BLEEDI

NGHEARTS

Epi
sode1

Cer
tai
nYar
d,Kasane.
..

"ThereIgo,t
hinkingaboutdeat
hagai n."Ayoung
l
adyscr i
bbl
edt hewr i
ti
ngsonherdi ar
y, shehel
da
ropeonherotherhand.Shewasl ooki
ngupatt he
raft
ersandtherewast hatone,
thatperfectraft
er
thatshebel
ievedcoul dhol
dandsust ainherbody
unti
lherneckbr oke.Shewasthinki
ngaboutdeat h
again.

Sheputt henoosearoundherneckandst oodup,

l
ookingatt hesui
cidenoteshehadwr i
tt
enf orher
uncle,i
twasaf ewwor ds,buthehadtounder st
and
thatshehadt odothis.Shesteppedonthebedand
threwtheendoft heropeup,shetri
edtoplaceiton
thehookt hatwassupposedt obefort
hemosqui to
net
.Theropefai
ledt
ocat
cht
hehookandt
her
ewas
aknockonthedoor.

Uncl
e:Amar
a!
Amar
a:I
'
m bat
hinguncl
e.
Uncle:Iknowyouar esl
eepi
ng.Pleasewakeupand
gotakeyourf ood.I
ncaseyourauntgoesout
,I'
l
ltel
l
hertoplacethekeysattheusualpl
ace,I
'
m goi
ng
outforapiecejob.
Amara:YesUncl
e,Iwi
lleataf
terbat
hing.Ir
eal
lyam
bat
hing.
Uncle:Okaymydaught er
.Pleasebesaf
e, don'
t
openf orst
rangers,
GodknowshowmuchI '
m
scaredoflosingyou.Mysist
erandbrot
heri nlaw
entr
ust edmewi t
hyouwhent heybot
hleftthis
world.
Amar
a:Iunder
standt
hatuncl
e.

Shehear
df ootst
epsfadi
ngawayand
di
sappoi
ntedlysatdownonherbed.Sher
emoved
thenoosef r
om herneckandt ookoutaBiblefr
om
under neathherpil
low.Shesli
ddownf rom the
singlebedkneel i
ngdownont hecol
dfloor
,tears
threateningtofal
lfrom herwater
yeyes,alump
chokinghert hr
oat.Shewaskneel i
ngdowni nher
dailyprayerposit
ion.

Amara:HeveanlyFat
her..
.Heavenlyfat
her
,Icome
befor
eyouasyourchild.Pleasechangehi
m,
changemysituati
ontoo...Ummm. ..

Shet hrewtheBi bleagainstthewallinf

rustrat
ion
andpl acedbothofherhandsont hecoldfloor,
all
owi ngthetearst hatshehadbeenhol dingtofall
down.Shesuppr essedascr eam andbreathedin
andoutshar ply,tearsstreamingdownasshef ail
ed
totransform herthought sintopr
ayers.

Itwasherever
ydayri
tualt
okneeldownandpr ay
butnot
hingofherseemedtobewor ki
ng,i
nstead,
thi
ngsweregetti
ngworse.Andofrecent
,shewas
fai
li
ngtosayherpr
ayersoutl
oud.I
tlookedl
iket
he
Lordwasn'
tanswer
inganyofherprayer
sasher
probl
emskeptonpil
ingup.

Amar a:(Cryi
ng)Lor d,i
fI'm notsayi ngt heri
ght
wordst oyou, pl
easef orgiveme, gi vemeasi gnat
l
east.Ormaybeyoudon' texistafteral l.Andifyou
doexist,itl
ookslikeyouhavef avor ites,andI'
m not
oneoft hem.Thepai ninmyhear tisj ustso
unbearable,myhear ti
sachi ng.Idon' tknowwhatt o
doanymor e,mylifeisjustmeani ngl ess.

Shewi pedhertearsandstoodup, dusti

ngher
kneesandhands.Shef eltt
hattherewasnousei n
praying, i
nfactshewasdonepr ayingforther
estof
herli
f e.Shefeltt
hatift
heLordexi st
ed,Hewill
answerherbasedonherpastpr ayers,i
fHeexi
sts.
Sheswor etoneverkneeldownandpr aytohi
m
again.

Amar
a:Iam poor
,myuncl
eispoorandsur
vivi
ngon
pi
ecej
obs.Iam unemployedbutI
'
m 22year
s,t
his
i
sacri
sis.Ont
opoft hat
,myboyfri
endi
scheat
ing
onmeoverandoveragain.

Amar atookdeepbr eathsinandout ,wipingher

tearsagai nandst oodi nfrontoft hemir r
orf orsome
seconds, checki ngherr efl
ection,hereyeswer e
puffy,swol lenandr ed.Shet ookawetwashi ngr ag
andwi pedherf ace, rubbinghereyes.Shepr acticed
smilingi nfrontoft hemi r
ror,sothatwhenshegoes
outside, noonewi llnoticethatshei shurtingorshe
hadbeencr ying.Shet ookoutherphoneand
walkedout ,lockingherdoor .Thehousewasat wo
roomedone, withbot hdoor sgoi ngout.Theot her
room wasoccupi edbyheruncl eandhi sgi r
lfr
iend.

Amar aknockedonheruncl
e'sdoorandopened.
Shest uckherheadi
nandfoundheruncle'
s
gir
lf
ri
endsi t
ti
ngonthebed,watchi
ngIndi
an
soapies,hol
dingachi
ckenbone.
Amar
a:Sel
ebogo,
I'
m goi
ngoutf
orawal
k.
Sel
ebogo:Okay.
Amara:Iwi
lleatmyfoodwhenIcomeback,pl
ease
don'
tgivet
hem awaytoyourvi
sit
orsl
ikel
astt
ime.
Selebogo:Okay.Iat
ethemeatt
hough.Otaa
shabisaphalechekamoro.[
Youwil
leatt
hePaap
wit
hsoup. ]
Amar
a:Sel
ebogoyouat
emymeat
?
Selebogo:Technical
lyi
t'
smymeat ,I
'
mt heonewho
boughti t
.Mosadihelayookanakawenaebea
expect'
agor ekemor ekel
eseshaboebekemo
apeela?[Agrownwomanl i
keyouexpecti
ngmeto
buyr el
ishforherandcookforheral
so?]
Amara:Sel
ebogo,
Icookalmosteveryday,
the
moneyyouboughtthatmeatwi
th,yougotitf
rom
myuncle.
Selebogo:Aker
ewaut wagorewareyouruncle,
not
yourfather
?Oh,kanaheisdead.Mothoyoke
monnawame, yagotsayamadikomonnengwa
gagolewena.Nywenywemyuncl e,
myuncl e.
Tswalalebatil
eommakebat l
agobonagor eI
shi
ta
odiri
l
eeng.Ont shi
isamakulakwa.[Nowdoyou
hearyoursel
f,you'r
esayinguncl
e..
.Thi
smani smy
boyfr
iend,notyours,gotakemoneyfrom your
boyfr
iend.ClosethatdoorIwanttoseewhatIshi
ta
hasdone.Youar emakingmemi ssmyIndian
soapi
es.]

Amar aquiet l
yclosedthedooranddr aggedherf eet
wit
hherf acedown.Sher eachedt hegat eoft hei
r
homeandl ookedonherl eft
,thenonherr ight.She
di
dn'tknowwhi chdirecti
ont otake, al
lherf r
iends
werewor kingandavoi dingher ,t
alkingtoheronl y
wheni tsuitedthem.Shel ookedar ound,runningout
ofoptionsofwher et
ogo.Sheopt edt oj
ustgof ora
walk,seeingt hebeauti
fulnatureofKasane.

Mi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Amarawal
kedpastt
hemi ni
ster
'syardasdogs
pl
ayf
ull
ybar
kedather.Shewassol osti
nher
thought
swhenshehear dsomeonegr abbingherl eg,
shejumpedandnear lyscreamed,onl
yt ofindout
thati
twasal i
tt
legi
rl.Shelookedatthelit
tlegirl
angri
lyandrel
axedherf acewhensher ecogni zed
her.I
twastheMi ni
ster'
slastbor
n.Thegi r
ll ooked
atAmaraupanddown, withoutf
ear.

Her:Myfat
heriscal
li
ngyou,
hesayshewannatalk
t
oyou.Idon'tknowwhyhewant
st al
ktoapeasant
l
ikeyou.
Amar a:Shee?Gaonamaitseonengwanakewena?
Obitswamang?[ Youdon'
thavemanner
s?What'
s
yourname? ]
Her:Hel
lo?(Cl
icki
ngherfi
ngersonAmara'
sface)
Youaresupposedt oknowmyname.MyDadi sa
wholeMinist
er.I'
mfamousaroundKasane.
Amar
a:What
ever
!
Her
:Fol
lowmepeasant
.
Amara:I
'
llsoonbeatyou.St
opcal
li
ngmenames,
I
'm Amara.
Her:Thelastadultwhot r
iedbeati
ngmespenta
ni
ghtinthecells.Iknowyourname.Youar ethe
daughterofthatoldmanwhobui l
dshouses.
Anotherpoorperson,youar ecountedont
he
stat
ist
icoftheunempl oyedyouth.
Amara:So,
youdistur
bedmypeacef
ulwal
kjustt
o
t
ellmenonsense?
Her:Nah, Iwouldn'
thavebot
her
edtal
kingt
oyou.
I
t'stheol dmanwhohassomet hi
ngtosaytoyou.
Somet imeshemakesmedouncomf or
tabl
ethi
ngs
l
iketalkingtopeasants.

Amarawasaboutt otur
nandwalkawayfr
om the
Mini
ster
'shomewhenshesawhi m byt
hebig
mangotreeinthemiddl
eoftheyar
d.Hewas
l
ooki
ngatt hem wi
thasmil
e.

Mi
nist
er:Amar
a!Shai
na!Hur
ryup.
Shai
na:Comi
ngDad!
Amar
a:Gayahel
a,ket
sil
egogobet
sahaket
swa
ha.[
I'
m notdonet
alki
ngt
oyou.I
'
m goi
ngt
obeat
youfr
om here]
Shai
na:Huh?Idon'
tspeakTswana.
Amara:Olemontshookarelegalayaanaebeorega
oit
seSetswana?[Youcan'
tspeakSet swanawhen
youaredar
kerthanacharcoal?]
Shai
na:Ket
obol
elel
amama.[
I'
m goi
ngt
otel
l
mama]
Amara:GawaregaoitseSetswana?Go![
Didn'
t
yousayyoudon'
tknowSetswana?]

Shainaj ustl
ookedatherandjoi
nedhersibli
ngson
theswi ngs.Amarawalkedtothemangotreei n
frontofthebi gmansi
on.Ther
ewasanout door
tableandbenchesmadeofcementundert hetree.
Thewhol eareawascoveredwit
hgreen,
sof t,
arti
fi
ciallawn.

Amaragr
eetedtheMini
ster
,bendingalit
tl
e.As
muchashisdaught
ersweredisrespect
ful
,theol
d
manherewassohumbl
eandl
ovedt
hepeopl
eof
Kasane.

Mini
ster
:Hell
omygi r
l.Youar
esogr
ownnow.You
usedtobechubbywhenyouwereyoung.Whydi
d
youshedtheweight
?
Amar
a:Ij
ustl
osti
t.Iwant
edt
olookl
iket
hegi
rl
sin
t
hemagazi
neSir
.
Minist
er:No,babygirl
,youwer
ejustper
fect
.You
aresti
llgoodthough.Anyway,
youcancomei nside
thehouse,ther
eissomet hi
ngweneedtodiscuss.
Amar
a:Insi
dethehouse?NoSi
r,I
'
m not
comf
ort
able.
Minister
:Hehe,Okay.CallmeThabisothough.My
wif
ei ssti
llbat
hing,youcansitonthebenchesand
waitforher.Wewi l
ldiscusst
histhi
ngtogetherwi
th
her.Sheistheonewhocameupwi tht
heidea.
Amar
a:(
Hopef
ull
y)I
sitaj
ob?
Mi
nist
er:Iwi
llbr
ingyouadr
ink.Justsi
tovert
her
e.
Amar
a:Okay.
Theol
dmanwal kedawayandAmar ahear
dhi
s
thr
eedaught
ersshout
ingexci
tedl
y.

Shai
na:Dust
bin!Dust
bin!Guys,
thedust
bini
sher
e!
Gi
rl
2:Andshehadbr
oughtal
it
tl
edust
binwi
thher
!
Gi
rl
3:Wai
tformeher
e,I
'
m comi
ngwi
tht
het
rash!

Amar alookedast wodi rt

yl i
tt
legir
lswalkedt hrough
themi ni
ster'
sgates.Theel destwasabout9year s
old, aboutShaina'sage.Theyoungestwaswear i
ng
tornshoes, biggerthanher .Theirclot
heshadal ot
ofhol esandt heirskinwascr acked.TheMi nister'
s
eldestdaught er,
whowasabout14year s,rushedt o
thehouseashersi ster
scr owdedar oundthenewl y
arrivedkids.Theyl ookedsohungr yandkept
glanci ngatthemangot ree.Shainalookedatt he
directiontheywer elookingandt ooktheli
ttleoneby
thehand.
Shai
na:Let
'sgopl
ayundert
hemangot
reeguys!

Theyal lfol
lowedherasShai na'
sel
dersi
sterar
ri
ved
witha1l i
tr
eyorghutcontai
nerandsomethingi
nthe
plast
ic.Shai naaskedthem i
ftheywant
edmangoes,
theysai dyesandl aughedatthem.

Shai
na:Ifyouwantmangoes, tellyourDaddyt o
pl
antitinyouryard.(
ToAmar a)Wat chandl earn
howwet r
eatthepoorinouryard.Nextt i
meyousay
badthings,youshoul
dknowwhatI 'm capableof.
Amar a:(Shakingherhead)Mokemel ekoee
tswangkogoSat ane.Gagonangwanayooka
buangj aana.Sesesalang,haketswahakeago
nyedi
sa. [
ThisispureSatan'
schall
enges.Ther
e'sno
wayachi l
dachi l
dcantalkl
ikethi
s.Attheend
knowt hatI'
llbemakingyousoilyour
self.
]

Shai
nai
gnor
edherandt
urnedt
othepoorki
ds.
Bi
gsi
ster
:Dust
in?
Al
l:Eol
elamat
akal
a![
Itr
ecei
vest
rash!
]
Shai
na:Whatdowehavei
nthet
rashbagt
oday?
Bigsist
er:Well
,letmesee.Ihavethi
syoghurt
,it
hasexpired2weeksago, Ihi
ditinmyclosetf
or2
weeksjustforthem.Andwehavemoul dingbread
i
nt heplast
ic.
Shai
na:Getdowndonkeys!

Thet wokidsgotdownonal lfour

sandl ookedupas
Shainadroppedpiecesofbreadcover edwit
hgr een
moul dint
heirl
it
tl
emout hs.Thesmel loft
her ot
ten
breadreachedAmar a'
snostri
ls.I
twas
heartbr
eakingt
oseesuchyoungki dsscavenging
forfood.

Amar
a:St
op!Getup!

Theki
dsj
ustl
ookedatherandchewedhungr
il
y.
Theolderonenuggedthel
it
tl
eonetogetup,
she
shookherhead,chewi
ngtherot
tenbr
eadwit
hso
muchf or
ce.

Her:NoWawa!Iwantt
oeat
,ther
eisnof
oodat
home.
Wawa:Anel
deri
sspeaki
ngt
ous.Wehavet
odo
whatwear
etol
d.
Her
:No!
Shai
na:Andnow!Theyoghur
t!I
thassomewor
ms
i
nit.

Hersister
sl aughedoutl oudast hepoorki ds
sali
vated,l
ookingatt heyoghur tcontainer.Amar a
wasaboutt ost andupandsnat cht hecont ai
ner
whenshesawt hem runningtot heswings, call
ing
theotherkidstot hem,laughing.Theki dsf ol
lowed
them l
ikelostpuppi es,
wor shippingtheirnew
owners.
Amaralookedatwhatt heywererunni
ngf r
om, he
sawtheMi nister
,fol
lowedbyhischubbywi fe,
emergi
ngf rom thehouse.Theycameandsat
opposi
teher ,t
hewi f
etyingherrobeproperl
y,
al
thoughitwasl ateaft
ernoon.Shesmi l
edatAmar a
wit
hthebestsmi l
eshecouldgive.

Mi
nist
er'
swi
fe:Hel
loAmar
a,I
dri
s'
sdaught
err
ight
?
Amar
a:Yesma'
am,
I'
m hernephewact
ual
ly.
Wif
e:Oh,r
ight
,buthestar
tedr
aisi
ngyouwhenyou
werej
ustatoddl
er,hei
spract
ical
lyyourf
ather
.Cal
l
meNeo.
Amar
a:Yesma'
am,
ImeanNeo.
Wif
e:Haha!Okaymygir
l.Iwil
lshootst
rai
ghtt
othe
poi
nt.Her
eisthepr
oposal.
..
..
.
.
.
.
.
Li
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
etagf
ri
ends!
!!
[
09/
13,
05:
21] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode2

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Amar alistenedanxiousl
yasthewomanshi f
ted
anxiousl ytootr
yingtofi
ndawayofi ntroducing
whatshewasaboutt osay.Shewasst arti
ngt oget
scared, atfir
stshethoughti
twasaj obof f
er,but
nowi tlookedl i
keitwassomethi
ngmor escar yand
seri
ous.Wer etheyabouttomarr
yherof ftotheir
uglyeldestson?Orwast hemini
sterlookingf ora
secondwi fe?

Sheheardthati
twascommoninthechur
chthat
themi
nisterwasgoi
ngto.Menwoul
dtakesecond
wiveschosenbyt hei
rfir
stwife.Ordidheruncl
e
encounteranaccidentordiedwhileshewasonher
walk?Eitherway,
shecoul dtel
lthatshewasn't
goingtoliket
henewsbr oughtbyt hi
swoman.

Mini
ster
'sWife:Okaymygi
rl
.Hey,
howam Igoi
ng
t
ostartt
ell
ingyout hi
s?
Mi
nist
er:Justt
ellher
,orshoul
dI?
Wife:No,I
'l
ldoit
.Shei sagir
l,shewillunderst
anda
womanbet tert
hananyone.(ToAmar a)Mygi r
l,
whenIseeyouIj ustseemydaught er.Infact,
when
youwer egrowi
ngup, Isawadaught erinlawinyou,
l
itt
ledidIknowthatthethoughtwouldcomet rue
oneday.
Amar
a:Idon'
tunder
stand.
Wif
e:List
en.Youarebeauti
ful
,youaresmar tand
wellmannered,
youcanfitwel
linthi
sfamily.We
wi
llevengiveyoumoneyeverymonth,justfor
marryi
nginourfamil
y.
Amar
a:I
fIgetyouwel
l,
youwantmet
omar
ryyour
son?
Wife:Well.
..
eerrr
,yes.Itwoul
dn'
tbemarri
agefor
now, youwillbejustdati
nghim andwewil
lpayyou
forthat?
Amar
a:Why?Idon'
tli
kehi
m.
Mini
ster
:Youhaven'
tevenseenhi
m,don'
tbequi
ck
t
ojudge.
Amara:Youonl
yhaveoneunmar
ri
edson,
and
ever
yoneknowshi
m.
Mini
ster
:Notthatone.Theboywhohel
psusatt
he
f
arm.Wej ustcal
lhi
m son-
Wife:Becauseheisl
ikeasontous,yes,heisour
son.Hekeepsoncomi ngtoKasanemor eoft
en,
l
eavingourcattl
eunatt
endedatKachi
kau,sowe
thoughtthatmaybei
fwef oundabeauti
fulgi
rlf
or
him,hewi l
lst
ay.
Amar a:(t
earf
ull
y)DoIl
ooklikethetypethatwil
l
dateaher dboy?MmaMi ni
sterwhyar eyou
bel
ittl
ingmesomuch?I sitbecauseIdon'thave
anythingtomyname?Ihaveaboyf riendwhoi san
account
antatFNBi
fyoudi
dn'
tknow.I'
m sorr
ybutI
can'
tdowhatyouwant,
andIf
eeldi
srespect
edby
yourwords.
Wi f
e:Ao, ngwanaka,mmeaker eboyfri
endeoe
kgonagot l
ogelwahelakar egobonet semonnayo
mosha.I tlooksli
kethatboyfri
endofyoursi sgi
ving
younot hi
ng.Youshoul dbet hankfulandgetthi
s
offer.I
magi nebeinggivenamanandget ti
ngpaid
everymont hfori
t,P200isalotofmoney, whowi l
l
giveyousuchanamountf orfree?
[Ohmydaught er,
butyoucanal waysleavethatboyfri
endsincewe
havef oundyouanewman. ]
Minist
er:Andbesi des,t
hereisalotofmeatand
milkatthef ar
m.Ot aat
somabommut l
alemasogo
komor akengl emonnawagago.Thatboyi sclean
andeducat edhelasentle,heisj
uststayi
ngatthe
far
mt ohidef rom thepoli
ce.[
Youwillhuntr
abbit
sat
thefar
m wi thyourman. ]
Amara:Lerayaebi
lel
empatel
aser
ukuthi
?Fi
nd
someoneelse,I
'
m goi
ng.
[Soyouwantmetodat
ea
cri
minal
?]
Shestoodupandwal kedt
othekidswhowere
playi
ngaround,
for
cingthepoorki
dstoswal
lowt
he
yorgutwi
thworms.

Wi
fe:Amarawai t
!Hey,ragobonamangtot
ayo
mosimaneyoleakasemoganeng?Kanae
makgakgantj
ayat eng.
[Whowil
lwefi
ndforthat
manwhohewi l
lnotrej
ect
?Heisqui
tepi
cky.
]
Mini
ster
:AndIhaveneverseenhi
m wi
thany
woman.Wewer ejustri
ski
ngaski
ngAmaraouton
hi
sbehalfwi
thouttel
li
nghimfi
rst
.
Wife:Buthewouldn'
thaveresi
stedher.Sesent
e
skweejanese,
kesoneseobonangal emakgakga.
[Thi
speasantisbeaut
if
ul,sheknowsittoo.
]

Amar awalkedtothechildren,i
gnori
ngthe
conversat
ionshewashear ingbehi
ndher.Shet
ook
holdofthesmallestchil
d'shandandpickedherup.
Shecr i
edonhershoul der,l
ookingdownatherbi
g
si
sterwhowasbentover
,thr
owi
ngup.

Her
:Wawa!Wawagetup.Wawal
et'
sgohome.
Wawa!
Amar
a:Wawa,getup,I
'mtaki
ngyoutoyourmot
her.
(
tot
heli
tt
leone)Canyouwalk?Iwantt
ocarr
yher.

ShenodherheadandAmar aputherdown.She
tookoutati
ssuefr
om herjeanpocketandwiped
theli
tt
legi
rl
.Shehelpedherstandandsupport
ed
herup.

Amara:It
houghtIcouldcar
ryyoubutyouar
etoo
t
all
.Leanonme, okay?

Amar aputherhandar oundthekidandwalkedwi t

h
them out,astheMi ni
ster'
schil
drenlaughedbehind.
TheMi nisterandhiswi f
eweretoodeepi nthei
r
conversarion,notnot
icingwhatwasgoi ngon.
AtKasaneMal
l.
..

Selebogoandherf ri
endwal kedf rom shopt oshop,
l
ooki ngatpricesoft hingsint heshops.They
walkedi nt
oSparandst roll
edar ound.Sel ebogo
walkedbackt ot heentranceandt ookashoppi ng
tr
olley,shewentar oundput ti
ngunnecessar ythings
i
nt het r
oll
ey,thef ri
endl ookedatherandt ooka2
l
itr
ecooki ngoi landsomecocacol adr i
nkt henputit
i
nside.Selebogopushedt het rol
leyar ound
conf i
dentl
y,put t
inginsnacksmost ly.Oncet he
tr
olleywasf ull
, sofull
,shepushedi tt othet i
llpoint
wher eshequeued.

Thef r
iendl
ookedather,mesmer i
zed, sheknewt hat
herfri
endhadnomoneysi nceshewasunempl oyed
andherman, Amar a'
suncle,mademoney
ocassional
ly,
butnotenought owastei tonjunk
foods.Whent hequeuekeptonmovi ngf orward,
Selebogosentherfri
endtogogetspi ces.Onceshe
wasoutofsi ght,
Selebogodr ewhert r
oll
eyfr
om the
l
ineandpassedt het i
ll
s,headingtothedoor,
passingthebusy, crowdedcust omers.People
aroundwer eunawar easshesl i
ppedpastthem,
exit
ingtheshopwi t
hhert rol
ley.Onceoutsi
de,she
heavedasi ghofr el
ief,andpushedhert r
oll
ey
quicklytotherank.Taximenappr oachedherfrom a
distance,off
eringheraspeci alri
debutshejust
i
gnor edthem.

Meanwhi l
einsidetheshop,herfriendl ookedforher
everywhere,hol
dingthespicesunt ilshewast i
red,
shegaveupandputt hespicesbyt hetil
l,t
hen
walkedout,headingtothecombir ank,togoboar d
acombihome.Shespot tedSelebogobyt hetaxi
stop,si
tt
ingbesidesatroll
eyfullofgoodi es.She
hurri
edovert oher.

Fri
end:Aomma,neontogel
elaengmoshopongo
salael
a?Legoneoduet
selengkabonako?
[Whydi
d
youleavemeint
hestor
ewithoutbi
ddi
ngme
goodbye?Andwhendi
dyoubuysoqui
ck?
]
Sel
ebogo:Hey,choma,
thesefoodwaspaidf
orby
anoldIndi
anman.Idodgedhim whenIwent
out
side.Thati
swhyI'
m hidi
nghere.
Fri
end:(
suspi
sci
ously)Okay.Let
'sgeti
ntoat
axi
andgothen.Heevenpaidformycokeandcooki
ng
oi
l?
Sel
ebogo:Yes,
andthat
'swhatyouareget
ti
ngonl
y.
I
nfact,
youshouldbegivi
ngmet hemoneyyou
wer
egoingtopaywith.
Fri
end:Ihavenomoney,It
houghtyouwer
egoi
ng
topayforme.Let
'sgetonataxi
andgohome.
Selebogo:Ihavenomoneyf ort
hetaxi
.Iwasgoing
toswipeforthethisf
ood.Hey,wait
seitot
all
yforgot
aboutthetaxifar
e.Si
r,canIpayyouwit
ha2l it
re
cookingoil
?
Taxidr
iver
:Yesmysist
er,
ther
eisst
il
lnoprobl
em.
Ebil
eyouwouldhavepai
ddoubleamount
.
Sel
ebogo:Okay,
myfri
end,wai
there,
i'
m goi
ngt
o
buyafi
shwithmylastP10onthatst
all
.
Fri
end:Whatfish?Bream i
sfi
nishedaroundthi
s
ti
meoft heday.GosetseboNyer uhel
a.[Onl
ythe
thi
n-bonedfi
shisremaini
ng]
Sel
ebogo:Gakebat
ethapieer
egul
ar.
[Idon'
twant
aregul
arfi
sh.
]

Shewal
kedt
othest
allandhandedt
hel
adyt
he
money.

Sel
ebogo:Ngepi
?Ut
inzi
?[Howar
eyou?
]
Woman:Thi
wana.
.Haha!Ihearbot
hlanguages.[
I'
m
wel
l]
Sel
ebogo:Hehe!Okay.Kebat
lat
hapieebi
tswang
Nkokoko.
[Iwantafi
shcall
edNkokoko.
]
Woman:Kenal
eNyer
uhel
aleMol ol
o-Sekausu.
[.
.I
onl
yhaveNyer
uandMol
olo-
Sekausu]
Sel
ebogo:Chekathemma, it
'sr
eal
ly
i
mportant
.[
Pleasecheck.
..
]
Woman2:(
Ont
heot
herst
all
)Kenal
eNkokoko
sweethear
t!Taoreke.Areyougoi
ngtofeedi
tto
yourboyfr
iend?I
treall
yknowshowtokeepaman.[
I
haveNkokokosweet hear
t.Comeandbuy.
]
Selebogo:Yes,
Idon'
twannalosehi
m.Iwanthi
mt o
getridofhisst
upi
dniece.Iwantmyki
dst
ostayin
thathouse.
Woman2:Youhavecomet ot
heri
ghtpl
ace.Iwi
ll
gi
veyoutheher
bsthatyoumixi
twit
hforthe
por
ti
ontobeeff
ect
ive.
Sel
ebogo:Youar
eal
if
esaver
.

AtWawa'
sHome.
..

Amar awal kedinslowly,carryi

ngWawaonherback.
Thelitt
leonewaswal kinglazil
ybesidesher ,she
wasf eeli
ngnauseat edandj ustti
redtoo.Thebr ead
andyoghur tsheatewasmaki ngherfeelsick.
Amar awal kedintotheyard,therewasonl yone
room andt heyardwasn' tfenced,i
tonlyhadcor ner
polesandaf ewtrees,makingt he1room tol ook
l
onely.Assheappr
oached,shecouldhearvoices
i
nside,l
ikeamanandawomanar guing.She
pausedandstoodbytheshadeofthehouse,
pl
acingWawadown.

Amar
a:Whodoyoust
aywi
th?
Wawa:Mymotheronl
y.MyDadchecksonusonce
i
nawhile,
mommysaidheworksattheSaf
ari
.
Pal
esabri
ngmewater.
Pal
esa:Okay.
Amara:Wait!It
hinkIhearsomevoi
ces,
it'
sbestI
checkfi
rst
.
Pal
esa:I
'
llgowi t
hyou,maybeDadishome,he
al
waysbringsusni cef
oodwhenhecomes.Chi
ps,
bi
scui
ts,
fruit
s,bi
ltong,
yor
ghur
t-
Wawa:Hey!Nevermentionthatt
hingnearme.I
don'
tthi
nkIwi
llevereatyoghurt
.

Amarawal
kedar
oundandknockedonthedoor
,she
wai
tedast
hevoi
cesdi
eddown.Palesast
oodon
hertoesandopenedthedoor ,
getti
nginside,
Amara
foll
owedher.Aheavil
ypregnantwomanwasont he
fl
oor,bl
eedi
ngf r
om hernose.Themanwas
standi
ngup,holdingawhip.Palesascreamedand
thewomanl ookedatAmar a,
beggingwi t
hhereyes.

Man:Getout!Al
lofyou,
out!I'
m di
scussi
ngmy
f
amilyissueswi
thmygirl
fr
iend,whyareyou
i
nvadingourpri
vacy?
Pal
esa:(
cryi
ng)Papadon'
tki
l
lmymom pl
ease.
Man:Mmawee, t
aket hi
sli
ttl
egir
lout
side.OrelseI
wil
lbeatallofyou,ifyoudarecal
lpeople,Iwi
llhunt
youdown, don'tt
hinkIdon'tknowyou,youare
Idr
is'
sniece.

Amar aquiet
lywalkedout,Palesafol
lowedher,
holdi
ngherhand.Fr om t
hewayt heli
tt
legi
rleasil
y
fol
lowedher,shecouldtellt
hatitwasnotthef i
rst
ti
met hei
rmot hergotbeat
eni nthatway.Shewent
andsatdownneart hegi
rl
s,ast hecouplenow
tal
kedquietl
yinthehouse.Amar asatdownont he
groundandburiedherheadbetweenherlegsas
Palesasatbesi
desherbigsi
sterandleanedonher
.

Amar afeltli
keshewasdr eami ng,somuchhadj ust
happenedwi t
hinaf ewhour st hatshet ookonher
walk.Alreadyther ewer et oomuchdr amaand
sorrowsi nherlife,ofherboyf r i
endcheat i
ng, ofher
unempl oyment ,ofherconst antar gument swi th
Selebogo, andjustdeal ingwi t
hherdepr ession.And
nowt hi
sday, i
twasl i
keshewasst arri
ngi namovi e
orsomet hing.Thedooropenedandt hemanl ocked,
walkingaway.Wawast ruggledupandwentt othe
door,tr
yingt oopen.I tseemedl i
kei twasl ocked,
sheshout edathi sf atherwhoj ustwal kedaway,
i
gnor i
ngt hem.Amar awentt ot hedoorandknocked,
therewasnor esponse, shetriedtopul lopent he
doorbuti twasl ocked.

Amara:Guys,Ihaveabadfeel
ing,
Wawaf ind
somethi
ngformet oopenthedoor,Pal
esa,gocall
thenear
estpersonyoucanfi
ndont hewayf orhel
p,
don'
tgot
oof
arpl
ease.

Shestruggl
edwi ththedoorasWawaf ai
ledt
omove,
shestoodtherecrying.Pal
esaspottedaspade
behi
ndt hehouseandr ant
ogetit
.Shegavei tt
o
Amarawhost ruggledtoopenthedoorwi thi
tunti
l
shefi
nallymanagedt o.Shethr
ewt hespadeaside
andrushedinside.

Wawa'smot herwashangingonaropeinthecent
er
ofthehouse,peefl
owingdownherlegs.
Underneat
hher ,
achai
rhadbeenkicked
i
ntenti
onal
ly.Amaragaspedasshelookedupatthe
womanhangi ng.
.
.
.
.
.
Don'
tfor
gett
oli
ket
hei
nser
ts!
!
[
09/
13,
05:
29] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode3

AtWawa'
shome.
..

Amar aqui ckl ypickedthechai randstoodi tup.

Wawahandedherakni fefrom thecupboar dasshe
stoodont hechai r.Shortasshewas, shedi dn't
knowhowshemanagedt or eachther opeandcuti t,
butshedi dcuti tsuccessfull
y.Thewomanf ell
heavil
yont hef l
oorasthegi rl
sscreamed, then
rushedt oher ,sorr
oundingher .Amar astepped
downf rom t hechairandcheckedherpul se, she
wasst i
llbr eat hi
ngandsheweakl yr ai
sedherhand
toherneck, massagingthepai nfularea.Thegi rl
s
call
edheroverandoveragai nasshej ustlookedat
them,tryingt obreathproperly.Amar asatbesi des
her,di
alli
ngt heambulance.
Amar a:Hel l
o, t
herei sapat i
entinneedof
emer gencyassi stance...Ifoundherhangingand
cutther ope. ..yes..
.shei sbr eat
hingbutwitha
str
uggl e...Yessi r,.
..No, t
hehomei snearthe
Minister's.Youj ustpasst hreeyardsandyouseei t
,
i
t'
saoner oomedhouse, theonlyoneinthear ea.
..3
yardsf rom t heMi nister
'shome, andyouturntothe
yardont hel eft,
theoner oom.Thankyou, please
hurry,shei spregnant !
Wawa:I
smymom goi
ngt
odi
e?
Amar
a:Nobaby,
shewon'
tdi
e.
Pal
esa:Sheisbr
eat
hingbutnott
alki
ng.Whycan'
t
shetal
ktous?
MmaWar
ona:Pal
esa?War
ona?Whoi
sthi
slady?
Amar a:I'
mt hei
rfr
iend,Isawthem eat
ingatthe
Mini
st er'
shouse,theywerebeinghumili
atedther
e,
soIbr oughtthem home.Whathappened?Di dhetry
toki
llyou?
MmaWar
ona:WhatIdowi
tht
hef
atherofmyki
dsi
s
noneofyourbusiness.Andyoushouldhavelef
tmy
ki
dswheretheywer e,Idon'
thaveenoughfoodat
home,soIsentthem togoeatatpeople'
shomes.
Amar
a:.
..
..
.

MmaWar ona:Andnextt
ime,
don'
tjustbar
gei
nto
peopl
e'
shomes.
Amar a:So, youwant edtodie?YoumeanIshoul d
havel eftyoutodi esot hatyourki
dscanr emain
behindsuf f
eri
ngi nthiscruelworl
d?Theyar egirl
s
forGod' ssake!Anyt hingcouldhappent ot hem at
anyt i
me, t
heycoul dber apedorkil
led!Imagi neyour
relat
ivesr emainingwi ththem,obatabanabaet ae
nnamal ataamasi kaagago?Theywoul dbe
maki ngt hem wor kharderthanthei
rbiologicalkids
justbecauseyouar enotheretomoni torthem.See,
yourr el
at i
vesarenothel pingyouwi t
ht hekidsright
now, whatmakesyout hi
nktheywillwhenyouar e
dead?Baabal wamasi kababagodi sangbanaba
masi elakal or
ato.[Doyouwantyourki dst obe
slavest oyourrelatives?Onlyfewrelati
vescan
r
aiseor
phanswi
thl
ove.
]
MmaWar ona:( Crying)Whatdoyouwantmet odo?
I'
mt rying,Ihavet r
ieditall
,nothingiswor king.It
's
hardt ofindaj ob, evenwashi ngpeopl e'
scl othes
nowadaysneedsconnect i
onsf oryout ogett hejob.
I'
mt i
redmysi ster,thi
smani sjustaddi ngt omy
problems.Hegavemeal otofchi l
dr enbuthecan' t
stopcheat i
ng, hewor ksatthesaf aributi t'
sbeen
yearswi thoutseei nghi ssalary.Whenhei sin
Kasanef ortheof fs,hestaysatawoman' shouse.
Canyoubel i
evet hatheonl yseeshi ski dst wicea
year?Whenyouf oundusar guing,Isawhi m
passingher ewi t
hawomanandIcal ledhi m.He
pret
endedhecan' tseenorhearmeandt henI
star
tedi nsulti
nghi m,thatiswhenhecameher e
anddr aggedmei nt hehouse.Iwi llnotl etanother
womanst ealmybabydaddysoeasi ly,ifthereis
anything, Iwil
lhunthi m downandi nsulthi m
everydayunt i
lhecomeshome.
Amara:Buthetr
iedtoki
llyou.Whynotl eavehim
al
one?Therearesomanymenoutt here,andyou
ar
ebeautif
ult
oo,Icanseeitinyourkids,theyare
sobeaut
if
ul.
MmaWar ona:Whowi l
llovemewithsomanyki
ds?
Nomanwi lll
ovemewi thsomeone'
sburdenmy
si
ster
,youaresti
llt
ooyoungtounderst
and.

Wawa, whohadwentoutsidef orawhi l

e,came
rushinginwit
htheMi ni
ster'
swi fe.Amaralookedat
herclearl
yandshesawt her esembl anceofthe
womanshehadj ustcutfrom ther opeonthe
Minister'
swif
e.Hersuspisci
onswer econfir
med
whenshespoke.

Mi nister'
swife:Ao,Neel onnaka, keoreo
thwaahet seobatagoi polaelamonna?Nnakanake
at holelwa,obatakei sakaedi r
athanatsetsagago
haosenagoswa?I tsonlyt hetwoofusi nthi
s
wor ld,youknowourmot herl ef
tuswi t
hnothing,
andourr elat
ivesdidn'twantanyt hingtodowi t
hus.
Whyar eyoudoingt his?[
OhNeel omyyounger
sister,youareseriousl ytakingyourli
feforaman?
Thi smustbebadl uck, wherewoul dyouwantmet o
t
akeyourpeasant
saf
teryoudi
e?]
MmaWar ona:Neopleasegetoutofmyhome.Gake
gokopelehaelesepe.[
Ineveraskforanyt
hing
fr
om you.
]
Minist
er'
swife:Yourkidseatatmyplaceeveryday.
Youdon'thavet heri
ghttosaythosewords!Take
them back!
MmaWar ona:Youaresoevilsi
ster
,youtookal
lof
ourfat
her '
scatt
leandfai
ledtogivemeeven1.You
can'
tevenpr ovi
demewi t
haj oborhelpoutmykids
yetyougiveawaymoneyt ostr
angers,
braggi
ng.I
am nottakinganyt
hingback!
Mini
ster
'swif
e:Takeyourwordsbackoryourkids
wil
lhavenowher et
ogowhenyouar eadmi
tt
edat
t
hehospi t
al,
theywil
ltakeyoustr
aightt
oSabrana
f
rom here,Iwil
lmakesureofthat
.

MmaWawaj ustl
ookedathersisterspeechlessas
t
earsstreameddown,apainfullumpbl ocki
ngher
windpi
pe.
Mini
ster
'swi
fe:Good.Adogstayssi
lentwhenit
's
down,youdon'tgett
obarkatyourmasterNeel
o.

Amar astoodupanddust edhersel

fandwal kedout,
l
eavingNeot al
kingdownonhersi sterasthekids
huddledont hecornerfearf
ull
y,watchingastheir
mothercr i
edf r
om allt
hosepainfulwords.An
Ambul ancepassedherbywhatwassupposedt obe
thegateoft hehome.

AtAmar
a'shome.
..

Amaraunlockedherhouseandjustwhenshewas
abouttostepi
n,Sel
ebogostuckherheadoutf
rom
theotherr
oom.

Sel
ebogo:Hey!St
opbyher
e.
Amar
a:Huh?
Sel
ebogo:Karestopbyme.Emahamonyana.Kii
,
gaoitsesekgowa?[
Comeoverher
egi
rl
.What,don'
t
youunderst
andengli
sh?
]
Amar
a:Oh.

Shewal kedovertoherthensheopenedt heroom

widerandAmar agotinside.Sheclosedt hedoor
andsatont hebed,shepatanar eabesidesherand
Amar asuspisci
ouslysatdown.Shel ookedaround
andther oom wassmel l
ingnicel
y,well
,therewerea
l
otofsnacksst ashedinthesingleki
tchenuni t
.
Amar acouldseethem throughtheglassdooroft he
unit
,clearl
yhisunclewaspai dorSelebogohad
goneononeofhershoppi ngheists,
asshecal ls
them.

Sel
ebogo:Youknow, ear
li
eronIboughtafishmost
Kasanegir
lsusetobewitchthei
rpart
ners,
Iwanted
touseitt
obewitchyourunclesothathegetst
o
l
oveonlyme.
Amar
a:Noneedf
ort
hat
,myuncl
eal
readyl
oves
youenough.Nomancanloveament
all
ydi
stur
bed
per
sonlikehel
ovesyou.
Sel
ebogo:I
'
m notment
all
ydist
urbed,
Ijustspeak
mymindandpeoplet
hinkI'
mrudeortalkat
ive.
Amar a:What
ever
.Ihadal
ongaf
ter
noon,
canIgo
rest
?Wher ei
sthefi
sh?
Selebogo:Icookedit
,Iat
eit
.Itwasdel
ici
ous.Wel
l,
thatisnotthereasonwhyIcall
edyou.
Amar
a:Whydi
dyoucal
lme?
Selebogo:Thereist
hisot
herwomanthatI
somet i
mesf eedandwashherpi
gsforafoodr
ati
on.
Shet akescareofmykidsal
soandchecksont
hem
everyweekend.
Amar
a:Justsayyourboss.
Selebogo:Sheisnotmyboss.I '
mjusthelpingher
out,andbesides,
youaremi ssi
ngthepoint.The
thi
ngi s,
shewant sahousekeeperatoneofher
guesthousesi nMaun.Heroldhousekeeperis
ret
iri
ng,sosheneedssomeonet ofi
llt
heposi t
ion
nextmont h.Thefi
rstt
woweekswi llbetr
ainingand
t
helastt
wo, t
heoldladywillbesuper visi
ngyou
wit
htheremaini
nghousekeeper s.So, Isuggest
ed
t
hatshetakesyousinceyouhavenof uture,
you
j
ustsl
eepandwal kallday,
doingnot hing.Idon'
t
wanttol
eavemyhusbandal onehere.
Amar
a:Andsheagr
eed?
Sel
ebogo:Shewant
edt
otal
ktoyouf
ir
st.
Amar
a:When?
Sel
ebogo:Evennow,
wecancal
lher
.

Selebogot ookoutherphoneanddialedt
helady,
sher eal
izedthatshehadnoairt
ime.Amaraoffered
herphoneandt heycal
ledusi
ngit.Thephonerang
forawhi leanditwasansweredbyaman, whol ater
handedi ttothewoman.

Voi
ce:Hel
loSel
e,I
'
llcal
lyouback,
okay.
Sel
ebogo:Wai
t!Thej
oboffer
,canmyniecego
i
nsteadofme?Youhaven'
tgivenmef
eedback.
Voice:Yes,Iwil
ltr
yher,shewi l
lbeonprobat
ion
though,tel
lhertoforwardherscanneddocuments
tothisnumberordr opthem atmyoffi
cetomorrow,
neartheAgr i
cul
tureshop.
Sel
ebogo:Okay,thankyou.Youar
east
arAdr
iana!
Thati
swhyIl oveyou!
Amara:Hey!Youcan'tsaythosewordstopeople
youdon'tknow.Plusyourvoicei
sdeepSelebogo,
whatifthi
swoman' shusbandthi
nksthatyouarea
man?Iwoul dpersonal
lythi
nkyouareamanwhenI
hearyourvoicef
orthefir
stti
meinaphone.
Sel
ebogo:Adr
ianadoesn'
tmi
nd.Oh,
yourphone
hasrepor
tedamessage.
Amar
a:Don'
topeni
t.
Selebogo:Tool
ate!Gat
we"
Stayawayf
rom myman
you..
."

Amarasnat
chedherphoneandwalkedout
,she
st
oodbythedoorandtur
ned,l
ooki
ngatherwit
ha
smil
e.
Amar
a:YouknowwhatSel
e?
Sel
ebogo:I
'
m asuper
woman?
Amara:Youarenotbadafterall
.Youjustannoyme
att
imesbutyouaretoler
able.Iwil
lbuyyouadr ess
andshoesonmyf i
rstsal
ary.
Sel
ebogo:Oryoucanj
ustgi
vemeahugr
ightnow?
Amar
a:For
geti
t.

Amaraclosedthedooronherwayout .Oncei
nside
herr
oom, shelai
dont hebedandopenedthe
messagethathadjustrepor
ted,i
twasanewallet
fr
om herboyfr
iend,
foll
owedbyal otofl
ove
messages,hewastell
inghertocheckonhim at
Gaboronewherehewaswor king.

Amar a:Mxm!Thi
sonei
ssof ul
lofhi
msel
f,hehas
beenignori
ngmefor2daysnowhewantsmet ogo
ther
e?
AWEEKLATER
.
.
.
.
.
200shar
es?
??
[
09/
13,
05:
29] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode4

Gabor
oneBusr
ank.
..

Amar ayawnedandr ai
sedherheadf r
om theschool
baginfrontofher.Shereali
sedthatt
hebushad
stoppedmovingandshel ookedoutsi
dethewindow.
Shehadar ri
ved,t
heGabor onebusrankwassof ul
l
yetitwasst i
llmorning.Amaral ookedatt heparking
l
oti nfrontofthewai t
ingroom andspot tedStatus's
whi t
eJeep.Hehadi ndeedkepthi spromi seof
comi ngtocol l
ecther.Shewasexpect ingal i
tt
legift
from him aswel l
.Forthefouryearsoft heir
relati
onship,hesti
llneverfor
getst heli
tt
leromant ic
things.

Amar asmiledbuthersmi l
estoppedhal fwaywhen
shethoughtaboutwhet herhewasdoi ngt hatto
othergi
rlsaswell.Hermi nddatedbackt othree
daysago, whenshevisitedMami to,herf ormer
schoolhead,whom sher egardasamot her.They
endedupar gui
ngaboutt hewhol eStatussi tuati
on.
Shewasj ustblowingupf ornor eason, andshe
seemedt obeinsomemoodsofherown.She
l
ookedlikesomeonewhowasi nacr ossr oad,or
maybei twassomemi ddlelif
ecr i
sisshewasf acing.

Sheapol
ogizedlateront
hroughatextmessagebut
Amaraneverrespondedher.Shet
houghtthat
maybei fshewasherr ealmot her,shewoul dhave
underst
oodherbet t
er.Statuswasherman, andno
onetell
shertoleavehim.Ofcour sehef vcksup
sometimes,butwhatmat teredwast hefactthathe
l
ovedher .Nooneisper f
ectaf t
eral l
,soshet hought
thathat
ersshouldjustgetof ftheirhighhorsesand
acceptthathi
m andherar ef orever.

Aki ssont hecheekbr oughtAmar abacktor eal

it
y.
Shet ur
nedherheadandf acedthemosthandsome
manaccor dingtoher.HerSt at
us,hehadshaved
hishairintoani cefadecut.Hisbeardswer e
tr
immedni cely,andhelookednothinglikea28year
old.Herf uturehusbandlookedsoyummyt hatshe
smi l
edinvol unt
aril
y.Hekissedherli
pssohar d
withoutwar ning,Amaragaspedf orairaft
erhewas
done.

St
atus:HiPr
incess,
howwasyourj
our
ney?

Hi
svoi
cesentshi
ver
sdownherspi
ne.Shewas
wonderi
ngwhypeopl ewer esurpri
sedwhenshe
stayedi
ntherel
ationshipdespit
ethecheati
ngs.He
washerperfect
,imperfecthumanbeing.Amara
threwherar
msar oundSt atus,
givi
nghim awarm
hug.

Amar
a:Honeeyyyy,
I'
mti
red.
St
atus:Come,
youwi
llr
elaxathomebabe.

Onceout si dethebus, Amar awal kedbehindSt atus,

whowascar ryingallherbags.Shewassi ppingon
ajuicethathebr oughtforher ,shewasbusy
admi r
inghi sflatass,hissli
m bodyl ookedper f
ect
evenf r
om behi nd.Herst omachgotbut t
erfl
iesjust
bylookingathi m,therewasnot hingthatturnedher
onlikeaguywi thaf l
atass.Shel ookedatSt at
us
andknewt hatshewasn' tinlove,butshewashead
overheel s,deepi nlovewiththisboy.Sheknew
i
nstantlyt hatshewasgoi ngtohavet hebestweek
ofherlif
ebef oregoingtost arthernewj obatMaun.
Allhissidechi ckswer egoingt oseemor eofheron
hi
sfacebookpr
ofi
lef
ort
hewhol
eweek.

Yes,helovedshowingherof f,andthegoodt hi
ng
wasthat,shewast heonl ygir
lheeverpostedon
anysocialmediaplatform.Shewaswonder i
ng
whathewast el
li
ngalltheothergirl
swhent hey
askedabouther.Shewasal sowonder i
ngifhewas
spoil
ingthem ornot,becausesheknewFNBdi dn't
payhim enought osustainmor ethan10girl
fri
ends.
Shepushedal lt
heot herthoughtstothebackofher
headandf ocusedont hesweetmomentasshe
openedthepassengerdoorandgoti n.

AtMmaWawa'
shome.
..

Selebogoenergeti
callywalkedint
otheunfenced
yardsingi
ng,shepassedWar onaandhersister
playi
ngwi t
hagr oupofchi l
drenunderacertai
ntree
i
nt heyard.Today,theylookedmuchbet t
er,more
l
ikemuchcl eaner.Shewentt othedooroftheone
room andknockedcount lessti
mes,thenshecall
ed
War
onawhocamer
unni
ng,
hersi
sterf
oll
owi
ngher
.

Sel
ebogo:Youar
eWar
onar
ight
?
Wawa:Yes.
Pal
esa:AndI
'
m Pal
esa!
Selebogo:Yeah,yeah,whatever.Wher
eisyour
mot her?HeyAmar aisjustgi
vingmeunnecessary
tasks.WhyshouldIcheckonagr ownasswoman?
Iwant edtogowat chIndi
ansoapiesimmediat
ely
whenIf ini
shedatt hepi
granch.
Pal
esa:Mamai
ssl
eepi
ng,
shesai
dweshoul
dn'
t
di
stur
bher.
Selebogo:Well
,i
nthatcaseI'
m goi
nghome.Iwill
tel
lherthatIf
oundhersleepi
ng.Iwonderhow
muchshe' sget
ti
ngpaidforchecki
ngonpeople.
Pal
esa:Iwi
llt
ellmymom t
hatyoupassedby.
What'
syourname?
Selebogo:Noneed,shewasn'texpect
ingme.Hey,
utwaebilekelapi
lekelet
sat
si.Ntshi
elemetsi
hoo.[I
'
m sotir
edbyt hi
ssun.Fetchmewat ert
o
dr
ink.
]
Wawa:Okay.

Shewal kedint hehouseashersi sterranbackt o

thechil
drenwhower eplayingundert hetree.
Selebogowai tedbyt heshadeoft hehouseas
War onaopenedt hedoor,wal ki
ngintothehouse.As
soonasshewal kedinsi
de, theyheardher
screamingsol oud.Theki dspausedpl ayingas
Selebogor antot hedoor,rushingpastWawa.Al l
thechil
drenf ollowedher ,rushingtot hehouse.
Thereont hecent reofthehouse, MmaWar onawas
hanging,herlegsswayi ngbackandf orthonai r
.
Therewasast inki ngsmell i
nt hehouse, poop
mixedwi thurinef l
owingdownherl egs.

Sel
ebogocoveredhermouthandnose, l
ooki
ngup
att
hecoldeyesthatwerest
arri
ngbackather.The
woman'sdresswast or
ninfr
ont,shehadscr
atches
al
loverherbody,andfr
om whatAmar ahadtol
dher,
Sel
ebogoknewt hatt
hisman'sboyfr
iendwas
responsi
bleforherdeat
h.Shequiet
lyt
urnedar
ound
andpushedt hecryi
ngkidsoutaspeopl
ebeganto
gatherout
side.

AtGabor
one,
Stat
us'
shouse.
..

Laterthatday, Amar awasr eminiscingonher

thoughts.Adaywi thStat uswasbl issforher.She
wast hinki
ngt hattheirlovemaki ngwassogoodas
well,
likehei sthebest ,thatis,i
fmenar edifferentin
thatdepartment .Heist heonl ymansheeversl ept
with,andshewasn' tcompl aining.Shehadf ellin
l
ovewi t
hhimt hemomenthesai d" Hi"t
oher.The
fi
rst2year soft hei
rrelationshipwasheaven, he
nevercheat ed,neverputhi sf r
iendsbeforeher ,and
wassof ul
loflovet owar dsher .

Hewal kedint
othebedroom andtookthelapt
op
from herl
ap.Shewassitti
ngonthecarpetwithher
backleaningonthebed.Heputthelaptoponthe
tabl
eandbr owsedthr
oughsomesongsi nYoutube.
HeclickedonTi wasavageandBusySi gnal'sKeyt o
thecit
y.Hepul l
edherupast herhythm oft he
dancehallsongf il
ledther oom.Amar awi ggledher
waist,j
oini
nghimi ndanci ng.Hel aughedoutl oud
andpul l
edhercl osertohi m asshewaswhi nning
onhim.Shecoul df eelhi
m get t
inghar dsoshe
managedt ount angl eherselffr
om hisgr i
pandr an
aroundthebedl aughi ng.Hepausedt hemusi c
l
aughingal so.

St
atus:Oclei
magotshabasexaker
e?[
Youar
e
cl
aimingt
obescar
edofsex,ri
ght?]
Amar
a:NoDaddy.Ij
usthadenoughofi
ttoday.

Shespokest
il
llaughi
ng.
..

Stat
us:Okay,j
ustsi
tther
eandwat
chmedance.I
havelear
ntsomegooddancemoveswhi
leyou
wereatthevi
ll
age.
Heselect
edMasterKGandNomcebo'
sJerusal
ema.
Hestart
eddanci
ngimmediat
elywi
thal
otofhype.

St
atus:Uuhshem!Isol
ovet
hissong.

Heshout edashedi dt heVoshodancemove, going

down.Amar a'
smoodwentf rom 100t ozer oinan
i
nstant.Nol i
e,itwasani cesong, butear l
ieraf ter
thei
rintenselovemaki ng,hedozedof fimmedi atel
y
andshemanagedt ounl ockhi sphone.Theni gga
wasf l
irt
inginever ypl atfor
m ofsoci almedi a.She
wentthroughhi swhat sappmessagesandf ound
outthatdur i
ngthemont hst hatshewasbackat
home, hewassl eepingwi t
h23di fferentgirls.The
l
istwasmadeupofhi s'socal ledfriends',femal e
besti
es, exgir
lf
riendsandst ranger s.Somewer e
savedwi thfunnynamesl i
ke, Gofaone- I
HS, Lar ona-
UB,Masego- Mol eps, etc.

Theconver
sat
ionsshowedt
hathewassl
eeping
wit
hthem,someknewAmara,andsomewereinthe
dar kness,thinki
ngtheyar etheonlygirl
fr
iends.
Ther ewast hisot
hergi rlt
hathadcaughther
attent i
on,shewast alkingtohim morethant he
other s.Angercloudedherasshel ookedathi m
danci ng,therewast hisparti
cularmessagethathe
sentt ohert hatkeptoncomi ngbacktoAmar a'
s
head.I tread;

"Imisstouchi
ngyoursweet ,
yel
lowthighs.Please
don'tdothi
stome, under
standthatshewi l
lbegone
afteraweek.Everyti
meIlist
entothisJerusalema
song,Ialwaysthi
nkaboutyou.Nowt hatyouhave
threat
enedtoleaveme,Ijustwi
shpeopl ecould
stopplayi
ngit.
"

Shefumedwithloathe,f
orhi m andtheunknowngi
rl
.
Helookedsohappydanci ngandsmi l
ingt
oher.
"Jai
vawenasfebe!JaivaSf ebe!(
dance
manwhvre!
).
"Theinnervoi ceinherkeptsayi
ng.

Hesuddenl
yst
oppeddanci
ngandcr
ouchednextt
o
Amar a,fr
owni
ng.Hewi pedtheteart
hathad
escapedf r
om hereye,
looki
ngconcerned.She
didn'treali
set
hatshewascr yi
ng.Thiswasbad,
Selebogohadt oldhertoneverl
etamanseeher
tears, f
orwhatreason,shedi
dn'
tknow.

St
atus:Dar
li
ng,
what
'swr
ong?

"Darl
ing,"hecal l
edherthatt
oo.Amaralookedat
him andbur stedintot
ears.Hehel
dheri nhi
sarms
andshemel ted.Itwassogoodtobei nhisarms,
shehat edthef eeli
ngt
hatshewasf eel
ingri
ghtnow.

Amara:Canwegof orcounsel
li
ng?I
'm notf
eeli
ng
well
.Emoti
onal
ly.Isometi
mesjustwanttostabyou
andhangmyself.

Shet
oldhi
mtr
uthf
ull
y..
..
Status:OhmyGod, Honey!Pleasetalktome.I
promisethatwhat eversi
tuati
onyouar egoing
through,I
'l
lholdyourhandt hroughout.I
'
llst
art
searchingforpsychologi
stsaround.

Shel
ookedupi
ntohi
ssof
tli
psashesai
dthat
.

Amar a:Okay,her
eisthemat t
er,Iwentt hroughyour
phoneealierandIfoundoutthatyouhavebeen
cheatingonmewi th23girl
s.Ihaveevencr ammed
thei
rnamesandy' all
'
sconversations.Itishurt
ing
me,youar ehurti
ngmeSt at
us, whyar eyoudoi ng
thi
stome?

Hestoodupandl ookedatherwithdisgust.He
openedtheclosetandt ookoutacleant-shir
tas
shewatchedhim.Hechangedandspr ayedhimsel
f
wit
haper f
ume, thentookhiswristwatchandputit
on.Hegrabbedhi scarkeysandl ookedatherone
l
astti
me.Shewasst i
llconf
usedaboutwhathewas
doi
ng.
Status:Ifyoumanaget ofindtime, pleasest ay
awayf rom myphone.Ihat esomeonewhoi nvades
otherpeopl e'spri
vacies.Rightnowyoudi sgustme.
I'
m goingoutf ordri
nkswi thmyf r
iends.Getyour
shittogetherAmmy, youar enott hef irstpersont o
behur tnort helast
.Besi des,youmi sinterpreted,
thosear ejustmyf ri
ends, Ineverdi danyt hi
ngwi t
h
them.That 'swhatyougetf orsnoopi ngi ntoot her
people'sprivateproperti
es, so,dri
nkmi l
kot laba
ri
ght,youwi l
lbeokay.I '
llbebackbef or eitgetsdar k,
I'
m goingoutwi thKarate.

Hesl
ammedt hedoorandwentout.Minut
eslat
er,
Amarahear
dthecargoingaway.Shewipedher
t
ear
sandstart
edamovi eshehadselect
edeali
eron,
wai
ti
ngforhi
mt ocomeback.
.
.
.
.
.
Cani
tget200shar
espl
ease?
?
[
09/
13,
05:
33] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode5

Kasane,
MmaWawa'
spl
ace.
..

Peopl ehadal r
eadygat heredaroundi nthehomeof
thedeceasedwoman, cl
eaningaround.The
Ministerhadhi r
edabi gbrownt entandal otof
chairs.Theoner oom wasl ockedandt apedaround
withthepol i
cer edandyel l
owt ape.Af ewmenwer e
buil
dingt hecooki ngareawi t
hnewgum pol esand
corrugatedironsheet s.

Peopl
ewhower ehel
pingar
oundwereprovi
dedwi
th
foodbr
oughtf
rom arest
aur
ant.I
twasli
kemoney
wasbei ngsplashedaroundunnecessari
lybythe
Ministerandhiswife.Acardroveinandparked,
Selebogosteppedoutf oll
owedbyawhi t
ewoman.
Everyoneturnedandst arr
edatthem,mostpeople
knewherbutt heydidn'tknowthatsheat
tended
socialevent
s.

Themi ni
ster'
swi f
emett hem halfwayandpoint
ed
atthechairsinthetent,forthem t
owaitf
orthe
funer
alservicewhileinside.Thewomanshookher
headandi ndicat
edt hatshewaswor ki
ngont i
me.

Selebogo:Wear eheref
ort
hekids.Iwant
edt
o
showAdr ianathatt
hewomanleftbehi
ndtwo
beautif
ulkidswhom noonewi
llbetaki
ngcar
eof
.
Neo:Ao,mmeokabi l
etsamot hobanannaAunt y
wabonekel eteng?Idi dn'tknowt hatpeoplewere
tel
li
ngthetrut
hwhent heysai dyouar ement al
ly
chall
enged.Mma, theseki ds,t
hatthecrazy
Selebogowastell
ingyouabout ,
willbestayi
ngwi t
h
me.Ihaveeveryrighttot akethem. [Howcanyou
cal
lsomeonef
ort
heki
dswhenme,
thei
raunt
.I'
m
sti
llal
ive?
]
Adr
iana:CanIhavealookatt
hem.Iwanttoask
t
hem somequestionsbef
oreIcanconcl
udeon
whattodo.
Neo:Youdon'thavetoaskt hem anyt
hing,youdon't
havetodoanything.Thesekidsaremyni eces,
I
l
egall
yhavetherighttotakethem undermycar e.I
knowthelaw.
Adri
ana:Legal
lyt
heonl ypeoplewhohaver i
ghts
overt
hesekidsar
et hemot herandthefat
her.Fr
om
whatSelehassai
d,thismanwoul dbehappyt o
si
gnawayhi schi
ldr
en.From nowon, Iwil
lbe
worki
ngclosel
ywiththesocialworker
s.
Neo:Youcan' ttakethekidsawayf rom me.You
can'tj
ustcomeoutofnowher eandt r
ytotake
people'schi
ldren.I
'm notthereasonwhyyouar e
i
nf er
ti
le.Yourhusbandi scheatingintheopen,t
ell
himt omakebabi eswi t
hhismi str
essesandbring
them home.Leavemi nealone.
Adr
iana:Noamountofwor
dswi
llmakemet
oback
off
.Youwer efail
ingtohel
pthemot herofthese
gir
lst
ot akecareofthem,whatmakesyout hi
nkwe
wil
lbeli
eveitwhenyoupr omisethem goodcare
now?Wear enotfoolsmma.Allofasuddenyou
cl
aim beingagoodAuntwhent hewholevil
lage
knowsyouar enot ?No.
Neo:Ketsi
legorogi
walekemakgoamono!Wewi l
l
see,
I'
m notbacki
ngoffei
ther
.[
Evenwhi
tescomes
andswearatme!]

Whil
etheywer earguingbackandf ort
h,Palesaand
Waronapassedby, theyweredr essedinShai na'
s
ol
dclothes.Theywal kedstr
aighttotheirmot her
's
houseandt r
iedtocutt hr
ought hetape,the
Mini
ster'
swifesawt hem andt urnedaround.

Neo:Heyl
ona!Gobackhome,
whatar
eyoudoi
ng
her
e?
Pal
esa:Wewantt
osl
eep.
Neo:Gosl
eepatmyhome!
Wawa:Shai
naandhersi
stersar
ebeat
ingus,
chasi
ngusoutoft
hehouse.Wewanttosl
eepher
e.
Neo:Naareleathol
a?Sl
eepinsi
deahousewhere
yourmotherdi
edin?Goback!
[Ar
eyoucursed?
]
Pal
esa:Mamai
sdead?
Sel
ebogo:Thi
swomani scr
azy,howcanyou
annoucedeat
htochi
ldr
eninthi
smanner?
Adri
ana:Youwer esupposedt
ositt
hem downand
t
ellt
hem, expl
aini
ngiti
nacalm manner
.
Sel
ebogo:No,youweresupposedt owai
tfort
hem
unt
ilt
heyweresleepi
ngandwhi speri
nthei
rears.

Sel
ebogolookedatNeoangri
lyandwal
kedtothe
twokids,
whower ebreaki
ngdowninf
rontoft
he
house,cr
yinghyst
eri
call
y.

AtAdr
iana'
shouse.
..

Lat
ert
hatni
ght
,Adr
ianawassor
ti
ngt
hecl
othesshe
wast oweart hef oll
owingdaywhi lewaiti
ngf orher
husbandt oarrivehome.Shewant edtopasst he
i
ssueoft hekidst ohi m,ifheagreed,t
heywoul d
taket hem inast heirown, andifheref
used, stil
l,
shewi l
ltakethem t oanor phanagethatwasr unby
hercousi n,whichwasbasedi nMaun.Shest il
l
didn'tknowhowt oappr oachtheDevilcall
edher
husband, hewasscar yattimes.Hermi ndwasbusy
wor kingovertime, shelookedatthewat ch,hoping
thatWel lem willcomeear l
iert
hanheusual l
ydoes.

Thedooropenedandhewal kedin,l
ookingallgood.
Hesmi l
edatAdr i
anaandleanedover,givi
nghera
l
itt
leki
ssont heli
ps.Sherubbedhisalreadybalding
headandlefttheclot
hestogowar m hisfoodwhi l
e
hewaschangi ngclot
hes.Adrianacamebackand
satonthebedwhi l
ethefoodwaswar minginthe
microwave.

Adr
iana:Honey,
Ihavet
otel
lyousomet
hing.
Wel
lem:Shoot
!
Adri
ana:Well,
Selebogowast el
li
ngmeaboutal ady
whopassedonear li
ertoday.Sheleftbehi
ndt wo
beaut
ifulki
dsandIwast hinki
ngmaybewecan
adoptthem.Icanconvincethei
rfathertogivethem
tous,heseemstohaveanot herfami l
ybesi
des
them.
Well
em:ButAdr iana,
youknowyouhavetoaskfor
per
missionbeforeyoueventhi
nkofanyt
hingr
ight?
Idi
dn'thearyousayplease,
mayIthi
nkaboutdoing
soandsoi nthatstat
ementyoumade.

Hewalkedt
owar
dsAdriana,
pul
linghi
sbel
tfr
om hi
s
pant
sassheswal
lowedfear
ful
ly.

Adr
iana:Honey,
I'
m sor
ry.I
'
m aski
ngf
orper
missi
on.

Shmhesai
ddesper
atel
y..
.

Wel
lem:Tool
atesweet
hear
t.Tool
ate.Nowyouwi
ll
makemelookl
ikeabadper
son.
Hewr appedthebel tinhishand.Adr i
anacurled
herselfandshi ft
edt othef arendofthebed,
blockingherf ace.Hegr abbedherbyt helegand
pull
edhert ohi m.Thef i
rstlashpi
ercedherthigh
andal i
tt
lebloodt r
ickleddownasshescr eamed.
Hel etgoofherandwentt olockt
hedoor.Adr i
ana
gotdownandt ri
edt ohideunderthebed, butther
e
wasnospacet here.Het ookouthisvestand
shovedi tinhermout h.

Hewhi ppedheroverandoveragai nwhil

eshewas
rol
lingonthefloor.Thepai nwassounbear abl
e
thoughitwast hehundr edthtimehewasbeat i
ng
her.Thepainst i
llf
eltfreshever yti
mehel ashedher,
shewasneverget t
ingusedt oit
.Shethoughtshe
woul dhavegotusedt obei ngbeatenbynowbuti t
sti
llfel
traw.Eachst rokel eftwit
hal i
tt
lepartofher
soulandherpr ide.

Adr
ianal
aidt
her
emot
ionl
ess,
simpl
yti
redof
squi rming.Hepul l
edherupbyherhai r, aninstant
painonherheadcausedAdr ianatojerkup, paining
heral readysor ebodyevenmor e.Hehal fdr agged
hert ot hebathr oom ashermi ndwasal lovert he
place, scaredthathewasgoi ngtoscrubherwi tha
mi xtureofshampooandwashi ngpowderl i
kel ast
ti
me.Apr ocesst hatmadeherst ayinthehousef or
awhol emont h, heal i
ng.Shet ri
edgettingf reebuthe
draggedhert owar dsthetoiletandsubmer gedher
headi nthehol e.Bet t
er.Atleastthispuni shment
wasbear ablef orher .Heflushedt hetoiletunt i
lthe
wat erwasf i
nished.Shegaggedandsuf focated, al
l
hor r
iblethought sonhermi nd.

Justwhenhewasaboutt ofl
ushagain,hi
sphone
rang,hepull
editoutfrom hisbackpocketas
Adr i
anacaughtherbreath.Shelookedupathim
throughherit
chingeyes.Hel ookedatt
hescreen
andsmi l
edabi tasheanswer edthephone.

Wel
lem:Hey,
Kaone.
..
Butmyl
ady,
youshoul
dhave
tol
dmeont ime.
..Okay,
sendmet hedetail
sandthe
bil
lsoIr
efundyou..
.Yes,thebil
l,abeauti
full
ady
shoul
dn'
tpayherownbi l
ls.Bye,seeyoulater
.

Hehungupandt
urnedt
oAdr
iana.
..
.

Wellem:Honey,cl
eanupandhelpmepackmy
suit
case.KaoneandIaregoi
ngtoJohannesburg
tomorrow.Sheisgoi
ngformedi
calcheckups,so
ashermal ebestf
ri
end,
Ihavetoful
lysuppor
ther.

Shegotst ar
tl
edwhenWel lem gent
lytouchedheron
thearm.Hel ookedathert ender
lyandfora
momentshegotl ostinhisbeauti
fulbl
ueeyes, but
thensher emember edhim beati
ngherear l
ier
.She
shift
edclosertothetoil
etandhesquat teddowni n
frontofher.

Wel
lem:Look,honey,I
'm sosor
ryaboutwhatIdi
d
t
oyourbeauti
fulbody.(Sheswall
owedahotlump
ofanger
)I'
m sosorry,
somet i
mesIf ai
ltocontr
ol
myangerandenduphur t
ingyou.ButIdon'twanna
l
oseyoumyl ove,IswearIdon'twannaloseyou,I
'l
l
di
eifyoueverleaveme.
Adri
ana:Pl
easedon'
ttouchme.Mybodyi
sbr
uised
andyouarehurt
ingme.
Wel l
em:If eelbad,I'
m amonst er.Idon'tdeser ve
you, butIswear ,I
'l
lchangemyl ove.I'l
lchange, just
bepat ientwithmemyqueen.Keeponpr ayingfor
meandhol dmyhand.Youar emysoulmat e,God
knowshowmuchIl oveyou.Look, thoseki ds,you
cant akethem t oyourcousi
natMaun, shel oves
kids,youmaygoanddoever ythingyouwantwhi l
e
there,jewell
eryshopping,cl
othesanddi ningi nyour
favouritehotels.I
'l
lsendsomemoneyi nyour
account .P50t housandisenoughr ight?

Sheburstedint
ot ears.Money,i
twasneveraboutit.
Shehadal otofthat.Hisl
ove,aff
ecti
on,tender
touch,t
hatwasal lshewasaskingfor.Hepulledher
closert
ohisnakedchestandgent lyrockedherunti
l
shemanagedt ocal
m her sel
fandst oppedcr yi
ng.
Hepul ledherchinupandl eanedover ,
bringinghis
l
ipsuponher s.Hekissedherbr iefl
yandl i
ftedher
upwi thoutawar ni
ng.Whatshef el
twasmor ethan
pain.Shecriedoutl oudandhegent lyrockedher
again,holdi
ngheri nhisst r
ongar msl i
keanewbor n
baby.Hewal kedwi thherbackt othebedroom and
placedheront hebed,thenwal kedbackt othe
bathroom.

Hecamebackwi thabasinandabat hingtowel .He

soakedi tforamomenti nt hebasin,hethengoti nto
hisever ytimer it
ualofwipingherbodywi ththe
war m, wett oweluntilshewascl ean.Whatf ol
lowed
afterwasast ormy,passionatelovemaki ng,
blowi nghermi nd,andGodknowshowmuchshe
waswi ll
ingt osacrif
icetobewi ththisman.I twas
thislovet hatsheal waysl ookedforwardto.The
l
ovehegi vesheraf t
erbeat ingherisalwayst he
best, event houghsomet imeshegoesover board
andbeat sherhar der.Aft
ert hesex,shewasdozi ng
off,readyt osl eepwhenhewhi speredinherear .
Wel
lem:Il
oveyouAdri
ana,somuch.I
'
llmakesur
e
t
hatyoust
ayminefor
ever.
Adri
ana:Thankyouf
orgi
vingmeper
mi ssi
ont
o
evengotoMaun.CanImakemorefr
iendswhi
le
ther
e?
Wel l
em:Nohun,no.I'
m youronl
yfri
endmyl ove.No
onewi l
leverl
oveyouthewayIdo.Youhave
Selebogo,shei
syourfri
endtoo,whatmoredoyou
want ?I
'l
lgofi
xyousomet hi
ngtoeatwhi
leyour est
,
okay?

Shenoddedandwat chedhim wal

kaway, shewas
missinghim al
readybuthereyeswereclosing
i
nvoluntar
il
yandshewasl azytocal
lhi
mj ustso
theycouldcuddle.
.
.
.
200shar
es!
!??
.
.
[
09/
13,
05:
34] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode6

AtAmar
a'sboyf
ri
end.
..

Amar aturnedt ohersi deandnear lyfelloffthebed,

shewokeupf rom hersleepandr ubbedhereyes.
Shel ookedaroundandr eal
izedt hatshewasi na
differentbedroom f rom hers, shequi ckly
remember edt hatshewasi nSt atus'sbedr oom, and
thatt heyhadami sunderstandingyest er
daywhen
hel eft.Shereachedf orherphoneont hedr essing
tableandcheckedt het i
me.I twasaf ewmi nutes
after5i nthemor ning.Shegotupf rom thebedand
wal kedt othesi t
ti
ngr oom, therewasnosi gnof
Stat usthere,shecheckedal lthedoor sandr eali
zed
thatshesl epti nanunl ockedhouse.Shel ocked
her
sel
finsi
de,
f earcr
eepi
nginher,
ofwhatift
hieves
hadbr
okenin,orworse,r
api
stsandki
ll
ers.

Shesatont hecouchandwr appedher selfwi tha

shawl ,shest ar r
edatt hebl ackscr eenoft he
televisionwi t
houtswi tchingiton.Shesatl ikethat
forabout15mi nuteswi thoutmovi ng,hermi ndwas
j
ustempt y.Herphonebeepedsomenot ificat i
ons
besi desherandshequi cklyr eachedf orit, withthe
hopet hati twasSt atus.Hi sphoneshadbeenof f
sincehel eftyest er
day.Shewasdi sappoi nt edto
findSel ebogo' scallattempt sonl y.Sheputi tback
downandsatagai n.Shewoul djumpandr unt othe
wi ndowwi thever ypassi ngcar ,thi
nkingt hati twas
hisman' scar .Everyf ootstepst hatshehear d
out side, shewentt opeept hrought hewi ndowonl y
tobedi sappoi nted.

Shetookherphoneandl
oggedi ntofacebookto
passti
me.Therewasasuicidenotecircul
ati
ngon
hert
imeli
ne.Shecameacrossaf ullst
oryononeof
theonl
inenewspapers.Amaracoveredhermout h
asshereadtheti
tl
eandcl i
ckedontheli
nkt oread
theful
lst
ory.Shereadeveryt
hingal
oud,tr
yingto
makesense,notbeli
eving.

Amar a:Mi nister'

ssi steri nlawcommi tssuici
de.
(Shepaused)Kasane' smemberofpar l
iamentwho
i
sal soaMi nisteroft hiscount r
yismour ni
ngthe
tragicdeat hofoneofhi sf ami l
ymember s.The
Mi ni
st er'
ssi sterinlaw, whosenamesar estil
l
wi t
hhel d,hangedher selfthisaf t
ernooni nherhome
afterwr it
ingasui ci
denot e.Shest atedthatshewas
havingpr oblemswi tht hef atherofherchi l
dren,
besidesot herst ressingl ifeissues.Thedeceased
l
eavesbehi ndt wochi l
dr enanddi edwhi leheavi
ly
pregnant .Accor dingt oacl osesource,the
deceasedhadaf ail
edsui cideattemptwhenshe
wasr escuedbyhersi sterandapasser by...

Amarapausedreadi
ngandtookadeepbr eat
h,
bl
inki
ngawaythetearsi
nhereyes.Ofcourse
rel
ationshi pswerestressi
ngbutshewoul dnever
kil
lherselff oraman, i
findeedMmaWawaki ll
ed
herself.Shet ookherphoneanddi aledSel ebogo,
thetimewasnowaf ewmi nutesaft
er10.Shedi dn'
t
real
izet hatshehadsati nfrontofabl ackscr eentv
for5hour s,wait
ingforamanwhodi dn'tsleepat
home.Sel ebogoanswer edwhi l
ehert hought swere
aboutt ogetdeeper .

Sel
e:Hal
o!
Amar
a:HiSel
ebogo.Howar
eyou?Howi
suncl
e?
Sel
e:I
'm good.I
dri
swenttowork.Di
dyouarr
ive
wel
l?Yourvoicesoundsl
ow,ar
eyouokay?
Amar a:No, I
'm not.
..Imean,I'
m good.(
Shebi ther
tongue, knowingSele,i
fsheknowsherpr oblem,the
wholeKasanewi llknow.)Isawapostonf acebook
aboutt hewomanIi nst
ructedyoutocheckon
yesterday.Isittr
ue?
Sele:Yesnana,iti
strue.Itr
iedcal
li
ngyoulastnight
butIhadnoai rt
ime.WhenIwentt ocheckont hem
yesterdayl
ikeyouinstr
ucted,If
oundherhanging
ontheroofanditwasal
readyt
oolat
e.Theki
ds
werejustpl
ayi
ngoutsi
dewithnocl
ueofwhatwas
happeningi
nsi
dethehouse.
Amara:Thereisnohowsheki
ll
edher
sel
f,t
hatman
di
ditSelebogo.
Sele:Ihavet hatfeel
ingtoo,butwehavenopr oof
thatitwashi m,plusshedi dn'tr
epor thi m ont he
l
astat t
empt ,soeveryonej ustassumest hatshe
wast heonewhoat t
empt edsuicideandhasf i
nally
kil
ledher self.Ngwanakai famanabusesyou, t
here
i
snohowhei sgonnast op,youhavet oleaver i
ght
ont hef ir
stslap.Evenifamancheat srepeat edly,
youl eavet hem becausei tshowst hathei scapabl e
ofanyt hing.Ifhecanbr eakt hepr omi sehemadeof
stayingf ait
hful,heissti
llgoingtobr eakhi s
mar ri
agevows.Al eopardneverchangesi tsspot s.I
knowInevert al
kt oyouaboutsucht hings,butdon' t
bescar edtot el
lmei ft
hatboyf r
iendofyour sis
abusi ngyou. [Mychild.
..
]

Amar
a:Eemma.Butwear
ejustcool
.St
atusi
sa
ni
ceguy.
Sel
e:Good.Ihat
eabusi
vepeopl
e.Lookatwhat
happenedt
oMmaWawa.
Amara:Shesaidshelovedhim.ButgonemmeSel e,
ar
ewer eall
ygoingt
ol eaveever
ymant hatcheat
s?
Whatpointwil
lwebepr ovi
ng?
Sel
e:Youwillnotbeprovi
nganypointAmara.You
wil
lbeprot
ectingyourhear
tfr
om f
urtherdamages.
Youwil
lbechoosingpeaceoverget
tinghurtover
andoveragain.
Amara:ButSelebogo,whenyoulovesomeone,
it'
s
hardtowalkawayf r
om them.Therewi
llbemore
peacewithoutt
hatperson.Yourl
if
ewillbe
miser
able.
Selebogo:Trustme, Iknowallthat,Iwasoncet her
e.
Idatedthefatherofmyki dsfort wentyfi
veyears
andt heyearIdecidedtoleavehi m,enoughwas
enough,Iwasal r
eadydamaged.Il ostweightand
gothospital
izedbecauseofst ress.Itt
ookmef ull3
yearstogetoverhi m,peoplethoughtIwascr azy.
Lookatmenow, happywi thyouruncl e.
Amar
a:Whathappened?
Sel
e:Stor
yf oranot
herday.Al
otofcheat
ingwas
i
nvolvedbesidesot
herthi
ngshedi
d.
Amara:AommaSel
ebo?Cheat
inghel
amadeyou
l
eavehim.
Selebogo:Ther ewer eot herthings.I tdoesdamage
toaper son.Hecheat s,yougetsadandhear tbroken,
that'
semot i
onalabuse.I tmi ghtgetwor seandyou
endupsuf feri
ngf r
om hear tatt
acks, highblood
pressure,orevenhur tingyour sel fphysicall
yby
sli
cingyourwr istsandt highs, that'sphysicalabuse.
Ebilelonatheyout h,i
tseemsl i
kei t'
sat rendt oya’l
l.
Itdoesn'tmat terwhodi dt hecut s,whatmat t
er sis
that,hewast her ootoft hepr oblem, bycheat ingon
you.Andnow, sexually,yoursexl i
fechanges.You
maysomet i
mesi magi nehi m doingi twithanot her
girlwhil
eyouguysar eati t ,t
hismi ghtcauseyout o
l
ookathi mi ndi sgust.Inthebackofyourmi ndyou
willsaywor dsl ike,"
STOP" ,"NO" ,youmi ghteven
sayt hem aloudbuthewon' tnot i
ce.Andmi ndyou,
Nomeansno, evendur i
ngt hemi ddleofsex, you
havet herightt ochangeyourmi nd.Youwi l
lthen
feelusedandki ndofvi ol
atedaf terwards,butyou
willdismissi twi t
hthe' He'smyboyf ri
endor
husband' cr ap.Youmi ghtfor
gi ve,butGodknows,
weneverf or get.Thescar swillalwaysbet hereto
remi ndus, bot hphysicalandemot ionalscars,no
mat terhowhar dyoutrytobur yt hem.Remember ,
buriedscar si tchesinthedar kness.
Amara:Phew!That'
sdeep.Canwechangethetopi
c
pl
ease?Howar etheki
ds?Wawaandhersister
?
Sele:Evenifyouavoidthetopi
c,Iwi
llkeepon
remindingyou,sothatyouknowyourwor th.The
kidsarefine,
Adri
anawant stoadoptthem...

Theyconti
nuedchatt
ing,
Amarastoodupandwent
totheki
tchent
ofixsomethi
ngtoeatwhi
lest
il
lon
thephone.

AtNeo'
shome(
Mini
ster
'swi
fe)
..
.

Neof
ixedhermakeup,
looki
ngi
nthemi
rr
orasher
husbandgotoutoft
heshower .Hest oodbythe
door,wat
chi
nghiswifeapplyi
ngar edlipst
ickon
herl
ipsandpouti
ngatherr ef
lectionont hemirr
or.
Heshookhisheadandwal kedover ,standi
ng
behi
ndher,massagi
nghershoul ders.

Neo:Whatdoyouwant
?YouknowIcan'
t.
Mi
nist
er:I
t'
sbeendayssi
nceIt
ouchedyou.
Neo:No,Ican'
tThabi
so.Mysi
sterj
ustdi
ed
yest
erdayandyouwantmetohavesex?
Mi ni
ster:Agg,togelaman.You'vebeengi
ving
excusest hewhol emonth.Whyar eyouevenputt
ing
onmakeup?I st hereamanyouar eeyei
ngoutthere?
Legoneoi tshasaar edl
ipst
ickolemontsho-
ntsho
jaana?[Youar eevenputt
ingonar edli
pst
ickwhen
youar ethisdark? ]
Neo:Whatdoyouwantf rom me?YousaidIwas
bori
nginbed, andwhenIdenyyoumybor i
ngpvssy
youtal
ktomeusi ngharshwords?Thabi
soI'mti
red
ofyoutel
li
ngmeaboutmyski ncol
ourwait
seasif
youarewhite.JustbecauseI'
m sli
ght
lydar
kert
han
you,
Iwil
lneverhavepeacei
nmyownhome.I
wonderwhenwillyoubegoi
ngbackt
oGabor
one.
Mini
ster
:Ownhome?Youdidn'
tevencontri
bute
morethan5%fort
hishometobebuil
t.Fatasss
woman!
Neo:Pl
easest
opt
alki
ngt
ome.
Minist
er:Youlookli
keanemoji
withthatl
ipst
ickon
youruglyli
ps.IwonderwhyImarr
iedyou,yougave
meugl ychil
dren,
Icoul
dhavemarriedabeautif
ul
woman.
Neo:St optal
kingbull
shvt,
Iwaswi thyouwhenyou
hadnot hi
ng!Ihelpedyoubui l
dyour sel
f.Iusedto
feedandbat hyouwi tht
hel i
tt
lemoneyImade
sell
ingattheboar der
s.St
opt alki
ngasi fIfoundyou
ri
ch, youdi
dn'tdomeanyf avour,Ideservethi
sri
ng.
Getoutofmyf ace.
Mi
nist
er:Iwi
llbeatyou,
woman.
Neo:Tr
yit
!Justt
ry!BeatmesoIseesomet
hing,
comeon,pl
easebeatme.
Mi
nist
er:Iwi
llbeatyouNeo.
Neo:Youcan'
t!Beatmeee!Beatme!
Mi
nist
er:Mxm!

Hequi et
lywalkedt otheclosetandst ar
tedpulling
outhisclot
hesonebyone.Neogl ar
redathi m and
thenlookedather sel
finthemi r
r or
.Hiswor dscame
backandshet ookat issue,wipingawayt helipsti
ck
shehadappl i
edon.Shehadbeenpr epari
ngher sel
f
withthehopet hatthemedi awillappearather
sist
er'
sfuneral.Shewant edtolookherbesti nt he
papers.

AtGabor
one,
Stat
us'
house.
..

Amar alockedt hef rontdoorinhersweatpantsand

avest,shewashol dingawat erbot
tl
eontheot her
hand.Shesl ippedt hekeysinherpocketand
walkedoutoft heapar tments,shewal
kedtothe
road,andcrossedi t.Shetookapassage,passing
betweenyar dsj usttoclearherhead.
Amar a:OkayAmmy, let'
sforgetabouthi
mf oraf ew
minutes.Wewi l
lbefine,l
et'
sbest r
onggirl
,let
'sjust
hol
don, hewillchange.Hewi l
lchange,heisstil
la
boy,hewi l
lgr
owup.

Shewal kedalongthepassageunt i
lshewasont he
othersi
deoft hestreet.Shepassedacarwashwi t
h
alotofguyssi t
ti
ngt here,smokingwhatappeared
tobemar ij
uana.Theywer epl
ayingsomel oudkasi
music,dancingandl ookingallhappy,st
ressfr
ee.
Oneoft heguyssawherandt urnedcall
ingher
.

Guy:Hey!Nt
ombazana!Dar
li
ng!
Guy2:Di
neo!Masego!Boi
tumel
o!Abigai
l!Themma
emahookel ebet
selei
nal
agago.[
Pleasestopt
her
e,
If
orgotyourname.]

Sheconti
nuedwal
kingwhi
leoneguyr
ant
oherand
caughtupwit
hher
.
Guy:Mysi
stert
lhet
alkt
ous.Wear
eact
ual
lyni
ce
peopl
e.
Amar
a:I
'
minahur
ry.
Guy:Ovael
akaekegokhaphe?[
Wher
ear
eyou
headi
ngsoIaccompanyyou?
]
Amara:Justar
oundt
hebl
ock.Thanks,
I'
llbeokay
al
one.
Guy:Nah,Ican'
tletabeaut
if
ulwomanwal
king
al
one.Pleasecomechillwi
thus.
Amar
a:No.

Theguyf or
cefullygrabbedherhandandt urnedher
theotherway.Shet ri
edt oscream andhehel dher
mout h,
chokingher.Peopl epassedbyand
pret
endedliketheydi dn'tseethem.Shebi this
fi
ngersandhef inall
yl etgoofhermout h.Amar a
managedt oscream ast heguydr aggedherbackt o
thecarwash.Acarst oppedi nfrontofthem and
anothermangotout , hehel dAmar aont heother
si
deandtheyt
riedt
oshoveheri
ntot
hecarasshe
ki
cked,
cryi
ng.

Acoupl
epassedbyandt
heyst
opped,
theman
aski
ngwhat
'sgoi
ngon.

Guy:Thisismyl ongl
ostsi
stermyman.Checkt he
BotswanaPol i
cepageonfacebookandyouwi l
lfi
nd
thatshehadbeenpostedmissing.Shemissed
schooljustt
ostaywit
hamanol dert
hanourfather
.
Amara:Liar
!Hei
slyi
ng!Idon'tknowhim,hei
s
ki
dnappingme!Pl
easehelp!Pleasehel
pme!
Man:Nnaka,gobackhome.Iknowyourt
ypes,
that
bl
esseri
sjustusi
ngyou.
Amara:Pleasel
ist
ent
ome.Theyar
egoi
ngt
oki
l
l
me!Please.

Awomangotoutoft
hecar
.
Her:Mphomychi ld,
whyar
eyouembar
rassi
ngme
l
ikethis?Whatdoesthi
smangi
veyout
hatyou
don'twantt
ocomehome?

Amar ascr
eamedevenmor easthecoupletalkedt
o
thi
sunknownwomanandmen.Shet ear
full
y
watchedasthecouplewentaway,shaki
ngt hei
r
headsandtalki
ng,l
ooki
ngbackatherast hemen
shovedherinthecar
.
.
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget500shar
es?
??
[
09/
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05:
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NGHEARTS

Epi
sode8
I
nGabor
one.
..

Amar alookedatt hepolicechiefashei nst

ructed
hertogetup.Shewasscar edandst il
linshock,she
vowedi nhermi ndt onevertakeawal kalone.It
seemedl i
kenowadayswhenshet ookawal k,she
encounteredbadanddr amat i
csi tuati
ons.She
remember edthel astwalkshet ooki nKasanewhen
shemett heMi nisterandhiswi fewhowant edher
tomar r
ytheirher dboy,t
henshel aterfounda
womant r
yingtocommi tsuici
de.

Allherwal ksweredr amati

c,sheevenr emember ed
whenshewasl it
tl
eandgotat tackedbymonkeys
ont heroad,whiletakingawalkal one."Thisisbad
l
uck"Shet houghtinherheadandj erkedupwhena
poli
cepr essedherwi thabatonst ick,di
stracti
ngher
from herthoughts.Awomanf rom t hecrowdcame
rushingast heytri
edt oat
tai
nher .Shef orcefull
y
camet hroughf orwardandfacedt hepol i
cechi ef.
Woman:Wai
t!Isawever
ythi
ng.Myyar
disover
t
her
e.
Chi
ef:Whatdi
dyousee?
Woman:Thi syoungwomanher e,wasj ustwalking
onherown,whent hoseguysf r
om thecarwash
cal
ledher.Sheignor edthem andcontinuedwal king
butoneboyr antoherandst ar
teddraggingher .All
ofasudden, t
hatwhi tecarcameandt heytri
edt o
getherin,t
hepoorgi rlwasfighti
ngandIwas
scaredtocomehel p.I'm awoman, soImade2
phonecallstothestation,r
eporti
ng,Ievengavet he
carplat
enumberanddescr i
pti
onsofthepeopl e
whower etryi
ngtot akeher.
Chi
ef:I
sthatso?Benj
upl
easehel
pherup.
Woman:Shem,poorchil
d,shemustbet
raumat
ized.
Thewayshewascrying.
Chief:Shewillhavetocomewi t
hustothestati
on.
Thesecul pr
itsneedtobelockedupi
njailf
orsell
ing
drugsandki dnappingpeopl
e.Mydaughter
, I
'
m very
sorry,pl
easeunderstandthatIwasj
ustdoingmy
j
ob.Pl
easecomewit
hustothest
ati
ont
oident
if
y
t
hepeoplewhot
ri
edtoki
dnapyou.
Woman:I'
m comi
ngwi t
hher.Idon'
twantyou
mi
str
eati
ngthepoorchil
d.

Lat
eron.
..

Amar awasbackatSt atus'shouse.Shelocked

hersel
finsideandtookal onghotshower ,t
hengot
undercovers,r
eminiscingt heeventsoftheday.She
wasst i
lli
nshockofwhathappenedear li
eron.She
tookoutherphoneandcal ledSt
atus,t
histi
me
aroundhisphonewentt hroughandhef i
nall
y
pickedup.

St
atus:(
hesoundeddr
unk)Babe,
what
'sup?
Amar a:Youcan'
taskmewhat'
supSt
atus?Youj
ust
can'
t.Whenar eyoucomi
nghome?
Stat
us:I
'm onmywayaswespeakmyl
ove.I
'
mjust
aboutt
ogetther
e.
Amara:Webothknowthatyouar
elying.Eachti
me
wehaveanargument,
youfindanexcusetogo
sl
eepout.Wheredi
dyouspendthewhol eoft
oday
andl
astnight
?
Status:Iwaswi t
hKarat
eandtheboys,wewer ejust
chill
ing,dri
nki
ngthewholeni
ght.Howisyourday?
Ot hotsejangmothoyokemor atang?Mypersonal
person.[Howwasyourdayloveofmyl i
fe?
]
Amar
a:Mxm!Got
ohel
l!
St
atus:Il
oveyout
oo,
okay?
Amara:Stat
us,
foroncei
nyourl
if
ebeser
ious.Gr
ow
upman!Ifyoudon'
tcomebackhomei
nanhour ,
it'
s
overbet
weenus.
St
atus:Ipr
omi
se,
Iwi
llbet
her
ejustnowbabe.
Amara:Youbett
erbe,
I'
m scar
ed,Ial
mostgot
ki
dnappedtodaywhenItookawalk.
Stat
us:Babebeser i
ous.Whowoul dwanttoki
dnap
you?Wear enotinAmer i
caoratleastMzansi
,
that
'swherepeoplegetki
dnapped.
Amar
a:I
'
m ser
iousSt
atus!
Stat
us:Okay,
okay.YesMadam,
I'
llbehome.Il
ove
you,okay?
Amar
a:What
ever
!

Shehungupandloggedontofacebookj
ustt
opass
ti
me,wai
ti
ngforhi
mt oarr
ive.

Att
hef
uner
al.
..

Thateveni ng,apast orwasst andi

ngi nfrontof
everyone, givingawor dofconsolati
ont othet he
crowd.Neowassi ttingi
nf r
ontbesidesherhusband,
rubbingt earsof fhereyes.TheMi nistersqueezed
herhandandshepl acedherheadonhi sshoulder.
Everyonewhosawt hem sawahappycoupl ewit
h
nopr oblems.Hepl acedhisarm aroundher
shoulders, rubbingherar m, mostpeopl eenvied
thei
rr el
ationshi p.Theyhadbeent oget herforso
l
ong, rai
si ngt heirkidsandaccumul ati
ngt heir
wealthtoget her,peaceful
ly.Thepastorf i
nished
pr
eachi
ngandt
hecr
owdsangasong,
thent
hey
pr
ayed.

Itwasar ound6i ntheeveningwhent hecr owdwas

dismissed,togohavesomet eawhi l
esomeheaded
strai
ghttot heirhomes,avoidinggetti
ngat tackedby
theanimal swhi l
ewal ki
ngordr i
vingatnight .The
Mi ni
ster
'sphoner angwhilehewasgr eet
ingpeopl e
around,heexcusedhi mselfandwal kedtohi scar,
answer i
ng.I twasanol dmanwhowashi s
neighbourathi sf ar
m.

Mi
nist
er:Ao,
RraO?
Hi
m:Li
tt
lebr
other
!
Mi
nist
er:Howar
eyouMdal
awame?
Him:I
'm notr
eal
lywel
l,
myl
egsar
eget
ti
ngwor
se
eachday.
Mini
ster:Youshoul
dreal
lyseearealdoctorand
st
opdr i
nkingt
hoseherbsyoucal
lmedi ci
ne.
Hi
m:Hey,
youdon'
tunder
standnnaka.Theset
hings
dohelpmesometi
mes.Therewerenowestern
medici
nealongt
imeback,whatdoyouthi
nkour
for
efat
her
susedtohel
pthemeselveswi
th?Itwas
theher
bs.
Minist
er:Okay,
Ihearyou.ButonedayIwil
lcome
ther
eanddr agyoutothehospit
alMdal
a.Howare
mycat t
lebytheway?Isthatboydoi
nghisjob
proper
ly?
Him:Thati sthereasonIcal l
edact ual
ly,Iseesome
ofyourcat tl
einmykr aal.Iheardrumour sthatyour
herdboyhasbeengonef oraweekf r
om myboy
here.Iactuall
ythoughtthathewasj okinguntilt
his
eveningwhenIpassedbyyourf ar
m andsawyour
cattl
egettinginthekraalbythemsel ves,andwhenI
arri
vedinmyf ar
m, Isawsomeoft hem here.Go
rayagorekgomot sagagodi gasamel eKachikau
yoot he.
[I
tmeansyourcat tl
eisscat t
eredinthe
wholeofKachi kau.]
Mini
ster:Hey,t
hisboywi
llgi
vemeahear
tat
tack
whil
eI'm st
il
lyoung.Gal
ebotsa,
gaa
l
aet
saope?
[Di
dhet
ellanyonewher
ehewasgoi
ng?
]
Him:No,youknowhealwaysdisappear
sand
comesbackwhenhewant s.Nooneknowswher e
heisorhowhewent.Whycan'tyoulethi
m goand
fi
ndsomeoneelset
olookafteryourcat
tl
e?
Minist
er:I
t'snott
hateasytofi
ndsomeonewho
knowssomuchaboutt aki
ngcareofexpensive
breeds.ThisboyhasadegreeinAnimalScience.
Heact ual
lywenttoschoolf
orthat
,di
dn'tyou
wonderwhyIpayhi m somuchmoney?
Him:Iwasact uall
ymeaningtoaskyouaboutt hat
becauseIhear dther
umour st
hathissal
ar yismore
thanmostgover nmentemployees.Andyou
providedhim wit
hcomputersandagener atorf
or
electr
ici
ty.Whatmoredoeshewant ?Ifi
t'
swomen,
therearealotofthem her
eintheshebeens.
Minist
er:Heissofullofhi
mself,hewon'tlookat
thoseones.Ihaveneverseenhim withanygirl
though,so,Idon'
tknowhistypes.ThegirlIwanted
forhimreject
edtheoffer
,soIdon'tknowwhatt odo
anymore.
Hi
m:I
sshet
heonl
ygi
rli
nKasane?Lookf
orot
her
s,
awomanmi ghtactual
lykeephi
m here.Thesecat
tl
e
arereal
lyexpensi
veandyoucan'taff
ordtolose
them.
Minist
er:Iwil
llookhar
der
,Iwi
llf
indsomeone,
I'
m
sureofthat.
Him:Good.Oh,I
'
m sorryforyourfamil
y'sloss.I
knowyouguyswer en'
treal
lyclosewit
hNeel o,but
shewasyourwife'
ssist
erafterall
.Hey,shelefta
burdenf
oryourwif
e.
Mini
ster
:Itwi
llbeokay.Wewi
llbef
ine,
mywi
fei
s
act
uall
ygoodwi t
hkids.
Hi
m:Okay,Godwillseeyout hrough.Godblessher
t
oofortaki
ngsuchar esponsibil
it
yinthesehard
t
imes.

AtNeo'
shome.
..

Themai dar
rangedthedishesontopofthedi
ning
tabl
eandplacedthefoodbowelsinthecent
er.She
rangthebel
landthekidscamer unni
ngweari
ng
thei
rpyjamas.Wawaandhersi sterwalkedbehind
them,wearingthei
rtor
nclothes,atleasttheywere
washedt hi
stimearound,themai dlookedatthem
andlookedattheMi ni
ster
'soldestdaughter.

Maid:Shosho,
whyar
eyourcousi
nsdr
essedl
ike
t
his?
Shosho:Ihavenocousi
nsinKasaneAunt
y.My
cousi
nsarethepresi
dent
'ski
dsonly.
Shaina:Whyar eyouaski
ngussuchquest ions
Aunty?Youar enotevenamemberoft hisfamil
y,
justbecausewecallyouAuntydoesn'
tmeanyou
haveanopi ni
oninthematter
softhisfamily.Weare
thecream ofthi
stown,wecan'tbeassociatedwi
th
kidsli
kethese.
Maid:Ao,mmeakereyoucouldhaveborr
owed
them yourol
dpyj
amas.It'
sabitcol
dkana,t
hey
can'
tbewear i
ngsuchl
ightcl
othes.
Shaina:OhGod!Willwehaveourfoodinpeace?
Whyar etheyevenhere?Mommysai dthey
shouldn'
tcomeanywher eneart
hedini
ngroom or
thekit
chenbecauset
heyst
ealt
hingsandbr
eak
plat
es.
Shosho:Oh,
Ifor
gott
hatr
ule.Nopeasant
sint
he
di
ningroom!

Wawahel dhersi ster'shandt ear f

ull
yasPal esa
stoodfirm, r
efusingt ogoout side.Shelookedatt he
foodbei ngservedatt het ablewithabr okenheart.
Theyhadbeendeni edluncht oo, shethoughtat
l
eastsi nceShai na'smot herwasn' tar
oundt histi
me,
theywillgetsomet hingt oeat .Theylookedatt he
mai dasshel ookedatt hem hel plessl
y,shewas
scaredt oloseherj obt oo, sheknewNeo' skidshad
avilemout hwhi chcanmakeherl oseherjob.The
l
ittl
egirls'
tummi esr umbl edast hesweetar omaof
thefoodhi ttheirnost ri
ls.Wawadr aggedhersi st
er
outsidewhost artedt ocry.Shebentdownand
rubbedhert ears.

Wawa:Don'tcryPal
esa.Wewi l
lgoandeatathome,
Isawalotoffoodbeingcookedther
e,andt
he
womanwhowi pedourt
earsyest
erdaysai
difwe
needanyt
hingweshoul
dtell
her.
Pal
esa:Sel
e?Shesai
dhernamei
sSel
e.Let
'sgo.
Wawa:Butwehavet obecarefulokay?Wehaveto
stayhi
ddeni
nt hedark,
ifShai
na'smom seesus
ther
e,shewi
llbeatus.
Pal
esa:Don'tworr
y.Iknowhowt
ost
ayi
nvi
sibl
e,
shewon'tseeus.Wawa?
Wawa:Mmh?
Pal
esa:I
sther
emeatt
her
e?Iwantmeatandbr
ead.
Wawa:Ther
eisl
otsofmeatandbr
ead,
ther
eis
event
ea.Wegonnaeatandt
akesomesoweeat
tomor
row.
Palesa:Wow!Whycan'twejustst
aythere?Wewi ll
sl
eepi nourmother'
shouse,
I'
m notscaredofthe
dark.I'
mtir
edofsleepi
ngonthefl
oor,atleastat
homewesl eptonthebedeventhoughwewer e
crowded.
Wawa:Weneedanadul
ttoli
vewit
h.Don'
tworry,
whenIgr
owup,Iwi
llmakesuret
hatyouhave
ever
ythi
ngyouneed.Iwil
lbui
ldabi
ghouseandbuy
acarthenbuyal
lthefoodyouwant
.
Pal
esa:St
art
ingwi
thyoghur
t?
Wawa:Yuk!Iwil
lnevereatyoghur
tagaininmyl
ife.
Evenjustt
henamemakesmesi ck,Shai
naandher
si
stermademehat eit
.
Pal
esa:Ihat
eShai
na!
Wawa:Shh!Don'tsaythatal
oud.Hermom mi
ght
beatusorchaseusoutofherhome.Iwishmom
washere.Wehadnof oodbutImissher.
Palesa:Met
oo,l
et'
sgobef
oret
heynot
icewear
e
goneandrepor
tus.

Thet wosisterswal kedoutofthehouseast hedog

barkedatt hem.Theywal kedcl oselytooneanot her
asthecol d,chil
lynightai
rwhi ppedt hem i
ntheir
l
ight,tor
n, cl
othes.Palesaheldherbi gsister
'shand
astheygotoutoft heyardandwal kedintothe
darkness.Justast heyturnedont hecor nerofthe
yard,headingtot heirmother
'syard, whereli
ghts
wereonar oundthetent
,theybumpedintoaper
son.
Heblockedt hei
rpat
hast heyfear
ful
lyhel
deach
ot
her,afr
aidt or
unorscream.

Man:Gir
ls,
wher
ear
eyougoi
ngdur
ingt
hisdeadl
y
ni
ght?
Pal
esa:Wear
egoi
ngt
her
e,t
oourmot
her
'sf
uner
al.
Man:Yourmom i
snotdead,
doyouwantmet
otake
yout
oher?
Pal
esa:Shai
na'
smom saidshei
sdead,
youar
ea
st
ranger
,wecan'
ttr
ustyou.Hei
slyi
ngWawa.

Thei
rtummi
esr
umbl
edagai
n.

Man:Yourmom boughtyouwar
m cl
othesandalot
offood,
sheaskedmetocometakeyoutoher,
fol
lowme.
Wawa:Maybehei
st el
li
ngthet
ruth.Mom pr
omi
sed
t
obuyuswarm cl
othesthi
swinter.
Pal
esa:Hei
slyi
ng!
Man:Fol
lowme, orshoul
dIpickyouup?Ifyou
don'
twanttoseeyourmom, atl
eastl
etyoursi
ster
goseeher.
Wawa:I'
m goi
ngPalesa,
gobackt
oboShai
nai
fyou
don'
twanttoseemom.
Pal
esa:Fi
ne,
let
'sgo,
butIdon'
ttr
usthi
m.

Thel
it
tl
egirl
sfol
lowedthemanashet
ookat
urn
andwalkedt
othedarkbushes.
..
.
.
.
.
.
Can500peopl
eshar
ethi
sepi
sode?
??
[
09/
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05:
35] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS
Epi
sode9

AtSt
atus'
home.
..

Amar atossedandt urnedinbedast hel aptop

playedthemovi e.Itwast hef i
fthmovi et hatshe
waswat chingandSt atuswasn' tevenbackyet .He
l
iedandshehadcr iedoutal lhertears.Shet ri
edhis
phoneagai nandi tlookedlikehehadswi tcheditoff
again.Hisl astseenonWhat sAppwasyest erday,
andsher egrettednotcopyi ngKar ate'
snumber
from hisphone.Shet houghtaboutSel ebogo' s
wor dsear l
ierthatday.Ther ewasacer t
ai nphrase
thathitharderf rom al lthewor dsthatshehadsai d;

"
Bur
iedscar
sit
chesi
nthedar
kness.
"

ItwaslikeSelebogoknewhowAmar areacted
behindcloseddoors.Sheal
waystol
dSt at
usthat
shef or
giveshim,butwhenshewasalone,shecr
ied
herselftosleep.Evenwhenshewaswi t
hhi m, the
conver sati
onsshesawi nhisphonewi tht hosegi rl
s
willfl
ashbackt ohaunther , shewoul dthenpr etend
tobeokay.I ndeedbur iedscar salwaysr esur face.
Whenshewasal one,thescar sit
ches,thet ear sand
painfulthought scomesf l
oodi ng,hurt
ingher .There
arecer tai
nsongst hatshehat esbecauseheshar ed
them wi ththesi dechi cks,cer t
ainwordsl ikeBabe,
Dar l
ing,Sevy, nol ongerturnedheronbecausehe
usedt hem t ocal lhisbvtches.Shecl enchedher
fi
stsandbur iedherwhol ef acei napill
owt o
supressherscr eam.Amar acr iedsil
entl
yasa
painfullumpbl ockedhert hr oatandshef ail
edt o
breathpr operly,shegotupf rom thebedhol dingher
chest .

Shewal kedtothekit
chenanddrunkagl assfullof
water,i
tsti
lldi
dn'
tmakeanythingbetterandshe
knewshehadt otal
ktosomeonebef oreshewent
i
nsane.Theonl ypersonshecouldtal
kt owasnott o
betrust
ed, Sel
ebogo,shewaseveryone'sfr
iendand
sheknewt herewasapossibil
it
ythatshewoul dt el
l
peopleherpr oblems.Amar ahadnor ealfr
iend
becauset heyavoidedherandonl ytalkedtoher
wheni tsuit
edt hem.Shehadnoonet ot r
ust,Status
washeronl yf r
iend,hereverythi
ng,andnowhi m
doingthistohermadeherf eelhelpessandt ol ose
meaningi nli
fe.Herphoner angf rom thebedroom
andsher ant here,near
lysli
ppingbyt hedoor ,she
pi
ckedwi thoutlooking,t
hinkingitwasSt atus.

Voice:Heybest
ie!Thanksf
oranswer
ing,
youhar
dly
answermycal l
snowadays.
Amar
a:Hi
,whoi
sthi
s?
Voi
ce:Aomma?KePat
iencet
lhe.
Amar
a:Oh.Pat
ience.Hi
.
Her:TlhemmaIneedaf avour
.Myboyf r
iendis
taki
ngmet oZambiatomorrowandIhavenoonet o
l
eavemyt winswit
h.Canyoucomeovert owher e
I'
mr enti
ngandspendt hetwodaysthatIwil
lbe
awaywi ththem?Themai dwil
lhel
pyouf rom
morningto1' Ocl
ock.
Amar
a:Whycan'
tsher
emai
nwi
tht
hem?
Her:Ihavenomoneytl
hemma, notevenathebe.
Kemor walowagaBabehel
a.[
I'
mj ustabur
dento
Babe.]
Amara:I
'
m sor
ry,
I'
minGabor
onewi
thSt
atus.Tr
y
someoneel
se.
Her:Aomma, whydi
dn'tyout
ellmet
hatyouar
e
goingther
e?KanaIplannedthi
swholet
ri
pknowing
thatyouneverref
usehelpi
ngme.
Amara:TryPort
iaorKeabet
swe,youarealways
post
ingyoursel
ftoget
herwi
ththem ever
yweekend.
Her:Eish,t
hoseonesar ejustsnakes.Kanayou
knowmyf ri
endsalwaysdemandmoneyf rom me
whenIaskf orthei
rhelp,youar emyonlyt ruef
ri
end
Ammy.Theywi l
lasktobabysi tthet
winsf ormoney
whent heyknowI '
m workingforpeanuts.Babeis
theonepayingmostofmybi l
lsandtakingcareof
myki ds.
Amara:Atl
eastyourboyfr
iendishel
ping.Mineis
j
ustadeadbeatboyfr
iendplusheisacheater.Ij
ust
hopetheworkIwil
lbestarti
ngnextweekatMaun
wi
lleasemyst
resses.
Her:Statusischeati
ng?Girlwedon'tl
eavea
cheater,
talktothatguy,
fixhimforyoursel
f.
Amara:Howdoyouf i
xsomeonewhodoesn'twant
total
kaboutthei
rprobl
emsnemmaPat ience?He
i
soutr i
ghtnowandhasn'tsl
eptathomesinceI
havearri
ved,hi
sphonesareoff
.
Her:Gi
rl
,thet
hingisyoust ayf
arfr
om yourman,
l
eavetheMaunj obandfindajobthere,
sti
ckclose
t
oyourman.Theyar egivinghi
m vagxnaever
yday,
t
hatiswhyheisf or
gett
ingaboutyou.
Amara:Jobsar
ehar
dtofi
nd.Whati
fthi
sistheonl
y
j
obthatGodgavemethi
syear
?Whatifhechases
meout?
Her:Ammy,amangivesoutmoneywhenyouar e
nearhi
m.Makesur
et ogi
vehim kukuever
yday,
you
l
ovehimri
ght?
Amar
a:Yes,
somuch.
Her:Good, doasIsay.Keepcal
li
ngmef ormore
advices.Youwil
lthankme.Hewon'tcheatwhen
youareunderhi
sskin,makesurethatyouarewhat
hethi
nksabout,
don'tnag,
don'tconfr
onthi
m, cook
andwashforhim,behispeace.
Amar
a:Ar
eyousur
ethi
swi
llwor
k?
Her :Howdoyout hi
nkImanagedt otamet hi
s
cheat erofmine?Heiseventaki
ngmeonexpensi ve
tri
psbutal lhi
sexesarecal
li
nghim sti
ngy.Just
forgetabouttheMaunj obf
ornow,dontloseyour
manmma.
Amara:Thanks,
wai
tseIfeel
bet
teraf
tert
alki
ngt
o
you.Yougavemeanidea.
Her:Anyti
mesweety.Hey,l
etmecallPort
iaand
Keabetswetohel
pwi t
hthebabysi
tt
ingthi
ngleha
batampat amadi
.[
..
thoutheywil
ldemandmoney
fr
om me]
Amar
a:Okaybye.
Her
:Byel
ove.

Amarahungupandheavedahugesi
gh.Shehadt
o
cal
lAdr
ianaandSel
ebogoear
lyi
nthemorni
ngand
tel
lthem tofi
ndsomeoneel sef orthejob.Pati
ence
hadgi venherabri
ll
iantidea, shehadtof ocuson
herrelati
onshi
p,maybeSt atuswi llmarryherone
dayandshewi l
lgi
veat esti
monyt ot
hewor ld.Yes,
sheneededt ofocusonherr elati
onshi
p.

AtKasanebushes.
..

Themancr ossedt hepat hwiththegirlsf oll

owing
her,shi
vering.Hewal kedi nt
ot hebushesandst ood
i
nt hemi ddleast heyst oodatt heentrance, scared
togoanyf urther.Palesahel dhersi ster'
shand
ti
ghterast hemant oldt hem tohurryup.Theyj ust
stoodthereandt urnedar oundt orun,hecameaf ter
them withhi sgiantf ootsteps,runningqui ckerthan
them.Henear l
yover tookt hem ashegr abbedt hem
bytheircollardresses.Pal esa'sdress,whi chwas
olderandhadbeenWawa' satfirst
,gott orn,l
eaving
hernaked, withonl yapant y.

Shesl
ippedandf
ell
downassher
an,
leavi
ngt
he
manhol dingWawa.Pal esast oodatadi stanceand
screamedwi thherli
tt
levoiceasi tbouncedar ound.
Themanpani ckedandr antoher,sti
llholdimg
Wawa, Palesaranabi tfurt
hertothef uneraland
stopped,lur
inghim,stil
lscreaming.Themanl et
Wawadr opandt ookofftothebushesashesaw
carli
ghtscomi ngtheirway.Palesaranbackt oher
si
ster,shesquattedinfrontofher.

Pal
esa:Wawa?Wawagetup!Let
srun!
Wawa:No!Iwantt
odi
eli
kemama.
Pal
esa:WhowillIbel
eftwi
th?Wawapl
ease(
cryi
ng)
Youareal
lIhave.Wawa?

Thecarlightsbrightenedandi tstoppedr i
ghtin
fr
ontofthem ast heyshi eldedtheireyeswiththeir
hands.Themi ni
ster'
swi festeppedoutandwal ked
tothem,furious,fuming.Sher eachedt hem and
grabbedthem wi thherfathandsast heysquirmed.
Shehittheirheadsagai nsteachot herastheycr i
ed.
Neo:Near elegolowalealoyabanabagaNeelo?
Lebataengmomahi hi
nglesatswal
a?[Ar
eyou
evenpract
ici
ngwitchcr
aftNeel
o'ski
ds?Whatar
e
youdoinginthedarkwhil
enaked?]
Palesa:Aunt
ywewerehungry,
sowewentt
olook
forfoodatmama'sf
uner
alandamantr
iedt
o
kidnapusthen.
..
Neo:Shutup!Dioshvt!Skampaphel akamenoa
mavende.Lemaakal emaakaebi le?Keyagol e
nyedisahaketsenakol wapeng.Khaman![
Don'ttr
y
tofoolmewi t
hvendat eet
h.Youar eevenl
ier
s?I'm
goingtogiveyouahiddingwhenIgethome.Come
on.]
Pal
esa:ButAunt
y..
.

Shehitherheadwit
haheavysl apasPalesanear l
y
fel
ldownnearthecar.Shesawal otofstarsaround
herheadasshegotdizzy.Bef
oreshecoul dhave
ti
met ocry,
Neoheldherbythelegandl i
ftedher,
shethrewherint
hebackseatsoft hecarasWawa
quickl
ycli
mbedandhel dhersisterwhowas
sobbingquiet
ly,
st i
lldi
zzy.Neof ur
iouslysl
ammed
thedoorandgoti ntothedriver
'ssidethenroughl
y
drovehome.

Neo:Youwi l
lseemyt r
uecol ourstoday.Your
motherspoil
tyou,shel etyouwal karoundt he
str
eetsasyouwi shed,shei sdeadandcan' tprotect
younow.Whati fsomeoneki l
ledyou?Peopl ewoul d
besayingthatmyhusbandki ll
edyouf orr
it
uals.La
ntwaelawait
se![
Yout akemef orgrantedyouknow. ]

Sher eachedhomest i
llcursingandopenedt he
backdooroft hecar,
gr abbingthem.Palesacri
ed
outloudasNeo' ski
dsgotoutoft hehouseand
watchedbyt hedoor,l
aughi ng.Shainaranoverwi
th
abeltandhermot herrolleditaroundherhand,
grabbingthegir
lsbytheirthinarms.

Palesa:Aunt
ypl
ease,wear
esorr
y,i
t'
sthel
astt
ime.
Evenifwegethungry,
wewil
lst
ayhere.
Wawa:Pl
easel
eavemysi
sterandbeatmei
nst
ead.
Neo:Fvckyou!

Shestar
tedwhippi
ngt hem al
loverasthei
rcri
es
pi
ercedthemaid'
shear t
.Neo'skidswerel
aughing
hyst
eri
call
yasthebeltlef
tbruisesandcut
son
WawaandPal esa'
sli
ttl
ebodies.

Neo:Shai
nabr
ingcol
dwat
er!

Shainaranbacki ntothehouseandcamebackwi th
abucketofwat er ,i
twashal fwi t
hwat erandshe
hadpour edicebl ocksinside.Neot ookthewater
andinstructedWawaandPal esatositonthelawn,
shepour editallovertheirbodiesast heyfai
ledto
cry,
grindingtheirteeth,coldrunningthroughthei
r
bodiestot heti
ltoftheirbones, t
heircutsand
brui
sesitching.
.
.
.
.
200shar
es?
??
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09/
13,
05:
35] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode10

AtNeo'
shome.
..

Afterwhi ppingt hem, andpour ingcol dwat erall

overthem, shesentt hem togosl eepi nherel dest
son'sroom.Ther oom wasnotusedandi thadabi g
bed.Theyt ri
edcl i
mbi ngthebedandshescol ded
them.Shespr eadasi ngleblanketont hef l
oorand
gavet hem af leecet owear, withnopi llow.Theki ds
huddledt ogetherundert hef leecewi tht heirt
eeth
chatteri
ng, shivering.Theypl acedt heirlit
tl
ear ms
aroundeachot her,tr
yingtowar m oneanot heras
Neowal kedoutwi thoutcare.Themai dmether
out
sidet
hebedr
oom.

Maid:Bosslady,t
heywillcat
chafever
,whycan'
t
yougivethem warm bl
anketsatl
east
?
Neo:Ihavenobl
anket
sforpeasant
s.Gi
vet
hem
your
sifyouwant.
Mai d:Andthebed?Leonol
ongerusesthatbed,
in
fact,henevercomesher
enowadays,whycan'tt
hey
sleeponit?
Neo:Youarequest
ioningmetoomuch
LeZimbakwekewena.CanIpass?Myson'
sbedi
s
forhi
m andhi
m only,notspoi
ltki
ds.
Mai
d:Iwasn'
tar
gui
ngwi
thyou.Goodni
ght
.
Neo:Goodni
ght
.Don'tgi
vet
hem t
oomanybl
anket
s,
t
heyareonpunishment.
Mai
d:Eemma.
[YesMa'
am.
]

Shewal
kedt
otheki
tchenandsl
icedapol
ony,
put
ti
ngi
tbet
weensl
icesofbr
ead.Shewrappedt
he
breadwit
hherheadscarfandwalkedtoherroom
outsi
de.Shetookabi
gMoi -moiblanketandwal
ked
backtothemainhouse,tother
oom wher eWawa
andPalesaweresl
eeping.Shecoveredthem wi
thi
t
andshookthem.

Pal
esa:Wear
enotsl
eepi
ng,
justcol
d.
Maid:Okay,
Iknowyoucan'
tsl
eepwhenyouar
e
col
d.Getupsoyoueat.
Palesa:Can'
tweeatwhil
einsi
dethebl
anket
s?My
bodybecomespainfulwhenIshi
ftt
oomuch.
Maid:No,youwil
ldr
opfoodintheblanket
sand
bossladywil
lfi
ndoutt
hatIhavebroughtyouf
ood.

Thegi r
lssatont hei
rbuttasthemai dcoveredt hem
witht heblanketsandgavet hem thebread.She
wat chedast heyhungr i
lyatethehalfl
oafofbr ead
thatshehadbr oughtuntilt
heywer edone.She
pickedupt hebreadcrumbst hattheyhaddr opped.
Shegavet hem at eainabottl
e,theydrankitunt i
l
thel
astdrop.Shet ookthebot tl
eandt uckedthem
i
nast heyrel
axed, thei
rjointsstar
ti
ngt ofeelabitof
warmth.Shewal kedout ,closi
ngthedoor ,goi
ngt o
herr
oom outside,wher eshet ookoutanewMoi -
moifr
om it'
sbag, itwasf orherkidsbackathome,
shewasmeantt osendi ttogetherwit
hot herthi
ngs
monthend.

AtAdr
iana'
shouse.
..

Earl
ierthatmor ni
ng, Adri
anawokeupal oneint heir
bed,shel ookedar oundt hebedroom andt herewas
nosi gnofWel lem.Shepeel edof ft
hebl anketsand
j
ustasshewasaboutt ogetup,thebedr oom door
opened, Wel l
em wal kedinholdi
ngat r
aywi t
hal ot
ofdel i
cacies.Adrianalookedathi m andsmi led,he
smiledbackandpl acedthetrayonthet able
besidest hebedl amp.Hehel pedAdr ianasitup
str
aightinbedandpl acedpil
lowsbehi ndherback,
suppor t
ingher .Hebabyki ssedherandt ouchedt he
redmar ksonherar msmadebyt hebel t
,helooked
downgui
ltstr
icken.Hesatdownnearheront
he
bedandheldbothofherhands.

Wellem:I
'm sosorrywif
ey,Idon'
tknowwhat
demonpossessesmesomet imes.Iwi
llneverdo
thi
s,Iwil
lneverbeatyou.
Adri
ana:Youarejustsayi
ngWell
em, youalways
saythi
sandbeatmeagai ndayslater.Nextti
me
youlayyourhandsonmeIwi l
ldivorceyou, I
'
m
seri
ousthi
stimearound,I
'mti
redofget ti
ngbeaten
l
ikeadonkey.
Well
em:YesMa'am,
Iwi
llneverl
aymyhandson
you,
Ipr
omise.
Adriana:Idon'
tknowwhatt osayanymorebecause
i
t'sli
kewear eli
vinginacir
cle.Youknowthatyou
arecrushingmyegoeacht imeyoubeatme?If eel
uselessbabe.Ifeell
ikenomanwi l
llovemewithall
thesescars.
Well
em:Iloveyouallthesame, i
thasn'
tchanged
anditwi
llneverchangewifey.
Adri
ana:Okay,
andt
heKaonei
ssue,
Idon'
tli
keher
,
honest
ly.
Wellem:Sheisj
ustaf r
iend,noonewi l
lrepl
aceyou,
youaremyoneandonl ywife.Unt
ildeat
hdouspar t
,
ther
ewillbenootheryou.Pleaseeatyourfood,
yourcoff
eeisget
tingcoldtoo.
Adri
ana:Thanksf
ort
hef
ood,
pleasepasst
hem
over
.
Wellem:You'r
ewelcomemylove.So,abouttheki
ds
youweretalki
ngabout,
what
'stheprogress?Idon'
t
thi
nkwecanmanageki dsi
nourst at
e,webot h
havedemandi ngj
obs.
Adri
ana:Idon'
tthinkIwil
lwinthecase,thewoman
i
sjusttooloudandhasconnect i
onsallover
,butI
won'
tgiveup.Iwillobser
vethem forafewweeks
bef
oretaki
ngf ur
theracti
ons.
Well
em:I
fit
'sf
urtheract
ionyouar
etaki
ngmyl ove,
pl
easemakesuretheygotoyourcousi
n,nother
e.
Adri
ana:Don'tworr
y,Ithoughtabouti
tandi t
'snota
goodideaforthem t
ocomeher eandwi tnessme
bei
ngbeateneveryday.Theymi ghtt
hinkit
'sokay
foramant obeatawomanandwon'tr
epor
tabusi
ve
boyfr
iendswhentheygr
owup.Theyaregi
rl
s.
Well
em:Nomyl ove,don'
tputitt
hatway,
it'
snotmy
i
ntent
iont
ohurtyou.Idon'
tknowwhatcomesover
mesometimeswhenI '
m angry.
Adriana:AndI '
m afoolfornotreport
ingyou.Love
cani ndeedmakeaper sontobeaf ool,t
heynever
l
iedwhent heysai
di t
'snotloveunti
lithurt
s.Il
ove
youWel l
em,thati
swhyIdon' tr
eportyouwhenyou
hitme.

Wellem lookeddownandr ubbedhi shandsi n

shame.Hest oodupandwal kedtot hecl osetwher e
hest art
edpackingt heal
readypackedcl othes.He
tookt hewashingbasketfullofclothesandwal ked
outasAdr i
analookedathim untilhedi sappear ed.
Shepi ckedupaf orkandbeguneat ing,thinking
abouthermar r
iage.Whatwillpeoplesayi ftheyf i
nd
outthatherhusbandhasaf emal ebest ie,whatwi ll
theysayi ftheyfi
ndoutthathei sbeat i
ngher ?She
wonder edhowwi l
ltheyl
ookatheri fshef inall
y
di
vorced.Nott
hatshewasplanni
ngtodivor
ce,I
mean,whowoul dl
ookatherwhensheisalr
eady40
pl
us?

Shecan'tpossi bl
yl ookf orl
oveanywher ewhenshe
spentherwhol el
ifelovingWel l
em, growingupwi t
h
him,getti
ngal lri
cht ogether.I
twoul dbeashame
foranotherwomant ocomeandenj oyt hefruit
sof
herlabour.Itwouldbesounf ai
rforhert ocomeand
enjoyAdriana'ssuccesswi thherhusband, the
thoughtwasanger ingherandshel ostappet i
te.She
couldn'
tbearanot herwomancomi ngt oliveinthe
houseshechose, herf urnit
ure,andallthe
decorati
onsal ldonebyher .

Shepl acedhert r
ayoffoodasideandgotup,she
hadt ogof eedherpigsbefor
ecomi ngbackto
prepareforwor k.Shewishedshewasyounger ,
so
thatshewoul dhavebeenabl etowalkoutofthi
s
mar r
iageeasi er
.Nowshewasol dandhadinvested
allherheart,herpri
deandhereverythi
nginit
.
AtSt
atus'
house.
..

Amar awokeupt oanempt yhouseagai n,shedi dn'

t
crythist i
mear ound.Shet oldher selfthatshehad
tobest r
ong,shehadt of i
ghtf orherr elationship
andbeawomanofsubst ance.Shemadet hebed
andcl eanedt hebedr oom, leavingi tspot l
ess.She
soakedal lthecl othesi nthet ubandcl eanedt he
whol ehouse.Shet henpr oceededt owash
everythingandhangedt hem out side,ont he
washi ngline.Shet hent ookabat handconnect ed
herphoneont hechar ger.Shej ustkepther sel
f
busyj usttoeasehermi ndandavoi dthinkingabout
Status.Shewal kedt ot hekitchenandf i
xedher sel
f
afruitsaladthensati nfrontoft het el
evi sion,
watchi ngaKor eandr amaser ies.

Afewmi nut
esint
heseri
es,shestar
tedthi
nki
ng
aboutherar
gumentwi
thStatus,
shehadspentthe
wholeweekendal
one,
nearl
ygotkidnappedand
spenthoursi nthepol icestat i
on.Hisphoneswer e
offandshewasget t
ingwor riedabouthim.Shehad
keptherselfbusybywat chingmovi esandKor ean
dramaser i
es, ot
herwi seshewoul dhavegonecr azy.
Thewhol eweekend, ever ycart hatpassedby
outsi
degotherj umpy.She' ll i
mmedi atel
yrushto
thewindowt oseei fitwashi m,andherhear twould
getshatter
edt oseeadi f
ferentcarpassi ngbythe
yard,onit'
sway.Shepl acedt hemi xedfrui
tsont he
tabl
eandcur l
edher selfont hecouch, r
esumingt he
seri
esshewaswat ching.Herphoner angandshe
jumpedup, pickingwi thoutl ookingatthescreen,
thi
nkingthatitwasSt atus.

Amar
a:Hel
lo.
Selebogo:Final
ly,It
houghtyouweregoi
ngto
i
gnor emet oday.Yourperi
odsar
enearandyou
tendtoignoremeandgi vemeat t
it
udeduri
ngthat
ti
me.
Amar
a:(
lowvoi
ce)Oh,
Sel
e,i
t'
syou.
Sel
ebogo:Don'
ttel
lmet
hathei
sst
il
lcheat
ingon
youagai
n?Wher
eishe?

Shewasangr
y..
.

Amar a:Look,Sele,
I'
llcal
lyoutomor
rowmorning.I
'
ll
solvemymess.Iwonderwhot ol
dyouaboutmy
problems,Statusnevercheatsonme.

Amar ahungupandt r
iedSt atus'snumberagai n,
andt hi
st i
mei twentthrough.I trangunanswer ed
forthesecondt i
meandshegaveup.Hert ears
weredr ynow, shehadcr i
edt heent ireweekend
alone,prayedlikesheneverpr ayedbef ore.Prayed
thatforhimt ochangeandj ustl ookatheral one.
Prayedf orhimt ostopdrinkingal coholsi nceit
i
nf l
uencedhi mt odobadt hi
ngs.Shel ookedather
watchandi twasnowpastmi dni ght,hewas
supposedt ogot owor ktomor row, shewonder ed
wher ehewas.Whatwashur tinghert hemostwas
thatyesterdaywasherbi rthdayandshewasal l
alone.
Frust r
ated,shet ookt hef r
uitsal
adandheadedt o
theki t
chen, tossingi tintothedust bi
n.Sheopened
thecupboar dsandpul ledouthiswi ne.Sher eached
foragl assbuti mmedi atel
ychangedhermi nd.She
openedt hebot tl
et hewaysheoncesawhi m
openi ngawi nebot tl
e.Fort hef i
rstti
mei nherlif
e,
alcoholt ouchedherl ips.Shet ookamout hf
uland
forcedher selftoswal low.Itwasbi tt
er sweet,but
shewasn' twi l
li
ngt obackdown.Shedr ankhalfthe
bottl
ewi t
houtt akingabr eak.Shewal kedbackt o
thesi t
ti
ngr oom wi ththebot tl
eandr eachedf orher
phonet otypehi m al ongasssssmessage.She
startedtyping...
.
.
.
.
.
Li
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
e!!
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05:
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NGHEARTS

Epi
sode11

Att
hef
uner
al.
..

TheMi ni
ster'
swifewalkedaround,picki
ngup
plast
icsandbones, put
ti
ngthem int
oat rashbag.A
youngladycamet oherandat t
empt edtotakethe
tr
ashbagf rom her.

Neo:I
t'
sokaymydaught
er,
Iwi
lldoi
t.
Her:No, l
etmehelpyoumot her s,
youshouldbe
si
tti
ngdownorl ayingi namat ressmour ni
ngyour
si
ster,peopl
ewillt
hi nkyouarecel ebrat
ingher
death,youarej
ustt oobusyf oraper sonwhois
mour ni
ng.
Neo:(
sheopenedhermout
htot
alkandcl
osed
i
t)
..
..
..
Her:Peopl edotalk,imagineifsomeonef r
om the
medi acomesher eandf i
ndyoupi ckingt
rashor
arguingwi thpeopleli
keyouusual lydo.Theywil
l
startbrewingupst ori
esandt arnishingyour
reputation,t
hatwillaff
ecttheMi nisteraswell
and
hewi llstar
tblamingyou.
Neo:What
'syourname?
Her:Port
ia.YoucanscoldmeallyouwantbutI '
m
tel
li
ngthetruth.Gosi
tdownandr est
,thesepeople
arehereforyou.Weareheret
ohel pyou
MmaMi nister
.
Neo:Porti
a, Iloveyourhonesty.Il
ovehowbr utall
y
youtellt
het ruth.Youremindmeofmysel f.People
tendtohateusf orspeaki
ngthet r
uthbutt
hat '
sjust
howwear e.Iwi shLeowasn'tengagedsot hathe
marri
esyou.
Port
ia:Haha!Aomot her
s,skampaasur eor eke
qual
ifael
abomar r
iagemat er
ial
.[
..
.don'
tjustt
akemy
hopeshighsayi
ngI '
m a.
..
]
Neo:I
'
m seri
ous,Il
ikeyouformyson.Youcanf i
t
ver
ywelli
ntoourfamil
y,youhavet
herightat
ti
tude
andconf
idence.
Por
tia:Oh,
comeon,
I'
mthemosthat
edgi
rlar
ound
her
e.
Neo:AndI'
mt hemosthatedwomanar oundhere,
don'
tworr
y,theyarej
ealousofus.Hey,t
hanksfor
hel
pingme,letmegobackhomeandpr epar
ethe
uni
formsforthosel
it
tl
eones,i
t'
sschooltomorr
ow.
Por
ti
a:Oh,r
ight
.Theoneswholostt
hei
rmot
her
,
whenaret
heygoingbackt
oschool?
Neo:Hey,thoseoneshavenopr operschool
unif
orm.Thei runi f
or msar et ornandol d,theydon' t
haveschoolj erseys.Hey, waitseNeeloont ogeletse
mathataeler uri.Ican'twai tforhertobebur iedthis
Tuesday,herf uneralhascost edmesomuch
moneyal r
eady, nowherki dsar edemandi ngt oo?I
wil
lbuythem ashi rtort woeach, t
her estt heywi ll
havetowai tforasoci alwor ker.Ican'
twast emy
moneyliket hat,theyshoul dbegr atef
ulf ort heroof
andfoodI'm pr ovidingf orthem. [
Neelor eallyl ef
tme
wit
hhuger esponsi bil
ity.]
Por
ti
a:Iunder
standt
hat
,butMmaMi
nist
er,
doyou
knowthatthesocialworker
stakefor
evert
oassist
?
Thekidsmighttakethewholeter
m orevenayear
wait
ingfortheassist
ance.
Neo:Myhandsar
eti
ed,
Ihavedonemypar
t,t
hey
haveaf
ather
.
Port
ia:Butt
hatmanhasn'tevencameher
esi
nce
thef
uneral,
heclear
lydoesn'
tcar
e.
Neo:Ther
eisnothi
ngIcando,unf
ortunat
elymy
daught
ersgotoanEngli
shmedium school
,they
can'
thandthem t
hei
rol
dschoolunif
orm.
Port
ia:(
sighi
ng)Okay.Thi
nkabouti
tthough,
maybe
buythem jer
seysandshoesatl
east
.
Neo:I'
l
lsee,l
etmegopr
epar
efort
heki
ds'
school
daytomorrow
Por
ti
a:Okay,
bye,
andal
lthebesti
nrai
singt
heki
ds.
Neo:IhopeI
'
llseeyouaroundchi
ld.Keephel
ping
ar
oundandGodwi llbl
essyou.

Gabor
one,
acer
tai
nbar
..
..
Status, Amara'sboyfr
iend, wasatt hisot herbarwi th
hisf r
iends,havingfun.Hehadspentt hewhol e
weekendwi thKaratesinceKar ate' sgi rlfr
iendhad
wenthomef orafuneral.Hewasj ustget tingsome
airfrom Amar a'ssuff
ocat ionandt antr ums.One
thingshedi dn’tunderstandwast hatSt atusvowed
tonevercheatwhenshei saround.That '
show
muchhet houghtherespect edher ,allthose
messagesshesawonFr idayni ghtwer eol d
messagesandhehadt empor ar il
ybl ockedt hegirl
s
j
ustunt i
lsheleaves.Godknowshowmuchhe
l
ovedherandwoul dn’twantt ol oseher .Hewas
evensavi ngt opaymagadif orhert hiscomi ngyear
tomaket hem offi
cial
.Hecoul dn' twai ttocal lher
hiswi fe.Sofar,hi
sonl ysinwasget ti
ngt empt ed
her eandt herebyoutsidebeaut y.

Yeshedoesfvckaroundforfun,butheloveshis
gi
rl
.Theweirdfactist
hat
,nomat terhowmanygi rls
hesleepswi
th,hedoesn'
tgetsatisf
iedemotional
ly.
Aslongasthegirli
snotAmar a,
immedi at
elyaft
er
thesex,hewoul dfeelabighol einhisheart,
no
matterhowgoodt hephysi calpleasurewas.Thatis
whyhekeptsomanysi dechicks, whom hemade
surethattheyknewt hei
rstandaf terhegotwhathe
wanted.Almostallofthem disgust edhi
m afterthe
sex,see,cheat
ingisreall
ynot hingwhent hereisno
emot i
onalatt
achment .

Karatewalkedtowardshi m andhandedhi ma
Heinekendumpy.Heopenedi twitht heringthat
wasonhi spointi
ngfinger.Kar at
epoi ntedtowar ds
thedancef l
oorandSt at
ust urnedt olookatasexy
mamadoi nghert hi
ng.Itwasat hickyel l
owbone,
wear i
ngsomeski mpydr ess,shakingherbut tand
dancingbeauti
ful
ly.Theywat chedheradmi ri
ngly
andshef l
ashedasmi le,probablyl ookingfor
someonet obuyhersomebeer .Thi sreminded
Statusofthedebateheoncehadwi thAmar a.

Shesai
dthatgir
lswhogot
othebarwit
houtmoney
ar
eprost
it
utes.Shesai
dmenwouldbuythem beer
andt heywoul dsleepwit
ht hegirl
saf t
erwards, a
thi
ngshenamedi ndir
ectprost
ituti
on.Statushad
arguedsayi ngthat,t
hati
snott hecase, prost
ituti
on
i
swhenamanbuyssexwi thmoney.Amar ahad
l
aughedandaskedhi mthatwhendi dmoneyevol ve?
Sher equestedhimt odatebackt otheearlyli
feof
humans, whentherewasnomoney.Shesai d
everythi
ngwasboughtusi ngthe" batt
ertradi
ng
system"wher egoodswer eexchangedf orother
goods, l
ikebuyingsorghum meal i
esusi ngpotatoes.
Her emember edherexactwor ds:-

Amar a:Sexi sanecessi tyinpeopl e'

slivesmyl ove.
Duringt heer awher etherewasnomoney,
prostitutionwasst i
llt
here,andtheywer ecal led
harl
ot sIt hink,youknowEngl i
shi sforeverevol vi
ng.
Menwoul dbringt hosewomensomegr apes,
sweet s, perfumes, wine,etcandgotsexi nr eturn.If
your eadyourBi blewel l
,youwillnoticet hati twas
happeni ng.Thi swascal l
edbatterypr ostit
ution
accor dingt ome.At hingwhichishappeni ngnow.
So,myl ove, allthosegi rl
syousl eepwi thaft er
buyingthem somebeerar eprost
it
utes.Theysleep
withyoutoday,tomorrowit'
sanothermanwho
boughtthem beer,andthechaingoeson.So,ifyou
everdidthat
,knowt hatyouareacustomerintheir
business.

Statuslaughedal i
tt
le,t
hinkingaboutt hewor dsshe
said.Karategavehi m af unnylookandhei gnored
him.ThewayAmar awasr easoningwasj ustso
l
amet ohim, therewasnowayshewasr i
ght.This
wasnotpr ostit
uti
on,itwasj usthavingfun.Hi s
phonevi bratedandhet ookitout,i
twasamessage
fr
om her .So, shedecidedt osendhi m atextsince
heignoredhercal l
s?Hel ookedatt hetextandt he
beerhehadj ustswal l
owedl ostit
st ast
e.

{
From Babe
Haveani celifemonnawamodi mo.Tomorrow
morningI'm goingbackhomeandyouwi llnever
hearfrom meeveragai n.Idon'
tknowifI
'
m your
house'stokoloshiorwhat?Leavi
ngmealonet ogo
cel
ebrat
eyourweekendwithKarat
e?Didyoueven
knowthati
twasmybi rt
hday?Havepeaceinyour
rel
ati
onshi
pwit
hKar at
eandy'al
l'
sbvt
ches.Satan'
s
chi
ld!
}

Stat
us:Shit
,itwasherbirthdayyester
day?Ipar
ti
ed
somucht hatIdidn'
treal
izethatti
mehadpassed.

Stat
usqui cklysai
dhisgoodbyest oKar ateand
wentt ohiscar.Hegotinandt ookthatlongdrive
home, prepari
ngaspeechandanapol ogyi nhis
head.Lasttimeheusedt ears,hehadcr iedsohard
unti
lshef el
tsorryandforgavehim.Hehadt ocome
upwi t
hanot herstr
ategytocharm her,hecouldn't
l
etherseehi m cryi
ngallthetime.Heswi tchedon
theradioandt ur
nedt ot
heUSBmode, i
twas
Amar a'smemor ysti
ckplaying.

I
t'
snott
hef
ir
stnort
hel
ast
So,
somuchpr
ett
ygi
rlapass
And,
hol
ynoti
ssuchat
ask
That
'swhymeasayt
hisf
rom mehear
t.
.

OhLor
ddon'
tletmecheatonmygi
rl
fr
iend!
Cozasf
arasIcansee,
Shel
ovesonl
yme
OhLor
ddon'
tletmecheatonmygi
rl
fr
iend!
ButLor
difyoucan'
tst
opmef
rom cheat
ing,
Justdon'
tletmegetcaught
..
.

Hequi cklyfor
wardedChristopherMar t
in'
sCheat
er'
s
Prayer.Wi t
hhiscurr
entsituati
on,thesongwas
depressinghim.Anothersongwi thsome
i
nteresti
ngaf r
obeatsplayed.Hel etthi
soneplay
si
ncehedi dn'
tknowit.

Imessedup.
.
Hadagoodt
hinggoi
ngwi
thmygi
rl
AndImessedi
tup.
..
.

Woul
dyout
akemeback,
I
nyourl
if
e,I
'
llnevercheatyouagai
n
I
fyout
ellmet
hat
,youar
emi
ne.
..

HerecognizedChrist
opherMarti
n'svoiceonce
againandf or
wardedthesong,fr
ustrat
ed.Thisti
me
herecognizedthenextsongonitsfir
stbeat,
itwas
yetanotherofChri
sMar t
in'
s.Thetit
lewas'LetHer
Go'.

St
atus:DamnyouChr
is!

Heshout edandut t
eredafewcursewor dst
owards
thi
si nconsi
derateJamai
canart
ist.Heswearedthat
he'l
lneverlist
entoanyofthi
sman' ssongsever
again.Hesur el
yknowshowt owor ksomebodyup.
Statusswi t
chedtheradi
ooffal
togetherand
focusedont heroad,f
ocusedonhowhewasgoing
towinhisgirlback.Heovert
ookt
wocarsatonce
andincreasedthespeed.
.
.
.
.
.
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13,
05:
37] :BLEEDI
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Epi
sode12

AtSt
atus'
house.
..

Statusparkedhiscarandwalkedtothedoor,
holdinghissparekeys.Het
ri
edt oopenbutthe
keysi nsi
deblockedhis,
hetr
iedthedooranditwas
l
ocked.Het ookouthisphonediali
ngAmara,itr
ang
i
nsidethehouse, unanswered.Hewal kedaroundt o
thebackdoorandusedhi skeyst oopen.Hewal ked
i
ntothelounge.Hesawherl ayi
ngont hecouch
withbothherlegsfall
ingdown, besidesher ,near
thecoff
etable,washi sbott
leofwi ne, hal
fempt y
andsomeofi tspill
edont hewhi t
et i
le.Thest ai
n
wasn'tt
hatbigbuti twasclearl
yvisiblebecauset he
wholehousehadbeencl eaned,spotless.Hesmi led
andwalkedoutwher ehetookallthecl othesfrom
theli
neandwal kedwi tht
hem inside, dumpingt hem
ontheothercouch.

Amar awaspassedoutont hecouchwhenshef el

t
someonepi ckingherup.Shesl ightl
yopenedher
eyesandsawSt at
usst r
uggli
ngwi thhertothe
bedroom.Shel azi
lylaidherheadonhi schestashe
stagger edtothebed.Hegent l
yplacedheront he
welcomi ngsoftmattressasherheadached, heavy.
Shef eltStatusundressingherpyj amasbutshewas
tootiredandl azytost ophim,herwhol ebodywas
numb, heavyandf ai
ledt or
espond, toevenlif
ta
handorsayaf ewwor dsasStatuswhisperedinher
ear
.

