PROLOGUE

NDLALIFA (THE HEIR)

Cast:

1. Mzwanele Vatshula (The husband)

2.Valerie Vatshula (Late wife)

3. Nomzuzu Vatshula (second wife)

4. Ndlalifa Vatshula (first born)

5. Sihlwele Vatshula (Last born)

6. Onele Vatshula (Nomzuzu’s son)

7. Uncle Buzumzum (Valerie’s brother THE UNCLE)

8. Summer Vatshula (Ndlalifa’s wife)

9. Marybeth Vatshula (Sihlwele’s wife)

10. Venduka (The plan B)… more

PROLOGUE

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SIHLWELE

Sometimes being the younger brother you are expected to do

a lot of things to make sure the family sticks together. All the
things you do sometimes you don’t even benefit from them
because you have no place in the family but something is
different with what i did. Yes i made a sacrifice yes i lied to
my wife and i live with all that all my life and living under
one roof with the LIE and see the lie everyday it eats on you
but this is to make sure what our mother worked so hard for
don’t go to waste or to people it doesn’t belong to people
who don’t deserve what our mother worked so hard for.

My name is Sihlwele Vatshula i am 28 years old last born of

two boys from the first wife.
NOMZUZU

An ultimatum my husband gave to his heir made me think

long and hard and i will make sure by the time my step son
runs out of time my son Onele will be there to save the day.
But i must say it would be easy when you are trying to help a
willing participant. Sometimes we give birth to these children
and instead of them taking everything from you. They inherit
their father’s side personality and humility that even what
you are doing is to save them they cannot see but i Nomzulu
will make sure i get through to this boy. This is for his future.
All i am doing is to make sure he lives extra ordinary life he
is used to. I will not lose this and live a mediocre life. I refuse
to.

My name is Nomzulu Vatshula. I am the second wife and

the only wife in this household. When my husband’s first
wife got sick she couldn’t do anything she couldn’t satisfy her
husband and she saw that too
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that is why she made a decision that she will look for a wife
for my husband and that is how i joined the family. She
actually chose me for her husband. I have been married to
this man for twenty-two years. Unfortunately two years ago
Valeria the mother of the boys and the first wife my sister
wife died. It was sad because she was actually a nice woman.
Well educated and a woman who put this family on the map
when she became the deputy president of the country. Yes
we are talking about a famous worthy woman here. A
woman who changed my entire life. I will always be grateful
to her but i am used to this life now. How am i expected to
just forget it and start afresh away from a house i lived in for
22 bloody years? That will happen over my dead body.

NDLALIFA
My mother’s love for my father is the reason we are caught in
these webs of lies deceit and betrayal. Our family was always
a peaceful family until my mother started getting sick. I
believe if my mother never got sick we wouldn’t be in this
mess today. My mother’s love for our father was bigger than
the love she had for us. I am not saying she never loved us
she did but her love and trust for our father really clouded her
judgement because now what started as a way to save the
family from the parasite is now ruining our lives.

I am really trying had to shake this off and i can’t do that. i

am not sleeping i pray all night for things to get back to
normal but they don’t and that is not fair to the people who
are unfairly dragged into all of this.

My name is Ndlalifa Vatshula i am 35 years old first born of

two boys from the first wife. Something that was supposed to
be a cultural practise to secure what we believe belongs to us
turned to ruin our entire lives and right now all we can do is
pray that all was worth it and get what we want in the end
because the sacrifices we made along the way to secure what
we truly believed was ours could ruin our lives for good.
Allow us to take you into our daily lives after our beloved
mother passed.
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NDLALIFA

I had just taken a shower I left my wife taking a shower when

i decided to talk to my brother in my study. I love my brother.
We are very close and i feel like losing mom made us even
closer because we realised that it was us against dad and his
wife. Dad love us yes but there are things that changed once
mom passed. He made some dumb decisions that are
bringing us to this study so early in the morning. I am
running out of time and i need to act fast.

Sihlwele: So what’s up? We are going to be late for breakfast.

Me: Yeah that bitch will be a pain in the ass if we don’t go

down on time

I looked at the chair. He sat down. I don’t know how to start

with this. Just a few days ago i was talking to my brother
telling him that i have made a decision to get a second wife
and he was supporting the decision. Summer and i have been
trying to have children for two years now and there is no luck
that is why dad gave me an ultimatum i didn’t see coming.
My brother is supporting my decision because he knows
what is at stake here and we are not going to let our mother’s
legacy go to that woman who didn’t care at all about our
mother when she was the one who brought her to this life. If
my mom never suggested this that woman wouldn’t be part
of this family today. Unozala really made a mistake. I don’t
blame her though mom had a pure good heart.

Sihlwele: What is it man? Did you change your mind about

marrying a second wife?

I looked at the door i stood up and went there to make sure

the door is closed

Sihlwele: You haven’t told Summer?

Me: How do you tell the love of your life that man?

Sihlwele: Yeah not like i am laughing or anything but i am

imagining if this was Marybeth who couldn’t have kids she
wouldn’t allow nor understand this. She is white

Me: Bro my wife is black but Summer is a city girl you know
her; she wouldn’t accept this. Polygamy is not what she
signed up for

Sihlwele: You mean she will not accept it?

I cleared my throat then sat down

Me: Man after i had this talk with you that night. I went to
bed and immediately i fell asleep and mom visited me

Sihlwele sat up straight.

Sihlwele: what did mom say?

Me: She was livid She…

I stood up

Me: I was standing with Summer and a girl i couldn’t

recognise. Mom came to me shouting i can’t remember the
things she said but what i remember is her separating my
hand from the girl’s and pushing her down a cliff

I am lying when i say i don’t know the girl but i am not ready
to get into that right now and i don’t think my brother would
be happy to hear this that is why i am not going to say
anything.
Sihlwele: Dude mom doesn’t want you to have a second wife

Me: That is what i thought too but how can mom risk us
losing the mansion and the business she worked so hard for?
Then refuse to let me marry someone who is going to help us
save it?

Sihlwele stood up

Sihlwele: That is not what mom wants remember when we

were talking about moving out she visited me angry about it
do you remember that?
Me: Then what does mom want? She is the one who left the
mansion and the hotels in dad’s name! if she left it to us none
of this would be happening! In fact that woman would be out
of our home.

Sihlwele: I know i don’t know why she is not mad at dad for
giving you big brother an ultimatum! Or maybe she wants
you to be patient? Maybe you two will have a child? You
said the doctor says Summer is healthy and ready to
conceive!

Me: Yeah man…

I looked down thinking. I am running out of options right
now and i feel so bad because this doesn’t only affect me it
affects my brother too and i am the one who should make
sure we don’t lose all of this.

Sihlwele: What are you thinking about?

I turned and looked at him

Me: i feel like i am failing you. Our family

He came to me

Sihlwele: What? That is rubbish! I know you are trying your

level best to…

Me: Sihlwele my level best is not good enough. I love Onele

he is our little brother but dad and Nomzuzu have to build
his own legacy. All of this is our mom’s blood and sweat!
I will not let that boy take what mama worked so hard
to build

Sihlwele: Onele knows we love him but this we cannot let it

happen and we will figure something out
Me: like me finding out if i can have children or not

Sihlwele: What?

I looked at my brother

Me: Today i will take my wife to the doctor and i will get
tested

Sihlwele: Bro why don’t you go with me?

Me: I cannot hide this from my wife. I know you are busy at
work man go save lives. I have been through this with my
wife i cannot side-line her now

He came to me and hugged me

Me: Don’t be soft with me now i am the one who should be

doing that because of all my problems

Sihlwele: That is why i am giving you a hug

Me: Little bro your arms are strong; you are squeezing a life
out of me!

He laughed

Sihlwele: Good luck man i have to go to my room

Me: Sure bro

He walked out. My brother is a doctor and so is his wife. I
am working for the president office. I am the press secretary
for the presidency. My wife is a manager at one of our hotels
and she is also a radio DJ. My mother has a hotel here in
Gauteng and one in Cape Town. I met Summer at the one in
Cape Town and i fell in love with her.

NOMZUZU

If you are talking about the luckiest woman in the world you
are talking about Nomzuzu. I was just an ordinary woman at
university when i met my husband who was a professor there.
When i met him
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i am the one who should be doing that because of all my

problems

Sihlwele: That is why i am giving you a hug

Me: Little bro your arms are strong; you are squeezing a life
out of me!

He laughed
Sihlwele: Good luck man i have to go to my room

Me: Sure bro

He walked out. My brother is a doctor and so is his wife. I

am working for the president office. I am the press secretary
for the presidency. My wife is a manager at one of our hotels
and she is also a radio DJ. My mother has a hotel here in
Gauteng and one in Cape Town. I met Summer at the one in
Cape Town and i fell in love with her.
NOMZUZU

If you are talking about the luckiest woman in the world you
are talking about Nomzuzu. I was just an ordinary woman at
university when i met my husband who was a professor there.
When i met him he was just my professor. The day i met
him i never really thought he would be my husband because
he was a well-known man because of his wife. This man was
married to a deputy president of the country. Valerie was a
deputy president of the country who was loved by many
South Africans. When she became deputy president everyone
just knew she was going to be our next president but things
never worked like that because of cancer. Her cancer
changed my life. I don’t think if she never had cancer i would
be here today as this powerful woman that i am today. The
cancer she had was very aggressive that she had to resign
from office. She sat down and she couldn’t perform her
duties as a wife that she herself suggested that her husband
finds a second wife. One of the reasons she insisted on my
husband to get a second wife was because of the number of
children they promised each other to have. My husband
wanted more children and together they have two boys
Ndlalifa and Sihlwele.

One day Valerie had a speech at our campus and she saw me
and how i was interacting with her husband. She said she
liked that i carried myself with respect and she was impressed
that i didn’t give up on my dream of getting a degree. I was
going to be a nurse then and i furthered my studies and i am
a matron now. She saw i was older than all the students so
she invited me over for dinner. I was so happy and honoured
to be invited to deputy president’s mansion. Yes they lived in
this mansion that we have today. Let me take you through
the mansion. The mansion is the biggest mansion i have ever
seen. It was like she knew she wouldn’t be the only wife. The
mansion has two homes in one. When you walk in the front
door. You see two staircases. One from left and one from
right. One from left lived the kids back then and it was
another home but dinner was had downstairs in their huge
dining table. When i became the wife the side that was used
by the boys was mine and my family and the boys went to be
with their mother. We still had dinner and breakfast together
as we still do until this day. This home is my home now. I
gave birth to my children here. My first born son Onele and
my daughter who lives at boarding school were born here.
This is the only home they know of and that is not going to
change anytime soon but this house is not big enough for all
of us. The boys have to move out i mean the two of them
have wives. I don’t know why they don’t move out because
they are successful along with their wives. They don’t belong
here.

Anyway we were about to have breakfast. The only people

we are waiting for are the weakling people who shouldn’t
even live here anymore. This is unacceptable! On the table
with was my son and My husband. I saw our maid Astrid
walking to the dinner table with Juice.
Me: Astrid

Onele: oh Boy

I gave my son death stare he swallowed hard

Astrid: Yes mam?

Me: Are you…

I saw Sihlwele and his wife Marybeth walking down
laughing

Me: Look who decided to get out of their bedroom!

They looked at us

Sihlwele: Oh sorry we didn’t know you were waiting for us

Me: You didn’t know?

I looked at Astrid

Me: Didn’t you call every single bedroom in this house and
told them breakfast was ready?

In this house a helper doesn’t have to go knock you pick up a

telephone and call the rooms. We are avoiding disturbance.

Astrid: i did mam

I turned and looked at Sihlwele and Marybeth

Marybeth: We are so sorry

Me: Sihlwele you have a wife. Maybe someone need to buy

themselves a house so that they wake up whenever they want
and…

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu…
Me: Well i guess we have to wait for the other brother as well!

Onele: Mom we are five minutes early for breakfast

Me: The food is ready isn’t it!? they will be going on and on
about cold breakfast when they decided to stay upstairs with
their wives in my house!

Ndlalifa: You mean Valerie’s house?

I didn’t even see them walk down

Mzwanele: son!

Ndlalifa: Dad we have breakfast at 7:30 in this house. We are

like three minutes early why is she so angry in the morning?

Mzwanele: Can’t we eat in peace in this house?

Ndlalifa: I think everyone would love that you should ask

one person because every morning the shouting comes from
one person
I stood up

Mzwanele: Honey where are you going?

Me: I will grab something on the way

Mzwanele: Come on sweetheart

Me: I am not going to sit here and be disrespected by these

boys who have wives and still live with their father!

Ndlalifa and Sihlwele chuckled at the same time

Sihlwele: Dad she has been married to you for how many
years? 22? And yet she still doesn’t get that we are not just
any family?

Mzwanele: Boys you need to respect your mother. You know

she is stressed out about patients and working in this
pandemic

Sihlwele: Or she is stressed by us living here at home where

we belong
The porter gave me my jacket then opened the door i walked
out. This is not a hotel or an airport but we have a porter in
this house and he does more than his duties. He checks
everything especially groceries in the kitchen and he makes
sure he buys everything we run out of. He is from Uganda.
His name is Moose

Me: I will take it from here Moose!

I grabbed the door and slammed it behind me! I looked

around. The chauffeur ran to me and took my hand. We
walked down the doorsteps.
Me: Thank you

He ran to the car and opened for me. I walked in

Me: Disrespectful spoilt brats!

I took deep breathes trying to calm myself down. The driver

walked in

Me: Get me breakfast we driving by drive Tru

Driver: Yes mam.

NDLALIFA

In case you are wondering if that happens every morning at

our house the answer is every time we have to eat. That
woman just always finds something and ways to attack me
my brother and our wives even when we haven’t done
anything. How does she expect us to respect her when she
cannot respect us? She treats us like we are little boys. We are
old and have wives. She is the one who is living in my house.
She should go.
Anyway she just left. We had breakfast in peace. She is really
annoying. I want her out of here because that ultimatum
affected her as it affected me. The sooner i have a child the
sooner she is going to get the hell out of here.

Sihlwele: Bye family

Me: Bye bro

He kissed my wife and Marybeth’s cheeks goodbye then

walked out
Me: When are you leaving sister in law?

Marybeth: In 30 minutes hopefully when i get to the hospital

mother in law will be calm

Summer: Good luck with that

Marybeth exhaled. Summer kissed Marybeth on the cheek

Summer: Let’s go baby

We walked out. I told my wife about my decision but she is

not going to join me. I wish i could call my brother and ask
him to accompany me but i would be selfish to do that.
Doctors are very busy with everything that is going on in the
world. I cannot expect him to do that. When we got out my
wife looked at me.

Summer: Sorry i cannot go baby. I really hate that i will have

to go to this work shop This is very important way more than
the workshop

Me: But you know if you don’t go the hotel will suffer and
you know your mother in law is a very active ancestor. She
will shout at me

She laughed then pointed at her cheek

Summer: I know her so my kiss before i drive to work

Me: you are not my friend i want the full meal

I kissed her lips. She looked at my lips

Summer: This is what i didn’t want to happen. What will the
president say when he sees my lipstick in your lips?

Me: He knows i am married to a very gorgeous woman

She blushed

Summer: stop
Me: I love you and i will tell you what happens

Summer: Okay bye baby i love you more

I walked to my car my driver opened the door i walked in i

always sit at backseat. He closed the door. I watched my wife
drive out. I smiled then took my phone and called my uncle.
My mother’s brother. His name is Buzumzum.

Uncle: Hey nephew! What an honour young man

Me: Hello uncle how are you?

Uncle: i am well son how are you?

Me: I am well uncle. Can we meet later around 4pm?

Uncle: You know i am always here for you and your brother.
What is this about?

I exhaled
Me: I want you to interpret a dream for me

Uncle: My sister… my sister. What is she up to now?

Me: Who knows uncle?

Uncle: Give me a call when you need me to come i will stop

everything
Me: Okay uncle bye.

Uncle: Bye young man

I hung up. If i find out i cannot have children i don’t know

what i am going to do. Maybe i will let my half-brother take
everything my mother worked so hard for. That is what
father want anyway. It is the only way that can explain all
this madness.
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SUMMER

I have been married to my husband for a few years. My

husband is the first born but he was the last one to get
married. Marybeth who is married to my brother in law got
pregnant and my brother in law decided to marry her. She
has a baby girl with my brother in law. I have been trying to
get pregnant ever since my husband and i got married but we
always failed. We tried so many times and we saw so many
doctors and all of them said there was nothing wrong with
me. It got to a point where some of the brave doctors were
able to ask if my husband could test and see if the problem
isn’t him. That was hard for him and he refused to do that
and in his defence he said he was young and healthy and
there was no way he couldn’t have kids. No one wanted to
argue with former deputy president’s son and i myself
sometimes i cannot say things that i want to say because i am
very lucky to be here and be married to this man who is so
loving and handsome. My husband is a dream. Everyone
wants a piece of him. I am not saying i cannot stand up to
my husband but i am always careful when i say things. My
husband is the most loving man and he has never been angry
with me but when it comes to fertility i could see how
annoyed he would get and i understand. Any man in his
situation could be like that.

As time went on i decided that i would stop trying and we

both gave up until the ultimatum from father in law. He had
to start where he left off. I hate that i had to feel like a failure.
I didn’t know for sure that i wasn’t the problem but i knew
that my husband would come around. I didn’t want to
pressure him. I was shocked when he told me in the morning
that he was doing this. It made me feel so happy because
honestly we will lose everything if we don’t have this child.
This is not only about the house the investments too my
mother in law had are under father in law’s name. She just
trusted him to do right by their sons but i feel like the money
mother in law left her sons make father in law and Nomzuzu
think that they have no right to fight for other things.
Anyway as much as i am happy that he is going to see a
doctor i am worried that even though we will get the answers
we will still have to find a way forward. My husband has to
have an heir within two years’ time and we are already
passed one year which is why we are so under pressure. The
time father in law gave him is enough even though we all feel
like the ultimatum is not fair. He doesn’t have to fight for
somethings that are rightfully his. That mansion is my
husband’s and his brother. That house belongs to us.
Nomzuzu has to move out of the mansion and find her own
place to live. That is what second wives do isn’t it? Or
because we are not an ordinary family we have to take
bullshit from that woman?

I was talking to Marybeth. After my meeting i had to meet

up with her. My husband told me i cannot tell anyone about
his visit to the doctor and i feel bad that i cannot tell
Marybeth about this. She is not only my sister in law she is
my friend as well.

Marybeth: Thank you for getting me out of that hospital

Me: No problem. I just needed some air

Marybeth: Are you okay?

Me: Yes i am fine. I am just worried about my husband. He

is going through a lot. He is stressed about work. He keeps
turning all night
Marybeth: Shame and the ultimatum might be the reason.
My husband too is not sleeping this is affecting both brothers

Me: I know. I wish we didn’t have to deal with Nomzuzu

as well

Marybeth: that one! she is adding more stress to them and it

must be hard to be brother in law. He has to deal with press
at work then go home to another drama and have to deal
with all the stress father just put into his hands
Me: And he doesn’t want to disappoint his brother and our
mother in law. He feels like If i cannot have this child then it
will be his fault and he hates that

Marybeth: My husband would never hold that against you

guys. He knows you wouldn’t just let it happen. You guys
will be pregnant soon

I faintly smiled at her

Me: Thank You friend i appreciate the support you and your
husband are giving us
Marybeth: I wish he could take time off or resign. Your
husband is a smart man with two degrees. He is overworking
maybe that is why you are struggling to conceive. If he
doesn’t work too much maybe you will be able to conceive
fast

Me: I don’t think that his work is affecting our sex life. My
husband and i sex is no problem. We have good sex it
doesn’t matter if he is tired even on a day he was too
exhausted the next day in the morning we have sex

Marybeth: I feel like maybe it is the pressure. When i had my

little girl i wasn’t planning to i feel like father in law put so
much pressure on you with this ultimatum
I took my coffee

Me: Tell me about. I mean this man should’ve said your

child will be the heir not Onele because all of this is our
mother in law’s legacy!

Marybeth: Nomzuzu gave father a love potion. He is not

himself. I am sure mother is turning in her grave

Me: Poor woman. She never knew what she was bringing to
her family
Marybeth: Talk about a devil in a dress. That woman is
awful

Me: What do you expect from someone who woke up and

suddenly her life changed she has everything because of our
mother in law

Marybeth: And i have to see her every day at the hospital

Me: i don’t want to be you friend

Marybeth: i wish i could move to my husband’s hospital and
leave her there. No one likes her even at the hospital

Me: What a bitch

I really feel bad that i couldn’t accompany my husband but

when i texted him after the meeting hoping to join he told me
he was done and he went back to work. All we can do now is
wait for the results and i don’t even think i am ready for that
because getting those results mean a lot of things for our
family.
NOMZUZU

What happened at breakfast is something i deal with every

day. These boys will do anything to provoke me and they use
every chance they get to remind me that i have no place in
my house. That is my husband’s house. I am married to the
owner of the house and that makes me the owner of that
house. Valerie is gone and they need to accept that because
that woman is not coming back and i am their mother now
but i am a mother who thinks they are old to be living with
parents. They need to move on. I am so tired of being treated
like i don’t matter. Like i have no value. Hell not all of us can
be deputy presidents of the country. I am educated too and i
worked so hard. I am tired of being belittled just because my
sister wife was almost a president. I am sick of that and
sooner rather than later i will show them. Ndlalifa is running
out of time and i am making my moves soon. I am not the
person who is moving out they are moving out. That is my
husband and our family home. They don’t belong there.

Anyway i just walked out of a meeting with the hospital

board. I am a matron but still i am disrespected in my house.
I don’t know what these boys and their wives want from me.
Actually i think i need to have a talk with them. i saw
Marybeth walking to the ward.

Me: Marybeth

She stopped walking she was looking the other way i know
she is probably rolling eyes i don’t care. She turned around.

Marybeth: Yes Matron

Me: After work i want you Summer and i to have a girls pre
dinner out

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around 4:30 then go home before dinner time

Marybeth: Okay where?

Me: Your sister in law always knocks off when we have

dinner at 6. So i was thinking we should go to her and have
this at the hotel. Could you tell her to prepare us something
lighter we cannot be full You know the rules; at the house we
have to eat as a family.
Marybeth: I will call Summer and tell her and Onele and his
friend are in your office

Me: Friend?

She smiled

Marybeth: Yes his friend from University

I chuckled

Me: Okay

I walked to my office. I have never met my son’s friend

before. I never thought he had a friend. My family is very
famous. My husband is no longer a lecturer. He works in
parliament and his son too works with the government. The
kids are not allowed to have friends. I am surprised Onele
brought a friend. I opened the door and walked in. I saw this
boy stands up. He looked nervous. How can he not. He has
seen me probably on Tv or in magazines. I am always the
best dressed at SONA every single year when the parliament
opens.

Onele: Hi mom
I smiled at Sanele then looked at his friend

Me: Marybeth tells me you brought a friend i thought she

was joking

I said faking a smile

Onele: She wasn’t lying mom. This is my friend Sakhe. He is

my classmate.
I smiled at him

Me: Sakhe what is Medical student doing at the hospital?

You are not doctors yet

Sakhe: I was accompanying Onele mam

Me: I see

I said looking at my son then at this boy

Me: Well it was nice to meet you

I looked at Onele

Me: son is there something you came here to talk about?

Onele: Yes mom. Sakhe is having a birthday party at his

crib…
Me: Crib?

They both laughed

Sakhe: At his house mom. It is his 21st birthday and i would

love to go

I smiled

Me: Sakhe can i talk to your friend?

Sakhe: Of course mam. I will be outside

I smiled at him then looked at my son and gave him a death

stare. He swallowed hard

The boy closed the door

Me: Who is this boy?

Onele: His name is Sa…

Me: That is not what i am asking you and you know it!

Onele: He is not a bad guy mom. He is cool and he is from

Soweto

Me: You are friends with boys from Soweto now?

Onele: Come on mom your family is from there you grew…

Me: Don’t patronise me boy! You know exactly what i mean!

He looked down

Me: You know you are not allowed to have friends and you
know there is no son of mine who is going to Soweto! Are
you crazy?

Onele: Come on mom! He is my best buddy. He is turning 21

and i am too. This is a big deal!
Me: You are not going to that party!

He took his school bag then dragged his feet to the door

Me: Onele

He paused then turned around.

Me: We are in the verge of losing our home and all you do is
have friends and go to parties in Dodgy places when you
should be focusing on making sure we don’t lose our home!

Onele: Mom you need to stop….

Me: You are not going to tell me what to do! I am your

mother!

Onele: That house don’t belong to us

Me: But it belongs to your dad!

He grabbed the door handle

Me: I want you to get rid of that friend! We told you kids
that you are not ordinary. You are not allowed to have
friends! Find a girlfriend son! You can entertain her at the
house. There is pool and everything. You are 21 now

He opened the door

Onele: Very nice parenting mom

He then walked out and slammed the door it hard.

I shook my head

Me: Kids!

Onele needs to grow up and fight. When Ndlalifa fails He is

the one who is going to step up. When that day comes i want
him prepared. I don’t know why he is letting me fight this
battle alone. Friends will distract him and friends are friends
with him because he is a Vatshula. I don’t know why he
doesn’t want to see that. You live in Sandton and a boy from
Soweto wants to be your friend like really? can’t he see this is
just an opportunist who wants to be close with a famous
family?

NDLALIFA

Things at the hospital went well. I did the tests all i am

waiting for now are the results. That i cannot wait for
because i am really under so much pressure right now. I need
a miracle because it looks like the second wife is not going to
work but i cannot write it off yet until i hear what my uncle
has to say about it.
Speaking of my uncle he is here. When i need him i make
sure he comes to my job. I appreciate him for always being
there for us. We love talking to him when we miss mom
because they were close and we always feel like we are with
mom when we are with him. With him we feel more family
than when we are with dad. My father is not that close with
us. We live under one roof but his focus is on his little family
and we cannot complain at our age. We are old to be needing
our father’s love but we do because after he married that
woman he focused on her. He loved my mom and their love
was magical HE gave us attention while mom was still alive
but when she passed he just kind of abandoned us and i am
not even sure he knows that and we all know complaining
about it will only be an issue. His wife will say we are spoilt
we need to grow up. That is what she has been saying
because she wants mom’s home. She is not getting that.

Me: Uncle i appreciate you for coming

Uncle: You and your brother are my little sister’s sons. I love
you boys and your mother loved me. She even left me money.
My sister changed my life

He got emotional. My uncle is old. He is a retired Judge. My

mother’s side of the family is very educated. When mom
died she left him a million rands but before that she helped
him come live in Gauteng and helped him buy a house. We
all come from Eastern Cape but i have never lived there.
Anyway that is why he is so appreciative of mom. When i
saw he was getting emotional. I took my chair and went to sit
next to him

Me: Yeah she changed all our lives

Uncle: Son i had a comfortable life yes but with all that
money she left me it made a lot of change in my family. Two
of my grandchildren are going to graduate in two years with
that money. I have businesses that brings me a lot of money
because of your mother. My wife and i will forever be
grateful to my sister that is why we cannot abandon you.

Me: I am happy to hear that because our father forgets us

sometimes even though we live together but i don’t feel any
kind of affection from him. Yeah we are old and now he has
little kids who need love and i don’t have problems with that
but i am your son too you know?

Uncle: Did i stop being your son when the love of your life
passed?
Me: Exac…

I got emotional. I looked down. He brushed my back

Uncle: I know that is the kind of question you and Sihlwele

have for your father and you cannot be able to ask him those
questions when there is always that Lucifer in that house
embracing him with all those big evil wings!

Me: Say that again Uncle. That woman is determined to get

rid of us
Uncle: That mansion was my sister’s dream house! She
designed it herself! She was so proud of herself. That house
holds a lot of memories and history for the Vatshula family.
Nomzuzu is not part of that

Me: She doesn’t seem to understand that

Uncle: Son you have to make sure you get that woman out of
there!

Me: That is why i got you here. Uncle i think i am the one
with a problem and i went to see a doctor. I will only get the
results tomorrow and when i find out that i cannot have
children it is going to be a problem. I was so in denial and
naïve about being the one with a problem that i was thinking
of getting a second wife

Uncle: We don’t know if you cannot have children yet and a

second wife is not a bad idea at all. Son you are running out
of time!

Me: I know but i had a dream

Uncle: Yeah tell me about this dream

Me: I told my brother about getting a second wife. I went to
bed and slept. I had a dream. In the dream i was standing
with Summer and this other woman. We were all holding
hands and mom appeared out of nowhere and started
shouting in the dream i could hear the thigs she said but
when i woke up i didn’t remember anything she said but i
remember her coming to us and pushed the other girl and she
fell into a cliff

Uncle chuckled with a big smile

Uncle: Son you are so lucky. I miss that feisty girl. My sister
was like that she was very feisty. Seeing her cancer so
aggressive and destroying her like that it was never fun to see.
This cancer made her so weak. She was never herself again
Me: I know. So uncle what does this mean?

Uncle: My sister doesn’t want you to get a second wife

Me: But she doesn’t want us to lose the house too! What was
she thinking leaving the house to dad?

Uncle: Your mother loved your father. She knew what she
was doing. She wanted to show her husband how much she
loved him but brother in law betrayed her that is why my
sister wants you to fight. Don’t be sad that she doesn’t want
you to marry another woman. You should be happy don’t
tell me you want to bring another woman into your and
Summer’s life
Me: Of course not! My wife completes me but if getting a
second wife mean saving my home then i will be forced to

Uncle: Maybe the reason your mom doesn’t want this is

because she knows you are infertile

Me: Uncle don’t say that how am i going to save the house
and the businesses if i cannot have an heir?

Uncle smiled shaking his head

Uncle: There are so many other ways son

Me: What are those? Uncle if i cannot have a child then

that’s it! Onele will be an heir!

Uncle: Nephew are you willing to do whatever it takes to

make sure you save my sister’s legacy?

Me: Uncle i will do anything

Uncle stood up

Uncle: Then you have nothing to worry about. I will see you
later

Me: But uncle i don’t know how we…

Uncle: I will see you later i have to go meet someone.

Me: Okay…
Uncle: Keep well son

Me: You too uncle

He walked out. I don’t know if there is anything i can do if i

cannot have children of my own. I cannot think of anything
uncle can do to save us.

3
__

SUMMER (Ndlalifa’s wife)

I love to keep checking on my husband because i know how

stressful his job is and the situation at home. When i called
him after my meeting he just said he was done and was back
at work. I had to hang up because he was busy. I hope he is
not busy to give me the details now.

I decided to call him and i was happy he answered his phone.

Ndlalifa: Hey babe

Me: Honey earlier we couldn’t speak

Ndlalifa: Oh yeah i am sorry about that i had to address the

press

Me: I understand honey

Ndlalifa: I did everything and i asked the doctor to speed

things up
Me: so when can we expect the results?

Ndlalifa: He said tomorrow

Me: That is better. I hope he understands that he cannot

share this with anyone.

Ndlalifa: Oh he does babe. This is my mother’s doctor. He

knows how private we are as a family and he knows he
would lose his job
Me: I am glad to hear that i just wanted to check in

Ndlalifa: I appreciate it and i appreciate you. I am lucky to

have the most supportive wife in the word

Me: Ahhh baby. You know how much i love you. My love
for you isn’t only for the good times i am here for the bad as
well. I meant every word in my vows

Ndlalifa: I know that is why i love you

Me: I love you more honey

Ndlalifa: Okay i got to go

Me: Bye honey

I hung up then smiled alone. I am the luckiest woman alive.

My phone rang. It is Marybeth. I smiled and picked up.

Me: Hey sis

Marybeth: Hey how is your day?

Me: It is going okay how is yours?

Marybeth chuckled

Marybeth: It has so many surprises

Me: Tell me what is going on?

Marybeth: Your step mother wants us ladies to go out and…

Me: You me and her? Since when do we go to public places

in this family?

Marybeth: We are coming there. She says she wants to speak

to us so prepare something light we are going to eat when we
get there at 4:30

Me: i am not looking forward to this

Marybeth: i know! Me too! She is obviously up to something!

Me: I am not going to sit there and discuss our husbands

with her! she doesn’t like us and our husbands. I don’t trust
her

Marybeth: We will just have to hear her out i don’t trust her
too

Me: I will prepare something somewhere cosy and private

Marybeth: Thank you sis

I exhaled

Me: Okay later

Marybeth: Bye

She hung up. i sat down and put my phone on my desk

Me: What are you up to Nomzuzu?

SIHLWELE

I was surprised to see my uncle arrive at the hospital. He had

an appointment with my brother about a dream seeing him
here is surprising to me. Maybe he missed me when he saw
my brother.

Me: Uncle you know how unhappy i get when you come
here?
Uncle: Son you vaccinated me why are you worried?

Me: Uncle you are over 60 and vaccine doesn’t guarantee

your safety

Uncle: I know that you told me everything the last time i was
here

I exhaled
Me: Let’s sit

Uncle: Relax son i have my mask on

I smiled then sat down

Me: I missed you uncle

Uncle: I missed you too son how are you?

Me: We hanging in there

Uncle: Son i am here on a very important matter

Me: What is that uncle? Is everything okay with auntie?

Uncle: Your aunt is fine and strong.

He looked around then at the door. He looked at me

Uncle: Your brother needs us. He is running out of time

Me: I know uncle. I feel helpless. We both don’t want to lose

so much because of this stupid thing dad threw on us.

Uncle: I am glad you are including yourself in this. Your

mother worked so hard and she wants her only two sons to
benefit from all of that.

Me: Yeah
Uncle: Your brother is waiting for the results and i think he is
infertile

Me: Let’s hope he is not

Uncle: Yeah but what if he is?

Me: that would be the end of us uncle

Uncle: Son if he is infertile we have to make sure you don’t
lose all of this

Me: But how uncle?

Uncle: Are you willing to do whatever it takes to make sure

your mother’s legacy doesn’t fall on that witch’s lap?

Me: Uncle right now i will do whatever it takes

He stood up smiling
Uncle: Good now tell your brother i will come over for
dinner after dinner i will speak with you and your brother in
private

Me: Okay uncle

He walked to the door

Uncle: I have to go home son

Me: Okay uncle drive safely

Uncle: Thank you my boy

He walked out i smiled at him. I am grateful for him. I don’t

know what will happen to us when he is gone. This old man
is going to die. I just hope when he dies all of this battle will
be over. I have to text my brother and tell him uncle is
coming over for dinner. I wonder what he has planned
though.

ONELE
I don’t know why i thought my mother would be nice to my
friend. Mom has been so upset these days and the reason for
that is because of my brothers. She wants them to move out
of the house. I grew up having them around to be honest i
don’t want them gone and the fact that they lived in this
house before my mother was married by my dad makes this
not so easy. I am not going to lie i think my mother is being
selfish. My brothers and i have a good relationship and all
the fighting with her is affecting me and i don’t know why
mom don’t want to see that this is getting in-between me and
my brothers’ relationship. When she provokes them they get
mean and sometimes i get offended by the things they say
because she is still my mother but because mom is always
initiating this i don’t really get mad but i just wish for a
moment she could think about me.

Losing MamKhulu my step mom made me realise that life is

too short and that people die. My mom and my dad are not
getting any younger. They will be gone one day and i will be
left with my brothers. Does mom really want to see me all
alone? Because if at the end of all this madness i end up not
getting along with my brother i will be all by myself and they
will not be part of anything i do and i don’t want that. Dad
made sure all his children and wives lived in the same house
for a reason. I don’t know why mom wants to ruin that. I feel
like things went too far and there is no fixing this. The only
time things will get better is when the house father is building
is done and the losing side move there. That will be the
decider at this point. I will be happy going or staying. I really
don’t care much. I am very lucky. I have everything i need. I
just cannot complain when i will still be living in Sandton
living the same life i was living before this.

Sakhe and i just left the hospital. I really want to go to his

birthday. I didn’t really have a celebration for mine. My step
mom passed on my birthday it was too soon to celebrate so
dad and my brothers decided to buy me a car. I feel like i
need some fun and going to Sakhe’s birthday will give me
that i don’t know why mom is being so difficult.

Sakhe: Your mom doesn’t like me dude she looked at me

from head to toe when she did that i knew she wouldn’t
allow you to go

Me: Mom is like that to everyone even to my brothers

Sponsored

it is not just you

Sakhe: If you say so anyway we tried. I guess you are not

coming
Me: I am coming to your birthday my guy relax

Sakhe: Bro you will get me in trouble with your family. I

don’t want drama

Me: I will speak to my dad to speak to her just chill dude

Sakhe: That makes me excited bro! Hot chicks will be there.

It is going to be lit but i am taken so i am excited for you

I smiled then drove in at campus. We have another class in

an hour. I just wanted him to accompany me to see mom so
she could see whose party i will be attending. I didn’t think
she was going to act like that.

I parked my car at parking lot. We got out of the car. I saw

his girlfriend Pam running to us

Pam: Gosh Sakhe you promised to take me to the cafeteria

for lunch! I have been waiting for you!

Sakhe: Sorry babe we had to go see Onele’s mom about…

Me: You don’t have to say it man!

Pam looked at me smiling with her arms around Sakhe’s
neck

Pam: My man don’t keep secrets from me so…

She looked at him and perked his lips

Pam: What were you doing there?

Sakhe looked at me and shrugged his shoulders

Sakhe: Sorry man

Me: Whatever!

I walked away. Geez this guy will make these girls laugh at
me. i am 21 and i still have to get permission from my mom
to go out. That is embarrassing and that idiot decides to tell
her!
NOMZUZU

My husband is building a 7-bedroom house still after the

ultimatum because he believes that his son will have an heir
and we will move out. When i say we i mean me him and
our kids. Do you see why i cannot have this happening? The
mansion is way bigger. It is a home for a family not his sons.
I should stay there at his house. I don’t know why these boys
don’t understand that. I was not happy about the ultimatum
but my husband doesn’t want to take orders so when i saw
that Summer and Ndlalifa were struggling that made me
happy because that means my son is going to prove that he is
a better fitting heir here not that stupid weakling boy who
cannot make a woman pregnant.

Unfortunately i have to speak to these stupid girls before i

make my next move to secure what is rightfully mine. There
is nothing much i want from them. I don’t have time to be
having lunch with slay queens who got to marry into this
famous family because of likes on social media. A woman
who was a politician saw me. She saw a potential in me that
is why i am married to this family today. What about them?
these stupid boys saw girls with filters on social media and
married them. I want them to do what i want then get the
hell out of my house and be slay Queens somewhere far from
my mansion.

Me: I am happy you two came

They smiled. I know very well they are faking those smiles. I
just insulted them this morning at breakfast they cannot just
forget that. They think i am stupid.

Me: I am sorry about this morning. I was just in a hurry and

you know your father doesn’t want us to eat when there isn’t
everyone at the table that is why i lost it.
Summer: We understand again we apologize

I smiled at her. She is such a fake bitch this one because her
man is the hardest and is the one who wants me out of that
mansion.

Marybeth: Zuzu why are we here? This is so unusual

I like the white girl she doesn’t pretend much. I like that she
is straight forward she is not fake
Me: I guess you want us to get into it before eating all this
beautiful food Summer prepared here

I said looking at the food. it is beautiful but i would be the

biggest fool to trust food that is prepared by these boys’ wives.
I am not a fool.

Marybeth: Oh i am sorry. Like i said this is so not normal for

the three of us to go out.

Me: You are right and there is a reason i brought you here
They looked at me in anticipation

Me: When you are married you become one wouldn’t you
guys agree?

Summer: Oh Totally!

Me: What your husband owns is yours and what you own is
his

Marybeth looked at Summer who took her glass and sipped

on a straw i guess now they know what this is about

Me: Summer agrees with me what do you think Marybeth?

Marybeth: I believe if my husband bought something it is

ours

Summer smiled

Me: We are on the same page do you see when we women

get together and be one we get along so well?
They smiled

Me: That is why i want you two to go to your husbands and

tell them what you just said

Summer: Why?

Me: They don’t seem to know the rules in a marriage and i

think they need to be reminded
Summer: My husband knows everything about marriage. I
don’t know where you are getting at with this

Marybeth: My husband too!

I chuckled

Me: Don’t act like you don’t know what i am talking about.
The house!
They looked at each other then looked down

Me: The house is in my husband’s name! that makes it my

house. Why can’t you open your husband’s eyes and tell
them this is stupid? Summer no let me not talk to you
because you will not understand

I looked at Marybeth

Me: Sweetie you are a white woman and when you turn a
certain age your family gets you a place to stay. Do you
really want to live in a house that You will always bump into
your father in law every minute? Ndlalifa and Sihlwele are
not twins. It is time to cut the umbilical cord now and get
themselves their own houses. Don’t you need privacy? Just
you your husband and your daughter? I mean the rules going
to eat breakfast even when you are not hungry That must
bore you. Don’t you get tired of getting complaints about
being late?

Summer chuckled

Me: What? Did i say…

Summer: The rules! The shouting it is all you. Maybe if you

just stop we will not have a problem
This bitch

Marybeth: I actually agree with Summer. You need to stop

shouting us and our husbands. We are grown ups

Me: You don’t show that you are grown-ups! What are you
still doing living with your father in law! grown-ups have
their own homes!

Marybeth: It is what our mother in law wanted

Me: Valerie is dead!!!!

I said hitting the table. They didn’t seem moved at all

Summer: I am not defying my mother in law

Marybeth: Neither am i

I started breathing fast looking at them

Summer: You can actually sit and eat with us because what
you are asking us is not going to happen

Me: Oh it will!

Marybeth: I don’t see it happening. We just love it at the

mansion

Summer: Oh it is heaven there. It feels like home.

I looked at Summer
Me: You are going to leave that house come winter next
year!

Summer laughed

Me: You don’t look like a girl who can bear children
sweetheart…

Her face changed instantly and by the look of things

Marybeth didn’t like what i said too. I saw Summer’s eyes
getting glassy. I chuckled then took my glass and gulped my
drink then put it on the table.

Me: So You and your husbands are going to leave my

Mansion and it will be your fault sweetheart! You failed as a
wife it is sad!

Marybeth: Nomzuzu enough!

Summer was crying. I laughed looking at her

Me: I will see you two back at my mansion

I walked to the door then paused i slowly turned around I
flipped my hair

Me: oh… i apologise for all this food i didn’t eat why don’t
you put all of this in my husband’s tab?

Marybeth gave me a death stare

Me: What is his is mine. You try that with those brats you
married to
I walked out and slammed the door hard

Me: Bunch of bitches!

I took out my phone and dialled a number. It rang and they

answered

Her: HELLO
Me: Clementine it’s been such a long time It’s Nomzuzu

Clementine: Wow Nomzuzu hi It’s been forever indeed

Me: hihihihi (giggles) how is you and that beautiful daughter

of yours is he Onele’s age again?

Clementine: she is 19 Years 2 years younger

I smiled looking on the left side then at my right and

catwalked to the elevator.
Me: Bring her to my house for dinner Friday i will send a
driver

Clementine: Really!? Oh my God! I have never been to

Sandton before!

I rolled my eyes

Me: Please dress nice

I hung up. The elevator opened. People walked out shocked
to see me i just smiled at them. I walked in. I was alone. I
looked at the elevator as it closed.

Me: This better work Nomzuzu…

4

__

SUMMER
I cannot believe the things that woman said to me. Despite
her desperation to remain at my mother in law’s house but i
didn’t expect her to be so insensitive. This is a family thing.
As a family member and a woman i expected her to be
understanding. I didn’t think a woman would be the first
person who is making fun about my struggle to conceive. I
am a very respectful woman who doesn’t like conflict and the
fighting at the house is not sitting well with me. And with
that being said you would expect me to be one who doesn’t
want to initiate anything to make the family fight but how
can i keep quiet about what she said? My husband and
Nomzuzu jump on each other every day and i hate to be the
one who is going to be the reason they fight but she deserves
to go to bed angry like she left for work this morning. I am
going to tell my husband. There is no way i am keeping this
to myself.

When she left us i did a few things then Marybeth and i

drove home. To be honest i am very disappointed in myself
for letting her make me cry but again this is my pain and no
one can tell me how to feel. Emotions got the better of me
and somehow i don’t care if i made her feel good about
herself for upsetting me. i was just upset and i reacted that
way because this means so much to me. What she wants us
to do will not happened. Now more than ever we will make
sure we support our husbands to fight this. When we got
upstairs we saw our husbands sitting watching tv the news
together.

Ndlalifa: You two work in different sides of the city how

come you got home together?

Marybeth: We arrived together because your step mother

invited us to lunch at the hotel

Sihlwele: why would she do that?

Marybeth: Because she wants us to convince you guys to
move out

Ndlalifa: What is new!

Sihlwele: She is so stupid! I cannot believe she did this

Ndlalifa: I can that is how low she can go

Ndlalifa looked at me. He could see i was emotional

Me: I have to go get ready for dinner

I walked to the bedroom

Ndlalifa: Is she okay?

Marybeth: I think you need to follow her

Sihlwele: what happened?

I opened the door and walked in when i turned about to close

my husband was at the door

Ndlalifa: Baby are you okay?

I smiled
Me: Yes i am okay

I turned and walked away wiping my tears

Ndlalifa: Summer

Me: She is so sure that whatever we are planning is going to

fail because i am a failure as a wife since i cannot give you
children

Ndlalifa: What!? She said that!?

Me: Yes when we refused to do what she wanted us to do she
said she is going to win because i will not give you a child
because i am a failure

Ndlalifa: This woman has gone too far!

He said furiously going to the door i grabbed his arm

Me: Please!
Ndlalifa: What? Baby she made you cry! She insulted you. I
cannot let her get away with this!

Me: What are you going to do Ndlalifa? Beat her?

Ndlalifa: You know i would never do that!

Me: Then what is the point babe? This morning you put her
in her place you always do every day does she change? No!
We ruined breakfast please let us not ruin dinner too!

Ndlalifa: We didn’t ruin breakfast! She just attacked us!

Me: She will do that until she sees us gone

Ndlalifa: I will never leave my mother’s house!

Me: I would never ask you to do that! She will leave when i
have this child and i want us to prove her wrong! We are
going to be parents baby. Whether she likes it or not and at
this moment i feel like my mission is to humiliate her when
she has to leave because i am pregnant. It is not about my
baby anymore. For me it is all about humiliating Nomzuzu!
I sat on the English arm below our bed and lifted my leg

Me: Take off my heels

He looked at me i smiled. i can tell he cannot wait to

confront this woman. I want him to but First he must cool
down. I pray he does it after dinner. I don’t want to ruin
dinner for others like we did with breakfast.

Me: Please

He smiled
Ndlalifa: Yes mam

He held my leg and kissed it. He looked up at me

Ndlalifa: Uncle is coming for dinner i am sure he is close

Me: Really? That is exciting i love uncle Buzumzum

Ndlalifa: Yeah i am excited.

Me: Me too

NOMZUZU

Clementine is a woman i grew up with. She was my friend

before i married my husband. You know those friendships
that fade away because we cannot see each other anymore
that is what happened to us she is more of a stranger now but
i remember she had a daughter when i visited home in
Soweto. I believe my son and her daughter could get along.
Since i haven’t met my son’s girlfriend i will find him one.

I really hoped my meeting with these slay queens was going

to go well but these stupid girls didn’t come here to play.
They came to take it all. They are gold-diggers who don’t
want to leave this house. They came for the whole thing.
Who doesn’t want to have their own privacy? I thought they
would agree with me i mean three families in one house that
is a crowd i don’t know why they don’t want to see that.

I don’t feel sorry for what i said to Summer. It is the truth.

She needed to be told the truth. That girl will never get
pregnant. She has been here for a few years now why she
doesn’t she have a child yet? Marybeth came here with a big
belly. What is she waiting for? It is because she is a failure
period and i was saving her humiliation when i asked her to
convince her husband to leave now because it will be
breaking to leave when they couldn’t meet the time my
husband gave them. She is so naïve and stupid.

Anyway we were all coming down for dinner. I hope this

time; things will go well. I really pray that there will be no
drama like this morning.

Me: It is a beautiful evening isn’t it?

I said smiling at everyone. We were all standing waiting to

walk to the dining table. Marybeth held on to Sihlwele’s arm
i rolled my eyes. This bitch thinks this is bold and the
beautiful. She is married to a black family and she needs to
be respectful. I don’t get like that with my husband in front of
them. They ignored me when i said it is a beautiful evening i
don’t care.

Mzwanele: Where is Onele?

Sihlwele: He is late

Sihlwele said looking at me. If he is expecting me to shout at

my precious boy he has another thing coming. I looked up
the staircase i saw him running down

Me: There he is! My beautiful son

I said walking to him trying to fix his golf shirt he moved

away from me.
Ndlalifa: Ouch

I gave Ndlalifa a stare

Mzwanele: Onele your mother is trying to fix your shirt!

Ndlalifa fixed his shirt

Onele: Thanks Bro

Mzwanele: This morning was bad

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he moved away from me.

Ndlalifa: Ouch

I gave Ndlalifa a stare

Mzwanele: Onele your mother is trying to fix your shirt!

Ndlalifa fixed his shirt

Onele: Thanks Bro

Mzwanele: This morning was bad i don’t want that this

evening

Onele: Dad my friend has a 21st birthday this coming

weekend. I went to see mom with him. She refused to let me
go!
Sihlwele: I think you should go!

Ndlalifa: Yeah your friend did a respectful thing to go meet

your mom. Dad what do you think?

Me: Honey we don’t go to such things in this family. we

don’t let the kids go out!

Onele: Dad?
Mzwanele: My chauffer will take you and bring you back at
nine

Ndlalifa: I think eleven is good?

Me: What!?

Ndlalifa: Onele is 21 years old

Mzwanele: Son that is late

Sihlwele: Dad twelve is late i think eleven is fine

Me: You two will say that to your kids! Honey made a
decision! Nine it is!

Ndlalifa: 11PM Little bro go be normal

I gave Ndlalifa death stare. The doorbell rang

Me: You cannot be normal but you want my son to be? He is
Mzwanele’s son too!

Ndlalifa: Onele wants to be normal and i support that!

The doorbell rang

Me: Are we expecting someone?

Sihlwele: As a matter of fact we are. Moose the door!

Moose: Yes sir

I put my hands on my waist

Me: And you didn’t think i had to know that someone was
joining us for dinner?

Ndlalifa: We told Astrid that is why there is another plate

there
I looked at the table indeed there is another plate. There is no
respect in this house! Moose came with that man! I shook my
head. These boys forget this is not their mother’s side of the
family. She is dead and my family is now the in laws not
their mother’s family

Sihlwele: Uncle!

Me: I still think my husband and i should’ve been told that

we were having a guest!

Buzumzum: I didn’t know i had to report when i come to my

sister’s house?
I swallowed hard

Mzwanele: Brother in law you are always welcome here

I rolled my eyes. Astrid came to us

Astrid: You can go to the dining table

Mzwanele: Thank you Astrid

We walked to the dining table. We sat down

Mzwanele: I haven’t seen you here in a while brother in law.

I must say it is a surprise to see you here

Buzumzum: i know brother in law. I am here to see my

nephews about my family issues

I looked at Ndlalifa and Sihlwele. What are they up to? I

hope this man isn’t here to persuade my husband to rethink
his decision because the decision was perfect it doesn’t need
changing.

Mzwanele: oh okay then i guess i shouldn’t ask more

Ndlalifa cleared his throat. We all looked at him. He looked

at his father

Ndlalifa: Dad when you met mom…

I rolled my eyes i will not like this. I better start eating

because i might lose my appetite here.
Mzwanele: Yes son?

Ndlalifa: When you met our mother where was she living?

He looked at Ndlalifa

Mzwanele: Why are you asking me this son?

Me: I don’t understand too sweethear…

Ndlalifa gave me a hand

Ndlalifa: Not now step mother. I am still talking to my father

about my late mother can you respect that?

I raised my hands

Me: Sorry
Ndlalifa: Dad can you answer the question?

Mzwanele: Your mother was a comrade who was already an

accomplished politician. She was living in this house

Sihlwele: Alone not with you. She was living in this house by
herself?

Mzwanele: Yes alone with all her workers. The helpers.

Sihlwele looked at me smiling

Mzwanele: What is this? Because if you called your uncle

here to…

Buzumzum: Like i said i am here about something that is

involving my family not your family Mzwanele.

Ndlalifa: If my mother married you and invited you to live

with her in her own house then what gives your wife a right
to speak to our wives to persuade us to move out of our
home?
Buzumzum: She did what!?

Onele: She did what!? Mom!

Mzwanele looked at me. I smiled

Me: Honey what is he talking about?

Mzwanele: Please tell me you didn’t do this Nomzuzu

Me: Honey i swear i don’t know what they are talking about.
These girls are liars!

Marybeth: You did! why would we lie about something like

that! ?

Me: Girl did you marry into this family to turn this family
against each other!?

Sihlwele: That sounds like you! You do that not my wife!

Mzwanele: Sihlwele respect your mother!

Summer: Father that is not the only thing she said! She said i
will never have a child she said i am a failure and because of
that we are going to lose this mansion because of me!

She was crying. I looked at my husband

Me: Honey this is their plan to make you change your

decision! The only thing i said when i met with these girls
was…
Onele: So you did meet them?

Me: Shut up grown-ups are talking! Which side are you on!?

Mzwanele: There are sides now?

I swallowed hard

Me: What i mean honey is he is my son. He should believe

me!

Mzwanele: is what they are saying true?

Me: Honey why would you even ask me that!?

I looked at him chuckling non-stop nervous He has to believe

me.

Me: I took these girls out to say sorry about my behaviour

this morning
Summer: She did apologize father about that

Me: See?

Marybeth: But that doesn’t mean you didn’t say the awful
things you said to Summer and ask asking them to move out!

Me: Honey what i said was in fact i didn’t say i asked how
they feel about our living arrangement. I was just trying to be
friends with them. I didn’t know i was talking with snakes!
Summer: I cannot believe you!

Summer threw the napkin on the table

Summer: What i am not going to do is sit across the table

with a woman who called me a failure for not being able to
have a child then on top of that deny ever saying it!

She then walked out heading to the stairs

Ndlalifa: Dad my wife came home crying because she made

fun about our struggle to have children! She called my wife a
failure!

Mzwanele looked at me

Me: i didn’t say anything like that!

Marybeth threw her fork to the plate and walked out

following her sister in law

Me: These people are trying to get rid of me! This is a ploy
against me! honey can’t you see this is their plan since they
are failing to give you grandchildren!?

Mzwanele: That word again “Fail” so you did say this?

Me: No! Honey i am just…

My husband stood up and left the table. I looked at Ndlalifa

and Sihlwele
Me: Are you happy now?

Ndlalifa: Why would Summer and Marybeth lie about this?

Why would my wife come home crying if you didn’t say
this?

I stood up. I took my glass of wine. I drank all the wine in it

then put the glass on the table.

Me: You won this round but you are not going to win this
battle!
Onele: Mom!

Sihlwele: This is a game to you. This is real life!

I walked away leaving them. I didn’t think what was

supposed to be a plan to persuade them to knock some sense
in these boys would backfire like this on me. Now i have to
go apologise to that man?
SUMMER

When i got up. i didn’t go to the bedroom. I sat on our

lounge upstairs. Marybeth joined me. We briefly hugged. I
don’t want her to feel sorry for me.

Me: I am fine

Marybeth: before you think your husband let you walk up

alone he is down there dealing with that evil bitch!

Me: How can she deny everything?

Marybeth: That woman is evil and i cannot believe she is
acting like this in front of her own son. That boy will hate her
for treating people like this!

Me: Onele knows his mother is evil!

Ndlalifa walked in

Ndlalifa: Hey baby are you okay?

I stood up and hugged him. He embraced me with his big
arms

Ndlalifa: I am sorry

Me: It’s not your fault.

I broke the hug

Me: I just cannot believe she did that! How can she deny
everything?
Ndlalifa: Dad just walked out on us. He sees through her.
She used the words fail again and that made dad believe you
He walked out on her

Me: Thank God! Father has to see he married a monster

Marybeth: That woman would kill us. I don’t trust her

Ndlalifa: She is poison. Anyway why don’t you guys go

down and eat my brother and uncle will talk in my study.
Sihlwele is waiting for you to get down in case the witch
decides to come back down and poison the food.
Me: Sis let’s go down

Ndlalifa: Ask uncle and Sihlwele to come up they will find

me at study

Me: Okay honey

I perked his lips then we walked down.

NDLALIFA

I am nervous to hear what my uncle has to say. I have been

thinking long and hard about what he can do to help me if i
cannot have kids but i cannot think of anything. It is just
impossible to get me out of this one. I don’t see myself
having a child if i am infertile.

I am happy all of this happened while my uncle is here. Now

he knows what happens in this house daily. This is a mad
house. My father has to see his wife is in a mission to get us
out of the house. He has to deal with this woman. It looks
like if things do work out for us she would go as far as
sabotaging us or poisoning my wife to lose the baby. This
woman is a witch.
Anyway i was with my uncle and my brother. I am not going
to lie. I was really scared to hear this. My uncle is an
educated man who still practices his traditions a lot. I hope
he doesn’t want us to go consult. I don’t see myself doing
that.

Sihlwele: Uncle we apologise for what happened

Uncle: Why are you apologizing? The only person who

should apologise here is Lucifer
I laughed at uncle. It looks like this is the name he is giving
Nomzuzu. This is the second time calling her this.

Uncle: Anyway sons it is late. I have to get to it. I spoke to

both of you individually and you both told me about your
commitment to making sure this woman doesn’t get what she
wants. You both promised me that you are willing to do
whatever it takes

I nodded my head So did my brother as well

Uncle: Good then

We looked at him impatiently waiting to hear what he had
planned. We are really desperate.

Uncle: If the results come back saying you cannot have a

child Son the plan has to be in motion as soon as possible

Me: What plan uncle? What can i do to have a child?

He looked at Sihlwele. I looked at my brother confused. He

looked confused too.
Uncle: Your brother will give you an heir but your father
cannot know the child is your brother’s child.

I smiled and looked at my brother how come i didn’t think

this.

Me: I like this! So Sihlwele is going to donate his sperm to us.

Why didn’t i think of this. Now this…

Uncle: Son…

I looked at uncle
Me: Yes uncle?

Uncle: you are not listening to me

I looked at my brother then at uncle

Me: I don’t understand?

He looked at Sihlwele. Sihlwele’s eyes widened. He
swallowed hard

Me: What is going on?

5

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NOMZUZU

Right now i am not going to lie to myself i am in trouble with

my husband and that is not good for me. I have to have my
husband on my side. If i don’t have my husband on my side
nothing will go well if i don’t have him all of this is for
nothing. This cannot be nothing. I cannot take this as a
defeat because if i do i will get in that room with that
mentality. I didn’t get where i am because i was a coward or
weak. I got where i am because i am a fighter and a strong
woman. What i need to do is going in there and fight for my
family. Yes my plan kind of backfired but i am not going to
give up.

I opened the door. I saw him sitting on the chair inside of our
walking closet. I cleared my throat. He looked up then
continued taking off his socks.

Me: Okay husband. I crossed a line and i am sorry.

He stood up and looked at me.

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu you are supposed to be a mother to my

sons and their wives not what you are doing!

Me: I kn…

He rudely interrupted me

Mzwanele: My wife chose you to be my wife because she

trusted you and she saw something in you! Where is that
thing Valerie saw in you?
I looked away. First of all i don’t like what he is saying about
Valerie. Calling that woman his wife to me belittle me. It
makes me feel like i will never fill that void or like i am not a
wife to him. I am upset right now. I felt a tear drop out of my
eye. I wiped it then looked at him. I am not going to answer
his question. I am not going to talk about that woman with
him.

Me: Earlier today after i left without having breakfast. I was

so upset that i had to meet those girls and i told them how
disrespectful what they did with their husbands was Yes i
might’ve said things but i said all those things out of anger. I
did say that everyone needs to follow the house rules and if
they feel like they are old to follow the rules then why live
with your parents? Those girls twisted my words and made
them look like how they wanted you to receive it!
Mzwanele: Nomzuzu you are a woman! What you said to
Summer about her struggle to have a child that i didn’t
expect from you!

Me: Like i said my love i was angry and when all of us are
calm. I will apologize to her and our son

He smiled. i guess from now on i know what to say to soften

him. I have to make him feel like i like his sons when the
truth is i despise them.

Mzwanele: Our son?

Me: Yes. Ndlalifa is my son and we don’t give up on family.
We fight and forgive each other. Honey i am not perfect

Mzwanele: No one is

I smiled

Me: Thank you honey

Mzwanele came and kissed my forehead. He squeezed my
cheek he didn’t let go he looked me in the eye.

Mzwanele: I went to see the work they are doing our house is
coming along very well

I swallowed hard.

Mzwanele: i will go shower

He walked away. I bit my lip hard fuming. Why is he saying

that house is ours!? I don’t want that house and besides they
are not pregnant yet. Why would he assume that we will lose
the battle!? He walked in and closed the door.

Me: This is my house!

I would be damned to let him give it to them.

NDLALIFA

I am not going to lie i was confused. I thought i knew what

he was talking about but it looked like my brother got it and i
was the slow one. What did uncle mean when he said i
wasn’t listening to him? He said my brother will help us have
a child and the only thing that came to mind and made sense
was giving us his sperm.

Me: Uncle i am confused?

Sihlwele: Uncle you are not saying what i think you are
saying right now!?

Me: What is he saying? I am confused

I said looking at my brother. He looked at uncle and i could
see how puzzled he was judging by the look in his face.

Uncle: I am afraid that is the only way

Me: Can someone tell me what is going on?

I saw my brother walk away

Sihlwele: I am not sleeping with my brother’s wife

Me: What!?

I was in shock. I looked at uncle hoping he would laugh and

say that is not what he meant but i didn’t see a tooth from
this man.

Me: Uncle

Uncle: You said you will do whatever it takes this is

whatever it takes!

Me: Uncle i understand you are old but there are modern
ways to make this work. All my brother needs to do is to
ejaculate in a cup and give the sperm to us

Uncle: Young man i am old but i am very educated so don’t

insult me

I swallowed hard

Me: I am sorry uncle but that is the only way

Sihlwele: I am down for that bro but the other one?

He shook his head no i agree too. I am not accepting this.

Uncle: I am sorry young men. This is our tradition and i

cannot break the rules twice. I refuse to and the ancestors
would punish me greatly

Us: What rule did you break?

We asked at the same time.

Uncle: The tradition is you ask the brother to help his

infertile brother without the infertile brother’s knowledge but
i didn’t do that because i don’t want to lie to you Ndlalifa son
i respect you too much to let this young man do this behind
your back and you finding out would ruin your brotherhood
that is why i wanted you two to agree to do this. If i use a
modern way to do this then i broke the rules twice and that is
not acceptable and if i am wrong i know your mother will
visit me or one of you but trust me sons. This is the only way

I looked at my brother. No this cannot happen

Me: You want my brother to have sex with my wife?

Uncle: It is the only way

Me: There has to be another way no!

Uncle: This is the only one. Sihlwele is going to sleep with

Summer and give you a child and Marybeth cannot know
this

Sihlwele: Hey! I am here! Don’t talk about me like i am not

here and i haven’t agreed to this!
Uncle: Young man did you just “hey” me?

Sihlwele: I am sorry uncle. But you cannot speak like i have

agreed to this madness!

Uncle: You call losing your mother’s legacy madness son!?

I put my hands in my head looking at the wall. This is stupid.

This cannot be happening. I refuse to let this happen! Mom
better come gun blazing and stop uncle!
Uncle: Answer me!!

Uncle snapped. I turned and looked at my brother. He

swallowed then looked down.

Uncle: This is not a joke boys and you don’t see me laughing.
Both of you need to make a sacrifice for this to work

Me: This is too much! No!

I was pacing up and down. I cannot let my own brother sleep
with my wife. I would understand if it was some girl but this
is my wife we are talking about

Me: Maybe you should’ve done this behind my back!

Tears streamed down my face.

Uncle: That can be arranged

I Turned around fast

Me: That is too late! It is too late uncle and if we do agree…

Sihlwele: What!?

He said looking at me

Me: Let’s say we do agree to do this i don’t think i would be

able to handle it
Sihlwele: Why did you break the tradition? Anyway it
doesn’t matter because for me it was going to be the same i
am in the middle of this! Either way i was going to suffer

Uncle: I broke the tradition because i love both of you boys

and i didn’t want to betray the other and i did this because i
know how much you love and respect your mother that is
why i think

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you need to think about how much your mother mean to all
of you and the legacy she left you and you will lose if you
make the wrong decision and before i go…
We looked at him

Uncle: The modern option is no option boys but then again

we have to hear from the doctor first then if he cannot have
children you have to go through with this if you can’t you
will disappoint your mother

Me: That is not fair uncle

He walked to the door. He opened and walked out closing it

behind him.
Sihlwele: This is bullshit!

I walked to the door

Me: I need a drink

SUMMER
I was walking up to the bedroom when i bumped into my
husband looking a bit strange like he was conflicted. Uncle
just left i wonder why he is like this.

Me: Baby are you okay?

He put his arms around my waist and kissed me for the

longest time i broke the kiss and smiled looking at him

Me: O-kay?
Ndlalifa: I love you

Me: I love you too. What is going on?

Ndlalifa: Nothing i just want to go down to the bar and have

a few drinks

Me: Are you sure everything is okay?

He kissed me
Ndlalifa: I am great baby

Me: What did you and uncle talk about?

Ndlalifa: You don’t want to know

He said that then ran down. I watched him running down

avoiding me asking more question. I exhaled then walked up
when i got up i saw Sihlwele walking out of the study
heading to his bedroom.
Me: Brother what did you and uncle talk about?

He opened his bedroom door then looked at me

Sihlwele: You don’t want to know

He slammed the door in my face.

Me: What the hell is going on!?

My husband said i didn’t want to know and he just said the
very same words? What is going on in this house?

NDLALIFA

This whole fiasco makes me act dumb. I cannot believe i

couldn’t think of this. How can i not think that my uncle
would suggest this? What did i really think was going to
happen when he continued to say there is a plan even when i
find out i cannot have children of my own? I cannot believe
this didn’t come to mind. First of all i really really want to
see us win this but the process to get there i don’t think i can
do this. Last night i slept without telling my wife how do i
tell her this? How do i tell her that she will have to sleep with
my brother to help us win this battle. How do you break that
to your wife? It is not different from pimping her. What if she
never forgives me for this? What if she resent me after this?
How do i even look at my brother when all of this is said and
done? Did my uncle really think about this? I don’t think he
did.

Right now all i want to do is go to work and distract myself

with work but what i know is when i get the results the
pressure will overwhelm me and i will have to make a
decision. Last night i was hoping i would get a visit from
mom giving me a sign about not agreeing to do this but this
woman didn’t come at all which means she agrees with her
brother. She wants me to ask My brother to do this. I cannot
believe this is my life. My fear right now is the outcome of all
of this. How will our relationship be like? My relationship
with my wife. My relationship with my brother. Living this
lie and keeping this from my sister in law Marybeth. This is
going to be hard. I hate my life right now.
Anyway we were ready to go down for breakfast. My wife is
taking forever. I don’t want to do this with Nomzuzu today.

Me: Honey we are late!

Summer: You can go down babe i will be down shortly

Me: I am not leaving you here!

Summer: Okay just wait for three minutes

Me: A minute babe please

Summer: Do you see why i think you should go down?

Me: I don’t want to fight with my step mother please babe. I

have a lot on my mind right now and i cannot be at it with
that woman today

Summer: Does that have something to do with uncle’s

visit?
I cleared my throat.

Summer: This must be big because even when i asked your

brother…

Me: What did Sihlwele say?

Summer: That i don’t want to know. The same thing you

said!
I let out a sigh of relief. She came out

Me: You look good let’s go down babe

Summer: You really don’t want to tell me?

I opened the door for her

Me: Ladies first

She shook her head in disbelief then walked out. I closed the
door then followed her. She is upset that i cannot tell her. I
want to tell her and if i were her i wouldn’t be so pushy
because when i do tell her she will wish i didn’t. I caught up
with her half way downstairs. I took her hand; she gave me a
stare.

Me: Look i will tell you okay. It’s just that this is hard
because it involves you and i am not ready to put you
through that emotional rollercoaster i am going through just
by thinking about it. She looked at me in shock.

Me: Yeah let’s just go eat everyone is going to the table.

I felt her tighten her grip in my hand. I smiled she faintly did
too. We got down and headed to the table. We actually sat
down at the same time as everyone. I looked at my brother.
He looked down.

Me: Good morning everyone

Everyone greeted us back

Nomzuzu: It is a beautiful morning and i would like to start

this breakfast by apologizing to Ndlalifa and his wife
Summer. What i said was insensitive and uncalled for. As a
mother in this family i shouldn’t have said that and from the
bottom of my heart i am sorry and i hope you will be able to
forgive me.

Dad smiled looking at me. i didn’t smile back

Dad: Son i also apologize for her that was wrong and she
knows it. what do you guys say?

Summer: Well…
Me: My wife and i will forgive her when we feel like she is
being genuine and wasn’t forced by the fact that you were
upset at her dad.

Dad: Son…

Me: Dad are you trying to force us to forgive her now?

He put his hands in the air

Dad: You are right son. You can take your time.
I put my hand on top of my wife’s hand and kissed her cheek.
She smiled and looked down.

Nomzuzu: i hear you and i understand really

Me: Thank you

We started eating and joking around like we are a happy

family. It felt like a beautiful moment until the next question.
Nomzuzu: So what did you guys and your uncle talk about?

My brother chocked on his food and started coughing my

knife almost fell but i held on to it praying that i wouldn’t
lose it because they were going to suspect that something was
up. This was such an unexpected question because we are
trying to recover from that meeting this morning.

Dad: Son are you okay?

Marybeth gave him water. He drank water then looked at

dad
Sihlwele: I am okay dad.

Nomzuzu: So?

Me: He has been getting visits from mom and he thinks we

should go visit her grave in the Eastern Cape but we want to
do that at the end of the year

Dad: Why not right away?

Sihlwele: The timing is not right dad; we will just make sure
when we do we make it a big ceremony

Dad: That is nice boys

My brother looked at me and smiled. I smiled too then

looked at Nomzuzu who looked at me. I don’t think she
believes us the fact that she caught me smiling at my brother
will make her more suspicious. My phone rang. Summer
looked at it on the table she looked at me nervous. I smiled
then took the phone.

Me: I am sorry this is work

I said standing up walking away heading to the stairs. I
didn’t answer at all. I didn’t think i would have the energy to
walk up after this doctor tells me about my results. When i
was at the top the phone stopped ringing. I dialled him.

Doctor: Mr Vatshula the results are in

I swallowed hard then walked to my room

Me: Yes?
Doctor: Mr Vatshula you have to come

Me: Man my job is demanding. You know i cannot make it

there two days in a row

He sighed

Me: Please just tell me

Doctor: Okay i have to open them. I haven’t seen them

Me: Okay

I walked in and closed the door.

Doctor: Give me a second

I remained on the line as i was approaching my bed. He

cleared his throat once i heard that my heart sank.
Doctor: Mr Vatshula.

Me: I am infertile aren’t i?

Tears filled my eyes that i couldn’t even see clearly

Doctor: I am sorry sir.

Once he apologized i went down and leaned on the bed as i

wailed.
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NOMZUZU

Call me paranoid i really don’t care but i have a feeling that

maybe what these boys said was one of the things they talked
about but if you ask me i think that is not the main reason
that man was here. There is a conspiracy here and
Nomzuzu’s name is in the middle of it i am the reason that
man came here. He came here because they want me out.
You saw for yourself. That man is old but he didn’t have
much to say with my husband. He talked to the boys. Valerie
was married to my husband. My husband has every right to
know what they are planning. I think something is going on
and i am going to speak to my husband about it. I feel like if
it is actually what is going on then he should confront that
man maybe he will be lost when he confronts him then after
that we will see the boys lied.

Mzwanele: Sweetheart have a good day

He kissed me then walked to his car. I ran after him

Me: Wait honey!

He turned
Mzwanele: Yes sweetheart?

Me: I am not trying to cause problems or anything but don’t

you think you should call your ex brother in law and
confront him for talking to the boys about something he
should’ve discussed with you? My love you are still Valerie’s
husband. You deserve to be respected!

Mzwanele: Now that you are saying it. I find it strange that
he speaks to the boys about this and exclude me. That was
disrespectful.

I smiled then fixed his shirt.

Me: Let him know baby! Let him know that you didn’t like
what he did! He needs to respect you!

Mzwanele: i will make sure i do that thank you for having

my back baby

Me: Always sweetheart always you know that

I kissed him then tapped his shoulder

Me: Have a gorgeous day okay?

Mzwanele: You too beautiful

I turned around with a big smile and shook my ass walking

to my car. This man needs to see that i am the only one who
is got his back. These boys want to tear us apart.
SIHLWELE

Earlier after having breakfast i was too late to check on my

brother. I am not sure whether that was a work call or not
but for him to not answer and walk up looking at the cell
phone. It was suspicious and i knew that was not a work call.
He did tell me he was going to get a call from the doctor
today. I expected that to happen at nine or ten today not at
seven in the morning. That was crazy. I was late for work
like i said so i didn’t check on him and one reason i didn’t
call is because i know if i call him and he tells me he cannot
have kids we will be forced to revisit last night and i don’t
think i want to talk about that right now.

I don’t want to think about it. I cannot even attempt to

imagine me having sex with my brother’s wife. This is all so
crazy and i don’t know how we got here. My brother is
young. How can he not be able to have children? What is
wrong with him? Let’s say i do this how do i look at my wife
after sleeping with her sister in law her best friend? This is not
fair.

Anyway i was looking at my phone. My uncle was calling. I

don’t know if i want to answer this first of all my initial
thought when i got the call was what if my brother called him
and now he is calling to persuade me to do this?

Nurse: Doctor Vatshula are you going to take that?

I looked up at him
Me: Yeah can you give me a minute to take it?

Nurse: Of course we will continue looking when you are

done

I smiled. He walked out. We are looking for medical

information for a patient that was admitted ten years ago. He
closed the door. I cleared my throat then answered

Me: Hello uncle

Uncle: Hey son

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can you give me a minute to take it?

Nurse: Of course we will continue looking when you are

done

I smiled. He walked out. We are looking for medical

information for a patient that was admitted ten years ago. He
closed the door. I cleared my throat then answered
Me: Hello uncle

Uncle: Hey son where is your brother? I have been trying to

call him but he is not taking my calls.

Me: Well i last saw him in the morning at breakfast

Uncle: Maybe he is busy i want to go to the doctor with him

later to find out about the results

I swallowed hard
Me: Look uncle i will call him and ask him to call you

Uncle: Please do that young man. We have to act fast

Me: Okay uncle talk later

Uncle: Before you hung up son what do you think….

Me: Hello? Uncle? I cannot hear you…

I hung up. I cannot do this with him right now. i dialled my

brother’s number. His phone rang two times then it was
switched off.

Me: Damn it! is it bad news?

This cannot be happening. I don’t think i can help him. I

cannot sleep with his wife. Thinking about it is just so gross
man.

ONELE

I didn’t like what my mother said about Summer. I know she

said all of that they didn’t make it up. Summer is a very nice
person. She wouldn’t lie about something that is so sensitive
to her. A liar here is my mom and i want her to know that i
am tired of all the drama she has been causing in this family.

I saw her walking down she came back 15 minutes after she
left. She forgot some documents. This is helping me to talk to
her before she goes to work when she left i didn’t see her
Mom: Son

Me: Mom

Mom: When is your class?

Me: Mom how do you think i feel when you are fighting
with my brothers?
Mom: Sorry?

Me: Mom do you think i enjoy listening to them speaking to

you like that?

Mom: But you don’t defend me!

Me: Mom how do i defend you when you are wrong? Mom i
get offended when they say things that are not nice to you. I
feel hurt.
Mom: Then tell them to be nice to me

Me: Mom can you stop making everything about you! i am

talking about me here. The trouble you always cause affect
me mentally and i am tired of it!

Mom: Don’t raise your voice at me!

Me: So you refuse to listen to what i am saying?

Mom: You are a child of a second wife. You will get nothing
if i do not fight for what is rightfully yours! You idiot!
Me: Mom what is mine?

She looked around the house

Mom: All of this!

Me: Even dad found this…

Mom: Not another word from you! That woman left this
mansion to your father! My husband! It is your legacy now!

Me: Just keep doing this when i get tired of all of it you will
lose me. I am tired of feeling like i have a crazy mother

Mom: what did you just call me?

I moved back scared.

Me: Mom that is what they think when you start all this
drama. I feel like i am a son of an unstable person. I am not
insulting you…

She swallowed hard

Me: I am sorry mom but that is how i feel

She pulled me into a hug

Mom: I had no idea!

She quickly broke the hug. My mom is not the kind of person
who shows love by being touchy. MamKhulu was more of a
mother to me and my sister. Mom is cold sometimes if not all
the time. Her hugs are always quick and unexpected like a
villain on tv if i had eyes in the back of my head i would
really want to see her face when she is hugging me. Anyway
she put her hands on my shoulders

Mom: Friday you have to be here for dinner. I have guests

that i want you to meet

Me: Okay mom

Mom: Have a wonderful day future doctor

I smiled. I feel like what i say gets in one ear and get out of
the other. I don’t think she was listening to me. Anyway she
kissed my cheek then walked to the door. I watched her walk
out. They closed the door. I really hope this is not her way of
making sure i don’t go to the party because she will not
succeed. I am going to that party i will give her and her
guests only thirty minutes of my time.

NDLALIFA

I called the doctor again and made sure he told me himself

and unfortunately he did.
A huge part of me knew i was infertile i mean i am not stupid.
It has been years my wife and i having sex with no luck of
conceiving. I was stupid to expect something good from the
results. Even though a part of me knew confirming it really
broke me. I felt like my world just crumbled right in front of
me and there is nothing i can do and the sad part is there is
really nothing i can do. I cannot have a child of my own. I
will never have my blood ever and now comes the tough part.
How do i save my mother’s legacy? I am an heir and as an
heir i have to fight and make sure my mother doesn’t lose
everything she had worked so hard for.

Anyway i saw the door open. It was my wife. She came in

after twenty minutes i got in. I stood up and wiped my tears.
Summer closed the door fast and looked the door.
Summer: I tried to give you space to process things and when
you didn’t come down…

She started crying. I hugged her tight

Me: I am so sorry baby

Summer: Hey don’t apologise baby. It is not your fault.

Me: But Nomzuzu is calling you a failure. You are taking

punches for me. i am a failure i cannot give you children.
What kind of husband am i?
She quickly broke the hug and looked at me

Summer: Don’t call yourself that Ndlalifa. You are my

husband and i love you so much. This doesn’t change
anything between us.

I walked away with my hands on my head

Me: It changes everything

Summer: Ndlalifa Vatshula you are not going to leave me! i
am not going anywhere!

I turned around and looked at her

Me: I love you so much baby but i wish i could give you a
child. It is your dream to be a mother of my child

Summer: Yes it is but that won’t happen and that doesn’t

change that you are the love of my life. I have to accept this;
we have to accept this.
My phone rang I looked at it

Summer: Who is it?

Me: Uncle i cannot talk to him!

I threw my phone on our bed.

Summer: What did you three talk about?

I swallowed then turned and looked at her

Summer: Baby you are going to tell me now!

Me: Not now baby please

Summer: I am sick of this! If not now then when?

I looked at her. What if i tell her this then she decides to

leave me?

Summer: We are going to stay in this room we are not going

to work until…

Me: Just hug me

I pulled her into a hug and hugged her tight. After almost a
minute she broke the hug

Summer: No! tell me!

She gave me this intimidating look

Me: Okay uncle wants…

Summer: What?

Me: He wants you to sleep with my brother and get pregnant

Summer: What!?
She had both her hands on her mouth with her eyes popped
out.

Me: I told you i couldn’t tell you this!

Summer: Oh my God!

Me: I was suggesting like getting his sperm but uncle says
you have to sleep together and it is the only way
Summer: I cannot believe this

She grabbed her handbag

Me: Baby where are you going?

She ran to the door and unlocked the door and ran out
leaving the door open

Me: Summer!
When i got to the door she already disappeared down the
stairs. I put my hands on my head

Me: Shit!
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NOMZUZU

I am not going to talk about the talk i had with my son.

Onele is a naïve little boy who thinks his brothers love him.
What i am doing is what is best for him and i am his mother!
I know best. I know what is best for him. Those boys don’t
care about him i don’t know why he doesn’t see that i am
trying to help him. I am trying to fight for his legacy. A child
of a second wife gets nothing. I am not just any second wife.
I will make sure that doesn’t happen to my son. It is not
Onele’s fault that his mother is a second wife. He deserves all
the good things Ndlalifa and Sihlwele experienced growing
up. If Valerie’s sons had backbones they would be happy to
move on and tell themselves that they are grown and it is
time for them to move on but they are too selfish to do that.
They just don’t want Onele get what he deserves. They are
greedy like people who never grew up on money and fame.

I work with Marybeth and what she should do is make sure

our relationship is tight because we see each other at home
and at work. I didn’t expect what she did at home and i will
make sure she knows that. I cannot just not confront her. I
have to confront her for doing what she did. I am very
disappointed with her behaviour towards me.

I saw her walking out of a ward when she saw me she paused
attempting to walk back in trying to avoid me.

Me: You know we will have to talk at some point so why

don’t you walk out and come talk to me?

She walked out looking down

Me: I am glad to see you embarrassed

Marybeth: I am not embarrassed i just want to have a good
day that’s all.

Me: Do you know why i denied everything?

She looked at me

Marybeth: Please do tell me because denying terrible things

you said shows how much you don’t care or regret what you
said.
Me: I denied all of it because i felt like you and that girl are
cowards!

Marybeth: We are cowards?

Me: Yes you are! If you were not cowards you would’ve told
me you were not going to do it. You were not brave enough
to tell me you were not going to do to my face because you
are cowards!

Marybeth: I don’t know what you are talking about because

we made it clear that we were not going to do it. I feel like a
coward is you here. If you were brave you would’ve stood up
for what you believed in and told everyone at breakfast but
you didn’t. Instead you denied everything which is a sign of
being a coward from where i am standing!

She walked away

Me: Marybeth!

She paused then turned around and looked at me.

Me: When it is said and done. Let’s say that girl do get
pregnant which will be never! Ha ha ha
I laughed then stopped quickly

Me: What do you think you and Sihlwele will benefit from
that? Ndlalifa and Summer are the heirs sweetheart what
about you and your husband?

She started getting very angry

Me: You and Sihlwele are just their bitches! You will benefit
nothing! My advice to you is to just stay out of it because it is
not your battle to fight!
Marybeth: That is where you are wrong step mom

I gave her death stare. She walked closer to me

Marybeth: My mother in law knew how many children she

wanted to have that is why she built a double story mansion
with two sides all by herself! You forget your side of the
house belongs to me and my husband when we kicked you
out!

I swallowed hard
Marybeth: What is that giggle of yours? Hihihihihi

She made a silly giggle walking away. I bit my lower lip hard

Me: Bitch!

Onele has to make a girl pregnant fast. I cannot lose this

battle. I have to fight hard. My life depends on Friday. That
dinner has to come through for me.
NDLALIFA

After i have been ignoring my uncle and my brother’s calls i

decided to call my brother first. I was upset at myself for
telling summer this and i didn’t expect her to run off like that.
First of all i knew she was going to react the way she did i
mean who wouldn’t? i guess a part of me expected her to be
shocked yes but run away? That i didn’t expect from her.

I was talking to my brother on the phone.

Sihlwele: Hey bro uncle has been blowing up my phone. He

says you are not taking his calls
Me: I know

Sihlwele: What is going on? I had to run to work oh by the

way he says he wants you to go with him to get the results

Me: That will not be necessary man the doctor gave me the
tests results on the phone

Sihlwele: Can the doctor do that?

Me: I used my job as an excuse He told me on the phone.

Sihlwele: And?

Me: It confirmed what we already knew man

Sihlwele: Damn i am so sorry bro. Now this is getting more

difficult

Me: You have no idea my wife walked in after i just heard

the news and while i was still in a state because of that she
forced me to tell her what happened with uncle
Sihlwele: She asked me the same question yesterday i told
her she didn’t want to know

Me: That is the same answer i gave her yesterday but that
wasn’t enough she wasn’t backing down this morning that i
saw myself telling her

Sihlwele: Shit! How did she take it?

Me: She ran off man. After this briefing i have to go check on
her
Sihlwele: Fuck i hate this whole thing obviously i am sorry
man i know this must be hard as it is for all of us but for you
it must be harder because you want children

Me: I cannot have them now can i?

Sihlwele: I am sorry bro

Me: Me too
Sihlwele: This is crazy man. You need to find your wife.

Me: I know i will do that

Sihlwele: Sure

He hung up. I exhaled then sat down.

MZWANELE

There is something my wife said that is not sitting well with

me because she was right. What am i to this man if he will
come to my husband and discus my wife with my sons and
not involve me? How can he disrespect me like this? This was
not a matter to be discussed over the phone but i am very
busy I had to call him and talk to him about this. Buzumzum
has always been distant at least to me because he blamed me
for his sister’s decision to marry another wife. He said what i
made Valerie feel contributed in her taking that decision so
ever since Nomzuzu came into my life Buzumzum and i
have been strangers.

That man had no right to be mad with me when i am not the

one who made the decision. I understand that because of his
love for his sister maybe he thought Nomzuzu was taking his
sister’s place. I loved Valerie a lot and she knew that.

Anyway this man answered the call.

Buzumzum: Sbari (Brother in law)

Me: Am i still that really?

Buzumzum: You tell me

I don’t want to fight with this guy. We are too old to be
doing this.

Me: Buzumzum how can you come to my house and talk to

my sons about having a ceremony for my wife in the Eastern
Cape and not involve me!? i am Valerie’s husband! You
should’ve involved me!

Buzumzum: You are right

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 maybe he thought Nomzuzu was taking his sister’s place. I
loved Valerie a lot and she knew that.

Anyway this man answered the call.

Buzumzum: Sbari (Brother in law)

Me: Am i still that really?

Buzumzum: You tell me

I don’t want to fight with this guy. We are too old to be
doing this.

Me: Buzumzum how can you come to my house and talk to

my sons about having a ceremony for my wife in the Eastern
Cape and not involve me!? i am Valerie’s husband! You
should’ve involved me!

Buzumzum: You are right maybe i should’ve

Me: Maybe?
Buzumzum: Maybe if your wife didn’t say what she said
when i walked in maybe you could’ve been a part of the
meeting

Me: Buzumzum listen…

Buzumzum: No! you listen! You give that woman so much

power in my sister’s home!

Me: I don’t think she meant it in a malicious way…

Buzumzum: She did! And another thing!

Me: What?

Buzumzum: this ridiculous ultimatum thing that is going to

tear your family apart when this is all said and done

I swallowed hard

Buzumzum: Mzwanele my sister must be turning in her

grave right now! when was the last time you showed the boys
that you care that you are there for them after they lost their
mom? when was the last time you asked them if they were
okay or you spend all your energy keeping up with your
college lover making her happy in my sister’s house! You
don’t know your sons! You never cared for them ever since
that woman came to the picture

Me: First of all Nomzuzu is not my college lover you need to

stop that! and i love my sons!

Buzumzum: Do you think they know that because all that is

happening is drama with your wife trying to take over! Sbari
all that matters to you is that grey haired woman who is so
greedy and there to take everything my sister worked so hard
for…

Me: That is not fair because….

Buzumzum: Mzwanele don’t you ever call me again telling
me or confronting me about my sister because you and i
know you never even deserved her! you are a weakling
disgrace of a man sies! … (tu tu tu tu tu)

He hung up the phone. I slowly sat down. I am not going to

pretend to be okay. Some of the things he said left me torn.
Me and my sons we bonded over their mother’s disease and
illness but after she died we never really talked or hanged out.
I haven’t been paying attention to my sons and hearing this
from this man got me wondering. Is that what they think?
That i have abandoned them?
NDLALIFA

Now that i cannot have children i think i need to clarify the

girl in my dream issue. The girl my mother pushed is the girl
i started sleeping with when i thought my wife couldn’t have
children. That woman wasn’t anything serious and i think
she knew it but if she didn’t then i guess she is stupid. I only
slept with her because i was hoping she was going to give me
an heir but now that i know i cannot have children anymore i
don’t see the need of seeing her anymore that is why i have to
end things with her. I hated cheating on my wife but again i
had to do that because of my father and his stupid ultimatum.
I had to do whatever i had to do to make sure i don’t lose
everything.

Now i have my answers. My mother didn’t want me to

marry that girl because she knew it was a waste of time. She
knew marrying her was never going to change anything. I
hope this girl will not be dramatic about this because when i
met her she knew i was married and she didn’t have a
problem with that i really hope she will just move on and
meet a guy who will love her because i am not that guy. She
is a beautiful girl but she is not the one for me. i love Summer
so much and i hated every moment i spent with Venduka
without her knowledge. Venduka and i met at an event that i
attended alone. I took her cell number but i never called her
using my phone. I always called her with office number not
my office. I would go and make a phone call in another office.
I actually made the phone calls in different offices. She
doesn’t have my number. She texted me on social media but
she talked alone i would ignore her and when she confronted
me about ignoring her i told her that what we are doing is
just fun. I don’t want to talk to her but she stayed with me so
i think our arrangement was clear from the start and i don’t
think she will have a problem when i end things.

I saw my driver opening a door for her. She walked in and

smiled at me. i didn’t smile. Even if i wanted to smile what is
there to smile about when i am going through what i am
going through? I cannot have children and my only option is
let my wife sleep with my brother and on top of that i don’t
even know if my wife will want to stay married to me after
what i dropped on her. Smiling is not an option right now. I
will try to make this as quick as possible. My driver usually
stays outside until we are done.
She leaned forward for a kiss i looked the other way she
kissed my cheek then giggled

Venduka: You know i love kissing your cute beard so if you

think i am offended by that i apologise to disappoint you. It
is actually one of my fantasises.

Me: Are you done?

She looked at me
Venduka: Ouch someone is in a bad mood. Sorry for trying
to kiss you.

Me: I am sorry. It’s just that i am not here for that

She flipped her hair

Venduka: You are always here to bang me Vatshula what are

you talking about? Anyway it is not like i complain. You are
so good
She was licking her lower lip seducing me with her thighs
rubbing each other. I really wish this was turning me on but
it is not. I slept with her in the first place because i wanted
her to get pregnant. She is useless to me now that is why i am
not even turned on right now. She ran her hands on my thigh

Me: stop!

She looked at me. She could see i was serious. She took her
hand off me. I looked out the window. i cannot even look at
her. I am ashamed. I am not this kind of a guy. I am not a
jerk but what i am about to do will paint me as a stereotype
and i am not a stereotype. I have had a serious relationship
with one woman and that woman is my wife. I don’t play
women.
Venduka: What is going on Vatshula?

Me: I came to tell you that we cannot see each other

anymore

Venduka: Ha ha ha! Honey you cannot take your hands off

me! You love making love to me

I turned and looked at her

Me: No i don’t.
Venduka: What?

Me: I am married

She rolled her eyes

Venduka: Honey the entire South Africa saw your wedding

on Top Billing that year. I know!
Me: What you don’t know is i love my wife and she is the
only woman i love

Venduka: But i am good for you Baby you love making love
to…

Me: That is where you are wrong. I am sorry to disappoint

you but that… i hated it but i had to do it. I am really sorry i
had to use you

She started crying

Me: I am sorry have somewhere to be. Can i open the door
for you?

She looked at me

Venduka: Why me? Why did you sleep with… no why did
you choose to sleep with me when you Were mad at your
wife?

Me: It’s complicated you will not understand

Venduka: Then make me understand!!

I looked at her

Me: Venduka i was just fucking you. I was not in a

relationship with you so please stop being pathetic. We
fucked it’s over move on. Find someone who will love you.
You are a beautiful girl

Venduka: Are you serious?

I reached for the door and opened the door. My chauffeur

came running and opened the door wide. She looked at me
with tears running down her face.

Me: Before you go no one can know about what has been
happening between u…

Venduka: You son of a bitch!

She slapped me so hard in the face then jumped off the car
and walked away leaving me holding where she slapped me.
Me: Drive to my hotel man

Chauffeur: Okay sir.

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NDLALIFA
I am at my wife’s job and i have been trying to call her they
say she said she was going to be late for work today. Her
phone is off i don’t know what to do right now. I hope she
doesn’t go tell Marybeth this. I know they are friends but that
would ruin everything. I am torn right now. I really don’t
know what to do. I cannot have children of my own and that
is killing me. Knowing that i can never have a mini me is
breaking my heart and instead of trying to get used to that
and heal from it i have this big task of accepting what i
should do but also at the same time i also have to this big ask
i have to ask My brother and i don’t even know my wife will
accept this and asking her to do this is not fair at all. What do
i do? The truth is i don’t know but another thing that i know
is whatever the decision is…

Me: I cannot lose what is rightfully mine.

Worker: Sir?
Oh shit i thought out loud

Me: Can you leave me i want to spend a moment alone in

my wife’s office

Worker: No problem sir take all the time you need

I smiled
Me: Thank you

She walked out and closed the door. I dragged a chair and sat
down. My phone rang i closed my eyes then opened them
and took it out. I looked at the caller ID. It was my brother
calling. I answered

Me: Bro

Sihlwele: Did you talk?

Me: No she is not at work and i don’t think she is in studio as

well her radio show is Saturdays

Sihlwele: Just give her time man.

Me: Yeah

Sihlwele: Sure i just wanted to check on you and find out if

you tried to calm her down

Me: Sihlwele you and i have to talk and make a decision.

He didn’t respond. It was awkwardly quiet for a moment.

Me: Mom trusted her husband to take care of us. Mom was
wrong to do that but we all make mistakes she followed her
heart and we are here to right her mistakes.

Sihlwele: What are you saying Ndlalifa?

I sighed. I stood up
Me: I don’t know what i am saying…

I scratched my head

Me: Man if my wife agrees i am in…

I said leaning on the edge of the table. Why is he quiet?

Me: Bro are you there?

Sihlwele: …. (Tu tu tu tu tu)

I looked at my phone. He hung up on me and i don’t blame

him.

Me: Fuck!

NOMZUZU

I apologised to my husband
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but when he forgave me i didn’t expect what he said about

that little house calling it ours. So this man already decided
that we are moving there? I have to make sure Friday is a
success that is why i have to call this woman and make sure
she and her daughter make it. Onele has to date this girl.
After my talk with Marybeth and how disrespectful she was I
am determined to hurt them. I will make sure Onele is an
heir in this family. They will not see me coming. That slay
queen will never have a child.

I was talking to Clementine planning about Friday.

Clementine: Hey Zuzu

Me: Hey friend. So did you talk to your daughter?

Clementine: I did and she is so excited. She says she has seen
your son in University. She will be happy to be in his home
because she always wanted to introduce herself as his
mother’s childhood best friend’s daughter

I rolled my eyes

Me: Hihihihi! She should’ve introduced herself. My son is a

sweetheart. He is ready to be a dad and all those things. He
has such an old soul

Clementine: Wow he must be a very responsible boy for him

to want to have a child at 21. Boys his age they want to play
and have fun they don’t want to be trapped with children

Me: Well my son is different. He was raised with family

values. He is grounded and he is a very… great boy and a
dream boyfriend as well to his future partner.

I smiled
Me: Anyway i wanted to ask for your banking details. I will
send you some money. I want your daughter to look like a
dream. And you of course

Clementine: Wow how generous of you

Me: I just don’t want my step sons to look down on you

because you are from Soweto. I want them to see class

Clementine: I see
Me: You know what that means right?

Clementine: I don’t.

Me: That means you have to go to the mall and buy good
quality clothes not fong kongs (fake clothes)

Clementine: Nomzuzu my daughter doesn’t wear fake

clothes and i don’t wear fake clothes either

Me: Oh trust me i know! You are my best friend. You had

style even back in the day
Clementine: Hihihihi thanks

I rolled my eyes. Stupid woman. I know she has no class.

She is teaching at some dusty school in the township there.

Me: Okay do send the account number

Clementine: Okay
I hung up. My husband called me. I smiled then answered

Me: Sweetheart?

Mzwanele: I called him

Me: You sound so down honey what is going on?

I said walking to my chair. I sat down.

Mzwanele: I called Buzumzum

I smiled. I like that he listens to me

Me: And?

Mzwanele: He said the reason he didn’t invite me to join

them was because you offended him with what you said.
I stood up

Me: Oh My Word! Everyone is hurt by Nomzuzu! Everyone

feels threatened by Nomzuzu! What is it that i have done
that was so bad! His sister chose me to be your wife!

Mzwanele: I know honey but he feels like he wasn’t

welcomed the way he expected to be welcomed. He doesn’t
like that he had to announce his visit and i understand that.
His sister loved him and he was a very important part of her
life

I rolled my eyes yawning

Me: So i should apologise to him too?

Mzwanele: That will not be necessary just make sure next

time he feels welcomed okay?

Me: Okay sweetheart i have a meeting to go to

Mzwanele: I love you

Me: I love you my love

I hung up then threw my phone on my desk.

Me: For heaven sake!

VENDUKA

Torn is not the right word to describe how i am feeling right

now. I am a beautiful girl. I am popular on social media. I
am an influencer. That is how i met him. We met at an event
i was invited to attend. I am famous but yes not like he is but
i am famous on social media. On Instagram i have over half
a million followers. I am making money through social
media. I might not be known by people but the right people
know me. What i am trying to say is i don’t know how many
people Dm me telling me how beautiful i am and how they
would love to date me i always get those messages everyday
but i had always ignored them because i believed in what i
had with Ndlalifa. How can he do this to me? How can he
dump me like that and on top of that he tells me he hated
having sex with me? who the hell does this man think he is?

What is so special about Summer? She was a social media

influencer too. Is it because she got a slot on radio now she is
the “It thing” and i am nothing? How can he do this to me
when i gave him my all?

I was with my best friends consoling me. I couldn’t keep it

together. I was crying. This is heart-breaking. I was hoping
one day he would leave her for me.

Me: How can he do this to me guys?

Lisa: But friend you should’ve expected this

I turned and looked at her

Lisa: Think about this friend. This man has sex with you in
the car

I swallowed hard

Lisa: You don’t communicate in any other sort of way except

getting a phone call from a landline that says come for a fuck!

I shamefully looked down

Me: I have been sleeping with him for a while now. It has
been months so many months. I am human and i have
feelings!

Ntosh: Friend i love you. You know i love you right?

I nodded my head tears streaming down my cheeks

Ntosh: How can you cry for a man you were not dating. Just
this past weekend you spent it with that soccer player and
you were excited about him too!
Me: You guys will not understand. We are talking about
Thee Ndlalifa Vatshula here. Press secretary and a son of a
former deputy president!

Lisa: Who is very much married to a very gorgeous girl!

Me: Have you seen me?

Lisa: Friend you are gorgeous but not his wife. Summer is…
Ntosh: Friend it breaks my heart that he was even arrogant
when he was dumping you. I just hate that you had no
communication on social media because if you did you
would get at that arrogant jerk by going to the press

I wiped my tears fast smiling looking at Ntosh

Me: How come i didn’t think of this?

Lisa: Oh Boy!
Ntosh: Think what?

I took my handbag and my phone.

Me: That son of a bitch lied and said he didn’t enjoy having
sex with me! He told me he loved his wife and only her! why
the hell was he with me if he loved his wife?

Lisa: You are not going where i think you are going?
Me: If he thinks i am going to go through this alone he has
another thing coming! I will make sure he is not happy with
her when she finds out i have been sleeping with him!

I ran out

Ntosh: Don’t do this!

I slammed the door then ran down the hallway heading to

the stairs.
SUMMER

I couldn’t run to work after i heard what i heard. I had to go

to my mother and talk to her. I was not going to focus at
work. I had to come see mom because i knew work was the
first place my husband was going to go to. I couldn’t let him
find me. Ndlalifa cannot expect me to do this. What his
uncle is suggesting is sick and i couldn’t even for a second
imagine doing that with my brother in law. I would never
sleep with Sihlwele. His wife is not only my sister wife. She is
my best friend. How do i look at Marybeth after doing
something like this?

Ndlalifa has to forgive me. If that legacy depends on this then

i am sorry because i am not going to be the one helping him.
I cannot do something so disgusting in the name of saving a
legacy.
I was talking to my mother. My Family lives at
BedFordView. I was in my mom’s office. I knew i couldn’t
find her at home because it is during the week. My dad is no
more. He left us at a young age and my mother played both
roles in raising us. Our father left us taken care of. I don’t
come from a poor family. I had everything i needed growing
up and i thank both my parents for that and because of their
hard work which brings me to what i am expected to do. I
understand what my husband is trying to do but not like this.
His mother has to understand that he failed trying. She
cannot expect him to let his wife do this.

I was talking to my mom. She was in shock as expected

Mom: Dear God!

