Life after return

Chapter 10

"No" I snap awake from the nightmare. I reach for the glass of water by my bed. What is going on. Since I returned 3 months ago, I hadn't had one dream about this. Why is it popping out? Jossie and Sierra are fixing their relationship and Jandro and His sweet heart are going great. Jossie, Sierra and I had come to New Orleans for a shoot. We are staying at my beach house. I ook at my alarm clock and realised I slept in. Thankfully the shoot ended yesterday. I go out to find her, I see the two of them on the beach playing beach ball. They are good but right now I just want to go back to my safe haven. "Jossie? Pack up we are returning to Rivers ville." Are you okay?. She asks. "Do I look not? Pack up." The tone I use scares Sierre who is recovering from a toxic relationship. She steps forward. "Dayne?!!" "Leave woman?" Jossie pushes me. I backhand her. "She stares at me." I m not some charity case Jessup and I am not your mate. If you know what is good for you get in there. You are always wanting to be in control. Don't you know, with all your Bible based mind that it is as a sin of Witchcraft. " She gasp. "Your dad can't talk to you anymore because he married when you didn't support, Linby is worried about losing her marriage because..." I stop as I see the look on her face. Shit. I lost my temper with her. She falls on her knees." Jossie? I am sorry. Shit Jo." She stands up like on autho pilot. She enter the car 2 hours later not saying anything till I dropped her at her place. The next day, I go over to her place, I meet Sierra. "Please where is she?" "She's left since yesterday. Please excuse me." "Where did she go?" "I don't know. She's a bit... You hurt her yesterday. She isn't trying to control everything, she is scared. When we met, Josaie was always worried about everyone back here, at the time, no one knew what happened to you and it was like she's the hope everyone was hanging on to. She said she once heard some people commenting that if only because her, you will return one day." We are now sitted in their living room. I feel like I had just ruined everything

all over again." Then her birthday arrives and L. A incident happened. A month before that, she had come back home, Marq had introduced Ray to her safe haven and her dad was planning a wedding he hadn't told her about. It was a shock, the whole town knew but she didn't. She said she feels like she lost her dad too. They

ey told each other everything, up until then. It was like she was alone and a month later you. She lost it, yet she had to hang on, because no one was noticing and knows she is suffering from a ptsd." What happened" "She was kidnapped when she first got to Africa. She needed everyone but it is like they..." I realise tears is flowing from my eyes. I hear a broken cry and look up to see Marq and Ray. "She is likely in Johannesburg." "Why?" "With the only person she thinks will love her no matter what. Her son. The result of the rape during her kidnap." Marq screams and collapse. Despite all she's been through, she still let us rely on her. Her son ... What am I going to do. How can I fix this?" "Can we ereach her. My dad said ABBA Joel is loosing it." She has not been answering any of my calls or email. She says Johannesburg is her safe haven with her son. Please don't tell her I told you, I am still in her black book, after the matte r with Garth." At the moment, I am no longer listening to her, all I cocann think about is her in an a and alone. My heart is breaking. She is always there to call on, I know I spoke out of turn and now I am facing the consequences of my words. As though on auto control I leave their home and heads for ckt.

Jossie

I just took Candronto school and handing over the rent termination to my landlord. It's high time I take. My sin home to meet his family. I am not ashamed of him I just don't want him to be a victim of gossip in Rivers ville. Daybed and Sandra are right, I should not try to control everything