AT JABU’S HOUSE ***He’s taking a nap in his bedroom...after Lolly left he tried to keep himself busy with some paper work but his mind refused to concentrate....so he decided to go take a nap to reboot his brain and maybe he can get some work done cause his employees needs to get paid in a couple of days.....Now he’s dreaming of his late baby girl holding his hands tight crying trying to pull him out of the dark hole he slipped and fell into....he’s holding on to the edge of the hole so he doesn’t drop inside and Jabulile is trying to pull him out with her tiny hands *** Lile: papa...papa..phuma (come out) ***she said crying*** Lile: papa phuma ***he could feel himself slipping inside slowly*** Lile: nooo bhuti lets help papa.... bhuti sheshisa (brother hurry up) ***Jabu wanted to say something but his lips felt like they are glued together so tears just fell uncontrollably....he then felt a hand grabbing his leg inside the dark hole pulling him down roughly and he fell inside the dark hole trying to scream out loud but his lips still felt glued together*** Voice: JABU WAKE UP!!! ***A voice said to him as he’s falling inside the hole...he knows the voice but with how scared he is he can’t quite make sure who it belongs to*** Voice: I said wake up damn it!!! *** he felt like he was being slapped on his cheek.....now he can tell he’s dreaming because the voice keeps saying he should wake up....He tried to wake up but he couldn’t, he felt like his soul is leaving his body as he struggles to breathe....He then felt a gush of water pouring all over him from above as he kept on falling inside the dark hole then he woke up gasping for air...He jumped from the bed running away while he’s busy gasping for air but Castiel stopped him....he fought to get out of Castiel’s hold but the Vamp is stronger than him*** Castiel: stop it it’s me Cass!!! ***he stopped fighting and raised his eyes with his body visibly shaking and they met with Castiel’s cold eyes *** Castiel: calm down before you have a heart attack Ruslan: breathe in and out slowly ***he said as he walked around the bedroom with a serious look on his face.... Castiel helped Jabu to sit on the bed but before Jabu could sit Ruslan stopped him *** Ruslan: don’t sit there ***they stopped*** Ruslan: he can sit on the couch ***Castiel took a wet Jabu to the couch and Jabu slowly sat down wiping his face with his wet t-shirt....He took off the t-shirt and continued to wipe his face with his body still shaking from fear....He couldn’t believe that was just a dream...It felt real to him, he saw his daughter and he even felt her touch. She was trying to save him and he couldn’t believe it....He put the shirt on his face and he sobbed....Castiel squeezed his shoulder gently trying not to break it as he comforted him*** Castiel: its ok man...its ok Ruslan: who was in here who’s not supposed to be here ***Jabu stopped crying and he sniffed and wiped his face then he cleared his throat*** Jabu: Amo....she came escorted by two police officers to take her belongings ***Castiel laughed*** Castiel: you joking right ***Jabu shook his head no and Ruslan just shook his head*** Ruslan: tell me you come in here with her ***he asked still moving around the bedroom opening all the cupboards and the wall unit wardrobe doors*** Jabu: no... ****he sighed*** Jabu: she told the police that I have a temper so they wanted her to enter alone “ for safety purposes” Castiel: she planned everything perfectly...well her mistake is she forgot about us ***Jabu frowned confused*** Jabu: what’s going on Ruslan: you’re losing your plot Jabu and im not happy with you ***Jabu looked at him with his red eyes confused*** Castiel: you have become weak....Losing princess made you vulnerable and seem weak man and its not on....you need to find yourself again man....this is not on Jabu: what is going on....what did Amo plan....skhiphani ( what’s going on) Ruslan: she put juju in here Jabu: juju??....juju ke mang byanong ( who’s juju) Castiel: muthi you tai kop ( you fool) ***Jabu frowned looking from Cass to Ruu*** Jabu: what ***he asked with a low tone*** Castiel: you shouldn’t have let her enter the house alone Jabu man....where is your mother, why didn’t your mother go upstairs with her....that b*itch is responsible for princesses death and you still let her in your house...why didn’t you pack her sh*t yourself and have them delivered to where she