona:t
her
e
Jayds:Il
lgoandl
ookaround,okay,howdidheget
i
n,thosedogswontl
etanyonegetinthi
syard
Rona:Idon’
tknowokay,pl
easevecar
efulj
ayds,
Jayds:okayl
ockup,Il
lknock
Rona:okay,besaf
epl
ease

N.
M

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060

Atwar
onashouse

War
ona

Iwaspassingupanddown,wai ti
ngforj
aydsknock,
hi
sbeengonef or30minutesnow,whereishe,
whocouldthatbe,It
houghtaft
erbokang,noone
wil
lbeat hr
eatt
omyl i
fe,aknockcamethrough
andIquickl
ywenttothedooraskingt
hatperson
whowasknocki ngwhohewas,i twasmybrother
s,
Iopened
Warona:ohthankyouguysf
orcoming,j
aydshas
goneaftert
hepersonwhowaslooki
ngatusover
thewindow
Ler
eko:yeah,hecal
ledus,hi
sfol
lowi
nghi
m
Lar
ona:hey,comeher
e,noonewi
llhur
tyouever
again,todaywillknowwhot
hatper
soni
sandwi
ll
sorthim outokay
Warona:okay,im scar
edbr
other,whati
fit
s
bokang,hisal
iveandhecamet ofi
nishwhathe
coul
dn’tfi
nish
Lereko:t
hatoneisdead,Iknow,wegothisrepor
t
anditwasnottamperedwith,
it
snothim,butwil
l
fi
ndout .
letmecheckyourcameras,
Lar
ona:t
hebulldogswer
enotonthecage,itmust
besomeonetheyknow,dogscansmelli
fthat
per
sonisathi
eforhehasbeenhere.

Igavet hem myl apt

op,wesatont hecouchand
watched,Icouldn’tbeli
evemyeyes,i twasmusa,
hewal kedtothedogsandgavet hem meat ,rubbed
thei
rneckst hentheyslept
,hewat chedthem eat
themean,i tmustbecookedmeatcauset heydon’t
eatbloodymeat ,hemust ’
veputsomet hingint he
foodcausei tdi
dn’ttaketi
met oknockt hem up,he
thencameandmadeacal l,Il
ookedatmyphonet o
seewhatt i
medi dhecal l
,andthetimecor respond
wi
ththecctv,sohewasinmyyardwhenhemade
acal
l,hesawjaydscar
,andhewaslooki
ngatthe
wi
ndowt hr
oughoutourmaki
ngupsessi
on,t
hisis
si
ck.

Ler
eko:i
sitt
hatt
heguyyouvebeenseei
ng?
Lar
ona:whyi
sheher
e,i
shest
alki
ngyou?
Warona:hecall
edmeandaskedtocomeandsee
me,allthatt
imehewaswatchi
ngme,andIwas
wi
thpapal ona,
Lereko:soyourbacktoget
herwi
thghostandyouve
beenst r
ingi
nghim al
ongwhy?
Lar
ona:whyr ona,you’reamar r
iedwoman,ifyou
di
dn’thavetheintenti
onofgetti
ngbackwit
hghost
whydidn’tyoudivorcehim andmoveonwit
ht hi
s
musaper son
Warona:Iwantedt
omoveokay,butIwasst i
ll
i
nlovewithj
ayden,Itr
iedbut,im sor
ryIshoul
d’ve
havehurthi
mlikethat
,Illapol
ogi
setohim
Lar
ona:Il
ltr
yanddi
gupsomet
hingseemaybeI
canfi
ndsomet hi
ngabouthi
m,ifhecametoyour
houseli
kethatandf
edthosedogssomet
hing,he
hasamot i
ve
Ler
eko:wher
edi
dyoumethi
m?
Warona:Iwasatthepar
kwi
thj
aydenandl
onaand
Ibumpedintohi
m
Lar
ona:wher
ewasj
aydswhenyoubumpedonhi
m?
War
ona:what
swi
tht
hequest
ions?
Ler
eko:j
ustt
alkwar
ona
Warona:hewasi
nacal lsoIt
ookawal
kwithl
ona
tobuyicecr
eam,that
’swhenIbumpedi
ntohi
m
andmesseduphisshir
t.
Lar
ona:mmhhht
her
esamot
ivet
her
e,t
heagenda
Ler
eko:hehappenedt
obet
herewhenyouwer
enot
l
ookingwhereyouwer
egoi
ng,mmmhhh
War
ona:hi
shar
mlessbr
o
Lar
ona:wel
lwi
llseewhoi
she,
#j
aydsgoti
nlooki
ngf
uri
ous#
Jayds:br
ohey
Them:sur
e,di
dyouf
indwher
ehest
ays?
Jayds:yeah,Idid,andhisgotastinki
ngatt
it
ude,
heknewIwasf oll
owinghi
m, heparkedatt
hegate
andsignaledmet ostopmycar ,nxa
Lar
ona:It
hinkt
hisper
soni
supt
osomet
hing,
Jayds:It
hinksot
oo,hedef
ini
tel
yhasanagenda
War
ona:comeon,notyout
oo
Lereko:
welll
etsbouncet
hen,wi
llseeyouguys
tomorrow
Larona:Il
lgetsomeguyst
ofol
lowhi
m,Idon’
t
tr
usthim
Jayds:t
hanxf
orcomi
ng#f
istbumb#
Lar
ona:ehghost
!!
Jayds:
yes!
!
Larona:wegaveyousecondchance,i
t’
sthel
ast
chance,youmessupwi l
lbur
yyou
Jayds:hahahahandsup#sur
render
# Ihearyou
bro,

*Il
eftmybr ot
hersdownst ai
rs,Iwal kedupst ai
rsto
checkont heki
ds,theypushedoft heduvet ,skI
putiton,andwenttomubedr oom andtookawar m
shower ,
theshowerdooropenedandj aydsgotin,
wetookani nnocentshower ,hewasj ustlookingat
mybody,wel lit
sthefirstti
mehesawnaked
especial
lywit
hthiscolour*

