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Few weeks passed and I was going home for a weekend. Bee was still my friend but not like actual besties…nope all we did was talk every now and again and I only managed to visit her once as a friend over the last few weeks…nobody knew about our friendship. Things between Tshililo and I had progressed a little….maybe not a little, we were actually back to normal. We were now talking and laughing like we once did…she was even excited when I told her that I was coming home for a weekend. Yeah I had an open weekend and wanted to spend it with family.
I boarded a flight to OR Tambo and hired a car and drove home. I called Tshililo and we planned on meeting at khoroni hotel before I get home because we were not sure if my mom was going to allow us to share a bedroom. Our child was over two months already and he was almost three, this was obviously not going to make him sick. So we met at the hotel…Tshililo had already booked a room. Damn people she looked so hot when I saw her, it looked like she’s been working out…she was back to her old self…I looked at her once and just melted into a smile. I was again reminded of the fact that loving this girl was no mistake…she was the only one I loved so dearly, the only one I wanted in my life. So we spent some time together…making love obviously and jeeez people can it be explained? Making love to the woman I loved was still as magical as I had remembered it.
After that Tshililo went home. We had to pretend like we hadn’t seen each other when I get home. I did some shopping and bought some things for everyone at home including my home boy Khathu. I then drove home and found him chilling with the boys at some famous guys spot. I picked him up and we drove to my house. He kept talking about how I got rich so quickly and that he’s been seeing my wife driving a benz…well I couldn’t even boost anymore…with the headache that came with this job I couldn’t find the energy to do that. I got home and everyone was excited to see me. Tshililo also pretended like it was her first time seeing me. My dad was there too…well I was shocked, I was not sure if he only visited for a day or if he was now actually staying there but I decided not to ask anything.
So we chilled and talked and laughed…I gave everyone their present…I bought Tshililo a pair of earrings and she loved them. After chilling and eating supper I drove Khathu to his place and then came back and said good night to everyone. Tshililo wasn’t going to spend the night with me, just like we suspected. I got to my bedroom and Bonita called me. She told me that she had just found out that she actually has a sister…her mom had another child after Bonita ran away from home. she said she was not sure what or how to feel about having a sister but she’ll actually have to sit down and think about whether to meet this girl or not. After my call with Bee I realised that Tshililo was standing at the door looking at me. She was pissed and said that she had no idea that Bonita and I were actually friends. She actually suspected that I was sleeping with Bee. I know I promised Bee that I won’t say anything but Tshililo was my wife and given our history she had every right to suspect me. So I decided to tell her about how my friendship with Bonita started and everything she had told me up to so far. Tshililo was seriously shocked and apologised for suspecting that I was cheating. She said that she was happy that I was being a friend that Bee needed. See? Sometimes you just gotta tell women everything in order to save yourself. After that we said goodnight and she left.
I was about to sleep when Xolani called me to give me some terrible news. Sivuyile killed his wife. Yeah Sibu was dead and Svig killed her. I couldn’t believe it…how do you kill your child’s mother? As for her why did she cheat on him repeatedly knowing fully well that he was dangerous? I couldn’t help but feel guilty about it. Like if I didn’t call Svig on Sibu then she’d be alive. But then again, had I done that then I would have risked my own life. I called Tshililo to the bedroom and informed her about Sibu’s passing. She was as shocked about this as I was. At that moment I was just praying that Sibu’s baby didn’t look a slightest bit like me…I didn’t want to be killed…I had a family to live for.
I spent the weekend at home with family and it was a beautiful weekend…I had a great time with the whole family. My son was growing to quickly and he was looking more and more like me. Tshililo and I planned that I will come back home during Easter holidays and then when they are over we will come back to George together, yeah everything was falling into place. I secretly planned on taking her out for a weekend on our anniversary, I wanted to make it special for her…it was our first anniversary together so it had to be memorable. Sunday I went back to George.
Tuesday we were all called in at Bonita’s house. We had trips to take…I was going to Cape Town with Sticks, Javas and X were doing a delivery to Kimberly and Gerrit was going to PE with another guy.
Sticks and I left for Cape Town, we were driving my little Ford. We were on our way back with the package and hitting Somerset West Mall when we noticed a car that’s been behind us for a while now
Me:"bro i think this car is following us"
Sticks:"drive 40 and see if the guy will pass" I did what Sticks suggested and the car also slowed down
Sticks:"yeah we are being followed"
Me:"what do we do?"
Sticks:"lemme get ready"
He prepared two guns. I got off the main road and took one of the streets; my biggest problem was that I wasn’t really familiar with this town. Sticks took out his phone and dialled a number and put a phone on speaker
"Yeah" it was Bee, I was busy checking the car following us
Sticks:"we have some fool following us"
Bee:"what? Are you sure?"
Sticks:"yeah we are, what should we do?"
Bee:"dammit, you can’t race with that car you are driving, that’s highly impossible.....uhm just try to keep everything stable, i will call some of my guys ok, where are you?"
Sticks:"Somerset west"
Bee:"lemme make few calls" she dropped the call
Me:"i think it’s more than one car, do you see this one in front of us?"
Sticks:"this is bad" he was panicking
Me:"i have no choice but to turn on the next road even though i don't know this town"
Sticks:"i will use Google earth on my phone, i will guide you"
Me:"sure" I started to panic, I was not sure if it was the police or some guys who wanna hijack the drugs.
Sticks:"turn left on the next turn and speed off bruh"
Me:"ok will try"
I turned to the left and tried to speed but the other car was an Audi and I was driving a toy that couldn’t measure up to that car
Me:"i think you should fire the tyres, we can’t race with them"
Sticks:"sure" Sticks got ready and started shooting at the car. With sticks paying his attention on the car behind me…I was left just driving on the streets without knowing where I was really going.
I don’t know where the other car came from but a car just appeared out of nowhere and collided with me. Our car rolled several times until it hit something and stood still on its side. My first instinct was to run but where will I run to? I didn’t even know the place plus I had no idea if I was injured or not but at that moment I didn’t care about that. We were trying to get out the car when we noticed red lights everywhere. The only thing that I had on my mind was the fact that we had drugs that was worth millions in this very car…this was seriously the end. I started praying for some miracle; I don’t know what kind of a miracle but I was just praying for something to happen. I could hear the police sirens…i looked at Sticks who looked back at me
Sticks:"are you injured?"
Me:"i don't care about that, let’s try and get away"
Sticks:"i think i am stuck" I tried to get out but I was also stuck
Me:"dammit" I was near tears. The police came to us and pulled us out and then hand cuffed us at the back. We were not really injured.
Police 1:"gentlemen you are under arrest for smuggling of drugs and being in possessions of unlicensed firearm, everything you do or say…." My mind went blank, i could see that the police's lips were still moving but i couldn't hear what he was saying anymore. I was thinking about Tshililo, damn the pain she would go through, there was also my son and then my mom…dammit this was seriously going to kill her. This was the end of me…my life was now over.