Stat
us:Il
oveyousomuchbabe,sor
ryf
orl
eavi
ng
youalonet
hewholeweekend.

Statusundr essedandwal kedtotheshower ,he

tooklessthan2mi nutes,j
ustgoingt hr
oughthe
waterandwal kedbacki nt
othebedr oom.Hepeel ed
theblanketsandgoti nside,besi
desAmar a,who
wasnudet oo.Hest ar
tedtouchingher ,
hishands
goingthroughherwhol ebody,touchi nghersoftl
y,
hesl i
ppedhi shandbet weenhert highsandt ouched
herfatcake, i
twassowett hathel etoutamoan.

Stat
us:Ohshvt
!Youshoul
ddr
inksomewi
ne
ever
ydaybabe.

Hepulledherclosert
ohim andleanedover,
cuppi
ngherbr eastwit
hhisotherhandthenstar
ted
sucki
ngitwhil
est i
llr
ubbi
ngherdownt here.Amara
shi
ft
edali
ttl
e,wi
thhereyesst
il
lcl
osed,
she
mumbled.

Amar
a:St
atusnotnow.
.
St
atus:Yesbabe.I
'
mjustt
ouchi
ngyou.

Hecont inuedsuckinghert i
tsandf l
ickedherbean
asAmar ashift
edevencl osertohim, pressi
ngher
thi
ghst ogether,
trappinghishandi nthere.Status
conti
nuedr ubbingherwi thli
mitedmovementashi s
dvckhar dened.Her emovedhi shandf rom between
herthi
ghsandgr abbedhersof thand, heplacedit
aroundhi shard,veineddvck,andst art
edgiving
himselfahandj ob,guidingthesleepingAmar a'
s
hand.

Status:Ooohhhyes,
yeees!Babewakeup.Oooh
fvck!

Hel
ookedatheri
nnocentsl
eepi
ngf
aceandbaby
ki
ssedher ,thesmellofwinethathadt i
nt edher
breath,t
urnedhim onevenmor eashel etgoofher
handandgui dedhisdvckbetweenAmar a'sthi
ghs.
Stil
linhersleep,shepushedhim al i
tt
leandhe
grabbedherhands, guidi
nghisdvcki nsideher
withouttouchingit
.Thetipreachedthewet
entranceofherpvssy,itwassowar m andnice,it
gothim cursingashesl i
ppedinsideherhal f
way.
Amar agaspedandopenedhereyes.

St
atus:Yesbabe,
yesmyl
ove.LookatDaddy.
Amar
a:St
atus.
..
Stat
us:Yesbaby.Saymyname,
scr
eam myname
babygir
l.
Amar
a:St
atuspl
easeputonacondom.
St
atus:Idi
dn'
thearyou.

Hepushedinhi
swhol emeatasAmaratri
edtoshi
ft
back.Hehel
dherwaistandpul
ledhercl
osert
hen
star
teddr
il
li
ngherasshegasped.Hi
sdvcksli
pped
outandhehel ditwithhishandt hengui deditback,
hethrustedandi tslippedoutagai n, hereali
zedthe
posit
ionwasn' tfavouringthem, het urnedher
aroundasAmar astuckherassout .St
atus
sali
vatedlookingatherper fectl
yf ineasss, he
spankedherandhel dhi sdvck,gui dingitint
oher
wellexposedpvssy.Hest artedgoi ngi nandoutof
her,marvell
ingatt hebeaut i
fulsightofhi sthi
ck,
l
onghar dvei neddvckgoi ngi nandoutofhi sgirl
'
s
pvssy.Hegr unteddeepl yashet hrustedher
uncontroll
ably,asshemoaned, bounci ngbackand
fort
honhi sdvck. .
.

AtAdr
iana'
shome.
..

Adrianawalkedint
ot hebedroom from theshower,
holdinganointmentinherhand.Shehadwr apped
herbodywi t
hat owel,t
hewat ersti
lldri
ppingfr
om
herbody.Wel l
em l
ookedatherandpl acedthebook
hewasr eadingdownont hebedandst oodupf rom
thebed.Adrianawalkedtothedr essingtabl
eand
att
emptedtositi
nfrontofthebigmirr
or.Befor
e
shecouldsi
t,Well
em touchedhershoulderand
madeherstandup, hetooktheoint
mentf r
om her
handsandopenedit.

Adr
iana:I
t'
sokayhun,
I'
lldoi
t.
Well
em:Nowifey,I
'mtheonewhocausedyoual l
t
hebrui
ses,
Ideservetobeover wor
ked.Useme,
makemewor kforyou,anyt
hingyouwantdone,
I
wil
ldoi
tmylove.
Adri
ana:Fi
ne!Begent
let
hough,
thi
soi
ntmenti
s
i
tchy.
Wellem:Iunderstandwifey.I
'
llt
rybei
nggent
le,
eveninthefuture,I
'l
ltr
ybeingagentl
emanand
neverbeatyou.
Adr
iana:What
everWel
lem.
Wel
lem:Youaretalki
ngtomeint
hatmanner
?
Adr
ianadoyouforgetwhoIam?
Adr
iana:.
..
..
Wel
lem:I
'
mtal
kingt
oyou!
Adrianajustkeptquietastear
sstreameddownher
face.Herhusbandl ookedatherandputthe
ointmentdownt henpulledherint
ohisarms,
huggingherwhi l
etheywer estandi
ng.

Well
em:OhmyGod,I'
m sorr
ywif
ey,
Idi
dn'
tmeant
o
snapli
ket
hat
.Pl
easefor
giveme.
Adr
iana:Youknowyouscar
emesomet
imeshubby.
Wel
lem:I
'
m sosor
ryMr
sWel
lem.I
'
m sor
ry.

Het ookt heoi ntmentandst artedappl yi

ngi tgentl
y
onhercut sandbr uises.Adrianascr eamedand
fl
inchedatt hei t
chingpai nshewasf eeli
ng.Asshe
screamed, t
wi tching,Wellem gotar ousedand
appliedtheoi nt mentevenmor e.Themor eshe
squirmed, themor ehi sdvckhar dened.Hef inal
ly
couldn'ttakei tanymor easAdr iana'stowelf el
lonto
thewoodenf l
oor .Hepul l
edhercl oserbyt hewaist,
putti
ngt heoi ntmentont hedr essingt abl
e.Hehel d
herandrubbedhi
sboneronher
,hi
sbi garms
cl
osingherinasshehel
dthem,
caressinghi
m.

Wel
lem:Il
oveyouMr
sWel
lem.
Adr
iana:Il
oveyout
oomyhusband.
Well
em:Iwishwecoul
dst
ayl
iket
hisf
orever
,in
eachot
her'
sarms.
Adr
iana:(
smi
li
ng)Met
oo.

Hel eanedoverandgaveherasof tpassionatekiss,

squeezingherbut tasshef linched.Hespankedher
asher ubbedhi sharder ectontoher .Hespanked
heroverandoveragai n,hardasshef eltpainand
pleasureallmi xedtogether.Herpvssyt hrobbedso
much, sheimagi nedhishusbandpl ungeddeep
i
nsideher ,
gi vinghert hesweet esthardst rokes,
bendingherover .Sti
llstanding,hemovedhi s
handsi nci
r clesonherhi pjoint
sasshemoaned,
movi ngherhandssof t
lyonhi schest .
Hiskissesbecamehar danddemandi ng,ashe
pull
edhermuchcl oser.Adrianawhimper edand
ki
ssedherback, Well
em lif
tedherlegandhookedi t
onhisar mthenusedhi sotherhandtor ubher
cookie.Hepull
edhispyjamapant sdownashi s
dvckdangledbetweenhi slegs.Adri
anal ookedatit
andswal l
owed,wantingtof eelal
lhi
smeati nsi
de
her.Sheknewhi shusbandwast hebestwheni t
camet olovemaking.

Wellem lef
therlegandwentdownonhi sknees,he
l
ookedupatAdr iana'swellshavedcooki ethen
touchedhert hi
ghs, gi
vingherti
nglingsensat i
ons.
Hemadehersi tdownont hestoolandt ouchedher
cookie,t
henbur i
edhi sheadbet weenherl egs,
movi nghistonguei nci
r cl
esontheent r
anceofher
cookie.Shetouchedhi sheadandhel ookedupwi t
h
aster nf
ace,herjuicessmear edalloverhislips.

Well
em:Wif
eyyouknowt
her
ule.Don'
ttouchmeor
I
'l
lti
eyouup.
Adr
iana:ButIwantyoudeepi
nsi
deofme.
Wel
lem:Pat
iencemyl
ove,
pat
ience.
..

Het ouchedherthighsagainandbur iedhi sheadin

betweenherl egsashisharddvckpul sedand
spasmed.Heknewhewant edherasmuchasshe
want edhim,buthehadt omakesur eshewas
cryi
ngandbeggi ngf i
rstbeforehecoul dplungehis
harddvckdeepi nsideofherwar m sweetcooki e.He
hadt owaitf
orhert obegf i
rstashecont inuedto
muf fher.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Themi ni
sterwalkedi
ntothebedroom andthrewthe
phoneont hebedashiswi fewasont hebed,
readi
ngherBible.Shelookedathim onceand
conti
nuedwhatshehadbeendoi ng.Heremoved
hiscl
othesandr emai
nedwi thhi
sboxerbrief
sthen
crawl
edinbed, hepart
edhi swif
e'sl
egsandgotin
betweent
hem, l
ayi
ngonhistummy.Neoclosedt he
Bibl
eandputitasi
de,
shetri
edtopushhim buthe
wasjustt
oofatandheavy.Shesi
ghedandglarred
athim.

Neo:Whatdoyouwant
?Getof
fme!Youdi
dn'
teven
bat
h.
Mini
ster:Ihaveaproposalmyl
ovel
ywif
e.Iwant
youtothinkabouti
twhileIgot
oshower
.
Neo:I
'
m noti
nter
est
ed.
Mini
ster
:Youhavenochoi ce.Imarr
iedyouandI
candowhat everthatIwantwithyourbody,
soI'
m
bei
ngconsiderate.
Neo:Consi
der
atehow?
Minister:Therearemanywayst hatyoucansat i
sfy
mewi t
houthavi ngsexwithme.Ifyoudon'twant
met omar ryt
womor ewives,
doasIsay.Youknow
thatourchur chpermitsi
t,andpolygamyisnow
l
egalizedi nBotswana,Icandoitwithoutyour
consent.
Neo:Fi
ne,
whati
sit
?
Mi
nist
er:Haveyoueverhear
dofr
immi
ng?
Neo:Yuk!Hel
lno!I
'm notdoi
ngr
immi
ngonyou
Thabi
so.Idon'
teatshit
!
Minister
:Wel
l,
ther
ear
etwochoi
ces.Ei
therr
immi
ng
orthis.

Hehandedherthephone.Neol ookedatthepi ctur

e
andcri
nged,shelookedatherhusbandtearfully,
wit
hpleadi
ngeyes.Sheknewt hatonceThabi so
hadmadehi smind,nothi
ngcouldstophim.Hegot
upandwalkedtot heshower,
hestoodatt he
bat
hroom doorandlookedatNeowhowasl ooki ng
att
hephone.

Mini
ster
:Thi
nkabouti
thard,
thechoi
ceisyour
s.
Ei
therri
mming,ort
hat
..
.I'
l
lbebackin10minut
es
mylovelywi
fe.
.
.
.
.
.
Shar
eforabonus!
!!
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NGHEARTS

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sode13

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Mi
nist
er:Haveyoueverhear
dofr
immi
ng?
Neo:Yuk!Hel
lno!I
'm notdoi
ngr
immi
ngonyou
Thabi
so.Idon'
teatshvt!
Minister
:Wel
l,
ther
ear
etwochoi
ces.Ei
therr
immi
ng
orthis.

Hehandedhert
hephone.Neol ookedatthepictur
e
andcr
inged,
shelookedatherhusbandtearf
ully,
wit
hpleadingeyes.Sheknewt hatonceThabi
so
hadmadeuphi smind,nothi
ngcouldstophi
m.He
gotupandwal kedtotheshower,hestoodatt
he
bathr
oom doorandl ookedatNeowhowasl ooki
ng
atthephone.

Mini
ster
:Thi
nkabouti
thard,
thechoi
ceisyour
s.
Ei
therri
mming,ort
hat
..
.I'
l
lbebackin10minut
es
mylovelywi
fe.

Neolookedatt hepictureont hephoneashi s

husbandt ookashoweri nt hebat hroom.Tear s
cl
oudedhereyesasshegotdi sgust edj ustby
l
ookingati t
,thet houghtofact uallydoi ngt hatwas
unbearable.Shet houghtofget ti
ngupandgosl eep
atoneofherdaught er'sbedroom, butt henno, the
ki
dswoul dwonderwhyshei ssl eepingwi ththem.
Theymi ghtgetwor r
iedthinki
ngt hei
rpar entsare
havi
ngaf ightoraboutt odivorce.Shel ookedatt he
pi
ctureoncemor eastheshowerwat ergott urned
off
.Itwasapi ctureofawoman, strappedwi thabig
dvldo,
faci
ngamanwhowasbentdowni
nadoggy
styl
e.

Neohear df ootst
epsappr oachingfrom t
he
bathroom andqui cklyputawayt hephone.She
watchedasherhusbandemer gedfrom t
he
shower s,al
lnaked, wit
hhistinydvckhidden
underneathhi sbigtummy.Neosi ghedandwi ped
thesweatt hatwasf ormingonherf orehead.The
Ministersatdownont hebedbesi desherand
touchedherf eet.

Neo:Well
,rr
agweLeo, youdoknowhow
uncomfor
tabletheset
hingsmakeme.Inearly
vomit
edlastti
meyouaskedmet osuckyourthi
ng.
Mi
nist
er:I
'
m notnegot
iat
ing.What
'syourpi
ck?
Neo:I fi
t'
ssexthatyouwant
,youcanjustgetit
.I
can'tdoanyofthose,ri
mmingandwhat evert
hat
otheroneis.Doyouevenhavethetoythatis
strappedonthatwoman?
Minist
er:Yesmylove,
it'
scal
l
edpeggi
ng,Ieven
havethelubri
cant
stomakesureyoudon'
ttearmy
cornhxl
e.
Neo:Ididn'
tsayI'
m doingitThabi
so,
whydoIhave
afeeli
ngthatyouareturni
nggay?Gabor
onegi
rls
areteachi
ngyousatanicsexandnowyouwantto
tr
yitonme?Hel lno.
Mi
nist
er:Youchoose,
orshoul
dIdoi
tforyou?
Neo:No,
I'
m notchoosi
nganyt
hing,
justnor
malsvx.

Themi nisterignoredherandwenttoopenthe
drawer,het ookoutadi l
dowithastr
ap,andsome
l
ubr i
cants.Justbyt ouchi
ngthem,hefelthi
sdvck
hardening.Het urnedtohiswif
ewhol ookedathi
m
withpleadingeyes.

Mini
ster
:Don'tworry,
I'
llgui
deyoual
ltheway.You
candothissweetheart
.

AtAmar
a'sUncl
e..
.
Earlythatmor ning,Selebogowokefrom aterri
ble
dream, whereshewaswal ki
ngintheforestandshe
foundal otofdeadbodi eshangi
ngont hetrees.
Shehadr eal
izedt hatallt
hebodi
es,werewomen.
Idri
st ouchedherf oreheadandrai
sedhi shead,
l
ooki ngather .

I
dri
s:Ar
eyouokay?Youwer
escr
eami
ng.
Selebogo:Justabaddr eam.Isawal otofdead
bodieshangingonthet reesint heforest
,IthoughtI
wasst r
ong,thi
ssuici
det hi
ngr eal
lygottome.I '
m
wonderingaboutthekids, howar ethey?Whati son
theirmindri
ghtnowafterseei ngt hei
rmot her
hanging?Theyaresoyoung.
I
dri
s:(
huggi
ngher
)Comeher
e.
Selebogo:I
'm sti
llscar
edr i
ghtnow.Womengo
throughalot,
Istillbel
ievethatshewaskil
ledeven
thoughthepolicear er
ef usi
ngtobeli
eveme.Will
youkillmetoo?
Idr
is:
Sele,I'
llneverneverhurtyou,nomat t
erwhat
youdid.I'
m yourpr ot
ector
,I'
m supposedt omake
surethatyouar esafeandshieldedfrom al
lthe
harm.That'showmuchIl oveyou.
Sel
ebogo:(
Smi
li
ng)Mykni
ght
..
Idris:(
Chuckl
ing)Wenakana.Iwonderhowmy
nieceisdoing,t
hisworl
dissosickandcruelf
ora
girlchil
dandwomen.
Selebogo:Don'
twor
ryaboutAmara,wedotal
k
everyday.Shei
sper
fect
lyfi
newhereshei
s.
I
dri
s:Okay,
ifyousayso.Iwi
llcal
lherl
ateron.

Therewasaknockont hedoort henSelebogo

quicklyjumpedf rom thebedandputonhergown.
Sher ushedtot hedoorandopened, thenstar
tedto
ulul
ateassoonasshesawwhoi twas.Idr
is
frowned, per
plexedbyherr eact
iontotheknock
thengotupf rom t hebedt oo.Heputonhi sclot
hes
andwal kedtot hedoor ,hefoundSelebogodancing
aroundhert wingi rl
s,ul
ulati
ng.Thegi r
lswereabout
Amar a'sage.Theywer eholdingbigbagsand
huggedt
hei
rmot
herexci
tedl
y.

Selebogo:Wai
ther
emybabi
es,
I'
llgett
hekeyst
o
yourroom.
I
dri
s:Sel
ebogo,
what
'sgoi
ngon?
Sel
ebogo:Oh,Ifor
gottot
ellyou,
mykidsar e
movingher
e,theywil
lbestayi
ngintheotherroom.
I
t'
sreall
ycrowdedathome, t
heycan'
tcope.
Idr
is:
Sele,thisisAmar a'shouse.Didyoufor
get
?
Andwhycal lthekidswithoutt
ell
ingmef i
rst
?Not
l
ikeIhaveanypr oblem wit
hyourkids,but
communi cationSele,communi cati
on.
Sel
ebogo:Please,
don'
tbeanenemyofpr
ogr
esst
o
meIdri
s.Letmepass.

Shewal kedintothehouseandpickedherringing
phone,sher ol
ledhereyesatAmara'scal
l.Shet ook
thephoneandkeyst oAmara'
sroom, wal
kingout
andhandi ngthem tothegi
rl
sasshef i
nal
lypi cked
thecal
l.
Sel
e:Ammy.
Amar
a:Mor
ningAunt
y.Howar
eyou?
Sele:Ng-ng,younevercallmeAunt
yunl
essyou
needaf avour.Whatisit
?
Amara:Well,Iwantyout
opassamessageto
Adri
ana.TellherI
'l
lbenolongercomi
ngt
oworkat
herguesthouse.
Sel
e:Why?Di
dyouf
indaj
obt
her
e?Wel
ldonemy
chi
ld!
Amara:No, I
'
vedecidedtogivemyrelati
onship
moreattent
ion.Iwanttofocusonmyr elat
ionshi
p,I
can'
tgot oworkfar
.Pleasetel
lhert
hatInol onger
wantthejob,shecanfindsomeoneelse.
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
05:
39] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode14

AtAmar
a'sUncl
e

Selebogowalkedint
ot hehouseandpickedher
ri
ngingphone,sheroll
edhereyesatAmar a'scal
l.
Shet ookt
hephoneandkeyst oAmara'
sr oom,
walkingoutandhandingthem tot
hegirl
sasshe
fi
nallypi
ckedthecall
.

Sel
e:Ammy.
Amar
a:Mor
ningAunt
y.Howar
eyou?
Sele:Ng-ng,younevercallmeAunt
yunl
essyou
needaf avour.Whatisit
?
Amara:Well,Iwantyout
opassamessageto
Adri
ana.Tellheri
'l
lbenolongercomi
ngt
oworkat
herguesthouse.
Sel
e:Why?Di
dyouf
indaj
obt
her
e?Wel
ldonemy
chi
ld!
Amara:No, I
'
vedecidedt ogivemyr el
ati
onship
moreattent
ion.Iwanttof ocusonmyr elat
ionshi
p,I
can'
tgoandwor kf
ar.Pleasetellhert
hatInolonger
wantthejob,shecanfindsomeoneel se.
Selebogo:Letmeputyouonl oudspeaker,I
'm wit
h
youruncle.Iwanthimtol i
stentoyourstupidi
ty,t
o
thenonsensethatyouar etell
ingme.Idon'tknow
howmanyt i
messhoul dItellyouthatyoushould
neverputyourfutureaf
teramanAmar a.Waitseo
kareketsil
egober ekaoverti
megol oha.[I
tseems
l
ikeI'l
lbeworkingovert
imeher .
]

Amara:Pleasedon'
tputmeonl
oudspeaker
,my
uncl
ewillscol
dme.
Selebogo:Thef actthatyouknowyourunclewi l
l
scoldyoupr ovest hatyouknowwhatyouar edoing
i
swr ongandi mmat ure.Eventhoughyouaretr
ying
byallmeanst oj usti
fyitinyourhead,
your
subconsciousmi ndkeepsont el
li
ngyouthatyou
ar
ebeingst
upid.Amara,youwantt
ofocusona
manwhowor ksandearnsmoneyforhi
mselfever
y
mont
h?
Amar
a:IsaidI'
llf
indajobher
eSele.I
fIgoveryf
ar
hewi
llcheatandrepl
acemewi t
hsomeoneelse.
Selebogo:Jobsarehardtofi
nd,moreespecial
lyi
n
thecit
y.Monyanat sogamaroko,
ifyouknowgor e
thatmancanr epl
aceyou,heisnotworthit
,heis
j
ustascum bag.Ihat ehi
m alr
eadyformakingyou
thi
nkt hatwayaboutyourl
if
e.[Wakeupandsmel l
thecof f
ee.
..
]

Amar
a:Il
ovehi
m..
.
Selebogo:Iknownana, Iknow.Butifhel ovedyou
too,hewoul dn'
tbemaki ngyoudoubthi sloyal
ty.
Youshoul dgowor kandempoweryour self,
doa
shor tcoursewhi l
ewor king,fi
ndanotherjobwi t
ha
bettersalary,dobusiness, anythi
ngjusttogetrich
onyourown.Youdon' tevenhaveapl otorahouse.
Thisonei sf oryouruncleandhecandi eanyt i
me,
youdon' tknowwhathehaswr itt
eni
nhi swi l
l.
Amara:Sel ebogoyoushoul dn'
tbepr eachi
ngtome,
youaret heonewhof i
rstrej
ect
edt hisjoboff
er
becauseyoucoul dn'
tbearpart
ingwi thmyuncle,
yourejecteditforaman.Nowal lofasuddent hati
s
wrongbecauseI '
mt heonedoingi t
?
Selebogo:Kekopaoskant enaAmar a,don't
,just
don't.Am Iyouragemat e?Doyouevenknowour
agegap?I '
m wayol derthanyou, waywayol d.Don't
evencompar eyour
sel ft
ome.Youst i
llhaveyour
wholef ul
lli
feaheadofyou.Youcan' tjustgi
veup
onyourl i
feli
kethat,Ican'tletyou,
Ican't!
[Pl
ease
don'tannoymeAmar a..
.]
Amara:I
'
m notgoi
ngt
her
e.Tel
lthatwomanof
your
s.
Selebogo:I'
m nottelli
ngAdr i
anashvt!I
fyoudare
notshowupatt hatwor knextweek,Iwil
lrepor
tyou
missingatthepol i
cesot hattheypostyouon
facebook.Iwil
levenr eportyouatMoeladil
otl
hoko
sot heypostyouonf acebook.Iwillembarassyou
sohar dyouwillregretthedayyoumetme.
Amar
a:Idi
dn'
tmeetyou.Youwor
medyour
sel
fin
ourl
ives.Iwoul
dn'
tbesur
pri
sedi
fyou.
..
Selebogo:Youknowwhat ?I'
m hangi
ngup!Ihavet
o
makesur ethatmydaughtersarewell
set
tledi
n
yourroom andfrom hereI
'm goi
ngtohel
patthe
funeral
.Theyareburyinghertomor
row.

Shehungupj
ustasAmar
awasaboutt
otal
k.

AtSt
atus'
home.
..

Amar alookedatherphoneindi sbel

ief.Di
d
Selebogojusthanguponher ?Shel oggedont o
facebooktotypeapostaskingf oradvicesfr
om a
certai
ngroupthatshewasi n.Beforeshecoul ddo
anythi
ng, acer
tai
npostcaughtherat t
enti
onont he
group.Ithadafewmi nutesbeingpost edbutithad
somanyl i
kes,
somanyshar esandcomment s.She
cli
ckedont heseemor e.
.

"
DearAdmi
n
Iwantt otakethismomentandki ndlyaskour
husband' ssidechicksandal ltheGabor one
prosti
tutestostopt eachi ngourmenwei rdsvx.
RightnowI '
mt r
aumat i
zedbecausehubby
demandedpeggi ngandr i
mmi nglastnight ,I'
m st
il
l
disgustedbywhathemademedoonhi m, i
magine
awhol emi nist
erdoi ngt hat.Youwillfai
nti fItel
l
youabouthowt hesat anicsvxwent .Ashewas
cummi ng, heshower edmewi thshvt,yes, kareshvt
,
nowmymai dhast owashagr ownman' spoop.
Anyway, tothesi dechi cks,stop,MaSat anism ke
l
ona.Keepmeanonymous. "

Amaral
aughedoutloudasshereadt
hefi
rst
comment.Shescrol
leddownasmorecomment
s
l
oaded,
readingt
hem.

Amar a:Nnyaarur
ishecan'tpostsuchthi
ngsear
ly
i
nt hemor ni
ng.Whydi dsheevensaythather
husbandi saminister
.Gasemongweyokemo
i
tsengt ot
a?[
Isn'
titsomeoneIknow? ]
St
atus:(
wal
kingi
n)Whoar
eyout
alki
ngt
o?
Amar a:I
'
mj ustonfacebook.Thereisapostwher
e
awomani scomplai
ningthatsidechickshave
taughthi
shusbandr i
mmi ngandpeggi ngnowhe
demandedt hem l
astnight
.
St
atus:Haha!Youar
elyi
ng.
Amara:Ser
ious!Thecommentsarehil
ari
ous.Haha!
Theyevenmademef orgetwhatIwasabouttodo
here.

Sheturnedt
hephoneandshowedhi
m ast
heyr
ead
thecommentst
ogether
.

BotlheBW:Asf ort
heshower i
ngyouwi t
hthepoop,
youf uneral
edme.Mokegonemogot wenggo
swel amasvpa.Nnankaphuaganya, basadit
here
tol
eraterdil
omomanyal ong.[Thi
siswhattheycall
dyi
ngf orshvt.I
'dl
eavehim, womenhavet heguts
totoletat
eshvtitt
hei
rmar r
iages.]
Qwer
tyMan:Mpol
aegape!Di
dyouhavet
oment
ion
t
hatheisami nist
er?Nowwegonnalookatal
lthe
mini
ster
sinaf unnyaway,
wonderi
nggorewhichis
t
heone.[Ki
llmeagain.
]
Ginah:Dii
lekotopmoB- Dubt oday.Wear egi
ving
yourmenani cetimeandt hisi
sthet hanksthatwe
get?Yourmanbr oketherules,
heisn'tsupposedto
demandcer t
ainthi
ngsfrom wifey,nowl ookatthe
consequences.
[Thingshaveescalatednowi n
Botswana.]
Nicki
Minaj
:(Taggingfri
ends)AsIcamphere,
hur
ry
up,godipoopskwano, matšhwegarr
a.[
..
.t
her
ear
e
poopsthi
sside,realshvt
.]
T-man:Thisguyi
sthereasonwhywear elabell
ed
unromanti
c,heshoul
dbecal l
edforadisci
plinary
meetingatthemen'
sconference.Weneedt ogive
hi
mt ipsonhowtointr
oducecer t
aint
hingstohis
wife.

Amara:I
yoo,
thi
sishect
ic.Youshouldgetdr
essed
andgotoworkbef
oreyougetinlat
e.
St
atus:Okay,
you'
l
lbef
indal
oner
ight
?
Amara:Whatthehel
l?Youl
eftmeal
onef
or2days,
don'
tactl
ikeyoucar
e.
Status:Sor
ry.I
tjusthi
tmet
hatyounearl
ygot
ki
dnappedwhi l
eIwasouthavi
ngfun.I'
m abad
person.
Amara:Whatever
.Pleaseborr
owmeyourcar
d,I
needsomethingatt
hemal l
.
St
atus:Okaybabe.Yourl
imi
tisP800.I
'
m brokethi
s
month.Youcanwaitformesothatwegotogether
i
ntheevening.
Amara:Thanks.No,Ican'
twai
t,Ineedsome
mor
ningafterpil
ls.
St
atus:What
?Why?
Amar
a:Youdidn'
tuseacondom l
astni
ght
,andi
t
wast
helastt
imeIletyoudot
hat.
St
atus:Aobabe,whycan'tyouj
ustwaitandsee
whathappens?Don'
ttakethepi
ll
splease.
Amar
a:I
'
m notr
eadyf
orababymyl
ove.
St
atus:Justone.
Amar
a:No.Ineedt
hepi
ll
s.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Neol ookedatherphoneasshedr aggedherf eett

o
thekitchen,shereadt hecomment sont hepostshe
hadsentt otheadmi nsoft hegroupandr egr ett
ed
sendingsuchi nfor
mat ion.Shef umedwi thangeras
shesawhowpeopl ewer elaughingather .Of
coursenooneknewi twasher ,butjusther self
knowi ngthatthosecomment swer edirectedather ,
madeherf uri
ousandshef eltembarrassed.Her
maidwal kedinwi t
hal ongface.

Neo:Canyoupl
easef
ixmeacupoft
ea.
Maid:I
'
m sorr
yMadam, Idon'
tthi
nkIcan.Aft
er
whatIhavewashed,
Idon'twantt
otouchfood
t
oday.
Neo:Youwer
eusingawashingmachineMar
iam,
howcanyousayyouwon'
ttouchfood?Whowil
l
cookt
oday?
Mai
d:Youwi
llcookt
odayMadam.
Neo:Someti
mesIwonderwhoistheboss.Gocall
Waronaforme,
Iwanttost
artt
eachingherhouse
chor
es.
Maid:Di
dn'tal
lthekidsgot oschool
?Ididn'
t
pr
eparethem orcheckont hem asusualbecauseI
wasbusywashi ngtheblankets.
Neo:No,
thoset
woar esti
llsl
eepi
ng,t
heywill
r
esumeschoolnextyear
.Nevermind,I
'l
lcheckon
t
hem.

Shewal kedtot
hebedr oom wherethekidswere
sleepi
ng,sheopenedt hedoorandwalkedin.She
foundthem awake,standingup.Assoonasshe
walkedin,Wawaqui cklycover
edtheblanket
sand
facedher.

Neo:Whatar
eyouhi
ding?
Wawa:Not
hingAunt
y.
Neo:(
Grabbi
ngtheblanket
)Whatdi
dyoudo?Oh
myGod!Didyougir
lswetthebl
anket
s?
Pal
esa:I
'
m sor
ry,
Idi
dn'
theari
tcomi
ng.
Neo:Wow!Thi
sisjustt
oomuch!Whatdi
dIdoto
deser
vesuchpuni
shment?God!I
'
m goi
ngtobeat
youutwa?
Pal
esa:(
Tear
ful
ly,
kneel
ingdown)I
'
m sorr
y,please
Mybodyisst
il
lsoref
rom l
astni
ght
'sbeat
ings.
Neo:Agrownassswomanwetti
ngthebed!I
'
m
beat
ingt
hebothofyou.Wai
ther
e..
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
05:
40] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode15
Undi
scl
osedl
ocat
ion.
..

Theyar dwassobi gandsor roundedbyabl ack

paintedscreenwal l.Aboutfourcar sdr ovet hrough
theopengat eandpar kedundert heshade.Fi ve
guyswhoappear edtobei ntheirlatetwent i
es
steppedoutoft hecar .Theowneroft heyar d,anold
man, dressedinGUCCIl abel
ledcl othesfr om head
totoe,smiledwi del
yashespot tedt heguywal ki
ng
behindever yone,hisheaddown.Hewast alland
buffy,hiswalkwasext r
aordinarytoo.Theol dman
openedt hedoorwi derast heyreachedhi m, he
shookt hei
rhandsast heywal kedi nsidethebi g
housewher emusi cwasbl asti
ng.Theguyj ust
greetedhim, wit
hhi shandsi nhispocket s,his
fri
endnudgedhi m.

Fr
iend:BoemoMr ,nt
shamat sogomo
di
pateng.
[.
..
takeyourhandsoutofyourpocket
s.]
Boemo:Oh,
mybad.I
'
mreal
lysor
ryuncl
e.
Ol
dMan:(
Shaki
nghi
shand)Iseet
hatt
heyhave
f
inal
lyconvi
ncedyoutoj
oinus.Welcomet
othe
f
amilyson.Justcal
lmeBi
g-Daddy.
Boemo:(Chuckl
ing)Okay.Ihaven'
tjoi
nedt
hough,
I
'm st
il
lthi
nki
ng.
OldMan:Comi
ngher
eshowsthatyouar
ethi
nking
posi
ti
vely,
wewel
comeyouanyway.Comeonin.

Hef oll
owedtheol dmansheepi lyintot hehouse
wher etheypassedhal fnakedgi rl
ssl eepingont he
couch, somedanci ng,somesmoki ngweedand
somedr i
nki
ngal lsort
sofal cohol.Bot t
les,brasand
pantieswerelyingaroundt helivi
ngr oom, i
tlooked
l
ikeat rashhole.Thegi r
lsturnedar oundl ookingat
Boemo, t
wooft hem walkedt ohim andt ri
edt o
touchhi m,t
heol dmanbl ockedt heirpat hsand
gavet hem asternlook.Theyr etr
eat ed,compl ai
ning.

Boemo:Wher
ear
ewegoi
ng?
OldMan:Justf
oll
owmeandt heot
her
s,wear
e
holdi
nganurgentmeet
ing.
Boemo:Zoskitol
dmet hatI'
m comingtoaparty,
not
ameet i
ng.Whatisi
tabout?Itol
dthem I'
m nota
thi
ef,
soIwon'tjoi
nyourcrewifthat'
swhatyou
want.
OldMan:Rel
ax,t
heycal
lmeBi
g-Daddyf
orareason,
youarenotathi
ef,
andwear
enotmakingyouone.
Boemo:Ohokay.

Theypassedsever alroomsandopenedadoor .
Boemowonder edhowbi gthehousewas.Hegot
shockedwhent heywal keddownst airsafter
openingthedoor .Hehasneverseenabasement
beforeinreall
if
e, exceptinmovi es.Infact,henever
thoughtaMot swanacoul dbuildabasementi nthei
r
housebecauseofhowt heyareportrayedi nhorr
or
movies.Juststeppi ngint hebasementcr eepedhim
out,i
twasl i
kehewasi ssomeki ndofahor ror
movieorsomet hing.Hel ookedathisf r
iendandt he
others,
whowal kedf r
eelywi t
houtfearordoubt ,i
t
real
lyshowedt hati twasnott heirf
ir
sttimeher e.
Theyallgotint hedar kbasementast heoldman
shutthedoorbehi ndthem andswi t
chedont heli
ght
switch,gi
vinghi mt heviewoft hewhol eroom.
Therewasal ongconf erencetable,withmat t
ress
offi
cechairs,pulledintothetable.I
nf rontwasa
whiteboard,andBoemocoul dseeapr oject
or,
hangingabovet hetablefrom theceili
ng.Theguys
pull
edoutt hechai rsandsatdown, confused,hedid
thesameast heol dmanwal kedtot hefrontand
facedthem, sti
llstanding.

Big-Daddy:Mysons, I'
m veryproudofwhatyou
havedonet oday,bri
ngingintheonlymostwanted
hackerinthiscountry.TheonlyhackerIknowso
far.Wit
hhi sski
ll
sandmi necombined,wecan
becomet herichestpeoplehere.
Boemo:Whoa,wai
t!Whosai
dI'
m ahacker
?Ionl
y
di
dBscinAnimal-
Bi
g-Daddy:Oh,gentl
emen,f
ort
hosewhodon'tknow
hi
m, If
orgott
ot el
lyout
hathei
saselfmadehacker.
Gorehow,Idon'tknow,
butweneedhisski
ll
sonthe
upcomi
nghei
st.
Boemo:I
'
mj ustaherdboy,
I'
m notahacker
,you
havet
hewrongperson.
Bi
g-Daddy:Thi
shei
stwil
lgi
veusal
otofmoneyson,
al
lyourprobl
emswil
lbesol
ved.

Aphonerecei
vedabunchofnoti
fi
cati
onsand
fi
nal
lyr
ang,Zoski,
Boemo'sf
ri
end,r
emoveditf
rom
hi
spocketandlookedati
twi
thasurpri
se.

Zoski
:Gent
s,whosephonei
sthi
s?
Boemo:Mi
ne.Howt
hehel
ldi
dyout
akei
tZoski
?
Bri
ngi
ther
e.
Big-
Daddy:(
Searchi
nghi
mself
)Thiskl
ept
omani
ac
sonofabvtch!Bri
ngmycarkeysandwal
let
!

Theotherguyssear
chedthemselvesandfound
thei
rwall
etsandphonesmissing.Theyal
lturned
l
ookingatZoski
,whocalmlylookedbackatthem as
i
fhedi dn'tdoanyt hi
ng.Oneoft hem st
oodupand
searchedhi m,removingt hem f
rom t
hepocketsof
hisbigjacket.Zoskilookedattheit
emst hathehad
stol
eninshock, helookedaroundthedefeated
facesstarri
ngathi m.

Zoski
:Gents,pl
easetellmethatoneofyoudidthi
s.
Idi
dn'tst
ealanythi
ng,Idon'
tknowhowt heygotin
here.
Boemo:(Rejecti
ngt heMini
ster
'scal
l)IfIdidn'
t
knowyoubet terZoski,
Iwouldbeli
evet hatyou
didn'
tst
ealanything.Doyoustil
lsuff
erf rom
kl
eptomania?
Big-Daddy:I t
'sevenget ti
ngwor sereachday.Zoski
haskl eptomani acdisor der,i
t'
sapsychol ogical
disordert hatcausesanuncont r
ol l
ableobsessi on
withst ealingwi t
houteconomi cormat eri
alneed.He
hasmoneyandever ythingf orchr ist'
ssake!Ican' t
under standwhyhest eal sever ything.Ican'teven
gowi thhi m whenI '
mi nvi t
edf ordi nners.Hest eal
spoons, f
or ksandever ythinghel ayshi shandson.I
can'
tdealwi
tht
hisguyanymor
e.IfIwas
uneducat
ed,
Iwouldbesayi
ngthathei
sbewi
tched.
Man1:Justbepat i
entwi thhi m BiggDaddy, yeah,
klept omani acisof tenconf usedforwi t
chcr aft
.
Zoskican' thelphi mself, hi
si mpulsesal wayst ell
s
himt osteal .Theirbrainsar edi
fferentfrom our s,
theyhaveaneur otransmi t
tercall
edser oti
n, which
causest hem t ohavest rongur gest osteal,with
anxi ety,t
ensi on,andar ousall eadingupt othet heft
andf eel
ingpl easur eandr eli
efdur i
ngthet heft.
Manykl ept omani acsal sof eelguilt
yorr emor seful
aftert heactofst eal i
ngi sover ,butarelaterunabl e
tor esisttheur ge.
Zoski
:AndIcan'tevenseemysel
fwhenIst
eal
.I
thi
nkI'
m possesedguys.

Boemoi gnor
edthem asherepli
edat extonhi s
phone.I
twashi sgi
rl
fri
end,whoorigi
natedf rom
SouthAfri
caandwasst udyi
ngintheUni versit
yof
Botswana.Theyhadmetonl yafewtimesi nhot el
s
andguesthouses.Herepli
edthetextandanot her
onepoppedi
nimmedi
atel
y.

Babe:Iknow,
Ijustf
eel
li
ket
hemoneyisn'
tenough
babe,
whatdoyouwantmetodo?Findthebl
esser
s
tohel
pme?
Boemo:BabeIgaveyoual mostal lofmysal ary,
kanait'
snotli
keIgetpaidenough.I '
m onlya
herdboy.Mysalaryisj
ust8K,Igaveyou6Kand
gavemom t heremaini
ngamount .Idon'tevenhave
toi
let
ri
es,babepleasetr
ytounder standthatIdon't
havemoney.Pleasedon'tcheatonme, i
twillkil
lme.
Babe: KodwaBoemo, Iusedal lthatmoneyonmy
daught er,mom want edmoneyf orhersnacksand
winterwear ,Isentalmostal l
ofi t,l
eavi
ngmewi t
h
not oi
letri
es,Ineedtot opmymakeupandhai r
coll
ectiont oo.Oh,anddon' tforget,I
'mret
aki
ng2
modul esnextsemest er,
theybot hcostP12000.
Pleasei ncl
udet hem onyourbudget .
Boemo:Whatbudgetneprincess?Igiveyoual
lof
mymoneyever ymonth,
wher ewillIgett
he12K?I
cantevensaveort
akecareofmom ormysel fwel
l
enoughbecauseI'
m sacr
if
ici
ngsot hatyoubecome
happyandfocusonyourstudies.Whycan' tyouask
yourpar
entstohel
pyoupayf ortheretakes?
Babe:Forgetit
,I'
l
lseewhatt odoBoemo.Youknow
Mom andDadar edi vorced,myf atherpayst he
schoolfeesdir
ectlyandkeepsonsayi ngMom
shoulddoherpar tbypr ovidingmewi t
ht oil
etryand
foodmoneybuti nst ead,shei sdoingtheopposi t
e.
Sheisdemandi ngmoneyf rom mesi nceshest ays
withmydaught er.Dadwon' tpayformyr etakes,he
warnedmeaboutumj olowhenIcameher e,you
knowI '
mf ai
li
ngbecauseI '
m al waysthinkingabout
youbabe.Whycan' tyouunder st
and?
Boemo:I'm sorry,Iknowyoursi t
uationwellmy
pri
ncess.I'
m sosor ry,I'l
lseewhatt odo.Please
don'
tdoanyt hingst upid,pleasedon'tcheatonme
l
ikethelastti
me.Thi stimeIwon' tsurvi
ve,Ineed
youmybeaut i
fulqueen.St ayput, I
'
llupdateyouina
fewhours,letmet ryt ofindmoney.Il oveyouokay?
Babe:
Yeahyeah,
Iloveyout
oo.
Boemo:Imeani
t,Il
oveyoubabe.Pl
ease.I
'
llgett
he
money,
Ipr
omi
se.

Bi
g-Daddy:Boemo!
Boemo:(
Rai
singhi
shead)Uncl
e!
Big-
Daddy:Kantewhydoyoukeepcall
ingmeUncle?
Shouldwepost ponet
hismeet
ingsi
nceyoudeci
ded
togiveyourphonemoreatt
ent
ion?
Boemo:NoSi
r.So,
whatwer
eyousayi
ngaboutt
he
hei
st?
Big-
Daddy:Youarei
n?Thatwasqui
ckert
han
expect
ed.Herei
sthedeal
..
.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Neowal
kedintheki
tchenfol
lowedbyWawawho
washol
dingabowlful
lofdough.Pal
esawalked
behi
ndt
hem andNeot ur
nedlooki
ngather
.
Neo:Gowatchcartoonsorsomething,Waronaand
Iar
ebusycooking.Ican'
tbel
ievethismaidmade
mecooktoday.
Palesa:Aunt
y,whydidn'
twegot oschool
?Mama
saidweshouldnevermissschoolnomatterwhat
,I
wanttobeat eacherwhenIgr
owup, soIhaveto
takeschoolser
iousl
y.
Neo:Mamathis,
mamathat ,
doyouseeherher
e?
Gotothemorgueandt
ellhertot
akeyout
oschool
.
Pal
esa:What
'samor
gue?
Neo:Hey!Gowatchtvorwat
ert
hepl
antsout
sidei
f
youarethatbor
ed.Yout
alkt
oomuchfora7years
old.
Pal
esa:I
'
m 6.
Neo:Whatever
, getoutofmyf ace!Wawaputt hat
fl
ourontopoft hetableandtakeoutthepotfrom
thel
owershelf,takethebiggestpotoft
hem all.I
wanttoteachyouhowt ocookmadombi ,nexttime
youaredoingitalone.
Pal
esa:Mamanevermadehercooksuchdi
ff
icul
t
di
shes.Sheonl
yknowshowt
omaket
eaand
noodl
es.
Neo:So,
Neel
owasfeedi
ngyounoodl
eswhi
leshe
waspoor?Wawa!
Wawa:Mma?
Neo:Bequickpl
ease,Idon'thaveallday.Ihaveto
gorecei
vethebodylateronatthef uneral
.Ialso
havetogohuntformyhusband, hethinkshewi l
l
getawaywithwhathedi d.Iwil
lhunthi m andfi
nd
hi
m whereverheis,
I'
m notl i
kethat,I
'm notawalk
over.

AtSt
atus'
house.
..

Amar afini
shedapplyi
ngmakeuponherf aceand
grabbedherhandbag.Shehungi tonhershoulder
andwal kedtothedoor,j
ustasshewasaboutt o
grabthedoorknob,thedoorswungopen, near
ly
knockingherdown.Shest eppedbacki
nt i
meanda
tal
lsli
m girlwal
kedin,hol
dingaschoolbag.She
wassolightskinnedyouwouldconfuseherof
beingacolour
edi fyouwer
ef arf
rom her.She
fr
owned,ruini
ngherbeauti
fulfl
awlessfaceand
l
ookedatAmar aupanddown.

Her
:Andthen?Whoareyou?Ar
eyout
hemai
d
St
atuskeptont
alki
ngabout
?
.
.
.
.
.
200shar
es?
??
[
09/
13,
05:
40] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode16

AtSt
atus'
house.
..
Amar aandt hegi rlsatonthecouch,f
acingone
another.Shecal ledSt at
usforthet
enthti
meandhe
sti
llwasn'tpickingup.Shef acedupfrom t
hephone
andlookedatt hegi r
l.

Amar
a:Whatdi
dyousayyournamewasagai
n?
Her:Inevert
oldyoumyname.Iam Tshol
o,St
atus'
gi
rl
friend.Wehave2year
stoget
her
.
Amara:Ihavef
ouryear
swi
thSt
atus,
whi
chmeans
hehasbeencheat
ingonmewit
hyou.
Tshol
o:No,hesaidyouguysbr
okeup.Evenhis
motherandbrot
hersknowme,allhi
sfr
iendsknow
measwel l
.
Amara:Andyetyouact
edli
keyoudidn'tknowme.
So,
youagreedtobeasidechi
ckjustl
ikethat?
Tshol
o:I
'
m nott
hesi
dechi
ck,
youar
e,het
ookme
tohi
sfamil
y.
Amar
a:(Fumi
ng)Hi
sfami
lyknowsmetoo,Iguess
t
heyar
eallpl
ayi
ngal
ongwit
hhisgames,t
hey
t
oler
atehi
snonsense.
Tsholo:Idon'tknowaboutt hatbuttheyloveme.He
toldmet hathenol ongerlovesyou, youknowmy
sister
,thereisasayingwhi chsaysi fyoulovetwo
peopleatt hesamet i
me, chooset hesecondone,
becauset hereisnowayyoucoul dhavefall
enfor
thesecondper sonifyout rulylovedyourfir
st.
Amar
a:So,
whatar
eyoui
mpl
ying?
Tshol
o:I'
m sayi
ngthatSt
atusdoesn'
tloveyou
anymore.Helovesme.
Amar a:Getout
!Theonlyreasonmyboyf ri
end
cheatedwasbecauseIwasf araway, Itookmont
hs
withoutseei
nghim.Getout!Youar elyi
ng,youar
e
j
ustoneoft hehvest
hathesl eepswithwhenheis
drunk,pl
easegetout
,Iwantt olockthedoor .
Tsholo:Noneed,
hegavemet
hespar
ekeyst
ohi
s
house.

Amarastoodupandwalkedt
ot hedoorbutbef
ore
shecoul
dopenit
,ther
ewasar att
leofkeysout
side
andthedoorswungopen.Shemovedbackand
hel
dherwaistwit
hbothhands,
achubbylady
ent
eredthehousehol
dingsomepl
asti
cbags.She
l
ookedatAmar aandt
henatTshol
othenshe
l
aughed.

Her
:Yougot
tabeki
ddi
ngme,
Tshol
owhoi
sthi
s?A
newone?
Tshol
o:Whatdoyouwanthere?IthoughtStat
us
hadpromisedt
oneverseeyouagain?Thewayhe
wascryi
ng,sweari
ngthathewasdonewi t
hyou.
Whyareyoustil
laft
ermyman?
Her:Bvt
chplease!Thatnvggaisfort
hest r
eets,he
i
sforeveryone.YouandIaregoingtosharehi mfor
l
if
e.Hewi l
lneverstopcheati
ng,gett
histhrough
t
hatbigheadofyour s.Now,whoisthis?
Tsholo:Oh,
that
'sAmar
a.Andpl
ease,
getout
,I
neverwannaseeyouagai
n.
Her:Amar
a?Hisex-gi
rlf
ri
end?Hahaha!OhmyGod,
St
atusisaman-whvre!So,her
econci
ledwi
thhi
s
gi
rl
fri
endwit
houtt
elli
ngus?Mma, di
dTshol
otel
l
youthatStat
usoncemadeusshareabed?Di
dshe
tel
lyouthathebeat
suswhenheisdrunk?
Amar a:(Shaki
ngherhead)No,thatmanwhvreis
anythingbutnotawomanbeat er.Hehadnever
rai
sedhi shandtome.Areyouhi ssidechi
cktoo?
Youknowwhat ?I'
m doneher
e!Y'allcanhavehi
m, I
don'
tcar e.
Tsholo:Don'
tcallhi
m beggi
ngforbackl
ovesweet
ie,
becauseoncehei sful
lymine,
Iwil
lmakesurehe
neverlooksatanyothergi
rl
.

Amar ai
gnoredt hem andwentt ot hebedr oom,she
packedallherclothesandot heritemsi nherbags.
Shezippedthem i nandplacedt hem nicelyontop
ofthebed.ShepassedTshol oandt heothergi
rl
argui
nginthelivingroom.Shepi ckedherhandbag
andwalkedout ,headingt
ot hetaxist op.

From here,shewasgoi
ngt othemal lt
ocash
money, buythemorni
ngaf t
erpil
l,
andcomet o
coll
ectherbags.Shewil
lleaveStatus'car
dinhi
s
house,shewi lltellhim aboutthei
rbreakupwhi le
sheisbacki nKasane.Shef l
aggedat axiandgoti n,
combiswi llonlydel ayherifshewast owai tforone.
Shetookoutherphoneandt extedSelebogot hat
shewascomi ngback.Sel eimmedi at
elyrepli
ed,
sayi
ngt hatshehadf oundaccomodat ionforherat
Maunf orhert owai tandst artherj
obnextweek,
shesentt henumberoft heperson.Amar asighed
andcalledherf riend,hernumber swentst r
aightto
voi
cemai l
.

Amar
a:Oh,
mxm,
shesai
dshei
sgoi
ngt
oZambi
a.

Peopletur
nedandlookedatherbutshewastoo
focusedonherphone,sear
chi
ngf oranumberon
herphone.Shefounditanddi
aled.

Amar a:Heygirl
..
.Yeah,l
ongt i
me..
..I
'm goodand
you?..
..Okay,I
'
llshootst
raighttot
hepoi ntlove,I
needaccomodat ionforafewdays...
.It
hi nkI'm
goingtoarri
vetonightar
oundbo8koMauncozI 'm
planni
ngtoboardbusya10am t oday..
..Great
,you
stayal
one?.
..Evengreater,
thankyousomuch. ..No
thankyou,
Idon'tt
hinkmyuncl e'sgi
rl
fri
endwant s
mebackathome. ..Okay,bye,t
hanksagain.

Undi
scl
osedl
ocat
ion.
..

Therewasapoolpar tybehindt hebighouse, t

he
gi
rl
swer ei
ntheirbikiniwears,Boemo' sfriendand
hi
st huggangwer einshorts,playi
ngwi thabi gball
i
nsidet hepool.Boemo, themi nist
er'
sher dboy,was
si
tt
ingonachai r,
farawayf rom everyone, pressi
ng
hi
sphone.I trangashewasaboutt oreplyhis
gi
rl
friend.

Boemo:Hel
lo.
Mini
ster
:So,youdeci
dedtoi
gnor
emycalls?You
onl
yanswerwhenIcallyouwi
thpeopl
e'
sphones?
Wherethehellar
eyou?
Boemo:I
'
minMaunSi
r,Ihadabi
tofasi
tuat
ion,
I
wi
llgobackt
othef
arm ver
ysoon.
Minist
er:Howsoon?Mycat tl
ewil
lgetlostwhil
e
youarechasinggir
lsther
e,whydidIevengiveyou
yourmoneyear l
y.Pl
easecomebacksoonson, or
I'
l
lhavet ol
etyougoandr epl
aceyou.
Boemo:YesSi
r,I
'
llcomebacksoon,
Ican'
tloset
his
j
ob.
Mi
nist
er:Good.

HehungupthenBoemodialedanumber
.Itr
ang
t
wicethent
hepersonpi
cked.

Boemo:YesMa'
am,
it'
sBoemo,
theguywhopai
nted
yourhouse.
Voi
ce:Oh,heyBoemo.Pleasecomecoll
ectyour
moneythi
saf t
ernoonwhenIknockof
f.Youknow
myoffi
cesright
?
Boemo:Eemma,
Idoknowt
hem.Thankyou.
Voi
ce:P3000aker
e?Iwi
llgocashi
they.Youwi
ll
f
indt
hemoneyr
eady.
Boemo:Eemma,
tanki
.[
Yesma'
am,
thankyou.
]
Voi
ce:Shar
pmybr
other
.

Hehungupandheavedasigh,heloggedbackto
whatsappandf
oundcountl
essmessagesfrom hi
s
gi
rl
fr
iendandhi
smot her
.Helookedathi
s
messagesandrubbedhi
shead.

Ma:Boemongwanaka, yoursi st
er'
skidneedsnew
schoolshoes,pl
easebuyf orhim.Therei
snomeat
oranythi
ngtomaker el
ish,evensugarisfi
nished,
pleasehel
p,youaremyl asthope.[
Boemomyson. .
.]
Babe:Heyhun, howfarwi
tht
hemoney?Canyou
sendatleastP4000?I'
mreal
lyi
nat
ightspacer
ight
now.
Babe:
Babepl easesaysomet
hing,
Icanseet
hat
youareonl
ine.
Babe:
Ifyoudarecheatonme,youwi
llunder
stand
mewell.Thatbvt
chistheonewhomakesyout obe
st
ingyandgi
vemel
essat
tent
ion.

Boemoi
mmedi
atel
ycal
ledherandshepi
ckedup.

Boemo:Pri
ncess,
Iwasont hecallwi
ththeMini
ster
,
hewasaskingmet ogobacktohiscatt
le.Andt
hen
Ical
ledt
hewomanIwaspai nt
ingherhouse.
Her
:Whatdi
dshesay?
Boemo:Shei spayingmeP2500, i
twasn'tabig
house.Iwil
lwi r
ethemoneythisevening.Babe,
al
lowmet ogi veyouP2000fornow,mymom
wantssomemoneyf orsomethi
ng,it
'sreall
yurgent
.
Youreall
yhavet ounderst
andbecauseIgaveyou
mywhol esalarydaysback.
Her
:That6Ki
slonggone.Shewant
smoneyf
or
what
?
Boemo:Mysi
ster
'ski
dhasno-
Her:So,youar
enotgoi ngtogi
vememoney
becauseofyoursist
er'
skid?Di
dyoumaket
hat
chi
ld?Babeifyoursist
er'
skidi
smorei
mport
ant
thanmepleasegoaheadanddoasyoupl
ease.I
seewher
eyourprior
it
iesl
ie.
Boemo:I
t'
snotl
iket
hat
-
Her
:It
'snotl
ikewhat
?Atl
eastgi
veme3.
5if4Ki
s
t
oomuch.
Boemo:Ei
sh,
let
'ssay3K.I
'
llseewhatt
odo.
Her:See,
thatwasn'
thar
d.Youwantmet
oar
gue
f
ir
stforyoutogivemeourmoney?
Boemo:Bye,
Iloveyou.
Her
:Il
oveyout
oo.

AtNeo'
shouse.
..

Neowr appedaheadscar faroundherheadasshe

exit
edthehouse,hummi ngsof tl
ytoherself.She
walkedtohercarconfidentl
y.Anunfami l
iarcar
drovethroughheryardandpar kedbesidesher s.A
l
adysteppedoutoft hecarhol di
ngfi
les,then
walkedtoher.Neoshrunkhereyest ryi
ngt o
rememberher,t
henhereyesl
itwi
thexci
tementas
sherecogni
zedher
.

Neo:Por
ti
a!Hi
!
Por
ti
a:(
Ext
endi
nghand)Hel
loNeo.
Neo:Comeoni
n,l
et'
sgr
abadr
ink.
Por
ti
a:I
'
m notonasoci
alvi
sit
.Canwesi
tdown?
Neo:Ofcour
se,
thecouchont
hever
anda.

Theywalkedtot hecouchont heverandaandsat

down.Neor eal
izedthatallal
ong,Porti
ahasn'tbeen
smili
ng.ShelookedatPor ti
anervousl
yt r
yingto
readheremot i
onlessface.Port
iaopenedherf i
les
andlookedatNeowi t
hat i
ghtsmile.

Porti
a:Hiagai
nNeo, Icomefrom t
heSocialWel
far
e
of
fices,wedealmostlywit
htheorphansandunder-
pr
ivil
edgedpersonnel
s,I'
m aSoci
alworker.
..
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
05:
45] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode17

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

NeofacedPorti
a,speechless.Sheremembered
whatshehadtoldhertheot herdayatt
hefuneral
.
Shesighedandrubbedherhandst ogether
.Por
tia
not
edsomet hi
nginherf i
lesandlookedatNeo.

Port
ia:Iunderst
andyouaresupposedlygri
evi
ngfor
yoursist
er,butt
heki
dsneedt obegiventhefi
rst
pri
ori
ty,moreespeci
all
yatthi
sti
me.Theyneed
moreatt
enti
on.I
fImayask,
didt
heki
dsgot
o
schoolt
oday?
Neo:Eer,l
ikeItoldyouearli
er,t
heydon'thaveany
properschoolunifor
m, whatwillt
hecommuni t
ysay
aboutmewhent heyhearthatIhavesentkidsto
schoolwithoutproperschoolunif
orm?Theywi l
l
l
ookdi r
tyjustbecausetheuniformistornandold.
Port
ia:Neo,doyouknowt
hati
tisacr
imenott
o
sendkidstoschool
?
Neo:Whatdoyouwantmet
odo?
Por t
ia:Kanashi r
thelaele1gaehet eP50?Di
tracksuit
stsabanabasekol okeP100mo
machai neng.Youcan' tt
ellmethatyoudon'thavea
mer eP200t obuyatl eastsometracksui
tsfor
them. [
..
ashirtcostsonlywhat,notmorethan50
pula.SchoolTr acksui
tsareabouta100buxi n
Chineseshops]
Neo:Myki dswearcl ot
hesf r
om wool wort
hsand
designerclothesfr
om thetai
lorshops.Their
unif
ormsar emadebyacer taintai
lorandheisver
y
expensive.Idon'twanttoexcludethem andmake
them weart
hingsf
rom t
heChinese.Iwi
llwaitunt
ilI
haveenoughmoneytobuythem propercl
othes.
Por t
ia:Neodoyour eal
izethatyouar etal
king
nonsense?I '
m sor r
y,proff
essionaside,I’
m
speaki ngt
oyouasal i
tt
lesist
er.Whatyouar e
sayingdoesn'tmakesenseatal l,youaregivinga
l
ameexcuseaf teralameexcuse.Getyourhead
strai
ghtandt hinkaboutwhatwi llpeoplesaywhen
theyhearyouar eabusingyourni ecesandf orced
them todropoutofschool .Doyouevenknowwhat
themedi awillsayaboutyou?
Neo:(Si
ghi
ng)I
'
llseewhattodo.I
'
llt
akeyour
advi
ceandbuythem cl
othesf
rom t
heChinese.
Por t
ia:Pleasedot hat,Iknowt hatlegal
lyt heyar e
theirfather'
sr esponsibili
tynow, butast heiraunt,
asamot her,
pl easedot herightthing.Iwi l
lbeback
nextweekt odot heassessmentandcheckt heir
wel l
being.RightnowIwasonanunof f
icialvisit
,I
j
ustwant edtowar nyoubecausedeepdownt hat
arrogant ,t
oughf ace,Iseeani ceperson.Iai n'ta
saintmysel f,so, Itr
ybyal lmeanst oseegoodi n
otherpeopl e.
Neo:Okay,
thankyousomuchmysi
ster
.Thankyou.
Por
ti
a:Forwhat
?
Neo:Fornott
aki
ngt
hist
othemedi
a,Iwoul
dhat
eto
becyberbul
li
ed.
Porti
a:It
'salri
ght,j
usttrytogetyouractr ight.Bye.
Takeyegoi paakanyetsakamogeloyaser epa.I
don'tknowwhyt hepr evioussoci
alwor kerdi dn'
t
regi
steryoursistersoshecoul dgetfr
eef oodand
clot
hesf orherchil
drenf r
om thegovernment .I
t'
s
myf ir
stmont hbeingt r
ansferr
edhere.[..
lemmego
getreadyf ort
hear r
ivalofthebody]

Theyshookhands, bi
ddingeachot hergoodbye.
Porti
awalkedtohercarasNeowal kedi nsi
det he
house,hol
dingherchest.Toomuchwasgoi ngoni n
herheadandsheneededamomental oneto
processeveryt
hingbefor
ef acingever yone.She
passedWawaandhersi sterwatchingt hetelevisi
on
withthemaid.Shegavet hem anevi leyeandj ust
passedwithoutsayi
nganyt hing.
I
nthebus.
..

Amar atookoutherphoneandst art

edt ot ypea
messaget oStatusbutt henshedel etedever ything,
half
wayt hrought hemessage.Shebegananot her
paragraphbutdel et
edi ttoo,thelett
ert hatshehad
l
eftont hedr essingtablewasenoughf orhimt o
understandever ything.Shet houghtofbl ockinghi m
butthenshedeci dedot herwise.Shel ookedout side
thewindowast hebusexi t
edt hecit
y, headingt o
Maun.Sher estedherheadont hewindow, andt ook
ashor tprayer,fortheLor dtobewi t
hherdur ingt hi
s
l
ongj ourney, f
orHi mt obet her ethr
oughoutt he
decisi
onshet ook.

Amar a:God,
Iknowit
'sgoi
ngt
obehar
dbecauseI
sti
lll
ovehim.Pl
ease,
makemestr
ong,makeme
nevergoback.

Herphonerangandshereachedf
orit,par
tofher
wishi
ngthati
twasStat
us,andanotherpartofher
wishi
ngitwasn'
thim.Shetooki
toutandl
ookedat
thescr
eenthensigheddi
sappoi
ntedl
ybef
ore
answeri
ng.

Amar
a:HiSel
e.
Sel
ebogo:Hel
logi
rl
,di
dyoul
eaveal
ready?
Amar
a:Eemma,
i'
m ont
hebusr
ightnow.
[.
.yesmah]
Selebogo:Areyouf i
ne?Yourvoi
ceisjustokay,you
arenotcrying.Forsomeonewhoj ustbr
okeupwi th
herlongterm boyfr
iend,
yousoundsof i
ne,areyou
sureyouhavel eftt
hecity,
Amaraifobuamaaka-
[.
.i
fyouar elyi
ng-]
Amara:Ihavelefthim Selebogo,
cryi
ngwon' tfi
xmy
si
tuat
ion,i
twon'tmakehi mloyal
.I'
m sti
llshocked
atwhatIencountered,that'
swhyi'm notcryi
ng.
Selebogo:Sohewascheat
ingonyou?That'
swhy
youlefthi
m?Good!Tel
lme, whatdi
dyouseethat
tr
aumat i
zedyou?
Amar
a:ByeSel
ebogo.
Sel
ebogo:Wai
t!Thewomanwhowi
llbe
accomodat
ingyoucal
led,
sheaskedf
oryour
number.
Amara:Gi
vemeher s.Ihaveal r
eadyfound
accomodat
ionfrom afriend.I
'
llhavethewoman'
s
numberonstandby,justincaseChinafai
lst
o
accomodat
emeonl astmi nut
e.
Selebogo:Okaynana, goodmoveyouar edoing
there.Ther
ei snothingsweeterthanearningyour
ownmoney.Hewi llcomebeggi ngyou,don'
teven
daret r
ytotakehim backbecausei tlooksli
kehe
makesyoul oseyourmi nd.Iknowyouar ebrill
iant
andbeaut i
ful,youwi l
lfi
ndagoodman.
Amara:Soyouar
eprai
singmesoj
ustt
hatyour
daught
erscanst
ayi
nmyr oom?
Selebogo:Theset wi
nsareonl yheretempor ar
il
y.
Theot herone,whoschoolsatBai sago,ispregnant
,
soshei sonhermar teni
tyleave.Myot herdaughter
hadr ewritt
enherBGCSE3t i
mesandf ail
ed.So,she
hadst udiedbei
ngawai t
ress,shei sgoingforan
i
nterviewt omorr
ow.Youknowme, Ihave
connections.
Amara:Okaymma.Ihearyou.Bye,
thener
twor
k
bar
saredroppi
ng.

I
nKasane.
.

Selebogol ookedatherphoneasAmar ahadhung

up.Shewal kedoutofthehouse,leavi
ngthephone
ont hetableandpassedbyAmar a'sroom,she
st
uckherheadi nasherdaughter
swer esit
tedona
mat ,hol
dingf i
les.

Sel
ebogo:Whatar
eyoudoi
ng?Youl
ookbusy.
Twin1:Notreal
y,wear
ejustsor
ti
ngoutf
il
esf
orour
businessi
deas.
Sel ebogo:Okaynana,goodgoi
ng.Youaregoingt
o
givebi r
thtoabril
li
antchi
ldj
ustl
ikeyou.Letmego
checkt hosepots,nooneshoul
dcomet othe
ki
t chentoday,t
hechefiscooki
ng.
Twin2:Tsenadimumzo!Il
ikei
t,ebi
lei
'
m
hungry.
[.
.yougomum!]
Selebogocl osedt hedoorandwal kedbehindthe
house, wher etherewasanout doorkit
chenmade
from corrugatingironsheets.Shet ookthebig
spoonbyt hedoorandwal kedi n.Sheopenedt he
meatpotandst i
rred,sheopenedanot herpot,a
smal l
erone, ital
sohadmeat .Themeatl ooked
mor edeliciousthant heother.Shestir
redthepot
hummi ngt oasongonl yknownbyher .Sheinser t
ed
thespoondeeperandpul l
edoutacl ot
hf r
om
underneat hthemeat .Shepul ledital
loutandbl ew
aironit,coolingitthenhelditup, i
twasapant y.Her
blackpant y,andshehadusedi ttocookher
boyfri
end' smeat .

Sel
ebogo:Wel
lwel
l,
Idr
is,
let
'sseehowt
hiswi
ll
workout
.
Voi
ce:Whatwi
llwor
kout
?

Sel
ebogoquicklyt
urnedar
oundandfacedI
dri
s,
wholookedatthepantyi
nherhands,
cover
edwit
h
st
ewsoup.Shef
rozeashermout
hwentagape.
..
.
.
.
.
.
Qui
ckl
yli
ket
heepi
sodes!
!!
[
09/
13,
05:
46] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode19

AtAmar
a'suncl
e..
.

Selebogopacedar oundt hehouseasAmar a'

suncle
l
ookedatherwi t
hnoi nterest.Ther
ewasaknockon
thedoorandoneofSel ebogo' stwi
nswalkedinwith
atakeaway.Shequi etl
ypl acedinont het
ableand
walkedout.Selebogowal kedt othefoodandIdri
s
j
umpedf rom thebed, pushingherawayf rom t
he
f
ood.

Sel
ebogo:So,
youar
egoi
ngt
oignor
eme.Younow
don'
ttr
ustme?
Idr
is:It
oldyout
ogetoutofmyhouse.Iwi
llnever
eatanythi
ngyoucookort
ouch.
Selebogo:Thatpant
yjustfel
loutofnowhereI dri
s,I
beli
eveitwashookedonmyt oporsomet hi
ng, t
hat
i
swhyyouf oundmei nthatst
ate.Iwasshocked
thatitwasonthesoup.Idri
sIcan'tdothattoyou, I
can'tbewit
chyouifthat
'swhatyouar ethi
nking.
Idr
is:
Canyoujustshutup!Youaremakingt
oo
muchnoise.It
oldyoutoleave,
Idon'
tknowwhat
youwant.
Sel
ebogo:Il
oveyouI
dri
s,doyouknowt
hat
?
Idr
is:
Youcan'tpoi
sonthef
oodofsomeoneyou
l
ove,youjustcan'
t!Byt
hel
ookoft
hings,
youcan
evenkil
lme.
Sel
ebogo:WhowouldIremainwithi
fIki
llyou?You
doknowthatIgetsi
cki
fItakeevenoneday
wi
thoutseei
ngyou.
I
dri
s:Maybeyouar
efaki
ngi
t,moveoutoft
heway.

Hewentt osi
tdownandstart
edmi xi
nghi
sfood.
Selebogowentandstoodi
nfrontofhi
m,heputt
he
spoondownandl ookedupather.

I
dri
s:What
?
Selebogo:I
fyouwantmetoapologizefor
somet hi
ngthatIdi
dn'
tdoi
ntent
ionall
yIwill
,Iwi
ll
evenkneeldownonmykneessot hatyouseehow
si
ncereIam.
Idri
s:Icanf or
giveanyt hing,butthat?No.Youhave
tostartbyexplaininghowt hatpantygotinsidethe
potint hefi
rstplace.Iwantt hetruthonly,nothi
ng
else,notthatI'
mi ntendingtotakeyoubackor
anything.
Sel
ebogo:Okay,
Iwasbendingdownst i
rr
ingt
he
st
ew,andthenIhear
dfoot
steps,It
urnedand
l
ooked,t
herewasnothi
ng,
thenIlookedbackint
he
potandt
her
ewast
hisbl
ackpant
yinsi
de.
I
dri
s:Yourbl
ackpant
y..
.
Sel
ebogo:Yes,myblackpant
yinsi
de.It
ooki
tout
anditwascoveredi
nstew..
.
Idri
s:Youomitt
edt hepartwher
eyoucookedthe
stewintwodiffer
entpots,abi
gpotf
oreveryone,
andasmal lpotforme.
Selebogo:Honey,Itol
dyout hestewonthesmal
ler
potwasmi ne.Ihatesaltnowadays,youmademe
thr
owi taway,youcouldhavet ast
edthesal
t.
I
dri
s:(
Standi
ngup)Mxm!Il
ostmyappet
it
eebi
le.
Sel
ebogo:Youdi
dn'
teveneatt
hatmuch.Letme-
I
dri
s:Iwantyououtofmyhousebyt
ommor
ow
morni
ng.

I
dri
swalkedtotheket
tleandpl
uggedi
tin,
boi
li
ng
t
hewaterforbat
hing.

Sel
ebogo:Youcoul
dhavel
etmewar
mthewat
erf
or
youhoney.
Idr
is:
ForGod'ssakeSel
ebogo!Sitdownorgoto
bed,I
'l
ldoeveryt
hingmysel
f,Idon'
ttr
ustyou.
Sel
ebogo:Ouch!Youdon'
ttr
ustme?Youwi
llget
s3xfr
om theoneyoutr
ust,
notme.
I
dri
s:Wewi
llseeaboutt
hat
.
Sel
ebogo:Doest
hatmeanyouhavef
orgi
v-
I
dri
s:No!

Att
heguesthouse.
..

Neopausedwhi ppi ngherhusbandasshehear dthe

musicpausi ngint hebat hroom.Por ti
awas
probablycalli
ngthepol iceorsomeonet ocome
helpher.Shecar efull
yst eppedar oundtheMinist
er
whowaswr iggli
ngont hef loorlikeasnake.Neo
careful
lywalkedi ntothebat hroom, andwhenshe
steppedin,Porti
af lewabl owherway.Neododged
andheldPor ti
abyt heneck, shepr essedhar
der
withherfathand, chokingher .Sheal mostli
ft
edher
offtheground,withonehandasPorti
agagged,
str
uggl i
ngtoremoveherhand.Shedroppedthe
phoneont hefloorasitcr
ackedonthewet,
sli
ppery
fl
oorandusedbot hhandstotr
yremoveNeo'shand,
scratchi
ngherhand.Neochokedherharderasshe
ranoutofbreath.

Whenshewassur ethatshewasaboutt opassout ,

shelethergoandst eppedback.Por ti
abentover ,
holdi
ngherneck, whichwasi npai n.Shecoughed
andtri
edt ocatchherbreath.Neol andedt he
sj
ambokonhernude, wetbody.Por t
iascr
eamed
andtri
edt orunpastNeo, sheslippedandf ellover.
Neolandedt womor ewhi psonPor ti
a'
sbvt tasshe
cri
ed,holdingi
t.Neowhi ppedher ,thesjambok
l
andedonherhandsasshet r
iedt oblockthewhi ps.
Shecriedevenmor easNeost retchedherhand, her
angerfadingaway.

Neo:Youguysar
eluckyI'
vebeenusi
ngmyl eft
handonyou.I
magineifIusedmyri
ghthand,you
wi
llbehospi
tal
ized.
Port
ia:I'
m sor
ry,
pleaseforgi
veme,I
'm sosor
rymy
si
ster.Kebaki
lewee![I
'
velearntmyl
esson.
]
Neo:Nextt imeI 'm ki
ll
ingyou.I '
m notwhippingyou
forsleepi
ngwi thmyhusband, I'
m whippingyoufor
tryi
ngt obefriendmewhenyouknewver ywellt
hat
youar emyhusband' smi stress.I
fhepr omisedyou
mar r
iage,forgeti t
,hewasl ying.Allhi
sassetsarei
n
mynameandwemar riedoutofcommuni t
yof
propertybecausehecr eatedal otofdebtswhenhe
wasst il
lst
r uggling.
Por
ti
a:Kebakile.Ipr
omi
sei
twast
hel
astt
ime,
I'
m
sosor
ry.
[I
'm done.]
Neo:St
upi
dpeasant
!Nxa!

AtBoemo'
sfr
iend.
..

Boemolai
donthecouchasZoskiwal kedint
he
housewit
hBig-
Daddy.Heturnedaroundand
cover
edhisf
acewit
hhisjacket,
pretendi
ngtobe
asleep.ZoskishookhisshoulderandBi
g-Daddy
grabbedZoski'shand,draggi
nghim awayfr
om
Boemo.Zoskir aisedhishandsandwalked
backwar ds,
surrender
ing.

Zoski
:Bi
gD,
what
'supnow?Il
efthi
m.
Bi
g-Daddy:Msonowagago, Bi
gDor ayaengekar
e
obuakamar eteyaana?
[Youaxswhol
e,whati
sBig
Dasifyou'r
erefer
ri
ngtoadivk?]
Zoski
:(Laughi
ng)Aski
es,
butwhyar
eyoupul
li
ng
meawayf rom Boemo?
Big-
Daddy:Gomakemesomet
eabef
oreIpunch
yourugl
yface.
Zoski
:Jeez!Chi
llol
dman.
Big-
Daddy:Tlhalef
okanaI '
m yourfat
her,Icar
ri
ed
youinmyt esti
clesfortheent
ir
e30year sofmyl i
fe
unti
lIr
ealesedyoui ntoyourmother'
s-
Zoski
:Okay,
bye.I
'
llgomaket
hatt
ea.
Zoskiwalkedpastthetvstand,swi
pingthegold
watchandchequebookt hatwereonthetvstand.
HisfathershookhisheadandsatnexttoBoemoas
hewat chedZoskiwalki
ngintotheki
tchen,putt
ing
hi
st r
easuresinhisbigpockets.

Big-
Daddy:Thi
sbast
ardsteal
sfr
om hi
msel
ftoo?
Thisi
swayoutofcontr
ol.

HeshookBoemowhogotupandsatdown,rubbi
ng
hi
sreddi
sheyes,
looki
ngdownal
lthet
ime.

Bi
g-Daddy:I
t'
syourgi
rl
fr
iendagai
n?
Boemo:No,
I'
vebeensl
eepi
ng,
not
hingmuch.
Big-Daddy:Isee.Haveyouconsideredfindi
ng
anothergirl
?Itwon'tbecheat
ing,youwillbe
weighingyouroptionsonbothoft hem.Youarenot
stupidBoemo, cl
earlyyoucanseet hatt
hisgir
lis
usingyou.
Boemo:IknowUncl
e,Iknow,
butIl
oveher
.Ican'
t
evenl
ookatanyothergirlexcepther.Sheis
beaut
if
ulandful
lofl
ife.Shei sbubbl
yandl oving
whensheisinagoodmood, theproblem becomes
whenshewantsmoney.
Big-Daddy:Andcheat i
ng.Iheardshecheat sonyou
ti
meandagai n,whyar eyoudoingthi
st oyoursel
f?
Youar eevensuppor t
ingherdaughter
,ast epchil
d,
notthatIhaveanyt hi
ngbadt owardsstepkids,but
sheshoul dn'
tforceyoulikei
t'
syourchild.I
tshould
becomi ngf r
om you,outofloveandnotbei ng
forced.
Boemo:Youwoul
dn'
tunder
stand.
Bi
g-Daddy:Makemepl
ease.
Boemo:Iloveheryes,butmybi ggestint
ent
ionis
getti
ngmarri
ed,havingaf amil
y,soI'
m scar
edifI
l
eaveher,Imayneverf i
ndsomeoneasbeaut i
fulas
her.NowIunderstandwhatt heexpertmeantwhen
theysai
dit'
snotlovetil
lithurt
s.
Big-
Daddy:Nonsense,l
ovei
sn'
tsupposedtohurt.
Loveisabeauti
fult
hingmyson,iti
ssupposedto
gi
veyoupeaceandt hatwhol
eness.Pl
ease,t
hink
aboutmyoffer,f
indanothergi
rlandseeifall
womenar ethesame, andminimizegivi
ngthatgi
rl
ofyourst
oomuchmoney.Onl yawi feoryour
mothershouldhavetheright
stocontrolyouthat
way.
Boemo:Ican'
tcheat
,Il
ovehert
hatmuch.
Zoski:(Wal ki
ngi n)Lovewho?Thatgol ddi
ggerof
yours?Ihopeonedayyouwi llbeabl
etoleaveher
andst artfocusingonyour sel
fandyourdreams.
Yousee, mydr eam isbei
ngt hepresi
dentofthis
countryandnogi r
lisgoi
ngt ostopmeordel ayme
fr
om r eachingt hem.
Bi
g-Daddy:Athi
efforpr
esidency?Noman.
I
mpossible,
Icancelt
hat.
Zoski
:It
'ssosadwhenyourownfat
hercrushes
yourdr
eams.Thunderf
ir
eyou!Backtosender!
Boemo:Hahaha!Fvckman,
whatdi
dyousmoke?
Bi
g-Daddy:Thi
sonei
sjustawast
eofsper
m.
Boemo:Ij
a.Well
,Ihaveasuggest
ion,
let'
snotdo
thehei
stanymore.Tomor
rowmeandt heguys,
we
wil
lgototheYDFof fi
cesandcol
lectt
hefor
msf or
thefi
nancialsubsi
dies.Wewil
lapplyandIwil
ltake
careoftherest.
Bi
g-Daddy:Whatdoyoumeanbyt
hat
?
Boemo:Ihavemanagedt ohacki
ntotheirsyst
em,
I
canmaket herestofthecrewtowinfundsandbe
givenmoney.Imagineeachandeveryoneofus
getti
ngabouthalfami l
li
oneach,
thatwil
lbe
awesome.
Big-
Daddy:Bri
ll
iant
!Andthegoodthi
ngaboutthe
youthf
unds,isbecauseyouonlypaybackhal
fthe
amount.Fi
llmei nwit
htherest
..
.

Att
heguesthouse.
..

Neowal kedoutoft hebat

hroom, wipi
ngsweatfrom
herface.Shestoppedinthemi ddleofthebl
oody
room assherealizedherhusbandwasnott her
e, hi
s
clot
heswer est
illonthebedthough.
Neo:Hoho!Nearemonnayoosi
il
easaapar
a?[
Did
t
hismanr unawaynaked?
]

Herphonerangandshewalkedtot
hehandbag,
taki
ngi
tout,wal
kingoutoft
heroom asshe
answered.

Neo:Neospeaki
ng,
whoi
sthi
s?
Voi
ce:Thehousei
sonf
ir
e,pl
easehur
ryup.
Neo:Whathouse?OhmyGod!
Voi
ce:Pl
easehur
ry,
thef
ir
etr
ucki
soni
tsway.
..
.
.
.
.
.
200shar
es?
[
09/
13,
05:
51] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS
Epi
sode20

Att
heguesthouse.
..

Neo'sphonerangandshewal kedoutofthe
bat
hr oom t
oherhandbag,taki
ngthephoneout
.She
walkedoutoftheroom assheanswered.

Neo:Neospeaki
ng,
whoi
sthi
s?
Voi
ce:Thehousei
sonf
ir
e,pl
easehur
ryup.
Neo:Whathouse?OhmyGod!
Voi
ce:Pl
easehur
ry,
thef
ir
etr
ucki
soni
tsway.
Neo:Wherearemyki
ds?Di
dtheygetout?Who
bur
ntthehouse?OhmyGod,I
'm pani
cki
ng.
Voi
ce:Yourki
ds?Theyar
eatyourhomemma.
Neo:El
egor
ewhi
chhousei
sbur
ning?
Voi
ce:Yoursi
ster
'shouse,
pleasehur
ry,
wear
e
t
ryi
ngbyallmeanstocontr
olthef
ire,
wear
escar
ed
t
hatthecor
psemightburninsi
de.
Neo:Phew!Okay,
I'
m onmyway.

Shehungupandpacedoutt ot hepar ki
nglot,
she
gotinhercarandr ever
sedjustast hepol i
cevan
drovein.Neoi gnor
edthem anddr oveout ,asthey
gotoutoft hecar,wal
kingi
ntot heguesthouse.She
droveasf astasshecoulduntilsher eachedNeelo's
house, wherealotofpeopl
ewer egat hered,l
ooking.
Thef i
rewasdyi ngoutasthefiretruckwas
splashingwaterontheoner oom.Neogotoutoft he
carandhel dherknees,shefeltherj ointsgett
ing
weak, herstr
engthwasbeingdr ained.Shesankon
thegroundandcover edherface, crying.

Neo:God,whyareyoul ett
ingthi
shappen?Itis
enoughthatmylit
tl
esisterwaskill
ed,nowthisman
wantstofi
nishheral
together,
kegor esaat
aneyoo
sotel
angnnakebathong.[Whyisthi
smonst erdoi
ng
thi
stomyl i
ttl
esi
ster
.]
Shesil
ent
lycriedassomeoldwomanappr oached
her,
shebentdownandr ubbedherbackasNeo
sobbedheavi
ly.

Neo:Andtothi
nkt
hatpeopl
ewant
edmet
osl
eepi
n
t
hathouse?
Oldwoman:Don'tworr
ychil
d,thecul
pri
thadbeen
caught.Hehadopenedthebackwindowand
star
tedthefi
reonthecurt
ain.
Neo:Eventhoughmysist
erandIdi
dn'
tgetal
ong,
shedidn'
tdeservet
ogoinsuchaway.Shedi
dn't
!
Ol
dwoman:Shh!Sisapelongwanaka,allshallbe
wel
l,
everyt
hinghappensforareason,
Godknew
whyhelett
hathappen.[
Don'tcr
ymychi ld.
..
]
Neo:No,Idon'tt
hinkso,t
hisisjustSat
an'swor k.
Godwon'tletsuchcruel
tyhappenonaper son.I '
m
over
whelmedMme, I'
vebeentryingtoacttough,
I'
vebeenshutti
ngouteveryonefrom myhear t,f
rom
mylif
e.Itol
dmysel ft
hattheonlypeopleIwillshow
kindnessandl ovetoaremychi l
drenandnobody
else.Somuchhasbeenhappeni ngi nmyl i
feforme
tobet hi
scoldhearted.Peoplehavebeenmocki ng
mesi nceIgrewupbecauseofmyski ncolour,my
sisterandmyhusbandi ncluded.I'
mt i
redof
ever ythi
ngaroundme, I'
m expectedtotakeitallin,
butevent hetoughesthumanbei nghast hei
rli
mi t,
I'
mt i
red.
Oldwoman:I twillallworkout,tr
ustme.It'
sa
chall
enge, everyonehast hei
rownchal l
engei nthi
s
world,howyour eacttothatchall
enge,i
swhat
mat t
ers.Come, let'
sgoseet hisman.Theyhave
beatenhim sobad, hecan'tevenwalk.Maybehe
thoughttheki dswer ei
nsidewhenhebur ntthe
house, i
tlookslikehewant stoeraseanythingthat
ti
eshimt oNeel o.

Neo:Idon'twanttogonearthatman,Imightki
ll
him,thewaymyheadcan' tfunct
ionproper
ly
toni
ght,Imightcat
chamur dercase.
Ol
dwoman:Okay,
Ihearyou.Gohomeandsl
eep
t
hen.Iwi
llhandl
eever
ythi
ngher
e.

Neostoodupandr ubbedthetear
sinhereyes,they
werecloudi
nghervisi
on.Shetookinadeepbr eat
h
andlookedattheoneroom,itwashal
fburnt.She
gotbackinhercarandrever
sedasapolicecar
ent
eredtheyard.

Thenextmor
ning.
..

Peoplewer eseat
edont heperfectlyli
nedchair s,
hummi ngtoahymn.Thej our
nal i
stswer ethere,
taki
ngpi cturesasthepast orstoodi nfrontofthe
crowd, nexttothecof fin.Neol ookedatt hecoff i
n
andbr okedowncr ying, shedidn'tknowt hatshe
wouldcr yforhersi steratsomepoi nt,genuinet ear
s.
Shef el
tthatshef ailedt oprot
ecther ,asherbig
sist
er,shecoul dseet hatNeelowassuf feri
ngand
beingabusedbyamanyetshedi dnothing.
Ont heot herside,Selebogowassi t
ti
ngnextto
Adrianaast heybothhummedt othehymnsof t
ly
withlongf aces.Theyknewt hatgenderbases
viol
encewasr ealandexisted, t
heyjustdi
dn'
t
beli
evet hatitcouldleadt othis.Neelowasavict
im
ofGBV, andshewaspr oofthatiti
ndeedkil
lswhen
youf ai
ltol etgo,whenyouf ailtowalkawayfr
om
theabusi ver el
ati
onship,orevenseekhel pand
reportthemat t
ertothepol i
ce.

At earescapedf r
om Adr i
ana'stear.Thatmor ning,
shewasf reefr
om goingt owher evershewant ed
becauseWel l
em wasoutoft hecount rywithKaone,
doingwhatonl ytheAl mightyknows.Shewas
hurtingdeepdown, noli
e.Itwashar dforhert o
acceptt hatherhusbandwasgi vi nganotherwoman
somuchat t
enti
onandr espectthathewasf ail
ingto
givet oher.Shewasoutofopt i
onsonwhatt odot o
fi
ghtf orhermar r
iage.

Shef
eltt
hati
fhewasj
ustbeat
ingherwi
thno
cheati
ng, t
hatwoul dbebet ter
,buthewasbr uisi
ng
herinter
nallytoo.Herselfworthwasdyingever y
secondandshewassl owlybecomi ngabitter
person.Shehat edalmostever yfemalethatwas
closetoherhusband.Hersoulwasdamagedand
therewasnoot hermanwhowoul dbeabletolove
herwiththislowsel fest
eem andbr ui
sedbody.
Tearsstreameddownherf aceasSelebogo
squeezedherhand.

Sel
ebogo:I
twi
llbef
ine.Godknewwhyhelett
his
happen,
hewassavi
ngherfrom hermi
ser
y.

Adr
ianabrokedowncrying.Well
em wasprobabl
y
ontopofKaone,cheat
ingwithheryethedamaged
her
,Adri
ana,sonomancoul dlookatherwit
hlove.
Sel
ebogorubbedherbacksoftl
y.

AtAmar
a'sf
ri
end.
..
Amaratur
nedinbedasherf r
iendpl
ayedmusi
c,
get
ti
ngdressedforherwor
k.Shesatuponthebed
andyawned,l
ookingatChi
na.

Amara:Canyout
urni
tdownabi
t?I
'
mtr
yingt
o
sl
eep.
China:Oh,sorr
yfri
end.I
'mjustusedt
oplayi
ng
gospeleverymorningbef
oreIgotowork.Thi
ssong
doeswonder sforme.
Amar
a:(
Smi
li
ng)Okay.Youl
ookgood.
Chi
na:(
Singi
ng) Iknow,Iknow.
.. Ut
wa.
.
a Ebezina,
Chukwunonnso
Ogi
nibunsobugi
I
ma-
naodiadi
gideh
Nwannenmo,
JidesiehI
ke
Hisianyagieh
Chukwudigiat
uasi
Ogeadi
riginma.
..
Whileshewassi ngi
ng,aknockinter
rupt
edherand
thepersonpushedopent hedoorandwal kedin.
Amar aquicklypull
edtheduvetandcoveredher
bossom, Chinalookedatthepersonangri
ly.

Chi
na:Zoskiman!Whatdoyouwant?Youknow
youar
enotallowedi
nthishouse.
Zoski
:Hel
lonei
ghbour
.Bor
rowmeyourchar
ger
,I
can'
tfi
ndmine.
China:Getout,I
'
llgi
vei
ttoyououtsi
de.Oh, Amara,
thi
sisZoski ,
myexboyfri
end,hei
sat hi
ef,heused
tostealevenmyunderwearsandwigs,Ibeli
evehe
i
sbewi tched.
Amar
a:HiZoski
.

Amar aandZoskistar
redatoneanot her,
hehad
neverseensuchar ar
e,nat
uralbeauty.Hermoist
prot
rudingl
ipsweresokissable,
andf rom t
heduvet
shewasholding,hecouldtel
lherbreastsmadea
perf
ectcl
eavage.Amar alookedatZoski '
sluri
ng
bedroom eyes,
shef el
tbutt
erfl
iesinhertummyj ust
byhisstr
onggaze, andoh!Hisear s,shejustmelt
ed
l
ookingatthem, i
maginingrubbingthem playf
ull
y.

Shesl i
ghtlypartedherlipsunawareandZoskif roze,
l
ickinghislips,hehadneverbeenat t
ractedt oa
strangerthewayhewast othisAmar agirl.Heput
hishandi nhispockett ohidehisbonerasChi na
draggedhi m outside.Heinvol
untari
lyswi ped
China'skeyswi ththeotherhandf r
om thedoor ,
wal ki
ngbackwar ds,whil
ehelookedatAmar a,
i
magi ningkissingher ,
suckingthosejuicyl i
ps
hard...
.
.
.
.
.
Lastni
ghtIdi
dn'
thaveel
ect
ri
cit
y,qui
ckl
yli
ket
his
epi
sodeanot
heronecomi
ng!
!
[
09/
13,
05:
52] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode21

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Neoandt hemai dweresitt

ingdownont heout door
chairs,undert hemangot ree,dri
nkingteawhi l
e
chat t
ing.War onaandPal esawal kedinthroughthe
gatewear ingt hei
rtornschooluni f
ormsand" hand
meovershoes"f rom Neo'
skids.Asmuchasi twas
theirmot her '
sdeat h,t
heylookedki ndofhappy,
maybei twasbecauseoft heinteract
iontheyhad
withot herst udentsatschool.Theywal kedin
kickingst onespl ayful
lyandteasingeachot her.
Theygr eetedt hemai dandtheirauntast hey
passedt ot hehouse.
Neo:Whydi
dyousendt
hem t
oschool
?
Mai
d:Youdidn'
tsayanyt
hingaboutt
hem at
tendi
ng
t
hefuner
al.
Neo:Eish,t
alki
ngaboutt
hat,
Ihadtogobackand
makesur ethatt
hedecocompanytookever
ythi
ng
ofthei
rs.Ij
ustcameheretohaveacupofteaand
checkifmyhusbandhascomehome.
Maid:Okay.Whenar
eyoubuyi
ngtheki
dsanew
uni
form?YoucangivememoneyandIcangobuy.
Neo:Idon'
thavemoney.
Maid:JustP200i
senough,
itcanbuyt
hem school
tr
acksuit
s,i
t'
sver
ycol
d.Iwil
lusemyownmoneyt o
boardataxi
.
Neo:Don'
tst
ress,t
hesoci
alworkerwi
llhel
pthem.
Bataabathusa.[
Theywil
lhel
pthem.]
Maid:Okayboss.Letmegost
artpr
epar
ingl
unch
anddootherchores.
Neo:I'
m goi
ngbacktothefuneral
.Ifmyhusband
passesby,t
ellhi
mtocallmeplease.
Mai
d:YesMaam.
Themai dst
oodupandgat heredt
hecupsand
plat
esinatraybef
oregoingtothehousewiththem.
Neostoodupandwal kedtothecarasherphone
rang,i
twasherhusband.Shesighedandpickedup.

Neo:Forhowl ongar eyougoingtoavoidme?Ke

goreoineelet
segonnamonagenghel amonnake
wena?Legoneosi i
leolemaponapona, oaparang
kooteng?[Youreall
yintendt
ost ayawayfrom your
home?Youevenr anawaynaked, whatdoyouwear
whereveryouare?]
Mini
ster:(
Lowvoice)I
'
minapr
ivat
ehospi
tal
.Can
youpleasetr
ansf
ermesomemoney?
Neo:Whatareyout alki
ngabout?Kanagakeago
betsanekegoomaThabi so.Thupanyanahel
ake
yoneekagot senyangmospat eleng?Lesagonna
dramat i
cpl
ease.
[Ididn'
tevenhityouIwasjust
warningyouupThabi so.Amerel ashl
andedyoui
n
hospital
?Don'
tbe..
.]
Mi
nist
er:Mosadiwamodi
mo,
kekopamadike
duel
ebil
lyaspat
ela.YouknowItr
ansferallmy
sal
aryt
oyoursavi
ngsaccounteverymonth,don'
t
makemebeg.[WomanofGodI '
mj ustaski
ngfor
moneytopayupthehospit
albi
ll
.]
Neo:Youmanagedt opayar oom j
ustsoyoucoul
d
fvckaho, payforyourhospit
albi
ll
sthesameway.
Ther ei
snomoneyI '
m givi
ngtoyou.Otaabonako
ditshweneng.[
Makeapl an,notf
rom me.]

Mini
ster:Thehospit
ali
sdemandi ngP12000r i
ght
now.Ihaveinsert
edarti
fi
cialteet
h,3oft
hem and
i
t'
sallbecauseofyou.Payf oryourdamages.
Neo:Idi
dn'
tsendyoutothathospi
tal
.Youwi
llsee
howcruelt
hischar
coali
stoday.
Mini
ster
:I'
m sor
ryforallt
hebadt
hingsIsai
dtoyou
mybeautif
ulwif
e.Pleasesendmemoney
St
handwasame.
Neo:Ican'
tbechar
medbyyourl
ies.Getser
ious!
Mi
nister
:MmagweLeoplease.
..I
'
m sosorrymylove.
Pl
ease..
.Iwi
llcomehomeassoonasI'm donehere
t
oapol
ogi
sepr
oper
ly.
Neo:Fi
ne!I'
llsendthemoney.Ican' tbel
ievet
hat
youhavelandedi nt
hehospi t
aljustbecauseofa
merewhip,awhi p?Iguessyou'llbedeadbynowi fI
hadusedmyf i
stsandhandsonyou.Kegonyat sa
moo!Oweak, weak,weak!
[Isolookdownonyou.
Youareweak. .
.]

AtSel
ebogo'
shouse.
..

Shet ookherl astbl ackpant yandputi ti

nsidet he
potandaddedwat er.Shesl i
cedt hemeatandputi n
thenaddedsal tandcooki ngoil.Shewalkedout si
de
tothef ir
epl ace.Sheki ndledthef ir
eandwhent he
fl
ameshadcaught ,shepl acedt hepotonittost art
cooking.Theai m wast ocookf asterbef
oreI dri
sgot
backf rom hispi ecejob.Shewi l
ldisheverything
andi nstructherdaught ertogoser vehim,shehad
real
izedt hathecaneatsomet hingthatwasf rom
herdaught er,soitwillbeapi eceofcaket oser ve
him what evershewant edtogivehi m.
Whileshewasput tingmor ewoodont hefire,
she
heardacardrivi
ngi n.Shejumpedupf r
om her
squatt
ingpositi
onandr ant ot
hef r
ontofthehouse
toseewhoi twasast hecarhoot ed.Shesighed
whensher ecognisedAdriana'
scarasi tdr
ovei n.
Shetouchedherchestandwal kedovertoher .

Sel
ebogo:Phew!Ican'
tlosehi
m,Ir
eal
lycan'
taf
for
d
tol
osehim.

Selebogo:HiAdr
i,It
houghtyousaidyouhada
headache,youshoul
dbesleeping.
Adri
ana:Ijustdon'
twanttostayaloneathomeor
myof f
ice,
manyt houghtsar
eover cr
owdingmy
mind.Myhusbandi sonabusi nesstr
ip,
let
'sgo
gr
absomet hi
ngtoeat.
Selebogo:Okay,
butyoufoundmebusy,Iwas
cookingformyhusband,youwi
llhavet
owaitf
or
mesot hatIcookatl
eastthemeat.
Adr
iana:Per
fect
,Icanhel
pyoucookt
h-
Selebogo:No!No!Imean, I
'
m usingfir
ewoodto
cook,soIdon' twantyousmelli
ngofsmoke.Give
mej ust10mi nutestofi
nishcookingthenwewil
lgo
eatout .Ican'tmissthefoodoffer,whosaysnoto
nicefreef ood?
Adri
ana:(
Chuckli
ng,st
eppi
ngoutofthecar
)Okay.
Bri
ngmeachai rsoIwaitf
oryou.Wherear
ethe
twi
ns?
Sel
ebogo:Theyar eatwor k.Imanagedt ofi
ndt hem
apartti
mewai tr
essingjobi nthehotel
.Nokidof
minestaysathomewhi l
et hei
rpeersareworking.I
wantthem t
ofurthertheireducati
onf r
om here,
moreespecial
lythisonet hathadfai
ledherBGCSE.
Adriana:Wow,t
hat'sgood.It'
sgoodtoseeki ds
doingwelli
nli
fe.Ihavef or
wardedthedetail
sand
conditi
onsofNeelo'
skidstomycousi natMaun.I
hopeshemanagest otakethem fr
om thatevil
woman.Iheardshei smaki ngthem t
omi ssschool
,
whichisnotgood.
Sel
ebogo:Godi
sther
e,Hewi
llmakesur
eyouwi
n
thiscase.Justhavef ai
thandputal lyourhopei
n
Him, don'tf
orgettoprayeveryday.Idopr ay,
har
d,
andi tisworki
ng.Lookatme, Ihaveahusbandwho
l
ovesmedear l
y,whocoul dt
hinkthatSelebogo,
the
l
unat ic,ast
heycal l
me, coul
dhaveamanwho
takesherser i
ously?
Adri
ana:Hahahah!Ament
othat
,It
api
ntoyour
annoi
nti
ng.
Sel
ebogo:Wel
l,
letmegocook.

AtAmar
a'sf
ri
end.
..

Amarafinishedpr epari
ngherselfandtookonel ast
l
ookinthemi r
ror,shewasr eall
ybeautif
ul,andt hat
l
ookthattheZoskiguygaveher ,er
asedallthe
doubtshehadaboutherbeaut y.Shegrabbedher
handbagtogoout ,sheneededsomet oil
etr
ies,
moreespeci al
lythesanitarypads.Sheknewt hat
themorningaf t
erpillshetook,wasgoingt ochange
hercycl
e.
Shewal kedtot
hedoorbutt herewasnokeys, she
l
ookedar oundthehousebutcoul dn'tfi
ndt hem.
Shetookherphoneout ,aboutt ocal lherfri
endbut
anunknownnumber 'scal lcamet hrough, she
rej
ecteditandblockedi t
, knowingt hatitmustbe
Stat
us.Asshewasaboutt odialherf ri
end,
somet hi
ngregi
steredinhermi nd, sher emebered
seei
ngt heZoskiguyt akingt hekeysf rom thedoor,
butherheadwast oofuzzyt of ocusont hatatthat
moment .

Amar awentoutoft hehouseandl ookedatt he

neighbour'
syar ds,i
twasal lbi
gscr eenwal l
edyar ds,
andshecoul dn'
tguesswhi chonewashi s.She
walkedtot heoneont herightandr angthe
i
ntercom butt her
ewasnoanswer .Shewal kedt o
theotherandt hegatesli
dopenbef oreshecoul d
touchtheintercom.At al
lhunkwal kedoutoft he
yardandnear l
ycoll
idedwithher,
hehadaphonet o
hisear,t
alkingtosomeone.Amar ashi ftedasi debut
theguydidn' tmove,hestoodinfrontofher ,looking
atherwi
dehi
psasAmar
afr
ownedl
ooki
ngathi
m.

Amar
a:Ar
eyouaper
vet
?
Boemo:Huh?No,
I'
m Boemo.
Amara:Whyareyoulooki
ngatmei
nthatway?
Nevermind,
isZoskii
n?
Boemo:Yeah,foll
owme.What'syourname?Ithi
nk
Il
ikeyourbody..
.Imean,
nicebody,whatam I
sayi
ng?Sorry.
Amara:(Chuckli
ng)JustgetmeZoski
,Ineedour
housekeys,t
ellhimthat.
Boemo:Eemma.CanIbeyourf
ri
end?

Helookedathi
sphoneasheheardhi
sgi
rl
fr
iend
shout
ing.Hepacedt
othehouse.

Boemo:Shvt
!If
orgotIwasonthephone.Thi
sol d
manhasbeengivi
ngmeshvttyadvi
cesnowt hey
ar
emessingwit
hmyhead.Ishouldn'
tlookatother
gi
rl
s.Zoski
!Zoski
!Youhaveavi
sit
or.
Zoski
:Comi
ng!
Boemo:HeyBabe..
.No,
look,I
'
m sorr
y,that
'snot
whatIsai
d,youhear
dmewr ongl
y.Pri
ncess..
.

Zoskiwal kedoutoft
hehousetoAmar a,hepaused
walkingwhenhesawher .Sheevenlookedmuch
bet
ter .Herbodywastoogorgeousl
ooking,way
gorgeoust hanthewayhehadimagined.Hecleared
hi
st hroat.

Zoski
:Sweet
hear
t.Thatwasyournamer
ight
?
Amara:Umm..
.Er
rr.
..Wel
l,
cal
lmewhateveryou
want
.I'
mlooki
ngformyhousekeys.
Zoski
:Ooh!Oops,
Ithi
nkt
heyar
einmypocket
s.

Hedughishandintooneofhi
sbigpocketsand
t
ookoutalotofkeysandwatches.Someofthem
f
ellt
othegroundandAmararushedf or
ward,
she
bentovert
ot hepavementatthesametimewith
Zoski
,bothreachingf
orthekeys.Thei
rhands
acci
dental
lytouchedaselect
ri
cit
yshotthr
ough
Zoski
'sspi
ne.

Herhandwassosof tandwarm,heinvoluntari
ly
helditt
ohi sandlookedintohereyes,t
hensl owlyt
o
herli
pswhi chweresl i
ghtl
ypart
ed.Amar a'
st hr
oat
dri
edandherhear tpounded,nowt hatshewas
muchcl oser,t
hoseeyeswer esobeautif
ul,and
thosebigearssuitedhim wel
l.

Zoski
:(Whi
sper
ing)Sweet
hear
t.
..

Heleanedovertokissherbutherphoner ang,
she
shotupandt ookit
,looki
ngatanotherunknown
number.ProbablyStatusagai
n.Shepickedthecal
l,
walki
ngfarfrom Zoski.
..

AMONTHLATER
.
.
.
.
.
Canwegi
vei
t200shar
es?
!!!
!
[
09/
13,
05:
52] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode22

AtAmar
a'suncl
e..
.

Selebogohel pedherdaughtertopackt heclothesin

abag, theotherdaughterwasout si
de,cookingf or
thef amil
y.Shestuffedabigblanketinoneoft he
bagsandt hegir
llookedatherdefeated,shewasn' t
planningtotakesuchbi gl
uggagest oschool ,
her
i
nt enti
onswer etobuynewbl anketsandcl ot
hes
whilealreadyatschool
.Shecont
inuedpacki
ngwith
alongf ace.Theyheardacarpar
kingout
sideand
Selebogozi ppedt
hebag.

Sel
ebogo:Nana,
you'
l
lhavet
ofini
shpacki
ng
wit
houtme.Letmeatt
endAdri
anaandseewhat
shewants.

Shewal kedout si
detheroom,si
ngingagospelsong.
Sher eachedAdr i
anawhohadpar kedunderthe
shadeoft hehouse,shewasal r
eadyoutofthecar,
l
eaningagai nstit
.Shewaswear i
ngsomebl ue
overall
sandkneel engthboot
s.Herhairwast i
ed
i
ntoaponyt ail
.

Adri
ana:Heygi
rl
.Iseeyouar
enotdr
essed,
shoul
dI
l
eaveyou?
Sel
ebogo:No,
I'
llgetdr
essedver
yqui
ck.
Adri
ana:Oh,
youcancomesomeot hert
ime,i
t'
snot
l
ikether
eismuchtodo.I
t'
sjustf
eedi
ngthepigs
andtaki
ngthem backint
otheinnerr
ooms.I
underst
andthatyouneedtocookforyourhusband.
Selebogo:I'
m comingwit
hyou,mydaughteris
cooking.It
'snotl
ikehi
m andIar
einspeakingter
ms.
Hei ssti
llmadatme.
Adr
iana:Younevert
oldmewhatyoudi
d.I
t'
sbeena
monthandyouhavebeendodgi
ngthei
ssue.
Sel
ebogo:Aah,
justsomesill
ythi
ngs.HethoughtI
wascheati
ngonhim becauseamancal l
edmy
phone.I
twasawr ongnumberforthatmatt
er.
Adri
ana:Ncooh!Idi
dn'tt
akehi
m ast
hejeal
oustype.
Thewayhei ssochil
ledandal
waysmindi
nghis
ownbusiness.
Selebogo:Adr
ianawee!Stopanal
yzi
ngmyman,t
he
nextthi
ngyouwi l
lbetr
yingtobef
ri
endhi
m,women
aretri
ckykana.
Adr
iana:Haha!Noway.Isti
llwannali
ve,
Idon't
wantWellem t
okil
lme,heiskindofcr
azythatone.
Heissopossesiveandjeal
ous.
Sel
ebogo:That
'snotcut
e,bei
ngpossesi
vei
s
act
ual
lydeadl
y.Letmegodr
essup.
Adr
iana:Okay.Hur
ryup.

AtSt
atus'
house.
..

St
atuspacedar oundhi sbedroom hol
dingt he
pr
egnancyt eststi
ck.Helookedathisgirlfr
iendwho
wassor elaxed,si
tti
ngont hebed,cr
ossingherl egs.
St
atuslookedatt hetwolinesonthetesterandf elt
acoldshiverrunningdownhi sbody.Hef elthi
s
worl
dspi nningaround,howwashegoi ngt owi n
Amaraoveri fhewasi nsuchamess?

Hedidn'tplanonhavi ngachi ldwit

hanyoneel se
buther,hedidn'tplanonmar ryi
nganyonebutonl y
Amara.Hi sfuturewasal lpl
annedwi t
hAmar a,and
nowever ythi
ngwascr umblingdowni ntopieces.
Thi
sgi r
lwasr uiningallhisplansandf ut
ure,he
wasn'tt
obet i
eddownwi thababybyar andom girl
whoisn'tAmar a.
Stat
us:Ithoughtyoudr
ankthemorningaf
terpil
ls.
Youhavet oabort
,youcan'
tkeepi
t,I
'
m notreadyto
beaf at
heratthi
smoment .
Tsholo:No,
I'm keepingt
hisbabyStatus.You
forcedmetoabor tthefi
rstpr
egnancy,Ican'
tdo
thatanymore.
St
atus:Ican'
taf
for
dababy.Pl
easeunder
standmy
si
tuat
ion.
Tsholo:Lastti
meIonlydiditbecauseyouwerest
il
l
wit
hAmar a,nowthatyouguyshavef i
nal
lybr
okeup,
I
'm keepingthisbaby.
Stat
us:Whosai dAmar aandIhavesepar ated?Huh?
Thatgirli
sst il
lmi ne, gett
hatt
hroughyourt hick
skul
l.Youcan' ttrapmewi t
hababybecauseyou
arenotevenhal fthewomanAmar ai
s.Youar ejust
agirlI
'm smashi ng, youcanneverbeagi rl
fri
endto
me.Ionl ycallyout hatwhenIwantsexandj ustto
maket heconver sationmor ei
nterest
ing.Youare
thefir
stgirlIeverl aidmyhandson.Formyent i
re4
year
si nar elati
onshi pwit
hAmar a,Ihaveneverlaid
myhandsonher
,notevenasl
ap,
shei
sthat
pr
eci
oustome.
Tsholo:(Wateryeyes)Whatdoyouwantmet odo?
Statusyouar eal
wayst alkingaboutyourex
gi
rlfri
endeverydayandi tishurt
ingme.Whyar eyou
doingthis?
Stat
us:Youar estubbor
n,thatiswhy.It oldyouat
thebeginni
ngofoursexualf r
iendshipthatIhavea
gir
lf
riendandyoumadesur etochaseheraway.
Youchasedt hewomanIl oveaway, youwi l
lhavet o
dealwithit
,evenifyougo,Idon'tcare.IloveAmar a,
andshei stheonlyoneIwantr i
ghtnow.So, please,
abortthatt
hing,don'
tbri
ngachi ldintoaloveless
rel
ati
on-what evert
hatwearedoi ng.Abor t
.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Themai dknockedonthemasterbedroom andNeo

i
nstructedhert
oenter
.Shewal kedi
nwi that rayof
food.Neo,whowasbusylookingforsomet hingin
thecloset,
wavedheraway.Themaidj uststood
t
her
e,notmovi
ng.

Mai
d:Madam,
youhavet
oeat
.
Neo:Don'
tst
ress,
I'
lleatwhenIcomebackdear
.
Maid:No,
youhaven'
tat
eanythi
ngsincemorni
ng.If
i
t'
sthestr
essaboutt
hechi
ldr
en,knowthatt
hey'
ll
-
Neo:Nah,nah,don'
tworr
yaboutme.I
t'
ssomethi
ng
el
se.Pl
ease,goputthati
nthemicr
owave,
I'
llt
akea
bi
tebefor
eleaving.
Mai
d:Okay.

Thamai dturnedandwal kedout,closingthedoor

onherwayout .Neobentovert hecl osetand
furiouslypull
edoutcl othes.Shetookoutapai rof
blackj eans,t
henchoseone.Sher emovedherski rt
andputont hej ean,shestoodonhert oes,
strugglingtopul lt
hejeansup.Shef inal
lymanaged
tof i
tthem onandzi pped.Theywer esot ight
,
showi ngherf i
t,thi
ckbody.Sher emovedhert op
andputonabl ackpol oneckjer
sey, whichhugged
herbody.Shet ooksomesneaker sfrom t
hel ower
shelvesoftheclosetandwor ethem.Sher emoved
herheadscarfandr emainedwithherbal dhead,
thenlookedatherselfinthemirror.Sheturned
aroundadmi r
ingherf i
gurethensmi led.

Shewal kedt ot heki t

chenandopenedt hekni fe
shelf.Shet ookoutt wobigkni vesandasmal l
pocketone, t
henhi dthem underhershoul der.She
walkedpastt hemai dwhol ookedatheri nshock.
Shewassur prisedbyt hesuddent r
ansf ormat i
on.
Neowal kedoutt othecars, shepressedt hekeyas
hercarunl ockedf rom adistance,shewal kedt oi t
,
openedt hedr iver'ssideandj umpedi n.Shel ooked
atthekni vest hatshehadpl acedont hepassenger
seat.Neoheavedahugesi ghandst artedt hecar ,
selecti
ngt hemusi cf r
om herphone.Shepl ayed
Sereetsi&TheNat ives'Sel
epet hrought hecar 's
bluetooth.Sher eversedthecaranddr oveoutoft he
sl
idinggat eofherhome.
Neo:Kemoapar etseborokgwet odaygorefaatol
a
ketol
e.Kagobol ayamothot odaynnaSNeoza.Nxa!
Gaketegot waelwajal
o![
I'
mi njeanstodayforhi
m,
fori
fhetr
iessomet hi
ng.I'
m goingfiraki
llt
oday.
Noonedisrespectmelikethat.
]

Shedr ovetoacertai
nyardwhereshepar kedin
frontofthebachel
orpad,nearherhusband'scar.
Shegotoutoft hecarandknockedont hedoor .She
tri
edopeningbutitwaslocked.Apersonst oodby
thewindowandsl i
ghtlypar
tedthecurt
ains, t
hen
closedthem agai
n.

Neo:Opent
hismot
her
fvckendoor
!Bul
ang![
Open
up.
]

Shekickedt hedoorwit
hhersneakers,shekickedi
t
again,putti
ngmor ef
orcethist
ime.Sheflewont he
airl
ikeJackieChanandl andedthet
hir
dki ck,t
he
doorbr okeopen,swi
ngingin.Neomarchedi nand
rantoPor ti
a,whowast r
yingtorunt
othebedr oom.
Sher eachedherandj umpedonher ,bot hfal
li
ngon
thegr oundasPor ti
ascr eamed.Neor emovedt he
pocketkni f
efrom herbackpocket , pi
nni ngPorti
ato
thegr oundwithonehand, usingherwhol eweight.
Shef l
ickedopent heOkapikni feinonemove, the
kasist yl
eandr ai
sedupherhandasPor ti
a
screamedevenmor e.Neol andedthekni f
edeepin
hertummy, sl
ashingt hr
oughherf lesh, sheremoved
i
tandbl oodcamegushi ngout ,
sher aisedherhand
andst abbedheragai n..
.
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
05:
55] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode23
AtPor
ti
a'
shouse.
..

Neol andedt heknifedeepi nPor t

ia'stummyf ort
he
secondt i
measherwhol ear m becamebl oody.She
roaredandr aisedherhandagai nt ostabhermor e
andmor ebutahandgr abbedherf rom behind.She
turnedaround, readytoat t
ackbutt heperson
shift
edback.Thr oughherbl oodyf ace,shesawher
husbandst rugglingtobut t
onhi sshi r
t.Shejumped
andr acedtot hemi ni
sterai mingherkni f
eint heair
,
asshewasaboutt ostabhi m, t
hemi nist
erdodged
andst ret
chedhi sfoot,trippingNeo.Shef ellonthe
fl
oor ,
herknifefalli
ngaf ewf eetfrom her.Neo
crawledtothekni f
e,shout ingbutt wost r
ongmen
pressedherdownt othegr ound.

Neowr iggledasshet ri
edt ogetfr
eefrom t
heirgri
p,
themenpr essedherdownhar der
,usingal
lthei
r
strengt
ht oover powerher .Onewashol di
ngherfeet,
pressedtoget her,theotherwashol di
ngherhands
behindher ,pr
essi ngthem onherupperbody. .
.
Al adywaskneel ingnearPor t
ia,pressingthesof a
coveronherst omacht ocontrolthebleeding.She
keptonchecki ngherpul se,whichwassoweak.
Peoplef loodedi ntot hebachelorpad, some
steppingont opofNeoasshei nsultedthem,
shoutingsol oud.Thehousewassoover crowded
asever yonef oughtt ogeti nsi
de, t
oseef or
themsel ves,theywer etakingpicturesandr ecordi
ng
somevi deos.Thel adywhowasassi sti
ngPor ti
a
keptonshout ingf ort hecrowdt odisperse.

Her
:Peopl
e,pl
easemoveback!Guysmoveback?
Man:I
sshedead?Shei
sbl
eedi
ngsomuch.
Her:Sheneedsspace,sheneedstobreathe,move
back!OhmyGod!I '
mlosingher,howfararet he
Med-rescueteam?Someonecallthem again!Call
anAmbul ance,t
hePol
ice!Anyt
hing!

Thecr
owdf
oughtoneanot
hert
ogetcl
osert
ovi
ew
thei
njur
edpersonast
heladysl
ight
lysl
apped
Port
iaonbot
hcheeks,t
ryi
ngtorevi
veher.

Her:Por t
ia!Porti
astaywithme.Pleasestaywi th
me, don'tcloseyoureyes,Iknowyouar esleepybut
fi
ghtit,don'tleti
tgett
oyou.I '
m anurse,soI'm
goingtomakesur ethatyouareokay,okay?Por ti
a,
don'tpanick,youaregoingtobef i
ne,youar ejust
goingtobef i
ne.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Amar aknockedonceandgoti nsidet hehouse,she

l
ef thershoesbyt heentr
anceandwal kedal
lthe
wayt oZoski'sbedroom,whowaspl ayingavi
deo
gameonabi gfl
atscreentvthatwasmount edon
thewal l
.Joypadswer econnectedt ot he
PlaySt ati
onset.Amar aquietl
ywal kedoverandsat
nextt ohim ont hebed,ashepausedt hegameand
starredathi m,smi l
i
ng.Hel eanedoverandhugged
her ,
squeezi nghertight
er,Amar apushedhi m back
al
it
tl
eandt
ookadeepbr
eat
h.

Amar
a:Zoski
,youar
ebr
eaki
ngmybones.
Zoski:Ketarengnesweethear
t,aker
eo
nfri
endzonil
e,j
aanongbodytouchkeebonelamodi
hug'nghela.
[WhatcanIsaysweetheart
,you
fr
iendzonedmesoIcanonl ytouchyourbodyonl
y
whenIhugyou. ]
Amara:Hehe!Itol
dyoumyr el
ati
onshi
pstori
es,
I'
m
t
otal
lynotreadytogethear
tbr
okenagain.
Zoski
:Butyouf
eelme,andIf
eelyou,
so,
whynot
j
ustvi
bewi t
heachot
her?
Amar a:Vi
be?Andthenyoucatchevenmor
e
feel
ings?Orthet
hinghappenstome?
Zoski:Akereoganagonnagi r
lf
ri
endyame,youare
l
iter
allymakingthi
swholesit
uati
onmore
compl i
cated.
[Youarer
efusi
ngtobemygirl
fri
end.
..
]
Amara:Myli
fei
sjustsocompli
catedZoski.Gape
kanawhatyouandIhaveisj
ustlusttowar
dseach
other
.Tot
atobehonest,
I'
m st
il
linlovewit
hmy
boyf
ri
end,Imean,ex-
boyf
ri
end,Stat
us,
justthathe
i
sashvttyboyf
ri
endandIdon'tseemyselfgoing
backtohi
m atal
l.
Zoski
:Okay,nowthatyouhavest
art
edt
het
opi
c,
whatdoyoumeanwhenyousaysomeoneisa
shvt
tyboyfr
iend?
Amara:Well
,someonewhopl
acef
ri
endsand
al
coholorahobbybefor
eme.
Zoski
:Mmh,
cont
inue.

Amar a:And,someonewhodon' tr
espectmy
feel
ings.WhenIsay,Ihat
et hi
sandt hat
,thenyou
givemeanat tit
udeori
gnoreme, Igethurt.I
'
ma
verysensit
ivesomeone,l
it
tl
ethingshurtme.
Zoski
:Li
tt
let
hingsl
ike?
Amar
a:Whenyougi
ve-

Thebedr
oom doorswungopenasBoemowal kedin
wit
hheavyf
ootsteps,
Amar atur
nedandl
ookedat
hi
m.Hewasinhi soveral
ls,
andhewaski
ndadirt
y,
coveredwithbitsofcowdung.Hest oodbyt hedoor
andlookedatt hem.Hewasn' tthatgoodl ooki
ng,
buthisphysiquemadehi m uniqueandsoat tract
ive.
Amar awonder edhowhemi ssedthat,theguywas
alwayscalm andonhi sphonemostt imes,shewas
evenfeeli
nggui l
tyf oradmiri
ngevent hesi l
li
est
thi
ngshedi d,shewasf eeli
nggui l
tybecauseZoski
wasaf t
erherandt hisfel
tli
kebet r
ayal.Amar a
l
ookeddown, avoidingeyecont actwithBoemo.

Zoski
:Boemo,Boemo,
youhavedodgedf
rom t
he
far
msagain?
Boemo:Tomorrowwearegoi
ngf
orani
nter
view,
did
youfor
get?HiAmara.
Amar
a:Yeah.
Zoski:Whatt
hing?Oh!Theinter
viewaboutt
he
youthfunds,
manIt ot
all
yforgot
,I'
llr
emindt
heguys.
Boemo:Sure,
dothat.Letmet akeaquickshower
andnotdi
stur
bthefriendshipmoments.Iwonder
whyyouguyscan'tj
ustdat eandstopf
oolingus.
Zoski
:Don'
twor
ry,
Sweet
hear
tisst
il
lpl
ayi
nghar
d
toget
.

Zoski
'
sphoner
angandhepi
ckedup.

Zoski
:HeyPops.
Voice:Dude,Ican'
tfi
ndmyt ract
orkeysandmy
wallet,
pleasebri
ngthem back.I
'
llbanyoufrom
enteri
ngmybedr oom ifyoukeeponsteal
ingmy
stuff.
Zoski
:I'm sorr
yPops,I'
m sosor
ry.I
'
llsear
chf
or
them andbr i
ngthem j
ustnow.
Voi
ce:Youbett
erdothatbef
oreIhangyoubyt
he
bal
ls!Youar
etroubl
esomeZoski,
Idon'
tknowwhat
cur
se-

Zoskihungandl ookedatAmarasincer
ely,
notsure
whatt osay.Heli
ckedhisli
psastheybothheard
theshowerr unni
ng.Zoskit
ookAmar a'
shandand
kissedit
.
Zoski:Sweet
heart,Iseem t
ohavetakenmyf at
her'
s
stuf
fbymi st
ake.Letmer ushtodeli
vert
hem, I
'
llbe
backassoonaspossi bl
e.HestaysatMatl
apaneng,
soI'
llbebackafterabout20minutes.
Amara:Nah,
it'
sokay.I
'l
ljustgohome,
Chi
nai
s
aboutt
oknockoffanyway.
Zoski
:No,
Iwantt
ofi
ndyouher
e.Theconver
sat
ion
wewerehavi
ngwassoi
nter
est
ing.
Amar
a:Fi
ne,
don'
tbel
ongf
ri
end.
Zoski
:(Ki
ssi
nghercheek)Yesmyf
ri
end.

Hegr
abbedhi
sphoneandcarkeys,
rushi
ngout
.

Zoski
:Boemo!I
'
m goi
ngsomewher
e,wi
llbebacki
n
afew!

Momentslat
er,
Boemowal kedint
oZoski
'sbedr
oom,
hi
slowerbodywrappedi
nat owel.Hest
oodbythe
doorwhenhesawAmar
a.

Boemo:Oh,
sor
ry,
Ithoughtyoul
eftwi
thZoski
.

Amar astoodupandwal kedt ohim,hemovedt o

al
lowhert opassbutshest oodi nf
rontofhi m and
stret
chedherhei ght,givinghim aquickbabyki ss
asBoemost aggeredback.Amar awalkedt ohim
andt ouchedhisabs, herot herhandtouchinghi s
dvckt hr
ought hetowel ,shefelti
texpand, t
hrobbing
i
nhersof t
,li
tt
lehand, shesmi rkedandl ookedat
Boemoseduct i
vely.Her anoutofbr eathbutst i
ll
tr
iedt omoveback.

Amara:Youknow, anaughtythoughtjustcr
ossed
mymi nd.Overthepastmonth,I'
vebeenanalyzing
thebothofyou.Zoskiwil
lmakeashvt tyboyfr
iend,
heonlycaresabouthissel
fi
shdesires,butyouon
theotherhand,
youar esweetandloving.
..
.
Boemo:(
Huskyvoi
ce)Ammy,
Ihaveagi
rl
fr
iend.
..
Amara:( Touchi
nghi
sboner,bi
ti
ngherj uicy,
lower
l
ip)TellherI'mt
aki
ngyoufrom her,
tellheryou
gonnaf athermyki
ds,andI
'
m gonnawearyour
weddingband.Now, f
vckmel i
kethereisno
tomorrow.
Boemo:Ammyy.
..
Amara:Fvckmeboy..
.oryouscared?Huh?Just
shutupandtaket
hissweetpvssy.
..
.
.
.
.
.
HappyMonday
[
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13,
05:
55] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode24
AtKasanePol
icest
ati
on.
..

Neohadbeenappr ehendedbyt hepol i

ce,shewas
detai
nedi nahol di
ngcell,whereshewasbangi ng
theburglardoor svi
olent
ly,cur
singatever yonewho
waspassi ngnearhercel l
.Themi nistersatdownon
abench, withthebuttonsofhisshirtbut t
oned
wrongly,sidesoftheshirtwereover l
appingand
peoplejustpassedhi mint hehall
way, givi
nghim
funnylooks.Hisphoner angandhei mmedi atel
y
answered, panicki
ng.

Mi
nist
er:MrPr
esi
dent
!
Voi
ce:I
t'
snotthepr
esi
dentyouf
ool
!Whyar
eyou
soi
ncompetent?
Minsi
ter
:Oh,i
sittheDepar
tmentofI
ntel
li
gence
Servi
ceChi
efoff
icer?
Voi
ce:Yes!Whatt
hehel
lishappeni
ngt
her
e?
Mini
ster
:I'
m sor
rySi
r,Ididn'
tknowthati
twi
ll
happenthi
sway,Idi
dn'tknowthatshewascapabl
e
ofmur der.Besidesthatarr
ogantface,sheisa
sweetlady,andI '
mt heonewhopushedhert othi
s.
Shewasdenyi ngmesexandIt ookitfrom t
henext
avail
ableskirt
.Unfortunat
ely,i
thascost edmemy
reput
ationandt hemot herofmyki ds.Idon'
tknow
howIwi llhandlethekidsifshegoest ojai
l.

Voice:Whatt hehel
l ar
eyouonaboutRr agweLeo?
Yourfamilyissues,areyoursonly,unlessthe
sit
uationget
st othemedi aandputusi na
compr omisi
ngposi t
iontoo,wedon' tneeddrama
andthemedi aatourt hroat
s,askingus
unnecessaryquestions.Anyway, Iwasn'ttal
king
aboutyourfami l
yissue,Iwascal l
ingtoaskabout
thatboy.
Minist
er:Oh,okay.Youaretal
kingaboutmy
herdboy?Sof arsogood,I
'vebeenkeepingaclose
eyeonhi m,hedoeshisjobverywell
.Ilefthi
m at
thefarm onSunday,andI'
m prett
ysurethatheis
sti
llt
here.
Voi
ce:Howcanyoubet
hisst
upi
d?Youar
ethe
ministerofjusticeofthi scountry,iti
syourdut yt
o
makesur et hatpeoplewhoar eapossi bl
et hr
eatto
thecount r
y'ssecur i
tyar eeli
mi natedor
brainwashedt owor kf orthegover nment .Youfai
led
tobr i
ngthatboyt ous, sothathewor ksforour
depar t
ment, andnowyouar efaili
ngt okeepaneye
onhi m.Myspi estol
dmet hattheyar eseeinghim
oftenatMaun?Howi st hatpossible?
Mini
ster
:It
hinkhi
sgi
rl
fr
iendstayst
her
e.That
's
whyhevisi
tsthet
ownmor eof
ten.
Voi
ce:I
fIf
indoutt
hathei
supt
onogood,
wear
e
movi
ngtoplanB.

Mi
nist
er:Andwhatwaspl
anB?
Voice:El
imination.Wecan'tbehavi nghackers
roamingourcount ry.Youknow, mostofour
systemsinthegover nmentof ficesaresoweakand
haslotsofviruses,err
ors,andl oopholes,t
hati
s
whymostoft het i
met heserviceissosl owgot
we
system edown.Thati sbecauset hepeoplewho
haddonet hosesyst emsar eincompet entandhad
wonthetender
sbycorrupt
ion.Foraboylike
Boemo,i
tisapieceofcaketohackthroughthe
syst
emsanddowhat evert
heywanti nit
.
Minister:Iknow,Iknowallt
hat,t
hatiswhyImade
suretomakehi sli
fedif
fi
cul
t,Imadesurethathe
couldn'tfindanygoodjobanywhereexceptatmy
far
m.Tel lmeagain,howdidyoufindoutt
hatheis
ahacker ?
Voice:That '
snoti mpor t
ant.Justknowgor eIknow
everyt
hingt hatever yMot swanadoes.Bei tonl
ine
courses,onl i
nej obs, gambling, Iknowital l
.More
especiall
yt hei l
legalonesl i
kehacki ng,sex
traf
fi
cking, andpor ndistri
bution.Sof ar,heisthe
onlyhackert hatever yoneinmydepar t
mentf ears,
canyoui magi ne,het ookonl y3mont hst ocompl et
e
theEthicalhacki ngcour sewhi chwassupposedt o
take12mont hs.Hepassedt heexamsont hefir
st
tri
alanddi dn'trepeatanymodul esinit
,thatis
absoluteinsani ty.
Mini
ster
:Mustbenicet
obeyou, knowi
ngevery
secr
etsofever
yoneint
hecountry?Anyway,
I'
llcal
l
Boemotocheckhiswhereabout
s.Thatboyi
smy
cousi
n'sson, Ican'
tletyoukil
lhim,heisli
keason
tome.Andwor se,heistotal
lycl
uelessthatt
heDI S
arewatchinghisever ymove,hetookthatcourse
i
nnocently,outofpassion,notknowingthati
twil
l
makehimt hecountr
y'smostwant edsecurit
ythreat
.
Voi
ce:Yeah,
cal
lhi
m andupdat
emepl
ease.
Mini
ster
:Yessi
r.Letmetryt
ogetmywi
feoutoft
he
hol
dingcel
lsf
ir
st,t
henI'
l
lcal
lhi
m.
Voi
ce:Youaretaki
ngthi
smattersol
ight
ly,
whyt
he
hel
lisyourwi
feinpol
icecust
ody?
Minist
er:Oh, Iguessthemediadidn'
tpublish
anythi
ngyet ?MmagweLeof oundmecheat i
ngand
shestabbedt hegi r
lIwaswit
h.Idon'tknowwhy
womenconf usecheatingwi
thlove?Sheshoul d
knowt hatshei stheoneIl
ove,Iwasj ustcheat
ing
forsex,nothi
ngmor e.
Voice:Bl
ahblah,It
oldyouIhavenoi
nter
esti
nyour
familyi
ssues.Cal
ltheboyfi
rst
.
Mi
nist
er:Eer
ra.
[Yessi
r.
]
Hehungupandt ookalongdeepbreath.He
unl
ockedhisphoneanddial
edtheherdboyashi
s
phonerang.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Boemohadwr appedhi sstr

ongar msar oundAmar a,
hisheadtil
teddownast heywereki ssingdeeply.
Hekeptonpoki nghert ummywi t
hhi shar derect
ed
dvckasAmar acar essedhisbacksof t
ly.He
squeezedhert owar dshimt i
ghter,sli
ghtlylif
ti
ngher
from thefl
oor.Amar aremovedonehandf rom hi
s
backandsnucki tbet weenthem,unwr appi ngthe
towel.Boemol etitfalldownashest eppedback,
staggeri
ngstil
lhol di
ngher .

Shesnuckherhandt ohishardveineddvckand
gasped,Boemogruntedandclosedhi seyesasthe
dvckfi
ll
edAmar a'
sli
ttl
ehand.Shest art
edgiving
him ahandjobasBoemo' swaistcir
cled,goi
ngwi t
h
theryt
hm, hecoul
dfeelthathewasaboutt oburst.
HeheldherhandtostopherbutAmarahel
dher
dvck,
notlet
ti
nggo.Somewhereintheshower
s,
Boemo'sphonerang.

Boemo:Fvck!Babe.
..
,myphonei
sri
ngi
ng.
Amar
a:For
getaboutt
hephone,
I'
mreadyf
oryou.
Boemo:Wai
t,wai
t.
..weshoul
dn'
tbedoi
ngt
his.You
deser
veabet
terman.
Amara:Ther
eisnobet
termanf
orme,
exceptyou
Hun.
Boemo:Ammy.
..l
etmeanswermyphoneatl
east
.
Amar
a:Okay.

Shel ethi
m got otheshower s,shelookedathi m
disappoint
edly.Itwasn'therint
ent i
ont oactthat
way, butwhatshehadf i
guredoutaboutt hi
slif
e
thing,i
sthatyoushoul dgof orwhatyouwant .Ifthe
boyyoul oveistaken,thereisnost oppingyou,
mor eespecial
lyifhewasunmar riedlikeBoemo,
shedi dn'
tcarewhatwoul dpeopl ethinkofher ,she
di
dn'
tcar
eofwhatZoskiwoul
dsay.

Whatsheknewwast hatsheneededtoheal,and
duringthatheal
ingprocess,sheneededtochoose
someonewhowasr esponsibl
eandwouldt r
eather
wit
hl oveandmakeherhi sfi
rstpr
ior
it
yincaseshe
fal
lsdeeperforthatperson.Boemowast hatper
son,
hehadever ythi
ngsheneeded.Amar alookedtothe
bathroom andwalkedthere.

Amar
a:Fvckmor
als!I
'
m get
ti
ngmyman.
..

Sheopenedt hebat hroom doorandBoemo, who

wasnude, t
alki
ngt ot hephone,bl
ockedhi shanging
dvckwithhisotherhand.Amar ahel
dherhi pand
smil
edasBoemoshookhi shead,shewal kedto
hi
m slowly,
swingi ngherbighipsseductivelyas
Boemopausedt alkingandlookedather.Dr ool
nearl
ycameoutofhi sopenmout hashecl osedit,
swall
owinghard, outofbreath.Amaraknel tdownin
fr
ontofhim,touchi ngbothofhishipjoi
ntwi thher
hands,
shesoft
lyscr
atchedthecurvedjoi
ntwi
th
hernai
lsasBoemocursed,shaki
ngf r
om t
he
pl
easure.

Boemo:Ohf
vckmeBabe.
..

Hehunghi sphoneandheldAmar a'

sheadasshe
sl
idhishardvei
neddvckintohermouth.Boemo
bel
lowedashef el
tthewarm sof
tnessofhermout
h.
He#Snithed
.
.
.
.
.
300shar
es!
!!
!
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13,
05:
55] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS
Epi
sode25

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Zoskiswungopenhi smai ndoorandwal kedin,t

he
fi
rstthi
ngt hathehear dwer emoansf rom the
bathroom.Hepaused, feelingconfusedandwal ked
towardst hebathroom.Di dBoemo' sgi rl
fr
iendvi
sit
Maun?Di dhef i
ndanewone?Themoansand
gruntsgott ohim, andthoughthecoul dr ecogni
ze
Amar a'
svoi ce.Her eachedt hebathroom andstood
beforethesl i
ghtl
yopenneddoorf orsomemoment s
asthegr untsgrewl ouder .Hepushedopent hedoor
andf r
ozeashesawAmar a'saxsstuckout ,wi
th
Boemopl ungeddeepl yintoher .Boemosl i
doutand
sprayedhi sjui
cesal loverAmar a'
sbackashe
gruntedlouder,givinghi msel ft
helaststrokeswith
hishand.

Zoski
:Whatt
hef
vck?
Boemo:Shvt
!Zoski
?
Zoaki
:Whatt
hefvckishappeni
ng?Boemowhyar
e
youfvcki
ngmygir
l?

Boemocover edhi sdvckwi thhishandsasAmar a

stoodupst raightandwal kedtot heshower,she
quietl
yturnedont heshowerandst oodunderit,as
waterrant hroughhernakedbody.Zoskil ookedat
herasheswal l
owedapai nf
ullump, hebli
nked
awayt hetear sthatthreat
enedt oform onhiseyes,
het ur
nedar ound, taki
ngAmar a'sbrabyt hesink
andwal kedoutoft hebathroom asBoemor eached
foranothertowelandf oll
owedhi m.

Amar aquietl
ytookhershowerunt i
lshewasdone.
Sher eachedforat owelandwi pedhersel
fbefor
e
picki
nghert hongsont hefloorandputt hem on.
Shelookedar oundf orherbrabutcoul dn'
tfi
ndit,so,
sheputonherdr essandwal kedtoZoski'
s
bedroom, i
tlookedl i
kehehadl ockedhimsel
finsi
de
becauseBoemowasknocki ngont hedoor.
Amara:I
'
m sor
ry,
Idi
dn'
tthi
nkunt
ilt
hisf
ar.I
'
m
goi
nghome.
Boemo:(hemi
medt
hewor
ds)No,
wai
t,Iwantyour
number.
Amar
a:(
shemi
medback)Youknowwher
eIst
ay.

ThedooropenedandBoemonear l
yfelli
nsi
de.
Zoskist
oodinfr
ontofthem,wipinghiseyeswit
h
Amara'sbr
a.Theytur
nedandl ookedatoneanother
andthenathi
m, Amarashruggedhershoulder
s.

Zoski
:What
?Am Iaj
oke?Yousai
dyouwant
edt
o
tal
kBoemo,t
alk.
Amar
a:I
t'
sal
lonmeZoski
,I
-
Boemo:I'vealwayswantedher,I
'
m sorryman, I
shouldhaveaskedyouhowyour eal
lyfeelbef
ore
goingforher.It
houghtyouwerestil
lchasingyour
dreamsandgi rl
scamelast.Besi
des,youtwower e
j
ustfri
ends,so..
Zoski:Ilovedherman.Iloveher
.Inevert
hought
thatyou, ofal
lpeopl
e,coul
ddomel i
kethat,
you
knowIl oveher.
Amar
a:ButZoski
,yourpr
ior
it
iesdon'
tmat
chmi
ne.
Zoski
:Youhaveknownmef oronl
yamont
h,how
coul
dyousaythat?Geti
nsi
de.
Amar
a:I'
m goinghome,Ihavetopr
epareforwor
k
t
omorr
ow, andI'
m sor
ryaboutwhatyousaw.
Zoski
:Weneedt
otal
k,geti
nsi
de.Boemo,
youcan
gi
veussomespace.
Amar a:Iwil
ltal
ktoyouwhenyouarecal
m Zoski
.
I
'm sorry,
keepmybr asaf
eplease.

Sheturnedar oundandwal kedaway,tothedooras

Zoskistarredatheraxs,Boemolookedathi m and
fel
tal i
tt
lejeal
ous.Hedidn'twantanyonestar r
ingat
herinthatway.ZoskiturnedtoBoemoandgave
himthemi ddl
efinger
,heslammedt hedooronhi s
faceandl ocked.Boemo'sphonerangint he
bathroom, herel
uctant
lywenttotakeit,
hepi cked
t
hecal
l,
itwashi
sgi
rl
fr
iend.

Boemo:Pr
incess.
.
Her
:Heyl
ove,
it'
smont
hendandyouar
ejustqui
te.
Boemo:Ihaven'
tbeenpaidyet
.Canyoupl
ease
comeover?Findmoneyandboardabus,Iwanna
seeyouforaweekendplease.
Her :EishBabe, t
her eisnoonewhocanbor rowme
moneyher e.Let 'shopet hesalarywi l
lrepor ttoday.
Canyouatl eastt r
yt osend7K?Mymom needs
extramoney, shesays6Ki snotenough, youknow
shet akescar eofmydaught er.Oh, Babe, whenI
comet here, Idon' twannacr ashatyourpar ent'
s
house, yoursi stertalkstoomuch, shedidn'tgi ve
meagoodl ookt helasttimeIwast here.Iwantt o
sleepataguesthousei fyoucan' taffordahot el
.Oh,
andI 'vealwayswant edtoseet hedelta,Ihopeyou
willtakemet here, shoppingtooshoul dbei ncluded,
andal otofdat es.Babe, howaboutIst ayf oraweek?
Ireallycan' twai ttoseeyou, I'
mr eallymi ssingyou,
thispvssymi ssesyout oo.
AtKasanehospi
tal
..
.

Port
iawasdeepi nhersedatedsl
eep,butshewas
awareofherenvironment.Shef
eltt
henurse
changetheIVdripandtuckedherwelli
nbed.She
heardt
henur se'
sfootst
epsfadi
ng,l
eavingtheward.
Aheavysleepdescendedonherandshedr i
ft
edto
sl
eep.

Aboutanhourpassedwhi l
eshewasst il
lasleep.
Shef el
tmovementi ntheroom andslowlytri
edt o
bli
nkast ear
sr anoutofeyes.Shemanagedt oopen
hereyeshalf,andthefir
stthi
ngshesawwasa
blurr
yoxygenmaskwhi chwashelpi
nghert obreath.
Shebl i
nkedawayt earsandfi
nall
ycouldseet he
wholer oom.Shesawabal dwomandr essedin
blackjeansandpol oneckwalki
ngaroundt heroom,
sherecognizedher,itwasNeo.
Neogr i
nnedandsl owlyadvancedt oPorti
awi tha
widegrinonherf ace.Portiastruggled,tr
yingt o
scream butnosoundcameout ,herwholebodyhad
fr
eezedt oo.Neodanger ousl yreachedher,shewas
holdi
ngt wobigkitchenkni ves.Thef at
,heavyNeo
satonPor ti
a'
stummy, painfull
yr i
ppingopent he
sti
tchthatweresur t
uredt ogether.Shesmi ledwi der
andherf acechangedi ntoaskel eton,herclothes
changingintoalongbl ackr obe.

Theknivesmer gedt ogetherandf or

medahack, the
oneusedbyt hegr imr eaper ,Por
tiasuff
ocatedjust
bylooki
ngatt hisheavyt hingont opofher.I
t
l
eanedovert oherf aceasi t'sskelet
onedmout h
opened,therewer ealotofsmal lsnakescomi ngout
ofthemout h,ent eri
ngPor tia'sbodyast hecreature
gaveoutanevi llaughbef oret al
kingtoherinasl ow
huskyvoice.

I
t:Pooor
ti
ii
aaa!Por
ti
ii
aaa!I
'
vecomef
oryoursoul
..
..
.
.
.
.
[
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13,
05:
55] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode26

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Themi nisterwokeupf rom theirbed,heyawned

andst r
etchedhi mselfbef or
egoi ngt otheshower .
Het ookaqui ckcoldshowerandwi pedhi mself,
thenhet ookoutcl othesf r
om t hecloset.Mostof
them wer ecreasedandhadf oldi
ngl i
nes.Heput
them onanywayandwal kedbackt ot hebathroom
tobrushhi steeth.Mi nuteslater,
hewal kedt othe
kit
chenandf oundt hemai dmaki ngsomebr eakfast,
heopenedt hefri
dgeandt ookoutabot tleoffresh
milk,pouringsomei nacupanddr unk.
Mini
ster
:Whenyoufini
shfeedi
ngtheki
ds,pl
ease
gocl
eanourbedroom andmakethebed.
Maid:Sir
,Bossl
adydoesn'tli
kepeoplegoi
nginto
themasterbedroom,shecleansither
sel
f.Even
backhomei nZimbabwe,mar r
iedwomenar e
i
nstruct
edtocleanthei
rbedroomsandpr eparet
hei
r
husband'
smeal s.
Mi
nister
:Iunder
stand,
butpl
ease,
justf
ort
oday,
I
wi
llexpl
aini
ttoher.
Maid:Okay.Youneedtoir
ont
hosecl
othesf
ir
st
bef
oreputti
ngthem on.
Mini
ster
:Mywi f
edoestheir
oningmostti
mes,so
ei
sh,i
'mjustst
ressedout
,Ineedtogoseethe
l
awyertodayandcheckonthatgir
lint
hehospit
al.
Mai d:Youarecheckingthewomanwhocausedal l
thisdrama?Whati fpeopleseeyouther
eandtake
picturest
henpublishthem?Youknowt hat
everyoneistal
kingaboutyourwife'
sdramaatthe
moment ,
youwillbegivi
ngthem morecont
entto
wr i
teabout.
Mi nister:Ei
sh,nkgonne,
it'
snotlikeIwantt ogo
ther e,i
'm donecheati
ng.Ijustwantt omakesur e
thatt hepoorgirli
sokay,i'
mt heonewhowas
per suadingheranyway,shedi dn'twantthis,
she
doesn' tdeservetobeinthehospi talf
ight
ingforher
l
ife.[..
mysi st
er]
Maid:I
fyouwanttocheckuponher ,
youcancal
l
thehospi
talorj
ustsendoneofyourf
riendst
ogo
onyourbehalf.
Minist
er:Mmewabuawai tse,keengnekesa
akanyemogopol oomont l
eoot ota.Tl
akeyego
l
ekagoi ronadi aparotsekel el
etsekospateleng.Oh,
yousaidmyni ecesneedsschoolt r
acksuit
sand
shoes,remindmet ogiveyoumoneybef or
eIgo.
Mywi feisalwaysbusychasi ngnonsense, shecan'
t
evenseewhathersi ster'
skidsneeds.[.
.youare
ri
ght.Whydi dn’tithi
nkoft hat.Letmegoandi r
on
theseclothesandcal lthehospital.
]
Mai
d:Okay,
thankyouSi
r.

