Over the weekend Wendy decided to sleep over at one of her colleague’s house. It was a welcome escape for her, although Roland was no longer threatening her, she felt uneasy being around him.

“Baby, let’s go out tonight, celebrate our freedom,” Roland said laying down on the bed where Linda was still half asleep.

“I wish I could baby, but I have to work overtime again,” Linda said yawning.

“Oh come on babe, I’m sure your boss won’t mind if you take a little break.”

“Oh no, trust me, he will mind,” Linda said jumping hastily out of bed.

“It seems like you have such a strong relationship with Mr Jacobs,” Roland said bitterly.

“Uhmm yeah, I guess you could call it that.”

“So will he be there…at the office, at night….with you?

“Of course baby, he is my boss so yeah.”

“Are you sleeping with him?”

“What?” Linda said startled, “The man’s old enough to be my dad, Roland!”

“But he’s white and he has money,” Roland said, raising his voice.

“Roland, what are you saying? So what if he’s white!”

“I mean you dated me and I’m white. Why else would a girl of your kind date a person of my status,” Roland spat

Linda’s jaw dropped,

“I thought you loved me Roland…I…I thought we were building something here,” she said, her voice breaking

“Building something?” Roland broke out in laughter, “With who? Me?” he continued laughing.

“So all this time you’ve been playing me…”

“We were just having fun sugar, nothing more,” he said softly.

Linda stormed to the wardrobe opposite their bed, and started packing her clothes into her black suitcase on top of the list. Roland caught her by her left arm and swung her close to him, “Where do you think you’re going, huh!” he said, delivering a smack on her right cheek.

“Roland, let me go, leave me alone,” Linda said trying to break his grip on her, “Hey, hey, who said I’m done with you, you owe me woman,” he took her face into his hands and kissed her forcefully.

“Roland, please,” Linda begged.

“Shhh, listen sweety, when I met you, you had no money. I literally fed and clothed you, and now, now you think you clever huh? You want to run off with your stupid sister!” Roland said, fuming with anger.

“Roland, please… I’ll pay back your money, just leave me alone.”

“Oh yes, you will pay me back, and you will leave here once I’ve had enough of you,” Roland said pressing his forehead softly on Linda’s chest.

Then he pushed her on the bed and jumped on top of her, he started kissing her impulsively on the mouth, then on the neck.

“No, please, Roland let me go!” Linda screamed, squirming beneath him.

“Hey, shut up! You thought you could play me like you do to all those other men?”

“I don’t know what you talking about Roland. I love you, Roland,” Linda pleaded.

Suddenly the door screeched open downstairs. Roland placed his index finger on Linda’s trembling lips, “Shhh,” he said in a whisper, “Who’s there?” he shouted. Silence filled the apartment.

“Go, go and check who’s there,” he said grabbing Linda by her nightie, she fumbled out the door, “And get rid of them!” he said shoving her down the stairs.

“Wendy, what are you doing here?” Linda asked, rushing to hug her sister with tearful eyes.

“I came to fetch the rest of my clothes… I’ve decided to move out, permanently… uphi u Roland?”

“He’s upstairs, sleeping…listen sisi, please leave,” Linda sobbed.

“Sisi, did he hurt you?” Wendy said, examining Linda’s swollen cheek.

“No, no, don’t worry about that okay, hamba Wendy, just leave okay. I can deal with Roland,” she said trying to push Wendy out of the door.

“Why don’t you leave him Linda, for good, Roland’s not good for you, he’ll kill you one day,” Wendy argued with one hand, pushing the aluminium door.

“I love… I love him, Wendy.”

“Fine, but does he love you back? He called you an experiment, Linda!”

“I don’t expect you to understand Wendy, you are still young,” Linda said slamming the door in Wendy’s face.

Tell us: What are your thoughts when Ronald tells Linda he was just ‘experimenting’ with her?