“Why have you betrayed me?” Detective asked with tears approaching.
“You deserve it for being a corrupt detective. A bad servant of our nation,” she said.
He shot her to the ground, kicked her and put her hands on her head.
A week later, Detective’s mom was arrested and tried together with her son. She got fourteen years in jail for murder. Detective Nospoh got 27 years in jail for multiple cases.
Mrs. Selina Khoviwa was in hospital in a very critical situation. Tito, Lynn and Temwa visited her daily.
One day, she looked at Tito and told him, “I’ve always loved you my son.” she smiled.
“I know mom.”
“Yes,” she looked at Temwa, “When Temwa visited me at the police station, I decided to turn myself in and make it as if Temwa had done her own investigative journalism that led to a discovery of the illegal deal I wanted to make with the detective,” she smiled and continued,
“And that got me a promotion.”
“I believe an award is on its way too,” Lynn added and they all laughed.
“So, will you be charged?” Tito asked his mom.
“Yes. That is if I make it out of this bed,” she said sorrowfully.
“Why didn’t you take the deal and escape?” Lynn asked.
“My son never wanted that. Everything I did in this world, I did to please my son. Turning myself in made him happy and it also meant good news to his girlfriend.”
“Girlfriend?” Lynn asked.
“Yes,” Tito replied, “Temwa.”
“Wow! That’s great!”
“Thanks.” Tito smiled.
“And you?” he asked her.
“Still waiting for my mystery man,” she said and they all laughed except Mrs. Khoviwa.
“Mom…” he called out.
“Aunt Selina…” Temwa shook her.
“Officer Yotamu!” he called the police officer who was watching over the criminal who was in the corridor.
“Call the doctor!” they shouted for help. But it was too late for Selina.
Two days later, on their way coming from Selina’s funeral, Temwa’s parents called her for an urgent family meeting.
When she got there, she found her parents, Dennis Tonde and his pregnant sister.
“As I was saying, I am sorry I impregnated your sister. It was just a…”
“It was my fault Mr. Msiska,” Yvonne cut him short. “I seduced you because… because I wanted to use it as a blackmail,” she confessed.
“Well, we have other news to make. Much better than that,” Dennis said calmly.
“Speak up,” Mr. Msiska encouraged him.
“Please don’t get mad at me Patrick,” he called Mr. Msiska by his first name.
“Go on.”
“Temwa is my child,” he said and everyone was quiet.
“How do you mean?” Temwa asked, confused.
“When I impregnated your mom, I wasn’t financially ready to take care her and you. Even though your mom was okay with that, I saw it as impossible. We finally agreed to find a better dad for you and our victim was Patrick here,” he said and Mr. Msiska closed his eyes then opened them seconds later, “It’s too late to undo anything. I wronged you and you wronged me. I will marry Yvonne and you’ll marry her. Settled.”
“And me?” Temwa asked.
Mr. Msiska hugged her and said, “You’ll always be my daughter. My one and only. Learn to love Dennis as well. Patricia and I are here,” he pointed at Mrs. Msiska. “We have been bad parents but please forgive us.”
“I am a month pregnant,” Mrs. Msiska said and silence arose again.
Selina Khoviwa, Tito and Temwa’s daughter, was born on late Selina’s first anniversary.
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