We were taken inside the van and were taken to the station. I was stressing out. I couldn’t believe that this was it for me. I was only 21 for fucks sake, this can’t be the end. The amount of drugs we had in there was enough to send us away for a very very long time. We got to the station and they put us in an empty room. My phone rang and it was Bee, I took it out of my pocked and picked up
Bee:"what the f*** just happened V Boy? I tracked your phone to find your location and when my guys got there they saw your car laying down as i gave them the registration number, they did try to look for passengers and got in a fight with the police but you guys were nowhere to be found"
Me:"we heard the gun shorts but we were already in the police van"
Bee:"no no no no you’ve got to be kidding me, you are arrested?"
Me:"uhm yeah"
Bee:"dammit...dammit dammit dammit, this can’t be happening, this is some serious s***, so you are inside now?"
Me:"yeah we are"
Bee:"once you are in there, there is not much i can do, especially in Somerset, i don’t know people there, owwww dammit, how did the police know?"
Me:"we have no idea"
Bee:"i have to get on the phone with Svig, i can’t believe we lost 2 guys and a stock that worth millions" She dropped the call
Sticks:"what did she say?"
Me:"she said there isn't much she can do but she will contact Svig and hear what he says"
Sticks:"we need to come to terms with reality, we are really going in"
Me:"i have to call X"
Sticks:"yeah lemme call my wife" I called X immediately
X:"Thembu"
Me:"i am in bro"
X:"what do you mean you are in, you are in with Bee?"
Me:"i got caught X, Sticks and i are arrested"
X:” no Thembuluwo you are lying"
Me:"i am telling you the truth bruh, i am at Somerset West police station"
X:"no no no this can't be happening, tell me this is some sort of a prank"
Me:"it’s true, don’t tell Tshililo yet"
X:"you know what? I am on my way from Kimberly but i am coming there right away, i will call my lawyer and we can set up a meeting for tomorrow morning"
Me:"thanks bro"
X:"i can't believe this is happening"
Me:"i will see you when you get here"
X:"sure"
Sticks:"we need to get our story straight when they take our statement....so this is what we gonna say......we drove to Cape Town to see a friend and we have no idea how the stuff got in the car" he said as soon as I got off the phone
Me:"ok got it"
Sticks:"yeah so that’s how it is"
Me:"sounds convincing" the story wasn’t really convincing but it was all we could come up with.
After that Sticks and I were interrogated and then thrown into a cell with some guys. After a while Xolani came with a lawyer to pay us a visit. We sat with them in a room where the Police was waiting out the door. Xolani was really sad to see me inside. Anyway we discussed the case and the lawyer kept asking us all sort of questions. After a very short time our time together ended and we had to say goodbye. It was hard to say goodbye to Xolani. I asked him to tell Tshililo in person. I didn’t want her hearing about this over the phone…this was seriously going to kill her
Later on Bee and Svig came to visit us. They were totally pissed. Svig even suggested bombing the police station but I begged him not to and argued that causing trouble is what drove Jay to not getting bail so we had to try and lay low. They said they were going to get more lawyers to work hard on this case. They were sorry that something like this happened and Svig said that he was going to look into what happened because someone must have known about us going to Cape Town so maybe Bonita’s house was bugged.
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TSHILILO
I’d been trying to call Thembuluwo the whole day today. The last time I talked to him was yesterday morning when he said he was going to work. I tried to talk to Xolani about it but he said that Thembu was busy. TJ was with his grandmother and I was in my bedroom reading a magazine. Xolani called at that moment and I quickly picked up. He said that he was in town and that I should come immediately…he also asked me not to tell anyone that he was in town. I had no idea what was going on but something was happening here. I took the car keys and told my mom in law that I was just going to get something at Phangami mall. I left the house and went to meet Xolani in town. I thought about it while I was in town…what if Thembu had been ignoring me because he wanted to give me a surprise visit? He could be here with Xolani for all I know…I started smiling. He told me that he was at Plaza and I went straight up there. I parked my car and got out. He came to me and gave me a brief hug
Me:"hey you, what’s with the surprise visit?" I was smiling at him
X:"how are you doing?"
Me:"as you can see i am great"
X:"we need to talk"
Me:"i am all ears" I expected him to give me a message from Thembu.
X:"let’s get inside your car"
Me:"uhm ok" we got in the front seats
X:"there is no easy way to say this Tshililo so i am just gonna say it as it is" Xolani looked nervous and that made me panic
Me:"i am waiting"
X:"Thembu is arrested" i looked at him and laughed for good 60 seconds, i knew he was here to surprise me but damn he was taking it too far, trying to scare me like this? i looked at him after a good laugh and his expression was a serious one
Me:"ok your idea of a prank isn't really good, this is where you are supposed to laugh and tell me you are kidding" I was still laughing a bit
X:"i am not"
Me:"what do you mean you are not?" my heart started beating faster than normal.
X:"he was coming from a pick up at Cape Town and he got caught, he was with Sticks" My heart sank, i felt a sharp pain in my heart, it can’t be, no no no this can’t be happening, not my Thembu please
Me:"This is not funny anymore Xolani, please tell me you are kidding, please Xolani please" i pleaded with him, my tears were on the verge of coming out
X:"i am sorry Tshililo"
Me:"so they had drugs in the car?"
X:"and unlicensed fire arms" I put both my hands on top of my head knowing that this was really the end. My stress level went up and I battled to breathe
X:"i am sorry Tshililo"
I got out of the car and started pacing with my hands on my hips. I didn't care who was looking, i was in a serious pain. Xolani got out of the car and walked towards me. I didn't want anyone to come close to me and tell me that everything was gonna be fine because nothing was ever going to be fine. I immediately started running…i didn't know where i was running to but i just wanted to be away from Xolani or anyone else for that matter. I ran towards the traffic lights heading towards University of Venda. Xolani was running after me…I crossed the road without even looking, it was just God’s grace for me to make it out of there safe. I turned and took the road heading to Sibasa and Xolani was still behind me. I got to the hill and couldn’t run anymore so I started walking. Xolani got to me and took my hand
X:"Tshililo please" I tried to fight him until I couldn’t anymore so I rested my head on his chest and cried
X:"Tshililo its gonna be fine"
Me:"nothing is gonna be fine Xolani, he is gone and he is not coming back, you know that too"
X:"we need to be positive"
Me:"the thought of him inside the prison is killing me" I got off him and looked at him
Me:"i am scared Xolani, how do i face this world without him?"
X:"you won’t, he will come back and i will be there for you too, his family and your family will be there, you are not alone"
Me:"let’s go back, i need to go home and take my son, i am going back to George" I said that and started walking back while wiping my tears off
X:"no no no what are you talking about?"
Me:"I need to see him; i wanna be there for him"
X:"Tshililo please"
Me:"Thembuluwo is my husband, for better or worse i have to support him"
X:"i know that but you can’t tell the family yet what’s going on"
Me:"i won’t tell them anything, i am just gonna get my son and drive back to western cape"
We got to her car and she looked at me
X:"you are really serious about this?"
