CHAPTER 26
DEAR MRS...CHAPTER 26
SIHLANGANISE MAXHOSA
There are three things I'm scared of and the first one is death. Just the thought of death has me cringing with a banging headache. The second thing is losing the family I have built for myself. I'm not proud of the way I met my husband but I'm definitely proud of the family I've built for myself. I don't care if whether I'm sharing the husband or not he's my husband as much as he is hers. The third thing I'm afraid of is betrayal. I hate betrayal, I can't stand betrayal imagine my shock when they find Liyana crawling from the back smelling like petrol the same petrol thay almost killed me and my kids.
At this point I don't give a **** about her said husband. What was she thinking? Whay about the three innocent souls who were inside that house?
We're at the hospital it happened that Ubabalo inhaled alot of smoke but we're all fine and he'll be too. Liyana is in the theater she lost the baby from her fall and she's going to jail for arsen and 6 chargers of attempted murder .
Tatazala walks in with Kj and Zikho. They're both hysterical asking about their mother. Especially Zikho he's his mothers son. I take him in my arms and he breaks down we're all scared.
In as much as Liyana almost killed all of us I don't want her to die. She lost a lot of blood from her fall it's traumatic especially when I saw the amount of blood in the bed she was in on the ride to the hospital.
That pain I can't fathom it even if it were to happen to my worst enemy. We spend the whole night sitting on the benches. Nina left with the kids after Ubabalo's check up he's going to be fine but we still have to get him ba k here after a week for another check up.
Zikho is sleeping in my arms when the doctor walks up to us. Tatazala and Kuhle get up in as much as Kuhle wanted to divorce her but he still cares about her it's in the way he's been the whole night.
"Doctor how's my wife?" Kuhle asks standing in the doctors space. His father pulls him back a little. He's panicking he keeps rubbing the back of his neck. The doctor sighs I feel Zikho stiffen and my heart dear God my heart.
"I'm so sorry but we lost both the child and his mother. " we were not expecting Kj's loud scream it's agonizing. I hold Zikho closer to me as he sobs poor boy just lost his mother for what? A man I don't want to ever see myself going to such extremes just to keep a man.
It's been a long four days we're in the Eastern Cape preparing Liyana's funeral. Zikho has been on my side since. I love that he allows himself to cry. Kj only cried when we heard the news after that nothing. He's just going on autopilot.
The funeral is in in a day it came out that she was trying to burn my house while we were inside with my kids and husband. I suspect one of the paramedics sold the story but then it's out there.
"I told you not to read these things mama." Kj said taking the phone away from me. They hurt but I can't help it. He seats next to me wiping away the tears on my face. He's a good kid better than I was at his age. I wasn't troublesome no but I wasn't as good as he is.
"People will always talk we all know you didn't kill mom. You had no reason too. Don't do this to yourself. " I sigh wiping away my tears it hurts how most of the people dragging my name are woman. Like when are we ever going to be united and be one when all we do kukukrwebhana and give men the power to play all over us?
It's sad really. It's said how we're afraid to do things that make us happy because soyika what the others are going to say. People are busy saying they're born agains while they're big on judging other people.
"Kj is right sthandwa sam I don't like seeing you like this. I don't care what the world says. I know and believe you didn't kill Liyana. You're not a murder and you won't start now. Come Kj go and check on your siblings Zikho is with them make sure they don't eat anything that isn't prepared by you guys or Nina."
Ohh there's also that. Yesterday someone put something poisonous in the kids food if Zikho didn't spill that pot I'm scared of what would've happened. Zikho suspects Liyana's sister she's been hell bent on bringing justice for her sister.
Kuhle takes me in his arms rubbing my back. Since he and Liyana were not divorced yet she's going to be buried here eNewrest. He kisses my forehead and chuckles. I look up in a questioning manner.
"What is it?"
"It's like you're getting shorter baby. Look at you." I laugh hitting him playfully. He smiles kissing me on the lips."I love you I don't want to see you hurting at all baby. Stop punishing yourself when Liyana made that decision on her own."
"I hope it was that easy to believe I mean if I wasn't with you Liyana wouldn't have thought of burning us in there. Y..."
"No one held a gun against her and told her to try and kill us. There was life for her after me. She knew that. S..."
"She loved you Kuhle. She did everything and anything to keep you with her. She sacrificed her dreams to become a mother to your kids and what did you thank her with? A fuckin mistress?!! You impregnated a girl way younger than you. Embarrassed her all over the media even worse married your fucken mistress. What did you do? Thank her with a divorce?! So ofcause that golddigging hoe is responsible for the death of my sister. "
"Don't talk to mama like that makazi. Mama is the one who led herself to her death pointing at others for blaming isn't going to help with anything. It won't bring mama back and it won't make you sleep better at night." We all looked at Kj as he walked up to his aunt. She laughed shaking her head.
"So you have also brainwashed my sister's kids? I'm taking them. No other woman is going to take and raise my sister's kids not while I'm still alive."
"My kids are staying where I am and this woman is my wife thier mother. You can do anything take me to court and drag me on social media like you have been doing but you're not getting my kids."
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