She stood up

Mom: Sometimes i forget deputy president was from the

Eastern Cape. People from there don’t abandon their
tradition when they move this side. They come here and
practise all these things here in Gauteng

Me: Mom things have changed. We are young educated

people. They cannot expect us to do this!

Mom looked at me

Mom: What did my son in law say?

I swallowed

Mom: He wants you to do this?

I walked passed mom

Me: Mom i cannot do this. I walked out on him. I couldn’t

stay there. I couldn’t look at him! I am offended that he
would expect that from me! mom i am not having sex with
Sihlwele never!
Mom: Do you think he would forgive you if he lost
everything because his wife didn’t want to help him?

I turned around with my eyes wide opened looking at mom.

I cannot believe she just asked me that

Me: Oh My Days mom! you are not making this easy!

Mom: Honey i am just being honest with you. If you cannot

do this you might as well leave here and go straight to your
lawyer and ask for a divorce because if you say no and expect
to still have that man…?
Mom shook her head chuckling

Mom: Then you are being delusional sweetheart

Tears streamed down my cheeks

Me: Mom this is hard

She came and hugged me

Mom: I know sweetheart but as a mother i had to be brutally
honest with you

Me: What did i get myself into?

Mom: Don’t cry

It was like she was asking me to cry hard i just let it all out.
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VENDUKA
When left my apartment in a hurry going to the police i left
my friends in my apartment and when i came back i found
them there which sucked because i was a bit of a mess my
hair was all over the place and my face was bruised and the
fingers were drawn in my face. I didn’t want them to see that
but i had to go in and obviously they wanted to know what
happened.

Finding out that Stella was related to Ndlalifa was a shocker

for me. I never expected that. I didn’t know they were related.
Hearing him calling her cousin i felt so stupid. I mean i was
stupid to agree to go to this drive. I told this girl everything i
needed to tell her and i was honest about not having any
proof and that it was my word against his. For her to ask to
go for a drive and talk more it was suspicious but i was too
stupid and too trusting to believe that this was going to be
about assassinating Ndlalifa’s character. I should’ve been
more careful. I shouldn’t have trusted her. I am so
embarrassed right now because i was acting like i was
wronged when i was sleeping with another guy while i was
with him.

Me: God i am the most idiot in the world!

Ntosh: What happened? Who did this to your face? Please

don’t tell me you went running to that man…

Lisa: And his wife did this to you!

I started pacing up and down the room.

Ntosh: Come on friend what is going on?

Me: I went to the publication to assassinate his character

Lisa: Brave girl! Honey he is a politician!

Me: I know but i knew journalists wouldn’t say no to getting
a juicy story how can i be so wrong

Ntosh: Wait the journalist ratted you?

I took a glass and poured myself wine then sat down

Lisa: Okay the suspense is killing me!

Me: I got there. we talked and this girl was…. Seemed to be

on my side

Lisa: Female journalists! I am sure He is banging her also!

I chuckled

Me: quiet the opposite

Ntosh: Come on girl! Pull the trigger already! What

happened?

Me: After i told her everything she said she wasn’t

comfortable talking about a high profile man at work. She
said we should take a drive

Lisa: she asked that after she heard the whole story?

Me: And i bought it!

Lisa: Girl you got played!

Me: You think i don’t know!?

Ntosh: Okay tell us what happened next?

Me: We went to my car and drove out. She directed me to

the park and it was like she knew there was no one there.
Guys how can i agree to take a drive with her when i had
already told her everything? Why didn’t i think this was a set
up?
Ntosh: How were you supposed to know? you didn’t know
she was a snake. What happened next?

Me: When we got there… She called Ndlalifa and he was

there. She played him the recording

Lisa: Oh My word he did this to you?

Me: No!

Ntosh: Girl then who did?

I swallowed hard

Me: Stella

They looked at me in shock

Ntosh: Shut up! For what good reason?

Lisa: I want to know the same! We should get that bitch!

Me: No we shouldn’t!

Ntosh: why?

Me: Because she is Ndlalifa’s cousin!!!

Lisa: Oh shit!

Ntosh: Bestie oh my God! And taking on both of them will

be like taking on the entire Mzansi!

Me: I know that is why i want to let this go

Lisa: So this girl just beat you up?

Me: If Ndlalifa wasn’t there i don’t know what she would’ve

done to me
Ntosh was busy on her phone.

Ntosh: Oh My God!

Us: What!?

Ntosh: Stella is Former deputy president’s niece and in her

Instagram she has pictures with her!

Me: Duh! I just told you they are cousin!

Ntosh: Friend it was going to be oh whatever if Stella was

from Ndlalifa’s father’s side. She is from Valerie’s side of the
family. Stella’s dad is literally the older brother of Valerie
fucking Vatshula!

Me: I wonder why i didn’t know this! I was so stupid! I

should’ve chosen another journalist
Lisa: I am happy you chose her

We looked at Lisa. What is she talking about?

Lisa: Taking on that powerful family was going to be a bad

move!

I gulped my drink

Me: There is more

They sat down at the same time

Ntosh: what now?

Me: Stella knew me from the get go. She knew who i was
because of social media and she said she saw me at a club
over the weekend

Ntosh: Friend you were balling with another man

I closed my eyes

Me: And i didn’t think of that until she mentioned it when i

was going on about how Ndlalifa hurt me and used me.
Stella said i am not a saint myself because i am fucking a
soccer player

Lisa: In Front of Ndlalifa?

Me: I was so embarrassed

Ntosh: I love you friend but i think trying to hurt Ndlalifa

was a bad move since you started seeing him knowing he
was married. Isn’t it the reason you saw another guy while
you were with him? the fact that you knew you were a side
piece?

Me: I know and yes it was and the reason i saw Jumbo was
because i knew Vatshula would never choose me
Ntosh: Oh sorry sweetie

She hugged me

Ntosh: Lisa play her Little Mix – Told you so. We need it

I giggled while in the hug. That is a song we play when one

of us is hurt by a guy. Men are trash for real.

MARYBETH
I am so tired today and i don’t want to have any headache at
the dinner table but i know i will i mean i put my step mother
in her place at work. It is going to be awkward. As much as
having my husband there will make me feel safe but i feel like
without Summer i will feel lonely. I feel like even when we
are not saying anything at the table but in spirit and with our
energies we just love each other and support each other. She
is like my blood sisters. Knowing that she will not be here i
will not lie it sucks big time. When Zuzu bash us we don’t
care when we are both present but being the only outsider it
is going to suck.
When i walked in. I saw Astrid getting busy at the kitchen.
Thank God my step mother in law is not here and i don’t
remember seeing her car when i left work. I am not sure if
she is home or not.

Me: Afternoon Astrid

Astrid: Miss Marybeth hi

Me: How was your day?

Astrid: It was wonderful mam. How was yours?

I smiled

Me: It was another day at the job

She smiled.

Me: Please tell me my husband did go fetch out daughter in

Centurion?

Astrid: He did. She is in her room watching television

Me: Let’s hope she stays this time. She is too old to be doing
this

Astrid laughed

Astrid: I am crossing fingers. We miss her around the house

Me: I missed her too. I cannot wait to see my baby girl. Wait
so if Georgina is here that means my husband is home

She pointed at the bar

Astrid: He is at the bar

Me: Okay thank you

I walked up the stairs. I opened my door and threw my
handbag and took off my heels and threw them in. I walked
to my daughter’s room. I knocked then opened.

Me: Oh my beautiful girl is asleep.

She slept with a remote on her chest. I cannot believe she is
still wearing uniform. I slowly closed the door. I walked to
the stairs and headed downstairs. I was walking bare feet. I
hope Zuzu don’t see me walking with my shoes off. I got to
the bar.

Me: Hi baby

Sihlwele looked up and smiled

Me: Baby what is going on? Why drink on Thursday?

He attempted to talk

Me: You even look conflicted. What is happening Sihlwele?

He perked my lips. This is not going to work. i want the
truth.

Sihlwele: I had a long day my love

Me: We all have bad days but we don’t drown ourselves on

alcohol

Sihlwele: I lost a patient

Me: Oh baby i am so sorry

Sihlwele: I was so attacched to this one baby. I was really

praying she makes it but unfortunately…

I pulled him into a hug and hugged him tight

Me: I am so sorry baby

Sihlwele: Thank you and i am sorry for drinking but i just

want to…

Me: Hey it is okay as long you are drinking here at the house
but i want you to see a shrink at work tomorrow

He kissed me

Sihlwele: I will do that did you see G?

Me: Yes she is sleep. i cannot believe she is still in her

uniform

Sihlwele: Well

Me: Lazy kid. Baby i had a long one too let me go take a
quick shower and get ready for dinner

I kissed him

Sihlwele: Okay baby

I walked away. Poor thing. i understand how he must be
feeling. We get so attacked to these patients.

I saw brother in law walk in.

Ndlalifa: Hey sis where is my brother?

Me: Shame the poor thing had a bad day

Ndlalifa: what happened?

Me: He lost a patient he is drinking

Ndlalifa: Damn i need to cheer him up why don’t you put

my bag on the couch upstairs i will just go see him

Me: Okay boet

I took his bag and walked up the stairs. He headed to the bar.
Being a doctor is hard. I feel bad for my husband. God i
don’t know how i will survive this place without my sister in
law. I miss Summer already.

NDLALIFA
Yes i made a decision. If my wife agrees i am down with the
plan. In our family you have to make sacrifices for family.
This is the biggest sacrifice. To be honest i don’t know how
to feel with myself. I have the worst position in this family
and that position and its responsibility might tear our family
apart but we all know that when you are in my position you
have to do what is best for family. My father is lost and as an
heir i have to correct him

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i made a decision. If my wife agrees i am down with the

plan. In our family you have to make sacrifices for family.
This is the biggest sacrifice. To be honest i don’t know how
to feel with myself. I have the worst position in this family
and that position and its responsibility might tear our family
apart but we all know that when you are in my position you
have to do what is best for family. My father is lost and as an
heir i have to correct him and what a better way to do that
than to make sure he leaves with his little family and leave us
alone? When i talk about people who are leaving it feels
wrong to include Onele in that. He is like our little brother.
My mother loved him like he was her own. In this fight
Onele is not part of that. He is our brother we love him. We
would love him to remain in the house and in his room but it
is up to him what he wants to do but knowing how bitter her
mother can be i don’t think she would let him live with us.
Anyway i know why my brother lied to his wife. I know no
patient died. What i said to him is killing him right now and
it is killing me too to be honest. My brother might be mad at
me i don’t know what to expect coming to this bar. I saw him
looking the other way drinking. I cleared my throat. He
turned when he saw me he stood up attempting to leave

Me: Come on bro

Sihlwele: What do you want?

I smiled then looked down. I looked up at him

Me: Marybeth told me you lost a patient…

Sihlwele: You wanted me to say i am petrified because i have

to slee….

Me: Okay! Okay! okay! Not so loud!

He gulped his whisky

Me: Bro you have to slow down because if you get too drunk
you might spill the beans

Sihlwele: I am not stupid!

Me: I know you are not bro. Can we talk?

Sihlwele: You want to discuss this here? With your drunk

brother?
Me: Okay let me just join you

He shrugged his shoulders

Sihlwele: Knock yourself out

I went behind the bar i poured myself a drink

Sihlwele: Where is your wife?

Me: She is at her mom’s and she is going to be there for God
knows how many days. She just needs time away from me

I went back to his side with the bottle

Sihlwele: I don’t blame her

I swallowed hard then sat on high chair

Me: Yeah me too. I am the worst person in the world

I gulped my drink. He looked at me. For the first time i saw a

pity look. I don’t want him to pity me. I don’t like this. I
stood up

Me: You know what? I shouldn’t be drinking. I must go to

bed

Sihlwele: So you want me to drink by myself?

I exhaled then sat back down

Me: My life sucks man

Sihlwele: You didn’t do this to yourself

Me: Tell that to Summer. She ran away from me

Sihlwele: She is shocked. I was too and i am terrified now

that i know what you expect me to do

Me: So are you considering….

Sihlwele: Please don’t ask me that man drink

Me: Okay.

I really hope he is considering this i cannot believe i am

expecting my brother and my wife to do this. I feel like the
cruellest person right now.

CLEMENTINE
My daughter is in University. She has told me a lot about my
friend’s son Onele. I never thought we would actually meet
nor did i think i would be having dinner with them at their
house. It is such an honour. When i found out that my friend
was marrying former deputy president’s husband. I was so
happy for her. I never not once felt envious. I was just happy
for her. I am not going to lie she feels like a stranger right
now. We haven’t been in contact in suck a long time. It has
been two decades. I am surprised she had my number.
Nomzuzu to me is a stranger because she is not that young
woman anymore. She lives with famous people. I see her in
magazines alongside her husband. When she got married to
her husband. Her family moved to a suburb. They now live
in NorthCliff so we completely lost contact. I know that they
moved to NorthCliff because i taught some of the kids in her
family the family that still lives here in Soweto the cousins.
So tomorrow is like i am meeting a celebrity when in actual
fact i will be meeting my childhood friend.

Anyway my daughter Bokang is the reigning Miss Soweto. I

am so proud of her. She is also a social media influencer and
a presenter on Soweto Tv. She makes her own money. I
stopped supporting my daughter ever since she became this
social media thing and won the pageant. She has been such
an inspiration to this community. I am very proud of her and
i cannot wait to tell her that we got money from Nomzuzu.
She already knows about dinner.

Me: Hello baby! Good evening

Bokang: Mom you are in such a good mood!

Me: I know!

Bokang: What took you so long to come home. School

comes out at 2pm

Me: We had a braai. One of our colleagues had a birthday

last week

Bokang: Oh Nice

Me: Guess what?

She looked at me

Me: What mom?

Me: I got a call from Nomzuzu

Bokang: Again?
Me: Yes and this time she sent us money. 10K baby!

My daughter’s face became strange. She looked at me in a

strange way

Bokang: What is it for?

Me: She said we should go buy ourselves outfits to wear

She shook her head in disbelief chuckling. She wasn’t happy

when i told her she said we should dress nice.

Me: what is it now?

Bokang: Mom can’t you see this woman is looking down on

you?

I swallowed hard i didn’t think it that way. This girl better

explain what she means
Bokang: I was offended when she said we should dress nice.
First of all i was going to understand if she gave you a dress
code i was going to think maybe this night is going to be
about something but the fact that she said we should dress
nice showed that she doesn’t think we would do that. I mean
who would go to Sandton looking like stupid? Now she
undermines you again by thinking we cannot afford to buy
ourselves clothes!

Me: You know what? i didn’t think it that way now that you
are saying it….

I said walking around thinking.

Bokang: I know i wasn’t born when she got married but the
way you talked about her shows you were best friends why
weren’t you invited to her wedding?

I turned and looked at my daughter

Me: Good question baby

Bokang: It is because you were not good enough to be there!

I chuckled

Me: Do you think i should say no thanks and cancel on her?

Bokang: Oh no! we will be there!

My daughter said with so much attitude like someone who is

up to something

Me: But baby you think the money is an insult

Bokang: It is that is why we are returning it

Me: You are actually right! let me call her and ask for her
account number…

Bokang: I actually have an idea

I looked at my daughter

Me: You do?

Bokang: Tomorrow i want you to go and withdraw this

money buy an envelope and put it in the envelope we are
going to give it to her

I laughed

Me: Baby that is…

Bokang: Savage?

Me: Well i don’t know what that word mean but whatever it
means i think it is a right word to describe you

Bokang: This woman thinks we are poor. I want us to go to

our closets and choose the best clothes we have and look
good then go there. I cannot wait to see the look on her face
when she sees us look good and on top of that we give her
the money and show her we don’t need her money to look
good.

Me: Who is this girl and what did you do with my daughter?

Bokang: Mom i am sick and tired of people who look down

on others. I know you are not married to a famous husband
but You are successful too. You have a degree. How dare she
disrespect you like that?

Me: Yeah…

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NDLALIFA

I feel like after what happened with Stella and Venduka i owe
my brother the truth and if i want him to trust me and be
open to helping me i have to come clean to him about what i
did behind my wife’s back and i hope he won’t be mad and
what i did will not affect his decision to help me get an heir. I
am not trying to pressure him to agree to this. I am willing to
give him all the time he needs as long as he knows that we
are running out of the time. I hope the amount of time he
will take to give me an answer won’t be longer; he has to
think about the fact that i am running out of time. My father
said a pregnancy or a baby will change things so i don’t care
how long it takes as long my wife will get pregnant before the
deadline.

Anyway i was in my room with my brother i saw him

passing by i asked him to come in he didn’t want to but i
begged him so he decided to hear me out. I am sure he
thought i was going to talk about this issue but i wasn’t
prepared to even though i would love for us to visit it.

Sihlwele: We will be late man for breakfast

Me: I am surprised you are up and fresh after last night

Sihlwele: It wasn’t the first time drinking

I smiled
Me: Of course. Anyway there is something i want to tell you

Sihlwele: Yeah sure

Me: When Summer couldn’t have children…

He exhaled

Me: Please hear me out

Sihlwele: Okay

Me: I thought it was her fault and because of the pressure i

did something stupid trying to see if i could have a child with
someone else

Sihlwele: Dude you cheated on your wife?

Me: I did man. I started sleeping with some social media

popular girl
Sihlwele: Bro that is messed up! If Summer finds out…

Me: She won’t because i ended things when i found out that i
couldn’t have kids i ended that… it wasn’t even a
relationship. I was just sleeping with her that is why
yesterday after finding out i had to meet her and end things

Sihlwele: Do you trust her to be discreet?

Me: I thought she wouldn’t say anything but afternoon

yesterday i got a call from Stella…
Sihlwele shook his head

Sihlwele: She went to the journalists? Girls are unbelievable

Me: Stella asked to meet when i met her at the park she was
with this girl and she told her everything not knowing she
was our cousin

Sihlwele: Dude you need to pay this girl off. That is the only
way to shut up these groupies
Me: I doubt she will make that mistake. Your cousin gave
her a beating i didn’t see coming

Sihlwele: why am i surprised. Is Stella crazy? what if that girl

gets her arrested or go see another journalist from another
publication?

Me: I doubt she would do that. This bitch said she was doing
that because i hurt her she didn’t know Stella knew her and
she knows who she is sleeping with

Sihlwele: This girl wanted to ruin your life when you are not
even the only dude she is sleeping with?
Me: These girls are crazy man

Sihlwele: I am sorry bro but i think you are too stupid to

sleep with a whore without protection. What if you brought
your wife diseases and you expect me to…

A knock at the door disturbed him. He cleared his throat

Me: come in!

The door opened. Dad walked in. i don’t know how long dad
hasn’t been this side

Mzwanele: Sons i hope i am not disturbing

Me: Not at all dad what’s up? I haven’t seen you in a while
coming this side

He smiled

Mzwanele: I have also noticed that and i want that to stop. I

spent years and years this side with your mother
I looked at my brother.

Mzwanele: I loved her and i still do. She will always be in

my heart. She is my number one girl. Zuzu cannot know of
course

We laughed

Mzwanele: I also love you boys too. I love you so much and
i am so proud of you for all you have achieved. You never
had an easy and normal childhood. I never thought you
would be what you are today. I am proud of you

Me: Wow thanks old man

Sihlwele: Yeah we appreciate that dad. You and mom played

a huge role in making us who we are so thank you

Mzwanele: i am happy to hear that boys. I just came to check

on you after last night.

Me: After last night?

Mzwanele: You were drinking. You never joined us for
dinner

Sihlwele: Oh i am sorry about that it was my fault. I lost a

patient so i needed a few drinks

Dad: I am sorry to hear that

Sihlwele: Thank you dad

Dad: Boys let me walk down

Me: Okay dad we will be behind you

He walked out and closed the door. I looked at my brother

Sihlwele: What was that?

Me: Beat me. I wonder what is going on?

Sihlwele: I have no idea man. I think we should go have
breakfast before his wife ruin all this love that is around this
house.

I laughed

Me: yeah

We both walked out. I don’t want to put so much pressure on

my brother about this.
SUMMER

It was nice of my mother to not go to work today because of

me. I don’t know what i will do really. My mother left me
with a lot to think about and i still don’t know what to do
because i love this man and i know refusing will cause some
tension between us. I know how much my father’s
inheritance contributed in our lives and i benefitted a lot so i
would be selfish to question why my husband is doing this
but at the same time i am like why cannot i question him
when i will have to do something so sick to make sure he gets
what he wants? This is difficult. I really don’t know what to
do and him keep blowing up my phone doesn’t help me at
all.

I was having coffee sitting on high chair alone when i saw

mom walking in. I was still in my pyjamas. I showered and
dressed in them the plan is to go back to bed after this cup.

Mom: The hotel is not the Vatshula mansion. You should go

to work

Me: Says a woman who didn’t go to work because of me

Mom: I am worried about you

I smiled at mom then sipped my coffee

Me: Don’t worry about me. You still got time girl. it is just
after 8am

Mom: I already called in sick

Me: Okay i guess we will have to sit here all day

Mom: Or we can go to a spa. We haven’t had that in a while

Me: I wish i could invite Marybeth but she must be at work
and i don’t think i want to face her after what i know and
hiding this from her…

Mom: It cannot be easy baby

Me: It is not

My phone rang. I looked at it then rolled my eyes.

Mom: You cannot ignore Ndlalifa forever Summer

Me: Mom i don’t know what to say to this man

Mom: Answer and ask if the brother agreed to do this.

Me: No! mom he didn’t ask me to do this i don’t know if that

is what he wants so if i ask him this it will look like i agree to
sleep with his brother and how will he look at me?

Mom: well just answer maybe he will just tell you without
you asking
Me: Honestly i don’t want to know mom

I looked at mom when the phone stopped ringing. I put my

cup on the counter and i got teary

Me: Mom what do i do?

Mom: Do you love him?

Me: Really mom? How can you ask me that? He is my

husband. You don’t even have to ask!
Mom: I know. But i want you to think about what you want.
Do you want to have a child with your man the one who is
your husband or you willing to do this for your husband that
cannot have children with you?

I looked up holding back tears

Mom: At this point we know the only chance you get to have
your husband’s blood’s child is by divorcing this man and
marry someone else and honestly that wouldn’t be hard for
you baby. You are beautiful
I stood up massaging the sides of my forehead with my
fingers

Mom: You cannot have a child with your current husband

and he wants you to do this. I hate to sound like a broken
record but if you decide to stay with him. The only answer
you will give him is yes if you decide to give him a no you
will not have him in the end

Me: God i feel sick

Mom: You are too young for all of this. I feel really bad for
you. I wish i knew what you should do but just know that i
will support any decision you take
I turned and looked at mom

Me: Thank you mom

She wiped my tears with a napkin

Mom: It’s going to be okay

Me: I am so conflicted
Mom: And he knows you are

Tear streamed down my face. I think today i have to make a

decision and i don’t know what i will decide on. There is a
big possibility that i will say goodbye to my husband soon
and that breaks my heart. That thought scares me to death.

NOMZUZU

Last night at dinner i wanted to ask where is Summer but she

doesn’t join us for dinner every night because she knocks off
exactly at six when we are eating but not seeing her at
breakfast also? I have to ask what is going on. Is there trouble
in paradise? Who knows? I got nothing to lose by asking
where she is even though i don’t care where she is really.

Me: Where is Summer? I didn’t see her last night and this
morning she is not joining us for breakfast

Ndlalifa: Oh i forgot to tell you guys she had family

emergency yesterday. She didn’t even go to work

Me: Oh bless her heart i hope everything is okay?

Ndlalifa: If there was a serious problem we would know. The
person who was sick is okay but she said she wanted to spend
a few days with her mom

Me: Oh that is nice.

Ndlalifa faked a smile like he always does. I am not buying

this. Just after i said she will never have children she decides
to go home? I hope she will not go to a witch doctor and ask
them to strike me with lightning. You will never know with
these girls.

Me: Oh before i forget. I would like everyone to be here for

dinner. I will have a visit from my childhood friend. I haven’t
seen her in 22years
Sihlwele: That long?

I smiled at him then put my hand on top of my husband’s

hand

Me: Well my husband here made sure i never looked back.

I looked at Sihlwele
Me: I am joking i guess it is because my family don’t live at
Soweto anymore i didn’t really have anything that needed
me there and i was really busy with my studies and i started
work and marrying into this family i had to be seen less in
public.

Mzwanele: It is very nice of you to invite her and all of us

will be here right children?

Ndlalifa: We will be here

Onele: I can sit and have dinner for 30 minutes i will have to
leave for the party tonight and before i forget can you help
me with some cash mom. I need to buy an outfit
Me: Son it is not an event; it is a party. You have a lot of
clothes!

I cannot waste money on this boy when he has a so many

clothes and i spent ten thousand on those stupid women. I
cannot lose any more money in one week.

Ndlalifa: I got you bro

Onele smiled
Onele: Thank you so much bro

Ndlalifa looked at me

Ndlalifa: Young people compete a lot about who wore

what…

I exhaled

Me: Well you would know i am a grown woman hihihihihi

I said faking a giggle.

Ndlalifa: Bro you will call me when you want me to send it

but first you need to go to class

Me: Please stress that part. I know money would make him
go to the mall right away!

Everyone laughed. I am so happy everyone is laughing. We

always have drama and tonight i want us to get along in front
of those women. My husband gives him monthly allowance
that is why he doesn’t ask him for money during the month.

Me: One more thing guys i want us to be at our best

behaviour and welcome them with warmth and love. Their
life is not as fortunate as ours so we cannot embarrass
ourselves and i know for a fact they think highly of us.

Sihlwele: We are very humble people in this family. Our

mother taught us to be kind and love everyone. We never
looked down on anyone
I faked a smile

Me: What a good teaching. I thank my sister wife for having

so much wisdom.

VENDUKA
We just parked our car in parking at our favourite restaurant
when we saw one of the influencers. This girl recently won
miss Soweto. I hear the pageant is a big deal in Soweto and it
brings so many opportunities. We know her because we go to
the same university. Well i just finished so i can say used to
go with her. Lisa and Ntosh are still in University doing their
final year. They know her well but i have seen her in campus
when i was still a student at Wits and we also meet in
conferences for influencers.

Ntosh: Bokang!

She turned and looked at us. She smiled

Bokang: Hello guys!

Me: Hey beautiful. I haven’t seen you in a while

Bokang: The last time i saw you was…

Me: At the conference. We need to catch up are you in a

hurry?

Bokang: I am so sorry. How about we stay in contact and

meet again?
Ntosh: Let me guess without Lisa and i?

Bokang: Don’t be silly Ntosh i don’t mean it like that. We

can all catch up

Me: I am fine with that

Lisa: You seem like you are in a hurry. Miss Soweto duties?
Bokang: To be honest i don’t know whether it is something
related to that or…

Me: what do you mean you don’t know?

Bokang: My mother grew up with Mr Mzwanele Vatshula’s

second wife. So she called mom inviting us to a dinner.

I looked at my friends then at Bokang

Me: I know the surname. Who is Mzwanele?

Ntosh: That is Ndlalifa’s dad dear. She is invited to
Ndlalifa’s house for dinner

My eyes widened. I turned and looked at her and smiled

faintly

Me: Wow! Lucky girl!

Bokang: Honestly i don’t know about that i mean i see that

woman’s son in campus but we don’t talk. It will be awkward
to be in his home eating
Me: Ndlalifa’s brother is studying at Wits?

Bokang: Who doesn’t know Onele?

Ntosh: He is a cute boy but not as cute as his brothers though.

The older brothers are hot!

I looked at Bokang. I don’t think i like this. I hope she is not

invited there to be with my ex. What if things are bad with
the wife for real and they are trying to find him another girl?
a girl more famous than i am?
Ntosh: You know what? Maybe we should all go out tonight.
We will be clubbing in Sandton don’t you want to join us?

Lisa: She just said she is going to a dinner friend

Me: what is the dinner about?

Bokang: I have no idea to be honest with you. Anyway when

i am done i might pop up
Me: Please do

Bokang hugged us

Bokang: It was nice to see you girls!

Me: It was great seeing you gorgeous

She catwalked away

Me: She is gorgeous

Ntosh: I know! the sweetheart of Soweto right now but what

do you think about what she said?

Me: I hear what she says about going there but there is
something i cannot shake off and i have been thinking about
it all night last night

Lisa: what is that?

Me: When i asked Vatshula why me why did he choose to
use me he said he had to do it…..

I started walking to the restaurant with them following me

Me: that i wouldn’t understand. Something like that!

Ntosh: Oh Boy so there is more to the story

Me: I have to find out what is…

I said biting my nail.

Lisa: How do you plan on doing that?

I looked at the girls. It just came to mind. I smiled

Me: I just know what to do

Ntosh: Run it by us before you get another beating

I shook my head no

Me: My lips are sealed.

I looked away and flashed an evil smile.

12
__
NDLALIFA
I see my brother is not shutting down the idea so for him to
see i am serious about this i had to visit him at the hospital
and test. What he said was on my mind all morning. I want
him to sleep with my wife when i have been sleeping with her
and Venduka at the same time with no protection. That is
not fair and i would hate if i took any STIs from Venduka but
i remember the first time we had sex she wanted to use
protection which i refused i doubt she is sleeping with all
these boys without protection. As much as she is a whore she
is also a responsible whore.

I just got to the hospital. I was standing at the door watching

him talking to a patient.

Sihlwele: How are you feeling today Mr Molefe?

Molefe: I feel better doctor i hope you will let me go home

soon
Sihlwele: I know you old man You will say you are fine just
because you want to go home

I walked in.

Me: I see the old man still got it at his age

My brother turned and looked at me. I could see he wasn’t

happy to see me. The old man looked at me

Molefe: Oh comrade Valerie’s heir

I looked at my brother smiling. My brother looked at him

Sihlwele: You don’t seem this happy to see me. The comrade
was my mother too you know?

Molefe: I know that young man but i cannot be happy to see

you when you inject me whenever you feel like it. You are
not my favourite person at the moment
He looked at me

Molefe: He is

We laughed

Sihlwele: Let’s go to my office bro

Me: Mr Molefe it was nice seeing you

Molefe: Your mother was a brave strong woman who

wanted good for this country. What happened to her was
unfortunate. We need more people like her

We smiled at him

Me: Thank you sir we appreciate that

He smiled
Sihlwele: Thank you old man. It is good to hear that about
our mother

He nodded his head. We walked out

Sihlwele: So you will keep following me? You want to

pressure me now?

Me: I am not here for that man

Sihlwele: Right!

Me: why don’t we get into your office and talk?

He exhaled then opened the door. He walked in. I did too.

Me: After what i told you this morning

I closed The door

Me: I had a lot to think about and you opened my eyes. I was
selfish to not use protection

Sihlwele: I know why you cheated. I don’t support cheating

but i get the pressure you are under but man you are married.
You cannot stick your penis in any girl’s vagina without
using condom when you don’t even know the girl!

Me: I know bro that is why i want to test and i want you to
do it.

He looked at me surprised

Sihlwele: Oh?

Me: Yeah man i want you to do it now. I don’t want to risk

your life if…

Sihlwele: You said you didn’t come here to talk about this!
Me: Yeah you are right. I came here to test and that is what i
am going to do with your help

Sihlwele: You told uncle?

Me: Yes i called him after i saw Stella

Sihlwele: That is why he keeps calling me

Me: You have to answer his calls because if you don’t he will
show up at the mansion

Sihlwele: Or here i know. I will text him

Me: Thank you.

I will not pressure my brother but i wish he could say yes

already. We have to do this as soon as possible but again
there is also my wife. Him agreeing doesn’t mean we are
good to go. There is also my wife i need to wait for. This
whole thing is stressful.
ONELE
I just bought myself an outfit for tonight. I am excited to go
out and i will drink my life away knowing i have a driver
outside waiting for me. With all the drama at home. I really
need tonight Just to get away from all the stress at home. I
cannot wait for this party. I will treat it like mine too. I never
had a party on my birthday and i don’t see myself having one
any time soon when my day will officially be my step mom’s
anniversary of her passing. My birthday has turned into a sad
day we will remember losing MamKhulu. I would say that
sucks but i loved her and she loved me like i was her own son.
My mother should love my half-brothers more because their
mother loved me like i was her own son. When she died she
left me so much money too. She left me a million rands. No
appreciation from my mother at all. I am a million rands
richer at my age already but my dad doesn’t want me to
touch that money. He says I don’t need that money and i will
get it when i am done with school. I cannot wait to finish but
i don’t think i will need it until i know what i want to do with
it. I have to do something that will bring me money. I
haven’t figured it out yet. My brothers are rich. I want to get
to where they are too.

Anyway on my way to my car i received a call from Sakhe. I

didn’t see the guy when i left the campus. I just assumed he
was with his girl. I didn’t want to disturb him and besides i
will see them later so i didn’t need to see them before i left
and another reason for that is that i didn’t want him to see
what i wanted to buy for him at the mall. I knew he was
going to want to leave with me. i couldn’t leave with him.

I answered the call

Me: YO

Sakhe: Haybo dude you just left like that?

Me: I just wanted to get myself outfit for the party man

Sakhe: Geez man it is nothing fancy did you have to buy

clothes?

Me: I had the money so…

Sakhe: Rich kids

Me: And you are supposed to be poor?

Sakhe: Dude my mother was not deputy president

Me: Mine too

Sakhe: You know what i mean. So you will be here early

right?

Me: Nah i have to be home for dinner

Sakhe: What? Dude don’t tell me you are not coming?

Me: I told you i am coming but i will first have dinner with
my family and our guests then leave

Sakhe: Be careful these boys will hijack your car

Me: Well it looks like i will be brought by secret service

I laughed. I don’t need to be driven there. My family is extra;
they might as well just send president’s secret service people
to look after me.

Sakhe: Dude are you a president or something?

Me: My family is dramatic man. They want a chauffeur to

take me there and bring me home at twelve

Sakhe: I am excited bro!

Me: So am i man sure i got to go

Sakhe: Sure

SUMMER
Running home was the best decision i have ever made. I
don’t care what my husband Sihlwele and uncle think about
it. I mention them because they are the only ones who know
what is going on and know that i ran away. I needed to speak
to my mother. Everyone can agree that you would never
make such a decision without your parents’ approval.
Agreeing to it or not i had to speak to my mother and i don’t
regret doing so. If i didn’t speak to my mother i wouldn’t
have known that saying no could potentially be the end of
my marriage my mother opened my eyes and kind of
influenced my decision making and because of that now i
know what to expect and i have to accept things as they are.
If i say no i have to remember that i will not only say no i
will also be asking for a divorce because let’s face it. Even if
he respects my decision and decides to stay with me. He will
hate me and i will not have any idea that he hates me
because he will be hiding it and that is not healthy for any
kind of a relationship.

I am young and i have a bright future. I am smart. I am

juggling two jobs because i believe in being independent. My
mother taught me and my brother that at a young age when
we lost my dad. I saw her working hard to make sure things
don’t change when dad passed so from a young age i knew i
would want to depend on myself and i didn’t want to kill that
dream because i married a millionaire who is well known in
the country. I am proud of myself and what i have achieved
without throwing myself at men. I know that divorce would
be hard and maybe i would also lose my job at the hotel but
the Vatshula people are not those kind of people but you
never know they might be nasty. On a lighter note. My job at
the Radio station is not from my husband’s family. I could
live comfortable with that too and i also have a lot of
following and i advertise a lot of business and that also brings
me money so losing my husband wouldn’t make me suffer
financially but there would be a void and that void would be
caused by losing a man i love with every fibre of my being so
there was a lot to consider when making this decision and
there still is.

I thought it was a good idea to go see Uncle Buzumzum. He

is a man who started all of this so i have to talk to him first
before i make my decision and speak to my mom and my
husband about it and to be honest it is going to be hard
because there will be heartbreak from both ends.

I just arrived and uncle seemed so happy to see me.

Buzumzum: You don’t know how much this means Makoti.

Both boys are ignoring me and i am tempted to drive to that
mansion but the sight of that witch Nomzuzu makes me sick!

I laughed
Me: You can imagine how it is like living with her under one
roof

Uncle: How is that like tell me?

A maid brought us coffee for uncle and tea for me

Uncle: Thank you Rose.

Me: It is crazy uncle and to be honest if you let her walk all
over you she literally walks all over you

Uncle: She is Lucifer trust me.

I sipped my tea.

Uncle: I am surprised to see you here not one of the boys and
that makes me feel proud of how strong you are. Ndlalifa
never made a mistake by taking you as his wife. You are
brave and your visit shows how respectful you are of his
family and our culture

I am not sure about that. I looked down then up at him

Me: Thank you uncle.

I cleared my throat

Me: Before i say why i am here i would like to ask You a

question and please uncle i want the truth.

Uncle: I will always tell you the truth Makoti

Me: Thank you.

I looked at him

Me: How are they? Are they in on this both of them?

He cleared his throat then sipped his coffee

Uncle: I will be honest with you because you said you

wanted the truth and because you respect me and treat me
like a part of your family i do owe you honesty.

I nodded my head

Me: Thank you uncle

Uncle: It was a shock to both of them and it is hard. Sihlwele

is not taking my calls at all after the results came out and i
know why. Your husband ignores me sometimes and he
takes my calls sometimes. He is struggling because when i
suggested it he was happy because he thought we were doing
this the modern way

Oh no! that is the reason i am here and clearly he

disapproves

Me: That is why i am here. Uncle the main purpose of all this
is to have a child that is a Vatshula blood a child that is going
to prevent mother in law’s legacy from being taken by Zuzu

Uncle: That is correct

Me: Going about it the IVF way makes sense for me

He shook his head no

Me: Uncle we want to have a child that is a Vatshula by

blood having that child the modern way is the same as
having sex and to be honest with you uncle having sex with
my brother in law a lot could go wrong in my marriage and
Marybeth marriage.

Uncle: Marybeth doesn’t have to know in fact she cannot

know!

Me: Uncle you have lived longer than i have and we can both
agree that nothing stays hidden forever. When that time
comes this family will be torn apart you and i know that
Uncle: Family stick together no matter what. My nephews
have an unbreakable bond

Me: a bond that could be broken just like that! we are talking
intimacy here uncle

Uncle: You and Sihlwele cannot go into this with that

mentality. You have to go with this with a clear mind-set
thinking about why you are doing this. You cannot involve
feelings

I disagree. We are taking about physical touch here. Being

naked with someone and share that. It is a lot. I am scared. I
came here knowing what i was going to do but i don’t know
anymore. I am scared to the bone. At this point i feel like
ending the marriage is the answer right now. i thought
coming here would make things better but i don’t see this
man changing his mind

Me: Uncle why is it so important that i have sex with him?

Uncle: Why don’t we get to your car and drive somewhere

Me: Where are we going?

Uncle: You will see

I looked at him. I felt tears threatening to come out. i have to

keep it together

Me: Okay.

BOKANG (Clementine’s daughter)

Every year when they are opening parliament we see
Nomzuzu at the red carpet and all these years i would be
sitting on the couch with my mother talking about how this
woman just forgot her when she met the man she married.
Every single year my mother would go on and on about this
and how this woman never even invited her to the wedding
when mom was supposed to be her best friend. In my mind i
just knew maybe she looked down on my mom and what she
did yesterday giving my mother money to buy clothes to
wear so that she could qualify to be on the same table as
them? That pissed me off because i have been so angry with
this woman and i have been asking myself why would she do
something like this to my mom. I get it she was married to a
famous family. By what i know so far

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we see Nomzuzu at the red carpet and all these years i

would be sitting on the couch with my mother talking about
how this woman just forgot her when she met the man she
married. Every single year my mother would go on and on
about this and how this woman never even invited her to the
wedding when mom was supposed to be her best friend. In
my mind i just knew maybe she looked down on my mom
and what she did yesterday giving my mother money to buy
clothes to wear so that she could qualify to be on the same
table as them? That pissed me off because i have been so
angry with this woman and i have been asking myself why
would she do something like this to my mom. I get it she was
married to a famous family. By what i know so far this
family is very nice to people. They are a good family. How
can someone like Nomzuzu be married to such a good family
and not inherit integrity from them? if i would be married to
a wealthy family that is kind i would try so hard to be like
them. Be kind to people but she didn’t. This woman is a true
definition of a poor person who saw herself rich overnight
and her actions just shows that she looks down on people
who are poor because she is where she is today. I don’t know
what is the purpose of this dinner and i don’t care but i want
the entire family to see that we are not happy with what this
woman did. I want them to see that we are offended. I really
wanted to speak to Onele all these years i have known him
but i have been so scared to approach him and tell him our
mothers were best friends when hers wronged my mother like
that. I never knew the first time i would be introducing
myself to Onele i would be in my nasty behaviour. He will
have to forgive me. His mother is a trashy woman and i
cannot stand her.
I will stand up for my mother any day. I admire her. She
worked so hard to make me the girl i am today. She never
got married. She raised me alone. My father didn’t want to
be part of my life that didn’t make my mom love me any less.
I love how strong she is and i am not about to let this woman
mess with my mother’s self-esteem at her age. I have known
my mom to be a very confident woman and i would hate to
see what this woman is doing make her feel less of herself.
Maybe at the time they were competing but they are grown
now. They need to grow up. In fact this woman Nomzuzu
needs to grow the fuck up.
We used my car when we came here. Mom is going to go
home with it if we stayed longer than we expected because i
want to go out with the girls i met earlier. But if we don’t stay
long i will go home and get myself an uber to the club.
Nomzuzu said she was going to send a car mom texted her
and told her no need we will drive ourselves there i am sure
she thought our cars were not good for her property. I don’t
even think she knows i have a car.

Guy: Hi i am Moose i will take your jackets and bags the

family is waiting for you at the living room

He said with a big smile on his face. His accent was different
and strong. He is probably a guy from Africa.

Mom: Thank you Moose

I must say the welcoming and taking of jackets i only see on

Tv. I will not lie. This family is something but still that
doesn’t give that woman a right to look down on us. We
walked to the living room We saw a couple of maids in a
uniform taking food to the dining table. Looking around this
house it felt and looked like we were at the royal palace. The
house is big; the living room is big with a fancy furniture.
Once they saw us everyone stood up. Wow they were all in
formal. This is amazing. I am glad mom and i were dressed
in beautiful dresses too. I saw the devil standing up and
running to us with her long ass heels making noise.

Nomzuzu: Welcome to my beautiful home!

The hot brothers looked at each other They had smirks in

their faces i wonder what was that about It looks like i am
not the only one annoyed by this woman. I cannot imagine
how it is like to live with her under one roof.

Nomzuzu: My beautiful family. This is Clementine. We

went to school together when we were kids!

Mom: Actually we didn’t only go to the same school. We

were best friends and we were neighbours

Nomzuzu faked a smile

Ndlalifa: Wow you said you last saw each other when?

Nomzuzu: We…

Mom: The last time i saw her was when she was dating
another guy when she got married i never saw her again

Nomzuzu swallowed hard

Sihlwele: I think my brother and i were very young but we

vividly remember people who came to the wedding i don’t
remember seeing you?

Me: My mother was never invited

I said with a graceful smile.

Marybeth: Oh that’s awful

Nomzuzu: That year was very overwhelming! I forgot a lot

of people

Me: Even your best friend who lived next door to your
house?

Nomzuzu: Clementine your daughter seems very angry this

evening. This is a peaceful home and we don’t…

Onele: I think we should let Miss Soweto speak her mind

mom. By the way she is a very peaceful young lady

Nomzuzu: You know each other?

Onele: Mom she is Miss Soweto she is famous. Everybody in

Gauteng knows her

Nomzuzu gulped her drink

Me: Hi Onele. I have always wanted to introduce myself to

you but a part of me knew your mother never talked about
mom. I didn’t want to seem creepy otherwise i always knew
about mom and your mom’s history

A beautiful woman in her 40s came to us. She was coloured

Lady: The dinner is ready you may all go to the dining table

Nomzuzu: Thank you Astrid darling. Everyone…

Me: Before we go mom has something…

Mr Vatshula: Young lady let’s forget the past and…

Me: No disrespect sir i insist.

I looked at mom

Me: Mom

Mom: The guy Moose has my handbag

Nomzuzu: Moose bring…

Mom: An envelope inside my handbag you can open it it’s

okay Moose!

She said yelling he was a bit far. Moose came with the
envelope. The brothers seemed to be enjoying the show
judging by how they couldn’t stop smiling. Even the white
beautiful wife of Sihlwele was entertained. Moose gave it to
mom.

Mom: Thank you Moose

Mom handed it to Nomzuzu

Nomzuzu: what is this?

Mom: The ten thousand rands you sent us to buy clothes to

wear when we come here. We don’t need your money we
can afford to buy clothes for ourselves
Onele: Mom!

Mr Vatshula: You did what?

Nomzuzu gave me and mom death stares. The family was in

shock. I smiled at her

Ndlalifa: So much for being kind to people tonight and be in

our best behaviour

Sihlwele laughed

Sihlwele: This is embarrassing

Marybeth: I think the food is getting cold we…

Nomzuzu turned fast and looked at Marybeth

Nomzuzu: They came here to attack me! Do you think they

will eat my food?

Me: Oh actually mom and i we are very hungry and i am

sure mom would love to reconnect with her best friend right
mom?

Mom: Honey i am starving

Ndlalifa: Can you stay for the night? i need you at breakfast
as well

Some laughed. Onele his dad and the witch didn’t laugh. I
am going to enjoy tonight. I can feel it.

.
13
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NOMZUZU

I cannot believe i asked these people to come to my house

only to be humiliated like this. This wasn’t the plan. I didn’t
call them here for this. I called them here because i wanted
her hooligan daughter to date my son and have children with
him but after what happened. I want her far away from my
son. I can see they have a vibe going on and i am prepared to
shut it down. I invited the devil from the township to my
home. She can never be part pf my family. Both of them i
want them gone! I want them to leave and never look back
and as for my son? I will make sure he never talks to this girl.
I have been humiliated before but not this way! I am sick and
tired of people making me look bad to my husband. If they
thought their plan was to take over my family they thought
wrong. I want them gone. I want them to leave my house as
soon as possible.
Dinner felt like it was taking forever to end. I never imagined
that people i invited to have dinner in my house were going
to be more comfortable than i am. I was so upset and
uncomfortable. They were talking to everyone like they
owned my house. This is sick! I am sick of all this pretence.

Mzwanele: I am happy you are reunited again. I am sure you

will be able to reconnect and forget the past. My wife was
young and i believe having you here shows that she wants to
right her wrongs right sweetheart?

I was eating trying to finish so that everyone else could finish

Mzwanele: Right sweetheart?

What did he say? I looked up at him then smiled. I didn’t

hear anything he said

Me: Absolutely honey!

Clementine Smiled at me. She has some nerve to smile after

what she did. If she thinks i will smile back after what she
and her slut did just now she is really delusional

Clementine: But it looks like my friend never really forgot me.

When she called me she started talking about my daughter. It
looks like you kept tabs on me Zuzu?

I looked at her and smiled

Me: I didn’t know your daughter’s age but you knew when
my son was born so it looks like i am not the stalker between
the two of us.

Mzwanele: Honey!

He looked at Clementine
Mzwanele: Forgive my wife. I think she is overwhelmed by
all of this

Clementine: No don’t worry about me Mr Vatshula. I know

my friend very well. Anyway Zuzu…

I looked at her

Clementine: You are right. I missed you so i wanted to know

what was happening in your life. It is nice to see your son
because as much as i knew when he existed i have never seen
his face until now and i must say he looks like someone i
know but i can’t wrap my head around who…

I looked at Clementine

Clementine: He looks like someone i have met before though

Me: Well my son has both his parents family features My

family and his father’s maybe he looks like one of my
brothers

Clementine: No… i can’t really think who but…

Me: Okay!

I stood up

Me: Sorry family. I was the one who said everyone should be
at their best behaviour and i was the one who broke that and
no one can blame me when visitors themselves don’t seem to
behave

I said giving Clementine and Bokang death stare

Me: I think it is time for you and your daughter to leave!

Bokang: But we just got here and you haven’t…

Me: Little girl i am not your age! You are not going to speak
while i am talking! Maybe you do that in Soweto but this is
my house! This is Sandton you have to carry yourself with
class i don’t know why i thought you would be different by
now! You want to know why i never invited your mother!?
She had no class!

Clementine put her hand on her chest

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu!

Clementine smiled then stood up

Clementine: Bokang let’s go

Bokang: Okay but she hasn’t told us why she invited us!
Me: I wanted to make up for the past but clearly you came
here to fight me so i want you to stay in my past! I don’t ever
want to see you again!

Clementine pushed the chair away then looked at her

daughter

Clementine: come on honey

They walked away. Clementine paused then turned and

looked at me smiling
Clementine: See you soon Zuzu

She winked at me then catwalked away shaking her fat ass. I

bit my lower lip then looked at Moose.

Me: Moose show them out!!

He did just that taking their handbags and jackets. They

walked out he closed the door.

Me: I don’t know why i thought i could take Soweto out of

them!
Mzwanele: why did you treat them like that?

Me: Me?

Ndlalifa: Zuzu they obviously came here to prove a point.

They are offended by the money you gave them

Me: I was doing something nice for them. I wanted them to

feel free! And less intimidated!
Onele: By buying them clothes to wear for just coming to our
house?

Me: I had a lot to make up for okay!

Onele: Well congratulations mom! You did well now i

cannot look at that girl when i see her in campus!

Me: You can find any girl you want! That one doesn’t
deserve you
Onele: Did you bring that girl here for me?

Me: Of course not! But i could see how you looked at each
other!

Onele: Don’t confuse being star struck with love mom there
is a difference between the two

He looked at his father

Onele: I am about to get ready please dad tell your chauffeur

to get ready!
He walked away. That boy! I looked at his half-brothers they
looked down smiling. I am sure they are enjoying this.

NDLALIFA

I didn’t expect what happened this evening. I kind of knew

there was going to be drama there is always drama when my
step mother is around but i didn’t expect it to be between her
and her honourable guests. That was fun to watch. I enjoyed
watching her sweat. I feel like if she didn’t throw them out a
lot was going to be said and the reason she asked them to
leave was because of that. You could tell that woman wasn’t
scared of her. You could tell they came here to expose her for
the evil person she is and they didn’t disappoint now we
know when dad asked her to marry him she started looking
down at her friends and what she did sending them money
topped it all. I doubt she knew that this woman was also
successful and had a model for a daughter. She really didn’t
expect to see this. She thought they were going to be
overwhelmed by my mother’s house. That woman didn’t
seem like someone who wanted all we have. She just came
here to bruise Zuzu’s ego.

Anyway after dinner i decided to go to the bar and drink. I

don’t have a wife right now. It is Friday and i don’t feel like
going out so why not just drink? i saw my brother joining me

Sihlwele: That was fun

Me: It actually made my whole week

He laughed then quickly got quiet. I looked at him. Oh it
looks like that “talk” we are about to have now. I put the
glass on the counter.

Sihlwele: You want me to do this?

I looked at him.

Me: I am sorry bro. I don’t have any other way. I wouldn’t

mind IVF but uncle don’t want it
Sihlwele: I waited these two nights hoping that my mother
would come and oppose all of this and her not coming at
all…

Me: Shows she completely agrees with uncle

Sihlwele took my glass and gulped my drink.

Sihlwele: If we are doing this you have to promise me that

this will not come between us your marriage and mine. If
there is tension my wife would pick on it and you know what
could that do to my marriage. I love my wife and this would
break her man. She is everything to me
Me: I know and i agree this cannot come between us. It will
be a once off thing. When my wife is ovulating you do it
once then we wait

Sihlwele: Okay i agree

I stood up going to him for a hug

Me: Thank you so much bro. I don’t know what i would…

Sihlwele: Sit down.

I moved back

Sihlwele: You being an heir is just a tittle. We are fighting for

our mother’s legacy that is rightfully ours. Mom had only the
two of us and everything she ever owned belongs to both of
us equally! I am doing this for me as much as i am doing this
for you

Me: I would never expect you to get less besides this… all of
this is ours. You will never move out
Sihlwele: Good then now you better talk to your wife

Me: That will not be easy

Sihlwele: I know but get it done. Tomorrow you have to go

see her

I exhaled

Me: Yeah
SUMMER

Uncle: As much as your mother in law was this modern

woman who was well known she practiced her traditions and
we would take a sangoma to the eastern Cape to do things
for our family. Your mother was a proud Xhosa woman who
didn’t let politics and the big city change her.

We drove in at this house. We were in the middle of Soweto.

I don’t know where this man is taking us. He hasn’t told me

Uncle: The sangoma your mother always consulted to is this

man we are about to see
I turned and looked at uncle scared

Uncle: Relax. I understand this man knows me and you will

think maybe i spoke to him before coming here but i didn’t.
This man is good at what he does. He has a gift. You don’t
tell him what brings you to his home. He just sings when you
get in.

Me: I was not prepared for this uncle

Uncle: I know and i am sorry for ambushing you i just want

you to see that this is the only way this can be done. Makoti
this first born being an heir thing is a tradition. Your husband
wouldn’t have started this fight if he didn’t believe in it. If he
doesn’t want to do this the traditional way that makes him a
hypocrite because in the western way no one is entitled to
anyone’s legacy. Ndlalifa believes that as the first born he
should get everything because that is what is expected from
an heir. If he doesn’t agree to let you sleep with Sihlwele then
he is giving up everything someone who wants to step up will
take everything and he will not be an heir anymore. We
cannot believe and practice some tradition and act like some
are crazy just because we dint want to do. That my dear is
being a hypocrite. If he cannot do this then why is he calling
himself an heir? Who came with that? our ancestors!

Uncle stopped the car. We saw a tall man who seemed like a
sangoma walking fast to our car

Uncle: That is him let’s meet him half away. His name is
Sitshingitshani
We got out of the car and walked to this man. He didn’t look
happy at all to see us

Uncle: Makhosi!

Sitshingitshani: What the hell are you doing here

Buzumzum?

Uncle: Makhosi….

Sitshingitshani: Why are you here when you know exactly

what to do!? You are going to let these children tell you want
to do? What do they know!?

I swallowed hard then shamefully looked down

Uncle: Makhosi…

Sitshingitshani: I have people waiting for me. People with

real problems! You know what to do! Go home and do it!

Uncle: Let’s go daughter in law

We turned and when we were about to walk to the car he
called uncle

Uncle: MAKHOSI?

Sitshingitshani: When the girl is carrying the child tell your

brother in law to go visit his wife’s grave right away!

Uncle: I will do that Makhosi

Sitshingitshani: Remember! Only when the girl is pregnant!

Uncle: Makhosi!

He walked back in. I looked at uncle

Me: Uncle i am confused. How do you know what to do?

Uncle: What i told your husband and his brother. No

modern way will get this done makoti. Go home and do this
I swallowed hard. He walked to the gate

Me: Uncle we came in this car remember?

Uncle: You have a lot to think about just drive home makoti

Me: But i can drop you off?

Uncle: I will call a shuttle

Me: are you sure?

He smiled and nodded his head. I got in my car and started

the engine. This is going to be hard i think i know what to
do.

NARRATED

Onele did raised his concerns to his mom about her always
embarrassing him and making him feel bad because of how
she behaves but his mother doesn’t seem to understand him.
Tonight she took it to another level when she ruined her own
dinner. She didn’t only embarrass only herself but she
embarrassed her son too by behaving like that in front of
Onele’s school mate. So this party came at a perfect time for
Onele. He seems excited to be at Sakhe’s house tonight. We
see him with a drink looking like he was enjoying himself. To
him this was an escape from all the drama that happened at
home.

The tent was packed. People could barely hear each other.
Music was loud and they were all dancing except for Onele
who was just standing smiling at everyone who was dancing.
We see Pam walk in with Sakhe talking.

Pam: So what did your buddy get you? i saw him giving you
a big present
Sakhe: i think i will check the gift tomorrow. I put it in my
bedroom.

Pam: I cannot wait to see it

Sakhe: We can open it after the party but now i have to greet
everyone

He kissed Pam then walked to Onele. Pam walked to her

friends. We see Onele turn around and look at Sakhe.
Onele: Birthday boy i thought you left for bed

Sakhe: I wouldn’t leave my guests like that besides it would

be rude to leave so early

Sakhe: Nah i am joking buddy

He sipped his drink

Sakhe put his arm around Onele’s shoulder then looked at

Pam and her friends. Pam waved.
Sakhe: Do you see that chick standing with my girl? she is
hot right?

Onele: She is pretty is she also from Wits?

Sakhe: No she goes to UJ. I want her to be yours tonight

Onele removed Sakhe’s arm from his shoulder

Onele: What!?

Sakhe: She is hot man i will give you a room relax

Onele: Dude i am not here for that i am here to celebrate

your birthday!

Sakhe: Dude what is wrong with getting to know the chick

while at it?

Onele: She is not my type. No girl from here is my type

Sakhe: what the fuck?

Onele: She is not in my calibre man

Sakhe looked upset

Sakhe: Because she is from Soweto? what are you saying

about us?
Onele: Bro…

Sakhe: We are not good enough for you!?

Onele attempted to say something

Sakhe: Why are you here?

Onele: Okay i think i should leave i don’t know why you are
offended by what i said when you know my family so well
and how my mom is.
Sakhe: Dude you are looking down on us and our girls! That
is fucked up man! In fact fuck you cheese boy! get the fuck
out of my home and my kasi (township)

Onele: That is actually a good idea

Onele walked out of the tent. Pam ran to Sakhe

Pam: Babe what is going on? Why is Onele leaving so upset?

Sakhe: Babe can you believe he is looking down on us after i
invited him here. Why did he agree to come if we are not
good enough for him!?

Pam: Babe calm down tell me exactly what happened

Sakhe: I wanted to hook him up with your friend he said

there is no girl who is his type in Soweto

Pam started laughing

Pam: Babe you were doing what?

Sakhe: Your friend is hot i wanted her to date…

Pam: Babe stop!

Sakhe: what?

Pam: You offered Onele a girl not yourself?

Sakhe: what? What do you mean?

Pam shook her head in disbelief

Pam: You men are so naïve! Onele is into you not girls!

Sakhe: Into what? What the fuck are you talking about?

Pam: Babe do you notice how annoyed he gets when i come

to you guys?
Sakhe: Onele is a rich spoilt brat he has his mood swings
sometimes babe

Pam: Babe he is jealous of me! He wants you to himself!

Sakhe walked out of the tent pam followed him Sakhe was
thinking he snapped out of it then turned and looked at Pam

Sakhe: No man! Onele is my boy there is no way he’d be

gay!
Pam shook her head in disbelief

Pam: Typical men.

14

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SUMMER
The man didn’t want to talk to us. He didn’t even want us to
step into his house. He wanted us gone. You could tell that
he didn’t want us to stay another minute in his house. If he is
really legit then he is really good at what he does. What
uncle said to me made sense. He said us city people don’t
really care about that tittle. Everyone get something but in
rural areas and people who believe in traditions and all they
believe that an heir is the first boy child. So for my husband
to know that and don’t want to do what is expected to be
done to get there it would indeed make him a hypocrite.
Maybe that is why i feel like my husband is not too against
this. Maybe he knows that this is something he should do but
it sucks that this whole thing is affecting all of us.

Anyway i just got off the call. I called uncle asking him if he
arrived safe. I was not okay with leaving him there but i am
glad he suggested this because i kind of cleared my head
driving in silence.
Mom: So he is home safe?

Me: Yes. I didn’t expect him to ask me to leave him there but
i saw him taking a taxi.

Mom: This decision is very important for that old man honey

Me: I see that but it is not easy

Mom: I thought after seeing him you would have answers

Me: I do

Mom: Oh you do?

Me: Mom going to see uncle i wanted to know why we can’t

do this the easy way. Instead of telling me why he took me to
that sangoma who looked really angry with us for not
wanting to do this. I realised that doing IVF would be a big
mistake because these people believe a lot in ancestors and
my husband and his brother speak a lot with their mom in
dreams so i don’t want to upset ancestors

Mom: So does that mean you want to stay in this marriage

and do what is expected of you?

I looked at mom and nodded my head yes

Me: Mom i love Ndlalifa so much. I cannot lose him over

this and you were right saying no would mean losing him
and i cannot afford that. He is a good husband. We never
had a fight before in our marriage. I would never leave him
when he needs me the most.

Mom: wow then i guess you don’t need my advice anymore

Me: You have done enough mom. Tomorrow i am going
back to my husband

Mom: I am proud of you

I smiled

Me: Thank you mom

I hugged her for a few seconds then broke the hug

Me: Mom my brother…

Mom: Your brother doesn’t have to know anything

I let out a sigh of relief.

Mom: We both know he would force you to leave your

husband
Me: Yeah and i cannot afford that

Mom smiled

Mom: I know.

CLEMENTINE

Losing my best friend was hard i knew that i was angry at

this woman and i was so stupid and excited to see her that i
didn’t even notice she was trying to insult me. Being there
and seeing her and doing what me and my daughter did felt
so good. I feel like i got the closure i needed. Now i can
move on and take that woman as a friend who is dead to me.
Nomzuzu looks down on people and she doesn’t see
anything wrong with that. If we are not good enough then
her behaviour showed that she is just like us. It shows money
never changed her. She is still the same person she was when
we were little girls. I don’t understand why this man married
such a woman when everyone in that family seems to be kind.
Love is really blind. That woman doesn’t deserve that family.
Hell she doesn’t deserve her own son. I cannot believe she
gave birth to that down to earth sweet boy. Nomzuzu is evil.
She was a selfish person before all this i was a fool to think
she would change because she met that man.

Anyway we were on our way home. My daughter was

awfully quiet which was unlike her not after all that
happened tonight. Something is bothering her. I looked at
her
Me: Are you okay baby?

She looked at me then smiled and focused on the road

Bokang: Do you promise me no more SONAs over soapies

in the future?

I laughed
Me: No more of that my baby. I thought that woman
changed

Bokang: Oh so she was like this as a girl?

Me: She was always selfish. She loved attention and she was
jealous. She wanted to be the centre of attention. If the light
is on someone else she would be mad at that person all day

Bokang: I cannot believe you kept talking about someone

who was like that to you and other people.
Me: I guess seeing her on tv made me so proud of her and it
made me feel so good that someone i knew was famous

Bokang: Mom that woman is not famous her family is

Me: You know what i mean baby. I mean she has a famous
family that makes her famous what she does affect the entire
family. I thought Maybe fam would change her.

Bokang: Not her she looks like the greedy type but her ego is
her weakness. As greedy as she is giving away 10K to us was
nothing because she wanted to prove a point.
Me: OH the look on her face when i told her we didn’t need
her money; it was priceless

Bokang: That is exactly what i wanted to see and by the look

of things her step children don’t like her

Me: why do you say that?

Bokang: They enjoyed seeing her being attacked

Me: Yeah and that poor man i could tell he was disappointed
but he didn’t want to show us that.

Bokang: He is a famous man. He knows how to show face

but he wasn’t ready for me was he?

Me: You mean when he wanted us to drop it?

Bokang: And i was like no sir not until we throw her money
in her face

We laughed. Bokang cleared her throat then looked at me

Bokang: There is something you said at the table…

Me: I said something?

Bokang: Yes you said Onele looked like someone but you
didn’t know who. What was that about?

I smiled
Me: Oh that!

Bokang: Yes mom what was that about?

Me: Like i said i don’t remember maybe it is one Nomzuzu’s

brothers or cousins!

Bokang: Are you sure about that? Mom it seems like you are
hiding something

Me: Yeah i am sure why would i lie? I am still trying to

figure out who. Anyway how amazing was tonight!?
She smiled at me then focused on the road. She didn’t
respond. I swallowed hard then focused on the road too. She
doesn’t believe me. I don’t know who looks like that boy but
he looks like i have met him before. I don’t know where.

ONELE

Last night was not supposed to end like that i don’t know
why someone would invite you to their party and treat you
like that. This guy was very mean to me. Sakhe knows me. I
told him about my life. Coming from the family that i come
from

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it is hard to date because there are so many Do’s and don’ts.

I am not ready to complicate my life. My brother supposed to
have a child fast or i will take his place. Things like that make
me wish i never grow up and have responsibilities. Imagine
dating this girl fall for her hard and when i decide to take
things to another level i am told that i cannot marry her. I
don’t think i would take that. I want to find a rich girl. I am
sure i will like one when i meet one and i am willing to wait
as long as i can to make sure that happens.

I am very angry with Sakhe and i think our friendship is over.

I will not be friends with someone who doesn’t know me. If
he knew me he would know that i wouldn’t date nor sleep
with just anyone. He knows that if i behaved a certain way i
would be on papers the next day. If he cannot understand
that then he is not a good friend for me. Maybe Zuzu was
right about him. I bought this idiot very expensive kicks and
his thank you was kicking me out of his party. I will never go
back to his township again. I am not a snob and showing up
for his birthday showed that. I will not let him question my
character.

Anyway i was woken up by my phone i think i was half

asleep because i didn’t even look at it i just answered.

Me: Hello

Voice: Hey ntwana

I bit my lower lip. All the feelings about last night came back

Me: Sakhe what do you want?

Sakhe: Look man i am sorry for what i did

Me: I didn’t expect you to treat me like that at your own

house The sooner you realise and understand who i am the
better. I was raised differently and i am not going to associate
myself with just any girl…
Sakhe: What do you mean just any girl? You keep saying this
and i don’t like it!

Me: If i date someone who is not good enough for my family

i will be forced to leave her for someone they think is good
for me. Don’t you think that would hurt me?

Sakhe: I didn’t say date her i said shag her man

I shook my head in disbelief

Me: That just goes to show how different you and i are.
Goodbye Sakhe

Sakhe: Onele…

I hung up

Me: Nxa! Idiot!

SUMMER

I was never going to run forever. This was bound to happen

eventually and i think even my husband knew that because
he is the one who knows my heart and my heart beats for
him. It is time to face the music it is time to face my husband
and make sure i put an end to all of this. I am afraid i am not
going to lie. Walking in it is like everyone knows what is
going on and they are judging me which makes me wonder if
i will be able to face everyone after i have slept with my
brother in law. This is going to be hard. I just came back to
complicate my marriage. I can feel it in my bones. There will
be no more peace from now on. Nothing feels good about
this. My love for my husband is making me do this. I don’t
want to do it but i don’t want to lose my husband. What is
more important is growing old with this man. Infertile or not.
He is my man and i love him so much and i am doing all of
this for love. If you are asking me if this is worth it i don’t
know but what i know is my marriage is worth it.

My family means a lot to me. My husband’s happiness

means so much to me. I am doing this for Ndlalifa. I just
hope he knows how much i love him and he sees what i can
do and where i could go for our love.

The brothers love each other. They have an unbreakable

bond their mother always talked about. She said she wanted
them to live together for life. We are here today because of
that woman and the decision she made it would kill me and i
know it would kill her one more time in heaven if her
decision and what we have to do would break the bond the
brothers have. This is making me very nervous.
Everyone was at breakfast. They were all looking at me while
walking in making my way to them. I hope they don’t know
what is going on. My husband stood up. Isaw Marybeth
stands up smiling too. My poor friend missed me if she knew
what i am about to do i don’t think she would be this happy
to see me. In fact i know for a fact she would hate me which
makes me so scared to do this but what can i do?

Ndlalifa: Baby welcome back

He hugged me. I hugged him tight and closed my eyes. I

really missed him and his smell. Hugging him and smelling
him just validate everything. This is where i am supposed to
be. I cannot lose this man. I have to do this even though i
will be hurting Marybeth.
He broke the hug and kissed me. I went to Marybeth and
kissed Cheek and hugged her.

Marybeth: Good to have you back sis

Me: It is good to be back

I broke the hug

Me: I missed you

Marybeth: i missed you too

I looked at the table and i caught Zuzu rolling her eyes why
am i surprised.

Me: Good morning everyone

They greeted me back

Nomzuzu: I thought you were going to stay for a few days
you were barely gone two days.

I gave her a fake smile.

Me: It turns out i cannot stay away from my family

I said taking my husband’s hand he kissed my cheek

Mzwanele: Well welcome back makoti. How is your aunt?

Me: Oh we went to see her and it was not serious. My mom

is just too cautious

Mzwanele: It is good to be; people die alone these days.

When someone says they are not okay go check on them

Me: I guess that is why she wanted us to go

Mzwanele: We are happy she is okay

Me: Thank you father

I looked at my husband.

Me: Baby i have to go get ready for my radio show can we go

chat?

Ndlalifa: Yeah sure baby

Nomzuzu: We are still having breakfast!

Ndlalifa: I am good.

I smiled. we walked up holding hands

Ndlalifa: I missed you

Me: I missed you too

He smiled. We continued walking until we got to our room.
He closed the door. I exhaled then turned around.

Me: I am sorry

Ndlalifa: No i don’t blame you for leaving

Me: Yeah it was a lot

Ndlalifa: I am sorry

He hugged me tight again. I broke the hug

Me: I am sorry International Top 30 is at nine. I have to be

gone in less than 30 minutes to go prepare for the show

Ndlalifa: I am sorry

Me: It’s alright. Can we sit?

Ndlalifa: Sure

He is more nervous than i am. We sat down. I looked at him

Me: This is hard and i know this is hard for you too

He nodded his head

Me: I had to go home and talk to my mother about this.

Marybeth is my friend…

He looked down shamefully

Me: And she is the only friend i talk to when i have problem
and now…

I got emotional. I felt a tear drop

Me: Now i cannot confide in her because i am preparing to

stab her in the back
He took my hand. He was also getting emotional

Me: We can sugar-coat it all we want but the truth is we are

going to betray her

Ndlalifa: I know and i am not enjoying this

Me: I know you are not

Ndlalifa: Thank you.

Me: Talking to my mother kind of helped me and kind of

scared me a bit

He looked at me waiting for me to explain.

Me: It came down to two things two painful choices.

Ndlalifa: what are those choices?

Me: Agreeing to do this and wait for the consequences and
we both know there will be.

Ndlalifa: Yeah

Me: Or say no and ask for a divorce

His eyes widened when i mentioned divorce. It is good to see

that he is scared to lose me. That makes me feel special and
less bad for choosing to be with him and do this. It is
something that is worth it for our love.
Me: So it came down to what do i really want? Do i want to
live with you and accept you for you or leave you and find
someone i will be able to have children with no question or
difficult sacrifices and acts to get there.

He couldn’t hold back tears he stood up and slowly walked

away. I stood up and walked behind him.

Me: The choice i made was good for me and my heart

He turned around and looked at me wiping tears.

Me: There is no man who makes me happy like you do
Ndlalifa. I can try to find love but that love would never be
the love you and i share

He was just sniffing and staring at me not knowing what my

answer will be.

Me: Ndlalifa no matter what i will always choose us.

I heard a heavy relief

Ndlalifa: babe…. are you sure?

He said with his hands on his head. I went to him and

hugged him.

Me: Uncle and i met and he told me you want us to do this

and i will do it for us

He broke the hug

Ndlalifa: Baby this is a big ask i know and i hate myself to

have to do this to you but it’s not like i have any other choice.
This home and these hotels mean the world to our family.
We spent our entire lives here

Me: Baby things might change after we done this.

Ndlalifa: My love for you will never change

Me: I want you to remember those words when we are done

and i am pregnant. I am scared to lose you. I am scared this
will break your relationship with your brother that is why the
three of us have to sit down and talk about this.
Ndlalifa: I agree. We have to go talk at your job at the hotel.
We cannot talk here

Me: I know

Ndlalifa: Thank you baby

I didn’t know what to say i just hugged him. I hope this is a

good decision i made. I don’t know if it is but i know it is the
right one for the love i have for my husband.
15
__

VENDUKA

What did Vatshula mean when he said i wouldn’t understand

why he chose me to be with him? what am i missing ? What
is going on here? I really need to know what is going on and
what he meant but unfortunately in this situation i am a
groupie who is in an impossible situation of wishing to meet
their favourite celebrity and they know they would never
meet them. That is the only way i can explain trying to meet
Ndlalifa and ask him. Remember throughout our
relationship he was the one who contacted me. I cannot
contact him because i don’t have his contact numbers. So i
will never ask him what he meant by what he said because
we might never see each other again but me and the wife
there are possibilities of meeting because we are kind of in
the same circle. The entertainment industry so i will see her i
definitely will. On Monday this week i was one of the people
who were selected to be interns at X FM. What i do there is
make coffee for the presenters and i join in when they have
topics and it is a breakfast show and the wife works for the
same station but i have never met her there because she
works Saturdays nine to one in the afternoon. I work week
days.

I was with my friends talking about last night. Bokang did

join us. We had a lot of fun but i left them there when Jumbo
came to fetch me. I am sure you are asking yourself why am i
going after Ndlalifa when i clearly have something going on
with Jumbo well i don’t know what crazy experiment this
man was trying to do with me and i want to know what was
it and why did he cheat on his wife if he loves her the way he
says he does.

Ntosh: Last night was amazing guys! Bokang is a babe

Me: That she is So graceful. She really deserved that crown. I
somehow thought she wouldn’t show up

Lisa: You should actually feel bad because the girl was
invited by you but you had to leave

Me: Friend you just said it i had to leave.

Ntosh: Well we had so much fun

Me: Wow i cannot believe the things she told us about the
dinner

Lisa: I am still wondering why she invited them if that

woman didn’t tell them why

Me: Bokang did say she wanted to catch up

Ntosh: I don’t think so. Why would you want to catch up

with people you look down on? It doesn’t make sense to me.
Anyway you…
She said looking at me

Me: what about me?

Ntosh: You said you know what to do to get the truth. The
last time you said that it failed. We want the whole plan so
that we kill it now if it is not going to work

Me: As you guys know i just started working at X FM i want

to befriend Summer

Ntosh: Summer your sex buddy’s wife?

Me: Yep

Lisa: But she does Saturdays and you do week days how will
that work?

Me: This morning in the breakfast show WhatsApp group

the host said she will not make it and i suggested that she
calls Summer and she liked the idea she said yes so i will be
working with Summer on Monday How about that?

Lisa: You sneaky bitch!

Ntosh: The poor woman. I don’t want to be her

Me: I will enjoy every moment. By the end of the show i will
make sure we are best friends

Lisa: This sounds like fun but be careful. Her husband will
not like that a bit

Me: I know he won’t and i know he will want to meet and

that is when i will get a chance to ask what he meant when
he said he had to and i wouldn’t understand.
Ntosh: Girl you would do absolutely everything to get what
you want.

Me: That is Venduka baby

Lisa: Be careful babe. You are half Asian you don’t get so
many opportunities if you mess up and your dirty laundry
comes out no one will want to be associated with a girl who
sleep with married men. Play your game just to get answers
not to expose him because things might not go the way you
want. Some scandals never put you at the top. There is only
one Kim Kardashian babe. Keep that in mind. That is a free
advice from your friend
Ntosh raised her hand

Ntosh: Supported by your other friend

I swallowed hard

Me: I know

Ntosh: So we agree we are not exposing the press secretory?

I sighed

Me: No exposing that jerk

Ntosh: Good

She hugged me. Lisa joined in. I love them because they
check me out they don’t always say go for it. When i am
wrong i am wrong. These are my real friends.
NOMZUZU

She leaves in a very suspicious way and make up a story

about an aunt that is not well and comes back home after an
hour and tell us she is okay that her mother was overreacting
then take her husband to go talk? Something shady is going
on and i don’t know what is but it is definitely going on. I am
not stupid. Maybe this white girl can tell me what is?

When i was leaving the cafeteria i saw Marybeth arriving

with resident doctors. They were about to have lunch

Me: Hello guys Marybeth a word

She looked at me

Marybeth: Sure

She walked with me

Me: So did you talk with your sister in law?

Marybeth: Yes but we were both in a hurry. We will catch up

later
Me: Don’t you find it weird that she never told us when she
decided to leave and then boom she is back i thought maybe
few days would be four to five days

Marybeth: What are you saying Zuzu?

Me: That i smell a rat don’t you?

I said sniffing in the air

Me: I can smell a rat

Marybeth: After the falling out with your former best friend
did you call and apologise to her?

I gave her the look breathing heavily

Marybeth: i didn’t think so

She walked away

Me: Little girl who do you think you are?

She turned around

Marybeth: I find it very funny that you are always smelling a

rat in other people’s business when the first thing you would
see when you go to the mirror is a rat!

Me: Are you calling me a rat!?

Marybeth: Are you a rat?

My noise started moving i was breathing fire. Who the hell

does this white girl think she is?

Me: You will regret this!

I furiously walked away

Me: How dare she!

When i got in the hospital i saw a mother and daughter
arguing

Mother: Out of all the things you would do with your life
you decide to fall pregnant when i am trying so hard to keep
you in University! I have worked hard to make sure you have
clothes to wear at that school! how are we going to feed a
child when i have to feed you!?

Girl: I am sorry mom. I can get an abor…

Me: An abor… what?

They turned and looked at me. I looked around then at them

Me: Why don’t you ladies come to my office?

They looked at each other

Me: Mam i understand you are angry with your daughter but
you can yell all you want in my office it is soundproof. You
don’t have to embarrass this sweet girl like this! Come on
Mother: We are going home

Me: I insist you stay. You cannot say no to a wife of a man

who is a member of the parliament now can you?

The woman smiled

Mother: I am sorry. I am just upset. I work as a maid for a

white family in Pretoria and with the money i support her at
university and her brothers it is selfish of her to be pregnant
now
Me: Baby where do you study?

Girl: Wits Doctor

I looked away and smiled. She is not showing yet. My

weakling son can date this girl and in few weeks we will say
she is pregnant and from there my son will be an heir because
he has a son. This is going to be great. With a few thousands
i am sure this girl will agree. This family seems poor. I think i
will give them a deal they cannot refuse

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 it is selfish of her to be pregnant now

Me: Baby where do you study?

Girl: Wits Doctor

I looked away and smiled. She is not showing yet. My

weakling son can date this girl and in few weeks we will say
she is pregnant and from there my son will be an heir because
he has a son. This is going to be great. With a few thousands
i am sure this girl will agree. This family seems poor. I think i
will give them a deal they cannot refuse my poor bank
balance.
NDLALIFA

This is a talk i didn’t think i would have any time soon. I

never thought i would sit down with another man and plan
how he is going to have sex with my wife. The fact that this
is my brother is making this so hard hell even if it was
someone else i would still feel like this. I love this woman
and what i am asking her to do is so ungodly and i hate it.

Nomzuzu and my brother’s wife went to work. Nomzuzu

has a meeting at work. My sister in law is working. Being a
doctor is hard. My brother and i we are not working on a
Saturday but he works on some Sundays because he is a
doctor too. I am in my wife’s office at the hotel. We are
waiting for Sihlwele to talk this out. My wife just got back
from her radio show and she has to work at the hotel as well.
My wife is a hard working woman. I love that about her.
Me: You were amazing today

Summer: I was?

Me: You know i am not a radio person but i really listen

every time you are on air

Summer: That is cute babe. You are the best husband

Me: And you are the best wife any man could ask for
Summer: Oh stop

She kissed my lips then wiped the lipstick from my lips

Me: I love you

Summer: I love you more

We heard a knock from the door. Summer jumped then

collected herself

Summer: Here we go

Me: Are you ready?

She looked at me

Summer: I think i am
I looked at the door

Me: Come in

He walked in looking down and closed the door still looking

down. My wife looked at me. Sihlwele turned around and
looked at us.

Sihlwele: There is nothing anyone can do or say to make this

normal
Me: I know

Sihlwele: I think we shouldn’t waste time. I will get into it.

Me: Okay i like that

Sihlwele: My fear is my wife finding out my brother getting

messed up by this and struggle to cope knowing what i did
with his wife. My fear is also struggling with this lie in front
of my wife

Me: I have the same fears bro but uncle says we shouldn’t
focus on anything else. He said we should focus on why we
are doing this. Besides this will be a once off thing.

Summer: I hate to have to do this too but it is not like we

have any choice. I hate it. I am scared because i have never
had a fight with my husband. What if things get ugly? I am
scared that i will be lying to my best friend.

Sihlwele frowned once my wife said that.

Summer: We have to just go with it with our eyes i guess

closed this time?
She said chuckling

Summer: This is crazy

Me: I am sorry guys. This is my fault

Summer: We are not here for that now and this is not your
fault. Your father gave you guys ultimatum that could risk
you losing your home. You didn’t make yourself this way
honey
Sihlwele: This needs someone who is strong and please guys
if any of us cannot handle this please see someone

Me: Yeah

Sihlwele: Even though we will have to be discreet to that

professional…

We heard a knock at the door the door opened one of the

workers walked in

Her: Sorry to interrupt Mam one of our residents wants to

see you now at the front desk

Summer stood up

Summer: Is everything okay?

The girl rolled her eyes

Girl: Mr Lewis wants to “deal” with only you mam

Summer: Okay i will be there in few that man is such a diva!

Girl: That he is! okay mam

The girl giggled then closed the door.

Summer: Let’s wrap this up i have to go this man pays a lot

of money to stay here

Me: Okay so when Summer is ovulating you have to do this

here at our suite during the day
Summer: I am ovulating…

Me: Already?

Summer looked at me

Me: I am sorry
Summer: Baby we will do this when you want us to we are
not going to do this if…

Me: No it’s okay. I am ready

Summer: Today and tomorrow i am not ready. I have to

bond with my husband. How about Monday when everyone
is at work? and in your case Sihlwele when you are at lunch?

Sihlwele: Sure

Summer: Guys i have to run

She ran out i looked down. I didn’t think this was going to
happen so soon well i wanted it to happen soon but this feels
far too soon. It is happening and i don’t know if i am ready.

Sihlwele: Are you okay?

I looked at him

Me: Yes i am fine

He took out an envelop

Sihlwele: Your tests

Me: They are in already?

Sihlwele: Yep

I unwrapped the envelop and looked at them. I let out a sigh

of relief
Me: I am negative

Sihlwele: Be careful next time

Me: Yeah…

I stood up clearing my throat.

Me: I need the bathroom please wait for me

Sihlwele: Sure

I walked out and headed to the bathroom. I got in and sat on

the toilet sit. I put my hands on my head i looked up tears fell
down my face instantly. I feel like my wife cannot wait to
sleep with my brother and i know that is not fair to say
because maybe she wants this to be over soon. I wish i could
see someone but i would never humiliate myself like that. I
am a big boy.

I wiped my tears.
Me: Come on man. You’re a big bo…

I couldn’t finish saying the word my voice broke. I looked

down with my head between my thighs

Me: This sucks!

CLEMENTINE

My daughter’s future is so bright. She is a sweetheart of our

neighbourhood. Everyone loves her and they are proud of
her i am proud of her too but through this Nomzuzu thing
she has been so emotional more than me about it. This
makes her problematic. When it comes to her mother she is
like that and i as a mother have to protect her. It would be
sad to see her bright future ruined because she pissed off
powerful people. I know my former best friend. She is evil.
She would use her husband’s power to ruin my daughter’s
future that is why on our way home yesterday i had to lie
when she asked me a question. I really hope she was the only
one who took notice though because that would suck if
someone else knew what was going on like my daughter did.

The reason i lied to my daughter is because i wanted to

handle this myself. She has fought enough for me and i
appreciate her for what she did helping me stand up to that
overnight snob. Today it is Saturday. I have all the free time
in the world. I am taking a drive to one of my old friends to
have a talk with him. We need to catch up. It has been a
while since we talked. I cannot believe this happened. I
cannot believe they did this. I am actually angrier than i
thought i would be.
I parked my car outside the yard. I walked out of my car then
looked at his home. I smiled and chuckled thinking about the
old days. I walked to the gate. I opened and walked in. I saw
people sitting outside. Thank God his woman is not here she
was going to cause unnecessary drama we don’t need right
now. The man i am here to see lives or married someone
who is very ratchet. I saw Bongane stands up smiling. He is
Ndebele from Mpumalanga but we all grew up together here
in Soweto but a bit far from where i stayed. He started
Whistling when he saw me

I rolled my eyes

Me: Bongane can we talk somewhere private

Bongane: Clementine? You still look good! I cannot believe i

haven’t seen you in years when you don’t live so far. Why
you never visit Tshepisong?

Me: What is of mine here?

Bongane: You are still angry with me for what i did to your
uncle?

Me: Only my uncle?

So let’s get into it. This man was my boyfriend back in the
day but he was a thief and i believe he still is judging by how
he looks. I am sure he has been in and out of prison. He stole
my uncle’s car with his gangster friends and what he did
made my uncle hate him and what he did forced me to make
hard decisions that were necessary at the time and they still
are. Those decisions were to protect me from my family and
disappointment. I didn’t want to disappoint them by telling
them the thief who stole from us is… maybe i shouldn’t say
yet

Me: Can we talk somewhere private?

Him: Sure inside

He said showing me inside. I walked in. Inside there was nice

furniture. Not bad at all. I looked around. It smells good too.
Bongane: You are still angry?

I looked at him

Me: You didn’t only steal from my uncle. You stole from me
too! I would sneak you into my house and you stole things
from my house remember that!?

Bongane: That was a long time ago. I am not that person

anymore
Me: Good for you!

He smiled

Him: You are still feisty

He gave me a seductive look i wanted to throw up

Me: Nice try! Like you said! It was a long time ago! I am not
that girl anymore

Bongane: I see that you are more beautiful now successful

Me: I am not here to talk about me!

Bongane: Okay sure is it time?

Me: Time for what!?

Bongane: for…. You know what

Me: That will never happen and you know what i promised
you those years ago i can still do it now so forget it!

Bongane: You women just look down on me and you just

reap off the best things that ever happened in my life

Me: Are you still talking only about my daughter or you are
also talking about another child that doesn’t know you are
their daddy?
He swallowed then looked away

Bongane: I am a changed man

Me: You are not good enough to be a part of my daughter’s

life!

I looked away

Me: More especially now

Bongane: What is happening now?

I shook my head in disbelief. This man knows my daughter is

his daughter but he doesn’t even watch her life from a
distance and find out what is happening with her and he is
standing there saying he wants to be a father when he cannot
even show he cares? I kept my daughter away from him
because he is a criminal. I lied to my family and told them i
never knew the father of MY daughter because i didn’t want
to disappoint my family.

Me: She is in University. She cannot lose focus and you are
not even a man a child would be proud of!
Bongane: Why is that? Because i don’t have the education
you have?

Me: Because you are a scumbag who slept with my best

friend and continued sleeping with her for the next three
years after she got married!

He swallowed hard

Me: Tell me was it good to look at me while you were

sleeping with my friend behind my back!?
Bongane: I don’t know what you are talking about!

Me: Oh i think you know what i am talking about! And i also

think you know you have a son with Nomzuzu!

His eyes popped out

Bongane: What the hell?

Me: You are really comfortable and proud to have all your
children raised by other men!?

He gave me a death stare

Bongane: Clementine i loved you then and i love you now.

Having to lay my hand on you would break my heart so i
suggest you leave because i have never slept with that woman
in my life

Me: Liar!
Bongane: I hate being accused of things i don’t know about!

Me: You know that bitch…

I walked passed him. i chuckled

Me: She invited us to dinner in Sandton. She sent us Money

to buy clothes to wear there i wanted to spend that money so
bad for all these years she had been a bad friend but your
daughter had other plans. She sent the money back. I was
upset that we had to give it to her but you know what? I am
glad we did because her family saw her for who she is!
Bongane: I don’t know why you are telling me this!

Me: I am telling you this because i believe you are lying to

me when you say you don’t know you have a son

Bongane: I don’t have a son with Nomzuzu

Me: How much is she paying you to keep quiet?

Bongane walked to the door

Bongane: I don’t know what you are talking about! Leave
my house!

He opened the door wide looking upset i smiled at him

Me: Well whatever she is paying you i will make sure she
triples it when she pays me to shut me up!

I furiously walked to the door

Bongane: clementine you have to sleep with someone for you
to father their child!

I chuckled then turned and looked at him

Me: That is correct and you did sleep with her!

I slammed the door in his face then walked to my car hoping

he doesn’t run after me.

16
__

SUMMER

This is probably the evillest and backstabbing thing i have

ever done in my life. I just had a meeting with my brother in
law and my husband about sleeping with my brother in law
and now i am sitting with my brother in law’s wife having
lunch acting like everything is okay when it is not okay. I
really pray to God that i carry this through. I really hope i
will be strong and just focus on why i am doing this. At least
my husband is part of this imagine if uncle approached me
and my brother in law behind my husband’s back. I was
going to die of guilt. I don’t think i was going to be able to
keep this up. I think the reason i believe i can do this is
because my husband is part of it and the go ahead was given
by him. My husband did tell me why we cannot use IVF.
Uncle says he cannot break the rules twice. I am not happy
with that; he shouldn’t have broken the first rule. Me
borrowing my brother’s sperm and not tell my husband was
not going to be a big deal. My husband was going to be okay
that i did it but then again i think things were meant to be
done like this that is why uncle handled things the way he
did. I have heard about this tradition before and as much as i
hate this but i have never heard that a brother gave his sperm.
It was always done this way. I don’t like this way but i don’t
think i have a choice.

Anyway i had to catch up with my sister. At breakfast when i

arrived we didn’t talk much and we couldn’t talk in front of
everyone and besides that i was in a hurry. I had to go to
work.

Marybeth: I am so happy you are back

Me: i am so happy to be back. I missed you guys but i didn’t
miss the drama queen

Marybeth: That one!

I looked at her it’s like she has a lot to tell me about her.

Me: Did something happen?

Marybeth: we had a falling out at work Today and i gave it

to her
Me: What was the falling out about?

Marybeth: You

Me: Me?

Marybeth: She has this idea that you lied when you said your
aunt was sick
That snake! I have to be careful. If she could snoop and come
up with something she would ruin everything for us. We
have to be extra careful. I pretended like i was in shock and
disappointed in her insensitivity. Marybeth cannot know that
i lied to her too.

Me: How can i lie about my aunt being sick?

Marybeth: Well she smelt a rat

I looked at Marybeth
Me: She smelt a rat?

Marybeth: Her words she says somethings smells a rat with

what you told the family. She doesn’t believe you. I told her
straight up that a rat in the family is her

Me: Sis you didn’t!?

Marybeth: Actually i surprised myself and i felt guilty after

saying it but obviously i didn’t show it to her. She is one
person who cannot be trusted for her to point fingers and see
a fault in other people is so rich!
Me: Wow you did good! That woman is such a bitch she will
try and find something wrong where there isn’t. She is
sickening and i would’ve said the same too. You don’t have
to feel bad!

Marybeth: She is the worst. I am not a mean person

Me: You are the sweetest Sis i know that

Marybeth: But that woman brings the nasty side i didn’t

know was there in me. Anyway you missed out on a lot of
drama last night
Me: What happened?

Marybeth: She invited this woman and her daughter from

Soweto. Apparently the girl is Miss Soweto and her mother is
an old friend of Zuzu’s

Me: Oh i know miss Soweto i saw her on DRUM magazine.

I really missed out. I didn’t know Zuzu had friends

Marybeth: I am glad you used past tense because by the end

of the night they showed her they are not her friends
Me: Ha ha ha! what happened?

Marybeth: She invited them and sent them money to buy

clothes to wear when they go to her house

Me: What!? Who does that?

Marybeth: She didn’t Know the daughter is famous and she

did that because she was looking down on them. Apparently
she never invited the woman to her wedding 22 years ago
and they are still mad about that.
Me: Do you think they haven’t seen each other in 22 years?

Marybeth: They haven’t. She was her best friend and she
never invited her to her wedding

Me: I am not surprised. That woman is the devil

Marybeth: There is Something that woman said that made

her kick them out right away
Me: She kicked them out?

Marybeth: i am telling you she showed them the door

Me: what did they say?

Marybeth: She said…

Marybeth looked down

Me: What is it?

Marybeth: Onele is such a sweetheart he doesn’t deserve this

and i really pray my mind is running wild and it is not what i
think it is

Me: What are you talking about Marybeth?

Marybeth: That woman said Onele looks like someone but

she couldn’t remember who your step mom looked really
uncomfortable about that
Me: No ways!

Marybeth: that is when she asked them to leave

i chuckled then took my glass of juice and sipped on it

Me: If anything smells a rat at the mansion it is what you just

told me.
I am sorry but i think i need to thank uncle Buzumzum
because he introduced me to a sangoma who is supposed to
be good. I actually have a heavy heart that i will have to go
consult about such a sweet boy. This is his mother’s fault.
She did this. I cannot tell Marybeth that i know a sangoma
because i will have to explain how did that happen how do i
know the man and we all know i don’t wish to go there.

NDLALIFA

I feel like i am going crazy right now. I am still hearing my

wife say she is ovulating. This is playing in my head. It was
playing in my head on my way to the house and it is still
playing in my head right now. I have been drinking but the
voice cannot disappear. I keep asking myself if i am good
enough. Obviously i am not good enough because if i was we
wouldn’t be here today. I am a failure. I cannot make my
wife fall pregnant. The way my wife said she was ready made
me question myself as a man. Made me ask myself stupid
questions like am i not enough? Is she looking forward to this
so bad that she was quick to say she was ovulating? That
drives me crazy and the fact that i know that is not what she
was trying to do is driving me so mad. I know my wife
doesn’t want my brother. She` loves me and she wants to
help me that is why she is doing this but you cannot help the
voices at the back of your head. They are very dominant and
i am afraid they are messing my head up right now.

What will happen when they have had sex already? what am
i going to be like? I am going to lose my mind like i am right
at this moment. I am very lucky to have the woman that i
have. She is a blessing. Not everyone would agree to do this.
She is a strong woman and i have to be strong for her too. I
need to stop being selfish.
Me: Fuck!

I hit my head with both my hands in frustration then gulped

my whisky. I heard footsteps behind me. I swallowed hard
and turned.

Me: bro

Sihlwele: Are you okay?

Me: Yeah

I looked at him and smiled. He came closer. I looked away

Me: I am okay. I am just having a moment

Sihlwele: You don’t have to lie to me. Actually

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I turned and looked at him

Me: How can you be okay?

He faintly smiled.

Me: I mean this is happening and it seems like i am the only

one who…
Sihlwele: Remember after you got a call from the doctor i
was drinking and at some point i was avoiding you?

I nodded my head

Sihlwele: That was my way of dealing with it. I wanted to

feel that way until i made a decision and when i made a
decision i already accepted the situation. The problem with
you was that you didn’t deal with it. Your focus was to make
us do this. You didn’t think about how you would feel when
it is actually happening

I swallowed hard. Maybe he is right. I tried hard to convince

myself that i am ready. I guess i wasn’t ready i mean i am not
ready.

I poured myself another double and gulped it

Sihlwele: You need to slow down man

Me: I need this

Sihlwele: You know you still can change your mind right?
I turned and looked at him

Me: What?

Sihlwele: We don’t have to do this. We can let this go and

just accept things as they are

Me: No i am fine.
Sihlwele: You don’t seem fine

Me: I just told you i am fine! Why can’t you take my word
for it?

Sihlwele: Bro being all worked up will not help. I can see you
are not okay and we cannot do this if you are like this
because nothing good will come out of this

I faked a smile

Me: You had your moment to deal with it why can’t you
give me a chance to deal with it?

Sihlwele: That is fair

He walked away. I took my phone and dialled uncle’s

number. His phone rang for three times he answered on the
4th ring

Uncle: Nephew

Me: Uncle we are good to go

Uncle: When are you planning to do it?

Me: Monday at the hotel while everyone is at work

Uncle: Good. This is the right thing to do son trust me.

Me: I hope it is

Uncle: I know it is son. I know this will be hard for you. It is

hard for them too

I looked around then focused on the phone

Me: What if one of them or both of them…

I swallowed hard

Uncle: what?
Me: What if they fall in love?

Uncle: Why would they do that? You are both married!

Me: Uncle sex can change everything

Uncle: Son we cannot think that now! You need to stay

focused!

Me: What i am asking you is important uncle; we are not

stupid people. We are smart we cannot ignore the outcome
of all this

Uncle: The outcome i am focusing on and i know of is you

getting your heir

I hung up then poured myself another drink. I didn’t drink it.

I just stared into space holding the glass tears falling down
my cheeks. He is not helping me at all.
ONELE

Today has been a drag. I don’t have any line. Having one
friend sucks. I regret having only one Friend. If i knew Sakhe
was an ass i wouldn’t have focused on our friendship. I am
really bored right now. I have been studying and i could do
with fresh air but i cannot go anywhere. I cannot go to the
mall i am not a child.

Anyway this morning i decided to block Sakhe before he

could text me and try to talk about what happened there is
nothing he can say that could change what he did. I am kind
of done with him and his bullshit. I need to focus on what is
important and that is my books. I am sick of people who are
trying to control my life. My mother thinks she knows what
is best for me. I go out there and find a friend. What does he
do? He also thinks he knows what i need. I am done living
for people.
I received a text while sitting alone in my room. It is from
mom. She is asking me not to leave home because she wants
to talk to me when she comes back. I wonder what she wants
this time. We haven’t talked ever since she humiliated us at
dinner. I read the message then clicked my tongue then threw
my phone away. I heard a knock at the door.

Me: Come!

The door opened. Moose walked in

Moose: Mr Onele there is a young man by the name Sakhe
who is here to see you

I jumped off bed and looked at Moose

Me: He is downstairs?

Sakhe: No sir. We couldn’t let him in until we talked to you

Me: Send him in i will be downstairs in a minute

Moose: Yes sir

He walked out. i sighed then put on my sleepers then dragged

my feet to the door. What the hell does he want? I walked
out and headed downstairs. He has some balls to come to my
house after mom was so cold to him. He is suddenly not
scared of her now? When i got down. I saw him walk in.

Sakhe: Dude you are in your pyjamas at this time?

So we are going to act like last night never happened?

Me: Is that a problem? I am at home

He smiled

Sakhe: You are lazy man

Me: What do you want?

He swallowed hard
Sakhe: Bro you can’t even offer me a drink?

Me: There is a reason i never invited you to my house. You

have some nerve to come to my house uninvited

Sakhe: Look man i was drunk

Me: Don’t lie! You were not drunk when i left your house
after you kicked me out!
Sakhe: I am sorry man it’s just that i didn’t like what you said

Me: I still stand by what i said. I don’t date just any girl

Sakhe: Okay i get it. Let’s find you a girl of your calibre then?
How about that?

I looked at him for a few seconds not saying anything. He

was just smiling looking at me waiting for an answer

Me: Why is it that the fact that i don’t have a girlfriend

bothers you?

He exhaled then looked down. He looked up at me

Sakhe: Do you even like girls?

I looked at him in shock. What did he just say to me?

Me: Moose!
Moose came from the kitchen running.

Me: I am sorry to bother you i didn’t know you were busy

Moose; Sir i don’t mind

I smiled

Me: No go Moose i got this

He smiled then walked back to the kitchen. I turned and
looked at Sakhe

Me: Follow me

I said walking to the door. He followed me. I opened the

door wide then looked at him

Me: Get out

Sakhe: What!?

Me: Get the fuck out of my house before i threw you out bra

He looked at me then shook his head chuckling

Me: I will not say it again

He walked out then turned around

Sakhe: Are you really…

I didn’t want to hear it. I slammed the door hard

Me: Pay back is a bitch Bitch!

Moose: Sir?

I turned fast and smiled at him

Me: Nothing Moose

NOMZUZU

I was still with this woman and her daughter. I told them
about my plan. I told them that i want her daughter to seduce
my son so that he could sleep with her. After two or three
weeks she will tell him she is pregnant. I want my husband to
give my son the legacy already. I want him to see that
Ndlalifa cannot have children. I want to humiliate that son of
a bitch. I want everyone to see that he is a failure. I want to
take the mansion. These boys are too old to be living with
their father. When they are out there in their small house my
husband built for them they will thank me when they are
enjoying the freedom. The mansion is mine and this boy
better sleep with this naïve girl and make her a wife.

Valerie took me when i was nothing and made me her sister

wife. Fame and money made me classy. This girl is poor.
This is my way of giving back. I know living with us will
make her classy. I am impressed that she is in university. She
will make a smart daughter in law. My son has to marry her
when she tells him she is pregnant.

Me: First of all i have to apologise i didn’t get your name.

Let’s hear your name.
Girl: My name is Pamela

Me: Pamela. I love that name.

She and her mother smiled.

Me: So we are in agreement?

Mother: Yes! right Pamela?

The girl looked at me

Me: Don’t worry about the father of that child. He wasn’t

even going to do the things i will do for that bundle of joy.
This is a ticket

Mother: Pamela this woman says she can send us 150K Now!
that is a lot of money! I am sure this boy is a loser and
besides you were talking abortion

Me: Exactly!
Pamela: We are in business

She said extending her hand. I think i am going to like her. I

didn’t shake her hand i looked at it

Me: Before that you have to promise me something

Pamela: Anything

Me: When you start seeing my son. You cannot see your
little boyfriend. You will be his forever!
Pamela: Looking at you i am sure your son is handsome. I
don’t mind.

I shook her head

Me: Good now give me your account number

She looked at her mother. Her mother took out her phone
and showed me the account number. I sent the money.
Me: It might reflect a bit later though

Pamela: okay

Me: Can i trust both of you to be discreet?

