Prologue

MAVEZI KA KHABAZELA

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PROLOGUE

LONDEKA

***I'm sweating...inhliziyo ishaya ngathi izocima! Ohh god not today! namuhla bekmele kube usuku oluhle laykhaya...i was happy that i was going to i matric dance! Even though besengcabanga ukuthi angsayi kodwa umama made it all possible! bekungamele ngabe ngyakhala! I can hear the loud music kodwa konke lokhu kwenziwa ngoba nakhu engafuni abantu bazi ukuthi wenzani...ngvule umnyango...umama ulele phansi screaming her lungs out! ungitshele kahle ukuthi ngingaphumi kle room kodwa angeke ngikwazi ukuhlala!***

Baba:Ungjwayela kabi wena!! uthatha imali uynika lengane yakho hhe?!!

***A punch lands on her face followed by another one! Ngbambe umlomo izinyembezi ziphuma***

Me:Mama!

Baba:Fokof wena!!

Mah:Londeka, run!!!

***Akhiphe isbhamu amkhombe ngaso bese siqhuma kabili! My whole world stops...alale lapho, blood all over...aphenduke abuke mina and i run for my life! Ngphume nge gate and run...sonke leskhathi ngfake ingubo nama qhoks! I hear a gun sound and i stop on my tracks...ngphenduke while breathing heavily! Abantu sebeyasondela ekhaya...ngbuyele khona nge speed and find him elele next to her...he shot himself! Words fail me as i sink to the foor and scream!***

"Londy"

Me:Mmh

"Londy!"

***Ngvule amehlo ngsukume fast..it's inathi***

inathi:Relax it's me

Me:Eiish...askies

Inathi:You were screaming

***I look around...ngse office! Ngigcine kuyi lunch angazi nanokuthi ngizumeke nini...angbuke with a worried face***

Me:I'm fine...you can go

Inathi:Are you sure?

Me:Mmh

***Aphume ahambe...ngsukume ngkhiphe amanzi ngiwaphuze...it was just a dream londeka! a dream or flashbacks? ingqondo yami ingbuze...i hate it when i have these flashbacks...look like they will haunt me for life! kungene usbusiso my partner...ohh where are my manners?? Igama lami ulondeka Gasa, i am 25 years old and a police, detective! ungthola yonkindawo.... that's how good i am at my job..siklento ye FBI..***

Sbu:Ngikphathele ukudla

Me:Ngyabonga mfethu

***Sihlale phansi***

Sbu:What's wrong?

Me:Lutho

Sbu:Captain ufuna ukusbona after this

Me:New task?

Sbu:Ngyacabanga

***Sidle sqede bese sye office lamphathi***

Him:Niyazi nani ukuthi nina ne team yenu you're the best..kuneygebengu eyqalile zigila imkhuba la ngaphandle...ba busy nendaba yama drugs

***Akhiphe iythombe esitshengisa***

Him:The Mkhize brothers...ngfuna ningtholele bona...nakhona kube ne proof ngoba they are very good at what they do

Sbu:Amanzi amancane lawa mphathi

Him:Don't undermine them...labantu bane power and are very dangerous.

Me:Angeke sikphoxe

***He nods...sphume sihambe***

Sbu:Damn I can't wait!

Me:I plan ithini??

Sbu:Undercover

Me:Undercover??

Sbu:Kmele singene as abantu abazocela umsebenzi or something angazi

***Singene kwi board room lapho okukhona ne team yonke***

Sbu:into ezokwenzeka ukuthi kmele kubekhona umuntu ozoba ngaphakathi ozositshela every move they make

Spha:Bahlakaniphile labantu...bazosbona sisaqhamuka

Sbu:Not if we use a woman with beauty and brains

***Bebuke mina as if imina kphela umuntu wesfazane okhona lana***

Me:No

Sbu:Pls londeka

Me:Nifuna ngiziphose kubantu abayingozi kanjena??

Spha:You did this before

Me:That was different sphamandla...lento i dangerous kakhulu

Sbu:Safunga klamabheji sathi we will do whatever it takes!

Me:Akmina ngedwa umuntu wesfazane la

Spha:No offense kodwa wena ungayenza lento...plus uwena obabayo kle room..hhayi kabi guys

***I sigh coz kyacaca there's no winning***

Me:Fine

Sbu:Nazoke! Just use your beauty...uyazi nawe ukuthi amadoda abanjani uma ebona intombi enhle nje!

