I found my heart beating out of control, my head spinning. She might have put on a disguise, but behind those eyes lay the eyes of the woman who drove me crazy for the first time I saw her at the office that day. What I just couldn’t understand was why she was reported dead. What were Sara October’s ID and passport found at the scene of the accident? I just couldn’t understand.

I sat there wrecking my brains. Calling Martin was not an option. He would consider me even a bigger fool for allowing her back in my life after everything she did, if the woman at hand was even Sarah October in the first place. I looked around me, the wheelchair was out of reach, even if it was close, where would I go with it? What could I possibly do?

How could I have been so stupid? Allowing her back in my life without running any background checks? I reached for my phone and called her, it went on voicemail. I felt like going crazy. Although on the news they reported Sarah October dead, something just didn’t make sense. I knew the woman I slept with, whose luggage I helped to pack. I know the woman who gave me one night of glorious pleasure!

And regardless of her disguise she still looked the same to me; unless if someone who looked like her was sent to trap me. But why? Who would want to do such things? What will they gain? To go through so much trouble to an extent of buying back my house? Something just didn’t make sense.

I dialed her number again thinking this time if she didn’t pick up I was calling Martin, right away. To my relief she answered. I could hear Fentse giggling and Filwe singing along some song.

“Hey sleepyhead, miss us already?”

“Where the hell are you?”

“Ooh babe don’t tell me you already getting jealous?”

“Please bring back my kids, now!”

“Oh! Okay we just got in the yard.”

After a few minutes the door burst opened and Filwe got in smiling from ear to ear, she had a tablet box in her hands. Pearl followed holding Fentse who had ice cream all over her face and shirt.

“Papa look! Look at the features.” Filwe said excited.

“Baby tseya Fentse go in your room and pack your things.”

“Why! This late? Aunt Pearl said we can for stay as long as we want. You can’t take us back there Papa, the blankets there are itchy and the food…”

“Now Filwe!” I yelled in anger.

She marched out of the room giving me the dirtiest look ever, with Fentse imitating her.

“What’s up with you?” Pearl asked.

“Who the hell are you?”

“Sbu! Are you okay?”

“Who the hell are you?” I repeated, shouting.

“I think I told you everything.”

“Then please explain to me why Sarah October’s ID and passport were found at some accident scene?”

“Oh wow! That’s why you are freaked out? Just one news report and you turn against me? Need I go remove this darkness on my skin! Take off the Afro and the lenses? So the police arrest me? That’s what you want? You claim to love me but you don’t even know me. I’m carrying your child and…” she broke down crying and I didn’t say anything.

“The day I left your office I quickly rushed to the hotel. I knew that I had less time as I was all over the news. When I got there I picked up everything except my bag which had money and other particulars like my ID. I just left, I had no time, Romeo was outside calling me after every second. Someone must have taken that bag, hotel staff or anyone I guess and that’s how they got there. Is that explanation enough?”

I felt like such a fool yet I thanked God for not overreacting to an extent of calling Martin.

“I think the kids are done packing. I should drop you guys home.”

“Babe… I’m sorry.” I tried taking her hand in mine but she removed it. “I’m sorry, it’s not easy to live in such a situation. After the accident I’ve been expecting the worst babe and hearing the name Sarah October on the news kind of freaked me out. I’m sorry.”

She said nothing and left the room. I sat there feeling bad. When she arrived after minutes with a tray in her hands, I took a sigh of relief.

“Here’s your food. I’m going to bath the kids.” Her voice was so cold it ripped my heart off my chest.

“I’d rather you eat with me.”

“I’d rather not.” she left again and came back after a while to take the tray to the kitchen. She gave me my medication and got in bed silently.

I tried to apologise and make jokes but all I got was silence so I started shouting.

“Sbu OK fine, you’re sorry, I heard you.”

“Then come closer.” She looked at me and looked the other way. “Hellooo!”

“Will you shut up?” she hissed as she got closer to me. When I kissed her she kissed me right back, taking it from my lips to my neck. We made love till the morning and when I woke up the sun was already up outside.

She helped me take a bath, joining in the bath herself. I told her I needed to go check things at home and she agreed but insisted we pass by Wimpy first for breakfast. At Wimpy, we were just about to order when my heart nearly stopped. At a table not far from ours Nomsa was taking a sit and she was Pregnant.

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Tell us: Do you think Pearl would still stay if she knew of the other pregnant girls? What would you do?