Chapter 9
At night Thabelo, Siviwe, Ntando and Krishi have gotten home, they are coming from the police station to show them what they found on the phone. 'Thabelo why did you go to Lizwe's house?' ask Mike angry. 'Dad, we found Sash's phone in the house, that the police did not find so it a good thing we went there' says Thabelo. 'What if Lizwe was in that house and hurt you and your brother why did you go with him?' says Lizy. 'We are fine mom, don't worry nothing happened to us' says Ntando. 'Don't ever do this again, wait for the police to do their job' says Mike. 'Alright dad' says Thabelo. After they go to their rooms. In Mike's room he is talking with his wife. 'Alright since the book is already in our possession, now we have to find the letters' says Lizy. 'How you heard what Krishi said she said she lost them' says Mike. 'She was obviously lying; they are with Tonia we just have to find her uncle's house' says Lizy. 'I will tell my guy to find that information' says Mike taking his phone and calling someone. In Gladys's room she is looking at the photo album of her children and crying. Enter Krishi, 'Grandma, are you alright?' ask Krishi. 'Krishi, I have failed this family, the death of your grandfather ruined everything' says Gladys. 'I think you tried your best grandma' says Krishi. 'I don't think so, first it was Thabang's arrest, now Sthandiwe is dying in the hospital, and I have been treating my grandchildren very badly, I can't believe I thought Sash would hurt Sthandiwe' says Gladys. 'You can fix it now grandma now that you know Sash did not do anything, you can talk to the police to look for him' says Krishi. 'This is Thabang I know you don't know him since there are no pictures of him around the house' says Gladys showing a picture of a teenage boy wearing school uniform standing with a girl. 'Who is this?' asks Krishi pointing at the girl because she looks familiar. 'That is Tonia, Thabang's friend, they were very close, I heard that she was visiting him all these years in prison' says Gladys. Krishi just look at the picture surprised that Tonia never told her that she knows her family. And why was she following her the day Lizy chased her away? She did not understand what was going on. 'Are you alright Krishi?' ask Gladys. 'Yes, I am fine, I have to go now' says Krishi standing up and going out of the room.
In an unknown location Sash is tied in a chair, next to a couch facing a Tv, it looks like a living room, while Lizwe is pacing up and down. 'This is all your fault, what am I going to do now? the police are looking for me' says Lizwe pacing up and down. 'Dad please let me go' says Sash. 'Oh, I am your father now, you have been disrespecting me calling me names, but I don't blame you, I blame that stupid woman who raised you, this is all her fault, listen carefully Sash I am not going back to jail' says Lizwe. Sash did not respond; he is so thirsty that his throat is starting to be dry. 'I should get money and escape, but I left the book in that house, having you here is a waste, that family does not even care that you are missing, can you believe that they think the both of us are in a run because we shot Sthandiwe' says Lizwe laughing. 'That is not true, you are lying' says Sash in a hoarse voice. Lizwe laugh. 'You think they care about you, if they do, why are they not looking for you? you have been here for a day, but they have already decided that you are a criminal, you are a wanted criminal now if you go out there the police will arrest you' says Lizwe. Sash looks at Lizwe with tears in his eyes. 'I know it hurts to know that the people you grew up thinking they are your family does not care about you, but it is what it is, I will feel better after killing you because I know nobody will miss you out there, I know you will rest in peace knowing the truth about your fake family, I just have to find a way to escape first' says Lizwe. 'What about you? you are my father, right? don't you care about me?' ask Sash in a hoarse voice with tears falling out of his eyes. 'Sash you are really naive, your mother's family made my life hell, I never wanted to marry your mother, I married her because her family was rich, but after her death, I married Sthandiwe , it was alright at first, but she found out about how your mother died which was your fault, I had to put her in her place, but after a month she poisoned me, and I was arrested for it, her family paid the police so I can be arrested, your mother's family took everything that belonged to your mother even you after I was arrested, I made a plan to make sure they could not have you and I succeeded, do you think Sthandiwe raised you by her choice I forced her to do that or else she could have went to jail, I had to make sure the bitch suffers after I got out of jail, I had to use you and your brother to get her to come back to me, she was going to pay for what she did, and yet again you ruined my plan by remembering how I killed your mother, I should have killed you together with your mother, you alive have ruined many things in my life but that is fine I will fix it now' says Lizwe sitting in a couch. Sash continues to cry. Lizwe open the TV and it shows the news about two wanted criminals, Lizwe and Sash' s photos are shown, Lizwe laugh.
