AROUND 3 IN THE MORNING *** “Mdu” slammed into Marina’s b*tthole and he stilled in her filling it up with his s*men and he pulled out and his d*ck was covered in blood and Marina collapsed on the bed and she passed out.... Mdu then went to the bathroom and he washed his d*ck again in the basin and he wiped it and he went back to the bedroom and wore his boxers and track pants that he took off after their 4th round and he looked at Marina and he clicked his tongue, he walked out of the bedroom satisfied. He walked out of the house and he closed the door then he locked the security burglar door and went over and he jumped over the wall and he got inside the car and started it then he drove off *** . . AROUND 9 IN THE MORNING *** Marina opened her eyes slowly as she heard a loud knock on the door...she closed them and opened them again as the knock went on and louder....The knock stopped and her phone rang, she tried to reach for her phone but she felt pain pierce from her b*tthole straight to her heart and she screamed*** Mdu: Marina....Marina open the door....is he in there with you.. ***He said panicking and he moved the door handle and the door opened and he peaked inside*** Mdu: Marina!!! ***he said shaking the security burglar door*** Mdu: im calling the police...answer me babe....whats going on....Marina!!! ***Marina dragged herself off the bed with her teeth clenched together as tears ran down her cheeks....she pulled the white bloodied sheet and she slowly wrapped it around her naked body and she slowly walked out of the bedroom balancing herself with the wall.....she felt weak and pain all over her body and her throat hurt so bad..... When Mdu saw her his eyes popped out*** Mdu: is....is that blood...what happened to you...who did this to you *** He asked with a fading voice....some blood was dripping on the floor along with some s*men*** Marina: why...why do you seem surprised ***she asked with her face filled with dried tears...dried snort and wet tears*** Mdu: what do you mean....what happened....don’t tell me he did this to you ***he said with his eyes popped out and his heart beating fast*** Marina: why Mdu....how can you break me like this....i know....i know we are both stressed by his return but what did I do to you to deserve this ***Mdu frowned*** Mdu: what are you talking about....Marina what’s going on...why are you talking like this.....you know what Im calling an ambulance we will deal with the police later for now im calling an ambulance ***He said unlocking his phone with his shaky hands and Marina didn’t say anything she just cried a heart piecing cry and she slid down the wall and as soon as her butt touched the floor she screamed jumping and she knelt on the floor instead as fresh blood stained the white sheet....she laid on the floor with her stomach and she just cried painfully*** ____ AT THE BNB ***Gaza woke up to his phone ringing and he answered without looking at the screen*** Gaza: yeah Alpha: you sound asleep Gaza: I had a nightmare and I failed to find sleep again until in the early morning ***Alpha kept quiet a bit*** Alpha: what was the nightmare about ***Gaza sighed rubbing his eyes*** Gaza: the day I was abducted....look I don’t wanna talk about it...just tell me you’re on your way here ***Alphalette sighed...he could tell Gaza was hiding something from him and that something is big*** Alpha: Gee you do know you can talk to me about anything Gaza: I know Ntsako....believe me I know it’s just....some of the things I went through im not ready to talk about them as of yet ***Alphalette sighed*** Alpha: as long as you know im here for you....Anyway im about to leave now Gaza: how’s Masai....is she out of the hospital Alpha: she’s better and.... ***he sighed*** Alpha: she knows about Moera...someone leaked a recording of her confessing sh*t about Masai and they are both trending on social media...mostly Moera Gaza: hai this Moera girl is just..... ai....now I just realized that she’s not worth it....she has started destroying herself and her reputation, I just feel sorry for Masai.... she doesn’t deserve this...i hope she’s taking all this well....but never underestimate Moera....girls like her don’t fall from grace for a long time....she might have an ace up her sleeves...she knows dangerous people so be careful Alpha: you sound like you know of her more than I do ***he asked with a curious tone*** Gaza: she almost killed my sister in law so I had to do some digging on her.... Alpha: what digging....dude you just regained your memory and already you’re digging on people’s pasts....what’s going on Gee Gaza: I was bored.....look she’s more than a pretty face and guess what.... ***Alpha sighed....this wasn’t his brother.....he needed a new approach of trying to figure him out cause he’s