Melusi



I felt a mix of emotions as I watched Melokuhle being taken inside her home safely, but the pain in my heart remained knowing that she was not coming back to me.

Steven approached my car and knocked on the passenger window. I slid the window down, he rested his arms on the edge. “Thank you for bringing my daughter back,” he began, his voice tinged with gratitude. “I shouldn’t have brought Zandile here.”

“You don’t need to worry about her anymore,” I assured him. “She won’t be a problem.”

Steven nodded and then continued, “As much as I don’t like you, you have proven to me how much you love my daughter. Maybe you guys can still fix things.”

I shook my head, my heart heavy with regret and guilt, I saw the hurt in Melokuhle’s eyes, the pain that I have caused her and I knew then and there that I had to let her go. I have caused her too much pain for me to want to beg her to be with me, maybe one day we will try again but for now I have to let her go.

“There will no longer be an ‘us,’ anymore,” I admitted, knowing that it was the right decision. The pain I had caused Melokuhle had shattered something inside her, and I know that I cannot undo the damage.

“I messed up, and I can’t let you take all the blame because I was the one who messed up,” I said, my voice filled with remorse. I roared the engine to life and nodded at Steven. “Go be with your daughter Steve.” I said, driving away, hoping that she would find the happiness and healing she deserved.