Pamela: You can trust us

Mother: My daughter and i have been through a lot of

struggles. We wouldn’t take an opportunity like this for
grunted
Me: I love that

They smiled

Mother: We have to go now

Me: Bye we will be in touch i took your mother’s number

Pamela: I will be updated by the two of you then

I smiled they walked to the door and made their way out.
When i heard the door closes I stood up and smiled.

Me: You will know who i am Valerie’s sons!

My phone rang. I looked at it. My smile disappeared when i

saw who was calling. What is this idiot want? I have been
ignoring his calls. I answered

Me: Bongane what do you want?

Bongane: I have been trying to call you!

Me: You got me now what is going on? Don’t tell me it is

time for your monthly payment?

Bongane: Of course not! You paid me last week!

Me: Exactly! So what is this about?

Bongane: We have a problem

Me: Does the problem has a name?

Bongane: Clementine!

Oh no! i almost fell i balanced at the edge of the desk

M: She knows?
Bongane: i am afraid she does

I hung up the phone and started panicking

Me: Damn it!

17
__

MARYBETH

At work on Saturdays and Sunday we knock off early. I was

so tired. I needed to take shower after such a long day. Even
if i wasn’t tired i always take a shower when i get home. It is
important because i work with patients and some have
corona virus so i cannot bring all that home. While in the
shower i felt strong arms around my body. I closed my eyes
and smiled. I wonder where he was because when i got here
he wasn’t home.

I turned around and looked at him. He smiled. He was butt

naked as well

Me; Hey handsome

Sihlwele: Hey beautiful

He ran his hands in my hair and pulled me closer for a kiss.

We kissed for about a minute with water running down on us.
He squeezed my boobs i let out a soft moan i had my hands
around his neck kissing him hungrily. He was already hard
and he was the second he walked in. It looks like he was
watching me shower. He carried me i wrapped my legs
around his waist. He made me lean against the wall. He kept
kissing me hard and with his other hand squeezing my boob
while moving his waist with his penis rubbing around my
private parts.

Me: Oh yeah baby

He kept rubbing himself against me. I now had my arms
around his body squeezing him hard. He put me down and
turned me around. I had my hands against the wall with my
ass bending over waiting for him to enter me. I felt both his
hands grabbing my bum cheeks. He parted them i closed my
eyes. He went down on his knees

Sihlwele: Bend over a bit more

I did as he said

Sihlwele: Damn
I felt his warm tongue teasing my genitalia

Me: Oh yes baby!

PAMELA (Sakhe’s girlfriend)

I am sure you are asking me why am i doing this when i have

a boyfriend. To be honest with you i might be bubble and
happy but the struggle is real. My mom works so hard for us.
I am poor but i don’t wear that every day for everyone to see.
Sakhe doesn’t know anything about my struggles at home.
He sees me beautiful and happy. He has no idea that i have a
mother who is a maid. He never asked and i wouldn’t go
around with that tag on my chest too. Sakhe is a naïve boy. I
believe this man who cannot ask girls out could help me and
maybe he is matured and he could change my life forever.
This lady seems to be very rich. I cannot wait to meet this
boy. I hope he is handsome though because i cannot leave
my pretty boyfriend for an ugly man. It doesn’t matter if he is
rich. I am not good at pretending. Sakhe is young and i don’t
think his family would approve of him having a child that is
why it is easy to strip away all his rights to my child just so i
could have a better future for me and my family. If Sakhe
saw a future for us he would know where my home is but he
doesn’t and i don’t blame him because he us young and me
being pregnant will complicate his life. In the morning i
fainted at home and i thought it was hangover from the party
last night but mom insisted i went to the hospital that is how
i found out i am 16 weeks pregnant.
We spent a night together after the party and i want to spend
tonight with him too. I hope he is up for it because i need this
i need to spend more time with him before i dump him. This
woman said we are going to meet on Monday with her son
so i assume from then i am not allowed to meet Sakhe. The
good thing about me leaving him is that he doesn’t know i
am pregnant. If he knew he was going to make things hard
for me and the mystery guy i haven’t met. I know if Sakhe
would know this plan would fail and that would ruin this
woman’s plan to make his son believe the baby is his.

We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw the money reflect.

When it did mom and i didn’t waste time. We went to the
mall and we started with clothes for me. I have to look good
on Monday when i am meeting this guy. We also bought
clothes for my siblings then we went grocery shopping.
Christmas came early for us. It is amazing how God works.
We have struggled a lot in my family. I am happy we got this
break.
Mom: I am so happy right now Pam. I will go to work on
Monday with no worries about what my kids are going to eat.
I feel like financial stress will not be a thing for the whole
year

Me: Mom maybe forever depending on how things go on

Monday and if they go well we have to make sure we save
money in fact even if they don’t go well we have to start
saving some of the money

Mom: And if he likes you that will mean things will be great
for our family. That woman mentioned that her husband is
working in parliament

Me: Wow! They are rich mom! I cannot wait

Mom: Don’t disappoint baby. Make sure he likes you

Me: i will never force him to like me but if he does i will do

my best to make him happy and i cannot believe we didn’t
get that woman’s name

Mom: we forgot. Everything happened so fast

Me: Yeah but good thing she has our number

Mom: Yeah…

We didn’t get her name i don’t know why she didn’t tell us
and we didn’t take her number i mean she is the one who
needs us so i believe she will call soon.

SIHLWELE

One day my wife is going to find out what i did and things
will get ugly i want to make sure when we get there she
doesn’t hate me enough to leave me. I will work as hard as i
can to give her attention. I believe if i do that She will not
notice that i am being distracted. The mistakes people make
when they are cheating are changing and acting differently. I
am not a cheat but i believe a woman would never suspect a
thing if you make them happy and that is what i intend to do.

We were still making love in the shower she came just from
me rimming her. I felt her legs shaking i stood up and put my
hand on her small waist my right hand directed myself to her
wet pussy. I rubbed it with my head she was moaning so
loud thank God the room has sound proof. I inserted myself
the head was in the head was in i took it out and teased her
again she grabbed it and shoved it in then screamed while
throwing her ass back at me. i started moving fast and hard
with both my hands on her waist hitting it from the back.

Marybeth: Yes! Yes! oh yeah baby harder!

Me: You like that beautiful?

I said grabbing her neck turning her head so she could look at
me while i am fucking her hard

Marybeth: Yes! Yes baby

I smashed my lips on hers and upped the pace she was

shaking even her lips were trembling. I pumped her hard i
swear she was losing her mind her face turned red
Me: Baby i am coming!

Marybeth: Oh fuck me!

I went in hard and held on to her tinny sexy body. She

started pushing back. My legs started shaking really fast

Me: Ahhh fuck! Fuck damn baby!

She continued moving her waist bouncing her ass on my dick.

I hugged her from behind biting and licking her ear.
NOMZUZU

I couldn’t believe what i just heard. When Clementine said

she couldn’t remember who my son looked like she lied she
was messing with my head. Here i was happy that she
doesn’t know who my son looked like and i was so sure that
she would never see my son again and that it would be hard
for her to place the face. How can i be such a fool because
this woman was dating Bongane when Bongane and i
hooked up. Bongane and i were not dating. We were having
sex behind his girlfriend and that girlfriend was my former
best friend Clementine. Bongane and i had this undeniable
connection the one that was hard to hide but we made sure
we avoided being together with her. I Remember one time
we were at a party we would sneak out to kiss leaving my
friend inside. We hooked up once or twice while i was
married then i stopped it because i had to look at the bigger
picture. The sex was good with Bongane. Way better than
with Mzwanele. He still doesn’t match it even today but
because i love him and he has so much power i am okay with
it. We make it work. I make sure i do all the work so i can be
satisfied. That is how things have been going over the years
and i am happy with our sex life. I can’t complain. He
improved a bit.

About three months later after i ended the thing that was
going on between Bongane and i i realised i was pregnant
and i thought he was my husband’s son. I didn’t know until
he was a teenager. I started seeing his real father in him and i
remember the day i noticed i was conflicted because all along
i thought he was Vatshula through and through. It was
heart-breaking for me. I remember crying alone and beating
myself up about it. My husband doesn’t know this boy isn’t
his and I am willing to make sure he never finds out. Onele
would hate me and we would lose everything and i cannot
afford that. I didn’t spend all these years with this man only
to be stripped away everything. I am his living wife and i
deserve to be rewarded for it.
After i hung up on Bongane i had to call him again and talk
about this. I would be damned to let this woman ruin this for
me. She cannot be mad at me for not inviting her to my
wedding. I didn’t owe her that she is not my sister. She is not
going to mess up my life. I will not let it Happen. I have to be
honest though.

I had to call Bongane again after i hung up on him. Nothing

seems to be working. The fact that my second attempt to save
my family is also a disaster like the meeting with slay queens
it just shows that maybe what i am doing is wrong. It is a
sign but i will not let a sign reap off all i have worked so hard
for. I will not let that happen. Bongane answered.

Bongane: Welcome back

Me: Bongane i don’t understand. How did this woman…

Bongane: I should be asking you that! how did she find out
about your son?

Me: I invited her and her daughter over for dinner because i
wanted her daughter to date my son but i changed my mind
she is a hooligan like her mother!

Bongane: are you crazy?

Me: what! How was i supposed to know she would notice
Onele looks like you?

Bongane: That is not what i am talking about!

ME: Then what are you talking about?

Bongane: You wanted both my children to date!? Are you

out of your mind! Did you think about the time line? I was
dating her by the time the girl was born!
Me: That beautiful girl is your child?

Bongane: We also have a beautiful son togeth…

Me: My son is not yours! That is Vatshula’s son!

Bongane: We both know what i mean

Me: Bongane you have to silence that woman!

Bongane: Silence her how?

Me: You are the thug here! Don’t act like you don’t know
what i mean. That woman is coming back with a childhood
silly rage and she is determined to ruin my life. She has to die
and you have to do it!

Bongane: What!? Nomzuzu i will never kill the mother of my

child forget it!

Me: You are an idiot! This affects you too Bongane! The
money i send you every month will not come in if the truth
comes out!
Bongane: Then make sure it doesn’t come out because i will
not kill the mother of my daughter

Me: Okay fine!

Bongane: That doesn’t mean you should ask someone else to

do it

Me: Of course i will!

Bongane: If Clementine dies you will go to jail and i will
make sure my daughter and i make sure of it!

Me: No one will believe a low life criminal like you!

Bongane: No one will believe me but they will definitely

recognise your unique recognisable voice

I kicked my desk

Me: Bongane are you recording me?

Bongane: Someone has to! Woman you lost your God damn
mind!

I hung up my phone then looked at me table i pushed

everything that was on the table to the floor screaming like a
mad woman.

Me: AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

The front door opened.

Security: Mam…

Me: You will close that door behind you if you know what is
good for you!

Security: Sorry mam

He said moving back and closed the door. I started pacing up

and down

Me: Shit! Shit!

SUMMER

I really hope this visit will not backfire on me. I feel like i
have a lot on my shoulders and i feel like it is a crime at my
age to have all of this on my shoulders. I am young and i
should be enjoying my life as a young married woman but i
can’t because i am about to sleep with my brother in law with
my husband knowing. The future of my marriage is hanging
on the balance at this moment. I am afraid but i am a big girl.
I think i can do this. I have to think about the love of my life
at this point. I don’t see my life without this man and if
anyone thinks i am not doing this for myself too then they
don’t know how we feel about each other. I am doing this for
me too because i don’t want to lose him. i cannot keep
saying i love him but when the going gets tough i easily give
up. I am in this relationship for the long haul.

You are asking where i am right now? well here goes

nothing.

Me: I am happy you agreed to see me today and you didn’t

meet me half way to your house this time.

Sitshingitshani: I agreed to see you because i knew you didn’t

come to talk about the baby thing
I chuckled

Me: Okay i must admit…

Sitshingitshani: Now you believe i am legit?

Me: When i came with uncle i thought maybe you had a talk
about this visit that is why you did what you did
Sitshingitshani: Let me tell you something about
Sitshingitshani Mrs Vatshula…

Me: What is that Makhosi?

He looked at me. We were both sitting down on the rug. He

turned and sat on his knees

Sitshingitshani: He listens to no man. The only people he

listens to are those who put him where he is today
i smiled. I must say now believe he is a good sangoma.

Me: I see that Makhosi. So the ancestors want me to do this?

He smiled at me

Me: Oh i did say i didn’t come here to talk about that

Sitshingitshani: Exactly Mrs Vatshula

Me: So what i came for. Was my sister being paranoid or
there is something in the water

He looked down and cleared his throat.

Me: Oh My God.

Sitshingitshani: The boy is a bastard

Me: Oh My God! This is bad i thought i would celebrate this

but Onele doesn’t deserve all of this
Sitshingitshani: Yeah the boy has a deceitful woman for a
mother. She is power hungry and she is trying hard in fact
she is determined to do whatever it takes to be noticed. She
has been trying to be Valerie for years but she is just known
to be Valerie’s sister wife nothing more

I smiled

Me: So this means that we can expose her and my husband…

Sitshingitshani: Summer Valerie’s ancestors want you to do

this. Mzwanele has a daughter with Nomzuzu. He doesn’t
care much about following tradition he is a city man and he
wouldn’t mind making a girl the sole heir so the plan is still
on

I looked up

Me: Now that is disappointing

Sitshingitshani: I know and i am sorry

Me: Why did you keep this to yourself if you knew this all
along? You should’ve exposed that witch! She deserves to be
humiliated!

Sitshingitshani: I will not tell you my reasons but you are not
going to tell anyone either!

Me: What?

Sitshingitshani: Same reason i didn’t tell anyone

Me: But i don’t know this reason!

He stood up. Being a sangoma went out the window now.

He walked away. I stood up

Me: Makhosi what is it? I cannot keep a secret like this to

myself!

Sitshingitshani: You can!

Me: Tell me why you haven’t told the family!?

He turned around and looked at me.

Sitshingitshani: When your father in law passes…

I swallowed hard nervous

Sitshingitshani: I have been shown so many times it will be

from heart attack
I put my hand on my chest tears threatening to come out. No
matter what i still love my father in law and he is a great
father to his sons. Talking about his death is not nice to hear.
A tear escaped my eye.

Me: When?

Sitshingitshani: i am not God Mrs Vatshula. I don’t know

when that will be that is why i fear breaking the old man’s
heart

I looked away wiping my tears

Me: I understand

Sitshingitshani: So we agree that you will not tell anyone?

I turned around

Me: I trust my…

Sitshingitshani: Mrs Vatshula when i say not anyone i mean

it!
Me: How can i handle this on my own Makhosi?

Sitshingitshani: The same way you will handle lying to your

sister in law about having sex with her husband!

Me: That is not fair!

Sitshingitshani: So is life Mrs Vatshula i am sorry

I felt tears running down my cheeks

Me: I can’t! this is a lot!

I took out a few hundreds and threw them on the floor then
ran out crying.

18
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SUMMER

I have mixed emotions about my visit to that man. I found

out something i didn’t want to find out and now i have to live
with knowing that. That man is a legit sangoma and when he
says you cannot do something you have no choice but to
follow his instructions. I wish i never went there but if i
didn’t again i was not going to find out that Nomzuzu lied to
this family and what sucks about this even more is the fact
that i have to keep that to myself. How many secret one can
hold on to? This is a lot. This is too much i don’t know what
to do right now. I feel like i will go crazy.

When i got home i found my husband at the bar drunk alone.

This is so unlike him but i understand why he is drinking.
After our meeting even though i had to leave them i noticed
that he was conflicted about this. He said he was ready but
my husband is not ready at all. I don’t think he is ready. He
lied. I think he is more desperate than ready. I don’t blame
him for feeling that way. This is not a normal thing to accept
to do. All of this is not normal.

Anyway i took him to out bedroom. It was not easy to walk

up the stairs with him he is a tall man. We got to our
bedroom. I made him sit on our bed.

Me: I will go get you water you have to sober up

Ndlalifa: I don’t want to sober up

Me: Baby no

Ndlalifa: Where have you been?

I smiled at him.

Me: I was at work. be happy i came home early. You know i

leave work at six.

Ndlalifa: It is Saturday
Me: That doesn’t apply at the hotel babe. Guests come in and
out of the hotel

Ndlalifa: You are right

Me: Baby i have to go get you water you are drunk!

I walked away
Ndlalifa: Make love to me

I smiled then paused for a few seconds.

Me: My love you are drunk. I will be right back

Ndlalifa: You don’t want to make love to me when you

know what is going to happen? Is it why you don’t want to
sleep with me?

I cannot believe this. I turned around upset. I am tired of this.

Just an hour ago it was Sitshingitshani with emotional
blackmail now him?

Me: Oh My God i am going to explode with all this

emotional blackmail! I cannot take it!!

I snapped tears running down my face He looked at me

shocked that i just raised my voice at him. Okay maybe i
over reacted. He doesn’t know what that man said i
shouldn’t take my frustration out on him

Me: I am sorry baby

He stood up and made his way to the door looking sad

Ndlalifa: i will sleep in the guest room

We are too young for this bullshit! I cannot let him do this to
us. He walked passed me

Me: You are doing no such thing!

I grabbed his arm and pulled him closer. He almost fell on

me. I kissed him hard. I knew this was going to bring us
nothing but problems. This is my first fight with my husband.
We never fought before and i will not let it happen not on my
watch. Things will not get ugly. I will give him what he
wants. I cannot afford to see him upset. He has never been
upset when talking to me before. I don’t think i want to see
that again.

NOMZUZU

I feel like my head is going to explode. Not knowing what

Clementine will do is driving me crazy. I know that woman
is a woman with a vengeance and knowing that Bongane is
not going to help me with her i feel helpless. I am just scared
just by not knowing what she is planning. I know i can feel it
in my blood she is going to do something and not knowing
what it is killing me. If i knew i would be working on my
attack right away but i don’t know what she is up to. Not
knowing is messing with my head and i don’t like feeling like
this but you know what? I am not going to let this ruin my
evening. I already had a bad day after learning that
Clementine knows about Onele and she went to see Bongane.
As if that wasn’t enough wait early around midday i had a
fight with that white bitch! She is going to tell everyone why
she treated me like that. I want everyone to know what she
said to me! who the hell does she think she is? That bitch is
living in my house and she has the audacity to disrespect me!
i want my husband to lose all the respect he had for her. That
is if he had any respect for her.

We were sitting at the living room waiting for six i saw my

son walking down. I smiled. my baby boy is early. I am
proud of him for respecting dinner time. I heard giggles
coming down. Sihlwele and his wife are giggling and kissing.
Maybe they think this is a hotel. I rolled my eyes annoyed.
Me: Honey do you like that?

Mzwanele: What?

Me: Them kissing like that in front of us

Mzwanele: My love i didn’t see that. If you didn’t look up

there you wouldn’t see that they were kissing. My sons don’t
kiss their wives in front of us

Onele: Ma you wanted to talk to me?

Me: Oh that can wait baby. We have to eat now. Thank you
for coming down early

He smiled

Onele: It is still early though so don’t over react. Summer

and bro will come down in no time

I faked a smile
Me: We will see about that

Sihlwele: Good evening family

Me: I can tell it is a good evening. You cannot take your

hands off each other

They looked at each other all giddy. What is going on? Love
is in the air this evening
Me: Did she tell you she insulted me at work?

My son and his father looked at Marybeth

Sihlwele: What?

Marybeth: Zuzu do we have to do this? Or you also want to

tell them what you said for me to say what i said?

Me: Here we go again blaming me for all your disrespect!

Marybeth: Please tell them what i said the truth this time
because the last time you said awful things to Summer you
came here and lied to everyone about everything you said!

I chuckled then looked at my husband.

Me: This girl called me a rat!

Mzwanele looked at Marybeth

Mzwanele: Marybeth is that true?

Marybeth exhaled.

Marybeth: Father i was working. She came to me and started

telling me her theory about why Summer was not here at
home for two days.

Mzwanele: Didn’t Summer say her aunt was not okay but
she wasn’t too serious when they went to see her? why would
you assume that she lied to us?
Me: Honey her husband said she wasn’t going to be home for
few days and it was barely two days and she was back and
the first thing she did when she arrived was take her husband
to talk. I was just voicing my concerns and since she and
Marybeth are close. I was just trying to reach out using her
hoping this girl would talk to her sister in law and find out
what is going on

Marybeth: Oh stop!

Mzwanele: Marybeth she is still your mother!

Marybeth: i am sorry father. I am just tired of Zuzu always

twisting everything in front of everyone! She said it in the
most malicious way possible! She said what is going on
smells a rat and because i was still angry that she treated
Summer that way and lied to you guys about it the truth this
time because the last time you said awful things to Summer
you came here and lied to everyone about everything you
said!

I chuckled then looked at my husband.

Me: This girl called me a rat!

Mzwanele looked at Marybeth

Mzwanele: Marybeth is that true?

Marybeth exhaled.

Marybeth: Father i was working. She came to me and started

telling me her theory about why Summer was not here at
home for two days.

Mzwanele: Didn’t Summer say her aunt was not okay but
she wasn’t too serious when they went to see her? why would
you assume that she lied to us?

Me: Honey her husband said she wasn’t going to be home for
few days and it was barely two days and she was back and
the first thing she did when she arrived was take her husband
to talk. I was just voicing my concerns and since she and
Marybeth are close. I was just trying to reach out using her
hoping this girl would talk to her sister in law and find out
what is going on

Marybeth: Oh stop!

Mzwanele: Marybeth she is still your mother!

Marybeth: i am sorry father. I am just tired of Zuzu always

twisting everything in front of everyone! She said it in the
most malicious way possible! She said what is going on
smells a rat and because i was still angry that she treated
Summer that way and lied to you guys about it i told her
there is nothing that smells a rat i said she is the rat!

Mzwanele: Daughter in law you have no right to call your

mother that

Me: Tell her!

Mzwanele: And you!

He said looking at me. I swallowed hard

Mzwanele: You are an elder here. You are these kids mother!
Act like it! stay away from their business! If they are having
problems they will tell us! You have no right!

Astrid came to us

Astrid: I am sorry to interrupt

Me: What is it Astrid?

Astrid: Dinner is ready mam

Me: Thank you Astrid!

I looked at my family

Me: Everyone go to the dinner table! I will go up there and

drag that couple down those stairs! We are not going to wait
for them i am hungry!
I said walking to the stairs

Sihlwele: You are not allowed to climb those stairs!

Me: Why not? This is my house!

I said walking up the stairs! The reason i am going to get

them is because i don’t want to sit there and listen to this
man telling me to stay out of it. There is a problem between
them and that girl insulted me. I had to talk about it. How
can he be on her side when i am the one who was
disrespected?!
SUMMER

I underestimated how strong my husband is. I didn’t think he

would be this amazing when he is this wasted. I was laying
on my back he dipped his head on my Vjay his lips and
tongue were doing the work. He was blowing my mind i put
my hand at the back of his head and pushed him in with my
other hand squeezing my boob

Me: Oh Yes
He played his tongue on my clitoris

Me: Oh baby

He lifted my right leg up and literally drank me. I could hear

him sip all the juice and pulling my privates with his lips.

Me: Oh My God baby this is so good

He came up to me and kissed my lips while rubbing his dick
against my privates.

Me: I love you

He broke the kiss i looked at his dreamy eyes i felt him enter
me

Me: Oh yes!

He smashed his lips on mine and started moving in and out

slowly
Ndlalifa: You love that?

Me: Yes don’t stop!

He went in and out slowly for a beautiful for quiet some time
then minutes later He upped the pace

Me: Oh Fuck me baby

He took it out then pulled me down to the bottom of the bed.
He grabbed my arms. I stood up. We started kissing again
while standing. After almost a minute he pushed me i fell on
my back on the bed. He lifted my legs up and entered me
again. I let out a moan

He had my legs supported by his big arms. He pumped me

hard i put my arms around his neck screaming. He is so good.
he lifted me up and continued pumping me while he was
carrying me on his arms. His back was facing the door. I was
looking over his shoulder licking his ear moaning in pleasure.
The door opened. The fuck is Nomzuzu doing here!?

Me: Oh fuck me hard baby! Yes right there! right there! oh

you so good baby!
Nomzuzu moved back fast and shut the door. Ndlalifa
stopped

Ndlalifa: What was that?

Me: Don’t worry about that come on babe!

Ndlalifa: Babe we just got caught…

Me: It was no one now are you going to cum or not?

He didn’t ask anything further. He started where he left off

Me: Oh yes! Harder! Harder!!

SIHLWELE

My wife is the sweetest but don’t ever think you can walk all
over her. Between Summer and Marybeth you would think
Summer would be the one who is able to put Zuzu in her
place but it is the opposite. My wife checks that woman.
What she called her is hilarious. I couldn’t stop laughing in
the living room. I wanted to piss Zuzu off with my laugh. I
decided to stay out of it because i don’t enjoy disrespecting
this woman in front of Onele. I knew my wife got it that is
why i didn’t say a word.

I cannot believe Zuzu went upstairs. I have never seen her

walk up on that side. This woman is crazy. How can he go to
the rooms of men who have wives? What the hell is wrong
with her? i get it she is upset that dad isn’t falling for all her
act but for her to go get my brother and his wife? That is not
cool. My wife and i had sex in the shower before we came
down. I hope she finds them having sex. There is no business
of hers on our side of this house.
This woman is crazy. She is making a fool of herself every
day. It is just one thing after another. She is losing her mind
as she gets older.

Marybeth: Father i am sorry for calling Zuzu a rat. I just

don’t like gossiping about family. She is just so mean and
hostile towards the four of us.

Mzwanele: You were wrong to call her that she is your

mother but i understand why you would be upset. Nomzuzu
likes to look for trouble where there isn’t

Onele: What she is doing right going up there that is not cool.
Mom don’t respect my brothers and you dad!

Mzwanele: i Will talk to your mother.

Dad looked at me

Mzwanele: I expected you to say something after your wife

told us what happened.

Me: Sometimes you get tired of doing the same thing every
day dad. Talking to Zuzu is a waste of time because she
doesn’t listen. She will apologize then tomorrow do the same
thing. One can take so much. I am just happy my wife is able
to defend herself from her

My wife smiled at me. I saw Zuzu walking down fast

Me: I hate to say i told you so

She didn’t say anything

Zuzu: Off to the dinner table. I thought i would find you

there!
Mzwanele: We were waiting for you

Nomzuzu: I cannot believe we had to wait for people who

waited for dinner time to have sex!

I laughed

Nomzuzu: This is disgusting! How do you eat after seeing

that!?
Onele: How do you know they were having sex mom? Did
you open their door without knocking? Did you barge in?

She swallowed hard. She didn’t do that did she? I looked at

my dad with my eyes wide open

Onele: Unbelievable! Dad talk to your wife! This is the

reason she is not allowed to go there!

Mzwanele: Watch how you speak about your mother young

man! This is your mother not your friend!
Onele looked down. Dad looked at Zuzu

Dad: Bedroom now!

Nomzuzu: But honey we…

Dad: Now!

We looked at each other and smiled. She stood up and

followed dad.
Marybeth: I hope she is just assuming they were having sex
she didn’t actually open the door and saw it

Onele: She saw it if she didn’t she was going to defend herself
when dad asked to talk to her in private

Me: Bro is right. She barged in and caught them having sex

Marybeth: This is so wrong! Maybe she wants us gone. I

mean that Is what she said to us at the hotel. Maybe this is
her plan to make us feel unwelcomed.
Onele: She is the one who should go!

I looked at my wife. Onele stood up

Onele: I lost my appetite

He walked up the stairs. I exhaled

Me: Another dinner ruined

Marybeth: One person is always responsible for that.

19

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NOMZUZU

I am tired to fight with this man. In two weeks we have to do

the same thing in our bedroom and talk about the same son
who is being a spoilt brat? How was i supposed to know that
they were having sex when it was time for us to have dinner?
The time was literally 18:03 way passed the time for dinner
and now i am the problem? I am really curious to find out
what is it that is so wrong i did to that boy and her slay queen.
I understand he doesn’t want to look like he is choosing sides
but he knows this kids don’t respect us more especially me.
We cannot wait for them they should wait for them they
should wait for us.

When i got to the room my husband was already inside

pacing up and down. I looked at him.

Me: Bab…

Mzwanele: Hey!
That was unexpected! I was shocked to hear him hey me. He
said that giving me a hand indicating that i should shut up

Mzwanele: It is time for me to talk! I am not interested in

anything you have to say to me do you hear!?

Me: Babe it was way passed dinner time!

Mzwanele: When people are late you start eating. You have
never went up there to invade my sons’ privacy!
Me: Baby this is ridiculous. Why am i restricted in my house!

Mzwanele: This house is their house! You found them here!

Me: That is not fair honey!

Mzwanele: How dare you make my children feel

uncomfortable in their own home?
I swallowed hard

Mzwanele: How dare you?

Me: Sweetheart since it was way passed time for dinner i

thought maybe they were decent. I didn’t expect to see them
having sex

Mzwanele: You didn’t have to see them! You should’ve

knocked! Woman you shouldn’t even been there in the first
place!
Me: Baby it breaks my heart to hear you speak to me like this

I said tears running down my face crying

Me: I see hatred in your eyes and i don’t want my husband to

hate me

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu i don’t hate you and you know that!

Your behaviour towards my sons and their wives will force
me to decide to take you and move in to that house before it
is done!
Me: No!

I let go of my lower body and fell on my knees and put my

hands together begging him

Me: You cannot do that honey please. We are not defeated

yet. You cannot decide this…

Mzwanele: I can! I make the rules in this house and you

seem to forget that!
Me: i didn’t forget. You are the head of this family

Mzwanele: You cannot make my sons and their wives

uncomfortable in their home! Nomzuzu…

He started breathing heavily. I used to manipulate him but

today he is so angry. He doesn’t want to see reason

Me: My love?

Mzwanele: I should’ve built you a house 22years ago when i

married you

Me: No! Please don’t say that! please baby

He looked away

Mzwanele: I don’t know why i thought you could live

happily with my family without causing problems

Me: I am your family baby! It’s me! Your wife!

I stood up and walked to him crying

Mzwanele: But i cannot beat myself up about that because i

didn’t know who you were at the time…

Me: Please don’t say that (crying hard)

Mzwanele: I am going down there and i am going to have

dinner in peace
Me: I am sorry

Mzwanele: You embarrass me sometimes

He walked to the door

Me: I am….

He paused then turned around

Mzwanele: Actually that is not true you embarrass me all the
time!

I put my hand on my mouth. How can he say something so

hurtful to me? he walked out and slammed the door. I sat on
our bed and continued crying.

ONELE

Last night was not what i imagined was going to be at dinner

but nothing surprises me about this family when it is time to
eat. I left and went to bed. I was surprised to see Moose
bringing my dinner upstairs. Marybeth asked him to bring it
to me. I ate in my room in peace. When everyone was in bed
i went down to put the plate in the kitchen. I am tired of my
mother’s drama. If i had relatives i would move out and go
live with them. I am tired of sitting there and watch her
acting crazy.

Maybe i should speak to my father about giving me my

money. I can rent an apartment in town. Mom is driving
everyone crazy. While i was laying in bed thinking about all
this. I received a text. When i looked at it Sakhe’s name
popped up.

Me: This dude doesn’t know how to give up does he?

In the text he says he will see me on Monday and we have to
squash this blah blah blah. I don’t want to talk shit with him.
He is dead to me after what he asked me. My decision for me
to not want to date has nothing to do with homosexuality.
He is crazy. I cannot believe that is what he thinks of me. I
am done with him. Maybe this is a good thing. I will not
have to deal with his ratchet bitch again. That girl is so
annoying i cannot stand her cheap ass and Sakhe expects me
to sleep with her cheap friend he must be crazy.

Anyway my door opened. I jumped then shook my head in

disbelief. She did that to my brother and his wife last night
now she is doing it to me?

Me: Mom do you know why dad was upset with you?
Mom: I am not here to talk about your father

Me: Mom respect people’s privacy how would you feel if

someone would barge in on you and dad…

Mom: You are not going to say it!

She said pointing a finger at me

Me: Mom you barged in you didn’t knock. That is not cool!
Mom: Okay fine! I am sorry. It will not happen again!

Me: It better not because if you start another drama at the

table again i will run away and leave this house

Her eyes widened

Mom: Baby you cannot joke like that!

Me: I am not laughing mom! When i spoke to you about
how you behave in front of my brothers i was trying to tell
you that your behaviour is making me feel like i should move
out so i don’t have to see you make a spectacle of yourself!

I could tell she kind of felt bad. I hope she really feels bad.
She sat on my bed.

Mom: I am sorry son

Me: Okay
Mom: I said i wanted to talk to you

I sat up straight

Me: Yes what is that about?

Mom: I want to apologise for the guests i had. That dinner

was to… i don’t know i thought things would change now
that we are grown up but that woman hates me like she hated
me when i was a kid

Mr: But she says you are the one who had a problem and
who didn’t even invite her to your wedding

Mom: Because she was a terrible friend. Son i don’t trust her
and her daughter please promise me you will stay away from
them. Clementine’s mom was rumoured to be a witch. I
don’t want them to kill my only baby boy

Me: Mom i didn’t know them until you brought them here
what would i want from them?

Mom: Son the girl goes to the same university. Since she saw
you here she might want to get closer to you. Shut her down
please my boy that will be the only thing i will ever ask of
you!

I looked at her i could see her pleading eyes. She has nothing
to worry about. I don’t talk with everyone. I see that girl at
events in campus. I hardly see her around unless there is
something going on.

Me: Okay then

Mom: Thank you

She came to me and hugged me when i was attempting to put

my hand on her back she quickly pulled out of the hug why
am i surprised. She always gives cold hugs.
SUMMER

I just took a shower; my husband is literally dead in that bed.

Hangover is killing my poor husband. I feel bad for him for
many reasons but i loved last night. He was amazing and i
thought when i get out of the shower he would be up but he
is still sleeping. The reason i woke up early is because i am
hungry not because i am worried about being late for
breakfast. Saturdays and Sundays it is not a must that
everyone goes to breakfast. That happens only weekdays but
when it comes to dinner it is a must it doesn’t matter if it is
weekend or not.

I am so hungry

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last night we didn’t eat anything serious. We just had junk

food and slept. When i walked down i saw Marybeth
walking up with a trey.

Me: Sis i am so hungry!

Marybeth: I made food for us. I was going to go wake you
guys up. I made breakfast that i think your husband will love.
I hear he was drinking

Me: Yes he was and now he is asleep

She gave me the trey. I kissed her cheek

Me: Thank you

Marybeth: Go wake him up and give him this then meet me

at lounge i will bring our food

Me: And your husband?

Marybeth: He just left for an emergency at work

Me: Okay great then. Thank you love!

She smiled
Marybeth: You welcome

I walked up and walked in. My husband is still sleeping. He

has to wake up. I put the food on the bed then went for
painkillers and water. I came back and put them on the
headboard.

Me: Baby!

He didn’t move. I shook him. he opened his eyes. I perked

his lips
Me: Your sister in law made you delicious breakfast please
wake up and eat before your food gets cold

He tried to lift his head then laid back on the pillow. He had
his eyes closed

Ndlalifa: My Head damn! how much did i drink last night?

Me: You should be telling me that Mr. Vatshula. I found you

wasted

Ndlalifa: I am sorry about that babe

Me: Oh i am not complaining. The sex we had was explosive

He smiled then opened his eyes

Ndlalifa: That i remember

Me: Good because i was going to be offended if you didn’t
remember

Ndlalifa: Come here

I leaned forward and kissed him

Me: Please brush your teeth and come eat. I will be at lounge
with Marybeth eating

Ndlalifa: Where is my brother?

Me: Private hospital called

Ndlalifa: Damn. Okay you can go babe. Thank my sister in

law for me

Me: I will

Ndlalifa: I love you

Me: I know that is why i love you

He smiled so widely

Me: Bye hubby

I said waving then closed the door. I smiled alone then

started thinking about Monday. I swallowed hard. What if
things change? No i cannot think like that when i am about
to eat with Marybeth.
NOMZUZU

At the moment i am not the best mother to my son. I keep

tiptoeing around telling him about his date but i don’t have
the gut to tell him. I don’t know how he is going to handle it.
I am afraid of pissing off everyone in this house. If Onele
doesn’t like me getting him a date. He might bring it up in
front of everyone and i cannot afford to give my husband
anything else to be mad at me about. He is still angry about
what i did going up there to Ndlalifa’s room yesterday. I
don’t know how i am going to make him forgive me about
that. I feel like i am doing everything wrong. My husband is
supposed to be on my side and Agree with everything i say
but i must say i love how he makes sure he doesn’t say
anything in front of the kids. My husband respect me and i
love that. I don’t want to give him any reason for him to not
trust me.
Summer and Ndlalifa are scarce. I am glad they are not
availing themselves. I don’t think i will be able to talk or look
at them after what i walked in on. I know what i did was
wrong but because it was time to eat i didn’t expect to see
them having sex.

Astrid: Mam you asked to see me?

I was at the back yard sitting on my chair having tear. When

i heard Astrid voice i put my cup of tea on the little table then
stood up

Me: Oh you are here. Is Summer and her husband home? I

didn’t see them this morning. I don’t recall seeing all of them
actually. Did they come down for breakfast?

Astrid: Oh they had breakfast upstairs…

Me: They asked you to being food upstairs?

Astrid: No mam Miss Marybeth made breakfast for them

then took it up

Me: Must be nice

Astrid: Mr Sihlwele left early for work

Me: Oh okay

I saw Moose walking to us with a colourful woman. She was

wearing a yellow dress and a red hat. A plus size rounded
woman like that…

Me: Damn it!

Astrid: Is everything okay mam?

I took my cup of tea and sipped it the tea is cold. I gulped it

then gave the cup to Astrid

Me: Astrid that will be all go back to the mansion dear

She walked away

Moose: Mam Miss Clementine is here to see you

I gave clementine a death stare then looked at Moose

Me: Moose you go to the security and tell them to first ask
me if i want to speak to someone before they let them in!

Clementone: You don’t want to speak to me?

I faked a smile
Me: Imagine if it wasn’t you? They have to do this in the
future! To answer your question don’t be silly. I want to see
you

I looked at Moose then smiled

Me: Thank You Moose

Moose: Okay mam

He walked away Clementine watched Moose walk to the

house i turned and looked away. What is this bitch doing to
my house? If Bongane didn’t record me i was going to kill
this bitch right here right now.

Clementine: So…

I turned and looked at her. She smiled then walked closer.

Clementine: My memory came back

Me: As if you ever lost your memory when the first thing you
did when you left was mansion was to go see…
She laughed

Clementine: So he called you? He knows you two have….

Me: Stop!

I said looking around nervous making sure no one is

eavesdropping
Clementine: When did the affair start?

Me: I didn’t have an affair with him! I never slept with

him(Whispering)

Clementine: Then why your son looks exactly like him? Do

you want me to shout?

Me: No!

Clementine: Then don’t patronise me bitch!

Me: How can you treat me like this after i invited you in my
home trying to make…

Clementine: Inviting us here was the best thing you have ever
done i mean it from the bottom of my heart when i say that

Me: I don’t think i understand what you mean by that?

Clementine: Your son is 21 years old which means you got

pregnant the year you got married 22 years ago while
Bongane and i were very much in love!
Me: Can we go somewhere far from my house to talk about
this?

Clementine: We don’t have to do that i am leaving

Me: Oh you are?

Clementine: Not so fast!

I bit my lip for a second there i thought i escaped a
blackmail…

Clementine: You are going to pay for fucking my man! You

are going to pay for all those years you mistreated me being
jealous of me and every time you would be angry when i got
a light shine on me! You are going to pay for making me
believe you were my friend all those years!

Me: You were my friend. He…

Clementine: He what?
I started crying hard

Me: He raped me!

Her eyes widened

Me: He raped me i am sorry that i hated you for what he did

to me. I felt like you were the reason i knew him so i blamed
you all those years! That was not fair. Please forgive me!

Clementine: Oh My God he raped you?

I nodded my heard yes crying silently tears oozing out of my
eyes

Clementine: Oh My God!

She hugged me. My eyes widened i didn’t hug her back for a
little moment then i put my hand on her back and started
pretending like i was crying with a huge smile on my face.
She will not get a chance to blackmail me now that she
thinks i was raped by that man.
20
__

SUMMER

It was sweet of my sister in law for making breakfast for us. I

really appreciate her for what she did and it makes me feel
worse for what i will do with her husband tomorrow but like
Sitshingitshani said i have kept this so far. I can do this. I can
be strong around her even though it is going to be hard. I am
the first born son wife in this family. My husband is not the
only person who has a lot to deal with. I do too. I have to act
like i am a grown woman. Marybeth is two years older than
me. Sometimes she shows up like the big girl she is she
knows how to handle stuff but as a wife of a first born i have
to act like an adult maybe if i do Zuzu will stop treating me
the way she does. The reason she always does that is because
i show her that she gets to me. That has to stop. I have to do
what Marybeth does and now i know she has been lying to
father in law so she will have to worship the ground i walk
on. No more mean things about my life struggles

Anyway i want to speak to Marybeth about last night. I want

to know what happened since we didn’t go down for dinner.

Me: Sis last night…

Marybeth: I have been meaning to ask you. What happened

when mother in law went up there?
I chuckled

Me: Did you guys hear about that?

Marybeth: She left all of us sitting and waiting. She said she
wanted to drag you two down. They stopped her but she
didn’t listen you know her

Me: That woman didn’t knock. She opened the door and saw
us having sex. She turned around and closed the door when
she saw us
Marybeth: Oh no! i am sure brother in law was livid

Me: He didn’t see anything. He was kind of drunk and i

forgot to tell him

Marybeth: Well she was such an idiot to go down and tell

everyone you were having sex

Me: She has no shame! She said that in front of her husband?

Marybeth: Yes and it backfired on her Father in law asked to

go speak to her. My husband was angry Onele was also
angry that she disrespected you guys

Me: It looks like everything this woman tries to make the

four of us look bad always backfires on her

Marybeth: She is a joke! Before that she told the family that i
said she was a rat that is how everything started when i was
defended she stood up and furiously walked up the stairs
saying she was getting you guys

Me: I am tired of that woman. God has to make me pregnant

so that she gets out of here!
I saw the pity look in Marybeth’s eyes.

Me: I will get pregnant. I have to!

She put her hand on top of mine

Marybeth: You will be pregnant Summer you are young.

I smiled at her then looked into space feeling guilty of what i

am about to do tomorrow. She squeezed my hand. I looked
at her.
Me: Tomorrow i am standing in for the breakfast show
presenter. I am excited for that because many listeners listen
to that show. This is going to be good for my career. I don’t
want to have one show a week. I want to do breakfast or
afternoon drive you know? Or the nine to twelve or twelve to
three. I just don’t want to be the girl who does international
Top 30 forever.

Marybeth: I get you but you have a lot on your plate now.
You working at the hotel and trying to be a mom i think your
show is enough until you have a child
I faintly smiled at her

Me: You are right.

Marybeth: Of course i am and the station manager knows

how good you are behind the mic. Something great is coming

Me: I hope so. I just want to stand on my own and work

hard you know? i want to show young people that having a
successful husband doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work at all

Marybeth: I like that and you and i if we didn’t want to work

our lives were still going to be amazing. Our husbands are
very wealthy

Me: That they are. We don’t have to worry about a thing.

Marybeth: I feel like a glass of wine. Why don’t we go

downstairs and just sit at the bar?

Me: Good idea

I stood up she did too. We walked to the bar. I have to drink

because very soon i will not be able to.
ONELE

I saw my mother talking to someone backyard. I wonder

who that was. I am not joking when i say i have never met
my mom’s friend. She never brings anyone over except for
some politician wives who come with their husbands for
dinner other than that she doesn’t bring anyone.

Anyway i walked down because i remembered she and dad

had a private chat about her behaviour. When i was walking
down i saw her about to walk up when she saw me she
smiled then waited for me.

Mom: My boy! I forgot to ask how was the party

Me: Mom today is Sunday the party was Friday night why
ask now?

Mom: Because mom had a busy Saturday. You know i never

work on Saturdays but i did yesterday
Me: Oh i see

Mom: So?

Me: It was not what i thought it would be but i don’t want to

talk about it. Anyway Who were you walking with backyard?

Mom smiled then squeezed my cheek

Mom: No one important honey i have been meaning to talk

to you
Me: Again?

Mom: I love you what is a problem with me talking to my

baby?

She took my hand and walked to the couch. We sat down

Mom: Promise me you will not be upset. You will just be

open to this. I don’t want anything to happen too i am just
trying to get my son out there
Me: Oh Boy why do i feel like i will not like this?

Mom: Remember this needs you to be open minded and i

know my son can do that

She said with a big smile. What is she up to?

Mom: I know i cross so many lines and that makes you

uncomfortable and i am sorry about that

Me: Okay thanks.

Mom: And please don’t be mad about this?

Me: I wish you could say it already

Mom: So tomorrow around 4:30pm i got you a date and you

will meet her at our hotel

I looked at mom with my eyes wide open. I didn’t expect this

and i cannot be against this when i was saying i cannot date
people who are not approved by them now they found me
someone. As much as i don’t like it but i have to accept. This
is a perfect idea. I just hope it is a perfect girl.

Mom: Please don’t be upset son it doesn’t have to be an

official thing. I just want you to get to know the girl. I am not
saying she is your wife. You can go out as friends

Me: Relax mom i cannot wait

Mom: Really?

She said letting out a sigh of relief.

Me: Yeah i just pray she is a girl i will like

Mom: You will like her! she is not over the top. She is kind
and grounded. She is perfect you deserve someone humble.
You are a sweet boy

I smiled at her

Me: Can i see her?

Mom: It is a blind date son. You have to be surprised when
you see her

She tapped my shoulder then walked up the stairs. I smiled

shaking my head

Me: Something tells me i will regret this (Whispering)

NDLALIFA

My brother demanded i got tested and know my status. We

forgot about him. He also has to get tested. Now that i know
i am negative i have to be careful. I didn’t cheat on my wife
because i am a jerk i cheated on my wife because i thought
she had a problem not me. Tomorrow is few hours from now.
I have to put my wife through this knowing that it is safe. I
know he is going to be offended that i don’t trust him. I do
trust him but he is going to sleep with my wife. That is a big
deal to me.

After i had a nice breakfast his wife made i had to go see him
at the hospital just to talk about this. I was bored anyway at
home and i didn’t want to start drinking so early.

Sihlwele: Bro what are you doing here?

Me: Can’t i visit my brother?

Sihlwele: Yeah right

He said then gave a receptionist a file and walked to his

office taking off gloves he threw them in a dustbin. He
opened the door and walked in. I walked in after him.

Me: I am just bored man

Sihlwele: You should’ve went to golf with dad

Me: And his politician friends of his?

Sihlwele: Dude you work with them why do you act like you
hate politics?

Me: I started that job to impress mom

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 he threw them in a dustbin. He opened the door and walked
in. I walked in after him.

Me: I am just bored man

Sihlwele: You should’ve went to golf with dad

Me: And his politician friends of his?

Sihlwele: Dude you work with them why do you act like you
hate politics?

Me: I started that job to impress mom just to show her that i
had interest in politics

Sihlwele: Which was a lie

Me: You know mom wanted a lot out of me. The pressure
was too much

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Sihlwele: Are you saying you want to quit your job?

Me: Hell no. i enjoy it now but what happened with that girl
really scared me. If she saw someone else not Stella i was
going to ruin the reputation of the president’s team and that
is not a good look

Sihlwele: Yeah i know and i hope you learnt your lesson

Me: No man i did i was stupid and desperate. I wouldn’t do

that again and HIV testing kind of gave me a scare that is
why i think you too should test before tomorrow
He looked at me i could tell he didn’t expect this

Sihlwele: Are you serious right now?

Me: Bro you are about to do this with my wife. I don’t know
your status

Sihlwele: I am sleeping with my wife only. She is the only

girl i ever slept with
Me: Are you the only guy she has ever slept with?

Sihlwele: When? When she was 14? Dude i dated this girl
when she was 15. Besides we tested together before we were
negative and we haven’t cheated on each other

Me: Okay. I just wanted to make sure

Sihlwele: If you need a professional to talk to i can

recommend one who is here…

Me: I will never discuss my personal life like that man you
know it

Sihlwele: You don’t have to say…

Me: No Sihlwele i cannot discuss this with anyone. I am fine.

Sihlwele: Okay then fine. I need to go back to work now

I looked at him
Me: Okay i am leaving

Sihlwele: Go play golf

Me: I need something exciting man.

He laughed at me.

Sihlwele: Then go home and spent quality time with your

wife
I looked at him

Me: Yeah i will do that hopefully she and your wife are not
busy spending quality time together

Sihlwele: That too is possible.

PAMELA

When Sakhe went to see Onele he told me he was going

there and he promised to ask him about his sexuality. I am so
curious to find out what he said for himself. I have been
seeing this boy all jealous and i didn’t want to tell Sakhe
about it but when he lied and said he wouldn’t date a
township girl i got upset because he is pretending like we are
not good enough when the truth is he is not into girls. It was
finally time my man knew what his buddy has been hiding. I
know the likes of him. Acting all straight getting all attached
to straight friends and get upset whenever his friend’s
girlfriend is around. I know he wants my man and i am
afraid my man is as straight as they come. When he finally
tells my man he is gay Sakhe will want nothing to do with
ass. Not because he is homophobic but i don’t see him
having a gay best friend.

I foresee the end of their friendship. He is busy buying my

man birthday gifts that costs a lot of money. I want all of that
done. I just hate that i want to ruin their friendship when i
will also be leaving Sakhe. This is going to be hard. I cannot
end things with Sakhe until i see this man who is going to be
my baby daddy.

Me: i am so happy you are back babe. Being here when your
parents are home is terrifying

Sakhe: I told you i wasn’t going to take long

Me: So how did it go?

Sakhe: I apologised for how i treated him

Me: Baby you were supposed to go there to ask him about
his sexuality

Sakhe: I did and i wish i didn’t because that ruined

everything

Me: How?

Sakhe: He kicked me out after i asked him if he is into girl…

I smiled

Me: And? What was his response?

Sakhe: I just told you he kicked me out He didn’t tell me

anything He walked to the door and asked me to leave

Me: The fact that he dodged the question just shows he has
something to hide

Sakhe: Pam stop with this nonsense! Onele is not gay! You
are messing with my head

Me: What?

Sakhe: Yes! My friend is mad at me because i listened to you!

i lost my friend because of your ridiculous accusations. I
wouldn’t have been friends with Onele if he was gay!

Me: babe….

Sakhe: No Pam! There are so many gays in campus why did

he choose to be my friend? He is from a famous family He
can have anyone he wants to have. Why did he choose me?

Me: Because he doesn’t want to be known and also the fact

that he is into you

Sakhe: Ngumbhedo ke lowo! (That’s ridiculous!)

Me: Okay babe why don’t you test him so that you can see
that i am not lying

He looked at me
Sakhe: Test him how?

I smiled at him

Me: Try to kiss him and see if he will stop you

Sakhe: Are you fucking crazy!? Hell no!

Me: Babe you will not kiss him you will just lean for the kiss
when he leans forward to kiss you that is when you will get
your answer

Sakhe shook his head then walked away

Sakhe: No! i cannot do that! What if he is not gay and He

start thinking i am gay? No!

Me: Baby try so that you can see what his problem is Trust
me he wouldn’t have a friend in Soweto if he looked down
on Soweto people
Sakhe turned and looked at me

Sakhe: You have a point there

Me: See? We have to get to the bottom of his real problem!

Sakhe folded his hands on his chest and started thinking. I

hope he is considering this. I smiled looking at him.

Me: So…?
He looked at me i walked closer to him and put my hand on
his chest

Me: Are you kissing him tomorrow or not?

He swallowed hard looking at me. I smiled. I need an excuse

to dump him. If i like my mystery man i will blame the kiss
and the denial he had when i said his friend was gay. So i ma
beating two birds with one stone at this point.

21
__

CLEMENTINE

I don’t know how i am feeling or should be feeling right now.

A woman who is well upstairs wouldn’t use rape to get away
with something but then again a woman who is also well
upstairs cannot say no you are lying to a woman who was
raped. I left Zuzu’s house conflicted. I didn’t want to be that
woman a woman who insensitively say you are lying to a
rape victim. I feel like i need to tell my daughter this. She has
to know everything. She is my daughter i will be able to
control her and make sure she doesn’t get involved. The
reason i am involving my daughter is because i don’t know if
i should believe Nomzuzu or i shouldn’t. I know if she is not
lying me pushing this would really hurt her. She said
something that kind of made me believe her and understand
why she felt the way she did. How would you feel if you
were raped by your friend’s boyfriend and watch her so
happy with the monster? How do i be on Bongane’s side
when he stole micro wave and a stove in my house? That
Bongane would do anything he hurt me. I was his woman. I
cannot really say he didn’t do this after all he has done in the
past. I want my daughter’s opinion in this. My girl is very
smart. She surprises me sometimes She has been my best
friend Ever since i thought Zuzu did me bad i never wanted
any friends in my life. I know after speaking to her i will
know what to do.

Anyway when i got home i saw her singing in the kitchen

washing dishes i wonder what did she cook because when i
left the house was clean. Anyway It does smell like she baked

Me: Did you cook?

Bokang: No i baked i am bored

Me: That is great honey i cannot wait to taste.

Bokang: And where did you disappear to? You look like you
are on a holiday in an island somewhere

I laughed

Me: i will take that as a compliment. Thank you honey

Bokang: Don’t thank me i didn’t say you look good that is
not an outfit you would wear in winter

Me: Can you stop what you are doing i need to talk to you

She stopped everything and wiped her hands

Bokang: Is everything okay?

Me: When you asked who do i think Onele looks like you
didn’t believe me when i said i didn’t know

Bokang: i still think you know who…

I exhaled

Me: I lied honey

Bokang: Oh My God so you know who he looks like?

I nodded my head yes.

She came and sat on the chair

Bokang: Who mom?

Me: My ex-boyfriend

Her eyes popped out she was in shock

Bokang: Okay let me get this straight mom this woman
didn’t only exclude you from her wedding she was also
sleeping with your boyfriend?

Me: Behind my back yes and yesterday i went to see the

ex-boyfriend and he pretended like he didn’t know what i
was talking about but today when i talked to Nomzuzu at her
house i could tell they contacted each other so my theory
yesterday was maybe Nomzuzu is paying this man to keep
quiet. Honey this man looks exactly like Onele but he denied
ever sleeping with Nomzuzu

Bokang: He was trying to protect her or what she gave him to

shut up
Me: And i think she is still paying him

Bokang: Wow this is….

Me: Shocking i know… Baby i didn’t want to tell you this

because i saw how you defended me at that house and this
one i feel like it is one sensitive matter i don’t want you to be
part of

Bokang: I cannot be part of this i know one person who is

going to be hurt by this
Me: Onele

Bokang: Yes as much as i hate his mother but we have to

consider his feelings

Me: I understand what you are saying and i appreciate it.

Bokang: So what did Nomzuzu say when you went to her?

Me: She said the man raped her

Bokang: What?

Me: That is why i decided to come to you about this. She

says she treated me the way she did because she was mad at
my boyfriend at the time and she couldn’t tell me

Bokang: Do you believe her?

Me: I don’t know honey the reason i dumped him is because

he stole from my uncle and at my house as well so he was a
bad boy at the time

Bokang: Did she report him?

Me: I don’t think so

Bokang: Mom this woman is manipulating you

Me: Explain honey that is why i came to you

Bokang: Why is she still in contact with her rapist? Why
didn’t she lose contact after such a long time? Why didn’t she
and her powerful husband get him arrested? If this is the case
then this woman was raped prior to her wedding

Me: Baby you are right why would she hide this from her
husband? Why would she make the man believe he is the
father?

Bokang: Mom if you want to know the whole truth i think

you need to go tell this man what she said` Your ex!

Me: You think i should do that?

Bokang: This woman is powerful i am nervous she could try
to harm you but if you trust this ex of yours and he once
cared about you he will tell you the truth!

I smiled

Me: One thing i can tell you is that he is still into me

Bokang smiled
Me: OH no! Now that i know they betrayed me i want
nothing to do with both of them! They had sex behind my
back Me and the guy broke up about three years after
Nomzuzu got married meaning she was having sex with him
while i was in the picture

Bokang’s eyes widened more like she was realising

something.

Me: What is it baby?

She smiled
Bokang: I just cannot believe how evil that woman is

Me: I know right?

Bokang: I Feel bad for Onele and seeing him after learning
about this i don’t know how i will look at him

Me: baby even if you didn’t hear this you were still going to
feel that way Friday was a real mess

Bokang: Tell me about it

She stood up

Bokang: Let me finish my dishes

Me: Okay honey. I think this afternoon i need to pay

someone a visit.

Bokang: Do me a favour
Me: What is that?

Bokang: Do ask him if you have something to worry about

so that you let this go. I don’t want you to die.

I smiled

Me: That is sweet baby i will do that

She smiled then walked to the dishes. I have to go see

Bongane.
ONELE

I just walked out of our gym sweating. I walked to the

kitchen my dad walked in

Dad: What is going on? Why are you all sweaty?

Me: Gym dad

Dad: You should’ve joined me

Me: Nah Golf is boring

Dad: Smart people love golf boy

Me: I am a medical student but i hate it. Don’t say smart

people say business people.

Dad: Okay son i am wrong. You are right

Me: Did you just say i am right?

He shook his head

Dad: Go ON!

He attempted to walk to the stairs

Me: Dad can i ask you something?

He turned

Dad: What is it?

I looked around and walked to him

Me: If i would want to move out would you release my

funds?
He looked at me the look wasn’t pleasant

Dad: I would do better son…

I smiled

Dad: You wouldn’t get your funds and on top of that i would
cut you off financially

I swallowed hard. He tapped my shoulder

Dad: Your brothers are married and they live here. Erase that
silly thought you are not going anywhere

He walked up the stairs. I was just testing him. I knew he

wouldn’t agree. I made my way to the kitchen

Me: Astrid can i get cold water from the fridge

Astrid: Yes Mr Onele

Me: Thank you

She took my bottle and refilled it then gave it to me

Me: Thank you Astrid

I waked out of the kitchen. My phone rang i didn’t look at

caller Id. I just answered

Me: Hello?
Caller: Bro…

I exhaled i know this voice and if i saw he was the one

calling i wouldn’t have answered.

Sakhe: Can we talk in Campus tomorrow

Me: There is nothing else to talk about. I am tired of talking

about this
Sakhe: You are my friend. We need to fix things

Me: Do we really?

Sakhe: Yeah man. I sorry about what i said i…

Me: The only reason you are sorry is because i am upset

otherwise you knew exactly what you were doing and i will
not stand it man! I waited all weekend for you to say thank
you for the birthday present you didn’t even say anything
about it
Sakhe: I meant to…

I hung up

Me: Maybe the reason you are apologising is because you

know there won’t be anymore of those in the future.

I sipped my water

Me: Bloody opportunist!

I ran up the stairs.

SUMMER

We were watching soccer with my husband in our living

room. It was me Marybeth and my husband. My husband
and her husband love soccer and rugby and we kind of enjoy
it too because we are forced to watch when they do.

Marybeth: You two need to lock the door when you have sex
we don’t want to see what happened yesterday happen again
Ndlalifa: What happened yesterday?

Me: Oh flip!

Ndlalifa: what is going on?

Marybeth: He doesn’t know?

Me: Baby you remember when we were having sex the door
opened and closed?
Ndlalifa: You said it was nothing

Me: Well it wasn’t nothing. Your step mom opened the door

Ndlalifa sat up straight

Ndlalifa: She did what?

Me: She opened the door and closed it after she saw what we
were doing

Ndlalifa: This woman is supposed to stay in her side

Marybeth: She told everyone that i insulted her at the

hospital

Ndlalifa: What?

Marybeth: She has this theory that when Summer left it was
because you guys have problems. When she said this whole
thing going between you smells a rat i said she is the rat so
she told father and i told them why i said that i told them that
first she attacked summer with hateful words at the hotel
then denied it in front of everyone that is why i called her a
rat when father didn’t seem to be on her side she walked up
upset saying she was getting you. When she walked down
she was asked where you guys were she said you were having
sex Onele asked how does she know that and asked if she
opened the door without knocking she looked down that is
when father got upset and asked them to go talk in the
bedroom

Ndlalifa: This woman is unbelievable!

Me: Your father dealt with her babe you don’t have to do
anything
Ndlalifa: No baby i have to talk to my father about this. That
woman cannot step her foot this side of the house. I don’t
trust her. It is no secret that she hates us!

I looked at Marybeth then looked down.

Ndlalifa: I cannot believe she did this! she just walked in

without knocking The audacity on this woman!

He gulped his drink.

Me: I am just tired of drama babe. I don’t want you to

confront her

Ndlalifa: I will speak to my father

Me: Okay.

CLEMENTINE

Was this woman lying to me when she said she was raped?
Did she really get raped by Bongane or she is lying? this
woman knew him because he was dating me. Why would
Bongane force himself onto her? She was a very loud and
confrontational person back in the day there is no way she
was raped and never said anything. I think she is lying. After
speaking to my daughter i started seeing red flags in what she
told me. Nomzuzu lied. This woman is many things but she
cannot lie about something like this or would she? I have an
idea of how i am going to approach this. I have to be very
smart first of all Bongane is getting monthly allowance from
that woman so he might defend her that is why i am going to
make sure that my approach is not only smart but it is careful
so that he tells me more information before i tell him what
she said.

I just arrived at the spot where we are meeting. I called him

and he said his girlfriend or wife is off so we met at a park. I
hope meeting him constantly will not ruin his marriage. I am
not here to ruin his marriage. I am here to make sure i get the
answers i need and i feel like it is fair after i was played by
them all those years ago.

Me: Thank you for coming

Bongane: Sure things didn’t go well between us the last time i
saw you

Me: i am sorry it’s just that going there i was hoping it wasn’t
true but when you started lying it made me angry because
those years ago you and i were in a relationship and i know
exactly how you looked like back then and i didn’t know
how you looked like now and when i saw that boy i saw my
ex-boyfriend

Bongane: I know.

Me: So i feel like you owe me the truth when did you guys
start having an affair?
He smiled

Me: And please tell me the truth this time i am tired of all the
lies. I feel like you owe me the truth. We have a child too

Bongane: I had a child with her first

Me: But in an illegal way you and i were dating you and her
were sleeping behind my back!
Bongane: I am joking yeah you are right and i am sorry

Me: So how did it happen?

Bongane: First of all it was not a relationship we were not

dating

Oh my God. He really raped her?

Bongane: The first time you introduced her to me she kept

looking at me in a very uncomfortable way but i ignored it
then i saw her in my neighbourhood going to a family of hers
there and we had sex then it continued when she wanted sex
with me she would visit her other family in my
neighbourhood so throughout our relationship i was sleeping
with her

Me: Wow

I looked out the window. I don’t know whether i feel like this
because i was played for a fool or because i just realised that
a woman cried fake tears in my arms trying to manipulate me
accusing a man who was prepared to stay without knowing
his son just to make sure that whore stays married to that
wealthy man. What a piece of work she is!

Bongane: I am sorry.
Me: it’s okay. It was years ago. You have a 21-year-old why
would i be mad about that

Bongane: but you look upset

Me: I went to see Nomzuzu

Bongane: You need to stop this

Me: Last time i was there i said her son looked like someone
i knew i went back to tell her i know who what i didn’t
expect was what she said about how she conceived the boy

Bongane: What did she say?

I looked at him

Me: Nomzuzu told me you raped her

Bongane: What!?
Judging by the way he said “what” that doesn’t look good.
He is as shocked as i was when i heard her say it.

Me: She said you raped her and that is why she hasn’t been
talking to me.

Bongane: What the hell!?

Me: She said i reminded her of her rapist that is why she cut
ties with me
Bongane: This bitch is lying! Do you know that she asked me
to kill you?

Me: What? When?

Bongane: Okay i have to be honest i have been getting

money from her and it is good money

Me: And i don’t want you to lose that money but i want to
know about this killing me thing when how?
Bongane: i called her after you left she was shocked then
hung up on me. After few minutes she called me back asking
me to kill you saying if this comes out i will no longer get this
money from her

Me: What did you say?

Bongane: I told her you are the mother of my daughter i

would never do that to you!

I must say that is a relief some thug would’ve done just that. I
am glad Bongane is not anyone’s pushover
Me: I am sure she didn’t know we have a daughter together

Bongane: She knows you have a daughter but she didn’t

know it was mine because she says the reason she invited you
and your daughter to her house was because she wanted her
son to date your daughter

Oh My God! So this is why she invited us? She didn’t want

to make things right with me after how she did me back in
the day!?

Me: Finally the truth!

Bongane: She never told you?

Me: When i went there today that is when she explained why
she invited us she said she wanted to make things right with
me. All of that was a lie!

I chuckled

Me: This woman has done a lot of bad to me!

Bongane: Please don’t expose her this will hurt the boy….

I turned stopping him from talking

Me: I will not mess up your hustle.

He let out a sigh of relief

Me: You proved to me that you still care about me and our
daughter when you said no to killing me so i cannot mess
things up for you
Bongane: Thank you. I don’t deserve that though

Me: At least you gave me the truth! That is all i want and the
reason you don’t know your daughter is not because you
didn’t want to i didn’t want you too and you respected that
and i appreciate you but Bongane…

He looked at me

Me: You might not be the killer and even if you are you are
not the only hitman in Gauteng what if she hires someone
else to kill me?
Bongane: I recorded her and i told her i did and i said if you
die i will bring the recording forward so she wouldn’t dare!

That is music to my ears

Me: Would i be asking too much if i ask you to send me the

recording? My daughter has to have it

He Looked at me. I will have to apologise for being greedy.

This is the same man who has two amazing children and he
doesn’t make an effort to be part of their lives what if i die
and he keeps getting silence money from Nomzuzu about my
murder and keep lying to my daughter about not knowing
who might have killed me? i don’t trust him. Yes i do
appreciate him for all he has done but i cannot trust him.

Me: Please

He gave me his phone

Bongane: Give me Your number

I exhaled then gave him my number. He sent the recording. I

downloaded it then listened. I cannot believe she wanted me
dead. A part of me didn’t want to believe that this man
defended me to hear it i cannot help but be grateful that he
defended me from that monster.

Me: thank you for this

I said wiping my tears

Bongane: What are you going to do about this i know you

women are confrontational

Me: She treated me bad for so long. i will deal with that
woman but again i will not mess up your hustle.
Bongane: I don’t want to know what you are going to do

I chuckled

Me: I will hit her exactly where it hurts!

22
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VENDUKA

My boyfriend is a top player in his team and he is doing well.

I need to stop kidding myself. I have to focus on this man
because my future is with him. Ndlalifa will never see me as
a woman he could marry and that is very upsetting because i
love him so much. Me focusing on my relationship with
Jumbo doesn’t mean i will kill my plan. I am still going to
find out what he meant when he said i wouldn’t understand.
What was i to him? why did he choose me specifically? He
owes me those answers and when he sees that tomorrow we
worked together me and his wife he will want to see me
again. I cannot wait to find out but i cannot hold my breath.
Ndlalifa is not the kind of man who listens to a woman. He is
not going to tell me what he meant that is why i have plan B.
and that plan B is his wife. I will make sure tomorrow i make
sure she is closer to me. i will make sure she trusts me about
her business. I need to know what has been happening from
the end of year until now. i need to know what happened
recently that made him decide to end what has been
happening between us. I know the wife will tell me what is
going on.

Anyway enough about a man i will never be with again. So

my boyfriend had a match yesterday and they won so today
since he is not playing he decided to take me out and spoil
me. i bought a few clothes with his credit card. Now we are
leaving we are hungry we are going straight to the restaurant
before we go home.

Me: Thank you baby for spoiling me

He looked at me and smiled

Jumbo: Who will spoil you if i don’t?

I smiled then shrugged my shoulders

Me: Good point honey

“Excuse me!” we heard a voice behind us. I didn’t stop

walking. I just turned and when i saw who it was i didn’t
stop walking instead i walked faster. Why is this girl so
obsessed with me? Is she trying to start drama with me?
Please God this woman cannot mention Ndlalifa here. It was
Stella stopping us. This bitch slapped me in the face then
shoved me and hit my face to my car and now she wants to
talk to us? I left her cousin alone now didn’t i?
Stella: excuse me!

Me: Hell no! let’s keep walking honey!

Jumbo: Baby that is rude

He grabbed my arm okay if i cause drama he will see that i

have a problem with this woman and i cannot let this man
see that because i will have to explain what happened
between me and the journalist and i don’t think i want to get
into that. i have to humble myself and hear what this girl has
to say.

Jumbo: Let’s hear what the lady has to say.

Me: Okay.

Stella: I saw yo… oh sorry. I am Stella from the times

She extended her hand to my man. The nerve. My man

shook her hand. She smiled at me she didn’t shake mine
thank God.
Jumbo: What’s up Stella

Stella: Obviously i am a journalist

Jumbo: I know the Times.

Stella: I have seen you two at the club before. I just want to
know if this is official. Are you guys dating?
I don’t know if i can answer that first of all we haven’t talked
about it and it would be interesting if this came from him not
me and what if i say we are dating then Stella say what were
you doing with my cousin? What would be my answer to
that? I cannot answer i looked at Jumbo and smiled at him.

Jumbo: No

My eyes widened did this man just said we are not dating?
What are we doing?

Jumbo: We are trying to get to know each other…

Stella looked at me with a smirk in her face.

Stella: It is sad that no one wants to claim these slay

Queens…

Me: I am not a slay queen! I just graduated this year and i am

interning at a radio station. I am an influencer not a slay
queens!

Stella: Whatever you are girl! anyway word of advice to you

gently sir
Jumbo looked at her.

Stella: You need to figure out what it is you are doing with
her. You have to be clear about what you want from her

I am not going to stand here and listen to this girl try to ruin
my relationship. I walked away. He ran after me. I smiled.
Thank God he left her

Jumbo: Clearly you and that girl know each other what did
she mean by that?
Me: About what baby?

Jumbo: She said i have to be clear with you about what i

want what was that about?

Me: i don’t know maybe i dated her ex in the past. She

looked really mad maybe i should ask around who she dated
maybe she knows something i don’t.

Jumbo: I will not let you text your exes

Me: I thought we were not dating

Jumbo: Now we are. I love you

I looked at him and smiled. I guess i have a boyfriend now. I

smiled at him then kept walking.
NOMZUZU

When i received a call from Bongane i just remembered that i

didn’t call him after i lied to Clementine. I hope this bitch
didn’t go asking this man this. I know i should’ve called him
and gave him a heads up. why didn’t i do that? now i have to
explain why i lied. I don’t want to be on this man’s bad
books he has been understanding well i wouldn’t call it
understanding though. This son of a bitch loves money. He
would do anything to make a quick money. That is the only
reason he kept my secret and decided to let another man raise
his child.

I was sitting in the living room. I turned looking around i ran

to the back door i opened it then walked out and closed the
door making sure no one comes out. He called again i looked
at my phone
Me: Damn it! i should’ve called him after that bitch left!

I answered

Me: Hey

Bongane: Don’t you hey me after what you said to

Clementine lying about me!

Here we go! I knew exactly what this was about.

Me: i am sorry okay! I should’ve told you

Bongane: Damn right you should’ve! You know what? You

shouldn’t have lied about me at all!

Me: i had to say something so that she could let this go!

Bongane: Well i was angry i told her the truth

Me: You idiot! are you crazy? i was trying to protect both
of us here! I didn’t want her to know this!

Bongane: What are you talking about? She already knows

the boy is mine. You even said i raped her which means you
were admitting the boy is mine!

Damn it! i can be stupid sometimes!

Bongane: She knows that we had an affair

Me: It was not an affair!!

Bongane: Whatever it was we made a child!

I heard footsteps behind me. Oh no! i slowly turned around.

This bitch! had to be her didn’t she? Summer smiled at me.

Summer: Don’t mind me i am just going to the Hot tub

She walked away i bit my lower lip. Who goes to the outside
hot tube in winter? They are enjoying my house too much.
They must move out.
Me: Damn it!

BOKANG

She doesn’t know who my father is because she was sleeping

with multiple men? Then she herself tells me she had a
boyfriend she broke up with three years after Nomzuzu got
married? Do the Math. Don’t you think i just found my
father? This woman is going on and on about this man and i
can tell she loved him too that is not a woman who was
sleeping with multiple men. To me it looks like it is a woman
who was in love with this man who was a bad boy at the
time and she didn’t think he was good enough for the family.
I mean she says he stole from her uncle and the family that is
more reason one wouldn’t tell their family about the guy. I
think i found my dad. I didn’t even have to look for him. My
mom just gave me information indirectly. She wasn’t aware
she was giving me all the answers i needed. I never bothered
my mom about my dad because i saw the efforts she was
making in making me not feel that father absence. I am
happy she did that and don’t get me wrong i am not mad at
mom for keeping the man away from me by the way i cannot
be 100 % sure this man is my dad. When i find out he is for
sure

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i will still not be mad at mom. Like i said she had her
reasons and i am sure she will provide me with them when i
drop the bombshell on her.
I kind of carefully asked her what the man stole from
granduncle and she told me it was a car and still she didn’t
suspect anything. when she left i didn’t waste time. I took
some cookies and went to see my granduncle. I know this old
man is going to tell me everything about that man. I didn’t
want to ask mom the man’s name she was going to be
suspicious and try by all means to prevent me from finding
him. i really hope i will not regret not following mom to that
man’s house.

Granduncle: My beautiful granddaughter you bake exactly

like your mom. Clementine used to bake for us well she does
all the time when she visits right my dear?

Grandaunt: Don’t you remember in Easter? She brought us a

basket full of muffins.
Grand uncle laughed. i did too

Me: I don’t know i just thought of you granduncle after

making them.

Grandaunt: We appreciate this baby and we are so proud of

you. The whole Soweto is proud

Me: Thank you grandaunt. My mom says some boy stole

your car over twenty years ago uncle i want to know that
story
Granduncle laughed.

Granduncle: That was some silly boy from Tshepisong he

was sent by an opposing party. I was running for Local
election

Me: Wow it looks like he was a naughty boy

Granduncle: Yeah he was a silly boy

Grandaunt: Yes i remember he went to prison for that i
wonder if he is still in prison?

Granduncle: We found my car he was sentenced to six years?

Grandaunt: Yes i remember

Me: i wonder `if he is remorseful for what he did do you

know his name?

Grandaunt: He was Ndebele living in Tshepisong

Granduncle: I think he was Bongani or something

Grandaunt: Goodness your memory is fresh! Yes that is his

name Bongani

I smiled looking into thin air. I got exactly what i am looking

for.

Me: Grandparents i have to go mom doesn’t know i came

here. She is not home but i know she wouldn’t mind me
coming here but because i didn’t tell her that is a problem
Granduncle: Thank you for coming my dear By the way i
won that election

I laughed

Me: Wow congratulations. I am glad you didn’t let Bongani

and the man he was working for get to you. It looks like we
keep winning in this family
Grandaunt: That is us! We are smart and we never give up.

Granduncle: My focus was on the price. Even in pageants i

am sure you are told to not lose focus right?

Me: It is the first Rule uncle don’t forget why you are here

Granduncle: Exactly bye before that niece of mine shouts at

you

I laughed
Me: Bye

I walked out and closed the door. I started thinking about

this Bongani. Does he know i exist if he is my dad? He
knows Onele exists i wouldn’t be… wait a minute so Onele
might be my brother? I put my hand on my mouth

Me: Shut the front door!

SUMMER

Did this woman sleep with someone else or someone besides

Marybeth saw the signs and started sniffing around? What
the hell is going on? Zuzu cannot be trusted and she better
not be cheating on father. He deserves better than this. My
mother in law messed up when she chose this woman.
Maybe she was a good woman back then but money and
fame changed her. She is a shady person right now. I don’t
trust her and i know father doesn’t trust her even though he
cannot admit it to us.

I have been thinking a lot about tomorrow. How are we

going to get in the mood to do this? This is not the kind of a
situation where you will kiss someone and have a passionate
love making. This is something where your private parts have
to perform to release something that is going to help me get
pregnant. How is he even going to get his penis up knowing i
am his brother’s wife? This is a very tricky situation that i am
in right now. I am really not sure if i know what i have to do.
When i come back from my radio show we will not have
enough time to discuss this. How am i going to be in a room
with this man alone naked?

I started breathing fast. I felt like i was having a panic attack.

I am outside in the hot tub. What if i get a heart attack and
die here? Who is going to find me?

Me: Come on breathe!

I started breathing in and out heavily trying to stop this. I got

out of the hot tub i covered my body with a towel and
walked to the mansion. I opened the door and walked in.
When i saw Zuzu in the living room i tried so hard to calm
down. I walked straight to the stairs.

Zuzu: What did you hear?

Are you kidding me right now? She is going to ask me that?

why was she having secret calls in the first place? I took one
step back then turned around

Zuzu: When i was talking on the phone outside what did you
hear?

Me: Something about you never had something serious with

someone i don’t know

I walked

Zuzu: That is all you heard?

I exhaled then looked at her again. She is starting to make

me angry because she is the one who has been talking about
me and having something that smells a rat and now it looks
like she is the one with that this time not me. At least my rat
is something that is going to keep this family together unlike
her doing that for this family for me it means a lot and as for
her i know she wishes nothing good for this family.
Everything is about her and what she benefits from this
family.
Me: it was none of my business some of us know how to stay
out of other people’s businesses

Zuzu: what does that mean?

Me: You know exactly what it means! My visit to see my

aunt smells a rat to you!

Zuzu: I should’ve known that girl would tell you!

Me: Marybeth! She has a name. You need to stay out of my
business and mind yours!

I walked away

Zuzu: Summer?

I paused i took a deep breath then turned around

Me: What is it Zuzu?

She chuckled smiling i could tell by her smirk that she has
something shady to say to me. If she thinks she is about to
talk to the cry Summer. She has another thing coming. I am
ready for her today.

Nomzuzu: You know that having sex all the time will not
make you pregnant right?

Me: Excuse me?

Nomzuzu: it takes one round to conceive a child you having
sex during dinner time will not make you pregnant

I chuckled then walked down and made my way closer to her.

Today is the day. She needs to know that i know her dirty
little secret. I looked around to make sure no one will hear
this

Me: My mother in law the owner of this house asked you to

marry her husband because they wanted more sons…

She swallowed
Me: Why don’t you focus on giving my mother in law the
son she asked you to give her husband?

Nomzuzu: I gave my husband a son! What are you on

about?

Me: You know exactly what i am on about!

Her eyes were wide opened in shock. I walked even closer to

her then fixed her hair and smiled at her. She was still in
shock she didn’t even move her head i whispered in her ear
Me: I know everything!

I moved back to see her reaction. It was priceless. I walked

away then made her annoying giggle shaking my big ass. If
you know Dr Heavenly from MARRIED TO MEDICINE.
That is how this bitch laughs

Me: Hi hi hi hi hi
23
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NOMZUZU

I cannot believe this happened. This girl is one person i said a

whole lot of mean things to. Summer cannot hold anything
against me. This woman is going to bury me. How did she
know Onele is not my son’s child? I am so confused right
now because i remember everything i said to Bongane and i
never mentioned him being the father when i wasn’t looking
at the door. The only time i was arguing with him looking at
the pool was when i was arguing with him about what we
were to each other so the only thing i would expect her to
suspect is if that maybe i am dating but when i asked her she
said she heard that i said we were not dating it was just sex so
for her to know that Onele is a bastard child makes me
wonder if maybe the majority of people in this house know
that my son is not my husband’s son. This is bad. This is so
bad. This woman is going to tell her husband if he doesn’t
know already but with how things are between us i don’t
think they would let this opportunity go to waste if they knew.
They hate me and i know that they would use this against me.
The only question i have right now is if they all know then
why they haven’t struck yet? Summer was not at dinner
when Clementine said what she said so someone who was
there told her this and i cannot think of anyone else other
than that white girl. If it was one of the boys i know for a fact
they would’ve exposed me. Valerie’s children hate me so
much.

Me: I don’t know…

Or maybe Summer heard that there were guests who said

nasty things to me and she went to see them and they told
her?
Me: Yeah! That’s it! It is the only thing that makes sense.

I started pacing up and down. Bongane said only Clementine

he cannot kill so if i ask him to kill Summer he will not have
a problem with that. I know Summer haven’t told anyone.
Marybeth hates me more. She showed me that so many
times when she spoke back at me at the dining room. This
girl if she knew she would make sure she tells her husband.
Summer hasn’t told anyone and i want to make sure she goes
to the grave with this. I walked to the door and locked it. I
walked to the bathroom. I closed the door as if someone
would skip the bedroom door and go open the bathroom
door. I dialled Bongane’s number.

Bongane: Zuzu you keep hanging up on me

Me: I have a job for you

Bongane: You do? I have been…

Me: Can you listen!?

Bongane: Talk

I looked at the door then focused on the phone.

Me: I want you to kill someone for me

Bongane: Does that someone has a name?

Me: You don’t have to know her name

Bongane: How am i going to find this person if i don’t know

them?
Me: Yeah you are right

Bongane: Maybe you shouldn’t kill anyone. You seem like

you are not used to doing that anyway why ask me? i don’t
kill

Me: Right!

Bongane: I am serious

Me: You are the only person who can help me! One of my
son in law’s wives is going to be a problem. She knows about
Onele

Bongane: Let me get this straight. You want me to kill

former deputy president’s daughter in law?

Me: Oh stop with that nonsense! All of you kiss that

woman’s ass and it is enough! I am the wife now! can i get
praises too for making my husband happy?

Bongane: No you are not a renowned politician

Me: I am educated too!

Bongane: I want to stay out of trouble and killing anyone in
your family is an invitation for a life sentence i cannot do
that

Me: So you want my son to know?

Bongane: Wouldn’t that be great?

Me: Are you crazy!? Do you want to lose that money?

Bongane: Nomzuzu coming out as his dad would make me
rich. I am sure the young boy is close to becoming a
millionaire already

Me: Are you crazy? do you think he will be when everyone

knows his dad is a lowlife man like you?

Bongane: Keep the money coming Zuzu but i am not helping

you with this and if you also know what is good for you or
you want to be taken seriously you will not find another man
who might rat you and humiliate you to the entire country
I felt tears streamed down my cheeks

Me: I am desperate!

Bongane: I know you are i mean who would want to kill a

family member to keep their secret?

I hung up. He is not helping at all right now! i walked out of

the bathroom and threw my phone on my bed i looked at my
phone as if i was speaking to Bongane.

Me: For your information he is already a millionaire and his

father has control of his funds and if he finds out….

I went down on my knees with my arms on the bed.

Me: Maybe he would take his wife money from my boy

I cried harder after i said that. I hate that Bongane is right. I

cannot trust anyone else to do this for me. He is the only man
i can ask if i ask someone else they would take the money kill
her spend the money then come back for more and blackmail
me or go to the papers. I am screwed and right now the only
choice i have is to humble myself and treat this girl well and
lick their asses along with their husbands and that makes me
want to die right now.
I received a text i took my phone and looked.

“THINK ABOUT THIS IF YOU ARE GOING TO KILL

THAT POOR GIRL THAT MEANS YOU WILL KILL
EVERY SINGLE PERSON CLEMENTINE IS GOING
TO TELL BECAUSE SHE IS COMING FOR REVENGE
BUT DON’T EVEN THINK OF COMNG FOR HER
BECAUSE IF YOU DO I WILL COME FOR YOU
HARD”

Me: Oh My God!

What is this bitch going to do to me now? i dialled Bongane’s

number

Bongane: Back to your senses?

Me: You are not helping damn it!

Bongane: You cannot kill this girl. If the truth has to come
out then it should

Me: It can’t!
Bongane: So you would rather go to jail than be humiliated
but still have a job do you want to ruin your life? Don’t be
stupid! Your husband is a public figure and your step sons
are loved if you hire a hitman who happens to like them what
if they go tell them? Your husband would divorce you and
take everything you think you own.

I swallowed hard

Bongane: Even better they go to the papers and make money

giving them that story you would lose your job and go to
prison. Do you want our son to be humiliated? Do you want
him to see his mother in prison?
I hung up then sat down tears streaming down my cheeks i
hate that everything he just said is true. I cannot hire anyone
else if he cannot do it i cannot involve someone else. I am
respected. No one can know that i am capable of murder. I
broke down

Me: He better stop calling my son his!

CLEMENTINE
Now that my daughter knows where i went i feel like she
doesn’t have to even ask. I have to tell her what is going on
and how things went with Bongane. I was not prepared for
what this man told me. i didn’t know that Nomzuzu would
even want to kill me. I knew she hated me for no reason but
trying to get me killed? I didn’t expect that. All those years
ago this woman didn’t hate me for something i did. She
hated me because she felt guilty for what she did to me and
for her to feel better she decided to hate me s. that she doesn’t
feel worse or like the traitor she is. I never thought all those
feelings of anger and hatred i had for her would come back
after so many years. I am going to deal with this woman. I
really hope this is going to work or if it is not working i will
have no choice but to expose her and hurt her son. Trust me
that is the last thing i want to do right now. I just want what i
want and i pray in fact she better pray and pray hard that it
works because it will be in her best interest that my plan
works or else she will be in hell.

Bokang: You are back!

Me: Yes baby i am back and the best decision i ever made
was going to see that man!

Bokang: Okay? Where does he live?

I looked at my daughter she was smiling. i walked passed her

Me: He lives around here honey

Bokang: Okay so what did he tell you?

I forwarded the voice recording to her

Bokang: Mom!

I looked at her

Me: Check your WhatsApp! I just sent you something

She opened the message then downloaded it and started
playing it. She listened looking at me. Oh shit there is a part
where he says i cannot kill my daughter’s mother. I quickly
deleted the recording from my phone making sure it does the
same to her phone too. Thank you Technology for improving
every day.

Bokang: why did you do that mom?

Me: You heard what i wanted you to hear that woman wants
to kill me
Bokang: I wanted to hear more

Me: Honey you heard the important part!

Bokang: So mom she wants to kill you?

Me: Thanks to you now i am aware baby and i am going to

be careful

Bokang: Mom you need to tell her that you don’t want to
hurt her son and disclosing this will do just that she will not
kill you!
Me: You are right. I need to tell her but that man said he
threatened her not to do it so I don’t think he will

Bokang: Do you trust him?

Me: I have to at this point i mean he didn’t have to give me

this recording what he did is a sign that he cares about me
and i have no reason to not trust him after that!

Bokang: So all is forgotten? The past?

Me: The past will never be forgotten baby. I am just happy
that he recorded her and told her that if i die he releases this.

Bokang: Are you sure you don’t love this man mom?

I looked at her and laughed

Me: You know your mother has no time for love more
especially now that she knows a woman she hates so much
was trying to get her murdered!
Bokang: Mom what are you going to do about that?

I smiled at my daughter.

Me: I will make sure she regrets the day she ever met your
mom!

My daughter swallowed hard

Me: She is not going to kill me now that i know what she
was planning. I will have no mercy on her life. I will make
her beg for my forgiveness

Bokang: That woman doesn’t look like a type that gravels

what is your real plan mom?

Me: Just wait and see daughter

She folded her arms on her chest and looked at me with

suspicious eyes i know she is smart but she will never figure
this out and i will not tell her because i know she will think it
is a bad idea.
Me: Thank you for baking

Bokang: You already thanked me

Me: I am doing it again

I walked to the bedroom smiling.

SUMMER

Like i said before sex in my marriage is not a problem. When

my husband’s starts with his appetite for sex there is no
stopping us. We enjoy making love to each other. I swear if
he was able to give me children

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we would have more than two children by now.

There is a question i want to ask my husband but this is going
to make him angry because i thought of it while he’s inside of
me making love to me. We have to finish first. He had my
ass on top of the pillow my body was hanging down and my
lower body up. He put my legs in-between his legs then
entered me again

Me: Oh!

He put my legs together then pushed them they were up in

my face. He knows how flexible i am and he makes sure he
makes love to me in any position he wants it on and i must
say all the uncomfortable positions are the best. He just
knows how to work my coochie. He went in and out in and
out i was letting out sexy moans looking at him he was
standing all he did was just go down and put his big gun in
and out of me.
Me: Oh My God you are so good!

He took it out and pulled me up he laid down. I grabbed it

then sat on it

Me: Oh My God!

Ndlalifa: Come on babe

I started riding him slowly with my hand on top of his hand
that was on my boob

Me: Oh Yeah oh fuck me baby!

Ndlalifa: Shit that is good

Me: Yeah?

Ndlalifa: Like that baby just keep going

I kept riding him he pulled me i fell on his chest He grabbed
both my bum cheeks then started pumping me hard

Me: Oh Fuck! Oh fuck! Baby yes oh yes oh yes!

He was looking at me straight in the eye i was crying feeling

every inch of him inside of me

Me: Oh Fuck i am coming!

He upped the pace

Ndlalifa: Fuck yes! Me too!

He went hard and i was bouncing on him helping him. I

heard him groan so loud i kept bouncing on him he started
breathing faster i felt a big load shooting inside me. I
collapsed on top of him. We were both out of breath.

I raised my head and looked at him

Me: Oh my God what was that?

He kissed me. i started talking in between the kiss

Me: I love you

Ndlalifa: I love you

He hugged me tight breathing on my neck.

Me: Baby we have to talk

He let go of me. I stood up He wiped himself with a towel
then gave it to me

Ndlalifa: what is going on baby?

Me: I just want to make sure i do everything right that is why

i need your advice

Ndlalifa: Okay? You can ask me anything

Me: Obviously if i was going to do this with you i wasn’t
going to ask i know what to do to my husband. But i don’t
know what to do to him. How is it going to work tomorrow?
The sex?

He came to me then kissed my forehead

Ndlalifa: I never thought about it but i think i have a plan

Me: You do?

Ndlalifa: Yes i do. I don’t want you to remember sex with
my brother

Me: I don’t want to remember it either

Ndlalifa: Good i think you should get drunk babe. Do it then

call me and ask me to go fetch you and take you straight here
to our room? I will make sure no one knows you were drunk

Me: Or you could come to the hotel nothing a coffee and a

shower can’t do to make one sober
Ndlalifa: You are right. When he is gone you call me i will
come

Me: Okay baby

He hugged me

Ndlalifa: I am sorry again

Me: Hey

I broke the hug

Me: You have nothing to be sorry for. I am your wife. It is

my duty to make sure we have a family and we keep it
together. I made a vow

He kissed me

Ndlalifa: I love you

Me: I love you too. Now let’s shower and go to sleep i have
the radio show to present from six to nine so you have to
take me to work at five

Ndlalifa: I have to make sure we sleep early. Let’s go take a

shower

Me: Yeah

VENDUKA

Don’t get me wrong i am happy that things are official

between me and Jumbo but on our way to my apartment it
kept bothering me that he said we are not dating then
seconds the woman left he wanted to be official. Why didn’t
he say we are dating to her if he is not ashamed of me?
Ndlalifa didn’t find me good enough to be his woman and
the man i thought i was dating he says we are still getting to
know each other? I don’t know if i am in my head or i am
being messed up by what Stella said that woman said no one
wants to claim us as their partner. I know she was talking
about slay queens to be honest i fell in that category too until
i graduated and started to take my life seriously more than i
did. I don’t consider myself that what if Jumbo consider me
like that and he doesn’t see anything serious with me?

I had to tell my best friends everything that happened. I

didn’t hide anything. I told them what happened from the
good shopping to Stella meeting us then Jumbo saying we
are not dating to him asking if we could date.
Ntosh: What is your problem friend? The man didn’t want to
say you are dating in case you didn’t think you were too
imagine him saying yes and you say no. He had to make sure
you talked about it.

Me: No i feel like he was ashamed of me. I don’t know why

men think i am not enough for them!

Ntosh: Come on friend maybe the poor man was afraid to

say you dating in case you were not there like i just said!
Why don’t you want to understand that?

Lisa: Ntosh is right and he made things official after that

right?

I looked at them

Me: When he is asked again do you think he will say i am his

girlfriend?

They looked at each other.

Me: See? You cannot even say it!

Ntosh: He better say it or you will leave his ass! You cannot
be with a man who is ashamed to be with you

Lisa: I agree with Ntosh. Let’s just wait and see his action

Ntosh: You know what? Maybe you should talk to him about
making it public changing you statuses his response will
show if he sees something with you

Lisa: Again Ntosh is right. I feel like you will get your clarity
I stood up then walked to the kitchen they followed me.

Ntosh: You don’t think it is a good idea?

I took the bottle of wine i took the glass then looked at them
before pouring

Me: I don’t want Vatshula to see it it is still so soon

Lisa: Are you serious right now?

Ntosh: Girl forget that married man!

I poured myself wine. I sipped

Me: I just don’t want him to see that yet

Ntosh: Unbelievable now i feel so bad for the soccer player

Lisa: It looks like if Ndlalifa would want you back you would
dump the poor guy?

Me: He is a little bit of a turn off he is not fluent in English

and he likes mixing Zulu with English. I only speak English
and Japanese. I don’t mind him mixing the languages but
nothing comes out of his month excites me

Ntosh: That is not fair he is a black man!

Me: Ndlalifa is too and damn…

Ntosh: You cannot compare a township boy who might’ve
gone to a public school with a son of a politician who was a
deputy president! That is not fair Venduka!

I swallowed hard

Me: Guys i am still in love with Ndlalifa

Ntosh: Amen

She snatched the bottle of wine from my hand and walked

back to the living room drinking from the bottle.
Lisa: Then what is the big deal with Jumbo saying you are
still getting to know each other if you don’t feel the poor guy?

Me: I am not saying i don’t like him!

Lisa: Girl you are confused

She left me too i gulped the drink then went on Instagram

and checked Ndlalifa’s profile
Me: What the hell?

The girls looked at me

Lisa: what is it?

Me: Ndlalifa blocked me on Instagram!

Ntosh: Get the message girl. The man is done with you
I sat on the high chair defeated. How could he do this to me?
I get it he doesn’t see a wife in me but this? Tears fell down
uncontrollable.
24

__

SIHLWELE

Today i have decided to stay at home and not go to work. I

really want to think about today. We have been talking about
this and today is the day and i don’t know what to think or
what to do. I feel like i need some time to myself to think
about this while waiting for that moment to happen. I took a
sick day off from work and i just told my wife that i am off. I
hate that i have to lie to her and i am sure she is wondering
why i didn’t tell her all weekend and decided to tell her
Monday morning. But i know she trusts me so she will not
suspect anything. I will just be the one who will live with the
guilt. This is not a big lie the biggest lie is sleeping with my
brother’s wife and not tell my wife so if i will be able to hide
that i can live with this little lie too.

Marybeth: So babe?

I looked up i am still in bed and she is getting ready to go to

work. I don’t think i have to go to breakfast when i am not
going to work. I cannot wake up early and eat when i am not
going anywhere. I hope step mother will not have a problem
with that. Anyway i haven’t decided if i am going to
breakfast or not i might go there for my wife she called Zuzu
a rat she might not be comfortable sitting there without me.

Me: I don’t know babe. Maybe i will go to the hotel check

everything there then maybe later pop by my brother’s work
and say hi to my mom’s old colleagues. I am sure they will
be happy to see me

Marybeth: Oh they will be happy for sure! I am happy you

will have something to do

Me: Thanks babe. Hopefully you will have a great day too
with…
Marybeth: Your mother in law

I laughed

Me: Yeah

Marybeth: Will you be coming down for breakfast?

Me: it is not necessary for me to come but…

I stood up

Me: i have to brush my teeth and my face then go join you

guys i don’t want my monster step mom giving my wife
weird looks

Marybeth: That is sweet babe but you don’t have to. I am not
scared of her besides Summer will…

She paused
Me: She must be on radio as we speak

Marybeth: Okay you are right maybe i do need you

She was sitting in front of the mirror. I kissed her cheek from
behind

Me: You are welcome sweetheart.

I walked to the bathroom. I love the bond she has with my

sister in law and that makes things hard for me. I don’t want
to think how Summer must be feeling right now

NOMZUZU

At this point i feel like everyone is turning against me and

right now all i can do is try no i didn’t put that right. Let me
try again. I have to pretend to be nice so that my behaviour
don’t bite me in the ass. A girl i was so mean to she has
something on me and i feel like right now my back is against
the wall and i cannot breathe or turn. This house is not going
to be pleasant to live in. I am scared for my life and the future
of my marriage.

Everyone is arriving at breakfast. I am going to be the nicest

step mom ever. I got to the table. I kissed my husband’s
cheek then wiped his cheek.
Me: don’t worry honey there is no lipstick on your cheek

I smiled then sat down. Honestly the only thing that is

positive about my life right now is the fact that my son is not
angry with me and he agreed to go on a date with that girl.
That is the only thing that is positive and worth looking
forward to anything else is just stress. I can see my husband
is still mad at me for what i did Saturday and i don’t know
how many times should i apologise about that.

Onele: Good morning everyone

He said dragging a chair

Me: Are we not giving mom her kiss?

He exhaled then came to me. I started giggling. He kissed my

cheek then looked at his dad

Onele: You too want a kiss dad?

I laughed
Mzwanele: Boy sit down

Me: He is still our baby honey

Onele: Mom i am not a baby

Mzwanele: tell her my boy

I saw Marybeth and her husband walking down. I rolled my

eyes why is Sihlwele not ready for work? he doesn’t look like
someone who is going to work
Sihlwele: Good morning family

Me: Morning son. No work today?

I said with a big smile on my face i could tell how surprised

he was to hear me call him son i do say that sometimes why
is he surprised?

Sihlwele: i am off today

Me: Oh i wish i was working for a private hospital too

He chuckled

Sihlwele: i guess i am lucky but i would rather be at work i

will be bored

Me: Sorry son

Ndlalifa ran down looking ready for work

Astrid: Enjoy breakfast

Me: thank you honey

She walked away

Me: Son how are you doing this morning?

Marybeth and her husband looked at each other

Ndlalifa: i would be great if i didn’t find out that you walked
in on us having sex!

I swallowed hard

Mzwanele: You were there how come you don’t know?

Ndlalifa: i was looking the other way the next thing i heard
was a door shut when i asked my wife who was that she said
no one. She didn’t want to upset me. She only told me
yesterday
Me: i am so sorry for what i did. I didn’t see you at dinner so
i thought i should go up and check on you guys i know i
should’ve knocked. I am very sorry

I looked at his father then looked at him

Me: I humble apologize. I really do. I crossed a line and i see

that now. Do you think you can forgive me?

Ndlalifa: Only if you promise to never walk up that staircase

Me: i shouldn’t have done it and i am never doing it again

Ndlalifa: thank you

Me: It was nice of Summer to not tell you at that moment.

Where is she?

The next thing i heard was a radio on my son’s phone. He

raised his phone.
“Thank you Christie for the news you are still listening to the
breakfast show i am Summer standing in for my girl
today….”

Me: Wow she got a new position now?

They laughed

Onele: It is a slot mom and no she just said she is standing in

for Carly

Me: Oh okay. I know nothing about radio

My phone started ringing

Me: Excuse me

I said standing up. What the hell does Clementine want so

early in the morning? that woman is going to be my
nightmare. I am not looking forward to this phone call. I
walked to the stairs and walked up then answered half way
up.

Me: Hi
Clementine: I know you lied bitch!

I swallowed hard

Clementine: You have ruined my life so many times and i

am sick of it! you trying to kill me was the last straw!

Me: Clem…
Clementine: It’s on bitch! ….. (tu tu tu tu tu)

Damn it! she just hung up on me i balanced on the stairs

breathing fast. Come on girl! keep it together. At that dinner
table they must be looking at you right now!

Me: hihihihi definitely! We should do drinks soon bye! In

this family it is rude to walk away from breakfast he he he!
Yes! okay see you at the hospital

I pretended to be hanging up then turned around smiling i

did the walk of shame to the dining area. I wonder what did
this woman mean when she said it is on? What is she
planning?
BOKANG

My mother went to work. I have a class later today. I decided

to meet someone here at home. Last night i check online for
some PI people and i found one. He is going to help me find
this Bongani man. All i want to know is his house then from
there i will take everything and see what i need to do. I am
nervous. I am really not okay to do this but a part of me tells
me this guy is my father and i will make sure i get to the
bottom of this. My mother cannot lie to her family and say
she doesn’t know my father when there is a guy exactly
around the time i was born she was serious with. She made
this family believe that she didn’t like herself she made this
family believe that she was easy when she was young. What
would make mom do something like this? Make the family
believe that she was a whore when she wasn’t? i know this
might hurt her somehow but i have to do this. Clearly this
guy cares about her why can’t she forgive him and tell him he
has a daughter? The fact that there is a possibility that Onele
is my brother blows my mind away. I cannot believe it. It is
crazy.
Anyway i let the guy in.

Him: Wow when i got your call i didn’t…

He cleared his throat

Him: I couldn’t believe i was speaking to Miss Soweto

Me: Oh stop it!