Hewal
kedbackt
othei
rbedr
oom andt
ookof
fthet
-
shir
tandtrouserhewaswear i
ng.Hepluggedt he
i
ronandlaidthecl ot
hesonthei roni
ngboard.He
dial
edthehospitalnumberandconnect edtheair
podonhisearashebeguni roning.Thelandl
ine
rangunti
lsomeonepi cked.

Nur
se:Thisist
hehospi
tal
,pl
easest
ateyour
emergency.
Mini
ster
:Hell
osist
er,
thi
sisMrThabisoKhawa,
I
needtocheckonthepat
ientadmi
tt
edinyour
hospi
tal
.
Nurse:Oh,mrMi
nist
er,canyoupleasest
atethe
namesofyourpat
ientplease?Howareyourelat
ed
tot
hepat i
ent
?
Minister
:SheisPorti
a,af
emale,
about27yearsof
age.Iforgotherl
astname.Shei
safri
end,her
i
njuriesareaknif
estabonthest
omach.
Nurse:Mrmi ni
ster,youcan'tcheckonaperson
whom youdon' tknowt hei
rlastnames.Areyou
surethatsheisaf r
iend?Anyway, i
'l
lcheckherf
or
you.
Shehidthetel
ephonespeakerandshout
edt
oher
col
league.

Nurse:Gir
lf
ri
endwee,
isthereaPor
ti
aint
his
hospit
al?Imeanapat
ient?
Coll
eague:( laughing)Or ayasf ebesanyat siyaga
ministara?Ee, oteng, otsisitswehamaabaneke
chaisagot wemogat sami nistaraomogagot se
malakaOkapi .Bof ebebot aahet sabanyana,ke
i
potsagor ekeengneasamogagol elemar ago
tot
a.[.
.youmeant heMi nistersbi vch?Yesshei s
here!Shegoradmi tt
edyest erdayaf t
erbeingbeaten
todeat hbyt heMi nist
erswi f
e.Shecutherst omach
wit
hakni fe.Sleepingar oundwi llbetheendof
women!Iwonderwhyshedi dn’tcutheravs.]
Nur
se:What
?Kantennadatayaspatel
aseentol
a
j
ang?Howisshe?
[..
howdoeshospit
algossi
pski
p
myears?
]
Coll
eague:Owaaii
,Idi
dn'
tcheckonhertoday,
I
don'
thavetimeforbvt
ches.
..AskOsa,shewasthe
onedoingthel
astroundsont
hatwar
dbefor
eshe
knocksoff
.Osa!Osa!HowisMaPoshdoi
ngtoday?
Osa:(Comi ngoutofaroom withabag)Hey!You
aremaki ngsomuchnoi se.Youmeant hatladywho
wasst abbedinthestomach?Don'tremindmeof
thatone,lastni
ghtt
hedoct or
spushedheroutof
herwar d,shewascoveredwi t
hwhitesheetsandI
thoughtshewasdead.Theyar ei
nORwor kingon
heraswespeak.Appar entlyshehadaseizur e.I
t'
s
been8hour snowandtheyar est
il
lintheOper at
ing
Room.
Nurse:What
?Whyist
hehospi
talqui
et?It
hought
nur
seswouldbeupanddowntryi
ngtoassi
st.
Osa:Shehas3doct orsand1assist
antworki
ngon
her,
theydon'twantanybodyelsei
n,sayi
ngthey
peoplewi
llcontami
natetheroom.
Nurse:Oh,okay.mini
mizeyourvoi ces,l
etme
updateherboyfri
end.Nnahael ennaket swahake
kabakelabannababat ho,kerayaifakat shel
a.[
..
ifi
washeriwasnevergoi ngtodat eanotherwomans
man, t
hat’
sifshemakesi toutali
ve]
Sheremovedherhandfr
om t
hemout
hpi
eceand
tal
kedtot
heminist
er.

Nurse:I
'mtell
ingyou,noonei sallowedt
ovi sither
atthemoment ,andwear enotallowedtosay
anythi
ngaboutherrightnow.Thedoct or
swi llcall
youortel
lyout ocomeher efortheupdates.Justbe
pati
entSir
,haveaniceday.
Mi
nist
er:Hel
lo?Hel
l
o?

Shehadhunguponhi m.Theministercall
edagain
andt hephonejustrangunanswered,hesighedand
unpluggedtheiron.Heputonhispoor l
yironed
cl
othes,buttheywer emuchbett
erthanbef ore.I
t
wasgoodf oraper sonwhohadn'tir
onedhi sown
cl
othesorcookedf orthepast20years.Heputon
hi
sshoesandwal kedouttothekit
chen, di
all
ingthe
l
awyer .
AtAmar
a'shouse.
..
.

Itwasintheeveni ngandAmar awasjustknocking

off,
sheunl ockedt hehouseandt hef i
rstthi
ngshe
didwasr emovi ngheruni f
orm.Sheputonsome
shortsandr emai nedwithabr a.Sheconnect edher
phonetot hechar gerandst artedplayi
ngsome
musicont her adio.Sheremember edt hatChina
saidshewi llbel atesinceshehasadat e,soshe
walkedtot heki tchentostar tcooki
ngt houghi t
wasn'thert urn.

Therewasaknockont hedoorandshepulleddown
hershortsandst
oodup,walki
ngtothedoor.She
openedandhereyesmetwi t
hZoski'
swhowas
holdi
ngabouquetoffl
owersandgoodiesina
basket.Amarahel
dherhipsandlookedathim,he
rubbedhisheadandl
ookeddown.

Zoski
:Canwet
alk?
Amar
a:I
'
m busy.Iwantt
ocookandr
est
.
Zoski
:Pl
ease,f
ort
hesakeofourfr
iendshi
p,pl
ease,
al
lowmet osaywhatIcameher
efor.

Amar aopenedt hedoorwi derandZoskiwal kedin.

Sheclosedt hedoorandsatdownont hecouchas
Zoskisatnearher ,shecaughthim starr
ingather
thickt
highsandshepl acedacushiononherl ap.
Zoskihandedhert hebasketandf l
ower s,she
l
ookedi nsideandtherewer ealotofsweet s,
chocolates,andabot t
leofsweetwi ne.Amar a
placedthem ont hecoffeetabl
eandsi ghed.

Amar a:Thankyou,
tot
aZoski
,tobehonest
,the
feel
ingsthatIhadf
oryou-
Zoski:Shh!All
owmet otal
kf i
rst,
fir
stofall
,forgive
mef orwhatIdidwr ongforyounott ofal
lforme,
i
'mr eall
ysorryAmar a,
butIloveyouandi '
m will
ing
tosacrif
iceeveryt
hingIhavef oryou.Wecanst art
over,Icanputthefactthatyousleptwithmybest
fr
iendasideandwecanst artourfamilytogether.
Boemohasagi r
lf
ri
endandIdon'
twantt
oseeyou
hurtbecauseIdon'
tseehi
mleavi
ngheranyt
ime
soon.
Amar
a:I
'
llcr
osst
hatbr
idgewhen-
Zoski
:Justdon' tsayanyt hi
ng.Themai nreasonI
cameher ewasbecauseIpassedani nt
ervi
ewandI
wantedtocel ebr atetheachievementwithyou.The
YDFoffi
ceswi llbef undingmewi t
hasum ofP300
000tostartabusi ness,themoneyi snon-returnable,
soIwast hinkingmaybeIcoul dbuyyouasmal lcar
oraplot
, anythingofyourchoi ce.Look,I
'
m not
buyi
ngyourl ove, i
'mjustappreciati
ngyouinmyl i
fe
andyouar enotobl igedtodatemebecauseoft hat.
Butknowt hatIl oveyou, keai puel
elahelajaaka
monnamongwel emongwe. [.
.Iam expr
essing
myself
,justli
keanyot herman]
Amara:Idon'tt
hinkBoemowi l
lli
keitwhenIt
ake
gi
ft
sfrom othermen,I'
m sor
ry,no.
Zoski
:Youdon'
thavetogivemeananswerright
nowbabegir
l,t
akeyourti
me,butdon'
ttakemuch
ti
mebecauseImightmisuset
hemoney.
Amara:I'
m nott
hinki
ngaboutanythi
ng,Nomeans-
Shvt
,thatket
tl
edon'tswi
tchoffbyit
sel
f.
Zoski
:Oh,
kanayousai
dyouwer
eaboutt
ocook?
Si
tdown,i
'l
lswi
tchi
tof
f.

Zoskiwal
kedt
otheki
tchen.Hi
sphonerangbythe
couchandAmarat
ookit,l
ooki
ngatBoemo'scal
l.

Amar
a:Yourphonei
sri
ngi
ng!
Zoski
:Answerhoo!Kemang?Ket
haema?
[..
whoi
s
i
t?Isi
tmydad? ]

Amar
apickedupandputonl
oudspeaker
,wal
king
t
oZoski
.

Boemo:Ol aZoski,t
lhemonnankadi
mer oom e
nngwedah, Babegirlareoagorogathi
sevening
butIdon'thavethemoneyforaguesthouseyet.
KanaPrincessoi t
helaashi
elagonnakolapenga
keitsegorevatsay.
..[
..
heyZoski
pleaselendmea
room, babegi
rlarri
vesthi
seveni
ng…Princessi
s
alwaysr ef
usi
ngt ocrashathomeidon’tknow
wassup]

Amar al
ookedatthephoneandt
earswell
edinher
eyes.Shepassedthephonet
oZoskiqui
etl
y.

Boemo:Yo?Zoski
?Zoski
?
.
.
.
.
.
Li
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
e!!
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09/
13,
05:
59] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode27
AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Zoskiwal
kedt
otheki
tchen.Hi
sphonerangbythe
couchandAmarat
ookit,l
ooki
ngatBoemo'scal
l.

Amar
a:Yourphonei
sri
ngi
ng!
Zoski
:Answerhoo!Kemang?Ket
haema?

Amar
apickedupandputonl
oudspeaker
,wal
king
t
oZoski
.

Boemo:Ol aZoski,t
lhemonnankadi
mer oom e
nngwedah, Babegirlareoagorogathi
sevening
butIdon'thavethemoneyforaguesthouseyet.
KanaPrincessoi t
helaashi
elagonnakolapenga
keit
segor evatsay.
..
Amar al
ookedatthephoneandt
earswell
edinher
eyes.Shepassedthephonet
oZoskiqui
etl
y.
Boemo:Yo?Zoski
?Zoski
?
Zoski
:Lookman,
i'
llgetbackt
oyou,
I'
m st
il
lmadat
you.
Boemo:Iknowyounevergetmadatmef or
ever
.
Let'
smeet,weneedt
ocelebrat
egett
ingt
hatmoney,
i
twasaneasymoneyf orbothofus,
nextweare
tar
gett
ingCEDAand-

Zoskihungupandheldbot
hofAmar a'
sshoul
ders,
shewassniff
li
ng,
tryi
ngbyallmeansnott
oletthe
tear
sfall
.

Zoski:Li
stenBabegi r
l,I'
m sor
ryyouhadt ohear
thatbutyouknewhehadagi r
lfr
iendallal
ong,I
don'tknowwhathi sintenti
onsare,buti'
m not
gonnasi thereandjustwatchyoucr y.What
happenedt oyou?Yout oldmeyouwer eina
stressf
ulrelat
ionshi
pandyouar edonebeggi nga
man, youboldlytol
dmet hatyouaredonecryingfor
aman, whathappenedt othat?Amar ayoushould
nevereverputanotherper sonbeforeyou,nomatter
howsweett hedvcki s,orthepvssy.Theaimisself
empower mentf i
rst
,wher eismyfriend?TheAmar a
thatusedtotalkbusinessandabr i
ghtfut
urewith
me?
Amar a:Idon'
tknowhowi thappened,butIj
ustfeel
l
ikeheowesmeanexpl anati
on,maybehewi ll
explainever
ythi
ngbet
ter.Maybehecal l
edthat
gir
lf
riendovertodumpherof f
ici
all
y.
Zoski:Sweet heart,
whywoul dhedot hat?Why
wouldhewast emoneymaki ngaper soncomeher e
j
usttosay" I
t'sover"?Notthati
'
mt arnishi
nghis
nameort ryingt owinsomepoi ntsformyself,but
i
'mjusttryingt o..agh,nevermind.Butplease,don'
t
cry,
best r
ong.
Amar a:Thanks.Canyougivemehi snumber?I
wannaaskhi m somequestions,Ican'
tgi
veupnow,
Ican'tst
ophalfway,Ihavetofi
nishwhatIhave
star
ted.
Zoski
:Whataboutmyf
eel
ings?
Amara:Idon'
tseeyoui
nthatwayanymor
e,youar
e
j
ustl
ikeabrothert
omenow.
Zoski:Wait
,doest
hatmeanatsomepointyouhad
feel
ingsforme?Thatmeanst
hattheycansti
llbe
rest
ored.
Amara:Hi
snumberpl
ease.
..andwhyar
eyou
put
ti
ngmyf or
ksi
nyourpockets?
Zoski
:(removi
ngthem)DidI?Oh,sorry.AsIwas
sayi
ng,whatshouldIdotorest
orethosefeel
ings?
Marryyou?Icanevengiveyouallt
hemoneyIwi l
l
begett
ingfrom t
heYouthfunds.
Amara:Idon'
tknow,
not
hing.Iwannat
alkt
oBoemo
pl
ease.
Zoski
:Okay,takehi
snumberthen.KnowthatI
'
m
here,
ifyouneedashoul
dertocryon,I'
m al
ways
heresweetheart
.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..
.
Themi nist
erwal kedbehindNeowhol ookedso
ti
redandhungr y,shepassedt hemai dwhowas
cult
ivat
ingt heflowersinthegar denandj ustweakl
y
wavedather .Sheheadedst rai
ghttot hemast er
bedroom andt ookouthercl othes,shewentt othe
showerandopenedt hewat er
,adjusti
ngt he
temperature,maki ngsurethewat erwashot .

Afterabouthal fanhour ,shesteppedoutoft he

bedr oom i nal ongdr essandasweat eronher
shoul der s.Shewal kedt othekitchenandopened
themi cowave, t
aki
ngoutherf ood, Shest art
ed
eatingasherhusbandpour edaj uiceinagl assand
placedi ti nfrontofher .Shehungr il
yat eherf oodas
themi nisterlookedather ,
notsur ehowt ostartthe
conver sat i
on.Themai dwal kedint akingoffher
gloves, shepl acedt hem ont hecount erandpul l
ed
outachai r,
sitt
ingnextt oNeo.Themi nist
er
excusedhi mselfandwal kedoutoft heki t
chen.

Neo:Pl
ease,
don'
tsayanyt
hingMar
iam,
mymi
ndi
s
j
ustal
lover
.
Maid:I'
m notgonnaj
udgeyouMadam.I
underst
andwhatwasonyourmindwhenyoudi
d
whatyoudid.
Neo:Youdo?Thepai nofbeingcheatedonwhen
youwentthroughhellwithsomepneisjustsomuch.
I'
m donewiththi
sman, Iwill
focusonmyki dsf
rom
nowon, Iwi
llconti
nuebeingtheheart
lessNeo
whom peoplehated.Isawthatusingyouremoti
ons
todealwit
hissuescanl andyouinjai
l.
Mai
d:Tr
ue,
justl
ethi
m dowhathewant
s.
Neo:Exact
ly.

Therewasaknockonthedoorandthemai dwent
toansweri
t.Sheshout
edherbosssti
llatt
hedoor.

Maid:Madam,ther
ear
etwopol
icemenher
e,t
hey
wanttotal
ktoyou!
Neo:Mxm!Whenwil
lIeverhavepeace?Whatdo
t
heywantcozmylawyersai
dI '
l
lwaitf
ort
hecourt
or
derwhi
leout
side?

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Amar awal kedint hebedr oom whereBoemowas

busywi pingthef urni
tureandsani t
izing,whistl
ing.
Shest oodatt hedoorandhet ur
ned, l
ookingather,
hecalledheroverwi thhisf i
ngerandshewal kedto
him.Hepul l
edhercl osert oherandsqueezedher
assasshet ri
edt opullback, heti
lt
edherheadand
crashedhi sli
psonher s,kissi
ngherasAmar aran
outofbr eath.Hislipswer esweetandhesmel l
edof
candy, Amar akissedhim backandr anherhands
al
loverhi sbackashel i
ft
edherski r
t.

Boemospankedherassasi tshook.Her ubbedhis

boneronherasshegasped,hepushedheront he
bedandgotont opofherastheconti
nuedki ssing
whileAmaratr
iedtounbuckl
ehisbelt.Thedoor
openedwiderandaverybeauti
ful
,tal
lgirlwalkedin
draggi
ngabag.Shewal kedi
nunawar eofBoemo
andAmarawhower
epant
ingont
hebed,
allover
eachot
her
.

Her:Babe,
Itookaf
li
ghther
e,Zoskisai
d-Whatt
he
hel
l?
Boemo:(
jumpi
ng)Shvt
!
Her:I
'm gonnafvckyoutwoup,nnagakeyoo
l
elangwalkingoutletonyel
a.

Shequickl
ydashedoutr
unni
ngt otheki
tchenfora
kni
feoranythi
ngshar
pthengrabbedthebroom j
ust
bythehall
way..
.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shouse.
..
.

Neol ookedatthepoli
cemenwhower esi
tti
ng
acrosstheothercouch,herhusbandsqueezedher
handandsheshar plyretr
acteditf
rom hi
sgrip.She
shothim anangrylookandthemi nist
erl
ooked
down.Neolookedatt
hepol
iceast
heyr
ubbedt
hei
r
hands,
looki
ngatoneanot
her.

Neo:Canyoustopbeati
ngaroundthebushand
stat
eyourbusi
ness?Ifyoucametotakeme,justdo
so.
Poli
ce:NoMadam.Ei sh,howdoIevensayt his?
Well,
2ofyourki dswer ehitbyanunknown.The
ambulancet ookthem atthescenemot i
onl
ess.
Theywer eroamingar oundthemal lwi
thot
herkids
whent hathappened.I'm sor
rytoannouncethat
theydiedont hespot.Canyoupl easecomewithus
tothehospitalmorgue?
Neo:Idon'
thavekidswhowal ksaround.Mykids
aret
akenbyaschoolbusf rom thei
rschool
,yougot
thewrongperson.I
'm notapeasantnna.
Pol
ice:Madam,canyoupl
easecomewi
thust
o
i
denti
fythebodi
es?
.
.
.
.
Qui
ckl
yli
ket
heepi
sodes!
!
[
09/
13,
06:
02] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode29

AFEW DAYSLATER

AtAdr
iana'
shome.
.

Adrianapackedsomef oodint upperware

container
swi t
hherphonepr essedbetweenher
shoulderandherear ,laughingwi thwhoeverwason
theotherside.Shedi shedthef oodont helast
tumblerandcl osedittight
ly.Shet henloadedallof
them inapaperbagandgr abbedhercarkeys.She
heldthephonewi t
hherhandasshewal kedout.
Adri
ana:Sel
etemmahaeut
we.
.[
..
Sel
eyouar
eso
naught
y]
Selebogo:Gat
weSelebogothemmagaout we.Ga
eut wekeengokareor ayant
swanyana?
[..
it
s
Selebogoyouarenaughtynoti
tisasi
fyouar e
ref
er r
ingt
oadog]
Adr
iana:Hahaha!That
'sapuppyr
ight
?
Selebogo:Yes.So,
tel
lme, howfarareyou?I'
m
starvi
ng,t
hisrai
nmademet onotcook,allmy
fi
rewoodiswetanddr enchedinwater.
Adri
ana:Iof
fer
edtofi
llagascyl
inderf
oryouyet
youkeeponrefusi
ng.
Selebogo:Idon'twantt odi
eyoung,agascylinder
i
sver ydangerous, evenIdr
islongoff
eredt
ofilli
t,
i
'mt heonewhost oppedhim.Idon'twanti
tto
explodeinmyhouse, imagine,mybodypart
swoul d
bescatreredallover,li
mbbyl i
mb.
Adr
iana:Youareacowardmyf
ri
end.Byt
heway,
howisyourrel
ati
onshi
pwit
hhi
m?Didhefor
give
you?
Sel
ebogo:No, hest i
llwant
smeout ,
justthatheisa
softperson, heisscaredtobeatmeIt hink.Heeven
sl
eepsont hemat ress,down.Whenheknocksof f,
hecooksf orhi mselfandeats,pr
eparehi swaterto
baththensl eep,hedoesn'tevenlookatme.Ir eal
ly
messedup.Iwonderwhatgoti ntomet oputmy
pantyintohi sfood.
Adriana:Whatpant
y?Ithoughtyousai
dheismad
atyoubecauseawr ongnumbercall
edyou?Di
dyou
perhapstryt
obewitchhim?
Selebogo:DidIsayapant
y?Youhear
dmewrong
Adriana,thi
sheavywi
ndsandrai
nismaki
ngyou
hearwr ongl
y.
Adr
iana:No,Ihear
dwhatIheard,andyouaregoing
t
otellmethewholetr
uth,
IthoughtIwasyourfr
iend.
Sel
ebogo:Ofcour
seyouaremyfr
iend,justbri
ng
myfoodsoIeat,maybet
hismanwilleattoo.Hei
s
her
epretendi
ngnott
ohearme.Heist r
eatingmeas
i
fIdon'
texist
.
Adr
iana:Hei
sther
e?ThatmeansIwon'
thave
enought
imet
otal
ktoyou.
Selebogo:Youar eatt
endi
ngtheki
ds'funeralr
ight
?
Wewi llmeetthere,t
hati
sifi
tdoesn'
trainhard,i
fit
rai
nshar di'
m sleepi
ng.
Adriana:Don'twor
ry,i
'
llcomef et
chyou.I
t'
sso
painfulburyi
ngsuchsmal l
kids,t
hisl
if
eisnotf
air
,
butmaybeGodwasspar ei
ngthem fr
om t
he
tr
oubl esofthi
sworld.
Sel
ebogo:Yeah,
maybe.

Adrianareversedthecarbutherhusband'scar
drovein,
hef li
ckedtheli
ghtsandshest opped.He
droveint
ot hegarageandparkedthere,thenher an
tohercar,hishandsabovehisheadt oshield
himselff
rom t her
ain.Well
em openedthe
passengerdoorandgoti n.HekissedAdr iana'
s
cheekandt ouchedherchin.

Wel
lem:Heywi
fey,
howwasyourday?
Adr
iana:I
twasgr
eat
.Wer
ecei
vedt
hef
rui
ttr
ees
t
hatwehadoder
edf
orouror
char
d.
Wel
lem:That
'sgood.Wher
eto?
Adri
ana:I'
m droppi
ngsomefoodf
orSele,she
couldn'
tcookbecauset
herai
nsoakedallher
fi
rewood.
Well
em:Okay,
let
'sgo.Idon'
twantyoudr
ivi
ng
al
oneatni
ght.
Adr
iana:Awww,
howsweet
..
Wellem:Mmh.Wel l,
tel
lme,howfarwi
thyour
ret
ir
ement ?Youshouldhavel
ongret
ir
edsothat
youf ocusonl
yinfarmimg.
Adr i
ana:Ei sh,
thegirlIwassupposedt ohandover
toisst i
llhospit
ali
zed.I'
llcheckonhertomorrow
afterthef uner
al.Theyshoul dhavebroughta
replacementorat empor ar
ysocialworkert
owor k
onherbehal f,
myr eti
rementdatesarelongoverdue,
thi
sgover nmentofyour s..
..

Att
hegr
aveyar
ds.
.
Earlythef ol
lowingmor ning,ther ainwassof t
ly
pouringast hehear sesl owlydr ovet hrought he
gatesoft hegr aveyar ds.Mor ecar sfolloweditas
theypar kedundert het rees.Ther ewer efr
eshlydug
gravesnextt oeachot her,abl ackgazebowi th
chairsneart hegr aves.Thehear ser eversedand
parkedneart hefirstgr aves.Youngmenj umpedout
ofthecar sandwal kedt othehear se,carryi
ngout
thecof fi
nstot hegazebo, t
heypl acedt hem onthe
coffi
nst ands.Someol dwomenwal kedoutoft he
car,holdingNeoonbot hsides, shewascover ed
withabl acksheetf rom herhead, parti
all
yhiding
herface.Shai nawaswal ki
ngbyhersi de,wear i
nga
l
onggr eydress, abl ackscar fandabl ackbeanie.
Shewal kedbehindhermot her,hol di
ngherbi g
brother'shand.

Neoandheri nl awssatonthechairsinthegazebo
asthesmal lcrowdofpeoplegatheredaroundthe
graves,st
andingup, mostwereholdingumbrell
as
toshiel
dthem f rom t
herai
ndroplet
s.Thepastor
stoodinfrontofeveryoneandbegunt hefuner
al
proceduresasNeoj ustlookedathim withal ong
face.Thesmal lwhitecoffi
nswerelower edintothe
groundcar ef
ull
yast hesoilwaswet .Thepast or
tooksomesoi lwithashovelandpassedi taround
thegazeboasNeoandheri nlawstouchedt hesoil,
Shainarefusedtotoucht hesoil
,sheheldher
brother
'shandt i
ghterandburstedintotears.Neo
call
edheroverandmadehersi tonherlap.

Theyoungmenst ar
tedcoveri
ngthegr
avesas
Shainacri
edevenmor e,afewpeoplei
nthegazebo
cri
edwhileNeolookedatthem, wi
thnotear
sinher
eyes.TheMinist
errubbedhiseyesandconti
nued
si
ngingwiththecrowd..

AtAmar
a'swor
k..

Amarasmi l
edwithherphoneandpickedup,she
chatt
edwiththepersonf
orawhi l
e,bl
ushi
ngont he
phone.Shetouchedherneckl
aceandlookedather
promiseri
ng,shehadhookeditontheneckl
aceso
thati
tdoesn'
tgetlostwhil
eshewascl eani
ng.The
dooroftheroom shewascl eani
ngopenedandher
supervi
sorwalkedin,shej
umpedandhel dthemop.

Super
visor
:MsAmar a,evenifyougotthi
sjob
thr
oughconnect
ions,i
tdoesn'tmeanthatyou
shoul
dslack.
Amar
a:Eemma,
i'
m sor
ry.
[.
.yesma’
m]
Super
visor
:Br
ingt
hatphoneover,youwi
llgeti
t
whenyouaredonewit
hallyourr
ooms.
Amar
a:Ipr
omi
se,
Iwi
llf
ini
shup,
Iwon'
tbedel
ayed.
Super
visor
:Iwil
lbechecki
ngonyoui
n5mi
nut
es,
I
wantt
oseepr ogr
ess.
Amar
a:Eemma.
[.
.yesma’
m]

Thesupervi
sorwalkedoutandclosedt hedoor
.
Amararol
ledhereyesandl ookedatherphone,he
hadn'
thungupyet,shesmi l
edandpr essedthe
phoneonherear,whisper
ing.
Amara:Hey,Iwi
llcallyouonmybreakt
ime.My
bosswasjusthere,scoldi
ngme.
Voi
ce:Iheardital
l,
I'
m sorr
yforget
ti
ngyoui
n
t
roubl
e.Iloveyou,okay.
Amar
a:Il
oveyout
oo.Bye.

Shehungupandsmi
ledbef
orecont
inui
ngwi
thher
work.
.
.
.
.
.
200shar
es!
!!
[
09/
13,
06:
03] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode30
Att
hemi
nist
er'
shouse.
.

Thepeopl ewhohadgat heredf orthefuneralwere

servedwi thfoodanddr i
nksonf oam plates.They
satont hebigt entwhi chshiel
dedt hem fr
om the
rai
n.Themi nister
'sniecesandnephewswent
aroundt omakesur ethatever yonewasf i
ne.Neo
wasl ayingdowni nherbedr oom, lostinher
thoughtsasShai nasleptbesidesher ,
coveredwith
afleece.Themi nist
er'
smot herwal kedinsi
dethe
room hol di
ngsomef oodi napl ate,sheplacedit
besidesNeoandt ol
dhert ogetup.

Neo:I
'
m nothungr
ymot
her
,Ij
ustneedt
orest
.
MmaT:Ican'tl
eaveyoualonewhenyouar eli
kethis.
Thewholeofyester
dayyouskippedyourmeals,
andnowyouar eref
usi
ngt oeatagai
n?Ngwanaka,
youhavetomourn,butyouhavetothinkaboutyour
remai
ningki
ds.
Neo:Ij
ustdon'
thaveanyst
rengt
h,Ihaveevenl
ost
myappeti
te.
MmaT:No, no, youshouldn'
tletst
ressaffectyouin
thatway,please, eatsomethi
ng.Atleastyour
husbandismour ni
nginabet t
erway,ormaybehei s
hidi
ngitwel lbecausehei saman.Butknowt hat
whenyouar est r
essed,Igetstr
essed,Ihateitwhen
myki dsaregoi ngt hr
oughadi f
fi
cultt
ime.Youhave
tobestrongMmagweLeo.
Neo:Okay,
wher
eismyhusbandbyt
heway?
MmaT:Ioverhear
dhi m ont
hephonesayi
ngheis
goi
ngtothehospit
al.Idon'
tknow,
maybehisbpi
s
hi
ghtoo.
Neo:Thabi sowant waelawaitseMme, kanahe
wentt ocheckont hebvtchwhoi ssendingmet o
prison.Thisgir
lwaswr eckingmymar riage,soI
attackedherandst abbedher,nowhei sgoingback
toher .Evenonthedayhebur i
edhiskids,hesti
ll
goesouthvei ng?Ifhecan'trespectme, heshoul
d
atleastrespectthememor yofhi ski
ds,heshould
respectyouashi smot hert
oo.I'm goi
ngaf t
er
hi
m.[
..
Thabi
sot
hinkssol
essofme]
MmaT:Nochi ld,don'tl
etyouremot i
onsrul
eyou,
pl
easecalm down.Youar eamar ri
edwomanNeo,
behaveli
keone.Remembert headvi
cesyouwer e
gi
venonyourweddi ngnight.Monnagaal atelweko
nyatsi
ngngwanaka, ther
ei sareasonwhyt heold
onessaidthat
,thereisar eason.[
..
youdon’tfoll
ow
amanwhenhegoesoutt ohves]
Neo:So,whatshoul
dIdo?Justsi
tathomeand
waitf
orhim?
MmaT:Yes,becauseIknowthati
fyougot her
e,you
aregoi
ngt
okillbothoft
hem andincr
easeyour
sent
encei
nprison.Thi
nkaboutyourotherki
ds.
Neo:Eish,
thi
sonewillki
llme,
Idi
dn'
tknowt
hat
marri
agewast hi
sst
ressful
,Ir
egr
ett
hedayIpr
ayed
t
ogetmar ri
ed.
MmaT:Pleasedon'
tsaythat
,eatyourf
ood.Oh,
I
di
dn'
tbr
ingsomewat ert
owashyourhands..
Neo:Don'
tst
ress.Wawa!Wawa!
MmaT:Au.
..Neo,
aber
eaverdoesn'
tshoutl
iket
hat
mychi
ld.

Palesawalkedint
heroom, herhandswereoi
lyand
shehadbitsofmeatpiecesinherteet
h.Neojust
gotangrybylooki
ngather.

Pal
esa:Wawai
sint
het
oil
etaunt
y.
Neo:Kar el
eajaleanyel
aebi l
elethapel
wakedij
o
tsalesolabongwanake.
[.
.youeatandshvtasyou
pleaseinmychil
drensburial
]
MmaT:Whi chonei
sthis?Yourl atesister'
s?Sheis
beauti
ful,
Isawhersistertoo, t
heyar esobeauti
ful
.
Wedon' tt
alktoachi
ldliket hat,nomat t
erhow
muchyouhat et
hem ortheirpar ents.Nnana,go
bri
ngmewar m wat
erinaj ug, andabasi ntowash
youraunty'
shands.Washt hatoi loffyourhands
fi
rst
.
Pal
esa:Eemma.
[.
.yesma’
m]

Att
hehospi
tal
..
Porti
asatupr ightonherhospi talbedandl ookedat
hersel
fint hemi r
ror,shewassomuchl i
ght eri
n
complexionandshehadl ostal otofweight .Her
weavewassool dandshef eltembar r
asedt oeven
walkaroundt hehospi tali
nit, shepul l
edoutahead
scarffr
om herbagandwr appedi taroundherhead.
Shesnuckherhandonherst omachandt ouched
herscars,theywer en'tcompl etelyhealed,shewas
wonderingwhyt heywer etakingsol ong.Thedoor
openedandt hemi ni
sterwal kedi nfoll
owedbya
malenur se.

Nur
se:Iwasn'
tsur
ewhet
hert
olethi
minorwhat
?
Port
ia:Pl
easet akethatmanoutofmyf ace,Idon'
t
wanttoeverseehi m again.Whatdoyouwant?Huh?
Youcouldn'tevenprotectmewhenyoubal dwife
near
lykil
ledme.
Mi
nist
er:Aobabe.
..
Port
ia:Don'
tbabeme!I
fIeverseeyourfaceagai
n
oryoutrycomingt
owhereIstay,
Iwillcal
lthe
pol
iceorki
llyoumysel
f.Out
!
Nurse:Rr
a,youhear
dher
,shedoesn'
twantt
osee
you.
Mi
nist
er:I
t'
sokay,
Iwi
llgi
veyout
ime.

Theminist
ertur
nedaroundandwalkedoutasa
seni
orfemalenursewal
kedint
otheward.

Nurse:Youcantakemynumberandcal
lmei
fhe
everharr
asesyou.
Porti
a:(Lookingathershi ni
ngri
ng)No, Ihave
nothingtodowi thmar r
iedmen, wi
thduer espect,i
f
youdon' twantmei nsult
ingyou,st
opt his
conversati
onInear l
ydiedbecauseofamar ried
man, Isawdeat h,andImeant hatl
it
erally.People
don'tbeli
evei nt
heangelofdeathoragr imr eaper
asitismost lyknown,butIsawone, andi tisn'ta
niceexperience,t
rustme.
Nurse:Oh,
sor
rymysist
er,
Ididn'tmeani
tthatway,
youarenotmytypet
obeginwith.
SeniorNurse:Phetiriki,
leavemypat iental one,what
youar edoingishighl yunproff
essional, getout .O
modi ril
esentl
ennaka, thi
sgenderwi l
llandyoui n
troubleandthesoci etyblamesuswomeni nturn.
Lookatyoursi t
uation, onlyyouandt hatmar ri
ed
womanar ejudgedf orwhathappened, for get
ting
thatthemani stheonewhoi nit
iat
edt hat .Heist he
onewhowentaf teryouknowi ngver ywel lthathei s
mar ri
ed.Experi
encei st hebestteacher, youar ejust
tooyoungt obet heot herwoman. [.
.your esponded
tohim wellmychi l
d]
Por
ti
a:Eemma.
[.
.yesma’
m]

Shegaveherherpi
ll
sandwalkedout,meeti
ng
Adri
anaontheway,shewastalki
ngtothephone.
Shewavedatthenursewhosmi l
edatherasshe
passedt
oPorti
a'sr
oom.

Adri
ana:Yes,i
'm goingtocheckonher ...
.Yes
Hubby.
...
.Okay..
..Avisit
orfordinner?.
..What
t
ime?..
..Okay,
Iwi l
lprepare.
..Okay,bye..
.Iloveyou
t
oo.

AtMaunbusr
ank.
..

Statussteppedoutoft hebusandl ookedathis

phone, smil
ing,hetappedont heplotnumberhe
wasgi venandr eadit,
memor izi
ngit.Taxidri
ver
s
walkedt ohi
m, offer
ingataxi,hefoll
owedonedr i
ver
whohel pedhimt ocarryhisbagtohi staxi
.He
placeditinhisbootandwal kedovert othefr
ont
seatandgoti n.

Dr
iver
:Wher
etomybr
other
?
St
atus:Aplacecal
ledMatshwane,
i'
m visi
ti
ngmy
gi
rl
fri
endandIdon'tknowexact
lywhereiti
s.Thi
s
i
stheplotnumber.
Dri
ver
:(Looki
nginhi
sphone)Okay,
Igotyou.I
knowwherethati
s.
St
atusdi
aledAmar a'
snumberonhi
sphoneand
wai
tedasitrang.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
.

BoemoandZoskidecoratedthewhol ehouseas
Zoski'
sfat
hersatonthecouchl ookingatthem.
Zoskiscat
ter
edt her
osepedalsont hewhi t
ecapert
asBoemopr eparedt
hesnacksont hesmal lt
able.
Zoski'
sfat
herstoodupandwal kedt othedoor,he
l
ookedatthem onceagai
nandshookhi shead.

Him:Youtwoareweir
d,ver
yweird.I
'
m get
ti
ngt
he
hel
loutt
aherebef
oreIgocrazy.

Hewal
kedawayast
heyi
gnor
edhi
m andcont
inued
pr
epar
ing.

Zoski
:Comehel
pmewi
tht
hesebal
loons.Ican'
t
r
eacht
hecei
li
ng.
Boemo:Justst
epont
hecouch,
uncl
eisgoneaker
e.
Zoski
:Sur
e..

Hi
sphonerangonbyt hetvstand.Boemol ookedat
i
tandhishear
tthumped,hisbloodboil
ing,
he
gl
ancedatZoskiwhowasbusywi ththebaloons.

Boemo:Yourphonei
sri
ngi
ng.I
t'
sAmar
a,shoul
dI
answer
?
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
06:
06] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode31
AtAmar
a'swor
k..

Shehungherhandbagst r
aponhershoul derasshe
wal
kedout ,
wi t
hherphoneont heear.She
ant
ici
patedpatientl
yforZoskitopickupasshe
wal
kedt owardsNandospar ki
ngar eatotakeataxi
home.Hef i
nall
ydi dandsher ecogni
zedBoemo's
voi
ce,herheartleapedandittookhersomet i
me
bef
oreshecoul drespond.

Amar
a:Hey,
Boemo,
wher
eisZoski
?
Boemo:Heisup-heisabi
tfarf
rom t
hephone,
busywit
hsomething.
Amar
a:Imi
ssedhi
scal
ls,
askhi
m what
'sup?
Boemo:(Offthephone)Sheissayingshemissed
yourcal
l.
..
..HeyAmmy, Zoskiarehewantedt oask
whatti
mewoul dyoubeknockingof ft
odaysince
youtol
dhimt hatyouwereworkingadoubleshif
t.
Amar
a:Oh,
thegi
rlIwasf
il
li
ngf
orcame,
Ihave
knockedof
f,i
'
m onmywayt
othet
axi
s.
Boemo:Wai
t,I
'
llcomegetyou.
Amar
a:Not
hanks.Iwi
llgetat
axiBoemo.
Boemo:Please,
youcan'
tbet
aki
ngt
axi
swhent
her
e
ar
epeoplewhocanhelpyou.
Amar a:(
Rejecti
ngSt atus'i
ncomingcall
)Iwantto
beindependent,pleaseleavemeal oneandfocus
onyourgirl
fri
end.Youwast edyourchanceandyou
wil
lneverseemeaf teryoueveragain.Youaresick
i
nt hehead,whoi ntheirri
ghtmindswant st
ohave2
gir
ls?Yourefusedt oletgoofthatbloodsuckerof
yoursnowyouar etalki
ngnonsense, mxm!Don't
rui
nmydaypl ease.

Shehungupandputherphoneonsi l
entmodeas
Stat
uscall
edagain,
shesl
ippedherphonei
nher
handbagandfol
lowedayoungmanwhowas
di
recti
nghert
ohi st
axi
.

Meanwhi
le,
Boemoputt
hephonedownandl
ooked
upatZoskiwhowaslooki
ngathim angr
il
y.He
shr
uggedhisshoul
dersandgavehi
m aquesti
oni
ng
l
ook.

Zoski
:Whywouldyouof f
ertogopickmygir
l?
BoemoIthoughtIcoul
dtrustyoubutyouar
edoi
ng
thi
s?
Boemo:Kant ewhydoyoukeepi ncal l
ingheryour
girlwhenyout woar est i
lljustfr
iends?Thet hings
youdof orher,event hisindoorpi cnic,isj ustso
unnecessary,sheisnotevenyourgi rl
friendZoski ,
youar eonthef r
iendzone.Lekukugaoi seoebone
mmeset seoipheleletsa, nnyaaMr .Kanao
tshosiwakeene" Iloveyou"yoAmar aat holanga
gomor aya?[
..
youhaven’ tevebtast edt hehoneypot
butyouar eheregoi ngal lout.Noman!Oryouar e
fooledbythewor ds“ iloveyou”t hatyoual ways
hearfrom Amar a?]
Zoski:Tswahelamodilongt
sameplease.You
fai
ledtocheri
shherwhenshegaveyouachance,
andIhat eyouforpl
ayi
ngherli
ket
hat.
[.
.l
eaveme
al
one]
Boemo:Wayakayouar ehappybecauseyoudidn'
t
wanthert
odateme, youwantedherforyour
sel
f,
youevencri
edforher.
[.
.youar
elyi
ng]
Zoski:Boemogetout
.Ididn'
tevenaskyout ohel
p
meher e,myfat
herwasri
ght,youshoul dn'
tbe
hel
pingmepr epar
eapicnicforagirlyousleptwi
th.
Getoutpleasewhi
let
hereisstil
lpeace.
Boemo:Easy,
it'
snotl
ikeIst
il
lwanther
.
Zoski
:Out
!

AtAdr
iana'
shome.
.

Adrianawi pedthetablesforthesecondtimeand
poli
shedt heforksandkni veswithadrydishcl oth
andsett hem decorati
velyont hedinni
ngtable.She
waswear i
ngal i
ghtflareeddressandanapr onon
top,coveri
ngherdr ess.Softmusicwaspl ayi
ng
from herphoneasshehummedal ong,pr
epar i
ng
dinner.Shewassoexhaust edbutshewasput ting
i
nallhereff
ortt
opr eparethebestdi nnerever
.
Maybetheguestthatherhusbandwasbr ingi
ng
wasaclientf
ortheirbusiness,so,shewasgoi ngal
l
out
,shehadt oprovidefi
rstclassdinner.

Sheputont heovengl ovesandt ookoutt hepipi

ng
hotlasagnaf rom theovenandpl acedi tont hetr
ay
i
nt hemiddleoft hetabl
e.Theki tchendooropened
j
ustassheswi t
chedof fthestove, aboutt otakethe
potofchickenst ewtothet abl
e.Wel lem wal kedi
n
fol
lowedbyapr egnantblackwoman.Herdar k
ski
nnedcol ourwasbeaut iful
lyglowingandshewas
sobeaut i
ful,t
alkaboutnat uralbeaut y.Theywer e
ref
feri
ngt othiswoman.Shehadt her ightcurves
tooandyoucoul dswearshest eppedoutofa
magazineofpr eggiesast heysay.Adr i
ana'seyes
l
andedont hespor tsbagt hatwashel dbyher
husbandont heot herhandwhi lehegui dedthe
womanwi ththeot her.

Wel
lem:Hhm!Smel
lsni
cewi
fey.MeetKaone,
my
fri
end,
Kaone, t
hisisAdriana,mywi fe.Honey,
Kaonewillbestayi
ngwi thusf orafewweeks, her
houseisbeingrenovated,shewi l
lneedext r
ahelp
asyoucanseet hatshei spregnant,please,pr
epare
theguestbedroom forher.
Adri
ana:Andwhyam Ionlyheari
ngaboutthi
snow?
Well
em, youar
esupposedtodiscussthi
ngswit
h
mebef or
ehand.Whycan'
tshegost ayather
babydaddy'
splace?
Her:(Passi
nghert othetabl
e)Ifonl
yyouknewwho
thatis.Hmmm, kareodigatil
emosadi mogol
owa
l
ekgowa, Icoul
dliveherefor
ever.[
..
sheoutdi
d
herselfol
dengli
shl ady]
Adr
iana:Icanhearyou,pl
easebeni
ce.Wel
lem,
can
wegot al
k?Int
hebedr oom..
.

Well
em foll
owedAdri
anaast heypassedKaone
whowasdi shi
ngforhersel
f.Shestoodupt otake
thepotofmeat,maki
ngherselfcomfortabl
e.
Well
em walkedbehi
ndAdr i
anaandcl osedthe
bedroom door
,asAdri
anaturnedaroundt oface
him, helandedahotsl aponherandAdr i
ana
ret
reatedback, holdingherface,i
nwhichhishand
wasi mpr i
ntedon.Wel lem wentaft
erherasAdr i
ana
boltedforthedoor ,pasthi
m.Het urnedaround
quicklyandl andedaki ckonherass,shenearlyfel
l
buthel dthelockandopenedt hedoor,
runningout.

Well
em:I'm goi
ngtoki
llyout
oni
ght
!Youar
eso
di
srespect
fulAdri
ana!

Adrianarandownt hestai
rs,
pastthekit
chenas
Kaonewasl aughingwithhermout hful
l.She
thoughtofrunningt ot
hecarbutsher emember ed
thatallt
hecarkeyswer eupst ai
rs,
sosher an
outside,
sli
ppingintothewetl awnasitwasraining.
Shegotupasshehear dWellem'sheavyfoot
steps
assher anoutsideherhome. ..

AtAmar
a'shome.
.
Amarawalkedi
nasherfri
endwasstandi
ngatthe
door
,hol
dingahandbagandaphone,shesi
ghed
andsmil
edatAmara.

Chi
na:Mma, Iwasabouttocal
lyou,
i'
mlat
eformy
dat
e.Yourboyfr
iendi
sinsi
de.
Amar
a:Ihavenoboyf
ri
end.
China:Hesaidhi
snamei sStatus,
Ilethim because
Isawal otofhi
spictur
esinyouralbum anddiary.I
won'tbehomet i
llt
omorrow,havefun.

SheleftAmar astandi
ngther
eandrantothegate.
Amarabi therlowerli
pangri
lyandwal
kedinsi
dethe
house.Statussawherandst oodupsmil
ing,
openinghisarmsf orahug.

Amara:Pl
easegetoutofher
e.Idon'
tevenknow
howyoufoundoutwhereIstay,
Idon'
twantyou
her
e.
St
atus:Dar
li
ngpl
ease.
..I
'
m achangedper
son.I
camet oapologi
se,Il
oveyouAmar a,
andIneedyou,
Idon'twantanyothergi
rlexceptyou.Canyou
pleasefor
giveme?
Amara:Idon'
tdeser
veyou,
I'
mt oobeauti
fult
obe
cheat
edon.Iknowmywor t
h,sopleasego.
St
atus:Ihavest
oppedcheat
ing.
Amar
a:Gett
hef
vckout
tamyhouse!
Status:So,becauseyouarenowwor ki
ng,nowI'm
notgoodenoughf oryou?Becauseyounowknow
makeup, youareinstal
li
ngweavesandlookli
kea
celebri
tyyoufeelli
keI'
m notgoodenoughforyou?
Amar a:Youwerenevergoodenoughforme.You
fai
ledtotakecar
eofmeandmakemel ookthis
beautif
ul,st
opwhinni
ngandacceptyourloss,you
wil
lneverhaveanotherme.I'
mtherarekind,andI
wasdoi ngyouafavour.

ThedooropenedandZoskiwal
kedi
nwhi
stl
ing.

Zoski
:Sweet
hear
t,youar
e-whoi
sthi
s?
Stat
us:St
atus,
hisboyf
ri
end.Whoareyou?Areyou
theonewhoismakingherfor
getaboutme?
Zoski
:Kekopaoretswelekakgor
oswaare,i
'
m hi
s
fi
ancee.
[.
.pl
easel
eaveourhousei
npeace]

StatuschargedatZoskiwhododgedhi m, het
urned
aroundwi t
haf istandlandeditbetweenZoski '
s
eyes.Zoskistaggeredback, bl
inki
ng,seeingafew
starsaroundhishead.St at
uscamewi thanother
punchbutZoskimanagedt ododgehi m.Heangr i
ly
punchedSt at
usont hestomachandgr abbedafork
fr
om hisjacket.Heai meditonhi sneckand
stabbedhim har der
.

StatusstaggeredbackholdinghisneckasAmar a
screamed.Zoskichargedathi m andpushedhi m
down, hefellonhisback,
hitti
nghisheadhar deron
thef l
oorasZoskilandedont opofhim.Hewas
aboutt opunchhim whenhesawhi scrackedskull
ont heside.Helookedathiswideopeneyesand
slowlystoodup...
.
.
.
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
e!!
!!
!
[
09/
13,
06:
08] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode32

AtAmar
a'shouse

TheybothlookedatSt at
us'wideopeneyesandthe
part
ial
lycrackedskull.Hemovedabi t,
andgaveout
agruntashecl osedhi seyesonhisown, t
ryi
ngto
bl
ink.Zoskifrozeinthemi ddl
eofthehouseas
Amar apacedar ound,notsurewhattodo.Status
wasnotmovi
ng,t
her
ewasalotofbl
oodar
oundhi
s
head,
andhi
seyeswerenowcl
osed.

Therewasaheavyknockont hedoorandtheyboth
j
umped,rushi
ngtoblockthedoorbuttheperson
pushedopenthedoorandwalkedin.I
twasZoski's
fat
herwhowalkedinangry.

Bi
g-Daddy:Youbet
ternotbehit
ti
ngthisgi
rlcoz-
Hol
yshvt!Whatint
hef vcker
yhappenedhere?
Amar
a:(Crying)I
,he,i
tjustgotoutofhand.Iswear
i
twasunintenti
onal
.
Bi
g-Daddy:ShvtZoski
!Whathappened?Youknow
what?Noneedt oexpl
ainanyt
hing,
waither
e,don'
t
l
etanyoneinsi
de.Underst
ood!

Amaranodherhead,shakingwithf
ear.Zoskiwas
j
ustfr
ozeninthemiddleofthehouse,l
ookingathi
s
bl
oodyhands.Hisf
athertouchedhisheadashe
wasthi
nki
ngsohard, t
ryi
ngt ocomeupwi t
ha
sol
uti
on.

Bi
g-Daddy:I
nfact
,comel
ockup.

Hei nstr
uctedAmar at ol
ockupt hehouse,shedid
andwal kedt oZoski ,pul
li
nghi mt ot
hecoucht osit
downbuthecoul dn'tbudge.Bi g-Daddywal kedout
oftheyar d,meetingpeopl eont hegate,heassured
them thatthescr eamswer ejustnot hi
ng,the
tenantswer ekill
ingasmal lsnake.Hegl ancedat
themai nhousewher eAmar a'slandlordsli
ved,i
t
showedt hatt her
ewasnoonehomeandhewas
glad,so,hejusttur nedawayt hepeoplewhocame
withtheintentionofspect ating.

Withi
naminute,her
eversedint
othehomewi thhis
bi
gcarandparkedinreversei
nfrontofAmara'
s
house,t
henopenedthebootofhiscar.Heknocked.

Bi
g-Daddy:Amar
a,openup!
Thedooropenedandhel ookedatZoski,
whowas
sti
llnotbudging.Bi
g-Daddywaswearingl ongblue
surgicalgl
oves,hebentdownandlif
tedSt atus'
upperbodyhel ookedatAmar af
orassistance.

Amar
a:No,
no,
I'
m nott
ouchi
ngt
hat
.
Big-Daddy:I
fyoucan'thel
pme,thenwhowi ll
?Your
foolofaboyfri
endisjustst
andi
ngtherel
ikea
zombi e.Youdon'
thavetodomuch, j
ustl
ifthi
slegs.

Amar abr avelywal kedtot hebl oodySt atusandbent

down, fi
rml ygr abbingbothofhi slegs.Shet r
iednot
tot hi
nkmuchaboutt hesi tuat i
on, Imean, sheonce
cutaper sonhangi ngont her afters,soshecoul ddo
this.Shet ol
dher sel
fthatshecoul ddot his,butthen
poorSt atus,hewasoncet hel oveofherl i
fe.She
closedhermi ndandwi thal lhermi ght,helped
Zoski'sfathert olif
thimt ot hecar , bl
ooddr i
ppedall
thewayt othebootofhi scar .Her emovedt he
glovesandt hrewt hem in.St atusmovedonceagai n
andAmar aleaped,
tryi
ngt
otouchhi
m,Zoski
's
fat
herpushedherawayandclosedt
heboot.

Amara:Hei
smovi
ng,
weshoul
dtakehi
mtot
he
hospi
tal
.
Big-
Daddy:Tr
ytomopthisbl
oodasqui
ckas
possi
ble,
Iwil
ldi
sposet
hebody.
Amara:Whatdoyoumeanyouwi
lldi
sposet
he
body?Heisal
ive!
Big-Daddy:Shh!Thewal l
shaveear
syounggi rl
.I
willcallmyr i
ghthandmant ocomehelpyou,buttry
tomopal lthebloodassoonasnow.Andcleant hat
cowar d,it
'smyf ir
stt
imetoseeamanwhoi st hi
s
corwadi sh,youaresobravemygir
l,soyoucando
thi
s, cl
ean, pl
ease.
Amar
a:Okay,
butwher
ear
eyout
aki
nghi
m?
Big-
Daddy:Ifyoudon'
twanttogotojai
l,doasIsay.
Blooddri
esquickl
y,anditi
shardtocl
eanitup
whenit'
sthatway.Myr i
ghthandmanwi l
lbri
ng
concent
ratedSodium Hydr
oxidet
okil
lanyevidence,
i
twil
lneutr
ali
zet hewholefl
oorandi
fanyonetr
ies
t
oinvest
igat
e,theywon'tfi
ndanyDNAr emnant
s.
UseJikt
omopt hefl
oorfornow.

HepulledAmaraintohim andgaveherawar mti

ght
hug.Sheexhal
ed,feel
ingstrongandbraveagai
nas
hewhisperedi
ntoherear.

Big-
Daddy:Youcandot his,Ihavemywhol etrustin
you.Don'tl
etZoskioutofyoursight,anddon'
ttalk
toanyone,i
ncludi
ngclosefriends.Iwil
lbeback
sooner.

Hegotbacki ntohiscaranddr oveoutasAmar a

rushedtothebat hroom,shetookamopandpour ed
Jikandwat ert henshest ar
tedtomop.Starti
ngwi th
thebloodout side,shewassoqui ckbecausei twas
hereverydayj ob,asahouse, shehadlearntthe
tri
cksofmoppi ngqui ckl
y.Shethrewt
hebl oody
waterintothet oil
etandf l
ushedthenshewentf or
thesecondr ound.
Zoskif
inal
lymovedfr
om hi
sspotwhent herewas
nolongerbl
oodonthefl
oor,
hewal kedtohi
sphone
andAmar alef
tthemopandgrabbeditbef
orehe
coul
d.

Zoski
:I-er
r.
.whatj
usthappened?I
shedead?
Amar
a:Don'
tthi
nkabouti
tmuch.Come,
youneed
t
owashup.
Zoski
:Iki
ll
edapersonAmara!Lookatmyhands.
..
LetmecallBoemo,heshoul
dcomehelpme.
Amar a:No,no,no.Yourfatheriscoming,wear enot
i
nvolvinganotherperson.Doyouwantt orotinj ai
l?
No.Thendon' ttel
lanyone,peoplebet
raysothers,
moreespeciallyfr
iends.Calm downmyl ove,calm
down, okay?

Zoskinodhisheadashisbighandswereshaking.
Amarasoflt
ypulledhert
othebathroom,shehelped
heroutofhi
sclothesandopenedtheshoweroft he
l
it
tlebathroom oft heirbachelorpad.Zoskistepped
i
nandAmar awal kedt othesitt
ingroom tofinish
moppi ng.Shehadmoppedt hewhol ebloodout side
andt herewasnot race,unlesstheforensicsexper t
s
di
ggeddeeper .Shewr enchedthemopandst arted
wipingthelightpinkwat erontheti
le.

Shehear dacardr i
vingincloset oherhouseand
shejumpedt ot hewi ndow, movi ngthecur tai
nabi t
.
Herhear tskippedasshesawt hecarl ights,
alt
houghi twasnowget ti
ngdar keroutside,she
couldnot ethati twasapol i
cecar .From theblue
andredl ights,sheknewi nstantlythatshewasi n
tr
ouble.Twoconst ablessteppedoutwal kedt oher
doorasshequi cklyclosedthecur tainandl ookedat
herbloodycl othes, shelookedatSt at
us' bagbyt he
couchandswal lowedhar d,herhear tthumpi ng.She
knewt hatshehadbadl uck,butthiswaswor se.

Somewher
einKasane.
..
Adrianawasr unningbar efooted.I twassodar kand
therainwasmaki ngitwor se,shekeptonst epping
onshar pobj ectswi t
houtseei ngt hem.Wel l
em
want edtobeatheragai nandshehadmanagedt o
escapeandr un.Theungr atefulhusbandofher s
hadbr oughtami stresst ot heirhouseandhe
commandedhert opr eparet heguestbedr oom f or
her.Itwast otaldisrepect ,i
twashear t
breaking
anger i
ngthewayshel ookedandl aughedat
Adriana,li
keshewassomesor tofshvt.Herpr ide
woul dn'
tletherpr epar ethebedr oom, shest oodher
groundt histimear ound.I tisver ywr ongf ora
womant ot r
eatanot herwomanl ikethat.Shewas
mar ri
edandt hemi stresshadnor i
ghtentering
Adriana'shouse.

Sheheardaf ai
ntcarsoundandsher anawayf r
om
theroadstr
aight,i
ntothebushes.Kasanewasa
verydanger
ouspl ace,moreespeci
all
yatnight.
Animalswereroami ngever
ywhere,evenatthemall,
butshewaswi ll
ingtobekill
edbyanani malinst
ead.
Shecouldn'
tletherlif
etobetakenoutbythatevil
man.Al lshedidwast ol ovehi m, andhemi streat
ed
her.Adr i
anascannedt het reesandsawanar ea
wher et herewast otaldar kness, sheguessedt hat
thetr eestherewer esohi ghandt hick.She
i
nvol unt ar
il
yrant hereandhel dherbr eath.The
appr oachingsoundoft hebi gengi newast ooloud
now.Sheknewt hatitwashi m, hewashunt i
ngher
downl ikeananimal .Hisi ntentionswer etokil
lher
tonightbecauseshehadr efusedt opr epareabed
forhi smi st
ress.Adr i
anacl aspedherhandsonher
earsandl aidont hegrassasf all
ent reebranches
scratchedher .

Forl i
keet er
nit
y,shesatther ehuddledont he
groundl ikeanewbor nbaby.Tear swerestreaming
outofhereyesandshecoul dn'tj
uststopcr yi
ng,
shecoul dn'tst
op.Itwast oomuchf orher,somuch
badt hingswer ehappeninginhermar r
iagebutshe
sti
lllovedherhusband.Shej ustwishedhecoul d
change, shewi shedhecoul dbet hemanhemar ried,
theonewhousedl essviolence,whent heywerest i
ll
datingandi ntheirhoneymoonphase.
Herl i
mbswer etir
ed, Adrianaslowlystoodupand
thetreesshewasunder ,viol
entlyshook.She
quicklyranbet weent hetreesandheadedbackt o
themai nr oad.Shet houghtthatmaybel eopards
andmonkeyswer esl eepingont opofthem, andshe
wasn'twi l
lingtogiveupherl i
fejustyet.Thegr ound
start
edvi brati
ngliketherewer eelephant snearby.
Sher ansoqui cklyunt i
lshewasatt hemai nr oad.
Brightli
ght sbli
ndedherandshesl i
ppedont hepool
ofrainwat erandf el
lt othegroundast hebi gcar
approached.

Adr
iana:(shout
ing,
cryi
ng)Wel
lem pl
easedon'
tki
ll
me!Iloveyou!
.
.
.
.
.
SeeyouonMonday
[
09/
13,
06:
09] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode33

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar aheardacardr ivingincl oset oherhouseand

shej umpedt ot hewi ndow, movi ngthecur t
ainabit.
Herhear tskippedasshesawt hecarl i
ghts,
althoughi twasnowget ti
ngdar keroutside,she
couldnot ethati twasapol icecar .From theblue
andr edl i
ghts,sheknewi nstantlythatshewasi n
trouble.Twoconst ablesst eppedoutandwal kedto
herdoorasshequi cklycl osedt hecur t
ainand
l
ookedatherbl oodycl othes, shelookedatSt atus'
bagbyt hecouchandswal lowedhar d,
herhear t
thumpi ng.Sheknewt hatshehadbadl uck, butthi
s
waswor se.
Therewasaknockont hedoorasAmarastepped
back,notsur
ewhattodo.Theknockbangedagain
andshej umped,
knocki
ngaremoteofft
hetable.

Pol
ice:Openup!Wear
ethepol
ice!

Amar aquicklytookof fherbloodycl othesand

remai nedwit
habr aandherpant i
es.Shet ooka
deepbr eathandwal kedt othedoor .Sheopened
andt heoffi
cerssteppedback, t
heyl ookeddown,
tryi
ngt oavoi
dlooki ngather ,
butdamn, t
hathot
bodywasmaki ngt hem toloosef ocus.

Amara:Hi
,howcanIhel
pyou?Bequickpl
ease,
you
havei
nter
rupt
edmeinthemiddl
eofsomethi
ng.
Poli
ce:Kgm!Canyoupl easeputonsomet
hing
appropr
iat
e?Ican'
tfocus.
Amara:Why?It'
smyhouse, Idr
esshoweverIwant
,
andIdidn'
texpectanyguest
.
Pol
ice:Umm,
okay,
wear
elooki
ngf
orsomeol
d
man,heiscommonl yknownasBi
g-Daddy.We
coul
dn'tfi
ndhim athi
shomeandsomeonedir
ect
ed
ushere,athi
sson'shome.
Amara:Oh,
youaremist
aken,
it'
snextdoor
.Idon'
t
t
hinkheist
her
ethough.Hecl
ubstoomuch.
Pol
ice:Whi
chcl
ubdoeshenor
mal
lygoest
o?
Amara:Idon'
tknow.Gocheckhi
m,theyar
donyour
ri
ghtsi
de.Bytheway,whatdi
dBig-
Daddydo?

Thepolicemanl ookedatherrel
uctant
lyandlooked
athispartnerasAmar asteppedoutandheldher
hi
ps.Heswal l
owedhar dandputhishandinthe
pocket.

Pol
ice:Hei
swant edf
orcorrupt
ion.Hewasgrant
ed
someyouthfundsbutheisovertheageof35.Heis
ver
yoldandnearpension,
webel i
evether
eissome
cor
rupti
ongoingon.
Pol
ice2:(
Whisper
ing)Kgm!Romeo!Wecan't
di
scussourcaseswithci
vil
li
ans.What
'swr
ongwi
th
you?
Pol
ice:Oh,Miss,wewil
lbeonourway.Sor
ryf
ort
he
i
nconvenienceandhavealovel
yni
ght.
Amar
a:Bye.

Amarawalkedbacki nt
othehouseandt ookadeep
breat
h,shet
ookt hewaterthatshehadmopped
witht
ogodisposei t
.Therewasanotherknockand
sheputthebucketdownwi thfr
ustr
ati
on.

Voi
ce:Zoski
,openup!Iwassentbyyourdadt
o
cl
ean.

Amararantot
hedoorandunl ocked,hegr
eetedthe
manwhowast her
e,dr
essedi
nj ani
tor'
scl
othi
ng.He
washoldi
ngcleani
ngequipmentsinabagandar ed
di
sposalpl
ast
icbag.

Hi
m:Hi
!Iwassentbyyourf
athert
ohel
p.Iwi
llbe
st
eri
li
zingthefl
oor.Iwi
llbegoi
ngwit
hthatbagand
al
lyourbloodycl
othesi
ncludi
ngthemop.
Amara:Okay,
thanks.Howi
she?I
shedead?Imean
St
atus?
Him:Whoi sthat?Iwassenttocomecleanthe
cow'sbl
oodt hatyourfat
hermist
akenl
yspil
ledon
thefl
oor.Idon'tneedhel
p,doyoumindgivi
ngme
spacetowor k?Andpleasegodressup.

Amar asighedandleftever
ythingt
here.Shewentt
o
thebathroom, wr
appedherselfwit
hat oweland
tookallofZoski'
sclot
hes.Hewentandhanded
them tothemanwhoshovedt hem int
othered
plast
ictogetherwit
hhers.

Shewal kedbacktothebathroom, l
eavi
nghim
cl
eaningandcl osedthedoor.Zoskiwasstil
l
st
andingundert heshower,hotsteam r
isi
ngfrom i
t.
Amar aremovedherbr aandpantiesandstepped
i
ntoit,hetouchedhischestandher educedthe
pressureofthewater.Underthehotshower,
ever
ythi
ngst
art
edt
osi
nki
ntoAmar
a'shead.

Everythi
nghappenedsof ast,itwasli
keshewasi n
amovi eandi tfeltsounbel
ievable.Questi
ons
swarmedi nherhead.Canaper sondiethateasi
ly?
Wher ethehelldidZoski'
sfathercomef rom?How
didhepul lsuchast unti
nashor tt
ime?Andshe,
Amar a,wheredi dshegetthosegut s?Toassisti
n
coveringthecrime?Shef el
tlikeitwasadr eam,and
sheneededt owakeup.

ShefeltZoski
'
sli
psonherf
oreheadandhet
il
ted
herheadup.

Zoski:I
ftherewaseverachanceofbei ngwit
hyou,
Irui
nedit.I'
m sorry,Idon'tknowhowi tall
happened,I'm st
il
ltryingtorecoverf
rom theshock.
I'
m sorr
yIf ai
ledtobeamanoutt hereandyouhad
totakecareofever ything.
Amar
a:(
cryi
ng)I
'
m st
il
lshockedt
oo.Butwewi
llget
t
hrought
his,
wewi l
l.Ibel
ieveheisnotdead,
let
's
waitt
ohearf
rom yourfat
her,okay?
Zoski
:Okay.Butwear
est
il
lfr
iendsr
ight
?
Amar
a:Yes,
wear
est
il
lfr
iends.Il
oveyou.
Zoski
:Il
oveyout
oo.

Hepulledhercl
oserforahugastheyremai
nedli
ke
t
hat,undertheshower,hopi
ngt
hatthehotwat
er
wil
lwashawayt hei
rsins.

Somewher
einKasane.
..
..

Neowasf r
om herni ghtdrive.Shewassost ressed
byherhusbandandt heinlawst oapoi ntthatshe
feltt
heneedt otakeadr i
ve.Everyonewasagai nst
herforr eacti
ngthewayshedi d.Hermot herinlaw
alsodidn'twanthert ot akethecaranddr i
ve,
apparent l
y,shewassupposedt omour nherki d.It
wasst ressfulthatevenawomanl ikeher,her
mot her
-inlawwant edhert ojustsitathome, wait
forherhusband,
andf ixt hi
ngs.Howdot heyfi
x
thi
ngswhent heotherpar tyisnotwil
lingtochange?
Howdoesshehel phim whenshedoesn' teven
knowwhatwashi spr oblem?Hersi sterinlaws
werealsosidi
ngwitht heirbrot
her.Theysawheras
thewitchwhowasdest royingthefamily'
s
reput
ation.

Shewassol osti nhert hought sthatshedi dn't

focusont her oad.Shewasonl ybr oughtbackt o
real
it
ybyascr eam.Shei mmedi atelyhitthebr akes
andshesawawomancur l
edi nthemi ddleoft he
road.Shewaswhi te.Shewasi nat hindr essandan
apron,andshewasbar efooted.Neowassur et hat
shedidn'thither ,
soshecar efull
yopenedhercar
doorandst eppedout ,
awar ethatshemi ghtbea
robberandt heot her swouldsoonat tackher .She
putthesuspi cionsasi deandwal kedovert oher
anyway, wit
ht hei ntenti
onst hatifshedi es,she
wouldjustdi e,herlifewasst ressfulanyway.
Thewomanwascover i
ngherf aceandpr aying.
Probabl ythoughtshewasdyi ng.Neocoul dn'thear
herbecauseshewast alkinginAfrikaans, andshe
wast alkingver yf ast.Shekeptherdi stanceand
call
edt oher ,assuringhert hateverythingwasokay.
Shesl owl yr ai
sedherheadwhenshehear dNeo's
voiceandl ookedather .Neor ecognisedher ,i
twas
Adriana, andshesawf earinhereyes, itwas
heartbreakingt oseeanot herwomani nt hatst at
e,
shewaspr obabl yrunningawayf rom aman.
Genderbasedvi ol
encei sreal.Shewoul dn' twishit
onanyone, evenherwor stenemy.I twasanenemy
becausei twast heonet hatkill
edhersi st er,her
onlyfami lybesi desherki ds.

Adri
anaqui ckl
yst
oodupandst
art
edt
alki
ngr
eal
l
y
fast
,looki
ngsidet
oside.

Adri
ana:Pl
easehel
pme!Pl
easehel
p!Hei
sgoi
ngt
o
ki
llme!Pl
easehel
p!
Herwhol efacehadtur
nedred,mucusandtears
wer eallmi
xedup.Neocouldseebytheheadli
ghts
thathereyesweresunkenandtheeyebagswer e
black,shesuspect
edthatshekeepsonhi
dingher
mi ser
ablefacewit
hmakeup.

Justbef oreNeocoul dr eply,t

heyhear dheavy
vibrationsandt r
eesbr eaking.Shelookedont helef
t
sideoft heroadandt het r
eeswer etoothickthere,
givingt otaldarkness.Shi i
t,el
ephants.shegr abbed
thel ady'shandanddr aggedhert ot
hecar .Shewas
reluctantt ogobutassoonast heel
ephantst epped
i
nt ot hemai nroad, sher ushedintothecar .Neo
quickl ygotintothedr iver'
ssideastheel ephant
brokemor etr
ees.

Neo:Shvt
!It
'
sbl
ocki
ngt
her
oad!
.
.
.
.
.
Qui
ckl
yli
ket
hei
nser
tspl
ease!
!!
[
09/
13,
06:
09] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode34

AtZoski
'
shouse.

Thatni ght,Amarafoll
owedZoskiasheopenedt he
doorwi der,shegotinsidethenhecl osedthedoor
andl ocked.Amar alookedar oundatthe
decor ati
onsintheroom, t
hebaloons,rosepet
als
scatteredont hefl
oor,thetablethatwassmar t
ly
placedi nthemiddleoft heroom withfoodandal ot
oftreatsplacedont opofi t
.Amar aturnedand
l
ookedatZoski ,wholookeddown.

Amar
a:Don'
ttel
lmet
hatyouwant
edt
opr
opose.
Zoski:No,no.Ijustwant
edt
ocel
ebr
ateour
fr
iendshipinstyle.
Amara:Oh,okay.Butyoudoknowt hatatsome
poi
nt,Iwi
llhavetoret
urnyourr
ing?Friendsdon'
t
gi
veeachot herr
ingsandneckl
aces.
Zoski
:Theydo.I
nrar
ecases
Amar a:Okay,
i'
m goi
ngtosl
eep,
Idon'
twannaeat
anything.I
'
m sorr
yyouhadtopr
epar
eallt
hesefor
nothing.
Zoski
:It
'sokay,
Iunderst
and.Idon'
tthi
nki'
llbeable
toeatanyt
hingtoo.Youwil
lusetheguestbedroom.
Amara:Iwon'
tbeabl
etosleepal
one,
that
'st
he
whol
epointofcomi
nghere.
Zoski
:Okay,
myr
oom i
tis.Gosl
eep,
Iwi
llf
indyou.

Amar awalkedtoZoski
'
sbedr oom ashewenttot
he
kit
chen.Hesearchedallhi
spockets,removi
ng
everyt
hinginsi
de,dr
oppingthecontentsont
he
tabl
e.
I
nKasane.
..

AdrianaandNeohear dheavyvi brat

ionsandt r
ees
breaking.Neolookedont heleftsideoftheroad
andt hetreeswer etoothickthere,givi
ngtotal
darkness.Shit,elephants.Shegr abbedthelady'
s
handanddr aggedhert ot hecar.Shewasr eluct
ant
togobutassoonast heelephantsteppedintothe
mainr oad,sher ushedintothecar .Neoquicklygot
i
ntot hedr i
ver
'ssi deastheelephantbr okemor e
tr
ees.

Neo:Shvt
!It
'
sbl
ocki
ngt
her
oad!
Adri
ana:Idon'tt
hinkitsawus,
OhmyGod!Just
dr
ive,i
twon'tharm us.
Neo:No,
itwi
ll
,thewayitlooksangr
y,Ithi
nki
t
somehowfel
tthescentofahumanbei ngint
heai
r.
Adr
iana:What
?Ohno.
Neo:Yeah,
iti
sdangerousthatway.Don'
twor
ry,
I
wil
lgetusoutofher
e,Ihaveli
vedinKasanel
ong
enough.
Adr
iana:Okay.
Neo:Yeah,
putonyourseat
bel
t.

Neosl owl
yrever
sedt hecar,shedidsowhi
lethe
elephantwassti
llbusyblockingt
hewayinfrontof
them.Whenshewasf arenough,
shetur
nedthecar
aroundandwentbackt hewayshecamef r
om, t
o
goj oi
nanothert
her oad.

Neo:Shoul
dIt
akeyout
othepol
ice?What
happened?
Adri
ana:No,nopol
ice,
theywon'
thel
pme.Theywil
l
tel
lmetojustgobacktohi
m andsol
veouri
ssues
athome.
Neo:Washebeat
ingyou?
Adr
iana:Yes,
andIdon'
twantt
otal
kabouti
t.

AtNeo'
shome.
..
Adri
anawascur l
edont hecouchinthekids'
bedr
oom, Shai
nawassl eepi
ngont hebedandNeo
wassit
ti
ngont hecornerofthecouch.Bothshe
andAdrianawerehol
dingcupsofcof fee,
asthey
wentoverwhathappenedatt hebushes.

Neo:Yousai
dthet
reeswerethi
ckerandi
twasn'
t
r
aini
ngwhereyouwerehi
ding?
Adr
iana:Yes,i
twasli
ketheywer eshiel
dingme, i
t
wasevensowar mtoo,Icouldhavejustsleptt
here,
j
ustthatWell
em'scarkeptpassi
ngtimeandagai n,I
wasscaredhewouldwaket hewildanimalsand
t
heywoul dhaveat
tackedme.
Neo:Youwer
ehi
dingundert
heel
ephant
'sbel
ly.
Adr
iana:What
?
Neo:Di
dyouhearsomet
hingl
iket
hunderr
umbl
ing
orl
ight
ning?
Adri
ana:Yes,
yes.So,youmeant otel
lmethatIwas
hi
dingunderanelephant
'sbel
lyal
lthi
sti
me?Neo
pl
ease.
..
Neo:I'
mt el
li
ngyou,youwereundertheel
ephant
's
bel
ly.Thatwasit
'sstomachgrumbli
ng.
Adr
iana:Tel
lmeyouar
eki
ddi
ng.
Neo:No, i'
m not ,that '
swhyi twast hatangr y,it
caughtyourscentwhenyougotoutoft her e.Itonce
happenedt ot hisot herol dl adywhenshewas
gat her i
ngwi l
df rui
ts.Shesayst hatitstartedr ai
ning,
sheandherf riendr ani ntot hebushes, looki ngf ora
thickt reet ohideunder .Ofcour sei t
'sdanger oust o
hideunderat reewheni t'
sr ainingbutt heyhadno
choi ce.Theyendeduphi dingunderanel ephant 's
belly, unawar eoft hat.Af terashor twhile,thef r
iend
deci dedt hatt heyshoul dj ustwal kinther ain
becausei twasget tingdar kerandshehadno
i
nt ent i
onofsl eepingi nt hef or est.Justaftert hey
movedf rom undert heel ephant ’sbelly,
itdeci dedt o
l
aydown, theywer eabi tfarf rom itwhent hey
witnessedt hat.Theol dladysai dshewassoscar ed
andf earedt hebushesf rom t hatdayonwar ds.
Adr
iana:Oh,
myGod.I
magi
nei
fithadsquashedme.
Neo:Godl
ovesyou,
itwasnotyourt
imeyet
.

Adri
anacur l
edonthecouchandhel
dt heshawl
ti
ghter
,shewasdressedinNeo'
sbigpyjamas.She
star
redatNeoharderandbegantospeakinalow,
ti
ghtvoice.

Adriana:Pleasedon'ttellmeaboutGod.Ist opped
beli
evingthatHeexi st
s.Hel etmyhusbandbeatme
everyday.ThatGodi sref usingtochanget hemanI
l
ove.Iusedt opr ayeveryday, beghim,cryt ohi
m,
buthet ur
nedadeafeart owardsme.I '
m done
beli
evinginHi m.Hedoesn' texi
st,Heisjustani dea
i
nst i
ll
edinus.Ani deat ogi veushopeandmot ive.
Falsehopef orthatmat t
er .Heisjustafacade.
Neo:OkayAdr i
ana.Whateveryoubel i
evein.Butdo
youknowt hatsomedeci sionsdon'tneedGodt o
make?Oh, sorr
y,youdon'tbelieveinHim.Doyou
knowthatwalkingawayf rom at oxi
cmar r
iageis
yourdeci
sion?Your sandyour salone.Youdon't
needanyonet opointagunt oyourheadt otellyou
tol
eavet
hatper
son.Anyway,
sleepti
ght
,Ihada
l
ongday,andi
tsti
llf
eel
sli
keanight
mare.Areyou
sur
eyouarecomfort
abl
eenoughonthecouch?
Adriana:Yes,
Iam, goodni
ght
.Thankyouf
or
rescuingme,thankyou.
Neo:Don'
tment
ioni
t.Youar
epayi
ngmet
omor
row.
Adr
iana:Haha,
Okay.

AtPor
ti
a'
shouse

Thef oll
owingmor ning,Port
iagotupf rom herbed.
Shet houghtful
lytookoutherdi aryandpaged
through,shescr i
bbledsomet hi
ngsoni tandcl osed
i
t.Shet ookoutherphoneandcheckedherf acein
themi rr
orselfi
e,shewasper f
ect.Shet ookadeep
breathandt ypedapostonf acebook,taggingNeo
andherhusband, butthenshedel eteditandwent
l
iveonf acebooki nstead.Manyvi ewersshowedas
shepr eparedherspeech.
Port
ia:Goodmor ni
ngdearf
ri
endsandf ami
ly.I
havesomucht osaytoday,
so,I
'm aski
ngyoutotag
yourfri
endssothatmanypeopl
ecanhearwhati '
m
abouttoshare.
..
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
06:
09] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode35

AtPor
ti
a'
shome.
.

Port
iasmil
edascommentsl
oaded,
peopl
etel
li
ng
hert
hattheyar
ereadyf
ort
heli
vevi
deo.Many
peopl
etaggedot
her
stocomeandwat
ch.

Por ti
a:Thankyouf ort het agsmyf r
iends.Oh, Hi
Masa, i'
m notgoingt ot alkaboutt hat,Iwon' tsay
names.Wel l,Ij
ustmadet hisvideowi tht he
i
nt entionstoventandt alkbadaboutsomeonewho
didmebadandneverapol ogizedbutt henIr eal i
zed
thatitwi l
lonlylandmei nt hehospi talagain.Guys, I
wasi nlovewi t
hamar riedman, hi
swi festabbed
met oneardeat hwi thakni fe.Hewasj ustthere,
standi ng,watching,notdef endi ngme. ..
.Oh, no, Pat
,
i
'm notbi tt
er,butthanksf ort headvi ce.Wel l
, t
he
thingi s,t
hesemar ri
edmenwi lluseyouandnot
def endyouwhent heirwi vesat tackyou.Guys, even
i
fhei shandsomeorl oaded, stayawayf rom bo
mar r
ied.

Shepausedasmostofthecomment
sanger
edher
,
mostpeopl
ewereat
tackingher
.

Por
ti
a:Guys,
thet
hingi
sIdon'
twantt
hatmanback,
no,Idon'
twanthim back,andi '
m notbitt
er.Ij
ust
wantedtosharemyexper ienceandper sonalvi
ew
onthematter
.Ifeell
ikethel awistakinglongto
dealwit
hmycase, Idon'tknowi fit
'sbecausethe
peoplewhodidthi
sar epower fulorwhat.

Herphonerang,
shestarr
edathersist
er'
scalland
endeditt
oconti
nuewithhervi
deo.Neo'scomment
rol
ledt
hroughasshewasabouttosaysomet hing.

Neo:Doyouwantasecondr ound?Thequesti
oni
s
wil
lyouhandl
eitthi
st i
me?Continuet
alki
ng
nonsenseandyouwillgetwhatyouwant.

Porti
apani ckedasshesawmanypeopl ereacti
ngto
Neo'scomment ,
repl
yi ngit.Sheimmedi at
elyended
thelivechatanddeletedi tfrom hertimeli
ne.She
heldt hephonetoherchestandbi therlowerli
pas
hersi st
ercall
edagain.Sheanswer edthecalland
placedt hephoneabi tfarfrom herear ,wait
ingto
bescol ded.
AtNeo'
shouse

Neowal kedoutoft
hekit
chenholdingaglassof
waterandherphoneontheotherhand,shecli
cked
hertongueandsli
dthephonebacki nt
oherdress
pocket.Shebumpedint
ohermot herinlawbythe
entr
ance.

Her:Neokegor ebathobat lamponakel emot hoyo

ontsengjangfabakagobonaoi ti
relel
aj aana?
Youar esupposedtobesl eepingandi nthe
bedroom,notwalki
ngar oundl ikethi
s.Theki ds
werejustburi
edyesterday.[
..Neohowwi llpeopl
e
l
ookatmewhenyoudoasyoupl ease]
Neo:Okay.I
'm sorry,Ij
ustwantedwat
er.Al
lthe
ki
dsareatschool ,
andt herei
snoonetosend.
Shai
naissleeping,Icouldn'
tdi
stur
bher.
Her
:Youhaveamai
d,whycoul
dn'
tyousendher
?
Whati
sherjob?
Neo:MamayoumeanIshoul dhavesentMariam t
o
getmewat erasifi'
m sick?No,thatwomani sway
ol
derthanme.It r
eatherl i
kemyol dersi
stermost
oftheti
mes, pl
ease,Ineedt ogorest,
Ihada
sl
eeplessnight
.
Her :No,youareembar r
assingme, howcouldyou
wal karoundthehouselikethis?Youarenoteven
wear i
ngadoek, youarejustwal ki
ngaround
showi ngusyourbal dhead.Andt herei
salast
night'si
ssue,youwentoutf oradr i
veandbroughta
strangerhome, youarenotsupposedt oint
eract
withpeopl eunt
ilyourcl
eansing.
Neo:Ther
eisnocleansingthati
'
m doing,deat
his
nat
uralmama,i
tisnosi gnofbadluck,Idon'
t
bel
ievei
nsuch,
andi fyouaretal
kingaboutmy
movements,
youshouldst ar
twit
hyourson-
Her:Thabi
sokanakemonnaNeo,
oskai
comparer
l
eenekeagokopa. [
..
Thabi
soi
samanNeo.Don’t
comparethet
woofyou]
Neo:So,
it'
sokayforamant
ogooutdur
ing
ber
eavementwhil
eawomanischai
nedi
ntothe
house?No,
that
'snotmyst
yle,
Ibel
ievei
nequal
it
y.
Her:Equal
it
ymyf oot
!Don'
ttal
kequal
it
ywhenyou
pr
ovidenothingt
othi
sfamil
y.
Neo:( Walki
ngaway)Kanannaf akekasi mololago
goar abajaakakebatagoneha,leyagompi l
etsa
familymeet i
ngleregakenamaitseo.[
..
ifist
art
respondingtoyourwords,youwillcal
lafamily
meetingf ormelabel
li
ngmeasdi srespectf
ul]

Shewalkedint
oShaina'sr
oom andlookedat
Adri
anawhowast alki
ngtoherlawyer,
dressedi
nto
oneofthemaid'
sclothesandshoes.Shehungup
andlookedatNeo.

Adr
iana:Ij
ustt
alkedt
omyl
awyer
.
Neo:Ar
eyoudi
vor
cinghi
m?
Adri
ana:No, Iwant
edhimt ohel pusfi
ndagood
marriagecounsel
or,f
ornow, Ijustwantapeaceful
separati
on.Iwanttospendsomet i
meawayf rom
Wellem andseeifhewillchange,Ihopehewill
r
eal
izemywor
thandcomebackt
ome.
Neo:No, Ihopeyour eal
izeyourwor thwhil
eyouar e
i
nt hi
ssepar at
ionprocess,thatoldmandoesn' t
deserveyouatal l
.Butthen,whoam It ojudgewhen
Imyself,
am st uckinatoxicrelat
ionshipanddon't
knowhowt ogoout .Ibeli
eveyouwi llmakeit
.
Adr i
ana:Thankyou.Thankyousomuch.Canyou
pleasebor r
owmesomemoney, Ineedtogetacab
sot hatIgocol l
ectmybel ongi
ngsbackathome?
I'
mt akingthenextf l
ighttoMaun,mycarwi l
lfol
low
me, Iwillbestayingwi t
hmycousinf orawhi
leunti
l
thismansor tshimsel fout.
Neo:Idon'tt
hinkyoushouldgoalone,
whati fhe
beatsyouagainwhileyouarether
e?Youhavet ogo
tothepoli
ceandaskt hem t
oaccompanyyou.You
wil
lalsohavetofil
eforarestr
aini
ngorderagainst
him di
dyour epor
tthoseti
meswhenhebeatyou?
Adr
iana:No,
Ionl
yrepor
tedt
wiceandst
opped,
it
wasofnouse.
Neo:I
t'
ssomethi
ng,
itwi
llhelpyoui
nbeinggr
ant
ed
t
herestr
aini
ngor
der
.Come, Iwil
lgi
veyouari
det
o
t
hepol
icest
ati
on.

Neogr abbedhercarkeysandsatdown, slipping

herfeetinthesneaker sandt yingtheshoel aces.
Adri
anal ookedather ,shecoul dtellt
hatshewas
mour ni
ngt hedeathofherki ds.Shewast ryingt o
bott
leeverythinginside,shewast r
yingtoact
str
ongbykeepi nghermi ndoccupi edwi t
h
unnecessar ythi
ngs.Whi chwasadanger oust hing,
hercopingmechani sm wassodanger ousbecause
bythet i
mesheexpl odes,hellwasgoi ngtobr eak
l
oose.Neost oodupandf orcedasmi l
e,Adr i
ana
smiledbackandf ol
lowedherout si
de,theypassed
Neo'smot herinlawbyt hesi tt
ingroom asAdr iana
sai
dhergoodbyes.

Her
:Neooyakae?
[..
Neowher
ear
eyougoi
ng?
]
Neo:Ineedt
oreportmysel
fatt
hepoli
cestat
ion
ever
ydaymother
,Ihaveanassaul
tcase.
Her
:Don'tt
hinki
'm st
upi
d,whenyouhavetomour n
f
oraclosefamil
ymember ,
thepol
icecanexcuse
youf
oraf
ewdays.
Neo:Adr
ianal
et'
sgo,
Iwi
llt
alkt
oMamawhenI
comeback.
Her:Neo!MmagweLeo!I
'
mt al
kingt
oyou!Hey,
kantewheredi
dThabi
sogetthi
sstubbor
nwoman?

AtAmar
a'swor
kpl
ace

Amar awal keddownt hecor ri

dor ,
deepi nher
thought s,
holdi
ngt hekeysofal lther oomsshe
cleaned.Hersuper visorwal kedbehi ndherand
tappedhershoul der,shej umpedf reakedoutbefor
e
reali
zingwhowasi nf rontofher .Thel adyj
ust
compl imentedherf orcleaningt horoughlythatday
andpassedt othefrontdesk.Amar asighedand
walkedbehi ndher,shet alkedtot her ecept
ioni
stto
giveherherbag.
Shegoti
tandturnedaroundtorushhomewi t
ht he
hopet
hatshewillf
indZoski
'sfat
her,
shewant edto
knowwhathappenedtoStatus.Whenthesl
idi
ng
doorsoftheguesthouseopened,
shecamefaceto
facewit
hBoemohol dingagir
l'
shand.Shedi
dn'
t
bothert
olookatthem andj
ustpassed.

BoemograbbedAmar a'
shandandhandedt
hegir
l
hi
swall
et,t
hegir
llookedatAmarawit
hanatt
it
ude.

Boemo:Babe,gobookaroom andwai
tforme
i
nside,
Iowethisl
adysomethi
ng.

Thegir
lwal
kedinsi
deasBoemor
efusedt
oletgoof
Amara'
shand.

Amar
a:WhatdoyouwantBoemo?
Boemo:Whyar
en'
tyouaskingmegorewhoi
sshe?
Youwantt
opassmelikeyoudon'
tknowme?
Amara:Idon'
twannat
alkt
oyou,
pleasel
etgoofmy
hand.
Boemo:Youar
esof
ullofyour
sel
fyetyouar
enot
thatbeaut
if
ul.Youar
ejustbei
nghel
pedbyagr
eat
body.
Amar a:Hoo!Youknowwhat ?Ifyoudon'tl
eavemy
handi n10seconds,i
'm scr
eamingthatyouwantt
o
stealfr
om me.1-2-
3-4-
5-6
Boemo:Iknowwhathappenedl
astni
ght
!
Amar
a:What
?
Boemo:Zoskiandyou.
..Iknowwhathappenedl
ast
ni
ght.
.
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
06:
09] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode36
AtAmar
a'swor
kpl
ace

Amar asnatchedherhandf r
om Boemo'sgri
pand
retr
eatedbackf r
om him.Sherubbedherwri
st,
glarr
ingatBoemowi t
hadar i
nglookonherface.
Boemochuckl edandr ubbedhisgoat
eeashecame
closertoAmar a,t
ryi
ngtotouchheragai
n.

Amar
a:Whatdoyour
eal
lywantf
rom me?
Boemo:Ist
il
lloveyou.IknowyouandZoskidi
d
not
hingl
astnightbecauseyoudon'
tlovehi
m.
Amara:(
Heavi
ngasighofr
eli
ef)So,
that
'swhatyou
meantwhenyousai
dyouknowwhathappenedlast
ni
ght?
Boemo:Yes,Ifoundhi minabadmood.Aperson
whohadsext heni ghtbef
orecan'
twakeupwitha
grumpyface.Pvssyhast oputasmi l
eonaman's
face,
moresepeci all
yyoursAmara,kant
ewai
tse
goreomonat ejang?[..
doyouknowhowsweetyour
honeypotis]
Amara:Kant
ejaanongnnakerogelwang?Boemo
youareanenemyofpeace,Il
eftyoualoneaf
ter
youfai
ledt
oletgoofyourgi
rl
fr
iendforme,and
nowyouareharrassi
ngme,why?[.
.whyam ibei
ng
i
nsul
ted]
Boemo:Thepr oblem isyougaveuponmesoear l
y
babygirl
.Youcoul dhavegi venmeachancet osort
myselfoutfirst
.Shewasbl ackmaili
ngmet hati
fI
l
eavehert hatday, shewasgoi ngtor epor
tmef or
assaul
t,andt heywer egoingt obel
ieveherbecause
shehadbr uises,bruisesthatyou,Amar a,
gaveher.
Amar
a:Oh?
Boemo:Yeah.Webr okeupt hough,l
astweek,It
old
herIcan'
tdothisanymore,Ican'tbeherATM
machine,shewil
lfi
ndanewone.Thati swhatI'
ve
beentryi
ngtotel
lyouallal
ong.
Amara:Okay.Butit
'stool
atet
ogetyoubacknow.
Ther
eisalotgoingoni nmyli
feandIcan'
thavea
boyf
ri
endinmyl if
e,Ineedabreakf
rom mj
olo.
Boemo:Somuchisgoingoni
nmylifet
oo, Iwon'
t
l
ie,It
hinki
'
mjustbecomi
ngsomet
hingelse.You
sawt hatgi
rlIwaswith,
Idon'tevenknowhert hat
much, wemet2daysback, andmyintent
ionsareto
justplaywi
thher,Idon'
treall
ythi
nkri
ght,Idon't
knowwhy.
Amar a:Iguessit'
sthebreakupsymptoms.They
willmakeyout hrowyoursel
fatanypassingskirt
,
Haha!Askme, i
'vebeenthere,
donedidthat.Iguess
Iwast ryi
ngtoforgetmyexbysl eepi
ngwi t
hyou.
Andendeduphur t
imgthebothofusintheact,I
reall
yregrett
hat.
Boemo:Idon'treal
lyr
egretit
.Imean,thesexwas
good,waysoogoodandt heonlyt
hingIregr
eti
s
wasti
ngt hechanceyougaveme.Youhavea
beaut
ifulhear
t,andIl
ostat r
easur
einyou.
Amar a:Haha!Bl
ahblah,ont i
il
ekadi kgangmonna,
l
etmegethome, i'
mtir
ed.Someofust heyout
h
keepsonr ej
ecti
ngourapplicati
ons,so,wedon't
havemoneyandupcomi ngbusi nesses.[
..
youhave
wastedmyt imewithyourlongt al
k]
Boemo:Hehe!Byewi
fey.I
'
m goi
ngtodumpthatgi
rl
,
andi'
m sor
ti
ngmylif
eoutfir
stt
heni
'm comi
ngfor
you.WhenIcomeback,i
'm put
ti
ngar i
ngonyour
fi
nger,
arealweddi
ngri
ng,notafri
endshi
pjoke
thi
ngyli
keZoski
.

Amar aj ustshookherheadandwal kedpasthim.

Whensheappr oachedBoemo, shehadmade
assumpt i
onst hathewasqui etandmat ure,and
nowt hel i
ttl
et hiefwast heonewhoseemedmor e
mat ure.Toobadsheonl ysawhi m asaf ri
endand
nothingmor e.Herf eel
ingwaswi t
ht hepett
yBoemo.

Theyweretoost r
ongandshewast ryi
ngbyall
meanstoignorethem, t
heywer easstrongasthe
oneshehadf orStat
us.ThinkingaboutStat
us,she
st
art
edincreasingherpace,towardswhereshewas
boar
dingataxihome, shehadt ogethomequickly,
maybeZoski'sfat
herwasback.

AtNeo'
spl
ace
Neowasonacal lwit
hAdr i
ana, aski
ngherhowshe
hadar ri
vedathercousin'splace.Shewassi tt
ingin
herdaught er
'sbedroom,doingherhai r.Shai
na's
headwasl ai
ddownonNeo' slap.Shainamovedher
headt oomuchandNeot ol
dhert ostandup.She
fi
nishedspeakingtoAdr i
anaandshehungup.She
removedt heairpodfrom herearandl ookedat
Shaina.

Neo:Youmoveyourheadtoomuch,youwant
Auntyt
otakeoveranddoyourhai
r?
Shaina:Whycan'
tIgotothesal
oonasusual
?Onl
y
peasantsdothei
rhai
rathome,i
nfact
,Iwantt
ocut
myhai rnow.
Neo:No,younotcutt
ingyourhairShai
na,Ideci
de
whetheryouarecut
ti
ngthathairorkeepi
ngit,i
'
m
yourmother.
Shai
na:Butyouarenottouchi
ngmyheadagai
n.
Yourhandsarepai
nful
.
Neo:Okay,sui
tyour
self
,youwi
llgot
oschoolwi
th
anunfi
nishedhai
rst
yle.
Shai
na:I
'm notgoingtot
hatschoolagai
n.Imiss
mysist
ers,
itwillmakememi ssthem moreand
ki
dsatschoolaregoingt
oaskmemanyquest ions.
Neo:I
twi
llbeokay,
justavoi
dthi
nki
ngaboutt
hem.
Shaina:It
'shar
dMama.It hi
nkaboutthem every
minute,Ishoul
dhavesaidnowhenChar it
ysaidwe
shoulddodgethebusandgot othemall.I
fIhad
sai
dno, theywouldn'
thavel
eftme,wewoul dhave
waitedforthebusasusualandtheywouldstil
lbe
here.Iam abadpersonMama.
Neo:No, no,youarenotmygi r
l.Youarenotabad
person.Comeher e,youar enotbad,okay.I
twas
thei
rt i
me,Godwascal l
ingthem andtherewas
nothingyoucouldhavedone.Godneededt hem
mor ethanwedo.Theyar eangelsaswespeaknow,
guardingoverus,Godsawt hatmorepeopleneeded
angelstoguardovert hem so,shecall
edthem.
Shai
na:(
Sobbi
ngonherl
ap)Iwi
shGodcoul
dtake
metoo.
Neo:No,Ineedyou,yourbr
otherLeoneedsyou,
yourf
ather,
yourgrandma,andyourcousinsneed
you.
Shai
na:Mama?
Neo:Hmm?
Shaina:I
sWawaandPalesamycousi
ns?Peopl
e
keepcall
ingt
hem mycousi
ns.
Neo:Er
rr,
umm,
wel
l,
theyar
eyourcousi
ns,
yes,
t
heyare.
Shai
na:Ewww,
Ican'
thavepeasant
sforcousi
ns.
Neo:Haha!Kant
ewhotaughtyouthatwor
d?I
t'
snot
agoodwor d,
don'
tusei
tinthepubl
ic.

Thedooropenedandt heministerwal
kedin,hesat
besi
deshiswifeandtouchedShai na'
shand.Neo
j
ustlookedathim wi
thoutsayinganythi
ng.

Mini
ster
:Isleptatt
hefarm.Iwast
ryingt
ofi
ndthe
l
ostcow,Boemohasbeenabandoni nghi
sduti
es,
i
'
m eventhinkingofl
ett
inghi
m go.
Neo:Okay.
Mi
nister
:Whyareyounotcommenti
ngmuch?
Pl
easeifyouar
emadatme, j
ustshoutatme,
scol
d
meplease.
Neo:Di
dyoudoanyt
hingwr
ongf
ormet
obemadat
you?
Mini
ster
:No,j
ustt
hatIknowyouli
kebei
ngmadat
mefornoreason,
anditi
sscarywhenyouar
ethi
s
qui
et.
Neo:Youshouldhavel
ongl
etgooft
hather
dboy,
heisusel
ess,t
hat'
smycomment.Ar
eyousati
sfi
ed?
Minist
er:No,Imean, youdon'
tknowthe
consequencesofletti
nghim go,
theywi
llgoaf
ter
him.Nevermi nd,
it'
sjustt
hat-
Neo:Getout
.
Mi
nist
er:What
?
Neo:Getout ,Idon'
twanttotal
kt odayplease.Le
togalerekespoko, kekopaot sweot samaye
Thabiso,oskampui sathat
ahapel ega
ngwanake. [
..
youwanttostartcall
ingmeaghost .
PleaseleaveThabiso!Don’
tmakemeshouti nf
ront
ofmydaught
er]

Themi nisterwalkedoutashi sphonerang,hewent

i
nt otheirbedroom andcl osedhimselfinsi
de,
pickingthecal l
.Hener vouslysatdownashet al
ked
tot heChi efCommanderoft heDepartmentof
Intell
igenceSer vicesi
naver ylowvoice.

DIS-Chi
ef:Ihavel
ongwarnedyouaboutt hatboy,
i
'm pret
tysurehehackedtheyouthoff
icessystem
andhei stheonewhograntedthatol
dmant he
money.
Mini
ster
:No,
Boemowasst ayi
ngint
hefar
m,ther
e
mustbeamistake,
mycousin'
ssoni
sn'
tacri
minal
Si
r.
DIS-Chi
ef:Heistheonewhodi dthat,youhaveto
comet oGaboroneandsi gncert
aindocumentsso
thatweexecutenumberAB- 23.Thereisnoother
waynow, heisanoffi
cialsecuri
tythr
eat.
Mi
nist
er:I
'
m notsi
gni
ngt
hatwhenyoudon'
thave
anypr
oof,whatevi
dencedoyouhave?Hei
snott
he
onl
yhackeri
nthisbloodycount
ry.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Hei
stheonl
yonecapabl
eofdoi
ngt
hat
.
Minist
er:No,
youjusthatehi
m,yousai
dityour
sel
f
thatmostgovernment
'ssyst
emsarepoorandweak,
evenIcouldhackthat
!
DIS-
Chief
:Hahahaha!Thatsyst
em can'
tbehacked
byastandar
dsevengr aduat
e.Youaresofunny.
Justcomehereoldfr
iend,wehavetotal
k.Hahaha!
Minister:I
'
m notastandar
dsevengraduat
e!I
fi
nishedmyf orm 2andwenttocol
lege!I
'm
educat edyoufool
!
DIS-Chief
:Hahaha!Youevenmademef or
getmy
problems.Hey,letmet r
ycall
ingmyson'sphone
again,hewasn'tpicki
ngsinceyest
erday.Byeol
d
fr
iend.
Mi
nist
er:Nxl
a!Bye!
.
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
06:
10] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode37

AtZoski
'
spl
ace

Zoskistoodbythekitchencounterslici
ngsome
vegetabl
es,hekeptonchoppingt hesamepi ece
overandoveragain,deepinthought s,hej
umped
whent heknif
esli
cedi nt
ohisfi
nger .Helef
titt here
andwentt othesi
nkt owashthebl ood.Hest ar r
ed
atthecutasthewaterwashedawayt hebl
ood.Al l
hecouldseewasSt atuslyi
nginapoolofbl ood, hi
s
eyesstarri
ngbackathi m.

Zoski
'sot
herhandinvol
unt
ari
lywentt
othespoon
andforkr
ack,het
ookasmanyashecoul dand
broughtthem t
ohi sjacket,
ashewasaboutt oplace
them i
ntohispocket,af l
ashbackofhimr emovinga
forkfr
om hispockett ostabStatuscameback,he
quickl
yturnedhisheadandl ookedatthebunchof
spoonsandf orksinhishand.Hequi cklypl
aced
them backint
ot herackandcl osedthetap.

Zoski
:Heebanna,
whatam Idoi
ngwi
tht
hese
spoonsandfor
ks?

Afterwashinghi shand, hewentbackt othe

vegetablesandf i
nishedsl i
cingthem t henputt hem
i
ntoabowlt owasht hem agai n.Hisf atherwal ked
i
nt hekitchen,hewal kedstraighttothewi nerack
andt ookabot t
le.Hef ishedforagl assi nthe
cupboar dandcameoutwi thtwo.Hepour edthe
winei nbothglassesandsatont hekitchenst ool.
Hel ookedsoexhaust edandhewasst illweari
ng
theclothesthathehadbeenwear i
ngt hepr evi
ous
day.Het ookasi pandst ar
tedtalki
ngt oZoski .
Hi
m:Howar
eyouf
eel
ingt
oday?
Zoski
:If
eell
ikeshvt
.
Big-
Daddy:I '
m notsur pri
sed,thewayyouwer e
pert
ri
fiedlastnight
, Ibeli
eveyou.Youar eacowar d
myson, Iwon' thi
dei tfr
om you, butontheother
hand,yourgi r
lseemedunf azed,sheevenhelped
mecoverupever ything.Itgotmewonder ing,don'
t
theyki
llpeopleathome?Imean, i
sn'
tshef r
om a
famil
yofki l
lers?
Zoski
:I'
m goi
ngt
oswi
tchont
her
adi
o,Ineedmusi
c,
goodmusic.
Big-
Daddy:Don'tavoidmewhenI '
mtal
king,
Imade
sacri
fi
cesforyou,greatsacr
if
ices.
Zoski
:Idi
dn'
taskyoutodothatf
orme!Wher
eishe
bytheway?Youwerequi
cktoacttoo,
tel
lme
what'
sgoi
ngonwi t
hyouthaema?
Big-
Daddy:Toomanyquesti
ons,toomany
questi
ons,somet
hingsar
ebetterlef
tunsai
d.
Amar
a:(
wal
kingi
n)Whatt
hings?Hel
loSi
r,HiZoski
.
Shewal kedinsidethekit
chen,inherblack
tracksuits,t
heycover edeveryt
hingbutt heyshowed
hergr eatbodywel l,shewasget t
ingmor et hi
ckand
theywer egetti
ngtightonher.Zoski'
sf atherl
ooked
atherandshewaswonder ingwhyhi ssonwast hat
slow?Thegi rlwasbeautif
ul,hadagr eatbody,
strongandbr ave,sheremindedhi m somuchof
Zoski'smot herwhenshewasyoung.

Bi
g-Daddy:Hel
lomydaught
er.Howar
eyou?
Amar a:I
'
m okay,
Iguess.Oh,thepol
icewere
l
ookingforyouyest
erday,
justri
ghtaft
eryoudr
ove
out
.
Big-Daddy:Don'tworry,
theywon'tgetme,Ihavea
herbwhi chhelpsmet oavoidthepoli
ce,t
heywon't
catchme, nomatterwhat.Si
tdown, t
hebothofyou
si
tdown, Ihavetotel
lyousomet hi
ngthatshoul
d
staybetweenus.
Amara:I
sitaboutStat
us?Whereishe?Isheali
ve?I
coul
dn'
tsleepwell
,Zoskiwast
ossingandtur
ning
too,
wejustwanttoknow.
Zoskiwal
kedoverandpull
edast oolf
orAmar a,she
satdownandplacedherhandsont hetabl
e,hesat
besi
desherandtheyfacedBig-
Daddy.Helookedat
them wi
thaver
yst er
nfaceandplacedhisglassof
winedown.

Big-
Daddy:Fi r
stofal l
,wedon'tsayanynames,
secondly,
wedon' taskanyquest i
ons.Thirdly,we
don'tgoaroundt alki
ngt oanyone,iti
sjustt hethree
ofuswhoknow, ifsomeoneel seget sinvolved,Iwill
havet oki
llt
hem.Yout rustedBig-
Daddyt ot ake
careofeverythi
ngr i
ght?So,al
lowBi g-
Daddyt otell
youwhatyouneedt oknowwi thoutpesteri
nghi m.
Andbyt heway, Ihadmyr easonsofdoi ngwhatI
did,youdon'tneedt oknowt hem though.
Amara:Okay,
wear
esor
ry,
justt
hati
'
m eagert
o
know.
Bi
g-Daddy:Iunder
stand.Thi
siswhathappened,
whenIdroveoutofhereyester
day,
I..
..
AtAmar
a'suncl
e

Selebogowascur l
edi nthebed,cr yi
ng, sheheard
thedooropenandcl oseasf oot
st epsappr oached.
Shef eltAmara'
suncletouchhershoul der,t
ryi
ngto
wakeherbutshej ustremainedliket hat,sobbi
ng.
Idr
isr emovedhisshoesandgoti nt obed, behi
nd
her.Shecouldsmel l
hisusualsweetscentand
wonder edwherehebat hedbecausei tl
ookedlike
hejustknockedofffrom work.

Angerchokedherashersobsbecameheavy.I dri
s
placedhi shandar oundher .Washet easi ngher?
Becausehenevert ouchedhersincet hepant y
i
ncident ,notthatshewascompl ai
ning, shehad
l
ongr eachedt hemenopausest age,andsexwas
thelastthingonhermi nd.Shecouldn' thandle
cheat i
ngt hough,shehadbeencheat edonbef or
e
andi tbrokehersel festeem,i
tnearlydr oveherto
i
nsani ty,andher eshewas, abouttobef i
nishedby
anotherr elat
ionship.
Andyet,
shehadt houghti
twasherl astst
op, her
l
asttr
yinluck,
thatiswhyshedidwhatshedi d,j
ust
t
hatshegotcaught.Herthought
swer edisruptedby
I
dri
srubbinghisboneronherbutt,
busywhi spering
i
ntoherear.

I
dri
s:I
'
m sor
rymyl
ove,
I'
m sor
ry.
Sel
ebogo:Yousmellsweet
,youalwayssmel
lsweat
whenyoujustknockedof
f,wher
edidyoubat
h?
Idri
s:(paused)Ishoweredatwor k.Youcanopen
myt oolboxoverthere,youwil
lfindmywet
washingr agandsoap.Youar eallIcouldt hi
nk
about,evenwhenIwasmadatyou, Isti
lll
ovedyou,
Ijustwantedyout ochange.I'
m sorryfornot
spendingmucht imewi thyou,i
'
m sor ryfornot
appreciat
ingyoumor einmyl i
fe.

Hishandwentdowntotouchhertummy,he
carr
esedherasSel
ebogogotgoosebumps,
runni
ng
outofbreath.Ithadbeenlongsi ncehubbyt ouched
herli
kethatandshewasyear ningf ormor e.She
tr
iedtoturnaroundtof acehim butI dr
ispressed
himselfti
ghtertoher,
hisbonerj erki
ngon
Selebogo'
sbut tassheinstant
lygotwet .

Idri
s:Ithoughtyouweregett
ingmorefat
,nowI
understandwhy.Butdon'tworr
y,Amarawil
lbe
there,
shewi l
lhelpyou,
andIwi l
lal
waysbearound.
Selebogo:Ever
yonet
hinksI
'
m get
ti
ngmor
efat
,you
too?

Sel
ebogot r
iedtot ur
nagainandI dr
isshovedhi s
wholedvckintoherasshescr eamedi npleasure.
Hestartedgivi
ngherl ong,
sweet ,deepstr
okesas
shestuckherbut tout.Heroughlypushedher
pet
ti
coatoutoft hewayasi tintrudedhimf rom
ent
eringful
ly.Selebogograbbedi t,
panti
ng.

Sel
ebogo:Don'
ttearmyhal
fsl
ippl
ease.Ohhhh
Yessss,
rightt
her
e.

Idri
sgr untedashi swholebigdvckfi
ll
edherup,he
startedravishingherfrom behi
ndasshestuckher
assout ,enjoying,bounci
ngbackonhim.He
poundedher ,givi
ngherwhatshehadbeenl ongi
ng
for,pleasuri
ngt hebothofthem asshemoaned,
him deeplygr unti
ng..
..

Minuteslater,
hepul l
edoutasSel ebogosqui rted,
showeringthesheet swi t
hhersqui rts,thewhol e
areabecomi ngwetasherl egsvi brated.Shehear d
aloudknockont hedoor ,banginghar d.Selebogo
j
umped, sitt
ingupright,shel ookedbesi desher,
ther
ewasnoone, I
dr i
swasnott here.Shepani cked
andlookedont heblankets, t
heywer esowet ,li
ke
shehadur inatedont hem, shet ouchedherchest ,
panti
ngheavi l
yassher ealizeditwasj ustadream.
Onlyadr eam.

Theknockcont
inued,
mor
eloudert
hist
imeasshe
peeledof ft
hebl anket
s.Sheplacedonef ootdown,
aboutt ogoat t
endt heknocker,anintensepai n
struckherabdomen.Shepausedandt ookahuge
breathout ,
shepr oceededtoplaceanot heroneas
painaf t
erpainst r
uckherabdomen.Hert ummy
vibrat
edandshel aidbackont hebed, gruntingin
pain.Itgotnormalagai n,
thepainceasi ngandshe
rubbedhert ummy, massagingit.Along, sharppain,
mor eintensethistime,st
ruckherhar derandshe
screamed, grabbingthesheets.

Thedoorburstopenasherdaughterrushedinwit
h
aman.Selebogofel
tthei
ntensepressuretopush
somethi
ngoutofhervagvna.Thepressurewastoo
muchandpr essi
ngherasshescreamedl ouder
.

Man:(
Tur
ningaway)Shvt
!
Daught
er:Mama!Bl
ood!
.
.
.
.
.
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13,
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NGHEARTS

Epi
sode39

KasaneHospi
tal

Thedoct orwalkedtowardsSelebogo'
sdaughter
andthenei ghbour,
foll
owedbyt henursewhom the
ol
dwomanwast al
kingtoear
li
er.Hecameand
stoodinf r
ontofthem, r
ubbi
nghi shands,
helooked
atSelebogo'sdaughterandswallowed.

Old-
Woman:Please,getst
rai
ghttothepoint
,we
camehereexpecti
nganythi
ng.Iexplai
nedthe
wholesi
tuat
iontoher.
Doctor
:Okay,It
hinkyouexpl
ainedt
hatt
herewasa
50/50chancebecauseaVBACwast oori
skyforher
.
Her
:Yes,
ever
ythi
ng.
Doct or:Okay,i'm sor
rytotellyouthatonl
yoneof
them sur vi
ved.Wet r
iedasmuchaspossi bl
eto
savet hem bot h,wetriedr
emovi ngthebabyout
throughsuct ionbutitwasj ustimpossibl
e,
unfor t
unately-
Daught
er:Whol
ived?Pl
easest
opdel
ayi
ng,
is
mamaokay?
Doct
or:I
'
m sorr
y,yourmom l
ostal
otofbl
oodwhile
wewerecut
tingthr
oughtor
emovethebaby.She
di
dn'
tmakeit.
Daught
er:No,
no,
youmi
ghtbemi
staken.Mama.
..

Theoldwomancaughtherasshewassl
idi
ngon
thechai
r,aboutt
ofal
ldown.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome
Neotuckedherdaughterinbedandkissedher
f
orehead,shewalkedtothesit
ti
ngroom wherethe
maidwaswat chi
ngsoapieswithPalesaandWawa,
t
ogetherwitht
hemi ni
ster
'smother
.

Neo:Whyar
etheseonesst
il
lup?
Mai
d:Theyarewai
ti
ngforme,theysl
eepatmy
r
oom si
nceLeoisbackandoccupyi
nghisr
oom.
Neo:Iwast hi
nkingthattheyshoul
dmovei ntobo
Charit
y's,int
othegirl
s'room.Eish,Ist
il
lcan'
t
beli
evet hatmydaught ersaregone,evencal
li
ng
thei
rnamesi sjustsohardforme.
Maid:Okay,Iwil
lprepar
ethebedsforthem,
Ihad
al
readycleanedtheroomsearl
ieron.
Neo:Thankyou,Ihopetheywon'tbescar
ed, we
havegivenawaymostoft hegi
rl
s'thi
ngstoday,so
ther
eisnothi
ngthatwil
lremindusofthem inther
e.
Mini
ster
'sMom:Gasegorerephekol
ebedr
oom ya
t
engpele?Gaokakewatsenyabanyanamolego
setsegosaphekol waNeo.Akoonneo
reetsa.
[.
.shouldn’
twecleansetheroom f
irst
?You
can’tal
lowt hekidstosleepi
nthatroom bef
ore
cleansi
ngNeo.Pl easel
earnt
olist
en]
Neo:Okay, Mariam, l
etthem conti
nuetosleepat
yourroom.Mama, arr
angeeverythi
ngforthehouse
tobebl essed.Sinceyouaret heonewhobel i
evesi
n
that
,justtakecont r
olanddoever yt
hingyouwant,
nnai'
mt i
redofthebackandf ort
h.
Mini
ster'
sMom:Youshouldhavej
ustsai
dtake
cont
rol,
longsent
enceswer
eunnecessar
y.
Neo:Mariam,makesur
ethatt
hoseonegot
obed
ear
ly.Goodni
ghtbat
hong.
Pal
esa:Goodni
ghtAunt
y!
Neo:(chuckli
ng)Wai t
seyoenel ehaokamobet sa
wareng,neveragongal el
a,i
t'
sjustsohar
dtohate
her
.Goodni ghtP-gir
l.
[.
.nomat t
erhowmuchyou
di
scipli
nethisgir
l,shewoul dneverst
aymadatyou]
Wawa:Goodni
ghtAunt
y.
Neo:Ni
ght
yni
ght
.
AtZoski
'
shouse

Amar awascur l
edonZoski '
sbed, fastasl
eep, whi
le
Zoskiwaspagingthr oughabook, hisbedlamp
switchedon.Hewast ryingt of ocusbuthi smi nd
keptonshift
ingbackt ot hescenewher ehewas
stabbingSt
atuswithaf ork, hekeptonseei nghis
bloodyneck,hi
sslightl
ycr ackedskul l
,himlyingon
apoolofblood.Zoskicl osedhi seyesandopened
them agai
n,thescenewasst i
llthereinhismi nd.He
l
ookedatAmar asl
eepi ngl ikeababyandt houghtof
wakingherupbuthedeci dedt ol etherrest,shehad
alongdayatwor k.

Meanwhile, Amar afoundher selfi

nStatus'
house,
shewasst andingi nf r
ontofit,cal
li
nghim.Hercall
s
keptonbei ngrejectedandhewasf umingwit
h
anger,
hewascheat ingonheragai n.Shewalkedto
thehouseandopenedwi thoutknocking.Theradi
o
wasonf ullblastandMast erKgandNomcebo' s
Jerusalemawaspl ayi
ng.Shef umedevenmor e
wi t
hangerassher emember edthatitwasthesong
hesaidi tr
emindedhim ofoneofhi sbvtches.
Amar alookedaroundandf i
nallyspottedStat
usin
thehouse, hewassitt
ingont hecouch, f
aci
ngaway
from heranditl
ookedl i
kehewasdoi ngsomething.

Shewal kedovertowher ehewassi t

tingand
touchedhisshoulder.St
atuslookedupandhi s
eyesmetwi thAmar a'
s,helookedsohandsomeand
forsomer eason,
shef oundoutthatitwasn'
tStatus,
i
twasBoemo.Ther ewasagi r
lbetweenhislegs,
sit
ti
ngont hecarpet,andBoemowasoi li
ngher
brai
ds,justthewaySt at
ususedt ooilAmara'shai
r.

Amar
a:Babeyouar
echeat
ingonme?
Boemo:Whoar
eyou?Whatdoyouwanti
nmy
house?
Amar
a:Babe?Whyar
eyoudenyi
ngme?Babe?
Boemo:Pl
easegetoutofher
e,I
'
m bondi
ngwi
thmy
wi
fe.
Amar
a:Wif
e?Okatswaont
wael
akeabona.
[.
.you
t
akemeforgr
ant
ed]

Amarapul ledhi
m outoft hecouchbyhi shand,he
wassur pri
singl
ysol i
ghtandi twaseasyt opullhim.
Thegirlscreamedsol oud, Boemost oodupstraight
andchar gedatAmar a,shej uststoodasBoemo
col
li
dedwi t
hher,t
opplingherdown.Theybot hfell
downandAmar amanagedt ogetont opofhim.
Boemopul l
edherlonghai rast hepainshott
hrough
herhead.

Boemo:Idon'
tloveyou,
andIwi
llneverl
oveyou.

Amar ashout
edinrageandstart
edt obangBoemo'
s
headont hef
loor
,shebangedithard,mult
ipl
eti
mes
asbloodcameout ,
sheneverstopped,she
cont
inued.
Gi
rl
:St
atus!Nooo!Youar
eki
ll
inghi
m!
Amar
a:St
atus?

Shest oppedbangi nghi sheadandl ookedcl early,

thi
smanwasSt atus, andhewasi napoolofbl ood,
therewasal otofbl oodst ainedi nAmar a'
sclothes
andhands.Amar asl owl ystoodup, cryingast he
girlwalkedt oher ,holdingakni fe.Sher etr
eated
backunt ilshehi tthewal l,
trappedt her e, t
hegirl
smi l
edsowi de, andoutoft hebl ue,Idri
s, Amara's
uncle,pushedt hegi rloutoft heway.Hehel d
Amar a'shandandt heyf l
oat edonai r,get t
ingoutof
thehouset hrought her oof.Theyl andedi nthe
middleoft hebush, tr
eessor roundingt hem.

Amara:Uncl
e!Imi
ssedyou,
yourphonesar
ehar
d
t
oreach.
I
dri
s:Iknowbabygi
rl
.Iwaswor
kingsohar
d,t
ryi
ng
t
oprovidef
ormyli
tt
leone.
Amar
a:Butuncl
e,I
'
m ol
denough,
I'
m notachi
ld
anymor
e.
Idr
is:
No,I
'
mtal
kingaboutyourbabybr
other
,hey,
canyoudomeaf avour
?
Amar
a:Whatf
avour
?Whatbr
other
?Uncl
e,wher
e
ar
ewe?
Idr
is:
Qui
ck,hei
scomi
ng,
wehavet
ogetoutofher
e,
holdmyhand.
Amara:No,youhavetot
ellmef
irst
,whichbrot
her
?
YousaidI
'mt heonl
ychi
ldfr
om myparents.

Idr
islookedar oundandtr
iedtograbAmar a'
shand,
shemovedbackandbumpedi ntosomet hi
nghard.
Sheturnedar oundandcamef acetofacewith
Stat
us, hisskullwaswi
deopen, andblooddri
ppi
ng
outofhi shead.Amarascreamed...
.

Amarapant edasZoskiheldheri
nhisarms, she
l
ookedar oundandsawt hatshewasinhisroom, i
n
bed.Zoskihuggedherti
ghterassheburiedher
headonhi schestandsobbed,wi
thhim brushing
herhai
rsof
tl
y.

Att
hehospi
tal

Thefoll
owi
ngmorning,
thenur
sedial
edt
henumber
shewasgivenbyt
heoldwomanont hel
andl
ine.I
t
rangforaf
ewsecondsandtheper
sonpi
ckedup.

Nur
se:Hel
lo,
am It
alki
ngt
oSel
ebogoBor
wa'
s
mot
her?
Woman:Yes, wehear daboutherdeathlastni
ght,
don'
twor r
y,wewillcomecollecthercorpseassoon
asthemor gueopenska8, Shewasi nsuredko
Kagiso.
Nurse:Okay,thankyou.Mymainreasonforcall
ing
wasaboutt hebabythough,
heisapr ematur
e,born
att
hel astdaysofthe6thmont
h,so,hewaspl aced
i
ntolif
esuppor t
.
Woman:Givehi
m away,
wecan'
ttakeababythat
cameoutofnowher
eandki
ll
edourdaught
er,
we
don'
tevenknowwher
ehi
sfat
heri
s.
Nur
se:Maa?
Woman:Onkut ul
e,l
esagor engwaa!Gagonagope
faket senangtengmongwanengyoo, l
ebo
ngwanangwanakegabat l
egot hokomela
serathanahelaseset shol
elwangmobot oneng.
Keephi m orturnoffthelif
esuppor tsohedies
too.[
..
youhear dmever ywellst
opsayingwah!
Countmeouti ntakingcareofthagbast avd.My
grandkidsarenotgoi ngtotakecareofabast avd
bornatanol dage]
.
.
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
e!!
!
[
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13,
06:
14] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS
Epi
sode40

AtAmar
a'swor
k..
..

Exhaust ed, Amarasatdownont hebed, i

twast he
l
astr oom shewascl eaningthatday.Shet ookout
herphoneandt ri
edheruncle'snumberagai n,i
t
didn'
tgot hrough.ShedialedSelebogo,herphone
j
ustr angunanswer ed,shehungupandsi ghed.It
wasbot her ingherthatshecouldn'tcontactei
ther
ofthem, t
hedr eam shehadt hepreviousnighthad
scaredher .Zoskihadtoldherthatitwasjusta
dream, butshedoubt edbecauseitwasj ustso
scaryandf eltr
eal,al
thoughitdidn'
tmakesense.
Ofcoursedr eamsdon'tmakesense, youcandream
yoursel
fbeingi napart
y,andallofasuddenthe
dream canchanget oyoubeingchasedbydogs,
thenthedream changesagaintoyoubei ngi
na
shopping,butthisone,
thi
sparticul
aronethatshe
dreamt,fel
tlikeitwast
ell
inghersomet hi
ng.
Amar aheardf ootst
epsi nthecorri
dor,shequickl
y
stoodupandst rai
ghtenedt hesheets,
wher eshe
hadbeensi tt
ing.Thedooropenedandshepul led
outhertroll
ey,foll
owinghersuper vi
sor,whowas
holdi
ngt hedoorf orher.Shesmi l
edather ,
takinga
l
ooki ntheroom bef oreclosingt
hedoor .

Her
:Youcleansowel
lnowadays,
youar
eeven
doi
ngitbet
tert
hanmostl
adi
eswhohavelongbeen
worki
nghere.
Amar
a:Thankyou.
Her
:Tomor
rowi
syourof
fdayr
ight
?
Amar
a:Yesma'
am.
Her
:Youcanknockof
fear
lyt
oday.
Amar
a:Maa?
Her:Isaidyoucanknockof fear
lytoday.Youl
ook
exhausted,andthereisnomuchwor ktodoaround,
youpractical
lydi
dever yt
hinghere.Goodjobtoday,
keepitupl i
tt
lesi
ster.
Amar
a:Oh,
thankyousomuch.Ir
eal
lyappr
eci
ate
your
eleasi
ngmeear
lyt
oday.
Her:Justkeeponworkinghard,youwillenj
oyi
t
here.Jheardthebi
gbossi saround,t
hewoman
whoownst hi
sguesthouses,so,shemightpop
aroundanytimetocheckus.
Amar
a:Adr
ianai
sar
ound?
Her:Eerr..Idon'tknowheronpersonall
evel
stocal
l
herbyherf i
rstname.Ijustcal
lherMrsWell
em.
Oops, yourtoday' shar
dworkevenmademef or
get
thatyouwer ehireddir
ect
lybyher.
Amara:Well
,I
'l
lgetgoi
ng,l
etmegor emovethi
s
apr
onsatthestorer
oom.Thanksagainf
orrel
easi
ng
meearly.
Her
:Youar
ewel
come.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Zoskipul
ledhi
schairandsatnexttoBoemowho
wascodingonhiscomput erwithat
err
ibl
epace.He
l
ookedbuthecouldn'tunderst
andathi
ng,hesawa
l
otofnumbersj
umbledwit
hwords.Boemofi
nal
ly
st
oppedtypi
ngandsmil
ed,hepunchedt
heai
rin
vi
ctor
y.

Zoski
:What
?
Boemo:Man!Zer osandonesar el
ife,Isolove
binarynumber s!Ihavefinal
lymanagedt ocr ack
thiscodeandmani pul
ateit,i
tcanfinall
ymaket he
VPNunt raceableandhacki ntonumer oussyst ems
atago, f
orawhol eful
lfvcken10mi nutes!Dawg,
i
magi newhatIcandoi n10mi nut
es!
Zoski
:Dude,
Iknowshvtaboutcybercr
ime,
don'
t
st
artwit
hyourcomput
erter
ms.
Boemo:Okay, fi
ne,l
etmet eachyou, I
'm aboutto
star
tmaki ngrealmoney,man,i'vebeenwast i
ngmy
tal
ent.Youhavet ost
artbyinstall
ingaOni onorTor
i
nor dertoaccessthedarkweb-
Zoski:Dar
kweb?Noman,I
'm notaboutt
obe
i
nvolvedinhumant
raf
fi
cki
ngandchi l
dporn.
Boemo:Kant
ewhosai
dthedar
kwebi
sal
labout
that
?Therearemanywaysofmaki
ngmoneywhi
le
avoi
dingal
lthat
.
Zoski
:Li
ke?
Boemo:Accounthacki ng, i
nstalli
ngmal wareand
vir
usesi npeoplescomput ers,andmaki ngt hem pay
toremovet hem, i
denti
tytheft,l
ikehacki ngot her
hackersandsel l
ingthei
ridentity,Ireal
isedpeopl e
paytonsofmoneyf orthat,andI 'l
lbedoi ngal lt
hat
whilehi
di ngbehindthemask.Ij usthavet omake
suremyI Paddr ess,
myVPNandal otofot herstuff
areuntraceabl
ecozt hegover nmentcanbecomea
painonmyassoncet heyfindoutIcandot his.
Zoski
:Idon'
twannalearn,i
t'
stoocompli
catedfor
me.Let'
ssti
cktohackingfundi
ngagenciesandget
fr
eemoney.Youpr omisedtohacktheCEDA
syst
em andgrantusloans.
Boemo:Oh,Ihear
dt hatCEDAl
oanshavei
nter
est
,
l
ikeyoupaythem back.
Zoski
:Mxm, usel
ess.Thaemawouldbe
di
sappoi
nted,hehadplansfort
hatmoney.
Boemo:Hahaha!Uncl
ethough,
hemademeaddhi
s
nameont heyout
hfunds,
Iwonderwhathei
supt
o.
Oh,Iwanttoaskyousomethi
ng.
Zoski
:Okay,
shoot
.
Boemo:Ar
eyouandAmmydat
ing?
Zoski:Whyareyouaski
ngmesuchaquesti
on,
Amar adoesn'
twantt
odate,
shei
ssti
llt
ryi
ngto
focusonhersel
f.
Boemo:Iwannatryt
hingsoutwi
thheragai
n,t
his
ti
mearound,Iwannadothi
ngsri
ght.
Zoski
:Findanot
hergi
rl
,Idon'
twantt
oseeher
heart
broken,
Icar
esomuchabouther.
Boemo:ThereasonI'm aski
ngyouthisi
sbecause
I
'm ser
ioust
histi
mear ound.Ihavedumped
Pri
ncessandI'
mt r
yingtocleanoutmyacts.
Zoski
:It
'st
ool
atemest
ah,
justgi
veuponher
.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar
aemer
gedf
rom t
hebat
htubanddr
iedher
bodywi t
hat owel ,shelookedathersel
finthemirror
,
herfacewasf lawless,shelookeddownatherbody
andsher eali
zedt hatshehadgai nedalotofweight.
Herskinwassosof tandjustt
her i
ghtcolourshe
admired,shehadst art
edglowingsinceshestart
ed
working.Eventhought hemoneywasn' tt
hatmuch,
j
ustthepeacet hatcamei nherwhensheknewshe
hadfinancialf
reedom, andmakingherownmoney,
wasenough.

Amar athrewt hetowelont hebasketandopened

themi rr
orshel f
,shet ookoutabodyl ot
ionand
startedl ot
ioningher sel
f,r
unningherhandsal lover
herbody.Shel ookedather sel
finthemi r
rorand
i
magi nedBoemost andingbehindher,rubbi
nghi s
boneronherbi gasss.Amar ashruggedthethought
outofhermi ndandcl osedt hebodylot
ion,sheput
i
tbackandapacketofunopenedpadscaughther
attention.

Shepausedandt
ri
edt
othi
nkaboutsomet
hingbut
herphonerang.Shewal kedt
ot heedgeofthe
bathtubandtookit
,itwasSelebogocall
ing.She
smiledandpickedup.

Amar
a:HeySel
e,I
'
vebeent
ryi
ngyoual
lday.
Woman:Goodeveni ng,Icall
edt oinform youthat
Selebogoisnomor e,shediedl astnightwhi l
e
givingbir
th.Wear ecalli
ngal lhercontacts,
i
nf ormingthem, i
fyouwi shtoat tendthef uneral
,
please,don'thesi
tat
et ocallthisnumbert oget
funeralarr
angement supdat es.
Amara:(
shecover
edhermout
h)Sel
eisnomor
e?
Ohboy!Wait
,wherei
smyuncl
e?
Woman:Uncl
e?Ar
eyout
heeAmar
a?I
dri
s'ni
ece?
Amara:Yes,yes,wherei
smyuncl e?Theynever
t
oldmet hattheywereexpect
ing.
Woman:Wow!Ij
ustgott
her
ightper
son!Wher
eis
youruncl
e?
Amar
a:Ij
ustaskedyout
hatquest
ion.
Woman:Lookher
egi
rl
y,Idon'
tcar
eaboutt
hehi
de
andseekgameyouar epl ayingwit
hyouruncl e,but
knowt hatmydaught erleftababyatt hathospital
andthenur sesar ecalli
ngl eftandright,forustogo
getit
,thatchildisnotmyr esponsi
bili
ty,andmy
grand-
daught erswon' traiseit.Tel
lyouruncl etogo
getthebaby, oryouyour selfgogetit,Ican-

Amarahungup, sher ecognizedSel

e'
smom' svoi
ce,
andthatol
dwomanwaswi ckedashel
l.Onceshe
hadsaidsomet hing,sheain'tgoi
ngbackonitand
Amaradidn'twannaar gue.Sheknewnoonecoul d
winabattl
ewi t
ht hatol dl
ady.Thatwaswhy
Sel
ebogohat edgoi ngbackhome.Thenewst hat
shewasdeadandgavebi r
thwereshockingt
o
Amara.Shequi cklyputonherpyj amastogoto
Zoski
'shouse.

Therewasaknockont hedoorbefor
eAmar acoul
d
touchtheknobtogoout,shewonderedwhoitwas.
Sheopenedt hedoorandBoemojustwalkedi
n,
rubbi
ngpasther.
Amar
a:Heebanna!Rr
aet
sho,
gor
il
eng?
Boemo:Iwannat
alk.
Amara:Iwasgoi
ngout
,wecant
alkonourwayt
o
Zoski
'
shouse.
Boemo:Zoskiwentout
,hisf
atherneeded
somet
hingandhewentt oassi
st.Yousmellgood.
Amar a:Thanks,l
ookBoemo,
beingci
vilwi
thyou
doesn'tmeanIwantyouback,i
nfact
,wewere
neverinar el
ati
onshi
p.
Boemo:Real
ly?Wewer eneveri
nar elat
ionshi
p?
BecauseIwantt
oshowyousomet hi
ng.Iwantt o
l
oveyoutotheful
lest
,wit
houtholdi
ngback, and
befor
eyougivemeyourpermissi
on, Iwanttoshow
yousomethi
ngfir
st.
Amar
a:Idon'
tloveyou.
Boemo:Ret
aadi
ri
sal
orat
olamei
flagagol
ehedi
le
babygi
rl
.
Amar
a:St
opbei
ngchi
ldi
sh,
getoutofmyhouse.
Boemo:Wai
t,t
her
eissomet
hingel
se.
Amar
a:(
Angr
il
y)What
?
Boemo:(si
ncerelyrubbi
nghandstoget
her
)Idr
eamt
aboutyou,
thatyouar etheoneI
'
m goingt
omarry,
andyouwer epregnant!
.
.
.
.
.
Li
ket
heepi
sodes,
leaveacommentandshar
e!!
[
09/
13,
06:
14] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode41

AtAmar
a'shouse
AmaralookedatBoemoindisbel
iefandlaughed,he
smil
edandsatdownont hecouch,hetri
edtopull
herontohi
slapandsheyankedherhandof fhim.
Shewalkedtothedoorashelookedatherass,she
openedthedoorwideandmadeagest ur
ewi thher
handforhi
mt oleave.

Amara:Enoughwi
thyourf
unnyj
okes,
youneedt
o
l
eave.
Boemo:Canwej ustsi
tdownandtal
kthi
sissuel
ike
adul
tsi
nsteadofgoingbackandf
ort
h?
Amar
a:Idon'
twantt
otal
k,Ihaveal
otonmymi
nd.
Boemo:Youhaveal otonyourmind?Thatmeans
youweregoingtoZoskitot
ellhimthatl
ot,
so,
since
heisnotavai
labl
e,youcantellmei
nstead.
Amar
a:Youar
enotZoski
.
Boemo:Iknowt
hat
,butyoucanj
ustt
ellme.
Amara:Youarenotmyfri
end,
andyouwi
llneverbe,
Idon'
tbefr
iendpeopl
eIsl
eptwit
h.
Boemo:Okay!I
’
m goi
ngbutknowt
hatIwi
llnever
st
opbotheri
ngyou,
asl
ongasIl
oveyou,
Iwi
llcome
af
teryou.
Amar
a:Boybye.

Hest oodupandwal kedpasther ,

hequicklybaby
kissedherl i
pswhenshel eastexpectedit.Boemo
ranawayl aughingasAmar at hrewhim withher
slipper.Itfellbeforehit
ti
nghim andsheai medat
him withanot herone, i
thi
thisbackashel aughed
evenmor erunningt othegate.Amarapi ckedher
sleepersandwal kedbacktot hehouse.Shewal ked
i
n, maki ngsur et hatsheavoi
dedacer t
ainspoton
thef l
oor ,shesatdownanddi al
edZoski.

AtZoski
'
sfat
her

Zoskiwipedhismother'
smouthandputthesof
t
porr
idgebasindown.Sheopenedhermouth,
wantingtoeatagai
nandheshookhisheadsmili
ng.
Shetriedtor
eachforthebowlwi
thherhandsbuti
t
wasast ruggl
e,shewast oofat,waytoof at,and
breat
hingoni t
sown, wasast r
uggle.Thedoct or
hadgivenherdi et
arygui
de,waybef orethingsgot
worse,shewasabl etofeedherselfbythet i
meand
shecouldwal kbyhersel
f.Sheatemuchmor ethan
whatshewasr ecommendedt oeatunt i
lher
si
tuati
onwor sened.

Her
:(Pant
ing)Twomor
espoonspl
ease.
Zoski:Nomom, Iwantyoutogobacktoyour
normalweightpl
ease.Youhavet
ofoll
owthe
doctor'
srul
es.
Her
:It
'senoughthatyouguysar
efeedi
ngme
t
ast
elessfoodandleaves,
youdon'
thavet
ost
arve
me.
Zoski
:Il
oveyou, Big-Daddyl
ovesyouandPhont se
l
ovesyout oo.Thisiswhatwecallr
ealobesi
ty,we
arehel
pingyout ofi
ghtitwit
hallmeanspossibl
e.
Big-
Daddy:It
hinkthi
sismorethanbei
ngobese,
ther
eissomethingel
se,anot
hersi
cknesst
hatmade
hertobethi
sbig.
Her:Thankyouhoney,t
heyt
hinkI'
mli
kethi
s
becauseIli
keit?No,
Iwasn'
teveneat
ingal
ott
o
reachthi
sstage.

Theybothlookedatherasshecont i
nuedtotalk
abouthowshewaseat inglessfood.Bi
g-Daddy
shookhisheadatZoski,sothatheshouldn'
tsay
anyt
hing.Helaughedandkeptqui et
.

Her
:Whatar
eyoul
aughi
ngat
?
Zoski
:Not
hing.
Her:Imi
ghtnotbeabl
etof
eedmysel fpr
operl
ybutI
sur
eashellcansmackadi
srespect
fulboy.
Zoski
:Hahahah!Mamathemmagaket shegewena.
Ij
ustrememberedsomethi
ngAmaraonce
sai
d.[
..
mum iam notl
aughi
ngatyou]
Her:I
'
m yourmotherZoski
,Iknowwhenyouare
l
yingandwhenyouar etel
li
ngthet
rut
h,Iknowyou
morethananyoneelse.
Zoski
:Hahah!Askt
haema,
hewi
llt
ellyouwhyI
'
m
l
aughing,
Ican'
tbet
heonl
yoneget
ti
ngbeat
enal
l
t
hetime.
Big-
Daddy:No,
don'
tinvol
vemei
nyouri
ssueswi
th
yourmother
.
Zoski:NoDad,
youaret
heonewhomademel
augh,
tel
lyourwif
ewhyI'
mlaughi
ng.
Her:Mxm,i
fiti
nvol
vesthatone,f
orgeti
t,Idon'
t
wannaheari
t.Howisshebyt heway?
Zoski
:Who?Amar
a?
Her:Yes,youhavelongpromisedt
obringherover
formetoseeher ,
Iheardyourdadprai
singher,
sayi
ngt hatshei
sbeauti
fulandahardworker
.
Zoski:Mamakanakekaset siseAmar akwanoke
sajoleleene,wagoi pot
sagor eaketetsesente
kanajang.Ineverwanttoint
roduceanygi rlt
oyou
unlessi'
m surewegonnagetmar r
ied.
[.
.mum ican’t
i
nviteAmar aoverwhenshei snotmygi rl
fr
iend.She
wil
lwonderi fiam okayupst
airs]
Her
:Butyoui
ntr
oducedt
hatChi
nagi
rlt
ome.
Zoski
:Yes,
itwasami
stakeIdon'
twantt
orepeat
.
Amar
aismyfri
end,justaf
ri
endandIdon'
twantt
o
j
umpint
oconcl
usionsaboutheryet
.
Bi
g-Daddy:Canyoupleasej
ustbr
ingheroverfor
l
unchtomorrow?Justtosat
isf
yyourmother?
Zoski
:Thaema.
.
Bi
g-Daddy:Zoskipl
ease.
..
Zoski:Fi
ne!Butshei
sjustaf
ri
endmom,
don'
t
scareheraway.
Her:Scar
eherawayhow?Out ul
egot
wekejabat
ho
nnamoket aabatshosang?
[..
whosai
dibi
te?How
wouldiscar
eher]
Zoski
:No,i'
mjustsayingthatdon'taskherweir
d
quest
ions,
sheisn'
treadytodate,shedoesn'twant
aboyfri
endyet
,so,don'taskherifwedatingor
whenarewegonnagetmar ri
ed.
Her:Iheardyourf athersayi
ngthatyouguys
showert ogetherandevensleeptogether,whatki
nd
ofaf r
iendist hat
?Kanagar edimat aZoski,
reheti
le
most age'ngsel emogosone.Oh, bri
ngbackmy
bracel
et,atleasttodayyoustol
eonl yonce,Isee
thatthi
sAmar agi
rli
shelpi
ngyoutost
op
steali
ng.
[..
wearenotst
upidZoski
.Wehavepassed
throughthatst
age]

Zoskistoodupandkissedhi smother'scheek,he
sli
ppedbackthebi
gbr aceletint
ohermot her
'sfat
hand,heremovedhisfather'scarkeysfrom his
backpocketandputthem ont hecoffeetable.He
thentookthet
rayt
hathadt hebowls.

Zoski
:Byemom!Ipr
omiseyouwil
lseeAmar
a
tomor
row.Dad,
canyoutakemehalf
way?
Big-
Daddy:Askyourmom t
orol
loverandt
akeyou
half
way.
Her:Fosekbanna,tswangmogame, hareket
aa
sl
imahel asenteebekennal ekgarebegape.Wait
unti
lIcanwal kagai
n,I'
llbeexerci
sing24
hours.
[.
.getoutofhereyoutwo!Iwi llgetmysli
m
bodybackandbehot ]
Bi
g-Daddy:Wai
i,
obuahel
ayo.Let
'sgo
Baf
anas.
.[
..
shei
slyi
ng]

Theywalkedthrought hekitchenwhi l
eZoskipl
aced
thetr
ayonthet able.Hef ol
lowedhisf at
herout
side
thr
oughthekitchenbackdoor .Theywalkedto
Zoski
'scarwher ehisfatherleanedoverbythe
bonnet,
hetookoutaci garandl i
tit
,taki
ngsome
puff
s.

Zoski
:Iwant
edtoaskyousomet
hing,
Isawal
otof
st
uffi
nthebootofyourcar
.
Big-Daddy:Andwhywoul
dyousear
chmewi
thout
persmission?
Zoski:Iwasn' tsearchingyou,Iwaslookingfor
somet hi
ngi nyourt oolbox,andyouhappenedt o
placeyourt oolboxi nyourcarbootmostt i
mes.In
otherwor ds,Istumbl eduponthosethingswhil
e
l
ookingf orat oolinmyf ather
'scar
.
Big-
Daddy:For
getit
,Icl
ear
lyaskedthebot
hofyou
tostopaski
ngquesti
onsabouthim.
Zoski:Ijustwant edtobesur ebecausepartofme
sti
llbeli
evest hathei snotdead,ormaybeit'
smy
guiltconsciencet r
yingtoeasemyf ears?Iwantt
o
seehi sgrave.
Bi
g-Daddy:Thel
esseryouknow,
thesaf
eryouar
e.
Zoski
:Ar
eyousur
eyoudi
dn'
ttakehi
mtot
hatpl
ace?

Hi
sfat
herl
ookedathi
m har
derwi
thast
ernf
ace.

Zoski
:I'
m sor
ry,Iknowwedon'
ttal
kaboutt
hat
pl
ace,nomatterwhat.
Big-
Daddy:Good.Wel
l,son,
haveagoodnight,
got r
y
convi
nceyourgir
ltoj
oinusforlunchtomor
row.
Anddon'tt
akelongwit
houttel
li
ngherhowyouf eel
becausesomeothermenwi l
ldoitandyouwil
lend
uplosi
ngher.
Zoski
:Yeah,
goodni
ghtDad.

AtBoemo'
smot
her
Boemowasi nhisbedroom, l
ayi ngdownont hebed
withheadset son,avoidinghi swhol efamil
y,hejust
wantedt obeal oneatthatmomentandt hi
nkabout
hisfuture.Hismot herandsi sterhadbeenaski ng
him alotofquest i
onslat el
y,li
kewher edoesheget
thatmuchmoney.Heneededt of i
ndal egi
ti
mat e
business,onet hatpeoplewoul dbeli
evegenerates
somemoneyf orhim.Hehadt of i
ndanexcusabl e
sourceoff undsbef or
ehest artedfull
yaccessi
ng
thedar kwebandgener atingincomesot hatwhen
thepolicecame, hewoul dn'tbequest ioned.

Hisphoner ang,int
errupt
inghist houghtsandmusi c,
helookedatt hescreenandr ejectedthecall
,i
twas
thegi r
lshehadl eftattheguesthouse.Shecal led
again,her eject
editandbl ockedhernumber .
Anot hercallcamei n,helookedatt hescreenand
smi l
edatBabe' scal l
.Heclearedhi sthr
oatand
pickedup.
Boemo:Amar
a,hey.
Her:Mxm,gat
weAmar a,
Boemotl
heoSatanewa
motho.So,
youreal
lydumpedmef ort
hat
gi
rl
? [
..
Amaramyfoot.Youaret
hedevi
lhomsel
f
Boemo]
Boemo:Oh,hiPr
incess,Ifor
gottochangehowI
savedyournumber.I
'm sorr
y,It
houghtitwas
Amara.
Her:Ar
elat
ionshi
pshoul
dn'
tbeendedbyanot
her
oneBoemo, di
dyouevenl
ovemeoryouusedme?
Boemo:Wher eisthatcomi ngf rom?Youar etheone
whodumpedmebecauseIcoul dn'tgiveyouthe
money.Tobehonest ,Isti
llloveyou, apartofme
wishesthatwecouldgetbackt ogetheranddo
thi
ngsrightt
histi
mear ound.Icansi tdownand
i
magi nemyselfmarri
edwi thki dsrunni ngaround
ourhouse,youarestil
linmyt hought sPrincess.
Her:Isti
lll
oveyoutooBabe,andIcant akeyou
back,aslongasyoucont i
nuetreati
ngmel ike
before,
li
keapr i
ncess.Youwoul dn'
thaveanexcuse
todenymemoneyIhear dtherumour sthatthe
gover
nmentgaveyouf
reemoney.
Boemo:Theissueher
eismoney,youhadmademe
yourf
oolforalongt
imePr
incess.
Her:Andi
ttookAmaraforyout
oreal
izet
hat
?That
gi
rlhadbewit
chedyouBoemo.
Boemo:Canwenotargue?Justonce,
canwet
alk
peacef
ull
ywi
thouti
nvol
vingmoney?
Her:Iwantmoney,
that
'swhyIcal
ledyouint
hefi
rst
pl
ace,sother
eisnoavoidi
ngt
hatconver
sati
on.
Canyoupleasebor
rowmeP5000?
Boemo:Ei
sh,Iwi
llhavet
oaskAmarafi
rsti
fI
shoul
dborr
owyout hemoneyornot
.
Her:Boemo?WasIdati
ngAmar
aoryou?Whydo
youwanttoinvol
veher
?
Boemo:BecauseIwantourr el
ati
onshiptobe
peaceful,
wewi l
lbedi scussingandpl anning
everyt
hingtogether.Idon'twantherdoi ngthi
ngs
behindmybackj ustbecausei '
m doingthesame.
I'
mt heeldesti
nt hisrelat
ionship,
andt hemani ni
t,I
shouldsettheexampl es.
Her:Youknowyouneverlovedme,youfai
ledt odo
thosethi
ngst
ome, youfai
ledtosett
hoserules
whenwewer etoget
her,
nowyouar edoi
ngi tfor
anotherwoman?
Boemo:Ididallt
hatPrincess,youwer
ejustt
oo
moneyor i
ent
edt onot
ice.Yourgoalsi
nthat
rel
ati
onshipwasjustmoney.AndIam nevergivi
ng
youanythebefrom me, never
.
Her:FvckyouBoemo!Fvckyou!Youarenoteven
handsome,Iwasdoi
ngyouaf avor!Mxm si
es!
.
.
.
.
.
Li
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
e
[
09/
13,
06:
15] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
42
Att
heguesthouses.
..