***I sigh...i job! I job! Hi again, Londeka Gasa, 25 years old...walk with me..***

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SBAYA

***Ngehla kwimoto yami emnyama...ngingene kwi warehouse ngikhiphe ama gloves..asukume usambulo and we bro hug no siphosethu!***

Sethu:Ibuyile injaaa

Me:Guess who's back!

***We chuckle as we bro hug...bevule i fridge bekhiphe utshwala siphuze***

Sambulo:Amaphoyisa asemsileni wethu

Me:They won't find anything

Sethu:Bengabheka nje kodwa akukho abazokfumana

***We make sure to cover our tracks! Njengamanje kunabantu abahambisa ama drugs to another country...ngisukume ngyobhema ngaphandle...usethu anglandele***

Sethu:Uma ubhema usuke une stress

Me:Ugcine nini ukukhuluma nabazali?

***I sigh***

Sethu:Izolo, kzomele ubuye ekhaya ndoda

Me:Ukuze ngzovumela ubaba angilawule? awcha ngeke bafo

Sethu:Uyamazi ubaba ukuthi unjani kodwa nawe ubusy uqinisa ikhanda

Me:Siphosethu ufuna ngshade umuntu engingamazi mina? Ngyasangana yini mina?

Sethu:Kuzoba nemali e-

Me:Shada wenake phela!

Sethu:Udakiwe...uwena phela oyi first born laykhaya

Me:Angeke ngshade muntu mina...kakhulukazi umuntu engingamazi...mhla ngfuna ukshada ngyozifunela mina umfazi

Sethu:Ngyakuzwa bafo...asambeni syophuza

Me:Asambe

***I smirk...siphume sonke syophuza...i business ihamba kahle kakhulu...we have a family business that covers lezinto esizenzayo...lonake liphathwa uziphozonke umzala wethu who's into business...mina ngyaya nje khona ngyosayina uma ngfunakala kodwa angthandi ukuba se office usuku lonke, awuu bakithi aphi ama manners...I gama usbaya Mkhize, 29 years old..ngiyindodana yokqala ka khabazela no Busisiwe bese kuza usiphosethu no sambulo...***

Sambulo:Umuntu uzoke abone iyketi bakithi

Sethu:Uzoythola nini vele intombi wena??

Sambulo:Ngoba nakhu sekjola wena

Me:Uyajola??

Sethu:Ukhuluma ukunya lo angjoli nje mina!

Sambulo:Aww ngampela?

***He chuckles***

Sethu:Okay fine...

Me:Aww madoda!

***Ngishaye ikhwele and they chuckle***

Me:Owaphi umakoti?

Sethu:Lento siyqale last month...isayintsha anime nje kancane

Me:As long as you're happy bafo

***Sfike kwi club sehle, sambulo owns this club...siye kwi vip sfike sihlale khona siphuze....***

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LONDEKA

***Zithobile and inathi forced me to go out...ngisho njalo ngoba bengingafuni! mina hlezi ngi busy nama case angnaso iskhathi sokphuma...angbambe isandla uzee angihlalise phansi esbukweni***

Zee:You must take a chill pill girl

Me:Niyazi ukuthi ngyasebenza ksasa

Inathi:Awsebenzi ndibonile

***I roll my eyes***

Zee:Ohh come on londy...angeke ulokhu uzivalele emsebenzini nje ubusy nama case...you're 25 years old for heaven's sake

Me:Yes I'm 25! I have bills to pay

Inathi:One night of fun won't hurt

Me:Fine

***Beqhubeke bengenze ikhanda nobuso...ngsacabanga ngalento ekmele ngyenze...i did my research and i found nothing! Like nothing! Kphela nje ukuthi they have a big family business.... I'm sure nalo balisebenzisa ukufihla lento abayenzayo...now i must charm one of them...sigh!***

Zee:Buka umuhle kanjani

***Ngizibuke and i look good, they didn't put on too much make up ngoba bayazi ukuthi angiythandi vele***

Inathi:For sure you'll get laid girl

Me:No thank you

***Behleke...ngifake i jean ne top and sneakers bese ngiphatha iskhwama sami...my gun is always with me..***

Inathi:Okay we can go now

***Singene emotweni...I'm driving...angikphuzi utshwala so ngzoba drayvela uma sesbuya!***

Zee:Kodwa yazi londy ningafanelana no sbu

Me:Eycha ngeke sisi

Inathi:Usbu ngathi he has a thing for you kodwake

Me:Niythathaphi iyndaba ezingaka? Sbu is just my work partner nothing more...angimboni futhi ngaleyondlela

***Sihambe size sfike...kugcwele...angisthandi isphithiphithi mina...singene ngaphakathi...uzee nokwazi abantu besfake kwi Vip***

Zee:Drinks are on me ladies

Inathi:Yesss!