The following morning, Krishi is standing outside the gate and a car appear and stop at the corner of the street, Krishi walk to the car, she opens the car door and get inside. 'Krishi, you know it is dangerous for me to come here so this better be important' says Tonia. 'It is important, why did you not tell me that you knew my father?' says Krishi. 'What?' ask Tonia surprised by Krishi's question. 'My father Thabang, you never told me that he was your friend, is that why you were following me? you knew about this, and you never told me about it' says Krishi. 'Krishi slowdown, who told you Thabang is your father?' ask Tonia. 'I saw the letters that Thabang wrote before he killed himself, I also asked Lizy about it and she told me everything that happened, why did you not tell me? I thought you cared about me' says Krishi looking at Tonia. 'Krishi, I do care about you, but it was not my place to tell you, where are the letters that you saw?' ask Tonia. 'Why were you following me that day? why were you always outside our house?' ask Krishi. 'Krishi, what did Lizy tell you about all this?' ask Tonia. 'That does not matter, what matters is that you lied to me, and I am sure you know why that man came to kill you that night' says Krishi. 'I did not lie to you; I just did not tell you about this that all' says Tonia. 'I don't care, I thought you were different from them, but you are the same, I do not want to see you again' says Krishi opening the car door and leaving. 'Krishi, listen to me' says Tonia also getting out of the car, Krishi continue to leave.
In Gladys's room, she has called Mike and Lizy to her room because she wants to talk to them. 'So, Mah what did you want to talk about?' ask Mike. 'I have decided to open Thabang's letters, I want to hear what he wanted to say, so we can move on as a family' says Gladys. 'Mah, I thought you said you did not want to read them what changed your mind?' ask Mike shocked. 'Krishi changed my mind, she deserves to know about her father, she deserves to know that we are her family, I think reading those letters will give us closure as a family and it will make Krishi understands the circumstances she was born in' says Gladys. 'Mah are you sure you want to do this?' ask Mike. 'I am sure, I will understand if you want nothing to do with this, I will explain everything to Krishi after Sash is found, I want to fix things with my grandchildren, I can't continue to punish them for their parents' wrong doings' says Gladys. 'No, it is alright Mah, me and Mike support your decision' says Lizy. 'Alright let me rest a bit' says Gladys. Mike and Lizy leave the room and go their room. 'We are fucked' says Lizy. 'No, we are not, Krishi does not have the letters anymore, we just have to find them before Sash is found' says Mike. 'What if Mah talk to Krishi before she read the letters?' ask Lizy. 'She won't, she will read them fisrt before talking to her, we have to find those letters' says Mike.