Amar awal kedi nthesl i

dingdoorsasopenedon
theirown.Shewaswear ingawhiteshirtandsome
blueboyf riendj eans,tornfrom t
het hi
ghtot heknee
andsomewhi teNi kesneakers.Herhairwashel d
i
nt oal ooseponyt ail,
wi t
hsomest r
ands
deliberatel
yl eftouttof al
lonherf ace.The
recept i
oniststoodupassoonasshesawherand
smi led.Shel aughedather sel
fwhensher eali
zed
thati twasAmar a.

Her:Haha!Man,
Idi
dn'
trecogni
zeyou,
youl
ook
beauti
ful
.
Amara:HiTi
na.Thankyou,
ismysuper
visori
n
t
oday?
Tina:Yep,
shei sinameet i
ngwithothersupervi
sors
attheconferenceroom.Thebigbosscamei ntoday
andaskedt oseealltheauthor
it
ies.
Amara:Okay,
thanks,
I'
llseeherandgo,
I'
mina
hur
ry.
Ti
na:Youar
egoi
ngt
odi
stur
bthemeet
ing?
Amar a:Yeah,
Ihavenochoice,
herphonewasjust
ri
ngingunansweredbutIneeddaysoff
,myaunt
passedon.
Tina:Oh,I
'
m sorr
y!Buttheywon'tgi
veyoudaysof f
i
fyousayshei sanaunt.Youareonlygivendays
offifi
t'
sacloser
elat
iveli
keasibli
ng,achil
dora
parent.
Amara:Don'twor
ry,
Iwil
lgetunpai
dleavei
fthey
ref
use.Letmecheckher
.

Shewal kedtotheconf er
enceast herecepti
onist
star
redather ,
admi ri
ngherbody.Amar asof t
ly
openedt hedoorandapol ogeti
cal l
ystuckherhead
i
n.Ther oom wasf ullofpeopl
e, supervi
sors,theHR,
manager sandot heremployees, Adri
anawasatt he
fr
ont,addressi
ngever yone.Assoonast hedoor
opened, i
tgotsil
entandt heyallturnedthei
rheads,
l
ookingatAmar a.Shescannedt hewhol eroom and
l
ookedathersuper
visor
,shegl
arr
edatherand
st
oodup,walki
ngtothedoor.

Supervi
sor:I
'
m sor
ry,
pleasecont
inue,
shewas
l
ookingforme.
Adr
iana:HiAmar
a,pl
easedon'
tgowithoutseei
ng
me,I'
l
lbedoneherei
nafewminutes.
Amar
a:YesMa'
am.

Sheclosedthedoorassoonast hesupervisorwas
outsi
detheconfer
enceroom.Shewal kedbehi nd
herandtheystoodashortdi
stancefrom thedoor.

Supervi
sor
:Youl
ookl
ikeyou'
vebeencr
ying,
what
's
wrong?
Amara:Haha!What ?No,i
'
m doingfine.It
'sjustmy
aunt
'sdeaththatmademeshedaf ewt ears,butI
’m
fi
nethough.Howdi dyounot
ice?I'
veappl i
edal otof
makeuponmyf ace.
Supervi
sor
:Iworkwi
thyouever
yday,
ever
yslight
changeinyou,
Icant
ell
.Yousai
dyourauntpassed
on?
Amara:Eemma, Igotacal
lyest
erdayfrom her
mother
.Shewasdat i
ngmyuncle,myonl yfamil
y
member,andshediedduri
ngdeli
very.Now
ever
yonedoesn’
twantthebaby,t
heywantnot hi
ng
todowithhi
m.
Supervi
sor
:Evenyouruncl
e?I
t'
shi
sbabyf
orGod'
s
sake.
Amara:Unfor
tunat
elyIdon'tknowwher emyuncl e
i
s.Hisphonesareoff,
andt heonlypersonwho
coul
dhavegivenmeanexpl anat
ion,i
sdead.It
l
ooksli
keeveryonewantsmet otakethebabysince
Uncl
eisnowher et
obef ound.
Super
visor
:So,
what
'syourpl
an,
whatar
eyougoi
ng
todo?
Amara:Idon'tknow.Ireal
lydon'
tknow.I'
llt
ryto
tal
ktothatoldwomanagai n,ormaybelookforone
ofmyaunt '
sdaughters.
Super
visor
:Okay,
youcangot
otheof
fi
ceandwai
t
f
ormether
esoIhel
pyouf
il
lthel
eaveofabsence
f
orms.
Amar
a:Eemma,
thankyou.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Lateron,
AmarapackedherbagasZoskisatonthe
edgeofthebed,wat
chi
ngher.Hekeptonpassing
cl
othestoheronebyoneasshequiet
lypackedthe
bag.

Zoski
:Taket
hebaby.
Amar
a:Huh?
Zoski
:Youruncl
e'
sbaby,gogethi
m.Wewi
llf
igur
e
thi
ngsoutonceheisher
e.
Amar a:Zoski
,i
'm working,Idon'
tknowanythi
ng
aboutbabies.Wearet alki
ngaboutsomeonewho
hasdaysont hisEart
h, heisaprematureontopof
that
,heneedst obecloset othehospi
tal
sfor
r
egul
archeckups.
Zoski :Pleasegett hebaby,i
fyoucan' tandnoone
claimshi m, hemi ghtbesignedtoahome, doyou
wantt hatwhenyouruncl eraisedyou?Yousai di
t
your self,
youruncl eist
heonl yrelati
veyouhavein
thiswor ld,theli
tt
leboyincreasedt henumbert o2,
soi fyoudon' tgethim,youruncl emi ghtbe
disappoi ntedinyouwhenhecomesback.
Amar a:Don'
tyouthinkIhaven' tt
houghtofthat
?It
's
mor ecomplicat
edthant hatZoski.Mybrai
ni sr
eal
ly
crammedandIcan' tt
hinkpr oper
ly.Thi
ssounds
l
ikeahuger eponsibil
it
y,i'
m surethatol
dwoman
willchangehermindandt akethebabyin.
Zoski
:Okay,
Ishoul
dgopackt
oo.I
'
m goi
ngwi
th
you.
Amara:Youdon'
thaveto,
youhavebeengi
vingme
enoughsuppor
tal
ready
Zoski:Iwantt
o,Iwi
lldr
iveyouthere.Oh,mymot her
wantedust ohavel
unchwithyou,Iwillcal
lherand
postpone.
Amar
a:Okay.
Zoski
:Ithoughtyouwer
egonnascol
dmef
ort
ell
ing
heraboutyou.
Amar
a:Whatdi
dyout
ellher
?
Zoski:No,dadistheonewhot ol
dher .Butdon'
t
wor r
y,Iexpl
ainedthatwearen'
tdati
ng.Itoldher
thatwear ej
ustfri
endsbutIdon'tt
hinkshebelieves
me, Dadprobablyfedhersomenonsense
i
nf or
mat i
on.
Amara:Hahaha!Icani
magi
newhathesai
d.You
fat
heri
scrazy.
Zoski
:Thati
swhyIdon'
twantj
ustanyoneknowi
ng
heismyDad.
Amar a:Hehehl onakagoratagoitatol
ana,kanale
enetaaboar ennagakenangwanawal egodu,
mosimaneyogasengwanake.Gonemme, bolwet
si
j
wagago, gawachekadi ngakalebaporofi
ta?[
..
you
twoandcl aimingyoubothdon’tknoweachot her!
Hewoul dbeonsomeidon’ tbir
ththief
s!Thisboyis
notmyson.Butt henyourprobl
em, haveyou
checkedpr ophetsanddoctors?
]
Zoski
:Aah,
Idon'
tbel
ievei
nthose.
Therewasaknockandt hedoorswungopenas
Boemowalkedinholdingaboquetoff
lower
sanda
gi
ftbag.Amar
ast oppedwhatshewasdoingand
hel
dherwaist
,glarr
ingatBoemoangri
ly.

Amara:Kegorel
eit
senel
a-t
senel
ahel
amogame
aker
e?Andthenwena?[
..
youcomeasyoupl
easet
o
myhouse!What’
supwithyou?]
Boemo:Iwishyouwoul
dbesayingt
hatonedayat
ourhome,scol
dingmeandourki
ds.
Amar
a:(
boi
li
ng)Mxm.
.
Boemo:Thesear eforyoumyl ady.Ir
eali
zedthat
si
nceI'veknownyou, Ineverdi
danythingni
cefor
you.Andthatisabouttochange.
Zoski
:Boemocanwet
alk?Pr
ivat
ely.
Boemo:No, man.I'
m donegoinginci
rcl
esand
dodgi
ngwhatmyhear twant
s.Ifyouli
keAmara,l
et
herdecidewhom shewants,don'
tcockblockme.
Shewillchoosewhoshewant s.
Amar
a:Boemopl
easegetout
.
Boemo:Let '
sfaceitAmara,youloveme,youdon't
l
oveZoski ,
that'
swhyyouf ri
endzonedhim.Andyou
j
ustdon'twanttolosehim becauseofthethi
ngshe
doesforyou.It'
shightimeyougettruetoyoursel
f
andfr
eet heotherperson.
Amar
a:What
?Zoskipl
easet
akeyourf
ri
endout
.
Zoski
:(l
ookingather
)Hei
sri
ghtAmar
a,youhave
tochoose.
Boemo:Yes,
whom doyoul
ovebet
weenus?Zoski
orme?
.
.
.
.
4Kli
kesand200comment
sbef
ore11:
00t
oget
anot
herepi
sode.
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NGHEARTS
Epi
sode°
43

AtAmar
a'shouse.
.

Boemo:Let '
sf aceitAmara,youloveme,youdon'
t
l
oveZoski ,that'
swhyyouf ri
endzonedhi
m.Andyou
justdon'twanttolosehim becauseoft
het hi
ngshe
doesf oryou.It'
shighti
meyoubecomet rueto
yourselfandf r
eetheotherperson.
Amar
a:What
?Zoskipl
easet
akeyourf
ri
endout
.
Zoski
:(l
ookingather
)Hei
sri
ghtAmar
a,youhave
tochoose.
Boemo:Yes,
whom doyoul
ovebet
weenus?Zoski
orme?

Amar aheldherwai
stwi t
hbothhandsnow,and
l
ookedatt heguysi
ndi sbel
ief
,shesatdownonthe
bedandl ookedatt
hem astheystarr
edinhereyes,
expecti
ngananswer .
Amar a:Look,guys,Idin'tneedar el
ati
onshi
p,of
coursefeeli
ngsar ethere,butIjustdon'twantto
date,don'
tmakemedot his.Ist
illneedyou,bot
hof
you,soifit
'sarelationshipthatyouwantf rom
me,andyouwon' thandl ebei ngjustfri
ends,f
eelfr
ee
towalkoutofmyl ife.
Boemo:Ican'
tbeyourf
ri
endAmar
a,Iwantmor
e
thant
hat.
Amara:Boemo, Ilostmyaunt ,
i'
m mourni
ng,Idon'
t
knowwher emyuncl eis,
theirbabyisint
hehospital
andthenur sesaredemandi ngf ort
herel
ati
vesto
cl
aim hi
m, noonewant sthatbaby,sobeli
eveme
whenItellyout hatrel
ati
onshipsarethel
astthi
ng
onmymi ndr i
ghtnow.Ineedmyheadundi stur
bed
bysil
lyt
hings.
Boemo:Youar
ecal
l
ingmyl
ovesi
ll
y?
Amar
a:Oh,
man,
ther
eisnor
easoni
ngwi
tht
hisone.
Boemo:Look, I
'm sor
ry,t
hatcameoutwr ong.I'
m
sorr
yf oryourl
ossBabe, i
'mjustnott
hinking
str
aight.Look,
i'
m desperat
etohaveyou, andI
won'
thi
deit
,i'
m gonnashamelessl
yadmitthatI
l
oveyouandIwantyouinfrontofever
yone.
Zoski:Mr
,can'
tyouevenacknowl
edgemypr
esence
here?Howcanyou-
Boemo:Thefactt
hatyouf
ail
edt
oaskherout
,yet
youspendalotoft
imewit
hhergi
vesmethe
i
mpressiont
hatyoudoknow.
Zoski
:Knowwhat
?
Boemo:Thatshewil
lnevereverdat
eyou.Doyou
knowthatsheist
heonewhoappr oachedme?
Amar a:Okaythi
sissil
ly,
bothofyou,t
akeyour
conversati
onoutsi
de.Ihavetopackandcleanthe
room beforeChi
naknocksoff,i
'
llt
akethenightbus.
Zoski
:Ithoughtt
hatwearegoi
ngt oget
her?Youar
e
goi
ngtocomebackwi thababy,youcan'tboar
da
buswithanewbor nbaby.
Boemo:Whatbaby?
Amara:I
'm notcomi
ngbackwit
hanybaby,Ihavet
o
workandItoldyout
hatIknownot
hingabout
babi
es.
Zoski
:I'
l
lhel
pyou,
what
everheneeds,
wewi
ll
googl
eandaskmymom.
Boemo:Whatbaby?Thebathongmpeyemo
di
nakong.
.[
..
fi
ll
meinplease]
Zoski:Thefactt
hatyouknownothi
ngabouther
curr
entlif
eprovesthatyouar
enotther
ightmanfor
her.
Boemo:Whataboutyou?Ar
eyou?

Amar apl uggedherheadset sinherphoneand

playedsomemusi c, avoi
dinglisteningt otheir
conver sati
on, t
hei rbackandf ort
h.Shecont i
nued
packing, li
steningt osomemusi conherphone.She
heardal oudcr ash, sheremovedherheadset sas
shespunar oundandsawBoemol ayingdown,
Zoskiwentf orhi m asAmar ascr eamed, hepaused
andl ookedatBoemowhowasl aughi ng,blocki
ng
hisface.Zoskit urnedbackt oAmar awhowas
shakingsouncont r
ollabl
y,crying.Hewal kedoverto
herandshemovedbackal i
ttl
e.Her aisedhishands
alit
tle,showi ngt hatt her
ewasnot hing.Amar a
r
elaxedal
it
tl
e.

Boemo:Hahaha, whatt
hehel
lman?Youcan'
ttake
ajokethatser
iousl
y,l
ooknowyouar
escari
ngmy
wife.
Zoski:(
Ignori
nghim, t
alkingsoftl
ytoAmar a)Hey,
hey,i
'm sorr
yokay?I '
m sor r
y,wedidn'tmeanto
fr
eakyououtl ikethi
s.I'
m sor r
y,okay?Wewer ej
ust
pl
aying,wewer ejustplayingaround.

Amar astar
redpasthi m asBoemost oodup,allt
hat
wasonhermi ndwasSt atuslayi
ngdown, i
napool
ofhisownbl ood.Ar epiti
ti
onoft hatgruesome
scenekeptonr eplayinginhermi ndasZoski
walkedoverandhuggedher ,shebur i
edherheadi n
hischestandcr i
edashesof tlyr
ubbedherback.
Boemost arr
edatt het hem andcl enchedhisjaws.

Hecouldn'tunderst
andwhyapl ayf
ulf
ightscar
ed
herl
ikethat,hecouldn'
tunder
standwhyZoski
wouldhugherlikethat.Het ookadeepbr eathtr
ying
tocalm down,t
hathugwasdef i
nit
elybotheri
nghim,
so,hepickedhisphonef r
om t hegroundand
walkedout,l
eavingthem there.Onceoutside,he
thoughtofwhatcouldhappeni nhisabscenceand
tookaturn,wal
kingbacki ntothehouse.

AtZoski
'
spar
ent
s..
.

ItwasjustafterlunchwhenZoskidroveintohis
parent
s'homeandpar kedthecarinfrontoft
hebig
house.Het ur
nedt oAmar awhowasont hefr
ont
passengerseatnextt ohim.Hetouchedhersoft
handandl ookedi nhereyes.Shel
aughedoutloud,
readi
nghismi nd.

Amara:No,f
orgetaboutit
,wearenott
aki
ngthe
babyZoski
,Iknowyour eal
lywantust
otakehi
m,
butno.
Zoski
:Okay,
canwebuysomet
hingandgogi
vet
he
nur
ses,
blanket
s,t
inybabycl
othes,
andhi
stoi
let
ri
es.
Amar
a:Sot
hatyoucangoseehi
m?
Zoski
:Yes,
andt
hatt
oo.Sot
hatwecangoseehi
m.
Amara:No,noway,Idon'ttr
ustyou,
thewayyou
st
ealever
ythi
ngZoski,Ihavenodoubtthatyoucan
st
ealthebaby.
Zoski:Hahaha!Ihavestoppedthievi
ngthemma.
Lookathowi '
m dressed,myclotheshaveless
pockets.
Amara:Mmh?Event
houghyoust
olemyphone
ri
ghti
nmyhands?
Zoski:Ist
oleyourphone?Oh,
sorry.Look,l
et'
s
quickl
ygoi nsi
deandsayourgoodbyes.Wegonna
arr
iveinNat aar
oundbo7,wewillsleepinaguest
houseandr esumethejour
neyearlyinthemorni
ng
yeah?
Amar
a:Yeah,
per
fect
!Ei
sh,
i'
m ner
vousgor
e.
Zoski
:Come,
let
'sj
ustgo.Hol
dmyhand.
Zoskiopenedthedoorandst eppedout,Amar a
steppedoutofthecartoo.Zoskihel
dAmar a'
shand,
theywalkedtothehousewher eheopenedand
walkedin,wi
thAmar afol
lowinghim behind.Her
eyeslandedont hef
att
estwomanshehasnever
seenonEar t
h.Shewassi tt
ingonacouch, f
il
li
ngthe
wholespacethatwassupposedt obeoccupi edby
twopeople.

Shestoodatthedoor,enthr
all
edbytheviewinfr
ont
ofher
.Thewomanr aisedherheadandlookedat
Amara,hereyesgotstuckonhertummyf orawhile
andshesmi l
ed,sheturnedtoBig-
Daddy,whowas
si
tt
ingonthecapert,massagingherfeet
.

Her:Honey,
youdidn'
ttel
lmet
hatwear
egonnabe
gr
andparentssoon.
.
.
.
.
200shar
esf
ort
heni
ghtepi
sode!
!!
!
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NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
44

AtKasane.
.

Amar ayawnedandst retchedher self

,sherubbed
hereyesandsatupst raighti
nt hecarseatt hen
l
ookedoutt hewindow.Thet reeswer est
artingt o
l
essenandsheknewt heyhadar r
ivedinKasane,
shepul l
edherseatbeltonandbuckl edhersel f,
the
poli
cemi ghtbeanywher einther oad.Amar al ooked
athertummyandchuckl edindi sbeli
efwhenshe
remember edwhatZoski '
smot herhadsai d.Ther e
wasnowayandnohowshewaspr egnant,her
periodswerejustl
ate.Sheknewt hatBoemohad
pull
edoutandwassosur eofit.Havingababywas
goingtocompl i
cat
eal otofthingsi nherli
fe, and
shewaspr
ayi
ngt
hati
twasj
ustsomewei
ghtgai
n.

Ont hecor nerofhereye,shesawhomesher eand

there,thetreeswerenotmuchei t
her.Shesaw
familiarhousesasthecarmovedal ongthenshe
excitedlyl
ookedoutt hewindowasZoskiglancedat
her.Hechuckl edandt ouchedherhand.

Amar
a:What
'supwi
tht
ouchi
ngmyhandnowadays?
Zoski
:Homesweethome.I
'
m ont
her
ightdi
rect
ion
ri
ght.
Amar
a:Yes!Howdi
dyouevenknowwher
eIst
ay?
Zoski
:(Smi
li
ng)Let
'sj
ustsay,
I'
m agoodl
ist
ener
.
Hey,canwegoseethebabyfi
rst
?
Amar a:No.Ineedtobathandeat,t
henwehaveto
gotot hefuneral
,mybossisther
e,shehastosee
thatIdidn'
ttakethi
sleavedaysf
orvacat
ion.
Zoski
:Oh,
okay.Igetyou,
thent
hebabyaf
ter
war
ds
ri
ght?
Amara:Whyareyousuddenlysoobssesedwi
tha
baby?Youhaven'
tevenseenhim.
Zoski
:(Shr
uggi
ngof
fhi
sshoul
der
s)Idon'
tknow.
Amar a:Oh, ebil
etalkingaboutthebaby,Iremember
thisotherdream Ihaddaysback, whenIwokeup
crying,youremember ?Myuncl evisi
tedmei na
dream andhesai dIshouldtakecar eofmybaby
brother,Ier
asedi tfrom mymi ndandsai ditwas
j
ustadr eam, kant
ei twaspredict
ingthatmyuncle
hasababy.

Zoski
:Youseethatevendr
eamsshowst
hatyou
havetotaket
hatbaby?
Amara:Idon'
tknowman.Turnlef
t.Lookatt
hatbi
g
yar
d,thati
sthemini
ster
'shome.
Zoski
:Whi
chmi
nist
er?
Amara:Themini
sterofdef
enceandj
ust
ice.Di
dn'
t
youknowthatheisfr
om Kasane?
Zoski
:Oh,Ididn'
tknow.I
'mignor
antwheni
tcomes
tocer
tai
nthings.Whichway?
Amara:Justdri
vestr
aight
,I'
l
lshowyoutheyard.
Canyouimagine,hi
m andhiswifeonceaskedme
todat
etheirher
dboy.
Zoski
:Hahaha!Youarelyi
ng,
itseemsli
keherdboys
l
ikesyou,
orshouldIsayyouli
keherdboys?
Amara:(smackedhi
sthigh)Waswaba,
keki
leka
rat
analemodisaofenna?
Zoski
:Don'ttel
lmethatyoudon'
tknowgor eBoemo
i
saher dboy,wasoris,
Idon'
tknowifhequitor
whatbutIrecentl
yheardhi
m menti
oningquit
ting
hisj
ob.So,youdatedaherdboymami .Thenvgga
spendsalotoftimeinMaunthough,Idon'
tblame
youfornotknowing.
Amara:What?Idi
dn'
tknow.I
-Dr
ivei
ntot
hatyar
d,
onyourl
eft
.
Zoski
:Man,soyoutwojustf
vckedyetyoul
it
eral
ly
knownothi
ngaboutoneanother
?

Zoskipar
kedi
nf r
ontofthet
woroomedhouseand
st
eppedoutofthecar.Amar
agotoutt
ooandtook
akeyf rom herpurse,shewalkedtowardsherroom
andt r
iedtoinsertthekey.Anotherkeyi
nside
blockedhers,shelookedatthekeyi nherhand
confusedandknockedi nherroom."Keatlhapa!
"A
voiceonthei nsi
deanswer edher.

Sheshookherheadi ndisbel
iefandwal kedt oher
uncle'
sroom.Shei nsert
edanot herkeyand
unlockedthehouse.Shepushedt hedooropenand
walkedintot heempt yroom, ther ewasonl yabag
andaf ewcl othesscat r
er edont hef l
oor .Shepicked
upheruncl e'strouserandl ookedati t
,itwasher
uncle'
sbagofcl othes,shewonder edwhot ookthe
funit
ureinthehouse.Zoskiwal kedi nandshespun
around,panicking,shechuckl edwhenshesawhi m.

Amara:Youscar
edme.Itl
ooksl
iket
hievesbr
okei
n
andt
ookallthef
urni
tur
e.
Zoski
:Idoubti
t'
sthi
eves,i
tlooksl
ikeyouraunt
's
rel
ati
vestookt
hefur
nitur
e.
Amar
a:Youar
esayi
ngt
hatbecause?
Zoski
:It
'sj
ustafeel
ing.Whywouldtheyst
eal
ever
ythi
ng,i
ncl
udingyouraunt
'scl
othes?Andonl
y
l
eaveyouruncl
e'
sclothes?
Amar a:Idon'tknow,just
..well,
thatmakessense.I
thi
nkSel e'sdaught
erwi l
lexplai
n,Ibetsheist
he
onebat hinginmyr oom.Let'sgowai tf
orheri
nthe
car.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Themi nisterpoor l
ypackedhi sbagashi swife
steppedoutoft heshowerwr appedi nawhi tetowel.
Shej ustignor edhim ashet ri
edt opackandwentt o
si
tbyt hemi r
ror
, applyingsomel otiononherski n.
Whenshewasdone, shewal kedt ot heclosetand
pickedani ceout fi
tthenl ai
ditont hebed.She
spr ayedabodyspr ayonhernakedbodybef ore
put ti
ngont heclothes.Mi nutesl ater,shesatbyt he
mi rroragai nandst arteddoinghermakeup.The
mi nistert hrewthebagdownf rom t hebedi n
fr
ust r
ationandt urnedt ohiswi fe.
Mini
ster
:So,
youaregonnaj
ustsi
tovert
her
eand
i
gnoreme?Can'
tyouhelpmepack?
Neo:Di
dyouaskmet
ohel
pyou?
Mi
nist
er:I
'
m aski
ngyounow.
Neo:Well
,I
'm sor
ryIwon'
tbeabl
eto,
Ihavean
i
nter
viewat12.
Mi
nist
er:Whyam Ionl
yhear
ingabouti
tnow?
Neo:Whyar
eyoupackingcl
othes?Youdi
dn'
ttel
l
mewhereyouar
egoing.
Mi
nister
:Don'
tcompareyour
sel
ftomeNeo,I'
ma
man,somedecisi
onsIdoshoul
dnotconcer
nyou.
Neo:Wel l
,Iam awoman, don'
tcompareyourselft
o
me.ItoldyouthatI'
m donewithwhatevernonsense
youwillbedoing,
from nowon,mymai nfocusis
mykidsandmysel fonly.
Mini
ster
:Whatjobareyouevengoi
ngtodo?What
doyoulackbecauseIgi
veyouwhatevermoneyyou
want?
Neo:I '
m achefThabi so,
youshoul dn'tevenbe
askingmewhatj obwoul dIbedoing.I t'
snoteven
aboutt hemoney, Iwanttodosomet hingt hatwould
engagemymi nd,Iwantanewenvi ronment ,whereI
woul dinter
actwithotherpeopleandnotover think
aboutmypr oblems.I'
m goinginsaneal readyabout
beingal wayscoopedi nthi
shouse.Youwon' ttalk
meoutoft hisjobli
keyoual waysdo, nomat t
er
what .
Mini
ster
:ComeonBabe,
youdi
dn'
tevenmour
nour
ki
ds.
Neo:Am Itheonl
yonesupposedt omourn?What
aboutyou?Youaretravel
li
ngalready.Whydoest
he
soci
etyhavealotofexpectat
ionsonwomen?
Mi
nist
er:I
t'
snotaboutexpect
ati
ons,
it'
sanor
m.
Neo:Thenal
lowmet obreakt
hatnor
m.Packyour
cl
othes,
Ican'
tbedoingevensi
mplethi
ngsf
oryou,
whatwil
lyoudoifIdi
e?
Mini
ster:Pleasedon'
ttal
kaboutdeat
handdoyour
wif
elyduties.Whatshoul
dIdotomakeyou
submissive?YouaresostubbornNeo,shoul
dIbeat
you?
Neo:Tr yi
t,ker
ayahel aol ekekegoneotaa
mponangpel oket shel
a.Ket aagogagolamal
aka
okapi,ebi
leskalebalagorewankol ot
a,gakea
l
ebalagoreoki l
ewankgasakal etšhwega,
kekago
bontshasepokogompi eno.
Mi
nist
er:I
joo.

Hepickedhisbagfrom t
hefloorandconti
nued
packingashiswif
eappli
edsomer edl
ipst
ickonher
l
ipsandappliedsomebabyoi lonherhead.Hekept
ontakinggl
ancesather,wantingt
osaysomet hi
ng
butfeari
ngher,

AtAmar
a'suncl
e..

Amar aandZoskiweresit
ti
ngoncampchai r
s,on
theshadeofthetr
eeasSel ebogo'sdaughter
broughtanot
herchairf
rom Amar a'
sroom.Shesat
downf aci
ngthem andrubbedherhandst ogether
.
Zoskist
oodupandwal
kedt
othecar
,gi
vingt
hem
someprivacy.

Amara:So,
you'
vebeenstayi
nginmyhouse?
Pl
easebehonest
,I'
m notmad.
Her:Yes,
mamasaidyoumovedoutf
orgoodand
gaveheryourf
urni
tur
e.
Amara:Okay,
Ihearyou.So,
wher
eismyuncl
e'
s
fur
nit
ure?
Her
:Mygrandmot
herandaunt
iest
ooki
t,t
heysai
d
i
tbel
ongedtomama.
Amara:Ei
sh,wait
sekemel ekohela.Therei
sso
muchgoingonandi tl
ookslikeeveryt
hingi
s
messedup.Whywoul dtheyassumet hefur
nit
ure
bel
ongstothei
rdaughter?Whatwi l
lmyuncleuse,
wherewouldhesleep?
Her:Oh,somemanwasher et
heotherday,he
wantedtotel
lmom somethingaboutuncleI
dri
s,but
thenshewasgi vi
ngbi
rt
handt hendiedal
lofa
sudden.I'
vebeenbusytr
yingtocopewithherdeat
h
andforgotal
labouthi
m.I'
m sor
ryfornotcal
li
ng
you,Ishoul
dhavegotyournumberfrom mom's
phoneandcalledyou.
Amara:Whoist
hatman?Doyouknowwher
ehe
st
ays?Canyoudescr
ibehi
m?
Her
:Itwasabi
tdar
k,Ican'
tevenr
ecogni
zehi
m.
Amara:Eish,
pleasetrytorecall
,I
'm sor
ryforaski
ng
toomanyquest i
ons,buthowi syourbrother
?The
oneatthehospital
?
Her:Ididn'tevenseehi m,andIdon'twantt o.My
boyfri
endsaysIshoul dn'
ttakethatbaby,myt wi
n
andmygr andmot hertoo.Noonewant sit
.Noone
hasvisitedthehospi t
altoseehim sincehewas
born,t
henur seshasbeencal l
ingnonst opandmy
grandmot herhasbeeni nsult
ingthem everyday,
I
wonderwhyt heycan'
tgiveup.
Amara:I
'
llt
ryconvi
nceyourgr
andmothertotake
hi
m,oryoucangethim,I
'l
lhel
pfi
nancial
ly.
Her:Idon'
twantt
o,ifit
'sbecauseIstayinyour
house,Iwi
llmoveout.Mygr andmotherwants
nothi
ngtodowithhim eit
her.Youwillj
ustbe
wasti
ngyourti
megoingoverther
etonegot
iat
ewi
th
her
,shewil
leveni
nsultyou.
Amara:Eish,okay,canyouf orwardmeyour
mother
'sdetail
s.Herf ullnamesandOmang
number,Iguessthenur sesmi ghtbeneedi
ngi
tfor
hi
sbirt
hcer t
ifi
cateregistrat
ion.
Her:(
Suspi
sci
ously)Youdi dn'
tinsur
eheraker
e?
Maybeyouaregoingt oclai
m moneyandeatit
wit
houtusi
ngitf
ort hefuneral
.
Amara:Heemonyana,nawapoka?Ket sayajang
madiainsur
ancegosenadeathcert
ifi
cate?[
Are
youi
nsane?HowdoIcl ai
mt hei
nsurancemoney
whentherei
snodeathcert
if
icat
e?]
Her:Kekopaompui
sesent
e,Iwasj
usti
nqui
ri
ng
ni
cely.
Amara:Well
,youraccusat
ionsareoff
endi
ng,I'
m not
athi
ef.For
wardthedetail
s,Idon'
thaveal
lday.
Mpheyournumber .

Shecal
ledouthernumberasAmar
asavedi
tonher
phone.Sel
e'
sdaughterwal
kedtothehouse,she
camebackwithapieceofpaperinwhichshehad
scr
ibbl
eddownhermot her
'sful
ldet
ail
sinit
,

Att
hehospi
tal
..
.

Amar aandZoskiweredressedingreendi sposabl

e
hospit
algowns.Anurseledthem toar oom wher e
theywerekeepi
ngincubatedbabies.Therewas
onlyonebabyononeoft heincubatorscrying.

Nurse:I
'm onl
ylet
ti
ngyoui
nbecauseheistheonl
y
oneintheroom.Shem,set
homolapeloyang
sel
onyanasamodi mo.Whylel
athel
langwana
j
aananemma?Kanakewenamot howantlhagot
la
gomocheka.
Amar
a:I
'
m sor
ry,
Iwashel
dupatwor
k.
Nurse:Okay,
Iunderstand,
hewil
lbeoutoft
his
machineinadayort wo,soyouneedt
opreparef
or
hi
m athome.Oi paakanyet
segonnamotsetsimma.
Amara:I
'
mj usther
etolookathi
m, nott
akehim.Oh,
her
eishismom anddad'sdetai
ls,
incaseyouneed
tomakeabirt
hcerti
fi
catef
orhim.
Zoski:Oryoucanj
ustwr
it
emeandherashi
s
parents.
Nur se:Haha!I
'l
lhavetor egi
sterhi
sbi ologi
cal
parents.Youcanpr ocesstheadoptionpaper swith
thesoci alwor
keratthehomeaf f
air
s.Her eishis
milk,feedhim,youcant akehim out,i
t'snotli
kehe
needst hismachinealldaylong.Wej ustplacehim
i
nsidef oracertai
nhour s.
Amar
a:I
-I
'veneverhel
dababybef
ore.
Nurse:Okay, l
etmehelpyou,sitont
hebed, I
'l
lbr
ing
him over.Ineedtocopythi
sinfomat
ionintothe
comput erbeforeIl
osethi
spieceofpaper.CanI
haveyourI Dcard?

Amar agavethenurseherOmangandsatdownon
thebed,thenursetookoutthebaby,whowasnow
cryingl
oudly,
suckli
nghi sfi
nger
s,shecareful
ly
l
iftedhi
m withhisblanketsandwalkedoverto
Amar a,shepl acedhi m onherlapandgavehert he
bottl
eofmi lk.Shewal kedoutoftheroom.Thebaby
hungril
ysuckedont hebottl
ethemomenti twason
hi
smout h,Zoskicameandsatnextt oAmar a,
pl
acinghi shandar oundhershoul der
s.Theylooked
atthebabyemot i
onallyasZoskitouchedhislit
tl
e
hands.Hegr i
ppedZoski '
sfi
ngerwi t
hhisli
tt
lehand
andhel aughed, takingouthisphonet osnap
photos.

Zoski
:Iwishwecoul
dtakehi
m,I'
l
lbether
eforyou
both,
allt
heway.Hei
ssoocute,
helookssomuch
l
ikeyou.
Amar a:Yeah,Icanseet hat .Igr
ewupt hinki
ngmy
unclewasmydadj ustbecausepeopl ekeptsayi
ng
that
,wel ookalotalike,that'swhyt heyconfused
mef orbeinghisdaught er.Neoi thelagotweke
tshwanal emonnayogot wengIdris,so,IknewI
l
ookedl i
keaman, probabl ywhyIgr ewupwi t
ha
l
owsel festeem,knowi ngIl ookli
keaman.
Zoski
:Butyouar
ebeaut
if
ul,
thef
ir
stt
imeIl
aidmy
eyesonyou, Iknewyouwer etheoneforme.Ij
ust
didn'
twantt opushyouorforceyouint
oa
relat
ionshipbutmyhear
tstil
lwantsyou.Youar
e
beaut i
fulAmara,
themostamazi ngwomanI'
veever
seen.
Amar
a:Zoski
..

Shet urnedandl ookedi ntohiseyes,shehadal most

forgottenhowhandsomehi seyeswer e,andoh,
thoseear sofhi sagain.Zoskisqueezedher
shoul der
s, gi
vinghergoosebumpsandbut t
erfl
ies.
Whatwashappeni ngwi thher?Shesl eptnextto
thi
smanf ordays,evenshower edwithhim, but
t
nakedwi t
houtanyr omant icfeeli
ngsforhim.She
waswonder i
ngwhyt hesuddenf eel
ingof
excitementf orbeingsonearhi m?

Amarafeltherstomachti
ghtenasZoski
'swarm
breat
hhitherbareneck.Shenear
lycl
osedhereyes
ashissweet,warm ki
sslandedonherneck.Shefel
t
hercl
itt
hrobbingbutsheknewshehadt ofi
ghtthi
s
feel
ing,shehadt o.Shegr it
tedhert eethandlooked
athisbendedneck, heraisedhisheadandl ocked
eyeswi thher.Thet houghtofscol dinghi m
evaporatedasi tcamef rom hermi nd,hiswet,jui
cy
l
ipswer esohypnot izi
ngandl uri
ng.Amar al
eaned
towardshisf ace,theirwar m breathshitt
ingagainst
eachot her
,herl i
psbr ushedagai nsthi sandshe
knewt herewasnopul l
ingback, hecr ashedhisli
ps
againsthersashehel dhert ighter,Amar asl
ightl
y
part
edherl ipstoki sshim back. .
.

Nur
se:Kgm!Kgm!MsAmar
a?
Amar
a:(
Jer
kingherhead)Yes?
Nurse:Iseeher
eont heinf
ormati
onyougavetome
acertai
nIdri
sGenius.Yoursur
namesarethesame,
howar eyoutworelat
ed?
Amar
a:Hei
smyuncl
e.
Nur
se:Oh?We'vebeenl
ooki
ngf
orhi
sfami
ly
memeber,
pleasecomewit
hme.
Amar
a:Whathappened?Wher
eismyuncl
e?
.
.
.
.
Pleaser
emembert
oliket
heepi
sodes,
leavea
commentandshar
e!!
!
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09/
13,
06:
20] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
46

AtKasaneHospi
tal

Amara:Whathappenedt
ohi
seyes?Thi
sisnotmy
uncl
e.
Doctor:It
oldyout hathedrowned,hewasf oundin
t
heChober i
ver.Thef i
shatehiseyesandbithis
fi
ngers.Justyesterday,amancameher eand
i
dentif
iedhim asIdrisGenius,
unfort
unat
ely,hesai
d
hedidn'
thaveyourcont
act
s,ot
her
wise,
wewoul
d
havelongcal
ledyou.
Amara:Thi
smanhereisnotmyuncle,
pleasegive
methedetai
lsoft
hepersonwhocl
aimedthatthis
manismyuncle.
Doct
or:I
'
m sor
ry,
heaskedt
oremai
nanonymous.
Amar
a:Keepsearchi
ngf
ort
hisman'
srel
ati
ves,
thi
s
i
snotmyuncle.
Doctor:Noma' am,youwillbeleavi
ngwi tht
his
corpsetodaybecausei ti
sst ar
ti
ngtorotanditcan'
t
fi
tinthef r
idge.Youhaveal readysignedand
cl
aimedhi m asyouruncl e,therei
snot hi
ngwecan
do,thi
si sMrI dri
sGenius,andyou, ashisni
ece,wil
l
becollecti
nghi scorpse.
Amara:Ican'tbur
yastranger
,thi
sisnotmyuncl
e,
youwil
lseewhatt odowithhim.Thismanher
e,i
s
soli
ghtskinnedandlookssotall
,myuncl
ewasn'
t
thi
stal
l.
Doct
or:Whenaper
sondi
es,
theygr
owt
all
er.
Amar
a:No,
nott
hist
all
,andt
hisl
ightcompl
exi
on?
Beser
ious.
Doct
or:So,whatdoIdobecauseyouhavesi
gned
t
hecollect
ionf
orms?
Amara:Teart hem andburythebodyifyoucan't
fi
ndtherelati
ves,Iheardthatthehospi
talcanbury
abodywhennooner ecognizesthepersonorwhen
thef
ami l
ycan' tbur
ythatpersonbutplease,don'
t
l
abelthegraveswi thmyuncl e'
snames, hemightbe
outt
herealive,whoknows?

Amar awalkedoutoft hemor gue, andheadedtot he

sinksinthehospitalwhereshet horoughlywashed
herhandswi t
hthesoapneart hesi nk.Shewiped
herhandswi t
hatissueandt hrewi ti
nabi nt
hen
walkedtot hemartenit
ywar d.Shewal kedint
ot he
room wheret hebabywas, shef oundZoskistarri
ng
atthesleepingbaby,soft
lysingingf orhi
m.Amar a
stoodinfrontofhim andhel ookedupather .

Zoski
:Wher
eisyouruncl
e?
Amara:Idon'
tknow.Theywer
emistaki
nghimfor
somemanwhohaddr ownedi
ntot
her i
verbuti
t'
s
nothi
m.
Zoski
:Okay, t
hankGod.Let
'shopef
ort
hebest
,that
heissti
llal
ive.
Amar
a:Yeah.Weneedt
otal
k.
Zoski
:Youar
escar
ingme,
whati
sit
?
Amar
a:Placet
hebabybacki
nhi
sthi
ngandl
et'
s
t
akeadri
ve.
Zoski
:Soundsser
ious.

AtAdr
iana'
shome.
..

Adrianawalkedar oundt hebi gbedint hemaster

bedroom, j
ustadmi ringhowspaci ousherhouse
was.Shewal kedt othebi gmi rr
orandcaughta
gli
mpseofher sel
font heshinyglass.Somuch
l
ayer sofmakeup, sadeyes.Longsl eevedshir
tto
coverherbruisesandscar s.Shewasawal king
corpse,butshewasn' twil
li
ngt ogiveuponherman.
Hisbeat
ingsmeantt hathel
ovedher
,theysai
dit
's
notl
oveifitdoesn'
thurt.

Sheknewi fshegaveupnow, i
twouldmeant hat,
thatKaonewomanhadwon, andsheknewshe
wouldn'tbeabletosurviveseeingthem toget
her,
playi
ngper f
ectfamil
y.Nowt hatsheknewKaone
waspr egnantwithherhusband' schi
ld,
therewasa
highpossibil
it
yofhiml eavi
ngher .Shelookedat
hersel
foncemor ei
nthemi rr
orandmut ter
edto
hersel
f.

Adri
ana:Ifshethi
nksthatshecanst ealmy
husband,sheisdreaming.I'
m notgoinganywhere,
Well
em andIbui l
tthi
sempi r
etogetherandnoot her
womanwi llt
akeover.Notwhi l
eI'
m stil
lal
ive.He
dest
royedme, hemademeazombi e,hiszombie,so
heisstuckwithme.Tilldeat
hdousapar t
.

Sheheardl
aughterdownst
air
sandignor
edit
,she
wonderedwher
eshewentwr ong,
itwashur
ti
ngher
toseeKaonebei ngtreatedniceandithur therto
seehi m notbeat i
ngherl ikehedidwit hher.She
wonder edifhel ovedKaonemor ethanher ?Whati f
het r
ulycaredaboutKaone, morethanhedi dforher?
Shesowi shedtobebl ackr i
ghtnow,maybeWel l
em
l
ovedbl ackwomenandhehaddat edandmar ri
ed
herjusttopasst ime.Shebl i
nkedawayt hetears
threat
eningt ofallfr
om hereyesandt ooka
headscar fbythedr esser.Shewr appedi taround
herheadandt ookherpur sethenwal keddownt he
stair
s,togohel patSel ebogo'sfuneral.

Shepassedherhusbandsi
tt
ingont hecouch,
with
Kaonelayi
ngherheadonhislap.Sheignor
edthem,
herheartt
humpi
ngwi t
hanger.

Wel
lem:Wher
ear
eyougoi
ng?
Adr
iana:Sel
ebogo'
sfuner
al.
Wel
lem:I
sitnecessar
yforyout
ogo?
Adr
iana:(
clenchedhert
eet
h)Sel
ewasmybest
fr
iendWellem,i
fIdon'
tshowupatherf
uner
al,
peoplewi
llseemeasevil.
Wel
lem:Okay,
I'
m goi
ngwi
thyou,
letmegochange.
Kaone:Babe,
youar
eleavi
ngmeal
one?Shoul
dI
come?
Wel
lem:No,
remai
nhomeandr
est
.
Kaone:But
-
Well
em:I'
m makingasocial
appear
ancewit
hmy
wi
fe!Iwantt
okillal
lther
umoursofdi
vor
ce
ci
rcul
ati
ngaround.
Kaone:It
houghtyoudon'
tloveher
..
.
Adr
iana:Youwi
llf
indmei
nthecar
.

Shewalkedout,leavi
ngthem ar
guingandunl ocked
hercar,
shesatdownandconnect edherheadset s.
Shecli
ckedont hepodcastappanddownl oaded
morenewgospelpr eachi
ngs,shelistenedtothe
messageforthatday.Minutesl
ater,Wel l
em opened
thefr
ontpassengerdoorandgotin, smelli
ngall
good.
Wel
lem:I
'
m movi
ngi
ntot
heguesthouset
oday.
Adr
iana:(
star
tedt
hecar
)Okay.
Wel
lem:Okay?Justl
ikethat
?Ar
eyoucheat
ingon
meAdri
ana?Didyouf i
ndamanatMaun?Didyou?
Adr
iana:No.
Well
em:IfIcat
chyoucheat
ing,
I'
llmakeyou
di
sappear,
okay?
Adr
iana:OkayHubby.

Shedr oveoutasherhusbandl ookedather

suspisciously,
hewonderedwhatshewasupt o,
her
responseshadscar edhim andhewasn'tsur
eof
howt oaddr essthei
ssue.

Somewher
einapar
k

Zoskiki
ll
edt
heengi
neoft
hecarandt
urnedt
o
Amara,shepoi
ntedbehindherandwhenheturned
hesawaf amil
yofwarthogspassi
ngby.He
l
aughedattheli
tt
leonesastheyranar
oundthen
l
ookedatAmar aagai
n.

Zoski:Oh,mxm.Tsekedibonaeverydayakere,
tholadit
etse-t
etsemommol ongwaMaun.[Isee
theseeveryday,theyar
eal
waysroamingaround
Maunmal l.]
Amar
a:Haha!Iknow.
Zoski
:Yeah,
pleaseshootst
rai
ghtt
othepoi
nt,
I'
m
anxi
ous.
Amar a:Oh,okay.Thet hingis,youandBoemoar e
fri
ends,ri
ght?So, Idon'twanttocauseanyt ensi
on
becauseIhaveal readyr ui
nedyouguys'
rel
ati
onshipso, f
rom nowon, I
'm st
oppingthegame
I'
vebeenpl ayi
ngwi thbot hofyou.Iwantedtotel
l
youfirstbefor
ecal l
inghim andputti
nghim on
l
oudspeakerf orthet hr
eeofust odiscussthisi
ssue
onceandf orall
.
Zoski
:Whatar
eyout
ryi
ngt
osay?
Amar a:I
'
mtel
li
ngyout
hatIcan'
tbewi t
heit
herof
you.Letmecal
lBoemoebi
leandtel
lthebothof
you.
Zoski:Aomma, whataboutourki
sstoday?If
elt
mor econnect
edtoyou.Ifel
tsoexci
tedthi
nki
ng
thatmaybeyouarefinal
lymine.
Amara:(Diall
edBoemo)I
'm sor
ryIhaveledyouon,
foral
lthi
st i
me.Butmyfeel
ingsforyouaren'
t
enoughtoloveyouforali
feti
me.Bothyouand
Boemo.
Zoski
:Whataboutourbaby?Ol
iverneedst
o-
Amar
a:Younamedhi
m?
Boemo:Hel
lo!Hel
lo!Whonamedwho?
Amara:Zoskiyounamedt
hebaby!Doyouknow
whatthatmeans?
Zoski
:No.
Boemo:Whosebaby?Amar
aar
eyoupr
egnant
?
Amar a:Zoskii
fyounamedt hatbaby,I
'm goingt
o
gethim, hewil
lbeunderyourcare,youwillbe
responsibl
eforhi
mi neveryt
hing.
Zoski
:Oh,
sweet
.
Amara:Sweet ?Wow,waitsewenaomel ekohela.
Whenyounamesomet hing,adog, acatoranything,
i
tmeanst hatyouareresponsiblef
orthatthing,I
grewupbeingt ol
dthat
.Oh, hiBoemo.Icalled
because.
..
[.
.youareunbeli
evable]
Boemo:Becauseyoucan'
tdat
enei
therofus?
Amar
a:Howdi
dyouknow?
Boemo:Icanr eadmi ndsmyl ove.Butknowt hatI
won'tstopbotheringyouunt i
lyouar emine,and
don'thesi
tatetocal lmeifyouneedanyt hi
ng.Don't
eventhinktwiceBabe, I'
llbeonl yaphonecal laway.
Byanyt hi
ngImeanmoney, physicalpr
esence, a
fr
iendtotalkto,arrgh,anythingman.
Zoski
:Iwon'tstopbei ngyourfr
iendtoo,Irespect
yourdeci
sion.Andpl ease,don'
tdenymet he
chancetoraiseOli
ver ,eveni
fI'
l
lbehisgodf ather
,
uncl
eorwhat ever,Ihavebondedwi t
ht hatkidand
wanttobepar tofhislife.
Amaralookedathim ashesaidthe"bonded"wor
d.
Shesighedandlookedaway,Zoskiwasjustbei
ng
thedr
amat i
cZoskiasusual
.

Zoski
:So,
mom sai
dyouar
epr
egnant
,isi
ttr
ue?
Boemo:Shei
spr
egnant
?
Amar
a:Yeah,
Stat
us'
baby.I
'
llbeasi
ngl
emot
herof
t
wo.
Boemo:Eveni
fhedoesn'tsupport-Ohshvt
,Iread
anart
icl
esayi
ngthatheismissing.Well
,whenever
hecomesback,don'
ttakehim back.
Amar
a:Wel
l,
byeBoemo.
Zoski
:(r
ubbedhi
seyes)Youdi
dn'tanswerme,
wouldyouall
owmeinthebaby'
slif
e?
Amara:Yeah,It
oldyouthati
tisyourssi
nceyou
namedhim, hei
syourresponsi
bil
it
y.
Zoski
:Thankyou.
Amara:Great
,let
'sr
etur
nthebaby'
smilktot
he
hospi
tal
,Iwonderhowthehellt
hatbot
tl
eendedup
i
nyourhands,
Idi
dn'
tevenseeyouhol
dingi
tont
he
way.
Zoski
:Ohshvt !Imi
ghthavesli
ppedi
tinmyj
acket
bymistake.Damn,I
'm sor
ry.
Amara:Well,
tomorrowwear
egett
inghi
m, Ihope
youwon'tbesteal
inghi
smil
kagai
n.Shuu!Let'
sgo
tobabyI
dris.
Zoski
:It
'sact
ual
lyOl
iver
.
Amar
a:Oh,
right
,Ol
i
ver
.

Zoskidr oveoffasAmar akeptonl ooki

ngathim,he
hadact uall
yhandledthereject
ionwel l
,waybett
er
thanshehadi magined.Onceont heroad,she
startedimagininghowshewasgoi ngtomanagea
baby, andherownont heway?Shewasget ti
ng
scaredbutsheknewshewoul dmakei t,shewas
strongerthanshet hought
.

3YEARSLATER
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
06:
25] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
47

AtMat
apanawar
d..
.

Amaragotoutofat axiandopenedt hedoorwi der

astwot oddlersstuggledtogetout .Shel ift
edthem
onebyone, hel
pingt hem outandt ookt heirschool
bags.Shecl osedthedoorandwavedatt hedriver
asthetoddlersrant ot hegate.Theywer eintheir
matchingkindergatenschooluni forms, theylooked
almostthesameageandmor eliket wins.She
unhookedt hegateandt heyracedt othehouseas
shewal kedinandcl osedi t
,sti
llcar r
yingt heir
schoolbags.
Amar awalkedtothebachelorpadandunl ocked,
it
wastheonl yhouseintheyardandtherewer esome
fl
owersinfrontofitandplantedf
rui
ttreesaround
theyard.Sheopenedt hedoorandherkidsgot
i
nside,shewalkedinandpl acedt
heirbagsbyt he
shoestandbesidesthedoor .

Amara:Guys,Ineedtochangeyou,
todayI
'
m
washi
ngallyourunif
orm.

Theboystousl
edoneanot
herandf
ellont
hecar
pet
,
wrest
li
ngeachother
.

Amara:Ol
iver
!Shaun!St
opitman.Kantegol
oko
skol
ongkwa,ler
uti
wadifei
si?
[..
areyout
augh
boxi
ngatschool
]
Ol
iver
:Mama,
hest
art
edi
t-
Shaun:Mamahest
art
eii
t!st
art
eii
tOl
ibah
Mama:Ket ogakelebet
salotl
he,startedit,
star
ted
i
twaengkasel eme!Hetangkwakagol echencha
di
aparo.[
..
iwil
lwal
lopbothofyou.
.startedit
st
utt
ering!Comeandchangethosecl othes]

Theyf ol
lowedhert ot hebedr oom, nudgingone
anotheronthewayast heygiggl ed.Shechanged
thei
rclothesandt hrewt hedirtyuni for
mi ntot he
washingbasket ,
toget herwithot herdirt
yclot hes.
Shewal kedtotheki tchenandf ixedt hem asnack,
theywer ewatchingcar toons,sit
t i
ngont he
cushionsonthecar pet .Shegavet hem thesnack
andtookt hewashi ngbasket ,wal kingout.Shet ook
abucketandwentt ot hebigtankt hatwasher
sourceofwat erandf etchedwat er .Shepour ed
waterinthebasinsandbegunwashi ng.

Half
waythroughthewashing,
herphonerangi
nher
pocket
s,shewipedherwethandsonhersweat
pantsandsli
doutthephoneandpickedup.
Voi
ce:HiAmar
a,ar
eyouhome?
Amar
a:Yeah,
I'
m home.
Voi
ce:Oh,
okay,
pleasesendt
hedi
rect
ion,
weneed
t
otalk.
Amara:Awesome,Iwi
lldot
hat
,yournumber
sare
har
dlyanswered,
themmaImissyou,youar
eeven-
hel
lo?Hel
lo?

Shel
ookedatt
hescr
eenandr
eal
izedt
hatshehad
l
onghungup.

Amar
a:Uhu?I
yoo,
letmecal
lZoski
.

Shedial
edZoski '
snumber,whichwasonspeeddi al
andwaitedasitrangunanswereduntili
tdr
opped.
Shetri
editagainandthesamet hi
nghappened.She
dial
edBoemoandhungupbef oreitcouldr
ing,
then
shebeguntypingamessagef orZoski.
Amara:Rr a,mopakowangwanaohedi le,sal
eor il
e
otaar omelamadi .Nnat otagakegot haloganye
malatsiaZoski ,
Ihavet obegandcal lnumer ous
ti
mesbef oreyoucant akeresponsibili
ty.Whenar e
youevencomi ngbackf rom thatso-calledbusiness
tr
ip?[
..
mest a,youlongsai dyouwi l
lsendpocket
moneyf orthechi l
d.Hisbreakfastsnacki sfi
nished.
Ireal
lydon’tgetyout hesedaysZoski ]

Shesentt hemessageandt ookadeepbr eath,

tryi
ngtocal m down.Shedi dn'tknowwhatshewas
goingtodosi ncehercontr acthadn'tbeenr enewed.
Ithadbeenamont hsinceshehadnoj ob.Her
retr
enchmentpackagewasf i
nishedtoosi nceshe
hadpaidf ort hewaterinstallat
ion,shewasj ust
waiti
ngf orthewat ercompanyt oconnectt hewater
pipesforher .Sheslidherphonebacki ntothe
pocketandt ookitoutremember ingthatshehadt o
senddirectionst oherfri
end.Al i
ttl
esmi l
epl ast
ered
onherf aceasshedi d,atleastshewi llhave
someonet ot al
ktotoday.
Shewal kedtothehouseandcheckedt heboys,
theywer equiet
lywat
chingPeppaPi gcart
oons,
she
smiled,closi
ngthedoorthenwalkedbackand
continuedwashingherbabies'
clothes.

Acer
tai
nKasaner
est
aur
ant
..
.

Boemowal kedintother estaurantandchoseat able

atthecor ner
,hepulledhi scapf urtherintohisface
tohi de.Awai terwalkedoverandsmi ledathim,
aski ngtoassisthim, Boemor espondedandasked
foraj uicewhilebrowsingont hemenu.Thewai t er
wal kedawayandher elaxedont hechai r,
hetook
outhi sphoneandst arredatAmar a'scont act
,he
anticipatedtocallherbuthet houghtot herwise.Not
afterwhathappened, het houghtofcal l
inganyway
butst oppedhi mself
.Hel ockedhi sphoneandsl idit
i
ntohi spocket.

Justbytheent
rance,t
heminist
er'
swif
ewal ked
backint
otherest
autant,
inherwhi
techefunifor
m,
fi
shingforsomethinginherbag.Shewal kedtothe
counterandli
ftedtheplankont hesidethenwalked
totheback.Secondslat er
,shecameouthol ding
hercarkeys,hereyeslandedonaf ami li
ar
somebodyatt hebackt ables,
shewal kedoverto
him andpull
edachai r
,thensati nf
rontofhim.
Boemol i
ftedhiseyesandl ookedatNeosi tt
ing
acrosshim.

Neo:Lefaokaiphit
haj ang,kekasegoti
mele
Boemo.[
..
nomatterhowmi chyoumaytrytohi
de
Boemo,iwil
lal
waysr ecogniseyourf
ace]
Boemo:Haha!Aunt
y,howar
eyou.Howi
sever
yone?
Neo:Wearefi
ne,ever
yonei
sfine.Man,
youreal
ly
took2year
soutofthi
scount
ry?Howwast he
Stat
es?
Boemo:Justperfect
,ref
reshi
ngtoo.ButImissed
homemostoft hetime,mostl
ythefood,those
peopl
eeatrubbish.
Neo:Noway?ThewayIwannagot her
e!Iwanna
eatt
acos,
thei
rdi
ppedf
ri
es,youknow,ever
ythi
ng
t
hati
sconsi
der
edasst
apl
efoodt
her
e.
Boemo:Youwouldl
ovethem,I
'
m sureoft
hat
,you
ar
eachef,so.
.youwoul
dlovethem.
Neo:Iguessso.Wherei
syourbabymama?The
babymustbegr ownbynow.Wereyouwi
tht
hem at
theStat
es?
Boemo:Hehe!Shei
snotmybabymama, shesai
d
thebabyisn'
tmi
ne,
soIlef
theral
one.Al
otofshvt
happened.
Neo:Okay,
butt
hewayyouar
egl
owi
ng,
youwer
e
wit
hawoman.Whoisshe?
Boemo:Hahaha!Ao,
Aunt
ymma.
Neo:Mmh, Icanseethewayyouareblushi
ng,
maybeshei swhit
e.Anyway,l
etmerushhome.
Shainahasagamet hi
safter
noon,
Ihavetobether
e
orshewillkillme.
Boemo:Okay,bye.I
twasni
ceseeingyou.Oba
dumedisekol
wapeng,odumediseMdala.[
..
sayhi
toever
yoneathome.Sayhit
otheoldman]
Neo:Iwi
llson.Bye.
Shest oodupandwal kedoutoft heglassdoor sof
therestaur
ant.Porti
apar kedherbl ackhondaf i
t
besidesNeo'scarandgotout .Neoroll
edhereyes
andgoti nt
oherbi gcar,sher eversedandmade
suretosplashPor ti
awi t
ht her ai
nwaterthatwason
apothol ethere.Port
ialookedatherast onished,
Neor oll
edherwi ndowandst uckherheadout ,she
gaveherami ddlefi
ngerandPor ti
asmi r
ked,then
walkedbackt ohercar .

Neoknewt hatshewasupt osomet hi

ng,theway
shewaseat ingatt
heirrestauranteverydaywasso
suspisci
ous,andshealwaysavoi dedtopreparethe
foodthatwasoderedbyher .Thewai t
ressesthere
alwaysdidNeoaf avourbygi vingPortia'
sordersto
someoneel se,t
heyknewt heirbeef.Shedr ove
awayhummi ngtoherself
.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
.
Shef i
nishedhangi ngtheclot hesont heli
neand
walkedi nsidewiththebatht ubs.Shepl acedthem
i
nt hebat hroom andloti
onedherhandst oavoid
skinpeel i
ngonherhands.Ther ewasaknockon
thedoorandshehear dherki dsmaki ngnoise,
call
ingher .Amarawal kedtot hedoorandopened,
Chinast oodoutside.Amar a'seyeslitupand
openedherar msf orahug, Chinarel
uct antl
y
huggedherbackandf orcedasmi l
e.

Amara:Heygirl
fr
iend!Idi
dn'
tbeli
eveyouwere
comingtocheckonmeaf teryouaskedfor
dir
ecti
ons.
Chi
na:Yeah,canIhaveasit?I
'
m notsupposedt
o
st
andforlong,I
'
m pregnant
.
Amar
a:Real
ly?Congr
atul
ati
ons!Howmanymont
hs?
Chi
na:(
looki
ngaround)Amonth.It
houghtyou
wer
erenti
ngabiggerhouse.
Amara:Oh,no,
I'
m notrent
ing,Zoskiboughtt
his
plotf
ormeandhelpedmebui ld.Comeoni n,
we
cangositi
nthebedroom,theseonesar emaking
noi
sewi
tht
hei
rPeppapi
g.
Ol
iver
:It
'sSpongebobmama.Hel
loaunt
y,
Shaun:Heyoaunt
y!
Chi
na:Heyboys!Hey,
yourkidslookl
ikeyou,t
hey
ar
eliket
wins,
butthel
itt
leonelooksmoreli
ke
Boemo.
Amara:Haha,
Ihat
edhi
m dur
ingmypr
egnancy,
t
hat
'swhy.
Chi
na:Ar
eyout
wot
alki
ng?
Amar
a:No,
notaf
terwhathappened.
Chi
na:Oh,
Isee.

Theypassedt
hekidsandwalkedt
ot hebedroom as
Amar at
hrewher
selfdownonthebed,exhausted.
Chinasatont
heedgeofthebedandf acedAmar a.

Amar a:Man,par
enti
ngi
sn'
taneasyt
hing,
I'
m so
exhausted,
tir
edli
keadog.
Chi
na:Haha,
IhopeIwi
llcope.
Amara:Youwil
lgetusedt
oit
,tr
ustme.Whoi
syour
babydaddy.
Chi
na:I
'
llt
ellyou,
don'
trushme.
Amara:Okay.Gi
rl
,Ir
eal
lymissedyou,
Ineverfi
nd
youhomeandyoudon'tanswermycalls.Wasup?
China:Li
keIsai
d,I
'
m pr
egnant
.Andt
hebabyi
s
Zoski'
s.
Amar
a:(
gasped)What
?Zoski
?Whi
chZoski
?
China:TheZoskiyouf r
iendzonedforyear
s,theone
you'vebeenmi l
kingmoneyf rom,makinghim
supportotherpeople'
sbabies.
Amara:No,waitChi
na,
youarelyi
ng?Zoskiwoul
d
havetoldme,wetal
kaboutever
ythi
ng,
heismy
bestf
riend.
Chi
na:Wel
l,
it'
str
ue.Hei
sgoi
ngt
obeaf
ather
.
Amara:Well
,wow,I'
m happyf
oryouguys,I
'm
happybot
hmyf ri
endsfoundl
ove.Al
lthebest.
Chi
na:Sur
e.Andyoudoknowwhatt
hatmeans?I
t
meansallthehel pyou'
vebeenreceivi
ngfrom hi
m
hastostop,allhismoneyandasset sarecont
rol
led
byme.Iwon' tlethi
m spendevenacentonyou, he
hasababyont hewayt othi
nkof,Ihopeyou
under
stand.
Amara:(gotup)WhataboutOliver
?Chinayoucan'
t
j
ustcomei ntoZoski
'sli
feandtakecontr
olof
ever
ythi
ng.Youdon'tevenknowwhatZoskiandI
wentthr
ought oget
her.Getser
ious!
Chi na:MmekanaIwasn' tnegoti
ati
ngwi t
hyou, Iam
i
nf ormingyou.Ihaveallhiscardsandever yt
hing.
Nekegobol elel
ahelagor eoskahakgamal aobona
madiasat senalikeusual.
[.
.iwasinfor
mingyouso
thatyoudon’ tgetsupri
sedwhent hereisnomoney
comi ngin]
.
.
.
.
200shar
es?
??
[
09/
13,
06:
30] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
48

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar astoodupf r
om thebedandl ookedather
fr
iend,speechless,shedidn'tevenknowwhatt o
say,shehadj ustdroppedabombonher .Shedi dn'
t
evenknowwher eshewasgoi ngt ogetthegr ocery
moneyf rom forthismonth, t
hemoneyf orthekids'
snack,todoherhai randf ortoi
let
ries.AtleastZoski
hadpaidt hefullschoolf
eesf ortheentireterm.
Chinawasj ustbeingunfaironher .

Amar a:Youcan'
tjustdot
hat
,youar
enotat
rue
fr
iend.
China:Amar
aifi
twasyou,howwoul
dyoufeeli
f
yourmansuppor
tedanot
herwoman?Tookcareof
t
heenti
ref
amil
yli
keheismar
ri
edt
othatwoman?
Nnyaamma,i
t'
senough.
Amara:Iwantt
otalkt
oZoski
,ther
eisnot
hingI
'
m
di
scussi
ngwithyou.
China:Itol
dhi m nott
ot al
ktoyou.KanaZoskiwas
mymanbef oreyouevencamet oMaun.Justthat
wehadsomei ssuesthereandther
ebutI
specif
icall
yt ol
dyouthathei smyexandyoust i
ll
wentforhim.
Amar a:Chinat
lhemmakeagokopa, atl
eastj
ust
forthismonth,j
ustall
owhi mt
osendmoneyf ort
his
mont h,I
'l
lfi
gur
eoutwhatt odofr
om hereon.
[Chi
na
pleaseI'
m beggingyou..
.]
China:I'
m sor
rybutNO.Doyouknowhowj eal
ousI
getwhenheusedt odoal
lthoset
hingsforyouyet
heclaimedtoloveme?Thinkofthi
scareful
ly
Amar a,i
magineifyouwer
eonmysi t
uat
ion.
Amar
a:I
'
mfai
li
ngt
ogetyourpoi
nt.
Chi
na:Howbecauseeveryt
hingi
sclear
?Zoskii
sin
aseri
ousr
elat
ionshi
pri
ghtnow,andhewantsto
makemehappy.Bymakingmehappy, hehastocut
youof
f.
Amar a:Wow, justwow.Ar eyousayingthathe
shouldcutof fhissontoo?Zoskimadeapr omi
seto
takecareofOl iverl
ikehisownandhehasbeen
doingsoef f
icientl
yuntilyoucameintothepict
ure.
Atleastal
lowhi mtotakecareofOli
ver.Theother
oneI'l
lseewhatt odobecausehisfatheri
sdead.
China:Oli
veri
sn'tZoski'
sson,heisyour
responsi
bil
it
yaswel lastheotherkid.Andgofind
yourbabydaddy, j
ustbecauseaper sonismissing
doesn'tmeanhei sdead,hemi ghthaveranaway
from hi
sresponsibi
li
tiesbecauseIheardhehas
anothersonatGabor one.Lookforjobsandsupport
yourkidsmma.

Amar alookedatChinaandangerbuil
twi t
hinher
,
shewant edtosaysomehar shf
ulwordsbutshebi t
hertongue.Shewonder edwhatZoskisawi nt
his
gir
l,shewasj ustafl
ataxsandti
nyboobs.Or
maybei twasbecauseofherChinese-l
ikeeyesand
yel
lowcompl exion.Amaral
ookedatheronemor e
ti
meandshef el
therangerri
sing,
shewasway
morebeaut i
fult
hanChina,andhadagreatbodytoo,
sheknewt hat,t
hat
'swhyZoskistuckar
oundherf or
thi
slong.Tearsburnedhereyeswhenshethought
ofallt
hechancesshemi sused.

Amara:ZoskiandIhavebeent
hroughal
ot,
hecan'
t
j
ustdomel ikethi
s.
Chi
na:(
sighi
ng)CanIusethet
oil
et?Pr
egnancyi
s
j
ustascam,Ipeemorethanusual
.
Amar
a:Okay,
it'
sthatsi
de.

ShewalkedoutandAmarasawherphonebesi des
herhandbag.Assoonasshewasoutofsi ght
,she
qui
cklypickedt
hephoneandpressedi
t,she
guessedherpatt
ernandi
tunl
ocked.

Amara:Bingo!3year
sandyouhaven'
tchanged
yourpat
tern.
Shedial
edZoski
'
snumber
,itwassavedasMy-
I
nfi
nit
y,hepi
ckedont
hefi
rstri
ng.

Zoski
:Heybabe?Di
dyout
alkt
oher
?
Amar a:Wow,yourpri
ori
ti
eshavereall
ychanged,
youignoremycallsbutpickChi
na'scal
lwithi
n
seconds?Youevensentyourlit
tl
egirl
fr
iendheret
o
addressmeinsteadoftel
lingmefacetoface?
Zoski
:Whyar
eyouusi
ngherphone?
Amara:Answermefi
rst
!Areyour
eall
ygonnado
t
hisZoski
?Yougonnawalkawayfrom yoursonj
ust
l
iket
his?
Zoski
:I'
m hangingup,t
hisi
st her
easonwhyI'
m
avoi
dingyou,youaresosel
fishAmara,youonl
y
thi
nkaboutyoursel
f.
Amara:Youar
etheselfi
shoneZoski
!Leavi
ngme
l
ikeweweren'
tfr
iends?Nowtha-
Chi
na:I
sthatmyphonei
nyourhands?
Shewalkedoverandsnat
chedherphonef
rom
Amara'
shandglarri
ngather
.

Amara:Ij
ustwant
edt
otal
ktohi
m,hedoesn'
t
answerme.
Chi
na:It
houghtIcoul
dbeci
vil
toyou,
whyar
eyou
i
nvadi
ngmypr i
vacy?
Amar a:I
'm notdonetal
king,
bringthatphoneover
.I
can'tunder
standwhyZoskii sbeingcontr
oll
edbya
woman, aft
ereveryt
hingwe'vebeent hr
ough
together
.
Chi
na:I
'
m notdoi
ngt
hiswi
thyour
ightnow.Bye.

Shesnat chedherhandbagandst ormedout .Amar a

foll
owedherast heypassedthekidsdozi ngoffin
frontofthet el
evison.Chi
nawalkedoutand
unlockedt hecar,getti
ngi
n.Amar aswallowedas
shel ookedatt heredMazda3thatZoskihad
promi sedt obuyittoheri
fsheagr eedtomar ryhim.
Tearsbl urredhereyesasChinadr oveoff,l
eaving
hergateopen.Shecl osedthedoorandwentt ot
he
kit
chentowar m waterwithakettle,
shedidn'twant
toswitcht
hegeyseron, t
osavet heelect
ri
cit
y.She
satdownont hefloorcryingsi
lentsobswhile
waiti
ngforthewat ertoboil
.

AtAdr
iana'
shome.
..

Adr i
anawokeupf rom at err
ibledr eam.Shet urned
tohersi deandf li
nched, feeli
ngsomepai nonher
l
eftar m.Shesl owlypeel edt hebl anketsandlooked
athergr eenish,bruisedar m, shest ruggl
edtosi tup
strai
ghtont hebedandf inal
lydi d.Herent i
rebody
waspai nfulandachi ng,shet ouchedherheadand
tri
edt omassagei twi t
hherwor kinghand.Her
throatwassodr y,shesl owlyt ookt heglassof
bottl
ebesi desher ,ont hetableandgul pedital
l
down.Hert hroatwashur ti
ngyetshehadnocl ear
memor yoflastnight '
sevent s.Itwascl earthathe
hadchokedhersohar df orherthr oattohurtli
ke
that.
Adrianal ookedatherbr uisedbodyandt ri
edhar dto
recallwhathappened, shewascl uel
ess.Shepeel ed
offallbl anketsandgotoutoft hebed.Shet ook
babyst epst othemi r
rorasherf eethur t
.Shest ood
there,bvt tnakedandl ookedather selfallover,she
cover edhermout handbur st
edintotear s,cryi
ng.
Thesi ghtwassogr uesome, herenti
rebodywasr ed
andgr eenish,withbruises,shehadal otofscar s
andshel ookedtwiceherage, li
kear eallyold
woman.

Adr
iana:Wel
lem,
why?

Shehear dthemai ndooropeni ngandpeopl e

walkingin,shequickl
yturnedt othebedandt ook
hergown, putt
ingiton.Wellem andKaone' st oddler
gi
ggl edalongthestai
rs,secondsl at
er,herbedr oom
dooropenedandWel lem walkedincarryinghi s
daught er
,heplacedherdownast helit
tlegirlranto
Adrianaandhel dherleg,begginghertol i
ftherup.
Adr
iana:Hi
,Chl
oe.
Her
:Up,
up,
up.
Adr
iana:Youwannagoup?Ican'
tli
ftyout
oday.
Wel
lem:Li
ftt
heki
dup,
whydoyouhat
eherso
much?
Adri
ana:Webot hknowIl
ovethischi
ld,mybodyi
s
sosore,whathappenedl
astni
ght?Ican'
t
rememberanything.
Wel
lem:(
Rai
sedhiseyebrowssmili
ng)Youcan'
t
r
ememberanyt
hing?Areyoureal
lysure?
Adri
ana:Yeah,
eachti
meItrytot
hinkofwhyI'ml
ike
t
his,myheadachesevenmore.Whathappenedt
o
me?Whydi dyoubeatmetosuchextent
?
Well
em:WhywouldyouassumeIdi dsomet
hingto
you?I'
m notamonst
ermyl ove.Yougotdr
unk,then
youfel
lofft
hest
air
s,rol
li
ngdown.
Adri
ana:Okay,
howdi
dtheDNAt
estr
esul
tsl
ook
l
ike?I
ssheyours?
Wel
lem:Idi
dn'
tdoanyDNA.
Adr
iana:Why?
Well
em:Idon'
tunderst
andifi
t'
sjeal
ousyorwhat
.
WhywouldyousuggestaDNAt estonmydaughter
?
Thi
schi
ldismine!Sheiswhit
easyoucansee.
Adri
ana:Wel
l,
Honey,
she'
sgotgr
eeneyesandyou
havebl
ue.
Well
em:Got
ohel
lAdr
iana,
thi
sbabyi
swhi
te,
just
l
ikeme.
Adr
iana:Areyout
heonl
ywhi teguyinKasane?No,
t
hereisareasonwhyI
'm suggest
ingaDNA.
Well
em:Youknowwhat ?I'm goi
ngoutf
orice
cr
eam wit
hmydaught er.Focusonheal
ingyour
dr
unkardresul
tedbr
uises.

Hepickedt
hetoddl
erandwalkedoutofthe
bedr
oom asAdri
anastoodt
heretear
ful
ly.

Att
heHot
el.
..
Thef ol
lowi ngmor ning,Boemowokeupf rom the
bigbedandst retchedhi sbody.Hewalkedt othe
showerandt ookaqui ckshowerthengotdr essed.
Het ookhi sschoolbagandhungi tonhisshoulder
thenwal kedout ,hethoughtofcheckingoutbut
decidedt ohavet hebr eakf
astintherefi
rst.He
walkedt othedi nningareaandst oodbyt hecounter
.
Hegr eetedt hegi rlattheti
llpoi
nt.

Boemo:Heybeauti
ful
,I
'm accomodat
edher
ebutI
didn'
tincl
udemeal
sinmypackage.CanIbuy
separatel
y?
Her
:Hel
lo,
yesSi
r,youcan.
Boemo:Gr
eat
!

Boemoplacedhisorderandthegirlgavehera
swipi
ngmachinetomaket hetransactions,
hedid
andhiscarddecl
ined.Hetookoutanot hercar
dand
i
tdecli
ned.Bothofhistwocardsdeclined.
Boemo:Heebanna!Gasenet
wor
ktot
a?[
Net
wor
k
faul
ty?
]
Her:Thenetworkisokay,di
dyouupdateyourKYC
documents?Maybeyouraccount sar
efrozen
becausetheinf
ormationyougavethebankis
outdat
ed,tr
ycall
ingthem orvi
sitt
hebank.
Boemo:Iupdat
edmyinfor
mationonli
nel
astweek
whenIwasattheSt
ates,i
t'
seasi
ertodothat
nowadays.
Her:(
Lookingathi
m doubt
ful
ly)Oh,Isee.Vi
sitt
he
bankthen.Letmehel
ptheothercustomers.

Boemowal kedoutdefeat
ed,hedial
edtheFNB
customerli
ne,hewalkedbytherecept
ionand
checkedout.Whenheexitedthedoorsofthehot
el,
aladypickedupontheotherend.

Voi
ce:Youhaver
eachedt
heFNBt
olll
ine,
howcan
wehelpyou?
Boemo:Hi
,mynameisBoemo,It
ri
edswi pi
ngwith
twoofmyFNBcardsandt
heybothdecl
ined,what
i
sthematt
er?
Voi
ce:Pl
easegivemeyourf
ullnamesandI
dent
it
y
numbersoIcheckyoui
nthesystem.

Hegavetheladytheinfor
mati
onandwastol
dto
wait
.Hefl
aggedat axiandgoti
nsi
de,wi
thhi
s
phonest
il
lpressedtohisear
.Aft
ersomeminut
es,
thel
adygotbackonline.

Voi ce:Hell
oagainBoemo.I '
m sor r
ytoinf
orm you
thatyouraccount shavebeenf rozen,
the
i
nf ormationIgotherestatesthattheDepart
mentof
Intell
igenceServi
ceisinvesti
gatingsomethi
ngi n
youraccount s.Theywillbeunblockedoncethey
aredone.
Boemo:Whyt
hehel
lwoul
dtheydot
hat
?
Voice:Idon'
tknowSir,
I'mjustaclerk,f
urther
i
nformationonthesystem i
sclassif
ied.Youcan
ei
thervi
sitanyFNBbankort
heDI
Sof
fi
cest
o
cl
ari
fytheissue.
Boemo:Bloodyhell
!Thanksanyway.Kesal ako
mmol ongl
ekgowa.Sorrygot senakesadumedi sa,
bat
hobadiof i
sibaaresokodi sahelawaitse.
[Dr
op
mebyt hemallMr.Sorr
yf ornotgreeti
ngwhenI
ent
ered.Theoff
icepeoplearer eal
lygi
vingusa
har
dt i
me.]
Dri
ver:Eish,don'
ttalkaboutt
hoseones,
theyar
eso
annoying,thei
rsystemsarealwaysdownandthey
aresolazy.
Boemo:Ei
shbr
uh.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Shef i
nishedpacki
ngthekids'slunchboxesand
shovedt hem i
ntot
heirbags.Shewal kedtothe
bedroom withthebagsasthet axihootedoutsi
de.
Heryoungersonwasj umpingupanddownonhi s
si
nglebed, wit
hnoshoeson.Ol i
verwasbusy
applyingsomevaseli
neonhishead, i
twassowhi t
e
andj ustt
oomuch, hi
sfacewasoily.Amara
grabbedat owelandwipedhi
shead, faceandl
it
tl
e
handst hengavehim hi
sschoolbag.

Amar a:Waitsegor eletsi

legont senyahi ghbl
ood
kel engwana,hetawenakegor wesedi thakotaxie
tsil
e.Neodir olel
aeng?Ket agobet sakana,ka
thogookar eyagar rago.[
Youar egoi ngtogiveme
BPwhi leI'
m stil
lyoung.Comeputi nyourshoest he
taxiisalr
eadyher e.Whydi dyout akethem off?I'
ll
giveyouahi ding,withaheadi denticalt
oyour
father'
s.
]

ShegrabbedShaunandsl ippedhisfeetonhi s
shoesthentiedthem.Shehur r
iedt
hem out side
wherethetaximanwashoot i
ngimpatiently.She
openedthedoorf ort
hem andtheygoti n,sheput
thei
rseatbeltsonthensheclosedthem insi de.

Amar
a:I
'
m sor
ryf
ordel
ayi
ngyoumybr
other
.Bat
ho
babaat ena,yomongweohel eledi
tsevasel
ine
yameyot hemothogongyagagwe, yomongweene
kehaant shi
tsedit
hako.[
Thisyoungone'sare
tr
oublesome.Theotheroneputallofmyvaseline
onhisheadandt heotheronehadtakenoffhis
shoes.]
Dri
ver
:Iunder
stand,
thesebundl
esofj
oycanbe
t
roubl
esome.
Amar
a:Hey.Byebat
hong.
Ol
iver
:ByeMama!
Shaun:Goodmor
ningt
eacher
!

ThedriverandAmar alaughedashedr oveaway.

Shewal kedtot hegateandcl osedit.Shewaslucky
thecattl
ethatr oamedMaunci tydidn'
teather
plant
sover night.Shesighedandt ookouther
phonedi al
ingZoski '
smot her
.Itrangforsometime
thenshepi ckedup, panti
ng.

Amar
a:HiMama.
Her
:Hel
lommagweOl
iver
.Howar
eyoumygi
rl
?
Amara:I
'
m okay.I
'
m sorry,
didIcat
chyouatabad
t
ime?Yousoundlikeyouareexer
cisi
ng.
Her:Nobaby, I
'
m wal ki
ngtothetuckshop.Hey, I
real
lyneedt oshedmor eweight
.Whydi dn'tyoutel
l
met hatyout woar egett
ingmarri
ed?KanaI
overheardyourf athert
alki
ngtoZoskiont hephone
andIdidn'tenqui r
emuch.
Amara:Mar
ri
age?Di
dtheyr
eal
lysayZoskii
s
get
ti
ngmarri
ed?
Her:Yes,
hewasaskingBig-Daddyaboutthe
est
imatedcost
sofmagadiandt heweddingintot
al.
Waitaminute,
youdidn'
tknow?OhmyGod, didI
rui
nyoursurpr
ise?
Amar
a:(
mut
ter
ing)Hei
sreal
lymar
ryi
ngher
?Why?

Amar af
eltherselfgetti
ngdi zzy,shelookedaround
forsomethi
ngt ogr abont obutt her
ewasnot hing.
Thehousewasj usttoof arandshesawt heli
ght
dimming,darknesssl owlycr eptinasherphone
sli
ppedfr
om herhands.Shet ouchedherchestas
shestr
uggledtobreat
h,breathi
ngwassopai nfulas
i
tgotdark,shefel
ldownont hegroundasshe
heardafarawayscreaming,thesoundwasj ustso
faraway.

Amar
a:Zoski
i.
..
.
.
.
.
.
60shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
06:
33] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
49

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..
Amar awokeupwhenshef el
tawett owelbeing
placedonherforehead,shesl
owlyblinkedandt ri
ed
tositupasherheadspinned.Sherest edagai
nf ora
mi nut
e,t
herewerepeopletal
kingbesidesher,she
satupstrai
ghtassomeonesuppor tedherand
placedabigpil
lowbehindher.

Shel ookedaroundandr eal

izedt hatshewasi nher
sit
ti
ngr oom.Ther eweretwol adiessitt
ingonthe
couch, anot
heronewasbusypr essingthewet
towelonherf orehead,
shegaveheragl assofwater
todrink.Shetookaf ewsipsandt r
iedtosmileat
thelady.

Amar
a:Thankyou.
Lady1:Youar
ewelcome,hey,
youreal
lygaveusa
shock.Wehaveevencal
ledanambulance.Ar
eyou
okay?
Amar
a:Iwi
llbef
ine,
howdi
dIgeti
nher
e?
Lady1:Wepi
ckedyouupout
sidewher
eyouhad
f
aint
ed.
Lady2:Wewerejustpassi
ngwhenwesawyou
fal
li
ng,i
sever
ythi
ngokay?
Amar
a:Yeah,
wher
eismyphone?
Lady1:Hereiti
s,yourmom cal
ledandwet
oldher
thatyoufai
nted,sheisonherway.
Amara:Youwhat?Youshouldn'
thavet
oldher,
now
ever
yonewil
lknowthatIf
aintedwhenIhear
dabout
mybabydaddygetti
ngmarried.
Lady1:Yourbabydaddyi sget ti
ngmar ried?Aoo, i
t'
s
l
ifennaka,osekawast r
essiwakemonnakeago
kopaplease,osetseol emonnyehel athatagoka
l
waladihighbl ood.
[..
shem!Mydearsi sterdon’t
str
essyourselfoveramanpl ease,youar esti
llver
y
youngtobesuf feri
ngfrom highblood]
Lady3:Butsheisyourmom,Iguessshewon'
t
publi
shthatyoufai
ntedf
oraman.
Amara:It
'
sactual
lytheman'
smother.I
'm so
st
ressed,hehasevenst
oppedsupport
ingthechi
ld.
Lady1:Taket
hatmant
ocour
tforchi
ldsuppor
t.
Lady2:Ngng, kekopahelaot ogelemot hoyoo, j
ust
l
ethi m be,bannababangwebabol ayabat ho,there
aremanycaseswher ebymenki ll
edtheirchildren
j
ustt oavoidpayingchildsupport.Nnaka, gase
wenamosadiwant hagolathwakangwana, you
willbefine,j
ustbestrongplease.[.
.No!Pleasel eave
thatman, somemenar ekil
lers.Younott hef ir
st
womant obeabandonedwi thachi l
d.]
Lady1:Anddon'
tgotohi
m,don'tevent
ryto
approachorhar
asshi
m wit
hhisnewwoman, ke
goreomoi t
imehel
amoat laaswabang.
[.
.avoid
hi
m byallmeans]
Amara:Okay,Iwil
ltr
ytobest
rong,t
hankyouso
muchforhelpingmeint
othehouse.
Lady3:Don'toverthi
nk,focusonyour selfandt he
chil
d,t
hapamet sihel
aonnemont l
emogi r
l,ogl owe
goreabonegor eol oositset
eemanegol oha.Nna
yooomponangyo, kekil
ekasot wakemonna, a
m'promisi
tselenyaloautwa,ebeakopagor ekemo
tshol
elengwana.Fi veyearsint
ot herelati
onshi p,
moguykef aahohal ema2000, ser engst r
ess.Ke
kil
ekakwal el
akoboMot swanawomant hata!Ke
kopadiadvi cemmekei tsehelasent l
egore
relati
onshi pehedi le.Kesot egilekal ebaka, l
ego
suppor t
aaemi sit
se, kelef r
aakest ress.Kef ake
i
titayasehubaker e"wai t
sekeengPat ,startbeing
yourownwoman, giveyour selfsomesel flove"And
Ididjustt hat, l
ookatmenow, maki ngmyown
money, Isel lbalecl othes,Ihaveat uckshopwhi ch
i
sgi vingmemoney. [.
.bathandl ookbeaut i
fuland
glowsot hathecanseet hathel ostar ealdiamond.
Iwasoncepr omisedmar ri
agebyaman.Het hen
askedmet obearhi m achi l
d.Af teragood5year s
theguyst arteddat i
ngyounggi r
ls.Ialmostdi edof
stress.Iwr otet oMot swanaWomancr yingforhelp,
askingf oradvi cesevent houghiwasf ul
lyawar e
thatther elationshipisdead.Iwasst r
essedf orlong,
hehadevenst oppedsuppor ti
ngt hebabyandiwas
superst ressed.It hensai dtomysel f,youknow
whatPat ,
…. .
]
Lady1:Nnakekil
ekachubiwakele74hei!Kegore
alemaswenyanamodal ayol
eokarepodiebolawa-
[
..
iwasoncest r
essedbyanoldi
e,bor
nin74.He
wassouglylookingl
ikeagoat
-]
Theladi
esandAmar alaughedoutl
oudasshe
nar
ratedherst
ory,
theyheardacarpar
kingout
side
andtherewasaknock.

Amar
a:Comei
n!

Zoski'
smot herwal
kedinthehouse,theladies
l
ookedatherandt henatoneanother,t
hel adywas
sofat.Theystoodupandsaidthei
rgoodbyes,
givi
ngthem spaceandpri
vacytotalk.Zoski'smom
sunkont hecouchandbreathedheavil
y,showing
thatshewast i
red.

Amara:(
stoodupfr
om t
hecar
pet
)Shoul
dIgetyou
wat
eroradr i
nk?
Her:No,
sitdown.Letmecoolfi
rst
,youwi
llgetme
somewaterlat
eron.Areyouokay?
Amara:Iguessso,t
hosel
adieshel
pedmetocalm
down.Youreall
yshoul
dn'
thavecome,i
twasn'
tthat
bad,
Ijusthadapani
cat
tack.
Her:I'
m sor
ry,
Idi
dn'tknowthathewasmarryi
ng
someoneelse,Bi
g-Daddywasreluct
antt
otel
lme
though.
Amara:Ithur
tsmostbecauset
hegi
rli
smyf
ri
end,
orsoIthought.
Her:Butitwasboundt ohappensoon,youandI
bothknowt hat.Mysonwaspat i
entwit
hyouAmar a,
andhehasf inall
ymovedon.AsmuchasIl oveyou
andwi shedyoucoul dbemydaught eri
nlaw, I
considerhi
sf eel
ings,Ineed-
Amara:Kanamama, that'
snotwhyIf ai
nted,
Zoski
'
s
newgirl
fri
endstat
edclearlythatZoskiwil
lst
op
support
ingOli
ver,
Idon'tknowwhyheevensenther
total
ktomei nthefi
rstplace,ifi
twashim andme
wecouldhavereachedanagr eement.
Her :Nnyaa,j
aanongyagoregaasat hol
easapot
a
ngwanakeaegana, f
rom whatIheardwhenyou
broughtthisbabyin,i
twashisidea,hehast
otake
responsibil
it
y.Idi
dn'
trai
sehimt obeadeadbeat
father,t
hisboyonlyknowshim.Nekeka
thaloganyaf aneel egor erragwengwanayoot eng
around, butjaanongkagor egaanabi ol
ogical
father,Zoskimustat hokomel engwanawagagwe.
Areyousur ethather eallyisabandoning
Oliver?
[..
No!Idon’ tagreewi thhim notsupport
ing
thebaby.Iwoul dunder standi ft
hechil
dhada
fatherbutnowt hatheisnott here,
Zoskimusttake
careofhi sbaby]
Amar a:Heisrejecti
ngmycall
s,hedoesn'
teven
repl
ymyt exts,Chinaist
heonewhot ol
dmesuch
t
hings.
Her:Hey,itl
ooksl
ikethi
swomani scont
rol
li
ngmy
son,forhimtoabondonOli
verl
ikethi
s?Iwi
lltal
kto
him,don'tworr
y.
Amara:Thankyou.Andpleasetel
lhi
mtowai
tfi
rst
,
heshouldn'
thur
rytogetmarri
ed.
Her:I
'
m sor
ry,t
hatoneIcan'tcont
rol
,heismyson
andheisgonnaneedalotofmysuppor tt
her
e,I
can'
tmakecert
aindeci
sionsforhi
m.
Amar
a:Iunder
stand.
Her
:Good,
nowgetmet
hatwat
er.Andgochange,
I
'
mtaki
ngyououtf
orbr
eakf
ast
.
Amar
a:Eemma.
[.
.okmah]

AtBoemo'
shome.
.

Boemowal kedint ohi

smot her'
shomewi thhis
schoolbaghungoverhi sshoul
der, hissister'
s7
yearoldtwi
nsr ant ohi
m, shout
ingexci tedly.He
bentoverandpi ckedthem onebyonet henput
them backdownagai n.Theyheldeachofhi shands
astheywalkedt othehouse.Hissi ster'
solderkid
walkedoutholdingsomebooks, shecover edher
mout hexci
tedl
yandj umpedonhi m.

Her:Uncle!Or
etet
seengkoAmer
ica?
[..
whatdi
d
youbringusfr
om Ameri
ca]
Boemo:Not
hingbaby,
Isol
dal
lmyst
uffbackt
her
e
tomoveher
e.
Her
:Youdi
dn'
tevenbr
ingsnacks?I
'
m hungr
y.
Boemo:Ther
eisnothi
ngi
nthi
sbag,
justaf
ew
cl
othesandalapt
op.

Theyallwal
kedintothehousewherehef oundhis
motherwatchingsomethi
ngont hetel
evi
sion.She
tur
nedtolookathim andstoodupemot i
onall
y
huggingherson.Boemohuggedherbackandt hey
satdownashepl acedhisheavyschoolbagdown.

MmaBoemo:Welcomebackson.It
houghtyouwere
goi
ngt
odieatf
oreignpl
aces,
whendidyouarri
ve?
Boemo:Twodaysbackmom,
Iwasst
il
lsor
ti
ng
somet
hingi
nKasane.
MmaBoemo:Oh, Modimo,l
ookatyou,
youareso
grown,
ebileontsemosweunyanakemetsiako
makgoweng.[.
.youar
eevenlight
eri
ncomplexi
on
fr
om waterinthest
ates]
Boemo:Haha!Ao,
olady,
Ihaven'
tchanged.Howi
s
ever
yone?Wherei
smysi st
er?
MmaBoemo:Youhavechanged,
youl
ookgoodson.
Yoursist
erwentoutwi t
hherboyfri
end,
theywentt
o
buysomemai zemeal .Ebi
leotsi
lesent
engwanaka,
rehelet
swekedijo,seshabolesonegaseyo.[
..
you
cameatt her
ightti
memyboy.Wehaver unoutof
food.Therei
snothing.Notevenmeat]
Boemo:Butmama, Ihavestar
tedabusi
nessfor
youwhenIlef
t,yourt
uckshopwaswellpackedand
youmadesomet hi
nglikeP300dai
lyasyourprof
it
.
MmBoemo:Hey,son,yoursi
ster'
ski
dsandyounger
si
bli
ngsat
ethem al
l.Youshouldhel
pushere.
Boemo:Isentyoumoneylastmonth,
what
happenedtoi
t?Itwasj
ustalotofmoney.
MmaBoemo:Yoursi st
erborrowedsomeofitto
helpherboyfr
iendstartabusiness,
wearehoping
thebusinesswil
lproduceresult
sinafewmonths.

Boemolookedathi
smot herdefeated.Shehad
br
aidedherhai
randhadsomear ti
fici
alnai
lson,
he
bi
tbackthewordshewasaboutt osayand
br
eathedinandoutsecr
etl
y,tr
yingnott oshowthat
hewashur t
.
Boemo:Kegor emamal ekaneelaast
rangermadi
amemot hofohelajaana?Galeipot
segorekea
huhul
etsejang?[
..
butmum howdoyougi vemoney
toastr
angereasilyli
kethat
?]
MmaBoemo:St r
anger?Mot hoyoomogatsa
mogol oo,kekopaommui sesente.Legonehaosa
batlegont husaompol el
elehel
aosekawabua
tshele.
[.
.t
hat’syoursi
stersman.Havesome
respectforhim.Andifyoudon’ twantt
ohelpme
saysoandst opinsul
ti
ngme]
Boemo:Butyoushoul dhaveaskedmef i
rst
.It
snot
easyforpeopl
etopayt heirdebts.Youknow, r
ight
nowt hebankshavefrozenmyaccount sandIcan't
accessmymoney.I 'm basical
lybroke,
theonly
moneyIhadwasf orabus.
MmaBoemo:Butweneedgr oceri
es,t
hesekids
havetoeat
.I'
m pret
tysureyougaveyourgirl
fr
iend
al
lyourmoney,youarejustgi
vingexcuses.
Boemo:Youthi
nkI
'mjoking?Takemyphoneand
l
ookatthebankmessages.Ihavebeengi
vingyou
somemoneyever
ymont
h,whyar
eyoudoubt
ing
menow?
MmaBoemo:Whatmoney?Youhavebeengi ving
mechanges,li
tt
le.Ihear
dthatyouhavebeengivi
ng
Pri
ncessma10K, andyoucompar et
hatmoneyt o
theamountyouhavebeengi vi
ngme?
Boemo:Nomom.
MmaBoemo:Ee,t
hwaaf
alaotsi
semadi
.[
..
thenget
ser
iousandgi
vememoney]
Boemo:Ihavenot
hingonmerightnowbecauseI
don'
tli
kewalki
ngaroundwi
thcash.Iwi
llgot
othe
bankwhenIwakeup.Ismybedroom cl
ean?
MmaBoemo:Oh, theki
dsstayinthere.Ist
opped
accomodat i
ngthem i
nmyr oom whenyourf at
her
ret
urnedhome.Yoursistercan'
tstaywiththem as
wellbecauseshehasaman.
Boemo:Yourexhusbandi
sback?
MmaBoemo:Yeah, hehasseenhismi
stakesandis
readytof
atherhiskids.Besi
des,
weweren'tr
eal
l
y
divor
ced,
justseparated.
Boemo:Andyetyouasksomemoneyf
rom me
whenyouhaveahusband?
MmaBoemo:Ihaveraisedyou!Youar
eamanr
ight
nowbecauseofme.
...

Oneoft
het
winsr
ani
ntot
hehousepant
ing.
..

Him:Mme!Mme!Ther earepoli
ceout
sideour
house!Thepol
icear
eoutside!

Boemo'shear
tski
ppedashelookeddownathi
s
l
aptop.Di
dtheymanagetot
rackhim?
.
.
.
.
200shar
esf
orabonus?
!!!
!
[
09/
13,
06:
37] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS
Epi
sode°
50

AtBoemo'
smot
her
..

Oneoft
het
winsr
ani
ntot
hehousepant
ing.
..

Him:Mme!Mme!Ther earepoli
ceout
sideour
house!Thepol
icear
eoutside!

Boemo'sheartski
ppedashelookeddownathi s
l
aptopbag.Didtheymanagetot r
ackhim?He
grabbedhi
sbagandwal kedtothekids'bedroom,
whichusestobehis.Hismotherstoodupand
sl
ippedherfeeti
ntothesl
eeperstoatt
endt he
poli
ce.

Boemo:Iftheyar
elooki
ngf
orme,
pleaset
ellt
hem
i
'm notar
ound.
MmaBoemo:Whatdi
dyoudo?
Boemo:Not
hing.Goat
tendt
hem.

Boemowal kedintother oom andlookedatthe

messedupbedr oom.Api leofcl
othesonthebed,
clot
hesscat ter
edever ywhere,bananapeelsand
empt ypl
ast i
csofchi ps.Thereweredrawingson
thewallandhandpr i
nts.Hesighedandsatatt he
cornerofthebed, diali
ngZoski.Thephoner angfor
awhi l
eandhepi ckedup, hewasi nanoisy
background.

Boemo:Heyman.Didyout
rycal
li
ngme?I
'
ve
boughtanewl
ocalsi
m car
d.
Zoski:Hey,I'
vebeenbusyr
unni
ngar
ound.No,
I
di
dn'tcallyou.
Boemo:Okay.CanIcrashatyourhousef
orsome
days?I
'
m str
andedrightnow.
Zoski
:Ei
sh,ChinamademepromisethatIwoul
dn'
t
al
lowfri
endstostayi
nourhouse,
Idon'twantt
o
st
ressherrightnowbecauseshei
spr
egnant
.
Whatevershesays,Iwi
lldoit
.
Boemo:Kant
enemonnayouwer
eser
iousabout
get
ti
ngbackwit
hChi
na?[
..
byt
hewayman,.
.]
Zoski
:Yeah,
I'
m pl
anni
ngt
omar
ryher
.
Boemo:Wow,congr
atul
ati
ons.Can'
tyout
alkt
oher
pl
ease,
forj
ustafewdays?
Zoski:Sor
ryman, no.Oh,youcangot oaguest
houseorahot el
,andalter
nati
velyfi
ndaroom t
o
renttomorr
owmor ni
ng.Ireal
lycan'
tgoagai
nst
China'swords.
Boemo:Okay,
sur
e,I
'
llseewhatt
odoman.
Zoski
:Oh, canyoupleasesendAmar asomemoney?
Iwil
lpayyoubackmont hend,atl
eastP1000.China
hasallmybankcar dsrightnowbutIhaven'tgi
ven
heranythi
ngf ort
hechild.Wearesti
llar
guingabout
Oli
ver,shedoesn'
twantmesuppor ti
nghi m.
Boemo:Dude!Ar
eyougonnabecont
rol
ledbya
woman?Isshegoingt
omakeyouabandonyour
chi
ld?
Zoski
:Youdon'tunderstand.GapekanaOliveri
sn'
t
mybiologi
calchil
d,wehaven'tsignedanywhereto
showthatIpledgedtotakeresponsibi
li
tyf
orthat
chi
ld.
Boemo:Noman,pl
easedon'
tdot
hatt
hemonna.I
s
Ammywor ki
ng?
Zoski
:No,
gohel
pher ,
aker
ekemosadiwagago,
nnaneasampate.
[.
.shei
syourwomn,shedi
dn’
t
wantme]
Boemo:Ei
sh,
thi
sisbadman,
youcan'
tdot
hatt
o
her
.
Zoski:Idon'
toweheranythi
ng,
youallar
en'
tbei
ng
fai
ronme.Lennaker apedi
samosadiwame,ke
batl
agonnahappy, gatweahappywoman,ahappy
home. [
..
iam al
sot
ryingtomakemywomanhappy]
Boemo:Eish,
borrowme5K.Amar aandIaren'
t
tal
kingsi
ncethati
ncident,butIwil
lseehowtogive
herthemoney.Ipromi se,
I'
llpayyoubackassoon
asImanagetounf reezemyaccount s.
Zoski
:Letmet
alkt
oChi
naf
ir
st,
okay.
Boemo:Okay,
sur
eboy.
Zoski
:Iam notpr
omi
singanyt
hingt
hough,
shei
s
sostr
ict
.Bye.

Boemohungupjustashi
smotherwalkedi
ntot
he
room.Hest
oodupandlookedather
.

Boemo:Whatdi
dthepol
icewant
?
MmaBoemo:Oh,mxm!Thoseonesar
esocr
azy,
t
heywerel
ooki
ngforTi
nto.
Boemo:Whot
hef
vcki
sTi
nto?
MmaBoemo:Heywena!Mi
ndyourl
anguage!Ti
nto
i
syoursi
ster
'sman.
Boemo:Ti
nto?Hahaha!I
sithi
srealname?What
di
dhedo?
MmaBoemo:Yes, that'
shisrealname.Agh, t
hey
sai
dhei swantedforobtai
ningbyfalsepret
ence,
apparent
lyhescammedal otofpeoplet
heirmoney
onfacebook.That
'snonsense,mysoni nlawisn'
ta
t
hief
.It
oldt
hem t
hatIdon'
tknowt
hatper
son.
Boemo:Waitaminute,
thi
sisthesamemanthat
youborr
owedhim money?Yourmoney?Mamado
youreal
izet
hatyougaveascammeralotofmoney,
youareevenhabour
inghi
m?Acr imi
nal
?
MmaBoemo:Acr i
mi nalkewenayourswine!The
onewhohideswhent hepoli
cecomeshere,youare
thecr
imi
nal.Don'
ttalkaboutmysoninlawliket
hat.
Boemo:Mama?
MmaBoemo:Yes, youdon'
tknowhowwe' vebeen
l
ivi
ngl ikef
orthesepast2year s.Youwer ebusy
enj
oyingyourl i
feinAmer i
ca,enjoyi
ngscammi ng
people.Hewe-heweImakemoneyonl inethrough
for
ex, youarethescammer ,Idon'tevenknowwhat
youar edoinghere,Itol
dyout hatyouhavenor oom
here.
Boemo:Mamaever yti
meIfailt
ogiveyoumoney,
yout el
lmebadstuff.Thati
swhyIgr ewupavoidi
ng
tostayathome,thatiswhyIstayedatfr
iends'
placesmostofthetime.ThatiswhyIeven
acceptedajobasaher dboy,i
twasbecauseofyour
badwor
ds.I
'
mleavi
ng.
MmaBoemo:Yes,
comebackwhenyouar ereadyto
beasonandgi
vememoney.Don'tf
orgetthatyou
ar
ewhoyouarebecauseofme.

Boemowal kedoutwi thtear

yeyes.Het ookhis
heavyschoolbagandhungi toverhisshoulder,he
bi
dgoodbyet ohisnephewsandni eceashehel d
backhistears.Hedidnotevenhavesomecoi nsfor
ataxi,
hisheadwasj ustspinningashewal kedout
ofthegate,shoulder
shunched, hewasl ooki
ng
down,thi
nking.Hedi dn'
tevenknowwher ehewas
goingorwhom t oturnto.

Hethoughtofcal l
ingtheMi nistertoaskf oraj ob,
butthenbeingaher dboyagai nwasadr awback,
andhewassur etheoldmanwoul dn'ttakehi m
backbecausehewasi ncompet ent.Het houghtof
Big-
Daddy, butt
henj ustcrashingatpeopl e'
shomes
wasn'thisstyl
eanymor e.Theonl ypersonhewas
comf or
tabl
ewi t
hwasZoski ,andhehadr efusedto
accomodatehi
m, hesighedandthoughtf
ull
ywal
ked
al
ongtheroad,br
acinghimselff
orthelongwal
k
si
ncehehadnot axifare.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
spl
ace.
.

TheMi nist
erwalkedintothehouset al
kingonhis
phone, hepassedthekidsi nthesitt
ingroom
playi
ngcar dswiththemai d.Her ubbedt hei
rheads
andPal esapull
edhishandgi ggling,tr
yingtoswing
oni t
,helaughedandpi ckedherup, shel ooked,
tr
yingtoseeot herpeople'
scar ds.Shainasawher
andhi dhers.

Shaina:AhpapaPalesawatsi
etsa!Shewantedyou
toli
ftherupsothatshevi
ewsourcards.
[.
.Palesai
s
cheati
ng]
Mini
st er
:Haha!ngwanakegaatsiet
se,shejust
happenedt ol
ookdownandsawyourcar dsby
mistake.[
..
mybabygirli
snotcheati
ng]
Shai
na:No,
guyshi
deyourcar
ds.
Mai
d:Pal
esalikesbei
ngt
ri
cky,Ibel
ieveyouShai
na,
wearest
art
ingthegameafr
esh,Iwaslosingebi
le.
Shai
na:Noways,
Iwaswi nni
ng,
thi
sisnotf
air.
Mmekepapahelajaana,
IblameyouDad.
[.
.andit
’s
dadsfaul
t]
Wawa:Ir
efuset
ost
artaf
resh.
Pal
esa:Hahaha!Iswearguys,
Idi
dn'
tseeanyt
hing.
Shai
na:I'
m notst
art
inganygame,let
'sconti
nue,
Pal
esataketwo!That'
syourpenal
tyforpeeki
ng
i
ntootherpeopl
e'
scards.
Pal
esa:I
'
mtel
li
ngyouIdi
dn'
tseeanyt
hing,
noways!

Themi ni
sterl
aughedandplacedPal
esadownt
hen
walkedtothebedroom wher
esomemusicwas
pl
aying.

Minister
:YeahmonnaBoemo,I
'm sorr
ythereis
nothingIcando.Lookf
orsomepiecejobsaround
whi
leyouar
ewai
ti
ngont
hebank..
.Yeah,
bye.

Hehungupandpushedt hedooropen.Hi seyes

l
andedonhi swi fenakedont hebed, wear i
ngasexy
blacklinger
ie,wi t
havibratorinherhand.Hereyes
wer eparti
all
ycl osedandherl egswer e180degr ees
open.Themi nisterl
ockedt hedoorbehi ndhi m and
walkedover ,removinghiscl othesinvoluntaril
y.Hi s
eyeswer estuckonNeo' sthickexposedpvssy, she
hadshavedi tcleananditlookedsof resh,dripping
wetwi thherjuices.Themi nister'
sbreat hi
ngr ate
i
ncr easedashei mpati
ent l
yunbuckl edhi strouser,
hewasget t
ingsoweak, hearingNeo' smoans.

Sheopenedhereyesandl ookedathimt henbi ther

l
owerlip,shestoppedt hevi
brat
orandsexi lystood
up,shewal kedovertohim androughlypull
edhi m
bythebelt.Themi ni
sterhel
dhiswi f
ebyt hewai st
andfeltbl
oodr ushthroughhisveinsataqui cker
pace.Hishar dbonerpokedNeoassheki ssedhi m,
sheunbuckl edhispantsanddroppedt hem down,
shehelpedhi m stepoutoft hem andpushedhi m
ontothebed.Shet ookast r
apandst art
edtyi
ng
bothofhi shandst ot hepol
ebesi destheheadboar
d.
Themi nisterlookedathissideandsawsome
bli
ndf
ol ds,vibrat
ors,handcuffs,whip,st
rapsanda
l
otofst uffhehasn' tseenbefore.

Mi
nist
er:DamnNeo!Whatar
eyouupt
o?
Neo:Shvtupandl
etmef
vckyou!

Shefi
nishedtyinghi
m andcrawledtothebed,she
st
art
edkissinghisbel
lyashehissed,shel
icked
hi
m seducti
velyandwentdownhi sbell
yashe
cl
osedhiseyes.She...#Sni
thed

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Abi tl
aterthatday,
Amaradishedf
orherkidsand
l
eftsomef oodtoeatlat
er,
shewassti
llf
ullfr
om
whatsheat ewhenshewentoutwithZoski'
s
mother.Shecl
osedthepotsandt
ookoutt hetwo
bowelswalki
ngtotheboys,whowerebusyjumping
onthecouchinthei
rpyj
amas.Theygotoffassoon
astheysawherandsatdownont hecarpet,
pret
endingtobewatchi
ngtv.

Amara:Todaynoonei sleavi
nganythi
ng.Youguys
havethetendencyofnotfi
nishi
ngfood.
Ol
iver
:Eww,
spi
nach?
Amar
a:Youar
eeat
ingyourveget
abl
es,
li
kei
tornot
.
Ol
iver
:Mamaspi
nachmakesmesi
ck.
Amar
a:Ni
cet
ry,
eat
,orshoul
dIf
eedyou?
Ol
iver
:Nomom.
Shaun:Nomom.
Amar
a:Ee,
i'
m wat
chi
ngyouunt
ilyouar
edone.

Ther
ewasaknockatt hedoorandAmar ast
oodup,
sheopenedthedoorandi
twasabi tdar
koutsi
de,
sheswit
chedontheoutsi
deli
ghts.Thel
ight
s
bouncedonBoemoandshef r
oze,thememor yof
thelastencount
erwi t
hhim camebackf loodi
ng,she
quickl
ytri
edtoclosethedoorbuthebl ockeditwith
hisfootandstoodsocl osetoher.Hiswarm breat
h
hitherandsherelaxedabi t
,hernervesbetr
aying
her.

Boemo:Please,hearmeout,Ipr
omise,Iwon'
tdo
anythi
ngtoyou.Ihavefor
givenyou,Ipromi
seBabe,
Ihavefor
givenyou.
Amar
a:(
Lookedupathi
m)I
-I-ar
eyousur
e?
Boemo:Yes,
Iwasjustscar
edtocallyou,Idi
dn'
t
evenknowhowtostar
ttheconver
sation.CanI
comein?Iwannat
alksomethi
ngwithyou.CanI
hugyou?
Amar
a:Theki
ds.
..

Thewayhewassocl osetohermadeiti
mpossibl
e
tot
hinkstr
aightortal
k.Boemolookeddownather,
hesmiledandreachedinsi
de,swi
tchi
ngofft
he
outsi
delights.Hepulledherout sideandcl osedthe
door,herbeautif
ulfacelitbythemoonandst ars.
Heputdownhi sschoolbagandpul l
edherf ora
hug.OhBoemo!Amar at houghtinherhead.Nvgga
smeltsosweetandshewasj ustfeeli
ngheat
whereverhewast ouchingher .Evenafterthi
slong,
shestil
lfel
tsoat t
ractedt ohim, t
hefeelingsshe
hadforthismanbeatt heonesshet houghtshehad
forZoski,t
heywer ejustsoi ncompar able.

Boemot i
lt
edherheadt olookup, shecoul dt el
lhe
want edakissbuthewasscar edt ot akeit.Amar a
stoodonhert oesandsof tl
yplant edherl i
psonhi s,
Boemogr at
efull
yreceivedt hekissandhuggedher
ti
ghter.Hisdvckgotani nstantboner ,ithardened
somuchhet houghti twasgoi ngt oburst.Oh
Amar a!MysweetsweetAmar a!Hemumbl ed
betweent hekissesasshepul leduphi st-
shi rt
,
caressinghisbiceps.Boemoki ssedherhar derand
pushedheragai nstthewal l,heliftedherdr essand
shift
edherpant ytothesi de,het hen….#Sni thed.
.
.
.
.
Can100peopl
eshar
ethi
s??
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06:
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NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
51

AtAmar
a'spl
ace.
..

Boemosl i
doutst arr
ingatAmar aasshef inal l
yput
herachi ngl egdown.Shecl osedhereyesashe
babyki ssedherl ips.Hepushedherdr essdownt o
coverhi sleakingsemenonhert highs.Thedoor
openedasShaunsl i
ppedoutt hrought het iny
openingwhi leOli
vergotdownf rom hischai rand
foll
owedhi m.Boemoqui ckl
yt urnedar ound, givi
ng
them hisbackashebuckl edhi strousersasAmar a
wasj ustst andingthereagainstthewal l
,recover ing
f
rom t
hei
ntenserel
easeshehadj
usthad.Theki
ds
r
antoBoemot hi
nki
ngthathewasZoski
.

Shaun:Papa!
Ol
iver
:Dad!

Theyhuggedhi slegsandl ookedupathi m, he

fi
nishedbuckl inghi sjeansandl i
ft
edOl iverwho
frownedl ookingathi m.Boemol ookeddownatt he
youngerki d,i
twasl ikehewasl ookingathi s
childhoodphot o,theboyl ookedsomuchl i
kehi m.
Hewaswonder i
ngi fhewast heonl yoneseei ngthe
resembl ance?Maybei twasjusthismi ndplaying
him, wishingthatt heboywashi ssohecanhave
somet hingtot i
ehi mt oAmar aforlif
e.Het hought
ofaskingheraboutt heparteni
tyoft hechildbut
thenhef ear
edi tmi ghtrui
nhischancesofbei ng
wi t
hheragai n,notaf t
erwhathappened.Hi s
thought sweredi sturbedbyOl i
verwhowas
touchinghi sbear d.
Oli
ver
:AsepapaShone,Shoneasepapa.
[.
.i
tsnot
dadShaun.Shauni
tsntdad]
Shaun:Epapa,
epapamot
hoyo.[
Hei
sDad,
thi
s
per
sonisourDad]

BoemoandAmar
alaughedatt
hem.

Amara:Yongwanakeotsi
legoutsuwakebatho,
sematasabohel
o.[
..
peopl
earegoingt
ostealmy
baby!Hei
ssodumb]
Boemo:Hahaha!Theyaresoadorabl
e,t
heyar
enot
scar
edofstr
angers?Iti
sdanger
ous.

Amar ausheredthem insi

dethehouse,hesatont he
couchasbot hboysst oodinfr
ontofhim,aski
ng
him count
lessquesti
ons.Amar ahurri
edtothe
bathroom t
owi peherself
,shestoodbythemirror
andlookedatherr ef
lecti
on.Whatdidshejustdo?
DidshejustfvckBoemoagai n?Thateasil
yforthat
mat t
er?Whatthehellwaswr ongwithher?
Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome.
..

Neolookedatherhusbandasshet ightl
yclosedher
l
egs,herjui
cesfl
oweddownhert hi
ghsasshe
cl
osedhereyes,enjoyi
ngther el
ease.Shecoul dn'
t
bel
ievethatshecameagai n,
justbywat chingher
husbandenjoyi
ngthekegelbal l
s.Shequi ckl
y
openedhereyesasshehear dal oudf ar
t,she
qui
cklyremovedtheballs.

Mi
nist
er:Awww!Awww!Ooohhh!Damn.
..
Neo:Don'
tshvtonmeThabi
so!

Themi ni
sterbitthesheet sandt ight
lyclosedhis
throbbi
ngass.Hegr untedsol oudlyashi sdvck
spasmedandspr ayedt hesheet swithhisthick
j
uices.Hehi ssedast earscameoutofhi seyes,
feeli
ngextremepl easure,thepleasurehehadnever
fel
tbefore.Hepr essedhisbut tockstightl
ytogether
t
oavoi
drel
easi
ngpoop.

Minutesl
ater
,Neohadcleanedupeveryt
hingand
shecamebackf r
om thebathr
oom,shefoundher
husbandsit
ti
ngonthebed,huggi
nghislegs.Hi
s
headwasbur i
edbet
weenhi sl
egsandhewasst i
ll
naked.

Neo:Hey,It
houghtyouwoul
dbesleepi
ngBabe.
Youalwayssleepaf
terwear
edone.

Hekeptqui etandNeogoti nsidetheblanket s,she

touchedhi sar m sof
tlyandsatbehi ndhi m, hugging
himf rom theback.Sheki ssedhi sneckandf or
cibl
y
turnedhisheadt ofacehim.Hi seyeswer er edand
tearswer ealloverhisfacet ogetherwithmucus,
sher eal
izedt hathehadbeensi lent
lysobbi ng.She
frownedandt ouchedhi sfacet hensoftl
yt alkedto
him.
Neo:Hubby?Ar
eyouokay?Di
dIhur
tyou?
Mi
nist
er:
..
.
Neo:Di
dIhur
tyou?Pl
easet
alkt
ome.
Mi
nist
er:(
cryi
ngl
oudl
y)Hi
ii
i!Hi
ii
!Iyoooo!Hi
ii
ii
!
Neo:OhmyGod, Thabisoyouar
escar
ingme,
didI
t
earyourass?I
sitpainful
?
Mini
ster
:(Touchinghi
schest)I
yooo!Hi
ii
ii
i!Yooo-
ar
e-Yoouuar e.
..
.Hii
ii
!Hi
ii
ii
!Neoweeeee!
Neo:OhGod, whatdidIdo?I'm sorr
y,okay?I'm
sorryfordoi
ngt hi
swithouttal
kingitoutwithyou.I
thoughtyoulikedpeggingandal lt
hosestuff.Idi
dit
foryou,I'
m sorryi
fIhurtyou.
Mini
ster
:(Havi
nghi
ccups)I
t'
snot
..t
hat
..you.
.ar
e..
Youarecheati
ngonmeNeo.
Neo:What
?
Mini
ster
:(Moretear
sstr
eamingdown)Itwasni
ce,
it
waswayt oogood.Youarecheat
ingonmeNeo,
whotaughtyouallt
hosestyl
es?
Neo:Thabi
so,
youandIbot
hknowt
hatIcanbe
cr
azyanddoital
lbutIwi
llnevercheatonyou.That
i
snotmystyl
e.
Minister
:Neo,you'
vebeendenyi
ngmesexallthe
ti
me, Ihadtobeginordert
ogetit
,andnowyouare
off
eringmet hi
s?Why?Youhavebeencheati
ngon
me.Whoi she?
Neo:Whoi
swho?
Mi
nist
er:Themanyouhavebeencheat
ingmewi
th?
Neo:Ar
eyoui nsane?WhenIknockof ff
rom wor
kI
comestr
aighthome, wheredoIgetthet
imeand
ener
gytocheat?Ilearntt
hesest
ylesonli
ne.
Mini
ster
:Nobodycanmastersuchthi
ngsj
ustby
l
earni
ngonli
ne.Idon'
twannasharemywoman,
pl
easetel
lme.Hii
!HmpfHmpf !
Neo:Okay,nowyouar ecrazy,youcan'tj
ustcr
y
beacuseofyourassumptions.BabeIhavenever
evercheat
edonyou, notevenonce,pleasebel
ieve
me.Iloveyouokay?Lookatme, Il
oveyousoso
much.
Mi
nist
er:(
Tear
yeyes)Il
oveyout
oo.Pl
easedon'
t
hurtme,Iwouldn'
thandl
eit,
IknowIhaven'
tbeen
thebesthusbandallt
heseyear
s,sopl
easefor
give
me.
Neo:Owai
i,
thatIhaveaccept
ed,l
ongforgi
ven.I
havemadepeacethatyouwil
lfor
everbeacheater
,
thati
swhywear et
esti
ngevery3months.
Mini
ster
:Ipr
omi
se,
Iswear
,Iwi
llnevercheat
.Not
af
tert
his.
Neo:Wewi
llsee.

Shelaiddownandshepul l
edhimt olayonhi sback,
shelai
dherheadonhi schestashesof tl
y
carr
essedherbrushcut,
shorthairr
eallylooked
goodonhi swif
eshewasbeaut i
fulbeingnatural
l
ikethat.Shewasahardworker,hedi
dn'tknowt hat
sheknewhergamei nbedunt i
lnow,hesi l
ently
swearedinhismindtoappreci
atehermor e.

Asmuchassheeasil
ylosthertemperandhat
ed
peopl
e,shewasagoodwifeoveral
l.Hi
smindkept
tel
li
nghimt hatshewascheati
ngthough,
andhe
couldn'
tbearthethought
sofherdoingwhatshe
hadjustdoneonhi m,toanot
herman.Maybehe
neededtotrackherphonesandguardher.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Earlythenextmor ni
ng,around2am, Amar awas
deadasl eeponBoemo' schestont hecouch.Hi s
handwaspr otecti
velyaroundher ,theywer eboth
snor i
ngandexhaust edbecauset heyhadj ustfall
en
asleepaf t
ertheintensi
vesessi ontheyhad.
Amar a'sphoner angbyt hetableandshest ir
redin
hersleep,shet ri
edtogetupast her i
nging
disturbedherbutBoemohel dhert ighterandkissed
herneck.Shel aiddownunt i
litstoppedr i
nging.The
phoner angagai nandshest retchedherhandt oget
i
tast hef l
eececover i
ngthem f el
l.Boemopushed
herupandbur iedhisheadonherchest ,hesucked
onherbr eatasshemoaned.
Hef l
ickeredherbeanandtouchedherswoll
en
pvssyl i
psasAmar aletgoofthephonetopushhi
s
handaway.Boemol i
ftedherl
egandpushedinhis
hardnessi nt
oherasshewhi mpered,
shewasso
ti
ghtandi twassonice.

Amar
a:Boee-moo.BabeI
'
mti
red.
Boemo:Lastonemyl
ove.Lastone.
.

Hethrustedintoherasshebecamemor esl
ipper
y.
Hegruntedont oherneckasAmaramethim half
waywi t
ht hethrust
s.Ther
ewasasuddenknockat
thedoor,Boemopausedandt heykeptqui
et.The
knockcameagai n.

Boemo:Doyougetvi
sit
orsar
oundt
hist
ime?
Amar
a:No.Kemang?
Zoski
:It
'sme,
open!
Amar
a:Goaway!whyar
eyoucomi
ngher
edur
ing
t
hist
ime?Gobackt
oChi
na.
Boemo:I
gnor
ehi
m pl
ease.

Amarat r
iedtosli
doutbutBoemopushedi nfur
ther
thr
oughhersweetj ui
cyfl
eshandshegasped.He
heldherwaistt
ightl
yandthr
ustedatf
ullspeedas
theknockconti
nued.

Zoski
:Neareonal
emonnaAmar a?Onal emonna
montlongekegoereket
seng?
[..
areyouwithaman
Amara?Amaninthehouseiboughtforyou]
Amar
a:Goo.
..
go,
.
..Goawayyy.
..

Boemohammer edheratf ul
lspeedandgr unted,
fi
ll
ingherup.Theyhear dal oudcr ashoft he
windowandgl assshut ter
ed,hitt
ingt hefl
oor.
Amar ascr
eamedandpul l
edout ,standingup.
Anotherwindowshut teredandahandgott hrough
theburgl
arbar s.Zoskiheldthekeyont hedoor
knobfrom outsideandt ur
nedt hekey.Thedoor
openedandhestoodbythedoorhol
dingacrowbar
.
HelookedatAmaranakedandBoemost andi
ngup
fr
om thecouch,
hidi
nghisl
eaki
ngdvck.

Zoski:Oh,youarewithyoursoul
mat e?Hejust
arr
ivedtodayandyoueasi l
yopenedyourlegsfor
him?Am It hatugl
yforyoutorejectmeallt
hese
yearsforhim?Imadesur eyoulackednothi
ngwhi l
e
hewasbusyshower i
ngPr i
ncesswi t
hmoney?Di d
hetellyouthathewasstayingwithheratAmerica?
Boemo:Zoskipl
ease.
..
Zoski
:No!Amar awannyatsa!AllIdi
dwasloveher
andtr
eatherkidsasmine!Andt hi
sisthet
hanksI
get
?[.
.Amaratakesmefrogranted]
Amar
a:Zoskiyouar
eget
ti
ngmar
ri
ed.
..
Zoski
:Shutupbvt
ch!Youar
eawhvr
e!I
'
m bur
ning
al
lofyouinher
etoday!

Hequi
cklycl
osedthedooronhi
swayoutas
Boemorantothedoor
.Hetri
edtoopenbutZoski
hadal r
eadylocked.Boemof oughtwi t
hthedooras
Amar acri
ed.Shewal kedovertot hewindow,
scaredofsteppingonbrokengl asses,sheopened
thecurtai
nandsawZoskiwal ki
ngf rom hi
scarwith
2jerrycans.

Amar
a:Ohmygod!Hei
sreal
lygonnaki
llus!
Boemo:Don'
tjustst
andt
her
e!Getmesomet
hingt
o
opent
hisdoor
!

Amar arant othekitchenandcamebackwi t

habig
knif
e,shehandedi ttoBoemowhost ruggl
edwith
thedoor.Thedoordi dn'tbudge.Thecurt
ainsonthe
brokenfrontwi ndowscaughtupt hefl
amesand
Amar ashrieked,steppingback.

Boemo:Gett
heki
dsoutt
hroughbur
glarbar
s.
Amara:Thespaceisj
usttooti
ny!OhGod!Zoski
openup!ForOli
ver
'ssakepl
ease!Atl
eastopenf
or
theki
ds!
Therewassi l
enceassmokef ill
edtheroom, Amara
rantothebedroom andherbabi eswerecoughing,
shesawt hewallsdarkeni
ngast heoutsideofthe
houseburnt,i
tgotsohotinsideasshel edthem to
theli
vingroom,theywerecryingandshewas
shouti
ngforhelp.Thedoorknobbur ntBoemoand
hejumpedbackscr eamingforhelptoo.
.
.
.
.
Cani
tget100shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
06:
49] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
52

AtZoski
'
smom.
..
Big-
Daddywal kedoutoft heguestbedroom wi t
hhis
phonepressedagai nsthisear
.Hewal kedintothe
masterbedroom andl ookedathiswif
esl eeping,
snori
ngsoloudl y.Shehadoccupiedmor et hanhalf
ofthespaceinthebed.Herhusbandsatont he
emptyspace,stillt
alki
ngtothephone.

Hegentlyshookherwit
htheotherhandasshe
rol
ledover
,heconti
nuedshakinghersof tl
ytowake
herup,heknewthatsuddenmovement sandaloud
wakecouldcauseheraheartattackbecauseofher
weight
.BigDaddyhungupj ustasZoski '
smother
yawnedandsatupont hebed,shel ookedathi
m.

Her
:Nott
oni
ghtDaddy,
I'
m exhaust
ed.
Big-
Daddy:No,
it'
snott
hat
.Ijustrecei
vedacal
lthat
Zoskibur
ntAmaraandherboyfri
endinsi
dethe
house.
Her
:What
?Amar
a'sboyf
ri
end?I
t'
sli
es.
Big-
Daddy:Theyarenotsur
ei fitwasZoski
becausetheyj
ustsawt het
ailli
ghtsofacarsi
mil
ar
tohisdi
sappeari
ngintheni
ghtwhi let
hehousewas
burni
ngtoashes.
Her:Ohmygod!Ol
iver
!Mygr
andki
ds!God!
Noooo..
.no,
no.
Big-
Daddy:Whatgrandki
dswoman?Thatgi rl
cl
earlyfedyousomethi
ng,youandyourson.You
shouldbescaredt
hatoursonmightgotopr i
son
butinst
eadyouareworryi
ngaboutstr
angers.I
needtogot her
eandassessthesi
tuat
ion.
Her:Iraisedt
hosekidsDaddy, theykeepme
companydur ingweekendswhenyouar eoutwit
h
youryoungwomen.LegoneI 'mf ail
ingto
understandwhyZoskiwoul dkillAmarabecausehe
sai
dhei smarryi
ngChina.Besides,Idoubtther
eis
aboyfriend,t
hatgir
lstayed3year swithoutaman.
Passmemygown, I'
m goingthere.
Big-Daddy:Youar
enotgoinganywher
e,Iwasj
ust
i
nf ormi
ngyou.Theneighbourwhocal
ledmesaid
thatthehouseburntt
oashes.Whatar
eyougoing
t
odot
her
e?Resur
rectt
hem?
Her:El
egorewena?Whatareyougoingtodot
her
e?
Asifyouhaver
essurect
ionpower
s.Areyou
Jesus?[
Andwhataboutyou?]
Big-
Daddy:Icanseeyouremot
ionsar
ehi
gh,
Iwi
ll
updateyouonthephone.

Hest
oodupandkissedhercheekasshest r
uggl
ed
t
ogetofft
hebed.Bi
g-Daddyrantothedoor,
r
emovingt
hekeysandlocki
ngherinside.

Her:Ket
lhobogi
lwe!Ketl
hobogil
weman!Unl ockt
his
doorri
ghtnow!Ketlhobogi
lwe!Bi
g-Daddy!

Shetookherphoneandcal ledhi
m asshel i
mpedt o
thedoor
,bangingit.Hecuthercall
sasshehear d
themaindoorclosing.Sheheardthebigengineof
thecarr
oari
ng, dri
vingaway.Shesli
ddownt he
doorandsatdowncr yi
ng.Shedial
edAmar a'
s
numberbutitdidn'
tgot hr
ough.ShedialedZoski
andi
tjustr
angunanswered.Shecover
edher
mout
handcr i
ed,
thi
nkingofwhatbecameofthe
ki
ds.

SherememberedthatZoskical
ledherwithanew
numberthedaybefor
ewhenshewaswi t
hAmar a.
Shedial
edthenumberandi tr
angf orawhilebef
ore
aladypi
ckedupwithacrackly,sl
eepyvoice.

Voi
ce:Hel
lo,
mmaagweZoski
?
Her
:Hel
lo,
whoar
eyou?
Voi
ce:Mama,
it'
sme,
Chi
na.Zoski
'
sfi
ancée.
Her
:Okay,
wher
eishe?Iwantt
otal
ktohi
m.
Chi
na:Thi
slat
e?
Her
:Ist
her
easpeci
fi
cti
meI
'
m supposedt
otal
kto
myson?
Chi
na:
No,I'
m sor
rymom, Idi
dn'
tmeani
tli
ket
hat
,I
j
ustwonder
edifever
ythi
ngisokay.
Her
:Wher
eismyson?
Chi
na:Hewentouttobuymesomer ai
sinsanda
st
eakpieatt
hefi
ll
ingst
ati
on.Ihavewei
rdcravi
ngs.
Her:Ee,ekathokayangel empayabot hodi,ke
i
potsagoregatweneot swakae.LeeneZoskioka
gobusant seneokilewamol edisamogo
kanakana?Kanaol at
hil
ebobel etemma? [
Yesit
wouldn'
tbeasur pr
isesincethispregnancyi soutof
nowhere,Ievenwonderwher eyoucomef r
om.How
canZoskigetbackwi t
hyouaf terhurt
inghimt he
wayyoudi d?Ormaybeyoust oppedbvt chi
nv
around?]
Chi
na:Mama?
Her:Ee,youthi
nkIdon'
tknowgoreneocheat er
Zoskikabannababantsi-
ntsi
?Youareprobably
backbecauseyouwantmoneynow.Iknowyour
ki
nds.[Yes,
youthi
nkIdidn'
tknowthatyouwer e
cheati
ngZoskiwit
hsomanydi ff
erentmen?]
China:Mama,pl
easetalktomeappropri
atel
y,I
underst
andyouneverlovedme,butpl
ease.If
Amar afedyoul
iesaboutme,don'
tbel
ievethem.
Her
:Youar
eat
woheadedsnakeyounggi
rl
.If
Amaraandmygr
andki
dsar
edead,
youwi
llnever
getmar
ri
edtomyson.
Chi
na:Whatar
eyout
alki
ngabout
?Whywoul
dshe
di
e?
Her:Justmar
kmywor
ds.I
fshedi
es,
I'
m goi
ngt
o
squashyou.

AtAmar
a'snei
ghbour
s..
.

Theol dwomanwal kedintohergr anson'sbedr oom

andcheckedonOl i
verandShaun, t
heywer enow
sleeping.Shesi
ghedandt ouchedt heirforeheads
thenpul l
edtheduvetovertotheirchests,covering
them up.Poorbabieshadseeni talltonight,she
wonder edwhatcouldhavehappenedi ftheir
mot her'
smanf r
iendhadn'tbrokent hedoorwi tha
spade.

Shehal
fcl
osedthedooronherwayoutt
othe
si
tt
ingr
oom whereBoemo,Amaraandafew
neighbour
swer esi
tti
ng.Boemowasdr essedin
someol d,t
ornoveral
ls,hedidn'
tzi
pthem allt
he
wayup, hi
sbadlybur ntchestwasexposed,and
peoplekeptonstarri
ngathi m.Amarawaswear i
ng
theoldwoman'sdress, i
tlookedsobigonher.The
oldwomansatdownont heothercouchand
pit
iful
lyl
ookedatthem.

Ol
dwoman:Ntsegabaisebatemapodi
si?
[Ti
llnow
t
hepol
icehaven'
tar
ri
vedyet
?]
Nei
ghbour
1:Theyar
esayi
ngt
heydon'
thaveacar
yet
.
Ol
dwoman:Whatabouttheonesi
npat
rol
,can'
tthey
t
ellt
hem t
opassbyhere?
Nei ghbour2:Ah,youknowhowourgover nment
wor kersare.Theyarelazyandrel
uct
anttohel p
peopl easiftheyarenotgett
ingpai
df ori
t.Papa,ga
segor eregoi skoLetsholat
hebe?Nthoyagagoe
thokanal ebabongaka.[Howaboutwet akeyout o
Letsholathebesir?Yourwoundneedsmedi cal
attenti
on.]
Boemo:Idon'
twantt
oleaveherandt
heki
dsbehi
nd.
Amara:It
oldyouIwil
lbefi
ne.Youwer
ebr
avei
n
t
her
e, t
hankyouforsavi
ngus.
Nei
ghbour1:Wewerescar
ed,
mor eespeci
all
yfor
t
hekids,
howaretheyMmaNini?
Ol
dwoman:Theyar
esleepi
ng.Theirangel
swer
e
wi
thyou,
kidsar
eheavenl
yprotect
ed.
Neighbour2:Tr
uethat.Ei
sh,
thi
syoungman'
sburnt
areaisjustt
oomuch?Ar eyousur
eyoudon'
twant
togotot hehospi
tal
?Icanaskmydaught
ertodr
op
youthere.
Boemo:(
smiledpoli
tel
y)Iwi
llbef
ineMme,Iwil
lgo
tot
hehospi
talaft
ermakingsuret
hatt
heyareokay.
Nei
ghbour2:Okay.Hey,
leabolagonnakaet ot
a
Amara?KanangwanawagaMmaNi nigaarate
bat
hogore.[
Amar awherear
eyougoingtost ay
now?MmaNi ni'
ssonisnotfondofpeopl
e.]
OldWoman:Jeso!If
orgott
hatsat
anchi
ldi
scomi
ng
hometomorrow.
Nei
ghbour
3:Buti
t'
syourhome,
whycan'
tyou
accomodat
ethem f
oraf
ewdays?
OldWoman:Heistheonetaki
ngcareofme.He
paysallmymedi
calbil
ls,
food,
housebil
lsand
ever
ything.
Amara:Don'
tworr
ytoomuchmot
her
,wewi
llf
igur
e
somethi
ngout.

Theychattedforawhileandthenei
ghboursstood
uptogohome, gi
vingupthehopetheyhadforthe
poli
ce.Theoldwomanwentt ocheckont heki
ds
onemor etimeandBoemohel dAmar a'
shand,she
tear
ful
lylookedathim.

Amara:Whatarewegoi
ngtodo?Wewi
llf
inda
room t
orentt
omorr
owright
?
Boemo:Yeah.Don'
twor
ry,
wewi
llf
igur
eitoutBabe.
Amara:Andallmyf ur
nit
ureisburnt,t
hekids'
cl
othesandunif
orms, j
ustever
ything.Wi
llyouhel
p
mebuyt hef
urnit
ure?
Boemo:Youcanbuyt
hef
urni
tur
eandIwi
llr
efund
youthemoneyoncetheyunf
reezemyaccounts.
FornowI'
mjustabrokeguy,
Ihavenot
hing,not
evenaP1.
Amar a:(
shockedf
ace)What ?Whatdoyoumeanby
youhavenot hi
ngBoemo?Howar ewegoi
ngt opay
rent
?Isuggestedrentt
hinki
ngthatyouwi
llhel
p,I
basi
callyhavenot
hing,
justnot
hing.
Boemo:Babe.
..
Amar a:Don'tBabeme!Myl i
feisruined!Younever
gavemeanyt hing,
Idon'tevenknowyourmoney
Boemo, andtheverysamedayyouwal kint
omyl i
fe,
i
tcrumbl esdown,andyoucl ai
mt obebr oke,doyou
hatemet hatmuch?Youhadmi lli
onsandnever
botheredt ogiveme,kootengnnakukuyameke
yoneej ewangmahal a,yaboPr incessear ekwa.
Andi tisalwaysthebrokeoneswhogr eedil
yf vcks
us.[
..
.inyourmi ndyoujusttoldyourselft
ofvckme
forfr
eewhi l
eyoupayf orPri
ncess's]
Boemo:(Tear
yeyes)Babepl
easecal
m down,
you
ar
ehurti
ngme.
Amar
a:Ir
egr
etopeni
ngt
hatdoorf
oryou.Ol
etseo
n'
tur
nerebeonkgonamisabosi
goj ot
hekant ewena
waitsegoregaonamadiagont husa.[
..
youwer e
busyturni
ngmeupsidedownthewhol enight,
knowingexact
lyt
hatyoudon'
thavemoneyt ohel
p
me.]
Boemo:( Wipingawayt earsandswal lowing)Babe
please..
.I'
m sorr
yokay, whateverIdid,I'
m sorr
y,
evenf orbei
ngbr oke,
forgiveme.I'l
lgetyoumoney,
plentyofit
.Igetyourpoi nt,
it'
sonlynowt hatI
reali
zehowIneverspoi ltyou,lookatme, Babe..
.

Amar abur stedintotearsandcuppedherf aceinher

hands, sobbingheavi l
y.Itwascl earthatshewas
homel ess,clot
hesless,buthad2ki dst ocarefor
andf eed.Boemowasnotf ai
rtoheratal l
,comingto
heronl ywhenhegotbr oke?Af teralltheseyears?
Princesspr obablysuckedhi m dryandt henhe
thoughtofAmar a,hi
sf ool.Shecr i
edevenmor e
whensher emember edZoski 'swor ds;

"
Imadesur
eyoul
ackednot
hingwhi
lehewasbusy
showeri
ngPri
ncesswi
thmoney?Di
dhetel
lyou
thathewasst
ayingwi
thheri
nAmeri
ca?
"

Amar acriedasBoemot ri
edtorubherback, she
angril
ylookedathi m andpushedhi shandaway.
Hisheartbr okei ntomi l
li
onsofpiecesashesaw
herreddisheyes.Hecoul dn'
tunderstandwhy
womenl ovedmoneysomuch, butheknewAmar a'
s
sit
uati
onwasdi f
ferentandjusti
fi
ed.Her eali
zed
thatshewasr i
ght ,hehadneverspoi l
therwi thhis
moneyl i
keal lthewomeni nhisli
fe.Butr ightnow,
ri
ghtatthatmoment ,hefel
thelpl
ess,hehadno
homet ot akehert o,nomoneyt odoal lthet hings
shewant edf orher .Hebr okedowncr ying, sobbing
andAmar ar aisedherheadandl ookedathi m.She
l
eantoverandsl ightl
yhuggedhi m.

Amara:Wearegonnasti
cktogether
,nomatterwhat
.
Yes,
I'
m angr
y,soangryatyoubecauseIwant
someonetobl
ame,butIloveyou,ri
chorbr
oke,I
l
oveyouthesame,Ican'
thelpit
.
Boemo:(Cryi
ng)IloveyoumoreBabe,
andfr
om
her
eon,knowt hatyouaret
heonl
yonedeser
ving
mymoney.Wear egonnamakeit
,tr
ustmeBabe.

TheyhuggedasBoemof li
nchedi
npain,hedidn'
t
complainbuttookthepainlikeamanasAmar a
huggedherback.Heki ssedhersmokesmel l
ing
hairandthenherforehead,hemadeherlookathim
andleantoverbabykissingherasBoemo'sphone
beepedamessage, Boemot ur
nedandlookedatit
surpri
sed.

Boemo:Babe,
whenandhowdidyousavemy
phonedur
ingthatdi
sast
er?
Amar
a:Oh,It
hinkIwashol
dingi
twhenheat
tacked.
Whoi
stext
ingyouatthi
sti
me?
Boemo:(
smi
ledt
hrought
ear
s)Ar
ewej
eal
ous?
Amar
a:Yes,
Iloveyousomuch.
Boemo:IknowBabe,
Iloveyout
oo,
youcanopen
themessage.
Amar
a:No,
openi
t.

Boemor eachedoverandt
ookhisphone,he
unlockedandcli
ckedonZoski'
smessageashe
fr
owned.Amar apeepedandlookedasherhear
t
ski
pped.

Zoski:Showt histoyourwhvr eAmara.Ifyoudare

reportme, knowt hatwearegoingtogether.You
kil
ledStatus,yourex-boyfr
iendinyourhouse,your
fi
ngerprintswereal l
overhisbody.Iwon'thesit
ate
torevealthatsecret,me,ChinaandBig-Daddyare
witnesses.Oh, Dadiscomi ngther
e,hewillbri
efyou
onwhatt otel
lthepolice.
.
.
.
.
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sode53

AtAmar
a'snei
ghbour
s..
.

Boemor eachedoverandt
ookhisphone,he
unlockedandcli
ckedonZoski'
smessageashe
fr
owned.Amar apeepedandlookedasherhear
t
ski
pped.

Zoski:Showt histoyourwhor eAmar a.I

fyoudar e
reportme, knowt hatwearegoingtogether.You
kil
ledStatus,yourex-boyfr
iendinyourhouse,your
fi
ngerprintswereal l
overhisbody.Iwon'thesit
ate
torevealthatsecret,me,ChinaandBi g-
Daddyare
witnesses.Oh, Dadiscomi ngther
e,hewi l
lbri
efyou
onwhatt otel
lthepolice.
Amar
a:Icanexpl
ain.
..
Boemo:Iknowever
ythi
ng.
Amar
a:What
?Si
ncewhen?
Boemo:Iknowever ythi
ngBabe, si
ncef or
ever
,I
onceheardyoutalki
ngt ohim aboutthenight
mar es,
hesaidhiswerewor sesinceheistheonewho
ki
ll
edhim.ThatiswhyIt olerat
edhim beingaround
you,Iunderst
oodthatyouwer egoingthrougha
si
milarsit
uati
on,al
thoughIwasj ealous.
Amar
a:Oh,
Idi
dn'
t-

Acarhootedoutsi
de,Amarawalkedtothewindow
andlookedt
hroughthecur
tai
ns,shesawBi g-
Daddy
get
ti
ngoutofthecar.Theownerofthehousegot
outoftheki
ds'bedr
oom,hurr
yingtothedoor.

OldWoman:Idozedoffsit
ti
ngonachai r
,thekids
keeponwakingupcryinginthei
rsl
eep.Isitt
he
poli
ce?
Amar
a:No,
it'
souruncl
e.
OldWoman:Oh, openupthen,hemightt
akeyouto
thepoli
cetoreport
.Thefi
rsthour
softheacci
dent
arecruci
al,
theycanarr
estthepersonwhodidthi
s.
Amar
a:(
lookedatBoemo)Yeah,
hopef
ull
y.

Theyunl ockedthedoorandgotoutoft hehouse.

Amar al ookedatwhatusedt obeherhouse, itwas
burntsobadl yandshewassur ethatnothi
ngwas
recoverabl e.Thef i
redepartmenthadcamel ate
whenever yt
hingwasbur ningtoashes, andthey
stoppedt hefir
ewheni twasofnouse.Tear s
blurr
edhereyeswhenshet houghtofZoski,why
didn'
thedemandhi shouseandpl otpolit
elyinst
ead
ofmaki ngherki dsgothroughhel l
?Shewas
broughtbackt ot hecurr
entmomentwhenshe
heardt heol dwomannar rati
ngtoBi g-
Daddyt hat
Amar a'sbabydaddyi stheonewhobur nt
everything.

