The woman looked just like Lerato. He couldn’t believe it. Where possible could she have gotten the car, a very beautiful car. From this direction, this only one place she’s surely going. Her parents place.

It was like spear had just thirst trough Sizwe’s body. The pain failure. He no-longer felt like a man. He rushed back to his in-laws, running!

All sweaty he reached the place. As predicted, the car was standing outside. He screamed “Lerato! Lerato!” The door opened with his mother in-law not too pleased. Closely behind her was Thandi Lerato’s sister. Immediately Sizwe realised it’s her who he saw. Not Lerato. Relief, for a moment.

As his mother in-law was chasing him away, a car parked outside the yard. A very well dressed gentleman got out of the car, and went to open the passenger’s seat. The passenger was his wife. Sizwe’s wife. Like he hasn’t felt any pain for the past week, this one felt like a nail in the coffin.

“Lerato how could you do this ?” With tears flowing like the Oranje river. “You are not a man” Lerato’s mother said out loud. Lerato never said anything to him. Oddly enough she was wearing makeup, something she once stated heavily she dislikes.

Mbali and Palesa where nowhere to be seen. Lerato was uncharacteristically quiet. With lots of make up. Something wasn’t right and Sizwe knew it. “Where’s Palesa and Mabli?” He asked. “Where are my daughters?” Sizwe screamed, while being chased away.

He wasn’t going to leave without answers. When everyone gathering inside, he came back. Just by chance he hoped for Lerato to come out. He needed speak to her, something was surely wrong.

With the sun downing, Sizwe had to get back. Tomorrow was a Monday, duty called at his knee work. He surely wouldn’t want to disappoint his knew bosses. As he stood up, he looked to heavens with disappointment. Bang! As the closed behind.

Sizwe! Sizwe! Trying to as silent as possible. The heavens have surely answered his prayers. At last he got a chance to speak with his wife. In a hurry she grabbed his hand and they ran away with tears.