(A day later, Lusapho and Asiphe are at the hospital, and they are each still in a coma. Their families have been there since the day of the accident, and everybody is there, including Kegomoditswe, Lumko, Khanyi her husband Nkosingiphile, Noluyolo, and her daughter Mpilo.)

Noluyolo: So, I guess these two had to first be in a car accident in order for us to finally meet. We have not been properly introduced. I’m Noluyolo (She stretches out her hand to Kegomoditswe.) I’m Asiphe’s mother, and over there is my last born, Mpilo.

Kegomoditswe: I’m pleased to meet you. I’m Kegomoditswe, Lusapho’s mother, and over there is Lumko and Khanyi, and they are his siblings. Over there we have Nkosingiphile, Khanyi’s husband. Lusapho told me a lot about Asiphe, and they were all good things. I’ve been pleading with him to bring her home for a visit, and all he kept saying was “All in good time, Mom”. But I guess his description of “good times” is surprisingly shocking because, look at where I got to meet Asiphe.

Noluyolo: (With an unpleasant sigh.) The only thing left for me to do is to write those words on a piece of paper, laminate it, frame it, then mount it on a wall in my house because they have become a big part of my life for over the past two years. Now here we are, united by pain and sorrow.

Kegomoditswe: They’re both strong, so they’ll conquer this. I know the Lord will make it work for all of us, so ours is just to hand this situation over to him, and all will be well before we know it.

(While they are talking, the Doctor walks in with a report for the families.)

Doctor: Asiphe Nhlapho and Lusapho Jama’s family?

Khanyi: Yes, that’s us. Please tell us that they’re okay, and that they’ll be getting out of here soon, Doctor.

Doctor: Oh, yes, they’re both in stable conditions, and they have regained consciousness. But, Lusapho hit the steering-wheel so hard that it almost affected his head, so he might experience some migraines for a while. I’ll prescribe some medicine to help him should that happen, and we also discovered that his sister is six weeks pregnant.

Lumko: Wait, Doctor, are you sure you’re talking about the right people here? His what?

Doctor: Yes, Asiphe and Lusapho. We ran some blood tests when they were rushed in by some strangers who were at the scene. One of them said he was the driver of the truck they collided with, so we wanted to find out how they were related. Their DNA results came back positive, and that’s how we concluded that they are siblings.

Khanyi: Can you please go back to your office and get the correct papers because the people you’re talking about are not the same ones we came here for. Yes, the names are correct, but they’re obviously in the wrong report. This is absurd. Lusapho and Asiphe are in a relationship, they’re not siblings, so please get us the correct report.

Doctor: All the test results in these files are correct, and they were all assigned to the right patients. The reports are for Asiphe and Lusapho. I understand that this is shocking, but, to the best of my knowledge, the results are correct. Lusapho and Asiphe are siblings.

(Kegomoditswe starts crying.)

Kegomoditswe: I don’t know what’s happening here, but all of this is insane. I can’t breathe. (She looks at Noluyolo, then she faints.)

Doctor: Help! Get a wheelchair in here, quickly.

(Tragedy, trials, and tribulations.)

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