He laughed

Me: Thank you for coming

Him: No problem

Me: Can i get you anything to drink?

Him: No i am fine. I am actually on my way to my other
appointment

Me: Oh let me not waste your time then okay there is a guy i
want you to find for me

He took out his notepad and a pen

Me: I could’ve done it myself but i didn’t go to school for this

and i know it is going to be easy to find this man because i
know where he lives or lived i am not sure he is still there
Him: Do you know his name?

Me: Yes he is a Ndebele man who used to live or still lives at

Tshepisong. His name is Bongani

He laughed

Me: Did i say something…

Him: You mean Bongane right?

Me: My grandparents said Bongani. Do you know this man?

Him: No it’s just that all Ndebele people with that name it is
usually Bongane not Bongani

Me: Well i want you to use both names. Back in the day i
think around late nineties until 2002? He was arrested for
stealing my grand uncle’s car. It looks like they were asked
by someone who was in the running for local election as my
granduncle. Back then he was dating Clementine
Molokomme. My grand uncle is Goodwill Molokomme.
Bongane was a trouble boy at the time. That is all i know.
Him: When i find him?

Me: You don’t speak to him. I want to know where he lives

just give me his street and house number

Him: Okay i will come back to you before the end of the
week

Me: I would really appreciate that

He continued writing then looked at me

Him: We will be in touch

We shook hands

Me: okay can you do me a favour?

Him: Anything Miss Soweto

I chuckled then looked down smiling. I looked at him

Me: When you collected everything please call me i will tell

you where to meet and i want this to be between us

Him: Discreet is the job description

I smiled

Me: I am happy to hear that

I said walking to the door. I opened the door for him. He
looked at me

Him: Have a good day

Me: You have a busy day sir

He laughed. I closed the door then let out a sigh of relief then
leaned at the door.
Me: He will find him then what Bokang?

A tear escaped my eye. This guy might not be my father.

When he finds him how do i get his DNA and compare with
mine? I cannot just go and confront the guy without proof.

Me: Onele!

I put both my hands on my head when i thought about how i

will approach Onele? I don’t think he trusts nor likes me after
how i behaved towards his mom. I swallowed hard
Me: This is fucked up!

SUMMER

I love doing morning breakfast show. This feels like family.

The support among the colleagues is amazing. I love working
with a team there is a news reader who is part of the show
there is a sport person who is also a huge part of the show
they are both females except for the producer oh and there is
an intern who makes us coffee. She is an amazing girl too
and i was told that she is a huge part of the open discussion
segment. She just joined us. She is such a lot of fun. She is a
beautiful girl when i arrived she started following me on
Instagram and i followed her too. Working at this radio
station on weekends make me a stranger to many colleagues
who want to see me. I don’t see a lot of people. It is just me
and my producer so it is kind of lonely. Being here with the
breakfast team is amazing.
The song was playing. I saw the producer coming to me.

Producer: So you will have to introduce Venduka after this

song and today she is coming with a topic that we are going
to talk about.

Me: Okay! I am excited

Producer: Listeners love her. She is a media influencer who

is trying to make it on radio too

Me: I saw her social media she has a huge following

Producer: But still below you with followers

Me: Well i am already a part of X family and i have been a

media influencer for such a long time

Producer: That is true

He looked at the time then at Venduka

Producer: Venduka it is time.

She stood up and came to the mic

Me: Come girl! Let’s hear what you got for us

I said laughing. She put on the headphones smiling

Producer: Going live in three two go!

Me: That was Kelly Clarkson Piece by piece. Such an
incredible song. You are still listening to X FM and this is
breakfast show…

I sighed all us girls laughed

Me: And this is my favourite segment

Dineo: Totally mine too

Dineo does sport

Venduka: It is the listeners favourite segment as well and i

must say it feels good to be part of the conversation

Me: I am blessed to be part of it i guess i should thank Carly

for giving me this opportunity. I usually listen to this part on
my way to…

I cleared my throat

Me: My family business anyway this is not about me.

Welcome Venduka i hear you are a fan favourite when it
comes to this one

Venduka: Thank you for the warm welcome girl! You know
what? I think they love me because they relate to me. I am
one of them

Me: Ain’t we all?

Everyone laughed

Venduka: I guess in my own way

Me: Okay what do we talk about today? I cannot wait.

Venduka sat up straight.

Venduka: Thank you Mr Producer for giving me this

opportunity to pick today’s topic this affects most people and
families

Me: It seems like this is going to be interesting

Venduka: It is I believe when people get married and they say
vows they say things like until death do us part for better or
worse

I laughed

Me: You remind me of my wedding day

Dineo: Your wedding was beautiful!

Me: Oh thank you friend but this is not about me i don’t

want to steal the show

We laughed

Me: Please Continue V

Honestly i am not comfortable with this topic because of that

“until do us part and for better or worse” sometimes you
don’t think you will get in and mean those words literally. I
am living proof of for better or worse. I am about to make a
huge sacrifice in an hour. After i do that there is no going
back but now i have to pull myself together. I am at the job i
have to smile and joke around when i am hurting inside.
Venduka: When you say those words you are standing in
front of a respected Minister

Me: Preach girl

Venduka: I know sometimes when we say things we think we

mean them because we are in love at that particular moment
but saying something like that in front of the lord you just
cannot go against it so my question to you guys and the
listeners is… Why do married men cheat?

We looked at each other

Venduka: Before Summer open the lines i would like to say
something that i think the listeners will be able to touch on
more because it is important

Me: We don’t have enough time girl! today show was jam
packed. Get to it babe

Venduka: When a man cheats on his wife that means maybe

they are not happy in their marriage

Me: Girl don’t answer your own question.

We all laughed

Venduka: No i am going somewhere with this. You cheat

maybe you cheat because you are not happy then if you are
not happy why it is so hard to leave your wife for the other
woman? I mean it would hurt less if someone tells you they
don’t love you anymore other than toying with your life this
hurts the wife and the other girl as well

Me: I am always on the side of a married woman because i

am married myself to a wonderful man

Venduka: Lucky girl

I laughed

Me: Thanks babe. So i don’t really care about the other

woman more especially the one who knew what they were
getting themselves into anyway before i take listeners i want
to make sure they know your questions. First why do
married men cheat?

Venduka: Correct

Me: The second one now that the man is in this relationship
with this other woman and is happy why they cannot leave
their wives?

Venduka: You Got all my questions girl

Me: Okay guys the lines are open call us on 0853212341. The
lines are uzzing caller you are on air

Caller: Hi Summer great show you are doing well

Me: thank you Sweetheart

Caller: I am not going to say my name but i think i am with
Summer on this one. I don’t think we should care about the
other woman. All i want from men is the reason why the
cheat Venduka said it perfectly. We say for better or worse
and until death do us part why cheat and not try to figure out
the problem?

Venduka: That is what we want to know

Me: Okay thank you caller. We have Greg from Cape Town
on line two Greg you are on air please help us brother

Greg: hey Summer

Me: Hey Greg

Greg: This is tough

Me: We need answers Greg

Greg: For me i think we cheat because we are not

appreciated in our marriage let’s say maybe your wife fights
with you all the time for unnecessary things...
Me: So you say problems in a marriage make men cheat?

Greg: Yes and some men cheat because they are not used to
being with one person

Me: Why get married if you are not ready?

Greg: That’s a tough one

Me: Okay Greg Thank you. We have Lydia on line two.

Hello Lydia
Lydia: Hey Summer i will jump straight to it

Me: My kinda girl

Lydia: Men don’t leave their wives because of the reasons

Venduka stated. You made vows and you married that
person because you love them!

Venduka: If you love them then why cheat?

Lydia: Greg told you guys and i agree with him. Sometimes
a man doesn’t want to grow up and sometimes he is having
problems in his marriage. For me the witch is the other
woman who is entertaining a married man!

Venduka: I disagree with you Lydia. Women don’t go to the

men they come to us. Why should a girl be crucified when
she was approached by the married man? The girl is not
married. The only person at fault here is the married man!

Wow girl is so defensive and she is going hard on cheating

married men. I think i like it but i am sensing some vibe that
she is taking this from a personal level
Me: Ha ha ha ha. This is hitting up. Interesting views
Lydia…

Lydia: Venduka are you a mistress? You sound so pressed

Me: Okay thank you Lydia

I cut her off

Me: Guys we will be back. Let’s take a song. Hannah Grace

singing praise you. Who originally recorded the song?
Christi: Fatboy Slim

Me: i saw his son on THE CIRCLE UK. He is such a

sweetheart. Anyway I love this version of the song though

Christie: Me too

Christie is the news reader

Me: Okay here is Praise you by Hannah Grace. Enjoy

Producer: We are off air

I removed the headphones then looked at Venduka

Me: Are you okay?

She faintly smiled

Venduka: I am great. I just need a second

She stood up and walked away. I looked at my colleagues.

Dineo: I hate to gossip but don’t you think maybe Lydia is

right?

I hold my laugh shrugging my shoulders

Producer: If Lydia is right then Venduka is very

unprofessional. This job needs professionalism. She comes
with the topic she must let listeners advise her and she cannot
show this to listeners. If you want to be a radio personality
you leave your emotions outside the building

He looked at me

Producer: Great Job Summer. You have a lot to do to teach

her how to carry herself around here

I laughed

Me: That is Carly’s job not mine. I am just a visitor here

We all laughed Venduka walked in. We all looked down.
This is awkward.

25

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NDLALIFA

When i got to my work play. I made sure i listened to the

show. While working i had headsets on listening to my wife
killing it on radio. It was when i heard Venduka was there
when i realised that shit just hit a fan. When did this girl start
working there or she decided to work there today so she
could be close to my wife?

I am angry right now. I am pissed off. I hate that she is

playing my wife for a fool. Pretending to be nice to her when
she has been sleeping with me all this time then on top of that
she decided to come up with a topic like that? who the hell
does this bitch think she is?

Now i get why some evil people kill bitches like her. She is
provoking me. She is trying to get my attention or to ruin my
marriage. I cannot afford to lose my wife. She is my world i
cannot afford for her to find out that i cheated when i am
making her do this today. This wouldn’t be fair to her. This
bitch doesn’t see how much trouble she is trying to put me in.

I had to call my brother because he is the only one who

knows about this. I cannot call my cousin she is crazy she
would kill her. I don’t want to have anyone’s blood in my
hands. If Stella would beat her or kill her that would be on
me because i am the one who brought that bitch into our
lives.

Sihlwele: Bro

Me: Bro i hope you are not busy

He laughed
Sihlwele: Dude i am just listening to your wife’s show. I am
at home remember

Me: Dude that Venduka

Sihlwele laughed

Sihlwele: That chick is a mistress material i can tell she is one

and she has dated a married man who hurt her before

Me: Bro she has

Sihlwele: Dude how do you know?

Me: She is the girl

Sihlwele: Bro no!

Me: I am telling you man. When i met her i knew her as an

influencer. I met her at an event. I didn’t know she worked at
X
Sihlwele: She is an intern; she has been there for almost two
weeks i think

Me: Bro that bitch is trying to ruin my life. That topic. It was
about what i did to her!

Sihlwele: We usually don’t roll like that but right now i feel
like intimidation is the only way to make that bitch back off

Me: Intimidation how?

Sihlwele: Buy your wife coffee and take it to her right now!
When you get there just give that bitch an intimidating look
then leave

Me: You are right. She has to stop this nonsense

Sihlwele: After that you should plan to see her later and put
an end to this. Maybe she has something she needs give it to
her

Me: I will do bro thanks

Sihlwele: Good luck

He hung up

I took my jacket and wore it. I ran to the door. I have to do

exactly what my brother is saying or i will kiss my marriage
goodbye. I opened the door i saw dad about to knock. We
work at the same building.

Me: Dad
Dad: My wife collapsed at work

Me: what?

Dad: Yes i wanted to tell you that i will be heading there

Me: Okay don’t stress dad she collapsed at the hospital. I am

sure they are taking good care of her

Dad: I hope so
Me: Who called you?

I said closing the door. We walked to the elevator

Dad: Marybeth just called

Me: Hopefully she called my brother as well

Dad: Yeah….
I wonder what is wrong with that one. Is she pregnant? at her
age? Anyway i hope she is okay because whatever happens to
her will affect my father. As much as i don’t like her the man
i care about loves her so i don’t wish death upon her. I need
to text my brother. Venduka can wait my family comes first.

NOMZUZU

When i woke up i was on the bed it looks like i fainted. I do

remember feeling light headed a bit when i was getting in my
office everything else is a blur i don’t know what happened. I
am just happy i am okay. I hope i am okay.

I saw my step son coming in with his wife. It is good to see

he cares or he is here to see if i died? If that is the case then i
am sorry to disappoint him.

Sihlwele: Oh thank God you are okay. I came as fast as i

could. Dad and my brother are on their way as well

My husband and Ndlalifa walked in

Mzwanele: Sweetheart

He ran to me
Me: Honey i am fine!

Mzwanele: You scared us what is going on?

Doctor: We did some tests some of them will take time but
what we have so far is that her high blood pressure was the
cause and she didn’t eat anything

Mzwanele: We were all at breakfast sweetheart

Sihlwele: She didn’t eat she got a call and came back and sat
down she took one bite then left

He saw exactly what i did. I haven’t been eating ever since i

found out Clementine knew about Onele when i found out
about Summer too i lost my mind. I cannot push down
anything.

Mzwanele: Honey why don’t you eat?

Me: I don’t have appetite honey

Doctor: And she has been stressing too much lately. She
needs to take it easy

Mzwanele: I will make sure she does thank you doctor

Doctor: You are welcome sir

He smiled and walked out.

Mzwanele: Boys as you can see nothing serious can you wait
for us outside?
I looked at them

Me: Thank you guys for coming to check on me

Ndlalifa: No problem we are family

I smiled. They walked out. I looked at my husband

Mzwanele: I am sorry for being so hard on you

Me: This is not your fault baby. I just had no appetite and
now i see how dangerous it is to not eat when you take the
pills i do

Mzwanele: Yeah. Please try to eat something and i think i

know why you are stressed

I started getting nervous

Me: You do? But i don’t

Mzwanele: Did Onele tell you he wants to move out and get
his own place?

Me: What!? Baby when was this?

I hope he didn’t say this after i asked him to go on a date.

What if he is mad?

Mzwanele: When i came back from the golf course i think

I left out a sigh of relief

Me: No! my son and i we are in a good place but i will talk to
him about this

Mzwanele: No need i told him that will never happen

I smiled

Me: You did good baby

He kissed my lips

I brushed his beard smiling then looked into space thinking

about my secret. He would definitely move out if he were to
find out he is not my husband’s son. That would be soul
crashing.
VENDUKA

I lost it. I feel so stupid to make the listener see that i am a

living proof of a side chick. I cannot believe i embarrassed
myself on air like this. After that incident I received a lot of
messages from friends and from my man as well. Was it so
obvious? I cannot ruin this opportunity for me. I came so far
to be here. I have to be a radio personality. I cannot lose it
when i can see the opportunity right in from of me. The
listeners love my personality and how opinionated i am and
now i feel like i ruined all of that. I feel stupid and i could tell
they were talking about me when i walked in. It was so
awkward; this is not how i imagined things to go. I messed
up

I felt like i needed to defend myself from Lydia so when we

came back on air i had to say something
Me: I see fans are buzzing on Twitter about what Lydia said i
would like to answer Lydia

Summer: The floor is yours babe

Me: Of course i am not anyone’s side cheek but as a woman i

have to be on the side of a woman

Summer: I am with you there but isn’t the married woman

who is being a cheated on a woman?

Me: She is but i want you guys to listen

Summer: Okay.

Me: Men cannot do as they please with women. Coming to a

girl and sweet talk her even if you are married

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even if you are married if you are smooth and charming of

course a girl will be taken by that so married men should just
respect their marriage and focus on their wives! My problem
is people making a vow and break it and drag a single person
into his mess while at it.
Summer: Wow i think that was a perfect closing. I don’t
think i can take any caller after that. Married men respect
your wives and single women give single guys a chance to
date the single girls come on don’t be greedy. You made your
choice now stick with it

I smiled

Summer: Thank you guys we have to take a break

I saw producer gives me a smile and a thumbs up. He came

to us when we went off air.
Producer: I know you kind of got carried away but i love
how you handled the situation

Me: I am sorry about that i noticed too and i know it is not

acceptable….

Ndlalifa walked in oh my God. Did he listen? What is he

doing here? I wanted him to listen and see me but i didn’t
want him to come see me at work with his wife around. I am
scared now. i am not going to lie i am nervous.
Summer: Honey what are you doing here?

Ndlalifa: Just thought i should bring my wife coffee

He looked at the guys

Ndlalifa: Sorry guys i didn’t bring you anything.

They laughed. He kissed his wife that ten seconds of kiss felt
like an hour. They finally broke it off. He gave me a death
stare while hugging his wife. He broke the hug and looked at
us

Ndlalifa: But you can get anything you want at the restaurant
downstairs. All on me

Producer: Thank you man Venduka has to go with you and

get everything we need

I smiled. i am so excited to walk out with him in front of his

wife.
Ndlalifa: No need for that i know the owner you will take
whatever you want and he will send me the bill

So he doesn’t want to go with me? I am gutted right now. I

thought i got an opportunity to talk with him. He really
doesn’t want anything to do with me and that hurts so bad.

Producer: Awesome! i will call right now they need to bring

up the menu

Summer: Thank you for doing this honey

She kissed him again i looked away and rolled my eyes bitch
he was sleeping with me while you couldn’t make him happy
i was there showing him how to make love to a man.

Ndlalifa: I have to go back to work see you guys

Dineo: Bye and thanks

Ndlalifa: Don’t mention it

He gave me another look then walked away

Christie: He is so handsome

Summer was smiling looking at him.

Producer: Okay guys we will be back on air in 30 seconds

take your sits and thank you Venduka for the topic and your
contribution today

He looked at Summer
Producer: It is almost twenty to nine usually at that time we
play a classic any five years or old song we can play?

Me: I know a song that i think fans will love

Summer: Oh you do?

The producer looked at me

Producer: I had one prepared by the music compiler but i

want to hear yours
Me: Okay. Delta Goodrem the song is called THE RIVER

Summer: I don’t know her

Of course she doesn’t. I faked a smile. Knowing that i knew a

great song and she didn’t made me feel like i was on top of
the world

Me: She is an Australian singer

Producer: We are on in three two

He raised his hand. I walked away with a smirk in my face

Summer: Welcome back you are still on X FM don’t change

that dial. Right now it is time to play a classic then we will
take your calls and get out of here

Christie: And a handsome gentleman just left here. He paid

for our lunch so we cannot wait to go downstairs and Eat
Dineo: In case you are wondering who. We are talking about
Summer’s husband

Summer: He is a sweetheart isn’t he?

Christie: He is the best

Summer: That is why i married him

They all laughed i rolled my eyes standing from a distance

looking at them.
Summer: Anyway enough about my gorgeous husband.
Today’s old school or should i say classic?

Dineo: I love classic

Summer: Classic it is then.

The beat started playing

Summer: It’s Delta Goodrem with her wonderful song THE
RIVER

Me: Bitch how do you know it’s wonderful you don’t even
know the bloody song (Whispering)

The song started playing. The producer asked me to join

them. He said let’s just finish the show together. I cannot lie i
was happy. I kind of felt isolated after they said thank you.
We all listened to the song it seemed like i was the only one
who knew it.

“Preacher take me down

Take me down to the river river

It’s not what i had planned when i was walking in

I didn’t know what i’d see

Stepping through the door their clothes were on

the floor

was something like a bad dream

and then in just a blink before i could think

i didn’t know what happened

all i knew was this

how could he commit a crime against our passion?

oh the moment that i saw them kiss

oh i knew it had to end like this

preacher take me down

take me down to the river river….

Summer: Wow this is a nice song! It is the first time i heard

of it

I smiled at her

Me: I am glad you like it

Summer: I really do!

My phone rang
Me: Excuse me

Summer gave me a sharp thumb then went online air

Summer: That was Delta Goodrem’s beautiful song called

THE RIVER. Such a wonderful song!

I walked away smiling then answered

Me: Venduka?
Caller: Bitch what the fuck do you think you are doing?

Me: Who is this?

Her: It’s Lydia bitch! AKA…

Me: Stella?
Stella: So the beating i gave you was not enough?

I exhaled

Me: Stella i started working last week. I work with Carly not
her! She was standing in for her

Stella: Then what the hell was that about? The cheating topic
and that song?

I swallowed hard
Stella: Keep at it bitch i swear i will ruin your life and when i
am done with you no one will like a single picture on your
Instagram!

Me: No need! Jumbo and i decided to start dating. I love him.

I am with him. No more games!

Stella: I am warning you

Me: I promise you

She hung up. i put my hand on my chest. I cannot lie i am
scared she would really ruin me

26

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SUMMER

I don’t know what just happened on this show but one thing i
know for sure is that something was wrong with Venduka
and everything she said and she did when she got air time
was showing all of us that she took everything to heart. All
the things she said defending the side chicks makes me
suspicious and i am glad the listener in fact not one but many
listeners picked up that she might be a mistress or she was
screwed by the married man. Something was just wrong and
i am going to talk to the guys and find out what they think
about it.

After the show ended. We decided to go to the restaurant

and eat the food my husband bought us but what surprised
me was Venduka saying she wasn’t joining us. She left us
and said she was in a hurry. I didn’t buy that and i don’t
think the guys did too.

Me: Guys is it me or there is something going on with

Venduka? She doesn’t join us for the lunch before that she
kind of lost it on air and started defending home wreckers on
national radio then as if that wasn’t suspicious enough she
requested a song that talks about cheating. Do you guys see
what i am seeing here?
Producer: i think everything she did was suspicious. I think
she is mad at someone’s husband

Christie: How is she going to be taken seriously as a radio

host if she cannot control her personal feelings?

Me: I just hope the station manager didn’t listen to that show
because if he did i don’t think he would hire her to host any
show. She can’t control her emotions at all

Dineo: There is no way he didn’t listen the show is the

trending topic on Twitter

My phone rang i took it from the table

Me: Guys its Carly

I answered and put her on speaker

Me: Carly you are on speaker i am with Dineo Christie and

Mr Producer
Carly: Hello team

Them: Hey Carly!

Carly: Girl i am jealous! I feel like you will take over my

show the show is buzzing on twitter we are at number one in
trending topics

Me: I am flattered but i don’t think i have a right to take all

the credit Your intern stole the show
We all laughed

Carly: Where is she? you didn’t mention her

Me: She said she is going somewhere. She didn’t want to eat
with us.

Carly: Is she okay though? That Listener Lydia she kind of

put her on the spot. By the way a Lydia has never called the
show before and i know some of the listener’s voices
Christie: I didn’t recognise her voice too

Producer: Venduka did that to herself. The girl is good on the

mic i give it to her and ever since she joined our show she
makes an impressive contribution but i feel like today was
different I feel like…

Carly: She is going through a break up?

Me: Well we are not sure but we feel like she is in an

entanglement with a married man or she was in it and it
ended in tears
Carly: Well i am just glad she came back on air and cleared
things out even though i don’t believe her

Me: None of us do girl

Carly: Okay guys Summer thank you for today

Me: Thank you for trusting me

Carly: You are amazing babe

Me: Thanks babe

Carly: Bye guys

Team: Bye Carly

Me: Wow
Dineo: Tomorrow it is going to be so awkward

Me: Thank God i will not be there

Producer: Lucky you. Anyway i hope she learnt her lesson

and next time she will date single men

I exhaled then took my juice.

Me: Yeah
I need to stay out of other people’s business. Thank God i
might not see this girl again. I am never at this building week
days and i am also not looking forward to what i am about to
do at the hotel at 11am.

SAKHE

If my girlfriend said i should kiss this boy i was not going to

agree but the fact that she said i should pretend like i am
trying to kiss him i can do that and i want to see what is
going on with Onele because i know for a fact he is not a
snob. Him saying the things he said at my house that was
very new to me and i was shocked that is why i was so mad
that i saw myself kicking him out. When i saw the kicks he
bought me i felt bad he is a good dude. We can fix this but
we cannot until i know what is going on. I want to know if
he is not into township girls or he is just not into girls like my
girlfriend say.

Anyway he texted me when he arrived. I walked to the spot

where he parks his car and i found him there. I am very
nervous of what i am about to do and i am also afraid he
might not accept my apology. I am praying Pamela is wrong
about all this.

Me: Sure man

Onele: Sure

I closed the door then looked at him.

Me: Look ntwana i am an idiot and i am sorry. I just don’t

get why you would say what you said.

Onele: If you came here to pine this on me i suggest you

walk out of my car because i will not talk about the same
thing every time we see each other. I told you i meant what i
said and i stand by it.
Me: Okay. I guess when i heard you say that about the
township girls i felt like you were being a snob then i realised
that you wouldn’t be my friend if you were that is why i now
feel bad.

Onele: Good. I am glad to hear that.

I smiled

Me: Dude those kicks. I wanted them for so long. Thank you
so much
I hugged him. He just tapped my back two times i moved my
head back and looked at him trying to kiss him. He looked
aside

Onele: Is there something on my neck?

I chickened out i just wiped his neck with my hand. Damn i

am such a coward His phone rang

Onele: Thanks man

He answered the phone

Onele: Hey

Caller: …..

Onele: What? When?

Caller: …
Onele: Okay i am on my way no i am not busy

He hung up

Me: What is going on?

Onele: Dude i have to go my mom is admitted she is not

okay

Me: What? Drive then!

Onele: Hell no! I am not going with you. Go to class man

I faked a smiled

Me: Sure ntwana

I opened the door then walked out

Me: Speedy recovery to your mom

Onele: Sure close the door

Me: Yeah

I closed the door. He drove away. I don’t know how i will

figure out this guy’s sexuality. I really don’t.
NDLALIFA

When i left the hospital my brother asked me to go to the

radio station i rushed there and i am glad i got there on time.
I could tell that bitch was scared. I didn’t just end it there. i
got to work and did some press conference then called her
and asked her to meet me. I am about to see her right now. I
don’t know what to expect from this. For all i know she
might record me that is why i will make sure she is searched
before she speaks to me. I want to know what she wants and
if she wants money i will not give it to her. She is not getting
that from me. If i give it to her she will come back for more.
She is getting nothing from me. I told her i was married
when we started having sex. I didn’t even have to tell her
because the entire country knows that fact so for her to act
this crazy and get a job where my wife is working just to piss
me off that is low and it shows that she is a cheap bitch that
is not worthy of anything serious with anyone.
I know i used her and it is not fair to her and my relationship
with my wife. Telling Summer that would be bringing
problems in my relationship because clearly whatever i do it
will not change how petty and bitter she is. She will want
revenge. I don’t regret not telling her shit when she knew i
was married and agreed to be entangled with me. I don’t
know why she is tripping when i decided to do right by my
marriage. This woman is crazy. I did something respectful. I
didn’t have to meet her that day when i went to break up
with her

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that is low and it shows that she is a cheap bitch that is not
worthy of anything serious with anyone.

I know i used her and it is not fair to her and my relationship

with my wife. Telling Summer that would be bringing
problems in my relationship because clearly whatever i do it
will not change how petty and bitter she is. She will want
revenge. I don’t regret not telling her shit when she knew i
was married and agreed to be entangled with me. I don’t
know why she is tripping when i decided to do right by my
marriage. This woman is crazy. I did something respectful. I
didn’t have to meet her that day when i went to break up
with her i did that because i thought it was a respectful thing
to do and the reason i got mean was because she didn’t want
to accept the fact that i was ending things and i thought that
was selfish in her end. I hope this goes well.

I saw her car pulls over. My chauffeur walked to her. They

started talking i was sitting in the car at backseat as always. I
could tell she wasn’t happy but she let him search her. After
he was done. I saw Venduka furiously walking to my car.
She opened the door then got in.
Venduka: Really? You had to let that man put his filthy
hands on me?

I would be lying if i said i looked at her when she got in.

Once she touched my car i looked out the window. i didn’t
do that because i couldn’t trust how i would feel when i look
at her no i don’t have no feelings for her i just don’t want to
look at her and be angry because of the stunts she has been
pulling. I am actually disgusted by her.

Me: That is what you do to people who don’t seem like they
use their heads. When i approached you i told you i just
wanted physical. I never said i loved you. That day i came
here to tell you that we should stop instead of a appreciating
me not just ghosting you what do you do? You are trying to
cause problems for me? What is this?
She attempted to say something. I gave her a hand i am not
done talking

Me: i thought we were both adults. Girl you are pretty you
can have any dude you want and by the look of things you
have been busy. Why do you want to hurt me for ending a
sexual relationship with you and you expect me to trust you
to get in my car without being searched after all the stunts
you pulled?

Venduka: I am sorry

I turned and looked at her this girl didn’t argue she just said
sorry? I couldn’t believe my ears.
Venduka: I am sorry that i caused that stunt on radio. It
backfired on me People are calling me a home wrecker on
Facebook and Twitter and i don’t blame them. I was
unprofessional to do that and i feel like i need to tell you why
i did what i did

Okay this is going better than i thought.

Venduka: I was the reason Carly asked your wife to stand in

for her. She was going somewhere today so she needed
someone and i suggested your wife because i knew that if i
am working with your wife you would want to see me again
Me: You did that because you want to see me again? I told…

Venduka: i Know you said it was over. I am not stupid but i

have been thinking and there is something you said when i
asked you why you were ending things

Me: What is that?

Venduka: You said i wouldn’t understand why you were

sleeping with me so i want to know what you mean by that
before i move on with my life. I have been seeing you for
more than a year if i am not mistaken. I feel like i am not
good enough. Is there something wrong with me?
Me: There is nothing wrong with you at all. You are a pretty
girl. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. I had my
own issues my wife had no problem as well. When i was
sleeping with you i still loved her very much but i had my
own issues i had to work on and i am sorry i used you along
the way to my discovery

Venduka: So if you were not married?

I looked at her i don’t want to hurt this girl. i really don’t but
i feel like the truth is what she needs right now.

Me: i will be honest and i am sorry if it will hurt you

Venduka: This is the last time i see you i feel like you owe me
honesty

Me: Okay. The reason i chose you was because i knew you
are not the girl i would leave my wife for

Venduka: Wow!

Me: I chose you because you are not my type and if i wasn’t
married. I wouldn’t go for you at all
Venduka: Okay!

She furiously grabbed the door and opened it I could tell she
couldn’t wait to get away from me

Me: I am story your guy is out the…

She slammed the door hard then walked away. I let out a
sigh of relief.
Me: That went well.

For me when i made that decision to find a girl to make

pregnant i told myself it will be a girl i don’t care about and i
know that makes me look like a jerk but i would do anything
to honour my vows to my wife. I love Summer and she is the
girl i want to grow old with. I hope Venduka will leave me
alone and i wish her nothing but the best.

SUMMER

Today is the day i have been looking forward to. I just got to
the hotel and i checked If things are running well and so far
everything is running smooth. I honoured my husband’s wish
and to be honest i agree with him. I have to be supper wasted
to do this. I don’t want to remember sex but in most cases
people who have drunk sex do remember it i wish to blackout
honestly. The sangoma and uncle said we should go with this
with our minds open and tell ourselves why we are doing this
and keep reminding ourselves why we are doing this and i
think i will do that and so far people know how much i love
my husband and how far i can go to make sure we stay
together and i am not going to fall for his brother. I will not
have physical touch with him. I am sure you are asking how
is that possible when we will have sex well to answer you i
guess we will have to wait and see.

Anyway before i forget i think i need to clarify something.

When i made Nomzuzu aware that i know what i know i
made that decision because i knew that was not a deal
breaker. The sangoma didn’t want me to say anything to
those who don’t know. Nomzuzu know exactly what she did
and me telling her is not telling my husband brother in law
Marybeth Onele or father. I did that knowing she is not in
the list of the people i shouldn’t tell.

When i got to the family suite. I took a bath then put on a

robe only and started drinking. I have been sitting here with a
bottle of ponchos. I hate drinking it because it is too sweet
and it makes me hot not horny but HOT. I am drinking it
because i can only down it at this point. I don’t want
anything hot that will damage my liver. While sitting and
drinking. I got a call from my husband. I smiled then took
my phone and answered.

Me: Hey baby

Ndlalifa: Hey are you okay?

Me: Yes baby i am fine Just nervous

Ndlalifa: It will be okay babe

Me: Yes i ordered a bottle of ponchos

Ndlalifa: Are you drunk?

I smiled

Me: Trying to be
Ndlalifa: I am sorry babe and please make this as quick as
possible

Me: Don’t worry babe even the touching i don’t think it is

necessary

Ndlalifa: I love you

Me: I love you too my love

Ndlalifa: I have a meeting with the president

Me: Okay baby

He hung up. I exhaled then downed the bottle. I heard a

knock then the door open. I had the bottle in my hand. Now
this is going to be awkward.

Sihlwele: Hi

Me: Hey
I started drinking again.

Sihlwele: What are you doing with the whole bottle of

ponchos on a Monday?

Me: Trying to get drunk you better do the same too. I don’t
want to remember and that goes for you too!

Sihlwele swallowed hard

Me: take this

I gave him the bottle

Me: I hear Porn Hub has good videos to get you aroused you
are not going to kiss me

Sihlwele: This is fucked up!

I sat down
Me: Tell me about it

MZWANELE

I was on the phone when i saw my assistant walks in. I

wrapped up the call then looked at her.

Me: You need something?

Her: Sir they have been calling you at the gate but as i can
see you were on a call

Me: Yes is everything okay?

Her: A lady by the name Clementine is here to see you

I started thinking where do i know that name again?

Me: Clementine? Who is that?

Her: She said she is a friend of your wife’s

Me: Oh yes! send her in

She smiled then walked out.

Me: I can’t wait to hear this.

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VENDUKA

I have been getting these notifications on my phone and

when i open them all i see are insults from women who are
calling me a home wrecker. This is really going to a place i
never thought it would. The reason for me to do that was
because i wanted Ndlalifa’s attention and it looks like that
backfired because i have a target on my back now. Married
women think i am this married men snatcher and there is
Stella who is always watching me and is willing to ruin my
reputation over her cousin and what i have been doing. I
brought all this mess to myself. As much as i got what i
wanted i feel like i am heartbroken. I did all that so that
Vatshula could meet me and when he did he really crushed
me. He made me feel less of a person and it breaks my heart i
am not going to lie.
When a rich powerful man like him shows interest in you
you feel like you are the most beautiful attractive woman in
the world but hearing the same man say what he said it
makes you doubt yourself a lot and now i am back to
doubting myself. Just yesterday i was not okay with my
boyfriend saying we are just getting to know each other and
that felt like he didn’t see me as a girlfriend material which
goes back to what Stella said. No one wants to make us the
main chick and that makes my heart break. I am being
attacked on Twitter now because i said something because of
frustration. I don’t know why people make a big deal out of
this. I need to get a tweet out there and defend myself.

I parked my car at drive way my friends are waiting for me at

my apartment’s doorstep. I need to tweet first before i see
them and hear them judge me because i know they will.

“I decided on that topic because it is what some women go

through. My only issue was girls being labelled as bad when
they are not the only ones who are at wrong. It takes two to
tango. We cannot cut these men some slack. They are
married. They should respect their marriages.”

Me: Tweeted!

I started writing another tweet.

“i don’t understand how this became about me. I am

currently in a relationship and i have been seeing this guy for
over a month now so for people to assume that i was recently
seeing a married man it is just ridiculous. It is absurd.”
Me: Tweeted!

I hope they got the message. Now i have to get out of the car.
I walked out of my car and walked to the house. I saw my
friends standing outside.

Ntosh: What the hell girl? We have been looking for you all
over Johannesburg

Me: Really? But you know i was working

Lisa: We went there and they said you left just after the show

I unlocked the door then walked in

Me: You shouldn’t have gone there; you know i live here

Lisa: We called after we saw what you did on the show. Girl
you made it obvious that you were hurt by that married man!

Ntosh: I cannot believe that you did that. Was that your
plan? Girl that Lydia girl saw through all that topic.
Me: Oh no one suspected anything until someone who
knows something called and told everyone that i was a home
wrecker!

Ntosh: What are you talking about?

Me: That was Stella

Lisa: Shut up!

Me: Yes after the segment she called me and threatened me.

Ntosh: what did she say?

Me: She threatened to ruin my life if i pull a stunt like that

again

Ntosh: Venduka you are my friend but i agree with her that
was a stunt girl and i thought your plan was to befriend
Summer and find out what has been going on in her marriage
not try to ruin her marriage!
Me: I know i messed up

Lisa: Friend you are playing with fire

Me: Don’t worry i will not do it again

Ntosh: What if the damage has been done? What if they are
planning to hurt you?

Lisa: Where have you been anyway?

Me: He asked to meet so i met him

Ntosh: What?

Me: It was actually my plan to get his attention so we could

meet and i wish i never did

Lisa: why?
Me: He said he was going through something that is why he
used me. I asked him if he wasn’t married would he had a
thing with me he said i wasn’t his type that he wouldn’t even
have looked at me

Ntosh: He didn’t!?

Me: He said he chose me for a reason He knew i was

someone he wouldn’t have fell for

Lisa: What a jerk!

Me: Yeah i am hurt but i feel like i needed the truth

I sat down and started crying.

Ntosh: Oh friend! i am so sorry

She hugged me. I heard Little Mix – Told you so playing. I

broke the hug and looked at Lisa It was playing on her
phone.

Me: Come on girls you played me this two times in two

weeks. My life is a mess
Ntosh: Why don’t we have drinks?

Me: I can do with a drink

Lisa: Okay let’s make cocktails.

CLEMENTINE

I need to make one thing clear. My plan might never work

but i will have to try to see if it works and if it does then great!
i am happy but if it doesn’t i am afraid i will be forced to
reveal her secret and hurt her son on the way. In war there
will always be innocent people getting hurt and her son
unfortunately will have to suffer for his mother’s evil deeds.
What i am about to do is a risk and for all i know this man
only has love for one woman and is loyal to her. I don’t
know if this is going to work but i will have to try. The plan
is to take Nomzuzu’s life like he did to my relationship with
Bongane. If you ask me all i will tell you is this is not a game
of an eye for an eye. This is a game of “a man for a man”
You take my man i will do whatever it takes to take yours. If
you pay attention to everything i say to my daughter i am
sure right now you know that when my daughter asked what
my plan was my answer was Thank you for baking. I brought
the cookies to the president offices i was very nervous
coming here because i didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t
know if they would let me in or when they do help me get in
Mzwanele would agree to see me and when he agreed. I was
very happy.
I came here on a mission and the plan is to make sure i win
this man’s heart. Anyway I was taken to this man’s office by
someone who looked like his assistant. It was a white lady. It
is not common to see a white lady working for a black man.
Nomzuzu scored herself a real powerful man i don’t know
why this woman gets everything. Growing up she was poor. I
came from a good family that had educated people. In her
family they were struggling and one of the reasons sometimes
she was jealous of me was because i had whatever i wanted.
We were not rich no but we afforded things so many couldn’t
and that rubbed my dear friend the wrong way.

Lady: Mr Vatshula Miss Clementine is here

Mzwanele: Send her in Melinda

The white lady smiled at me

Melinda: You can go in ma’am

Me: Thank you

I walked in then looked around his big beautiful office. It was

so wide and had a cough and a small table and alcohol. This
is nice.

Me: Hello wow your office looks amazing

Mzwanele: Oh thank you

I looked at him and smiled.

Me: You are welcome Vatshula. Thank you for seeing me.
To be honest i didn’t think you would want to see me

Mzwanele: Why wouldn’t i want to see you?

I chuckled

Mzwanele: Let’s go sit on the sofa

Me: Thank you

We walked to the sofa

Me: The last time we saw each other my daughter and i

didn’t handle things well with you…
I sighed. He took the whisky and poured it in two glasses. He
took one and gave it to me

Me: Thank you

He took his

Mzwanele: I understand why you and your daughter were

angry. My wife didn’t handle things well. You don’t throw
money at people. Not everyone when they come to your life
they want money.
I chuckled

Me: My friend doesn’t understand that we felt really insulted

by her but i am not here to speak bad about your wife

Mzwanele: I don’t think you are doing that

Me: I am happy to hear that and the reason i am here is

because of that night
He sipped then looked at me. I opened my handbag and took
out a lunch box

Me: Vatshula you are such a powerful and disrespectful man.

I have been thinking about my behaviour all weekend so i
decided to bake these…

I put the cookies on the coffee table

Me: I don’t know what to buy for a rich person so i thought

you would appreciate the effort. Take them as my way of
saying sorry
He looked at the lunch box. I chuckled

Me: Trust me i am not evil i would never poison you. Why

don’t we enjoy them together?

He laughed

Mzwanele: No! i didn’t think that at all.

He stood up and walked to his desk and made a phone call

Mzwanele: Melinda please bring us two coffees please.

He put the phone down

Mzwanele: Let’s wait for the coffee. These look and smell
nice

Me: My mother used to bake them when we were young i

remember always stealing some of the muffins and take them
to Nomzuzu’s house. She was my best friend. i really don’t
know what went wrong with us.

I looked at him smiling

Me: If you were not such a nice man i would say it was your
fault but you don’t look like a man who is controlling. You
look like a humble and kind man

He smiled

Mzwanele: I think my wife was overwhelmed by all of it.

Being asked by deputy president and your professor to be
part of their family that was a lot.

Me: I know but i thought our friendship was stronger than

that anyway i am not going to talk bad about her. She has a
good life and i am happy for her.

Mzwanele: Do you think you will ever forgive her? She really
feels bad but when she is in a corner she snaps i do apologise
for her and what she did throwing you guys out

Melinda knocked and opened the door.

Mzwanele: Thank you so much Melinda

Melinda: You will need anything else sir?

Mzwanele: You can take your lunch Melinda

Melinda: Thank you Sir

She walked out and closed the door. I smiled at Mzwanele

Me: I am just happy that she married such a good man. I
never thought i would be sitting like this with you and
potentially call you a friend. I would love to be your friend
and tell you about your wife’s childhood and all.

Mzwanele: i would love that why don’t you come to my

house and have dinner with us

He took a muffin and took a bite

Mzwanele: They are delicious

I took mine and did the same and closed my eyes

Me: Mmhmm… That they are

I took my coffee and sipped

Mzwanele: Do you think you could come?

Me: I am afraid i can’t. I will have to see you like this. The
last time i was at your house things didn’t go well. You are
an amazing man like i said i wouldn’t want to be at your
house and behave like that again now that i feel like i know
you a bit

Mzwanele: My wife collapsed at work today

Me: What!?

What is that bitch up to now? She is trying to make everyone

feel sorry for her? i hope she is not faking illness so that when
this comes out no one has the heart to break hers. That
woman is a snake. I pretended like i was sad.
Mzwanele: Yeah she is stressed. The doctor said she is
thinking too much and her high blood pressure also… she is
admitted but she is going home this afternoon

Me: Shame i should go see her

Mzwanele: That would be nice. I think she is thinking about

Friday night

Me: I doubt

Mzwanele: Why? She does seem to care like i said she just
acts impulsively when she is cornered. She didn’t mean that

Me: Vatshula if i didn’t hear what i heard i would go to your

house but i can’t

Mzwanele: What did you hear?

I looked at him. I have to be smart about this.

Mzwanele: Tell me?

Me: Your wife told me that the reason she asked my
daughter and i to come to her house was because she wanted
to make things right with us

Mzwanele: That is the truth!

I shook my head no

Mzwanele: Are you going to tell me?

Me: Your wife asked my daughter and i to come because she
wanted my daughter to date her son

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i don’t know what the exact plan was but it included

bringing my daughter together with your son Onele. That
upset me because i thought my friend missed me and she
wanted to make things right i didn’t know that she wanted to
use my daughter like she has used me all those years ago.

Mzwanele: I don’t believe this. How do you know all this?

Me: Vatshula 22 years ago i had no cell phone and if i did i
don’t think i would be using this number. The person she got
my number from told me

He swallowed hard then put his muffin on the table.

Mzwanele: Do you trust this person?

Me: With my life!

Mzwanele: I will have to speak to my wife. You two have to

fix this Clearly you still love each other.

Me: I don’t think we do. Maybe i do but your wife is not a

kind person Vatshula

Mzwanele: My wife is very kind but she is a little stubborn. I

will talk to her

Me: Will you call me and ask me to come back here when
you’ve talked to her?

Mzwanele: Yeah sure give me your number

I gave him my number then smiled at him while he is looking
down digesting this.

I stood up

Me: I have to go

He stood up. I went to him and hugged him

Me: Thank you so much for listening

Him: Yeah absolutely

I broke the hug

Me: I have to go

Mzwanele: OKAY Thank you for coming

I smiled then walked to the door. I grabbed the door handle
then turned and saw him looking at me he looked down.

Me: She will not be happy to know that i came to see you. I
am very curious to know how you will approach this

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu is my wife i know how to handle her

I smiled
Me: Well if you say so

I opened the door and walked out and closed it. I stood there
for three seconds then walked away smiling. Good to know
that he will not call and tell me what happened i love that he
will call me to meet here again. I need a new outfit that will
show my ass more. I could see him checking me out a
minute ago.

NOMZUZU
Me collapsing today was a big scare. I hope there is nothing
wrong with me. I really pray that it is just stress for
everything that has been happening. Ever since i woke up i
have been thinking about what could Clementine possible do
to me and the only thing that comes to mind is her exposing
me. My son cannot know that i lied about who his father is.
My husband cannot know that he is not my son’s father.
Seeing them at breakfast this morning joking about the kiss
Onele gave me made me rather sad I feel like if i wasn’t
thinking about how many people know i would love seeing
them talk to each other like that but now i feel like i am
waiting for that bad day the day where my secret will come
out and ruin our lives. For such a long time i have believing
in my own lie.

There is a lot at stake. I wouldn’t only lose my husband. I

would lose my mansion and every benefit i get from my
husband. My man is a multi-millionaire. As much as i get
paid at my job my monthly allowance is close to my salary so
i cannot lose that. I cannot start from “A” my husband
wouldn’t even give me that house he is building. He would
take his daughter and leave me out and dry. I am so scared
right now i don’t want to lie and knowing that Clementine is
up to something that is going to kill me.

While resting on the hospital bed i saw my son walking in. I

didn’t want him to know about this.

Me: Baby what are you doing here? I am fine.

Onele: Then why are you on a hospital bed not in your

office?

He kissed my forehead then sat on the bed. Marybeth walked

in.

Marybeth: I am sorry i was the one who called him. I didn’t

think it was fair to hide it from him and he was going to be
mad at us so i did what i thought was right

I faked a smiled

Me: Well i am not angry maybe i was going to be if i was

going through something serious

Marybeth faked a smiled then walked out. What a bitch. I

looked at Onele

Onele: SO what happened?

Me: The call i got in the morning i ended up not eating i just
took my treatment on an empty stomach i fainted because i
took medication without eating

Onele: Mom that is wrong

Me: I know son and i learnt my lesson

Onele: So how long are you staying here?

I looked at my phone

Me: In few hours i am leavng at 3PM to be exact. Do you

know what is wrong?

Onele: What is that?

Me: Finding out that my son is talking to his father about
moving out.

Onele: Dad told you that?

I smiled i don’t want him to give me a mean response

because i know the reason he wants to move out. He hates
how i carry myself around his brothers

Me: You know your father and i don’t hide anything from
each other
Onele: i was trying my luck mom i was trying to change the
family traditions but i failed so…

Me: I am glad you didn’t fight it your father cannot get heat
from your brothers and from you too and i promise you.
There will never be drama caused by me at dinner or at
breakfast ever again

Onele: You promise?

Me: I promise baby. I want to do better

He smiled. i did too. The only reason i will behave is the
obvious reason. I promised to kiss everyone’s ass to make
sure that my secret never comes out and i am prepared to do
just that.

Onele: Well i guess i will have to believe it when i see it

Me: Was i mean this morning?

He started thinking then looked at me and smiled

Onele: Okay this morning you were too nice

I laughed.

Me: Have a little faith in mom

Onele: Okay

Me: I am looking forward to your date this afternoon. Don’t

forget four thirty sharp and i will bring the girl then leave you
guys. Do you know what to wear yet?
Onele: i will see when i get home. I don’t want to be too
formal. I don’t know her maybe when i like her and take her
to another date i will be formal

Me: Okay i am excited

He didn’t say anything he just smiled

Me: I really am

Onele: I hope you are not discharging yourself because of

that date

Me: Baby your mom is crazy but not that crazy my health
comes first and i feel great

Onele: Okay i have to go to class

Me: Please go!

He laughed then walked to the door. He is such an amazing

boy i cannot imagine him finding out. He just cannot. We
are doing so well i don’t want to ruin that.
SUMMER

Like i said drinking ponchos it just makes you hot and that is
exactly what it did to me. I don’t want to lie i was wasted
and Sihlwele started drinking too. We were not talking at all.
We just said down and started drinking. After about almost
an hour of drinking. I saw Sihlwele turn and look at me. i
started getting nervous. I hope he is not going to do what i
think he is going to do.

Sihlwele: It is time.

I let out a sigh of relief i thought he was going to kiss me. We

were both sitting on the rug on the floor leaning on the bed. I
stood up when he said it was time i started walking and i
almost fell He jumped up and held me. I moved his hand
away from me. I got reach of my phone. I went through it i
minimised the PornHub site and now i feel like it is time he
starts watching the porn. I looked at him. I came prepared. I
knew i wouldn’t let him make me wet so i brought lubricant

Me: Here

I gave him my phone then climbed the bed.

Sihlwele: What is…

He stopped talking when he looked at the screen. He looked
at me

Sihlwele: You were serious about this?

Me: I am serious about my marriage i don’t know about you

and your marriage. I don’t want any passion with my brother
in law. Uncle Buzumzum said we should have sex and we
are going to do that!

He threw my phone on the bed

Sihlwele: i will use my phone

I rested my head on the pillow

Me: Well If you are not afraid of your wife seeing the site
you visited then knock yourself out

Sihlwele: You are right. This is weird

He took my phone and started going through it. I don’t think

we will be able to do this. I stood up and walked away
Sihlwele: Where are you going?

Me: I cannot look at you and you are not going to look at me
so…

I opened the door of the closet and took two T.Shirts from
there. There are random clothes in our suite. They belong to
anyone who decide to come here

Me: I will blind fold you and you will do the same to me.
Sihlwele: Okay?

I took one t-shirt and covered his eyes and tied it at the back.
I walked to the bed. I threw myself on it then untied my rope.
I was left naked. I covered my face with a T. SHIRT too and
tied it at the back of my head. I searched for the lubricant i
applied it on me then i took a deep breath i could feel tears
threatening to come out. I kept breathing trying to calm
down.

Me: You are not allowed to speak at all. What you will do is
crawl up to me. Your upper body cannot come to my face. I
want you to…
I scrawled down

Me: You know what? You don’t have to climb the bed. Just
do it i will be laying at the bottom of the bed and you will
stand

I lifted my legs up silently crying

Me: Damn you didn’t get time to watch i covered your face

Sihlwele: I am ready
Once he said that my heart started beating fast. I got really
scared. He started searching for me. He got hold of my thigh.
I swallowed hard I felt his penis throbbing and touching my
thigh tears just fell out of my eyes. He touched me. I felt him
gently force himself in. I locked my lips together trying not to
cry out loud. He finally entered me. Once he entered me. He
upped the pace as soon as possible. He went in and out fast i
was silently crying.

28

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SUMMER

It went on for about fifteen minutes Throughout the sex i was

praying that he doesn’t hear that i was crying because i knew
he was going to stop and when he stopped i knew that he
wasn’t going to do it and i knew i wasn’t going to let him
start over too. One thing i was going to do was stand up and
get dressed and leave. I heard him moan with his mouth shut
he didn’t want to make noise. The way he was shaking and
moving i knew he was climaxing. He finished and took it out
of me. Once he took it out my voice broke. I couldn’t control
it. I just cried.

Sihlwele: I am sorry

I quickly covered myself with the rope while I was laying on

the bed on my back.
Sihlwele: i will leave!

Me: Go erase the CCTV of us getting in the room. I sent the

head of security to run an errand

Sihlwele: Okay thanks for doing that and i am so…

Me: It’s okay please go!

I heard him tying his belt. He walked to the door. I heard the
door closes. I took the t-shirt off my eyes. I ran to the door
butt naked and closed the door. I went back to the bed and
laid on the bed with my legs up in case the sperm decided to
run out. I don’t know if that is possible i just don’t want to do
this again. I cannot go through this again i just cannot. I
looked for my phone. I saw it on the bed i took it and called
my husband. He answered as soon as possible like he was
waiting for the call.

Ndlalifa: Hey babe

Me: He…
My voice broke i cleared my throat

Me: Hey baby

Ndlalifa: Are you okay?

Me: It’s done

Ndlalifa: Oh babe i am so sorry i am on…

Me: Please don’t come!

Ndlalifa: What? Babe you are crying and this is my fault. Did
he hurt you?

I shook my head no as if he could see me.

Me: No He left and i am still laying on the bed i haven’t

bathed. I don’t want you to walk in on that Just continue
working. I will rest here for an hour or two
Ndlalifa: Baby are you okay? i can stop…

Me: Ndlalifa i want to be alone!!!

Ndlalifa: Okay. I am sorry

I hung up then broke down. I dialled my mother’s number

Mom: hey honey

Me: Mom i did it and i feel like shit!

Mom: Oh honey where are you?

Me: I am at the hotel. The family suite

Mom: I will be right there!

I hung up then closed my eyes and just wailed

CLEMENTINE

I don’t know whether i should be happy or worried about my

meeting with Vatshula. First of all i am not a wild woman.
Even as a young girl i never flirted or seduced a man. To do
this at my age it is ridiculous i don’t even know if i did good
or bad but i guess we will have to wait and see.

I am here to see this bitch. I don’t know why i am not

surprised. I don’t know what she is up to but i know she is up
to something. This bitch is not sick. She is preparing herself
for what is to happen. She wants to fake illness so that she
gets a pass. I will make sure that doesn’t happen. I will make
sure i have her husband wrapped around my little finger. I
saw Sihlwele’s wife at the hallway. She smiled at me. I guess
she recognises me.

Me: Hi we’ve meet.

Her: Yes at the Mansion. I am Marybeth

Me: I am…

Marybeth: Clementine
I smiled.

Me: The kindness you and your family have is so amazing. I

am surprised you still remember a stranger’s name that is
amazing. I think it is sweet that you remember my name
when you only saw me once

Marybeth: Well not all of us we are bad in that family

Me: All of you are great except for one person

She smiled

Me: Speaking of that fake friend. where is she?

She giggled

Marybeth: She had a little incident earlier. She is at ward B18

Me: Oh i didn’t come here to see her but since she had an
incident i guess i need to see how much damage or maybe
suffocate her with a pillow i am sure i will be helping many
She started laughing

Me: I am joking i love her

Marybeth: Don’t we all? Well she is in there go see her i have

to do my rounds

Me: It was nice to see you Marybeth

Marybeth: You too Clementine

I smiled. I am miss Clementine to her but white people don’t

do that. They just call elders by their names so confidently. I
am sure they call Nomzuzu by her name not mother.

Anyway i walked to her ward. I knocked once and opened

the door. Why am i not surprised. This bitch was given a
special ward alone. Must be nice being her. She looked at me

Nomzuzu: Clementine?
I didn’t say anything. I walked closure to her

Nomzuzu: How did you find out i am here?

Me: You work here don’t you?

She looked down and smiled

Nomzuzu: Well that was a stupid question.

She looked at me

Nomzuzu: I am glad you are here. I hope seeing me like this

will make you feel something remember what we had we
were…

Me: Nothing!

I snapped she jumped a little

Me: You and i were never friends. I was a fool to think we
were!

Nomzuzu: Of course we were best friends!

Me: That is a lie and you know it! you and i were never
friends! And i didn’t come here to talk about our fake
friendship. I came here to let you know that i will not reveal
your secret

Nomzuzu: Oh Thank…
I raised my index finger

Me: Don’t thank me!

She swallowed hard

Me: I am not doing this for you

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 she jumped a little

Me: You and i were never friends. I was a fool to think we

were!

Nomzuzu: Of course we were best friends!

Me: That is a lie and you know it! you and i were never
friends! And i didn’t come here to talk about our fake
friendship. I came here to let you know that i will not reveal
your secret

Nomzuzu: Oh Thank…
I raised my index finger

Me: Don’t thank me!

She swallowed hard

Me: I am not doing this for you I am doing this for your son
and as far as what you did to me?
I put my hands on her bed breathing heavily looking at her in
the eye

Me: Bitch i am coming for you!

Nomzuzu: What are you going to do? I am dying here. Not

knowing is killing me!

I chuckled then moved away from her bed.

Me: Well let it be the nail in your coffin!

Nomzuzu: i am sorry okay!

Me: I don’t believe you and there is nothing you can say that
would change my mind.

Nomzuzu: Please friend

I laughed
Me: Friend? You call everything you’ve done to me all these
years being a friend?

Nomzuzu: Let’s let bygones be bygones tell me what you

want i will give it to you

I want her husband; would she give him to me? No she

would rather betray Bongane and kill me. That is how evil
she is. She will not sweet talk me this time. I have been a fool
for far too long
Me: Nomzuzu the naïve stupid Clementine is gone. What i
want From you you will never give to me on a platter that is
why i am prepared to do whatever it takes to take it!

I furiously walked to the door

Nomzuzu: What is it!?

I opened the door and walked out leaving her acting crazy
asking me what i will do. I want her to keep guessing.
NDLALIFA

I don’t know why i did this. Why did i ask my wife to do this?
She is probably angry with me right now and i cannot blame
her i have no right to after what i had her do. I haven’t
spoken to my mother in law in a long time and i feel like after
my wife went home i should’ve had a talk with her mother
but i didn’t and i feel worse now because i have to call her
and involve her when things are not going well when i
should’ve spoken to her prior to this day and hear what she
had to say. I guess i didn’t want something negative that will
make me guilty for doing this but it looks like that didn’t
work because now i feel like shit.

I dialled Nomzi’s number. Her mother is Ntombomzi but we

call her Nomzi

Nomzi: Ndlalifa where are you?

Me: I am about to leave work i am sure Summer told you…

Nomzi: She just called me i know everything. She wants

me to go see her at the hotel

Me: Oh wow…
Nomzi: What?

Me: I offered to go she said i shouldn’t come but i am glad

she wants to see someone. I am worried about her and i feel
like i shouldn’t have let her do this

Nomzi: It is done. I just want you to see what my daughter

can do to show you how much she loves you

I started thinking about Venduka. Guilt was consuming me

at that point. I felt really guilt.
Me: I know she loves me and i love her so much but now i
feel like i made a mistake

Nomzi: My daughter is a strong girl. She will be fine. I really

hope this works

I got alerted that i was getting another call

Me: Yeah i hope so mom and please tell her i am sorry

Nomzi: Okay

Me: Please hung up my brother is calling me

Nomzi: Okay

She hung up. i answered

Me: Bro what happened?

Sihlwele: Bro i am not doing that shit again. If it didn’t work
then i don’t know. I felt bad to do it and after doing it your
wife cried and i felt like shit

Me: I am sorry bro

Sihlwele: I am sorry too because i am not doing it again.

Me: i understand and i cannot blame you.

Sihlwele: Sure man let me go home and take a shower and

drink

I closed my eyes

Me: Sure

He hung up. I started walking around the Office. I feel like

shit and the fact that i cannot speak nor see my wife it is
driving me like crazy. I don’t know what to do right now. I
feel helpless. I have to call my uncle and tell him this. I rang
him. he quickly answered.
Uncle: Son

Me: Uncle it is done and i feel bad because my wife is in a

state and she doesn’t want to talk to me

Uncle: You have a strong wife there. She is very strong trust
me she will come around; she is just feeling bad for now but
she will come around.

Me: She can’t even look at me. She doesn’t want to see me.

Uncle: It will get better. Things will be better the second time
Me: The second what?

Uncle: Son after about a week or two she is not pregnant

they will do it again

I didn’t respond i just hung up

Me: What?
No! i cannot force them to do this again. This is torture to
everyone. This has to work. I looked up

Me: God it has to work.

ONELE

It was such a relief to see my mother smiling and joking

around. I was really worried about her. i know she has her
flaws but she is still my mother and i love her so i cannot
really enjoy seeing her sick. I love her and knowing that she
is okay that makes me happy. I can go by my day not
worrying about her anymore. I enjoyed my class i missed the
first one but the second one i was able to attend. I guess
Sakhe and i can talk now. The phone call kind of disturbed
our talk. I really want to give him a chance but i don’t know
if he will not mess up again. I feel like my life was a little
peaceful when we were not talking. Whenever i am around
him his girlfriend kind of pops up and be all over him. I find
that disrespectful to come to people who are having a
conversation and be in the other person’s face while he is
talking to his friend. I don’t know what her deal is and i don’t
really care. I don’t want nothing from that dumb girl.

I want to ask Sakhe a question and i know that question will

not help us kindle our friendship. This dude is kind of a
douchbag and i kind of know the answer to this question. I
don’t want us to fight in public though. He has a room at res.
He is from Soweto but he lives here during the week and go
home on weekends. So we got to his room. He closed the
door.

Sakhe: You must be relieved your mom is okay

Me: Yeah man she just took meds without food.

Sakhe: I hear that is dangerous

He threw himself on his bed and laid on his back. I walked

over and sat next to him.

Sakhe: i am really sorry dude about the whole thing and i

really appreciate the kicks
I smiled

Me: It’s cool man as long you promise to respect my

decisions in the future

Sakhe: Sure

He sat up straight and looked at me. Do i have something on

my neck again?

I stood up. The way he looks at me is kind of creepy.

Me: So i wanted to ask you something

Sakhe: Yeah sure

I turned and looked at him

Me: Did you tell your girl what i said at your party?
Sakhe: Yeah she saw us man

I looked away shaking my head

Me: You just cannot help yourself can you?

Sakhe: What was i supposed to do? We kind of went off

publicly. As much as everyone didn’t know what we were
fighting about but they are not blind they saw us. I am sorry
okay. Like i said…

Me: You don’t hide shit from her! Yeah i know that!
I felt him grab my hand. I turned around and looked at him

Sakhe: I am so sorry man. I don’t want us to keep talking

about the same thing

Me: I know that but i am your guy you cannot tell her
everything we talk about. You should remember that “Bros
before whores” Code

Sakhe: Don’t call my girlfriend a whore!

I shook my head in disbelief

Me: Bro you can act dumb sometimes. It is a saying. I am

not saying she is a whore!

Sakhe: You said you forgive me why are we still talking

about this?

Me: Sure you are right but can what we discuss stay between
us?
He still had my hand

Sakhe: Sure. You are my bro i always got your back. Us

fighting don’t mean i don’t defend you when she talks shit
about you

Me: So she does speak shit about me?

Sakhe: No! Not really but i know i would defend you

Me: Okay
I guess i should just say okay because if i let this go on we
will fight again.

He came closer to me. I looked at him. He leaned for a kiss. I

moved my head back in shock

Me: What the fuck are you doing man!?

He walked away
Sakhe: Shit!

He had his hands on his head. I approached him from behind

Me: What the fuck is going on? First you think i am not
attracted to girls the next thing you try to kiss me?

He turned round panicking

Sakhe: I am sorry man! It’s just that Pam said…

I couldn’t wait for him to finish. This is the reason this girl
has been doing this acting like i am in competition with her
on Sakhe

Me: Why am i surprised! So she thinks i am gay?

Sakhe: Yes! She said i should try to kiss you

Me: I knew that girl never liked me and you are an in idiot to
listen to her! She hates me!
Sakhe: Funny she says the same about you. She thinks you
don’t like her because you are jealous of us and you want me.

I laughed then took my backpack

Me: This is bullshit! i am done with this bias!

I walked to the door

Sakhe: I am sorry bro now i know you are not gay

Me: Nah. You don’t know me and for your information. I

am going on a date with a girl at my family hotel this
afternoon. I am sure you and that Pam of yours never went
to a date. You and her don’t even know what going to a date
mean. To you dating is fucking!

I opened the door then looked at him

Me: So lame and pathetic!

I slammed the door then ran down the stairs.
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PAMELA

I saw my man walking to his res with Onele. I texted him

and i told him that this is the perfect opportunity to do this.
About 15 minutes later i saw Onele walk out leaving upset
and i knew exactly what happened. It is either he kissed him
back then my boyfriend confronted him and now he is
embarrassed or he didn’t let him kiss him. He left upset
because he thinks that his friend is gay which i highly doubt.
I think i am right about Onele. I think he is gay and he
knows i see through him that is why that pisses him off. I just
hope i didn’t ruin my relationship but if i did then i am happy
i have another man a wealthy man that i will be dating this
afternoon. I am just over their drama. I think Sakhe needs to
find a new friend. I don’t like Onele. Yes he comes from
money from what i hear and Judging by the car and his last
name. Vatshula’s are very rich but i don’t care. The only
Vatshula i know was the lady who died. I knew her because
everyone knew her. I don’t really care about families of
politicians and i know for a fact that the entire South Africa
don’t care.

Anyway when Onele left. I ran to my man’s room to get the

411. When i got there i knocked then opened the door. Sakhe
looked up

Sakhe: What the fuck do you want!?

Me: Oh shit! I take it things didn’t go well with bestie?

Sakhe: Pamela you intentionally made sure i made a fool of

myself! Onele is not gay!

Me: Is that right?

Sakhe: You are pissing me off right now!

Me: Okay i am sorry so what happened?

Sakhe: I didn’t even get to kiss him he moved back when i

was trying to then asked what was that!

Me: Oops that must have been embarrassing

Sakhe: You think!?

Me: Babe i am sorry but something is off with him. He is gay

Sakhe: Why are you so sure?

Me: Because he hates me and he is jealous of us

Sakhe: He pretty said the same thing about you!

Me: I am not gay!

Sakhe: He said you hate him!

Me: I don’t hate him. He is annoyed by me because i see

through that “Bro” Nonsense and he cannot stand it!

Sakhe: Well you need to stay away from each other and you
must respect my friendship

Me: And he has to squash his feelings for you!

Sakhe: Why he didn’t want to be kissed if he felt something?

I shook my head in disbelief. I need to tell him the obvious
now?

Me: Babe you are so naïve. You literally went to this guy’s
house and asked him if he was into girls or not of course now
he will be careful around you!

Sakhe: Then if that is the case then why did you convince me
to go through with this?

Me: Because i didn’t think he would be a coward and not go

for it when you kiss him
Sakhe: You are confusing me and i don’t like it!

Me: Okay i will stay away from him but i come first!

Sakhe: Of course you are my girlfriend! I just hate that just

when we fixed things i ruined things

Me: I wonder when is he planning to come out

Sakhe: Onele is going to a fancy dinner date with a fancy girl.
He is not gay!

I raised my hands

Me: Okay then.

He sat down. I can see he is sad that he lost a friend but

maybe it is for the best.

VENDUKA
Now that i feel like the Ndlalifa chapter is closed. I needed to
see my boyfriend and talk to him. I do like Jumbo and i will
grow to love him. I wouldn’t be with him if i didn’t feel
anything for him. I am feeling him so bad and i want us to
grow as a couple. I am getting in this with open mind. I want
to be open to loving him. He is a good looking man. He is
not that bad in English but he is that typical South African
soccer player. I feel like we could have a successful marriage
and we would have a good life because they get paid a lot
and more especially him he is like the top player in his team.
We need to talk and i will tell him about my insecurities.
Meeting Ndlalifa made me feel more insecure. That man
bluntly said if he wasn’t married he wouldn’t even look at me.
That is an insult to a woman. That is like destroying their
self-esteem. Somehow i regret pushing the truth out of him.
Sometimes the truth do more damage than good. I feel like
shit now and i have to talk to a boyfriend who asked me to
come over to talk about the radio show that was a complete
disaster. I don’t know what to expect. I am planning a future
in this car and i might be walking into a man who wants to
end things because of what i said.
Anyway i got out of the car and locked it. i went to the door
and rang the bell. He opened the door for me. I perked his
lips then walked in.

Jumbo: Thank you for coming

Me: Sure no problem

He showed me the sofa.

I sat down. He did too

Him: I was drinking juice

Me: Why not wine? You don’t have it?

Jumbo: i am only allowed to drink after a game. Later today

i am going to training

Me: Oh yeah. I forgot

Jumbo: So what is the deal with that topic?

I exhaled

Me: Honestly babe i don’t know why every woman is

attacking me. I made my point and supported it. If people
will not believe what i tell them then i don’t care because i
was never with any married man!

Jumbo: It was not sounding good to people

Me: I know and i feel bad because that kind of ruined my

reputation. I don’t know what will happen to me going
forward with all this backlash

He looked at me

Jumbo: I am sorry

Me: It’s fine babe I want us to talk about us

Jumbo: What is going on?

Me: So Yesterday when we met that journalist. I really didn’t
like that you didn’t tell her we are dating

Jumbo: But i explained to you my reasons

Me: I know but i cannot help how i feel

Jumbo: How do you feel?

Me: Like you were ashamed of me and what that girl said
about girls like me always being the dirty secret…

Jumbo: You are not my dirty secret

Me: Are you sure?

Jumbo: I am sure but you confuse me

Me: How?
Jumbo: After we made our relationship official today when
you were defending yourself on twitter you said you are
dating “This guy” You didn’t tell them who i am. Many
people know me. I find it strange that you didn’t mention my
name if i wasn’t your dirty secret too

Me: I guess again it goes back to being afraid to say it and

find out you don’t appreciate me tell them

Jumbo: I would say let’s take a selfie now and post it but
people would say you are trying so hard to make them
believe you are not seeing a married man
I looked at him then laid my head on his shoulder.

Me: That is true babe. I hate fame

Jumbo: Well you will have to get used to it babe because you
are famous…

Me: We both are

He brushed my arm
Jumbo: I cannot wait for them to know about us

I sat up and looked at him

Me: Me too

He kissed me. I broke the kiss and hugged him. He is a

perfect guy on paper. I want to make him perfect for
Venduka. He is a great guy. I don’t need men like Ndlalifa
who are cocky and arrogant.
SUMMER

After i called my mom i decided to take a shower. In the

shower i cried my eyes out. I don’t know why i am crying
when i have known this long that i was going to do this.
Planning and thinking about it sounded so easy but doing it.
Feeling my brother breathe on top of me with his penis inside
me. It was the worst thing i ever experienced in my life.
Believe me when i say if this didn’t work i am not doing this
again. I don’t care about ancestors at this point. I don’t care
what they want. If i will not be pregnant in the next few days

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 then i give up and Ndlalifa will have to forgive me. I cannot
do this anymore. I don’t know how i am going to look at
Sihlwele after what we did. I am just a bit happy that we
didn’t look at each other at all. Hell i don’t know how i am
going to look at his wife. This is probably the worst thing i
have ever done in my life. I will never forget this and i swear
if Ndlalifa would ever do me wrong after this i would kill
him. I did all this because i love him. He is not allowed to
love anyone else anymore after what he made me do.

Anyway when i walked out i heard a knock at the door. I put

on the wrapper and walked to the door. I opened the door.
My mom hugged me.

Mom: Hi sweetie
I broke down. She hugged me tight

Mom: It’s okay baby. It’s okay

Me: I cannot do that again mom

Mom: I know baby. It’s over

I broke the hug then walked away

Me: what if i don’t get pregnant the first time mom?

Mom: We cannot think like that baby. We have to be

positive

Me: Mom i am not doing that again!

Mom: I understand and your husband would understand too

Me: Would he?

Mom: Baby i spoke to him on the phone on my way here. He

is torn. He asked me to tell you how sorry he is

Me: Mom i just had sex with his brother! How is he going to
be like with him? How am i going to look at him and his
wife?

Mom: You don’t have to worry about that! This is their

tradition what happens after this between them is none of
your business. You cannot torture yourself Samantha. You
did something not many women would do for a man. I will
not let you feel bad for doing this
Me: I already feel bad mom

Mom: I am sorry baby but the good news is it is done.

I sat on the edge of the bed.

Mom: Tell me what happened?

Me: Last night i spoke to my husband about this. He said i
should drink alcohol so that it won’t be hard to do it and so i
don’t remember it

Mom: Why is your husband going to tell you how to do this?

I don’t want him to control you. I feel like it is enough that
you agreed to do this. How you do it is none of his business

Me: Mom i asked him

Mom: I just don’t want him to think he can control you and
you can do whatever he asks of you. I don’t want you to be
in a relationship like that. i don’t want you to be submissive.
Your voice should matter too in your marriage. He has to
respect what you say you cannot let him think he is in charge.
This is team work. That is how you make marriage work
Me: I know mom but my husband respects me. He doesn’t
force me to do anything i don’t want to do

Mom: Good. he has asked too much of you already. At this

point i feel like what he had you do should be the last thing
he ever asks of you

Me: Yeah…

Mom: But he is worried about you

Me: I know

Mom: So you are coming home with me or…

I stood up

Me: I can’t

Mom: You are ready to face everyone?

Me: When i left last time my step mother in law was
suspicious that there were problems in my marriage and what
i told them was a lie

Mom: That woman is awful

Me: You tell me?

I sighed
Me: So i don’t want to give her any more reason to suspect
anything and i don’t want to make Marybeth suspicious too
and think i am hiding things from her

Mom: So can i drive you home?

I looked at mom

Me: My husband is going to come here for me i want us to

talk here when we get home i want us to forget this ever
happened.
Mom: You haven’t told me what happened? You drank then
what?

Me: i asked him to not speak i blind folded him and i did too
so we didn’t see each other when we were having sex

Mom: okay that is better. It would be bad if he would catch

feelings

Me: Oh he wouldn’t dare! He better stay away

Mom: I am not saying he will and the fact that you say you
will not do it again will help you not get attached

Me: I am not doing this again i don’t care who says what.

BOKANG

The PI called and told me he had findings. I was surprised he

got everything so soon but i wasn’t surprised at the same time
because i already gave him enough to work with. Since mom
was at work i asked him to come to my house and give me
what he found. If what he found is good it will be a struggle
to go to the next step and that step is finding out if he is my
father or not. I don’t know how i will get his DNA. I don’t
know how i am going to get it from Onele if i cannot get his.
I really don’t know where i will go from here.

Anyway i opened the door for him. He smiled then walked in.
I closed the door. We walked to the living room.

Me: Have a sit

Him: Thank you

I smiled then sat down

Me: I must say i didn’t expect to see you in less than 24 hours

Him: Like you said yesterday you were going to be able to do

this but because you were not trained for it you needed a
professional. You had everything really.

Me: Yeah. I just didn’t want to go around asking for this

man.

Him: Well everything i found is in this envelope. He still

lives in Tshepisong
Me: Thank God

Him: Everything is in here

I took the envelope

Him: I don’t think he is a criminal anymore because he and

his woman work at mines
Me: Oh interesting

Him: Can i ask?

Me: Sure right away

Him: why the interest on him?

I looked at him and smiled.

Me: My Granduncle is old and he wants to go visit him so i
am helping him

Him: Oh nice

I faked a smile then stood up

Me: You will send me your banking details i will transfer

your money
Him: Okay

Me: Have a good day

Him: You too

Me: Thank you

I opened the door. Oh shit! This cannot be good. what is she

doing at home so early?
Me: Mom!

Mom: Who is this? What are you doing with my daughter

alone in my house?

The guy looked at me. I swallowed hard. Then smiled at

mom
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CLEMENTINE

What the hell is going on here? What is this boy doing here?
First of all my daughter is not dating anyone as far as i know
and as far as i know she is not allowed to see anyone until
she is done with her rein. For me to see a man come out of
my house that is not a good look because this girl never
mentioned any boy to me. I expect her to tell me she is seeing
someone before she can talk about visits.

I asked them a question. They just looked at each other.

They better start talking. This is not going to look good on
Bokang how can she be so stupid?
Me: Any of you going to say….

Bokang: Mom calm down!

She looked at him

Bokang: Thank you for bringing it. I will be in touch

Man: Okay
He looked at me

Him: Nice to meet you mam

Me: Did we though?

Bokang: Mom!

Me: What? We didn’t meet. You didn’t introduce me to him!

Bokang smiled at him

Bokang: Sorry about this bye

He smiled then walked to his car. My daughter smiled at me

then walked away

Me: What is going on Bokang?

She picked up an envelope

Me: What is that?

Bokang: They sent me an email i didn’t see it so they sent

someone to my house. There is an event i need to attend in
two months

Me: You are Miss Soweto you should check your emails!

Bokang: i know mom! i usually check my emails when i am

doing my make up at Soweto Tv before my Tv show
Me: Okay then

Bokang: Why are you back from work?

Me: I didn’t feel well

Bokang: You look fine to me

I smiled at her

Me: I went to see Nomzuzu

Bokang: What? Why did you do that?

I turned and looked at her

Me: Baby you said i should let her know that i will not do
anything so i went to tell her that then i found her sleeping on
a hospital bed
Bokang: what? What is wrong with her?

I put my handbag on the couch

Me: Who knows what is wrong with that woman

Bokang: Didn’t you ask?

Me: They say it was high blood pressure she fainted. I don’t
buy it i feel like the pressure she is under makes her strategic

Bokang: But they say she fainted mom?

Me: I don’t know what is real or not when it comes to that

woman. That woman wants her family to feel sorry for her so
that when the truth comes out they don’t become so hard on
her

Bokang: She must be going through a lot right now

Me: And the fact that she knows she will not be able to kill
me is bothering her

Bokang: I know maybe she did faint after all

Me: Yeah… maybe.

NDLALIFA
I haven’t received a call from my wife i don’t know maybe as
a husband i need to make the move and go see her even
though she doesn’t want to see me? But at the same time i
feel like that would be a selfish move. I cannot tell her what
to do all the time. I feel like after all i have asked her to do i
owe her the space she needs. I just hope that will not cause
tension in the house and make people ask questions. I feel
like right now the only thing i can do is keep texting her and
tell her that i am there for her and if she needs me i am a
phone call away. I pray she comes home though. I don’t
know if i want to lie again about why she didn’t come home.
My step mother will be more suspicious and no one wants
that.

Anyway i decided to go home early because i couldn’t

concentrate at work and i was curious to find out what
happened at the hotel. When i got home. I didn’t see anyone
in the living room. I saw Moose coming to me
Me: Hey Moose

Moose: Good afternoon sir. Can we make you lunch?

Me: Yeah do you think you can make me a sandwich i will

go change and come down

Moose: Okay sir

Me: Moose wait…

He turned

Moose: Where is my brother?

Moose: Mr Sihlwele is at the bar

Me: You know what? Why don’t you take my briefcase and
go put it upstairs? I will go join my brother i will eat the
lunch at the bar
Moose: Okay sir leave your briefcase on the sofa

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i will go ask Astrid to make you something fast

Me: If she is busy with dinner don’t bother her

Moose: I am going to help her sir

Me: Okay sure

I walked to the bar i found my brother sitting with a drink

looking at Tv on the wall

Me: Bro

Sihlwele turned and looked at me

Sihlwele: You home early

Me: How can i stay at work man when you said my wife was
crying

Sihlwele: You should be with her

Me: She is with Ntombomzi. She doesn’t want me there. I

feel like i messed up

Sihlwele: She is just upset she will come around. She

wouldn’t have done that if she didn’t love you. That was
hard man and i don’t want to think about it
Me: Yeah and thank you bro

Sihlwele: It’s over man. I just hope this worked because i am

not doing it again

I swallowed hard when i thought about what Uncle said

He looked at me. I faintly smiled

Me: Me too. I hope it worked

He sipped his drink. I looked away feeling guilty about

hiding what uncle said. I saw Onele coming to the bar. He
didn’t seem happy. He got in then walked straight to the
bottles

Me: The hell bro?

Onele: Yo

Me: Don’t yo us man why didn’t you greet us?

Onele: I am sorry i just had a fight with my best friend

Sihlwele: Sorry bro

Me: what happened?

Onele: Nothing i cannot handle thanks for caring though

He grabbed a bottle of gin then walked away. I looked at my
brother as Onele made his way to the stairs

Sihlwele: He is going through so much like all of us. His

mom doesn’t only frustrate us she frustrates him too and we
hardly spend time with him

Me: You remember the old house i just bought and

renovated?

Sihlwele: Yeah?
I am also into real estate. I buy old houses i renovate them
and sell them and some rent them out.

Me: I just furnished the house. It looks good. I haven’t found

a tenant yet. Onele didn’t get a birthday party. Why don’t we
throw him one there and ask him to invite his varsity friends?
We will make sure we organise everything and just stop by
on the day then leave him to have fun with his friends maybe
he will make up with his buddy

Sihlwele: That is a great idea. Let’s go 50/50 with everything

Me: Sure so when are we telling him?

Sihlwele: Let’s let him cool down. We will tell him at dinner

Me: Sure and this will help us forget our problems for a little
while

Sihlwele: Yeah. He is going to be happy

Me: I know.
MZWANELE

I asked the driver to fetch my wife from work like he always

does but today he had to go earlier than usual because she
wasn’t working because of the incident that happened at
work. I cannot help but feel guilty about the stress part. I feel
like the fighting between us might have affected that because
i get really angry when she treats my sons really bad. I am
not blind. She is very threatened by them and i feel like the
ultimatum i gave my sons should’ve been a private thing
between me and them because right now i feel like it initiated
all the problems between her and my boys. I cannot help but
feel very guilty about that. If i knew it was going to do this i
would’ve made sure my wife didn’t know about this.
Anyway my wife and i arrived home at the same time which
was perfect because i want to speak to her about things that
bother me. I don’t like that she lied to us about why she
brought Clementine here and after speaking to clementine i
kind of believe her when she said she lied to us all about why
she brought her here. It makes sense that she wanted to do
matchmaking. I mean my wife wouldn’t make such an effort
to bring someone to our house and go as far as give them
money to buy clothes. She wanted our son to be impressed
by the girl. I just hate that i cannot trust my own wife about
things. She has a way of doing things that i don’t approve of
and the fact that she made a fool of all of us and used a poor
woman she never wanted to be a part of her life it is just not
fair and i will make her know that but i cannot make it look
like i am having private meetings with her former friend that
will make her angry and it could bring more problems
between us.

Me: Baby welcome home

Zuzu: Honey you make it sound like i was admitted for days.
I was there on my work hours

Me: everyone who just had a day you had deserves a

welcome home

She perked my lips

Zuzu: Oh you are so sweet my love.

Moose opened the door. We walked in.

Zuzu: I am so exhausted. I need to sit here for thirty minutes
will you sit with me?

Me: Of course darling

We walked to the living room

Me: Baby i have been meaning to ask you something…

Zuzu sat then looked at me

Zuzu: Okay?

Me: What was the real reason that woman from Soweto and
her daughter were here?

She smiled widely. I could tell she was nervous.

Zuzu: Where did that come from?

Me: I don’t know. I don’t think you brought them here to
rekindle your relationship because you didn’t try. You were
quick to throw them out

She started getting angry. I know her she’s like this when she
gets in a defensive mode

Zuzu: Where is this coming from? I don’t like this

Me: Baby i know you didn’t bring that family here for that
I saw my sons walking to the living room from the bar.
Nomzuzu stood up smiling

Zuzu: Boys how was your day?

Them: Good

They said at the same time

Zuzu: Where is your brother?

Sihlwele: He came home really upset

Me: Is he okay?

Zuzu: what is wrong with my son?

Ndlalifa: He had a fight with his friend…

Zuzu: Oh My God is he bruised?

Sihlwele: No just exchanged words. I don’t think they would

fight at that age

Ndlalifa: He took a bottle of gin and ran up the stairs

Zuzu: He did what!?

Ndlalifa: maybe he needs a drink to cool down

Zuzu: No he doesn’t!

She snapped. We all looked at her as she pulls up her dress

Nomzuzu: He cannot be drunk! Not today

She ran to the stairs like a crazy person. My sons and i

looked at each other.
Zuzu: Not today!

Ndlalifa: What is special about today?

I looked at Ndlalifa he was waiting for an answer i shrugged

my shoulders

Me: Beats me

Sihlwele: The woman was hospitalised today and she is

running in heels like that?
I shook my head looking up the stairs. I married one
complicated woman.

NOMZUZU

What the hell was that? did this girl demand to see me at the
hotel right now? Who the hell does Summer think she is? I
am her mother in law. Why does she think she can disrespect
me like this just because she has something on me? what the
hell is wrong with this girl? She is going to annoy me. Maybe
i will not get rid of one dog. Someone wants to see who i
really am. What could possibly be so pressing that this girl
would want me to go there when i just got home from work?
i really pray this girl doesn’t want to tell everyone what she
knows. She cannot do this to me. I just cannot think of
anything she would want to talk to me about except what she
knows about me or did my son go to the hotel and spend
more money on his ridiculous dates with boys?
Me: damn it that’s it!

The assistant manager called me and told me he is having

another date. I wonder what stunt did this boy pull this time.
I swear i am sick of this boy! He better not do something like
that again or i swear to God! I have way more important
matters to worry about and one of those is his father knowing
that i went out Last night. The way my husband said what he
said i know for a fact he knows something. He knows i slept
with someone. My prayer is that he doesn’t think i am cheap
for having sex in the car and think maybe he made a mistake
by marrying me. I cannot lose this man. I have this money i
have because of this man. I would be nothing without him. I
need to fix my marriage fast. I have to do that tonight. It is in
my best interest that i swallow my pride and respect my
husband. Whatever questions he has i will answer them
tonight. I am ready to talk to him. I don’t think i can tell him
what my real intentions were though because they were not
any good at all.
Anyway after the call from Summer. I had to go to my
bedroom to wear flat shoes and when i walked out of my
bedroom i saw my son walking into his room. It is time for
me to talk to him about the Molokomme family. I asked this
boy to stay away from them. I don’t know what he really
wants from me.

I knocked once and opened his door. He looked at me then

walked to his closet

Onele: I didn’t say come in

Me: I have to go somewhere so i don’t have time to wait for

you. Son tell me what the hell is going on with you?
He turned around and looked at me.

Onele: I told the family at breakfast that you and i we are in a

great place right now; it looks like that is not going to last.
What did i do?

Me: Son you spent more than 5K when you didn’t even have
a date! How can you do that to me? How can you waste so
much money and have the audacity to put it in my tab when
i know for a fact that you didn’t have a date or did you have
a date?

Onele: As a matter of fact i did have a date mom

Me: I don’t understand?

I know exactly what happened. I even know who he was

dating last night and the thought is making me want to puke
but i will act stupid.

Onele: I found a lonely person online so i made them feel

special
Me: Them? You are those crazy people now? You refer to
this person as them? Who is this person?

Onele: Mom did you come here to ask me about my date?

Me: I actually came here for an important matter. How can

you invite Clementine’s daughter to your party?

Onele: You said it yourself it is my party!

Me: Son what did i say about them?

Onele: That Bokang’s grandmother was a witch. They are

not her. I invited Bokang because she is Miss Soweto and i
will invite other celebrities too!

Me: She is not a celebrity! She is a daughter of my enemy!

You heard how she spoke to me. She is not a respectful
person. She disrespected your mother. How can you invite a
girl like that?

Onele exhaled He sat at the edge of his bed

Onele: Okay mom if we are going to be truthful it cannot be
one sided. You have to tell the truth too!

Me: Truth about what?

He stood up He was looking down

Onele: Why it is so important to you that i find a girlfriend?

I swallowed hard
Onele: Why are you so desperate for me to be in a
relationship? Why now specifically?

Me: Is that a bad thing? Is that a sin? To want my son to be

happy?

Onele: Mom i am having the time of my life! I am having a

blast who said i was sad?

Me: I am…
Onele: Tell me the truth mother! Why would you go as far as
invite your enemy’s daughter to date me why the desperation?
I want the truth!

Me: Fine! You want the truth?

Onele: Please!

Me: I think you don’t see the bigger picture here! If the
Ndlalifa (heir) fails to give your father an heir you will have
all of this! You will step up and be a Ndlalifa! Why don’t you
want to do this for your mom!
Onele: So this is about you not me?

Me: I am thinking about your future here! When your father

dies! You and i will be kicked to the curb why can’t you see
that i am trying to secure your future!?

Onele: Because i am not like you. If my father dies i am his

son he will leave me what i deserve. I don’t have to play dirty
to get anything. I want to earn everything i own. That was
Mama V’s teachings
Me: I swear if you say that woman’s name again…

Onele: Mama V!

I put my hands on my head breathing heavily fuming with

anger I put my hand on the wall balancing on it i was really
fuming that i felt like i was going to explode.

Me: I swear little boy!

I turned and looked at him. I pointed a finger at him

Me: You will be sorry!

I opened the door the slammed it hard then leaned on it

catching my breath. I looked up

Me: Damn you Valerie!

SIHLWELE

Ever since uncle Buzumzum visited me in my office i have

been thinking about it and wondering if telling my brother
about it was a good idea or not. My brother is already
paranoid and he clearly doesn’t trust me. So telling him
about this i thought his insecurities were going to be worse.
Honestly i knew i wasn’t going to do it but i didn’t want to
tell my brother about it also. I know Summer will not agree
to this madness Uncle seems confident that Summer will
agree and now seeing him here i cannot help but feel
nervous.

We let Onele leave. We stayed behind. My brother wanted

us to stay behind and find out what is going on. We were
waiting for uncle to come out of the meeting with Summer. I
have made a decision. I am going to tell my brother but i feel
like i shouldn’t be the one saying anything. I think uncle
should be the one saying something. We are here because of
him. I really pray Summer didn’t let this man manipulate
her.
Ndlalifa: Come on! What is taking him so long?

Me: I have an idea of what is going on but i want that old

man to tell you himself. I want to see if he has it in him.

Ndlalifa: What is going on bro?

Me: We have been sitting here i think we should not leave

now. Let’s wait for him.
Ndlalifa: I don’t feel good about this!

Me: So am i so am i bro

I saw my brother stand up fast

Ndlalifa: There he is! He looks upset

I stood up too. We ran after him

Ndlalifa: Uncle! What are you doing here?

Uncle: Son not now!

He stormed out Ndlalifa turned around and looked at me

Ndlalifa: What is going on? Uncle has never spoke like that
with us
Me: I know Let’s go see Summer

Ndlalifa: yeah maybe she will tell us what is going on.

Me: Yeah

We walked to her office. We knocked. Ndlalifa opened the

door. We found Summer in a state

Ndlalifa: Baby are you okay?

Summer: What are you doing here?

She said wiping her tears. I hope she didn’t agree to this why
did she wipe her tears like that? If she did agree then i feel
sorry for her because i am about to ruin whatever they had
planned.

Me: Bro this afternoon uncle went to see me

Summer looked at me shocked.

Ndlalifa: why did he go see you?

Me: He is not accepting our decision to not do this again.

Your call to him kind of gave him a push…

Ndlalifa: A push?

Summer: He thinks we should have sex behind your back

without your knowledge
Ndlalifa: He what!?

Me: I was in shock man. I told him i will never do that again.
He was upset but he told me that i will do it because he will
speak to Summer and he kind of believed that Summer
would say yes

Ndlalifa looked at Summer

Ndlalifa: What did you say Babe?

Summer: That i am sick of him! his tradition and his sick

intentions of causing problems between us and our marriages!
I told him i will not do something that will end up ruining
our lives! I told him he is going to die and leave us with all
these problem. I made it clear to him that what we did can
never happen again. I would rather watch you lose
everything than do that again. He stormed out upset

Ndlalifa chuckled and started pacing up and down

Ndlalifa: This man told me the reason he never asked you to

do this behind my back was because he didn’t want to betray
me. What does he call this?

Summer: I was literally asking him why this drama when it

has only been hours. Why he is in such a rush to ruin our
lives. As much as i will not do it again but i expected him to
give us space for at least a month. How can he come here
literally few hours after we did that? why he is doing this?

Ndlalifa: i love and respect uncle but i will not stand for this.
I will not let him control our lives. It is done. If our ancestors
want to help. They had a chance. It is time to prove
themselves. We are not going down that road again!

Summer: I am happy to hear that baby

Me: I am just happy you told him where to get off. He kind
of scared me when he said you would agree.
Ndlalifa: I cannot believe this!

Summer: So how did the meeting with the planner go?

Me: Great!

Ndlalifa: Everything will be perfect but you will hear details

at dinner. We have a huge announcement

Summer: Wow i cannot wait. Please guys leave. I have a

meeting with Step mom dearest
Ndlalifa: what is that meeting about?

Me: I don’t want to know

Summer: I will tell you guys later; she will not feel good
knowing you are here i don’t want us to gang up on her

Me: so She did something?

Summer: What is her name?

Ndlalifa: Whenever i think we took few steps forward she

takes more steps back

Me: let’s go bro. I don’t have time for her drama. I don’t
even want to know what she did. This week is very important
to our family

Ndlalifa: Say that again

He walked to Summer and kissed her

Ndlalifa: See you later babe

Summer: See you at dinner

Me: Bye

We walked out. I looked at my brother.

Me: The reason i didn’t tell you about Uncle right away was
because i wanted the meeting with Onele to go well

Ndlalifa: Thank you for not doing it. I don’t think i was
going to focus that meeting needed my undivided attention

Me: That is why i didn’t tell you.

He tapped my shoulder. We walked to the exit with eyes on

us.
Me: We thought choosing normal regular careers would
make us ordinary but they see celebrities in us

Ndlalifa: Our mother played a huge role in changing this

country. We will always be her children

Me: Yeah…

Ndlalifa: That is why we have to do her proud and keep her

name on the map
Me: Yeah but it would be sad to have to lose everything she
has worked so hard for

Ndlalifa: We have the public and the law on our side. We

can fight this

Me: yeah

VENDUKA
After work today i was not myself. I was very disappointed
and down. I decided to go spend the day with my mother. I
knew i wouldn’t get through today without seeing her. I am
disappointed at how the manager handled things. I am
disappointed at the station for choosing What Stella said over
me. Listeners didn’t think that of me until that bitch called.
Now i am a home wrecker. This is draining. When Carly
said they were not having a topic i thought she was lying but
it turns out she wasn’t Indeed they were talking to a political
analyst but i am not going to lie. Tomorrow is going to be so
hard. I hope the listeners are going to ask for me to be
brought back on air. I am too gorgeous to be making coffee
for these guys.

Anyway i am back in my house. I heard a knock at the door.

I walked and opened. It was my best friends

Ntosh: Finally you are home!

Me: Don’t you have things to do than always checking up on
me?

Lisa: Now you are being ungrateful. You know if we didn’t

come you were going to say we don’t care

Ntosh: You look depressed

Me: How can i not when i was called to station manager’s

office?
Ntosh: Don’t tell me this is about that show?

Me: I am afraid it is

I sat down. They did too

Lisa: what did he say?

Me: That he hated to be the one telling me that i will have to

be off air for a while just for things to die down

Ntosh: That is actually not a bad idea

Me: what?

Ntosh: Friend you were trending on twitter for the wrong

reasons whatever post you post people comment with
insulting comments. Am i the one who is keeping up with
your followers?

I looked down
Ntosh: Don’t get me started with the article Stella wrote on
you

Me: You mean that thing on page 4?

Lisa: You wanted it to be a front page story?

Me: Maybe something positive not that!

Ntosh: Well she is a cousin of a man you tried to destroy so
you will never get anything nice from her

Me: Guys i loved that segment. I was a fan favorite. A Call

from Stella made them hate me. where are my fans who
believed in me? They all turned on me. Who knows when i
will be able to be on air again?

Lisa: Sorry friend

Me: I have a plan…

I looked at them smiling

Ntosh: Oh no all your plans are always dumb that is why you
are in this sticky situation.

Me: Thank You for the support Ntosh!

I said standing up annoyed

Ntosh: i am just being honest

Me: Can you hear my plan first?

Lisa: Sure we are listening at least you ran it by us this time

Ntosh: Thank you!

I rolled my eyes
Me: You are being annoying right now. Do you want to hear
this or not?

Lisa: we are listening

Me: Okay! How about when it is time for topic one of you
call and say they want me back. I am innocent girls

Ntosh laughed then walked to my bottle of wine

Me: Don’t touch my wine if you find this funny

She turned around

Ntosh: I am laughing because you like sabotaging yourself!

Those people are not stupid! The listeners as well are not!
They will know you had something to do with that and that
could ruin your case and end up getting you fired!

I looked at Lisa

Lisa: I agree with Ntosh. Bad idea

Me: so what should i do?

Ntosh: Do what the boss say you should do! Playing dirty
will not get you anywhere babe

I swallowed hard

Ntosh: I know you don’t want to hear this but maybe all
these things are happening to you because you allowed a
married man into your life knowing he was married then on
top of that you tried to mess up with his life when he was
trying to do right by his marriage.

I looked away

Me: You are not helping!

Ntosh: I am just being a good friend! Telling you the hard

truth

Me: I know…
Lisa: You have a man who loves you. Cherish that and let
things flow

Ntosh: Lisa is right and you also need to trust your boss they
know how good you are

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they just want people to forget and they will forget

I turned and smiled at them

Me: Thank you i love you guys

They hugged me

Them: We love you too.

SUMMER

Everyone knows how me Marybeth and our husbands get so

excited when uncle comes around. We really love him
because we know how much he and mother in law were so
close as siblings. Having to do what i did a few minutes ago
it was hard i never even once wanted to disrespect uncle but
sometimes people need that for them to back off. I am a
respectful person. I respect my elders when all of this is said
and done. I will apologise to uncle but right now i don’t feel
like what i said wasn’t necessary and i don’t think i have to
apologise now. We both need time to process this away from
each other. I am so happy Sihlwele was not on board. It was
going to be a problem if i agreed then Sihlwele walked in
with my husband and threw that at me. I was going to be
embarrassed and when my husband finds out he was going to
think i was into his brother. I am just happy that the feeling is
mutual i am happy that we don’t want to do it again. I know
for a fact if one of us agreed to do this problem were going to
start. Uncle needs to see that we tried. We hated it and we
cannot do it again. He has to accept that. That chapter is
closed. I am just impatiently waiting for this to happen.
I am not looking forward to this conversation with Zuzu.
This woman doesn’t like me right now because i know what i
know she kinds of tolerate me and she is pretending because
she is scared i might spill the beans. I know this is not going
to go well and i know she will be offended by it and think i
am saying whatever i am going to say because i know she
cannot do anything which is not the case at all. I am doing
what any manager at any company would do if they were in
my shoes. This is a place of business. If things don’t go well
in this hotel they ask me questions and Zuzu seems to have a
lot to say when it comes to that so for her to be the one who
threatens my employees and try to invade our guests’ privacy
it is just unbelievable and i want her to leave here knowing
that when she does something like this again i will make sure
i report her to the family. Not everyone likes her right now.
She should be avoiding anything that makes us upset.

I was with her in my office.

Me: Thank you for coming. I got you a juice

Zuzu: What makes you think i would trust getting a drink

from you when i didn’t see you make it?

I looked at her. She is not serious right now

Me: You are joking right?

Zuzu: No i found you here with these two glasses of juice. I

was not here when they were poured
I took her glass of juice. I drank all of it then put it in front of
her i took mine and also drank mine too. The glasses were
now empty. I looked at her

Me: It breaks my heart to live with someone under one roof

and find out that she think i could poison them!

Zuzu: You and i don’t like each other…

Me: Oh no! Please when you say something be a woman

enough to be honest about it! You don’t like me! You are the
one who always threw insults at me and about my struggle to
conceive!
Zuzu: I thought we were passed that.

Me: We didn’t i know your secret and now you are

pretending so that i keep the secret

Zuzu: Okay.

Me: Yes! so don’t come here and act like i have a problem
with you when you clearly have a huge problem with the
four of us!
Zuzu: Wh…

I rudely interrupted her

Me: The fact that you think i would poison you it just shows
that it is what you would do to me

Zuzu: What?
Me: Yes! If you can give it be able to take it. You just
indirectly called me a witch. I think you are the witch!

She chuckled

Zuzu: First your friend calls me a rat and you sitting there
looking at me and call me a witch

I sat up straight
Me: Why don’t you bring it up at dinner? I am sure they will
be interested to know how we got to that

Zuzu: You enjoy seeing me upset at dinner don’t you?

Me: You always bring the drama to yourself!

Zuzu: Samantha why did you call me here?

I chuckled
Me: I believe at home we all have jobs that pay and this
business…

Zuzu: Some have better jobs than others

I chuckled. I know she is undermining my jobs

Me: I love my jobs and they pay me well and i do all of them
well
Zuzu: I am sure

Me: Anyway the money made here is doing a lot for us in the
family so hearing that one of us has been threatening one of
our employees that gives the family a bad name

Zuzu: why are you telling me this?

Me: You asked Rhiphiliza to break this hotel rules

Zuzu: what Rule did i ask that boy to break?

Me: You asked personal information about a guest in this
hotel! That is wrong!

Zuzu: i asked for someone’s information. Someone who was

here. How was i supposed to know he was a guest?