Me:"of course i am"
X:"ok go home and get junior, i will book a flight ticket for you so long, you will leave the benz at the airport, i will pay for it to be transported to western cape, i am sorted because i am using a hired vehicle"
Me:"sure, i will be back here in less than an hour"
I got home and started packing a bag right away. My mom in law started asking me what was wrong. I told her that nothing was wrong, that I had to go back to George to sort out some papers at school so that I will be able to register next year. She didn’t really understand but I honestly didn’t care about that, all I wanted wa to go back to George. I told her I will be fine and that I will call her as soon as I got there.
After that Xolani and I drove together to Joburg and then took a flight to Cape Town. We got to Cape Town and Xolani had already booked me a room. Visiting hours were over for the day so I was going to see him tomorrow. We booked two rooms close to each other at some fancy hotel. The fanciness of the hotel didn’t really matter at that time…all I was thinking about was my husband. After Xolani had left me in my room TJ started crying, I don’t know why but the child was just in the mood for crying. I found myself crying with him and didn’t know what to do. Xolani came and took him from me. He kept quiet as soon as he was in Xolani’s arms. Xolani told me to take a shower and rest and that he’ll take care of the baby.
I woke up the following morning feeling bad about how I couldn’t take care of my own son. I kinda expected Xolani to bring him back in the middle of the night or something but he never did. I quickly took a shower and went to Xolani’s room. To my surprise TJ was bathed and he looked quite cosy with his uncle…I smiled at the thought of them…thank God I had Xolani for a brother in law, he was so considerate. We quickly left for the station. Thembu was still being kept in there. Xolani waited at the waiting room with my son while I went in to see my man. I was feeling excited but also nervous to see him…I was worried about his well-being more than anything else.
THEMBULUWO
I walked to the visitor’s section expecting one of my colleagues but I was shocked when I found Tshililo waiting for me. Her eyes were swollen and red…she’d been crying. She looked nervous when she saw me. We were not allowed to touch so I sat on the chair opposite hers. She said she was scared for me but I was scared of something else…of losing her. She told me not to worry and that she’ll wait. I told her that we are talking about 20 years in jail but she said she’ll wait for 100 years if she had to. It was how she said it and how she didn’t even stop to think that made me want to believe her. I asked her to take care of my son but she kept on saying that I shouldn’t talk like i was leaving for good because I was definitely going to get bail. The bail hearing was on Friday.
Friday finally came and yep we were granted bail of 500k…well money was no problem so Svig and Bee sorted that one out and we got out of jail. At least we were going to have some time with our families before the trial starts. Svig said that Sticks and I were not going to be doing any job because obviously the police were going to be looking at us so we had to stay out of trouble…yeyyy that was good news. After the whole thing I drove home with my wife and Xolani.
We got home and to our surprise, mom and dad were there…they were standing out the gate when we arrived. We walked with them to the house. They said that they were not happy with the way that Tshililo left and we made it worse by not answering their calls so they decided to come down. I knew that my parents were going to find out about me sooner or later so I thought that I had no choice but to confess and tell them the truth. It was better for them to hear the truth from me than from the press. So I told them straight up that Xolani and I were dealing drugs and that I was arrested. S*** it didn’t go well. They went crazy and my mom started crying while my dad shouts at us. I snapped and told him that it was all his fault, that if he was a better father to all of us then none of this would have happened. Yohhh he literally hit me…Xolani tried to get involved but he ended up being punched too. So after all this my parents told us that they were done with us and that we didn’t exist to them anymore and that we were as good as dead…after that they left the house.
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Xolani left just after my parents, we were both hoping that they will come around. After Xolani left I was tired and felt that I needed some time alone. But Tshililo told me that she wanna be there for me, that she wanted to support me through all of this. I was feeling bad for the fact that my dad just beat me up in front of my wife but Tshililo didn’t care. She told me that she was not some girl I had to impress but a wife who loved me through anything I can go through. So I took a decision from then on that I was going to enjoy these remaining days with my wife…I was going to make the best of the time I had with her before the trial because there was no telling what could happen after the trial.
Bonita called me to come to her house the following day. I asked Tshililo to come with me. We were trying to spend more time together remember? So this was part of us spending more time together. We got there and Tshililo refused to go inside the house so I went inside alone.
Bee:"uhm ok let me just get down to the reason why i called you"
Me:"ok"
Bee:"I’ve been up since last night trying to come up with ways to make your case disappear but eish it aint gonna be possible, your case is one of the big cases and they have these big detectives working on the case, worst part is they don’t share what’shappening with just anyone, as for the judges damn i cant bribe them, they are very powerful"
Me:"powerful than you and Svig?"
Bee:"not really but we can’t be involved in any violence at the moment, the police are watching us so we have to keep a low profile but i have another plan" I felt a little excitement in my heart when I heard her talking about another plan
Me:"what’s the plan"
Bee:"you can run"
Me:"what do you mean i can run?"
Bee:"i can get your documents ready and you can leave SA as soon as tomorrow, you can choose where you wanna go, Brazil? Germany?"
Me:"wait what are you talking about?"
Bee:"you can runaway Thembu, that way you won’t go to jail"
Me:"i have a family Bee"
Bee:"you can take them with you....you can start a life somewhere else with your wife and son" i looked at her
Bee:"think about it, you don’t have to go to jail....i don’t want you to go in and this is the only way i can help you"
Me:"eish Bee" I said that looking away trying to think. I mean leaving the country was a little extreme
Bee:"there is no other way"
Me:"if i decide not to leave, how many years should i expect?"
Bee:"about 20, those were lot of drugs you had plus unlicensed fire arms" I put my hands on my head
Me:"i can’t leave the country, i have my parents and siblings here, plus i don’t think my wife will agree to go, staying in another country can’t be easy"
Bee:"It’s your choice"
Me:"can i think about it?"
Bee:"yep, i will give you two days to think about it"
Me:"sure" I just stood there looking into space. Bee came to me and took my hand
Bee:"i am sorry this is happening"
Me:"it’s fine" she gave me a brief hug
Bee:"let me know as soon as you decide"
Me:" I will do that...i should run, i am with my wife"
Bee:"sure" I walked out to my wife
Tshili:"that was quick"
Me:"yeah i will tell you all about it" I took our son from her
Tshili:" we’re going back to the house?"
Me:"nahh lets go to the beach to relax a little”
So we had a little picnic at the beach and this is where I told Tshililo about Bee’s offer. She was totally against it. She said she was not gonna leave the country and that I shouldn’t spend all my life being on the run so I had to face this head on. Well maybe she was right or maybe she wasn’t so I was still thinking about the whole thing. So we called Xolani and Sihle to come join us on the picnic. We had a great day together and after that we went back to the house. Xolani and I suggested going clubbing just the two off us and the ladies didn’t want to hear of it. So we decided to go buy some booze at the shops and they refused that too and said that they’ll go buy for us. I thought they were kidding until Tshililo took the car keys and walked to the door and Sihle followed her…we were left to baby sit. So xolani told me something about Tshililo being all supportive and how he don’t think Sihle could do the same. I asked why and he said that things have not really been the same since she found out about him and drugs. I also told Xolani about Bonita’s idea and he also didn’t like it.
