Sudden Deaths*(19)

It had been a whole month of peace , the queen mother and her group of leeches had not made any moves against us .

We also saw Lunga , sometimes when he was hunted by Nosipho's call, to come and free her .

Truly I was still pondering over what my grandaunt had said . The thing about Nosipho , never being born , it was quite odd and I could not get over it .

On the last day of the month I had a nightmare , I was running from the screams of unknown people .

They kept asking for help , yet I could do nothing but run . I tried to turn my head around and look at what was happening but I could not .

Something compelled me to keep running , it was like I was not myself , I was not running for my own life , yet I could not stop .

My body was glistening with sweat under the glimmering light of the moon . I jumped over the thorny bushes as if I was being chased by someone yet I knew no one was behind me .

My heart was pounding so loudly it became a bit deafening . Finally a melody got me out of the nightmare .

I sat up on our bed , feeling cold all over , fear washed over me like a waterfall .

I looked at the dark wall of our room in a daze , finally Lolo, laid a gentle hand on my shoulder .

That moment I seemed to come back to earth , the spell of fear that was cast over me washed away like a stain that was never there to begin with .

" Husband are you alright?" Lolo , asked gently , his voice soothing away all my woes .

Like a small animal seeking shelter from its mother , I held him tightly , never wanting to let go .

He stroked my back gently , trying to lure me back to sleep again . " The enemy has made its move , Lolo , tomorrow is going to be a long day ".

" It's already tomorrow , the sun has not yet risen from the horizon but it is already tomorrow " he replied.

My heart thumbed fearfully at that , I knew I would not be able to fall asleep again .

Lolo , began to sing a song softly , making feel quite drowsy , okay maybe I could fall asleep .

The next time i woke up , was by the rooster's morning call . The sun outside was shining brightly as if happy to welcome a new day .

I wished I felt the same way , the rock on my chest sat heavily there like a burden upon my life .

I walked out of the room feeling a bit restless , I had this feeling that something really bad was going to happen that day .

Just as I walked out of the house I met with Joy , he was just sitting on the bench next to the house without a word .

I walked closer to him and my hand landed on his shoulder , he jumped a little, clearly startled by my presence .

" Goodmorning Gigi" he greeted with a warm smile . I greeted him back and sat down beside him .

" Is something bothering you?" I asked. I felt like it had been a long time since the both of us just sat down and talked .

" It's nothing I cannot solve" , he said laying his head on my shoulder , I sat there with my arm wrapped around his shoulder .

We became silent again but it was a good type of silence . " I miss playing in the river " he said suddenly .

" Do you want to visit it today?" I asked . She shook his head no .

" We can't go anywhere , I don't have a good feeling about today , my anger is boiling over like a pot of hot water ,I'm finding it hard to keep calm ".

I held him tighter at that , " oh ,JoJo , I wish I was strong enough , non of these calamities  would happen " .

Joy , just shrugged , " You are strong , believe in yourself , your innate power will come out at the right moment don't worry too much about strength" .

I nodded ,his words were full of wisdom , another thing that still surprises me even to this day .

We became silent again , and enjoyed the morning breeze  as well as the singing of the morning creatures .

Just then a loud voice yelled , it sounded closer to our yard . " Cursed prince , come out right now and tell me why you killed my son!".

The shrill voice of the woman , made my heat thumb fearfully . Joy , looked up and we saw a lot of villagers coming into our yard .

They held weapons in their hands which made me freeze ,as I  felt their killing intent .

My whole family came out of the house , they were also shocked by the scene infront of them .

The woman spoke again ," why did you kill my son? What has he done to you cursed prince? Tell me!" .

Her voice was followed by another , " my daughter is dead , she is dead , what have I done to deserve your hatred cursed prince!".

I had no words , how could I possibly refute what I did not know . My father stood up ,his imposing aura was enough to get the crowd silent .

" What proof do you have that my son , was the one that  murdered your children?" He asked his deep voice low yet full of authority .

Truly, a man worthy of being the king of our Zulu kingdom . The first woman stood up with her back hunched yet her body clearly showed her stubbornness .

" My son , died without a wound , he died without an illness , my king , the only person with strange powers in this our village is the eldest prince " .

Everyone yelled supporting her claim , Joy , stood up at that moment . " Is he really the only one?" He asked his aura much more different from our father's.

I could feel the anger seeping through and maybe something else . The villagers stepped back .

Even the women who had caused such a lot of noise . I stood next to Joy , I finally did not fear him , atleast for that moment .

I felt a strange aura following through me , my back stood straight as I looked at the villagers I called my people , yet was always despised by them .

" I dare you all to make false accusations against me without proof , the power I have was bestowed upon me by mother nature , if you want anyone to blame , then put the blame on her shoulders" .

My eyes were stern as they swept through the crowd .

"I will investigate the matter of your dead loved ones thoroughly , but from now on I will not tolerate any disrespect from any of you otherwise you will be punished".

After I said those words , the crowd was silent then they all bowed , " long live the future king of our people!" They chanted .

" You may take your leave I will deal with this matter " after the villagers , dispersed I looked at my family .

They all looked proud and I should confess I felt just as proud of myself as they were of me .

Suddenly a voice spoke , " my sister is responsible for the sudden deaths of the two youths".

I turned and my eyes met with my greataunt's angry eyes . My eyes turned as well , I was truly angry at that time , the woman had gone too far .

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Hey everyone I know it's been a while since I've last updated and I'm sorry I truly am .

The thing is I'm busy with revision and I don't have as much time to write so it's a bit hectic .

Anyway hope you all are safe and sound .

Here's a chapter enjoy 😘