SOMEWHERE IN FRANCISTOWN
3 MONTHS LATER
Hun's POV
Me: "I don't think this girl will tell us anything. Look at the way she is dressed. "
Tsepo: "The way she is dressed doesn't say she is a liar, does it?"
Me: "Since when do you trust people blindly?"
Tsepo: "We want to know where Royalty is, so you should stop this negativity thinking of yours. Let's go. "
We approached the girl, and when she turned around and looked at us, I almost collapsed. What kind of joke is this?
Me: "What kind of a sick joke is this? Thepo, are you for real right now?"
Tsepo: "Just listen to.....".
Me: "I don't wanna listen to any shit. What the hell do you take me for? Do you see a fool when you look at me? Let's go. "
I said ready to leave until this bitch utters something that made my legs to stop abruptly.
"I want to talk to you about your son."
Me: "What son are you talking about, Puleng , so that means you don't even know where my wife is?"
Puleng: "Trust me, I know, but I also realised that this is the only opportunity I can get to meet you and talk."
Me: "Meet me and talk huuuh, not to blackmail me huuh".
Puleng: "Just to talk, no blackmailing ".
Me: "im listening."
Puleng: "we have a son Hun".
Me: "So, what about it?"
Puleng: "Come on Hun don't make me regret ever coming to meet you. Your son needs you, either you run away or not he needs you because he is your son and that won't change."
Me: "Right, he never needs me all these months, so why now?"..
Puleng: "he is growing Hun and you know I don't have a job, so he needs a lot of things. Just help me out with taking care of her. That's all I'm asking."
Me: "I don't have money, Tsepo let's go."
Tsepo: "Listen, man, I know this is not my position to say this, but man, don't be one of those guys who reject their own kids, their blood. You are his father, so do you want him to ask you some questions you won't be able to answer in the future. Come on, man, you are not a coward."
Me: "Can I look for my wife first, then we will see this after."
Puleng: "Sure, thank you. I'll take my leave. Here is the address of where she is staying. "
I took the paper and read it. I'm surprised because I know this place.
Me: "Are you sure about this address? I mean, it's one of the flats near the clinic in block 1".
Puleng: "I'm sure about it. I'll never lie to you again."
Me: "I'm glad to hear you admitting to have lied to me. Let's go to Tsepo."
Puleng: "But I never....".
Me: "Aah aah aaah aah no, have a nice day."
Tsepo: "There is no need to be rough like that."
Me: "You do live her?"
Tsepo: "What? No. "
Me: "So why do you care?"
Tsepo: "I don't care, just stop being hard on her. That's all I'm asking from you."
Me: "whatever".
I drove straight to the address and I'm not wrong. It's one of the flats that are anect to the clinic here in block 1. I can't believe she has been here all this time.
Tsepo: "I guess she found herself a man enough for her. Look at where she lives. "
Me: "Yeah, these flats are expensive, I would hate yo think that she lives with a man like you are thinking right now."
I said as I knocked on the door. I so hope Puleng did not lie to us because that girl really can pull big stunts more than this one. So I won't be surprised if she lied.
Tsepo: "Well, for what it worth, your wife stays alone, but....."
He stopped talking as the door got opened, and I just froze. Like really really froze or let me say I got the shock of my life. No, this can't be, no, not him again.
"How may I help you?"
Tsepo: "What the hell! Vansid?"
Me: "Not this time, man, not this time."
I said as soon as I came back to reality. I pushed my way in, and for real, she is here sitting on the couch with an ice-cream tub in her hands, not forgetting the big belly.
Me: "I can't believe this!"
Van: "please man if you are here to make noise, then you better leave. My women doesn't need your stupid ass here."
Me: "You don't tell me any shit man. Not this time. I'm not leaving without her. "
Van: "You must be shitting on me, you think I....."
Royalty: "What is going on here?"
We both looked at her, but no one said even a word. We looked back to each other, and Van looked like someone who could voucher me right now.
Royalty: "Can someone tell me what the f*ck is going on here!"
Van: "Baby, don't worry about him. He is not here for you so..."
Me: "Hell yeah, I'm here for her. Royalty, you are my wife, and that won't change. Go and get your stuff we are leaving. "
Van: "What do you mean by wife?"
