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30SANDILE’S HOUSE
The sun had long set and Sandile was still not home. Nomhle tucked in Mini a few hours ago. The cold winter night seemed to be keeping her awake. She sat thoughtlessly in the dark room watching the clock tick and tick as seconds passed by. Sandile was still not home. She took out her phone and began typing vigorously as she searched through. A few minutes later she stood up, took her car keys and went out the house into her car and drove out of the house. She seemed to have found exactly where this man was, and that was not his office but somewhere in some apartments. The same place the app has been reporting he’s been at for the past day.
SUNNYSIDE APARTMENT COMPLEX
In less than 30 minutes she arrived at the place. It was an apartment complex not to far from their house, a perfect hideout spot for a man cheating. But for someone who left the house convinced to uncover the truth and catch her husband on the act, she just looked at the building around and continued to stare out of her window. This was sort of a wasted trip. She could not gain access inside the complex as she knew she needed verification that she either resides there or is vising someone in who will therefore be called to confirm her identity. The security was tight as hell and therefore she just sat there disappointed in herself.
A few minutes later she revved the car out of the sidewalk and drove away. This was embarrassing as hell. She left a kid unattended in her big house and went on a cheater hunt as if she would have done something if she found out her husband was indeed cheating on her. Driving there was stupid and should have never happened and so was installing that app on Sandile’s phone to spy on him.
This was paranoia on another level, she thought to herself.
SANDILE’S HOUSE
After trying and failing to talk to Thando about why he is mad at him, Sandile left Sunnyside for his house, which he found quiet and dark. Mini was sleeping but Nomhle was nowhere to be found. He took out his phone and dialed Nomhle, but her phone rang somewhere around the house hence it was unanswered. Sandile left Nomhle’s bedroom and searched the house but found nothing. He went back to the lounge and sat back contemplating whether to go back to Thando’s place or call his mother-in-law and ask about his wife’s whereabouts. Just as he was about to dial the number, headlights flashed at his gate and Nomhle’s car entered.
In fury he left the house and met her halfway in the driveway. It was dark and cold outside, but he cared not.
Sandile: where the hell have you been?
Nomhle looked at him and got out her car, ignoring him and went inside the house.
Sandile: I am talking to you Nomhle! Where were you?
Nomhle: and I am not talking to you!
Sandile: are you serious right now? I am away on work, get back home and find my house dark and empty with my 5-year-old girl sleeping alone without supervision or anything? Are other men that important to you that you would leave my child all by herself? What the hell is wrong with you?
Nomhle: seriously? You are not about to raise your voice at me after lying about where you’ve been for the past 2 days! I am not a fool for you to toy with. I may be dense in your eyes, but you have no right at all to treat me the way you do. If you want to raise cheating issues with me, just say it upfront and stop beating around the bush!! I am so sick and tired of your adolescence like behavior!!
Sandile: what?! No! No! No! this is not about me but about you and your behavior! What if something happened to Mini while you were away?
Nomhle: what about you then? Huh? what about you? We called earlier and your phone was answered by some guy saying you’re at the office, but you never were, were you? I know Sandile! I know! I’ve long known, I am not blind!! I know goddamnit!!
Sandile: know what?
Nomhle: your college shenanigans !! don’t play with me. Don’t poke the hornet’s nest please or you’ll get hurt!! I am done arguing with you. I am going to bed. You can do whatever!! Just know that you’ve tremendously disappointed Minenhle and it will take a lot for her or me to ever trust you again!! You are a piece of trash! An excuse of a man!
Sandile: Nomhle! Nomhle!
Sandile shouted back as Nomhle disappeared out of sight into her bedroom. Things were falling apart, bit by bit the crack was getting bigger. Thando was mad at him for reasons he could not disclose, his wife was also on the edge and revealing very shocking issues. Nothing was working in his favor.
SUNNYSIDE APARTMENTS
Thando sat in his kitchen sipping on a glass whiskey and having a smoke in the dark. It had been a while since he smoked, smoking was not a regular part of his routine but he’d always light one up when he was stuck on something and needed to make a decision. Today was one of those days. After finding out that Sandile was two-timing him and married, feelings of trust and of ever fixing his broken personality disappeared. He was betrayed and he did not take well to betrayal.
The same man who cried in his arms as if he was helpless was the same man who was playing him. The same man he fought himself to forgive because he loved him so much and was so dear to him. The same man who made his early 20’s a nightmare. The same man who scarred him to ever love and trust anyone to the max. The same man who crawled back into his life and made him fall for him again. No matter what, how and when he had to take his revenge. He was not about to let himself down and let a guy he barely knew play him like that.
How dare he!
THAT WEEKEND
SANDILE’S HOUSE
The weekend was off to a bad start. After that one evening Nomhle took Mini and left for her mother’s house. She was so livid and convinced that her husband was cheating on her, and she could not forgive that. She was about to give birth and she felt she did not need unnecessary stress to induce her labour. She had packed a few things of her’s and Mini’s for their stay and warned Sandile not to dare call or she will tell their parents what has been going on. With an ultimatum on his throat, Sandile did as warned but on his own terms.
The house was empty, cold and lonely so a thought of inviting someone over came to him. After not being able to communicate with Thando the whole time he decided to call him over to his place. Nomhle was out the house and he saw no reason not to take this chance as an opportunity to assure Thando that everything is okay between them, and nothing will ever stop him from loving him. Getting off a phone call that almost did not happen, Sandile prepped the house and ordered some food for his guest.
AN HOUR LATER
He opened the gate with a smile on his face while the other party looked at him unfazed and over whatever he was called over for.
Thando: I so don’t want to see your face right now.
Sandile: I am sorry. Come, I have prepared something for you.
Inside they went with Thando following behind Sandile while admiring the house. It was beautiful with an amazingly trimmed lawn and a very addicting scent of flowers. Anyone could tell and feel the woman’s touch around the house, it was homely and warm, but the woman was not inside r nowhere to be seen around the house. In fact, the whole house gave off a fabricated bro feel, a total makeover of an hour. There was not a sign of her ever being there, not a single family picture in sight.
Sandile: these are for you.
He handed him flowers, a bouquet of red roses.
Sandile: when I saw them, I knew I had to get them for you. I can’t believe I have never gotten you any before.
Thando: wow, maybe if you’d bothered to ask you would’ve known roses are not my favorite flowers, red roses at that. But I’ll give a point for trying.
Sandile: sorry about that.
Thando: fine. Continue the presentation.
A man on a mission to kill, a man on a mission to end it all. He may have been impressed by the layout and the romantic theme Sandile was displaying and putting out but what was the most impressive of all were his lies, how he managed to turn a home he lived in with his wife and kid for over 5 years into a bro house in an hour. His lies were believable and exceptional, had he not known who exactly he is, he would have totally fell head over heels for him all over again. But no, that naïve and gullible Thando was gone. This Thando had become a different man overnight and was determined to take his revenge come hell or high waters.
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