Nobule sighed with relief when she saw Maka standing still . She thought Amanda had shot her , but instead Amanda shot through the wall
” What has gotten into you ” shouted Buhle
” Thats how serious I am about you May don’t double Cross me
” Amanda put the gun away , your neighbours might come here any second or even call the cops what will we tell them
” We will not be here so what is there for us to tell them
” Amanda !
” Listen you will take that portrait and place it there ” she said pointing towards a portrait of Jesus Christ with his 12 disciples , to the hole where the bullet went through . ” Then you will tell those busy neighbours that it was the show on the TV
Maka nodded in agreement while trembling with fear , her hands shaked uncontrollably
” And clean up this mess ” she said pointing down at the glasses that splattered everywhere around in a circle
Then she walked to the wall and bent down to pick up the bullet . She looked at the hole and saw that it was round like perfect circle
Turing to look at Maka she gave her a grim and walked into her room
Maka kept trembling with fear. The sound of the gun kept playing over and over In her head . She would have been dead . Her own sister wanted to kill her . Why for what . What demon has come over Amanda
” That girl wants to give me a heart attack ” said Buhle fixing her hair
Maka made no response she just stood there shaking with fear and tears slowly dropping out. She wanted to cry more than that but She had to try to hold all her tears back until they ware gone
” I am done let’s go ” said Amanda still putting her earrings on
” Come let’s go . You know you really almost gave me a heart attack . I am not even smiling with you
” Make sure you do as I say , do you hear
” Yes Queen ” Maka said trying to hold her tears bac
” Why are you crying , do you want her to kill you ” asked Buhle
” No , no
” No ! No who
” No your majesty
” Good then , let’s go leave her . I don’t want you to end up in jail because of someone unworthy like her ” Buhle said semaphoring her friend out of the house
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” Are you sure your grandchild Is fine ” Asked uncle Mark , looking at Gogo with a puzzled face
” Yes , Amanda said she is fine and that she is enjoying herself
” You do realise that it doesn’t make sense do you
” How do you mean Mark
” Maka is your granddaughter please do not tell me that you do not know her very well
” I know her , I know my granddaughter very well
” If you do then why can’t you see that it doesn’t make sense that Maka lands in SA and suddenly has friends and what what , whatever it is Amanda told you
” Why would Amanda lie
“I am not saying she is lying but something doesn’t add up
” Why are you overthinking things when I am supposed to be the one overthinking .I know Maka is fine , if she was not . I would have felt it or Amanda would inform me
” Inform you ?
” Yes she will
” Oky then if you say so
” Don’t worry Maka is fine , she is just enjoying herself . She will message me when she is free . Town changes people
“Oky then ” Uncle Mark said not sounding so sure with his response . He wanted to ask more questions to make Gogo see that something doesn’t make sense . For all he knows Maka could be , being used by people there for their evil deeds and now Amanda just claims that she is busy and has no time for her grandmother who raised her . Something isn’t making sure . He senses it . Maybe Maka is being used like a vampire or even worse.
” This world is full of evil people , the same people who killed Jesus ” he said to himself , nodding his head at Gogo while she spoke
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Maka did as she was told by Amanda . She moved the portrait to the other side where the bullet shot .
Standing infront the mirror . Maka’s tears began to roll out as she questioned herself
” Why does Amanda hate me so much , why does she want to kill me her only sister , what have I done ” looking up she shook her head and added . ” God is this the life you promised me , I came here to do my dream job but then I ended up in the hands of a snake , a beast that treats me like her slave . Had I known anyone around here I would have ran away a long time but who do I know. Nobody . What if I run into the hands of a lion . Someone worse then my own blooded sister . The devil I know is better then the angle I do not know . I am stuck here and I have none . Where are you God
A knock on the door Got Maka springing up like a spring Bok . As she thought that it could be her sister coming back from the club . She rushed to the kitchen where the broken pieces of glass lay around . She quickly picked them up with her hands and threw them into the bin that was next to her under the shelves where the stove was on top .
I am coming she called out , panicking . Her heart was in her hands and still her hands ware trembling with fear . Her body was heating up as if she wanted to faint .
Picking up the pieces of glass in pace. She accidentally cut her hand .
” Ahhh ” she shouted in Agony
And the door was pushed open . Maka looked up to see who it was and there she saw Xhanti , kneeling infront her her .
” What happened ” he asked in a concerned voice .
” I… Am … Fine ” she stuttered after realising that it was not her evil sister instead it was Xhanti .
” But you bleeding … Why … Where is Amanda ”
” I am fine ” she said getting up .
” Why are you shaking ” Xhanti asked .
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Buhle glared at Amanda from a distance as she watched her friend twerk on the stage . A flick of anger bottled up inside her .she dislikes Amanda . Amanda had betrayed her by falling in love with the man she dreamt of having as her husband . Buhle has been crushing on Luvuyo since the day that she laid her eyes on him when she went to see her friends workplace . That day she fell hard for him but then Amanda came along and snatched him away from her because of her greediness . Amanda wants all the men to herself . She would say . She was okay with Amanda being with him but when she found out that Amanda was having an affair with his best friend , she saw that Amanda is unreliable and does not love Luvuyo and that she does stand a chance with him but now the problem is Amanda refused to admit that she doesn’t love him because she is in denial and greedy .
Buhle gulps the shot down her throat and hits the glass on the table .
” Where did she get a gun and for what is it for ” she questioned herself asking for another tequila.
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” There you will be fine ” said Xhanti smiling warmly at her .
” Thank you ” she returned the smile that only lasted seconds on her face .
” You didn’t tell me why you ware shaking ”
” I dropped the glass so I …umm …I ( she swallowed hard in ) I got frightened ” she finally managed to say .
” Ohh are you fine now ” he asked in a concerned voice , taking a seat next to her .
” Yes ” she replied swifting her position , moving away from Him .
He giggled then said ” don’t be scared of me ”
” I am not scared of you ” she said looking away .
” You are . You know your eyes . There is something about them ”
Maka rolled her eyes
” See here is something ” he said moving closer and stretching his hand across her hair and pulled out a flower
Maka’s face lightened up . Where did the flower come from . How was it on her head .
” Here it’s for you ” he said holding a sun flower .
Maka giggled and took the flower .
” I am a magician too you know ”
” That’s nice ”
” I know , because I make people smile . I actually make people with beautiful smiles smile ”
” I see , people like my sister ”
” Your sister .. ”
” I mean sorry umm I am just thinking about..m never mind ” she said getting up .
” Ohhh”
” Thank you so much for your help , I appreciate it but I think it’s getting late and you ought to go home . I don’t think my boss will come anytime soon ”
” Ouch that hurts . I guess my company is bad ”
” My boss will probably not like it when she sees me talking to her man ”
” Oky I will get going . ” He said getting up . He smiled at Maka then made his way to the door . Standing infront of the door . He said his last words .
” Anyways , I am not her man ” he said and winked his eye .
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