His words chill me to the core and it is worsened by his cold cruel touch. He painfully grips me by the jaw and turns my face towards him. His grip is too tight…. His hurt!! His fingernails are piercing my cheek due to his tight grip. I can feel some blood drip down my chin as the tears threaten to do the same from my eyes… His face is cruel and his smile sinister… “Please” I beg but I don’t know for what…… He coldly chuckles at my pleas… Then I hear it… I thought I was mistaken…. but Khethiwe stopped laughing... He looking over his shoulder towards the village with an annoyed look and his grip on my face seems to loosen. I feel slight relief at this… But that sounds… it sounded like a roar. You can still hear the chaos of the village as the snake clan fights the INDLOVU. But t