Shewatchedsi
lent
lyast
heoldwomantol
dthe
st
oryexactl
yhowshe,Amar
anarrar
edi
t.
Big-
Daddy:Howsur
ear
eyout
hati
twast
hebaby
daddy?
OldWoman:Sheissayi
nghebrokethewi
ndows
fi
rstandgoti
nsi
dethehouse,
theysawhi
m.
Amara:Mot
her,canyoupleasewatchovert
heki
ds
whi
leuncl
etakesustothepolice?
Ol
dWoman:Iwi
llchi
ld,
youdon'
tevenhavet
oask.
Amar
a:Thankyou,
thankyousomuch.
Big-
Daddy:(
ToBoemo)Youneedthehospital
,Ican
seeyourwoundevenint
hisdar
kness.Theyhaveto
tr
eatyouanddressi
t.
Boemo:Yeah,
sur
e.

Theywat chedast heoldwomangoti nsi

det
he
houseandl ocked.Big-Daddygoti
nsi
dethecar,
thenBoemoandAmar agotinthebackseat
s.He
turnedandlookedatt hem.
Big-
Daddy:Amaracanyougetinthef
ront
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AtBoemo'
spl
ot.
.

>>>Boemosatdownashi sminddr ift

edf urthert o
thatti
me, i
twasl i
keitwashappeni ngagai nast he
biggiantofamanyankedhi m upandbr oughthi s
facecl osertohis,hecoul
dst i
llsmel l
hisst inky
breath, al
thoughhecouldn'tseehi mint hat
darkness, themanl i
ckedhisforeheadandpr essed
him closer.Boemot ri
edtogetf ree,str
uggl i
ng
againsthi m buthewassoweak, t
hepol i
cet hathad
arrestedhi m andtookbabyShaunr eall
yf vckedhi m
up.Theyhadbeatenhim sobadt
hatal
lhisbody
wasaching.AndheblamedAmaraforthat.

Whilestr
ugglingwiththeman, heheardazip
unzippi
ngast hemanpr essedhi mtothewall
.He
tur
nedhim around, Boemof elttheman'shar
ddvck
pokinghim onhisbvtt.Alertnow, het
ri
edtopush
him awayast hemant ri
edt opushBoemo' ssweat
pantsdown, whisperi
ngt ohisear.

Him:YouknowwhyIcommitpett
yoffences?So
t
hattheyputmeint
hehol
dingcel
ls,
Ialwaysget
f
reeaxsinhere.
Boemo:Letmego,
please,
I'
llpayyou.

Hesoundedanevi ll
aughandpul l
edt hesweat
pantsdown,Boemof el
thim spatt
ingonhi sbi
g
handashepr essedhi m wit
htheot her,hi
shard
dvckrubbi
ngagai nsthisaxs.Justashewasabout
tosmearhim withhisstinki
ngsaliva,thecel
ldoor
openedandthemanquickl
yl etgoofhim.Boemo
qui
cklypul
ledhi
spant
sast hebr i
ghtli
ghtcoming
outsi
debli
ndedhi
m.Theofficerstuckhishead
i
nside.

Of
fi
cer
:Boemo!

Boemoquickl
yrantot
hedoor,hisheartt
humping
sohar
d.Het r
iedt
ogetoutbuttheoff
icerbl
ocked
hi
spath.

Of
fi
cer
:Whoa!Notsoqui
ck!
Boemo:Pl
easegetmeoutofher
e.Het
ri
edt
orape
me.
Offi
cer:Yourwomandr oppedt hecase,therei
sno
needt okeepyoui nhere.Pleasenexttimedon't
abductherchildli
keyoudi d.Ifshesayst hebaby
i
sn'tyours,acceptyourloss,sheissavingyouf r
om
payingmai nt
enance.Ijustwant edtotel
lyouthis
beforemybossesat t
endt oyou, t
heycanbehar sh,
soj
ustapol
ogi
zeandmoveon.
..
.>>>

Boemo'sphoner angagainandhegotstartl
ed,
awakeni
nghi mfrom hi
st hought
s.Hesighedand
pi
ckedup, despi
tewhathappened,hesti
lll
ovedthi
s
woman, andhewaswi ll
ingtoholdontoherforas
l
ongashecan.

Boemo:Babe.
Amara:Whatwereyoudoing?Iwastalki
ngal
one
foraf
ull10minut
es,Iendeduphangingup.
Boemo:Oh,Iwasuntangl
ingthebar
beredwi
re,
you
knowitcangetdanger
oussincei
tpri
cks.
Amara:Yeah,
Iknow.Whycan'
twej
usthirepeopl
e
t
ofenceyouryardi
nst
eadofdoi
ngi
talone?
Boemo:Idon'thavemoneyyetBabe.Youknowwe
can'
twithdr
awal otofmoney,ot
her
wiseitwi
llseem
suspi
ciouseventhoughi
t'
slegit
.
Amara:Hahal
et'
snottal
kaboutmoneymylove,
youknowourphonesareal
lhackedasacount
ry.
Boemo:Oh, mxm.Ifor
gott
hat,
letmegetbackto
work.Ineedtof
ini
shhereandcometoyouquickl
y,
Ineedtogetonebefor
ethosemini
onscomeback.
Andummm, Ammy?
Amar
a:Yesl
ove?
Boemo:Iwil
lneverbotheryouaboutShaun'
s
par
teni
ty,
Ihavelearntmylesson.Il
ovebothour
ki
dsthesameway, soIwoul dn'
twanttorui
nwhat
wehavebecauseofunnecessar yt
hings.
Amara:Okay,
thanksBabe.I'
m sor
ryforwhatyou
wentthr
ough,Ihear
dthatyounearl
ygotraped.
Boemo:Whoevertol
dyout
hatwasl
ying.Let
'sputi
t
i
nthepastanyway.
Amar
a:Al
ri
ght
,bye.
Boemo:Seeyousoonl
ove.Keagor
ataaut
wa?
[..
.I
l
oveyou,okay?
]
Amara:Keagor
atal
ennaBabe.
[.
..
Iloveyout
oo
Babe]

AtZoski
'
shome.
..
ZoskirubbedChi na'
sfeetasshewaswat chinga
videoonherphone, l
aughi
ng.Shetookahandf ulof
thecaramelcoat edpopcornsandshovedthem into
hermout h,chewing.Zoskil
ookedathersoftfeet
andsighed, hestoppedrubbi
ngthem t
henshe
l
ookedupf r om herphone.

Chi
na:What
?
Zoski
:It
hinkIshoul
dapol
ogi
set
oAmar
aandmy
mom.
China:Thisagain?Zoskiyoudon' toweeitherof
them anapology.Mor eespecial
lyAmar a,yourmom
ee,youcanapol ogizeforscar
ingherlikethatbutle
eneshei sjustdramati
c, t
hosekidsaren'tyours.
Zoski
:Chi
nadon'tyouseeanywr
ongi
nwhatIdi
d?
Inear
lyki
ll
edpeople!
Chi
na:Wow!Takemehome.
Zoski
:What
?
Chi
na:So,
whenwet
alkaboutAmar
a,al
lofa
suddenyoucal
lmeChi
na?Whathappenedt
othe
sweetpetnames?
Zoski
:Fi
ne,
I'
m sor
ry.
Chi
na:Idon'
twantyourf
orcedapol
ogy.Takemet
o
mymom' spl
ace.
Zoski
:I'
m sor
ryBabe,
Imeani
t.Wi
fe?Honey,
mogatsaka?
China:Justt
akemehomeZoski
.Oryoucan
apologi
zebydeposi
ti
ngsomemoneyinmyaccount
.
Zoski
:Babe,
youdoknowthatI'
m savi
ngf
orour
weddi
ng.Igaveyoumoneyyest
erday.
China:KegoreAmar aneomot shelel
amadiagago
osangongor ege,omor eketsejarataebeomo
agelant u,
fammagwengwanawagagoakopa
mat sanakemolato.
[..
.youpour edmoneyt oAmar a
wit
houtanycompl ain,youboughtherapl otand
buil
tahousef orher,whent hemot herofyourchil
d
asksf orafewcentsitsahugecr ime]
Zoski
:So,Babe,can'
twet
akeadaywi
thouttal
king
abouther
?It'
sli
keadaycan'
tpasswi
thoutyou
sayi
ngsomethi
ngabouther.I
tisnowboringt
ome
si
nceitseemsl
ikeourr
elat
ionshi
pisbasedonher
.
Chi
na:Moneyortakemehome.Tseotsagore
Amaraengengnnagakeditsene.
[.
..
asforAmar
a
whatwhat
,countmeout]

Zoskitookouthi
sphoneandtransferr
ed2Kt oher
account,shesmi
ledandhuggedhim.Hesqueezed
hersli
m bodyandinhal
edherhair
,closinghi
seyes.

AtWel
lem'
shome.
..

Wellem droveintohisgar ageandpar ked.Hegot

outofthecarandt ookhisbr i
efcase,heopenedthe
backdoor sandt ookpaperbagsoff oodbefore
l
ockinghiscar .Hewal kedintothehouseandshot
str
aighttothedi ni
ngar eawher eAdrianaandKaone
weresitt
ing.Hisdaught erstruggledoutofherchai
r
buteventuall
ymanagedandr antohim.Wellem
pl
acedt hebriefcaseandpaperbagsont hetabl
e
thenli
ft
edher ,
hekissedhercheekandwavedher
highast hel
it
tl
egir
lgiggl
ed.Heplacedherdown
andwal kedovert
oAdr i
ana,ki
ssi
nghercheek.

Wel
lem:HeyHoney.
Adriana:HeyBabe,yourmistr
essjustcamehere
unannounced.Didn'
tyoutellmethatthetwoofyou
brokeupandyouar efocusingonourmar ri
age?
Kaone:Hoo!Andyoubel
ievedhim?Sweety,we
neverbr
okeup,i
nfact
,ourloveevengotstr
onger
andwear epl
anni
ngforasecondborn.
Wel
lem:Kaone!
Kaone:What
?Shehastoknowt
het
rut
hsi
nceshe
i
srefusi
ngtodi
vor
ceyou.
Adr
iana:Iwi
lldi
shf
orus.
Wel
lem:No,si
tdown.Kaone,Ibr
oughtf
ood,
bri
ng
t
heplat
esanddishforever
yoneher
e.
Kaone:ButBabe.
..
Wel
lem:Kaone!
Kaone:Okayf i
ne.Kanaobetsabasadimono, nnao
teoleke,ketagobontshasepokosamot shegare
Mestah.Mosadi mogol
owagagokeenet onkiya
gago.[
Iknowyouhi tl
adiesaroundher
e,t
rymeand
seeadayl i
ghtghostmister
.Yourdonkeyisthis
oldi
eofyours]
Well
em:Don'tt
estmypatienceplease,Idon'
tbeat
youbecauseIchoosenotto,notbecauseI'
m
i
ncapableorl
ovemywi f
eanyl ess.
Kaone:What
ever
!

Shestoodupandwal kedintotheki
tchen.Well
em
pull
edhisbri
efcasecloserandopenedi t
,hepull
ed
achairandsatbesideshi swif
e.Pul
lingoutsome
fi
lesandasealedenvel ope.

Wel l
em:So, Ihavebroughtt
heformsforasset
s
transfer
rance,Ihavealr
eadyfi
ll
edthem,t
heyonly
needyoursi gnatur
eofconsentbefor
eIcansend
them toourlawyer.
Adri
ana:It
oldyouI
'
m notsi
gni
ngt
hose.Thi
ski
dis
notyour
s.
Wellem:Oh,Idi
daDNAt estlastweekwhenIt ook
heroutfori
cecream.Idi
dn'ttellanyonethough,
theycal
ledmet odayt
ocol l
ectt heresul
ts.Idi
dn't
openthem becauseIknowshei smi ne,
Ijustdidi
t
tosati
sfyyou.
Adr
iana:Oh,
youdi
daDNA?Good!

Theyhear
dpl
atescr
ashi
ngonthefl
oorandKaone
stoodont
hedoorwayoft
heki
tchenanddini
ng
room.

Kaone:Youtest
edmydaught
erwi
thoutmy
per
mission?
Well
em:What'
swrongwiththat
?Therei
snot
hingt
o
hi
de,Ij
ustwant
edtosat
isfymywife.
Kaone:Enemosadimogolowal ekgowayokeenea
rengotest
engwanake?Ot aanyelakanaWell
em!
Letsi
legonki
tsesent
le!
[Thisengli
sholdi
eist
he
onewhosaidyoushoul
dtestmybaby?Youwil
l
shvtyour
sel
fWell
em!Youwillseemyt
ruecol
ours]

Wellem l
ookedatherandt ooktheenvelope,
openingit
,Kaonerushedt ograbitbuthedodged
andr ai
sedthem hi
gh.Hesqui nt
edhi seyesreadi
ng
them asKaoneangril
yjumpedup, t
ryingtobri
nghis
handdown.Hi seyeslandedont he0%mat chashe
scannedthedocument .Hisjoi
ntsbecamecol dand
weakashel etthem f
alldown.

Kaonet ookthem andtearedthepapersi

ntopi
eces.
Well
em r egai
nedhisstrengthandstoodupwit
ha
backslap.TheslaplandedonKaoneandshef el
t
di
zziness,shetouchedhermout handcameout
wit
hbl oodonherhand.Wel lem l
andedmoreslaps
onherasAdr i
anaandt hei
rdaughterscr
eamed.
.
.
.
.
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AtAdr
iana'
shome.
..

Wel l
em cont i
nuedslappingKaoneasshebl ocked
theslapswi thherhands.Theirdaught ercri
edand
Adrianawal kedover,l
ift
ingherup.Shet r
iedtoget
freefrom herdesperatel
y,asshel ookedather
mot hergetti
ngthebeat i
ngs.Adrianawal kedupt he
stair
st othebedroom, sheknewt hatWel lem
doesn'tli
stenwhenhei sangry.Shetriedbyal l
meanst ohidetheli
ttl
egirl
'seyesfrom seeingher
parentsfighti
ng.

Wel
lem hi
tKaonewi
thf
ist
sont
heheadasshe
continuedinsult
inghim,screami ng.Hef ol
dedhi s
l
ongsl eevedshirtandKaonesawt hechancet orun,
sher anaroundt hetabl
e,headingf orthedoor .
Wellem ranafterherandtrippedher ,shefelldown
onhert ummyandqui ckl
ytur nedar ound,tr
yingto
getup.Wel l
em st ompedonherst omachasshe
gruntedinpainandhel dhislegtear ful
ly.

Kaone:GaokakewampetsakanaWell
em!Gao
kakewampetsa!
[Youcan'
tbeatmeWel
lem!You
can'
tbeatme.
]

Hestompedonherst
omachagainbutshe
cont
inued,
tryi
ngt
ogethi
sfootof
f.

Kaone:Gaokakewampet
samonna!
[Youcan'
tbeat
meman! ]
Well
em:Iwil
lbeatyousobadKaone!Whydi
dyou
l
iesayi
ngthegir
lismine?
Kaone:Shei
syour
s!Thatol
dwi
feofyour
scooked
theresul
ts.Mpet
se!Mpet
ser
ebone!
[Beatmeup!
Beatmeandsee!]
Wel
lem:Fvck!
Kaone:Kar
egaokakewampet
sa!
[I
'm sayi
ngyou
can'
tbeatme!
]

Wel lem l
if
tedhisfootoffherandgr abbedherbythe
hai r
,hedraggedheront hef l
oorasshescr eamed
i
nsul tsathim.Wel l
em boil
edinangerasheri nsul
ts
fueledhim, hedraggedheracr osst hefl
oortothe
kitchen,passingthedoorwaywher etherewere
brokenpl atesonthefl
oor,somepi ercedKaone's
skinasshewr iggl
edli
keasnake, herheadachi ng
from thewayWel l
em waspul l
ingherhai r.

Kaone:Leaveme!Pl easel
eaveme!Ntogelemano
l
erete!Ntogelemoopakewena!Oakanyagor ewa
tshol
a?Set seotsil
egosapotabanabaesengba
gagoselosesel ekewenaonangl ephandanemo
thogong!Nt ogel
e,monnamogol
o![
Leavemeyou
dvck.Leavemeyoui mpot
entman!Doyout hi
nk
youcanmakeababy?Youwi l
lkeeponsuppor
ti
ng
ki
dsthatar
enotyour
s,youbal
dmanwi thnogood!
Leavemealone,
oldman!]

Hef umedmoreashereachedtheki
tchen.He
grabbedafr
yingpanf
rom theshel
ves,st
il
lhol
ding
herhair
.

Kaone:Selosesel
ekewenaopal el
wangke
balekanebagago,oi
neelet
segobetsabasadi
!
Leaveme, Sat
an!
[Amanofnogoodyouar escared
ofyouryourmatesbutbusybeat
ingwomenup. ]

Wel
lem hel
dthepanbythehandl
eandstar
ted
smacki
ngherheadwit
hitasKaonescr
eamedeven
more.

Kaone:Nt
husang!Hel
pme!Wellem pl
ease!I
'
m
beggi
ngyou!Pleasef
orgi
veme!Welll
eeeem!
[Hel
p
me!]
Hishandsshookasangerover power edhim,he
usedal lhi
sst rengthtoyankherup, t
hehai r
detachedf rom thehead.Hel ookedatt hehandf ulof
hairinhishand, ithadherscal p,andbl oodwas
oozingf r
om herhead.Shet r
iedtor unbutshef el
t
herselfgetti
ngdi zzyasherkneesgotweakbutshe
pushedon, leavi
ngat r
ailofbl oodassher antot he
door,shest eppedonagl assandj umped.Wel lem
camebehi ndherwi t
hapanandhi therharder.He
hithersever alti
mesasKaonef elldown, l
osing
consciousness.Hest eppedonher ,stompingonher
headasshel ai
dt heremot ionless.Hest ompedon
herlif
elessbodyacount lesst i
mes.

Afterhewassat i
sfied,
hewal kedupt hestair
sto
thebedr oom, l
eavi
ngat r
ailofhi sbloodyfootpr
int
s.
Hewal kedt otheguestbedr oom andwashedhi s
handsandf aceinthebat hroom, hechangedhi s
clothesandwal kedt othemast erbedroom,he
foundAdr ianasit
tingont hebedwi ththeli
tt
legirl
onherl ap.
Well
em hear
dpolicesi
renswaili
ngoutsi
de,he
l
ookedatthephonebesidesAdriana,
hewal kedto
hi
ssafeandpunchedint hecode,hepul
leda
handgunandsomekeysf r
om i
t.Adri
anastoodup
andtri
edtorunasheover t
ookhertothedoor .

AtAmar
a'snewhouse.
..

Amar awasi ntheki t

chen,sti
rr
ingsomest ewont he
stove,sheheardt heknockoft hesitti
ngroom door,
sheswi tchedoffthestoveandpl uggedt heket
tle,
switchingiton.Therewasasuddenknockont he
doorsinceshehadl ocked.Shewai tedforafew
minutesast hewat erboil
edint hekettl
e,she
unpluggedandt iptoedtothedoor ,herheart
thumpingsohar d.Shest oodadi stancefrom t
he
door,wi t
hakettleinherhand.

Amar
a:Whoi
sther
e?
Boemo:Babekenna,
bul
a![
Babei
t'
sme,
openup!
]
Amara:Oh,
okay.Ithoughtitwassomeoneelse.Ke
aboi
fahaobonakei totel
etsej
aana.
[Iam scar
ed
t
hat'
swhyI'vel
ockedmysel fi
n.]

Amar at
urnedthekeyandopenedt hedoor,Boemo
walkedinwithadirt
yt-
shi
rtandoverall
s,she
j
umpedonhi m ashehel
dhertight
ly,whisper
ingi
n
herearsoft
ly.

Boemo:Babe,
I'
m di
rt
y.
Amara:Idon'
tcar
e,Iwannahugyou.Youcame
ear
ly.
Boemo:Imi
ssedyousomuch,
Icoul
dn'
twai
tfor
l
ater
.
Amar
a:Okay,
Imi
ssedyout
ooBabe.

Heplacedherdownandlookedatherface,
he
smi
ledandbabykissedherthenhuggedheragai
n.
Hecouldn'tbeli
evehef i
nall
ygother ,t
hewayhe
hadlosthope.Itwaslikeami racl
e,adream t hathe
hadbeenhavi ngsincethatday,thatspecialday.
Andher egret
tedeverplayi
ngwi ththefirstchance
thatshegaveher .Heknewt heycouldhavebeen
farri
ghtnowwi ththei
rli
ves.Heki ssedherhai rand
i
nhaledthesweetscentofhershampoo.Shepul l
ed
outfrom t
hehugandl ookedathi stearfuleyes.

Amar
a:Ar
eyouokay?
Boemo:Yeah,
justt
ir
edandhungr
y.
Amara:Okay,youdolookti
red,comeon,got
akea
bathandchangeclot
hes,Iwil
lbedonecooki
ng
onceyouaredone.

Shebentoverpicki
ngthekettl
eashespankedher
axs.Shestoodupblushingandhespankedher
again.Amarachuckl
edasBoemopul l
edhertohim
andgaveheradeepki ss.Hepull
edof
fpanti
ngas
shelaughedathim.
Amara:Ki
ssnyanahel
aset
seotshwarwake
nopa?[
Amerekissismaki
ngyouhor
ny?]
Boemo:Youar
ethataddi
cti
veaker
e.
Amara:I
ja,
lockt
hatdoorwhi
leIgoputt
hisket
tl
e
back.
Boemo:Hahaha!Ol
egat
apamot
hokewena.
[You'
re
suchacoward.
]
Amar
a:Thi
sismyweaponnt
ates!

Af
ewMi
nut
esl
ater
..
.

Amar afinisheddishingwhileBoemowasst il
l
bathing.Shesl i
doutherphonef r
om t heapr
onto
takepicturesandr emember edthatithadapoor
camer a,sheonl yboughti
tf orcommuni cati
on
purposes.Shewal kedtothebedroom andt ook
Boemo' sphonef r
om thepocket,walkingtothe
kit
chenwi thit.Thephoner angbef or
eshecoul d
unlockit.Shest ar
redatPrincess'callandfr
owned,
angr
y,shepi
ckedandj
ustkeptqui
et.

Princess:Babet
lher r
akebonest ory,someonesent
meaP5000ewal letandcashedi toutbefor
eIcould,
Ithoughtmaybeitwasyousi nceIhadaskedf or
somemoneyyest erday,whydidyoucashi tout?
thenamesoft heaccountownerar eommi t
ed,onl
y
replacedbynumber s.[
Babetheydidanumber on
me. .
.]
Amara:Babydaddyi
sbat
hing.I
'
llpasst
he
messagethough.
Pr
incess:Whoar
eyout
oanswermyman'
sphone?
Amara:Hi
sbabymama,
andcanyoupl
easest
op
cal
li
ngBoemo.
Pri
ncess:FvckyouAmara!Eacht
imeyoucomei
nto
ourli
vesBoemost opsgi
vingmemoney-
Amara:Thi
sti
mehestoppedf
orgood.Gof
inda
newgoldminedar
li
ng.
Pr
incess:Youar
enotevenpr
ett
y,you-
Amar
a:Getal
if
ebvt
ch!Idon'
twannat
alkanyt
hing
toyou,otogaebeoingalafakekabual ewena.
Stupidpi
eceoftr
ash,Nxla!
[.
..
youmi ghtevenget
disgust
edbyyoursel
fifIst
arttal
king.
]

Shehungupandcover
edal
lthefoodt
henst
ormed
outoft
heki
tchent
othebat
hroom.

AtAdr
iana'
shouse.
..

Wellem over t
ookAdr i
anat othedoor ,
hecl osedi t
andi nsert
edt hekeyi nthekeyhol e,lockingit,he
removedi tandputi ti
nhi spocket.Adr i
anawas
shakingwi thfearashel ookedatherhusband
holdingagun, shebackedof fslowly,tot hebedas
shet earf
ull
yl ookedathi m.Thei rbedr oomswer e
neverlocked, andshedi dn'
tevenknowt hathehad
thekeysl ockedi nthesaf e.Sheslowl ybackedof f,
defeatedast hel i
tt
legirlgotentangl edonherl egs,
shet ri
ppedandf el
ldownast heli
tt
legi rlcri
ed,
hidi
ngbehi ndher .
Adr
iana:Honeypl
easee.
..
Wellem:Youcal
ledt
hepol
icewifey.Youcal
ledt
he
pol
ice.Nooneisgoi
ngouttoday.
Adri
ana:Pl
ease,
fort
hesakeoft
hisi
nnocentchi
ld,
spar
eus.
Well
em:Thereisnot
hingi
nnocentaboutt
hat
monkey,andIdon'
twannagotojailf
ormurder
,I
wouldrat
herdi
e.Rememberourvowswi f
ey?Til
l
deat
h..
.
Adri
ana:(
Rubbinghandstogether
)Youwon'tgot
o
j
ailf
ormurderifyoudon'
tkil
lus,i
twoul
djustbea
t
hreatt
okill
,nothi
ngmajor.
Wel
lem:Iki
ll
edKaone.
..
Adr
iana:What
!!
!

Herheartthumpedr eal
lyloudasthebabygrabbed
thecol
larsofherdress,shehadpissedonherself
.
Theybothheardthepol i
ceshouti
ngoutsideand
thei
rheavybootsthumpi ngupthestai
rs.Well
em
raisedhishandupandai medthegunatt helit
tl
e
girl.Hert
earyi
nnocenteyesstar
ringathim,he
closedhiseyesandpulledthetr
iggerasAdriana
screamedonce, bl
oodscatter
edalloverAdri
ana
andshehel dherearsandlaiddown,curl
ingher sel
f.

Wellem walkedtoherandpoi ntedthegunather ,

sheknewi twasherl astday,sheknewt hatgender
basedviolenceeventuall
yleadst okil
li
ng, butshe
neverthoughtthati
tcouldhappent oher .Yes,she
knewt hathishusbandwasamonst erwhobeather
everychancehegot ,butshenevert houghti tcould
comet othis."
It
'snotlovetil
lithurt
s,"sot heytold
her.Shehadhopedf orchangei nhim,allthese
years.

Wel
lem:Ti
lldeat
hsweet
hear
t,t
il
ldeat
h..
.

Outsi
de,theunarmedpol i
cestoppedandr anfor
cover
,goingdownt hestair
sandhi d.They
mumbl edint
otheirradi
os,inf
ormingthestati
on,
st
il
lint
hei
rhi
dingpl
aces.Theyhear
dt womor
e
l
oudgunshot
sandtheycoveredt
heirear
s.
.
.
.
.
Ift
hisepi
sodeget
s200shar
esi
t'
llunl
ockt
henext
epi
sode!!
!
[
09/
13,
06:
56] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
56

AtAdr
iana'
shome

Theneighbourswhower egat
heredinfr
ontoft he
yardscatt
eredlikechi
ckenswhent heyheardthe
l
astgunshot s.Theyscreamedast heyran,
taking
coverbehindtreeswhil
esomej umpedfencesof
thenearbyyards,r
unningstrai
ghtt
ot hehouses.
Theyhi dt
hereforsomemoment suntili
tquietened
down, t
hentheycameoutonebyone, sl
owly
approachi
ngAdr i
ana'syard.Somehel dthei
rphone
capturi
ngthemoment sast heywentliveon
Facebook.Theyregroupedandhuddl edtogether,
watchingtheyardasthepol i
cewalkedovert othe
carwithnothi
ngandwai ted.

Man:(Ont hephone)Maa? .
..
.Ee,reko
dit
hobolong!..
..Mynei ghboursarekill
ingeachot her.
Yes,I
'l
lcallyoubackandupdat eyou.Mapodi sisale
atsenamont ungkegonebat swangjaana...
.ee,le
gonebat swabai phaphatha,nebasat shwar
a
dit
hobolo..
..Bye.Heyguys?Anypr ogr
ess?
[Yes?
...
.Yes,we’rebyt hegunshots…….t hepol
ice
havebeeni nthehouse, t
heyjuststeppedout……yes,
emptyhandedeven, theydidn’thaveguns……. .]
Man2:Gatwetheycal
ledbackup.Nooneisdari
ng
togobackinsi
de,gat
wethereisawomanbyt he
door
,lyi
ngdead.[
Apparent
ly…………appar
entl
y………]
Woman1:Kebelael
aelenyatsiyamonnamogol
o
yoonnanggonemo.[Isuspectshe’
sthesi
dechi
ck
tot
heoldmanwhor esi
desint hi
shouse.
]
Woman2:WhoKaone?Servesherr
ight
,what
t
eacheshermakeababywithamarri
edman!?
Man2:Ao, si
ster
e,maybeshedi
dn'
tknow!You
knowthatmenar etheoneswhoappr
oachl adi
es,
sodon'tputtheful
lbl
ameonthepoorlady.[My
si
ster
……]
Woman2:Poorl
ady?Thatwomanwasar
rogant
!

Thepeoplescatt
eredagai
nasapol iceof f
icerran
from t
hehouse,ever
yoneranfortheirl
ives.The
poli
ceoffi
cerr
eachedhiscoll
eagueswhower ein
thecarandgotin.

Hi
m:Guys,
whydi
dyoual
lleavemei
nther
e?
Offi
cer
2:Haha!Youareacoward,so,
youcame
runni
ngwhenitissoqui
etli
kethi
s?Wearen'
tthe
oneswhotoldyoutogohidefar
.
Hi
m:Don'tactbr
ave,
Ibel
ieveyoual
lbol
tedoutof
t
hathousetoo.
Off
icer
3:Whatdi
dyouexpectustodo?Wear e
unarmedman.Wegotcal
ledhereforassaul
t,she
di
dn'tment
iont
hatt
hemani sarmed.
Hi
m:Ibel
ievet
heyar
edeadnow.Whyi
sitsoqui
et?
Offi
cer2:Yeah,thebackupsquadi
sdel
ayi
ng,
we
shouldgoinside.
Off
icer:Noway,j
ustnoway.Doyouheart
hat
?I
bel
ievetheyar
enear.

Therewassomewai li
ngint hebackgroundas
poli
cecar spul
ledover ,f
ollowedbyambul ances.
Somepol i
ceoffi
cersandsol diersjumpedoutofthe
cars,holdi
ngtheirgunspr operly,t
heyheldcl
ear
bull
etproofshiel
ds.Theyf or medal i
neandtook
coverbehindtheirshiel
ds, approachi
ngthehouse.
Thecr owdshift
edcl oserast heremaini
ngpolice
off
icerstri
edtodispersethem.
Minuteslat
er,t
hepar amedicswerecal
ledinsideas
theyrushedinwiththeirst
ret
chersandfi
rstaidkit
s.
Somepeopl eforcef
ullyent
eredthehouse,taki
ng
photosandvideosast hepoli
ceoffi
cerschased
them outsi
de.

AtAmar
a'shouse

Boemosatont heirbed,wrappedwithat owelonl y

asAmar apoint
edt hephoneathim.Hel ooked
downandr ubbedhi smoustache.Amar araisedhis
headupwi t
hherfingerandgavehi m anangr yl
ook.
Shefoldedherarmsacr ossherchest,sti
llstandi
ng
up.Boemochuckledandf i
nal
lyburstint
ol aughter.

Amar
a:What
'sf
unny?
Boemo:I'
m sorr
y,I
'
m sor
ry,j
ustthat…..haha!Babe,
youl
ookf unny,
bei
ngangrydoesn'tsuityou.Cal
m
downplease.
Amar
a:So,
Ilookl
ikeaj
oket
oyou?Boemo,
I'
m
seri
ousgoloha.Youar
et al
kingt
oyourexbehi
nd
mybackandyoupr omisehermoney.I
tiscl
earthat
youlovethi
sgir
landcan'
tstayawayfr
om her.
[…….
here……….]
Boemo:BabeIl
oveyou,
youandonl
yyou.
Amar a:(
Tear
ful
ly)Andwhycan' tyoust ayaway
from her
?Itl
ookslikeI'
m yourl astoption,youcame
tomeonl ywhenyouwer ebroke, whennooneel se
wantedyou.Younevercal l
edmeal lt
heseyear s,
andthedayyoul oseeverything, youcamet ome.I
feell
ikewhenyougai nyourmoneyagai n,youare
gonnagobackt oPr i
ncess,theonewhodeser ves
yourmoney.
Boemo:Look,Ihadmyr easonsfornotcall
ingyou,
okay.Iwasscaredt
hatyouwi l
ltakemet othe
poli
ceagaini
fIcont
actedyou.Andnoone
deservesmeormymoneymor et hanyoudo.
Amar
a:Shauni
syour
s.
Boemo:Huh?
Amar a:Isai
dthatShaunisyour
s.Idi
dn'
twantt
o
t
ellyouasapuni shment.Youoncewant
edtodat
e
meandthatbvt
chofyoursatthesamet
ime.That
pi
ssedmeoffmorethananythi
ng.
Boemo:Babe,
youdeniedmemychildint
enti
onal
ly?
Iknewhewasmine,butyousayi
ngother
wiseki
nd
ofmessedupwit
hmyhead.
Amara:Youar enotgetti
ngthemessageher e,r
ight?
WhatI'
mt r
yingt ot
ellyouisthat
,ifyoudarecheat
onme, Iwillserveyouyourkarmaonasi l
verplat
ter
.
IfI
'
m capabl eofdenyingyouyourson, imagine
whatIwilldot oyouifyoucheatorcr ossmeagain.
Boemo:Eemma,
Iwi
llnevert
alkt
oheragai
n.[
Yes
ma’am……..
]
Amar
a:Justf
oryourpi
eceofmi
nd-

Hepul ledhert
ohim andshef el
lontopofhi m,he
squeezedheraxsandshutherupwi thakiss.He
fl
ippedheroverandgotont opofher, ki
ssi
ngheras
shet r
iedtopushhim.Sheangr i
lysmackedhi s
chestandhehel dherhands,softl
ykissi
ngher,
biti
ngherlowerli
pabi tandsuckedit.Amara
rel
axedabi tandclosedhereyes,Boemor ubbed
herboobwit
hanot
herhandasshegasped.He
ki
ssedheragai
nandrai
sedhi
sheadfrom her
.

Boemo:Il
oveyou,
okay.
Amar
a:Yeah,
what
ever
.
Boemo:Il oveyoubabe.Imeani t,Iwillstoptal
king
towhoevermakesyouuncomf or
tablebecausei tis
youIwant ,youandonl yyou.Youcanj ustst
ate
yourpointwithoutthr
eateni
ngmel ove, whenyou
speak,Ili
sten.That'
showmuchIr espectyou, I
'm
gonnaputyoui nf r
ontofeveryt
hing,youar emy
fi
rstpr
iori
ty,okay.
Amar
a:Okay.Wewi
llsee.
Boemo:Ipr
omi
se.
Amar
a:(
tear
ful
ly)Don'
t,
pleasedon'
t!
Boemo:Imeani
t,Ipr
omi
se.
Amar
a:Ihat
epromises,
peopl
etendnott
okeep
t
hem,pl
easedon'
t.
Boemo:(
Kissi
ngher
)Youar
emi
neandI
'
m gonna
prot
ectyouf
rom everythi
ng,I
'm gonnat
akecar
eof
youthewayyoudeser ve!Youaremyqueenbabe.
Youareaqueen,okay.
Amar
a:Okay,
I'
m aqueen.
Boemo:That
'smygi
rl
.

Shesmi
ledt
henhel
eanedoverandki
ssedher
.

Att
heMi
nist
er'
shome

Theminist
erlookedathisphoneandcheckedthe
ti
me,Neowas15mi nuteslatefr
om work.He
si
ghedandwal kedtothekitchenwherethemaid
wassli
cingsomeveget abl
esonachoppi ngboard.
Shekeptonpausingandcheckedherphone.Hesat
ontheki
tchenstoolasthemai ndooropenedand
Neowalkedinhummi ng.

Mi
nist
er:Youar
elat
e,howl
ongdoesi
ttakeyout
o
dr
ivef
rom wor
k?
Neo:Uhu?[
Andt
hen?
]
Mi
nist
er:DoyouknowhowmuchIwor
ryaboutyou?
Neo:Nawat hol
a?Doyouworr
yoryouar ejust
i
nsecure?Ipi
ckedtheki
dsf
rom school
,thei
rtaxi
dr
iverhasabreakdown,
het
extedme.[Areyou
cr
azy?]

PalesaandWawar ani nt
ot hehouseholdingthei
r
schoolbags.Theystucktheirheadsbythekitchen
door,gr
eeti
ngeveryone,thenwenttotheirbedroom.

Mini
ster
:Oh,I'
m sorr
y.Iwait
edforyousot hatwe
shoul
ddiscusshir
ingBoemoagain,mycat tl
ehave
beendyi
ngovertheyears.Thoseherdboysare
i
nexperi
encedtocareformyexpensivebreeds.
Neo:Hewon'tagree.Isawhiminourrest
aur
antthe
l
astti
me,helookedlikehehadalotofmoney,he
wasevenpayingwi t
hdoll
ars.
Mi
nist
er:Butl
astweekhecal
ledmeaski
ngf
oraj
ob.
Neo:Okay,j
ustt
ryhim.Mariam,whyareyouon
yourphone?Youaresupposedtobedonecooki
ng
bynow, t
hoseki
dsarehungry.
Maid:Oh,
sorryMadam.Ther eisthi
sstoryI'
m
fol
lowi
ngonFacebook.Itishappeningherein
Kasaneri
ghtnow,I
'm checki
ngf orupdat
es.
Neo:Whatst
ory?Letmesee.
Maid:Apparentl
yamanwasbeat i
nghiswifeand
mistr
ess,thepoli
cewerecalled,whentheygot
ther
e,ther
ewer egunshots.Unfort
unatel
y,they
werenotar medbecausetheyknewt heywer egoi
ng
foraregul
arassaultcase.Theyhadtowai tfor
backup.Here,r
eadtheupdat es.
Neo:(Taki
ngthephone)OhmyGod,
isn'
tthi
s
Adri
ana'shome?Jesus!

Shebrowsedt hr
oughMari
amst imeli
neandcame
acrossacertai
nonli
nenewspaper.Shereadal
oud
toeveryoneandcametothelastparagr
aph.
Neo:“Iti
sver yunfor
tunatet
osayt hatthepoli
ce
andthepar amedicsrecover
edbodi esonthecrime
scene.Twoadul tsandababywer ecer t
if
ieddead
onthescenewhi l
eawomanwasf oundneardeath.
Sheiscurrentlyfi
ghti
ngforherli
feintheICU.”Let
's
checkthecomment s.Bl
oodyhell
!Adr i
anaisdead?
OhmyGod, whenaremendyi ngkante?
Mai
d:Gat
wewhosur
vived?
Neo:Peopl
ear
esayi
ngKaone,
shei
sinI
CU.
.
.
.
.
Make200shar
est
ounl
ockt
henextepi
sode!
!!
[
09/
13,
06:
56] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
57
AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar aandBoemower esit

ti
ngneart hekidsont he
matress,shewasr eadingabookf orthem asShaun
keptondozi ngoff.Boemosi gnal
ledhert hatthey
weresleeping,shecl osedthebookandhel dOliver
's
hand.Oliverheldthesl eepi
ngShaun' shandand
Boemohel dAmara' shandasshepr ayedf orher
l
itt
lefamily.Whenshesai d"Amen, "boththeki ds
werealreadysleeping.Theyt uckedt hem inand
Boemost oodup,hehel dAmar a'
shandandpul l
ed
herup.Theyhuggedandhel edhert otheir
bedroom, holdi
ngherwai st
.Theygoti nbedand
shelaidherheadonhi schestashet ouchedher
hair
.

Amara:I
'
m sti
llt
raumati
zedaboutt
hestor
yIhear
d
fr
om myneighbours.Menar
esocruel
.
Boemo:Notal
lmenar
ecr
uell
ove.
Amara:KanaIknewthatwoman,
shewasrich,so
t
her
ewasnoneedf orhert
ost
ayinanabusive
mar
ri
age.
Boemo:Howdi
dyouknowher
?
Amara:Shewasmyf ormerbossatt heguesthouse
Iworkedat,shewasal somyaunt '
sbest f
ri
end.Iget
evenmor estr
essedwhenIt hinkthatshewant edt
o
takeOli
ver,
shewant edt oadopthi m andthatsonof
adevil
,Zoskiref
used.Man, hereall
ysavedhi m,my
soncouldhavebeenshott oonow.
Boemo:Yeah,
Iguessso.
Amar a:Andt hemi st
resssurvi
ved?Wow, that
womanwoul dneverli
vepeacefull
y,kanagatwethe
poli
cef oundsomeDNApaper sont hefl
oor,t
orn.
Theydi dn'tdi
scl
osewhatt heresult
ssaidbut
peoplear eassumingt hatt
heli
ttl
egi r
lwasn'
this,
that
'swhyheki l
ledeveryone.
Boemo:Youwomenlikegivingmenkidsthatar
e
nott
hei
rs.Doyouseethatitisdanger
oustodoso?
Amara:Danger
oushow?AtleastIl
iedaboutadead
guy,
knowingthathewon'
ttr
oubleme.
Boemo:I
t'
soneandt
hesamet
hing,
imagi
nei
f
Stat
us'sfamil
ycontactedyouandtri
eda
rel
ati
onshipwithhim andonl
ytoreal
izethatheis
notthei
rgrandson.Wouldthathavebeenfairon
them?
Amar
a:No.Iguessyouar
eri
ght
.
Boemo:Well
,it
'si
nthepastanyway,wehavedone
enoughar
guingforaday.Let
'st
alkaboutourf
utur
e.
Amar
a:Mmh.
Boemo:Haha!Don'tj
ustsaymmh.Whatar eyour
fut
urepl
ans?Imean, Icantakeyoubackt
oschool
soyoufi
ndapr operj
obaf t
er.
Amara:No,no.Notgoingbacktoschoolagain,t
he
wayIhatedschool
.Iwouldratherstar
tabusiness,
I
wi
llenr
olli
nshortonl
inecoursesjusttoenhance
myskil
ls.
Boemo:Whatbusi
nessi
deasyougot
?Iwi
llf
ind
moneytof
undyou.
Amar
a:Ser
ious?
Boemo:Yeah,
Iwi
llmakeapl
an.
Amar
a:Per
fect
,Iwi
lldr
aftabusi
nesspl
anand
presentityou.Wow,
myhackerboyf
ri
endi
sreal
l
y
useful.
Boemo:That
'sanot
herwayofcal
li
ngmeat
hief
ri
ght
?
Amara:I
t'
sapol
it
eway.Hahaha!MyBabei
sa
t
hief
..
.
Boemo:St
opi
t.
Amar
a:MyBabei
sat
hief
..
.myBabei
sat
hief
..
.
Boemo:Babest
opi
t.
..

Hetickl
edherasshel
aughed,
tryi
ngt
ohol
dhi
s
hands.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Chinajumpedont opoft
hebedandr ol
ledovert
o
Zoski.Shegotontopofhim andlaidherheadon
hi
schestasZoskiheldherti
ght,busyremoving
ri
bbonsf r
om herhai
rwit
htheot herhand.
Chi
na:Babest
opst
eal
ingmyr
ibbons,
Icanf
eelyou.
Zoski
:Oh,
I'
m sor
ryl
ove.
Chi
na:Man, I
'
m sotir
ed,worki
sjustsomet
hingel
se
nowadays.Am Inotheavyont
opofyou?
Zoski
:No, youarejustl
ight
wei
ght
.Whydon'
tyou
j
ustquityourjob?
Chi
na:Ican'
t.I
'
m savi
ngf
oracar
.
Zoski:Ipr
omi
sedtobuyyouacar
.Justqui
tand
focusonthebaby.
China:That'
slame,unl
essIhaveothersidehust
les
thatgenerat
esincome.Other
wise,
forgetit
.
Zoski
:ButIgi
veyouenoughmoneyl
ove.
China:Canwechanget
het
opi
cpl
ease?Let
'st
alk
aboutourweddi
ng.
Zoski
:Aboutwhat?Wehavesett
hedat
etonext
month,so,
ever
ythingi
sfi
ne.
Hisphoner angbythetable,Chinast
oodupandgot
i
t,shelookedatBig-Daddy'scal
l.Shepi
ckedand
putthecallonloudspeakerthengaveZoskit
he
phone.

Bi
g-Daddy:Boy!
Zoski
:Thaema.
[Dad]
Big-
Daddy:Whyam Ionl
oudspeaker
?Icanhearmy
echo.
Zoski
:Oh,sorr
ymyhandswer
eoccupi
edher
e.Iwi
ll
swit
chitoff
.
Big-
Daddy:Yeah,dosopl
ease.Ihavet
otel
lyou
somethi
ngwhi chnoonei
ssupposedtohear,not
eventhewall
s.

Zoskist
oodupwal ki
ngtothesit
ti
ngr oom,he
openedthedoorandgotout,heunlockedhiscar
andsatinit
.
Big-
Daddy:Iwantedtoenqui
reaboutthenatur
eof
yourmarri
age,ar
eyoukidsmar r
yingincommunit
y
ofproper
tyoroutofcommunityofpropert
y?
Zoski:Chi
nasuggest
edt
hatwemar
ryi
ncommuni
ty
ofpropert
y.
Big-
Daddy:Whatdoesshebringt
othi
smarr
iagef
or
youtwotosharethepr
opert
iesequal
ly?
Zoski
:Not
hing.
Big-
Daddy:Ee,don'
tbeaf ool,don'
tbedesperatefor
l
ove,Idon'twantanot
herAmar asi
tuat
ionwher ea
gir
lusesyoutoelevat
eherl i
fe.Youaremarrying
outofcommuni t
yofproperty,Iwil
lcal
lmylawyer,
shewillhandl
eeveryt
hing.
Zoski
:Eer
ra,
I'
mfi
newi
thever
ythi
ng.
Big-
Daddy:Yes,
youwi
llhavet
odowhatIsay.I
don'
ttr
ustwomenatal
l.
Zoski
:Talki
ngaboutAmar a,Ihadaplan.Ican'tget
overher
,so,Iwasthi
nkingthatsheandIcangot o
pri
sonforthemurder,
Iwillconfesseveryt
hing.
Maybeifwear ebot
hinprison,shewillhaveno
choicebutlovemeback.Irememberthefi
rstdays
aft
erithappened,
wenearlydatedbeacuseofthe
tr
aumaand-
Bi
g-Daddy:Zoski
!
Zoski
:Thaema.
[Dad.
]
Bi
g-Daddy:Ar
eyout
hatst
upi
d?
Zoski
:Huh?
Bi
g-Daddy:War engwaa! ?Areyouthatstupi
d?Let
met el
lyouson.Whenyougot opri
son,iti
sdivi
ded.
Maleshavet heirsect
ionwhenf emaleshavethei
r
ownsect i
on,theywi l
lneverevermeetnomat t
er
what.[
You'r
esayi ngngwaa! ?
]
Zoski
:Oh,
real
ly?
Big-
Daddy:God,yes.Andanothert
hing,
ther
eisa
l
otofbullyi
ng,
youcandi ei
nthere.I
fyouareweak,
theyrapeyou,
menf vckyouraxsman.Doyouwant
that
?
Zoski
:No,
never
,Iwi
llnevert
hinkl
iket
hat
.
Big-
Daddy:Good,
weshouldneverhavethi
s
conver
sati
onagai
n.Andforyouit
'sworsebecause
youstealeveryt
hingyoucomeacr oss.Theywil
lki
ll
youforsteal
ingtheirsoapsandstuff
.Thatiswhy
I'
mfighti
ngbyal lmeanst okeepyouawayf r
om j
ail
.

ZoskilookedatChina'
sr ibbonsinhishands.He
closedhiseyesandt r
iednott oimaginehimself
l
yinginhi sownpoolofbl ood.Hefinishedtal
kingt
o
hisfatherandhungupt hephone.Absent -
minded,
hewal kedint
othehouse, passi
ngChi nasi
tti
ngon
thesof a,
hissubconsciousmi ndtr
iggeredthenhe
walkedbackt oherandpi ckedherupgoi ngtothe
bedroom.

Fr
anci
stown,
NyangabweHospi
tal

Adrianawokeupf r
om theheavymedi cati
on
i
nducedsl eep,sheslowlyopenedhereyesunt i
l
theyadjustedtotheli
ghtintheroom.Herheadwas
soheavyf rom thesedati
on,shepeeledthebl anket
s
togot othebathroom buthercubicl
ecurtains
openedbef oreshecouldevensitupst r
aight.A
youngdoct
orhol
dingsomef
il
esl
ookedatherand
smil
ed.

Doct
or:Oh,
youar
eawake?ThankGod.
Adr
iana:Ineedt
ouset
hebat
hroom.
Doct
or:Okay,
justwai
tther
e,Iwi
llbr
ingt
he
wheel
chair
.
Adr
iana:Icanwal
kther
e,noneed.Justhel
pmeup.
Doct
or:Youhavet
ohealf
ir
stbef
oreyoucanuse
t
hecrutches.
Adr
iana:Cr
utches?Whatf
or?

Shepeeledthesheetsfurtherandstarr
edather
amputatedri
ghtleg.I
twascutf r
om thethi
gh,and
bandaged.Sheletgooft hesheetsandlookedat
thedoctor
,hereyesteary.Thedoctorsatdownona
chai
rbesidesher.

Doct
or:I
'
m sor
ry,
thedoct
orshadnochoi
ce.I
twas
eit
hert
hatlegoryourlif
e.I
twasdamagedandyou
werebleedi
ngtoomuchwhent heyflewyoui
nhere.
Itwassobadt hatevenpeopl
eonf acebookt
hought
youwer edead.
Adr
ina:Youpeopl
ecutmyleg?OhGod.Wher
eis
myhusband?Whereishi
smi st
ress?
Doct
or:Theseniordoct
orwi
llt
ellyou,
I'
m sor
ry,
t
hat'
snotmyj ob.
Adri
ana:Pleasetel
lme,af
terever
ythi
ngI'
vebeen
t
hrough,youthinki
twil
lmakeadi f
fer
ence?
Doctor
:Okay,t
heotherl
adyi
sinI
CU,herwhole
bodyisswoll
enandwehavenohopethatshewil
l
makeit.
Adr
iana:Ser
vesherr
ight
,ifsheevermakesi
t,Iwi
ll
per
sonall
ymakeherli
fealivi
nghell
.Warewherei
s
myhusband?
Doct
or:Themanwhot r
iedtokil
lyou?Hedidn'
t
comehere,l
ooksl
ikeheremainedatKasane
mort
uary.
Adr
iana:Mor
tuar
y?Youmeanhei
sdead?Wel
lem i
s
dead?

Theyoungdoct
orl
ookedatAdr
ianai
ndi
sbel
iefas
shecri
ed.

Doct
or:Ar
eyouser
iousl
ycr
yingf
oramur
der
er?
Adri
ana:Thatmanwasmyhusband.Il ovedhim,he
l
ovedmet oo.See,hejustshotmyl egandletme
l
ive,hedidn'
tkil
lme, t
hisi slove.Helovedme.As
forKaone,shewillpayf ordestroyi
ngmymar ri
age,
Wellem wasn'tt
hisextremeunt i
lshecameal ong.
Myhusbandwasn' tt
hismuch.Shewi l
lpay.That
manl ovedmedespi teever yt
hing.

Thedoctorshookhi
sheadandscr
ibbl
edsomet
hing
i
nthefi
leshewashol di
ng.

2MONTHSLATER
.
.
.
.
.
300shar
esunl
ockst
henextBonusepi
sode?
!!!
!
[
09/
13,
06:
56] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
58

AtPot
ent
ial
Gader
n

Thecateringcompanyshi f
tedthetablesfrom one
areatotheother,theyplacedthem underthei r
gazeboandst art
edof fl
oadingbowel soffoodf rom
thecar.Theyarrangedt hem beaut
ifull
yont he
tabl
es,theystackedplatesont heothertable.The
photographercameoverandsnappedpi cturesof
thefood,hetookpi ct
uresofthecateringcompany
staf
fast heybustledaroundbusyset ti
ngthet ables.
Het henaskedt hem toposef oragroupphoto,they
didasi nstr
uctedandhet ookafewsnapsoft hem
i
nt heirmatchingblackjeansandor anget-
shirt
s
withthecompanyl ogo.Aner upt
ionofulul
ati
ons
suddenl ycaughthisattenti
onasawhi teli
mousine
droveintothegar den.

Hequi cklyrushedt here,taki

ngpictures,ashi swor k
mate,anot herphot ographer,st
eppedoutoft hecar
taki
ngpi cturestoo.Thebackdooroft helimousi ne
openedandZoskigotout ,hewaswear i
ngabl ack,
sli
mf i
tsui tandmat chingshoes.Hishai rcutwas
onfleekandever yonest aredathim,heopenedt he
doorwi derandhel douthi shandasChi nat ooki t
.
Sheslowl ygotoutoft hecarasherbr i
desmai d
roundedt hel i
mousi nef r
om theothersidequi ckly,
shehel dthet ai
lofherweddi nggownbef oreit
couldtoucht helawn.

Womenint
hei
rcolourf
ulweddingshawlsdanced
ar
oundt
hebeaut
if
ullydressedbr
ideandgroom.
Zoskishyl yhel dChi na'shandast heydancedt heir
weddi ngst epswi t
ht heirbridesmai dsand
groomsmenf oll
owingbehi nd.Theydancedgoi ngto
thetentwher eever ythingwassetanddecor at ed.
Thedanci ngandsi ngingcont i
nuedunt ilthecoupl e
wereseat ed.TheDJpl ayedmor esongsast he
bri
desmai dsdancedhappi l
ybef oretheycoul d
fi
nall
yt aket heirseat s.TheMCwal kedmaj est i
cally
tothemi candwel comedever yone.Hei ntroduced
thenewl ywedf i
rstthenhei ntroducedChi na's
familyast heyst oodupandwavedt othecr owd.
Peopleul ul ated.Thenhei ntroducedZoski '
sf amily;
Big-
Daddyst oodupi nhi sexpensi vesuits,he
wavedashi swi fewavedwhi lesit
tingonhercamp
chair
, fi
ll
ingi t .Peoplecheer edandul ul
ated.

MC:Ibelievethateveryonewhocamet oj ointhi
s
beaut
ifulyoungcoupl eofours,camewi thpur e
i
ntent
ions,becausewhathasbeenj oi
nedbyGod,
nomancansepar ate.Rastaf
arianssayt hat"Who
Jahbless,nomancancur se."So,myel ders,my
si
ster
sandbr ot
hers,mychi l
dren,andever yone
gat heredher
e,let
'senj
oywithopenheart
sand
rejoice.Fr
om hereon,theYoung-
Khott
agroupwi
ll
blessyouwi thadancewhi l
ethecat
eri
ngcompany
servesyouf ood.Ibeli
eveever
yonei
shungry.

Cr
owd:Yes!
MC:Good,
DJ!Doyourt
hing!

Theloudspeakersblaredwi t
hmusi casagr oupof
youngboysrani nthecentreofthetentholding
chair
s.Theywereshi r
tl
essandt heirpantswere
saggingabit
,theyhadputonsomebuckethat s.
9numba,Toss,Mdoovar ,Sir-
Tri
ll
,Lady-du,Young
StunnaandSlade'sUml andostartedplayi
ng,they
star
teddanci
ngt heUml andodancemoveast he
youthwentcrazywi t
hexcitement,singi
ngalongt o
thesong.

Uml
ando
Uml
ando
Uml
ando
Uml
ando
Namhl
asenz'
uml
ando
Uml
ando
Uml
ando
Uml
ando
Namhl
asenz'
uml
ando
Lol
usukuol
ukhul
usenz'
uml
ando
Lol
usukuol
ukhul
usenz'
uml
ando
Lol
usukuol
ukhul
usenz'
uml
ando
Namhl
asenz'
uml
ando.
..
..

Theyhel
dthechai
rsandmovedt
hei
rwai
stast
he
cr
owdwentwild.

Lol
usukul
ukhul
ukakhul
u
Khal
'i
yint
ombizabont
angangi
-movi
sfi
gur
e
kal
ula
Amet
erayanl
angananey'
mei
dizi
funa
nok'
l
oot
er
Namhl
angi
yophuzangphal
azengi
nikeze
i
nguduyel
it
re,
(Asi
ye)
St
ihi
,i
minwemi
nwana
Emi
niphezul
u..
.

Meanwhi l
e,i
nthet ent,ChinaheldZoski'
shand
emotional
ly,
shekeptonl ookingatherring,itwas
shini
ng.Zoskilookedar oundthetent,
tryingtospot
Amar abutshewasnowher e.Hetookouthi sphone
from t
hebestmanandl oggedintoFacebook.He
l
oggedoutf r
om hi srealaccountandloggedwi t
ha
fakeaccount,t
hisoneAmar ahadn'
tfi
gur edoutthat
i
tbelongedtohi m yet,
shehadn' tbl
ockedi tyet.

Theurgetosendamessagewit
hitwastoomuch
butheknewshewoul
dblockit
,sohecli
ckedonher
pr of
il
eandbr owsedt hroughhert i
mel i
ne.Anew
postsayi ng" Justnow"poppedupandheopenedi t
.
Itwasapi ctureofherinbi kini,
showi ngherni
ce
figure.Shewasst andingont hewhi t
esandysoilof
thebeach.Behi ndher,wasal otofpeopl epl
ayi
ng
beachvol leyballintheriver.Her eadthecapti
onof
herpost ;

Amar a:Havi
ngt herightpar
tnermakesthisl
ife
thi
ngbeaut i
ful
.Celebrati
ngalovefi
ll
ed,successf
ul
weekt oget
her.Hakemopost e,l
etogal
ezubul a
babydaddyyame.[ ……Iam notposti
nghimlestyou
snatchmybabydaddy]

Zoskireadt
hecapt
ionagai
n.Chinaleanedovert
o
hi
sphoneandhequi ckl
yswit
cheditoff.He
whisperedt
ohi
sbestman.

Zoski:Yoh,
keyasi
xni
neaut
wa?[
I’
m of
ftot
he
rest
rooms
Hi
m:Ar
eyouokay?
Zoski
:Okar
eketaat
senwakemal
anyana.[
Ithi
nkI
am get
ti
ngther
uns]
Hi
m:I'
m notsupposedt
oleaveyoursi
de,
I'
m goi
ng
wi
thyou.
Zoski
:Fi
ne.Babe,
I'
m goi
ngt
other
est
rooms.
Chi
na:Ar
eyouokay?
Zoski
:Yeah,
don'
twor
ry.
Chi
na:Br
ingoveryourphone.

Zoskihandedherhi sphoneandst oodup.Heused

thesideexitofthetentashisbestmanf oll
owed
him out.Theywalkedt otheoutdoorbathroomsand
hegotinast hef r
iendstoodbyt hedoor.Zoski
didn'
tclosethedoor ,
hewat chedashi sfri
endput
thephonet ohisearandwal kedadi st
ance, he
sli
ppedoutoft hebathroomsandwal kedtot hegat
e,
dodgingbehindcar s.
Meanwhi le,hisfr
iendt urnedaroundandspott
ed
Zoskirunningoutoft hegate,heranaft
erhim,he
wasf ar
.Her anhelplesslyasZoskifl
aggedataxi
andgoti nside,t
heni ttookoff.Hepaced
frust
rat
edl yandwal kedbackt othetentt
owardsBig
-Daddy,hel eantoverandwhi speredtohisear
.

AtTheCounsel
li
ngCent
re.

Neof acedt
hetherapistandwipedawayt ear
sfr
om
hereyeswithatissue.Hehandedheraboxof
ti
ssuesandshepl uckedanotherf
rom i
t,dryi
ngher
tear
s.Shelaidbackont hecouchandsighed.

Ther
api
st:I
t'
sgoodt
ocr
y,youknowt
hat
?Don'
t
hol
diti
n.
Neo:I
'
m nott
hecr
yingt
ype.
Therapi
st:Whathappensi
nher
e,r
emai
nsher
e,go
on,cryyourhear
tout.
Neo:I
'
mfi
ne.Ij
ustnevert
houghtt
hathewoul
dgo
backtohi scheatingwaysaf terever ythingwe' ve
beent hr
ough.IthoughtIwast heprobl em because
atonepoi ntIdeniedhi m sex,Idi dthatbecausehe
wasver ball
yabusi ngme, hecal l
edmedar kand
uglyeverychancehegot .Il
owkeyhat edmysel fat
thatmomentbutI 'm oneper sonwhodon' tli
ke
cryi
ngorappear ingasweaki nf r
ontofpeopl e,so,I
channeledtheangerIhadt owar dsot herpeopl e.I
beli
tt
ledeveryoneIcameacr ossandcal ledt hem
names.Ichangedi ntosomeoneI 'm not ,Ieven
hatedmysi sterbecauseIbel ievedshewasbet t
er
thanme, mor eli
ghtski nned.

Shebr
okedowncr
yingsomemor
e.

Neo:Youknow, thi
smanhaswei rdsexualfantasi
es,
Istoopedlowjustt
osat i
sfyhi
m, Idegradedmysel f
,
buthestil
lchosetocheatagain.Peopleare
advici
ngmet ocheatback,butIcan't
,Ijustcan't
,
mypr i
ncipl
eswon'tletme.
Ther
api
st:Goon,
youar
edoi
nggood,
tal
kingabout
apr
obl
em i
sthef
irststagetofi
ndingi
tssol
uti
on.
Goon,
haveyout
ri
edt alki
ngtohim?
Neo:Ihavetri
edital
l,
tal
kedtohi m,call
edhis
parents,
beathissi
dechicks,
Ievennear l
ywentt o
jai
lforatt
emptedmurdersomet i
me,justthathe
knowspeoplewhoknowpeopl e.
..

Sheconti
nuedl
amenti
nghert
roublest
othe
ther
api
stashel
ist
enedat
tent
ivel
y.

AtMat
apanaBeach

At axistopped,Zoskipaidandgotout .Hest ood

underat r
eeast herewereal otofpeopleplaying
aroundt hebeach.Hescannedt hewhol eareaand
sawAmar aki
ckingt heballwit
hhersonswhi le
Boemol eantbyt hecar,t
akingvideos.Zoskilooked
outofpl acewithhi sexpensivesuit
s,asmost
peoplewer ewear i
ngbeachwear ,somecasual
cl
ot hes.Hewal kedt owher eAmaraandherf amil
y
were,
theballpassedOli
verashefel
ldown
l
aughing.Zoskit
rappedi
twithhi
sfoot,Amaraf
roze
whenshesawhi m.Thekidsranovertohim
scr
eami ng.

Them:Papa!Papa!

Hebentoverandr ubbedtheirheadsastheyraised
theirl
itt
learmsupf orhimtolif
tthem.Hesmi l
ed
andbentl ower ,pi
ckingthem uponei t
herarms.He
kissedtheircheeks, God,howhemi ssedhiskids.
Amar aandBoemowal kedovertohim,he
swal l
owed, notsurewhatt osay,hedidn'
texpect
Boemot obet here.

Boemo:Idi
dn'
texpectyouhere,
aren'
tyou
supposedt
obegetti
ngmarried?
Zoski
:(l
ookingatAmar
a)Whydi
dn'
tyoucomet
o
myweddi ng?
Boemo:Af
terever
ythi
ngyou'
vedone,
near
lyki
ll
ing
usandthekids?Youneverevenapol
ogi
zedZoski
,
can'
tyouacthumanjustforonce?
Zoski:I
'
m nott
alkingtoyou,
youtr
aitor
!Amarawhy
di
dn'tyoucomet omywedding?Ithoughtyou
wouldcomeandst opi
t.
Amara:Youneedserioushelpmyf ri
end.Canyou
pl
easegoback?Don'tembar r
assChi naplease.Ke
ait
segorenakotselenyalokegonelesimol ogang,
l
egojewaset segosahetswammewenaoha.
[
………Iknowt heweddingcelebrat
ionsjuststart
ed,
l
unchhasnotbeenser vedyetbutyouar ehere]

Heputt hekidsdownandt r
iedtowalkovert
o
Amar a,Boemobl ockedhim andhelandedapunch
onBoemo' schest .Theki
dsscreamedandpeopl e
turnedaround,somepul l
ingoutthei
rphonesto
record.

Zoski
:Move!Iwantt
otal
ktomybabymama!
.
.
.
.
Ift
hispostget300shar
esyou'
l
lgetabonus
epi
sode
[
09/
13,
06:
57] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
59

Att
heweddi
ng.
..

ChinalookedatBi gDaddyt alkingtoZoski'

sbest
man, hestoodupandf ollowedhi m outsidet
het ent
.
Herheartstartedbeati
ngf ast,wonderingwhyZoski
wasn'tbackyetf r
om thebat hroom.Shewonder ed
whyhi sbestmanwasr oami ngar oundaloneand
whyhewaswhi speri
ngt oherf at
herinlaw!Zoski'
s
phonevibratedonherl ap, shet urnedthescreenup
andfrownedl ookingat" Thaema"cal li
ng.Herbest
l
adyl
eanedoverandl
ookedatt
hephone.

Her
:Youarenotsupposedt
obeonyourphone.
WhyisDaddycal
li
ngyou?
Chi
na:I
t'
shubby'
sphone.Iwonderwhyhi
sfat
heri
s
cal
li
nghi
m.
Her
:Br
ingi
ther
e,l
etmeanswer
.
China:No,theywil
lthi
nkI'm contr
oll
inghi
m,they
havealreadyassumedt hatIonlywanthimforhi
s
assets.
Her:Nonsense,
thi
sisyourman,
fvckwhatpeopl
e
t
hink!
China:Eish,
youdon'tumder
stand,i
t'
snotanice
thi
ngt obehatedbyyourinl
aws.Hismot her
doesn'tl
ikeme,so,
Idon'twanttogeti
ntohis
fat
her'sbadbookstoo.
Her
:Okay,
Igetyoubutyouhavet
oanswerj
ustso
t
heyknowhisphonei
shere.Wher
eishe?
Chi
na:Hewenttot
hetoi
let
,Isuspecthedodged
andwentsomewher
e.
Thephonerangagai
nandChina'
sbestl
adyt
ooki
t
fr
om herhandsandanswer
ed.

Her
:Hel
lo.Zoskil
efthi
sphonebehi
nd.
Bi
g-Daddy:Whoar
eyou?
Her
:Chi
na'
sbestl
ady.
Chi
na:Whati
shesayi
ng?
Big-Daddy:Oh, okay.Wewer ejustlookingforhi
s
phone, t
hatfooliscryingatthetoil
ets,hethought
thathehaddr oppedi tonhiswayt here.This
suddendi ar
rheai smakingmysonl osehi smind,
pleaseaskChi nawhatt heyate?
Her
:(Of
fthephone)Chomigatwemonnawagagoo
t
senwekemala,l
ej el
eeng?[Fr
iend,
appar
ent
lyyour
manhasgottheruns,whatdi
dyouguyseat?
]
Chi
na:Not
hing.
Her
:(Tot
hephone)Shesaysnot
hing.
Bi
g-Daddy:Okay,
don'
tpani
c,hewi
llbef
inet
hough,
hei
scomi
ng.
Her
:Eer
ra.Bye.[
YesSi
r….
.]

ShehungandlookedatChi
nawhohadal
ongf
ace,
hereyeswer
eteary.

Chi
na:Il
ovehi
m.
Her
:Huh?
China:Ilovemyhusbandsomuch,Idon'
t
understandwhyhecan'tlovemet
hesameway.I
knowhewentsomewher e.
Her
:Buthi
sdadsai
dhei
satt
het
oil
et.
China:Hei sl
ying,
theyarebothlyi
ng,Iknowwher e
heis.Bringmyphone, Iwonderwhatthatbvtchfed
him.Can'tZoskiseethatheishurt
ingmeand
embar r
assingmeont opoft hat
?I'
m carryi
nghis
chil
dforChr i
st'
ssake,heshouldn'
tstr
essmet hi
s
much.Br ingmyphone, I
'm cal
li
ngAmar a.
Her
:Okay,
cooldownf
ir
st,
yourmom i
scomi
ngt
o
us,pl
easecooldown.Pl easedon' tcry,okay.Bli
nk
thosetearsawaysweet heart
..yeah,justli
kethat,
bli
nkthem away..
..andt akedeepbr eaths..
.deeep
breat
hs...Goodgi
rl,queensdon'tcry.

Thebestl adyhel
dChi na'
shandandsqueezeditas
shecal meddown, shesoft
lyrubbedi
tasChina'
s
mot hercamewi t
hat r
ayoff oodanddri
nks,
fol
lowedbyZoski '
slit
tlesi
sterwi
thanot
hertr
ay.

Chi
na'
sMom:Al
il
il
il
il
il
il
irej
angwanar
ejaChi
na!

Shet ookoutt wopl atesfrom t

hetrayandplaced
them infrontoft heladies.Shetookoutabottl
eof
drinkandgl asses.Zoski '
ssist
ertookoutZoskiand
hisbest-man'sf oodf rom thet
ray.

Her
:Heysi
steri
nlaw,
youl
ookbeaut
if
ul.
Chi
na:Thanksnana.
Her
:Bai
lekaeba?[
Wher
ear
ethey?
]
China:Justpl
acet
hem there,
theywi
llbeback
shortl
y.Whydidy'
al
ldishforus,wehir
edthe
cater
ingcompanyforareason.
China'
sMom:Gakenangwanayoot shol
elwangke
bathobasel e,
peoplepoi
sonot
hersincel
ebrat
ions
l
ikethese.[Nochildofmi
neisgoi
ngtobedished
forbystrangers……….]
China:Butmama,theyareprof
essionalworker
s,
theywouldn'
tal
lowjustanyonenearthefood.
Her
:ThatIknow,
butwhoknows,
maybeoneof
t
hem hat
esyou.

Sheleftt
hem anddancedawayhol dingbothtr
ays.
Chinascoff
edandt ookaf orktoeat ,
butthenshe
l
ookedatanempt ychai rbesidesheranddr oppedi
t,
shelookedatherbestl ady.Shequi etlyt
ookher
phoneandgavei ttoher .ChinadialedAmar a'
s
numberbutitdidn'
tgot hr ough,i
tlookedlikeshe
hadblockedher.Shet ookZoski '
sphoneand
unl
ockedit,t
hescr eenshowedt hathewason
Facebook.

Shecl i
ckedontheappandf r
owned,readingthe
usernameoft heaccount,shewenttothesear ches
andsawAmar a'sname.Shecl i
ckedonheraccount
andsawmanyr ecentposts,peopl
etaggingherona
fi
ghtbetweenBoemoandZoski .Shecover edher
mout handtri
edbyal lmeansnottocry,shepassed
thephonet oherfr
iendwhowasbusyeat ing,she
frownedandpaused.

Chi
na:(
Trembli
ngvoi
ce)Pppp-
pleeasecal
lfat
heri
n
l
awandtellhi
m hei
satMatapanabeach.
Her
:Okay.

AtMat
apanabeach.
..

Zoski
'
ssui
tsweresodust
yandhewascover ed
wit
hsandfr
om headt
otoe.Peopl
efi
lmedas
Boemosatont
opofhim,punchi
nghim sohard.
Amar aandt hekidsstoodatadi stancecr
ying,she
wascover i
ngherki ds'eyeswithherhands.Acar
pull
edoverinchesf rom them andpeoplescatt
ered,
Big-
Daddyandt hegroomsmanr ushedoutand
pull
edBoemof rom him.Zoskistoodupand
st
agger edaround,henear lyf
ellashisfat
hercaught
hi
m.Bi g-Daddyangr i
lylookedatthecrowd.

Big-
Daddy:Whatkindofmoronsareyou?People
fi
ghtinyoureyesandyoufai
ltosepar
atethem?
Theonlythi
ngyouarebestatisshoot
ingvideos!
Man:Nnagarebat
egoswamadal
a![
Oldman,
we
don’
twannadi
e]
Man2:Yes!I
magineseparat
ingt
wobighunks!Mmh,
sekgowangwanaka.[
….t
heQueen’sl
anguagemy
chil
d]

Thecrowdburstedint
olaught
erasBig-
Daddy
pull
edZoskibyhishand,heopenedt
hedoorand
shovedhi
mi nsi
de.
Bi
g-Daddy:Stupi
dmonkeys!I
mbeci
les!Ever
ythi
ng
i
saj oket
oy'all
s?

Theygoti
ntothecaranddr oveof
fasBoemo
dust
edhimselfandwalkedovertoAmara,
she
l
ookedathim wit
hanger,andheknewhewasin
tr
oubl
e.

AnHourLat
er

ZoskisatbesidesChi naasthebri
desmai dsand
groomsmendanced.Hewaswear inghisbest
man'ssuitandt heguywaswear ingcasual .Hekept
onlookingatChi nawhowasi gnoringhim andall
hisattempt
sofmaki ngaconversat i
on.Hef el
tso
guil
tyanddidn'tknowhowt oapologize.Shedidn'
t
deservethi
s,andhewassoashamedofwhathe
haddone.Theheadoft hecat
eri
ngcompanycame
tothenewlywed’ stablewithatr
ay.Shel ookedat
t
heunt
oucheddesser
tinf
rontofZoskiandChi
na.

Her:Nebat homggalerat
edi
jotsar
ona?Icamet
o
coll
ecttheglassbowel
s.[
Don’
tyoul
ikeour
food?.
..
...
..
]
Chi
na:Goon,
wear
edone.
Her
:No,youdi
dn'teat
,yourfoodwasuntouched
t
oo,It
houghtmaybeyouwi l
leatt
hedessert.
China:(
Fakesmi l
e)I
'm scar
edtoeat,
Idon'
twantt
o
thr
owup.I '
m expect
ing,andthi
sbabyismaki
ngme
choosefood.
Her
:Ooh,I
'
m sosorr
y,youshoul
dhavet
oldme.
Wenarr
a?[………AndyouSir
?]
Zoski
:Ican'
teati
fshei
sn'
teat
ing.
Her
:Shem,
that
'ssosweet
.

Shecoll
ectedtheglassesandbowlsthenwalked
away.ChinaturnedandlookedatZoski
,anger
chokedher.So,heevenhadt hegut
stoli
eusingher
?
Hewaspr obabl
ythi
nkingaboutAmarar
ightnow,
bythewayhekeptlookingather
,hewasprobabl
y
compari
nghertoAmar a.

Peoplekeptl ookingatt hem,theypr obablysawt he

videoandwer ethinkingofherasaf ool,desper ate.
Ithurthersomucht hatherhear twaspai ning.What
wasi tthatshewasl ackingthatAmar ahad?Wasi t
thethickbody?No, shewasj ustfat,notprett
yt oo
andjustpl ai
n.Butt hen, i
fherhusbandkeptf ighting
forher,shewaspr obabl ybetterthanher.

Zoski
:I'
m sor
ry,
Iwi
llneverf
ightheragai
n.
Chi
na:.
..
Zoski:Ir
eal l
ymeani t.Nowwhenthinkingabout
howf atshel ooked,itishi
tt
ingmethatshei s
pregnant,shekeepsonpoppi ngbabiesforthi
sguy
l
ikeit'
snot hi
ng.I'm donechasingher,Iwil
lfocuson
youalonewi fey.
Chi
na:Youar
ethi
nki
ngabouther
?
Zoski
:No,
Imeant
,whenIt
hinkabouthowshe
l
ooked!

Chinaplacedherarm onthetableandl eanedover

toitcr
ying.Asharppaincrossedherabdomenand
shecouldn'thol
dherscream.Shescr eamedi npain,
holdi
nghert ummy.Peopleturnedandl ookedat
thei
rtableashermom andBi g-Daddycamer unni
ng.
Zoskistoodup,pani
cking,gui
ltstr
icken.

TheMCquickl
ystoodupandwenttot
he
micr
ophoneasthecr
owdbuzzed,
hesignal
edt
he
DJtostopt
hemusic.

MC:Bagaet sho, kekopareskatshoga,monyadi wa

ronaoi tsholofetse,sogaakgonegonnal ebaka.
Wewi l
lhandl eeverythi
ng,pl
easecontinueenjoyi
ng
therestoft hef oodandentertai
nmentasshei s
takentor est.[Goodpeople,pleasedonotpani c,
ourbr i
dei spregnantandsi t
ti
ngf orawhil
eisa
problem forher ……..
]
PeoplewatchedasZoskili
ft
edherupandwal ked
outwithhi
sf at
herandhermot herusher
inghi
m out,
herlongweddinggowntrail
ingontheground.She
buri
edherheadonhi schestasangerandsadness
chokedher.Whydoeslovehavet ohurtthi
smuch?
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
07:
00] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
60

AtTheMi
nist
er'
sHome

Neofi
xedthebedandl
aiddown,themai
dknocked
onceandent
ered,
hol
dingaglassofwat
erand
somepainki
ll
ersinasachet .Sheopenedt hesachet
andpoppedthetwopi ll
sinherhand, shehanded
them t
oNeo,whot ookthem hesitant
lyandplaced
them i
nhermout h,shesli
ghtl
ygotup, support
ing
hersel
fbyherarm asshedr unkthewat erand
handedtheglassback.Themai dplacedt hegl
ass
downandsatbesi deNeo,whol ai
dbackdown, she
pull
edtheshawloverandcover edherlowerbody.

Neo:Idon'
twantt
odependonpi
ll
sMar
iam.
Maid:Iknow,butyousaidyourheadachewas
t
err
ible.Youhadtotakethepil
ls,
otherwi
seyou
wouldn'tbeabl
etosleep.
Neo:Iunder
stand.
Maid:Youshouldn'
tcr
yf orever
,maybeheisreall
y
notcheati
ngbutbusy,youknowel ect
ionsar
ejust
aroundthecor
ner.I
'm sureheisjustcampai
gning.
Neo:Youdon'tr
eal
lyknowwhatI
'
vebeengoing
thr
ough.Womenhavebeenansweri
nghi
sphone
duri
ngthenight
.Someeveni
nsul
tedme,t
alki
ng
nonsense.
Maid:Eish,Idon'
tknowwhattosay,Idon'
tbel
ieve
i
ndivorcebutmaybei t'
sbet
teryouconsi
dergoing
t
hrought heprocess.
Neo:Iwantt
ogetoverhi
mfi
rst
.
Mai
d:Youcangetoverhi
m whi
ledi
vor
ced.
Neo:No,
thebestwayt ogetoveraman,i
sto
det
achfr
om hi
m, healandunlovehi
m whi
lesti
ll
wit
hhim.
Mai
d:Whatifheki
ll
syou?Yousawwhathappened
t
oAdri
ana,mencanbedangerous.
Neo:Mysister
,Idon'
tfearaman,If
earlosi
ngmy
sani
ty.Thepol
icearet
heretopr
otectuswhen
someoneisharassi
ngus.
Maid:Eish,nnammakeboi .Evenbackathome,
whenmyhusbandmar ri
edthethir
dwi fe,Idi
dn't
ful
lyagreewi t
htheplanbutIwasscar edt ovoice
outmyopi nion.Wit
hthesecondwi fe,Iunderstood
andagr eedbecauseofmyr easons.[Iam reall
y
scared…….]
Neo:Wai
t,what
?Yourhusbandmar
ri
edt
womor
e
womenaf
termar
ryi
ngyou?
Mai
d:Yes,
inourcul
tur
eit
'sal
lowed.
Neo:Thatcanneverbeme!Whydidyouagr
eewi
th
hi
mt aki
ngthesecondwif
eanddidn'
twantt
het
hir
d?
Mai d:Hegoti nt
oanacci dentatwork,itl
efthimi na
wheel chair
,Icouldn'
tleavemyj obtot akecar eof
him becauset hefamilyneededt hemoney.Iwas
sti
llplait
ingpeople'
shai ratFranci
stownbyt hat
ti
me.Themoneywasn' tthatgoodbuti tcoveredthe
basict hi
ngsathome, incl udi
ngthekids'education.
Neo:I
joo,t
hatwasunder
standabl
e,butwher
edi
d
hegetthemoneytomarr
y?
Maid:Heusedt hemoneyhewasgi venatwor kto
payhalfofthedowr yandhewasgi venthewi fe.
Lit
tl
edidIknowt hatmybur denswereincreasing.
Thatwomanbor ekids,
Iwast hesol
ebreadwi nner
ofthefamil
y,eishmysi st
er,i
twassohar d,Ieven
thoughtofprosti
tut
ingmyself.
Neo:Shem,
li
fehey.
Mai
d:Luckyme,
Imetsomewomanwhot
ookme
onceaweekt ohelpatherfarms.Ever yTuesdaywe
wouldgoharvestandloadtheveget ablesinhervan.
Shewouldevenaskherr i
chf r
iendst ogiveme
pi
ecejobs,
thatwomanj ustlovedmebecauseshe
l
ovedthewayIpl ai
tedherkids.Unfortunatel
yshe
passedawaylongback.
Neo:Youreal
lyencount
eredalll
if
eprobl
ems.I
sthe
wif
eworkingnow?Backt othethi
rdwif
e,i
sshe
worki
ngtoo?
Maid:No,I
'
m providi
ngf ormyhusband,mykids,hi
s
twowives,
andtheirkids.Atl
eastIhavest
art
ed
somebusinessforthesecondwife,shei
shelpi
ng
me.
Neo:Ngng,Mar
iam mma,whycan'tyoumoveyour
ki
dsheret
oBotswanaandappl
yforciti
zenshi
p?
Youhavemorethan15year
sst
ayinginBotswana
ri
ght
?
Mar
iam:Yeah,
buti
t'
snott
hateasy.
Neo:Ngng, no,
thi
sistoosad!IthoughtIwasaf
ool
sti
cki
ngwi t
haloserbutyourstor
yisjustt
oomuch
nkgonne.Nnyaamma, bopel
o-ntl
ebobolail
e
mmamasil
o-a-noka.Youhavetomovethem here,
howmanyaret hey?[………mysist
er…….
.you’
retoo
ki
ndandyou’r
et heonesuff
eri
ng……]

Theyconti
nuedt
alki
ngasherheadachesl
owl
y
fadedaway.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar apagedthroughanovelast heki

dsslepton
thebed,shecurledherselfonthesofaasBoemo
walkedoverwithaglassofdr i
nkandsomef rui
t
saladinabowl.Hepl aceditbesi
deher ,t
henshe
rai
sedherheadl ooki
ngathi m.Hesmi led
seducti
vel
yandbi thi
sl owerli
p,taunti
ngherwith
hiseyes.

Amar
a:(r
oll
edhereyes)Evenifyoutr
ybyal
lmeans
t
oseduceme,Iwil
lneverbetempted.
Shepickedapeachsli
cefr
om t
hebowlandchewed.
Shelookedatthepi
neappl
eandpawpawinsi
dethe
bowlandfrowned.

Amara:Whysomuchpi
neappl
eandpawpaw?Ar
e
yout
ryingt
oabor
tmybaby?
Boemo:Abor
thow?
Amar a:Babethesetwof ruit
shaveanenzyme
call
edenzymebr omelai
n, i
tweakenst helini
ngsof
theuterusandcancausemi scarri
ages.Pregnant
womenar esupposedt oeatt hem i
nsmal l
quantit
ies,moreespeciall
yont hei
rfi
rsttr
imester
.
Well,onthelastmontht heycanhel pwi t
heasy
deli
very.Ireadthati
nanar ticle.
Boemo:(pul
li
ngt
hebowl
)What
!?I
'
mthr
owi
ngal
lof
them away.
Amara:Hahaha!Wait
,justonesl
iceeach,
youknow
theyar
emyf avour
it
ebutI '
mlimi
tingt
hem asmuch
aspossibl
e.
Boemo:Babeno,
youshoul
dn'
t.Iwantmygi
rlt
o
comel
ooki
ngheal
thy.
Amar
a:Yeah,
what
ever
,Ishoul
dn'
thavet
oldyou.
Boemo:Iwillbr
ingyouanewsalad.Letmeeatthi
s
one.So,eat
ingmyf oodshowst
hatI'
mf or
given
ri
ght?Forhi
tti
ngZoski?
Amar
a:No,
I'
m st
il
lthi
nki
ngaboutt
hat
.
Boemo:Comeonbabe,
hest
art
edi
t,hepr
ovoked
meand-
Amar
a:Canwenottal
kabouthim?It'
senought
hat
wear
etrendi
ngonFacebookr
ightnow.
Boemo:Okay, I
'm sor
ry.Damn!Iforgotwear
e
trendi
ng,thewayyoumakemyl if
esopeaceful
,I
forgetaboutt
hechaosi nourl
ives.
Amar
a:Hehe!Theywi
llf
orgetsoon.
Boemo:Oh,Ifor
gott
otel
lyou,mom cal
ledme
aski
ngforsomemoney,shesaidi
fIcantakeyout
o
thebeach,
Imustbehavi
nglotsofmoney.
Amara:What?Doesn'
tsheknowthati
t'sfreetogo
t
here,youdon'
tneedmoney?Whatwilltheysay
whenourbusinessst
art
sboomingevenmor e?And
whenouraccount
sgetunf
rozen?
Boemo:Haha!Theywi
llseemi
ll
ionai
res.
Amara:Butyoushouldn'
tdenyhermoneywhenwe
arestabl
eenough.Weshouldgiveheratl east2K-
nyanaeverymonth.Sheisyourmot herafteral
l,
you
shoul
dbehappyyouhavepar ents,sibl
ingsand
rel
ati
ves.Someofusar ej
ustaloneinthiswor l
d,my
onlyfamil
yismykids-
Boemo:Andme.
Amar
a:Yes,
andyou.

AtZoski
'
spar
ent
s’

Ther elati
vesleftonebyonedur ingthateveni ng
andZoskir emainedwi t
hhisfat
herint hesitti
ng
room.Bi g-Daddyt ookouthisphoneandpl ayedthe
trendingvideoofBoemopunchi ngZoski .He
handedZoskit hephone, hewatchedituntiltheend,
embar r
assmental loveragai
n.
Bi
g-Daddy:DoyouknowwhyIshowedyout
his
vi
deo?
Zoski
:No.
Big-
Daddy:Yourwif
esawt hi
svideoearli
eri
nthe
tent
.Shecouldhavewalkedaway,butthatpoorgi
rl
chosetostaybyyoursi
de,infact
,shechosetostay,
wait
ingforyou.
Zoski
:Chi
nasawi
t?
Big-
Daddy:Yes,andmanypeopl
einthatt
entsawit
too,t
heylookedatherl
ikeaf
ool
.Congrat
ulat
ions,
youhavemanagedt oembarr
assyourwif
eonyour
fi
rstdayofmarri
age.
Zoski
:I'
m sor
ry,
Idon'
tknowwhatgotoverme.
Big-Daddy:Theonl
ypersonwhoneedsyour
apologyisyourwif
e.Thatgi
rldeser
vessome
respect,
itwasyourideat
ogetmar r
iedf
orfvck'
s
sake!
Zoski
:Ihearyou,
Iwi
llchange,
Ipr
omi
se.
Big-
Daddy:Ibel
ieveyouhear
dyouruncl
es'advices
aboutmarri
age,youshoul
dprot
ectt
hatlady,l
ove
herandcheri
shher,sheisyourwife,t
heonly
motherofyourchi
ld.Pl
ease,I
'm beggingyouson,
dorightbyt
hisgir
l.
Zoski:(
looki
ngdown)Eer
ra,kedi
ri
lephoso,
Iwi
l
l
rect
if
yit.[YesSi
r,i
t’
smybad…….]
Big-
Daddy:Ihavenot
hingmoretosay.Icant
alkal
l
daybutattheendoftheday,
youarethedeci
sion
maker.Gotoyourwif
eandapologi
ze.
Zoski
:Eer
ra.Goodni
ght
.[Yessi
r….
.]
Bi
g-Daddy:Goodni
ght
.

Hest oodupandwal kedtohi

sol dbedroom, he
soft
lyopenedt hedoorandcl osedhi mselfin.He
removedhi scl ot
hesandr emai nedwithhisboxer
shorts.Hepeel edt hebl
anketsandcar efullygotin,
thi
nkingofat housandwayst odi e,hethoughtt hat
maybei fhedi ed,Amar awouldcr yandseehow
muchhel ovedher .HeimaginedAmar acr yingat
hisfuneral,
thinkingaboutallthechanceshe
missedwi thZoski ,howtheycoul dhavebeena
happyf amily.Het houghtofhercr yi
nghyst er i
cal
ly
anddramat
ical
ly,
notwant
ingt
hecof
fi
ntogodown,
bl
aminghersel
f.

Butthen,her
emember edhisfat
herandhi suncl
es'
words.Hewasgoi ngt
oloveChi na,
hewasdone
chasingAmara.Hesoftl
yturnedChinaaroundand
pull
edhertohischest
,whisperi
ngintoherear.

Zoski
:I'
mr eal
lysorr
yforever
ythi
ng.Ibel
ieveI
'
m
bewit
ched.I'
m sorr
ywifey.
China:If
orgiveyou,
justneverdoi
tagai
ncoznext
ti
meI '
m walkingaway,pr
eservi
ngmydigni
ty.
Zoski
:Eemma.Therewil
lneverbeanextt
ime.I
l
oveyou,okay.[
Yesma’
am……]
Chi
na:Il
oveyout
oo.

Heleanedoverandkissedher
,hi
sdvckhar
dened
butChinapul
ledback.
Chi
na:Thenur
sesai
dnosexf
oraweek.
Zoski
:Howi st
hebaby?Iwillneverl
etyoupass
thr
oughthatagai
n,Ipr
omise.
China:Hei
sfi
ne.Shesaidthatj
usti
ncaseshe
missedsomet
hing,ther
ewasnodoctortoat
tend
me.ButIcangiveyouablowjobbabe.
Zoski
:No,
it'
sfi
ne.CanIj
usthol
dyout
hewhol
e
ni
ght?
Chi
na:Yespl
ease.
Zoski
:Sweet
,Il
oveyou.
Chi
na:Il
oveyout
oo.

Hepul ledhercl oserandhel dherti

ghtl
y,hei
nhaled
hersweetscentandf el
thismi ndgetti
ngref
reshed.
Hesmi ledonhi sownandt oldhi
smi ndhewasona
journeyt onewbegi nnings,heevenwi shedf
ora
verysweetdr eam, hecl osedhiseyesandwi shedto
dream ofAmar a,no, hequi ckl
yerasedthati
nhi s
mi nd,hewi shedt othinkofhi swif
e.
.
.
.
.
300shar
est
ounl
ockni
ghtepi
sode?
??
[
09/
13,
07:
02] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
61

Att
heCl
ini
c..
.

Amar atookoffherdressandlaidont hebedast he

nurseputonsomegl oves.Sheadjustedthe
curtai
nsandst oodbesideher,pr
essingherlower
abdomenabi t
.ShelookedatAmar at hought
full
y
andwal kedtotheminifri
dgeinther oom.She
openedi tandtookoutasachetofgel ,sheopened
thedrawerandt ookoutanew, unopenedvagi nal
speculum.Thenur sechangedglovesandopened
boththegelandt hespeculum,smear edthegelall
overt
hemetalt
henwalkedovertoAmar
a.Amar
a
tookadeepbr
eathandrel
axed.

Nur
se:Haha!Oipaakanyet
sar
uri
?[Iseeyou’
re
r
eadyi
ngyoursel
f]
Amar
a:Heymma, t
shipieyalonaetsi
didibat
hong.
[
………ma’am,
thatmetalofyoursi
sverycold]
Nurse:Wenaebi l
eol elakabot
sidi
di,
babangweba
alel
abar eet ona,butt hi
sthi
ngyoujustrel
axyour
musclesthenever ythingbecomeseasy.[Atleast
you’
recomplai ni
ngabouti tbei
ngcold,ot
hers
complai
noft hegirth……. ]
Amar a:Exactl
y,faokabaut wabalel
abar etshipi
yaboimanaer i
le,okahakgamala,
nnaket shaba
chil
dbirthhela,heel
a,gol
okwagoaber ekwa.
[……thewayt hey’r
esoscaredofthespeculum,
you’dbesur pri
sed,al
lIam scar
edofis……….it
’sno
chil
d’splaythere]
Nurse:Hahaha!Ionl
yhaveonechil
dbecause,hey,
amen.Kaebilebabydaddyebeasiaantathaka
ngwanamma.Seemepr egnantagai
n,onkget
ele
thupaont
šhape.[
……Justbecause……ranof
fleavi
ng
measasinglemother
………..getasti
ckandbeatme
up]
Amar
a:Hahahaha!Youwi
llwhenyoumeett
her
ight
man.
Nurse:Owai
i,I'
m donennaka.Gapether
eisnosuch
t
hingastherightman.Openyourlegsandrel
ax,I
wil
lbegentl
e.[……..
mysister
……]

Amar aopenedherl egswiderasthenurseinser

ted
twofingersshe’dsmear edwit
hgel,i
nhervagvna.
Shepul l
edt hem outandslowl
yinser
tedthevaginal
speculum, Amaraclosedhereyesfeel
ingthe
col
dnessi nsideher.

Minuteslat
er,shewi pedAmarawi thsomet i
ssues
anddisposedt hem inther
ed,biohazardbagsby
thebin.Amarast oodupandgotdr essedast he
nursewashedherhands.Shedr iedthem andwent
tositonthechairbehindthetablefaci
ngAmar a,
shepulledhercar dsandstar
tedscribbl
ing
somet
hingont
hem.

Nur se:Ihavebookedascanf oryou,nextmont hat

thi
sdat e.Pl easegodoyourscanatLet shol
athebe,I
am at t
achi ngthi
sform,ithasthedo'sanddon’ ts
dur i
ngt hatday.Iwil
ltel
ephonethem toconf ir
mt he
dates.Ist henumberyouhavegi venmewor ki
ng?
Oryoucanpassbyt hem andconf i
rmi tatthe
reception,ifthedayi
sf ull
ybooked,theywi l
lchange
i
tf oryou.
Amara:Eemma.Thankyou.Butwhynextmont
h?I
wil
lbe3mont hs,
isn'
tascandonef
rom 4mont
hs
upwards.[
Yesma’am……]
Nurse:Honestly,Ithinkthereissomethi
ngwr ong
wit
hyourbabyi fnotbabi es.Thedoct
orwillsay
moreafterdoingt hescansandmor echeckups.
ThatiswhyI'm per sonall
ygonnamakesur et hat
yourscanissuccessf ul
lybooked.Wedon't
normall
ydot his.
Amara:Okay,
Iappr
eci
atet
hat
.Youar
escar
ingme
t
hough.
Nurse:Don'
tbe,Imightbewr
ong,
butpl
ease,
be
pr
eparedforanythi
ng.
Amar
a:Whatdoyoumeanbyanyt
hing?
Nurse:Ifthebabyhassomepr obl
ems, t
hedoctor
mightsuggestaninducedaborti
on,butlet
'sbe
posit
ive.Let'
shopeforbet
terr
esult
s.

Att
hePr
ivat
eCl
ini
c

Amar aandBoemowai t
edpatientl
yont hebenchby
therecept
ion,t
herewerelesspeopleint hehospit
al
anditmadet heplacesolousy.Amar aleanedover
toBoemo, andplacedherheadonhi sshoul der
.The
maindooropenedandanol dmanhol dingawhi te
coatwalkedin,heshotstr
aighttothereceptionas
therecept
ioni
ststoodupupdat i
nghim.

Amar
a:Ihopeheagr
eest
ohelpus,
Ican'
twai
tfora
mont
htoknowwhat'
swrongwit
hme.
Boemo:I
tlooksl
ikehedoesn'
thavemuch
cust
omer
s,ofcour
sehewi
llhel
pus.
Amar
a:Let
'shopeso.

Therecept
ionistwal
kedthedoctorovertowher
e
BoemoandAmar awereseated.Heintr
oduced
them andwalkedbacktohisseat.

Doct
or:Pl
easefol
lowmet omyof f
ice.I
'
m sorryfor
t
hedelay,
Iworkatthegovernmenthospit
alpart
t
imefornow.Iwassti
llt
here.

Theyfol
lowedhi
mt ohi
soffi
cewheretheyallsat
down.HetookAmara'
scardsandreadthrough,he
fr
ownedandlookedather
.

Doct
or:CanIpl
easeexami
neyouagai
n?
Boemo:Theyhavebookedascanforher
,wewere
thi
nkingt
hatmaybeyoucanslotherf
ort
odayand
doit.
Amara:Iwon'
tbeabl
etosl
eepnotknowi
ngwhat
's
wrongwit
hme.
Doct
or:I
tisdanger
oustodoascanonyouatt
his
st
age.Ican'
t,
I'
m sorr
y.
Boemo:Thent
her
eisnouseofusbei
ngher
e.
Doctor:I
tisahi
ghrisk,
ther aysmighthar
mthe
baby,even3monthsisrisky,butt
henursenot
ed
herethati
t'
ssourgent.

Theyar guedbackandf or
thunt i
lthedoctoragr
eed
toperform ascan,aft
erhal fanhour ,
Amar awiped
hertummyandgotdr essed.Shewal kedandsat
nexttoBoemoast hedoct orlookedatthe
ult
rasoundr ecei
pt.Hesatdownopposi tethem and
showedt hem thereceipt,
explaini
ngit.

Doctor
:AllIcansayist
hatyourbabiesareperf
ect
ly
fi
ne.Theyaretwins,
buti
tissodif
ficul
ttotel
land
besureatthismoment.
Amar
a:(
sighi
ng)Shuu!ThankGod,
I'
m sor
eli
eved.
Boemo:ThankGod.
Doctor
:Iwi
llhavet
okeepthi
srecei
ptwithme, I
don'
twantt
ol osemymedi
calli
cense,i
tisvery
ri
skytodoascanonthefi
rstmonthsofpregnancy.
Boemo:Weunder
stand,
thankyousomuch.Wher
e
canwepay?
Doctor
:Oh, youwil
lpaybyt herecepti
on.Noneedto
worr
y,justeatheal
thyandt hebabieswil
lbefi
ne.
Nextmont hgoforthathospit
alone.
Amar
a:Okay,
haveagooddayDoc.
Doct
or:(
smi
li
ng)Haveani
cedayt
oo.

Theywalkedoutasthedoctorl
ookedatthescan
resul
tsagai
n,heshookhisheadandtookouthis
bigbooksfr
om thedrawer
,pagi
ngt hr
oughthem.

AtS’
branaPsychi
atr
icHospi
tal

Adr
iana'
scousi
nsi
gnedt
hepaper
sandwat
chedas
shel i
mpedt oherwi t
hacr utch,anursewal ki
ngby
hersidehol dingherbag.Shehandedt hecousi nt
he
bagandt urnedar ound,
wal ki
ngbacki nside.
Adriana'scousinhuggedherandbi dgoodbyet ot
he
hospitalstaffastheywal kedtothecar .Sheopened
thedoorf orherandhel pedheri nsi
det henshegot
i
nt hedr i
ver'sside.Shelookedatherexci tedand
huggedheragai nasAdr iana'seyeswel l
edupwi t
h
tears.

Adr
iana:Whydi
dn'
tIgot
ocounsel
li
ngsooner
?
Cousi
n:IguessmaybeGodmadeyougot
hrough
whatyouwentthr
oughforar
eason.
Adr
iana:Gi
rl
,Iwasaf
ool
.
Cousi
n:Yeah,
youdi
dn'
twantt
oli
stent
oanyone.
Adri
ana:MaybeIwouldhaveli
stenedtothe
counsel
or,
andotherpeopl
einasimilarsi
tuat
ionas
mine.
Cousi
n:Exact
ly,andyouwoul
dhavelef
thi
m sooner
.
I
tdoesn'
tmatteranyway,
whatmatt
ersist
hatyou
ar
est
il
lal
ive.
Adri
ana:Yeah,I'
m sti
llali
vewit
honel
eg.Iwoul
dn'
t
havelef
tthatbastar
d, Iwoul
dhaveki
ll
edhi
m and
noonewoul dhaveknown.
Cousi
n:Adr
iana?
Adr
iana:Yes!Wher
eisKaone?
Cousin:Okay,
Ithinkyouhaven'
theal
ed,
they
rel
easedyouearly.
Adri
ana:I'
m per
fecct
lyf
ine,
wecango.Butwher
eis
Kaone?Isshedead?
Cousin:Ihear
dtheyhadt oremoveherut
erus
becauseitwasdamaged;t heyr
emovedonekidney
al
so.Shei spart
ial
lydeafandcan'
tdoanythi
ngfor
hersel
f.
Adr
iana:Sui
tsherr
ight
,Iwi
shshewasbl
indt
oo.
Cousin:Cl
ear
lyyoust
il
lhaveangeri
nyou.Letme
askthem t
otakeyoui
nagain.
Adriana:No,
no,please,
thatpl
aceishel
l!Youcan
takemet oyourhouseandobservemeforawhi l
e,
unti
lyouaresurethatIcanstayonmyown.
Cousi
n:Okay.

Shesighedandr eversedthecarasAdr i
analooked
atthehospi
talonel astti
me, allherplansforthe
l
asttwomont hscomi ngtohermi nd.Buttheyhad
tobepausedf ornow, shejusthadt opret
endt hat
sheisremorsefulfornotleavingWel l
em sooner.

Thehospi t
aldidn'
thealher
,instead, t
helongl onel
y
daysfueledherangerforKaone, anddevel oped
hatr
edforWel l
em.Shewasgoi ngt odealwi t
ht hat
homewr ecker,
deafornot,shest i
llhadtopay.As
forWell
em, RestInHell,
butshewi shedhedi edby
herhands.Shewat chedthebui l
dingsast hecar
moved,allinhermindwast orturi
ngKaonet odeath.
.
.
.
.
Goodni
ght
,cant
hisepi
sodeget200shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
07:
02] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
62

AtZoski
'
shouse

Chi nawassl eepingonthecouch, watchingthe

televi
sion.Shekeptonchangi ngchannel s,tryingto
findsomet hinginter
est
ingtowat ch.Shecoul dn'
t
findanything,shestoodupandconnect edt heWi -
Fi
modem t henbr owsedthroughNet fl
ix,searchingfor
amovi e.Shef oundoneandcl ickedoni t,watching.
ThedooropenedandZoskiwal kedin.Hecameand
stoodinf rontofher.

Zoski:Mr
sZoski
,canyoupl
easest
epout
sidewi
th
mef oramoment?
Chi
na:I
'
m wat
chi
ngamovi
eher
e,pl
easemoveabi
t.
Zoski
:Babepl
ease,
youhavet
ocomeseet
his.
China:I
'm noti
nthemood,
pleaseunder
stand,
I
don'twanttoargue.
Zoski
:Iwi
llpi
ckyouupt
hen.
Chi
na:No,no,
no.Mymovi
ejustst
art
ed,
letme
wat
chiti
npeace.

Zoskibentoverandpi ckedherup,shekickedher
l
egsi ntheairashel aughed.Hecarri
edhertiny
bodyout si
de,shehookedherf eetbythedoor,Zoski
movedbackst i
llcar
ryingherandmanagedt oget
outofthehouse.Hewentar oundthehouse,going
totheback,wher etherewasaf l
owerandveget abl
e
garden.

Hepl acedherdownandhuggedherf rom behindas

theylookedatt henicelydecor at
edpicnicsett
ing.
Therewasani nfl
atedmat tress,cover
edwi thalight
pinkf l
eeceandf l
ower salloverit,
besideitwasa
smal ltabl
ewithallsortsofsnacksandsomedr inks.
Thef lowersandplantsar oundt hegardenmade
everythingperf
ect.Chinasmi l
edandt urnedaround
huggi
nghi m,sherestedherheadonhi
sbosom as
hecaressedherhair.

China:Youmightbeashi
tt
yhusband,
butyousur
e
knowhowt ospoilawoman.
Zoski
:Thankyouwi
fey.
Chi
na:Nohar
dfeel
i
ngs?
Zoski:Imarr
iedmywif
eknowingthatshehas
verbaldi
arr
heaandshecan'
thidehowshefeel
s,so
I'
m okay.Thati
swhyIwentforyouandmarri
edyou.
China:Whoevertaughtyouhowt oliehastobe
punished.Iknowyoustil
lloveher,so,don'
tpr
etend,
j
ustmour nherinpeace,Iwillst
il
lbehere,wai
ti
ng
foryourheart.
Zoski
:Babe,
canwenotr
uinabeaut
if
ulmoment
?
Chi
na:Fi
ne!
Zoski
:Thankyou.Il
oveyou.
Chi
na:Yeah.
Heki
ssedherforeheadandl i
ftedherupagai
n
wal
kingt
othemat tress,pl
acedherdownand
r
emovedhersoilstainedsocks.

Zoski:Hel
pyourself
,Iwil
ljoi
nyoushort
ly.I
'
m goi
ng
tobri
ngyouaf reshpairofsocks,
Iknowyoucan'
t
survi
vewithoutsocks.
Chi
na:Nnarr
aI'
m scar
edofcat
chi
ngcol
d.
[
Mister
….]
Zoski
:Youaref
ake,
yournamesaysi
tal
l,
youwer
e
manufact
uredi
nChina.
Chi
na:(
Nigeri
anaccent
)Myfri
endj
ustgogetme
mysocks.Ogadontrymeooh.
Zoski
:Hahaha!Okay,
evenNi
ger
iansar
efaket
oo.
Chi
na:Mxm,
justgo.

Shet ookahandfulofst
rawberri
esandstar
tedt
o
thr
owt hem athim,hedodgedandr ant
othehouse.
Hecamebackmoment slat
erwithsomesocksand
sli
p-on’sf
orher.Helai
donhi sbackonthematt
ress
andChinalaidherheadonhistummy,
wit
hherl
egs
up.Theystart
edchatti
ngaboutol
dmemori
esand
thei
rfut
uretogether
.

Zoski
:AndIrememberthatti
mewegotchased
awayfrom amovi
etheater
,youwer
ejustmaki
ngso
muchnoise.
China:Iwasbor
edbutever
yonewasconcentr
ati
ng
onthemovie.Iwantedt
ocheerupthewhol
eroom,
I'
m sureIwasn'
ttheonl
yoneboredint
her
e.
Zoski
:No,
youwer
e.
Chi
na:No,Iwasn'
t.AndIdidn'
tmakethenoi
se
al
one,youcont
ri
butedtothenoise.
Zoski
:Harel
esamaakangwanyana,ij
a.Hahaha!
Weshouldgotochurchthi
sSunday,t
heyhaveto
bapti
zeyouf
orlyi
ng.[Gi
rl
,st
oplyi
ng……]
China:Whi
chchurch?Idon'
thaveapar
ti
cul
ar
churchIat
tend.
Zoski
:Menei
ther
,wewil
lhavet
ofi
ndachur
chand
gotoit
,asMrandMrsZoski
.
AtAdr
iana'
scousi
n’s

Adr i
analimpedherwayt othekitchen,sheopened
thef r
idgeandtookoutacar r
otjuice,poureditina
glassandsatbyt hekitchenstooltaki
ngsomesi ps.
Shet ookoutherphoneandl oggedi ntoFacebook,
shesear chedforKaoneandsawher ,shewas
alreadyaf r
iendwit
hheronFacebook.Shecl icked
ont hemessagesandf oundal otofmessagesf rom
her ,
theywer e7yearsoldorso.

Adri
ana:Whatthehell
!Soshesentmer andom
messagesjustt
oshowmet hatshewassl eepi
ng
wit
hmyhusband?Themessagesdon' tevenmake
sense?Whywoul dsheaskaboutthepigpr i
ces?
Sheclear
lywantedatt
enti
on.

Shetookadeepbreat
hinandtypedamessage,
whichwasrepl
iedi
mmediatel
y.
Adriana:Hi
,Idi
dn'
treal
izewewereFacebook
fr
iends.Doyouhaveami nut
etospare?
Kaone:HiAdri
ana,Ihaveallt
heti
meintheworl
d.
I'
m sosorr
yaboutruini
ngyourmarri
ageandIhear
d
aboutyourl
eg.I'
mr eal
lysorr
y.
Adriana:Nostressdar l
ing,I
'vebeentaki
ngful
lti
me
counselli
ngservices.Ihavehadenought imeto
ref
lect,I
'm sor
rytoo,forfail
ingtoprot
ectyour
daughterandyou.Howar eyoucoping?
Kaone:Li
fei
sreal
lyhar
d.Ever
yoneevenmyf
ami
ly,
hat
esme.
Adr
iana:Theyshoul
dn'
t,
weal
lmakemi
stakesand
l
ear
nf r
om them.
Kaone:Exact
ly!Atl
easti
fitwasyouhat
ingme,
that
wouldhavebeenadvisabl
e.
Adr
iana:Evenyourf
ami
lyhat
esyou?
Kaone:Yes,
theyt
ellmebul
lshvtever
yday.
Adri
ana:Wheredoyoust
ay?Imightpassbyyou
someday.Andgivemeyournumbertoo
Kaone:Okay,
its72.
..
.

7MONTHSLATER

Att
hehospi
tal

Amar apacedoverwithhermatchingbraand
panti
es,shepacedtothenurse'sstat
ionand
walkedtowardsthedoor.Anursewhohadj ust
enter
ed,blockedherpat
handl ookedather.

Nurse:Heebathong!Let
ogel
amothoayakontl
ea
saapara?[Guys!Howdoyouall
owhert
oleavet
he
wardnaked?]
Nur
se2:Hee!Wedi
dn'
tseeher
.
Nurse3:Choss,l
eeneokgabil
ejang!Omachisi
tse,
pantylebratsagagwe.[
That
’smygirl
,l
ooki
ngfab,
matchingunderwear!
]
Amar
a:Ij
ustneedf
reshai
r,I
'
m 8mont
hspr
egnant
!
Idon'
tunder
standwhyyouguyshadt
omakeme
under
goinducedlabour
.
Nurse:Shems, keditlhabit
samokent o?Kelel
ale
wenat sala,
mmet areoyegoapar apeleandIhave
tocheckyourdi l
ati
ons.Thedoct orsknewwhatthey
weredoi ngwhengi vingyouthatinj
ecti
on,come,I
needt oseeyourcar dsaswell.[
Inducedlabour
?I
feelforyoumyf ri
endbutcome, l
et’
sgetyou
dressed………. .
]

ShepushedAmar abacki nsideandtheywalkedt

o
herbed.Amar astoppedal ongthewayandbent
over,sheheldherbackandscr eamedinpainast
he
nurselookedatherandr olledhereyes.She
caref
ullystoodst
raightaftersomemoment s.She
sl
owlywal kedtothebedandl aiddown.

Amar
a:I
'
mreadyt
ogi
vebi
rt
h.Br
ingovert
het
ool
s.
Nurse:No,youar
enotr
eady,
removeyour
undergar
ments.
Amar asatupont hebedandr emovedherbraand
pant y,shefel
tthepainfadingaway,al
lofi
t.Justas
i
tf aded, t
hepainstr
uckagai nandshegri
tt
edher
teeth,takingshal
lowbreathsunti
lshecoul
dt al
k.

Amar
a:Nur
se?
Nur
se:Maa.[
Yes]
Amar
a:Br
ingmeamopandsomewat
eri
nabucket
.
Nur
se:Why?
Amar a:Thi
swhol
ewardisdir
ty.Iwannamopi
tal
l.
Earl
ieronImadeall
thebeds,
thepainseemst
o
fadewhenIwork.
Nurse:Okaydear
,Iwil
lbri
ngthem,butl
iedownf
ir
st.
Ineedtocheckyourcer
vixdi
lat
ion.

Shelaiddownandt henursegrabbedhercar
ds
readi
ngthrough.Shetookoutglovesandputthem
onthenpartedAmar a'
slegsandinser
tedtwo
fi
nger
sinhervagi
na,sheshovedt
hem deepand
fr
owned.Sheremovedthem andr
emovedher
gl
oves.

Nurse:Don'
tmove,thebabyi
snear
,I'
m cal
li
ngt
he
midwifeandthedoctor
.

Sherantothewheelchai
rsandgr
abbedone,
shout
ingathercol
leagues.

Nurse:Managocal ltheseniormidwif
eandDoct or
Samuel ,i
tsaysinhercardthattheyaresupposed
toassisther.I
'
mt aki
nghert odeli
ver
yr oom number
2,hurr
y!

Moment
slat
er.
..
.

Amarawasscreamingsol oudlyast
heseni
or
midwi
fet
orehervaginalopeningsomemore.The
doctorgentl
ypushedherandtookover,
hetookthe
sci
ssorandi ncr
easedtheopeni
ngtowardsher
bvt
thole.Aboutfournur
seswereonstandby,
surr
oundingher.

Nur
se:Whyt
hef
vckar
eyout
ear
ingherl
iket
hat
?
Doct
or:Sheref
usedi
nducedabort
ion,
sher
efused
oper
ati
on,andwehavenochoice.
Nur
se:Butf
orsur
ethet
winsar
en'
tthatbi
g.

Amar abreat hedinandout ,shegr untedpushi ng

witht hemi dwi f
e'sinstr
uction.Thebaby' shead
poppedoutandshewast oldt opushmor e,she
pushedast heshoul der
sunt i
lthewai stl evelsli
d
out,shegaveonel astpainfulpushast hebaby
blockedher , str
etchingherwal ls,gi
vingmor e
cracksandf i
nall
ypoppedouti ntothedoct or'
s
receivingend.Thebaby' scr iesf i
ll
edt her oom as
thenur sesandt hemi dwifest arredati tinshock.
Amar alookedatt hebabyi nt hedoctor 'shandsand
shesawherwor ldspinning, whatwast hat?Her
headdr
oppedbackont
hepi
ll
owasshepassedout
.

Doct
or:(
whi
sper
ingdef
eat
ed)OhGod!So,
it'
sreal
?
Mi
dwi
fe:Mmeeweee![
Ohmygoodness!
]

Theot hernursespani ckedandscr eamedt oo,

everyoneboltedtot hedoor ,runni
ngfort
hei rl
ives,
onenur sesli
ppedont het i
leandhitthef
loorwi th
herbut tpai
nfull
y,shest oodupqui ckl
yandr anout .
Onlythedoct orstoodf rozeninbetweenAmar a's
l
egs, holdi
ngit,withAmar awaspassedout .He
star
redati twit
hdi sbeli
ef,hisheartpumpingso
hard.

Doctor
:Heyboy,ar
eyouwhatI
'
mthi
nki
ngyouar
e?
Letmeguess,youarea.
..
.
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
kel
eaveacommentandshar
e!!
[
09/
13,
07:
04] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
64

AtLet
shol
athebeMemor
ialHospi
tal
..
.

Boemowal kedoutoft hehospit

alwithhishead
spinni
ng,heunlockedhissecondhandMazda3and
gotin.Hesatdownandbur i
edhisheadbet ween
hishandsandst ayedli
kethatforalotofminutes.
Hisphoneranginhi spocket,
hesliditoutand
answeredAmar a'scal
l.

Amara:Babe,
I'
m sor
ryf
ormi
ssi
ngyourcal
ls.Iwas
asl
eep.
Boemo:Okay.
Amara:Whenareyoucomi ngtoseeme?Igave
bir
th2hoursback,
pleasebri
ngmesomethingsof
t
toeat
,I'
m sohungr
y.
Boemo:Okay.Whatgenderi
sthebaby?
Amar a:It'
scompl i
cated,i
t'
sbestyoucomeher eand
seef oryoursel
f.It
'saboybuthehasapar asi
ti
c
twin.Pleasebri
ngmeboxesofMageu, yoghurt
s,
j
uices, somebur gers,ket
shwerweketalahelaee
ror
omi sangmar apo. [
..
.myhungeri
stoostrong,I'
m
femished.]
Boemo:So,youhavetheener
gyt
oeatwhi
lewe
havesuchatragedy?
Amar a:Boemo, kanteoitset
alayabotset
sisentl
e?
Bonur sebamphi lemotogobutneol ekananyana,
gakeakgor a.
[Doyouevenknowt hehungerofaf t
er
del
ivery?Somenur segavemeal i
tt
lesoftpor
ridge
butitwasn'tenough.]
Boemo:Iwi
llbr
ingyourf
oodmma.
Amar
a:Whydoyousoundl
ow?
Boemo:Andyousoundhappy,
whywoul
dIr
ejoi
ce
whenwehavesuchat
ragedy?Doyouwantmet
o
bejustokay?
Amar
a:Babear
ewear
gui
ng?
Boemo:Idon'
tknow,
arewe?
Amar
a:Idon'
tknow,
justbr
ingmyf
ood.
Boemo:Okay.Iwi
llbet
her
ein10mi
nut
es.

Boemol ookedataplast
icoff
rui
tsandmageunear
hi
m, hereversedt
hecaranddroveoutt
ogobuythe
burger
sandyoghur t
s.

AtNeo'
sIn-
laws.
..

Neowassi t
tingonthecouchnearhermotherinlaw,
themini
sterandhiselderbrot
herweresi
tt
ingon
theot
hercouch,faci
ngt hem,hewaslooki
ngdown,
avoi
dingtolookatNeo.Themi ni
ster
'smothert
ook
adeepbreathandstaredatherson.
Her
:Thabi
so,canyoupl
easer
epeatwhatyout
old
usear
li
eron,
wehavecall
edyourwif
e.
Mi
nist
er:Mme,
Neohasbeent
hreat
eni
ngt
odi
vor
ce
melat
ely.
Her
:Andwhyi
sthatso?
Mini
ster
:Shesai
dI'm cheat
ingonherbutshei
sthe
onewhoischeat
ing?
Her:Doyouhaveevi
dencet
hatshei
scheat
ing?
Neo,ar
eyoucheati
ng?
Neo:Nomama,I'
m notcheat
ingonthi
sman.Hei
s
t
hecheat
ingone,
andIhaveevidence.
Mini
ster
's-
brother
:MmagweLeo, areyouthefi
rst
womant ogetcheatedon?No,Idon'tt
hinkso,
wi l
l
youdiebecauseofmybr ot
her
'scheati
ngs?No, and
doyouunder st
andthatamanissupposedt obe
shar
ed?
Neo:Mamai st
hist
heki
ndofadvi
ceyougi
vet
o
yoursons?
Her:Nomychild.WhatThabi
soisdoi
ngisnotr
ight
,
yesI'
m ol
dfashionedandbel
ievet
hatamanhasto
bewor
shi
pped,butIunder
standthatyouguysli
ve
i
nadif
fer
enter
a,youtakecheati
ngseriousl
y.
Mi
nist
er:I
'
m notcheat
ing,
shei
stheonecheat
ing.
..
Neo:Thabisowee?Thabiso!Thabi
so?ThedayI
st
artcheat
ingonyou,youwi l
lcommitsui
cide,
you
won'tbeablet
ohandlethestress.
Mini
ster
:Youar ehear
inghermot
her
?Youhearher
?
Sheisdefi
nit
elycheat
ing.
Neo:I'
m donehere,i
fyoucall
edmet oaccusemeof
thi
ngsI'
m notdoi
ng, I
'
ml eavi
ng.Ebi
leI
'm goi
ngt
o
applyf
orseparat
ion.

AtLet
shol
athebeHospi
tal
..
.

Boemowal kedintot
hehospitalholdi
ngapl asti
cof
food.Therewer ealotofpeopleinthemai nhall
,he
i
gnor edthem andwentupt hestairs,
tothe
mar t
enit
ywar d.Infr
ontofthewar d,t
herewer ealot
ofpeoplewi t
hcamer asand,theywer easkingtogo
i
nsidebutt hesecuri
tywasblockingthemai ndoor
s.
Boemowal
kedt
othem andaskedt
ogoi
nsi
de.

Secur
it
y:Peopl
earenotal
lowedint
ot hemar
teni
ty
ward,
callt
hepati
entandaskthem t
ocomeout .
Boemo:Whyar
ether
eal
otofpeopl
ecampi
ngher
e?
Secur
it
y:Mostoft
hem ar
ejour
nali
sts,
awoman
gavebi
rtht
oanoctopusi
nhere.
Boemo:Di
dyouseet
heoct
opus?Howsur
ear
eyou?
Secur
it
y:Aah,Ihear
dfrom oneoft
henurses,
she
sawit
,theyal
lcameoutrunningwhenshedeli
ver
ed.
Shesawi twi
thherowntwoeyes.
Boemo:Pl
easestopspreadi
ngnonsense,therei
s
nooct
opusborn,thati
simpossi
ble.Thatperson
youar
etal
kingaboutismybabymama.
Securit
y:Oh,I'
m sorr
ymybr other.I
'
m sosorry,
please,wai
tforthedoctori
nthatbench,hewi ll
determinei
fyoucangoi nornot.ButIhear
dt hat
sheisinanexclusiveroom.
Boemo:Okay,
thanks.
Secur
it
y:Bytheway,
whatki
ndofababydi
dshe
gi
vebirt
hto?
Boemo:Idon'
tknow.

Therewasal otofnoisebehindhim,Boemot urned

aroundandsawadoct orhewaswi thear
li
er
walki
nghi sway.Theyr ecogni
sedeachother
, t
he
oldmanputhi sarm aroundBoemo'sshouldersand
theywalkedinsi
de.

Doctor
:Sheistaki
ngthisf
armorebet
tert
hanI
expect
ed.I
fitwassomeone,shecoul
dhave
ref
usedtoevenbreast
feedhi
m.
Boemo:Shei
sst
rong.St
rongert
hananyoneIknow.

Theywalkedi ntotheroom andBoemoscanned

aroundforthebaby.Hi seyeslandedonabundle
nearAmar a,whowasf astasl
eep.Hequiet
lywal
ked
overanduncover edthebaby'sface,hel
ookedso
cuteinhissleep.Boemot ouchedhissmooth
cheeksandt
hebabyopenedi
tsmout
hasi
ffeedi
ng,
Boemochuckled.

Doct
or:Babi
esar
eal
wayst
hinki
ngaboutf
ood.
Boemo:Yeah,
het
hinksmyhandi
sfood.

Amaraopenedhereyes,sheyawnedandl azi
lysat
uponthebed.Boemol eanedoverandhuggedher .
Heplacedtheplast
icoffoodonherlap,Amar atook
outa1lit
reboxofMageuandopenedi t,
shedr unk
hal
fofitnon-
stopandcaughtherbreath.Boemo
l
ookedatherinshockasshedr unktheremaining
hal
fandgavehi mtheempt ybox.

Amar
a:So,
whatar
ewegonnanameourbaby?
Boemo:Idon'
tknow.
Amar a:Oh,di
ffer
entnewspapershavebeencall
i
ng
me, Idon'
tknowwher etheygotmynumberf r
om,
theywereaskingforaninter
viewandthey
promisedtopaymebutIt ol
dthem of
f.Theyj
ust
wantf
amet
hroughmychi
ld.Di
dyouseehi
m?
Boemo:Isawhi
sfaceonl
y,Idon'
twantt
oseet
he
rest
.
Amara:Howcanyounotseehim?Wearegoi
ngt
o
l
ivewit
hhimfort
herestofourl
ives.
Boemo:Why?It
houghtwear
egi
vinghi
m upf
or
adopt
ion.

BoththedoctorandAmar aturned,l
ookingat
Boemo, whoshruggedhi sshoulders.Henearedt he
babyanduncover edhimt oviewt heful
lbody,his
ski
ncr awledandhequi ckl
yletgooft heblanket,
his
heartbeat
ingfast
.Hel ookedatAmar a,
hisfacial
expressi
onwaschanged, heturnedaroundand
walkedoutofther oom,heignor edAmar aasshe
shoutedhisname.

Minut
eslater,
Amar a'sphonebeepedamessageas
shewastryingtocallBoemo,inwhichhercal
ls
werecut
.Shecl i
ckedoni tandreadit
,herf
ace
gett
ingcoveredwithshock,
sher eadthemessage
againwit
ht ear
yeyes.Sheturnedthephoneand
showedthedoct or
,whowasexami ni
ngthebabyas
hereadittoo.

"
From Babe:Canyouki
ndl
yaskt
hem t
obur
nthat
t
hing.
"
.
.
.
.
Cani
tget200shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
07:
07] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
65

AtLet
shol
athebeHospi
tal
Minuteslater,Amara'sphonebeepedamessageas
shewast ryingtocallBoemo, i
nwhichhercal
ls
werecut.Shecl i
ckedoni tandreadit
,herf
ace
gett
ingcover edwit
hshock, shereadthemessage
againwit
ht earyeyes.Shet ur
nedthephoneand
showedt hedoctor,whowasexami ni
ngthebabyas
hereadittoo.

"
From Babe:Canyouki
ndl
yaskt
hem t
obur
nthat
t
hing?
"

Amara:Thi
sisababy,
hedi
dn'taskt
obebor
nthi
s
way.Howcanhesaysucht
hings?
Doct
or:Andwedon'tki
llpeopl
ehere,
pleasetel
lhi
m
t
orefr
ainfr
om usi
ngsuchwor ds,
hecanact ual
lygo
t
ojai
lforathr
eatt
okill
.
Amar
a:(
Angr
il
y)Exact
ly,
thankyou.
Doctor:Justgivehi
mt i
me,I'
m sur
eheispanicki
ng
fornow, i
t'
snor mal
.Lookatt
hosenursesand
midwives,theyallr
anthemomenttheysawhi m,
yourbabydaddyisn'
tanurse,
so,hedoesn'
t
underst
andthatt
hesethi
ngshappen.
Amara:I
'm notanur
sebutIaccept
edmybabyt
he
wayheis.
Doctor
:Thatisbecauseyouareamother
,hi
s
mother,youhavebondedwit
hhim moret
hanhi
s
fat
herdid.
Amar a:Hepromisedtost
ickwit
hme.Whycan'
the
acceptthatoursonisbor
nwithdisabi
li
ty?
Doctor:Thisbabyi sjustnormal, yes,hei
sweakf or
nowduet oprolongedl abourbutIbel i
evehewill
makei t.I
tisfascinat
ingt oseesomeoneso
extr
aordinary,mycur iosit
ylevelisjustsohighri
ght
now,thatiswhyi tlooksl i
keI'm withhim al
lthe
ti
mes.
Amar
a:(
Yawni
ng)Iunder
stand.Hey,
I'
m sot
ir
ed.
Doct
or:Justr
est,Ibel
ieveyouwi
llhearhi
m when
hewakesup,ifIhavegoneout.
Amar
a:Okay.
AtBoemo'
smot
her
..
.

Boemopar kedhiscarandgotoutwi t
h2sixpacks
ofHeineken,hewalkedtothekit
chenandputthem
i
nthef r
idge.Heopenedonebot t
leandwalkedout
ofthehouse, t
otheback,wherehissi
sterwas
si
tt
ingplait
ingafri
end.Shesmi l
edimmediatel
yshe
sawthebot tl
einhi
shand, t
hefri
endpushedher
cl
eavageupandBoemo' ssist
ersmackedtheback
ofherhead.

Her
:That
'smybr
other
,don'
ttr
ytoseducehi
m.
Boemo:(
chuckl
ing)St
il
lover
prot
ect
iveonme?
Her:Ver
y,Ihavenoprobl
em wi
thyoudat
ingyour
agemates,notmi
ne.
Fr
iend:Aomma.
[Comeonl
ady.
]
Her
:Yes.Anyway,
Boemo,
didyoubr
ingusdr
inks
t
oo?
Boemo:Si
ncewhendoyoudr
ink?
Her:Sinceli
fehappened.I
sther
esomethi
nginthe
coolerboxes?Idri
nkSavannahonl
y,nott
hoseones.
Boemo:Iboughtonl
yHei
nekens,
Ineededt
othi
nk.
Her:Isitthest
ressthatyourgirl
fr
iendgavebi rt
ht o
anoct opus?Thatgir
lofyoursisnot hingbutjusta
badluck.Fir
styounearlygotburnedi nsidet
he
housebecauseofherwhor vngways, thenyou
foughtwithamani nthest r
eetsforher .Nowgiving
bir
thtoanoct opus.What'snext?
Boemo:Boremoplease,don'
tgother
e,Idon'
tli
keit
whenyoutalkl
ikethataboutAmara,
youdon'tknow
whatsheandIwentt hr
oughtobehere.
Her:Thatisbecauseshegaveyoual ovepor
ti
on,l
e
eneShaungakedumel eelengwanawagago, omo
patel
etswahel akagoreosemata,shewas
probablysti
llsl
eepi
ngaroundwhil
ewi t
hyou,t
hati
s
whyshegavebi r
thtoanoctopus.
Boemo:Thatbabyi
snotanoct
opus,
qui
tsayi
ng
that
!
Her
:Whati
sitt
hen?Whatisi
t?I
ja,
legal
err
a,take
t
swemodil
ongtsagago,
mphakehupehoo. [
Yoh,
l
etmel
eaveyourbusi
ness,
letmehaveasi
p.]

Boemogavehert hebot tl
eandwal kedbacki ntothe
house.Thebabycamei ntohismi nd, t
heimagewas
soclearandvivi
dinhi smi nd.Hetookoutanot her
bott
lefrom t
hefri
dgeandpoppedt hel i
dout .
Pict
uri
ngwhathi ssonl ookedl ike,hisskincringed
whenher emember edt hehal fdevelopedf aceoni t
's
backandt hepar
asiti
ct wi n.Hegul pedt hebeer
downhi sthr
oat,
drinkinghal f,t
henf ini
shedi tata
gobeforetaki
nganot heroneout .

AtAdr
iana'
shome.
..

Adr i
anawal kedar oundt hehousewithhercr utch,
touchingthef urnit
ure,deepintheoldmemor ies,
shehadbeenwi thWel l
em almostal
lofherl ife.
Theyst ar
teddat ingwhenshewasst illateenager,
shehadbeenwi thnoot herman,exceptherl ate
husband, andi tangeredhersomuchofhowhe
treat
edhersomet i
mes, abusi
ngherlikethat,and
hernotbei
ngabl
etol
eave.

Adrianatouchedt hemahoganyheadboar dinthe

guestbedr oom andr emember edhowhechoset hat,
howj oyf
ulandent husi astichewast hatday.She
satdownont hebedsmi l
ingandqui ckly
remember edthat,thatwast hesamebedWel l
em
usedt osleepwithKaonei nwhenshewasonasel f
exil
eathercousi n'splace.Hermooddr oppedto
zeroandshest oodup, takinghercr utch.Herphone
ranginthemast erbedr oom, sheincreasedherpace
andgott here,t
akingt hephoneont hebed.Thecal l
wasf rom KaoneandAdr i
anar oll
edhereyes.She
pickedupasKaoneanswer edwithexcitement.

Kaone:Hel
loAdr
i.
.
Adr
iana:Higi
rl
!
Kaone:Youst
il
lhaven'tar
ri
ved?I'
mf r
om t
he
hospi
tal
,Ij
ustr
eceivedanewhear i
ngaid,
Ithought
Ishoul
dpassbyyoui fyouarehome.
Adri
ana:Iar
rivedyest
erday.Ihavebeenmeani
ngt
o
cal
lyoubutitsli
ppedmymi nd.
Kaone:Okay,
so,
youar
ehomenow?
Adr
iana:Yeah,
youcancome.
Kaone:Okay,
eish,
I'
m sohungryri
ghtnow,
Ibel
i
eve
It
oldyouaboutmyl i
fesi
tuat
ion-
Adr
iana:Justcome,
Iwi
llcook.
Kaone:Okay,
thankyou.

Shesighedandlimpedherwaydownst air
stot
he
ki
tchentostar
tcooking,shewasanti
cipati
ngt
osee
howt hewi
tchlookedli
keafterWel
lem'
smakeover
onherbody.

AtLet
shol
athebeHospi
tal
..
.

Amara'
sphonerang,waki
ngherupfr
om herdeep
sl
eep.Shetooki
tandpressedt
heanswerbut
ton,
wi
thoutlooki
ngatt
hecall
er.
Amar
a:Hel
lo.
Voi
ce:Hi,
MmagweOl
iver
.It
'sMmaLedi
,your
nei
ghbour.
Amar
a:Oh,
okay,
HiMmaLedi
,howar
eyou?
Voice:I
'
m goodsi st
er,
yourki
dsar
ehere,
the
taxi
mandi dn'
tfi
ndanyonehome,andhehadot
her
customerstopick.
Amar
a:Okay,
letmecal
lthei
rfat
hert
ocomeget
t
hem.
Voi
ce:Okay,
tel
lhimtohur
ry,I'
m pr
epar
ingmysel
f
t
ogoout ,
Isel
lfoodatt
heclub.
Amar
a:Eemma.

Shehungupanddi al
edBoemo.Thephoner ang
unanswered,t
wice.Shestaredati
ttearf
ull
y,
thi
nki
ngofcalli
ngZoski '
smother,
butthenshe
vowednottoputherki dsanywherewhereit
's
Zoski
'st
erri
tor
y.Shedi al
edBoemoagai nandt hi
s
ti
me,agir
lpicked,Amar acoul
dtellt
hatitwasa
chi
ld'
svoi
ce.

Gi
rl
:Hel
lo,
Aunt
y?
Amar
a:Heynana,
whoi
sthi
s?
Gi
rl
:It
'sFlor
ence,Boemo'
sni
ece.Uncl
eissleepi
ng
onthefl
oor,hi
m andMamahavebeendrinking.
Amar
a:Pl
ease,
tryt
owakehi
m up.
Girl
:Itr
iedAunty,t
hatiswhyIansweredhi
sphone.
Ijustknockedofffr
om mytut
orial
sandfound
everyoneheredrunk.
Amar
a:Ei
sh,
okay.Wher
eisyourgr
andmot
her
?
Gir
l:Idon'
tknow.Iheardyougavebirth,
canIcome
hel
pyou, i
t'
sreall
ydepressi
ngstayi
ngathome, I
havealwayswant edt
ot al
ktoyou,butIdi
dn'
tknow
howt oapproachyou.
Amar
a:I
'm st
il
lint
hehospi
talr
ightnow.Howol
d
ar
eyou?
Gir
l:18year
s.Idon'
tknowmuchaboutbabi
esbutI
canplaywit
hthem.
Amara:Iwil
lhavet
otal
ktoyouruncl
eaboutt
hat
butr
ightnowIneedyourf
avor.Doyouknowwher
e
westay?
Gir
l:Yes,
Ihavebeent
her
emor ethantwi
ce
remember?Iti
snearmyt
utor
ialschool
.
Amara:Okay, searchyouruncl eri
ghtnowandt ake
thehousekeys, youhavet obabysi
tShaunand
Oli
ver.Theyareatmynei ghbour
,heryardhaspink
houses,col
lectthem t hereandtakethem home.
Hopefull
yIwillbedi schargedtomorrow,callme
whenyougett here.Iwillcal
lherandnotif
yher.
Gi
rl
:Okay,
Igott
hekeysbutIdon'
thavet
ranspor
t
money.
Amar a:Sear
chhim agai
nandlookformoney.Don'
t
feelbadfordoi
ngit
, I
'
mt heonetel
li
ngyoutodoit.

Thegirll
ookedatBoemoashel ookedli
fel
esson
thefl
oor,dr
unk.Sheswal
lowedhar dandbentover
taki
ngoutal otofnot
esf
rom hi
spocket.
Gi
rl
:It
hinki
t'
saboutP400her
e.
Amara:Takeal
lofi
t.Iwil
lexpl
ain,
tel
lmeyour
numbersoyougivehim hi
sphoneback.

Shecall
edthenumberandAmar adial
edit,i
trang
andFlor
encehungupBoemo' sphone,shovi
ngi t
backi
ntohispocket
.Shewalkedtothekids'
bedr
oom andpackedherback.Shewalkedoutt o
thet
axistopdi
ali
ngAmaraback.

AWEEKLATER
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget300shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
07:
08] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS
Epi
sode°
66

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Boemo' snephewpr eparedOl i

verandShaunf or
school.Shef i
nishedpacki ngt hei
rsnacksi nthe
schoolbagsast heyat etheirsoftporri
dgesitti
ng
ont hecarpet.Thet axihootedout si
deandshe
zi
ppedt heirbags,shecameoutoft hekit
chen
holdingadi shclothandt hebags.Shewi pedt hei
r
mout hswitht hedishclothandst r
appedt hei
rbags
ont hem.

Fl
orence:Youguysareal
waysspi
ll
ingsof
tpor
ri
dge
onyoursel
ves,why?
Ol
iver
:Idi
dn'
tspi
llmucht
oday.
Fl
orence:Youspil
led.Comeon,
thet
axii
sher
e,you
ar
egoingt oschool.
Shaun:Yes!Wear
egoi
ngt
oseeMi
ssy!
Fl
orence:Whoi
sMi
ssy?
Oli
ver
:Hisfr
iend.Aunt
y,whenwear
eatschool
Shaunref
usestoplaywit
hme,hepl
ayswit
hMissy
onl
y.
Fl
orence:Uhu,
hef
oundhi
msel
fagi
rl
fr
iend?
Shaun:Yes,
Missyismygi
rl
fr
iend.Whati
sa
gi
rl
fri
end?Iknow,agi
rl
.
Flor
ence:I
t'
saf r
iend.Seemsli
keyouhavet
ofi
nd
yoursel
fagir
lf
ri
endt ooOli
ver
.

Sheopenedt hetaxidoorandt heygotin,shecl

osed
andwavedatt hem ast hetaxidroveout.She
walkedbacktot hehouseandbumpedi nt
oBoemo
ashewasget t
ingout,holdi
nghiscarkeysanda
bot
tleofwater.

Fl
orence:Mor
ninguncl
e.
Boemo:Hi
.Whendi
dIar
ri
vehomel
astni
ght
?
Fl
orence:Ar
ound2i
nthemor
ning.Uncl
eyour
eal
ly
havet
ost
opdri
nki
ng.Whenl
astdi
dyout
alkt
o
MmagweOli
ver
?
Boemo:Aagh,
yest
erday.
Florence:Sheisgetti
ngoutt
oday,pl
easepassby
thehospitalbeforegoi
ngtowork,
shemightbe
dischargedrightnow.
Boemo:Ihavemissedwor
kfor2days,
Ican'
t
manage,pl
easegoseeher
.

Hefi
shedf
ormoneyi
nhi
spocketandcameout
wi
thaP20andsomecoi
ns.

Boemo:Takeat axiandgoseeher
,youmi
ghtgeta
taxispeci
alher
e.

Florencetookthemoneyandwal kedinthehouse,
shehadat ut
orial
st oattendbutshehadt ohel
p
Amar asinceitlookedlikeshehadnoone.She
pickedtheplatesthatthekidswer eusingandwent
towasht hem inthekitchen.
AtLet
shol
athebeHospi
tal

Amar asmi l
edatt hecamer aonceagai nast he
reportersnappedmor ephot os.Shecover edher
babyandhel dhi mlikeabundl eonherl ap.The
reportersaskedmor equest ionsandoncet heywer e
done, theycoll
ectedt heirequi pmentandwal kedout.
Theseni ornursewal kedthem outast hedoct or
remai nedwi t
hAmar aint her oom.Hel ookedather
perfectlymade- upfaceandheswal l
owed, having
spentmor ethanaweekwi thhermadehi m connect
mor ewi thherandhecoul dtellthati
twasn' tjusta
prettyface,shehadabeaut ifulsoultoo.Justwhat
heneeded, aft
erbeingpl ayedsomuchbywomen, a
kindandgent l
esoulwaswhatheneeded.

Amara:Shuu,
havi
ngt
ofakesmi
lesi
nfr
ontoft
he
cameraishar
d.
Doct
or:Hahaha!Butyoudidwel
l.Ist
il
lcan'
tget
whyyouagreedtogetint
ervi
ewed.
Amara:Peopl eweret
alki
nganyway,Ij
ustneededt
o
haveanint
er viewwit
hatleast1mediacompanyto
cl
ari
fytheissue.
Doct
or:Isee.
Amar
a:Pl
ust
hemoney.
Doct
or:Hahaha!Pl
usthemoney.Anyway,i
tissad
t
oseeyouget t
ingdi
schar
ged,
Ihadalreadymadea
l
it
tl
efri
end.
Amar
a:I
'
m sur
ehewi
llmi
ssyout
oo.
Doct
or:Iwi
llmisshim more,atl
eastgi
vemeyour
numbersothatItal
ktohim dail
y.
Amar a:Haha,ni
cetry!Iain'
tgi
vingyoumynumber .
Youmenhaveat endencyofbei ngdi
stantwhenli
fe
i
sf vckingusup.Well,exceptf
oronefell
aIknow,I
guesswhatI '
m experi
encingri
ghtnowi smykarma
forplayingwi
thagoodman.
Doctor
:Okay,Igetyou.ButIal soneedtoupdat e
youabouthiscondit
ion.Ther eist
hisotherfri
endof
minewhowor ksinChi na,Isenthi
m Brave'sphotos
andhesaidthatasur gery,r
emovingtheext r
aparts
canbepossi
blei
nChi
na.
Amar
a:Ser
ious?
Doct
or:Wel
l,
that
'swhathesai
d.
Amara:Tlherr
awenadon'
tgi
vemef
alsehope!Ar
e
yousure?[Pl
ease….
]
Doct
or:Thi
sli
tt
leguywil
lbefi
ne,di
dyouseet
hat
t
hefaceonhisbackisdi
sappear
ing?

Amar apeeledt hebaby'

sblanketsandlookedathis
back,shelookedatwhatusedt obeanotherface,i
t
wassof aint,andtheli
ttl
enosehaddr i
edof f,
the
doctorhadr eall
yworkedhismagi cbywr appi
ngit
wit
hat hread, i
twasleftwit
hapi ecet
of allof
f.

Amara:Br
ave?Youar er
eall
ybr
avemyboy.Iswear
thi
sismylastbaby,
kanaIwastor
nbet
ween
naminghi
m BraveorBofel
o.
Doct
or:Buthedeser
vedt
henameBr
ave,
Ili
kei
t.
Amar
a:Yeah,
letmecal
lhi
sfat
hert
ocomegetme.
AtChi
na'
smot
her
’s

Chinalai
donhert ummysi ppingonsomesof t
porri
dgei nabowl ,shekeptonl ookingatherbaby.
Thelit
tl
egi rlwassocut e,shej ustcouldn'tget
enoughofher .Shelookedatherbi gearsand
l
aughed, remember inghowsheusedt oteaseZoski
abouthisbi gears,waybef oretheyevenst art
ed
dati
ng,thef ir
stti
me.Chi nalookedathershi ning
ri
ngandbl ushed,shejustdidn'tgetabeaut i
fulbaby,
shegott her i
ngtoo,andshewasmor ethanent it
led
tohubby'sl i
fe.

Therewasaknockatt hedoorandZoskiwalkedin
wit
hapl asti
coff ood.Chinaplacedt
hebowlofsoft
porr
idgedownandst oodup.Zoskipull
edherinf
or
ahug, sherestedherheadonhi schestf
orawhil
e
asher ubbedherback, heplayedwit
hherhai
r,
ki
ssingit.Chinafel
thisbonerrisi
ngandshepull
ed
backlaughing.
Chi
na:No.
Zoski
:Babe,
Imi
ssyou,
thebabyi
sal
readyamont
h
ol
d!
Chi
na:It
oldyouthatyouhavetowaitfor3months,
shei
ssti
llyoung.Wearenotevensupposedtohug,
i
fmom washer e,shewoul
dhavekil
ledyou.
Zoski
:Atl
eastj
ustt
ouchi
tthen.

Chi
nagotbackinthebl
anket
s,Zoskisi
ghedandsat
down,l
ooki
ngatthebaby.Hereachedoverand
pi
ckedthebabyupasshestret
chedhertinyar
ms.

Chi
na:Oteomot sosewamodi dimat
sa.[
Justdar
e
andwakeher
,youwi l
lshushher
.]
Zoski
:Don'
ttal
ktome.
China:Ee,nekegobolel
elahel
a.Babe,Ineeda
tummyt r
immer,
kelapi
sit
swekegobogampaka
tukwi,andfr
om her
eIhavetogot othegym,I'
m
gett
ingf
at.[
Iwasj
ustt
ell
ingyou…….
i’
mti
redof
tyi
ngmyt ummywit
hascarf….
]
Zoski
:No,
youar
eper
fect
.Iwi
llgett
het
ummybel
t.
Chi
na:Ah,
Idon'
tli
kemycur
rentbody.Iwannabe
pet
it
eagai
n.
Zoski
:Youar
esof
ineBabe.

China'
smotherwal
kedi
ntoherbedr
oom andZoski
nearl
yjumped.

Her
:Kegorebatsetsibamalat
sialentsejang?
Di
kobotsamotsetsidiet
edikotamiwekae?[What
i
swrongwithconfinedmother
soft hi
sgenerat
ion?
Howdareyousitonanur si
ngmot her
'sbed?]
Chi
na:Mama,
therei
snochai
rinher
e,t
hati
swhy
hei
ssit
ti
ngonthebed.
Zoski
:Goodmor
ningmot
her
.
Her:I
jah,
dumel
arra.Iwantedtoshowyouthe
t
rendi
ngphotoofyourfr
iend'
sbaby,shems,
poor
gi
rl
,Iwonderhowsheisgoingt
omanagewi
tha
di
sabl
edchil
d.[Hel
lo…….
.]
China:Who?Amar
a?Theyhavef
inal
lyupl
oadedt
he
baby'spi
ctur
e?
Her
:Yes,
look.

Shegavet hem thephone,theylookedatthebaby,

Chinaf r
ownedandr et
urnedt hephone.Their
mot herwalkedout,
forwardingthepict
uretoher
fr
iends.

Zoski
:Weneedt
oreachoutt
oher
.
Chi
na:Zoskipl
ease!
Zoski
:Okay,
I'
m sor
ry,
Iwon'
t.
China:Thankyou.ShegotBoemo,remember?If
sheneedsus, shewil
lcal
l.I
fyougotohernow,she
mightganguponyouwi t
hherboyf
riendandbeat
you..
..putbackthebaby'
ssockon!
Zoski
:Okay.Sor
ry.
Zoskir
emovedt hebaby'ssockfrom hi
sjeanjacket
andsli
ppeditonherlit
tl
efeet,t
hebabyopenedher
eyesandlookedaround.Zoskismil
edandt ouched
herhand.