Jayds:youar
ebeaut
if
ul
War
ona:
oh
Jayds:yeahandyoumaybewhi tenowbutyour
bodyhasn’tchanged,t
hissexybutt
s,poi
ntyni
ppl
es,
andthetatt
ooitsmorevisi
blenow.
War
ona:mmhhyeah
Jayds:Ineverst
oppedlovi
ngyourona,Iwishedto
seeyou,holdyou,kissyou,makelovetoyou,you
werealwaysonmymi nd,i
m sorr
yIfail
edyou,im
sor
ryit
houghtyouwer
egoneandImovedon
Warona:i
tsokay,youdi
dn’tknow,If
orgaveyou
l
ongtimeago,youdon’thavetoapol
ogise
ever
ydayokay,weareokay,
Jayds:canwef
ixourmar
ri
age,canyoupl
easegi
ve
meachance,tobeahusbandtoyou
War
ona:yes
Jayds:wai
tdi
dyouj
ustsai
dyes?
War
ona:mmmhh#nod#
Jayds:ohcomehere*hehuggedmeandl if
tedme
andspunmear ound,Iwassoscaredthatwil
lfal
l
si
ncet het
il
eswerewetandintheshower*
War
ona:okayokaypl
easeputmedown
Jayds:Il
oveyousomuch
War
ona:Il
oveyout
oo#ki
ssed#

Atmusashouse
Musagoti naf t
erthet alkwi t
hj ayds,hewal ked
strai
ghtandpour edhi msel fwhi skeyandgul pedit
downononego,hepour edanot heronet oo,he
wassoangr y,soangr yt hathewontgetr evengeof
hisbr ot
hert hewayhepl anned,wi t
hjaydsandr ona
backt ogetheritwillbedi ffi
culttogetr onaal one
withoutat racker,andnowt hatj aydssawi twas
him atherhouse, surelyhewi l
lmakesur ethat
therezguar ds,andhewi llprobablydosome
diggingtof i
ndoutwhoi she,hewasn’ treall
y
panickingaboutt hatcausehet ookcar eoft hat,so
hewontf i
ndanyt hing.

Hemadeacal
ltooneofhi
sri
ghthandman

#phonecal
l#

Voi
ce:bozayam
Musa:sur
escissor
s’l
ookIwantyout
oputat
racker
onwaronacar
,
Voi
ce:bossar
eyousur
e,Imean….
Musa:j
ustdoit
,Idon’
tpayyout
oquest
ionme,but
t
ogetthejobdone
Voi
ce:
#si
gn#okayboss,
Musa:goodthen,andMondayyoubetterki
dnap
t
hatbrat,
thesoonerIgetj
ust
icef
rom mybrother
t
hebetter
Voi
ce:okayboss,haveagoodni
ght
#cal
lended#

Pl
easenot
ethatt
heendi
snear
,onl
yfewchapt
ers
l
eft
.t
hankyou

N.
M

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ed#
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061

Fewdaysl
ater

War
ona

Itsbeenf ewdayssi ncethatsaga,musaent er

ing
myyar dandki llmydogs, t
hefoll
owingdayaf ter
thatordeal ,Isendherat extt
hatIcantbewi thhim,
Ididn’twannahur thi sfeeli
ngs,Idon’tf eelt
he
sameabouthi m,Idi dn’
tment i
onswor kingonmy
mar ri
age, Ijustdidn’twannapi sshim of f,my
brotherfoundoutt hathisbokanghal fbr ot
her
whichmeanshi sj aydshal fbr
other,noonehas
beent akingt henewswel l
,Ifel
tlikehistorywer e
aboutt orepeati t
sel fagain,beingtornbet ween
gangst erbrothers.

Musacametomylif
e,tobecl
osetomefor
r
evenge,i
tal
lcamebacktome,t
hewayheusedt
o
talkabouthi slatebr ot
her,Inevert houghtheis
talkingaboutt hatpsycho,Idon’ tknowwhyhe
usedt otalkabouthi m,andIj ustdidn’
tcarecauseI
didn’tknowt hebr otherhewast al
kingabout,and
i
tsver ysadt hathet houghthi sbr otherwasasaint,
blahbl ahhepai df krmyf eesover seas,madesur eI
haveever ythingIneed, mxm i fIvebeengiven
anot herchancet oki l
lhim,Il ldothatagainwithout
regret,thatmanputmet hroughal ot,hemademe
hat emyself,mybody,ever ythingaboutme.

Iknockedof fearl
ytoday,Ijustwantedtogather
somest r
engt htoreadthelett
erthatkaonewroteto
me,Ivebeenpost poningtoreadit,Imissedherso
much,Ipour edmyselfawineandsatdownona
couch,Ifinalytear
edtheenvelopeandt ookoutthe
l
etter
,itreads……

MYDEARESTSI
STER

Ihopet
hisl
ett
erf
indyouwel
landhappy,Idon’
t
knowwher etostart
,justknowt hatIloveyouand
youwillf
oreverhavethatspecialplaceinmyhear t
,
asyourreadingthi
sletter,knowt hatimlate,i
know thatim atabetterplace,i
npeace,t hereare
fewthi
ngst hatIwantyout odof orme,Iklwyou
canbest ubbornatmostt i
me,buthearmeout ,and
youknow“ youcanttakeadeadper sonswor dsfor
grant
edright”
fi
rst-af
termygoodbyes,pl easetakemydaught er
i
n,unt i
lkabelorecovers,Iknowt hiswi l
lhithim
hard,andhel lr
esor tinalcohol
,hewi llblame
hi
msel fformakingmepr egnant,heneedst i
met o
healandwhenhi sfinehecant akeratibackhome,
pl
easet akecareofmyki ds,thetwins,givenand
gi
ft,bet hei
rmot her,playthatrol
eunt i
lkabelofall
i
nl oveagain,heydon’ tbeshocked,Il ovedhi m so
muchbutIwanthi mtobehappyt oo,tof i
ndlove
again,theywontr eplacemet hough,Illforeverbe
i
nhi sheart.
heydl ntfr
ownyoureyes,IknowwhatI
mt alki
ngabout.

