(On the same night, at the Nxumalo house, MaNxumalo and her kids are sitting around the dinning table. Thabani is serving them like a waiter. Forks and knives are making clashing noises with the plates.)

MaNxumalo: Melusi no Buhle, please stay away from Samukelisiwe and her mother. The snake wants blood, and I do not want any of you getting involved.

Buhle: Do not worry mom, we are not even talking to her.

MaNxumalo: That is very good.

Buhle: It worked mom, the math teacher is limping.

Melusi: That was sooo cool. (He fist-dumps with his mother, and his mother fist-dumps with Buhle. Thabani then goes to the kitchen and starts cleaning. MaNxamulo’s conversation with her family is audible in the kitchen.)

MaNxumalo: We will feed MaNyathi to the snake. In a couple of days, we are going to sacrifice her, and that is why I am telling you to stay clear from that filthy family.

Melusi: What about her daughter?

(Thabani is in tears at the mention of his family, but he still continues with his cleaning like a zombie.)

MaNxumalo: We will keep her alive. After the fake funeral, I will bewitch an old man to marry her and abuse her. They will still be poor. I want her to have two kids so we can keep drinking her very rich blood.

Tell us: Do you think Thabani can do something to help Samukelisiwe and her mother?