acting weird and secretive and that doesn’t sit well with him...on top of all that his ancestors are not saying anything....they are quiet when it comes to him*** Alpha: what... Gaza: her dead fiancé is actually alive Alpha: wait what.... ***Gaza chuckled*** Gaza: yeah...he faked his own death Alpha: damn.... why the hell would he do that.... Gaza: im still waiting for that info....my boy Beast is the one who got me this info Alpha: you reached out to your old soldier buddy ***He asked surprised and Gaza sighed*** Gaza: yeah Heath is the one that got me his digits....apparently Big Ray is married to his baby sis....small world right.... Alpha: wow ok....so he’s a Khumalo??? isn’t his African name and surname Ghananian or something.... Gaza: that’s a story for another day Alpha: so you’re going back to your old life now ***he asked with a worried tone*** Gaza: I tried to change to be a better man for a woman...im never doing it again cause I was played for a fool.....the next woman im gonna be with better be ready to accept me the way I am or jy moet voetsek ***Alpha kept quiet a bit*** Alpha: what if that woman is Tshimo Gaza: then I’ll protect her from afar....I’ll keep my distance Alpha: she means that much to you Gaza: let’s just say her presence in my life since I met her no matter how close she is to me tames the monster in me ***Alpha didn’t say anything*** Gaza: anyway drive safely...let me check up on her then sleep for a bit ***Alpha sighed*** Alpha: don’t hurt her man....there’s something special about her Gaza: you have no business being concerned about her like this Ntsako....you don’t even know her like that...awutwi neh ***he said getting pissed*** Alpha: calm your tits Gaza....i told you I don’t want her...our spirits just connected Gaza: let your spirit connect with Masai’s not with Tshimo’s.... Alpha: hebanna...Gee Gaza: don’t Gee me.....Tshimo is off limits....she’s mine and mine alone....i dont want no man saying sh*t like that about her cause it pissed me off....you don’t hear me saying sh*t like that about Masai so stop pissing me off by saying sh*t like that about Tshimo Alpha: Gaza what’s going on with you ***he didn’t answer him*** Alpha: since when are you this obsessed about a woman you’re not even dating ***he didn’t answer him*** Alpha: Gee Gaza: just stop saying things like that Ntsako...please Alpha: ok I’ll stop but so you know....what I feel is more of a sisterly connection...you know Ma and dad never got together after the incident so what if baba met someone....you get where im going with this ***Gaza sighed*** Gaza: I did a background check on her too and her mother cause she doesn’t know her father and there’s no connection between her mother and your father.....Her mother did meet a man from Limpopo by the name of Isaac Shikwambana and he could be her father so refrain from whatever feelings you have towards her Alpha: Shikwambana??? Gaza: yeah Alpha: where did I hear that surname ***he asked himself*** Gaza: look.... I said my piece or else I’ll also let my spirit connect with Masai’s and lets see if you’ll have peaceful nights ***Alpha chuckled not believing what he’s hearing but that surname stayed in his head *** Gaza: anyway what time will you arrive ***Alphalette sighed...he can feel that something big is off with Gaza....this is not the Gaza he knows before he was abducted....something is off and he’s more worried now*** Alpha: im not sure with the traffic....I’ll call you when im nearer Gaza: ok let me call Tshimo...I’ll wait for your call Alpha: Gee Gaza: yeah Alpha: don’t give in to whatever is changing you to be this impulsive and obsessed person....i know you have a not so kind other side of you but this is too much bhut....whatever it is don’t let it control you...don’t let Tshimo and Nyiko meet this heartless side of you cause they might take things to heart unlike me ***Gaza sighed brushing his face*** Alpha: im just saying ***Gaza kept quiet for a bit and he sighed again*** Gaza: im sorry bhuti...i just....she’s mine and.... ***he sighed feeling like sh*t*** Gaza: she’s making me lose my mind.....even now that im not near her I feel like im not functioning well... I know you won’t betray me it’s just that I can’t help it.... Alpha: that’s called obsession and its dangerous Gee Gaza: I want her and only her....i can’t help it Alpha: the big question is do you love her ***he kept quiet a bit*** Gaza: I care a lot for her.....i want to always protect her....i want her to be happy always and I want to give her everything she desires Alpha: that is you loving her man but the obsession needs to go man...it’s actually a turn off Gee Gaza: then what did I feel for Marina then Alpha: you also loved or still love her Gaza: well I guess not enough to kill for her...i guess she wasn’t