TSHILILO
Sihle and I got in the car and drove to the mall.
Sihle:"X told me what happened to your husband, how are you holding up?"
Me:"i am fine girl, it’s not like i have a plan, i love my husband a lot"
Sihle:"i don’t think I’d be that supportive Tshili, he is gonna be jailed for a very long time"
Me:"so? Am i supposed to walk out on him?" hehh I couldn’t believe this girl
Sihle:"i am just saying that it’s too much baggage girl, you are only 21" I looked at her while driving
Me:"Sihle do you even hear what you are saying? i am married to him and i love him....what is love kanti?"
Sihle:"he is a thug Tshili, you need to come to terms with that, if i had known a long time ago i would have made sure that you don’t get married to a gangster girl"
Me:"are you for real now?"
Sihle:"we are not acting a movie apha Tshili, this is some real life s***"
Me:"let’s get this straight, if it was Xolani who got arrested, you were gonna walk away?"
Sihle:"i am on the verge of doing it, i can’t deal with all the drama shame, mna i need a proper relationship with a man who knows what he needs, Xolani even dropped out of school and i am supposed to deal with all that?" wow I was shocked. We got to the mall and walked to a liquor store
Me:"Sihle do you love Xolani?"
Sihle:"a lot, but not to an extent of becoming a thug's wife...hauwa I can’t…what will I tell my parents? That my man is a gangster? i don’t think so"
Me:"you are unbelievable....you've met someone right?"
Sihle:"who? Me?...of course not
Me:"i can see you are lying"
Sihle:"ok i have" i felt my blood being drained out of my body, i seriously couldn't believe this girl
Me:"so you've been cheating on Xolani?" what the f***? And to think i was her friend
Sihle:"it’s not like he has been around anyway...i mean he has been busy playing brother in law of the year to you and brother of the year to Thembu but he never put the same effort on making our relationship work" I stopped doing what I was doing and put my hands on my hips and looked at her
Me:"since when did you become so selfish and inconsiderate? And Xolani has only been absent for few days"
Sihle:"enough for someone to steal my heart" woow, I closed my eyes and looked up on the roof and accepted that I was defeated
Me:"wow so when are you dumping him? i mean there is no need to pretend anymore mus"
Sihle:"i will tell him" ok I was now disappointed and was also feeling sorry For Xolani…he was a good guy and obviously he didn’t deserve this
Me:"what does the new guy do?" I was sure as hell that the new guy was working and better than Xolani professionally
Sihle:"Neurosurgeon" she smiled, mhm i see…my brother in law on the other side was just a varsity drop-out with no qualification
Me:"but you were good with Xolani, can you please give this whole thing some thought again?"
Sihle:" i am graduating next year Tshili, Xolani dropped out of school and he is in a risk of getting arrested everyday, no I can’t"
Me:"yohhh"
Sihle:"you can divorce Thembu too, you deserve somuch better girly, not a thug as a husband...how do you think the world is gonna look at you when people find out? It won’t matter that you are driving the latest Benz"
Me:"whatever happened to you Sihle i don’t like it....i need my friend back please, because i don’t like this selfish heartless bitch you've become"
Sihle:"did you just call me a b-"
Me:"yep a bitch, i called you a bitch" I said walking out of the store after I paid. I know that this whole thing was not supposed to be my business but lord i was angry
Sihle:"Tshili i am sorry, don't take it personal ok? i just...i don’t like thugs"?
Me:"but why did you agree to making it work huh? You were just waiting to meet someone to replace Xolani so that you can leave him because you needed his money?"
Sihle:"you know that that’s not true"
Me:" whatever Mrs Neurosurgeon" we put the booze in the car and I drove away
THEMBULUWO
It was Sunday morning when Xolani woke me up. Yeah he literally knocked on my door and woke me up while I was still cuddling with my wife. As irritated as I was. I went to him and he told me that Sihle dumped him. Well I won’t lie, I was really shocked.
Me:"are you sure you didn't do anything to her?" we were down in the kitchen
X:"nothing Mfowethu, she just dumped me"
Me:"she is seeing someone; she can’t just dump you like that"
X:"I don’t know man and actually i just wanna forget her"
Me:"forget her? Dude you look like you've been hit by a bus....this Sihle girl need to be taught a lesson, she can’t just dump you to the next available D no ways"
X:"i don’t have the energy to fight or force her"
Me:"who said you will be forcing her? We are just gonna teach her a lesson, obviously she cheated on you, she can’t just cheat on a gangster and gets away with it and live happily ever after with her Nyatsi boy...hauwa"
X:"Thembu no man"
Me:"yes Xolani, come we have a task to fulfil" I said while walking to the door
X:"dude you are still in your boxers and no t-shirt"
Me:"oww yeah that, i will only be five" I went to the bedroom to wear something. Tshili asked what’s wrong and I told her that Sihle dumped Xolani…she looked shocked. So I left her and went back to my brother
X:"where are we going again?"
Me:"give me your car keys" I took his car keys and we got in the car
X:"dude where are we going?"
Me:" to find out who she has been sleeping with"
X:"you can't be serious"
Me:"we ain't about to let some Tom or Jerry disrespect you like this, never"
X:"violence?"
Me:"lemme have the freedom to do this while i still can"
X:"since when did you become so violent?"
Me:"since i know i am a gangster and i might be jailed for 20 years in a month's time"
X:"ow, so how do you plan on catching the guy?"
Me:"Sihle is gonna talk, it’s just that i am against women abuse my bro but damn, that girl deserves some beating"
X:"i came this close to hitting her bro but i had to remind myself that i am not that kind of man"
Me:"you did good, but how are you feeling?"
X:"stupid....i should have known, I should not have begged her to get back with me"
Me:"stop whining please"
X:"look who is talking...you literally cried when Tshili was about to dump you" i laughed
Me:"i didn't"
X:"ok i know you did" we got to campus and went to Sihle’s room
X:"you ain't gonna cause trouble are you?"
Me:"nope of course not" ok that was a fat lie. We knocked and she opened, I didn’t wait for her to tell us to come in so I just entered
Sihle:"what the hell?" I looked around and then took her phone that was on the table
Me:"can you do the combination thingy to unlock the phone"
Sihle:"really? You are just gonna budge in here and give orders? Get out of here, you are not welcome"
Me:"you don’t want me to go all gangster on you do you? So unlock the damn phone" she walked to the door and opened for us
Sihle:"out"
X:"let’s go Thembu"
Me:"hell to the no" I walked to her and closed the door with a force an then grabbed her by her neck
Me:"give me the name of the sleaze ball you are dating?"