AtAmar
a'shouse

Amar aandFl or
encegotoutoft het axiast he
neighbourslookedatt hem, st
andi ngbyt hef ences.
Florencepaidthedr i
verandt ookt hebagasAmar a
sl
owywal kedt othehousewi ththebabyi nher
arms.Florenceunlockedt hedoorandt heywal ked
i
n, t
hehousewassocl ean,cleanert hanshehad
everseen,shesmi led,feel
ingateaset hatherki ds
hadbeenunderpr opercare.Shewal kedt otheir
bedroom, t
hebedwasnotmade, itlookedl i
ke
Boemoj ustgotupandi tsmel l
edofbeer ,hereyes
l
andedonawr i
ti
ngi nherheadboar d,itwaswr i
tten
withapermanentmar ker;"Jenniferwasher e"
Amarafr
oze,angerbuil
tinhersheswal l
owedabi g
l
umpasshet houghtofplacingherbabyinthatbed,
shesi
mplyturnedaroundandwentt othekids'
bedr
oom wit
hFl or
encefoll
owingher,confused.
.
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget500shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
07:
08] :BLEEDI
NGHEARTS

Epi
sode°
67

AtAmar
a'shouse

Amar awaslayi
ngdownont hekids'matt
resswhen
Flor
encebroughtherhotsof
tporri
dgeinabowl,
sheplacediti
nfrontofAmara.Amaraaddedsugar
andsomesourmi l
k,mixedandstar
tedsippi
ng,
absentmi
ndedl
y.Fl
orencesatdownont heother
mattr
ess.

Fl
orence:Youl
ookupset
.Di
dn'
tyousayyouwer
e
hungry?
Amara:Iam hungry.Hei,gol
okospat el
engkwane
bareneelamotogohelaomonnye, nnanekesa
kgor
e.[Atthehospit
altheyservedussmallpot
ions
andtheywerenotfil
li
ng]
Flor
ence:Whycouldn'
tyoueatt
hef
ood?I'm goi
ng
toeatmeatwhenIhaveababy,Iwi
lleatr
ealfood.I
hatesoftpor
ri
dge.
Amara:Oh,trustme,youwil
lhavenochoicebutto
eatsof
tfoods,ther
eisthi
sthingcal
ledst
itches,
you
wil
lunderst
andwhenyougetol dert
hough.
Fl
orence:Iwi
lleatt
hef
oodanyway.
Amara:(t
hought
full
y)Baby,di
dyoubr
ingf
ri
ends
overwhenwewer enotaround?
Fl
orence:No.
Amar
a:Ar
eyousur
e?
Flor
ence:Mybestfr
iendisschool
ingatLimkokwi
ng.
Idon'thangar
oundwithanyonecurrent
ly.
Amar
a:Okay.Di
dyouruncl
ebr
ingwomenover
?
Fl
orence:Aunt
y..
Amara:Pl
ease.Ineedt
oknow,
Iwon'
taskhi
m
anyt
hing,
Ipromise.
Florence:Okay, t
hisotherday, Icameearlyfr
om the
tutori
als,Ifoundmymom' sf r
iendhelpinguncleout
ofthecar ,shesaidhewast oodr unktodri
ve
himself.Shedi dn'
tevenlast2mi nut
esaround,she
j
usthel pedhi mtobedandwentt ocatchataxiback.
Amar
a:Howol
disshe?
Fl
orence:Uh,ol
derthanbothofyou,It
hinkhei smy
mom' sage.Mymom kel e78,youdon'thaveto
worryifi
t'
scheat
ing,uncl
ewon'tcheatwiththat
woman.
Amar
a:Haha!Okay.
Sheconti
nuedsippi
ngonhersoftpor
ri
dgeas
Boemo'sniecest
ooduptoprepar
eforhercl
asses.

AtAdr
iana'
shome

Kaonepr essedt heint

ercom.Adr ianawal kedover
andlookedatKaoneout sidethrought hecamer a,
shesi ghedbor edandpressedt hebut t
ont oopen
thegat e.Adrianaopenedt hedoorandst oodther e
waiti
ngf orher .Kaonewaswal kinginaf unnyway,
l
ikesomeonewi thDownsyndr ome.Adr i
anafakeda
smileasshecamenear ,sheregrettedever
contact i
ngheragai n,thi
swomanwasj usta
walkingcor pseandmor etorturetoherwoul djust
beusel essef fort
s,purebrutal
it
y.Ont opoft hat,she
hadtur nedoutt obeapestinAdr i
ana'slif
e.

Kaone:Hel
lo,
Iwasj
ustpassi
ngby.
Adr
iana:Hi
,comeoni
n,Iwasbor
ed.
Kaone:Okay,
thanks.
TheywalkedinsidethehouseandAdri
anali
mped
tothekit
chenasKaonesati nfr
ontoft
hetel
evi
sion
andselectedchannels.

Adr
iana:Dr
inkorcof
fee?
Kaone:Justadri
nk,Ihaveoneki
dneyr
emember
?
Andsomef rui
tsorsnacks.
Adri
ana:Youcanst
andupandj
ustcomecookf
or
your
self
.

Shestoodupandwentt ot
hekitchen.Shef
rozeby
thedoorasshelookedatt
hepanshungi nali
ne,a
memor yofWell
em hit
ti
nghercameback.

Kaone:Howdoyoul
ivei
nahousehol
dingsuch
memor i
es?
Adri
ana:IguessIbl
ockmymi
ndf
rom t
hinki
ng
aboutt
hem.
Kaone:Youar
est
rong,
Icoul
dhavel
ongsol
dit
.
Adriana:Idon'
twantt
o,ithadbeenmyhomef rom
aslongasIr emember.Iam onepersonwhofi
ndit
hardtoletgoeasi
ly.I
tnearl
ycostedmemyl i
fe
though.
Kaone:Icanr
elat
e.
Adriana:Whywereyoudatinghi
m eventhoughyou
knewhewasmar r
ied?I
'm noti
nter
rogat
ingyou,I
feelli
keIdeser
veanswers.
Kaone:Iwasint
riguedbyhismoney.Iwasworki
ng
athi
scompanyandt heideaofdat
ingt
hebosswas
socool.Idi
dn'
tthinkaboutyouatt
hatmoment,al
lI
wantedwashismoney.
Adr
iana:Butyouwer
ewor
king.
Kaone:Iwastakingcar eofmysi sters'
andmy
cousi
ns'chi
ldr
ensi ncetheywer enotwor ki
ng.My
famil
yisanextendedf amilyandIt houghtIhad
foundabreakt
hroughi nWel l
em, theotherwhit
e
guysIwasdatingwer en'tgi
vingmemuchmoney.
Adr
iana:Younevert
houghtaboutt
heot
herwoman?
Thewi
fe?
Kaone:Honest l
yIthoughtitwasgoi ngt obeeasy
foryoutoleave,Imean, youarerichandhave
everyt
hing,plushewasbeat ingyou,Ithoughtyou
wouldjustleavewithoutafight.Mymai naim was
tobagthemoneyandsuppor tmyf amily.
Adri
ana:Okay.Andyouar
esoski
nny?Wher
eist
hat
fami
lyofyours?
Kaone:(
Looki
ngdown)Theywantnot
hingt
odo
wit
hme.
Adr
iana:Why?
Kaone:Idon'
tknow,itl
ooksli
ket
heydon'twantme,
theycandishandfor
getme, t
het
ableshavetur
ned
anditlooksl
ikeIwasafool,
Iwasused.
Adr
iana:I
twi
llbeal
ri
ght
.
Kaone:No,
I'
mjustwai
ti
ngf
ordeat
htot
akeover
.
Adr
iana:No,
got
estf
orHI
Vandgett
het
reat
ment
.
Kaone:Why?
Adr
iana:Wel
lem wasHI
Vposi
ti
ve,
Iwasget
ti
ng
Pr
eP.

KaonelookedatAdr
ianaandhereyeswel
ledwith
t
ears,shecover
edhermouthandsobbedbitt
erl
y.

Kaone:Why.
..why.
..Whydi
dn'
tyout
ellme?
Adr
iana:(
Eyei
ngher
)Real
lyKaone?

AtAmar
a'shouse

Amar awashedt hebaby' sdirtysheets, she

tr
ansferredthem tot hewat erwi thfabricsoftener
andf l
ushedt hedirtywat erint hetoi
let.Shehear d
hiscri
esi nthebedr oom andwal kedt ohi m.Shelaid
downandgavehi m abr easttof eed,busyt ouching
hishair.Hecontinuedcr ying, shecheckedhi s
diaperbutitwasf ine,shef orcefull
ygavehi mt he
breastandsqueezedt hemi l
koutunt ilhegaveup
andst art
edsuckling.
Amar asi ghedandt houghtaboutherl i
fe,she
wonder edhowshewasgoi ngt oprovideforher
kidsnowt hatBoemowasact i
ngup.She
remember edthatsheoncet ri
edsever albusi
nesses
andt heyal lf
ail
ed,sheeventriedadver t
isi
ngthem
onli
neandpeopl ewer enotsuppor t
ive.People
fail
edt oevenshar eorli
ketoshowt hatatleastt
hey
havevi ewedt heposts.Theyonl ysharewhen
somet hingbadwashappeni ngt oher,li
ketheywere
mocki ngherbabynow.

Shel ookedatthebabywhowaspeacef ull

ysleeping
andst oodupt ogof i
nishherwashing.Shetookthe
bucketandwentout si
det ohangthebabyclothes.
Aft
erget ti
ngdone, shetookthemopt owipethe
spi
lledwat eri
nt hebathroom.Herphonerangatt he
bedroom, feari
ngthatitmightwakethebaby,she
walkedt hereandpickedBoemo' scal
l.

Boemo:Babe.
Amar
a:Yeah?
Boemo:Hey, I'
m sor
rythatIhavebeendist
ant
,I
wasstil
ltr
yingtoadjustandacceptwhathappened.
I'
m sor
ryIleftyoutodealwithever
ythi
ng.I
'ma
cowardbabe, pl
easeforgi
veme.
Amara:Idon'
tknowwhatt
osayBoemo.Whatdo
your
eallywant?
Boemo:Iwasthinki
ngt
hatmaybewef
indt
hebest
doct
orsforourson.
Amara:Wit
hwhatmoneyBoemo?Thebusi
ness
i
sn'
tmakingmuchmoney.
Boemo:Er
r,myaccount
shavebeenunf
rozen.
Amar
a:Si
ncewhen?
Boemo:Yest
erday.Pl
easedon'tgetmadatme, I
wil
lcomeandgiveyouallmybankcar ds.Iwi
lldo
anyt
hingt
oearnyourtrustback.
Amara:Howmuchdi
dyouwithdr
aw?Si
ncet
hey
wer
eunf r
ozen,
howmuchdi
dyoucash?
Boemo:Not
hing,
Icashednot
hing.I'
mirr
esponsi
ble
Iknow,
butImadeapr omi
setoletyoucont
rolal
l
ourf
inances.
Amar
a:Eher
ra.[
Ifyousayso]

Shewalkedovertothebabytot urnhimtot heot her

si
de,Amarafrozeandlookedatt hebabyintently.
Sheplacedherhandonhi scheek,shethenpl aced
hercheekagai
nsthisli
tt
lemout h,pani
cfil
ledher .

Boemo:Babear
eyout
her
e?Babe?Babe?
Amar
a:It
hink.
..
.I.
.thi
nkt
hebabyi
snotbr
eat
hing.
..
.
.
.
.
Ifthi
sepi
sodeget1Kshar
esfr
om 1kpeopl
eIwil
l
giveabonus,
other
wisel
et'
smeetonMonday.
[
09/
13,
07:
08] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts
Epi
sode°
68

Shewalkedovertothebabytot urnhimtot heot her

si
de.Amar af
rozeandlookedatt hebabyint ent
ly.
Sheplacedherhandonhi scheek,shethenpl aced
hercheekagai
nsthisli
tt
lemout h,pani
cfil
ledher .

Boemo:Babe,
areyout
her
e?Babe?Babe?
Amar
a:It
hink.
..
.I.
.thi
nkt
hebabyi
snotbr
eat
hing!
Boemo:Whatdoyoumeant
hebabyisnot
br
eathi
ng?Whoa,whoa,
wai
t,t
akeadeepbr
eat
h!
Amar
a:HowcanItakeadeepbreat
hwhenmybaby
i
snotbr
eat
hingBoemo?I
'l
lcal
lyouback!
Boemo:No, wai
t!Don'thangup,
putmeon
l
oudspeakeranddoasIsay.Hei sfi
ne,
hej
ust
for
gott
obr eat
he,it
'ssonormal.
Amar
a:Youar
eonl
oudspeaker
.
Boemo:Okay, nowtr
ygi
vinghi
m amouthtomout
h
respi
rat
ion;Ihear
dsomewheret
hatnewbor
ns
somet
imesf
orgett
obr
eat
he.
Amara:War
emout
htomout
hnewena?[
Areyou
sayi
ng………]
Boemo:Yes.Pl
easebabe,
don'tpani
c,andjustdo
asIsay.Don'
tusemuchpressurewhenbreathi
ng
theai
rint
ohim.

Amar alookedatbabyBr aveandt ookadeepbr eat

h,
si
lentlysayi
ngashor tprayerinherheart.She
part
edhi sli
ttl
emout handgavehi m amout ht o
mout h.Amar asli
ghtl
yrubbedhislit
tl
echestand
di
di tagain,gavehim amout htomouthandt he
babygaspedf orai
r,r
aisi
ngar msupint heair.He
star
tedcr yi
ngandAmar asighedexcit
edly,she
pi
ckedhi m upandshushedhi m asBoemospoke
onthephone.

Boemo:Ishealri
ght
?Oht hankGod!I
'
m comi
ng
over
,okay!Babe?Babe?
Amar
a:Yeah,
Icanhearyou,
set
sekel
ekagomo
didi
matsa.It
hinkweshoul
dtakehi
mt othedoct
or,
whatki
ndofababydoest hat
?[……….
.st
il
ltr
yingt
o
shushhim……]
Boemo:Iheardit'
snormal,itusuallyhappensf or
dayoldbabies;t
heyforgettobr eathsincetheyare
usedtoli
vinginthatamnioti
csacwhi chisfil
led
wit
hflui
d.Iwonderwhyt hisonedi dthat,
butI
guesssi
ncehei saspecialchild,thatiswhy.
Amar
a:Thi
sone?
Boemo:Yeah,
wel
l!Oh,
sor
ry,
I'
m ar
eal
lybadf
ather
,
what'
shi
sname?
Amar
a:FvckyouBoemo!

Shecutthecal
landt
ri
edtofocusonthebaby,
her
phonerangagai
nandsheignor
edit
,holdi
ngti
ghtt
o
thecr
yingbaby.

AtDoct
or'
shome
Hegotoutoft heshowerandstoodinfrontofthe
mirror
,brushinghiswaveswi t
hhishandanddr yi
ng
hi
sf acewi t
hat owel,hi
sphonerangfrom the
bedroom.Hespr ayedhisbodysprayandtookthe
l
otion,walki
ngt othebedroom,satonhisbigbed
andpickedt hephone.

Doct
or:Hey,
Woo.
Voi
ce:Don'
tcal
lmewithChi
nesenamesman.
Wasup?DidIcat
chyouatabadti
me?
Doct
or:No,
I'
m home,
justknockedof
fthough.
Voi
ce:Aker
eyouareal
waysatthehospi
tal
nowadays,
ondut
yoroffdut
y,youareal
wayst
her
e.
Doct
or:Ah,
kephaket
sekedi
schar
gercr
ushaker
e.
[
…….t
hismorni
ng……]
Voi
ce:Shems,
howar
eyougoi
ngt
oseehernow?
DoctorUh,Iwillmakeapl an.Idon'
tthinkI'
m her
typethough,sheplai
nlytoldmenowhenIaskedf or
hernumber .Sheonlygavei tt
omeaf terI
mentionedthatIhavetokeeponupdat ingher
aboutthebaby'
ssur
ger
y.Howmuchdi
dtheysayi
t
wil
lcost?
Voice:Idi
dthecalcul
ati
onsandt
het
otalamounti
s
roughlyP1.
8mill
ion.
Doctor:(
whi
stl
ing)I
ncl
udi
ngt
het
ranspor
tandot
her
fees?
Voice:No,butther
ei sthi
sotherKoreandoctorin
SouthAf r
ica,
mybosst al
kedtohim, heoncedidthe
surgeryonconjugatedtwins,t
hei
rheadswer e
sl
ightl
ystucktogether.Hecandoi ttooathi
s
hospital
.
Doct
or:Howmuch?
Voice:P545000,butt
herei
safi
ft
ypercentsur
vival
chancewi t
hhim.Unli
keher
ewheret
hechancesar e
seventypercent
.
Doctor:I
fhemanagedt oseparatetheheadsItrust
him.Aheadi sthecompl i
catedpartoft hehuman
body.Iwilltal
kt othemotherandt ellher,wewil
l
seehowt or aisethatmoneyi fshedoesn'thaveany.
Forwardhi scontacts,
Iwillt
alktohimt obookan
appointment .
Voice:Hesai
dhewil
lgi
vehi
mthef
ir
stpr
ior
it
y,t
he
soonerthebet
ter
.
Doct
or:OkayWoo,pleasedot
hat
.Thanksdoct
or,
youaretr
ulyr
eli
abl
e.
Voi
ce:Anyt
ime.Gogetyourcr
ush.
Doct
or:Idon'
twannacompl
icat
eherl
if
emor
e.Bye.

AtMi
nist
er'
shome

Neofini
shedgett
ingdressedandspr ayedper
fume
al
loverherbody.Shepickedherhandbagbyt he
dr
esserandasshet urnedaroundtogo, t
he
Mini
sterwal
kedinwi t
habr i
efcase.
Mini
ster:Honey,
Ihaveaf
li
ghtl
ateron….wher
ear
e
yougoing?
Neo:Younevert
ellmeaboutyourout
ings,
why
shoul
dItel
lyouaboutmine?
Mi
nist
er:Bet
weenyouandme,
whoi
stheman?
Neo:St
opbr
ingi
ngi
rr
elevantar
gumentpoi
nts.You
wi
llhaveasaf
ejour
neymysoont
obeex-
husband.
Mini
ster:Nooneiswalki
ngoutofthi
smarri
age.I
f
youwantt ocheat,
gocheatandcomebacktome,
youwillneverf
indaperf
ectmananywhere.
Neo:Idon'
twantt
ocheat
,thati
swhyIwantout
.
Mi
nist
er:Canwet
rymar
ri
agecounsel
li
ng?
Neo:What'
sthepoint
?I'
m alr
eadygoingthr
ough
ther
apyformyownsani t
y.What'
stheuseof
marri
agecounsel
li
ngifyouarenotwil
li
ngto
change?
Mi
nist
er:Weneedcounsel
li
ng.
Neo:Whyam Ievenwasti
ngmyenergyonyou?
Younevergi
vemeclearanswer
sanyway,bye.
Mini
ster
:(closi
ngthedoor)Youarenotgoing
anywhere.Changethoseclot
hesandsitdown.
Neo:I
'
m goi
ng,
youcan'
tst
opme.
Minister
:Icannotwatchyoucheatonmeanddo
nothing,cal
lthatmanandtel
lhi
mt hathubbyi
s
home.
Neot r
iedtowal kpasthi m,hegrabbedherwr i
stand
pull
edherback, shetr
iedtogetfreeandt he
Ministerslappedher.Neot ur
nedt ohim wit
hone
hotslap,theMi nist
erstagger
edandnear lyfel
l.He
suppor t
edhi mselfwit
ht hewallt
or egai
nhis
bal
ance.

Neo:Ther easonwhyIsaidthereshouldbeno
viol
enceinourhomewasbecauseIknewIcanbeat
youtoapul pifIwant.Nevereverl
ettherespect
thatIgiveyoufoolyouint
othinki
ngthatI'
m
physicall
yweak.

ThedooropenedandPalesarushedin,
holdi
nga
sunhat
,withShai
nachasingbehindher.Pal
esa
l
aughedpanti
ng,exposi
nghertoothgap.

Pal
esa:Aunt
yThainaoganagonkadi
mat
hoyo.
[
…..
Shainawon’
tletmeborr
owherhat
]
Neo:Shai
nal
etyoursi
sterusei
t,youhavemanyof
t
hose.
Shai
na:Thi
sist
heoneIwant
,shecanhavet
he
ot
herone.
Pal
esa:Iwantt
hit
honet
oo.
Shaina:Don'tactl
ikeababy,
justbecauseyoul
ost
yourtoothdoesn'tmeanyouareone.Mama, i
s
daddycomi ngwi t
hus?
Neo:No,
hei
sgoi
ngbackt
oGabor
one.
Mini
ster:No,
I'
m comi
ngwi
thyouguys.Wher
ear
e
yougoing?
Neo:No,
hei
snotcomi
ng,
hur
ryup.
Palesa:Wear
egoi
ngt
othepar
k!Iwi
llbr
ingyou
thweets

Hewat chedasNeowal kedthekidsout,hi

shead
poundingfrom theslapsheadmi ni
ster
edaf ew
minutesback.Het ouchedhisswelli
ngcheekand
fi
nal
lysliddownt hewall,si
tt
ingdownandbur ying
hi
sheadbet weenhislegs.
AtAmar
a'shouse.

Boemol ookedatt heheadboar dandswall

owed, he
tur
nedbackandf acedAmar a,herf
acewas
expressi
onless.Hesi ghedandt ookouthi
sphone
call
inghissister
,thephoner angasBoemoputi ton
l
oudspeaker .Shefinall
ypickedupont heotherside.

Her
:Bobo
Boemo:Hey,
sist
ere.[
…..
sist
er]
Her:Wassup?Howwast hemorninghangover?
Man, youshoul
dreal
lybuyusbeermoreoften,
I
di
dn'tknowthatyoucanbethi
scool.
Boemo:(
rubbinghi
sheadembarrassed)That
'snot
whyIcal
led.Um,what
'syourf
ri
end'sname?
Her:Boemono,no,
no!Ihat
eAmar abutIcan'tl
et
youcheatonherwi
thmyf r
iend,t
hatwomani sbad
news.Iwil
lfi
ndayounggir
lforyouifyoucan'
t
sur
vive-
Boemo:ImightbeanythingbutI
'm notacheat
,I'
m
notpl
anni
ngtocheat.Ijustwanthername.
Her
:(si
ghi
ng)Jenni
fer
,butI
'
m beggi
ngyou-
Boemo:Jenni
feryousay!?Tel
lyourfri
endthatI
'm
goi
ngtobeatherwhereverIfi
ndher,shewroteher
nameonmyheadboar d,suchdisr
especttomy
woman.
Her:Hahaha!Shewhat?Thatsomuchsoundsli
ke
her
.Iwillhaveawordwit
hher ,
noneedforfi
ght
s.
Wenawhydi dyoual
lowheri
ntoyourhouse?
Boemo:Iwasdrunk,Ican'
tremembermuch, but
shesai
dsomethingli
kesheneedswater.Shemi ght
havegoti
ntoourbedroom whil
eIwaspeeing.
Her:Hehe!Bye,I
'm goi
ngtotarni
shthi
swoman's
namewee!Hahaha!Pl easetakeapict
ureandsend
memowhat sapp,doitnow.Bye.[
……on……]
Boemo:I
'
m notsendi
ngyouanyt
hing.

Hehungupandl
ookedatAmara,
shestil
lhadthat
col
dexpr
essi
ononherf
ace.Hewalkedoverand
huggedher
,shedidn'
thughim back.Boemopulled
backandkneltononeknee,
het ookbothherhands
i
ntohisandlookedupather
.

Boemo:Wi
llyoumar
ryme?
Amar
a:(
Frowni
ng)
..
..
Boemo:Pl easeal l
owmet hejoyofbei ngyour
husband.Fr om thefi
rstti
meIsawyoubabe, Iknew
thatyouwer emywi f
e.Imi ghtbefullofshvtbutI
am wi l
li
ngtol i
stentoyouandcor r
ectmysel fwhenI
am wr ong.Idon'tnecessaril
yneedananswernow,
but,thi
nkthisthrough,Iwannaspendt herestofmy
l
ifewi t
hyou.Imean, I
,damnwhyam If umbli
ng,
pleaseforgiveme, I
'mjustsoner vous.I '
m scaredof
l
osingyou.ButIdon' twantt o,notthistimebabe.
Amara:Boemo,youreal
lyt
hinkamar
ri
agepr
oposal
wi
llsol
veever
ything?
Boemo:Ijustwantust obeanof f
icialf
amil
y,Iwant
toadoptOliverf
ir
stbeforewemar ry.Pl
easethi
nk
aboutthi
s.Okay,justgi
vemeamont handseeifI
am real
lyyourdream husband,
seei fIhave
changed.
Amara:Andwhati
fthatmont
hpassesandIam not
sat
isf
ied?
Boemo:Thenyoucanobservemef
orayear
.Idon'
t
wantt
obeaboyf r
iendf
orever
.

Het ookoutasmal lboxfrom hisbackpocketas

Amar asighed,def
eated.Heopenedi tandt her
e
wasaneckl ace,hepull
edi toutandashi nysil
ver
engagementr i
ngwashookedt oit,hestoodupand
walkedbehindher,putti
ngi tonherneck.Amar al
et
herhairfal
ldownagai nandshezi ppedhersweat er
,
hidi
ngt heri
ng.

Amara:Thefactt
hatyoutookoutther
ingaf
ter
sayi
ngallt
hatspeech,makesmewonderhowyou
knewwhatmyr esponsewasgoingtobe.
Boemo:Whensomeoneisyoursoul
mat
e,youj
ust
knowhowtheybehave.
Amar
a:Li
keIknewhowyouwer
egoi
ngt
orespond
whenIneededyout
hemost
?
Boemo:Iwi
llneverst
opapol
ogi
zing.Il
oveyou
okay?

Ther
ewasaknockatt
hedoor.Boemohel
dAmar
a's
handandl
edhert
otheki
ds'
bedroom.

Boemo:Gor
est
,Iwi
l
lat
tendt
owhoeveri
satt
he
door
.

Amar awentandl ai
ddownbesi deherbaby.She
touchedherandmadesur et hathewasbr eat
hing,
shest rokedhi
scheeksandsmi ledonherown.Thi s
onewassomuchcut e,peoplewer egoingto
mistakehi mforagirl.Well,i
ftheymanaget odot he
surgeryonhi m andhei sablet oleadanormallif
e
thatis.Shefoundher selfsayingasilentpr
ayerin
herhead.

Boemowal
kedi
ntot
her
oom wi
thasourf
ace,
fol
lowedbyDoctorSamuel .Hepull
edtheoff
ice
chairt
hatwasont hecornerandgaveittohi
m,then
hesatbesideAmar a.Hetouchedherhand,
avoidi
ngtolookatthebaby.

Doctor
:MmagweBrave,
thankyouforal
lowi
ngme
t
ocomeher e.Howar
eyoufeel
ing?[Br
ave’
s
mother….
.]
Amar
a:I
'
m okay.Happyt
obehome.
Doct
or:Sweet
.Howi
sthel
it
tl
eone?
Boemo:Pleasecutt
hechaseandtel
luswhyyou
ar
ehere.Yousoundedsourgentonthephone,that
i
swhyIallowedhertogi
veyouthedirect
ions.
Amar
a:Babepl
ease.
Doctor:Wow, okay!Wehavef oundadoctorwho
canhelpBrave, heisi
nSout hAfri
caandheis
affor
dabletoo.Ifyoudon'thavemoney,wecanask
fordonati
onsandIwi llt
opupt he-
Boemo:Namet
heamount
,mysoni
snotachar
it
y
case!
Doct
or:(star
r i
ngintohiseyes,spel
li
ngsl owly)Fi
ve-
Hundred-and-f or
tyfi
ve-thousandSir.Plusthe
hot
elbil
ls,fl
ightti
cketsandotherhospitalexpenses
si
nceIam goi ngwi t
hthem too.
Boemo:(starri
ngbackdefiant
ly)That
'speanuts,
I
wil
lpayforeveryt
hing.Letmegogetmyl apt
op
fr
om thatside.Weneedt obookanappointment
nowandbynextweek, Iwantmysont obenor mal.

Hestoodupandwal kedout .Thedoctorshookhis

head,hedi dn'texpectthiskindofcompet it
ion,
cl
earl
yhehadl ostalready,butevenadyi nghorse
gi
veskicks.AssoonasBoemowal kedoutofsight,
hekneltnextt oAmar aandt ouchedherhand.
Amaral ookedathi m conf used,hepresseda
neckl
acei ntoherhand, shelookedatit,i
twasgol d
andar i
ngwashookedt oit.Amar a'
smout hopened
i
nawe, ther ingwasexact l
yt hesameast heone
Boemobought.Herhear tthuddedloudlyasshe
l
ookedathi ssoftenedeyes.
Doctor :Pleasedon' tsayanyt hing,j
ustlist
en.Ilove
you,If ai
ledt ocontr
olmyf eel
ingsmmagweBr ave.I
knowyousai dyoucomewi t
h3chi ldr
enandhavea
boyfriendbutIst il
lwantyou, Iwannamar ryyou
andt akecar eofyou.I '
m notpr essuri
zingyou,take
yourt i
meandt hi
nkaboutus, itcanbemont hs,Iwil
l
waitpat i
ent ly.Whenyouhavemadeadeci si
on,
weart hisr i
ng, packyourbagsandourki dsthen
comest raightt omyhouse.Youcanj udgemei n
thosemont hsandseei fIdeserveyou.Omosadi
wameAmar a,kegof i
lwekeModi mo, Icanfeelit
.
[……..
Br ave’smot her……….you’remyGodgi ven
wife……]

Boemo' sfootst
epsappr oachedandhequi ckly
touchedt hebaby,pret
endingtol ookathim.Boemo
enteredasAmar awasaboutt ohandhi m his
necklaceback.Shequi cklycl
osedherhandand
mout h,cl
aspingthenecklace,feeli
ngthering,r
ound
andhar dagainstherpalm.Sheshovedi ti
ntoher
sweat er
,heartbeati
ngfast.
Boemo:(gi
vingthedoctoranevileye)Okay.As
soonasalldat
esarefixed,aswellasthefinaldate
ofthesur
gery,I
'
m bookingthreefli
ghtti
ckets,I
'm
goingt
oo.Ihopehewi l
lfini
sheverythi
ngwi t
hina
week.

TWOWEEKSLATER
.
.
.
.
Canever
ybodywhoreadt
hisepi
sodel
ike,
leavea
commentandshar
e!!
!
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13,
07:
10] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
69

AtSi
rSer
etseKhamaI
nter
nat
ionalAi
rpor
t.
..
Amar awal kedbetweenBoemoandt hedoctor,
holdingonlyherhandbag.Thedoct orwaswheel i
ng
theluggage, aportercameandassi stedhim,
Boemowaspushi ngthebabyi nast r
oll
er,hekept
onleaningover ,checki
nghim.Theyqueuedi nthe
l
inetot hecounter,Amar abehi
ndt hem all
,as
peopletookpi ct
ures,someoft hem walki
ngt o
Amar a,wishingherwel l
.Shejustsmi l
edand
thankedthem.Amar atookoutherphoneandt ext
ed
Boemo' smot her.

Amara:Wej ustar
ri
vedinBot
swana,wearetaki
nga
connect
ingfli
ghtfr
om Gabor
onetoMaun.Thank
youforbabysit
ti
ngforus.

Someonetappedherf
rom behi
nd,shetur
nedand
facedPr
incess,
Boemo'
sexgi r
lf
ri
end.

Her
:Hi
.
Amar
a:Hi
.Howar
eyou?
Her:I
'
m good,
Isawyouear
li
eronandwasn'
tsur
eif
i
t'
syouguys.Didt
hesur
ger
ygowell?
Amara:I
'm sor
ry,Ican'
tdi
scussthatnow.Imade
anexcl
usivedealwithanewspapercompany.
Her
:Oh,
Iunder
stand.SayHi
toyourman.
Amar
a:Hei
sther
e,youcangosayHiyour
sel
f.
Her
:Pleasedon'
tlethi
m seeme,Ii
nsult
edhimthe
l
astt
imewet al
ked.Bye,Iwasj
ustgreet
ingyou.
Amar
a:Okay,
bye.

Princessturnedanddr aggedherbagout si
de.
Amar alookedatherandshr uggedhershoul ders.
Whywoul dshebeni cetoheral lofasudden?Was
Boemowi thherwhent heywer eatSout hAfrica?
Sinceher ,
Amar a,wasadmi ttedi nthehospitalwith
thebaby?Thatt alkwasj ustsowei r
d.Shet urned
backt othelineasitwast hei
rt ur nt
oshowt he
fl
ightti
cketsanddocument st ot heladyinfrontof
them.
AtChi
na'
smot
her
..
.

Zoskipar kedout sideandsatf oramomenti nhis

car.Hewasl onely.Stayingaloneandmostofhi s
memor i
eswer efil
ledwi t
hAmar aandherki ds,a
fewwer ehi m andChi na.Hesobadl ywant edt olet
gooft hi
nki ngaboutAmar abutitwasnott hateasy,
l
etti
nggooft hememor ieswaspai ninghim, butat
thesamet ime, heknewhewoul dn'twantt olose
Chinaoveranyt hing.Chinahadpr ovedt obet he
ri
ghtper sonf orhim, t
heonl yonewhocar esand
l
oveshi m genui nelybesi deshi
spar ents.Hesi ghed
andopenedt hedoorst eppingoutoft hecarwi tha
shoppingbag.Hewal kedt othehouseandknocked
thenlethimsel fin.

HewalkedtoChina'
sbedroom andpushedthedoor
open.Shewasbusypackingherclot
hesinabag.
Zoskil
ookedatallt
hebagsnearthebedand
secr
etl
ysmiled,
hopingthatshewasfinal
lycomi
ng
home.Hewalkedovert
oherandhuggedher
,then
ki
ssedhercheek.

Zoski
:HeyBabe.
Chi
na:Husband.
Zoski
:What
'supwi
thal
lthesebags?Ar
ewegoi
ng
home?
Chi
na:No,
I'
m movi
ngt
otheot
herr
oom.
Zoski
:Youar
ejoki
ngr
ight
?Imean,
wear
egoi
ng
home?BabekanaImi
ssyou.
China:(l
aughi
ng)I
'
m seri
ous.Mymom saidthatI
shouldn'
tevenbehol
dingyourhandsorhugyou.
Zoski
:Idon'tunder
standwhyyouaresuddenl
yso
tr
adit
ional
.Wehadagr eedt
hatwhenthebabytur
ns
amont hyouwi l
lmovebacktoourhome.
China:Don'
tevencal
litourhome,
Iownnot
hing
there,
youmarriedmeoutofcommunit
yofproper
ty,
sodon't.
Zoski
:Okay,
clear
lyyouar
emadbecauseof
somet
hing.Tal
ktome.
Chi
na:(
shovi
ngcl
othesi
nthebag)Iam f
ineZoski
!

Hegentl
ypull
edhertohim andhuggedher,rocki
ng
hersi
dewaysli
keababy.Chinatr
iedtopulloutof
thehugbutZoskihel
dti
ghterunt
ilshecal
med
downabitandhuggedhim back.

Zoski:Iloveyou,okay,
andthati
sourhome.Wewi l
l
buyanot herplotandbuil
dini
t,i
twil
lbeinyour
name.Idon' tr
eallycar
eaboutmateri
alweal
thand
property,It
houghtyouhavenoti
ced.
China:Iknow, I
'
m sor
ryifIcomeacrossasagold
digger,
it'
sjustmymom andf ri
endshavebeen
tel
li
ngmet hi
ngs,put
ti
ngmeunderpr essur
e.
Zoski
:Whatt
hings?
Chi
na:They'
vebeensayingthatIam af
ool
,you
weregi
vingAmaraallyourmoneyandyouaresti
ll
i
nlovewithher
.Theysaidthat-
Zoski
:Shhh.I
t'
sokayBabe.I
t'
sokay,
noneoft
hati
s
tr
ue,Iloveyou.Ifyoufeell
ikemyloveforyouisn'
t
enough,pleasetellmesothatIcor
rectmyself
.I
can'
tloseyou,Idon'twanttoseeyouhurttoo,you
andourdaught er.Youareallt
hatmatt
ersri
ghtnow,
okay.

ShenoddedherheadandZoski l
ift
edherheadup,
l
ookingintohersadeyes.Heleanedoverandsof tl
y
ki
ssedherasshehesi tat
edatfir
st.Zoskihel
dher
waistandpull
edherintohim,sher el
axedher
musclesandr ecei
vedtheki
ss,closinghereyes.
ShefeltZoski
'shardbonerpoki
ngher ,shepull
ed
backjustasthebabycr i
ed.

Chi
na:Youar
enotget
ti
ngmepr
egnantagai
nZoski
.
Zoski
:I'
l
lpul
lout
.Babepl
ease.
..
China:Wenawaregongwemar t
eni
tywar
dgoa
tshamekiwa.Pi
ckthebabyandshush
her.[
Materni
tywar
disnotaplaygr
ound.
]
Zoski
:(Pi
cki
ngupt
hebaby)YesMa'
am,
nowt
hat
youhavecal
meddown,
what
'supwi
tht
hebags?
Chi
na:Oh,
mom sai
dIcanmovebackhome.
Zoski
:Ser
ious?
Chi
na:Yeah,andshesai
dabunchwhol
eofot
her
st
uff
,that
'swhyIwasupset
.
Zoski
:I'
m sorr
y,nextt
imeIwil
lhel
pyoumysel
f
fr
om whent hebabyisadayol
d.
China:Therewil
lbenonextt
ime.Br
ingherover
,I
thi
nkshei shungry.
Zoski
:Gr
eat
!Iwi
llst
artl
oadi
ngt
hebagst
othecar
.

Chi
nasatdownandgotthebaby.Shepull
edhert-
shi
rtupandgavehert
hebreastasZoskil
ookedat
her
,smil
ing.

China:Hahaha!Iknowwhatyouar
ethi
nki
ng,
get
outofhere.
Zoski
:Il
oveyou.
Chi
na:Il
oveyout
oo.

Shecontinuedbr
eastf
eedi
ngthebabyashel
if
ted
theheavybagsoutsi
detothecar
.

AtMaunI
nter
nat
ionalAi
rpor
t.
..

AmaraandBoemobi dthedoct
orfarewell
andgot
i
ntoBoemo'scar
.Shegotatthebackandhel dt he
babyasBoemoloadedallt
hebagsint heboot.He
fi
nal
lywal
kedovertothedri
ver
'sseatandgoti n.

Boemo:Babewhyar
eyousi
tt
ingatt
heback?
Amar
a:Iwantt
ohol
dthebaby.
Boemo:Buthi
scarseati
sjustt
her
e,Iwantyou
her
e.
Amar a:Canwej
ustgo?I
'
m sot
ir
edandIwanna
rest
.
Boemo:Ohokay.So,wear
egoi
nghomef
ir
storwe
ar
ecoll
ect
ingtheki
dsatmoms'
?
Amar
a:Dr
opmehome.Ineedt
orest
.

Hest ar
tedthecaranddroveoff
,hereachedatthei
r
placeandparkedinfr
ontofthehouse,thedoor
openedandFl or
encegotoutholdi
ngherschoolbag.
Amar aopenedthedoorandgotout,shewalked
towardsher.

Flor
ence:HeyAunt
y!Theboyshavebeenaski
ng
aboutthebaby.
Amara:Heynana,
wer
eyounotscar
edst
ayi
ng
al
onehere?
Fl
orence:No.Iwannaseet
hebabybef
oreIgo.
Amara:Okay,Ineedt
olayhim downf
ir
st.Howi
s
schoolgoi
ng?Areyoulear
ningsomet
hing?
Florence:Yeah,Iswearbytheendoftheyearwhen
Iwr i
temyexami nati
onsI'
m goingtoget48poi
nts
thisti
mear ound.Myagemat esareenj
oying
al
lowancesatterti
aryschool
snnakesetseke
suppl
ementa,eish.
[..
.whi
leI'
m st
il
lsuppl
ement
ing.
..
]
Amar a:Iknowyouwi l
lpass,thewayyouareso
dedicated.Hehe!Ineverli
kedschool,
that
'swhyI
don'thaveaf ancyjob.Youneedt ost
udyhardand
earnyourmoney, don'tbelikeme.
Flor
ence:ButAunty,
youcanmakeyourownmoney
too,eveni
fyouaren'
teducat
ed,t
herearejustso
manyways-Wow, i
sthi
sreal
lyBraveoryou
changedhim att
hehospit
al?
Amara:(
Smi
li
ngt ear
ful
ly)Haha!Thisi
shi
m, myboy
i
sokaynow.Justwaitunti
lthesescar
shealwhen
hegr
ows.
Florence:OhmyGod!I '
m goi
ngtobeadoctor.They
canr eal
lydomagic,j
ustlookathi
m.Theyremoved
theextralegsandtheextr
agenit
als.How?Di
dn't
thathurt?
Amara:Tr
ustme,youdon'
twannaknowhow.I
wasn'
tall
owedi
nt heoper
ati
onroom t
oo.
Boemowalkedi
ntot
her
oom asAmar
acover
edt
he
babyagai
n.

Boemo:Al lthebagsarei
nthesit
ti
ngroom,Iwill
unpackthem whenIgetbackfrom mom'splace.
Thekids'othercl
othesar
ether
er i
ght
?
Florence:Uh,Jbr
oughtt
hem allherewhenItook
thekidslastweekWednesday.Grannydoesn'
tst
ay
athome, sheisal
waysatfri
ends'placesorat
grandpa's.
Amar
a:So,
Oli
verandShaunwer
est
ayi
ngwi
thwho?
Fl
orence:Mom,butshedrinksalot.Myfat
hert
ook
al
lmyyoungersibl
ings.I
'
m sorry,myfamil
yisal
l
messedup.
Amara:ButIgaveyourgrandmaal otofmoney
yest
erday,
shesaidthekids'snacksweref
ini
shed
andsheneededsomeot herstuff.
Boemo:It
oldyout
oaskmef
ir
stbef
oregi
ving
mamasomemoney.
Amar
a:It
houghtshehadt
oldyou.Agh,
soyou
havebeenst
ayi
ngwi
tht
heki
ds?Thankyou.
Florence:It'
salr
ight
,noneedtothankme.I'
m
returningthefavour
,youhavebeenpayingf
ormy
tuit
ionf eesandbuyingmetoil
etr
y.Bye,
I'mlat
efor
mycl asses.

Shepacedoutast
heywat chedher
.Boemowal ked
overt
oAmara,hesatonthebedandpulledherto
hi
m, maki
nghersi
tonhislap.Heheldbothofher
handsandki
ssedthem.

Boemo:I '
m sor ryaboutmymom.Shehasnever
beenr eal
lyther eforme,so, Ididn'
texpectmuch
wheni tcamet omyki ds.Ishoul dhavestayed
behindwi t
ht hem, I'
m sorr
yIl etmyi nsecur
it
iest
o
takemet hatf ar,Iwasscar edIwasgoi ngtolose
yout othatdoct or.Icoul
dseef r om t
hewayhe
l
ookedatyout hathewant edyou.
Amar
a:Let
'sdot
his.
Boemo:Dowhat
?
Amara:Let'
sgetmarr
iedandbeapr
operf
ami
ly.I
l
ovenoot herman,
exceptyou.
Boemo:(
Exci
ted)Ser
iousBabe?
Amar
a:Yeah.
Boemo:Iwil
ltel
lmyuncl
esandpar
ent
s,wow,
Babe.
..t
hankyou.

Hepul
ledhercl
oserandt
il
tedherheadf
oraki
ss.
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget200shar
es?
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eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
70
Att
heDi
str
ictCommi
ssi
oner
’sOf
fi
ce

Neosatnextt oherhusbandast heywai t

edforthe
Distr
ictCommi ssioner,shekeptonl ookingathim
foracluebutheavoi dedeyecont actwithher.They
weref i
nall
ycalledinsi
de, hequicklystoodupand
openedt hedoor ,
holdingitsosheent ers.Neoroll
ed
hereyesandwal kedinside,cl
utchingherhandbag
withonehand.

TheMi nist
erfoll
owedNeoandt heywer eoffered
chair
s.Theyf oundoutthatt heDistr
ict
Commi ssionerwasnotal one, hewaswi thtwoot her
people.TheMi ni
sterpull
edt hechairforNeo, she
calmlysatdownandsmi ledathi m abit,hi
ding
everyfeeli
ngofagi t
ati
onthatshehad.TheDi str
ict
Commi ssionerclear
edhist hroatandThabi sosat
down.

DC:Gr
eet
ingsagai
nMr
.andMr
s.Mi
nist
er.
Mini
ster:Greet
ingshonour
abl
es.Dist
ri
ct
Commi ssioner
,thankyouf
orspar
ingyourt
imet
o
at
tendus.
DC:Blessed,butthisi smyj ob,I
'm paidtodot hi
s.
Withoutwastinganyt i
me,letmei ntroducemyt wo
coll
eaguesher e,
theyar ebot hDistri
ct
Commi ssionerstoo,MrBal atediherei sst
ati
onedat
PhikweandMrNgandei sstati
onedatGumar e.
Theywer eonawor kshopandIaskedt hem t
ohel p
menegot i
ateyouri ssues,ifyouar enotcomf ort
able,
theycango.Imean, youtwoar ewell knownpeople,
thecountry'
sfrontliners.
Neo:Idon'
tcar
ewhoispr
esentornot
,cananybody
t
ellmewhyIam her
e?
Mini
ster:Honey,cal
m down.Theycanst
epout
side,
youwillcal
lthem whenweneedthem.
DC:Gent
lemen!

Thetwomenpushedt hei
rchair
sbackandwalked
out.Theycl
osedthedooronthei
rwayout
.The
room becamesi
lentf
oraminute,t
heDi
str
ict
Commissi
onerscr
atchedhi
sgoat
eeandf
aced
them.

DC:HiMmagweLeo,
howar
eyou?[
…Leo’
smot
her
…]
Neo:I
'
m good.
DC:Ehe,youarejustgood?Lezot ilagaThabiso,
kanteleait
segor elenyalanel et
shwanelana?And
kanayourmar r
iagehasl asted,morethan20years?
Itshowsthati
tisindeedauni onfr
om God.
[……Thabi
so’sgirl
,areyouawar et
hatyout wo
l
ookedgoodt ogetherwhenyougotmar r
ied…….
]
Mi
nist
er:Tr
ue.
Neo:Idon'
twannaar
guet
hat
.Butwhyexact
lyam I
her
e?
DC:Somet imesIfor
getthatyouanononsense
woman.Anyway, yourhusbandwasher e,repor
ti
ng
yourbehaviourt
ome.Hesayst hatyouarecheati
ng
onhim, youdon'
tuseproperwor dswhen
addressinghim,
andyouevenbeathi m,
ont opof
that
,youdenyhim sex.Thabiso,It
hinki
t'
sbestyou
r
eci
tewhatyout
oldme.
Mini
ster
:Noneed,
sheal
readyknowswhatshedi
d,
sheabusesme.
Neo:MrDi stri
ctCommi ssi
oner ,wi
thallduerespect,
mymar riagewi t
hthismani slongoverdue,it
'sno
l
ongerwor king.So,Ihavealreadycontactedmy
l
awyer ,
atf i
rstIwantedtojustseparatewithhim so
thathewor ksonhimselfbutt henIthoughtthatnah,
i
ft hi
smanwant edtochange, hewouldhave
changedyear sback.
Mi nister:Holdonr i
ghtthere,
don'ttellmeabout
divor ce,wehaveal otofyearstogether.Youwere
pat i
ental lalong,whatchanged?Whynow?You
foundsomeoner i
ght?Youar echeatingonme, that
explai nsthesuddent ransfor
mat i
ons, eventhe
clothesyouwearnowadays, youl ookmor e
beaut i
ful,youarecheati
ng.
Neo:(Calmly)I'
m simpl
yfedup.Idecidedtostop
l
ivi
ngf oryou,Iam nowfocusingonmyself.I
t'
s
cal
ledself-
love,Ihaver
eali
zedmywor t
h.Thi
sman
hasbeencheat ingonmeal lmyli
fe,
hehasr ef
used
t
ochange.
DC:RragweLeo,t
heaccusationsar
ether
e.Gatwe
t
hepr obl
em wasyourcheat
ing.Whyareyoudoing
i
t?[Leo’
sfat
her….
.]
Mi
nist
er:Iwi
llst
op.
DC:Answert
hedamnquest
ionandst
opmaki
ngus
fool
s!
Mi
nist
er:Er
r,Ican'
tseem t
ostopcheati
ng.Il
ove
mywifebutthegir
lstemptme,i
tisl
ikeacall
ing!
Neo:Seriousl
yThabi
so?Youneverceaset
o
embarrassme.Areyousayi
ngyourcheati
ngi
sa
cal
li
ng?
Mi
nist
er:Notl
iket
hat
-
Neo:Butyouar eright,heisrightMolaodi
,thisman
hereisaser i
alcheat .Heact simmat ur
esomet imes.
Heput shisfri
ends, alcohol,mistr
essesbeforehis
famil
y.Andsemat akewena, don'
tyouseet hatyour
fri
endstreattheirwiveswi t
hr espect
?Haveyou
everseent hem leavingtheirwivesalonei
nt he
housetogowhor i
ng?I ti
sonl yyouinyourci r
cle
whodoesthat.Kegoreontir
ilesehemasagago
hel
a.Oram Inotworthyourrespect?[
…….
.Dist
ri
ct
Commissi
oner…..
thefool
ishoneisyou…….youhave
mademeyourf ool….
.]
Mi
nist
er:Thosef
ri
endsofmi
necheatt
oo!
Neo:Butwehaveneverheardanyscandalabout
them,i
tisyou,whoisal
waysappeari
ngin
newspapers,
caughtatpeopl
e'
shomes.Nowonder
yoursonhasdist
ancedhimselff
rom us,
youarean
embarrassmentr
ra.
Minist
er:ButbabeIloveyou, Il
oveyousomuch
andIwon' tsurvi
vewithoutyou.Youaremypi ll
arof
str
ength,mywoman, mywi fe,t
hemot herofmy
ki
ds.Iwi l
lstopcheat
ing,thatart
icl
e,i
twast helast
ti
meembar rassi
ngyoul i
kethat.
Neo:Youar eri
ghtmyl ove.Itwillneverhappen
againbecauseI'
ml eavingyou.Iwi llmovetothe
guestbedroom sowewai tf
orthedi vorcetobe
fi
nali
zedwhi l
eseparated.AsmuchasIl oveyou,
I
wanttofreeyou,doyou, don'tl
iveinbondage
becauseofme.Begoodt oyournextwomanor
man.Iam donef
orci
ngt
hingsher
e.
Mini
ster:Iknowtheysaysometimesl
ett
inggo
hurt
sless,buti
t'
salie,Idon'
twannal
etgo.Pl
ease
don'
tleaveme.

Neopushedherchai
rbackandst
oodup.

Neo:Wai
ttohearf
rom myl
awyer
.

AtAmar
a'shouse

Amar awascur l
edupont hebedneart hebaby, she
washoldingTheAdver t
isernewspaper,lookingat
thehousesbeingadverti
sed.Theywer eso
expensi
vebutnoneoft hem caughtherinterest,she
pagedtothecomi cssecti
onandst art
edr eading,
l
aughingalone.Boemowal kedint
ot hebedr oom
holdi
ngat r
ayoff oodandplaceditbesidethebed
l
amp.Amar arai
sedhereyesf r
om thenewspaper
andlookedathim.
Boemo:It
houghtyouwer
esl
eepi
ng.
Amara:Iwaslooki
ngf
orhousesf
orsal
eont hi
s
newspaper
,theyar
eal
lugl
yunfor
tunat
ely.
Boemo:Checkt
heBHCones.
Amara:Theyhaven'
tadver
ti
sedthist
ime,butIdon'
t
l
iket
heirhousesei
ther
.Wewi l
lkeeponlooki
ng
t
hough.
Boemo:(Si
tt
ingbesi
deher)Yeah,situpandeat.Oh
no,l
ayonyourtummyandeat ,gatwemot set
sioja
apatame.[
……..anewmotherli
esonhert ummy
whensheeats]
Amara:Haha,
okay.Di
dyoutal
ktoyourpar
ent
sand
uncl
esaboutt
hewedding?
Boemo:Yeah, It
oldmyuncl eandhecal l
edmom
andherhusband, t
ell
ingthem.It
oldhimt hatyou
don'thaveanyparentsorknownrelat
ives.Hesaid
myuncl ewhostaysatKasanewi l
lactasyour
parent.Hi
m andhiswi f
e.
Amar
a:What
'shi
sname?MaybeIknowhi
m.
Boemo:Oh, I
'
m sur
eyouknowhi m.Hei
sthe
cur
rentact
ingMini
sterofDef
enceandJust
ice.
Amara:Wait
,youmeant heonewit
hspoil
tki
ds?Oh
ri
ght,
twoofthem passedawaythr
eeyear
sback.
RragweShai
na?[…….Shania’
sdad]
Boemo:Yeah,
youdoknowhi
m.
Amara:Hahaha!OhmyGod,youwon'
tbel
ievewhat
t
hatmanandhi swif
eoncesai
dtome?
Boemo:What
?Tel
lme.
Amara:Shee,Iwasjusttaki
ngawalkfr
om home,
cl
eari
ngmyhead.Man, Iremembert
hosedaysvery
well
,Iwaskindofsuici
dalandmyproblemswere
j
usttoomuch.
Boemo:Maybet
hat'
swhyyouar ethi
sst
rong,
you
wentt
hroughal
ot.Whathappened?
Amar a:Themansenthi srudechil
dtocallme,andI
j
ustwenti nbecauseIthoughthewasgoi ngtogive
meaj ob.WhenIgoti n,heandhiswifetol
dmet hat
t
heyhavef oundahusbandf orme.Haha!Babe,you
wil
lthinkIam l
ying.Theytoldmethattheywould
gi
vemesomemoneyever ymont
h,somet
hingl
ikea
P100orso,
Ican'
trememberwel
l
.
Boemo:Youl
ie.Andyour
efusedahusband?
Amara:Ihadaboyf ri
endbyt hatti
me,butevenifI
wassingle,Icoul
dn'
tjustacceptanarranged
rel
ati
onship.Whateraareon, 18t
hcentury?Hahaha!
Orwenawoul dyouacceptanar r
angedrelat
ionshi
p?
Boemo:Theyoncetol
dmet hatnonsenset
oo,
hahaha!Theywer
ebeli
tt
li
ngme.
Amar a:Ah, kanannanebar ebampatelamodisawa
bone, sayingthatheisjustl
ikeasontothem,blah
bl
ah, hedodgest hefar
mst oomuch,heneedsa
woman.I magineawhol emest ayi
nginthefar
ms?
[
…………. theysaidtheywannahookmeupwi ththei
r
herdboy……. ]
Boemo:Wai
t,whenwast
his?
Amara:Mm, 4or5year
sback,
bef
oreIevenhada
chi
ld,
befor
eIevenmetyou.
Boemo:Babe!
Amar
a:What
?
Boemo:(Chuckli
ngindisbeli
ef)Iwast
heirher
dboy
bythatt
ime,theyweretalki
ngaboutme.HadI
knownthattheyweretalki
ngaboutyouthatti
meI
wouldhavesaidyes!
Amara:Haha!Noway,
youmeant
otel
lmet
hatyour
uncl
elongwantedust
oget
her
?
Boemo:Damn, hei sgoi ngtobehappy.Thi sis
reallysomesor toff ate,whowoul dhavethought
!
So, allalongyouhavebeenmywi fe?Evenbefore
meet ingyou?Kanamyuncl e'swifewouldsay,
"Boemocanyoupl easecomet oKasaneandmeet
yourwi f
e?Maybeshewi l
lagreeifsheseesyou,
thisgi r
lisreal
lyhumbl e.Sheispoorbutshei s
beaut if
ulandst i
llyoung. "Babe,youhavebeenmi ne
sincet hebeginning.Wow!
Amara:Hehe!Kanamosadiyooor atagobitsa
bat
hodipeasant ,nnammekekammol el
la
gompieno.[
….thatwomanl i
kescal
li
ngpeople…..
i
wouldgiveherapi eceofmymindthi
stimearound]
Boemo:Butshei
sref
ormednow,
trustme.
Theyheardfootst
epsinthelivingroom, Florence
knockedonthealreadyopendooroft heirbedroom,
shestuckhalfofherbodyinside,holdingthedoor
fr
ame.

Fl
orence:Goodaf
ter
noon.
Amar
a:Hibaby.
Boemo:Yeah,
mot
ogol
o.[
…..
niece]
Fl
orence:Youguyshaveavi
sit
orout
side,
aman.
Boemo:Howdoeshel
ookl
ike?
Fl
orence:Ugh,
Idi
dn'
tpayat
tent
ion.I
'
m hungr
y.
Boemo:Yourf
oodi
sint
hemi
crowave.
Florence:Okay.Oh,Ithi
nkhesai
dhisname.He
saidhisnamei sStatussomet
hingsomet
hing.
Amar
a:(
Jumpi
ng)St
atus?

AmaraandBoemolookedatFl
orenceinshock,
then
l
ookedatoneanot
herasBoemof ear
ful
lyst
oodup
andsi
gnal
edwi
thhi
shandt
oAmar
a.

Boemo:St
ayher
e,I
'
m comi
ng.
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget200shar
es?
?
[
09/
13,
07:
12] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
71

AtMmaBoemo’
s

Boemo' sunclewalkedt
hroughthegat ewithhis
knobkerri
e,hi
sbigcowboyhatshi el
dinghisold
eyesfrom thesun.Boemo'sparentswer esi
tt
ingon
theverandah,MmaBoemowal kedint
ot hehouse
andgotanext
rachair
.Shesatdownastheoldman
walkedsl
owl
ytowardsthem,hegreet
edandsat
down,cat
chi
nghisbreat
h.

Rr
aBoemo:Uncl
e,whyar
eyouwal
kingi
nthi
sheat
?
Uncl
e:Mycar'senginehasdied,Icamewithataxi
andi
tdroppedmeatt hestop.Hey,yourhomeisfar.
Bagorogi
lesent
lebabat swangSout hAfr
ica?
[
……..
Didthosefrom Sout
hAf r
icaarri
vesafel
y?]
RraBoemo:Yeah,wearefarf
rom t
her
oad.Theki
ds
havearr
ivedwellandBoemosayshewantst
otake
hi
swomanhome.
Uncl
e:Uhu?Iser
iousl
ythoughtt
hatwasal
ie.
MmaBoemo:Fl
orence!Hey,kanashenolonger
st
aysher
e,l
etmegopr epar
et eaf
orus.
Uncl
e:Andsomescones,
thi
sheatneedsast
rong
cof
fee.

Shest
oodup,
avoi
dingaquar
relt
hatwasbr
ewi
ng.
RraBoemo:Okay,l
ikeIwassayi
ng,
myboywant
sto
getmarri
ed,hei
sdoneplayi
ngandwant
stomarr
y
themotherofhi
skids.
Uncle:Whom di
dhetell
?Usual
lywhenaboywant s
tomar r
y,t
hefi
rstper
sonheshoul
dtel
lishisuncl
e,
whydoIhearaboutBoemo'smarri
agefrom
str
angers?
RraBoemo:Ao,RraGao,mysontol
dhi
syoungest
unclebecauseheiscl
osetohi
m.
Uncl
e:Youngestuncl emyfoot!Iam t
heoldestof
youall
,thatboyshouldhavecomest rai
ghttome.
Tel
leveryonethatIam inchar
geofthatwedding!
Legoneebi l
eletsenadimeeti
ngkeseyo![……and
youevenhol dmeetingsinmyabsence!]
Rr
aBoemo:Eer
ra.[
Okay]
Uncl
e:Wher
eisshef
rom?Imeant
hegi
rl
?
RraBoemo:Shei
sfr
om Kasane,
butshedoesn'
t
haveparent
s.
Uncl
e:I
fshedoesn'
thavepar
ent
s,whowi
llaccept
hermagadi?Kant
edilot
salonaket samang?Thi s
i
swhathappenswhenpeopl ewithzeroexper
ience
ofmarr
iagenegot
iat
ionsl
ead.[………pridepri
ce?
Whatwrongwithyoupeopl
e……. ]
RraBoemo:Ah, Rr
aGao,thatwon'tstopusfrom
mar r
yingher ,MmaThabisovolunteeredt
hather
familywillactasherpar
ents.TheMi nist
erandhis
wifewillbeherwitnessandsignforher .
Uncl
e:Whycoul
dn'
tmyfamil
ybet
heoner
ecei
ving
t
hemagadi?[
……pri
depr
ice?
]
RraBoemo:Wenagape?Didn'
tyousayyouar
e
headi
ngthenegot
iat
ions?[
Youagain…….
]
Uncl
e:No,
thosepeopl
ejustwantt
ospendBoemo'
s
money.
RraBoemo:Noonei sspendingmyson' smoney.
Afterthenegotiat
ions,theywillbegivingthegirlall
thatmoney.Gapei twouldbei nappropri
ateifyour
fami l
yactasthebr ide'
s.ForMmaThabi soit'
smuch
betterbecauseshei sadi st
antrelat
ive,mywi feand
hersonar ejustcousins.Pleasedon' tbedif
ficul
ton
thi
si ssue,t
hekidswantt ogetmar r
iedasqui ckly
aspossi
ble,
hecan'
twai
ttohavehi
sownf
ami
ly.
Uncle:No,Iwantittogoaccordingl
y,Iam nota
di
ffi
cultperson,
justthatIdon'
ttol
erat
enonsense.
Wher ei
syourwi f
ewi ththatt
ea?
Rr
aBoemo:Letmecheckonher
.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Boemowal kedbackintothebedroom andst

oodby
thedoor,Amaralookedathim,herhandsshaki
ng,
fearwri
tt
eninhereyes.Hewal kedoverandpul
led
herup,huggingher.

Boemo:Relax,
that
'snotStat
usoutt
here.Hesai
d
heishi
sfather
,heheardrumourst
hathehasason
somewhereinMaun,nowhewant stoseehi
m.
Amara:Butwhydi
dhet
ellFl
orencet
hathewas
St
atus?
Boemo:Whoknows?MaybeFl
orencedi
dn'
thear
cor
rect
ly,
shesai
dshewashungr
y.
Amara:No,
sheisabri
ll
iantgi
rl
,I
'm sur
ethatman
sai
dheisStat
us.Whatdoeshewantagain?
Boemo:Hewant stoseeShaun.Babe,
whydidyou
eventel
lpeoplet
hathewashisson?Lookatt
he
consequencesnow,st
rangepeopl
ecomeknocki
ng
atourdoor.
Amar a:Iwasn'
tsur
ebabe,Imean,Ihadtaken
morningafter
sandmyper i
odwassol i
ghtaftert
hat
,
i
tlastedadayonly.Wit
hyou,Iwassureyouhad
pull
edout ,
so,Iwasthi
nki
ngthatmaybeStatus-
Boemo:Stoppl
ease,Idon'twantt
oimagineyou
wit
hanotherman.I
'mt hatsel
fi
shandjeal
ousbabe.
Amar
a:Okay,
sor
ry.Wher
eist
heman?
Boemo:I
nthesitt
ingr
oom.Itol
dhi
mt hatyouar
ea
nursi
ngmother
,soheshoul
dbepati
entandwaitfor
you.

Shewalkedbehi
ndBoemot othesi
tt
ingroom,
they
satnextt
oeachotheraf
tershehadgreet
edhi
m.
Themanl ookedsomuchl i
keStat
us,helooked
famil
iartoo,l
ikeheissomeonepopular
.Shehad
onlymetSt atusmom once,andhi
sstepfather
.The
mancl earedhisthr
oat,
looki
nghardatAmar a.

Hi
m:Mysonhadtaste,
Icant
ell
,al
lhi
sbaby
mamasar
ebeaut
iful
.
Amar
a:Howmanyki
dsdoeshehave?
Hi
m:Four
,wi
thyour
sincl
uded.
Amar a:Okay,hehasthr
eekids.Withduerespect
Sir
,mysoni snotyourgrandson,thati
swhyInever
contactedyouoranyofStatus'f
ami l
y.Whoever
tol
dyout hatShaunisyourgrandsonwaslying.Hi
s
fat
heristhismanhere,nexttome.
Hi
m:I
fthat
'st
hecase,
IwantaDNAt
est
.
Amar
a:Noneedt
odoaDNAt est
,Icanshowyou
hi
spi
ctur
es,
mysonl
ooksl
ikehisfat
her.
Him:Iwon'
tdoanytest
ingj
ustbyjudgi
ngwi t
hmy
eyes,
IwantaDNAt est
.Whyareyourefusi
ngif
i
ndeedyouaresur
e?
Boemo:Babejustal
lowhimtodoi
t,t
her
eisno
har
minthat,wehavenothi
ngtohi
deanyway.
Hi
m:Tomorr
owmor ningIwillbeheretopickhi
m
upsowegotest
ing,
Iwillpayforeveryt
hing.
Amara:Mysoncan'
tmi
ssschoolbecauseof
nonsense.
Boemo:Babe.
.
Him:Yonecrechekeyoneoebit
sangaschool?I
wil
lpickhi
m up,hal
fpast8,
shar
p.[
Youcallpr
e-
schoola………]
Boemo:Tel
lmet hehospi
talyouwantt
otesthi
m at
andIwil
lmeetyouwithhi
mt her
e.
Amara:Theywon'tall
owyou, youar enotonthe
bi
rt
hcer t
if
icat
eBoemo, Ilef
tthefather'
sdetai
ls
emptyinhiscert
if
icate.Theywi l
lneedme, andI
won'
tgobecausemyot hersonneedsme, hehas
j
ustgotoutofsurgery,Ireall
ycan'tbegoingallover
.
Him:Iguessyouwillmeetmeatthehospit
alyoung
man,clear
lyyoudon'tknowwhoIam,Imaket hi
ngs
happen.Other
wise,
Iwi l
lhavet
ocomefetchhim
mysel
f.

HestoodupandhandedBoemohisnumberwrit
ten
onacardthenwal
kedout.Amaral
ookedatBoemo,
def
eated,
shewassopissedof
fatthesameti
me.

Amara:Youknow,Iwassoangr
yt hatIf
orgott
o
evenaskhi
m gorewhyishecomingnow?Why
doeshewannabondwithShaunallofasudden?
Boemo:Babe,
cal
m down.
Amar a:Thi
smani sreal
lysomet hi
ngel
se,whopops
upoutofnowher eanddemandsaDNAt estonthei
r
supposedgrandson?Hedoesnothaveanyshame.
Iwon'tall
owthistohappen,iti
ssounnecessar
y.
WaitseIhavethisbadluckfoll
owingmearound,
ever
yt i
meItrytobehappy,somet hi
ngpopsup.
Boemo:Babe,
youdon'
thavet
ost
ress,
Iwi
llhandl
e
ever
ythi
ng.
Amara:Andsomethi
ngisjustsoof
fabouthi
m,
whati
fhekil
lspeopl
e?Kidsgoesmissi
ngeveryday,
weneedtoprot
ectourki
ds,
Ican'
tletast
ranger
nearmychi
ld.
Boemo:Ammy.
Amara:Youdon'
tunderst
anditdoyou?Hesaidhe
makesthi
ngshappen,whati
fheboughtthatdoct
or
t
hatheisgoi
ngtotestShaunat?
Boemo:Haha!Youarejustbei
ngimpossibl
e.Okay,
Iwil
lchooseadif
fer
enthospit
alt
hen.Justtomake
youfeelbet
ter
.
Amar
a:Mysoni
snotgoi
ngt
hrought
hatbabe.
Boemo:Okay,
eish,
Ihearyou.
Amara:Thankyou.Don'
tjusthearmeout,
underst
andme.YouareShaun' sfat
her
,youar
e
supposedtost
epyourfootdowni nthi
smatt
er.
Boemo:Eemma.[
Yesma’
am]

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Chi
nawal
kedt
othebat
hroom wr
appedi
nat
owel
asZoskipackedhercl othesnicel
yinthecl oset.She
openedt heshowert apandst oodunderi t,
feeling
thewaterspl ashal loverher.Sheclosedhereyes
andrelaxed, f
eelingsomuchathome, buttherewas
j
ustsomet houghtt hatcr epti
ntohermi nd,tel
li
ng
herthatshewasj ustmaki ngafoolofherself,she
wasi nal ovelessmar ri
age.Shebl ockedthet hought
andcont i
nuedwi thhershower .

Zoskiwal kedoutoft heclosetandunzi ppedt hel ast

bag, hesawChi na'sjournalont opofever ythi
ng, he
openedi tandbr owsedt hroughashi sphoner ang.
Hel ookedatthecal lindisbel
ief,heglancedatt he
bathroom doort oseei fChinawasst il
linside,the
showerwasst i
llrunning.Hepi ckedAmar a'
scal l
andner vouslyl
istened.

Zoski
:Sweet
he-Amar
a,Hi
.
Amar
a:HeyZoski
,weneedt
otal
k.
Zoski
:About
?Youdoknowt
hatI
'
m mar
ri
edr
ight
?
Amara:Iknow,butplease,
findti
meandar r
angethe
meet
ing.Ican'
tdiscussthedetai
lsovert
hephone.
Zoski
:Wher
ear
eyou?
Amar
a:Home,
it'
son-
Zoski
:Iknowwher
eyoust
ay,
I'
m comi
ngokay?
.
.
.
.
Qui
ckl
yli
ket
heepi
sodes!
!
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13,
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eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode72

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Zoskipar
kedhi
scarj
ustast
het
axidr
oppedOl
iver
andShaun, theyrantohim andhewal kedi ntot
he
house, foll
owingthem.Hehal tedatt hedoorashe
sawBoemosi tt
inginthelivi
ngroom, watching
somesoccerhi ghli
ghts,hethoughtoft urningback
butt henBoemot ur
nedar ounduponhear ingthe
heavyf ootstepsandtheki dsnoise.Zoski
swal lowedahugel umpandj uststoodt here,
holdingt hedoor,hekeptonf i
ddlingwi t
ht hekeys
ont hedoor .

Boemo:Kegorewenamonna, gawahetsamokgwa
wagagowagot senahelaosaknocker?Comeon
i
n.[
Comeonman, didn'
tyouloosethi
sbehavi
our
of
youjustbudgi
nginwi t
houtaknock?]
Zoski
:Iwasj
ustabsentmi
nded.
Boemo:What
'sbot
her
ingyou?
Zoski
:Nothing,t
heki
dsar
etheoneswhomademe
for
getknocking.
Boemo:Okay.Comesi
tdown,myf i
anceewast he
onewhowant edt
oseeyou.Babe!Babe!Zoskii
s
her
e!
Zoskiwal kedoverandsatdownont hecouch, he
wassouncomf ortable.Heknewheoncet ri
edt oki
ll
thesepeopl e,andheneverapol ogised.Heonce
har rassedAmar aandhadaf ightwi t
hBoemo,
embar rassingt hem i nfr
ontofever yone,
traumat i
singthei rkidsforthesecondt ime.Andhe
neverapol ogised.Whati ftheycal l
edhi mtot each
him al esson?Heshoul dhavecal ledhi sfatherand
toldhi m beforecomi mgher e.Itwassosi lent
bet weenhi m andBoemo, Zoski'sphoner ang,
i
nt erruptinghi sthought s,hesl i
ppedi toutand
l
ookedatt hecal l
, hepickedupChi na' scall.

Zoski
:Wi
fey?
Chi
na:Babe?Howf
arar
eyou.
Zoski
:Ij
ustar
ri
vedatAmara'
splace,wear
eyett
o
di
scusswhytheycal
ledmehere.Boemoisal
so
here.
China:Okay,
good.Ther
rawenawhenyoucome
backherepassbyPepstor
eandgett
hebabysome
wetwi
pes?Theseonesar
efi
nishi
ng.
Zoski
:Eemma,
Iwi
lldot
hat
.
China:Pl
easebuyt hehuggiesbrandonly,
theot her
onesgivesherrash,pleaseaskt
hePepempl oyee
toshowyout herightones,wenakanaonal ego
i
thekeladi
lotsathogoyagagohel a.
[.
..
youareused
tobuyingwhateveryousee.]
Zoski
:Haha!Iwil
lbuyt
her
ightones,
Babepl
ease
haveali
tt
lefai
thinme.
Chi
na:Okay,
bye.Il
oveyou.
Zoski
:(Looki
ngatAmar
awal
kingi
n)Yeah,
bye.
Chi
na:Sincewhendoyour
espondmesayi
ngYeah?
Kar
eIloveyouZoski
.
Zoski
:(Swal
lowing)Il
oveyoutoowi
fey.Youand
ourdaught
er,Il
oveyougirl
s.
Chi
na:Shar
p.

Hehungupandst
oodupwalkingt
oAmar a,
he
openedhi
sar
msforahug.Boemoclear
edhis
thr
oatbutZoskihuggedheranyway, ignori
nghim.
Heencl osedherinhi sbi
gar msasAmar ahugged
him backuncomf ortabl
y.Shel ookedatBoemo
makingf unnyfacesbehindZoski 'sback.Amara
nearlybustedint
ol aughterbutZoskipulledoutof
thehugqui ckl
y.Amar alookedathi m ashesmi l
ed
genuinelyather,shesmi ledbackandt heybothsat
down.

Zoski
:Hi,Iknowgat wemotset
sigaat
shwarwebut
kemotsetsilenna.
[.
..
aconfi
nedwomanshoul
dnot
betouchedbutI '
m aconf
inedmanmysel
f.
]
Amara:Oh,
yeah.Congrat
ulat
ionsonbot
hget
ti
ng
mar
ri
edandt hebaby.
Zoski:Thankyou,
congr
atul
ati
onst
oo,
Ihopet
he
surgerywentwell
.
Amara:Yeah,
itdi
d.Youl
ookgood,
shei
sreal
ly
t
reat
ingyouri
ght.
Boemo:Well,
canwegettobusiness?Ihavet
ogo
codesomethi
ngonmyl apt
opf r
om here.Imi
ssed
workfor2weeks,
Ihavetorecover
.
Amara:Oh,ri
ght
.Fi
rstofal
lZoski
,Iwantt
o
apol
ogize.
Boemo:Babewedi dn'
tdi
scusst
heapol
ogi
es,
why
ar
eyouapologi
sing?
Amar a:Boemopl ease, al
lowmet ospeakmymi nd.
Zoski,Iwantt oapol ogizeforstri
ngingyoual ongal l
thoseyear s.I twassosel fi
shofme.Ihaver eali
zed
thatIwaswr ong,Iledyouonknowi ngverywel lthat
myr elationshi pwithyouhadboundar iesandI
couldn'tloveyout hewayIwant ed.Iwant edtoget
thisoffmychestbecauseyouhavebeent r
uet ome,
youwer ether ewhennooneel sewas, youknowmy
darkestmoment smor ethanever yoneelse,well,l
et
mej ustsayyouwer eat r
uef r
iendandIwassel fish,
pleasef orgiveme.

Zoski
:Wow,Iwishyouhadn'
tapologi
sedsot
hatI
hadareasont
ocontinuehat
ingyou.

Theybot
hlaughedbutBoemokeptaser
iousf
ace.
Amara:Webothknowyouneverdi
d.Youwer
ejust
angr
y,whi
chisjust
if
iabl
e.
Zoski:Just
if
iable?No,noamountofsorr
iescan
erasewhatIhavedone.Ihavet r
iedt
okillyour
famil
yandhar rassedyouinever
ywaypossi bl
e.I
'
m
sosor r
yforthat.Ij
ustcoul
dn'
tunder
standmyself
thatt
ime.
Amar
a:I
t'
sokay.
Boemo:Okay?Thi
snvggat
ri
edt
oki
llus,
myki
ds,
youandme!
Zoski:Bro,I
'm sorr
ytoo,Iwil
lneverst
op
apologisi
ng.Boemoyouwer eoncemyf r
iend,more
thanthatinfact,abrot
her.Youweremybr other
,
please,wit
hthatoldlove,fi
ndithardt
oforgi
veme.
Boemo:What
ever
!
Amar a:Well
,Zoski
,letmenotkeepyouherefor
l
ong, youwil
lsortoutyouri
ssueswit
hBoemoone
day,Iknowthatmenneverst ayangr
ywitheach
otherforl
ong.Icall
edyoubecauseStat
us'fat
her
washer
e.
Zoski
:What
?Whatdi
dhewant
?
Amar
a:Wel
l,
he.
.

Shetoldhimt hewholestor
yasheli
stened
att
enti
vely,
hel ookedar
oundthehouse
suspi
sciouslyandstoodup.

Zoski
:Wher
ewashesi
tt
ing?
Amar
a:(
Poi
nti
ng)Her
e

Zoskiwalkedtowher etheoldmanwassi t
ting,he
knel
tdownont hef l
oorandt racedhi
shandsont he
couch,heconcent ratedandandshovedhi shands
onthef ol
dsoft hecouch, hecameoutwi thal i
ttl
e
bugandhel dithigh.BoemoandAmar agasped, he
putitunderhi
sboot sandst ompedonit,breakingit
i
ntopieces,hewal kedt othemountedtvandt r
aced
hisfi
ngersont opofi t,
hecameoutwi thasmal l
spyi
ngcamer a, helookedati tandbr
okeittoo.
Zoski:Bef
oreyousayanyt
hing?Tel
lmethatyou
di
dn'ttal
kabouthi
sdeathinthi
ssit
ti
ngr
oom?

Amar
alookedatBoemot
ear
ful
ly.Hel
ookedather
wi
thapal
ef ace.

Zoski:First,
hesoundedsuspi sciousbycal li
ng
himselfSt at
us,second,heinsi
stedonget ti
nga
chil
dt hatheclearl
yknowsi t'
snothi s.Thirdl
y,why
thefvckwoul dyoual l
owsuspi sciousstrangersi
n
thehouse!Why?Thi smani stheChi efdirect
orof
theDer partmentofInt
ell
igi
nceSer vi
ces!

AtMaunLodge.
..

Status'
fat
herwasinhisroom, hedrankhi
swhiskey
andopenedhi sl
aptop,
het ypedafewcodesin
ordertoaccesshi
sinstal
ledcameraatAmara'
s
pl
ace.Allheneeded,wast ogett
hevoicer
ecordi
ng
devicehepl ant edont hecouch, hewat chedi nawe
astheyt al
kedt oeachot her ,t
oobadhecoul dn'
t
heart hevoices.Butr eadi ngtheirl
ips,hecoul dtel
l
theywer etalkingaboutt hechildandt heDNAi ssue,
hefor wadedt hef ootageandf rownedasayoung
gentlemanwal kedi ntot hehouse.Wasn' tthisthe
sonoft hatnui sanceol dcl assmateofhi s?He
defi
ni t
elywasBi g-Daddy' sson.Hewat chedashe
huggedAmar aandt heysatdown.Hepat ientl
y
watchedast heguyst oodupandwal kedt othe
couch.

Hi
sheartt
humpedasZoskit
ookoutt
hevoi
ce
r
ecor
derandsmashedi
t.

DI
S-Chi
ef:Damni
t!Nooo!Sonofabvt
ch!

Hewat chedwi t
hangerasZoskismashedthecctv
too.Everyt
hingbecamegreyonhislapt
op.He
boil
edinangerandswor etor
evengeonhisfather
,
asonofat hi
efbecomesathi
eftoo,hekepton
saying.Aknockont hedoorint
err
uptedhim,he
stoodupandmat chedtothedoor,
readytoventon
thegirlwhowast oprovi
deroom servi
ce.He
yankedt hedooropenandsawFl orencest
anding
there,hi
sfrowndissol
vedandhequi ckl
yplast
ered
asmi leonhisface.

Fl
orence:Um,
didIcat
chyouatabadt
ime?
DI
S-Chi
ef:Nomygi
rl
,notatal
l.Comeoni
n.
Fl
orence:Notsof
ast
,wer
eyouser
iousaboutt
hat
money?
.
.
.
.
Qui
ckl
yli
ket
hisepi
sode!
!!
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13,
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eedi
ngHear
ts
Epi
sode°
74

AtMaunGener
alHospi
tal

Amaraslowlyopenedhereyesandl ookedar ound,

shefoundhersel
fonahospitalbed.At ubeofI V
dri
pwasconnectedtoherarm, sheslowlypeel ed
thesheetandsatupstr
aight
.Therewasal otof
painonherback,shegr
untedinagonyandl aid
backagain.

Twomal enurseswal kedinandwheel edheroutst

il
l
onherbedwhi l
eshet r
iedtorememberwhyshe
wasi nt hehospital.Everyt
hingcamebackandshe
feltherheadspi nning.Shegr abbedonthesheets
franti
callyasever ythi
ngaboveherwasspi nning.
Shef elttheurget ovomi tandshetri
edtositupon
themovi ngbed.

Nur
se:Shvt
!Shei
shavi
ngapani
cat
tack!
Nur
se2:Hol
dher
!St
opt
hebed!
Nurse1:Amara!MsAmar a,canyouhearme?Iam
Mr.Dikol
a,yournurse,
andI'm goi
ngtohelpyou,
okay!Justopenyoureyesandt r
ytonotthi
nkabout
anythi
ng,okay.Canyouhearmyvoi ce?Canyou
hearme?
Amar
a:Yes.
Nur
se1:Good.Doyouwantt
oknowwher
eyouar
e?
Amar
a:Hospi
talobvi
ousl
y.
Nur
se2:Youar
edoi
nggood.Keephert
alki
ng.
Nur se1:Ms.Amara,
wear egoingtowheel yout
o
theambul ance,
youarebeingtransf
err
edto
Letsholat
hebetogetyourx-r
aysdone.Pleasedon'
t
closeyoureyes.
Amar
a:Iwantmybaby,
wher
eismybaby?
Nur
se1:Thebabyissafe.Pl
easeopenyoureyes,
wearewheel
ingyouslowly.

Amar
apar
ti
all
yopenedhereyesast
heywheel
ed
hertotheambulance.Theyhitt
hebedagainstt
he
ambulance,f
oldi
ngitslegsandpushedt
hebedi n
theambulancethentheyjumpedinandsatbesi
de
her.

AtBoemo'
smot
her
’s

Boemopar kedthecarandFl or
encegotouthol di
ng
thebaby.Boemol i
ft
edthebagsf rom thebootand
walkedint
ot hehousewit
ht hem.MmaBoemowas
sit
ti
nginthesitt
ingroom dri
nkingsomewi ne,she
l
ookedatBoemoandFl orencewal ki
ngin.

Boemo:Mama,
let
eng?[
Mom,
howar
eyou?
]
MmaBoemo:( Cl
appingonce)Hee!YouseeGodmy
son?Whenyoudon' tlist
ent
oyourmotherorfai
lto
takecareofher,
thi
sisexactl
ywhathappens.Le
yonenyalo-
nyanayal onagakeboneetaannateng.
[…..
eventhi
sweddingofyoursmightnoteven
happen]
Boemo:Mamapl
ease,
notnow.
MmaBoemo:Whydidyouevencomehere?Don'
t
youknowt
hatt
her
eisnoaccommodati
on?
Flor
ence:Aommama, mysibli
ngsarest
ayi
ngwit
h
dad,souncl
e'sol
droom i
sfree,noonei
sst
ayi
ngin
ther
e.[Gr
anny………]
MmaBoemo:Shutupwenakal eganol eletona!O
l
opel aenghel amobat hongba?Gakebonebago
thusakasepe, sabonekegogor ua,bagodi ril
e
l
elat al abone.Thatr oom hasmyt hi
ngs,noonei s
sleepi ngi nt
here.Boemocanski pmont hswi thout
givingmemoney, so,i
fhewant sthatroom hehas
topayr entf
orit,f
ullamount,IwantP2500.[ ……big
mout h!Whati sitwithyouandt hesepeopl e?They
areofnouset oyou, allt
heydoi swor kyouof fas
theirsl ave…………. .
]
Boemo:Forabedr
oom?
MmaBoemo:Yes!I
'
m yourmot
her
!
Boemo:Fl
orence,I
'
m coming,I
'
m goingt
ofi
ndboys
andatr
ucktomoveourf ur
nit
uretomyplot
,my
housei
sn'
tfini
shedbutt
wobedr oomsar
edoneand
Icanpl
acet
hem t
her
eint
hemeant
ime.
Flor
ence:Buttheel
ectr
ici
tyi
sn'
tinst
all
edt
her
e..
andthereisnowater.
Boemo:Theyinstal
ledthewat erl
astweek,Iwil
l
makesureIsortoutotherthi
ngsquicklybefore
Amaragetsputofthehospi t
al.Don'
tforgett
ocall
theboys'
taxidr
ivertodropthem here.
Fl
orence:Eer
ra.
MmaBoemo:Hey,
kar
ewaboit
sethebol
ope!No
onei
sstayi
ngi
nmyhousef
orfr
ee.
Boemo:Mamapl easetrytor
educeyourpri
ce,I
don'
treal
lyhavemoney.Br ave'
ssurger
ydrainedus,
besi
des,wearegoi ngtobuil
dthelandl
ord'
shouse,
i
tisdestr
oyed,shei sgonnachargeusalotof
money.
MmaBoemo:Idon' tcar
e.P2500ornothi
ng.Mme
ntaonalemadiagonyal a,
gakereetsesepe,ebi
le
l
entsiset
sadigol
emogame?Mmeneanal etwin
mmegakei sekeutwegotwebatsi
lebapatagane,
l
easel asel
aboBoemo.Mosubi yahelayootswang
kooleseret
osagagweosasei t
seebeoreke
mosadi
?

Boemowal kedoutofthehouseashisphonerang,
hecancell
edStatus'
sfather
'scal
l.Hedi
aledZoski
andwaitedforhi
mt opick.

Zoski
:Yohman, I
'm att
hehospi
tal
,I
'mr
eal
lysor
ry
aboutwhathappened.
Boemo:Lediramaret
ehelawenalemosadiwa
gago,
pleasestayawayf
rom myfamil
y!
Zoski
:Icanhel
pyoupayfort
hehouseshewr
ecked,
pl
easeacceptmycompensat
ion.
Boemo:Idon' tneedyourmoney!FvckyouZoski ,i
n
factfvckyoueveryday,everymor ni
ngwhenyou
wake, youshouldremembert hatIsaidfvckyou!Le
tsenyamosadiwamest ress,shehadbeent hrough
hellandbackt heny'
allt
rytokillheragai
n?

Att
hehospi
tal
Zoskilookedathi sphoneaf t
erBoemohadhungup,
hehel dChina'shandandl ookedather ,shehad
bandagesal loverherbody, herheadwasbandaged
tooandi tlookedswollen.Thedoct orhadt oldhim
thattheyremovedahugegl assthatwasst uckon
herforehead, shewasgoi ngt ohaveaper manent
scaronherf ace,i
fsheeverwasgoi ngt omakei t
.
Therewasahi ghpossibil
it
yofherl osi
ngal lher
memor yorbei ngi
nacomaf oralongt i
me.Zoski
sadlywat chedasshesl eptpeacefull
y,underan
oxygenmask.

Zoski
:Babe,
I'm sor
ry,
it'
sal
lmyf
aul
t.Ishoul
dhave
tol
dyoueveryt
hing.

Thenursewal kedin,wheel
ingapersoninawheel
chair
,ZoskiturnedandmeteyeswithAmar a.Her
eyeswerered, l
ikeshehadbeencrying,
whichwas
unli
keAmar a,shehardlycr
ied.Hel
ookeddownas
Amar al
if
tedhereyesandsawhi m.
Amaraangr i
lyt
riedtostandupbutapai nshot
thr
oughherback, shefelldown,r
oll
ingover,
holdi
ng
herbackcryi
ng.Thenur seshoutedforhelpas
Amarabravelyroll
edtoZoski .

Amara:Ihat
eyou!IhateyouZoski
!I'
m goi
ngt
oki
ll
t
hatbvtchofyour
s!I'
m goi
ngtokil
lyouall
!

Sher oll
edoverandZoskist oodup, het
riedtolift
herintothewheel chai
r,Amarasunkhert eethinhis
arm andhel don, Zoskitri
edtopullouthisarm, she
dugdeeperandhescr eamedi nagony.Amar a
scratchedhi sarmsashet ri
edtoopenhermout h
withtheot herhand.Thenur sesrushedi n,
foll
owed
byadoct or ,t
heyt ri
edtoseparat
et hem asAmar a
fai
ledtol etgo,Zoskiwasbl eedi
ngwher eshewas
bit
inghim.Doct orSamuelbentoverandhel dher
waist,hest art
edmassagi ngherandAmar a
screamed, feeli
ngext r
emepai n,
Zoskifinall
ygott he
chancet opul lhi
shandoutandmovedf arfrom her.
Onenur
sewhi
skedhi
m awayt
odr
esshi
swound.

Doct
orSamuel:Wecan'tkeepherneart
hisl
ady,
sheneedsherownpr
ivateroom.
Nurse:Pri
vat
eroom?What'
ssospeci
alabouther?
Thi
swomanneedst obetakent
othePsychwar d,
sheiscrazy.
Doct
or:Ar
eyouadoct
or?APsychol
ogi
stf
ort
hat
matt
er?
Nur
se:NoDoc.
Doctor
:ThendoasIsay!Thesepeopl
eshoul
dn'
t
evenbeinthesameroom.

Hegent l
ylif
tedAmaraeff
ortlesslyandcarri
edher,
l
eavingt hewheel
chai
rbehind.Hef oll
owedt he
nursewhol edhimtoaroom att hefarendofthe
cor
r i
dor.Amarawassobbingont hedoctor'
schest
,
shefeltasifherwor
ldwasf all
ingapart.Shefel
t
embar r
assedandhelpl
ess.
Nurse:Thisistheonlyemptyroom i
nt heward,i
t
wascl eanedthismorningandwewer ethinki
ngof
br
ingingot herpat
ient
sin,t
heyareovercrowded.
Doct
or:Don'
tbr
inganyonei
n,t
ellt
heot
her
sthat
.
Nur
se:Eer
ra,
[Yes]

Thedoctorgentlypl
acedAmaraonthebedand
coveredhalfofherbodywit
hthesheet,he
squeezedherhandasshebur i
edherfaceint
he
pil
low,cr
yingbecauseofthepai
nandt hehur
tin
herheart
.

Doct
or:I
thappenedf
orar
eason.
Amar
a:Wh.
.w.
.whyme?
Doctor:OnlyGodknows.ButwhatIknowi sthat
Godcan' tgi
veyouachal l
engethatyoucannot
handle.Helett
hataccidenthappenforareason,
youwi l
lknowwhent hetimeisright
.
Amar
a:Idon'
tbel
ievei
nHi
m.I
'
m donepr
ayi
ng.

Shefelther
sel
frememberi
ngyear
sback,shewas
atKasane,i
nherroom,aboutt
oki
llher
sel
fbecause
nothi
ngwaswor ki
ng.
..
.

>>>>>Amarar emovedt henoosefrom herneckand

tookoutaBi bl
efrom underneat
hherpi l
low.She
sliddownfrom thesinglebedandsankdownon
herkneesont hecoldfloor,
tear
sthreateni
ngtofall
from herwateryeyes,alumpchokinghert hr
oat
.
Shewaskneel ingdowni nherdail
yprayerposit
ion.

Amara:HeavenlyFat
her..
..Heavenlyfather
,Icome
befor
eyouasyourchild.Pl easechangehim,
changemysituati
ontoo....Ummm. .
.

ShethrewtheBi
bleagainstt
hewalli
nfr
ustrat
ion
andplacedbot
hofherhandsont hecol
dfloor
,
al
lowingthet
earsthatshehadbeenhol
dingtofal
l
down.Shesuppr essedascr eam andbr eathedi n
andoutshar ply,t
earsstreamingdownasshef ail
ed
totr
ansf or
m hert houghtsintoprayers.Itwasher
everydayrit
ualtokneeldownandpr aybutnot hing
ofherseemedt obewor king,inst
ead, t
hi ngswer e
gett
ingwor se.Andofr ecent,shewasf aili
ngtosay
herprayersoutloud.Itlookedl i
ketheLor dwasn' t
answer i
nganyofherpr ayersasherpr obl emskept
onpi l
ing.

Amar a:(Cryi
ng)Lor d,i
fi'm notsayingt heri
ght
wordst oyou, pleaseforgiveme, givemeasi gnat
l
east.Ormaybeyoudon' texistaf
terall.Andifyou
exi
st,itlookslikeyouhavef avori
tes,andi'm not
oneoft hem.Thepai ninmyhear tisjustso
unbear abl
e,myhear ti
sachi ng.Idon'tknowwhatt o
doanymor e,myl if
eisjustmeani ngless.

Shewi pedhertear
sandstoodup,dust
ingher
kneesandhands.Shef el
tthatt
her
ewasnousei n
prayi
ng, i
nfactshewasdoneprayi
ngforther
estof
herli
fe.Shefel
tthati
ftheLor
dexist
ed, Hewi
ll
answerherbasedonherpastprayers.Shesworet
o
neverkneeldownandpr ayt
oHim again.

Amara:Iam poor
,myunclei
spoorandi ssurvi
ving
onpiecej
obs.Iam unempl
oyedbuti
'm 22yearsold,
thi
sisacri
sis.Ontopoft
hat,
myboyfri
endi s
cheati
ngonmeoverandoveragain.

Amar atookdeepbr eathsinandout ,wipingher

tearsagai nandst oodi nfrontofthemir r
orforsome
seconds, checkingherr efl
ection,
hereyeswer e
puffy,swol lenandr ed.Shet ookawetf acecl ot
h
andwi pedherf ace, rubbinghereyes.Shepr acti
ced
smilingi nfrontoft hemi r
ror,sothatwhenshegoes
outside, noonewi llnot icethatsheishurtingorshe
hadbeencr yi
ng...
.<<<<<<<<

Amarazonedbackfrom herthoughtsandlookedat
thedoctorwhowassti
lltal
king,shewasnowabi t
calm,shechuckl
edabit.DoctorSamuell
ookedat
her
.

Amar a:Iwentt hroughhelloneday, Iquestioned

God'
sexi stence, Heprovedmewr ong,gavemea
j
obIwasl ookingf or
,helpedmel eavemycheat i
ng
assboyf ri
endbutIover camei tall.I
fIdi edthatday,
thewor l
dwoul dn'
thaveknownmenow, Iwoul dn'
t
beher etal
ki ngtoyou.So, youar er i
ght ,
chal l
enges
aret
her e,theyneverfini
sh, butt hebi ggerthe
chal
lenge, thebiggerthebr eakthrough, Iwill
over
come.
Doct
or:Amen,
that
'st
hespi
ri
t.
Amara:Idon'
twannacr
ybecauseIknowmyf
acei
s
swol
lenri
ghtnow.
Doct
or:Tr
ue,
youl
ookl
ikeyouwer
ebi
tt
enbybees.
Amar
a:Hahaha,
Oh,
tswat
lhe.[
…..
fvckof
f]
Doctor:Ser
ious!I'm evenscar
edrightnow, I'
m only
herebecauseIdon' twantBravethinkingthatIhave
l
efthismom al one.Ineedtoprovet hatI'
m brave
tootomyl i
ttl
ef r
iend.
Amara:(
Smiledi
sappear
ing)Ir
eal
lyhopehei
sokay
wher
ehei s.
Doctor
:Iknowyoudon'ttr
ustanyonewi
thyourki
ds,
butt
hatoneisasurvi
vor.CanIhugyou,youl
ook
l
ikeyouneedone.
Amar
a:No,
thanks.

Heleanedoverandgaveherahug.Amar ahugged
hi
m backandinhal
edhi ssweetscent
,hewasn'
t
smell
ingthehospi
tall
ikemostdoctor
sandnurses.

Meanwhi l
e, Boemost oodatt hedoorandl ookedat
them,hist hroatdri
edandhequi etl
yturnedback, he
heldhistear sunti
lhewasi nhi scar.Hebur iedhi
s
headinhi shandsandl etoutt hetearsfall.Thi
swas
toomuch, thewayhel ovedher ,hedidn'tcareifi
t
wasaf riendl yhugorwhat ,butt hatwasso
unprofessional.Mor etearsf ellashef eltahotpain
i
nhi schest .Hewi pedhi stear sandr eversedthe
car,dr
ivingout .
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget400shar
es?
?
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13,
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20] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode75

AtBoemo'
spl
ot.
..

Afewdayslat
erBoemodr oveoutoftheyard
di
ali
ngAmara,shepickedonthefi
rstri
ng,exci
ted.
Boemoansweredhim wit
halowvoi ce.

Amar
a:Babe,
Ican'
twai
ttogetoutofher
e.
Boemo:Whatt
imear
etheyr
eleasi
ngyou?
Amara:Thedoctorj
ustsi
gnedt
hepaper
s,thewayI
missyouguys,Inear
lydi
dasel
fdi
scharge,haha.
Boemo:Okay, I
'
llpassbytocol
lectyouguys.I
wonderwhyyouwant edt
obeadmi tt
edwithBrave,
kanagonejaanaokaboopagamat axihel
aebeot a
l
wapeng.[.
..
nowyoucoul dhavejustbecat
chinga
taxiandcom home.]
Amar a:TaxiBoemo?Atmyst ateyour eall
yexpect
met ouset axis?Iwalkusingacrutchr i
ghtnowand
mybacki sal wayspainful
.Besi
des, Itookthebaby
becauseIam br east
feedinghim andt her
ewasno
onewhowasgoi ngtoremainwithhi m.
Boemo:Okay,I
'm sor
ry,
It'
sjustt
hatIam so
st
ressedr
ightnowandIneedyouguyshome.
Amara:Fi
ne, Iknowit'
shar
d,butImissyout
oo.
Don'
tworry,Iwillbehomeandeveryt
hingwi
llbe
backtonormal .
Boemo:Okay,
I'
m comi
ng,
Iwi
llj
ustgol
ateatwor
k.
Il
oveyou.
Amar
a:Il
oveyout
ooBabe.
AtThePr
ivat
eHospi
tal
..
.

Zoskif i
nishedwi pingChi nawithawetwashi ngr
ag,
hepl acedi tbackinthebasi nandwashedher
pant i
es,henot icedar eddotofbloodoni tand
paused, het ookouthi sphoneandl ookedather
periodtracker,theonebef or
esheevengot
pregnant, anditlookedlikeherdayshadchanged.
Hewashedi tandwal kedt othebathr
oom,
disposingt hewat erandhangi ngthepantyonthe
rail
.

Hewal kedbackandloti
onedher,heputanew
pantyonher ,
sear
chinghisbag,hecameoutwi tha
packofpads, het
ookoutoneandf iddl
edwi thit,
openingi t
,hepull
edherpanti
esdownandst uckthe
pad,thewayheoncesawChi nadoi ng.Hef i
nished
dressingherandsatont hechair,holdingherhand,
shewasst i
lli
nthatpeacef
ulsleepingcomat ose
posit
ion, t
heswelli
ngonherheadhadr educed
t
hough.

Zoski'
sphoner angandhei gnoredit
,looki
ngat
China'
sface.Atleasttheyhadr emovedthe
oxygensandshewasbr eathingonherownnow.I t
ranguntili
tstoppedtheni trangagain,i
nter
rupt
ing
histhoughts,hetookitoutofhi spocketand
answeredhi smother'
scal l
.

Zoski
:Mama.
Her
:Boyza,
whenar
eyoucomi
ngher
e?
Zoski
:I'
l
lbether
einafewminutes,
howi
sthatone
doi
ng?Isshenottr
oubl
ingyou?
Her:Yourdaught erkesetsenwar r
a,gaabat leke
mmayaf afatshe,ar
ekemol ebehelajaanamo
matlhong.[
...
isalunati
c,shewon'tletmeputher
down, shejustwantsmet olookatherallday.]
Zoski
:Haha,
giveherhert
eddybear
.
Her:Ei
sh,
nnaI'
mt i
red.Ican'
thol
dherf
ort
oolong,
youknowIgett
ir
edeasi l
ymothowamodimo.
Zoski
:Wher
eismyf
ather
?Heshoul
dbehel
ping
you.
Her:Aah, eril
ehelaaut waor eot sisaleChai
na-
nyanal ekwanoebeat swaasi a,
butt hatwasjust
anexcuse, heli
kesjustdisappearing,hecaneven
gof orbo2days, Isuspectthathef oundanewsi de
chick,t
her eisnewl ovesomewher esomewher e.
[He
tookoffimmedi atelywhenyousai dyouar e
droppingyoul i
tt
leChina...
]
Zoski
:Hey,
thatonei
sapr
obl
em.
Her:I
'm usedtothat
,itnol
ongerhur
ts.Theyar
e
hel
pingme, thewayIhatesex-
Zoski
:Ewww,
mom!
Her:Haha!Sor
ry,
youcandiscusssexwit
hyour
f
atherbutyougetdi
sgust
edwhenIt al
kabouti
t.
Zoski
:Ther
eisadi
ff
erence,
I'
m hangi
ngup.
Her
:Wai
t,howi
smydaught
eri
nlaw?
Zoski
:Ihavehopethatshewil
lbefine,t
hey
removedtheoxygenmaskstoday.Ireal
lyhave
hope.
Her:Okayson, andplease,aft
eral
lthese,st
ayaway
from Amara.Nomat t
erwhat ,
eveni
fshei stheone
contacti
ngyou.Thatgi r
ljusthasabadl uck
foll
owingher,everyonewhocomesnearher ,
somet hi
ngter
r i
blehappens.
Zoski
:Eemma.
Her:Otaaboor eNywemmayaanakamosoot soga
otabogil
ehamor agogagawe.Shei sdestroyi
ng
yourfamil
ywhi leherlovewithherbabydaddyis
str
engthening.Iheardthatsheisgett
ingmarri
ed.
Thenegotiati
onswer etaki
ngplace.[
Youjustsay
yesmum butst il
lgoaf t
erher.
]
Zoski
:Butl
astt
imeIchecked,
shewasi
nthe
hospi
tal
.
Her
:Yes,theycont
inuedanyway.Shei
sget
ti
ng
marr
ied.
Zoski
:Okay,bye.Letmesaygoodbyet
oChi
naand
comethere.

Hehungupandl
ookedathi
swi
fe,
hel
eanedover
andki
ssedhersof
tcheek,
shewaslosingwei
ght,
seemsli
ket
hefeedingt
ubewasn'
tdoinganyt
hing
toher
.

Zoski:Wifey,pleasegetup.Imi ssyou, Ineedyou

andIwi l
lalwaysl ist
ent oyou,Ipr omise.Iwi l
l
alwaystakeyouradvi cesandneverhi deanyt hi
ng
fr
om you.Babe, Il
oveyou, seeingyoui nthis
conditi
onbr eaksmyhur t,
Ididn'tknowt hatIlove
youthismuchunt ilnow.I'm sorryforplayingwi t
h
youallalongandpl acingyousecondbest ,t
hatwill
neverhappenagai n.

Hepausedandwipedhi
stear
yeyes,Zoskiki
ssed
hercheekagai
nandst
oodup,st
il
lholdi
ngherhand.

Zoski
:Yourhandi ssosoft
,youknowhowmuchI
l
oveholdi
ngit,ri
ght?Babeifyoucanhearmyvoice
showsomesi gn,squeezemyhandorraiseaf
inger,
showanysignBabe.
Helookedatherasshelai
dther
emot i
onl
ess.Zoski
si
ghedandwi pedastr
aytearf
rom hi
seye.

Zoski
:Iloveyouokay, Iwillnevergi veuponyou, I
praythatyoucomebackt ous.Ineverknewt hat
someonecoul dreall
ybei nacoma, Ithought
movieswer eexaggerati
ngandj ustbei ng
i
mpossi bl
e,Ididn'
tknowi tcoul dhur tthismucht o
watchsomeoneyoul ovefightingf ort hei
rlif
e.And
i
t'
sallbecauseofme, I
'm sorryBabe.Bye, Iwil
l
checkonyoul ater,I
'
m goingt ot aket hebaby, shei
s
harr
assingherGr andma.Il oveyou, okay.

Heki ssedheronel astti

meandwal kedout.As
soonast hedoorclosed,Chi
naopenedhereyesand
l
ookedar ound,shepull
edherpanti
esupand
preparedherpad.Shehear dfoot
stepsoutsideand
quicklylaidbackinherSnowhit
e-l
ike,sl
eeping
positi
on.
Inthecar,Zoskileanedont hest eeri
ngwheelwith
hisforehead,hewi pedthetearshehadbeen
holdi
ngwhi leinsi
de, hi
sthroatblockedandhehi t
hisforeheadcount l
esstimes, t
ryingtoeasethe
frust
rati
ons.Hef i
nallygatheredhi msel
ftoget
her
anddr oveoutoft heparki
ngl ot.

AtBoemo'
spl
ot.
..

Amar awalkedaroundtheyar
dli
mpi ngwi
thher
crut
ches,Boemowal kedouthol
dingabouquetof
fl
owers,hethrewthem int
hedustbi
n.Amaralooked
athi
m andl aughed.

Amara:Er
engjeal
ousmongwaneng?So,youf
inal
ly
t
hrewmyf l
owersaway?
[Jeal
ousmuch?]
Boemo:Idon'
tunderst
andwhyhegaveyouf l
owers
i
nthefi
rstpl
ace,yourdoct
ori
ssounprofessi
onal.
Lewenawhydidyouacceptthem?
[..
.andyou..
.]
Amar
a:Jeez,
Idi
dn'
twantt
ober
ude.I
magi
neal
l
t
heembar
rassmentandruderemarkshewasgoi
ng
t
ogetf
rom hi
sjuni
orsandhospit
alst
aff
?
Boemo:Idon'
tcare,
itseemsli
keyouenj
oyt
his
man'scompany.KanteAmaradoyouknowhow
muchIloveyou?
Amar
a:Okay.
Boemo:Youar
enotanswer
ingme.
Amar
a:Iknow.
Boemo:Good, getbacki
nthehouse,
youhave
exer
cisedenough.
Amar a:No,2minutes.I
tisbori
ngi
nthehouse,
ther
ei snoelect
ri
cit
y,Iwouldbeswi
tchi
ngthet
von
bythisti
me.
Boemo:Theyarei
nst
all
ingi
tnextweek,
atl
eastwe
ar
enotrenti
ng.
Amar
a:The-

Acardr
ovei
ntot
heyard.St
atus'
fat
herst
eppedout
oft
hebi
gcar,
BoemolookedatAmaraand
scr
atchedhi
shead.

Boemo:Babe,Ifor
gott
otellyout
hatwedi
daDNA
testonShaunfewdaysback.
Amar
a:Youwhat
?

Theybothlookedattheoldmanashewalkedover
wit
hal apt
opandanenvel ope.Hesmi
ledatt
hem
andstret
chedhishandt owar
dsBoemofora
handshake,hejustl
ookedatit
.

Him:Mmal erra,thenewsthatIbr
ing,Ibeli
eveI
havet
odeliverthem whil
ewear eallseat
ed
down.
[LadyandGent leman.
..
]
.
.
.
.
Al
waysr
emembert
oli
ket
heepi
sodes!
!!
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13,
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eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
76

ÀtAmar
a'shouse

Boemohadbr oughtchai rsoutsi

de,theywer eall
sit
ti
ngundert heMophanet r
ee.Amar awassi tti
ng
nexttoBoemo, hercrut
chnearher ,leaningont he
arm ofthechai r
.Boemohel dherhandasSt at
us'
fat
hershowedt hem thesealedenvel ope,heopened
i
tinfrontoft hem andt ookoutt wosheet sofpaper .
Theol dmanl ookedatt hem andpassedt hem back
toBoemo, hel ookedatt hepapers,scanning
thr
oughf orther esul
ts,
hef rownedashel ookedat
therelat
ivi
tymat ch,poi
nt i
ngatther esult
s.Amar a
managedt oseet hem t
oo.Shel ookedatt heold
man, herfaceshowi ngnoemot i
ons.
Amar
a:Weexpect
edsomet
hingoft
hiski
nd.
Boemo:Theresul
tsshowsthatShauni
syour
grandson,
weexpectedt
hiski
ndofcookedup
resul
ts
DI
S-Chi
ef:Cookedupr
esul
ts?
Boemo:Youcoul
dhavemadehi
m yoursoni
fyou
wanted,
peopl
ewit
hpower
!
DIS-Chi
ef:Whatki
ndofdisrespectam Igett
ingf
rom
youkids?Fir
stl
yyouhidemygr andsonf r
om me,
thenyouallt
alknonsense?
Amar
a:Whatdoyour
eal
lywant
?
DIS-
Chief
:Iwantt
ostartt
akingcareofhim,sendi
ng
hi
m moneyeverymonth,t
akinghim dur
ingsome
holi
days,
forhi
mtoknowhi sotherfami
lyand
si
bli
ngs.
Amara:Areyouthatboredwi
thyourl
if
e?Imean,
goi
ngaroundsplashingsomemoneyonstr
ange
ki
ds,f
akingresul
ts-
-
DIS-
Chief:Iswear
,theseresul
tsar
elegi
t.Youcan
conductyourownt est
sifyouaredoubt
ingme.
Thereisal
sosomet
hingI
'
m goi
ngt
oquest
ionyou
about.
Amara:Wear enotdonewiththechil
d'sissue,I
knowthereismoreandwewi llgett
ot hatlat
er.Iam
notst
upid,Iknowpeoplewit
hpowerl ikeplayi
ng
godsonothers,butt
hisisr
eall
yasi l
lygame.Can
youpl
easeshoott owhatyouwant !
DI
S-Chi
ef:Youwannaplaytough?Fi
ne,t
ellme
wheremyson'sbonesare?Iknowyouki
ll
edhim.
Boemo:Whatt
hehel
lar
eyout
alki
ngabout
?
Amara:Boemopl
ease,t
hequest
ionsar
edi
rect
edt
o
me,al
lowmetohandlethi
sman.

Stat
us'fatherl
ookedatAmar a'
scalmf aceand
composedpost ure.Sheshowednosi gnoffearand
herl
imbsdi dn'
tbetrayher
,shelookedlikeshewas
cl
uelessaboutwhathewast al
kingabout.He
deci
dedt opressdeeper.

DI
S-Chi
ef:Ihadat
ipt
hathewasl
astseenatyour
house,
hisl
astseenwasi
nMaun.
Amar a:Befor
eyoupr oceed,
Idi
dn'
tknowthatyour
sonwasdead, allIsawonFacebookwasthathe
wasj ustmissing.Secondly,
doyoumeantotellme
thateverypersont hatcomestoMaun,t
heyare
comingf orme?
DIS-Chi
ef:St
atuswasyourboyfri
end.Henever
arr
ivedatthehotelhehadbookedin,cl
ear
lyhe
camet oyou.
Amar
a:Agai
n,howmanyki
dsdoest
hismanhave?
DIS-Chief
:Four,
butyouwer eheronlyMaun
gir
lfr
iend,hewaswithyou.Maybehef oundyou
withaman, thi
sonerightnexttoyou,orBig-
Daddy'sson,andyouallkil
ledhim.Iwon'trestunt
il
Iknowwhathappenedt omyson.
Amara:(
Slowl
y)Assumpt
ionsandaccusat
ionscan
l
andyouincourt
,doyouknowthat
?
DI
S-Chi
ef:Iam t
hel
aw,
Imaket
hel
aw.
Amara:St
opl
ying,
kedi
ri
leSocialSt
udies,
Iknow
howandwhomakesthelaw.Justbecauseweare
ci
vil
iansdoesn'
tmeant
hatwearecl
uel
essabout
somet hi
ngs.[
……Ist
udi
ed………]
DIS-
Chi
ef:Stopdodgingt
heissueandtellmewhere
youatl
eastburiedmyson,Iwon'tr
eportyou.That
i
swhyIper sonall
ycameheretoasknicely.
Amar
a:Idon'
tknowwhatyouar
etal
kingabout
.
DIS-
Chief:Youhavesonsri
ght?Tellmehowyou
wouldfeelifoneoft
hem goesmissingandyou
neverf
indhi sremai
ns?

Amar
a:Don'
tyoudar
e!Notonmysons.
Boemo:Okay,t
hat'
senough!Youcan'tj
ustbar
gein
her
eandaccuseusofknowi ngwhereyoursonis.
Wearenotresponsi
blef
oryourgr
owna$sson-
DIS-
Chief:Boemo, i
fyouknowwhat'sbestforyou,
don'
tinterf
ere,st
icktodoi
ngyourcyber-
cri
mesand
l
eavetheki l
ler
stodealwit
hthei
rbusinesses.
Boemo:Whatt
hef
vckdoyoumeancal
li
ngmywi
fe
akil
ler
?
DI
S-Chi
ef:Mi
ndyourl
anguageboy.
Amar a:Clearl
yyouwantt oseemedown.Whatdo
your eal
lywant?CozIdon' tknowwhathappenedt
o
yourson, evenifyoutor
turemeIwon'ttel
lyou
anything?Idon'tknowwher eheis.
DIS-Chi
ef:Cleverandsmar tri
ght!
?Iseri
ouslyhave
madet her i
ghtdecisioncomi nghere.I
'm gonna
enjoyeverybi tofbei
ngher e.Iknowyouwon' tt
alk
evenifItortureyou,youhavepr ovedtobeast r
ong
woman, havi nganent i
receil
ingfal
lonyouandyou
spendonl yaf ewdaysi nthehospitalt
henyou
comeoutwi thoutevenasi nglescr
atch.
Amara:Oh,comeon, don'tmakemeasuperher o!I
knowwher eyouareheading,buti
fyoudar
et ouch
mykids,Iwil
levenresorttowit
chcr
afti
fki
ll
ingyou
bymyhandshasf ai
led.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Youmi
sunder
stoodme.
Amar
a:Thisi
sgett
ingbori
ngnow,youar
eclearl
y
ar
eboredwit
hyourli
feoryouar
eapsychopath.

DIS-
Chief:Iam nei
ther
,Ij
usthaveanof
fer
,oneyou
cannotrefuse.
Boemo:Whatof
fer
?
DIS-
Chief
:It
'sforbot
hofyou.Fl
orencehadone,i
t
wastemporary,shehasdonei
tperfect
ly,
your
sis
permanentt
hough.
Bot
h:Fl
orence?
Amara:IfIf
indoutt
hatyouhavef
orcedheri
nto
doi
ngsomet hi
ngbadordidsomet
hingbadtoherI
won'
tletthi
ssli
de!
DIS-
Chief
:Ooh, poordarl
ing!Beingamother,seei
ng
goodineveryone,that
'syouronlyweaknesses,we
havetostar
tbyki l
li
ngthem fir
st.Takealook.

Hepr
essedhi
slapt
opandhandedi
ttot
hem.

AtTheMi
nist
er'
smot
her

NeoandMmaThabi soandafewot herwomen

wer
esitti
ngonreedcarpet
s,wearingthei
rdi
tšal
e
onthei
rshoul
ders.TheMini
sterandothermen
weresit
ti
ngonwoodenst ool
s,i
nahor
seshoe
for
mation,f
acingthewomen.Anol
dmanspokeup
astheyalll
ist
enedatt
ent
ivel
y.

Hi
m:Firstl
y,Iwoul
dli
ketothanktheKasanepeopl
e
f
orarri
vinginMaunwellandadheri
ngtothei
r
mother
'splea.

Hel
ookedatNeoandt
henatherhusbandand
smi
ledatt
hem.

Him:Nowt hatwehavefini
shedtal
kingaboutthe
arr
angementsofBoemo'swedding,canwet al
k
aboutyou.Ihear
dthatyouareintheprocessofa
di
vorce.
Neo:Wit
hduer espectgrandf
ather
,Idon'
twantto
t
alkaboutthati
ssue.RragweLeoandIar epl
anning
apeacefuldi
vorce.
Hi
m:Peaceful?Ngwanaka,t
hismanwascryi
ngto
melastni
ght.Heisnotokayatal
l.[
……mychi
ld…….
]
Neo:Bef or
eanyt hing,askhim whyhewascheat i
ng
onmeandneverst opped?Inear l
ywentt ojai
l
becauseoft hisman, Inearlykill
edaper son,Iwas
tur
ningbi t
terandlostconf i
dencei nmysel f
.Youall
knowt hatbecausemostoft hetimewhenhegave
mepr oblemsIt oldyou, mymot heri
nl awher e,
cal
ledmeet i
ngs.Youal lknowourpr oblems,
setl
hakosehi samor wadibagaet sho.[………hewho
carr
iesthecr ossbear sthewei ght……]

Him:Ihearyoumydaught er
.Iwasthi
nki
ngt
hatwe
candiscussthi
sissueandsolvei
t.

Anol
dauntr
aisedherhand,
shewasal
lowedt
otal
k.

Aunt:Ilovet
hementali
tyofouryoungdaughters,
theyleavewher
etheyarenottreat
edri
ght.Isupport
youMmagweLeo, di
vorcethi
sman.
Ol
dMan:Stoptal
kingnonsense,don'
tadvi
cethi
s
l
adyt
odivorcewhenyourmar r
iageisst
il
lint
act
.
Yourhusbandwascheati
ngal
lthoseyear
s,even
nowbutyouaresti
llwi
thhim.
Aunt:Iam nothappy!Whatmat t
ersi
nmar r
iageis
happiness.Mygirl
,di
vorcethi
sman, youaresti
ll
young,ifhecangetgir
lswhoar eLeo'
sage,it
showst hatmencanstil
llookyourwaytoo.Divor
ce
him andbehappy.
Neo:Thankyou.Thi smanbol dl
ysaidthatcheating
i
shi scall
ing,Ican'
ttakehi
m backwi t
hsuch
disr
espectfulwords.Thankyouallf
ort r
yingbutour
marriagewasl ongdead,GodknowshowmuchI
tr
ieditall
.Thankyou, wecanclosethisdiscussi
on.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar awasl
ayingont hebed, br
eastf
eedi
ngBrave,
shekeptonl
ooki ngatBoemowhowasbusyont he
l
aptop.Hecl
osedi ti
nf r
ustr
ation,sl
ammingt
het op
parthar
dagainstthekeyboard.Hegotupandlaid
behindAmara,spooni
ngher .
Amar
a:Don'
tthi
nkt
oomuchaboutt
hei
ssue.
Boemo:Ourl
ivesarefvckedup,
wearei
nthe
middl
eofastorm af
terstor
m,howcanInott
hink
abouti
t!
Amar
a:Thatwi
llonl
ywor
senourpr
obl
ems.
Boemo:How?Wewi
llbepr
otect
edbyt
he
gover
nment.
Amara:Pr
otect
edf
rom who?Thegover
nmenti
sthe
enemy.
Boemo:Babeplease,lookatt
hebr
ightsi
de,
the
sal
aryi
sjustl
uxurious.
Amar a:Wewillbesel
li
ngourfr
eedom,thefr
eedom
ofourkids,i
t'
sthesameasselli
ngoursoul
stothe
devi
l.Exceptthatt
hedevi
list
hegovernment.
Boemo:(
Kissi
ngherneck)Whatchoi
cedowehave?
Amara:Stopkissi
ngme,
youar
edi
str
act
ingme
fr
om t
hinking.
Boemo:Ki
ssi
ngyourneckhel
psmer
elax,
please,
j
ustf orafewmi nutes.Babewedon'thaveachoice,
thi
smancansendust ojai
l,
bot
hofus, whowil
l
remainwi thourki ds?Youheardthatcl
ip?Howthe
helldidFlorencemanaget omakeyousaysuch
thi
ngst oher ?Iwantheroutofmyhome, whothe
hellsnit
chesonf amily?
Amar a:Ididn'tgiveoutanyt hi
ngi nthatvideo, i
tis
useless.Ionl ysaidthat" atsomepoi ntweal lhave
doneat er
riblesomet hingwewi shwecoul d
reverse,"j
ustt hatt
het opicwasaboutSt atus,butit
provesnot hing.Wecan' tchaset hatkidout ,sheisa
chil
d, ever
yonemakesmi stakes.

Boemo:So,
youar
ereadyt
ojoi
ntheDI
S?
Amara:Never
,wenaar
eyour
eadyt
obet
he
gover
nmenthacker
?
Boemo:Agh,t
hat'
sworset hanyouroff
eredj
ob,
I'
ll
beatr
iskfr
om int
ernat
ionalenemies.
Amara:Butl
ikeyousaid,wehavenochoi ce.He
want
sust ohelphi
mi nget t
ingBi
g-Daddytoo,t
his
manisreal
lyonami ssion.Iwonderwhathewants
hi
mfor
.
Boemo:I
tlooksl
iket
hei
rsi
sal
ongt
imef
eud.They
ar
earchenemies.
Amar
a:Thenwhatdowedo?Whi
chsi
dedowet
ake?
.
.
.
.
Don'
tfor
gett
oli
ke,
leaveacommentandshar
e!!
[
09/
13,
07:
21] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode77

AtBoemo'
smot
her
’s

Womenwerepeeli
ngvegetabl
esunderagazebo,
maki
ngsomesalads,whi
letheot
herswereturni
ng
meati
nbigpot
s,ever
yonewassobusywi ththe
preparations.Thetentwasal r
eadypi tchedandt he
decorationswer ealreadydone.Thet wol adi
es
movedt hebigweddi ngcakefrom t hecarintothe
tent,
itlookedlikeabi g,openBible.Thepeopl e
l
ookedati ti
nawel iketheydidn'tseeityesterday.

MmaBoemowalkedovertothel
adi
esmaki
ng
sal
adsi
nherwhi
tet
śale[shawl
].

MmaBoemo:Hey,
canyouf
ini
shf
ast
er,
thebr
idei
s
onherway!
Lady1:Just10minutesandwewil
lbedonemot
her
,
thi
sisabackupsalad,fori
ncaset
hoseoneswe
madeear l
ierar
en'
tenough.
MmaBoemo:Okay.Ijustwantustorecei
vet
he
br
idewi
thoutanyt
hinghol
dingusback.
Lady1:Don'
tworr
ymothers,
wewillbewit
hyou
guyswhenyouaresi
nging,wel
comingyour
daughteri
nlaw.
MmaBoemo:Thankyou.Letmenotdel
ayyou.
Theywatchedasshewalkedaway,int
othet
ent
,to
thewomensetti
ngthetent
.Thesaladswomen
l
ookedatoneanotherandlaughed.

Lady1:Hey,retaagatakel
wangkemotho!She
shouldbeinthehouser i
ghtnowwithothermar r
ied
women, dr
inkingwinebutsheisbusyrunning
aroundsupervisi
ngeveryt
hing.[
……we’
reinf or
i
t………]
Lady2:Leavemot
hersal
one,
shewant
sper
fect
ion
forherson'
sweddi
ng.
Lady1:Butt
hisisthesecondday,
sheshoul
drel
ax.
Theydidever
ythingyest
erday,
thi
sisj
ustamini
cel
ebrati
on.
Lady3:Oh,sheactsl
ikeshecar
eswhenshedi
dn'
t
wanthim gett
ingmarri
ed.
Lady1:LennaIwouldn'
twantmysonmarryi
ng
suchawoman.Everythi
ngbadkeepshappeni
ngi
n
herli
fe.[
Ial
so…….
.]
Lady2:MmagweTsona, youar epoor
,youhavekids
wit
hdi f
ferentmen,youwer eoncecaughtsteal
ing
atShoprit
e,isn'
tal
lthosethingsbad?So,youdon't
deservemar ri
aget
oo?
Lady1:Shutup!Canwechanget
het
opi
c?

AtKaone'
shome

Adri
anapar kedinfrontoft hehouseandgotout .
Thedooropenedandat al
l,f
atwomanst oodatthe
door.Adri
anar eachedf orhercrut
ches,shestepped
outofthecarandwal kedtot hedoor
.Sher eached
thewoman, whowascl earlyshockedandlooked
confusedtoseehert her e.

Adr
iana:Hel
lomma.[
……ma’
am]
Her
:Hi
.
Adr
iana:I
sKaonehome?
Her
:Yeah,
mycousi
nishome,
wher
eel
sewoul
d
shego?Shei
sinherdeat
hbed,
AIDSi
sdeal
ing
wit
hher.
Adr
iana:Oh!
Her:Yes.Thi
sisthekarmaforsleepi
ngar
ound,
thi
s
womanwassl eepingaroundl
ikeshewashir
edto.
Thesearetheresul
ts.
Adri
ana:Canyoupl
easecomehelpmeof f
loadher
gr
oceri
es?Shetol
dmet hatshei
sn'
tfeedi
ngwell
.
Her:Hey,youhaver
eall
yhelped,
ther
eisnotevena
si
nglecrumbinthehouse!Hersi
cknesswasbeing
worsenedbyhunger.
Adri
ana:Pleasemakesur
ethatsheeat
swell.She
mighthavebeenabadpersonbutever
yone
deser
vesasecondchance.
Her
:Tr
uet
hat
.
Adr
iana:I
sshet
aki
nghermedi
cat
ionwel
l
?
Her:Yeah,
shetakest
hem ontime.Justt
hatt
hereis
noproperfoodf
orher
,thehal
luci
nati
onsaresti
ll
ther
etoo.
Adr
iana:Atl
eastyouar
ewel
linf
ormedaboutt
he
vi
r usandknowshowt odealwi t
hher.Thatvir
usis
nol ongeranissue,therearedeadlydiseasesl
ike
cancerandhi ghbloodpr essure.Andthentherei
s
diabetes,GodknowshowmuchIam scar edofthat
one, havi
ngtoinjectyourselfeveryday!ThewayI
am soscar edofneedl es.
Her
:Buti
tisal
sonot
hingwhenyouar
eusedt
oit
.

Adrianaopenedt hebootofhercarandt helady

stoppedtalki
ng.Shegaspedasshel ookedatal ot
offoodloadedint her
e.Therewereallsort
soff rui
ts
andveget abl
es.Therewerefoodofallsorts,r
ice,
cereals,
mi l
k,t
eacombi nat
ion,
jui
ces,younamei t.

Adr
iana:Wel
l,
Ican'
treal
lyl
if
ttheheavyst
uff
,Iuse
acr
utch.
Her
:Noprobl
em, Icanl
if
tever
ythi
ng.Youcaneven
gosi
tdowninthehouse.

Adr
ianat
ookapl
ast
icbagofgr
eensandwal
kedt
o
thehouseasthewomancamehol di
ngabagofri
ce
and10kgpotatobaginbothhands.Adr
ianawal
ked
totheki
tchenandplacedt
heplasti
cbagonthe
tabl
e.

Adr
iana:Whi
chr
oom i
sher
s?
Her
:Thatone,
shel
ikescl
osi
ngher
sel
finherr
oom.
Adri
ana:Okay.Wi
llyoubeokayof
fl
oadi
ng
ever
ythi
ng?
Her:Ihavenopr obl
em myf r
iend,
Iwil
lclosethe
bootwhenIam done.Thankyou, youreall
yhavea
goodheart.Ifi
twasme, Iwasgoingtorejoi
cer i
ght
now.Iwoul dbethehappiestwomanandevenbr ag
aboutit
.Callmewi cked,
butnooneshoul dtestme
onmyman.
Adri
ana:Oh,ther
ewasnoneedt ol
aughather
.I
honest
lyfel
tthatherkar
mahadcaughtupwit
hher
andsheisgoingthroughal
ot.
Her
:Youar
etoogood,
Godbl
essyou.
Adr
iana:Thankyou.
Shewal kedtothecl osedbedr
oom andknockedas
thewomanwal kedout si
detooffl
oadt hefood.
Adrianapushedt hedooropenandf oundKaone
tryi
ngtostandupf rom thebed,shenear l
yf el
ldown
asAdr i
analimpedf orwardandheldher .Shehelped
herlaybackont hebedandsatnextt oher.Adr i
ana
tearf
ull
ylookedatt heskinnyKaone,hercol l
ar
boneswer ereall
ydeep.Shehadshavedal lofher
hairandtheheadl ookedevenbigger.Herdar kskin
l
ookedgr eyandt heoncebeautifulf
acel ookedso
old,ol
derthanAdr i
anawas.
Adr
iana:Hey,
youar
ereal
lysi
ck!
Kaone:(
Weakvoi ce)Mmeebi
leomponakel
e
bot
oka.[TodayIam muchbet
ter
]
Adr
iana:Whathappened?Ar
en'
tyout
aki
ngt
he
medicat
ionwel
l?
Kaone:Iam.Thedoct
orsai
diti
snormalforthe
pi
ll
stowor senmebef
oreIr
ecover
,hesaidthevir
us
wasjusttoomuch,myCD4countwaslow.
Adr
iana:Yeah,
Ioncehear
dthati
tcandot
hat
.Di
d
youeatsomet
hing?
Kaone:Idon'
twantt
oeat
.
Adri
ana:Howareyougoi
ngt
orecoveri
fyouar
e
ref
usi
ngtoeat
?
Kaone:Idon'
thavet
heappeti
te,
Ionl
ywantf
rui
ts
andmeat ,
whichwedon'
thavehere.
Adr
iana:Ihavebr
oughtt
hem,
tel
lmei
ftheyf
ini
sh.
Kaone:Okay.Thankyousomuch,
thankyou.

Thedooropenedandt hecousincamewit
habowl
off
ruitsal
ad,
shegavei tt
oKaoneandhanded
Adri
anahercarkeys.Adri
ana'sphoner
ang.

Adri
ana:Ihopei
t'
sthehospi
tal
,Ihavelongor
der
ed
aleg.Thi
soldmanistr
yingmypat i
ence.

Shepi
ckedt
hephoneandanswer
ed.
Adr
iana:Goodaf
ter
noonSi
r.
Voi
ce:Hey,
Adr
iana.Howar
eyou?
Adr
iana:I
'
m goodt
hankyou.
Voice:Sorr
yforcal
li
ngf
orper
sonalr
easons,
CanI
seeyoul at
er?Bi
lli
sonme.
Adr
iana:I
sitadat
e?
Voi
ce:Yesma’
am.Whatt
imewi
llyoubef
ree?
Adr
iana:Ihavenospar
eti
me,
sor
ry,
Iwon'
tmakei
t.
Voi
ce:Adr
i,pl
ease.
Adr
iana:Bye.

Shecutt
hecal
lasKaonelookedather
.Hermout
h
wasful
loft
hefr
uitsal
ads.

Adr
iana:Ihavet
ogo,
Iwasj
ustdr
oppi
ngt
hef
ood.
Kaone:Thankyou.Whoishe?Pleasegivemena
chance,If
eell
ikeyouseeWell
em ineverymanyou
meet,ther
earegoodmenoutthere.Youshoul
dn'
t
shutt
hedoorofyourhear
t.
Adri
ana:Kaone,I
'
m notyourfr
iend,
soIcan'
t
di
scussmyr el
ati
onshi
pswithyou.Bye.
Kaone:Iunder
stand.
Adri
ana:(
Tot hecousi
n)Pl
easetakecar
eofher,
makesurethatsheeatswell
.Whensheneeds
anyt
hing,
callme,youwil
lgetmynumberonher
phone.
Her
:Okay,
Iwi
lldoso.Gowel
l.

AtZoski
'
shouse

Hewal kedi ntot heroom holdingaj uiceinaglass,

Chinawasl aidont hebedwi thabl anketcover i
ng
herhal fbody.Zoskiwal kedoverandopenedt he
feedingt ube, hepour edthejuiceinsideand
wat chedasi tslowlydrif
tedint ot
hepi pe,
going
through.I twassof rustr
atingtoseehi swifeina
coma, hi
shear twasbr eakingeveryday.Andhewas
blami nghi msel fforhersickness.Hi sphoner ang,
het
ooki
toutandanswer
edhi
sfr
iend’
scal
l.

Zoski
:Ei
tah,
manxane.[
Sur
emyguy]
Him:Dude,Amaraisgett
ingmarri
ed.Todaygojewa
kogor r
amonna,kebonedikol
oidihet
ahaj ar
ing
l
ikenow.[……….
thecelebr
ati
onsareatthegroom’s
place,
Isawthecarspassbymyhouse……]
Zoski
:Okay.
Hi
m:Okay?Justasi
mpl
eokay?
Zoski:Whatdoyouwant
?Amarai
smarr
ied?Good
forher,Iam mar
ri
edt
ooandIl
ovemywi
fe.I'
m over
thatchi
ck.
Hi
m:Oh,
okay.Justt
houghtyoudi
dn'
tknow.
Zoski
:Your eal
lyl
ikeitwhenItr
endf orwrong
thi
ngs,huh?Youar enotatruef
riendMr .Il
ovemy
wif
eandIwannador ightbyherthisti
mear ound.I
havehurtherenough.
Hi
m:I
'
m sor
ry.Bye.
ZoskihungupandsatnexttoChina.Hehel
dher
handandChinasqueezedit
.Zoskipausedand
star
redather
,shesqueezeditagai
nandstopped.

Zoski:(
Exci
ted)Babe?Babe,canyouhearme?Oh
myGod, Ican'
twaittohol
dyoui nmyar msagain.I
bel
ieveGodwast eachi
ngmeal esson, andIswear
,
Ihavelear
ntit.Pl
easedothatagain,showmeyou
canhearmeandIwasn' timaginingthings!

Hewatchedasshel
aidsti
llt
henhet
ookouthi
s
phone,
call
inghi
smother
.Sheanswer
edonthefi
rst
ri
ng.

Her:It
oldyout
obringmygr
anddaught
erher
e,I
hopeyouareontheway.
Zoski
:Mama,Chi
nasqueezedmyhand.Ithinkshe
canhearme,
Ithi
nkmywi f
eisrecover
ing.
Her:Icanfeelyourexci
tement
.Hey,t
hankGod.The
doctorsdi
dn'tknowwhatwaswr ongwit
hher.I
suspect
edwi
tchcr
aftebi
le[
……….
even]
.
Zoski
:(Tear
ful
ly)Godisgood.Ican'
tcomethere,I
don'
twanttoleavehersi
de,notevenforaminute.
Her:Ao,t
herratsi
saMmast senwakwanootaaboa.
Ireal
lymisshernoi
se.[
Pleasebri
ngmycheekygir
l
hereandthengoback……..]
Zoski
:Ei
sh,
okay.Wher
eisDad?
Her
:Hewentt
otheweddi
ng.
Zoski
:Okay,
Iwi
llbet
her
ejustnow.

AtMmaBoemo'
shome

Amar asteppedoutoft heball

oonedhor secartas
Boemohel dherhand.Thecarriagewaswhi te,t
here
werebal l
oonsandsi l
verti
nseldecorati
ngthe
horses.Peopl et
ookvideosandphot os,shereall
y
l
ookedgoodi nherwhitedress,tr
immedwi thabl ue
Germanpr i
nti
ngclot
h.Hercur vaceoushipswer e
showi ngperfect
lyastheeldersandyout hsang,
surroundingthem.Boemohel dherwai stasthey
shyl
ydancedt
othet
entonar
edcar
pet
.

Theybot hsatdownaspeopl emadenoi ses,si

ngi
ng,
cheeri
ngandcompl ement i
ngthem.Fl orence
walkedoverwi t
hamat chi
ngout f
it
,shewashol di
ng
babyBr ave.Shehandedhi mt oAmar a, whotooka
matchingscar fandcover edherbreast s,andgave
thebabyabr eastasthemedi acompani estookni
ce
photosofher .Amar atookoutherphoneand
snappedapi c,sheuploadeditandcapt i
oned
"Whenmot herhoodcalls,youcan'tsayno, evenon
yourweddi ngday."

Li
kesandreact
ionsrol
led.Shesawanoti
fi
cat
ion,
i
ndicat
ingt
hatChinahadlikedherpi
c.

Amara:Uhu,negosat
weshei
sinacoma,
ij
a.[
And
her
eIthought…….
.]

Shecl
ickedont
hepeopl
ewhohavel
ikedt
o
screenshotbutherl i
kewasnol ongervisibl
e.
Amar alockedherphoneandsl ippeditback.She
wat chedadmi r
ingl
yasOl iver
,Shaun, Palesa,Shai
na,
Wawa, andotherkidsdancedi nli
ne.Boemo' s
niecesandyounglcousi nswer edanci ngatthe
backoft heki
dsaspeopl echeered.

Therewasasuddensi l
enceandpeopl emadeaway
asStat
us'f
athergotoutofabl ackcarthathadj
ust
pull
edint
heyar d.Soldi
erswithgunsgotoutt oo
andescor
tedhimi ntothetent.Everyonemoved
backashewalkedi ntothetentwitharmedsoldi
ers
fol
lowi
nghim.Hel ookedatBi g-Daddynear
Boemo'sf
ather.Het henlookedatAmar aand
Boemo.

Amar
alookedatBoemo.
Amar
a:Whatt
hef
vcki
shedoi
ngher
e?
Boemo:Idon'
tknowbecausewel
ongr
eject
edhi
s
of
fer
.
.
.
.
.
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sode78

AtBoemo'
sMot
her

Therewasasuddensi l
enceandpeopl emadeaway
asStat
us'f
athergotoutofabl ackcarthathadj
ust
pull
edint
heyar d.Soldi
erswithgunsgotoutt oo
andescor
tedhimi ntothetent.Everyonemoved
backashewalkedi ntothetentwitharmedsoldi
ers
fol
lowi
nghim.Hel ookedatBi g-Daddynear
Boemo'sf
ather.Het henlookedatAmar aand
Boemo.
Amar
a:Whatt
hef
vcki
shedoi
ngher
e?
Boemo:Idon'
tknowbecausewel
ongr
eject
edhi
s
of
fer
.
Amara:Thi
soldmanreal
lyl
ovesattent
ion,
hecan
besodramati
cevenwhenit
'snotnecessar
y.
Boemo:Li
keser
iousl
y.
Amar
a:Shh,
her
ehecomes.

Theywatchedashewal kedtowardst
hebr i
deand
grooms'tabl
e, l
eavinghisescortbehi
nd.The
cameraszoomedandf ocusedonhim andt he
newlyweds' r
eaction.Amar akeptastr
aightfaceas
Boemosmi l
ednervously,notsurehowtof acehim.
Hesmi l
edatt hem andst rai
ght
enedhishand
shaki
ngtheirhands.

DI
S-Chi
ef:Congr
atul
ati
ons.
Them:Thankyou.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Whywasn'
tIi
nvi
tedt
otheweddi
ng?
Shaunismygr
andson,Ishoul
dbepresentt
o
wit
nesshi
smotherget
ti
ngmar ri
ed.
Amara:Noneed,eveni
fStat
uswasst i
llar
ound,
I
woul
dn'thavei
nvit
edei
therofyou.GapeShaunis
Boemo'sson.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Don'
tfor
getIhavet
heDNAt
estr
esul
ts.
Amara:Youmeant hef akedresults?Canwenotdo
thi
s?Iti
smyweddi ngday, andIam genui nel
y
happybutyourpresencehereki ndamakesmef eel
l
ikeIam aboutt
obegi nami serableli
fe.
DIS-
Chief
:Iam sor
ryformakingyoufeelthatway.I
am j
ustaguestli
keallt
heother,
pleasefeelfr
ee
andenj
oyyourday.Ignoreme.
Amara:Youreal
lyl
oveatt
enti
on,
right
?The
camerasandpeopl
ewillf
ocusonyour i
ghtnow.
Boemo:Madal
a,keakopahumbly,canyoupl
ease
go.
[Ol
dman,I'
m humbl
yrequest
ing..
.]
DIS-Chi
ef:Iam aguest
, youdon'tchaseguestsin
yourweddingday,itbr
ingsbadl uck,soIwil
lsave
thatbadluckbyfi
ndingmysel fachair.
Theywat chedashewalkedawayf rom them,he
call
edhisescortsbyahand,andt heyalloccupied
thetabl
ewher eBig-
Daddywassi t
tingonwi t
h
anotheroldman.Heshift
eduncomf ort
abl yi
nhis
chair
.Him andthesoldi
ersbegant alki
ng, wi
thout
evengreetingt
hepeopletheyfoundt here.

DIS-
Chief
:(ToBig-
Daddy)Youknowlif
e
Ketl
hobogi
lwe?Youusedtobeabi gshotatschool
,
goonsescort
ingyouever
ydaybecauseyouhad
money.Lookatmenow.
Big-Daddy:Eventhepr esi
denthi
mselfi
snotthi
s
heavil
yguar ded,I
'm surewhenyougoback,youar
e
goingtobepuni shedf ordoi
ngthi
s.
DI
S-Chief
:Idon'
tcar
e,Iwoul
dhaveachi
evedwhatI
wanted.
Bi
g-Daddy:Andwhati
sitt
hatyouwant
?
DI
S-Chi
ef:Iwantyout
oconf
essyourcr
imes.Iwant
t
hosetwobymysi de.
Big-
Daddy:Youaret
hemostcorr
uptper
sonIknow.
Yourcri
mesareworserthanmi
ne,sopl
ease,
don'
t
actal
lsaint
ysai
nthere,
youcoward!
DIS-
Chief:Iam notacoward.Whatproofdoyou
have?Ihavenocr imi
nalrecor
dsunli
keyou.Iam
thelaw,andIknownot hi
ngaboutcorrupt
ion.
Bi
g-Daddy:Ihavepr
oof
.

DI
S-Chi
ef:Whatdoyoumeanyouhavepr
oof
?
Big-
Daddy:Andifsomet hi
ngsuspisci
oushappens
tomeormyf ami
ly,Ihavepeopleontheoutsi
de
whowillr
eleasethatevi
dence.Youwillbedead
meateit
herway.
DIS-
Chi
ef:Peopleont
heout
sideyoumeanene
BoemoleAmar a?
Big-
Daddy:No, butifanyt
hinghappenstothem t oo,
youwillhavemet odealwi t
h.Youdon'tmesswi tha
hacker
, hewil
ldiscoveryourdeepestsecr
ets,even
theonesyoucommi t
tedkabo1981, hedi
dn'tleave
nostoneunturned.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Youar
elyi
ng.
Big-
Daddy:Trymeobone.Youknowmever
ywel
l
,I
am noidi
ot,Ialwayshaveapl
anf
or
ever
ythi
ng.[
...
andsee.]

AtZoski
'
shome.
..

Zoskirushedbacki ntothehouset ogetthebaby' s

bottl
e,herani nt
ot hebedr oom andfroze,lookingat
theempt ybed.Meanwhi leinthebathroom, Chi
na
fi
nishedpeeingandst oodup, sheheardr unning
footst
epsandt r
iedt oruntothebed, shefr ozeat
thedoor,seeingZoskil ookingattheempt ybed.
Chinaquicklyhidthephoneshewashol dingand
slowlywalkedovert oZoski.

Zoskit
urnedaroundandl ookedathi
swi f
e,hebent
downholdinghisknees,heartf
il
ledwi
themot ions.
Heslowlystoodupandwal kedtoher,squeezi
ng
heri
ntoahug, hecompletelybr
okedown, cryi
ng.
HehuggedChinatight
erasshestoodther
e
motionl
ess,
conf
used.Afteralongt
ime,Zoski
pul
ledbackandlookedather,
hecuppedherface
wit
hbothhands.

Zoski
:Wi
fey?Howar
eyouf
eel
ing?Babe?
Chi
na:(
Looki
ngatherr
ing)Wi
fey?
Zoski:Areyouokay?OhmyGod, Ishoul
dcal
lthe
doctorthathadbeenat
tendi
ngyou.Didyoul
ose
yourmemor y?
Chi
na:Zoski
?
Zoski
:(Exci
ted)Yes,
Yes!I
t'
sme,
yourhusband.You
remember?
China:Husband?Webr okeupZoski.I
si toneof
yourstunt
s?Didyoui nsertaweddi
ngringonmy
fi
ngerwhileIwassti
llsleepi
ng?HowcomeIam i n
yourhouse?Ibetyoust ol
eme...

Zoskiburst
edint
olaughter
,hewipedhi
stear
sand
hel
dChi na'
shands,shepull
edt
hem outofhi
sgri
p.
Zoski
:Babeyouremembert hi
ngst
hatusedto
happen10yearsago?That'
snotbadatall
,atl
eastI
am notcompl
etel
yforgot
ten.
Chi
na:Whatar
eyout
alki
ngabout
?
Zoski
:Babe,wearemar r
ied,weevenhavea
daught
e-Shvt!If
orgotourdaught
erinthecar
.

ZoskidashedoutandChi naqui cklypickedhi s

phoneont hebed,shewentt hr ought hecal ll
ogs, i
t
wasjusthisparents'
call
s, afewf r
iendsandt heir
busi
nessassociati
ons.Shebr owsedt hrought he
messagesandt heywerej ustspam.Put ti
ngi tback,
shesmi l
edandsatont hebed, hehasbeenagood
boylatel
y,buthermissi
onwasn' taccompl ishedyet.

ChinalookedatZoskiashewalkedincar ryingthei
r
daughter.Thebabystr
etchedherarms, giggli
ngto
hermot her.Chi
naj
ustlookedather,
fightingthe
urgetopickherdaughter
,shereal
lymi ssedher
becausesheonlypl
ayedwit
hherwhenZoskihad
steppedoutoft
hehouse.

Zoski
:Comeon,
takeher
.Shei
sour
s.
Chi
na:I
..Idon'
tknow.Whathappenedt
ome?

Zoskisatbesi
desherandheldherhand.China
reachedfort
hebaby.Shetookherinherarmsand
kissedheral
lover
.

Zoski
:Doyour
ememberher
?
Chi
na:No.Wher
edi
dyoust
ealher
?Shel
ooksl
ike
us.
Zoski
:Shei
sour
s.
Chi
na:Eveni
fyoust
oleher
,canwekeepher
?Shei
s
cut
e.
Zoski
:Haha.Okay.Il
oveyou.
Chi
na:Di
dn'
tyousayyouwantnot
hingt
odowi
th
mewhenwebr
okeupl
astt
ime?
Zoski:ButIloveyou,Ihopeyouremember
everythi
ng,well
,thegoodpartsonl
y,Iwasn'
t
exactl
ythebesthusband.Ihopesomedayyou
remembert hatwearemar ri
ed.AndIwil
lneverst
op
l
ovingyoumydearwi f
e.