worth it but Tshimo... *** sh*t “ he thought to himself” Alpha: wait what.... ***he asked shocked and Gaza cursed internally of this stupid mistake he just made*** Gaza: I meant... ***he kept quiet a bit*** Gaza: you know what let’s talk when you get here...shap Alpha: wait.... what did you do Gazankulu Mabunda... ***Gaza dropped the call and he put his phone on Mute and he sighed looking up in the ceiling...He picked his phone again and waited for Alphalette’s incoming call to end then he unlocked his phone and called Tshimo*** ___ AT THE HOSPITAL (MASAI) ***Im sitting here staring into space thinking of where everything got messed up...I wonder when did Moera started hating on me....im asking myself if she’s been pretending to care for me since we were kids or it all started now....did Alphalette’s presence in my life trigger something in her or she’s always been like this....huuuh (sigh).... Im more heart broken than angry right now, I don’t even know how I will face her from now on after I heard how she really feels about me....I mean she was rooting for me and Alpha to be together, was all that a lie...why would she waste her energy like that only for her to fall for him (sigh)...i wonder who leaked that recording, maybe it’s one of her friends that’s why I don’t have friends.... Im glad Phalette rushed here after he found out about the leaked recording and the talk he gave me helped a bit even though it couldn’t un-break my heart or undo the whole thing.... Im glad he’s in my life cause yho...if he wasn’t who knows how I would’ve handle this whole thing....As for Ma....she’s not coping at all, she got here and found me and Alpha and you could see the relief on her face....I know she loves Moera and I and I also know she doesn’t know how to handle he whole thing.... If you see Doris Rapula- Smith not looking all glam and beautiful know that she’s not coping at all but im glad ausVee is there and she’s helping with Khai until Phalette comes back....Yep he left to help his brother....shame I feel for him, he’s stressed about his brother and he’s been here for me since day 1 and now its this trending recording (sigh)....im sure he’s regretting dating me now (sigh)...Imagine him experiencing so much drama in my life in such a short period of time of us dating ( sigh)*** Voice: stress is not good for you Masa ***I turned and Stevens is standing there.....good Lord why...*** Stevens: I had to come and see if you’re alright Me: you didn’t have to ***he walked in*** Me: stop...stop right there ***he stopped...good..... cause I don’t want him near me *** Me: I don’t want to see visitors ***I said holding the emergency remote showing him that im about to call a nurse in here and I see him sighing *** Stevens: look I mean no harm....i just wanted to make sure you’re ok that’s all Me: why ***he keeps quiet a bit*** Stevens: cause I still love you Masai... ***I found myself laughing*** Stevens: I know it sound like a lie because of how I hurt you but it’s the truth Me: just leave Stevens... Stevens: I really do Me: no you don’t...you think you do because you see how good your brother is to me....because you see your brother is doing what you failed to do.....it’s not love Stevens its regret so go deal with your regrets somewhere else not here or anywhere close to me...please ***he looked down with a sad face...mxm....satan....i pressed the emergency button and turned and faced the other way *** Stevens: I’ll prove to you that im genuine....i know I messed up and I’ll earn you trust again....I’ll do better and I’ll be better....our love story is not over Masai...this is just the beginning Me: yho motho wa Modimo leave....im going through a stressful period in my life so I don’t need your stress too Stevens....i don’t want to be dealing with your craziness....stay away from me or I’ll get a restraining order again you!! ***I said all that turning to face him...khante where is the damn nurse nx....ooh here she is mxm*** Me: he needs to leave and please don’t allow him in here again ***the nurse frowned looking at him*** Nurse: aren’t you the guy that her man kicked out of here when she was in a coma ***wait what?....I see Stevens sighing and he walks out*** Nurse: how did he get here....Miss Rapula im sorry...i don’t know how he got in here....I’ll talk to the Matron and we will get to the bottom of this *** huuh im feeling overwhelmed right now*** Nurse: im sorry again Miss Rapula....i was busy with the other patient so I didn’t see him come in I would’ve called security on him like I was told to Me: its ok nurse don’t worry about it....just make sure he never comes in here again Nurse: we will make sure...im sorry again....do you need anything ***I just shook my head no*** Nurse: let me go talk to the matron and she’ll deal with