Me: Well now you know he is a guest in this hotel so stop

threatening my employees. You are not this hotel boss. I fire
people not you! You don’t have a right to make demands in
this hotel and if you don’t stop this i will tell Onele that you
have been stalking him!
Zuzu: So you saw the CCTV footage too?

I looked down. She took her handbag then stood up

Me: Yes i saw it and i feel like whatever Onele does is none
of our business and i don’t have to go around telling people
about it.

Nomzuzu: I am sure it makes you happy that he will never

make a girl pregnant. I guess you win
She walked away

Me: This is not a game!

She paused then turned around

Nomzuzu: You are right it is not a game but one thing you
should know is my son might be gay but one jump of his
sperm he would make a woman pregnant just like that
She said snapping her hand

Summer: Woman say that again!

I said walking out of my table to the other side. I am sick of

her and how she keeps disrespecting my husband and i.

Nomzuzu: I was just saying

She walked to the door I grabbed her arm at this point i

didn’t care if we ended up fighting. I am tired of her she
turned around
Me: Say what you said again i swear i will tell father
everything!

Nomzuzu swallows hard

Me: My husband can have children!

Nomzuzu: I don’t have no doubt about that but the right

question is can you?
I chuckled then went closer to her face breathing fast

Me: I can and i will show you!

She grabbed the door handle then opened the door

Me: Before you go!

She turned
Me: Onele is not interested in any girl so make sure there is
no girl who comes out of nowhere claiming to be a baby
mama of Onele’s like you said i won! But you seem to be
confused about the day i won and it is time to tell you!

Zuzu: I cannot wait to hear it

Me: I won the day i found out he is not my father in law’s

son so he is out of the game!

She was fuming i saw a tear escape her eye

Me: My husband won the game the day your friend came to
the house for dinner so give up!

She ran out and slammed the door.

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NDLALIFA

I am really disappointed by what my uncle did. I love him.

He is my mom’s brother who was loved by mom so much. I
would hate to hate him because i know that would upset
mom. Uncle went with this the wrong way. I am not saying i
was going to be happy if he did this behind my back the first
time. I was going to feel like i was betrayed by all of them.
We talked about this. And we did what he asked of us. My
wife had sex with my brother. It is enough now. I was going
to understand if he was pushing this after he found out they
failed. For him to come here hours later with this? It makes
me angry. What makes me angrier is him saying they should
do this behind my back. I want to see uncle. I didn’t want to
confront him at the hotel. When he didn’t want to speak. I
didn’t push it. I let him go because i knew that i was going to
talk to him soon. I have one question for him. When he came
with this the first time. He said he didn’t hide it from me
because he didn’t want to betray me. What does he call what
he is doing now? Isn’t it betrayal?

Anyway we are at home. My wife is back we are getting

ready for dinner. I am looking forward to this dinner. I am
looking forward to it because i want to see if my father
listened to me and is willing to behave and talk to his wife
with respect just for the sake of us.

Summer: I am so tired. I am not looking forward to this

dinner
Me: What? I cannot wait

Summer: Why is that? is it because of the announcement?

Me: That too but i am interested to see how dad and Zuzu
will behave after the talk i had with dad at work. Dad has to
respect his wife in front of us. I told him he has to do it at
least this week. I just hope he knows how to pretend

Summer: I never thought i would see the day

Me: Huh?

Summer: The day where my husband feels sorry for Zuzu

I smiled

Me: I am surprising myself too. I know the woman is the

devil but it is not a good look to see dad speak to her like that

Summer: You shouldn’t feel sorry for that woman. She is

pretending to be sad because he wants us to feel sorry for her.
Me: I don’t think she is acting babe. She was too comfortable
and confident about her marriage and now she sees she could
lose my father and that scares her

Summer: Honey all i am saying is that woman is the bitch

she has always been

Me: i hear you babe but when dad said something so mean to
her at breakfast everyone but you felt sorry for her

Summer: It’s because i know the woman she is

I exhaled

Me: What did you talk about at the hotel?

I need to change the subject. My wife is just cold when it

comes to Dad and Zuzu’s situation.

Summer: I did tell you guys earlier that the woman Zuzu
found for Onele didn’t arrive but he found someone else and
spent time with that person at the suite just after Zuzu left. So
your step mother went back to the hotel today to check who
he took to the suite. I guess she was upset by the bill. She saw
the person and asked the head of security to send her the
guest picture…

Me: That is not acceptable!

Summer: Exactly! And the head of security told me. I asked

him to send a fake photo. He did your step mom saw that the
photo was fake. She threatened to fire head of security if he
doesn’t send the right photo. I asked him not to then i called
her here to talk. I told her we are not allowed to share
personal information of our guests. She was disrespectful
about it. I told her off! That is why i am not looking forward
to dinner

Me: Don’t worry i am here for you but Zuzu has to know
that she cannot threaten our workers like that and she is not
allowed to ask them to share such information
Summer: Don’t worry. I spoke to her. We dealt with it.
Please don’t bring it up

Me: If you sure it is done

Summer: Trust me it is done. We came to an understanding.

She apologised

Me: Good. i am proud of you

Summer: Thank you baby. Let me get ready

Me: Okay

I am glad my wife is independent and she doesn’t want us to

help her deal with some issues. The fact that she wanted to
handle it herself and she doesn’t want me to be involved
shows the great leader she is. Only if there were not people
like Zuzu who try to take advantage of their position in this
family and think they can do as they please just because they
are family.
BUZUMZUM

I have never been so disrespected by kids in my life. I know

what i am doing. I know that they cannot be sure if she is
pregnant that is why the sex has to be a constant thing. They
don’t act like desperate people. I shouldn’t be the one forcing
this. They should be wanting this. Summer should be
wanting this. She should do whatever it takes to make her
man happy. She had no right to speak to me like that. She is
a little girl who knows absolutely nothing about our culture.
She should trust me as Ndlalifa’s uncle to do what i know is
right. There is nothing wrong i did. This is what things are
supposed to be. The boys are not making it easy too. It was a
great plan to make sure they do this behind Ndlalifa’s back. I
hope they are not stupid. I hope they didn’t tell him until
they make a decision.
Stella: Dad?

I turned around.

Me: Hi Stella

Stella: You don’t seem okay. What is going on?

Me: Your cousins are driving me crazy! after Ndlalifa told

me his wife will not do this again. I came up with a plan

Stella: what plan was that dad?

Me: i was wrong to involve Ndlalifa

Stella: You want them to do this without his knowledge?

Me: It is the only way

Stella: Dad this must be hard for them. it is 2021. They are
young people. Honesty and trust in a relationship these days
is very important. I don’t see Summer betray Cousin Ndlalifa
like that. What did Sihlwele and Summer say?

Me: My sister’s son made it clear he was not doing it again. I

thought going to Summer would make things easy. She
seemed like a strong woman who was determined to see her
husband happy but when i met her she was a different
person.

Stella: how?

Me: She said my intentions are to ruined the brothers’

relationship

Stella: She said that?

Me: Can you believe it? she said i am doing all this because i
want to ruin their marriages and then i will die and leave
them with this mess

Stella: Okay dad let’s backup a little. Summer wouldn’t say

something like that…

Me: what?
Stella: i am not saying she didn’t. the emotions must be high
right now. She cannot enjoy doing this. She didn’t mean to
speak to you like that but i have a question for you dad…

Me: yes?

Stella: Yesterday they just had sex why did you decide to go
do this today?

Me: There is no better time than the present! They should

have sex until they make this baby
Stella: No! dad it’s like you want them to fall in love now

Me: what? That is what Summer said this is what should be

done! That girl said it is like i am disappointed that they did
it and they don’t feel anything for each other

Stella: Summer is right.

Me: what?
Stella: Dad you are not talking to people from the 80s here.
These are young people. I am even surprised they went
through with this. It was not fair of you to go see them the
next day and push this. They respected you to do it. What
you should’ve done was wait until she finds out if she is
pregnant or not if she is not i was going to understand if you
pushed for them to have sex maybe at least one time a week
which i don’t think they will want to do anymore

Me: I messed up didn’t i?

Stella: Big time dad. I feel like you were too excited that you
saw yourself doing things the wrong way. I am sure Summer
didn’t mean to speak to you like that and i am sure she will
apologise. You just have to understand that it was hard for
her to do this. I am your daughter and i am looking you in
the eye right now. I wouldn’t do something like that
I looked down

Me: I would say no to you. They respected you and did it.
You should be proud instead of being angry. Put yourself in
their shoes. This is not easy.

Me: I understand my dear. I will give them some space and

wait for weeks then talk to them again

Stella: If they don’t want to do it. You know you tried. It’s
fine. At the end of the day Uncle Mzwanele is not stupid. I
feel like whatever he does will be what is right. He knows
whose house that is and we all know that is not Nomzuzu’s
house and you can fight that with my cousins

I smiled

Me: You are right my dear. What can i do without you?

Stella: I just don’t want you to fight with Aunt V’s children

Me: That is the last thing i want

Stella: And i don’t want to have to write an article about my
family fighting

I laughed

Me: It will not get to that

Stella: Good because you know i wouldn’t hold back. My job

comes first not family

I smiled at her.
SUMMER

I didn’t tell my husband everything about my meeting with

Zuzu because i knew that was going to cause drama and i
knew that was going to out Onele which is the last thing i
want. I lied and said that bitch apologised when she was so
mean and insensitive and continued to use our struggle as a
way to put me down. I am just glad this time it didn’t work.
Marybeth knows about Onele so that means what happened
can only be shared with her. I want to tell her what happened.
Marybeth is one person who supports me with my struggle to
conceive so when i get such comments from Zuzu she is one
person who always show me support and always assures me
that she is here for me.

I was with Marybeth at our lounge. The boys were

downstairs and i am sure they are at the bar until it is time for
dinner.

Marybeth: So hun…

I smiled at Marybeth
Marybeth: At breakfast it was show down. What are you
expecting at dinner?

I shook my head

Me: I don’t know i feel like every time we are going to be

gathered at that dining room there is always drama. I always
feel like i am at a reunion of the Real housewives. It is always
intense and crazy

Marybeth: It is right? Zuzu seems to be having a hard time.

At work i saw her taking pain pills
I chuckled

Me: Trust me that woman is bringing all of that to herself.

Today i invited her to the hotel to talk. She was very nasty

Marybeth: what?

Me: So as you know Onele stayed behind at the hotel after

the date didn’t show up. Today Zuzu went to check who he
stayed behind with like i told you guys
Marybeth: Yeah you did

Me: when she went to the security office she said Rhiphiliza
must send her the photo of that man

Marybeth: And you asked him to send a fake photo? Please

don’t tell me she noticed it was fake

Me: She did

Marybeth: Oh so she is smart

Me: In things she shouldn’t be. So when she noticed that she
called the head of security and threatened to fire him if he
doesn’t send the real photo. The poor man came to me
scared

Marybeth: I don’t understand who gave her any right to fire

anyone there?

Me: Exactly! so i called her there i told her that what she did
was wrong and sending people personal details of our guests
is not right and it could affect the reputation of the hotel
Marybeth: What did she say?

Me: she didn’t care much about what i said what she cared
about was shaming my marriage

Marybeth: Again?

Me: She said

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 what she cared about was shaming my marriage

Marybeth: Again?

Me: She said oh so you saw that Onele was with a man i said
yes she said it must make me happy that Onele won’t make
any girl pregnant then she said i guess you win

Marybeth: This woman

Me: I said this is not a game She said i was right but one
thing i should know is that if Onele were to sleep with a girl
He would instantly make her pregnant

Marybeth: So she says unlike your man?

Me: Yeah she said one jump on Onele’s sperm would make a
girl pregnant

Marybeth: That was insensitive! I thought we were over this

Me: I know and my husband was sad for her after what
happened at breakfast then few hours later she says these
things about him

Marybeth: did you tell him?

Me: Not everything but i did tell him that she is not the sweet
person he sees all of that is an act. I couldn’t tell him
everything without revealing Onele’s secret

Marybeth: Oh yeah
Me: And i knew if i told him exactly what she said He was
going to go hard on her at dinner. I am just exhausted

Marybeth: I understand

Me: I am just annoyed by all this and we have to keep peace

this week for the sake of Onele and his birthday

Marybeth: I felt bad for Zuzu but after what you told me i
don’t feel anything for her if anything i want father to see her
for who she is
Me: Oh he is seeing it.

ONELE

Now that my mother told me her intensions i am even

ashamed to tell my brothers what she said to me. I am
praying so hard that they don’t ask me and even if they ask
and i tell them they will question the fact that i didn’t tell
them right away. This is going to be hard for me. I am not
telling them because i am ashamed of mom’s intensions. I
cannot believe this is her plan she is waiting for my brother to
fail so that she could take over. How can i be happy to live in
this house knowing that this is Mama V’s house and the
people who are supposed to live here are kicked out? i am not
going to do this for mom. I am attracted to women and i
would have a child in a heartbeat but now that she told me
her intensions i will be very careful. Condom will be my best
friend. I am making no girl pregnant any time soon. My life
is okay.

I have always been a simple guy who come from a family

that is not simple at all. I will live in peace living where i am
supposed to not where i had to do something malicious just
to own a mansion. My mom is a very heartless person.
Saying that about my mom makes me cringe but it is what it
is. I am not looking forward to this dinner because of the
fight i had with mom this afternoon.

We were all gathered at dining room ready to eat. Before we

eat i think we need to make the announcement.

Mom: It is good to see everyone at dinner

No one said anything. It was intense and awkward at the
same time.

Ndlalifa: Onele don’t you have an announcement?

Sihlwele: Or update about your plans for Saturday?

Me: Okay family. I am excited about this.

They all looked at me excited. For a second i saw a smile
from everyone

Me: Saturday is going to be huge for everyone. I have

decided that in the afternoon Saturday we will have a
fundraiser for cancer patients. That money will help some
patients to get treatment and pay hospital bills. We will be
doing this in the name of Mama V as we all know she lost
her fight…

Mzwanele: This is amazing son!

Me: Yeah so you have to invite all your rich friends to come
with donations

Mom chuckled. We all looked at her

Mom: You don’t celebrate your birthday because Valerie

died that day. I made peace with that fine. We give you that
day for your birthday and you decide to make your day
about her again!?

Me: Mom…
Mom: Shut up!

She looked at Sihlwele and Ndlalifa

Mom: Was this your idea? How can you still make this about
your mother!?

Me: Mom!

Ndlalifa and Sihlwele stood up and walked away. They

walked up the stairs. I looked at dad. He looked at mom
giving her the look.
Mzwanele: Nomzuzu what the hell was that?

Mom: Mzwanele this is not his birthday celebration!

Me: You didn’t wait for me to finish! Did you have to do that?
This was not their decision!

Mom: Like hell it wasn’t!

Me: Mom why would i lie?

Mom: Son i don’t believe you!

Me: They sat there and asked me to tell them whatever i

wanted for my birthday. I told them i want to have this
fundraiser during the day then my party late. They didn’t
come up with this. I did! How in the world can you be
insensitive like this ma?

Mom: Son
Me: You disgust me!

I stood up and walked to the front door

Mom: Son!

Moose opened the door i grabbed the door from him and
slammed it hard behind me. I ran to my car i got in and
drove off.

__

MZWANELE
I have been beating myself up asking myself if what i did was
the right thing to do. I am a married man. I cannot go on a
sleepover date with another woman but because of how my
wife has been behaving i thought that was the right thing to
do and i feel like i don’t know what i feel for my wife
anymore. I told myself the dinner will give me clarity about
whether or not i still want to go to a date with Clementine
but after what just happened a minute ago. Now more than
ever that decision was the best decision for myself. The last
time i ever felt safe warmth and love was when my wife was
still alive and yesterday i somehow felt that with Clementine.
I felt respected loved and cared for. Clementine didn’t have
to say anything just being around her gave me that security
just by being there. my wife made me feel something
Nomzuzu has failed to give me.

I have been ignoring my wife’s behaviour for far too long. I

protected her and defended her from my sons even when i
knew she was wrong. I did that because i believe you have to
be on the side of your partner no matter what but I’ve had
enough of that. I have heard my wife say insensitive and
disrespectful things about my late wife so many times and i
ignored that too because i thought maybe somehow she feels
like she is her shadow and she will never be seen. I didn’t
think this is how she feels about my wife. Valerie offered this
woman the best life. My wife and i paid for all Nomzuzu’s
school fees. By the time she started working she had no loan
to pay. On top of that we didn’t want her to have a home like
the one she had when i met her. When she joined of our
family. We moved her family from Soweto to a suburb and
bought them a house there but still this woman sees
competition whenever she hears Valerie’s name. How can
she say what she said in front of me and my sons? How can
she say that in front of her own son when she knows how
Onele feels about Valerie? What kind of a monster am i
married to?

We were still at dinner. The boys walked up. Onele just left. I
was left with my daughter in laws and this woman.

Summer: Marybeth i think we should…

Me: Makoti sit down and eat

I put down the swab and stood up

Me: I will go speak to them

Summer: Okay Father.

 I looked at Nomzuzu

Nomzuzu: Honey…

Me: Don’t open your mouth

She swallowed hard. I walked to the stairs and made my way

up to the boys. I found them sitting on their lounge looking
at Tv that was off. They were not talking. They were just
sitting there. I cleared my throat. They didn’t turn.

Me: Sons i am so…

Sihlwele: Dad you didn’t do anything! You need to stop
apologising for her!

Me: You are right. I shouldn’t apologize to you. What she

said affected the four of us. She should apologize to us. That
is my wife! Nomzuzu cannot speak like that about my wife!

I sat down on the single couch

Me: I cannot believe after everything my wife and i did for

her she speaks of my wife like that!?
Ndlalifa: Dad what we did when we got there was introduce
Onele to Paige who is the planner then asked him what he
wanted! He came up with this!

Me: I know. He just told me downstairs before his mother

upset him too. Onele stormed out and left

Ndlalifa: I tried with her dad! I tried to be civil with her but
she makes it hard for us!
Me: She makes it hard for me!

Sihlwele: We know she hates our mother but can’t you say
what you feel about her when we are not sitting right across
the table?

Me: Even if you are not there! She cannot have anything
nasty to say about my wife! She is who she is because of my
wife! When we took her she was a poor girl who couldn’t
even hold a fork and knife!
I heard Nomzuzu clear her throat. Good she heard me. I
stood up

Me: Nomzuzu didn’t you promise my sons you will never

climb those stairs again?

Nomzuzu: I did but…

Me: Turn around and walk down those stairs or i swear i will
make you
She looked at me

Me: Now Nomzuzu!!

She turned around and walked down the stairs.

Me: This woman has some nerve!

ONELE

I Just got to the hotel. One thing i want to do is drink and

have sex and forget how evil the woman who gave birth to
me is. I cannot believe my mother did that. How can she
speak like that in front of my brothers? How do i look at
them when my mother says something like that about their
mother? There is no way this cannot affect our relationship
as brothers. If Ndlalifa and Sihlwele were evil they would kill
my mother and if i were to find that out i was going to be
mad because she is my mother my blood but my own mother
doesn’t understand the position she puts me in when she
pulls these stunts. I told her when she does things like this
they make me want to move out. When i did say i wanted to
move out she was against it because she wanted us to steal
the mansion from my brothers. I am sick of her and i will tell
my brothers what she is planning. I will not let her win. I
don’t care if ruining her plan mean leaving me with nothing.
I have education. I am close to finishing my degree. I will
take care of myself and i am Million rands rich. Mom needs
to take care of her and let me be. I am good but it looks like
she is the one who is going to suffer from all this.

Anyway when i walked in Jordan didn’t say anything. He

looked at the time and i walked straight to the glass i had a
bottle with me.

Jordan: It is barely 6:20 PM. Dinner cannot be over

Me: I had a fight with mom!

Jordan: What happened?

Me: She said something insensitive about my step mom in

front of her sons

Jordan: Oh my God the deputy president?

Me: Yes. I decided that in the afternoon until late we will

have a fundraiser for cancer patients then have the party late.
Mom said we are making this about Mama V again! My
brothers stood up and left
Jordan: Did you follow them?

I turned and looked at Jordan

Me: No i dealt with mom who was impossible to deal with so

i left everyone at dinner and came here

Jordan: Onele go home

Me: what?
Jordan: We can do this tomorrow or any other day. I will be
here for six months. Your family needs you. Your brothers
have to see that you are against what your mom said. Find
out how they are doing and sleep at home.

Me: You know what? You are right

I put the bottle on his chest. He held it

Jordan: You can go with it and drink it

Me: No we have plenty at home. It’s yours

Jordan: Okay thank you

I perked his lips then ran to the door. I grabbed the door
handle then looked at him

Me: Thank you for everything

Jordan: Thank you for trusting me with this

I didn’t say anything. I just smiled and walked out. I closed

the door then headed to the elevator.

CLEMENTINE

I have been looking at the time. I am not getting any text that
says the car is outside. I kept looking at the time sitting in the
living room. I haven’t told my daughter that i am going to a
hotel with Vatshula. I will tell her when i am in a car to the
hotel. I know my daughter wouldn’t approve of this but i
don’t care at this point. I have feelings for this man. A
revenge is starting to become real feelings. I knew i liked him
and i knew i would go all the way with him. I knew i
wouldn’t say no to having sex or dating him while he is with
her and now that is not revenge at all. It is real feelings but it
is kind of a cherry on top that i will be hurting that bitch at
the same time.

Mzwanele cannot cancel on me. He cannot do this to me. I

want to spend the night with this man. I feel like spending a
night together would take things to another level for us. I am
ready to take things anywhere we can possible go. I was not
joking when i said i want all her life for myself. Nomzuzu
has to pay for her horny childhood behaviour. I believe she
hasn’t changed a bit. She is still that same whore she was
before. I looked at the time then exhaled. I saw my daughter
looking at me. I smiled.
Bokang: Don’t you know this colleague of yours’ house?

Me: They said they would pick me up at 7 honey

Bokang: It is not 6:30 yet so be patient mother.

I smiled at her

Me: I am patient
Bokang: Right! If i didn’t know better i would say you are
going on a date

Me: Me? Get out of here. You know me

Bokang: No i don’t know you mom. You are not too old.
You can still date. Women older than you are still going out
with guys

Me: Well my dear this woman is not going on a date tonight

Bokang: Okay then. You look good. Whoever you dressed
up for is very special

I exhaled

Me: Go to bed

Bokang: Like i said it is just after 6. It is early for bed.

My phone rang. I jumped up and smiled. He better not

cancel on me.
Bokang: is it him?

Me: Go away

I giggled looking away answering

Me: Hey

Mzwanele: Hey i am sorry for being quiet. A car is outside

your gate. My chauffeur is fetching you. I will find you at the
hotel. I am running a bit late

Me: Okay

Mzwanele: I cannot wait to see you friend

I chuckled

Me: The feeling is mutual

He chuckled i could just tell he was smiling. He hung up. I
looked at my daughter

Bokang: So he said he loves you and your response is that?

Me: You don’t know what you are talking about. Goodbye!
Come lock the door

I took my handbag and walked to the door

Bokang: Have fun!

Me: Thank you

I opened the door and walked out. I saw a black SUV at the
gate. I walked to it. The driver who was wearing a suite
opened the door for me

Me: Thank you

I got in. He closed the door. I looked at the text i already
written for my daughter. If i am going to die. I have to die at
least with it gone through to her. I took a deep breath then
sent it

Me: Sent.

I sighed as i saw the driver get in and drove off. I turned and
looked at my house. I smiled then looked at the road
thinking about Vatshula.
ONELE

I am glad i left when i did if i didn’t i wouldn’t know what to

say to my brothers i wouldn’t even know if i had to say
something. I am just happy that Jordan is there for me. I am
happy to finally have someone to offload to. He is helping
me a lot.

When i got home. I found my brothers at the bar. Just what i

need right now. I need a drink after today.

Sihlwele: Hey little bro

Me: Hey I am sorry for disappearing like that. I should’ve
walked up with you guys

Ndlalifa: I don’t think you were going to help us with how

we felt. I am glad you gave us space

I smiled

Me: Our plans are not changed. Mom doesn’t call the shots
here. This is not about her. I wanted this you didn’t force me
to do this. I am sorry she was insensitive about…
Sihlwele: It is not your fault…

Ndlalifa: You are not your mother

“Your brothers are right” said dad’s voice out of nowhere.

We turned and looked at him as he made his way to us.

Dad: You are not to be blamed for any of this. Her actions
are hers alone. What she does or say cannot get between you
boys. You are brothers and i want you to stand together as
one and love each other.
Sihlwele looked at me

Sihlwele: Did you finally ask your mom why she is so

desperate to find you a girlfriend?

I looked at dad who quickly looked at me surprised by the

question. I looked at dad then at my brothers.

Me: She has this sick idea that you will fail to have a child
and i am going to step in and take this mansion and kick you
guys out
Dad: Oh this woman!

Sihlwele and Ndlalifa looked at each other then they shook

their heads.

Ndlalifa: My wife saw this coming She knew her intentions

and she was right.

Sihlwele: I wanted her to be wrong.

Dad: Promise me you will never let this woman get in
between the three of you. I am begging you boys

Ndlalifa: Don’t worry about that dad we got each other

He said tapping my shoulder. I looked at him and smiled

then i looked away thinking about my mom’s situation. Why
is she doing this? Why is she making me do this? She is my
mom. I am supposed to have her back. How can i have her
back when i know for a fact she is causing all this nightmare?

__

NOMZUZU
I need someone to clear up something for me. What was so
wrong with what i said? Why people don’t like to hear the
truth? A Day ago these boys told us that they have decided to
have my son’s birthday a month later after the actual
birthday. I was understanding and i thanked them for being
so considerate. Today they come back with a different story.
Telling us about a fundraiser. My son’s birthday will be a
fundraiser dedicated to a woman who died on my son’s
birthday which resulted to my son not celebrating his day.
when will my son ever celebrate his birthday without making
everything about Valerie? It is my life i am always compared
to that woman. My son’s birthday it is about her. What does
these people want from my son? He is also so stupid to see
that he is being played by those boys. My son sacrificed a lot.
This was going to be his time to finally celebrate his day but
no Valerie’s children had to make it about them and their
mother.

I was actually very surprised by them doing something for

my son. They are selfish boys who wouldn’t even think twice
to throw us out when their father is gone. I was not going to
sit there and not defend my son. Onele will thank me later. I
am tired of always labelled as this insensitive and evil person.
I asked a fair question. How is that my son’s birthday when
they drag that woman from my son’s day to this day too? I
am so tired of this. I am tired of them always trying to make
me look like a bad person. In this family people who matter
are Valarie and Valerie’s children. They don’t care about my
son.

Anyway after my husband asked me to leave or he was going

to drag me down i didn’t waste time. I could see he was
serious. This man is trying to find anything he can to hate me.
I went up there to apologise because i want peace. In this
family i have to take a fall even when i didn’t do anything
just to avoid all the fighting. I am tired of these people. When
i got downstairs i saw those annoying two girls at dining
room. I went up the stairs to my room. After few minutes I
saw the door open. I stood up

Me: Honey i…
He gave me a hand then headed to the closet.

Mzwanele: i don’t want to hear it!

Me: Baby you have to fight for our son! He deserves to be

happy too! You know that June 9th is ruled out. He cannot
enjoy his birthday because it is the day your ex-wife…

Mzwanele: Late wife not ex-wife! I never divorced my wife!

I swallowed hard. It looks like we are heading there. I don’t
even want to hear him mention that word because i don’t
want that to happen to us. I love him. I don’t know why he
cannot see where i am coming from. If we don’t defend our
son no one will.

Me: June 9th is Valerie’s day. What about my son? The day
they picked for him they made it about her! Why can’t our
son be happy?

Mzwanele: Our son is happy and this was his idea

Me: Oh and you believe that? They ganged up on him!

Honey our son needs his birthday too!
Mzwanele: I know that and he knows it too! Maybe if you
didn’t run your loud mouth and listened you would’ve heard
the plan!

He walked passed me heading to the door with the jacket he

just took from the closet

Me: why are you so mean to me lately!?

He paused then turned and looked at me

Mzwanele: What is it that my sons and my wife ever done to
you?

Me: Nothing! I don’t hate anyone but we have to do what is

fair for my son!

Mzwanele: No you want what is fair for you. You don’t care
what everyone thinks as long everyone does what you want!

Me: That is not fair Mzwanele! Onele is your son too! I

Want to do something special for him too! He is your son!
He chuckled then turned the handle and opened the door

Me: Where are you going? Are you going to see Clementine?

Mzwanele: Why should i tell you where i am going when

you haven’t told me what you were doing last night

I swallowed hard none stop

Mzwanele: I thought so

He slammed the door hard

Me: Damn it Nomzuzu!

I sat down

Me: Nothing is going okay for me…

I stood up flipping my hair pacing up and down. What is
happening to us? What did Clementine do to our marriage? I
looked into space fuming

Me: The sooner i get rid of that bitch the better!

SUMMER

The drama in this house is unmatched. I cannot believe what

happened at dinner an hour ago happened. Nomzuzu
Ruined our evening. Everyone is in a bad mood. I really
wanted to make love to my husband tonight. Yesterday we
didn’t do anything. We just cuddled and fell asleep. I don’t
think i would’ve survived doing it. I feel like i was going to
think about what happened. I am really nervous to have sex
with my husband after that and i think that is the reason i
cannot wait to make love to him and see if there won’t be an
awkwardness but i don’t see that happening. The brothers are
in a foul mood. They are at the bar drinking. They didn’t
even eat. I don’t blame them though. What Nomzuzu said
was so uncalled for. I feel like she should’ve listened and if
she didn’t like something she should’ve talked to her husband
not say something like that and be so insensitive about it.

Marybeth: Where do you think father is going?

Me: I don’t know probably far away from the wife

Marybeth: Does she really think before she speaks?

Me: That woman doesn’t care about anyone but herself.

Marybeth: i wonder what did she say when she went up to

speak to our husbands

Me: Judging by how fast she walked down. I don’t think

things went well

Marybeth: Yeah…

Me: i don’t know until when will this woman continue

competing with our mother in law.

Marybeth: She is so pathetic. She is at war with father and

the boys were going to help them get through what they are
going through. Who is going to stop father when he is being
mean to her now?

Me: At this point she is on her own. Honestly speaking. If

she were to be kicked out i would be the one throwing her
clothes out. I am tired of her and i feel like when it is time for
her to move out she will keep making excuses to stay. She is
obsessed with this mansion.

Marybeth: She wants Mother in law’s life so desperately.

Mother worked her ass off for the things she achieved as for
her?
Me: She is claiming another woman’s blood and sweat. She
is an opportunist. A gold dinner who married his professor
for money and status.

Marybeth: She thinks we don’t know that….

Me: Stop talking she is walking down! (whispering)

Marybeth took her glass of wine and sipped.

Zuzu: Astrid!

Astrid came from the kitchen running

Astrid: Madam?

Zuzu: I am hungry make me something to eat

Astrid: Yes mam

Nomzuzu looked at us then walked to the dining table. She
sat there alone. She was very down and awfully quiet. I have
never seen her like this but whatever is happening she asked
for it. Good riddance.

CLEMENTINE

My daughter has been blowing up my phone. I had to switch

it off for me to enjoy dinner and conversation with
Mzwanele. I knew she wouldn’t approve of this. When i get
home tomorrow. I am expecting a lecture from her.
Sometime she forgets i am the mother and she is a child but i
love how she carries herself. It shows that i will never have to
worry about the decisions she makes. She is such an amazing
girl. She is one thing i did right and i am very grateful to God
for helping me raise her to be this smart beautiful girl she is
today.

When i got to the hotel this man was not here i was nervous
because i didn’t know what to expect. You never know when
it comes to Nomzuzu. I wouldn’t know if she made him get
closer to me so she could kill me. I might think i know the
connection we have together only to find out it is not
reciprocated and the hard truth is He has been with
Nomzuzu for 22 years. I cannot say he is loyal to me and i
wouldn’t expect him to be. She is his wife after all. When i
said i felt like he was flirting with me on the phone it was not
in my head indeed he was flirting with me because when i
got here i saw a romantic setting. Anyway it didn’t take long
for him to arrive. We enjoyed dinner over a conversation. I
could tell he was not himself and that worried me because i
didn’t know what was in his head. I was not sure whether he
was regretting doing this to his wife or what but i like him so
i will pretend like i am not seeing all this but i don’t know if i
will pretend for longer. He has to tell me what is bothering
him.
Me: This was a lovely dinner. I have never been treated like
this before

Mzwanele: Well there is more where that came from

I smiled

Me: Oh?
He is himself but he doesn’t look like he is here. I wonder
what is bothering him?

Mzwanele: Yes. I enjoy being with you

Me: I do too…

Mzwanele: There is a but coming?

Me: Not really

Mzwanele: Come on say it.

Me: I hope when i went to your office with cookies i didn’t

give you an impression that i was trying to seduce you

A woman has to do what she has to do to get what she wants.

You have to play hard to get and make him sweat a little. I
don’t want him to think i am easy and at the same time i
don’t want him to think maybe i am doing this to get to his
wife yes i am but i also want this man. I have feelings for him

Mzwanele: No i didn’t think that at all

Me: Are you sure?

Mzwanele: Was that your way of turning me down? That “i

didn’t go there to seduce you?”

I attempted to say something. He looked around and

chuckled

Mzwanele: You think this is too much?

Me: This….

I said looking around the room smiling and giddy like a

teenager in love.

Me: This was done for me. It is romantic. I actually feel

special

Mzwanele: SO you are not turning me down?

I shook my head no
Me: I went there to apologise for how i carried myself. I
respect you as a leader and a successful man and being in
your presence was great for me but the first impression was
not good so i thought since we could potentially be friend

Sponsored

yes i am but i also want this man. I have feelings for him

Mzwanele: No i didn’t think that at all

Me: Are you sure?

Mzwanele: Was that your way of turning me down? That “i

didn’t go there to seduce you?”

I attempted to say something. He looked around and

chuckled

Mzwanele: You think this is too much?

Me: This….
I said looking around the room smiling and giddy like a
teenager in love.

Me: This was done for me. It is romantic. I actually feel

special

Mzwanele: SO you are not turning me down?

I shook my head no
Me: I went there to apologise for how i carried myself. I
respect you as a leader and a successful man and being in
your presence was great for me but the first impression was
not good so i thought since we could potentially be friend i
should introduce myself in a proper way

Mzwanele: And you did…

Me: But i couldn’t help but feel this connection between us

He rested on the chair and looked at me with his sexy eyes

Mzwanele: what is this connection between us? I want to
explore it because i see it too

Me: I don’t know but i like it and i feel bad because you are
married to my fr…

I cleared my throat

Me: Former friend

He smiled
Mzwanele: Why do you feel bad when she did the same to
you

My eyes widened. What is this man talking about? Did

Nomzuzu tell this man that she slept with my boyfriend? No!
There is no way. Nomzuzu doesn’t know what telling the
truth is or mean. She is just a liar who will never paint herself
as a bad person. Anyway the shock made me stand up

Mzwanele: It’s fine Sit.

I looked at him then sat down.

Me: I don’t know what you are talking about…

He stood up and went to his briefcase. He actually came in

with it. He took out a brown envelope he came back and
handed it to me

Mzwanele: Here

Me: what is this?

Mzwanele: You said you don’t know what i am talking
about so this is what i am talking about.

I looked at him

Him: take it

I took it and opened it. I took out papers. The first one was
about me. I looked at him

Me: Are you doing background check on me?

Mzwanele: It is part of the job. I do trust you but i had to do
this. I know you are a teacher and a mother of one. You are
single. You come from a good home. I cannot believe your
uncle is a man i know.

Me: you know him?

Mzwanele: He worked for our party back in the day. He was

a civil servant

Me: Yes he won local election

Mzwanele: A loyal comrade. I know him

Me: Wow okay. So what do you know about…

I cleared my throat

Mzwanele: Why don’t you check the next profile

I swallowed hard then turned the page. My eyes widened. I
looked at him

Mzwanele: He is your daughter’s father and your daughter i

don’t think she knows about him

I looked down

Me: He was a bad boy back then. I never wanted him to be a

part of my daughter’s life and look how my daughter turned
into without him in her life. That is what i wanted for her
Mzwanele: She is a smart young woman who is going to do
great things

Me: So you don’t think what i did keeping him away from
her was a bad idea?

He looked down

Mzwanele: He is not a man who is serious about life. He

doesn’t care about his kids

Me: Kids?
I said with my eyes popped out. i looked at him in shock.
What else does this man know?

Mzwanele: Who knows how many kids he has out there? He

was a player and a con. Girls love bad boys

I faintly smiled

Me: Yeah you are right.

Mzwanele: I am not judging you for keeping this from your
daughter. Sometimes we keep secrets to avoid hurting those
we love

Me: Speaking from experience?

I could tell he was not talking about this anymore. I am such

a bad person. This was a perfect time to tell him Onele is that
man’s child as well but i don’t know if he will want to see me
again after that. When i asked him that question. He looked
at me and smiled

Mzwanele: We need desert

He said calling someone. Why is he avoiding that question?

Mzwanele: Desert please chef

He put his phone down.

Me: Can i ask you a question?

He looked at me
Him: Yes?

Me: I am loving this dinner. It is not awkward the

conversation is going well we are not forcing this but i cannot
help but feel like your spirit is down. You are not yourself.
What happened?

He exhaled

Mzwanele: I have known you for how long? and already you
seem to know me
I giggled

Me: I am sorry i didn’t mean to pry

Mzwanele: It’s okay. You are someone i trust

I smiled
Me: You trust me?

Mzwanele: You haven’t given me a reason not to

Me: Thank you so what is eating you friend?

He chuckled

Mzwanele: Let’s just say it looks like when you came into
our lives you came to reveal Nomzuzu’s true colours
Me: I am so sorry that was not my inten…

Mzwanele: No i am not blaming you I think i should thank

you

Me: i don’t understand?

Mzwanele: I had to see her for who she is once you came
into our lives her true colours just came out
Me: Maybe they were always there you just ignored them?

Mzwanele: My wife kind of showed them somehow but i

ignored them. I refused to see them

Me: I am sorry but can i ask you a question?

Mzwanele: Sure

I swallowed hard i am very nosy and i cannot leave until i

know everything that is going on
Me: How did you find out that my ex-boyfriend slept with
Nomzuzu?

Mzwanele: I had one of my men follow her. They saw her

having sex with that thug in my car

I took my wine

Me: Oh my God! When was this? Years ago and does your
wife know that you…
I sipped

Mzwanele: Clementine this happened last night

I chocked on my drink i started coughing. He stood up

Mzwanele: Are you okay?

I put the cup on the table

Me: Yes!

I looked at him still in shock

Me: What!?

Mzwanele: Yeah

I cannot believe this! i had no words i was shocked. What a

downgrade. How can she do this to this wonderful man? He
was standing behind me. I stood up and turned and looked at
him

Me: I am so sorry. Now i understand why you wanted to…

He pulled me closer and kissed me for almost a minute. He

broke the kiss and looked me in the eye

Mzwanele: No! I wanted to do this when i saw you at the

office
I went all in for more. We continued kissing until a knock
disturbed us. He pulled away and smiled

Mzwanele: I am sure that is desert

I looked down blushing. He walked to the door. OH my God!

Bongane is such a jerk! How can he continue sleeping with a
woman who wanted to kill me? He is intrigued by a woman
who is a killer? He found that sexy? God Nomzuzu will
always be classless. At her age she still has sex in cars? She
has a perfect successful man. What is it with Bongane that he
is not getting from this handsome man?

MARYBETH
I don’t know how many drinks my husband had but what i
know is i cannot sleep without telling him this secret. I have
been keeping it for weeks and i feel like it is not fair to keep
this from him. He got upset at dinner and he stormed out
with his brother and when they came down all they did was
drink. Even after we had dinner they didn’t come sit with us
and watch tv. They stayed at the bar until we went to bed
without talking to them. Valerie topic is a very sensitive topic
and Summer and i know better than going to them and keep
nagging them when they are thinking about their mother. On
Mother’s birthday we leave the brothers alone. On the day
she died which is Onele’s birthday we also leave them alone
because we know how they feel. They were close with their
mother and when she died they felt like they are alone and
their father forgot their mom and focused on Nomzuzu The
same woman who doesn’t seem to care about their mother at
all and i feel like tonight she really showed them how much
of a bitch she can be. I don’t think my husband and his
brother will ever speak to her again. She just ruined her
marriage and made things worse for her. I feel like she will be
walking on egg shells in this mansion from hereon.

Anyway my husband slid into bed then kissed the side of my

face. I was looking the other way.

Sihlwele: Good night baby.

I smiled still looking away.

Me: I am sorry

Sihlwele: For what?

Me: What Nomzuzu said that was so heartless

Sihlwele: You don’t have to apologise for that babe. She is

the one who wronged us

Me: I guess i am apologising because somehow i think

maybe you and your brother thought we didn’t care. We
know when to speak to you guys and when something
involves mother we cannot talk to you

Sihlwele: We know and we appreciate you guys for

understanding and i am sorry we ignored you guys all
evening
I turned around and perked his lips

Me: We understood babe

Sihlwele: Give me a cuddle

I hugged him tight. He perked my neck

Sihlwele: I love you

Me: We love you too

He pulled away from the hug. He looked at me. I smiled

Sihlwele: I was talking about you. My wife. I love you

Me: And me and your baby we say we love you too

Sihlwele: Wait what?

Me: I am pregnant

Sihlwele: what? When how?

I sat up straight. He did too

Me: I am twelve weeks pregnant babe

Sihlwele: How long you’ve known about this?

Me: i have known for maybe two weeks?

Sihlwele: why didn’t you tell me?

Me: How can we announce our pregnancy when they are

struggling to have a child? Me being pregnant is not what
Summer wants to hear now. I know she would be happy for
me but i don’t think it is the right time to tell her and…
I got emotional. My husband pulled me into a hug

Me: We have our daughter already and now we are

expecting another child when they are struggling to have one
baby

Sihlwele hugged me tight i was sobbing

Me: I know i have to tell her eventually but i don’t think i

have the heart to

Sihlwele: I know baby. I know…

He was brushing my back while i was crying. Summer is my
best friend and i have to tell her every milestone in my life
but this one? I don’t think i have the heart and the energy to
tell her.
60

__

UNCLE BUZUMZUM

I hate being in the dark. Coming to Sitshingitshani was my

only option to keep myself sane. I just wanted to make sure
that i don’t just sit around. If something is wrong. I had to
come forward and offer help. I know Summer is going to be
angry that i had to do this to find out what she is hiding but i
think this is for the best. She cannot have answers to
everything. If she has something in mind. She must share it
with me so that we see what we have to do to solve it. Since i
cannot ask her again this man is going to put me out of my
misery.

I didn’t come straight here when i left office that is why it

took me so long to get here. I really hope this man will give
me the answers i need.

Me: We meet again

Sitshingitshani: I didn’t expect this visit. After your daughter
in law was here i didn’t think i would see you again. I guess
she told you the good news?

Me: She did...

Sitshingitshani: And now you are here to talk to me about

forcing them to make baby number two when she gives birth?

I laughed

Me: I know i can be very passionate but i wouldn’t ask that.

What was needed was a Ndlalifa and now that they have it
how they make another baby it is none of my business

Sitshingitshani: I am happy to hear that. from now on they

can make babies however they want and they can ask for
anyone’s sperm even if that person is not family

Me: I am not going to push for them to sleep again but would
it be bad to ask for Sihlwele’s sperm since they will not sleep
together again?

Sitshingitshani shook his head no looking down.

Sitshingitshani: I don’t think that is a good idea. I think a
stranger for a donor will be perfect

Me: The ancestors agree with you?

Sitshingitshani: i don’t know what they think and i will not

throw bones and ask because i think they know why i am
suggesting this

Me: Why are you suggesting this?

Sitshingitshani: I think very soon you will know why i am
suggesting this but i am not allowed to tell you

Me: Come on! You give me so many questions. Summer told

me i cannot tell anyone about her pregnancy the question
was why and she didn’t give me answers now you are telling
me there is a reason a sperm from family wouldn’t be a good
idea and you are not telling me why?

He exhaled

Me: If you are saying that it clearly means even the baby she
is carrying is a mistake
Sitshingitshani: A baby is never a mistake

Me: But what you are saying to me...

Sitshingitshani: Since when you question everything i say?

Me: I respect you as our family traditional healer...

Sitshingitshani: But you need answers

Me: I am sorry

Sitshingitshani: I can only answer one of the questions so

you choose which one you want answered desperately

I stood up and walked around thinking. Which one i

desperately want answered? I know this man. We have been
using him for years. If he says no he means it and i want all
questions answered but i guess one is better than nothing. I
looked at him

Me: Why Summer doesn’t want anyone to know she is

pregnant?
He looked down chuckling. He looked at me

Sitshingitshani: You will hate me for this but i will be forced

to answer that question with a question

Me: That is confusing even before i could hear the question

Sitshingitshani: This is your fault. I don’t know whether you

don’t pay attention or you just don’t care about the person
anymore
Me: What are you talking about?

I was starting to get worried. Why this has something to do

with me? I hope i didn’t come here only to hurt myself.

Sitshingitshani: You remember your last conversation with

your sister?

I started thinking
Sitshingitshani: Her telling you she is not the only sick one in
the family

I put my hands on my head i swear if i was young i would

cry but i am old. My eyes are always dry. I cannot believe
this. I looked away

Sitshingitshani: i take it you remember

I turned and looked at him

Sitshingitshani: I take it you do by that...

I nodded my head yes

Me: Mzwanele’s heart problem. I completely forgot it

because when she told me my focus was on her and her
illness. I feel so bad and i was so hard on him about this
Ndlalifa thing and...

Sitshingitshani: He took that decision because he wanted his

first born son to have a child before he dies.
I put my hands on my mouth

Me: What?

Sitshingitshani: That whole thing was only a push not

because he wanted to give away what is rightfully Ndlalifa’s

Me: Jesus this whole thing makes sense now

I looked at him
Me: Please tell me my brother in law is not dying

Sitshingitshani: That is what we are trying to prevent from

happening

I sat down

Me: Summer is trying to save Sbari (Brother in law)

Sitshingitshani: Yeah now are you going to keep the secret?

Me: Without a doubt and i have to see how sbari is doing!

I said standing up ready to leave

Sitshingitshani: Buzumzum!

I turned and looked at him

Sitshingitshani: I know you love the boys but it is not your
place to tell them about his heart disease that is why your
sister made you forget

Me: Oh now i see why

He nodded his head

Me: I have to go...

I said opening the door. I couldn’t believe my eyes

Summer: You cannot help yourself uncle can you?

Me: I am sorry makoti. You know me

Summer: Yeah and thank God i do! i kind of knew this was
going to happen

I looked down shamefully. She knows me

CLEMENTINE

Now that i feel like Nomzuzu is going to do something. I

have to be careful. It is time i tell my daughter everything. I
haven’t been honest about this but i also have nothing to hide.
Nomzuzu kissed me one time and i rudely rejected her. She
hated me since. I was shocked that she kissed me when we
were best friends. After that night she never spoke to me i
don’t know whether she was angry or embarrassed that i
turned her down. We never spoke since because few weeks
later she was marrying Mzwanele. I found that as a shock for
me because she was not in a relationship with the man and
she kissed me and i rejected her. i didn’t think she was ready
for marriage since she was confused about her sexuality.
What she did to me an hour ago was unexpected and it was
making me angry because i didn’t know what she was trying
to prove. I rejected her the first time. What made her think i
want that now?

I feel like i need to be honest with my daughter and tell her

everything before this bitch tells her and i cannot wait to see
Mzwanele when he comes here. I want to tell him the truth
too. I cannot afford to lose him that is why i want to be
honest about everything before Nomzuzu tells him.

My daughter just arrived home.

Me: How was the date?

Bokang: It was a girl mom

Me: I am glad you went out because Nomzuzu came after

you left

Bokang: What? And you are in one piece?

Me: I told you she wouldn’t touch me

Bokang: So what did she say?

Me: Sit

I said pointing at the couch. She sat down

Me: I need to tell you something

Bokang: What?
Me: When Nomzuzu got married she and i were not on good
terms

Bokang: What happened?

Me: So we went to a tavern and we had a few drinks. She

was drunk or so i though i am not sure she was...

Bokang: What did she do?

Me: we went to sleep at my house when we got to bed she
kissed me

Bokang laughed

Bokang: What?

Me: Yes and i rejected her right away. She got angry i don’t
know maybe embarrassed because she left my house after i
said no i was not gay. She left didn’t want to speak to me
then weeks later she was said to be marrying her professor
Bokang: So when she got married you were not on speaking
terms?

Me: Yes. I didn’t have a problem with her but she got upset
or embarrassed that i didn’t feel the same so she decided to
stop talking to me

Bokang: Wow so she is a lesbian?

Me: I don’t know Bokang. Do you think if she was gay she
would’ve settled for a man and have children?
Bokang: Maybe she is bisexual

Me: Or a gold digger

Bokang: That could be possible

Me: I cannot believe after what she did back then she came
here today confronted me about sleeping with her husband
then kissed me when she knew i didn’t want it

Bokang: She kissed you again?

Me: Yes and this time i didn’t only say no i clapped her so
hard

Bokang: Wow what did she want to achieve with the kiss
because i know for a fact she knew you were not a lesbian

Me: She wanted to do what she did back then. When i

rejected her she slept with my ex-boyfriend and i think she
slept with him just to hurt me

Bokang: How? when she didn’t make sure you knew they
were having sex?
Me: i don’t know i think she was just trying to manipulate
me to leave her husband

Bokang: I cannot believe she is bisexual and i cannot believe

she stoop so low that she kissed you hoping you would fall
for it and forget about her husband

Me: She is desperate. She knows she is going to lose him for
me that is why she is fighting hard to keep him

Bokang: She shouldn’t have slept with her ex.

Me: I don’t care about that woman. All i care about is my
man and what he thinks about me

Bokang: Let’s hope she doesn’t tell him what happened

before you do

Me: I cannot wait to tell him when he comes here

Bokang: i support you. You should. You don’t want his wife
to beat you into it. I cannot believe she is bisexual but mom
why did you take this long to tell me?

Me: Because i tried my all to not think about that woman

because after i rejected her she acted like we were not friends
anymore. When we went to her house i kept thinking about
the reasons why she would sleep with my ex but it came to
me now it was because she wanted to hurt me by taking
someone i loved

Bokang: That woman is pure evil. She cannot be trusted.

Me: I know
SUMMER

I knew it. i didn’t know for sure i would find this old man
here but i knew since he seemed suspicious he was going to
get to the bottom of it but i didn’t think he was not going to
waste time at all. I cannot believe he is here to find out what i
meant. This man is unbelievable and he would do anything
to make sure he is not in the dark. I really didn’t expect to see
him here. I am in shock.

Uncle: Makoti
Me: So you didn’t want to take my word for it you just
wanted to find out the truth

Uncle: Makoti i am glad i did because now i know why i

should make sure the truth doesn’t come out

Me: Good i am glad. I am just disappointed that you

couldn’t take my word for it you had to come here and find
out what my reasons were. Uncle you are the first person i
told i am pregnant. That should count for something. That
should tell you that i respect you and i value you in our
family
Uncle: I know makoti i am sorry. I feel like coming here did
help. Now i know why you want the truth to not come out

Me: I don’t know what you expect me to say but i hope you
don’t think i will be happy. The fact is you didn’t trust what i
said. I don’t know what i need to do to show you that i want
what is best for our family

Uncle: I know you do and i don’t want you to do anything.

What you are doing is enough

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 just keep at it

Me: Thank you when i came in you were leaving

Uncle: Oh yeah

He walked past me. I saw him stop. He turned around

Uncle: If i can ask why are you here again?

I smiled

Me: Uncle if i say i don’t want to tell you will you come back
later and ask Makhosi?

Sitshingitshani: That is what i want to know too

Uncle laughed

Uncle: No i learnt my lesson. I trust you to do what is right

Me: Thank you

He walked out. I turned and looked at Sitshingitshani

Me: I am sorry about that

Uncle: You have every right to say the things you said I am
surprised you are here ag...
Me: Again! I know

Sitshingitshani: I am not complaining though but i am

surprised

Me: I know.

I took out my wallet from my handbag. I took out R500 and

put it in front of him. I knelt down

Sitshingitshani: This must be very important for you to give

me so much money
Me: The last time i was here i just consulted for free. That is
not right

Sitshingitshani: i helped your mother in law for years and she

helped me so i don’t mind helping her children.

I smiled

Me: Thank you

Sitshingitshani: I did tell him no I reminded him what he
forgot. Your mother told him about her husband’s heart
problem but her death made Buzumzum forget. Now he is
desperate to be there for his brother in law

Me: Oh that is cute but did you tell him not to tell his
nephews?

Sitshingitshani: I did let’s talk about why you are here

I exhaled. I looked at him

Him: Feel free

Me: i have been thinking about our previous conversations

and something that is always in my mind is the fact that we
don’t know when father will pass so i thought i should come
to you

Him: Like i said i don’t know when will it happen

Me: I know i am not here about that

Him: Okay?

Me: i am here because i want father to live longer

Him: How do you propose we do that? By the way i have

been trying to see his future but i don’t see him as a president

Me: Please don’t say that. That is also our main concern. He
found another woman and we are afraid his new relationship
might ruin that do you think his new lover will be the reason
he won’t be president?
Sitshingitshani: It is not clear yet. What do you want from
me?

Me: Okay. I was thinking that since father cannot know how
about i leave the mansion when i start showing just to keep
the pregnancy from father. I will stay with my mother but i
need your advice on that because i cannot move out without
telling my husband why

Sitshingitshani: You will also have to explain to your father

in law why you are leaving

Me: Maybe we can pretend like we have problems then say

we separated?
Sitshingitshani: I don’t think that is a good idea. Anyway
continue

Me: I feel like in order for me to move out. I will be forced to

tell the brothers about his heart disease.

Sitshingitshani: I get you but do you think you can survive

staying at your mom’s for so long?

I stood up
Me: I don’t know maybe i should move to one of our
properties with him?

Sitshingitshani: A Ndlalifa cannot leave his home of birth.

That is what you were fighting for when you made this baby
right?

Me: I know! okay i don’t know what to do!

Sitshingitshani: Summer no matter what you do. This man

will die on the day God chose for him
Me: What do you suggest i do?

Sitshingitshani: When you take a pregnancy test before you

tell them about the pregnancy tell them about this and why
the pregnancy cannot come out

Me: Okay. Do you think that will work?

Sitshingitshani: Like i said...

Me: You don’t know his day of death

Him: Yeah

Me: Thank you. Oh Marybeth Sihlwele’s wife is pregnant

Sitshingitshani: Congratulations to her. It is good to see the

family grow finally

Me: I know right. This is such a great time for Valerie boys
He smiled.

Sitshingitshani: I know right

Me: Something is wrong what is it?

Sitshingitshani: Nothing is wrong!

Someone walked in
Her: Makhosi the guests from Libode are here

Sitshingitshani looked at me

Sitshingitshani: I have to see those guests. Thank you for

coming

I looked at him then walked to the door. Obviously he is

hiding something and now i am wondering if this has
something to do with the baby or with what Sihlwele will do
to ruin his marriage. It sucks coming here because you
always leave with more questions.
NDLALIFA

It was 30 minutes before dinner. It is unlike Summer to be

late. What is going on? When i saw the door open i thought
it was her but it was Marybeth and she is also late because
they always arrive before five not after five.

Me: You and your sister are late today

Marybeth: She is not here?

Me: No i thought you were her

She kissed her husband

Marybeth: And why are you two downstairs aren’t you a bit
early?

Me: Zukhanye is about to arrive so we have to be here all of

us.
The door opened. Onele walked in

Onele: Sorry i was in class did i miss something?

Me: No bro Zukhanye is not here yet have you seen

Summer?

Onele: She just drove in

I let out a sigh of relief

Me: Finally!

Marybeth: I don’t think i should go upstairs i think i should

wait

Sihlwele: Yeah because the driver called and said he was

close

We heard Zuzu giggling from up the stairs. Father was

walking down. She was on her phone talking
Zuzu: My dress is stunning! I am ready for Saturday. Yes
and i am ready for the good cause too. This is a special
moment for our family and i am so sure sister wife is looking
down on us with that beautiful smile of hers hi hi hi hi!

I looked at my brother. He shook his head. I wonder who is

she talking to pretending to be a good person. We all l know
she doesn’t care about mom. I am sure she cares about her
dress she is going to wear than the actual cause. The door
opened. Summer walked in. She looked at us

Summer: Why are you guys looking at me like that?

Marybeth: You are late but you are right on time because
Zukhanye is on her way

Me: Where were you babe you are never late

Summer: Paper work honey

She kissed my cheek.

Dad: I am glad everyone is home

Moose walked in

Moose: They are here

Dad: Great! we are waiting for them Moose

Zukhanye walked in. We smiled. She stood at the door

Zukhanye: Come on guys! Was this necessary?

Me: This is a warm welcome sis why are you complaining

Zukhanye: I am not a president bhuti

I laughed she hugged me she went to my brother and hugged

him and Marybeth

Zuzu: Baby your mother and father are here!

Zuzu said waving at her. Zukhanye smiled

Zukhanye: i know mom wait for your turn!

Onele: Oops

We laughed. She hugged all of us. Then went to dad and his
mom
Dad: My beautiful daughter

Zukhanye: Hi dad

They hugged. She went to her mom and hugged her and
kissed her

Zuzu: Zukhanye you are wearing a make-up? you have boys

now?

Zukhanye: Or girls mom

We all looked at each other in shock. She walked to the stairs
then turned before stepping on them

Zukhanye: I am few minutes early for dinner i will go change

She walked up

Sihlwele: Wait so are you all going to act like she didn’t just
say...
Nomzuzu: We know what she said!

Zuzu snapped and looked away breathing fast

Zuzu: We were all he...

We heard a loud fall we turned and looked at Zuzu. She

collapsed She was lying on the floor we all ran to her

Marybeth: Zuzu!
NOMZUZU

When i opened my eyes i was laying on the couch. Everyone

was sitting around the living room looking at me i stood up
then looked at my wrist watch.

Mzwanele: Welcome bac...

Me: It is time for dinner what are you guys doing here!?

Zukhanye: Mom you collapsed!

I gave her death stare

Me: I wonder why?

She looked down. I looked at the kitchen

Me: Astrid!

She came running

Me: We are not eating today?

Astrid: The food is on the dining table and it is hot mam

I looked at my family

Me: Are you coming?

Everyone stood up
Marybeth: Zuzu your high blood...

Me: Can we eat dinner without the family doctors diagnosing

me?

Marybeth: Sorry i thought you would like to know...

Me: i am so hungry!
I said dragging a chair. Everyone joined me and we started
eating in silence. I am not going to talk to them about
anything. I am angry at myself. At God for doing this. Both
my children are attracted to the same sex? This is wrong!
What did i do to deserve this? While we were eating. We saw
Moose walking in with Buzumzum. What is this man doing
here? I will not say anything this time.

Buzumzum: I am sorry to disturb your dinner

Ndlalifa: Uncle please join us you are not disturbing at all

Buzumzum: Thank you son but i am here to talk to Sbari

My husband stood up

Me: Honey you are not done eating

Mzwanele: I am full and i have to go somewhere for an hour

He is going to see that woman. How can he say we should be

family then go and see that whore?

Me: I would like to talk to you actually

Mzwanele: We will talk in the bedroom tonight my love

Everyone looked at me. i faked a smile. Son of a bitch! How

can he do this to me? i have to catch him before he leaves. I
will not let Clementine feed him lies. When he stood up.
Buzumzum throw himself at my husband and hugged him.
What is wrong with this old man?

Mzwanele: It looks like Sbari missed me. Let’s go talk

Buzumzum: Yes let’s go

He said fixing my husband’s jacket. What a weirdo! Oh now
i know. He thinks he is the one who is doing this Saturday
and now he is happy he is doing this for his sister. He is so
pathetic. He will be disappointed to know that this is all my
stupid son’s doing. I looked at Zukhanye

Me: Daughter can we go upstairs for a chat?

Zukhanye: Yes we can go

Onele stood up
Onele: I will be back guys

Zukhanye: You are joining us?

Onele: You wish! I don’t want to be part of that conversation

Onele walked to the front door where is he going?

Me: where are you going Onele?

Onele: Out i will be back in less than 30 minutes. I am

planning a big event Saturday so i am very busy.

Me: Oh okay

He walked out. He is lying too! He is just like his father! He

is going to see that boy. I looked at my daughter

Me: Let’s go baby

We have to have a serious talk with this girl.

NDLALIFA

I have never been so confused. First of all ever since mom

passed Uncle and dad never really got along. To see uncle
give him that kind of hug it was weird i am not going to lie.
This night is getting very strange. There is nothing new there.
Nothing should be surprising me in this family. We are crazy
bunch of people. Well some more than others.

I was left with my brother and our wives still trying to digest
what happened.

Me: What the hell was that?

Sihlwele: Zuzu collapsing and wake up pretending like

everything is okay?

Me: Not that! that one is a drama queen. I don’t pay much
attention to her. i am talking about uncle and dad

Sihlwele: Yeah

Me: Uncle and dad haven’t been close lately. For uncle to
hug dad like that...

Summer: You think maybe he knows they are divorcing and

he is happy that Zuzu might be out of the picture?
Sihlwele: Could that be the reason?

Marybeth: That is the only thing that makes sense

Me: Whatever it is i am happy i saw that because i feel like

uncle didn’t like dad much after mom passed.

Sihlwele: I picked up on that too

Me: I wonder why he was hugging him though?

Sihlwele: Maybe a dream from mom? Who knows?

Me: I guess we will never know until they get out of there!

Summer: Can we talk about what made Zuzu collapse?

Marybeth: i love me some gays but i don’t think i would be

happy to have all my children gay. I kind of feel for her
Sihlwele: Maybe she is homophobic and maybe God is trying
to punish her by giving her children who are what she
dislikes?

Me: We will never know. It is amazing that at Zukhanye’s

age she is not afraid to say it like that in front of both her
parents unlike Onele who had to be caught to be able to have
the guts to talk to us about it

Marybeth: Guys it may turn out that Zukhanye was not

saying she is gay she just wanted her mother to not assume
that she is into boys
Summer: I don’t know sis. But the way she said it and when
her mom said “i wonder why i collapsed” Zukhanye did look
guilty

Me: This is bad

Sihlwele: Yeah it is

MZWANELE
I don’t want to lie i was as confused as everyone else by my
brother in law hugging me. My wife Nomzuzu doesn’t like
him because she doesn’t like my first wife so that relationship
Nomzuzu and Buzumzum have it kind of affected my
relationship with my brother in law. Him and i never had
any problems while my wife was alive. The problems started
now and seeing this. it is good because at the end of the day
my sons are his nephews. We are family. i just cannot wait to
find out what this is so that i could go see Clementine. I
would rather hear from a woman i know is honest and has
integrity first before hearing what lies my wife planned to tell
me. i am planning to sneak out without my wife seeing me
then come back as soon as possible. I mean what i said. We
have to be family now that Zukhanye is here. I am not going
to Soweto to sleep so when Nomzuzu notices i am gone so i
hope she will not act out and make Zukhanye see that
something is going on between us.

Anyway my brother in law and i got to my study.

Me: Something to drink? I always have a scotch in my study

Buzumzum: Nothing for me. How are you doing?

I looked at him

Me: I am good. i am just happy that today your visit was

finally about me not my sons

Buzumzum: I apologise for that. i have been all over the

place trying to make them happy you know? i knew you
couldn’t do that fully with your wife around. I am not trying
to badmouth her to you but she can be selfish sometimes

Me: Are you sure not all the time?

He looked at me

Buzumzum: She is your wife i cannot talk bad about her

I chuckled then sat down

Me: Honestly things haven’t been nice between us...

Buzumzum: What?

Me: I thought the reason you are here is because you heard
that?

Buzumzum: No! i wouldn’t want that for you. i don’t like her
as a person but if losing her is something that hurts you i will
be sad for you
Me: I am not sad at all. I just want to be happy and this
woman is not making me happy

Buzumzum: That i am surprised to hear man. So what do

you think is going to happen?

Me: I don’t see any resolution to this

Buzumzum: It is that bad?

Me: It is man
Buzumzum: Wow i don’t know what to say man. I feel like i
shouldn’t even say what i came here to say now

Me: What? No you can feel free to say anything to me

He looked at me. What did he come here to say? He is

making me nervous

Buzumzum: The last time i had a conversation with my sister

she opened up to me about a lot of things
Me: She did?

Buzumzum: Yes and because of how much that loss took

from me

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she opened up to me about a lot of things

Me: She did?

Buzumzum: Yes and because of how much that loss took
from me i kind of forgot everything and focused on my
grieving. Today i was reminded of what she told me and i
was in shock and disappointed in myself for forgetting
something so important.

Me: What is that?

He looked at me nervous

Buzumzum: She told me about the trip you were about to

take together

I started thinking about the trip. Damn it! i looked at him

Me: Did she tell you what was the trip about?

He nodded his head yes. i stood up and walked away

Buzumzum: She knew she was dying and she wanted me to

be there for you but i didn’t and i feel bad. I am so sorry
I turned and looked at him.

Me: Who did you tell? My sons cannot know about this! I
don’t want them to live in fear of losing me too. Losing
Valerie took a lot on them. I cannot leave them too and i
cannot let them know that i might be dying.

Buzumzum: Don’t worry they don’t know about it.

I let out a sigh of relief

Me: Sbari my daughter is still a teenager. I cannot go

Buzumzum: We have to make sure you don’t go. How did

that trip go?

I exhaled

Me: i guess i should be happy and say it went well because i

got to live two more years when i was told i was going to die
if i didn’t do the transplant in less than six months
Buzumzum: I am glad it went well

Me: I wouldn’t go that far. The heart was rejected by my

body. I am taking treatment that makes me have less
complications

Buzumzum: That is bad sbari. There is no chance of looking

for another one at all?

Me: I think i wouldn’t survive going through that again

Buzumzum: Okay. So this treatment is working

Me: Yes it is

Buzumzum: I am just happy you are alive man and i will

keep your secret but you will not stop me from coming to
check on you regularity

Me: I would appreciate that i need mature person coming in

and out of this mansion. Sometimes i feel like i am the only
old person in this house. My wife is giving me a hard time

Buzumzum: Speaking of her does she know?

Me: No i don’t want her to know. More especially now. That
woman doesn’t care about me. All she cares about is who i
am and what i bring with my name and the fact that she is
not being recognised for being my wife by this country. It
makes her hate my wife even more and it goes on even when
my wife is no longer living

Buzumzum: Your wife is a sad woman sbari. She doesn’t

deserve to be paid attention to. You need to stop letting her
get to you. Let her shout just pretend like you are not hearing
her

Me: It is hard when she knows how to provoke you

Buzumzum: I know but staying calm should be a priority to
you

Me: I know

ONELE

I needed to get out of there. i had to leave because i was

avoiding the conversation with my mother and my sister. I
know i was going to be in the middle of the conversation
there. I just hate that i keep having to come out when i don’t
plan to. I know mom and my sister’s conversation will first
be about me. Mom is going to say i came out and now my
sister is into women. That is a conversation i wanted to have
with my sister myself. It is not her place to say anything but i
know she will make it her place because that is just who she
is. She is selfish.

I am not going to lie. I didn’t know anything about my sister

being a queer. It is new to me. i don’t know what she is yet
because what she said doesn’t mean anything but i would
find it so strange that both of us are queers. I don’t know
maybe i am selfish but i don’t think i want my sister to be gay.
This whole thing is going to be so overwhelming to our
family. The fact that the two of us are like this it is so
uncomfortable and i hate that i don’t know what everyone
thinks. I needed to just get out and speak to Jordan. I feel like
every time i offload to him i feel better. I don’t know what is
going to happen when he is gone.

I was standing at the door waiting for him to open. The door
opened. I smiled
Jordan: You are so obsessed with me

Me: I wish i was

I said walking in

Jordan: Ouch
Me: I don’t mean it in a bad way. Obviously you are a dream.
You look like a character in a Telenovela

He laughed

Jordan: Flattery will get you anywhere Mr Vatshula! So

what’s going on? You said you will not sleep here anymore
this week

Me: My sister is home.

He closed the door.

Jordan: Okay? Why are you here when you should be
catching up?

Me: Because she dropped a bombshell on us

Jordan: What did she say? Is she pregnant?

I threw his suit on the bed

Me: I bought you a suit for Saturday

Jordan: Aww you didn’t have to

Me: I know but i wanted too. There are shoes as well

Jordan: Ahhh but i don’t want you to do anything for me

Me: You helped me with a date so it is my way to say thank

you
Jordan: You are sweet. I will open that later. I want the
drama

Me: Mom said sis is taking care of herself now she said she
must have a boyfriend Zukhanye said or a girlfriend

Jordan: I think i like your sister (laughing)

Me: This is serious man. This is a lot for my family!

Jordan: Did you guys ask her to elaborate because that
doesn’t mean anything

Me: Well after dinner mom wanted to speak to her i think

she will talk to her about that

Jordan: How did your mom react though?

Me: She fainted

Jordan: What?

Me: Yeah she collapsed but she came back hence she was at
dinner with us. I have a question man

Jordan: Ask

Me: Is it possible in a family or in siblings to have more than

one homosexual?

Jordan: That is a hard question to answer but what i can tell

you is all kids and their one parent can be gay but in
common cases it is just one person. When there is more than
one person who is gay in a family or within siblings there is a
possibility that it was inherited

Me: Meaning one of my parents might be gay?

Jordan: Or bisexual but it could be your grandparents

anyway why do you ask? do you think your sister might be?

Me: I don’t know man. It is just the way she was so guilty
when mom sarcastically said i wonder what was the reason
for my collapse. The look on my sister’s face...
Jordan: This is bad

I looked away

Me: Tell me about it...

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NOMZUZU

Do not tell me when you were a young girl in your 20s you
never kissed another girl. What Clementine thinks she knows
about me is a lie. I am not a lesbian. I kissed her earlier
because i thought she was going to fall for it and distract her
from taking my husband. I didn’t do that because i have
feelings for her. I did that because she is the one who seems
to like me. I didn’t owe this woman nothing. Deciding to
stop being her friend doesn’t mean i committed a crime.
What she is mad at me about doesn’t make sense at all. I
don’t owe that woman nothing. When i am done with her
she will respect me. I tried to open her eyes i warned her but
she didn’t listen. I cannot wait for her to see what i have in
store for her. She will not see me coming.

Anyway i asked to speak to my daughter because i don’t

want to have a daughter who is a lesbian when my son is
whatever he says he is. How can all my children have this?
what did i do to God to punish me like this? Zukhanye is a
beautiful girl. She must stop this nonsense. She is only 16.
How the hell does she know she is a lesbian? This is
ridiculous. These kids are going to be the death of me i
swear.

We just got to her bedroom.

Me: We need to talk about what you said downstairs

Zukhanye: What about it mom?

Me: Few days ago. I think it was Monday. Your brother told
us he was attracted to every human being. She is attracted to
men women women wanna bes men wanna bes. He said he
is attracted to everything on this earth then you just two days
later when i am trying to digest that You tell me what if you
have a girlfriend? What nonsense is that?

Zukhanye: Wait? My brother is sexually fluid?

Me: Zukhanye you are 16! How do you know these things?

Zukhanye: Mom have you ever heard of the internet?

Me: I regret the day i bought you a smart phone! This is

South Africa. You cannot do all these things people overseas
do!

Zukhanye: Dad bought me this phone anyway I don’t follow

mom i am not a follower. I do what i think is right for me

Me: Well this is wrong! I never taught you anything about a

woman loving another woman. What is wrong with you?
How do you know you are a lesbian? Are you a lesbian?

Zukhanye: Yes. Do you have a problem with that?

Me: You think i shouldn’t? My teenage daughter thinks she
loves women!

Zukhanye: I don’t think i know i do!

Me: How the hell do you know that?

Zukhanye: It’s simple mom. You just see a girl and you feel
like damn i just want to snuggle her the same way you do
when you like a man

Me: This is not right

I was pacing up and down. I was hoping she would say she
was joking. She is really a lesbian. How can she do this to
me?

Me: No! You need to find a handsome man! I have to find

you a man!

Zukhanye: I don’t need a man! I don’t have anyone in my

life. I am a teenager. I need to focus on school

Me: Good! i am glad you know that

Zukhanye: But i am still a lesbian

Me: I swear i am going to die because of you and your

brother! You both hate me. I don’t know what i have ever
done to you!

I was now crying

Zukhanye: Mom i don’t hate you and i know my brother

doesn’t hate you. This is not about you. Don’t make it about
you. It is about us. Let us live our lives like you lived yours
until you met dad

Me: No! you hate me. If you didn’t none of this would be
happening. You want to hurt me! You want me to die. I
collapsed downstairs but you don’t care. You still said you
are gay!

Zukhanye: So you didn’t collapse. You wanted me to feel

sorry for you?

I looked at her
Me: How can you be so ice cold?

She chuckled

Zukhanye: Mom you should be happy i will not be pregnant

at least if i don’t want to

Me: Be pregnant baby! Money is not a problem. Date a boy!

Zukhanye: Money is not a problem? You are talking about

daddy’s money not yours. I will be an independent woman
who will not demand money from any man
Me: When you are married to a man. You don’t demand it.
They know they should give it to you and i am independent
too. I have a job

Zukhanye: And i am sure you are Us Dollar millionaire right

now because i don’t think you use your salary

Me: Why did you change so much?

Zukhanye: I didn’t change mom. Maybe if you didn’t send

me to boarding school i would’ve been what you expect me
to be but boarding school made me an independent person
and i am glad you made that decision. I don’t think i
would’ve had a voice if i stayed here. You don’t know me
anymore because we don’t even spend any time together
when i am home

Me: That will change. We will go to the salon us girls and

talk about boys and...

Zukhanye: Mom i am a lesbian. I want girls only! Deal with

it

Me: Your father...

Zukhanye: Is the most understanding father in the world that
is why i wasn’t scared to say what i said in front of him. The
question is what are you mom in this world?

I swallowed hard

Zukhanye: Nice chat

She walked out. I looked at her as she closed the door

Me: Where was i? how come i missed so much? How can she
grow up so fast?

How can all my kids have so much nasty attitude towards me?
Onele is like this now Zukhanye? Clearly if she finds out
about what his father has been up to she will ask what i did
to contribute to what is happening and by the look of things
what she will hear will look like me. I am in a bad position
right now. i feel like my children expect the worst from me.

MARYBETH

I didn’t want to say anything yesterday but i think Summer is

having an affair. I went to her office and she wasn’t there so i
drove home. I was shocked by her paper work lie she told her
husband. I cannot believe Ndlalifa is believing her just like
that. I thought Summer was a decent woman. She is my
friend but i cannot sit and watch her do the exact same thing
she was judging Nomzuzu for the same Nomzuzu who is
now suddenly her friend. Summer has a short memory.
I am afraid i will tell my husband this. I cannot lie for her.
She must tell us where she went earlier.

Me: Babe i want to tell you something

Sihlwele: Okay?

We were in our room

Me: i really don’t understand her i thought i knew her

Sihlwele: Who?

I turned and looked at him

Me: Summer. I went to her work after work. The workers

said she was gone for almost two hours and when she got
home she lied and said she had paper work. She said that so
causally like she wasn’t lying!
Sihlwele: Are you sure she wasn’t at the hotel?

Me: Her car wasn’t there. The workers said she was gone for
a while

Sihlwele: This is strange. I wonder why she lied

Me: That is exactly what i want to know baby. Why did she
lie? What is she hiding? She is even acting strange lately

Sihlwele: What do you mean?

Me: I was with her at the hotel when that woman called her
a failure because she couldn’t have children. How can she
support her? She is now her best friend and is trying to save
her marriage after everything she put her through. After
everything she said about our mother in law. Does Summer
consider our feelings at all? What does she think we feel
seeing her supporting Zuzu?

Sihlwele: It is confusing i agree with you. Something is

wrong with her. That woman was awful to all of us. She is
awful to her husband. Why would Summer support her? I
will ask my brother how he feels about what she does

Me: Please do. I don’t like what she is becoming now. She is
changing
Sihlwele: I will have a word with my brother but i don’t think
she is cheating though

Me: Why would she lie about where she went if she is not?

Sihlwele: Yeah that is kind of questionable

Me: Not kind of! It is questionable!

Sihlwele: Yeah

CLEMENTINE

I am happy Mzwanele kept his promise. He is here. He said

he wanted to talk about something important. I am not going
to lie. I am nervous because i don’t know what he has in
store for me. I don’t want him to leave me. I love him so
much and it would break my heart if Nomzuzu said
something but he wanted to talk to me before i met with his
wife so i don’t think this is about her and even if it is

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i will defend myself because i have nothing to hide she does.

I am tired of living in Nomzuzu’s shadows. I have to be the
only woman standing. I have to have the last laugh. I have
been through hell because of this woman. She made me her
toy for years and i am not going to let her do it again. I will
show her i am not stupid anymore. I was stupid for not
seeing that she was sleeping with Bongane back then. I am
not that trusting anymore and that is all thanks to what she
did to me. I opened my eyes wide and i am not leaving her
man and my way of doing that is telling this man what
actually happened. The truth has to finally come out.

We were in the living room with my daughter. She stood up

Bokang: It is good to see you again Mr Vatshula

Mzwanele: You too Bokang

She smiled then walked to her bedroom. I looked at
Mzwanele

Me: How are you?

Mzwanele: I am fine

Me: Are you sure?

He chuckled

Mzwanele: I haven’t spoken to her our daughter arrived

before we could talk and i didn’t want to talk to her until i
hear your side of the story

I let out a sigh of relief.

Me: I was very nervous but now that you say you didn’t talk
to her i wish she spoke to you first because i think it would be
interesting what she was going to say to make herself look
good
Mzwanele laughed

Mzwanele: And she is good at that but unfortunately it is

hard to lie to me now that i see her for who she is

Me: Well she arrived here. We had an argument. Long story

short she kissed me

I stood up

Mzwanele: What?
I turned and looked at him. He didn’t think i was telling the
truth. He found what i said funny

Me: Mzwanele your wife has sexuality issues i don’t know

what to call it

He stood up

Mzwanele: What are you talking about?

I exhaled then sat down again

Me: when we were friends we went out one night and we

spent a night at my house. She tried to kiss me and i rudely
rejected her so she left my house upset that night. She never
spoke to me ever since. I thought maybe she was
embarrassed then it was announced that she was getting
married to you. We haven’t spoken since that night until i
saw her now

Mzwanele: What?

Me: Yes and earlier she did that again and i don’t know what
she thought changed this time. Maybe she thought i would
fall for it and leave you? I am not attracted to women. She is!

Mzwanele: It seems like i don’t know the woman i married.

It has been 22 years and i keep finding out these things after
so long

Me: I even forgot about the kiss until she kissed me today

Mzwanele: That is why all her children are homosexuals

Me: What? What do you mean all?

Mzwanele: Onele came as sexual fluid this week on Monday
today Zukhanye came home and she is into women

I stood up

Me: Oh My God they got it from her! it is a rare thing to

have more than one person a homosexual in a family. Her
genes are very strong

Mzwanele: I cannot believe she is bisexual and the fact that

she is such a homophobe it doesn’t make sense!
Me: I read that almost all people who are homophobic are
usually homosexuals but because they don’t want to deal
with what they are they hate on the people who accepted
themselves

Mzwanele: But how can you do that to your child?

Me: We are talking about your wife here. She does whatever
she wants to do. She is such a brat! She is old now. She needs
to grow up

Mzwanele: I cannot believe she is attracted to women. I

never noticed this about her
Me: Nomzuzu is power hungry. She knew this was an
opportunity for her she had to settle with one side of her life

Mzwanele: Wow

Me: Anyway what did you want to talk to me about?

He looked at me
Mzwanele: Oh as a family we decided that we have to stay at
home until tomorrow and maybe beyond for me. My
daughter is home. She cannot know about us until i make a
decision about my marriage. Now that she doesn’t know
about our problems. We decided that Nomzuzu and i will
pretend to be happy and i will see you during the day or in
the evening then go sleep at home

I smiled

Me: I understand

Mzwanele: Thank you and it is important that when we go to

the fundraiser Saturday we are all on the same side as a
family. My daughter is a diva like her mother. If she would
find out today she wouldn’t stand with us at the fundraiser

I touched his hand.

Me: I believe in us and it wouldn’t be fair to push you to

make any rushed decisions. I don’t want us to rush into
anything too. I love the pace we are going. I am not with you
because i want the world to know who i am with. I am happy
because i know you make me happy. What matters to me is
our relationship and so far you are doing an amazing job

He smiled
Mzwanele: I don’t deserve you

Me: Oh stop it! you know you deserve the best

Mzwanele: You are the best

I looked down blushing. He touched my chin. I looked up at

him. I went in for a kiss. We kissed. This man is amazing.
How can Nomzuzu mess up like this when she has the best
husband? Anyway i am not complaining. I see his worth and
i will treat him the way he deserves to be treated.
NDLALIFA

It is Friday morning. I just said goodbye to my wife. She is

going to the office for an hour to make sure everything is
running smooth since she will not go to work today until the
event is behind us. That is what we are all doing. We just
have to chill at home and do things that need to be done.
Tomorrow is the day we all been waiting for. I am very
excited i am not going to lie. Tomorrow is going to be a
spectacular day. Sunday will all be about the good work this
family is doing.

Anyway i was standing at the door with my hands in my

pockets watching her driving out of the property. I turned
around

Moose: It looks like you want to leave with her sir

I laughed

Me: i can’t. That woman is going there to be busy. I don’t

want to disturb her

Moose: Okay sir

I walked to Marybeth and Sihlwele. They were sitting at the

living room. I saw Astrid looking good.
Marybeth: Astrid are you going somewhere?

Astrid: Yes. I am here to say my goodbyes mam

Marybeth: Your goodbye?

Astrid: Miss Summer gave me a choice to join you guys

tomorrow or going home to see my family for the weekend. I
chose going home. I really miss my family

Me: Wow that was a wise suggestion my wife made. Do you

need me to book you a flight ticket? You cannot take a bus to
Cape Town

Astrid: Miss Summer already did sir thank you

Marybeth: It looks like Summer has been making a lot of

decisions on her own. I wonder how will Zuzu feel about this.
Does she even know you are leaving?

Astrid: I am not sure mam

Me: Astrid have a safe flight. It was sweet of my wife to do

this for you. I know it cannot be easy being far from your
family

I looked at my brother and his wife. I don’t think i get what

the hell is wrong with Marybeth. Nothing wrong Summer
did.

Astrid: Thank you sir

She walked away. I sat down

Me: What was that?

Marybeth: i just know Zuzu will not be happy

Me; I feel like you don’t think what my wife did was the right
thing to do. What other decisions my wife made on her own
besides this noble one?

Marybeth: Sh...

Sihlwele: Bro i guess my wife is just worried about how

Summer has been behaving lately. First she lied to you about
where she went after work
Me: What?

Marybeth: When i knocked off i went to see her and she was
not at her job I asked them they said she was gone for more
than an hour and when she got here she said she was doing
paper work at work.

Me: Okay i don’t like this

Marybeth: I know and i don’t too but i care about you two. If
something is going on i thought you should know and what
is going on with her supporting a woman who has been
awful to her? Zuzu literally dragged mother in law at that
dinner table but Summer is supporting...

Me: Please stop right there!

I snapped

Sihlwele: Bro we are allowed to...

Me: Bro i said shut up! both of you!

He raised his hands. I am surprised my wife wasn’t at work i
will admit that but i hate what these two are insinuating
because my wife would never do anything to hurt me.

Me: My wife knows what she is doing. She has our

businesses best interest at heart she does what she does to
prevent this family from humiliation. All our businesses are
managed by her. she knows if anything bad happens between
father and Nomzuzu will affect the business and she will
have to clean up the mess on her own! anyway where do you
think she went yesterday?

They swallowed hard

Me: I can tell there is something you are insinuating so what
is it?

I said looking at Marybeth.

Marybeth: Nothing!

She said smiling. I looked at her

Me: Okay
I walked away leaving them. i cannot lie i am disgusted.
Marybeth is a little snake isn’t she?

Me: This bitch fooled us!

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SIHLWELE

That went very bad didn’t it? damn supporting a wife no

matter what is a bullshit move. My wife was wrong to
insinuate anything about Summer. Now that i am thinking
about this we couldn’t be more wrong. I mean two times
Summer summoned us to the hotel to talk about things that
are important to this family. She has best intentions for this
family. This girl did what she did because she loved this
family and her husband. How can i not correct my wife when
she was clearly wrong? I didn’t think at all about all of this
and after speaking to my brother i feel like the worst human
right now. If my brother is that pissed how will Summer be
like? This situation is really bad.

I watched my brother walking to the bar fast fuming with

anger. I put my hands on my head in frustration
Me: Damn it!

Marybeth: He is angry at me isn’t he?

Me: Babe did you ask Summer where she went in your alone
time with her?

I said looking away. I am a little pissed at my wife right now

but i love her. i cannot show her that i am judging her and
her crazy thoughts

Marybeth: No! that is why i feel bad now. She will think i am
two faced

Me: Well babe will you blame her?

Marybeth: Excuse me!?

I turned and looked at her

Me: Babe Summer is your friend. You cannot tell her

husband that she lied to him. That doesn’t look right. You
should’ve found out why first from her then if she lies you go
tell my brother
Marybeth: Why are you saying this now? why didn’t you say
it...

Me: I didn’t know you were going to put it like that to him
and i didn’t know you had a problem with Summer giving
Astrid time off

Marybeth: At least she should’ve involved us! That is my

issue! Summer acts like she is a boss in this family. She
suggests things. She summons us!
Me: Does she ever summon us and demand things? Because
when she wants to speak to us it is always something
important we didn’t pick up. Marybeth i thought you liked
your sister in law?

She chuckled

Marybeth: First you call me by my first name then you

assume that i hate my friend? How dare you!?

She furiously walked up the stairs. I sighed

“Trouble in paradise?” i turned around and saw Onele
looking sweaty. He might have gone to the gym room

Me: Well bro it looks like dad is not the only person with
some marital problems

Onele: Sorry bro. You guys love each other. You will get
through this

I chuckled faking a smile. Onele walked up

Me: I am not sure we will get through it when she is

suddenly jealous of this family senior Makoti.

What just happened is making me rethink living in this house.

I think i need to build a house. This is Ndlalifa’s house
Summer will always make decision as the senior Makoti in
this family. If my wife has a problem with that then we have
no choice but to move out.

NDLALIFA

Maybe i am overreacting but i don’t like that. I don’t like that

one bit. I don’t like what Marybeth said at all and i couldn’t
pretend to be understanding. Anger just boiled up. I
respected my brother enough to walk away. Sometimes we
let our wives whisper wrong things in our ears and i feel like
that is what happened there. Marybeth is becoming a woman
i don’t know and i hate to blame pregnancy. Pregnancy
didn’t do anything. She is herself She is hundred percent fine.
I wouldn’t do that to a friend. If she did it because she cares
about me well cute but i trust my wife.

I saw my brother coming to join me. I don’t think i want to

have this conversation.

Sihlwele: Can we talk?

Me: I don’t want to talk right now but you are my brother
and i love and respect you i don’t want to fight with you
because of a third party so sure let’s hear it

Sihlwele: i want to apologise. I told my wife that what she

said was not right but bro are you not worried that she lied to
us?

I shook my head no

Me: No! you should know my wife wouldn’t do anything like

that!

I looked around making sure no one hears us

Me: My wife knew before i did that she wasn’t the one with a
problem. She just did that with you. Do you think she would
cheat on me before she finds out if she is pregnant or not?

He looked down

Me: That woman is my wife i know her and she wouldn’t do

something so stupid to me!

Sihlwele: I know

Me: Anyway i thought my wife and your wife were friends

for her to tell you and me that without asking Summer first...
Sihlwele: I know...

Me: I find what she did snaky!

Sihlwele: I don’t think my wife meant anything malicious

about it

Me: But you know how it looks and what she did Summer
wouldn’t do to her
Sihlwele: I know but Summer didn’t tell the truth. Don’t you
find it strange that she lied?

Me: No. I trust my wife

I walked away

Sihlwele: Bro!

I ignored him
PAMELA

My boyfriend and i have been fighting a lot about Onele. I

need to be too nice to him or i will not go to this fund raiser.
I want to be there because i know it will be a huge thing. I
cannot miss it. At this point he values his friendship with
Onele more than our relationship which means he could do
anything to make sure i don’t make things worse. I know he
said he will make sure we fix things there but i know he
could find reasons for me to not go with him and i cannot
afford that. We had a fight about Onele buying him an outfit
for the event. We haven’t been okay since then. That was not
the only thing we fought about. I don’t know now that i am
pregnant i have some needs and i want to be scratched more
than i normally do if you know what i mean. I complained
about sex and i feel embarrassed about that. Men hate when
a woman make them feel like they are incapable of satisfying
them. When i left

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 i started thinking about it and i felt bad.

We haven’t seen each other since the day he got the parcel
from Onele and decided to kick me out. I apologised and he
gave me a cold no. i was surprised when he agreed when i
asked him to accompany me to go buy the dress i will wear
Saturday. I didn’t expect him to come and i appreciate him
for coming.

Me: Thank you so much for agreeing to come

Sakhe: Sure
We walked around looking at dresses

Me: I am really sorry about that day. I know i was wrong

about everything

Sakhe: I don’t want to discuss this right now

Me: Baby you didn’t want to meet me. I am here now and i
think we should talk about it. We cannot leave things
unsolved that is not healthy for a relationship
Sakhe: Okay tell me then what happened? Why did you
complain about sex?

Me: I don’t know i am sorry it is just that you are good

He chuckled then looked away. I know he is smiling but he

doesn’t want me to see that he is.

Me: So i wanted more and you cannot blame a girl for

wanting more when her man is good in bed
Sakhe: I hear you and i am sorry i was tired

Me: I understand

Sakhe: As for Onele and getting me clothes i didn’t expect it

too but i don’t understand why you overreacted because it is
not like he was doing it for the first time.

Me: You were not on speaking terms. For him to do that for
you it didn’t make sense to me but now that i am thinking
about it maybe he didn’t want you to look funny at his event
Sakhe: I always dress well that is not it.

Me: babe Every time you go to any event; he always gets you
something. He is the one with style

Sakhe: I have style too

Me: Okay then but i think he wants class at his event that is
why i think this dress is perfect for the event

I said taking the dress. It was a gold short shinny dress.

Sakhe: It is 1.8K babe

Me: That is why i am taking it

Sakhe: Okay spender

I laughed walking to the fitting room. I took off my dress and

put this one on. I looked at myself in the mirror. I have to
take this one. It will look great on me with a pair of high
heels and i already have them at home. I bought them when
mom and i went to town after Nomzuzu gave us that money.
Anyway i took it off and wore my clothes. I walked out

Sakhe: I thought you would come show me?

Me: I want to surprise you that day. It is perfect

Sakhe: Okay that is great

Me: Yep!
Sakhe: Babe what is your mom doing for a living?

I looked at him and smiled. I cannot tell him mom is a maid.

He will look down on me. I would rather say she is not
working than saying she is a maid.

Me: Mom is not doing anything but she does what she can to
provide for me

Sakhe: You are buying an expensive dress but...

Me: Babe mom is not educated. She never went to University.
She is not doing anything okay!?

I snapped

Sakhe: Okay sorry. You don’t have to snap

Me: I am sorry. I am not snapping. I just don’t like to discuss

my mom

Sakhe: Okay then i am sorry

I faked a smile and looked away. I swallowed hard

SalesL: Ready to pay?

I snapped out of it

Me: Oh yes! and these pair of earrings

The lady smiled. I smiled at her then looked at Sakhe who

seemed offish. I hope this is not about mom and how i
reacted. I can tell he can see something is going on. I hope he
doesn’t think mom is a drug dealer.

NOMZUZU

When i found out that my husband was gone. I was hurt

because he went to see that woman and she wouldn’t let an
opportunity like this pass her by. I knew she was going to tell
him about me so what i decided to do is tell him the truth
when he asks. I am tired of all of this. My daughter seems to
hate how i deal with things. My son also doesn’t like me. I
have to have my husband on my side and speaking the truth
all the time will show him that i am trying to change. I
cannot wait for him to forgive me. I love Summer’s advice. I
will use this to connect with my husband again. Saturday will
be the day. I will touch him and be all over him. He will fall
back in love with me and that bitch will see that what i said
was the truth. My husband loves me and only me.
I just don’t see them together i don’t see my husband happy
with a woman like Clementine. She has no class. She is not
elegant. I don’t see my husband downgrading like that. He is
just upset and he knows hurting me is going for that bitch
and i must say it is working. It wouldn’t hurt this much if
they were just going out. The fact that they are having sex
and she is wild like that in bed with him it makes me very
worried i am not going to lie.

Anyway my husband finally came back. It is time we talk

about him inviting that bitch to the event. He says he doesn’t
want drama this week and on that day but goes back on his
words and visit that woman and invite her to the event. That
is not right at all. He needs to answer to me. He has to tell
me why he is doing this to me. What is he trying to achieve?
Is he trying to ruin his lovely wife’s event because if i get
jealous i will beat a bitch. Maybe just maybe i will make
headlines for a change. Everyone has to know me and who i
am and maybe if i beat the mistress that will be achieved.
Mzwanele: We can talk now

Me: I was hoping you stayed and talked to me before you left

Mzwanele: It was important that i went there

Me: Where did you go?

He looked at me
Me: Never mind. It is none of my business.

Mzwanele: I went to see Clementine

I looked down

Me: I see

Mzwanele: I wanted to tell her that we cannot sleep out in

this house anymore so i didn’t want her to think i was
changing my mind about her

I looked at him

Me: So What is this now? an open marriage? You can speak

to me freely about your mistress?

Mzwanele: I am just an honest person. We have been

through a lot. You put us through a lot that my head turned
which is something that has never happened in more than 40
years
Me: What is it that Clementine has that would make your
head turn. I don’t see anything interesting

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu you looking down on people is one of

the reasons we are drifting apart. I am a humanitarian. I
respect and love people with their differences. What attracts
me to Clementine is because she has the qualities i have and
looking for. We have a lot in common

Me: i have been married to you for 22 years. Why do you see
differences now?

Mzwanele: Valerie would’ve never slept with another man.

Valerie would’ve never lied to me. That woman was my
match to the T and i could see her heart

Me: Baby i am here. Look at my heart. It’s pure

I was crying because now i can tell he is not into me at all

and me being vulnerable might move him somehow i don’t
know. I have to do whatever i can to win his heart

Me: I love you. I gave you two beautiful children. I am

committed to you and this family

Mzwanele: No you are not! If you were you were going to

accept this family as it is. If you were a person who is my
match. You would love my wife because my wife loved you
and chose you for me. If she never done that i think you
would be living in a four room in Soweto now. I made you
this person you are today and now you are looking down on
people who are living the simple life you lived. Anyway i
don’t know why you speak like this about Clementine
because she built such a big beautiful house without a man.
She did all of that with her own money. What have you done
with your money?

I looked down and tried to think hard about the things i did.
I did nothing except bribing people giving them thousands.
My money is being saved i support my family back at home.
Valerie and Mzwanele thought building a house for my
family was going to give them an income?

Me: It breaks my heart that you are starting to have a

problem with you giving me money as your wife
Mzwanele: I never said that but respect an independent
woman who doesn’t need a man to be somewhere in life!

Me: What did she tell you?

Mzwanele: That you have feelings for other women and you
tend to kiss her every time you want something

I stood up
Me: I knew she wouldn’t keep that to herself!

Mzwanele: So you never thought it was important i knew

you were bisexual?

Me: Why should i tell you? when i never acted on it. It is just
feelings and i never acted on them. You are the only person i
love!

Mzwanele: So you admit you do have feelings for women

Me: Yes! But i don’t want to be with a woman. You are the
man i settled down with and i am happy. Baby i am being
open and honest with you. You cannot give up on us. You
have to give up knowing you tried. Can you do that?

Mzwanele: I don’t take words. I want to see actions It will be

hard for us to go back to where we were

Me: I know but we have to try

Mzwanele: We will see

Me: Thank you. Now let’s talk about you inviting that
woman to the fundraiser. I thought we were getting rid of
negativity leading to that day and on that day!

Me: Clementine is not a negative energy. She is going there

to donate money and celebrate an extra ordinary woman my
wife was. Everyone is allowed to be there

Me: But you know i will be unconformable

Mzwanele: i saw the hall. It is huge. Make sure you stay on

the other side of the hall and she will be on the other
Me: You just want her there

Mzwanele: I do

I walked to the door

Me: Okay

I walked out and slammed the door. I felt tears streaming

down. I have to get rid of Clementine. I have to and i have a
great plan for her.
NDLALIFA

Like i said earlier today we didn’t go to work since tomorrow

is the fundraiser. We are just at home and making payments
where we should. We will go get the alcohol tomorrow. My
brother and i are not really close today after his wife’s stunt. I
don’t like the woman Marybeth is becoming. I hate it. I hate
how she tried to make my wife look like she is up to
something or cheating on me. i hate how she made what my
wife did for Astrid the worst thing. My wife has a right to call
the shots here. This is her house. I don’t want to say that but
if this bullshit goes on any further i will remind her who is
the boss in this house i don’t care if they move out at this
point. I just feel bad for my brother because i love him and i
don’t want us to be away from each other but his wife is
somehow showing her true colours.

Anyway after i had enough drinks at the bar i went to the

lounge and sat down. My wife walked in while we were
sitting there in silent. I thought Marybeth was going to try
and apologise but she didn’t and i didn’t want her to
apologise anyway. I don’t think there is anything she can say
that will change the things she said.

Summer: Family!

I need to stand up and disturb her before she says anything

nice to Marybeth. This is a moment of truth. I hate to be the
person Marybeth and my brother are trying to make me but i
don’t want two face people around my wife. Today we are
not working but my wife woke up early and left and that too
makes them suspicious so i want her to tell them where she
went last night and this morning since it looks like she has to
report to them.
I went to her and perked her lips

Me: You are wearing a doek

She touched it then smiled at me

Summer: Do you like?

Me: I love but we have to talk

Summer: Is Everything okay?

Me: Marybeth told me and my brother that you lied when

you said you were working doing paper work yesterday. She
says she went there and you were not there. So since there
was no paper work where did you go babe?

Marybeth swallowed hard looking down. Summer’s face

changed. She looked at Marybeth then chuckled. She
removed the doek from her head. I was in shock to see her
new hairstyle. She did blond braids.

Summer: I went to a salon to look at styles i should do for

Saturday and i made an appointment for today but i didn’t
want to tell you guys!

Me: Wow my wife you look Gorgeous

She flicked her hair then perked my lips

Summer: Thank you honey

She gave Marybeth the look then walked to our room. My

brother looked at me
Sihlwele: Bro...

Me: I am sorry i didn’t know it was a secret. I wanted my

wife to explain to you where she went and she just did. Can
we not insinuate anymore? My marriage is great in case you
were worried!

Marybeth: I have to go talk to her

She did a walk of shame walking to our bedroom

Sihlwele: Bro you upset my wife

Me: No man your wife crossed a line

Sihlwele: I need a drink

He walked away. I shrugged my shoulders then sat down.

Me: No one fucks with my woman and get away with it

sorry.
SUMMER

Are you kidding me? I thought Marybeth was a girly’s girl. I

thought she was my best friend. how dare she say that? what
if i was having an affair? Wouldn’t this be the end of my
marriage now? did she think about that? Did this woman
even care that this could’ve caused damage to our marriage?
How can she do this to me? she had a chance to confront me
last night why didn’t she? Why didn’t she tell me that she
went there? I know i wasn’t going to tell her the truth but i
know that is something i would’ve done to her. i wouldn’t
have went to her husband and bust her like that! i was going
to speak to her if she was the one who lied. I am annoyed
right now. I am livid and there is nothing she can say to
excuse her behaviour. She is a snake and i am scared of
snakes. I don’t want snakes anywhere near me. I prefer an
enemy like Nomzuzu. Someone who will show you they
hate you not someone who calls you friend/ sister and stab
you in the back the minute you turn your back on her. I am
so drained and disappointed in her right now.

To those who have a short memory i was in Soweto to see

Sitshingitshani yesterday and everyone knows why i cannot
tell them where i went. The fact that i am innocent in all
these accusations Marybeth is throwing around makes me
really upset. I don’t like her at this moment. How can i ever
trust her again? I don’t know i don’t know how i feel about
her right now. I am disgusted and i feel like when she finds
out that i slept with her husband she will act like her
behaviour is justified. Maybe it was going to be if she was a
good person. I am such a bad judge of character. I trusted
Venduka and i wanted to make her my friend she turned out
to be someone i couldn’t associate myself with because of her
bad intentions and now my best friend is doing this to me? i
just couldn’t believe this was happening

Me: What?