stays....you had all the time in the world to do that man eish ***Jabu didn’t say anything*** Castiel: you’re starting to piss me off now....deal with her or I’ll do it for you...in fact you know what, leave her to me I’ll deal with her myself ***they heard someone running up the stairs*** Heath: Jabu....Jabu!!! ***he said screaming his name as he ran to the main bedroom*** Ruslan: don’t enter the room Heath ***he said stopping him on his tracks outside by the door*** Heath: where’s Jabu....eeh Javas???? Jabu: ke grand joh ( im good) ***Heath bend his body downwards and held his knees breathing out relieved *** Heath: f*ck!!! ***he took out his phone and called his grandmother*** Gogo: Shaka ***he said with a shaky voice*** Heath: he’s ok gogo...Ruslan and Castiel got here first ***gogo breathed out relieved*** Gogo: ooh Nkosiyam ngiyabonga ( ooh my God thank you) Heath: I’ll update you later sthandwa sam....let me find out what happened Gogo: ok tell him to call me.... no Lorraine is worried about him Heath: don’t allow her to come here as of yet I’ll tell you when she can come Gogo: ok my boy...kulungile.... ***then he ended the call*** Heath: Ruu what’s going on Ruslan: your brother doesn’t listen that’s what’s going on....He let Amo inside his house alone and she did things in here...call that traditional healer friend of yours here....this room needs cleansing before I can do my things....it reeks witchcraft Heath: you allowed Amo to enter your house alone Jabulani!!! ***he shouted and Jabu didn’t say anything....Jabu couldn’t believe he let her ruin and hurt him again*** Castiel: you’ll shout at him later....for now call that merman to come and cleanse here ***Heath kept quiet calming down *** Heath: I can’t believe he let her enter the house alone nxa Ruslan: Heath calm down and bring rubbish bags we need to take out all of Jabu’s clothes, shoes and undies but you’re not allowed in here until its cleansed Heath: ok ***he went downstairs*** Jabu: why ***he said frowning *** Castiel: you have no right to ask why Jabu: uyanya wena...do you know how expensive my clothes are Castiel: well they will be burned so make peace with it Jabu: don’t play like that man Ruslan: stop it Cass Cass: why....i mean we should punish him by burning his clothes Jabu: says a man wearing skinny jeans ka potrisi e ka re o dlala rugby (with calf muscles as if you play rugby) Cass: tsek sboshwa ( jail bird)...we should’ve let him die Ruu Heath: here they are ***Ruslan went to take the big black plastic bags and gave them to Castiel*** Ruu: you’ll find us downstairs ***Cass nodded*** Ruslan: let’s go ***he said to Jabu and Jabu looked at Castiel*** Jabu: don’t burn my clothes man kao fraiza ( im begging you) some are limited addition and they have sentimental value joh ***Castiel smirked*** Castiel: look who’s begging Jabu: mara Cass-Cass saichuna dai deng kao fraiza joh ( don’t do it im begging you) Ruslan: let’s go....he won’t burn them he’s playing with you Jabu: mxm kuku ya gao yao bola Cass *** Castiel laughed out loud as Jabu and Ruslan walked out ....they went downstairs with Heath*** ____ AT THE HOSPITAL *** Alphalette walks out of Masai’s room when his phone rings and its Heath*** Alpha: hey man Heath: sho man...how are you...how’s madam ***Alpha sighed*** Alpha: she’ll be fine...she’s a fighter this one Heath: that’s good...look I need a favour man....i know you’re going through tough times with madam in hospital but Jabu needs your help man Alpha: im listening ***he said as he walked to the waiting area chairs and sat down and Heath told him what happened*** Alpha: I knew something was up but with the way my mind is overworking since Masai is hospitalized and Gaza reaching out... ***he sighed*** Alpha: I just didn’t have time to consult with vhokokwane (my Ancestors) to find out where the bad feeling I had was coming from ***he sighed rubbing his neck*** Alpha: I just thought the bad feeling is about Masai or Gaza Heath: don’t worry about it I understand man...you’re stressed so don’t worry about it plus Castiel and Ruslan got here in time Alpha: how is he Heath: alive but shaken Alpha: kahle kahle that woman o lava tilo ringoba ahenhla ka nhloko rihuma halephambeni ( actually that woman needs to be hit by lightning on top of the head and it should come out of her privates... nxa xit*mbo xa yena man....anyway what can I do to help Heath: Ruu said something about cleansing