Second-mydaught
err
ati
,shesver
yspeci
al,my
gif
twaspassedt oher,sheshavi ngdreamsshe
cantexpl ain,im alwaysi nherdr eamssot hatthey
don’tscar eher ,pleasekeepacl oseeyeonher ,I
wroteheral etterbutshewi llreaditwhenshes16_
shewi llbeabl etounder standt hem cl
early,when
shet urns16,shewi l
lcomet oyouaboutwhatshes
exper i
encing,pl easetakehert oprophetzur i
,she
wil
lbeeasyt of i
nd.Thankyouf ortaki
ngcar eofmy
babies,Il lforeverbegratefulandmyswi ll beat
peace.

Third-Iknowt hi
sonewi llmakeyousay“ OHHELL
NO”buhl e,pleasegettoknowher ,shesagood
gir
l,wemetont hewrongf ootbutshereali
zedher
wrongsandIf or
gaveher ,shesgr ownalot,she
wasr aisedbyherstepmot herwhohat edher ,t
hat
whyshet houghtshellbreakmymar ri
age,Isather
downandwet al
kedforhour s,withabottleofwine,
youknow,andIgott ounder standher,she
apologizedandwebecamever yclose,sheisa
greatpersonandIbelieveshewi l
lbeagr eatwif
eto
kabeloandt hebestmot hertomyki ds,please
whenyouvi si
tmyki ds,befriendly,Iknowyou,
youholdsgrudges,justbefree,gi veherthebenef
it
ofdoubt,yesIknowshewontr eplaceme,youand
Iwearebestfriendforli
fe,r
emember“ nevert
akea
deadpersonswor dsforgranted”

Forth-wel ll
etst al
kaboutyou,i shist orygoi ngt o
repeati t
self,“tornbetweengangst erbr other s”my
fri
endIhopet histi
meyoumaket her ightchoi ce,
youcangoal lcountriesl
ookingforyoursoulmat e,
fkrlovebutwebot hknowwhohasyourhear t,
forgivenessi sakeyt oloveandhappi ness,youl i
ve
yourhusband,youveneverl ovedanyonet heway
youl ovehi m,andyouandhi m belongst oget her,
youar ehisotherhal f
,don’tl
etangerdel ayyout o
yourl ove,forgivehim,het houghtyournotcomi ng
backt hat’swhyhemovedon,af terr eadi ngt hi
s
l
et t
er,putonasexyt hingandacoat ,andgot ohi s
offi
ceandt akewhat sr i
ghtf
ullyyour s,bef orehe
giveuponyouandmoveon.Iseet hatnaught y
smi l
e,don’ tfrownyoureyebr owsyouknowi mr ight.
IwishIdidn’
thavetosaygoodbye,butitsmytime,
Imarri
edkabeloinlesst
hanayearofdating,I
knewmyf at
e,andim gl
adImethim,hechanged
fr
om beingaplayertoafai
thf
ulhusband,myduty
wastomakehi m seehowbeautif
ullovei
s,

Iknewmyt imewasl imit

ed,butitwaswor t
hit,
knowhewi lllovethenextwomanbet terwithout
holdi
ngup,event houghI m hisonl
yt ruelove,well
youknowwhatImeanmyf ri
end,im sogonnami ss
you,Illvi
sityouinyourdr eamsoncei nawhi l
e
though.whent heri
ghtt i
mecomes,pl easeaccept
buhleandkabel osrelati
onship,t
heybel ong
toget
her,andshet heonlywomanIt rustwi thmy
kidsexceptforyouofcause,

al
waysknowt hatIl oveyou,i
m sorrythatI
couldn’
tdlanyt
hingaboutyourabduct i
on,itwas
beyondmycont rol,itwasyourpathtowalk
thr
oughallthat
,Godgaveyout hatpathbecause
yourstr
ong,fearless,incr
eadi
ble,remarkabl
e,and
youcamebackt ousbrokenandmlrestr
ong,
pleasedon’
tcr
y,causeyourcri
esareverypower
ful
,
Ifeelt
hem,yourmotherfeel
sthem t
oo,andyoull
makei ti
mpossi
blet
ocrossover.

Speakingaboutyourmot her ,shessobeaut if

ul,
sheleadsaheavenchoi r,shesar emar kabl
e
woman,shesayshi ,andshesver yhappyt hatyou
arenowatpeacet hatmakesherr estinpeacet oo,
mybestf ri
end,mysi st
ert hankyoyf orallt
he
happinessyoubr oughttomyl ifeonear t
h,your
warm heart,smi l
e,you’ret hemostcar j
ngpersonI
veevermet ,Iloveyou,pr epar eforthestormt hat’
s
comingyourway,butyouar eaf i
ghter,yourstrong
al
waysbel i
evei nyourself,youwi l
lgetthe
sunshineafterthestorm,

Thi
saremygoodbyes,t
il
lwemeetagai
nlovel
y
si
ster
,
Il
oveyou!
!
Let
terends

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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tt
ed
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062

Atdaycar
e

Thechi l
drenwereplayi
ngoutsideattheplay
ground,somewher eplayi
ngsoccer ,somewher e
onswi ngs, somewhererunningaround,thebell
rangandt heyrantothedoormaki ngaline,to
washt heirhandsandgetintheirsepar
ateclasses,
ratilookedaroundlooki
ngforlona,butshedi
dn’t
seeher ,theyallgoti
nthei
rclassesandsatontheir
tables.

Thet eachergoti naclassholdingar egi

ster,that
haveal lthei
rnames,shecal l
edt hem onebyonei n
al
phabet icalorder,shethencalledeachoft hem,
whiletheyst oodupandsatdown,shecal ledl ona
name3t imes,andshel ookedar oundtheclass,
shewentout sidetotheplayground,t oi
let
,si ckbay,
sti
llt
her ewasnosi gnofher,shest art
edpani cking,
andr antohercl assandaskedherki dsift
heysaw
l
ona,t heyshookt hei
rheadsandsher antot he
pri
ncipalsof fi
ce.

