Chapter 21

WRITTEN IN THE STARS
21

Later in the evening, at the Biyela mansion. Mr Biyela walks in after a long day at work and heads upstairs. He finds his wife taking out the dirty clothes from the basket and his heart beats faster because one of his shirts has Luyanda's lipstick on it.

“What are you doing? those are my clothes.” He says snatching the clothes from her. Mrs Biyela glares at him confused.

“What do you mean what am I doing? I'm also washing your clothes mos Lincoln.” She says with confusion being heard in her voice.

“Well I don't need you to wash my clothes anymore. I can wash them myself, don't ever wash them again.” He says throwing the clothes back in the basket. She glares at him.

“You've been acting so weird for some time now Lincoln, your behaviour has changed and now this? yini are you cheating?” She asks suspecting what is true.

“How dare you accuse me of cheating?we've been together for more than 30 years and you want to say I'm cheating at my age?” He asks her, feeling guilty as f*ck.

“You're doing what a person who's cheating would do Lincoln, yes we no longer get intimate but these days. You don't even sleep close to me, something is definitely wrong.” She says.

“Nothing is going on mahn !! Just leave me alone!” He says storming out and going to the bar leaving her just like that.

At Luzuko's place in Western Cape, he sits there thinking about the mistake he made by letting Mbali ride him now she's suddenly blackmailing him? he can't put up with it.

“Zuko aren't you coming to bed?” His fiance, Reatlegile asks standing by the sliding door, he heaves a sigh. He hasn't even been able to look at her in the eyes after what happened.

“I need some fresh air, I won't sleep now but you can sleep.” He says, Rea heaves a sigh and sits besides him.

“I can see something is bugging you, why don't you speak to me?” She asks trying to hold his hand but he moves it back.

“It's just work stuff, lalela I have to go to Pretoria tomorrow to go and see Sbanisenkosi. Something happened so I think I should go and check up on her.” He says, she frowns a bit.

“You just returned and you're already leaving? You can't do that, I also need you here.” She says, Luzuko sighs a bit.

“You can come with, we'll return the day after tomorrow since you don't want me to leave you behind.” He says and she smiles.

“So I finally get to meet your parents and siblings?” She asks with excitement in her voice that sends shivers down Luzuko's spine.

“Yeah..” He says, she gets up and kisses his cheek then walks back to the bedroom. Luzuko heaves a sigh. Mbali cannot have her way this time around, he'll tell his family along with Rea the entire truth. It's better than them finding out from another person.

At Luyanda's apartment, she rolls out of bed and slowly walks to the bathroom. Mbali is sound asleep. Once she gets in the bathroom, she shuts the door and leans against it crying.

“What have I done..” She whispers with tears streaming down her cheek, the pain down there is unbearable and she's afraid of going to the doctor because they're gonna see Lincoln's DNA in her.

Mbali wakes up and notices that Luyanda isn't in bed, she stands up and walks to the bathroom door.

“Luyanda are you in there?” She asks knocking on the door but Luyanda remains silent.

“Lu please open up..” Mbali says, she decides to open the door and wipe off her tears.

“Are you okay?” Mbali asks giving her a big warm hug.

“I'm just thinking of everything...” She says, Mbali pulls her back to the bedroom and they sit on the bed.

“You need to go to the doctor and get help Luyanda, your vagina could actually be infected.” Mbali says.

“I don't want to tell Sbanisenkosi about the man that did this, if I do then it's over for our friendship.” She says and Mbali raises her eyebrow.

“What do you mean? kanti who's this man? is it one of her exes oe something?” Mbali asks her, she shakes her head.

“It's not one of Sbani's exes Mbali, he's..” She gasps trying to speak but fails. Even the name fails to come out.

“You can trust me.” Mbali says waiting for her to talk, Luyanda wipes off her tears and sighs.

“Lincoln Biyela..” She whispers and Mbali widens her eyes in shock as her lower jaw drops.

“LINCOLN BIYELA? You mean....Christopher's father?” Mbali asks, Luyanda nods slowly letting her tears fall of.

“Luyanda !!” Mbali says gasping, her mouth is still wide open in shock.

“But Luyanda..you wanted this man so what happened that he ended up molesting you?” Mbali asks.

“We went on a date..” She says, Mbali gets up and plants a slap across her face. Luyanda holds her cheek crying.

“Going on a date with a married woman who has kids Luyanda? uyahlanya kanti! I thought we left that life behind!” Mbali says shouting at her.

“He was sending me money Mbali and I thought he really wanted me.” She says crying.

“So he bought you? Luyanda mara!! He is a married man for fuck's sake! How can you do this to yourself? when Sbanisenkosi and I left that life. You said you're leaving it as well ! To even think I thought you were joking when you were scanning your eyes all over him.” She says in disbelief.

“Sbanisenkosi is gonna flip, why do you fùck around so much Luyanda? oh God..” She says sitting on the bed and covering her face.

“I thought we would have a good time together but..but he  forcefully had sex with me even after I told him that I don't want to do it anymore.” She says.

“This is a mess, a fùcking mess. Do you even know who Lincoln Biyela is? Christopher's dad and you know who Christopher is? he's Sbanisenkosi's boyfriend. That makes Lincoln Sbani's father inlaw Luyanda! yoh uzok'nyisa uSbani.” She says.