In Lizwe's house Siviwe is opening drawers in the bedroom, enter Thabelo with an envelope. 'Look at this' says Thabelo giving him the envelope. Siviwe open the envelope and see papers of the house. 'What is this?' ask Siviwe. 'These are the papers of the house; the house belongs to a Michelle Nkosi' says Thabelo. 'Who is that? and where did you get this?' ask Siviwe. 'I got them in the study, and it looks like someone was there before me, the safe was broken into' says Thabelo. 'Shit, it does not have an address' says Siviwe. 'But it says this house is in Sandton, maybe we can go and try our chance' says Thabelo. 'Thabelo Sandton is big how are we going to find this place?' ask Siviwe taking out his phone and searching the name Michelle Nkosi. 'Michelle is a daughter of Alfred Nkosi, the well-known businessman, there is an address of his house here' says Siviwe. 'Are you thinking what I am thinking?' ask Thabelo. 'Yes, let go' says Siviwe, they go out. In the Mhlongo house Gladys is looking in her wardrobe, she can't find the letters where she puts them, Krishi get in. 'Grandma you called me, what are you looking for?' ask Krishi. 'I am looking for two envelopes that I want to show you, but I can't find them' says Gladys. 'Are you sure you put them there? maybe you gave them to someone to hold them for you' says Krishi. 'I did not give them to anyone, maybe t...' Gladys is interrupted by her phone ringing, 'You can go, I will call you when I find them' says Gladys after she answers the phone. Krishi go out. Gladys talks with the phone after she go downstairs holding the car keys and handbag, she finds Mike. 'Mike let's go to the hospital, your sister has woken up' says Gladys. They leave.
In this big house, Siviwe and Thabelo have been here for a few minutes, they are sitting on the couches nobody has come to talk with them yet. They hear someone coming to their direction, they look up and see an old man with a young man. 'Young men, what can I do for you?' ask Mr Nkosi sitting down on the couch opposite theirs. 'I am Siviwe sir, this is Thabelo we are here to talk about Michelle' says Siviwe. Mr Nkosi and his son look at each other. Mr Nkosi have two children, he raised them alone after his wife died due to cancer after the birth of their daughter. The death of his daughter was a last straw, since then he has been in and out of hospitals which forced his son to come back home with his wife so they can take care of him. 'I don't understand, Michelle died 17 years ago so what do you want to talk about? ' ask the son. Siviwe give the Mr Nkosi the envelope. 'Those are papers of a house; we want to know if you know where that house is' says Thabelo. 'What are you doing with these papers, who are you?' ask the son. 'Sir this is important; we just want to know if you know where that house is, that is all' says Siviwe. 'Call me AJ, we are not telling you anything, these are important papers how did you get them? or you got them from that loser, did he sell you my sister's house? because if he did, he is going to jail for it' says AJ angry. 'Which loser?' ask Thabelo. 'Lizwe is he not the one who send you here? go and tell him that I am coming for this house he is not going to sell it' says AJ. 'Sir we don't know anything about selling houses, Lizwe is my father, he has kidnapped my brother, we are looking for him, we found these papers in his study so we think that is where he is keeping him so can you please give us the address if you know it before it is too late' says Siviwe. 'You are Michelle's son?' ask Mr Nkosi looking at Siviwe. 'No sir, I am Sthandiwe's son' says Siviwe. 'That bastard have my grandchild?' ask Mr Nkosi after he hold his chest like he can't breathe. 'Dad, don't worry, I will tell my people to go and check the house, they will find him and bring him home' says AJ. AJ call his friends at the police station and tell them to go and check the house.
In the Mhlongo mansion Gladys and Mike, they are in the hospital. Krishi go to Mike's room and find Lizy. 'You lied to me' says Krishi. 'What are you talking about?' says Lizy. 'You said grandma gave you the letters, she is looking for them, which means grandma did not know that you have taken the letters' says Krishi. 'Krishi, your grandma is old now, I am sure she has forgotten but she gave us those letters' says Lizy. 'You are lying, Thabang was telling the truth, he was a victim in all this, you raped him and later lied about everything, don't you get tired of lying?' ask Krishi. 'Krishi that is not true' says Lizy. 'I will show grandma the letters when she come back, so that she will know that she has been hating Thabang for nothing, she has been deceived by you' says Krishi. 'You will not do that' says Lizy chocking Krishi. She holds tight on her neck until she loses consciousness. She put her on the bed. 'Oh my God, did I kill her' ask Lizy looking at Krishi's face. 'It does not matter; she was going to ruin my life' says Lizy taking out a blanket and wrapping Krishi in it after she carries it outside to her car, Ntando is standing in a balcony when he sees his mom putting something in her car.
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