DEBBIE - Chapter 2 & 3

CHAPTER 2

We finally crossed the border at 1o’clock A.M. and we arrived in KZN town at 7o’clock in the morning. We were to stay at my mom’s cousin’s place in a small village called Kuvukiland. My mom had told me about it long back. They have their own Empire there, like the igwes in Nigeria…lol. They have a king who acts as a president in the village. I thought this was funny because I never imagined myself living in a village… with a king? Lol… nah it never crossed my mind. O.k.… as I was saying… we were to live at my mom’s cousin’s place. She had 2 daughters that she loved so much. So for a year or so, we’ll be crashing in with them.

The bus stopped by this colorful bus stop.
‘’Dad! ‘’ I screamed.
‘’We are here!’’ I stood up and took my bag and ran out.
‘’Honey calm down.’’ My dad said. Those words had no value to me all because my dad had been here a lot of times.
‘’Wow?’’ I shrugged. Things looked the same. Nothing different! I felt I was in road port in Zimbabwe.

‘’Come honey, we’ve got to look for Aunt Seth.’’ My mom said.
I looked around but my aim was not to find my aunt, I was browsing the place. Maybe there’s still more to see, but this is not what I expected.
‘’Robin!’’ a feminine voice shouted from the back. It was my aunt. We hugged each other and greeted each other. I thought they’ll speak in shone but they spoke in English.
‘’Mom, isn’t she shone?’’ I whispered.
‘’No honey, they ear originally from here.’’
‘’Oh, great.’’ I said rolling my eyes.

Aunt Seth led us to her car and we got in.
‘’It’s just a 20 minute drive from here.’’ She said.
‘’Oh so Seth… what’s the name of your village again.’’
‘’Kuvukiland.’’ She answered.
My mom and dad talked about matters that I had no interest in. I wanted to talk about clothes that were here, if there were cute guys and other stuff. Not politics and the financial standing of the country.

Finally we got to the village. It was so different. Many people were in the road.
‘’I don’t park in the gate, so I’ll drop you here, and I’ll go park the car. I’ll be right back, the girls’ will open for you so long.’’ Aunt Seth said.
We dropped out with our bags and she drove off. As the girls tried forcefully to open the gate, suddenly we started hearing screeching noises.
Screech! Screech! Bang! Bang!
Everyone screamed and started getting down but we remained up coz we had no idea as to what was happening.

Two golf CTIs came rushing towards us. The other one had a police serine. They started shooting and that’s when we realized what was happening.
Bang! Bang! They shot at each other as they passed us. I got down screaming fearfully. My mom and dad got down so quick too. They passed and my heart and hands were shaking. I had my hands over my head and my eyes tightly closed.
As I opened my eyes, a crowd of people started running towards us. What now! What’s wrong!
I then took a glance at where my mom and dad were.
‘’No! Mom! Dad!’’
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CHAPTER 3

My cousins opened the gate but it was too late. They just stood there with their hands on their mouths and the other on their heads. Other strangers tried CPR and waking them up, but they just lay there in a pool of blood. Their hands were together and that’s when my aunt arrived on the spot.
‘’No! no!’’ I repeatedly shouted. My aunt and cousins tried to hold me back as 3 men tried lifting my mom and dad into a car fast. Ambulances and police officers started rolling in. they were taken to the hospital and we followed them in my aunt’s car. My cousins tried comforting me but with no success. I came here to enjoy, not experiencing this.
We arrived at the hospital later on only to hear that they had arrived at the hospital already dead.