fiction
Blue Dust
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by Kudzai Mwanza | EPISODE 2
ood, you are here...
what happened to you?”
Tererai Rusike asked as
she moved away from Leona Rusike
who was kneeling toward the head
of the grave. She scanned Detective
Tomudai from top to bottom then
shook her head as she crossed her
hands over her ample bust. “Another
fight with the ex madam I presume.”
“Do you even know how to mind your
own business?”Lieutenant Tomudai
snapped as he stepped on the lawn
that lined the grave in front of them
He felt really uncomfortable being
among graves but at the moment looking at graves was better than having to
talk to the ladies who were surrounding
him. The graves were arranged in straight
lines in every direction and were close
together like match boxes in a pack. He
cursed under his breathe at the thought
of spending the early hours of the new
year surrounded by Tererai Rusike.
“ Minding other people’s businesses is
my business. That is one of the main
reasons why I became a journalist.”
Tererai said as she dropped her left
hand and flipped her untied Brazilian
hair weave with her right hand. “So?”
“Why are we here anyway?”
Lieutenant
Tomudai
asked.
“There is a body two rows from here.”
Doctor Leona answered. “I think its
missing a few internal organs.” She
said as she rose up holding a human
heart dripping of blood. everyone
apart from her jumped, Detective Madavanhu almost twisted her angle.
They all looked at Doctor Leona Sahumani with fear and disgust. Tererai
could feel her stomach churning. She
pressed a fist against her mouth as she
rubbed her stomach with her free hand.
Madavanhu almost commented but was
disgusted by the way Doctor Sahumani
was holding the bloody heart in her
hands. Her expression was that of curiosity and there was a tiny spark in those
black mysterious eyes. Detective Madavanhu always questioned the reasons
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behind Sahumani
becoming
a pathologist. The rumor around the
station was that she was part vampire.
As ridiculous as that theory was, sometimes Detective Madavanhu considered it. One of those times was today.
“her whole body was
overtaken with surreal
warmth that quickly
turned to wetness.
As she came back to
her senses, pain sliced
through out her body
to the point that
she could not cry out
loud.”
“Can you stop that.”Lieutenant Tomudai
demanded after he had calmed down.
“Lead us to the rest of the body. Remind me to get you a transfer from Harare CID to..... I don’t care. Any where!”
“Do I creep you out?” Doctor Sahumani
looked at him with glowing dancing eyes.
“ Just go.” Lieutenant Tomudai said in a loud whisper.
“How did you become homicide detectives if you freak out at the sight
of a little blood?” Doctor Sahumani asked as she swung the heart
in the air amid expressions of terror and on one instance of hate.
“All the bodies I work on have internal
organs, I don’t know..INSIDE!” Lieutenant Tomudai said with a raised
fist that he swung vigorously in air.
“Easy there.” Tererai said with a nervous laugh. Detective Madavanhu
tried to extend her hand to touch her
boyfriend ‘s shoulder. She thought
about it mid air then stopped her
self. Suddenly there was an overbearing silence that was deafening.
Doctor Sahumani looked around at
her team members who were looking
anywhere but at each other. So many
things had happened in the past year
that had left everything with them being
an awkward encounter. She breathed in
softly as she faced the other direction,
walking toward the body. Her focus
was on the heart that she delicately
held in her hands. Lieutenant Tomudai followed without another word.
Detective Madavanhu dug her elbow
into Tererai’s ribs then pointed at the
Doctor and said in a hushed whisper:
“How long was she here before
you
turned
up?”
“I found her here.” Rusike whispered back. “At least its not
just me, she freaks you out too.
“I can not say I’m freaked out. Nothing
scares me, remember.” Detective Madavanhu answered as she attempted to
walk. Tererai pulled her back then indicated to the Lieutenant with her head
“ He did not tell me what happened either.” Detective Madavanhu answered with a cracking voice.
“Don’t you think that is a lot of blood
for a domestic dispute.” Tererai
asked as she let go of the Detective’s
hand and the two began to walk.
“His wife is not like many women you
know. She was nick named the Rortweiller. That should tell you something.”
“Aren’t you a little bit worried?”
Tererai asked as the ladies followed their other team members.
“Who am I talking to right now? I
happen to love my boyfriend..” she
said as she stopped and turned to
face Tererai with one raised brow.
“Relax, its off record . I promise.”
Tererai said with a naughty smile
as she pat the Detective’s back.
Before Detective Madavanhu had
time to answer, Lieutenant Tomudai
sped past them, knocking both of them
off their feet. Detective Madavanhu
fell on top of a freshly dug grave and
loose mud particles splashed everywhere, blinding her and covering most
of her face with the dust that rose as a
result of the fall, making her cough.
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