Pr
inci
pal
:comei
n
Teacher
:mam Icantf
indwal
ona
Pr
inci
pal
:what
??Di
dyoucheckt
het
oil
ets,
Teacher
:yesmam,Idon’
tknowwhatt
odo,
Pr
inci
pal
:bef
oreweal
lpani
c,l
etscal
lot
her
t
eacher
sandsepar
ate,sear
chever
ywher
e.
Teacher
:OHGOD,okayIl
llett
hem know

*theysear chedt hewhol eyar d,toil

et s,ki tchen,
admi never ywher e,evenundert hecar s,t heyf ound
herhai rbandont hegat e.theyallstar tedt opani c
now,t hepr incipalcall
edwal onaspar ents,af ter30
mi ntheyar ri
vedont heirseparatecar s,t heywal ked
tother eceptionandwasdi r
ectedt ot hepr i
ncipals
offi
ce,i ntheof fi
ce, t
herewaspr incipalandt wo
teacher s,theycoul dn’thidetheirsadf aces,
war onashear tbeat edf ast,shef eltthatsomet hing
i
swr ongwi thherl i
ttl
egi rl
.

Pr
inci
pal
:MrandMr
smagome,pl
easehaveaseat
Warona:nowhydi
dyoucal
lus,i
smybabygi
rl
okay,
Pri
nci
pal
:#si
gn#wecantf
indl
onamr
s,we
sear
chedever
ywher
e,
Jayds:whatdoyoumeanyoucantf
indmy
daught
er#angr
y#
Teacher
:uhm i
m sorr
ysi
r,aft
erplayti
meshewas
nowheretobefound,wefoundthisatt
hegat
e
Warona:NOnOnogi vemebackmydaught erpl
ease
nono, jaydenpleaseIwantmydaughter
,shewas
underyourcare,younegli
gencecausedall
thi
s#crying#
Jayden:IWI
LLSHUTTHI
SDAYCARE,IWANTMY
DAUGHTER!!
Princi
pal
,:wearever
ysorrysi
r,thi
sthingsit’
sthe
fi
rstti
met hi
shappenedinourdaycare,weare
shockedtoo,wedon’tknowwhatt odo,pleasewe
areverysorr
y,
Warona:sorry?SORRY?Mydaught erhasbeen
ki
dnappedandyouar esorry,doyouknl wthepai
n
ofbei
ngt akenwithoutyourconcern?Haveyouever
beenkidnappedorsomeonecl osetoyou?DON’T
TELLMEYOUARESORRY#cr ying#jaydenIwant
mydaught er,
Jayds:wewillfi
ndourangelandbr
ingherhome,
sweethear
t,Ifail
edypuonce,abdi
m notgonnafai
l
agai
n,Ipr
omi
se
Pr
inci
pal:wi
llcal
lthepol
icesi
r,wi
llgi
vet
he
st
atement
Jayden:andt
ellt
hem what
?Nxa

*hehuggedhi swifewhowascr yi
ng,thatopeneda
woundt hatshet houghtsheshealedf
rom,it
broughtallthosememor ies,t
hatmanputher
through,alltheabuse,andhowherl i
ttl
egirlmust
ber i
ghtnow,al lscaredandcryi
ng

Inlessthananhourt hetwi nswal kedint

hedaycare,
theywer esof ur
iousthatt heytalkedthei
rmi ndand
allt
eacherswher equi et
,somewher escared,
shakingint hei
rheels,thingsl i
ket hi
snever
happened, especial
lytothei rcl
oseones,t heywere
soscared,

Ler
eko:canIseeyoucct
vcamer
as
Pr
inci
pal
:theyar
enotwor
king,wehaven’
tfi
xed
t
hem
Lar
ona:shitwhatkindofaprincipalareyou,your
pl
ayingwiththosechil
drensl
ifes,daycareshould
betheothersafehomet othi
skidsot hert
hantheir
homes
Pr
incipal
:Igett
hatyourangr
y,butpl
easedon’
t
i
nsultme
Lereko:ANGRY,ANGRY!!
!iM FURIOUSWOMAN,
MYNI ECEI
SMISSING,LOOKATTHESTATEMY
SISTERI SI
N,nxayoutal
kingbullsh*
*
Jayden:pl
easecal
lthepol
ice,
Iwantherpi
ctur
ein
al
lnetwork,
Larona:wecanti
nvolvethepol
ice,t
hosear
e
uselessl
iket
hisdaycares.

*t
hepol i
cecame,andtookst
atementsthemi
ssi
ng
chil
dpostwasnowt r
endingi
nallsoci
almedi
a,
everyonewasshar
ingit
,

Det
ect
ive:magome
Jayds:si
ko
Det
ect
ive:yourenemi
esar
efi
nal
lycat
chi
ngupwi
th
mmh
Jayds:#chuckl
es#Idi
dn’
tknowIhadenemi
es
detect
ive,woul
dyoumindshari
ngwhoaret
hey?
Det
ecti
ves:
#si
gn#anywayhaveyoupi
ssed
someoneoffl
atel
y,
Jayds:no
Det
ect
ive:mmhhhIknowyou’
reagangst
er,
Jayds:hahahacanyoupr
ovet
hat
?Det
ect
iveI
makehonestli
ving,
Det
ect
ive:
Iwil
lcat
chyouonedaymagome,andIl
l
makesureyoudon’
tseeadayl
ight
Jayds:ar
eyout
hreat
eni
ngmedet
ect
ive?
Det
ect
ive:i
tsnotat
hreatmagome,i
t’
sapr
omi
se
Jayds:ar
eyougonnafi
ndmydaught erornot
?You
guysareusel
essanywaygetoutofmyface
#jaydstookwaronahome,gavehersl eeping
pl
easesot hatshecanrestabit,amessage
poppedonr onasphone,jaydsclickedoni t,i
twas
apictur
eoft hei
rdaught
ersleepi
ng,andt hecapt
ion
wrote“shesanangelwhi l
eshesasl eep”

Tobecont
inued

N.
M

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ted#
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063

Atunknownl
ocat
ion
Musasteppedoutofhi
scarinhi
snavytuxand
cr
ispywhit
eshir
t,hewalkedtot
hedoorofasecr
et
houset hat’
sl ocat
edinthef arm outsi
de
j
ohannesbur g,hefoundhim menl azi
ngaround
drinki
ngplayi ngcards,helef tt
hem andwentt oa
room wher ewal onaissleepingin,hegoti nand
foundhersl eeping,hecheckedheri fshesnot
assaulted,andever ythi
nglooksokay,shewas
sleepi
ngsopeacef ull
y,

Hedidn’twantt
okidnapt hislit
tl
esoulbuthe
neededanswers,sot hathecangetsomecl osur
e,
hisnotamonster,justabr otherwhowant edto
knowwhyt heytookhisbr other
slif
e.hewalkedto
hisguysandsatdownj oi
ningthem.

