Insert 23 Eventually we were called in and the doctor Puthini looked very familiar. Well I knew her from back at school. We went to primary with her and high school but she was a few grades ahead of me. Her: Tshini ndiyiqondile kelento yalo miss A Jali uba ngumntu endimaziyo. Me: tshini Nelly nguwe lo? Her: yep. Me: ugqibe nini kanti? Her: this is my first year practicing gqibe last year. Hayke sancokola and she did a urine test which came positive and said she would call me for the blood test results and my check up would be right after its confirmed with the blood test. She also told me that I was 8weeks pregnant. Her: andiboni ring nje chomi wheres hubby? Me: thats a story for another day my friend. Her: yhu we should have lunch and catch up. Me: yeah. Maybe this saturday? Her: no problem. Will give u a call. We exchanged numbers and said our goodbyes. I left and on the way told Olwethu all about it. It was already past 12 ufika kwethu e officini, I did a bit of work and then ngo 1pm I left the office for my class. I grabbed lunch on my way. Class went well and I went home ngo 4. I took a bath and started working on the pitch. When I was done phaa ngo 8. I had supper and started chatting no sis Nandi. Me: I went to see the doctor today. Her: oh really? Me: yeah. Apparently Im 8weeks. Her: thats great. Uzamxelela u Lukhanyo? Me: hayi. Her: ngoba? Me: I dont need him. Her: the baby does. Me: no it doesnt. Masbukele tv wethu. Ima sleep soon. Her: k ke. We watched tv and then sayolala phaa past 9. Woke up next morning and the usual routine. Xa ndifika at work I got a call from Nelly. Me: hey girl. Her: I have your results. Me: zithini? Her: Everything is fine. Come to the hospital. Me: k be there in an hour. Nyani ndahamba ndaya esbhedlele. I met with Nelly we did all that was required. And she said I should come in 2weeks for my ultra sound esizova kuyo I heart beat kanana. Wandikhupha and on our way we see Lukhanyo. Him: Andy! Ufunani apha? Hi Nelly. Me: I came to see Nelly. Shes an old friend. Him: I didnt know that. Uright kodwa? Me: yep. Bye chomi Ill see u saturday ke. Ndaphuma sendibaleka and I sent Nelly an sms. Thats baby daddy ungayiphathi ba bendzothini. She responded akayazi? Yho dont worry. Doctor and Patient confidentiality. Apha endleleni oko ndicinga, am I sure about this? How long will I keep up? I was a bit late for my meeting, I did the pitch and we got it instantly. Went to the office ndabalisela u Olwethu about the hospital thing. Yaqhubeka imini sagoduka utshona kwelanga. 2weeks yadlula nyani and I was scheduled for my ultra sound. I was nervous to finally hear the baby. I was now 10weeks and I told myself Im doing it on my own. Fika esibhedlele as I entered I saw Yonela. She prolly thought ndiye ku Lukhanyo ngoba wandijonga kakubi but ndaske ndaya to the other side. I got there and Nelly did her thing. The gel was really cold and then she started rubbing that thing on my abdomen and the heart started beating. Yho I felt mine sink. I was really gonna be mommy. I fell in love with my baby at that moment. Nelly explained what was happening to the baby at 10weeks. All the organs had developed. Was developing nails and hair. I was so excited yhoo. She gave me printouts of the scan ndahamba. I went to Lukhanyos office. I was going to show him. He deserved to know. I had to stop being selfish. Ndaske ndafika kukho u Yonela, zange ndibesangena. Wathi endileqa ndabe ndiyokhwela emotweni and I drove to work. Bendiphambene kade. Emsebenzini I showed Olwethu ndambalisela about going to Lukhanyos office and finding Yonela. Sancokola nje and she thought I should tell him before siye e joburg on friday. So I had 2days before I go to joburg for 3weeks. I sat in my office and I thought of it nyani. I would go see him later that day at his new place. Phofu andiyazi noyazi so I decided to call him. Him: hey there. Thought u didnt wanna talk to me. Me: trust me I dont. Can I come see u later? Him: ewe endlini. Ill make dinner. Leaving the hospital around 6. U can come ngo 7. Is it fine? Me: yeah sure. Send me directions. Him: cool. See u later. Me: ayt. Him: Andy... Thanks. I dropped my phone and I continued with work. I had to tell my mom. But how? Now or after Lukhanyo? I decided to call her. Her: ntombi? Me: mama (sendifixiza) Her: yintoni mntanam? Ulilelani? Me: ndi.. Ndi.. Her: utheni andiswa? Me: ndikuphoxile mama. Her: ngantoni? Me: ngokhulelwa ndingatshatanga. Uxolo mama. Her: umithi???