Alpha: yah...the whole house needs cleansing not just his bedroom....let me go home and consult on how I should perform the cleansing..... I’ll see you later Heath: thanks man...Thokoza Khehla! Alpha: Thokoza! ***they ended call and as Alphalette was about to stand up he saw Doris, Vee and Hills walking to him....Doris looked like the whole world was on her shoulders....she looks like there’s no life left in her*** Doris: my boy *** she hugged him and he exchanged greetings with Hills and Vee*** Doris: Vee and Hills you can go in and see Masa I need to talk to Alpha about something ***They nodded and walked away and she sighed and sat down so did Alphalette*** Alpha: is everything ok ma Doris: I need your help son Alpha: ok im listening ***Doris sighed*** Doris: what im about to tell you is a family secret and I need your help and I also need to know if what’s happening between the twins is because of it....im telling you as your patient and you as my tradition healer not my daughter’s boyfriend ***he sighed he didn’t like being called her boyfriend... right at this moment he knew he needs to change that*** Alpha: I understand ma ***Alphalette looked at her curiously waiting for her to talk and Doris sighed *** Doris: you see my son...the twins’ mother and I were twins....and I was born a male....in simple terms im transgender ***Alphalette raised his eyebrows surprised....well not too surprised cause he could tell something was off about her....yes she doesn’t have any features that show that she was born a male but her voice...mh mh *** Alpha: ummh ohk Doris: im glad we got that out of the way.....anyway our mother was not a nice person...she was pretentious, envious and a jealous person....i remember relatives would come to visit us and she would seem happy to see them, they would be talking and laughing and the moment they leave she would say nasty thing about them, cursing at them and laughing at their misfortunes ***she sighed*** Doris: then our aunt her twin got sick, she got diagnosed with diabetes and our mother took her in since her husband was working and out of the blue she died mysteriously and everyone stopped visiting us or talking to us.....rumours of our mother killing our aunt went around and we thought they are just rumours and useless gossip but.... ***she sighed shaking her head*** Doris: two years later our mother got sick and we found out that she’s HIV positive and she didn’t take her medication....even after we found out she still refused treatment and she ended up dying but before she died she told us that now she can finally rest cause her twin has been troubling her in her dreams.... ***she sighed again*** Doris: After her burial Mmamogolo ( eldest aunt) told me that our mother fed her twin slow poison when she was sick so that when she dies they will say it was the diabetes that killed her...and it was all because of a man....her twin’s husband ***Alphalette closed his eyes and opened them again*** Doris: she said she went to consult secretly cause their sister was not getting any better and our mother was against that idea...they told her her twin is the one killing her with slow poison, so she confronted mom and mom lost it and told her her twin’s husband was supposed to hers since she saw him first and her twin is evil for snatching a man that was meant for her so she deserves to die slowly and painfully ***she wiped her tears off*** Doris: what they didn’t know is her twin was listening...they heard something falling behind them and when they looked it was our mother’s twin....and as they called an ambulance for her that’s when she cursed mom.... before she took her last breath she said all the twin girls from mom’s linage will kill each other slowly and painfully just like she killed her...Mom didn’t take what she said seriously but Mmamogolo did ***Alphalette sighed rubbing his beard*** Alpha: where is the husband Doris: he was broken my son...I’ve never seen a man cry like that....so after aunty’s burial he left and we never heard from him again Alpha: he’s still alive and he knows what happened to his wife and he’s still holding a grudge against your mother.....his grudge is what is still keeping the curse working ***Doris closed her eyes and she shook her head*** ***he sighed and rubbed his forehead*** Alpha: eish Doris: I had a fall out with Moera and the things she said about Masai are worrisome ....she thinks