Guy1:
bossawhatar
eyoupl
anni
ngt
odowi
thher
,
shesj
ustachi
ld
Guy2:
don’
thur therboss,ghostandtwinswil
lki
ll
youandeveryoneyoucar eabout,t
heyare
hear
tl
essespeciall
ywheni tcomestothei
rloved
ones
Musa:youdon’
thavet
otel
lmet
hatIknow,Ij
ust
wantt
oknowwhyt
heyki
ll
edmybr
other
Guy1:sure,l
etmegoandbuysomef
ood,t
hatl
i
l
gi
rlneedstoeat
Musa:buyherMacDonal
d,shel
ovesi
t
Guy2:buynandos,Ineedmeat
Guy1:sur
e

Acal
lcamet
hrough,
hisITguysgotbusyontheir
l
apt
opsmaki
ngsuretheydon’
ttr
ackhislocat
ion
Musa:sur
e!!
Jayds:br
ingbackmydaught
erbef
oreIsendyout
o
meetyourbrot
heri
nhell
Musa:oohsoyouf
inal
lyknowwhoIam
Jayds:yesIdo,andyouknowwhatIknowt
oo?
Musa:
what
?
Jayds:youar
emyhal
fbr
otherpsycho
Musa:hahahahadon’
tmakemel
augh,ni
cet
ry
ghost
Jayds:ypudon’
tbel
ieveme!Wel
lIdon’
tcar
e,I
wantmyangelsafe
Musa:mmmhhhkwbaddoyouwantyourangel
j
ayden
Jayds:
don’tpi
ssmeof f
,ifyouhurther,evenati
ny
fi
breofherhair,Iwil
lhuntyoudownandmakeyou
di
easl owpainfuldeat
hunlessyout hepaini
stoo
muchtohandl eandcommi tsui
cide
Musa:hahahahaIknowalotaboutyoughost
,let
metalkt
oyourwi
fe,shest
hepersonIwant
Jayds:t
hat’
sbullsh*
tIsweari
fIgetmyhandson
youIwil
lfu*kyouup
Ler
eko:shesher
e,youcant
alkt
oher
War
ona:pl
easedon’
thur
tmydaught
er#cr
ying#
Musa:ohheysweet
hear
t
Jayds:heywat
chyourt
ongueboy
Musa:il
lneverhur
ther
,Iwantyou
War
ona:whatdoyouwantf
rom me,
Musa:cl
osur
e
Lar
ona:uass*
*le,IswearIwi
llki
llyou
Musa:calm downleebr
others,oohsucha
pr
otect
ivebrother
sandunclethat’
ssosweet
War
ona:whatdoyouwant
,whatcl
osur
e
Musa:Il
lsendacartopickyouup,assoonasIget
cl
osureyouandyourdaughterwi
llwal
kaway
Jayds:t
her
esnowaymywi
fei
sgoi
ngwi
thoutme
Musa:okay,youcancomewi t
hher,nofunny
busi
nesstwins,Idon’
twantt
ohurtanyone,Ij
ust
needtotal
k
War
ona:okay,whencanweComet
hen
Musa:Illsendacarat7,bel
ievemei
fyout
ry
anyt
hing,
War
ona:wewont
,Igi
veypumywor
d
Musa:good,byef
ornow

Atwar
onashouse
Ler
eko:shi
thebl
ockedhi
slocat
ion
Lar
ona:mmmhhhdoesheknowwhowear
e
War
ona:pl
easeyouhear
dhi
m,iwantmydaught
er,
Ler
eko:wi
llf
oll
owyouguys,
Jayds:yeah,
herr
inghasat
racker
War
ona:what
???Andyoudi
dn’
ttel
lme?
Jayds:i
m sorr
yididn’
twantanythi
ngtohappento
you,Il
ostyoufor3year
s,andthati
snotgoingt
o
happenagain,yourmylif
e.
War
oma:mxm
Jayds:sowhatst
hepl
an,Icantcar
ryaguncause
theywil
lsear
chme,
Lereko:wi
llhi
reapanelvan,andthedriversowi
ll
l
iedownandf oll
owyouguys,orIllcal
lsomeguyI
know,shedel iver
stakealot
,soshesawomanand
theywontt hi
nkshesf ol
lowi
ngt
hem,
Lar
ona:gettwowoman,Il
ltr
avelwi
tht
heot
herone,
andyoullt
ravelwi
tht
heot
herone,
Atextcamet
hrough,“
thecarwi
llbebyt
hegat
eat
19h00”

War
ona:I
m goi
ngt
otakeashower
Jayds:okaybabe
Lereko:l
etmecal
lthem,t
hecarwi
llbeher
ein30
min,
Jayds:l
etgoandcheckonmywi
fe

*after30mi nt
hecarwaspar kedinthegate,they
walkedt ot hegate,searchedthem,t heyremoved
theirjeweleryandlefti
twi t
htheguardsanddr lve
off,theot hercarwasf oll
owingthem, t
heyallgotto
thelocat i
on,musasdr iverwasn’tawar et
hathis
beenf ol
lowed.