Hi
sphonerang,t
henhepi
ckedhi
smot
her
'scal
l
wi
thexci
tement
.

Att
heweddi
ng.
..

Lateron,t
heel derswereseatedinthever anda,wit
h
thenewlywedsnextt oeachother.Status'f
ather
walkedin,al
onet histi
mear ound.Everyonekept
quietandlookedathi m ashemaj esti
call
ywal kedi
n.
Het ookanempt ychairandsatnextt oBoemo.
RraBoemo'suncl estoodupandpoi nt
edathi m wit
h
hisknobkerri
e.
Uncl
e:Thi
sst
rangeri
snowgoi
ngt
oof
ar.Getoutof
myyard!
DI
S-Chi
ef:RelaxUncl
e.Iam her
etot
alkbusi
ness
wi
thmygr anson'
smother.
Uncle:Thi
swomani smarr
ied,
wear eherpar
ents
now, what
everyouwantt
odiscuss,
passitwit
hus
fi
rst
.
Boemo:Andt
hegr
andsonhei
stal
kingabouti
smy
son.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Ihavepr
oof
.
Uncle:Getoutofmyyar
d!OrIwi
llhi
tyouwi
tht
his
knobkerr
ie.
DI
S-Chi
ef:No.
MmaBoemo:Ihavebeenpat
ientwi
thyou,
getout
bef
oreIr
evealt
hesecr
et.
Uncl
e:Whatsecr
et?
DI
S-Chi
ef:Okay,
Iam goi
ng.Noneedf
ort
hat
.
Boemo:Mamapleasetel
lus,
thi
smanhasbeen
ter
ror
izi
ngusf
orlong.
DI
S-Chi
ef:Gi
nah,
pleasedon'
t
...
MmaBoemo:Ihavehadi
twit
hyou.Thi
sboyisyour
son,
yourbi
ologi
cal
son,
youshoul
dn'
tbedoi
ngthis
tohi
m.
Boemo:Hei
swhat
?
.
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
keepi
sodes.
.
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ngHear
ts

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sode79

I
nBoemo'
sroom

Amarawal
kedi
ntot
heroom wr
appedinatowel
,
shef
oundBoemoseat
edonthebed.Boemo'
saunt
whowasescor t i
ngAmar aexcusedhersel
fand
tur
nedaround, closi
ngt hedooronherwayout .
Amar agotherlotionf r
om t hebagandsatdownon
thebedandpeel edt het oweloff,
exposinghernude
body.Boemot ookt hel oti
onf r
om herandstart
ed
applyi
ngitonher ,sher elaxedasheoiledherback,
soft
lymovinghi shandsabout .Herubbedher
tummywhi chhadst retchmar ks.

Amar
a:Whenyou’
redone,
passmet
hatt
ummybel
t
Boemo:What
'st
her
ush?Rel
axbabe.
Amar
a:Wearenotdoi
nganyt
hing.Iunder
stand
t
hati
t'
sourweddi
ngni
ght,
butBraveissti
llyoung.
Boemo:You'
vebeensayi
ngthatal
lthi
swhil
e.The
doct
orsai
dyouareokay,youcanhavesex.
Amar a:Thedoct
orknowsnothi
ng.Iam t
heone
whoknowshowmucht heyt
oremeupdur i
ng
del
ivery,t
hosest
itchest
ookalongti
metoheal.
Boemo:Babe,t
hebabyi
s2mont
hsol
d,youhave
l
onghealed.
Amar
a:Wai
tfor2mor
emont
hs.Wher
eisBr
ave?
Boemo:Hei
ssl
eepi
ngwi
thmom t
oday.
Amar a:Tomor
rowishi
sphysi
other
apyappoint
ment
.
Pleasegogethim,
Iam usedt
osleepi
ngwithmy
son.
Boemo:Real
lybabe?Onourweddi
ngni
ght
?You
gonnadothi
sonourweddingni
ght?
Amar
a:Dowhat
?
Boemo:Denymeat t
enti
on.Al lyoutal
kabout
nowadaysisourlastborn,it
'sli
keyouevenf orgot
aboutourotherki
dsandme.Babe, weneedyour
att
enti
ontoo,thi
sboyisr eal
lygetti
ngallofyour
ti
me.
Amara:ThisboyisyoursonBoemo, heneedsyour
att
enti
ontoo,i
fyouwerehelpi
ngmewi t
hhim
enough,youwouldn'
tbecomplai
ning.YouandI
bothknowthatheneedsspeci
alattent
ionandextr
a
care.
Boemo:I
fyout
akehi
m,I
'
m sl
eepi
ngont
hef
loor
.
Amar
a:KanaBoemogagonasepeseose
omanelang,
obatamor obal
ohelaj
aana.Pleasego
takemyson.Idon'
ttr
ustyourmotherwit
hhi m,the
wayshewasdr i
nki
ngwi neear
li
eron.[
Youar ejust
upsetf
ornothi
ngbutsex……]
Boemo:Fi
ne,
butknowt
hatI
'
m sl
eepi
ngont
hef
loor
.

Hest ormedoutoft her oom asAmar afi

nished
appl yingthel oti
on.Boemowal kedtohisparents'
bedr oom, heknockedf orawhi l
eandpushedt he
dooropensi ncet herewasnoanswer .Hewal ked
i
nsi deandf rozeatt hedoorashesawhi smot her
sleepi ng,sprawledont hebed,babyBravewason
theedgeoft hebed, hewasont heveryedgeandhe
coul df al
lanymi nute.Nobl anketswerecovering
him.MmaBoemot ur nedtoherside,shakingthe
bed, shest retchedherl egandpushedt hebaby
furtherasBoemor ushedf orward.Hecaughthi m
j
ustashewasaboutt ofal
l.Boemo'sheartski
pped,
l
ooki ngatt hesl eepi ngbabyi nhisarms.Hequi etl
y
tookhi sbabybl anket sandwal kedoutwithhim, hi
s
hear tpumpi ngf ast.
Atsomer
est
aur
ant

Redcandl eswereillumi
nat i
ngthediningar ea,
makingthewhol eroom di m.Throught hedim
l
ighti
ng,Adriana'
sfacei l
luminatedfrom thecandle
l
ightontheirtabl
e.Hercompani ontookacar r
ot
wit
hhi sforkandtriedtofeedher ,
shet urnedher
headsidewaysandhegaveup.Shel ookeddown
mostofthet ime,showingsi gnsofboredom.

Compani
on:Youl
ookbor
ed.
Adr
iana:I
t'
sthef
if
tht
imesayi
ngt
hat
.
Compani
on:Iknow.Justt
hat
,itki
ndahur
tsme.
Adri
ana:It
oldyouIdi
dn'
twannacomeher
e,Iam
badcompany.
Compani
on:Drowninginthepastwon'thel
p.We
l
ivetomovefor
ward, t
hati
swhyweageupwar ds.
Youcan'
tbe32todayandbe30t henextyear
,no.
Lif
ewasmanufacturedinsuchawayt hatwemove
f
orwar
d.
Adr
iana:Yeah.
Compani
on:Don'
tyouwannat
ellt
hewor
ldyour
st
ory?
Adri
ana:Whatst
ory?ThatIwasafoolst
ucki
nan
abusi
vemarri
ageforyear
s?No,t
hankyou.
Compani
on:Ofcour sesomewillseeyouasafool,
butsomewillgetthecour
agetogetoutofsuch.
Youcoul
dbesavi ngalotofl
adies,andmen,f
rom
abusi
verel
ationshi
ps.

Adriana:Noway.WhatIknowi st hat,i
fsomeone
want stostayinar elati
onshi
p,theywi l
lforce
staying,evenifthesignsarethere.Youknow, Iwas
damagedt oanext entthatwhenWel l
em doesn' t
beatme, Iwouldcraveit;i
twast heloveandt ender
caret hatcameaf t
ert hebeat
ingst hatIwant ed
mor e.Hewoul dbesogent l
eandt reatmel ikea
queen, li
keababy.So, t
hatmademest ay,
the
apologieswer eromant i
c.
Companion:Ther
eisnothi
ngromanti
cwi
th
apologi
esift
hepersondoesthesamemi
stakes
overandoveragai
n,iti
sn'
t.
Adr i
ana:Oh, trustme, ifyouaskal otofladi
es
whosemenar echeat ingont hem r epeatedl
y,they
woul dtellyout hatt
her emor sefulnessand
humbl enesst heyshowaf tergetti
ngcaughti sthe
onet hatmakest hem st ay.Ther eisjustsomet hing
thatexcitesuswhenamancr ies,begsandgo
downont hei
rknees, apol ogizi
ng.Nomat t
erhow
manyt i
mest heyr epeatt hemi stake, youwillal
ways
forgivethem.Wel l
,Imean, theol dAdr i
anawoul d,
notme.
Compani on:Ifyoumanagedt obreakfreefrom t
hat
spell
,don'tyouthinkthatyoucanhelpothersto
breakfreefrom itaswellbef
oretheunthinkabl
e
couldhappen?Byt el
li
ngyourstoryImean.Iam a
mot i
vat
ionalspeaker,andyoucanbeaguest
speakeratmynextsemi nar,
justtogi
veitat r
y.
Adri
ana:Idon'
tknow.Ican'
tdoi
t,i
t'
snouse,
noone
wil
lli
stent
ome.
Compani
on:Youwi
llneverknowunt
ilyouhavet
ri
ed.
Adr
iana:Idon'
tknow.
Companion:Justt
hinkabouti
t,Iwi
llhel
pyou.Iwi
ll
coachyoutoovercomestagefri
ghtandhel
pyou
wri
teyourspeech.
Adr
iana:Iwi
llt
hinkabouti
t.Haha!Youj
ustwantt
o
makemoneyoutofme.
Compani on:Itwillhelpyouhealt
oo,theysay
talki
nghelpseaset hepainbur
ieddeepinside.We
allknowthatwhenyouar eal
one,t
hememor ies
comeback, mor esothatyoustayinthatsame
housewher eeverythi
nghappened.Youwi l
lgett o
moveonf r
om t hepast ,
themoreyout al
kabouti t
,
theeasieritgetstomoveon.Youmi ghtevenl ook
atmendi ff
er entl
y.
Adr
iana:Wai
t,howdoIl
ookatmen?
Compani on:Li
ketheyar
emonst ers,l
iketheyhave
tosuff
erf orwhatt
hatonemonst erdi
dt oyou.Right
now,youar etot
all
ynotreadyforar elat
ionshi
p,it
mighttakeyouyearstober eady.Now, eatyour
food.
Adr
iana:No,
tel
lmemor
e!

I
nBoemo'
sbedr
oom

Boemowal kedi nhol dingBr aveinhi sarms, hisbag

str
appedonhi sshoul der.Heputhi m downas
Amar awasput tingont henightdr ess,shet ookt he
tummybel tandst rappedi tonhersaggi ngbel ly,
l
ookingather selfont hemi rror.Boemot ookouta
nappyf r
om t hebagandchangedt heoneBr avewas
wearing.Amar at urnedandl ookedathi m, t
hel ast
ti
mehesawamanchangi nganappywaswhen
Zoskiwaschangi ngShaun' sdiaper,well,andt he
doctortoo.Shel ookedatBoemo, t
omakesur ethat
shewasn' tdreami ng.Hef inishedandcover edt he
babywi ththebl anket s, hewokeupt henhegave
him hisbottl
eandhel ditforhi m ashesuckl ed.

Amara:Youshoul
dn'
thavef
edhi
m,Iwoul
dhave
br
eastf
edhim.
Boemo:Aboutt
hat
,Iwantyout
ost
opbr
east
feedi
ng
hi
m.
Amar
a:Hei
sstil
lyoung,
maybewhenhei
s10
mont
hsorayear
.
Boemo:Youar eabeauti
fulandstr
ongwoman,butI
don'twanttor
uinyourbeautywit
hbabi
es.Icansee
thatyouarest
ressedbyyourtummy,butknowthat
Iloveyouthesame.
Amara:Okay,butIdon'
tmi
ndbr
east
feedinghi
m.
Whereisyourmom?Shedidn'
tcomplai
nwhenyou
gotBr
ave?
Boemo:No.
Amara:Okay.I
'm goingtocheckonOl
iverand
ShaunatFlor
ence's.Ihopetheyar
eokay.Man,I
can'
twaitt
ogobackt oourhome.
Boemo:Comeher
e.
Amar
a:Why?
Boemo:Justcomeher
e.
Shewal kedovert ohi
m andsatonhislap.Boemo
pull
edoutt hebottlef
rom t
hebaby'
smout hand
cappedi t
.Hef acedhiswif
eandtouchedherf ace,
hetil
teditoverandkissedher
,Amarar el
uctantl
y
ki
ssedhi m backthenshepull
edbackqui ckl
y.

Boemo:Idon'twantsex, well,Idowantit,butI
respectyouenought ounderst andyourreasons.I
j
ustwant edtothankyouf orlovingme, f
orallowing
met omar r
yyou, f
ornotgivinguponmeandgi vi
ng
mebeaut if
ulchi
ldren.Youhavet hehear
tofagol d
babe.
Amar
a:Wel
l,
thankyou.
Boemo:Il oveyou, IloveyousomuchandIdon' t
knowwhatIwoul dbewi thoutyou.Youar ea
rat
ionalthinker,
youar ealwaysright,
andknowhow
todealwi t
hme, somet i
mesi tscaresme.Youknow,
Ialwayswonderhowyouar eablet oli
vewithan
i
ncompet entper sonlikeme, howyouar eabl
eto
l
ovemesoef fortl
essly.Igetscaredmostoft he
ti
me, scaredthatmaybeonedayyouwi llwakeup
ti
redofme,t
ir
edofdeal
ingwi
thmyi
mmat
uri
tyand
chooseanot
hermanoverme.
Amara:Haha,
ther
eisnoanot
hermani
nmyhear
t,
j
ustyoubabe.
Boemo:Thatdoct
orst
oppedpur
sui
ngyou?
Amar
a:No,
butIdon'
twanthi
m.
Boemo:Youhuggedhi mt hatot
hertime,Iwas
scaredthatmaybeiti
sfinal
lyhappening,t
hatIwas
l
osingyou, butt
henIchosetotrustyouandbeli
eve
thatyouloveme.
Amar a:Yousawt hathug?I'
m sor
ry,
itdidn'
tmean
anything.Hefor
cedi t
,butt
hat'
snottheissue.The
thi
ngi s,i
tmeantnothingandIwantonlyyou.Ilove
youhusband.
Boemo:Il
oveyout
oowi
fey.

Heheldherlefthandandplayedwithherring,she
smil
edandl eanedover,ki
ssi
nghim asheki ssed
herback.Shegotupandknel tdowninfrontofhim,
unzi
ppinghispants.Boemobr eat
hedheavilyashe
car
essedAmar
a'sback.Hi
sphonerepor
teda
message,
Amarastoppedandgr
abbedit
.

Boemo:Don'
tst
op,
it'
snot
hingi
mpor
tant
.

Amar
acl
ickedont
hemessageandr
eadoutl
oud.
Amara:KePrincess.Shesays;“ Ihear
dthatyou
fi
nal
lyti
edtheknot.Congr atul
ati
onsonyour
marr
iage.Canyoupl easesendmesomemoney?
Kekopagout l
wamadiagagol abofel
o.Skei
f
ewal
let
-nyanaya5t aof oo.[
………Iwannat asteyour
moneyforthelastti
me.Pl easee-wall
etmeP5k.]

Amar
a:Whydi
dn'
tyoubl
ockher
?
Boemo:I
t'
sanewphone,
Ifor
got
.
Amara:Nevermi
nd,nextt
imeshesendsyouevena
“Hi
”,I
'
m gonnaki
llher
.

Boemor
aisedhi
seyebr
owsasAmar
abl
ocked
Princess’
numberandt hrewthephoneont hebed.
Shet ookoutBoemo'sti
eont hechair
,shesaton
hislapandkissedhim.Boemocl osedhiseyes,
squeezingherbuttashisdvckjer
ked.

Amar aheldhishandsandt i
edhi m attheback,he
openedhi seyesandlookedatAmar acuri
ously,she
bitherlowerli
pseductivelyandpul l
edouthispant s.
Shewentdownandst art
edki ssinghisthi
ghsas
Boemogotgoosebumps, hisdvckhar deni
ng.He
groanedinpleasure,t
heur geofwant ingtoholdher
sointense.Hestruggl
edwi t
hhi sti
edhandsas
Amar aheldhishardnessandopenedhermout h,
shesliditinasBoemogr unted.

5YEARSLATER
.
.
.
.
Cant
hisepi
sodeget300shar
es?
[
09/
13,
07:
28] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode80

I
nJohannesbur
gMal
l.
..

Amaraandherassi stantwatchedastwoguys
l
oadedthebagsi nthecombi .Theyputeveryt
hing
i
nsideandclosedthedoor s.Amarapressedher
phone,t
ransf
erri
ngt hemoneyi nt
ooneoft heguys'
account
.Theyshookhandsandwal kedaway.

Guy:Shar
psister
e,pleasedon'tst
opforanyone,
j
ustdri
veunti
lyouarriveatyourhotel
,thi
scount
ry
i
sverydangerous.
[Byesist
er..
.]
Amara:Thanksguys,Iwasact ual
lyhol
dingmy
breat
h,Iheardt
hesestreet
sar edanger
ous.You
knowwhat ,Iwi
llal
wayscallyouwheneverIneed
assi
stance.
Guy:Hehe!Yeah, t
hievesareallover,butkekase
goknock'emysi st
er,nekespannerl eBig-Daddy,
sxetha,t
henImovedher e,Ir
unt hesestreet
s,so
feelsaf
ewhenyouar ewi t
hme.[ Iwon'ttri
ckyou
mysi st
er,Iusedtowor kwithBig-Daddy,fora
while.
..
]
Amar
a:Al
ri
ght
,bye.

Amaragoti
nt hedr
iver
'ssi
deasherassi
stantgotin
t
oo,Amarastart
edthecombianddroveof
f,heading
t
othehotel
.

Amara:Doyouthinkweshoul
dsleepf
orani
ghtor
checkoutanddr
ivebacktoBot
swana?
Thul
isi
le:Let
'sgocheckoutanddrivebackhome,
I
knowyourheartisbacki
nBot swana.
Amara:Heimma,gaoake,
pel
oekobaneng.
[That
's
t
rue,
myhear ti
swit
hmykids.
]
Thul
isi
le:Iknowt
hef
eel
ing,
Ilef
tmy2yearol
dwi
th
mysister
,thatboyi
stroubl
esome.Iknowsheisn'
t
copi
ngaswespeak, sheisjustpr
ayi
nggoreI
shoul
dcomebackqui cker.
Amar a:Yooh,atleastmyl astbornis5yearsold.Ke
namamaot ohelaebekeber ekagoroma,theeldest
cancooksi mplethings.Theyar eboysbutI'
m
tr
aini
ngt hem li
kegirl
s,theyshouldcookfortheir
wivesmos. [
Ijustrel
axandsendt hem ar
ound..
.]
Thul
isi
le:Howol
dar
etheykana?
Amar
a:Ol
iveri
s9andShauni
s8.
Thul
isi
le:Andt
heycook?
Amar a:Yeah,
what'
swrongwiththat
?Theycan
maket ea,t
heycanmakenoodles,f
ixthei
rown
sandwichesandcereal
forbr
eakfast
.Toastthe
bread-
Thul
isi
le:Whoa,
whoa,
wai
t,youcal
lthatcooki
ng?
Amar a:Gir
l,t
hat'
sforthei
rsurvival
.OnceItr
ust
them withthestove,
theywil
lgr aduat
etoactual
cooking.Butjustnow,Iknowthatmyboyswon' t
star
vewhent hei
rparent
saren'taround.When
mummyknocksofflat
e,theycanfi
xthemsel
ves
andt
hei
ryoungerbr
otheraquicksnack.
Thul
isi
le:Atl
east
,ifyousayso.
Amara:Hmm,what'
sthatsmel
l?Itsmell
sso
del
ici
ous.Mi
ghtbef
rom thest
reetvendor
s.
Thul
isi
le:Pl
easedon'
tst
opt
hecar
.
Amar
a:Why?I
tsmel
lsl
ikebr
aai
edchi
ckenf
eet
.
Thuli
sil
e:Wenabossl ady,t
hewayyoueatmenot
o
katengmal at
sia,Iswearbymyancest
ors,
youare
pregnant.
[.
..
chi
ckenfeetthi
sdays.
..
]
Amar
a:Fir
efi
re,
Fir
est
ri
ket
hatpr
egnancy!Backt
o
t
hesender
!

Thul
isi
le:Hahaha!No,
notme.Backtoyou.Br
ave
j
ustneedsayoungersist
er,
orbrot
her.
Amar a:Nnyaamma.Ihavebeencar ef
ul.Ng-ng,
thi
s
smellisever ywhere,
nnammakepal elwakego
i
tshoka, keagor eka.Menotoeenkgamonat e
gore.[
..
.Ican'thol
dmysel fanymor
e,I
'm goi
ngtobuy.
Chickenf eetsmelldel
ici
ous.]
Thulisi
le:Ammy, ther
earet
hieveseverywhere,
you
willeatmenot oonceweareatt hehot
el.Youcan
pl
aceaspeci alr
equest,
youwillli
esayi
ngyouar e
pregnant,theyoff
erthat
.
Amar
a:Justf
or2mi
nut
es,
okay.

Shepul ledof ffrom theroadandpar kedundera

tree.Ther ewer estreetvendor severywhere,some
selli
ngi nt hemi ddleoft her oad.Amar aandher
assi stantgotout ,
shel ockedt hecombiandt hey
wal kedt ot henear eststreetvendor ,
thesmel lwas
sost r
ongandAmar asali
vatedevenmor e,sali
va
ampl i
fyingi nhermout h.Thuliont heotherhand,
feltsonauseat ed, thesmel lwasf amili
arsomehow,
l
ikeshesmel tbefore,andi tdidn'
tbringanygood
memor y.

Therewasabraaistandi
nf r
ontofthest
allandt he
ownerwasbusyturningt
hebr aaiwi
thhi
st ongs,he
whist
ledandwhenher ai
sedhishead,hesmi l
edat
Amar aandThul
i,
calli
ngthem tocomeastheot her
nearbystal
lownerswerecal
li
ngthem.Oncethey
reachedhim,Amarafrownedatt
hebraai
,Thuli
sil
e
coveredhermouth,f
eeli
ngtheur
getothrowup.

Thul
isi
le:OhGod!If
vckenknewi
t!

Sherushedbacktothecarandl
eanedoverneart
he
tyr
e,vomit
ing.Amar
alookedbackathert
henatthe
braai
.

Amara:Hel
lo,
dopeopl
ereal
l
yeatt
his?Imean,
isi
t
saf
e?
Him:Myfri
end,
ever
yonel
ovest
his.Theyar
eso
del
ici
ous.
Amar
a:God,Ican'
tbel
ieveIreall
ywanttoeatt
his.
Howmucheach?Iwantt otastebutatt
hesame
t
imeIwantt
oeateverythi
ngher e.
Him:Iti
sR10each,yeah,
haveoneandtastewit
h
R10,Icanpackagef
oryouinaboxifyouli
kethem.
Amar
a:Okay.

Shet ookoutaR20andgavehi mthenheldakebab

sti
ckf r
om thebraai
,sheblewai
randclosedher
eyes,eati
ngwithdisgust
,buti
twassof i
ngerli
cki
ng
thatsheopenedhereyesandat ei
tal
l,
salivat
ing,
l
ookingatt hebr
aaistand.

Hi
m:See,
Itol
dyou.
Amara:Put10oft
hem inabox,I
'
m payi
ngwit
h
pul
as,t
hatwasmyl astr
ands,
Ihopeyoudon'
tmi
nd.
Hi
m:Nopr
obl
em beaut
if
ul.
Amar
a:Youcankeept
hechange.

Shegavehim aP100not
eashehappi
lydi
shedi
nto
afoam pack.

AtChi
na'
shouse.
..
Chinawal kedaroundasAdr i
anawal kedbehi ndher,
perfectlyinherhighheel s,
admi r
ingt hehouse.She
openedt hebigglassdoor sandwal kedt otheback,
revealingabeaut if
ulorchards.Ther ewer etreesof
allsorts,peaches,apples,pears,mangoes, grapes,
tomat oes, anditwassogr een.Ahammockwas
hangingi nbet weent r
eesandt herewasaswi ng
nearbyundert heonlymophanet r
eei ntheor chards.
Adr i
anal ookedatt heripefr
uit
sal laroundher ,i
t
madet heset t
ingoutoft hi
swor l
d, andt hesmel l
aroundwasheavenl y,t
hesmel lofwetsoi landr i
pe
frui
ts.

Adri
ana:Youknow, whenIsawthepoolinf
rontof
thehouse,It
houghtitwasaregul
arhouse,
nowI
havesecondsthoughtsabouti
t.
China:Pleasedon'
ttel
lmeyouar
enott
aki
ngit,
therearealotofpeopl
eli
nedupf
ori
t,i
twi
llbea
l
osst oyourfri
end.
Adr
iana:What
!No,
Ican'
tleavet
hishouse.Gi
rl
,
whenI '
mtalkingaboutsecondsthought
s,ImeanI
wanttorentoutmyhouset oherandmoveintothi
s
one.Thisi
sheavenonEar t
h,sheisgonnabereall
y
exci
ted,ar
en'tyousell
ingit
?
Chi
na:Oh,
okay.Icl
ear
lyst
atedt
hati
t'
snotf
orsal
e.
Adr
iana:I
'
m gonnavi
sithermoreof
ten,shewil
l
wonderwhy.Il
ovet
hisgarden,
canItakepict
ures?
Chi
na:Goaheaddar
li
ng.

Shewat chedasAdr i
anawal kedar oundtaki
ng
pict
ures.Shewasr eall
yrockingherheelsandher
prosthet
iclegwasn' tnoti
ceable.Chinasighedand
thoughtofbuyingheel safterthis,
shehadt ogive
hersneakersabr eakandbeal adysomedays.
Zoskiwouldsoongett urnedof fbyherdressi
ng.
Herphoner ang,shepi ckeduphermot herinl
aw's
call
.

Chi
na:Mama.
Her
:Heimma,
Mmast
senwaont
sent
sel
etsat
si
kwano,ar
eobatl
atsal
ayagagwe.
[MrsNut
tyi
s
gi
vingmeahardti
mehere,
shesaysshewant
sher
fr
iend.
]
Chi
na:Kegorekei
samot hokocrecheeneoelago
bat
adiboyf
ri
end?Hahaha[It
akeachildtocr
eche
andshemakesaboyfr
iendther
e?]
Her:Mot hokeyoogat weBrave.Bravethis,
Brave
that,
ah, nnakekal apa.Yoot si
legogodi ra
mmamaoset seol engwana.[Theboyf r
iendis
Brave..
.Iam t
iredoft hi
s.Thi
sonewi l
lmakeyoua
grannywhi l
est i
llyoung.
]
Chi
na:Tr
ueHehe.
Her:Ri
ghtnowshewantsustocallBrave'
smot
her
andtel
lhi
mt ocomeover
,sheisrefusi
ngtoeat
.
China:Sheisjustbeingi
mpossi bl
e.Mama, kana
Bravewat enggot ewangwanawagaAmar a,
waitseI'
m prayi
ngdayandni ghtthatthisfr
iendshi
p
endsnowwhi l
etheyaresti
llyoung.Imagineifthey
growupanddat e,
thewayIr eal
lycan'tdealwith
thosepeople,hey.
[MamawhenshesaysBr ave
she'stal
kingaboutAmara'schil
d,youknow. ..
]
Her
:Ao,
didn'
ttheysayhei
sdi
sabl
ed?
China:Hewasoper at
edapparent
ly,whenhewas
sti
llyoung.Ican'
trememberwel lbecauseofmy
memor yloss,butIsawhimt heotherti
mewhenI
wasdr oppingBebeatschool.Hewal ksandruns
perfect
ly,heevenlooksnor
mal .
Her
:Wow,
Godi
sgood.
Chi
na:Yeah.Hei
s.
Her:Okay,
Iwil
lcal
lyouwhenwearehome,ri
ght
nowI'minther
estaur
ant
,letmef
orcet
hisoneto
eat
.
China:Bye,
I'
m wi
thacl
ientr
ightnow.I
'
mrent
ing
outmysecondhouse.
Chil
d:(
Int
hebackgr
ound)Mommy,
grandma
boughtmeadol
l!
Chi
na:Oh,t
hat'
ssweet
,thankyou.Enj
oyyourmeal
wit
hyourbestf
ri
endmma.
Her
:Haha,
okay.Iwi
llmydaught
er,
bye.
ShehungandAdr
ianawal
kedovert
oher
.

Adri
ana:I
'mtaki
ngit
,Ir
eal
lycan'
tgetenoughof
t
hishouse.Yousai
diti
sP15000securit
yand15
t
housandrentri
ght
?
China:Eemma.Okay,wecangoovert
omyof
fi
ce
toprocesst
het
ransacti
ons.
Adr
iana:Per
fect
.

AtJobur
g..
.

Thesl i
dinggateofthehotelopened, Amaradrove
throughwi t
hhercombi.Herassi stantkepton
spitt
ingsali
vaintoherhandkerchief,Amaralooked
atherandl aughed.Sheparkedthecombiand
Thulisi
lequickl
yopenedthedoor ,steppingoutand
almostf al
li
ng.
Amara:(
Laughing)Andwhoi
sthepregnantone?
Youaretheonethrowi
ngupal
lover
.
Thul
isi
le:Pl
easedon'
ttel
lmet
hatyouar
egoi
ngt
o
eatt
hatallt
heway.
Amar a:I
'm sorrymyfri
end,onceI'
m doneeati
ng,I
wil
ldisposet hecont
ainer
sandevenspr ayanair
fr
eshnerint hecombi.Iwon'tt
ort
ureyouli
kethat
.
Butthatguysai dyouguyseatthem i
nhere,i
n
SouthAfrica.
Thulisi
le:Igr
ewupinSoweto,well
,mom would
for
ceust oeatt
hem j
ustbecauset
herewasno
rel
ish,Iwouldthr
owupeacht i
me-Ohman, yuk!

Shecoveredhermouthandrani ntothehotel
.
Amar ashookherheadandgrabbedherf oam pack,
sheopenedi tandt
ookoutonebi g,f
atrat
,att
ached
stuckonthekebabsti
ck.Shelookedatitasit
smelleddi
vine.

Amar
a:Yummy,
thi
sonei
sper
fect
lyr
oast
ed.Why
am Ieveneat
ingt
his?

Shet ookabigbi t
eont hehead,i
tcr
unchedunder
herteethasshef inishedit
,shetookratsaf
terrats,
eati
ngt hem,enjoying.Herphonedingeda
noti
ficati
on,shepul l
edat i
ssueandwi pedheroily
hands, chewing.Sheopenedherwhat sapp
messagesandsawBoemo, hermai
dandFl orence'
s
messages.

Mai
d:Bosslady,
Bravelosthi
sshoesagai
n,hesays
hewasraci
ngwiththeotherki
ds.
Amara:(Repl
ying)Hey,
thatoneisapr
oblem.Tel
l
hi
sfatherwhenheknocksof f
,I'
mreal
lydonewit
h
Br
aveandhi sshoes.

Hubby:Thef ir
stti
meIsawyou, Isawper f
ecti
on,
I
fel
linl
ove,thenIgotyou,andIsawyour
i
mper f
ecti
ons, Il
ovedyouevenmor e.Howwas
yourdayWif ey?Ihopeyouarewinningthatsi
de.
Pleasecomebackqui
cker
,Ihavenewsforyou,
fr
om youroneandonl
ydramaticf
atheri
nlaw.
Amara:(Repl
ying)Ncooh,t
hat
'ssweetHubby,Ilove
youmoreautwa.Hahaha!Ican'twai
t,Ibetyou
meanStatus'f
ather,
thatol
dmani sadr amaKing
himsel
f.

Fl
orence:Aunty,Iam pr
egnant
,kekopaompeye
bot
setsiplease,
mamawagana. [
..
.pl
easehel
pme
wit
hconf i
nement .Mymum isr
efusing.
]
Amara:(Repl
ying)Wow, congr
atsnana.Iwi
ll
,you
don'
tevenhavet oask,
Iam yoursecondmother.I
can'
twaittoseehim/her.Iam agrandmanow,how
manymont hs?

Shet hr
ewt helastr
atinhermouthandchewed,
crunchingit.Sheswall
owedandfishedf
ormor e,
thenshel ookedintheplat
e,t
heywereal
lfi
nished.

Amar
a:Uhu?Soqui
ck?
Shepausedthoughtf
ull
ythencli
ckedont
he
cal
endarinherphone.Shecover
edhermout
hand
cal
ledThuli
sil
ewhopicked.

Thuli
sil
e:Iwasst
il
lbr
ushi
ngmyt
eet
h,Iwi
llcheck
outsoon.
Amara:Don'
tcheckoutyet
.Wear
espendi
ngt
wo
mor
edaysher e.
Thul
isi
le:Why?
Amar
a:Ibel
ieveIam 2weekspregnant
,andIwant
t
odoasafeaborti
onthi
sside.
.
.
.
.
Don'
tfor
gett
oli
ke!
!!
[
09/
13,
07:
30] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts
Epi
sode81

AtJohannesbur
g..
.

Shepausedthoughtf
ull
ythencli
ckedont
he
cal
endarinherphone.Shecover
edhermout
hand
cal
ledThuli
sil
ewhopicked.

Thuli
sil
e:Iwasst
il
lbr
ushi
ngmyt
eet
h,Iwi
llcheck
outsoon.
Amara:Don'
tcheckoutyet
.Wear
espendi
ngt
wo
mor
edaysher e.
Thul
isi
le:Why?
Amar
a:Ibel
ieveIam 2weekspregnant
,andIwant
t
odoasafeaborti
onthi
sside.
Thul
isi
le:Di
dyouconsul
twi
thyourhusband?
Amar
a:Idon'
tneedt
o,Iam scar
edt
hathei
sgoi
ng
tor
efusebutatthesamet i
meImighthave
compli
cat
ionsli
keBrave.Lookatt
heweirdshvtI
'
m
eat
ing.
Thuli
sil
e:I
t'
snotweird,peopl
eeatthat
,andt
heyare
nothouserats,
theyaretheonesthatst
aysi
nthe
for
est-
Amar a:Eit
herway,pebakepebadar l
ing.Ineedto
bookf oranappoint
ementi noneoftheprivat
e
cli
nics.Gaketegot sholangwanawabot hodi.
[.
..
a
rati
sar at.
..
I'
m nothavingami r
acl
ebaby. ]
Thuli
sil
e:Ol
iver'
sdadisgoingtoref
use.Besi
des,
youaremar r
ied,t
heyaregoingtoneedthe
spouse'
ssignatureofagr
eement.
Amara:ThisisSouthAf
ri
ca,t
heywon'
tneedt hat.I
wi
llpaythedoctorsomemoney,t
heywon'trefuse.
Well
,inBotswanaorZimtheywer
egonnar efuse.
Thuli
sil
e:Imi ghtbefr
om Zi mbabwebutIt oldyou
thatIgrewupi nSowet o,
so, Ibasical
lyknowthe
l
awsoft hi
scount r
y.I
tisthesameaswhenyou
applyforal oanfr
om thebanksandyouar emarr
ied,
theyneedt hespouse'
ssi gnature.Canyouplease
t
ellyourhusband?Infact
,comeoverheresot
hat
wet al
k,notonthephone.Youshoul
dtakeabath
f
ir
stt oremovethatsmell
.
Amar
a:Haha!Okay.

AtZoski
'
smot
her
..
.

Chinaknockedont hedoorandgoti nsi

dethebig
house,herdaughterranoverholdi
ngabi gdol
l,
she
huggedherlegsasChi nalaughed,bendi
ngoverto
hugher.Shelift
edherhandsupsot hatChi
nacould
l
ifther
,sheattempt edt
oli
ftherbutshewast oo
heavy.Chinagruntedandputherdownasshe
l
ookedathermot herdi
sappoint
edly.

Her
:Mama,
youusedt
oli
ftmeeasi
ly.
Chi
na:Andyouhavegr
ownt
ooqui
ckl
y,Ican'
treal
ly
pi
ckyouup.
Her
:Iwi
lleatl
esst
hen.
Chi
na:No,
youarestil
lgoingtogrowup,youcan'
t
beababyfor
everBebe,so,under
standt
hat.
Her
:ButIj
ustwantyout
oli
ftme.
China:Youaresotal
l,bonahel agoreonkemamo
sehubeng,ebeorekegot sholetse?Yourdadwil
l
pickyou,heist
hetallone,besides,hei
stheone
whogaveyout hatheight
.[
...
lookatyoursel
fyouare
atmychestheightandyouwantmet opickyouup?]
Her
:Wenamamagaot
sal
ayame.
[Youar
enotmy
f
ri
endmum.]
Chi
na:Iam yourf
ri
end.
Her
:No,
youar
enotmyf
ri
end.

Theywal kedtothebedr
oom stil
lar
guing.Theli
tt
le
girljumpedi nbednearhergrandmother,
whowas
readi nganovel.Sherai
sedherheadandsmi ledat
Chi na,whosatdownont hebedandpoppedher
knuckl es.

Chi
na:Himama,
howar
eyou?
MmaZoski
:Justt
ir
ed,
thi
sgi
rli
sreal
lyt
roubl
esome.
Chi
na:Yetyoul
ovest
ayi
ngwi
thher
?
MmaZoski:Isi
gnedupf
ort
hiswhenImadebabies,
bei
ngagrandmamakesmer eal
lyevenpr
oud.How
waswork?
Chi
na:Ilongknockedof faround1.Justthatt
here
wasthisothercl
ientwhowant edahouseforrent
andItookherforsightviewing.
MmaZoski :Wonder
ful
.Atfi
rstIwaswonderingwhy
youwer ebuyi
ngsomanypl ot
salloverMaun,kant
e
mogirloit
segoreoagamant uarente.
[.
..
butyou
gir
lknewyouwer ebui
ldi
ngtorentthem out
.]
Chi
na:Yes,pr
oper
tyi
sal
ongt
erm asset
s.Theywi
ll
j
ustgener
atemoney.
MmaZoski :Butyour eall
yworkedhar
d, 5pl
otsi
n5
years,2alreadydevelopedandhavetenant
s?You
arerich.Andyouar eclevert
oo,ormaybeitwas
thatcoma?
China:Wai
tsei
tsti
llf
eel
sli
keadream whenpeopl
e
tel
lsmethatIwasinacomaforamont h?My
husbandst
il
lpani
cswhenIsl
eepf
orl
ong.
MmaZoski:Shems,poorZoski
,mysonreal
lyl
oves
hardwhenheloves.IwasshockedwhenIr
eali
zed
thathei
sindeedoverAmara.
Chi
na:Haha!Mxm,obuelaengkayootot
a?That
wit
ch.
[Whyareyout
alki
ngabouthert
hough?]
MmaZoski:Hahaha!Idi
dn'
tmeant
osayhername,
I
'm sor
ry.
Chi
na'
sChi
ld:Wi
tch!Wi
tch!Mama,
whati
sawi
tch?

MmaZoski:Jehovah!Mothokeyobathong,gao
kakewasebaonal eene.
[Yohthi
slady,youcan'
t
gossi
pwhileshe'
saround.]
China:Kemai saposo.Baby,
youshouldn'
tsay
anythi
ngwhenol dpeoplear
echatti
ngby
themselves,
okay? [
She'sabusybody.]
Her
:Why?
MmaZoski
:Don'
tworr
y, t
heyarej
ustcur
iouswhen
t
heyar
ethi
sage,itwi
llpass.
China:Hey,
Ihopeso.Letmenotdel
ayyouf
rom
fi
nishi
ngyournovel
,seeyout
omorrow.
MmaZoski
:Okaymychi
ld.Bebecomeki
ssme.

Thegi
rlki
ssedhergr
andmother
'scheekand
j
umpedoffthebed,f
oll
owi
nghermot herout
.

AtBoemo'
shome.
..

Boemof inishedbathingBr aveandwr appedhim

withatowel ,hepickedhim upwal kingtotheboys'
bedroom, hef oundOliverandShaunwr est
li
ngon
thebed,unawar eofhim.Hepl acedBr aveonhis
bedandbentdown, pi
ckingupasl eepershoe,he
thr
ewi tattheboysandt heyquicklystopped,
getti
ngoutoft hebed.

Boemo:Guys,It
oldyoumanyti
mestostopplayi
ng
l
iket
hat,
haekareledit
shwenehel
ajaana.
[.
..
youare
l
ikemonkeys.
]
Oli
ver:Dad,i
fwedon'tplayl
iket
hisShaunwi
lll
ose
fi
ghtsatschool
,Iam tr
aini
nghim.
Boemo:Hewon'tbei
nvol
vedinfi
ghtsint
hefi
rst
pl
ace,hej
usthastost
opgoingaroundpr
ovoki
ng
peopl
e.

Shaun:Dad,
Iwi
llbej
ustt
ryi
ngt
opl
aywi
tht
hem.
Ol
iver
:See,
heneedst
hesur
vival
ski
ll
s.
Boemo:St
opf
uel
inghi
m.
Br
ave:Dad,
Iwantmommy.
Boemo:Shei
sgoi
ngt
ospankyouf
orl
osi
ngyour
shoes.
Br
ave:Oopsi
e,If
orgotaboutt
hatone.
Boemo:Yes,
missherknow-Guys!St
opi
t!

ShaunandOliverstoppedwr estl
ingandr acedout.
Hefini
sheddressingBr aveandpl acedhim down,
herantohisbrothers.Boemot ookhi sphoneand
satonthebeddialingAmar a.Thephoner angfora
l
ongti
meunti
litstopped.Hecal
ledheragai
nbut
shedi
dn'
tpi
ckeither,
justwhenhewasaboutto
hangup,
Amaraanswer ed.

Boemo:Babe,
areyoudr
ivi
ngback?
Amar
a:No,
I'
mfeel
ingsi
ck,
Iwon'
tbeabl
eto.
Boemo:Whywhat
'swr
ong?
Amara:I
tisconfi
rmedthatI
'm pr
egnant
,2weeks
andahalf
,butthedoct
orheresaysabort
ioni
s
i
ll
egal
,Idon'
tknowifheistest
ingmeorwhat.
Boemo:Wai
t,youwantt
oabor
t?
Amar a:(Cr
ying)Yeah,sincewhenwasi ti
ll
egal
,I
beli
evehei sjustr
efusing,busysayi
ngifIwas
unmar ri
edthenhecoul dnegotiat
ehelpi
ngme,
thesepeopledon'twantmoney.
Boemo:Babe,
Babewee,
cal
m down.
Amar
a:I
'
m notcal
mingdown,
howcanhe?
Boemo:Cal
m downandcomeback,wewillf
igur
e
outwhatt
odohere.Maybeyoudi
dn'
thearhim
corr
ectl
y,theygonnaneedmysi gnature,
justcome
hereokay,Iknowyouarescaredtohaveanot her
babyafterwhathappenedwit
hBr ave,Ipromise,
we
wil
lfi
gureitout.
Amar
a:Wi
llwe?
Boemo:Yes,
justcomet
oDaddy.Il
oveyou,
okay.
Amar
a:Okay,
Iloveyout
oo.

AtNeo'
spl
ace.
..

NeopackedWawa' sl
agguageandlabel
edt hem,
shesatont opofthebagpressi
ngi
tf ur
therdown
bef
or ezi
ppingit
.Shesighedandst
oodupasWawa
walkedfol
lowedbyShai naandPal
esa.
Shai
na:Mama,
whydi
dn'
tIwi
n?
Neo:Youwi
llwi
nnextt
imemygi
rl
.Thi
sti
mei
t'
s
Wawa's.
Shaina:Thi
sisnotfair
,theyshoul
dhavej
ustsai
d
theywantskinnygi
rlsforthecont
est
.Wawaisn'
t
evenpr
ett
iert
hanme.
Neo:Ah,jeal
ouskeyaengmosadi?Don'
ttal
kabout
yoursi
sterthatway.
[Wher
e'st
hisj
eal
ousycomi
ng
fr
om woman?
Shai
na:Shei
snotmysi
ster
!
Wawa:Shai
namma,
ao!
[Shai
nacomeon!
]
Pal
esa:Thi
sonei
sdramat
ic.Mama,
isWawar
eal
ly
goi
ngtobeMissTeenUni
verse?
Neo:Yesmygi
rl
.Shewonthecompeti
ti
onher
e,she
j
usthastowi
nthecompet
it
ionover
seas.
Shaina:Ohtrustme, sheisgonnal oset hi
sone.My
father'
snamewoul dn'tbewor ki
ngf oryout hatfar,
kanamoBot swananebagodi r
elaaf avourba
tsayagoreongwanawaMi ni
stara,mothokewena
yoot samayangosokami si
tsenoka.[.
..t
heywher e
justdoingyouaf avourinBotswanat hinkingyou
arethemi ni
ster
'sdaughter.Youwi thaskewhi p.]
Neo:Shai
na!
Pal
esa:Ifyourf
ather'
sti
tl
ereal
lywor
kedf
orWawa,
whydidn'ti
tworkforyou?
Shai
na:Shutup!
Pal
esa:Pleasebenicetome, Iam notl
ikeWawa,
mypatiencewearsoffeasi
ly.Iwouldsoonbeatyou
anditwon'tbeni
ce.
Neo:Bothofyougetout
!Youar
est
ressi
ngmeby
yourconst
antfi
ght
ing.
Shaina:Youarenotbei
ngstressedonebit,
youare
enj
oyingyourengagement.Whodi vor
cesher
husbandandgetsengagedwi thi
n4mont hs?Papa
i
sgoi ngtofl
ipi
fheeverhearsaboutyour
engagementwithyourmysteri
ousman.

Neost oodup,shet ookashoeandchasedShai na

outast hegir
lsfoll
owedbehi nd.Onceout side,t
hey
sawagr oupofpeoplebyt hetarredroad,probably
anacci dent
.Theywal kedthere,andShainar ushed
backt othehouse.Shel ockedher sel
finthe
bedroom andt ookapai rofscissors,
sheunzi pped
Wawa' sbagandst artedcutti
ngherdr essesinto
pieces,someshej ustmadebi ghol esinthem.
AtChi
na'
shouse.
..

Shecover edZoski '

sfoodandpi ckedhersl eeping
daughteront hechairaf t
erwi pi
nghermout h.China
bumpedi ntowallscar r
yingt heheavychi l
d.She
reachedherbedr oom, openedi twi t
hherfootand
staggeredi n,shet hr
ewheront hebedandpul led
herup,tucki ngherundert heblankets.China
heavedahugesi ghandt hrewher sel
fontheot her
bed,str
et chingherl i
mbs.Shest oodupandbent
herbackbackwar ds,crackingsomet i
redmuscl es,
massagi ngherwai st.

Shehear dafaintknockandwalkedt othel

ounge,
theknockwascl earenoughandi tsoundedl
ikea
poli
ceknock.Sheopenedt hegl
assdoorholeto
view,sureenoughitwast hepol
ice,sosheopened.
Twoof fi
cerswerestandingonthedoor .

Pol
ice:Goodeveni
ngMaam.
Chi
na:Eveni
nggent
lemen.Whyar
eyouher
e?
Pol
ice:Canwecomei
n?
Chi
na:No,
whatdoyouwant
?
Poli
ce:Youseem l
ikear
espect
ablewoman,you
mightwanttosi
tdownwhenwet ellyout
henews.
China:Usual
lywhentwopoli
ceknocksonyour
doorstep,
askstocomeinandsitdown,t
heyar
e
beari
ngdeathnews.Whereismyhusband?
Pol
ice:Ma'
am pl
ease.
..
China:Tel
lme, howdidhedie?Wasi
tapai
nful
death?Accident?Tel
lmeplease.
.
Pol
ice:Fi
ne!Si
nceyouar
est
ubbor
n,yourhusband
was..
.
.
.
.
.
Li
ke,
Leaveacommentandshar
e..
[
09/
13,
07:
31] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode83

AtMaur
it
ius.
..

Wawacr iedont
hebedasherroommat elaughed
outloud,Wawarai
sedhervoi
cetal
kingtoher
beforeshecoul
dstepout
.

Wawa:Tl
hemmankadimemoseseoosao
di
ri
seng?
[Pl
easebor
rowmet
heyourspar
edr
ess.
]
Her
:Huh?
Wawa:Iam sor
ry,
canyoupl
easebor
rowmea
spar
edress?
Her:Idon'tshare.Myparent
swoul dki
llmeift
hey
fi
ndoutIhandedmydr esstosomeone, t
heseare
designerdresses,t
heyareunique.
Wawa:Moni
quepl
ease.
.
Her
:No!
Wawa:Okay,atl
eastcal
lUt
ji
uaf
orme,
that
Nami
biangir
l.
Her
:Fi
ne!

Herheelsechoedasshewal kedout.Wawa
unzippedt
hebagcontainingshoes,herheel
swere
paintedwi
thabluepaint
,itwasamess.Shet ooka
towelandtr
iedtowipethem butthepaintwas
alr
eadydry.

Wawa:Shai
nano!
Ut
ji
ua:Hey,
youmademel eavewi
thoutf
ini
shi
ng
mymakeup, what
'sup?
Wawa:(
Cryingwit
hhiccups)I.
.I.
.don'
thaveany
dr
essorshoestowear.
Utj
iua:Ohboy,t
hat
'swhythatgi
rli
slaughi
ng.I
camewi t
honly2dressesunf
ort
unatel
y.Ican
bor
rowyoushoes.
Wawa:Mycousintear
edeverythi
ng,sheonlyl
eft
t
heugli
estdr
ess.Whereisourcaret
aker?Ineedto
t
alkt
otheBotswanaorgani
sers.
Utj
iua:Wear egett
ingonstagei n20minutes.Just
weart hatoneandgodoyourmakeup.I t
'snotthat
bad,Iwi l
lbri
ngtheshoesrightaway.I
t'
sbetterto
l
oset hant ogetdi
squal
if
ied.
Wawa:Okay.Youwi
llf
indmeatt
hemakeupr
oom.

Shequi ckl
yputont hedress,i
twasgr eyincol our
andhadsi lverli
ningsf r
om thehipsdownt ot he
fl
owi ngedges.Sher emovedherhairbonnet ,
sli
ppedonhersl eepershoesandr ushedt othebi g
hall,
wher ethemakeupar ti
stswerebusy.Ever yone
turnedandl ookedather ,t
heylaughedoutl oud,
gigglesfi
ll
edt heroom asonel adywalkedt oher .
Shehel dherhandl eadinghertoachai rinfrontofa
mi r
ror.HeraccentwasofBr azi
lorMexi co.
Lady:Nowmydear i
,don'tmindthem.Ther
eisno
ti
me, Iwi
llst
yleyourhairandapplyli
ghtmakeup.
Didn'
tyouhaveabet terdress?
Wawa:(
Tear
y)Okay.No,
it'
sonl
ythi
sone.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..
.

Everyonewasgat heredar
oundt hedinnertabl
e,
Shaunkeptont akingspoonfull
sofri
cef r
om
Oli
ver'
spl at
e.Heignoredhim andatesil
ently,
Shaunt r
iedtotaketheri
ceagai nandAmar a
smackedhi shand.

Shaun:Ouchmama?
Amara:Ont
shwenyet
sangwanamonna!
[Youar
e
bot
heri
ngmysonman. ]
Oli
ver
:Mama,
kanathi
sguythi
nksthatwearetwi
ns,
peopl
ear
emakingi
tworsebycal
li
ngustwins.
Shaun:Wear
etwi
nsboy.
Ol
iver
:See,Ineverwantt
owearmatchi
ngout
fi
ts
wi
thhim everagai
n.Iam hi
sol
derbr
other
.
Shaun:Mama,
Iam hi
stwi
nri
ght
?
Amar a:Canyoual
ljusteatyourf
oodwithout
tal
king?Molomoooj angleoobuangke
ofe?[Whichmout
hdoyouuset oeatandtheonet
o
speak?]

Itgotquietagainastheyate,oncetheyweredone,
theygatheredtheplatesandtookthem tothe
kit
chen.OliverandShaunl oadedthem i
nthedish
washerandst artedchatt
ingwhilewait
ingfort
hem
towash.

Oli
ver
:IhavedownloadedanewseasonofFami l
y
guycart
oons,Ihopemamadoesn'tnot
ice,
lastt
ime
shebannedmef rom usi
ngt
heint
ernet
.
Shaun:Dadisgoi
ngtonoti
ce,
youknowt
hathe
l
inkedourgoogl
eaccountt
ohis.
Ol
iver
:Ei
sh,
Ifor
got
,butIdel
etedt
hehi
stor
y.
Shaun:Hei
sst
il
lgonnasee.Di
dyoudownl
oadmy
spi
dermangame?
Br
ave:Spi
der
man?Yei
!
Shaun:Br
avegot
osl
eep,
whatdoyouwanther
e?
Br
ave:Iwantt
owasht
hedi
shest
oo.
Ol
iver
:Wegoti
t,gosl
eepyoungchampi
on.
Brave:Haha!yousoundlikedad.Gi
vemeacooki
e
fi
rst.ThenIwil
lgosleep.

I
nAmar
a'sbedr
oom.
..

Boemol ookedatherasshepeeledtheblanket
sand
gotin,
grabbinganovelbythebedside.Shepaged
thr
ought owhereshehadlastread,
shehaduseda
moneycl i
pasabookmar k.Shestar
tedreadingas
Boemol ookedather.

Boemo:Ar
en'
twet
ucki
ngt
heki
dsi
ntoget
her
?
Amar a:Sorr
y,mymi ndisj
ustallovert
heplace.I
di
dn'tknowt hatpar
enti
ngisthi
sdi f
fi
cult
,it
'st
he
bestthingbutsometimesi
tisjustoverwhelmi
ng.
Boemo:I
t'
sokay,
Iwi
lldoi
t.
Amar
a:Theyar
est
il
lwashi
ngt
hepl
ates.
Boemo:Babe,t
heyar
egonnabr
eakmor
eofyour
pl
ates,
yest
erdayt
heybr
oke2.
Amar
a:Lett
hem be,
it'
spar
toft
hei
rlear
ning.

Aplat
eshat
ter
edi
ntheki
tchenandt
heyhear
d
l
aughi
ng.

Amara:Atleasti
t '
sonl
yonet
oni
ght.Whendi
dyour
fat
herl
eaveear l
ieron?Di
dhemeetwit
hthe
j
ournal
ist
s?
Boemo:Haha!Youknowwhathedi d?Her antohi
s
carandjumpedint
oit.Hedroveof
frol
li
ngt he
windowsup,henearl
ybumpedont hem asthey
wantedtocr
owdhiscar .Di
dyoutal
ktoFlorence?
Amar
a:Yeah,
Itol
dhernott
ost
resst
oomuch.
Boemo:Whyar
eyousoni
cet
oher
?
Amar a:Becauseshewast hereformei nmydarkest
hours.Youdon'tjudgeapersonbyt hebadtheydid,
rat
hert hegood.BabeifIweretojudgeyoubyyour
baddeeds, Iwouldn'
tbelovi
ngyout hi
sway, andif
youwer et
ojudgemebyt hebadIdi d,youwouldn'
t
belovingmeei t
her.
Boemo:Iguessyouhaveapoint
.Butwhatabout
RraSt
atusandChina?Theyar
etheonl
ypeopleyou
seem t
obehating.
Amara:Theyarei
rr
elevantt
omyl i
fe,
Idon'
that
e
t
hem, Ij
ustdon'
twantthem cl
osetomeormy
fami
ly.

Anotherpl
ateshat
ter
edatt
heki
tchen,
Amar
a's
phonerang.

Boemo:Letmecheckont heselit
tl
emini
ons,mme
mothokeShaunhelayaana.[.
..
butthepr
obl
emati
c
onei
sShaun.
]

Amar
a:(
Answer
ing)Hel
lo.
Adri
ana:Hi
,Amara,youar
etal
kingt
oAdr
iana,
I
don'
tknowifyourememberme.
Amara:Iknowyou,
howcanIf
orgetmyf
ormer
boss,
hehe.
Adri
ana:OkayDar
li
ng,
sor
ryf
orcal
li
ngyoul
ate,
how
ar
eyou?
Amar
a:Iam good,
howar
eyouyour
sel
f?
Adr
iana:Iam doi
nggr
eat
,howi
sthel
it
tl
eboy?
Sel
ebogo'sson?
Amara:Heissogr
own,
youshoul
dseehi
m
someday.
Adriana:Yeah,Ishoul
d,look,Icall
edyout oaskfor
afavor,notafavorexactly,
butit'
sasi dej
ob.My
fr
iendandIhaveamot ivati
onaltalkthi
ngy,t
hereis
asemi narwear etoholdinMaunar oundnextweek,
Iwantyout obet heguestspeaker.
Amar a:Adri
ana,Ican'
tdowhatyouar
edoing,I
watchyourtalkstwiceaweek,
youarereal
lygood,
I
am incapabl
e.
Adriana:Ioncesai
dthosewor dsandafri
end
advicedmet oneversaynever .Canwemeet
tomor r
owsowedi scussit.Isawyout r
endingon
twit
terandIwantust ouset hatoppor
tuni
ty,i
t
mightbeabl essi
ngindisguise.
Amara:Iam notpr
omisinganyt
hingbutwewi
ll
meettomorr
ow.Iwillf
orwardyoumyschedul
eso
t
hatyouseewhent omeetme.
Adr
iana:Okay,
thankyou.Goodni
ght
.
Amar
a:Bye.

AtNeo'
shouse.
..

Neor ushedintothesit
ti
ngr oom withaf l
eeceand
satont hesofa,nearPalesa,theysharedthefl
eece
asshechangedt hechannel stotheone
broadcasti
ngt heMissUni versepageant.Shai
na
walkedi
nfrom t
hekitchen,
holdi
ngacontainerful
l
ofpopcor
nsandt hr
eedisposabl
ecupsfullofcoca
col
a.

Shaina:Havet
heystar
ted?Ihavebr
oughtsome
snacktowatchourgir
lwinni
ng.
Neo:Aww,
that
'ssweetbaby.Thankyou.
Pal
esa:WhatdidyoudoShaina?Youar
enever
ext
raniceunl
essyouarepl
anningsomet
hingevi
l
.
Neo:Oh,
pleasegi
vehert
hebenefi
toft
hedoubt,
shehadpologi
sedt
oWaronabefor
eherdepar
tur
e
Pal
esa:Fi
ne.
Shai
na:Yeah,
sheissur
elygonnamakear
ecor
d,
j
ustwatchandsee.

Shai
nasatdownandpushedherti
nycl
eavageup
asshel
ookedatacont
estantwal
kingf
rom t
he
podi
um.
Shai
na:Iam evenbet
tert
hant
hisone.

Theywatchedast
hespeakerannounced
cont
est
antswitht
hei
rcountr
iesnames.
Speaker:Andgoi
ngupt
hest
agei
sMi
ssTeen
Univer
seBotswana.

Screamsf i
ll
edthehal l
,Neoandt hegirl
swat chedi
n
anti
cipat
ion,Shaina'seyesshiningbrighter
.The
tel
evisi
onbecamesi lentasWawar i
sedont he
podium,herplaingr eydressmaki ngherlook
shabby.Gigglesfil
ledt heroom andsome
eventual
lylaughed.

Shai
na:(
Laughi
ngl
oudl
y)Tal
kabouthi
stor
yint
he
maki
ng..

Neolookedatt
hescr
eentear
ful
lyasWarona
pani
cked.Thi
nki
ngofgoi
ngbackorproceedi
ng.
Neo:Baby,
no.
.pl
ease.
..j
ustgogett
hatcr
own.
.
.
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
ket
hei
nser
ts.
.
[
09/
13,
07:
34] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode84

AtMaur
it
ius.
..

War onalookedatthelaughingcr owdinfrontofher

,
shebl i
nkedawayt hetearsandsmi l
edtothem,she
tookthefirstwobblystepandpr oceeded,sheshut
hermi ndandpr et
endedt hatpeoplewerenot
around.Shei maginedherlit
tl
esistercheeri
ngher
andsheconf i
dent l
ywalkedthest ageassomeof
thepeoplet herefinal
lycheeri
ng.Shet ookhert i
me,
catwal ki
ngar oundl i
keshehadpr act
iced,
her
confidencebei ngboosted,herlegswer enol onger
wobbl y.Wawadi dherthi
ngandf i
nall
yexitedthe
stage,walkingt otheback.Shef oundherot her
Afri
canf ri
endswhogr ouphuggedherasshecr ied.

Wawa:Thankyouguys,Iwoul
dn'
thavedonei
t
wi
thoutyoursuppor
t.
MissZambia:Wegotyougi
rl
fr
iend,wear
efrom
nei
ghbouri
ngcountri
es,
wecan'tl
ookatoneofour
ownwi t
houthel
pingher
.
MissNamibi
a:Li
keIt
oldyou,
iti
sbet
tert
oloset
han
getdi
squali
fi
ed.
Wawa:Yeah,
thankyou.Wher
eismyphone?
MissSA:Baby,Ithinkit
'sbestyoudon'tt
ouchyour
phoneunti
leverythingisover.Youknowwearenot
al
lowedtotoucht hem inthefir
stpl
ace.
Wawa:I
t'
sofnouse.Ihavel
ostal
ready,
Icoul
djust
f
eeli
t,t
hewayt
hosepeopl
elaughedatme.
MissSA:Now,hushgi
rl
,don'
tsaythat,
wenever
know.Ifthecr
ownwasyours,not
hingcoul
dchange
that
,okay.
Mi
ssNami
bia:Bel
ievei
t,havef
ait
h.
Wawa:Okay,
now,
let
'sgof
reshenourmakeups.

Wawaandt heot hergi r

lswal kedt ot heotherr oom,
catwal
kingint heirhighheel s.Shef eltalotbet t
er
andmuchhopef ul.I
twasn' taboutt hedr essanyway,
i
twasabouthowshewal ked, theact ivi
ti
est heydid
befor
etheact ualevent ,thequi zzest heyt ookand
thei
rproject
s,theonest heypr esenti nportfol
ios
andpresentationst hedaybef ore,shewas
confi
dentshenai l
edt hem.Shef ollowedt hegi rl
sto
themakeupr oom.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Ear
lyt
henextmor
ning,
Chi
nasatont
hebednear
herhusbandandtouchedhi
shand,
heopenedhi
s
eyesandlookedather.

Chi
na:Idi
dn'
tmeantowakeyouup.Iam goi
ngt
o
wor
k,howareyoufeel
ing?
Zoski
:Al
otbet
ter
,Icanseecl
ear
lynow.
Chi
na:That
'sgood,
that
'ssogood.Themai
dwi
ll
gi
veyoufoodwhenshecomesover .
Zoski
:Babe,can'
tyout
akeadayof
f?Youar
ethe
bossatyourwork.
Chi
na:Imeanatmyproper
tyr
ent
aloff
ices.Ther
e
ar
esomepaperworksIhavet
ofi
nali
se.
Zoski:Can'
tyouaskyourassist
anttodr
opt
hem
here?Babe,Ineedyou.Ican'
tburdent
hemaidwi
th
hel
pingme, herjobi
stocleanandgo.
Chi
na:Shei
sget
ti
ngpai
denough.
Zoski
:Butst
il
lIneedyou.
China:Heebat
hongZoski
,ker
engkannagake
ngaka?Ican'
tcur
eyou![
ComeonZoski
,what
shoul
dIdobecauseI
'
m notadoct
or?
]
Zoski
:Canwenotar
gue?Justf
ort
oday.
China:Iam avoi
dingar
guments,
thatiswhyIwanna
gotowor k.Idi
dn'
tsendyoutostealpeopl
e'
s
phones.
Zoski
:Babe.
..
Chi
na:NoZoski
,youl
oveat
tent
iont
oomuch,
Zoski
:Okay,
youcango.Iwi
llbef
ineher
e.Gobabe.
China:Ij
a,kanawenamothohaasaomanegao
i
tumele.Iloveyou.
[Youonl
yenj
oyi
twhenwe
argue.]
Zoski:Il
oveyoutoo,
youlookbeaut
ifult
oday,
I
di
dn'tknowthatyoucoul
dwearheels.
Chi
na:Agi
rlhast
otr
ynewt
hings.Bye,
Iwi
llcheck
onyouar
ound10.

Shewalkedoutasherheel
sechoedintheroom.
Zoskiswal
lowedahotlump,at
earescapedhiseye,
unablet
obecalm,hebreat
hedinandoutheavil
y.
Helookedatthecloseddoorandhopedt hatmaybe
shewil
lturnaroundandwal kbackin,j
usttospend
thedaywithhim.Het ookouthisphonetocallher
andbegherbutt hen,shewasgoingtotellhi
m
thi
ngsthatwouldhurthim evenmore.

AtARest
aur
ant
..
.

Amar asteppedoutofhercarandwal kedt owar ds

t
her estaurant
,shewaswear ingsomebl uej eans,
whichf i
therperfectly,showingherbi ghi psandaxs,
t
hewhi t
et-shi
rtmat chedherl ightbluesneaker s.
Her360l acefrontalwi gwassol ongandl etloose,
t
ouchi ngherbvtt.Shehadt ookhert imei nthe
mir
rort hatday,perfectinghermakeupandl ayi
ng
t
heedgesofherper fectbabyhai r.Agr oupofgi r
ls
t
urnedar oundandspot tedher.Thephot ogr aphers
whot akespicsformoneysnappedaf ewphot osas
t
hewi ndbl ewherhai r
.

At
all
hunkwal
kedoutoft
her
est
aur
ant
,hol
ding
paperbagsoftakeawaysandsmi
ledather
,he
walkedovert
oher.

Hi
m:Hi
,tl
hemmaomont
le.
[.
..
youar
esobeaut
if
ul.
]
Amar
a:Thankyou.
Him:Ir
eal
lymeani
t.OAmarawaf acebook
aker
e?[
YouareAmaraf
rom f
acebook,i
sn'ti
t?]
Amara:Haha!Ebeokar ewafacebook.I
'
m noteven
onthat
,Ihavelongdeacti
vat
edmyaccount .
[How
canyousayfrom Facebook.
]
Him:Uhu,kanaIsentarequestononeaccount
,it
hadyourpict
ures.Iwastr
yingtobefr
iends.
Amara:Hee,let
ascammiwakebathomo, i
ja.Let
mego, Iam i
nahurry,
kedi
il
emotho.
[Peopl
ewi ll
scam you.
..
I'
vedel
ayedsomeone.
]
Him:Okay,thewayyouarebeauti
ful,Ithoughtyou
werearudeperson.Faneosanyal wamot hoo
kaboagoi t
seelaagoisaBokal
aka.[I
fyouwer en't
marri
ed,Iwouldmakeyoumi neandt akeyouhome. ]
Amar
a:Haha,
bye.
Shewal kedintotherestaurantandspottedAdr i
ana
atthebackandsomewhi teoldman, shewal ked
overt ot hem aspeoplelookedather.Amar awi shed
tobedoneandoutoft hatassoonaspossi ble,she
didn'twantt heattent
ionshewasget t
ing.Amar a
reachedt hetabl
e,themanst oodupandpul l
edt he
chairf orher,shesatdownt hankful
ly.Theydi d
i
nt r
oduct i
onsasawai terapproachedandt ook
Amar a'sorders.

Adri
ana:Isawyoutalki
ngtoamanatt heent
rance,
thewayyout wowereblushi
ng,
didyoutel
lhi
mt hat
youaremar r
ied?
Amar a:Shee,someti
meswhenamanappr oaches
you,i
t'snotli
ketheywantyou.Hewasj
ustbeing
niceandmaki ngaconversat
ion.
Ol
dman:Tr
ue,
justt
hatl
adi
esover
thi
nk.
Adr
iana:Yeah,
Igeti
t,what
ever
.
Amar
a:Yeah,
Idon'
thavemucht
ime,
Iwi
llshoot
st
rai
ghttothepoi
nt.Iwi
lldowhatyouwant
,
pr
ovidedyoucoachmeaswel l
.
Adri
ana:Perf
ect
!Iknewyouar
ecl
everandcan
nevermissanopport
uni
ty.
Amar
a:Ihaveacondi
ti
on.
Ol
dman:Andshei
sbusi
nessmi
nded.
Amara:Haha,
No,i
t'
sabitper
sonal
.Ibeli
eveyou
sawthetr
endi
nggi
rl,
ourTeenMissUniverse
Bot
swana?
Adr
iana:Oh,
Neo'
schi
ld?
Amara:Yeah,t
hewayshewasmockedi stoomuch,
si
nceyouhaveal argef
oll
owingonf acebook,you
cantagme,Ipledgetogi
veher5dr essesofher
choi
ce,andpayforhersal
onf ort
hewhol eyear.
Maybeothercompanieswil
lrecognizehertoo.
Adri
ana:Wow,
youhaveahear
tofgol
d.Letmedoi
t
ri
ghtnow.

AtShai
na'
sschool
..
.
Shainahappil
ywalkedoutofherclass,
headi
ngt o
theschoolcaf
eteri
a.Herfr
iendranoverhol
dinga
phone.Sheplacedherarm onShaina'
sshoulder
s,
busyscrol
li
ngthroughfacebook.

Fr
iend:Whydi
dyoul
eavemebehi
nd?
Shai
na:Bvt
ch,youwereonyourst
upi
dphone.How
wasIsupposedtoknowyouwannacome?
Fr
iend:Gi
rl
,facebookhasbeenl
itsi
nceyest
erday.
Shaina:Don'tt
ellmethatyouar
esti
llonMi
ssUgly
dress'post
s.Hahaha!Youknow,thewayIam so
happy,nothi
ngwi l
ltakei
taway.
Fr
iend:Bvt
ch!That
'syourcousi
n,haveahear
t.
Shai
na:YouandIar
ethesame.
Fr
iend:Hahaha!Iwi
shIwast heret
ocutthe
dr
esseswithyou.Ihat
ethatgirl
,myboyf
riendi
s
st
alki
ngher.
Shai
na:Seewhyweshoul
drej
oice.Shedi
dn'
teven
getaposi
ti
on,
shem.
Fr
iend:(
Pausedwal
king)Whatt
hef
vcker
yist
his?
Shai
na:What
?

Shegr
abbedt
hephoneandr
eadt
hear
ti
cle.
"MissUglydresssignedbydi ffer
entcompani esand
givendonati
ons.AyoungMot swanal ady,Miss
War onaSeoka,curentlynicknamed" MissUgl y
dress"Whowasr epresentingBot swanaont his
years'MissUniverseisgi vengi f
tsandmoneyby
diff
erentcompanies.Mr sAmar a,pledged5dr esses
ofherchoiceinherbout iqueandt opayf orher
salonforthewholeyear ,T&Jconst ruct
uonshave
pledgedaP20000cheque, Debswanami ning
companyhavepl edgedadi amondneckl acewor th
P30000andaP1mi ll
ioncheque. ..

Shainasawdar kness,
shefel
tahotlumpchoking
her,herhear
tfil
ledwit
hangerandenvy.Thephone
sl
ippedfrom herhandsasshecoll
apsed,herf
ri
end
scr
eamed.

Fr
iend:Shai
na!
.
.
.
.
Goodmor
ningIl
oveyou
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07:
34] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode85

Jahl
ive,
Jahchi
ldr
en.
..
.

RB1Speaker:(
Songplayinginthebackground)
Senakeseromamowasagagosammamor atwa,
Theoneandonl yRadioBotswana1st at
ion,youare
wit
hyourfavouri
tepresent
ertoday.Iam givi
ngyou
asongbyt helegendaryLuckyDubeti
tl
ed"LetJah
l
ive"justf
rom t
hatalbum yahouseofexil
e,
enjoy.[
Thi
sisyournumberoneRadi o.
..
]

Jahl
ive,
Jahchi
ldr
en
Jahl
ive,
Jahchi
ldr
en
Jahl
ive,
Jahchi
ldr
en
LetRast
asneverdi
e

Whenever
ythi
ngi
sgoi
ngr
ight
,
Theyf
orgetaboutyourpr
esence
Andwhent
het
abl
est
urnsupsi
dedown,
Theyknowt
hatyout
her
e
Tomymom whot
aughtmet
hat
Youar
eal
wayst
her
e
Iwr
otet
hisl
it
tl
esongofpr
aise
NowI
'
m gonnasi
ngi
t.
..
Chinawal kedintofindZoskiskippingaroundthe
housedanci ng,shakinghi
sheadl iketheway
Rastafari
answi thdreadl
ockdances.Sheswi t
ched
offtheradioandZoskipaused, hel ookedatheras
Chinawashol dingherwai st
,holdi
ngapl asti
cbag
i
nt heotherhand.

China:Kant
eneosar ewalwala?Yaanonghao
tol
atolaj
aanakereng?[
Didyounotsayyouaresi
ck?
Whyar eyoujumpingupanddownlikethat
?]
Zoski
:Iwasbor
ed.
China:Yousai dyouhadaheadachei nthemor ni
ng,
Ileftyouher eknowingt
hatyouar esi
ck,t
hatiswhy
Iquickl ycamebackhome.Gapesi ncewhendoyou
l
istent oreggaesongs?Ithoughtyouli
ketrapand
thisot hermusic.Youar
ebusyher edanci
nglikea
l
unat ic,whatiswrongwithyouZoski?Areyoumad?
Zoski:Honey,
Iwasbor
ed,
thi
ssongwaspl
ayi
ngon
theradio.
Chi
na:Iam st
art
ingtothi
nkthatt
hosebeat
ings
af
fect
edyoument al
ly.Ar
eyousureyouareokay?
Zoski
:Kantekemolat
ogoipinel
anemma?Mal atsi
aonnahel aonkomanyagakei t
segorekediri
le
eng.I
fyounolongerl
ovemej ustsayit
.[I
'
m Iwrong
todance?
Thisdaysyouarealwaysrepremandi
ng
meandIdon'tknowwhy.]
China:Ifyoupromisedsomeonet hatyouwillmar
ry
them forgetabouti
t,Iai
n'tgoi
ngnowhere,yousai
d
Iam yourf or
ever.
Zoski
:I'
m notcheat
ing.Justbecauseyouusedto
cheatonmemakesyoubel i
evethatever
yoneisa
cheater
.
China:Areyouseri
ouslygoi
ngtomentionmypast
mistakes?Mist
akesfrom adecadeandsomeyear
s
ago?
Zoski:Iti
swhati ti
s,Iwant
edyoutoseewhat
hurt
fulwor dsdoestoaperson.Youarenever
sensi
t i
vewheni tcomestothewordsyouuse
towardsmeChi na.
Chi
na:Wow!AndIam Chi
nanow?Real
lyZoski
?
Zoski
:Isn'
tityourname?Si
akoommannakebat
la
gobina.[
MoveIwanttodance.
]

Heswi tchedont her adioandanot herreggaesong

waspl aying.Zoskishookhi sheadandcont i
nued
withhisdancemoves, skippingaroundthe
bedroom.Ofcour sehewashur ti
ngthathim andhis
wifewer ef i
ghting, hedidn'tevenknowhowt heygot
tothatpoi nt.Howt heyendedupal waysateach
other'
sthr oats.Theywer eonceal ovinghappy
familybutsomet hingchangedal ongtheway, or
maybeshegott i
redofhi m.Hi sfri
endkepton
tel
li
nghi mt hatt heseladiesonl ywantsloveifit
's
tort
ure,other wise, t
heyaregonnat r
eatyoulikea
fool.

Chinalookedathishusbandtear
full
yandwalkedto
thekit
chen,hetookoutherphoneanddialed
Zoski'
sfri
end.Theguyhasbeenonhert hroatal
l
theti
me, off
eri
ngtobehisshouldertocr
yoni n
casethingsgoesSouth.
Hi
m:MyChi
nesef
ri
end.
Chi
na:Thr
eewee,
ismyhusbandcheat
ing?
Hi
m:Ah, ah,don'
tmakemesnitchpl
ease,Zoski
is
myfr
iend,youknowIcan'
ttel
lyouanythi
ng.
Chi
na:Please,hewon'
tknowthatit'
syouwhot ol
d
me.Hedoesn'tknowthatwearetalki
ng,youknow
hetot
all
ydon'ttr
ustf
ri
endswheni tcomestoa
woman?
Him:Heisnotcheat
ing.Canwemeet?Iwannasee
you,Ipr
omiseIwon'
teventouchyourhandl
iket
he
l
asttime.
Chi
na:Got
ohel
l!Iam notcheat
ingonmyhusband.
Him:Sui
tsyour
sel
f,youdon'
tknowwhathei
sdoi
ng
behi
ndyourback.
Chi
na:Whati
shedoi
ng?Pl
easet
ellme.
Hi
m:ByeChi
nese.

Hehunguponhi
m andshet
ri
edt
ocal
lhi
m agai
n
butZoskiwalkedinthekit
chen,
sti
lldanci
ng.He
walkedtotheplast
icChinacamewi t
h.

Zoski
:Sweet
hear
t!Ihopeyouhavebr
oughtf
oodmy
l
ove.
Chi
na:Mxm!

Shewal
kedoutoft
heki
tchen,
leavi
nghi
mther
e.

AtShai
na'
sschool
..
.

Neopar kedinfrontoftheheadmast er
'soffi
ceand
pacedinside,shewasdi r
ect edt
ohisof f
icebythe
recept
ionist
.Neoknockedonceandwal kedint
othe
offi
ce,t
hemanwaswi thaf ewteachersinther
e,
shegreetedandhedi rectedhertositdown.

Neo:Iam sor
ryf
orjustbargi
nginyourmeeti
ng,I
gotacal
lthatmydaughtercoll
apsed.Wher
eisshe?
Headmaster:Oh, Shai
na,sheisbei
ngobser
vedat
theschoolcl
inic.MmaMoses, canyoupl
easetake
Shaina'
smot hertotheschoolcl
ini
c.
MmaMoses:OkaySi
r.

Neost oodupandf ol
lowedthethickl
adyoutofthe
off
ice.Shehadani cecurvedbodyandshelooked
young, sheappear
edtobei nherearl
ytwent
ies.

Neo:Ididn'
tgett
hedet
ail
sofhersi
ckness,
what
happened?
MmaMoses:Shej ustcoll
apsed,shewaswithher
fr
iend,shei
srefusingtotalktous,weare
suspecti
ngthatmaybei ti
sboyfriendi
ssues.
Neo:ButShai
nahasn'tst
arteddat
ingyet,It
alkt
o
heraboutt
heset
hings,herandhersist
ers.
MmaMoses:Okay,
butmaybeshei
sscaredtotel
l
you.Ki
dscanhi
decer
tai
nthi
ngsfr
om t
heirpar
ents.
Neo:Eegone,t
hebat
honglel
onant
sel
ebuanae,
nnakanagongwekagorekemmagwegapeo
mponakel emosadimogolookaloba.Kanawena
youareabi tcl
osert
oherage.[
Yes,youguyscanbe
ofgreathelpbytal
kingt
oheraboutthisthi
ngs,
maybebecauseI '
m hermothershemightthi
nkI'
m
oldandshebecomesneaky.Butyou. .
.]
MmaMoses:Hehe,
I'm st
il
lol
dert
hanher
,shemi
ght
notopenupt
omet oo.
Neo:Nnyaat
he,
youl
ookyoung,
don'
ttheyhar
rass
you?
MmaMoses:Hey, okarewaitse.Kaebilekebanaba
Engli
shmedi um, t
aabobant elakaskgoanyana
gotwe'Maam, I'
mf eel
ingyou,ageisjustanumber'
Hey,thesekidsareluckycoporalpuni
shmentisnot
usedher e.
[Heyit
'sli
keyoualreadyknowi t
.
Especial
lybecausetheyareEnglishmedium ki
ds,
theywoul dspeakengli
shwithmesayi ng..
.]
Neo:Hahahaha,
puber
tymakesourki
dst
ogowi
l
d.
MmaMoses:Exactly,
wehavebeenther
e,cr
ushi
ng
onourteacher
stoobutwe'
venevert
akenastep
abouti
t.Thi
sisthecl
ini
c.
Neo:Okay,
thankyou
Shewalkedinandwasdi rectedt
ot hebedwher e
Shainawasgivenabedr est.AnI
Vdr ipwas
att
achedtoherarm, hereyeswer eclosed,
itlooked
l
ikeshehadbeencr ying.Neowal kedoverand
huggedher,sheopenedhereyesandhuggedher
motherback.Neosteppedbackandsatont he
chair
.

Shai
na:IwantDaddy.
Neo:Okay,
Iwi
llar
rangef
orhi
mtovi
sitoryougoi
ng
t
here.
Shai
na:No,
Iwantt
ost
aywi
tht
hebot
hofyou,
li
ke
bef
ore.
Neo:Babyyouknowthati
tisi
mpossibl
e,Daddy
hasawomanofhi sown,andIhavemylif
etoo.
Shaina:So,youarecal
li
ngt hatmanyourlife?Can't
youseehowyouar estr
essingme?Ont opoft hat
youtreatyoursi
ster
'ski
dsbet tert
hanme?You
evenmovedt hem toaprivateschoolwhil
et heyare
j
ustor
phans.
Neo:Shai
napl
easedon'
ttal
kaboutyoursi
ster
sthat
way.
Shaina:Why?I tistr
ue!Ifyoudidn'tpayforWawa's
contestantfeeforhertojoinMissUni ver
se,
that
ti
tl
ecoul dhavebeenmi ne!Iwoul dhavewon, I
knowi t
.Theymadeherwi nbecauseofmyf ather
's
ti
tl
e,soi twouldhavebeensuspi ci
ousi ft
heymade
uswi nboth,thatiswhyt heychose1.
Neo:Babe,
youwer
enotevenont
het
op12
Shai
na:Thatwasmyt
it
le!Iknowi
t!
Neo:Babyjeal
ousydoesn'
tsui
tyou.Canwepl ease
tal
kaboutyou,whyareyouher
e?Whatstressed
yousomucht ocoll
apse?
Shai
na:You!Youandyourbel
ovedf
ami
ly,
allofyou!
Moreespeci
all
yyoumama!
Neo:(
Tear
ful
ly)Shai
na.
..
Shai
na:Ihat
eyou!
Neo:Youdon'
tmeant
hatdoyou?
Shai
na:(
Cryi
ng)
..
.
Neo:Okay,
I'
m cal
li
ngyourf
ather
..
.

Shetookoutherphoneanddial
edherexhusband.
I
tgotansweredonthefi
rstr
ing.Neoputhi
m onthe
l
oudspeaker
.

Mi
nist
er:Mywi
fe.
Neo:Tal
ktoyourdaught
er.
.
Minist
er:Wai
t,canwegooutt
hiseveni
ng,
Iwanna
t
ellyousomething.
Neo:Thabi
soyourdaughteri
sinthehospit
al,
she
col
lapsedatschool
.Canyoupleaset
alktoher.
Mini
ster
:What'
swr
ong?Putmeonl
oudspeaker
.
Shai
na!Baby!
Shai
na:Daddy.
Mi
nist
er:Howar
eyoumygi
rl
?
Shai
na:Daddy,
Iwantt
otal
ktoyou,
can'
tyouand
mommygetbackt
oget
her
?
Mi ni
ster
:It
'suptoyourmom,shei
stheonewho
divorcedme.Tellhertot
akemebackcozIwantus
tobeaf amilyagain.
Neo:RragweLeocanyoupl easenotuseyour
daughtert
ofightyourbat
tles?Thati
swhyyourson
rel
ocatedfr
om thiscount
ry,hewasf edupwit
hyour
nonsense.
Mi
nist
er:Youar
ether
easonwhymygi
rli
sst
ressed.
Shai
na:Tel
lherdaddy!
Neo:Shutupwena.
Minist
er:I
magi ne,Iwonderwhoi syournow
boyfri
end,probablysomel owlif
ethug,i
magine
l
eavingawhol emi ni
stertodatesomeonebelowthe
foodchain.Sies!Youwillneverfi
ndsomeoneli
ke
me,youar euglyandIwasdoi ngyouafavorNeo.
Justsuckitupandcomebackt ome.

Neohungupthephone.ShetookoutaP20note
f
rom herbagandgaveShai
nawhol ookedati
tli
ke
i
tcanbi
te.

Neo:Iwon'tbeabletocomegetyouwhenyou
knockoff,t
henursesaidshewi l
lrel
easeyouback
toclassoncethatdr
ipisfi
nished.Youwil
lcat
cha
taxihome.
Shai
na:P20mama?P20?Wawai
sget
ti
ngmi
ll
ions,
Iwanthal
foft
hat
.
Neo:(cl
apped)Hehe!Jeso!Baby,t
hatmoneyis
Warona's,evenIwon'
tbegetti
ngnothi
ng.I'
m gonna
makesur eitgoesst
rai
ghttoherfi
xedaccount,
she
wil
lgetitoncesheis21years,sheworkedherbvt
t
of
fforthat.
Shi
ana:Ihat
eyou!Al
lofyou!
Neo:Iwi
llbooksomecounsel
li
ngforyou,don'
t
worr
ymybaby, wewil
lremovethatevi
lspi
ri
tfr
om
you.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..
Amar awasbusyi nherminioffi
ceneart hei
rmast er
bedroom,shepreffer
edtowor kwhil
eever yonewas
atschoolandwor korwhilet
heywer esleeping.She
pull
edoutbusinessfil
esandlookedatt hedrafts.
Herphoner ang,
inter
rupt
ingherfrom herdeep
thought
s.

Amar
a:Agh,
didn'
tIputi
tondonotdi
stur
b?

Amar
a:Hel
lo?
MmaBoemo:Mygi rl
,wehaveaweddingweare
i
nvit
edto.Theyneedmoremarr
iedpeopl
etohelp
wit
hthenegoti
ati
ons,t
hebri
de'
sfamil
yaresofew,
t
heyreall
yneedourhelp.
Amar
a:Whoi
sget
ti
ngmar
ri
ed?
MmaBoemo:MmaThabiso'
sexdaughteri
nlaw.
Neo,Ithi
nkyour
ememberher
,sheoff
ici
atedyour
wedding.
Amara:Wow,congr
atstoher.Iwi
llt
ellmyhusband
andgetbackt
oyou.Indeedyoucanst i
llf
indl
ove
eveni
fyouar
eover40.
MmaBoemo:Tr
ue.Pl
easedoso,
Iwi
llsendyout
he
dat
esoft
hemeeti
ngs.
Amar
a:Thankyou.Whoi
smar
ryi
ngher
?
MmaBoemo:Thevi
cepr
esi
dentoft
hiscount
ry.
Amar
a:Godi
sgood.Iwi
llsur
elybet
her
e.
MmaBoemo:Alri
ght
,pleasesendmesomemoney,
ourel
ect
ri
cit
yisf
ini
shed.
Amar
a:Okay,
bye.

Shehungupanddi
aledBoemo.
..
.
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
07:
35] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts
Epi
sode°
86

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar awasbusysl i
cingveget abl
esint hekit
chen
ast hedooropenedwi der,ShaunandOl i
verr
ushed
throughholdingtheirschoolbagsandl unchboxes.
Theypl acedthelunchboxesont het ableandranto
theirmother,huggi
ngherandki ssinghercheeks.
Shechuckl edandpout edforthem tokissherli
ps
butt heydodged,Amar al aughed.

Amar
a:What
?Iwantapr
operki
ss.
Ol
iver
:Idon'
tki
ssgi
rl
sont
hel
ips.
Shaun:Weshoul
dst
artki
ssi
ngheront
hef
orehead
onl
y.
Amar a:Heelangthebathong,Iam notj
ustanygirl,
I
am yourmot herguys.Howar eyougoingtoreach
myf oreheadbyt heway?Wheny' al
ltur
ned5year s,
youst oppedkissingmyli
ps,nowyouwannast op
ki
ssi
ngmycheeks?
Oli
ver
:Mama,youwantpeopletocal
luski
ds?Yeah,
Shauncandothat
,hei
ssti
llyoung.
Shaun:Iam notyoung,
Iam yourt
winny.
Amara:Bat
hol
erayabomangkante?
[Whenyousay
peopl
e,whoar
eyouref
err
ingt
o?]
Oli
ver
:Iam acel
ebr
it
yatschool
.Al
lofasudden
peopl
ewannabemyf ri
ends,
Shauntoo.
Shaun:Yeah,someparentswerewavingatus,
sayi
ngwear eAmara'skids,youknow.Ihadeven
for
gotthatmommyi scalledAmara.
Oli
ver
:Hahaha!Youarecr
azyman.Doyou
remembert
hattimemamawasbeatingus,f
orci
ng
ustomemorizeher
'sandDad'
snumbers?
Shaun:HowcanIf
orget
,It
hinkwewer
est
il
lat
cr
eché.
Amara:Oh, tswahathe,aker
enekebat alenna
bot
hal e,bat
hobaal at
hegamo, ebil
ewenaOl ivero
neor atagot samayat
hatajaana.
[Comeon, I
wantedyout obesmar t
,peoplegetlostandyou
r
eal
lywer
eagonerOl
iver
.]

Oli
ver:Iwasjustcur
ious.Myt
eachercal
lsme
curi
ousmi nded.
Amara:Eher
ra.Canyouguysgochangei
fyou
wannahelpmehere?Youhavedel
ayedmycooki
ng
pr
ocess.
Shaun:Chefi
nthemaki
ngi
scomi
ng!
Ol
iver
:Idon'
treal
lyl
ikecooki
ng.
Shaun:Whatwi
llyoudowhenyouli
vealone?
Mamasaidwhenwet urn18weareleavi
ngher
home.
Ol
iver
:Iwil
lhi
reamaid,orgetawoman,
yousee,
Dadhardl
ycooksbecausehehasmom.
Amara:Okay,
outofmyki
tchen,
youar
e
misbehavi
ngnow.
Ol
iver
:Aww,
mom.
Amara:Out
.Kegorewhereismybabywhenal
lof
youhadarr
ived?
[Andnow..
.]
Ol
iver
:Ifwecal
lhi
mthebabyhesul
ks.Het
hinks
t
hathehasgrown.

Acarparkedoutsi
de,doorsopenedandBraveran
i
ntothehouse,hol
dinghisshoeswithonehand.He
pausedattheki
tchendoorandsmi l
ed.

Br
ave:Ar
eyour
eadyki
ds!
Shaun&Ol
iver
:Aye,
ayeCapt
ain!
Br
ave:I
..can'
t..
.hear.
.youu!
Shaun&Ol
iver
:Aye,
AyeCapt
ain!
Brave:(
Singi
ng)Aalr
ight
!Whol
ivesi
napi
neappl
e
underthethesea?
Shaun&Ol
iver
:SpongebobSquar
epant
s!

Boemowal kedinanddr aggedOliverandShaun

outsi
dethekit
chen,Bravefollowedt hem l
ikea
puppy.Boemowal kedbacki nandki ssedAmara'
s
cheek.Sheti
lt
edherheadandheki ssedherli
ps,
he
heldherwai
standkissedherhar
der
.Amarapull
ed
outoftheki
ssasshef el
thi
sdvckexpandi
ng,
rubbi
ngonherbvtt
.

Amara:Okay,
enough.Whyi
syourchi
ldhol
dinghi
s
shoesbythehand?
Boemo:Hehadf
orgot
tent
hem i
nthepl
aygr
ounds.
Amara:Hey,bathong,kegoreIhavekids,andthen
GoddecidedtogivemeBr ave,t
hisboyisjustso
tr
oublesome,heloseshisshoeseveryday.Di
dyou
see,
hedi dn'
tevenkissme.
Boemo:Hahaha!Hei sstil
lgr
owing,hewil
lbefi
ne.
Heiscar
ryi
ng2DNA' sinhisbloodst
ream,t
hati
s
whyheissomi schevious.
Amar a:I
'
m st
art
ingt
obeli
eveyou.Yourmot
her
cal
led,MmagweLeoisget
ti
ngmar r
ied.
Boemo:Seri
ous?KanaIoncesawherthi
sother
ti
mewiththeVicepr
esi
dent.Damn!Rr
agweLeois
goingt
ofl
ip.
Amar
a:Wedon'
tchoosewhom t
olove.Hewi
llhave
t
ounder
stand.
Boemo:Yeah,
ther
eisnootherway.Byt
heway,
I
havet
oshowyousomething.
Amar
a:What
?
Boemo:Yout ookadecisionwithoutinf
ormingme
fi
rst
,youaretrendingonfacebook,youdidn'
ttel
l
met hatyouwillbehost
ingamot ivat
ionalt
alkshow
thi
scomi ngmont h.
Amar a:Oh,Adrianar equestedmetobeaguest
speakerintheirthing.Ididn'
tseenohar
mi n
agreeing,
afterall,
notmanypeopl egototheset
alk
shows.
Boemo:Real
ly?
Amara:Yes,Iwil
lbetal
kingtoabunchofabout20
peopl
eorless,so,i
tisr
eall
ynobigdeal
.
Boemo:(Chuckli
ng)Areyousur
e?Cozfrom many
postsonthefacebook,
peopl
eareangr
yt hatt
he
ti
cketsar
esoldout.
Amar
a:Huh?Babe,
youar
eki
ddi
ng.
Boemo:Iam ser
ious,
somear
enotsayi
ngni
ce
t
hingsaboutyout
hough,
sodon'
tgoi
ntoanysoci
al
media.
Amar
a:Fi
nishcooki
nghoo,
I'
m cal
li
ngAdr
iana.
Boemo:Okay.

Shegrabbedherphoneandsatont
hestool
,busy
pl
ayi
ngwi thhernai
lsast
hephonerang.

Adr
iana:HeyAmar
a.
Amar a:Hey,
nemma,
howmanypeopl
ewi
llIbe
faci
ng?
Adri
ana:Ihavegoodnews,wearetobehost
ing200
peopl
e,theti
cket
saresol
dout,sowearethi
nki
ng
ofchangingt
hevenuetoaccomodatemorepeopl
e.
Amar a:No,
no,Ican'
tfaceal
otofpeopl
e.Ihave
neverdoneanypubli
cspeaki
ngbefore.
Adr
iana:Wewi
llhel
pyou,
rel
ax.
Amar
a:No,
Iwantout
.
Adri
ana:Youcan't
,peopl
earecomi
ngjustt
osee
you,youareacrowdpull
er,
youdon'
tknowitbut
real
lyyouareadmiredbymost.
Amara:Ihavealotofpr
oblem standi
ngi
nfr
ontof
peopl
e,Ireal
lycan'
t,
no,Ican'
t.

AtNeo'
shouse.
..

Neost eppedputofthebathtubwrappedinawhite
towel,shedri
edherbodyandwal kedtothe
bedroom whereherphonewasr ingi
ng,sheignor
ed
Ex-husband'
scallunti
litst
opped.Atextmessage
gotthrough.

Ex-
Husband:Hey,
canItal
ktomydaught
er?Can
youpl
easeanswerthephone.
Neo:Shehasaphone,
cal
lher
!

Shedr
oppedherphonebackont
hebedandappl
ied
somel ot
iononherbody,
itr
angagai
nandshe
pickedup.

Neo:WhatThabi
so?
VP:Honey.I
shest
il
lhar
rassi
ngyou.
Neo:Oh,
it'
syou,
I'
m sor
ryDar
li
ng.
VP:Nopr
obl
em.Howi
stheyoungonedoi
ng?
Neo:Sheissti
lli
nhermoods.Oi t
swaletsemo
ntungyagagwe,oikhurumedit
sekadikobomo
mogotengookanakanawaMaun. [Shehasl ocked
hersel
fupinherhouse,she'
sundertheblanketsin
thi
shotMaunweat her.
]
VP:Youreal
lyhavetobefastwit
hherther
apy,
she
i
sstil
lakid,
Ibeli
eveshewillbef
ine.
Neo:Yesl
ove.Howi
sMzansi
?
VP:Okay,
itiswonder
ful,
Iwi shyouwer
ehere.I
wasjustt
akingadri
vearoundandIsawani cecar
t
hatcansuityou.Whatcolourdoyouwant
?
Neo:Aww,
Babe,
youdon'
treal
lyhavet
o.
VP:Col
ourpl
ease.
.
Neo:Whi
te.

Palesa:(
Stucki
ngherheadin)Mama,t
herei
sa
str
angemanatt hedoor,hesayshewant
stosee
you.
Neo:Okay,I
'
m coming.Babe,gat
wether
eis
someonelooki
ngforme,letmecheckhi
m out
,Iwi
ll
cal
lyou.
VP:Okay,
Iloveyou.
Neo:Il
oveyout
oo.

Sheputonhergownandwalkedoutoft
he
bedroom,shef
oundadi
rt
ylookingmansit
ti
ngon
thecouch.

Neo:Pal
esa,
whatdidItel
lyouaboutl
ett
ing
st
ranger
sint
othehouse?
Man:I
sthi
sPal
esa?Mygi
rli
ssogr
own.
Neo:Dumel
arra,
whoareyouandhowcanIhel
p
you?[
Gooddaysi
r..
.]
Man:Iam Makgonatsot
lhe,
Neel
o'shusband,
WaronaandPalesa'
sfather
?
Neo:Who?Mysi
sterwasn'
tmar
ri
ed.
Man:Ilookedforyouryar
dalloverKasaneand
Maun,Iam from cour
tandIwantmyki ds,Iam t
hei
r
bi
ologi
calfat
her,so,t
heydeservetoknowme.
Neo:I
fyouwantyourkids,
youdoknowthatyou
wil
lbepayi
ngforal
lthemoneyIspentont
hem?
Man:Nopr oblem,Iwil
lpay.Ijustwantmyki ds,you
mademel ookli
keanincompet entfat
herby
denyingmet oseemybabi es,nowIonl yseethem
i
nt el
evisi
ons.Hereist
hecour torder,
youare
summoned, t
hedatesareinthere.
Neo:Youar
enotget
ti
ngmyki
ds!
Man:Yoursubpoenama'
am.

HehandedNeoanenvel
opeasshelookedathi
m
wi
thloat
he,
tear
sbl
urri
nghereyes.
.
.
.
.
Goodmor ni
ngbafethu,t
hat
'syourbonusthatyou
coul
d'vegotovert
heweekend..qui
cklyl
ikeleavea
commentandshar e!
!!
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eedi
ngHear
ts

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sode°
87

AtNeo'
shouse

ThemanhandedNeoanenvel opeashestoodup,
helookedatPal esaandtri
edtosmil
ewit
hher
Palesalookedawaydi sgust
ed.Shewal
kedtoher
bedroom leavi
nghim standi
ngther
e.
Man:IhopeIwi
llseeyoui
ncour
t.
Neo:Whynow?Youhavebeendeadt
othem al
l
t
heseyear
s,whynow?
Man:Ij
ustwantmyki
dst
oknowme.I
sthatt
oo
muchtoask?
Neo:Imean,
whynow?
Man:Mydaught eri
sMissUni verseBot
swana, who
wouldn'
twanttobragaboutthat?Iseethatex
husbandofyoursisbr
aggingaboutherinf acebook,
tel
lhi
mt ost
op.It'
snotli
keyoul ovedmykidsei t
her
way.
Neo:Canwenotf
ight
?Howmuchdoyouwant ?I
wil
lgi
veyoumoneysothatyoul
eaveusal
one.
Man:Idon'
twantmoney.
Neo:Iknowi t
'sallaboutthemoneybecauseifyou
thi
nkyouwi l
lgett hosemill
ionsofWawa,knowthat
sheisonlygoingt ogetthem whensheturns21.
Youwillnevertastehermoney.

Man:I
t'
snotaboutt
hemoney,
Itol
dyout
hatIj
ust
wantabondwi
thmyki
ds.
Neo:Ican'twaitt
oseet
hel
ookonyourf
acewhen
youlosethiscase.
Man:Hahaha!Tr
ustme,
Ihavedonemyr
esear
ches
wel
l.
Neo:Youthi
nkyouar egoingtoj
ustgetthem f
or
f
ree?Themagi st
ratei
sgoingtodemandal otof
moneyfrom you.Ihavespentaf
ortuneonthem.
Man:AndIhavecat tl
e,l
otsofcatt
le.Sowoman,
don'tst
andonmyway.WhenIwantmyki ds,Iwil
l
getthem.Remember ,mynamesar est i
llonthe
bir
thcerti
ri
cates,andIam theonlyli
vingpar ent.I
evenwonderhowshemanagedt oski pthebor ders
withoutmyper missi
on.Iwillr
eportthatexhusband
ofyoursforcorrupti
on.Haveawonder f
ulevening.

Neowat chedhim ashewal kedoutoft hehouse, his

cl
otheswer esmearedwithdr ycowdung, she
wonderedifhewast el
li
ngthet r
uthaboutt hecattl
e
ornot.Andthenhewasr ight,hewast heonl yli
ving
parentandtheywerelegall
yhi s.Sheregrettednot
adopti
ngthem l egal
lyyearsback,
whentheman
wantednot hingtodowi t
hthem.Neosunkonthe
couch,defeated.Shetookherphoneanddial
edt
he
Minist
ertoi nfor
m hi
m.

Meanwhil
e,out
side,
RraWawa'
sphoner
ang,
het
ook
i
toutandanswered.

Hi
m:Hel
lo.
Voi
ce:Howf
ar?Di
dshegett
hesummon?
Hi
m:Herpl
acewasdi
ff
icul
ttof
indbutIgaveher
t
hecour
toder
s.
Voice:Gr
eat,nowyouhavet owait.Youshoul d
checkthatt
raditi
onaldoct
orandupdat ehim again,
seehowsmoot hitwastoprocessthatcourtorder?
Thatwasbecauseofhi m.
Hi
m:Okay,Iam taki
ngt
heni
ghtbus,
Iwi
llseeyou
i
nthemorning.
Voi
ce:Okay,
wemi
ssyouhere.Thegi
rlscan'twai
t
t
oseeyou.WawaandPal
esashouldknowt hatt
hey
haveyoungersi
bli
ngs.
Hi
m:Don'tactli
keyoucareaboutmykids.You
mademel eavethei
rmom andabandonthem.It
wasevenyourideatoel
iminat
eNeelo.
Voice:Canyoupleaseshutupandst optalki
ng
nonsense?DidIputaknifetoyourthroatandforce
youtodoallthat
?Gapest optal
kingthingsthatwil
l
l
andyoui ntr
ouble.
Hi
m:I
joo,
byemma.
Voi
ce:Ee,j
ustcomebacksowepl anournextmove.
Wehavetogetthosegi
rl
s,st
rangerscan'
teatour
ki
ds'moneywhentheyhaveafatherandyounger
si
bli
ngs.
Him:Iam coming.It
hinkby5am Iwi
llbei
nKasane,
nextt
oyou.Iloveyou.
Voi
ce:Il
oveyout
oo.

AtChi
na'
spl
ace.
..
Zoskisati
nfrontofthet
elevi
sion,watchingthe
news,hisdaughtercamerunningfrom herbedroom.
Shejumpedont opofherfatherandlaughedashe
tr
iedtododgeher .

Daught
er:Dad,
youar
esl
ow.
Zoski
:Ij
ustdi
dn'
twantyout
ofal
l.
..Haha
Daught
er:Butyout
ri
edtododge.Di
dIt
ellyout
hat
mamacan'tli
ftmeup?
Zoski
:Youareget
ti
ngheavi
er,
yourmom i
sti
ny,
can'
tyousee.
Daught
er:Am Iheavyf
oryout
oo?
Zoski:Never
,youwi
llalwaysbemyl i
ttl
egi
rl
,no
matterwhat,youwi
llneverbeheavyforme.
Daught
er:Hehehe!Okay!Wi
tht
hatsai
d,canyou
pl
easejoi
nmei nmyt eapar
tySi
re!
Zoski
:Bebe,
I'
m wat
chi
ngt
henews.
Daught
er:Dadpl
ease.
..
Zoski
:Goaskyourmommyt
ojoi
nyou.
Daughter
:No!Mommydidn'tgr
eetmyfriendst
he
l
astti
me, t
heydi
dn'
tenj
oytheteabecauseshe
wasn'
ttal
kingt
othem.
Zoski
:Whoar
eyourf
ri
ends?
Daught
er:Myf
ri
endsar
eNasha,
Dasha,
Mishaand
Ted.
Zoski
:Bear
?
Daughter
:Hahaha!Yes,Ted,hechangedhisname
becauseheisaTeddyBear ,hewascalledAsha.Oh!
Grannyboughtmeanewdol l,
shehaslonghairand
shejoi
nedmyf r
iends'col
lecti
on.Guesshername.
Zoski
:Letmeguess,
Asha?
Daughter
:Yes!Yes!Howdi
dyouknow?Daddyyou
ar
eclever.
Zoski
:Itwaseasyt
oguess.Butbaby,don'tyou
thi
nkthatTedi
sgoingt
obeangr ybecauseyou
tookhi
snameandgaveittoyournewf ri
end?
Daught
er:ButIgavehi
m anewname.
Zoski
:St
il
l,
youshoul
dhavegi
venyournewf
ri
enda
newname.
Daughter
:(Thi
nkinghard,scr
atchi
ngherchi
n)I
guessyouareright
,Ishouldgiveheranewname.
Zoski:Good,Iknowyouar
ebri
ll
iant
,youar
ean
cr
iti
calthi
nker.Whatar
eyougoi
ngt onameher
?
Daught
er:It
hink,
Iwi
llnameher
,ummm.
..Ni
sha!
Zoski
:Yeey!Hi
ghf
ive!
Daught
er:Yes!Myfr
iendsar
eNi
sha,
Asha,Misha,
NashaandDasha!Canwegohaveateapar
ty?
Zoski
:Okay,
okay.

Chinawalkedoutoftheirbedroom inhert
racksui
ts
andheels,hermakeupwasonf leekandherhair
wasinaneatbun.Zoskii nhaledhersweetperfume
andfel
thisbloodrush,helookedatherbeautiful
l
ipsandsal i
vat
ed,hewant edtokissherri
ghtaway.
Heputhishandar oundherwai standpull
edher
cl
ose,Chinapull
edbacki rr
it
ated.

Zoski
:Mommy,
canyoupl
easej
oinusatt
het
ea
part
y?
Chi
na:Ihaveaneveni
ngmeet
ingwi
thanol
dfr
iend,
Iam al
readyl
ate.
Zoski
:Who?
Chi
na:Don'
tbebor
ing,
insecur
it
iesdoesn'
tsui
tyou,
youdon'
thavet
oknowallmyf r
iends.
Zoski
:Youdon'
thavef
ri
ends,
andyouar
elooki
ng
ext
rabeaut
if
ul,
Iwannaknow.
Chi
na:Fine,
it'
sAmar
a.Shewannainvest
somethi
ngonmybusiness,
youknowshei san
i
nfl
uencernow.
Zoski
:(Doubt
ing)Wow,
youandAmar
atal
k?
Chi
na:YeahIam l
ate,
bye.ByeBebe.
Daught
er:Byemama.

Zoskiwat chedasshewal
kedout,
hehear
dhercar
star
ting.Hel i
ft
edhi
sdaught
erandwal
kedtot
he
toyroom.

Daught
er:Oh,
Ifor
gott
oaskmommyi
fshei
sgoi
ng
t
oseet
hatuncl
e.
Zoski
:Whi
chuncl
e?
Daught
er:Theuncleatthemall
,hetookustoKfc
andgavemeabal loon,
heboughtusi cecr
eam.
Daddy,Iwi
llt
ellhi
mt obuyyouicecream t
oo.
Zoski
:Heboughtyoui
cecr
eam?
Daught
er:Yes.

Zoskir
ushedout,st
il
lholdi
nghisdaughter
.He
unl
ockedhiscarandstrappedBebeatthebackseat
,
hejumpedinanddroveout .HesawChina'
scar
makingaturnfari
ntheroad.

Zoski
:Baby,wear
egoingforadr
ive,
from t
her
e,we
wil
lhaveateapar
ty.Pl
aygamesinmyphone.
Daught
er:Okay!

Hefol
lowedhercaratadi
stance,
hisheartpounded
ashesawChinamakingaturntowardsthe
teacher squat ers.Hewat chedasshedr ovethrough
af ami l
iaryard,hewat chedherpar kingataf amili
ar
house.Zoski '
shear tpumpedevenf aster,f
eeli
nghis
bloodbecomehot ,hewat chedtearful l
yasshef i
xed
her sel
fandst eppedout ,
catwal kingt othedoor ,
evenherwal khadchanged.Chi nawal kedinand
Zoskipar kedbesi desanot hercarint hesameyar d.
Hesati nt hecarf orafewmi nutes,holdingthe
steer i
ngwheel .

Daught
er:Daddyar
eyouokay?
Zoski
:Yeah,
wai
tformeher
e,l
etmegetsomet
hing
i
nthere.
Daught
er:Okay!Iam wi
nni
ng!
Zoski
:Goodgi
rl
.

Hewalkedtowardsthedoorandopened, i
twas
l
ocked,heremovedtwolonghai rpi
nsfrom hi
s
pocket
sandpickedthelock.Thedoorswungopen
ashewalkedin,l
ookingatChina'sheel
s,t
hrownon
thef
looracr
osst
hesi
tt
ingr
oom.Hewal
kedt
othe
bedr
oom andswungt
hedooropen.
.
.
.
.
Don'
tfor
gett
oli
ket
heepi
sodes.
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eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode88

Att
heTeacher
'sQuat
ers.
..

Zoskiwalkedtot hebedroom andswungt hedoor

open.Hest ar
redathi sfri
endwhowasonl yinher
boxershorts,
spr eadingdif
ferentf
lavour
sof
condomsont opoft hebed,therewasabowlof
fr
uit
sinthemi ddleofthebedandr osepetalswer
e
scat
ter
ed.Zoski
'
sfri
endturnedandsawZoski,he
fr
ozeholdi
ngaboxofcondoms.Hel ookedl
ikehe
coul
dshvtonhimself
,hedesperat
elyl
ookedatthe
door
,asifant
ici
pat
ingforsomeonenottocomeor
vi
ceversa.

Zoskiwalkedinandsatont hebed,hewasqui et
.
Thedooropenedagai nandChinawal kedi n,
pressi
ngherlipstoget
her,
applyi
ngl i
pgl oss.Her
eyeslandedonZoskiwhowassi t
ti
ngont hebed,he
wassodanger ouslycal
m.Herhear tskippedabit
andshef akedalaugh.

Chi
na:Haha!It
houghtIhear
dyourvoi
ce,
indeedi
t
wasyou.
Zoski
:.
..
China:Whatdoyouwanthere?Oh,sor
ryiti
syour
fr
iend'
shouse.Iwasj
ustont heot
herroom,vi
sit
ing
hishousemate,
sheusual
lydoesmynai l
sonher
spareti
me.
Zoski
:(Gl
arr
ingather
).
..
China:Babe,pleasesaysomethi
ng.IknowIl
ied
sayingI'
m goingtoAmar a,j
ustt
hatIdi
dn'
twant
youknowi ngallmyfriends.
Zoski
:.
..
Fr i
end:Zeeman, i
t'
snotli
keyourwomani sherefor
me, sheisfriendswithPr
ecious,myhousemate.
NnaI '
m wai
tingformygirlt
ocome, canyoupl
ease
takeherout sideorhome?Idon'twantmygir
l
findingdramai nhere.
Zoski:Yout
hinkIam af oolr
ight?Fi
rst
ly,
Inever
tal
kedwhenIent ered.Thenyou,Chi
na,clai
medto
haveheardmyvoi ce.Secondly,
youopenedTee's
bedroom wi
thoutevenknocking,whatthefvckdo
youtakemef or
?Af ool
?
China:Di
dIsayIhear dyourvoi
ce?No,youdi dn'
t
hearmecor rectl
yBabe.Isai
dIsmeltyourcologne
fr
om afar.Butthen,
whatdoyouwanther e?You
hadfoll
owedmeher e?Thisi
sthei
nsecurit
iesI
havebeent alki
ngabout.
Zoski
:Isn'
tthi
smyf
ri
end'
shouse?Chi
nakant
e
warengsent
lehel
a?[
Chi
nawhatar
eyouexact
ly
sayi
ng?]
Chi
na:Ebi
leIwantadi
vor
ce.
Zoski
:.
..
Chi
na:Saysomet
hing,
Isai
dIwantadi
vor
ce.

Zoski
:Okay.
China:Andwearemar r
iedoutofcommuni
tyof
propert
y,so,
Iam goi
ngoutwithmyplot
sand
business.
Zoski:Thati
sforthelawyertodeci
de,j
ustl
ikewe
i
nvolvedhim whenr egi
ster
ingt
hejoint
sbusiness,
hewilldohismagicagain,youmightbethi
nkingI
am af ool
,butIam not.
China:Iam r
ichert
hanyou,
Iam wal
kingawaywi
th
everyt
hing.
Zoski
:Eemma.
[YesMa'
am.
]
China:AndIam taki
ngever
ythi
ng!Iwi
llshowyou
fl
ames, youneverl
ovedmeanyway,yourhear
twas
wi
thAmar
aal
lthet
ime!
Zoski
:Eemma.
[YesMa'
am.
]
Chi
na:I
fyouthi
nkIam cheat
ingonyou,
Iwi
lldoi
t
i
ntheopen,
deli
ber
atel
y!
Zoski
:Eemma.
[YesMa'
am.
]
China:St
opsayingeemma,eemma,youar
e
i
rri
tati
ngme.[
..
.yesma'
am,yesma'
am.]

Zoskist
oodupandwal
kedpastChi
na,
hishead
down.

China:Whereareyougoing?Iam st
illt
alki
ngt
oyou,
wheredidyouevenleavemydaught er?Youar
e
i
rresponsi
ble!

Zoskiwalkedoutofthehouse,headi
ngtothecar ,
hi
sdaught erwassti
llplayi
ngagameont hephone.
Chinafol
lowedhimtot hecar,
sheyankedthefront
passengerdooropenandgoti nasZoskigotatthe
dri
ver'
sside.Hesecr
etl
ywi
pedawayt
het
ear
sat
thecorner
sofhiseyes.

Zoski
:Canyoupl
easegetout
?Iwantt
ogohome.
Chi
na:Weneedt
otal
k.
Zoski
:Idon'
twannat
alknow,
canyour
espectt
hat
.
Chi
na:Okay,
dri
vehome.
Zoski
:Whataboutyourcar
?Kanaobechakakol
oi
mma? [
Oryouaregivi
ngawayyourcarmadame?
]
China:It
oldyouIwasn'theretocheat,
whatdoyou
takemef or
?Iam aclassylady,Ican'
tdot
hat.
Zoski
:Eemma.Got oyourcar
,ther
eisareasonI
boughtyouacar,incaseofarguments,Idon'
t
wannabenearyoubecausewebot hknowt hatmy
mindclear
lydoesn'tfunct
ionl
ikeanormalperson'
s
mind.
[YesMa'am.]
Chi
na:Fi
ne!Psychopat
h!
Zoski
:(Gr
abbi
ngt
hest
eer
ingwheelt
ight
ly)Excuse
me?
Chi
na:Lunat
ic!

Zoskigl
aredatherandshequi
ckl
yst
eppedoutof
thecar.

China:YouareathiefZoski
!Apsychopath!A
mur der
er!Youareabadper son!Ir
egr
etmarryi
ng
you!Don'tthi
nkIdon'tknowthatyouar
echeati
ng
onme.
Zoski
:Chi
na,
I'
mtr
yingt
obeci
vil
,pl
easedon'
tpush
me.
Chi
na:Youar
eapsycopat
h,younear
lybur
ntpeopl
e
i
nahouse.
Zoski
:Andyoucr
ushedt
hem wi
thacar
!
Chi
na:Iam bet
tert
hanyou,
youki
ll
edaper
son!

ZoskiwalkedtoherandChinaranbackintot
he
house,sheclosedher
sel
finsi
deandZoskiwentt o
thecar,f
uming.Hegotinanddr oveoutangr
il
y.
Insi
dethehouse,
Chinal
ookedatZoski
'sbest
fri
end
andsmi l
ed.Shet
ri
edtot
ouchhisstuckoutabsand
hepushedherhandsaway.

China:What?Atleastheknowshei
sn'
ttheonl
yone
cheati
ng.Lethi
mf eelthepai
n.
Fri
end:Idon'twanttodoanyt hi
ngwi t
hyou
anymore.Ican'tdothisanymore,yourhusbandi
sa
psychopath,
youwi llneverknowwhathei s
pl
anning,heisfullofsupri
ses.
Chi
na:Rel
ax,
Ihavebeenwi
tht
hismanl
ongenough.
Fri
end:No,
rememberwhenhebur
ntAmar
aint
he
house?
Chi
na:Yeah?
Friend:Hewascal mt hewholeday,hewasonthe
preparati
onst omarryyou.Thenwhathappened?
Bur ni
ngpeopl ewit
hkidsinthehouse?Remember
onyourweddi ngday?Hewal kedli
kehewasgoing
tot hetoi
letonlyt
ogof i
ghtforanotherwomanin
t
hest
reet
s.
Chi
na:Dude,Iknow,
I'
m notAmar
a,okay?Hewon'
t
doanyt
hing.
Fr
iend:Il
ied.
Chi
na:About
?
Friend:Abouthi
m cheat
ing,henevercheated,Ij
ust
want edyou.Il
ovedyoufrom thebeginni
ng,the
feeli
ngsgrewovertheyears,andIjustcoul
dn't
resistyou.

AtNeo'
spl
ace.
..

Shai
nafinishedwrit
ingasui
cidenot
eandsmi
led.
Shereaditagain;

"Dearmama, Wawa, myevilcousi

nShaina,papa
(notbi
ological)
, andmyf r
iends.Iam sor
rytosay
thi
s,Idon'tregretwhatIam aboutt odothough.I
am simplytiredoflivi
ng,Ifail
edtobestrong,pl
ease
for
givemeyoual l.Moreespecial
lyMama, Neo.I
knowyouhavechangedt obeagoodper son,butI
sti
llrememberwhenyoubeatmewi t
hWawaand
pouredcol dwateroverus,butyouhavechanged.
Thankyouf orshowingmel oveandbeingamot her
aft
ert hatchangebutIam sor r
ythatIam l
eaving
you.Idon'twantt ostaywit
hmybi ol
ogi
calfat
her,I
don'tknowhi m andIhatehim.Byeeveryone."

Shainafoldedt
heletterandti
ptoedtoPal esa'
s
bedroom,shecarefull
yopenedt hedoor,holdi
nga
pil
lowandgotinside,Palesawassleeping
peaceful
lyonthebed.Shewal kedcloserandr ai
sed
thepil
lowabovePal esa'
shead.

Shaina:Byebvt
ch.Don'
twor
ry,
dearsi
sterwi
ll
fol
lowyousoon.

Sheloweredt
hepi l
lowandpr essedi
tonherface,
suff
ocat
ingher.Palesahel
dherhandsandt ri
edto
removethem,kicki
ng,scr
atchingShai
na.Shai
na
wasover
poweri
ngherasPalesakickedfr
ant
ical
ly,
herwhol
efaceunderasuf
focat
ingpill
ow.
.
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
ket
heepi
sodes.
..
[
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13,
07:
36] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
89

AtNeo'
shouse.
..

Neopacedupanddown, hol
dingherphonepr essed
toherear
.TheMi ni
sterwasfrust
rati
nghereven
morebyblamingher.Sherubbedherf oreheadand
hunguponhimt henpeeledtheblanketstosleep
butsheknewshewoul dn'
t.Herphoner angagain.
Neo:Jesus,justwhenIthoughtmyl
if
ewasf al
li
ng
i
ntoplace,everyt
hingbecomesmessedup.Hey.

Shestoodupandwal kedtoPalesa'sr
oom, shewas
theonlyonewhoalwaysmanagedt ocheerherup
whenshewasdown.Sher emember edthatother
ti
mewhenshe, Neo,hadbeatenthem andshest il
l
smiledwit
hherthefoll
owingday.Itwashardt o
staymadathercarefreesoul
.

Neostoodatthedoor,shet
houghtshehear
dfunny
noi
sesinsi
de.Sheknockedandtherewasaloud
j
umpandat hudi
nside.

Neo:Pal
e..
.Baby,
areyouokay?

Shepushedthedooropenandwal
kedin,Sheheard
st
ruggl
esinsi
de,j
ustneart
hebed,
onthegr ound,
Shai
nawasdown, Pal
esaontopofher
,shewas
punchinghersenselessly,tear
srol
li
ngdownher
cheeks.Shai
nat r
iedtobl ockbutPal
esakepton
throwi
ngthepunchesl ikeamadwoman.Neo
rushedovertothem.

Neo:Pal
esa!Pal
esa!What
'shappeni
ng?

Shet ri
edtopullPalesaupbutshehel dontoShai
na,
pressinghernecknow, Shainakickedand
scratchedPalesa,runningoutofai r
,Neoscreamed,
tr
yinghardtopul lPalesa,shehadat inybodybut
Neowasshockedofherst r
ength.

Neo:Bathong,
Pal
esa!Otaabol
aamogol oo!
Pal
esa![
ComeonPalesa!Youwil
lki
llyoursi
ster
!]

Palesaleaneddown,sti
llcr
yingandbitShai
na'
s
nose,Neopul l
edherharder,
usingal
lherstr
engt
h
butPalesaheldontoShaina'
snoseasshe
screamedi nagony.
Shai
na:MamaPal
ewampol aa!Mamanthusa!
Mama!Mamaa!
[Mum Pal
eishurti
ngme!Helpme!
Mum!Mum!]
Neo:Pal
esangwanakakeagokopa,motogele.
Pal
e![
Pal
esamychild,
I'
m beggi
ngyou,
leaveher.
]

Neopul l
edharderandPalesaletgo.Bl
oodgushed
outofShaina'
sface,sheheldontohernoseandher
neckatthesamet ime.Neorushedtoherdaughter
asshehel dherfaceandtri
edtoseewherethe
bl
oodwascomi ngfrom.SheheldShaina'
sfaceand
steppedbackinshock.

Neo:Pal
esa,
whatdi
dyoudot
omydaught
er?
Palesa:(
Hoar
sevoi
ce)Shet
ri
edt
oki
llme,
Shai
na
tr
iedtokil
lmemama.
Shai
na:Bvt
chyouar
elyi
ng!Mama,
hel
pme!
Neo:Youtri
edtoki
llmydaught
er?WhyPal
esa?
Why!Itookyouasmineandnowyoutri
edt
okil
lmy
onl
ydaught
er?
Pal
esa:Mama,
Shai
na-
Neo:Don'tmamame, pl
easedon't
!Youare
ungrat
eful!Wher
eishernose?Youbitmy
daughter
'snoseoff
.

Neot ookShainatothebathroom,sheopenedt he
wateront hesinkandinst
ructedhertowasht he
bl
ood.Neopacedt oherbedroom,shegr abbedher
phoneandcarkeys.Shewal kedoutdial
ingthe
Minister
.

Mini
ster
:Justcomebacktome,t
hewayyouare
cal
li
ngmet oday,
itr
eal
lyshowst
hatyouneedme.

Neohunguponhi m, sheheardaloudscream
comingfrom t
hebathroom,shehur r
iedt
hereand
foundShainal
ooki
ngather sel
finthemirr
or,her
facewasbloodyandherleftnostr
ilwascut,
the
wholefl
apwascutandawhi tebonewasshowi ng,
herfacehadalotofscrat
chmar ks.Neodropped
herphoneandcarkeysont hefl
oor,shedroppedon
herkneesandl
ookeddown, t
ear
sst r
eamingfrom
herface,
shewonderedwher eshewentwr ong,
whatdidshenotdoright.

Neo:(
Cryi
ng)Lor
d,gi
vemest
rengt
h.

Shestoodupandwal kedtoPalesa'
sbedroom,she
foundherbythemirr
or ,
looki
ngatherneck.Neo
yankedherbyhercarrotpuff
.

Neo:HeywenaSat
ane!Wher
eismydaught
er'
s
nose?
[YouSat
an!
]
Palesa:(
Struggl
ingvoi
ce)Iswal
lowedit.Mama
please.
..
,youarehurti
ngme.Mama, Iam sor
ry,she
tr
iedtokil
lmeandIdef endedmyself
..
.mama. .
.
Neo:Youaresoungr
atef
ul,
Itookyoui
nandtr
eat
ed
youli
kemineandyoudomel i
kethi
s?Youar
ea
wit
chPalesa!
Pal
esa:Pl
easel
etgoofme!Pl
easeMama.
..

NeoyankedPal esadownandpunchedherhar don

herf orehead.Palesastaggeredback,feel
ingso
dizzy,shehel dthebed,seeingblackandeventuall
y
felldown.Shecur l
edherselfli
keaballont hef
loor
,
grunt i
nginpai n.

Neo:WhenIcomebackf r
om thehospi tal
,Iwant
yougone, Iwantyououtofmyhouse.Keot amotho
eneot sogaampol aelangwana,youpi eceofshvt
!
Nowonderyourf at
herlef
tyouandki l
ledyourmom.
Youar ejustli
keher,j
ustl
ikeNeelo,
thebvt chwho
usedtost ealmyboyfri
endswhilegrowi ngup.
Nxla!
[Ifeedyouandyouki llmydaughter .
..
]

Neowalkedtot
hebathroom andt
ookhercarkeys
andherdaught
er.Shepassedbyt
hebedroom.

Neo:I
fIeverf
indyoui
nher
e,Iam goi
ngt
oki
llyou
anddisposeof
fyourbodysomewher
ewher
e
hyenasandvul
tur
eswillki
llyou.

Palesastayedl iket hat,feeli

ngherpai n,both
emot i
onall
yandphysi call
y.Shesl owlygotup,
draggingher selftot hemi rror.Shereachedf orher
phonebutt hescr eenwascr acked,sheslowl ygot
upandwal kedt ot hecl oset,sheparkedaf ewof
cl
othesinaschoolbag, herthroatwashur tingso
bad.Shet ookt heschoolbagandhungi toverher
shoulderthenwal kedout .I
twasdar koutside,onl
y
housesandaf ewst reetli
ghtspr ovi
dedt helit
tl
e
l
ightinthest reets.

Palesadraggedher sel
ftot her
oad, afewcar swer
e
passingandt herewasnotevenasi ngleperson
passingby.Shest art
edwavi ngatanypassi ngcar
,
theyallpassedherliketheyweren'tseeingher.
Eventuall
y,onecarpassedandr eversed,she
walkedovert oitasthedriverr
olleddownt he
window.Thewomanont hepassengersi del
ooked
att
heman.

Woman:Babewhyareyoust
oppi
ng?Youwant
t
hievest
oatt
ackus?
Man:Babe,
thi
sisal
it
tl
egi
rlChi
na,
pleasehave
hear
t.
Chi
na:No,
canwegopl
ease,
Ican'
twai
ttof
eelyou
i
nsi
deofmeagai
n.
Man:Babe,shel
ooksinj
ured,
can'
twet
akehert
o
t
hehospit
alorpol
ice?
Chi
na:Mycar
,myr
ules!Bvt
chst
epback!

Sheleanedovert othedri
verandroll
edupt he
window.Thecardr oveoffasPalesastoodthere,
shamef ul
lyshocked.Dustcover
edherasshe
coughed, i
rr
it
ati
ngthepaininherthroatevenmore.
Shebentdownandcr iedharder
.Shebur i
edher
headbet weenherknees,si
tti
ngdownont hest
op
andcriedevenmor e.
Acarstoppedbesi
desherandt
hemangotout
,he
bentoverandt
ouchedherarm,
Pal
esaj
umpedin
shock.

Man:Hey,
Iam sor
ry,
whyar
eyouher
eal
lal
one?
Pal
esa:(
Hoar
sevoi
ce)Mamachasedmeout
Man:Youneedt hehospit
al,come,yourneckisr
ed,
whathappened?Therearefingerpri
ntsal
loveri
t,I
canseethem i
nt hi
sdarkness,theymustbesobad.
Pal
esa:Mycousi
nchokedme,
shet
ri
edt
oki
llme.
Man:Okay,
come.Iwi
llt
akeyout
othehospi
tal
..

Theman' sdvckjerkedatt hement i

onofthewor d
choke, heputhi shandi nt hepocketofhissweat
pant stohi dehisinstantboner,heopenedt heback
passengerdoorofhi sGD6, Palesahoppedinand
placedherbagont heot herseat.Helookedather
beaut i
fulinnocentf aceandswal lowed,hi
sboner
i
ncr easing, har
dening.Hereyeswer eswoll
enfrom
al
lthecr ying,makingherl ookevensexierandit
wasahuget urnonf orhi
m.Fvcki t,
hecoul dn'tlet
anavail
abl emeatj ustpassby, hepulledPal esaby
herl
egs, shefellonherbackont heleatherseat s
andscreamed, kickinghim.Itturnedhi m oneven
more,herscreams, herki
cks,her emovedhi sdvck
andpartedherlegs, fli
ppi
ngherpant iestot heside.

Hewasst i
llout
sidet hecarashepul l
edher,t
othe
edgeoft heseats,hef l
ippedPalesa'
spanti
estothe
si
deandpushedhi shugedvcki ntoheri
nnocence,
Palescreamed, asshef el
thi
m cracki
ngherup.The
mangr unted,herloudscr eamswasheaven, he
pushedf ur
therin,feeli
ngherinsidesasshe
crackedevenmor e.

Acarsloweddownandt hedri
verstuckhishead
out.Themanquickl
ycoveredPalesa'smouthand
nose,bl
ocki
ngherairwayassheki cked.

Dri
ver
:Yesboy!Youar
edoi
ngt
hej
obi
fshecan
scr
eam l
iket
hat!
Man:Surentwana.Kewif
ey,
Iam maki
ngsur
eshe
doesn'
tlookatanyot
herman.[
Sur
emyman.She'
s
mywi f
e...
]
Dr
iver
:Sur
ent
wana!
[Sur
eman]

Hedr
oveof fashestar
tedpumpi
ng,
Pal
esagasped
f
orai
r,scr
eami ng.
.
.
.
200shar
es?
?
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13,
07:
36] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode°
90

AtTheTaxist
op.
..

Themangr
unt
ed,
fil
li
ngPal
esaupasshehadl
ong
stoppedcrying,shefeltthatitwasnouse.Herl i
ttl
e
heartwasbr okenintopieces, herheartwas
bl
eedingandshel ostallthehope.Herchi l
dhood
wasn'tthebestunt i
lNeost artedtreat
ingthem
better
."Iguessitwasal lfake,Iwasnevermeantt o
behappy, Iwasmeantt oliveanddi einmiseryl
ike
mymot her.
"Palesathoughtt oherself.

Thepai nshewasf eeli

ngwasj ustt oomuch, she
wishedf orhi mt of i
nishwhat everhewasdoi ngand
dumpherbackont hest op,shewi l
lt r
yt owal kt o
thepol i
cesot heyhel pher .Pal esaf elttheman
grippinghert i
ght l
yandgr oani ngevenmor e,
somet hingwetandsl imydr ippeddownhert high.
Shef eltdisgusted, asthemanpul ledoutofher
thingandgent l
ycl osedhert highs, hepushedher
backi nthecar ,bloodsmear i
ngont hecarseat s.
Pal esat ri
edt ogetupasshef elther selfgetti
ng
dizzy, shesl owlyf ellbackont heseatandbl acked
out .Themansl appedhercheekandsmi led.Hef el
t
hisegoboost edandpushedherf urtherint hecar
andcl osedt hedoor .Hepul l
edhi spant supand
walkedtot
hedr
iver
'ssi
de,
hegoti
nanddr
oveof
f,
speedi
ng.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amaraturnedt ohersideasherphoner ang.Boemo

conti
nuedpoundi ngonherasshet r
iedt ogett he
phone.Shef eltherselfget
tingweak, ever ystrokehe
gave,t
akinghert ot heedge.Amar aclampedt he
sheet
sassheconvul sed,theclimaxhi t
tingherhar d,
shemoanedabi tlouderasBoemogr unted,pulli
ng
outandspr ayingherbackwi thhisseeds.Hehel d
herti
ghterast heybot hbreathedheavi l
y, rel
ievi
ng
themoment .Amar aturnedar oundandl aidher
headonhi schestashecar essedherback.

Boemo:Ar
eyouokay?
Amar
a:Mor
ethangood.Il
oveyou.
Boemo:Il
oveyoumor
e.
Amar
a:Ishoul
dcheckt
hecal
l,
maybei
t'
syour
mot
her
,shesai
dshewassi
ckear
li
eron.
Boemo:I
sn'
titl
atef
orcal
ls?
Amara:Babe,
shei
syourmot
her
,iti
sneverl
atef
or
fami
ly.
Boemo:Checki
tthen.Letmegeti
tforyou.

Boemost ret
chedhishandtogetherphoneasit
rangagain.Helookedatt
hecall
erscreenand
frowned.

Boemo:Babe,
whatar
eyout
alki
ngwi
thZoski
?
Amar
a:Zoski
?

Boemo:Yeah,
hei
stheonecal
li
ngyou.
Amar
a:Puthi
m onl
oudspeaker
.

Boemopickedt
hephoneandputhi
m on
l
oudspeaker
.
Amar
a:Hel
lo.
Zoski
:Ammy,pleasedon'
thangup.Ijustwant
someonet
otalk,Iam sost
ressedandsuici
dalr
ight
now.
Amar
a:O-
okay.
Zoski
:Well
,Idon'
tevenknowwher et
obegin,Chi
na
hasbeencheati
ngonme, Idon'
tknowsincewhen.
Andshehasbeengivingmeabadat t
itude.
Amar
a:Haveyout
ri
edcounsel
li
ng?
Zoski:Thatdoesn'
tworkforme, Idon'
twanttotel
l
mypr oblemstoastranger.Idon'
tknowwhatt odo,
sheisgivingmeatti
tude,sheisnowt al
kingabout
divor
ce.
Amara:Ij
oo,
tryinvolvi
ngparent
s,andpl
easedon'
t
doanythi
ngstupid,Iam beggi
ngyou.
Zoski :Ei
sh,
Iam sostr
essed,butIdon'
twantto
disclosemyproblemstoanyonefir
st.Iwantt
otal
k
toherbutIam scaredthatshewil
lhurtmewith
wor ds.
Amara:Look,ifyouf
eelli
kedoingsomethi
ngst
upi
d,
fi
ndscri
pturesinaBibl
e,ital
wayscomfort
sme
whenIam inmydar kestmoment s.
Zoski:Idon'
tknowhowtouseaBi
ble.Ihaveone
butI'
veneveropenedi
t.
Amara:Justopenattheback,therearescript
ure
suggest
ions,
tryl
ookingforscr
ipturesthatcomfort
youwhenyouar esad,hurt
,angryorconf used.
Theyhelp.
Zoski:Okay,t
hanks.Pl easecomeseemeoneoft he
days,youcancomewi thyourhusband,Ir
eal
lyneed
fri
ends.DidItellyouthatChinaischeat
ingwithmy
bestfri
end?Hehe!Nnakanakenal ebat
iyago
tseel
wabasadikedi t
sala.[
Ireal
lyhaveabadluckof
myf ri
endstakingmywomen. ]
Amar
a:Shems,
youwi
llbef
ine.Sor
ry.
Zoski
:Sur
e,t
hanks.
Amar
a:Goodni
ght
.

Boemof
li
ppedAmar
aoverandgotont
opofher
,
ki
ssi
ngherneck.

Amar
a:Babeee.
..
Boemo:Iwantyou.
Amara:Yourexbestf
ri
endi
sdepr
essedandyou
wantsex?
Boemo:Hel
ovesat
tent
iont
hatone.
Amar a:Chi
naistaki
ngrisks.Howcanhecheatona
psychopathli
keZoski?
Boemo:Mmh.
..

AmaragaspedasBoemosl
idhismachi
nei
nher
andst
art
edgivi
nghersl
owstr
okes.
..

AtPal
esa'
ski
dnapper
..
.

Theman'
sbigblackgat
eslidopen,
hisscr
eenwall
waspai
ntedbl
ackaswell.Justast
hegateopened,
awomanboltedoutoft
heyard,
holdi
nghercl
othes
wit
hherhands.Shewashal
fnaked,shest
oodby
t
he
road,car
spassed,i
ll
uminati
nghernakedbodyas
theli
ghtsbouncedonher.Asthegat
eslowlycl
osed,
sheshoutedattheman.

Woman:Tel
lyourbr
othert
hathei
safreak,
hehasa
bi
gdvckbuthewantstodoaBDSM onme!Heisa
per
vet
!

Thegateclosedheroutast hemani gnoredher.He

parkedoutofthehouseandwal kedtothe
passengerseats,heopenedt hedoorandpi cked
Palesa,whowasst i
llunconscious.Heslungher
overhisshoul
derandwal kedi nt
ot hebighouse,he
passedhisbrotherbythelivingroom,naked,
holdi
nghiserectdvck.

Man:Ihavebr
oughtadol
l.
Brot
her:Br
otherpl
ease,
hel
pmeout
,myni
ghtst
and
ranoff
.
Man:Thi
sonei
sn'
ttobet
ouched,
shei
sspeci
al.
Br
other
:Si
ncewhendoyoucar
eaboutwomen?
Man:Justdon'
ttouchher
,okay.

Hewal kedt
ohi sbedroom andcareful
lyl
aidheron
thebed.Palesasti
rr
edandwentbackt osl
eep,the
manwal kedovertothebathroom torunabathfor
her.

Hisbr otherti
ptoedintothebedr oom, hisbigdvck
hangi ngl oosebetweenhi sthighs.Hepul ledPalesa
tot heedgeoft hebedandpushedherski rtsup,he
fl
ippedherpant i
estothesideandbl ockedher
entr ance, i
twouldn'
tgoi n,hi
shear tpumpedf ast,
thinkingabouthowt ightshemi ghtbe.Hel ookedat
thebat hroom door,
hopinghi sbr otherdoesn'tcome
out ,het ri
edtopushi nasPal esaopenedhereyes.
Shet ri
edt oscream buthervoi cewasbl ocked.The
brotherwassweat
ing,
tryi
ngtoent
erasPal
esa
forceful
lyt
ri
edt
oscream...
.
.
.
Goodni
ghtIl
oveyou
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eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode91

AtPal
esa'
ski
dnapper
..
.

Themanpausedpour ingbathsal t
sintothebat h
tubandli
stened,hefeltasiftherewasast ruggl
e
outsi
dei
nt hebedroom, hestraightenedupand
walkedt
here.Hepausedatt hebat hroom dooras
hesawhisbr ot
hertryingtopenet r
atePalesat hen
heangri
lywalkedoverandpushedhi m aside.He
nearl
ypunchedhi m andsawt hatPal esawas
awake,
hel
ookedathi
sbr
otherwi
thanger
.

Man:Getoutbef
oreIki
llyou!
Br
other
:Forat
ramp?Weal
waysshar
edbr
other
.
Man:Out
!

Heshamef ul
lywalkedawayast hemanbentdown
l
ooki ngatPalesa.Hernecknowl ookedswol l
en,he
couldseet herednessoni tandscratchmar kson
herar msnowt hatthelightswereon.Het ouched
herlitt
lehandandl ookedathersmal l,
protr
uding
breasts,heknewshehadj ustreachedpuber t
y,gui
lt
struckhim.

Man:I'
m sorryforwhatIdid,Ipr
omise,Iwon'thar
m
you.Iwil
lnevertouchyouwithoutyourconsent,I
wil
lneverletanyonetouchyou,okay?
Pal
esa:(
Doubt
ful
lyscar
ed)
..
..
Man:Ipr
omi
se,
okay?Iassur
eyou.
Shelookedathi m andslowlynodded,clearl
yshe
wast hi
sman' skidnapeeandshehadnochanceof
getti
ngoutanytime.Hert hr
oatwassopai nf
uland
herwhol ebodywashur ti
ng.Palesaletthetear
sfal
l
assher emember edallt
hathappened, shewas
neverinter
estedinmen.Menki ll
s,theykil
ledher
realmom andcheat edonNeo.

Palesathoughtofhergi rl
fr
iendatschool,t
hey
sharedthesamesent i
ment sandshehadbeen
preservi
nghervirgi
nityforher.Shethoughtof
War onaandhowshewasar r
ivi
ngthenextday,she
thoughtofhowshewassupposedt owel comeher
attheairpor
t.Pal
esat houghtofShainaandshef el
t
hercheststart
ingtobur n,angerbui
lti
nherasshe
start
edtocry,hyperventil
ati
ng.

Man:Shhh,shh,Iam adoctor,
andIwil
lhel
pyou
heal
.Don'
twor r
y, I
'
m gonnamakeitr
ight
,okay?
Don'
tcrybaby,pleasedon'
t.
..
AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Zoskisatonhi scouchi nthel i

vingroom hol dinghis
Bible,itwasar ound2am i nthemor ningandhe
didn'trealisedthatt i
mehadpassedsoqui ckly.He
wasr eadingast oryi
nt hebookofJudgesabouta
mannamedSamson, whowasconcei vedby
Hannah, apr ayerfulwoman, whohadaskedf ora
chil
df r
om Godaf t
ertryi
ngf orsolong.Hannah
dedicat edhersont otheLor d,andHei nstruct
ed
thattheboyshoul dgr owupar oundt het emple,
eati
ngonl yf r
uits,vegetabl
esandhoney.Samson
wasnott ocuthi shairandt hewomanf oll
owedal l
thesei nstructi
onsunt i
lSamsonwasol denough.
Shet oldhert onevercuthi shairasitgavehi mt he
superhumanst rengththathehad.

Samsongr ewupt obeapower f

ulman,hedi
d
amazingthings,heki
ll
edsoldi
ersal
one,t
he
Phi
li
stinesoldi
ersint
heircamp,heki
ll
edali
onwi
th
hisbarehandsandmanymor ewonder f
ulthi
ngs.
Samson'sonlydownfal
lwasawoman, aPhili
sti
ne
womannamedDel i
lahwhom sol
dhert otheenemy.
Shebeggedhi mtotel
lherhi
ssecretabouthis
sourceofstr
engthandthenshecuthishairaft
erhe
tol
dher,hi
seyesgotpokedouttoo,bli
ndinghim.

Zoskismi ledasher eadt hepar twher eSamson

diedwi t
ht housandsofPhi l
isti
nest oget herwi t
h
theirkingsandof fi
cials,Del i
lahincludedi nthere.
Hedi edwi thhisf inalGod- givenst r
egt h, havingthe
l
astl aughonhi senemi es.Zoskisi ghed, abit
sat i
sfied,hedi dn' tknowt hatt heBiblehadsomuch
wonder fulstories, i
twasamot i
vationalbook, i
twas
l
ikeaf antasynovel ,
amyst ery,athr i
ll
er, anaction
bookwher ewar swer erecor ded, ahor rornovel ,on
thebookofRevel ati
on.Zoskif eltasi fhehadbeen
mi ssingoutal ot.Het ur nedt hepaget ocheck
anot herst oryashehear dt hedooropeni ng,hewas
soi mmer sedi nt heBi blet hatheneverhear dthecar
par ki
ngout side.Chi nawal kedi ntiptoeing, holding
herheel sbyt hehand, hermakeupwasmessedup
andherhai
rwastangled.Shefr
ozeasshesaw
Zoskiont
hecouch,helookedatherandi
gnor
ed
her.

Chi
na:Hoo,whatar
eyour
eadi
ng?Youar
eso
dr
amaticpl
ease.
..
Zoski
:Chi
naplease,mydaught
eri
ssl
eepi
ngandI
don'
twantanynoisepl
ease.
Chi
na:I
'm sor
rybutyouf
reakedmeout.Whatar
e
youdoi
nghere?Youshouldbesl
eepi
ng.
Zoski
:MothowaModimo, j
ustgotosl
eepandleave
meinpeace,youar
etr
yingbyallmeanst
oprovoke
me,butt
heDevili
sali
ar.[
WomanofGod...
]
China:Youarecal
li
ngmet heDevi
l?Zoskiompitsa
Saatane?Hee?[
Zoskiyouarecal
li
ngmeSat an?
]
Zoski:I
'
m sosorrybutIdidn'
tmeani
tthatway,
I
meantthattheDevi
listesti
ngourmar
riage,
heis
tr
yingtoseparat
eus.
Chi
na:Iam t
heonethatwantsussepar
ated,
so,
in
ot
herway,Iam aDevi
l.War
ekeSaatanemala
mantsho,
aker
e?[
Youar
esayi
ngI
'
m aDevi
lhi
msel
f,
r
ight
?]
Zoski
:Babepl ease...j
ustgotosleep,
wewil
ltal
k
whenyouar ecal m enough.Iwantustoworkon
ourmarr
iage,calltheelders,got
ocounsel
li
ng,Iam
wil
li
ngtotryitalltota.
China:Ilongst
oppedl
ovi
ngyou.I
twi
llneverwor
k
outtrustme.
Zoski
:Inevercheat
ed.
..
China:Trustme,
Iknow,yourf
ri
endtoldme,just
thatheismuchbetteri
nbedthanyou.God!Inever
knewwhatt heymeantwhentheysai
dawomancan
squir
t..
.
Zoski:Chi
na,j
ustgetoutofmyf
ace,don'
ttestmy
pati
ence,Idon'
twanttodosomethi
ngIwil
lregret
.
China:What
?Youarehurtbythebitt
ertrut
h?You
nevermademecum, notevenonceinmyl ife,
that
i
swhyIwascheat i
ngonyou, Iwil
lneverstop
cheati
ngonyou,
nomat terwhat.
Zoski
:Tl
hemmakeagokopadi di
mala,Idon'
t
wannahurtyoupl
ease.Pl
easedon'
tmakemego
backtot
hepersonIusedtobe.
[Pl
easeIbegyout
o
shutup.
..
]
Chi
na:Youar
eanexampl
eofaman!