I said flicking my hair pacing up and down my bedroom. I

heard a soft knock at the door.
Me: I don’t want to talk to anyone

“Summer it’s me please can we talk?”

Me: More especially you Marybeth!

Marybeth: I am sorry i am coming in

I turned around. The nerve. She really walked in.

Marybeth: Look i thought you were cheating on him so i told
my husband

Me: No! No! No! there is absolutely no excuse for what you
did woman

Marybeth: I know and...

Me: No you don’t know anything. I am your friend. You

should’ve told me you went to the hotel and didn’t find me.
You should’ve confronted me for lying but you didn’t! You
just assumed that i was having an affair. Are you crazy? i am
trying to have a child. How can i go around and open my
legs for other men. How can you do something like this to
me? Did you want him to leave me?

Marybeth: What!? Of course not!

Me: What if i was having an affair? Do you think he was just

going to forgive me?

Marybeth: i don’t know Summer. I guess i wanted to hurt

you
Wait did i hear this woman right? Did she just say she
wanted to hurt me?

Me: What? So it was not a mistake now? Who are you?

Marybeth: It’s just that i have been there for you. Fighting
Nomzuzu for you when she was treating you badly but now
you are besties. You walk to her room and try and help her
fix her marriage. I was like what side are you on? This
woman is trying to take everything from us. Her getting the
fuck out of this house is the win for us. I just thought what
you did was being two face

Me: With that too you should’ve came to me!

I laughed shaking my head

Me: You don’t know what being two face is! being two face
is what you did. Marybeth i am a married woman. It doesn’t
matter how much i hate you but i wouldn’t wish divorce on
anyone. We all sympathised with Zuzu until that mother in
law thing

Marybeth: That is exactly why i don’t get why you are doing
this! why are you helping her when she hates our mother in
law?
Me: My mother in law knows what i am doing and i think
she is happy i am doing it

Marybeth: Why are you doing it?

Me: In case you forgot what is happening saturday. That

woman is crazy. if she is pissed at father that day. Everyone
when i say everyone i mean the entire country might know
what is going on by Sunday. We agreed that we were trying
to have a civil week did you see that between them? They
were fighting left right and centre. She only kept quiet when i
asked her to do so. I was trying to make sure there is nothing
embarrasses this family that day!

Marybeth: And Astrid? Why did you think it was your

decision alone to allow her to leave? Who is going to make
dinner?

I chuckled looking at her. I don’t have time for this i really

don’t

Me: In this family i am the only one who thinks. You don’t
think about anything except being all over your man. You
don’t care about the running of this mansion. I pay everyone
here. I know all our helpers and where they come from do
you?

She swallowed
Me: I don’t have to tell you this but i don’t make a decision i
know isn’t right for this family. After i gave Astrid weekend
off i called a private chef that will be here this afternoon but if
she doesn’t come. You can cook too. You are a woman now
get out of my bedroom!

Marybeth: I think this...

Me: Get out Marybeth!

She turned around and opened the door. She walked out and
slowly closed it. I shook my head
Me: Can you believe that?
SIHLWELE

I never thought this was going to happen. I never saw this

day coming. Marybeth and Summer were great. They were
best friends. I still say my wife was wrong and i hope when
she got in that room she truly apologised to Summer but
knowing summer i don’t think she will easily forgive her for
this that is why when i walked down i didn’t go to the bar i
took my car and drove to see Uncle. I didn’t forget what
happened last night and i want to know why he hugged dad
like that. I can tell others forgot but i didn’t. I am trying to
avoid my wife though that is why i am doing this. I don’t
want her to come to me and expect me to be supportive. I
understand i should be on her side. I am just not good at
pretending and in this situation i feel like i am expected to
say yes baby way to go! I am not that kind of a person. She
was wrong period and what makes me more mad is the fact
that this isn’t one mistake. It is a sequence of things. My wife
has been boiling things inside and now she is telling us things
she doesn’t like that Summer do. That is not a mistake. That
is someone who is holding a grudge or is jealous because she
is maybe not included in things? Summer does everything
when it comes to money in this family. She pays for our bills
manages business and pay the employees. I feel like my wife
doesn’t like that. I never thought she had a problem with that
until now and i don’t like it. I don’t like what she is
becoming.

I don’t know what i will say to my wife when i see her

because i am really against all of this. i know she will want
me to be on her side and i am not sure she deserves that right
now.

Anyway i just got to uncle’s office. He was surprised to see

me

Uncle: Sihlwele? I didn’t get to chat with you boys last night
and you and i haven’t talked ever since that day and i am so
sorry for forcing you to do that
Me: It’s okay uncle. Anyway i am not here for that. I am
here about yesterday. You left without talking to us and we
were all surprised to see you hug dad and asked to talk to
him privately. What is going on?

Uncle: You came all the way here to ask me that son?

I laughed

Me: Believe it or not and i missed you. I thought we should

clear the air
Uncle: I am happy to hear that son but there is nothing really
going on. I was just happy about what sbari told me on the
phone

Me: What is that?

Uncle: She and that Lucifer are having problems and he is

considering leaving her. That woman hated my sister. How
can i not be happy

I let out a sigh of relief. Now this makes sense. Uncle loves
mom and he never supported her decision of making
Nomzuzu her sister wife. I get why he was so happy now. I
was really confused. I thought something happened. I can
now breathe. I thought he heard something about my dad.
This means i have to go back home and have to listen to my
wife justifying what she did when she knows she was wrong.
I don’t want to upset her. She is pregnant and i don’t want
her to lose our child because she is upset.

NDLALIFA

When i saw Marybeth leave. I ran up the stairs to go see how

my wife is doing. I know how she must be feeling i know
how it feels like to be betrayed by someone you care so much
about and i know my wife cared about Marybeth. I didn’t
expect what she did to her. I am actually in disbelief. I don’t
know that girl because the Marybeth i knew would never do
something like this and this is the reason i am not even
pleased by what she did and feel like she did it because she
cared for me. This woman doesn’t care. She was being
malicious. I would believe that someone who cares would try
to help you get through the problem and if it doesn’t work
then come clean. If my wife was cheating. She should’ve
asked Summer what is going on and try to help us but she
jumped at the opportunity to end us and grabbed it with both
hands. How can you trust that? How can i trust her at all
right now? i need to have a talk with my brother as well. I
feel like he is being pulled by the nose by that woman. He
loves me i know but he shouldn’t have brought this to my
attention until he got the facts straight. I don’t know what is
wrong with him.

Anyway i was with my wife asking how it went and by the

state she was in i could tell she was not okay at all. I Found
her pacing up and down.

Me: I saw her leaving in a hurry. How are you babe?

She laughed. I could tell she was angry

Summer: This is not about me lying! This is deeper than that!

Me: Yeah i know. she had a problem with Astrid saying you
suggested she went to see her family. She made it clear in
front of Astrid that she hates your decision

Summer: Oh My Days! The exact same thing we said we

hate about Zuzu she is doing it? Talking shit about one of us
in front of a helper?
Me: Yeah

Summer: Speaking of Zuzu apparently Marybeth hates that i

was helping Zuzu with father

Me: I was shocked by that too and i told them what you were
doing. I told them all you want is peace in this family. if we
get any bad press that will affect the family business

Summer: Don’t they know that? Why do we have to them

everything! This is exhausting because if i just sit back and
watch...
Me: A lot of things would go wrong

Summer: Exactly!

Me: Baby this is your house. You call the shots here. If
anyone has a problem with that they must move out!
Everyone has money in this house. I am not going to let
them treat you like this in our house!

She exhaled then sat down

Summer: Anyway i did lie about yesterday. I don’t have to
book to go to a salon

Me: You lied?

Summer: Yes but that doesn’t give my best friend any reason
to tell you before asking me!

Me: Where did you go?

Summer: That is a thing babe. I want to surprise you with it
in a month or two. I cannot tell you

Me: Okay

Sponsored

i am a patient man i can wait

She kissed me
Summer: Thank you for understanding

I perked her lips

Summer: I just don’t know how things are going to be right

now but what i know for sure...

I looked at her

Summer: I cannot trust that woman

Me: You have every right to not trust her. She is a snake and
it hurts me that she is my brother’s wife. This will affect our
relationship

Summer: Have a talk with your brother. Don’t let that two
face bitch ruin your relationship

Me: Are you willing to forgive her?

She shook her head no

Me: Yeah and i cannot blame you

She walked around flicking her hair

Summer: I feel like our friendship has been a lie. She was
fake all this time. I would blame pregnancy but no the baby
didn’t do anything. It is still her and what she did was wrong!

Me: I cannot believe this is happening today when tomorrow

we have to smile for cameras together
Summer: I know right? But don’t worry. I can smile for the
camera. At least i will not be smiling for her

Me: I cannot believe we are talking about Marybeth!

Summer: Me neither

I feel like our friendship is over. I would blame her

pregnancy for this behaviour but no i feel like our friendship
was fake on her end. Being pregnant is not a mental problem.
She did this and she is not going to get away with it. There is
no way we can be friends ever again.
MARYBETH

After i spoke to Summer i was very upset. I knew she was not
going to let me speak but i had to try. I didn’t expect it to go
as it went but what can i do? She did lie. Maybe next time
she wouldn’t lie. Me my husband and her husband are
supposed to be her safe space where she can say anything.
For her to lie like that when it was only us in the living room
for me i found it shady but i was wrong and i admit that.
Yes i can finally say that even though i was wrong there are
things that have been pissing me off about Summer and her
going to speak to Nomzuzu privately alone was a big issue
for me and that is when i thought i couldn’t hide how i feel
about a lot of things anymore. We are close or i thought we
were so she is supposed to run things by me also. She cannot
say i should’ve spoke to her when she didn’t tell me she was
trying to help Nomzuzu and why. I just assumed she was
two faced and i still think she is for always thinking she is
more important in the house. That house is mine too. I was
there with my husband fighting to win this house. I have
been there for Summer and that is all i ever son. She is never
there for me. i am like her side dish. I was married here first.
How dare she treats me like this?

One of the reasons i drove to Centurion to see my mom was

because when i walked down my husband was not home
which made me angry because he knew having that
conversation with Summer was not going to be easy. I was
going to need him when i walk out and he knew that. Why
the hell did he leave me in that house? Yes he is supporting
me but it is not enough. He cannot be on my side in front of
them and say another thing when we are together. I want his
full support! He cannot say i am wrong. I wasn’t wrong. He
was the one who even brought it up to Ndlalifa. I wanted to
say it too but he caught me off guard when he said it. As for
my relationship with Summer? I think that is gone. I don’t
see her forgiving me and i cannot change what i said. One
thing i feel bad about is telling them she wasn’t there because
i know i was wrong she is not cheating but what has been
happening in the house? Sorry not sorry.

I just explained everything to my mother.

Mom: What is your main issue with her baby?

Me: I don’t know mom. She is like the boss of the house. She
does everything herself. She makes decisions and she is like
two years younger than me. I find all of this annoying. I am
here i was married to that family first i have a child with
another one on the way. I am like the senior daughter in law.
Why is she walking like she owns the place? She even
interferes in father’s marriage. This girl is all over the place
mom and it is annoying!

Mom: I can see how that could be annoying. What does she
do for a living again?

Me: Nothing that screams smart really. She has a radio show.
She manages the hotel in Johannesburg and co manages the
one in Cape Town and she is paying everyone’s salaries. All
our employees from the house workers to the hotel workers

Mom: That doesn’t sound stupid to me. She is hard working

but i can see there is a problem in your relationship

Me: My main issue is fine you don’t have to include the men
at least include me in all decisions. It sucks sitting there
listening to her trying to fix the family and i am there in the
corner supporting her. I don’t want to feel useless!

Mom: Baby you have a lot on your plate From being a

surgeon and being a mom. She is not a mom. She is doing all
these things because she wants to cope with everything she is
going through

Me: But still mom! I cannot stand her husband too now.
Because he seems to judge me for what i said. That is why i
came here. Sihlwele wasn’t there for me as much as i wanted
him to i want you to come to the fundraiser just to be there
for me because i don’t think everyone likes me

Mom: No problem baby. I will be there

Me: Thank you mom

Mom: I appreciate you for coming to talk to me but can we

agree that what you did telling the husbands about her lying
was wrong?

Me: I know that mom and i apologised for it but she didn’t
accept my apology and i don’t care at this point. We have
issues i have been boiling inside

Mom: Clearly

Me: I am just...

I sighed

Me: Oh God! I didn’t know how things will be at the house

now
Mom: At least you have your husband

I took my drink and sipped

Me: I don’t know mom

Mom: What do you mean you don’t know?

Me: He flat straight told me i was wrong

Mom: In front of everyone?

Me: No he had my back then privately told me

Mom: That is good! You have a great husband. That is what

a husband should do!

Me: Mom i feel like he is annoyed by me and what i did. He

feels like i am trying to cause problems between him and his
brother. They are very close and i know he would hate that
Mom: Did he tell you how he feels?

Me: I am just assuming because he knew i went to talk to his

sister in law instead of waiting for me to come out so he
could be there for me he decided to drive out and leave me in
that huge mansion with people who hate me right now!

Mom: I think you need to go back and genuinely apologise

and tell them you feel like you are Summer’s third wheel
when you are a senior daughter in law of that family. What is
happening is wrong. They cannot give Summer treatment
that should’ve been given to you.
Me: Exactly mom!

Mom: You know every corner of that mansion. The helpers

should be close to you not her. For the maid to speak to her
and not you It is like they find her easy to talk to. Do you
have a conversation with the helpers?

I looked at mom

Mom: Do you?

Me: I just ask for a drink. for my jacket to be hanged and my

handbag to be taken upstairs and ask them to wash my
laundry when i have one

Mom: Form a relationship with them. Get to know them.

Don’t treat them like workers. Treat them like they are
family

Me: But they are not and i don’t know what i will talk with a
maid about. Mom you have no idea. The drama is more than
the one we see on tv. All the time we discuss What happened
at a previous dinner.

Mom: It looks like Summer do make time to get to know

them that is why they are not afraid to speak to her
I took my drink

Me: Yeah whatever!

I sipped my drink
VENDUKA

I called my friends to come to my apartment. I was sitting in

the living room crying. When they knocked i didn’t respond.
I was just looking at the coffee table crying. I don’t know
how can this be happening Not now. I am conflicted. This is
going to change everything for me. This is going to affect
everything. If i wasn’t so career driven i would be happy
about this but this is going to ruin my life my relationship
and everything i worked so hard to achieve. This is crazy.

My friends knocked until they opened the door. They walked

in and ran to me when they saw i was crying.
Ntosh: We came as fast as we could! What is wrong babe?

Lisa: Oh boy!

I guess she now sees what is going on and it is only a matter

of time Ntosh sees them too

Ntosh looked at Lisa

Ntosh: What is i...

She couldn’t finish when she saw five pregnancy tests on the
coffee table. They picked them up

Ntosh: Oh no! All five of them are positive?

I took the paper on the table and gave it to Lisa. I also went
to check if i am pregnant. i couldn’t just trust a pregnancy
test. Anyway Ntosh snatched it from Lisa’s hand and read

Ntosh: Four months? But you are not showing

I stood up

Me: Are you sure about that?

I said pulling up my top

Lisa: Oh my God the black line from your belly button!

Me: And my boobs

I broke down

Ntosh: Oh babe why are you crying?

I walked away

Me: It’s just that i am just starting my career. I had a hiccup i

don’t know how my future is going to be like and this baby...
Ntosh: Babe you are not an aspiring Tv presenter you are an
aspiring radio presenter. All you will do is sit there and talk
and no one sees you

Me: If i am allowed to work there again! I don’t know how

things will be

Lisa: Don’t worry. It will be fine

Ntosh: Lisa is right. You have us

Lisa: And Jumbo

I turned and looked at Lisa crying shaking my head no

Lisa: what?

Ntosh: Babe she has been with the man for like six weeks?

Lisa: Oh no! and you are four months pregnant? wait...? does
that mean the father of your baby is...
I sat down tears streaming down my face.

Me: It’s Ndlalifa and he hates me!

Ntosh: Oh babes i am so sorry

I looked up and cried hard.

VENDUKA
How can i not know i was pregnant. I didn’t see any signs
and for this pregnancy to show up after seventeen weeks that
is savage. I am an influencer. I take pictures every day. I have
to be seen pretty every day. Who is going to look at me or
my pictures right now? it is hard as it is with my scandal for
people to support my Instagram. How can i add pregnancy
on top of that? What makes me cry is the fact that i have this
famous and amazing boyfriend and i am about to lose him.
Jumbo is going to be angry. He will not want to be with me
when i am pregnant with another man’s child. If i was two
months pregnant i was going to lie and say the baby is his
and not tell him how far i am God i am Four months
pregnant. that is a big number. You cannot lie. My friends
might think i am dramatic for crying when i am impregnated
by the most handsome man and a man i fancy and is rich but
right now i am just thinking about everything. I am the other
woman. He will not leave her for me. I lied on air and said i
am not a home wrecker and now it is going to come out that
i am and i was talking about me on radio and on top of that i
had the audacity to bring this topic up when the wife of the
man i was sleeping with was working with me.

Me: Oh My God this is bad!

I said standing up pacing up and down

Lisa: Right now i cannot think and i am afraid to say

something wrong

Ntosh: At this point i prefer Lisa talking you know my

mouth is not only loud but my mouth is lose but whatever i
am going to say something. Girl you are in shit! People will
know you are the home wrecker you said you are not

I flicked my hair sobbing

Lisa: Oh My God there is that!

Ntosh: And our bestie loves the man but she knows he
wouldn’t leave her for her and she also knows having him as
a baby daddy means you are set for life

Me: At what expense though? At the expense of me being

humiliated for having a baby of a married man when i said
what i said on radio was not my story?

Lisa: Oh My God!
Me: I hate myself! How can i put myself through this

Ntosh sat down

Ntosh: Okay. We need to sit down and think. I have plans

and i know they are not perfect but we need to try them so
that you don’t get humiliated girl

I turned and looked at her. I wiped my tears

Ntosh: Don’t judge me

Me: At this point i don’t have the nerve to do that!

Ntosh: Okay...

Lisa and i sat down and looked at her. This better be good

Ntosh: You have to cancel on Jumbo

I looked up and closed my eyes holding back tears

Ntosh: If you go there with him then introduce him to the

public then days later boom you tell him you carrying
another man’s child you will be on blast when he tells people
you are no longer together and the baby is not his

Lisa: Ntosh is right.

Ntosh: Another one but this one i know it will be very hard
because you like the guy and somehow you feel like if he
knows he is the dad you might have hold on him like
something that makes you hope for the better i know i would
too if i was in love the way you love Heir but...

We waited for her to say her plan honestly she is surprising

me. She is right so far

Ntosh: If you love your job and you care about your
reputation i think you shouldn’t tell Heir that you are
carrying his child

I stood up and walked away flicking my hair non stop

Ntosh: I expected that reaction. I know that thought makes

you conflicted but babe what other choice do you have?

I turned and looked at her

Me: What if i tell him and i promise to keep it a secret?

Lisa looked at Ntosh

Ntosh: yeah that too could work but damn girl do you know
what this means?
I looked at her

Ntosh: You are carrying his first born child

I smiled that didn’t come to mind. This is exciting. I am

happy i am going to give him his heir

Lisa: You are carrying the most important child of that

family
Ntosh: But guys that doesn’t mean anything if they are not
married

I swallowed hard

Ntosh: But i guess it count for something that you gave him
his first born

Me: I am just exhausted guys thank you for coming but i

need to take a nap

I stood up and walked to the bedroom

Ntosh: Don’t forget to call Jumbo!

I put my hand on my forehead. I have a headache. Thinking

about that makes me go crazy

SUMMER

God i am so annoyed right now. I thought when i kicked this

woman out of my room she got the message. There is
absolutely nothing we have to talk about. This woman made
her choice she is jealous of me it is clear. I don’t want to have
a fake relationship with anyone. I am not a fake person and
now she wants me to be fake. She wants me to forgive her
and the truth is i can’t. If i say i forgive her i will be lying. I
was going to forgive someone who didn’t know me but this
woman is my friend. She knows me. What she did is wrong
and i don’t see myself getting over it. Nomzuzu was bad to
me and i didn’t care because i knew what kind of a person
she was. Marybeth has been hating me and not telling me.
That makes her a snake. That makes her dangerous. I cannot
trust her. I don’t trust her.

She asked to talk to me again. I don’t know what we have to

talk about now because she told me i have changed. It is
funny she says i have changed when she is the one who is a
new different person.

Marybeth: Hi
I looked at her then shook my head. I didn’t say anything.

Marybeth: After what happened earlier i decided to drive to

my mother. I told her what i did and she told me i was wrong.
I immediately knew i was wrong after i said what i said. I
know what i did was wrong but i don’t think i did that
because you lied

I turned and looked at her. I cannot wait to hear this

Me: That is right did your mother tell you that too?
Marybeth: No i know there is a problem here

Me: I agree. And i am looking at that problem

Marybeth: Summer i am trying here

Me: Why? Why are you trying? What are you trying
Marybeth? Why the hell are we here!? Why are we having
this conversation! We shouldn’t be having this conversation
and we are having it because you are a two faced bitch Who
fooled me all this time!
I was shouting. She is frustrating me. I cannot believe she has
the audacity to tell me she is trying when she did what she
did to me. How did she expect me to react?

Marybeth: What? How can you call me a bitch?

I stood up shaking my head in disbelief

Me: I am like why are we even having this conversation right

now. Why did you allow yourself to do this to me when i
have been nothing but a great friend to you!
Marybeth: I have been the same to you but you exclude me!

Me: I exclude you in what Marybeth?

Marybeth: That day you went to speak to Nomzuzu. When i

went to get us drinks i was trying to avoid her and i thought
you were going to follow me but you didn’t. You stayed
behind and talked to her!

Me: I did that because i am not your puppet! I don’t jump

when you say i should jump!
Marybeth: You see right there? that is the attitude

Me: Oh my Days! you are losing your mind! Marybeth i

never had an attitude until you talked about me to my
husband behind my back! Do you really see anything wrong
with what you did?

Marybeth: I was still telling you what my problem is

I chuckled
Me: I don’t know why you wanted to have this conversation
if you will keep ignoring my questions!

Marybeth: You want to know what my problem is right?

Me: Please! Enlighten me because i am confused! I don’t

know what i have ever done to you but clearly there is
something i did and it is huge!

Marybeth: You think you call the shots. You make all the
decisions around the house. Summer i am older than you. I
have been with this family longer that you have
Me: Yet you know absolutely nothing about this family!
great!

Marybeth: You see? You are being condescending right now!

Me: Do you blame me? after everything you did to me you

expect me to laugh and kiss your ass?

She sighed

Marybeth: The bottom line is. I am older and been married

here longer and i have a child in this family!

Me: Great! So you are going to throw that in my face right?

You were judging Nomzuzu for saying awful things about
me struggling to have children but here you are doing the
same!

Marybeth: All i am saying is

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and been married here longer and i have a child in this

family!
Me: Great! So you are going to throw that in my face right?
You were judging Nomzuzu for saying awful things about
me struggling to have children but here you are doing the
same!

Marybeth: All i am saying is Don’t act like you are a boss in

this...

Me: Let me stop you right there!

I said walking closer to her

Me: I understand you are white and you don’t know a lot of
things and i can’t say i don’t blame you for not knowing.
You decided to marry a black man. You should know these
things! You see this?

I said looking around pointing at the four walls

Me: This is all mine! My husband is the first born of this

family! I am a senior daughter in law. You marrying first into
this family doesn’t change the fact that your husband is the
last born! You have no say in my house!
Marybeth: That is stupid! There is nothing like that! No
one told me that and my husband and i own this house too!
If you could have children you would confidently call this
house yours and because of you! We don’t own this house!

Me: You didn’t say that...

Marybeth: i did and maybe your selfishness is the reason for

that! how can God bless you with a child when you think
only for...

“Marybeth that is enough!”

That was Sihlwele walking in. We were fighting upstairs in
our living room

Sihlwele: What is wrong with you?

Marybeth: What is wrong with me? Baby i was married to

this family first but she treats me like i am nothing

Sihlwele: When did Summer do that?

Marybeth: She controls everything! She buys groceries! She
pays employees! She makes decisions that we should be
making all of us not just her!

Me: Brother in law tell her this is my house not yours and
not hers! Tell her about your Xhosa Traditions. She doesn’t
know who is the senior daughter in law in this family

Marybeth: i am!

She said looking at her husband

Marybeth: Baby does she even understand English? I got
married to this family first!

I looked at Sihlwele

Me: You’ve been married for years but she has no clue. I
think you need to talk to your wife before she continues
making a fool of herself!

I walked down the stairs leaving them. i was shocked to see

everyone sitting in the living room listening. Only my
husband wasn’t home. He went to talk with a liquor store for
a deal.
Father: Makoti what the hell is going on?

Me: How long you Guys have...

Father: We heard everything. What is going on with you?

Me: I don’t want to talk about it father!

I looked at Onele

Me: Onele can you give me my car keys!

Father: I don’t understand. It is usually me and Nomzuzu

who never follow rules you guys have always been...

Me: I am sorry father i cannot talk about it!

I took the key and walked out.

ONELE

First i heard Marybeth fighting with my brother now she is

fighting with Summer and she said very mean things. I don’t
know what the hell is going on. Father is right they are never
like this. We don’t expect all this fighting from them. It’s
mom and dad who always do this. i am so confused right
now. Anyway i am glad mom isn’t home. If she was she was
going to act like their behaviour is worse than hers. I am glad
she didn’t see all of this and i hope they fix things before it
gets to my mother’s ears that they are fighting.

Anyway it was finally time for me and my sister to sit down

and talk. I am nervous. I know it is going to be weird on my
side to have this conversation with my sister. I know how
free spirited she is. She will feel comfortable and i feel like i
am the little brother to her right now. She just keeps showing
how matured she is.

Zukhanye: We finally get time to talk

Me: It has been few hours coming

Zukhanye: Yeah. Anyway what was that with Summer and
Marybeth? Marybeth was very mean

Me: I am so confused sis because i know how close they are.

Seeing that was just unexpected

Zukhanye: I love them both equally but Summer didn’t

deserve that but i am glad she handled that like a queen then
left her

Me: Yeah i am proud of her.

It got awkward for a few seconds. Don’t know how to start
this conversation with my sister. She is my little sister. I don’t
know how i am going to do this.

Zukhanye: So do you have something to tell me?

I stood up. I knew she would do this! How can mom think
she has a right to be the one telling her this?
Me: It was not her place to tell you this!

Zukhanye: I know but you know mom. She will say anything
to justify her point. She wanted to show me how bad we are
as her children for being queers

I exhaled

Me: I didn’t know what i was i just knew i found every

gender attractive but after i met some guy who is at the hotel
he told me that i am fluid
Zukhanye: Yeah that is what people like you called

Me: Yeah so what is going on with you?

Zukhanye: I just like girls. Only girls

Me: I must be honest with you when i found out there was a
possibility that you are gay i wasn’t happy about it

Zukhanye: Why?
Me: One of us got to be straight i mean we have a mother
who is clearly homophobic so for both her kids to be queers

Zukhanye: Karma is a bitch

I looked at her and laughed

Zukhanye: I get what you are saying. It’s a rare thing to

happen for both siblings to be gay or homosexual
Me: I know

Zukhanye: God is dealing with mom. I don’t get why she

hates what we are

Me: More especially when we might have got this from one
of our parents

Zukhanye: What?

Me: Sis there is a possibility that it is a genetic thing. If it was

one of us it was going to be okay but for both siblings to be
like us

Zukhanye: You have a point there. We have to find out

which side of the family though mom’s or dad’s i mean mom
and dad are obviously straight as fuck

I laughed

Me: Oh yeah no questions about that

Zukhanye: So are you excited for tomorrow?

Me: I am excited. You have your dress?

Zukhanye: No i was going to call dad and ask for money

Me: Do it now

Zukhanye: Will you take me to the boutique?

Me: Of course
Zukhanye: On our way back you will take me to see your bae

Me: He is not my bae i mean someone like me how can you

have a bae?

Zukhanye: Yeah makes sense! But you will have to settle

down though

Me: I know
NOMZUZU

Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day and i am sure that

pharmacist will not be at work that is why when i called and
he told me the chemical was ready i had to do something. I
had to take my car and come get it. I am taking a huge risk.
This could work in my favour it could backfire really bad and
i am very worried about this. I am so afraid that this could go
wrong because my plans so far haven’t really went the way i
wanted them to that is why i am so worried but you know
what? If this works it will be the best thing for me right now.
I feel like yes my relationship with my husband could work
because of the plan Summer gave me but at the same time
after the talk i had with my husband i realised that my
husband likes Clementine more than i thought he would and
that is not good for me. Someone has to die on the night of
the fundraiser and that person is fortunately not me.
Whoever is going to die it was necessary to happen. This is to
win my husband back. The two people involved are going to
help me win my husband back.

I just got to the pharmacy. I asked him to meet me outside of

the pharmacy. When i saw the pharmacist he smiled. i
walked straight to him

Me: I really appreciate you for doing this for me.

Doctor: It is only a pleasure.

Me: This Dog has to go. We cannot live in fear anymore

He smiled

Doctor: I am so happy to help even though it means killing

an animal

Me: A sick animal

He smiled

Doctor: Yeah what you are doing is the right thing to do i

guess

Me: Oh trust me it is

He gave me the chemical

Doctor: I also got you a few syringes

Me: How thoughtful. Thank you

I took them

Me: Thanks again!

He smiled. i walked away

Him: Miss Clementine

I paused then turned around smiling

Me: Yes Doctor?

I said with a big smile in my face.

Doctor: It is good to finally see your face

I put my hands on my face

Me: Oh no!

Doctor: Is everything okay mam?

I didn’t respond i ran for my life. I got in my car i stepped in

and started the engine as fast as i could then drove off tears
streaming down my cheeks. How can i do this? How can i be
so stupid?
Me: Oh My God i forgot to go there in disguise!
SIHLWELE

I’ve had enough of listening to my wife acting crazy. What

made me angry was seeing my little siblings and dad listening
downstairs what the hell is wrong with Marybeth? I had to
stop her before she said anything else.

Marybeth: The way you stopped me i take it you think i am

wrong!

Me: The fact that you said you went to see your mother and
she said you were wrong then come back and say that? baby
it shows your trip to centurion was for nothing!
Marybeth: Wow! She called me a bitch! She says this house
is hers! After everything we did to help and you are standing
there judging me for fighting for us?

Me: You are wrong!

Marybeth: Go to hell Sihlwele!

She furiously walked to our bedroom. I need fresh air. I

cannot talk to her right now

ONELE
I saw Ndlalifa coming to us. I was with Zukhanye who
wanted to talk to me again. I don’t know what she wants to
talk about this time. I’d get nervous if she wanted to talk
before we talked about what we talked about we did talk so i
am not nervous we got this out of the way. I am glad we did
and i thought it was going to be hard to talk to her about it i
won’t lie but knowing that she is a lesbian that was somehow
a relief because i knew she understood but i wish she was
straight for some strange reasons. Maybe i am like my mom
after all. I am selfish to wish she was not gay

Ndlalifa: Where is Summer?

Oh bro wasn’t here when his wife and Marybeth were at it

Me: She had an argument with Marybeth. She took her car
keys and left

Ndlalifa: What?

Zukhanye: Yes it was heated but Summer didn’t seem

bothered. She handled it like a goddess but i think dad and
you and Bhuti Sihlwele need to intervene Because that
looked really intense

Ndlalifa smiled
Ndlalifa: Look at you all grown up

Zukhanye: I don’t know why all of you are treating me like a

child

Ndlalifa: That is because you are. You are our baby sister

Zukhanye: Until when?

Ndlalifa: i am sorry sis but forever

Zukhanye: That sucks

He laughed and left us. I looked at Zukhanye

Me: What did you want to talk about?

Zukhanye: Your boarding school experience? How was it

like? Did you feel the disconnect from family? Honestly i feel
like they sent me there to be out of the way
Me: I know how that feels. I felt like that too but it is not true.
I feel like that experience helps you to focus on school and
finding yourself out of this bubble

Zukhanye: I get that but Mama V visited me a lot escorting

me from school and go to a private place to have at least an
hour with me

I looked down

Me: Same thing for me too. She visited me. She called at
least three times a week
Zukhanye: She did that for me too. She called me more than
she called you. She constantly called me and mom i don’t
remember the last time she called me while i was in boarding
school but what i know for sure is that she never called in the
last four months

Me: what?

Zukhanye: And she complains that she doesn’t get our

attention. The time i spoke to her was when i asked her to
book me a ticket that ended up being booked by dad. Mom
doesn’t care that is why i walked in and came out like that. I
knew she wouldn’t approve because she is always thinking of
her not anyone else
Me: We do need to find out which side of the family has gays
though

Zukhanye; I agree but we need to get through tomorrow first

Me: I agree

NDLALIFA

This is getting out of hand now. I cannot believe my wife and

Marybeth were at it again. The fundraiser is tomorrow. I
know my wife and i know she wants tomorrow to be perfect.
I cannot say the same about my brother’s wife. I feel like she
is trying to provoke her to be something she is not. Summer
knows how important tomorrow is to this family. As for
Marybeth i don’t think she does i think she is the kind of a
person who only thinks for herself. I don’t think she cares
about tomorrow and lucky for me i know my wife and i
know she wants tomorrow to be a success. I don’t know why
Marybeth chose to act crazy now! this is exhausting.

I need to see my wife and i know where to find her. She must
be at the hotel right now. I have to drive to the hotel. It is
time this shit ends. I just want to know what happened then
after that we have to talk to Marybeth as a family. I didn’t
want to involve the entire family but Marybeth is giving me
no choice. I will not let her bully my wife. When i got to my
car. I saw my brother driving in. I stepped out of my car and
waited for him to park his. He got out of the car

Sihlwele: I am glad i caught you bro.I am so sorry for what

happened. I shouldn’t have let Marybeth question Summer...
Me: This is not your fault man. This is more than my wife
lying. Your wife has a problem with my wife and what
makes me angry is her pretending to be her friend all this
time

Sihlwele: Maybe it is her hormones

Me: No bro! i will not let you make excuses for this woman.
Why her hormones make her jealous of my wife?

Sihlwele exhaled
Me: Even now. I hear she had another falling out with my
wife

Sihlwele: I was here i stopped it

Me: She is out of control! I heard my wife took car keys and
left. Your wife said hurtful things i still need to go and find
out what she said exactly

Sihlwele: Honestly i don’t know what is wrong with my wife

Me: I don’t know too man and i think we should involve dad
now because obviously she was shouting my wife in front of
everyone and now they know!

Sihlwele: I don’t get this. My wife was the one wrong and
now to see her doing the shouting it makes me feel like she is
going through something

Me: Where did you go? She spoke to my wife earlier and i
know it didn’t go well but i also know you were not around
to find out

Sihlwele: I went to ask Uncle what was yesterday about

Me: And?

Sihlwele: He is just happy Zuzu and him are having

problems. You know how he feels about Zuzu

Me: This old man is dramatic

Sihlwele: yeah i know...

I could tell my brother’s mind wasn’t here. I hope he is

thinking about how he is going to tie her dog because it is
starting to piss me off.

Me: Go in i have to call my wife i don’t want to go to the

hotel and not find her

Sihlwele: Okay and i agree father needs to solve this for us. I
think if we do it ourselves we will end up not speaking to
each other. We cannot let our wives be the reason we don’t
speak

Me: Your wife is a problem!

He looked at me then walked to the house. I dialled my
wife’s number.

Summer: Hey babe i had to take a drive if i didn’t i would’ve

killed that woman

Me: What the hell is wrong with her? i heard you had
another fight

Summer: I am exhausted babe

Me: I have to tell father this...

Summer: He knows and he heard us fight. He called and told
me we have to talk about this at dinner

Me: Oh okay where are you?

Summer: I am annoyed. I just need time away from home. I

am at the hotel now. I will be here but i will be home for
dinner

Me: Can i come?

Summer: I am working babe. I will see you at home. I will
not be here tomorrow so i have to do a few things

Me: Okay i love you

Summer: I love you and don’t worry about me. I am a big

girl. She is trying to get a reaction out of me and the fact that
i am calm is killing her. She goes on about being older than
me and being the first makoti of the family but she doesn’t
act like it. She is so immature!

Me: She is just someone i don’t know anymore

Summer: This meeting will not change anything. I washed
my hands off her. When i do that i never speak to you again

Me: This is crazy

Summer: See you later mwah

She blew me a kiss then hung up. I exhaled looking at the

house. I never saw this happening. This is crazy.
VENDUKA

I have had very difficult conversations before but i have never

had a conversation like the one i am about to have with this
man. I am conflicted. I am emotional. I feel like i am at my
breaking point. This man is great on paper. I knew that he
didn’t have everything i needed. He is amazing as a
boyfriend but something is missing but even though
something is missing i know if i wasn’t in love with Ndlalifa
he was going to be my everything and i was planning to do
whatever i can to make sure he is my everything but after
what i just found out i don’t think he will want anything to
do with me. Who would want to raise another man’s child?
I know i wouldn’t so expecting that from him is just crazy.

I know what my friends said and i respect their advice and i

wish i could take it but i don’t think i can. They said i should
cancel on him and lie. I will not only cancel on him. I will
tell him why i am cancelling on him. I think he deserves that
much from me.
Anyway i invited him to my apartment. I didn’t want to be
dumped at his home. I didn’t want him to get angry in his
home. I feel a bit safe in my house. When he gets angry he
will walk out and leave i didn’t think after telling him and he
dumps me i was going to be able to drive home hence my
place is the best place to do this. When he got here. I couldn’t
speak i just cried 30 minutes straight and i was surprised he
stayed even though he didn’t know why i was crying. This
man doesn’t know i am about to break his heart.

Me: Okay

I stood up wiping my tears

Jumbo: Baby what is going on?

I looked up. He is calling me baby. This breaks my heart. I

finally have a man who thinks i am enough. Ndlalifa didn’t
deserve me he didn’t care for me. This man wants all of me.
If i lose him i will not find a man like him. I Struggled to find
a man like him. Is there hope to find one when i have a child?
Now i am four months pregnant. Abortion is really not an
option. This is crazy.

Me: I spoke to my friends about this and they said the best
decision for me is making sure i don’t go to the fundraiser
with you.
Jumbo: What?

Me: Don’t be mad at them. This function is tomorrow and i

have a lot of decisions to make so they knew that i would
take long to make those decisions

Jumbo: What is going on Venduka?

I exhaled then looked at him

Me: I couldn’t do that to you. I had to tell you the truth and i
know telling you the truth mean losing you and honestly i
don’t mind because i will know i didn’t use you and i know
that you deserve the truth from me because you are the best
boyfriend in the world

Jumbo: I am worried. What is going on?

Me: Before you dump me

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i will not find a man like him. I Struggled to find a man like
him. Is there hope to find one when i have a child? Now i am
four months pregnant. Abortion is really not an option. This
is crazy.

Me: I spoke to my friends about this and they said the best
decision for me is making sure i don’t go to the fundraiser
with you.

Jumbo: What?

Me: Don’t be mad at them. This function is tomorrow and i

have a lot of decisions to make so they knew that i would
take long to make those decisions
Jumbo: What is going on Venduka?

I exhaled then looked at him

Me: I couldn’t do that to you. I had to tell you the truth and i
know telling you the truth mean losing you and honestly i
don’t mind because i will know i didn’t use you and i know
that you deserve the truth from me because you are the best
boyfriend in the world

Jumbo: I am worried. What is going on?

Me: Before you dump me just know that i didn’t know this
and i wouldn’t have said yes to being your woman if i knew.
I didn’t know at all and i am sorry for wasting your time.

Jumbo: What is going on? You talk about me dumping you

why would i dump you?

I looked down then up at him.

Me: Today i just found out i am four months pregnant

He looked at me shocked
Me: Yes. I couldn’t go to the fundraiser with you and make
things official only to lose you after and your reason why we
broke up was going to ruin me more than i am ruined right
now

He sat down on the couch. I could tell he was defeated

Me: I know i hurt you and i am sorry but one thing i couldn’t
do was humiliate you. I love you too much to do that to you

Jumbo: Wow...
I looked at him

Me: I am sorry i know...

Jumbo: No you don’t know

I swallowed hard
Jumbo: i am not saying wow because of the pregnancy

Me: You don’t?

He shook his head no

Jumbo: For the first time you said you loved me and i believe
you do

What? Does this mean this man wants to be with me? wait?
What if Ndlalifa wants to be with me as well? Between them
i want Ndlalifa and agreeing to be with this man would mean
choosing the man who wouldn’t be the real father of my
child. I love the father of my child. I need to think long and
hard. I cannot choose a man who will never choose me.
Ndlalifa can never choose me that i know so i have to stop
self-sabotaging and let this man make a decision. I cannot
choose the father of the baby because i know he will never
choose me. Choosing Ndlalifa is sabotaging myself not only
that it means hurting myself it is preventing me from being
happy and i cannot do that. I cannot let Ndlalifa continue
hurting me. I need to open my eyes

Me: I do love you

Jumbo: Who is the father?

I swallowed hard. Word could not come out of my mouth. I

cannot tell him the name of my baby daddy.

Jumbo: Okay i can see you are not ready to tell me and i
respect that...

Me: Why are you not angry?

Jumbo: You were not with me then why should i be angry?

Anyway what do you think of me raising the baby as my
own?

My eyes popped out. I didn’t expect this

Me: What?

Jumbo: i love you and i want us to work out and i want to be

the father so that means the real father cannot know he is
going to have a baby. I guess what i am trying to say is. I
want to be this baby’s father and i am ready for us to be
official. It is up to you to choose him and break up with me
or be with me and raise the baby with me as our own

I walked away flicking my hair. This is an ultimatum i didn’t

see coming. Ndlalifa knowing he is a father means more
money coming my way and his attention of course and that
would make me happy. And choosing this man in front of
me means positive outcome. No bad things said about me
online. I will have a happy family with him at a price of lying
to my child about who his father is.

Jumbo: i am not pressuring you. I can give you time to think

I looked at him

Me: But the fundraiser is tomorrow

Jumbo: All you need to do is think about what you want to

do tonight then tell me tomorrow.
He smiled at me

Jumbo: My suit is ready by the way whenever you are

He came to me and gave me a full on kiss more like marking

his territory kiss. He smiled squeezing my cheek. He walked
away. I watched him walking to the door. I was crying and
smiling at the same time. I am smiling because i am lucky
and i need to realise that i am and not waste this man’s time
and i feel guilty that i even have to think about this. I think it
is an insult to him to even think about what i will do. He
opened the door.
Me: Baby!

He turned and looked at me

Me: Me sleeping on it doesn’t mean i don’t know what i

want or i take for granted what i have with you. I want you
to know that whatever decision i make you will be with me
in the end

He smiled

Jumbo: I know
He closed the door behind him. I bite my lower lip

Me: I like a confident man

I am falling for him more now. He is sexy. I quickly lost the

smile when i thought about the ultimatum. It is not an easy
decision to make is it? If i choose to involve the father i lose
him if i choose to not involve the father i get to be with
Jumbo.

Me: I don’t know what to do...

MZWANELE

Every day in this house there is always conflict at dinner

table and it always involves me and my wife. It is good for a
change to not be in the middle of the fighting but it breaks
my heart that i have to sit here and talk about Summer and
Marybeth fighting. They have been sisters in this house. They
were always the word of reason. To have to do this right now
it breaks my heart because i know both of them are good
people. I don’t know what is going on that made Marybeth
say the things she said to Summer. That was not her. I don’t
know why she had to speak like that and this dinner is perfect
to talk things out hopefully they want to fix things

We were all eating. By the way it was so quiet i could tell

Summer and Marybeth will take a long time to get where
they were. I have to say something and hopefully it will help.
i cleared my throat. Everyone looked at me.
Me: Before we finish dinner...

I looked at Summer.

Me: Summer and Marybeth do you want to tell us why you

are fighting?

Summer looked at Marybeth. The look she gave her was not
friendly at all how did we get here? Marybeth also didn’t look
like she was in a mood for this. She looked annoyed. I heard
Summer chuckle
Summer: I guess she will not tell you. I am happy to tell you

Nomzuzu: They are what?

She said looking at me

Me: Earlier today i heard Marybeth shouting Summer

Marybeth: I wasn’t the only one shouting

I looked at Onele and Zukhanye

Me: I was with you two am i lying?

Onele: I heard Marybeth saying very hurtful things to

Summer

Marybeth: And she was quiet?

Zukhanye: You said you have a child and she doesn’t

Sihlwele: What?

He looked at his wife

Sihlwele: Did you say that?

Marybeth looked down

Me: Summer what are you fighting about?

Summer: Besides the fact that she told my husband i was

lying when i said i was busy at the hotel and she thought i
was cheating she did mention that she didn’t appreciate the
fact that i let Astrid go home to visit her family without
talking to her first

I looked at Marybeth

Summer: Marybeth has a problem with me being in charge of

the finances of this family businesses

Marybeth: I didn’t say that

Summer: You did say it to me. You said you are the first
makoti of this family and you should be the one doing things
not me! you said i call the shots. You said i do everything
and I thought i was a boss in this house and that you are the
one who should be doing all those things because you knew
this house and family longer than i did and that you are the
one with a child and you also said you didn’t like the fact
that i was there for Zuzu When she was going through what
she was going through

Nomzuzu: What? I should be the one who calls the shorts

here...
Onele: Mom this is not abou...

Nomzuzu: Shut up! i am not done!

Onele looked down

Nomzuzu: I should be the one who makes decisions here

because i am the mother but the reason Summer is doing this
first i need to say that me and Summer are not best of friends
but for you to be a good wife in this family you have to be
smart. If you are not smart you cannot cope being part of this
family. I am happy with Summer handling things because
she went to school for this! Ndlalifa you did two degrees and
one of them you are using in PR at the parliament. Sihlwele
you are a doctor. We count on you when we have an
emergency and your wife too as a doctor. Summer gave up a
real career in Finance and dedicated herself into managing
these business for all of us!

Summer: Thank you Zuzu

Nomzuzu: You cannot do what Summer does and same as

she cannot do what you do in the O.R. As for you having a
problem with her helping me with my issues i am going
through in my life shows you don’t know the meaning of
family. Good or bad you are there for family. If you don’t get
why she tried to help me then i don’t know how can you be
fit to be part of this family! let alone make decisions!
Sihlwele: Okay let’s not gang up on her.

Nomzuzu: We are not doing that! she is being unreasonable

and she needs to be told!

Me: What my wife said is right. I don’t know where this

jealousy comes from! You and Summer were friends. What
happened?

Marybeth: I just feel like i am not valued in this family. It is

always about Summer!
Me: What are you talking about because we are never talking
about Summer all day here. If anything it is always her trying
to correct us

Marybeth stood up

Marybeth: That is the thing! She always has the right thing to
say! She is miss perfect! she is so rehearsed! She always
knows the right things to say

Summer: Wait are you saying i am fake?

Marybeth: You sound so mimicked

Summer: Girl you crazy! who am i imitating? You just don’t

want to accept that i am people’s person. You are angry that i
am more relatable to the workers of this mansion than you
are. You cannot expect people to relate to you if you look
down on them or you don’t pay attention to them. Someone
who is fake here is you because you made me believe we
were friends but you didn’t waste time to lie to my husband
about me and insinuate that i was having an affair!

I looked at Marybeth

Summer: Yes father. She is trying to ruin my marriage. i

don’t know why she is so insecure

Marybeth: I am not insecure! My point is i need more

recognition as the first makoti of this family!

Summer: Lord you sound like a broken record. Somebody

tell her she doesn’t even belong in this house traditionally! I
am done being nice and i am done with her fake ass!

Summer stood up and walked up the stairs

Ndlalifa: I don’t know what is going on!

Marybeth looked at me

Marybeth: Do you see that? She says i don’t belong here

because i am white! (crying)

Ndlalifa: What?

My son was laughing. I looked at Marybeth

Me: That is not what she meant at all makoti. We are all in
Summer’s house but that is until i am no longer living. This
is her and her husband’s house that is what she means by that

Marybeth: This is stupid! I can’t stand all of this!

She stood up and walked up the stairs

Onele: I think if you don’t follow them they will kill each
other up there
My sons stood up

Me: Boys you need to fix this!

Nomzuzu: I don’t understand where her jealousy came from.

They looked like best friends!

Ndlalifa: I thought they were best friends but clearly i was

wrong. We all were!

The boys left the table

Me: I don’t know what to say

Zukhanye: Wow this is what i have been missing in this

house?

I exhaled. Nomzuzu sighed then took her drink

Onele: now that it’s the three of us...

Nomzuzu sipped

Zukhanye: Can someone tell us who is gay between the two

of you or in your families?

Nomzuzu choked on her drink. I swallowed hard

Zukhanye: This cannot be a co incident we need answers

I looked at Nomzuzu who was coughing none stop. Onele

gave her waiter
Nomzuzu: Thank you son

She kissed the glass with her lips i could tell she wasn’t
drinking she was just buying time.

NOMZUZU

Do you see what i have been saying? My own children are

my own enemies. We just had one heated meeting which
came as a surprise to me because i never saw it coming.
Marybeth and Summer are best friends or so i thought. They
always got each other’s backs. What i saw i didn’t see
coming. I don’t know where i have been paying so much
attention to for me to not see there is a problem between
them. How did i miss this? how can i not see this coming.
Marybeth fooled them all. I know she never fooled me. I
have seen her being so mean defending Summer and calling
me a rat. Everyone is shocked by her behaviour. I am the
only one who saw through that girl i knew sooner rather than
later she was going to show her true colours but i didn’t
know exactly when. I didn’t expect it to be so soon. I am in
shock right now i am not going to lie.

That girl is evil. I cannot believe she has a problem with

Summer for trying to help me. I thought Summer was not a
good person. I was so wrong. The snake and a witch in this
family is this woman! She almost fooled me. I guess Summer
has always been good it’s just that i hated her because i knew
her position in this family and to be honest it is bigger than
mine. I had a problem with that but now that i know for a
fact i will never get this mansion because of my filthy past
and secrets i have no reason to dislike her but what came as a
shock was hearing that this stupid girl thought getting
married here first meant anything. She needs to take a break
from studying all those big medical books and start studying
the culture of the family she got married to. It looks like she
knows nothing about the Xhosa culture which is a shame for
someone who thought they had power.
Anyway where was i going with this? Oh i remember. I was
talking about my children who are my worst enemies. We
were talking about these two slay Queens and they decided
to turn the burning questions to me. I didn’t see this question
coming. Where did they get all this? I know they are like this
because of me but they cannot know about this. I hate my life
right now. It is one thing after another. Earlier i foolishly
went to the pharmacist looking like myself and now that man
knows my face. I am so screwed. That is all on my mind
right now. I don’t have time for this...

Onele: Ma!

I snapped out of it

Me: Huh?
Zukhanye: Mom why are we gay?

I looked at my husband. He shrugged his shoulders. My kids

don’t really care about my side of the family but i can lie
about a family member who “passed” Even though it is not
true and i hope my husband is not going to judge me for
lying again when i promised him that i would never lie again.

Me: Guys how am i supposed to know that?

Mzwanele: Kids you cannot expect us to know who you got

this from. We don’t know and knowing is not going to
change anything. We have more important things to deal
with in this family and this this is not important because i
don’t see a problem with you guys. I accept you as you are
and i want you to live your lives to the fullest

I looked at my children making sure they are not looking at

me. I looked at their father

Me: Thank you

I only moved my lips but he saw what i was saying

Onele: Do you want the same for us mom?

I swallowed hard and smiled. I cleared my throat. They were

both looking at me waiting for me to answer.

Me: Firstly i would like to apologise for my reaction to both

of your coming out

They smiled

Me: Moms who have gay children they say they always
knew and you two never showed any sign and if you are
being fair you would understand why i reacted the way i did

Zukhanye: i knew dad would have no problem and you mom

unfortunately i know you and i know how you get so i knew
there was going to be a reaction

Me: I am sorry baby i will do better. I will try to support you

Zukhanye: Thank you

I looked at Onele
Me: You can be whatever you want to be what is important
to me is your happiness if all humans make you happy then
yay!

I stood up then walked off fast. I hate that i was somehow

forced to do that. I felt like if i said no my husband was going
to tell them it’s from me. I accepted them because i was
appreciating what my husband did covering for me. Other
than that i am angry. I feel ambushed into accepting this.
NDLALIFA

I found my wife taking off her clothes ready to sleep. I know

how she must be feeling and i feel like i shouldn’t bother her
with all of this. i am tired too and i cannot imagine how she
must be feeling. This whole thing is tiring.

Me: Hey

She looked at me and faintly smiled

Summer: Hey
I went to her and hugged her. She let out a heavy sigh

Me: I am so sorry about this

She broke the hug

Summer: Why are you sorry? You didn’t do anything

Me: I just don’t know what to do to solve this

Summer: There is nothing to solve. There is no cure for
jealousy and what is happening between us is jealousy

Me: It is a bad disease that i can tell you

Summer: Yeah unfortunately

Me: Like how did you get here?

She chuckled

Summer: I took charge. Made a few decisions without

talking to her first. That was my mistake

Me: Who the hell does she think she is?

Summer: First daughter in law

Me: Stupid
Summer: Anyway do you think i handled things okay down
there?

Me: You did and i am very proud of you

Summer: I don’t know how things will be after this

fundraiser tomorrow. I am just trying to get through it

Me: Me too hopefully we don’t make headlines

Summer: i will stay far away from that woman. Babe we
have to sleep i am tired

Me: Yeah i am tired too

VENDUKA

How would you say my meeting with Jumbo went? I don’t

know i should be happy i guess i didn’t expect things to go
the way they went and they didn’t go bad at all to my
surprise. He just keeps proving that he is the best man i ever
had all the time. He just says the right things and i am here
for it but you know what kills me inside? What kills me
inside is that this is not just any baby. This is Ndlalifa’s baby.
There is a lot to gain from that name. This could change my
life forever; it could change it for the better or for the worst. If
the country finds out it is his baby. I am just confirming i am
indeed a homewrecker then what happens to my career? I
would not have a career. Right now all i need to do is choose
my career and a life with Jumbo and this baby. I want an
extra ordinary life and that life i see with Ndlalifa and that
same man is the man i cannot have. A man who told me
straight up that he doesn’t want me. Jumbo gave me an
ultimatum and i don’t know what to do to be honest with
you. This is hard this is really hard and yet it is supposed to
be the easiest decision.

Today is a morning of the big day. Yesterday after i spoke to

him my friends were not here. They went to their men. First
thing they did when they came back was to come to see me
and i am happy they are here because i need to make a
decision. Jumbo might knock at that door asking for my
decision and the truth is i haven’t made any. I just cannot
make a decision. This is not easy. You wouldn’t want your
mother to raise you with another man not your father so i
don’t expect anyone to judge me for being conflicted right
now.

Ntosh: So girl did you cancel?

I shook my head no then sipped my coffee

Ntosh: What? Are you crazy?

Me: I decided to put everything on the table

Lisa: What do you mean?

Me: I put our relationship on the line and told him that i am
pregnant and he is not the father

Ntosh: Oh you did? How did that go?

Me: Well i guess

I said standing up

Lisa: Well or bad? Which is which? You cannot say well

when i see frustration in your face

Me: He took it positively

Ntosh: Wow what a man? Does that mean he wants to stay

with you?

I licked my lips
Ntosh: He doesn’t?

Me: That decision is up to me

A tear escaped my eye i sat back down

Lisa: How?
Me: He gave me an ultimatum and i am supposed to call him
now with an answer

Ntosh: What did he say?

Me: We dress up as a couple and go to fundraiser and make

it official and he becomes the only father of the baby

Ntosh: Wow or what?

Me: I tell the father and lose him something like that
Lisa: Friend this is an easy choice

Ntosh: It is you cannot choose Ndlalifa who doesn’t love you

a man who is married and might damage your name by
coming out as his mistress. You have a career and you said
you were not a homewrecker. You will be labelled as a liar
and a homewrecker if you want Ndlalifa to recognise the
baby as his

Lisa: Ndlalifa will not be there for you. There is a man who
will be there for you and wants to be the father to this child
something Ndlalifa cannot give you

I stood up flicking my hair with my right hand with my left

hand holding the cup

Ntosh: You think there is a lot to lose with Ndlalifa not being
the part of the baby?

I looked at Ntosh and swallowed hard.

Ntosh: Babes is his money worth ruining your name? Your

entire life?
Tears streamed down my cheeks before i could answer that
my phone rang. I walked to the coffee table and picked it up

Me: No

Lisa: It’s him?

I nodded then put the cup on the table

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 i wiped my tears and looked at my friends

Ntosh: Babe this man could marry you. Having Ndlalifa’s

child will not give you a husband. You will start from scratch
and look for a man. It is hard to find the right guy and Mr
Soccer star is the real deal

I answered

Me: Hey babe

Jumbo: How are you feeling?

I wiped my tears.

Me: Lucky to have you

My friends looked at me and smiled

Jumbo: I am lucky to have you but before you give me an

answer you have to tell me the race of the man who is a
father. I cannot say the baby is mine and come out looking
like a white person

Me: He is black and he is not going to be the father you are

Jumbo: Does that mean we are going together?

Me: Get our donation together baby. We are going together

My friends were looking at me smiling

Jumbo: I am sorry i had to do this to you

Me: Are you kidding me? I am the one who should apologise

Jumbo: I love you

Me: I love you and please come this side later the fundraiser
starts at 6pm. I just want us to spend the afternoon together
before we go
Jumbo: I would love that

Me: I am glad. Bring your suit and shoes here. Okay bye
babe

Jumbo: Bye babe

He hung up.

Me: I guess that went well?

Ntosh: Right decision but are you okay with it?

Me: I am gutted but there is nothing i can do. There is no

future with Ndlalifa

Lisa: He is married babe and he doesn’t care about you. This

is a perfect decision and the fact that Jumbo knows you are
not carrying his child is amazing. It is not healthy building a
relationship on lies. Now you trust each other and you can
handle anything together

Me: I feel like this baby got us closer because i said i loved
him when i saw him yesterday and i felt like i meant it
Ntosh: See? This is great! You grew to love him i mean
what’s not to love about him? He is what i call a real man. A
real man doesn’t run when things are tough. This man is
prepared to take care of you and carry you through this
pregnancy. That is mind blowing

Lisa: It is

Me: I know. I am lucky to have him

Ntosh: You are babe

I faintly smiled. I hope this is a right decision. I cannot
believe my child will believe Jumbo is their father when he is
not.

SUMMER

It is Saturday morning. I am very excited that the day is

finally here. What i am not excited about though is walking
down and have breakfast with everyone after what happened
at dinner. I am exhausted. I feel drained and i don’t want to
talk about this anymore. I get everyone is shocked as i am
and they want to fix us but i don’t see no fixing. This is
broken and i don’t see anything that could make us go back
to where we were. I just want to go by my life and i hope she
does the same with hers. My friendship with her is done and
i hope family will accept that and stop trying to fix us.
Marybeth hates me and i will not believe her when she
decides to change her mind. I don’t want her apology. She
ruined us and now she must live with it.

My husband was waiting for me to finish so we could go

down and eat

Ndlalifa: Come on babe

Me: I am done!
I stood up. My phone rang. My husband took it then looked
at me

Ndlalifa: It’s Mama Nomzi

I took it then answered

Me: Hello mom

Mom: How are you baby?

Me: I am okay mom how are you?

Mom: I am great honey i wanted to know about later. How

and when are we going to the hall

Me: Mom i would like to talk to you before we go. I think

you will ride with me and my husband. We are leaving at
5pm and the fundraiser starts at six but could you get here in
the afternoon you will wear your dress here
Mom: Okay baby no problem

Me: Okay see you later

She hung up

Ndlalifa: You haven’t told her about Marybeth?

Me: I haven’t gave her details that is why i want her to get
here before we get ready to leave
Ndlalifa: Okay ready to go downstairs?

Me: I am ready

The chef i hired i didn’t only hire her to make us dinner

yesterday. I hired her for the whole weekend so she made
breakfast for us. Anyway i just realised that the fight is not
the only thing i haven’t told my mom. Me having to keep
secrets makes me forget to share things with people i trust.
Mom should be the first to know about my pregnancy. I will
tell her today.

Ndlalifa: Babe are you okay?

I snapped out of it and smiled

Me: Yeah

Ndlalifa: Babe if you don’t want to go down there i

understand and i am sure they will too

Me: I will not be intimidated in my house. I want to be there

Ndlalifa: That’s my wife!

I perked his lips then walked to the door. We made our way
downstairs. We saw everyone sitting at the dinner table. The
table was full with everything you can think of. They must
thank me for hiring a chef.

Nomzuzu: There you are. I was about to send a search party

She said laughing she has been so kind now i guess she is
returning the favour so i am taking the joke well this time.
Some other times she would say this with so much hate and
anger i know she is joking now and it is good to have a laugh.
I just wish we didn’t have the new villain though
Me: I am sorry i hope we didn’t keep you waiting

Nomzuzu: Even if i wanted to complain i don’t think i can

when you hired such a great chef for the entire weekend. I
feel like this was needed. We are having such an important
weekend and i feel like the food we eat this weekend should
represent that. My sister wife was a show woman. Every
morning was Christmas in this house. We are celebrating her
and it should look like it

Sihlwele: I couldn’t agree more. Today reminds me of her

and the food makes me miss her more
Nomzuzu: She is smiling at us right now

Ndlalifa: It is a special morning

We sat down

Jessica: If you need anything i will be in the kitchen

Me: Thank you Chef Jessica

She smiled then walked away

Nomzuzu: Can she stay for two more nights?

I laughed

Me: I am afraid she will sleep for only one more night. She
will make us breakfast tomorrow then leave. Astrid will be
here in the afternoon tomorrow
Onele: Everyone will be hangover tomorrow morning. I hope
she knows what to make for people with hangover

Me: I will make sure she is aware

Onele: Thank you

Zukhanye: Someone is going to wake up from his party and

come home?
Onele: It doesn’t matter what time i wake up. i will come
home and warm up my breakfast and eat

Everyone laughed. Father cleared his throat. We all looked

at him

Mzwanele: I am sorry to ruin the mood but i have to ask.

Did you and Marybeth fix things?

I exhaled silently. I didn’t want to revisit that.

Me: The only time things will be fixed is if you fire me from
handling the family finances and hire her

Marybeth: i have a job!

Me: Then what the hell do you want from me!?

I snapped. I am tired of her. This is what she wanted now she

says she has a job? What is really wrong with her? Everyone
was not expecting me to snap i could see how uncomfortable
and shaken they were

Mzwanele: Okay enough! Today is a very important day for

Onele and Valerie. I don’t want anything to ruin today. If
you cannot fix this i want both of you to behave at that event

Me: I will never humiliate this family father

Marybeth: And i would?

Sihlwele: She didn’t say you would babe. She spoke for
herself. You should assure dad too

Me: Don’t worry about your wife she just wants to fight me
and i am not going to give her what she wants.
Mzwanele: Marybeth what is really your problem with
Summer?

Marybeth: I don’t have a problem with her

Mzwanele: Fine then i don’t want to hear any of this again

He turned and looked at me

Father: Summer i know you have a big heart to hear you say
you will never forgive Marybeth earlier is confusing to me
because i know that is not the kind of a person you are. What
is it that makes you think you cannot forgive her?

My husband looked at me.

Me: Father i cannot forgive her because this is the kind of a

betrayal that will always be at the back of my mind and a
huge reason i cannot forgive her is because when she comes
to apologise to me one minute she says sorry and within that
minute she tells me million reasons why she doesn’t like me
so it gets confusing to me.
I took a deep breath because i was starting to get emotional

Me: Are you apologising or you are trying to provoke me

and get a reaction out of me? Like what is going on?

Marybeth: i jus...

Me: i don’t want to know!!

I snapped rudely interrupted her hitting the table while at it.

Everyone looked at me. Tears streamed down my cheeks
Me: i just don’t want to hear it okay?

I stood up

Me: i am sorry

I walked up the stairs

NOMZUZU

I do care about what is going on because Summer was there

when my husband and i had problems but it is good for a
change to not be the centre of attention in this family. I
cannot believe it has been me doing all of this at breakfast
and at dinner. Watching someone else go through what my
husband was going through because of me makes me feel bad.
It makes me feel embarrassed by how i have been behaving. I
don’t know exactly what is going on between those two but it
is big. I have never seen both of them look at each other like
this. They haven’t looked at me like this when they hated me
what i see in their eyes is hate for each other and that is very
scary.
I don’t want to get involved my husband and i are we are at a
great place right now. What he did having my back when our
children were asking questions was very sexy. I wish
Clementine could see this but i will make sure she sees it
tonight. After tonight she will see that my husband and i
belong together. She is going to see us in our real house when
i say real house i mean what we are good at. Being on the red
carpet in front of the camera and look good. This is our live.
She is not used to cameras and i hope her experience with
that will make her see she will never be one of us. She
belongs in Soweto and she must stay there.

Me: Honey i have been meaning to thank you for last night.
Thank you for rescuing me from those kids

Mzwanele: They are too nosy. I had to stop them

I giggled

Me: That they are. They are too nosy. I cannot believe they
asked that and i don’t think i want to see their reaction when
they find out where they got this from

Mzwanele: Don’t worry. No matter what is going on

between us i will not try and make the children hate you

Me: Thank you

Mzwanele: i have to go to my study i need to make some
calls

Me: Okay sweetheart.

He walked out and closed the door. I walked to the door and
locked. I dialled Bongane’s number

Bongane: Hey

Me: Hey are you working tonight?

Bongane: No you want to invite me to the fundraiser?

Me: Why would i do that?

Bongane: Why wouldn’t you?

Me: Are you crazy? My husband knows what we did and

you cannot be around my son!
Bongane: Fine so why did you call?

Me: I want us to do what we did last time

Bongane: What if he follows you again?

Me: He won’t he will be distracted today and he will not see

that i am gone. So what do you say?

Bongane: Okay sure but where? You cannot do this to me

again. I don’t want to have sex in a car. Book a hotel
Me: That is not a good idea! The car is perfect

Bongane: Fine

Me: See you at 8:30PM

Bongane: See you then

I chuckled
Me: I cannot wait.

I hung up then smiled.

Me: Change of plans.

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SIHLWELE

I feel like i am a failure as a husband. My wife caught me off

guard like she did to everyone. I don’t know how to reason
with her when she doesn’t seem to see anything wrong with
what she is doing. I feel like right now maybe she is
embarrassed but her ego doesn’t allow her to accept that she
crossed a line. She did all of this and she needs to fix it. i feel
like i am in the middle of it and her expecting me to choose
her side when she is wrong is just not okay. I tried showing
her the way but she doesn’t want to listen to me. Maybe she
will listen to her mother i am tired of this.

I decided to give her mother a call. She needs to speak some

sense into her daughter and on Monday i want us to go see a
doctor. I need to distract her from all of this. She is pregnant.
i don’t know why she doesn’t want to focus on that. i want to
know the Gender of our baby. She needs to give me what i
want.

Rebecca: Hello son

Me: Hello Rebecca how are you?

Rebecca: I am wonderful excited for today how are you?

Me: Yeah i am excited too but i would be lying if i said i was

okay

Rebecca: What is going on?

Me: It’s your daughter. She is being impossible. She has been
fighting with my brother’s wife about things that don’t make
sense. They are best friends i don’t know why she is doing
this to Summer. She says she is angry because she does what
she is doing for the family. I don’t know why she has a
problem with that now when she didn’t have a problem with
it before. Summer is handling the business finances; my wife
has a problem with that. She makes decisions in the house
my wife says she should run things by her

Rebecca: She still doe this after i spoke to her?

Me: She is worse and Rebecca she is making our stay here
very difficult. In our culture the home we were born in and
grew up is the first burns’ house and the other male siblings
move out and they don’t have a say in this house my wife
says she was married to this family first so she has to call the
shots which is not true because that doesn’t automatically
make me a first born
Rebecca: Did you try and explain this to her because i also
thought the same thing

Me: I tried but she doesn’t listen and now this caught
everyone’s attention. She is disrespectful in front of my dad.
It’s like she just went 180 On everyone. She is not herself.
She was pregnant before but she never acted like this. She is
holding a grudge

Rebecca: She says Summer is supporting Nomzuzu who

wants nothing good for you

Me: Summer is doing that because she is afraid Zuzu might

ruin the fundraiser. That is the only reason Summer always
does things to protect family and my wife knew that until
now.

Rebecca: I will speak to her!

Me: Thank you

I hung up then left the bar. I headed to my dad’s study. I

need to tell him my wife is pregnant that is why she is acting
like this. i don’t want him to think the worst of her and my
wife better clean up her act because i think the worst too i
cannot imagine what everyone thinks and she doesn’t want
everyone to choose sides. I am sure she will not like that. I
knocked then opened the door.
Me: Dad i hope i am not disturbing?

Dad: I have a minute what is going on?

I sighed

Me: My wife

Dad: I expected so much from her. how can she do this and
for her to make an excuse and say it’s because she is white
what? Since when we had an issue with her skin colour?

Me: I don’t know dad i think it is because of the pregnancy.

She is pregnant

Dad: Oh? She is? congratulations

That is disappointing i expected a little bit of enthusiasm

from him but he doesn’t seem happy

Me: Dad are you not happy?

Dad: I am happy to have another grandchild but the
pregnancy doesn’t excuse that behaviour son she is out of
line. If she continues doing this Summer will resign and
nobody wants that!

Me: I know

Dad: Then make her snap out of whatever is going on in her

head before Summer resigns!

Me: i will talk to her

Dad: Good

He continued with what he was doing i exhaled then walked

out.

BOKANG

I am very excited for today. What makes me more excited is

the fundraiser. I don’t think i am looking forward to the party
after how things were between Onele and i. Like i said for me
it will be clear if i am going or not after seeing him at the hall
tonight. If he is still hostile i am not going there. i don’t want
him to humiliate me in front of everyone. I don’t like
meddling in my mother’s business. I don’t like people who
fight their parents’ battles. If his mom and his dad had no
issues mom and his dad were not going to get it on. His
anger is directed to the wrong person.
Anyway i was sitting having coffee. When i saw mom
walking in smiling. I wish i was in a good mood like her.

Clementine: Hey honey

Me: You seem excited

Clementine: I thought you would be too! It is finally time for

you to be on the red carpet with mom
Me: Yay that makes me so excited!

Mom sat down

Mom: Okay what is going on?

Me: Onele!

I stood up
Mom: What about him? Don’t tell me he cancelled on you.
if he did it’s fine at least we are invited to the fundraiser. A
party is not important than the fundraiser

Me: I know but that is not it. The last time i saw him he
didn’t hide how unpleased he was by your relationship.
Seeing him there after what he knows will be awkward

Mom: We are not going there for him. We are going there to
donate money

Me: Yeah but it doesn’t make it less awkward

Mom: Are you having seconds thoughts? Anyway why do
you care what that boy thinks? Don’t tell me you like him

Me: Mom no!

Mom: Good because he is gay

Me: What? He is?

Mom: Yes His father told me he and his sister are gay i guess
the apple don’t fall far from the tree

Me: Oh my God so they got this from their mom?

Mom: Obviously and i am sure she is furious

Me: Wow! I am glad you know he is gay now you will not
think i am into him anymore

Mom: I didn’t think that

I looked at her

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now you will not think i am into him anymore

Mom: I didn’t think that

I looked at her she smiled. i don’t know what game she is

playing or maybe Bongane is really not my father but that
doesn’t mean i don’t want to make sure. I am waiting for a
call and i will get to the bottom of it. The fact that she was
afraid i would date him shows that she has something to hide

Me: Of course you didn’t.

I said faking a smile. My phone rang. it is the lab. I walked

out of the kitchen

Me: Hey

Him: Look there is some delays. You will get your results
tomorrow
Me: You will work on Sunday?

Him: Yes i have an assignment i have to finish

I looked at mom making sure she doesn’t hear nor look at me

Me: Okay please do text me the results tomorrow. I will have

a long night i don’t think i will want to get out of bed
Him: No problem

I smiled as if he could see me

Me: Bye

Him: Bye

He hung up. I turned and looked at the kitchen

Me: Tomorrow i will find out the truth.

SUMMER

I know what i am about to do is not right. I justified telling

Uncle Buzumzum about my pregnancy but telling my
mother also? I don’t know. i feel like maybe i am making a
mistake but she is my mother. I cannot hide this from her too.
It is enough that my husband doesn’t know. i cannot hide
this from mom. I am going to tell her and i know if i tell her
she won’t tell anyone; she will respect that. I am not going to
lie. I am nervous because i will be disobeying Sitshingitshani.
Right now i am going through so much. Secrets are going to
drive me crazy. i have to share this with someone and my
mom is the best person to talk to.
I just opened the door for her. it is good to see her. I haven’t
seen her in days. The last time i saw her was when i needed
her advice. I missed her. When i saw her a little girl in me
was jumping up and down with joy. I hugged her tight. I
think maybe is because of everything i have been going
through. My husband is trying to be there for me but he is a
man and i don’t want to annoy him about feelings and his
sister in law. I would rather keep what i feel to myself.

Mom: You are going to squeeze the life out of me

I laughed breaking the hug

Me: Thank you for coming mom. I missed you

Mom: I had to you sounded sad on the phone

Me: i am just exhausted mom

Mom: What is really going on with her?

Me: I don’t know mom. I don’t think i will ever trust her
again
Mom: You know...

She looked at the door

Me: Soundproof

Mom: Oh Great! You know when you told me you were

fighting i thought she found out

Me: No she hasn’t and i have been worried about that. I was
always thinking about that day and how awful i was going to
feel but with the way she has been treating me mom i will not
be sorry for doing it.

Mom: She is a bad person. I don’t blame you and i hope this
worked honey you cannot sleep with that boy and this
doesn’t work. This cannot be for nothing and one of the
things she is going to say will be doing it for nothing. It will
look like you wanted her man

Me: It will not get to that mom

She looked at me. i smiled

Mom: What do you mean?

Me: Please don’t make noise i want to tell you something

She suspiciously looked at me

Me: You remember the sangoma from Soweto?

Mom: The one Uncle Buzumzum took you to?

Me: Yes after i made a decision to never try again i went to
him to find out if there will be consequences for starting it
and stop

Mom: And?

Me: Mom you are the first person i am going to tell this and
please don’t tell anyone. There is a reason i cannot share this
with anyone so please respect that

Mom: Okay what is it?

Me: The sangoma said it worked and it was like day two
after doing it

Mom put her hand on her mouth

Me: Yes he said i am carrying a baby boy

Mom: To God be the glory! I am so happy

She ran to me and gave me a hug. She quickly broke the hug
and looked at me
Mom: Oh My days! I am sure your husband...

Me: I said you are the only person oh it’s you and uncle
Buzumzum

Mom: You haven’t told him?

Me: Mom it’s been days. I want to tell my husband and show
him the stick. I have to test and show him the pregnancy test
and i want it to be a beautiful surprise for him
Mom: Okay

Me: No one has to know especially father

Mom: Why?

Me: I don’t want to answer that but trust me

Mom: I trust you baby and i am so happy this finally

happened. I cannot believe i will have a grandson

Me: I am excited too mom and Marybeth is also pregnant

Mom lost her smile

Mom: Is she now?

Me: And today we fought again and she said something

about me not having children. She said she should matter
more than me because she has kids and i don’t
Mom: Who the hell does this girl think she is?

Me: First makoti of the family

Mom: Oh Please!

Me: When she said what she said i wanted to throw this
pregnancy to her face so bad but i knew i couldn’t do it
Mom: God is finally answering our prayers and he is
silencing all the enemies and doubters. She and that evil
woman your father in law married thought you are the one
who couldn’t have children.

Me: I know and i want them to remain believing that. I don’t

want to humiliate my husband. He is a good man and he
cannot be thinking about being judged for his condition. I
will not allow that

Mom: Good. You promised to stand by his side no matter

what and you have proven that. You took all the punches
from Nomzuzu when you knew you were not the problem. I
am very proud of you and how strong you are and this
Marybeth thing too will pass
Me: Putting it behind us or not i don’t want anything to do
with that girl mom! She has been nothing but a snake. I
thought we were friends she made me believe we were

Mom: I cannot believe she told your husband what she told
him. What did she really want to achieve? She wanted
Ndlalifa to leave you and be with who? Her?

Me: Maybe she wanted him to be with someone who is going

to say yes mam to her. I am not like that and she will never
get that from me!

Mom: Good! i never raised a weak woman. You are

Ndlalifa’s wife! You are the lady in charge here don’t let
them faze you
MARYBETH

I was in the kitchen when Ntombomzi arrived. So she called

her mother to come here? I hope this is not a plan to gang up
on me. I have a mother too she must come here and support
me. No one wants anything to do with me in this house
anymore. I need support. Summer has everyone eating on
the palm of her hand around here. They are team Summer. I
have absolutely no one. I have my husband only and he is
scared of his brother. He is not fully on my side. I couldn’t
believe what happened when they said i was the one shouting.
Summer and i were shouting at each other. I am not crazy. I
wouldn’t raise my voice at someone who is not raising hers.

Anyway i saw Zukhanye walking to the kitchen. I took my

smoothie and walked to the exit. They were on Summer’s
side. Why would i want to be in a room with any of them.
Zukhanye: Can i ask you something?

I looked down. I cannot be angry at everyone. I want to hear

this

Me: Ask

Zukhanye: It was said that you had a problem with Summer

being there for mom what was happening with mom?
If i tell her i will be the worst person. I don’t want father in
law to hate me too.

Me: Why don’t you ask your mother?

Zukhanye: Oh i am sorry

I walked past her. i made my way to the stairs and walked up.
I got to my room and dialled my mom’s number

Mom: Marybeth
Me: Hi mom can you please come here we will all go to the
fundraiser coming from here. Summer’s mother just arrived.
I want you too to be here for me

Mom chuckled

Mom: Marybeth this is getting tiring!

Me: What do you mean mom?

Mom: This jealousy you have!

Me: What jealousy!?

Mom: Honey you are jealous of Summer! Because her

mother is there now you want me there?

Me: Mom you are my mother! No one likes me here these

days

Mom: Because of how you have been behaving! Your

husband called me saying he is worried. If you don’t open
your eyes you will lose your husband i am telling you

Me: He called you? What did...

Mom: Open your eyes or you will lose that man! ... (Tu tu tu
tu tu)

She hung up on me. I looked at my phone then sat down

Me: That the heck?

ONELE

I cannot believe in less than 8 hours this whole thing we have

been busy organising is going to be happening. I am nervous
because it is the first time and i don’t know how people will
receive this and the thought of it succeeding makes me
nervous because it will mean more responsibilities and the
money has to do what we planned for it to do so it is a lot of
pressure. Then there is a possibility It might not go well that
doesn’t make me nervous it scares me and i pray it doesn’t
happen. I would rather be busy sending money around to do
the work than to be disappointed and ruining Mama V’s
name.

Anyway my brothers our planner and i we are at the liquor

store. We just loaded two trucks with alcohol. One is taking
it to the house for my party and the other is taking it to the
venue for the fundraiser. I am glad my brothers took time off
the drama at home with their wives and made this their first
priority. I wouldn’t have done this without them. We
watched the trucks go. Ndlalifa exhaled
Ndlalifa: Finally that was the last thing we need to do

Sihlwele: Yeah now someone has to go home and dress up

for the fundraiser

Me: What time do you guys think the fundraiser will be over?

Ndlalifa: It is starting at six sharp. We expect it to be over by

nine and if it is not over by then Paige is going to go and
welcome your party people. You and us cannot leave until
our honourable guests are gone
Sihlwele: Not really bro i think after we thanked everyone for
the donations he can leave

Ndlalifa: Sure but his party too is going to be opened by

family so he has no choice but to wait

Me: Yeah big bro is right about that. I think Paige will have
to go alone at nine

Paige: I am okay with that and now i have to go brief the

security. There will be big donations there so we cannot get
through tonight without tight security

Ndlalifa: They know what to expect i briefed them but you

know the place better than i do so i think it is best you go talk
to them

Paige: Alright i will be in touch just keep your phones on and

charge your Power banks it is going to be a long day and
night

Me: We will make sure you find us when you need us

Sihlwele: Bye Paige

She said her goodbyes then went to her car. I looked at my

brothers

Me: How much money do you think you spent on all this?

Ndlalifa laughed

Ndlalifa: Little bro you will not believe it but the good thing
is Next year we will not spend a cent. The money we will
make at fundraiser will be divided and save some for the next
event and give away to the cause the most of it

Me: Oh that is good

Sihlwele: Relax you got this and we will be there helping you

I smiled

Ndlalifa: Bro let’s go! Little bro we will see you at home
Me: Okay thanks for everything

Ndlalifa: You got it

They came with Ndlalifa’s car and i was driving mine. I

made my way to my car. I received a text from Jordan. The
girl has arrived. I smiled. It looks like everything is going
according to plan. I just hope things are not going to be
ruined. I am crossing fingers nothing happens. I got in my
car my phone rang i looked at it

Me: Great!
One invite to my party he thinks we are best friends again. I
answered

Me: Sakhe?

Sakhe: Hey man so what time should we get to the fundraiser.

Our classmates have been asking me

Funny they are asking him not me when i am the one who
invited them.
Me: We haven’t changed the time. It is still six man

Sakhe: Okay cool i will tell them and i hope we will get to
talk there. I don’t like how things are between us and i feel
like we need to get it out of the way. It is awkward now it’s
like we don’t know each other anymore

Me: Yeah i agree look man i have to drive see you

Sakhe: Sure
I hung up

Me: I wonder who made things awkward between us...

I started the engine and drive fast

JORDAN

When i texted Onele i was driving from the airport to the

hotel with Liberty. She is the girl who is going to pose as
Onele’s girl tonight. I Have known Lib for years. She is one
girl who will never say no to a bit of fun. She is open minded.
She is also the same way as Onele. She kisses whoever is in
front of her. She is a socialite so this kind of thing doesn’t
make her uncomfortable at all.
We just got to my hotel room

Me: So this is where i have been hiding lately

Liberty: Nice suite

Me: Thank you. There are very fancy ones but i felt like this
was better for me
Liberty: It is nice so when is my date coming to meet me?

Me: I told him we are here he just read my message he didn’t

respond.

Liberty: He is busy

Me: Yeah

Liberty: So tell me since you guys have been getting to know

each other won’t you be jealous of what i will be doing with
him because i will go all the way with this man. You know
how i am

I laughed

Me: Why would i be jealous? I am just trying to help the guy

She chuckled. I looked at her

Me: What?
Liberty: How do you do it?

Me: Do what?

Liberty: How do you continue sleeping with someone you

don’t like?

Me: I didn’t say i don’t like him how do you know i don’t?
She looked at me

Liberty: Come on!

Me: Come on what? You need to keep your opinions to

yourself. Onele and i are not boyfriend and boyfriend let
alone being exclusive. When i am having fun i tell myself
that is what i am doing. If we were dating i was obviously
going to have a problem with you sleeping with him anyway
i don’t understand that you of all people is asking me this
when you sleep with multiple people you don’t like

Liberty: okay then if you say so but you know what i mean
Me: Keep your opinion to yourself i know what you want to
say. I came here to work and my mind is on the price alone
so please

Liberty: Okay then so when did he say he was coming over?

Me: He hasn’t called but he will contact us like i said he

hasn’t responded

Liberty: Okay i am so excited.

I smiled at her

Me: I am excited too. Thank you for doing this

Liberty: No problem. I needed a bit of fun and i can feel it in

my bones that Johannesburg will not disappoint

Me: It never disappoints honey.

CLEMENTINE
This day seemed to be so far away to think that today i am
going to be there with big names and dressed up for the
carpet is just unbelievable. If someone told me a year ago
that this year i would be dating a politician and i could
possibly be seen in magazines

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to think that today i am going to be there with big names

and dressed up for the carpet is just unbelievable. If someone
told me a year ago that this year i would be dating a
politician and i could possibly be seen in magazines i was
going to laugh in their faces i am so happy with my life right
now but i cannot be too excited. I am sharing a man with
Nomzuzu. She is with him now every night. I don’t know
what she does to try and win him back and i cannot relax
until i have him in my arms again and now i haven’t been
with him for two nights. I am not going to lie and say that is
fun. I am really worried. He doesn’t talk to me much now
and Nomzuzu is not bothering me anymore. What if that
witch won this man’s heart again? What if she was telling the
truth when she said he is her man and he will go back to her?

I am really worried and my insecurities are kicking in.

Bokang: What are you thinking?

I snapped out of it and turned around. I didn’t even know i

was deep in my thoughts.

Me: Hey baby

Bokang: Today is the day why aren’t you excited?

Me: Because i will see Nomzuzu and she will be standing

next to my man...

I walked past my daughter

Me: the man who didn’t sleep next to me in two nights.

What if he changed his mind?

Bokang: Mom you cannot think like that i thought you guys
texted each other?

Me: Not as much as he used to what if this man is falling for

that bitch’s manipulation and lies?

Bokang: Mom today is a big day and he hasn’t called and

told us not to come

Me: This is not about him. This is charity. He wouldn’t mind

us going there because it is for his wife!

Bokang: But still mom i think that man respects you for him
to just ignore you and not tell you where his head is at i
mean this man met me and he didn’t mind being around me.
Do you think a man of his calibre would want to be closer to
his girlfriend’s child if he knows he is not in for a life time?

I smiled

Me: He better stay for a life time because i see forever with
him

Bokang: I see how much you like him So if things don’t go

your way you better fight for him
Me: I will make...

My phone rang i looked at it then at my daughter smiling

Bokang: It’s him isn’t it?

Me: Yes

My daughter smiled. I answered

Me: Hey stranger

Mzwanele: Hey i am sorry i have been so busy

Me: I understand

Mzwanele: Look i will send a driver to come fetch you guys

around 13:45PM
Me: Okay

Mzwanele: Yes you will be taken to the hotel here in

Sandton. You will dress up here. I organised stylists for hair
and make up you ladies love things like that Melinda told me

Me: Wow thank you baby and thank Melinda for us

Mzwanele: And you and i will spend a night in that hotel

room while Bokang goes to the party

Me: She is not sure she is going to that party

Mzwanele: I thought you said she was invited? We can book
her too

Me: She was invited but he met your son a few days ago and
He wasn’t happy because he found out about us. They didn’t
end the conversation on good terms so she doesn’t know if he
will want her there

My daughter came closer smiling

Mzwanele: I will talk to him. My son is not a bitter person

and someone who took on the duties he took on shouldn’t be
sensitive. Your daughter is a celebrity he should have her
there

Me: I agree

Mzwanele: You have 30 minutes get ready the driver is

coming

Me: Okay baby thank you for everything

Mzwanele: Bring overnight outfits

Me: How can i forget?

Mzwanele: Talk to you later i love you

Me: I love you too

He hung up
Bokang: See?

Me: He hasn’t changed his mind and he wants us to get

ready now and take the dresses. He organised stylists for us.
They will do our make-up and hair. He booked me a room at
the hotel and he said you are going to the party and he will
speak to Onele and he also said if it doesn’t go well he will
book you a room

Bokang: My hair is perfect but it will need them and i have a

makeup artist but i will ask her to come to the hotel. Oh My
god i am so excited!

Me: Let’s get packing and you also need to do the same in
case Onele says no
Bokang: Okay mom let’s start packing!

She ran to her room. I went to mine. I got in and smiled. He

is still my man.

MZWANELE

I don’t know how i am going to have this talk with my son. I

never told Onele that i am dating Clementine and i am sure
Clementine and Bokang never told him which leaves one
person who is always trying to make other people look bad
My wife. I cannot believe just yesterday i saved her behind
when the children wanted to know who is gay between us. I
lied for her because i didn’t want the kids to know that about
her i didn’t want them to be angry with her but she will use
anything to make me look bad. I don’t think that is fair at all.
This is the reason why i don’t think she and i are good
together. I want someone who is going to love me the way i
love them i want someone who is going to protect me the
same way i would protect them when they are in trouble and
that person is not my wife. That woman will throw you
under the bus with no hesitation if it means saving herself.

I hope my son will not be disrespectful to me for wanting to

have this conversation with him. We are all dressed up and
ready to leave but he is still in his room and i am upstairs too.
This is my chance to talk to him about Bokang. I knocked

Onele: Come in
I walked in

Me: Son

He turned around

Onele: Hey dad i will be down in a second

Me: No i wanted us to talk. I heard you met with Bokang

and you...
Onele: Great she talked to you

Me: Son i don’t want to have this conversation with you. My

relationship with your mother is complicated and you know
it. She did what she did and that hurt me. I don’t think i am
ready to forget it

Onele: I understand dad but being with her former friend is

kind of suspicious but i am not going to discuss your life that
is disrespectful and i respect you to do that

Me: Well thank you son i just want you to know that my
problems with your mother don’t affect you and your sister.
You are my children and i will not love you any less

Onele: You talk like you are getting a divorce

“Guys we are waiting for you!” That was Zukhanye walking

down

Me: We will be down!

I looked at her brother

Me: Bokang is worried that you don’t want her at your party
now that you know

Onele: I should’ve handled that better i will speak to her at

the fundraiser and apologise. I invited her and i still want her
to be there

Me: That’s my son. Now let’s go everyone is waiting

He took his jacket then looked at me

Onele: After you

We made our way out. We walked down the stairs and

found everyone standing looking up the stairs

Me: Looks like everyone is ready to go

Nomzuzu: And we have been standing here my heels were

starting to eat up on me

Everyone laughed
Me: You all look so beautiful. I am blessed to have a
beautiful family like this

Nomzuzu: Sounds like you are going to make a toast

sweetheart and a cheers is not a cheers without champagne

Me: No! Not at all but Summer can give us a toast before we
head to the hotel

Nomzuzu: Wonderful! Moose bring the bottle and glasses!

Moose and two helpers came to us with trays with glasses
and a bottle

They poured for all of us.

I looked at Summer. This morning she was very angry. I just

want to see if that hasn’t changed. I hope her mother spoke
to her and Marybeth’s mother is here as well. I hope she
spoke to her daughter.

Me: Before Makoti make this toast i would like to thank

Rebecca and Ntombomzi for joining us
Nomzuzu: Yes we really appreciate your presence and being
here for your daughters mean so much to us

Me: That is true.

I looked at Summer

Summer: This evening is bigger than anyone. It is bigger than

our egos. It a special day for a woman a strong woman who
is the reason some of us are part of this family today.
We were smiling looking at Summer. Not all of us were
smiling and that is expected. It looks like i got my answer.
Marybeth is still angry.

Summer: Cancer is what took Mama V.

She looked at Onele

Summer: Because of you Onele tonight she is going to be

celebrated. Mama was a woman who had a good heart she
was a giver. She cared for people. This foundation you are
giving birth to tonight is going to help a lot of people and that
is what Mama always did. She wanted to make people happy
and healthy. She cared for people and i think that is what she
left for some of us and i want us to continue making her
legacy live on

I looked at Marybeth who swallowed

Summer: Thank you Onele this toast is going to be for you

too

Onele: Thank You

Summer: I want all of us to love one another tonight and day

after going forward. We have to put our differences aside and
show love and compassion. We have to show up there with
love. We must leave any negativity here. We can make
things about ourselves but tonight is not about us. Tonight is
bigger than us. I want to say happy belated birthday to Onele
and to Mama V’s Legacy so with that being said....

She looked at us raising her glass

Summer: Long Live Mama V long live

We all raised our glasses

Us: Long live!

We did the cheers

Ndlalifa: That was a beautiful speech baby

Summer: Thank you

Me: Yes that was beautiful and i hope your brother in laws
and your husband take note because they are going to stand
there and talk tonight
Everyone laughed

Me: Let’s hit the road

We all put down the glasses on the tray and left. Tonight is
going to be a good night. I can feel it.

[THE RED CARPET PART ONE}

UNCLE BUZUMZUM
I couldn’t be late for my sister’s fundraiser. I am a proud
brother right now. I am so happy they are doing this for my
sister and my family came prepared. We are going to donate
100K. My sister left me with a lot of money and i want her to
see that i didn’t waste her money. I put it towards good and it
helped my family a lot and it is still helping us. I am enjoying
my pension and my pension wasn’t going to be enough but
because of my sister i am standing here today as one of the
known business people and i want to give back. I am known
and as a brother of a former deputy president. I have to show
up and represent that. When the limo stopped at the red
carpet. Me and my family couldn’t believe how beautiful and
long the carpet was. I couldn’t hold back tears.

Me: This is for my sister? All of this?

Stella: Dad you are not going to cry now. Look! All those
journalists are standing there looking at us and they want you
to say something

Wife: Be strong honey i know how happy this makes you feel

Me: Look! It’s written Valerie Vatshula Foundation.

The cameras were all over us! A white girl was calling for us
to go to her

Me: Who is that girl?

Stella: Oh that is Tasha Oliphant married to a tv presenter
and she is also on real housewives and today she is working
for E entertainment we should go to her

We all walked to her

Photographer: Can we take pictures of the family first and a

picture of each of you individually

Me: I don’t think i will stand that long

Photographer: Okay we will be quick sir then you will move
forward for interviews

Me: Interviews?

Photographer: You are Valerie Vatshula’s brother. Everyone

wants a piece of you

I smiled. They took pictures then i was directed to this Tasha

girl.
Tasha: Hello sir. This is the late Former Deputy president’s
brother. Mr Buzumzum Ndlelo. Sir what does today mean to
you and the Ndlelo family we will also get to talk to the
Vatshula family that made today happen when they arrive
here

Me: Today makes me wanna cry to be honest

Tasha: Oh! We love a man who cries

I laughed
Me: On a serious note today means so much to my family
and i know it means so much to my sister as well. My sister
was attacked by this aggressive disease that she never got to
achieve all the things she wanted to achieve. To see today a
launch of her foundation and the people coming in numbers
to donate money towards a disease that took her life it is
overwarming i am not going to lie. I am very happy the
Ndlelo family is very happy because this doesn’t only mean
my sister’s name will live on this means the lives of many
people are going to be saved

By the time i was done talking the entire family was around
me

Tasha: Mr Ndlelo thank you so much and i see your

daughter is not working today. Hello Stella
Stella: Hey girl. Congratulations on this gig you are doing a
fantastic job and your dress is stunning

Tasha: Oh that is so sweet thank you

Stella: You’re welcome babes.

We moved forward to do another interview this is going to

be tiring

Stella: That was good dad well done

Me: Thank you

Stella: I will leave you guys i have to work

Me: Okay my dear.

PAMELA

Oh my God! I haven’t seen something like this. We were

dropped by a taxi and so many cars were parked at the
parking lot that was at the gate. Going inside we were taken
by a black limo. This is unbelievable. I felt like a celebrity.
Thank God i haven’t told this man about my pregnancy if i
did i wouldn’t be here today looking stunning. I am so
amazed. When we got to the carpet everyone was busy
talking to different journalists. It was chaotic and the cameras
were flashing. Is this the life celebrities live? I cannot believe i
am experiencing something like this.

Me: Baby are you sure all of this was organised by Onele?
How can he make something so big happen? He is just a
student

Sakhe: And a son of a Politian coming from a family of

millionaires. This is possible and this is for former deputy
president so what do you expect?
Me: Some kids are living it up. That is why he is not
bothered by buying you very expensive clothes and shoes. I
wouldn’t want to lose that kind of friend myself

Sakhe looked at me

Sakhe: Are you saying i am a gold digger? I never asked for

the things he got me. He just has a good heart

I stopped walking. I posed for pictures and he did too and we

did few together. They even sent us the photos
Me: Thank you

Photographer: You are welcome

I looked at Sakhe

Me: Yeah so what do we do now?

Sakhe: We are walking in

Me: Without anyone talking to us?

He laughed at me

Sakhe: Pam they are talking to celebrities. We are not celebs

Me: Oh yeah... Oh my God look at that! It’s Messy Tasha

from the real Housewives of Jozi

Sakhe: Can you not act crazy you are embarrassing me. Let’s
go in!
He said pulling me. I was looking around smiling and seeing
celebrities everywhere

Me: Wow! I cannot believe this is my life!

I said walking in taking a champagne glass.

BOKANG

Ever since i have been Miss Soweto i have been to one award
show which means i have one experience of the red carpet
and that previous carpet wasn’t this big. Things never looked
this glamorous. Believe me when i say this is a dream come
true. This is bigger than i anticipated. Onele outdid himself
on this one. This is an amazing red carpet and the turnout is
amazing. It is chaotic. If it was not for the Miss Soweto sash i
was wearing i don’t think the journalist were going to notice
me.

Mom was next to me i could see how uncomfortable it was

for her.

Mom: Bokang all these lights and cameras

I smiled at everyone
Me: Just smile mom and act like you are not noticing them.
Only look at a photographer who says look at them for a
picture.

Mom: Okay

She was smiling like me. I saw Tasha calling us for an

interview. She has been getting gigs everywhere ever since
she married Hungani Oliphant. If it is not an acting gig she is
presenting or she is a housewife the girl is securing the bag.
She was very controversial at first with her reputation of
dating famous people when she was not even a celebrity.
Today she is a loved celebrity i must say she knew what she
was doing and it got her to the top. Anyway we made our
way to Tasha. She had E micro phone
Mom: Should i smile?

Me: You don’t have to mom you just smile when she asks
you a question or when she says something to me.
Something that makes you smile. Just be yourself. Don’t
smile if you don’t want to

Mom: Okay

Tasha: She is finally here! Miss Soweto everyone! Hey

Bokang
Me: Hey Tasha how are you?

Tasha: Not as stunning as you are!

Me: Oh stop it. Today is not about fashion it is about a good

cause

Tasha: Of course but we wouldn’t have a job if we didn’t

look at fashion and you look stunning darling
Me: Oh thank you

Tasha: What did it mean to you to win Miss Soweto

Me: Oh i am not going to lie winning the pageant was great

for me and my mother

I said looking at mom she smiled

Me: She raised me by herself. Entering the pageant all i

thought about was my family and being an inspiration to the
young girls who want to achieve something in life and think
that their dreams are not valid because of the environment
and places they come from. I wanted young girls to see that it
doesn’t matter where you come from if you believe in your
dream there is nothing that can stop you from achieving it all
you need to do is believe in your dream and follow it

Tasha: I love that and you answered my next question

because i was going to ask what you can say to the young girl
at home who want to be where you are and your answer is
believe in your dream and...

Me: Take a chance and go for it

Tasha: You heard Miss Soweto herself before i let you go.
What does today mean to you and i want your mother to go
first what is your name mam?
I looked at mom

Mom: I am Clementine

Tasha: Nice to meet you. You have a smart beautiful

daughter here

Mom: Thank you. I am a very proud mother sometimes i

keep pinching myself because i cannot believe i raised such
an incredible girl
Tasha: Oh so sweet! What does today mean to you what
made you come here to support this beautiful cause?

Mom: I think everyone can agree with me when i say the

woman we are here to celebrate was an inspiration to all of
us. She was a wonderful woman who lost her fight because
of cancer. So many families lost their loved ones from this. If
we can do something to prevent people from dying why can’t
you be part of that?

I smiled. My mom handled that like a pro

Tasha: Oh absolutely! Now i know where your daughter got

her brain from

Mom and i laughed

Tasha: Bokang you are here today why are you here?

Me: When Onele gave me a call...

Tasha: Mrs Valerie’s step son?

Me: Yes

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why are you here?

Me: When Onele gave me a call...

Tasha: Mrs Valerie’s step son?

Me: Yes when he gave me a call and told me about this day i
was very excited because i felt like it was something so
selfless to do by someone so young. He is going to change so
many lives and i am so proud of him for doing this for cancer
patients. This is going to bring hope to so many families so i
was like. Why can’t i be part of something like this

Tasha: We are all inspired by the woman and by this young

man who he decided to do this. Thank you Bokang and
Clementine. You both look great but before you go. Who
dressed you?

Me: The skin Boutique dressed both of us

Tasha: I don’t know how many times i shopped there. She

made our dresses for the reunion of the Housewives last
season. She is incredible

Me: That she is

Tasha: Thank you beauties

We smiled

Me: Thank you

We walked past her

Mom: wow

Me: You were amazing mom

Mom: You too!

I squeezed her hand as we were posing for the cameras

Photographer: Okay good! Can i get one by one photos?

Me: Yeah

I said posing with mom moving away

VENDUKA

Today is not going to be smooth sailing for me i know that

for sure. My feelings for Ndlalifa are very clear to everyone
including to my friends and the man himself. Seeing him
here and knowing that i am carrying his child it is going to be
hard. I am nervous to see him and a part of me is jumping
with joy because i don’t get to see him at all. I have a plan
but i know if it could backfire my friends would hate me and
i would lose everything but this has to be done. All i need to
do is to be careful because i know what is at stake.

