The Big 5

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Say that did happen and we took out the old man we would have to Sean to contend with and he won't be coming alone, hell have Brutus and Themba helping him” said Gerry. “ And that psychotic guy ‘ their attack dog’ what's his face, the really huge guy,” said Obakeng “ you mean ‘ghost’” asked Robert. “ Ghost is the wildcard and the guy that gives that family an edge in war. An ex-intelligence officer” said Ray. “ We will kill him too,” said Obakeng. “  You don’t simply kill Ghost, that man is something else. I fear him more than the family he works for” said Robert. “ you know during the war one of the heads that were in charge of the Dambe family and Khatombela family were found hanging on an electric line with parts of their body missing.” Said, Robert.“ My father once said that he killed a group of cops that were investigating our family and the other members of the big 5. I heard he killed the cops in the van and turned on the sprinklers as a diversion and killed the chief investigating officer in the house before sneaking out. But my father says all great champions must fall. Roy Jones looked unbeatable before he got knocked out” said Obakeng. They followed the MrMolefesvehice back to the mansion before they went back home. The mood was a hit somber as the enormity of the task as well as the danger it presented. “ Look guys Patrick’s friend is a genius when it comes to security. He'll find a weakness in the Molefe security detail. We will find a way to get ‘the coordinator’ out of the way” said Gerry. “ What about Ghost?” asked Robert. “ we will cross that bridge when we get to it,” said Ray. “ I think we need to get the men ready for the mattress life,” said Robert. “ the what,” asked the others. “ mattress life. When we were at war we slept in apartments with mattresses only. It became known as the mattress life. It basically means it's time for war .”

Ludo decided to take a cab to go see her doctor after class. The cramps she had been suffering along with nausea had not subsided. The water bottle trick her mom taught her had only helped in stopping the pain but not nausea. The pills she had taken were only stopping the symptoms and now she wanted to find out the cause. She got to the clinic and registered and paid using her father’s medical aid card. The receptionist asked if she would be expecting anyone and she shook her head and said no. After waiting for about half an hour the doctor called to see her, she went in and sat. “ good afternoon Ms.Moalosi. what's the problem.” Asked the doctor.“ well doc I’ve been feeling nauseous, and my stomach cramps have been a bit more hectic this time around” she said. The doctor stopped taking notes and asked “ and your cycle has started” “ no-doc actually it’s a bit late if I’m being honest”. “ I see,” said the doctor as he shook his head, “ I think you may be pregnant but of course we will have to run a few tests to be sure about this. We will have to take your blood. That way we can see what the issue is exactly. For now, I can prescribe something for pain and nausea. Your results should be back in a few days'' the doctor said this as she gave her a prescription. Ludo left and went to a pharmacy nearby to get a prescription. As she was paying she noticed a pregnancy test kit and also bought one. On the cab ride, she was a bundle of nerves as she was both scared and excited. As soon as she got home she headed straight for the bathroom and took the test. She sat on the toilet seat waiting anxiously for the test to give her a result g long it did. She looked at the test and she started crying. The test revealed she was pregnant. She then went into her room and tried to call Johnny but his phone went straight to voicemail. She laid on her bed and tried calling again. She began to get upset. She was about to text him when she saw a text from him that said he would be unavailable as he had two final exams today.

Troy stood on the rooftop of his security firm building with a glass of whiskey in his hand. He liked to come out and look at the stars at night and just get lost in his thoughts. He was interrupted by someone touching his shoulder, this startled him and he jumped and looked over and realized it was Patrick. “ Did I scare you?” asked Patrick, “ Nah I just like to come up here and you know clear my mind and s**t you know.” Replied Troy.  Patrick shook his head and said “ yeah anyways you said you had something for me earlier” “ yeah I did. I found a way to get Lewis out of the security detail. You know that way Mr. Molefe will be alone when you take him out, well not alone but with weak security. It's all on this disk drive” said Troy who then removed a disk drive from his jacket and gave it to Patrick. “ Listen no one can now, I gave you this, I don’t want me or Troycorp to get caught up in a drug war because Patrick buddy once you take a shot at this family it's gonna get bloody real quick” warned Troy. “ I never thought you were a p***y man,” said Patrick “ listen I gotta do what I need to do to survive. The Moles and the Khatombelas, when they get mad people to die okay. I care about my friend. I don’t want you to be one of those guys that get killed and have their naked bodies left on the street” exclaimed Troy “All alright buddy I hear but my brothers and I are good” said Patrick. They shook hands and Patrick left.

Rita was in bed. She then got up and looked at herself in the mirror, her face was still red but it wasn’t as swollen as the other days. she heard Dwayne's car pull up in the driveway, she then jumped back into bed and pretended to sleep. He got out of the car and opened the door “ babe are you asleep” he called out. “ Listen, I got you something,” he said as he walked to the room. He found her sleeping “ hey I got you roses. Look I wanted to apologize for the other day, that’s not my character but you need to understand that sometimes I get mad and lose my s**t. Me getting angry isn’t an excuse I'll do better by you. I promise” he said as he kissed her on the forehead and went into the bathroom to shower.