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TEARS OF A ROYAL BLOOD

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MKHONTO

After a while, he stands up from the ground and looks around confused. He wasn't sure what just happened. It felt like a part of him has been removed and replaced with something else. He walks out of the throne room and goes to his room with Lisa.

Lisa:Hey babe.

He frowns at her.

Lisa:Are you okay?

Mkhonto:Uhm yeah....

Lisa:Okay, I am almost done cooking. Your mother was here, she said Thembeka is sick.

Mkhonto:Thembeka?

Lisa:Yes, Thembeka your sister. Are you okay?

She laughs at him.

Mkhonto:Yes MY sister. Okay I will go and check.

He walks out and he just stands in the middle of the yard. His mind registers and it's only then that he starts walking to his mother's house.

He finds them on Thembeka's bedroom.

Mkhonto:Ma, what happened?

Kholo:Thembeka was not feeling well, but I called the doctor.

His eyes moved to Thembeka who looked so pale and drained on the bed.

Mkhonto:Will you be okay?

Thembeka:Yes.

He nodded. He needed to take care of something. 

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At the seer's hut.

His eyes are shut closed when he opens them so fast!

He feels his chest closing in on him and he grunts.

He lights his sage and throws his bones.

Ndlovu:Khulumani nami bo Gogo no mkhulu, kwenzekani emzini wa Zondo?(Talk to me my ancestors, what is happening at Zondo’s house?)

He groans and throws his bones again. The whole hut was full of the smoke from Impepho.

Ndlovu:You bought me here to help. Show me what's happening. I'm seeing a dark cloud over this family. Talk to me.

He looks at the bone and moves his shoulders up and down.

Ndlovu:Akukwazi! (It can't be!)

He is horrified by what he just saw. 

He throws his bones again and talks with his ancestors, asking them for protection and to look over this family. 

The door to his hut opens and he frowns wondering who is disturbing him. 

Someone gets in without even taking off their clothes. 

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ZIZIPHO 

It's not the first time she is in Durban, she studied here but had to go back home when she was done. She did a three year diploma. Work? She will look for it soon. She realizes that she spent so much time worrying about her mother that she lost control of her own life. She made a vow yesterday that she is never touching alcohol again, okay maybe just a glass or two. But she will never be drunk to the point where she can't even walk. 

Then, she needs to get in touch with the therapist. Her brother gave her the details. She doesn't want to delay it any longer. She has seen people harboring pain inside without getting help. She wants to be better. She just wants to look at her father and not feel any anger. 

It pains her that the only thing that matters to him is the throne only. He couldn't care any less about them. 

She grew up with this hate, her own father being in the yard but failed dismally at being a father. 

She wipes her tears and call the therapist to set up an appointment. 

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At Nqoboka Kingdom. 

Mkhonto walks to his father who was with Solwazi... 

Mkhonto:So what are we doing today? 

Solwazi looked at him and there was something different about him. He looked more confident and there was something about him he couldn't wrap his finger around. 

Mkhonto:What's the matter brother? 

Solwazi:Nothing. We have a meeting with one of the investors today. 

Mkhonto:Okay, let's go then. 

Qhawe:The meeting is going to be here in the throne room. They are almost done cleaning up. 

Solwazi:They seem to be done. 

Mkhonto:Let's go. 

Surprisingly, they were following him.. 

They arrived at the throne room and took their seats. 

Mkhonto watched how comfortable his father was in the chair and he smirked. 

The investors came in and they all exchanged greetings. 

"So what brought us here is to get the monthly report of how the factory is doing" 

Solwazi was about to speak when Mkhonto stopped him. 

Mkhonto:The factory has managed to make a profit of 48% within a month and has created more job opportunities than ever before. We also reached out to another kingdom, and they are interested in trading with us the clothing that we produce. 

The investors smiled and nodded with each other. 

Mkhonto:Here is the written report. 

He gave them the piece of paper he was carrying. 