this and make sure it never happens again...im sorry again ***she walked out*** Me: God please give me the strength to deal with all these....in fact please take control and deal with all these for me cause me dealing with it myself will put a strain on my health....so please take control Modimo waka...please ***I quickly wiped my tears as the door opened and Ma walked in looking all glamorous with her make up on fleek....she’s even wearing her expensive red bottoms....ok mama what’s going on*** Me: wow you look.... good Ma: I guess all I needed was a good d*ck from my old flame.... Me: Ma!!! ***I don’t like it when she talks about d*cks and s*x positions....its just wrong, she’s our mother for heaven’s sake....i don’t need to hear about how she was....aaaarg*** Ma: keng ( what)....i was reaching my breaking point with this leaked recording...but don’t worry my lawyers and PI will get to the bottom of all this..... whomever leaked that recording will pay dearly...the law suit that is waiting for her ***she chuckled*** Ma: im just waiting for Moera to get back to me so she tells me who that b*tch is..... Anyway how are you my baby ***I just shrugged my shoulders*** Ma: allow yourself to feel betrayed and hurt so you can start healing my baby.... I don’t think Moera wa itira waitsi... ( i don’t think Moera is doing all these things intentionally) Me: how can you say that mama ***she looked away*** Ma: look im not disputing what she did to you but she can’t just turn into this horrible person just like that.... why go to all the trouble of protecting you and being there for you only for her to change just like that *** wow*** Ma: I don’t want you two to hate each other Masai....you are both my babies...i love you so much....i don’t want to disappoint or fail your late mother....i swear I’ll fix this Me: you cant fix my broken heart ma....and you cant undo what she did to me and said about me.....lefoko ga le boe mama go bowa monwana so even if the whole scandal disappears it won’t change the fact that it happened and that I’ll never look at her the same way ***tears ran down my cheeks and she tried to touch me but I moved my hand*** Me: she came here and she wasn’t aware that I was awake from coma....the things she said to me mama....she didn’t sound remorseful to what she did to me....she said when I wake up I shouldn’t play victim and.... ***I tried to swallowed a lump that’s stuck on my throat*** Me: ...she said a whole lot....She wasn’t sorry that I almost died.... she sounded bitter and heartless towards me and all for what...a man...jealousy and envy....i don’t even know what she envies from me or what she’s jealous about cause im always sick....i have a boring life...most of the time im depressed ....I can’t believe she’s talking about me getting all the attention.... ***I just chuckled*** Me: does she think I enjoy getting sympathy from people all the damn time....does she think I enjoy getting petty looks when I walk like a robot cause all my joints are painful....i enjoy not being able to get out of bed cause I can’t move my body....that most of the time I can’t do things for myself.....i forget things easily and sometimes I can’t even reconstruct a simple sentence, I have to always write important things down cause I might forget them.....sometimes I even forget my own birthday or Khai’s birthday because of a brain fog..... ***I wiped my falling tears*** Me: my pregnancy was a high risk, most of the time I spend it in hospital because of LUPUS...i can go on and on about how my life is affected by this Lupus disease and I never complain mama, I just soldier on cause this disease will be part of my life until a cure is found which might never happen cause its autoimmune disease that comes with other chronic diseases on top which some I already have....and she envies that....she’s jealous of that???....as for relationships, mine never worked out....i was cheated on....all the guys I dated cheated on me and hurt me while she was engaged to the love of her life and I never envied or got jealous of her....i was actually happy that at least one of us will have a happy ending ***mama is just looking up blinking rapidly to prevent tears from coming out*** Me: do what you have to do to help her with this scandal but please make sure she stays away from me....i don’t want to see her....i want peace mama that’s all ***I turned and faced the other ways as a sob escaped my mouth....im broken....Moera broke my heart straight*** ____ AT THE HOSPITAL ( MARINA) NARRATED ***Marina is still passed out from pain medication she got, she’s now admitted at the hospital...She got three stitches on her nana and she’s also on antibiotics and they also gave her morning after pills after she asked for them...she couldn’t fall pregnant again for