While in the limo to the carpet i texted my friends they said

they were inside. I am really happy they are here but i know
they are very nosy; they might ruin my plan that is why i
cannot be with them most of the time in there. Anyway the
chauffeur opened the door for us

Jumbo: Wow this is insane. I didn’t expect all of this?

Me: Well welcome to my life honey

Jumbo: Wow

Me: But you are used to this when you go to sports awards

Jumbo: i know but i guess i didn’t expect this

We got to the red carpet. All the photographers directed their

cameras at us. I am not going to lie i loved the attention. I
know why they are interested in me. It is because of the
scandal at X- FM and also because i am with a guy
Photographer1: Can i have a few of yours alone Venduka
You look glowing

Me: Thank you and of course!

My man stepped aside. I posed for cameras for about two

minutes. He was taken his too by himself then i went to him
and took his hand. We proceeded to the journalists

Journo1: Are you together?

I nodded my head yes then looked at Jumbo and perked his
lips they captured that too. This is amazing. I want the radio
station to see that i am having my best life and i am more
famous than all the presenters at that station. I am
controversial. The media loves that i don’t know why the
station cannot see that and use it to their advantage. I saw
Tasha i rolled my eyes she is one girl i never really liked
when we were both influencers she always dated the rich and
famous and they loved her. She advanced from being an
Instagram influencer to being all over the Television while
we stayed influencers.

Tasha: Oh my God! What do we have here!

Me: What’s going on Tasha

Tasha: Girl you and i come way back

Me: I know and it is amazing how our lives changed since

then and yours is amazing Congratulations on everything

Tasha: That is sweet thank you. Tonight you and your man
here look amazing. You are actually stunning girl!

I flicked my hair

Me: Thank you darling

Tasha: Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way the
viewers would kill me if i don’t ask this

Me: Hit me babes.

I am happy she is going to ask about this because now people

will see i am not who they say i am.

Tasha: You recently made headlines after your radio show

people insinuated that you were someone’s mistress
Me: Can you believe it?

Tasha: There was a lot of backlash and after that we haven’t

seen you on air. What can you say about the situation and
are you fired?

Me: It is amazing that you are the only person who ever
bothered to ask about my absence on radio. It seems like
people forgot me. Tasha i am young i was in a debate team in
high school. That slot on radio is very important because that
is where i get to showcase what i got. I am an intern there
and i am not planning to do that for the rest of my life. I want
to have my own radio show. Any debate or topic you have to
see it in different angles. Why people do what they do. No
one wakes up and decide to hurt other people there is a
reason behind that. I am a very competitive person. What
makes those heated topics interesting is having different
opinions and that was what i was doing. I didn’t think people
were going to accuse me of sleeping with married men. I
have a boyfriend. What do people think my man feels about
these allegations?

Tasha: To those who don’t know this is Jumbo a football

player. My husband’s favourite player by the way. Jumbo
what did this make you feel?

Jumbo: It is what it is people will talk but it hurt my girl’s

feelings and it wasn’t fun to see all that. People need to ask
before they judge. Venduka is a great girl. All they need to do
is give her a chance

Tasha: That she is. So i guess now the question is what was
the reason you were removed? Are you still with X-FM
because i am confused i see selfies you take at that station but
you don’t get to be on air what is that about?

Me: The station manager said i cannot be on air because of

all what happened. He never said i will take a break until
when so i am just sitting and waiting. I am still part of X-FM
and i am here tonight because of the invitation for the show
so i am still part of X family

Tasha: Last words to the listeners

Me: Very disappointed with them for saying all those things
to me. To those who claim to love me on the show i am
disappointed they never even once asked where i was
because the station never announced my taking time off so
for them to just enjoy the show and forget the girl who was a
part of the segment in question it is disappointing i am not
going to lie.

Tasha: Well i hope they are watching. Thank you for talking
to me. Please do donate some money

Me: Girl that is what we are here for

Tasha: okay good. We will catch up inside

Me: See you later

We made our way inside

Jumbo: That was good

Me: Thanks babe i just hope it helped my case and it didn’t

ruin things for me

Jumbo: Let’s hope for the best

We walked in and took our glasses. I saw Ntosh Lisa and
Bokang talking. Oh my girls. I looked around smiling hoping
to see Ndlalifa. It looks like they are not here yet while my
eyes were wondering around. I saw Stella. She smiled at me
and raised her glass. I looked away annoyed. I just
remembered she is my nightmare. How am i going to get
through with my plan with her here? I gulped my drink i put
it in a tray and took another one then looked into space
fuming with anger.

Me: Bloody bitch!

{RED CARPET PART TWO}

NARRATED

The Vatshula family was not in yet. Everyone was walking

around having small talks drinking. We saw Pamela leave
Sakhe who was on his phone. She went to answer a phone
call.

Pamela: Hello mama

Mom: Hey baby oh my God! The pictures you just sent me

are beautiful. You are a celebrity mu child

Pamela giggled

Pam: Thank you mom. It is amazing in here

She sipped on her champagne and made a funny face. It can
be fancy but it is not for everyone and judging by Pamela’s
face she is drinking it just to look like she is thee girl
otherwise you could tell she would prefer beer or wine at
least

Mom: How is everything there?

Pamela: Everything is great mom but it hasn’t started

Mom: Have you seen that woman yet? Please my child make
sure she doesn’t see you
Pamela: She knows what she did and i am sure she doesn’t
want her son to find out about that

Mom: You are right but she is a vicious woman. You don’t
want her to silence you. That event is hers and you don’t
know every corner in that building she does

Pamela: You have a point there mom. I will be careful

Mom: That is all i am asking

Pamela: Okay talk later

She hung up and walking back to Sakhe smiling

Pamela: Mom is going crazy over our pictures

Sakhe: That’s good now that she saw me in those photos i

am sure it will be easy to introduce me to her?
Pamela swallowed hard

Pamela: Well you have to prove to me that you will always

be here. I cannot introduce you today and you dump me
tomorrow

Sakhe: Why would i dump my beautiful girl?

Me: We will see

Sakhe: Come on. You think i would do that?

Pamela didn’t say anything. She just perked his lips then
looked away thinking about the pregnancy. She gulped her
drink.

On the other side of the room. We see Ntosh and Lisa

standing and looking at Venduka. Bokang went back to her
mother

Lisa: I thought Venduka saw us

Ntosh: She did but we are not that important Ndlalifa is

Lisa looked at Ntosh

Lisa: She wouldn’t be that stupid would she?

Ntosh: Without us yes she would but since we are here. Not
on my watch

Ntosh catwalked to Venduka Who was looking the other

way. She tapped her shoulder. Venduka turned
Venduka: Hey friend

Ntosh: He is not here yet and even if he was you have a man

Venduka smiled

Venduka: i don’t know what you are talking about! Jumbo is

talking to other soccer players i am waiting for him
Lisa joined them

Ntosh: Lies! You are looking for this man! Jumbo is talking
to his friend we are your friends why aren’t you standing
with us?

Lisa: Exactly

Venduka: okay you want to know the truth

Ntosh: Please
Venduka: When i walked in. I saw Stella and she gave me a
silly smile and raised her glass. That pissed me off because
she has been making my life a living hell! She is everywhere i
am!

Lisa: Girl it is her aunt’s fundraiser what are you talking

about?

Venduka: She must stop always looking at me checking what

i am doing. She caused all of this in my life!

Ntosh: She did that is why you have to make sure you don’t
look at Ndlalifa at all. I am glad you know what this girl is
capable of. Have fun with us! Cheers

Venduka: She rubs me the wrong way i just want to throw

this glass at her

Lisa: Girl calm down!

Ntosh started giving her breathing lessons

Ntosh: Breath in and out. In.... and out

Venduka did the breathing. Ntosh smiled

Ntosh: Namaste

Lisa and Venduka laughed

Them: Namaste

Ntosh: Good now let’s have some fun and stop boring me
wena Venduka!

JORDAN

We just arrived and on the way here i was talking to Onele.

He is not going to walk in with Liberty i am the one who is
going to walk in with her and this is for the best because i
don’t think i was going to be able to do this by myself. It is
just a long walk down to the hall. There were cameras
everywhere. When we stepped out Liberty stopped me. I
looked at her.
Me: Are you also nervous?

Liberty: What is going on?

Me: i don’t think i understand what you mean babes?

Liberty: I thought i came here to be his date. For him to find

us inside doesn’t make sense. We should take pictures
together
Me: Babes he brought you here for the party so that you can
make out with him. Here it is a very serious thing for his
family. The entire family will walk in together and take red
carpet photos together. Am i that bad for a date?

Liberty: Don’t be silly of course you are not bad i just

thought i was going to be his date in both events anyway he
seems busy i understand. He didn’t even come to the hotel

Me: I know and he apologised for that. He organised all of

this. he is very busy

Liberty: If i didn’t know what i know i would say you are

falling for him
Me: what? No! i am not falling for him what? No!

She gave me the suspicious look

Liberty: Right!

She walked away i ran after her

Me: Wait Lib we are supposed to walk together

Liberty: Yes we are but you are a liar

I faintly smiled

Me: I am not falling for him i did tell you this was just

Liberty: some fun right?

The photographers started taking pictures of us. We stood
there for about a minute. They even gave us the photos. This
is great

Liberty: I feel like a celerity

Me: I know so do i

Liberty: You somehow are though

Me: Oh stop it!

We walked to the hall. We may our way in it was filling up.
what a turn out. Well done Onele. I was looking around. I
noticed a familiar face. Wait this guy looks really familiar
and he was wearing a blue suit from the same designer Onele
got mine. The shoes he was wearing were looking exactly
like mine. This is weird. I looked closer at him trying to
figure out where i knew him from

Me: No ways!

Liberty looked at me then looked at the direction i was facing

Liberty: what?

Me: The first time i was having sex with Onele he was
looking at a picture of some guy

Liberty: What? When you are looking this hot he did that?

Me: Well i am not black. I might be hot but i am not enough

for a black guy i guess anyway that was then and he didn’t
know me then

Liberty: That would be very offensive for me

Me: It was and he apologised but the interesting thing about
that is i just saw the boy in the picture and i must say he is
fine. I don’t blame him for wanting to take more like reap his
clothes off. The boy is a hot dark chocolate

Liberty: is he that boy with that girl?

Me: Yep and i will not be surprised to find out Onele bought
him his outfit

Liberty: Wait you are matching!

Me: Exactly my point

Liberty: This is spicy. I have a lot of competition it seems

Me: You won’t because apparently he wants to use you to

prove to that couple that he is straight

Liberty: Poor boy. Closet is the most uncomfortable place

one can be in
Me: It’s weird that his family knows and he doesn’t want his
friend to know

Liberty: Maybe he is scared to lose him as a friend? i mean

he knows him and i am sure he knows some of the comments
he makes about homosexuals

Me: Yeah maybe

Liberty turned and looked at me

Liberty: Wait is the reason you have your walls up the fact
that you are white and you don’t think you are enough for
Onele? Because If it is i think that is bullshit. You are
amazing!

Me: You know two reasons i cannot be with him and none of
them are that. I am very confident in myself

I said walking to the waitress and taking two glasses. I gave

one to Lib then sipped mine. Lib looked at me. I looked
away avoiding eye contact. She is here to play Onele’s fake
girlfriend she must do that and stop asking me questions. I
gulped my drink then ran to the waitress and took another
one. I exhaled

Me: It is going to be a long night.

VENDUKA

It was embarrassing to hear that my friends noticed i was

looking for Ndlalifa. Where are they anyway? It has been like
what? 20 minutes already being here and they are nowhere to
be seen? This is crazy. i want to see him. i am excited to see
him and the fact that i will not be able to speak to him is
killing me. Hate me i don’t care but i want Ndlalifa to know
that i am pregnant with his child but my man doesn’t have to
know and Ndlalifa’s wife doesn’t have to know as well. I
think this is a win-win situation. I personally know that i
would want my mother to tell me who my father is and i
don’t think hiding that to my child is fair to him and his
father. Yes Ndlalifa is a jerk and he doesn’t deserve my
loyalty but you know what? He is the fuckin father. He has to
know he has a child that is what i want him to know and it
breaks my heart to betray my friends and my boyfriend and i
hope when they find out they will forgive me.

Now the question is how am i going to break this to Ndlalifa

without drawing attention at us? There is no way of doing
that without people looking at us. I know if i approach him a
lot could go wrong in my life and that is the reason i
wouldn’t and i won’t make that mistake. There is a woman
who is fighting his battles so hard. I thought to myself why
don’t i let her be the messenger? Why don’t i tell her then she
goes and tell her brother? Stella is nosy i mean tell me which
journalist isn’t anyway i feel like doing this through her will
be something wise to do and i am sure she will love to do the
honours. I hate this girl and i don’t want to speak to her but
right now i feel like she is my only hope. I need to swallow
my pride and approach her fake ass.

Jumbo: Your friends are nice

I just introduced him officially to them

Me: They are and they would do anything for me

Jumbo: You are blessed to have them

Me: I know baby

He looked at the door. I saw a couple walking in. He was

looking at them smiling. i wonder who are they because i can
tell he knows them. He looked at me

Jumbo: Sweetheart there is my chairman coming in. Do you

mind me going to say hi?

Me: No sweetie go!

He turned and kissed me. i wiped my lipstick on his lips. He

walked away i was smiling at him. Thank God he is gone.
Now this is my time to approach Stella. When i walked in
she was busy with politicians interviewing them. i walked to
Stella. She approached me when she saw i was coming to her.
I faked a smile.
When she got to me she chuckled

Stella: i kind of didn’t expect you here and kind of expected

you to be here i don’t know if that makes sense

Me: If i got that right what you are trying to say is i shouldn’t
be here but because i am obsessed with your cousin i had to
show up?

Stella: Oh my God perfectly said babes. Honestly babe

without being mean or anything i don’t think if i were you i
would’ve showed up. you have done a lot from trying to
expose him and to you doing that on air. I don’t think if i
were in your position i would show up at an event of the guy
i have history with especially that kind of history

Me: In case you don’t know. My radio show was invited so i

followed that invite

Stella: Again i am not trying to be mean but how convenient

for you?

Me: Okay i didn’t approach you for this. i came to you

because i need a favour from you
Stella: Let’s hear it

I looked around then sipped my drink

Me: I want to talk to Ndlalifa

Stella started laughing

Me: Can you listen please!

I snapped she smiled.

Stella: sure

Me: I am pregnant with his child i want you to tell him

because i know i cannot do it

It was like i tickled her she started laughing. I started fuming

with anger looking at her. I think i made a mistake. This
bitch can’t even appreciate the fact that i didn’t go to him i
approached her..
Me: Will you stop!

She stopped

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she started laughing. I started fuming with anger looking at

her. I think i made a mistake. This bitch can’t even
appreciate the fact that i didn’t go to him i approached her..

Me: Will you stop!

She stopped i could see she was holding a laugh

Stella: Okay i am sorry but are you sure it is his?

Me: Me and my boyfriend started dating almost a month ago

we actually made things official maybe few days ago.
Ndlalifa is the only man i had sex with without using
protection.

She was smiling looking at me. i could just tell she saw a joke
by just looking at me
Me: I don’t know why you are doing this when i am
approaching you with something so important! I know you
don’t like me and for the record i cannot stand you too but i
am doing this because i don’t want to humiliate your cousin

Stella: And yourself! You don’t want the fans to know you
are a fuckin home wrecker right?

She said looking at me fuming. I swallowed hard looking

down shamefully

Stella: Don’t worry i will send your message to my cousin.

Wait for the response before the end of the night
Me: Thank you

She chuckled then walked away with a smirk in her face.

What is wrong with her? why she hates me so much? What
have i ever done to her? anyway what’s with the smirk?

NARRATED

Everyone was waiting for the Vatshula family’s arrival and

when it did happen it was a chaos at the red carpet with
journalists and photographers wanting a piece of each and
every one of them. it was such a beautiful moment to see.
They were all dressed like royalty. From Nomzuzu’s show
stopper dress Marybeth sexy dress that showed her leg so
nicely and the jacket she wore on top of that it was chilling
How can we forget The nude dress Summer wore that
revealed her chest and her cleavage? She looked so sexy in
her blond braids. Her green dress makes her stand out and
her new hair shine. Don’t get me started with the boys who
were dressed in very beautiful suits. Each boy had tight suit
on that revealed their muscles. The brothers wore black
tuxedoes. Onele stood out with his white suite that had red
strips at each end and white sneakers. He looked really good.
It was like Rebecca and Nomzi told each other. Both ladies
wore long dresses Rebecca’s dress was red and Nomzi’s dress
was blue she had a white animal jacket and Rebecca had a
gold one that was also of an animal print. Zukhanye was
wearing a black suit with bowtie. She had her hair in ponytail.
She did look stunning as well. Everything stopped all we
heard was the sound of cameras and the flashes.

Summer: Wow Onele this is amazing!

Nomzuzu: i know right!?

Onele: Me and my brothers wouldn’t have done it without

the lady

He said looking at Paige who was cat walking to the family

coming from the hall. She was smiling

Paige: Hello guys you all look amazing! Okay here is what is
going to happen. The sons and their wives are going to go
first and be interviewed. Then after that The father and Miss
Nomzuzu will be interviewed
Ndlalifa and Sihlwele moved forward

Paige: That includes you Onele! And your sister follow them

They all walked to Tasha

Tasha: We have been waiting for this family guys. The

Vatshula family is here. The family that is the reason we are
here. Guys welcome to the gorgeous red carpet. This is an
incredible event you invited us to and we are grateful to be
here. We interviewed so many celebrities. I am glad to finally
speak to the people who made this happen. But before i ask
questions i love fashion and i must say damn Summer!

Summer laughed flicking her braid that were just flying

around not tied

Summer: Hey babe

Tasha laughed then looked at Ndlalifa

Ndlalifa: Does it bother you to have such a gorgeous wife

who just always dresses to impress always looks sexy. Look
at her boobs almost out I have seen sexy before but this? This
is on another level honey

Summer: Oh thank you! That is so sweet Tasha but i want to

hear what my husband has to say

Marybeth rolled her eyes Sihlwele looked at her she showed

him a big smile.

Ndlalifa: Damn i must say i cannot get used to this. My wife

is gorgeous and that is why i married her
Tasha looked at Summer

Tasha: Your husband’s love for you is undeniable. I mean i

have known you two for years we went to high school
together i saw how much you loved each other then and no
girl in school looked at Ndlalifa because they knew he was
yours. How does being married to this family mean to you? i
have to say this Xhosa people are very traditional. When it
was announced that you were getting married i was like oh
my God goodbye to all that sexy body because we will never
see it again

Some of the family members laughed

Summer: Obviously being married to this family comes with
a lot of responsibilities and you have to grow up very fast

Tasha: Trust me i know

Summer: But what i love more is the fact that they don’t
control you or change you to be someone you are not. I am
happy that they decided to settle in Johannesburg. I know if
we were staying in Eastern Cape i wasn’t going to have all
this freedom but what i love is the fact that i am allowed to
be me. The family is very loving and understanding. I am
allowed to continue being myself.

Tasha: That is beautiful. We are going to talk about why we

are here but i want to talk to the wives first if you don’t mind
boys

Ndlalifa: Not at all.

Tasha: Marybeth Summer just told us what it means being

part of this famous family. What does it mean for you?

Summer smiled looking at Marybeth

Marybeth: Like Summer said it is hard to be part of this

family but for me it is the culture shock like you get to learn
about things every day and it is hard but because you love
your husband. You have no choice but to continue learning
and work hard to be a wife that is expected of you to be

Tasha: What are some of the culture shocks?

Everyone looked at Marybeth nervous that she might spill

the beans she nervously smiled

Marybeth: Things like what you said how you are supposed
to dress
Tasha: I feel you girl. You and i are married to black families
that is why i can relate more to you and i understand how
shocking some of the things are but i cannot lie and say i
know how things are in your family because as black as my
husband is he was raised by a white family so i don’t know
the struggles you go through

Marybeth: Yeah you don’t

It got awkward for a second

Tasha: Okay i want to talk to the boys now but first i want to
hear from Summer. What does this whole thing mean to you
today?
Summer: Today means hope for the people. I know my
amazing mother in law wouldn’t want us to talk about her i
know she would want this to be about the people because
that is the person she was she was a people’s person. She
cared about people. She went on the ground and met people
and listened to their problems. To me my mother in law was
my hero and i know so many millions of South Africans feel
the same

Tasha: Oh trust me we do!

Summer: She is smiling down on us right now because Onele

made her dream happen. My mother in law’s life was cut
short by cancer. She had so many dreams for the South
African people. Today means her dreams are coming true
and i am so happy and proud of Onele for making sure that
her dreams become a reality. To answer your question.
Today means lives are going to be saved. Today means lives
and hopes are going to be restored

Tasha: Wow that was Summer Vatshula. Former deputy

president’s first daughter in law

Marybeth looked at Tasha shocked by what she said.

Sihlwele: She will always be first babe she is my older

brother’s wife

Said Sihlwele whispering in her ear and smiling at cameras.

Tasha: Thank you Summer and Marybeth. Ndlalifa and your
brothers. What does this day mean to you?

Ndlalifa: I feel like it is wrong to be the one talking when my

little brother made this day happen but as the first born of the
family i have to speak. My mother was a visionary. She was
an icon. A role model to many. Sihlwele and i thought about
starting a Valerie foundation and we talked about it. It was a
surprise to me to hear my little brother Onele come up with
this idea. My mother was a pioneer. She was a hope for
many women. She had a vision but unfortunately cancer had
other plans. It cut her life short. This fundraiser means a lot
of things but i will mention the prevention of other families
losing their loved ones and i will also mention hope. People
need that. Everyone who is watching and lying in hospital
will have hope because of the Valerie Vatshula foundation.
This foundation is for everyone. More especially the poor
people
Tasha: Sihlwele before we go to the founder. What can you
say about today?

Sihlwele: Today means my mother’s legacy lives on. All i

want to do is thank my little brother for being bold and brave
enough to make it happen

Tasha: Nice and sweet. Onele why are we here? By the way
your sister looks like a rock star. so gorgeous

Zukhanye: Thanks
Onele: First of all i would like to thank my mother and
father and most importantly Mama V for taking me and my
baby sister to boarding school

Zukhanye put her arm around her brother’s shoulder.

Onele: The conversations my sister and i had with Mama V

while she was visiting us at that boarding school were so
inspiring. By the way she visited me alone when i left high
school she visited my sister i wanted to clear that we had
those conversations separately. My sister has her experiences
and i have mine. My mama V was a very wise woman and a
great mother and a mentor for me
Mzwanele and Zuzu were standing at the back. Zuzu was
shocked by Onele calling Valerie a mother

Onele: One question i asked her on those visits was how did
she got where she was in life. She said all she ever wanted
was to better other people’s lives and she took risks and
grabbed opportunities to make sure she helped people. That
inspired me and it came to me that i had the platform to do
exactly what she did and i used it and seeing everyone here
today means the world to me

Tasha: So beautiful. Zukhanye any last words?

Zukhanye: I want Mama V to continue resting in peace. I
want her to know that all those inspiring stories and dreams
she shared with us are valid and we remember each and
every one of them and we will make sure they happen in her
name Cancer will never win and we will make sure of it by
healing the people of this country

Tasha: Ladies and gentlemen those were Valerie Vatshula

children. They were so blessed to have her and we are so
blessed to have them showing all the teachings doctor Valerie
Vatshula former deputy president shared with them. Guys
good luck and i hope tonight will be a success

Ndlalifa: Thank you

Tasha: We are running out of time at quota to seven the

family has to welcome the guests. I want two or three words
from Mr Vatshula and his lovely wife Nomzuzu

The kids moved back Nomzuzu and Mzwanele went to

Tasha

Tasha: TATA Vatshula we are running out of time. I know

inside you will be the speaker. What a family you have. They
have so much wisdom. And i feel like they killed it all. What
are the last words from you sir?

Mzwanele: You are right my kids said everything. One thing

i can say is this is the beginning of something great. i listened
to my sons and everything they said will come true and i will
make sure it does. My wife was a selfless woman who had so
many dreams and as long as i am still alive i will make sure
each of them come true

Tasha: Nice and short just as i wanted it Thank you Mr

Vatshula. Mrs Vatshula you look stunning as always but
unfortunately we are running out of time. What can you say
about Mrs Valerie Vatshula

Nomzuzu: Selfless woman. Smart and kind-hearted. She was

a dreamer. She wanted the best for everybody and i am sure
everyone who is here shares the same sentiment

Tasha: I am sure they do. Thank you so much guys good

luck
Mzwanele: Thank you

Tasha looked at the camera

Tasha: It is a wrap guys!

They switched off the cameras. Tasha ran after Nomzuzu

Tasha: There is a lady who is wearing the very same dress

inside.
Nomzuzu turned around

Nomzuzu: What!?

Tasha smiled

Tasha: I must say tomorrow it will be interesting to hear

what Fashion police says about who wore it best
Nomzuzu: who is that? do you know who is the woman who
wore that dress?

Tasha: Miss Soweto’s mom

Mzwanele bit his lower lip hard you could tell he just
remembered something. Tasha walked away smiling.
Nomzuzu squeezed her husband’s hand hard. She pulled her
husband to the hall

Nomzuzu: Really? Your bitch bought the same dress at the

same boutique and you didn’t think it was important to tell
me!?
Mzwanele: I am so sorry i completely forgot

Nomzuzu: Oh My God! You are an excuse of a man. You

took your bitch to the same designer and a boutique i go to?

Mzwanele: Nomzuzu it is just a dress

Nomzuzu: It is not! You are not a woman you wouldn’t

understand!
Nomzuzu yanked the hand of Mzwanele

Mzwanele: where are you going?

Nomzuzu: To change!

She furiously catwalked up the red carpet walking back to the

limo.

Journalist: Mr Vatshula i just saw you had a fight with your

wife what was the fight about?
Mzwanele: We were not fighting she just heard bad news

Journalist: But sir

Mzwanele didn’t want to hear it. He walked in. The

journalist smiled

Journalist: Interesting

{THE FUNDRAISER PART ONE}

.

VENDUKA

Things have been hectic here. It looks like there will be a lot
of fun to be had. I am here for the fun and i hope things will
end up looking great for me. I don’t regret the decision to tell
Stella what i told her. This is my child. He is a Vatshula and
he deserves to be recognised for that. I know that my man
cannot know this now but when the baby is born i will tell
him and i will assure him that i love him and i will make sure
the public doesn’t know he is the father and i will make sure
Ndlalifa does the same. He must respect my man and keep
the secret and i know that is what Ndlalifa wants too. He
doesn’t want his wife to know that he is not the perfect
husband she thinks he is. I am just hoping that Stella will
come through for me and make sure she persuades this man
to take me seriously and possible want to meet and talk like
we always did. We have a child on the way it is only fair to
meet and talk about it. i just hope he will not force me to
abort because that is not an option right now. This baby is
going to be my pride and joy.
Anyway i cannot stop smiling when i think of my interview
with Tasha. I am really praying it helps me to get back to
work and do what i do best.

I saw Bokang talking and laughing with my man. I am not

happy with this. I have to go and find out what is tickling
them. I know soccer players and beauty pageant girls. This is
my man and she has to know that. I hope she is not that girl
because if she is i will not be friends with her anymore.

Me: What are you guys talking about?

Jumbo turned and kissed me

Jumbo: I was telling Miss Soweto here that my little sister is
ten and her dream is to become Miss Soweto and she is not
even in Soweto. She is in Kwazulu Natal

Me: ha ha ha ha

We all laughed

Me: Oh but i am sure there must be some competitions in

KZN that she could enter then take it from there but she has
to know that Miss Soweto is not happening
Bokang: unfortunately ha ha ha ha

Me: But all dreams are valid. That girl has a dream. It started
as a dream for Bokang too

Bokang: Say that again. I wanted this since i was a little girl
and look at me now

I looked at Jumbo
Me: She will be a beauty queen

Jumbo: I hope so

We laughed then we saw everyone looking at the door.

Bokang: The family of the hour!

I looked at the door. I swallowed hard when i saw my prince

charming looking like a dream walking hand in hand with
his wife. Everyone was looking at them. The security was
directing them to where they were going to stand. We saw
people clapping. I saw Ntosh looks at me. I looked down
then away and sipped. I heard someone breathing next to my
ear. I looked at the person. God Ntosh!

Ntosh: Pull yourself towards yourself bitch you are standing

next to your man!

I gulped my drink then did the Naomi Campbell walk to the

waitress to get myself a drink hoping that Ndlalifa sees me. I
took a glass

Me: Thank you

I turned when i turned Lisa and Ntosh were standing in front
of me

Me: What is going on guys?

Lisa: What is going on is you acting differently ever since

that man walked in.

Me: I don’t know what you are talking about!

I said walking away leaving them

Ntosh: Fine then but tell us what were you and Stella talking
about?

I paused then sipped with my eyes wide open. I thought i

was careful. I turned around

Me: This is a good cause so i wanted truce and i thought this

was a perfect place to make sure she and i fix things and i am
glad we did

Ntosh: Wow that was big of you

I smiled

Me: Thank you

I looked the other way and sipped. I cannot lie i am guilty for
lying but i knew they wouldn’t approve of me doing this. I
saw Jumbo coming to me. He took my hand then kissed me.
I faked a smile then hugged him and looked at Ndlalifa who
couldn’t even see me. Who am i kidding? There is a lot of
people here. He will not see me and i don’t even think he is
looking for me. I just hope Stella speaks to him tonight so
that this man has me in mind for a minute at least.
NDLALIFA

When we got in. The hall was full. We couldn’t believe the
turnout. This is bigger than we expected it to be. I don’t want
to think about how next year will be like when things are like
this now. Next year we might even have guests coming from
abroad. This one was short notice. We didn’t even plan to do
it that is why we couldn’t invite our international friends.
When we walked in. We saw Uncle and his family inside.
They came to us and we all walked to the stage to talk to the
guests. I am not going to lie i am nervous and i hope we are
not all expected to talk. We are late and this should’ve started
already. I cannot believe we delayed our own event.

Stella: Hey cuz

She said hugging me she held on to the hug she wants to say
something

Stella: After this welcoming please find me we have to talk

I broke the hug and smiled at her. I wonder what is going on.
I cannot think of anything she could tell me that she cannot
say in front of the family. The fact that this seems like a
secret makes me nervous because the last time she was my
accomplice in something it was when Venduka was trying to
mess with me. I hope this is not about her because i want to
believe that chapter is closed. I mean i told that woman to
her face that i don’t love her. If this is about her then she
doesn’t love herself.
Anyway we were standing there in front of everyone. It was
quiet. They were all looking at us. I looked at my wife and
smiled. I kissed her cheek then held her hand.

Dad: Good evening everyone. We are finally here. When we

chose six we kind of knew that Africans never come on time
but you guys proved us wrong and for that we are ashamed

Everyone laughed. Coming in late was not because we were

being disrespectful. We wanted to do a grand entrance. It has
always been like that. My mother wanted things done like
that as much as she was a selfless woman but she was such a
show off as well. If she was here we knew she would’ve
wanted what we did.
Dad: You guys coming here and show up here in numbers
and showing up on time shows how much all of you loved
and respected my wife. We were not late because we took
you for granted no...

We as family smiled looking at people because we knew

what he was going to say.

Dad: My wife was a servant for the people. When there was
a crisis She showed up and when i say she showed up i mean
when she arrived everyone could tell that she was here

People started clapping and laughing

Dad: My wife always made grand entrances wherever she
went. When it was time to work. She put on work clothes
boots and gloves and joined people. She got her hands dirty
whenever she went on the ground so as a family we thought
what can we do to be like her today? We said we should be
late and come in last so that all attention should be on us

Everyone laughed

Dad: On a serious note though i Welcome all of you and i

thank you for being here

People clapped
Dad: My wife worked hard for this country. It has been two
years since she passed. We had talks about starting her
foundation to help people. It was just an idea; we were still
thinking about a cause that we were going to dedicate it to.
We thought maybe we will do it in two years but my son my
youngest son Onele Vatshula whose birth date is on the day
my wife passed had other plans.

We looked at Onele and smiled

Dad: He couldn’t celebrate his birthday last year. We didn’t

celebrate his birthday this year because on that day we
remember my wife. So my eldest son and my older son. You
know them Ndlalifa and Sihlwele
We raised our hands

Dad: They decided that every year they wanted to celebrate

Onele’s birthday a month after the date we now take as my
wife’s memorial day. We were all happy about that but
Onele...

Dad said extending his hand to Onele. Onele went and stood
next to him. Dad put his arm on Onele’s shoulder

Dad: He said he wanted to have his birthday party and also a

fundraiser raising money for the people who are suffering
from the disease that took my wife. Cancer took a lot from
our family and we don’t wish that to anyone. My son is
going to tell you what the money that will be raised today
will go to. Son...

Onele smiled

Onele: thanks Dad

Dad moved aside

Onele: Good evening. I am not good at this but this cause is

what i am passionate about. I am a medical student and i
want to help people. Mama V. We called her mama V.
Valerie Vatshula was taken by cancer. It was unfortunate that
we caught it when it already spread in her body. We don’t
want that for anyone that is why we are going to make sure
that people get checked the week leading to the day of the
fundraiser every year. In our family we have three doctors
and i believe that we will not only raise money and throw
money at people. We are going to make sure we test people
ourselves and that is what Mama V would’ve wanted and
that is what she was doing while she was alive. She went and
did the work herself.

People started clapping. We were too

Onele: The money made tonight will be used to help patients

who cannot pay their medical bills. Patients who need special
surgery to remove cancer and i hope people who have means
to contribute tonight will open their wallets and help. This is
not going to help the Vatshula family. This is for people who
cannot afford the medical attention they need thank you.

They started cheering and clapping. We went and hugged

him. He is really a founder of this. The way he speaks shows
he is passionate about this

Me: Well done bro that was amazing

Onele: Thank you

Sihlwele: You were geat little bro i am proud of you

Onele: Thanks bro

I walked to the micro phone

Me: My brother said it all. We are celebrating my mother’s

life and we cannot do that without making sure people get
something from this. Mom was a giving person. She never
wanted credit for the good work she did. Everything Onele
said. We will make sure they happen. We are starting
donating now. There is a station over there where we put our
donations. The security is surrounding that place so if there is
anyone who thinks they can rob here that is not going to
happen. They will be caught and made example of. We can
go one by one. It is still early. We have more than two hours
and we can finish this and count the money tonight and let
you know how much we made tonight. Long Live Valerie
Vatshula long live

Everyone: Long live!

Me: Thank you

We walked down the stage. I kissed my wife

Me: I will be back i need to talk to my cousin

Summer: Alright honey let me mingle. I am trying to avoid
your sister in law

Me: You do that baby but i need to find you i want you by
my side you are stunning tonight

I said biting my tongue

Summer: Only tonight?

Me: Always but i want people to know you are mine

She perked my lips

Summer: I am always yours and i will always be yours

Sponsored

thank you.

They started cheering and clapping. We went and hugged

him. He is really a founder of this. The way he speaks shows
he is passionate about this

Me: Well done bro that was amazing

Onele: Thank you

Sihlwele: You were geat little bro i am proud of you

Onele: Thanks bro

I walked to the micro phone

Me: My brother said it all. We are celebrating my mother’s

life and we cannot do that without making sure people get
something from this. Mom was a giving person. She never
wanted credit for the good work she did. Everything Onele
said. We will make sure they happen. We are starting
donating now. There is a station over there where we put our
donations. The security is surrounding that place so if there is
anyone who thinks they can rob here that is not going to
happen. They will be caught and made example of. We can
go one by one. It is still early. We have more than two hours
and we can finish this and count the money tonight and let
you know how much we made tonight. Long Live Valerie
Vatshula long live
Everyone: Long live!

Me: Thank you

We walked down the stage. I kissed my wife

Me: I will be back i need to talk to my cousin

Summer: Alright honey let me mingle. I am trying to avoid

your sister in law
Me: You do that baby but i need to find you i want you by
my side you are stunning tonight

I said biting my tongue

Summer: Only tonight?

Me: Always but i want people to know you are mine

She perked my lips

Summer: I am always yours and i will always be yours i am

sure they know

Me: Love you

Summer: Love you too

I walked to Stella. I want to know what is going on

PAMELA

Wow i am speechless. I wish i was a Vatshula tonight. I

always took Onele for granted but hearing him standing with
his powerful family and talking like that it made me see him
in a different way. He is smart. He comes from a powerful
family. He knows his responsibilities and he has big dreams
for people. That is powerful. I never knew he was that deep. I
say for all Wits students who are here when i say from
hereon we will worship the ground Onele is walking on when
we are in campus. No wonder my boyfriend would rather
lose me than lose his best friend. i know i wouldn’t want to
lose such a friend too.

I am so inspired by him but we still need to talk about his

obsession with my man. That little speech will not change
the fact that he is a threat in my relationship with my baby
daddy. Sakhe is my man Onele needs to sit his rich ass down.

Anyway i looked at Sakhe as his eyes were on Onele who

was going around greeting and talking to the famous people.
I wonder where the hell is his mom when he just had such a
memorable moment she should’ve witnessed. Anyway i am
not complaining because i don’t think that bitch would be
happy to see me.
Me: If i was Onele i would’ve fainted right there and then
when Mr Vatshula asked him to say something. I don’t think
i could do it in a room full of respected people

Sakhe: He was prepared you could just tell he knew what he

was talking about

Me: Prepared or not i don’t think i was going to be able to

talk when everyone was looking at me.

Sakhe: Well he is used to this

Me: Baby i will be back i have to do this now

Sakhe grabbed my wrist

Sakhe: Do what?

Me: Talk to Onele

Sakhe: No! no! i have to talk to him first

I turned

Me: So what you are telling me is you want him to know that
you are the one who pushed me to apologise it didn’t come
from my heart?

He exhaled

Sakhe: Okay fine you are right

I smiled
Me: I am always right and remember that.

I walked to Onele i will have to apologise this cannot wait.

This white man and woman he is talking to will have to wait
for us to get this out of the way. Onele saw me approaching
them. He didn’t look happy at all to see me. Trust me. The
feeling is mutual.

Onele: Pamela what are you doing here?

The white people he was standing with turned and looked at

me

Me: I want to talk to you

Onele: No i mean here at the fundraiser. What are you doing

because i didn’t invite you!

I faked a smile

Me: You invited my boyfriend and you told him to bring a

plus one
Onele: i didn’t!

Me: But the invite said it

Onele swallowed

Me: I will not take your time

Onele: You can say whatever you want to say in front of

them

I looked at them

Onele: This is Jordan my friend and this is Liberty my

girlfriend

My eyes popped out the girl smiled waving at me

Onele: Oh yeah. I actually do have a girlfriend. I don’t know

where the hell you got the idea that i was gay
Me: You really want us to do this here!?

Onele: Please let’s do it

Me: Okay you might not be gay which i don’t believe...

Liberty: The nerve!

Me: But the jealous you have over my relationship with my

man is making me suspicious. Even now you are not on
speaking terms but you bought him a suit. What was that
about?

Onele chuckled

Onele: Let me stop you right there. I ordered two suits mine
and Jordan’s

I looked at Jordan he is wearing the same suit but different

colour.
Onele: The designer didn’t know i was no longer friends with
your man so he sent the suit to his location so i had to order
another suit on short notice just because i didn’t want to hurt
your boyfriend

I swallowed hard. I looked at him and faked a smile

Me: I just came to apologise to you for assuming that you’re

gay and you are attracted to my man and you are jealous that
he is mine not yours

The three of them swallowed hard i could see guilt from the
three of them. This bastard is gay and these two know
exactly what is going on.
Me: I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me

I looked at him in the eye making sure i see his reaction to

what i am about to say.

Me: I have seen men attracted to men before but i must say i
couldn’t be so wrong about you

He swallowed. I looked at the Jordan and smiled. This is for

him
Me: If i am lying about you too then i lost my touch. You are
as gay as they come and i can tell that just looking at you
even though you are not feminine

Jordan looked at Onele. I giggled

Me: It was nice meeting you Jordan and...

I looked at the blond girl from toe up to her face

Me: You said your name is?

Liberty: Oh i didn’t say hun.

Ouch she is a bitch isn’t she? She said faking a smile. She was
so condescending. What a bitch. I smiled then looked at
Onele.

Me: I hope you will go say hi to your best friend. Your

classmates don’t know you had a fight because of the
unfounded rumours i kind of spread.

I sipped my champagne and this time i made sure i will smile

even though the taste is the worst. I walked away confidently

Onele: Pamela!

I paused then smiled sipping again. I carefully turned around.

I don’t want these heels to put me down. I looked at him.
Onele approached me

Onele: You won’t tell him i sent the suit by mistake are you?

Me: No
I said with a smile. He fixed my hair

Onele: good we don’t want him to feel so belittled. You have

a confident man there; we don’t want to crush his ego and
ruin his night like that

I chuckled

Me: We finally agree on something

Onele: I know and i forgive you

I was getting tipsy. My head was spinning a little

Me: You forgive me for what?

He looked at me surprised

Me: Oh for that Oscar winning performance i just did? No

sweetie. I am not sorry at all. I did that because Sakhe asked
me to. I believe what i believe and i said what i said
I said putting the glass in a moving tray then picked another
one. I laughed

Me: It is my first time drinking champagne and i must say

free booze always get the broke ones drunk

I giggled walking to my man. I am feeling myself right now

Sakhe: So how did it go?

Me: he forgave me

Sakhe: But the look he just gave you...

Me: He wasn’t happy i came and i could tell his forgiveness

was fake. I told you he hates me. I went to apologise for you.
He forgave me for you. He and i care about you and i feel
like the only person we care about is you and as for the two
of us....?

I gulped my drink
Me: We would kill each other if we had the chance!

I ran after a tray. I need another drink.

STELLA

People are donating the cheques and some money. It is an

amazing event. It is a success and we all knew it was going to
be like this with the love aunt gets from people even when
she is not around.
Dad: Stella tonight is the best night i have ever had i wish my
sister was here

Me: She is here daddy in spirit. I can feel her. Anyway where
is Nomzuzu?

Dad: that Lucifer! Her red carpet look is more important

than my sister

Me: What are you talking about?

Dad: Sbari said she heard another person is wearing the same
dress so she went to change

Me: Wow that does sound like her

I saw Ndlalifa walking to us

Me: Dad i will be right back.

Dad: Okay

I walked to Ndlalifa

Ndlalifa: Hey what is going on?

Me: Can we talk where we will not be disturbed?

He took my hand. We walked to a quiet spot. They hired a

famous DJ and i heard there will be a singer as well.
Ndlalifa: I must say the last encounter we had was not the
best i am even nervous because...

Me: I am afraid this too is about the same woman

Ndlalifa: Hell no! i am done with that bitch. This night is

about mom

Me: I know but that girl is obsessed with you it is ridiculous!

Ndlalifa exhaled

Ndlalifa: Please don’t tell me she is here?

Me: I am afraid she is and she has news for you

Ndlalifa looked around then at me

Ndlalifa: Are you kidding me? is she crazy? I cannot talk to

her here!
Me: I must say i am proud of her

Ndlalifa looked at me shocked

Me: What? At least she is communicating with you through

me

Ndlalifa: I told that bitch i am not attracted to her and i

cannot tell her the reason why i slept with her!
I laughed

Ndlalifa: What?

Me: Well you will not believe this

I looked around then looked at him

Me: Venduka is pregnant and she is convinced you are the

father
Ndlalifa: What the fuck?

Me: I know i laughed at her

Ndlalifa: Please tell me you didn’t...

Me: oh no! i just told her i will tell you

Ndlalifa opened a door. We walked in. He was pacing up

and down

Ndlalifa: Obviously i cannot tell her that i cannot have

children but i need to find a way to show her i am not the
father

The door opened

Paige: Oh i am So sorry your wife is looking for you

Me: Tell her i am coming i am still talking with Stella it is

about the parliament she needs a scoop
Paige: Okay

she turned attempting to leave

Ndlalifa: Paige do you have a tissue and a plastic

Paige: There is a tissue in my handbag

She said opening it and taking it out. Ndlalifa took it

Paige: Go to that drawer you will get a plastic

Ndlalifa: Thank you

Paige left

Ndlalifa rolled a tissue on his hand. He started wiping saliva

on his mouth taking his DNA i was just standing there
laughing
Me: what are you doing?

Ndlalifa: You will take this and give it to her and make sure
she does tests. She will see i am not the father! I want her to
do the tests on her own and with a doctor of her choosing so
that she doesn’t think i tempered with the results

Me: I think this will work

He took out the plastic then threw the tissue in and gave me
the plastic

Ndlalifa: Good luck

I smiled then walked out. i bumped into Summer

Summer: Really cuz?

Me: You know i am a dog with a bone babe there is a lot of

corruption in that government. I had to get to the bottom of
this
Summer: Don’t be a journalist even at home. Where is my
man?

Me: Your husband is inside

I said loud so that he could pull himself together in there.

Summer: We will chat

Me: Okay cuz

She walked in. i let out a sigh of relief

Me: I am so sorry Summer for lying to you.

My phone rang. i took it out and looked at it. It is a private

number

Me: Stella?
Caller: I am letter W

I rolled my eyes. I have the weirdest sources

Me: Hello letter W

W: I have a front page headline for you but you have to

promise me one thing first
Me: Okay what is that?

W: Oh this is going to be personal to you babe and i want

you to tell me now if you are not a real journalist

Me: I am a real journalist and that is the reason you called so

let’s hear it

W: Nomzuzu and Miss Soweto’s mom are wearing the same

dresses in there right?

Me: Can you hold?

W: i have airtime

I faked a smile

Me: Great!

I ran around looking for my photographer. I stopped him

Me: Hey Eric! I hear that uncle Mzwanele’s wife and Miss
Sowe...

Eric: They wore the same dresses and one of them wore it
best. I even arranged the photos. He said showing me

Me: Oh my God this is juicy!

I ran to the quiet place again

Me: You are right

W: I have more Tea about that situation all you need to do is
send me 5k in this following number

Me: Five thousand rands?

W: okay fine! I am sure THE SUITER will pay me more

than that for this juicy story bye

Me: Okay wait!

I said taking out my notepad

Me: What is the number

W: 083280354254

Me: Okay got it!

W: send the money via EFT i want to see it

I exhaled

Me: Okay

I sent the money

Me: Done do you want proof too?

W: no i know where to find you if you are lying

W: I just sent you a slip via your email. That email shows
that Your uncle Mzwanele Bought Miss Soweto’s mom that
dress and they are having an affair

Me: You are kidding right?

W: Check the credit card. If they sue show them that.

Me: W
W: Yes?

Me: Thank you

W: Anytime... (Tu tu tu tu)

She hung up the phone

Me: I would be damned

I looked around and saw uncle laughing and talking to
people.

Me: I am sorry uncle...

I shamefully looked down as if they knew what i am about to

do

Me: I am sorry cousins; this is not the kind of an opportunity

i can let pass me by
I ran to Eric

Me: Eric we have to go to the office

Eric: Now? This is your aunt’s fundraiser

Me: And i have a juicy headline to write come on!

I said running to the door. I turned around and looked at my

family
Me: I am really sorry guys

I said as if they could hear me. i ran down the red carpet like
a crazy person. The chauffeur of the limo opened the door. I
got in. Eric was running after me he got in. the driver closed
the door

Eric: What is going on Stella?

Me: What is going on is for the first time i am about to betray

family
Eric: Should i even ask what about?

I shook my head no looking out of the window

{THE FUNDRAISER PART TWO}

NDLALIFA

I heard Stella telling my wife that i was inside. I had to pull

myself together. I knew Venduka was obsessed with me and i
did want to believe we were done and that there is absolutely
nothing she will run after me about but it looks like i was
wrong. I cannot believe out of all the men she has been
sleeping with she thought i was the perfect man to raise a
child that isn’t mine. What is it that i have done to deserve
this? I could father my brother’s child soon isn’t that enough?
How can she do this to me too? i am not going to blame or
question God. Venduka is crazy. She is doing this because
she knows what she could get for being with me or rather
having my child. To her everything is about money but i
must say as angry as i am i am very pleased by how she
handled the situation. I like that she spoke to my cousin not
come to me and make my wife suspicious. Speaking of my
wife. I saw her standing at the door smiling. Looking
beautiful as ever.

Summer: It looks like you heard me talking to Stella the

question is why didn’t you come out and come to me when
you heard i am looking for you Mr Vatshula?

She said biting her lower lip flirting with me. I slowly walked
to her I grabbed her arm and pulled her in. I pushed the door
and closed it
Me: Because you look so sexy tonight and i wanted you here
just the two of us so i can do this

I slide my hand in her dress and smashed my lips on hers and

gently pushed her to the door. Her back was against the door

Summer: That is kind of sexy Mr... oh

She couldn’t finish when she felt my hand rubbing her

clitoris.
Summer: Oh yeah

We heard a song start playing. Perfect timing my wife can

moan as loud is she likes. There is a live band at the hall. The
song started playing while i was kissing her pulling up her
dress

“Been smelling your pillow

Been drinking some wine

I’m thinking about you

All of the time

I’ll admit that i miss you

If you admit it was wrong

To go back to the city

And leave me a song...”

It was like the song was pushing us. We were kissing

hungrily. I lifted her up she wrapped her legs around my
waist we continued kissing while her back still against the
door. I put her down and unzipped my pants. I pushed them
down Summer took off my jacket and my shirt and threw
them on the floor. The song was still playing in the
background
“Been watching old movies

In black and white

Been tossing and turning

Throughout the night

I feel like a mess now

Am i losing my mind?

I’ve been wearing your shirt

Now it’s covered with wine....”

Once the chorus started playing i lifted my wife up again her
legs were over my arms. She was moaning so sexy i was hard
i wanted her now

Summer: fuck me baby

I didn’t ask why i entered her she let out sexy moans as i was
slowly moving hitting it around and in hard while listening to
the chorus of GODDAMNIT

“Oh oh oh

Goddamnit
Goddamnit

You’re tugging my heartstrings

you’re making me feel things

That i don’t want to feel

Oh oh

Goddamnit....”

I was going in and out and she was moaning with her arms
around my neck while kissing my lips like it was the last time.
She was moaning in-between kisses and i was fucking her
hard. I wanted to cum before someone disturbed. I knew i
wasn’t going to be happy stopping when i was not finished.
Summer: Oh fuck me! Oh yeah baby yes oh please...

She was like a motivation. I was pumping her hard a part of

me was thinking about this Venduka situation and i hated the
fact that i was having sex with my wife and thinking about
that excuse of a human. I was angry that she was even on my
mind because she doesn’t matter to me. The way i felt so bad
it was like my wife knew what i was thinking.

Summer: Oh yes! yes ahhh fuck! Ahhh yes! Yes! yes baby!

I put her down and turned her around i made her hold the
door. She bended over with her hand grabbing my dick and
put it in

Me: Shit! damn

She threw her ass back as i started pumping her hard

Me: Fuck i love you baby!

I said breathing in her ear she put her hand at the back of my
head i went in hard and out and back in
Me: Oh shit i am going to cum

She started riding on it hard i felt like i was out of this world
as i felt my cum penetrating inside of her

Me: Ahhh! Ahhh!

I held on to her so tight as she was throwing her ass back i

was shaking
Me: Of fuck!

She turned around and kissed me she broke the kiss and
looked at me

Summer: i love you

Me: I love you so much

We kissed again. I broke the kiss then looked up

Me: Sorry mom

Summer was giggling. She kissed me again. I hugged her as i

was trying to catch my breath
ONELE

I am very disappointed with mom for not being here right

now and i am very curious to hear what she will say for
herself. This is not about her i don’t understand why she had
to leave because she wore a dress that looks like someone
else. I haven’t even seen this dress i mean Clementine. The
fact that she stood there and took photos should’ve been the
reason she stayed. The photographers have those photos her
going home doesn’t change the fact that these people will
post the photos they took not the dress she will arrive in at
the end of the event. I am very angry right now and i pray by
the time she gets here we will be gone. When i think she is
doing well she just ruins that. That speech we gave as a
family was very important. People not seeing her there could
get them talking i don’t know why she didn’t think about that
but then again why am i surprised? She only thinks for
herself.

Anyway i was walking to Bokang before coming here i had a

conversation with my father about her i want to apologise to
her and assure her that she still can come. I cannot fight
battle for someone who doesn’t care about what i am doing.
Tonight is very important to me but mom is not here and
probably doesn’t care. Bokang was standing with one of Tv
presenters who present youth shows on tv.

Me: Hey guys

Girl: Hey great speech and great turn out tonight

Me: Thank you. I am very happy everyone showed up

Girl: Yeah it is such a great cause more especially for some of

us who lost family members to cancer

Me: Yeah

Girl: Anyway the producer of our show she wanted me to

ask you if you could come to our show for an interview
Monday?

Me: Sure why not

Girl: Great we will check on you in the morning Monday to

confirm everything.
Me: Great!

I looked at Bokang

Me: Can we talk?

Bokang: Yeah sure

I looked at the girl

Me: I guess i will see you Monday

Girl: See you Monday

I walked away with Bokang

Bokang: Congratulations i hope you met your target

Me: We didn’t even have one but i am excited to find out
how much we made but thank you

Bokang: You’re welcome

Me: Look i wanted to apologise for the other day. Obviously

i overreacted. That was not me and i don’t want to be that
person. What happens between my parents is none of my
business and it is not fair to think it is your business too what
your mom does with dad. Do you think you can forgive me?

She looked at me and smiled

Bokang: I appreciate the apology and yes i forgive you and i
am sorry for the situation we see ourselves in

Me: Tell me about it.

I looked at her mom who was looking at us. Oh shit it is the

same dress.

Me: Why don’t i go say hi to your mom she is looking at us

Bokang: Lets go to her

We walked to her

Me: Hello Miss Clementine

Clementine: Hi how are you?

Me: i am good. Thank you guys for coming to support

Clementine: Of course. This is amazing. We wouldn’t miss
this and we wouldn’t miss an opportunity to support
something that is going to help many. I am happy we
donated the little we had

Me: Every penny is welcome and it will make a difference

She smiled. I looked at Bokang

Me: I guess i will see you at the party

Bokang’s face lit up

Bokang: I will see you there

Me: Great you would ride with us but we don’t know if mom
is coming back we know she wouldn’t love that

Clementine: Yeah

Me: But i will organise a transport that will take some of my

classmates who are here to the party. Make sure you come
talk to me when it is time to go i have a lot on my mind
Bokang: I will do that thanks Onele

I smiled

Me: you are welcome.

I looked at her mom

Me: Nice to meet you again mam

Clementine: You too boy

I smiled then walked to Jordan and Liberty who were

looking at me.

Me: Guys you still good?

Jordan: Yes and your friend is still looking at you. When are
you going to go say hi to the poor boy?
I didn’t look at all i wasn’t aware he was looking at me. I just
exhaled.

Liberty: His girlfriend sees through you babes i don’t think

our plan will work

Me: I hate that girl

I saw my sister coming to us

Zukhanye: Lib can you come with me?

Me: And how do you know Lib?

She just smiled and took Liberty. I looked at Jordan

Jordan: She is into your sister man sorry

Me: Shit! Nothing seems to be going well

Jordan: The event is going great

I looked around

Me: Yeah that is the only thing i care about at this point

Jordan: I guess your plan to impress your friend failed what

are you going to do?

I saw a girl winking at me. i smiled then looked at Jordan

Me: I have plan B

Jordan: What is your plan B?

Me: Watch and learn

I walked to the girl

Me: Hey beautiful

Girl: Great speech! Oh my name is Olivia by the way

Me: Nice Name. I am Onele

Olivia: Duh who doesn’t know?

I licked my lip then looked at Jordan and winked at him

NARRATED

The band was covering SARAH REEVES song call

ANXIOUS. Everyone in the room was dancing with their
partner. We see Onele dancing with Olivia the girl she just
met. Zukhanye was dancing with Liberty who seemed really
smoothened by her. We see Venduka and Jumbo also
dancing. Jumbo was smiling at her. Venduka would smile
when he gives her eye contact when he is not Venduka’s chin
is on Jumbo’s shoulder with her eyes looking at Summer and
Ndlalifa who seemed more connected after that steamy sex in
that room. Summer and Ndlalifa Kissed. Venduka closed her
eyes. The song kept playing
“Throw the covers over my head

Finding comfort in my own bed

Staring at a screen light

Looking at the highlights everybody’s good life

Reminding me of what i don’t have

Second guessing who i really am

Maybe i should give up

Will i ever measure up i don’t think i am good enough....”

Once Venduka heard “maybe i should give up will i ever

measure up i don’t think i am good enough” a tear escaped
her eye. She hugged her man tight

Venduka: i love you

Jumbo kissed her side of the face

Jumbo: I love you more

She kept looking at Ndlalifa they locked eyes and you could
tell Ndlalifa was seeing her for the first time. Ndlalifa hugged
his wife and kissed her Venduka blinked tears dropped down
to her man’s jacket as the song was going on

“i don’t wanna live my life like this

Anxious

I gotta lot of good in me to give

But i am anxious

So many things i know i miss

Cause i’m anxious

I wish i would shake this

I don’t wanna be anxious...”

Summer: i love this song

Ndlalifa: Yes? but it is depressing

Summer: Who can be depressed when they are dancing with

the love of their life?
Ndlalifa: You got a point there

He kissed her. We see Ntosh dancing with a guy who seem

to be her man. She was not paying attention to him. She was
looking at what was happening with Venduka and Ndlalifa

Ntosh: Babe can i dance with Lisa for a second?

Guy: Sure

He perked her lips. Ntosh went to Lisa and her date and took
Lisa’s hand faking a smile at her guy

Ntosh: Can i dance with your lady?

Guy: Yeah sure i will get a drink

He walked away

Lisa: What’s up?

They started slow dancing

Ntosh: Do you see what i am seeing?

Lisa: What?

Ntosh: Venduka and Ndlalifa keep stealing glances well our

girl is the one who keeps looking at him. The man looked at
her once then kept loving his wife! Our friend is conflicted. If
what she sees doesn’t make her give up on him i don’t know
what will!
Lisa: I mean he is dancing with an athlete who loves her why
isn’t that guy enough for her?

Ntosh: he is not Valerie Vatshula’s son

Lisa exhaled

Lisa: Love is really blind

Ntosh kept looking at Venduka

Ntosh: You can say that again.

Lisa’s man borrowed Lisa for a dance. Ntosh looked around.

Her man walked to her with Ntosh’s glass

Ntosh: Oh thanks babe.

Ntosh sipped then looked at Venduka’s direction concerned.

.

We see Marybeth standing alone. Her husband walked to her.

Marybeth looked away you could tell she didn’t want to talk
to her husband.

Sihlwele: Baby what is going on? You don’t seem like your
usual self. What is really happening?
Marybeth: Do you really want to do this here now?

Sihlwele: Do what? I just want my wife to be happy like

everyone else i feel like your negative energy is...

Marybeth turned fast

Marybeth: My negative energy? How do you expect me to be

happy when you expect the worst of me?
Sihlwele grabbed her hand and walked to the room

Sihlwele: What are you talking about Marybeth?

Marybeth: You thinking i had a problem with what Tasha

said! Anyway did Summer plan this?

Sihlwele: What?

Marybeth started pacing up and down

Marybeth: That Gold digger thinks she is better because she
is a tv presenter. She was a fraud in high school and she was
like that in university! She and Summer think i don’t see
what they are doing!

Sihlwele: What are they doing?

Marybeth: Tasha complimented Summer alone! Then kept

going on about Summer being the first wife. Do you think
that was a co incident?

Sihlwele exhaled
Marybeth: The uncomfortable questions that woman asked
me! it’s like she was told to do that!

Sihlwele: Babe you are losing your mind. There is nothing

suspicious Tasha did!

Marybeth looked at Sihlwele chuckling and shaking her head

i disbelief
Marybeth: You always against me! i don’t know why i
thought you could see what i saw!

Sihlwele: What did you see?

Marybeth: Nothing! Get out i need to pull myself together!

I don’t want to ruin this for the family!

She said that sarcastically in between tears

Sihlwele: baby something is wrong with you

Marybeth: Out!

Sihlwele shook his head then walked out and slammed the
door

Sihlwele: This is so unattractive!

He said that then looked down the hall he saw Tasha coming
out of a room. Tasha put her hands on her waist smiling. She
stopped walking. Sihlwele looked around then walked to her
Tasha: Sihlwele

Sihlwele: What’s up Tasha

Tasha: What is up with you? still loyal to the wife

Sihlwele: Yeah she is my wife. I Am sure you are loyal to

Hungani too

Tasha: Yeah i am but he is not here and we are and you are
fit more than you were the last time i saw you.
Sihlwele smiled

Sihlwele: Who is in there?

Tasha: Just my job equipment you want to see my

equipment?

Sihlwele: As a matter of fact i do

Tasha opened the door and walked in. Sihlwele looked from
left to right then walked in and closed the door

Tasha: So this is my micro phone the camer...

Sihlwele grabbed her arm and turned her around their chests
collide. Sihlwele had his left hand on Tasha’s waist

Sihlwele: Stop talking

Tasha smiled
Tasha: Why don’t you shut me up?

Sihlwele put his right hand on Tasha’s side of the face and
pulled her for a kiss they started kissing hungrily.

Meanwhile inside the hall. We see Mr Vatshula walking

away answering the phone.

Mzwanele: Talk to me?

Guy: She did go home and changed...

Mzwanele: Oh?

Guy: Yes but what surprised me was the fact that she didn’t
ask the chauffeur to take her home

Mzwanele: How did she get home?

Guy: An uber
Mzwanele: Did the driver of the uber wait for her?

Guy: No sir when she left the house she was driving her SUV
and sir...

He cleared his throat

Mzwanele: What?
The guy exhaled

Guy: She is not coming there; she is driving to Soweto

Mzwanele bit his lower lip then hid the speaker

Mzwanele: Damn it this woman!

He placed his phone next to his ear

Mzwanele: I want you to follow her. Wherever they meet
make sure you take a video of that bastard getting in the car
and getting out of the car

Guy: I will do that sir

Mzwanele hung up the phone and looked into space fuming

with anger.
NOMZUZU

I am very angry that my husband did this to me. I cannot

believe he introduced his other woman to our boutique
where i buy clothes. I knew this man was disrespectful and
that he didn’t care about me as a wife but did he think about
other people? What are the sales people at the boutique
saying? Mzwanele is a dumb man and the sooner i end all
this nonsense he is doing with Clementine the better. When i
left my house i drove straight to see Bongane. I love that no
one will be suspicious because i left saying i was going home
to wear another dress. This has to be done. In order for me to
be rid of Clementine i have to do this.
I saw him knocking at the window. i wiped my tears. Yes i
was crying throughout my journey here. I am crying because
my night is ruined by my husband and his mistress. I wanted
to be the best dressed woman of the night. All of that is now
ruined. People are not going to talk about Mzwanele
Vatshula’s wife. They will go on and on about his late wife
when i wanted to be the talk for my fashion. This is making
me angry and if Bongane did what i asked him to do we
wouldn’t be here today!

He got in and closed the door

Bongane: Hey celebrity

Me: You son of a bitch are part of the reason i am losing my
husband! You are part of the reason i am being disrespected
by my husband!

Bongane: Okay if you brought me here to insult me i will

walk out and leave!

Me: If you only did me that little favour now everyone would
be happy!

Bongane: What favour?

I looked at him. If i say this he will not want to have sex and
without him thinking we are going to have sex my plan
might never work.

Me: When i got to the event one of the journalists told me

someone was wearing a dress that looked exactly like mine!

Bongane laughed

Bongane: What?

Me: Yes! When i asked who that was you will not believe it!
Bongane: Who?

Me: Your bitch! She went to my boutique with my husband!

And that man bought her that dress! I know that bitch
couldn’t afford that dress!

Bongane: Clementine is a teacher

Me: And i am a matron if i depended on my salary alone i

wouldn’t afford that dress! My husband bought her the dress!
He admitted! What i don’t understand is why he let me wear
the same dress! He was trying to humiliate me and he
achieved that!

Bongane: I am sorry hey

Me: I had to go home change! I never shared the spotlight

before. My family had a speech and i was not there and that
is all because of Clementine!

Bongane: You shouldn’t have left! I mean they took pictures.

I saw them and yeah i know you both wore the same dress?
Me: Oh My God they put them up already? Why did you
pretend to be surprised when i said i wore the same dress if
you saw the pictures?

Bongane: i didn’t want to interrupt you and yes i saw on

Facebook

ME: Oh My God! Make love to me! (crying)

I said jumping and sitting on top of him. Once i got on top of

him my face changed anger boiled up. If this idiot did what i
asked him to do we wouldn’t be here today. I planned to
steal the show today. I wanted everyone leave knowing who
is Mrs Vatshula and now all they know is i wore a dress a
woman from Soweto could afford! I didn’t achieve any of the
things i wanted. Summer had a plan for me. Before i left the
event my husband and i had a fight. How am i going to get
there and be all over him when people didn’t see him with
me on stage and we are not on good terms like we were these
past two days? We just had a fight an hour ago!

All that anger and frustration was boiling up that i saw

myself crying and pretending to be kissing this idiot’s neck
while moving my waist. He was busy biting my neck. I slid
my hand to the pocket of my long winter jacket. I came up
with the syringe. I held it up and looked at it.

Me: Oh yes! Oh yes kiss me like that!

Trust me my face wasn’t saying what i was saying. I was
feeling more disgusted than feeling pleasure. I looked at the
syringe one more time tears streamed down my face. I took a
deep breath

Bongane: You want to give me that fat ass?

Me: Yeah

I was fuming looking at nothing. I gathered all my strength

then buried the injection on his neck
Bongane: Ahhh! What the fuck are you doing?

I took it out then grabbed his head and pushed it against the
seat and looked him in the face

Me: I asked you one little favour and after all these years i
have been sponsoring your life style you couldn’t do it for me!

Bongane: What did you inject me with it? and what is this
favour you keep bringing up?
Me: I asked you to kill that bitch!!!

I was shouting at him crying and with my nose getting

watery

Me: I asked you to murder her and you refused!

Bongane: She is my daughter’s mother how...

He stopped and started breathing fast with his eyes popping

out
Bongane: what did you do?

Me: Killed you! i am killing you! that is what i did! You are
dead! The deadly chemical is kicking in and in...

I said looking at my wrist watch

Me: In five minutes you will be cold

Bongane: No

I saw tears escape his eyes

Me: You men and sex! You would do anything for sex and
today! It was the death of you!

His neck bend on the side and hit the seat. My eyes widened

Me: You are dead?

I said shaking him his entire body moved i felt his pulse. He
didn’t have any. I moved away from him. I sat on my seat
then opened the door on his side. I looked up crying

Me: I cared for you i really did.

I looked at him while wailing

Me: Goodbye old friend

I pushed him out of my car then threw the syringe out. I shut
my door then let it all out with my hands on my steering
wheel. I broke down for about a minute then wiped my tears
then drove off.

{THE FUNDRAISER PART TWO}

ONELE

Okay i fuckin miss my friend and i don’t know how to

express that to him without being angry at him for listening
to Pamela instead of trusting me. I do want to talk to him. I
used to go to Things like this with him. We used to be
inseparable and now we are like strangers. I don’t like this. I
need to talk to him but i don’t know what is the first thing
that will come out of my mouth when i talk to him. I really
don’t know. First of all i am curious to find out what Pamela
said to him when she got to him. That girl is right but i hate
her and i hate that she thought it was her place to talk about
my sexuality oh before you make false conclusions. She is
right that i have feelings for men but what she thinks i am
doing is wrong. I am not jealous of her. She is absolutely
nothing to me and she has nothing for me to be jealous about.
She doesn’t bother me at all. I just hate that she always has a
problem when she sees me with my friend. She always come
to us or take him. She doesn’t want him anywhere near me
and that is exactly what is bothering me. What she is saying
is ridiculous. I know Sakhe is straight. I wouldn’t disrespect
him like that.

Anyway i was in the bathroom standing in front of the mirror

looking at myself. Honestly i did envision my first fighting
with Pamela but i never thought she was going to deal with
me the way she did. She was exactly the bitch i thought she
was. She is a crazy bitch who is going to do anything she can
to keep Sakhe and i am afraid he and i cannot be best friends
or close if he is still in a relationship with that bitch and
Sakhe if he wants to be my friend he better find a bitch that
doesn’t meddle in our friendship. A bitch who doesn’t think
she knows everything. I feel bad that he might have to lose
the girl he loves for us to be friends as selfish as that sounds
but his girl must mind her own business for them to be
together. If i still want to be friends with him and she is still
meddling she has to go.
Anyway i looked at myself for the last time.

Me: I have to find Sakhe.

I walked out of the bathroom then instantly after walking out

of the bathroom i heard moans coming from a room. I
listened smiling it was funny because it sounded really wild.
Whoever is fucking that girl knows what he is doing.

Girl: Yes! Sihlwele! Sihlwele! Sihlweeeeeeele! Oh yes! Si! Si!

Hlwe Hlwe hlweleee! oooooh!
Sihlwele: Ahhhh! Fuck

What the hell? I kept listening in shock.

Girl: hihihihi! See i told you i was good but you never
wanted me in high school

Me: What the hell?

My brother is having sex in there with another girl? That

doesn’t sound like Marybeth at all.
Sihlwele: Tasha this better stay between us

Tasha: Of course i am married too what do you take me for?

but i would love to do this again

Me: What?

I was whispering in shock. What the hell is my brother doing?

while i was still surprised i saw Marybeth walking out of
another room
Me: Oh shit!

I ran to her

Me: Hey!

Marybeth: Where were you?

I pulled her to the noise at the hall

Me: I went to the bathroom. You’ve been scarce

Marybeth: I have been a mess lately but this is not the place
to talk about that

Me: Do you want us to go speak outside?

Marybeth: No i have been gone for half an hour mom must

be worried but i do have a question for you?
Me: Sure?

Marybeth: So since i am not the wife of the first born...

Here we go again i got bored before i could hear the question.

I don’t know why this is bothering her so much

Marybeth: Obviously Summer is like the spokesperson of the

family. She makes decisions and she has more power than i
am. What do i do? What is my role?
I saw Sakhe then i looked at Marybeth

Me: You support your sister in law and be there for family
that is what is expected of us. I was talking tonight on that
stage but that doesn’t mean i am the spokesperson for the
family. Ndlalifa is but he supported me and let me shine
because this is my baby. As family we need to support each
other. That is what my brothers are doing what are you
doing as a sister to Summer?

She swallowed hard

Me: I am sure if you could come up with brilliant ideas we

would support you too
She faked a smile. I could tell she didn’t get what she wanted
to hear

Marybeth: Later

She walked to her mother

Me: What got into her?

While i was standing alone trying to figure that out i saw
Sakhe looking at me. I smiled at him. He smiled at me.
Pamela looked at me then at her man. I looked away

Me: That bitch!

I walked to Jordan who was standing alone watching the

band perform

Me: Are you still good?

He turned and looked at me

Jordan: Yes just lonely. Have you ever had sex in a crowded
place?

My eyes widened

Jordan: Like privately not in front of them

Me: Jordan you wanted me to go talk to Sakhe

He rolled his eyes

Jordan: Yes and?

Me: I am ready to talk to him

Jordan: okay

Me: But how do i do that when she is all over him?

Jordan: Why does what you are going to say has to be a
secret to her? You don’t want them to know what you are
right so go!

Me: She knows! I am not comfortable talking to him around

her when i know what she knows!

Jordan shrugged his shoulders then sipped his drink.

Jordan: I need to Download Grinder and find myself a man

I looked at him

Me: Wat the fuck?

Jordan: You don’t have time for me! I am standing here

alone and it’s not like you and i are a thing

Jordan gulped his drink

Jordan: I need another a drink and a dick!

He walked away leaving me standing alone shocked by his
behaviour. I thought he wasn’t going to be jealous of me
being with a girl today but clearly he is. Olivia winked at me.
I smiled at her then turned and looked at Sakhe. Pamela was
all over him dancing

Me: Shit.

VENDUKA

I have been in love before and maybe just maybe i was not
really in love then but i think i am in love right now and this
is messing me up so bad. I have never cried over a man. I
have never cried for a man more especially a man i know
doesn’t love me. The way Ndlalifa looked at me for the first
time in this event you could just tell that he was enjoying
everything. He was enjoying seeing me suffer. How can he
do this to me? How can he hurt me like this when he knows i
love him? when he knows i am carrying his child something
his wife doesn’t seem to do. Summer is a pretty girl who was
a social media personality before she married to this family.
She is young and gorgeous. She doesn’t want to mess up her
gorgeous figure with a child. I did it what reward do i get? I
smirk showing me that i will never have him? This man is
messing up my life so bad and he doesn’t see it.

Anyway after i was crying i decided to go to the bathroom

and cried more. Thank God the ladies are separate from the
mens’ bathroom. My friends joined me. They didn’t say
anything. They just stood behind me and let me cry to the
mirror. The next thing i saw was Ntosh walking out and
came back with her bag with makeup.
Me: Thank...

She gave me a hand

Ntosh: You think i will let you put on make-up before telling
us what the hell is going on? Why are you crying?

Me: Jumbo is the best guy

Ntosh: Tell us something we don’t know

Lisa: He is the best guy but not your guy? You don’t feel
him?

Me: I do

Ntosh: No! stop lying to us! You cannot have your cake and
eat it babes you feel one man and he feels nothing for you!
You like the idea of Jumbo because a man never loved you
before like he loves you

I looked away crying

Ntosh: You are settling for him. He doesn’t make you want
to tear his clothes up and make love to him but you are going
to settle for him because he knows a lot and he is the only
man who makes you feel sexy and loved. Seeing you so torn
looking at Ndlalifa crying while you are in that sweet man’s
arms made me wonder if this s worth it! I am done pushing
you to Jumbo. The guy deserves better!

Me: You think i don’t know that? You think i don’t feel
worse already?

Ntosh: Then pull yourself the fuck together! wipe those tears!
Wear what are those things a donkey wears?
Lisa: Blinkers

Ntosh: yes! wear it and don’t look at Ndlalifa! Just give this
man the love he deserves!

Me: I know and from now on i think i will do better

Ntosh: Until you see Ndlalifa again?

Me: Please don’t make me feel worse!

Ntosh: maybe that will make you stop this nonsense! That
man doesn’t feel shit for you! You have a man who sees the
world with you! Honey Ndlalifa doesn’t even see the smallest
town in South Africa with you. He doesn’t like you at all!

Me: When he gave me a smile while he kissing his wife i saw

that this man doesn’t care about me. All he cares about is
himself and his wife! I am done! I swear i am done and i even
regret telling....

Oh shit! I haven’t told them

Lisa: Oh no!

Ntosh: What did you do bitch?

I swallowed hard the bathroom door opened. We all turned

and saw Stella. I quickly wiped my tears

Stella: I was told i would find you here

Ntosh: Do you want us to give you two space to make out?

Stella chuckled

Stella: Please

Ntosh gave me the make-up then walked to the door with

Lisa. They walked out.

Me: I thought after you guys spoke you were going to come
straight to me
Stella: There were more important matters i had to handle.

I looked at her

Stella: Work matters

Me: Oh

She handed me a plastic

Stella: I left with something that belongs to you

She handed me a plastic i looked at her

Me: What is this?

She smiled

Me: what is going on?

Stella: He says he is not the father...

Me: What? What the hell is he trying to say about me?

Stella: Calm down will you?

I breath in and out

Stella: He says he is willing to prove that to you by you going

to a doctor and do a paternity test. Here is his saliva in a
tissue. He wiped his mouth in front of me. He says he trusts
you to bring him the right results and he says he doesn’t want
to be involved because he doesn’t want you to think maybe
he paid a doctor to lie so you can go to the doctor of your
choosing

Me: I am offended by this

Stella: He apologises and he says if he is the father he will

take the responsibility

Me: These things need money

Stella: I will tell him and i am sure you will get the money
before the end of the night

Me: Thank you i guess

Stella: You will hear from me

She walked away. I am hurt i am not going to lie. He hears i

am pregnant and the first thing that comes to mind is he is
not the father then on top of that after he hears that he is all
over his wife trying to prove a point. That hurts i am not
going to lie.
NARRATED

Joining Her mother at the hall was Marybeth who didn’t

seem to be having so much fun like others do. Her mother
looked at her

Rebecca: Honey are you okay?

Marybeth: I don’t feel like being here. I want to go home

Rebecca: Okay it’s fine. We can go home but first go speak to

your husband
Marybeth: Why? Besides i don’t even know where the hell he
is

Rebecca: You left with him though?

Marybeth: He walked out first i asked him to leave me alone

because he was making me angry

Rebecca: Baby don’t you think you need time off from
everything and just reflect something is wrong with you
Marybeth: Mom i cannot listen to people say that and hear it
from my mother as well. Don’t you see that things are not
the same? No one cares about me and even that journalist.
She complimented Summer and she didn’t say anything to
me? Am i fat mom?

Rebecca: Marybeth stop it! You are not fat! And you need to
stop comparing yourself to your brother in law’s wife! This
jealousy has to stop!

Marybeth: I am not jealous of that girl!

Rebecca: Then why do you care so much about what people

say to her and not say to you? that girl is a tv person. She
didn’t have all the time. She was speaking to people who
were...

Words couldn’t come out mom swallowed

Marybeth: Important? Mom i am not important to this

family and now you admit that i am not crazy that i think
that is what everyone is thinking? they just don’t care about
me!

Rebecca: I didn’t say that!

Rebecca saw Sihlwele walking in from the room

Sponsored

He looked guilty of what he just did with Tasha and Tasha

was in the room standing and looking at Sihlwele. You just
could tell she wanted to take off his clothes and have sex with
him again. Rebecca raised a hand. Sihlwele walked to them
fixing himself. Marybeth looked really upset.

Sihlwele: Becca

Rebecca: Is there something else important to do now?

Sihlwele: We will go up there and thank the guests and the
people who donated then call it a night

Rebecca: Your wife wants to go home

Sihlwele looked at Marybeth

Sihlwele: Okay. I have to be here and we still have to go to

Onele’s party as well. I guess i will see you guys at home
Marybeth: You won’t

Rebecca looked at Marybeth

Marybeth: We are driving to take my mom’s car and my

clothes then drive to Centurion

Sihlwele: Why? What is really going on?

Marybeth: I just need space from everything just for few days
Rebecca: I think she needs that son

Sihlwele: Okay kiss my daughter for me

Marybeth: You can go see your daughter

Sihlwele: You obviously want space from me too because

you are mad at me and my family and i don’t know why
Marybeth: Then don’t go see your daughter!

She looked at her mom

Marybeth: Mom let’s go

They stood up

Sihlwele: Babe Monday we have to go see the doctor

Marybeth: About?

Sihlwele: The gender...

Marybeth: When it is time for a baby shower we will do both

shower and gender reveal. I am not going to know the gender
of my child now!

She walked away

Rebecca: I don’t know son. Something is wrong with her

Sihlwele: I tried to speak to her but nothing comes out of it

she is just being stubborn

Rebecca: I think being with me will do her good. i will talk to

her and show her what is important.

Sihlwele: That would help. I love her but she is making it

hard for me and everyone at home to love her when she has
this new attitude she has
Rebecca: I will talk to her

Sihlwele: Thanks and drive safe

Rebecca: Thank you son

Sihlwele smiled Rebecca followed her daughter who was

already walking out. Sihlwele exhaled then looked around
and saw Tasha who winked at him. Sihlwele took a drink
and sipped

.
The band took a break. The DJ was playing. We see Pamela
enjoying herself finally dancing with her varsity mates she
didn’t even know because all of them were medical students
and she is not doing medicine. From a distance. We see
Bokang and Sakhe talking and looking at their phones. Onele
got the opportunity to speak to his friend without his
girlfriend. Onele went to them.

Bokang: I cannot believe you don’t live far from my house

but i get it. Soweto is very chaotic. You cannot know
everyone but i have seen you in campus but i didn’t know
where you were from

Sakhe: I am from Soweto

Onele: Hey guys i am sorry to interrupt

Sakhe turned and looked at Onele

Sakhe: Hey buddy what’s up?

Onele looked at Sakhe

Sakhe: Can i steal you for a second?

Onele looked at Bokang

Onele: If you don’t mind i will bring him back.

Bokang: Not at all

She looked at Sakhe

Bokang: We will catch up later

Sakhe: Sure

Onele and Sakhe walked to the rooms they saw Tasha

walking back Smiling from ear to ear. What was she doing
back there again?

Tasha: Hey Onele!

Onele: Hey yourself

Tasha walked past them. Sakhe looked at Onele

Sakhe: Seems like you don’t like her?

Onele: I liked her until i realised that she is the bitch Stella
always accused her of being on papers

Sakhe: Bro you talk about these celebrities like they are
normal people. Stella and Tasha are dope personalities

Onele: Stella is my cousin and Tasha went to school with my

brothers and she interviewed me
Sakhe: It is amazing how she bounced back after the death of
her late boyfriend. She is doing great

Onele: Yeah or she is making the public think she is doing

great with her new husband

Sakhe: Dude she has all these gigs

Onele: Yeah but personal life wise i don’t know anyway...

Onele hugged Sakhe

Onele: Sorry for ignoring you. I missed you man

Sakhe: i missed you too buddy

Sakhe broke the hug

Sakhe: I am glad you and Pamela fixed things

Onele: We did?

Sakhe: I saw you guys talking and she said she apologized

Onele chuckled

Sakhe: Did she lie?

Onele: She just told me she stood by what she said i am gay
in her eyes

Sakhe: What? She said that?

Onele: Yep and also accused my white friends of being gay

Sakhe: What?

Onele: That is why i have been avoiding you. Pamela hates

me dude and i have been telling you. I don’t know why you
brought her to my event
Sakhe: Excuse me

He furiously walked away. Onele smiled with his arms

folded on his chest

Onele: I guess i just stirred the pot

NOMZUZU

Before i went to murder my son’s father i had about two

double shots from my house i needed to have that push.
Believe it or not. I am not this evil person people think i am. I
do have a heart but sometimes when you are just genuinely
not anyone’s cup of tea you have to do whatever you can to
survive or save your life. What i did earlier was saving my
marriage. I will always feel guilty for killing my son’s father
but my son has a father. He doesn’t need another father more
especially a father who will not help his mother when she is
in need of help. The only reason i killed Bongane was
because he is loyal to that bitch. He had been for years that is
why i was always a secret to him. I killed him for refusing to
kill Clementine and i am not feel bad at all for that because
he should’ve been loyal to me because i was in touch with
him all these years and giving him money! How dare he
choose a woman he only reunited with a week ago? And
another reason i killed him was because i wanted to beat two
birds with one stone and i am not ready to reveal what i
mean by that yet. I will keep that card to my big chest for
now.

Anyway i just got back. One think i will not do is walk in

there without a photographer taking a picture of my new
stunning outfit. I decided to pull one photographer to take
pictures of me.
Photographer: That is it! I love the ones you are not wearing
the jacket. They are stunning

Me: Why don’t you use them for your website?

Him: I will use them for sure

I chuckled then took my jacket. I took out an envelope that

had 5K
Me: i Left because another woman wore the same dress and
those photos are already out there so i want you to write
things that are positive about me. Show only these pictures
and tell people that i am Vatshula’s wife the wife who was
there for Valerie and nursed her when she was going through
cancer. Tell them i was there for my husband too after his
loss. I am a strong woman who did the selfless thing she
could for her sister wife.

Photographer: I got that and don’t worry mam i will write all
of that and i recorded it

Me: There are pictures of the other dress and they are making
fun of me. I want you to do something different and positive
and i think this will motivate you
I said giving him the money

He opened the envelope then looked at me smiling

Me: Which newspaper do you work for?

Him: The Sunday juice mam

I don’t know what the fuck that is but as long something is

going to be out there with my name
Me: Can my paper be specially delivered to my house?

Him: I will do that mam and i will just drive to the office
right now. I have to head to the printers and i think the paper
will be printed at 1AM

Me: I love that

Him: And our paper is number three in the country

Me: Oh wow lovely

He smiled then walked away. I lost my smile then walked in.

Some saw me and they looked at me. I gave them a big smile
then looked around and spotted my husband. I saw him
sitting with other politicians and what.... Clementine is
sitting with them? I swear i want to lose it. I swear i will but
you know what? I will get my revenge very soon. I will get it
in few hours to be more specific. I looked around. I am not
going there.

Me: This bitch is here?

The girl who robbed me with her mother is here? The

audacity! I furiously walked to her. she was with her
boyfriend My son’s friend. As i was making my way to them.
It seemed like they were arguing

Me: She is not ready for Nomzuzu

I got to them.

Sakhe: You lied to me after i brought you here when you

shouldn’t even have been here!

Pamela: I did apologise to Onele! And yes i might have said

things but you asked me to go there to apologise which i did!
Sakhe: But you didn’t mean whatever you said! You said you
still think he is! Why did you agree to come here if you knew
you were not ready to move forward with Onele?

Me: The question is why is she here if she came to cause

problems for my son?

Sakhe turned and looked shocked and embarrassed to see me.

Pamela looked at me then shamefully looked down

Sakhe: Mrs Vatshula i didn’t see you there

I faked a smile looking at him. I am just happy he has a
girlfriend and he is not sleeping with my son. I have no
reason to stay mad at him. He should keep him as a friend so
that he teaches him how to love women not men! Anyway i
looked at Pamela from head to toe

Me: You are here?

She nervously smiled. I looked at Sakhe then at Pamela

again

Me: Congratulations on your baby lovebirds

Sakhe looked at Pamela who got tongue tied. It looks like she
hasn’t told him. Good

Sakhe: A baby? What baby?

I giggled looking at Pamela with my hand on my mouth

pretending to be shocked. I am not shocked at all with what
she and her mom did to me there is nothing impossible with
them involved. Talk about con artists. I wonder what were
they planning now for them to not tell this boy
Sakhe: Pamela?

She had glasses in her eyes Sakhe looked at me

Me: Oh she didn’t tell you? she is Preggies and i didn’t know
it was a secret or unless she aborted the baby?

Sakhe looked at Pamela

Sakhe: what the hell? When were you planning to tell me?
Pamela: I was...

Sakhe: So this is true? You are pregnant!?

She nodded her head yes. Sakhe shook his head

Sakhe: I can’t believe this!

Sakhe walked away.

Pamela: baby!

She attempted to run after him. I grabbed her wrist. Pamela

turned and looked at me. I had no smile in my face anymore.
I put my hand on her cheek when i saw a few people looking
at us i smiled at her then hugged her While in the hug i
breath in her ear

Me: Oh this is the beginning baby just stick around to find

out what else i have in store for you tonight!
I broke the hug then smiled at her

Pamela: You forget what you asked me to do! I can tell

Onele now

Me: He knows i am the worst mother in the world!

I said laughing

Me: Go on tell him! i don’t care he is my son and he will

forgive me because he already knows there is nothing i
wouldn’t do to protect what i believe in now do you think
Sakhe will be so forgiving when you were willing to leave
him for another man a rich man not just a rich man his best
friend?

She swallowed hard. I giggled then hugged her again.

Me: I want my money tonight! And if you don’t give me my

money tonight I will give you a surprise and if you think of
leaving now i already informed the chauffeurs to not take
you to the exit with the Limo. Just stick around at this point
it is either you have my money in your handbag right now or
your nightmare is going to happen tonight.

I broke the hug then squeezed her cheek

Me: You look lovely tonight

I kissed her cheek then walked away with some people

looking at me. I took a glass then sipped standing looking at
a direction of Clementine my husband and his friends.

Me: You are next bitch

I gulped my drink
Me: I am taking all of you out one by one!

I put my glass on a moving tray and took another one. I

turned and looked at Pamela who was drinking like she has
never seen Champagne before. I looked at my glass smiling
alone.

Me: She goes first...

I was breathing heavily

Me: Pam goes first.

{FUNDRAISER PART THREE}

NOMZUZU

I guess what i did to Bongane now shows everyone that i am

a woman of my words. If i say i will do something i make
sure i do it and i want everyone to be scared because i am not
to be messed with i was not trying to scare that girl. I was
telling her what i am going to do. Did they really think i
would just give them One hundred and fifty thousand for
nothing? Why do i care about them for me to give them so
much money? If they spent a bit of it they should’ve said we
are sorry we spent this amount and we can only give you
what is left they didn’t tell me that her mother told me that
she was from the street and how ghetto she is she didn’t
know she was talking to another gangster. I wasn’t born on
money i was a hustler and hustling brought me here. I will
show that woman what i do to people who try to mess with
me. When her daughter doesn’t come home tomorrow. She
will remember me and she will think twice before trying me.
Another person who is trying me is my husband. He took
that bitch to my boutique. On top of that she got the same
dress i got. Maybe they went first fine but why didn’t my
husband say anything when he saw me wearing this dress?
Or he didn’t want me to know he took that whore there?

He sees i am here. I arrived and i saw him with his friends

and that woman but he doesn’t think he should come to me.
Does he really think i was going to go there and make a fool
of myself? What he is doing is disrespectful and i cannot
stand for it. But you know what? Summer wants me to go to
them and i will go to them right now. I gulped my drink then
took another one when i was taking a step forward about to
go my son came to me.

Onele: So this was your plan? You wanted to come back and
stand here alone drinking like you are an alcoholic?
Me: Son

Onele: Mom i needed you here! I had a special moment i

wished you were part of!

Me: Son you are causing a scene and you don’t want me to
do the same because...

I chuckled

Me: I am in a foul mood right now and i wouldn’t mind to

ruin this. It is already ruined anyway!

He sighed

Onele: But do you get where i am coming...

Me: This is not the place boy! See your father is sitting with
his mistress what you want is for me to walk in on that and
go straight to them?

He looked at them and i could tell he didn’t see that situation

Me: I am tired of you always thinking the worst of me! Your
father bought that woman the same dress i was wearing. Do
you think i was going to stay here after your father took her
to that same boutique i have been using for years? Why
didn’t he tell me not to wear this dress because it looks like
his mistress’ dress?

Onele: Wow now i get why you left i am sorry mom

I faked a smile

Me: Now why don’t you turn your skinny ass around and
move along and stop always thinking you are smarter than
me! I am human and i have feelings too! You and your sister
think i am dumb!

Onele: That is not true mom

Me: i don’t care at this point! Off you go!

He walked away with a tail in between his legs.

Me: I am sick of this boy!

I sipped my drink when i was about to make my way to my
husband Summer came to me. I hope this is not another
lecture. I am trying so hard to stay calm. I looked at her she
smiled. that was a relief. I smiled too

Me: Summer

Summer: You know me i will check you out when you are
wrong. You leaving was not a good move Zuzu!

I chuckled then walked closer to her

Me: Find Ndlalifa’s mistress at an event wearing the same
dress you are wearing!

Summer: What? I thought it was some random person

Me: As if that is not bad enough Your husband tells you that
he took her to the same boutique you go to and on top of
that he let you wear the dress knowing he bought his bitch
the same dress!

Summer: He did that? He went to the boutique you went too

and bought her a dress there?
Me: Have you seen Clementine?

Summer: No

Me: Look at your father in law

Summer turned then looked at them in shock

Summer: It’s the same dress

Me: I came here wearing that dress you know that

Summer: I only see her now Oh my word now i see why you
left!

Me: Summer i wasn’t going to leave if it was someone else

but it is her

Summer: So our plan to flirt with him?

Me: Failed we had a fight because he took her to my
boutique!

Summer: Okay that was disrespectful first of all they are not
official for him to take her there

Me: Now my son is mad that i wasn’t there for him

Summer: I could understand why he is he had a great speech

that impressed everyone. He wanted his mother to be proud
of him
Me: i am proud of him but it seems like nothing goes well for
me. I am sure Zukhanye cannot even look at me right now.
Speaking of her where is she? It is time for her to go home

Summer: She cannot stay alone in that big mansion. We will

all go with her to the party then leave after welcoming the
kids

Me: Okay but we have to find her where is she? Anyway

where is Your sister?

Summer: I don’t know but i saw her and her mother walk
out.
Me: That girl is losing a few screws every time she messes up
i look at myself and the mistakes i have made. I was my own
enemy and i feel like she is her own too

Summer: I am done with her. I don’t even want to try. That

kind of betrayal for me it is very painful. I will never recover
from it.

Me: A friend’s betrayal. I know a lot about those and i

understand. You don’t deserve that you never deserved it
from me too and i apologise
She took my hand and smiled. We both sipped at the same
time.

Summer: I think it is time you go say hi at least to his friends

if not to your former friend and him

Me: You are right

NDLALIFA

This evening is going way better than i expected. I am very

happy and i am happy to see rich people putting cheques
forward this shows that people are taking this seriously like
we do. I hope my mother doesn’t think we are not taking this
seriously because we had sex here. My wife and i we have a
good time together. Our sex life is amazing and adventurous.
We couldn’t let such an opportunity go to waste. We like
danger. We like being uncomfortable and this was probably
the most uncomfortable place we have ever had sex at and i
must say it was good. The only bad thing about tonight is the
problem Stella brought to my attention but i will not let it get
to me. I am here for a good time. This is a celebration and i
will not let an obsessed girl ruin my night.

Anyway my wife and i were sitting just catching our breath

after all the dancing. Summer poured a juice from a bottle to
a glass. She has been drinking juice. What is going on?

Me: Babe what is going on?

She sipped then looked at me

Summer: Huh?

Me: You love your wine. You love champagne and all those
things are here. Why are you drinking juice?

Summer: Oh i forgot to tell you. My dietician said i should

stay off alcohol at least for six months

Me: Oh?
I sipped

Me: I didn’t know you had a dietician

Summer: Well i do baby. I work at the hotel. I meet people.

You heard Tasha complimenting my body? I didn’t have this
body by chance honey. I maintain it

I looked at her biting my lips

Me: Whatever you are doing keep it up. you look sexy
Summer: I am looking this sexy for you

Me: Yeah?

She blushed

Summer: Yes
I perked her lips

Me: I am the luckiest man on earth then

Summer: Don’t forget that Mr.

I saw my brother standing alone

Me: Where is My sister in law look at Sihlwele standing

alone
Summer stood up

Summer: let’s go ask him

We walked to my brother. He looked at us and smiled

Me: Bro where is your wife?

Summer: I saw her walking to the door please don’t tell me

she was leaving

Sihlwele: She was she says she needs time away from family.
She went home to get a few clothes. I am sure they are on
their way to Centurion now

Me: Wow something is going on with her

Summer: I just hope she will reflect and think about all the
things that happened and hopefully she will regret her
behaviour
Sihlwele: I don’t see that happening

Me: What do you mean?

Sihlwele: When Tasha called Summer the first wife i could

see my wife didn’t like that and i told her Tasha was right.
She stayed mad at me. Oh another thing she said was the
uncomfortable questions Tasha asked her and how she
complimented Summer it looked like she and Summer
planned it

Summer: What?
Sihlwele: I was as shocked as you are. I told her mother i
don’t know what to do. I love my wife but her sudden
behaviour and jealous toward Summer is starting to make
her unattractive

Me: Don’t say that man. She is your wife. You cannot give
up on her. You love her

Sihlwele: I do love her but i am not stupid. I don’t know

where this hunger for power and recognition came from she
is like Nomzuzu 2.0 lately

Summer: Oh speaking of Zuzu she told me father took

Clementine to that boutique she shops at and they bought the
dress from there

Sihlwele: The dress thing where is this Clementine woman. I

heard she wore a dress that looks like Zuzu’s

Summer pointed at her. We looked at her

Me: Oh shit!

Summer: yeah i would’ve left too and father didn’t come to

Zuzu when she arrived. He was chatting with mom the
politicians and Clementine
Sihlwele: That cannot be a good look

Summer: My fear is her losing it and cause chaos. We talked

about this. Father shouldn’t act like this.

Me: But dad stayed away from that woman for a while. I
think he had one or two that is why he is getting closer to his
woman

Summer: And you two. Didn’t you say you were going to
talk to father so that he introduces you to that woman?
Me: We did but we cannot do this here

Summer: I know that but did you talk to him?

Sihlwele: Not yet. I actually forgot

Summer: This is the reason your wife hates me. Me being

responsible make people think i am forward or i think i know
it all
Me: Without you a lot could go wrong

Summer: Tell that to Marybeth

She walked away

Me: where are you going babe?

She turned around.

Summer: I just spotted Venduka i just want to say hi

Me: Babe do you think...

Summer: I just want to look at her and see what she is about.
I am not going there to be her friend i just want to say hi

Me: Babe do you think...

Summer: I just want to look at her and see what she is about.
I am not going there to be her friend besides keeping your
enemies closer is a smart move

Sihlwele: Enemies?

Summer walked away. My brother turned and looked at me

Sihlwele: You told her?

Me: No the sangoma uncle took her to warned her about

Venduka’s sinister intentions. That sangoma said she cannot
be friends with her which worked perfectly for me

Sihlwele: You know you are the sin right?

I sipped my drink

Me: I know and there is something Stella told me about that

Venduka

Sihlwele: What is that?

Me: She is pregnant and thinks i am the father

My brother laughed

Sihlwele: This girl is psycho

Me: Tell me about it

Sihlwele: What are you going to do. This girl is trying to ruin
your life with her lies

Me: I swiped a tissue in my mouth then gave it to....

I saw Stella coming to us

Me: Speak of the devil

Stella: Bazala (cousins)

Sihlwele: Hey cousin

Me: Did you give it to this bitch?

Stella: Yes i did

Me: What did she say?

Stella: That she will need money to do the tests and she did
seem disappointed that you didn’t say you wanted to talk to
her
Sihlwele: She is a gold digger

Me: I know and that is probably why she wants me to be the

father of that child

Sihlwele: What a bitch

Me: Tell me about it!

Sihlwele: So she finds out you are not the father she lies and
say you are what do you do?

I exhaled

Me: I haven’t thought about that bro

He tapped my shoulder

Sihlwele: You should start thinking about it bro because she

is obsessed with you
He walked away. I gulped my drink

Stella: You know he is right

Me: I know he is

Stella: Don’t worry about it you have me i will make sure i

ruin her before she tells Summer
I looked at her and smiled.

Stella: I am going to do something very wrong and you will

learn about it tomorrow and i hope when it comes out you
will forgive me

Me: What is that?

Stella: Don’t worry it is not about you and i am afraid i

cannot tell you
She hugged me then left before i could find out more.

Me: What are you up to Cuz?

VENDUKA

My boyfriend was with the chairman of his team and his wife.
I have been thinking. My friends saw the parcel i was given
by Stella. They were asking me about it. They didn’t see it
when it was given to me. I left my clutch bag with Lisa and
she saw it and thank God she didn’t open it but she and
Ntosh want to know. i feel like this is an opportunity to let
them in on what i did and i know they are not going to be
happy about it but they asked for it. I just hope they will not
cause drama that will alert my man of what i did because if
they do that i will Lose Jumbo and i don’t want that.
Lisa: What is this? Did you have sex with someone and
wiped yourself then...

Me: Come on that is disgusting! These toilets can flash. Why

would i keep it in my bag

Ntosh: You have a point there but we left you with Stella in
the bathroom. You didn’t think you had to tell us about that?

Lisa: Yeah what was that about and why didn’t you come
back and tell us?
Me: Because you girls didn’t ask

Ntosh laughed

Ntosh: Girl we are your friends and we support you in

everything you do why do you even want us to ask?

I swallowed

Ntosh: Unless you are hiding something?

I looked down

Lisa: Oh My God

I looked up as i was about to say something i saw Summer

join us. I swallowed hard

Summer: Hey ladies

My friends looked at me nervous. I looked at Summer and
faked a smile

Me: Hi Summer

Summer: Girls do you mind if i steal your friend for a

second?

Ntosh nervously smiled

Ntosh: She is all yours. Do with her whatever you want to do

Lisa: Shut up Ntosh (Whispering)

Ntosh smiled

Summer: She will be back in a minute

We walked away i turned and looked at my friends. Ntosh

was really worried
Summer: So how have you been?

Me: I have been okay i guess. It is not like i can change

anything about the situation

Summer: Yeah it was a shitty situation that was taken out of

context

Me: What can i say?

I said faintly smiling

Summer: I just wanted to check on you and make sure there
are no hard feelings since...

Me: Yeah

She looked at me

Me: After today i can see why things are as they are. It’s all
good girl.
Summer: I really feel bad

I faked a smile

Me: At least we are talking when we pump into each other. It

was a nice chat later

I walked away before she could say anything else. I don’t

really have time for her not after i saw her and the father of
my child making out in front of me. I don’t know the real
reason she didn’t meet me that day. I know it is not what she
said i don’t want fake friends. Ntosh and Lisa are my real
friends. What i wanted from Summer didn’t happen. I
wanted to know about her marriage but since she cannot be
anywhere near me. She is no use to me so bye Felicia!

I got to my friends

Lisa: why does it look like things didn’t end well? she was
looking at you as you walked out on her

I rolled my eyes

Me: She pulled me because she wanted to make sure there

are no hard feelings for cancelling on me. Instead of telling
me the real reason she cares about how i feel about her. She
is very selfish like her husband! Maybe that is why they are
perfect for each other

Ntosh: We are getting somewhere so you do think they are

perfect for each other?