Sihle:"i am not dating anyone"
Me:"ok" I tighten my grip around her neck
X:"Thembu are you insane? Stop it" he pushed me away and I stopped
Me:”i am waiting?" Sihle coughed
Sihle:"his name is Bongani" she said looking at me…she was scared
X:"wow so you are really dating someone?"
Me:"please don't get all emotional yet, i still need to get some crucial info here....give me his address"
Sihle:"what for?"
Me:"do you want me to force it out of you again?"
Sihle:"ok here" she took her phone and showed me
Me:"nice doing business with you, let’s go X" Xolani stood there and looked at her
X:” you disgust me, uyi kaka yomfazi Sihle, after everything I have done for you and this is the thanks i get? I feel like beating the s*** out of you right now but damn you ain't worth it"
Me:"lets go bro, we have some business to attend to" we walked out of the room
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We drove to the address that Sihle gave us. Here is the kakest part neh? We got there and found that the address took us to one of the biggest and most beautiful houses in town and that alone was enough to piss us off. Like what the f***? So Sihle was riding with some rich kid? I mean girls don’t want their men to cheat with a girl who is more beautiful than them right? But with us guys…it was about the mula…Sihle couldn’t cheat with someone who was above my brother…no ways. So we knocked and he opened for us. He…well he didn’t look bad, In fact he looked a bit…lemme repeat this, I said a bit hotter than us so because of that he was getting double the lesson. We asked him if this was his parent’s house and he said it belonged to him….s*** he was so dead. Xolani and I kept on exchanging thee look as we stood at his door step. He was wearing some trackpants without a shirt on…I’d never been so disgusted in my entire life.
We took out a gun on him and he let us in. He had a beautiful house. He thought it was a robbery and he asked us to take anything we wanted. We laughed it off and asked him if he knew Sihle. He said she was his girlfriend and this is when we told him that she has been dating Xolani too. The guy was shocked like he didn’t know anything about Sihle dating another guy. He promised to leave her and said he wasn’t looking for trouble. So Xolani and I looked at each other. Ok maybe he didn’t deserve any punishment. So we told him to chill and that maybe we can possibly become friends. I found myself asking him for a drink and he let me help mysef to his fridge. So we sat down and asked him what he did for a leaving. He was a Neurosurgeon and again Xolani and I looked at each other as if regretting letting him live. We were chilling talking about how Bongani and Sihle were dating and Xolani was getting all emotional at the details. He kept asking Bongani questions and he went crazy each time he receives an answer. Someone knocked at the door and Bongani went to open.
"Hey bbe" that was Sihle’s voice. Xolani looked at the door
Bongi:"which baby exactly? Me or him?" he opened the door wide enough for Sihle to see us sitting in the lounge.
Sihle:"uhm b.....ahhh" she swallowed
Sihle:"uhm i....i have to go" she turned around and Xolani quickly went to her
X:"not so fast" he grabbed her hand
Sihle:"let me go Xolani" Xolani slapped her so hard that she got confused and just looked around
X:"you have a new baby now huh? You were playing me? Chuwing my money? And then you dump me for a doctor?"
Sihle:"Baby Xolani i am sorry"
X:"nyebby? Really? You are calling me Nyebby right now?" Bongani and I moved closed to them
Me:"Xolani please just let her go bro"
X:" she is playing me Thembu, she thinks I am stupid, well guess what girl, i am gonna go ghetto on you right now, mus wena you dont like ghetto" he punched her on the stomach
Me:"hai Xolani you can’t hurt a woman" I tried to touch him
X:" don’t even dare Thembu, dont even dare" yoh this side of him scared me
X:"now i underatand why Svig killed his wife"
Me:"bro please" Bongi just stood there and said nothing
X:"did you ever loved me? Or it was just about the money?" Sihle just cried. I couldn’t look at this, it reminded me so much of how my mom suffered in my dad’s hands. Xolani then threw her on the floor
X:"lets go bro"
Bongi:"wait guys, don't leave please, she will leave..."
Me:"are you for real?"
Bongi:"yeah i mean i dont want us to hold a grudge because of a girl, she cheated on me as much as she cheated on you"
Me:"makes sense"
Bongi:"sorry Sihle but you’re gonna have to leave"
Sihle:"bbe please what did they do to you?"
Bongi:"they became my friends, thanks to you" he closed the door and left her standing outside
Bongi:"i can’t believe that, that girl was playing with my feelings"
X:"these girls aren't loyal mfana"
Bongi:"so, tell me about you guys"
Me:"we are NMMU students; we are also running our father's businesses"
Bongi:"so you are brothers?"
X:"whichever one you prefer, friends or brothers" Bongi got up and went to his fridge
Bongi:"drink?" Xolani and I smiled
X:"sure"
X:"i am sorry you had to see me at such a state on our first friendly chillas but eish I’ve been with that girl for more than a year and she meant something to me joe"
Bongi:"i am sorry to hear that, if only i knew"
X:"yeah i get that you were not aware, uhm lemme go check her out, i don’t want her running to the police station"
Me:"do you think she is still outside?"
Bongi:"i guess so, we've only been in here for few minutes"
Me:"lemme handle her ok?"
X:"you’re sure?”
Me:"yep" I walked outside to her. I didn’t want Xolani to go to her because there were possibilities of him feeling sorry for her. She was standing outside leaning against the wall
Me:"you are still here"
Sihle:"i am waiting for a cab" I walked to her and leaned over
Me:"and don't even think of running to the police station because you won’t live to attend the case hearing, i will erase you, just like that....we are gangsters remember?"
Sihle:"Thembu i-"
Me:"shhhhh, we can destroy you if we want, but we don't, so if you push us we won’t hesitate and one more thing....don't breathe a word to a single person about our occupation, are we clear?"
Sihle:"yeah" she was near tears
Me:"and for the record, Xolani really did love you, you made him a better man, you made him believe in himself, he had big plans for the two of you, it’s just a pity that you had different plans"
Sihle:"i am sorry"
Me:"it doesn't matter anymore does it? i have to nurse my brother's broken heart right now and it’s all thanks to you"
Sihle:"Thembu i-"
Me:"save it, it ain't gonna change s*** but one thing for sure, we will make it our mission that you don't get to date anyone anytime soon...and please finish up and leave my friend's house" I said that and walked back to the house.
So we chilled for few minutes chatting like old friends who just met each other after years of being apart. Bongani suggested that we go somewhere just us three…and yeah we decided to go to Knysna for an afternoon. We were about to leave for Knysna when I received a call from my sister informing me that mom moved out of the house and back to my dad’s. Yeah obviously they took the kids with them and they left the Audi in the garage. I was shocked I must say and I was mostly hurt. What if my dad strikes again? Was this a good idea? Was she so pissed with me that she’ll rather go back to his house? I ended the call with my sister and tried calling mom but she didn’t pick up, I then called my dad and he told me not to ever try to contact them again. After this I needed to let off some steam…so the trip to Knysna was going to do me some justice.