Mdu the man that just broke her like this and her baby girl is just four months old for her to be falling pregnant again not to mention that her husband is back and now more than ever she wants to fix her marriage cause Mdu just showed her the other side of him she hates....he didn’t have mercy on her even when she begged him to stop he didn’t .... even her cries didn’t move him so she’s done with him....Her mother is sitting there looking sad as she looking at Marina .... As for Mdu he’s outside in his car trying to figure out what happened....He knows he didn’t go back to see her last night but she said he came.....right now he’s even questioning his sanity cause Marina swears he came but he knows he didn’t and the fact that she even banned him from coming close to her means she’s not making this up....His phone rings and he answers*** Mdu: ma His.mother: what’s going on papa.... what did you say happened to Marina ***He sighed*** Mdu: she says I came last night and...i was rough with her in the bedroom... when I came to see her in the morning she looked in pain Ma...she was bleeding and she seemed weak....she says I did that to her but I didn’t His.mother: I don’t understand you Mdu u ri yini Mdu: im as confused as you ma....i didn’t go to see her last night but she swears I did and we even talked ***his mother kept quiet*** Mdu: Ma she looked bad...her neck is even red like she was strangled and she says I did that to her....did I leave the house last night His.mother: I didn’t hear you driving out last night Mdu: am I losing my mind.... His.mother: no you’re not...let me go see someone...he will tell me what the hell is going on....i’ll get to the bottom of this don’t worry Mdu: please ma....i love Marina and I would never hurt her especially like that His.mother: im your mother....i got you Marina so I’ll make sure you don’t lose her....let me find out what’s happening Mdu: ok Ma...thank you His.mother: everything will be ok...trust me ***they ended the call and Mdu sighed*** ____ ***Gaza walked out of the doctor’s office when his phone rang...he took it out of his pocket and he answered*** Gaza: Beast Beast: the witch is calling him Gaza: let her call until Jesus comes back....i want them to live in fear....to sleep with one eye opened....to always look over their shoulders Beast: so you wont strike now Gaza: just watch and see... how is she Beast: what really happened to her man....my guy says she got stitches on her p*ssy.... was she...violated Gaza: I have no idea I just know she was admitted..... I thought maybe she tried to commit suicide after my visit.... anyway have your boys started with the transactions Beast: yeah I don’t know if he has noticed but yeah they have....you still want it put in a trust fund for his baby girl Gaza: he will...that bastard loves money and married women’s p*ssy ***Beast chuckled*** Beast: but why think of the baby...she will be a constant reminder of your wife’s betrayal ***Gaza sighed*** Gaza: she didn’t ask to be born to those two f*ck*rs so she shouldn’t suffer for their sins....if they both live to see her 21st birthday they will be shocked...i want everything he makes to be taken from him and put in that trust fund with a water tight claws and given to her as a birthday gift and she will receive it like an allowance until the money runs out, well that’s if they are still alive but if they both die before she reaches her 21st birthday or even after her 21st birthday then she’ll have access to all of it at once ***Beast laughed*** Beast: damn but I still don’t understand why though....you could save that money for your son or something Gaza: im doing that for someone who means a lot to me and she doesn’t even need to know I did this....the fact that I will know I once did good for someone I could’ve strangled to death with just one hand will always remind me that there’s also good in me....i don’t wanna be all bad Beast: what if she changes like your wife Gaza: then she’ll also witness my evil side ***Beast kept quiet a bit*** Beast: what is it that you’re not telling me man Gaza: we will talk on Tuesday Beast: hai....ok... I’ll wait for Tuesday then....ok Gee.....over and out!!! Gaza: roger that Beast ***they both chuckled and ended the call...he opened his car and got in then he closed the door and sighed looking at the pills he was given*** Gaza: let the games begin .... ***he buckled up and started the car then his phone rang and he answered it driving away*** ____ ***Mdu’s mother is pacing up and down in the hospital waiting area and Marina’s mother is just sitting there trying to make sense of what is happening*** Emelda: did you just say Manganye has been missing for a while now Tsakane: that’s what his wives said....even his hut in the forest has burned to ashes....they