I gave my friend a death stare

Me: You don’t know sarcasm i see!

Ntosh: Girl rest. You are behaving like his other girlfriend
and she is also a girlfriend. That girl is that man’s wife so you
need to make sure you keep your feeling inside you

Me: Whatever. If you were the one pregnant you were going
to feel the same

Ntosh: Sis i love you and i am not judging but Ntosh is the
front runner a starring. I am no man’s mistress. It is either me
or get the fuck off so i wouldn’t be in that situation
knowingly

Me: Thanks friend now i feel like shit

Ntosh: Sorry babe but we still want to know about the wet
tissue and You and Stella

Me: Okay don’t judge me

Lisa: Oh no

Ntosh looked at Lisa

Ntosh: I didn’t want to do that but thanks babe for saying it

now as i wait for a bombshell
She sipped her drink

Me: I will stop!

Ntosh: Sorry

I looked at the waitress

Me: Non-alcoholic?
She took a glass from another tray then gave it to me

Me: Thanks

Ntosh: Something is definitely happening between you and

Stella. We want to know what is!

Me: Okay i put myself in this situation. My mother got

pregnant with me in Japan when dad was there for work. So
mom because she didn’t want me to live without my father
she moved down to South Africa to be close to my dad.
Thinking about my situation i was like. Wouldn’t i want my
child to have a father a real father...

Ntosh: So you told Stella when you went to her it wasn’t

about putting differences aside it was you crying for help to
unite a foetus with its father?

I gave Ntosh a death stare then furiously walked to the

bathroom. They followed me

Ntosh: Sorry! But isn’t what happened?

Me: Yes! i asked her to tell him

Ntosh: Jokes aside i get why you did it but we are supporting
Jumbo because we know he wants what is best for you and
we are scared for your career. If you think this was the best
for you then we will support you

She looked at Lisa

Ntosh: Right girl?

Lisa: Right
Me: Well thank you girls

Lisa: But it is risky what you did so did she tell him wait...

Ntosh looked at Lisa

Me: What?
Lisa: Does Jumbo know?

I opened the bathroom door and walked in. They did too

Me: He doesn’t know but eventually i will tell him. I just

want us to be deeply in love so that he doesn’t leave me when
i tell him

Lisa: All in all you want to announce the pregnancy and

the child as his so that when you tell him he doesn’t leave
because he already announced the baby as his?
Me: My God that sounds so bad

Ntosh: That is because it is! You are trapping the poor man
into staying with you when you would jump at an
opportunity to leave him if the father wanted you

I started crying

Ntosh: Again i understand. You are doing what you can to

be the best mom and if this is what is best for you then fine. It
is just so risky and scary
Me: I know i just don’t know what to do (Crying)

Lisa: You already done it girl

Me: He is such an amazing man. He even asked if the father

is black i guess if he wasn’t black he was not going to stay
because he fears being humiliated

I broke down

Ntosh: You got Gold girl

Me: I know

Ntosh: Then if you really know grab it with both hands. Let
this be the last betrayal. Stop being mad at the wife of baby
daddy stop crying over baby daddy!

Me: I know!

Lisa: Do you?
Me: Yes!

Lisa: I am asking because i feel like we are making a step

forward and two steps back!

Me: What?

Ntosh: Yes what Lisa is saying is you are flip flopping. Don’t
do this again. Stand for what you say and don’t look back!
Jumbo is great! wear blinkers if you have to. Look forward
and don’t look around okay!
Me: I hear you girls

They hugged me

Me: I don’t know what i would be without you girls

Ntosh: We will always be here even on dark days

I giggled in between the tears

Me: I love you

Them: We love you

I am so blessed to have friends who don’t sugar-coat things.

They are my real friends. I am such a mess and i think i owe
Summer an apology for my behaviour.

NOMZUZU

I am upset. I really am tonight and i feel like if i didn’t have

alcohol to console me i would’ve done something. Yes i
haven’t gone to my husband. He has seen me but he is
ignoring me. he is having talks with Clementine and i hate
that but there is nothing i can do. Summer told me Marybeth
left. I don’t want to ruin the night too I want to give
Marybeth all the spotlight she has been demanding. I want
her to continue making a fool of herself. It is refreshing to not
be the crazy one for a change. Since my husband is ignoring
me i think maybe i should just focus on my kids. I didn’t
speak well with my son and i want to apologise to him. i
don’t want to keep proving to him that i am an awful mother
and i am so happy that he will never find out about Pamela. I
don’t know how my mind works when i am drinking but i
like it. I didn’t think about possible being threatened by her
telling my son and i am so proud of myself for having
something to say to make her shut her loose mouth. I know
that little girl can’t stand on her own. Girls her age don’t
have a leg to stand on. They will do anything to keep a man.
They are desperate. I knew she wouldn’t want her boyfriend
to find out she was ready to leave him for a rich boy. Talk
about a Gold digging child. With a mother like hers i am not
surprised.

Anyway i walked to my son. He was standing with Sakhe

who was probably telling him about the pregnancy.
Me: Hey boys

Onele turned and smiled.

Me: How are you Sakhe?

Onele: Wow you remember his name?

Me: Son he is your best friend how can i not know his name?

I tapped Sakhe’s shoulder

Me: I was awful that day at work i had a long day forgive me

Sakhe: It’s okay Mrs Vatshula

Onele: Mom Sakhe tells me Pamela is pregnant and you told

him that how did find out?
Me: I saw her mother shouting at her for recklessly getting
pregnant. They went there to abort but i talked them out of it

Sakhe: Why though?

I smiled at Sakhe then squeezed his cheek

Me: Oh you are so adorable. Baby you use condom if you

don’t want to get a woman pregnant. So you don’t have the
right to criticize a woman for being pregnant when it was
your responsibility too to make sure it doesn’t happen
Sakhe looked down

Me: Be mad at that girl but be mad at her for the right reason
the reason she wanted to abort your child without your
knowledge not because she is pregnant.

Onele smiled i didn’t think he was going to agree with this

Me: If you are going to be a responsible man please start now.

Show her she fell for a man not a boy
Sakhe: My family...

Me: If your parents are strict they don’t have to know. Take
your allowance and support your child. I am sure my son
will keep buying you clothes.

Onele swallowed hard

Me: i was home when i heard you talking to Summer about

ordering clothes son. I think this is nice. You are one in a
million. I wish we all had best friends like you. Wouldn’t you
agree Sakhe?
He faintly smiled.

Sakhe: You are right mam

I chuckled then looked at my son

Me: A word

I said walking away from them. Onele followed me

Me: What do you think i should do with your dad situation?

Onele: which one mom?

Me: He saw i arrived he didn’t come to me and he knows the

reason i didn’t go there is because he is sitting with that slut!
What does he want me to do? To go there and fake a smile?

Onele: I think if you go you will lose it

I turned and looked at my son

Me: That is why i don’t want to go there!

Onele: Just mingle with other politicians and go greet each

and every one of them when they go to the bathroom or to
get a drink. They cannot think you have a problem with them

Me: You are right son and i apologise for earlier

Onele: Don’t worry about it i judged you without knowing

the whole story

Me: I love you son

Onele: i love you too

I hugged him. while hugging him i saw Zukhanye with some

short blond girl down the passage kissing. That girl had her
hand inside my daughter’s troubler. They opened the door
and walked in while kissing. I broke the hug then faked a
smile
Me: I will always love you. Baby you are my favourable
person in the whole wild world

I kissed both his cheeks

Onele: I am old now no more kisses

Me: You are my baby i don’t care what they say.

He laughed
Me: Go back to your friend now

He walked away. My smile disappeared. I furiously walked

to that room and i was welcomed by dramatic moans

Zukhanye: Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh

I bit my lip hard then turned the door handle and opened the
door. She laid my daughter on the boxes that were inside.
Me: Take your dirty fingers out of my daughter’s Vagina!!!!!

Zukhanye: What the hell mom!!!!!!?

I gave the white girl a death stare

Me: Is your finger still in there!!!!!?

She took it out

Me: Get out and go wash that hand i need to have a serious
talk with my daughter!

Zukhanye: Don’t go mom is leaving!

I looked at this at daughter of mine fuming

Me: Oh mom is not going anywhere!

I looked at this girl

Me: My daughter is 16! Do you want me to call the police
and tell them you just sexually molested her?

She ran out. I smelt my own fingers as if it was my finger in

there. I looked at Zukhanye

Me: Things you do sies!

Zukhanye: And you give me an ick for being the worst

mother in the world!
She ran out leaving me in there. I swallowed hard then sat
down.

Me: The trauma!

ONELE

Right now i don’t know how i feel. I feel like i am losing both
parents. My mother is evil and the entire country knows that.
How do i walk on the streets? How do i go to University
when my mother murdered so many people? People are not
going to care that she killed my father too. The fact that she
is my mother will make people whisper when i walk past
them. I don’t know what to do right now. If i had a way to
hide i would. If there was a way to reverse everything my
mother did i was going to make sure we go back. She hurt so
many people and the hurtful part about it all is the fact that
she hurt family this family. How can mom kill mama V
when she was such an amazing Human. Did she kill her
because she was a selfless person only she could wish to be?
Was it jealousy? She knew that she couldn’t do the things she
did and intimidation made her do this? i don’t know.

How am i going to look at Ndlalifa and Sihlwele when my

mother killed their mother. What if they are angry at us for
having a mother like mom? How can i stay here after
everything that transpired today? I just found out the man i
thought was my dad isn’t my dad and the man who is my
real dad just died yesterday killed by my mother. How crazy
is that?

Zukhanye: I don’t know what to say.

We were in my room. I was pacing up and down crying

Me: Hey your father is not your father your father died
yesterday and he was killed by your mother!

I looked at Zukhanye

Me: How crazy is that?

Zukhanye: i am so sorry Onele

Me: Our mother is a serial killer. She didn’t just kill one
person. She killed so many people and i am sure we don’t
know some of the people she killed. How do you live with
yourself after you have done that Zukhanye?

Zukhanye: i know. this is too much. We will always be

looked at as children of a murderer. How embarrassing is
that? I just found someone and i was excited to go back to
Cape Town but now i am not sure i want to go back to
school

I looked at her

Me: You will have to go back

Zukhanye: How after everything? Are you excited to go to
University tomorrow?

Me: I can’t go tomorrow

Zukhanye: See? And what about me living at boarding

school where i will be looked at all the time?

Me: How can mom do this to us?

Zukhanye: Mom is selfish she is ruining our lives and i am
sure she knew what she was doing and because she doesn’t
care about us she didn’t think at all about what will happen
to us. I am done with her! I have had it with her and i want
nothing to do with her! I am done with her for real this time!

Onele: I know how you feel and i hate her too but i cannot
say i am done with her

Zukhanye looked at me

Me: She is the only parent i have

Zukhanye: What? You have dad!

Me: Your dad!

Zukhanye: Come on Onele! You know dad would never feel

different about you. He assured you that he still takes you as
his son

Me: But he is not my real father Zukhanye. That is the truth.

My father was killed by mom last night and i don’t even
know how he looks like. Do you know how heart-breaking
that is?
Zukhanye looked down

Me: Hey i appreciate Dad and i love him. i am not planning

on leaving the family. I just don’t want to lose another
parent.

Zukhanye: A parent who killed your father?

I sat down and cried.

Me: Fuck!

My phone rang. I looked at it

Me: Nxa!

Zukhanye: Who is it?

Me: Bokang i don’t have time for her right now

Zukhanye: Maybe She wants to tell you she is here for you

Me: We are not really friends and it’s not the time!

We heard the knock at the door. The door opened. Dad

walked in

Dad: are you guys okay?

Zukhanye: We are not dad. We just found out our mother is

a murderer!
Dad: i am so sorry

Me: You didn’t do anything dad. You don’t have to

apologise

Dad: I don’t know why this woman felt the need to do this to
Valerie when she was nothing but good to her. She was the
one who loved your mother for me.

Me: Little did she know she made her murderer family
Zukhanye: How can mom do this? i know she was not the
best mom. I knew she had a cold heart but i didn’t think she
was capable of murder!

Dad: Your mother killed everyone who was a threat or

would risk revealing what she did this

Me: Still they haven’t found her?

Dad: No she is not in Soweto at least not at her old home at

Clementine’s and now we are suspecting that she might have
gone to Pamela’s home. We wouldn’t think that if Sakhe
didn’t arrive
Me: Sakhe is here?

Dad: Yes but i wanted to make sure you are okay before i let
him in. Why don’t we walk down?

Me: Okay

Dad: Son you need to know this

I looked at him

Me: Okay?

Dad: Bokang...

Me: What about her?

Dad: She is your half-sister.

Me: What?

Dad: She also didn’t get to meet him. This must be

devastating for her too. Clementine was protecting her from
him because he was troublesome back in the day

Me: Wow she is my sister?

Zukhanye looked at me
Me: Half-sister. Maybe that is why she is calling me? i didn’t
answer

Dad: She must feel the same way you do

Me: I will call her later.

Dad: Thank you son for keeping it together. I know how

hard this is but i meant everything i said. You are my son.
Don’t shut me out. I want you to treat me the same way you
did before you knew i was not your biological father
I smiled

Me: Thanks dad

Dad: okay let’s go.

VENDUKA

This is bad i was sitting in front of my television watching

everything that has been happening at the Vatshula Mansion
with my friends. I cannot believe all this. Ndlalifa must be
heartbroken right now. How can that witch kill my child’s
grandmother that way? What did she really do to her for her
to murder such a powerful woman like that? this was
upsetting and the entire country was shaken by this.
Everyone is shaken by this. Valerie Vatshula is a powerful
name and was a woman who was such a strong woman who
wanted greatness for this country. What Nomzuzu did is
going to kill her. She will be murdered. If i was her i was
going to make sure i turn myself in before a mob of people
finds me and brutally murder me.

We were now watching the updates about where she might

be. The news channel was showing us the police busy
looking.

Ntosh: I feel like reporters are disrupting this search. What if

this woman wherever she is she is following the tabloids and
she is making sure she is not found. I think they shouldn’t do
this. They shouldn’t show where the police are looking
Lisa: I know right. How can they be so stupid?

Ntosh: They are chasing the news that is all that matters to
them

Me: This is madness. That woman has to be found. She is

evil. I cannot believe last night when we saw her she just
murdered a man!

Ntosh: And she was walking tall like she is the most
honourable woman in the room. Talk about a witch!
Me: I need a drink

Ntosh: You are pregnant

I smiled

Me: Juice girl

I walked to the kitchen. When i got in i turned and looked at

them. They were focused on Tv. I took a deep breath then
took out my phone and went to Instagram and searched
Ndlalifa. I went to his DM as i let out a heavy sigh. I wrote
him a message.

“Hey. I guess i just wanted to say i am sorry about what your

step mother did to your mom. What she did was evil. Your
mother was a wonderful woman and i wish she was still here
to see our son. This is really breaking my heart and i wish i
could carry the pain with you. Just know that i am here for
you and when you need me you know where to find me. In
case you don’t have my number anymore i will send it to
you”

I wrote my number then sent the DM

Me: Sent.

I sighed then put my phone on the counter. I took out juice

from the fridge and poured myself a glass. I closed the fridge.
I smiled walking to my phone. I hope he sees my DM and
actually reply. I took my phone then noticed i couldn’t see
him. I refreshed the DMs. Where is he?

Me: What the hell!?

I saw my friends coming to me in a hurry

Ntosh: What is it?

A tear escaped my eye

Me: How can an innocent “I am sorry for what was done to

your mom and i am here for you” get me blocked?

They looked at each other

Me: Come on guys. It was innocent!

Ntosh: Was it though?

Me: Oh please Ntosh i am tired of your judgemental

comments! Yes it was innocent! It is called humanity. How
can that be taken as some way to get closer to him?

Ntosh: Because you were a bitch to his wife and now you are
sneaking into his DM. Has it ever occurred to you that this
man might share his phone with his wife? Are you trying to
break their marriage?
Me: Of course not!

Ntosh: It doesn’t look that way. When Summer said stay

away you were worried about what you think she might
know. How can you get in her husband’s DM less than 24
hours she told you to stay away!?

I looked at Lisa crying for a back up. She needs to save me

from hurricane Ntosh.

Lisa: Don’t look at me. I agree with everything Ntosh said!

I looked down

Lisa: Just an hour ago in that balcony i told you i was tired of
having the same conversation with you! I am tired to listen to
Ntosh trying to help you and you always think she is trying
to be mean. We want what is best for you here. If we didn’t
we would tell that woman that you have been screwing her
man and you are obsessed with him!

Me: I am not obsessed with him!

Ntosh: Really? Didn’t we agree that you will stop?

I looked down

Ntosh: You are a sad person friend and your sadness will
ruin what you have with that amazing man!

I took my juice and looked at it. i wish it was wine or a shot.

I cried looking at it. I really miss alcohol.

Ntosh: Celebrities block creepy fans and i think you have

become one
Me: He is my son’s father! I am not a fan!

Ntosh looked at Lisa

Ntosh: I didn’t know we knew the gender already

I walked to the living room

Me: We don’t but i wish it is a boy

Lisa: And you are hoping that could somehow make you an
important part of that family?

Me: Well i already am

Ntosh: Delusional girl you are going to marry another man!

Lisa: You wouldn’t take an opportunity to make sure your

child is recognised even if the father doesn’t want would you?
Ntosh: Not an opportunity friend a betrayal act to expose
Ndlalifa.

Me: He just needs to support his child!

Ntosh: You know what i think?

I looked at her

Ntosh: It is like i am reading this interesting book and the

author just dropped me and asked me to wait for the ending
and i am in anticipation of what might happen next. Girl you
are writing your book and i am afraid of the ending of it.

I swallowed hard

Ntosh: And if the ending is painful you will be solely to

blame and i feel so bad for the baby who will lose an
opportunity to be raised by a father just because its mother
was selfish or rather self-sabotaging

Me: I hate my life!

Lisa: Maybe you should end things with Jumbo

Me: What? no!

Ntosh: You are already doing it with your obsession with

Ndlalifa!

I looked down. God my head is scrambled!

NOMZUZU

When i left that car i decided to buy a new sim card from the
somalian shops. I am so happy that i got my money back. I
need to go to the country (rural areas) Somewhere where
people don’t care about politics and the news and lay low for
a bit until i find a way to escape the country or maybe i could
stay there and pretend to be poor. In rural areas people can
be clueless about what is happening in the world and i want
to go where there is no electricity. I need very hard-core rural.
I can survive the same way they do. That is actually my plan
but the question is how am i going to get there when i don’t
have a car when my name is probably out there. I think i will
need to do exactly that and my sister is going to help me do
that. Family don’t turn on each other on the time of crisis
that is why i have already contacted her. I know they will be
following her so that is why she cannot know where i am or
come here. I talked to her about two possible plans and if one
doesn’t work we work on the other one.
Anyway i just loaded data to my phone. I want to know what
is going on in the social media space

Me: Welcome to the world of data Nomzuzu.

I don’t need data i never did. There is Wi-Fi at the house and
at work. It breaks my heart to have to lose my job when i
worked so hard to get where i am.

I went to twitter. I jumped and sat up when i saw my name

trending at number one. I went to the hashtag and started
reading

ME: They found the car?

I stood up and started pacing up and down

Me: They are probably closer than i thought

I went to my bank app and sent my son a million rands and

its reference was “I am sorry”
Me: Okay Zuzu send him another one for his sister

I sent another million for his sister and referenced it “For

Zu”

Me: Okay it is time to go!

I put my phone in my handbag. I must say this was not the

plan. I cannot call my sister because they might be tailing her
and hacked her phone.
Me: What am i going to do?

I ran out of Pamela’s room. She and her mom looked at me

Me: What are you looking at!?

I ran to her mother’s room and took the most washed-out

clothes and ran back to my bedroom i mean Pamela’s
bedroom. I took off my clothes and wore her mother’s
clothes. They cannot recognise me. I already sent my sister
almost all my money. Now that Two million went to my
children. I will make sure that i don’t waste this 800k i have.
It will take me through a few years while i am on the run. As
for Pamela and her mother. The plan was to kill them. I
planned it a long time ago when they double crossed me. i
wanted it to be sweet and humiliating that is why i wanted
her to be arrested first and see that i am no woman to be
messed with the amount of chemical that was going to be left
after killing Bongane was going to kill these two. Right now i
don’t think i know if i should or shouldn’t. I got my money
back from them. 50k is nothing for me to be upset about i
think i have done enough damage. I should leave them tied
up like that.

Anyway when i was dressed in their clothes i walked out

with a plastic with my fancy clothes and i put my handbag in
the plastic. I cannot dress like this and carry an expensive
handbag that will raise suspicions.

Pamela: You are leaving?

Me: The plan was to kill the two of you first...

Me: Please don’t kill us! We are begging you!

She was crying

Me: I don’t think you are crying because you are scared to
die. I think you are crying because i took my money from
you

Pamela: No i am scared to die!

Me: If you didn’t love money you wouldn’t have done wat
you did disrespecting a well-respected man and blackmail
him in his house! You know a part of me wants to just kill
you before i leave

Pamela: Please i am begging you

Me: It has been unpleasant being here and i cannot wait to

leave. Make sure you cry for help when i am far because if
you cause any stunt right now i will be back for payback and
you better believe that!
Pamela: We will not cry for help

Me: Good

I walked to the door. I looked around then walked out and

walked away fast looking down. When i heard the police
siren. I started panicking and i might have started running
and walking fast. They found me. How did they know where
i was?

Person: Hey! hey! Who is that hey woman?

Once the community paid attention to me i couldn’t pretend
anymore. I ran for my life. I was wearing Pamela’s mother’s
flat shoes. I was running so fast more like running to save my
life.i saw people running after me

Me: Oh My God!

Guy: Hey this side! It’s her! Look at that ass and hips!

Oh no!

I saw a car about to pass me

Me: Please take me!

I said asking the guy to stop the car. He didn’t stop. I was
slapping the car the people a lot of them came in front of me
carrying everything you can think of

Me: Oh No! Forgive me

Guy: You are a murderer! You are going to die the same way
comrade Valerie died
I reached for my gun in the plastic and came out with it

Me: I don’t think so!

I said pointing a gun at them. Some raised their hands some

cried running

Me: If you know what is good for you! I suggest you open
the way for me or some of you will...
I felt something heavy hit the back of my head to my surprise
i didn’t faint i fell down with my gun falling afar. God really
wants me to feel the pain as i am being killed by these people?
I was hearing police asking people to stay away. They didn’t
listen they were on top of me beating me up. That was all i
could remember i just got numb and maybe i died or fainted
but that was all i could remember. My mind and sight just
faded.
PAMELA

I couldn’t believe she left us alive. I really thought we were

going to die. This woman turned on the news and left us
watching tv while tied up. We saw everything on tv

Sponsored

i fell down with my gun falling afar. God really wants me to

feel the pain as i am being killed by these people? I was
hearing police asking people to stay away. They didn’t listen
they were on top of me beating me up. That was all i could
remember i just got numb and maybe i died or fainted but
that was all i could remember. My mind and sight just faded.
PAMELA

I couldn’t believe she left us alive. I really thought we were

going to die. This woman turned on the news and left us
watching tv while tied up. We saw everything on tv we heard
the search was now in Soweto. Our prayer was for them to
think of coming to our house. We knew we couldn’t ask for
help when she was in the bedroom because she is crazy. She
was really going to get out and inject us and leave us to die.
We couldn’t risk that. More especially now that i was there
at her house listening to her husband telling journalists about
how dangerous she is. i am torn and defeated that she did
that to us i am talking about the money. Now that she took it
raising a child doesn’t excite me anymore. I am scared i am
really scared to bring a child to this world when we are
struggling financially. I don’t know what we are going to do
because i cannot really trust Sakhe to do everything by
himself and i don’t think he will do anything for that matter.
People can change and the fact that i blackmailed that family
and demanded that kind of money i don’t think Onele will
not tell him and i know when he tells him it is over between
us but i do trust this man. I do trust that he wouldn’t just let
go of us.

Anyway it was chaotic in the township. It was loud and we

were left alone. It was safe to ask for help. We were shouting
asking for help while trying to free ourselves from the chair.
Nomzuzu has to be caught and arrested for what she did to
people. She cannot get away with this

Mom: Help!!
Me: Help us!!!

We heard a loud knock at the door. We looked at each other

with our eyes popped out. We were happy that someone
heard us

Voice: Open up it’s the police

Me: It’s open!

They opened the door then ran to us some ran to the rooms
to check

Me: She is not here! She just left in disguise. She is wearing
my mother’s clothes and she is carrying a red plastic find her!

Detective: She was here?

Me: Yes after the conference i came home and i found her
here with mom tied like that
I was crying. An officer got a call

Officer: Yes?

Caller:...

The officer looked at detective

Officer: They got her

Detective: What?

Officer: The community got her and they are attacking her if
we don’t get to them now we will find her dead

Detective: I can hear the noise untie them some of us will run
there!

They ran out one officer untied us. I ran to mom and hugged
her crying. She was also crying the officer walked out leaving
us hugging and crying in each other’s arms
Mom: We almost died!

Me: We are poor!

I broke the hug crying. I sat on the chair

Me: We were born to be poor! Why is God doing this to us. I

wanted you to quit your job. I got half a million from that
family and that wicked woman took it and now we are broke!
Mom hugged me

Me: Mom i am pregnant. That 100K was going to help now i

am not excited anymore for this baby!

Mom: God helped us out of this situation. He will help us

out of that too and besides this child has a father

Me: Who will hate me when he finds out i blackmailed his

friend’s family!

Mom: It’s okay

She hugged me. It is not okay. You cannot survive without
money and security. I am so defeated right now.

My phone rang. I took it out

Me: Its him. Sakhe

Mom: Answer!

I answered
Me: Hello

Sakhe: Are you okay?

Me: I am scared. When i got home i found her holding mom

hostage. She tied her up then she attacked me and tied me up
too

Sakhe: Because you took her money Pamela!

Me: She took it back!

Sakhe: Why did you demand money in the first place?

Me: I was suing them for the humiliation. Getting me

arrested in my condition. They had to pay!

Sakhe: You are not the girl i fell in love with

Me: Please don’t say that!

Sakhe: You lied to my face saying you were going home. No

one called you. Your plan was to come here and blackmail
these people! You are an opportunist who wasn’t even
ashamed to do that in front of Mr Vatshula. Who are you?

I swallowed hard

Sakhe: You are disgusting!

He hung up. i cried hard

Mom: What did he say?

Me: Exactly what i thought he would say. He is not happy

with what i did

Mom: So he is happy with what was done to you?

Me: Sakhe is never on my side when it comes to Onele and

his family! They come first to him!
Mom: If he thinks you are this person what does that say
about him because if they were poor people he wouldn’t care
so much about defending them.

The door opened. Aunt Bettina walked in. Bettina is my

mom’s cousin

Bettina: I saw Pamela on Tv. I cannot believe that happened

to you baby
She hugged me

Mom: That woman came here and held us hostage

Aunt broke the hug

Aunt: What?

Me: Look at those chairs and Ropes

Auntie: Oh My God that woman is not okay upstairs! I am
so happy she didn’t kill you because with everything that i
heard she has no remorse

Me: We are grateful to be alive

Aunt: I wonder what will Msangano say about her sister

doing all these things. I don’t think i can tell them that i am
related to you

Me: Who is Msangano?

Auntie: I am working at Nomzuzu’s family home in
NorthCliff

Me: I didn’t know this

Auntie: Yeah but i don’t want to tell them. They will have an
attitude towards me because of the relationship you had with
Nomzuzu

Me: Yeah...
NDLALIFA

I feel like i failed my mother i feel like we failed her my

brother and i. We lived with the woman who killed her and
we didn’t even once suspect that maybe there was something
or something that contributed to my mother’s death. How
can Nomzuzu do something like this to us? I know she hated
us because she felt like she should’ve been recognised more
which is stupid. She and my mother were complete different
people. Mom was smart and very educated compared to her
For Zuzu to think that she was better or she should’ve been
acknowledged as dad’s wife is crazy because even dad is a
politician today because of mom. You cannot come into
someone’s house and think that it is yours. Nomzuzu is a
greedy witch who stole our mother from us. I hate her for
that. i don’t think i will ever forgive her. i don’t think i will
ever live my life knowing that she is alive. She cannot live
and as long as i am still alive i will make sure of that. i love
my brother and sister but i want their mother dead!
If the police don’t find her i will and i will make sure she gets
a painful death. She killed a weak woman who was dying of
cancer. Mama couldn’t defend herself she took advantage of
that and killed her. I remember when my mother passed. We
got home and Nomzuzu arrived after we did. That witch
killed her and left then came back acting like she didn’t know
what happened to mom. I hate her.

We were still in the living room sitting. Dad was talking to

Zukhanye and Onele upstairs. Sakhe just told us that
Nomzuzu was at Pamela’s house.

Summer: I knew it! I knew she was not going to just run
away without hurting more people. As much as she doesn’t
want to get caught but she wants to make sure by the time
she is everyone who wronged her is gone.
I walked away. Summer followed me i heard her heels
behind me

Summer: Are you okay?

Me: No!

I turned around

Me: I am angry Summer! My mother was murdered!

Summer: i know

I took out my phone.

Summer: Who are you calling?

Me: Joe
Everyone stood up looking at me. When i say everyone i
mean my brother Mama Nomzi Marybeth and Sakhe

Me: Joe when you find that woman tell the police to shoot to
kill!

Joe: Mr...

“What?” said a voice up the stairs. We all looked up. shit

that was Onele. He dad and Zukhanye were standing up the
stairs. Onele turned around and ran up
Dad: What the hell Ndlalifa? Do you see why i didn’t want
to tell you this while Nomzuzu was here? What are you
turning into?

I ignored dad i just ran up the stairs trying to get to Onele. I

meant what i said but i didn’t want her children to hear it.

Me: Onele!

The door is locked

Me: Look bro i am sorry. I am just angry that she did this.
Look listen i will call Joe and ask him not to do it

I dialled his number and put him on speaker. It was very

loud where he is

Me: Joe please don’t do what i asked you

Joe: I am sorry sir i wasn’t going to take an order from you. I

was going to call your father first anyway there is no need
because... (tu tu tu tu)

He hung up. That’s weird i wonder what he wanted to say

Me: Onele i stopped him and i am sure you heard him say he
wasn’t going to do it. i am sorry okay?

Onele: I know she killed Mama V. Mama V was my mom

too but if mom dies i will be left all alone

Me: Your mother is not going to die and you are not alone.
You have us your brothers and Your sister

He opened the door. I hugged him.

Onele: I am sorry for what mom did. I hate her for it too and
i want her to pay for killing Mama V

I didn’t say anything. I was furious looking into space. I hope

that bitch is found and is killed. She cannot live when she
killed my mother. This i am doing this because my intensions
are not to hurt Onele but i will not rest until i myself feel that
woman’s pulse and make sure she is dead.

ONELE

I feel like i am being a brat about this. i know what my

mother is capable of and now i know everything she did.
That kind of person doesn’t deserve to live but how am i
going to change the fact that she is my mother? I cannot
change that. She is my mom. If she is gone that’s it. I will
never see her again and that doesn’t sit well with me. I love
her she is a bad person in so many ways and i have made
peace with it but she is still my mother. I don’t know how i
can change how i feel about that. i feel awful that my
brothers are hurt by her and they want her dead and i don’t. I
feel like i am disappointing Mama V and that is the last thing
i want to do. I really don’t know what to do right now. I feel
defeated. I feel like i am a selfish person and i don’t want to
feel like that. I don’t know why mom is putting me through
this.

Anyway after speaking to my brother i was ashamed to go

down. I decided to stay in my room. I am not going to help
at this moment. I feel like this family is grieving all over
again and me worrying about mom’s safety is the most
selfish thing to do. I would rather do it in my room than out
there. I heard a soft knock. I looked at the door. The door
opened. Sakhe walked in

Sakhe: Hey
Me: Hey

I stood up

Sakhe: I am so sorry for what is happening man

Me: Yeah. I have a monster for a mother right?

Sakhe: She is still your mom dude. It is okay to try and

protect her. It is only normal
Me: It feels selfish though. She did this to herself and hurt
families so bad. Why should she live when she killed so
many people and i am sure we don’t know all the people she
killed!

Sakhe: I know it is not going to be easy for you man but let’s
hope she is found and is safely taken to the police custody
because out there she is not safe

Me: That is what i want too. I don’t mind her spending the
rest of her life in prison but death
Sakhe exhaled

Him: I know and i heard what Pamela did. This girl is insane.
I don’t think i want to be with someone who could do that to
my friend’s family

Me: Aren’t you saying that because now you know you have
options?

Sakhe: What options?

Me: My sister
It feels so weird to call Bokang my sister. I cannot believe my
dad is not my dad and my real dad was killed by my own
mother the same mother i wish she doesn’t die. I am really
stupid!

Sakhe: What? I thought your sister was a lesbian?

Me: Oh you haven’t heard

Sakhe: What?
Me: Turns out Bongane Mahlangu was Bokang’s dad too

Sakhe: What?

Me: Yeah and she also didn’t get a chance meet him

Sakhe: Wow i am so sorry man. I should call Bokang

Me: So you are throwing the towel because you like Bokang?
Sakhe: Onele Pamela is a scam. She embarrasses me. How
can she do this to your family?

Me: Yeah i was shocked because we just had a nice chat then
two hours later she was blackmailing my family

Sakhe: Well it turns out your mom held her and her mom
hostage

Me: What?
I said looking at him in shock

Sakhe: Your mom is a gangster man. She tied them up in a

chair then took her money and left

I ran to my phone

Me: I have been trying to call mom but...

Once i unlocked my phone i saw a shocking Capitec money
in message

Me: What?

Sakhe: What is it?

Me: Mom sent me a million rand then after sent me another

for my sister

Sakhe: Wow your mom is rich

I turned and looked at Sakhe

Me: I think mom is no longer in the country. She is gone.

Maybe that is for the best

I said faintly smiling

Sakhe: Yeah... Wow your mom loves you no matter what.

You should always remember that. For someone who is
going to live on the run she just sent her kids two million like
that shows she loves you guys
Me: Or maybe she did that because she knew her accounts
were going to be frozen because she is on the run

Sakhe: She could’ve sent it to anyone else

Me: Yeah

I said thinking about my aunt. She and Msangano are close. I

am sure she wanted us to be taken care of she didn’t do it
because she was afraid it was going to be taken away.
Me: We have to go down and tell everyone about this money
she sent me.

Sakhe: Sure

I put my hand on his shoulder

Me: Thanks Boy for being here

Sakhe: Always sbari

Me: Shut up you are not dating her!

Sakhe: Yet!

I laughed

Me: You sure of yourself huh?

Sakhe: I spent the night with the girl. She felt safe with me. I
think we will make a cute couple

Me: You have a child on the way don’t neglect your father
duties man

Sakhe: I will see that girl when she is a mother. Right now i
don’t want to see her face. She disgusts me.

Well i am glad i am not the reason for their “breakup” even

though i know for a fact i will be blamed for this. Pamela has
always seen me as an easy target. She will hate me and this is
somehow
MZWANELE

Joe just told me exactly what Sakhe told us about Nomzuzu

holding that family hostage. That means the police are onto
her. They are going to find her i don’t want her to die i don’t
think i would be happy if she died before telling me the
reason she killed my wife. I don’t think i would get any
closure if she dies before she comes face to face with us now
that she knows we know what she did. It was different
looking at her earlier because she was unaware that i knew
what was going on. I really want to see her now and put the
mind games aside and be straight with her hopefully she is
going to be straight with me and for once in her life tell me
why she did that to my wife. She owes me and the boys that.
Anyway while Ndlalifa went to speak to Onele i pulled his
brother aside. I don’t want him to think anything negative
about me being angry with what we walked in on Ndlalifa
saying.

Sihlwele: So what’s up dad?

Me: You understand why i was upset with what Ndlalifa said
when we walked down right?
Sihlwele: You don’t want us to do something we will regret
same reason you didn’t want us to know while she was still
here yeah you did tell us

Me: That is not entirely true son

He turned and looked at me confused. I looked around then

at him

Me: Son you know your mother was the only woman i loved
with my whole heart!
Sihlwele: But you didn’t believe her when she had
reservations about Nomzuzu

Me: Son i know but you know your mother and i were not
doing things other couples do. When i got to do that with
another woman i got excited and i was happy. Son you are
old and you know what a woman could make you

He looked down

Me: And Onele made some comment and i saw how

uncomfortable you got
Sihlwele: Dad this is not about me! I slept with another
woman i didn’t bring another woman to my house then
made her my first priority! You did that not me!

I looked down ashamed

Me: I understand you are upset

Sihlwele: I am not but i will not stand here and let you use
my situation to justify what you did to mom! I do understand
what you say but don’t use emotional blackmail to me.
Marybeth was acting crazy! i saw an old friend and she is
pretty so yes! ...
He looked around and looked at me when he made sure no
one could hear him

Sihlwele: I slept with her!

Me: Okay son. But the reason i pulled you aside is I don’t
want that witch to die without giving answers into why she
did this.

Sihlwele: I hear you pa and i want that too but you know
your wife. She is selfish. She only cares about herself. I
wouldn’t be surprised if she says she felt like she wasn’t
getting the attention she needed. That is what she has been
moaning about!

We saw Ndlalifa walk down. He came to us

Ndlalifa: any update?

Me: They are onto her but no call yet. Son i want that
woman to stay alive so she could tell us why she did this. I
think we will not heal if she dies before we saw her alive

Ndlalifa: I don’t think i want to hear her pathetic reason but

sure
Me: Your brother said the same. He says she will talk about
her not getting enough attention

Ndlalifa: She has been saying that for years

Sihlwele: Exactly what i said to dad!

Ndlalifa: I cannot believe we spent two years with mom’s

murderer
Sihlwele: And she was acting like she was hurt.

Ndlalifa: I am sorry dad i want her dead i just cannot say that
in front of her kids. She cannot live and i will not let that
happen!

Me: Son!

Ndlalifa: Mom would never forgive me if i just sat back and

did nothing!
He tapped my shoulder

Ndlalifa: You will be a widower and i will make sure of it pa

He said then walked away. I looked at his brother.

Sihlwele: What he said.

He walked away too

I exhaled

Onele: Dad!

I saw Onele running down

Me: What is it?

Onele: It looks like thirty minutes ago mom sent me two

million for me and Zukhanye
Zukhanye: What?

Onele: Yes i just saw the messages

Ndlalifa: I think she is leaving the country; she wouldn’t send

you so much money if she wasn’t leaving

Summer: But if she is leaving the country why would she

send so much money because she will need it more
Me: Good point Makoti

Sihlwele: Maybe she is trying to be a good mother

Zukhanye: She knows she isn’t!

Me: But Two million is nothing on that woman but to me

this is funny...

Ndlalifa: How do you mean?

Me: This woman is over eight million rich

Ndlalifa: What?

Me: Yes so what i don’t understand is how can she have so

much money in a flexible account. So much money gets fixed
and even a bank does that for you sometimes even when you
don’t ask

Summer: They do that when they know you cannot afford to

have so much money. They do an investigation. They know
she is married to you so it is possible

I received a text message. Why is Joe not calling? I read the

message

Ndlalifa: dad what is it?

Me: They got her

Everyone stood up
Onele: Is she okay?

I looked at him then at the text

Me: Pretty injured. The community mob attacked her. She is

taken to the hospital

Ndlalifa: Let’s...
Summer: Do nothing!

Everyone looked at Summer

Summer: We announced that she killed Mama the public

will not understand why we are going there to support her.

She looked at Onele

Summer: I am sorry Onele bit that is how they will see it. We
are not murderers; we don’t want her to die. We want her to
pay. So i don’t think it is a good idea for us to go there more
especially for Sihlwele and Ndlalifa

Onele: I understand and you are right

Me: That is very true Makoti but Onele Zukhanye and i

should go

I looked at Ndlalifa and Sihlwele

Me: I know how you feel boys. The time to confront her will
come when she is behind that prison glass. For now her kids
and i as her husband should be there
Ndlalifa: Okay you can go

Me: Onele and Zukhanye and Sakhe you can come with us.
Go get jackets and sunglasses to avoid the press. We have to
go

They walked up the stairs. I looked at Ndlalifa

Me: I don’t want to see you there!

Summer: I will make sure he doesn’t leave the house

She said looking at her husband

Me: Be careful this time. Nomzuzu left you sitting here

Summer looked down.

Summer: Yeah....
SIHLWELE

My wife wanted to talk to me. I really hope this conversation

is going to go well i mean i don’t think she is capable of
doing that and making everything about her on a day like this
or is she? When she arrived i realised how much i missed her.
It was good to see her and felt good about hugging her unlike
the past few days where we were always fighting about her
behaviour. I hope she will take advantage of today and try to
make amends with Summer and us. Our marriage was
affected by this.

My mind is not here. The woman who killed mom is in

hospital and honestly i don’t care if she gets there and die. I
don’t need the explanation dad seems to want from her. We
all know why she did that so i don’t want to hear her try to
make everyone feel sorry for her. She doesn’t deserve that

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 i realised how much i missed her. It was good to see her and
felt good about hugging her unlike the past few days where
we were always fighting about her behaviour. I hope she will
take advantage of today and try to make amends with
Summer and us. Our marriage was affected by this.

My mind is not here. The woman who killed mom is in

hospital and honestly i don’t care if she gets there and die. I
don’t need the explanation dad seems to want from her. We
all know why she did that so i don’t want to hear her try to
make everyone feel sorry for her. She doesn’t deserve that all
she deserves is death that she gave my mother and my
brother and i. Mother’s death affected us badly and she also
made us feel like we didn’t matter in our own home.
Nomzuzu is a witch. I don’t see myself forgiving her i will
not forgive her.

Anyway we were in our room talking.

Marybeth: I missed you

I smiled at her

Me: I didn’t realise i missed you until i saw you walk in

Marybeth: Yeah. When i saw all of you guys standing there

and i was not part of it. I felt guilty and i felt like it was my
fault but when father was talking. He mentioned you and
your wives. It was good to hear him mention me even
though i wasn’t home and i haven’t been the best person to
deal with in this house. That made me ask myself difficult
questions.
Me: Questions like what?

Marybeth: Was there anything wrong with how i have been

treated in this family. I let Summer do things and i never
even once asked to help. I just let her do things and i was
happy i didn’t have problem with that and thinking about
how i have been behaving i ask myself why did i do this and i
don’t have an answer.

She looked at me

Marybeth: My loyalty to you made me a bad friend to

Summer. I didn’t want to hide this from you that i couldn’t
wait to talk to Summer first before telling you i told you and i
couldn’t wait to tell Ndlalifa. That was wrong of me.

Me: Baby this would be great if it was said to Summer not

me

Marybeth: The plan was to stay at home for a few days then
come back and talk to her. I feel like it is too soon but at the
same time i am here now and we cannot go on if we don’t
talk about it. So i want to talk to her sometime today

Me: I am happy to hear this

She smiled.

Marybeth: And i meant what i said when i left. I will not get
my baby gender revealed like that. I want us to do a Gender
Reveal party or do it at my baby shower

Me: I think a gender reveal party is great

Marybeth: Yeah?

Me: Yes! We should plan it right away

Marybeth: We have to wait for all this drama to die down.
We cannot have a party with everything that is going on

Me: You are right baby. Let’s do it in a month at least

Marybeth: i like that.

Me: Come here

I hugged her. I don’t know how it will go with Summer. It
might not go as great as it went with us. She is my wife. She
and Summer were friends and she broke that trust. I don’t
think it will be easy for them to resolve things but i am
hoping for the best. They are sister in laws. They must get
along because we as their husbands get along.

NARRATED

At the hospital. There were so many people outside singing

and throwing things. There were journalists and police trying
to stop people from going in. They were angry they wanted
Nomzuzu’s head on the plater. Arriving was an SUV
bringing some of the family members to the hospital. It
stopped. The chauffeur came out and opened the back door.
Mzwanele walked out with Zukhanye holding hands. They
had shades on. The cameras started flashing in their faces
Sakhe came out from the front and Onele came out from the
back. They made their way in with journalists running after
them. They finally got in and Journalists were blocked from
coming in

Onele: Dad my mom’s ward has to have security. Did you

see that?

Mzwanele didn’t say anything. He walked straight to the

Elevator. They all got in
Mzwanele: They will not let those people come in

Onele: They can send one person to finish her!

Mzwanele: I will do something then

Onele: Thank you.

They finally got to the floor. They saw a detective and an

officer standing at passage.
Mzwanele: Detectives

They turned around

Detective: Mr Vatshula we are so sorry for the attack. We

tried to stop it and if we didn’t...

He looked at kids and swallowed

Mzwanele: They would’ve killed her thank you for not
letting it happen

Detective: You are welcome sir and here are her things

Zukhanye quickly took the plastic. A doctor came out.

Doctor: Vatshula family hello

Mzwanele: Good day doctor how is she?

Doctor: She suffered external injuries she is badly beat up
and she has a head injury a concussion and a few bruises in
her face and she also almost got her knee broken. The joint
moved and she be able to walk in no time

Mzwanele: Can we see her?

Doctor: One by one please

Mzwanele: I will go in first you guys sit here

They nodded. He walked away. Zukhanye sat down alone a
bit far from Onele and Sakhe who were sitting together not
talking. Zukhanye looked inside the plastic she saw the
handbag she didn’t take it out. She unzipped it while it was
in the plastic. She looked inside. She looked at Sakhe and
Onele and noticed they were not looking at her. She looked
really shocked by what she saw in the handbag.

Inside the ward we see Nomzuzu bandaged around her

forehead. She was awake. She did look pretty roughed up but
she was going to be okay. It looked like she was not dying
any time soon. Mzwanele opened the door. Nomzuzu
couldn’t turn. She was looking to the other side of the bed.
You could tell she wanted to turn buy she couldn’t. She was
instructed to lay like that.
Mzwanele closed the door then walked closer to her bed. He
seemed really angry. He went to the side she was facing.
Nomzuzu saw him then closed her eyes tears running down
across her face.

Mzwanele chuckled

Mzwanele: You are crying?

Nomzuzu: I am sorry
Mzwanele: You are sorry? You think sorry will bring back
my wife?

Nomzuzu was sobbing

Mzwanele: My wife changed your life. You were a miserable

poor girl from Soweto who had no direction. You were in
class with girls who looked like your daughter’s age because
you were old! We took you in and made you a person. What
did you do after that?

Nomzuzu: I am sorry
Mzwanele: Stop with your sorry excuse and tell me why you
murdered my wife you evil woman!

Nomzuzu was sobbing

Mzwanele put his hand on Nomzuzu’s bed

Mzwanele: What did my wife do to you?

Nomzuzu: It is your fault she is dead!

Mzwanele: What?

Nomzuzu: It was going to be our 20th Anniversary

Mzwanele! Our 20th!

Mzwanele’s eyes widened. It looked like things er starting to

come back he was remembering something

Nomzuzu: I asked you what we were doing on our 20th

Anniversary. You said you just came back from Canada for
work and as the Minister in presidency you get so busy you
didn’t get time for vacation but guess what happened two
weeks later?

Mzwanele went down on his knees putting his hands on his

head in frustration and anger. We were not sure if he was
angry with himself or at his wife for what she did.

Nomzuzu: At dinner you announced that you and Valerie

we taking an international trip in a month. The same month
it was going to be our Anniversary. What did you expect me
to do because she controlled you! How can she be so selfish?
When it our anniversary and not let you go with me but she
decides to go on vaca...

Mzwanele: Shut up!

Mzwanele snapped

Nomzuzu: She was way important than that milestone? How

could you do that to us!

Mzwanele: I said shut up!

Nomzuzu was quiet but silently crying

Mzwanele: You don’t know anything about what you are
talking about! That was not a vacation! After you murdered
my wife i buried her then went to the trip alone. What does
that tell you?

Nomzuzu swallowed hard and looked at Mzwanele

Mzwanele: When i did go after she was no more what did

that tell you? Didn’t it occur to you that maybe there was
something important we had to go do there?

Nomzuzu: I am your wife! I was your wife

Mzwanele: Yes you are my wife but i never trusted you!

Nomzuzu closed her eyes

Mzwanele: That trip was not about my wife and i

relationship. You never asked you just assumed it was a
vacation!

Nomzuzu was just crying

Mzwanele: I had...

Mzwanele cleared his throat

Mzwanele: I have a heart disease

Nomzuzu’s eyes widened

Mzwanele: I didn’t want to worry my children. We knew if

we told you it would slip and the kids would know what was
going on. I went overseas to have a heart transplant by
myself!!

Nomzuzu: Oh My God

Mzwanele: Yeah. I went there alone and my wife was going

to go there with me to support me but you decided to murder
her and everyone who were a liability to what you did. The
doctor! The nurse hell and whoever else you killed for it!

Nomzuzu was crying. Mzwanele was also crying and

shouting
Mzwanele: You ruined my wife. I regret ever agreeing to
marry someone like you. You ruined my sons’ lives! You
killed their mother then on top of that mistreated them. What
kind of monster are you?

Nomzuzu: I am so sorry

Mzwanele: Your sorry will not bring back the lives you took.
You are going to rot in prison and i will make sure you die
there!

He said looking at her fuming with anger shaking and tears

streaming down his face.
Outside we see Zukhanye standing up

Zukhanye: Excuse me guys i will be back

Onele: Give me the plastic

Zukhanye faintly smiled

Zukhanye: I got it

She walked to the bathroom anger boiling inside of her. Her

lips were trembling. She got in and closed the door. She
walked to one of the toilets and opened. She walked in and
closed the door. She looked up holding back tears. Her hand
slide in the plastic she came up with the chemical bottle and
looked at it tears escaped her eyes and went down falling
hard. She slid her hand in and came up with a syringe along
with a needle. She filled the syringe with the chemical. She
then slid it in her denim jacket taking out the needle throwing
it in the toilet. She took another needle a new one then put it
in the same pocket with the chemical. She walked out of the
bathroom then slowly closed the door. She leaned at the door
and started breathing slowly exhaling silently.

ONELE

Immediately when my sister got in the bathroom i saw the

door open. Dad walked out i could tell he was not himself
and before i could see mom i knew i needed to find out what
happened before going there and i also wanted to prepare
myself for what to see in there because i don’t know how
much damage was done on mom. I don’t want to lie i am
scared. I feel like us her kids are not safe too I don’t think i
will be comfortable walking around anymore. Mom killed
innocent people who had families. What if those families are
angry? What if they want revenge? Mom framed Pamela and
Pamela didn’t go to mom and say pay she involved the entire
family in her blackmail. What if these families have the same
mentality that we are all supposed to pay for mom’s sins? I
don’t want to lie i am scared. I am not nervous i am afraid. I
really appreciate Sakhe for being here. I am glad that i chose
him as a friend. Today he is proven to be a true friend and i
appreciate that.

While i was looking at dad coming out. I saw Stella walking

in. Uncle Buzumzum must be so angry and rightfully so and
i think Stella feels the same way that is why she cannot be
here. I don’t know how i feel about this. I don’t want to be
rude to her but her being here is not cool
Me: Cuz are you here as a journalist or as a family member

Stella: Both

Me: You know you cannot be here

Stella: Uncle are you okay?

She said looking at dad who went and sat down

Stella: Uncle

Me: Stella can you leave us?

Stella: I cannot be insensitive and use this i genuinely want to

know

Dad: Stella go. And tell your father i want to see him later. I
will appreciate if he comes over
Stella: Okay uncle

She walked away

Me: What did she say?

Dad looked down

Me: Is she badly injured?

Dad looked at me

Dad: Son i wouldn’t care if she was or not. Her getting hurt
wouldn’t hurt me. I know she is your mother but in my eyes
she is a murderer! A selfish wicked woman who only thinks
for herself! She didn’t make me feel like this! Her injuries
don’t make me cry! I don’t care i just want her behind bars!

Me: I will go...

Zukhanye: No!
She quickly stopped me then smiled

Zukhanye: Can i go first?

Me: Yeah sure.

She smiled

Zukhanye: Thank you bro

She walked away. I looked at dad

Me: I am sorry dad

Dad: Your mom is fine. She is way better than i expected.

We talked!

Me: And?
Dad: I don’t want to talk about it

Sakhe looked at me

Me: Okay dad i respect that. I guess i will ask her myself
when i walk in.

STELLA
Writing the article i wrote i was very worried about how the
family was going to be to me even though they haven’t
voiced how they felt about what i did i appreciate how they
have been treating me so far. They don’t seem to hate me for
it and i am glad that they are so understanding when it comes
to my job.

I am not going to lie today was heavy to all of us as a family.

We didn’t expect that at all. When Uncle Mzwanele asked
me to bring my family to his house i thought maybe he
wanted to address the events that happened yesterday. I
didn’t think that was about how Nomzuzu killed my aunt
and multiple other people. That woman is a witch. She is a
monster. i cannot believe she did that to my aunt. That
woman was a nobody when she became part of our family.
My aunt was the reason she was part of this family that is
why i am confused into why she would do this but why am i
surprised? After auntie died she hated anything about her
family. We stopped going there. We didn’t feel like family
anymore.
Anyway when i left the hospital i went straight home not
only because uncle asked me to tell dad that he wanted to see
him but i was worried about my father as well. Finding out
that your sister was murdered when you believed or you’ve
been telling yourself that she was killed by cancer must be
hard for him. i just want to know how he is doing before i go
check at the office.

Me: Crap!

I just remembered that i have to tell Ndlalifa about Venduka

wanting money i cannot bother my cousin about this. I will
give that bitch the money she wants. I dialled her number.
Her phone rang and she answered right away
Venduka: Hey

Me: Can you send me your banking details please

Venduka: okay

Me: How much is doing this?

Venduka: Just send me the money he asked you to give me

I chuckled

Me: That is the thing sweetheart i cannot ask him about that
right now. I am giving you money from my own pocket

Venduka: I have never done this before i don’t know

Me: I will google it don’t worry

Venduka: Great

I hung up. Who the hell does this bitch think she is? That
great was sarcastically said

Me: Bitch! How can she be so condescending as if it is my

fault she whored around and conceived a child from God
knows who!

This bitch should be grateful that i am helping her with this

money so that she can know as soon as possible who to milk
money from because that baby daddy i feel sorry for that man.
This girl is a gold digger. She has no idea when she finds out
Ndlalifa is not the father i will turn on her and spill the beans.
A part of me didn’t want to but with how she is being with
me. I don’t think she deserves any sympathy from me. The
world will know she doesn’t know who the father of her child
is. She doesn’t know the girl she is messing with.

Anyway i walked in. I didn’t see anyone in the living room. I

saw mom walking from the kitchen

Me: Hi mom

Mom: Hey baby back from the office?

Me: Still going

Mom: Your work is a lot. How can you have a degree and
work on Sunday?

Me: Well when you were at a conference and heard such

shocking news you have to start working on the next day
paper as sad as it is to do that when it is close to home. I have
to do it

Mom gave me a drink

Mom: Yeah
Me: Was this mine?

Mom: Yes. I saw you park outside

M: Thank you mom

I sipped it then looked around

Me: Where is father?

Mom: In his study

I sighed

Me: I have to go talk to him

Mom: I don’t want to be anywhere near him right now

Me: I know

I walked to dad’s study. I knocked once then walked in. I

saw him on his desk sitting looking into space

Me: Hi dad

Dad: Hello my girl

Me: I am sorry for disturbing you. Uncle Mzwanele said he

would appreciate if you went to his house later today to talk
Dad nodded his head

Me: Dad how are you feeling?

Dad: i don’t know!

He stood up and looked away

Dad: i always knew that woman was evil that is why i never
liked her.

Me: i know. she is the devil dad. How can she do this?

Dad looked up with his hand on his forehead. He was

looking the other way

Dad: i want to be mad at Mzwanele so bad but how can i

when it was my sister who suggested this madness?

He turned around and looked at me

Me: Even aunt is not to be blamed for this dad. Nomzuzu is
the ungrateful wicked witch who should take the blame. She
ruined our lives!

Dad: I will Kill Nomzuzu!

Me: Dad!

Dad: i will kill that woman and she better die before i get to
her
He said walking to the door

Me: Father!

Dad: you are not going to stop me!

He turned around

Dad: Your aunt died Stella! She was murdered!

A tear escaped my eye

Me: I know

Dad: Then you will let me walk out of here with nothing
coming out of your mouth

Me: Dad you cannot go to jail at your age. The reason uncle
Mzwanele didn’t tell my cousins was because he didn’t want
them to kill that woman and ruin their lives!
Dad: My sister made sure my retirement is going to be
comfortable. I don’t care if i go to jail as long i know you
guys are taken care of!

Me: Dad no!

Dad: Bye bye Stella

Me: Tata!

He slammed the door in my face. i will not let him go alone.

My phone rang. i looked at it

Me: Damn it!

I answered

Me: Boss lady

Her: I am waiting for you

Me: I am on my way

Her: Okay

I hung up.

Me: Great! I cannot follow dad now

SUMMER

I think i did mention that i was not looking forward to this

conversation with Marybeth and as much as she came like
less than 24 hours she has been gone i expected her to give
me space like she did when she decided against hugging me
which was the best thing she has ever done by the way but it
looks like she is back to give me headache i am not saying
that is why she is here but since everything happened how
can i know if that is not the case? She was awful to me and i
cannot just forget that.

Anyway she asked to speak to me in private. I decided that

we go up and speak without being disturbed by anyone. I am
really curious to hear what she has to say and i promise you
if she is into some bullshit again i will throw her ratchet ass
down these stairs. I am tired of being thrown around by this
girl. Enough is enough.

We sat down. She smiled. i kept my straight face. i don’t

know what she is smiling about.

Marybeth: hi

Me: Hi
Marybeth: I am even nervous and embarrassed to do this

I attempted to stand up

Me: We can do this when you...

Marybeth: No please sit

Me: Okay
I sat back down

Marybeth: I guess for me the trigger was seeing you getting

close with a woman who is poison who has been mean to
you and i was there defending you. Look what she has done.
Do you see why i was...

Me: Marybeth! Let me stop you right there! you are not
going to use what happened today to justify your behaviour
and if you are then i will stand up and leave because you
know as much as i know that no one knew that Nomzuzu
killed mama and i did say why i did what i did. All i wanted
was the fundraiser to go well and i knew with her happy
things would go well but i was wrong because she ruined the
night anyway but i must say i didn’t fail. They were good as
a couple which i wanted but i didn’t know about her beef
with that Pamela girl Now... Why did you want to talk to me
again?
Me: Before i apologise i just want to tell you that the reason i
initially acted like a bitch

Oh she knows she acted like a bitch?

Marybeth: Trust me i know i acted like a bitch

I guess she saw my face.

Marybeth: I guess for me i felt like since i have been having
your back and defending you from what that woman was
doing i expected you to come to me and tell me that
Marybeth don’t be surprised that the woman who have been
awful to me i am close with. I am doing this because of ABC.
You and i were close and i didn’t want anyone to say
anything about your problem to conceive so seeing you going
up there when i have never seen you do that i felt like my
friend was being two face. Here i am defending you and you
befriend that person i was defending you from

Me: Even though i don’t agree with what you did and why
you did it i guess i see where you come from but you know
me. Why didn’t you come to me and ask what is going on?
Marybeth you know me i will do anything if i know it will
benefit this family

Marybeth: I know
Me: So it didn’t occur to you that i might’ve been up to
something?

Marybeth: At that moment no

Me: Onele begged us to be at our best behaviour for the

whole week. I wanted that for him because i loved his cause i
thought it was powerful and i knew i had to do something to
make sure his wishes did come true

Marybeth: I know now

I shook my head

Me: No you don’t. I don’t know what triggered whatever in

your head but what it did... no it didn’t because when i went
up to speak to Zuzu. I came back and you were fine when i
talked to you. When i came back late i don’t know whether
me lying triggered something but i feel like something
happened that made you hate me instantly

Marybeth: I don’t hate you

Me: You did though these past few weeks

Marybeth: I don’t know who that woman was

Me: It was you. I just want honesty!

Marybeth: Okay i guess after i was shocked by you talking to

Zuzu then you come home and lie i did feel like i didn’t
know who you really were and i had to tell my husband with
hopes that he tells his brother which was wrong of me by the
way but i was disappointed with how you’ve been behaving
and with the lie i didn’t

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 i wasn’t sure if i knew you anymore but i have to be honest.
When i told my husband about a possible cheating that was
wrong and i apologise for it. I should’ve asked you

Me: That was my issue with you. Why don’t you come get
answers from me? Why go to his brother? All week last week
i have been asking myself if you wanted me gone from this
family

Marybeth: What? No!

Me: Marybeth did you think that maybe i was cheating and i
am your friend... i guess what i want to know is did you
think about what that could’ve done to my marriage?

She looked down

Me: Because i believe as your friend if i were to find out that

you are having an affair i would try to help you guys by
talking to you then when i fail i go to my brother in law. You
didn’t come to me about Zuzu you didn’t come to me about
lying to you guys that to me was like wow this girl always
wanted me out of this house for a long time

Marybeth: Oh My God no! i feel like i was not myself or in

my headspace at that moment. I was so angry at the world
about nothing and within all that i was now being in denial
of my wrong. I was ashamed to say i was in the wrong since
this went on for days. Summer i am so sorry. All of this was
my fault. I know that the reason you do everything in the
house is because i didn’t even try to help. In this house i
don’t try to befriend the workers i treat them as workers and
because of that they cannot relate to me or be able to open up
to me. You listen to them which is something i don’t and i
see how they can relate to you and find you more accessible
than me

I smiled

Marybeth: My mom told me that i need to pay attention

more to everyone in the house to even the workers

Me: I am glad you see the underlying problem

Marybeth: I am really sorry. Now that you are saying this
about losing your husband it kind of scares me because your
husband loves you and it would break me to know that i was
the reason for your divorce when i know how much you love
each other.

Me: I appreciate the apology. And i also want to apologise

for not telling you why i was being nice to Nomzuzu. You
deserved to know that i was trying to naturalise her

Marybeth: Now i know and i forgive you and i am so sorry

for being awful to you
I smiled

Me: Thanks

Marybeth: Can i get a hug?

Me: Yeah sure

She hugged me. I want to trust her i really do but i cannot

say i forgive her right away. I don’t trust her. There is a lot of
things i didn’t know she didn’t like like me making decisions
and buying groceries and paying house keepers. How do i
trust her now? I guess i can’t. At least not yet but i appreciate
the apology even though she tried to use what is happening
to justify her bitching.

ZUKHANYE

This woman still had this chemical in her handbag after she
just killed my brother’s father with it. This shows she was
going to kill someone. With mom alive there are so many
innocent people who are going to die. This woman is evil. I
cannot believe she is my mother. She ruined our lives what
she did will stay forever and our lives now are tainted forever
and that is all her fault. I have to put an ends to this once and
for all. Mom is someone who do things and say they were
mistake a mistake is something you do once and learn a
lesson and you never do it again. Mom say whatever she
does is a mistake but a minute later she will do it again. I am
not going to let her kill another human being on my watch.

Mom and my brother i have this unbreakable bond even after

everything she did he is still protective of her. They have
always been close and i never really felt loved by mom
because i always saw things that were not right my brother is
the kind of person who pays a blind eye to something wrong
that is done by a person he cares about and that is what
separate us. If you are capable of hurting someone i cannot
trust you. I am not lying when i say Mama V was a mother
to me more than mom ever was. To hear that she killed her it
is like she killed my mom and this makes me angry. Can you
imagine how my brother feel at home now? i love my
brothers so much and i know that they will not leave this at
all. They will get revenge on mom for what she did. I know
they will kill her that is why i am trying to avoid that. My
brother cannot have any fights with our brothers because
they killed mom. I want Onele to still feel like this family is
family. We all love each other and i don’t want that to
change. We never treat each other like we have separate
mothers. We always treated each other like siblings and i
want that to continue more especially between Onele and
Ndlalifa and Sihlwele. Again that is one of the reason i am
going to do this. Another reason is that i am angry and
humiliated right now. At school it will be hard to be around
everyone after what they know about my mother so basically
this woman ruined my life and for that she has to pay!

I feel bad i feel selfish that my brother will not have a chance
to say goodbye to our beloved mother. With what is said
about this chemical by the time i leave her ward she will be
dead. I feel bad that i didn’t let my brother go first so he
could say his goodbyes even though he wouldn’t have known
it was the last time.

Anyway on my way to mom’s ward i saw a nurse who

looked down when she saw me she was going to her ward
but she stopped when i went in and stood outside. Something
is off about this nurse. I walked in and closed the door. I am
just happy this ward doesn’t have glass walls. I walked to her.
She looked at me and started crying. I coldheartedly looked
at her with no emotion at all. She is not going to manipulate
me with her crocodile tears. She will not change my mind
about what i am here to do. I am glad she has a drip on i
guess she lost a lot of blood they were giving her blood.

Nomzuzu: I...

Me: I don’t care

She closed her eyes she couldn’t turn because of her head
injury
Me: i am not here to find out why you killed Mama V. I
know why you killed her. You are an evil mother!

She was sobbing

Me: But i have a surprise for you

I slide my hand in my pocket then went to her and moved

the panic button away from her. She could tell what i was
about to do wasn’t good at all. I took out the syringe and
unwrapped the needle and threw the container in the trash. I
looked at mom. She shook her head no tears coming out of
her eyes
Me: The police gave me your things and i saw this

I said inserting the needle in the syringe

Me: Isn’t it funny though?

She was trying to shake her head no she was trying to stop
me

Me: You killed so many people with this and now it is your
turn
I furiously went to her drip and injected it with the chemical
all of it then went to her and kissed her forehead. Machines
started beeping

Me: Goodbye mother

I walked to the door fast and opened the door

Me: Help!! Help!!

The nurses came running and walked in. I was standing
outside smiling looking away. I saw that nurse i passed
earlier walking down the hall

Me: You are not a nurse are you? (Whispering)

I said walking fast to her. I finally caught up with her she

jumped when she looked next to her and saw me

Me: Relax
I said brushing her back. Oh i saw this woman on tv.
Bongane’s wife. She came for the same reason as me.

Me: It’s done.

She looked at me nervous

Me: You came to kill her right?

Her: I don’t know what you are talking about

She said walking fast to the elevator. It opened she walked in.
I ran and held back the doors

Me: I did it

Her eyes widened i let go of the doors they closed. I turned

around fuming with anger. I heard shouting down the hall. It
was aunt chasing dad and my brother away

Her: Leave! You humiliated my sister to the world! You are

evil people go! Leave! She is no longer yours now! She not
your responsibility so don’t act like you care! Go! You are
here to finish her off! Go!
I saw dad and my brother walking away

Me: Oh Aunt Msangano only if you knew

My brother Sakhe and dad got in another elevator down the

hall. I saw the nurses walking out slowly. They started
talking to her

Msangano: No! no!

She went down on her knees crying

Msangano: My sister!

She broke down. Tears escaped my eyes i wiped them fast

then heard an elevator beep. I turned then walked in. While
people were walking out. It closed I got overwhelmed by
emotions and started crying hard in the elevator thank God i
was alone.

__

CLEMENTINE

Me and my daughter need to talk it through. We cannot go

home until we do this. Having these guys who are pampering
us is a great opportunity for me to talk to her. I don’t think
she will explode in front of everyone. All i want is for her to
just understand anyway i will understand if she doesn’t. I did
steal that opportunity for her to know her father. That is not
fair at all. I want her to be honest with me about how she
feels and i will understand. I just wish i told her and asked
her to make a choice to whether wait until she takes off the
crown or she talks to him now. It was not my place to decide
for her. She is a woman now a role model to many kids.

We were laying down as the ladies were giving us massages.

Me: We needed this after a hectic night and a very heavy

morning
Bokang: Yeah it has been a very shocking and unexpected
couple of hours

Me: Did Onele finally talk to you?

Bokang: No i will give him space to process everything. He

heard a lot today and i don’t want to overwhelm him about
this too.

Me: Do you know why i didn’t tell you about him? Bongane?

Bokang: Before the police arrived you did tell me is that the
reason?

Me: Yes i didn’t want you to find out and then that
information affects what is going on in your life. I wanted
you to first give the crown to someone else then introduce
you to him

Bokang: Why now? I mean you could’ve done this years ago
when i was a child

Me: Because he hurt me and my family. He was a criminal

and a bad influence. I didn’t want that for you because i
knew exactly what i wanted you to be. I wanted you to be a
strong confident independent woman and you have become
that but when i saw Onele and how i knew how he would
feel finding out i knew i was doing the wrong thing too. I had
to tell you fast but i guess you beat me into it

Bokang: When you talked to me you kept talking about

when you were together i did my math. Around that time i
was born you were dating so i knew and the guy you saw
leaving the house that day

I chuckled

Me: I kind of knew you were lying when you said you forgot
to check your emails. You are always checking your emails
Bokang: That was my PI.

Me: So what was the plan when you find out?

Bokang: I was going to go see him and tell him how i feel
about him and how i feel about how he is treating his
children. He was probably silenced with money and he
accepted it and never wanted to get to know Onele. I don’t
know his reason for staying away from me and i assume you
know?

Me: I told him i wanted nothing to do with him. He stayed

away all your life. I only met him after the dinner with
Vatshula family
Bokang: To confront him about Onele and how much of a
loser he is. That man shouldn’t have listened to you ladies

I swallowed hard

Bokang: I believe a parent should do whatever it takes to see

their child. He never fought for us and for that reason. I was
also going to tell him that i want nothing to do with him!

Me: I guess everything you just said is true. He didn’t want to

get to know Onele because he was getting money As for you.
i don’t want to speak for him but at the same time i think i
know why he respected my wishes
Bokang: What do you think was the reason?

Me: He treated me very bad he was disrespectful to me and

he knew i didn’t deserve that from him. I guess maybe guilt
of how he treated me made him respect what i wanted at the
time? But my plan was to tell him in two months that i want
you guys to know each other

Bokang: Well Nomzuzu had other plans

Me: How do you feel about that?

Bokang: I cried about it so i am fine. It is not like i was
attached to him no. It is a loss yes but i didn’t know him

Me: What you were going to say to him do you think after
you talked you were going to think about forgiving him? He
was still your dad

Bokang: I don’t know mom

Girl: We are done. We can give you space to rest and come
collect our stuff when you decide to stand up
Bokang: We will go to the bedroom and talk you guys can
clean up

Girl: Okay

We stood up and made our way to the bedroom

Bokang: Thank God that woman is arrested. She couldn’t

just run away and not pay for killing my father
Me: What i am happy about is the fact that it is safe now for
us to go home. We will not have to worry about her

Bokang: Amen to that one

Me: Thank you for not being angry with me. I would
understand if you were though

Bokang: Like i said he is a grown man. He had a choice and

he decided to stay away so i don’t care!
Me: I am hurt that you didn’t get an opportunity to know
him

Bokang: It doesn’t matter now. I am just happy i have a

brother. Anyway you talked about us leaving. I think we will
need sunglasses. Mom you are famous now. People will
notice us and want to talk to you specially

Mom: They don’t know where we are and we didn’t bring

our cars. We will call an uber or ask Mzwanele to bring us
someone to take us home

Bokang: That could work.

ONELE

I couldn’t understand what was going on i was supposed to

see mom. I am the only one who couldn’t. i get aunt is upset
about the press conference but she must understand that that
had to be done. Mom did all the things dad mentioned there.
Mom killed those people. There is nothing wrong with what
dad did. Mom has to pay. I wish she could see it in my
family side and stop being dramatic. At least she should’ve
sent dad home and let me see mom. Someone who don’t give
a damn about mom saw her
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when it was my turn that had to happen. What if i will

never be able to see mom again? I am angry i will not lie.
This is not fair. I will call aunt and talk to her about this.
There are angry people outside. What if one of them go in
and kill her? I never met my father he died before i knew
about him. Mom cannot die before i see her.

We just got to the reception. I am angry i am not going to lie

and i cannot believe dad didn’t fight Aunt. He just said let’s
go without fighting at all

Me: This is crazy dad. You should’ve said something. What

aunt did was not fair. I am here to see mom and i didn’t get
to see her. Zukhanye someone who doesn’t care about mom
saw her!

Dad: Zukhanye cares for your mom. She is just disappointed

by her actions. You cannot blame her

Me: I am disappointed with her too but she said she was
done with mom. I am confused why she...

I remembered we left her there

Me: Why didn’t she come down with us?

Sakhe: She walked down the hall. Maybe she doesn’t know
we left?

I took out my phone then saw her coming out of the elevator
crying

Me: What is going on?

We heard a cry coming from up there. Everyone at reception

were looking around trying to see who was crying
Dad: What is going on?

Zukhanye: That was aunt. The nurses just told her mom
passed

Me: What!?

I said running to the elevator crying. Dad grabbed me

Me: Let me go! Mom is not dead!

Zukhanye: She is gone!

She was crying. Everyone was looking at us with pitiful eyes.

The mob outside was looking at us through the glass walls.
They started singing a song dancing. They could see what
was going on. Dad hugged me as i let my body go crying.
We could hear auntie’s painful crying coming down from up
there. Mama cannot be gone

Dad: I don’t understand! She was fine when i left her. We

talked and she apologised to me. She was speaking on her
own!
Zukhanye joined the hug and hugged dad and i crying. What
is going on? Mom is gone and i couldn’t even say my
goodbye. This is not fair. Why all of this is happening to me.

Me: No i want to see mom! She cannot be gone!

Dad: Your aunt doesn’t want us there son. We don’t want to

cause any drama. We will go see her at the morgue

Me: Please don’t say that. Dad mom is not dead! I refuse to
believe this
Dad: Son we have to go home now

Me: No!

Dad: Son i am begging you. These journalists are going to eat

you up if you stay here. I cannot leave you here! I am sorry
but i am taking you home

Me: Why this is happening to me?

Dad: I am sorry son. Maybe your mother’s apology was her
goodbye

Me: No! why didn’t she wait for me to say my goodbye?

Dad: Sorry son

I broke the hug then looked at Zukhanye who looked at me

with her eyes popped out
Me: What did she say to you?

Zukhanye: To me?

Me: I am looking at you!

Zukhanye: Well i wanted to know who else she was going to

kill with this?

She took out the bottle that had a little drop

I looked around then snatched the bottle and put it in the
handbag

Dad: Did she tell you?

Zukhanye: No she didn’t speak to me

Me: Because you were insensitive. She was like that and you
decided to ask her that?
Zukhanye: I am sorry but for her to still have this in her
handbag reminded me of how cruel she was

Me: I am going home!

I said walking to the exit door. The chauffeur came trying to

open the way for me Sakhe was next to me as we were
walking to the car

Journalist1: Is your mom gone?

Me: Fuck Off!

He opened the door. I walked in. Sakhe did too

Sakhe: I am so sorry man

He said hugging me. i cleared my throat as i saw dad and Sis

coming

Me: Go to the front

He broke the hug then walked out. Dad and Zukhanye
walked in

Dad: No matter what she was still your mom and for the
record i am hurt too because i loved your mother for
twenty-two years. I am hurt she is gone but i will call the
doctor and ask what happened.

Mom: She cannot be gone

Zukhanye: Maybe she took her own life?

Me: Mom would never do that!! she would never kill herself.
Maybe the injuries were too severe or someone killed her

Zukhanye: Onele the machines started beeping when i

walked out. There was no one in there

Me: Did she ask for me?

She swallowed
Me: She didn’t

Zukhanye: When i walked in she asked for you. She didn’t

want to see me.

I looked down tears streaming down

Dad: i don’t think that was the case baby. Your mother loved
both of you. She just thought you would go in together
I cannot believe both my parents are gone and i have
unanswered questions i have for both of them. What is going
on with my life? What will i be without my mom? She never
really gave me anything. It was always dad who gave me
money but she was my mom and i loved her. I cannot believe
she left me just after i found out my father is dead and was
killed by her. I had so many questions for her. i couldn’t
confront her for killing dad.

SUMMER

I am glad that talk with Marybeth happened. I don’t

remember saying i forgive her though or did it?
i don’t remember and that is because i know my heart doesn’t
forgive her. That is not how i feel right now. I am willing to
be okay and just move on but i will not trust her anymore
after everything that happened. There is just a lot that
happened. I am just happy we talked and she took
responsibility even though in the beginning she was trying to
justify actions just because of what Nomzuzu did. I caught
on that fast and put her in her place quick. She is not good at
apologising. She likes pointing fingers.

Us fixing things is good for the family. I am glad we can

smile and talk comfortable around each other but i don’t trust
her. Trying to cause problems between my husband and i
that was the bottom line. You don’t mess with my marriage.
I never had problems in my marriage her doing that really
upset me a lot.

We were all downstairs. Just having a casual conversation.

We are trying to forget Nomzuzu and focus on us now.
Ndlalifa: How is my niece?

Marybeth: She is great and still a lot

Me: She just doesn’t like it here

Sihlwele: I made peace with that. Hopefully her brother is

daddy’s boy

Ndlalifa: We know the Gender yet?

The door opened. Astrid walked in. I smiled and stood up

Me: Astrid!

Astrid: Good afternoon

Marybeth stood up and smiled at her. This reminds me of

what she said to this poor woman.
Marybeth: Good to have you back Astrid

Astrid smiled

Astrid: Thank you mam

Marybeth looked at me. I just smiled

Astrid: I saw the news i am so sorry

She said looking at my husband and his brother

Ndlalifa: Thank you Astrid

Astrid: I will go start with Dinner

Marybeth: Before you go!

She turned and we looked at Marybeth

Marybeth: I want to apologise for what i said Friday. I was
out of line and i would also like to apologise to Summer for
what i said about the decision she made.

I smiled

Marybeth: It must be hard to be away from your family and

when you do get a chance to go see them it is understandable
that you go

Astrid: I appreciate that Miss Marybeth

Marybeth smiled. Sihlwele walked to her and kissed her

Sihlwele: I am proud of you baby

Marybeth: Thanks babe

Ndlalifa looked at me. I smiled looking down. It is too soon

to change her mind when Friday and yesterday she strongly
believed in what she said. That was the reason she left last
night and today she is a changed person? If this is genuine
then i am proud of her.
Me: Thank you Astrid you can go.

She walked away. I looked at the guys

Me: Anyway guys i hate spoiling this but there are things we
need to talk about and hopefully i am not crossing a line.

They looked at me
Me: We don’t know Nomzuzu’s state right now. We might
not find the answers father says he is looking for. I was
thinking we should ask father to take us through that week or
that day mama passed. Maybe there was a fight we don’t
know about. Maybe he will remember something

Ndlalifa: You brought this up earlier. We really have to ask

him

Sihlwele: Yeah we should. I don’t want to hear what

Nomzuzu has to say

Ndlalifa: Me too.
“Making headlines at this hour it looks like Mzwanele
Vatshula’s wife Nomzuzu just passed away at the hospital
few minutes ago

Us: What!?

We were in shock looking at tv

Anchor: Mr Vatshula and their children the first born son of

the deceased his friend and the daughter were seen leaving
crying while the sister was crying on the top of her lungs
inside the hospital. Zandile Ngcobo is outside the hospital
with full report of what is happening...
Me: OH My God! Do you guys think the attack took her life?

Ndlalifa was just looking into space not saying anything

Marybeth: The South Africans are angry. It could be it

Me: Oh My God Onele must be devastated right now.

Losing two parents in less than 48 hours...
Ndlalifa: My heart goes out to him for his dad. Nomzuzu got
what she deserved!

He said that then sat on the couch. I looked at Marybeth. He

better not say that in front of those kids.

MZWANELE

This is confusing. The woman i saw earlier was well but

injured Not injuries that could kill someone. When i spoke to
her yes a part of her and the way she was speaking you could
tell she was in pain but she was not struggling to speak. I am
confused by this. I don’t know what is happening. When she
kept apologising does that mean she was saying her last
words? Did what i said about her thinking we were going on
vacation hit her hard that she died? That is not Nomzuzu.
She is not the kind of person who shows remorse. She acts
like she cares just to get you off her case i don’t think she
would emotionally beat herself up to death. This doesn’t
make sense at all but i am not going to look for answers. I
failed to do that when my wife died. How can i do that for
someone who killed her? i don’t care about that woman and i
hate that i have to act like i care for the kids. They must
understand that i was betrayed by that woman. She lied to
me for two decades. I cannot pretend like she didn’t do all
the things she did.

Anyway we just got home. We were at driveway when i got

a call from a familiar number but i didn’t know who it was. I
answered.

Me: Vatshula
Call: So you called me knowing what your wife did to my
wife?

I swallowed hard

Me: I was suspicious and that call helped me see that

something was wrong. Thank you

Caller: For what? I lost my wife man! I lost my wife because

of that woman and i will make sure she pays for this!
Me: I think God beat you into it

Caller: What?

Me: She is gone

I saw my children entering the mansion

Me: I saw her; she was injured but she looked fine. Five
minutes later i heard crying coming from her ward. She
passed away

Caller: Well i cannot say i am sorry about that

Me: I understand

He hung up

Me: That went well

Moose opened the door. I walked in. i saw everyone at the
living room. Good because i want to talk to them. i don’t
know how they will feel about what i am going to say but i
will not keep this a secret. I saw Onele Sakhe and Zukhanye
going up

Me: Guys come on down

They turned and looked at me

Me: You all want to know why Nomzuzu killed Mama V

right?
They looked curious then came down

Sihlwele stood up

Sihlwele: i don’t.

Me: Son please

Sihlwele: There is no reason that would validate what she did.
She killed mom and her explanation will not bring her back!

Me: At least we will be able to move on

Sihlwele: I was able to move on because i thought Cancer

took her. Knowing that she was murdered by a member of
this family? i cannot get over that

Onele: Mom is gone!

They looked at him. They didn’t seem shocked. If Onele

think they will be sympathetic because Nomzuzu died too he
doesn’t really know how painful it is to lose someone you
love maybe he knows now. No one said anything.

Zukhanye: They are watching news channel bro. Don’t you

see the headline at the bottom?

Onele looked at everyone. Again they didn’t say anything

Me: As you can see kids. Nomzuzu passed. I don’t know

how because i did go talk to her and Zukhanye did too and
she was fine
Summer: And Onele?

Onele: She passed before i could see her then auntie chased
us away. She doesn’t want us anywhere near mom. She says
dad humiliated mom

Ndlalifa: She looks like she is just like Zuzu. She says that
after everything that was revealed? I understand she is her
sister but the thigs Nomzuzu did are inhuman!

Moose came in with Buzumzum.

Sihlwele: Uncle

Buzumzum looked at me

Buzumzum: Why am i here Mzwanele?

Me: This is going to come as a shock.

Buzumzum sat down. I looked at my sons

Me: Three years ago i was diagnosed with a heart disease

Ndlalifa: What?

Sihlwele: You are telling us three years later?

Me: Me and your mother didn’t want you guys to be worried.

We waited for a donor until your mother decided that we go
do it abroad the doctor there promised to put us at the front
for a transplant. So we decided that we were going to go a
month later which was two years ago. We waited for a whole
year because things were slow here we planned to go a year
later after i found out.
Ndlalifa: Did you go?

Sihlwele: I don’t remember them taking an international trip

together in the past three years

Me: That year it was going to be my and Nomzuzu’s 20th

anniversary. She asked me where we were going. I told her i
just came back from Canada and my work demanded me to
stay at home then a month later Valerie and i announced that
we were taking an international trip
Ndlalifa: She wasn’t happy about that without a doubt

Summer: Wait! Oh My God

Summer stood up with both her hands on her mouth

Marybeth: you are thinking what i am thinking?

Summer: I remember that dinner

Marybeth nodded

Marybeth: And i also remember that mama died two days

later

Summer: Exactly!

Ndlalifa: Then dad after the funeral...

Me: I took the trip alone. I went to do the transplant

Ndlalifa: You should’ve told us though

Me: I know but i couldn’t. i didn’t want to worry you guys

Buzumzum: What really happened? What did that woman

do to my sister?

Me: Nomzuzu thought we were going on a vacation. She

killed her
Ndlalifa: Why did you guys hide this from her in the first
place?

Me: Valerie thought she couldn’t keep it a secret. You know

Nomzuzu would just say things at dinner. We didn’t want
that to happen.

Ndlalifa: Mom chose Nomzuzu to be your wife Nomzuzu

killed her. Mom decided to keep this from Nomzuzu.
Nomzuzu killed her! Mom was so wrong about that woman!
Nomzuzu fooled mom and when she was inside it was hard
to get her out.

Sihlwele: Because dad was in love with her and he didn’t

want anything negative said about Nomzuzu

Me: I know and i regret that but what i don’t regret are my
children. They are the only thing good came out of that
marriage.

I said looking at Zukhanye and Onele

Summer: So what is the way forward? The aunt doesn’t want

you anywhere near everything. What does that mean for
Onele and Zukhanye? She doesn’t want them too?
Me: I think she is still angry. She will cool down. They
cannot do that to them. I was the one who exposed
Nomzuzu not them!

Summer: Let’s say she does cool down and wants to involve
you father what does that mean?

I looked at Zukhanye and Onele

Me: I am sorry guys

I looked at Summer
Me: If i would bury that woman here. None of the comrade
would come. No one would respect me. Nomzuzu killed my
wife. I am not going to bury her. They can bury her i will
help where i can but she is no longer a wife in this family
they can have her.

I stood up and walked to my study.

VENDUKA

I don’t want to lie. I am very angry and bitter that Ndlalifa

did that to me. He used me and now because he doesn’t need
me anymore he just rudely block me. This is not fair. I am
supposed to be the mother of his child. Does he really think
we will parent through Stella when my baby is born? He
better thinks or rather practice what he is going to say to his
wife when i get the test results. I don’t think i can hide this
forever. I know how important reputation is to them. I don’t
think they would let this get out. They will make sure no one
knows about it and that works for me because that means no
one will know about what i did.

I cannot be treated the way Ndlalifa is treating me. This is

not fair at all. He needs to take responsibility for his actions. I
am so annoyed by Stella doing everything for Ndlalifa just
because she doesn’t want him to be humiliated. I want to
deal with the father of my child not her. She wasn’t there
when i was sleeping with this man for such a long time. For a
man who was supposed to be married he did sleep with me
for a long time

Anyway i was still with my friends. I am not going to lie. I

am still mopping about the fact that i cannot see Ndlalifa’s
posts on Instagram. We just heard about the passing of
Nomzuzu. I don’t know maybe texting Ndlalifa was not a
good idea when he was upset about what happened to his
mom and now the death of Nomzuzu. He must have mixed
emotions.

Ntosh: This woman looked so happy last night dancing with

her husband

Lisa: And she looked gorgeous. It looked like she was having
the time of her life

Ntosh: Little did she know it was her last time. I feel bad for
her kids no matter what she was she was the mother to them.
The love cannot just go away
Lisa: I know right

It was quirt for a few seconds when i looked at them they

were looking at me

Me: What?

Ntosh: You are not going to say anything about this?

Me: About what?

Lisa: Nomzuzu’s death

Me: I didn’t know her i didn’t even see her yesterday so i

don’t have anything to say about her

Ntosh: Since she was a Vatshula i thought you had

something to say

Me: i don’t care about that family. Ndlalifa made things

crystal clear to me that he doesn’t want anything to do with
me. Tomorrow i will go do these tests when i get the results
this nonsense has to stop!

Lisa: What Nonsense?

Me: I am sick of talking to Ndlalifa through someone. He has

to talk to me straight!

Ntosh: Are you saying you are going to expose him if he is

the father? Are you aware that you will be exposing yourself?
Me: At this point i don’t need judgement or advice. I know
exactly what i am doing. I will not go to the papers but i will
make sure the family knows i am carrying his child and i
know they will not expose me because they don’t want to
expose themselves!

Ntosh: I get what you mean but girl the risks you are willing
to take to be recognised by that family are rather scary

Lisa: And she needs to know that Summer is not Vatshula by

blood. Any woman wouldn’t take being cheated on lying
down. You are delusional if you think they will protect you!

I swallowed hard
Ntosh: Preach girl! At least someone else is saying it! i
always give you the mean truth you don’t want to hear. I am
glad Lisa sees what i am seeing

Me: I am just tired of the way Ndlalifa is treating me. I am

human too. We had sex and now there are results. Do you
know how it feels like to be pregnant with a child of a man
who doesn’t want to see you?

Ntosh: That man cheated on his wife and you are a reminder
of what he did wrong. So you always popping into his life
when he closed that chapter i can understand why he would
feel the way he is feeling
Me: Well tough! He cannot just erase me when i have his
child in my stomach! He should be sucking my ass instead of
pissing me off!

My phone rang. i looked at it. Why is the producer of the

breakfast show calling me? They want me back on air?

I stood up and answered

Me: Hey
Him: Hey Venduka i just saw an E! teaser for their tonight
show and i saw you were asked about the controversial thing
that happened on the show. I really hope you didn’t say
anything that will upset the station because there were talks
that you were going to join Summer on her Saturday show it
will be changed and it will be Saturday and Sunday show.
Not counting the charts just a fun weekend breakfast

Me: What?

Him: I am just giving you a heads-up as a friend

Me: Wow thanks! Well they asked if i was fired. I told them i
was put off air because of what happened but i was told i
would go back but i also might’ve said i was disappointed
that nothing was said about my sudden disappearance i don’t
know if that would upset the station?

Him: I don’t know too but let’s hope not and i hope that is
how far you went. It doesn’t look too bad even though that
does sound like you were bashing the station

Me: Yeah

Him: Okay before i go not a word to anyone about this

Me: Of course thank you so much

He hung up

Me: Oh My God guys!

Ntosh: What?

Me: The station was not just quiet they were planning my
future! they are having talks about getting me my radio show
well
I rolled my eyes

Lisa: What?

Me: I will have a co-host

Ntosh: Who?

I got sour in a second

Me: Ndlalifa’s wife

Ntosh: What?

Lisa: Say you are kidding

Me: I wish i was and i am worried about my interview with

Tasha on the red carpet what if they don’t like the things i
said?

Ntosh: And you cannot ask Tasha to cut off some parts
because she cannot stand you!

Me: Yeah. She wants to be famous alone. She hates when

other influencers get recognition. That bitch is old and is a
mom. She needs to step aside

Ntosh; Honey you are pregnant too i wouldn’t be so

judgemental if i were you

Me: Thank you for reminding me

Ntosh: I am sorry it’s just that Tasha is loved by so many

people. People like using those kind of people with a lot of
followers

Me: Yeah

Lisa: And she is not bad at her job she gives it her all. She is
always trying to prove the doubters wrong. People think
influencers they are just pretty It’s like models. No one trust
them to do great.

Ntosh: Tasha proved them wrong Venduka also did and we

are on our way too
I smiled. Sometimes i forget they are also influencers on the
side. This just goes to show how great of friends they are.
They are not jealous of me. They support me. I must say I
am shocked by the phone call i got. It would be great to work
with Summer. We would now be equals. That would be my
payback from all the bad things she said to me looking down
on me. Karma is a bitch!

SAKHE

I have been getting calls from Pamela friends and family.

They saw me on tv a couple of times. For me this is not my
opportunity to be famous. I am just here to support my boy.
A lot of people will look at him funny because of the things
his mom did. I just want him to know that he has support
even though i don’t know what to say to someone who lost
two parents in the period of few hours. He is really hurting
and i feel bad for him but i think it is time for me to go home.
My parents called asking when am i coming home. I didn’t
go home this weekend and i want to go sleep at home and go
back to res tomorrow morning.

I didn’t take Pamela’s calls. I don’t want to talk to her. I

cannot believe she did that to this family. They wanted her
out because they knew she wasn’t guilty. They helped her out.
If they were evil people they would’ve let her rot in there. By
the way they were speaking i believe if she was guilty they
were going to help her because their concern was her
education. How can she do that to people who are this kind?
These people respected her and they wanted the best for her
because they respect and love my friendship with Onele.
What makes me so angry is the fact that Pamela doesn’t
think. If i were to continue with her i wouldn’t be able to
bring her to anything that is happening in this family. If i
come for dinner i wouldn’t bring someone who blackmailed
them and took money from them. I don’t want her. I will
only support my child and this got nothing to do with
Bokang. Yes i like Bokang and i want to see if there is
anything there when she is no longer miss Soweto. We talked
about it and she was kind of keen to get to know me. I do
want her but Pamela and i had our own problems. This got
nothing to do with Bokang.

Anyway i was with Onele in his room. He fell asleep. I wrote

a note telling him i had to go home and i will see him
tomorrow. I walked out of the room. My phone rang. It is
Bokang i smiled

Me: Hey

Bokang: Hey i saw you on the news

Me: Yeah i was supporting my boy. He is going through a lot

Bokang: I can imagine

Me: How are you i know you also lost a dad

Bokang: I didn’t know him but it hurts that i didn’t get to

meet him
Me: I am sorry and Onele told me you called. He said he was
going to call you

Bokang: Oh i am glad because i thought he didn’t want to

talk to me

Me: He is going through a lot just give him few days he will
call you

Bokang: Thank you Sakhe

Me: You’re welcome

Bokang: Are you still there?

Me: I am going back home i will sleep at home then go back

to res tomorrow

Bokang: Okay

Me: Hopefully i will see you soon

Bokang: Hopefully

I chuckled

Bokang: Talk on WhatsApp when you get home

Me: Okay

She hung up. i walked down

Summer: Sakhe

Sponsored

how is Onele?

Me: He is sleeping. I have to go home

Ndlalifa: I thought you would stay for dinner

Me: I have been getting calls at home.

Sihlwele: Moose ask the driver to drive Sakhe home

Me: Thank you

Summer: Keep well and do visit again. He needs you

Me: Yeah i will come back tomorrow Miss Summer

Summer: Good

Moose: Let’s go

I followed him. We walked out my phone rang. i looked at it.

This girl is annoying. I don’t want to talk to her. Pamela
knew i was going to find out. Did she expect me to be happy
with what she did?
NDLALIFA

I don’t have time to talk about Venduka. That girl is

annoying. The day when i ended things with her. I knew that
we had to end things the way we did. I thought me being
brutally honest with her would show her i didn’t like her
which is the truth but that girl doesn’t seem to get it. She is
obsessed with me and i don’t know what to do about that
because it is unattractive. I told her i would’ve never looked
at her if i was not married i went further and said the reason i
chose her was because she was someone i was never going to
fall in love with. If she was someone who loved herself she
would’ve forgotten me but somehow i get it she thinks i am
the father because we never used protection. I hope when she
gets the results she will look for the real father and leave me
alone. I hope her obsession will end when she knows i am
not the father. I blocked her because this is tired now. She
needs to stop before my wife goes through my DM and see
all her messages. I have always pretended like i didn’t know
this girl her seeing such messages she wouldn’t believe me.
She would get the answers she needed. Me blocking her
means there is no evidence that shows she and i ever
interacted. She will never show her messages she sent me
because now they disappeared. It will be her word against
mine.

Ever since my father told us about Nomzuzu’s reason we

focused on that and forgot that father who is our only living
parent told us he has heart disease. I feel like we need to talk
about this. Dad went across the world and did a heart
transplant. He had no support because he didn’t want to
worry us. Now we know and we are worried because he
didn’t get to tell us full details. I am wondering if things went
well and maybe they did that is why he is here today. I want
to revisit that conversation with dad. My mom is no more
and talking about it over and over when the witch who killed
her died will not do us any good. We need to focus on our
living parent. I decided to talk to my brother his wife and my
wife about it. We need to talk to dad and find out the state of
this heart problem.
Sihlwele: I cannot believe dad is... was dying

Summer cleared her throat

Summer: There is a lot you guys don’t know

We all looked at her

Summer: I have known this for a few weeks now but i didn’t
know how to tell you guys because i didn’t want to put
pressure on my husband. I feel like us having a child is
always putting so much pressure on him. We are young to be
worried about that. Things will happen when the time is
right.

Me: Baby i don’t know what you are trying to say. What
does us having a child and father’s health affect each other?

Summer: The ultimatum It was not because father was being

controlled or there was something shady about it. Father
wanted You baby to have a child so that he can die in peace
knowing that his first born gave him a grandchild

Me: What? How do you know this?

Sihlwele: Are you saying dad is dying?

Summer: There were complications with the surgery. The

surgery didn’t go well and father don’t have enough time.
There is someone who can see things who told me that father
might die when we give him the grandchild he needs

Me: Why didn’t you tell us this?

Summer: Because baby if you found out you were not going
to want to have a child. Now that you guys know that
something is wrong with him. What do you think we must
do? By the way when i get pregnant i was thinking i should
leave the house so that father doesn’t find out because that
person who came to me said he doesn’t know whether he
will die when he finds out we are expecting or when the baby
is born. So the moment i know i am pregnant i was going to
tell you guys everything then make you decide what i should
do. We don’t want father to die

Marybeth: I don’t see this family going forward or respected

without him

Summer: Exactly! So guys? What do you think we must do?

I cannot believe Summer hid this from me but at the same

time i do because she is Summer. Always doing what is right
for family and does that at all cost. I do believe she had a
reason to do this but a part of me is not happy with her
hiding this but i love her and i know she is smart
Sihlwele: Before we answer that anything else you are
hiding?

Summer: Nothing and the day i lied about where i was i went
to see that person who told me these things and i couldn’t tell
you guys. Sorry i lied and i know the damage it almost did

Marybeth: I was at fault about that. They believed you. I

didn’t have to do what i did

Me: It is in the past now. We need to focus on dad

Summer: Do you forgive me?

Sihlwele: Yeah

Marybeth’s phone rang

Marybeth: Excuse me
She walked away

Me: Guys the guy is the man uncle recommended me to go

to but i didn’t want to say it in front of Marybeth. I went
back to that man when i didn’t want to have sex again and he
told me a lot of things

Me Oh i see now

We saw Marybeth walking back

Marybeth: Your daughter wants to come home

Sihlwele: This child!

Marybeth: I said mom should bring her. We cannot leave

with all the press around the mansion

Me: Yeah i think it is best someone comes in. We cannot go

out and i want all of us to take time off work

Sihlwele; That is a good idea

Marybeth: The father situation?

Me: We need to talk to him at dinner

Summer: He has been through a lot today. Maybe at

breakfast? We don’t want him to be upset. He didn’t want us
to know because he didn’t want to be nagged and if we do it
now after everything that will be overwhelming so let’s talk
about what we are going to do before going to him.
Me: Dad needs a second opinion. We need to know more
about his condition. We must get him in the list of people
who need a heart

Marybeth: But we cannot have our hopes up boys...

We looked at her

Me: What do you mean?

Summer: Fate
Marybeth: Summer said this person said when the baby is
born or he finds out she is pregnant he will pass. You cannot
control fate but at the same time we cannot just sit around.
We have to do whatever it takes but we need to know what is
going on with his health right now and make sure he tells us
the truth

Summer: And trying to protect us needs to stop

Me: That’s right. Tomorrow morning we need to talk to him

Sihlwele: I agree bro we have to talk to him and get him help.

Me: Great then the meeting is adjourned

I wanted to thank them for fixing their problems but i don’t

want to make things awkward my wife is still sceptical about
her i can see it. I will not celebrate just yet.

ONELE
I Saw Mama V standing next to the window. I am not
dreaming this is her yes i was half asleep because i opened
my eyes and saw her and i am on my bed so i am assuming i
just woke up. When i saw it was her i stood up. She was not
looking at me. She was looking the other way out the
window to be specific.

Me: Mama?

MamaV: Hello son

Me: Are you angry that i am hurt mom is gone?

MamaV: Gone? Gone where?

Me: Mom died she passed away today?

MamaV: No! why didn’t you tell me?

Me: Tell you what?

Out of nowhere i saw a curtains like the room was divided

into two by that curtains. Mama V ran to it and pushed it
aside i saw mom lying on bed with machines surrounding her?
What is going on? She wasn’t breathing. Mama V jumped on
her i thought she wanted to finish her off.

Me: Please don’t kill her i am begging you Mama!

She sat on her and started reviving her. I thought she was
going to beat her for killing her but she was trying to save her.
She was performing CPR on her

Me: Is she Gone? Is she gone?

Mom jumped and sat up straight and started breathing fast.

Mama V got off her she didn’t seem happy to save her why
did she save her if she doesn’t seem happy? She looked at me
then at Mom. She pointed at her

MamaV: There you go!

She was annoyed. I don’t get it. Why did she save her if she
didn’t want her to live? She came to me and hugged me

MamaV: i am proud of you

I was confused. She kissed my cheek then went to the door

and walked out. I turned smiling hoping to speak to mom.
The curtain was gone. Mom's ward was gone. There were no
machines

Me: No! No! No! No!

“Onele! Onele! Onele!” I heard someone shaking me. I

jumped up!

Me: Fuck! It’s a dream?

Zukhanye: I am sorry bro. What was the dream about?

I didn’t say anything i just broke down

Me: I cannot seem to speak to her every time i think i got a

chance. She just leaves me

Zukhanye hugged me tight. I was crying in her arms

Zukhanye: i am sorry
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