So we spent the whole day in Knysna having fun. It was good to spend a day with guys and just have some fun alone. For those few hours I forgot about everything else. I forgot about my parents and the trial and the jail time…it was just me and my boys and fun. After a hell lot of fun we drove back to George. We were driving in Xolani’s car. They took me to my house first and I introduced Tshililo to Bongani…turns out they knew each other already. Yeah she said she met him the day she followed me at the hotel when I was with Teressa. She looked pissed, like seriously angry. Xolani and Bongani left and left me alone with my angry wife. She was angry that i didn’t bother contact her to tell her that I was spending the whole day with Xolani and my so called new found friend. She was also angry because I promised her that we were going to spend more time together and I decided to pull the disappearing game on her. Well I didn’t blame her…she was right. I should have at least told her that I was going somewhere with Xolani and a new friend of ours. She said she was scared that I was going to leave her for many years and it seemed as if I didn’t care about that. Well I didn’t think she was going to take it that way so apologised and promised her that I was never going to do anything like this ever again.
The following morning we woke up and chilled in the bedroom with our son. We discussed Xolani and Sihle drama. Tshililo said Sihle called her yesterday and told her everything that’s happened. Tshililo asked me if I meant what I said when I threatened Sihle about killing her. I told her that it was nothing more than just a threat. We were still discussing all this and the fact that Tshililo knew Bongani when someone knocked at the door. it was obviously Xolani. He was the only one who had spare keys to our house. Before we could let him he opened the door and entered
Tshili:"really Xolani? Seriously? Hai bbe you need to get him a girlfriend, this is not on, set him up with some girl or something please"
X:"hahaha sisters just chill, aren't you happy to see your favourite brother in law?"
Me “dude go and spend some time with Ncedo or Thembani or even Bongani please....i mean we can't even F*** because of you, we are married" I said pointing at Tshililo and myself
X:"so i am a problem?"
Tshili:"sort of, how do you expect us to...you know, you are all over the house, worse because you have spare keys"
X:"wow that hurts...but don’t worry guys, Pretend like i am not here, i will sit on the sofa over there with my boy and you guys can do some sexing" Tshili and I couldn’t help but laugh. Tshililo threw some pillows at him
Tshili:"you are crazy do you know that? Baby hold me before I beat him up please" I got out of bed and went to Xolani trying to get him out. We all fell on the floor and just started laughing…Tshililo looked at us and laughed
X:"wow so you are doing all this for sex? I mean fighting me and all?" Tshililo got out of bed with linen wrapped around her body and beat him up with my boots that were on the floor
Me:"X you are dismissed" we were all laughing
X:"i am just saying...but i am telling the truth, even Tshili is busy kicking me....hahaha i ain't going anywhere, you gonn do it while i am here or you won’t do it at all" Tshililo and I started fighting him together…damn it was hilarious
After Xolani demanded to spend some time with me. Tshililo chased me and him out of the room saying that she wanted to prep herself and go to the mall and give us some brotherly moment. Tshililo prepared herself and left us alone.
TSHILILO
I wanted to give Thembu and Xolani some time alone so I planned on doing some shopping and then go see Sihle afterwards. Yeah she cheated on Xolani and broke up with him but hey she was still my friend so I guess I was stuck with her. I was done doing grocery shopping and decided to stop by Edgars. I needed to buy myself some new knee high boots. I stood there and was arguing with myself whether to take a brown one or a black one
"I would say take the brown one" I turned around to look at the person talking to me. Yeah it was him, the one and only Bongani. I looked at him and realised that he didn’t look bad…he was quite a charmer…if I didn’t know better I’d say he was Thembu’s brother…he was hot like that
Me:"you reckon?"
Bongi:"yep brown will definitely look good on you" i blushed, where the hell did he get that
Me:"nahh i will go with black" ok he was right about the brown boots but I just didn’t want to give him the satisfaction
Bongi:"ok fine by me, i still say brown though, so are you here alone or with hubby?"
Me:"alone"
Bongi:"do you mind having a coffee with me?" i looked at him like he was crazy, did I look like someone who was craving a cup of coffee?
Me:"i am not a coffee person" can this guy just leave me alone already
Bongi:"ok ice cream or milkshake together then? Please"
Me:"but why?"
Bongi:"you are my friend's wife there is nothing wrong with that"
Me:"Bongi whatever you wanna say you can say it while i am shopping"
Bongie:"fine by me...i forgot your name"
Me:"Tshililo or Tshili"
Bongi:"what’s the meaning?" I hated it when people ask me the meaning of my name
Tshili:"the cry"
Bongi:"seriously?"
Tshili:"i don’t have a reason to lie about it do i?"
Bongi:"ow owk, you look beautiful…stunning" ok i know i was supposed to say thank you but this guy was creepy, so i just kept quiet and continue with my shopping
Bongi:"you are supposed to say thank you"
Tshili:"ok Bongani what’s your story huh, what do you want?" he stopped walking and looked at me
Bongi:"uhm nothing"
Me:"you are Thembu and Xolani's friend, not mine"
Bongi:"ok let me just cut to the chase"
Me:"please do" i said sarcastically
Bongi:"since i met you again last night, i have been doing a lot of thinking…the first day i met you at the hotel...you were following your husband with his side dish...you were not a good sight, if that’s the good way to put it"
Me:"what’s your point exactly?" I said with my irritated voice
Bongi:"so Thembu is the husband who was cheating on you?"
Me:"i couldn't possibly have divorced and got married again at such a short space of time could i?"
Bongi:"i guess not"
Me:"thought as much" I started pushing my trolley and looked straight ahead…I was getting irritated
Bongi:"Owk Tshililo i am just trying to understand" he walked after me
Me:"understand what? There is nothing for you to understand, nothing at all"
Bongi:"why are you still with him? After the pain you went through that day, that was a sorry site of you, a site i wouldn't wanna see again" owk this guy was making me really angry, why does he care?
Me:"Bongani what do you want?"
Bongi:"I don’t know but i can’t shake the feeling that something is up"
Me:"something like what?"
Bongi:"you talked about shooting your hubby and his nyatsi that day and he came to my house with his brother holding a gun on me yesterday...that made me think...what’s up with you guys and guns?"
Me:"uhm ahh" I laughed a bit
Me:"i don’t know what you are talking about?"
Bongi:"does he treat you well? You're happy?" Ok this interrogation was getting on my last nerves; I was now walking to the till
Me:"what’s in it to you?"
Bongi:"i don’t know, i just...you were upset last night" what the hell was this? Why did he care so much about me being upset?
Me:"so?"
Bongi:"you know what? I don’t even know what i am doing right now....so never mind" just like that he turned around and walked away. Owk that was weird
After my shopping I went to see Sihle. She was in tears and said that she still loved Bongani and that she couldn’t believe she lost both of them. I didn’t know what to say so I just sat there and hugged her.