Me:Angphuzi

Zee:Ohh come on londy

***I shake my head...ngsukume ngyothenga i redbull bese nghlala phansi... I watch them as they drink and dance...kufana nokuthi bengzogada bona nje mina...hours later bakwi dance floor...have you ever felt like you're being watched? like you feel eyes burning your skin! Ngiqalaze kodwa angboni muntu coz abantu bagcwele...aaargh ifoni izocima and ngdinga i powerbank engiyshiye emotweni...ngsukume ngphumele ngaphandle ngiya kwi parking...abantu are making out abanye badakiwe nje...uzobona sebegcwele e polistation belimele kodwa bagcwele la! Ngvule imoto ngikhiphe engiklandile and charge my phone..sengvala umnyango i feel someone behind me! ngimubambe ingalo and pin him against the car bese ngkhipha isbhamu ngimkhomba ngaso!***

"Aybo ntokazi"

***Esho nge voice e deep that my whole body vibrated! Our eyes meet! Brown to black...he chuckles eveza amazinyo amhlophe bese ephakamise izandla..isandla sami sibambe iskibha sakhe ngasemqaleni..***

Me:Yindaba unglandela??!

***He's so tall kodwa angnandaba! angangphenduli ngimubambe and bang his back emotweni...he groans mase eyangbuka***

Him:Ulaka olungaka kodwa ntokazi

Me:Angyena untokazi mina bhuti...kade ungigadile vele mmh? ufuna ukwenzani??

***Ngimkhuthuze***

Him:Waze wangbamba kamnandi yazi..inhliziyo yami ishaya ivosho njengamanje

***Ngimubambe his private part and he groan in pain***

Me:Musa ukungjwayela kabi wena uyezwa?

Him:Uma usufuna ukungbulalela ama balls ami sizoba nabo kanjani abantwana kodwa?

***All this time he's smirking and ukhulumela phansi...ayy this man!! Ngimdedele bese ngyahlehla..i know him from somewhere kodwa angsakhumbuli kahle***

Zee:Ohh my god! Londy wenzani??!

***Abuke lo mlisa***

Zee:Sir I'm so sorry!

***Sir?? Abuke mina uzee***

Zee:Wenzani ngampela londeka??

Me:Buza yena ukuthi wenzani

Zee:This is my boss londy!!

***Ngbuke lo mlisa only to find him staring at me with a small smirk on his face... I wish i can slap the shit out of him to wipe off that smirk***

"Sbaya kwenzenjani?"

***Kusho omunye ofana naye..okay abafani ukfana kodwa banenswebu...ohh wait...ohh god!! Mkhize brothers??!***

Sbaya:Lutho mfwethu asbuyele ngaphakathi

***Abuke mina bese beyahamba...luthi heqe uvalo uma ibuya ingqondo..ibona!!***

Zee:Kodwa londeka mfethu

Me:Awume zee zibuke ukuthi udakwe kanjani

***Ngimubambe bese ngimfaka emotweni, ngbuyele ngaphakathi to find inathi...ngimthole kwi dance floor bese ngyamubamba***

Inathi:Londeka

Me:Asambe

Inathi:Ngsadansaaa!

***She's drunk..ngimubambe syophuma....i feel it again...like someone is watching me...ngbuke phezulu and see him...umile ekhoneni uyangbuka ubhema ugwayi...our eyes lock as we both stare at each other...ngibambe u inathi ngyomfaka emotweni bese ngyangena and drive off...i call sbusiso***

Sbu:Partner

Me:Let's meet tomorrow...

Sbu:Good news i hope

Me:Uzozwa ksasa...

Sbu:Alright

***Sbaya Mkhize...mmmk...***

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