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BUSI (Bheki's Wife)
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My son is looking at me as if he wants to kill me and I just don't get it.
Sphamandla, your father and I are doing this for you, for your future. Why can't you and your brother understand that."
Sphamandla: We have told you guys a thousand times that we don't want the throne. It was never ours and it never will be. It's funny how you and dad are trying to overthrow Qophelo and claim you are doing it for us. Mama, I am not stupid, Sipho is not stupid either, we can see what you are doing, and I would appreciate it if you would leave us out of it. We are doing just fine with what we have. We have achieved a lot because of Qophelo and his parents, not because of you or dad.
Siphokuhle: The King and Queen supported us more than our parents did when it came to doing what we love. The business that I have built and made it successful, that was not because of your unwavering support but because of theirs, same for Spha. We are happy and satisfied with who we are and what we have mother.
After saying that, they both walk out on me, just like that and their father walks in.
Bheki: And then what happened, why are those two angry?
"They don't want the throne; they don't care about it. They just told me that they are happy and satisfied with what they have. Those two are ungrateful. Can you believe that they just told me that we never supported them the way your brother and his wife did. This is why I never liked that woman. She is poisoning my kids against me."
Bheki: What do you mean, they don't want the throne? We are doing this for them, for their future. After a few years Sphamandla would be crowned King and that will secure their future.
"I tried telling them that, but they won't hear it. I hate that woman. My kids hate me because of her.
Bheki: One way or the other, that throne is going to belong to us. You need to tone down the hate dear, if want this second wife option to work.
"How did it go today, did she bite?"
Bheki: She didn't even flinch. Instead, she made me think she was buying into the whole idea asking me questions as if she was interested in it but then she turned on me.
"What are you going to do?"
Bheki: I am going to pay them a visit.
"What? No, you can't risk it. What if you are being followed?
Bheki: No one is following me; I've been exercising caution and checking dear. No one is following me. The prince and his baboons are not that smart. Believe me, we are going to win this.
"I hope so. I still think we should have put everything in place and made sure the late King approved the new law. All of this would be easy because he would have approved of it. Do you think he suspected anything? The way they limited access to him, how he was never alone, do you think he might have had his suspicions?"
He just looks at me and looks away. I can see he is thinking of the possibility that the King might have known or suspected something but how. How would he have known. We were always careful; we are always careful. There's three of us that know how deep this plan goes. Maybe I am just paranoid.
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IYANNA
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Ok, yesterday afternoon was fun. I didn't know the Queen could be so much fun and oh my gosh, the dresses, the dresses, the dresses, the dresses were so beautiful. She told me I need to sleep over at the palace Friday so that it's easy for me on Saturday. Apparently, I'll be having with them after breakfast we'll start getting ready for the ceremony. I am so nervous about all of this. I met the Princess as well. She seems very nice, they all do.
The Queen tried asking about me and my family, but I just couldn't talk about me and my family. The day was nice and relaxing for me and I really didn't want it to be anything else. Talking about my family just ruins good moments. I mean I can't even remember a time that my mother and I got along, I can't even remember us having a mother daughter relationship. My mother was always too busy for me, even my father was not there. I was raised by my grandmother and the nannies. The only person that showed me love. The only person that knew everything there is to know about me. Her passing hit hard. If she was still alive, I wouldn't be here.
Gosh there's that feeling again, what is going on with me, something is wrong. It can't be that they found me. I can't breathe, I feel dizzy, oh gosh, what's going on? I can hear Lelo's voice from a distance for me. Someone else's voice is in my head. They are chanting something in a language I don't understand. I hear Lelo screaming just as I hit my head on the hard floor.
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MBUYISELO
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I just arrived at the flower shop after Lelo's frantic call, my dad is with me, and he is also not ok. What we saw is starting to come to life. What could they possibly want with her? My dad is not saying anything. I know he was shown but he is not saying anything, and they are not showing me, and I know my mom knows something as well, she can feel it. She has been going to the river a lot these days.
Dad: Let's take her to the palace. They are close to finding her. She needs to be in his wing, where they won't be able to sense her.
"Which means whatever spell they are using is working. What happened Lelo?"
Lelo: She just started holding her head as if she was in pain, then I noticed that she was struggling to breathe and then she fainted.
Dad: Don't worry, she is going to be fine. She was sensing what they were doing to her. She is getting her powers back and once she fully has them, they will be able to find her without struggling but I don't want to lie, they might have a hint of her direction. His wing will be able to hide her scent.
I park the car at the back of the prince's wing. I know he is not here, but he is on his way, my dad had to call him, and the Queen is already here.
Queen Lona: Bring this side. You can just lay her on the bed. Is my son on his way?
"Yes, my Queen. You don't have to worry. She is going to be fine."
I say as we walk out the leaving her to sleep. Lelo is staying with her. My dad already has the incense lit.
Dad: She is going to be fine. We need to make sure that she is safe. There is a storm coming to this Kingdom My Queen and it wants her.
"And it's a big storm Your Majesty, it's unlike anything we have ever dealt with."
Queen Lona: I know. My husband to me last night and warned me. He didn't say much but he said something about the storm coming from within our walls. He also said that "she ours, protect her."
Dad: She is the one My Queen. She is the future Queens of this Kingdom.