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THEMBULUWO
Tshililo came back from the mall with plastic bags. She told me that she ran into Bongani and he was keen to chat with her but she wasn’t in the mood. I felt like there was more to that but she just didn’t want to say. We were still packing the grocery in the kitchen when Bongani knocked. Yeah Tshililo was not pleased but Xolani asked her for an hour or so together as guys without her. So she decided to start cooking and let us have our guy time. So we talked and laughed…Bongani even mentioned running into my wife and how she refused drinking coffee with him. That alone made me want to trust him. If he wanted something with my wife he wouldn’t have mentioned that. After some time, Xolani and Bongani left.
It was just me and my wife and our son now. So I told her about what Rendani told me…that my parents moved out of the house and my dad left the car in the house. I was thinking of going home to talk to them but Tshililo told me that it wasn’t a good idea and that they needed some time to come to terms with everything. This was the weekend that Tshili and I were supposed to go home and stay for at least 2 weeks so that we can even spend Easter with the family but with the way that things were, we couldn’t possibly go. I told Tshililo that I needed to go see Bee for few minutes, I wanted to tell her about my decision…I know she was just trying to help but hey I had to say no to her offer. Tshililo agreed and I left the house.
I got to Bonita’s house and she let me in
Me:"boss lady" I said sitting on the sofa opposite hers
Bee:"sure V Boy...long time hey" i laughed
Me:"it’s only been two days"
Bee:"wow feels like a week" I looked at her and laughed
Bee:"am i that amusing?"
Me:"hahahaha you wish....i will have to go with scary" She laughed. I enjoyed seeing her laugh, I mean it’s not every day that you see her smile
Bee:"owk if i am scary....what’s cracking you then?"
Me:"you are not wearing boots" she smiled
Bee:"ow that...i only wear them when i am working, i mean i use them to kick whoever is disrespecting me....they are just for that"
Me:"mhm i see"
Bee:" do you want coffee? Juice? whiskey?"
Me:"no thanks"
Bee:"you should always make an appointment when you come you know, this is supposed to be my private off work time" she smiled
Me:"sorry about that...i just came to tell you about my decision"
Bee:"ow?"
Me:"i can't run Bee, i have a wife and a son...i can’t live my life in hiding" she closed her eyes and open them again looking straight at me
Bee:"Thembu you won’t get out now please...i know what i am talking about"
Me:"Bee it’s just drugs i don’t think i will get more than 10"
Bee:"you might get more than 20"
Me:"how do you know?" she stood up and looked at me…she wasn’t happy now
Bee:"be thankful that i am your friend ok? You've messed up your life so bad....you are so young yet...." she kept quiet
Me:"Bee what are you talking about?" she frowned
Bee:"don’t breathe a word to anyone about this"
Me:"owk" my heart was pounding
Bee:"Svig wanted you dead" she whispered through her teeth
Me:"he what?" I stood up…no man why would Svig want me dead? Unless? Unless he found out the truth about the baby, could the baby be mine?
Bee:"how could you sleep with his wife though?"
Me:"i didn't know she was his wife"
Bee:"well she sort of like confessed when he was about to kill her that she is not sure if he is the father"
Me:"how do you know all this?" I was now shaking
Bee:"he told me...i wanted to know why he wanted me to kill you so i was a bit inquisitive"
Me:"so the child is mine?"
Bee:"we don’t know...he said he will do the tests" I started pacing feeling more and more confused…
Bee:"i had to beg him Thembu...i literally went down on my knees begging Svig to spare your life" I looked at Bee and her eyes were teary…jeeez I was literally shaking
Me:"but...uhm"
Bee:"i told him we can just get you out of the picture for now so that he can cool off and forget everything"
Me:"and he agreed?"
Bee:"yep...i told him about our friendship...that you are the only one i have" I looked at her and felt a bit emotional. I quickly walked to her and gave her a hug
Me:"you have no idea how much this means to me...thank you so much Bee"
Bee:"you've also helped me a great deal, i was just returning the favour" we broke the hug and looked at each other.
Bee:"That’s why i wanted you to run, that way i was gonna be sure that you are safe...i mean right now i am a bit edgy because if the baby is not his.....all hell will break lose" I put both my hands on my head and walked around in a circle…this is what I was getting for sleeping with Sibu
Me:"i messed up, i really don’t wanna be on Svig's bad books...so the visit to Somerset police station...what was that if he knew it was gonna happen?"
Bee:"he had to put a front and do what he always does in all the arrests of his team members
Me:"and sticks?"
Bee:"he was at the wrong place at the wrong time"
Me:"you knew this was his plan?"
Bee:"no, after i have begged him not to kill you, he agreed not to do it but he also said he will find other ways to deal with you...i only put the pieces together when you were in" I stood close to her and looked deep into her eyes and she did the same to me
Me:"i am in big s*** aren't I?"
Bee:"i have your back" she whispered. Ok our eyes locked into each other.....and then.....and then.....and then nothing. Bee blinked and looked away
Me:"so you say if i don’t run i will face many years?"
Bee:"yeah, Svig will make it a point...he didn't tell me what his plan is but i think he want you in for many years" I looked into space cursing the day I met Sibulele. I had one prayer…the child better be Svig’s. I looked at Bee and saw hopelessness in her eyes
Me:"so you think going to jail won’t do me justice?"
Bee:"it’s your choice....you are the one who is gonna live with it, i did my best ok? I can’t go against Svig any further....i have already done that by telling you the truth, you will rot in jail V Boy"
Me:"let me take my chances" she looked at me and then gave me a tight hug.
I said goodbye to Barbie and went to my car. I sat there for a while. My life was a serious mess and I needed something to get my mind off everything. A thought quickly crossed my mind and I smiled at myself. I drove to the house and making few phone calls while on the way. I got home and stayed in the car a little bit doing reservations, I then walked to the house and found Tshililo doing the dishes in the kitchen
Me:"I didn’t take long did i?"
Tshili:"not at all"
Me:"bbe stop whatever you are doing, we are going on a holiday" she looked at me and blinked
Tshili:"holiday...wh...what holiday?"
Me:"bbe let’s forget everything ok? I meant what i said about enjoying every moment with you before the trial....f*** everything else i am tired and i just want to be away somewhere with you....lets go to Durban....lets go now" She looked at me with her eyes wide open
Me:"bbe we can stay in Durban for a week, then after that we can go to Gauteng for another week and then another week in Northern Cape…but let Durban be our first holiday”
Tshili:"ahhh uhm"
Me:"say yes and we can leave right away" ok i waited for her to say yes...she looked like she was thinking. She closed her eyes and openned them again
Tshili:"let’s do this" she screamed
Me:"yessss" I scooped her up and swung her around as she giggled.