They looked at it and nodded repeatedly. 

"Well, all seems well. I don't see any reason why we should have any problems. Keep up the good work" 

Solwazi looked at Mkhonto and blinked. What the hell was that!? 

Mkhonto fixed his blazer and smiled... 

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SINDISWA 

Solwazi came in the house angry and he locked himself in the room. She wonders what went wrong. There's always something ka Zondo. 

She knocks in his room and he opens for her. 

Sindiswa:What's wrong? You don't look okay. 

Solwazi:It's nothing. I think you were right. 

Sindiswa:With what? 

Solwazi:That I shouldn't be caught up in the throne war. I'm backing away now. Mkhonto already has ideas that I want to steal it from him. 

Sindiswa:That's a good thing to do, your father chose Mkhonto and even though we may feel like it's no fair there's nothing we can do. You're still a royal prince. 

He nodded. 

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KHETHI. 

Finally she has caught Qhawe. This man just disappears. 

Qhawe:I'm sorry for not being with you lately. I have been so busy. 

Khethi:It's okay. Where are you sleeping today? 

Qhawe:Uhm... I think I have to go to Mandimande. 

Khethi:It's not fair. I haven't seen you in over two weeks. Where have you been sleeping all these days? With mamkhulu? 

Qhawe:You have to understand that you are not the only wife. 

Khethi:But why does she get to have you to herself all the days? Kholo was right. She thinks she's better than us. 

Qhawe:You will not badmouth my wife in my presence. You won't! 

Khethi:I'm sorry daddy. I just miss you. 

She touched his pants and reached for his dick. 

Khethi:It's been a while with you inside me. I miss you. My clit needs some scratching. 

He groaned feeling her warm hands giving him a hand job. They were in the kitchen at the main house. Anyone could walk in. 

Qhawe:We can't do this here. 

Khethi:No one will come here. Kholo is looking after Thembeka and mamkhulu never comes here. 

She unzipped him completely and lowered his pants to his ankles. She knelt before him and took his dick to her mouth. 

Qhawe closed his eyes and pushed her head deeper. This is a new feeling to him. 

Qhawe:Yess right there... F... 

He groaned as Khethi took his member all in her mouth. 

Qhawe:Ngizochitha mama!(I am cumming) Ahhh... 

She goes even faster and before she knows it, he releases in her mouth. She looks up at him naughtily and swallows it. 

She stands up and he wears his pants. 

Qhawe:You're freaky. I like it. 

She wiped her mouth and winked at him. She walked out and came across Solwazi. He was going to the main house. He almost caught them. 

Solwazi:Mamncane. 

Khethi:Hey Lwa. 

Solwazi:Is dad in there? 

Khethi:Yes. 

She looked at him as he walked away and wondered just how good his fuck game is. He looks like the type that fucks a Woman to submission. 

She walks away before her mind gets filled with any more thoughts. 

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Later, Solwazi tells his father that he's going to Ndlovu. He had an unsettling feeling today, so he needed to find out what could be the cause of that. 

The way the door is open sends suspicions to him. 

He rushes inside and he almost had a heart attack. 

Ndlovu was on the floor with his eyes gauged out. 

He felt his pulse and it was cold as ice. He's dead! How? When? And who killed him? 

He rushed back to the main house where he found everyone. 

Solwazi:Ndlovu is dead. 

"What!?", that was his father's reaction. 

Solwazi:I just found him like that. His eyes are gauged out. 

Qhawe:Who could do such in a royal house? 

They all stood up and rushed to the hut. Indeed what Solwazi was saying was the truth. Ndlovu was dead. 

Kholo:This is the sign of bad luck. A seer can't just die! 

She said with her hands over her head. 

Sindiswa was horrified by just seeing a dead body that she walked out. 

Kholo:Why is she walking out? She can't handle the guilt? 

Solwazi gave her a deadly look and she kept quiet. 

Qhawe:We need to find who did this. 

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To be continued...