Att
heunknownl
ocat
ion
Thecoupl
egoti
n,t
her
ewereguardsinever
y
cor
ner,mmmhther
esnoescapewit
hsomuch
guards,#waronas“ei t
herwayhesai dhewant ed
total
k,Ipraythathedoesn’thur
ttmyf ami
ly,we
gotinwhatlookslikealaunch,myangelwas
eati
ng,shewaswi thtwomen,shel ooksl
ikeshes
okay,mydaughteri sveryf
ri
endl
y,t
heywere
l
aughingandt al
kingwi t
hher

Warona:nana* sheturnedandr antous,andgave

usawar m hug,asi gnofrel
ieve,thatmeansthey
di
dn’tmolesther,thankGodf ornktlet
ti
nganythi
ng
hur
tmyangel *
Lona:
mommyImi
ssedyou,daddy
Jayds:ohmypri
ncess,ar
eyouokay,di
danyone
touchedyout
her
ebaby,wetal
kedaboutthat
,you
cantellmommyandi
Lona:nodaddy,Iwaswi
thuncl
emusa,Mommys
fr
iend
Musa:wel
comewelcomepleasefol
lowme,don’
t
wor
ryabouther
,sheissaf
e,theywonthur
ther
Lona:
Illbewat
chi
ngt
vmommywi
thmyf
ri
ends
War
ona:baby
Jayds:l
etsgett
hisoveranddonewi
thsot
hatwe
cangohome
War
ona:l
eadt
hewaymusa
Musa:of
causesweet
hear
t

Athi
sof
fi
ce
Musa:whydi
dyouki
llmybr
other
Jayds:#chuckl
es#yourbr
otheryousay
Musa:yesmybr ot
hermagome,youguyskil
ledhi
m
becauseshetookyourwoman,well
itseemedli
ke
yourwif
elovedhim moret
hat
’swhyshedecidedto
moveawaywi thhi
m
Jayds:
wow
Warona:i
sthatwhathet
oldyou?Soyoucamef
or
r
evengeri
ght
Jayds:babeyoudon’
thavet
osayanyt
hing
War
ona:NO,hewantt
oknowwhathappenedr
ight
,
Iwi
llt
ellhi
m,f
rom wher
eital
lst
art
ed
Jayds:l
oveyoudon’
thavet
o,
Warona:Il
lbefine#j aydsheldherhand#Imet
bokangwhenIwasdoi ngmyf i
rstyearatvarsi
ty,
hewasagent l
emanatf i
rst
,andIlovedhi m,he
wasmyf ir
stboyfr
iend,wedat edforayear ,l
nour
secondyearofdating,hest ar
tedtochanget o
someoneIdon’tknow,onedayIwaswal ki
ngwi t
ha
cl
assmatetomyf lat,hesawme,gr abbedmyar m
sohard

I
nser
t63wi
llcont
inuei
ninser
t64

N.
M

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Att
heunknownl
ocat
ion

Warona:Il
lbefine#j aydshel dherhand#Imet
bokangwhenIwasdoi ngmyf i
rstyearatvar sit
y,
hewasagent l
emanatf i
rst
,andIl ovedhi m,he
wasmyf ir
stboyfri
end,wedat edforayear ,lnour
secondyearofdating,hest artedtochanget o
someoneIdon’tknow,onedayIwaswal kingwitha
cl
assmatetomyf l
at,hesawme,gr abbedmyar m
sohard,andwegott omyf lat,hesl appedmeso
hardIl
ostmybal ance,andf ell
,hest artedkicking
meonmyst omacht il
lIlostconsci ousness.

Thenextf ewdaysIwokeupi nthehospital

,andI
l
ostmybabyandmymot herthesameday,
becauseofhi m,whenmom gotacal lfrom t
he
hospit
al,shehadahear tattack,shedevelopeda
heartproblem aft
ermyfatherwas
murdered,imagenwakingupandyoul ost
everyt
hingyoul ove,t
hatmat t
eredtoyou,
Ibrokethi
ngsof fwi thhim,andheusedt othr eaten
meunt i
lmybr other sgotinvolvedcausehewas
stal
kingme,whenheseemewi t
haguy,hel llater
gotohim andt hreatenhim,mybr otherr
etaliated
andshothi m,i nt heleg,thenIbecamesui cidal ,I
couldn’
tdealwi tht hepain,Iwentt oseeat her apist
,
andwentbackt oschool ,fini
shmyf ir
stdegree,
thenIfel
linlovewi t
hclinicalpsychology,Iwant ed
tohelppeopl e,victimsofabuse,

4yearsago,hesenthi sunclestoaskformyhand
i
nmar r
iage,Ir efused,hewassi ck,wehaventseen
eachotherf or5year sandhewant stomar ryme,
wesentbackhi sunclesandIguesst hatpissedhim
off,hellsentmemessages,Igotmar ri
edt ojayden
him hal
fbr other,andgotpr egnantandt hatpushed
hi/overtheedget hatImar ri
edhisbrot
her ,andI
didn’
tknowt heyar ebrothers.

Thi
smani
smyl
if
e,hi
snot
hingl
ikebokang,t
hey
mayhavesharethesameDNA,buthi sabetter
manthanhim,4yearsago,Ijustcamefrom my
appoi
ntmentatt
hehospital
,andgotshot ,gave
bi
rtht
hroughcaesari
ant oababygirlt
hatIdidn’
t
getachancetoholdcauseIsli
ppedinacoma

AndwhenIwokeup,Iwasi nanunf ami l

iarplace,
andIsawhim,atf i
rstIl
ostmymemor y, t
her ewas
adoctort
hatcameover sea,bokangwant edto
tr
ansf
orm me,changemywhol ei denti
ty,t obe
someonenoonewi llr
ecognizethat’
swhyi m whit
e,

myor i
ginalcolourwasmel anin,Isl owlygainedmy
memor ybutf orwhenIwasst i
llinvolvewi t
hbokang,
almost6year sago, soIwasl ivingi nthatmemor y,
hefedmepi l
lssaiditwillhel
pwi thmymemor y,
whichinfactithadtoer asemymemor y,thehouse
wasundersur vei
ll
ance,Ihadadr eam about
myself,andIst art
edshovi ngt hosepi l
lsundermy
tongueandl atert
hrewt hem inat oil
et,Ididthatfor
3years,andiwassl owlygainingmymemor y,t
il
lI
cont
act
edmybr
other
s.

Doyout hinkIregretki
ll
inghim Ididn’t
,causethat
manpi tmet hroughalot,hewasobsessedwi thme,
hewoul drapeme,beatme, callmenames,cal lme
hissl
ave,Iendur edsomuchpai nf r
om him,he
changedhowIl ook,Iwasint hathellhol
efor
3years,Ilost3yearsofmyl if
e,myf amil
yandmy
daughters.

