(Zoliswa is on the cell phone after that, she calls for Zimkhitha)

Zoliswa: Zimkhitha! Please come here baby, I want to talk to you.

Zimkhitha: I’m coming Zoli! (Laughing)

Zoliswa: (smiling) You’re being silly now.

Zimkhitha: (coming in smiling) You have to chill mother, ever since father died you are grumpy all the time.

Zoliswa: (serious) How can I be better while I see danger rising in our home. I thought during this time we’d be having peace and love in this home, but clearly that will never happen. I’m fooling myself.

Zimkhitha: (confused) Mother you are talking, but you should know I’ll not understand what you are talking about if you are not specific. So, please my dear mother talk to me straight what is wrong?

Zoliswa: (standing up) Actually I don’t know what I’m talking about, just forget everything I said now.

Zimkhitha: (worried) Mother sit down and talk to me.

Zoliswa: (sitting down) Baby. I don’t like what your brother is doing to you and you might not see that, but he is bossing you around.

Zimkhitha: (laughter) What do you mean, mother?

Zoliswa: (seriously) Starting a business is a waste of money and time.

Zimkhitha: (surprised) How did you know about us wanting to start a business?

Zoliswa: (softly) I overheard you talking. I want to tell you don’t wake up now you find yourself with nothing, you brother wants to be in control of the money.

Zimkhitha: (confused) That is not possible, the will stated that we’ll get half.

Zoliswa: (angry) Do you think that will stop him? Money is the devil my child. A person can do anything for money, some people kill just because of money.

Zimkhitha: (smiles) So you mean my own brother will kill me just, because of money. No stop thinking negatively, he will never think of doing that.

Zoliswa: (calm) My child I want you to take action before he does, if you want to live longer, kill him before he kills you.

Zimkhitha: (surprised) How can you say something like that mother? He is my twin brother? And your son!

Zoliswa: (angry) Wake up ZIMKHITHA! Before it’s too late. Don’t you see he is trying to take what belongs to you? If you open this business he will be running it and he is going to feed only himself and you will get married. Ask yourself if he’ll allow you to run the business with another surname. Did your father involve me in his business? He didn’t, because he was selfish.

Zimkhitha: (understand) I think I get what you are trying to say mother, he will try to kill me so that the 20 million falls in his hands. So Zweli is already trying to take what is rightfully mine. I will show him that I’m not sleeping. I will never allow him!

Zoliswa: (smile) I knew you would see what I’m talking about.

Zimkhitha: (angry) I want to talk to him now and give him a piece of my mind!

Zoliswa: No, no you can’t, he’ll know and try to think of something else to fool you with. Just go and rest so that you know how to deal with him.

Zimkhitha: (furious) Zweli thinks I’m a fool. I’ll see you later mother.

[Zimkhitha goes out.]

Zoliswa: (happy) Everything is going according to my plan, I love this.

*****

[Zweli is coming from school angry with Zimkhitha’s about her behavior.]

Zweli: (angry) What is going on in this house? Why are these people acting so wired?

Zoliswa: What wrong my son? Why are you shouting so angrily?

Zweli: (shouting) If I could know what is wrong with my sister… She spoke to me today as if she had a long-time grudge.

Zoliswa: (calm) Calm down my son, I see what you are talking about. Didn’t you notice ever since the lawyer read the will, she is acting like a spoilt brat. I don’t understand why your father didn’t give me the money to keep until you are old enough to get it.

Zweli: (confused) Mother, I feel like you want to tell me something. I think there is more in what you are saying to me. Please tell me now my dear mother.

Zoliswa: (seriously) You know that you must turn eighteen in order for both of you to get the money? Now you are sixteen, which means she can do anything to get hold of the 20 million.

Zweli: (chocking) You mean she wants to take all the money and she can’t do anything if I’m still alive… wait you want to tell me she will kill me?

Zoliswa: I didn’t say that, but it is possible for her to do that, how? I don’t know. The fact is you can see how she behaves so she might do anything. She can promise people to kill you then when she gets the money she will pay them.

[Zimkhitha comes in and her mother leaves the room.]

Zweli: (angry) What is wrong with you, are you mad or what?

Zimkhitha: (angry) Don’t dare me Zweli, I don’t have time for you nonsense. I have things to do which are important than this.

Zweli: (pulling Zimkhitha angrily) You do not walk away when I’m talking to you, do you hear me?

Zimkhitha: (shouting) Leave me alone! Who are you to tell me that nonsense, you are not my father, do you hear me Zweli?

Zweli: (slaps Zimkhitha) If you talk to me like that again, I will beat you more than this!

Zimhkitha: (angrily) You are beating me? So you can’t beat your mates, you beat girls. Zweli, I will show you my true behaviour, it is first and the last time you slap me. You will never know peace in this house as long as I’m alive.

Zweli: (shouting) Stop! I said stop! Before I do something that I will regret.

[Zoliswa comes in.]

Zoliswa: (angry) What is going on in my house? Why are shouting as if this is a tavern?

Zimkhitha: (angry) Zweli seems to think he is the man of this house. He slapped me.

Zweli: (shout) You asked for that slap, you disrespected me as if my not a human being. Ever since you knew about the 20 million our father left us, you have been acting as a boss in this house. Let me tell you something, you will follow the rules of this house like before, do you her me?

Zoliswa: I don’t care who did what to whom, but what I’m saying is I’m not going to allow you two to break down my house as if I’m a child in this house. As long as I’m alive you both will follow my rules, no one will order people around. Do you hear me Zimkhitha and Zweli?

Zweli: (softly) Yes mother. Znd please tell her not to speak to me in a wrong way, I don’t like it at all.

Zoliswa: I don’t want any arguments about this; just leave my presence this moment!

[Zweli goes out and Zimkhitha sits down.]

Zoliswa: (sitting down) You see my baby, you are doing the right thing, he must know that you also have rights like him. He slapped you and that means he is ready to take you down any time, so you must be prepared to attack him before he does my child. Make sure that you attack once and for all; I mean you must kill him at once my child.

Zimkhitha: (calm) I think you have a point there mother. And I have a plan which is not going to raise suspicions to anyone.

Zoliswa: (curious) What do you have in mind my child?

Zimkhitha: (smiling) I think of putting something in his food, something that is going to take time to kill him, so that no one will know what is going on. What do you think?

Zoliswa: (doubting) I think that is nice, but I think you must kill him quickly so that he doesn’t reach the hospital. And I want to tell you that the quicker you do it, the better for you.

Zimkhitha: Okay mother, let me leave and see what I can do.

[Zimkhitha goes out leaving her mother alone.]

Zoliswa: (smiling) What I wanted is about to start. I want them both dead for all I care.

***

Tell us: Do you think the twins will kill each other? Will Zoliswa succeed?