It’s a new day, Sunday. Everything is well-planned for the wedding. The wedding is taking place at Izwi Llenkosi church. People are entering into great numbers, everyone is there and it’s full. They then begin to sing and wait for the bride. The day is hot; they say it’s a blessed day.

Paula arrives with Sydney in a matter of minutes before the wedding begins. They separate, Sydney goes straight into church to sit as an invited guest and Paula goes to the other room where Jafta must be inside, changing. luckily he finds him there.

“Where have you been Paula?”Jafta asks.

With a smile, Paula says he’ll tell him later after Jafta’s big wedding day.

“I’m happy for you my brother. This is the day you become a real man and a more respected one.” says Paula.

“Thank you Paula, I’am also happy. I don’t even know how to express how thrilled I am to marry the woman I love with all my heart, she’s very special to me you know.”Jafta says.

“OK, I think it’s time now. Come on let’s go to that big church and appear.,” says Paula.

As they enter, they find the ladies already there waiting and so perfect and beautiful- looking, especially the bride.

“You didn’t tell me Candice is back.,” Paula whispers as they walk slowly to the front. The bride is like an angel with a big smile on her face.

Then, as Jafta reaches the front the guests stop singing and Paula moves back. They’re waiting for the pastor’ss words. As the pastor just begins to talk, a man wearing a black mask appears and shoots Natasha from far at the door entrance. Natasha dies immediately.

People run and some go to check on her immediately. But it’s too late, she’s already dead, even an ambulance can’t save her.

“Natasha! No, baby please wake up. Please Natasha baby.” ..he cries so heavily that Candice is beginsning to regret her deed. Jafta caries on crying and begging her to wake up. Paula tries to run after the killer but he has disappeared and is no where to be seen.

Luckily Jafta had brought his gun because he had a bad feeling anyway.

Palisa is arriving at the wedding, as she is crossing the road, she sees people running away. With thoughts in her mind she is asking herself what’s going on in that church, and she hurries. Paula is still outside, hunting for the killer because he believes no one could just disappear like that, fast like air, it’s impossible.

Palisa sees Paula at the church corridors and she tries to scream for him but he can’t hear. She gets closer, as she touches his shoulder not knowing what he’s doing, Paula also fires at Palisa by mistake.

“What! Palisa, what were you doing here?

“I had come for the wedding. She suffocates and struggles to talk.,” I love you Paula.” She says and dies.

“Help! Help! Palisa, please I’am sorry, I love you toowo. Candice and a few other people come to check what’s going on outside, only to find another dead womaen.

“Palisa! Nooo! Candice screams and cries harder this time because this she did not expect.

The police arrive fast and ask what’s going on here, with their guns ready to fire because they also see a gun held by Paula with blood onin his hands. Candice knows Paula will be arrested for a crime in which ist’s all her fault, she takes the gun from him.

“I’Am sorry Paula, please tell Jafta that I killed Natasha.”

“What!! But how?”

“I’Am sorry for everything.” She then tells the police that she’s the one who killed all these people.

“ Are you sure ma’am?” The detective asks her this because he heard the conversation.

“Well then, you have a right to remain silent, or get your self a lawyer, anything you say will be used against you in the court of law. ,Yyou are under arrest for killing two people.” The detective then handcuffs her and puts her in the van harshly and they disappear. Paula can’t stop crying.

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ItsIt’s been two weeks. Jafta has visited Natasha’s grave.

“Baby I love you very much, I have brought you these flowers. I I hope you can see me from heaven.” ,and Jafta cries. He is accompanied by Paula.

“Baby, why did you leave me? Why couldn’t you be strong for me? ,I hope that our paths will one day meet.” Paula tells him to be strong. They then leave the graves of the women they truly loved..

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