I love Masai more than her...that I don’t give her the attention she deserves, she even said she hates Masai ....everything is just too much son....i don’t even know where to start fixing things ***she sighed with a heavy heart*** Doris: ...kamo I once went to consult and I even paid the sangoma a lot of money and he did a ritual and said the curse has been lifted.... I believed him and relaxed thinking all is well but now I see that old fool lied....nxa he’s lucky he’s dead ***Alphalette kept quiet staring into space*** Doris: Alpha ***still nothing then she shook him and he blinked repeatedly then he sighed*** Alphalette: im gonna be frank with you ma.... the problem here right at this moment is your daughter dating and lusting over wrong men.... Moera likes dating married men or taken men....she’s mostly attracted to them than single guys and quite frankly some married women out there pray dangerous prayers ma and will resorts to dangerous ways to protect their homes and marriages Doris: wait what.... ***she asks shocked*** Alphalette: im not trying to speak ill of her but she’s been sleeping with the wrong man this time around....the wife found something that belongs to her and it’s an intimate thing...yes the curse is still there and its slowly building up but it’s not the main factor at this moment....that woman did her research and found out all she needs to know about Moera and she knows how to destroy her completely.... even the married man has lost interest on Moera ...you can asked her he hasn’t called her in a while now ***Doris looked at Alphalette in complete shock*** Alpha: as for her feeling neglected that happens in most families and therapy might help....i mean I also grew up feeling like that so we can’t blame the curse for that Alpha: when you have time come to my house and we will see what we can do to deal with the curse...i think I know how to end this curse for good but as for Moera...she needs cleansing and a serious one in fact all of you need one... Moera needs to change her ways ma.... ***he couldn’t tell her about Moera lusting over him*** Alpha: for now I need to go see another patient of mine then tomorrow I need to take my brother home....he’s been missing for some time and he lost his memory now he regained it and reached out so I need to take him back home ***Doris swallowed and she sighed....her mind was on Moera dating married men....”Was Alex married too” she thought*** Alphalette: ma??? *** she cleared her throat*** Doris: ye...yes I’ll come to your house when you are back ***Alphalette nodded*** Alphalette: let me go and prepare my things....I’ll come see Masai before I leave tomorrow and I’ll bring AJ too ***Doris nodded*** Doris: thank you ***she held his hand*** Alpha: I’ll keep in touch *** she nodded and let go of his hand and he got up and walked away*** Doris: yho Jehovah wa Nasaretha....ka lekwa or ka tlhollwa nah ____ AT JABU’S HOUSE IN THE LOUNGE Ruslan: let’s talk ***he said with a serious look on his face*** Ruslan: its either you forgive Amo and see past her evil deeds or take her out of your life for good because we can’t go around in circles like this man Heath: see past what.... hell no she needs to go Ruslan: it’s his decision Heath not yours Heath: then he better make the right one cause hmmm *** he chuckled looking pissed off*** Ruslan: what is it gonna be jabu Jabu: what did she do Heath: you’re still asking....you have time to ask stupid questions Jabu after what happened Jabu: eish vaag man keng ka wena ( eish stop man what’s wrong with you) Heath: I should be asking you that!!! Ruslan: guys please not now ***Cass came downstairs*** Heath: no Ruu im sick and tired of Jabu protecting that bitch...you think you’re the only one hurt or broken by Lile being killed like that huh...well news flash we are all hurt and broken....we all love that little girl.....even today Lesedi asks me about her, about when she’ll come back....Sbu is a walking shell of himself because he loved his little sister so much.... Naledi is now over protective of our kids, she wakes up countless times in the middle of the night to check on the little ones to see if they are still alive Castiel: calm down Heath Heath: don’t tell me to calm down Cass....i understand he’s hurt and I will never set time for him to heal or for him to accept her death....i understand he’s still hurt...i get all that but when it comes to Amo I won’t