War ona:
Ifyoust i
lldon’tbeli
eveme,youcansee
this,here,thosepi ctures,andavideowhenthey
bleachedme, taket hismemor yst
ick,i
thas
everythi
ng,apr ooft hatyourbrot
herwasapsycho
Jayds:ar
eyouokay!I
m sor
rymyl
ove#hugged#
*whilewaronawast el
li
ngmusawhathi sbrother
didtoher,tear
swer efl
owingdown, musasawhkw
harditi
sforhertotalkaboutallt
his,
thepaininher
voice,andthatangerwhenshesai dbokang,she
wasi npai
nandshewoul dn’
tli
eaboutallt
his,
Hesuddenlyf eltguil
tyt hathebel ievedhisbr other,
whatkindofamonst eri she,heputt hestickonhi s
l
aptopandwat ched,al lthepictur esofwar onaand
bokangbeforet hebleachi ng,t hebr ui
sesonher
body,ithasdat estoo,hecl ickedont hevideo
wherethebleachi ng, howi thappened,ever yst ep,
fr
om them inj
ect i
ngher .Hecoul dn’twatchi tti
llthe
end,buthef eltbetrayedandusedbyhi sbrother ,
al
ltherespecthehadf orhim di sappear ed,hewas
amonst er
,whoonear thwilldot histoawoman“

Musa:im,Idon’ tknowwhatt osay,i

mreall
ysor
ry
foreveryt
hing,
Ididn’tknowhewassuchamonst er
,
Icanttakebackever yt
hing,pl
easefi
ndi
tinyour
heartandforgi
veme!
War
ona:If
orgaveyou,
canwegopl
ease
Musa:yeah,uhmmm j aydenimreal
lysor
ryfor
whatbokangdid,IswearIdidn’
tknowaboutyou,
t
hatwear er
elated,
*t
her ewher el oudnoi sesatthelaunge,andIknew
mybr othersar eher e,wer andownstai
rstofindmy
brothersbeat ingt hosetwoguyst hatwerewi thl
ona,
andmydaught erwascr yi
nghyster
ical
ly,Irant o
mydaught er ,pickedherupandwal kedtoaqui te
placet oshooshher ,shefinal
lycal
meddown,
damnl eebr others,It ol
dthem tonotuseviolence
i
nf rontofmydaught er,Iwentbackandt heywer e
separ ated,poorguyshadi ceontheirf
ace,they
prettymessedupt heirf
aces*

Ler
ekk:com nearmynieceandmysi
steragai
n,il
l
makesureIcutyourball
soff
Guy1:sur
eman
Guy2:I
twonthappenagai
n
Lar
ona:andyou#poi
nti
ngatmusa#
War
ona:pl
easest
op,st
oooppp,l
etsgohomej
ayds
Lar
ona:andwhyi
sthi
sdumbf
oolst
il
lbr
eat
hing,
War
ona:i
mti
redl
arona,canwepl
easegohome,
Ler
eko:i
tsnotover
,
Lar
ona:
stayi
nyourl
aneboys

5year
slat
er

N.
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065

Fi
veyear
slat
er

Jayden

Im atmyoffi
cel
ooki
ngatthefotofr
amedpict
ure
ofmyf ami
ly,
ohGodthankyouforhivi
ngmeal
l
this,
mymot herdiedwhenIwas10year sold,anda
war mlovi ngfami l
ywhowel comedmewi t
hsucha
war m hear t
,l
ovedmel i
ketheirown,car
edf orme
andt ookmet othebestschool,whenIthoughti m
blessed, yougavemeal ovi
ngwi f
e,whobar edme
threekids, andthat’sCompletedthemi ssi
ngpuzzl e
ofmyl ife,

YouknowIhavemor ereasonst owakeupi nt he

morningandwor kformyki dssot hattheirfutur
e
canbebr i
ghtli
kemi ne,
Iwi shmymot herwasst i
ll
al
ive,
toseeallthi
s,
howgr ownIam, whenIf ound
mywi fe,
Imadehermypr iori
ty,hersmile,
her
happi
nesswasal lIwant edt oseeever yday,andthi
s
hasbeent hebestyearsofmyl i
fe,
Iam jayden
magome, aboywhowasanor phanbutnowhi sa
manwhobui l
dhisownempi reandf ami l
y,NEVER
LETYOURCHI LDHOODROBYOUFROM BEI NG
WHATYOUWANTTOBEI NLI FE.

Kabel
o
Aftermywi fedied,Il
ostmysel f
,Idi
dn’tseethe
reasont ol i
ve,Iwantedtodi stancemysel ff
rom my
kidsbecauset heylookedsomuchl ikethei
r
mot her ,
i
twashar dtoacceptt hatshesgone, Ihated
ever ythi
ngt hatremindedmeofher ,
itwashar d,
so
har dthatImadeal coholmypai nrel
iever,i
fitwasn’t
formyf ri
endf orshowingmehowmuchi m
mi ssingoutonmybabi es,t
hat ’
swhenIdeci dedt o
stopwi t
hmydr inki
ngpr oblem,Iwentandl ookedf or
helpandi vebeensoberf orthepastf i
veyear s.

Imi nagr aveyar d,standingi nf r

ontofmywi fes
tombst one, Iputthefoll
ower sdown, Iwashol dinga
traditi
onalbeeri na2l tbottle, Ipouredit,
andt ook
outasnuf fandandputi tsur roundingher
tombst onesandIsatdownl ightt hecandl eand
startedt alkingtomywi fe,thel etterthatsheleft
me, afterreadi ngthatlett
er,i
tt ookmemont hst o
acceptt hatIwi l
lendupwi thbuhl e,#smiled#and
befor ethesunsett omor rowshel lbemywi fe,andI
wi l
lneverf orgotkaone,andmyl ovef orherwi l
l
neverfadebutIhavet obehappy,shechoosebuhl
e
tobemyhappi nessandthepast3yearsthatweve
beentogetheritwast hebestt
imeofmyl i
fesi
nceI
l
osttheloveofmyl i
fe,If
oundloveagai
nandim
verygratef
ulforthi
ssecondchancei nl
oveagain,
I
am KABELOMOOKETSI, ”THEREI SSECOND
CHANCEI NEVERYTHI NG,ANDBEHAPPYTHAT
YOUHAVEBEENGI VENONE,

