HIM: MR LION REDELLO

13. MYSTERY LADY

1 WEEK LATER

MPUMI

We are back to school, which means, More assignments, more hours spent on grasping information and more classes.

Me: Zito asambe.
Zito: yes…

Zito’s tummy was not showing, I mean she has been pregnant for close to 4 weeks so… it’s nothing major. We head to campus and class begins. I had 2 classes today, which means that I am only going to school & at 16:30 I will be done.

Lecturer: has anyone heard from Hazel and Obakeng…
Unathi: Hazel is sick sir…
Lecturer: and Obakeng ?
Sphiwe: uhh sir, Obakeng is in the hospital.
Lecturer: what happened ?
Sphiwe: he got shot…

INSTANT COMMOTION

Lecturer: okay calm down… calm down. Sphiwe, can you get notes for O.B ?
Sphiwe: sho…
Lecturer: and Hazel, I don’t think she is sick because I saw her at the mall yesterday, Wearing a sweater in this heat…
Classmates: (laughs)
Me: welele
Zito: sbhedlela…
Juxe/Deja: inganekwane

Class continues and the lesson ends. We have a 1 hour 30 minutes break.

Zito: Bae, please accompany me ?
Me: huh ?? Where ?
Zito: the hospital, I want to go check on my baby.
Me: okay cool…
Deja: we’ll stay here…
Me: okay bae… we’ll be back.

We head out and a car is already waiting for us.

Me: uhh ??
Zito: don’t worry, Reuben said I can have my own personal driver from now on…
Me: (smiles) Okay Mrs Redello.

We enter the car and head to the hospital. We arrive there after 25 minutes and head inside.

Zito: Zithulele Redello.
Assistant Lady: oh yes, right this way Ma’am.
Me: I’ll wait here.
Zito: I’ll be back before you know it.
Me: (nods)

I sit down and browse through my socials.

…: Hi.

I look up and this lady wearing a cute white dress is infront of me.

Me: hi.
…: are you Mpumi ??
Me: uh… yes and you are ?
…: don’t worry about that… I got a tip off that you may know Mr Lion Redello.
Me: uh… yeah…
…: oh (brings hand towards me) pleasure to finally meet you…

I bring my hand forward and she grabs me, making me stand up

Me: uhh, is something wrong ?
…: listen here, Girly.
Me: I’m listening…
…: Singathwa is mine… mine only. Nobody else’s
Me: okay ?
…: So back off and stop talking to him.
Me: I don’t have the energy for this…

She pulls me and we head outside.

Me: (sighs) and now ?
…: What are you doing here ?
Me: none of your business bae…
…: he said you are banned from visiting the hospital, I guess you are here to see your little boyfriend.
Me: what’s it to you ?
…: Listen, stay away from him and I won’t mention anything regarding you being here.
Me: even if you told him, I’m not scared of him.
…: oh you should, you should bae…
Me: mhh, I’m not. See unlike you, he never instilled any fear in me for him, he actually…

She attempts to slap me and I grab her hand and push her away.

Me: Stop embarrassing yourself bae. You’re to (scans her) old for that shit…

I walk inside and sit down. I text lion.

Me: Next time, tell your weird bitches to stop stalking me.

I switch off my data and play a game. Zithulele appears after 30 minutes.

Zito: you look pissed off…
Me: just some weird woman…
Zito: what happened…

I look at her.

Me: I have to tell you something…
Zito: (nods) okay.

We head out and go back to campus.

17:00

We arrive home and I am honestly fed up. I’m exhausted and pissed off at the same time.

Zito: you said you want to tell me something…
Me: uh, yeah. So… here goes nothing…

LATER THAT DAY

LION

I received a call and had to urgently come back home.

Me: babe…

I find her crying with scars on her face

Me: Kim… whatever happened.
Kim: some girl named Mpumi… she came here and beat me up.
Me: she what…

I grab my phone and I receive a message.

Mpumi: Next time, tell your weird bitches to stop stalking me.

I felt myself getting more and more mad. Why would she do this..

Me: what happened babe…

She starts crying.

Me: shit…

I carry her and head upstairs. I place her on the bed

Kim: please don’t leave me alone…
Me: (sighs)

I call the doctor and stay with her. She was shaking and in so much pain.

Me: (brushing her hair) I promise, when you get better. We will get our revenge.

LATER THAT DAY

MPUMI

Me: what ??

She was staring at me for the longest time, she creeped me out

Zito: I can’t believe that you and… (chuckles) heh.
Me: mxm, I’m giving you permission to only tell your Man, anyone else is forbidden.
Zito: hai, ngi shocked shame.
Me: same sis same…
Zito: manje, who is this mystery lady that attacked you in the hospital ?
Me: I don’t know her… but she was acting so possessed, like she is obsessed with Christian…
Zito: he even told you his first name… hehe.
Me: mxm…

We spend sometime catching up and chatting. I’m so over lion right now, I can’t be having his side women tormenting me when I don’t even know them.