Tshili:"ok we should start parking"
Me:"we are not parking anything bbe...we have enough money to last us a life time. Let’s just take the baby stuff and maybe our sleeping wear for tonight…the rest we can go shopping tomorrow”
Tshili:"how are we getting there? Flight or we are driving? And what about accommodation?”
Me:"we are flying…I have booked the flight and a room as well at some fancy hotel…they call it Beach hotel…it’s a five star so we are sorted…I didn’t have time to check for more hotels babe, I hope this will do” she just smiled looking at me,
So Tshililo and I prepared ourselves in a rush. We were all excited and we were laughing and kissing the whole time. We called Xolani and told him and he wasn’t happy that we didn’t tell him about our plans. I told him that we just decided now and decided to go with the idea. We got ready and got our son ready and drove to the airport. Tshililo suggested getting someone to baby sit just in case we want to have some alone time. I told her that I thought it was short notice and she suggested using an agency. With an agency we could get a nanny for the number of days we will be in Durban. Tshililo got down to it just before boarding the flight and contacted few agencies.
We got to Durban quite late and we drove by the mall just before going to the hotel. We did shopping for everything we felt we were going to need for our holiday. After shopping we went to the hotel
Tshili:"i thought you said something about not being fancy"
Me:"yep this is what i mean"
Tshili:"but this looks fancy to me" she put the baby on the bed and came to me and took my hand
Tshili:"thank you nana, for all this fancy life style....even though there is lot of crying and sadness...you are not alone in all this, I am with you 100%t" she looked teary…I picked her up and her legs were wrapped around my waist and I wrapped my hands around her waists as her hands were wrapped around my neck
Me:"Tshililo Mudau, the mother of my son, the love of my life, my foundation, my number one supporter…a strong woman who deserves only the best. A venda girl who knows and understands love and also knows how to prove it….the one who tolerates the intolerable…a woman who is not afraid to get dirty when the need arises” tears started coming out of her eyes but I ignored them and continued
"A good woman is the one with a good heart….you have a loving and tolerating heart, I mean nothing is forcing you to stay with me and yet here you are…you could have divorced me a long time ago and take half of everything I own but you didn’t because you love me. Here you are today…supporting me like you always do even though my parents can’t have my back but you do. You are like a mom and dad to me Tshililo, you are not just my wife…you are my closest relative. I thank God every day that my son has you as a mother…thank you my love” I said that and rested my head on her arms while she was still wrapped around me. I went down on my knees and put her on the mat that was laid neatly on the floor.
Me:” don’t cry my love” she was wiping off the tears
Tshili:” I just….i…I love you”
So we fed our son and bathed him and then put him to bed. We wanted some alone time. We then went to the shower where we played and laughed and giggled and made a mess with water all over the bathroom. It was crazy but fun. So I begged her to wait for me if I happen to get arrested and she told me that she’ll surely do. I also told her that based on the police investigation some of my assets may be ceased but it was not a sure thing since I had legal businesses that I was running. She looked stressed out when I mentioned my assets being ceased but I told her not to worry about it and that Xolani would surely make sure that everyone is taken care of if my assets gets taken away. So This weekend was our anniversary and we were supposed to have gone home but we didn’t because of the whole situation. Tshililo said she had planned something for me back home but she refused to tell me what it was. I decided to let it slide…I mean I was the one who tarnished her plans by bringing up the holiday.
The following morning I woke up and wrote Tshililo a note saying that I was going out for a jog and I left the house. I was lying though; I was planning my anniversary present to her. It was on this day that Tshililo and I were at Khoroni hotel and made love for the first time and started dating from then on. I was excited about this whole thing. I was falling more and more in love with my wife. There was one thing worrying me…before my parents blew everything away, I planned on spending the Easter weekend at home with the whole family but with the way that things were going…that was not going to be possible. It was just going to be me and Tshililo. I drove to the right location and made few reservations for me and my wife…I also went to the mall and bought her the best necklace I could find. I was excited about this. Hopefully she was going to like it too. I then drove back to the hotel.
The room was empty when I got there. She had laid out a suit for me on the bed with a note "get ready and come to dining hall number 2 please....don’t take long, i am patiently waiting" I laughed shaking my head and immediately got ready. When I was done I walked to the hall and I found Tshililo wearing a short blue dress and heels…dammit people I had the most beautiful woman in the world and she made me so happy…I was totally in love
Me:"bbe wanga"
Tshili:"i had to do so something"
Me:"thanks" I got to her and hugged her so tight
Me:"where is TJ?"
Tshili:"don’t worry about him he is safe….i got a nanny from the agency"
me:"ok nana so how did you-"
Tshili:"i won’t tell, I just thought I should do something a little special you know”
Me:"thank you so much" there was a well prepared breakfast on the table. I don’t know where the music was coming from but i heard these words
'The day we meet, Frozen I held my breath, right from the start, I knew that I found a home for my heart beats fast, colours and promises. How to be brave, how can I love, when I am afraid to fall, but watching you stand alone, all of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow, One step closer. I have died everyday waiting for you, darling don't be afraid I have loved you for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more'
I swear to you, my eyes were teary, this was so sweet…this was our song…our damn song
Me:"babe-" i ran out of words
Tshili:"it was on this day Thembuluwo, this is when it all started"
Me:"Khoroni Hotel"
Tshili:"after you've helped me from my...abusive relationship"
Me:"after i have tried for few days not to sex you but damn on this day i knew i couldn't wait anymore"
Tshili:"i had bruises here and there from being beaten by Luvhengo but you didn't care"
Me:"because I saw your real beauty…the kind of beauty that can’t be covered in bruises"
Tshili:"you've made me a better woman, made me see the best in myself"
Me:"you've made me a better man, made me wanna achieve more and be anything to make you happy"
Tshili:" here we are today"
Me:" we are husband and wife, for better or worse" I extended my hand and took hers. We were sitting opposite each other looking each other straight in the eyes
Me:"happy 1 year anniversary"
Tshili:"happy anniversary to you too" Christina Perry’s song was still playing on the background. We started eating our breakfast
Me:" thank you so much Tshili" Tshililo took out a small box from her purse. I looked at her with my eyes wide open…I didn’t expect anything more…what the hell did she buy for me?
Me:"babe you didn't have to"
Tshili:"i wanted to" she smiled and handed it over to me.
I looked at her smiling. I took it and opened. Eiisaaaaan! She got me a chain…more like a necklace. You know that Slash necklace where you can put two little pictures on the heart pendant? That was it…she bought me that. I opened the heart pendant and it was a picture of her and another one for our son. Dammn this made me emotional. I folded it in my hand and put my hand on my chest and looked up with my eyes closed. I opened them and looked at her
Tshili:"we will always be with you Thembu, I got it done immediately after bail hearing"
Me:"Tshili?"
Tshili:"mhm?"
Me:"you have no idea how much this means to me"
Tshili:"you like it?"
Me:"i love it baby....i really love it" I got up and went to her…she got up and we hugged. Ok, i was feeling kinda emotional
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