understand shit....i want her dead or gone from our lives and that’s it ***Jabu sighed and clenched his jaws looking down*** Ruslan: her death won’t bring back Lile Heath Heath: it will make me happy Jabu: this is not about you Heath...this is not some Lerato shit....she’s still my wife even though I don’t want her back Heath: a wife that fucked another man...a wife that wanted to change you to someone you’re not....a wife that embarrassed you in front of hers and your family....a wife that has a hand in your daughter’s death.... a wife that forced herself on you...should I go on ***Ruslan sighed and he got up and went towards the kitchen*** Heath: you’re being selfish Jabu....you don’t even put yourself in Sbu’s shoes....he misses his father, your only son has resorted to move around houses of his uncles cause he feels lonely in this house cause he hates seeing you like this...cause he feels neglected Jabu: ENOUGH!!! Heath: F*CK YOU....I HOPE SHE KILLS YOU NEXT TIME NX ***he got up and started walking towards the door*** Cass: Heath come on... ***He ignored him and walked out slamming the door on his way out and Cass sighed looking at Ruu who’s standing by the kitchen entrance holding a beer *** _____ STILL AT JABU’S HOUSE Ruu: im still waiting Jabu Jabu: what did she do ***Ruu sighed and he walked to them and sat down*** Ruu: poured muthi under the mattress and on all your clothes and shoes...i saw someone but I wasn’t sure of whom the person was that’s why I asked you who was in your bedroom that shouldn’t be there ***Jabu breathed out calming himself down*** Jabu: what’s the purpose of that muthi...what is it supposed to do to me Ruu: to make you and Lolly fight.... Cass: put it straightforward man....it was for you to beat the shit out of Lolly straight to death....ischitho Jabu.... ischitho sokuthi ubulale uLolly...She hates Lolly with her all and blames her for her failed marriage....i think she can’t stomach Lolly living her life Ruu: if we didn’t wake you up you were going to be under her control.....she was going to control you Cass: mkhovu....the new Mpiyakhe Zungu.....and she was also gonna turn you into siyoyoyo...a damn fool ngapha Lolly would’ve been your punching bag...all you had to do was lay on that bed with her and the anger you feel when you think about Amo, the betrayal....the hatred you feel towards her will be transferred to Lolly times ten.... Ruu: and we are saying Lolly because she called her name when she went to see that witchdoctor Jabu: eish... ***he rubbed his face as many emotions took over him*** Jabu: why is she doing this to me...so the hurt im going through is not enough for her now she wants to turn me into her lap dog.....e le gore who did I marry Cass....where did I go wrong mfowethu....was I blinded by love that I didn’t see her true self Cass: you think a man like her father would give birth to a good woman....nah man....and plus children who grow up with extremely strict parents hide their true selves growing up....they live their lives to their parents standards and only show their true selves when one or both parents passes on....i mean look at her brother.....you won’t recognize him when you see him now...he drinks and smokes now Jabu: how do you know that ***Cass smirked*** Cass: to pass time I check on the lives of our enemies .....it keeps me busy and entertained ***Jabu gives him a weird look*** Cass: you won’t understand...it’s a Vampire thing ***he said dismissively and Jabu just shook his head defeated*** Ruu: let’s leave all that....all you need to do is stop waiting to get closure from her man....just divorce then take your son after he finishes with his exams and go a holiday somewhere far and regroup and rebuild your father and son relationship...comeback a better man *** The door opened and Heath walked in*** Heath: Alpha is on his way Ruu: good Cass: I thought “Mr pissed off” here left Heath: up yours man ***he said showing him the middle finger and Castiel laughed*** Castiel: you two make me laugh...tomorrow you’ll be best friends again forgetting that you fought today....Tom and Jerry Jabu: Tom and Jerry ke dai potris van jou ( Tom and Jerry is that calf muscle of yours) ***Castiel laughed*** Castiel: see best friends again Heath: mxm ***he walked out again and Castiel laughed some more*** Ruslan: you’re very stupid Cass ***He said shaking his head*** . . . TO BE CONTINUED.... #TO-DARE-IS-TO-DO