Buhl
e

Iminmyr oom athome,sowet o,wejustdoingmake

uptest
ing,
fort
omor r
ow, yesim getti
ngmar ri
ed
tomorr
ow,year
sagowehadaoneni ghtstand,and
wemadeourf ir
stborn,
#si gn#afterever
ythingIdid,
thewayIwantedyodest royhismar ri
agewi t
h
kaone,
shewassuchar emar kabl
ewoman,

shemademet hewomanIam today,

Il
earnedal ot
fr
om her
,sher
aisedmysonwithl
oveandcare,li
ke
herownwhenIwasi ncapet
owninuniver
sit
y,she
mademygr
aduat
iont
hememor
abl
edayofmyl
i
fe.
Iwi
llf
oreverbegrat
efuleverythi
ngshedidf or
me,
shewi l
lalwaysbethesisterIneverhad,REST
WELLMYSI STERYOULLFOREVERBEMI SSED
ANDLOVED, THANKYOU! !

Musa

Life, whatt heysayaboutl i

febei ngunpr edictabl
e,it
i
st r ue,i
tisunpr edictable,Ialmostf oughtbat t
lesof
myl atebr other, becausehel iedtome, It
houghthe
car edf ormeandl ovelikehi ssi bl
ing,
Ihat emen
whoabusewoman, mymot herwasmar r
iedt o
one, myst epf at herusedt obeatmymot her
ever ydayf ornor eason, hellcomehomel ateand
beathi m untilIst abbedhi mt odeath,Idon’tregret
ei
t her ,
mymot herwasnott hesameanymor e,
she
suf feredal ot,hadaheadenj ury,
sheusedt osuffer
fr
om memor yl oss, andst utters.l
ateronthedoct ors
discover edt hatshehadbr ai ncancer,anddi edafter
coupl eofmont hs, that
’swhenmybr otherst eppedin
andt
ookcar
eofme.

Thepast5year swasabi tdiff

icult,
mybr other
jaydendi dn’twantt ofor gi
veme, Iapol ogisedfor3
years,i
magen, andhef inallyl
etmei n,wear esoso
soocl osenow, andimt hebestuncl eever ,
Imake
sureIdon’ tmi ssanyt hingaboutmyni ecesand
nephews, Idon’ tmissl onasbal letclassesandher
swi mmi ngonSat urday,andt het winsIpi ckthem up
atdaycar eever yWednesday, i
m am happyt hatt
hey
fotgavemeandwel comedmei nthef ami l
ywith
war m hearts,andImustsaymybr otherchoose
wel l
,waronai sagoodwomanabovet hem all.
IAM
MUSAWENKOSIDLATHU" PATIENCEI SA
VIRTUE, ANDDON’ TFI GHTBATTLESTHATARE
NOTYOURS”

LEEBROTHERS

LEREKO-Wefi
nall
yfoundt
hewomanwho
complet
esus,
thewomanwhosreadyt
otakei
nal
l
ofus,t
oshareus, i
tshardtofi
ndthatgir
lbutatlast
wedidandi t
sbeen2year snow,andli
fewith
khanyaisamazi ng,
wear ebothfi
nall
ywhipped,l
ast
weekshewassi ckandwet ookhertothedoctor
andwef oundoutt hatwearepregnantwith
quadrupl
etsisntitamazing,
yeahiti
swedon’ tknow
thegenderyetbutwear ehopingfortwingir
lsand
boys.

LARONA-youhear dmybr othere,l

if
eisamazing
andweveneverf el
tthi
scompl ete,
nextweekwear e
supposetotraveltoKZNt ohaveameet i
ngwithher
parent
saboutl obol
a,wewantt omar ryherbef
ore
ourquadslandsont heplanetearth.WEARE
LEREKO&LARONA“LI FEISAPRECI OUSTHING,
APPRECIATELOVE, LI
FE,WEGONNABEADADI N
7MONTHSTI ME.

RATI

I
m sadt
hatt
odayIhaventt
alkedt
omymommy,
she
saidshewi l
lbeherebutshei snot
,Ivetalkedtomy
granny,gr
andpa,wetalkeveryday,
mommysai dI
haveagi f
tofseeingthepastandt hefuture,
Isee
deadpeoplewhoar elosttoo,i
twasscaryatf i
rst
butmommyhasbeent herewithmeever ystep,now
Ifeell
ikeshesherewithmeevent houghshesan
angel:
IAM RATI LEMOOKETSITHEFUTURE
QUEENOFLI GHT.

War
ona

Thishasbeent hebestyear sofmyl if

e,myhusband
hasbeennot hingbutt hebestl i
fepar tner,Iveever
wishedfor,
wel l2year sagoIhadt wi nboyswho
l
ookssomuchl iket hei
rfather,mybr otherswanted
tonamet hem af terthem likereall
y,ofcauseIdi dn’
t
Agree,
Iknowmybr othersandIdon’ twantanyof
mybabiest ofol l
owont heirfootsteps,Ilovethem
somuchbutt heirchar actersnonono.

Wenamedourboyskat
soandkago,
i
fsomeone
tol
dme8year sagot hatt hisismyf utur
e,Iwoul d
denyit
,IveneverthoughtIl lbet hi
shappywi tha
l
ovinghusbandandt hreeki ds,myl if
eiscompl ete,
I
missmybestl adythoughandImakesur etwo
monthsdoesn’tpasswi thoutvisi t
ingher,l
ifehasn’t
beenthesamewi thouther ,
butt hanxt orati,
Ican
communi cat
ewi t
hhert hroughherdaught er,
and
shemademeacceptbuhl eandbecl osetoher ,and
shesbeenanamazi ngf riendtoo.

Thankyoual lforwal
kingwi t
hmet hr
ought hi
s
j
ourney,youallhavebeenapi ll
arofmy
str
ength,wi
thoutyoual lIwoul
dn’thavebeenwher e
Iam now,youmademer eal
isehowst rongIam, you
gavemest rengthtoturnmyl i
fearound,tonotlet
mypastmi stakesdefineme. thankyou

IAM WARONAMAGOMETHEWOMANWHOWAS
TORNBETWEENGANGSTERBROTHERS.

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