(Shouting) Me: ewe mama. Uxolo mama. Her: kulungile mabhedla. Sude ulile kangaka mntanam yhini. Awundiphoxanga olohlobo kaloku baby. Ndiyayazi awenzanga ngabomi. Sukhala kaloku nolili wam. Me: enkosi mama. Her: uthini u Lukhanyo? Me: andikamxeleli mama. Her: uzamxelela nini? Me: andiyazi mama bendifuna uqala ngawe. Her: ok ke ntondo wam. Sude ulile kangaka ingathi sendibhubhile. Uzaza nini ekhaya? Me: ngomso after work mama kuba ndiya erhawtini nomsebenzi ngolosihlanu for 3weeks. Her: zakubona ngomso ke. Uyakuthanda umama baby vha? Me: ndakuthanda nam mama and uxolo nyani. Her: kulungile kaloku. After dropping the phone ndakhe ndaziphinda apha kulo nyembezi. Andakhala man, ndade ndalala. Vuswe ngu Olwethu in about an hour. Amehlo ebomvu krwee. Her: yhoo uzambona njani kengoku lomntu unje? Me: ubani? Her: Mr Dantyi. Me: yhoo I forgot nalo meeting. Give me 5minutes and send him through. Ndazama uzilungisa wangena nyani. We had the meeting and then ngo 4pm ndagoduka. I needed a nap before ndiye kwa Lukhanyo. I was really starting to feel pregos. Ndafika endlini I showed sis Nandi the pics ndayolala. I sent Khanya a message ehamba ne pic ndimxelela. Gosh I had so many people to tell. Ndavuka past 6 and I took a shower and checked my phone which had a missed call ka Khanya so I called back. Her: sathana! How long have u known? Me: mntaka tata. Ndiright nam wena? Ive known since I conceived but was only sure about 2weeks ago. Heard the heartbeat today. Her: how far are u? Does Lukhanyo know? Me: Im 10weeks and no he doesnt. Her: uzamxelela nini? Me: ngo 7pm. Her: why only then? Me: because Ill see him then. Her: ok tell me all about it. Me: shap. Ndahamba ndashiya usis Nandi engasavuyi. Dunno why. Ndafika kwa Lukhanyo, the place was nice and cozy with a touch of a woman :(. He let me in. He seemed really happy to see me, he probably thought I had come to fix things. Him: hi, come on in. Me: hi. Him: Im almost done with dinner. So to what honor do I owe this pleasure? Me: can we talk about it after dinner? Gooosh Im starving. Him: would u like a snack in the meantime? Me: that would be lovely. Him: utya wedwa phofu? For some odd reason I was really hungry shame ngathi I havent eaten in days. And maybe it was the nerves, I wanted any distraction to kill time. Eventually the food was ready and we ate. After the meal we had dessert and then chilled to talk. It was now or never. Me: so, ur place looks nice. Him: thanks. Had my mom help decorate it. Me: oh it does have a womans touch. Him: listen Andy, Im glad that you came. I know you dont want me to apologize and all but I miss you. I dont wanna have to spend another minute without you. Im really sorry. Me: I forgive you. But thats not why I came here. Him: ok...? I dug into my purse and came with one copy of the scan. I placed it on the table in front of him, ndamjonga. Him: whats this? Me: a doctor should know. After all those years of med school and you ask a mere marketing exec? Cant be. I was really trying to keep my cool. I wanted to go. Now he knows so my job is done. He seemed rather shocked or confused. I could see he wanted to say something but doesnt know where to start. We both kept quiet for sometime and the silence was broken by a weird laughter from him. Him: hehehe so u mean I am gonna be a dad after all? Me: a father yes. Him: whats the difference? I kept quiet. I had a plan and it didnt include him at all but I wasnt gonna burst his bubble right now. Him: so how far along are we? Me: I am 10 weeks. Heard the heart beat today. Him: I should have been there. When are we gonna go again? Me: I will let you know when I am going again. Him: thank you. So what does this mean? Me: it means I am having a baby and you will father it. He got up and came to give me a hug and a million kisses. Him: it means we are having a baby love. Im gonna be a dad. He was so excited that it scared me. I had to go. So I got up and grabbed my bag. Me: listen, Ive got to bounce ku late. You can keep the copy. Bye. I didnt wait for the response ndahamba qha. I guess he was too excited to sleep that night that I had to switch my phone off because of his calls. Woke up the next morning I packed a little sleep over bag coz ndandizakulala ekhaya. Got ready for work and I left. Got to the office and the usual routine. Today it came with a bunch of lilies :). I love lilies
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:23:13 +0000
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