Zoskistoodup, hepushedt hecof f

eet ableaside
withsomuchf orceasitti
ppeddownandt heglass
topshat t
eredi ntomulti
plepi eces.Chi nafli
nched
andf r
ozewher eshewas, sheneversawsomuch
angerinherhusband.Zoskiwal kedovert oheras
shewasst i
llfrozen,hegrabbedherbyt heneckand
draggedherar ound.Fearincr easedi nherasshe
fai
ledtoscr eam, hegrabbedmul t
ipleelectri
ccords
bythet el
evisionanddr aggedChi nat othe
bathroom.Shef inal
lyfoundhervoi ceand
screamedont opofhervoi ce.

Zoskigrabbedatowelbythet
owellinethenshoved
i
tintohermouth.Shetri
edtofi
ghtbackashet i
ed
herhandst i
ght
lybehi
ndherback,usingtheel
ectr
ic
cord.Het iedherl egst ogether,shesquir
med
aroundasZoskiwal kedt othebat htub,heopened
thehotwat er,fi
ll
ingt hebat htub, Chi
nasawal otof
smokecomi ngoutoft hewat er,shetear
fullyl
ooked
atZoski,beggi ngwi thhereyes.Zoskiwhi stl
ed,
calmly,het ookanel ementt hatheatswat erand
pluggedi tintothesocket ,hedr oppeditinthewater
toheatitsomemor e, hewat chedast hetubf i
ll
ed
withpipinghotwat er .Hesatdownsi ngi
ngahymn
ashewai tedf orthewat ertoboi l
.

Att
hePr
ivat
eHospi
tal
..
.

Neoyawnedandl ookedatthetimeonherphone,
shequicklygotupandgotdr essed,shewal kedover
toherdaught erwhowasbandagedhal fofherface.
Thedoct orwalkedi nwi t
hamedi cationandaf rui
t
saladonat ray,theybot hlookedatShai naasshe
sleptpeacefull
ybecauseoft hesedat i
on.Neo
l
ookedatherwat chandsi ghed,regr
etwashedover
herasshet houghtofWawa.
Neo:Pl easewatchoverher,
Ithinksheislosi
ng
sanity.Iam l
ateforworkandIhavet ocheckonmy
otherdaughter,Isai
dbadthingstoherlastni
ght.I
feelsot er
ri
ble,
Iam abadmot her.
Doct
or:Howol
disshe?
Neo:Shei
sinherear
lyt
eens.
Doctor:Andyouleftheralone?Teenagersare
sensit
iveMa'am,ont hesuici
destat
ist
ics,t
heyare
thehighest
,thei
remot i
onsar eunst
ablebecause
theyaregett
ingusedt othenewhor mones.
Neo:OhmyGod!
Doctor
:Andpl
ease,t
rytofi
ndt
hisone'
snosef
lap,
wehavetosewitbackorshei
sgonnaneedpl
asti
c
sur
gery.
Neo:Okay,Si
r,l
etmegobef oreshewakesupand
cri
esforme.Hisfatherwi
llseeherlat
eraft
er
recei
vingmyotherdaught
erf r
om theair
port
.
Doct
or:Okay.Bye.I
ftheot
heroneishur
ttoo,
pl
easebri
ngherhere,yousai
dtheywerefi
ght
ing
r
ight
?
Neo:Yeah,
Iwi
ll
.

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Thegat
eopenedasAmar
adr
ovet
hrough,
tal
kingt
o
Boemoonthephone.

Boemo:Tlhemmakeagokopa,
boakoo.
[Pl
easemy
l
ove,getbackf
rom t
her
e.]
Amara:Babe,
Iam j
ustchecki
ngonhi
m andIwi
llbe
backattheof
fi
ce.
Boemo:BabekanaZoskidoesn'
tthi
nkst
rai
ght
whenheishurt
,pl
easecomeback.
Amar
a:(
Sighi
ng)Okay,
okay.Iwi
llbeback.
Boemo:Thankyou.

Amar
arever
sedasZoskiopenedt
hedoor
,he
smiledandwavedoverather.Shesmiledandkil
led
theengine,
shesteppedoutofthecarasZoskihi
d
theknif
einhispockets,
hemetAmar ahalfwayand
theyhugged.AmarapulledoutandZoskihel
dher
hand.

Zoski
:Icookedpancakes,
canyoueatwit
hme?Gi
rl
,
yourver
sesreal
lyworkedmagi
clastni
ght.
Amar
a:Real
ly?Youl
ookhappy.
Zoski:Yes.Come, Ievenmadesti
ckynot
es,
hehehI
thoughtChrist
ianswer ecr
azyf
ordoingt
hat
.
Amar
a:That
'swonder
ful
,butIam i
nar
ushf
ri
end.
Zoski
:Pl
ease,
just10mi
nut
es.
Amar
a:Okay,
10mi
nut
es.

Theywal
kedi
ntot
hehouse.

Zoski
:Gowashyourhandsatt
hebat
hroom,
ther
eis
nosoapint
heki
tchen.
Amara:Okay,yourhousehaschangedal
ot.I
t'
s
beaut
if
ulthough,yourwi
fehastast
e.
Zoski
:Yeah,
shehadt
ast
e.
Amar
a:Had?
Zoski
:Imean,
shei
ssoont
obeexwi
fe.
Amar
a:Oh,
okay.

Amar aopenedthedoorandgoti n,shestoppedon

hertr
acks,shelookedatt hebloodybath,aper son
orwhatusedtobeaper sonwasf l
oati
ngont het ub.
Shelookedatther edskeletonwithit
sar msraised
up,Amaraheardwhi mpersont hepersonasher
handsmovedabi t.Theskinwascompl et
ely
removed.Amaraj umpedast hedoorclosedbehi nd
her,
shetriedt
ot urnaroundqui ckl
ybutZoskihel d
heronheadlock.Hef li
ckedt hekni
feandpr essedit
onAmar a'
sneck.

Zoski
:Ikil
ledmywi
fe,
butyouknow,Babe,youar
e
thefi
rstwomantor
eal
lyhurtmyhear
t.Theysai
da
scornedwomanr ainswr at
h,theysayt hedevil
takeslessonsfrom her,butIsaybleedinghear t
s
bringstheenti
rehellup,event hedevilstar
ts
tremblingandbeggi ng.
..
So,Babe, wear egoing
togethertotheotherwor l
d,Ican'tl
eaveyou. .
.
.
.
.
Don'
tfor
gett
oli
ke!
!!
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13,
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sode92

AtZoski
'
shouse.
..

Amarat r
iedtobecalm ashef el
tthekni
fepressed
agai
nstherneck,Zoskibreathi
ngdangerouslyon
theherneck.Shetear
full
yglancedatChina'
s
remains,awholehumanbei ngwithoutaskin,she
f
eltherownski
ncr
ingeanddevel
opgoosebumps.

Amar
a:Zoskipl
ease.
..
Zoski
:Ther
eisonethi
ngIwantt
oknowbef
orewe
cr
ossoverthough.
Amar
a:What
?
Zoski
:Whynotme?
Amar
a:Idon'
tgeti
t.
Zoski:(
Scr
eaming)Damni
tAmar
a!Whydidyou
chooseBoemooverme?Whydidithavet
obemy
fr
iend?WhatdoesBoemohavet
hatIdon'
t?
Amar
a:Youwoul
dn'
tunder
stand,
Zoskipl
easel
et
mego.
..
.
Zoski
:Shesaidt
hatt
oo..
.Chi
nasai
dthatt
oo,
that
washerlastwor
ds,l
etmego..
.
Amara:Pl
ease,
don'
tki
llme,
youwi
llgot
ojai
lfor
doubl
emurder.
Zoski:I
twil
lbethet
hir
dki
ll
,I
'm sur
eSt
atusi
s
wait
ingforusri
ghtnow
Amar
a:Myki
ds.
..
Zoski:Don'
twor r
y,theyhaveal ovingfatherwho
runsawayever yt
imeyouhaveapr obl
em.I '
m pret
ty
surehewi l
ltakecareofthem.Youknow, Amara,I
tri
edtodoever yt
hingright
,Iprovidedforyoulikea
husbandandyounevergavemeanyt hinginretur
n.
Ilovedyoumor ethananything.
Amar
a:Pl
ease.
..
Zoski
:Ther
eisnootherwomanIl
ovedmor
ethan
you.Whydidi
thavetobeBoemo?
Amara:BecauseIl
ovedhi
m,Il
ovedyout
oo,
but
j
ustasaf r
iend.

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Epi
sode°
93

AtNeo'
shouse.
..

Themi ni
stersl
owl ysatdownandr ubbedhi
shead,
helookedatNeowhoseeyeswer eswoll
enandhe
knewthatwhat evershewasaboutt osaywasnot
goodnews.War onalookedathermother
desperat
ely,f
earcreepingint
ohersecondby
second.

Wawa:Pl
easet
alk,
wher
eismysi
ster
?
Neo:Idon'
tknow.
Mini
ster
:Whatdoyoumeanyoudon'
tknow?Wher
e
i
sthechil
dNeo?
Neo:Al
lowmet
otel
lyout
hewhol
est
ory,
please
cal
m down.
Mini
ster:Cal
m down?Cal m downr
eal
ly?Weshoul
d
beouttherelooki
ngf ort
hechil
dandyouar
etel
li
ng
metof vckencalm down?
Neo:Lastni ght,l
..
.lastnightIwalkedonPal esa
strangli
ngShai na,shewaspunchi ngherand
strangli
ngher ,ontopofher .Iwastednot i
meand
tr
iedt oseparatethem butPal esacouldn'
tletgo,
shewassoangr yandcr ying,sayi
ngthatShaina
want edtokillher.
Wawa:Wher
ewer
etheyf
ight
ingat
?
Neo:I nPalesa'
sroom, shewasont opofShaina.I
pulledthem apartandPalesabitoffShai
na'
snose,
tearingitof
f.Sheswal l
owedit
,Igotscaredseeinga
l
otofbl oodonShai naandIover r
eacted,
Isai
dbad
thingstoPalesaandt oldhert
hatIdontwannasee
heranymor e,Iguessshegotscar edandranaway.
Mi
nist
er:OhmyGod!Dur
ingt
heni
ght
?Real
lyNeo?

Neo:It
ookShainat
othehospi
talandwhenIcame
i
nthemorning,
shewasnowheretobef ound,
the
maidandIwenttot
hepoli
cetoreport
.Theytr
aced
herphonesbutt
heycouldn'
tfi
ndher
,herbagwas
foundonastopnearby,
ther
ewasbloodonthest
op,
thefor
ensi
cteamstooksamplestot
estit
.
Minist
er:Bl
oodatt
hestop?Maybemydaughter
waskidnappedorwor
se.Andyouarej
ustsi
tt
ing
here?
Neo:Wedr ovearoundaski
ngpeople.Somewoman
saidsheheardscreamingbutt
houghtitwasj
ust
neighbour
hoodkidsplayi
ngaroundbecauset
he
sreamswer enotthatl
oud.
Wawa:(Cryi
ng)Whoknows?MaybeShainahad
st
rangl
edher,shesai
dShai
nawantedtoki
llher
af
teral
l.Whatwasshedoi
nginherroom?
Neo:No,maybeshewastryi
ngt
ohelpher,I
tlooks
l
ikePal
esawastryi
ngtocommitsui
cide.
Wawa&Mi
nist
er:Sui
cide?
Neo:Yes,
shewr
oteal
ett
er.Her
eiti
s.

Theyunf
oldedt
hel
ett
ert
oread.
Wawa:No,
thi
sisShai
na'
shandwr
it
ing.
Mi
nist
er:Readi
tal
oud,
whatdoesi
tsay?
Wawa:" Dearmama, Wawa, myevilcousinShai na,
papa( notbiological
),andmyf ri
ends.Iam sor r
yt o
sayt his,Idon'tregr
etwhatIam aboutt odot hough.
Iam si mplyt i
redofli
ving,If
ail
edtobest rong,
pleasef orgi
vemeyoual l.Moreespecial
lyMama,
Neo.Iknowyouhavechangedt obeagoodper son,
butIst il
lrememberwhenyoubeatmewi thWawa
andpour edcol dwateroverus,butyouhave
changed.Thankyouf orshowingmel oveandbei ng
amot herafterthatchangebutIam sor r
ythatIam
l
eavi ngyou.Idon' twanttostaywithmybi ological
father,Idon'tknowhi m andIhatehim.Bye
everyone. "
Mini
ster
:Palesali
kesusingbi
gEngli
shwords,
t
hat'
snother.Shainaneedsseri
oushel
p,you
t
erri
blyf
ail
edt hi
sgir
lNeo!
Neo:Whyar
eyoubl
amimgmekant
ener
ra?
Ever
ythi
ngi
sal
lmyfaul
tnow?
Mi
nist
er:I
'
llt
rackt
hesemot
her
fvckerwhot
ookmy
chi
ld!Iwon'
trest
!Andaf
tert
hat
,youar
egoi
ngt
o
payNeo!

TheMi ni
sterst
oodupandmarchedout
side,
fumi
ng
wit
hangerashepr essedhi
sphone,
makinga
phonecal
l.

AtSomehospi
tal
..
.

Amar awal kedt otherest r

oom andclosedherself
i
nside, shelookedather sel
finthemirr
orand
smiled, morelikegrinnedandt hecutonherl i
phurt.
Shesi ghedandmadeast rai
ghtfacel
ookingat
herself,t
hel osttoothdidn'tr
eall
yshowunl essshe
smiledwi der.Shet ookoutherphonef rom the
gownpocketandsnappedaf ewphotosthen
for
wadedt hem toAdr iana,herfacehadabi tof
somebr ui
sesandcut s,butitwasnothingmakeup
couldn'thide.Shet extedAdriana.
Amara:I
'
m sor
ry,
Iwon'
tbeabl
etoat
tendt
he
semi
nartomor
row.
Adri
ana:Wewil
lhi
dethosebrui
seswit
hmakeup.
Noobstacl
eshoul
dbeabletostandi
nyourway,
youareAmara!
Amar
a:Iam Amar
a!
Adri
ana:Yesgir
l,t
omorr
owweshowt
hewor
ldt
hat
anyt
hingispossi
ble.
Amara:Thankyou.Hegotarr
est
ed,Ihopet
hey
won'
tbailhi
m out,
other
wise,
Iam dead.
Adriana:Idoubt,heisgoingstr
aightt
othegal
lows,
China'strendi
ngpict
uresonf acebookis
tr
aumat izing,
thepeopleareangry.

Voi
ce:Amar
a!

Amar asl
ippedherphonebackinthepocketand
walkedouttoherward,shefoundZoski
'
smot her
st
andinginthemiddleoftheroom.Amara
wonderedwhatshewant ed,t
oaccuseher?Tofight
her
?Ei
therway,
shedi
dn'
tcar
e.

Amar
a:Hel
loMa.
MmaZoski
:Hi
,Amar
a.
Amar
a:Thechai
risovert
her
e,youcanseatdown.
MmaZoski:I
tissmal
l
,Iwi
llseatont
hebed,
come
si
tnextt
ome.

Thewomansatont hebedandAmar acareful

ly
walkedovertoher,
shesatnextt oherandZoski '
s
mot herhel
dAmara'shand.Amar alookedather
careful
lyandsawdriedtearstreaksont hecorners
ofhereyes.Thewomanwasr eall
yhur t
ingandwas
doi
ngherbestt ohi
det hepain,Zoskiwasherson
aft
erall.

MmaZoski:Amaramychi ld,t
hankyou.Iam hur t
thatmysonisi
njailyes,butIthi
nkit
'sforthebest,
sothathest
opshurtingpeople.Iwanttothankyou
fortaki
ngmygranddaughteroutofthathellhouse,
I
don'
twantt
othi
nkofwhatwoul
dhavehappenedt
o
her.
Amar
a:Iam amother,
Iwouldn'
thavel
eftachi
ld
wi
thapersoni
nthatstat
e.
MmaZoski :Thankyou,
thatwasbraveofyou.
Peoplemightwonderwhatyouwer edoingi
nthat
housebutonlyIbeli
evethatGodsentyoutosave
thatchi
ld.
Amar
a:Maybe.
MmaZoski
:Notmaybe,i
tist
rue.Thatl
it
tl
egi
rlwi
ll
r
ememberyou,youar
eherhero.
Amar
a:Thankyou.Howi
sshe?
MmaZoski :Shegetsni
ght
mares,
alotoft
hem,she
cri
esinhersleep,
Iam cur
rent
lyl
ooki
ngforachi
ld
ther
apist
.
Amar
a:Pl
easedoso.Iam get
ti
nganewtoot
h
t
omorr
ow,nnaI
'mjustgoodgener
all
y.
MmaZoski
:That
'swonder
ful
,youar
est
rong.
AtPal
esa'
ski
dnapper
s..
.

Themanwal kedint
ot hehousewear i
nghi
swhite
l
abcoat,hefoundhisbrotherholdi
ngabeer,
watchi
ngthegame.Assoonashesawhi m,he
st
oodupandmut edthetelevi
sion.

Brot
her:Wherear
eyourbedr
oom keys?Iwant
somethingi
nther
e.
Man:Il
ockedmybedr
oom,
Idon'
ttr
ustyou.
Br
other
:It
hinkwehavet
oki
llher
.
Man:No!
Br
other:HeistheMini
ster
'sdaught
er!Hei
swant
ed
al
loverfacebook!
Man:What
!
Br
ot her
:Yeah,
andal
lowmet
ohaveacutbef
orewe
ki
llher.
Man:Shvt
!Letmet
hinkf
ir
st!
Br
other
:Not
imet
othi
nk,
wehavet
obef
astbr
other
.
Man:Manshvtup!
Brother
:YouareadoctorforChrist
'ssake,
imagi
ne
yourreput
ati
onbeingdraggeddownandgoi ngt
o
jai
l!Thi
nkdoctorSamuel,
think!
.
.
.
Let
'sgo!
!!
!
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13,
07:
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eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode94

AtPal
esa'
ski
dnapper
s..
.

Thebrot
her sl
ookedatoneanot
her,notsurewhat
todo.DoctorSamuelwentandsatdownont he
purewhit
ecouch, het
ookoffhi
slabcoatand
rubbedhisheadwithhi
shand.Hisbrotherwal
ked
overandgulpeddownthelastofhisbeerbef
ore
placi
ngthecanbyt het
vstand.Hesatdownnextto
hisbrot
herandlookedathi
mi ntheeyes.

Brot
her
:Thi
nkcar
eful
ly,
wecandot
hatt
hreesome
agai
nbefor
edi
sposi
ngher.
Samuel
:Youareaper
vet
!Don'
tremi
ndmeoft
hings
Idi
dyear
sback.
Brother:Don'ttellmethatyoudi
dn'tenj
oy, besi
des,
yout ookthisgirlonyourown,whichmeansyouar e
aper vettoo,don'tacthol
ywhenyouj ustrapeda
l
itt
lekid.AtleastIf vckgr
ownupwomen, hookers
fr
om t heclubs.
Samuel:Ihadpl
ansfort
hisdoll
!Youar
etheone
whotaughtmethisl
if
est
yle,don'
tbl
amemef ul
ly
man.

Br
other
:Dude,don'
tactl
ikeyouar
enotenj
oyi
ng.
Doyouwanttogobacktosearchi
ngforawoman
andcryeveryt
imetheyhurtyou?Womenarenot
l
oyal,
so,it
'sbestwejustusethem t
oour
sat
isf
acti
on.
Samuel:Li
keIsai
d,Ihadpl
ansfort
hisgi
rl
.Iwantt
o
keephertomysel
f,Iwantt
omakehermywoman,
shewil
lgooutonlyaft
erafewyear
s.
Brot
her:Thi
sisri
skyman,thi
sgi
rli
sthemi
nist
er'
s
daught
er,hewil
ldest
royussobad.
Samuel:Andyouthi
nkkil
li
ngherwil
lsol
veathi
ng?
Itwi
llmakematt
ersworse.Whati
ftheyt
racehert
o
us?
Br
other
:Rel
ax,
theywon'
ttr
aceus.
Samuel :Yeah,maybeyouar
eri
ght.Isearchedher
pocketsandt her
ewasnophone,Ievenleftherbag
atthatstop.
Br
other
:Good,
whatwer
eyourpl
answi
thher
?
Samuel:I
nit
iat
eherint
omyki ndofsvxandt r
eather
l
ikeaqueen.Shewil
lneverlookatanyotherman
besi
desme, moresothatIam herf
ir
standonly
manwhohaseverent eredher.
Att
hepol
icest
ati
on.
..

Theminist
ersatacr ossthetabl
e,f
acingthestat
ion
commander ,hekeptont appi
nghisfooti
mpat i
entl
y
onthefl
oor,anofficerknockedandwalkedin.He
sal
utedandtheSt ati
oncommandergavehi m ago
ahead.

Poli
ce:Thereisal ead,amancalledclai
mingt o
haveseenandpassedpeopl ehavingsvxatt hat
stopduringthenight.Hesaystheywer edoingiti
n
thecarandhet houghtheheardscr eamsand
sloweddownt olookbutthentheywer ejustmoans,
sohepr oceeded.
Minist
er:OhLord!Ihopeshewasn'
traped.Iwil
l
personal
lydealwit
hthatper
son.Di
dher ecogni
se
thecarortheman?
Pol
ice:No,
buthetookaminivi
deo,thei
ntenti
on
wastopostonsocialmedi
abutthenhedecided
ot
herwi
se.Heiscomi
ngovert
osubmitt
hevi
deo,
maybethepl
atenumber
sareshowi
ng.
Mi
nist
er:Oh,
great
.
SCommander :Pleasebri
nghimi nhereassoonas
hegetshere.Thisistoppri
ori
tycaseatthemoment,
andcallhi
m, tel
lhi
m hewillberewardedsohe
comesquickly.
Pol
ice:YesSi
r!

Hesalut
edandlef
tther
oom.Themini
sterst
oodup
andpacedupanddown,het
ookouthi
sphoneand
cal
ledNeo.

Neo:Hel
lo.
Mi
nist
er:Hey,
howi
sShai
na?Di
dshesayanyt
hing?
Neo:Shei sst
ickingtoherst or
y,shesaysshewas
showingheravi deoofWawabei ngmockedon
facebookandPal esaattackedher.Thi
sgirlhas
nowt urnedi
ntoal i
ar.Icanseei nhereyesthatshe
i
sl yi
ng.
Mi ni
ster:Thi
sshouldbealessontoyou.Neverever
takesideswheni tcomestokids,
treatt
hem equal
ly
andlistentoboththei
rsi
desofstoriesbef
ore
passingaj udgement.
Neo:Thabiso,Ipani
cked!Isawal otofbloodonher
andIpanicked,Isi
mplybelievedShaina.Any
progr
essthatside?
Mini
ster
:Iwil
lupdat
eyou,t
heyar
estil
l
i
nvesti
gati
ng.HowisWarona?Wereal
lyr
uinedher
dayandIblameyou.
Neo:Ofcour
seyouwil
lblameme.Wawai scr
ying,
sheist
ryi
ngtohi
deitbutIcanseet
hatsheis
secr
etl
ywipi
ngawayhertears.
Mi
nist
er:Ei
sh,
itwi
llbeokay,
havef
ait
h.
Neo:Yeah,Shai
nareall
yrui
nedmypl ans,Iwas
supposedtogetmarri
edthiscomingweekandshe
rui
nedital
l.Thi
sgi
rlreal
lyhatesme,Ithoughtshe
waslyingwhenshesaidit.
Mi
nist
er:Mar
ri
ed?
Neo:Oh,
sor
ryIdi
dn'
ttel
lyou.
..
Mi
nist
er:Hahahahahaha!Youar
esuchadr
eamer
.
Neo:Iam t
ell
ingt
het
rut
h,I
-
Minist
er:(
Laughing)Hahahahaha!Neoyou
ser
iouslywanttojokewhenwear esearchi
ngf
ora
chi
ld?Hahahaha
Neo:Sui
tyour
sel
f,bel
ievewhatyouwant
.
Mi
nist
er:Imean,
whowoul
dlookatyou?Hahahaha

Hel aughedsohar d,holdi

nghi stummyast he
stationcommanderl ookedathi m withaf r
own.Was
thismanl osingtouchwi t
hrealityorwhat?He
wat chedashebent ,holdi
nghi sknees,laughi
ng.
Neohunguponhi m andt hemi nist
erconti
nued
l
aughi ngoutloud.Therewasaknockatt hedoor
andt hepol
icewal kedin,fol
lowedbyachubbyman.

Att
heHospi
tal
..
.

Amar
apackedherbagni
cel
y,shesqueezedi
nher
toil
etrybaginthebighandbagandhungt he
handbagoverhershoul der.Thedooropenedand
Boemowal kedin,
holdingapl ast
icofgoodies.He
huggedherandAmar atri
edtokisshim buthe
turnedhisheadandt hekisslandedont hecheek.
Amar afr
ownedandpul ledoutofthehug, Boemo
satdownont hebedandhandedhert heplasti
c,he
didn'tevenmakesur ethatthehuglastedorwhat .

Amar
a:HeyBabe.
Boemo:Yeah,
MmagweOl
iver
.
Amara:Imi
ssedyou,andIam sorr
yIdidn'
tli
stent
o
you,
Icanexpl
ainhowithappened,Iknowyouare
mad.
Boemo:Noneedtoexplai
n,i
tisnouse,
youdidn'
t
l
ist
entome.Iam yourhusbandAmara,you
shoul
dn'
ttakecer
tai
ndecisi
onsal
one.
Amara:Okay,
Iknowthatyouar
emad,
Babe,
Iam
sosorr
y.Il
earntmyl
esson.
Boemo:Youcoul
dhavedi
ed!
Amar
a:Iknow,
Godsavedmef
orar
eason.
Boemo:Iam ser
iousAmar
a,t
hati
swhyIt
ookt
his
deci
sion.
..
Amar
a:Whatdeci
sion?
Boemo:Iwantust
otakeabr
eak.
Amar
a:What
?
Boemo:Youwi l
lhavetomovet
omymot
her
's
house.Iwantabreak.
..
.
.
.
.
Goodni
ghtIl
oveyousomuch
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37] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts

Epi
sode95

Att
heHospi
tal
..
.
Amaranarr
owedhereyesandgl ar
redatBoemo, he
l
ookedbackatherdef
iant
ly,
standinghi
sgr ound.
Shesi
ghedandsatdownnextt ohim,hol
dingher
bagonherlap.

Amara:Youwantmet
omovet
oyourmot
her
's
house?
Boemo:That
'swhatIsai
d.
Amar
a:Wi
thmyki
ds?
Boemo:No,youareleavi
ngtheki
ds.Youdidn't
event
hinkofthem whenyoutookthatdeci
sion.
Amar
a:Ar
eyouchasi
ngmeout
?
Boemo:Babe,
Ijustsai
dabr
eak.
Amara:Whywoul dIbet
heonewhoi smoving?We
al
lknowIcan'tspendadaywit
houtseei
ngmyki ds.
Boemo,thathouseismi
netoo,
ifyounolonger
wantme, j
ustmoveoutyour
sel
f.
Boemo:Iwantyout
ogoandr
efl
ectonwhatyoudi
d
befor
eyoucanmakeapr
operapol
ogyt
omeand
ourki
ds.
Amar a:(
Sighing)Si
ncewhendoweai rour
problemstothewor l
d?Babeifyouhaveaproblem
withme, j
ustsayso.Weshoulddealwithi
tpri
vatel
y
l
ikewehavebeendoi ng.Memovingouttoyour
mot herwouldmakepeopletal
kandaskquestions.
Boemo:Peopl earealr
eadytal
king,mycousinsand
sist
erareaskingmegor ewhatwereyoudoi ngat
Zoski'
splacealone.Theyaresuspecti
ngthatyou
werecheat i
ngonmewi t
hhim,theyaresayi
ngt hat
wast hereasonwhyheki l
ledhi
swi f
e,hekil
ledher
foryou,sothathecoulddateyoufreel
y.
Amar
a:That
'snonsense.Iam notmovi
ngout
,that
's
myhomeandIcan'tleavemykids.
Boemo:Butt
heyar
especul
ati
ng,
andIwantyouout
.
Amara:No,sincewhendowel istentopeople'
s
tal
ks?Babe,i
fIcouldcounthowmanyt imespeople
weretal
kingbadaboutyou,sayingyouar enotgood
enoughforme, youwoul
dn'tbedoingthistome.
YoualwaysranawaywhenIhadpr obl
emsBoemo,
al
lthet
ime,andIchoset
ost
ay,Ichoset
okeepyou
andbewit
hyou,allt
hedamnti
me.
Boemo:Thatwasyourchoi
ce.

Amara:Wow!Youknowwhat?Iam notgoi
ng
anywher
e,i
fyouwantt
omove, youshoul
dgo,t
hat
's
whatyouar
egoodatanyway.
Boemo:Don'tmenti
onmypastmistakes.You
for
gaveme, sodon'
t.Unl
essyouwerepretendi
ngt
o
havefor
givenme.
Amar
a:So,
aper
soncanpr
etendf
oryear
s?
Boemo:Whoknows?Ihaveal
readypackedyour
bags.
Amar
a:Youar
ecr
azy,
Iam notgoi
nganywher
e..

Boemo'sphonerangandhest
oodupanswer
ingi
t,
hewalkedoutsi
de.

Amar
a:Hey!Comeback,
wear
est
il
ltal
king,
since
whendoyouansweryourphoneout
side?Babe!

Heignor
edherandwalkedout,Amarafoll
owedhim
andhequickl
yhungup,tur
ningbacktofaceher
.

Amar
a:Whower
eyout
alki
ngt
o?
Boemo:MyPA.What
?
Amar a:Ibeggedyou,Iaskedyouni cely,r
emember
thatti
meIt ol
dyout hati
fyouhappent ofind
someonet hatyoulovemor ethanmeandr eall
y
wannabewi t
hher,youshouldtellmei nadvance,
youshoul ddumpmecor r
ectl
y?Idon' twantt obe
l
eftforanotherwoman, well
,youshoul dn'
tcheat
whilesti
llwit
hme.
Boemo:Iknow,
Iam notcheat
ingBabe.I
twasj
ust
myPA.
Amara:Becaref
ul,
gogetmybagi
nsi
de,
Iwas
di
scharged.
Boemo:Okay,butIam st
il
ltaki
ngyout
omy
mother
'shouse.
Amar
a:Overmydeadbody.

Att
hemor
gue.
..

China'
smot herandauntwer eledinsi
det hecold
room,theyrel
uctantl
yfollowedt hepolice,t
he
caret
akerandt hepathologisti
nside.From theway
China'
scousinhaddescr i
bedt hegruesomepi ct
ure
theysawonf acebook,theywer enotsureifthey
werereadytoseeChi na'sbody.Thepat hol
ogist
walkedbetweent abl
eswher ecorpseswer ecovered
withplast
icsheetsli
keitwasnot hi
ng.

China'
smot herheldtheaunt'
shand,feargri
pping
her.Shecouldn'
tstopthetearsfr
om escapingher
eyes.Thepainofbur yi
ngheronlychil
dwasj usttoo
much.Thepat hologi
ststoppedatonetable,t
here
wereknives,saws,cott
onswabs, gl
ovesandot her
medicalequipmentsbesidesthetabl
e.
MmaChi
na:I
sthi
sher
?
Aunty:Pl
easedon'
ttel
lmet
hatyouhaveal
ready
openedher.
Pathol
ogist
:NotyetMaam.Wewantedyoutosee
herfi
rstbef
orewecouldext
ractt
hesampl
es.
Poli
ce:I
fyoufeell
ikeyoudon'
twantt
osee,
Ican
takeyouout
side.
MmaChi
na:Iwi
llbef
ine.
Aunt
y:Iam okay.
MmaChina:Whydoyouhavet
ocutheropen
t
hough?
Pathologi
st:Weneedfreshsamplesofherbody
cel
ls,theouterl
ayeri
sallcookedup,
sowewantt o
getfreshonesinsi
de.
MmaChina:OhmyGod!Can'tyoujustl
eaveitl
ike
t
hat
?Weal lknowit
'sher
,noneedtogoextrami l
es
t
oprovethatshei
smydaughter.
Poli
ce:Wear ej
ustfol
lowi
ngprocedur
esMa'am.
Thepoliceanddoct
orsaresupposedtoworkwit
h
fact
s,notassumpti
ons.Wecan'tj
ustassumethat
t
hisi
sher.Imean,
herbodyi
sbur
ntupandwecan'
t
r
ecogni
seher.
MmaChina:Icanfeel
iti
nmybl oodandbonest
hat
i
tisher
,thati
senoughevidence.
Poli
ce:Iwastal
kingaboutsci
ent
if
icevi
dencewhen
Isai
dsolidf
acts,Iam sor
rywehavetodothi
s.
MmaChi
na:Okay.
Pat
hol
ogi
st:Ready?

Theyallnoddedthei
rheadsandsheuncover edthe
plast
iccover
ingChina'sbody.Anoddsmell
engulf
edthem asChina'smom star
redatwhat
usedtobeherdaught eri
nshock.Shewasj ust
fr
ozenasChi na'
sauntgotweakandcollapsed.

MmaChina:Mydaught
erhadmar
ri
edt
hedevi
l
hi
msel
f.
..

Att
hePol
icest
ati
on.
..
Themi nisterandt hestati
oncommanderl ookedat
thevideof orthetenthtimeandtheysighed
frust
rated.Theypl ayeditfort
helastti
me,itshowed
darknessatf i
rstast hecarwasmovi ngandt hen
voicesspoke.

[[
Man:Monna,
kanteotsayabat
hovideo,
thatwas
whyyouaresl
owingdown?[Man,youwer
etakinga
vi
deo.
..
]
Man2:IthoughtIhear
dscr
eams,
Iwantt
orecor
d
buti
t'
sjustsodark.
Man:Sett
hecamer
atoni
ght
.
Man2:Okay.Ithinktheyarejusthavi
ngsexthough,
Iwishtheywereont heothersideoft
hecarsoI
recor
dperfect
ly.Freeporn.
Man:Hahaha!
Man2:Shh,
het
urnedourway.
..
Thevideoshowedabl ackcarshakingvigourousl
y,
theshakingstoppedasaman' sfacepoppedout ,
l
ookigatt hesl
owingcar,
hisfacewasbl urr
edandi t
wasdar ktoident
ifyhi
m.

Dri
ver
:Yesboy!Youar
edoi
ngt
hej
obi
fshecan
scr
eam l
iket
hat!
Man:Surentwana.Kewif
ey,
Iam maki
ngsureshe
doesn'
tlookatanyot
herman.[
Sur
eman.She'
smy
wif
e..
.]
Dr
iver
:Sur
ent
wana!
Thevi
deoended.
]]

Themi
nist
ersi
ghedagai
n.

Mini
ster
:Therei
snopl
atenumber
,butwecanpost
t
hisman'sface.
Poli
ce:Idoubtanyonewouldrecogni
sehi
m.Hi
s
faceisbl
urredanditi
sdark.
SCommander:Takeitt
otheITof
ficer
s,t
heymi
ght
dosomet
hingtoreducethebl
urr
edness.
Pol
ice:YesSi
r!
Mini
ster
:(Tochubbyman)ThankyoukindSir
,
pl
easewritemedownyourbankaccounts.

AtPal
esa'
ski
dnapper
s..
.

Doct orSamuel wasbusyont opofPal esa,hi

s
brotherwasst andingnear by,
strokinghi sbigdvck,
holdingalubri
cantasPal esawhi mper ed
under neat
hthedoct or.Thebrotherkeptont ryi
ngto
pushSamuelaway, feel
ingimpat i
entbuthekepton
going.Therewasal oudknockatt hedoorandt he
brothergotdressedr eal
lyquick.Doct orSamuel
j
umpedoutofPal esaandshovedat owelintoher
mout h,shewasal readyt i
edtothebed.

Thebrotherwal
kedoutandj
ustasher
eachedt
he
door
,itgotki
ckeddownand5shabbydr
essedmen
walkedi n,
foll
owedbyawoman.Her ecognisedhis
oneni ghtstandfr
om theprevi
ousnight.Thel ady
hadr anawayf ear
inghisbigdvck.Thebrother
steppedbackr ai
singhishands.

Brother
:Youcouldhavej
ustcalledmetodropyour
bag,noneedtohavebroughtthugstomyhome,
howdi dyouguysevenentert
hroughtheheavi
ly
securedgate?
Thug1:Heelamoshishi,
retswaSanyediautwa?
Theydon'tcal
lit"
21Jump- St
reet
"fornot
hing.Ska
batagorephaphelatuu![
Heyyouidiot
,wearefrom
Sanyedi,
youhearme? ..
.Don'
tbetoomuchf ul
lof
yoursel
f.
]
Thug2:Lai
tiyeebatlaghonihelamomar agong.O
harr
assersist
ereebeareremochi ye?
[Thisguy
wantaknifeuphisaxs.Hehar assesoursisterand
expectustoleti
tsli
de?]
Brother
:GuysIam sor
rybutyoursi
sterconsent
ed
tothesex.
Lady:Yourdvckl
andedmei
nthehospi
tal
!Ihave
fr
eshsti
tchesaswespeakri
ghtnow!Osi kere
maretehel
aaahetangatonki
!Evenmy11t hchil
d
di
dn'tgi
vemesuchstit
chesaft
erIgavebirthto
hi
m![Youmovearoundwithadvckbuiggerthana
donkey'
s.
]
Thug1:Nnaketogophi
nakaghonisaan,kegoj
ela
vaar
e.[
I'
m goi
ngtost
abyoudowndawg, I
'
mt el
li
ng
you.
]

Lady:Kantelamot shaba?Nyedisangthest
hodise!
Atleastheshouldpayme.Kel esiit
semodaefoko
wamegor elenthuseskal ashenama![
Areyou
scaredofhim?Fvckhi m up.
..
Igaveyoumyal cohol
tohelpmenott oplayaround.]
Br
other
:Okay!Okay,
Iwi
llgi
veyoumoney.
Thug3:Guys,
ther
earealotofval
uabl
ethi
ngsi
n
thi
shouse,l
et'
ssear
ch.

Thebr
othert
ri
edtorunt
ot hebedroom andaguy
hi
thi
seardrum wi
thacrowbar,hefel
ldownasthe
guyjumpedont opofhi m.Twoguyswal ked
towardsthebedrooms, oneoft hem ki
cked
Samuel'sdoor,
itfellapartandtheywalkedin.His
eyeslandedonPal esatiedtothebed,hefroze.He
slowl
ylookedatthebl ackbodybagneart hebed
andasaw.

Thug1:MonnaMj
ero,
isn'
tthi
sthemi
ssi
nggi
rl
?
Thug3:Shvt
!That
'sher,
mysi
stershowedmeher
pi
c.Let'
scal
lthepol
ice!
Thug1:Bombaclaat
!Rebi t
semagata?Wagaf ane
monna?Theyar egonnatakeusforinvadi
ngar i
ch
person'
spri
vacy,t
hesepeoplehavelawyers,
melato
yotl
heyagosalelaronammat a.
[Weshouldcallt
he
cops?Areyoucrazy?..
.Wewil
lbeaccountedfor
everychar
gemyf ri
end.]
.
.
.
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ts
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AtPal
esa'
ski
dnapper
s..
.

Thethugslai ddownast hepoli

ceraidedt hehouse,
theonesint hesitt
ingroom l
ookedatoneanot herin
confusi
on,wonder ingwhohadcalledt hepoli
ce.A
femalepoli
cecameoutofSamuel 'sbedr oom
support
ingPal esa,wrappedinafl
eecebl anket,
she
waswal ki
ngsl owly,l
ookingdownallthet i
me.She
pausedbyt hedoorandl ookedatthefemal epoli
ce.

Palesa:(
Flatvoi
ce)Don'
tar
restt
hoseones,
they
havehelpedme.It'
stheownersoft
hehousewho
di
dbadt hingstome.
P/Woman:Theyarebei
ngtakenf
oradif
ferent
off
encet
heseones,t
heyhavebeenst
eali
ng
peopl
e'
sproper
ti
es.
Pal
esa:Butt
heysavedme.
..
P/Woman:Don'tworr
y,okay.Iam t
akingyoutothe
hospi
tal
.Yourf
athersai
dhewi llmeetusther
e.

Palesalookedatt hethugsast heywer ebeing

cuffedbyt hepolice,
theman' sbrotherwasst il
l
down, unconsciousast hepol
icepour edcoldwater
onhi m.Shel ookedatThug1andThug3, t
heones
whount iedherandcal l
edthepolice,t
heywer e
bei
ngl edoutofSamuel '
sbedroom, i
nhandcuf fs.
Palesareluctantl
ywal kedoutast hepol i
cewoman
l
edhert ot hecar.Shel ookedaroundt ocheckf or
herrapistbuthewasnowher etobef ound.

Assoonast heysteppedout si
dethehouse, she
wasembar rassedt oseet hewhol eyardfi
ll
edwi th
people.Pal
esaf el
tasifever yonecouldseewhat
happenedtoher ,t
earst hreatenedtofal
landbur nt
hereyes.Thepol i
cewomansqueezedher
shouldersf
orsuppor tandopenedt hefrontseat
doorforher.Sher el
uctant l
ylookedinandi tfel
tli
ke
dej
avú, whent hatheartlessmanopenedt hecar
doorf
orheronl
ytof
orcehi
msel
fonher
.

P/Woman:I
t'
sokay,youar
ewithme.Iwi
llpr
otect
youwi
thmylif
e,Ihaveagun,
okay.

Hearingaf emalevoicebehindhergaveherthel i
tt
le
comf or
tsheneeded, sheslowlyrai
sedherlegtoget
i
nside.Thel adyli
ft
edheral it
tl
eandhelpedheri nt
o
thepoli
cecar .Shewalkedovert ot
hedriver
'sside
andgoti nside,
waiti
ngfortheotherpol
icetoload
thethugsandSamuel '
sbrotheratt
hebackoft he
van.
P/
Woman:Mynamei
sLi
nahbyt
heway.
Pal
esa:Okay.
P/
Woman:Howol
dar
eyou?
Pal
esa:13year
s.
P/Woman:Wewillcat
chhi
m okay,
hecouldn'
thave
ranfar
.Whatdoyouwantmetodot ohi
m oncehe
getscaught
?
Pal
esa:It
hinkj
ailwi
llbeenoughf
orhi
m.
P/Woman:Justj
ail
?Don'
tyouwanthi
mtobe
hanged?
Palesa:No,asmuchasheisabadper
son,he
savedmef rom hi
sbr
other
.Themanwantedto
forcehimselfonmebuthi
sthi
ngwashuge,bi
gger
thanmyar m.
P/Woman:I t
'sokay,i
t'sokay.Iam her
enow,noone
willharm you.Yourfatherwil
lmakesur eoft
hat,
he
i
sgoi ngtodealwi t
ht hosepeopleandtheywil
l
regretevertouchi
ngyou.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar asli
cedthefrui
tsandpour edthem intoa
blender
,sheblendedthefruitsandaddedsome
yourghutint
otheblender,shemi xedagai
nand
pouredintodif
fer
entplasti
ccups.Sheadded
strawstothecupsandpl acedthesmoot hiesi
ntoa
tr
ay.Amar awalkedouttot hekids'
sstudyroom,
sheli
stenedfi
rstbef
oreknocking.Theyweretal
king
aboutcart
oonsandcar s,
arguing.Amaraknocked
andsheheardbooksshuf fl
ing,shechuckl
edand
openedthedoor,walki
ngin.

Amar
a:Ibr
oughtyouasmoot
hieguys.
Oli
ver
:Aww,mom, youshoul
dn'
twor
k,youar
ejust
fr
om t
hehospi
tal
.
Amar
a:Iknow,
Ijustmi
ssedyouguys.
Brave:Mommy,Iam sl
eepingatyourbedr
oom
today.Whenyouwer
eatt hehospit
al,
Iwas
sleepi
ngwit
hDaddy.
Amara:No,
Brave,
youar
etoool
dtobesl
eepi
ng
wi
thus.
Br
ave:Iam ababy!
Shaun:Hahahaha!Butwhenwecallyouababyyou
sul
k.Ofcourseheisababy,mommycanyousl eep
wit
hhim?Hecr eepsint
oourbedr
oom atni
ght.
Br
ave:I
t'
snotfai
r,whyaretheyshar
ingabedr
oom
whi
leIst
ayalone?Iwanttoshareabedr
oom t
oo.
Shaun:That
'sbecausewear
etwi
ns.
Ol
iver
:Yeah,
wear
etwi
nsandwecan'
tsepar
ate.
Brave:Iwantat
wint
oo.Mom,
canyougetmea
twintoo?
Amar a:Guys,canyousl eepwithyouryounger
brotherforawhi l
e?Br ave,ShaunandOl i
verare
sharingabedroom becauseOl iver
'sbedr
oom is
beingrenovat
ed, hefeelst hatheistoool
df ora
spidermanwal lpaint
ing, wearechangingittocar
s.
Ol
iver
:Yes!Di
dtheypai
ntt
hecar
sIwant
ed?
Amar a:Notyet,
Iwi l
lpushhi
mt ofi
nishf
aster
.
Pleasegobackt oyourbooks,andstopt
alki
ng
aboutcartoons,Iheardyou.
Shaun:Bummer !I
t'
sBravewhomadeusgetcaught
,
hehastheloudestvoi
ce.
Amar
a:Justst
udy.

Shepl
acedthesmoot
hiesi
nfr
ontoft
hem and
wal
kedout.
Att
hePr
ivat
ehospi
tal
..
.

NeowalkedintoShai
na'
sroom,passingapol
ice
of
fi
cerbyt hedoor
.Hestoppedherbefor
eshecoul
d
wal
kinside.

Pol
ice:Ma'
am,shei
snotall
owedvi
sit
ors,
the
i
nvesti
gat
ionsar
est
il
longoi
ng.
Neo:Mydaughteri
sn'
taprisi
oner
.Sheisunderage,
sheisnoteven16andal
readysheisbei
ngguarded
l
ikeacri
minal?
Poli
ce:Ma'am, weareonlydoingwhat'
sbestforher.
Shewon' tbetakentopri
son,shewil
ljustbepl
aced
i
nacor recti
onalinst
it
uti
onifshei
sfoundguilt
y.It
's
forherbenefi
t.
Neo:Idon'
twanthergoi
ngt
othat
.
Pol
ice:That
'sforthej
uveni
llejudgetoruleout.I
wasonlytel
li
ngyout hepossibil
it
iessothatyou
pr
epareyourmi ndincasethathappens.
Neo:CanIseeher
?
Poli
ce:10minut
es,
andt
her
eisanot
herof
fi
ceri
n
ther
ewatchi
ngher.
Neo:What
!!
!
Poli
ce:I
t'
sherfather
'sr
ules.Hewantedsomeoneto
babysi
ther,
hewasscar edthatmaybeshemight
tr
ytokil
lhersel
f.
Neo:Thabi
sowant
waelawai
tse!Hedoest
hings
wit
houtinf
ormi
ngme?Nxl
a![
Thabisot
akemelight
ly
youknow!]

Neowalkedi
ntother
oom justasherphoner
ang,
shepi
ckedupthemini
ster
'scall
.

Neo:Obonahel
agosiamegobayamapodisimo
r
oomongyagaShainaosampolel
ela?
[Youseei
t
j
ustfi
netopl
acepol
icei
nShai
na'
sroom wit
hout
l
ett
ingmeknow?]
Mini
ster
:Iwasnotaboutt
oloseanotherchi
ld.I
t
wasenoughthatPal
ewasmi ssi
ng,Idi
dn'twanther
t
ogomi
ssi
ngt
oo.
Neo:Youaresel
fi
sh!Whydi
dn'
tyouaskmef
ir
st?
Pol
icewil
ltr
aumati
zeher
!
Minist
er:Ifki
ll
inganotherper
soncan'tt
raumati
ze
her,
nothingwi l
l.Pal
esaisfound,weareinanot
her
pri
vatehospitalaswespeak, Idi
dn'
twanthernear
Shaina.
Neo:Whereareyou?Iam comingnow,
Iwi
lli
nfor
m
hersi
ster
,Il
efthercr
yingathome.
Mi
nist
er:Youl
eftheral
one?
Neo:Shei swiththemai
d.Ei
sh,mytroubl
esar
ejust
pil
ing.Tomorrowi st
hecour
thear
ing,Wawaand
Palesa'
sfathertookust
ocourt
,heisdemandi
ng
custodyforhiskids.
Mi
nist
er:What
?
Neo:Iam sor
ryf
ornottel
li
ngyou,
youkeepon
i
nsult
ingmeeverychanceyouget
.
Mini
ster:Pl
easef
orwardmet henamesoft he
magistr
atewhowillbehandl
ingthecase.Eish,
you
seenowwhyIr ef
usedtodivorceyou?Youar e
fai
li
ngt
okeepthi
sfami
lyt
oget
heronyourown,
just
comebacktome.
Neo:Iwi
llsendt
henames.

Shecutthecal
landwal
kedt
owar
dsShai
na,
who
wasreadinganovel
.

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Thef ollowingday, Amar awal kedt otheki t

chenin
hersui t,herpant
sf it
tingherper f
ectl
yandher
cleavageexposed.Shehadl etherhai rloose,
coveringpar tofherf ace.Theki dsandBoemower e
full
ydr essed,intheiruniforms, eati
ngacer ealon
thetable.Shewal kedaround, givingeachaki sson
thehead.Shet ri
edki ssingBoemo' sli
psbuthe
shift
edandt hekissl andedont hecheek.Amar a
chuckledandwal kedt ot hefri
dge, pull
ingoutsome
mi l
k.
Theboysturnedar
ounduponheari
ngaheavy
vehi
clepar
kingout
side.Theyt
ri
edst
andi
ngupto
gocheck.

Amar
a:No,
sitdown,
Iwi
llat
tendt
othem.

Amarawal
kedtothefr
ontdoorandopened.At
ruck
waspar
kedinheryar
dandasl i
ml adyj
umpedout,
shewal
kedtot
hehouseandgr eet
edAmara.

Her:Youaresti
llher
e?Boemosaidyout
woare
separat
ingandyouar est
ayi
ngathi
smother
's
place.
..
Amar
a:(
Frowni
ng)Andwhoar
eyou?
.
.
.
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ngHear
ts
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sode97

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amarawal
kedtothefr
ontdoorandopened.At
ruck
waspar
kedinheryar
dandasl i
ml adyj
umpedout,
shewal
kedtot
hehouseandgr eet
edAmara.

Her:Youaresti
llher
e?Boemosaidyout
woare
separat
ingandyouar est
ayi
ngathi
smother
's
place.
..
Amar
a:(
Frowni
ng)Andwhoar
eyou?
Her
:Oh,Iam af
ri
end,
weusedt
oschoolt
oget
herat
t
heuni
verst
it
y.
Amara:Howthehelldoyouknowaboutour
busi
ness?Afri
endIdon'tknowfort
hatmat
ter
?
Whyisthatt
ruckparkedther
e?
Her
:Ij
oo,
it'
sbestyouaskyourhusband.Tel
lhi
m
thatIwil
lbewai
ti
nginthet
ruck,
heshoul
dn'
tbe
l
ongbecausethedri
verhastobesomewher
eka
10.[
..
.at10]
Amar
a:Gopar
kyourr
ubbi
shoutofmyyar
d!Nxl
a!

Amar aslammedt hedooronthelady'sfaceand

walkedin.ShelookedatBoemowi thsomuch
angerandhel ookeddownsmi l
ing.Amar atooka
cart
oonofmi lkthatwasontopoft hetableand
emptieditontopofhisheadashegaspedatt he
col
dnessoft hemi l
k.Theki
dsjumpedoutoft hei
r
chair
s,shocked,Amar asmi
ledatthem.

Amara:Guys,
it'
sdaddy'
sbir
thdayt
oday,
let
'spour
hi
m withwhateveryouwant
.

Theboysj umpedexci t
edly,pouri
ngBoemowi th
theirj
uices,
softpor
ridge,sugarandwat er
.Boemo
scoldedthekidsbuttheycont i
nuedanyway,
splashi
nghi m wi
ththings,hetri
edtostandupbut
Amar apushedhi schai
rf ur
theri
ntothetable,
Amar astoodbehindhim ast heboyspour edhi
m
wit
hal lsor
tsofthings,someoft hem spi
lledonher
suit
.Shest oodthereunti
lshewassat isf
iedthen
senttheboyst othecar.

Boemo:Babe,ar
eyouser
iousl
yteachi
ngourki
dst
o
bedi
srespect
ful
?
Amar
a:Don'
tBabeme,
your
uinedmysui
t.
Boemo:Iam nottheonewhotoldthekidstothrow
st
uffatme,nonyaneekopanngwal esetl
hare,
don't
bl
ameme. [
..
.I
'l
ldotothem whatI
'l
lalsodotoyou..]
Amar
a:Whoi
sthatwoman?
Boemo:Sheismyf r
iend.Sheownst
rucksthat
tr
anspor
tspeopl
e,shewasher ef
ort
hefurnit
ure.
Amara:Why?Whereisshet aki
ngthef urni
tur
e?
Boemowant al
elawait
se,areyouseri
ousl yai
ring
ourpr
oblemsoutther
e,tel
li
ngpeoplet hatwear e
separ
ati
ng?Isshethereasonwear e
separ
ati
ng?[
Boemoyour eall
yaredisrespecti
ng
me.
..
]
Boemo:No,
Ijustwantyout
ogot
omymot
her
's
pl
aceforaf
ewdays.
Amar
a:Why?Sothatyoucanf
reel
yputyour
womeni
nhere?
Boemo:Idon'
thaveanyot
herwoman,
Ionl
yhave
you!
Amara:Thenwhyar
eyouchasi
ngmeout
?Andwho
i
sthatwoman?
Boemo:BecauseIwant
edt
osur
pri
seyou!
Amar
a:Sur
pri
se?

Boemo:Eish,Amar ayouarer eall

ystubborn?I
wantedawayofmovi ngthingsf r
om thishouseto
ournewhomewi thoutyoufindingout,Iwanteditto
beasur pr
isebutIguessIwentabouti tthewrong
way.Iam sorry,Ididn'tmeant ohurtyourfeeli
ngs.I
knowyouhar dlycr ybutIcanseei tinyoureyes
thatyouarehurting,Babepleasej ustt
rustmeon
thi
sone.
Amar
a:So,
youar enotmadatme?Expl
aint
he
womanout
side.
Boemo:Sheisanoldf r
iend,weagr
eedthati
fshe
fi
ndsyou,shewi
llactsuspisci
ous,
IguessIt
ook
thi
sthi
ngofyoumovi ngouttoofar
,Iam r
eal
ly
sorr
y.
Amar a:Doyouknowt hatyouaremakingmel ook
l
ikeacr azyper
son,overt
hinki
ngofwhatIdi dwrong,
tr
yingtokeepcalm whil
eIwashurti
ngand
str
essinginsi
de?Theshameandembar rassmentI
wasgoi ngtoexper
ienceatyourmother'
splace?
Youdoknowver ywellt
hatwomancant alk.
Boemo:Iknow,
Iam sor
ry,
Ifai
ltot
hinkt
hatf
ar
somet
imes.
Amara:(Curi
ously)So,
whatkindofhousedidyou
buy?Wai t
seboBoemol epalelwakegonna
romanti
c,wasitnecesarytochasemeoutinorder
tosur
priseme?[Youlackromancespleen.
..
]
Boemo:Eish,
Idi
dn'
tthi
nkBabe.Ican'
ttel
lyou
anyt
hingaboutt
hehouse,
iti
sasur pr
ise.
Amar
a:Kegoneel
a2daysgor
eomphoshesesha,
orelseyouar
enott
ouchi
ngmef oramont
h.[
I'
m
gi
vingyoutwomonthst
oproposetomeagai
n..
.]
Boemo:What
?
Amar a:Ee,onkutule,
kareomphoshe, t
ryi
ng
charmimgmeandaski ngmeoutagai n.Ij
ust
real
isedthatyougotever yt
hingeasil
yandyou
neverreall
yaskedmeout .Kennayokegobat i
leng,
solet'
sdot hi
ngst heotherwayr oundthi
stime.
[You
heardme, I'
m sayi
ngpr opose..
.I
'mtheonewho
madet hefir
stmove. .
.]
Boemo:Babe.
..
Amar
a:Thuudays!
[Twodays!
]

Sherai
sed2ofherfi
ngerswalki
ngawayfrom hi
m.
Boemostar
redatherbi
gassandswallowed,he
st
oodupfoll
owinghert
ot hebedr
oom.

Boemo:BabecanIhugyouatl
east
?Toshowt
hat
wemadet r
uce?
Amar
a:Ol
eleswej
aana,
yagot
hapaket
aisabana
skolong.I
'
m goingtochasethatfr
iendofyours,
you
willhi
readif
fer
enttruck.
[Asdi
rtyasyouare!!
!Go
takeabathandI '
l
ltaketheki
dstoschool.
]
Boemo:Eemma.
[Yesma'
am.
]

Atacer
tai
nrest
aur
ant
..
.

BigDaddysatacrossamanwi thabi
gpotbelly,
theywerehavingsomebreakf
astandchatt
ingwith
averyl
owvoi ce.Heshovedanenvel
opestashed
withmoneytowardshim,themanquickl
ytookit
andshoveditinhisbr
ief
casebyhisfeet
.

Bi
g-Daddy:Man,
that'
sal
otofmoneyi
nther
e,
pl
easemakesurethatmysonget
sout
.
Hi
m:Myf
ri
end,
Ican'
tpr
omi
seyoumi
racl
es.
Big-
Daddy:Youhavetomakesur ethathegetsout
,
nomat t
erwhat.Iwi
llf
igur
eoutwhatt odooncehe
getsbai
l.Ther
eisacertai
ntr
aditi
onaldoct
orIgoto
whichhelpsmeavoidthepol
ice.Pleaseworkyour
magi
c.Bailonl
y,t
hat'
swhatIam aski
ngf
rom you.
Ther
estI'
l
ltakecareofi
t.
Hi
m:Andwhati
ftheychangemeandpl
aceanot
her
j
udge?
Bi
g-Daddy:Youwillhavet
onoti
fyme.Pleasedon'
t
l
etthem changeyouandplaceadi
ff
erentperson.
Hi
m:Yeah,
ifit
'sshor
tnoti
cether
eisnot
hingI
woul
dbeabletodothough.
Big-
Daddy:Youwi l
lhavet
opressyourf
ootdown
harderthen.P40000isal
otofmoneytobe
wastingonyou.
Him:Ogoelaengj
aanong?Gapepeopl
earen'
t
supposedt
oseeeachothert
oget
her.
[Whyareyou
shouti
ngnow?And.
..
]
Bi
g-Daddy:(
Shovi
ngf
oodi
nhi
smout
h)Yeah,
whatever
!
Hi
m:Youar
ecar
elessnowadays,
isi
tbecauseof
ol
dage?
Bi
g-Daddy:Iam notanol
dman,
Youar
etheol
done.
Themanchuckl
edandcont
inuedsi
ppi
nghi
scof
fee.

AtCour
t.
..

Inasecludedcour tr oom, t
heMinist
erandNeosat
nexttoeachot her,
f acingRraWawaandhi swoman,
wait
ingforthemagi strat
e.Theykeptoneyeing
eachother,evi
llooksexchanged.TheMi ni
stergave
RraWawaadeat hst are,theygl
arr
edateachot her,
eachonenotgi vingup.Themagi str
atewalkedin
andtheyallstoodup.Hesatdownandoder edthem
todoso, t
hengr eetedt hem.

Magi
str
ate:Bef
orewestar
t,canIaskeachoneof
yout
ointr
oducethemsel
ves?
Minist
er:Iam Thabisoandthi
sismywifeNeo,
we
havebeent heparentsofWaronaandPal
esasi
nce
thei
rmot herl
eftt
hisworld.
Rr
aWawa:Iam t
hegir
ls'bi
ologi
calfat
her,
theone
wr
itt
enont
hebirt
hcerti
fi
cateandthisi
smyl ovel
y
wi
fe.
Magi
strat
e:Wi
fe?Di
dyoumar
ryeachot
her
of
fi
cial
ly?
Rr
aWawa:Notyet
.
Magi
str
ate:Ma'
am,canyoupleasest
epout
side?
Wewanttheparent
soft
hekidsonlyher
e.
RraWawa:Butt
heyar
enotmar
ri
edt
oo,
andhe
call
edherhi
swif
e.
Neo:Ifyouknewwhatyourki dshavebeeneat ing
foral
ltheseyear sli
keyouknowaboutot her
peopl
e'slives,nkabogolebotoka.
[.
..
itwouldhave
beenbetter.]
Rr
aWawa:Mywomani
snotgoi
nganywher
e,ort
he
Mi
nist
erhast
ogot
oo.
Magist
rat
e:Ma'am,canyoupleasest
epoutsi
de?I
won'tr
epeatmysel
fagain,
unlessyouwantto
spendanighti
naholdingcel
l.
Her
:Ij
oo,mot
hoitsamael
e,mmehel
abanaboneke
bar
ona.[
Yoh,
letmegobuttheki
dsareour
s.]
Shewal kedout si
de,beingl edbyapol i
ceoff
icer
whocl osedthedoorf i
rmlyonceshewasout side.
Shesatout sidewai t
ingfort hem ast hehearing
continuedinside,eachgivingt heirreasonsand
evidenceofwhyt heywantt hegirls.RraWawa
stati
nghisexcusesofnott akingthem sooner .Aft
er
aboutanhour ,t
hemagi stratewi pedt hesweaton
hisface,hewr otesomet hi
ngdownandcl earedhis
throat.

Magi st
rate:Iwi
llpassther ul
ingnow.Af t
ercaref
ul
considerari
on,andanalyzingt heevidence
presentedhere,thecourthasdeci dedthatWar ona
andPal esashouldbegi ventot hei
rbiological
father.
..
.
.
.
Remembert
oli
keepi
sodes!
!!
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ngHear
ts
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sode98

Att
heHi
ghcour
t.
..

Magi st
rate:Iwil
lpassther ul
ingnow.Af t
ercaref
ul
considerati
on,andanalysingt heevidence
presentedhere,thecourthasdeci dedthatWar ona
andPal esashouldbegi ventot hei
rbiological
father.
..
RraWawa:Ehee!It
oldyout
hatmychi
ldr
enwi
ll
comebacktome.
Magi
str
ate:Li
sten.
Neo:Nooomagi str
ate,youcan'
thandoverthekids
j
ustlikethat,
theyknowmeast hei
rmot her
,and
thei
rfatherhere,RreThabi
soastheirf
ather
,they
don'
tknowt hismanatal l
.
Magist
rat
e:Probl
em yal
onabagolokegorele
nt
senaganong,gakeisekehetsekgangyameebi
le
l
esetselent
hasela?Kedi
reng?Keletogel
ele
tsamayel agosolvamat hat
aalonakogae? [
You
problem herefol
ksisyoucutmeof fwhileI
'm st
il
l
speaking,I'
m notdonetalki
ngandyoualready
attackme.Whatshoul dIdo?ShouldIleaveyouto
goandsol veyourproblemsathome? ]
Neo:No,
Iam sor
ry.

Themi nistert ri
edt oholdNeo' shandbutshe
shif t
edf arfrom hi m.TheMagi str
atecont i
nued
talking,clearlypissedof f.RraWawakeptonsmi l
ing,
l
ooki ngatbot hNeoandThabi sowi thgloatwr i
tten
alloverhi sf ace.Neol ookedathi sdirt
yover all
sand
feltherhear tbreak, cl
earl
yt hismancoul dn'taff
or d
theki dst hel i
fetheyar eusedt o.Itwasnowwor se
thatPal esahadf acedat ragedyandsheneededt he
besthospi talsandt herapiststohel pheracceptand
cope.Shel ookeddownwai tingfortheMagi str
ateto
finishtalking, asmuchasshewant edtoar gueand
pleadhercase.

Rr
aWawa:Yeah,
youcandi
smi
ssus,
asl
ongasI
getmychi
ldr
enback.
Magistrate:( Angry)Whatki ndofdonott alkdon't
youunder st and?Hee?Iwi l
lsendyouout sideand
neverallowyoui nmycour tagain.Youshoul d
understandt hatthisisacase, eventhoughl ebona
gosal etelelelwemongwel emongwej aanainher e,
i
tisjustbecausewear edi
scussingaboutmi nors
andIam t ryingal lmybestt osolvethi
scaseasa
parenttoo, Iam t ryi
ngnottobehar shlikea
magistrateshoul dbe, soplease,cooperate![
..
.you
seenoonei sallowed...]

Het
ookadeepbr
eat
handl
ookedatbot
hoft
hem.

Magi st
rate:Iwassayi ng,theevi
dencethatIwas
presentedwi t
hhere, all
owsmet ohandoverPal esa
andWar onabackt ot heirbiol
ogi
calfat
her.Mme
Neol eRr eThabiso, youhadneveradopt edthese
kidslegally,andtherei snothi
ngtoprovethatyou
twoar etheirparents.Rr eMakgonatsotl
hehere, i
s
theonewr it
tenont hebi rt
hcerti
fi
cat
esoft hekids.
Theref
ore,
thecour
tgr
ant
shi
m hi
sri
ght
stobea
fat
her.
..
Rr
aWawa:Yesss!

Magistrate:(Ignori
nghi m)But ..
.thereare
condit
ions.Neohaspr ovidedsomeoft heinvoices
andquot ationsoft heestimat edmoneyshespent
ontheki ds'sschoolf eesandot herthi
ngs.Her
l
awyerhadhel pedhert ocompi leitanditwas
submittedear lythi
smor ning.RreMakgonat sotlhe,
youowet hisgent l
emanher e,andt hi
sladyhere,
si
tti
ngacr ossyou, asum amount ingto3andahal f
mil
li
onPul a.
Rr
aWawa:What
?
Magistr
ate:Ifeell
ikeshewasleni
entonyou
becauseshei ncl
udedonlyschoolfees,
transpor
t
fees,
andcl ot
hessheboughtyearly.
RraWawa:Thi
sisascam,
howdi
dsher
eacht
o
suchamount?
Magi
str
ate:I
tisst
atedher
ethateachchi
ld'
sschool
feesamountedtoroughly60t housandperyear,
j
ustschoolfees,madiabomopako, extr
acurr
icul
ar
acti
vit
iesandotherschooleventsnotincl
uded.60
000timeslet'
ssay5year s,amountstoP360000,
onlyonechil
d.Whent heyar ecombinedit
'sP720
000.ShouldIconti
nue?

RraWawa:No.I sn'tschoolfeesli
keP50peryear ?
Lehael ebonebongwanakebabannyegai seba
nturel
emogokana, Mil
li
ons?Kagommonakae?
KanaIwant edmyki dssothattheyhelpmeoutof
porvert
yandyouwantt okillmewi t
hstress?[Even
myyoungerki dsnevercostedmet hi
s
much...WherewillIgetit
?]
Magi str
ate:Rra,
Youar eobligedtopaytheamount
stated,3andahal fmilli
onpulawithin10worki
ng
days, ot
herwiseyourrightsasWar onaandPalesa'
s
fatherwouldber el
inquishedandyouwi l
lbeforced
tosignupt hem foradoptiontothesepeopl
eher e.
Rr
aWawa:My.
..my.
..myki
ds.
..
Hef elthisjointsbecameweakandsal ivastart
edt o
gatherinhi smout h,heslowlylethisheadf al
lint
o
hishandsast hemagi st
ratet
humpedt het abl
ewi th
hishammer ,
adj ourningthecourtcase.Hest oodup
andwal kedoutasNeoandThabi sowal kedoutof
themai nexi t
, busychat ti
ngandsmi li
ngt oeach
other.Rr aWawadr aggedhi mselfoutsi
deandas
soonashi swomansawhi m, sherushedt ohim and
huggedhi m.

Her
:Tel
lmewewon,
Ireal
lyt
rustt
hatwi
tchdoct
or.
Rr
aWawa:Gat
weIcanhavet
heki
ds.
..
Her:Yes!Whyareyousadthough?I
t'
snotl
ikewe
wil
lbeneedingt
hem aft
erwegetthemoney,t
hey
couldgoback.
RraWawa:Don'
tbetooexci
ted,
thecourtneeds
somemoneyf r
om me.Theywantmet opayNeofor
rai
singmyki
ds.
Her:Howmuch?Wecandeductsomemoneyf rom
t
heP1Mi l
li
onthatWaronawonandsti
llremai
nwi t
h
alotofchange,r
ight
?It'
snotl
ikeki
dsareexpensi
ve.
Rr
aWawa:No,
theywantP3.
5mi
ll
ion.
Her
:Maiweeee!
!!
[OhMyGod!
!!
]

Shefeltherkneesgetti
ngcold,
sheshi
ft
edback
fr
om Rr aWawaandl ookedathim,
shechuckl
edand
heldherwaist.

Her
:Youar
elyi
ng?
RraWawa:That'
sthetr
uth,
ther
eisnoneedof
gett
ingt
hem,theyareusel
essasal
ways.
Her:Nxla!KegoreWaronaontsent
semo
di
kolotonghelaj
aanakantegagonamadiarea
bonang?Nxla![
SoWaronaputmei ndebt
swhil
ewe
won'tbegetti
ngdime?
]

Shelookedupsot hattearswon'tfal
lthenshe
l
aughed,sheeventuall
ysatdownont hepavement
andstart
edcryi
nghyst eri
cal
ly.Shethoughtofthe
P2thousandthatshehadbor rowedf r
om the
nei
ghbour,andhowshewasgoi ngtopayforit
.She
i
ncr easedhervoiceandstartedrol
li
nginfr
ontof
thecour t
.Peoplegather
edar oundtaki
ngvideos,
l
aughi ngather.RraWawat r
iedtoholdher,
embar rasedbutitwasli
kehewaswor seni
ngi t
.She
rol
ledevenhar der.

Her:Mmeweeee!Sekol otowee!Wawawee!Mme
wee!Iyooooooooo!Wawa
wee![
Mummyyyyy. ..
Debts..
.]

Thepol i
cemant hathadchasedherf r
om thecourt
earl
iercamewi thasjambok.From thecornerofthe
eye,shesawhi m, shequickl
ystoodup,dustedher
dressandbol t
edoutoft hecourtyar
dwithsucha
terr
ibl
espeed.Thepeopl ethatwerether
el aughed,
somehel dtheirmouthsinshock.

Woman:Kebel
ael
ael
esepoko.
[Ibetshe'
sal
unat
ic.
]
Woman2:Eekesepoko.Thakaammelekae,r
edi
bonet
sot
hegompieno[Yeah,shei
scr
azy.Iswear
bymymot
her
,wehaveseeni
tal
ltoday.
]
Man:(
ToRr
aWawa)I
ssheyourwi
fe?
RraWawa:(Def
ensi
ve)Hel
lno!Nna?Gakemo
i
tse!
[Me?Idon'
tknowher!
]

Hewalkedawayembar r
assedaspeopl elookedat
hi
m suspisci
ousl
y.Hefel
tsogui
ltythathedi d
not
hingforhiski
dsyethewashere,cryingforthei
r
money.Hisheadachedashethoughtoft hedebts
hi
swomanhascr eat
ed,t
heywerejustcount l
ess.

AtAmar
a'swor
kpl
ace.
..

Boemopar kedthecarandst eppedout ,

hewalked
i
ntot hebot i
queandfoundThul isil
e,Amara'
s
assistant,
atthetel
lerpoint
,calculati
ngsomethi
ng
ont hebooksnearher .Boemot riedtopassher
goingst r
aightt
otheof f
ice.
Thuli
:Sorr
ySir,
noonei
sal
lowedi
nther
e.Ma'
am i
s
ext
remelybusy.
Boemo:Excuseme?
Thul
i:Youhear
dmecl
ear
ly.
Boemo:Iam herhusband.
Thuli
:Shesai
dnott
oall
owanyoneinther
ewi
thout
anappoint
ment,
moreespeci
all
yyou.Ma'
am'
s
words.
Boemo:Amar
awant
wael
a.[
Amar
aisget
ti
ngused
tome.
]

Hef orceful
lywal kedt owardsthebackandpushed
openAmar a'soffice,shehadsomebl uelights
glassesonandbusyont hecomput er,apenci lwas
stuckonherearandherhai rl
ookedmessyf ull
y
beaut i
ful
.Herf l
awl essfacewasper fectwi t
hl i
tt
le
makeup, shedi dn'tevenlookupandt he
seriousnessonherf acewasat urnonf orhim.He
l
ookedatherj uicylipsandswal lowed.Washe
fall
inginlovealloveragai n?Damn!Thef eelingwas
sogood.Hewalkedovertoki
ssherbutsher
aised
herhand,
stoppi
nghim..
.

Amar
a:(
Ser
ioust
one)Iam busy.
Boemo:CanIt
akeyouout
?

Amaralookedathisemptyhands.Notevenasingl
e
roseoratleastsweet
s?Orherf
avori
teMokotj
epe
andfatcakes.

Amara:No.Pl
easecl
osethedooronyourwayout.
Not
hingyousaywil
lconvi
ncemer i
ghtnow.Justgo.
Boemo:(
Tear
ful
ly)Wow.

Het
urnedar
oundandwal
kedout
,passi
ngThul
isi
le
byt
hecount
er.

Thul
i:Nextt
imebr
ingherchocol
atesandf
lower
s,
j
ustforastart
.Ihaveneverseenyouspoi
li
ngyour
wif
eSir,
justknowthateverygir
lwannabespoi
lt
.
.
.
.
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ngHear
ts

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sode99

AtAmar
a'sBout
ique

Boemol ookedatAmar a'

sassistantpuzzled,st
il
l
comprehendingwhatshej ustsaid.Hefinall
ygot
herandhel ookedatherwithanger ,
hidi
nghi s
embarrassment.

Boemo:Iam yourboss'
husbandThul
isi
le!Icanend
yourj
obinanymi nut
e.
Thul
i:Takei
thoweveryouwantbuti
twasasi
ster
ly
advi
ce.
Boemo:Youdon'
twantyourj
ob?
Thuli
:Theonl
ypersonwhocanendmyj
obismy
boss,MrsAmaraBoemo,t
heoneint
hecont
ract
-
Boemo:AndIam herhusband,
Ihaveal
otof
i
nfl
uenceonher
.
Thuli
:Ican'tdi sputethat.KeleThuli,
kelemonnao,
Iam justgivingyouanadvi ce.Nomat terhowangry
youget ,t
het ruthisthat,ever
ywomanwant saman
whogi vesherl it
tl
egi f
ts.Wecangi vetoo,wecan
l
oveamani nt hemostunexpect edwaysbuti fhe
doesn'tspoilyou, youwon' tt
oo.[
..
..asyourlit
tl
e
si
sterThuli..
...]
Boemo:Igi
vehermoney.
Thuli
:Sheneedsmor ethant hat,
takehert
oplaces
shehasneverbeenbef ore.Flyheroutoft
he
countr
y,takehertoseewi l
dli
fe,t
oseethebeach,
thr
owr andom famil
ydatesandpi cni
csforherand
sometimeswiththekids.
Boemo:Oh,Iknowpicni
cs,
sheusual
lydoest
hem.
But.
..shej
ustref
usedadat
ewit
hme!
Thul
i:Someti
mesyoudon'thavet
oask,demand,
knowherschedul
eandambushher ,
youhavetobe
romanti
cthoughorshei
sgonnabemadatyou.
Boemo:Romant
ichow?
Thuli:
Aggh,youareaman,
Ican'
tteachyou
everythi
ngmos!Youknowwhatshelovest
hemost
,
star
tthere.

Amarast
uckherheadoutf
rom herof
fi
ceand
gl
arr
edatBoemo.

Amara:IthoughtIheardyourvoice.Odiyangwana
kekopaot samaye.[.
..
..
you'
redistract
ingher
,
pl
easeleave]
Boemo:Shewast el
li
ngmesomecr it
ical
i
nformat
ion,i
t'
samat t
erofli
feanddeath.CanIask
heronequest
ionbeforeIgo?
Amar
a:No,
justgo.Thul
igetbackt
owor
k.
Boemo:(Wal
kingt
othedoor
)CanIaskyout
he
quest
ion?
Amar
a:Sur
e.

Shelookedathim wait
ingforthequest
ionashegot
cl
oser.Hestoppedjustinchesfr
om her.

Boemo:Okay

Hequi ckl
yl eanedoverandkissedheronthel
ips,
a
quickstolenkiss.Amaraleanedbackinandpushed
thedoorcl osedonhisfaceasBoemowal kedaway
smi l
ing.
.

AtZoski
'
spl
ace

China'smotherandauntdr
ovei
ntotheyardful
lof
people,t
hegateswereopenandmanycar swere
parkedinsi
dewi t
hpeopl
ehavi
nglunch.They
steppedoutofthecarandwalkedt
othehouse,
passingpeopl
ewhower egivi
ngthem l
ooks.

MmaChi na:Ebebat aant

ebaekarekemol oimme
batsil
egoj amol esongl
angwanake![They'r
e
st
aringatmel ikeIam awit
chyetthey'
reeati
ngat
mydaught er'
sbereavement!
]
Aunt
y:Shh,
theycanhearyou.
MmaChi
na:Whyshoul
dIbequi
etwhenIam t
ell
ing
t
het
rut
h?Lookatt
helookst
heyar
egivi
ngme.
Aunty:Oh,comeon, theyarej
ustwonder i
ngwhy
youar en'
tmourningl i
kepeopleusuall
ydo, st
aying
i
nt hehouse,inbed, unti
lthef
unerali
sover .They
don'tunderst
andt hattherear
ethingsthatneed
yourat t
ent
ionthere.
MmaChi
na:Ah,
Iwi
l
lkeepqui
etee[
..
..
then]
.

Theyquiet
lywal
kedintot
hehouseandwent
st
raightt
otheguestbedr
oom.Zoski
'
smotherwas
l
ayingdowninbed,nextt
oherwashersi
sterand
Chi
na'
sdaught
er,
shewassl
eepi
nghol
dingher
gr
andmot
her'
sarm.

MmaChi
na:Goodaf
ter
noonpeopl
e.
MmaZoski
&Si
ster
:Goodaf
ter
noon.
MmaZoski
:Hey,
youhavel
ostwei
ghti
njustt
wo
days.
MmaChi na:Yeah,Iam real
lystressed,Ist
il
lcan'
t
beli
evethatshei sgone.Isawheri nthemorgue,
theforensicssaysthatit'
sherbutpar tofmest i
ll
beli
evesmyl i
tt
legirli
sstil
lal
ive.
MmaZoski:Icanfeelyourpai
n.Bebecan'
teven
sl
eeppeaceful
ly,
shewakesupi nthemiddl
eofher
sl
eepandjustcri
es.UnlessIhol
dherli
keyousee
meholdi
nghernow.
Aunty:I
tisr
eal
lyhard,Idon'
tknowwhatdevilgot
betweenourki
dsforthem toendl
iket
his.Hey,
Jehovah.
MmaChina:AndIst
il
lsaythati
t'
swrongtohavemy
daught
er'
sfuner
ali
ntheyardshewaskil
ledi
n,iti
s
sowr
ong.Shewi
llneverr
esti
npeace.
Aunt
y:ButMmaChina,shewasamar ri
edwoman,i
t
i
sanormt ohol
dthefunerali
nherhusband'
shome.
MmaChina:Atl
easti
tshoul
dhavebeenhel
dather
i
nlaws.
MmaZoski:Wear
eheri
nlaws.notherhusband,
shedeser
vest
obeburi
edwhil
eherfunerali
sheld
her
e.
Aunty:Yeah,
that
'st
rue.That
'st
heSet
swanawe
know,thi
sisanorm.
MmaChina:Nnyaabat hong, t
hishouseishaunted.
Kesoneseobonangkepal el
wal ekegopatamela
ngwanake,bathobaanj udgerjaana.[No.
..
.t
hats
whyIcan'tevensitonthemat tressandmour nmy
daught
er,Iam evenbeingjudged]
MmaZoski:ButIam her
e, youwon'
tbescar
ed.The
funer
alar
rangement
swi llall
behandl
edbymy
husbandandChina'
sfather.
MmaChi na:Thatonei
sadeadbeatf
ather
,Idon'
t
evenknowwher eheis.
MmaZoski '
sphoner ang,i
nter
rupt
ingt
hem from
thei
rconversat
ion.Shepickedupandpressedthe
phonetoherearbutt hevolumewasjustl
oud
enoughforeveryonetohearhim.

MmaZoski
:Daddy?
BigDaddy:Look,Imanagedtobr
ibethatjudgeso
thatZoskishoul
dbegr ant
edbai
l,f
rom herewewill
helphim ski
ptheborder!
MmaChi
na:What
?

Zoski
'smother
'sheartski
pped,shequi
ckl
yhungup
thephoneaseveryonelookedatherf
oranswer
s.

MmaZoski
:What
?Youdi
dn'
thearcor
rect
ly.

AtNeo'
shouse
Thef amilywasinthekit
chen,havi
nglunch,
Itwas
War ona,Neo,themini
ster,
themaidandhertwo
kids.Theywer eal
lsil
entl
yeati
ng,eachonelosti
n
theirthought
s.Theyheardacarparkingout
sidethe
house.

Mi
nist
er:Kar
emyyar
dhast
urnedi
ntoapar
kingl
ot.
Whoiscoming?
Neo:Whichyar
d?Iboughtt
hisyar
dwi thmyown
money,t
hatiswhyIrel
ocat
edfrom Kasanet
oher
e.
Iwasavoidi
ngsuchcomments.
Mi
nist
er:Youboughti
tusi
ngt
hedi
vor
cemoney.
Neo:WhateverThabi
so.Youarealwaysfi
shi
ngfor
anargumentfrom me.Iwon'
tletyouwint
histi
me
ar
ound.
Mini
ster
:Ifi
tisman,
Iam chasi
nghi
m out
.You
can'
tdatewhil
eIam si
ngl
e.
Neo:I
ja.
Therewasaknockatt hemaindoorandt heperson
l
etthemselvesi n,theyheardbigf
oot
st eps
approachi
ngt heki t
chen.TheVicePresidentwalked
i
nandt heMi nisterquickl
ystoodup,
smi li
ng.

Minist
er:Kegor
emothakayoont
somahelajaaka
noga,Hehehehowdidyouknowt
hatIwashere,Hi
MrHonor abl
e.[
Thi
sguyhuntsmedownasifIam a
snake.
...]
VP:Hel
loMrMi
nist
er.Howar
eyou?Hiever
yone.
Mini
ster
:Iam sur
viving,Iguessyouheardt
he
tr
agedythathi
tmyf amily.Mydaughterwas
ki
dnappedbutsheisf oundnow.
VP:Yeah,
Iknowi
tal
l,
Godi
swi
thus.
Mini
ster:I
ndeed!Wear
eeat
ingl
unch.Honey,
can
youdishforhim?
VP:I'
m nother
etost
ay,
Iam j
usther
eformy
fi
anceé
Mi
nist
er:Fi
ancee?
VP:Yes,
Itol
dyouIam get
ti
ngmar
ri
ed.NeoandI
ar
eget
ti
ngmar
ri
ed.

TheMinisterblinked,hefel
thimsel
fgett
ingsohot.
Li
keazombi e,hewal kedtothesi
nkandf i
ll
edabig
j
ugwi t
hwat er.Hedr ankital
landfil
ledi
tagain,
he
drank3jugsf ullofwaternonstop!
.
.
.
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eedi
ngHear
ts

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sode100

AtNhabeMuseum

Agazebowaspitchedintheopenspaceofthe
museum,chai
rsarrangedperf
ectl
yinrows.They
wer
emost l
ysofasandt heywerearr
angedli
kein
thecinemar ooms.Al otofpeoplewer eseated
down, chatti
ng,wait
ingfortheprogr
ammet ost art
asthesnackswer ebeingpassedaroundf or
everyonetokeepbusy.Thel i
ghtsi
nt hetentwer e
sodim, onlytheneonl i
ghtssorr
oundingthet ent
werebl i
nkingcolourf
ull
y,givi
ngeveryoneaper f
ect
viewoft hesculptur
esofdiffer
entanimals,birds
andot herthi
ngssor r
oundingthem i
nt hemuseum.

From thet r
eesaround, bi
rdswerechi r
pingexcitedl
y,
preparingtogotobed, happyt obereunitedwi t
h
thei
ryoungones.Thenat uralnoisewasi nterr
upted
bybigr adiospeakersbeingplayed.TheMCgoton
thestageandst art
edt heprogrammer .Hehanded
themi crophonetoapoetwhost oodinf rontof
everyoneandr ecit
edanemot i
onalpoem.Peopl e
watchedwi thdif
ferentemot i
onsast heyf el
tthe
wordsoft hepoet.

Backstage,Amaraheldherbreat
hasshewished
thepoetcouldt
akelongerandlonger
,del
ayi
ngher
speech.Thewayshewasn' tready,shef
elther
tummybei ngknottedonthenavel,
shefeltasifshe
willgetf
eardi
arrhea.Amaratookdeepgul psof
breath,t
ryi
ngtocalm down.TheMCsawherand
l
aughedandwal kedovertoher .

MC:Yourhandsar
esweat
ing,
youshoul
dtr
ytaki
ng
deepbr
eaths.
Amara:It
ri
edt
hat
,it
'snotwor
king,
Ihavest
age
fr
ight
.
MC:Don' tworry,Iwil
lbethere,Iwillhelpyougetup
thestageandi ntr
oduceyou.Thet ri
ckofbeingin
frontofpeopleistoavoidlookingatt hem i
nt he
eyes,unlessyouar eusedtoi tl
ikeme.Justl ookat
them butdon'tspecif
ical
lysinglethem outand
makeeyecont act,
thatwayyouwon' tpanick.
Amara:Okaythanks.Theprobl
em i
sIhaven'
teven
pract
icedwhatIam goingt
osay,keikgol
egi
lehel
a
rr
a.[.
...Ibi
tmor
ethanIcanchew]
MC:Justspeakoutyourst
ory,
thatwayi
thel
ps.
Amara:Can'
twedelaythem al
it
tle?Maybel
ike
makethejazzsi
ngertogoinbeforeme?
MC:Unfort
unatel
yIhavegiventhepeoplethe
pr
ogrammeschedul e,t
heyareexpect
ingyounow,
mostpeopleherecamet oseeyou,weneverhada
l
otofpeopleatt
endingourseminar
sli
ket hi
sbef
ore.
Amar
a:Ei
sh,
wher
eisAdr
ianaagai
n?
MC:Shewasadmi t
tedatt
hehospit
albecauseher
l
eghasbeengivi
ngherprobl
ems.Itol
dyout hi
sli
ke
3ti
mes,hehe,
youarereal
lyner
vous!
Amar
a:Ei
sh,
wishmel
uck.
MC:Goodluck,
butyoudon'
tneedi
t,youcanat
tai
n
anyt
hingyouwant
.
Amar
a:Iam Amar
a.
MC:Yes,
youar
eAmar
a.

ThePoetdescendedthest
agewit
hhisgui
taras
peopl
eclappedhandsandcheer
ed.TheMCquickl
y
wentup.

MC:Let
'scl
aphandsf
orourguestspeakeroft
oday,
MrsAmaraBoemo!

Thecr owdwentwi ldwi thexcit

ementasAmar a
ascendedt hest agewi thherbeautifulbodyhugging
l
ong, reddress.Shehadst yl
edherhai ri
ntoaneat
bun,exposingherwhol ebeauti
fulface.Amar aheld
herlong,carefullycrafteddressupt oavoidtri
pping
onit,shefi
nallyr eachedt heMCaspeopl echeered,
ulul
ated,whistled,clappedandscr eamed.Phones
wenthi ghassomepeopl ewentl i
veonFacebook,
somej ustrecor di
ngvi deosandt akingpict
ures.
Man:(Whi
stl
ed)Tjovi
tj
ooo!Dihi
pst
seongwanaka!
[
..
..
.t
hosehi
ps..
..]

Amaralookeddown,f
eeli
ngabitshyasmor e
peopl
ecompliment
edher.TheMCcr ackedajoke
asthecrowdandAmar al
aughed,hetal
kedsome
more,aski
nghersi
llyquestionsassherepl
ied,
the
crowdlaughedatt
heconver sati
on.Oncehewas
sureshewascomf ortabl
eenough,helef
theralone
onthestageasshef acedthecrowd.

Amar a:Hiagai neveryone,Iam Mr sAmar aGenius

Boemo, forthosewhohaven' theardmynames.
Well,Iam notgoi ngtostandher eandt ellyouthatI
star
tedmybout i
quebusinesswi that hreadanda
needlebecauseIam notamot ivati
onalspeaker ,not
meani ngtheysayt hat.ButIhear dthatonecer tai
n
motivati
onalspeakeroncet ol
dt hecrowdt hathe
star
tedhischi ckenbusinesswi thonef eather!

ThecrowdlaughedandAmar
awai
tedf
ort
hem unt
il
thel
aught
erdieddown.

Amar a:Bytheway, Idon'tevenknowwhatIam

herefor,Ij
ustacceptedtheof f
ertocometalkto
you,honestl
y.Becausei nlif
eifyoudodge
chall
enges,youwillnevergoanywher e,
success
comeswi t
hthosechallenges, evenf ai
lur eissti
ll
partofthechall
enge,itshowst hatyouar enotyet
therebutkeepont r
yingbecauseyouwi llsucceed
someday.Anyway, Ijustchosear andom t opic
toni
ght ,
Iam goingtotal ktothosewhoar eina
toxi
cr el
ati
onshipanddon' tknowhowt ogetout .I
wantt oreadyousomet hingIoncewr oteonmy
diar
ymanyyear sback, andf rom her e,Iwi l
ltel
lyou
thesignsofanunheal thyandabusi ver elati
onship.
Whowi l
lbeli
evemewhenIsayIoncenear lykil
led
myselfforaman?AmanIam notwi tht oday?

Ther
ewasamur
mur
ingi
nthecr
owd.

Amara:Wel
l,
Iam goi
ngt
oreadmynot
eont
he
di
ary.

Shegrabbedherdi
arybyt
hemictabl
e,shepaged
thr
oughandopenedapagewhereshehadwr i
tt
en
aboutStat
us.
Amar a:December13. .
.[[
Lord,whyi sitsohar dt o
getoverhi m?Icanwakeupi nthemi ddleoft he
nightafteraver ynastydream abouthi m,thinking
abouthi m,andangerwoul dcloudoverme.Just
nowIhadt wodr eams, t
hef i
rstdream wasabout
mychi l
dhoodcr ush.Hewasget ti
ngmar ri
edi nt he
dream, butI'm okayaboutit.Theseconddr eam
wasaboutmeandX.Iwasi nf r
ontofhi shouse,
call
inghi m onhiscell
phone, andhi scall
ertunewas
Jerusalema, Damn!Icutt hecallandst ormedi nside
thehouseonl ytofi
ndhi m sit
ti
ngont hecouchwi t
h
agirlbetweenhi slegs.
Hewasappl yi
ngsomehai rspr
ayonherbr aids,
just
l
ikeheusedt odot ome.Theyl ookedatmel i
keI'
m
somesor tofst r
anger.Hel ookedatmel i
keInever
exist
edi nhisl i
febefore.Itwaslikewenevershar ed
thosespeci almoment st ogether,l
ikehenever
promisedmef orever
.Ithoughthewasmyf utur
e,
myf orever.
Wealwayspr
ayedtoget
her
.Yes,weusedtokneel
downonthef
loor
,holdi
nghandsandaskedGodto
helpuskeepeachot her.Tohelpusgrowold
together
,inlove.Tearsstreameddownmyf ace,
andIwokeupangr y,
crying,Iwokeupwit
hami ni
anxietyat
tack.

DearDiar
y,thismanhasn'
tcall
edmef orthewhole
enti
remonth.Itl
ooksli
keheisdoi
ngreall
ywel l
.I
wasjustanobstaclei
nhisl
if
e,Imeantsol esst
o
him.Hehasr epl
acedmejustli
ket
hat.Dreams
neverl
ie,
Iknowi t
.

Itis4o' clocki nthemor ning,andher eIam, crying

andhi dingi nmycor ner
.Her ecomest heirregular
hear tbeat, thei rr
egul arbreathing.OhGod, IthinkI
am goi ngt odi e.IfIdo, whoeverr eadsmydi ary
shoul dtellhimt hatIhat ehi m.I'
llhatehi mt il
l
deat h...Wai t,butt henI '
ml ying.Nomat terhowhar d
Itry, Isti
lllovehi m sobad, event houghhe
dest royedme.Yes, hedamagedt heinnerme!I
can' tbreat he, andi tisbecomi nghar dt owr i
te.My
visioni sget t
ingpoor er,Ineedasmal l
ercor ner .
..]
]
Amarapausedandwi
pedastraytearonhereye.
Thecr
owdwassoemot i
onal
lysil
ent.

Amara:Well,thatwasmebef oreknowinghowto
l
ovemysel f
, beforeIwasbraveandboldenoughto
l
eavewhenaper sondoesn'
tappreci
atemeenough.
Okay,Iwil
ltellyouthesignsofatoxi
candabusive
rel
ati
onshi
p..

AtNeo'
spl
ace

Neowal kedint
othehousef rom hereveningdate,
ti
red.Sheshotst rai
ghttot hebedr oom,taki
ngoff
hershoes.Shepausedatt hedoor ,l
ooki
ngatt he
heaponherbed, shewal kedoverandl ookedat
Thabisosl eepi
nginherbl ankets,sweati
ngunder
herbigduvet .Sheturnedar oundandwentt o
War ona'sbedroom,shesatonherbedasshedoi ng
hernails,sit
ti
ngont hepinkmati nherr oom.
Neo:Borr
agobar
il
eng?[
What
'swr
ongwi
thyour
f
ather?
]
Wawa:Papaar
ewal wal
a,hevomitedthewaterhe
dr
unkwhenyoulef
ther
e.[Daddysayshe'snot
wel
l.
..
.]
Neo:I
joo.Yaanongnnabol aoj
wamekejwaspat
ela?
Doeshethinkhewillhealbysl
eepi
ngt
here?[
Ismy
bedahospitalbed.
..
.]
Wawa:Idon'
tknow.Doest
hiscol
oursui
tme?
Neo:Heela,harelesagoi t
shasadilotseleboela
skol
ong.Apar areyegot hol
abomonnaoko
spatel
eng.Imanagedt obookPal eint
ot hehospit
al
Shainaisin.[
Stopwearingnailpoli
sh,you'r
egoing
backtoschool.Getdressedsowegocheckonyour
si
sters.
..
..
.]
Wawa:Okay,
Ihavebr
oughtt
hem t
eddybear
s.

Att
hePr
ison
Zoskisatont hetopbunkquiet
lyastheot
her
pri
sionersfoughtforbl
anket
s.Theyweremakinga
l
otofnoi sebuthewasnotbot her
ed,hewasjust
wonderingwhyt heoffi
cersmadethem sl
eepearl
y
l
iketheywer eabunchofchickens.

Thenoisedieddownaspr i
soner
spressed
themselvestot
hewall.Atal
l,
muscul
arman
emergedf r
om Zoski
slowerbunkandstret
ched
himsel
f.

Him:Whyareyoui
nbedwhenTer
rorhasn'
t
commanded?
Zoski
:Shutup!Doyouknowmyf
ather
?

Themanswi f
tl
yandunexpectedl
ypull
edZoski
downbyhislegandhehitthefl
oorhar
d.Theli
ght
s
wentoutaseveryonescr
eamedinthedar
k,
windowl
essprisonroom.
.
.
.
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eedi
ngHear
ts

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sode101

Att
hePr
isonCel
ls.
..

Thel i
ghtswentoutandever yonescreamed,
runningar ound,tryi
ngbyal lmeanstoavoi d
steppingwher eZoskihadf el
l.Meanwhi l
eZoskif
elt
asi fhisskullwascr ackingandatthesamet i
mehis
senseswer eawake, hef el
tasifsomeonewas
directl
ybendi ngovert ogethim,thr
ought hose
chaos.Hequi cklyrol
ledover,thesudden
movementgaveabadi mpacttohisalreadyachi
ng
head, hefeltasifitwasspl i
tti
ngint
ot wo.

Ter
rorbentoverandr
eachedf
orZoskit
hrought
he
darknessbutallhefeltwast hecol dfl
oor,heangril
y
ki
ckedar ound,hiskickslandi ngonwhoeverwas
near.Hekickedai ml
essl yaroundasZoski
suppor t
edhimselfwi t
habedr ail
.Hemanagedt o
standupandwal kedtowher et er
rorwaski cki
ng
around,screaming.Hesl owlywal kedtowardshim,
somet hi
nginhismi ndt ell
inghi mt obeatt
hehel l
outofhi m,nobodywasgonnapr ovokehim andget
awayf orfr
ee.

ZoskifeltTerrorki cki
nghi m, hequi cklygrabbedhi s
l
egandf ir
ml yhel dit,hepul l
edhi sleg,walking
backwar dsandTer r
orf el
ldown, hi t
ti
ngt hebackof
hisheadont hef loor.Zoskif ellont opofhi m and
grabbedhi sthr oatwi t
hbot hhands.Ter r
orki cked
andhel dZoski '
shands, t
ryi
ngt ogethi shandsof f
tofreehisthr oat.Zoskihel donl ikeamadmanas
Terrorscratchedhi m, kickingrelentlessl
y.He
gaggedandal oudf artescapedf rom him ashe
kicked,fi
ghtingf orhisl ife.Zoskigr untedfrom the
paininhishead, hef elthi mselfget t
ingweakt oobut
hehel dthecr iminal,pr essinghar der,gri
tti
nghi s
t
eet
h.

Terrorslowl yweakenedandr elaxedast helif

egot
suckedoutofhi m, peef loweddownhi sor ange
j
umpsui tashel etoutt hel astki cksandbecame
sti
ll
.Zoskist il
lheldonf oraf ewmi nut esunt i
lhe
heardheavyf ootstepsout side.Hej umpedupand
fel
tforanempt ybedt hrought hedar kness, hef elt
oneandj umpedoni tast hel ight sgotswi tchedon
andt hedooroft heircellroom openi ngatt hesame
ti
me.Ever yonegotst i
ll
,pret endi ngt obesl eepingas
thejailguardsst oodatt hedoorhol dingguns.One
ofthem l ookeddownandsawTer rorspr awledon
thefloorwi thawetpant s, thej ai lguar dsignaledt he
othertocoverf orhi m ashewal kedi n, hi
sgunr eady.

Thejailguardwalkedovert
oTer
rorandki
ckedhi
m
sl
ightl
yont heri
bs.

JGuar
d:Terr
or!MonnaTer
ror
!Wakeup!
Ter
ror
![
Terr
or,man!
]
Heleanedoverandcheckedhispulse,t
her
ewas
none.Thejai
lguardstoodupstr
aightandscanned
thesl
eepingpri
soners.

JGuard:Whokil
ledhi
m?Wakeup,
ever
ybodywake
up!Form al
ine!

Hehi tthebedr ail

swi t
hhisgunandt hepr i
soners
j
umpedoutoft heirbeds.Twooft heguar dswho
wer eatt hedoorhel dtheirgunsf i
r mly,r
eadyt o
shoot .Thepr isonersformedal i
ne, st
andingagainst
theirbedsast hejailguardwal kedar oundscanning
theirf aces.Somewer esweating, somekept
straightf aceslookingathim, Zoskikeptacal mf ace
andl ookedst r
aightintohiseyes.Hepausedwhen
her eachedZoski ,helookedbackathi m,although
heshowednosi gnsofki l
li
nghi m, somethingtold
him hewast heonewhodi dit.
JGuar
d:Fol
lowme!

Zoskilookedathim andquietl
yfoll
owedhim,
withoutquest
ioning.Thejai
lguardfir
mlyheldhi
s
gun,Zoski'
ssilenceandcompl i
ancescaredhim.
Theot her
swat chedasZoskiwasescor t
edout,t
he
j
ailguardtal
kingonhi sradi
oforbackupt obesent
tomovet hebody.

Zoskiwasledt
oamoredar
kerpassageandhewas
pushedint
oasmal
lerr
oom.

Jai
lGuard:Youwi
llbei
nsol
it
aryconf
inementunt
il
fur
thernoti
ce!

Thedoorgotshutonhi sfaceandever ythi

ng
becamedark.Zoskicr
awl edt othecornerofthe
room andcl
osedhiseyes, feeli
ngthepainonhi s
head.Hedozedoffsti
llinthatpositi
on.Zoskifel
ta
handtouchi
nghimt hr
ought hedarkness,he
j
umpedandshi
ft
edback.

Voi
ce:Shhh.
..
Zoski
:Whoar
eyou?
Voi
ce:St
atus,
don'
tmove.
..
Zoski
:St
atus?
Voi
ce:Yes,
Stat
us.
..

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar aparkedthecarandsteppedout,t
hedoor
openedandFl orencecamerunningtowardsher,
shejumpedonherandt heyhuggedlaughing.
Amar asl
ightl
ylift
edherandplacedherdown.

Amar
a:Youar
eheavy,
whendi
dyouar
ri
ve?
Fl
orence:Myfli
ghtwasdel
ayed,
Ishouldhavel
ong
ar
ri
ved,Ididn'
twantt
omissyourseminar
,butI
watchedi
tli
veonfacebook.Man,youwer eonfi
re,
whendidyoubecomeamot i
vat
ionalspeaker
?
Amara:Hahaha!Akootswehathe,
okareneke
i
tomaditemejaana,
Iwasfumbl
ing.
[Comeon,Iwas
t
onguetight
..
.]
Flor
ence:Butyouwer egood,t
rustme.Iwaseven
motivat
edtoleavemyr el
ati
onship,
thi
sguyisreal
ly
control
li
ngbutheischeati
ngonme.Ofcour seI
cheatedbutIstoppedassoonashef oundout.
Amar
a:Wai
t,ar
eyout
alki
ngaboutyourbabydaddy?
Flor
ence:Yes,
Iwil
lrai
semychildal
one,
besi
des,
ther
earepeoplewhoarehel
pingme.
Amara:Youser
iousl
ymadeababywi
thSt
atus'
fat
her
?
Florence:Hellno!Thatol dmanwant holel
a,Ij
ust
cheatedwi thhim andwhenhef oundoutIwas
pregnant,heclaimedt hebabyashi s.Iam not
proudt hatIhavesl eptwithhim andmaybemy
boyfriendischeatingbeacuseoft hat
.Whatpisses
myboyf r
iendmor ei sthattheol
dmankeepson
sendingmehi smoneyandcal lswheneverhe
want
s.[
..
.i
scr
azy.
..
]

Amar a:I
joo,kemathat
ajaanong.Wher ear
ethe
kidsandyourunclefagodidimetsejaana?
[Yoh
that'
sapr obl
em..
.whenit
'sthi
squite?]
Flor
ence:Theywenttoeatout
,Uncletookthem out
fordi
nner,Iwasscol
dinghi
mf ornotbeingtherefor
youwhenyouwer edoingyourthi
ngthere,helacks
support
.
Amar
a:Andwhatdi
dhesay?
Fl
orence:Agh,hewasj
ustl
ooki
ngdownsayi
nghe
wi
llapologi
se.
Amara:Hahaha, yourunclekemat hat
ahela.I
missedyougor emma, waitsefaolekoGaborone
youhardlycallme,thatiswhyyoukeepon
misbehaving,
sleepingwi t
hol dermarri
edmenf or
money.Youar edoingalltheset hi
ngsasifyouare
notworkingahighlypayingj ob.[
..
.i
sa
probl
em....
whenyou' r
eat .
..
]
Flor
ence:Iworkinaparl
iament
,thankst
ot hatold
man.NnammaAunt yIdon'twanttosuf
ferinli
fe,
everyopport
unit
yIget,
Ijumponi t
.LeboOl i
verI
wanttoteachthem t
hat.
Amara:Nnyaamma, skar
utabongwanakebofebe
l
egonnal edisugarmommybal ebannye.
[Nodon't
t
eachmyki dstocheatandhavrsugarmummi es
whi
letheyaresti
llyoung.
]
Flor
ence:Hahahaha!That
'sl
i
fethemma.Youlook
beauti
ful
,di
dItellyou?Myuncl
ehasareal
lygood
eye.
Amar
a:Thanksbaby.

AtNeo'
shouse.
..

Themi ni
sterpouredNeo'shairmoistur
izerinthe
l
astcondom andt ieditup.Heheldhisaching
tummyandmassagedi tasthepainshotthrough,
helookedatNeo' sphoneont hebedasi tvi
brated,
shewasst il
ltaki
ngashowerandheknewshe
wouldn'
tbedoneinanyminut
e.Heunl
ockedthe
phoneandreadtheVicepr
esi
dent
'smessage.

VP:Iam out
side.Hur
ryup.

Her
epl
iedhi
m.

Neo:Justcomest
rai
ghttomybedr
oom.Don'
twake
t
hekids,weneedt
otalk.

Hesmi l
edashescat ter
edt hecondomsar oundt he
house,makingsuretheyar evi si
blet
henhej umped
backintoNeo'sbed,wrappi nghimselfwi t
ht he
bl
ankets.Fewmoment slater ,
hehear dfootsteps
approachi
ngandt hedoorswungopen, thevi ce
presi
dentwalkedinandf rozeatt hedoor ,
hel ooked
atabout8usedcondomsl yingaroundthef loor,
Neo'sclot
hesscatter
edar oundt hefloorand
Thabisoinbednaked.
Hishear tpumpedf ast
erasNeoemer gedf r
om the
shower swr appedinatowel,
shelockedeyeswi th
him andl ookedatThabisoi
nbed,fearcreptinher
asshel ookedatt hecondomsont hefl
oor.Thevice
presidentwalkedovertoher,hi
shandssweat ing.
.
.
.
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sode102

AtNeo'
shouse(
RushHourt
easert
obedel
eted)

Neowi pedhertearsandmucuswi t
ht hecornerof
thet
owel ,embarrassed,hemat chedtohermast er
bedroom andstoodatt hetoil
etdoor ,
where
Thabisowaspoopi nginside.Shet r
iedthelockbut
hehadl ockedhimselfin.
Neo:Opent
hatdoor,
Iam goi
ngt
oki
llyouwi
thmy
bar
ehandstoday.
Mi
nist
er:Ompol
ael
aeng?Lonel
eret
elel
e?Tswa
mogonnamma...
Neo:Thabi
sobul
a!
Minister
:Ae,fok.Keanyel agol
omoNeo, tswamo
gonna.Nomani sgoingtocomenearyouasl ong
asIlive,youcan'tbedati
ngatyourage,
focuson
yourkids,andbeingagr andmatoLeo'
skids.O
bonekaemot hoelenkukuebeasimolol
agor atana?
Neo:Kegoneotait
senggor
ewhynekebit
swa
Snewanaatayoungage,
etl
areotswahaebeosa
thol
eontshamekel
a.

Neof umedwithanger,
tearsstreamingdownher
cheeks,shewalkedinr
everseandl ethertowelf
all
down, r
emaini
ngnude,shebr eathedinheavil
yand
racedtothedoor,shej
umpedupandki ckedt
he
doorwithherbarefoot
,gri
tt
inghert eet
h.Theloud
thunpofherki ckhi tti
ngt hedoorwasf ol l
owedby
thescrewsf all
ingf rom thehinges.Sher epeatedt he
samet hingagai n, t
histi
meki ckingwi t
hal lher
might,thedoorcr ackedandf elli
ntothei nside,
hit
tingthemi ni
st erwhowasst il
lont het oil
et,he
screamedasdustandt heheavydoorhi thi m hard,
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5MONTHSLATER

AtAmar
a'shouse
Amar adrovet hrought heconur bationstreet,she
sloweddowni nf r
ontofabi ggr eengate,pressed
ther emot eandt hegat eslidopen.Anei ghbour
par kedhercaront heneighbour ingyar
d, anol d
whi tewoman.ShewavedatAmar aandshewaved
backathersmi l
ing.Thegoodt hingaboutt he
subur bswast hatther ewasl esssnoopi ng
neighbour s,papar azziandt hejournali
stsal so
i
nt erfer
edl essinthei rli
ves.Shedr oveintoheryar d,
thegar agedoorofherdoubl estoreyhouseopened
aut omaticall
y,sensi nghercar .

Sheparkedi nhergarageandgotoutoft hecar,

holdi
ngabr ief
case.Sheclosedt hecardoorand
walkedthroughtheinnerdoort otheli
vingroom.
ShefoundShaunandOl iverspinningont opoft
he
couches,theystoppedimmedi atel
ytheysawher
andpretendedtobewat chingthet el
evi
sion.

Amara:Guyswhenwillyout
wogrowup?Youare
al
wayswr est
li
ngl
ikeyouarecat
s,what
'swr
ong
wi
thyou?
Ol
iver
:Shaunst
art
edi
t.
.
Amar a:Idon'
twanttohearexcuses.Iwil
lfi
nda
punishmentforyou.Ever
yti
meIcat chyouwr est
li
ng,
IdeductP10f r
om yourpocketmoney.
Shaun:Aww,
mom!
Amara:Yes,
thatshoul
dteachyoual
esson,
come
hugme.

Theyjumpedovert
hecouchandcrowdedher
,
givi
ngheragrouphugasshel
aughedthenki
ssed
thetopoft
hei
rheads.

Amar
a:Youar
egr
owi
ngsot
all
.
Ol
iver
:Bothourpar
entsar
etal
l,
whyshoul
dn'
twe?
Moreespeci
all
ydad.
Shaun:Yeah,
theyar
e.
Ol
iver
:Mom,
wasmybi
ologi
calf
athert
hist
all
?
Amara:Yeah,Uncl
eIdr
iswasr
eal
lyt
all
.Hewasas
t
allasyourfat
her,
hewasagoodmantoo.
Ol
iver
:Iwonderwhathappenedt
ohi
m.
Amar a:Yeah,
met
oo.Imi
sshi
m,hewast
hef
atherI
neverhad.

Amara'
sphonerang,
shel
ookedattheunknown
number
,shesi
ghedandpi
cked,goi
ngtoher
bedr
oom.

Amar
a:Amar
aBoemospeaki
ng.
..
.
Neo:Hey,mygirl
.IsPal
esathere?Iheardhersi
ster
sayi
ngshesaidsheisvisi
ti
ngaf ri
end.Youknow, I
getscar
edeachtimesheisnothome.Sheact sli
ke
sheisokayaboutwhathappened5mont hsago,but
Iam notassur
ed.
Amara:Okay,l
etmecheck.Sheusuall
yvisi
ts
Fl
orenceforkar
atel
essons.Sheisonhermarteni
ty
l
eave,sosheishomemostoft hedays.
Neo:Awu,
eneFl
orenceot
rai
nabat
hoengmpael
e
tonaj
aana?[.
..
howdoesFl
orencet
rai
npeopl
ewhen
she'
sthi
sfargone?
]
Amar a:Hahaha!Thi
sonecanrunamarathon,
ke
l
anthakebonamoi manayooacti
vej
aakamme
yo.[
..
..
.i
t'
sthefir
stti
metoseesuchanact
ive
pregnantwoman]

Amar atur
nedtooneofthemanybedr oomsand
knockedonthedoor ,
shepushedthedooropenand
foundPalesasi
tti
ngonthematwi thFl
orence,
foldi
ngalotofparcel
sbesi
desthem.Shewavedat
them andsmil
ed,withaphonesti
llpr
essedtoher
ear.

Fl
orence:Aunt
ythemmat akwano,
youarehar
dly
homenowadays.[.
..
..
..
pleasecomeher
e..
..
]
Palesa:AuntyAmar a,
pleasedoj oi
nus.Wear e
sendingpackagestolessprivil
edgedgi
rlchi
ldr
en
allovert
hecountry.Wear eselecti
ngt
hem
randomlythroughFacebook, nextwewil
lbegoing
toschools,assi
sti
ng.
Florence:Pal
esawantst ost
artachari
tabl
egirl
chil
dempower mentorgani
zati
on.Iam hel
pingher
,
atleastsomeoneiskeepingmebusywhi l
eIwait
forthisli
tt
leonetoarr
ive.
Amara:That'
swonderfulguys,letmegochange.
Pl
ease,incl
udethoset
womi nions,bantshenyet
sa
di
ti
lokakwa, atl
eastt
hiswillkeepthem busytoo.
[
..
..
..
they'
reweari
ngoffmycouches. .
..
..
.]
Palesa:Baasenya,theymessupeverythi
ng,
we
chasedthem out
.[They'
resonaught
y...
..]
Amar
a:Oh,
okay.Hey.

Shecl
osedt
hedoorandgotbackont
hecal
lwi
th
Neo.

Amara:Sheisher
e,shei
spackagi
ngsomet
hing
wi
thFlorence.
Neo:Oh,herproject.Phew,okay!Ifi
nall
yrecei
veda
cal
ltogocollectthepapersatcour t
.Theadopti
on
hasbeenfinali
zed,thegir
lsarefinal
lymineand
Thabi
so'
s.
Amar a:Wow,that
'swonder
ful
!Doesheco-
par
ent
peaceful
lynow?
Neo:Harekekilekai paakanyet
samotho,ke
ngwanagor emal at
si arr
ago,heisnolongerpul
l
ing
funnystunt
sli
kehedi d.[
Ihaveputhim onthe
str
aightandnarrow,yourf at
heri
sachi l
d
nowadays..
..
.]
Amara:Yeah,
Icangivehi
mt hecr
edit
.It
houghthe
wasgoingtocausedramaattheweddi
nglast
mont
hbuthesur pri
sedme.
Neo:Tr
uet
hat
,Iwashol
dingmybr
eat
htoo.
Amara:Yeah.Canyoupleasehangupf
ormet
hat
si
de,
thereisanotheri
ncomingcal
l.
Neo:Okay,
bye.Thanksmygi
rl
.
Amar
a:Sur
e,youwel
come.

NeohungupandAmar api
ckedanot
heri
ncomi
ng
cal
lofanunknownnumber
.
Amar
a:Amar
aBoemospeaki
ng.
..
Man:( I
ndianaccent)Hell
omma, youarespeaki
ng
toRajeshriRajni
kantBrahmbhatt,
Iam t
heownerof
Brahmbhat tI
nvestments.Ihear
dyouaresell
ing
shares,canIpleasescheduleameeti
ng?
Amara:HiMrRajesh,
Iam sor
rytoi
nform yout
hat
thedeadli
nehasl
ongpassed,
thesharesareal
l
soldout.
Man:Please,Iam beggi
ngyou,
Iam humbl
yonmy
knees,
atleastagreetomeetme.
Amara:Mybr
other,
Iam sor
rymyschedul
eisful
ly
j
ammed.Ican'
t,Iam sur
emyPAtoldyouthesame
t
hing.
Man:Iam beggingyoumysi ster,Iam humblyon
myknees,evenifit
'shalfapercentage,justt
ryto
fi
ndsomethingforme, Ibegyou.CanImeetyou.
Evenonyourlunchhour ,Iwi
llbuyyout helunch,
chooset
hevenueandday.
Amar
a:Hey,
Ireal
lycan'
tpr
omi
seanyt
hing-
Man:Justameeti
ng,maybewecantalkjust
busi
ness,andwecanbothbenef
itat
hing.
Amara:Hey,cal
lmyPAandt el
lhertonoteyour
namedownont hest
andbyl
ist
.Giveheryourful
l
names,contact
sandcompanynames.Iwi l
linf
orm
heraboutyou.
Man:Thankyou,thankyouverymuch,
Thankyou
r
eal
ly,Iwi
llbuyyouthatlunch.
Amara:I
t'
sjustawaiti
nglist,
fori
ncasesomeone
pul
lsoutf
rom theshareholdi
ng,i
tisl
ongt
hough.
Man:I
tisst
il
lsomet
hing,
Iwi
llcal
lherr
ightaway.
Amar
a:Bye.

Shehungupandsi ghed,i
twast hef
ifthtimethat
mancal l
edinasi ngl
eday.Itl
ookedlikeAmar a'sPA
gott i
redofhim andfinal
lygavehim Amar a'
s
personalnumber .Shewasgoi ngtoscol dherfor
that.Sher emovedherclothesandwal kedtothe
shower ,totakeaquickcoldshowertoeaseher
ti
redness.Shest oodundertheshower .
Amar
a:Lukewar
m wat
er!

Theshowersensorsbeepedandsomewat
er
st
art
eddri
zzli
ngalloverherbody.

Atacer
tai
nrest
aur
ant

TheMi ni
sterwalkedoverwearinganexpensivesui
t,
hiscol
ogneengul fi
ngeveryonehepassed.He
walkedmaj est
ical
lytowar
dshisprebookedtable
andsatdown.Het ookouthisphoneandcall
ed
someone.

Mi
nist
er:Hel
lo,
howf
ar?
Gi
rl
:Iam al
mostt
her
e.Yousai
dCapel
lor
ight
?
Minist
er:Yes,Ichoseitbecauseit
'sneart
heai
rpor
t,
Idi
dn'twantyoust ruggl
ingtofi
ndtherest
aur
ant
aft
eralongf l
ight.
Girl
:Okay,Iam i
nat axi.Oh,hei
sst
opping,why
didn'
tyoutellmethatitisri
ghti
nfr
ontoftheair
por
t?
Ishouldn'
thavewast edmoneyboardi
ngat axi
.
Minist
er:I
t'
sokay.Ihavemoney,
yourj
obi
stoj
ust
spendit.
Gi
rl
:Al
ri
ght
,thanks.

Meanwhi le,Pr i
ncesspaidthet
axianddraggedher
bagi nt
ot her est
aurant
,shestrut
tedhersexyyell
ow
l
egsper fectly.Shebumpedi nt
oBoemohol di
ng
fi
les.Shel ookedathim upanddownandchuckl ed,
helookedgoodbuthehel denvel
opes,probabl
yjob
hunting.

Pr
incess:Hey,
areyouj
obhunt
ing?
Boemo:(Sur
pri
sedtoseeher)HiPri
ncess.No,
thesear
etheBURSfil
esthataret
obesubmi tt
ed,
mywi f
eownsthispl
ace.
Pr
incess:(
Shamed)Oh,
Iam meet
ingsomeoneher
e,
ni
cetoseeyou.
Boemo:Li
kewi
se.

Shesi ghedanddr aggedherbaginside.Shetook

outherphoneandgoogl edAmar aBoemo, she
appear edatthet opofthesearchli
stasoneoft he
fewyoungestf emal emil
li
onai
resinSouthernAfri
ca.
Princessnear l
ydr oppedherphoneinshock, she
l
ookedbackandBoemowasoutofsi ght
,shehad
thoughtt hebvtchwaspr obabl
yjustbr i
ngingher
bigassst ot
het able.

Princessf annedhersel
fwithherhandasshe
thoughtofgoi ngtolookforBoemoout si
de.Amara
waspr obabl yusi
ngBoemo' smoneyt oenrich
herself
.Thi swasherplace,thiswassupposedto
beher ,notAmar a,shedeservedmorethanwhat
shegot .Shet ur
nedbackbutt heMini
stertapped
herbehi nd.
Shespunaroundangr
il
yandlookedatthi
soldman
wit
honefakeeyeandshinysuit
s,het
ri
ckedherby
usi
ngoldfi
lt
eredphot
os.Hiscol
ognenauseat
ed
herasshefor
cedasmi
lesohegi
veherr
etur
ning
ti
cketmoney.

Thabi
so:Iwasatthecornerandf
igur
edyoudi
dn'
t
seeme.Hisweethear
t.

Thabisosmi
ledevenmore.Thegi
rlwasbeaut
if
ul
andNeowasgoi ngtoseewhathemeantbyan
upgrade.
.
.
.
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ts

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sode104

Att
heRest
aur
ant
..
.
Thabisosmi ledevenmor e.Thegirlwasbeaut iful
andNeowasgoi ngt oseewhathemeantbyan
upgrade,heneededt okeept hisone,nomat t
er
what.Itwashar dtof indawomanwhol ookedhi s
wayaf t
eral l.Allt
hosewoment hatheusedt ocheat
Neowi thlefthi m,theywer enowl ookingathi ml i
ke
ausedt owel .Evenl adiesonf acebooknol onger
repl
iedhisi nboxes, hejustfoundhi mselfsmi l
ingby
l
ookingatPr incess.Itwasagoodt hingheusedol d
pict
uresbecausei tseemedasi fl
adieswer eturned
offbyhisf akeeye.

Pr
incess:Rr
a?[
Sir
?]
Minist
er:Huh?Sorr
yIdidn'thearyou,youar
etoo
beauti
ful,
Iam l
osti
nyourbeaut y,youare
ever
ythingIam l
ookingforinawoman.
Pr
incess:Oh,
Isai
dwecangosi
tdown.
Mini
ster
:Noprobl
em,wecanor
derourdr
inkswhi
le
di
scussi
ngourfut
ure.
Princessrol
ledhereyesandf ol
lowedhi
mt ot
he
table,hepul
ledachairforherandshesatdown,
her
l
uggagebagnearher .

Mini
ster:(Wavedhanddramat
ical
ly)Wait
er!Wai
ter
!
Hey,can'tt
heyseeus,t
hecustomerservi
cehereis
l
acki
ngwai t
se.
Pri
ncess:Iagr
eewit
hyouonthatone,
theyneedto
bereport
edsothi
swholet
uckshopcangetclosed
down.
Minist
er:Nnyaatl
heesenggotswalwa,bogol
oba
changestaff
.Howwasyourjourney?Inever
thoughtyouwil
lreal
lycome.
[Nonottoclosedown,
atl
eastto.
..
]
Princess:Hahaha,her
eIam,whatcanwesay.The
fl
ightwasn'tthatbad,
nextt
imeIhavet
obeatthe
fi
rstclass.
Minist
er:Thatcanbearr
anged,her
ecomesour
coff
ee,Ihadlongorder
editbef
oreyoucame.
Pr
incess:I
sitdecaf
fei
nat
ed?
Mini
ster
:Yeah,
Ifi
gur
edoutyoumi
ghtbepr
eff
eri
ng
t
hatone.
Pri
ncess:Aww, t
hat
'ssweet
,Idon'tneedany
caf
feinedist
urbi
ngmybeautysleepkana.Anyway,I
borr
owedsomemoneyf r
om af r
iend,andshe
wantsitbackassoonaspossibl
e, Iwashopingyou
cantopmeupandhel pmepayher .Mymakeup
wasfini
shedandIneededanewi Phonecover.

Mini
ster
:Nopr
oblem,
Iwi
llpayit
.Youknow,
Iam
r
ich,
Iwonderwhymyex-
wifelef
tme.
Pri
ncess:Maybeshewasn'
taf
termoney,
wer
eyou
cheat
ing?
Mi ni
ster:Me?Cheat ?No, Iam thesweet
estguy
everandIknowhowt otakecareofawoman, Ican
giveyoual lthewor ldbutwomenkeepsonl eavi ng
me.Icanspoi lawomanr ott
enandIam asf aithful
asever .Butshest i
lll
eftme, sheisnowmarriedt o
thevicepr esident,canyoui magine?Aft
erover30
yearsbei ngmar r
iedtoher ?
Pr
incess:(
Looki
ngathi
sshi
nysui
ts)I
tlooksl
ike
youarestil
lnotoveryourexwif
e.Canwedr i
nkour
cof
feeandgot othehotel,your
eal
lysuckatmaking
aconversati
on.
Mini
ster
:Iam overher
,Iam r
eal
lyoverher
.Mmmh,
t
hiscoff
eeisnice.
Pr
incess:(
Sighi
ng)Yeah.
Minister:Mynephew'
swifehasreal
lydonewellf
or
herself.YouknowwhatBabe,youareabouttobe
ri
cht oo.Myf ami
lyi
sofmoney, moneyfol
lowsus
whereverwego.
Pr
incess:(
Smi
li
ng)Real
ly?
Minister
:Yes.DoyouknowAmar aBoemo?I '
m sure
youknowher ,everyonepret
tymuchknowsher .She
ownst hisplaceasaf r
anchi
se,shehasabout i
que
andshest aysatt hesuburbs.Oh, sheiscurr
entl
y
bui
ldingamal l
.Babe, t
hatwomani sri
ch,andcan
youbel i
eveit?Shei smynephew' swi f
e,younow
bel
ieveitwhenIsayyouwi l
lberichsoonbecause
myf amilyisofmoney?
Pr
incess:Amar
aowni
ngamal
l?Boemo'
swi
fe?
Mini
ster
:(Exci
ted)Youknowt
hem?Boemoi
smy
nephew!
Pri
ncess:Shei
spr
obabl
yusi
ngBoemo'
smoneyt
o
bethi
srich.
Mini
ster:That
'swhatIwassayi
ng,hebought5
yar
dsf orheri
nordertobui
ldt
hismall
.Butdon'
t
worr
y,youwi l
lberi
chtoosoon.Howmuchdi dyou
sayyouowedyourf ri
end?
Pri
ncess:Ioweher10t housandrands,
Ionl
yhave
about2thousandrands,so,youcantopmeup.
Minister:10What ?10Kf ormakeuponlyPrincess?
Myexwi f
edidn'
tapplysuch, whywouldyouget
yourselfindebtsyoucan' taf
fordt
opay?Ei sh,Iwi
ll
borr
owsomemoneyf rom Boemo.Chi l
d
maintenancei sdrai
ningme.LewenaBabeyou
shouldst opborrowingmoneyf rom peopl
e,Iwant
tosaveandmar ryyoui ntwomont hstime.
Pri
ncess:Okay.Wecangot
othehot
elnow,
Iwant
tosl
eep.
Mini
ster
:Ihaven'
tbookedahot
el,
Ihaveahome,I
wil
lcookforyouwhenwegetther
e,wewil
lpassby
Boemo'shousesoIborrowt
hemoney.
Pr
incess:Real
ly?
Mi
nist
er:Yes,l
et'
sgo.Letmeset
tl
ethebi
llf
ir
st.
Wai
ter
!Wai t
er!

AtAmar
a'shome.
..

Shehear dthekidsshouti
ngthenshest oodupand
closedthedoorofherhomeof fice.Amarasatdown
backont hechairandfacedherdeskt op,shelooked
atthebusinessproposalforthel astt
imebefore
closi
ngt heopenedonscreent ab.Shenot ed
somet hi
nginherphoner eminderanddi aledher
formerassist
ant.

Amar
a:Thul
i?
Thuli
:Bossl
ady,
it'
sbeenweekssi
nceyoucamet
o
theboti
que,
howareyou?
Amar a:Iam good,justti
red.Iam runni
ngaround
withpaperworksfort heotherbusi
nesses.Howis
thenewmanager ?Pleaser emindhimtosendthe
document sIrequested.
Thuli
:Hei
sgood,heknowshi
sjob,
buthesentt
he
document
s,checkagai
n.
Amar a:Ichecked, t
her eisnothing,tellhi
mt o
resendagai n,okay?KanaThul ikewenaokaboo
diratir
o, butyour ef
usedschool ,Ihadof fer
edto
payf oryourschoolf eesandevengi veyou
all
owancebutyour efused.Youcoul dbemyPAor
highert hant hat,
butnextyearIam f or ci
ngyou.You
needt owor kforthebi gcompany. [Youshoul dbe
doingt hisjob...
]
Thul
i:YesMa'
am.
Amara:Ee,j
ustthat,
nomor
edodgi
ngschoolnext
year
.Phakatii
nside!
Thul
i:Hahahaeemma.Hey,
Ireadt
hear
ticl
esayi
ng
youareoneofthef
ewyoungfemal
emil
li
onair
esi
n
Sout
hernAfri
ca.
Amar
a:I
ja,
baabobat
sil
egompol
aisabat
ho.
Whent heysaymi l
lions,
theymeanmyasset sand
myhusband'st ogetherwit
ht hel i
tt
lemoneyIhave
i
nmyaccount .Thishouse, ourcars,thebusi
nesses,
hey,i
t'
snotlikeIhavemi ll
ionsl yi
ngar oundi
n
cash.
[Yohtheywi l
lgetmei ntrouble.
]
Thul
i:Oh,okay,butyouareri
cht
hough,
yourhouse
byit
selfi
swor t
hmi ll
ions.
Amara:Hahaha,
byemma.Don'
tfor
get
,the
documents.

Shehungj ustasBoemoopenedt hedoorand

walkedinwithsomefoodanddr i
nkonthetray.He
bentoverandkissedherf
oreheadthenheplaced
thefoodont opofanemptytabl
enearby.Hepulled
Amar aupandhuggedhertightl
y.

Boemo:Imi
ssedyou.
Amar
a:Imi
ssedyout
oo.Thanksf
ort
hef
ood.
Boemo:You'
rewel
come.Babe,
luncht
imemeans
youtakeabr
eakandeat
,theki
dswerecompl
aini
ng
t
hatyoudi
dn'
tjoi
nusatt
het
abl
e,andi
t'
snott
he
f
ir
stti
me.
Amar
a:Iam sor
ry,
Iwi
llj
oinyounextt
ime.
Boemo:Eat
.NextweekIam ki
dnappi
ngyou,
wear
e
goi
ngonavacati
on.
Amar
a:Ican'
tjustl
eaveever
ythi
ngunf
ini
shed.
Boemo:Youoverworkyourself,
youneedal i
tt
le
breakf
oradayortwo.Idon' twantt
ol osemywife.
Oncethebusi
nessarerunningsmoot hly,
Iam
taki
ngyouout
sidethecontinent.
Amar
a:Mmh,
Iwi
llchooset
hepl
aces.
Boemo:Yes,
Iwil
lmakeaspi
nni
ngboar
dsowe
sel
ectr
andomly.

AtTheMagi
str
ate'
sCour
t.
..

Itwasaround2pm andthecour
troom wasful
lto
thebri
m.Zoskiwastomentionfort
hesecondti
me,
peopl
esatwaiti
ngpati
entl
yfort
hecasetostart
.
China'smotherwassitti
ngwi t
hherAunt ,f
araway
fr
om Bi g-
Daddyandhi sfatwife.MmaZoski had
occupied2chairsatthesamet imeandChina's
mot herwasfuming,herdaught erwasdeadandt he
womankeptonget t
ingfatsincehersonwaseat i
ng
pri
sonmeal sforfr
ee,probablygetti
ngfattoo.

Ever yonet urnedast hepol iceoffi

cerwal kedi n
escor tingZoski ,hehadl ostsomuchwei ghtand
keptonst anding, t
henl aughingal one.Thechai ns
onbot hhi shands, connectedt ohi slegsmadehi s
father '
shear tbreak.Hel ookedt earfull
yathi s
skinnyson, hishairwassobi gandhel ooked
nothi ngl i
ket hehandsomeZoskiheknew.Hewas
l
edt ot heof fenders'seatandoder edt osi tdownbut
her ef used, hiseyesr unningar oundt hewhol eroom.
Hewal kedt othewi tnessst andast hepol iceman
tri
edt ohol dhi m back.Zoskishout edandl aughed
outloudast hewhol ecour tbecamesi lent, shocked.

Zoski
:Li
stenever
ybody!Ihaveanannouncement
.I
haveabest
fri
endher
e,her
e,nextt
ome.

Everyonel
ookedattheemptyspacehewas
pointi
ngatandmurmured.Sometookoutt
hei
r
phonestosecret
lyr
ecord.

Zoski:List
enyoumor ons!Manyyear sago,Ibeli
eve
Ikil
ledthisfri
endofmi ne!IwasshockedwhenI
foundhimi nthepr i
soncells!Hi
snamei sStat
us!I
hadkill
edhi m andnowhei shere,hecomfortsme
allt
het i
me.Butyouknowwhat ?Iwasn'talone
whenIki ll
edStatus,Iwaswi tht
heonl ywomanI
hadeverl oved.MrsAmar aZoski !Mylovel
ywi f
e
andmot heroft wokids!Webot hkill
edStatus!
.
.
.
[
09/
13,
07:
38] :Bl
eedi
ngHear
ts
Epi
sode105

AtAmar
a'shouse.
..

Amar afrownedl ookingatthepostthatherf

ri
ends
andal otofpeopl ehadtaggedheron, i
twas
capti
oned" Peopl egotri
chbecauseofhuman
sacri
fi
ces".Amar awatchedthevideoofZoski
harr
assingincour t
,sayi
ngnonsenseofhowhi m
andAmar akil
ledSt at
us.Shewatchedt hevi
deo
unti
ltheend, wher epoli
cewereholdinghim,t
ell
i
ng
himtokeepqui et.Amarareadthecomment sasher
heartbeatdoubl ed.

Comment 1:Can'
ttheyseet hatthi
sisamadman?
Kegorebathobakgonagol owangwanawabat ho
helaebegotsamael ana?KanaIschool edwit
hthi
s
guy,hewassosweetyouwoul dn'
tbeli
evehecoul
d
ki
llafl
y.Hisonlysicknesswasst eal
ing.[
Sopeopl
e
canjustbewit
chother sanditsuit
sthem? ]
Comment 2:I
sthat2fingers?Iremembert hi
sguy,
heusedtostealourpensandcal cul
ators,weused
tobeangryandbeathi m unt
ilhisfathercamet o
schoolt
oexplai
nthathissonwassuf fer
ingfr
om
klept
omania.Whathappenedt ohi m?
Comment 3:Di
dhej ustsayAmara?Heislyi
ng,
he
wasnevermar ri
edtothatwoman,kegorewhenyou
getatthetoppeoplewil
ltrybyal
lmeansto
sabotageyou,whoisthisguy?Hecan'
tbeAmara'
s
type,
lookathisdir
tyhair
.
Comment 4:So,
thi
swomanhasbeeni
nvolvedin
ri
tualki
ll
ings?Nowondershei
sthi
sri
ch,expose
her!
Comment5:Iam onl
yher
eforthecomments,cool
ti
meetengkakwanobatsadi
![
There'
scoolt
imet hi
s
si
def
olks.
]

Amaraloggedofff
acebookandcal
ledherl
awyer
,
sheansweredri
ghtaway.
Lawyer:Iknowwhyyouar ecall
ing,
butdon'
tbe
bother
ed,hedidn'
tsayf
ullnamesandbesides,
the
test
imonyofamadmani svoid.
Amar
a:Ar
eyousur
e?
Lawyer
:Yeah,i
ncour
twhateverhesai
disi
nvali
d,
hewassenttoamentali
nsti
tut
ionf
orther
estofhi
s
l
ife.
Amar
a:That
'ssad.
Lawyer
:True,
butheki
ll
edhi
swif
eandanother
i
nmate,t
hemadnesssavedhi
m adeat
hrow.
Amara:Butbei
ngmadi
sjustt
hesameasbei
ng
dead.
Lawyer:Ther
eisadif
fer
ence,
whenyouaremadat
l
eastyourparent
scanseeyou,whenyouar
edead,
youaredead.
Amar
a:Okay,
Igeti
t.Bye.
Laywer
:HaveagooddayMr
sBoemo.

Amar
ahungupandsi
ghed.Shel
oggedbacki
nto
heremai l
sandst ar
tedr
epl
yingaf ewconcer ni
ng
herbusinesses.Shewasnotgoingt ogiveany
responsetowhatZoskihassaid,shehadl earntt
hat
sil
encewast hebestanswersomet imes.Herphone
report
edansmsandshegr abbedi treadi
ng.

Amar a:Ir
eal
lyshoul
dst
artswit
chi
ngoffmy
cel
lphonewhenIhaveimport
antworkt
oatt
endt
o,
hey.

AtMmaChi
na'
spl
ace.
..

China'
smot herandauntwalkedinayardful
lof
el
ders,t
heygr eet
edandsatdown, f
acingever
yone.
Theoldestunclebeganspeakingastheyal
lli
stened
at
tenti
vely.

Uncl
e:Yes,wemanagedtobeincontactwit
h
Chi
na'
sinlawsanddiscussedt
hechil
d.Theywere
har
dheaded,ref
usi
ngtogiveusthechil
d,cl
aimi
ng
t
hatshei
susedt
ohergr
andmot
her
.
MmaChi
na:Iam hergr
andmot
hert
oo!
Uncl
e:Iam notdonet
alki
ng,
pleasel
ist
en.
MmaChi
na:Sor
ry.
Uncl
e:Wet ol
dthem t
hatandthr
eatenedtotake
t
hem tothecustomar
ycourtofl
aw, t
hatiswhen
t
heyagreedthatthel
it
tl
egir
lwil
lvi
sityouon
weekends.
MmaChina:Ishoul
dbestayi
ngwithBebe,t
hei
rson
ki
ll
edmydaught er
,myonlychi
ldf
orthatmatt
er,
I
getl
onel
ytoo.
Uncle:Ther
eisnothi
ngwecoulddo,t
radi
ti
onal
lyi
t'
s
t
heirchil
dbecauseyourdaught
erwasmarri
edto
t
heirson.
MmaChi
na:Thati
swhyIhat
etr
adi
ti
ons.
Uncl
e:Iam sor
rysi
ster
.Howdi
dthecour
tcasego?
MmaChina:(Rej
oici
ng)Hee!Thatboyisatotalmad
man!Kelebolel
etseakeregorennamonyanawa
Ser
ongagaket shamekelwe!Ngakayameebogal e!
Hewastalki
ngandl aughi
ngbyhimself,
helooksso
dirt
yandInear
lyf
eltsor
ryf
orhi
m.[
Itol
dyouguys
thatnoonecanpl
ayme.Mydoctori
sveryst
rong!
]
Aunt:Youknow,heisgoi
ngtosufferunti
lhedi
es!
Thejudgesent
encedhimt ol
ifei
nament al
i
nsti
tuti
on.Anditl
ooksli
kethatguyisusedtoki
ll
people,
hewastalki
ngabouthowheki l
ledhisf
ri
end.
Aunt
2:Awu?
[What
?]
Uncle:Gaakakeat hoka,gatwer r
agweoxhaka
bat
ho, kesekinar
ahel asesehel etseng.[
Iam not
sur
pr i
sed,Iheardhisfatherkil
lspeopleforr
iches,
heisacer t
if
iedkil
ler]
Uncle2:Senthee,
kanamot hakayoomor akawa
gagweobapi lel
ewame, nnakeut walet
sehelagor e
olowaboloijobongwejaana,gaaemel etswe.[Yoh,
thatguy'
sfarmisnextt
omi ne,Ijustheardthathe's
strongwhenitcomestowi t
chcraft
,nobodycan
standhim.]

DAYSLATER.
..
AtAmar
a'spl
ace.
..

Itwasi ntheevening, thesunwasset ti

ngbuti twas
sti
llvisiblyli
ght,spreadi ngabeaut i
fulgolden
oranger aysinAmar a'syard.Therewer ealotof
peopl ewhocamet oat tendherbi r
thdaypar t
y,
ever yonewasbusydoi ngtheirownt hing,some
peopl ewer ewal ki
ngbar efootedonthebeaut i
ful
arti
ficiallawnthatwasi nstal
ledi
ntheyar d.Kids
wer esl i
dingintotheswi mmi ngpoolt hroughabi g
wat erslidewhi l
eShai naandWar onawer ewat ching
overt hem, holdi
ngl i
f ejackets.

OliverandShaunwer erunningar ound, Braveran

behindt hem holdi
ngabi gtoyfr
og, pretendingto
scarethem asot herkidsgotoutoft hepooland
j
oinedt hegame.Fl orencewashol dingabi gbowlof
salad,placingitontopofherbigbel l
y.Herphone
rang,shecoul dtel
lfrom thecal
lert unet hatitwas
Status'father
,shecont i
nuedwal kingt owardst he
gazebopl acedatthecor nerwher emenwer e
braai
ngmeatandboerwor
s.Sheplacedthesalad
onthetabl
eastheyoungmenbraainglookedather
andwhistl
ed.

Florence:Kesingl
e,buanghel
a,skalatshoswake
mpae, gaenamongwayone. [Iam si
nglesoj ust
sayi t
,don'tl
etthi
sbumpscareyouof f
,itdoesn't
belongt oanyone.
]
Man:Seri
ous?KanaIwasaboutt
oshootmyshot
andgotscar
edthi
nki
ngbabydaddywil
lki
llme.
Fl
orence:Hahaha,
Nowyouar
efr
eet
ogoahead.
Man2:I
ket
etl
hemonna,skawat
sayacrush
yame.
[Wai
tman,
don'
ttakemycr
ush.]

Intheshade,Neowassitti
ngwithBoemo' smother,
aunties,
Adri
ana,andalotofAmara'sneighbour
s,
sippingoncooldri
nksandbeerschatt
ing.Neo
roll
edhereyesasThabiso'
scardroveintotheyard,
heheadedst r
aightt
othegarageandparkedinside.
Neo:Gaautwagor egat
wereparkekont
le?Ke
mangamol aledi
tsengl
egone?[
Didhenotheart
hat
t
heyinst
ruct
edust opar
koutsi
de?Andwhoeven
i
nvit
edhim?]
MmaBoemo:Hey, odramati
cthemogatso,
jaanong
ebeonal
eoheyoookar engol wal
atal
a
j
aana?
[Yourmanistoodramati
c,anddi
dhebr i
ngas
i
fshe'
sstar
vingl
ikethat
?]
Aunty:Butshei
sbeaut
if
ul,
shei
spr
obabl
ylooki
ng
formoneyonly.
Neo:Ee,
abamot obebanyanagongweot
aait
hut
a
mait
seo.
[Yestheymustusehismoneymaybehe'
l
l
l
earntoberespect
ful.
]
MmaBoemo:Letmegocheckont
hegirl
sinthe
house,
maybetheyar
epl
ayi
ngandnotcooki
ng.

Shestoodupandwal kedtothehouseasMi ni
ster
andPrincesswal kedovertowher epeoplewere
si
tt
ing.Shewasdr essedinherbestdr ess,
glowing
andlookingallbeauti
ful.Neolookedatherand
smil
ed,atleasthegotabeaut i
fulgi
rlandhewi l
l
st
ophar
rassi
ngme,
thankGod!

Thabiso:Heyever
yone.Thi
sismyf
ianceePri
ncess,
mayshej oinyouwhil
eIgojoi
nmenunderthat
shade?
Aunt
y:Nopr
oblem.HiPr
incess,
comesi
tnextt
ome.
Shei
sbeaut
if
ul.
Thabi
so:Yes,
Iwasn'
tlyi
ngwhenIsai
dIst
opped
dat
inguglywomen.
Aunt
y:Uhu?Tsamayar
ra.
[GoMi
ster
.]

Princesssatdownembar rassed, whatwer et

hose
l
adi esthinkingaboutherbei ngwi thanoldman?
Theywer epr obablyjudgingher ,whatwillBoemo
thinkofher ?Amar awoul dpr obablyl
augh.Butthen
theMi nisterwasr efusingtogi veherthemoneyt o
buyar et urni
ngt i
cket.Sher egrettedeverboardi
ng
thatplane, shewoul dhavebaggedher selfabet
ter
blesserbynow.
Agr eyjeepdrovet hroughthegat easpeopletur ned
theirheadsandl ookedati t
,theenginewasmaki ng
somuchnoi sethatitgotever yone'
sattenti
on.It
par kedinfrontoft hehouseandBoemost eppedout
wear i
ngsmar tcasual ,
hewal kedoverandopened
thepassengerdoorandAmar asteppedout
blindfolded.Boemohel dherhandasMmaBoemo
wal kedoutoft hehousepushi ngat r
oll
ey,she
signal l
edforever yonetokeepqui etasshepar ked
thet rol
leynearadecor at
edst and.Sheuncover ed
thebi gcakeont hetroll
ey.Itwasmodel ledint
oa
mal landacakest i
ckerwrit
tenf or
ever21was
stickingout,inthemi ddleoft hecake.

Peopl
egather
edaroundsilent
lyasBoemol ed
Amaratothecent
er,heremovedthebli
ndfoldsas
ever
yonestar
tedsi
ngingaHappybirthdaysong.

All
:Happybir
thdaytoyou!Happybi
rt
hdayt
oyou!
Happybir
thdaydearMrsBoemo!Happybir
thdayt
o
youuu!
Fl
orence:Youl
ookl
i
keamonkey!

EveryonelaughedasAmaracoveredhermouth,
tearf
ull
y.Sheclear
edhert
hroatandeveryonegot
quiet.

Amar a:Thankyou,thankyoueveryoneforbei
ng
here.Ididn'
texpectthi
ssurpri
sehonestl
y,t
hank
yousomuch.WenaFl or
encegakent sal
ao
kana..
.[Fl
orenceI'
m notyourcousi
n..
.]

Peopl
elaughedagain.Bravepushedthroughthe
peopl
eandfinall
ygottohermot her,
shehuggedher .
ShaunandOliverheardhervoi
ce,theyl
eftthei
rtoys
andranovertoher,pushi
ngthroughthecrowd.

Amara:Idon'twannasaymuchal t
houghIhavea
mouthful
.Iwantt othankmyhusbandforthi
s,and
manymor eot hert
hingshekeepsondoingforme
andourkids.Iwannat hankhi
m moref
orlovingme,
forsuppor ti
ngmeandbei ngmypi l
lari neverything.
Iwannasay, inlif
e,gof orwhatmakesyouhappy.
Lovel i
keher eisnot omor row, andifyout r
ulylove,
youwi llbelovedbackt oo.Ihavegonet hrougha
rought imeinmyl i
fe,Inear l
ygaveup, near l
ykill
ed
mysel f
, butonlyonet hingkeptmegoi ng, t
hebel i
ef
thatloveexistsandever yt
hinghappensatGod' sset
ti
me.Iknowt herearechal l
engesaheadbecause
theyneverend, butremembert his,challengesar e
madet obeconquer ed.Ibelieveinfairyt al
es,so,
I'
m gonnasayt hisismyhappyendi ng,myhusband
i
smyhappyendi ng,myki dsar emyj oy,and
everyoneofyouher e, youaret hefami lyIneverhad.
Iloveyoual l.

Boemoleanedoverandki
ssedherasever
yone
cheer
ed.

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Thankyouever yoneforr
eading,
from thebot
tom of
myhear tIwouldtosayIloveyouallandImeanit
thankyoumi l
li
ont i
mes.Il
oveyoupl ease.