said human remains were found there and the fact that...that useless boy is still alive it means he killed him and escaped nxa Emelda: yho....xekwebu xa mina ( yho my God)....what are we going to do Tsakane Tsakane: eish ***she took off her head wrap and she wiped her face then she wrapped it around her head again...she went and sat next to her friend*** Tsakane: this time he needs to die for real....he knows that we are responsible...he saw us Emelda....eish we shouldn’t have gone to see him after he was abducted....we celebrated too early man ***she whispered to her*** Emelda: Manganye said he did the ritual but he’s here as himself....do you think he lied to us Tsakane: msatha nyoko lowo....nyaa ooo lowo....nkongwa mmayena entlek nxa....he lied to us....yho and to think we paid him a lot of money Emelda and we even let him have his way with our bodies and all for what....that boy was supposed to be under our control...to work for us...nxa ***she shook her head feeling angry*** Emelda: im telling you this boy is out for revenge...he knows everything....im sure he even tortured Manganye and he told him everything Tsakane: I hope Manganye burns in hell nxa Emelda: what about Marina....she doesn’t want to tell me who did that to her....she didn’t even wanna tell the doctor...she just cries they even suggested she sees a therapist ...yho ngwana mina....she had to be stitched again Tsakane....she just healed from her stitches of child birth and now this ***Tsakane swallowed hard and she looked away as Emelda wiped her tears off *** Tsakane: we will get to the bottom of this Emelda: once I find out who did this to my child they will wish they were never born...a ni tlange when it comes to my children so his parents better be ready to bury him !!! ***she said angrily and Tsakane swallowed hard looking down*** Emelda: im just glad Mdu went to see her or else who knows what would’ve happened....that’s why I trust him with her ***Tsakane cleared her throat...she needed to save her son no matter what*** Tsakane: what if it’s that boy Gaza or he send men to rape her.... remember he’s out for revenge so he might have already started with Marina ***Emelda swallowed hard as her heart beat fast *** Emelda: then it’s on....like I said not with my child.... ***Tsakane smiled a bit looking away then she kept a serious face looking at her friend...now all she needs to do is convince Marina that Gaza send someone to rape her and he used muti to make Marina see that man as Mdu....he could say it was Gaza himself who did that to her but what if he has an alibi so saying he send a man to do that will definitely convince her....she took a deep breath calming down*** ____ ***Moera sat there in the bedroom waiting while tapping her right foot on the floor impatiently...the way she’s angry she hopes she can control herself when she see her....After some time she heard the key turning on the main door and Selina walked in and closed the door then she locked it and she put her keys on top of her kitchen counter along with her handbag and she sighed taking off her shoes....In the bedroom Moera stood behind the bedroom door and waited.... Selina in her small kitchen-lounge area she opened her fridge and it was almost empty...only a bottle of water, butter and jam and milk and some hot chilly sauces were left....she sighed and closed it and she went and took out her phone and made a call to her blesser but he didn’t pick up....she sighed frustrated and she put her phone on the kitchen counter and she proceeded to her bedroom....she pushed the door open and she walked in then she felt it close itself and when she turned a punch landed between her eyes breaking her nose in the process and she fell on the floor passing out*** Moera: nxa...b*tch ***she checked her pulse and she was still alive so she pulled the plastic chair that’s inside the bedroom and she put it next to her then she opened her school bag and took out a rope and she went back to her and she pulled her using all her energy and put her on the chair and she tide her on it...she breathed out once she’s done and she went to take a dug tape from her school bag and she put it on her mouth and sat on the bed looking at her bloodied face....she looked at her bruised knuckles and she thought of ways to make them heal faster *** Moera: aarg I’ll find a way ***she got up and went to the kitchen-lounge area and she went to her phone and put it on flight mode and she put it inside her bag and she went back to the bedroom holding a jug filled with cold water*** Moera: let’s get this over and done with...right bestie...ooh damn I forgot you can’t hear me but you can betray me like that....ooh Selina...Selina..... what have you done sweety ***she chuckled*** . . . TO BE CONTINUED.... #TO-DARE-IS-TO-DO