Me: "I mean exactly that, she is my wife and once again you are taking what belongs to me, come on go and take your clothes"
Van: "Babe, tell me he is talking shit. He is being paranoid, right baby? Tell me he is lying and you don't know him."
Royalty said nothing, only tears were coming out of her eyes, and you could see those tears speaking.
*Sid's POV*
Me: "But baby, we talked about this, and I even went to mma Mkhize, and she said it's a good idea."
Royalty: "I've never imagined myself cohabitating my love. It's not me. "
Sid: "But Dynamite, it's only for a few minutes. After you give birth, you can go back to living alone until I marry you."
She said nothing. Instead, she looked awakened of something as she moved away from me and looked the other side. Now I'm left wondering what I said wrong.
Me: "Dynamite, did I say something wrong? Come on, look....."
Royalty: "I'll go and check who it is."
Me: "No, sit down. I'll go and check."
I stood up and went to the door only to be met by my ex best friend. I never thought this day would come.
.....
*fats forward*
.....
I kept looking at Royalty as I felt some chest pains, I mean, how and why? I thought she was mine, I thought I finally found love again, but no, I was just repeating the same mistake I made years ago.
I had to swear to never be in a relationship again. I had given up about love after being in so many relationships, and not even one lasted, and the last one was a betrayal to my best friend. I thought love wasn't for me, but after meeting reality. I thought I was wrong because I fell in love with her the first time I saw her.
I thought people were correct when they said love at first sight did exist, and it's the most beautiful love ever, but here I'm in the same situation I was a year ago. I love this woman, but I'll try by all means to avoid what happened years ago to happen again.
Me: "Let's not let history repeat itself. Can u talk to Reality for only 5 minutes before she leaves? "
Hun: "Go ahead."
He wants to provoke me. I can see it, but I'm not going to fall in his trape.
Me: (with a pain and angry voice calmly) "In.....private....please".
Tsepo: "Sure man, come on, man, let's go and wait outside."
I looked at Tsepo, and since they arrived, I've been exchanging a lot of words with Hun and he, he has been quiet. I looked at Royalty, and I helped her to stand up, and we walked to my bedroom. We got there, I opened the door and she went in first and I followed then closed the door behind.
We could have talked in the lounge since those two went outside, but you never know with Hun. He could be listening somehow. I looked at her, waiting for her to talk, but all she did was shed tears.
Me: "Why, why didn't you tell me?"
She said nothing but just looked down.
Me: "Why, Royalty, tell me why?"
Royalty: "I wanted to, but.....".
Me: "But?"
Royalty: "But I couldn't. When I had made up my mind to tell you, you stopped me, and so I didn't get a change other than that time. "
Me: "Now I had to find out that i made a mistake once again. Do you know what they say about mistakes?"
Royalty: "what".
Me: "it is a mistake when you do it once, but it is not a mistake when you do it twice. I can't believe I've been in a relationship and staying with another man's wife. "
I said, moving around , I font know if it's anger, frustration, hurt, or pain that I'm feeling right now. It could have been anyone, but it had to be her, why God why?
Me: "it's ok, I mean I'm ok ypu can go. I'll pack your stuff, and I'll drop it at your house. "
Royalty: "You don't know...".
Me: "Trust me, I'll."
Royalty: "So you are not going to ask anything? "
Me: "What's there to ask Royalty, huuh?"
Royalty: "Wow, and we are already back to Royalty."
Me: "What the heck! Please don't try to annoy me because trust me, you will succeed, but you won't like what I'll end up saying. You are someone's wife for Christ's sake!"
Royalty: "At least the least you could have done is ask me what happened, just to show some care because right now, you are acting like you never cared nor love me, Sid!"
Me: "Don't you dare shout at me. You are not in the position to. Yoy better leave before your husband end up thinking I'm f*cking you while they are waiting. "
She just looked at me with pain all over her face, but I couldn't care less. She did this to us. She could have told me all this a long time ago, at least I could have taken the risk willingly, but no, she didn't.
I locked my bedroom door, put my headphones on my ears, and played Mercy by Shawn Mendes.
*Song*
.....🎤
I'm saying baby, please have mercy on me,
take it easy on my heart,
even though you don't mean to hurt me,
You keep tearing me apart.
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart, would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart.
....🎤
*Royalty's POV*
Where am I coming from, and where am I going. Hell, I don't even know where I'm right now. I don't even know my present life. Who does that?......
To be continued.....
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