Means Of Survival

chapter 11

#phiwes pov

It's been 3 months since my Lil sethu was born. I may have not wanted her at first but she just makes it hard for me not to love her. Such an adorable cutie. I love it when she laughs, the way she looks at me she's my world

Well I've been going to school still.. My brother helps out a lot.When we both busy there's a nanny at the apartment taking care of my baby till we're back. I'm glad that he's still there for me even though he's now a big boss and has to go away on missions all the time. Yep Jonas finally handed over the company and the underworld business to him. Andile wasn't so happy about that, he doesn't even come to see the baby or hang out with us anymore. Well I don't even care really.

Aron and I are still good friends, he comes to my place to see the baby and he loves her. When he asked who the baby daddy of my child is, I'd just ignore or change the subject. I hadn't heard anything from Ms Williams since the last incident.. So I guess she was just throwing out empty threats

This one day I had just got back from school and now bonding on the couch with my Minnie me when Alexei got in looking like he just got bumped by a truck. He sat on one of the couches across me

Me: and then what's with you

Him: Jonas just passed on

Me: oh my goodness I'm so sorry big bro I know how much he meant to you

Him: the doctors couldn't save him phiwe. He was only there for a week.. He said he'd live for 4 months.. But this is only the 3rd month phiwe.. How could he just give up on life like that huh!

I gently put sethu next to me and went over to hush my brother. He left me hanging and he stood up and went to the kitchen, took a bottle of beer, then went for his car keys and came back to give Sethu a kiss on her forehead(well that's his daily habit. He never leaves the house without giving Sethu a kiss no matter how angry he gets) and attempted to leave

Me: where are you going

Him: out

Me: Ale-

He banged the door behind him as he left then I heard his car screeching its tires as he sped off. Oh well I went to sit down and put my baby back on my lap and we watched TV.

Later on I went to bath Sethu then put her in her baby cot and sang her a lullaby and my cute baby fell asleep.

The time was 11pm and I was worried sick about my brother. I tried to call Andile but it sent me to voice mail. I called Alex for the hundredth time and a female's voice answered

Her: Hey!!

There was a lot noise in her background

Me: hey is Alex around

Her: oh yeah...uhm..he's very..busy at the moment

Me: ohh uh.. Okay bye

I decided to get on my bed and sleep

#Alex pov

When I left home I went straight to a tarven and ordered shots after shots, I was literally drowning my sorrows in alcohol. I was in deep thoughts when someone disturbed me

Voice: rough night?

I turned and looked on my right and saw a beautiful hairy light skinned lady with mesmerizing ocean blue eyes.

Me: try worst night

Her: same here

She said as she took a seat next to me

Bar tender: would you like to order a drink ma'am?

Her: yes please I'll have whatever this gentleman is having

She said looking at me, I stared at her back and we locked for a while. I smiled and looked away. We had a light conversation

Me: excuse I'm going to the bathroom I'll be back

When I was done I tried to take out my phone so I could check the time but it wasn't with me. I remembered I left it on the counter.. It's probably gone now. I went back to the lady and sat down

Me: hey did you see my phone by any chance

Her: oh no I didn't.. You can't find it?

Me: no I thought I left it here.. I guess I'm too drunk now I should just leave

Her: relax I'm kidding here you go

She took it out from her pocket and gave it to me

Me: jeez man don't do me like that

Her: (giggling) I'm sorry, yoh you should have seen your face. By the way your girlfriend called

I took my phone and checked

Me: oh no that's my sister, she should chill a bit

I sat back down and continued talking

Me: so I didn't get your name.

Her: I didn't give it you

Me: exactly why I'm asking

Her: Cindy.. Cindy Dlamini

She said extending her hand towards me

Me: Alex

I met her halfway and we shook hands, I swear I felt electricity flowing

Me: so how old are you

Her: 29

Me: damn you look 18

Her: yeah I know.. I get that a lot actually I guess it's just the make up I put on

Honestly I don't like women with make up. I feel like natural is the way to go but she still looked good

At around 1am we decided to leave, I offered to drive her home since she didn't have a car I didn't want her to use a taxi at that time of the night.

I parked outside her yard then got out and went to open the door for her.

Me: well have a goodnight

Her: you too

We shared a brief hug then I watched her as she went inside her house. Then I got in my car and went back to my place.

#phiwes pov

It was now a Saturday. Jonas's funeral, yoh it was packed. Everyone came with their expensive cars Sana. Speaches were done and some people shared bra Jon's most famous jokes and the crowd laughed their lungs out.

I had left sethu with the nanny I couldn't take her to a funeral.

When it was time for his coffin to go down. Alex stood up and went to stand near it and took a deep sigh. He turned and look at the crowd

Alex: I don't have much to say really. I'm not a man of many words but I'd like everyone to please allow me to pay my respect for this man.

He took his pistol from behind and brought it to sight.. Andile came and they had a brotherly hug.

They both raised their pistols up the sky and shot the first shot together. Everyone screamed. Bra Jon's gangster friends arrived with spinning gusheshe's. 15 of them. And others came with 15 spots cars. Nobody knew why that is but we knew. The total number of those cars was 30 which represented the number of years bra Jon was involved in the underworld business.

The cars all made a large circle in the open field. Gusheshes of all colors formed a primary circle facing left. Black sports cars of all kinds formed a secondary circle facing right. Each car had two people inside, the driver and the passenger. Passengers on the Gusheshes had pistols while the ones in sports cars had Squad Automatic Weapons. Andile and Alex went and stood in the middle of the circle and they shot once in the air giving permission for the cars to spin once too. Someone amongst them shouted "DUBULANI MAKWEDINI!!" Haiike the cars spinned and shots were fired. To some people this was a film but to us.. It was a way of saying goodbye to the legend. His coffin finally went down and that was the end of Jonas Seputla.