MADALITSO – Episode 7

MADALITSO – Episode 7

A story by Jochrine Kunda 

 

I talked to my parents letting them how I felt but then I got frustrated and stood up as something kept telling me that I was wasting my time

Me: this is nonsense, you and you (pointing at both tombstones) I don’t feel connect to any of you. You decided to leave me without meeting any of you, I don’t even know what you look like, I shouldn’t have even come here in the first place because deserted me in the flesh and did the same in the spirit. I don’t know you people!!!

I ran fuming with anger and found the guys with Peter’s mother

Peter’s mom: what’s wrong dear?

Me: can I live with your family for a while? (I was crying)

Peter’s mom: yes dear you can for as long as you want but first let’s go and inform your aunt

We headed to the cars and drove off

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NARRATED

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The man Madalitso saw Linda with was Michael, he helped Linda with the planning of the brothel as he was a member of the mafia gang, he had robbed several banks without being caught and also owned a brothel in South Africa and also did drug and human trafficking. They were at a fancy hotel that they’d drove to immediately after the burial

Michael: how far have you gone with the cash?

Linda: I’ve got it

Michael: how?

Linda: I told that idiot Lindiwe that mom’s got lung cancer and she had to send the money for a lung transplant, I could hear her panic and sent the money within a blink of an eye not knowing that she’s send money for a brothel her daughter will work in

Michael: you’re becoming good at this but I’m risking my life doing this and deserve a great reward

Linda: what do you mean you’re risking your life? Michael, you’re a powerful man in the mafia

Michael: believe me Robert isn’t someone you’d want to mess with especially with his daughter

Linda: you’re becoming such a bore

Michael: I’m serious here, what do you think he’s been doing in France since he left? he has been taking down his enemies one at time and others have left the surface of the earth just like that. Him and his wife are highly respectable people feared by big gangs and he won’t hesitate to squash you like a fly when he learns of this

Linda: how about I say he’ll turn against his own wife?

Michael: keep dreaming, let’s get done with this once and for all I want to live your mess

Linda rolled her eyes then her phone rang

Linda: Aunt, I’m in the middle of something very important

Grandma’s sister: I….. I told Madalitso about her parents

Linda: what did you tell her?

She explained everything that happened

Linda: ohhh that!!!

Grandma’s sister: I had to show her fake graves because I felt pity for her

Linda: okay and bye (she hang up)

Michael: and now?

Linda: that old fool told that rat some old lie about her parents and I’m glad that she’s also in the dark about this

Michael: I swear you guys will see flames

Linda: I’m sure the old fool has noticed that she’s the only remaining daughter of her mother and I won’t hesitate to wipe her out if she tries anything stupid

Michael: let’s finish with then planning so I can have a piece of you, you’ve long been tempting me with your shorts so I can go and see my fiancé

Linda: do you have to talk about her in my presence?

Michael: why not? wapamutima (she owns my heart)

Linda: I swear I’ll ki*ll her

Michael: shell beat you to it coz she’s been in this business for too long and you’re just an amateur

Linda: an amateur today but not tomorrow, my mother’s death won’t go in vain

They finished with the planning and had a steamy session then Linda went straight home…..

 

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We were gathered in the lounge when Linda walked in and took her seat then a gentleman cleared his throat and stood up

Gentleman: I am Mr Kalonji, a very good friend to the deceased

Linda: just because you and mom had some sort of relationship doesn’t mean you have any right to stand here and say what you want

Gentleman: the deceased had properties that most of you don’t know about here, she owns 3 shops and a private university (everyone gasped) and she made it her last wish that her granddaughter Madalitso takes over everything

Linda: No, I’m her only surviving daughter

Gentleman: the deceased thought you didn’t need it

Linda: but she never told any of us about them

Gentleman: she didn’t have to

Linda: she probably even killed my mother so she could own everything

Everyone was surprised at her comment and she attempted to walk out but everyone ganged up against her telling her to sit down

The gentleman gave me his contacts then left and I went to pack a bag heading back to the lounge

Peter’s mom: young lady, as Madalitso’s guardian I wanted to know if you’d permit me to take her with me for some time just to help her recover from her grandma’s death

Taonga: let her go mom, she’s irritating me in dad’s house and can’t even breath because of her in fact let her go for good

Linda: Mrs ‘Good Samaritan’ who are you?

Peter’s mom: I’m Peter’s mom

Taonga: No mom, she’s not going, she can’t go, she won’t go, she shouldn’t go, she……

Peter’s mom: heyyyy!!!! who invited you to this discussion?

Linda: alright, you can take her but she should be back in four months time, I need her

Peter’s mom: thank you very much

Taonga: mom, I miss grandma her death is affecting me negatively too. I need a break, I think I should foll…….

Peter’s mom: let’s go Madalitso

We left and she kept encouraging me on the way, we got to her place and found the guys there and I went to hug them

Peter: Princess (hugging me)

I quickly got off his grip and frowned while Saint and Hector laughed

Hector: come on, you know how much she hates. wing called a name that isn’t hers

Saint: (laughing) sorry on his behalf

They fist bumped and we talked for a while then I went to help out in the kitchen, we had supper and decided to watch TV and sleep late since Hector and Saint were sleeping over. I enjoyed a soccer match for the first time and I went to bed at midnight, I got to my room and a thought of grandma crossed my mind and seeing a different environment made me think she was reason I was in that place so I sank to the floor and cried myself to sleep. At 3 in the morning I felt cold and got up from the floor with hiccups then got on the bed but the hiccups didn’t do me any justice, I couldn’t take it anymore so I dragged myself to the kitchen and poured myself a glass of water then bumped into someone dropping the glass on the floor, I faced up and it was Peter our eyes locked then he kissed me and I responded. After some time I broke it and looked down with a guilty expression then he held my chin making me face him, I quickly left him and found a mop to clean the mess and everything about me was weird not to talk of the way I walked. I started cleaning and he helped me in silence, when we were through I took a step running to my room and he held my hand……

 

To be continued….